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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Scarcely a month after we had left St. Sebastian's, we were thrilled to read in the Boston papers that His Holiness Pope Pius XII had elevated our Headmaster to the rank of Papal Chamberlain with the title of Very Reverend Monsignor. Upon our return, the only change we found in him was the purple piping on his cassock that served to remind us to salute him as Monsignor instead of Father It was the largest enrollment in the School's history that Monsignor Mclnnis welcomed on the opening day in September, 1946, and it gave us great pleasure to note so many new students whom we could afford to greet affably, now that we were no longer the infant class on the Hill. In our own class ranks, some of last years members were missing, but their places had been taken by new arrivals like Tom Green, Bob Ward, Bill Brooks, Bruce Harrigan, Clem Dore, Reed Gomperts, and Bob Joyce. We soon learned that the Freshman class numbered 50 and that the Senior class was entertaining two members of the School's first graduated class, Bob Baker and jim Wiles, who would refresh at St. Sebastianls after terms in the service. Once again our membership was divided into A and B groups as follows: Sophomore A Paul Burke Paul Clogan john Cochran Hilton Collupy Paul Corcoran john Darwin Fran Downey Cliff Falk Dick Finnegan Tom Green jim Hefier Dick Hook Bob Kelly Bob Murphy Tom O'Shea john Sherry Bob Ward Sophomore B Bill Brooks Neil Campbell Dick Carreiro Jim Clifford Dick Collupy Dave Connor Ralph Donnelly Frank Donovan Clem Dore Gordon Doucette john Elston Bill Flanagan Bill Gibbons Reed Gomperts Dave Hanron Bruce Harrigan George Hayes Al Hughes Dick Hurley Bob Joyce Dick Keelan Fran Kett Gerard McCourt Paul McDonald Francis Melly Bob Neville Bill O'Brien Dick O'Neil Murray Regan Ed Ryan Frank Sheils When the academic program was announced, we learned that Father Clifford and Father Redding of last ye-ar's Faculty had been sent to universities for higher studies and that three new priests had been assigned to the School: Father Francis Desmond, Father Dacey and Father Aubut. On September 20th, the Headmaster observed his fiftieth birthday and received the congratulations of the Faculty and student body. After dinner that day, Father Beatty voiced the sentiments of the Monsignors fellow teachers while Bob Bullock of the Senior Class presented the Headmaster with a Spiritual Bou uet from the School at large. About that time also, the Alumni of St. Sebastian's decide? to organize and they met at the home of joe Carroll '45 to elect officers and formulate a permanent program. We learned that jimmy Collins '45 was chosen President and that under his direction an interesting series of activities would be launched. Once again, the School's gridiron activities absorbed us during the fall and we were proud of the role played by our classmates on Father Keating's j.V. eleven. Captained y Bob Kelly, the little men won five games and lost only to a heavier Lawrence Cen- tral Catholic team. The Varsity also had its moments of glory especially on Parents' and Friends' Day, October 19th, when St. Sebastian's tied a mighty St. John's Pre aggregation, thanks to Hilt Collupy's miraculous catch of a lengthy aerial from Jacl: Boyle. Triumphant over Cambridge High and Latin in the first meeting between the two schools, the Red and Black escaped defeat until late in the season when Lawrence Academy and St. Clement's took us into camp, the latter defeat caused principally by the scholastic ineligibility of four of our regulars. Another pleasant project was introduced in early Autumn when a School Tennis Tournament was held under the supervision of Father Aubut, new Tennis coach, Thirty-two racquet enthusiasts entered the Tournament and, in the final round, jack Nawn defeated Frank Pitts to become School Champion and win the racquet donated by Monsignor Mclnnis. I-I 71 I-.