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CLASS HISTCRY The time-September, 1960. The place-before the brown doors of S.T.M. As we freshmen filed through those foreboding doors for the first time we were trembling inside, fearful of the world we were entering. Our fears were shortlived however, when we became acquainted with new friends and faculty. We became familiar with tickets to the fourth floor swimming pool and keys to the elevator pawned to us by the upper classmen. We also became acquainted with the evasive subjects of Science, Algebra, and Latin. Most of us came out of our freshman year with a firm knowledge of Latin and the wonders that were concentrated in a fiagstaff held in the firm hands of Father Kinney, if nothing else: we were introduced to late slips and detention and flunk notices. Fr. Mc- Veigh injected us with Green and Gold Blood at our first pep rally. We were pleased by the fine show, 'fln One Ear directed by Jim Mayer and the play, Stalag 17, directed by Mr. Nider, We were pleased by our showing in the mite-box drive, chance drive, and card party drawing. All of us eagerly contributed to the fund which purchased our new scoreboard in the Gym and watched on as new backboards were installed. Our Freshman year was a silver year for S.T.M., our school observed its 25th anniversary. Our four secular priests celebrated the 25th anniversary of their ordina- tion to the Priesthood and we helped cheer our basket- ball team to the City Championship. We learned of the immense value of a retreat before our Easter holiday, and the Father and Son Communion Breakfast. Soon enough June rolled around and we stumbled over the final exams before heading out for our summer vacation. As September came we all headed back into those brown doors renewing friendships gained the year be- fore. But this time we had no fears for we had the world at our feet Cwell the freshmen anywayj - we were upperclassmen. We came back to the world of Val's soggy, wet pretzels: broken soda machine: and infinitesi- mal hot dogs, and were greeted by new desks and reno- vated auditorium. We met old friends, Latin and Eng- lish again, and we were taken aghast at the new worlds of Plane Geometry and Biology. We discovered many exciting things to witness and participate in. We felt close to our athletic teams when we observed that some of our classmates were providing a little part in the teams' successes. Our basketball team surprised us with an even record even though they were only holdovers from the previous team. We cheered at the back court genius of Bill Murphy and Larry White, and the high jumping ability of Mike O'Meara. We witnessed with sadness the last year of Mr. Kelly's guidance of our track team. We attended our second retreat and Father and Son Communion Breakfast. By the close of this year we realized that there was nothing at our'school except what we put into it ourselves. With this in mind, we moved into the warmth and brightness of the summer. As we came back to S.T.M. as Juniors we had recov- ered from sophomoreitis and realized that we must push ourselves if we were to move forward in knowl- edge. With this in mind, we attacked Chemistry, Alge- bra II, and Typing 1, which sometimes counterattacked producing flunks. We were amazed at the end product of a whole summer's work on the cafeteria and lighting fixtures throughout the school. We were proud of our classmates who participated with growing numbers in the athlete teams of the school. We cheered our successful football team and watched on as our bas- ketball team completed its third consecutive successful season ending with the best record in the Catholic League, 14-Z, while the entire starting five made All- Catholic or Honorable Mention. We watched the Sen- iors enviously as they ascended to the balcony while we were still grounded. We looked forward to our Senior year as we prepared for the June exams. When September came around we presented ourselves at the brown doors with an air of dignity. We at last were Seniors. We greeted our new rector, Father Grass, who most of us knew in his role of disciplinarian while we were freshmen and our new head basketball coach, Mr. Hoy, who replaced Mr. Purcell. At our first look at the cafeteria we were stunned by 'the presence of new lockers, there and in the gym. As we began the year, we felt the pride of sitting in the balcony. We set down to work at Physics with its vectors, Trig., Bookkeeping, and Typing II. Our Senior year, however, had its trag- edy at the start. We lost one of our classmates, Charles Zirpoli. Our President, John F. Kennedy, was assassi- nated. Despite these tragedies we moved on. Many of us will never forget dressing up in our first tux, and beholding the gleam in the eyes of our date, while we danced the night away at the Greenbrier. Our day- dreaming about that night was shortlived however. when we were presented with our reports the very next school day. We enjoyed the many varied movies shown through Father McAleer's efforts. All too soon the mid- term exams came up, and reports came out again. We cheered our football and basketball teams through their seasons and were proud of them because they were our teams. We were the Seniors who led them on. When spring came on, we enthusiastically supported the mite- box drive, surpassed the amount given the previous year, and attended our last Father and Son Communion Breakfast and annual retreat. The card partytcame next with many ads and chances being sold. The last quarter saw our invasion of the World's Fair in New York. perhaps the most exciting Senior Trip ever sponsored by S.T.M. We returned home that night weary from walking around the vast fair grounds. Finally we approached that glorious and yet sad day, June 5, 1964. We remembered dressing in our gowns and green ties and walking into the auditorium. We clearly recall Father Grass calling our names, and the moving of our tassels. Though we may not have been the best class to grad- uate from S.T.M., we hope that all other classes fol- lowing us will have as memorable a stay there as we had.
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SENIOR HO OR SOCIETY The one elite scholastic group that can most easily be pointed out is the Senior Honor Society. This group of students was identified as an outstanding group during the Rectorship of Father Cusack, C.M. These students have been honor roll members for ten of the possible fourteen times during their stay at St. Thomas More H. S. The sustained effort that this represents is indicative of the highest type of student. These are the ones that have worked at the most even level and therefore have produced high standard work over the long haul through their high school career. We know that many more have worked and do not see their names here but the need for a break off point has made their names implicit in the collection of S.T.M.'ers that have worked and suc- ceeded. This second group of Senior Honor Students brings the total group for two years to twenty-five. FRANCIS ALBERO GEORGE BURKHART JAMES CAPORALE MICHAEL CORADINO EDWARD CUNNINGHAM RICHARD DIPASQUALE VINCENT DiSTEPHANO DARIO GASPARINI JOSEPH GAUDIOSI CHRISTOPHER GUILIANO DENNIS KELLY JOHN McKEE FRANCISCO PAVONE WALTER ROSSI CHARLES STROLLO MMM ff : ai . seas, aff' Ls , fifi K 1 sai l Q W, It A Qi s2.fggsZi,fgj,f,fs.s 'f Tggsgu.-11,2 vm 7- M 1- ,fresh ss-tweirg ' I 1 site I I , ' fe ' av' ' I Zin emuriam This year has proven tragic for the world and now the pathos of the earth's sorrow has put its linger on us. We know the sorrow of losing a beloved class- mate. Charles Zirpoli will be remembered by each of us in our daily prayers and each time we see this remembrance we will breathe an extra prayer for him and hope that he will remember each of us his classmates. CHARLES ZIRPOLI Class of 1964 Saint Thomas More High School Died September 29, 1954 May he rest in peace.
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