St Sebastians School - Arrow Yearbook (Newton, MA)

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Tabor Academy team had tied us 7-7, but we numbered among our victims Lawrence Academy, Rivers School, Roxbury Latin, Cambridge School of Weston, Jamaica Plain High School and Portsmouth Priory. The last named game was a very pleasant occasion because it was placed in the setting of our School's first Parents' and Friends' Day. Four hundred people watched the contest and then enjoyed a Coffee Hour in the dining hall. Our class committee, under the direction of Bob Flynn, handled the affair with finesse. The aftermath of the Jamaica contest will never be forgotten by the resident members of the Faculty, for at 3 o'clock on the following morning they were awakened by the insistence of the fire alarm. ' The blaze started from spon- taneous combustion in the basement paint shop, but it was quickly brought under control by the prompt efforts of both the Newton and Boston Fire Departments. The resultant damage did not prevent the holding of regular classes the following morning. In the early Fall, St. Sebastian's was pleased to learn that the first edition of our School yearbook, The Arrow , had been awarded All-Catholic rating in national competition by the Catholic School Press Association of Marquette University. We ourselves had been highly pleased with the book and had shown it proudly to our relatives and friends, but it was gratifying to receive national recognition. With the advent of Winter, Hockey held the spotlight of importance, and we could well be proud of the School sextet that played the most dazzling game in the Catholic League. Our hoopsters too won a faithful following as they attempted the most arduous schedule ever undertaken by a Red and Black quintet. To integrate the Winter sports program, Boxing classes were formed under the direction of Coach Dick Maloney, and our ambitious pugilists took advantage of expert instruction. During the February vacation, a skiing expedition of 15 students, led by Fr. Mclnnis and Fr. Keating, invaded New Hampshire and spent a pleasant four days. Socially, our younger brethren of the Class of '47 made great strides forward by promoting the most successful Junior Prom held in our School history. The charm- ing guests revelled in the dainty favors that were distributed, and the music of Ken Reeves was highly complimented. On January 19th,Junior John Kirk was St. Sebas- tian's representative on the Junior Town Meeting of the Air program and proved definitely and conclusively that comic books should be regarded as an educational menace. just recently we concluded our Annual Retreat which was conducted by Rev. Lawrence P. Sullivan, C.S.C. The three-day exercise with Daily Mass and Benediction, profitable conferences and devotions, will be long remembered by a grateful student body. At the present time, plans are being formulated for a testi- monial to the Hockey and Basketball teams, and we are looking forward to a promising Baseball season with contests scheduled with Groton, Exeter, St. Mark's, Middlesex and other formidable opponents. Beyond the Spring program the prospect of Graduation is looming into view and with it our departure from Nonantum Hill and the scenes of our scholastic happiness during the last four years. His Excellency the Archbishop has been most kind in inviting us to conduct our Graduation Exercises at his residence, and for that reason we can look forward to enjoying an occasion that will always be memorable. How- ever, in taking leave of our beloved School, we are making only a physical departure, for the ideals and memories of our Alma Mater will always keep up faithful and loyal sons of St. Sebastian.

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and sent Fr. Joyce to Nonantum Hill. Reluctant to part with him, the student body presented Fr. Cuffe with a set of Breviaries as an abiding token of the esteem in which he was held here at the School. Consequent upon Fr, Cuffe's transfer, Fr. Mclnnis appointed Fr. Flanigan Faculty Director of Athletics. On the 15th of October We were privileged to join with Fr. Mclnnis in the cele- bration of his Silver Anniversary in the Priesthood. ln keeping with the sacred character of the observance, it took the form of a Solemn High Mass of Thanks- giving celebrated at the Cenacle Convent, Lake Street, by the Headmaster, assisted by Fr. Flanigan and Fr. Redding as Deacon and Subdeacon respectively. All the other members of the Faculty took part in the ceremony and the sermon was preached by the Very Reverend john Wright, Secretary to Archbishop Cushing. Together with our parents we hlled the Cenacle Chapel to capacity, and it was an impressive sight to see the student body receiving Holy Communion from Fr. Mclnnis' hands. At the end of Mass, the entire group of students assembled in the auditorium to have Myron Bullock act as their spokesman in offering congratulations to the Headmaster. A beautifully enscrolled Spiritual Bouquet was the School's tribute to Fr. Mclnnis, and his reply to our gift stressed his gratitude and appreciation of the spiritual char- acter of our remembrance. Our last Football season has been a never-to-be forgotten campaign. Once again we emerged from a very strenuous season with a single defeat, and that at the hands of Providence Country Day School under distressing circumstances. A much heavier STAFF OF 1946 ARROW Paul Flynn, McDonald, Craig, Quigley, McGoldrick, Dunbar, Reynolds, Higgins, McKinney, Bullock

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THE MENTORS FOR his mentors, the Athlete must have men steeped in the contest's lore, gleaned from the personal combats of other years. At St. Sebastian's we have been most fortunate to have as our instructors men who have been ennobled by the Priesthood of Christ, yet still retain the human nature with which We all are endowed. To reach their priestly goal, they have been victorious in many a struggle and no man is better versed than they in understanding the needs of the youthful Athlete and in appraising the Wiles of his foe. As a result of the Faculty's intellectual and moral guidance, Graduation finds us well-trained in soul, mind and body for the contest of Life. D