Classical High School - Caduceus Yearbook (Providence, RI)

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GEORGE POPKIN y Q'vjiWQfSW 2 THE GADUGEUS HOWARD EATON PIKE DUKE UNIVERSITY Tall, blonde, and bluefeyed, Howard is the despair of young ladies and teachers alike. Credit is due him for his noble bearing up under diflif culties in one of the English Plays. He played the role of villain very creditably, although villains are popularly supposed to be dark and mousf tached. Messieurs Pike and Batchelder have a little game that they play in Room 6 f--Dick opens the windows, whereupon Howie pulls a little chain, thereby keeping the temperature of the room well above zero. Friend Howard is Ike of the partnership, Ike and Pahearn, Inc., who well, we give up, you guess. BROWN George isn't reserved. He just doesn't know what to make of a wild bunch of seniors who go tearing up and down the corridors, or make a beef line for the lunchroom when the bell rings. He is the kind of a fellow that forms a sort of anchorage. He's like a mountain, or the foundation of a great building. Things may rage around him but he stands firm. While others fool away their time, he takes out a book and gains precious moments. Well, George, the man who can stand immovable in a time of stress is the man who is appreciated. just hold on to your poise, you'll have no cause for worry. JOSEPHINE POPLOSKY GIBBS Last spring, Thomas Edison gave some rize examples in a nationfwide examination. Wilbur stbn ttainin th highest average, won fame by becoming the bright n he coui r iss Hoyt gives prize examples in Math. an o : a al c out n top. So by the Axiom of Substitution 1 Su traction Q Pop y measures only 5' 3 in the shade, and . uston is a g d si ffooterj eet our own feminine Wilbur, to demure an shy in appearance, but in reality, another of those keen Shinkers who have been rewarded by a Summa Cum Laude key. WALTER KENYON PULLEN I Say! Did you ever see such a slickflooking person? Perhaps. But not in this town. We'll have you know, too, that his character is by no means camouflaged by personal appearance. Ken is one hundred per cent sterling. if you know what that means, and if you don't, get acquainted soon, you will surely like him. He, too, has his secrets. Every Wednesday he wears a hat, and parts his hair on the right. But this is nobody's business. Ken devotes much time to Boy Scout Activities, and it may interest you to know that he holds an office not to be sniffed at. Well, don't take in any wooden nickels, my boy.

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THE CADUCEUS LEANDER FERDINAND PEASE, 2ND Orchestra, Cl, 2, 3, 415 Social Committee, C3, 415 EditorfinfCl1ief, Caduceus Board, C41. BROWN Words seem weak and powerless when one attempts to describe the character of a person like Lee. He is the original exponent of the Brighten the Corner where you are spirit, but he doesn't conbne himself to corners. His wisecracks, original translations, and rare poems, have made him known to many a delighted and hilarious assemblage. He has his serious side, as his intimate friends, who have found him a true pal in time of need, will tell you. As saxaphonist in the jazz orchestra, member of the Social Comf mittee, and more especially, in the arduous post of EditorfinfChief of The Caduceus, he has given devoted service to the class of '50, which owes him its deepest gratitude. WALLACE JOSEPH PIANKA Class President, Q3, 415 Football, Cl, 2, 3, 4, Capt. 415 Athletic Association, KZ, 3, 4, Pres. 415 City Wrestling, C3, 415 Champion C3, 4,1 Track, Cl, 215 German Play, C41. Wally's like a Greek temple, strong, handsome, and dignified. He's certainly been a pillar of strength to our class. Upon his sturdy shoulders have rested many of the responsibilities of the Senior Class. He is behind every activity, and to his great credit, it may be said that never has one of his projects been a failure. Withal, he has found time to become a famous football star and captain of the team. These many laurels have not inf creased the size of his hat, nay, he is always a good fellow, a good comrade, and a better friend. Although he departs for some Alma Mater next especially, Mr. Peck's ofhce. ALBERTO MARIO PICCOLO Orchestra, Cl, 21, Fencing, C3, 415 Soccer, C315 Senior Play. Turrs We like that remark Miss Day made once when Piccolo was speaking out of turn something like this: Your name may be Piccolo, but it isn't time for you to play yet! Ah! but he does play-not the piccolo, but the violin. Al always has had good scholarship, besides fencing ability. In the chemical laboratory he always uses twice as much of a substance as directed, and therefore has twice as many broken test tubes. His motto seems to be Good Measure, a fine recipe for the future. fall, we predict that his ghost will ever haunt Classical's Halls,'and more 1 HERCULES PICERNE Baseball, Cl, 2, 3, 415 Football, Cl, 2, 3, 415 Basketball, fl, 2, 3, 41. Here is our leading exponent of athletic success. Herc's perform' ances on the gridiron and the diamond have thrilled many an excited spectator. Who will ever forget those mst endfruns, those powerful thrusts through the line, or that swift sprinter's dash to first base? In addition to these Herc is also a superlative basketball player. But he is not only a famed sportsmang he is known to his intimates as a good scout and a fine pal. To the classes of later years he may be remembered only as a famed athlete' to us he will always be associated with the highest kind of friendliness and comradeship.

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fiW0 ElS THE CADUCEUS JOHN QUATTROCCHIMIR. Tennis, C435 Debating, CID, Baseball, f4j. BROWN Folks who judge another's stature by the length of his name would, I'm afraid, miss their mark in guessing johnny's size. But size doesn't mean a thing, for what he lacks in inches he more than makes up for in gray matter and mental ability. In geometry, especially, he learns his theorems as if he had written the book himself. We might mention the fact that he wields a pointer like a rapier, and woefbetide the unfortunate triangle which Riils to parry his thrusts! If he employs whatever weapons he takes up in life's duel as readily as he does his pointer, we feel certain that life will get the worst of the encounter. MADELEINE AUGUSTINE REILLY Basketball, fljg Glee Club, Cl, 2, 3, 4Dg Orchestra, Cl, 2, 3jg Baseball, UD. R. I. C. E. Hark! Heels! Why that's our Madeleine Cnot Madelinel walking down the corridor without her O'Sullivans'. With a congenial smile for everyone, Madeleine has been a delight and help to her classmates. A queer sound in class needn't alarm you, it's just another of Giggles famous outbursts. This girl never misses a single social event, and is always besieged by the opposite sex. She will continue her studies at R. I. C. E. and perhaps will soon be the recipient of shining red apples from some small wanderer on the road to knowledge. Music plays a major part in her life, most anything from this classmate! RICHARD RICE Orchestra, CI, Z, 3, -Og Class Treasurer, C3, 4jg Soccer, Cl, 2, 41, German Play: Senior Play BROWN Itls not this l1oy's fault that Venus and Zeus have never stepped down from their high perch in the hall, and begun to trip the light fantastic, to some hot rhythm or low moans. No sir! 'Cause he's done everything else but with that old sax of his. And is he clever? Knowing how healthful it is to take a walk every day he used to do so faithfully, until someone casually suggested that the third period is not the time for even the Class Treasurer to perambulate. Perhaps there's a method in his apparently aimless wanderings he's going to promenade up and down College Hill considerably in the next four years. and, since musicians are supposed to be temperamental, be prepared for AUDREY ELIZABETH RILEY Glee Club, CZ, 31. R. I. C. E. Haste thee, Nymph, and bring with thee, jest, and youthful jollityn seems to be Audrey's philosophy. In the classfroom, she is sober, stead' fast, and demuref' but out of school, she is full of quips and cranks, and wanton wilesf' Although this may be merely an outward impression, her most intimate friends know how studious and how industrious she is when she settles down to her work. We all know that your smile will be like a modern racer in speeding you over the highfroads to success, Audrey.