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place, in any posture, and under all circumstances.
A picket fence would not phase him
in the least—he'd try anyway; and in cases of
extraordinary weakness he has been known,
"mirabile dictu," to ride his hobby even in
Senior Ethics.
"Ed" has this asset in his favor—he is rather
backward in coming forward. Not for the world
would "Stan" push himself, but when he gets
started, then there is something stirring. In
elocution he has particular ability. When he
orates everyone sits up and takes notice.
"Ed" has ever been a prime favorite at Villanova.
A good chum, and a kind friend, he enjoys
the esteem of all his classmates, who sincerely
regret his departure.
Arthur B. Maxwell, A. B.
"Abie"
"In whose little body lodged a mighty mind."
England claims our hero's birth; Lawrence,
Mass., his residence, but Villanova claims his
heart. Yes, this diminutive Englishman drifted
in from the wilds of Lawrence, and the horrors
of the "Shanty Pond" away back in IQIL At
first we thought he'd be as dry as dust, but the
glints of humor that sparkled in his sunny dispo-
sition soon dispelled the London fog in which
we had enveloped him. Moreover, this "petit
homme" approaches, intellectually, the giantesque
in Literature and Rhetoric. Scarcely an
issue of The Villanovan has been completed
without some evolution of his serio-comic
"cephalis".
"Abie's" hobbies have been many and varied
during his college course. During his Greek
studies his particular fancy seemed to run on
horses, those of the "pony" and "trotter"
species. His favorite hobby now, however, is
one developed during the Astronomy course
to recline at night upon his window-sill, and
through the lulls in the smoke-like haze that
begins to arise in those quiet hours, to observe
the moon. These latter remarks are to many,
an enigma, but to the "wise" they are replete
with meanings.
We might add here that "Abie" is a singer of
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some note'—just which one, he hasn't been able
to discover. His journey through life has been
one with many turns and crooks, but now, he
sjems to have gone no mean distance on the
straight path to ultimate success, and some fine
day we will see him on a level with Gilbert K.
himself—maybe.
John Francis Sheehan, B.S.
"Jake"
"Sheehan, mighty Sheehan, was advancing to
the bat."
Coming unheralded out of the north, Jake has
remained ever since, becoming a member of the
class of 1918, our man of mystery. Dr. Jekyll
and Mr, Hyde fade into insignificance in comparison
and we recommend him to Conan Doyle
as a fit subject for his next swan-song of Sherlock
Holmes.
Bright blue eyes and lips that never convey
any more than a sphinx-like smile give you the
impression of a man of business. And Jake cer-
tainly lives up to that impression, for his quick-
ness of thought and steadfastness in carrying
out a decision have given him the reputation of
a neu-Charley Schwab. Once his mind is set, all
the oratory of a Demosthenes and a Cicero can-
not change it.
An athlete of no mean ability, Sheehan has
distinguished himself in every line of sport
which he cared to follow. As a baseball player
he has been one of Villanova's shining lights fov
the past four years and captained the team in
1916. In basketball he has also made a name,
and very few at Villanova have proved his
superior at tennis.
Jake's one hobby is curio gathering, and among
his best collections is a set of draft cards from
the Ridley Park board, which typify every
possible stage through which a registrant may
pass before his final entrance into the military
service. Red cards, blue cards, white cards,
and yellow cards, in fact all the colors of the
rainbow are there. Jake values this collection
very highly and it is reported that he has
turned dow^n numerous offers for it.
Known always for his willingness to give aid