Colorado Academy - Telesis Yearbook (Denver, CO)

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james William Frasche Mountain Rescue 2, 3, 43 Lacrosse 3, 45 Wrestling 4g Gun Club 2, 3, 4, Electronics 3, Student Council 3, 49 Proctor 4. Home is where the heart is except in Chico's case, for Greenwich, Connecticut, and U54 Harley Hogs do not mix. Aside from his sideburns and greasy hair, his all too angelic expression will be remembered for some time by students and faculty alike. Although Chico tended to be rather crude sometimes and his wit underestimated, who else could operate a used car parts shop in Howard House? Chico disliked the herd instinct in many aspects. His impeccable dress sometimes raised many an eyebrow, howeve1', only Chico could wear clothes to match cycle boots. Many could expect to see Chico at his best at breakfast, smiling upon the cuisine with bright, well-rested eyes, awaiting a cheerful day of classes. Chico is largely responsible for injecting various expressions into our always expanding vocabulary, such as: fitty fo choppa and that always popular expression, Win in Viet Nam. Many in the class of '67 will never see Chico again, yet some of us are positive his exit on gradua- tion day will remain stamped on our memories. SENIORS john Evans Freyer Mountain Rescue 3, Basketball 3, 4, Baseball 3, 4, Chess 33 Art 33 Gun Club 3, 4, Bridge Club 4, Mustang 3, 4g Aca- demic Honor Roll 3, 4. Friar loved his bouncy-ball, his Hearts and pitchers' mound. Throughout his senior career at CA, he dabbled in all of the evils of the lounge- starting with penny-tossing, finally taking to the clouds with a parachute. One year of boarding was enough for the GTO champ, though he managed to survive the den of iniquity that was the source of Mr. Esbenshade's frustration-the junior floor of Stevens in 1965- by joining the seniors upstairs. Friar distinguished himself on the Varsity A squad in basketball with fantastic jumps and fre- quent scoring, and helped salvage CA's Varsity Base- ball team with fine relief pitching for Jim Hopkins. As the close of two years at CA, John's dry wit still prevails and we will expect a three thousand foot dive onto Wr'ight Field heralding John's arrival for our first reunion. 99

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Thomas Gordon d'Avila Mountain Rescue Team 4, Photography 45 Creative Writing 4, Academic Honor Roll 4. One thing can be said about Tom d'Avila-he's mysterious. No one ever knew what went on in that clean shaven head, and although Tom could talk a lot if he wanted to, no one ever really found out what he was thinking. We did get clues once in a while, though. When Tom expressed his opinion on something, we would all wait expectantly to hear the usual, Yeah,', or Yeah-well, burst forth with the usual assurance, and although the mystery would remain unsolved, we all knew that everything was functioning normally inside his head. Tom also had a lot of energy. This became apparent at Physi- cal Education Classes in which Tom was an avid participator. When, chasing the ball around the field, Tom would go literally mad and run circles around his opponents in order to score. Without Tom d'Avila, Colorado Academy would indeed have been a dull place, for the challenge of continually trying to guess his next move added just a little extra spice to life. David Lu Earnhardt Baseball 1, Track 3,43 Art 1,23 Band 3,45 Academic Honor Roll 2,3. One can say with all sincerity that Ernie was one of the nicest, most honest, and tolerant persons on the campus. Although quiet and never imposing his will on anyone, Ernie set a few precedents dur- ing his twelve years that won't be forgotten for quite a while. Who can forget Ernie's fourteen-page essays for Mr. Slevin, or the 94 he got on that one book review after he started it in the first period on the day it was due, finishing it in the first three minutes of English. lf that weren't enough, he had only read fifty of the one hundred-fifty pages in the book. Not only did he work hard, but Colorado Acad- emy will probably never have a better piano player. He played in the Preps and in his own group. The Blue Jazzmenf' More than once he was asked to play during class meetings. Although not very athletically inclined, he played on the football team and ran for the track team. He was one of the outstanding distance runners. Colorado Academy will see few people as humble and hard working as Ernie.

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William George Friday, lr. Basketball 3, 43 Baseball 43 Slide Rule 33 Art 33 Typing 33 Mustang 43 Telesis 43 Woodworking 4. Who could forget him? He first came to Colo- rado Academy in his junior year and by the end of his senior year, well, the sky was the limit. Vice- president of his senior class, President of lesser known organizations of the school, some thought it was hard to live with him after a basketball game when he would score thirty points and modestly point out his name in the newspaper the following day. However, when he brought three of his newly won sky-diving trophies out to school, . . . you had to admire him. If we could put a few articles in a box fthings to remember Bill byl and could bury it to be opened in the future, they would undoubtedly be 11 a pack of playing cards, 21 a basketball, 35 of course a text book, and 41 a life-time supply of instant riot. Bill's philosophy of life can be partially conveyed through his own words: it is somewhere to the left of WHOOPEE I WHOOPEE l 100 Hans Froelicher, IV Lacrosse 43 Photography Club 3, 43 Fire Crew 33 Mustang 3, 43 Art 3, 43 Shop 43 Photography Editor 4. Though he's spent countless hours in the dark room, Hans was far from being in the dark His efforts for all of the school publications and his maintenance of a respectable GPA have earned him the glorified title of H. Frog. As a privileged denizen midst the doldrums of Upper Howard, H. Frog was among the most re- sponsible and quiet personalities-a valuable asset to any dorm situation as well as to his own aca- demics. His stock of pipes, though dwarfed by the Tuna's fab collection, helped him puff his way through a year of frustration as Photography Editor to all of the student publicationsg and he was ob- viously none the worse for wear. A job well done is the only way to describe Hans' two years' toil at CA. If anyone should have been doughy at the end of the year, it ought to have been Hans. The adage lf you have a job to get done, get a busy man to do it found direct application in Hans' case.