Black Foxe Military Institute - Adjutant Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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GORDON CLENDENING That's the funniest thin I' g ve ever heard! That stat ' ement is heard everyday coming from one Gordon Thomas Clendening who was born De- cember 5, l935, in Santa Monica, California. Gordon is the class wit first class. He can be seen everyday either cracking a ioke or playing a prank upon some unsuspecting senior or faculty member. He entered in i953 and has since kept all the school in continual stitches. When he is not ha- rassing Dee he is calling attention or at ease as some ridiculuous moment in class. Standin p n s, Gor- don looks like a sm Il ' ' ' painted on it. g five feet seven and l55 ou d a tank with a grinning face Y Q I 1 For hobbies this senior likes collecting pennies T . . . ravellng, fishing and trouble. Around school Gordon likes only U.S. History and Dee's Philippine iokes. Now residing at 2321 Washington Ave., in Santa Monica l unheard of part of lower Africa, not on mapl. Herr Gordon has to private in his short military career. risen from private to sergeant Gordon loves a good time and if he attends a party or such which isn't rolli ng up to date Gore provides it without notice or pay, it iust comes natural. Scholastically he is a lover of humor in any form as he is usually trying hard to make a joke and usuall d y oes. He plans to go to Santa M ' onica C.C. and business administration.

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One Richard Cosby Brown, born September 12, 1937, in San Diego, California, entered the routines of Black-Foxe in the year of famine, 1950. He quickly adapted himself to the daily habitats and obligations of the inmates of the well-known school for waterlogged football players. Wandering around in a cloud lsix feet two and a half inches and 170 poundsl lhe, that is, not the cloudl. Dick soon proved himself to be quite adept in the field of music, which is his main hobby. Progressive music or iazz, that is. He now plays first clarinet in our honorable lor should we say venerablel band and has also taken the sax duties from time to time. DICK BROWN fs 'C Outside the self made smog of Capt. Dowd, Dick likes U.S. History and iournalism. Militarily speaking he hasn't done much, with the exception of a few conduct ribbons. On the athletic side, however, he has a var- sity basketball letter along with a varsity tennis letter. A J.V. letter in basketball also makes its place among the others. Dick has also played varsity baseball which rounds out his sports. Turning to the scholarly side he plans to at- tend Santa Monica City College and take either music or foreign trade. s s 2 .. It 1-Q.5'bsGiQ W '+V . .S 1 ' ts - Q M.. . . ,,,,S , , ,,,. Q1 .:i:1.'r15SE v, - ' -N' Q ,,'I s 3-35,5 , .1 N. ,z, 1' 9 4.2 ' 'M Lf AY' Ll' .g 5' ' .Q S .fl Q 1 ' 1- ..4 J . NT, a H' cw 1 I 29 .J if

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Although he likes to consider himself one of the elite from Santa Monica? he really resides at 1954 Glendon Ave. in Westwood lthat's in Cali- fornial. While at B-F he has iourneyed from private to second lieutenant and now commands the sec- ond platoon of B company. Known for his extremely long toes K.C. is one of our ardent backstrokers and, in fact, has been through four varsity years. He comprises one of our swimming's big four. ln football endeavor he has earned three varsity letters at his favorite position, left end. Ole Kase plans to attend Santa Monica C.C. and take business administration lpopular subject thatl. After that who knows he may even turn out to be a math teacher. K. C. COOPER The class gardener for this year came from Los Angeles in the person of Kenneth Charles Cooper, born August 26, 1937, Social Security number 667-786-346. K.C. now stands at six foot one and a half and weighs 180 pounds. Good-natured and mellowed by his tenure at B-F, 1951 to date, he always brightens up English class especially when it needs it most. His interests range from gardening, cars, swim- ming, football, and baseball to such as U.S. His- tory, public speaking, and math loh noll. QA 13:21 A 31