Cranbrook School - Brook Yearbook (Bloomfield Hills, MI)

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Characteristic of Harry is his earn- HARRY MONROE NELSON JR, est and dependable participation in Entered Form IU school activities. Though a distant dayboy, he often foregoes the pleasures of freedom to return for weekend cross- country training, or work on school publications. Harryis veteran baritone voice has been a four-year mainstay in the annual operetta, although his modesty belies his skill. Au indefatiguable BROOK technical editor, his courteous ap- proach and sincere desire to help where needed makes him universally popular. His educational choice for the next few years is College of Wooster where he Prefect, Glee Club 3-4-5-6, Christmas Pageant 4-5, RiHe Club 3-4, Servers' Guild 4-5-6, will follow his father's footsteps to study medicine. BROOK Board 6. C-lee Club 3-4-5-6, Christmas Pageant 3-4-5-6, Crane 6, Cabin Committee fi FREDERICK LEONARD NOVY Fred exemplifies the virtues of persis- Ememd Fam, HI tence. If he meets a champion wrestler on the mat or attacks a difficult aca- demic problem, he gives his utmost and thus constantly excells. Marquisman Novy possesses an easy-going geniality, but concentrates seriously on achieving his school goals. This prefect has no trouble keeping abreast of the social world, for his operations here tend to dating, dancing and fun. When gazing into space, he is probably contemplating his summers in the Canadian wilderness, where he can be outdoors and enjoy the wonders of Mother Nature. C Club 6, Football 6, Wrestling 6 Derek's dapper dates delphoi divinely, dress dis- DEREK ALLEN ORTH dinctively and adore dashing driving, for the Ente,edF0,m1 diplomat digs down deep to drag diversified darlings to dine and dance. A dramatic discovery, he portrays duplicity, dis- couragement and despair in delightful detail, derived from dubious dayboy dissipation no doubt. Derek displays diligence and dexterity in deliberating or deducing problems, for though a dreamer, he is no dullard. Never discourteous or disparaging, he delineates definite destinations for himself and then does not deviate. Derek dotes on Dixieland music though his deft designing draws lnm, he hopes, to future engineering duties. Dgasterion 1-2-3-4-5-6, Administrative Committee Chairman 6 W 1 zwm, , 'ffi DAVID MARVIN OSNOS Dave is one of those rare individuals who am, ' - R SSW has solved the secret of studying. A leading scholar of his class, he follows baseball and school social functions with a beaver eagerness. All-league choice at halfback, soccerman Osnos played in the whirlwind fall season besides writing Crane articles on the side and keeping his marks on the A-plus level. Sleepy Dave usually has to undergo several classes before he regains morning consciousness and even then he enunciates in a slow somnolent monotone. Harvard will challenge his capacities come autumn. Entered Form III Cum Laude, BROOK 6, Crane 6, Rifle Club 3-4-5, Form Scholarship Award 3-4-5, Camera Club 3, Biology Research Group 53, Lost and Found Committee Chairman 6, C Club 6. Soccer 6 THOMAS ERIC PETERSON Entered Form IV A most personable Cranbrookian is Tom. An amiable lanky prefect, he possesses a deceptive awkwardness due to stature that belies his fast coordination. In snow season, when lessons permit, Tom rolls north to indulge in his favorite sport, skiing. Spring finds him sizzling fast balls over the plate in baseball. An open, straight-forward manner and a sincere interest in everyone has made him a helpful friend to know. Popularity and admiration have anything but affected Tom's unassuming disposition. Next year will find him at Williams readying for his study of construction engineering. Prefect 6, BROOK 6. Glee Club 4-5-6, Christmas Pageant 5-6, C Cluh 6, Soccer 6

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MILTON MATTER Milt combines mental alertness and a love of sport Entered Form In with some mischief in his diverse personality. Con- sistently line stage work and handsome features have netted him character roles in several dramatic productions as well as Ergaster- ion's presidency. Milt found his athletic ruggedness and Wrestling skills much in demand as Lower School prefect when his little charges good-naturedly piled on him before bedtime. His outdoor interests led him into the field of biology in the Conservation Club, and he would like to continue his nature studies along with a liberal arts course at Princeton. Lower School Prefect, Ergasterion 5, President 6, Rifle Club 3-4-5-6, Camera Club 4, Con- servation Club President 3, Servers Guild 5-6, C Club 4-5-6, Wrestling 4 Toby lances out like a scared CHARLES THQBURN MAXWELL II rabbit at the beginning of a Entemd Fmm I cross-country race and just stays in front for two miles. This is characteristic, for his success has come through conscientious work and perseverance. Cheery and voluble, miler Maxwell has been sprinting for top academic honors since Brookside days and has absorbed more than a formal education in his European travels. His journalistic skill has been busily creative this year as Crane sports co-editor and BROOK head. Toby aims to polish up on his diplomacy at Princeton. Cum Laude, Prefect, BROOK 5, Editor-in-Chief 6, Quill and Scroll 5, Glee Club 4-5, Christ- mas Pageant 1-2-3-4-5-6,, Crane 1-2-5, Board 6, Model Club 3, United World Federalists 6, C Club 5-6, Cross Country 5, Captain 6, Track 5-6 WILLIAM HERRQN MgGQwAN Beneath a blond exterior there lurks something of the along hair in Bill. Virtuoso maestro supremo, he has not yet come around to tickling the ivories with ubebopi' but does enjoy playing all the popular classics. With a Hair for the dramatic, Bill has developed into one of Ergasterion's standbys on stage and radio. He spends long hours practicing drama and the piano or studying, but it has paid off in satisfaction and high grades many times over. Tall and amiable, Bill hopes for a teaching career after Kenyon. Entered Form IV Ergasterion 5-6, Administrative Committee 6, Cv Club 6, Cross Country Manager 6 Surrounded by the foibles of human nature, FRED ELMER MEAD JR. F red, the Cranium's able country wit,', likes Entewd Fam, IV to sit back and poke fun at the local yokels in his famous syndicated column. His habitual cynicism gives way to complete depression when track season rolls around and he's forced to go out and pace the quarter mile. However, Fred braces up under the straln and manages to crack a weak smile when books are layed away and he can spend some weekend time in the big, bad city. Michigan State College beckons him come autumn. BROOK 6, Glee Club 5-6, Christmas Pageant 6, Cram' 6, Camera Club 4, Lost and Founfl Committee 6 BINGHAM FEAD MURRAY i'Laugh and the world laughs with youi' Ente,edF0,m1V is Bing's motto. Built like Santa Claus, his rounded form packs power and finesse on the football line, basketball court and baseball diamond. Deriving athletic wind from his expert baritone playing, no doubt, Bing has notched nine letters in four varsity sports. The widest grin in schoolv has often found the academic sledding rough, but he still enjoys his staunch friends, musical interests and a deep laugh once in a while to let off steam. Glee Club 4-5, Christmas Pageant 4-5, Band 4-5-6, Orchestra 6, Church Choir 4, Game Room Committee 6, C Club 4-5-6, Football 4-5-6, Basketball 4-5-6, Track 6, Baseball 5

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PHILIP S, PLEXICO Quiet and capable, Phil can compose BROOK Entered Emm I or Crane copy and carefully cogitate on challeng- ing courses with comparative casualness. His com- petence in academics the captured Cum Laudel does not, however, keep him from circulating in co-educational society. Phil is clean-cut, completely composed and a connoisseur of courtesy. Combining quick coordination with a competitive character, he cuts quite a caper at soccer and his clever kicking carried him into the C Club. Phil has chosen a diplomatic career after Princeton and with his keen criteria, and cerebral canniness, he is a certain success. Cum Laude, BROOK 6, Glee Club 6, Crane 5, Orchestra 5-6, Radio Club 3-4, Senior Gift Committee Chairman 6, Rifle Club 4-5, United World Federalists 6, C Club 6, Soccer 6 The surprised-looking prefect peering at VALENTIN HANNO RABE you in the portrait on the right actually Entemd Form IV should have been the one to author this Writeup. Had our persuasion tactics been at all successful, this biography then would have been as uninhibited as the Ohioan under question, as graphic as those writings of his which have embellished the columns of the Crane, as analytical as many of his quotable dictims and as welfare-minded as his more recent school activities. While the message . . . The best place to find a helping hand is at the end of your own arm l hanging in his Marquis room may be perfectly true, certainly another equally reliable place to locate that helping hand is in the personage of none other than Val Rabe. Prefect, BROOK 6, Glee Club 5-6, Christmas Pageant 5-6, Crane 4-5, Board 6, YVorld Federalists 6, Quill and Scroll 5, Servers' Guild 6 JOHN BOWEN RICE Carrying his burden of leadership and I'8SP0l'lSllJll Entered Emm IH f ity with grace and determination, john has at- tained a circle of admirers in the entire school. He earned nine varsity letters and captained both hockey and soccer teams by dint of his coordination and fighting drive. Still finding time for studies and other activities, he starred in the annual Gilbert and Sullivan operettas besides leading the Glee Club. Student church affairs have absorbed much of his time since he hopes to enter the ministry after a college career at Dartmouth. john filled the highest student office with a steadying influence that went far in making this a successful year. Head Prefect, Glee Club 3-4-5, President 6, Christmas Pageant 3-4-5-6, Church Cabinet 5-6, CH Club 4-5-6, Soccer 4-5, Captain 6, Hockey 4-6, Captain 5, Baseball 4-5-6 Quick coordination and a determin- DAVID LIVINGSTONE SEEBER ation to win have made Dave a triple Entered Emm IH threat quarter-back on the gridiron for three years. Athlete extraordinary, he also runs opponents ragged in basket- ball with his fast breaks, and was elected baseball captain for his sparkling all- around play. A fast worker in every field, he enjoys an occasional Kingswood date tfour or five to the weekendl for the sport in it. Besides active Glee Club work, Dave manages the minor affairs of his younger admirers as Stevens senior prefect. Senior Prefect, Glee Club -1-5, Secretary-Treasurer 6, Christmas Pageant 4-5-6, Crane 4-5, Board 6, Quill and Sc-roll 5, Choir 4-5-6, Club 4-6, Football 4-5-6, Basketball 4-5-6, Baseball 4, Captain 5-6 DQNALD JAMES SEMMLER A charter member of the fag fiend tri Emmed Form IH umvirate, this erstwhile spindly Stevens- man is a great follower of the high life. By virtue of ardent summer school preparation, Don breezed through the fifth form so that he could graduate with this yearis chosen. Outside of women, his main extra-curricular interest is mechanics, especially racing cars. Though boarding life has somewhat cramped his urge to get around fast, Don says he is going to settle down next year at Babson in Massachusetts and really tackle business administration. Rifle Club S-4-5-6, Model Club 6, Smoking Club Committee 6