Brooks School - Bishop Yearbook (North Andover, MA)

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The year as a whole was spent in an idyllic fashion with one bull-session after another: life in Dr. Scudder's dorm when it became Hell's cornerg biology classes with Leonard dissecting table and chair, but leaving his worm untouchedg Beal going down like the Lusitania in an old shell while rowing on the lake. The most talked of event, however, was the fall of the previously impervious Coburn before the darts of the blind boy. Well, while this form has had too long and varied a history to set every- thing down, it is probably just as well that some is omitted. However, I have it from a very reliable source that because of his itchy trigger finger and abstinence from reading, Willy Frick will be here next year and will fill in the gaps. 10

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the records in one simple action. It was impossible to listen to R. Frick's phonograph for very long because everyone has to hold their breath to hear it. Heymann and Boynton came from the four corners of the earth fToledo and Santa Barbaraj to room together and get red marks every day, through no fault of mine, to quote both. We also had the distinction of being the first fifth form ever to be in the Battalion, where we distinguished ourselves. Poop-deck Pappy Pyle took the curves out of two trumpets and dislocated his Adam's apple putting hot licks into Retreatg and Beal stuck his hand through his drum twice. When sergeants were chosen height played a part all out of proportion with its actual import- ance, and R. Frick, Thayer, and Gill found themselves at the end of the line. While Frick and Thayer went to the third company, Gill played dirty billiards and by standing on a mole hill, became a corporal in the second company. Then, before we knew it, we were sixth formers, which, while a bit of a shock, gave us only momentary cause for pause. Inches blossomed forth like a gaudy butterfly to become our merry little ray of sunshine. When everyone else scowled darkly at their coffee, Inches burst out like new wine from an old bottle showering good morning, all and nice day isn't it left and right. This had much the same effect as dangling a Christian martyr before some hungry lions and the whole table would reverberate with groans and cries. The fact that no one threw a grapefruit or a plate of scrambled eggs at him, merely proves that one's initiative and energy are lowest at breakfast. Inches also made a bid for the title of best-dressed man in the form enlisting the resources of Squeeze. But Boynton was on to that one in a Hash and soon had three new suits in the production line. Both, however, were completely outdone by Heymann who had entered into a deep understanding with Jonas and together they produced a pair of cashmere pants and a white blazer. Incidental to this struggle was Coburn's combat to keep his room clear of tropical worsteds and utility tweeds. The dance was a big success and an unusually large percentage of sixth formers had girls up. Notable exceptions were Danforth and Thayer who having been, as the old saw has it, once bitten were twice as shy. We all knew Adams was a smart business man and when that item in Missionary Society report Loans SSO appeared, it confirmed this opinion. But we completely misjudged Henry Luce, the sly dog, until in the Memorial day parade he marched, well out of sight of the rest of the Battalion, beside a little de-icer in a nurse's uniform who fainted away in his arms. Due to the heat, no doubt. By popular vote, Hobbs was elected the best dressed in the form, W. Frick most likely to succeed in getting a job posing for Vitalis ads, and it was unanimously decided that George MacNichol had become the school's most perfectly developed man. It was also the opinion of the judges that Philip would be head of a correspondence school. A fur lined teapot went to Bingo Carroll for the outstanding athletic achievement of the year. While skiing by the lake shore, he fell and broke three windows in Russell house and completely moved the center part of the hill to the bottom. 9

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RICHARD GREENLEAF ADAMS New York City Antioch September 6, 1923 Entered the Second Form '37 Dramatic Association '41, '42 Vice-president, Dramatic Association '42 Missionary Society '40, '41, '42 President, Missionary Society '42 Chapel Attendant '42 Librarian '40, '41 President, Camera Club '41, '42 The Piclorial '41, '42 THE BISHOP '42 Choir '37 Lieutenant, Battalion '42 XVILLIAM DEFURD BEAL -IR. Chestnut Hill, Mass. Harvard Entered the Second Form '37 Greatest Scholastic Improvement '38 Choir '38, '39 Dramatic Association '42 Ski Team '39 Sergeant, Battalion '42 Head Vvaiter '42 CHARLES WILLIAM SCHWARTZ ALLEN Haverford, Pa. Pennsylvania September 13, 1923 Entered the First Form '36 Second Highest Average in Form '37 Choir '37, '38, '39, '40, '41, '42 Crew Insignia '37 First Sergeant, Battalion '42 Apri120, 1924 11