St Marys College California - Gael Yearbook (Moraga, CA)

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SENICR CLASS WILLIAM CUNNINGHAM President Q Reminiscing over the past fruitful year We find that the Class of 1940 played a prominent part in the social, athletic, educational and scholastic events of the year. Socially the Seniors have sponsored the successful Santa Clara Rally Dance, the Senior Sport Dance held late in the Spring, and the many activities of Senior Week. In the cultural and educational activities, the Seniors have par- ticipated whole-heartedly. Iohn Praney was appointed debate manager, and Iames Butler, Herschel Smyth, Thomas Feeney, and Lavine Bettencourt formed the nucleus of the forensic team. One of the high spots of individual achievement was attained by Peter LoBianco in the editorship of the l939 Gael. ln the field of athletics the Class contributed many outstanding names to the first string roster of football, basketball, and baseball. Gfficers for the Senior Class are William Cunningham, presi- dent, Edward McLaughlin, vice-president, Clifton Rose, secretary: Tony Lucas, treasurerg Al Lingua, Alexander Latuda, and Art Wil- liams, executive council. As the year draws to a close the Seniors are completing plans for Senior Week to bring to a fitting close the fourth year of a successful class.

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EXECUTIVE COUNCIL Engaging in many a spirited debate, the members of the Execu- tive Council for the year l939-40 displayed intense interest in governing student finances and projecting successful student affairs. This particular group may go down in the annals of Saint Mary's as an aggregation of tightfisted red hots , but it can be truly stated that every fiery argument, every earnest filibuster, every Wholehearted plea which took place in the meetings of the Council Was born out of a desire to serve their fellow students efficiently. ln accordance with the Constitution, William Spehar, Vice- President of the A.S.S.M.C., presided at the meetings and main- tained excellent parliamentary order, though at times the task was difficult. Members of the body were Arthur Williams, Albert Lingua and Alexander Latuda, seniors 5 Iohn Ryan, Walter Weber and Leo Haggerty, juniors, Horway Witteman, William Keating and Richard Herman, sophomores 5 and Iohn Wecker, lames Boock and William Craig, freshmen. The result of various disputes in the Council Was the unparal- led success of student activities and the efficient allotment of A.S.S.M.C. funds. Top Row: Latuda, Lingua, Feeney, Brusati, Williams, Weber, Holmes, Wecker. Bottom Row: Craig, Haggerty, Spehar, Ryan, Wittemcm, Boock.

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GRADUATES BROTHER S. ALBERT LAVINE BETTENCOURT MELVIN BETTENCOURT BROTHER BRENDAN A graduate of the Christian Brothers Novit- iate at Mont La Salle, Brother Albert has Worked for his degree in the School of Arts and Letters. A lover of all that is fine in music, he has majored in English in prepa- ration for teaching. An Economics student from Turlock, Lavine Bettencourt has found time to play three years of varsity football, hold several class offices, and become treasurer of the A.S.S.M.C. A member of the Knights of Columbus, he was on the staff of last year's Gael. Chairman of the Rally Committee, promi- nent on class committees, and active socially has been but a part of the activities of Mel Bettencourt. Driving daily from Oakland, he has followed a course in Economics and Busi- ness Administration. One oi the few student Brothers from Los Angeles, Brother Brendan came to Saint Mary's by Wav of Cathedral High and the Novitiate. Enrolled in the School of Science, his inquiring mind has led him to major in Physics with considerable success. I