St Sebastians School - Arrow Yearbook (Newton, MA)

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By that time of year, our athletic interests were centered in the School Hockey and Basketball teams. Every Saturday night we were thrilled by jack Mulhern's exploits on the Skating Club ice and we followed our Red and Black skaters as they gave a magnificent account of themselves against all comers, being defeated once by Malden Catholic and squaring even that account by a 2-1 victory later in the year, We were particularly proud of the Diaper Line formed from members of our own class and we cheered every appearance of Bob Kelly, Murray Regan and john O'Brien to the echo, On the Basketball court, we were represented by Fran Kett, jim Hefler, Bob Kelly, Dave McSorley and Dick Hook, who formed the backbone of the J.V. squad. The Varsity court campaign was highlighted by Jack Cremmen's swish shot from mid- court that defeated Cathedral High in the closing seconds of play and by the establish- ment of a new cage record in the 52-15 defeat of Belmont Hill. When the first semester ended in january, the Annual Retreat was held and it proved to be a novel experience for many of us, Conducted by Reverend Lawrence P. Sullivan, C.S.C., the exercises were stimulating and they gave us an opportunity to retiect on the responsibilities of life. Soon spring was upon us and we watched the cage become a hive of Baseball activity as the diamond candidates worked out under the eagle eye of Coach Murphy. Early in April, the Saint Sebastian Choristers made their debut at the Hotel Vendome under the auspices of the Mt, Alvernia Mothers' Club and their offerings were enthusiastically received by a large audience. To reward the hard work of the songbirds, the Headmaster made them his guests at the annual concert of the New England Preparatory Schools' Glee Clubs. The month of the Blessed Mother introduced us to the School's traditional May devotions and, at the end of the month, we were all solemnly consecrated to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Interest in our St. Sebastian Baseball team mounted as our nine met the stiffest competition in private school ranks and rolled on to an impressive record of 13 wins in 15 games. The Thin Man, Bob McNabb, won new pitching laurels and we shall never forget his feat of toppling mighty Exeter by a 5-4 hair. Almost before we knew it, Graduation was upon us and the Seniors were inaugurating their Commencement Week exercises. Although few of our classmates attended the Senior Prom, we were on hand for the Fathers' and Sons' Day game with St. Columbkille's and, with our parents, we enjoyed Sanroma's piano Wizardry at the Musicale held in the Hotel Bradford. After a Baccalaureate Mass had been celebrated at the Cenacle on the morning of Graduation, the Commencement Exercises took place in the afternoon at the Archbishop's Residence. His Excellency proved a gracious host by delaying his departure for a college commence- ment to greet our graduates and congratulate their parents and teachers. After Arch- bishop Cushing left, Monsignor MacKenzie presided over the ceremonies that included an address to the graduates by Professor Louis Mercier of Harvard and Salutatory and Valedictory orations delivered by Bob Higgins and Myron Bullock, respectively. Solemn Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament brought the occasion to a close and also officially ended the first chapter of our career at St. Sebastian's. We retired from the scene eager to taste the delights of vacation, yet conscious that many times during the summer we would hearken back to thoughts of Nonantum Hill. K 52 ,ww 1- ff C 5 4, 32 15 44' MA 1-l 69 1-Q

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C. Y. O. PARADE Senior Class Officers head the St. Sebastian marching contingent. wag suggested that it was an act of revenge on the part of the defeated team, ln their own sphere of competition, our and j.V.'s acquitted themselves nobly and in the game reports given in the refectory the names of Murray Regan and Bob Kelly received particular credit. lnto this idyllic existence, the specter of a report card inserted itself when the hrst marking period closed and we waited with bated breath to hear our fate, Whera the Honor Roll awards were announced, we were pleased that jack Cochran, Dave Connor, jim l-lefler, Bob Kelly, Frank Kett and Murray Regan had made the grade and we re- solved that the next similar occasion would find the rest of us recipients of honors, Wliile we did not quite grasp the complete significance of the event, we shared the general jubilation at St, Sebastians when it was announced that the first edition of The Arrow had won All-Catholic rating in the national competition for yearbooks sponsored by Marquette University, After Thanksgiving had come and gone, snow gave us an unexpected holiday on November 30th and helped us to anticipate the joys of the Christmas vacation, Mean- while, we were getting accustomed to the First Friday observance each month at the School and we enjoyed the Dialogue Mass that preceded a Communion Breakfast in the refectory. In early December, class elections were held and after grave consideration we elected Bob Kelly, Dave Connor, Murray Regan and Dick Collupy to the posts of President, Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer respectively. If we were old enough to vote, we were mature enough to take part in the Schools social life, it seemed, for Bob Bull0ck's junior Prom committee beseiged us with tickets for their dance which was to be held during the Christmas vacation. rl l-1

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