St Sebastians School - Arrow Yearbook (Newton, MA)

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COUIWPPQY Aigeiilp, . ..... s Q ez W QA s A 4us 0K JOHN FRANCIS NAWN ll ll Science Club Treasurer 4 junior Prom Committee Senior Prom Committee J.V. Football 2, 3 Hockey 2 j.V. Baseball 2 Golf 2, 5, 4 Tennis Tournament Champion 5, 4 Originally a member of the Class of 1947, jack was forced to leave that gallant band because of a protracted seige of illness and when he recuperated he joined our Junior ranks. Well known to us from two years of previous association in the School, he was a welcome addition to our company and proved to be a congenial and co-operative classmate. A quiet, hard-working student, he shone in Math and had a Hair for the sciences in general. When the Science Club was formed, he instinctively gravitated to its membership and his fellow votaries promptly elected him Treasurer. Oli the campus, he spent much of his time with jim Malone and Ed Conway and it was in this triumvirate that the Chestnut Hill squire first heard himself called Sandy , Distance means nothing to him for he loves to drive and he has learned to take minor accidents quite philosophically. To gather with his classmates on Friday evenings for diversionary purposes was an extra-curricular activity that he looked forward to, although he was inclined to be reticent about his movements in other social circles. Vacations at Scituate played an important part in his life, for he cut quite a figure on the South Shore and his berth on the Courageous made him the envy of all yachting enthusiasts. A sports lover to the nth degree, jack played J. V. Football in his early years and afterwards saw limited service with the Red and Black Varsity. Hockey also attracted him and he gave it serious attention during his Sophomore year. It was reserved for Tennis, however, to captivate him completely. Living in the shadow of Longwood, he was able to scrutinize the technique of world famous players and to imitate their style of play in his own court contests. When the School sponsored its first Tennis team in the Spring of 1947, his experience and skill made him our Number 1 man around whom Fr. Aubut built his hopes. A consistent victor in singles, he made a good doubles competitor also and accounted for no small share of the points won by our first racqueteers. Besides winning the School Tournament for two successive years, he also represented St. Sebastian's in the Exeter invitation Tourneys. jack's collegiate address will undoubtedly be Holy Cross, after which he will devote his attention to a career in Engineering. May the finest things in life be yours, jack, and may we always be the first to rejoice in your success. ,I 45 1- l x SCORED A Pomr oN umm 'rms WEEK on ,411 XX, S' I, , rx--H 2-Tn

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Tfnvoun DAD 1 wAs Asxmcv Fon Ham.. -1- . ,s ! coumkkq' 'Y L fgsiili . M - 5 8 23 H! . V116 . S WILLIAM THOMAS MORRISSEY, BILL Class Vice-President 4 Arrow Staff Football 2, 3, 4 Football Plaque 4 Hockey 2 The Morrissey family subscribe to the New England philosophy on breakfasts, and Bill is probably the best fortified student who arrives here each morning. Highly irrelevant as this detail may appear, it does much to explain the Mattapan lad's popularity as a tablemate in the refectory, for the Noonday gatherings find him merely able to toy with Mrs. Riley's preparations while his five companions are gratifying ravenous appetites. A well-stocked larder also makes the Morton Street home a favorite haunt of St. Sebastian visitors and it may have had something to do with an embarrassed police oHicial's remark to Bill, jr., My, how you've grown . With us for three happy years, Bill and his cars have added color to the local scene. An inopportune sneeze once caused him to collide with a prowl car, on another occasion he was forced to thread his way through a street strewn with milk bottles and, while his skill brought him home first from lengthy trips, it also gave Paul King and Tom Hartnett anxious moments. It is safe to say that a Mt. Ida tag bothers him more than parking tickets and that his favorite song makes every little breeze seem to whisper Louise. Bill wasted no time in entering athletics at the School, for he won a Varsity S and sweater in his first year here. A powerful tackle, he was a tower of strength on the left side of the line and was a steadying influence on the team as a whole. In recognition of his stellar play for three seasons, he was appointed Blue captain last Ifall and had the satisfaction of earning a plaque to commemorate his hard-won victory. During Sophomore year, he also served as Paul McGrath's understudy in the Hockey net. Summers convert him into a golf bug with emphasis on Coon- amesset and driving ranges. All year long he keeps abreast of Baseball news and plays the sport annually on the Cape. Despite his proximity to the surf, he much prefers a shower to a plunge, especially after his exhaustive efforts to raise a bumper crop of tomatoes. With his father's assistance, he has also collected a magnificent library of sports movies that are keenly appreciated by his friends. The publication of this volume of The Arrow is due in no small measure to Bill's business acumen and loyal enthusiasm. As he brings those talents to bear on a lifework, he is certain to carve out for himself the success and happiness that are the product of manly competency. -I 44 1-

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wndtt I Mouszrmxp F'RS'L DAD et 4 'Q is iii? r Q 4+ Er ik 5 J. + jf S 9 ii ifij-1: was nt' EUGENE PAUL PIEROTTI ll ll Science Club 4 Arrow Staff Football 1, 2, 3, 4 Baseball 2 Golf 3, 4 Wellesley Gene is one of the twelve Trojans who enjoy the distinction of having been in our original Freshman group that enrolled at St. Sebastian's in September 1944. Tallest lad in that pioneer aggregation, he could also be termed the mildest, for he was refined, shy and unobtrusive. In the early years, he made his trips to Nonantum Hill in Fr. Hannigan's jet-pgopelled what-not, but more recently he has been the pilot of the celebrated ogpatch beach-wagon, by far the most popular conveyance on the pike. As a student, the red-head revelled in the sciences and he was transported to the seventh heaven when the Science Club was formed. From that point on, Gene spent more time in the laboratory than he did at home and his pride was unlimite when his personally constructed short wave set brought in Norway. Anti-social as far as the opposite sex is concerned, he resolutely refuses to learn to dance and is also extremely careful in selecting his male company for round-table pastimes. Among his friends, Kel, Doc Morley, and Dave Connor are closest to him, although his father still rates as his Number 1 pal. To mention Mr. Pierotti is to evoke memories of the familiar red-shifted lines- man who followed the gridiron play up and down the sidelines, encouraging his son and at the same time keeping the officials on their toes. Gene served as a regular Varsity tackle during his junior and Senior years, and had even won the berth as a Sophomore only to have an appendectomy sideline him for the season. An iron man in the real sense of the wor , he could be relied upon to play every minute of the game and to give everything that he had both on offense and defense. Linemen rarely make the headlines, but our red-headed Hercules deserves a lion's share of the credit for many of the long runs reeled oil by our backs. During the rest of the sports calendar, Gene managed to do a bit of pitching feven with Football cleatsj and to enjoy the exhilaration that went with membership in the Alpine Club. An enthusiastic golfer, he took lessons at Riverside and membership at Woodland, and represented the School in inter- scholastic competition. Fishing also attracted him and he spent many happy hours in quest of finny victims. Villanova and Electrical Engineering are the beacon lights toward which Gene is pointing his career. Steadiness and dependability have always reaped a reward and they will not fail to conduct Gene to the eminence his classmates wish for him. -I 46 j..