St Patricks Academy - Patrician Yearbook (Binghamton, NY)

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THE PATRICIAN

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THE PATRICIAN ATR LK S BAND ST GD C :fr 1 : Y

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1 HE PATRICIAN OUR BAND In glanclng th1ough the pages of mxtholof y we a1e c1pt1v1ted by Olpheus the wondelful god of mus1c who lJl0llg'llt fo1th such LI1tldHC1Ilg tones from hls lue that the lJl1flS and beasts xes even the VLIX stones were moved bx the powe1 of lts melody That st1an0fc flNClIl3.tlOI1 fo1 muslc has lndeed lmplanted 1tseli IH SVQIW lge and to 1e llll6 l1ow neces sau IS th1s un1ve1sal cha1m we need but look about us lll the w orld todav to behold the efforts made to preselve class1cal mus1c and also tl1e work of t1a1n1ng boys and guls f1om ea1lx cl11ldhood to app1ec1ate good mus1c Beyond a doubt mus1c holds first place among the l11gh dl ts and we feel one s educatlon much neglected 1f he does not possess fl lnowledge of so cultural a subyect It IS looked upon now as be1ng 1ust is cs ent1al as athletlcs 01 am blanch that goes to make up ou1 cur11culum Although the orchestra wo1k of S P A IH the past h 18 been some what clude due to lack of 1nst1uments tlns Vhdl the scope oi act1v1t1es has been augmented by the 01 gan1Lat1on of a school band undel the capable d1rect1on of P1ofe sor F1ank Te1 Much Cledlt IS due the p'11 e11ts for the sacuflces made 1n buy 1n0' the necessau 1nst1uments Ou1 I ex e1end Pastor has klndly supplied funds towald the more expensne 1nst1 uments wh1ch Oth61W1S8 we would be unable to pu1chase When upon the openlng mgnt of ou1 l Zadl thex made the1r 1n1t1al appearance adm11at1on and enthuslasm were 6H'fT9HdQlQd ln ou1 hearts Arrayed IH thell new un1fo1ms of g1een and wh1te wh1le harmonlous sounds floated on the a1r they mdeed made 1 dehghttul IJlClllllL 1nd have assu1edl5 ea1 ned the name of The P11de of S P A The D61SOI'1D6l of St Patr1ck s Band th1s xea1 IS as follows Cla11nets F1anc1s Downs Robe1t G1een C10 Q1 Pl11dX James Schute Dums Edward Cahlll Joseph Flanagan John Sp11ng Cornets Robert Warner John Fe11ant1 Joseph Pul dv Vklllldffl burns He1be1t Cah1ll George Sheehan F1anc1s A1tman Challes Schute Leo Donohue Robert Burnett Cha1les Costello Challes Foster Tlombones Donald Sllmbaugh Cha1les Guchman Vkllll 1m Stevens hobert Kane Lou1s Herman John Gallaffhel Plccolos Joan Spunff TVIZIIJOIIG Clark Alto HOIHS James Shanahan Wllllam McDonald Saxaphones John Southee Thomas Norton Ne1lMcNe111ey Edward Donavan Barltone Horns Cy11lD11F1g M L Dace5 Sousaphones LOFIH Telfel Paul Gaughau OUR FRENCH CLUB Last Janualv the membe1s of the French classes Ol an17ed what IS now known as C1rcle F1anca1s The DUIDOSQ of thls club lb to foster 1nte1est 1n the French language as well as F19llCl1 lltel ature At the first mee lng the followmo OHIICQIS we1e elected P1es1dent Joseph VlSk0C1l VICE P1es1dent MHIIOH Cullen Sec1eta1x F1anc1s Donovan At the second meet1n0 ou1 const1tut1on was d1awn up and read and the iollowmff week It was adopted Although the F1ench Club has not yet celebl ated ltS Hlst bnthday It l s alreadv gamed a permanent place 111 ou1 hugh school Du11ng the xeal two French d1amas we1t p1esented lo1 the Qlltel tamment of the student bodx The f11st Pan Pan axe us 1 lJlCtl116 of a dog store IH wh1ch Jax ne Sl1eel1an plax ed the palt of 1 custome1 and Mau McCo1mack and He1m1na Vaslna acted IS cle1ks The second a scene f1om the play Le lJOl.llg'601S Gentllhomme IS a w o1k of llI0ll916 r.llllS scene was la1d 1n the study of MOHSIQUI Ja1d1n a newlx 11ch w ho l1ad engaged a danclng teache1 to 1nst1uct h1m lllO1lSl9Ll1 Jaldlll w as played bx FIHHCIS Donosan the danclng teache1 R1Cll31d G1ace and the valet Rax mond Golden Both of these plaxs V919 spoken 111 F19IlCll 6 , 1 ' C, 1 1 X v A- v . 1 2 ' 2 A 1 v 1 ' v 1 f 1 v X N I I Y 1 S .11 C . S .As S' .1 v J A'.' K K' v 1 , -1 , 1 1 ' K . . S - c A 2 L. 1 . 1 z , ' 'az z ' '- 1 7 ' ' ' 1 1 1 Y - ' - - , . ' . 1 . . v l 1 u u v . . 7 1 . N ' J ' , 1 v an 9 . , . . , , 1 x 4, . , 1' ' C , 1' as ' . s y x 1 u '. 4 1 1 ' 1 . 1 - u a 1 L. Cn L , . , , . , A . ,. . A S . . 1 ly I . ' n l Pi 7 . S' . . i . t . K . 7 6 L' . 1 . n 7 Y ' 38 .' c 1 ' 1 ' ' . 1 3 1 1 1 K 1- X ' ' ' 1 ' 1 1 1 ' y ' x f 1 ' 7 I . , . t E . . h .Ay 2 2 . . , . . u 1 .' 9' 1 ' 7 ' , . , ' , I 1 1 . : . , , . ., ,V V, . , A , Lvelyn Scott, Esther Cody, Frede1'1ck Hanrahan, Robert llTClN2lfI131'3. ' v ' as v I V' - 1 1 11 ' 1 '. 7 ' 7 9 . 9 7 1 1 . 1 . u 1 1 7 7 7 7 Y 7 7 K ' u u l u 1 7. .1 1 , ' 1 J , 1 n A , 3 f ' 1 1 9 7 CJ ' . 1 I. 1' u. 1 v . D, . . , . ' . ' ' - 1 ' 7 7 7 ' 1 - v 1' ' 1 ' y . . , . . . n l 1 I v ' 4 'tv a I x '1 v X1 ug: 'A ' .K , LC ' , ' 77 , ' ' , 1 1 . y 1 ' 1 1 , . o D . , D D 1 ' - 1 ' nl u I 1 v 4 ' 1 y x N . 1 , ' 1 1 ' ' 1 1 7 . C, , 4 5 7 . I D ' ' 1 -f ' 1J- ' 1 4 L 1 7 12 . ' ' . 1' y 1 y 1 - 1, 1 - ' 1 -- , . . ,L , ss 77 gn , L, 2 . , 1 l Y ' y . lv tv 1 0 ' 2 L I X ' 1 7 1 Y 1 ' ' , . 2 1 Y Y 1 , Y K, g, I . . ,, .1 K V .Y , s L ' 7 1 ' 1 ' 1 ' ' 1 1 ' v . v 1 ' 7 a ' 1 ' u I v 7 7 7 7 v v v I v ' u 2