Purcell High School - Cavalier Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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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!

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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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JOHN F. CONLEY Proudly we presenT John Conley, The one and only Phar- macisT Trom WaInuT Hills. A Johnny Weismueller in The pool and an accomplished player on The BaskeTbail courT, John was a member oT The Swimming Team, '34 and '35, and played on his Class BaskeTball Team all OT his Tour years' sTay a'T Purcell. He was an acTive member oT The C. S. M. C. Tor Three years, John says his peT subiecT is HisTory, which he passed wiTh Tlyinq colors. He is undecided abouT his TuTure. buT we are sure his keen personaliTy will give him success. JOHN J. CONNOR Aspiring To creaTe Tamous TronTispieces, sooThing scenes, picTuresgue porTraiTs, Bud Connor wishes To be a corn- mercial arTisT. i-le surely has made a good sTarT, righT here aT Purcell. l-lis absorbing inTeresT in The acTiviTies OT The ArT Club have developed his arTisTic abiliTy To The poinT where he ranks among The besT painT splashers in The school. Bud was also a valuable member oT The Plume and Annual STaTTs. VINCENT L. CORRADO Musician! TWiTh a greaT desire To become Tamous in The world oT music, Vince Corrado has been playing in various orche-sTras ThroughouT The ciTy, In preparaTion Tor his Tulure career, Vince has been aTTending The CincinnaTi College OT Music and Tor The pasT Tour years conTribuTed his invaluable services To The Purcell OrchesTra. As well as being a good musician, he is skilled in The arT oT wriTing. Those who know Vince well, cannoT be blamed Tor suspecTing him as one oT our TuTure musical geniuses. ROBERT M. CRONE The posiTion of Purcell's ofiicial Nimrod musT be given To Bob Crone. While noT possessing a vicious Temperament he looms as a disTincT menace To The animals, birds and Tish populaTion oT The viciniTy. lPIease have piTy on The poor Things, Bob.l l-le plans To sTudy ChemisTry aT The UniversiTy oT CincinnaTi, and we TearTully pray ThaT The ulTimaTe ex- plosions won'T shaTTer The window panes as Tar as dreamy old l-Tackberry STVGST, Good hunTin', RoberT. HOMER E. CROTTY Scholar! This word does noT do iusTice To Horner CroTTy. l-le is a super scholar. Aiding in The MinsTrel '32 and The Annual STaTT '32-35 arid his membership in The ArT Club '32-'33-'35 and The Bio Club '33-'34 make him a likable Cava- lier. T-Tis leisure is spenT in reading, swimming and gardening. ATTer Purcell, Then The UniversiTy of CincinnaTi, All we can say is: U. C.'s qain, Purcell's loss.