St Sebastians School - Arrow Yearbook (Newton, MA)

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In less time than it takes to tell it, we were engrossed in the old scholastic routine of assignments, recitations, quizzes and examinations that made long hours of evening homework imperative. To curb the spirits of any gay blades, a new hour-long afternoon detention period was inaugurated when six victims were sentenced to jug , That this new institution had a salutary and chastening effect upon those who experienced its yoke was obvious in a short time. On October Sth we enjoyed an unexpected holiday so that the Faculty could take part in the ceremonies that marked the sixtieth anniversary of St. John's Seminary. Later in the month, on October 15th, we were privileged to take part in Fr. Mclnnis' observance of his Silver Anniversary in the Priesthood. The Cenacle Convent was the scene of the Solemn High Mass which he celebrated with us in attendance and all the members of the Faculty had an active part in the ceremony. Monsignor Wfright, Secretary to Archbishop Cushing, delivered the Anniversary sermon and, at the end of the Mass, Myron Bullock expressed the School's congratulations to the Headmaster and presented him with a Spiritual Bouquet in our name. The first issue of THE XWALRUSU appeared in time to salute the Jubilarian with Ad multos annos as its headline and we noted with approval the contributions of Roger Vorce, Dominick Morley, Gene McAuliffe and Tom Barrette to its pages. Meanwhile, Football was the interest of the day and both Varsity and J.V. teams featured members of the Class of 1948 in their line-ups. New Sophomores like jack Boyle, Bill Morrissey and Frank Pitts made their presence felt on the Varsity, while a year's experience with the J.V.'s had warranted the promotion of Gene Pierotti, Harold Field and Dick Doyle to the School team. The schedule attempted was a rigorous one but our eleven came through it with Hying colors except for a 7-7 tie with Tabor Academy and a 6-0 scalping from Providence Country Day. A victory over Lawrence Academy on September 29th made a pleasant observance of the fifth anniversary of the opening of our school, while a 26-0 rout of Portsmouth Priory made our first Parents' and Friends' Day a great success. i All QQQM I pswtggtfgl ' i, Ri e it Y 1-f PARDONABLE PRIDE Now this thing here - Scientist Ed Conway displays his Al Hughes explains his Science Fair exhibit chemically grown vegetables to his mother to Mrs. Deignan, Father Harrington and and brother. Tommy O'Shea -I 64 1-

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excellence had been won by Tom Barrette in the Freshman Class. The occasion also brought the awarding of athletic insignia to all students who had taken part in Varsity and .I.V. sports and it proved to be a very pleasant end to the activities of our first year at St. Sebastian's. There remained only a personal interview with the Headmaster, during which he analyzed the results of the year's work and made salutary recommendations for the years ahead. One by one we filed down the Hill to enjoy the freedom of the Summer, but many a backward glance was given to see if the School had entirely receded from view for we would be glad to picture it often during the months of separation from St. Sebastian's. With the rest of the world we shall always remember the Summer of 1945 for its greatest gift,-V-J Day, which restored peace to the earth and made it possible for students to pursue their courses without being haunted by the spectre of the draft. It was therefore in a rather carefree frame of mind that we answered St. Sebastiaifs summons in September 1945 and returned to Nonantum Hill to find a statue of Our Lady presiding over the School scene, the beauty of which had been enhanced by Eddie Linnane's devoted gardening. It was very pleasant to hold brief reunions with classmates and the older students as well before filing into Chapel for the Mass of the Holy Ghost and the customary opening day address by Fr. Mclnnis. When the class lists were read and the Freshmen marched out to their classrooms, we noted the newcomers with int'erest and wondered whether we had been so small and nervously shy the year before. As our turn came, we pricked up our ears when new names were read on the Sophomore roster and we were pleasantly surprised to be given the same classrooms that we had occupied the year before. Seats were assigned in alphabetical order and our company included: Patrick Murphy John Baker Thomas Barrette john Boyle Fred Brown Paul Cavanagh Robert Cochrane Hilton Collupy Edward Conway William DeGiacomo joseph Deignan Arthur Dias Richard Doyle Robert Egan Harold Field Richard Finnegan John Fitzgerald Elmo Freda Daniel Griffin Robert julian George Kelley Frederick Kuehne Henry Lane james Logue Russell MacDonald james Malone Andrew McAuliffe Eugene McAuliffe Richard McGrath William McKinney Robert Mesmer Dominick Morley Paul Morris William Morrissey Thomas Murray William O'Brien Thomas Hartnett john Harvey Francis Hennessy Robert Hook Park Hurley Richard jantzen Eugene Pierotti Francis Pitts Francis Sheils John Skehan John Slattery Neil Sullivan Robert Sullivan Arthur Tiernan Roger Vorce William Gibbons When classes began, we were glad to discover that the same Faculty members were on hand to teach us again, although, just after School opened, Fr. Cuffe left our midst to become Chaplain of St. Elizabeth's Hospital. We felt deeply the loss of our Athletic Director and Myron Bullock, Senior Class President, expressed our sentiments at a farewell ceremony in the refectory where a set of Breviaries was presented to the beloved priest. To fill the vacancy in the Faculty ranks, Fr. Joyce was appointed Freshman instructor and Fr. Flanigan took up residence at St. Sebastian's to direct the athletic program. Robert Murphy -I 63 1-

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I On the last named occasion we really impressed our guests by using a public address system to give a play-by-play description of the contest. The conquest of Jamaica Plain High was memorable, not so much for the one-sided score, as for the fact that a fire broke out in the basement of the School during the early hours of the next morning, causing the resident Faculty to flee the building. Thanks to the joint efforts of the Newton and Boston fire departments, the blaze was quickly brought under control and classes were held that day as usual. We were more than pleased when word was received at the School that Marquette University had awarded our first yearbook THE ARROW All-Catholic rating in national competition and we noticed that Bob Higgins and his staff were indefatigable in their efforts to produce a second edition that would live up to its predecessor. Another extra-curricular activity gathered momentum as the St. Sebastian Choristers practiced faithfully each week under the baton of Mr. Leonard Whelan, well known organist and choir director. As the cycle of the year progressed, Tom Barrette continued to make the Honor Roll with monotonous regularity and, when the class went to the polls, it elected the scholar-manager as its president. The other ofiicers selected were Jack Boyle, Vice-President, Bob Murphy, Secretary, and john Baker, Treasurer. Fairly frequent in their appearances on the Honor Roll also were George Kelley, Roger Vorce, Bill DeGiacomo and Bob Sullivan. Proof positive that the members of '48 were maturing rapidly was afforded at the junior Prom on December 27th, one of the worst nights of the Winter, when a galaxy of Sophomores appeared and gave evidence of some familiarity with the art of Terpsichore. When the sports scene shifted from Football to Hockey and Basketball, the Sophomores put their services at the disposal of both the sextet and the quintet. Saturday night games drew more of a crowd than ever, and our Red and Black skaters were prime favorites as they made the glassy surface of the Skating Club hot for every team in the league. It was Mul's last year and he and our Bob -I 65 I- GRANDSTAND QUARTERBACKS Russ MacDonald, Charlie Hearn Bob Egan, Bill DeGiacomo, Jim Grogan in a between-halves moment