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"The world does not need new truths, nearly ,so much as new ways to present old truths." G. K. CHESTERTON

Volume 23, No. 3 ASSUMPTION PREPARATORY SCHOOL, Worcester 6, Massachusetts

College Boards Explained The College Board Exams are

offered by the College Entrance Examinations Board, a non-profit membership organization, which provides tests and other educa­tional services for all schools and colleges. At present, 350 colleges, 76 secondary schools, and 38 edu­cational associations are members.

There are two parts to the Col­lege Board Exams. The first of these is the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), which measures the student's general ability; the sec­ond is the Achievement Tests, which test the student's knowledge of specific subjects.

The Scholastic Aptitude Test is

the College Board Exams is to ob­serve the world about you, think about what you see, read widely and thoughtfully, and do your les­sons conscientiously. Cramming is of no value.

At Assumption Prep the Senior Class t:;i.kes the SAT in December a~d the Achievement Tests in March. "Generally the boys at As­sumption do better on the Achieve­ment Tests than on the Aptitude Test, and we are very pleased with that," commented Father Edgar. This exemplifies how well Assumption prepares its students for future work in college.

designed to help colleges make MARKING PERIOD ENDS Berj Zamchochian, concert organist sound choices among students ap- The second marking period end-

plying for admission. Together ed on December 1, 1961, with ( N S d R t t' with high school records, letters marks on a trend upwards in com- ampion eW tu ent epresen a IVe of recommendation, and personal parison to the last marking peri- At the assembly of the student William Kosky, A. Douglas Mat-interviews, it can forecast quite od. During the last marking peri- body on December 5, Assumption thews, Kenneth Moynihan, and well how a student is likely to do od there were 144 detentions. Dur- selected its student to represent Edward Sullivan. Speeches were in college. , i)lg the previous marking period the school on Student Government then made by the candidates.

There are two parts to the SAT. 164 boys were detained for failing Day in Boston on April 6, 1962. Promises were made, qualifica­The first is a verbal section which to reach the minimum 75% aver- As was explained, Student Gov- tions were listed, hope and grati­tests breadth and depth of vocab- age necessary in achievement, ap- ernment Day is that day on ;which tude were expressed, and points ulary and the ability to under- plication, and deportment. This the legislators and executives of ;were brought out. One significant stand the relationship between represents a drop of 12% in the Massachusetts step down and let event was the declining of his ideas. The second section meas- number of detentions; but at the students from the state's high nomination by Kenneth Moynihan, ures mathematical ability. There is same time it means that 41 % of schools take over to see and ap- president of the Student Council no passing mark to these tests. the student body is still receiving preciate how government is run. and Senior Class. Each college interprets the results · insufficient averages. Assumption's representative was The students then voted, and the according to its own standard. For the marking period ending chosen from a field of six seniors results were announced that Ronan

The College Board Achievement on October 27, 1961, 33 boys chosen previously at an assembly Campion had won the election, and Tests, each of which are one hour achieved the honor roll (in com- of the Senior Class. These six were Edward Sulliva_n a mere ten votes in length, may be taken in the parison to 35 for the same period Ronan Campion, Patrick Dolan, behind him. following subjects: biology, chem- last year); for th marking peri- ________________________ ____ _ istry, English composition, French, od ending December 1, 1961, 38 German, Latin, intermediate math- boys qualified for the honor roll. ematics, advanced mathematics, 'This means that the honor roll physics, social studies, Spanish, membership has increased by 17%; I-fobniw, -0.nd Russian. These tests but only 1.5% of the student body serve many useful purposes, First, raised their marks sufficiently to they provide a standard scale by achieve the honor roll. which all students may be com- see MA RKS, pa ge 3 pared. In addition, they can help the student to decide intelligently which courses he should take in college.

In October of the junior year, students may take the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test, a two­hour version of the three-hour SAT. The Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test (PSAT) is virtu­ally the same test as the SAT and thus will give some indication of ho;w well the student will probably do on this test.

The only way to prepare for

Mr. Thomas Severance

Service Corps Busily W orking

The Assumption Prep Service Corps, under the direction of Fr. William Dubois, is carrying out its purpose of service to others by making visits to two Worcester institutions for children, the Naz­areth Home for Boys and St Ann's Orphanage.

Two teams of five volunteers each visit, these homes on their free afternoons. The Nazareth home is visited on Wednesdays and Saturdays, and St. Ann's is visited on Saturdays only.

The teams then provide recre­ation for the children, such as or­ganized sports or hikes. In case of inclement weather, the teams organize gym sports at the avail­able facilities.

The Corps is run on a semester­to-semester basis, with new mem­bers and re-enlistments taken in September and February. Three executive heads now govern the Corps. They are: Gerard Des­chenes, '62, director; Robert Horn­baker, '62, secretary; and William Kosky, '62, public relations.

As a consideration for exam studies, the Corps does not oper-

Mr. Thomas L.. Severance is ate during the month of January. presently replacing Mr. Walter The membership of the Service Fields in his sophomore and jun- Corps totals 38, comprised of eight ior math classes. Mr. Severance seniors, thirteen juniors, and nine studied at Worcester State Teach- sophomores. er's College in Worcester in 1955 The . one trouble spot one can and received his, ~aster's degree find in this smooth-running group in Mathematical Science in 1957. is that lack of sufficient transpor­F~om there he applied for teach- tation is sometimes encountered. ing jobs at many public schools. The solution rests either ;with the After a short hunt, he held his enrollment of able students or the first classes in the Webster public enlistment of Pro Deo clubs for school system, then graduated into young adults. the Warren School System, and The Service CQrps certainly from there to the North Brook- shows exemplary r,urpose, effort field schools. He received six and efficiency, the hallmarks of

see MATH PROF, page 3 success.

WHERE'S THAT MO,UNTAIN? On December 10, 1961, ten ad­

venturers assembled for what they thuught wb.,; going to be t~n c rcii­nary mountain climbing expedition. The trip, as it turned out, was far from ordinary. This is the story in two parts. Each part is the story of one group.

'This is the story of the first group that left:

About 10:30 a.m. Steve Bedard, Paul Faford, Andy Durand, Mike Manning, and Ben DeWinter hopped into Ben's four-seater Volkswagen with all their gear and drove up to Jaffery, N. H., to the base of Mt. Monadnock. There

That was all they needed. They did not care where it ended; it

The party finally arrived at the base of the mountain at about 5 :30 after following three trails in darkness. They soon set out for school all the while wondering where the second group was.

Meanwhile this is what had happened:

The second group consisting of Fr. Joseph-Robert, Don Fanning, Ricky Brown, Paul Miles, and Karren Keenen, a student from Assumption College, had departed.

. see MOUNTAIN, page 3 they awaited the arrival of the --------- ----­second group of adventurers. ST. JOHN'S GUILD BUSY

After waiting a couple of hours, For those who are considering the group returned to Jaffery to the priesthood as a vocation, the search for their friends. Not find- St. John's Guild is certainly a nec­ing them there, they returned to essary activity. This group con­the base of the mountain and at sists of APS students who gather 3:00 started to climb. With the once a week to hear lectures or visibility less than 100 yards be- simply have discussions pertaining cause of a dense fog, the moun- to vocation. So far, the featured tain could not be seen from the lecturers have been the club's base; and one of the party almost moderator, Fr. Yvon Dubois, and started off in the wrong direction. Fr. Roger Bisson, a White Father

After an hour's work, the group bound for the African missions. found themselves 200 feet from The club's key project is the the top with the temperature be- donation of Christmas baskets to low freezing and the fog turning needy families in the Worcester to sleet. All of the boys were area. These baskets are financed warmly dressed, and all were by soliciting contributions from wearing hoods or caps except the student body during the noon­Steve Bedard, who didn't want to time meal for a week, from De­"mess up his hair." Although the cember 11 to 18. The club grate­top remained only 200 feet higher, fully thanks the student ·body this the boys ;were forced to start des- year, for it collected five dollars cending by the impending dark- more than its goal, $75 .. ness which was quickly coming The club itself is divided into over them. two sections, one meeting on Wed-

The boys found themselves in a nesdays, the other on Thursdays. tight situation when they started Those members whose interests to descend: below the timber line extend to athletics are helped by the trail markers (white dots this arrangement. The heads of about four inches in diameter) the club are: Philip Breen, '62, were readily visible; but where president; Alfred McGee, '64, vice­the adventurers were, above the president; and John Hurley, '64, tim•ber line, the marks were on secretary. The regular members rocks on the ground; and the of the club total 20, numbering ground was covered ;with a thin one senior, one junior, seven soph-layer of sno,w. omores and eleven freshmen.

Criss - crossing the mountain The purpose of the St. John's looking desperately for the trail Guild is to help the APS student as they descended, the boys finally who feels he has a vocation from ran across a trail that led down. God.

January, 1'962

CONCERT ORGANIST PLAYS HERE

On November 29, Assumption Prep had the pleasure of hearing an organ concert given by Berj Zamchochian, a world-famous con­cert organist. He had come to Worcester to give a concert; and, while he was visiting Fr. Gilbert, Father, under the advice of Fr. Edgar, asked him if he would care to give a concert for the students and faculty.

The concert, which consisted of three pieces, two of them com­posed by Johann Sebastian Bach and the other by a contemporary artist, ,was given at 5 :30 P•Ill• in Christ the King chapel.

After an introduction by Fr. Gilbert and a talk explaining the pieces that he was about to play, Mr. Zamchochian proceeded to play. Of course, he played well; and his playing was thoroughly enjoyed by all present.

Mr. Zamchochian, who teaches at Arlington, told us that he en­joyed seeing our school and visit­ing with Fr. Gilbert and the rest of the faculty.

SIMON HAS EARLY YULE

It was an early Christmas for Simon Mbeche, '64. The night of Tuesday, December 19, in fact. It was then, thanks to members of the student body, that the popular African student was feted with presents. -

The celebration took place in Dormitory 2 after the Christmas party in the gym. Rory Killilea, '64, had solicited contributions from the students and, with Fr. Maurice Allaire, had purchased Simon's gifts. The majority were clothes, for, since his arrival here at the Prep, Simon has grown ra­pidly. Notable among the gifts were the following: a complete suit to be fitted in Boston, shoes, shirts, and a sweater for his var­sity letter.

Simon expressed his thanks anti revealed that, with his trip to Bos­ton, he would attempt to find a scholarship for his sister.

Simon had a similar party last year, but this year's was far rich­er. Everyone present felt richer too, in the spirit of the season.

Mme. Mysliviec

'Mme. Jeanne Mysliviec, the first woman teacher at Assumption Preparatory School, has returned to teach again. She is acting as a substitute teacher for the special French classes in the temporary absence of Father Clair. Born in Paris, Mme. Mysliviec moved to America to settle down with her family five years ago and took residence in Worcester, Mass.

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HERITAGE Published six times yearly by the students of Assumption Preparatory

School, Worcester 6, Mass. Student subscription included in Activity Fee. Previously published as Vermesynel (39-40), The Atom (40-43), The Echo (43-50). Printed by Mercantile Printing Co. of Worcester. This issue: .500 copies. Volume 23, number 3, whole number 122, January, 1962.

Faculty Moderator: John J . Conte, B.S., LLB.

EDITORS-IN-CHIEF Michael P. Manning '63 Roger J. Misiewicz '63

ASSOCIATE EDITORS Mark E. Kundig '64 Henry A. St .Maurice '64

SPORTS EDITOR Richard T. Sullivan '62

BUSINESS MANAGER Paul W. Marchant '63

CIRCULATION MANAGER Jean G. Janelle '63

PHOTOGRAPHER Gilbert E. Chabot, A.A.

CONTRIBUTORS

William Carey '62 Charles Murphy '62 Gerard Wolf '62 Richard Brown '63 Gregory A . Calo '63 Paul Faford '63 Robert P. Jacques '63 Edward F. Kittredge '63 George M. McHale '63 Paul Miles '63 Clinton D. Morrell '63 Paul Robitaille '63 James McGrady '64 Charles H. Toll '64

WAYS TO AVOID STUPID ERRORS We are all liable to error, yet to avoid the

stupid opinions to which we are prone is easier than you think. A few simple guides can preserve you from some error, namely the great majority of errors which are termed silly mistakes.

If the matter is one which can be settled by observation, make the necessary observation yourself. People don't bother to do this because they think that they know something. Thinking that you know something when in reality you don't is a fatal mistake which we can all make, and also one that can be eliminated if only we are careful.

Many matters, however, can't be brought to the test of experience. Nevertheless, most of us have passionate opinions regarding such subjects and so we should make ourselves aware of our bias. If an opinion contrary to yours makes you angry, it is best to be on your guard, for you probably have no good reason for thinking as you do, and so check and see if your belief goes beyond what the evidence warrants.

Sometimes we take certain positions because of a prejudice, perhaps the most common of which is self-esteem. It is so easy to delude your­self that you are important, correct, handsome, and so forth. To offset this, try to view the prob­lem under another light. Argue with your.self from the other point of view, and often you will see a possible reasonableness where before you had seen only madness. This should serve to in­still a certain amount of caution into you, and remind you that seldom is one of two opposite positions completely true.

CHEERING REALLY HELPS OUR TEAMS Our basketball team had just returned to

the floor. It was the beginning of the second half against Sacred Heart, and the Monks were trail­ing. Then the crowd r~ally opened up in cheer­ing. The gymnasium reverberated with the rhyth­mic clapping and cheering that urged our team on. This was quite a change from the somewhat silent first half, in which the Assumption shoot­ers were outscored and the Assumption rooters were outroared. Now both heated to the contest. At the end of the second half the score was dead­locked. As the first overtime started, the vocal support given to the team was tremendous. Yet the score at the end of that alloted three min­utes was again tied. As the Monks went onto the floor for what was to prqve ' the final three minutes of the game, the support was thunder­ous. That evening, hoarse but happy, the As­sumption cheerers went home after watching what was perhaps the most exciting contest of the season.

"Is the cheering of any use?" is a question that is frequently asked. Few of the spectators at that particular game have any doubts in their minds now. The enthusiasm of the spectators seemed to spark the team.

At this game the Assumption cheering sec­tion was nearly empty, yet the support was probably the most inspiring of the year. Per­haps this will mean that Prep students other than seniors will be able to watch the games from the track. In fact, the effects of the cheers which encompassed the playing area was equal to or better than those which come from only one section of the gym.

· In conclusion, it is with the utmost sin­cerity that the Heritage congratulates the stu­dent body on a job well done.

HERITAGE

NOTEWORTHY NAMES IN THE NEWS Congratulations are extended to Pat Dolan

for his success in the Bishop's Declamation Con­test. By winning this year he retired the trophy.

Ken Moynihan won the French Declamation Contest.

Our thoughts and prayers are with you, Father Alfred. May you soon recover from your amputation and be back with us.

We went over the limit in: the fund for Christmas dinners, thanks to the generosity of the students and the help of Phil Breen, the director of the drive.

Father Clare has once again fallen victim to illness. May you recover quickly, Father.

Mr. Goba did an excellent job in directing this year's Christmas party.

Many were the children who were made happy through the toys given to them in the Toys for Tots drive, which was under the direc­tion of Ned Laskowski.

Lots of luck to our roving ambassadors of good will, the basketball team. Always winners by virtue of their good sportsmanship, they are on the way to another fine season. Mr. Bibaud has been instrumental in moulding these boys into a fine team.

Beat Saint John's! Mr. Scannel is a man with understanding.

During the Thanksgiving vacation he invited all those who couldn't go . home over to his house for one of the finest turkey dinners that they had ever had.

In the same spirit and with the same results, Mr. Boucher invited those residents who were present during the Christmas vacation to enjoy Christmas dinner with him.

ALWAYS DEVELOP YOUR THOUGHTS Often a half-formed idea will be present in

your mind. Probably it will remain there in the limbo between being and nothingness. You owe it to yourself . to develop this idea and make it known, if only by the expedient of saying it to yourself. For then half the battle is won. You will have · brought into existance an original -at least subjectively original - thought. These thoughts are what composes the essence of an individual.

The thought is yours, there is no need to disown it. If it has merit, you can be proud and this will serve to reassert your confidence in yourself. Bu't if, as is more likely the case, it has little or no merit, it is nevertheless you, and for this reason should not be cast under a rug.

Never ~ill an idea. This is the worst possi­ble type of murder and suicide combined into one. For it is a crime first and foremost against yourself, and it is also a crime, under certain extenuating circumstances, against the rest of humanity. In some futur'e time you will no doubt be sorry for not giving voice to your ideas and convictions.

There is no greater chagrin than that of seeing someone else get credit for an idea or opinion that you had once and either didn't de­velop or developed and discarded. However, this punishment is just what those people who won't be th~selves deserve.

BRUCE CATTON'S THE COMING FURY Once again Bruce Catton has brought out a

book on the Civil War. This unusually readable volume further enhances his position of the most popular Civil War historian.

This is the first volume of the projected "Centennial History of the Civil War," which is to encompass three books. In "The Coming Fury" he vividly recreates the turbulent period between the nomination of Lincoln in 1860 and the first Battle of Bull Run.

Essentially he once again narrates the· fa­miliar story of the nominating conventions of 1860, of the following election in which Lincoln was elected President by a minority of the vot­ers, of the secession of the Lower South, of the futile attempts at compromise, of the inept be­ginnings of the Lincoln Administration, of the firing on Fort Sumpter, and of the first major battle of the War Between the States - the dis­astrous Battle of Manassas, otherwise known as the Battle of Bull Run.

January, 1962

STATE OF THE SCHOOL By the Dean of Students

"I like myself just the way I am."

Did you ever hear anyone say that and real­ly mean it? You may have seen someone act as if he thought. as much; but deep down, he did not approve of his own actions and was not fully satisfied with himself. Most of us, in fact, are not satisfied with ourselves as we are; but are building for the future.

Before a carpenter builds a house, he asks himself, "What kind of house do I want to build?" Then he spends a good deal of time mak­ing plans. Once the blueprints are finished, he builds according to his plan, though he may find that some changes are necessary. Certain mate­rials may not be available, or he may not be able to secure the site for which he had designed the house, so he modifies his plans accordingly. A good carpenter does not build a house in hit-or­miss fashion ; he builds according to a plan.

Each one of us spends a lifetime building the sort of person he finally becomes. Too many of us go at it in a hit-or-miss fashion and do not think it through in advance. What we need is a plan.

Deep down, most of us have a plan - an ideal self - which we should like to see in action more of the time. For our ideal self we usually think of a person who has our personality at its best, successful in work and in love, able to get along with others, and well liked by them. In other words, our ideal self - the house we are building - is a likable person in the broadest sense of the word.

LOOKING FORWARDS AND BACKWARDS

The first half of the scholastic year is quick­ly- drawing to a close. Soon the inevitable mid­year examinatiC:,Us will be upon us all. Since this time is also the beginning of the calendar year, it provides a good opportunity to both review what has happened during the past and look for­ward to what we will do in the future.

So far, for all practical purposes, three marking periods have been completed. In this time, what have you done? A review of previous successes would probably be quite an easy task for most of us, since we have really done so little that was worthwhile. Too many of ~s have merely marked time during the first half of the school term. Unless we realize this, the most probable course of action for us during the sec­ond half of the term will be more of the same type of wastefulness. Our time is not the only thing we have been wasting, but there is also the consideration that our parents have been spending their money for no reason at all.

If, after thinking this over, you feel this ap­plies to you, decide to do something about it while there is still time. The second semester is the opportunity to make something out of this year of your life. Now is the time to take positive action. As a matter of fact, now is about the best chance you have, because once the spring comes there is very little activity that is put into work, and that little bit will not make much difference when applied over the whole year.

There is a scarcity of new material about the Civil War, and this fact causes the book to be somewhat of a rehash of an old subject. How­ever, the main difference between Mr. Catton's book and others for sale today on the same sub­ject is the style. He presents his· narrative of the Civil War more in the form of literature than in the form of history. Thus, it seems to be his readability more than anything else that endears him to the bookreading public. Because of this he reminds me of Worcester's own historian, George Bancroft, who employed about the same styl . In similar fashions both of them gained their positions of the most widely read historians of their time.

January, 1962 HERITAGE Page Three

KNOW YOUR STUDENT COUNCIL Chi Lo Sa

by Clinton Morrell

One thing I picked up over festive season was the derivation of the word, "wassail." It comes from the old English expression, "Wassail the hollerin' about?"

"Step on a rock; break your mother's back" is no mere childish superstition. Ask Mother after she's been downtown Christmas shopping in her spike heels.

All the Christmas shopping good for the economy though. you want evidence of how rich America is, just take a look at the price tag on what it calls an "economy" car.

It's no cinch designing those new cars. There's real art chang­ing things just enough so that the new model doesn't look peculiar, but last year's model does.

How about the aunts and their

Edward Tivnan '63

Edward Tivnan, '63, is at the key post of Treasurer on the CYC h

. I t 1s year.

Buzz, as he is nicknamed, is ath­letic as well as popular. He quar­terbacked the winning football team last year, and has been for two years the first-string receiver on the varsity ba eball team. This year, he is on the defending city champion Monks' basketball team.

By Henry A. St. Maurice

Buzz, who comes from W orces­ter, served his class last year as vice-president. In another kind of service, he is a member of the Assumption Y.C.S.

Academically, Buzz has achieved the merits of the honor roll fairly constantly; he says his favorite subject is French. ·

Buzz, we find, brings to the treasurer's job the personality, ability and determination that he shares ;with the other members of our Student Council.

Michael Lanciault, '64, the lone sophomore on the Student Council, is filling the position of Historian this year. Mike, whose activities seem to overfill the amount of time he has, nonetheless is profi­cient in all. In sports, Mike start­ed on the varsity football squad this year, although for a short time he was sidelined with injur­ies. He is also a member of the tennis team.

Mike was the popular choice for sophomore class president in the elections this Septem·ber, showing that students know a leader when

child prodigies at Christmas?-------- - --------------------

They say by strict discipline you MA TH ( LU B REO R GAN IZI NG can train a child to do anything 1

except run into your arms when After a layoff of a year, during you come into the house. which the only activity was the

, organization of and participation

The holidays brought their problems though. Anybody who believes the old saying "Where there's snioke, there's fire," just hasn't 'been the one lighting the yule log this year.

in the APS Math Fair, the Math Club has returned to action. The first step this year was, therefore, to reorganize. Moderator Fr. Ilde­fons Van der Linden supervised elections in which president, George St. Georges, '62, vice-pres­ident, Edward Sullivan, '62, and

And the morning after night before, January 2nd!

the secretary, Joseph Lapointe, '62,

Pi.. ve-year survey reveals that 97% of the people think break­fast is no time for jokes. It's true. Most of us have trouble enough getting a focus on the cereal-box premium offers.

were chosen. The club has a dual source of

mernbel'-s i-n that, along with the regular members whose primary motive in joining is an interest in math, the club has as members those seniors who choose to take an available elective cobrse in math (this year's elective is pro­bability) become members of the Math Club.

The primary objectives of club are to set up and participate

published by the club three times a year and dealing with all as­pects of math. · Its editor, associate editor and business manager are the club's president, vice-president and secretary respectively.

Another activity of the club is preparation for the National Math Exams, which help the student to evaluate his math ability, and the math exams of the University of Massachusetts.

The club totals 17 full-fledged members, dividing into 10 seniors and 7 juniors'. There are also some sophomores, called associate mem­bers, aspiring towards member­ship next year.

The Math Club, reorganized and smooth running, certainly is as­sured of flourishing 1activity and continuing success.

The only ' thing funnier than the faces women make while putting lipstick on in the morning must be the ones men make while shaving. in the Math Fair this May, to s

Are you smoking more no;w but enjoying it less ? Then, by all means, quit smoking.

publish the school Math Bulletin, and to work with math of all sorts outside the classroom.

·The Math Bulletin is a journal

MARKS (Continued) Even Christmas brings its

Here is a list of those pranksters. Remember, you should honor roll for the second not hold anything against the Christmas cigar, not even a period: match.

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by Paul Faford WHEN I FALL IN LOVE: Fr. Gilbert's great•

est desire in regards to Jim MacDonald.

W ONDERLAND BY NIGHT: Mt. Monadnock was beautiful, wasn't it', Fr. Joseph? Too bad you didn't see much of it.

HAPPY JOSE: What you use to put laughing gas in a car.

THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT: Is that you we hear every night, Andy Durand?

"The acts of this life are the des­tiny of the next."

-EASTERN PROVERB

"Adversity exasperates fools, de­jects cowards, draws out the fac­ulties of the wise and industrious, puts the modest to the necessity of trying their skill, awes the opu­lent, and makes idle the industri­ous."

-ANONYMOUS

"Men tire themselves in pursuit of rest."

-BILL VAUGHN

FIRST HONORS SOPHOMORES

Mark E. Kundig SECOND HONORS

SENIORS Donald R. Boulanger Gregoire R. Chabot Ronald A. Daigle Patrick J. Dolan Leo P. Gracianio A. Douglas Matthews Kenneth J. M,_oynihan George W . St.Georges Edward C. Sullivan

JUNIORS Jean J. Janelle Edward J. Laskowski Michael P. Manning Paul W. Marchant Patrick H. Martowski

SOPHOMORES Normand E. Chamberland Paul A. Cravedi Paul C. Daw Richard A. Formato Charles B. Gareau Roger P. Gaumond Michael F. Halloran Edward W. Kaleskas Paul N. Lemaitre Raymond P. Lorion Rudolph A. Rodriguez Charles H. Toll

FRESHMEN John R. Brosky Daniel R. Cavan Paul J. Deignan Anthony M. Feehorry Jos~ph P. Hurley Leo F. Laverdur Paul S. Murphy Vincent D. Pelletier John S. Power Mark L. Richardson Walter Su chon

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Michael Lanciault '64

by Edward F. Kittredge

Attention science students! This column is designed to test your knowledge of famous scientists. It will help you realize that scien­tists, in addition to being great, were ordinary flesh-and-blood peo­ple, interesting but far from "queer." You will be given four clues from ;which you must dis­cover the name of the scientist suggested. 1. I was born with a defective

heart in 1848. At birth, as a result, it was believed that I had only a few days to live.

2. This handicap didn't cause me to sit still and simply wait for my defect to catch up with me. I had a long and, I believe, a very useful career in the field of biology.

3. they see one. He is also a clerk at

Most of my work in biology was concerned with marine life.

the Stationery Store, and a mem­ber of the Y.C.S.

Mike is a constant winner in the bout with marks, gaining the hon­or roll many times. His academic aspirations point to West Point, which is quite a sizable aspiration, but he is a member of a Student Council of leaders, and that's a start.

"They are not the best students who are most dependent on books. What can he get of them is at best only a material; a man must build his house for himself."

-G. MACDONALD

MATH PROF (Continued) 1 grants from the National Science Foundation while he taught at these schools.

1. When I was ten years old, I was put to work in a store, with my afternoons free to go to school. However, I showed little or no interest at first in scholastic matters.

2. One day, while skipping school, I chanced to pick up an elemen­tary but stimulating book on science, and it changed my ,whole outlook on life. From then on I resolved to get an education and become a scien­tist.

3. After a time I began a whole series of interesting experi­ments in the field of electro­magnetism while a professor at Albany Academy.

4. I became the first secretary of the newly formed Smithsonian Institution. Who am I?

Asked how he liked the student body in general he replied gaily, "Well, I haven't been here long enough to form an opinion, but so far so good!" He also remarked....,__1_. ~I_w_ as born i_n_18_5_1_ at New Al­''The Mathematics Department is headed in the right direction in 2. line with today's trends and in­creased emphasis on the develop­ment of mathematics."

n iana. I was graduated from the Uni­versity of Wesleyan at Middle-town, Connecticut.

Mr. Severance is presently liv­ing with his wile and their three children in North Brookfield.

"The business that considers it­self immune to the necessity for advertising sooner or latey finds it­self immune to business."

3. In science my chief interests were in the field of biology. The area of my most extensive studies, however, was among the fish of the deep sea, and I am the author of the popular book entitled "American Fish­es."

-DERBY BROWN

"Nothing is so easy as to deceive one's self: for what we wish, that we readily believe."

-DEMOSTHENES

4. In time I ;was put in charge of Wesleyan's new Museum of Na­tural Science. As a result of my work there, I was called to Washington to reorganize the National Museum. Do you know

MOUNTAIN (Continued) Nearly hitting some trees that 1. somehow managed to get in the way of our friends on an icy road, 2. the boys finally managed to get to the half-way house on Mt. Monad­nock. (This was the side of the mountain opposite the one the first group started on.)

who I am?

I was born in 1868, the son of a Congregational· minister. I was fir~t and foremost a re­search physicist. I was the first to isolate the electrqn, and measure its charge. For this work, I received the Nobel Prize in 1923. I was connected ;with numerous other pioneering experiments in physics. Among these were in­vestigation of the ionization of air at high altitudes. By 1923, I had discovered the enormous penetrating power of the cos-mic ray.

The group quickly and almost 3. effortlessly ascended to the top of the mountain. Then the trouble began. After having something to eat, the adventurers decided to descend for it was quickly getting dark. They looked for their trail; but, as had happened to the first group, they could not find it. De­ciding that there was only one way they could go - do,wn - the adventurers unwittingly started down the wrong side of the moun­tain.

4. I died at the age of 85 in 1953.

1. I was born at Strelno, a small Prussion town near Poland, in 1852.

Without a trail and using their 2. natural, God-given sleds, they started down the mountain follow­ing a telephone wire. After about 3 three hours of walking, searching, and praying, the worn-out adven­turers heard the horn of the park ranger, Mr. Burrudge, and were eagerly led to the nearest trail.

In "American Men of Science" my official field is summarized in one little word, "Light." My greatest contribution was in measuring precisely the veloc-ity of light. I carried on many experiments to determine linear distance in terms of the wave length of light.

ANSWERS They ;went to Jeffery, where

they stopped for a moment to rest themselves at the house of Paul Faford's parents. Very short­ly they departed and arrived at Assumption at about 10:30 p.m.

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Page Four

Congratulations to the basket­ball team for their early-season victories . . . For a team that lacks height as ;well as experience, the Monks have proven themselves dangerous competitors for the city title . . . The Prep looked espe­cially good against Mt. St. Charles and their two big men . . . But how are things shaping up in the Catholic Conference? . . . It ap­pears now that the Prep, St. John's, and Sacred Heart will be in the running for the title ... The Monks toppled St. Peter's for their first C.C. victory . . . St. John's did the same to Sacred Heart . . . During the Christmas vacation, the Monks squeaked by Sacred Heart in double overtime; but lost the next C.C. game to a tall St. Stephen's team by three points . . . The APS gym will be the scene of this year's renewal

HERITAGE

of the APS-St. John's rivalry . . . They've always ·been spirited af­fairs, attended by a full house . . . r With both teams already strong in city competition, this year's game again will be in the schoolboy spotlight . . . Assumption has the last three •tilts against the Pion­eers . . . Let's hope the January

The 1961-1962 varsity basketball team: Front ·row, left to right: Stephen Cragan, Robert Horton, Edward Rowsey, Edward Tivnan, Michael Halloran; Rear, left to right: William Aubuchon, Emest Melanson, John Dowd, David Cavin, Walter Avis, Normand Tremblay, and Robert Babon.

17 meeting has the same outcome . . . This game and the return tilt on February 3, at the Temple Streeter's gym should go a long way toward deciding the city champion . . . The competition seems rougher this year, but once again the Monks have risen to meet the challenge ... Let's keep up the fine support already offered the team . . . Let's • hope the Monks can keep up their fine per­formances . . . See you next Wed­nesday night for another victory!

MONKS (AGE POLAR BEARS

MONKS TAKE OPENER Assumption Prep opened its

basketball season with· a hard­fought 65-53 victory over Marian­apolis Prep in the Monks' home gym. The Monks were sparked by Jack Avis and Norm Tremblay, who combined for 48 points.

During the first quarter the shooting of both teams seemed off. Ed Rowsey, who sank a jump shot to open the scoring for the Monks, was a standout on both offense and defense. The quarter ended with Marianapolis holding a two-point lead, 11-9.

RALLY ATTRACTS MANY On Wednesday hight, November

29, Coach Bibaud introduced the '61-'62 edition of the APS basket­ball team before a gathering of parents, faculty members, and stu­dents. Following their introduc­tion, the players demonstrated dif­ferent shots, fakes, offensive pat­terns, and defensive formations. The Monks ran through their "New York" and "Triangle" of­fensive patterns, along with dif­ferent zone and man-to-man de­fenses .

A highlight of this instructional portion was Ed Rowsey's unprece­dented "dunk" (assist to Bill Au-

January, 1962

Raiders Top Monks Assumption Prep suffered its

first defeat of the 1961-62 basket­ball season at the hands of Law­rence Central Catholic High. The Raiders used a hot third period to stop the Monks, 53-45, before the largest opening game crowd in Central history.

Assumption moved into an easy lead behind some fine outside shooting, and led at the first ter­minal, 13-11.

However, Lawrence Central came roaring back, thanks to the shooting of Paul Keeran. The Raiders outscored the Monks, 17-11, and led a t half time, 28-24.

Lawrence then opened up. The Raiders suddenly turned red-hot. Led by Frank Morris with four hoops, Central sped into a com­manding 44-31 lead at the end of the third quarter. One of the rea­sons for the Raiders scoring spree was that Norm Tremblay, the Monks top rebounder and scorer, was shackled to the bench ;with four fouls.

In the final period, the Monks put on a gallant comeback effort. With Ed Rowsey and Buzz Tivnan ball hawking, and Jack Avis shoot­ing, Assumption twice closed the gap to five points. The Monks out­scored Lawrence Central, 14-9; but this wasn't enough. The final score read Lawrence Central 53, As­sumption Prep 45. Bill Fecle and Frank Morris each scored 14 points to lead the victors, while Jack A vis topped the Monks' scores with 14.

The officiating in this game was the best we've seen all season. Al­though the Monks lost, we feel that this game will better prepare them for the battle on our return trip to Lawrence.

buchon). Herbie Dyson then point­ed out the new rules in effect this season. Herb, Assumption's favor­ite referee, then officiated a short inter-squad scrimmage.

The Monks' second victory of the season came on December 7, when the APS hoopsters tipped North High, 37-30, in a close but rugged contest. Norm Tremblay again led the Bibaud forces, drop­ping in a total of nineteen for the night.

The Monks outscored Marianap­olis 16-14 in the second quarter to gain a 25-25 tie at the half. Jack A vis was instrumental in this drive, with his outside push shots.

In this stanza the Monks finally started to show their true ability. Working off a 2-1-2 offense with Jack Avis in the pivot, Assump­tion broke the game wide open. A vis, who was shooting and re­bounding well, tallied most of his 21 points in this period. Norm Tremblay continued to connect on his side-court jumpers. Together, Norm and Jack scored 19 points in the final quarter. Bob Babon also came off the bench to · sink two important free throws. All in all, the Monks outscored Marian­apolis 24-9 in this crucial period. The final score, 65-53, does not show the closeness and excitement of the game.

FALL SPORTS NIGHT HELD

Norm's great shooting and all­t·ound play were outstanding in the first half, as both teams seemed cold in their shooting. Assumption ren behind, however, around half­time, as they failed to capitalize on their opportunities, resulting from their full court press and brilliant ball hawking tactics. North led at the half, 18-16.

The third quarter saw a fired­up APS team run ahead with an eleven-point scoring outburst with everybody contributing. As the third quarter terminated, the Monks held a hard-fought 30-22 advantage.

In the fourth quarter th,e shoot­ing of both clubs once again turned cold, although North did come as close as four points. Jack "The Ripper" Avis douced that fire by canning three free throws in the last two minute£.

Besides the outstanding per­formance of Tremblay and A vis, their second of the season, the point total was also raised by the scoring of Rowsey,. Aubuchon, and Melanson.

Assumption's ;win over North, their first city victory, is only the first of the many they will need if they are to again take that covet­ed city crown.

Early Intramural Standings

Early leaders in the 1961-1962 li1tramural basketball program ap­Dear to be:

Senior A Junior B, C Sophomore D Freshman A, E

Marianapolis, with some hot shooting by Frank Polach and Tom Schann, pulled into a 44-41 lead entering the final quarter.

Norm Tremblay led all scorers with 27 points. Jack Avis contrib­uted 21. This is a career high for both. Frank Polach hooped 22 for the losers.

MONKS- EDGE ST. PETER'S The Monks' fifth game of the

1961. basketball season was char­acterized by an off night. Assump­tion jumped to a quick lead and at the quarter led 10-2. Aided by the fine shooting of Jack A vis, the Prep sustained its lead during the second and third periods. Jack was especially effective in the third period when he scored eight of the eleven points.

However, the Guardians were overpowering in the final period. A full court press held Assump­tion at a mere two points as St. Peter's slo;wly lessened the mar­gin. The Monks easily maintained

the lead, however ; and victory was attained. Avis' 16 points and Norm Tremblay's 8 were the main scoring efforts for the Prep. They also led in r ebounding along with Bill Aubuchon. The Monks dominated both boards. Aubuchon and Ed Rowsey were effective on defense. The Monks pulled a vic­tory out of the fire on their way towards a successful season.

The Monks captured their first City Catholic Conference tilt of the season when they routed the Guardians from St. Peter's, 33-29. Jack Avis' all-around play sparked the APS victory, their fourth of the season.

Trophy winners, left to right: Charles Tamason, coaches' award; Stanley Wilk, most improved; and Paul Richards, most valuable player.

On Wednesday evening, Decem­ber 3, the annual fall sports award night was held. Headmaster Fr. Oliver Blanchette began the affair attended by many parents, teachers, and students. It was the night of recognition for football, cross-country, and intramural par­ticipants. Monks Whip Mt. St. Charles

In football th re were awards kept up through the second period. presented to ployers ;who• were Assumption Prep picked up its

third straight victory on Decem­ber 9, 1961, by beating Mount St. Charles Academy, 53-37, on the Monks' home court. The Prep nev­er trailed in the entire game; they took over at the start and never fell behind. Jack Avis, wi11h 19 points, and Norm Trembla{, ;with 14, led the Monks on to victory.

Some prom1smg talent was shown in the game by two new varsity members, Babon and Dowd, who scored seven and four points respectively. The first and third periods were the big ones for the Prep. The first quarter ended with a comfortable score of 17-8, Prep's favor .. This nine-point lead was

The third period produced the outstanding during the season. best basketball played this season These players w re the ·backbone by the Prep. In this period the of the team. Paul Richard, a soph­Monks broke lose and outscored omore, received the most valuable the opposing team from Rhode Is- player award. S nior Stan Wilk land, 15-4. Norm Tremblay spark- received the most improved player ed in this quarter. award. Junior Charles Tamason

Beating the opponents by such received the coaches' award. a wide margin was hard to con- Coaches Goodfield, Flagg, and ceive after watching their two Goba spoke. giants warm up before the game. Varsity football letters were One was 6' 5" and another was awarded to the f ollowing: seniors : 6' 4". The Prep solved this prob- Moe Boisvert, Phil Cormier, Randy lem by playing fast, gamey bas- Lanciault, Stan Wilk, and Gerry ketball which ran down the op- Wolf; juniors: John DiCicco, Don ponents. All of our players saw Fanning, Ed Kittredge, Ed Las­action in this, APS's third straight kowski, Don Majercik, Kerry Pin­win. ette, Chip Tamas n, Paul Taylor,

and Ron Tourigny; sophomores: Gerry Babineau, Jack Carey, Tom Couture, Tim D'Emilio, Paul Des­chenes, Bob Kirvin, Mike Lanci­ault, Phil Lane, Ed LaPerriere, John O'Leary, Simon Mbeche, Paul Richard, and Ted Robo; fresh­men: Joe Hurley, and Walt Su­chon.

Coach Dubuque next spoke about his spirited cross-country team. Varsity letters were award­ed to seniors: Dennis Gosselin, Bernard Marcotte, John St.Pierre, and Bob Pellerin; to Brian Cassi­dy, the sole junior; to sophomores: Bill Dee, Rory Killilea, Paul Le­Maitre, and Larry Montenegro.

Awards were presented to intra­mural football champions, and in­dividual pool, table tennis, chess, and tennis champions.

Charles Bibaud, director of ath­letics, ended the evening with fine words of advice and encourage­ment to all present.

The evening was very successful and was enjoyed by everyone.