Columbus Academy - Caravel Yearbook (Gahanna, OH)

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GEORGE WILLIAM BENEDICT ,fllllils Ava i ' , if-it E L oh ' w,. E 2' D.L. J Over on Broadleigh Road there is a small, comfortable house with a stone front. If a casual passer-by were to stroll past on his evening walk, say around three A.M., he would be sure to see- a light burning in the windows toward the rear of the house on the left. And if this passer-by were industrious and curious enough, he would climb a tree across the street and peep into the window. May- be then he could tell just what momentous work was driving the occupant of the room to slave until all hours of the morning. If he were lucky and the shades were not drawn, the onlooker would dimly be able to discern by the wavering light of a kerosene lantern the figure of a curly-headed youth, hunched over a littered desk with a large folder spread before him. Every now and then this haggard figure would mutter jumbled phrases to himself -all the while snipping papers, gluing pictures, and scribbling illegible sentences in the notebook before him. Periodically his feverish eye would fall upon the wall-sized Marilyn Monroe calendar where the date, May l, was circled in heavy cerise pencil. Above this date would be written two words only, Caravel Dead- line . The occupant of this garret is, then, the editor of our school yearbook, George Benedict. Benny has a job that is coveted by many, but that can be capably filled by few. A hard worker, George showed a great deal of ingenuity and put up a magnificent battle to finish the Caravel before the deadline. Benny proved to be an excellent choice for the job, and the intelligence he showed in achieving honor grades will be manifest in the originality and quality of this year's Carcxvel. Besides holding down the toughest student job in the school, George plays football in the fall, swims in the winter, and plays tennis during the spring. He also sang in the Glee Club this year, and last year sang in the quartet. Friendly and possessing a lively personality, Benny is a long-established member of the gang . By the time he enters Williams next year, Benny should have sufficiently recovered from this job to be ready to launch a highly successful career in college. Football 3, 4 Swimming l, 2, 3 Tennis l, Z, 3, 4 Class Officer l, 2, 3 Student Council 3 Glee Club 2, 3, 4 Caravel 3, 4 teditorl Academy Life 2, 3, 4 Press Club 3, 4 Varsity A 3, 4 Cum Laude 4 Pag e Fifteen

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Tenn's 2 Swimming 2, 3 Class Officer I Student Council I Quartet 3, 4 Glee Club 3, 4 Varsity A 3, 4 Page Fourteen IAMES MEANS BEATTY II 'mm' is y I 5 e ,cv fv- ' Q2 ,, ..--1.5 Vtfho is the mightiest mite in the senior class? Who always ha: his collar turned up and is the only human this side of Long Stree who wears an indescribably red corduroy shirt and a clashing plaid jacket? It is no less a personage than Iames Means Beatty the knight of the road and the terror of many a pedestrian. From c class which has succumbed to the hot-rod craze, lim emerges a the top of the list in the art of customizing a car or tuning a car buretor. His pride and joy is a '51, polar-green Ford. tHowever, the car's actual resemblance to a '51 Ford is only superficial. In hi: spare time, lim has entirely dechromed the car, lowered it, shave: the deck, altered the grill, substituted Buick tail lights, and installer an imposing array ot speed equipment on the engine. The boml naturally is equipped with dualsp but because of the law's in explicable attitude towards dual mufilers, one never know: whether the car will purr or roar, or whether one chrome tip or twc Will extend from the rear. And will the class ever forget those y-pipes? Iim still blushes whenever that delicate subject is mentioned. The car is not Iim's only interest, he is also an expert or models of all kinds. Iim is an excellent singer and is the tenoi in the senior quartet and also sings in the Glee Club. Iim's singing is almost a fetish with him, and he is constantly searching for new tunes to sing and new contests to enter. Friendly and well-liked, Iim does not excel in his studies, but he works diligently. He plans to go to a preparatory school for one year before- entering college. When he finally arrives at his chosen college, it will receive a valuable asset to the studen body.

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Football l, 2, 3, 4 Swimming l, 2, 3, Tennis 2, 3, 4 Class Officer 3, 4 Student Council 4 Varsity, A 2, 3, 4 Glee Club 2, 3 Caravel 4 Academy Life l, 2, Press Club 4 Cum Laude 4 Page Sixteen 4 3, DAVID WARREN BOOTHBY c.,-:':. 'l . l f.: if lt tl ,i ' Y - ll-Q !'? - ov' X 'iff ,tl f .tw fi H 1 Sr The senior year in high school is generally conceded to be the student's most important time before his departure for college. To be elected president of a senior class is a significant honor and does not fall on anyone less than a student who is a leader and is pos- sessed of outstanding abilities. The president of this year's senior class, Dave Boothby, readily fulfills all these requirements and has proved to be an ideal choice for the job. I-lardworking and per- severinq, Dave has not only capably handled all the problems that have confronted the class during the Year, but also has attained a degree of excellence in his studies surpassed by very few. As a reward for his ceaseless work, Dave was selected as a member of the Cum Laude Society. Friendly and always ready to laugh at another's joke, Dave is always welcomed by any group that he happens to chance upon. His curly head and the cheery voice that goes along with it are an equally familiar sight and sound on the football field, in the swimming pool, and on the tennis court. Saving some of his ra- tioned time for other activities besides home work and the many and diverse problems involved in keeping our class on the straight and narrow, Dave has played football in the fall for the past two yearsg while during the winter he deserts the dry land for the bene- fit of the swimming teamg and in the spring his interests turn to ten- nis. Around school Dave lends his bass voice-for the betterment of the Glee Club. An accomplished theme writer, Dave contributes freely to the Academy Life through his many articles and is also one of the senior editors on this year's Caravel. A senior editor may be likened to a person who composes epitaphs and elegys. lt is a difficult job, but one which Dave is well suited to handle capably. Dave is going to Williams next fall and, we are sure, will con- tribute a great deal to the school before he graduates.