A Junior Reads His Diary
During the early years as a Juniorate, newsletters were issued to the parents.
They were probably written by Brother Linus William, Master of Juniors, with
help from Brothers Kieran Thomas and James Bernard and a select group of
Juniors. We are grateful to Brother Richard Rancourt for discovering these
representative samples.
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August1943
December 1943
March 1944
March 1943
We wish to acknowledge through this bulletin our most sincere
thanks to Mrs. Josephine Murphy, Mrs. Grace Maher, Mrs.
Catherine Adams, and Miss Regina Hall for the prizes
contributed for the Amateur Night held on March 17th. To
Brother Edmund of our own faculty we are very grateful for the
artistic and attractive plaster plaques of religious subjects. (Ed
note: Mrs Murphy was a professional caterer, mother of Brother
Joseph William Murphy. Mrs. Maher and Miss Hall were sisters
of Brother Linus William.)
To Mr. Arthur Ferrillo we are indebted for the beautiful oil
painting of Our Lady of Grace which now adorns our dining
room. This picture is a gift from the Sodality of the Blessed
Virgin of St. Agnes Boys High. Before delivery to our house of
studies, it was blessed by the Rt. Rev. Thomas J. McDonnell,
National Director for the Propagation of the Faith.
A Junior Reads His Diary
March 1st - The proverbial lion stalked in with the beginning of this month ...
March winds - March storms - cold driving sleet - sweeping down from the
Catskill Mountains; and, only twenty-one days before spring. Regular evening
devotions to honor St. Joseph were begun today.
March 3rd - To prepare for the season of Lent and also to make a little
spiritual check-up we began the exercises of our annual retreat. Father Albert
Schmering, noted missionary of the Redemptorist Order, is staying with us
until Saturday to offer the necessary advices and administrations. May our
good Mother Mary help us to attain the dispositions necessary to receive the
many graces God has in store for us during these important days.
March 6th - At the conclusion of Holy Mass this morning, we had the solemn
closing of our retreat. Father Schmering concluded with some very inspiring
thoughts, encouraging us to carry on in the footprints of the Brothers who
went ahead; those Brothers who have toiled and sacrificed that we might
have what we have today. Lord teach us to be grateful . . . Weather today
was about the worst of the season: snow, sleet, rain, high winds; but
everybody's happy. We hope that the weather man is a little more


considerate of the Marist Guild which is holding an affair for our benefit in New
York City. To break the monotony of regular routine we all moved to another
building this evening to enjoy a sort of indoor picnic with an outdoor meal. Is it
possible? Just ask Brother Treasurer. Brother Francis Xavier came over from
Poughkeepsie to entertain us with a very interesting detective story. Thanks
Brother.
March 7th - Sad news reached us early this morning in the announcement of
the death of Mr. James Caffrey, the father of Brother John Patrick, our prefect.
March 7th - 10th Almost the middle of March and still the sleights go gliding
down the front hill to the water's edge. Whew! what a ride.
March 10th - 15th Very foggy weather. Much milder temperature. Our
recreational interests continue indoors with basketball, ping-pong, chess, and
checkers.
March 16th - What was one stretch of ice across the Hudson River for the
past three months became covered with water during the afternoon,. The real
melting season has set in. It is a fascinating sight to watch the tremendous
ice floes move down the river.
March 17th - St. Patrick's Day. Patronal feast of the archdiocese and for
many a native son. In the absence of Brother Edmund, our organist, Francis
Colbert did honors to this great saint and to the Emerald Isle by his beautiful
rendition of Danny Boy, Kilarney, the Minstrel Boy, and the like. Dispensation
from the lenten fast turned an ember day into one of 'Roast Beef - Irish
Potatoes - BUTTER - must we go on? During the afternoon a group of
Juniors armed with clarinets, cornets, fifes and drums toured the property in
grand parade to vie with what was going on in many a city. The highlight of
the evening eas the Amateur Hour. Promptly at seven fifteen the gong
sounded and the master of ceremonies ushered in the first contestant.
Scattered here and there in the audience were the four judges. Brother
Nicholas, superior of the normal school in Poughkeepsie, Brother Francis
Xavier of the same staff, and Brothers James Bernard and Kieran Thomas of
our own faculty. A mixture of song, dance, recitation, and novelty acts, was
offered during the evening performance. Eugene Connolly, of Lawrence
Massachusetts, took first prize. His original recitative poem entitled, "The
Faculty and Juniors' Basketball Game' was the hit of the evening. John
Mc Tiernan of New York scored an easy second; Denis Murphy followed him
in points, having 'torn down the house' with his very clever and dramatic
impersonation of the various members of the faculty. Gerard Gorsuch won
fourth place and John Ryan took fifth ith his very beautiful rendition of 'Danny
Boy'. There were twenty-one numbers. And since all contestants received
prizes ranging in value to the order in which they ranked, everyone was
happy. During the evening, ice cream and cake were served. Pat Long and
Joseph Burke entertained with a very colorful Irish Jig, danced to the tune of
"Did you see my new shoes?", to which some wag added, "Their charm can't
be duplicated".
March 19th - One of the big days at Marist Preparatory. Today is the FEAST
OF SAINT JOSEPH. This is the saint whose statue occupied the place of
honor in our chapel; our house of studies is dedicated to his name; all our
daily actions and devotions are begun and concluded with an invocation to
him. As he faithfully protected the Child Jesus and His Mother, so he has




watched over us. In gratitude we pay him special praise. High ass this
morning as a fitting beginning to this great day. At 10:30 in the morning we
gathered to witness John Griffith's fine play, "The Diary's Secret", an original
composition - well staged and well acted. Much credit goes to John Griffith
and his cast, but not to be forgotten are our Jimmy Bree and Edward Vollmer
who did a splendid piece of work with the scenery and light effects. In the
evening we were treated to a movie show by Brother Richard.
March 20th - Mass this morning was offered for the repose of the soul of
Brother John Patrick's father. All the community received Holy Communion
for that intention.
March 21st - First day of spring and a real good one. Keep your fingers
crossed boys.
March 25th - Feast of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin. A new set of
altar boys relieved the regular group at High Mass today. Denis Murphy and
Edward Maloney alternated for Francis Colbert and Bernard Garrett. Thomas
Grogan substituted for Frank White. No afternoon classes today.
Dear Diary - Brother Aidan Francis called for his moving ictre machine. Now
what will we do?
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On 3 November 2003, Brother Martin Healy sent me notes from August 21 to
September 23rd of 1943. He received them from Brother Richard Rancourt,
who transcribed them from handwritten notes. Dennis Murphy looked at
them and thinks they were written by Tom Grogan, later Brother Patrick
Nicholas, who had transferred to Marist Prep from Regis High School. Since
Brother Linus William used hunt-and-peck on a typewriter, we can believe
that he used students to draft the newsnotes which were then distributed to
Juniors, their families, and the Marist schools.
August 1943
August 6th Dear diary, here we are back again - and glad of it. A month
home was real good. Boys began coming in by train, by bus, by boat, and by
automobile (how fortunate!!!). The 2:03 p.m. Esopus Special, right on the dot
as usual, brought in ten of the students along with Gerard Vollmer, the first
new boy of the season. On hand to greet the first arrivals were Br. Master, Br.
John-Lawrence, director of the faculty at Cardinal Hayes High School, and Br.
Alexander of C.C.H.S., Lawrence, Massachusetts .... Quite a gathering at
the Kingston landing to meet the Hudson River Day Line. My? all these nice
looking boys for Esopus. Report has it that 'little Kenny' traveled half-fare,
tch-tch. We didn't get a look at the Captain's log book, but we can presume
that the trip was uneventful; or, can we??? Two new faces descended the
gangplank; Ed Magee and John Connaire both from Annunciation Parish, NY.
The evening train from the north brought along John McQuade from Lake
Placid, Gene Connolly, A. Hobson, F. Colbert and smiling Don Murphy, all
from C.C.H.S. in Lawrence, Massachusetts. Don, a newcomer to the Prep,
brings that total to four for the day. We know they are going to like the place
and feel confident they will be very happy with us. Everyone was amazed at
the changes that took place during our absence. Under the able direction of


Brother Francis Xavier, our gymnasium has been transformed into a little
armory. Adjacent to the gym, we now have a spacious recreation hall and
ping-pong room ... And were we glad to see the two new back-stops on the
ballfield? Early to bed tonight. It's been a heavy day.
August 10th The novices came over from Poughkeepsie for a little outing.
This was our first meeting since last May and it sure felt good to see and greet
our old friends. Last July 26th, all had been clo5thed with the Marist garb and
had received their new names in Religion.
August 14th Monthly recollection in preparation for tomorrow's feast. Our
afternoon and evening recreations were spent in quiet reflection and prayer.
August 15th High Mass this morning to honor our Patroness, the Mother of
God. Intentions at Mass and Communion were for mom and dad. Instruction
during the morning on the subject of the feast and on the advantages of
devotion to the Blessed Virgin. "May God's glory and Mary's honor be your
sole aim and ambition" (Our Venerable Founder). We started the first of a
three game series between the Juniors' baseball team and the boys who are
soon to enter the Novitiate. Score 4-3. We lost. Gene Connolly and Hobson
were the battery mates for the elder boys, while Jim Monahan and Denis
Murphy fired away for the home crowd. Big, rangy, lefty Pete Foy was
converted from an outfielder to a first baseman; Pat Long, john Fleming and
Ray Burke completed the infield - and what an infield. Charlie Magee, john
Quinn and Gerard Gorsuch played the outfield. what a team!
August 16th Took our evening mean down at the river front. Good swim,
swell eats, entertained with a story while gathered 'round the camp fire ...
What more do you want?
August 17th A group of scholastics from Poughkeepsie came over to spend
a few days on vacation. Thomas McNamara, Eugene McNamara, Edward
Stanton and James Quinlin, all new boys from New York City, arrived today ..
. Second game of the baseball series. Again we lost by a score of 4-3. My,
my, Brother Master's blood pressure ...
August 21st Three more Juniors are added to our list: Michael Talty, John
O"Donoghue from Annunciation, along with Martin Healy from St. Pius'
School.
August 22nd Scholastics dares challenge us to a ball game and then went
down to defeat (12-9). Michael Spillane from Cardinal Hayes High entered
Marist Prep today.
August 23rd Stanley Galligan and James Doonan of Mt. St. Michael along
with Cormac Walsh of St. Ann's Academy, arrived at Esopus to start their
studies for the Brotherhood.
August 24th Br. Linus, our master, announced that the official appointments
for the province had arrived in the evening mail. All were happy to learn that
no changes had been made among the faculty. We were quite prepared to
welcome our old teachers back to the Prep. One new member was added to
our list - Brother Victor-/Eugene .. . Brother Nicholas, Master of Scholastics,
who had been vacationing here at Esopus received a shock when he was
informed that he had been appointed superior of Mt. St. Michael, NY. And


such a nice vacation too, Brother. . . Forty-five student nurses, a group of
nuns, and Father Andrew Doherty, their chaplain, journeyed from St. Francis
Hospital, Poughkeepsie, to spend the afternoon and evening at our river
front. Judging bny all the noise and singing, we gather they had a good time.
August 25th Eugene McKevitt and Edward Murphy of St. Agnes High School
have the honor of arriving on our first anniversary day. One year ago the
Juniorate was transferred from Poughkeepsie to this beautiful new home in
Esopus ... Third ball game of the series. Jim Monahan bore down today, and
supported by excellent fielding and good hitting came out on top. Score 15-9 .
. . Tonight, we look back over the year and gratefully acknowledge that Our
Dear Lord and His Mother have been very good to us. We hope our efforts to
better ourselves have been in proportion to the graces bestowed.
August 27th First real nasty day of rain. We trust that the new arrivals today,
Raymond Weeiss, Eugene Donnelly, and John Brennan, all from St. Agnes
High, will be patient and not judge our Esopus weather by today's outburst.
August 28th Informal entertainment this evening to honor the boys who will
leave us on Monday. Jimmy Horan's troupe: Griffith, Den Murphy, Quann,
O'Sullivan, Gorsuch, P. Foy and Nestler the technician did a grand job in
amusing the audience.
August 29th Celebrations continue as Br. Master announces picnic today.
Br. Edmund, our treasurer, in his usual style treated us royally. My, does he
know someone on the rationing board? And still they come. Six new boys
arrived on time to partake of the feast. Gerald Sutton, James Sheehy and
Arthur Devlin from St. Agnes High; Edward Flynn, Myles McDonough, William
Dennehy from Mt. St. Michael. Brother Cyril-Robert, through whose influence
fifteen boys have entered the Prep is our guest this evening. Br. Edmund-
Conrad, who has been keenly interested in the doings at Esopus, came along
with his recruits from the Mount. Brother Francis-Xavier entertained with his
usual good story . . . Gene Connolly of Lawrence, Mass. representing the boys
who were to depart from the Prep, recited an original poem composed for the
occasion. Not bad, Gene. Oh boy, am I tired ...
August 30th At last!!! All gathered in front of the main building to say "so
long", extend "good wishes", and shed "tears of sorry". With much
handshaking and repeated 'good-byes-, the boys drove off to Poughkeepsie
to enter upon a new phase in their religious training. We wish them lots of
happiness and contentment. It's there waiting for them - provided they
cooperate with God's Grace. They will! New arrivals at the Prep today: Pat
Rooney and James Vaughan from St. Ignatius; Henry McCarthy and James
Donnelly from St. Agnes High School; Kenneth Livingston from Mt. St.
Michael; and Steve Clohessy from Public School in Astoria, Long Island City.
SeRtember 1st William Farrell, Christopher White, Thomas White, Joseph
Mullins and Brian Lonergan were heartily welcomed at Marist Prep today.
SeRtember 2nd Two more boys from St. Agnes High School, John Strong
and Thomas Fitzpatrick arrived in Esopus.
SeRtember 3rd Baseball game today. Old Juniors against new boys. Score
27-2 in that order. Shows what experience, practice, and organization will do.




SeRtember 4th. Peter Flanagan and William Mensching, the last of the St.
Agnes contingent, entered our Juniorate today.
SeRtember 7th The day of reckoning has arrived ... Classes are resumed
for the fall term. Most of the boys are glad to get back to their books. Peter
Stafford, Gerard Carroll and James Field arrived this evening.
SeRtember 8th Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin. Regular classes
this morning with the afternoon free .... Supper down at the river. "Say" Pat
Long "who interfered withe the U.S. Navy?" Was Brother Master
embarrassed? Ship ahoy. . . Vincent DeMaso and Bernard Mccart, new
arrivals today; boys from Mt. St. Michael now total ten.
SeRtember 14th Thomas Armstrong of N.Y.C. came to the Juniorate.
SeRtember 15th Ballgame; old Juniors 7, new boys 5. What a scare we
got. Br. Master played with the new boys. I think the umpires did too. But
say it softly ... Br. Provincial was our guest at supper this evening.
SeRtember 19th Brother John of the Cross from Wheeling, West Virginia
arrived with Robert Yahn. Glad to see Whee4Iing repr3esented at the
Juniorate this year.
SeRtember 23rd Grand time today - Feast of St. Linus, patron saint of the
director. This is one of the few real free days at the Prep. The food was tops
(Longchamps with a sprinkle of schrafts thrown in). Special entertainment was
held in the evening. Stanley Galligan, an excellent pianist, accompanied most
of the musical numbers. John Kenny as Master of Ceremonies had the
pleasure of introducing new talent on the stage. Trumpet solos, songs,
recitations, impersonations, piano selections filled the card.
Dear Diary_;_ All this sounds like so many good times, eh? Well in addition
there are floors to be waxed, windows to be washed, the garden to be
weeded, work in the cannery, potatoes to be hoed, wood to be cut, and ... but
what am I doing? Why spoil the picture?
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December 1943
HONOR STUDENTS
FIRST HONORS: Those with 90% and over in EACH examination.
James Field
Patrick Long
Richard Foy
Eugene Mckevitt
Michael Talty
Stanley Galligan
James Monahan
James Vaughan
Gerard Gorsuch
Denis Murphy
Raymond Weiss
Thomas Grogan
Robert O'Sullivan
SECOND HONORS: Those with 80% and over in EACH examination.


John Brennan
Thomas Fitzpatrick
Myles McDonough
Gerard Carroll
Peter Foy
Thomas McNamara
Stephen Clohessy
John Paul Frank
Donald Murphy
Martin Healy
William Dennehy
Arthur Lee
Richard Nestler
Arthur Devlin
Kenneth Livingston
John Quann
James Doonan
William Reyman
Charles Magee
Dear Diary: - This is the last of the year - December 1943. You've been very
patient with me, bearing with my nervous scribbling, my careless blots of ink,
my finger prints. Ah, but no torn pages or erasures. Everything down is down.
... Forgive me if I just muse along. My disjointed thoughts, having no
sequence, may irk your sense of order, but gathered around the piano the
other evening, a group of us got to talking about Marist Prep, its inhabitants,
its neighbors, its surrounding country, and what have you. No doubt you'll
want to hear about it, and I'll like to read about it later on.
Great bunch of fellows here. After all this is a junior Novitiate. The folks on
top are rather choosy in their choice. Well, the conversation practically drifted
into a Who's who (strictly local, of course!). Who is the tallest among the
Juniors? That was easy. Pete Foy, ranging six feet six. The smallest? That
would have to be settled by lining up the little fellows. The winnah? - James
Field 4'8". Naturally tall and short leads one to question fattest and thinnest.
Tch, tch, we must pick the appropriate word: heaviest and lightest. Pete
Stafford tops the scale at 173 lbs. "Keep away from that thing, Dennehy; it
only goes up to 300 lbs", says our wag Bob Yahn. Oh yes, the thinnest - (Br.
Kieran would insist 'lightest') Again James Field 77 lbs. Don't go out in a
strong wind, Jimmy ... Get away from that window, John Paul. He's our plane
spotter. I must get back to the quiz.
Three pairs of brothers: The Fay's, Peter and Richard; Christopher White and
Tommy White; Eugene and Thomas McNamara .. . John Quinn and Michael
Spillane definitely the outstanding artists. Jimmy Horan -- the entertainer ...
With that Brother Kieran and Brother JHames strolled into the rec hall. Now
everyone knows how John Connaire eyes Br. Kieran's ever thinning crop of
hair. A heated discussion followed which was never steeled. Probably just as
well. Was Brother Master or Br. Kie ran losing hair the faster . . . Of course Br.
Master has terrific worries! . . . Who is the youngest? Cormac Walsh.
The oldest? Pete Stafford ... All eyes drift to Br. James as he seriously
studies a move in a game of chess. Always very reserved and dignified .. . By
the way, who did such a nice job painting this hall? John McQuade, Dick
Nestler, Jack Fleming and Willie Reyman. The Christmas decorations, too?
Oh no. That was Charlie Magee and Gerard Gorsuch with Arthur Lee and
Ken Livingston helping along with the tree. And what a tree! The dining
room looks good too. Who was with Frank on that job? Well, I saw Ed
Garneau, Bill Menshing, Pete Flanagan, Dick Nestler, Pete Foy, Tom Grogan,
Myles McDonough. Too many hands you say? Not to look at the decorations
... Was Br. Richard the brains of the Chapel decorations or was it Pee Wee
Carroll seated in the last pew giving orders and instructions (unheeded and
not followed). Cute to see Pat Long, Weiss, Brennan and Galligan making
Christmas wreaths; while Gene Donnelly and Ed Flynn were stringing



garlands of evergreen along the Chapel walls. These BIG STRONG BOYS
just took all the work off the shoulders of Br. Richard.
Who took the first fall on the ice? Tommy White. What a bump. December
13th too. Who discovered the large lake in the mountains where we've
enjoyed such grand ice skating? Brother Joseph. (Ed. note: Kindly be a good
boy scout Brother and mark off those short cut trails you've discovered.
McDonough, Pat Rooney and Dennehy are willing to help you.) How's that
Connaire? "Got 'em down for two" ... Who brought the steaming hot cocoa up
to the ice rink on that cold, cold afternoon? Brother Edmund - sandwiches
too. Who's fastest on the ice? Brother Rudolph and Brother Leo. Most
graceful skater: Bill Farrell. Best goalers: Bell Mensching and Gene
Donnelly. Dirtiest player? At Marist Prep? My!!! No such thing. John Paul
hasn't raised the puck for quite some time.
Don't be downcast Brother Anthony, we'll get some snow yet, and then you
can take out your nice new plough to play with. Say, will somebody ask the
Master how many days off we're going to get during the vacation? "Not me,"
cried Ed. Murphy, "I passed him in the corridor this morning and he gave me
that 'keep silence' look ... Stanley Galligan swung around on the piano stool
and touched off a few pleasant notes. That tune is familiar. Sounds like "I
don't wanna set the world on fire". Hey, where did Br. Feliciani go?
Who's the last to bed? Gene McKenna. Who's first out to Mass in the
morning? James Monahan. Who plays trumpet best? Vincent De Maso.
Who plays trumpet? John McQuade. Who got the most Christmas cards?
Smilin' Don Murphy. Say how many fellows have brothers in the service?
James Monahan(4 ), Gene McKenna (3), John Fleming (2), Art Devlin (2),
Denis Murphy (2), Gerard Carroll (2); all the rest have one each: James
Sheehy, Bill Menshing, Gerry Vollmer, Gene McKevitt, Pete Flanagan, Robert
Yahn, Brian Lonergan, Pat Long, Tom Grogan, Ray Weiss, and Stanley
Galligan. We call this our adopted 'honor roll'. These lads are remembered in
a special way in our Masses, Communions and prayers of the day. Steve
Clohessy tried to squeeze in a brother-in-law, but it didn't work. We'll pray for
him just the same, Stevie.
The bell for night prayers suddenly cut short our session. All agreed that we
needed more time to discuss the boys .... Tomorrow last day of the year.
Recollection in the afternoon will be a kind of quiet way to close 1943. It will
give us time to make reparation to Almighty God for our many indifferences,
and to afford opportunity to express our gratitude for His generosity to us.
HAPPY NEW YEAR ALL
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March 1st 1944
HONOR STUDENTS
FIRST HONORS: Those with 90% and over in EACH examination.
James Field
John Connaire
Thomas Grogan
Martin Healy
Michael Talty
James Vaughan


Richard Foy
Stanley Galligan
Patrick Long
Robert O'Sullivan
Cormac Walsh
Raymond Weiss
SECOND HONORS: Those with 80% and over in EACH examination. Those
starred have 85% or more in EACH examination.
John Brennan
James Horan
Thomas McNamara
Stephen Clohessy
Arthur Lee
*Donald Murphy
Richard Nestler
Arthur Devlin
Kenneth Livingston
*John Quann
James Doonan
Charles Magee
*William Reyman
*Gerard Gorsuch
Eugene McKevitt
Thomas White
Februa[Y. 1st Roy Deferrari, Secretary General of the Catholic University of
America, is a visitor at Marist Preparatory today. Monthly recollection was
held today in preparation for the feast of Our Lady.
Februa[Y. 2nd Feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin. Rev. James
Griffin, pastor of St. Martin's Church, Amityville, Long Island, was the
celebrant at the High Mass. As usual the singing was heavenly. Of course
there are a few monotones, but we don't include them in our heaven ... Very
cold but beautiful clear day. Spent afternoon on the ice rink.
Februa[Y. 6th Very cold spell. Temperature hung around 10 degrees these
days. Good ice skating.
Februa[Y. 10th Announcement is made at lunch time that we reached the
$1000.00 mark in our drive to secure funds for handball courts.
Februa[Y. 11th Keeps coming in. $1200 today ... Big snow storm blowing all
day.
Februa[Y. 12th Lincoln's birthday. Two periods of class this morning,
afternoon spent cleaning house and tidying up for Sunday. Say, didn't we
fight a civil war to free the slaves? ... All these wars seem to backfire. Last
one fought to save the world for democracy This one for . . . What are we
fighting this one for? Oh yes, that's right "To learn how to count ration points"
... Well, to get back to my original thought and Abe Lincoln, "You can't fool all
the people all the time" Snowed for two days now. Real good storm, and
very welcome. Sleighs and skis moved over the front hill again. What a spot,
what a spot!
Februa[Y. 13th Very cold today - Strong northwest wind drove everybody
indoors to witness the Junior Varsity clash with the varsity subs on the
basketball court. Oh - oh, they doed it. Yes siree. The younger set took over
the bigwigs. Some fancy stepping on the part of Gerard Carroll, Henry
McCarthy, James Donnelly and John Ryan brought the score to an 18 to 9
victory for the Junior Varsity.
Februa[Y. 14th Before leaving for New York where the raffle drawing is to be
held, Brother Master announced that a total of $1500 had been reached. The
winning tickets drawn in New York by Brother Thomas Austin, director of St.
Ann's Academy, in the presence of parents and members of the faculty of the



school went to: Maurice Leclair of Vermont; Joseph Haines of New York City;
and Marilyn Ann Balogh of Jackson Heights, Long Island.
Februa(Y. 16th Juniors beat scholastics, Denis Murphy and Jim Monahan
starring; Br. Cyril Dunstan took scoring honors for the Brothers.
Februa(Y. 17th Well, the freshmen did it. Took top honors in the raffle drive
with a total of $391.10, average per pupil $21.72; Second year: $397.20
average
year
total
per
pupil
Freshman
$391.10
$21.72
Second year
$397.20
$17.27
Third year
$365.55
$15.94
Individual honors:
James Field
$148.40
Michael Talty
$33.60
Donald Murphy
$85.20
John Quann
$29.80
John Ryan
$63.80
Denis Murphy
$29.60
William Farrell
$56.20
John Flemming
t?Q ?n
John McQuade
$43.00
Arthur Lee
$28.70
Februa(Y. 22nd Washington's birthday: Father of his country. Someone
wrote a pamphlet, "Whose Country Is This"; I guess George would like to
know too.
My oh my, the varsity subs turned the tables on the Junior Varsity and beat
them to a score of 18-9. Kind of rubbing it in when you look at the score of
February 13th. Poor Lidlelambsedivy J.V., how they are persecuted. Did
somebody say something about a referee? Ice skating and sliding still good
... Movie show tonight.
Februa(Y. 27th More snow - Began a triduum to Our Lady, to ask that she
be with us in a special way during our retreat which begins on Wednesday
next.
We wish to acknowledge with grateful appreciation the generous support
given our raffle drive by the parents of the Juniors and the friends of Marist
Prep.
• To the Novices and Scholastics are many thanks for their kindness


• To the Director and faculty of St. Ann's Academy, New York City, we are
greatly indebted for their very generous support.
• To the students of Central Catholic High in Lawrence, Mass., and to
those at Mount St. Michael are many thanks.
• To the faculty of Boys' High in Augusta, Georgia, and to the Marist
Faculty at Cardinal Hayes, New York City our appreciation for the
donations sent us.
• To ALL who in any way assisted the sale of tickets, rest assured that you
have the sincere thanks of the Faculty and the Juniors at Marist
Preparatory.
During the month of February we were very fortunate to receive donations for
two stained glass windows to be erected in our beautiful chapel.
• One window will be erected to the memory of the mother and father of
Mrs. Walter Fleming
• The other to the memory of the parents of Mr and Mrs John Ryan.
Our appreciation for this generosity will be shown by the many prayers offered
for the dear departed to whose memory these windows are erected.
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