West Philadelphia Catholic High School - Blue and White Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

Text from Pages 1 - 158 of the 1944 volume:

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Ati human beings. we receive irom the Creator the talent oi inteltect ior which uitimateiy we must render a strict account. Order makes tor proper subordination ot one's impuisesz courage strikes down craven iear: enterprise urges one to make the utmost oi him5eii. Ni tour. under God. make even the most diiiicuit iiie su- ' ' ' heaven itseti becomes a supreme reward orth hving. prerneiy w ' 1 reach. within universe We take our irwfairaf ion ro W1 BCOKI BGOKII BOOK BOOKIV ORDER INTELLLLT FNTFRPRISV COURACW 1 Vffr' 1, 1' : ' 'I 2 'f 1 :HA g g b I - I-A:g.u,i -. 1 A A ' ,V X ' A . , K . :I HV I1'f'ff'. .'N .I'1f ' fi' Y: ' if 1 1A 1 . Cfii, r gr - H if . A 1. A X if f f' N it A wa ' Hf-1. IL xl ., , ' 1' ' Hr: '.'- E-14: ,, -T: 'P1. z c1r1: f ' 12 ,V : 2 '1' ' ' IX f ...W I Af - if ' I ' ' 'I -A :zu Z.. 1. V 7 V 13 A . 'I fi H 5, 1 K 1 ,. if ' V. 'X fl T' I I , III 1 fi' I ' .M I ,. fx- 1 ' If 4. A, , . I'LCQA55 j'26l:5lll Q ki' QCICQ .9 pfagel' I His Holiness. Pope Pius Xll. Champion of Peace . Q 6 cz g mmacu cafe, lfleelfl 0 QLICQ The year 1944 IS unparalleled 1n the entlre hrstory of the World A global war IS engultmg 1t and almost destroymg 1t No earthly power seems able to control the spread of the conthct Before long even the neutral nations may be enmeshed rn the struggle For centurles Mary has been Medratnx between God and man between man and man l..1ke our tour thousand Alumnr now on the lmplore the powerful rntercessxon of Mary our fond Mother Mary Queen ot Peace heal the wounds of thrs ternble stnf so that we chastened by the long dark years of bltter conflld may be stronger 1n the ta1th and determrnatron Whrch wrll lead us to Vlciorrous peace field of battle, we who are about to join them have also learned to W L- M 5 is f j ,, R X3 ffl ' . fy f .' 1 ' 55 f fl Q X , ., 'q . 2 2 1 M I The goal of every boy of the fifty-six parish schools within the district and suburbs is to at- tend West Catholic Boys' High School located at Forty-ninth and Chestnut Streets. Since its incep- tion in l9l6 West Catholic has grown enormously, providing a wider field of education, better edu- cational facilities and a larger faculty. Today, it has two buildings with over forty rooms, includ- ing five well-equipped laboratories for physics, chemistry, biology, radio and aviation. There are also special rooms for the use of the commercial students who follow typing and bookkeeping courses. The spacious walnut-panelled audito- rium with a seating capacity of over twelve hun- dred is used for daily assemblies and activities. The gymnasium is the scene of the basketball games and physical training courses. After school hours and during week-ends it is used to ca- pacity. The library houses more than seven thousand books. The campus behind the school is exceptionally large and one of the many glories of West. lt contains a SU X 40 football field, a 320 yard track and two tennis courts which adequately serve the needs for outdoor sports. Graduating classes form a simple picture of West Catholics growth. The first class tl92Ol numbered forty-tive students. The year l938 watched almost six hundred students don the cap and gown. Presently West Catholic can boast of almost five thousand graduates giving their all Pro Deo et Patria . Chestnut Street at Forty-Ninth. the address of our beloved West Catholic where many have learned, prayed and laughed tor four enjoyable years. Note the pavement worn with travel and the Sycamore trees, the home ot the original burrs. f A pre-class chat in the moming sun siimulutes ihe students, lightens the burden of the coming day cmd puts them in the mood for work. 234' .j,'1.!f mx x 4 s .R '!.,g,,.,.,yf!'i JP5 ' un Mas! Left: Eight-thirtyl Boys with typical happy faces come in the main doors in droves to put in a lull day's work at readin'. writin,' and 'rithmetic. Lef+: Following a well-deserved noonday meal. many Burrmen stroll about our huge campus. which was recently beautitied by the addition of six young maple trees. The paths in the upper right were worn by trackmen. A before-class scene during the first spring days. Many students stroll around the track or play a few games on the field in order to become wide awake before they start classes. As the warm weather invited all outdoors. the Brothers' team met a daily challenge to a hard game ot softball. The Brothers downed their opponents right and lett ex- cept tor a few hard-hitting class teams who rudely let them back a peg or two. LQ0l'lfQ Cllflfllflif 5 ' . .wg . 3' , . .5 -tjgjem H' '.? ns' ' fzsyiiiw 4 Y! Q '9 H' '- ' V, A as 0- , 4 .kj 5 : Q . 3 an , W AV ,, Q, ,, - '-Q' , fi., . , e 'L 3 'Q' , .A , , . B 'M 'J is 4 ? 'f3iilT45T1'f' f' , K K 1825 1 'W' .4 , S .44 A ' ,awk Q V- 1,,.,, T5 lip 41' P ,Q l V9-Q.: J ' N -1,. 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Q ::f1A5Yj.1 1 yu 5 , -1. , tnbpy ree ecwond AW Our .xdckieuemenfd The Rxght Reverend Monsmgnor Iolm I Bonner D D Supermtendent of Schools The D1ocese of Phlladelphla was establxshed one hundred and thtrty stx years ago At that t1me there was a total of three Cathohc Schools plus an orphanage asylum rn th1s d1Slf1Ct lt was the Slsters of Charlty who saw that Phlladelphra was a promlslng held for educatlonal work and so they took charge of a free school lor German Catholtcs ln October 1818 Fachonal the church ot Phlladelphla a prey for open schrsm and cr1'uc1sm for twenty years Progress ln Cathohc educatron 1n Phlladelphta was checked for the tlme Wlth the arr1val of Brshop Kenrlck from Kentucky obstacles were re moved and the road paved for future lmprovernents Prtor to l853 however the school system was LU comparattvely poor cond1t1on W1th the arrlval of the Chr1st1an Brothers rn that year thmgs took on a bnghter aspect lt was now posslble to have proper educatlonal fac1l1t1es for boys ol h1gh school age Q s troubles however, had arisen in Saint Mary's Parish which resultedin making ln l894 Reverend I. W. Shanahaw reported that there were then thirty-six thousand pupils in attendance at eighty-six schools in Philadelphia, This number was not sufficient, however, so more schools were added, until at the turn of the century, Reverend P. R. McDevitt, at that time President of the School Board of Inspectors, disclosed that there were now one hundred and ten schools in ninety-eight separate parishes in the rapidly expanding diocese. And so it was year after year, working, planning, expanding, giving more children the chance for a Catholic education. Now in l944, the number of children in Diocesan schools has risen to one hundred thirty-seven thousand, forty-seven, Three thousand, six hundred and fifty-six Religious are teaching in two hundred ninetyvfour Parochial schools. Over this vast network is a man of untiring faith and ability, Monsignor Iohn I. Bonner. To assist him in this work are Reverend loseph A. Gorham and Reverend Edward Reilly, The splendid efficiency of our school system is due to these outstanding men who assure the fulfillment of the purpose for which these schools were erected, the training and education of the Catholic men and women of tomorrow. These men of the Church mean for us a supernatural wisdom of the Catholic Church originating from the infallible guidance of the Holy Ghost and from the experience of nineteen hundred years. ln its care of its young the Catholic Church has always been most solicitous, most wise, and understanding. West Catholic is proud of such an outstanding graduate A recent addition to our capable Diocesan administrative as Dr Gorham whose prominent work in our Catholic staff is friendly Father Edward Reilly. I.C.D.. who has school system as Assistant Superintendent has made him competently filled the position vacated by Father I G one of our foremost educators. Cox. I.C.D. Father Reilly has his office at West Catholic Girls. -uri.. xen- On fda Jog 52 me A a ear Our Pnncxpal rs ready to dxscuss some lmportant problem wrth one ot hrs students Despxte added womes due to the war Brother Anselm handles hrs dutxes smoothly and adroxtly Hts ardent devotxon to the Sacred Heart makes a great nmpressxon on all OUR SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION The ratmg ol West Cathohc l-hgh School for Boys m the held of educatron stands pre emrnent lts reputatlon IS not newly acqulred lt has been con srstently good through the years ot 1ts exlstence but 1t does not des1re to l1ve or rest on the glones of the past that has never been the Splfll of West Cathol1c Progress and advance A better school today than yesterday and a better school tomorrow than today Thls lS the arm and oblect ot our School Admlms tratron What causes a school to be rated as a successful educat1onal 1nst1tu hon? People ask the same questlon when success lS achxeved by a Federal state or Clly government or when a manulactunng group or corporahon at tams a command1ng posrtron ln 1ts held Generally the search ends 1n the query Who are the men at the top of that 1nst1tut1on'? lt lS sard that every successful enterprlse rs but the lengthened shadow ol one 1nd1v1dual ln the case ol West Cathollc our splendld success as an educatronal mstr tutron can be attnbuted to our beloved Pf1I'lClpCil Brother Anselm and hrs tlne and capable assrstants Brother Fehx Francls VICG Prrnclpal and Brother George Regrstrar Possessed of keen mtelhgence and Wlth a noble dedrcatlon of therr lrles Work to therr Creator Ln the1r chosen held of educatron ol Cathohc boys th1s trrmty of splendrd Cathohc educators IS stampmg an 1n dehble rmprmt on the hrstory of Cathohc Hrgh School educatlon rn thrs cxty. Wxth a gemal smxle and ready advxce Brother F George quxckly solves thousands of he students problems As Reglstrar he super vxses the ofhce staff plans the roster enrolls new students and IS an xmportant cog m the West Ccrthohc school machme Vxce prmclpal and tnxe frlend of the boys Brother Fehx Francls termmates hrs thxrd year at West as Cl promoter of all xmportcmt law and order Every student at West Cathohc has frequently been the reclplent of many kxndnesses from the secretarlal staff Mxss Mary McGarr1ty and Ethcxent Mxss Iulxa Regan keep our records mn order . ' I s,. ,Q ' 0 'Vin l N 'YS f. 1 X .ff A ' I ff? ffvfa lf! I 1 If N1 ,xf Q-f 4.- I gpdifi' af' A .A,,,.....-ww- 13 .lr-'W . 'U' v 5 4 Bottom The Brothers at prayer before morning Mass. They live one continual life of prayer, beginning cmd ending the day asking God's aid in their work. THE BROTHERS OF THE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS It was a bright day when the Brothers of the Christian Schools arrived at West Catholic. These men, whose lives are dedicated to the service of boys, have become a living part of our school, familiar to the passers-by by the black robe and the white rabat. A rich French nobleman founded the order in 1719. Iohn Baptist de La Salle, now a canonized Saint, was a master of education. His small group, now the largest of the teaching orders in the Church, has grown tremendously and has spread the world over. The Brothers, meticulously trained, can turn their Whole time to the Wants of youth. They teach in high schools, parochial schools, universi- ties, and colleges. They maintain orphanages, protectories, and other forms of institutions for boys who have no home or family. The Christian Brothers have met with phenom- enal success. Their understanding of boys, their latent power to cope with unseen difficulties or of obviating unpleasant feelings are some of the factors responsible. This form of treatment is met with obedience, eagerness to learn. and devotion. Let us now look at the lite ot the Brothers. How they live- ! fi? 1 Top right: As Brother F. Benidle rattles off a few mimeo- graph sheets of the Daily Bulletin . Brother Leo thought- fully regards a linished copy. The Bulletin contains choice bits of news and announcements of future events. fl' ff. . Y 4 As Religious-A Pope once said, Show me a religious who follows his rule, and l'll canonize him immediately. The Brothers strive to emulate this by setting aside special time tor prayer and meditation, by living together under one head, and by devotion to the Blessed Mother and the Child Iesus. Although .not priests, they take vows oi pov- erty, chastity, and obedience. The purpose again is to give undivided attention to the care and training of boys. They have selected the religious lite in response to Christ's call, to save their own souls, and with them the souls of others. As Teachers-Students are sent to a Catholic school for one reason-religion. The Brothers are experts in the imparting ot religious training to their pupils. Each Brother is also schooled care- fully in the particular subject he has selected to teach. Much time is given to the preparation of their classes, so as to perfect delivery, style and the best method of training. It is a known tact that their students are preferred everywhere. 'Y' -fd M J--' -ee 7 f I f I , , VW' Q 'H , W , H-ff-.rf,. gs f . f.. W h lv , . get ,L '-,L nv Left: Students assist at weekly Mass in the auditorium during which time they supplicate God to shower them with graces and blessing during the school term. Below: Father Augustine, C.P.. who gave the October Student Retreat offers a bit of friendly advice to a group of interested seniors. Left centre: Before beginning the day's lessons. students offer prayers that God will regard favorably their efforts, and enlighten them with knowledge. Bottom: The arms of the Sacred Heart extend in loving care and guidance as students visit the Chapel during lunch. I ,f 3 X Brother G. Martin spends much time in the newly equipped Radio Laboratory. Above he shows cr student the intricacies of the trans- former. ENGLISH Brother F. Martin Brother Gregory Alexis Brother Gerard Robert Brother Basil Brother E. Leo Brother Edwin Iohn Brother D. Ioseph Brother E. Lewis Brother D. Jerome Brother F. Benedict Brother Gregory Brother Gerald Berchmans Top Right: Brothers Paulian and Fred- erick are ready for the day's work. Right: Brothers Pius and Emilian peruse some recent publications during some of the free moments of a busy day. X, cf- S X. The faculty members ot the various departments hold periodic meetings in which they discuss new methods and texts as well as the progress of the students. The members of the English faculty consider the salient points of Living Catholic Authors. a recent English text. Eight-thirty is the rush hour around the bookstore as students procure their supplies for the day. From September to Iune Brother Ierome is kept busy satisfying the students' requests. FACULTY - - jixfwflm As Scholars -The Brothers are lifelong stu- dents. To keep alert, ahead of the times, open to all sorts of queries, they must study constantly. Each Brother is a college graduate and many of them hold university degrees. They aim at be- coming egregious in their subjects. The more one studies, the more he realizes how little he knows. It is a must that the Brothers keep adept and know perfectly the myriad prob- lems of their job. Brother G. Iames uses a European map to explain to the Sophomores a territorial change due to World War II. It looks like an evenly matched game as Brother Leo Brother Damian spends much time after class hours ex- takes on Brother Dominic in a friendly game of chess, plaining the many complications which invariably arise the favorite pastime of the Brothers. Brother Ierome reclr- in the Chemistry laboratory periods. Chemistry students ons from the sidelines what he would do if he were in find that all those difficulties can be made as familiar Brother Dorninic's shoes. as H2SO4 and H20 with Brother's help. P C15 Ile These Churchmen are loyal patriots. They carry on their shoulders a very heavy and very im- portant pack-Christian Education. For more im- portant than guns, tanks, and battleships is the moral building ot boys, who as the men of to- morrow shape the destiny of the world. Yes, the lite ot a Brother is full and interesting. A teacher of ability, a sportsman of good temper, an erudite scholar and, above all, a man of God. He leads a holy, happy existence. Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother MATHEMATICS Damian Iulius G, Francis Gordian Faber Frederick Ioseph D. Martin David Lewis D. Iames Dominic Edwin G. Leo D, Iohn George Paulian Brother F. Albert Brother F. Andrew fd l. ex .f XZ f:fZ?: 5? ,hit .f'f'5.ff gi.-ef . get c' A ff? ? 273. V ff ' 1 ,I ff r I6 XA ' it . ,, ,Of 1- i fl, , .i, f Li- ,Z f,- V., Q Zi f 'lc' di ,7 . f' J X15 ' 45 S .5 ., 5 5. X' . .af . V5 1 T .xc X , ISS-Qi .N-Q sr f Xxx X, x sf -Qs, X This is the way it is done. says Brother G. Bn- Two heads are better than one, so Brother Lewis thony as he demonstrates to some ol his iunior stu- and Brother Austin put their problems together and dents an important experiment in Chemistry, the arrive at a common answer which will help their stu- distillation of water. These experiments help to pre' dents master their daily lessons. pare the boys tor college work. FACULTY - - .7Aeg re e igioufi Brother G. Francis discusses some yearbook questions with William Dutty. Business Man- ager of the 1944 BLUE AND WHITE. The sky- light oiiice was always a scene oi activity alter class hours. HISTORY Brother Eliphus Lewis E, Iarnes Eugene Michael F, Luke G, Iames G. Victor Dominic Bertin Daciari Robert Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother LANGUAGES Daniel Eemian E. Paul Francis Benilde Eaclbert of Mary Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Fidelian Brother F. Leo Brother F. Bernard Brother Emilian Top: Brother Luke and Brother F. Leo delve into the Brothers' library as they finish their preparation for the following day's lessons. Bottom: Brother Daniel and Brother Basil are on their way to class and a tull day's work. Looks like Brother D. Francis has some intricate bookkeeping problems up his sleeve. 5 At five-thirty every morni Brothers star! fh AP, JA ng the e day w' 1 fh prayer A O I 4 ' s , I , ! Bro fhers D F .Martin D aber giv , czmian and e the bo hand I ys cz helpin Q ter school hours. Q if' FACULTY - - PQ QCLC .8115 Brother Gabriel Thomas must be gratified with his students' exam- ination grades. Notice his broad smile as he shows his record book to Brother D. Iames. SCIENCE Brother Gregory Martin llrotlzer G. Anthony Brother E. Pius Brother Dorniari Brother F Timothy Brother Edwin Hubert COMMERCIAL Brother Gabriel Tliorrios Brother D. Francis Lett: Brother Benedict confers with Brother F. Michael as Brother Faber scores some quiz papers. Right: Brothers 6 Albert and Adrian listen to some recordings as Brother Eotdbert adiusts the tone. Q.. 'afff ,slag fgr lla W' . , wr, : wa 1'-QrQ:'F '1 V. b T 'W' - 'f ' 4' N., ' I , . A , six l L 4 1 ,Jr ,r 'N mggii' I I 4.1 f Brother E. Brother F- CYYH and . , hp prepare to show a Mm dedhbg 'ng 4 Friday mom- Io wilh disease dun ing heahh 92605- FACULTY - - we 9 fe 5l!,,,fm dsome push- Leil: km room MSX. the Student Associaiion Oiiice, 5100191 D- 1-like QMS WCAU 011 019 hun Brokher F. Marlin. Moderator of me activity, discusses buiion radio in ihe Bwihers' recrediion room io! ibe next YGGYIB plans with the newly-erected president and enioyment oi Brothers Pam cmd MichaeL vice-president. Mulvey and Toner. McBrycm has plans. loo. ,,...-v- ' my 'N -. .- -W Inv 51 sv M, 4 ,W ,1 5 fy. .I in J N ,z Brother D. Francis explains the Comptom- eter to a senior who wonders at the ac- curacy of man's ingeniousness. Commer- cial students receive training in all type of business equipment. FACULTY - - en :UUA .gpoiri DIRECTOR OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION Efcilier Eillh'-'Ill Aitiifmy PREFECT OF DISCIPLINE Brother G, lglm DIRECTOR OF GUIDANCE WF S X NHLIL -anal Brother G. V1 ce: BURSAR Brother D. efoirie Miss Margaret McQuill-rin, school librarian. pleasantly helps students locate reference material and so cheerfully answers even a S64 question with the utmost ease that the Library is filled to capacity during all lunch and study periods. AQ- -af 1- -fs 41 nlv '99 R 8 3 41. , 0' .. ,., f . gm. 'IFE 3 Y MMO f Aw A O ll f v , A A ll fn bf X.-A-. N BOCJK II INTELLECT jAl'0llg Me earfi wiflz zlw of '44 The gun sounds for the last lap of our high school career . . . Brother Anselm and Brother Felix Francis remain at the helm . . . 'The Class of Champs is chosen the slogan of the '44 grads . . . 600 tiny freshmen enter West, bewildered at the masterfulness of the sophomores . . . Only 300 seniors return to make us fully realize The Draft Boards Breaking Up That Old Gang of Mine' '... Mullins appointed as Physical Instruc- tor. Who's Who Program . , . At the National Scholastic Press Conference the '43 Blue and White selected an All-American, superior yearbook . . . La Salle humbled, 44-0 . . . The Guidance Department, in its second year, holds much-needed Vocational Assemblies . . . Pistol Packin' Mama rocks the nation, and Pigskin Packin' Tulskie becomes the chant of the campus . . . Tup returns to twirl in Navy Blue, as St. Thomas More says Uncle, 44-6 Csix years straightll . . . October one brings Annual Spiritual Retreat and Father Augustine to the students . . . Plans for the Year Book start rolling as 300 cameras are purchased for senior pictures . . . Ho hum . . . McCvarrymen from down South bow, 30-13 . . . Drexel Publications' Confer- ence , . . The new Catholic High School Hour of the Air is in- augurated over KYW. Brother Anselm is among first guest speakers . . . First Quarter exams come and go Cas do the marksl . . . Another title for West. This time it's cross country . . . The Roman Cahillites are blacked out, l4 to 0 . . . Burrs are four games from title . . . Third War Bond dr-ive quota is topped . . . La Sallian Club starts campaign for Christmas toys . . . 21 seniors fly high and pass the first Army Air Corps Test , . . Girls hold their Senior Play. The male parts are taken by West boys . . . The Second Annual Mass for Alumni Service- men said in Auditorium by Reverend Thomas L. Stagg, '29 . . . Grads in service number nearly 4,000 . . . Penn stalls the Army dreadnought, 13-13, as West takes St. larnes into camp, 38-6 It was a long hard climb but we've made it. Final preparation for senior pictures mark a milestone in high school lite with visions of cap and gown. formal attire and diplomas in the not-too-far future. Smiling laces and reassuring grins give satisfaction that you look all right and the collar doesn't stick out too far. Most seniors seem to assume the gowns and formal shirts with the nonchalance of veterans. 'T-4'-N -ff U? 'sl .X After a hearty breakfast, some of the seniors who made the retreat at Saint Ioseph's in the Hills head for the chapel: a brief sermon follows. A popular guest at many of our rallies. Taylor Grant speaks his piece to West Catholic followers. Taylor manifests keen in- terest in West Catholic and admires the quality of our teams. Upon entering the door of the Girls' school. the Burrmen are attracted by the poster advertising the Senior Play. Hundreds of W. C. men enioyed the matinee performance. Inset: With another school day chalked up. these seniors leave the school to fill iobs left vacant by the draft and which must now be filled by high school students. W5 X x y, I , wfx - Pfifff' Y fy' MSX g, N '-im V X J XJ f L Li-,Q PM t iff- 'fi' l' 4 'N X W e 1Az -j-Lf-' v. , X . , JQ -QR rm L 9 lflj.. N ls 'X 1 Y ' .Nr Q s X il is r Ve 'I '- , 1 .L 3 ist, P , J' i 'MX j g , ,q t Q51-' f75Q'?i'i t 4- T it t ' T 5 , N-f,-twig. - .. 1' n': ,J4v1?v , ' Q N .J t jisgf J N' M152 4 Qff wf- 'i , V f R x- , . M, ff , . . , The Burrs down the high-ilying Falcons, 25-13 tfour for Tulskiej . , . Presi- dent meets Chiang, Churchill, Stalin at the Teheran meeting . . . Brothers meet mothers and fathers at the Parent-Teachers meeting . . . l'Boorn Boom Ton- delayo becomes the rage of the ever popular parish dances . . . U44 Blue and VJhite Banquet . . . 'Pepper the Preppers becomes tradition, this time 14-7 . . . Little Sisters of Poor address assembly . . . Coach Bob Dougherty becomes 'iThe Bockne oi West as the juggernaut from 49th St. crushes St. Iohn's, 59-7, for the third Catholic League Title in four years . . . holiday . . . Everyone enjoyed Thanksgiving after the joyous morning defeat ot West Philly, 33-7 . . , Quakers happy as Bob Odell is picked All-American . . . Notre Dame voted Team ot the Year . . . Class of Champs slogan backed as Northeast public smeared under Western stearnroller, 21-O, for City title. Pete Murphey's edu- cated toe gets three for three and the curtains oi West's most glorious football season are drawn closed . . . Another holiday . , . The long awaited Christmas .41 Top: Pounding away at the keys of the typewriter are stu- dents of a commercial class. Bot- tom: Graham and Quigley survey the world from a standing posi- tion and discuss a place of inter- est in World War II during a re- cent visit to the Free Library. vacation comes and 3,000 West boys and girls invade the Post Office . . 4 'Billy Penn swoons as Frankie Sinatra has a weeks engagement at the Earle . . . Lea Year Cheaven protect usll . . . Mars reigns the heavens as the U. S. enters a prayertul l944 . . . Gordon Miller again is chosen director of Wests Senior Play . . . Student Association holds the fourth annual Football Banquet at Kugler's. Mike Bogan and Bobby Connors are voted to lead the champs of '45 . . . St. Ioseph's College talias West Catholic Highl beats University of Penn as O'l-lalloran, McEnroe, and .. N w,.f,.f 4 Above: Some Commercial students per- form some experiments in a physics class and learn some of the important information which will help them to ad- vance when they enter the Service. Some students even attended extra ses- sions after regular class hours. Below: Another important subject of the day- mathematics! A group of students from ' . .. ,. . f the Technical A section show great 1' interest in the magic of the slide-rule. If Top Row left to rlght RALPH PAUL ALTHOUSE 512 Clzlton Avenue Sharon H111 Pa Semor Techmcal A Holy Spmt Interclass Basketball 41 42 Tenms Team 42 43 44 W C Monogram 43 IOSEPH THOMAS ANASTAS 5560 Hadheld Street Sen1or SCISDCS D Most Blessed Sacrament Interclass Basketball 41 42 Inter class Track 41 42 Sen1or Play Bu 1 ncss Commtttee 44 IOHN WILLIAM APPLEGATE 3444 Chestnut Street Sentor Sclen e A aamt Iames Art Club 41 Stage Personnel 44 Student ASSOCIOIIOD 42 43 Varslty Track 44 M1ddle row THOMAS IAMES ARNOLD 551 New Street Sen1or Techmcal C Samt Charles Oakvxew Interclass Basketball 41 43 Inter class Track 43 IOSEPH VINCENT BAILEY 546 South 54th Street Semor Techmcal B Transhguratton Interclass Basketball 41 42 Inter class Track 41 43 Stage Personnel THOMAS EDWARD BELLWOAR 147 Penn Boulevard East Lansdowne P Sen1or Commerclal B St Cyrtl House Commlttee 41 42 43 44 Interclass Basketball 4l 44 Inter class Track 43 44 Semor Play Busmess Comm1ttee 44 Bottom row IOHN BLAISE BENDER 5407 Cutherme Street Transflguratlon Interclass Basketball 42 43 IOSEPH WILLIAM BERENATO 1135 South Ruby Street Sen1or Commerclal A Most Blessed Sacrament Blue and Whxte 44 Burr Staff 43 House Commxttee 42 Interclass Basketball 41 42 43 Interclass Track 41 42 Semor Prom Com mlttee 44 BERNARD CHARLES BERTBAM 824 South St Bemard Street Semor Sclence D St FIGHCIS de Sales 42 Cfddai I V I at g if I It gg Us 4 . g E A 71' S Q. -.V . HI wi :':::!iii.l:I'1!f.iuui. 4 l ' Ill. I Il yu Ill 4 94 2 7 T ::. - V Bottom row: CHARLES EDWARD BRADLEY 83 North Union Avenue Lansdowne P . Senior Commercial B St, Cyril Band, '41, '424 Bowling Club, '4-4: Senior Play Reception '44. ROBERT IAMES BRADLEY 946 South Paxon Street Senior Technical A St, Francis de Sales House Committee, '41, '42, lnterclass Basketball, '41, '42, '43, lnterclass Track, '41, '42, IAMES THOMAS BRENNAN 213 Magnolia Terrace Kirklyn. Pa. Senior Science C St. Laurence 43' 4154 Top row left to right GEORGE WILLIAM BLOOMFIELD 2651 South Robmson Street Senior Technical B St Barnabas lnterclass Basketball 43 lnterclass Track 41 42 43 Varsity Track 43 THOMAS FRANCIS BONHAGE 5338 Chancellor Street Senior Science D Transfiguration Interclass Track 42 Stage Person nel 44 Student Government 42 BERNARD BARTHOLOMEW BORKOWSKI 1222 Sycamore Street Wllmmgton Delaware Senior Science A St Hedwig lnterclass Basketball 41 42 Rifle Club 41 44 Student Officer 43 44- Tennis Team 42, 43. Middle row: CHARLES ADOLPH BOSCH 8628 Eastwick Avenue Senior Commercial B St. Raphael House Committee 44' lnterclass Basketball, '41 '42 '44' lnterclass Track '42, '43' Senior Play Business Committee '44- Student Officer, '43 IOSEPH FRANCIS BOUGHMAN 256 Copley Road Upper Darby Pa. Senior Commercial A St. Alice Blue and White, '44, Burr Staff, '43: lnterclass Basketball, '44g lnterclass Track, '41, Senior Prom Committee, IAMES IOSEPH BOYLE 7012 Wheeler Street Senior Technical B St. Clement Rifle Club, '41, Top row, left to right: IOHN ALOYSIUS BRENNAN 19 North Lindenwood Street Senior Commercial A Our Lady of Victory Burr Staff, '43, lnterclass Track, '41, W. C. News Staff, '43, Riding Club, '43, Senior Prom Committee, '44. ROBERT WESLEY BRINKER 1813 South 57th Street Senior Technical B Most Blessed Sacrament Interclass Basketball, '42. RICHARD FRANCIS BROGAN 5035 Ludlow Street Senior Commercial B Our Lady of Victory Band, '43, '44, Student Officer, '43, '44, W. C. Monogram, '44, Bottom row: VINCENT LEO BURNS 2032 South 59th Street Senior Science B Most Blessed Sacrament Band, '41, '42, '43, '44, Burr Con- tributor, '43, Burr Staff, '44, Dramatic Club, '41, Student Officer, '44, W. C. Monogram, '44, W. C. News Staff, '41, '42, '43, '44, Senior Prom Committee, '44 IOHN IOSEPH BUTLER 1718 South 53rd Street Senior Science C Most Blessed Sacrament Aviation Club, '41, '42, '43, '44, Dramatic Club, '43, Photo Club, '43, Middle row: DANIEL IOSEPH BROWN 6336 Grays Avenue Senior Commercial B St. Barnabas Varsity Baskebtall, '42, '43, Varsity Football, '42, '43, W. C. Monogram, '42, '43. IAMES RAYMOND BROWN 1731 South 56th Street Senior Commercial B Most Blessed Sacrament House Committee, '43, '44, lnterclass Track, '42, Rifle Club, '41, Student Officer, '43, '44. WALTER GALE BRYAN 4711 Windsor Avenue Senior Science D St. Francis cle Sales Aviation Club, '41, '42, lnterclass Track, '4l. Two hundred ninety-six seniors gather at St. Francis de Sales for the Baccalaureate Mass. Rifle Club, '43, '44, Student Officer, '43. FRANCIS MARTIN BYRNE 105 Pusey Avenue Collingdale, Pa. Senior Science C Blessed Virgin Mary Burr Staff, '44, Golf Club, '42, Hand- ball Tournament, '41, lnterclass Bas- ketball, '41, '42, '43, '44, lnterclass Track, '44, Rifle Club, '41, W. C. News Staff. 44 P' 1 U u X ' I. add Top row, left to right: MAURICE EDWARD CALBY 5043 Chestnut Street Senior Technical A Our Lady of Victory Bowlin Club '41 '42, House Com Q I , 1 ' mittee, '42, '43, Interclass Basketball, '41, '42, '43, '44, Interclass Track, '41 '42, '43, '44, Rifle Club, '41. EDWARD IOHN CAMERON 105 West Wood Street Norristown. Pa. Senior Technical C St. Patrick RAMON GEORGE CAMPUZANO 5034 Willows Avenue Senior Science D - St. Francis de Sales Student Government, '44, 45 1 Middle row: THOMAS HENRY CAREY 219 Harwick Road Springfield, Pa. Senior Science D St. Francis of Assisi lnterclass Basketball, '4l, '42, lnter- class Track, '41, IAMES WILLIAM CAVANAUGH 212 Wadas Avenue Kirklyn. Pa. Senior Technical C St. Lawrence Rifle Club, '43, '44 ALEXANDER IAMES CHRISTIE 892 County Line Road Bryn Mawr, Pa. Senior Science A Our Mother of Good Counsel Dramatic Club, '44, Rifle Club, '44 Senior Play Cast, '44, Student Offi- cer, '43, W. C. News Staff, '42. Bottom row: EDWARD IOSEPH CLARK 7032 Paschall Avenue Senior Technical C St. Clement D FRANCIS EDWARD COMERFORD 614 South Yewdell Street Senior Science C Transfiguration House Committee, '42, lnterclass Basketball, '41, Interclass Track, '41 '42, Student Government, '42, '44, WILLIAM HARVEY CONDIFF 6420 Trinity Street Senior Science B Good Shepherd Bowling Club, '42, lnterclass Basket- ball, '41, '42, '43, lnterclass Track '41, '42, '43, Rifle Club, '41, Stage Personnel, '44, I Top row, left to right: WILLIAM FRANCIS CONNOR 3801 Market Street Senior Science C St. lames lnterclass Basketball, '41, Student Government, '44, Varsity Basketball, '44, W. C. Monogram, '44, IOHN FRANCIS CONSIDINE 3410 Plumsteod Avenue Drexel Hill. Pa. Senior Commercial B St. Charles lnterclass Basketball, '4l, '42, '44, lnterclass Track, '42, '43, '44, IOHN THOMAS CONVERY 5621 Malcolm Street Senior Commercial C Most Blessed Sacrament lnterclass Basketball, '41, '42, '43, '44, lnterclass Track, '4l, Varsity Football, '44, W. C, Monogram, '44, Middle row: IOHN IOSEPH CONVERY 2606 South Berbro Street Senior Science A St. Clement French Club, '43, '44, lnterclass Track, '41, '42, Rifle Club, '41, '44, ANTHONY IOHN COOGAN 545 South Conestoga Street Senior Technical A Transfiguration lnterclass Basketball, '41, '42, '43, lnterclass Track, '41, Student Govern- ment, '44. ROBERT IOHN COOGAN 1766 South Avondale Street Senior Commercial B Good Shepherd lnterclass Basketball, '41, '42, '43, lnterclass Track, '42, '43, '44, Senior Play Reception, '44, Student Govern- ment, '44, Student Officer, '44, Varsity Swimming, '44, ' i ,N . ' x Bottom row: FREDERICK DONALD COOK 5507 Angora Terrace Senior Science C Transfiguration Art Club, '42, '43, Aviation Club, '41, '42, '43, '44, lnterclass Track '42, Rifle Club, '41, '44, Student Officer, '44, W. C. News Staff, '-43. LEO XAVIER COOKE 2334 South 70th Street Senior Science D St. Clement Aviation Club, '43, lnterclass Basket- ball, '4l, Rifle Club, '41, FRANCIS IGNATIUS COREY 5714 Warrington Avenue Senior Technical A Most Blessed Sacrament Blue and White, '44, lnterclass Bas- ketball, '41, '42, lnterclass Track, '4l, '42, Student Officer, '43, 46 . L ' -4 We' .421 525 it 515 af . f if View 54,: ?'yN 'W ' v. ' .,5-iff' f, ' 713 ,, it .yVjfLQf U ., 5' Zwezrsvg. J as 9 .. - 2 'I -Se S ., 4 fe 1 , W M, ,Q-, 'r vi kit ts. i Members of the LaSallian Club receive a few last min- ute instructions beiore they go on the air . Bottorn row THOMAS FRANCIS DENNIN 1030 South 55th Street Senior Commercial B Most Blessed Sacrament Burr Staff '43, l-land-ball Tourna- ment, '4l, lnterclass Basketball, 4l '42, '43, lnterclass Track, '41, '42 '43 '44, Student Government, '4l, '42, '43 '44, Student Otticer, '44, Senior Prcrr, Committee, '44, RAYMOND CHARLES DEVENNEY 5229 Cedar Avenue Senior Technical A Transtiguration lnterclass Basketball, '4l, 42, 43 '44 Student Government, '43, '44, Student Officer, '43, Varsity Football, '43 '44- 'N C, Monogram '44, IAMES IOSEPH DEVER 2013 South Cecil Street Senior Commercial C Mont Blessed Sacrarnenf 4v Tor: row, left to right: FRANCIS IAMES COSTA 3409 Chestnut Street Senior Science C St Iames Bowling Club '44, lnterclass Basket- ball '4l '42, W. C. Monogram, '44 IOHN IOSEPH CRILLEY 513 South Conestoga Street Senior Technical A Transtiguration Blue and White, '44, lnterclass Track '43, '44, Stage Personnel, '44, Varsity Track, '43, '44, FRANCIS BERESFORD CROWE 7035 Radboume Road Uper Darby, Pa. Senior Technical A St, Cyril lnterclass Basketball, '42, '43 Middle row: IOHN PAUL CURRIE 501 Baily Road Yeadon, Pa. Senior Technical A St Louis IAMES THOMAS DAVIDSON 6349 Greenway Avenue Senior Science D Good Shepherd lrmerclase Basketball, '41, 42 43 lnierclass Track, '4l, '42 IOHN IOSEPH DELANEY 1818 South 57th Street Senior Technical B Most Blessed Sacrament Interclass Basketball '41 '42, lnter- class Track, '41, Student Government 43 44, Senior Prorn Cornrnittee, 44 Top row left to rtght IOHN LAWRENCE DIVER 5328 Addison Street Semor Techmcal A Transhguratzon Varslty Football 43 44 W C Mono gram 43 44 IOSEPH MARTIN DOLAN 647 South Yewdell Street Senlor Techn1ca1 A Transfxguratton Blue and Wh1te 44 lnterclass Bas ketball 41 42 43 lnterclass Track 41 42 Sentor Play Receptlon 44 Stage Personnel 44 Student Gov ernment 44 IOHN IOSEPH DONNELLY 5430 Cedar Avenue Sentor Techmcal A Transfxguratton Blue and Wh1te 44 lnterclass Bas ke all 41 42 43 44 lntercass ack 41 42 43 Bo tom row EDWARD IOSEPH DORAN 7141 Yocum Street Semor Sctence C St Clement lnterclass Basketball 41 Student Oth er 44 Student Government 41 CONRAD FRANCIS DORRIAN 1009 South 53rd Street Semor Sctence A St FTGDCIS de Sales Bowlmg Club 41 French Club 43 44 lnterclass Basketball 41 42 Rifle Club 41 44 W C News Staff CHARLES ROBERT DOUGHERTY 4842 Walton Avenue Sen1or SCISHCS B St Franc1s de Sales Blue and Wh1te 44 Dramat1c Club 44 lnterclass Basketball 43 44 Mtddle row IOSEPH WILFRED DONOVAN 128 North Madison Avenue Highland Park Pa Sen1or Commerctal B St Laurence House Commtttee 44 lnterclass Basketball 41 42 43 44 lnterclass Track 41 42 Student Government LEO IAMES DOOLEY 2119 South 71st Street Semor Scxence C St Clement Student Government 41 42 IOSEPH THOMAS DOOLING 5 Faxrheld Road Upper Darby Pa Semor Sctence C Annunclatlon lnterclass Basketball 41 42 Inter class Track 41 42 Student Govern ment 42 Student Oftxcer 43 44 lnterclass Track 43 44 Semor Play Cast 44 Stage Personnel 44 Sentor Prom Commtttee 44 tj c 48 add ullllll i Top row left to r1ght IOSEPH PATRICK DOUGHERTY 196 Chapman Avenue Lansdowne Pa Semor Techmcal B St Phxlomena lnterclass Basketball 41 THOMAS IOSEPH DOUGHERTY 2923 South 87th Street Semor Sclence B St Raphael Interclass Basketball 41 42 43 44 Student Government 41 4 Student Offlcer 44 IOHN MARTIN DRUMMY 1428 South Vodges Street Sen1or Technlcal A Most Blessed Sacrament lnterclass Track 42 0 I 94 49 Mlddle row THOMAS FRANCIS DUDLEY 4618 Ludlow Street Sen1or Sclence B St FFGHCIS de Sales Interclass Basketball 43 44 VUIS11Y Football 43 44 IOHN MARTIN DUFFY 6107 Hazel Avenue Sen1or Techn1ca1 C St Carthage Avlatlon Club 41 43 Rlfle Club 43 44 WILLIAM IOHN DUFFY 1154 South 52nd Street Semor Commercxal A St Franc1s de Sales Blue and Whlte 44 Interclass Bas ketball 41 43 44 lnterclass Track 41 43 La Salllan Club 44 Rlfle Club 41 Stage Personnel 44 Semor Prom Commxttee 44 Bottom row ALBERT MARCEL DUFOUR 258 South Farragut Terrace Sen1or SCIGUCG C St Francts de Sales lnterclass Basketball 41 42 Inter class Track 42 Rtfle Club 41 42 Vars1ty Sw1mm1ng 43 44 PAUL IOSEPH DUFOUR 258 South Farragut Terrace Semor Sclence A St Francis de Sales Burr Contr1butor 42 Debating Club 42 43 44 Dramatrc Club 42 Stage Personnel 44 W C News Staff 42 IOHN VVILLIAM DUNN 431 South 7th Street Colwyn Pa Semor SCIENCE D Blessed V1rg1n Mary Art Club 43 lnterclass Track 41 Rlfle Club 41 Varslty Track 41 42 43 44 Cross Country 42 44 W C Monogram 42 43 44 Semor Prom Comm1ttee 44 'till ...L 6 1 -1 1-11 1-.- l .-.ll , 'V I ' Q ' i i- -.. T.... -. l v ln 1 . -'..'i..T ..5 4-'..:. , , ' - ::' . ' , , , '-1. A , , , 1 ,- I r , . 1...-Il ! l7'1'l' ' ' I 1-fi' . . .il- Y ---ll , -...........i- , , , - 7 I I I V - A I I . 1 ': ,'.'4: , . ' ' 7 ' 1 E . . l . I - -L - - l- . . Interclass Basketball, '42, '43, '44, f I ', ' '. ' 1 , - ' I I I l . . i. , , .. : .' ,': - , ' s I f I f I . . A , Q , '43. . 1 , 5, ' I I I , J , . . 1 , . , , . x . ' I fl -, -0 -It 'l I 'f 1 ., V I Top row, left to right: FRANCIS XAVIER ECCLES 5511 Hazel Avenue Senior Technical C Transfiguration Blue and White, '44, House Com- mittee, '43, Interclass Basketball, '41, '42, '43, '44, Interclass Track, '41, '42, '43, Student Government, '42, Student Officer, '43, Varsity Track, '44, Senior Prom Committee, '44. FRANCIS WILLIAM EDGETTE 2059 South 57th Street Senior Science C Most Blessed Sacrament Band, '41, '42, '43, '44, Dramatic Club, '41, '42, Interclass Basketball, '41, '43, '44, Rifle Club, '41, W, C. Monogram, '44, Senior Prom Committee, '44. GEORGE THOMAS EVANS 1255 South Ruby Street Senior Science B Most Blessed Sacrament Interclass Basketball, '42, '43, '44, Interclass Track, '42, '43, '44, Student Officer, '44, Varsity Swimming, '44, W. C. Monogram, '44. Middle row: IOHN DANIEL FARRELL 5616 Lclrchwood Avenue Senior Science B Transfiguration Interclass Basketball, '41, '42, '43, lltilfle Club, '41, '42, Student Officer, PAUL EDWARD FARRELL 908 Childs Avenue Drexel Hill, Pa. Senior Science B St. Andrew Art Club, '42, '43, Dramatic Club, '44, Senior Play Cast, '44, Student Offi- cer, '44, W. C. News Staff, '42, '43, '44. FRANCIS IOHN FICHTER 1114 Angora Avenue Yeadon, Pa. Senior Technical B St. Louis ' 1 add ty, O, yi 0 x Bottom row: RICHARD ANTHONY FINNEGAN 5319 Larchwood Avenue Senior Commercial B Transfiguration House Committee, '44. WILLIAM MICHAEL FITZGERALD 2525 South 66th Street Senior Science B St. Barnabas lnterclass Basketball, '41, '42, '43, Interclass Track, '41, '42, '43, '44, Stu- dent Governrnent, '42, '44, Student Officer, '44, Varsity Track, '42, '43, '44, W. C, Monogram, '44. RICHARD EDWARD FLANAGAN 7001 Reedland Street Senior Science D St. Clement 50 i L4 . WE . .tt in 194 The seniors make an im- pressive picture as they as- semble lor the formal closing of their high school days. Bottom row: DANIEL ANTHONY GALLAGHER 1627 South Frazier Street Senior Commercial C Most Blessed Sacrament Burr Contributor, '43, '44, Interclass Basketball, '41, '42, Interclass Track, '41, Student Government, '41, Varsity Basketball, '44, Varsity Football, '44, W. C. Monogram, '44, IAMES IOSEPH GALLAGHER Main Avenue Berwyn, Pa. St. Monica Senior Commercial A Blue and White, '44 Burr Staff, '43, '44, Tennis Team, '42, '43, '44, W, C. Monogram, '44, IOHN RICHARD GALLAGHER 5827 Springfield Avenue Senior Technical C Most Blessed Sacrament ll-'Iviation Club, '43, Interclass Track, ' 1 Sl Top row, left to right: IOHN FRANCIS FLYNN 2211 South Shields Street Senior Science B St. Clement Band, '41, Interclass Basketball, '41, '42, '43, '44, Interclass Track, '41, FRANCIS ELWWOD FORCE 6038 Reinhart Street Senior Technical A Good Shepherd Interclass Baskebtall, '41, '42, '43, '44, Interclass Track, '41, '42. IOHN IOSEPH FOSTER 5103 Race Street Senior Science B Our Lady of Victory Golf Club, '41, House Committee, '44, Interclass Basketball, '41, '42, '43, '44, Interclass Track, '4l, '42, Senior Play Reception, '44, Student Govern- ment, '42, '43, '44, Senior Prom Com- mittee, '44. Middle row: FRANCIS EDWIN FRAYNE 535 South 55th Street Senior Technical A Transfiguration Interclass Basketball, '41, '42, '43. HARRY RUSSELL FRIEL 5630 Pemberton Street Senior Technical C Transfiguration Art Club, '42, '43, Blue and White Staff, '44, Dramatic Club, '42, House Committee, '43, La Sallian Club, '44, Rifle Club, '44, Stage Personnel, '43. IOSEPH WILLIAM FRISCO 161 Second Avenue Phoenixville, Pa. Senior Commercial C St. Ann Interclass Basketball, '43, '44 9 f Top row left to rrght MICHAEL IOSEPH GALLAGHER 4813 Remhart Street Senror Commerclal B St Francls de Sales House Commrttee 43 44 lnterclass Basketball 41 42 44 lnterclass Track 41 42 43 44 Sr Play Bust ness Com 44 Student Othcer 43 VINCENT DE PAUL GALLAGHER 148 North Fcnrvlew Avenue Upper Darby Pa Semor SCIENCE C St Laurence lnterclass Basketball 42 43 44 lnterclass Track 41 42 43 EDWARD IOSEPI-I GALVIN 120 North Farrvxew Avenue Hrghlcmd Park P Senror Sclence C St Laurence lnterclass Basketball 41 42 Inter class Track 41 42 Senror Prom Commrttee 44 Bottom row IAMES ANTHONY GEISHEIMER 1412 South 56th Street Senror Sclence B Most Blessed Sacrament Art Club 41 Avtatxon Club 41 42 Blue and Whtte Staff 44 Hand Ball Tournament 42 43 lnterclass Bas ketball 41 42 44 1nterclassTracl' 4 43 44 Krlmer Clu Semor Prom Comrmttee 44 Student Olltcer 44 W C News Staff 43 44 IOHN ANTHONY GEORENO 1430 South 49th Street Semor Techntcal C St FYGHCIS de Sales lnterclass Basketball 41 42 43 MICHAEL BERNARD GILLANE 1011 South 50th Street Semor Techmcal A St Francts de Sales lnterclass Basketball, 41, 42 43, 44 lnterclass Track, '41, 42, 43, 44, Varslty Swlmmlng, '44 Mrddle row IAMES FRANCIS GARVIN 5621 Sprmgheld Avenue Semor Commerctal B Most Blessed Sacrament Blue and Whlte Staff 44 House Commrttee 43 44 lnterclass Track 44 Rllle Club 41 42 Sr Play BUS1 ness Com 44 Student Offrcer 44 W C News Staff 41 CHARLES VINCENT GAUBAS 5337 Chestnut Street Semor Commerctal B Our Lady ol Vrctory Sentor Play Cast 44 Sr Play Busr ness Corn 44 Student Ofhcer 44 IOHN WILLIAM GAUL 644 South 54th Street Senror Commerclal A Transtrguratron Burr Contrlbutor 43 lnterclass Bas ketball 41 43 44 lnterclass Track 41 Seruor Prom Commlttee 44 '9 E4t 4' Yearbook staff members en 1oy a Kugler banquet early m October at whxch they lay plans for the 44 edrtron 66166 52 .in Il 1 I l vel I . Q 5' 1' I I , I I II, I . . IH ljll ll 1 , . :li 'X ' - - , , -41 tx fi I ,I I I I I f f 4 ' A .' , , I 5 , , 7 I, Il . I yy, , f' ,xr , I I I I I - ' , ' ' ' , - I .FII ,I - u I , I I . - ' f I 1 ' ' ' , , I.. :PQI , ' . fa .44 ' 4 '-rt ' .rg :, ' 1 ' - - ' 1 ' 15131 :If 7 ' ' !'g'JP ,' lr m ' f ,l',, 'fi . 2.2 f 'Q f .. , -' 1 1 . , , , -. - '.rvt1'l . ' , .' : ' I - V -1 , V' f , 1 . I I . I I - , faq, 4 I I I ' 'I I I - V V -, , ? . ex. , ' I , I . I I ' I I ' Q ,iff ' I I , 1 . . I . I - I I4f1f.fII , . . . . I - . , . , , 5 - , . , . . r , . , , I I I . . I I I V 41, 'Z ' , ' 9 b, '43: , f . , Q X , I I li 1 I I I I . , , - I I I I I r Top row, left to right: IOHN WALLACE GOODWIN 2310 Chestnut Avenue Ardmore, Pa. Senior Technical C St. Denis Aviation Club, '43, Band, '43, '44, Golf Club, '42, Interclass Basketball. '41, '42, '44, Rifle Club, '41, '42, '43, '44, Tennis Team, '41, '42, '44, W. C. Monogram, '43, '44. IOHN IOSEPH GRAHAM 5433 Catherine Street Senior Technical A Transfiguration Aviation Club, '41, Blue and White, '44, Interclass Basketball, '41, '42, '43, '44, Interclass Track, '41, '42, '43, '44, Rifle Club, '41, '42, Varsity Track, '44. THOMAS FRANCIS GRAHAM 1200 South Peach Street Senior Science B Most Blessed Sacrament Blue and White Staff, '43, '44, House Commitee, '42, Interclass Basketball, '41, '42, Interclass Track, '41, Senior Prom Committee, '44, Senior Play Cast, '44, Student Government, '41, Student Officer, '44, Varsity Football, '44, W. C. Monogram, '44, W, C. News Staff, '42, '43. 7 - txt 'a f wt 'f 94 I K . . .V 1' Middle row: THOMAS IOSEPH GREEN 224 Harwick Road Springfield, Pa. Senior Science A St. Francis of Assisi Aviation Club, '41, '42, '43, Interclass Track, '44, Rifle Club, '44, Student Officer, '-43. GEORGE GERALD HAGENBACH 7901 Arlington Avenue Highland Park. Pa. Senior Science A St. Laurence Blue and White Staff, '44, Interclass Basketball, '41, '42, '44, Senior Prom Committee, '44, Student Government, '43, '44, Student Officer, '44, Tennis Team, '42, '43, '44, W. C. Monoqram, '42, '43, '44, W. C. News Staff, '41, '42, '43, '44. ARTHUR IOSEPH HAGGERTY 941 Glenbrook Avenue Bryn Mawr. Pa. Senior Science B Our Mother of Good Counsel Rifle Club, '41, '42, '43, '44. Bottom row: WILLIAM IOHN HAMILTON 5645 Pentridge Street Senior Technical B Most Blessed Sacrament ROBERT IOSEPH HAMSON I3 North Peach Street Senior Commercial A Our Lady of Victory Burr Staff, '43, Interclass Track, '41, W. C. News Staff, '42, '43, Senior Prom Committee, '44. GEORGE HENRY HANDLINE 1300 South 51st Street Senior Commercial B St. Francis de Sales House Committee, '44, Interclass Track, '41, '42, '43, Student Officer, '43, '44. Y l if -lm' li IXXXIQX fl .IZ 53 Top row left to right ROBERT EMMET HANRAHAN 606 Foss Avenue Drexel Hill Pa Senior Science C St Andrew Bowling Club 43 44 lnterclass Basketball 42 43 44 lnterclass Track 42 43 W C Monogram 43 IAMES IOSEPH HANRATTY 104 Mum Street Colwyn Senior Science B St Clement lnterclass Basketball 41 42 43 lnterclass Track 41 Senior Pla Reception 44 Student Officer 44 Varsity Football 42 ROBERT FRANCIS HARRIS 1121 South 52nd Street Senior Commercial A St Francis de Sales Burr Contrlbutor 43 lnterclass as ketball 43 Middle row IAMES WALTER HARTE 48 East Turnbull Avenue Ardmore Pa Sentor Science B St Dems Art Club 43 44 Burr Contributor 3 4 Burr all 2 4 lnterclass Track 42 Rifle Club 4l 42 44 W C News Staff 42 43 44 CHARLES IOSEPH HARTMANN 1014 Clifton Avenue Collmgdale Pa Senior Science C St lose-ph lnterclass Basketball 4l lnterclass Track 42 Senior Prom Committee IOSEPH PATRICK HASSON 3874 Dennison Avenue Oakvxew Pa Senior Commercial B St, Charles House Committee, 44- lnterclass Track 42 43. Bottom row THOMAS IEREMIAH HASSON 200 East Oak Street Nornstown Pa Senior Science D St Patrick a66 House Committee 43 lnterclass Y Basketball 43 CHARLES BENNETT HEBELER 601 Foss Avenue Drexel Hill P Senior Science B St Andrew Band 42 43 44 Dramatic Club 41 lnterclass Basketball 42 W C Monogram 44 IOHN IOSEPH HENNESSEY 1248 South Peach Street Senior Science B Most Blessed Sacrament Aviatlon Club 43 lnterclass Bas ketbcxll 41 42 43 44- Rifle Club 41, 42 43 44' Senior Play Cast 44- Varsity Football 44' W. C Monogram 44. 5 U T T 944 Ez. - Bottom row ROBERT FRANCIS HORACE 1826 South Cecil Street Senior Commercial B Most Blessed Sacrament House Committee 44 lnterclass Basketball 41 42 43 44 lnterclass Track 43 44 BERNARD IOHN HUMMEL 2745 Morris Road Ardmore Pu Senior Commercial A St. Denis House Committee, '42 43- Interclass Basketball '41 '42' lnterclass Track, '43- Rifle Club '41, IOSEPH MAURICE HYLAND 1636 South 54th Street Senior Technical C Most Blessed Sacrament lnterclass Basketball, '41 '42, 44- lnterclass Track 41, 42 43- Rifle Club '41, '42- Student Government, '41' Basketball, '43, 55 Top row left to right IOSEPH IAMES HIGGINS 6510 Kmgsessmg Avenue Senior Commercial A Good Shepherd Blue and White 44 House Commit tee 44 Interclass Basketball 42 43 Rifle Club 41 ROBERT IOHN HIMES 1428 North 29th Street Senior Technical B St Ludwig Bowling Club 42 Interclass Basket ball 42 43 44 Rifle Club 41 LOUIS GEORGE HINES 260 South Fourth Street Senior Science B St Mary Checker and Chess Club 44 Middle row IOSEPH THOMAS I-IOLBROOK 2616 South Bonnafon Street Senior Science D St Barnabas Rifle Club 41 LEONARD EDWARD HOPE 7137 Clover Lane Upper Darby Pa Senior Science B St. Cyril Hand-ball Tournament, 41' Interclass Basketball '41, '42 '44- Interclass Track 41 44' Rifle Club '41- Varsity Football 44- W. C. Monogram '44. IOHN PATRICK HOPKINS 5430 Osage Avenue Senior Commercial B lransfiguration Interclass Basketball 41 42 43 44' nerclass Track '41 42 '43 ' - Senior Play Reception, '44' Senior Play Business Committee '44' Stu- dent Government, '43, Student Of- ficer, '44, Top row, left to right: RICHARD IOSEPH IACKSON 1640 South 54th Street Senior Technical C Most Blessed Sacrament Aviation Club, '41, '43, Band, '42, '43 '44, Interclass Basketball, '4l, '42: Interclass Track, '41, Varsity Crew '42, W, C. Monogram, '44, RICHARD IOSEPH IACOBI 2218 South 66th Street Senior Science B Saint Clement Interclass Track, '42, Rifle Club, '44 Student Officer, '44. ARTHUR IOSEPH IOHNSON 2539 Rosemont Avenue Ardmore, Pu. Senior Technical B Saint Denis Interclass Basketball, '4l, Bottom row: FRANCIS IOSEPH IORDAN 1021 South 52nd Street Senior Technical B Saint Francis de Sales Interclass Basketball, '4l, '42 '43, lnterclass Track, '42, PAUL DONALD KAUFMAN 78 Highland Avenue Norristown. Pu. Senior Technical C Saint Francis Aviation Club, '4l, '43, Bowling Club, '42, Rifle Club, '4l, '42, '44. RICHARD IAMES KELLER 89 Powell Road Springfield, Pu. Senior Science D Saint Francis 1 Middle row: CARL AUGUSTINE IOHNSON 137 Simpson Road Ardmore. Pa. Senior Science C St. Colman FRANCIS WILLIAM IONES 5455 Norfolk Street Senior Technical C Transfiguration Aviation Club, '41, '43, lnterclass Track, '4l, '42, Student Officer, '43. DONALD FREBE IORDAN 434 Greenview Lune Llcmerch, Pa. Senior Science B Sacred Heart Sir A homey scene from the Senior Play during one of the matinee performances. K 3 Q , , - 4 56 CAM Top row, left to right. IAMES ALOYSIUS KELLY 7404 Miller Avenue Upper Darby, Pa. Senior Technical C Saint Laurence lnterclass Basketball, '41, '42, '43, '44, lnterclass Track, '41, '42, '43, Rifle Club, '41, '42, Student Government, '42 IAMES CHARLES KELLY 1735 South 56th Street Senior Commercial B Most Blessed Sacrament House Committee, '44, Rifle Club, '41, Student Officer, '44, Senior Play Reception, '44. IOHN LEONARD KELLY 6069 Regent Street Senior Commercial C Good Shepherd Hand-ball Tournament, '42, House Committee, '41, '42, lnterclass Bas- ketball, '41, '42, '43, '44, lnterclass Track, '41, '42, Student Officer, '43 94 57 9 f t Middle row: IOSEPH CHARLES KELLY 1735 South 56th Street Senior Commercial B Most Blessed Sacrament Bowling Club, '41, Rifle Club, '41, House Committee, '41, '44, lnterclass Basketball, '41, '42, Senior Play Res ception, '44, Student Officer, '43 WILLIAM IOHN KELLY 220 Bartlett Avenue Sharon Hill, Pa. Senior Technical A Holy Spirit House Committee, '42, Rifle Club, '41, lnterclass Basketball, '41, '42, '43, '44, Student Government. ROBERT IOSEPH KELTZ 8224 Brewster Avenue Senior Science C Saint Raphael House Committee, '42, lnterclass Bas- ketball, '4l, '43, lnterclass Track, '42 Bottom row: IOHN IOSEPH KENNEDY 2809 Belmont Avenue Ardmore, Pa. Senior Technical B Saint Denis lnterclass Basketball, '41, '42 RICHARD IOHN KEPPLER H110 Arch Street Senior Commercial C Our Lady of Victory Blue and White, '44, Stage Person- nel, '44, lnterclass Basketball, '41 '42, '43, '44, Senior Prom Committee '44 FRANCIS IOHN KERNS 6716 Dicks Avenue Senior Technical C Saint Barnabas lnterclass Basketball, '41, '43, '44 lnterclass Track, '43, 'T L. ' ' . : . rs, Top row, left to right: ROBERT LEO KIELY 7201 Spruce Street Upper Darby. Pu. Senior Technical B Saint Alice lnterclass Basketball, '41, '42, '43, Varsity Football, '44, W. C. Mono- gram, '44. EUGENE IOHN KING 2109 South 72nd Street Senior Technical B Saint Clement House Committee, '44, lnterclass Basketball, '42. FRANK IOSEPH KIRKMAN 5831 Catherine Street Senior Science C Transfiguration lnterclass Basketball, '41, '42, '43, '44, lnterclass Track, '41, '42, Student Government, '41, Student Officer, '43, Varsity Football, '43, '44, W. C. Monogram, '44. Middle row: DANIEL IOSEPH KNAEBEL 210 Roberta Avenue Collingdale, Pa. Senior Science C Blessed Virgin Mary lnterclass Basketball, '41, '42, '43, '44, lnterclass Track, '41, Rifle Club, '41, Student Government, '4l. WILLIAM HENRY KNIGHTLY 3428 Plumstead Avenue Drexel Hill, Pa. Senior Science C St. Charles Borromeo Art Club, '42, '43, '44, Blue and White, '44, Burr Contributor, '43, ln- terclass Basketball, '41, Interclass Track, '41, '42, Rifle Club, '41, W. C. News Staff, '43, '44, Senior Prom Committee, '44, Burr Staff, '44. WILLIAM FRANCIS KOSIK 106 High Street Phoenixville, Pa. Senior Commercial C Saint Mary Student Officer, '43. . , Y A .5 1 ,iw CAM i I 4 ' . ' I I Bottom row: FRANCIS IOSEPH KUHN 107 Wayne Avenue Collingdale. Pa. Senior Commercial B Saint Ioseph House Committee, '44, Student Offi- cer, '43, '44. EDWARD PATRICK LAI-'FERTY 5447 Windsor Avenue Senior Commercial C Most Blessed Sacrament Band, '41, '42, '43, '44, Rifle, '41, '44, lnterclass Basketball, '41, '42, lnter- class Track, '41, W. C. Monogram, '44 LOUIS IOSEPH LAMB 6320 Reedlcmd Street Senior Science A Saint Barnabas Aviation Club, '43, Rifle Club, '41, '44, French Club, '43, '44, Student Officer, '44, lnterclass Basketball, '41, lnterclass Track, '4l. 58 1 ll 0194 Every Frxday dunng football season brought thxs scene to West Catholrcs stage A gala rally IS m progress r -1 S. Bottom row ROBERT LEE LOFTUS 7113 Sellers Avenue Upper Darby Pa Semor Science B Samt Laurence class Track 41 42 WILLIAM ALOYSIUS LUDLOW 5851 Washington Avenue Sen1or Technlcal A Transhguranon Blue and Whlte 44 Stage Person nel 44 lnterclass Basketball 41 42 Student Government 43 Var S11Y Swrmmmg 42 43 W C Mono gram 42 43 IOHN IOSEPH LYNCH 6523 Belmar Terrace Semor Commerc1a1 A Good Shepherd Burr Contnbutor 43 La Sallxa Club Top row left to rlght IAMES FRANCIS LANGAN 319 Upland Way Drexel H111 Pa Semor Scrence D Samt Andrew Interclass Track 41 IOHN CHARLES LEIGHTON 511 Harper Avenue Drexel H111 Pa Semor Scrence A Sami Andrew Burr Contributor 41 Rlfle Club 44 lnterclass Basketball 43 44 Var s1ty Swrmmlng 42 Semor Prom Comm1ttee 44 IOSEPH IAMES LEONARD 216 Walnut H111 Lane Manoa Pa Semor Sclence C Sacred Heart Interclass Basketball 41 42 43 44 lnterclass Track 43 Student Government 44 Student Officer 43 Semor Prom Commtttee 44 Mlddle row JAMES IOSEPH LEVIS 73 West Stratford Avenue Lansdowne Pa Semor Scrence B St Phrlomena Avratron Club 43 lnterclass Basket 44 Krlmer Club 42 Rtfle Club 41 44 Student Ofhcer 44 VGfS11Y Foot ball 44 Varsrty Track 44 IOSEPH RICHARD LITTLE 328 East Magnolra Avenue Aldan Pa Semor SCISHCS C St loseph Rlfle Club 41 42 43 IOSEPH MOSBY LOI l'US 7113 Sellers Avenue Upper Darby P Semor Scrence C St Laurence Interclass Basketball 41 42 43 44 Interclass Track 42 43 Student Offlcer 44 ., D I it . . 1' o , ' 1 . 1 Z A K 1 - I f 1 2 I ' l 0, l 0 2 ' 1 . 1 7 ' 1' : 1 I 1 . l , 0 1' Q , ' . ' 1 ' , ll L 1 U ,Q 9 1 I 1 I , 1 I 1 1 . . , v 1 1 ' n 'i 2 , A we- 1 - f rv , . ' ' lnterclass Basketball, 41, 425 lnfer- haul 143: Interclclss Truck' '4lA '42, :ft1A..,.1 f 1:1 .K I V A , . 1 . . 1 'f',f1 g, .Q , . I 1 1 1 - 1 . Nc' Q L 1 . . 1 I , 1 ' 1-1-'fH'fnF ' ' 1 . ' ' 1 -1 ' 1 : 1 1 1 ' 1 , ' 1 L ' f 1 I U 1 I 1 ' I - - ' 1 I ' '- 1 I ' R 1 1 an '44, 1 1 1 1 : 1 1 '- : 59 Top row lett to nght WILLIAM LEO LYNCH 1825 South 55th Street Senxor Techmcal C Most Blessed Sacrament Interclass Basketball 41 42 lnter class Track 41 42 43 Rllle 43 44 Student Government 41 Student Othcer 43 Vars1ty Track 42 44 W C Monogram 43 44 IAMES ALOYSIUS LYONS 7132 Greenwood Avenue Stonehurst Hall Pa Sen1or SCISHCG B Salnt Cyrll Blue and Whlte 44 Burr Staff lnterclass Basketball 41 42 Rxfle Club 41 Student Offlcer LAWRENCE HENRY LYONS 7132 Greenwood Avenue Stonehurst H111 P Sen1or Sclence B Samt Cyrll Burr Contrlbutor 44 R1fle Club lnterclass Basketball 41 42 Bottom row IAMES THOMAS MARTIN 2636 South 72nd Street Se-mor Sctence A St Clement French Club 43 44 lnterclass Bas ketball 41 lnterclass Track 42 Fttlle Club 41 42 Student Oflxcer 44 PATRICK IOSEPH MARTIN 5549 Regent Street Sen1or Commercxal B Most Blessed Sacrament Band 42 43 44 Blue and Whtte Staff 44 Burr Staff 43 Dramatlc Club 43 44 Kllmer Club 43 Sen1or Play Cast 44 W C Monogram 44 W C News Stall 43 44 IOHN IOSEPH MASTER 2521 South 62nd Street Sen1or Technlcal C St Barnabas Avlatlon Club 43 R1tle Club 41 42 43 Student Government 42 Mlddle row DANIEL IOSEPH MACKELL 517 Orchard Avenue Yeadon Pa Semor Scxence B St LOUIS lnterclass Track 41 42 DONALD IOSEPH MAGERR 1537 South 53rd Street Sen1or Scxence D Most Blessed Sacrament lnterclass Basketball 42 lnterclass Track 42 RAYMOND PAUL MAGERR 1537 South 53rd Street Semor Techmcal B Most Blessed Sacrament lnterclass Basketball 41 42 lnter class Track 41 Rtfle Club 41 Stu dent Government 42 '- 6156 60 1 3 3 Q r , , 1 1 1 1 1 - ' - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - A ' - ' - ' 1 1 Q 1 1 1 ' ' ' 143 ' ' ' .5 1 1 1 1 1 1 l 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ' v 1 . . . . 1 l 1 1 . , Q 1 1 , 1 1 1 1 , . 1 1 1 1 1 1. 1 144 1 1 1 - '1 a. ' ' - 1 1 1 D I 1 I - 1 1 . 1 1- 1 1. A 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 -1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I I I 'I1 1 1 I I -- 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 I I - ' I 1 I 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 1 ' . 'X . . , 1 1 x ' .Q p 1 .y 1 . 1 .- A I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 . 1 1 1 1 - 0 o ' ' '5 nk: 4 A 1 x 1 ' 1' 1 1 3 1 llc Ei. Top row left to r1ght WILLIAM WALLACE MATTHEWS 107 Shelboume Road Manoa Pa Seruor Sc1ence D Sacred Heart ROBERT MATICS 8220 Brewster Avenue Senlor Sc1ence B St Raphael House Comrruttee 42 lnterclass Track 41 42 THOMAS IOSEPH MCANDREWS 2015 South Frazler Street Sen1or Sclence D Most Blessed Sacrament House Commtttee 42 Interclas Basketball 43 .N lvhddle row IAMES IOSEPH MCBRIDE 102 North FUIIVIBW Ave Upper Darby Pa Semor Sclence A St Laurence French Club 43 44 Intercla s Track 42 Student Oftlcer 44 IOHN ARTHUR MCBRIDE 103 South 63rd Street Sen1or Sclence D St Carthage Art Club 41 House Commtttee 41 Interclass Basketball 41 42 Inter class Track 41 42 Student Gov ernment 43 LEONARD IAMES McCARRISTON 200 Huntley Road Upper Darby Pa Semor Scxence D St Ahce Band 42 43 44 lntercla s Basket ball 41 W C Monogram 44 Bottom row IOHN IOSEPH MCCOACH 207 South 2nd Street Colwyn P Semor Techrucal C St Clement lnterclass Track 41 Interclas B k tball 41 Vars1ty Football 44 W C Monogram 44 IOHN RICHARD McCROHAN S537 Allman Street Se-mor Scxence A Good Shepherd FRANK IOHN MCDERMOTT 1229 South 50th Street Semor Sclence C St FIGHCIS de Sales lnterclass Basketball 41 42 43 44 lnterclass Track 41 42 43 Rlfle Club 41 Student Government 41 o!f9 4 ll 61 si, Top row, left to right: HARRY IOSEPH MCDERMOTT 5523 Yocum Street Senior Science C Most Blessed Sacrament lnterclass Basketball, '41, '42, '43, '44, lnterclass Track, '41, Student Gov- ernment, '44, Varsity Swimming, '44, IOHN FRANCIS MCDERMOTT 214 Cricket Avenue Ardmore, Pa. Senior Technical B St. Coleman ROBERT LEO MCDEVITT 5905 Ellsworth Street Senior Commercial A St, Carthage Burr Contributor, '43, Interclass Bas- ketball, '41. Middle row: THOMAS IOSEPH McDEV1TT 1536 South 56th Street Senior Commercial B Most Blessed Sacrament Interclass Basketball, '41, '43, '44, lnterclass Track, '41, '44, Senior Play Reception, '44, Senior Prom Com- mittee, '44. IOHN FRANCIS McEVOY 112 Kenmore Road Upper Darby, Pa. Senior Science A Saint Laurence Interclass Basketball, '41, '42, '43, '44, Interclass Track, '41, '42, '43, '44, Senior Play Cast, '44, Student Offi- cer, '43, '44. IAMES IOSEPH MCEWAN 5612 Walnut Street Senior Technical C Transfiguration Aviation Club, '43, Interclass Track, '41, '42, '43, Interclass Basketball, '41, G65 Bottom row: IOHN IOSEPH MCGLONE 206 West Plumstead Avenue Lansdowne. Pa. Senior Science B Saint Charles Blue and White, '44, Bowling Club, '44, Burr Contributor, '44, Interclass Basketball, '41, '42, '43, '44, Student Officer, '44, W. C. Monogram, '44. WILLIAM HENRY MCGLONE 644 South 59th Street Senior Commercial B Saint Carthage House Committee, '44, Interclass Track, '41, '42, Interclass Basketball, '41, '42, '43, '44, Student Officer, '44. EDWARD IOSEPH MCGLYNN 1124 South Wilton Street Senior Commercial A Saint Francis de Sales Blue and White Staff, '44, Burr Con- tributor, '43, Debating Club, '43, lnterclass Basketball, '43, '44, La Sal- lian Club, '44. 62 0 1944 Girls from West Catholic join our Burrmen ushers for the Senior Play. W 3f5?t t I. 1, 3 XI'i ' Bottom row: EDWIN MATTHEW McNAI.I.Y 5635 Addison Street Senior Commercial B Transfiguration House Committee, '43, '44, Interclass Basketball, '41, '42, '43, '44, Interclass Track, '41, '42, '43, '44, Rifle Club, '41, Student Government, '44. MARK GERALD MCNALLY 615 Woodcrest Avenue Ardmore. Pa. Senior Science A Saint Denis French Club, '43, '44, Interclass Basketball, '4l, '42, Interclass Track '42, Rifle Club, '4l. DONALD FRANCIS MCNEILL I27 Melrose Avenue East Lansdowne, Pa. Senior Science D Saint Cyril Interclass Basketball, '41, '42, '43, '44, Interclass Track, '41, '42. 63 Top row, left to right: THOMAS IOSEPH McGRA'l'H 5846 Washington Avenue Senior Commercial C Transtiguration Art Club, '41, '42, Interclass Basket- ball, '41, '42, '43, Interclass Track, '41, Photo Club, '41, Student Officer, '43 IOHN IAMES Mcl-IUGH 429 Millbank Road Upper Darby, Pa. Senior Commercial A Saint Cyril Burr Contributor, '43, Interclass Track, '41, Rifle Club, '41, Student Government, '44. DONALD PHILIP MCKENNA 808 Bullock Avenue Yeadon, Pa. Senior Science D Saint Louis Interclass Basketball, '41, '42, '43, '44, Interclass Track, '4l. Middle row: THOMAS IOHN McKERNAN 727 Hathaway Lane Ardmore, Pa. Senior Technical B Saint Denis Band, '41, '42. IOHN IOSEPH McLAUGHLIN 7003 Saybrook Avenue Senior Commercial B Saint Clement Interclass Basketball, '4l, '42, '43, '44, House Committee, '44, Interclass Track, '41, '42, '44, Student Officer, '43, THOMAS ANTHONY MCMENAMIN 837 South 56th Street Senior Science C Transfiguration Dramatic Club, '44, Interclass Track, '41, Rifle Club, '41, '44. Top row, left to right: IAMES IOSEPH MCNICHOL 6407 Saybrook Avenue Senior Commercial B Saint Barnabas ' Interclass Basketball, '41, '42, Var- sit Track '42 '43 '44 W C Mon Y , . . 1 . . o- gram, '44 ARTHUR FELIX MCNULTY 318 South 60th Street Senior Science A Saint Carthage Bowling Club, '41, '42, French Club, '43, '44, Golf Club, '41, '42, House Committee, '42, Photo Club, '42, Inter- class Basketball, '41, '43, '44, Rifle Club, '41, '44. IOHN IOSEPH MCVEIGH 5638 Florence Avenue Senior Commercial B Most Blessed Sacrament Blue and White, '44, Interclass Bas- ketball, '42, '43, La Sallian Club, '44, Senior Prom Committee, '44, Senior Play Reception, '44, Student Officer, '44, W. C. Monogram, '44, Varsity Swimming, '43, '44. Bottom row: RICHARD IGNATIUS MOLYNEAUX 38 Congress Drive Springfield, Pa. Senior Science C Saint Francis Art Club, '41, Aviation Club, '41, Interclass Basketball, '41, '42, '43, Interclass Track, '41, Student Officer, '44, Tennis Team, '41, ROBERT IOSEPH MOORE 101 Lincoln Avenue Manoa. Pa. Senior Technical C Sacred Heart lnterclass Track, '42, '44, Senior Prom Committee, '44. BERNARD FRANCIS MORAN 5914 Greenway Avenue Senior Technical C Most Blessed Sacrament Band, '41, '42, '43, '44, Interclass Basketball, '42, Interclass Track, '42, '43, Varsity Track, '44, Rifle Club, '41, '42, '43, '44, W. C. Monogram, '44. Middle row: PAUL EDWARD MEHAN 205 South Madison Avenue Highland Park, Pa. Senior Science C Saint Laurence Aviation Club, '41, Interclass Bas- ketball, '4l, '42, '43, Interclass Track, '41, '42, '43. IOSEPH PAUL MILLET 45 Cedarbrook Road Ardmore, Pa. Senior Technical A Saint Denis Blue and White, '44, Senior Prom Committee, '44, Photo Club, '41, '42, Rifle Club, '41, '42, '43, '44. CHARLES IOSEPH MOLLENHAUER 5729 Springfield Avenue Senior Science A Most Blessed Sacrament Blue and White, '44, Burr Staff, '42, '43, Debating Club, '42, '43, Kilmer Club, '42, Student Government, '43, '44, Student Officer, '44, W. C. News Staff, '41, '42, '43, '44, Senior Prom Committee, '44. 64 i Cf Top row, left to right: THOMAS IOSEPH MORAN 4648 Larchwood Avenue Senior Technical C Saint Francis de Sales Aviation Club, '43, Band, '43, '44, Interclass Basketball, '41, '42, '44, Interclass Track, '41, '42, '43, Rifle Club, '41, '42, '43, '44, Student Gov- ernment, '44, Student Officer, '43, W. C. Monogram, '42, '43, '44. IOSEPH MICHAEL MORELLI 1827 Cobbs Creek Parkway Senior Science C Good Shepherd Aviation Club, '41, Interclass Bas- ketball, '41, '42, '43, Rifle Club, '41, Senior Prom Committee, '44. PAUL IOSEPH MOYER 1114 South 59th Street Senior Science D Saint Carthage l i 94 65 Middle row: WILLIAM IOSEPH MULDOWNEY 5453 Christian Street Senior Commercial A Transfiguration Art Club, '43, Band, '43, '44, Dram- atic Club, '42, W, C. Monogram, '44. IOSEPH PATRICK MULHERN 1337 South Paxon Street Senior Commercial C Saint Francis de Sales Interclass Track, '41, '42, Senior Play Cast, '44, Student Government, '42, Student Officer, '43. f FRANCIS BERNARD MULLARKEY 1914 Alden Street Senior Commercial A Most Blessed Sacrament Interclass Basketball, '41, '42, '43, '44, Interclass Track, '41, '42, Var- sity Football, '44, W. C. Monogram, '44. Bottom row: IOSEPH EDWARD MULLARKEY 1914 Alden Street Senior Commercial A Most Blessed Sacrament Interclass Basketball, '41, '42, '43, '44, Varsity Football, '44. IAMES GERARD MULLEN 532 Fairfax Road Drexel Hill. Pa. Senior Science B Saint Andrew Interclass Track, '41, '42, Senior Prom Committee, '44. IOSEPH EUGENE MULLIN 5710 Springiield Avenue Senior Science D Most Blessed Sacrament Aviation Club, '43, Band, '41, Golf Club, '43, Hand-ball Tournament. '41, lnterclass Basketball, '41, '42, '43, '44, Interclass Track, '41, '42, '43, '44, Rifle Club, '4l, Student Govern- ment, '41, Tennis Team, '4l, Varsity Crew, '42, Varsity Swimming, '41, '42, '43, '44 W. C. Monogram, '41, '42, '43, '44. i-'fhdirfftt sz. Top row left to right WILLIAM HUBERT MULLIN 5710 Sprmgheld Avenue Senior Science D Most Blessed Sacrament lnterclass Basketball 41 42 43 44 lnterclass Track 41 42 43 44 Varsity Swimming 41 42 43 44 W C Monogram 41 42 43 44 IOHN ANTHONY MUNLEY 830 Spruce Street Collxngdale Pa Senior Science C Saint loseph lnterclass Basketball 41 42 Inter class Track 41 42 43 Rifle Club 41 42 43 Student Officer 43 PETER IOSEPH MURPHEY 1104 South 58rd Street Senior Science D Saint Francis de Sales Interclass Basketball 41 42 Student Government 41 42 Student Offlcer 41 42 Varsity Crew 41 Varsity Football 43 44 Varsity Swimmtng 41 W C Monogram 44 Senior Prom Committee 44 Middle row IOSEPH IEREMIAH MURPHY 5614 Rodman Street Senior Commercial A Transfiguration Burr Staff 44 Rifle Club 41 Inter class Track 41 42 43 Senior Prom Committee 44 THOMAS PATRICK MURPHY 1828 South 65th Street Senior Commercial C Good Shepherd lnterclass Basketball 41, 42 43' lnterclass Track '41 42' Student Government 43- Student Officer 43- W. C. Monogram, '44- Cheer Leader 42 43 , THOMAS PAUL MURPHY 413 South 40th Street Senior Technical C Saint Iames lnterclass Basketball, 44- lnterclass Track '44. arid Bottom row SEBASTIAN MICHAEL MUSARRA 5650 Vine Street Senior Technical C Our Lady of Victory lnterclass Basketball 41 lnterclass Track 41 42 THOMAS ROBERT NEVILLE 5537 Webster Street Senior Technical B Transfiguration LOUIS IOSEPI-I OLEARY 5238 Chester Avenue Senior Commercial C Most Blessed Sacrament Blue and White 44- lnterclass Bas- ketball '4l- Stage Personnel '44. bb lllllln- I T 94 On Bottom row ANTHONY IOSEPH PASTORE 5525 Woodland Avenue Senior Science D Most Blessed Sacrament Interclass Basketball 41 42 43 CHARLES ANTHONY PASTORE 5525 Woodland Avenue Senior Technical C Most Blessed Sacrament Interclass Basketball, '41 '42 '43. FRANCIS IOSEPH PAYNE 6129 Webster Street Senior Technical A Saint Carthage Interclass Basketball '41, '42 , '44- Interclass Track 41, '424 Rifle Club '41 42' Student Government. 6 Top ow left to right IOHN IOSEPH ONEILL 7226 Clinton Road Upper Darby P Semor Commercial A Saint Cyril lnterclass Track 41 Rifle Club 4 IOSEPH HENRY ONEIL1. 6615 Greenwav Avenue Senior Commercial C Good Shepherd Interclass Basketball 41 42 Inter class Track 41 42 43 Rifle Club 41 Student Government 42 ROBERT IOSEPH ONTIVEROS 5502 Windsor Avenue Senior Science B Most Blessed Sacrament Aviation Club 43 Blue and White 44 Burr Contributor 44 Middle row EDWARD IOSEPH ORGAN 6127 Yocum Street Senior Science A Good Shepherd French Club 43 44 Interclass Bas ketball 44 Interclass Track 42 44 Student Officer 43 44 CHARLES EMMANUEI. OVERBECK 236 Powell Road Springfield Senior Technical C Saint Francis of Assisi Aviation Club 41 42 43. IAMES PATRICK OWENS 213 Rhodes Avenue Collingdale Senior Science C Blessed Virgin Mary Aviation Club 41 42- Dramatic Club 41- Interclass Basketball 41 42 43- Interclass Track 41 '42 43' Rifle Club 41 42 43 44' Student Officer 44' Senior Prom Committee Top row, left to right: IAMES PHILIP PENZA 6521 Puscholl Avenue Senior Technical C Saint Clement lnterclass Basketball, '44. FRANCIS IOSEPH PIPPEL 5853 Trinity Street Senior Commercial A Most Blessed Sacrament lnterclass Basketball, '4l, lnterclass Track, '42. GERALD PATRICK POWELL 1010 South 49th Street Senior Technical C Saint Francis de Sales Aviation Club, '43, lnterclass Basket- ball, '41, '42, '43, '44, Rifle Club, '41, '42, '43, '44, W. C. Monogram, 44. Bottom row: DANIEL LAWRENCE REDMOND Woodside Road Berwyn. Pa. Senior Science A Saint Monica French Club, '43, '44, House Com- mittee, '44, lnterclass Basketball, '42, '43 '44, lnterclass Track, '44, Student Officer, '43, '44, Varsity Basketball, '44, W. C. Monogram, '4-4. VINCENT ROBERT REGAN 5441 Addison Street Senior Commercial B Transfiguration Aviation Club, '43, Bowling Club, '42, Debating Club, '44, Burr Staff, '44, lnterclass Basketball, '42, '44, lnterclass Track, '4l, '42, '43, '44, Rifle Club, '41, '42, Student Officer, '44, Senior Prom Committee, '44. BERNARD FRANCIS REILLY 5216 Beaumont Avenue Middle row: IOHN IOSEPH QUIGLEY 919 South 58th Street Senior Technical A Transfiguration Aviation Club, '42, '43, Burr Staff, '41 lnterclass Basketball, '41, '42, '43i '44, lnterclass Track, '41, '42, '43, '44, Rifle Club, '4l, '42, Varsity Crew, '44, Varsity Track, '44. WILLIAM IOSEPI-I QUIGLEY 1925 South Ithcm Street Senior Technical A Most Blessed Sacrament Blue and White, '44, House Commit- tee, '42, lnterclass Basketball, '41 '42, '43, '44, lnterclass Track, '4l, '42 Rifle Club, '41, '42, Varsity Crew, '41 IOSEPI-I PAUL RAPINE 6159 Haverford Avenue Senior Science D Saint Rose of Lima Aviation Club, '43, lnterclass Bas- ketball, '43, Senior Prom Committee '44, Senior Science B Saint Francis de Sales Blue and White, '44, Burr Staff, '41, '42, '43, '44, Debating Club, '42, '43, Rifle Club, '41, '44, W. C. News Staff. '41, '42, '43, '44, Senior Prom Com- mittee, '44. 68 West Catholic girls add q feminine touch to the Senior PNY al HWY help the Burr ushers. g f CAM Top row, left to right: WILLIAM PATRICK REILLY 677 Long Lane Upper Darby. Pu. Senior Science B Saint Cyril Burr Contributor, '44, lnterclass Bas- ketball, '41, '42, Senior Play Cast, 44, Student Officer, '44, THOMAS FRANCIS RINEHART 144 Powell Lane Upper Darby. Pa. Senior Technical C Saint Alice lnterclass Basketball, '41, '42, '43, '44, lnterclass Track, '41, Senior Play Cast, '44, Stage Personnel, '44, IOSEPH DANIEL ROARTY 19 Summit Terrace Garret Hill, Pa. Senior Science A Saint Thomas lnterclass Basketball, '41, '42, Inter- class Track, '41, '42, Rifle Club, '43, Student Officer, '43 0 ,M 9 4 'X X 69 Middle row: IOHN IOSEPH ROBINSON 44 Golf Road Upper Darby. Pa. Senior Commercial A Saint Laurence Blue and White, '44, lnterclass Bas- ketball, '44, lnterclass Track, '41, '44, CHARLES BERNARD ROGASCH 179 Marlyn Road Lansdowne, Pa. Senior Science C Saint Philomena lnterclass Track, '41, '42, '44, Rifle Club, '41, '44, Senior Prom Commit- tee, '44. FRANK ANTHONY ROSS 2743 Muhlfeld Street Senior Science B Saint Clement lnterclass Track, '42, Library Staff, '43 Bottom row: BART IOSEPH ROWLEY 715 Cliiton Avenue Collingdale. Pa. Senior Science A Saint Ioseph Aviation Club, '43, '44, Dramatic Club, '44, French Club, '43, '44, Inter- class Basketball, '41, lnterclass Track, '41, Photo Club, '42, Rifle Club, '41, '43, '44, Senior Play Cast, '44. HARRY IOSEPH RUCKER 7033 Guilford Road Stonehurst. Pu. Senior Science C Saint Cyril Art Club, '41, lnterclass Basketball, '41, '42, '43, '44, lnterclass Track, '41, '42, Rifle Club, '41, '44. DANIEL IAMES RYAN 4702 Springfield Avenue Senior Science D Saint Francis de Sales Hand-ball Tournament, '43, House Committee, '43, lnterclass Basketball, '43, '44, lnterclass Track, '43, '44, .fungi Top row, left to right: IAMES HENRY RYAN 232 East Eagle Road Merwood, Pa. Senior Commercial C Saint Denis Student Officer, '43, W. C, Mono- gram, '43. FRANCIS VINCENT SABATINO 5613 Vine Street Senior Technical C Our Lady of Victory Aviation Club, '41, '43, Senior Prom Committee, '44. NEIL EUGENE SANDMAN 5230 Locust Street Senior Technical C Transfiguration Aviation Club, '41, Bowling Club, '4l, Interclass Basketball, '41, '42, '43, Student Government, '43, Tennis Team, '42, Middle row: CHARLES BERNARD SCHADE 55 Stratford Avenue Aldan. Pa. Senior Commercial C St. Ioseph Band, '41, House Committee, '42, '43, Interclass Basketball, '42, Student Officer, '43. WILLIAM CHARLES SCHRANDT 206 Kent Road Upper Darby, Pa. Senior Science D St. Alice Band, '43, '44, House Committee, '44, Interclass Basketball, '41, '42, '44, W. C. Monogram, '44. IOSEPH FRANCIS SCHULTZ 2109 South 57th Street Senior Science D Most Blessed Sacrament Interclass Basketball, '41, Interclass Track, '41, Student Officer, '43. Bottom row: IOI-IN MARTIN SELI-'RIDGE 2627 South Lloyd Street Senior Commercial C St. Clement Aviation Club, '41, Interclass Bas- ketball, '41, '42, '43, '44, Interclass Track, '41, '42, Student Officer, '43. MARTIN IOSEPH SHEA 210 Lincoln Avenue Collingdale, Pa. Senior Science C St. Ioseph Aviation Club, '41, '42, Interclass Basketball, '41, '42, '43, '44, lnterclass Track, '41, '42, '43, Rifle Club, '41, '42, Student Government, '41, '42. IOHN IOSEPI-I SHEVLIN 4666 Woodland Avenue Drexel Hill, Pa. Senior Science D St. Andrew Band, '43, '44, Rifle Club, '41, '42, '43, '44, W. C. Monogram, '44. 70 Cfm 0194 Brother Anselm addrenel Lab the parents and friends of the. Bottom row: mid-term graduates. WILLIAM GEORGE STIER 5343 Woodland Avenue Senior Technical A Most Blessed Sacrament Interclass Basketball, '4l, '42, W. C. News Staff, '4l. IOHN CHARLES STRAIN 2546 Rosemont Avenue Ardmore. Pa. Senior Science B Saint Denis Rifle Club, '44, FRANCIS XAVIER SWANICK 340 Huntley Road Upper Darby, Pa. Senior Science A Saint Alice Interclass Basketball, '44, Interclass Track, '44, Rifle Club, '44, Student Officer, '44. 7I Top row, left to right: ROBERT IOHN SHOCKEY 5108 Baltimore Avenue Senior Technical B St. Francis de Sales Blue and White Staff, '44, Interclass Basketball, '41, '42, '43, Rifle Club, '41 '42 4 , - DANIEL ALOYSIUS SKELLY I7 Highland Avenue Norristown, Pa. Senior Science B St. Francis of Assisi Blue and White Staff, '44, Interclass Basketball, '41, Rifle Team, '4l. IOHN THOMAS SMl'l'H 123 Oakley Road Upper Darby. Pa. Senior Science C St. Laurence Band, '4l, '42, '44, Interclass Track, '41, '42, Senior Prom Committee, '44, Blue and White Staff, '44, W. C. Monogram, '44. Middle row: WILLIAM THOMAS SMITH 6849 Chester Avenue Senior Technical A Good Shepherd Interclass Basketball, '41, '42, '43, '44, Interclass Track, '4l. GEORGE WILLIAM STAIRIKER 19 South Fairview Avenue Upper Darby. Pa. Senior Science C St. Laurence Interclass Basketball, '4l, '42, '43, '44, Interclass Track, '41, '42, Student Government, '42, Student Officer, '43, '44, EDWARD IOSERH STELLMAN 1328 South 56th Street Senior Commercial A Most Blessed Sacrament Interclass Basketball, '41, '42, Inter- class Track, '41, '42, '43. 'xi ' Top row lelt to rlght GEORGE GERARD SWEENEY 2909 South Felton Street Senlor Scxence D Salnt Barnabas Hand ball Tournament 41 In er class Basketball 41 42 43 44 Interclass Track 41 42 43 44 R1fle Club 41 Varslty Track 42 43 44 W C Monogram 44 IOHN IOSEPH SWEENEY 721 Concord Avenue Drexel H111 Pa Semor Commerclal A Samt Andrew Burrgtaft 43 lnterclass Basketball CHARLES IOSEPH TAGGAR1' 1282 South 50th Street Senlor Technlcal C Satnt Franc1s de Sales Avlatlon Club 41 Interclass Basket b ll 41 42 44 lnterclass Track Bottom row CHARLES VINCENT TONER 4731 Hazel Avenue Sentor Sclence B Samt Franc1s de Sales Av1at1on Club 41 42 Blue and Wh1te 44 Burr Staff 44 lnterclass Basketball 41 44 lnterclass Track 41 La Salllan Club 44 Sentor Prom Comm1ttee 44 Senlor Play Recep t1on 44 IOSEPH VINCENT TOPPER 916 Foss Avenue Drexel H111 Pa Semor Sctence A Samt Andrew French Club 43 44 Interclass Bas ketball 43 44 Semor Play Cast 44 Student Offtcer 43 Tenms Team 41 Vars1ty Football 43 44 W C Monogram FRANCIS IOSEPH TRAYNOR 24 South 12th Street Darby P Senlor Technlcal A Blessed Vrrgln Mary M1dd1e row MARIO THOMAS TARABORRELLI 554 Wales Road Manoa Pa Senlor Techntcal B Sacred Heart House Commlttee 44 Interclass Track 41 42 43 Student Govern ment 41 Varsxty Track 42 43 MATTHEW IOHN TEREYLA 5515 Irvmg Street Senlor Science B Transflguratton Blue and Whtte 44 Bowllng Club 41 Burr Contrlbutor 44 lnterclass Track 41 WILLIAM IOHN THOMAS 781 South 52nd Street Senlor Sclence A Samt Francls de Sales French Club 43 44 Student Ofttcer 43 Varslty Basketball 42 43 44 gram 43 44 72 Cfadfi 1 T V - 4 I u 4 - , f ' f E - ' 1 ' ' . - , : 4 -I I I ' A I 1 I , , 1 I - 1 , : , . , 1 ', ' '. ' , . . ' T I u ' ' I .42 . I ,444 , I , , i I u CI, ' I ' V ' 1 H , I . . I I '41, '42, '44l Varsity Football, '44p W. C. Mono- , 2 Q , 5 A' , , 2 , : , 1 1 1 , . I I .1 V 1' I , J A 0 X K l - , g , ,, . 141 1 , , 1 . - ' , . u. . R U 'V 1, ' ' ll 1 t Top row left to rlght IOHN PATRICK TRAYNOR 5555 Pemberton Street Semor SCIGHCG D Transhguratlon Rltle Club 41 IOHN IOSEPH TUCKER 2039 South 71st Street Semor Sc1ence A i Samt Clement Rllle Club 44 Stude'1tOt'1cer 43 THEOPHANE IOSEPH TURVILLE 42 Kent Road Upper Darby Pa Semor Sctence C Sount Al1ce 0 I 94 Mtddle row IOHN IOSEPH UNTERKOFLER 1123 South Pcrxon Street Semor Commerc1al A Sa1nt Francls de Sales Band 43 44 lnterclass Ba ketball 41 42 44 lnterclass Track 41 42 R1tle Club 41 42 THOMAS WILLIAM VAN KIRK 5416 Belmar Terrace Semor SCIGHCG A Most Blessed Sacrament House Commlttee 42 Semor Play Cast 44 lnterclass Basketball 41 42 43 lnterclass Track 41 42 Stu dent Government 41 Varsxty Foot ball 44 W C Monogram 44 IOHN IOSEPH WALSH 31.5 Huntley Road Upper Darby P Seruor Techmcal C Samt Al1ce Interclass Basketball 41 42 lne clas Track 41 42 Rlfle Club 1 42 43 44 Varslty Crew 41 Bottom row ROBERT IEROME WALSH 3812 Berkley Avenue Drexel H111 Pa Semor Scxence A Salnt Charles Rlfle Club 44 CHARLES ROBERT WARD 4900 Chestnut Street Sernor Techn1ca1 C Samt Francxs de Sales Interclass Basketball 41 42 44 Rxllle Club 41 42 43 44 Varsxty Football 42 43 44 W C Mono gram 43 44 .12 .' 1 fp 73 Top row, left to right: IAMES IOSEPH WARD 418 Glendale Road Upper Darby, Pa. Senior Science D Saint Cyril Hand-ball Tournament, '41, House Committee, '43, Interclass Basketball, '41, '42, '43, '44, Interclass Track, '41, '42, '43, '44, Rifle Club, '41, Student Government, '42. WILLIAM IOHN WARD 1004 Flanders Road Senior Commercial A Saint Callistus Blue and White, '44, Burr Contributor, '43, Interclass Basketball, '41, '42, Senior Play Reception, '44, Student Government, '42, '43, Varsity Swim- ming, '41, '42, W. C. News Staff, '43. IAMES IOSEPH WATERS 3841 Dennison Avenue Drexel Hill. Pa. Senior Commercial C Saint Charles Blue and White, '44, Bowling Club, '42, Interclass Basketball, '41, '42, '43, '44, La Sallian Club, '44, Student Officer, '43, Rifle Club, '41, '43, Var- sity Track, '44 W. C. Monogram, '44. lohnny Warrington's band provided the music for this group at the Senior Prom. Middle row: IOI-IN FRANCIS WELKE 10 Hook Road Sharon Hill. Pa. Senior Commercial C Holy Spirit Blue and White, '44, Rifle Club, '41, House Committee, '44, Student Offi- cer, '43, Interclass Basketball, '41, '42 RAYMOND ALOYSIUS WENGER 3606 Warren Street Senior Science A Saint Iames Staff, '43, '44, Photo Club, '42, Basketball, '42, Stage Per- '42, Student Officer, '43, Stu- WILLIAM IOSEPH WENNER 1749 South 85th Street Senior Commercial A Shepherd Aviation Club, '41, Blue and White, '44, House Committee, '42, Interclass Basketball, '43, '44, Interclass Track, '41, '42, '44. 74 . N Bottom row: FRANCIS BERNARD WOODS 1132 Broad Street Collingdale, Pa. Senior Technical C Saint Ioseph Aviation Club, '43, Rifle, '42, '43, Sen- ior Play Reception, '43, Interclass Basketball, '41, '43, '44, Interclass Track, '41, '44. EDWARD PAUL WYNNE 5120 Cedar Avenue Senior Commercial A Saint Francis de Sales House Committee, '42, Interclass Basketball, '42, '43, '44, Interclass Track, '44, Senior Play Reception, '44, Student Government, '42. WILLIAM ALOYSIUS ZWAAN 5429 Catherine Street Senior Commercial A Transfiguration House Committee, '42, Interclass Track, '41, Interclass Basketball, '41, '42, '43, '44, Student Government, '44, Varsity Swimming, '43, '44, W. C. Monogram, '44. .xy 4' ' 'vi ,wi . .IN 1 aw, ,- W 55, .V wi, V 'W' rl If 1 V . . ' 'fa ,eff .r gli.. :WA V ,Jr K-f if ,F I .ff 1,5 3, .K '-f X Q, if . A - , , ' 'ifil l if z, , , . L51 4 I , . . ' Q . ..- , fyt. - 1 i' J V I . Q. 1 : A n D. .nfl - - z 'u ' ' '5 ' + if . . ' w I I '- f nr f puff' - 33,-w a.-f:e u .x ' ' . ,', f 1-1 ' . .5 . 4 Y N ' I i .3-arg, 3? W 0 15 K M I 12' .-an-unsII 'f',4ry' -, u X- E- .,.-Q Q 4' . l cfs' .: w 1390- ' Q V. -A . . 'ff - A, , .L- His Excellency Buhop Lamb celt- 'luatos the Baccalaureate Mau. 7 ' t 'E lf 5. i ii-1, ' f 758' t as in '. my . I 'pf' l - ft 49 Rui.. , ss -, .3 1-Q KHU' nh vlf. T . 3,151-,of In ' ,fm , id if v I ffc .f 'l, , -3 . . . A 'U s fl! l f r Y f. 1 ? I 2 e 5 A . gt' 1 .i N . 3-1 - N f . ,f 1.4 ? , ' 4.4415 . ' 'z .., ' - . rv 4 - 4 o 1 4 All aiu With ambitions unconquerable the senior graduates assemble in cap and gown at the Church oi Saint Francis de Sales tor the Baccalaureate Mass. As the procession moves slowly into the church. admiring parents and friends throng the sidewalks to catch glimpses ot their gallant lads who are about to join the ranks ot West Catholic's graduates. f M fft Vp! j A. -Y -fff-, f- fi if fi f fl if ., f, ,,f ,,- fff.f.'f..fxf if., ,J ,- ef Poletti star . . . Thespians have their day as Ever Since Eve is presented . . . Boys supported in the female roles by girls from West Catholic . . . Senior English classes give a magnifi- cent quiz program for their assembly . . . We have a splash of wonderful weather and the Hiking Club rides to Valley Forge . . . 50 seniors graduate Ian. 26 . . . With hopes high 150 more students take the second Army Air Corps test . . . Iuniors take over the News . . . Mairzy Doats captures the heart of the nation . . . Iohnny Warringtorfs orchestra supplies the music, the Ritz Carlton provides the ballroom and we're off for our Senior Prom . , . Comedians have a field day as Frank Sinatra pulls a Crosby fonly two more to go, Frankiell . . . Nation horrified by the atrocities of the laps. Remember Bataan new battle cry . . . Lucas and Garson win Oscars . . . January 3Uth? Happy Birthday, Mr. President . . . Valentines Day is here and we spend all day reading our mail Cwe can dream, can't we?J . . . lt's a great day for the Irish. March 17th's here. To celebrate the day girls from West Catholic wear green uni- forms. Easter sneaks up on us but we still sport new suits Cwell, anyway, the handkerchiefs are newl . . . final exams . . . Graduation day . . . Good-bye, Brother . . Uncle Sam has a job for me. This is THE day! Alter eight years of grammar school and four years of high school every senior awaits the day ol graduation. Parents and friends throng to the commence ment exercises which are always impressive ceremonies. roa nfefdcfn an fron? in cf... ,, 1415 Third-year men stole a high place in the doing of West Catholic this year. ln every field of activ- ity, some prominent junior was seen taking a big part in the success of it. At the beginning of the term, they made the all- important choice of study, either scientific, com- mercial, or the new technical course. War influ- enced the selection of only o.ne commercial class this year. The juniors gave the Third War Bond Drive a 515,000 boost and the Fourth a 512,000 boost. ln football, Mike Bogan was picked All- Catholic end, playing opposite West's All-Scho- lastic Dan Brown. Bogan and Bobby Connor are scheduled to lead West next year as co-captains. On the basketball side, Tony Skivo and Bill Young made All-Catholic, filling two of three berths cap- tured by West. lnter-scholastic basketball and, a new attraction, interscholastic bowling were not complete at this writing but both fields had real support, a good indication of a swell class. Leading spots in the Senior Play went to three capable juniors, who helped to make the show what it was. Several positions in the Forensic League One-act Play Contest were also filled by juniors. In several Town Meetings of the Air, outstand- ing characters were given to third-year men, who came with a real name for West Catholic. The class of '45 has already stepped into our shoes and is well on its way to another record year to put in the books at West. Top left: Now here, fellas. is where the 'subject' goes. This is a usual scene in a Iunior English class where stu- dents learn the rudiments of diagraming sentences. Top centre: Brother G. james shows just what the Persian Empire looked like in 500 B.C. Top right: Iuniors take chemistry seriously: it's an opening for a good position in the armed forces. Bottom left: Brother Paul- ian explains the design of a Grumman in his Aviation class. new subject this year. Bottom centre: Bill Toner and Bill Mulvey rehearse their script before participating in Town Meeting of the Air . Bottom right: This junior gives an interesting speech in Oral English class and holds the interest of his classmates. - f.. 'l'he sophomores map out their plans for future studies. Here we see various sections of second-year boys going through the mo- tions ot school work during the day at West Catholic. Top: A Biology group does some research in the laboratory. The study of plants and animals is something new to these tel- lows and they look willing and eamest. The other sophomores find writing, map study, and theorems to their liking. ANQJ After taking a two months' breather from the worries of school life, the sophomores found them- selves West Catholic rookies no longer. Yes, sir, they were hardened veterans of high school life, Now, this class of t'4B proved themselves to be real Burrmen. ln all of our War Loan and Blood Donor Drives they maintained a spirit of co-opera- tion throughout the year. The sophs put their shoulders to the wheel not only with regard to patriots' duty but also did their bit for many other activities. The West Catholic organizations and activities were supported wholeheartedly by the second- year men. Many of the articles in the 'lBurr had 46 beside the author. The Aviation Club be- came the meeting place of soph airplane enthusi- asts, The News had its share of 'l46 men cover- ing the West Catholic sidelights. Yes, this class looks like it has the makings of a fine senior group already. In the West Catholic sports world the sophs con- tributed two excellent performers in foe Dough- erty and Reds Bagnell, Soph I spirited a snappy quintet that captured the interclass bas- ketball crown. All showed the usual interest in the interclass game, and many a lively tussle was staged in our gym. A new attraction this year was the Sophomore Bowling League. The boys, spurred on by the awarding of medals for individual and team scores, really enjoyed a successful season. These medals were the real thing and Brother D. Ioseph deserves loads of credit for the magnificent way he supervised the League. The closing of the year found our seasoned sophs ready to work for our country as they did for our school. They left behind them a long to be remembered year of the hardships and joys of a true West Catholic boy. CAM 0 M' 'A' . Q- ' 1 ,Sfafion .95 th 95' A PU aA5ro Cf 0 H1 Our library can well be called a place of reference. As you can see here. a ireshman Latin student traces Hannibal's trail across the Alps. cfs, ., '47 Early last September a group of six hundred freshmen invaded West. For a few weeks all was confusion, as bewildered little boys, trying to ap- pear nonchalant, could be seen searching vainly for their classes. Gym periods, foreign languages and algebra were new to them and each day brought its new experiences. The football games, the mammoth rallies, the assembly programs, etc., were always a source of amazement to these lat- est newcomers. As always, however, the new ar- rivals soon acclimated themselves to high school life, joined the various extra-curricular activities and became avid supporters of the different ath- letic teams. As the year progressed it became evident that the class of '47 had made a start presaging a suc- cessful four years of learning and fun, flfltluuyy Freshman year means the first year of a foreign lan- guage lor the students. Here at West the freshmen take Latin. Spanish or General Language. Latin scholars listen intently as Brother lian reads some captivating translations Roman story. These freshmen have a keen est in the glories of ancient Home with its and power. Fide- One of the freshmen privileges is to participate of G in all of West's activities. Experiences gained in inter- the Frosh year is valuable in the following three pomp years ot high school life. 0104 M W, QV ,W Q YO vii , 4 w I 4 w, .U -xr . T1 c 1 ,J .ox .X fit fx fx' X K . ,, XX inc KOS 1 J' ,J -vf if Wi -ae va ' if I 'if . 11 -- - . -' 51-1a'1'v3v:q7:-ew-f ,.:'ffQ.- 6:-5 f'3,gff'fg 1-'ff' M., . . , . ,Q-1g. ,fff .:,-.zf - 11f3'v - 1:-1 . 1 1 131, 7'-1. '. fwT',?.'- 1 f 75 .1-fifqgt ffwws 52:'. 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There are among us now stu- dents who, possessing intelligence, initiative, self-discipline and a cooperative spirit, will be signaled the leaders ot tomorrow, the conductors ot peace in their own communities. Their own lives, lived in tranquillity, justice and charity Will be the exarn- ple Which will bind others to a lite of peace and order. I'll remember this for years to come Dan Brown must be thinking while gaz- ing at the Catholic League trophy. Cap- tain Dan was all-scholastic on the lootball iield and in the classroom, too. He was admired by both students and faculty. Meet some oi West Catholic's leading men as they gather to talk over their activities. Foreground: Dunn. Mullin. Hanrahan. Grouped in back: Mollen- hauer, Foster, Comerford. Hagenbach. Brown. Thomas and Reilly. xr, Our two able leaders ot the Student Council. Iack Foster and Frank Comertord, tackle a research problem in the Library. These two leaders did a great deal to advance the work of the Student Association. Few organizations or activities at West Cath- olic are possessed of greater potentialities than the Student Association. It is the voice of the students, a panacea for student grievances. The Student Association is composed of two departments, executive and legislative. The former comprises a president, vice-president and a student council. The legislative branch includes a representative from each class who presides at regular class meetings and secures complaints, suggestions and opinions to pres sent at future council meetings. With the rise, of this student representation in school govern- ment we have the workings of a democracy This year the Association, under the guid- ance of President Foster and VicefPresident Comerford, undertook many worthwhile proj- ects. The response to their various drives showed the patriotic spirit of the West Catholic boys. Early in fanuary the Association organ- ized the Appreciation Banquet for the football team. The all-important war effort of West Catholic was not found to be lacking and the championship team of Uncle Sam received the ardent support of all W. C, men. Conducted by the Student Association the War Bond Drives reached new highs of success. As the years go on we can expect even greater things from the Student Association and ever-increasing benefits for the students. I I f J I L , wg I Q The Student Association and the stage crew put their talents together and staged a never-to-be-forgotten pep rally in honor oi the newly crowned City Champions. Willing workers arrange some of the many placards which dotted the auditorium. lack Foster, Student Association President, conducts a Council meeting. Eat heartily, you Champs! The Annual Banquet tops off another glorious football sea- son at West. Many sports notables attended to laud and honor the Blue and White war- riors and their great coach, Bob Dougherty. The banquet was sponsored by the Student Association. ff After defeating La Salle by 44-U, members of the Student Association ready the audi- torium tor a mammoth pep rally. West Catholic has three publications: the newspaper, the magae zine and the yearbook. The NEWS, a tour-page, bivweekly publica- tion, contains items of interest to every student. Football, basketball and track seasons find its sport pages well filled with informative articles concerning anticipated games and opponents. THE BURR is our literary magazine, which is published once during the school year. Between its covers are the students' attempts at writing stories, essays and poetry. THE BLUE AND WHITE, our yearbook, is a pic' torial and literary account of the scholastic year. lt gives a complete account of all events and activities from the Administration to the Alumni. The philosophy of our plan in the work of publications is to guarantee a student newspaper, magazine, and yearbook, to give each student experience in creative activity and to provide social training in both leadership and cooperation. Latent talents for jour- nalism are developed and opportunities for training in business activity are encountered daily. we .gourd cjreeclom erfion ihe Reilly speaks his piece during the Columbia Scholastic Press Confer- -,.,. ence at Drexel before cr group of attentive listeners. CO-EDITORS-IN-CHIEF Charles Mollenhauer, '44 Bernard Reilly, '44 SPORTS EDITOR ......, Patrick Martin, '44 ART EDITOR .,.....,..... lames Harte, '44 ASSOCIATE EDITORS Vincent Burns, '44 Paul Farrell, '44 George Hagenbach, '44 Andrew Crosson, '45 NEWS REPORTERS-Warren Haas, '45, Richard Skelly, '45, lohn Reilly, '46, Thomas Hagenbach, '46, Edward Schu- macher, '46, Ioseph Zimmerman, '46, Iames Walsh, '46, William Mulvey, '45, loseph Ryan, '45, Iames McHugh, '47. ART STAFF-William Knightly, '44, lohn McMahon, '46, Richard Case, '46, COLUMNISTS-larnes Geisheimer, '44, Francis Byrne, '44. PHOTOGRAPHER-floseph Millet, '44. 21 Q. - L.: f WES'TNE?fffj0LlC V ,' -, weston-qgonrt 'ii 5Twf'fTq0Luc WE We sv Pecqpwwv I, V A w A :J f L 'f'J,. P1 WESTNJTFT - u, ' S 73f0Llc 5 M. WES Wen Perap,u'e qQOL,c Corhof , lil E5 Our: O lf,,, . -f... v. . nh- H Secretaries Skelley and Haas get copies of the NEWS ready for distri- bution. Students eagerly await the arrival of the coveted West Catholic periodical. Although the printer was short-handed many times, the ca- pable and efficient NEWS staff made his work easy and the NEWS came After the proofs came back. An- drew Crosson. Vincent Burns and George Hagenbach, all Associate- Editors of the NEWS, glue the dummy together. Many after-school hours were spent to keep staff and printer schedules. Will you please buzz for all frosh and soph class mes- sengers? Send them to the Publications Office, These are the words that herald the arrival of another issue of the eagerly awaited West Catholic News. For the last four years the News has been the official publication of West Catholic, much to the satisfaction of both students and faculty. During the school year of 194344, there appeared eleven issues. The first seven issues were published by the senior staff, who then turned the reins over to the junior staff members, Who edited the final four issues of the year. The paper adequately covered all important sporting, so- cial, and curricular events of the year. lt was also particularly noted for its absorbing features and varied special columns: Campus Stroller, 'lOff the Record, l'Student Comment and Strictly Seniors. A tp gf uni. R ' c ' s t , 4 - , S - I' XQJ-1 fy' V ,Y,i'. 31i Q Editor-in-Chiel Reilly. Q we ff f0l g West Catholics future journalists receive a chance to show their abilities each year through the BURR. The l944 members kept up the high standard ot the magazine despite War- time restrictions and difliculties and another successful magazine was assured. This year's edition dealt mainly with Phila- delphia and its part in the War ettort. However, the usual personality stories and humor pre- vailecl. Articles concerning Alonzo Stagg, An- gelo Bertelli, Tom Hermann, etc., provided en- tertainment for all West Catholic sports follow- ers. That man, Sinatra, also found his way into the pages ot our BURR. Topping the liter- ary endeavors was some ot the best art work under the direction of lames Harte. 'ti if Members ol the BURR staff. the annual literary pro- duction. scan back editions for hints on layout and design which they will put into action in this year's edition. ox LITERARY STAFF Bernard Reilly '44 ..........,......... , .Editor-in-Chief Associate Editors Iames Lyons '44 Vincent Reagen '44 loseph Murphy '44 ART STAFF Iames Harte '44 .. . .............. .... E ditor Assistant Artists Raymond Wenger '44 William McMahon '46 Robert Ontiveros '44 William Kelly '47 Charles Toner '44 Robert Davis '47 Bernard Reilly, Editor, and his statt contrib- uted much excellent material. Despite wartime restrictions they did an excellent job and achieved a typical West Catholic success. A glimpse of the BURR with its splendid art and literary work gets instant student approval. This magazine has stamped itself as a real part of W. C. The BURR is a means of training bud- ding journalists and artists. Seeing their work in print helps to spur them on to greater effort. ff' Ain 'Q J Iames Harte. Art Editor of the Burr, gives Ontiveras' pictures the once over while Bill Knightly waits to have Harte give him a few pointers on his picture before it is accepted. Below: Bill McMahn, West's own Ierry Doyle: Ray Wenger, Assistant Art Editor. and Charlie Toner. artists for the Burr, are busy at work making Burr illustrations. Z'- -AP x..p4 2 we gfue ana! 'WAife STAFF Charles Toner ......,. . , . .....,..,,...... Editor Associate Editors Charles Mollenhauor William Knightly George Hagenbaoh lameg Lyon lohn McGlone William Ward William Duffy ...,.. ..,. , . .... Business Manager Secretaries William Wenner Iofeeph Berenato lOSeph Higgins lchn McVeigh Joseph Millet .. ...., . ... .,. .Photographer Photographer's Helpers lohn Selfridge Robert Shockey Chas, Dougherty Russell Friel Francis Eccles Francis Corey lchn Donnelly lames Ryan lohn Graham Contributors larnos Gcisheirner Wm, Fitzgerald loseph Boughtnan lohn Smith Edward McGlynn lames Owens Vincent Burns William Ouigley Thomas Green larxes Gallagher Bernard Reilly Daniel Redmond lczaeph Dolan Patrick Martin latnes Leary . .,.. ..,,.,, . . .. lunior Assistant iz William Duffy and Charles Toner, Business Manager and Editor, respectively, copy down identification num bers of the pictures appearing in 1944's Blue and White yearbook to make their placement in the dummy an easier iob. Early in September more than sixty seniors at- tended the first l944 Blue and White staff meet- ing and later gathered at Kugler's Arcadia where, over chicken and ice cream, they dis- cussed plans for this book, The following week staff positions were assigned and earnest work soon showed completed plans for another poten- tial All-American. During the September and October Weekly staff meetings the members were trained in the necessary fundamentals, knowledge and skills. At one of these meetings Mr. William T, Cooke of the Campus Publishing Company gave an illus- trated lecture on Publishing the High School Yearbook. Late in October the staff attended the Penn- sylvania Press Conference at Drexel institute, the Columbia Scholastic Press Convention and a special meeting of the Catholic School Publica- tion staffs at West Catholic Girls High School. By March, with only the proof-readi.ng to be done, several key members of the staff jaunted off to New York to attend the three-day Convention at Columbia University. George Hagenbach pre- sided at one of the Student Round Table Dis- cussions. Now, as this goes to press, plans are being made to bring this active year to a close with a staff banquet at Kugler's. - vs! 2 I 7 1 I' After selection of the staff, the members in order to get better acquainted and discuss the plans ot the Blue and White, held a banquet at Kuglers Restaurant with Mr Cooke as guest oi honor, alter which the plans were camed out successfully Mr. Cooke instructs stat! members in the fundamentals oi yearbook work. He was their constant guide during the year and appreciation is extended to him for his aid in the completion of this album ot high school memories. K I 1 Q X Qilllwo 921119 af' I ON L' 2, g 4 ,'- Top: Our splendid aggregation of music mak- ers stand in review. They helped in our cham- pionship mcxrch by lifting the West Catholic spirit with their fine music. Bottom: A band must look neat and it was up to Veusey and Iuckson to keep our bcmdmen snappy and trim. V I . Af fl fd I ! 1 'V y- ' K' f Above: Iim Tuppney. former Drum Maior, comes back to his Alma Mater to twirl for the boys at the St. Tommie's game. Right: The band and cheerleaders pile into the street car to bring home the good news alter defeating the Prep. West's famous band performs M TRUMPET: McBride. Hoeveler, Byrne, Campbell. Brogan. Rudden. Schrant, Smith. Edgette, Butler, Landry and La- very. CLARINET: Muldowney. Burgman. Garritano, Kohl- brenner. lVIcCarriston. Zvigaitis and Deserable. SAXO- PHONE: Rominger. Hebeler. Schultz, Girard and Deering. TROMBONE: Quigley. Haas. Durhim and Lydon. ALTO HORN: Murray. Connelly and Litchert. DRUMS: Brady. Moriarity. Smith. Merenda. Lowe, Loftus. McKinlay. Ho- land and Fordyce. CYMBALS: French. GLUCKENSPIEL: Doris. BAHITONE: Brophy and Giacometti. before a record crowd spectating '5' the City Championship game be- tween West Catholic and North- east. The band always holds the crowd at every football game for West with their fancy stepping. . -'-r- iff .2 ters, 2iVi?'?.5vfr.t1: ' J' if' 1241- . 'fwe. 'M' 57 ,nl 17 V Ar. 'll M1 J ' fl jx... ,. , r ' . . fy, if c- fr., we ffyffffff DEBATING Topics: l. Resolved that there should be one year of compulsory Military training after the War. November 30, at South Catholic--West-negm tive. December l0, St. Iames, Chester-here-West -affirmative. Ianuary 5, at St. Ioseph's Prep-West-aftirmm tive. February 3, North Catholic-here-West-neg ative. 2. Resolved that the State should support Catholic education. February 14, at South Catholic-West-negd tive. February 21, at North Catholic-West-aifib mative. 3. Resolved that Comic Strips do more harm than good. February 28, at St. lames, Chester-West-AL tirmative. March 6, St. Ioseph's Prep-here-West-negm tive. 4. Ftesolved that all Nations have an equal voice in the Management of the Post-War World. March 20, at Roman Catholic-West-negative. Above: Always be able to back up what you say. says Brother D. Francis, Moderator. to Shea. Center: Practice makes perfect. Reich and Shea develop their talents during a recent school assembly. Bottom: The debating team in action. Representing West Catholic at a debate are from leit to right: Zimmerman. Fahey. Dufour. Reich, Mengey. at the microphone, Shea and Collopy. ff d ir. -ff' 'n Left: Senior play cast gets some final instructions from Coach Gordon Miller. Two groups were used io! the performance and all showed the value of good direction. The boys and girls worked together and this co-operation meant success. Right: The attraqtive pro- gram which everyone received at the show. A 199 5 YNY vm0Y'5 YYXJS ,!' This year the seniors chose for their twenty-second annual pro- duction the comedy, Ever Since Eve, which was presented on lanuary l2th, l3th and 14th. It is the story of a teen-aged boy who is the editor-in-chief of The Pen- guin, a thriving newspaper, The play, as it unfolds, concerns itself mainly with the problems with which Iohnny, the editor, is beset. What with a doting mother who insists upon cluttering up his den with ruffled curtains, and a scat- ter-brained female assistant, Iohn- ny certainly has his troubles. All comes out well in the end, how- ever, and everybody is happy. The policy of having a different cast for each performance was again followed this year, and both groups did admirably well. The 6 .r'A 4 1 f S 1 l944 Senior Play broke precedent in one detail and this was the par- ticipation of girls from our neigh- boring school, West Catholic Girls' High, They did splendidly and contributed a large share of the success of Ever Since Eve. This practice, while robbing the play of some of the spontaneous humor which is always present when members of one sex impersonate the opposite sex, lent a ring of authenticity to the performance which heretofore has been lack- ing. Tl -,S pf , 36,55 15510 is J 1 5' L, I 4 f, ,....... I 5 . Q 4,11 'ES 45 5,1 5 J' ,I 23. M 1933. I .5 15 T Nu 5.2 ai. x . K .Q :,., 'C Q .3s. 'Er 9 . ZTITWW 1 ., 'Elf Q f 5 mlm A .4 ,. ' r me -.1 . Ai? -3-,Q - , ' el' 444 'V lp' V. .X ,fs 'flu .V N gf. ' ci! .57 V' Q - ' r 1 W - se if W 1-2 'M-f - - I J 4 kww 1445-4 '44 'lar .1-:tu v--ii-YA V-Y 4. -1-.1-1 -Q.--P- V far: af P . gg 4 Q 4 .iq ry ' ,LAK V f T-A F l- ',,' ' 1 -iff' f rf K ,, 3 3. .. , is ' I ff, QA-.. 1' 1. ff if :iff ? 2? A- nf . 135 v .wa 5 ,ge ,ng I.. mi? ' x ff Q -3 ki ' ' C? J In in . , ' f' ' H 4 A A - D n U , ,, 2--.,, Color was added to the Senior Play. when for the first time in its history, West Catholic Girls' usherettes greeted the guests. CAST OF CHARACTERS Mrs. Clover ,......,......... ...., . .. learine L. Carey' lohnny Clover . Mr. Clover ... Spud Erwin ... Susan Blake .. Betsy Erwin ... Martha Willard Oilicer Simmons Henry Quinn .. Elizabeth F. Ledger ..,,,. Lex l. Christie William G. Mulvey . ,... Ioseph P. Mulhern Paul E. Farrel .. .. .Anthony C. Klueptel lohn R Farrell .... Mary A. Willard Margaret R. Sinnott Mary Alice Bonner Anne M, Ounan . .. ,... Ave Maria Furey .,.. . . . . .William Reilly Bart l. Rowley .. ,.., Charles V. Gaubas Gerald I. Mulligan Lucybelle Lee .. .... Nancie L. Kennedy Preston Hughes Football Players Ioan DeC. Hoey . . ..... Thomas Graham .. ........ loseph Topper Thomas Van Kirk lohn Hennessy Patrick Martin Thomas Rinehart Charles Dougherty lohn McEvoy , .., S. ,iii I V? . 1 5 T .46 Susan Blake CMary A. Willardl strongly protests to being removed from the office oi the editor of the Penguin by Spud Erwin Ucxck Farrelll cmd Iohnny Clover KBill Mulveyl. if i Y X F Q I I ' I I 4 Y 'Y Q' 'I 6 P t ' - 'E ,. K--bf'-4 fi. 'J fb gf be 5 e 5 sf' Fa. I j 41.1 ' fivii: ? :-fm , , ff'-.Q if - ' .,-'fp- ff 1, - fA ,Y , A ' , ,, 4 -Q 'fu -1-' ins. 2- W--af: , .k,,,Q bk? f,f ,,,, X - .- ,, --gp. H 5 ' 35,57 A , '- -. -K .-'g,.g,,j'.ug' , 3 v kX1:, gn 'L 4- - , ...a ' , - . -4 PA .Q 'Iii' - ,, - 5, ' jg- 3.5! 1 ' Q21-1? .i ' ' ' Ji V 'igsizlhg-:gg .Y ,J 1 f l T A The La Sallian Club ushered in its fourth year at West Catholic witha meeting early in Septem- ber at which plans for an active year were out- lined. The first big project was tackled in Novem- ber when the annual collection of food for the poor was undertaken. Despite rationing, the returns of this project were better than in previous years and at Thanksgiving the La Sallians were able to distribute more than 2,000 cans of food to the poor and needy. In late November the LaSallians sponsored a special Mass and Benediction for the Burr Service- men. The Mass was celebrated in the auditorium on November 28. Another addition was made to the West Catholic Honor Roll which hangs in the main corridor. With President Iohn McVeigh at the helm the club members continued their good work by as- suming the role of Santa Claus. Long before December 25th, however, the La Sallians were Iohn McVeigh. President of the La Salliun Club. looks over the toys which will bring joy to the needy on Christ- a -ah- ' ,X busy collecting discarded toys, repairing and painting them for Santa's sack. The boys and girls of the parish schools helped greatly in securing a large supply of worthwhile toys which supply joy to many unfortunate children. By Christmas day several truck loads of bikes, scooters, sleds, trains, etc., gave evidence of the La Sallians' industry. Catholic Action at West Catholic was stressed in a program broadcast by a La Sallian group over station KYW in Ianuary. President McVeigh, Iohn Graham, Wm. Mulvey, Iack Farrell and Wm. Duffy enacted the usual La Sallian Club activities and impressed their listeners with the good ac- complished by this important work. Toward the end of April the Club's annual pub- licatio.n, The La Sal1ian , was distributed to stu- dents. A novena to their patron, Saint lohn Baptist de La Salle, brought the year's activities to a suc- cessful close. mas Day. The campaign was sponsored by the Club and the students responded whole-heartedly. The Aviation Club is designed to foster interest in aviation and to further prepare the members for careers in the air, particularly in the services of the nation. The club teaches the structure of the airplane and its motor and the members also learn how to use different machines pertaining to construction and maintenance of airplanes. Under the direction of their president, Frederick Cook, and vice-president, Iohn Butler, the members build up and break down planes, motors and instruments. TheClubroom is completely equipped Right: Moore, Kelly of Aviation Club work with lathe in foreground while Shea and Waldron operate drill press. This machinery is a new addition to the club room and will go a long way in developing future pilots and de- signers tor our air force. For a head start in the world of aviation. ioin the W.C.A.C. for work pertaining to airplanes, from tearing apart real planes to building models. There are facilities for showing motion pictures in the club. The Aviation Club is a club with a present and a future. At present it trains boys who will become men in the air services of the nation, While it also trains boys to become men in the world of tomorrow since there is an ever increas- ing surge toward a greater future in the air. Through these boys peace will be assured. Left: One ot the veteran members smilingly points out the workings of a drill press to a rookie. More iellows should take advantage of West Catholic's most modern activity where you can combine the business of school with the pleasure of a new and practical knowl- edge. Yes. an opportunity ior all. V, l X X 'V' ' g ff QM. -l One of the many posters made by the Art Club has the finishing touches applied by Ioseph Guisti as Brother Luke lends cr watchiul eye. Members of the Art Club are responsible for all the pre-game posters that brighten our corridors. Here some oi this diligent group are hard at work to meet the Friday deadline. Never before has a club done such a prodigious job as the '44 Art Club. Overcrowded bulletin boards depicting the countless activities of the school gave evidence of remarkable talent. Under the able leadership ot lames Harte and Robert Case the decorations for the pep rallies, the pos- ters tor the Bond Drive and the Blood Donor drive were executed. ln the La Salle Vocational Contest a nurnber ol posters received honorable mention. But the Clubs greatest individual achieveiiient was the capturing ol first prize in the Regional High School Art Exhibit by Williarii McMahon, Sophomore. Busily at work preparing those Pep Rally posters are, left to right. Ioseph Guisti. Chester Spect, William Nolan, Hugh Purcell, Robert Davis. X 5 f 1 f ,, l , t . f , tD,, ,'5l'f'gQ3 Under the influencing guidance ol Brother Fidelian, the Checker-Chess Team and Club rose to new heights this year. The active membership of the Club was higher than all previous years, the bulk of which was swelled by Freshmen and Sophomores. ln former years, this pastime was looked upon somewhat lightheartedly but this year the students caught on to the game and after school the clubroom could be seen crowded with conscientious Wood-pushers. A tournament was held this year for the club members and was so well re- ceived that plans have been made to carry out this plan our next year. The West Catholic Bulletin almost daily carried the news of the success of the Checker team on its numerous encounters with other school teams. This year marked the rebirth of the Checker- Chess team and we hope it is carried on next year in the same style. Top: The principles ol the game in which brain shall triumph over brawn are explained by Brother Fidelian to two members ol West's chess team. Center: ln response to the bulletin's notice which gen- erally reads the checker and chess team will meet in room 210 at 2:l0 these lovers of the game respond in bona fide. Lower: These two young men were caught by our roving photographer in the middle of a serious session. Get- togethers like these may well enable West to maintain her position as one of the leaders in the Philadelphia Chess League. it V qw'-p L., f ..,. 1: .f .' -. 2 f 1 7 ' tfffttia- 1 t ,+w ? Millie' ' r Writlf T 4. Q . 12 up wt av , , ef. ,.,4, X: .-.p::'.r. 1,-rn -' . ',i':'l4 - 4.1 if.: A H.-,EJ 33-WY 5 Us 1+ ,L 511 xk ' 3-raise' 'li 33 digg?-. . ' 95.53. .x Q uf-ir, , 5 4 , wut W-.fmnsqs 'At ig all ' ' ' 1 lk 1' it's.x:i57b':'f ?' 1' T 'ww 'Z - : ivff M .- . 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' Coach Morgan smiles broadly as he is presented with the Championship trophy tor cross-country following the Cross-Country Championship Meet at 33rd and Dau- phin Streets. f .-.....- ,X w l l J 15 T S. ,-Qs Zh Qs, .xx 'ia Xl X I jr t t-:IX A y s , V !si1 -:,, t ,lf ,l- ,,-..,. . , X , ,f 1 , fe it lf fff Below Lett: With wild enthusiasm the team thanks Bobby Connor, who spelled defeat with a set shot at the Falcon tilt which went into four extra periods and ended with the sudden death. Will Thomas stellared in this game when he sank a pivot shot in the last thirty seconds of an extra period to shove West into the Catholic League finals. The reward for a hard season's victory holds the at- tention of the squad. The crepes on the North and Saint Ioe game stars in the background ioyfully ex- press our deepest regrets. Iron Legs Tulskie swoops wide around to outclass the West Philly boys. This battle ended in a 33-7 re- venge for last year's defeat at their hands. Heed the all-white suits. we puff! Webr ecomed maf fAe Waifef ia Wai School athletics are affected by many factors, some of which vary from year to year, and others, which under the best possible set-up, remain constant perennially. There are, for example, win- ning teams as well as those not so successful, there are cycles during which front-rank material is plentiful, followed by those lack-lustre times when brilliant athletes are prominent in a school because of their regrettable scarcity. Little as a school can control these latter condi- tions, there is one wherein the athletic powers can exert themselves to the credit and ultimate benefit of the institution. West Catholic, we feel, has done so in securing his professional services of those athletic mentors who guide her wearers of the Blue and White. Bob Dougherty and his newest line-coach, Bill McCoy, Lou Mais, since time out of mind the skilled developer of acquatic Burrmen, and Ed Morgan, most recent coaching acquisition-all are men respected throughout the length and breadth of metropolitan Philadelphia for the exacting brand of gentlemanly sportsmanship they repre- sent and which they inevitably inculcate in their proteges. lt is not going too far to say that there is no athletic competitor more recognized for the clean, hard game he can give the opponent of the mo- ment than the Burr athlete, let the sport be what it may. He is not invariably invincible but he is traditionally the gentleman athlete. Look to the West Catholic bench for the source. A man can always give a lot of what he is fullest of. Track mentor, Mr. Eddie Morgan, passes on an idea which helped make him famous in the track world and also at West. Mr. Morgan initiated cross-country at West and in the first year coached the team to gamer the Catholic League Crown. s The city's best school-boy coach makes sure the city's best school-boy football team keeps itself in top notch shape. His super coaching caught the eyes of critics who call him tops . Bob Dougherty has brought West the Catholic League Championship three out of the last tour years. ,r N- l 1 i A .fr 4,,' X 0 x- G+., g ,-vu x .' jd 'ju ' . v .. 4' '- XL . if-. 5' -XML, 'Qi xi , iv R 2 13 ,,, ff wer A, W iy Qj.. 'A A , Q. A Q K fs: V' 1 2 J, Q Q SHN, Ar F ,1 J 1: 4.': f ' L H 4' ,N I '1-. af , I ti LL I , if -M-if t W VVK 7 ,1 V , 'jg Q . EQ ,L!, A in fa --1' f Y! 1 3 .is A 'Q . 'Q if ga - 1 fa-D --3 44, fi: si Y I 5nf'8N'!'333' . 'Sr Q. gf. WMO 5 On the first day of tall the future City Champions set sail to tear into their Catholic League opponents. This is the beginning ot a daily grind to victory. , ,K -r AA- 9 ,.. ii- 5 Ulf' X et! 1 Une XA?- SCHED and O Wana C1151 axum 3 A- 0 'LW sub dx sw G gcxlle' swore' unaciv ik x 38- 5 L md . Nl pa ' ' . . X3 0 'tho XC' 'be 'LS' , 'L-'S SK- oaths lm SW Weil ' ,mm XA. 'IB bei me 'Z-30 South Camo 'ana O - at Sw evwm XV 129 soma' -'Nh nmol? xcwm 534 1 5 s . 5 ocxobei fl! 1,35 Sl. Xamgdxhoyc. odxdpaiqw moe g - , . - , 0 otlxobe KS: M and Cx ' , - ' ' robe' gi' 3 wie? 5Mh . Quill ' . Oc obet 1, 1.39 51. soho? Shxbe aexa ,. Od bg! 2.3 SK- VXXXY' X111 Y .3919 XL! y Y 15105 so mb.: XV wt weShe,,,-,rf Neve bet xwgil tg.,-,rx Yloqew bei 'ZS 'L-'39 Af gqovefflbei oem 'n Y' u' 14 . is A Wir W -ff 'rr s 1 B8 ...Q 51 Presenting the Champeensl Kneeling: Connors. McCoach, Ward. Keily, Tulskie. King. D. Dougherty, Hennessey, Kirkman, Diver. Second Row: Assistant Coach Bill McCoy, Ioe Dougherty. Topper, Hope, De- vinney, Thomas, Clark, Nickerson, Gallagher, Graham. McGrone, Coach Bob Dougherty. Standing: Captain Dan Brown, Van Kirk, Burke, lim Dougherty, Murphey. McAndrews, Conway, McGarvey, Ciesulk, McCartney. and Bogan. There you have the men who carried the burden of bringing West undefeated through a ten- game campaign. Right here in front of you you have probably one ot the best teams ever to represent West Catholic on the gridiron. WEST CATHOLIC SQUAD STATISTICS No Name Class Pos. Wt. Ht. Name Class Pos. Wt. King, lames ...... '45 Guard 146 5.06 Graham, Thomas.. '44 Back 155 Tulskie, lohn ..... '44 Back 160 5.09 Topper, Ioseph .. '44 Tackle 160 Kirkman, Francis., 44 Guard 160 5.09 Connor, Robert' .. '45 Back 150 Bogan, Michael .. 45 End 165 5.11 Van Kirk, Thomas '44 Center 156 Convery, lohn '44 Back 165 5.10 Mullarkey, Francis '44 End 165 Dougherty, Donald 46 Back 154 5.06 Murphey, Peter .. '44 Tackle 190 CONWCIY, FrG1'1C1S.. 45 End 156 5.11 Devenney, Hay, ,, '44 Tackle 167 Thomas, William., '44 Back 156 5.10 Hennessey, Iohn.. '44 Guard 143 Keily, Robert .... '44 Back 144 5.08 Wickersham, Don.. '45 Guard 150 McCoaCh, lohn '44 Guard 165 5.09 McGrane, lames .. '44 End 150 Hope, Leonard '44 Back 154 5.11 MCAnd1-ewg, Ge-om '45 Guard 173 Dougherty, loe '46 Back 167 508 Dougherty, lames. '46 Back 161 Ward, Charles '44 Guard 165 5,10 Kane, Edward '46 Back 143 Diver, Iohn ...... 44 Tackle 172 5.10 Brown, Daniel '44 End 165 Gallagher, Daniel, 44 Tackle 163 5.10 Clgrk, Lawrence, '45 Tackle 174 Burke, lames .... 45 Center 160 5.11 McCartney, Francis '46 End 165 Ciesulk, lohn .... '45 Guard 162 5.11 bfi After a lapse of one year West Catholic has again ascended to the throne of the Catholic League plus the title of City Champions. A green, inexperienced team was molded into world beat- ers by the coaching skill of Bob Dougherty. With only three seasoned players returning, the Burrs were not given much of a chance of copping the crown. The first game of the grid campaign took away all doubts of West's strength which carried them to ten successive victories. fl wk A , F . 1 K Cgpouflf, Lui omg: fzczfflwymlorzfizzlggiv y Q.?:f9Uf!'!fjifC4llfl,CQ WEST CATHOLIC 44 LA SALLE 0 ln their first encounter of the season the Burrs ran rough-shod over the Explorers, hitting them with everything they had in their bag of tricks. Ioe Topper set up the first score when he blocked a kick on the La Salle 20. Dan Brown scored a play later on a pass from Tom Graham. After Ioe Dougherty had plunged over from the 2 for the Burr's second touchdown, the game was turned into a rout. Iohnny Tulskie had the feature run of the day when he dashed 45 yards for a score. A 4-.. ,V 'N ' 'Q 3' -,VJ Q- kk' 'Q' lt-6 ll ef sg. 4' s V1 Q? it, si, H K' .-, t. .3 - E ..- e W 5 T -4- -at fa isa. i4 7 fi , I ,,,. 5??' 4155:-'-Ycv, 1,-'S ' SM .. SV ' W Those ever-present West Catholic fans caught during a timeout at one of our games in Shibe Park. Thou- sands came out week after week to get a glimpse of the kings of high school football. . .ar ' Q I Q, 4 ' 3 --'- .f'.f ff J. - -w-va.-ergo, -34 1?- QW'- , ft ' A , ,t fg- ' . 'QW :V if ' ,ff hiwgl r. N 'lil Q K ,:?'I5ak?gYviV :L 'qi' fi .,,...s, iv 1x05 51?-115 La sage 3 l Q . . .- - ' ' 5A Do ' asking sS f :BI . A R l Q , . QA, oaglenugnns -' H -D s Y 5- Lo A Yc55e5 l I 0 B temple teled ' ' 0 Mr. Tulskie supplies some more thrills for West Catholic rooters. He is beginning another long iaunt to touchdown land as a Burr blocker clears the path in front of him. WEST CATHOLIC 31 SOUTH CATHOLIC 13 For the first time in four years the Burrs de- cisively defeated the Pirates. The Burrs scored the first time they got their hands on the ball when Iohnny Tulskie cracked over from the one, climax- 1 Com? mg .- X5 ing a 35 yard drive. South's defense crumbled and 65539 - apr-559 ge 'L - - Gqine 16,66 West punched over three fast scores with Thomas, 4 Yds' Yvnllnq Brown and Grahamt ll ' ei a ying. Q Lv it Moi. . I . 5x. - ,I lack Convery registered the Burrs final touch- 30 down when he swept around right and end for Fx 15, D0f :x flushing 7,0 10 yards and a score. The Pirates scored twice in gas Gag: Rushing , 37- the final minutes with touchdowns by Ioe Toland. L0 es 5 'I 5' P055 , . 9 emitted ielea ' 50 Nl C099 'mf Ydssezqined YGSQAGQB as K 0 'IASL Yunginfl 'Io m Cdthoyxc ., . '35 A Sou U 1 Tom Graham picks up plenty of ground in the initial . - - ' ' ' 3 - - d ' nQ - . g, . battle of our championship season. Our unheralded guar . w'C fits! Daly eg Bvshm ,. is lack McCoach. is about to block a long striding La Salle YT- as- Gain Ruskin!! ' 10 207. 'I st - . . . 3 man. 5 . Lo sies In 7,3 Yhmiempled gxeged. ' I 51 1 asses Co A Y'-Wssmql e 333' A Y Gdipe Y 61319 SIL Yundhg v . 365' WEST CATHOLIC 44 ST. THOMAS MORE 6 After spotting the Golden Bears six points in the opening period the Burrs bounced back to bury their neighborhood rivals under seven touch- downs. Al Capper put a scare in West when he raced 90 yards on an intercepted pass to score for the Tommies. Iohnny Tulskie galloped 64 yards to knot the count in the second period. West surged ahead right before the end of the half on a 22 aerial from Tom Graham to Dan Brown. Unable to stop the fast Burr attack in the second half the Bears were overwhelmed by five tallies. 1 fit ...- wld' If ff, I my CCJAOEC I4 -5-azi fi f , f7,j! 11 X WEST CATHOLIC 14 ROMAN CATHOLIC 0 Before 15,000 cheering fans the Burrs had to fight hard to conquer a stubborn Catholic eleven. Held to a 2-0 halftime lead West pushed over two markers in the third period to clinch victory. The first half saw Burr marches still deep in Roman territory on miscues and got only two points on an automatic safety. The Burrs came back in the opening minutes of the fourth quarter to score o.n Tulskie's 74 yard dash into pay dirt. Iohny Tulskie who was the star that shined the brightest took to the air and chucked a 19 yard pass to Connor for the final score. WEST CATHOLIC 38 ST. IAMES 6 West Catholic lost little time in showing the babies of the Catholic League who was boss before 8,500 at McCarthy Stadium. The Burrs were superlative. They worked like a machine with each man doing his part. Tulskie was sensational with 3 touchdowns and long runs of 53, 46, and 38 yards. The passing combination of Graham to Brown also clicked for a score. Take that arm off me, mutters the fancy stepping Bill Thomas to a oft-balanced Calhillite tackler as he starts on one oi his many long jaunts. Scatback Bobby Connor breaks through to the Falcon secondary. convoyed by Pete Murphey and Bill Thomas. Will he be brought down? No. Bobby jig-stepped 14 yards for a first down. W.C. 187 16 43 37.5 if ,. , STATISTICS R.C.H.S. W.C. First Downs ,,.,...,. 2 18 Yds. Gained Rushing . 37 300 Yds. Lost Rushing .... 21 10 Passes Attempted ,... 7 3 Passes Completed 2 5 Yds. Gained Passing.. 17 79 Ave. Punting Yardage 39.6 25 St. Iames First Downs ..,...... 7 Yds. Gained Rushing . 41 Yds. Lost Rushing .... I5 Passes Attempted ..,. 9 Passes Completed ..,. S Yds. Gained Passing . 120 Ave. Punting Yardage 29.1 'Nr SS W.C. 249 13 27 16 30 my Caflwdf 26- 770,44 Caffiokf 73 STATISTICS No. Catholic Yds. Gained Rushing E0 First Downs 5 Yds. Lost Rushing 37 Passes Attempted 3 Yds. Gained Passing 44 Ave. Punting Yardage 28,6 WEST CATHOLIC 26 NORTH CATHOLIC 13 Before 35,000 fans West remained unbeaten by disposing of their strongest threat to the crown. Sparked by Iohnny Tulskie who scored all Burr touchdowns and the great play of the West tor- ward the Burr attack ran smoothly never taking off the pressure. West drew first blood when Tulskie kniled over from the two ending a 42 yard drive. Graham's extra point pass was batted down. North took a 7-6 lead when Lannigan recovered Van Kirk's freak pass in the end zone and Begley added the point after touchdown. Tulskie however lifted the Burrs back into the lead when he swivel hipped 43 yards for a score. West clinched the game in the third quarter when Tulskie capped a 58 yard advance by plunging over from the two. Il Bobby Connor pulls in one of Tom Graham's passes and toe dances down the sidelines ior another lif- teen yards before being pulled down from behind by Norm Wald- man ol Northeast. Tulskie is puled down as he tries to break into the open during the cru- cial North Catholic game. Other West Catholic players shown in the picture are Connors. Graham, and Ward. even eafiond or Mcfor STATISTICS St. Ioseplfs First Downs .,........ 4 Yds. Gained Rushing . 59 Yds. Lost Rushing .... 27 Passes Attempted ,... 9 Passes Completed .... 2 Yds. Gained Passing.. 47 Ave. Punting Yardage 46.1 St. Iohn's FirstDowns... 4 Yds. Gained Rushing. . 6 Yds. Lost Rushing .... 13 Passes Attempted .... 27 Passes Completed .... 9 Yds. Gained Passing . 126 Ave. Punting Yardage 17.1 fit. 1 .rag 4 N . 5, ,Q . -- . vous. 'lf You're not going anywhere. brother, says Ioe Dougherty as a Falcon backiield ace runs smack into him and is slammed down to the turl lor a five yard loss. Tom Graham with his head down slices into the middle of whole host of Pioneer tacklers for a short gain on the Franklin Field turi in the City Championship game. WEST CATHOLIC 14 ST. IOSEPH 7 Finding themselves behind 7-O at half-time the Burrs came back with that never say die spirit and grasped victory out of the hands ol the Prep- pers. The Hawks went ahead late in the second pe- riod when McPeak bucked over from the one after a pass from Gordon to Miller put the ball on the tour. Bob Connor injected the punch in the Burrs when he toe-danced 42 yards down the side-lines to the 8 on a punt return, On the following play Ioe Dougherty found a nice hole in the line and went to the remaining 8 yards to score. Pete Mur- phey's placement tied the score. The 49th Streeters took advantage of a break to tally the last marker, Mike Bogan recovered McPeak's fumble on the 12 and tour plays later Tom Graham passed five yards to Bobby Connor for a score. WEST CATHOLIC 59 ST. IOHN 7 The Blue and White gridders completely routed a poorly manned St, Iohn's eleven 59-7, thus cap- turing the League crown for the third time in four years. 'UMM CJAOEC 21- Worfkeasf 0 WEST CATHOLIC 33 WEST PHILLY 7 Out to avenge its 40-6 defeat a year ago and to win for the many graduates in the Service, the Burrs romped over the Speedboys. Held to a 7-7 tie at half-time the Burrs tallied 4 times in the last half. The game ended with the ball on the Speedboy's 5 and West missed aveng- ing the score of the year before. WEST CATHOLIC 21 NORTHEAST 0 The Burrs invaded Franklin Field for the third time in four campaigns and walked off with a well earned 21-0 victory, The hard charging forward wall held the Ar- chives without a first down for three quarters and bottled up Bill Iones all afternoon. This grid classic was witnessed by 35,000 fans, who roared their approval as West started their scoring late in the first quarter. Tom Graham set up the touchdown with a 15 yard sprint to the l yard marker. Tulskie then hit the line, fumbled into the arms of Gra- ham, who lunged over for the score. Murphy added the first of his three conversions. Nothing could stop the Burrs now! The next score came as Graham faded to the Northeast 30 and rifled a perfect strike to Brown who stooped over for the score. This clinched it, we had our first City Championship. CYS 'neg Iohnny Tulskie knifes oft tackle as he crosses the final chalk stripe and widens the lead for the Burrs in their fourth successive win over the Falcons. Coach Bob Dougherty gives Conway, Gallagher, lim Andrews, kneeling, some last-minute instructions before Dougherty, Burke, McGarvey, McCartney, standing, and they scrimmaged the first team. Ioe Dougherty, Don Dougherty, Kirkmcm, Diver, and Mc- 10 v it ., ' .J E, , -Q 9 is ag ,74 ivot on his right foot Wmgbaclr Bill Thomas prepares to p W.C. W P 23: tgowu. .... 5 hihdelnhiq :gi Yds. Lozingisllrhing.. 73 H :gases Attempgeg 16 93 ydsfig ?omPleted 5 27 Avg Psfllzed Passingg I. 21 WC m9 Yardage 2aI1 25? 53' gofvhs ....,, I I IN0!theast as Yds. Lozingd Rushingw' 8: 14 PC8863 A ushing ..., 19 6 Passes Cuemlbted ..,, 14 95 I omPleted I I I I Yds. Gqmed P 5 31 Av I assingu 49 e. Punting Yardage 37 d a swarm of North Catholic tacklers. Mile Bogan to avoi and lack Tulslne come charging in to mow down a few Doc shows them how by pulling an of!-tackle play. a perfect illustra- tion of how he coached his team by going right into it with the City Champion Team and pointing out any of their mistakes. Tulskie tears around left end for a gain of eight yards as Bill Thomas hits the dust after blocking a Fal- COUIHCX1. J. ?. u, . vu I 1 if --3 Li, f ,147 Q31 fa r-F , 1 - . , '39 ' ' h , ,f. I V 'r gifs' -un-..,,, . 4 3 I' ,f ffj , X F , ,' A ,Ng :,,i-X ' 'N' . ' ' if ' , ,-3-fi--5 X . , N V, H R w, 5 2 ' M4 sz V A niffq E I AA, ,Q .A,, 1 if ji' y Y. ' W' 5, ig: 5' u . . gf , X I 2 WEST CATHOLIC 72 ST. AGNES 23 West Catholic Burrs started off the season with a bang. This classy quintet ran St. Agnes out of West Chester by a score of 72-23. This was the highest score ever achieved by a West team. Skivo led the Burrs with 13, Thomas followed with 10 while W. Connor, Bagnelland Poletti had eight each. WEST CATHOLIC 36 CAMDEN CATHOLIC 15 After rolling to a 19-O halftime lead, West went to win its second straight by 36-l5. Bill Young was the mainstay of the Burrs quintet when he regis- tered four field goals and two fouls. WEST CA'I'HOLI-C 50 ST. IAMES 21 West then invaded Chester and took St. lames, 50-34. Tony Skivo was the pace-setter with l9 points. After a slight edge at halftime West went on from a 25-2l score to have little trouble with the Bull Dogs from Chester. WEST CATHOLIC 52 BEN FRANKLIN 32 With a fast passing attack and a dead eye on the basket West went onto its fourth straight vic- tory to the tune oi 52-32 over Ben Franklin. Bill Thomas was he big gun for West with l5 while Tony Skivo was right behind with 10. Leading 27-17 at half-time, West raced on to evident vic- tory. The omnipresence of Reds Bcrgnell is being felt by South Catholic. Hannon of South Catholic was tied up due to the aggressiveness of Reds and the rapid approach of Tony Skivo. December December December December December December Ianuary Ianuarf Ianuary Ianuary Ianuary Ianuary Ianuary Ianuary February February February Februa y February February February St Agnes Camden Cathohc St Iames Ben Franklm St Thomas More La Salle South Cathohc Sales1anum Camden Cathohc Roman Cathouc St Iosephs Prep North Cathohc St Thomas More La Salle Sal slanum Allentown Cathoh South Cathohc West Ph1ladel1oh1a Roman Catholtc St Iosephs Prep North Cathohc C Wzlham Thomas 141 Frankhn Bagnell 1131 Wxlham Po lettl 151 Wxllmm Connors 1121 Tony Skxvo 1101 Robert Connor 161 Robert McGee 181 Iohn Lxster 191 Dan Gal lagher 181 Wllham Young 1141 Dan Brown 1111 Referee Abrams spots a foul as a La Salleman takes off a rebound Bob Connor and Reds Bagnell are m hot pur sunt whxle Bungy Young fades back for a possxble pass mterceptxon The foul conversxon contrlbuled to La Salle s early lead which was wxped out by West xn cx thrlllmg 30 28 extra penod game 3 - 10 . . ,..... 24 W 14 A , . 15 WC 17 . . .,....,. 25 WC 21 ' .. . , 31 WC 27 . . . 20 WC 29 ..,,,.,.,. 25 WC 7 ' . .. 28 WC ' 9 ' .,.... 27 WC 11 ' .. 22 WC ' 14 . 1 21 WC 16 . ' . . 20 WC 21 ' . ,, 31 WC Ianuary 25 St. Iames .....,.. 34 WC 28 . .. 28 WC 30 ........, 28 WC ' 4 e ' ...... 34 WC 6 'c 33 WC 8 . ' , .. 22 WC r 11 A ' . 12 WC 15 .' . . . 28 WC 18 . A , . 17 WC 21 ' . .. 43 WC V, K' -1 X u,k4,,,,L,,,. V. ' fx iikcm, - 5' . -,Q ,ea 5305 WEST CATHOLIC 41 S. CATHOLIC 28 After a decisive victory over La Salle West traveled to South to continue this streak and trounce South Catholic 41-28. Tony Skivo was the sharpshooter for the Burrs with 8 field goals. WEST CATHOLIC 32 SALESIANUM 22 The 'Fast Five , as many called them, now traveled to Wilmington to play the victorless Sal- lies of Salesianum. West started off fast to take a halftime lead of 22-14. At the beginning of the last quarter it was West all the way. The Burrs led by a 32-22 count. Skivo and Thomas were the big blasts of the Burrs scoring together 25 points with Skivo getting 13 of them. WEST CATHOLIC 34 CAMDEN CATHOLIC 22 West registered its ninth straight, when she trav- eled over the river to Camden, to take Camden Catholic by 34-22. Again Tony Skivo spark- plugged the Burrs by registering 6 field goals and 2 fouls for a total of 14. Conway led the losers with 9 points to his credit. The battling Burrs prove their superiority once again by coming down with the ball despite the opponents' pre- vailing height. The two back board ball-hawks, Reds Bagnell and Bungy Young, overcome all obstacles, in- cluding opponents to get the ball. Tony Skivo gives Red Bagnell a helpful hand. WEST CATHOLIC 36 ROMAN CATHOLIC 21 Typical of a Burr team, 'The Boys stuck to their winning streak and bombarded the Gladi- ators from Roman with field and foul goals to the tune of 36-21. Lead by Skivo, who tallied 14, the Burrs remained in the top position in the League. WEST CATHOLIC 37 ST. 1OE'S 20 West traveled to the home ot the Hawklets and for three periods were stymied by Matt Fanning and Company. ln the fourth period the Burrs ran wild and soared from an uncomfortable margin of 18-15 to rack up 15 points in the next 5 minutes while holding the Collins men to one field goal. Bungy Young sparked the drive with four field and two foul goals for a total of 1U while Fanning of the Prep was high for the game with 11 points. Bob Connor's short is followed by Reds Bagnell to give the Burrs an early lead in their 40-31 victory over North Catholic. This was the Burrs' twelfth straight victory which clinched their first place in the Catholic league. 605485 0 OCL if WEST CATHOLIC 50 SALESIANUM 34 West s unconquerables scored the1r 16th con secut1ve w1n and 1ts twelfth IH the league The Sa1l1es never had a chance to catch the Burr speedsters and fell before the Cathohc League pace setters to the tune of 50 34 Tony Sktvo and B111 Young were the b1g guns w1th 27 po1nts be tween them Th1s v1ctory assured West of a play off berth for the Cathohc League Champ1onsh1p WEST CATHOLIC 32 ALLENTOWN CATH 33 All good th1ngs have to come to an end and th1s 1S what happened to the hlgh scor1ng h1gh flymg Burrs as thev tasted defeat for the ft st t1me thts year The Burrs were beaten by a scrappy Allentown Cathohc team by a 33 32 count The Catholrc League leaders gave a good account of themselves only to be shut out 1n the last few mmutes WEST CATHOLIC 44 SOUTH CATHOLIC 22 Commg from Allentown w1th revenge 1n our hearts West tackled South Cathollc and sank the P1rates 44 22 Young and Sk1vo scored enough polnts between themselves C27 to beat South alone Bungy lead w1th 18 and Tony followed w1th 9 Th1s was Wests 13th stra1ght league v1c tory and the1r 17th out of 18 for the season WEST CATHOLIC 57 WEST PHILLY 12 A West Cathohc dream f1na1ly came true after fourteen long years of basketball We flnally beat West Ph1lly The B1g Burr guns were too much for the Speedboys from across the Way We trounc ed them 5712 Our boys were really hot that n1ght and everyth1ng they threw up went 1n WEST CATHOLIC 30 ROMAN CATHOLIC 28 We met Roman on our court thls tlme and Ro man was out for blood and they almost had 1t The Burrs had to f1ght uph11l all the way to eat out a 30 28 count over the Cah1l11tes from Broad Street The sparkhng play makrng of B111 Thomas and Reds Bagnell s control over the back boards made the v1ctory posslble WEST CATHOI.IC 45 NORTH CATHOLIC 43 Our last game 1n Cathohc League compet1t1on ended w1th one of the longest and most thr1l11ng games of the season Endmg 1n a 33 33 t1e the Falcons and the Burrs fought for all they were worth for four thr1l1 packed extra per1ods untll both coaches and teams started a sudden death B111 Young veteran member of the lay vees came 1nto hxs own Wlfh the graduatxon of Dan Brown Takxng over the tap off pos1t1on he led West to undefeated League competxtxon and a place on the All Catholxc Fxve lor h1mself Wxth a starting place on the VGYSIIY m hrs Sophomore year Anthony Skxvo came a long way 1n captunng the Leagues leadmg sconng record m hrs yumor year and also ga1n1ng an envxable place on the All Cathohc League Fxve w1th st1ll another season to gam even greater Iaurels tl Carrying his performance of the football field over to the basketball court, Bobby Connor doubled his efforts as a great athlete. Known for his speed. he exhibited some flashy floor play and with the speed of Mercury controlled the guard spot. period. The fans were breathless as North matched two set shots from inside the foul line. During the four extra periods both teams scored four field goals and going into the sudden death the score was 43 all. Bobby Connor got the beam and sunk a set shot that ended an undefeated Catholic League season for West. SHAUGHNESSY PLAY-OFFS WEST CATHOLIC 35 LA SALLE 33 West had a close call in the first game of the play-offs, as the Little Explorers were out to pull an upset and knock off our first place combina- tion. lt looked like they were going to do just this until, 'in a pulsating extra period, Bill Thomas flipped in a difficult one-hand stab from the side. High man for the Burrs was Bill Young with 14 markers. SOUTH CATHOLIC 47 WEST CATHOLIC 41 The cable of West Catholic victories was snapped by a sharpshooting Pirate quintet which just couldn't miss the Convention Hall baskets. Eight thousand fans saw South, the underdog, run up a comfortable half-time lead and then brush off West's efforts to rally in the final half. The brilliant play of McDonald was a main factor in South's winning margin as he peppered the basket for 21 points. Our boys were way off their performance, as only Beds Bagnell hit the cords with any amount of success. Indeed, it was a sad night for all West Catholic men. -.NN -A' In tagging Reds Bagnell, the most suited name is fight , From the beginning of the season to the end, Reds was one continuous power plant. Only a soph- omore he gained a selection on the All Catholic team for his constant motion on the floor. Every combination needs a leader. Bill Thomas captained the team through a giorious season. Always reliable and a continued generator of encouragement to the players. Bill kept in the running to the final gun. His all around playing ability supplied the cause of his choice on the All. Catholic Five. -nr, '-sn. ,, M amp n 'W' f Q 1,4-,, W, 4'-fn, ru... -..,, Q ' 'Hyun Q. Gl'l6!Ql'l'l'lQI'l As this goes to press the West Catholic cinder- men are getting under way to uphold the tradi- tional name of Champions , With a quantity of material, cooperation and excellent coaching West cannot help but produce a championship squad. ln l942 West lost its grip on the Catholic League track crown to its rivals from 47th and Wyalusing Avenue, but in 1943 our team with its most prom- inent stars in many years, out-pointed all op- ponents till we had reached our final victory of Catholic Champions . The highlight of last sea- fb. Q' reloare Ar ew orzezi son was the grand showing on Franklin Field when the relay team displayed the form of pre- vious years and took the Catholic mile relay championship at the Penn Relays. The winning team was composed of Dunn, Manifold, McCreary and Dillon. The anchor man, Dillon, broke the twine fifteen yards ahead of his desperate op- ponents. lim Tuppeny was an outstanding performer in the high hurdles and he gave a stellar show in the pole vault. Continuing on down the line each one stood out in his own field: Corey in the mile, Dunn. in a vain attempt. fails to break the tape. This is a rare sight since he has been West's big hope in many a race. Now in the Service. Dunn was a con- sistent winner during his three and one half years at West. '19, pN M G V , i 1 ..' Ye, I wr- ' ,kjff vtgwqfuglbw ' ..j .9-T--f ,- an Q N' , 'rf-'.gj.:T'T-fvf . I J 5 1 E A sn. In the above picture. Leo Dillon, West's star dash-man of '43, is breaking the tape in another one ot his many victories. Leo was one of the fastest sprinters in League competition. He also ran as anchor man on the Burr's relay team. Leo has been a member of the squad dur- ing all his years at West. Tuppeny shows his stuff as he clears the har with plenty to spare at a meet in the spring of '43. He is also an excellent hurdler and high jumper. Big Bill Minahan, another '43 star, heaven the shot to take a first in the League meet. Bill helped West to capture many victories. Minahan and Temple with the shotput. Yes, West Catholic and the class of '43 may indeed be proud of the track team of last spring. This year the torch first sprung to light as our Cross Country runners developed into a fast mov- ing team. Coached by Eddy Morgan, they cap- tured the Cross Country City Title. With regard to indoor track, we found the team competing at Madison Square Garden and Cam- den Convention Hall. In the New York meet the mile relay team placed second in the semi-finals and fifth in the finals, At Camden these four ,speedsters legged the Blue and White to victory in 3:51 despite a difficult track. The individual mile saw Tom English take fifth. Coach Morgan W TX 'fx b:-wh! ,L if A . I ,!'...., vi N .4 , .L if Jw. - ' 'fx 9' , ffl ' f-.JK 1 I, x ,ff U, .X .. x O H- N I ' , K 1 . -,I - ' 1 Q-fn . 9 .M 311 v -v-.V ' if .-1. ' 5, ' Az- A K' Q N uw it f X , E' , I, g', ,. wl' A '41 V t ' It 7 ' , v f ' 5 -, 1' ,,::., A QRS '1 I 1 kd r 'Q , t x if K1 U. - '. 'H 4 ' 1 XJ ' X 1 55. ,f' 1- 'C , A ' vs , .W ' f 3'2z+' w Z XL' a , ,gh E T? , ,.,' I 4 , - , ww' f 4 wil, Ei, ', I . X , W2 ' H' ' I x f?..ff,.' f - it 1 S U -gn! 4 1 I f, f F , ' 4' ,5 Q' ' ' V ..lr '5' -A-r:-1 QI . '5 ' S, sl' J- N L 4 .I t ' W s nl X ' ,I K v 1 ' gm- f. 'f 1 , , TJQBKZAQJQ V . . 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Kilrw .Seeing me mam not Wes! me Eng- Maq 'LX Chi Charrxpxorxshrp ..., 5Mh and Cru! 1-me usb and Dads- Pmchm men me Muharxeq and Haney. We-at was in operx cornpelhiorx with hrqh schooXs and coheges on khe boards ak Q Sioux. Cammiaskk kManager5SQ.1aK:he X xivxmim the membem oi me squad aw: 5mf'530Q' Seaked are McHugh Waters' O'Yh1:rmG:I M dmv' Dunham Hughes' DMB' and 5 'e9DeY- ' - - eaveas. Coach Morgan. who dkd a Bae Xob wixh the Farrah. Suauon and Erxghsh. bo-15: Durm, ' 'Tggy rn- 51 be . uipmen' mu 'ei 1'l1lG'Y te record of au eq rts. Bfolher Dam uits and An accufa Q me various S90 ck the list of 5 managers O lack McVeigh eve 'Lwaa-n look on' and Manager Evans and Bm obes 05 George r The Burr varsity pauses and treads water in the spacious Hutchinson Pool at the University of Pennsylvania. Seen clock-wise in this shot are. top: McDermott, Lavelle, Co- Captain Ioe Mullin, Zvigaitis, Collins. Deserable, Evans, Davis and Zwaan. .i,,,fiJ1,c7,Cf i, . 17nL.,1!, kept bY Khe Starting the season with one of the largest turn- outs in recent years, the Burr tankmen, under the tutelage of Mr. Lou Mais, our coach, finished their Catholic League season with a .500 average. The season began with West emerging with three straight victories at the expense of South Catholic, St. Thomas More and Roman Catholic, then three setbacks, one each, by La Salle, North, and St. Ioe's to give us a 50-50 mark for the first half. The second halt finished in the same way since the meets are arranged in the same manner. In a non-league meet we bowed to Upper Darby, the suburban champ, 27-39. At the Championships which are held annually at the University oi Pennsy1vania's Hutchinson Pool West Catholic acted as host to the Catholic League. Medal winners at this affair were Soph- omore Paul Zvigaitis, who led the team in indi- vidual scoring with a season's total of 105 points, and co-captain Bill Mullin who took a third place in the backstroke. At this same meet the Medley Relay team consisting of George Evans, Ioe Mul- lin, the other co-captain, and Bill Zwaan, ac- counted for third place medals. Nine monograms were awarded this year. The recipients were Ioe and Bill Mullin, Paul Zvigaitis, Al Lavelle, lack Collins, Harry McDermott, Bill Zwaan, George Evans, and the manager's award to lack Mc- Veigh. J I The Old Fight is written clearly in the grimaces of our cheermen expressing their exuberance by soaring skyward as the Burrs chalk up another victory at Shibe Park. Hesplendent in new outfits. Burrousers idle during a time out in an early season game, awaiting the beginning of more 15 , 1, z . A 'Jin ev 13 .R .1 Q sl-K 4.4 Q. Rfpv - 'W thrills. He flies through the air with the greatest of ease. Frenchy Lavelle, Burr acrobatic cheerleader. clears his mates with ease in a demonstration at the West Philly game at Shibe Park. The Rah-Rah Boys arouse the audience to the peak of spirit at a mid-season rally. Guests and team take it easy after offering their assurances of a Blue and White victory. R L15 l-,W w Captain Bob Hanrahan swings into his delivery as he shows the form of a topnotch anchor man. Let's hope its another strike for the Blue and White. He was high aver- age man for West and rated among the league leaders. hgzfbm I9 On the left: Our varsity pin topplers who compiled the en- viable record oi maintaining a .500 or better percentage against every league rival. Kneeling left to right: Manley. Costa, Quinn. Standing: McGlone, Hanrahan, Brother D. Bernian, Moderator, Bradley. and Reilly. On the right: Reilly, Bradley and Quinn check scores. Pins were flying right and left this year, as var- sity ancl inter-class bowlers gave the sport its biggest year at West. Our Varsity completed the year's work with a 2-l victory over the Champion North Catholic tive, yet, because of that onefpoint loss, we fin- ished as runners-up tor the crown. This rivals the basketball mishaps we have had the last two years. The Burr keglers took North Catholic, the new kings, 3 out of four matches, and against every team compiled a better than .500 per- centage. Despite these bad breaks, the boys banged out a 977 score tor a West Catholic record. The squad led by Bob Hanrahan was composed ot: Seniors Frank Costa, Charlie Bradley, and lack McGlone, Bill Quinn, Bill Manley two thirdfyear men and Sophomore Mike Beilly. Nice bowling fellows, and next year well get that Championship for the 'Blue and White. A brisk bit of action on the tennis court as Kelly gets set to return a shot made by Hagenbach, who is in the background. Hanlon and Althouse are also shown. Right: Our potential varsity men look their future opponents in the eyes. They are: left to right. Sandman. Hanlon, Kelly. Hagenbach. Fletcher and I. Gallagher. The team was 1943 Catholic League Champs. With a very excellent chance oi gaining perma- nent possession ot the first Catholic League tennis trophy, our Burr netmen aroused themselves from their winter hibernation and returned full of spirit and vigor to the freshly lined courts. Returning alter two years ot varsity duty are Ralph Althouse and George Hagenbach. These two have played on two ot West Catholics championship teams and are gunning for their third successive crown. A championship this spring means another prize for West's already overcrowded trophy case. lim Gallagher will undoubtedly take the number three spot behind the above mentioned lettermen. The remaining three positions on the varsity are wide open and any three of the haltedozen candi- dates are eligible for varsity berths. Goodwin, Kelly, Sandman, Dunlop, T. l-lagenbach, l-lanlin and Fletcher have all seen some competition and from these will be selected the rest ot the team. Because of their returning material, St. Ioseph's Prep appears to be the team to beat. However, La Salle is always a dangerous opponent and is capable of upsetting any club in the circuit. De- spite late winter and poor weather conditions, the boys are oft to a good start and are swinging down the road to victory and a championship season. iss- S . X Y' ff 'P e ,14 1 'lll 5 . ' 1t 'i ': fi W A 1' ' , i , . a , s 415--if- V ' y 5'29 ..-. ,gf ,,.....,:a,.., .sxssrv 1 i .f....: jf ' ' . 3 ' E , 4 . -r ' 1 A - V . W .' 1 r , 5 ., , A potential Don Budge in the person oi I. Gallagher bangs one in for a point. Tennis is an unheralded sport because the season comes to an end after the school term. fzwf i jig The Rifle Club hit a longer stride this year due somewhat to the war and in spite of rigid restric- tion on ammunition. Because of World War ll a Small Arms Club was organized to go hand in hand with the Rifle Club, Members had the valu- able experience which will certainly profit them in any branch of Uncle Sam's team. Adding another championship to a record yeq, West's Rifle Team, composed of Captain Tom Moran, Shevlin, Ward, B. Moran, Tyska, Rothen- berger, Timney, Nolan, Goodwin and Bryan, copped the Southeastern Pennsylvania lnterschol- astic Rifle Association Championship, in a league consisting of six teams this year. Our sharp- shooters lost their first match but came through in it the next five to move into king position, This is the first time in a goodly number of years, that West topped the league in Riflery. The man behind the men behind the guns, Mr. Frank Mutter, faithful to West for years, now guided his boys through all their competition and is highly responsible for their success. Brother Michael, moderator, has high hopes for repetition next year, with men like Tyska, who had an average of 99 this year in league competition, Timney and Bryan coming back for more. Coveted letters were awarded to Captain T. Moran, Tyska, Godwin, Ward, Shevlin, Nolan, Rothenburger, B, Moran, Timney and Bryan. To the left is a future Sergeant York: Thomas Moran. who through his former years of experience and leadership ability, was selected as Captain to bring the usharpshoot- ers through to victory. Bottom: Lett to right, foreground, Charles Ward. Wallace Goodwin, Thomas Moran. Ioseph Timney and John Hennessy, all who competed in the National Rifle Association. In the background are fellow teammates tensely viewing the goings-on. ln order to foster a more competltlve Splfll among the students to promote sportsmanshlp and to srngle out those capable of playmg on varsrty teams an rnter class athlet1c program has been scheduled and conducted here at West The 1nter class sports mclude basketball soft ball track and bowlrng The sophomores and 1un1ors rn partrcular had a very Well orgamzed bowlmg league rn whrch bronze gold and sllver medals were awarded for the frrst trme to lugh scorers and members of champonshrp teams As usual the basketball league leaders and track Wmners were rewarded for therr trrumphant efforts An excellent oportuntty rs provrded for all to lmprove thetr ab1l1t1es and to gam recogmtron for themselves These Frosh Intramural grxd aspxrants look forward to a successful season w1th bellxgerent determmahon Strxkel Intramural alley scorchers glve the pmboys a workout durmg a Sophomore Interclass League game Iumor and Semor basketeers vze for possessxon of the ball m an actxon packed mtramural game A study ln arms and actron these Iumor courtmen spare no pams to recover the preclous ball durmg an mtramurcrl fray Nfl: 2 7 ' ' t z ,!, K w ' r ' I , Jr' ', ' ' fg f tv W llff 'I X ff 'uv 1 , 1 - ' - . - . F - , , . I I - A , F' ,Mig ., .,4 ,. 0 I - , w:'3'5f ff '- 3? 5711 mwww 'f0V'9 '!f f 2 Q rr 'W 9 ,v sf M 15, ' .X -,XT ' .., if rf , , , E. M 0 . . ,,.- L., -me F' yn A 6 9' ge' 'X .. Inset: Highest single scorer was Schmidt. Top: Even on holidays, our gym is the scene of much activity. Intramural and grade school tournaments are held numerous faculty-student thrillers, which intrigue. Center: The proud possessors crown are these stalwart sons of Soph McCloskey, Walsh, McCartney, Dougherty, glance at these determined faces reveals pionship is no cinch to claim. at this time, not to forget the are noted for their action and of the Sophomore intramural I , who from left to right are and Carroll. Bottom: A cursory that the Soph Football Cham- The Freshman and Sophomore Bas- ketball League came to a swishirig cli- max on February 25th and 29th, and when the flurry of field goals had stopped Sophomore I and Freshman E stood supreme in their respective leagues. Sophomore I reached their pinnacle of success as a result of their 2l-17 victory over Soph K. lt was the excellent shooting of Tom Carroll with 12 points and Ioe Di Gicoma with five, coupled with the all- around floor play of McCartney, Ed Carrol and De Cocirio, that won for I the Sophomore Crown, lt was the fine sharpshooting of Welsh with five goals and Kelly with five points that kept K in the running till the final whistle. These teams reached the final round by eliminating their opponents in the preliminary round when Soph I de- feated Soph H, 24-15, and Soph K wal- loped Soph A, 27-ll. The leading scorers of the playeoffs were Tom Carroll, of Soph I, and Welsh, of K, with 15 points, and Kelly, of K, with ll counters. Freshman E topped Frosh I in the title game by the count of 17-12. Led by Brennan, with eight markers, and Ware, with six points, and backed up by the fine defensive play of Al- bertus, Connell, lvfcl-lugh and Fyness, Freshman E overcame a slight point deficiency to come on and win going away. Kehr, with 7 points, paced the losing quintet. An oddity was revealed in this game because Freshman E scored every point on field goals, while one-half of Fresh I's points were scored on foul shots. These teams qualified for the initial game when Frosh E downed Frosh K, 38-9, and Frosh I elced out an ll-10 vic- tory over Freshman M. Albertus, Ware and Brennan, of Frosh E, led the play-off scoring with 20, l4 and 10 counters, respectively. At the outbreak of hostilities in 194l West Cath- olic immediately saw the need of new activities to aid the War effort, During 1942 a few of these novel ideas were introduced, but they were of no great success. But at the beginning of the school year in 1943, the students began to realize the critical situation that the United Staes was in, and now they are all out for victory in 1944. This is shown by the participation of a greater number of students in these added war activities. These war activities vary in degrees, They range from taking credit for War Bonds, Salvage, and Red Cross contributions to the Small-Arms Club, Morse Code, and the Accelerated Gym Course. You can see that they benefit the body as well as the mind. Now let us take each one sep- arately and explain how they function in school life. 1. War Bonds-West Catholic students have been most successful in getting bonds credited to their school. In the Third Loan Drive the school received credit for the amazing sum of 558,270.25 The students were officially thanked in a letter from the Treasurer of the United States for their work during that drive. Then West rose to greater heights during the Fourth War Loan amassing the sum of Sl2l,975 which was one of the best records for high schools in Philadelphia. The Government can depend on West Catholic students who will be on hand at anytime to do more than their share for the country. 2. Red Cross-ln respect to this department every student in West Catholic is enrolled in the American Iunior Red Cross. This enrollment is outside of the individual contributions made by the students during the school year. Then too, some of the older boys are credited with having donated their blood to the Red Cross. 3. Small-Arms Club-This activity is limited to seniors, who wish to learn the workings and the parts of guns. At present there are only eight members, but the number is ever increasing. Be- sides the lessons given ot the members, the actual firing of a gun is included. ln this latter a student can attain the grade of Expert Marksmcn. This will be a great aid to the students entering the service after graduation. 5. mwfy 4. Morse Code-This is a pre-induction course given to acquaint the students with telegraphy. In this special class the fundamentals of receiving are taught and by this the students going into military service can qualify tor an excellent rank. 5. Accelerated Gym Course-When the stu- dents came back to West from summer vacation, they found that something new had been added to the physical education periods. Instead of an unorganized class, as in former years, there were new exercises and tests of skill to be mastered. These new additions accomplish a great deal in building up the physical side of the student. 6. Salvage-The students of West have been busy from the beginning of the school year in the collection of paper, tin cans, and other vital ma- terials that are so urgently needed by the United States. .link Home front action in the Fourth War Loan Drive at Westl Bond rallies, intramural competition and the sticlr-to-it- iveness of the fellows in co-operation with the Student ing Association meant the grand collecion oi Sl2l.975 in War Bonds. a noteworthy poke at the Axis and a sizeable boost to victory. Ii you can't give blood. then get pledges. This hit West Catholic patriotism to the tune of almost one thousand blood dononpledges. Mrs. Ruth Mayo supplies the neces- sary information to Brother Daniel. Brother Benilde. Francis Dennis and George Hagenbach who promoted the drive for this life saving plasma. Coogan and Foster certainly got a surprise land a iobj one bright morning when Iames Pugh. an up-state lad of Frosh D brought them one thousand, eight hundred and seventy-five pennies for the purchase of a War Bond It took Iames a couple of years to save that amount Gallaghan is busy recording the sale. The demand for the perfect specimen made a new change in the West Catholic gym periods. Brother Anthony and Mr. William Mullen undertook the job to build up the body beautiful by the adaptation of the prescribed Navy Phys- ical Fitness Program. Come Iune, all Burrmen will be brawn supermen and physically fit for the armed forces. Have you any tin saved for us? This question rang in the ears of neighbors near and far as West Catholic stu- dents set out to collect scrap cans for tin. Below we see a group of freshmen who give evidence of successful effort as they proudly bring their day's collections through the school gates. K Today and in the future the knowledge of mathematics and physics, the ability to know and use mechanical instruments, and cm adeptness in drawing. tracing and blueprinting is of prime importance. Below is a class of seniors deeply absorbed in the initial steps of making a working drawing which will later be traced and developed into a blue print. C, if ! C C ,f V 'Z g,j',,f,j ,t I 'Twas many a long year since West Catholic Seniors held their own Winter Formal and it will be many another long time before the seniors of '44 forget this memorable occasion. Departing from custom, in order to accommodate the mid- term graduates, the date selected for the Senior Prom this year was Friday, February fourth. Transportation restrictions necessitated a move from the usual Country Club to mid-city. After much deliberation the entire second floor ot the Ritz-Carlton became the scene of this gala dance. Edward Wynne. William Toner, on left, and Charles Toner. on extreme right. stand by as Tom Graham enjoys the gay banter between William Ward and the young lady about to speak. The City Championship Football team was well repre- sented at the annual Prom. In the atmosphere of soft music Thomas Graham, Robert McGarvey, Charles Toner, Thomas Van Kirk, and William Thomas take time out to enjoy a chat on the stairs. Between numbers this iocular ensemble seems happily resigned to the fact that stiff shirts and sore feet are part of the fun, and realize that the Big Night which they have anticipated for weeks draws splendidly to a close. Leonard Hope and Iames Lyons with their guests are sit- ting this one out in the Rotunda just off the Ballroom. Cozy lounging chairs, fresh flowers and soft lights add to the pleasant surroundings at the Ritz-Carlton. Charles Scanlon, William Ward and Edward Wynne discuss West Catholic's first Winter Formal. ,Qs The strains of the rhythmic music of lohnny War- rington thrilled the almost three hundred couples who filled the Grand Ballroom and the beauteous Marion Mason added the vocal color. The Prom was opened by the traditional grand promenade and laughter and signs of gayety permeated the beautiful foyer and rotuna as intermission time came round. Later prizes for special dances were awarded and the delightful evening soon came to an end with the singing of the school song. The beautiful keys, prom favors, serve as tangible evidence of this much favored eve. The congratu- lations bestowed on Tom Graham, Prom Chair- man, indicated this was the best West Catholic Prom. guifobng fke nw mr!! Although the West Catholic active Alumni has been depleted because of the war, it still carries on its Various activities. We can attribute the con- tinuance of this organization mainly to the excel- lent leadership of Frank Gale. lt is he who keeps in touch with all movements about West and follows devotedly all Blue and White sports, A real West Catholic man if there ever was one. Over four thousand of our Alumni have entered the service and quite a number have given up their lives for our country. This is, indeed, a trib- ute to our Burr men, They have followed our motto even to death. Early in the year the retreat at Malvern was held and a good crowd attended. The spiritual endeavors of the Alumni have always been on a high level and the co--operation this year was remarkable considering war time conditions. Our Alumni in the Service were remembered at a Mass held in our auditorium. After the Mass, Brother Anslem unveiled the Alumni Honor Roll outside the main office. This beautiful memorial attracts the eye of everyone passing through the main corridor. The Class of 44 is ready to become faithful members of this leading organization and further the glory of West Catholic in the future. Top: ln November many members of the Alumni went to Saint Ioseph's in the Hills . Malvem, for the annual re- treat. Above a few Alumni spend some quiet moments in the Reading Room. Below: Duscavage, Van Kirk, and Ryan look for new additions to the trophy case on a recent furlough visit. Next page. top: Dyer listens to Hamilton relate some interesting Pacific experiences. Donahue and Manz recall some amusing boot camp incidents. Right: Mr. Gale. Alumni President, introduces a guest speaker at the pep rally before the Saint Ioe's game. Bottom: Brother Anselm, assisted by Russell Friel. unveils the Honor Roll following the special Mass for W. C. 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