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

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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

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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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C I Beecham, Evers D Scholarship Club Wallace, Boccio, sfhsrdgi y, Boesl, Wt Mck,lv y Had you peeked into the Physic's lab any day from l:45 to 2:30 you would have caught a glimpse of the Scholarship Club. Not at all what you might expect of a group of alleged intellectuals. No thick glasses or long hair, but merely some regular fellows who were trying to overcome the difficulties afforded by scholarship exams. Their able director was Brother C. Clement who worked diligently throughout the year. He built up their vocabulary to such an extent that they were unable to converse with some of their fellow students. Current events was another ofthe obstacles to overcome, but a sub- scription to Time magazine for each of the boys solved the problem. Brother Philip and Mr. Robert Casey were drafted to convey a portion of their respective fields into the cranial cavities of the lads. Mrs. Spragge was another cog in the wheel with a section of her library devoted especially to the scholarship bibliophiles. On December 3rd came the first big trial. The Navy held its annual College Aptitude Test. Under the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps program the boys who pass the Apti- tude Test, physical examination and have acceptable school records are sent to four years of college at the Navy's expense. Brother C. Clement's efforts were duly rewarded when five of the boys, James Carlo, Philip Donovan, Eugene Mack, James Murty and Dennis Smith, announced that the Navy had notified them that they had passed the Aptitude Test. Another of the proteges, Frank Beacham, won a United States Coast Guard scholarship. Other exams taken included those sponsored by the Knights of Columbus, New York State Regents and Cornell University. l93l