Columbus Academy - Caravel Yearbook (Gahanna, OH)

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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.

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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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WILLIAM CARY MOLER ,,,yk,r?iQ . Mm 91,9 T. Qt A familiar early-morning sight in the Senior's room is Bill Moler's six-foot frame hunched over a chair or perched on the window-sill. As a member of the early arrivals club he spends the time before school either studying or, more often, joking 'amiably with the rest of us. Bill is an easy-going, sociable guy who makes sly references to the rod or tells a playful lie with a straight face-e.g .... Yes, we had those two poems for today. You can ask Arnold. . . . The droll complacency of his personality lasts through-out the day--whether he is trying uselessly to imitate Bill Rinehart's faces or declaring in a persistent voice to Mr. Whiting Sir, you're wrong. Nevertheless Bill is always serious at the right time and a very conscientious student completinghis scho- lastic record as a member of the Cum Laude Society. Bill for Moe as he is calledl is also very active in athletics. He was captain of the tennis team last year and as first singles man he assured us of at least one point in each match. This year he was again elected captain but could not play under O.H.S.A.A. rules because- by February he had been in high-school four years. He was 'a sad figure this spring hanging around the tennis courts watching everyone else practice. Bill's other favorite sport is basketball and with his ability to play every position he dropped many a point into the basket. Here again he was captain but once again he could not play in all the games because of the O.H.S.A.A. rules. Although Moe's tall frame was unsuited for football, he even tried that sport. But after a few weeks preferred to give it up and practice his tennis. Finally as a golfer he rounded out his full program of athletics. As for extra-curricular activities Bill excelled in those too. Apparently getting to school early gave him plenty of time to study, for he wrote articles for the Life , was sports editor of the Caravel , sang in the Glee Club, and added his grimacing face to the quartet. Basketball I, 2, 3, 4 lcaptainl Tennis I, 2, 3, 4 lcaptain 3, 45 Varsity A 2, 3, 4 Class Officer 4 Glee Club 2, 3, 4 Quartet 3, 4 Caravel 4 Academy Life 3 Press Club 4 Cum Laude 4 Page Twenty-Five