Asheville School - Blue and White Yearbook (Asheville, NC)

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I THE BLUE AND WHITE VOLUME XLII ,..,,, 4.4.4. nn THE HOWARD BEMENT HOUSE, built in 1936, and dedicated to the be- loved memory of the late Headmaster, Dr. Howard Bement, serves as the Schoo1's guest house and also affords an impressive view of the Great Smoky Mountains. In a lovely spot, it is a building combining beauty with utility. , , 7 1951 Blue and hite 035- A STORY OF THE YEAR -410 Ea'z'fea' under zfze a'z'recfz'0fz gf HARAI,D R. HANSEN-PRLTSS C'01zzrz'6utz'7zg Ecfziors JOHN G. KIT'FREDGE VVALTER T. JVICFALI., JR. LUDLOW F. NORTH, JR. EDWARD E. B1ARKSON PUBLISHED BY ASHEVILLE SCHOOL ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA l 1 477 f7 E! I 1 1 AV V p lm , Tfzbfe QF Cafeiefzfs PROLOGUE i,.,+,.., CHAPTER ONE ........ I .....,,,......... I ....... .- ....... page 9 KTHE CHARACTERS OF THE STORY5 PART I: THE SIXTH EORMERSU CHAPTER TWO ,C,,CC,, , .,.CC, C,,CCC, ,,T.,,CCCCC,,,,,,,,, p 3 ge 33 THE CHARACTERS OF THE STORY5 PART II: THE UNDERFORMERSM CHAPTER THREE .-..,C,. - C......, ,....,.C,,CC.,, page 49 CCTHE SCENE OF THE STORY!! CHAPTER F CCPASSING EVENTS OF THE YEARU OUR ..,.....C,CT....,...,.........T......... page 57 CHAPTER FIVE .,..,,-.,,,,,.,,CC..C,,.,,C,TCC, O C,,C,,,,, page 67 CCTHE CURRICULAR ASPECT OF THE YEARD CHAPTER SIX ...,,,,,....................,.-.,.C,,,,,,,,, page S5 CCACTIVITIESZ A TALE OF CONSTRUCTIVE RECREATIONU CHAPTER SEVEN ......,.,.,.,.,., , ....,......,,..... page 107 KTHE YEAR IN SPORTSU EPILOGUE ,,,.. ,,,.... ,.,... ,.,,. , , , - .,,.,,,, page 14-1 APPENDICES ,.,.,C,,........,.-,, ,C,.. ,,,I.,IC p a ge 146 AI PRIZES AND AWARDS BZ STUDENT ADDRESSES CZ SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION DI YEARBOOK SPONSORS -Cdl- page 6 F I J' - . Y , ,-X -,..., .Y-as .....,..,,,. ,..,..-. . , Profogzze . . . In Elizabethan Writings it was deemed fashionable for the author of a book or a volume of verse to present an argument, Wherein he lay before his readers the reasons for the appearance of the Work. Because this edition of the BLUE AND WHITE is so radically different from its forty-one predecessors, we trust that We may not seem too presumptive if we outline here the background of this volume. There are many ways of approaching the task of reporting the history of a school-year, that task which We assume to be the responsibility of each yearbook staff. For these past forty-one years, BLUE AND WHITE Boards have followed what we like to term the catalog style of presentation. The advantage of this method is its simplicity: it involves no great elaboration of style nor coordination of pictures and copy. On the other hand, its simplicity is also its failing, for far too often the result is nothing more than a report of the fact that certain people were in attendance at the school during that year. That this is limited in its appeal is obvious. In an attempt to overcome this difficulty, the forty-second edition of the BLUE AND WHITE presents a new make-up. We like to think of it as a report in story form of the events of the year. We hope that this will present not only a truer picture, but a more interesting one as well. This idea is a radical departure from the conservative traditions of the past and may heap down on our shoulders coals of fire. Neverthe- less, We trust that this experiment will prove to be a volume well Worthy of the time and effort We have expended in bringing it to publication. From the first We have been sold on this idea as a medium for the presentation of our story of the year, and We hope that you, the reader, will Hnd it to your liking. T he Eafitorr. 6 edzbazfzbie . . . He has enriched our lives with his skillful teaching and his contagious enthusiasm for music. He has made our lives at Asheville School happier' and more productive. He is a gentleman and a friend. Because of this, the members of the 1951 Senior Class dedicates this, the forty-second volume of the BLUE AND WHITE, to PAUL H. BATES 7 dvknofwledgmeni . . We, the members of the 1951 BLUE AND WHITE Board, are extremely grateful for the help and cooperation given to us by the boys and masters of Asheville School, Mr. C. Gordon Brightman, of the Jahn and Ollier Engraving Company, Chicago, Illinois, Mr. George F. Barbers, of the Kingsport Press, Kingsport, Tennessee, Mr. Robert P. Williams, of the Biltmore Press, Asheville, North Carolinag and Mr. W. Bingham Gragg, of the Gragg Photographic Studios, Black Mountain, North Carolina. Their assistance, encouragement and help have made our task easier and far more pleasant, and to them we sin- cerely extend our thanks. 8 1 ,..KL!. lil... I I I XX X CHAPTER ONE THE CHARACTERS OF THE STORY PART I: THE SIXTH FORMERS E SHALL begin by attempting to describe, with a fair amount of accuracy, the personalities of those people who took part in our story. Of the hundred and ten students in the School, no two were alike. Each lone had his own little quirks and anomalies which served him as a kind of trade- mark. To examine this trade-mark is to get a far better picture of the student lthan could ever be gleaned from the list of honors that he accumulated in his stay at Asheville. The success of our story depends on how faithfully We reproduce 'that picture. Since this year was the last for the sixth formers, it is only fair to give them a priority lover the underformers. Twenty-three in num- ber, the sixth formers were supposed to rep- resent the peak of student achievement. If occasionally they slipped off their pedestal, it was only the cave-man showing through and could readily be forgotten. All in all the sixth formers did a good job of setting the pace for the rest of the School, and their merits far outweighed their faults. It must be remem- bered, of course, that none of them was perfect, and it is not our desire to make them seem so. Rather would we season the good with the bad, that the result be neither too sugary nor too bitter, 9 1951 CLASS officers included John Kittredge, Lud North, Dave Clovis, President Harald Hansen, Eric Wilson, Charles Barnaby and Bill Kimberly. l CHARLES BARNABY IfB00bJ! ENTERED THIRD FORM ENTERED FROM GREENcAsTLE HIGH SCHOOL Valedictorian, '51, ASHNOCA, '49, '50, '51, Nlanaging Editor, '51, REVIEW, '50, '51, Associate Editor, '51, ALUMNI NIAGAZINE, '50, Wit 'n' Waffles, '51, A Society, '49,. '50, '51, Chairman of the Board, '51, Athletic Advisory Council, '51, Secretary, '51, Captain, of the VVhite Team, '51, Junior Football '48, Varsity Football, '49, '50, First Eleven, '50, Varsity Soccer, '50, '51, First Eleven, '50, '51, Track '48, '49, '50, Ca.ptain, '51, Swimming, '48, '49, Valier Award in Track, '51, Lower Form English Prize, '48, Lower Form Math Prize, '48, '49, Upper Form English Prize, '49, French Prize, '49, '50, Greatest Number of Classification Points Prize, '49, Chemistry' Prize, '50, Plane Geometry Prize, '50, Physics. Prize, '51, Senior Mathematics Prize, '51, Upper Form English Prize, '51, Bausch and Lomb Award, '51, Theodore Roosevelt Medal, '51, Ranking Scholar of the Third Form, '48, Ranking Scholar of the Fourth Form, '49, Ranking Scholar of the Fifth Form, '50, Rank- ing Scholar of the Sixth Form, '51, Ranking Scholar of the School, '48, '49, '50, '51, Cum. Laude, '51, Senior Prefect, '51, To enter Amherst College Such a policy is especially necessary in the case of Charles Barnaby. We could merely say that he led the Sixth Form scholastically, athletically, and alpha- betically, or We could let his picture be his sole advertisement. Either Way We would give a distorted impression of him. For though he Was a fine athlete and a conscientious student, he Was also a confirmed party boy with an insatiable love of the ridiculous. As for the scowl which wreathes his face, it was caused not by a terrible tem- per, but only by poor eyes. The temper, nonetheless, was still there, and anyone who aggravated it found the agreeable student transformed into a sneering behe- moth Who, for safety's sake, must be ca- joled. Nor is it less of a paradox that the room of this meticulous scholar Was always in a disorderly confusion. 10 LARRY A. BERNSTEIN If-Larry!! llggrnlj fIG00seJJ ffH00kJJ ENTERED FIFTH FORM ENTIQRED FROM CHARLOTTE flIGl-I SCHOOL Ashpits, '51, A Society, '50, '51, Member W of the Board, '51, Varsity Football, '49, Varsity Basketball, '50, '51, First Five, '50, '51, Varsity Track, '50, '51, All Conference ' Basketball, '50, Cum Laude, '50. To enter fklassachusetts Institute of Technology ln every class there is at least one clown, and ours was Larry Bernstein. His jokes were endless and sometimes pointless, his wit effervescent, but not un- conscious. He labored over every pun, and when the time was sufficient the result was hilarious. But occasionally, in the heat of oratorical battle, the humor would wear thin. Still, as a gay blade is always the keenest one, we laughed with Larry, and not at him. The most remarkable feature of our number one comic was his ability to keep up incessantly a front of joviality. Never once did he lapse into sober meditation. Never did he reveal a lugubrious side to his character. When he became angry, his wit became his weapon. There were few that could withstand the onslaught of his rare but formidable, ironical tirades. l..., I e-:wevusvmv 1 1:-zmmrmwxwswmzmnm p JOE IV. CHAM BERLAIN Grandma Grandmifery ENTERED THIRD FORM ENTERED FRoM HoT SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL Class Day Committee, '51, REVIEW, '50, '51, Business Manager, '51, Ashpits, '5l, Choir, '47, Mitchell Cabinet, '51, A Society, '5l, Junior Football, '48, '49, Junior Basket- ball, '48, Junior Baseball, '48, Intermediate Basketball, '49, Varsity Football, '50, Varsity Basketball, '50, '51, Varsity Baseball, '49, Tennis, '50, '51, First Seven, '51, junior Tennis Prize, '48, Senior Prefect, 'Sl. To enter Wvaslzington and ' Lee Urziziersity Larry Bernstein's reputation for buffoonery was both wide-spread and well- founded. On the other hand, Joe Chamberlain's reputation for being a scatter- brain, though it enjoyed equal renown, was mainly slander and exaggeration. There is no denying that Joe occasionally drifted from the realm of reality, and sometimes his lack of common sense was astounding, but the ribbing he received was all out of proportion with his lack of savoir-faire. Beneath his outward obscurity, Joe had a delightful personality. Unfortun- ately, it was confined by a shell of en- grained suspision which was perhaps char- I acteristic of the Qzark region he hailed as home. Unce this was allayed however, he exhibited the good-natured conviviality of an experienced salesman. He rarely let himself succumb to the spirit of gaiety, but when he did, even those who knew him best were amazed with his joie de zfizire. 12 DAVID CRAWFORD CLUVIS Butch HDCZZYFU ENTERED FIRST FORM ENTERED FROM PARK PIIGH SCHOOL Vice-President of Class, '51, ASHNOCA, '47, ws, i+9, iso, '51, Editor-imhisf, '51, Mitch- 9 ell Cabinet, '50, '51, Vice-president, '51, Dance Committee, '50, '51, Dramatic Society, '47, '48, '49, '50, '51, President, '51, Cast of Seven Keys to Ba1dpate, You Can't Take It With You, The Inspector-General, Dov- er Road, Angel Street , A Society, '49, '50, '51, Vice-President, '51, Athletic Ad- visory Council, '50, '51, junior Football, '46, '47, Junior Basketball, '46, '47, '48, Captain, '48, Junior Baseball, '46, '47, '48, Varsity Basketball, '49, '50, '51, First Five, '50, '51, Captain, '5l, Varsity Baseball, '49, '50, '51, First nine, '49, '50, '51, Captain, '50, All- Conference Basketball Team, '51, Ancient History Prize, '49, Valier Award in Basket- ball, '51, Ranking Scholar First Form, '46, Ranking Scholar Second Form, '47, Cum Laude, '51, Senior Prefect, '51. To enter Yale Unzziersily David Clovis ranked with Barnaby among the top scholars in his class. He differed from Boob, however, in nearly every other part of his character. He was quiet and unassuming, not given to sulking, and absolutely without a temper. His success in athletics was due to finesse rather than brute force. In short, his per- sonality Was a passive one. Dddly enough his flagrant characteristic was his total lack of flagrant characteristics. His unwillingness to do anything that would hurt anyone else earned Butch a great number of friends about the campus. He was not ambitious and for that reason did not tread on the toes of others. Despite his dislike of social climbing, his ability Was not overlooked. ln all his duties he did what was required of him quietly without advertising his efforts. He did not enjoy the authority gained through leader- ship, but would rather be master only of himself. 13 F l EE ,, is kv 1 1 :'- DALE CRITZ e Papa Professor Cray ENTERED FOURTH FORM ENTERED FROM EPISCOPAL HIGH SCHOOL Dramatic Society, '50, '51, Cast of The Dover Road, Of Mice and Men , A Society, '50, '51, Member of Board, '51, In- termediate Basketball, '49, Varsity Football, '49, Varsity Track, '49, Manager of Swim- ming, '50, '51, Tennis, '49, '50, '51, First Seven, '51, Senior Prefect, '51, To enter Duke University Exactly opposed to Dave's mild personality was the flamboyant character of Dale Critz. A snappy dresser-almost to the point of being aicat, Dale bounced about the School in a constantly cheerful state of mind. Nothing could ruffle him, and even the greatest calamity could not erase his optimism. His light- heartedness was so indefatigable that to the casual observer it might seem forced, but those Who lived with him knew it was not. Dale knew what he Wanted and usual- ly got it. He Was quick to take advantage of an opportunity and alvvays made the best of a situation. He enjoyed prestige, but it was not essential to him. He was not particularly interested in the state of his fellovvmen, adopting the creed of live and let live. Yet he Was never the kind to go out of his Way to make things miser- able for the next person. 14 EDGAR FOSTER DANIELS ffEdgarlI .ENTERED TH IRD FORM ENTERED FROM NEEDHAM BROUGHTEN HIGH SCHOOL ASHNOCA, '49, '50, '51, Associate Editor, '51, Choir, '48, '49, '50, '51, Dramatic Society, '50, '51, Vice-President, '51, Cast of Angel Street, Behind the Beyond, An Inspector Calls, The Dover Road, Of Mice and Men , Varsity Soccer, '50, Tennis, '48, '49, '50, Woodcraft, '48, '49, '50, '51. To enter Columbia University Edgar Daniels represented another type again. He was certainly not out- spoken, and yet he was hardly what would be called the quiet type. There were few here who knew him well and even fewer who could understand him. He had plenty of the joy of life, but he nearly always restrained it. As a result he was generally reserved, but would occasionally burst forth with uninhibited hilarity, and when he did laugh, everyone laughed with him, for his laughter was con- tagious. He could be heard all over the dining hall when a joke at the table re- galed him. Far more educated in the arts than the average boy at Asheville, Edgar enjoyed listening to orchestral and other fine music which went unappreciated by many students. A few of the naive criticized him for his unathletic tests, but most at least sympathized with, if not envied, his likes. His heart was big, and he asked for nothing. 15 ,,, . I Zi' 3 S R S 1 HARALD R. HAN SEN-PRUSS Purim 1711510 Hari ENTERED SECOND FORM i ENTERED FROM CALVERT NIETHODIST SCHOOL President of Class, '51, BLUE AND WHITE '50, '51, Editor-in-chief, '51, ASHNOCA '49, '503 REVIEVV, '51, Ashpits, '51, Choir, '47, '48, '50, '51, Glee Club, '48, '49, Mitchw- ell Cabinet, '50, '51, President, '51, Dance 1 3 matic Society, '50, '51, Stage Crew, '47, '48, '49, '50, '51, The Dover Road , A Society, Council, '51, Captain of the Blue Team, '51, junior Football, '46, '47, '48, Manager, '46, ate Basketball, '48, Captain, '48, Varsity Football, '49, '50, First Eleven, '50, Varsity Basketball, '49, '50, '51, Varsity Baseball, '-?!?33- '48, '49, '50, '51, First Nine, '49, '50, '5lg, Swimming, '4-, Senior Prefect, '51, To enter Duke Czzieersity The leader of the class of '51 was Harald Hansen. The reason for his being' elected to this position becomes obvious the minute One meets him. He had az genuine sincerity which made it impossible not to like him. His personality was- almost childlike in its simplicitv. He was considerate and completely unselfish, Conceit would have been as impossible 'for him as cunning. Perhaps the most active boy in School, PuchO led in athletics and manv extra-curricular activities.. He was popular with evervonc. Unfortunately, Pucho was definitely not a natural student. His studies were hard for him and it required everything he had to make a success in them. Still, it 1 5 Was impossible for him to worrv undulv over his work. He attended to everv situ- ation as it rose, and though this attitude Occasionally left him unprepared, it pre- served his good nature. Those failings which he did have only made him seem more human and increased his attractive- ness. 16 r a T87- Committee, '49, 50, '51, Chairman, '51, Dra- '49, '50, '51, President, '51, Athletic Advisory' Captain, '48, junior Baseball, '47, Intermedi- THEODORE S. HARRQLD it l CigU Pres ENTERED SIXTH FORM ENTERED FROM CLEVELAND U:s:1vERs1TY SCHOOL Class Gift Committee, '51, Choir, '5l- So- phisticats, '51, Photographic Society, 51, Woodcraft, ,5l. To enter Washington and Lee University Ted Harrold Was very like Pucho in his character, but he was more worldly -Wise and self-sufficient. Nonetheless he had the basic simplicity which was so characteristic of Hansen. Far from being naive, Ted was an excellent organizer When he got down to it, and more than once in his short stay at Asheville revealed his ability to get things done on schedule. He was not attracted by work, how- ever, and seldom got up enough interest in a task to give it his best. , Ted's unobtrusiveness was often his enemy in that people were apt to pass him L L over Without seeing him. Once one did become aware of his presence, though, it was difficult to forget him. His con- viviality endeared him to all who knew him, his thoughtfulness for his friends was spontaneous, and his friends Were many! Above all, he had a love of the gay life which he could not easily leave unsatisfied. 17 2 , r 2' ' 7,1 5 Wir: :fx-x .141-:ww 66 A fwzzmm ,ezwuaw .mm sfwlf 1 RICHARD HAYES Ricardo DickU ENTERED FOURTH FORM ENTERED FROM CAZENOVIA SCHOOL Choir, '49, '50, '51, Photographic Society, '49, '50, '51, World Federalists, '49, '50, Varsity Football, '48, Varsity Track, '49, '50, '51, Swimming, '49, '50, '51, Dick Hayes offers a direct contrast to Hansen and Harrold, He had probably the most complex character on the campus. He was possessed with the ability of changing his personality as he changed his location. Not many boys tried to understand him and of those that did even fewer succeeded. He was essentially a peaceable creature and Wanted to get along with his fellows. That he succeeded in this is a tribute to his patience. Asheville seemed to cramp Dick's style. Qff the campus he Was effervescent and uninhibited. At School he lost his extro- 1 vertic personality and became quiet and self-contained. Though he was not ex- ceptional in his studies he had a great deal of common sense. He had an insight into human nature which was uncanny. As a psychologist he was unexcelled. He was an interesting and fascinating, if difficult, person to know. 18 DANIEL HOLMES HODGMAN, JR. I-Iorlg-Podgu Dann i ENTERED FIFTH FORM K ENTERED FROM CAROLINE SCHOOL junior Football, '49, '50, Basketball, '50, '51, Varsity Baseball, '5l. Q O O Entered U. S. dir Force, December 1950 When the shooting started in Korea and drafting began on the home front, Asheville lost one of its seniors. Dan Hodgman, just to make sure he didn't end up in a foxhole, joined the Air Force. Oddly enough, he was not a boy who would strike one as being the type who would join the service. He was doing Well in his Work and had earned himself a respectable place on the campus. His leaving robbed the Class of one of its most interesting members. ln the one and one-half years he had been vvith us We had learned to like and respect him. Dan was an inveterate joker. He was xg constantly playing a trick of some kind on one of his fellows. Not tricks of a ma- licious nature, just little stunts designed for the discomfiture of the victim. Dan Was a loyal friend and an entertaining companion. Under his playful exterior he was completely unselfish, and would go out of his Way to be kind to those to Whom he was indebted. 19 JOHN PAUL JONES f'J.P. f'J0hnny'1 ENTERED FIFTH FORM ENTERED FROM CONCORD HIGH SCHOOL ASHNOCA, '50, '5lg Ashpits, '51, Choir, '50, '51, Tennis, '50, '51, Woodcraft, '50, '51. To enter University of North Carolina John Paul Jones, on the other hand, Went out of his way to be kind to people whether he had reason to or not. Perhaps it was the southern hospitality which Was imbued in him during his childhood. ln any case he continually Was helping people in whatever Way he could. Quiet and self-critical, his cordiality stuck out like his southern drawl. To us who are not native Southerners, he represented our ideal of a southern gentleman, and from knowing him We gained a greater appreciation of the virtues of this great Southland. No one on the campus could approach John Paul on the matter of clothes. Far from being a loud dresser, he conserva- tively selected combinations from a vast and versatile Wardrobe. Because of his passive personality, he remained aloof from campus politics. Those who never got to know him knew not what they missed. Those who did Were blessed by as gracious a friend as has ever made his appearance at Asheville. 20 WILLIAM ESSICK KI M BERLY HSZIIIIPIIIIU 'Sa1li' Kimbo ENTERED FIRST FORIVI ENT1-QRED Fkoivt WiNNuBAGo DAY Scnoor. Secretary of Class, '51, ASHNOCA, '50, '5l, Rewrite Editor, '50, '51, Mitchell Cabinet, '50, '51, Dance Committee, '50, '5l, A Society, '51, Junior Football, '46, '47, '48, 'el-9, '50, Captain, '50, junior Basketball, '-l-6, '47, '48, Intermediate Basketball, '49, '50, Varsity Basketball, '51, Varsity Track, '51, Senior Prefect, '5l. To enter Wiillianzs College' The most surprising boy in the Sixth Form of 1951 was Bill Kimberly. Until this year he had been a relatively inconsequential personage on the campus, more or less a jack-of-all-trades, undistinguished in any field. By being made a prefect he was given an opportunity to show his Worth. The excellent job he did surprised even his best friends. He proved himself to be one of the strongest characters in the School. A light but Well coordinated athlete, Bill's diminutive size alone prevented him from making a greater name for himself in sports. He is lively but not boisterous, finding it very easy to make friends and nearly impossible to lose them. His quiet approach to life in general helped steady us when We needed it most. He was never moody and seldom lost his temper. When he did nobody noticed it. 21 g JOHN KITTREDGE Johnny Kitt ENTERED SECOND FORM ENTERED FRoM CINQINNATI COUNTRY DAY ScHooL '46, '47, '48, '49, '50, '51, Mitchell Cabinet, '51, First Eleven, '50, '51, Varsity Baseball, '49, '50, Varsity Track, '51, Cum Laude, '51, Senior Prefect, '51. To enter Yale University When someone looks in a mirror he gets an excellent impression of his features except that it is flat. The only other way he can see himself is through the eyes of his friends, and their descriptions are apt to be flattering at best. In the same Way he can get only a vague impression of his character by self judgment, for no friend is willing to give him an unbiased report, although that would usually be a great help to all of us. Thus in the case of John Kittredge, the character analysis must be short and critical. He is ambitious and eager to do the right thing. Unfortunately procrasti- nation blunts his labors sometimes to the - point Where assigning him duties is risky. CErlitors Note: nevertheless, he somehow manages always to complete his assigned task.j He is garrulous, self-centered but not conceited, and friendly as a puppydog. If his Works portray his personality it suffices to say that he Wrote this article two months late. 22 ? Ivy Orator, '51, BLUE AND WHITE, '50, '51 , Managing Editor, '51, REVIEW, '50, '51, Associate Editor, '51, Ashpits, '51, Choir, '51, A Society, '50, '51, Secretary-Treasurer, '51, Junior Soccer, '46, '47, Junior Baseball, '46, '47, '48, Varsity Soccer, '48, '49, '50, ROBERT B. LUCHARS, JR. ffgobll ENTERED TH IRD FORNI ENTERED FROM MT. HEBRON Scuooi. Class Gift Committee, '51, ASHNOCA, '50, '51, Wit 'nl Waffles, '51, Dramatic Society, '51, Cast of Arsenic and Old Lace, An Inspector Calls, Sherlock Holmesng junior Basketball, '46, junior Soccer, '47, '4Sg Tennig, ,4-6, ,-I-7, ,'-leg, ,4-9, iglil, ,Sli Wood- craft, '49, ,50, '5l. Te enter Yale Uzzizfersity Bob Luchars was another Sixth Former who fell into the quiet category. He Was not laconic but he was without the flamboyant air so common among secondary school seniors. Bob Was a hard worker when he was so moved, and in his quiet Way usually managed to get what he wanted. He was of strong moral fiber, feeling that a person should stand up for what he believes, and not follow the crowd. His friends learned that Bob is intelli- gent and set in his beliefs. His obstinacy was a bulwark of his character. He was an avid supporter of the arts at Asheville School and Worked hard to make them successful enterprises. He was generous to everyone and pleasant in speech and man- ner. He demanded very little of the School or the people in it, inconveniencing no one. He rarely became angry, though When he did he was apt to stay that Way. 23 EDWARD ELDER MARKSON Need-Headf' Ned ENTERED THIRD FORNI ENTERED FRoM PINE CREST ScHooL BLUE AND WHITE, '50, '51, Photographic Editor, '51, ASHNOCA, '48, '49, '50, '51, Photographic Society, '48, '49, '50, '51, Presi- dent, '51, Model Club, '50, '51, President, '50, junior Football, '48, '49, '50, Junior Soccer, '48, '49, '50, Varsity Track, '50, '5l. To enter Rensselaer Polytevlznie Institute Ned Markson had both the temperament and the industry of an artist. The little photographer thought nothing of Working in the darkroom till all hours of the night in order to get pictures out on time. He was touchy on the subject of his pictures, some of which had professional beauty. As is usually the case, he depreciated his Work at every possible opportunity, although, as the photography in this book Will show, his Work did not merit that treatment. When he was not Working Ned was a very cheerful fellow. He had a kind Word for everybody and a perpetual smile on his . , , , face. Not an easy conversationalist by nature, he nevertheless was very social in his outlook. The minute he got a camera in his hands, though, he would lapse into an irrascible frame of mind and would get along with no one. Luckily he did most of his Work at night when he could be alone. 24 RICHARD A. MARTIN Dirk Sluts SquirrelJ' ENTERED SIXTH FORM ENTERED FROM WATSEKA COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL. Ashpits, '51, Choir, '51, Music Club, '51, Cast of Sherlock Holmes , A Society, 'Sl- Varsity Basketball, ,515 First Five, '51, Var- sity Track, '51, To enter Unizfersity of Illinois Of all the happy creatures on the campus Dick lflartin was undoubtedly the most sublimely unconcerned with life in general. He could not believe that life is not a bowl of cherries, and no one bothered to tell him differently. Nobody could, for he was not an easy person to convince of anything that he did not inwardly feel. Several times during the year he made pathetic attempts to lose his temper, but there was nothing there to lose and he never made a go of it. Slats was a fair student except that he didn't know much about English. This, of course, never bothered him. He never lost sleep over his work, doing what was re- quired of him without ever complaining. His proficiency at basketball came as naturally to him as laughing. His interest in music-and for that matter, in every- thing at Asheville--made him one of our most well-rounded characters. Always a pleasure to have around, Slats put a little happiness into a life which could become terribly monotonous. 25 fee ' .W - I ' S E ii 1 2 V F-Q ig.. g, , ,, , mn, A .....,-:......,..,.,.v...., -...rv ...YA ,c,,. WALTER THOMPSON MCFALL, JR. Uncle Walt Little Doc Wa Fifa ENTERED THIRD FORM ENTERED FROIVI S'r. GFNm'u-:VE-or-THE-PINES SCHOOL Class Day Committee, '51, BLUE AND WHITE, '50, '51, Business Editor, '51, ASH- NOCA, '48, '49, '50, '51, Clirculation Manager, '49, Business Manager, '51, Mitchell Cabinet, '50, Wit 'n' VVaffles, '51, Dramatic Society, '50, '51, Cast of The Dover Road, An In- spector Cal1s , Cheerleader, '50, '51, A Society, '51, junior Football, '47, '48, '49, '50, junior Basketball, '48, '49, Varsity Basketball, '50, '51, Varsity Track, '48, '49 '50, '51, Modern European History Prize, '50, Senior Prefect, '51, D To enter University of North Carolina Walter lVIcFall was very much the same way, except that his carefree attitude was not so innate as Dick's. Walt spent a great deal of time on his studies and most of his spare hours working at the extra-curricular jobs he had been appointed to. 1-Ie seemed to do his work without effort, and few people realized how much he did for the School. NIuch of this book and of the ASI-INOCA, though, owes its being to Walt's astuteness in handling the business end of publication. When- ever you wanted a job performed in top- flight manner, Walt was your man, and he never failed to help out when needed. In spite of all his work, Walt main- tained a light-hearted outlook on life. I-Ie had a pun for every occasion. Even so, he was not entirely without his morose moods. lnfrequent as they were, he was ' careful not to carry them out into public. He gave the impression of always getting a kick out of life, and most of the time he did. 26 LUDLOVV F. NORTH, JR. Bud Ufkfotlzeru Lucifer ENTERED SECOND FORM ENTERED FROM MILWAUKEE COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL Class Treasurer, '51, BLUE AND WHITE, '50,'51, Sports Editor,'5l, ASHNOCA, '51 REVIEW, '51, Advertising Manager, '51 Ashpits, '51, Choir, '47, '48, '49, '50, '51, Mitchell Cabinet, '51, Secretary-Treasurer, '51, Dance Committee, '51, A Society, '51, Athletic Advisory Council, '51, junior Foot ball, '47, '48, '49, Junior Basketball, '48 junior Soccer, '49, Junior Baseball, '47, '48 Varsity Football, '50, Varsity Soccer, '50, '51, First Eleven, '51, Captain, '51, Varsity Base ball, '49, Varsity Track, '50, '51, Swimming '47, Tennis, '47, Senior Prefect, '5l. To enter Yale Uniziersity Lud North, on the other hand, only had fun some of the time. He was overlv conscientious about his duties, and took his disappointments hard. He had a tendency to be pessimistic, but was never resigned. When he had done every- thing he could, he would feel certain that he had failed, but he nearly always was Wrong in this feeling. The few times he failed to succeed kept him in poor spirits for weeks. When he had nothing on his mind, the little man from Wisconsin would make a complete about-face and put on an atti- tude of un-budded frivolity which he oc- casionally carried to an extreme. Ar such times his joyousness was contagious and his cunning wit infectious. He was un- falteringly faithful to his School and to his friends, and acknowledged no enemies. His humble self-effacement made it im- possible for him to acquire any. 27 4, -. : .1-:Wm .rz,sv.wMr,a:z'fmn:ef s if B ,: li PETER QUICK NYCE, JR. Pete Newry ENTERED SIXTH FORM A ENTERED FROM McDoNoGH SCHOOL A Society, '51, Varsity Soccer, '51, First Eleven, '51, Varsity Track, 351. To enter Wfaslzington and Lee Univxersity While We are on the subject of boys who take their Work seriously it would be Well to pay tribute to Peter Nyce. Coming to Asheville as a post-graduate, Pete distinguished himself not so much by earning high grades, but rather by avoiding the prevalent feeling that post-graduate courses are designed for pleasure only. He was faced this year with probably the hardest work he had ever had, and his record was admirable. Pete was not one of the gay set, but he had a definitely optimistic personality. Although he was not outspoken he made friends easily. He Was morally sound and he had a stable mind. He had the makings V of a fine athlete, though the sports he found at Asheville were for the most part foreign to him. lt is our loss that he Was not with us longer than just the one year, for knowing him Was a real pleasure. In no Way exceptional, he was as Well-round- l ed a personality as We had. 28 ROBERT PALNIER Bob Smiley ENTERED FIFTH FORM ENTER!-QD FROM GREA'F NECK HIGH SCHOOL ASHNOCA, '51, Mitchell Cabinet, '51, Music Club, '51, UA Society, '51, Varsity Football, '48, Swimming, '49, '51, Baseball, '51, Mgr., '51, American History Prize, '51, Second Ranking Scholar of the School, '51, Senior Prefect, '51, To enter Amherst College 1 ees Bab Palmer, too, was an excellent worker. He was second in the School scholastically this year, and earned every point of his average by sheer application. Retiring in nature, Bob's quiet personality earned him the name of cynic. If he were overly critical, the School needs more of it. He discovered many things that the rest of us, in our haste, failed to preceive. Futhermore, he always expressed his beliefs, and this does not always make for popularity. Though he is apt to give the impression of being a pessimist, in reality Bob is merely withdrawn. As long as one does not try to analyze him Bob is easy to get along With. He is often jovial and almost never unsociable. His wit is keen and his mind is active. He has a great amount of common sense, and there are few students in the School Who are more interesting. Above all, he is a friend in need, and there is no finer attri- bute. 29 ia, ,ll PETER VV. ROWLEY Pete Pedro HROIIOU ENTERED FIRST FORM ENTERED FROM GEORG1-:TOWN PREPARATORY Scuo-oL Class Cvift Committee, '51, ASHNOCA, '49, '50, Photographic Society, '46, Wit 'n' Waffles, '51, Dramatic Society, '50, '51, Cast of Behind the Beyond, The Inspector Calls, The Dover Road, Of Mice and Men , Junior Football, '46, '47, Junior Soc- '46, '47, '48, '49, Junior Baseball, '46, 3 cer '4-71 '48, '49, Tennis, '50, Sl, TIME Maga- zine Prize, '47, '48. To enter Princeton University The youngest member of the Sixth Form is Peter Rowley. An Englishman who has been at Asheville for six years, Pete has many of the traits so character- istic of his homeland. Among other things, he exhibits the typical English per- tinacity as well as traces of their speech. He has a good head on his shoulders, and does a fine job of using it. He managed always to be up-to-date on current events and sports. When we Wanted to know what was going on in the outside world, we would seek out Pete, for we knew he could tell us. As for sports, Pete is an up-and-conv ing tennis player, showing not a little talent for his age. His sense of humor is definitely un-English, which, perhaps, is just as well. He is a fine companion and a worthy friend, loyal to those who are loyal to him. An upstanding character, he has been a constant asset to the School throughout his stay here. 30 ALEXANDER E. VINER Sa1zely Hffeeneru nSan ENTERED FIRST FORM ENTERED FROM TRYON COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL Class Day Committee, '51, ASHNOCA, '48, '49, '50, '51, Choir, '45, '46, '47, '48, '49, '50, '51, Dramatic Society, '47, '48, '49, '50, '51, Secretary-Treasurer, '51, Cast of Arsenic and Old Lace, Behind the Beyond, An Inspector Calls, Of Mice and Men, Sher- lock Holmes , junior Soccer, '48, '49, Tennis, '45, '46, '47, '48, '49, '50, '51, Woodcraft, '49, '50, '51. To enter The Unifzfersity of the South Sandy Viner represents the drama faction at Asheville. Taking an active part in nearly every play since he came here, Sandy has developed into one of the SchOol's leading actors. Those of us who have spent these six years here with him have a hard time remembering when an Asheville School play was given without Sandy. Besides his interest in acting, Sandy has shovvn signs of becoming an accom lished Writer. He has an active imagination and the literary work he has P is a . of '11 done contains a great deal of ingenuity. Despite the fact that he is no Whiz in his studies, Sandy is far from dull. He has done some work outside the classroom in the field of music. He has a sharp ironical Wit and can hold his own in debate. He also has a good singing voice which he uses to good advantage in the Choir. His years at Asheville have been characterized by this natural interest and participation in the arts part of the School. 31 ERIC LANE WILSON Will Old Cynii' ENTERED TH IRD FORM S ENTERED FROM AIKEN , PREPARATORY SCHOOL Class Poet, '51, ASHNOCA, '48, '49, '50, '51, Associate Editor, '51, REVIEW, '49, '50, V '51, Associate Editor, '50, Editor, '51, Ash- pits, '51, Choir, '48, Mitchell Cabinet, '51, Wit fn' Waffles, '51, Dramatic Society, '50, '51, Cast of Arsenic and Old Lace, Behind the Beyond , junior Football, '47, '48, junior Soccer, '48, Varsity Soccer, '49, '50, 1 Varsity Baseball, '49, Varsity Track, '48, '49, '50, NVoodcraft, '50, '51, Junior English Prize, '49. To enter Yale University lt is fortunate that the final character in our story is Eric Wilson. He is a completely diversified person, and serves Well as a model for the entire class. He is an average student, but certainly does not put himself out over his studies. He is extremely talented in one field-this being the field of Writing. His personality is an entirely agreeable one. He has a broad sense of humor, an affinity for the ridiculous, and a calm temperament. He is good to his friends and has a large number of them. He en- joys a good party but is not addicted to them. Finally, he has made a good name A - for himself at Asheville and can now reap the benefits of the Work he has done here. This is the Sixth Form-proud, and deservedly so. Strong in itself and in the position it holds, it is the cream of the School-the pinnacle of achievement-the top, and here are the chief characters of our story, the Story of our year. 32 ..KAL lil., I ll XX X CHAPTER TWO THE CHARACTERS OF THE STORY PART II: THE UNDERFORMERS UR STQRY must have a body, such a body are the Underformers. Not nearly so awesome, dignified, and wonderful as the Seniors are they, but still they do command a place-a very definite place-in our book. The Underformer, the prep-school adolescent, is the one who keeps the School alive with his willingness, enthusiasm, and revolutionary ideas. Before reaching ma- turity as a sixth-former, he has embarked upon many dear ambitions, has tried to realize many fond hopes of reformation, has given much to his School. Light- hearted, carefree, full of earnest endeavor, of cheerful cooperation-an interest- ing, fascinating integer is the typical UNDERFORKIER. The Juniors naturally set the pace: they in turn Were led by Tom Shores and Bill Conley. No better fellows could have been elected President and Vice Presi- dent of their classy no finer boys could have been chosen to lead the Underformers. ln HT. Shores we had a great leader, an excellent athlete and scholar, one Who radi- ated cheerfulness and good-humor Wherever he Was, one Who Won the admiration and re- spect of all-there was none better. ln Little Gus-Gus We had another very capable leader, a quiet and sincere 'red-head Who could see what was required of him and would do this 33 UNDERFORMER leaders are Fifth Form Vice President Conley and President Shores. 4-.- 3, vw' mm ea..-vw:-A ALLAN BARKER JAMES BEST JACK COLE Fifth Form ,Fifth Form ,Fifth Form conscientiously, independently, efficiently, with a calm enthusiasm that endeared him to all of us. The other Underformers lacked none of their Presidents' color. Athletes, scholars, lovers, loafers, clowns, cynics-We had all of these on tap. The common rooms, the music house, the athletic fields, the study hall, to Mr. Hutchins for disobedience, to Mr. Fall for merit-We were everywhere. We had each other's respect, each other's admiration, the masters' pity, the seniors' sympathy. There was nothing We could not do, and We knew it. There were no seniors too big, no jobs too rough, no masters too tough that We could not tackle. We were the oHN COLLIN9 DONALD COMER BILL CONLEY Fzfth Form Fzfth Form Fzfth Form ESTY DENKINGER HARRISON DUNLOP ERIC ELLINGTON Fifth Form Fifth Form Fifth Form contempt of every senior, the bane of every' master, but we loved itg we reveled in our uniqueness. Unique were We in that We were unconsciously, invisibly, divided into cliques-Q-not cliques to the letter, though, because these little groups Were not at all exclusive. Anyone. anyhody could he in these sets. The price of adv missionie-a mutual interest in some thing or just in one another. A picture of the Underformers can hest he drawn hy portraying these cliquesg let us pro- ceed to draw. MARK F1Ns'1'oN NORMAN FRITH BRYAN GATEWOOD Fifth Form Fifth Form Fifth Form ---L-- -'-'f---- - Y.---.W . , . Y ,. .--..,,,,A , , . , l..,,.. . W, ,-,v-, , , ,- ..., .-., DAVID GEN'I'I1 JOE GEORGE LES GRAHAM Fifth Form Fifth Form Fifth Form We had a music clique. A Latin-spouting saxophonist, Shack Barker, a lazy humn piano player, Denny Cook, a vigorous tenor-banjo Strummer, Dave James, and a Wicked drummer, Charlie Ramirez, combined to form a jazz-play- ing music set. Then there were the inevitable Hill-Billy musicians, Hardin, Woodcoclc, and Reed. Willie was, we all agreed, perhaps the hest banjo picker We had ever heard, Bud an excellent guitarist, hlark a capital mandolin picker. Of course efzwrylzorly sang--from Sinatra Howell to Sick-cow Metcalfm- but they were so numerous that we cannot possibly put them all in this music group. BILL HARDIN BEN HARRIS BILL HAYES Fifth Form Fifth Form Fifth Form BOYDEN HENLEY JOHN HOWELL Bois HUDNUT Fifth Form Fifth Form Fifth Form We had a photographic clique. For hire Henley, For action Ginn, For perfection Kimberly made up for all Eastman Kodak lacked. Assisting these excellent artists were Pete Harman, David Cannon, and Peter Pauley. Cloistered from all in their precious darkroom they turned out equally priceless master- pieces-that is when they were not castigating each other for stealing this or that chemical or for getting in the Way. There are always the School mechanics: the Kimballs who take cars apart, Who can make disembered hlodel A's run, and who sling the line about 8.5 JAMES KIESS EUGENE MA1'TlHEWS ANDY Rioos Fifth Form Fifth Form Fifth Form S E l s N TOM SHORES BOB STEWART DON VAN LOAN Fifth Form Fifth Form Fifth Form compressionsng the Denkingers who feed their Outboards out of a bottle, who make Mercuries purr across the waves, and who talk of counter-rotating screws 5 the Friths who always get laryngitis and go out of focus, who keep the 35 mm's whirring and the radiotron tubes hummingg the Jacksons and the Kist- lers who build the stage setsand dream about interlocking dimmers . These Were the boys who knew all the answers to any mechanical questions, the boys who could explain mechanical phenomena in a strange language. There was also the clique of clowns. Few could hold the dubious distinction of being classified as a first-rate buffoong in fact, there were only two who really JERRY WELLER BEN WEST JULIAN WOODCOCK Fifth Form Fifth Form Fifth Form JOHN CLAPP DENNY COOK JOHN DAKIN Fourth Form Fourth Form Fourth Form could play the part: Finston and Collins. Even hard-bitten masters fell victim to Mark's easy-going, hilarious, good-natured humor, but he would often get under everybOdy's skin. JOhn's ready Wit Qbut Often too readyj, his many jokes Qbut often tOO manyj, and his light-hearted jests Cbut often rather irritatingj captivated the School. But there were also some who were naturally funny- Jerry Weller, OOgie Matthews, GunbOat Rich, Borden Henley, Peetah Pauley. Ringling Brothers Would have found a gold mine in clowns if they had hunted at the Asheville School. The inevitable Brains cannot be omitted. Fellows who maintain a steady ANDY DRECHSEI.. JOHN GIFFEN JOHN GINN Fourth Form Fourth Form Fourth Form l PETER HARMAN P. L. HAY ToM IVEY I' ourth Form Fourth Form Fourth Form 85 average are automatically dubbed with this apellation. Sadly enough, it mistakenly denotes one of such vast intellectual superiority that he is far removed from the normal run of average students. There were many fine boys in this group-boys who knew how to use their heads, who were smart as whips, keen as knives. Phil Townsend, TVoody VVoodard, llike Tanner, Ernest Franklin- all younger underformers-comprised this clique. Not many joined them, and so this proved to be our nearest-to-exclusive set, and one of the best of sets it Was. Qur story could not be complete without the lovers, those Valentinos and Cazenovas who commanded the jealousy and worship of all, who were always DAVID JAMES BUD JoHNsoN ROGER KIMBALL l Fourth Form Fourth Form Fourth Form CHARLES LITAKER GEORGE METCALF LORENZO Moss Fourth Form Fourth Form Fourth Form the happiest and liveliest in the Whole School. Their lives and their Women were known by everyone: Who did not hear of Riggs' Sally, of Smith's Suzanne, of Jack Cole's Nancy, of Johnny Harris' Landon, of Collins' many? Who did not see the letter-lovers, those love-crazed demons Who dashed madly to their mailboxes at recess, hoping and praying that their Bettys, Joans, Nlarys, Carols, ' and Ellens have taken the time to send them a perfume-scented, sweet-worded Cpistle? And then We had the Clique of Cats, a group which included all those Welln dressed young gentlemen of high social standing: William G, Conley, john K. PETER PAULEY MARK REED BILL RICH Fourth Form Fourth Form Fourth Form E. C. SMITH NED SOMERVILLE BoE STEVENS Fourth Form Fourth Form Fourth Form Howell, Ewell C. Smith, Robert D. Stewart, Mark L. Reed, Leslie R. Graham. A loud plaid coat was the password to this cliqueg a pair of pink pants was the price of admission. But many of these fine fellows really did have good taste in clothes, and really did impress us with their immaculate, snappy attire. The juggling, tight-rope walking, weight lifters-better known as waiters- made up their little group too. These were the Sergeant's chosen men, who managed the trays with an amazing dexterity, and who served everyone with all due decorum. These were the boys who waged jello wars, who dumped soup down the necks of respectable masters and who stole all the lemon chiffon pie- SAM Sw1NT Louis WINTER ERNEST WOODARD Fourth Form Fourth Form Fourth Form DON BIOBY SMITH BRADFIELD BOB BROOKS Third Form Third Form Third Form Lew Winter, Andy Drechsel, Bill Conley, Les Graham, Eric Ellington, Tommy Shores. Instead Of lifting trays there were many WOuld-be Charles Atlases who clanked their dumbells and rattled their barbells tO the tune Of Feel my muscle, feel my muscle. These were the Ones who Want nothing more than tO attain gigantic proportions and hear their friends tell all the girls, HE lifts Weights! They did build themselves up, they did take Off fat and put On muscle, they Were the SchOOl's He Men. Woodcock, Bradfield, Denkinger, Ellington, Best and Litaker--these were the mighty men. HENRY BURROUOHS, JERRY BU'1i'1's WHi'1'E FOORD COLL: Third Form Third Form Third Form ERNEST FRANKLIN JACK GRAHAM JOHN HARRIS Third Form Third Form Third Form And still others would lift finely rolled tobacco. They smoked away the hours, smoked away the little boys, smoked away the masters, smoked away their grades-smoke, smoke, smoke. They smoked themselves to oblivion in that dark, hazy, reeking hole, the senior common room. They smoked ostentatiously, for at last they could smoke legally. They smoked in peace, wreathed in the blue mists of contentment. They smoked for joy- How deliciously delightful this little white cylinder. -smoke, smoke, smoke. They loved their common room, the good fellowship, the jovial card games, the peaceful relaxation. Of course, there were only a few who were allowed to inhale the precious drags, only a few NICK HENLEX' BEN HERRIN KENNETH HODGES Third Form Third Form Third Form Ill nl , ln . . . v ,, . ,.., , JOHN HOLCOMB LOUIS IGLESIAS BILL JACKSON Third Form Third Form Third Form Who Were maliciously envied by all-John Ginn, John Howell, Norm Frith, Gene Matthews, John Collins and Joe George. Another haven from the cares of school life was that place Where the con- noisseurs of fine foods hung out-the candy store. The hard-pressed functionary, Bryan Gatevvood, was continually beset by the denizens of his domain- Giff- Gif? Giffen, Butterball Lyerly, John Ginn and Joe George. Also the great outdoors-where Bob Hudnut Watched his birds, Whitey Cole, his animals, where Dave James and Dave Gentb proved their Worth as fishermen, where John Dakin and Louis Iglesias examined their insects, and Bob JOHN JAMES DICK KIMBERLY ANDY KISTLER Third Form Third Form Third Form ,. ,. .,.. ,- . ,Y ...V . A - VVATSON MOORE XVAKE MYERS CLEM OTTERBEIN Third Form Third Form Third Form Stewart climbed mountains, where Finston and Woodcock rode their trains. We must say a word about the less tangible cliques-the personality cliques. First there was that group of independent boys who would rather be by them- selves-in a chair with a good book, off on a solitary hike, or down at the music house. They were not necessarily friendless boys, but fellows who enjoyed peace and quiet and solitude more than jolly fellowship. Bob Stewart, Tommy Pears: all, George Metcalf, Jim Best, Henry Burroughs, Jim Kiess, Watson Moore, Bill Hayes, Don Van Loan. There were the conscientious boys-the fellows who gave all they had to their work or to their School. Herein lay Andy Dreschsel, the hardest worker TOM PEARSALL CHARLES RAMIREZ MIKE TANNER Third Form Third Form Third Form ll . : E BoB WALKER RILEY DoBYNs JOE HERNDON Third Form Second Form S-efonr1.Form of them all, Sam Swint, Lew Winter, Harrison Dunlop, Pete Harman, Bob Hudnut, P. L. Hay, Nick Henley. These boys worked hard and Were looked up to by everyone. Benny Harris and Dick Kimberly gave tremendously in time and labor to the School. They were accompanied by Clem Qtterbein, Bob Stevens, John Holcomb, Ned Sommerville, and Norman Frith. There were the happy boys--the fellows with a good word for everyone, With a ready smile and an effervescent personality. Foremost of these was P. L. Hay, but there were many others: Bud Woodcock, Andy Riggs, John Clapp, Tommy Ivey, Phil Townsend, Bill Jackson. What a life they led! and when our studies and women got the rest of us down we looked to them for support. PHIL TOWNSEND DAVID CANNoN JOHN LYERLY Second Form First Form First Form .g fi 192' , 4- 154 . ff fir Twig... .,,.. was , . . . 4- . . ....-.s-M.-.-.f-pxwa-t---ut-st M A1 !A A WA A tsyvi-.s-,-.'. 1 gg.. 5. sf.. K . s. 51: SANDY SANDISON JOHN WAGNER CHARLES WHITE First Form First Form First Form There were the many little invisible, unconscious, non-exclusive cliques. Can- non, Sandison, White and Lyerly had their set. Wagner, Hodges, Dobyns, Herndon and Butts had theirs. Walker, Myers, Johnson, Tanner, and Moss theirs, while Don Bigby, Jack Graham, Pinky James and Bobby Brooks followed suit. There were many, many cliques like these, we could go on forever. But let us stop, and with our literary transit take a general survey of the UNDERFQRNIERS, of all these fellows we have just written about, of all their cliques, sets, and groups. We were led well, we followed the example of these leaders. We were taught well, we were thankful for such teachers. We were in an excellent group of boys and men, each of us tried to contribute his part to make it an even better group. We were in a school of high standards, we tried hard to live up to these standards. No, we were not Seniors, yet we had gotten a lot out of our School. No, we were not masters, yet we had given a lot to our School. We were the body of the School, the campus color, the School's backbone. We were the Underformers. There was a spirit of enthusiasm among us, a spirit of pride instilled in us, a spirit of good-will and fellowship in each of us. The School was ours-ours to mold and form in whatever way we wished. lt was for us to make the School, for us to give it a strong and sturdy foundation for the years to come. We loved our task, we had great fun working for it, we unconsciously dedicated our lives to it. Qur non-exclusive cliques were but the pillars whereupon we could build our School. lt was our School, and we were its formers. This year we formed it well. 48 ...KAL lil., I ll XX K CHAPTER THREE THE SCENE GF THE STORY EARLY every school brags about its campus, and many have good reasons. Such praise has become so trite, however, that it is taken for granted and loses any ring of truth it might once have possessed. We feel, therefore, that the best Way to laud our campus is to describe honestly, and not in unctious, hackneyed phrases. For those who are interested We here present an accurate picture of the grounds and buildings that are the scene of our story. That We are proud of our campus is evident. We shall herein endeavor to justify our pride, but the burden of judgment is left upon the reader. The campus at Asheville is essentially in the shape of a semicircle whose diameter runs north and south. Along this diameter lie the three main buildings, all of which face westward toward the Smoky Mountains Where each season exhibits its natural splendor on the hillsides. Nlitchell Hall, which houses the class rooms, stands in the center of the three, While a scant fifty yards to either side are the two dormitories- Lavvrence and Anderson Halls. The front Walk Which connects these buildings carries the better part of the daily traffic about the School, and it is here that the heart of the School is located. In an effort to bring the'most frequented 49 THE EVENING sky in the Fall silhouettes the majestic Smoky Mountains in the West. WX? -1,4-.gm -MW .L W -- ww. , aspgsgii, .Mm-i. .-:-1-K 4--., ,pf .f L3,,: 3,A V ii? at 8 gy ,.. , . W f av , QQ. . , 3, fi,-H9 , ,. . .,. 5 MQ V I -5 41 11 f - ff?i: G ' ..-:wg 'Egg' 1. . W, , , ., . 57 , Q, ,,., . ,.,: . 121. 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' I W ml 2 , MV' - es' W' 3.4: -, YQ. Q V4 2 'V-.4 VF ,, 7 'X W' , ,. E, V9 HW: ,, .V 4... Qi 4- if X PERCY LAWRENCE HALL is one of our oldest buildings, but it still is very attractive. It is the dormitory for the members of the upper three forms. The only part of the building which boasts of embellishment are the windows. The strong, pure colors of their stained glass provide a constant display of vari- colored light which falls in ever changing patterns on the walls and floor from dawn till dusk. The only other decorations are the fresh flowers upon the altar. They are neither exotic nor flamboyant, yet Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed as one of these. Quite opposed to the solemn serenity of the Chapel is the carefree, social atmosphere of Lawrence Hall. lts three floors house the students in the upper forms. The rooms, 'though for the most part identical in dimension, lend them- selves easily to decoration and provide unlimited methods of furniture arrange- ment. As a result, every room is a singular and characteristic portrayal of its occupant's personality. The ground-level basement of Lawrence Hall is used for the many small but important school functions which do not merit a separate building. The post ofiice, the candy store, and the book store are located here. The remaining rooms are used for storage and the living quarters of those hired men who reside on the campus. 52 Just to the east of Lawrence stands Perkins Gymnasium. lt is not a large building, but its facilities are excellent and varied. They include three basketball courts which are separated from each other by removable partitions in order to increase their versatility. The other athletic utilities are an indoor swimming pool and an apparatus room equipped with the various ropes, ladders, and bars that are typical of body-building establishments. There is one room which deserves more attention than the others by reason of fact that it is not what one would expect to find in a gymnasium. Used ex- clusively by the School's athletic society, it is sumptuously appointed with polished oak tables and heavy armchairs. The walls are covered with mahogony slabs in which are carved the names of team captains and record holders. Clean, colorful and manly, it is indicative of the spirit of athletics at Asheville. Anderson Hall, the lower form dormitory, is much the same as Lawrence. Its rooms are slightly smaller but no less pleasant, and its extensive basement houses such useful establishments as the linen room and the wood working shop. On the first floor of the building is located the infirmary. Presided over by two registered nurses and visited every day by a competent doctor, this important part of the School is worthy of the pride the School has in it. The rooms are well- ANDERSON HALL is not only a dormitory for underformers, for it houses in addition, the Manual Training Shop, the School Infirmary, and the linen room. lighted and exceedingly comfortable. The dispensary is thoroughly equipped, and a special room is provided for physio-therapy. Equally impressive is the dining hall. Erected in memory of alumni who gave their lives in the Seconds World War, Memorial Hall is the newest and most modern building on the campus. The kitchen is a maze of shining aluminum stoves and utensils, While the dining room itself is fresh and airy. The linoleum tile floor is kept brilliantly Waxed, and the oak sideboards add to the appearance of sparkling cleanliness. lt is impossible to overrate the fine quality of this build- ing which is largely responsible for the excellence of meals served in it. At the center of the school stands Mitchell Hall. Containing allthe class rooms and offices, Mitchell Hall is Asheville's little red school house . Every morning the students tramp up and down its stairs, file in and out of its rooms, and pass endlessly through its doors. At one o'clock all the humanity drains out of the building, and for the rest of the day and night it stands silent and empty While a few solitary boys Wander about its corridors. The most interesting rooms in hlitchell Hall are the three science laboratories. Each of them brings the science it concerns to life through graphic illustration and practical application. They are, of course, essential to the teaching of Biology, MEMORIAL HALL supplies us with three balanced meals every day and . A W .., arf . serves as a dance hall during Thanksgiving and Commencement each year. M .hm NOT ONLY does Mitchell Hall contain our classrooms, study hall, and ad- ministration offices, but it also accomodates us with a theater and a library. Physics, and Chemistry and are well Worth the effort and expense which have been put into them. As the laboratories illustrates the thorough instruction afforded a student at Asheville, so the Howard Bement House illustrates the hospitality with which parents and guests of these students are received at the School. Set slightly south of the rest of the School, the guest house is removed from the bustle of classes and athletics. This allows the visitor to live on the campus and still enjoy com- parative solitude. Under the supervision of Klrs, Bement, the house is kept' immaculate and in good order. The rooms are nicely furnished and all have an inspiring View of the mountains. It is fitting to conclude with the most perfect building on the campus. The Music House Was erected by john Nl. Crawford, .I r., to increase the interest in music at the School. The one-room structure is furnished in soft, rich colors and polished Wood. No expense was spared to fit the room with everything conducive to music. The fine piano and Capehart are supplemented by an extensive library of classical records. There is also a small but Well-chosen selection of books on 55 THE MUSIC HOUSE, presented by Mr. John Crawford in 1936, is truly a handsome building. It offers a quiet atmosphere for the enjoyment of music. art and music. These attributes make the llflusic House the proudest building on our campus. This, then, is the scene of our story--the buildings set elsewhere than on our campus might seem out-of-place. The mountains and rolling hills would be out- of-character if any other type of buildings Were present. ln short, the scenery and buildings blend together to form as nearly perfect a campus as you might ever expect to find, and yet, unfortunately, we who live here are apt to become oblivious to the grandeur which is about us. Be that as it may, we do appreciate the outstanding quality of the grounds which, for nine months out of the year, are our home. MT. PISGAH is an awe-inspiring sight which has captured the fancy of boys and guests at Asheville School for many years. It lies to the West of the campus. ...K Xl .!.!.!, 171 xx X CHAPTER FOUR PASSING EVENTS OF THE YEAR HE modern youth is not a passive animal, and We pride ourselves on being modern youths. When we were given the chance to write our chapter in the history of this School, we seized the pen with eagerness and for nine hectic months set down our story in a swift, careless style. When it was done, we rushed away, each in his particular direction, without even so much as a backward glance. Now, as we think of the year in retrospect, the scheduled monotony fades, and certain passing events form in our minds an outline of the life we led. ln September, 1950, we gathered on the campus a hundred and ten strong, fresh and optimistic after three months of vacation. SPRING brings the boys out of the common-room to the not dampen our exuberance. We avoided work 590011215 a?20gVlEitl?1?rIfI0iff1?'g1,IaI?l as long as possible, loafing about the campus and tin, Howell and Bill Hayes. Even the prospect of hard work ahead could relaxing on the porch of the senior common room. Gradually the effects of the summer's in- activity wore off and, as winter closed down the mountains, we found ourselves forced to sink or swim in our studies. The majority made the grade, but within six weeks a few of us were going under for the third time. Q AS the weeks rolled by, the attention of the students was drawn to the valiant struggle in 57 l which the football team was engaged. Suffering from a lack of returning lettermen, and plagued by insufficient practice, the season was expected to be a total loss. By sheer spirit, how- ever, they managed to come out on top in half of their games, and as the traditional Christ School contest an- proached, our hopes began to rise. ln an attempt to spur our under- THE TRADITIONAL RALLY about a large bonfire, accompanied by the in- evitable pep-talks, cheers, and songs, is an inspiration to the team as well as to the many Asheville School rooters. dogs to greater effort, the annual Christ School rally was exploited to the full. As the cheers and speeches progressed, spirit reached a feverish peak. The hoarse cries and rhythmic swaying about the huge fire revealed the savage determination of a group of boys out for revenge that would sweeten the dregs of last year's bitter defeat. Their strength of purpose was overpowering. Hardly had the excitement of the Christ School game died away, when frantic preparations for the annual Thanksgiving dance began. As was usually the case, the Dance Committee was forced to delay decorations till the last moment, and the resulting confusion was in the best tradition of hind-sighted organization. For several days before the dance boys swarmed over the campus collecting what money was available, carrying chairs and lamps, rigging lights, and giving and retracting orders at a great pace. lfismanagement was the rule rather than the exception, but the work was done and done well. Of course the revelers who CHAIRMAN Rowley demonstrates to workers Joh,n,'son and R. Kimberly how to handle thewekasy chairs for the Dra- matic Society's dance, which was held during the middle of the winter term. arrived at the dance never noticed the small group of Woebegone boys Who had taxed their American ingenuity to make the occasion a success. There we re two draw-backs, though, to the dance. Une Was the cold weather. The other was the small number of girls. The second draw- back Was due, in part, to the first, but there were other contributing causes. The other three dances of the 58 year were much betterxattended, but even then, perhaps, this was the most enjoyable of the four. Dancing from ten o'clock till one o'clock, with a buffet supper at midnight, those Ashe- ville boys who braved the cold weather and forwent their Thanksgiving Week- end vacation, had a grand time with their dates. lt was hard to realize the evening was over' when the orchestra played its last number and the guests THANKSGIVING weekend was an . . eventful one for the boys of the headed once again out into the cold. Junior Hall. A broken Sprinkler System , D . l drenched the unsuspecting victims. The WIHICI' hit Wlth ITl0UIlt8lI1 fllfj' Sunday yngyning was uged tg glean up, that night, and as the boys in the junior building tumbled out of their beds they shivered from the biting cold. Several boys were sitting in one of the northern rooms in Anderson Hall on the third floor. Their subdued chatter alone broke the pre-dawn stillness. Suddenly they were startled by an explosive report in the attic over their heads. Nloments later a stream of water trickled through the ceiling. Soon an icy shower inundated the room. These proceedings were view at first with interest, then amazement, then consternation. The handful of witnesses ran to spread the alarm. A large main in the sprinkler system had frozen and split. For nearly an hour, gallons of water cascaded through the whole building as men frantically sought for some method of stemming the flow. lnside spirited resistance was ineffectual, broom- weilding fighters being slowly pushed backtby the rising water. On the second floor, the electric circuits, thought- lessly left open, soon shorted, raising NORTH AND KIMBERLY, nearly fro- zen by the zero weather, work fev- erishly in the basement of Anderson Hall to swee-p away the flood waters which came from bursted water pipes. the gif, and boyg who dared Stand a brief but intense fire hazard. Out- side the Water froze on contact with still on the stairway found themselves frozen to the cement. At the height of the confusion a valve Was closed and the Water stopped. Oddly enough the flood had done remarkably little damage. Plaster fell, books Were Warp- 59 ed. and clothes were stained, but the building was structurally undamag- ed. A few weeks erased the majority of the destruction. if ' The boys of the Junior Building who werenit at home for the week- end were the real heroes of the dis- aster. But for them and their gwork the loss to the School and to the boys might have been considerable. No one THE STRING TRIO is shown playing music that has won them fame around the Campus. Mark Reed, Julian VVood- hovv any 0rganiZati0n among the cock, and Willie Hardin make-up the , ' , , big three Of 4ASheVi119'5 guitalunqgn, l'l0OCl-XVOI'liCI'S XVHS Obtallled, but It knows, in looking back at the incident, was obtained! There was confusion one moment and order the next. lt is a tremendous tribute to these boys that they were able to muster the know-how of order in chaos when they had never faced anything like it before. No one had ever seen them work like they did that morn- ing. It was indeed an eventful week-end! After this brief spell of excitement the tempo of school life slowed. There was not time enough for the winter athletic season to get underway, and the few basketball games that were played were with lukewarm enthusiasm. In this time when nothing of momentous import was happening, the students turned to outside interests to keep themselves occupied. Klany took to playing instruments, and some of these amateur musicians showed a good deal of talent. Three guitarists banded together to from a string trio which became almost professional. They BREAKFAST was held for the Seniors every Sunday morning at ten o'elock in the common-room, thus giving them several extra hours of needed sleep. THE TYPICAL Asheville School stu- dent is shown studying as part of his daily Work. Bill Kimberly is the hard working sixth former shown here as he prep-ares for his next day's recitations. were well received by the boys, and their harmonic strumming was soon commonplace on the campus. The approach of Christmas holidays filled the student body with a sense of laziness and loafing returned as a full- time occupation. The last week be- fore vacation was a pleasant time for the seniors. With the pressure of work removed for the moment, they found time to act the part of a grad- uating class-a role at which they were very adept by the end of the year. At length the last trunk slam- med shut, and the vast armada of taxicabs appeared, and within an afternoon the buildings were deserted. The first term had ended. Immediately following Christmas vacation the formidable prospect of mid- year exams loomed on the horizon. Worried looks appeared shortly after school re-opened, and as time passed they rapidly grew more commonplace. At the end of two weeks everyone was swearing up and down that he didn't stand a chance, and half the School had goaded themselves into nervous palpitation. This was the big show for the seniors, but for the rest of the students, purely a case of mass hysteria. After a modicum of studying, tense students filed into the examination room heavily laden with four-leaf Clovers, rabbits' feet, and even broom straws which they innocently believed would make up for a half year of loafing. The results of the exams were generally good, and completely characteristic. DAILY PLAYBACKS of the most With the end of mid-years the cen- recent basketball games were very ' ' popular in the Senior Common Room. Burroughs, Smith, George, Cook and Frith listen to another Blue victory. ter of attraction swung back to ath- letics. While the basketball team was modestly winning games right and left, they were unable to find an opponent who could give them a close race. Such an opponent was soon T supplied by a college junior varsity, and as the undefeated first string 61 climbed well into double figures it became evident that the team could not play well under the mounting tension. They were finally beaten by a second college team. The School was backing the Blues with fervor. One ingenious student procured a tape recording machine, and the senior common room became the scene of almost daily playbacks of the JOHN GINN was in his full glory when ' . ' h d . . . . lmebt game Spmt Once again mac C he received smoking permission after 3 peak. basketball season. As the result of a dare he is shown smoking five ciga- Throughout FCbI'U2lfy the Weather rettes in the Common Room at once. continued to be cold and oppressive. It was not long before the necessity of being continually indoors began to have its effect on the boys. Discontent and restlessness mounted steadily, and that pressure- gauge of student reaction-the common room-was rampant with assorted gripes. Gradually this one room became the location of all social activities. A crowd of boys constantly lined its interior and discussed matters of little or no interest, while those who had smoking permission took it out on the unfortunates who didnit, by permeating the air with dense clouds of smoke. After a few weeks the atmosphere became nearly unbearable, but luckily the winter was about to break. As warmer and longer days began to usher in the new spring, a change came over the campus. The monotony of school life was broken by the advent of a new athletic season and the imminent vacation. The students made a mass exodus into the outdoors, leaving TUSSLING in the common-room was a the Common room m Solitude, Save favofite pastime' Sh0Wn.here.iS Hansen for the occassional raucous Hits. As getting the better of Riggs in a fight . which WHS S0011 b1'0k0H UP by the Sound life flowed back into the trees and of some approaching faculty footsteps. , , flowers, a new vitality ran through the campus, relieving the dull idleness which for weeks had been plagueing school. From the baseball diamond the fresh smack of leather against leather was accompanied by exuber- ant shouts which would have seemed 62 out of place a short time before. Life was gay again and everyone shared the assurance that it would stay that way. While the last traces of winter were fading away, and masters re- moved their car chains for the last time, the School was forsaken once again as the boys departed for a short two weeks' relaxation before tackling the last leg of the waning year. As opposed to Christmas vacation, the spring holidays were too short to be of great importance, and thoughts of MR. McCLEARY grins as he puts the chains for his car up for the Summer. Mr. McCieary's car, Anastasia, is his main pride and joy, and the boys learned to stay out of its powerful way. returning to a bright spring-clad Asheville was in no way so unpleasant as the prospect of returning to the snowy mountains in mid-winter. The last two months would be enjoyable ones, and at any rate, the summer lay just ahead. Under such circumstances it was impossible to be pessimistic. Rejuvenated Ashevillians, fresh from vacation, lounged on the sunny porch and tried to plan some rewarding and exciting amusement. lt was in- evitable that the small wild animals who make their homes on the School grounds should suffer as a result of such cogitation. An unfortunate chipinunk chanced across the lawn in front of the speculative loungers and became the first victim of Ashevilleis morbid sense of humor. Pounced upon by a dozen eager boys, the A CHIPMUNK was chased by the angry-looking group in front of Lawrence Hall. The chipmunk, after a hard struggle, managed to escape with its life. We-2 5 poor beast made for the labarynthian hedges which dot the campus. He reached his destination safely, but if he thought his troubles were over he was sadly mistaken. The hunters pursued the hunted with dogged per- sistence that nearly always finds re- ward. While indulging in this thoughtless game the hunters unconsciously drew MR. ABBOTT is shown inspecting a valve on a radiator which was acting UP dUI'1,U8' the .W1Ht91n IY10l'1thS- MT- they would be released to a cold and Abbott IS Superintendent of grounds . , the director of maintenance work. unsympathetic world. Were lt not for a curious analogy to that time when the training that was forced upon them at Asheville, how like the chipmunk might they be-confused, out- numbered, and friendless. lt is remarkable that the mortality rate among ambitious young men is not higher. Somehow they always seem to survive, how- ever, and in this case the chipmunk, too, won his battle for survival. While for the last time brackish water was circulating through the radiators which were prone to deposit it on the floor, other water was coming into more frequent use. The slender, crooked finger of water that is known as Lake Ashnoca, though too small for convenient sailing, is ideal for canoes and small outboard motors. The many maritime members of the student body were far too intelligent to let such facilities go to waste. So, as the season progressed, boats were taken out at every opportunity. Besides being a refuge for would-be blue- jackets, the lake was also a favorite spot for afternoon strolls after the LAKE ASI-INOCA was a favorite spot for many maritime members of the W00dCf3ft Squad, bl' C0UCCftCd Cffflftsa student body. There were canoes and . several boats which were ideal for out- had hacked a respectable path from board motors, fishing and relaxation. the forest primeval. e Those who were not content with the entertainment afforded at the School poured their money into cabs which frequently carried them into the delightful, but dead, hamlet called Asheville. main objective of such 64 JERRY WELLER and Norm Frith re- turn to School from town in a cab after taking in a movie and filling up on a milk-shake. Similar scenes were en- acted on Wednesdays during the year. journeys was, of course, the women to which a young manls fancy invari- ably turns in the spring. A few sought the wares of Asheville's many movie houses, while still fewer were forced to attend to such shopping as became necessary during the course of the year. Regardless of their motives these streams of humanity continued to flow, and on Wednesdayfs and whole holidays the mad scramble for trans- portation was enough to make one dizzy. Those nature lovers who scorned the confusion of civilization spent whole holidays in climbing Nlount hflitchell, but this was apt to make them even dizzier. Almost imperceptibly the year drew to a conclusion. Like some massive loco- motive it gradually slowed to a smooth and gentle stop. Activities did not suddenly endg they just petered out one by one. First athletics ceased, then extra- curricular activities were dropped, and finally the last day of classes was held. As exams progressed, boys started to leave for home in little knots. Soon only the fifth and sixth formers remained. At the same time parents and guests flowed onto the campus, and the commencement exercises began. The seniors in solemn parade received their diplomas and wrote with a flourish the last sentences of our story. A few loose ends remain to be gathered together. Though we are concerned mainly with how the one hundred and ten boys lived nine months of their lives, it is impossible to disregard the part which our masters played in this little drama. At Asheville we are proud of the close association between student and teacher, ,and their com- panionship has become a vital part of the School. Appreciating their po- sition, the masters were only too ready to help up in every way. They showed 65 THE SENIOR PORCH was a good place to spend the few but greatly appreciated spare hours. Shown here ffrom L. to RJ are Smith and Riggs joking with Mr. Lewis about grades. Q us every consideration even to the point of inviting us to their homes for refreshments and outside instruc- tion. YVe are deeply indebted to the Uncles', and Pops who form the stable part of our Schoola ln searching for a characteristic event which would indicate the gen- eral theme of the year We must find one that reveals the determination, THE BEMENT HOUSE is the scene of many friendly social gatherings, and here, Edgar D-HT1ie1S and MT- and MPS- the students so amply possess. Perhaps Edgar are listening to Gielgud's radio , , ', , presentation of Shakespeayes Hamlet, the best illustration IS a dance which love of fun, and independence which was held at the School in the last term. lt was instigated, furnished, and financed entirely by the boys, Who felt a need for festivity. The School's best organizers got together and Within two weeks had decorated the entire gym, raised money for a band, and interested the majority of the School in attending. The home-made decorations were both intricate and ingenious, and the student support was Wholehearted. Perhaps no dance in the history of the School was supported so Well by the entire student body. When it was over, the unanimous opinion was that there should be more of these. Success in anything is achieved only when everyone joins together for the common good of all. The dance, like the year, was a tremendous success. FOOD was plentiful at the Athletic Society's Dance held during the last of April. At intermission boys and their dates flocked to the refreshment table. N XX .l!.l., 'I77 XX X CHAPTER FIVE THE CURRICULAR ASPECT OF THE YEAR Into each life some rain must fall, and the lives of Asheville School boys are no exceptions, for into their lives falls the rain of studies-the curricular aspect of their existence at Asheville School. Fortunately, Cor unfortunately as the case may bel, the most important reason for a boy coming to Asheville is to learn while he is finding out how to study. Quite by coincidence, each master comes to Asheville School thinking that these boys can be taught to study. This is the basis of our curricular program. This is what we're here for. But the curricular program here at School consists of more than mere book- learning. The purpose of Asheville's curricular program is to turn out well- rounded boys--boys who can as easily assume the guise of gentleman as scholar. To obtain this end, other things in addition to class-room work have crept into our curricular program at School. Une of these things is the tradition of tea- time. Little different from tea-time elsewhere in the world, Asheville School tea-time is charac- terized by masters and sixth formers joining together in conversation, separated only by a tea-cup. Several times a week weary seniors and wearier masters drag their tired minds and bodies to the Headmasteris House or to the Howard Bement House where the ritual of tea- time, Asheville School style, is performed. Con- ' 67 THERE WILL BE tea for the faculty and members of the 6th Form at 4:30 at the Headmaster's. Mr. Fall 1121 and Mr. Barroll always went. Wmmf ' ' V L'M 'a 'q'- T ' l versation during this period ranges from plots against masters Cby the sixth formersj to plots against students Qby the mastersj. ln between conversations the boys and masters, together, manage to put away great quantities of food, and the boy manages to learn a few of the social graces that are a part of his education. Another aspect of the extra-class- room part of the curricular program is the friendly relation that exists between HEADMASTER Since 1936 at Ashe- ville School is David R. Fall, sr. He 'Sven been heard fo Say that he does graduated from Hill and Williams. masters and the boys. One master has more teaching out of the classroom than in it. This, we believe, is true in a very large sense at Asheville School with every master. At times we wish they were not so close by, but we all are pleased with the knowledge that they are available at all times-to give us help in our studies, to counsel us when we have problems, or just to sit and talk with us in friendly discussion. They are every- where-on the athletic field, in the dining hall, in the theater, on the corridor, on the master's bench in front of Nlitchell Hall. They wield the frightening stick pad, but always with moderation. They are there to spur us on to greater heights, to give us words of encouragement when the going gets tough. They are, for nine months of the year, our guardians, and our relations with them are THURSDAY NIGHT after study hall saw many down at the Headmastelds for traditional Hot Chocolate -ale or beer fginger, rootj and cookies for all. THE PREFECTS are: ffront rowl Critz, Barnaby, W. Kimberly, North, MeFall and Kittredgeg lbaek rowj Kiess, Chamberlain, Clovis, Palmer and Hansen. most pleasant, indeed. Perhaps in the last analysis, it is this friendly relation that makes our life at Asheville School so interesting, so stimulating, and so worth- while. The cog around which the masters and students all revolve is Nlr. David R. Fall, Sr. The Headmaster joined the faculty in 1928, immediately after gradu- ating from Williams College. The Head has been a favorite among the boys since his arrival, and when he was made Headmaster in 1936, everyone was pleased. Mr. Fall's finest quality tor so it seems to us studentsj is his open frank- ness with us. He treats the students as equal human beings, never as subordinates. He expects great things of all of us and con- sistently holds us up these standards. lt is WM, G. HUTCHINS exercises largely through his efforts that things at Ashe- the varied duties 9f,A?SiSt?mt Headmaster and disciplinarian vllle School run as smoothly as they do. We regret that pressure of School business forces him to be away from the campus as much as it does during the year, but we can well appreciate the fact that his job requires this. Affectionately known as Daddy, Nlr. Fall is Ashev1lle's strongest booster, and somehow, when he is around, things seem to be Working IS most definitely Head blaster. just a little better than when he is away. He 69 l THOSE PROBLEMS MISSED, those formulas misunderstood--it was make- up with Uncle Fred for Herrin and Woodard fseatedj and Ivey tstandingj. From Mr. Fall, the strings of authority run in all directions: Each master has his particular province, yet all are concerned with the School, its students and facilities, as a whole, the Assistant Headmaster, Mr. Hutchins, is generally con- cerned with putting into operation the policy set by the Headmaster, Mr. Copen- haver, the Registrar, supervises the scholastic welfare of the School, and in be- tween all of these-the faculty-and the students is another group, acting under the authority granted them by the Headmaster and his faculty. This group, as it were, is composed of hybrids. Better known as prefects, these boys are a hetero- geneous mixture of faculty and boy, yet they do not belong to either category. They are looked upon as a cross between an AT ASHEVILLE Since 1921 Qlympian God, a knight in shining armor, a is Wilbert D. Peck, head of the Mathematics Department. V torture chamber. Bearers of the stick pad, they dragon, and the proprietor of a medieval are respected and obeyed by the boys of the School. Theirs is not an easy job, for they must help maintain order on the corridor, they must help in establishing the classification system, and they must, at the same time, carry their own work. They form somewhat a group of their own, for they are different from any other people in the School. 70 Immediate supervisor of the prefects, and of the Whole School in general, is Mr. William G. Hutchins, Assistant to the Headmaster. He is a graduate of Yale University and joined the faculty of Asheville School in 1939. He became Assistant Headmaster in 1946, and since that time the influence he has shed on our lives has been tremendous. Treated with a mixture of respect and fear Qfor he is also the disciplinarianj he hands out sticks and privileges With equal skill and fairness. A member of the English department, hir. Hutchins is an inspiring teacher and makes even fourth form English interesting! FRED T- SHE-A, holding de- , , grees from Holy Cross, N. Y. Boys very seldom see Mr. Hutchins during U., teaches 3rd Form Algebra. the seventh period after luncheon, though. As a matter of fact, they very seldom see anyone but their particular master of mathematics. Seventh period at Asheville School is devoted to make-up. Imply- ing just what the term states, make-up is usually dominated by the mathematics department, but that is only because in mathematics does a boy have a chance to miss so many problems. At Asheville School no problem can go incorrectly done. Make-up serves as a time when these missed problems can be corrected, and it ties together the loose ends of the day's Work. A Well-known statement at Asheville is, I'd like to, but I have to go to Mr. Peck's make-up. Mr. Wilbert Peck has become one of the permanent fixtures here. PILED HIGH in hasty flight to Chapel, the lO00kS are 1'GC0V61'6d In the thirty years he has been at the in time for the first period class. , , u School he has lined up the impressive record of having had every boy who passed his course in senior mathematics pass not only the College Entrance Board in Math, but also, pass the freshman math course in Whatever college in the country the boy attended. By avocation Mr. Peck is a farmer. He lives at Enka and commutes to the School. He has never missed a day 71 l-Y..-,ILMAYVV - E W - ,,. - ,f,VY- -.--T,.-..-Y,........,... - Ana of teaching, and Friday Fish and Peck has become a tradition at Asheville. Mr. Peck teaches fourth form algebra and senior mathematics. Before you arrive at his door, however, you must jump the hurdle of third form algebra, This is not so easy as it sounds. Presided over by hir. Frederick Shea, third form algebra takes its toll among the younger boys of the School. Mr. Shea, who is more affectionately known as 'gUncle Fred, is a fine teacher, but he is a taskmaster. He has the ability of thinking up statement prob- ARTHUR C. BROOKS, a very lems that tax to the fullest the minds of his versatile master, is among the most popular on the campus, students in Algebra lll. But he is much more than a mathematical automaton. lt is true that he enjoys the study of calculus for relaxation, but he also is an inveterate walker. He walks everywhere-to Church, to town, or just around. He is an assistant in the coaching of junior football, basketball and track, but his most exacting duties are those connected with his position of guardian of the School's rights on the first floor of Lawrence. Although he will disavow any interest in the Senior Common Room, you very often see him there, arranging the furniture and pick- ing up half-smoked cigarettes left by upper-formers in their haste to get to class on time. Probably the most patient man in Ashe- ville School-one who is seldom ruffled by AN ORDAINED minister in the a boy's lateness or other minor dereliction lcalflanggeg-la20n?1 ghl?1'C?,g2e ??V- . roo s is e oo ap am. -is Mr. Arthur Brooks. He is the emp- eror in the Plane Geometry class. Being so, patience is a great virtue, for he must stand for hours explaining and explaining and explaining the intricacies of proportion, axioms, theorems, etc.-and all of this he gladly does. His is almost the patience of Job of Whom he preaches in morning Chapel. Mr. Brooks is a confirmed pipe- smoker and is one of Asheville,s year- around athletic coaches. Well, this is half of his character. The other half can best be described by looking at his title: The Reverend Arthur C. Brooks. A member of the Congregational clergy, llr, Brooks is one of the most versatile men in School. The foregoing gives an impression of the scientific back- ground which is his by virtue of a B.S. Degree from California Institute of Tech- nology. His B.D. Degree from Union H0P'5 OFFICE is the Center of Theological Seminary gives a hint to the School athletics. Here are Cole, , i , Coigk, Hgp, and Bill Kimberlsv, rest of his make-up. livery morning be- tween breakfast and first period the School joins together in common Worship in the Chapel. There, presided over by the Headmaster or lWr. Brooks, acting in the capacity of School Chaplain, the boys get the chance for prayer, meditation, and listening to a sermonette delivered by the Headmaster or the Chaplain. hir. Brooks also teaches the School's course in Religion, and this serves as the basis for the intellectual interest in religion which is present here. A member of the mathematics department, Nlr. Brooks has many additional facets which make him one of the indispensable men at Asheville School. The fourth and last member of the lwathe- mZ1tiCS Department is Bernard Arbogast, DIRECTOR of athletics and the Master of Second Form B.A., Washington and Lee University. He Algebra, Bernard H. Arbogast has been at Asheville School since 1921. ln- structor of Algebra Il, his Work is extremely important in that there the foundation for later work in mathematics at Asheville School must be laid. Just as important as his classroom Work is his Work in coaching Asheville School athletics. As Athletic Director, the entire student body at one time or another comes 73 'Yi s E Il, I E --1 s E as Q' We s 2 3 i I 'a i - --- i-- .--1, E WDW ----F1 -. -YY . ....-, ...c .-...-. under his supervision. As head football, basketball and track coach, Hop', turns out winning teams, all of them Well-coached. His basketball team this year bears direct evidence of that fact. Foremost in Hop's mind is not winning, strange as it may seem. What he is interested in doing, rather, is in teaching boys how to play the game well and fairly. The operative theory be- SPANISH VS. ALGEBRA when Senor Loughnan and Pop Shea engage in off- hind Asheville athletics is that a strong body is as CSSCI1fi21l to 3 hand conversation in Pop's classroom. man as is a strong mind. ln an attempt to put this definitely into practice, Hop supervises the every-boy-in- athletics aspect of the School, and it is due to his hard work and untiring efforts that the program succeeds. Leaving the llathematics end of the curricular aspect of the School, we turn now to the modern languages. No School, worthy of its name, is complete with- out emphasis on at least two modern languages. At Asheville it is required that every boy graduating must have a knowledge of either French or Spanish, and so, no boy can go through Asheville School without coming into contact directly with Blr. Paul Bates or Rlr. Edmund Lough- PAUL H. BATES, Harvard nan- cum laude, is School Organist and FYGHCT1 and MUSiC Master- Cn the French side of life at Asheville School, Nlr. Bates is the officiator. He is the master of French for all forms. A graduate of Harvard University, llr. Bates has been teach- ing French for the past fifteen years. His classes are fresh and inspiring. He teaches French, just as he does everything else, with a spirit of life and ambition for his students. As Hallmaster on the third floor of Lawrence Hall, 1Ir. Bates rules with an iron 74 E L S E N O R is students' hand. Known by the boys as UBoston Blackie, his apartment is always filled with under- formers who come in to read his newspaper, listen to his radio, or just to listen to him talk and pun. A confirmed resident of the 'lLand of the Cod and the Beans, Klr. Bates' own reading material consists largely of the Bos- TON HERALD. His talents do not end with French and Hhallmasteringf' though, for he is also head of music at Asheville School and coach of the varsity tennis team. Choir Director and School Organist, his contribution to life at Asheville School is very real. name for Edmund L. Lough- nan, M.A., Master of Spanish. The other stalwart of the Nlodern Langu- age Department is Mr. Edmund Loughnan, better known, perhaps, as El Senor. Originally French by birth and English by education, the Senor is the most scholarly member of the faculty. He belongs to the category of pipe-smokers, and for recreation rides horseback and assists in coaching track. Spanish at Asheville School is a very precisely taught subject. lVIr. Lough- nan's classroom blackboard is literally a textbook of information. He instills in his students not only a thorough understanding of the elements of Spanish gram- mar, but, as well, an appreciation of the Spanish language and letters. Boys WATCHING A FOOTBALL GAME are Dr. VValter T. McFall, an Asheville den- tist, Mr. Bates, Mr. Barroll, and Mr. Shea. come from his class with an under- standing of philosophy and history as well as of Spanish. There has to be in every school some one person to coordinate the entire scholastic program. At Ashe- ville that man is Nlr. William Copenhaver. Coming to Asheville in 1928 with a background of ex- perience in other Southern prepar- atory schools, Nlr. Copenhaver has handled the various duties at one 75 .iv i -4 15 5 lvfffrfiffiryzfrf-W c rr :za- S? 44 I if Y , 5 - ---- ----Hg - -W .-- . time or another of llaster of French, Director of Admisions, Registrar, and llaster of Phy- sics. He is still carrying on in all of these jobs but the teaching of French. The new boy meets him as Director of Admissions, a few sixth formers meet him as llaster of Physics, but the School contacts him as Registrar. In that job he sets up the class schedule, advises boys as to their scholastic program, records the grades, and finally, does much toward get- ting the boys into college. He has a phenome- nal ability of getting boys into the colleges of , their choice, and due more to him, perhaps, REGISTRAR, D11'9Ct01' of Ad- missions, and Master of Phy- than to any other single master, the record of sms' is William Copenhaver' our graduates in their various colleges have remained high. Together with llr. Hollandsworth, llr. Copenhaver directs the sixth formers in discovering the mysteries of physics. As lecturer and recitation master, llr. Copenhaver prepares his students for the laboratory work which they study under the guidance of Klr. Hollandsworth. The laboratories at Asheville School are all separate. The physics laboratory, furnished by friends of the School, is beautifully equipped. There the elements of this basic physical science are investigated and proved, thus making the theoretical classroom work more vital. ln the opposite end of the basement floor of Klitchell Hall are the chemistry and biology labora- tories. lf not so nice-appearing as the THE PHYSICS LAB instructor is James G. Hollandsworth, who also teaches first form subjects. equipped. ln the chemistry laboratory, as - physics laboratory, they are just as well in the physics laboratory, the basic theoreti- cal elements of the science are examined. To most boys at Asheville, however, the chemistry laboratory is much more renown- ed for the fumes that arise from that place during the Spring term. All of these, ex- plains the laboratory instructor, are neces- sary for an understanding of chemistry, but 76 RODENTS AND REPTILES are the trademark of the biology laboratory. Performing research on albino rats are Cook, Somerville, Critz, and Winter. the question has been asked by the less scientific members of the School whether this smell is necessary. Undoubtedly the most interesting laboratory to the outsider is the biology laboratory. There each student is provided with a microscope and his own dissecting equipment. He spends his fourth-form year investigating with these some of the mysteries of living things. About him the biology student sees it tremendous array of biological and botanical specimens, collected over the years by various people and deposited on the shelves of the biology laboratory. The present curator of the chemistry and biology laboratories is Mr. Edgar T. NIcCleary. A barometer, an earthvvorm and a bubbling test tube represent the three EDGAR T. MCCLEARY, Yale B.A., is Master of chemistry, biology and general science. istry, taught by hir. hIcCleary. To the new . courses, General Science, Biology, and Chem- boy, llflr. hiIcCleary is the man in the white laboratory coat who paces up and down the room delivering his lectures, or the man who can be seen on the campus smoking his pipe from which emanates odors characteristic of burning manila rope. To the old boy, hir. Nlccleary is a good friend willing to give help and time to any boy, or a man who can 77 be seen on the campus smoking his pipe from which emanates odors characteristic of burning manila rope. Nlr. NIcCleary, a graduate of Yale University, came to Ashe' ville in 1946. Here he has assum- ed several duties in addition to his teaching. These include being faculty adviser to the BLUE AND WHITE, hallmaster on the second floor of Anderson, director of the Ashpits, and coach A DIRECTORS lot is not HH, GHSY 0119- , , Mr. Barroll was largely responsible for the of Junior soccer. As faculty ad- success of Ashevil1e's dramatics this year. viser of the yearbook, he advises and assists the staff in preparing the book, As a hallmaster in Anderson Hall, he helps keep the riotous fourth formers from running away with the building. An old member of the Yale Glee Club, llr. 1IcCleary brings his musical knowledge to fore in the directing of the Ashpits, and aids those Ashpits in finding Fun and Fellowship Through Singing. As junior soccer coach, he teaches the elements of soccer to the younger boys, preparing them for service on the varsity. His is a varied and busy life, but he is never so busy that he does not have time to sit and talk with any boy at School about anything, and this, perhaps more than any other thing, makes his service to J. Coaches Asheville SCl'lOOl SO valuable. varsity soccer, directs drama- tics, and is Master of Latin. ln direct contrast to Yale-man Edgar T. llcCleary is Harvard-man J. Leeds Barroll, lll, Blaster of Latin and Lower Form English. Coming to the School this year, he has accomplished a great deal along both scholastic and extra-curricular lines. He has coached varsity soccer and junior baseball, he , Q 5 has directed the performances of the dramatic X society, and with llr. Bates and ll tiil Ir. llc- Cleary, he has helped to put into operation the i new program of music at Asheville School. He has been hallmaster on the second floor of Lawrence Hall. Along with his other hall- master colleagues he meets with Mr. Hutchins every two weeks. Together these gentlemen discuss the problems of the dormitories, make decisions for the operation of the dormitories, and select the prefects. Their meetings are not all Work, however. Some of the time is spent in drinking coffee and eating cookies, and some is spent in banter back-and-forth between the Yale representatives, hir. Hutch- EEE- ins and Mr. lVIcCleary, and the Harvard- HENRY C- EDGAR, retired Hotchkiss English master, re- educated masters, Mr. Bates and lldr. Barroll. placed M1-, George E, Baker, A tremendous amount of work is accomplished in these meetings, though, and their importance is very great. Mr. Barroll is one of three masters in the English Department. Mr. Hutch- ins, of course, is another. The third member of the department is Mr. Henry C. Edgar. When llr. George Baker was forced by health to retire from the School in Qctober, Nlr. Edgar agreed to come out of retirement and take over the duties of instructing the fifth and sixth forms in English. From the Hill School and the Hotchkiss School, by way of a farm in lklaryland, hir. Edgar and his charming Wife became members of our faculty. ln the classroom Mr. Edgar's natural wit and vast knowledge have won over to his side even the most contrary THE DORMITORY MASTERS hold after-dinner meetings every other week. Shown here are Mr. Shea, Mr. Barroll, Mr. MeCleary, and Mr. Hollandsworth. 51: 1 r ii E IEE' 3 5 5-5. l . A a lt, . . s . ., --a.WW. ..-,.-pi, ARMY-BOUND in the Sum- mer of 1951 is J. G. Hollands- worth, Master of First Form. students. It is impossible to imagine how a better replacement for Mr. Baker could have been found. He and Nlrs. Edgar entertained for the students several times during the year at their apartment in the Howard Bement House. There, as in the classroom, his charm which is so very apparent, and which is shared by Nlrs. Edgar, manifested itself. The boys en- joyed these visits with these two grand people as much as anything they did during the year. Mention has already been made of the man who directs the physics laboratory, and now is the time to take a little closer look at him. Mr. James Hollandsworth, B.A., M.A., join- ed the faculty in the Fall of 1947. He is a man of many parts and of two scholastic departments. He teaches first formers and sixth formers, none in between. As a master of physics laboratory he coordinates his work with that of Klr. Copenhaver, and as master of the first form, he tries to coordinate his work with the previous, sometimes somewhat-lacking, knowledge of the little first formers. He is hallmaster on the third floor of Anderson Hall and has directed the activities of the Woodcraft Squad since his arrival here. He has served this year as faculty adviser to the ASHNOCA and to the Sophisticats. It is to our sorrow that he must take a leave-of-absence at the end of this school-year. A re- MR. HOLLANDSWORTH fly and Mr. Abbott frj, together with Mr. Bates, pre- side over the classrooms and study hall on the second floor of Mitchell Hall. un -mi.: min. serve lieutenant in the U. S. Army, his unit has been re-activated, and he must report for duty soon after the close of School. It is only coincidence, perhaps, that his classroom, is next to the study hall-the place in Asheville School presided over by our next master. Mr. Arthur W. Abbott came to Asheville School in the Fall of 1949 from his home in New Hampshire. To try to de- THE SCHOOL STORE in the basement of Lawrence is frequented at recess by the class-Weary students and faculty alike. trying to describe thg various vigwg scribe his duties at Asheville is like one gets of Pisgah from the camp- us. They both are manifold. A trained manual arts instructor, hir. Abbott directs that phase of the curricular program. He also is in charge of camping, and nearly every Week-end piles boys and food in the station Wagon and heads off for Tim- bertop in the Smokies. He also is Supervisor of Grounds and Buildings. He is master on the first floor of Anderson Hall, but actually, all of these are only half of his Work. Where most boys contact him is in the study hall. The study hall is a large barn-like room situated on the second floor of Mitchell Hall. Here the boys who cannot climb above a C classification must spend the better part of their working day. Here the required work for the next day is CAMPING, Manual Arts, and study hall are under the direc- prepared. Here the center of our curricular tion of Mr. Arthur W. Abbott. life is located. Study Hall is in session during . W-.. .-... the Whole morning, during seventh period, and from 7:30 to 9:15 each night. Nlr. Ab- bott is in charge of most of the morning hours there and the seventh period study hall also comes under his guidance. The night study halls are presided over by the various married masters Who are not on the corridors. The i' study hall is not a pleasant place, but it is si MR. LEWIS discusses pre-game ground rules with the umpire and visiting Canton High School coach before a Blue Ridge Conference baseball game. extremely necessary to the maintenance of the high standards which are Ashe- ville's. The prominence of last-place position in our discussion of the masters of Ashe- ville School goes to Mr. W'illiam F. Uncle Will Lewis. For two reasons this seems appropriate. ln the first place, Nlr. Lewis is senior master, and as we started off this description of the masters with a short discussion of the Head- master, so it seems appropriate to end it with a discussion of the Senior Master. In the second place, Uncle WVill is in a department of his own. To be sure, Mr. Shea teaches a course in history, but Mr. Lewis is the department of history. His job is that of bringing alive the WILLIAM I:-I LEWIS better dead past to the fourth, fifth, and sixth known as Uncle Will, is a loyal son of North Carolina U. . . .... L .-- graduate of the University of North Carolina I formers, and in this he most ably succeeds. A in 1920, he joined the faculty of Asheville School in 1923, and since that time his ability, friendliness, and sense of humor have been characteristics of the campus. An ex-Washington Senators baseball player, Mr. Lewis has been the varsity mentor in baseball for these past twenty-eight years. He also assists in the Fall athletic program by coaching junior football. He is founder of 82 FRIENDS AND NURSES to all boys and masters at Asheville School are Miss Charlotte Hardin, R.N. and Miss Irene Orvedal, R.N. Wit 'n' Waffles, where his cooking ability FOR OVER THIRTY years . Doctor Arthur Chase Ambler, pleasure and education for his sixth form '13,h-HS been SCb001PhySiCiaI1 blends with his debating ability to furnish members of the organization. lf twenty-eight years seem like a long time to be on the faculty, consider the case of Dr. Ambler. Uver thirty years ago Doctor Arthur Chase Ambler, a graduate of Asheville in the Class of 1913, came to the School as School Physician, succeeding his father in this post. Three times a week, and at other times When he is needed, the dust begins to fly and the boys know that Dr. Ambler has arrived at the Infirmary to hold dispensary hours. He is on hand at all football games, and next to the Headmaster, is Asheville's strongest supporter. Under his direction comes the health of the boys and masters at Asheville School. He is sympathetic to pain, but he also has an uncanny ability of knowing When MISS HARDIN AND Doctor Ambler check the chart and record of a boy at the Infirmary. Doctor Ambler comes out to the School three times a week. a boy is trying to get out of athletics simply by faking a sore toe or something of that nature. His immediate Hhang-outu is the School Infirmary. Located on the first floor of Anderson Hall, the Infirmary is equipped to help boys convalesce from illness, to patch up bruised or cut skin, and to give the necessary shots for allergies, vaccines, etc. lwany boys find the Infirmary a very pleasant place in which to become ill. This is due to the presence there of two fine nurses, Miss Charlotte Hardin and Miss Irene Qrvedal. Cn duty at all times during the school-year, these two registered nurses Work under Dr. Ambler's supervision in maintaining the health of the boys at Asheville School. Their cheerful radiance and their t.l.c. make the Infirmary one of the most popular places on the campus, unusual though that may seem. Though perhaps not strictly a part of the curricular aspect of our year, the Infirmary and its personnel is a good place to end this part of our story. The curricular aspect of our program, to be sure, is only one part, but it is the most important, and if We have seemed to be a little lengthy in our discussion, it is because it is in this part of our work that we have the most pride. As students we believe the curricular programs at Asheville to be just about tops. In every department the Asheville boy is blessed with having masters who themselves are tops in their preparatory school field. Every necessary item in the preparation of the boys scholastically for college is here. The boys, though, do not turn out to be intellectual geniuses. They come out with an intellectual back- ground, yes, but even more important, when a boy leaves Asheville he has a re- spect for study and hard work. In the long run the School believes this is more important, and as students, we are inclined to agree. THE STUDENT BODY goes from daily Chapel at 8:20 in the morning to Mitchell Hall for their first period rec-itations, laboratories, or study hall. ...KL3. lil., I ll XX X CHAPTER SIX ACTIVITIES: A TALE OF CONSTRUCTIVE RECREATIGN XTRA-CURRICULAR activities hold a prominent position at Asheville. The School feels that it is necessary to provide a varied and Well-organized extra-curricular program in order that the students may use the knowledge they accumulate in the classrooms in a constructive and educational manner. Despite the size of the School, nearly every prominent form of literary, dramatic and musical organization is present on the campus, The students take these organizations seriously and do an excellent joh in all of these activities. As a result, a large part of the education offered at Asheville is not received in the classrooms, but in the many oHices and meeting rooms which serve as headquarters for our extra-curricular activities. Asheville's four publications are the most active organizations. Through incessant and Well-supervised work, they have achieved a quality second to none in the IN ASHEVILLE everybody country. The School is rightly proud of its reads the BLUE AND WHITE' literary output and supports these organiza- tions vigorously. So that these publications might live up to the standards set in previous years, there was much aggressive and conscien- tious Work done hy the literary organizations this year. In the Fall of 1950, When the new BLUE AND WHITE board met together for the 85 BLUE AND WHITE BOARD. fKneeling5 Junior members: Ginn, Ellington, Riggs, Hudnut, and Shoresg fstandingj Adviser Mr. McCleary, Senior Members: Markson, McFall, Hansen, Kittredge, and North. All spent time on the book. first time, several methods were discussed by which the yearbook could get away from the catalog style that has been a plague to annuals for so many years. It was decided that due to the unusually small size of the book, it would lend itself very easily to production as a story-book. This decision to abandon the catalog style in favor of a story-book meant that all previous criterion had to be disregarded if we were to have a make-up which would give the effect of a continuous and integrated narrative. To gain this effect it was essential that the book be divided into chapters, each of which contained an article which would unite that particular chapter DECISIONS FOR '51 BOOK had to be made by entire Board. North, Markson, Adviser Mr. McC1eary, Edi- tor Hansen, Kittredge, and McFall can be seen discussing a problem. with those preceding and following it. The chapters themselves, furthermore, had to be of a similar nature so as to present only a small break in the con- tinuity of the book. These ideas were both fascinating and revolutionary. The Board realized that to follow such a design would necessitate throwing caution to the winds and improvising as the year progressed. Nonetheless, 86 the merits of the idea appeared to out- weigh the risks, and the new style was promptly initiated. From the moment work began, diffi- culties were encountered. Qriginality was demanded, and yet the style was so unconventional as to render experi- ence useless. lt was a matter of trial and error from start to finish, and the errors were frequent, often going un- detected for weeks. As work progress- ed, however, a more or less definite pattern was formed, and the rest of the book was molded to fit this form. If the book, when completed, bears little resemblance to what was originally intended, it makes little difference. By MR. GRAGG took great and careful pain and exercised much patience in preparing his pictures in conform- ance With the BLUE AND WHITE standards fixed in previous years. one method or another the Board managed to produce the general effect that was desired. A great deal of pleasure and a certain sense of accomplishment were gained by those who Worked on this book. The efforts of the Board were directed by Harald Hansen, who served in the capacity of Editor-ln-Chief. The Managirig Editor, John Kittredge, with the able assistance of Robert Hudnut of the Junior Board, was in charge of the copy. Ludlow North, as Sports Editor, reigned supreme over the athletic section of the book, The photography was done in large part by Ned Nlarkson, Photographic Editor. The book was kept financially on a solid ground by the THE BIG THREE, MI.. MCC1ea1.y, Cff0I'tS of Walter lXfTCFZill, WhO WHS Hansen, and Riggs, discuss plans for the 1951 edition of the yearbook. i Shores, John Ginn, and Eric Ellington, Business Editor. Andy Riggs, Tommy all of the Junior Board, were also in- valuable to publication of the book. The greatest amount of advice and assistance was given by Mr. Edgar T. NIcCleary, Faculty Adviser. 87 ' f' ' M - 1 lg Q. lr: -. ax 1 'M .Ui . -wwf' Q. i- ' l ., i . A 11515 f 2--gas.: - ,:a,..,A,,.:..:aQ 'QIJI z . 1 I I '5'pv-if: . THE ASHNOCA Board spent many late hours working on the paper. Shown here QL. to RJ are: R. Kimberly, Reed, Hardin, Con- ley, Woodcock, Barker, Finston. lVhile the BLUE AND YVHITE was grinding out its annual volume, the ASH- NQCA was printing a paper every two weeks. The purpose of the ASHNOCA is to report faithfully and accurately the events that take place on the campus. Strictly a reporter's paper, there ,is very little room for personal opinion in the ASHNOCA, a fact which assures the authenticity of its articles. The editorials are widely read and discussed, while the sports page gives a dependable review of the School's recent athletic achievements. A great amount of work is put into the ASHNUCA, and the result is most gratifying. The staff of the paper is composed of a large number of reporters, feature writers, and various editors who congregate several times every two weeks to get the articles in and to put the paper to bed. The work is not particularly strenuous, but the pressure of getting the issue out on time is nerve-wracking, and there are always a few who are unable or unwilling to perform their duties, thus handi- capping the whole Board. Taking everything into consideration, the job done by the ASHNOCA was excellent, and the boys who did the work deserve a great deal of praise. THE 1951 ASHNOCA BOARD gained a first place in the CSPA ratings. Mr. Hollandsworth, the adviser, is standing, while the Board is CL. to RJ: W. Kim- berly, B. Harris, Wilson, Clovis, McFal1, Barnaby, R. Kimberly, and Shores. The Editor-ln-Chief for this year Was David Clovis, While Charles Barn- aby was appointed as Nlanaging Editor. Athletics were under the charge of Ben Harris, who took the post of Sports Editor, and Tom Shores, who served as his associate. Eric Wilson and Bill Kimberly Worked in unison as Re- Write Editors, and Walter NIcFall ami THE ASHNOCA kept the boys in- , , formed on many events of the School. Dh0f0gf3Ph1C W0fk W35 done by Dlck handled the business department. The Kimberly. Through the course of two semesters, the ASHNOCA had three faculty advisers. llr. George Baker began the year in this position till illness forced him to retire. Nair. BilcCleary was temporarily put in charge of the job until an equally suitable master with more time to spare could be found. This man was lair. Hollandsworth, who devoted much of his spare time to the paper in the latter part of the year. For the first time in its history, the School Was blessed this year with a daily paper. Organized by three energetic Sixth Formers, and printed on a second- hand mimeographing machine, THE DAILY QNIPHALQSKEPTIC Was the center of attraction on the campus during the few, months of its existence. Every morning the 'SKEPTIC printed a three-hundred Word essay by some student or master about local, national or international problems. The discus- sion which these articles caused Was definitely beneficial to the student body. Bob Palmer, Eric Wilson and Charles Barnaby deserve credit for the effort BOOP W01'ked h-Wd to Publish the , , 'Skept1e, a daily diatribe, edited by Put mm this Paper- three members of the class of '51, The School's remaining publication, the REVIEW, is intended to supply an outlet for the literary tendencies of the students. This year there were two editions of the REVIEW, one in the Fall term and another in the Spring term. They contained short stories, poems, and plays Written by the stu- dents of the School. Owing to the fact 89 L . - .max THE REVIEW BOARD proof-reads the articles before the printer's dead- line. These boys, Finston, Reed, Edi- tor-in-Chief Wilson, and Woodcock, spent many hours processing stories. that it is entirely self-supporting, the REVIEW has not regained the prom- inent position it once held on the campus. Its rebirth after the War was intelligent if not ostentatious, and it is continually advancing in quality and prestige. The magazine's Editor-In-Chief for 1950-Sl was Eric Wilson. His Associ- ate Editors were Charles Barnaby and john Kittredge. Joe Chamberlain held the post of Business Nlanager, While Ludlow North was Advertising Nlan- ager. The Circulation hianager was Edgar Daniels. Though articles come from all over the School, four boys were chosen for their writing ability to be Contributing Editors. These were Harrison Dunlop, Klark Reed, llark Finston, and Julian Woodcock. llflr. Loughnan was Faculty Adviser. In the field of music, Asheville boasts of four active and well-balanced music organizations-the Choir, the Sophisticats, the Ashpits, and the lflusic Club. The oldest and most vital of the music groups on the campus, the Choir enjoys a membership of roughly twenty boys, representing all forms and ages. The THE FOLLOWING BOYS ffrom L. to RJ comprised the staff of the School's oldest publication: Lud North, Charles Barnaby, Edgar Daniels, Eric Wilson, Joe Chamberlain and John Kittredge. The REVIEW was published twice this year. Tl-IIS SCENE is a guest's View of a Sunday Chapel Service seen from the balcony. The Choir is shown leaving' the Chancel at the end of a service. anthems which they sing are seldom intricate, but the lusty renditions of familiar choral pieces have earned the Choir a respectable name. lts lllost important achievement each year is a concert given shortly before the beginning of Christmas vacation. Traditionally an impressive and inspiring performance, this concert is Well Worth the time spent in practicing. The contribution which the Choir makes to the School is a real one. lt is essential to the Chapel Services not only because of its singing, but also through the impression of austere solemnity which its presence lends. Considering the amount of time which is available for practice, the singing is commendable. The spirit of the group is high, afld they take pfldC ill their CHOITS. KINOW, ALL TOGETHER Strong and loudly-Do, Re, Mi, Fa, so, La, Ti, The success of the Choir as a sin inf . g fe Do, as Mr. Bates directs rehearsals. organization has been attained largely through the Work of its director, llr. Paul Bates. He takes a lively interest in the group and uses his ample ex- perience in choral work to great ad- vantage. His is not an easy task, and the results he obtains are evidences of his patience and perseverance. i Besides being of service to the 91 THE SCHOOL CHOIR furnished music for us every week. It consisted of boys from the second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth forms. From left to right they are ffront rowbz Martin, Riggs, Daniels, W. Hayes, Woodard, Northg tmiddle rowjz Mr. Paul Bates, fthe directory Matthews, Kittredge, Dobyns, Butts, R. Hayes, Harrold, Townsend, tback rowjz Giffen, Viner, Hudnut, and Hansen. School, the acquaintance with singing which the Choir affords its members is invaluable. The opportunity to sing with a group is one of the most precious things a school can offer to its students, and it is this opportunity that the Choir holds out to the boys at Asheville. The value of organized singing cannot be overestimated. The experience gained from even a small amount of choral Work is a treasure which can be a constant scource of enjoyment throughout life. This is the most important function of the Choir-to stimulate in the students an interest in music which might otherwise remain latent and undeveloped. The work which the Choir did along ROBING -I-HE CHOIR is one of Miss vocal lines was paralleled in the instru- Eva Lovelaee's jobs. Here she fixes Bob Hudnut's cassock and surplice mental field by a newly-formed group known as the Sophisticats. Founded this year by a group of boys who felt the need for a band, the Sophisticats is the School's only instrumental organi- zation. The first meetings of the 'Cats were informal get-togethers more for fun of playing than for learning. Grad- ually enough pieces were accumulated 92 to allow a fair amount of orchestration. At length a master was taken into the group as director, and serious work began. The results were admirable, and the 'Cats gave several perform- ances for the School. The highlight of their work was an excellent concert at the Dramatic Society's Dance. The band was built around the honky-tonk piano playing of Denny Cook, a self-taught maestro, who shows the signs of being a fine jazz pianist. Allan Barker, a man of many instruments, played the saxophone, while the brass section consisted of THE SOPHISTICATS consisted of musicians: Mr. Hollandsworth, James, Ramirez, Barker, Harrold, and Cook. Mr. Hollandsworth and his cornet. There were two strings, one of which was Ted Harrold's bass, and the other, David James' banjo. Rhythm on the drums was supplied by Chuck Ramirez. The 'Cats were at their best when they harmonized on Dixie-land jazz, but their dance numbers were nearly as professional and had a polish which was re- markable, considering the amount of practice the boys had been able to have. The success of the Sophisticats this year makes it seem probable that another, and even better, group will be present on the campus next Fall. ln 1948 a few seniors decided that it would be advantageous to the School MUSIC at the Dramatic Society's winter dance was supplied by Asheville's Cats . and a lot of fun for themselves if they formed a quartet. They took their idea to NI r. lWcCleary, an ex-Yale quartet singer, who gave it his wholehearted support. Additional members were secur- ed, and the quartet, which by this time numbered six, began their practices at once. Shortly after Spring Vacation in l9-l8 their first concert was given. The group was well received by the 93 students, and at the end of the year, these original Ashpits chose their suc- cessors from the incoming Sixth Form. Since that time, theiAshpits have been a thriving organization. In the Spring of 1950, seven boys were chosen for the 1950-51 group. 1Vhen School began last Fall, it became evident that the seven voices could not make a satisfactory blend, and two more sixth formers were brought into membership. By Thanksgiving the Ash- pits were ready to sing, and give a MR. McCLEARY gives the Ashpits their daiiy practice in iiie musiq mom- creditable performance. As the year g,e,1,g,e1ig,g,g1,tig,,3,,31,g,1f 22112513 rss? gm Wedge, Llld N01 Ch, and Eric Wilson. both at the School and in Asheville. Improvement was slow till the Spring, but by constant application a fairly decent repertoire was formed. By the end of the year, the Ashpits were singing well. Their final performance at the Com- mencement Dance was excellent, and indicated the effort that had been put into preparing the songs. The Ashpits of 1951 were not the best group that the School had seen, but then again, neither were they the worst! Fun and Fellowship Through Singing is the motto of the Ashpits. Each group of Ashpits has tried to find this fun and fellowship, and the 1951 Ashpits THE ASHPITS presented many concerts at School as well as in and around Asheville. This year's group consisted of ffront rowjz Chamberlain, North, Kittredge, Bernstein, Wilsong fback rowb: Jones, Hansen, Martin and Daniels. . 2 1sa'.f2:-1 f . .-42.1 'yn.,,.y-J.-,p. ,ze vamzxf-aw'-'.1-w14-4s.w,nam2:'vmm:f:'mw- an vwQx:.rcn WE MEET AGAIN TONIGHT, sung by the Ashpits during Spring on the steps of the Perkins Gymnasium. succeeded. At times the practices did not seem to show this, but the mem- bers of the group, after all, were only human, and as most humans, they were subject to m oo d s of despair and grouchiness. Fortunately, these moods were quite infrequent, and the group managed to enjoy each others' company in practice and elsewhere. Une of the highlights of the year was the trip to the School's cabin, Timber- top, high in the Smokies. There for a whole week-end, the nine boys, Nlr. lVIcCleary and Nlr. Abbott really got to know what the group's motto meant, and as a result, the Ashpits returned to the School with worn-out voices, tired bodies, and a better understanding of each other. The nine Ashpits this year were Harald Shake Hansen rome Out Fighting, and Joe Gas Chamberlain at first tenor: John Paul lee Cream Jones, Edgar Four Door Se-Daniels, and Richard A. and P Super Nlartin at second tenor, Larry June is Bernstein Ollf All Over, and John 22 Caliber Kittredge at first bassg and Ludlow I'fz'e Got Plenty of Northing, and Eric He U'on'f Now But He Wilson at second bass. These boys enjoyed an association with singing that they will cherish the rest of their lives. lt is doubtful that any of them will stop singing when they leave Asheville. They have found pleasure in their work, and they will continue to seek that pleasure. It is unfortunate that there THE ASHPITS were at ffTimbeI-topv on May 5th. Shown here are Daniels, Cannot be two or three Such groups as Mr. McCleary, Bernstein, Kittredge. the Ashpits at Asheville, but at the , present time there are not enough j voices to make this possible. For many years the students at Asheville have had at their command facilities for the study and enjoyment of music unparalleled, perhaps, by any other preparatory school in the country. Lamentably these facilities have never 95 THE MUSIC CLUB, founded this year by Mr. Barroll, meets every Wednesday night. Seated here in the Music House are members: fl. to r.J Barker, Martin, Hudnut, Woodcock, Palmer, Kittredge, Barnaby, Hardin, Conley, and Comer. been used to their fullest. This year, in the hope that the students might be per- suaded to take advantage of this opportunity to become acquainted with music in at least one of its many forms, the Music Club was organized. Its task .was to make the student body conscious of the presence of the Music House, and to instill in them the desire to use it. Also important to the Club was its instruction in music given by lVIr. Barroll every Wednesdayf night. This course of instruc- tion was in the basic elements of music composition and orchestration. How successful the Club was cannot be determined so early as this. The formation of the Club was indicative of a trend at Asheville which started about five years ago and has recently reached its peak. The interest in music at the School has increased enormously, as is testified by the large number of phonographs which can be found in the common rooms and prefects' rooms. Such groups as the Sophisticats and I-E-CTURINQ 130 the DSW mUSiC Club the string trio are evidence in them- in the music house is Mr. Barroll. . . selves of a musical renaissance, but the overwhelming reception which they have earned is far more definite proof. This trend shows that Ashevillians are interested in more than just making a grade or winning a football game. lt is a sign that the students are eager to 96 wma .1.f..-'z -M -,. -. -1-a:wcsffalz-:m.-'f-erxparwimmf'-zmffzzrzbme-,:az-iz-srwnxz-xaaus-:ana'V--25.142114-:-zumnzrassuzrmsalszam: learn, even outside the classroom, and such an attitude is indicative of a healthy school. A third important extra-curricular field at Asheville is dramatics. The Dramatic Society is a venerable organi- zation and through the years has gain- ed a reputation for presenting plays of high quality. The fortunes of the Society have risen and fallen through- out the years, but in general it has re- mained a strong and ,active organiza- tion. It has seldom experienced a scar- city of actors and in some cases has been forced to turn down adequate INCLUDED IN the cast -of Of Mice and Men were four Veteran actors, Viner, Clapp, Daniels, and Rowley. actors in' favor of more experienced ones. Nonetheless, the Society realizes the value of new 'blood and attempts to draw promising young boys into their group as soon as possible. This cultivation of material in large part accounts for the ability of the Society to find an experienced cast for every play. It is usually the custom of the Society to put on two plays each year, one at Thanksgiving and another at the end of the school-year in the Spring. This year's group had ambitiously hoped to stage three plays, but the lack of funds and time made the extra production impossible. The Society was more active than usual, however, in that it gave a successful dance and also presented a skit based on a burlesque of the Horace Heidt Show. In addition to this, their regular productions were above average. Characteristic of the Dramatic Society, DICK MARTIN as Sherlock Holmes loses his gun as Les Graham, play1ng the part of a limey thug, grabs 1t. too, this year, was internal difficulty. lt took most of the year to straighten this out and make everybody happy, but fortunately the difliculty ceased be- fore the Spring play when everybody worked together in a true Asheville style. Family diiliculties are present everywhere, and the Dramatic Society had their year of these diHiculties in 1950-51. 97 ,. GREASE PAINT and anxiety flowed in the dressing room of the dramatic society before their two productions. The play selected for the Fall pro- duction was Uf Mice and Men. The difliculty of putting on this play both from the point of sets and acting is obvious. The amount of time put in by stage crew and actors alike was far out of proportion to the credit they re- ceived. Still, they had the satisfaction of a hard job well done, for the play came off quite satisfactorily. The stage effects were clever and the acting was quite a bit above the average found in secondary school dramatics. After this difficult presentation, the Society members began to run into trouble. First they were thwarted in their attempts at staging a Winter play, and then they were unable to agree on a Spring play. When at last a play was chosen it was nearly impossible to find time for practice. A green and unre- hearsed cast took the stage before the underformers the week before final exam- niations. The play suffered accordingly. Furthermore, as there could be few practices during examination period, the prospects for the final performance, which was to be staged at Commencement-time, seemed dim. When the time arrived, however, the cast did a beautiful job. The play, Slzerlork Holmes, had little to recommend it as a secondary school production, but in spite of it, the Commencement audience derived the pleasure they have been accustomed to THE DRAMATIC SOCIETY contributed much to the entertainment for the School. The members are: ffrom L. to RJ: Clapp, Smith, Riggs, Crita, Viner, Hansen, Clovis, Wilson, Daniels, Rowley, Luehars, McFal1, Richard Kimberly. CHOPPING KINDLING which will be used to melt tar for the bridge are Metcalf and Mr. Hollandsworth. deriving from Asheville School dra- matics. There is one activity at Asheville which defies classification. lt is not a sport, and yet it is a substitute for a sport. lt is not an extra-curricular activity in the strictest sense, and yer the constructive work it sponsors about the campus merits its location in this article. The group under discussion is the Woodcraft Squad. During every season of the year and in any kind of weather the squad goes out four days of the Week and spends the afternoon repairing and constructing the School's outdoor facilities. The tools they use are of the simpliest sort, and their raw materials consist of the trees under Which they Work, yet, their labors have left an indelible mark on the campus. In recent years the Woodcraft Squad has made Lake Ashnoca its special pro- vince. With ant-like determination they set about building a path around the lake for those people who wanted to enjoy the peaceful setting on an afternoon's stroll. Every manner of obstacle was encountered and systematically overcome. Where there were inlets and logs, the boys made bridges, when there Were trees in the way, the trees were cut downg Where there were fences, stiles Were built. Finally, at the beginning of the school-year, one could circumnavigate the lake with little difficulty, thanks to the Woodcraft squad. Not yet satisfied, this THE wO'ODCRAFT Squad returns from Lake Ashnoca Where their work years Squad began impfoving OH the on paths and bridges is left behind. path. Then they started a bridge which --Me-ee Would cut off one Whole end of the lake. When finished, this remarkable construction was so complete that it has an underpass for canoes and row- boats. This was truly a Herculean task! Mr. Hollandsworth has been in charge of the Woodcraft Squad for 99 THE PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY is an organization for furthering interests in the field of photography. Seated are the members of the society: Henley, Franklin, Harrold, XYeller, Markson, Ginn, Pauley, Dobyns, Richard Kimberly. the paSt three years, and it is he who has been mainly responsible for the success of this activity. The boys who have engaged in this work have acquired three things of importance for themselves as a result of their participation. First of these is exercise and body-development which is so important, for the VVoodcraft Squad is a substitute for organized athletics. Secondly, the boys gain a greater appreciation of the outdoors and the natural life about them. Situated, as We are, in one of the loveliest spots in the Country, this aspect of the life at the School is among the most important. ln the third place, the woodcrafters gain a sense of achievement from the work they do for the benefit of the School and its personnel. All of these make this activity indeed one of constructive recre- ation! The nearest thing Asheville has to Dicx KIMBERLY is one of the on oft group iS the Photographic leaders in the Photographlc Somety' Society. An organization which is con- stantly expanding both its membership and facilities, the Society has become one of the indispensable groups in thc School. lVithout its darkroom and without the boys it trains, neither the BLUE AND VVHITE nor the ASH- 100 NOCA would be able to put out a presentable publication. Student photo- graphers are in constant demand on the campus. Their pictures are used by the ALUMNI MAGAZINE and even by the AH Society. A man With a camera is a necessary person at Ashe-- ville, and nearly every amateur photo- grapher on the campus pledges allegi- ance to the Photographic Society. For this reason, though dues are fairly high, the Society continues to be a popular and Well-populated organization. The headquarters of the Photo- graphic Society are located in the base- THE PHOTOGRAPHIC STAFF of the BLUE AND WHITE spent many hours in darkroom developing film. ment of Mitchell Hall. They are made up of two rooms and just as many closets. The darkroom is connected to the hall through a small closet with doors at both ends, allowing a person to pass in and out of the darkroom withtout admitting any light. Above the door an electric fan insures proper ventilation. In the dark- room itself a complete variety of machines and instruments can be found. There are enlargers, vats, chemicals, driers, wringers, tweezers, pins, and nearly every other gadget known to man for developing of film. In addition, there is a light- proof room adjacent to the darkroom which allows members to see occasionally What they are doing when they get tired of being in the dark. The greatest advance made by any activity this year was made by the A Society. Previous to this year the AH Society was more-or-less a token organi- zation, the membership of which Was CUTTING CREPE paper for decora- automatic. The Society did little or tions for the successful A Society nothing around the School and its ex- dance are R. Kimball and C. Barnaby istence was unknown to a majority of the student body. lts constitution was asinine and contradictory, as well as being unwieldy. This Fall, however, the Society came under the power of several enthusiastic boys who determin- ed to make something out of nothing. 101 i The job they did was an epic in organi- zation and determination. The first task was to revise and edit the constitution. Taking advantage of a lethargic majority, an industrious mi- nority drew up a constitution placing the power where it would do the most good. These laws were railroaded through with ease and the rejuvenation began. The next step was to do some- THE WHIRI-P00L BATH W-355 8'iV9I1 thing for the School which would to the School by the A Society to , , help ease muscular aches and pains, elevate the Society in the eyes of the students. lt so happened that at the time the School was sorely in need of a whirlpool bath to ease the aching muscles of overworked athletes. The purchase of said machine was siezed upon as an ideal opportunity to give the Society a good name. Qnce again the wheels began to grind. A second-hand tub with a new motor was priced at 5370. That was a lot of money to raise from an unsympathetic student body, but where there is a will there is a way. Outside donations were eagerly sought, and these made up more than a third of the cost. lyleanwhile, members and non-members found their pockets picked by high-pressure tactics. The money rolled in. A student body of one hundred and ten boys donated about 5220 for something they knew THE A SOCIETY, which contributed much to the activities of the School, consisted of ffront rowl : Collins, Best, Gatewood, Hansen, Clovis, Barnaby, Kit- tredge, Smith, Riggs, Martin, fsecond row? : Nyce, Graham, Reed, Kimball, Har- ris, Van Loan, Clapp, Cole, Ellington, Drechselg fthird rowj Bernstein, W. Kimberly, Dunlop, Barker, Litaker, Bradfield, Critz, North, Shores, and Conley. l nothing about. Shortly after the Spring vacation a physio-therapy room was furnished, the bath was purchased and installed, and the A Society began to gain in prestige. As though this feat were not enough, the ambitious few began plans for a dance almost immediately. Qriginated as a money-raising idea, plans were ex- . panded till the dance became a non- COUNTING THE SCORE for the football players was a job in which the cheerleaders took much pleasure. profit publicity stunt. Qnce again the students were milked, and advertising of an extreme and peculiar nature brought customers like flies. There was enough money for a hopped-up band, a crepe paper circus-tent ceiling, plenty of food, and an outsized A which was spotlighted in front of the entrance. Rain the night of the dance dropped the crepe to waist height, but in the face of calamity a few pins saved the day, and everything went according to schedule. The A Society chalked up another success! The Cheerleaders are vaguely akin to the HA Society. Elected at the begin- ning of every year they are given the responsibility of getting the students to the various athletic functions and directing the cheering of these students. Our Cheer- leaders for 1950-Sl, Dale Critz, Walter NIcFall, Bill Hayes, and John Collins, were a particularly ingenious group and thought up several stunts which boosted spirit and ruined pants. Their inge- nuity was taxed for new ideas, but they rose to the situation and accomp- lished their purpose. School spirit this year was as high as it had been in a long time. The School's best money-raising so- ciety is the Mitchell Cabinet. Existing solely as a charity organization, the Cabinet distributes the money collected in the Chapel services to several worthy institutions. ln order to keep us from 103 SYMBOLICALLY, the shadow of the Cross from the altar of the Chapel is cast across the open Holy Bible. - f-'-'- -- -- -V -XM'---W--.. .. . THE MITCHEL CABINET holds a meeting every other Sunday at the Head- master's House to discuss and direct the Sichool's charities program. The cabinet is composed -of Cfront rowJ: Jack Cole, John Kittredge, Robert Hudnut, Tom Shores, William Kimberly, Robert Palmer, and Qbaek rowjz Eric Wilson, Mrs. Fall, Dave Clovis, Harald Hansen, Lud North, Mrs. Bement, Walter McFall. forgetting that there are others who need money worse than we do, members of the Cabinet conduct a number of Chapel services throughout the year in which they plead for funds. The students are unusually decent about donating to charities, and in general, the collections are all that can be expected. Another popular method of acquiring funds is the sale of refreshments at athletic contests. Through constant effort the Cabinet manages to collect enough money to make sizeable contributions to those charities which, in the opinion of the members, use the money to the best advantage. The year's largest donation is made at Christmastime when money is given to a group of needy families who are recommended by a welfare agency in Asheville. The destitution in which so many people in this vicinity are forced to live is nearly unbelievable. Unfortunately the OUR SUNDAY GIFTS, in praise of limited source of money allows only a God from whom all blessings flow. few of the many unfortunate people to be helped. Nonetheless, the part done by the Mitchell Cabinet in relieving the poverty of people in the vicinity of H Asheville is a noteworthy one. Another large contribution is made in order to support one of the thousands 104 0a4w'W1w n. 'ii of forsaken Navajo Indians who are facing disease and starvation. A young Navajo boy is being put through school by the Cabinet, and his pathetic letters of thanks become an excellent object lesson for those who inherit luxury. Smaller amounts of money are given to various organizations and people who fall under the protection of the School. A local milk fund receives its share, while a former servant stricken with disease is gifts. ln general, it is a ing to divide too little many ways. who has been given periodic matter of try' R1-:FRESHMENTS were sold at all the football games by the Mitchell money in too ' . ' . Cabinet as a money-raislng project. The Mitchell Cabinet, then, represents an aspect of life which is often neglected in preparatory schools. The fact that the world does not exist on the basis of survival of the fittest should be brought home to young men that they may not forget those who are more deserving and less fortunate than themselves. We begin our life reaping where we have not sown, and we should show our consideration for those who must sow where they cannot hope to reap. The Cabinet is dedicated to this purpose and will continue to do everything in its power to impress students at Asheville with the luxury of their place in life. The remaining extra-curricular activity at Asheville is a small group known as the Wit 'n' Waffles Society. Under the direction of Mr. Lewis, the members of Wit 'n' Waffles write papers on controversial subjects. These papers are read on Sunday nights at Mr. Lewis' home sN: brings to- he exhibits ill the klfChCfl. gether Wilson, Mr. Lewis, Rowley, . . . ' 3 .' ' f f ' 5 and Barnaby for informal debate. Ab cl debdtmg souety' Wit n Waffles offers those who are asked to join an ex- ' V' ' perience in speaking which will be exceed- ingly useful in later life. The art of argu- ment is an important one and trains the pupil not only in public speaking, but also in consolidating facts swiftly and intelli- 105 gently. The value of such an ability is not easy to overlook. After the formal meeting has been concluded, Uncle Will and one of the members disappear into the kitchen. Une member is chosen as host for each meeting. He provides the group with the raw materials for a delicious re- past. Uncle Will is the man who con- verts those raw materials into food for HERE'S THE WAY I see it, says t' Th d b t ' th W't Barnaby to MeFall and Wilson at Consump lon' eo C 3615 it , 1 Uncle Wil1's Sunday Wit 'n' Waffles. part of the organization. This is the Waffles aspect. This y'ear's Wit 'n' Waffles group consisted of five people who could best use the experience which they would gain from the formal argument. They were Charles Barnaby, Walter NIcFall, Peter Rowley, Bob Luchars, and Eric Wilson. The benefits they gained from their participation in this Society will serve them well. 'These are the organizations which make up Asheville's extra-curricular pro- gralmf No one of them is of any great size, yet each is a successful group. The good that is done for the School and the boys through this constructive recreation islso real and important that extra-curricular activities take their place beside the curricular and the athletic as a vital step in the instruction of the students at Asheville School. WIT 'N' WAFFLES is a group of sixth formers which meets twice a month to discuss- current events. The participants are ffrom left to rightlz Charles Barnaby, Bob Luehars, Mr. Lewis, Eric Wilson, Walter MeFall, and Pete Rowley. ...NAL .l!.!.., I I I XX X CHAPTER SEVEN THE YEAR IN sPoRTs T WAS the first time in several years that it wasn't raining on the day of the Christ School game. The pleasantness of the day wasn't at all dampened by the fact that we beat our arch rivals twenty-six to six. An observer witnessing the game probably would have noticed that the team seemed somewhat inex- perienced, however, he also would have noticed that it was well coached. The Christ School game not only climaxed a successful football season, but also set the key for the rest of the year, a year of eager but inexperienced teams. The 1950 football season officially got under way when a small group of summer-softened vacationists arrived the first week in September for early foot- ball practice. A few old standbys, like Smith and Riggs, were present, but there was a conspicuous absence of almost taken-for- granted-regulars like Crawford, Hardison, and -I-HE -I-ROPHY CASE has ad- ded a Blue Ridge Conference second place trophy this year. mostly of new boys and ex-juniors. As the Mayo. The body of the squad was made up twenty-some-odd boys, in shorts and T-shirts, took the field for the first practice, there was we the usual superficial eagerness and enthusiasm that always accompanies a team on the first day of practice. Although some of the original fervor seemed to wear off after a few days of stiff muscles, most of it remained throughout the season. 107 Early football week passed rapidly, and in no time school had begun. The morale as well as the strength of the team was increased with the arrival of late-comers Kiess and Barnaby. The beginning of the week was also marked by the first real scrimmage. This indi- cated to Hop, better than anything else had up to then, who would carry the brunt of the burden for the coming season. By the end of the week the tentative line-up seemed to be: Shores and Riggs at ends, Kiess and Cole at tackles, Kimball and Barnaby at guard, and Ellington, center, while the back- field consisted of Hansen, Smith, and both Harrises. hleanwhile as the time before the first game Chlars Hillj grew less, on the lower field the varsity players, the Asheville School Juniors, were in the start of their season. They started out UNCLE WILL S JUNIORS tuined in a great season with nine wins out of ten games Henley s running Qleftj and Johnson's tackling frightj were big' factors in the successful season Here Ben Lippen and Canton Y are the victims. THE JUNIOR FOOTBALL team had a successful season, losing only one game. The players are: ffirst rowl Herndon, Sandison, Hodges, Lyerly, White, Dobyns, Wagner, fsecond rowl Walker, Myers, Kistler, Litaker, Tanner, Moss, Johnson, Harman, Brooks, W. Kimberly, Markson, Franklin, fthird rowl Graham, McFall, R. Kimberly, Pauley, N. Henley, Weller, Comer, Hardin, Winter, Giffen, Pearsall. this season with four decisive victories, one over Ben Lippen, one over Christ School, and two over Canton HY. The backfield, led by Johnson and the Kimberly brothers, never scored less than two touchdowns in any of these games. The real success of the season, however, lay in the rugged defensive play. With Jack Graham and Charlie Litaker leading this department, it was a wonder that the team lost even one game. They did lose one, however, to Asheville HY . The team didn't play badly, they were just up against a better and harder- hitting bunch of boys. The final score was C0-CAPTAIN Andy Riggs Asheville Y, 19, Asheville School, O. grabs viciously for Bethf-11High , i back. Blues won game 62-7. The Juniors then went on to w1n four more games before ending their exceptional season. Millard Fletcher was downed 20-13, Brevard 26-14, and Ben Lippen 21-13. The worth of the team was conclusively proved, however, when they trounced Christ School for a second time, 13-7. It also may be added here that the second team Juniors split two games with Christ School and beat Gibbons Hall 23-6. This team was originally the Super 109 I . l CHRIST SCHOOL runner is stopped for a loss as he meets the Blues' fast-charging line. Juniors but has since, because of the lack of younger boys, become a second team to the Juniors. Some of the credit for the Juniors' successful season should, of course, go to Captain Kimberly and the fine spirit of his team, however, most of it is undoubtedly due to Uncle Will for his patience and per- severence in coaching, not only in this season, but in past seasons as Well. But, to resume with the varsity team and their first game with Mars Hill . .. Saturday finally came and the customary nervousness prevailed as usual. The training meal, al- though good, was not enjoyed by many. After the uniforms had been put on, and the final prayer had been given, the squad trotted onto the field amid the scattered but enthusiastic cheers of the crowd. There was the awful moment before the starting Whistle, and then at last the whistle and the kickoff. We beat Nlars Hill High School twenty to thirteen. It was a common-place game with a common-place score. The team did well for a first game, although they understandably played more as eleven individuals than as a team. Ben Harris and E. C. Smith were the outstanding players of the afternoon, both offensively and defensively. lt was the first game for some of the players, and though a typical one, it was a game they would remember a long time. E. C. SMITH SKIRTS RIGHT END on one of the many ground-gaining plays against Christ School. Interference such as this gave us that important victory. THRILLS AND CHILLS prevail during the brisk Autumn weather as the cheer- ing section Watches a football game from the stands of our own Jackson Field. The team was made aware of the fact that, though they beat Nlars Hill, they would have to play better if they were to do the same to Brevard the follow- ing Saturday. Calisthenics were increased and scrimmages took up the majority of the practice time. When game time arrived, practically everyone who trotted onto the field had more assurance and less nervousness than the week before. The game was, without a doubt, the worst of the year. No one seemed to be able to do anything right. Passes didn't click, tackling' was bad, and down-field blocking was non-existent. The final score, Brevard 25, Asheville 7, fairly Well tells the story. t ' - Needless to say, the practices the follow- ' ' ing Week consisted of passing, blocking and PUCH0 HANSEN breaks kl' . , through the line of Christ tac ing Everybody knew that the next game, School to Score for the Blues. Canton, would be the hardest of the season. It was our first game away from home and under the lights. The spirit during the game, of the School as well as of the team, was the highest it had been in several years. Although we lost to Canton 26 to 6, it was a game to be proud of. The team played more as a team than ever before. Les Graham started as defensive center, while Smith Bradfield took lll 1 9 Ashevi 50 RECORD Mars Hi Ashevi-- d Brevar Ashevil e Schoo- ,. .. .. e Schooe .. .. .. e'isQQiig..gi Q ff Canton .. .. .. .. ... ,.. Ashevili Bethel e School .. .. .. Ashevi: Ben Li Asheviee sville .. .. Ashevin Wayne Christ e Scl1oo-.... .. ppen .. .. ., . .. e Schoo- .. .. .. e Schoo' School .. .. .. ,. . 1950 CO-CAPTAINS ANDY mccs E. c. SMITH THE VARSITY FOOTBALL team this year started out as an inexperienced team, but show- ed much improvement as the season progressed. The players are: ffirst rowj Hansen, Kimball, Barnaby, Ellington, Kiess, E. C. Smith, Riggs, over left end. Other than these minor changes, the original line-up remained. John Harris and E. C. Smith were outstanding players for the evening. The next game was with Bethel High School, a team we had never played. Asheville was in good shape for the game, since practices during the week had consisted mainly of scrimmages. As it turned out, the game itself was no more than a practice. lt was a virtual field day, even for the B team, which played nearly half the game. Hansen was the whole show for the varsity, scoring four touchdowns and three conversions for a total of 27 points. When the final whistle ended the slaughter, the score stood Asheville School 62, Bethel High 6. Ben Lippen, being a rather feeble team, deserves only a passing glance. The B team, sparked by Conley, North, and Best, again played the major part of the game. The varsity did play long enough however, to score five touchdowns and four points, sending Ben Lippen down in ignominious defeat, 35 to 6. 112 1950 LETTERMEN CHARLES BARNABY JAMES BEST SMITH BRADFIELD JACK COLE WILLIAM CONLEY HARRISON DUNLOP ERIC ELLINGTON LESLIE GRAHAM HARALD HANSEN BEN HARRIS JOHN HARRIS JOHN HOLCOMB JAMES KIESS ROGER KIMBALL ANDY RIGGS THOMAS SHORES E. C. SMITH J. Cole, John Harris, Bradfield, Ben Harris, fsecond rowb L. Graham, Mr. Arbogast, George, Otterbein, Chamberlain, Mr. Brooks, Shores, Woodico-ck, Somerville, Holcomb, Ginn, Reed, Best, Cook, Barker, North, Conley, Dunlop. Waynesville High defeated the Asheville School football team 40 to 21. It was one of those games about which the score does not tell the Whole story. Waynesville, although having a powerhouse equal to that of Canton, was scored upon first. The game, in fact, was in doubt until the last quarter, when the Mountaineers surged ahead. There is no need saying that, next to the Christ School game, the contest was the team's best exhibition. Rugged offensive line play, especially by tackles Kiess and Cole, highlighted the game for Asheville. It was about this time in the season that the varsity team elected their captains. At Asheville the coaches make a practice of picking out different boys in the early games of the season to act as captains for those games. Then, near the end of the season, the team meets and elects an oflicial captain for the year. That captain-or, as in this case, those captains-direct the field-play for the re- maining games of the year. This practice Was followed in the 1950 football season. 113 From the first of the season two boys had stood out from the others on the team as being the real leaders. lt was difficult for the mem- bers of the team to vote for one or the other of these players. Both were good in their re- spective positions, both were natural athletes, both had done a great deal in keeping up the morale of the squad, and both were invaluable to the team as leaders. Neither one was a mem- ber of the Sixth Form. Neither was older nor more experienced. ln fact, there was nothing to serve as the basis for picking one over the CO-CAPTAINS Riggs and other. After much discussion the team did the lfgehfrailglih Qelgiiqdnggg. fS?e0Jv:0-gl only thing that they could do: they deviated from tradition and elected co-captains. To Andy Riggs and E. C. Smith went this honor. Both had come to Ashe- ville at the same time, and both had played on the junior, then the intermediate, and finally, the varsity teams. Starting together as First Formers, these boys were fast friends long before they shared the football captaincy honor. Now Fifth Formers, with one more year of play for Asheville School, Andy and E. C., indeed, were fit to be captains. Riggs, a loyal son of Illinois, and Smith, a Cuban by adoption, were responsible for much of the success of the 1951 Varsity, and particularly for the total rout of the Greenies from Christ School in Ashe-ville's big game. CHARLES BARNABY throws a key block as Smith skirts around end 115. Ben Harris evades tackle after a pass interception for a long touch down run fry 'N Yu Y +14 'si ? N There were two weeks of intensive practice before the game that marked this smashing defeat of Christ School. During these two weeks the team was keyed up both physically and emotion- ally. Feeling concerning Christ School ran high, as shown by the fact that even the blocking dummy was nick- named Ern . When the day of the game finally dawned, the team was in a state of mind such that they could easily have beaten any team put up to them. The game itself was a triumph of superior coaching and hard work, and was deservingly played entirely by the first string, substitutions being made only in case of injury. The spirit during the game, as during the season, was excellent. With the final whistle. the football team of 1950 ended their season. Judging by spirit and hard play, not statistics and experience, this BARNABY is surprised as Ben Lippen BEAUTIFUL JUMP SHOTS such player comes in from behind to take the as this one pei foimed by E C Smith ball away from him but the Blues won gave our basketball team prestige football team, in spite of only a 4-3 record, enjoyed the most successful season of any team this year. While the last days of football practice were drawing to a close, the winter term in athletics was already getting under way. The swimming pool was cleaned and filled, the soccer field put in shape, and basketball practice was held every day after football. Of all the winter sports none had a brighter out- look than did basketball. The varsity basket- ball team, like the Junior football team, was CLOVIS C0H'C1'01S the Opening an exception to the pattern of inexperienced tip-off from Bennett of Christ School. Blues went on to win. and undermanned teams. They had returning first-stringers, several talented new boys, and a host of other players from last year's squad. The season itself was one of the most successful in the School's history. While compiling a very noteworthy 21-win and 3-loss record, the Blues re-wrote many of the records in the score- books. Among those erased were team scoring for season, individual scoring for a season, individual scoring for one game, and team average per game. Before we look at this amazing varsity season, let us look first at the other basketball teams which were in action at the same time as the varsity. We can then return to the story of this team with an understanding of the type of work in previous years which made the 1951 varsity season so successful. CLOVIS AND MARTIN demonstrate prowess on the basketball court as they score points to chalk up Asheville School wins over Ben Lippen and Mars Hill. l 4. MR. BROOKS' JUNIORS won five of its ten games. Sitting by Mr. Brooks are Moss, Lyerly, Hodges, Brooks, and J. Graham, Standing: N. Henley, Townsend, Johnson, Rich, Captain Robert Walker, Dobyns, Mr. Shea, Myers and Tanner. Although somewhat overshadowed by the varsity, the B team also enjoyed a very creditable season. Averaging almost 49 points per game, the scrubs won 10 games while dropping only 3. They rolled over one opponent 77-27. High scorer for the season was Bill Jackson with ll6 points, closely followed by Joe George and Pinky James. James hit the high of the season with 35 points against Marion. Also responsible for the team's success was the matchless floor-play of Denny Cook. The Junior Basketball team, although getting off to a very slow start, finished in a blaze of glory, winning four of their last five games. The team, seemingly abundant in SIX-FOO-I--FOUR Center Bill Jackson had a big hand in the talent, had a hard time winning at the start of ,,B,, team,S ,5l Season Success the season. They lost to Ben Lippen, Sand Hill, and Warren Wilson, only to beat these same teams later in the season. Height was not a determining factor, as three of the first five were well above the average. The quintet of Holcomb, Brooks, Tanner, Walker, and Johnson dropped two games to Asheville Y, but countered by twice defeating Gibbons Hall. Sparked by Walker's 22 points, the , 117 little Blues downed Sand Hill 61-49. They climaxed the season by defeating Warren XVil- son 39-34 in an overtime. Captain Fuzzy Beari' Walker was high scorer for the year. He was closely followed by teammates Tan- ner and Johnson. The Junior B team, play- ed a varied schedule of the same team three times and lost two of the three. Their opponent copped the first two games, but was soundly beaten in the last encounter -ll-18. Both teams were ably coached by Klr. Brooks and , llr. Shea. ALL - CONFERENCE Clovis llention should he made in this tale of buckets a goal against the , , Ben Lippen rangy pivot-man, ours of the part which the masters at Asheville School play in developing our sports program. Since this present discussion is a slight digression from the main body of our story, anyway, perhaps this is a good place to dwell on that subject for a short time. Almost every master in the School helps out in the athletic program. Some, such as hlr. 1lcCleary and Klr. Loughnan, indulge themselves in this type of activity only during one of the three seasons. Qthers, such as llr. Bates, Klr. Lewis, and llr. Barroll, coach sports which are so seasonal in nature, that these men's activities in athletics take place in only two of the three terms. Still others, such as hlr. Arbogast, llr. Brooks, and Klr. Shea, are on the court and field virtually B TEAM basketball provided the School with another successful athletic team. Standing QL. to RJ are Ginn, Jackson, Hudnut and Cook. Kneeling CL. to RJ are Chamberlain, McFall, James, George, and Mr. Arbogast. They won 10, lost 3. HOP points out to the first five their first quarter mistakesg then they came back on the basketball floor to defeat Ben Lippen's Deacons for the fourth time. every afternoon during the year. Some of the masters are, themselves, fine athletes. Others are not physically so endowed, but all share a love for athletics and its body-building result. A preparatory-school master is interested in develop- ing the Whole boy, and Where such duties as athletics might be formidable to their college-teaching colleagues, the preparatory-school masters look upon athletics as another means of being able to direct this development of the boys of the School. This, though, is enough of a digression, and We must return to that story of the Hmighty five Who had a record-breaking varsity basketball season. The Asheville quintet, composed of Clovis, Shores, Smith, Bernstein, and lVIartin, got the DICK MARTIN ties up Can- season off to a fast start by winning six t0n'S f01'YVaTd 35.311105 001110 from behind to Win by 61-58. straight games before Christmas vacation. The MCA-. . second game of the season was one of the team's best efforts. The sharp-shooting Ashe- ville cagers rolled over a favored Furman College varsity reserve team 70 to 59. Leading the high-scoring attack was Captain Dave Clovis' with Z6 points. After two more easy Wins, Asheville was host to the first annual Western North Caro- lina prep-school tournament. Participating ll9 THE BLUES finished a great season with twenty-one Wins out of twenty-four games. Kneeling fl. to r.J: Gatewood, B. Harris, W. Kimberly, and Hansen. Standing: Coach H-op Arbogast, Martin, Clovis, Shores, Bernstein and W. Hayes. schools included Asheville, Christ School, Ben Lippen, and Blue Ridge. The first round found the Blues trouncing Christ School 65 to 50. The team Went on to Win the tournament hands down, defeating Ben Lippen in the finals 77-26. Immediately after Christmas vacation the high-riding Asheville cagers added six more victories to their string of wins. Among these was a 63-35 victory over Christ School, and a 87-50 victory over Nlarion. ln this latter contest Tommy Shores set a new School individual game-scoring record with 30 points. As the season wore on, the team seemed to lose some of their previous sparkle. This Was CLOVIS puts the Blues ahead in a thrilling overtime win against Canton High School at Perkins Gymnasium. 1950-1951 ,I 36 36 A. S. Warren Wilson .. .. A. S. 70 Furman University 59 A. S. 52 Candler .. ,. .. .. .. .. 18 A. S. 71 Warren Wilson .. .. 37 I A. S. 65 Christ School .. .. .. 50 I A. S. 77 Ben Lippen .. .. .. .. 26' A. S. 51 Ben Lippen .. .. .. ., 38 A. S. 63 Christ School .. .. .. 35 A S A S S S . . 79 Ben Lippen .. .. .. .. 33 . .87 Marion .. .. .. .. .. 50 ' . . 51 Mars Hill .. .. .. .. 37 A IA. .70 Mars Hill .. .. .. .. .. 38 ' A Q 9 fi f ef' W . ,,,,1 , , . .... . W , hf, Q! 1 1 Q .1 V irzflv 1' 1 ,' V 1951 LETTERMEN A 7 f ..... . . . LARRY BERNSTEIN DAVID CLOVIS ANDY DRECHSEL HARALD HANSEN BEN HARRIS RICHARD MARTIN THOMAS SHORES E. C. SMITH ' I . 1--12:4-A' sg ' Q . ,av :fa ,sg 1 A ' I 2 if A - - V 5. 1951 CAPTAIN DAVID cLov1s it . 0 . v TI-IE FIVE BOYS who are responsible for a 21-3 season record are Martin, Smith, Shores, Clovis and Bernstein. particularly apparent in their game with Western Carolina Teachers College freshmen where only a last-second shot by Clovis saved the game. The next game marked the first defeat for Asheville. After winning seven- teen straight games, the team fell victim to the Lenoir-Rhyne College Jayvees 50-44. This defeat seemed to snap the Blues into form, however, and they added two more victories to their total before being upset by Sand Hill 56-51. One of these two wins was a suspense-packed contest with Canton. Led by the fine defensive play of guards, Smith and Bernstein, the Blues came out ahead of DICK MARTIN makes a lay-up shot as Asheville defeats Christ School to win the prep-school basketball tournament. n R E C 0 R D ' A. S. 44 W.C.T.C.,J.V. .. .. 43 A. S. 67 Blue Ridge .. .. .. .. 44 A. S. 73 Marion .. .. ,. ,. .. .. 50 A. S. 66 Christ School .. .. .. 53 y A. S. 51 Canton .. .. .. .. .. ,. 50 A. S. 44 Lenoir-Rhyne ,l.V. 50 A. S. 61 Canton .. .. .. .. .. .. 58 A. S. 66 Blue Ridge .. ., .. .. 40 A. S. 51 Sand Hill .. ... ., .. 56 A. S. 52 Ben Lippen ,. .. ., .. 39 A. S. 59 Christ School .. .. ., 27 A. S. 51 Hendersonville .. .. 53 n s 5. an ss eg S N 5' .. Q the Bears for the second time in the season. With the Blue Ridge Conference in Hen- dersonville, the Asheville basketball team cli maxed their very excellent season. In the first two rounds Asheville defeated Ben Lippen and Christ School respectively, the latter for the fourth time. In the finals, however, the team just couldn't do it. ln spite of a superb last quarter rally, Asheville lost to Hender- sonville in the hardest fought game of the season, 53-51. During this game Tommy Shores brought his seasonal total of points up E-Qglgililgielrlgii grrfe 5137735212 to 382, smashing the previous school record bgth N01-thCa1-Olina Champions set in 1946. Thus the Asheville School basket- ball team, with a record of 21 wins and 3 losses, closed a most successful season. In retrospect, the single reason for the success of the team is a little hard to find. It was due in part to fine coaching, but we have always had that. It Was due in part to an abundance of ability, but this is not the first year that We have had this, either. It was due in part to the cooperative spirit of the team, but we have had cooperative squads before. No, there was not any one reason for the success. It was a combination of many factors. We must be careful, though, not to forget one of the most important factors. This was in the person of one Dave Clovis, THE SWIMMING TEAM won a third place in the N. C. Interscholastic Meet at Duke. The members are: Cfirst rowlz Comer, Swint, Hay, Weller, Kimballg frearj Mr. Trumble, Critz, Butts, Iglesias, Moss, Harman, Palmer, Cole, Hayes. ml if ' u ww THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS in diving and breast stroke were copped by Renzo Moss and P. L. Hay, respectively, in the annual swimming meet at Duke. captain of the 1951 Blues. Dave, an unassuming, tall, athletic boy, was in his sixth year at Asheville. His quiet nature inspired confidence and steadiness, both traits being necessary for a successful team. Perhaps, therefore, this is the main factor behind the success of the 1951 Varsity, and yet, without fine coaching, cooperation and ability, steadiness and confidence mean little. Cince again therefore, we are back where we started: the success of this year's Blue quintet was due to a combination of many factors, and not to a single one. ln the opposite part of the gym another winter sport was under way. The 1951 swimming team, following the year's pattern of inexperienced but well- coached teams, lacked the luster of such skilled meremen as Moerlein, YVindsor, and Donald- son. They did, however, have a talented crop of new boys. Newcomers Moss and I-lay, in fact, led the swimming team in its only exhi- bition at the lnterscholastic High School hflect at Duke. Unfortunately, because of lack of competition and other complications, the team had only this one meet. Doubly unfortunate was the fact that the Blues had had no ex- perience in any meets and therefore were at a great disadvantage as to turns and starts. 123 l,., COACH McCLEARY gives a pep talk to the Junior soccer team before the game begins. JUNIOR SOCCER captain, Ernest Franklin, goes after the ball in attempt to dribble. Although they undoubtedly would not have won the meet, previous experience would have placed them higher than third. Two individual performances, however, highlighted the meet for Asheville. The first was P. L. Hayls runaway victory in the breast stroke, in which he bested his nearest rival by nearly a length. The second was the winning of the state diving championship by Renzo Nloss. In this event sophomore Moss, calm and deliberate, performed like a champion. In the other events, Palmer took a Sth in the 200, while Swint and Captain Cole placed 4th and 5th respectively in the 100. The 200-yard relay team also took a fourth. Mr. Trumble, a championship swimmer himself, was of course, invaluable to the team as coach. While most of the student body was enjoying the comforts offered by the gymnasium, the 1951 soccer team was enduring the wintry blasts of the upper athletic field. Soccer, usually played during the fall term in most schools, is played here in the winter term, since Carolina winters are supposedly very mild. Unfortunately, though, neither the varsity nor the juniors had too successful a season this year. lVIr. McCleary's Junior soccer squad, although winning only one game in four contests, showed great improvement throughout the season and THE JUNIOR SOCCER team showed ability this year. The booters are: fl. to r.J Mr. MciCleary, Finston, Ramirez, Matthews, Wagner, Howell, Herndon, Dakin, Burroughs, Franklin, Woodard, Sandison, Ivey, Bigby, Pauley, Pearsall, Herrin. A McCALLlE BOOTER challenges Pete Nyee's right to the ball fly and Mr. Barroll Qrj talks to the Blues during this year's game with the Tennessee School. should produce many players for next year's varsity. They opened their season by losing to a much larger Canton B team 6-O, in spite of the efforts of fullbacks Pauley and Woodard. The next game saw the little team lose a close one to Christ School l-O. In their return engagement with Canton, the Blues, led by Captain Franklin, managed to score once, but nevertheless lost the game. ln the last game of the year, the Juniors whipped Christ School 4-2. Strengthened by varsity second-string goalie Kimberly, and due to the accurate passing of the wings, Wagner and Herndon, the Juniors never left the game in doubt. The season, from the standpoint of games won and lost, was not noteworthy, but from the standpoint of training and experience for future years, it was definitely a very PE-I-E NYCE Sends Christ School player off his feet in Successful One' a rough struggle for the ball. They say, When it rains, it pours , and W this maxim was especially true this season as the bad weather was joined by equally bad luck to the varsity. Part of the hard luck was the bad weather itself, which kept the Blues away from the field time after time. Another had blow to the team was the loss of high-scoring center forward, Andy Riggs, who broke his leg in practice a few days before the 125 l 1951 RECORD A. S. 0 Canton .. .. .. .. 2 A. S. 6 Ben Lippen .. .. 0 A. S. 0 Christ School .. 9 A. S. 5 Canton .. .. .. .. 7 A. S. O McCallie .. .. .. .6 A. S. 5 Canton .. .. .. . 2 A. S. 7 Ben Lippen .. .. 3 A. S. 0 Christ School .. 4 LES GRAHAM throws a block as he takes the ball from a McCallie player. first game. ln spite of this, however, the team spirit, although severely tried, never gave out. The Blues dropped their opener to Canton 2-0. Feeling severely the loss of Riggs, the line just didn't have the scoring punch. The backfield defensive play, led by Barnaby and Harris, was undoubtedly the best part of the game. Goalie Allan Barker, playing for the first time, showed up very well, allowing the passage of only two goals, one of which was due to nervousness. Practice the next week was concentrated on offense, and as a result, the Blues THE SCRAPPY 1951 SOCCER TEAM was composed of: lfront rowl: Genth, Clapp, Conley, Barker, Kittredge, North, and L. Grahamg fsecond row! Barnaby, Bradfield, Litaker, Nyce, J. Harris, Reed, and Kistlerg Cthird row! Dunlop, Win- ter, Somerville, R. Kimberly, Best, Denkinger, Woodcock, Van Loan, and Coach Barroll. This inexperienced group won three of seven games played this year. McCALLIE PLAYER tries in vain to score a goal against Ashevil1e's goalie, Allan Barker. Barker won the Valier Award in Soccer this year for plays like this. soundly defeated Ben Lippen 6-0. The line was much improved, and due to deadly shooting of Conley and the accurate passing of Kittredge, the Deacon defense never had a chance. The Ben Lippen offensive also had a hard time of it. The efforts of half-backs Clapp, North, and Reed made sure that the opponent line seldom passed the half-way mark. Bad luck and superior soccer combined to down the Asheville soccer team in its worst defeat of the year. lt was helow zero when the Blues met Christ School on the rivals' field, and half-hacks Clapp and Reed were out with leg injuries. CONTACT! Charlie Litaker fights over soccer ball with McCallie right wing as Kittredge and Graham come in to assist. A more experienced McCallie team overpowered the Asheville Blues. , 1951 LETTERMEN ALLAN BARKER CHARLES BARNABY JOHN CLAPP CHARLES LITAKER LUDLOW NORTH I PETER NYCE MARK REED l DONALD VAN LoAN I 1951 CAPTAIN I LUDLOW NoRTH SPECTATORS took over the players' bench 113 to watch plays such as where Captain Lud North and Pete Nyce team up to score against Christ Scho-ol fri. The hard driving Green line, sparked by the famous Repete, scored six times in the first half. The crippled Blue backfield tightened up however, and, playing flawless soccer, held Christ School to a scoreless third quarter. The tiring team couldn't keep up the pace though, and allowed the passage of three more goals before the game ended. The second game with Canton was played here and was probably the most exciting contest of the season. The game was nip-and-tuck until the last few minutes, when the Bears put in two quick goals to beat the Blues 7 to 5. Kit- WINTER term captains were fL. to RJ Soccer's Ludlow North, Swimming's Jack Cole, and Basketball's Dave Clovis. tredge, passing beautifully from his left wing position, put the team in the lead several times, only to have Canton retaliate and take over. The line-up for the game was changed some- what to compensate for the loss of Reed. Nyce and Barnaby were switched to halfback posi- tions, while Clapp filled the right-back slot. This line-up more or less remained throughout the season. VVhen the varsity McCallie team from Chattanooga came to play the Blues on Feb- ruary 2-I-, they were out to avenge last year's 1-O defeat. Qnce again bad luck turned up to 128 help defeat Asheville. This time not only Reed, but also Barnaby, was miss- ing from the contest. Taking advantage of their superiority in height the Mc- Callie line scored easily on corner kicks. Linemen Graham and Conley tried hard to score, but couldn't get any by the McCallie goalie, who made more than one spectacular save. The final score was Asheville School, O, Mc- Callie Military Academy, 6. In spite of had weather, the team kept improving day by day. This im- provement was very evident when the Blue Soccer squad, playing as a team, defeated Canton for the first time in three encounters. So great was the im- provement that the game wasn't even close. The backfield allowed no scoring until the last quarter when Canton managed to put two goals past the H S h ack .H The line, playing their BILL KIMBERLY hurdles to second THE STRETCH by Andy Riggs 11 place in the Christ School dual meet lustrates why Cook pitched a shut Sadpan always placed in the hurdles out against two Asheville opponents . ,1:,.:,2 ,.:,-1 iiii , J U N IO R B L U E baserunner goes back to third base in tearn's only loss of the season. best game of the year, scored five times. The Blues won their next-to-last game of the season by defeating a pitiful Ben Lippen eleven 7-3. lt was hard to play good soccer against such a team, however the experience gained was good practice for the coming Christ School game. The line scored at will, while the backfield also had an easy time. On the afternoon of Friday, hiarch Znd., the Asheville soccer team was defeated by Christ School 4-O for the second time in the season. The hard-fighting Asheville team out played their rivals in every way except score. The sparkling green team lost some of its luster under the hard onslaught of such Blues as Barnaby, Nyce, and Graham. Throughout the whole game there was much hard feeling and consequent rough play. Only in experience were the Blues inferior to Christ School. Klr. Barroll, as the new coach, did a very commendable job and should have a fully experienced team behind him next year. As the cold dampness of winter changed to the pleasant balminess of spring, the population of Asheville School began to move out-of-doors. Boys tossing baseballs during any free time became a common sight. This zest was still going THE JUNIOR TEAM: fStanding 1. to r.J Coach Barroll, Dobyns, West, Sandi- son, Matthews, Burroughs, Finston and Ramirez, CSeatedJ Van Loan, Herrin, J. Graham, Johnson, Myers, Rich, fSeated on groundj Wagner, Townsend, Lyerly, Herndon, Bigby and Walker. Bettering their varsity brothers, the Juniors played .750 ball in winning three out of four games during the 1951 season. . . , .,m -. , 2 THIRD BASEMAN David Clovis tags an opponent base-stealer and Andy Riggs scores a vital run during the Asheville Blues' seven wins - seven loss season. strong when the spring sports officially opened their seasons. The Junior baseball team, under the direction of hir. Leeds Barroll, completed a successful season of three wins and one loss. They opened their season by being walloped by Ben Lippen 18-2. In spite of the efforts of several pitchers, the team just couldn't hold up to the heavy-hitting of the little deacons. The Blues snapped back to beat Christ School however, edging the rivals 5-4. The next game really showed the improvement of the team. Having previously been beaten by Ben Lippen, they proceeded to out-hit them 13-12. Starring for Ashevillewas hard hitting third baseman, Wake Nlyers. Under the superb no- hit pitching of Gonzalo Ramirez, the Blue team ended their season by again whipping Christ School 8-2. B By finishing their season with three conse- I-IANSEN fires an attempted bunt down toward first base. His loss will be felt in '52. V'l?e cutive wins, the 1951 Asheville School varsity baseball team compiled the best record of any team here in recent years. lt dropped seven contests while taking a like number of vic- tories. A slow start prevented the possibility of a winning season, as the team bowed to its opponents in five of the first seven games. Highlights of the season were Denny Cook's two consecutive shutouts, the second of which 131 Q .llzdfwn was a one-hitter, and E. C. Smith's one-hit performance against Tryon. Tom Shores, the third starting pitcher, never managed to hold the opponents as did Smith and Cook, but he Was more steady and finished with the best record on the team, three wins and one loss. Cook was the leading hitter with a resounding .-179. The campaign began With a miser- i able showing against Canton, as the team had had but a Week's practice. ln spite of this, the Blues made thirteen hits off the Canton hurler, but just couldn't bunch them for runs. The team improved in its play greatly with Smith pitching five-hit ball, but nevertheless, they were edged by Sand Hill 4-3 in the second game of the year. They again outhit their opponents but couldn't get the required number of runs. Two double plays by the Blue keystone combination of Harris and Graham highlighted the game for Asheville. Game number three turned out to be win number one as Asheville outscored Blue Ridge 10-8. The Blues then made it two in a row by shutting out Warren Wilson on four hits. The team seemed to lose some of its original spirit at this point in the season and dropped three straight games accordingly. They lost to PLAYING .500 BALL was the record of Uncle Wi11's diamond nine. They are fL. to RJ Coach Lewis, Riggs, Barker, N. Hen- 1951 RECORD A. S. 5 Canton .. .. .. .. 10 A. S. 3 Sand Hill .. .. .. 4 A. S. 10 ,Blue Ridge .. .. 8 A. S. 4 Warren Wilson 0 ' A. S. 5 Ben Lippen .. .. 7 A. S. 2 Blue Ridge .. .. 12 A. S. 0 Canton .. .. .. .. 4 Ben Lippen 7-5, were blasted by Blue Ridge 12-2, and shut-out by Canton 4-0. The team snapped out of their slump however, and followed with three straight victories. Cook shut-out Christ School 6-O with a one-hitter. A single in the third was the only mark against the left-hander. Ashe- ville, with Shores pitching, then pro- ceeded to beat Tryon for the second time 9-3. Nevertheless, these bright g spots were followed by losses to Ben Lippen and Christ School. Then came the final triumphs, with Asheville cond secutively whipping Sand Hill, Tryon, and Warreri Wilstiri. Particular merit should be given to Harald Hansen who, converted from an out-fielder, did a very commendable job as catcher. Gus Conley also should be noted for his sparkling circus catches in left field. For coaching and leading the team in one of its best seasons, Uncle Will and Captain Shores should not be forgotten. Captain Tommy Shores has made an impressive record in his stay at Asheville School. fllommy, a three-letter-man Cfootball, basketball and baseballl from Hickory, North Carolina, has, in his short two-year sojourn here, made himself ley, Pauley, Smith, George, Clovis, Graham, Ginn, Hansen, B. Henley, Harris, Shores, Dunlop, Cook and Conley. Won 7, lost 7. 1951 RECORD A. S. 6 Christ School .. 0 A. S. 9 Tryon .. .. .. .. .. 3 A. S. 6 Ben Lippen .. .. 13 A. S. 5 Christ School .. 6 A. S. 10 Sand Hill .. .. .. 3 1 A. S. 6 Tryon.. .. .. .. .. A. S. 9 Warren Wilson 6 BEAUTIFUL FORM is dis- played by John Collins, the number four man on the team. When they most needed it. one of the indispensable boys in varsity ath- letics. Although he is perhaps more at home on the basketball court than he is on the foot- ball field or on the baseball diamond, he is equally valuable to his football and baseball teams as he is to the basketball squad. A natural leader, Che is president of the in-com- ing Sixth Formj he is not as natural an athlete as Riggs or Smith. An old boy, he is not so old at Asheville School as Riggs, Smith, North or Barnaby Ccaptain of the 1951 Blue track teaml. Yet, in spite of all of this, he Was the boy most deserving of the honor of being elected captain of the 1951 varsity baseball team. His leadership gave the team strength Likewise, Bryan Gatewood, captain of the varsity tennis team, inspired his team With Willingness to Win. Teaming with Mr. Bates, Bryan led the tennis team to one of its most successful seasons in recent history. lllr. Paul Bates made a successful debut as tennis mentor this year as he coached his Blues to five wins in seven regular meets, and to second place in the Blue Ridge conference. Unly our rivals, Christ School, managed to get by Collins, Cole, Hay, and smooth-stroking Bryan Gatewood. The first team to be humiliated THIS YEAR'S Blue Ridge Conference Tennis Runners-Up are: fstanding l. to TJ Critz, Gatewood, and Collins, fseatedl Hay, Clapp, Franklin, Hudnut, Coach Paul Bates, Chamberlain, and J. Cole. Christ School again copped the title. 'mx's'3am1imsxTa:w 'ssxm' tm ll1:1mQxmBuess.mf a F!lr wa.v. .swr X f fh,a,,. ,,,Wa,0,,, THE NUMBER TWO AND THREE MEN on the Blue Ridge Conference Runners- Up were Asheville's P. L. Hay and Jack Cole. P. L. will be back of the '52 team. by Asheville was a Ben Lippen squad, who on April 21, left the Blues with a 7-0 victory. This encounter barely raised a sweat, and the Blues went on four days later to toy with an inept group of boys from Canton High School. The score in this meet was again 7-O. The next day, in a meet with Marion High School, the Blues let the opponents salvage two matches while easily taking the other five. Asheville now faced the only real tennis team around here: Christ School. The Greenies had quite a few people who knew their way around the courts, among them a decidedly first-rate tennis player named Ham. The Blues shriveled before the stinging drives of the Green stars, and suffered their first loss, 6-3. The next meet with Brevard High School was a soothing experience and Asheville emerged victorious, 6-0. Now Christ School was to be dealt with again. In this second encounter Asheville fared better, losing only 5-4. The final regular meet was with Brevard where Asheville again waltzed to a 6-O triumph. The Blue Ridge Conference meet develop- ed into another Asheville-Christ School duel. The incompetents were blasted out the first day. Ham then calmly crushed one Asheville hopeful after another, and the championship went to a very snappy Christ School squad. 135 LARRY BERNSTEIN tossed the weights to gain many of the '51 track team's points. NORTH BREAKS THE TAPE to take a first in the 220-yard dash, and McFal1 is second in a track meet with the strong, champion, Canton High School Bears. lliith all of the teams competitions were extreme-either exceptionally good or exceptionally pathetic. Xevertheless there were some good matches, and the season was both successful and enjoyable. The 1951 track team was the Inost inexperienced of all the year's squads, having only one returning letter man. Heavily hit by graduation of lilayo, Don- aldson, Coke, and Anderson, the team was the weakest in many years. However it also was the largest. with many of the younger boys taking an active part on the squad. The distance events were the strongest part of the team with hlartin THE BLUE RIDGE Conference Track Meet was held for the third successive year at Asheville School. Mr. Hollands- yvorth is shown at the Meet measuring for the broad jump. Hop is the judge. 1951 LETTERMEN CHARLES BARNABY LARRY BERNSTEIN ANDY DRECHSEL WILLIAM KIMBERLY RICHARD MARTIN VVALTER MCFALL LUDLOVV NORTH I E. c. SMITH 1 1951 CAPTAIN CHARLES BARNAEIY ' s.we1'f. 4s.:,:..'. - xv... f 4 . 1 :. new at Y-1-A.:-y . . 1 951 RECORD A. S. 36MZ Canton .. .. .. .. 76bQ A. S. 2816 Christ School 8416 A. S. 62 Marion .. .. .. 50 A. S. 27 Asheville High 81 Blue Ridge Meet Canton 73, Christ School 47, I Asheville School 20, Ben Lip- I pen 17, Waynesville 14, Sand BROAD JUMPER McFALL displays his broad-jumping form in B.R.C. Meet, and Captain Barnaby consistently taking firsts and seconds. ln the first meet the Asheville thinclads bowed to Canton 36y2 to 76V2. Besides Martin and Barnaby, main point winners for the Blues were W. Kim- berly in the hurdle events, North in the dashes, and Bernstein in the field events. The meet showed considerable potentialities existing among the younger boys, but considerable lack of experience of any kind. Sparked by the able Bennett-Whisnut duo, the Christ School track team outa pointed their rivals in almost every event, Whipping the Blues 8456 to ZSM. Barnaby and lVlartin won the mile and the half-mile respectively, While THE 1952 TRACK TEAM: CKneelingJ Stewart, Reed, Litaker, North, Weller, and Moss, CSittingJ Ivey, W. Kimberly, Brooks, R. Kimberly, McFall, Barnaby, Bernstein, Tanner, Frith and Nyce, ffirst row standingj Hayes, Kiess, Kimball, Martin, Woodcock, Somerville, Best, Hardin and Harman, lback row? Coach Ar- bogast, Asst. Coach Shea, Winter, Kistler, Jackson, Denkinger, Drechsel, Harris. f THE CAPTAINS for the three spring' sports were: QL. to RJ Shores, Gatewood, Barnaby. Kimberly, Bernstein, and North all took seconds in the dash and field events. Un- fortunately the meet was the worst defeat of the year for the Asheville trackmen, who last year downed the greenies by almost the same score. Asheville's first victory came with the Nlarion track meet. The Blue thinclads, ably assisted by E. C. Smith, amassed 62M points to Marion's 502. Smith won the broad jump and took a place in the shot-put and 100-yard dash. Barnaby and Martin won their events easily, while Bernstein took a first in the high jump. Bernstein also placed in both the shot- put and the discus events. A superior Lee Edwards High School team sent the Blues to their third defeat of the year. In the distance only the mile was won by the Blues, while E. C. Smith highlighted the day for Asheville by broad-jumping 20 feet 6 inches and ty- ing for a first in the high jump. Uther than a few seconds and thirds in the dashes and hurdles, the Asheville track men left most of the scoring up to Lee Edwards. By placing third of six in the Blue Ridge Conference meet, the Blues definitely showed the improvement that only experience gives. Smith again starred for the Blues, scoring the majority of the points. The meet was won by Canton with Christ School second. Ben Lippen, Wayfnesville, and Sand Hill all placed PLAYING INTRAMURALLY Bill HEIGHT AND EXPERIENCE gave the Kimberly breaks 10059 in Junior varsity Blues a decisive victory over the game to score a touchdown easily. Whites as they chalked up a 60-39 score. THE INTRAMURAL soccer game Was rough and both teams played hard. Here Woodcock and Hansen vie for the ball. CLOVIS WAITS for ball as Cook slides safely into third base in the intramural varsity baseball game. beneath the Asheville thinclads. Although the season this year was not a winning one it nevertheless was successful in that many younger boys Were interested and much new talent was discovered for future years. Although Blue and White sports have been somewhat criticized this year, some of the most exciting contests of the year were Blue and White games. The intramural junior football game, for instance, supposedly a Walkover for the Blues, was a hard-fought game with the Blues finally Winning 12 to 6. The basketball games, although not close, Were nevertheless hard-fought. The Blues took the varsity game 60 to 39, While the Whites swept the Junior and BH team games. The soccer game was the hardest played of all. Although both sides were supplemented by players from other sports, the Whites definitely had the better team. They Won the contest 6 to O. Going into the Spring term the score for the year Was very close With the Wliites hav- ing a slight edge. Both the track meet and the baseball game Were the most exciting contests in the intramural sports this year. The track 139 THROUGH THE AIR and over the bar goes E. C. Smith in the Blue and White Meet. THE CAPTAINS of the White and Blue teams were Charles Barnaby and Harald Hansen. meet was so close that the final score Was not known for some time after the meet. The final score was: Whites 56 SKS, Blues 56 US. The baseball game Was also won by the Whites in a thriller, 2 to l. Needless to say the Whites won for the year. Thus, by playing of the Blue and White Laseball game, the year of sports for Asheville School came to a close. lt was a year not in any way outstanding, but nevertheless it Was a year many will remember for a long time. lt was a year of wins and losses, a year of good spirit and team play, a year of moderate ability and manpower. lt was a year charac- terized in large part by rebuilding-rebuild- ing of some of the great teams we had lost through graduation in 1950, but in this aspect of the season also was the fact that here was a year of promise-- promise for the athletic future of the School. Yes, it was only an average year- no better and no worse than many in the past. Perhaps, though, the best descrip- tion of it came from the lips of Harald Hansen-Pruss, President of the Sixth Form, as he delivered his address of Welcome to the guests at Commencement. He said, '6This year we have learned to win graciously and we have learned to lose courageously. What better result can one expect of a year of sports? PERKINS GYM contains a varsity basketball court, two junior courts, and the apparatus room, a swimming pool, and very well-equipped dressing rooms. ,fflfjfggs Epzhgzze It had been a bad year. We had been too unreliable, the masters too unwill- ingg the School too unpopular. We had not Worked-for our teachers or for our School. We had been unwilling--to learn, to build. We had been uncon- scious-of knowledge, of creation. We had been uninterested-in learning, in making. We had been unappreciative-of our masters, of our School. Yes, it had been a bad year.--That was one Way of looking at it, the wrong way. lt had been a good year. The masters, the School-they had afforded and op- portunity to learn and a chance to build. We had accepted these offers, learning industriously, building enthusiastically. Sure, there were the inevitable cynics,', the bunch that thought that the School was on a very decided down-grade, that We were all in great need of reformation, that Asheville School just Wasn't what it used to be. And many agreed with these pessimistic do-nothingersf' But these guys were all part of a grand institutiong and they lent a little zest to life by making the rest of us more fully realize what a swell place this really was. Yes, What a School! But more, what a year! What a year full of fun and fellow: VALEDICTORIAN of Ashe- ville's 'Class of '51 was honor ship it had been. What a year full of deep Student Charles H- Barnaby- meaning and high significance it had been. l Cf course, We cannot praise it too greatly be- cause it just hadn't been so tremendously praiievvorthyz We had had our times of trouble, our periods of perversenessg it had been a bad year in some respects. But Why remember the Worse points, for is it not the bright side, the happy, pleasant side, posterity should possess? 141 SENIORS MARCH OUT of the Chapel at the close of the Baccalaureate Service on June 3. The sermon was delivered by Doctor Kenneth Foreman, who has been a guest minister at Asheville School several times in past years. A year, just what is a year-a school year? A school year is a period of time, a period of time during which much transpires, during which a group of fellows make a story. Asheville School had such a year in 1951, and so such a story was conceived. The story portrayed the main characters, the lesser ones, the scene, the passing events, the more specific parts, and the closing. Yes, the school year had to close. The main characters danced their last Asheville dance, sang their last Ashe- ville songs, listened to their last Asheville sermon, walked their last Asheville steps. But it was not as simple as thisg there was sentiment-these main charac- ters were writing the last pages of the story they had worked on so long. These sixth formers, these school leaders, yes, these main characters. they were closing the story. They got into the swing of things in the final dance. The lowly fifth formers paid the money and did the work, but even their efforts could not jazz up the band, which played shortly and sweetly throughout. The hottest night in years it was, and the formal attire was lamented by all. But despite the heat and the band the dance went on smoothly and the refreshments went down soothingly. llemorial Hall had never been so festively attiredg we had never been so deliciously fed. It was a good evening. 142 Proceedings continued with the Bacca- laureate Service, the following day, conducted by Dr. Kenneth Foreman. ln a delightful, interesting sermon, he told the seniors that perhaps they were not the light of the world and the salvation for the future after all, but that most of them were just third-rate . His hilarious anecdotes coupled with some excell- ent ideas had everyone agreeing that his sermon was perhaps the best Baccalaureate we had ever heard. And as the service closed everyone wondered what rate these who were graduating would turn out to be. The lightest part of the formal activities of the Commencement week-end was the buffet THE SENIOR PICNIC was one of the high points of the year for those who were there. supper on Sunday night. Held on the lawn in front of the Headmaster's House, the Sixth Formers and their guests mingled with the faculty and those few underformers who were still left on the campus. Two huge tables laden with food provided the group with the nourishment, pleasant conversation provided the entertainment, and the sunset over the Smokies, the atmosphere. It was an evening we would not soon forget! Needless to say, the highlight of the week-end was graduation itself. Looking out from their seats on the lawn in front of the Headmasteris House to the THE ANNUAL BUFFET SUPPER held on Sunday night marks the mid-point of a long week-end of commencement activities. This year the weather was a little cloudy, but the supper was a great success, with food for everyone. MR. FALL delivers the Commencement address at the exercises held on the lawn in front of the Headmaster's House. Mr. Fall had just returned to Ashe- ville School after giving a similar address to the Darrow School graduates. mountains that had formed the scene of their preparatory-school life, the Sixth Formers heard our own Headmaster deliver the Commencement Address. We thought it was the best talk Klr. Fall had ever made. As he and hir. Clarke awarded the little white scrolls with the neat black writing to the graduates, those of us who were watching could not help but speculate: what will become of these fellows? ln the first part of the Class Day Exercises which followed, some of the rest of us shared the honors of the day with the Sixth Form as Mr. Fall awarded the prizes for excellence in scholarship, but we then adjourned to llemorial Hall to observe the last official act of the Class of 1951-the planting of their ivy. And as the seniors performed this last act the sentiment returned: they were a fine bunch, werenlt they? The seniors had written the story's 'iFlNlS,ii the school ycar had closed. And so we close the story: the story which told the tale of the Asheville School for Boys. An interesting tale it was-novel, unique, fascinating in its singularity. The characters, the scenes, they were just as originalg we really had an intriguing tale to tell, and we told it proudly. VVe had a right to be proud: we were in a great School, that School had a grand bunch of boys. That School, those boys 144 of 1951-We here end their story. lt has been a curious story and a captivating one to Writeg the characters, the scenes, the events-how utterly fascinating they Were. We had been reliable, the masters had been Willingg the School had been popular. We had learned-intellectually and spiritually. We had learned how to build our School through dances, through athletic events, through our Won- derful boy-master relations. We had learned how to build our School through loyalty, through integrity, through honor. We knew We had something not many could have: We had a School, a School of our own. It Was up to us to make it what We Wanted it to be, We Wanted it to be a top-notch body-building, mind-building, character-building institution, this year we did a pretty good job toward that end. We Wanted our School to be good, good enough so We could be proud to call it ours. We Worked this year toward such pride. YVe didn't attain it of course, but We tried with a zest to do so. No, it had not been a perfect yearg all had not gone smoothly, but it had been a good year-We had begun to learn, to learn how to build. And so We have told the story . . JOHN KITTREDGE delivers the Ivy Oration in front of Memorial Hall as the Ashpits Wait to sing School Hymn at Class Day Exercises. This program marked the end of the fifty-first annual Asheville School Commencement week-end. APPE DIX A PRIZES AND AWARDS Group A: Scholastic Prizes Ranking Scholar of the School ....c......... .-.,-,, Charles Barnaby --- Robert Palmer Second Ranking Scholar of the School ...... .... Third Ranking Scholar of the School Ranking Scholar of the Sixth Form -i .,., .....,- Ranking Scholar of the Fifth Form ....., Ranking Scholar of the Fourth Form ....... .--,-.r, Michael Tanner Charles Barnaby Julian Woodeoek Ernest Woodard Michael Tanner Ranking Scholar of the Third Form ..rr..r.. .....,-- Ranking Scholar of the Second Form ...... ....., Ranking Scholar of the First Form .,..,,. ,... The Bausch and Lomb Honorary Science Award .,...... .-.... . ., The Theodore Roosevelt lWedal ..,............. . ........., or ,rrr .............. Greatest Number of AH Classification Points rr,.....re....... , .....,., Philip Townsend Charles White Charles Barnaby Charles Barnaby Philip Townsend Elections to Cum Laude ........ .,....... Charles Barnaby, John Kittredge, Larry Bernstein and Dafvid Clovis Lower Form English ...... ..........i. M arle Reed French .........i............ ........ M iehael Tanner Religion .............................. ....i.i.r.. .l ames Kiess Plane Geometry ..................... ..........,. .l ames Kiess Modern European History ...... ...... H arrison Dunlop Upper Form English ............. ...... . , Charles Barnaby American History Robert Palmer Robert Hudnut Biology ...........Y..r.c.ii. ......... Physics .................. ...... Chemistry ....... Algeb ra ....... Spanish ..................... .... - .... - .... ...... - Q o Senior Mathematics .... - .............. ....... 146 Charles Barnaby William Hardin Thomas Shores William Hardin Charles Barnaby Group B: Athletic Awards VARSITY A IN FOOTBALL . . Charles Barnaby, Jim Best, Smith Bradfield, Jack Cole, William Conley, Harrison Dunlop, Eric Ellington, Leslie Graham, Harald Hansen, Ben Harris, John Harris, John l-lolcomb, James Kiess, Roger Kimball, Andy Riggs, Thomas Shores, E. C. Smith. JUNIOR A IN FOOTBALL . . . A Robert Brooks, Donald Comer, Riley Dobyns, Ernest Franklin, John Giffen, Willianz Hardirz, Peter Harrlzan, Nick Henley, Joe Herndon, Kenneth Hodges, Dan llodgman, Wesley Johnson, Richard Kimberly, William Kimberly, flndy Kistler, Charles Litaker, John Lyerly, Walter McFall, Edward lllarkson, Lorenzo llloss, Wake Myers, Peter Pauley, Michael Tanner, John lVagner, Robert Walker, Jerry hlfeller, Charles White, Lewis Winter'. VARSITY AU IN BASKETBALL . . . Larry Bernstein, David Clovis, dndy Drechsel, Harald Hansen, Ben Harris, Richard llflartin, Thomas Shores, E. C. Smith. HONORABLE MENTION IN BASKETBALL . . . Joe Chamberlain, Bryon Catefwood, Joe George, Williaifz Hay'es, Bob Hudnut, William Jackson, David James, Williafrz Kimberly, Walter McFall. JUNIOR A IN BASKETBALL . . . Robert Brooks, Nick lfenley, Wesley' Johnson, Lorenzo Moss, Wake Myiers, Miclzael Tanner, Robert Walker. AWARDS IN SWIMMING . . . Jack Cole, Parks Lee Hay, Lorenzo llloss, Samuel Swint. 1 147 VARSITY A IN SOCCER . . . I dllan Barker, Charles Barnaby, John Clapp, Charles Litaker, Ludlow fVorth, Peter Avyce, Mark Reed, Donald l'an Loan. JUNIOR A IN SOCCER . . . Donald Bigby, Henry Burroughs, fllark Finston, Ernest Franklin, Joe Herndon, Ben Herrin, John Howell, Thomas Ivey, Richard Kimberly, Eugene Jfatthews, Peter Pauley, Thomas Pearsall, Charles Ramirez, John Wagner, Ernest Woodard. VARSITY A IN BASEBALL . . . David Clovis, William Conley, Ugden Cook, Leslie Graham, Harald Hansen, Ben Harris, Robert Palmer, Andy Riggs, E. C. Smith, Thomas Shores. JUNIOR A IN BASEBALL . . . Henry Burroughs, Joe Herndon, Wesley Johnson, Wake Jllyers, Charles Ramirez, William Rich, James Sandison, Donald Van Loan, Ben West. VARSITY A IN TENNIS . . . Joe Chamberlain, John Clapp, Dale Critz, Ernest Franklin, Bryan Gate- wood, Parks Lee Hay, Robert Hudnut. VARSITY A IN TRACK . . . Charles Barnaby, Larry Bernstein, Andy Drechsel, William Kimberly, Richard Jllartin, Walter fllcfall, Ludlow Bvorth, E. C. Smith. BEST ATHLETE AWARD ...................-... ----- .... ---.. ........-..-------.------- ---- E- C- Smith VALIER AWARD IN FOOTBALL ---- ...... - ........ A -......... -A ..-... ----- E- C. Smith VALIER AWARD IN BASKETBALL ........ -..- - -.----- - ------ - --- David Cifwis VALIER AWARD IN SOCCER -- ......... ---- ..........-..-....- .------ - A 111111 Bllfkff VALIER AWARD IN TRACK ----- ........ ...... - - ..--- ---M -.----- Clldflff Bdffiflbi' VALIER AWARD IN BASEBALL ..... ----------- - .... --------- ----------- -- 0941611 Cook 148 APPE DIX B STUDE Charles H. Barnaby .a........ Allan Barker ........... Larry A. Bernstein ........ James Reynolds Best ....r Donald Clarence Bigby ....... Smith Bradfield ...........r. Robert Brooks ................. . .... Henry Buck Burroughs, J :erome Shumway Butts ...,.l,. David Belk Cannon ..,.oo. foe W. Chamberlain .vo- john Sanborn Clapp ,...o. David Crawford Clovis .... U ohn Willard Cole ............o...,,.......lo, Whitefoord Russell Cole, III John Jay Collins - Donald D. Comer ...,.........,o,ooo. William Gustavus Conley, Ggden S. Cook ............,,.. Dale Critz, Jr. ...,........l. - :ohn Howard Dakin ....... - Edgar Foster Daniels .... Marshall Esty Denkinger John Riley Dobyns ............ John Andrew Drechsel ..,,..... I', ..... III .... T ADDRESSES 605 East Washington St., Greencastle, Ind 1326 West Stephenson St., Freeport, Ill 2101 Providence Road, Charlotte, N. C 3314- Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, lll Woodland Drive, Hartsville, S. C -1-7 Evelyn Place, Asheville, N. C ,,.c.. Asheville School, N. C 503 lVIain Street, Conway, S. C 2129 lllini Road, Springfield, Ill 2201 White Oak Rd., Raleigh, N. C 80-I- Ramble Road, Hot Springs, Ark 651 Fairmont Ave., St. Paul, Minn 2000 River Road, Parkersburg, W. Va 620 North Lindon Avenue, Oak Park, lll - ....... ...... . -- 17-1-6 Sulgrave Road, Louisville, Ky M coo. 731 Fair Gaks, Gak Park, lll 1-1-64 Twin Pine Dr., Macon, Ga 929 Lower Ridgeway, Charleston, W. Va U .... . c,...... . ,coo 626 Bluff St., Glencoe, Ill 3208 Abercorn St., Savannah, Ga 2704 Union St., San Francisco, Calif 805 Harvey Street, Raleigh, N. C Bay Island, Sarasota, Fla 1430 Belmeade Drive, Kingsport, Tenn 21 E. 84th St., New York, N. Y. 149 Thomas Perrin Harrison Dunlop ..r,.rr..,r..... 59 Edgemont Road, Asheville, N, C Eric Ellington ...... ......................... ................. C h unn's Cove, Asheville, N. C Mark N. Finston ..........., Ritz Tower, Park Avenue at 57th, New York, N, Y Ernest Washington Franklin, Ill .........sr. 1141 Lingnore Place, Charlotte, N. C Norman Lea Hutchings Frith, Ill ......... Hhlarchmontf' Pembroke, Bermuda Bryan Mills Gatewood ................... ..............r.. .. Spring House, Pennsylvania David Rees Genth .............. ..... 1125 Park Avenue, New York, N. Y. Francis Joseph George, J I'. .... John Crowe Giffen ......... John Curtiss Ginn ..... -- John R. Graham ........r.... Leslie Ridgeway Graham Harald Rutherford Hans William Francis Hardin 914 Woodside Dr., Flint, Mich. .......... 1299 Citadel Drive, Atlanta, Ga. Countryside, R.F.D. 4, Ashland, Ohio 1427 Oak Knoll Drive, Cincinnati, Ohio 1427 Oak Knoll Drive, Cincinnati, Ohio en-Pruss .,....,..r.......,.. 3303 Surrey Road, Hope Valley, Durham, N. C. 701 hiaupin Avenue, Salisbury, N. C. 1103 West Forest Road, Lakewood, Ohio Peter Willis Harman ........................ Benjamin Franklin Harr John Crawford Harris Theodore S. Harrold ..... i Parke Lee Hay, III .... ,- Richard Platt Hayes William Taylor Hayes Randall Boyden Henley g'Sangamour Farm, Seymour, Ill. Sangamour Farm, Seymour, Ill. 2437 Eaton Rd., Cleveland, Ohio 1053 Nottingham Dr., Macon, Ga. The Locusts, New Paltz, N. Y. 323 Swarthmore Ave., Swarthmore, Penna. 1111 Ferndale Drive, High Point, N. C. Nicholas Henley ............. Joe Kirby Herndon ........ Ben Wilson Herrin ........... 1111 Ferndale Drive, High Point, N. C. - 3665 Meadowlake Lane, Houston, Texas 276 N. 4th St., Albemarle, N. C. Kenneth Bryant Hodges, Jr. ............ - 504 Fifth Avenue, Albany, Ga. Daniel Holmes Hodgman, Jr. ---- ....... DaHin House, R. D. 3, Denton, Maryland John Holcomb ........................... 317 E. First St., Hinsdale, Ill. 150 John King Howell, Jr. .,..... ...... Deerfield Rd., Gates Mills, Ohio Robert Kilborne Hudnut Luis Ellicott Iglesias Thomas Neal Ivey ....s.. .... .............. 1 5 East Boulevard, Rochester, N. Y. 602 North Hickory Street, Fenton, Mich. -. ........ 1349 Shuford Drive, Hickory, N. C. William R. Jackson ........ ....,....... 4 18 So. 6th Street, Geneva, Ill. David Farragut James .... ....... 9 21 E. Wye Lane, Milwaukee, Wis. John Paul James ...... J. Wesley Johnson ...... John Paul Jones ....... James David Kiess ........ - Roger Nelson Kimball, Jr 1205 13th Ave., Hickory, N. C. 1611 Eleventh Ave., Hickory, N. C. 84 N. Union Street, Concord, N. C. 29 Broad St., Hillsdale, Michigan 321 East Fourth St., Russellville, Ky. Richard Hardin Kimberly ,..................... Box 512, Neenah, Wis. William Essick Kimberly ..... ..... . Box 512, Neenah, Wis. Andrew lllilton Kistler, II ......... . ........... . ..,....... 'lLone Pine, Morganton, N. C. John Kittredge .... Park Road, Indian Hill, Station M, R.F.D. 1, Cincinnati, G. Charles Hart Litaker .......................... 1600 Queens Rd. West, Charlotte, N. C. Robert Barrie Luchars, Jr. - 315 Upper Nlountain Ave., Upper lylontclair, N. John Lafayette Lyerly, Jr. .... . ............................... The Pines, Hickory, N. C. Walter T. McFall, Jr. ...... 2-B, The Longchamps Apts., lVIacon Avenue, Asheville, N. C. Edward E. Markson ...... . Box 363, Boca Raton, Florida Richard Alfred Martin ........ 115 Lincoln Ave., Watseka, Ill. Eugene Matthews ........... ....,... 2 735 Walton Way, Augusta, Ga. George Bird lyletcalf, Jr. ....... 375 Nlidland Drive, Asheville, N. C. Watson Moore ,,...,,..,,........... ........ 7 25 Highland Ave., Anniston, Ala. William Lorenzo Moss, II ....,,. .... 2815 Jefferson Road, Athens, Ga. Wake Hildigo Myers, Jr, ,.... ................ 5 50 Cresent Ave., Greenville, S. C. Ludlow F, North, Jr, .,.., ........., 8 040 N. Green Bay Rd., Milwaukee, Wis. Peter Quick Nyce, Jr, .... ........ 1 700 Varnum St., N. W., Washington, D. C. Clem Otterbein ........... .. ...... Robert Noble Palmer, Jr. ..... ....... - Peter Sanford Pauley ............ P. O. Box 975, Cincinnati, Ohio 42 Cary Road, Great Neck, L. I., N. Y. 525 Coral Way, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Thomas Jenkins Pearsall, Jr. ...... 1601 Riviera Drive, Rocky Mount, N. C. o Gonzalo Ramirez ................... Mark Lafayette Reed, III ......... William Barton Rich ........ Joseph A. Riggs, Jr. Peter Rowley ...................... James Calvin Sandison, Jr. ........... - Thomas Haynes Shores -- Ewell Clark Smith ...... Edward L. Somerville ...... - Robert J. Stevens, Jr. ,... - Robert Drake Stewart ...... - Samuel H. Swint, Jr. ...... - Apartado 281, Caracas, Venezuela -- .... 7 Kimberly Ave., Asheville, N. C. 845 Boal Parkway, Winnetka, Ill. 333 So. Park Ave., Hinsdale, Ill. 65 Cleveland Lane, Princeton, N. J, 3025 Nancy Creek Rd., N. VV., Atlanta, Ga. The Pines, Hickory, N. C. Preston, Oriente, Cuba Otis Rd., Barrington, Ill. 214 Highland Ave., Lenoir, N. C. 1843 Queens Road West, Charlotte, N. C. 656 Milledge Rd., Augusta, Ga. Michael Spencer Tanner .................................................... Rutherfordton, N. C. Philip Van Buren Townsend Donald Wheeler Van Loan ........ .. .............. - Alexander Edward Viner -- John Coflill Wagner .......,. Robert Glenn Walker, Jr. ............. Nelson Sanford Weller ......... ........ Benjamin Wilkins West, Jr. Charles Zane White .......... Eric Lane Wilson ..... -- Lewis Whittier Winter .... - Ernest L. Woodard, Jr. .............. .............. - Julian Augustus Woodcock, - Honey Hollow Rd., R.F.D. 5, Ridgefield, Conn. 638 Colonial Dr., High Point, N. C. Box 1112, Tryon, N. C. 855 Thornwood Lane, Glenview, Ill. 1400-15th. Street, Hickory, N. C. Route 1 - Del Mar Woods, Deerfield, Ill. 29 Buena Vista Road, Biltmore Forest, N. C. 322 Fifth St., Marietta, Ohio 2 Stuyvesant Rd., Asheville, N. C. 1132 Forest Road, Lakewood, Ohio The Pines, Hickory, N. C. III ............ 422 Vanderbilt Road, Biltmore, N. C. APPE DIX C ADMINISTRATIO Board of Trustees Junius Cv. Adams Edmund F. Ball, 1923 Philip R. Clarke, 1941, Honorary' Burnham S. Colburn Frank Coxe, 1917, ex officio John M. Crawford, 1933 George Crouse, Jr., 1920, ex officio David R. Fall, Sr. Harvey S. Firestone, Jr., 1916 Ralph W. Gwinn Henry Hart, 1911 Reuben A. Holden, 1936 Lee VV. Hutchins, 1914 Herbert F. Johnson, Jr., 1918 Thomas ll. Pearsall Ralph Perkins, 1905 Ralph Perkins, Jr., 1934 Captain E. V. Rickenbacker Reuben B. Robertson, Sr. W. Starling S. Rodgers, Jr., 1904 Hugh R. Sharpe, Jr., 1929 West Shell, 1909 School Officers W. Pruden Smith, Ph.B, ...............,..,,..,..,.. Secretary of the Alumni Association Mrs. I. C. Hanna, R.N. ..... . ...................... ......................., Housekeeper Leon York ......................... ............................................................... S teward J. P, Roberts ...........,....... Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds Robert Shuford ....... ..... . .......... . .................. . .................... ' 1' reasurer Officers of the Alumni Association George Crouse, Jr., Class of 1920 ....... . .......................... .... .... .................. P r e sident Reuben A. Holden, Class of 1936 ......... ........ Vice President 153 CATALOG SUPPLEME This is a new departure in catalogs for the Asheville School. lt is our belief that the Blue and Wlzite presents a more accurate as well as a more interesting picture of the school than could be done in a formal catalog. The reader has met our faculty and staff, our student body, has seen our buildings, and has fol- lowed our varied activities. ACADEMIC PROGRAM There are details, however, that prospective patrons want to know. What'of the curriculum, is it effective, do Asheville graduates achieve entrance to college, and how successful are they in their higher education? Our course of study from seventh grade, our First Form, through twelfth grade or Sixth Form, includes six years of English, six years of mathematics from arithmetic through Solid Ge- ometry and Trigonometry, four years of French, four years of Latin, three of Spanish, four years of Science, Hve of History, with Geometry and lVIanual Training for the younger boys, and optional courses in Religion and lVIusic for the upperclassmen. The Registrar, in consultation with parents, arranges a boy's schedule, and in doing so has in mind the requirements of the various colleges where later the boy may seek admission. Our scholastic standards are set by the requirements of the College Entrance Examination Board whose examinations are held at Asheville School each spring. I Every school is required to be affiliated with some organization which Vali- dates its scholastic program. Asheville usese the National Registration Office in Chicago for this purpose because it is the only accrediting organization which tests a school product, namely the scholastic proficiency of its graduates in col- lege. Each June we forward to the National Registration Office the grades of our graduating class, and for a fee they follow these boys through freshman year in college. lt is our belief that a boy scoring higher in college than at Asheville has been adequately prepared for that college. Our cumulative five-year record follows, indicating that Asheville graduates improved their standing in all thirty- eight of the colleges attended. ,,...--f 154 National Registration Office-Seventh Annual Report, 1951 SCHOOL and COLLEGE RECORDS School g :TSHTQVILLE scH00L g g Number Graduated from Sch0ol.496.?- Number Attending C ollege,+2.L.. Number in Study 2 , Coding of School Grades: CFor Coding of College Grades See Pages i HJ g School Grades 90-100 I 80-89 I 70-79 J Q0-69 I59 and less ! I Coded Scores 'LBO l 3 0 2 0 1'-.O l 0 0 I Number of Students w Y . - - - L . V College m English lljomgn N 5225135 31413235 Sciences Others l'otal l BABSON INSTITUTE 6 A amd L1 College 1.8 BROWN UNIVERSITY amd L5 ' College 2.2 CARLETON coLLEcE Mmm 15 Y College 2.2 c0L0 AGR AND MECH c Smw Z0 College 3.3 H 0 F M I N E s School 1-2 COLORADO SC College 1.5 COLUMBIA-c OF COLUMB u Saw L5 ' College 1,7 CORNELL UNIVERSITY Rmd L8 College 2-7 DARTMOUTH c0LLEcE Smw L5 College 1-9 DAVIDSAON COLLEGE School 1,2 - ' College 1-8 DENISON UNIVERSITY Sfhoo' 2.4 , A College 1 O 05 PAUW UNIVERSITY School 1-2 College 2-6 DUKE UNIVERSITY 501001 1-9 College 2.7 HAMILTON COLLEGE School 1-3 College 34 HARVARD UNIVERSITY School 2-3 A College 3.2 HAVERFORD COLLEGE School 2-7 . College 3.4 HOBART COLLEGE School 2-3 l College 30 LEH,lGI-I .UNIVERSITY 5Ch00l 1-2 V ' College 1-B MARIETTA coLLEcs Sww L2 . A College 2-3 MASS INST OF TECH School 2-0 College 23 NORTHWESTERN UNIV School 1-7 College 2.3 NOTE: 1. Graduates of the schooluwho entered college after ,Tune 1 of last year are included in the Current Year total. 2. Cumulative Total includes students who graduated from school after 1945. ' 3. Averages based on thengrades of three or more students have been starred. 155 National Registration Oiiice--Seventh Annual Report, 1951 SCHOOL and COLLEGE RECORDS I l 4. 'r 0 Schgglg g . ASHEVILLI5 SCHOOL Number Graduated from Sch0ol?1l6.-1 Number Attending College...9.6,- Number in Study Coding of School Grades: CFor Coding of College Grades See Pages i HJ School Grades I 90-100 l 80-89 70-79 60-69 l59 and -log,-4 - Coded Scores I L0 jug 2,-Q LQ QA-Q Number of Students l I - ' - - u College QQ'-Trent T-'-Currilxuiasive English L5r?gl'fgeS siigfgs giggls Sciences Others Total . Cal' 0 3 0 8 E R L I N Q0 L L E 0 E 1 1 Sollool 2.5 2.0 3.0 2.5 3.0 2.6 - College 2.4 3.2 3.2 3.6 3.1 0ccI0ENTAL COLLEGE 1 Sollool 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 I I College 2.0 2.4 3,2 3.2 2,4 ' 2.6 - I PRINCETON UNIVERSITY 2 6 Sollool 2.62 2.4e 2.64 1.74 2.2-le 3.0 2.32 A College 2.9 2.1 if 2-1 4' 3.7 2'3,'l' 2.7 lt' 2,5 It R E N s s E L A E P P 0 L Y I N s T '2 Sollool 2.2 2.0 2.5 1.0 2.8 2.0 1.9 College 4.0 4.0 3.0 2,0 2.6 3-3 I 2.8 STANFORD UNIVERSITY 1 4 School 1.7' 2.14: 2.4'-if 1.3ee 2.34: 2.0 1.92: g gg g College 2.8 al 2.2 er 1.6 -If 2.6 ze 1.9 if 2.4 2.0 :Ie TR IN I TY COL CONN 2 School 1.1 1.4 1.7 1.2 1.5 1.0 11,3 g . College 2.0 2.4 2.4 1.6 L6 2.2 U N I v 0 F A L A 8 A M A 1 School 1.0 0.8 1.7 1.0 1-5 2.0 1.2 College 2.4 2.1 3.1 2.7 2.8 U N IV 0 E MIC H I 0 A N 1 3 Sollool 1.3 1.2 ee 1-9 Ae 1.4 1.8 ee 1.3 1.4 ee ' I College 2.3 2? 1. O 2-5 1.0 41 1. 7 33 2.7 2.0 ik UNIv 0E NORTH CAROLINA 1 12 School 1.6e- 1.811 1.6-A 1.32K 2.012 2.02 1.74 College 2.8 ee 2.6 we 2.5 -If 3.0 4 2.9 we 3.1 ar 2.8 4 ' of f ' 1 U N I v 0 F P E N N s YL v A N I A 2 Sollool 1.4 1.4 1.6 1.7 1.2 1.0 1.4 g g College 2.9 0.9 1-9 1-7 U N I v 0 F T E N N E s s E E 1 1 Sollool 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 College 4.0 3.2 3.7 2.4 3.8 3,5 U N I v 0 E v A A A N 0 s 3 Sfllool 1.3 if 1.3 4- 1.4 4- 1.3 1.8 4- 1.0 1.4 -s College 2.2 4. 1.2 Ik 18 4- 2.3 1.8 1,8 4- U N I v OF w I 8 c 0 N s I N 2 Sollool 1.7 1-O 2.0 1.8 1.5 1.6 f College 3.0 2.8 2.8 2-8 3.0 2.9 VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY 1 School 1.0 0.7 2.0 2.0 1.0 1.5 1.4 g , Conese 2.7 1.2 2.7 2-1 2.3 WASH AND LEE UNIV 1 4 Sollool 1.34 1.21: 1.8-Ie 1.242 1.41: 2.0 1.58 College 2.8 4: 2.4 2 2.3 ee 2.0 ar 2.6 le: 2.5 as wE S T VIR 0 I N I A U N I v 1 1 Sollool 0.8 1.2 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.9 7 V College 2.4 2.8 2. 0 2.8 2.4 wILLIANIs COLLEGE 5 School 2.08 1.81 1.95 1.54 2.24: 1.811 1.6-le f W College 2.4 if 2.8 1-9 if 2.0 3 2-04' 2-1 9' YALE UNIVERSITY 3 9 Sollool 1.74: 1.72, 2.142 1.64: 1.74 2.04 1.74 g D College 1.7 4 2.4 -le 1.9 4- 2.1 4: 1.9 -If 2.3 ei 2.0 4: School College School V W f 7 Collegel NOTE: 1. Graduates of the school who entered college after June 1 of last year are included in the 'lCurrent Year total. 2. Cumulative Total includes students who graduated from school after 1945. 3. Averages based on the grades of three or more students have been starred. 156 I CLASSIFICATIQN SYSTEM To avoid petty disciplinary measures and to encourage scholarship, the Classification System has been in operation for more than twenty years and is felt to have been of great value in developing school morale. The status of each student is considered every three weeks by a committee composed of the Sixth Form Prefects, representing the various dormitory cor- ridors, and the Assistant Headmaster who presides. Each boy is classified in one of five groups, designated by the letters A to E, A being the highest rating and EH the lowest. In determining classifications on a hundred point system, forty points are reserved for the boy's scholastic achievement, twenty points for his effort in studies, and forty for his general deportment together with his contribution to the life and spirit of the school. The privileges and the degree of freedom which a student will enjoy during the ensuing three weeks depend upon his classification. Permission to study in rooms rather than in the study hall, town permissions, and, once each term under approved circumstances, weekend permissions are among the rewards for high ratings. CLOTHING Apart from the specific requirements noted below, a boy's ordinary clothing is sufficient for his use during the school year. Boots and rough clothes for hiking and camping should be included, dependent of course on a boy's interest in such activities. Boys are required to wear ties and coats to classes, study hall, meals, and other school appointments. White shirts are required at dinner. On Sunday for Chapel service and for dinner, boys wear white shirts, dark blue or dark grey suits, and black shoes. A suggested list of clothing would include the following: 1 dark blue or dark grey suit 6 White shirts l pair of black shoes 6 additional shirts Sport shoes 12 shorts 12 pairs of socks Rain coat 2 sport coats Top Coat 3 pairs of slacks Sweaters 157 ROOM FURNISHINGS The School provides bed, springs, and mattress, bureau, desk, desk chair and lamp. Boys should bring a quilt. two blankets, four sheets. two pillow casesg also towels. They may also bring, if they wish. a small rug Knot larger than six by eighth. a colored bedspread, and curtains. Curtains for rooms on the iirst floor of Anderson Hall should be two yards, thirty-two inches longg for all other rooms. two yards. eighteen inches long. Boys may also provide armchairs. small tables. and standing lamps. All the optional furnishings may be procured in Asheville. and the House- keeper or the Headmaster's wife will assist in their selection if desired. Boys are not permitted to have radios or phonographs in their rooms. No iirearms. except shotguns for skeet-shooting, may be brought to the School. Shotguns, save when in use, will be kept in the Gun Room. EXPENSES AND APPLICATIQN The annual charge is 51800. payable S1000 at the opening of School, and S800 on February iirst. This covers tuition. room. and board. There is a supplementary ree of S75 a year. charged on the first school bill, which covers subscription to the school newspaper and yearbook. an athletic fee, and a dispensary fee. There is no additional charge for ordinary services rendered by the school nurses or the physician. New boys admitted in January will be charged S1100 for the remainder of the year. plus a supplementary ree of 550: new boys admitted in February will be charged S900 plus a supplementary fee of 53750. Arrangements for laundry service may be made with a local laundry to care for the boys' clothes, and the charges are included on the school bill. Athletic clothing and other articles required by individual boys may be pur- chased at the school athletic store: uniforms and other equipment used by school teams are provided by the School. 158 Books, stationery, and other incidentals may be purchased at the school store and charged on a monthly bill. The School recognizes the desirability of having in the student body boys of good character and scholarship Whose parents may be unable to pay the full tui- tion fee. Applications for a remission of a part of the annual charge will in every case be individually considered on a basis of the boy's own merit and the financial needs of the parents. Boys Who receive scholarship assistance participate fully in all school activities, and no distinction is made between them and students who pay the full tuition. A confidential statement of the family income and obliga- tions Will be requested. The School does not advise or encourage large allowances of spending money. The average throughout the School is about 52.00 a week for the younger boys, and slightly more than that for members of the Upper Forms. Money for this purpose may be deposited with the Boys' Bank and will be disbursed in accord- ance with the parent's instructions. Boys are not permitted to have charge accounts with Asheville stores except with Written approval of their parents. Piano and violin lessons may be arranged with competent teachers in Ashe- ville. The charges for such instructions are arranged individually and depend upon the number of lessons per Week. The Preliminary Application which accompanies this catalog does not con- stitute a contract. Parents whose interest in the School is such that they Would like to make a tentative reservation for their sons are requested to fill in and return this application at an early date. Doing so will assure them of being kept on the mailing list, and will also provide for their being informed in advance should the list of entering students for the year specified be nearing completion before definite registration is arranged. Parents are advised that it is desirable to complete the formal application blank as soon as the intention to enter a boy is definite. Rooms in dormitories are assigned in the order in Which these applications are received. A blank for the purpose Will be sent upon request. 159 CALENDAR 1952-53 Opening Day-Saturday, Septemebr 20, 1952 Fall Term Ends-Saturday, December 20, 1952 Winter Term Begins-Sunday, January 11, 1953 Mid-year Examin3110115-January 26-31, 1953 Winter Term Ends-Saturday, llareh 21, 1953 Spring Term Begins-Sunday, April 5, 1953 Finai Examinations-xiay 30 - June 5, 1953 Commencement-Saturday, Sunday, iwonday, June 6, 7, 8, 1953 Graduation-lionday, June 8, 1953 160 SUMMARY You now have the details of the Asheville School. But then there are the in- tangibles, the atmosphere. The School has managed to gather together a group of men on the faculty Who possess the enthusiasm to communicate to the under- graduates a spark which Will make their lives richer and more meaningful. The Work is hard, the scholastic standards are demanding, but a beloved minister once said to the headmaster: Of all the schools I visit I characterize Asheville as the happy school. There are free days, Whole holidays, which serve to relax the scholastic pressure, there is a lake for canoeing and fishing, Woods to roam and mountains to climb. The classes are small, usually eight to twelve, there is opportunity for individual attention to help those encountering scholastic dilli- culties, and the Classification System spurs boys on to do their best. As a Sixth Former once put it: Asheville School makes high scholarship respectable. And there you have it. When boys can spend the most formative years of their lives in a location unsurpassed for natural beauty, when they can be held up to scho- lastic standards sufficiently demanding to gain their admission to any college in the country, when they can do their level best knowing that high grades will bring forth undergraduate approval, and when such boys can be truly character- ized as happy, then the Asheville School is making its contribution to indepen- dent education here in America. 161 1 I I Qt. fl v L? 4 Q. ? 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