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

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Y - J-f Q-,lv hqllillf I. Wlivf W V 'v ll Top row, left to right: Milella, Mulford, Werth., J Bottom row: A. F. Smith, Wynkoop, Macomber. engaged in writing a thesis for his M.A. in absentia from the University of Connecticut. Mr. Smith coaches second squad football, I.V. basketball, and third squad baseball, and is also supervisor of the radio club and Scout Master of the reestablished Scout Troop ISO at Allendale. While not at school, Mr. Smith amuses himself playing the harmonica and bugle, climbing mountains, collecting folk song records, practicing auto mechanics, and at six o'clock in the morning, broadcasting over his amateur radio stations WIIIW and W2ZFF. HARDWIN ma R. WERTH--Captain Werth has been teaching languages at Allen- dale since he came here in 1935. Born in France, Captain Werth received his B.A. at Lyon in 1896 and his Ph.B. at the same institution in 1897. He began his military career by attending, from 1898 to 1899, the Military Academy of St. Cyr. Captain Werth served in the French cavalry in the First World War. Un coming to this country he studied at Columbia University Teachers College and received a B.S. there. Captain Werth claims no hobbies but likes to attend lectures. STRATTON WYNKUOP-Last fall, Mr. Wynkoop came to Allendale to take a position in the history department. He graduated from Princeton in 1928 with his B.A. degree, and after this spent one and one half years at California Tech., one half a year at the University of Southern California, and another two years at Berkley. Before coming to Allendale, Mr. Wynkoop was employed at the Douglas Aircraft Corporation in Santa Monica. At school Mr. Wynkoop devotes part of his spare time to coaching third squad football, fourth squad basketball, and tennis, and the rest of it to such pastimes as sailing, photography, boat building, tennis and badminton. 8

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:wma I I 1 P uf 7 Top row, left to right: Schwartz, Hoard, G. Smith. Bottom, row: Boutin, Mrs. LaRoque, Bell. FRANCIS ALLEN MACOMBER-A member of the class of ,37 at Yale where he received his B.A., and Harvard ,42 M.A., Mr. Macomber came to Allendale in 1945 to teach mechanical drawing to the seniors once a week. Before coming to Allendale, however, he was for three years in the Navy where he served on an aircraft carrier. Aside from his architectural interests, Mr. Macomberienjoys photography, tennis, and golf. NICHOLAS MILELLA-In 1940 Mr. Milella graduated from Brockport State Teachers College with a B.Ed. after which he served on the Rochester Board of Education for three years. It was from there that in 1943, he came to Allendale to teach the Sixth Grade and First Form math and science. He has since become coach of the fourth squad and is joint director of the Little Minstrels. While not tending to his kids, Mr. Milella professes to play the piano in a manner which excels alllof his competitors at school. COURTLAND CRAMP MULFORD-Mr. Mulford joined the faculty in the fall of 1943 to become a master in the department of mathematics. He received his A.B. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1938 and his M.A. from Columbia in 1942. After teaching for a year at Adelphi Academy in Brooklyn, he came to Allendale. He has since become entwined in the intricacies of public speaking and he also advises the Crow's Nest and Clavus.,' Unfortunately Mr. Mulford lost all of his sporting blood after being run out as coach of the Mighty Midgets by Dick Siebert and Ben Biggs. But disregarding this loss, he decided to take up ballet and has since become quite an expert at it. Mr. Mulford is also one of that clan who rescues autos from the scrap pile. ALEXANDER EROTHINGHAM SMITH-Mr. Smith came to Allendale this year from Agawam High School in Massachusetts to take over the science department. He graduated from Williams in 1941 with the degree of Bachelor of Arts, and is presently 7 v-'fl'

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Left to right: Miss Gillis, Mrs. Schwartz, Mrs. Cooley. a Ly These women, while not being actually on the faculty, have contributed immensely to the well being of the school. Miss Gillis, the school secretary, has served Allendale faithfully for seven years. This year, a change was made in the position of the Head- master's office, and now, she and her canine sentinel, Monty, stand guard before the entrance of the radio shack. Mrs. Schwartz, as supervisor of the kitchen, has a diihcult task but has done it magnihcently this year. Along with Pat and Alice, she was succeeded in appeasing the appetite of the school during lunch. Another determining factor in the kitchen was the Allendale Mmothersf' lt was partly because of the cooperation shown by the mothers in coming one each day that the meals were successful. Piano was taught at Allendale every Friday this year by Mrs. Edna B. Cooley. As in the years past, she did an excellent job with the boys under her tutelage. 9