Columbus Academy - Caravel Yearbook (Gahanna, OH)

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THOMAS DODGE KIRKENDALL T l .as 'T w 4 4n1 my e ral Tom Kirdendall is a collector of unusual gadgets par excellence. lf you should be throwing an eraser or filling someone's pocket with water and are suddenly blinded by a flash of light, don't run. You aren't caught. lt's only Tom and his miniature camera re- ccrding the common daily occurrences of Academy life. Torn and his little box the size of an ice cube mischievously invaded every room and provided much entertainment for the first half of the year. Together they gaily recorded pure water turning red in the labora- tory or Benedict hopping about minus one shoe. After mid-years as an exuberant expression of joy the camera was put away and in its place appeared a gun. This thimble-sized weapon shct blanks that sounded like a starter's gun. The advan- tage of such a weapon was that it could be fired behind a master's back and then concealed in the palm of the hand while Tom strolled complacently away. However, this exuberance was short-lived not because college boards dampened Tom's spirits, but because several deaf ears attested to the fact that the noise was too loud. Thus the blank-shooting pistol no longer reflects Tom's happy spring fever but has given way to the former camera. Tiger Tom joined our class at the beginning of our Iunior year and has earned this nickname Tiger by being just the opposite-ct quiet, reserved, friendly person. He rarely gets into any real trouble but is always receiving the blame for countless pranks of the other boys. This playfulness is taken good-naturedly, and he manages tc get in a sly retaliation here and there. Since Tom's home is in Marysville, he has taken longer to make real friends among the class, but has succeeded admirably. By spending the nights at Mr. Whiting's house Tom became noted this year as the one boy with math exam information and the one Senior who rode a bicycle to schcol every morning. Tennis 4 fmanagerl Library Committee 4 Page Twenty-T11 ree

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Football 2, 4 Basketball I, 2, 3, 4 Baseball I, 2, 3, 4 Class Officer I, 2, 3, 4 Student Council I, 3, 4 Academy Life 3, 4 Press Club 4 Varsity A 3, 4 Page .Twenty-Two DONALD LEON KATZ 'll'-ff r Lfxf' I fdlla 'lf H nd' 3 l li i l Q ff- 'I 82 ln a palatial mansion situated on the aristocratic soil that sur- rounds and is a part of the Country Club Road live-s the true gentle- man of our class, Don Katz. Donny is always twell, almost alwaysl neat and well-dressed. He wears attractive but conservative clothes and almost never has a five o'clock shadow as do certain other members of the class. He is never loud except in athletic com- petitions and has a warm, friendly personality to augment his ap- pearance. As befits a true gentleman of sporting blood, Don spurns to drive the chrome-plated monster that is the American automobile and instead careens around town in a bright red Triumph, an English sports-car. The only disadvantages in this car are that it seats only two and that it requires two husky men at least fifteen or twenty minutes to raise the top in case of a sudden rain. But that element of adventure and surprise serves only as a further in- centive to a true sports-car addict like Don. Displaying admirable self-restraint, Don does not spend all of his time with the Triumph but also participates in all three major sports and manages to do his studies quite well in the little remain- ing time. Last year Don showed great promise in the line, but before the season had hardly begun, he suffered a side injury and was lost to the team for most of the remainder of the season. After his unfortunate luck in football, Don was in for better times at both basketball and baseball where he turned in excellent performances. Besides being an honor student, Donny was sports editor for the school newspaper: and during football season, he wrote up our games for some of the local newspapers. Don's major ambition at the moment is to become a whiffen- poof and join the gang down at Maury's. With his strong character and inherent friendliness, Don is a sure bet to be successful in Whatever he- endeavors to do.

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..:, - ,,, x - - A l C' 52.1, -.f l ' -. .....: 1 ..,.: ' zdu -- A ' ':11I I ' f r fir. :: f Q.. Cf A 'S-5 Football I, 2, 3, 4 fco-captain! Basketball I, 2, 3, 4 Baseball I, 2, 3, 4 Student Council 2 Quartet 3 Glee Club 2, 3, 4 Varsity A 3, 4 Academy Life 3, 4 Caravel 4 Press Club 4 Cum Laude 4 Page Twenty-Four l BRUCE HYATT MILLER IttlltltttlulllIHIHHHH 'ltllllltllttnut..--ltl lllllll' , '-429 J mummy y Q X. .5 5 l Winmxxxxsi There's the signal .... the ball is snapped .... the lines plunge forward. Look! A hole! The fullback, number thirty-three, is driving thrcugh. What a pile-up! But it looks like a good eight yard gain. lt's the top of the eighth, and the pitcher is striding toward the mound. A cheer rises from the crowd of blue tunics. He winds up, eyes the bases, and-strike one! Again he Winds up: it's beautiful-low and over the inside corner for strike two! NoW's the fatal moment! Exam papers are being handed back. Heck! Only a 70, and you got a 65! What's this? Mr. Goodwin says that all the papers were low except for . . . except for . . . of course Bruce's. These brief incidents give some idea of Bruce Miller's Wide range of abilities. ln his nine years at the Academy he has con- stantly been one of the top athletes and scholars in our class. ln- deed we all recognize his ability to do well Whatever he wants to-whether it be writing an essay, carrying a ball, or raising cain. Besides natural talent Bruce is endowed with a pleasant smile and gregarious personality which make him the center of any group. His love of fun and playing pranks twhile making Bruce an enjoyable live wire at any partyl have caused no end of agony to masters in past years. However this year he seems to have settled down to use his abilities more profitably and has become the highest scholar in the class. Bruce's natural leadership in athletics was recognized by his being elected foot-ball co-captain. ln this capacity he helped to lead a not too strcng team through a fair season, often putting us in position to score by a sustained up-field drive. ln baseball he once again held a position of importance. Bruce entered into many extra- curricular activities. He sang in the Glee Club and the Senior Quartet, he pounded out articles for the Academy Life, and wrote half the senior articles for the Carczvel. and did his turn as student council representative.