St Sebastians School - Arrow Yearbook (Newton, MA)

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ARROW STAFF Seated: Tom Barrette, Editorg Fr. Flanigan, Moderatorg Dom Morley, Business Manager. Sflllllfillgl Gene McAuliffe, Gene Pierotti, George Kelley, Bill Morrissey. Jack Mulhern, Ben Pickard, Paul McGrath and Dan Sullivan. The democracy of the dining hall also had its effect and we came to know Seniors like Hugh Glasheen, Jim Lydon, Hank Barry and Bob Baker who were ideal lads to pattern ourselves after and who had done so much to bring into existence the unique spirit that permeated the School. As for the Sophomores, we met most of them on the Football field on most informal terms and we felt that they were boon companions. Early in the academic year we joined in the universal acclaim with which the appointment of Bishop Cushing as Archbishop of Boston was hailed throughout the diocese. A holiday was declared by the Headmaster to signalize the great event and a Mass of Thanksgiving was offered up in the School Chapel on the following day. In his address to us after the Holy Sacrifice Fr. Mclnnis traced the career of our new Archbishop and pointed out the circumstances that made his appointment providential. Wfithin a short time after his installation, Archbishop Cushing met with the Headmaster and the Faculty and expressed his deep interest in St. Sebastian's high ideals and rapid development. His Excellency also offered the School the beautiful grounds of his residence as a fitting site for our Graduation Exercises and the invitation was accepted with gratitude. It was with deep regret that we heard the Headmaster announce one day that Fr. Collins was being sent to Catholic University for advanced study. Even in -I 1-

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tomorrow at the very latest, and through his efforts we soon appeared in jerseys and moleskins that made us feel like All-Americans. When our progress warranted it, an equitable schedule was arranged with the j.V. teams of Belmont Hill, Browne and Nichols, Roxbury Latin and Angel Guardian, and we Freshmen were tremen- dously pleased to have Frank Hennessy and Gene McAuliffe emerge as fine backs who depended upon a frontier that featured Gene Pierotti, Park Hurley, Elmo Freda, Roger Vorce and Joe Deignan. The Angel Guardian game will live long in our memory, because on that occasion Fr. Keating, who was Chaplain at Angel Guardian, had to preserve strict neutrality. In addition to our own personal en- thusiasm for the J.V. program, we followed with avid interest the destinies of four of our classmates who had reported to the Varsity squad: Tony Anzuoni, Andy McAuliffe, Tom Green and Bill Gibbons. We were proud, of course, of the Varsity record of live wins and only one loss to Portsmouth Priory, and we were disappointed at the cancellation of the Cranwell contest because of the premature arrival of snow in the Berkshires. Concurrently with the Football season, the academic program had made progress to the point where we waited anxiously for our first report cards. From the start we had been cautioned repeatedly about the necessity of three hours study each night and the seriousness of the warning was brought home to us when several of our classmates were asked to leave for lack of achievement. Those who heeded the advice earned a glow of satisfaction when the marks were received at home, and two of our number, Roger Vorce and Tom Barrette, made their way into the select Honor Roll circle, receiving their certificates publicly in the dining hall to the plaudits of the entire student body. As the Fall days passed in most pleasant fashion, we soon became acquainted personally with the older members of the student body and began to value their help and friendship. Our neighbors on the first floor were the Juniors and it was not long until we felt particularly intimate with fellows like Myron Bullock, . RATION SEN1 SERIOUS Colicujrild Brine de6P in Joe Deignall AciF15.CIENTISTS , Ma 009 ' ' las, Morley' Nawlfadio research. U1 an after-school Tag iiiiiyflerottx -I 58 I-

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DOUBLE TROUBLE The Diegnans, Schiffmans, McAuliffes, Sullivans, Cochrans, Elstons, Collupys, Greenes, and Keelans. our first few weeks at the School we sensed how much the friendly young priest contributed to life at St. Sebastian's, and we learned from the Seniors that he had been one of the pioneer triumvirate of Fr. Mclnnis, Fr. Meehan and Fr. Collins who had worked so hard in organizing the multiple activities of the School. To succeed Fr. Collins, Fr. james Redding made his appearance on the Nonantum Hill scene to teach junior and Senior Latin, and Fr. Cuffe was appointed Faculty Director of Athletics. As the year progressed, we were introduced to other traditional features of the St. Sebastian year. The First Friday of each month saw us attending Mass and receiving Holy Communion in a body, after which we adjourned to the refectory for breakfast. just before the Christmas vacation we enjoyed being invited to remain at School for supper one evening and we were pleasantly surprised when a varied program of entertainment followed. The chief memory of that Christmas Party will always be the recollection of Junior Al Amendola holding an egg aloft for the greater part of the night at the bidding of the magician. To organize our class effectively and to choose representatives for the Student Council, we elected class ofiicers and the robes of authority were conferred upon Bill Gibbons, President, Richie Doyle, Vice-President, Roger Vorce, Secretary, and Douglas Campbell, Treasurer. We also were gratified to learn that Bob Baker, Myron Bullock and Bob G'Shea were chosen to guide the destinies of the three upper classes. The Winter sports program excited our interest along two fronts principally, Hockey and Basketball, although Ski-ing had its own coterie of devotees who were delighted to find that Fr. Keating shared their enthusiasm for the snow. In the realm of Hockey, there was great enthusiasm evident when the Catholic -I 60 1-