St Sebastians School - Arrow Yearbook (Newton, MA)

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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.

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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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N55 couwp, .sr fi. 441 -,QPAQHWA . 5 E . 5 + E Q X f' f i, 1. 1 T 'lv W H 4 ' -.X X 56 fl - , M.. ,. A 'mssmlv PAUL FLYNN Nick Class Treasurer 4 Arrow Staff The world at large has already heard of the Smith Brothers, the Ringling Brothers the Brothers Karamazov-just give it time and it will also hear of the Flynn brothers. The senior member ofthe firm is Paul who has been a gallant member of our company since the laying of the class cornerstone, 'way back in '42. Built on the diminutive side, he believes in tackling things in a large way. Most people Wait until they are in their teens to fall in love, whereas Our Paul succumbed at the tender age of seven. In the field of personal correspondence, he went right to the top to win J. Edgar Hoover as a pen pal . Thus it can be seen that we were selecting no ordinary mortal, when we entrusted the management and investment of the class funds to 'ANick . Lest you hadn't heard, we might as well confess that his nick-name had its origin in the lad's ardent devotion to the Lady Nicotine, cigars and pipes con- stituting his courtship. The classroom never held any terrors for Paul, for he could always be relied upon to give a good account of himself. In Freshman year he earned the right to represent St. Sebastian's at the annual Boston Herald-Traveler Spelling Bee. When he could find his Greek book, he shone in Fr. Cuife's class. In Latin, his polished transla- tions were a source of amazement even to Fr. Redding. Math occasionally sent him into exile, but in general he could always be relied upon to break the tension in any period by bits of comic relief. Outside the halls of learning, the Waltham lad Was an A-l ping-pong player, and very few could match his skill in shooting free-tries on the basketball floor. Law seems to be the magnet which attracts Paul at the present time, and his keen grasp of things would seem to qualify him for certain success. No legal tangle, however, will quite suppress that rare sense of humor which made the days of our associations with him so memorable. ul 1f,','f,f'f K Q62 X- ,WD :O T le f lsl f -,x 39