Claremont McKenna College - Ayer Yearbook (Claremont, CA)

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ilailing from the heart of soutficrn Illinois, Springfield lo he exact, Hiram (Hi) Phillips claims the distinction of being the youngest niemher of the Senior Class. Too young to he drafted. Hi studied at . mhersl College helore being attracted to CMC by its curriculum. On campus Hiram is best Known for iiis astute judgment as a member of the Student Court and his excursion to our neighboring poet college, from which he returned without any poetic talent. His interests, other than studies, are golf and tennis. After graduation Hi states that he will go home and go to work. Ha ing homesteaded in Porterville. Los Angeles, and points in Ijetween. Leslie Re ii )lds is another native son to get the paper this .June. Les dismisses his earlier years and Army days with the comment, 1 served my hitch. Les returned to Porterville after his discharge to attend the local J.C. for a year and one half, during which time he squeezed in enough units to enter CMC. He claims that the main reason for coming to Claremont was to get closer to the beach, but we r(uestion that in the light of all ihe vacation time he spends fishing in the Sierras. After leaving CMC he hopes to take graduate work at anv school that will have him. and. since he has proved himself an eager and apt student, no difficulties should be met in this line. He is interested in teaching, because somewhere along the line somone told him that the best way to learn something is to teach it. His wife and daughter are interested in seeing him get into anything — but the breadline. Durand Riccardi, known by many as Marconi or Rick, is a native Californian and Pasadena resident of long standing, . fter attending various Pasadena schools, culminating in graduation from Pasadena City College, he turned to CMC in September, 1Q47, Here he has distinguislied himself for his abilities in beard growing, shuffle board (including the accompan ing refreshing pastime), and goll. In the latter held his current ambition is to break 100 (lor liS holes, that is) and navigate the course without losing more than hve balls. So far he has done neither, but still eyes the future hopefully. Ri( k expects to enter the grocery business after graduation in June, having worked in this field for several years before coming to Claremont. Ernest W. W ' ally Soper, 28-year-old President of the Senior Class, calls Chino, California, the home of his happy hacienda. As good an example as can be found of the success of graduates from Chino High, W ' ally toured the campi of Chaffey and USC before settling down with his wife. Norma, here at Claremont Men s College. Known vari- ously as The Great Dissenter or simply the Stinker to his fellow student court members. Wally gave Uncle Sam 2 ' 2 good (?) years of Navy service as a Special Artificer l c. Now a member of the Man- agement Oroup, he can more easily be found behind the lens of a Graphic where his interest in photography speaks creditabK ' for itself. The pride of Unit N-l-1 looks forward to graduate work in Economics or Business Administration here at Claremont Graduate School, then retirement into the soft life of the academic never-nexer land of teaching (he likes the idea of 12 months pay for Q months loafing.)

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Mf ' l IT I rciK a versatile man. Arcliei William Kammerer s talents lia e heen displayed as Torchlight editor at Fullerton J.C. to ROTC Colonel liere at CMC. Preferring to be a gravel-stomper during tlie war. ne stomped so well that he was elevated to the rank of sergeant. His inclination toward the military will he extended, because he plans to take atnantage of the regular Arm commission he has been offered a-- outstanding ROTC Cadet. Bill was a familiar figure at social functions during his high scliool days, and apparently developed talents in this line as well, for shorlK alter his return from the ser i(e Fullerton coed. he wooed and won a lusi ious blonde liorn in Los Angeles back in 2-1, Bill has lent his charming presence primarily to the fortunate burg of Fullerton. Priding himself on getting through college with a minimum effort yet a good record, the Shil less Skonk (as he is affectionalely termed by close acquaintances) just doesn t believe in unrecimred hard study. Flub Knltz. a Seattle bov. is one of those versatile bo s who has managed to maintain a good scholastic record (B average), while at the same lime piling up an impressive list of extra-curricular acti ities. Among other things, he has been a memljer of the Glee Club, ciriidation manager of the ANALYST, and a member of the Siddons Club, under whose auspices he appeared in The Tempest. My Sister Eileen, and two workshop productions. lo llll in the spare moments, he took it upiui himself, with F5ob Chapman as a partner, to win the doid)les championship in the CMC ping-pong tournament last year. I wo Nears in the Aleutians w ith the ,- rm during the war have left liis adventuresome spirit undaunted, and being single and footloose, he hopes to work in South America. If S.A. does not offer him something pretty good, he may attend the Claremont Graduate School and study International Relations. .Mlhough lie was born in Rawlins. Wyoming, John Newell claims that his migration to Fullerton at the tender age of twelve qualifies him as a nati e son by California standards. A fast man any way you take him. Jack made varsit letters in track in Fullerton Union High School, and also served as student body treasurer. Jack began his war service as a Naval Air Cadet, specializing in aerology. Filtering Fullerton J.C. upon his discharge in 19-46. he was an Honor Society member. Jack came to CMC in 1047. becoming one of the original inmates of Appleby Hall, but decided to move aff-campus during his senior year. Getting married had a lot to do with it. His vocational worries were solved at the same time, and will remain so as long as his wile is the Registered Nurse at Webb School. Ia( k s interests include golf, britlge, Scotch. English bulldogs, and trying to I. ilk his wife into |)urchase of a new car. , head a campus legend b virtue of such remarks as I hate exercise. ( leorge Riser provided lots of cop for the ANALYST during his three years at CMC. Since his graduation last February he has divided his iittentions between work at Kaiser and plans lor a June wedding. One of the founding fathers of CMC. George was a collaborator in ihc writing of the hrst Constitution ol the Associated Student Body, and distinguished himself as a legal eagle in Or. Jordan s law cltiss and as head ol the student court. While in the Army Riser was stationed on Guam, which he claims, with his usual luu iiin cnlional dogmatism, was the best island in the Pacific for dut .

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1 •f fir The !-oine hat arini lookiiiu i liarin Icr pic lured to the side aiiie to our college with a long and tedious scholastic career behind him. Frank Blauvelt is a product of the Pasadena City School System, having graduated from Wilson Junior High School and Pasadena City College. During the war. Frank worked with airhourne R. D. R in the famous Air Apache group of the 3th Air Force in the South Pacific. This tour of duty led him from I eyte to Zassohonokimia. Japan. After the war. Frank returned to Pasadena Citv College until his entrance into CMC in the fall of 1047. Frank will be remembered as a Portuguese Admiral in the Siddoiis Club presentation of My Sister Eileen. He is also a member of the Student Court here at the college. .As such he endeavors to mete out justice with a reasonableness learned through the years. He is an avid baseball fan. dabbles at tennis. doiible-diibbles at basketball, and is famous for his crushing offensive halfback work in intra-niural football. Frank hopes to continue on to Graduate School after he leaves the hallowed halls of CNIC. and thence into mere liandising. Chief contender for the title of Busiest Man On Campus is bustling Buggsv Yarbroiigh. No one quite knows how he manages to maintain his own infant industry in Fullertnn. pass all his courses, quiet nuttering North Campus admirers, and still devote at least an hour per day to pinball and shuffleboard, but he does it. Before foresaking a portion of his activities at CMC for private enterprise, the Bamboo King served as Chairman of Publicit and played Jayvee football, but he still is active in the Ski Club and Athletic .Association. Using his own famed Tropical Powerflex product. Doug assured him- self of another Varsity letter in track this year by nabbing several blue ribbons in the pole vault. Innumerable sketches tacked to vets Unit walls attest to another of Doug s talents. As the year draws to a close. Doug may be seen pouring over import- export bulletins and anxiously vatching developments in the Orient, for he intends to return to China and the Pliilip|iines to carrv out new- venturesome plans. One of the natives. Jack Widmeyer was born in San Bernardino. He served in the Army Signal Corps and attended UCLA before coming here. His wife. Grace, graduated from Pomona last Felsruary. Jack plans to join his father in the Home Builders Savings and Loan .Association after graduation. .A familiiu sight along Highway 66 the past years has lieen a strange high yallar Buick convertible, the back seat of which is often piled high with model airplane kits and necktie boxes. Seated behind the wheel, pondering class assignments and sales promotion schemes, has been Pasadena commuter Ed Wiley. Prior to his adiiiissioii to C . IC three years ago, Ea served in the Panama Canal zone as a second lic-tilenant in the Infantry. After graduation he will contituie working at the source of the goods which he has peddled on campus, a Pasadena hobbx shop.