St Sebastians School - Arrow Yearbook (Newton, MA)

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-s C N Q c + 710' Q is ai' l 0 a t 2 i Jill., ' O 1, 21. S7 ' Vi W t 9,5 04 41A5SA 9 THOMAS DEWIRE ..T0m,. Football 3 Hockey 3 Baseball 3 Many of the members of '46 will always be associated in our minds with antique vehicles that labored asthmatically up and down Nonantum Hill. To Tom Dewire, however, will always belong the distinction of having driven the smoothest car to put in an appearance at St. Sebastian's. Its putting power delivered Tom to the classroom door promptly each morning on the stroke of nineeno earlier and no later. Having arrived, the Newton squire's facial expression of studious solemnity cast its radiance over the scene and automatically excluded its owner from any inquiring suspicion on the part ofthe Faculty. If, however, the finger of circumstance seemed to point in his direction, his innocent Who? Me, Father? cleared him immediately. Tom spent only one accelerated year with us, but in that brief period he dug deep roots into St. Sebastian life. Quiet, soft-spoken and even-tempered, he made an admirable companion both on and off the campus. At the Totem Pole, Tom and Joe Phelan were practically as well known as Baron Hugo, and, in addition, 'AT.D. made frequent excursions into Brae Burn, Marblehead and Tabor Society. In the held of competitive athletics, Tom made a substantial contribution to our Varsity teams of 1944-45. His first few months in the School found him carving out a regular line berth for himself on the gridiron where his diagnostic ability and shiftiness made him an outstanding tackle. Hockey, too, magnetized him and he made an effective defense reserve who saw plenty of service. The Navy's needs cut short his diamond career, but up until his departure from us he placed his natural talents at the disposition ofthe School. Since leaving our ranks, Tom has had rather rough sailing which, we suspect, he took with characteristic imperturbability. Stricken with pneumonia on the West Coast, our blue-jacket spent a considerable period in sick-bay. Recuperated at last, he knows now how anxiously we awaited news of his progress. Smooth sailing for the rest of your hitch, Tom, and rest assured of a welcome anchorage always at the dock of '46, raves TYYES- W-6 4 ix xi sl 5 X a 5 fm, GI o r 37 9

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X 'tain ina t 5 36 pd rj -5 CDU 1 .4 ' r 55 of Nmb, 'S . 22 S 1 if ,. 'Q Ez o 'Mfissix0'l A R T H U R C R A I C Art - Craigie Basketball 4 Baseball 4 Class Secretary 3, 4 Arrow Staff 4 Unquestionably, the title of hardest-working member of the Class of '46 be- longs to Arthur Craig. The Belmont boy joined our ranks in September 1943 and he has used his three years to such good advantage that he stands out as the most im- proved student on our roster. Our first impressions stamped him as a shy, retiring lad, but the intervening years have allowed us to discover in him the genuine qualities of sincerity and frankness. lntellectually curious, he is ever ready to be enlightened, but, at the same time, he has a flair for discussion in which he sticks to his guns with relentless tenacity. Up to the present writing Craigie is a confirmed misogynist, for he feels that the boon companionship of Quigley, McKinney, Killion and McGoldrick more than fulfills his social requisites. Off the campus, his diversions range from a quiet week-end with his stamp collection to a riotous holiday high- lighted by attendance at a movie, preferably a pirate thriller. In the realm of sports, Art and his pals were familiar figures on Autumn days as they tore up and down the sidelines to win glory in the tag-rush league. When Basketball arrived upon the scene, the speedy lad put himself under the tute- lage of Fr. Redding and Coach Murphy, and proved to be a tireless forward who was endowed with amazing stamina. Upon graduating from St. Sebastian's, Art plans to stake a claim at Georgetown with a view to preparing himself for entry either into Law or Journalism. In taking leave of our Class Secretary, we have no doubt but that the qualities which char- acterized his years with us will continue to win distinction for him all through the course of life.

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mz.ouNBAn win, AUTOGRAPH yayp, BOOKS SHORYLY E33 gn .-1 I .Q 5 COU 4 4 -Arn!-f ni e Num, 3 :il i Y 4 i' E a 5 + 51 ,Q 2 Q v 2 + if 'N 1. 4 . f fb 'MASSACW THOMAS DUNBAR Tom Football 2 Hockey 2, 3 Alpine Club 2, 3 Senior Prom Chairman Ring Committee l l Tom is definitely one of '46's socialites. Having made the grade in Belmont's social circles, he has now reached the stage where Tom Dunbar Clubs are starting in Arlington, Milton, Waltham and Wellesley. Some attribute this popularity to his sharp haberdashery, while others are inclined to give credit to his ever-present comb, which he wields with great effectiveness. During his three years on our Hill, Tom has collected much material for future memories: that never-to-be-forgotten interview with the Headmaster, after which a study time-clock had to be punched at 32 Middlecot Street, the day on which Fr. Hannigan coined the lovey-dovey metaphor, the geometry paper marked 100, the day he scored the winning touch- down in the Red-Blue game. In Junior and Senior years he could be found in daily Cand sometimes hourlyj conferences with Charlie Reynolds and Fred McDonald, and no one could be sure whether the subject under discussion was redheads, horseback riding, Grover Cronin's and Brigham's in Waltham, or the more commercial con- sideration of rings Qclass varietyb. Occasionally historic scenes, like Salem, lure him, but things of that kind still leave him free to be a pillar of St. Josephs Belmont, and to give the El a hand in vacation time. Tom did well in athletics for the Red and Black during his Sophomore and Junior years. At that point a doctor's edict relegated him to the sidelines, much to his dismay. However, during his two years of service, our Belmont friend was a factor to be reckoned with in Football, Hockey and Track. Red-Blue games were right down his alley , for he seemed to rise to the heights in those classics, once by scoring the winning touchdown, and later by refusing to yield a goal while guarding the Blue net. Track too caught his fancy, for his speed made him a natural , Like many of the Class of '46, Tom has intentions of enrolling at Boston College. lt goes without saying that his classmates of the past three years wish him luck on climbing the ladder of fame and fortune. Save a place for us, Tom.