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

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NELSON Driving everyday to campus in his clean but conservative custom '52 Merc Nelson always has a I h ' aug and a smile for everybody. His sense of humor is always there when needed even in the d . . ark moments of louralism and there are many. ln the band Nelson plays the all important sax and ' ' is now the drum malor. He has received a medal in music for the most improved player. ln the m corporal in the band. ilitary he has risen from private to He has three one varsity tennis letter plus a J.V. letter at N .Y.M.A. for basketball. J.M.L. letters in basketball and Nelson is planning on Loyola University to take up business administration. On June l7, 1934, in Hong Kong Chin , a, one Nelson Holmes Loke entered this world. A few years later when the Japanese invasion came Nel- son loafed for four years thus putting him behind in school work. Nelso n stands five feet eight inches a d n weighs one hundred and thirty-two pounds. Since about the seventh grade N I eson has been here on and off with a soiourn at New York Military Academy. Now livi ng at i645 N. Vista Ave., in Los An- geles, he considers music, sports, and collecting records as his main hobbies ln school Nelson put English and iournalism as his most liked subiects. LOKE in

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ln military he has gone from private to corporal to sergeant and sports two co nduct medals. rested in ln athletics Bob always was very inte swimming and worked each day to make the team. When he finally did he put in some very spirited performances and was never known once to give up. He has two J.V. letters which is of no small matter since swimming is B-F's maior sport and the hardest to make the team on. Bob plans on attending U.S.C. or Santa Monica C.C. and maioring in business administration. in our disunited ba RoBERT KNOUREK I, As mentfoned before we have two trumpeters nd and Robert Edwin Knourek is the other one. Born in l.os Angeles on Decem- ber 2, 1937, Bob stands at five feet ten and a half inches and weighs 170 pounds. He is a lover of lightsided remarks and iokes and will gladly go out of his way to relate a funny story to an interested listener. For hobbies Bob includes records, swimming, and music. Here at school he likes algebra, chem- istry, and English literature. Coming to Black-Foxe in 1951, he now dwells at 3993 Bronson Ave. in LA, He has won a couple of trophies for his trum- pet playing while a member of a large band.

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RICHARD MEYER In the year 1952 a tall lfive foot ten inchl boy wandered aimlessly through the great halls and murals of the telephone office. His name, Richard Allan Meyer, born in Ponca City, Oklahoma, on January 18, 1938. Since humor is the main characteristic of this year's seniors Rich is a good example. His iokes in physics relieve the accepted boredom of that dry subiect. ln iournalism they only add to the great hysteria in that class. ln his short 17 years Rich has acquired such hobbies as fishing, coins, and basketball. ln the academic department his favorites range from U.S. History to English. twszse,....a.. -' Now residing at 502 Windsor Blvd., in Los Angeles, he plans to travel back east to attend college. Wooster College in Ohio to be exact. He plans to take up business administration. On the military side Parsons has gone from private to corporal to sergeant to lieutenant to captain of C company. He has two good con- duct medals and one President's medal and one Harry H. Gaver, Jr. award. ln sports he has acquired one varsity basket- ball and two varsity baseball letters. He also has earned two J.V. basketball letters. Parsons has won an Honorable Mention in the 1953-54 Talent Tourney and is at present a member of the inactive Activitiy Committee. 41