Columbus Academy - Caravel Yearbook (Gahanna, OH)

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fri' we-fr y CHARLES H. F. BEACH l Then he will talk, good gosh how he will talk. The Seniors have applied this quotation to several members of their class, but it is applicable to one senior in particular. This trend toward volubility is usually acquired by those of us who have no other contributions to make to our school-either as ath- letes or as students. But Charles Beach prefers to be different: Cum Laude in his classroom, a hard working center on the football team, a pitcher on the baseball team, and the vociferous ringleader of the continual Commons Room bedlaim make him l unique. These are among his tangible contributions to the school. l A sense of humor is requisite if one is to appreci- ate Chuck. His wit is not always confined to the Commons Room, it has even penetrated into the classroom fChemistry Lab. in particularj where his clever repartee, and incessant antics have given all of us many a laugh. But Charlie can be serious and even dignified when occasion demands. This is attested by the aforementioned fact that he achieved the highest scholastic honor pos- sible at the Columbus Academy-that of being a member of the Cum Laude Society. Princeton's talent scouts have been after Chuck, and he has informed us that he in- tends to acceptthem, in as much as they have so humbly accepted him. We shall miss him and his humor, but as the poet Campbell said: To live in the hearts we leave behind is not to die. CHUCK BLM'-I BLA:-1 lj Cum Laude Baseball 2, 3, 4 Football 2, 3, 4 Academy Life, 1, 2, 3 Caravel 3, 4 College preference, Princeton Irma Ambition, Industrial Chemist ,N nik' A -Z' I j' 6 N 4. , G ii ' I li G X4 +V 18

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T - CLASS ' CFFICERS PRESIDENT ..........., WARD C. CASE VICE-PRESIDENT. .EDWARD A. WALLER TREASURER ,.... ROBERT F. GOLDBERG SEN IDRS Because they have enjoyed the same pleasures, because they have suffered the same defeats, and because they have shared the same burden, the graduating class of 1942 has become bound together by close ties. On that Tuesday in june when Commencement exercises will take place there will inevitably pass over each senior a moment, perhaps very brief, in which he will feel a sadness in leaving, in departing from the known into the unknown. Then for a second a wild wish to ...X t o turn back. To turn back to-his mind will once again take him back through the years, over that happy, happy past. Four of us entered the Junior Academy, then on Broad Street, as first graders. XVith one exception for one year we have all been at the Academy all our life. 'junie' Klages was an awful little squirt and thinking him a fugitive from a kindergarten, we other first graders rather ignored him. Glenn Goodwin and Bob Davis were the pugilists of the class. They even inspired in smaller second graders great open awe, and fear too, of their strength great beyond their years. With the coming of liditor Waller in the fifth grade we immediately foresaw a Caravel for 1942 surpassing, in perfection, the wildest dreams of Horace Greeley. A case of mistaken identity furnished Lloyd with a few hours of high respect from the rest of the school, but we found out at recess that he was not the governors son. XVith the coming of Bob Brooks and Warcl Case, our class was graced with the talents of two boys who were destined for high positions in their class: Bob scholastically and XYard socially. The coming of Bob Goldberg, Bill Blaine, and Bill Boulger furnished us with some much needed athletic ability, Sadly lacking in higtrioniq talents, our class was duly grateful for the inimitable Joe Campbell. 1. R. Holden proved to be the football player deluxe. Dave Miller filled the same position in baseball. Then with the coming of the last year our ranks were completed by the very congenial jack Fulford, navy man, Dick Schwartz, and the army's own Alden Stilson. 'lAnd these years together, they have been wonderful ones. Stunned by all this for a fleeting instant, we recover just in time to hear Mr. Jones calling the boys' names to come up for their diplomas, the last time that those names will ever be called all together again. 17

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WILLIAM E. BLAINE, JR. T There are some who excel in the field of athletics. And there are some who rank foremost in their class because of their scholastic attainments. But there are many more who, although they do not stand out in either of the aforementioned activities, have qualities that are equally as important and de- serve just as much credit. Such an individual is Williani E. Blaine, jr., who is fortunate enough to be endowed with that excel- lent trait called perseverance. This remarkable faculty of Bill's is evident in everything he does, whether it be on the athletic field or in the classroom. VVhenever Bill tackles a job he goes about it with that same determined manner of completing the job as best he can. In the field of athletics Bill bent his efforts toward football, and because of his perseverance won himself a f'Il'Sf-Slflllg position at half-back. He worked diligently and arduously for the school year- book, and received a great deal of praise for his efforts. In the classroom all of the masters know that Bill, with his never-say-die attitude, will come through. Around the boys he is always laugh- ing and joking, but the minute that there is a job to be done he casts aside this frivolity and strives to accomplish the task that is given him. IV e prophesy much success for Bill. Such perseverance as his can not help but succeed. ll Il College pre ference, Bowdoin X at '- inf A l g . Posi Nfl Football 3, 4 I '4. f Caravel 3 V Glee Club I, 2, 3, 4 Golf 3, 4 Track 3 ,X .ip Q fl J Ll fe? Z Ambition, Businessman