Fountain Valley School - Owl Yearbook (Colorado Springs, CO)

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Left to Right, Kneeling: Dornan, Forman, wydick, Shoemaker, Leeds, Markel, Galbraith, Adams, Web- ster. Standing: Weitz, Yakowitz, Gould, O'Brien, Kice, Crawford, Sowell, Hopkins, Magruder, Thatcher Absent: K. Fung,,J. Underhill.

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SIXTH FORM HISTORY A wise man once said that 702, of the enioyment of anything comes from memories of it. The class of T955 will surely find this true about Fountain Valley School. Our fondest memories will be of the boys with whom we shared these happy years. We were surely a group of different types! It was really amazing how twenty-one boys of such great variety could compound such a happy, hard-working fun-loving form. We ranged from Hong Kong to Jack- son Hole and from Beethoven to Big Jay McNeeley! Remember the die-hard Conferedate Rebels among us? The most well-rounded of R. E. Lee's remaining disciples was the amiable John Crawford, a fearsome athlete, indispensible Student Council member, and peace and quiet-loving proctor. Then there was the L. A. underground worker for the C.S.A., Dick Kice. Able to see the funny side of anything, Dick kept the form in constant gales of laughter with his never end- ing line. Jim Sowell, pride of Texas, lalso proud of Texasl was the third of the Rebels. Maybe he couldn't ride a horse, but did you ever see him in a car? Remember the music of East Penrose? Bach or Bru- beck, it had to be loud. Always from Rivvy's room came the sounds of Jackie Gleason amplified by Rivvy's electrical genius through five speakers and a canteloupe. At the same end of the hall, the iovial corn-picker with the Model T laugh, Bob Weitz, de- fended his progressive iazz against the attacks of Bullet Leecls' Saki Sipping Songs from Saipan. Judging from some of Bill's gals, we should have taken lessons from the Pasadena Passion. ln the midst of the con- fusion at the end of the dorm, we will always remem- ber that well-connected, clear-complected, unaffected, most respected warrior - Deric Hopkins. Hop was an invaluable cog in many wheels and everybody's best friend. A little farther down the hall, we recall Linc O'Brien beating out his favorite Indian Music, using a slide rule as a drum stick, and his friend Shoemaker's stomach as a tom-tom. Shoe, however, would usually escape from the grasp of the missing Linc , and once he was on the road, it took a very fast war dance to catch him. Speaking of music, do you remember Dave Webster's dances? We surely owe much to Webby for the blood, sweat, and tears he shed on the store and the dance committee. The murals painted by Ellis Adams, man of military, diplomatic, and artistic su- periority, did much for those dances too. The Year- book and Dane have also benefited from this short, compact bit of good humor called Ellis in Wonder- land. The chief appreciator of dances was .lack Un- derhill, Boy, man ! He even used to say that he would rather dance than study. Astounding lad! Remember those hilarious roommates Forman and Galbraith? Good-natured Whit was always at his best when throwing a casual slash at Shinola Dave, Boy Superman. Both athletes and hard workers, they always will be'remembered as a pair of great guys. The school paper was better than ever in T955 under the Editorship of Sid the Paramecium Yako- witz. When Sid, one of the best liked fellows of the form, wasn't studying, peering through a microscope, or sleeping, he could be seen going, with a big grin and well slicked hair, into town for an afternoon at the Art Center with his girl lthat is, when the Admiral wasn't teaching him Home Economicsl. Sharing Yak's world of editorship was Darryl Thatcher - head of this year's Yearbook. Acting as the medical missionary in the deep, dark jungles of uncivilized Penrose, Dr. T. handed out free aspirin to those with aches or pains and free staples to those with looseleaf English themes. We owe much to Thatch for his time, effort, and pills. The person responsible for the pictures in this book was Old Man of the Mountains Dave Dornan. So great was his love of climbing, Dornie has even been known to bring up the subiect of mountains at a dance! What a shock! The coolest character in the form was Kenny Fung. lt was impossible to dislike the Oriental Tea Merchant, who was the hardest worker amongst us and, providing Cicero had never lived, the best scholar. Remember the saying, Thicker than seven acres of snakes '?' lt was used by Jim Markel lthe Rage of Lodgepolel to describe everything from Geo tests to his First Formers. Jim was one of the nicest guys ever to grace the first string of three Varsity teams. Speaking of athletes and nice guys, how about Steve W. Gould lW. stands for Winchester, Whasa- matter, or Wait, Webbyl? lf you couldn't get along with Steve, you might as well have given up relations with the human race. Goopie was the real example of a swell fellow. Dick Wydick took honors with his famous ldon't touch the bowll meerschaum pipe, the witty remarks which issued forth from under his flat-top, and his excellent leadership of the Student Council. We won't soon forget Dick's greatest characteristic, his friend- ship. Looking back, we must admit that we have en- ioyed Fountain Valley - the sports, bull sessions, and even the classes - but most of all we've enioyed just being with the fellows whom we've talked about here - the Sixth Form. W 11

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ilQ1'Q-251' ' 7' 7' f . 'Z' ' ' fn r 'E? T '-fx if-1, I, at 1- ' i we . 1' i , , , ' A2 . , l. Ellis C. L. Adams l69O Dallas St., Aurora, Colorado University ot Colorado Year entered: 1954 Yearbook Art Editor 6, Dane Artist 6, Glee Club, Chorus of The Mikado 6, Dance Committee 6, Work- crew 6. Ellis has much of the forms creative talent. He is the genius that draws and paints the dance backdrops and the dividers in the Yearbook. Ellis is also a differ- ent kind of genius in English and history, where he walks away with top honors. Other hobbies include the workcrew, the smoking area, and early morning studying. Favorite sayings: Well, how are you this morning? I don't have enough time. That C. M. A. was the .... Any- body who takes me seriously is a tool. ft rf f xg Ai' ff XJ' fvf' ,! .f .f ,. Z' ' K s,,f' ffl 7 Zxgf f X 2 5 J if if . 5,5 John W. Crawford Brocton, Illinois De Pauw Year entered: i952 Football 4, 6, Soccer 5, Basketball 4, 5, 6, Baseball 6. Stage crew ot Pinafore 5, Chorus of The Mikado 6. Student Council 5, 6, Glee Club 5, Store Committee 5, 6, Proctor 6. Juan is one ofthe most popular guys in the form, and his likable personality has won him the name of Uncle John. Southern sentiments perhaps account for his easy-going manner. His size made him the star tackle ot the football team, and his bulk has been a familiar sight on the basketball court. Both ot these qualities have been put to use in John's proctoring ot First House. He has also been one ot the Form's stand- ard bearers on the Student Council tor the past two years.