University of St Thomas - Aquinas Yearbook (St Paul, MN)

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, ... . .-. .-,T-..,.-S.- -tm ........t ., . if-is - v:1X'L-..,1.! 'E W7 -L-1 QWJ. gwwumf I Once a year the students of the College have a chance to choose the man whom they consider a typical, but outstanding, student. Nominations are made by petition and require thirty signers. This year Jim Shannon, the 1941 Mr. Tommy' ' proved that a man may be a good scholar and still be a good fellow. With almost as many votes as his eight rivals combined, Jim won with the largest mar- ginal victory in the contest's history. Jim was remarkable for having completed his college course in three years with a straight A average. Shannon arriocx at school bright and ftlfl' to attend cla.f.fe.r fleftl. l 11, th: afternoon he work: with F athzr I m translating ,rome old Latin mamur fbelowb. He talk: over a Rmaiffancz and Reformc text with Phil Du Maraif, If t, and Schwab fat th: bottom . i S

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ffl J u nun -as Fw ffl ., .5-ll I Q... A,. Q1 ' 2 , ' 73. .V -Y E efgiigi V ,lT11Ql.ZT-k 3 :IM . un..... . LV,A A Fruhmen 'worked Thurxday afternoon, day .rtudentf hauling wood and boardzr: piling it for the big bonfire labour lzftj. That evening they .raw their reward in a huge blaze that lit up the whole campu: Clzftl. And on a platform near that bonfire, Rea' Thornton lead a cheer as part of a grand pep fart fabovzj.