St Sebastians School - Arrow Yearbook (Newton, MA)

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X Q5-BZ XX' 1 v 3 4 00' Afgkgiilll sl' Vi lflfml 'P ll flj I We are HENRY GABRIEL BARRY Hunk Football 1, 2, 3 Baseball 1, 2, CCaptain, 33 Hockey 3, 4 Basketball 1, 3 1 Student Council, 3 Arrow Staff, 4 Our associations with Hank date back to the primitive days of the curtain- partitioned dininghall and intramural sports. It was evident to all of us, right from the start, that the lad from Newton was a factor to be reckoned with, on the field as well as in the classroom. As time went on, his mild, even-tempered dis- position weathered many a storm of ribbing and won him a distinctive place in the councils of the gang . In class meetings he always manifested a mind of his own , and a loyal opposition whenever the occasion demanded. No village or hamlet has yet been discovered of which Hank could not say: I delivered mail here once . He is still trying to solve all the intricacies of his much-envied slide- rule and with encouraging success. His development along social lines has been prodigious during the course of his Junior and Senior years. Hank is equally at home in the four sports mentioned above. His prime athletic interest is baseball, for he is a dependable short-stop and is always eager to hold forth on the subject of the Braves. In addition he nurses a secret ambition to blossom forth as a pitcher, and is always willing to throw them up . The gridiron sport developed him into an aggressive lineman whose blocked kick and recovery featured our tilt with Browne and Nichols in 1943. On the ice, our hero is a stellar wingman whose play helped to give St. Sebastian's the finest front-line in the Catholic League. Picked together with his team-mates, Phillips and Mulhern, to play in the All-Star game of 1943, Henry rose to the occasion and pierced the net with two scores, Our parting with Henry may be premature, for Uncle Sam's calling card is in the ofling. Be that as it may, his post-war world is located on University Heights, and we are confident that new triumphs await him there to increase the chain of successes that he forged in our midst.

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5 CDU sl WP H H W +518 lr E la I E' . ff 't V,- MASSACYX ROBERT JAMES BAKER Bob Football 1, 2, 3, CCaptain 4D Baseball 1, 2, 3 Basketball 1, 3 Class President, 4 Arrow Advertising Manager, 4 Bob, the second of the four Baker Boys to enroll at St. Sebastian's, is our good- looking Class President. Like George, he was one of the 21 pioneers who staked his claim on Nonantum Hill in September, 1941. His magnetic personality and qualities of leadership have manifested themselves more and more each year, and have made their owner one of the class' outstanding luminaries. Blessed with aggressiveness and powers of persuasion, he has been most valuable in expressing the crowd's views to the powers that be . He takes as his slogan that you have to know the right people , and speaks glibly of baseball magnates and wres- tling promoters. While he would be loath to admit it, he possesses the social graces, is most acceptable at the Academy of the Assumption, and is equally skilled in ball- room and tap dancing. His brothers know the secret methods of ruiiling his usually placid disposition, and the resultant civil strife often assumes proportions of fratri- cide. Athletically speaking, Bob has been an important cog in the sports program from the days of intramural football. He is a three-letter man who shows equal ability on the gridiron, the diamond and the court. At his best when the odds were against us, he could always be depended upon to provide the spark to galvanize a team into a come-back surge. It may have been only a coincidence, but we like to think that his scoring of the first touchdown in the schoo1's competitive athletic history is significant and stamps him as a symbol of our start in the realm of sports. His competitive spirit reached its peak in the annual Red-Blue games, and he climaxed his career by winning the football captaincy in his senior year. May you always have the best of everything, Bob! Your place in our memory is assured and we shall always be grateful for our years of association with you.

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COUMB, ' f JOSEPH VINCENT CARROLL alma.. Football 1, 2, 3, 4 Baseball 1, 2, 3 Basketball 1 Arrow Sports Editor, 4 . Boston has a Chamber of Commerce, but Belmont has joe Carroll. We became Town of Homes conscious way back in '41, and since that time the subject has been mooted, over many a mocha frappe. A sparkling sense of humor, an even dis- position and an intense loyalty to St. Sebastian's are qualities that radiate from Joe. His ready laugh and prodigious sneezes broke the tenseness of many a class, and his predilection for discussion often cost him a first helping in the dining hall. Joe's intellectual ability manifested itself when he won the right to represent the school in the Boston Herald-Traveler Spelling Bee for two consecutive years. On each occasion he gave a brilliant account of himself, reaching the envied circle of the final five in 1943 only to become entangled in gyroscope , which we spell herewith for his life-long remembrance. On the field of athletic competition joe was a familiar figure, and his double zero number was as integral a part of the gridiron scene as the goal-posts them- selves. His specialty was place-kicking, an aft in which he rivalled George Baker. When spring rolled around, the Belmont lad joined the hurling stafi' and was an invaluable asset on the coaching lines when we had men on the base-paths. His interests travel the universe of sports and he is without a peer as a sports' statis- tician and athletic authority. During the course of our last year, he became an intimate friend of Mr, H' k d reputation. At the present time Joe is undecided as to the college of his choice, but the field has been narrowed down to Notre Dame and Georgetown. We have everv confidence that his talents and personality will bring him the laurel of success in life, and his classmates wish him unstinted happiness. ic ey an helped to further that gentleman's fame and figjiif 35