St Sebastians School - Arrow Yearbook (Newton, MA)

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1 s wuN7k 0y fa :- 5 45.215 E E ll f , li 'Qc 'Masswflo LAWRENCE JOHN MCAULIFFE ll ll Football 3, 4 Baseball 5, 4 .- Larry is the junior partner in the McAuliffe firm that has been so prominent in St. Sebastian circles for the past few years. Making his debut here in our third year, Lor had the benefit of Drew's previous experience on Nonantum Hill to guide him aright. A calm, peace-loving citizen, he has never been ruflled to the extent of arching an eye-brow, control over his nerves being due, no doubt, to the fact that he endeavors to get 10 hours sleep each night. Essentially a home body, he has a dislike for shaving, does not know that girls exist, and spends riotous evenings beside the radio or playing solitaire. He makes the perfect host, how- ever, and the McAuliffe home is a favorite port of call, principally because of Larry's success with a chocolate cake recipe. At School, he is the unsuspected source of sensational rumors that spread like wildfire, the pal of Jim Ryan and Bob Sullivan, and a puzzle addict with Gene McAuliffe. Always on the alert for an advantageous offer, he carries on a vast correspondence in response to advertise- ments and he is waiting for someone to mistake him for Mr. Atlas any day now. Although he never has been known to rush for anybody, he managed to get aboard the raiding expedition that visited North of Boston last Fall and then made a hurried retreat. Despite his belated appearance in our ranks, Larry contributed greatly to our athletic prestige in Football and Baseball. Playing the half-back slot opposite his Brother Andy, he showed great promise in his Junior year and then carved out a regular berth for himself as a Senior. It was in the Milford game of '46 that Lor gave irrefutable evidence of his ball-carrying prowess by ripping off three consecu- tive first downs, and he followd it up by a brilliant performance that made him outstanding in the St. Mary's of Waltham contest. In spite of his ground-gaining, however, he had to wait for the Cramwell game of '47 to chalk up a score, but, when his plunge gave us our second T.D., his grin made the home fans think they were having an early sunset. On the diamond, he was a fleet-footed outfielder who clouted out a home run in the Red-Blue game, scoring Ed Quirk and johnny Ellard ahead of him. Well used to climbing by this time, Larry has his eyes set on University Heights and Boston College. May success crown all your endeavors, Lor , and may others appreciate your sterling qualities to the degree that we did! -l 41 1- You THOUGHT I WAS Auox onoN'r you ,. 4 '1 4 X J , .z.f'x, - cgjilal . 41..-

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WAIT TILL MCNABB Mows DOWN K... Y Youll Bm rem If - 4' 9' ' is V ' '42, In P E f e l F-0UN1p,, ' ' ifiuvy 5 m- s ay. 5 0 1- 1 NE-gary' 'T M5909 EUGENE VINCENT MCAULIFFE Il ll Walms Staff 1, 2, 3, 4 Arrow Staff Choir 1 French Circle 4 r Class Spelling Bee Representative 3 vI.V. Football 1, fCo-Captainj 2 Hailing from such a distant outpost of civilization as Malden, Gene spent four hours a day commuting to and from St. Sebastian's. Besides affording him extra time to study, his daily expeditions provided him with opportunities to mull over the bits of humor that afterwards appeared in his conversations and literary comfpo- sitions. Although usually soft-spoken and unruffled, the Fellsway lad possesse a metal from which sparks could be extracted on due provocation. As a defender of the School in the hostile territory where he lived, he left nothing to be desired. The classroom revealed him to be a hard-working student with a flair for the languages and his spelling accuracy led him to the finals of the .Herald-Traveler Bee in 1947. He was in addition a master of pantomime and his talent in that regard enlivened the tedium of the school day. For four years now he has been our Number 1 camera fan and his candid shots of School personalities, with clever biographical sketches appended, have been a regular feature of f'The XValrus . His joy knew no bounds when Fr. Barrett set up a dark room on the top iloor, and he spent countless hours there developing prints for classmate customers. just recently he has adapted his coiffure to the New Look , but he steadfastly refuses to break with the old habit of aweing Larry McAuliffe with puzzles and conundrums. Despite his transportation difficulties, Gene played J. V. Football for two years and was one of Fr. Keating's most accomcplished products. A power-house plunging back, the Maldenite was always goo for substantial gains and thus earned the captaincy in his Sophomore year. In keeping with his new responsibilities, he scored the season's first touchdown and climaxed the campaign by chalking up the decisive six points in the Red-Blue contest. Early in his career he had an ambition to test his talents in Hockey also, but, when his newly purchased stick disappeared, he took it as an unpropitious omen and closed that chapter of his life permanently. School contests always found him in our rooting section and a victory over Malden Catholic transported him to the pinnacle of delight. Undaunted by the prospective rigors of an A. B. fGreekj course, Gene will spend his next four years at Boston College. A fond farewell, Gene, and may you always have as many happy hours as you give to others. -l 40 1-

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Pimmwlu A' e t BUY Youa alla? Wm' K 4 COUNTPPQ' S' fr ,31 AA' H . tif' 'fy-. sh i 'I 'Of , 954- 'MASSAC ROBERT JAMES MCNABB ll ll - 11 u Basketball 2, 3 Hockey 2 Baseball 2, 3, 4 Athletic Association 3 Originally a member of the Class of 1947, Bob did not fall into step with us until our final year at St. Sebastian's. Stricken with pneumonia in December of '46, the West Roxbury lad convalesced slowly and was thus prevented from graduating with his former classmates. His loss was our gain, however, for his presence has added not only athletic but also academic prestige to the record of the Class of 1948. Up until this last year, Mac was content to concentrate on the sciences and pay but moderate court to the languages, as a Senior, however, he compiled such an enviable average in both branches of scholastic endeavor that he was a constant contender for the select circle of the Honor Roll. Far from being a sobersides, our Thin Man was the first to appreciate a humorous situation and his ready grin easily exploded into hearty mirth. That he falls hard for Newton could be proven in more ways than by his tumble in the Sacred Heart game of 1946. srtmsnovn, ARD-5 The words McNabb and Baseball have been synonymous here at St. -Q Sebastian's for four years now, because Bob has been a pitching star of the first ' Q magnitude. In his Sophomore debut as a Red and Black hurler, he turned in a 15-0 4 . ' 3 no-hitter against Browne 8: Nichols. just to prove that this was no accident, he J ,j L you. duplicated the feat against Middlesex as a Junior. Perhaps the biggest thrill he WNKEY X f THE LL Loys rovided School fans was a spectacular 5-4 triumph over Phillips Exeter in '46, the seg.. . t BUA15 last batter fanning dramatically with the bases loaded. When he strides to I 1 the plate, Mac is always dangerous and his prowess with the willow makes him a Q , dependable pinch-hitter. With Bob and Andy McAuliffe available for the diamond '- Is., season just ahead, Coach Murphy grins and admits that he hasn't a pitching worry l f in the world. Although it ranks merely a poor second in Bob's favor, Basketball - t attracts him in the indoor season and we all recall his sharpshooting of two years f ago when he paced our cagers with ,189 points and set a School record for the most individual points scored in a single game. That his name will appear as frequently on the Dean's List as in the sporting pages is taken for granted by the legion of his Nonantum Hill friends. Bob is all set to join the St. Sebastian contingent at Georgetown next Fall. -I 42 I..