St Marys High School - Per Annos Yearbook (Cortland, NY)

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Left to right: P. Michaud, A. Goodwin, J. Casey, Father Whalen, D. Odell, T. McEvoy, L. Martin, R. Kane R. Martin, J. Rush, J. Dwyer WITH A SWISH UF THE MESH St. Mary's did not escape the topsy-turviness of War-time basketball. Like other schools all over the country, we found ourselves in a whirl from the begin- ning to end- dropping cinch games and winning the tough ones. However the war has certainly made new friends in the guise of neighboring schools, whose colors we had not seen before. The O. D. T. acted as median. Despite the starting line-up of one veteran and four of last year's J. V.'s, we managed to come through with ten victories against twelve defeats, being restricted to 22 games, in lieu of the usual 24. But as is the way of all championship teams, defeats are suffered in the early years. CYou see, our 1943-44 courtsters were comprised of numberless sophomores, one junior and a sprinkling of seniorsj It should be added that three or four frosh supported strongly. Another pleasant surprise awaited us as the season drew to a close. Climaxing many high-scoring feats, Jim Casey, this season's remnant of last year's Varsity, smashed the all time scoring record at St. Mary's. He bettered the 219 point record set last year by Ted Hogan by 6 points, and did this in 22 contests. Until next year, when the hoop again becomes a crown, we bid adieu to our parting seniors-Casey, Odell, Martin, Goodwin, and to all lovers of basketball in general. 'k14i' Mary's H. Maryls H. Mary's H. Mary's H. Mary's H. Mary's H. Mary's H. Mary's H. Mary's H. Mary's H. Mary's H. Mary's H. Mary's H. Mary's H. Mary's H. Mary's H. Mary's H. Mary's H. Mary's H. Mary's H. Mary's H. Mary's H. McLean H. S .... . . , Cincinnatus H. S. . . Tully H. S. ....... . Alumni ........ . . . Truxton H. S. ..... . Homer Academy. . . Marathon H. S.. . . . Cincinnatus H. S.. . Marathon H. S.. . . . Tully H. S. ....... . Groton H. S. .,.... . Homer Academy. . . Truxton H. S. .... . Cardinals .,...,.... Groton H. S. ...... . George Junior ...... McLean H. S ..,. . . . Cardinals .......... Whitney Point ...,. Our Lady of Pompeii Whitney Point ..... Holy Family. .... . .

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IUNIURS Here we are back again-back to another year of study, laugh- ter, mixers and proms, another year brimming over with unfor- gettable joyous happenings. We tackle new and harder subjects and conquer them. We howl hilariously at class meet- ingsg we work diligently and long decorating the gym for our mixers: we fill our days with happiness. But on top of all this gaiety there is a bit of seri- ousness in us that cannot be evaded, for the war has entered Left to right: C. O'Neil, P. McKendrick, R. Coakley, C. Yacavone, M. into our lives and our classroom' Hennessey, A. Allen, J. Pierce, A. Hassett, B. O'Connor, J. Dwyer, E. Shirley, P. We realize it when the alumni Michaud, J. Stack, P. Gerrard, D. Glover, J. McNeil, J. Houlihan, P. Kiernan. come back to their Alma Mater with tales of Army and Navy life. We realize it when we buy stamps to keep the Minute Man Flag flying below the Stars and Stripes. This realization has made us turn more diligently to studies. True, we still have our fun and enjoyments-the Prom, our very own Junior-Senior Banquet, our Pre-Lenten Hop, basketball, foot- ball, our cokes and our jokes. But we are striving to grow up into better citizens, so we can be pre- pared to take our part in the postwar world. To hasten this postwar world, all our activities, our joys, and our sorrows, are offered up to Mary as a part of our rosary for a just and lasting peace. 'k16'k