Flintridge Prep School - Log Yearbook (La Canada Flintridge, CA)

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THOMAS MELIN Editor-in-Chief of the Hoi Polloi C. S. F. member Czar of the Tumblers Thomas Melin, practically three years at Flintridge, has gained a reputation for being a gourmet. At least this pertains to desserts, for which he shows a profound partiality. Tom also shows a partiality toward resting his pedal extremities while he parades up and down on his hands. Besides carrying the torch for a fine physique, Tom is quite a fashion plate, often dazzling his fellow pupils with his multi-colored wardrobe. Stanford is Tom ' s collegiate destination where he plans to major in electrical engineering. He has been the recipient of the C. S. F. novitiate pin which all hope will prove to be an indication of his college scholarship. If the engineering business turns dull, though, Tom can turn to his true love, the sea. Every year he goes to Balboa where he can sail and think up more queer say- ings to spring on his friends the next semester. ■•- gi 26

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TED MUNROE Editor-in-Chief of Annual Commissioner of Finance of Student Body C. S. F. Secretary Swimming Team Captain Letterman in Baseball Pi Lambda Kappa (honorary chemistry award) Of all the Seniors, Ted Munroe is the easiest to write. The simple explanation is that he has been by far the busiest. (Also the writer has to get a good word in for his editor!) An inveterate canvas sailor, Ted could launch his ship as well as a tirade against power yachtsmen, at the drop of a hat. Recently his father bought a power launch, and this tack had to be abandoned. Ted is a crack swimmer, and one of the high points of his career took place when he conquered the National Junior champion in his own pool, thus bearding the lion in his den. Down at Balboa, the old salts sit around on the quay and talk of the day Ted will go North to Stan- ford to major in engineering. They also speak of his numerous scholastic achievements while at Flintridge, and they speak the truth when they say that the future is indeed pleasant for Ted Munroe. 25

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DONALD BAXTER Circulation Manager of the Hoi Polloi Basketball Letterman for Three Years Baseball Squad A throbbing motor, a nifty ' crate ' , and a hearty Peel ' em Baxter! , and another school day begins for Donald Baxter. He tears off his crash helmet with reckless abandon, and jauntily enters the classroom. Immediately, however, his thoughts swing around to studies. His goal is U.S.C. and he must study if he hopes to make it. At lunch we see him again. This time he is approaching a group of boys engaged in feverish argument about the relative merits of their respective chariots. All speech stops when the master appears, and the youths gravely fall to their knees to salaam. He accepts their obeisance with due gravity and immediately swings into his own version of a current ' Confucius say . . . ' His admiration knows no bounds for such outspoken men as Shelley, and a satisfied grin of profound agree- ment wrinkles his face as he reads their theories. Ever an individualist, Don once tried to set a new fad in basketball pants; however, his idea was greeted with derision when he tried it out. The boys deemed them functional, but totally lacking in warmth. 27