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

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Former members of the active organization who have entered various colleges and businesses, have distinguished themselves in the fields of Journalism, Law, Medicine, Teach- ing, Athletics and Music. The Shamrock Club has countless outstanding honorary members who have aided the Club immensely. Among these members are: Jim Thorpe, recently selected as the outstand- ing athlete of the past hallf century, Mciior General William Donovan of the Strategic Ser- vice, Lt. Col. Paul Danahy, Msgr. Joseph E. Sheider, Ph.D., Rev. Michael Sekelsky, Edward O'Connor, Washington, D. C., Dr. William Burke, M.D., Dr. Kerin Lyons, M.D., Dcniel Rahill, D.D.S., Attorney Duncan Campbell, Attorney Charles Yeager, Attorney Thomas O'Donnell. Eddie Casey, Walter Camp, all-American choice and Tommy Loughran. This years Shamrock Club is headed by: Co-presidents Anthony R. Coppola and Ronald Gaudet. Other officers are. Vice-president, Richard Tierney, 2nd Vice-president, Edward Killeen, 3rd Vice-president, Peter K. Irwin, Treasurer, Francis Beacham, Secretary, Bruce Boland, Historian, Donald Wintringer. Among this year's activities sponsored by the Shamrock Club was the Spring Hop held at the Knights of Columbus Auditorium. The music was provided by Joey Wolfe's Orchestra and the whole affair turned out to be an enormous success. This is just one of many accomplishments which the Shomrock Club has offered. The annual outing and picnic was iust as outstanding an affair as Shamrock Club activities have been in the past. At the picnic, the old tradition of all the food you can eat and more was followed in the usual Mr. Barden fashion. All types of athletic contests were held and the winners received handsome prizes. The menu consisted of hot dogs, hamburgers, pop, milk, salad and every conceivable type of picnic dish. With the conclusion of this happy occasion Mr. Barden again felt another year was topped in fine style. EMERALD CLUB ll Front: McCarthy, McMullen, Meyer, Burke, Kane. Second Row: Chunca, Wintringer, R. Maher, Philipps, Third Row: W. Fleming, Schutz, Wallace, Klocke. Fourth Row: Durf wall, Johengen, Zimrner, LaMonte. Rear: Coppola, Gaudet, Decot, D'Arcy Q SHAMROCKS Front: Scherer, Bennett, CJConnor, Butter- worth, Migliaranzi, Connelly, Waggorier, Wozniok. Second Row: Maher, T. Mclnerney, DePeters, Ayers. Urban, Gilfone ello. Third Row: Feibelkorn, Genco, Welch, Gates, Siegel, Varsard, Zenheld. Fourth Row: Shaver, Stein, Gray, Murty, Smith, Licnerski, Robinson, Stanley. Rear: Acara, Neville, I-lassler, Baker, Ford, Murphy, Lauber

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SHAMROCKS Dovvdall, Carroll, Mann, Smith, Crapa Rahill, Kovack, Coppola, Fanning, Nolan Fourth Row: Lyons, Mahoney, Ryan, Pit zella, Torre, McCarthy, Merkling, Boumfer Filth Row: Tierney, Kraus, Zacker, Crowley Burkaid, Fitch, Doll, Rear: Beacham, Finn Deck, lrwin, Conley, Stachcwiak, Schultz Wolfe. EMERALD CLUB I Front: Pennell, Condell, Rapp, Barton Hens. Second Row: Cavaieri, Collard, F Downing, D, Burkard. Third Row: Stigl nteier, Papineau, Unger, Lee, Fourth Row Amico, Evers, Mack, Cheasty. Rear: Garvey Doll, Nichter, Bridge Shamrock Club ,o wl 1' nxt S Few E . f 'F 'Sy d' , .. anvil The Shamrock Club was born in the years of World War ll. It was founded by the pres- ent Moderator, John J. Borden in the days when Rev. Brother Malachy, F.S.C., was princi- pal ot St. Joes. ln its infancy, the activities of the organization were limited to Socials, Banquets, Roller Skating Parties, Wrestling Shows, contacting student service men and the annual picnic. Under Brother Andrew, the Shamrock Club increased its agenda by adding a Student Employment Bureau, Red Cross Drives, Catholic Charity Units, Community Chest Drives, a Sickness Committee, a Hockey Team and Bowling teams, which are named the Shamrocks, the Emeralds, the Celtics and the Black Thorns. Every St. Joe man is welcome to ioin regardless ot color, creed or nationality. Members advance themselves in the association by becoming active and thus earn their Emerald Degree. l90l Front: Rose, Palmer, Staskiewicz, Martin, Second Row: McCabe, Kiener, Donovan, OGracly, Reiewski, Waldmiller, Schultz, Schmauss, Third Row: Black, Casey, Habdo, f

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Honor Society Again this year the Alexander Honor Society, now under the direction ot Rev. Brother Philip, F.S.C., has achieved its twoefold purpose. First, it rewards those who have won first, second or third honors, and secondly, encourages those who have not made them to work harder to attain them. Those having a general average ot ninety-tive or all marks above ninety percent re- ceive first honors. Second honors are given to those students attaining an average ot ninety or having all marks above eighty-five percent. Last but not least, all pupils having an overall average of eighty-five percent receive third honors. It is the third honor students who make up the bulk ot the society. This society plays a maior part in both the Senior and Junior Scholarship Classes, for membership in these two classes is made up ot those boys who continually receive first and second honors each quarter. As in the past, after the quarterly examinations, all students receiving honors are given a halt day holiday by the principal in recognition ot their scholastic achievement and so encourage others not on the honor list to make honors the next quarter. The leaders among the Seniors this past year in the society have been Frank Beacham and Dennis Smith, while the third year has had Carl Albert, Richard Voll and Richard Bloom running at its top. Francis Klocke, Donald Wintringer and James Cuff led the Sophomores, and Robert and Herman Geraci, John Gudgel and Carl Lombard have been foremost among the Freshmen. ' ' . iff