St Josephs Collegiate Institute - Star Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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THE STAR Qlllass at 1929 Q the eventful day of September 10, 1925, a group of timid '5 Slam lads assembled at St. J oseph's Collegiate Institute, to begin Fx if! their high school education. They found themselves under the care of Brother Virgil, and were known as the IA Q, im ,Eiga class. Time flew, as time will, and we passed the quarterly examinations with flying colors. Sorry to say, a few were forced to give up. The fourth and last quarter saw everyone diligently preparing for the Regents. At last they arrived and were conquered. We received as re- ward our summer vacation. After weeks of sport and rest, we again gathered at St. Joe's. But this time there was a marked change. Now, we were Sophomores, grad- uated from the lowly Freshman ranks. At last we had come into our own, and we resolved to live up to our new standing. Again we took up our books and scanned their pages with attentive minds. Cibliged to do more work, we sadly thought of our comparatively easy Freshman year. School activities met our heartiest support and co- operation. We joined with the entire school in offering our support to the various athletic teams. . Our scholastic record has been brilliant, despite our small class. Louis Ferreri, Joseph Borkowski, and Robert Juenker have been the outstanding scholars in the past year. Our class also possesses one of St. Joe's cheerleaders, Louis Pfister. Other students most prominent in activities include John Cavanaugh, Chester Benson, John Ray, and Edward Crehan. All these members of the class will be found peering out from the 2A Class Picture. And now we are but a few week from the long awaited summer vaca- tion, and then, Hail to the Juniors. The -class wishes to thank our teachers for their aid in helping us sur- mount the obstacles in our path. Whatever success we have attained has been due to their untiring efforts. Closing, we wish the faculty, student body, and friends of St. Joseph's a very happy and profitable summer vacation. ' ELMER P. FREISCHLAG Sixty

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T H E s T A R QIIIHSS of 1929 JB CLASS history dates back to September 1925. At that 'Q ifuhi was time about one hundred young boys found themselves star- ? Pig ing at this great institution of learning as they approached ap ,gf QL Q5 its doors. These youths did not know each other but 'sid Q, - Halal, soon they became closely united. The future scholars were entering the portals to become freshmen, and worthy freshmen they made. Reverend Brother Philip, the director, soon gave us a few minor instructions. Then the group was divided into three classes and our lot fell in with the class of 1929 B , We soon became acquainted with our new surroundings and were going full blast in a short time. Under the teaching of 'the Reverend Brother Alexander, and the other Brothers, we made rapid progress. We, as freshmen, did as much as We could for the school and were earnest supporters in all its activities. The First Year passed very swiftly and before we knew it, June, and the end of the school-year were upon us. As we surveyed our ranks We noticed that almost everyone who entered in September had survived the school-year and was working hard to become an honorable Sophomore, the dread of a Freshman. In September 1926, we were found proudly strutting back to school. Now it was our turn to gaze ruthlessly at the newcomers. When we again surveyed our ranks we found almost all of the old crowd back, and a few new ones. Those who failed to return sure missed a great year of school. This year we were placed under the care of Brother Ambrose who gui-ded us all through the year. Soon after school began we had a retreat as in former years. This retreat gave us a good start under the guidance of God. As time went on we progressed in our studie-s and took a more active part in the school activities. In the roller skating parties, card party and library contest we all took a leading part in making them huge successes. The spirit of our Christmas vacation of 1926-1927 was dampened by the sad news that Brother Alexander, our last year teacher, had departed for the Great Beyond. Although he was old he was active, right up to the time of his death, always serving his God. He was one of the holiest men among the Christian Brothers, a man to be remembered as a teacher and as a friend. In our first year we were not able to do much in the way of athletics, but during this year both Judge and Nolte made the football team. In basketball we we-re represented by our class team which showed up well. in baseball, Schreiner, Wanemaker and Zupa made the team and are turning out to be real players. sirty th e