St Sebastians School - Arrow Yearbook (Newton, MA)

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CLASS HISTORY September 18, 1944 was a red-letter day in the annals of St. Sebastian's Country Day School, for on that day it reached a goal toward which it had been striving since its inception in 1941 - a full complement of classes from Senior to Freshman. We, the Class of 1948, therefore can proudly claim that our entrance upon the School scene really made St. Sebastian's what it is today-a fully organized preparatory school. Quite properly, our formal induction into the student body took place in the Chapel where we assisted at the Mass of the Holy Ghost, celebrated by the Head- master, Fr. Mclnnis, to ask God's Blessings on the year that was beginning. After the Holy Sacrifice had been offered, the Headmaster turned from the altar to address us in very direct fashion, stressing the importance of working hard to attain academic success. He had, we recall, a special word of advice for the Seniors entering upon their final year at the School, and he cautioned them particularly against allowing the imminence of the draft to distract them from scholarly pursuits. From the Chapel we were ushered to adjoining first-floor classrooms and divided into two sections designated as Freshman A and Freshman B . As our names were read alphabetically we took our places in the room assigned and listened to this litany of names which were shortly to become as familiar to us as our own: Anthony Anzuoni john Baker Thomas Barrette George Kelley Frederick Kuehne Francis Lally Douglas Campbell Hilton Collupy joseph Deignan Richard Doyle Robert Egan Harold Field Richard Finnegan John Fitzgerald Elmo Freda joseph Gibbons William Gibbons Thomas Green Daniel Griflin john Harvey William Hayes John Heavern Francis Hennessy Park Hurley Richard jantzen William joy Robert Julien J. Russell MacDonald William Madden Andrew McAuliffe Eugene McAuliffe Robert McGarrahan Christopher Mitchell Dominick Morley 4551- Robert Murphy Patrick Murphy Thomas Murray William O'Brien Robert Penney Robert Powers Eugene Pierotti Francis Sheils Neil Sullivan Richard Sylvia Arthur Tiernan William Toomey John Vachon John Vaughan Roger Vorce

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V SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS Seated: john Boyle, President. Standing: William Morrissey, Vice-Presidentg Andrew McAuliffe, Treasurer, james Ryan, Secretary. As the morning progressed, we were introduced to the Faculty members who were to play a very important part in our existence for the next four years. Fr. Clifford was quite re-assuring about the intricacies of Latin, Fr. Cuffe simply shrugged off any intimation that Math could be bothersome, Fr. Keating made us see the Ancient World in graphic, witty style, while Fr. Stocklosa gave us a complacent interest in French. Our acquaintance with Fr. Joseph Desmond, Freshman English teacher, was not destined to last long because, on October 4, 1944, he suffered a stroke in his own home and died that night. Deeply moved by his death, we paid our respects to him as a class. The following week, Fr. Beatty came to replace him and arouse our respect for the complexities of our mother tongue. Twice a week we joined ranks with the Sophomores to hear the truths of our Holy Faith ex- pounded in fascinating fashion by the Headmaster. Although we did not come under their tutelage, we soon became acquainted either -personally or by reputation with Fr. Flanigan, Fr. Cotter, Fr. Hannigan and Fr. Collins who taught the upper classes. While the academic pursuits claimed our attention most insistently, there were other facets of School life that magnetized our interest and enthusiasm. By far the most popular building on the campus, the dining hall opened its doors to us after the fourth period and we took assigned places at the long tables presided -I ss 1-