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

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F JOHN MAYER Football 3, 2 john was one of those to whom athletics came naturally. Although he was not a member of the Varsity team in football, nevertheless his dogged- ness and determination won for him the respect and admiration of all his teammates. He was also an earnest St. 'loe's booster, working hard to make all the school events successful. It can be said of John that he attended every social event without fail whether it be a football game or a school concert. john was one of the few Seniors who was able to graduate in three and a half years and, upon completing his high school edu- cation, he immediately entered the Marine Corps. 3 ' 9 , - f,, .ze gfiivixg 'G J :humid- CLAIR MCMULLEN Honor Roll 4, I Class Treasurer, 3 Mac's shy, retiring manner well conceals his real nature which is fun-loving and impish. Clair's hobby and his favorite sport are closely allied in that both-dancing and bowling-require expert footwork. For the future, Clair looks toward a career in the Navy where, he hopes, his best efforts may be directed in a manner benencial to both. The only times we recall Clair,s making any undue sounds were during chemistry, his favorite period, when some remarkable discovery would evoke an exclamation of surprise or, more often, some comment indicative of his deep appre- ciation for the miracle men of science.

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JOHN LYoNs Student Council 4 Football 4, 3, 2 Baseball 4, 3, 2, I The predominant factor in .Iohnny's character is his ability to lead in all phases of athletics. Undoubtedly the most likeable trait that jack possesses is the self-assertion which makes itself felt when he mingles in any crowd. His keen sense of good sportsmanship and inspiring leader- ship on the gridiron brought out his ever-present pertinacious attitude. Jack also starred on the baseball diamond, being a natural athlete. In the classroom he neither led nor lagged in his studies but was always intelligently cooperative with the faculty. Despite many handicaps unknown to the majority of his friends, jack has come off the undisputed victor every time. HERBERT MANN Football 4, 2 just as there are bookish types who quite naturally are fine students, so, too, are there solidly built young men who are destined to be football players. Into this latter category falls Herb Mann. However, even as there is a soft spot in all of us, so, also, is there one in Herb who forgets all about the grim realities of the pigslcin world when he heats Let the Rest of the World Go By. What this plaintive melody does to him even Herb cannot explain. Back in the realm of the practical, though, Herb will direct his future energies to the pur- suit of chemistry in college.

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CHARLES MCNEIL Student Council 4 Honor Roll 4, 3, 2, I Charlie claims that football contains, for him, all of the most exciting elements of any sport, A neatly rolled up into one. Though never on the football team himself, Charlie found vicarious pleasure on the sidelines and from carefully per- using the Football Annual which is his selection for the best modern American magazine. In the line of studies, Charlie found chemistry more to his taste than a subject more academic and to the pursuit of condensing gases and va- porizing liquids he gave the best of his efforts. As for a hobby, he prefers duck hunting above all and his proficiency here is on a par with his My We enthusiasm for football. Ll. . 419533 . .,.. . 'Q-v:..f.'vbE ww ' .ifllko-K, JAMES MCSWEENEY Many seniors are undoubtedly surprised to see a new face in the classrooms of St. joe's this year. They were more surprised to find out that jim Mcsweeney was not a stranger in the school but had been a member of the senior class of 1939. jim left school to join the flghting forces of our country, training at Mitchell Field, St. Louis, Hartford and Riverside, California. After becoming a well trained radio mechanic and op- erator, he was sent to Hawaii and participated in the landings at Leyte. He now has the distinction of being the hrst veteran to return to St. joe's.