St Patricks Academy - Patrician Yearbook (Binghamton, NY)

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HISTORY OF THE CLASS OF 34 fCont1nuedJ S of M Some of the boy s and grrls couldn t understand how Ulysseus snould spend en years of hrs lrfe lookrng for hrs own home Im sure rt doesn t take them even five mrnutes to find therr homes Class A Mrss Sophomore step forth and add your testrmony to that of your srster Mrss S Oh heaven born Sprr rt Lrsten to the many trrals of our Sophomore year We labored hard to make trrangles appear congruent rnd to find out why parallel lrnes never meet fSprr1t of Mrschref trres to rnterrupt but Soph goes ony Thrs year our brarns were taxed tryrng to remember all the strange characters rn lrrstory among them the handsome and athletrcally burlt Henry VIII Mrss S Our Caesar class was made memorable by the rntroductron ot Babe Ruth s specralty We nearly cracked our br 'uns tryrng to lear'n Ill the vocabular y requrred rn he second year of Latm Sprrrt of M Well that drdnt do you any good because you lost nearly all the Latrn baseball games you play ed Mrss S Sprrrt of Wrsdom Mrss Junror yyrll tell you how the Class of 34 regarned therr reputatron rn thrs sport Class A Mrss Junror krndly take the stand Mrss J ibows before the Sprrrtj Oh Sprrrt' the Joy we felt at havrng passed through two years of our hr h school course was modrfied when ye encoun ered the hardshrps of our tlrrrd year It was our prrvrlege to edrt the Patrrcran an honor to yvhrch we had long looked forward During thrs perrod our trarnrng rn socral amenrtres was not yy antrng We gave the first Junror Senror Prom yy hrch as many of my colleagues can estrfy yvas a very drgnrfied and enjoy able event We shall endeavor to demonstrate our esthetrc dancrn fThe four rrse and dance J Oh Sprrrt may my testrmony also add to the credrt of our class Class A The last wrtness Mrss Senror wrll noyv step forth 'Vlrss S Oh Sprrrt of Wrsdoml our uphrll Journey proved very arduous thrs year French composrtrons and the readrng of he Petrt Journal were cr ly a few of the heavy tasks we had to perform S of M But Mrstress Wrsdom these people sometrmes depended on he back seat members of the Class for therr translatrons of the Petrt lournal or advoca ed the srn rng of the Marserllarse rnstead of the readrng lesson Mrss S Our argumentatrve abrlrty was proved when for the second trme we were grven the decrsron rn the annual Senror Junror debate For the first trme rn the hrs ory of Sarnt Patrrck s School our class took part rn a publrc debate wrth a team from another school that of Sarnt Mary s of Cortland Sprr rt of M Penelope proved to be oo musrcal a name for one of your Senior boys N est ce pas' Is he not gorng to Cortland next year? Sprr rt of W Hush hush Mrschrefl And what of your Latm classrcs thrs year S of W You have grven evrdence of honest endeavor rn the field of Learnrng Surely four years filled wrth so many actrvrtres such as yours ue enough to qualrfy you to enter upon preparatrons for your Graduatron Day Margaret Krrvrny 13 , 'Q' 'I' 'Q' 'I' X -:- E6 1 Y 1 ,I ' ' ' 'Y y ack 7 . I I 1 , v ' A . ' ' I . ' v 7 . ' L D 0 r , ' - ' 1: ' U ' ' . v Q ' v v ' 1 77 . . . H i . '. , . . I , ' n . I w l u 1. . k a 2 , . ' . rv . -. . . . . M H . , . . 1 1 ' v . u - p tx I . . I 7 . ,, , . ' U , ,. . ' . ' ' 7 ' I tv - - . .C ' - v' n 1 ' I . A' V 1 I ' ,I c L V . ' ' il ' 7 Q ' 7 v 7 . ' ,, rv Y . H . . .... Y. v ' 9 1, , . . ' ' . . . N I KC ' ' ' KY, ' 7 . V ' . . H . . , . . . '0. . , ' D , 4 . . ' . ' . . . H '. 1, V . ' H I . . . . '. . i . 7 Y . Y . n. . . H . . . . . . . . , . . y. . . .- . , . K , V 1 4 . . . . v r rf , N . 1 . . 1 - ' 4 ' U- - ' O. . H . . Y . . ,, 7 1, ' 1 , as ' ' ' , ,' , rr . , , . , ' H ' .' ' . ' ' . y . y . A . . N' V . '. . t . , rr .Q - r . H . . . . . , + - ' . ' ' 1, Q 9 gl 1 ar . H ' . . . v I Y . . . L . . , D ' ' ' . - w ' 7 I ' . . i. H t . 1 L , ' . Y ' - ' ' H . 1 ' - . '. H - - Y . . . , , . - , ar as ' ' , - . . I ' u . I U . f a YY 732 gg Page 27

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Hlaturg nf Ihr Gllaaa uf 34 In the 1901011 of the clouds 1 place called the Fleld of knowledge lles The huge plllals of the Court House of this kingdom are seen ln the blue sliles The all IS astll' Iuxcltement IS everxwhele' It IS the day of he trlal of the Class of 1904 of Saint Patrick s Academx Upon entelln the huge portals of the Tribunal of Wisdom the eyes are ma netlcally drawn to the seat of the Spur of Vtlsdom a splrlt VvlS6 good and learned 111 all things fThe class adx ocate advances and speaks J This day a grave problem confronts us It IS to be declded whether or not the Class of 34 IS qualified to be admitted lnto our Fleld of Knowl cdge wher ern the Learned alone are permit ed to enter CCalls Splflt of Vv71SdOIl'll Come thou Splllt fall and free ln Heaven called Bright W1Sd0m Come Splrlt of Light w hose abode IS ln the Upper Clouds Oh Wisdom come and halkell to what we I1'101t3.lS have to ask' fThe goddess appears J Why do lou bld me come' How can I help you' Wisdom IS ever ready to ard mortals w ho persevere ln her pursuit Class A Oh Splllt we humbly ask you to pl lce XOUI approval upon the lntelllgence of he Class of 34 Splllt of VK Where are the witnesses wllo are capable of glvlng testlmony upon a sublect so difficult? bring tllenl forth that I may hear the grounds upon w lllch the Class wishes to be admitted to he Fleld of Knowledge Class A Mlss Freshman come lnto the presellce of Vllsdom and tell what you know about the actlvltles of your Class IH their first adven tures ln the Fleld of H1 h School Lealnlng you In the berrlnnrnf of our hlgll school COUISQ we were made to see tle beauty wltll w hlch God clothed the l1l16S of the field Our professor IH blologl pointed out the mlllnel by VSll1Cl1 DINING PlOV1d9HC9 fitted the smallest of Hls creatures for their lliibllia Splllt of Mischief Cunknown to the S of XV1SdOI'!l who has enteredj ies but do you ISC rll the tlme w hen the llzald dlbilplleilled from the ter IHIIUIHQ S of W Cturnlng her heady Splllt ot IlllSClll6f have you followed me a am S of M Yes IOI I w rs almost dally with these clllldlen I should bc able o ludge better th IH xou S of W Husll hush Mlschlef S of M but let me tell xou one more thlng The members of that class were alwaxs asking sucll slllx questions as Wllen does the tadpole lose hrs tall'? S of Vi Proceed and heed not tllls llfIlSChlef s talk Mlss F In algebra we learned mam tllllloi frmon them new uses for x y and Z through w l1lCl'1 we were able to tell how many nlckles and d nles a man had lrl his pocket S of M Bu those clllldlen wasted a lot of tlme dlawlng funny lines on their papers and saylng that tlley represented equations Mlss F Knot heedlllg lxI1SCll18f In En llsh cl rss we met the noted hero Ulx sseus as hls story IS told by the best English translaters i .5 L. Fam -:- -:- -:- -:- -:- 224 . 9 I OI. I I I . , I I . . I . u .' 1 9 . ' -' V V I. g I I. . I s g - fl , i 1- 7 7 7 I ' 7 v n 44 ' . . 1 ' ' I I , .I . . . I . I I I . I I . I II . . . I , I. . I I . I I ' a 1 v v 1 v 77 cc I , v ' ,. I . 'I ' ' 0 I . . . w v v ' s -1 . ,, I U I' ' -' V Y v , . . Q . A , I c I . . t I , L n ' .' II1 ra . . ,' . . 4 ' ' I I . I. I . I . 77 U ' - . ' - 7' ' l I I . . . I I . .I I I . . .III I I . ,, g . MISS F. Oh SD1l'1t of Light, delgn to hear' what I have to relate to , I D Ig . . I , , 1 I I I I. I . . . I I I . ' - . - 1 - ' 1 ' L 77 cc 7 , , ' , . I' . ' , , . 1 1 ' 1 4' 77 I I I . II II ,I . I. . II .I . I I g ' .77 I I H I 7 1' 12 v' w ' 1 I 1 t I' ' 2 j . ss , , , ' ' rr . . , . u x ,, , . ' I v . , y ' L ' V ' 4.1 nf nf Y ' - ar N f H . C ' ' ' 1 I , ar ,-' U - v . v ' . . , ' I . cl: C gl I , ,I I I . , ,. , . , , I . I I,, U J . I I I . I I. n n L A C ' ' . . - . - y' . . , ' ra ' . ' ' ' g z ' 1 ' , . ' . 1 . 1 ' ' - . , rr Q -'Q' 'C' 'G' 'S' 'C' Q Page 26

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Binghamton a Glentenmal Hear We cons1der It of spec1a1 s1gnflcance that one hundred years ago thlS month our Clty was 1ncorpo1ated as a v1llage It l1ke us had reached the first IHIIGS one t0W31d 1tS end and looked out on a futu1e that was prom1s mg and br1ght Olll onlx hope IS that we may succeed 1n shapmg our IIVQS as well as Bmghamton has moulded 1tS 1ndust11es and government From a few settlels a populatlon of over 75 O00 has sprung Blnghamton has been called the P31101 C1ty and Justly so Not only IS It s1tuated advan tageously for hose xx ho love the beautles of natule but today It 1S a c1ty where1n Cllme 1n a large measu1e 1S suppressed Parallel to the h1StO1y of the growth of the c1ty IS the h1story of the C2ltllO11C Chu1ch 1n Bmghamton From the beginmng the Catho11c Splflt ln ou1 commun1ty has been man1fest and has contr1bu ed ltS share toward bu1ld1ng the c1ty to 1tS present h1gh standald of mora11ty and beauty Al though the off1c1al reco1d of Cathol1c1sm 1n thlS v1c1n1ty begms 1n 1834 long before the Jesults had come mterested 1n promo 1ng the sp1r1tual welfare of the savages Befo1e 1650 these devoted men from the north had arr1ved As the Cathol1c populat1on of the surroundlng settlements 1ncreased the need of a church was felt A comm1ttee of five persons enacted the agree ment mth a contractor to bu1ld the church A Slte on Leroy Street was chosen Perhaps It may be mterestlng to know somethlng of these men and the1r lesources They we1e the only ac ual Cathohc res1dents of the Vlllage All were poor men who could scarcely support the1r fam1l1es The largest amount subsc11bed by them was S50 One was able to contr1bute only S1 37 F01 some 3 ears the llttle pa11Sh was attended by m1ss1onary prlests About that tlme he Er1e vxas lay1ng 1ts track f1om salt water to flesh Among the workers the usual d1S01 der and lawlessness p1 eva11ed The most potent 'md p1Ctl116SQl1e fl U19 1n suppress1ng the men was a stalwa1t young I1 1Sh1T1d.ll For keepmg peace the v1llage1s sald that he was worth th1rteen pohcemen CThe Vllla e HGVCI had that manyb He went looklng for t1Ollbl9 that he m1ght suppress It If exhortatlon and adInon1t1ons falled to allay the d1stu1be1s then he black tho1n heart1ly adm1n1ste1ed convmced the d1SOld91lX of the 81101 of the1r ways Wlth h1S black tho1n he shep herded many to thell own ood and that of the Commumty Such was one Slde of llfe of The Peverend James Franc1s Hourlgan founde1 of Salnt Patr1ck s Chu1ch and Convent It IS 1a1gely due to the f01es1ght and ablllty of Fathe1 Hourlgan that vse one ou1 p1esent state of Cathol1c1ty 1n thlS c1ty H1s congrega lon 1n eluded the Cathol1cs of the countles of B1 oome Chenango and Delaware It IS Sdld that he felt so1ely the loss of a reglon about thlrty mlles from here when h1S b1ShOp annexed It o another pa11sh He lOd9 h1S horse OX er narrow paths cut through v1rg1n forests and fo1 ded st1eams swollen vuth melted snow and ICS He was a man vsho 1nsp1red 1everence and awe All who knevu h1m lox ed 111m and adm11ed hlS courage and the hOllneSS of IHS llfe A 131011661 of tl1e Chu1ch 1n Bmghamton he converted many dur mg h1s pastolate of fo1ty five 5 ears Now that paush whlch he so capably shepherded IS d1V1d9d 1nto many congregat1ons but all al1ke remember h1m and honor h1S memory Jayne Sheehan 525, 4- 4- 4- 4- 4- tile . i Q , 4 ! .v 1- ' 7 7 1' . v '- 1. W. - , t 4 ' ., ' L . 7 1 9 ' U a I , 0 . . 1. U - no ,L . C . a gn! 4 1' I uv . ' n I 'U ' . -v 1-v. ' ' ' - v - v '- 0- 'v 4, . 1 N , ' , . . . 7 7. T ' I' . . . ,. f , - ' ' . 1- v 4' ' ' v 9 7 93 -:- 4- 4- 4- 4- gg Page28