St Sebastians School - Arrow Yearbook (Newton, MA)

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Jo J ITFORQE1'-I-HE PM W H KSNMM-Low -5 COU 'S , . as Nmraa- I2 1, +54 Qi 3 q 4mssA0fl JOHN MERRIMAN MCKINNLY Tweed YN alrus -l Semor Prom Comm1ttee4 Secretary 2 3 Cholrl 2 3 Debatmg 1 2 Arrow 4 Mlnstrel Show -l Dance Instluctor 4 Football Manager 2 lN altf Contest Wmner 4 unlor Prom Comm1ttee'3 Umvelsxty of Toronto E' ery day zs lathes day Il zth me 'Ih1s daslnnff xounff fellex mlght well be ln the secret employment of some prominent clotlnel for at St Sebastlan s ohn NIcK1nney IS unnersallv consldered one of the foremost stxllsts How ex er h1s penchant IS for conserx atne fashions, es peclally tweeds and so the mckname Iw eed has become practlcallv synonomous w1tl1 olm Mr MCKIHHCX one of the four xear charter members of our class, IS the fourth member of the NIcK1nnex famxlx to haxe entered St Sebastlan s In the search for a really substantlal educatlon Under the tutelage of Father Keatxng ohn Became qulte an accompllshed barx tone Tweed would exen attempt to harmonue wlth hls teachers, and even lf ohn hadn t alwavs prepared hls homelessons, he always had a llttle dltty rehearsed for the fellows Although Iohn dld not partlclpate personally 1n the major sports, he gave great asslstance to Coach V1n Murphy bv managmff football and hockey Tweed was llke a nurse to those husky men How ex ez Tweed really Hnds h1s forte ln the game of pool, and there 19 somethmg about the atmosphere ln a dlmly hghted, smoke filled room, wlth a Whltt cue ball outlmed agalnst a soft vreen felt that really stlrs up all of 'I weed s competltlxe Splflt X 4113 ' +6613 as At St Sebastlan s one of the leadlng forms of relaxatlon IS dancmg While stern i 1,-31 is PM 11 compe tltlon proxes that 'l weed can surpass the best ln all the tradltlonal Hnesse of ballroom dancmff of late danclng has come to mean almost exclusively square dancmg where 'lweed IS concerned The mystery IS from what source does the normally easy golng Tweed derlve the terr1fic energy needed for one of those barn vard brawlsp A falr portlon of ohn s outslde school t1me career IS spent at Balley s a fine old establlshment m Boston that proudes jox lmmeasurable for those lIldlVl duals with a sweet tooth Here ohn lends a sympathetic ear, when the boss IS not around to the problems of human belngs from all walks of hfe From behind the candy counter ohn IS always ready to outl1ne the procedure for maklnv bon bons and dlppxng chocolates YN hen Tweed manages the soda fountaln, more than one fellow s udent has jomed h1m ox er a dellclous sundae, and all on the house Tweed s very generous Splflt of co operatlon has been nowhere IH better evldence than ln h1s unassumlng but prodlglous efforts to get the current edxtlon of the Arrow to press If the Senlors recelxe the1r books durmff the Tradltlonal Senlor Week Festxwtles they may tender slncere thanks to the hard work and untlrlng mlnls tratlons of Tweed and hls rather modest compatrlot Tom W'elch The Umversnty of Toronto seems to appeal to ohn s search for a field ln whlch to further hls educa t1on Howes er though Tweed may wander far or labor near at home, his quiet, gen tlemanlv manner and h1s easv gomg co operatne Splflt w1ll wm for hlm everything that goes wlth success, and an esteem to match that whlch he has earned for hlmself among those who knew hlm at Salnt Sebast1an's '1 u u il Y ,, ' ' ' 1 x , 1 1 , 1 , , , , ' .1 ss 1 3 x 'V '. 4 I 1 i 1 1- 11 ' ' 1 ,' u V , , , 1 1 . ' i s U 1 Y . ' h , U ' ' . . I Q Q . ,i 1 , J . v 1 . v x . 1 1 . 1 . 1 1 .I . 1 I 0 1 V V 1 . V V1 , - y Y x ' , 1.f - V as x - V' J ' V 1 .1 1- V ' . 1 . 1 , 1 . 1 + 1 A ' 1 V ' - V 1 1 K' K' ' 7 ' l l I 1 1 7 ' 11 V 1 V '- V' ' ' J , + ' 1 1 V ' ' T' 1 q l . A I . . r 1 , o - . 1 V V V - W I I .g 1 L . . 1 L - 1 1 X X W V v. . x H 1 1 . . f ' , 1 n a - 1.1 sl'- 1 f l v ' 1 I 1 x ' ' V ' ' . 1. ., 1 . 11, -V1 325' 1 :' , . 1 . . . 1 fl' ' -eff' M I A ' ' , .. 1--.1 6 .. , 1 .. if, If 1 .1 -- V. 1 1' ' ' A - Z7'a. A Q 1, X A . . . V H X 1 ' f-' I' mv ' 1 12 ' ' 7' V ' ' V11 5, '1 1 ' - I--', I QA 5 . . . 1 5' . . . x 1 1 1 - y fu . . J , . . . . , 3, Ii - - kg .9 . 1 V . , f 'fa VX ', 1 ' 1 4 - ya, -- l . . . W V, V11 1 1'1i :w , ' ' 1 ' . ,Y . . 1 ' V 3 - V J V , s - . . V . 1 V K . A 1 ' ' .i ' 1 ' 1 N ll. , 1 . 1 . . ' 1 1 l Q, ,, 1 1 1 Q . 1 . 1 . ' 1 ,. 1 D X 1 Y. . . . 1 . . - 9 J , ' 1 . 1 ' V V V1 y ' ' - , 9 , '1 1, ' ' A 1: '

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eww., ls 20 'ffl '6 54' qv M5901 EDWARD JAMES MCDONOUGH l6Buddy!Y Intramural Basketball 3 Senior Prom Committee St mor C lass Beadle Holy Closs Boston College Silence cs the element m 14 hzeh great thmgs fovm themseltes CARLYLF Ed McDonough IS one of those Chosen Few members of our aggregatlon who haxe put ln a full quota of four long faxthful, arduous tollsome wears on thls H111 Sexenteen years young and ha111ng from that noted subt rban communlty of Dor chester Edd1e has been steadfastly braxmg the wlnd and the snow and the ram rn hls dally trek from that 1solated hamlet 1n the charmlng company of B111 Dolty Guy 1 Reagan Although Eddle does not arm for sensatlonal prommence ln any extra currlcular actxvlty, he manages to g1VC a conslstently favorable account of hlmself both ln the athletlc and soclal spheres In sports Ed dern ed local fame by starrlnv on Mole Goggm s second place qumtet ln last year s lntramural league Hls close compamon shlp wlth Lou Russell drags h1m out for a llttle pasture pool now and then also General 1nd1cat1ons seem to polnt to Eddxe as a lexsurely and rare entrant, but a steady consxstent competitor when the chlps are down In the same quxet manner Eddxe manages to cover some terrltory m the Social Sphere, too Hls summers are spent ln the pleasant attractlons of the Sebastlanlte s favorlte Scltuate Hatherley Country Club has offered hlm golden opportunlty to combme a lucratne busmess wlth hours of leisurely pleasure and entertalnment Wlth hls casual taclturnltx, Ed xslll make no damaglng admlsslons where the femmes are concerned but numerous comments local and otherwxse lead to the comfortlng conclusion that Eddle IS no mlsogy mstxc anchorlte In the study department unassumlng Eddie usually ranked quxte safely m the upper half of h1S class On occaslons he actually Flabbergasted Father Shea w1th some of h1s sparkllng Spamsh translatlons and he has the d1st1nct1on of bemg one of the few to wrest a 90 away from that notorlously stmgy reverend gentlennn Ofliclal recognmon of Ed s dCPCIld21bllltX comes ln h1s appoxntment bv Father F lamgan to the demandmg posltlon of Beadle for the Semor class At the moment Eddxe s plans for the future haxe not jelled to any conslstency However, 1nd1cat1ons are that the break w11l be glven to elther B C or the Cross If Ed s success at St Sebastxan s IS any forcast of hrs future career then fortunate lndeed, wlll be that lnstltutxon or callmg that welcomes our ulet Man 1nto lts mldst I We wk! SHUT THAT w1N vowfll PICK up rms recon If N5 f ' lgf' N X .x . , . 1 . H . . . ' . fi . , , u J - . 1 . , 5 f ,l ' Y . l 1 l 1 ' 9 ' Y . . .... K U . V as 1 . K - . a . Y V . ' 1 . m . , . . , . . . K I - ' ' ' ' if ,, L 7 ' ' , . , Q 9 , K ' 1:5 s . , , . . . . Q I A ' 1 L K ill. .k,t,..?d 1 5. Y ,: 11 .:..f .. X at as ' ' , ' Qif, -.f 3 A 3 7 7 . . . . . . Y . . . ,mt I L . ' 1 15,1 f 2 A J ' Egg l V. ' ' as rv ' -,,ill,.. 9425- ' ,:5:5 E5:f2i - K 512751 . . . . . . . . . kv , ,-'13-jj, t ' 7 , ,,,, ,,,, 1.4 H ,, . . x v 1 a . . . , . . V . . . . , , . . . . N ,, . K t . . , Y . . , , . K . . - , . , . . i t . . . , , . . . . . . , HQ . ,, . . -, 5, 1 -.P . ' I351 vwsg., - V s ans 1 A t ,. ' wax.: A Q 'fli

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Q lk , v 00' :J ' 'fi ' 51 1. o I2 lx 1 .e.. I 2 Q L: te'-fx. ,L 'fee ' , ,Q row ,. 9 'MASSACY' Q BRUCE MATTHEW MACDONALD B1'ucie Mac V Baseball 1 Intramural Basketball 'S -1 VHTSIIW Baseball -1 Intramural Softball 5 Valstlx Football -1 'VI1nstrel Show -1 Ho15C1oss Geolgetown Foal bless the man Il ho just mt ented sleep So Samho Prmzct .stud and so say I J G SAXE Once agaln St Sebastlan s IS honored and ltS socxal standlng enhanced by the 1nclus1on among xts students of Ih1S SOC1al1tC from Somerulle Followmg the example of h1s brother and the d1rect1on of h1s parents, Mr Macdonald enrolled at St Se bastxans four long years affo Llke Mr MCKIHDCX Bruce recalls the first dax he trolleyed to the H111 when after d1spos1nff of h1s Hold capped walkxnff st1ck and Homburff hat, he lntroduced hlmself to mam fellow classmates w ho are now num bered among ths souls departed lk hen the Democrats procured control of the M 'I A Bruce dltched h1S fawor1te Streetcar named Deslre for the fam1lx llmouslne Though not muslcally 1ncl1ned he enjoyed the muslc of h1s car wheels squealmv around curw es, unt1l the men IH blue adused Brucle to fret another hobby The warm classrooms and the comfortable seats appealed to Bruce s lntellectual enthuslasm but exen more so to h1s weary bones Howexex Father Gxlmartln con tmually and unklndlv molested that worthy as he trled to refresh h1s exhausted frame ln class On the other hand when Bruce trled to excerclse Father Barrett w as al ways ready to thwart h1m An outdoor man through and throuffh Bruce partlclpateel ln football baseball and mtramural basketball showmef h1s talent ID exerx team from ayxees to Varsxtx At one tlme w h1le quardmv thnd base Bruce was almost dlsabled for llfe by a deadlx comblnatlon of a V1n Nflurphx Infield practice ffrounel ball and a hard lut, but mlsdlrected, lme drlxe from Father Barrett s hoe Toofus put h1s helqht to good use as an end on the football team often planner safetx Also ln mtramural basketball h1s hexvht helped to control the rebounds for the Senlol team WVhen Mr Macdonald s home lxfe demanded too much of h1m he would retxre for a b1t of fox huntlng w1th h1s YN mchester 22 m order to vet aw ax from lt all As a result of these front1er escapades experlence prox ed that such Great shots as Annle Oakley had nothmv on our Brucle He ex en took lt upon lnmself to pre serx e law and order ln SOIT16lX1llC Durlnff h1s un1or xear some sweet debutante passed out of h1s lxfe and left h1m qulte forloxn Howexer m h1s new freedom he cast h1s lot w1tl1 Barry YN allace, and Charlle Coxle personalltles of an entlrelx dxfferent new txpe 1Nh11e Ualllx antmq wxth these Uentlernen Bruce mended h1s shattered heart Mltll the help of a loxelx countrx Qlfl named Pat Qulte a celebrltx around town Brucxe s llkeness IS sald to adorn the top of the Totem Pole h1s fax orlte spot around Boston Mr Macdonald has often spoken of the rlch herltave so much a part of esult educatlon, and because of 1ts poss1b1l1t1es he lntends to cast h1s lot wlth Holx Cross or Boston Colleffe lk hen Bruce finallx raeluates wlth lns present backvround and thls Hne educatlon he w1ll be 1 txulx polxslme el efentlz I mn and a credlt to St Se bas t1an's ON mum MARK GET ssT Q l v K. 'Sx l ,..-N, fum ,Vai J . . . , . . 1 Y r - - v H 1 ' , ,' I' ' ' ' , 'H 4 n - 0 ,, . . . . . V . 1 . 1 ' 1 K' 1 ' 1. x . . , . . . - . , Y ' ' 5 1 v D . . . I, I : : Q 5 ' n o . ' A . . . . . . N . ,, . . . , Y . ., I . . v r v x . ? ' ' 5 ' . ' I x v 5 . , . . v 1 ' Q v v1 11. ' ' - 7 ' 7 . ' I x v V I l 1 v 1 l 1 v I 1 v 1 . 1 1 1 1 - - . . . . , Y f ' t 5 5 . . , - . - .. .- - . - , . Ng, J . , , ' v 1 ' V ' 1 ' ' . , , . . ' . L . ' . . ,. ' . T . 5 h h P . - , Y , . . , f , ' . h . - . . . I x . i . 'i x ,l x N J, X .- A . . ' - - - . gan. ,.s . 1 . . s V 1 Q 1 . P 1 1 1 x x 1 X . ' I , , . 5 . . i x . ll A , . . x v . I g g- y 1 ' - , -- ,521 .: I ' e A 2 h , - - f if 3 . . Q .E I ,Q-dz, ,x:eN ., , . . , , . . . . ' ' via ,, , , ,, v 5 5 . . -.. 5 Q f v - . . , . 1 . . . . . x Q w v . . Q 3 . '. v .1 V . . 1 . v I v v 1 g . f , . ' ' ' x 1 I I 'B '. c- . - 5 - 1 - v1 1 v ' . 5 - v v ' ,, . , ' . ' 1 ' 1 - . 1 X I . . 5 . x X . . . . . x . i . U. ' A . I x ' 1 ' lr 1 1' ' 1 Y . , . y ., . ,. . , 5 1 1 1 -' . . . . ' 1 . 1 1 1 ' ' ' , - . . 4 , , 1 . . .. .-