Columbus Academy - Caravel Yearbook (Gahanna, OH)

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it 'XX 0,3 its st -5... if 'V Q 5 354' .,-fskww, W. f .W ,N ua Mawmwm Football 2, 3, 4 lco-captaint Varsity A Z, 3, 4 Page Twenty-Six ROBERT MCCUNE REX. IR. y as I, hp , N lg. 'X Zi-'Q A i i A ' R : X 'T' Nth .--xgh 5--is W' lt was a Warm day last fall-the first football practice with full equipment. As the drab figures plodded around the field a spot of white showed every now and then. Certainly no one would wear a white football uniform! Oh yes! Robbie Rex would . . . and did. The jeers of Whats the matter? Are you afraid the dirt won't show on a regular uniform? soon died out as Robbie proved through the season that he could not only kick well but also play a rough game. As end on the offensive and left halfback on the defensive Rob was one of the mainstays of the team. Our co-captains brilliant catches complete with ball babbling and his game-saving tackles certainly did dirty his uniform until it was a dark grey. Perhaps Rob's highest tribute comes in the fact that he was both feared and revered as one of the best runners and tacklers during practice sessions. Robbie is a likeable chap easy to get along with and very funny at times. Not only is his love of fun apparent when he is in a group, but also it shows up when he is at school. It's a rare chemistry class in which Robbie doesn't have some trick or prank up his sleeve. It was he who originated the wet pocket gag-where you fill a test tube with water and insert a stopper and glass tube making it easy to fill any pocket. Although not one of the best students, Rob does an average job. Aside from football Rob's main interests are his blue Ford con- vertible and a certain house in Eastmoor. He seems to give his car almost as much attention as he gives to that house, for it is one of the cleanest in the parking lot. The shine of the finish reflects Rob's own personal neatness, and naturally, like any car lover he has lowered it and added skirts at the same time. We all feel that Rob's skill in football and likeableness will earn him much admiration and many friends Wherever he goes.

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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

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CHARLES THOMAS RICE M In 6 '3 J Q M 82 1'N,A,nA f Up roars a hardtop Olds eighty-eight with duals and a slightly lowered rear end. Out jumps Tom, its proud possessor, flip- ping the ever present silver dollar. Rumor has it that he is the only boy in the class who steers with his toes in order to flip coins in both hands. All kidding aside, Tom is a likeable boy who can fit in with any group. Having been at the Academy for eleven years, he knows all the boys and most of the masters quite well. Tom is courtecus and seldom boisterous, always ready with a quick joke or playful shove as the occasion demands. The senior class showed its appre- ciation of his friendliness and trustworthiness by electing him treasurer for two years. lt's toc bad the class had so little money to put under his supervision! In Tom one can see the modesty that prompted him to comment calmly the morning after his seventeenth birthday, Guess what. Dad got me a new Oldsmobile hard top. However, the wash me signs scrawled in the dust on Tom's fender are definitely not characteristic of his habitual neatness. Tom is one of the more prominent golf enthusiasts in our class. He even neglects to flip his coin when concentrating on an approach shot or putt. No matter hcw hot or sultry the weather, he can usually be found teeing off at the Columbus Country Club almost any day in the summer. When not golfing Tom swims, plays tennis or base- ball, and would play football except that he is too light. He won his letter not only in swimming but also in golf. Indeed Tom is one of those lucky boys who has a natural ability in every Wpe of athletics. This prowess will stand him in good stead at whatever college he attends. Basketball 1, 2, 3 Swimming 3, 4 Golf I, 2, 3, 4 tco-captain! Varsity A I, 2, 3, 4 Class Officer I, 2, 4 Page Twenty-Seven