Allendale Columbia High School - Clavus Yearbook (Rochester, NY)

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I CREDENTIALS Columbia Supporter-4 Shadow-5 foiclockl Bull Shooter's Paradise-4 Sodus Correspondent-3, 4 i l A WHITNEY Dougie SODUS CORRESPONDENT SCHOOL If weekend motorists have winced at the sight of a reckless youth behind the wheel of a rumbling blue Fordmobile, careening Sodus-ward at the rate of 53 m.p.h., it was only Doug paying a weekly visit to a dear friend. With four acid-eaten tires, a crumbling chassis, a four squirrel-power motor, a cigarette and his love to keep him going, our devoted classmate has com- pleted a total of 996 missions to the Sodus shrine during a period of one year. Power of a woman! Recently, however, this courtly display of chivalry was rewarded when Birdseye became the proud pilot of a new Plymouth. Now this may take half the fun from his weekly pilgrimage, but Mr. Whitney re- ports he is more than satisfied with this latest acquirement. We sometimes wonder though, just who is in the driver's seat. 21

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CREDENTIALS Football--3. 4 Reserve Basketball-2, 3 Basketball-4 Baseball-2, 3 DOUGLAS BIRDSEYE WHITNEY ll-Doug-.Pi LIMA COLLEGE Blessed with a cheerful smile and relatively few worries, Doug came to Allendale in the middle of his Sophomore year. He knew he was good in football and had ambitions to excel in the other sports. As a student he had a few weak spots but again ambition to improve came to his rescue. What happened? He captained the 1947 football team, played two years on the baseball team and won his letter in basketball. We think he started tennis too late in life or else the Sodus lady desires a worthy opponent through those long weekends. Doug's marks have made noticeable improvement. Even his cars get better at each successive trade. His disposition could not be improved. 26

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CREDENTIALS Football-4 Basketball Manager-4 Hi-News-4 ALFRED ALDRIDGE WILLIAMS llAldy!! - HOBART Aldy is one of the boys who tried school life away from Allendale but had to return for everybody's sake. In the old days before the Connecticut interlude, Aldy was portly and worried. Now Aldy is portly and cheerful. It is easy to explain. Who would not 'be cheerful when surrounded by friends? He made the football team and played a bangup game at tackle all fall. He has been doing track work ever since-running away from us when we tried to inveigle him into playing basketball and baseball. With the first, we com- promised by letting him act as manager. We were too tired even to compro- mise the baseball arguement. He plays tennis in that inimitable fashion which is becoming common to all Allendale tennis squads, a set and then setl,' Aldy is a fireman! Boots, ax, hat and all. He does a little skeet shooting, and has no use at all for the ladies, so he says! 28