Columbus Academy - Caravel Yearbook (Gahanna, OH)

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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.

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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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IOHN CHRISTOPHER BROOKHOUSE p D Q 'f'. ' 'r' ' i Q4 K Q Q BQ ln a class which is almost entirely composed of damyanke'es , a staunch supporter of the area south of the Mason-Dixon line naturally would, and does, stand out like QI statue of Sherman in Georgia. This old Kentucky colonel insists his full name is Iohn Christopher Brookhouse. But those' in the know insist that it is Iohn Christopher the South Will Rise Again Brookhouse. Friendly and intelligent, Chris claims direct ties to the Old South, which unfortunately, none of us have ever been able to discover. This does not prevent him, however, from uttering a rebel yell and launching into impassioned oratory whenever the sanctity of the South is threatened. Our expert on history, both ancient and modern, Dixie always knows what he is talking about when- ever a question arises as to the date' of a certain battle or the name of a certain emperor. Chris is what is known as a gentleman farmer and lives on a beautiful pl-antation near Gahanna. How- ever, the distance' involved does not prevent him from commuting to Bexley on weekends to make some poor, misguided, young girl more misguided and perhaps even poorer. An honor student, Chris has served as manager extraordinary for the football team for the past few years and has proven him- self to be a rarity in his field-a manager who actually does some work. This willingness to do a job Well, no matter what it might be, typifies Chris' attitude in his schoolwork. This trait stands out particularly in his oral book reports which have never been below excellent in quality. Besides history as a hobby, Chris follows the old southern cry, Save Your Confederate Money and has a very interesting collection of these pieces of currency. A habit of Chris's that might perhaps be classed as a hobby is his affinity for that renowned eating establishment, the Eastmoor Drive-ln. Almost al- ways a passer-by can see his blue Chevrolet parked in the drive-in with Chris sitting in it. Chris is following Horace Gree'ley's advice and is enrolling at Stanford. We'll miss him next year, and we wish him the best of everything. Football l, Z, 3, 4 tmanagerl Baseball l, 3 Basketball l Track 2 Dramatics 3, 4 Academy Life 3, 4 Press Club 4 journal Correspondent 4 Baseball 2 Football 3, 4 Page Seventeen