St Sebastians School - Arrow Yearbook (Newton, MA)

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.,,., , . tn, . .. .- ......,.s..-. .. . . . . . ....... ......m.-. . . . The Alpine Club at North Conway on their Second Annual Expedition, February, 1947 THE ALPINE CLUB One of the most popular Winter avocations at St. Sebastian's is ski-ing and for five years now devotees of the sport have banded themselves together in an organization appropriately called The Alpine Club. Originally, its three chart- er members were Fr. Keating, Bob Higgins and Bob Flynn, both of the Class of '46, but now it numbers more than thirty enthusiasts who take advantage of the proximity of the Commonwealth Country Club to get themselves into all sorts of postures, predicaments and situations as they zoom down its slopes. Full member- ship in this ski-ing fraternity is contingent upon the candidate's success in jump- ing the brook which crosses the C.C.C.'s fairways, but a desire to ski is enough to admit a Sebastianite to associate membership. For the past two years, the group has gone on a northern expedition during the February holidays and set up headquarters in the vicinity of North Conway. There, under the supervision of Fr. Keating, the lovers of the frozen surface think nothing of topping off six hours of ski'ing with four hours of skating. Such hardi- hood deserves to be well rewarded and most definitely it is, with socials that while away the evening hours. In short, the life of an Alpine member is a happy one, even though he is prone to sneer at the local hills after returning from the upper reaches of Cranmore or Tuckerman's Ravine. Each one of the Alpiners has made some definite contribution to this healthy extra-curricular activity, whether it be a facility in making quips at the expense of ski-ing dowagers or a tendency to literary effusions that are most appreciated when read publicly. Everyone is welcome in the Alpine Club as long as he knows enough Latin to join in the Club prayer: Oremus pro nive.

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THE WALRUSH St. Sebastian's School newspaper first saw the light of day in February 1945 and for two years now its monthly appearances have been awaited eagerly by the student body. Directed by Fr. Beatty and edited by Myron Bullock '46 and Rich- ard Griffin '47, its four pages receive an analytical scrutiny from the students as soon as a new edition appears. Conservative enough on page one which chronicles news of School interest, it becomes personal on the inside sheets which give stu- dent and Faculty biographies as well as letters to the editor, and finally it de- velops, on page four, into a series of revealing columns which disclose the most personal facts about the members of our four classes. For obvious reasons, Seba- tianites have learned that it is not to be carried home blithely and submitted to the casual inspection of the entire family. On the contrary, it calls for a previous censorship to determine whether parental glances will gleam anything to disturb the family peace from its lines. Because of the fact that it talks of many things, its title is highly appropriate. One of the most attractive features of the monthly has been its pictures which are to a great extent the work of our student photogra- phers, Frank O'Donoghue, Gene McAuliffe and Bill O'Brien. From time to time, the appearance of The Carpenter Replies has excited great interest as to its possible author, but, up to the present writing, he has gone undetected. Lest the reader of these lines might feel that we have exaggerated the potency of The Walrus as a threat to domestic peace and security, we are appending a composite column entitled THE WALRUS WONDERS Was it lamb frankforts or a practical joker-Why the Seniors wore black ties -Why McNabb, Doyle 8: Co. are so interested in Hockey practice on Centre Street-What student is working overtime without pay, in Latin-Why Anony- mous dropped out-What john was telling Priscilla to keep her laughing- Where Kirk got the glasses-Who is Joe Food-Why Ubangi brings a blush- Who likes tatooes-Why Ellard hasn't had a date in two years-Who is the Old- field of '47-What would happen if Quirk walked-Who writes The Walrus Wonders -Who is Prince Igor-What is Ursula's great problem-Did Fichtner really smoke that cigarette-What the students do with the food, inasmuch as the stomach only holds two quarts-Who did Bullock's homework-If Buttner's trol- ley car flame was a lady wrestler-What draws Vin to Hanover-Why Ellard changed from Coca Cola to Moxie-Why classroom clocks go slowly-If the Groton police are really tyrranical-When the Foreign Missions will ask the rea- son for the sudden generosity at St. Sebastian's-If Heavey wears sun glasses while donning his bow ties-lf Cedric really had a fracture-What makes the jug a cultural hour-What were the mysterious plans of the underground Magno- Magno-Did it have a black list-Who was its King-Why Horrigan removed names from his books-Who replaced Norma-If Bullock will remember Chem- istry-What would have happened if Fr. Hannigan and Griffin had understood each other-If Fr. Cotter ever awarded the Purple Heart-Who could explain Fr. Redding's sense of humor.

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Igrdiiyli fi: , -QV f THEIR PREDECESSORS THE spirit of a school is transmitted by older students who set the tone of school life for younger pupils. We were fortunate to have inherited from the first two classes of St. Sebastian's a unique affection for the School and a magnificent loyalty to fellow students. It is a rare day in- deed when we do not have occasion to greet an alumnus returing to visit St. Sebastian's. As we watch the School's alumni forging ahead so successfully in the colleges they are attending and as we find them so imbued with the prin- ciples that How from Fortitude, we resolve to emulate them in bringing prestige to our beloved Alma Mater. at -ff, 4 ll Q W fb! ' N ' 0 mssml