St Sebastians School - Arrow Yearbook (Newton, MA)

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COMMUNION BREAKFAST Senior Corner of the Refectory. About this time THE WALRUSU presented a series of interviews with persons prominent in the St. Sebastian scene, and its readers were made better acquainted with Miss Meuse, Miss Kenney, Mary Hassett and Eddie Linnane. It chronicled also john Kirk's radio debut as St. Sebastian representative on the Junior Town Meeting of the Air program and the public debut of the Choristers at a concert in the Hotel Vendome before the Mt. Alvernia Mothers' Club. To reward the songbirds the Headmaster made them his guests at the annual concert of the New England Preparatory Schools' Glee Clubs. Added glory was gained by the Class of '48 when Jimmy Logue, our 15-year old enlistee, went to the finals in the Herald- Traveler Spelling Bee. In its own good time, Spring came to turn our thoughts to the Baseball season and the end of another pleasant year. Once again the mound work of Bob McNabb was spectacular as our nine enjoyed a most successful campaign, racking up 13 wins in 15 games and defeating formidable foes of the calibre of Exeter, Groton, Middlesex, Thayer, Cranwell and Malden Catholic. The j.V.'s also captured their share of fame by going through the season undefeated, Henry Lane entering the Hall of Fame by hurling a no-hitter against Our Lady's. In these diamond triumphs, Sophomores Andy McAuliffe, Hilt Collupy, Dick Doyle, Jack Boyle and Henry Lane were especially prominent. In the minor sports division, Fr. Keating experi- mented with the beginnings of a Track team while Fr. Stocklosa put the Tennis racqueteers through their paces. The month of Mary was observed with the traditional Noonday devotions and at the month's end the Headmaster consecrated the School and the student body to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. For a second time we watched Graduation Week celebrated by the Seniors, many Sophomores attended their Prom and then enjoyed Fathers' and Sons' Day with them as the Red and Black defeated St. Columbkille's. The Class Outing was held at the New Ocean House in Swampscott -I 67 1-

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Murphy were supported in their exploits by jack Boyle, Joe Deignan, Andy McAuliffe, Bill Gibbons, Russ MacDonald, Bill Morrissey and Jack Skehan. On the court, Hilt Collupy and Jimmy Logue were our representative hoopsters and they played a great role in the nine victories achieved. Beyond all question, the season's highlights were jack Cremmen's swish shot that defeated Cathedral in the closing seconds of play and the establishment of a new cage record in the 52-15 defeat of Browne and Nichols. To expand the Winter program, Boxing was introduced under the tutelage of Mr. Dick Maloney and twenty hopeful candidates made progress in the manly art. The end of January brought a brief respite from our labors while we made the Annual Retreat, this time under the direction of Fr. Lawrence P. Sullivan, C.S.C., while Washington's Birthday week was marked by an invasion of the North Country on the part of our ski-ing enthusiasts, members of Fr. Keating's Alpine Club. Making their headquarters at North Conway, the thirteen spent an exhil- arating week and amazed Fr. Mclnnis who accompanied them by returning safe and sound each day. A testimonial banquet was held in the School refectory on the night of March 18th in honor of our ice and court teams, and the affair was a great success that enabled the parents and fans of our heroes to fete them and spend a social evening at the School. Mr. Walter Brown of the Boston Garden was the principal speaker, while the players themselves were called upon to recount the highlights of outstanding contests. After the distribution of jackets and letters, individual plaques were hung by jack Mulhern, Lane McCarthy and jack Cremmen. SCIENCE CLUB Rear Row: Cochrane, McCarthy, Conway, Morley, Deignan, R. McCarthy, Santora Middle Row: Brine, Donahue, Pierotti, Fr. Harrington, Nawn, Dias, R. Greene. Front Row: Malone, O'Shea, McKenna, Bonica. -I 1-

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and the Musicale was given in the Main Ballroom of the Hotel Bradford by the world--renowned Sanroma. Fittingly inaugurated by the Baccalaureate Mass and Sermon at the Cenacle convent, the Graduation Exercises culminated in the awarding of diplomas at the Atchbishopis House in the afternoon. Once again, His Excellency, Archbishop Cushing, was our gracious host and delayed his departure for a college commencement to greet the graduates and warmly felicitate the Faculty on a work well done. In his absence, Monsignor MacKenzie presided over the ceremonies that featured an address to the graduates by Professor Louis Mercier of Harvard University. The Salutatory and Valedictory orations were given by Robert Higgins and Myron Bullock respectively and Monsignor MacKenzie awarded the hard-earned diplomas. After Solemn Benediction had closed the exercises, we took a reluctant leave of the graduates who had been our schoolmates for two years and we departed for our Summer vacation sobered by the realization that our St. Sebastian days were at the half-way mark. One Sunday morning early in July we were overjoyed to read in the Boston papers that Fr. Mclnnis had been elevated by His Holiness Pope Pius Xll to the rank of Papal Chamberlain with the title of Very Reverend Monsignor. Wfe realized at once that this honor had been conferred on the Headmaster of St. Sebastian's both as a recognition of his outstanding priestly work for twenty-five years and as a seal of approbation on the School founded and developed under his direction. Wfhen we returned to the Hill, we found it difficult to remember to greet him as Monsignor instead of Father , but, while our slips caused us embarrassment, they never seemed to be noticed by him. It was as self-assured juniors that we re-assembled in September 1946 to find FRENCH CIRCLE Sluuding: Kelley, R. MacDonald, Bradshaw, Dias, E. McAuliffe. Seated: Vorce, Dore, Fr. Aubut, Malone, Hurley. -I 1-