St Sebastians School - Arrow Yearbook (Newton, MA)

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PM LE? Las-33' H I 1-52 -Q-F 40 WNW iF553Qa va 00 ii-H-' 5 aiiggfwi 1 ,A S in N ffl? 'la s DONALD EDWARD GIBBONS ..D0n.. Football 4 Track 4 Don was the latest addition to swell our ranks, boarding theSt. Sebastian express as it was gathering the speed necessary to carry us through our final year. Now that we look back upon it, we never really considered him a newcomer, for he immediately caught the spirit of the school and became part and parcel of our daily endeavors. Who could help but be magnetized by his genial manner and engaging personality? We couldn't, and the result is that today Don has as many friends throughout the School as any Senior. At close range examination we found him to be naturally bright, fluent in speech and well poised. These well-planted social graces produced a harvest afield and afar, and many a report has reached us of the spell his presence casts. An astute observer of life and the passing scene, Don has found more than an advertising medium in the cryptic initials, The old axiom has it that the students make the rules , and both Gibbie and Hank have done their share-at least as far as Fr. Keating's class is concerned. Don was a most welcome addition to the Red and Black football machine of 1944, and had no difficulty in fitting into a regular slot in the backfield. There is only one word to describe his running and that is electrifying , for no one could enthuse a crowd and bring it to its feet, as quickly as he. Watch Gibbons was the slogan not only of our own royal rooters but of the opposition as well. When the cleats and pads were locked away, our young Mercury put himself under the tutelage of lack Ryder and he has developed rapidly into a star sprinter and a formidable 330 competitor. We have no hesitation in declaring that his name will be pointed out on many a college track meet program of the future. Looking into the crystal ball of the future, Don sees B. C. looming into view and a medical career beyond. His newly found friends here at St. Sebastian's take leave of him only reluctantly, and with a fervent Godspeed ,

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3 ' ' F ' Q 2. Elk If WIASSAC-9 FRANK MICHAEL DERMODY Frank Football 4 Basketball 3, 4 Tennis 3 Frank arrives every day from Needham at eight o'clock, neither before nor after. That is Frank. Steady, quiet, dependable and good. He came to the School in our Iunior year, transferring from Needham High. His coming was as quiet as his staying. Frank is a good student. He has had the pleasure of tutoring for two years in Latin and French with Father Mclnnis. As a consequence, he has not put on any weight since he came to us. Unlike most of us, he has had the good sense to fall in with the bucolic ideals of Cicero. Needham's fields have felt the force and insistency 1' of the Dermody plow during many summers. X X f As the years at St. Sebastian's come to an end, there remains one unfinished argu- nent, long carried on between Dermody and Leon Kelley: Which came first, Need- 7' ham or Wellesley? . L YN Frank is a fine, dependable fellow. He will wear well wherever he goes. For a l long pull, bind your soul with hoops of steel to Frank Dermody. X K' 4' 7 , W 215' wg ll 39

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COUN fa ah. . , o sh' EEA C we 'P' ri , sl N fl 22 49 A5 96 GEORGE FREDERICK GILBERT Gil -- George Football 2, CCo-Captain 3D Baseball 2 The sun doesn't shine often enough to please us and George did not stay at St. Sebastian's long enough to suit us. Coming to us after previous training in his local high school, George spent one year in our midst and employed his time to such effect that he garnered sufficient credits to become our first graduate. Despite the handicap of not having been with us right from the start, Gil became instantly popular, his jaunty, debonair manner making the beachhead. We could not help but be awed by his deep-throated bass and impudent whiflle which blazed the way for many a barber-school operation. There was about him a tang of maturity which made him a natural leader, and his well premeditated pronouncements carried authoritative weight. It must not be thought, however, that George was always to be found on the serious side, for his dry wit and staccato accounts of personal experiences in the social sphere enlivened many a bulling bee . As a student the Watertown lad must have delighted the collective heart of the professors, for his rapt attention in class Cif not his use of the midnight oill gained him almost a season's pass to the honor roll. In competitive sports Gil was quick to make his presence felt. Football found him in the backfield, rounding out the quartet with Collins, Baker and Richie Donahue, and he proved a hard-running back whose dogged persistence and piston- like knee action threw off many a tackler. At the end of the season, the squad elected him co-captain for the following year, an honor which he shared with jimmy Collins. In baseball George was an asset in a year that was not too productive of talent, for his versatility allowed the coach to make use of him in both the inheld and outfield. Our association with George terminated when he successfully passed the V-12 examinations and was assigned to the unit at Holy Cross. We feel that the success he made of his one year at St. Sebastian's will prove a forerunner to a life of equal brilliance. May you always have the best, Gil ! HONOR ROLL 5' GILBEQ1' Nj IlJ2'.'. ,J R I XL i l 1 'tb PQ 41