Purcell High School - Cavalier Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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VERNON B. BRESSER lnTroducing Vernon Bresser, ThaT blond-haired scholar and aThleTe Trorn EvansTon. Bress has been very acTive in sporTs during his sTay aT Purcell, as he was a Tlashy quarTerbaclr on The FooTball squad in '32, '33 and '34, a slugging ouTTielder on The Baseball Team Tor The pasT Two years, and an lnTramural sTar Tor all Tour years. Besides his love Tor sporTs, he is also a mainsTay in The classroom. Bress inTends To Talre up chemical engineering aT DeTroiT UniversiTy. JAMES E. BRIGHT Boxing Tan suprernell' l'Tere's The Senior Class' nominee Tor The mosT ardenT puqilisTic Tan in The ciTy. Jim BrighT never misses a good boxing bouT, and iT is said ThaT he is Tiger Wallcer's main suppoder. BuT Jim does noT conTine his acTivi- Ties To merely boxing, as he is a Tine sTudenT and a neaT liTTle BaslceTball player, shown by his record on class Teams. He is very alerT and one of Senior Dsl besT Spanish sTudenTs. Adiosl ROBERT W. BRINKMEYER Though consTanTly Trailed by an army oT Temale admirers RoberT William Brinlcmeyer, oTherwise lrnown as Bob or 'T-Teirnerf' managed To hold up wiTh The oTher boys oT The class Through all oT his Tour years aT Purcell. T-Tis TavoriTe subiecT is German. His TavoriTe hobby is reading. You can always Tind him siTTing unTil The wee hours of The morning, reading some good boolc, Bob was Treasurer Tor his home room during The years '32 and '34. ThroughouT The years '32, '33, '34, he was an acTive member oT The C. S. M. C. His civic vocaTionaI Training oT '32 will help him in his TuTure vocaTion as a CiTy Fireman. We expecT him To wear some day The insiqnia of Chief oT The Norwood Fire l-JeparTrnenT. JOSEPH E. BUHR Joe Buhr is very much oT a qenTleman and a good example To all his classmaTes. OuTside oT school hours he specializes in Music and in Radio BroadcasTing, being an ardenT amaTeur, ln all his class work, he has displayed a superior TalenT, and we predicr he will go Tar in his chosen field. T-le was elecTed Class Oihfer in his TirsT year oT Commercial Work, Joe will compleTe his Training in The musical arT aT The ConservaTory oT Tvlusi-.. So long, Joel PAUL E. BURK Paul Burlr has The Two requiremenTs which go To malre up an excellenT sTudenT---scholasTic abiliTy and aThleTic orowess. The Tormer can be seen by a glance aT The Honor Roll, while The laTTer can be obTained Trom his numerous Triends. Paul played FooTball in his Senior year and Class BaslceTball Tor Tour years, T-Tis one ambiTion is To Travel To CaliTornia, aTTer which he will seTTle down in The business world.

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J. HUMBERT BAER He may be a bear wiTh The ladies, buT To us he is only J. HumberT Baer, beTTer known as Max . He has been a very hard-working sTudenT since enTering Purcell. He is an advocaTe of English, preTerring ThaT To The oTher courses. He was his Home Room Treasurer in The years '32 and '34. During '33-'34 he was a member oT The C. S. M. C. and MinsTrel in '34, His real hobby is sporTs3 playing baskeTball as a member oT his Class Team in '32-'33-'34-'35. During FooTball season he was Cheer Leader in '32-'33-'34, ATTer graduafing he expecTs To join The Navy and see The world. JOHN J. BERNING STudenT! One oT The besT. Jack Berning has a Tine per- sonaliTy, which has made Tor him a wealTh oT Triends aT Purcell. He has been a Class OTTicer in '32-'33-'34, and Senior Class PresidenT in '35, As a resuIT oT his diligence in class. Jack has been an honor sTudenT Tor Tour years. Being giTTed wiTh The TalenTs oT a wriTer, Jack has proven himselT a valuable asseT To The Plume STaTT, holding The posiTion as AssisTanT EdiTor. He was a very eTTicienT member oT The Annual STaTT OT '35, and inTends To conTinue his sTudies aT The Univer-,iTy oT CincinnaTi. THOMAS E. BISHOP The peppiesT boy in The school! ThaT's Tom Bishop. A member oT The Tennis Team Tor Three years, Cheer Leader Tor Tour, lnTramural BaskeTball Tor Tour: Class OTTicer, '33 and '34, while in '35 Senior Class Treasurer, Plume and Annual STaTT and member OT The OraTorical ConTesT, in which he was runner-up. Tom was also a member oT The Purcell MinsTrel. lf all oT Tom's achievemenTs could be laid end To ond They would sTreTch To Oakley, his home Town. He is quiTe fi sTudenT and inTends To sTudy law aT The UniversiTy oT Ciniin naTi nexf year. We Teel sure ThaT in a Tew years he will be known as Judge Bishopl PAUL J. BLANKEMEYER We presenT here a very likable young man, in The person oT Paul Blankemeyer. Big oT body, and big oT hearT . . . and say, speaking oT hearTs, Paul is iusT doTes abouT ThaT game-iT you know whaT we mean. His guieT manner and his hard sTudying are characTerisTics of noTe. Paul has been a member oT The Purcell Library STaTT during '32-'33, and The C. S. M. C. in '34. Baseball is his sporT, and Physics his menTal relaxaTion-and ThaT is some-Thing. HereToTore, we Though? oT Physics as one oT The mosT dangerous 'lWaTerlo1us in The High School curriculum ..., We sTill do. Paul will undoubTedly go To Business College, as he is inTeresTed in The business world. HOWARD F. BLASING A Typical gen1leman Q Blaze'l Blasing has wiThouT a doubT an abundance oT qualiTiesl He is a guieT, hard-working sTudenT, who, neverTheless, can appreciaTe a good ioke. He enioys Spanish and would make a handsome Caballero, ln The evening Blaze always manages To find Time To show The Norwood boys how The skillTul game of pool should be played. Adios, Blaze, and good luckl

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ROBERT F. BURKE We are fold lhal Roberl F, Burke, beller known lo his classmaies as Bob,' is quife proficienl wilh his bicycle. For The pas! Tour years he has been pilofing il back and Torlh from his home in Oakley. He was Secrefary for his home room in '34, l-le enjoys his German and Malhemalics classes mosl. Ailer qraduaiinq, Bob expecls lo enier O. M. l., siudyinq Archileciure, and lhose ol us who know him besl, expecl qreal 'rhinqs from him in The fulure. CHARLES H. CAPPEL Give us a roll on lhe drums, and a loud, noble blasl on llne lrumpels, lor we are inlroducinq a young man worlhy of such a receplion ---our Edifor-in-Chief, Charlie Cappel. This quiei, easy-going chap has been a member of The Purcell l-lonor Roll for four years-and lhai is somelhinq. Besides lhis, Charlie has been a member of The C, S. lv1.C.durinq '33-'34, and Treasurer in '35, He has played in lhe Band and Orcheslra in '32-'33-'34'-35. l-lie conlribulions lo The Plume and lhe Annual have been excellenl examples of lluenl Enqlish. During '33-'34-'35, Charlie has been a member of 'rhe Bio Club, edirinq lhe Bioloqisi for one year. l-le has noi ye! decided on Colleqe, bu! mark our word lor il, a younq man ol his capabililies will qo somewhere, reqardless. RICHARD B. CLEMENTS From Norwood comes Dick Clemenfs--and wilh him comes a winning personalily. Everyone who knows him says, a very likable fellow -and lhal's riqhl, l-le has iwo Tavorile sporls, and has proven worlhy in bolh -- Foofball Reserves, '32-335 Baskeiball Reserves, '32, and Class Baskefball, '33-'34 '35. As for beinq a qood sludenf-well, Dick hopes To fake Chemical Engineering al Ohio Sfafe U.. and from wha! we know of 'rhat you have lo be qood. Dick would make an accomplished Secrerary, loo, for he holds fha? office in his Senior Class. Besides. he has been a member of The C. S. M. C. during '32-'34-'35. THOMAS J. COLEMAN The coming ol Tom Coleman lo Purcell in '34 seemed like a New Deal! A quiel, indusfrious sludenl, Tom was always ready lo help our. l-le is said lo possess one of 'rhe Tinesf sfyles among lhe Seniors! l-lis carlooninq abilify provided much enioymenl among his fellow-classmales, while his Yhrill ing slories and excellenf wrife-ups placed him on The Plume and Annual Sfaifs of '35, Tom inlends To go lo College lo conlinue in Ari and Journalism, his Tavorile hobbies, l-le excels in English and likes Physics. JAMES E. COOPER This handsome young qenlleman is none olher Than Jim Cooper-one of lhe smallesf men in The class of Senior A. ln describing Jim's srafure, we are by no means lakinq in his menlalily foo-fha! is of 'rhe besl. Jim is quile a sporls- man, being a good hunier, and one of The besl fishermen in lhese paris. He has been a Class Oflicer in '32, and a mem- ber ol Tour lnlramural Class reams, Jim's ambilion is lo be a member of fha! dislinquished profession, Pharmacy-The besl of luck, James, and no bad pills, please!