Breck School - Mustang Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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Entered 1956, 3 yean; Corporal 2; Sergeant 3; Fint Lieutenant 4; Captain 4; Battalion Adjutant 4; Color Cuard 2. 3; Military Medal 3; Vanity Hockey 2, 3, 4, letter, 2, 3. 4, Co-captain 4; Vanity; Football 2, 3, 4, 1-etter 2. 4; Baseball Manager 3; Coif 4; All-conference Hockey Team 4; Freshman-Sophomore Dance Committee 2; Junior-Senior Prom Committee 2, 3, 4; Military Ball Committee 4; A. V. Committee 2, 3. 4. There were limes last fall when the calm quiet of an autumn afternoon was completely shattered. Soon a lone figure from the midst of our armor-clad eleven would be seen heading for a cold shower to cool his boiling blood. Yes, Rod hail a temper. Rut when this dynamic force was directed towards the right ends, things were sure to get done in no uncertain terms. Rod came to Rrcck when lie was a sophomore, and in his three years at Rrcck he has made many friends. He has had the amiable quality which enables him to get along with his fellow seniors as well as the first-former. His forceful personality and aggressive nature has always placed him in the center of any business activities in which his class might be engaged. Continually the source of information about which band to get or how to decorate for the big dance—Roddy was always first choice for any planning committee. As we sec him disap( car in a cloud of dust down forty-second street heading for the love gardens of Minnetonka, we will all remember Roil Crawford as the little blond bureaucrat with the red whiskers and the indomitable spirit for progress which will inevitably lead him to final success in any future undertaking. “He that is of merry heart hath a continual feast. —Bible

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Entered 1955, 4 years; Sergeant 3; Master Sergeant 4; Second Lieutenant 4; Captain 4; Operations Officer 4; Golf 4; J.V. Hockey, 2. 4; Varsity Hockey 3; Track 2; J.V. Football 3; Varsity Football 4; Military Ball Committee 4; Attendance Award 3; Master’s Award 3. C aclet (Captain ame Cellar L amum As the old expression goes, “there’s one in every crowd!” Well, Jim was that one. You may ask. “One what? That’s a good question and we’re not sure we know the answer. Jim’s stay at Brock was punctuated by violent chemical reactions anil tire marks in the parking lot. But along with all this jazz went a pretty good record, especially in the science courses. Jim was always a good leader hut at times it was hard to tell in which direction. In spite of this the S 3 division of the staff was at its height of efficiency in his senior year. In athletics he never set the world on fire, but he devoted a lot of effort and loyalty to the program. J. B. was a member of many of the varsity and junior varsity teams at Brcck, and most always found himself in a starting position. So as we see Jim leave in the Bonny we can't help but think that the next year is going to be a heck of a lot duller without the “one.

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Entered 1956, 3 years; Corporal 3; Sergeant 3; 2nd Lieutenant 4; Captain 4; Commander A Company 4; J.V. Football Letter 2, 3; Varsity Football 4; J.V. Hockey Letter 2; Varsity Hockey Letter 3; Varsity Baseball Letter 2, 3, 4; (Jlee Club 2, 3; Best Drilled Cadet Award 3; Plane Ccomctry Master’s Award 2; Spanish Master's Award 3; Emeritus Honor Roll 2, 3, 4; Cadet Board 4; Junior-Senior Baseball 2; Junior-Senior Football 3; Military Ball Committee 4; Championship Intramural Basketball Team 3; intramural Basketball 2, 3, 4; Intramural Hockey 2. 3; First Place National Mathematics Association Exam. 4. C adet Cdaptain 'IdJilliam Oheodore Cotillon And now, leaving on 42nd Street, is Bill Ellison in a cloud of smoke, dust, gravel, and a hail of miscellaneous parts from an old ’46 Chcv. How could we forget that old blue crate that would roar in and out of the parking lot at speeds nearing Mach 1 with the deafening roar of an F-100? Seriously though. Bill was one of the unsung heroes of the senior class. He used his ability to a high degree, made a good record for himself and was definitely a credit to Breck. Although his athletic ability was not outstanding, he was one of the most faithful members of our teams at both the Varsity and Junior Varsity levels. The coaches could always count on Bill for 100% effort and usually pretty good results. In the military department. Bill assumed the post of Company Commander of “A Company. This is always a tough position in a military system because so much of the discipline must be dealt out to your own friends and classmates. But somehow. Bill had a quality which made him act fairly in both the military system and as a member of the Cadet Board. So as Bill disappears into the distance for destinations unknown, we will ever remember his immortal words, “You know I’m the most intelligent person in the world!