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

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Social Semor Offers: Beochom, Cooney, Irwm, McNally escorfmg the 'Jsses Dunfop, Barber, Brmkworfh and Sfhwmg ARK: mr ,ww Semor Moderofors: Rev. Brother C-'emeof A, and Pew, Brother C. Clement wfrh Prom cfroperones, Mr and Mrs. Edwm Cooney rorvo Moth o' Somo' Prom

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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

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Activities The first social event ot the year, as usual, was the dance after the school play on Thanksgiving Eve in the Mary Seaton Room ot the Kleinhans Music Hall. Following the presentation ot Almost Summer , a three-act comedy, students danced to the strains ot Tone Carnevale's Orchestra. Chaperoning the event were Mr. and Mrs. James H. Wallace and Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Irwin. lt was an event long to be remembered by the audience of the titty-ninth presentation ot the Dramatic Society. Probably the most anticipated night in a Seniors life is the night ot the Prom. The memories of such an occasion will remain in the hearts of all those who attended. In preparation tor the attair commit- tees were appointed to carry the burden ot the work involved in holding such an event. Several inquiries were made con- cerning a suitable place tor the dance to be held. The location most desirable was the Crystal Room ot the Hotel Lafayette. The most convenient date proved to be after the Christmas holidays toward the end ot January. Fathers were confronted with the question May I have the car, Pop? and mothers were being consulted as to Which dress shall l wear? Florists phones were buzzing with orders and, in The Misses Flanigan and Whtiby escorted by Me Schamberger and Nowak The last dance Messrs. Hart and Leahy with the Misses Mock and Hauser Wallach, Conley, Hayes, Rev. Brother C. Clement, Wallace on WBEN High School Forum