1917 Yearbook
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1917 Yearbook
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History of Sophomores
AS JUNE is nigh and pleasant dreams of home have seized the
average Ambrosian, the historian of the Sophomore Class
awakes from his siesta and realizes that history is being and
has been made by the Sophomores.
This class during the year has been the representative
class of the school. Not only the athletic field and the school
room have been popular with our class but it was one of our number,
Wendelin Miller, who was the first of the entire school to sign the pledge
and swear that he was a soldier in Uncle Sam's Army. The musical societies have not been without members of the class of 1919 for in John
Gerwe and Al Cone the Glee Club finds its melody.
Such a spirit of unity has prevailed throughout the year, that it was
not until March that Robert E. Cullinan stood with gavel in hand after
being selected class president. The happiest member of the class, Raymond
Kinnavey, was chosen without a contest as the vice-president, while Al
Cone, because of his "stick-to-it-tiveness" was declared Ambrosian delegate.
The same spirit of unity and harmony has still prevailed and whenever a
"jinx" appears the diplomatic entreaties of Messrs. King, Meersman, and
Simons calm the troubled waters.
Although we were not bound by the curriculum to study the art of
extemporaneous speaking, nevertheless during the year several times Paul
Moore entertained us with his word pictures of the massiveness of the Keokuk Dam. Peter DeRycke is the only member who sought, to the notice of
the other members, the intimacy of an outsider. Peter's eye always
gleamed very bright when he was near Tony Wallace, much to the displeasure 'of his townsman, Emil DeMeulenaere.
In the closing days of April we were robbed of the companionship of
George Miller, who has returned to the farm. George divided the athletic
glories of the school with Emil DeMeulenaere, and was captain of last fall's
football team. The Irish wit of Michael McDonald, fresh from Tipperary,
served to good advantage, for whenever gloom appeared "his touch of
Blarney soon dispelled it."
Just a few glimpses of our present year's history is here written but
there is much more known to every Ambrosian. In years to come, without
doubt, miles will separate us, and we hope that fortune will look upon us
pleasantly, so that at the end the coming generations at St. Ambrose may
say "There was a happy, loyal, and representative body".
NEWMAN FLANAGAN.
AS JUNE is nigh and pleasant dreams of home have seized the
average Ambrosian, the historian of the Sophomore Class
awakes from his siesta and realizes that history is being and
has been made by the Sophomores.
This class during the year has been the representative
class of the school. Not only the athletic field and the school
room have been popular with our class but it was one of our number,
Wendelin Miller, who was the first of the entire school to sign the pledge
and swear that he was a soldier in Uncle Sam's Army. The musical societies have not been without members of the class of 1919 for in John
Gerwe and Al Cone the Glee Club finds its melody.
Such a spirit of unity has prevailed throughout the year, that it was
not until March that Robert E. Cullinan stood with gavel in hand after
being selected class president. The happiest member of the class, Raymond
Kinnavey, was chosen without a contest as the vice-president, while Al
Cone, because of his "stick-to-it-tiveness" was declared Ambrosian delegate.
The same spirit of unity and harmony has still prevailed and whenever a
"jinx" appears the diplomatic entreaties of Messrs. King, Meersman, and
Simons calm the troubled waters.
Although we were not bound by the curriculum to study the art of
extemporaneous speaking, nevertheless during the year several times Paul
Moore entertained us with his word pictures of the massiveness of the Keokuk Dam. Peter DeRycke is the only member who sought, to the notice of
the other members, the intimacy of an outsider. Peter's eye always
gleamed very bright when he was near Tony Wallace, much to the displeasure 'of his townsman, Emil DeMeulenaere.
In the closing days of April we were robbed of the companionship of
George Miller, who has returned to the farm. George divided the athletic
glories of the school with Emil DeMeulenaere, and was captain of last fall's
football team. The Irish wit of Michael McDonald, fresh from Tipperary,
served to good advantage, for whenever gloom appeared "his touch of
Blarney soon dispelled it."
Just a few glimpses of our present year's history is here written but
there is much more known to every Ambrosian. In years to come, without
doubt, miles will separate us, and we hope that fortune will look upon us
pleasantly, so that at the end the coming generations at St. Ambrose may
say "There was a happy, loyal, and representative body".
NEWMAN FLANAGAN.
Date
1917
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