Cincinnati Country Day School - Archive Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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It is possible that this year has been somewhat anti-climactic for CHARLEY GAY in that his driver's license and his car both came before it started. Nevertheless, he has met with some success in other facets of Day School existence. Charley now holds the dubious distinction of being president of Delta Beta. Despite this he has many friends in the upper school, B.O.A. and otherwise. Hence he has become a well known member of the senior class in and out of school. For three years he has been the head manager of the varsity football team and has been on the starting soccer team. A wide and active range of interests has kept Charley busy, but not with the usual loudly touted organizations. Rather he has pounded away noisily on the stage crew and played violent chess for the last three years. Out of school Charley insists on working on his already tired, over- worked Karmen Ghia. CRAIG HAUSER is a boy who, believe it or not,is sometimes con- fused by calculus. Generally, though, he is not discouraged my math, indeed, he likes it so well that he took the I.B.M. computer course last summer. He's not so sure about Physics, but takes it anyway, Football has been his abiding sports interest and he earned a var- sity letter this past fall. Then, after the frozen wastes of soccer, he turns to either track or tennis in the spring. Outside school, Craig appends B.O.A. after his name. He also likes to trip Cotillion's brand of the light fantastic. Craig has a bright future in his chosen field of engineering. Probably best known as the caustic Mr. Observer of SCROLL fame, nice, old, jist folks POLK LAFFOON IV has many other ac- complishments to his credit. He wrote half of these senior sketches. His work on the last three school plays has been note- worthy. Elected to the Spring Dance Committee as a freshman, Polk has been stuck with it ever since. Afield, Polk has deftly sidestepped the football grind by devoting his sports time to lower-school coaching, but he does run through soccer and track in season. Polk professes his undying interest in the states of Oklahoma and Michigan, where he spends his summers. His teachers concur that his mind often seems to be miles away. Last but not least, Polk has shown a fine academic record-- especially as a senior. His most recent marks have been honors caliber.

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There is only one person in the school who can play chess in physics class and get away with it. This is DAVID ADAMSON. Perhaps he manages this because a teacher cannot help liking him, although it is more probable that anything he might pick up from Mr. Wright would be superfluous. To say this is saying noth- ing against the physics department; it only means that Dave has long since absorbed more math and physics than Country Day seems to be able to offer. For the past two years he has won the Ohio State Math Contest and has maintained a high honors average in all courses. He has sent Mr. Deane to Harvard, not to mention his other school activities. For four years he has been a member of the chess club, the soccer team, and the tennis team. Outside of school he is a member of the Teenage Republican Club, what- ever that is. No wonder Harvard wants him. Poised. Easygoing; Mysterious. WILLIE CLARK has been at Country Day for fourteen years which have been spent perfecting a measure of social aplomb which is unequaled by any other sen- ior. However, this attribute is generally useful only on weekends, and so Monday through Friday Willie grinds away at his studies and his school interests. These include four years in the dxamatic club, SCROLL, and Gamboliers. He was a member of the rifle club in grades ten and eleven and has played soccer throughout his upper school career. Although he is hesitant to admit it, Willie has earned a solid Aaverage while tactfully avoiding the chemistry and math which do not seem to interest him. There is a chance that his diversified outside activities account for the mysterious side of his personality. He has done volunteer hospital work, studies conchology and art--Precisely French Renaissance and Modern Orienta1--and he has attended a summer session in equitation at Culver. The specter of the soccer field, KENT COFER 'is primarily inter- ested in athletics and the great outeof-doots. A three-sport man at New York's Hackiey Prep School, he has continued in soccer, and btiefly expen'mented with football in his last two years at Country Day. A spring sport also, Kent journeys often to the fair- ways, where one can find him obviously angry at the small white ball. Kent is very quiet, probably because he only speaks when something needs to be said. iIt's too bad more seniors can't be that wayq But his remarks are cogent. In his two shortyears here, Kent has gained a secure, if unobtrusive, niche in the senior class. As such, he writes for the SCROLL, and is interesting himself in dramatics. Academically, Kent has shown good effort and solid improvement in the tough subj ects of English, History, French, and Math. 19

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Strangely enough, the first thing that comes to mind when JACK LASSOFF is mentioned is girls. And also strangely enough, the first thing that usually comes to J ack's mind is girls. But though the femme fatale has occupied much of his time over the years, Jack has found time for over fifteen hobbies, several out of school clubs and a number of in school activities. After one year on X- squad, he screwed up the courage to go out for varsity football and was a letterwinner by his junior year, He has also been on the starting soccer team and has been a jumper in track since the ninth grade. At the same time Jack has worked as a hard-hitting member of the stage crew. By all odds Delta Beta's most loyal member, Jack has served as Sec.-Treasurer of his fraternity. His many hobbies include skin-diving, motorcycles, nature, bikes, and a notorious blue and white Impala. FREDERIC C. LYNCH is most noted for his interest in things mili- tary. He is a squad sergeant in the lOlst Range: Unit of the Civil Air Patrol. Last summer at the C.A.P.'s encampment at Wright- Patterson base Fred was an expert marksman with an Ml rifle. No wonder he was two years president of the now defunct C.C. title club. A three year stint as a. SCROLL mogul, four years of dramatics, and three terms on the Dance Committee round out Fred's field of school endeavor. Cross country running was Fred's sport in the fall of '62, but he was previously on the football squad. Soccer, in which he was varsity twice, and track have been winter and spring constants. Fred also adds a 1962-63 office in Delta Beta fraternity to his list of accomplishments. Fred is Irish the won't let anyone forget thatiuwhich is something to his credit,bu.t he spoils the effect by being an Orangeman from County Down. The watusi never quite reached all the way from Indian Hill to Country Day, but if there was ever going to be a place for it to catch hold, RALPH NELSON would have provided it. Unquestion- ably the most versatile dancer in the class, he has been the bridge of social understanding between Indian Hill and Country Day for the past two years. This has been accomplished through his presidency of BOA and a consistent appearance at the Arm- strong openhouses. Had Rock remained on the football team last fall, this beautiful link might have been destroyed during the Indian Hill game. However, football's casual intruder, Fate stepped in, and Rock stepped out. Although he is inclined towards a somewhat relaxed Monday, Ralph has given much of his time to Country Day activities. For several years he has been an important member of the Gamboliers and one of the SCROLL'S better writers. And deciding against giving up soccer for smoking, he has been the team's goalie for the past two years. 21