Cranbrook School - Brook Yearbook (Bloomfield Hills, MI)

Text from Pages 1 - 178 of the 1950 volume:

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Hoey Assistant H end muster ,I Arthur W. Palmer, Ir. English red ic . Camp ell, r Paul A. Thompso A1l1Ir'fics:'Scivncc. .-., George W. Patch Floyd W. Bunt Q , Master Emeritus Science 1879-1950 -'iififsi , I ,wi 1 Bruce N. Coulter Howard R. Conn l Lower Schoolg French ' 3 I English , ,' w. Boyce Ricketts Fra G. G - N History ' I ' tics -. 3 4 . -Q C. XVarren Moore E. Adele Halladay Crafts Typing f we VX 3355 Reverend Walter H. Young Richard F. Hintermeister Chaplain Art W Carl C. Wonnherger Robert K. Hoffman English History Robert E. Bates Robert E. Kenny Muhc English Frank E. Wemeken, Ir. Wayne F. Lawrence Administrative Assistant Mathematics Templin R. Licklider, Ir. Holland R. Sperry English Biology Axel Magnuson, Ir. Roberl L. Stevenson Muric Arts Carlton P. McLain, Ir. Alumni Secretary fyna 0-4:10, Evans A. Meinecke German Emory H. Niles, Ir. Mathcmatics john R. Roderick H istory Ben M. Snyder, III History Q-gr? 5+- Edmund S. Snyder Engiishg Librarian Mary L. Heinrich Assistanl Dietitian xqik-f ' Howard M. Wert Latin Robert Craig Wrestling George L. Hagman Physician Estella E. Adams N urse Eleanor Manuel N urse Lois Harwood Dietitian 'HN My' S y W X -.-. . - 1, QQX. 4 - ....- , ., K, .L . . -3. ,- if ..'fZC. We 1: . . I -Sk' SWIM i - . MW ,, . SENIOR PREFECTS: Fred Steinman, Mike Patten, head prefect Frank Rigas, john Manley, Doug Va.i Zandt. This past year a smaller liody of prefects carried out their duties with the fine sense of responsibilty that has made the Cranbrook prefect system tick. The first duty of the 350 prefects was introducing the new boys to the school and making them feel at home. They swung immediately into their usual tasks, of keeping the school morale high, checking up on yellow slips, and listening to the endless student gripes that always arise. Taking a good part of the hurden ol'l of the shoulders of the housemasters, they settled dis- putes among students. At Christmas they organized the annual xisit of St. Nick, choosing the Santa Claus and the gifts, and later organized the Red Cross drive. The interhouse competition, unusually' hotly contested this year, was completely under the charge of the student leaders, who drummed their charges' fighting spirits up to tip-top form, As is customary. they sponsored the Amateur Night competition, as Cranlirook lioys showed their skills at the annual show. A thousand and one little things kept cropping up. most of which were handled hy the small hody ol' lioys who had shown their leadership qualities throughout the year. Kneeling: Fritz Dow, Hufe Beardsley, Harley XVarner, Tom Calantowicz: Sfllllllfllgl Ivan Seholnick, Gil Cove, NVayne Lyon Fred Noisy, Mike Redfield, Allen Cargile, When Dave saunters into a rehearsal of a play, things DAVID IVES BALL usually start humming. He was the high point man for Ergasterion this year, having gained one of the highest numbers of points in the club's history for his backstage work. The nickname Smiling Davev has been tacked onto this friendly senior, for wherever Dave goes his smile is sure to follow. Dave held down this year, in addition to his duties as stage manager, the position of business manager of Erg. His interests are not limited to drama- tics, however, for his hard-driving play earned him a spot on the soccer squed. Biology Lab Grzrup 3, Ergasterion 3-4-5-6, Stage Manager 5-6, Business Manager 6, Glee Club Stage Manager 5-6, School Improvement Committee 6. ? , 51,11 twig. Mil! f RUFUS SPENCER BEARDSLEY Although you can plainly see that Rufe's main interests center around athletics, you can also see that his activities are many and varied. His low Yeah, sure has become as well known here as the Friendship Arch. Ask anybody at this school if they know Rufe, and the answer will be emphatic, for he hasrft let his many athletic achievements and activities get in the way ol' making friends. His friends here are many and varied, from the smallest Lower Schooler to the oldest Senior. Rufe plans to enter Kalamazoo College, and then tackle a career of law. If he can make as many friends at college as he has here, his success is assured. Prefect 6, C Club 5-6, Crrmc Staff 6, Game Room Committee 6, Rifle Club 3-4-5, Shop 3, Football 5-6, Basketball 6, Baseball 5-6, Captain 6, Student Federalists 5-6. IS lt a blrd? IS lt H 10W-Hymg RICHARD BLACKWOOD BEGOLE plane? No, it's just Dick hurrying over to Kingswood in his big car. One of the happy day boy group, this tall, slow-moving Senior has gained the popularity of his classmates through his friendly manner and willingness to try anything oncef' One of the main thespians in Ergasterioifs exclusive group, Dick has spread his talent. widely around the school. As varsity manager of this year,s none-too-l ck iockey team, he fulfilled his task to the plaudits of th the tea me ers .1 the 'Revf' Dick plans to enter Yale next fall, a d t en emba n -er. 72' Administrative Committee 6, Hockey Manager 6, r as erxp !-6. I ROBERT EDGAR BLANCHARD Although no relation to the famous football-playing Doc, Bob has done all right for himself in the athletic vein at Cranbrook. City champion of jackson, he has been a mainstay of the tennis team for two years, and was captain this spring. Pageman Bob realizes the value of relaxation, sometimes to the dismay of masters, and to the Admiral in particular. With his fine voice, Bob has been a regular member of the Glee Club, having been in three operettas. Bobis warm personality and smiling countenance should help him make Cranbrook a step- ping stone to success. C Club 5-6, Clee Club 4-5-6, School Social Committee 6, Tennis 4-5-6, Captain 6, Soccer 6, Pageant 5. LQRENIO BURROWS Although quiet and unassuming, Lorry has been energetic participator in many activities during his three-year sojourn on the Cranbrook campus. As a member of the Ergas- terion stage crew, this quiet Marquisman proved himself capable and eiiicient, and devoted many extra hours to making sets and scenery. His ability to work hard and steadily has gained him two manageris letters and a place among the members of the varsity Cn club. Lorry has devoted enough time to his hobby, stamp collecting, to build up an unusually interesting collection. His annual jaunt from Saginaw will end up next year at the University of Michigan College of Architecture and Design. Football Manager 6, CU Club 6, Common Room Committee 6, Ergasterion 6. Dont cast any slurs toward Dixie when WILLIAM ALLEN CARGILE this boy's around. With his Southern drawl and the Stars and Bars hanging in his room, Al has made his stand against the North crystal clear. Although he has held the position of co-captain on the football team, and gained letters in basketball and track, he has also spread his talents over several other fields. He carried the responsibilities of his pre- fectship in Stevens this year with unusual dispatch and thoroughness, and was one of the hardest-working members of the Church Cabinet. The Dixiecrat's plans for next year include a real Southern college. Prefect 6, C Club 5-6, Church Cabinet 6, Glee Club 4-6, Rifle Club 4, Shop 5, Football 5-6, Co-Captain 6, Track 4-5, Basketball 6, Student Federalists 6. JOHN BUNKER CLARK Bunker's main fields of activity while at Cran- brook have been of a musical nature. He has been assistant organist at Christ Church in his spare time, of which there is little, and has been one of the mainstays of the school band and orchestra for the past two years. Bunk has played annually for the operetta's singers, and this past year held down a position on the senior gift committee. A quiet but always friendly member of our class, Bunker plans to enter the field of music upon his graduation from college. From what we have seen of his skill here, h's success in music seems assured. Bancl 5-6, Glee Club 6, Orchestra 5-6, Senior Gift Committee 6. Known to the Cranbrook Kingswood world as lay, JOHN JAY CORLEY this slender Marquisman has made his mark at Cranbrook in the social world. He held down a position on the Social Committee this year, was chairman of the Marquis social committee, and has been seen at almost every Cranbrook or Kingswood event. jay's talents, however, have not been limited in any one iield. He has won letters in soccer and track for his hard work, and has held jobs on both of the school's periodicals. With such a wide range of activities under his belt, weire sure jay will be a leader at the University of Arizona, his college choice. BROOK Staff 6, C Club 5-6, Track 5, Soccer 6, Crane Staff 6, Glee Club 5-6, Rifle Club 6, School Social Committee 6. lussis athletic prowess, which has RUSSELL BUCKEYE DAWSON farned him numerous letters, and his riendly manner have returned big dividends to him. These qualities, plus his villingness to work and assume responsibility, have landed him some big jobs. le was co-captain and quarterback of the Crane footballers, and has also eceived fame on the basketball court and the cinder paths. This past year Bucky' has been the guiding light of the school social committee, Kingswood s his favorite extra-curricular activity, he maintains, and he has followed it vith his usual enthusiasm and pep. 'CU Club 5-6. Cheerleader F3-4, Glee Club 4-5-5, School Social Committee Chairman 6, lhop 3-4, Football 5-6. Co-Captain 6, Track 5, Basketball 6, Pageant 6. HAROLD LYON DAY, II Lyon, a husky, quiet member of the Admi- ral's Page Hall domain, joined us last year and since then has had a close circle of friends. He was a hard-working member of the Lost and Found Committee this year, and used his talents last year in winning one of the Model Club's annual prizes for his gasoline-driven model airplane. Lyon is also known for his appetite. In fact, he has become one of Miss Harwood's most loyal patrons. His quiet, sincere manner has become quite well-known on the campus. Lyonis plans for next year include Lake Forrest. VVe wish him all the luck in the world. I 0 lthough dubbed by some a nati al cynic, LOUIS PERRY DEMING ouis has been a diligent worker since coming 1 Cranbrook three years ago. Maintaining a high average, he was among the rst of the elite to gain the coveted Cum Laude charm. Being somewhat re- :rved in his contacts with others, Louis' interests center around classical music id the line arts. A hard-working member of several organizations, he is an pstanding man on the Ergasterion stage crew. Louis plans to put his artistic ilents to work after studying architecture at the University of Michigan. um Laude, Ergasterion 6, Art 4-5-6, Senior Gift Committee 6, Student Federalists 5-6, Lost and Found Committee 6, Model Club 9 FREDERICK BAIER DOW In carrying out his duties as Lower School prefect, Fritz has gained the admiration of the campus small fry. Anyone who has had any contact with the younger element of Cranbrook will realize the difficulty of the task which Fritz carried with ease and diligence. His initiative on the diamond gained him a place on the varsity baseball team, and he has applied himself to the books with the same perseverance. Long one of the mainstays of the BROOK and Crane photo- graphic departments, Fritz has won the friendship of many editors with his willingness to help out on any job. Prefect 6, BROOK 4-5-6, Camera Club 3-4-5-6, President 4-5, Crane Staff 3-4-5-6, Photo- graphic Editor 4-5-6, Baseball 4-5. F at aj 1 4, - A boarding student for four years, Chuck hails from Port Huron, Michigan. His CHARLES WILLIAM FEAD .B-:hwy Y 'I .ag .V f K LYNN EDWARD 1' Lynn, a uie .Qfnember of the Page Hall group, s don his main glory here at Cranbrook th i . He has b e an rdent rifleman since his first arr a 0 r campus, an as also made a good contribution to the sta . is year iri his on the Administrative Committee, he hel e th Vgrou o hold r onsible position than it has held in years past. as been an ar e ber of the Student Federalists since the gr as inaugurated last ye . ext year he plans to enter the University of Michigan. Crane Staff 3, Rifle Club 3-4-5, Student Federalists 5-6, Administrative Committee 6. hobby is boats of all kinds, but he names sailing vessels as his favorites. Here at Cranbrook he has been a member of Ergasterion's stage crew. In his third and fourth form years Chuck proved his markmanship as a gunman in the Rilie Club. Upon graduating, he hopes to attend the University of North Carolina. Chuck has a good sense of humor and a quiet wit. Those qualities should help him to be a success in his studies during his college days and in his work after he has completed his education. Ergasterion 6, Lost and Found Committee 6, Rifie Club 3-4. T RICHARD KO.LlANG FU Dick came to us this year from Shanghai, China, and his friendliness has gained him many good friends. Even when he doesn't understand our language, his smile is sure to beam out. He has an enthusiastic liking for baseball, his favorite American sport. He has maintained a high scholastic average, which will help him considerably at the American college of his choice. A keen sense of humor has aided him considerably in making friends. Here's the best of luck to a When the leaves turn to autumn colors, Lee ROBERT LEE FUNSTEN is regularly found on the lower fields, working out with the soccer team, of which he has been a compact halfback for two years. In the winter he holds up his end of the smoking committee and is a record holder for the consecutive number of smoke rings per drag. Lee vibrates his tonsils at the annual operetta, and responds to the call of the racquets and nets in the spring. He is perhaps best known here for his deliberate slowness, and the facility with which he consistently beats the tardy bell. BROOK 5-6, Crane 5-6, Smoking Room Committee 6, Soccer 6. fellow whose friends will be sorry to see him leave. Cabin Committee 6, Camera Club 6, Foreign Club 6. K ,. From the din of the band and THOMAS HENRY GALANTOWIC1 he cries of the Lower School :omes the friendly, quiet Tom, in his usual easy-going manner. Tom is one of he old timers at Cranbrook, and also one of the best liked. This tall, blond Senior has taken his position as president of the band with his usual seriousness if manner and efficiency. His usual seriousness in the class room lessens some- what on the sports fields, where he has applied enough skill and perseverance o make him one of 1950's best-rounded athletes. Tom's post-Cranbrook plans nclude U of M and a pre-med course. 'refect 6, Band 3-4-5-6, President 5-6, BROOK Staff 6, C Club 5-6, Crane Staff 5, Jrchestra 3-4-5-6, Soccer 5-6, Basketball 6, Student Federalists 6, Pageant 6. GILBERT ENGLISH GOVE In spite of his many activities Gil has managed to stay on honors. Because of his good conduct, high scholastic record, and general friendliness he was elected to serve as a prefect in Fountains. He has been a mainstay on the wrestling team for the past two years, and has lettered both times. As a sturdy lineman on the football team, Gil gave way to nobody, and filled his position in his usual competent manner. He has enrolled in Amherst College and plans to take a Liberal Arts course there. With his quick wit and quiet personality, Gil will have no trouble in gaining whatever goal he sets for himself. A Prefect 6, C Club 5-6, Wrestling 5-6, Football 6. Crane 5-6, Rifle Club 2-3. ,ong one of the high scorers on the RICHARD HATTON HARBECK :tra-mural basketball courts, Dick's :hletic interests center around the cinder paths in the fall and spring. His ,fnical but friendly manner seems to have won him a considerable number of .ose friends here at Cranbrook, and also across the lake at Kingswood. Seldom in Dick be found to be absent from a Cranbrook or Kingswood social event. ailing claims his main interest in the summer, and he stoutly maintains that is his favorite sport. Next fall Dick plans to follow the famil footsteps into rinceton University lee Club 4-5-6, Store Committee 6. PM l t DAVID LOCK HIGGENS Future men of distinction, and particularlv business men, will someday rub elbows with Dave, who has shown himself able to carry a full load of responsibility without being crushed by it. His athletic interests have centered on the football field, where he has been a sturdy lineman for the I.V. squad for the past two years. In the spring this interest carries over into varsity track. This year the C club bestowed upon him the job of cheerleader, which he has carried out with unusual success. In the publication department, Dave's easy-going manner have benefited both the Crane and BROOK staffs. After graduation, his college sights are set for Michigan. BROOK Associate Editor 6, Cheerleader 6, Crane Staff 5-6, Glee Club 5-6, Store Committee 6, Pageant 6. 0 0 N 1 W en fal cci -:,,. -i f ic , OH O RT HUNTING tu 1 ou oc 9' i S Y g -Q In ' , thot o , ,vw-ig sg d or Iohn ility with a occer ball cannot e . s n A 1 In , ta L 1 team, he h een an outstanding GL 1 t s Wd' . rs. esi s arring on t athletic field, john also s em t ar e f t 0 ocialit . Hi abulous dates seem to attest ' opul ' ith the uf , .U Durin ' ay at Cranbrook, John has built ip a e nd close -' of fr' nd as shown a purpose far above the .aa Administrative Committee Chairman 6, C Club 5-6, Clee Club 4-5-6, Soccer 5-6, Pageant 5-6. Small but powerful Olof has been able to STEN OLOF KARLSTROM hold his own through four grunting years as a varsity wrestler. A Stevens man for these four years, he has found time to have more than casual acquaintance with the opposite sex. His characteristics, a nonchalant attitude toward his studies, and a low voice, are well known around Kingswood as well as Cranbrook. As one of the fag-fiend guard, Olof has proudly held his position in the smoky Marquis hideaway. Next fall Olie plans to wrestle with college life at the University of Michigan. C Club 4-5-6, Cheerleader 5. Glee Club 4-5-6, Smoking Committee Chairman 6, Wrestling 4-5-6, Student Federalists 5-6, Commencement Dance Chairman 5. 9, HWEI-KAI HSI Hwei-Kai has rapidly become one of Shanghafs greatest gifts to Cranbrook. Since he came here last fall, his winning smile and keen sense of humor have won him many friends on the campus. Short in stature, but long on humor, he maintains that his main in- terests in the athletic fields are in sleeping. As one of the charter members of Cranbrookis exclusive Foreign Club, Hwei-Kai has explained the mysteries of China to many of the wondering localites. He plans to attend college in the United States, and then return to his native China. Cabin Committee 6, Foreign Club 6. DONALD EDSON JOHNSON' JR, Among the boys,', Don rates high as the funnyman of the '50 crew. With his sly humor and subtle jokes, this small Flint citizen has become a well-known Figure at Cranbrook. This year Deac and the big boy from Cody teamed up to keep the school hopping with their jokes. An innocent and hurt look has been turned on more than one master, often to the Deac's advantage. As the rotund Santa Claus in this year's annual visit of St. Nick, he handed out the gifts to uproarous laughter. Proof that the Deacon,' can bear down when he wants to came in his capacity as chairman of the Game Room Committee, when he took the entire school to task. Game Room Committee Chairman 6, Glee Club 5-6, Comrnenceinent Dance Committee 5, Student Federalists 5-6. With his fine voice and bulging biceps, ROBERT DOUGLAS KERNS Bob has become a most familiar and distinguished figure at Cranbrook. His love for music and his talent have taken him into the lead roles of the annual operettas for the past several years, and have gained him the presidency of the Clee Club. This hard-working manager of wrestling is also a football and track enthusiast. With a special fondness for anything pertaining to guns or gunning, the good old summertime will find Bob scaling some western mountain after game. Next year he plans to major in music. Wrestling Manager 5-6, Biology Lab Group 3, CU Club 5-6, Glee Club 3-4-5-6, President 6, Rifle Club 4, Store Committee Chairman 6. l LINDSEY DEXTER LUFKIN Do we have to wear shoes here?,' That famous quote is reputed to have been the question first asked by Lindsey when he arrived at Cranbrook. Beside his fabled dislike for shoes, the Hawaiian seems to dislike his wrestling opponents. He is generally regarded as a sure point-winner for the Crane matmen. Pluck- er,s bulging biceps also served him well on the gridiron, where he was a mainstay at the end position. His nickname, Plucker, derived from his passion for the ukelele, was tacked onto him this year by his many friends. Our husky Hawaiian has left his mark on Cranbrook, just as he has on opposing athletic teams. C Club 5-6, Game Room Committee 6, Glee Club 4-5-6, Football 6, Vffrestling 5-6, Foreign Club Vice-President 6. L N1tl10Ut basketball, soccer and baseball, WAYNE BARTON LYON ?Vayne,s school year just Wouldn't be com- xlete. Interested in both studies and Kingswood women, in both of which he nas scored high, this Page prefect is especially active in Glee Club Work and n the Church choir, where his bass voice earned him considerablerecognition. Ie was one of the three kings in the annual Christmas Pageant. Next year, 'Vayne plans to head south instead of north from his home town, Dayton, Dhio, and conquer the University of Cincinnati in preparation for a career of metallurgy and chemical engineering. 'refect 6, C Club 5-6, Basketball 5-6, Captain 6, Soccer 6, Baseball 5, Crane 2-5-6. llee Club 4-5-6, Pageant 5-6. JOHN HUGO MANLEY He shoots, he scores! might well be a suit- able commentary on john's life at Cranbrook. One of the old-timers, he has played on most of the athletic teams at one time or another. As center for the football s uad, he brought opponents down in a vicious manner, with the drive and amqbition that have earned him all of his laurels. john's abilities, however, are not limited to the athletic fields. He was one of the first Cum Laude members of our class, and was also a Church Cabinet member. This Stevens senior prefect should go far if he applies his honors ability to his life work. Cum Laude, Senior Prefect 6, Band 3, Bnoox 4, C Club 4-5-6, Church Cabinet 5-6, Crane Staff 5-6, Glee Club 5-6, Rifle Club 3-4, Football 6, Hockey 5-6, Captain 6, Baseball 5, Pageant 6. JOHN SANDERS MgDONALD At any riding meet or fox hunt in or around Bloomfield Hills, vou're sure to find John carrying off honors. Riding is this day boyis first lbve, and his love of fast action has stood him in good stead on the cross-country, basketball, and track squads. For the last four years, Mac has been a valuable part of the clarinet section of both the band and orchestra, and has also been one of the select few in the special instrumental group. Always gregarious, the recl-head is not averse to an old-time bull session now and then, and has a good sense of humor which has helped him immensely with his conquests on both this and the other side of the lake. Social Committee 6. Shop 5-6. Number one man on the Cranbrook FREDERICK EUGENE MILLS, II brain trust, Ted has shown his intellectual advantages in forms other than schoolwork, notably the Crane and the Student eralist group assoc' editor of the Crane, he became a member m he race c f 1 e en' lat hardly ever get credit for what they hav doi . . cha er n er of he Student Federalists, he held the position of co-chairman this year. An interested member of the Ergasterion backstage men, Ted was awarded the animal Harvard Book Prize for his all- round ability. A thoroughly likeable fellow, Ted has built up a personality that will stand him in good stead when he follows his father's footsteps into business. Cum Laude, Crum' Staff 5-6, Associate Editor 6, Ergasterion 4-5-6, Pillar Committee 6, Student Federalists 5-6, Co-Chairman 6. 4 Band 2-3-4-5-6, BROOK Staff 6, Cram stuff 3 4 Rifle Club 6 Ortlrestri 3 4 5 6 School SCOTT ELLIS O'GORMAN An upstandmg member of Towers, day boy Scott has been a popular member of our class. He has been a loyal member of the Clee Club for three years and has taken part in the operetta and Pageant each year. In his sixth form year, he was a prominent member in the bass section of the Church Choir. Scott loves to play hockey and tennis and was a member of this yearis ill-fated puckster group and of the tennis squad. He plans to go to Yale and follow an Engineering course. A big smile for everyone and a quiet, unassuming per- sonality assure Scott success. Pageant 4-5-6. Without a doubt, Mike is one of the true JOHN MICHAEL PATTEN leaders at Cranbrook. A member of our class since the first form, this day boy senior prefect has been activity-minded ever since his advent on the Cranbrook scene. While keeping his marks above average, he has tackled most of the activities offered and come out on top. Nobody will dispute his record as a varsity wrestler for the Crane team for the past two years, and especially as captain this year. Mike has been a constant attendant at every Cranbrook dance or social gathering since most of us can remember. His keen sense of humor, his varied interests and abilities, and his friendliness should stand him in good stead. Senior Prefect 6, C Club 5-6, Church Cabinet 5-6, Glee Club 1-2-3-4-5-6, WVrestling 5-6, Captain 6, Football 6, Pageant 5-6. Glee Club 4-5-6, Lost and Found Committee 6 Rifle Club 4 Student Federilists 5 6 Calhasborne the heavyduties WILLIAM CALVIN PATTERSON, Ill of Crane editor this year with amazing ease, and done so without neglecting his other activities or his studies. This diminutive editor has won varsity letters for his hard work on the soccer and basketball squads, proving heis no journalistic worm, and has been co- :hairman of the Student Federalists. His trombone-tooting has been a familiar part of the orchestra for the past three years, and he has tackled his music with his usual earnest manner. During his college life, Cal's diversified ex- periences are sure to help him. 'C Club 6, Crane Staff 5-6, Editor 6, BROOK 6, Orchestral 4-5-6, Basketball Manager 6, Soccer Manager 6, Student Federalists 5-6, Co-Chairman 6. SEELY FOURNIER PRA1' , , y is a prominent member of a e Hall life. He has done a fine job of managing the cr s-c ry n as teams and has received his letter in both. -- if ior r c ' sen to serve as chairman of the lost and Q nd o I i ee, i s is responsible character. He is a conscienciou dvff' ,U h icc eded n doing a good job in all of his activities. f' e r eel ans to atten Cornell and study Business Admin- istration. f 's fine ch racter and consciencious work habits Seely will have no troub - taining a prominent position in the business world. C Club 6, Camera Club 4-5-6, Ergasterion 6, Lost and Found Committee Chairman 6, Rifle Club 5-6, Cross-Country Manager . I vlike s close association with the MICHAEL BRAMLEY REDFIELD chool in his capacity as Fountains vrefect has made him a well-known figure on the campus. Despite the many emptations which govern the life of a day boy, Mike manages to hit the books with consistency. His appreciation of a good joke is balanced by his con- cientious and active church work. Mike gained the position of Ergasterion 'resident by his hard work and willingness to help others as property manager Jr the thespians. His cooperation and understanding have gained him a place 1 the sun among the leaders of his class. Mike's honest endeavor at Cranbrook hould assure his success at college. refect 6, Camera Club 3-4-6, Crane Staff 6, Ergasterion 5-6, President 6, Shop 3-4-5. Maia f FRANK GEORGE RIGAS Each noon returning alumni and visitors to the school are greeted by Frank's booming voice. Making lunch time announcements is only one of the many jobs our head prefect undertook in the past year. Despite his many responsibilities, Frank rates well in his class academically. A Glee Club member since his Fourth Form year, Frank has also been an avid Student Federalist. In athletics, Youngstownis gift to Cranbrook has fared far above average. The football, Wrestling and track teams have all had Frank on the varsity roster. Fondly nicknamed Hook, or The Greek,', Frank has the leadership ability and sense of humor to make him a success at college. Head Prefect 6, C Club 6, Cheerleader 5-6, Glee Club 4-5-6, Ritie Club 4-5, Shop 5, Football 6, Wrestling 6, Pageant 4-5, Student Fcderalists 6. JOHN WILLIAM ROBERTS An artist and humorist through and through, day boy John has certainly left his mark on Cranbrook fat least on the bulletin boardsl, for he has been the poster artist for the school this year. His unique but good ideas have graced most of the school's activities, and his Ioe Gish cartoons swept the school. John has been the man behind the scenes on most of Ergasteriolfs plays as the sound man for the players. His talents have put him on the stage in many and varied parts. After John has had four years at college, the field of adver- tising will feel his startlingly unique touch. BROOK Staff 6, Crane Staff 6, Ergasterion 5-6, Social Committee 6, Student Federalists 5-6. Iffy, as he is knowh to most of MANDELL SCHQLNICK abihtv to make an k a friends his uality has made him a respected and popular Marquis a ' c Althoug is not an intellectual giant, Ivan's dili- the school, is distinguished in his' ' gence has kept hi gr S - 5 p i is dies. He has won several letters in soccer, and earned ect r is spirit and determination to be elected captain of the M9 . er n. is five years at the school, Iffy has been one of the rhbst lo I I ue an ray supporters. When Iffy leaves, the mark he has made on Cranbrook wil ay behind for some time. Prefect 6, C Club 5-6, Secre ary-Treasurer 6, Church Cabinet 6, Crane Staff 6, Glee Club 6, Rifle Club 4, Soccer 5-6, Captain 6. -2' ER MAJID SHOJAI Manoucji was one of the original founders of the now famous Inter- Settlemett at Cranbrook, and this year started the Foreign Club. to Cranbrook in his fourth form year, this inhabitant of Teheran, Iran, moved into Page Hall and spread good will about the school. Manouch has held down positions on both the soccer and wrestling teams for the past two years and lettered in both sports. After his college education, Manouch wants to go into the diplomatic service, so his ties with the U.S. wonit be broken. C Club 6, Crane Staff 5, Rifle Club 4-5, Store Committee 6, Soccer 6, YVrestling 6, Student Federalists 5-6, Foreign Club President 6. Although slightly built Fred seems to te FREDERICK STEINMANN one of the quieter members of our class on first glance, his record belies his appearance. His record of outstanding per- formance on the year-round sports calendar is one of the best in the class, and his participation in extra-curricular activities seems to know no bounds. Whatever the organization, Fred is sure to be one of the leaders, for the Cranbrook students have voted him responsible positions again and again. Fred, a loyal citizen of Baltimore, plans to attend Princeton next year. Senior Prefect 6, C Club 3-4-5-6, Church Cabinet 5-6, Chairman 6, Crane Staff 6, Glee Club 5-6, Rifle Club 3-4, Soccer 5-6, Wrestling 3-4-5-6, Captain 5, Tennis 4 5. Although Erwin's skills cover a large field, ERWIN A, J. STIRNWEIS the study of the stars commands most of his extra-curricular time. Though the Moon Mann is of a rather quiet nature, he makes his presence known through his genial cooperation, good-naturedness, and by his friendly personality. Erwin has been a member of the Rifle Club and of the rifle team since he joined our class. He has developed into a crack shot and one of the mainstays of the shooter team. Preferring to limit his athletic ability to soccer, he has become well-known in athletic circles for his hard play on the field. In his first year of varstiy play he developed into a hard-driving fullback, which earned him his varsity letter. C Club 6, Common Room Committee 6, Rifle Club 4-5-6, Shop 5-6, Soccer 6, Model Club 4-5-6. Q f- RQ 'I' J N Another er of the Cranbr ok vear I s ingrained wh mig e termed l1tt bi ince is lower ch ys hc ter on in athletic ests ten oun c r field in the B E I ' J . ' , ob ' . ' m in k . ... 1 . . . I . x liz intere ted ' ramati , . as b en of the a g lights of 2 . - ' ' ' d e ' . I i I . . .' ' . . , ind the 1 ck in the s g. H1 r, m st e time quiet, but sometim ' lite raucou h' woi hi a rge o good friends, both on this s' of the lak nd o e K gswood. ears ago the Brooklet s.' mat he T1 ersonality lat Cranbroo ld be lucky to keep. It still holds true. Il l . l C Club 6, C Jin Committ Chairman 6, Cheerleader 3, Ergasterion 4-5-6, Rifle Club 3, Shop 4-5-6, Track 5, Soccer 6, Pageant 5. Dick has been one ofthe most ICHARD C ARI, S EYCK 'murnalists o e '50 w. his ear he 0 e ough to ga' a posi' - on S- elite Crane board. .lthough, to o im, one wouldnt thin him 1 - 1 isiast of water sports, .ie tall, dark-1 red resident of Ste ' aim sailing as his main hobby. lick was among the members of both the s ial English class and the brain 'ust, Uncle Hubiels special mathematics section. Dick's consistently high rades have aided the Stevens academic standing for several years, and this ear aided him in his aspirations to Cornell. After college he plans an engi- eering career. mmf 5-6. Board 6, Pillar Committee Chairman 6, Rifle Club 5-6. DOUGLAS LARRY VAN zAND'I' One of the most popular members of the mid-century class, Doug marks everyone at Cranbrook as his friend. He has been a sturdy center on the football team since his Sophomore year, much to the dismay of opposing backs. Doug is a stern advocate of the rough-and-tough western life, and holds several trophies as winner of Western rodeos, a side of his life unknown to many Cranbrook boys. Although a day boy, Doug has resisted the many temptations of outside life, as his excellent job as Towers senior prefect can witness. His plans after college include ranching in the wide open spaces of the YVest. Senior Prefect 6, C Club 3-4-5-6, President 6, Church Cabinet 6, Crane 5, Glee Club 2-3 4-5-6, Secretary-Treasurer 5, Vice-President 6, Rifle Club 3-4-5, Football 4-5-6, Commencement Dance Committee 5. ,.,kt twM't'..f9f QM M, ,tiny FREDERICK CHARLES WAGONER Fred's 6-foot frame joined the class last year, and has become a familiar sight around the campus since then. This year, as one of the leading lights of the cabin committee, Fred helped put the cabin in a much more important position on the Cranbrook scene. He has been one of the main actors in Ergasterion, as his record can testify. With his casual and friendly manner, Fred has been one of the prime advocates of the happy day boy existence. We understand that he has quite a reputation as a Romeo in the Royal Oak area. Fred's sights for next year are set on Wabash College, a men's college. Cabin Committee 6, Ergasterion 5-6, Stldent Federalists 5-6. wL g1,im'N01 Marqulsman Bob has made a big name ROBERT CAMPBELL WARD for himself in the musical line at Cranbrook. He has been a member of both the band and orchestra for the past four years. His French horn was one of the outstanding instruments in this year's operetta and in all of the select groups that have stemmed from the band in the past. Bob has done a good job in his studies and has applied to Michigan State as a preliminary step in becoming an osteopath. He has been a loyal member of the Student Federalists since their local chapter was organized. This year Bob was elected as secretary-treasurer of the band in recognition of his fine leadership. Band 3-4-5-6, Secretary-Treasurer 6, Cheerleader 3-4, Glee Club 2, Lost and Found Com- mittee 6, Orchestra 3-4-5-6, Student Federalists 5-6. QW t HARLEY DAVIS WARNER' II Most of Harley's six years at Cran- brook were spent as a day boy. In his sixth form year, however, he was committed to become a boarding student and took up his residence in Marquis Hall. His commendable record for so many years paid its reward, and Harley was elected to serve as Lower School prefect for the second half of the school year. In his fifth and sixth form years Harley won his letters in both cross-country and track. He was elected captain of both teams in his Senior year, an honor seldom bestowed upon one man. Harley plans to enter Washington and Lee and study Business Administration. With his winning personality and ready smile, we can see much ahead for him. Prefect 6, C Club 5-6, C-lee Club 4-5-6, Rifle Club 3-6, School Social Committee 6, Cross-Country 5-6, Captain 6, Track 5-6, Captain 6. This name is well recognized from Kings- BRUCE DAVID WILLIAMS wood to every nook and cranny of the Cranbrook quad. Never one to overlook a dance, Bruce's social life has never seemed dull. His many extra-curricular duties have been carried out with his usual well-planned methods, as this book can witness. The heavy temptations of a day boy life havenit kept him off the honor list. His methodical way and persevering spirit have kept him among the top few of the class, and the same method and perseverance have put him high on the list of Ergasterion's actors and the Crane staff writers. Bruce's plans for next year include Harvard. Baoox Staff 5-6, Editor 6, Crane Staff 5-6, Ergasterion 5-6, School Social Committee 6. Wwyh ,J gg,.,.,,'s3':. Wg!! R If you've wondered about those strange RICHARD VANCE WILSON noises coming from a certain Marquis room, don't worry. Itls only Dick trying to get Afghanistan on his home-made radio. It seems surprising that with all of his Ergasterion roles, Dick can Hnd time to pursue his interest in radio, but he has done it. As a speedy track man, Dick has gained points for the Crane stalwarts in several meets. His main claim to fame at Cranbrook, however, is in his work on the stage, for he has held leading parts in every play for the last two years. Ergasterion 5-6, Senior Gift Committee 6. l l Pau' qmewza RICHARD IIIUEBNER ZEDER Dick is one of the best business man agers to serve on the Crane staff in many a year. He has been on honors most of his years at Cranbrook, and has helped keep Fountains high on the honors list. Dick is extremely apt with his hands, and everything he creates, from a model to a map, is a line piece of Work. He is also a skilled photographer, as is witnessed by his position as pho- tographic editor of the BROOK. Day boy Dick has a keen wit and vivid imagina- tion for comical situations, and has managed to be a quiet but popular Senior. He plans to attend the University of Michigan and then follow a career in Engineering. Buoox Staff 6, Crane Staff 6, School Improvement Committee 6, Model Club 3-4-5. JAMES NIELSON W 61 ,. W WM 4 ALAN SIMPSON WARREN WOLFE H Doug Hlflkl'-S' Il ,gmarl Sunlu ' 0 I . .-4 AAI. All Baafzft You rzrlnzz' if 0 Visiting Sunday I.u1ur'r Sfllnul In Now wlzvn 1,111 Il!,'IlCIl71fl.S'fL'I Seroml childlmorl Smzifnrs' UD All 1511111 11,1 1 thirzl Ivrnz, Nuff! lllfCl'l1llIfUl1lII llUIlIt'lLNUl'li Wu. I- vf Vat you tink? I 1, I 4 1' fn 5 'J L 'V -V 4 Y ,f ' MQ-56' - 'T' A -1 l'T'Tf':: 'E-'57 ., 3 N1 P 35:41 W' w i fl Q, N ,A .. I W 53 ' 1 3 ' 114 1 ir.s-l row, I. lo r.: Cliarlcs Yafrcx' oc Carlcton, Frank Aincrinan, Bill Brown olni Colwcll Ccorffe- Brody, ,. W h , . , .H , lon Dcscnlicrif Al Lcyy Don l'ricdricli Dick Pitzgcralcl, Boln Blast, Ri-vnold Fracassig .XCVUIIII row: Boli Brown, Bill Cln'iQ illnntlcy, Paul B1-nficld, Cliarlcs llntcliins, Cliarlcs Carter, Dick Sattlcr, Earl NYic- ncr, xlack Manning, Cordon Boscntlial, Bill -lanics, Dick Dollg tlzirrl row: Ernie Brown, Ed Doty, Iolni Drcysladt, Toni Connor, -lolin Ste-ggall, George- Hoi-Inn, vlolin Harlan, Bob XValtcr, lack Knolulock, Bolm Bclircns, H. Dcxtcrg fourtli row: Bolm Kirk, Cena- Tolfrcc, Ralph Tlioinas, Boli Ccntryl ,loc Olin-ring, Daw' Franks, Boll Kinics, Fritz Friday, Bolv XVoinslcy, Cliarlcs Korn, -lan Siinpsong fiflli row: Dan Bcllingcr, Pctc Nlaconilucr, Pctc XVliiting, Norni Bonton, -lolni Strain, Henry NVinklcnian, Norni Calmlc, Kai Sclioi-nl l11llS. Ed Cotllrvy. -Icrry Swccncy, Virgil Exncr: lllM'l'lIf from picliirc: Ricardo Nnncz, Dick Saflir, Tony Undcrliill, Toni Ford. Fiizxl rour, I. to l',Z Elliot Trinnlxnll, Carl Lnckcnlmack, Aliin Snydr-r, Boll Gillow, Stcyc Stillilms, Kcn Mills, Sandy Kaplan, Toni llawlcy, Sig llcnsi-r. Dick Pi-alvody, Stcyc Blonroc: .wwomi rou:: Kcn XVilson, Alolni llatcli, Ti-rl Pricc, Nlark Flcisclnnan, ,lay Nlillinan, ,laincs Taylor, jim Stadlcr, Hay Brant, Dayc Burrows. Stan Ilirt, -Iiin Patcrsong third row: Dayc llnlmlmard, Cliarlcs Clii-x'alic1', Dcan Hogvrs, Martin Lndington. Davc Xlfilliains, llcnry XVlllCl1l7U1'g, llarry llinnplirics, Days- Tcctor, Ccorgc llaycs, Andrcas Rabi-, Don I Nlitclicllg fourth rmczi Bill lattcrson, Toni Stoncr, ,lolin Edison, Bill Salot, Iolin Slaytcr, Toni Lowncs, olin Yoncl, Toni Clark, Norin Bolnn, Rufus Bi-itxcl, Frcd Nocg fiflfi row: Pctcr llatt, Bolm Bartlcll. loc .l llackcr, Dcxtcr Bcnnctt, -lack Alway, Dick uloncs, Nlikc Scliirnicr, Nlark Smith, Bolx Sliorc, blolni Kocpi-kc sixlli roar: Paul Crccnsliicld, llarold lXIi-ycr, Bill Yaw, Dick Dc-sking, Frank llnss, Cliarlcs Cnnningliani. Dan Ncwcy, Duncan Patti-ng 11125-wil fI'I?IH piffurzf: Howard Parkcr, Tony Stu-lc. 5ap!zamcme4 4 First row, I. to r.: Sweetman Smith, john YVert, Dick Conder, Grant Griswold, Don Fracassi, jon Schwartz, Marvin Davidson, jim August, Eugene Moore, Richard Booth, Tom Brown, Nick Redfield, Second row: Roger Staples, john Thompson, jim Saylor, Dave Alderman, Charles Chapman, Bob XVhitlatch, Ralph Himmelhoch, VVitham Smith, jerry Gentry, john Acker, Dave Milbrand, third row: Phil LeMessurier, Al Rubiner, john Yaryan, Hushang Kekili, Lawrence Scher, Charles Blair, jim Abney, Douglas Fosth, Bob Smith, john Collins, Martin Berstein, Bill Chase, fourth row: Dave Dahmen, Pete XVhitman, Charles Berry, Bob Nevxey, Bob X7Ll.IlI'l6llgQl, Harry Lomason, john Stuelpnagel, George Bihler, Pehr Anderson, Frank Butfum, Bill Truettner, Robert Godfrey, Dave Taylor, IIIISCIEY from picture: Campbell Harlan, Ken Coppock, Harry Peterson. Firs! row, I. to r.: Tom Martinek, Daniel Boone, jon Plexico, Leo Butzel, Dale Schlafer, jim McEachern, Michel Valeur, Tom Sullivan, Sanford Cohl, jerry Yudkoff, Bill Hall, Don Brown, joe Bratf, Charlie Buell, second row: jim Robertson, George Villerot, Ted Smith, Alan Carlin, Ivan Boesky, NValter Taylor, Marc Cunningham, Dick Schultz, Dan Beresford, Frank Duncan, Tom Swem, jim Ainger, George Robert- son, third row: jim Ravel, Don Custer, Dick Meyer, Laird Seibert, Dwight Davis, james Currie, Dick Morse, Charles Corp, john Dwyer, jim Davidow, Rick Martin, fourth row: james Bishop, Tom Gosset, Frank Duffy, john Neff, Dick Murphy, Dave Higbie, Tom Henkel, YVin Cooper, Ed Cote, Hilliard Gold- mari, fifth row: Dave Meginnity, George Glover, Dick Coppock, Ed Macauley, Bob Chapman, john Pence, Peter Sears, Gary Darling, Bill Mcllattie, jim Clay, Colvin Cochran, uhsent from picture: Charles Brown, Robert Davidow, Bob Ball, jerry Pinsky, Don Slotkin. fawea School Cm'n.s-ilk ur IIIlll'if1l!lHll:', .. 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In ' ax ,. 1 Zu sy SX si N W W1 First row, l, to r.: vice-president Doug Van Zandt, director Mr. Robert Bates, president Bob Kerns, secre- tary-treasurer Dave Higginsg second row: john Steggal, Scott 0,Corman, jerry Sweeney, Bob Blanchard, Al Simpson, Bob VVomsley, VVayne Lyon, Ricardo Nunez, john Manley, Mike Patten, Charles Yagerg thirfl row: Bill Brown, Bob Brown, Ernie Brown, jack Knoblock, Russ Dawson, Harley Wfarner, Fred Novy, Frank Rigas, Al Cargile, Charles Carter, fourth row: Pete Whiting, Pete Macomber, jack Manning, -loe Obering, Bob Kimes, Olof Karlstrom, Fritz Friday, jim Nielson, Dick Doll, Don johnson, Dick Sattler. glee cw Again under the capable direction of Mr. Robert Bates, the school singers had a successful year. All of their per- formances measured up to the high standards the Cranbrook Clee Club has set in years past. The first appearance made by the members was at a small concert in Nover ber before one of the Saturday night movies. Cetting into the swing of comnumity affairs, the Clee Clubbers gave a concert for the Bloomfield Hills Carden Club in December. Later in December, a group of the boys went carolling at the Children's Hospital in Detroit. The annual Christmas Pageant, a Cranbrook tradition, was unusually good this year. With Glee Club president Bob Kerns singing the main role, the members changed clothes and brought on the usual variety of dishes, boar's heads, and whatnot. The three kings this year were all seniors, john Manley, Olof Karlstrom, and VVayne Lyon, a trio which made up in quality what it lacked in volume. On the nights of February twenty-fourth and twenty-Fifth they ate early, rushed to the small gym, and applied make-up in preparation for the yearly Cilbert and Sullivan operetta, this year The Yeomen of the Cuardf, The operetta Was, Tormenfor that fornzentefh none as it has always been, a smash hit. Tenor john Hunting portrayed the hero, Colonel Fairfax, with Kingswood's Judy Farmer as his lady-love. Strolling Bob Kerns was -lack Point, the jester who loved and lost, to the inch. The Clee Club had a good right to be proud of its president. XVhile Kerns, Hunting and Miss Farmer wooed each other, Mary Crindley finally had to give her rich voice and herself in marriage to the stony-hearted villain, Head Alailer and Assistant Tor- mentor Charlie Yager. XVho can forget the scene Where Phoebe Meryll, daughter of Sergeant Meryll CDave Higginsi, stole the key to Fairfaxis cell from Wilfred Shadbolt, the scene when ,lack Point and Shadbolt plotted to tell a false tale about the Colonelis death, or the thrilling finale, with every man getting his girl? Except, of course, for poor jack Point. The directors of the combined Kingswood and Cran- brook Clee Clubs cannot be praised too much for the work they did. Mrs. Lois Chapman, directress of the Kingswood Clee Club, Mr. .Iervis Mc-Meehan, Kingswood dramatics director, Mr. Bates, and orchestra director Mr. Axel Magnu- son all showed remarkable patience and understanding during the trying weeks of rehearsal. The air I breathes 7!re Game Under the lead of its hard-working editor, Cal Patterson, the Crane, for the third consecutive year, won a first place in the Columbia Scholastic Press contest. In the minds of inost Cranbrookians, it was a well-deserved honor. XVorking steadily throughout the year, the staff, composed of Business Manager Dick Zeder, Associate Editor Ted Mills, Photogra- phic Editor Fritz Doxv, and Art Editor john Roberts teamed The middle of March saw the members of the Buooic stail' working feverishly to beat the printing deadline. Several innovations piled additional work on the shoulders of Editor Bruce VVilliains, Assistant Editor Dave Higgins, Art Editor john Roberts, staft writers Toni Calautowicz, -lay Corley and Bob XValter, chief ad-getter john McDonald, and faculty adviser Mr. Howard KI. YVert. Chief among the difterences in the yearbook was the appearance of adver- up to put the school tabloid on the stands everv Fridav, rain or shine. Apprentice Editors Earl XVieuer and Bob YValters, working hand in hand with the Seniors on the staff, edited the two junior editions in the best Crane tradition. Cran- brookls best-known student, -Ioe Cish, a creation of john Roberts, graced the paper soon after its first issue of the year and stayed until graduation. tising in the Bnoox. A practice neglected for nine years, the ambitious staff members canvassed firm after firm in an effort to raise additional funds, and thus make possible a larger and more attractive publication. A better cover. more space devoted to extra-curricular activities, a greater emphasis on pictures-pre:vided by Photographic Editor Dick Zeder, Fritz Dow, and Cranbroolfs well known Harvey Croze-and a slight tinge of color characterized this vear's Baooit. '7!ze Buick ,wg V ,ag 23:53 ai' Q I 1 , K .. ., ,J- 64,4 vid X1 QP? I Q ,wk , Q fi W, 416 em Each year the Rifle Club shoots between 40,000 and 50,000 rounds of ammunition, some of which mark the targets for the National junior Ril'le Club Postal Matches. The school marksmen put their thousands of rounds of ammunition to good use as they placed 40th out of some 150 schools throughout the U.S. in these matches. As a team the Rifle Club marked up a good score, and individually several of Started this year, the Foreign Club has gained consider- able prestige on the campus. The eleven members of the club, along with a large number of American associate members, have tried to tackle, in their cabin meetings and their movies, lectures, and other activities, the job of making each other better acquainted with the eight foreign countries they represent. Hawaii, China, India, Cuba, Germany, Iran, the members distinguished themselves. Tom Connor and jack Knoblock completed their requirements for their Dis- tinguished Rifleman Award, the highest award possible in the junior Division. The club owns 9 rifles and 3 pistols, and even with the huge amount of ammunition the members fire, is entirely self-supporting. This year Mr. Floyd W. Bunt was the groupis faculty advisor. Brazil and England all have representation on the club's exclusive roster. Founder-President Manoucher Shojai stated at the initial meeting of the club, nWe want to do something to bring our countries closer together and to attain a mutual understanding of the problems which face all ot us. One of the most delnocratic organizations at Cranbrook, the Foreign Club deserves the name ot the little U. aaaeiqn 6 y XX ll This year saw an unusually active Club. NVith stocky Doug Van Zandt as its president, and Ivan Scholnick and Fred Novy secretary-treasurer and vice-president respec- tively, the lettermen sponsored several Hfirstsf' Initiations took the form of constructive work around the school, as pledges raked leaves and washed windows. The annual CH Club dance, as usual a booming success, and more fervid The Cranbrook Band and Orchestra, again under the direction of Mr. Axel Magnuson, added a great deal to its program this year. Decked out in uniforms for the first time in the past six years, the band appeared at the homecoming football game. The boys have appeared also at most of the home basketball games. Select groups appeared several times at assemblies to play both classical and semi-classical A selling of soft drinks at the athletic contests showed that the members were out for business, and they coupled with the Social Committee to provide music between halves of Cranbrook sports events. As official hosts to visiting athletic squads, the boys glad-handed visiting players, showed them around the school, and generally improved Cranbrook's friendly standing with its Inter-State League rivals. music, and one of these groups played for a meeting of the secondary school teachers of this area and at the Farmington Childrenls Home. The spring concert, always eagerly antici- pated and well-attended by parents and friends of the school, was one of the Finest in recent years. The theme was a resume of the songs of the Broadway hit show, South Pacific. Eancf ,amf 0 mimi' ff Assisting hiology master Mr. Holland R. Sperry is a small group of hoys, the Biology Research Group. The main joh of the memhers of this group consists of aiding Mr. Sperry with research work, such as copying clown data, caring for the animals and carrying out planned experiments. Each hoy chooses which hranch of the work he wants most to clo. The boys have heen extremely helpful in the handing ll 'SLME culling CQ Reumoh Qaaup and recording of chickens and in carrying out incubator experiments. Each of the boys, after having his joh explained regular course in biology, and the results of this work are some of the major factors in the success of Mr. Sperryls experiments. Each of the boys, after having his job explained to him, is strictly on his own, and Mr. Sperry says he has seldom been clisappointecl. My worthy opponent . ii Q 4 M us-.9 pmclurffirm www Hut Bnlnlnic . M Mun of fonmrrnw PtJ17l'fIlr'L' Point For UNCC' HIL' IDCIIKYJII Ii.s'tc'n.9 First row, l. to r.: Fred Novy, Doug VanZandt, Bob Walter, Alan Simpson, co-captain Al Cargile, co- captain Russ Dawson, joe Obering, Gil Cove, john Manley, Pete Macornberg second row: VVarren WVolfe, Bob Kimes, -lack Knobloch, Rufus Beardsley, Mike Patten, Frank Rigas, Lindsey Lufkin, Dave Franks, ass't coach Mr. Kenny, head coach Mr. Roderickg third row: manager Lorry Burrows, manager Fritz Friday, Bob Kirk, -lan Simpson, Bob Kerns, Gene Tolfree, Pete Whiting, Dan Newey, Bob VVomsley, jack Manning. Zlaazfdall Eleven under-experienced football players lined up for the kickoff on Friday, October 1, as the Cranbrook football team faced Flint Technical high school. For weeks, under the tutilage of head coach Mr. john R. Roderick and assistant coach Mr. Robert Kenny, they had prepared for the season's opener. The rough-and-tough scramble turned out to be the best game of the season. Despite the running of backs Russ Dawson and Dave Franks, the Cranes went down to defeat, 6-0. The next week the Blue and Gray took it on their already-scarred chin with a one-point defeat by Lake Forest, 15-14. Leading in the first half, the team was passed in the second period. ln spite of co-captain Russ Dawsonis C1ll11l'tc'l'lBklL'killLf, the Cranes went down to defeat for the third consecutive game ou the following Saturday, as the Shady Side Indians overpowered the home team in the second halt to win, 19-12. Two touchdowns by Fred Novy and Frank Rigas could not give the Cranes enough to win, and the injury of star quarterback Dawson prox ed to be a decisive handicap. The Cranes went on the defensive the second half, but could not keep the scalpers out of their hair. 39-0 seemed like an impossibility to some, but for those veterans who hail encountered US it wasnit. XYhen Reserve took thc field the next Saturday, the Cranes tried, but the gzlnie was onc kick-oft line-up after another, and YVRA walked away with the game, 39-0. A long road trip seems to be the last thing to pep up a football team, but the Nichols team fell the next Saturday QT-T as Lindsey Lufkin powered over thc goal line for the first of the Crane markers. End -Ian Simpson, back Bob Kimes, and back Dave Franks ran over the other three touchdowns, with the kicking toe of -lack Knoblock putting the finishing touches on the only Blue and Cray victory of the season. From end to end Rufc Beardsley, Al Simpson, Mike Patten, Doug VanZandt, joe Obcring, Bob XValter and Lindsey Lufkin kept the path cleared for the best-blocked game of the year. For two weeks in a row the gridders ventured into Ohio. The first week the T playing Cranes were polished oft by US T5-0, the worst score in Interstate League history. Black Friday was heralded by a 82-6 dei-eat by DeVilbiss in a packed Toledo stadium. A Dawson pass to Beardsley gay e the Cranes the only score of the game. The season was over. it et t J First row, I. fo r.: Fred Steinman, Dave Ball, Erwin Stirnweis, NVayne Lyon, captain Ivan Scholnick, Man- oucher Shojai, Bob Snkenik, john Hunting, Lee Funsten, second row: ass,t coach Mr. Wert, manager Cal Patterson, Bob VVard, Tom Calantowicz, Dick Wilson, -lay Corley, Bob Blanchard, head coach Mr. Law- rence, third row: Charlie Carter, Harry Lomason, Paul Creenshield, Dick Sattler, Al Levy, jim Stadler 3 Showing remarkable spirit, but hampered by bad luck, the 1949 Crane soccer team went through the season with a won 5 lost 6 record. In a warm-up game the Cranes, strengthened by 4 returning lettermen, defeated a scrappy but poorly- conditioned Alumni team, 4 to 1. Ably led by spirit-conscious Captain Ivan Scholnick, and sparked by several tough Seniors, the Cranes split with two Canadian teams in the first week of competition. Catham Collegiate was defeated by the Blue and Cray 2 to 0, but the Patterson Collegiate booters downed Cranbrook, 3 to 1. The obstacles in the Chatham game, other than a tough Cana- dian team, were heightened by pedestrians and dogs crossing a sidewalk through the Field. The Patterson team booted in 3 goals in the first half before the Cranes could rally, stop the onslaught, and score. Fullback Erwin Stirnweis and goalie VVayne Lyon distinguished themselves in the contest. Profiting from the Patterson game, the team, led by Fred Steinman, who scored two goals, defeated Lake Forrest's soccermen, 3 to 1. Hampered by injuries, the Cranes lost a tight game to Shady Side Academy in the first league game of the season, I to 0. Still not recovered from their bruises, the Blue and Cray stalwarts were edged in a close game, 3 to 2, as a final goal by VVestern Reserve in the last minutes clinched the fifth game of the season. All-League forward Corley, who scored in the XVRA game, again starred on the following Saturday as Cranbrook won its first league victory by defeating Nichols School, at Buffalo, 3 to 2. After a defeat by a superior U. S. eleven at Cleveland, the Cranes ended the season with a thrilling exhibition of good hard soccer. Playing the last half of the game against Catham Vocational School in semi-darkness, the Blue and Cray, after a see-sawing game, gave up one lone goal in the last minutes of play to lose, I to O. With the determination of Captain Scholnick, the speed and skill of lay Corley, the adeptness and fighting spirit of Lee Funsten and Erwin Stirnweis, just to mention a few, Coach W'ayne F. Lawrence molded a team that, although not League champs, received the support of the entire school. ...ui .Q First row, l. to r.: john McDonald, captain-elect Bill Yaw, captain Harley Warner, Ion Desenberg, Ed Godfrey, second row: manager Seely Pratt, Dick Zeder, Bill Salot, Bill james, Harry Humphries, Mr. P. A. Thompson 04044 Gaunfhq Hampered by the lack of returning lettermen, Cranbrooles cross country men could salvage but one encounter out of eight dual meets this year. Bright spot of the season was the fine running of Captain Harley Warner. Close on VVarner's heels was fourth former Bill Yaw, who will set next yearis pace as captain. Yaw continually finished close behind Warner, tieing with him in the victorious Dublin clash. Entertaining Pontiac and Birmingham on the lengthy, hilly home course for their first two meets, the Blue and Cray runners were overpowered by better balanced teams. Travelling to VValled Lake High School, the team took on the Lakers only to come out on the short end, 23-38. Captain Warner, however, set a record for the Hat, short course in the speedy time of 11:10, 34 seconds faster than Bill Yaw, who pulled in second place for Cranbrook. In the next meet, the Cranes bowed to Hazel Park for their fourth straight setback, 22-33. Even running on Lincoln Park's seemingly Hat runway the Blue and Cray could not show enough team balance, and absorbed a 21-37 beating that was to be repeated three days later by Royal Oakis eiiicient yet sometimes wandering pacers. Finally, however, the persistent crew of thinclads could not be denied, and they smothered Dublin High of Pontiac, 35-20. The next week the Cranes again felt the sting of defeat as Plymouth's state champion runners handed the Admiral's men their seventh defeat. This meet was marked by Warnerls time of 11:14, the second best time in Cranbrookls cross- country history. VVhile the 1949 team was marked by a lack of returning strength, next year's team will have the benefit of four ex- perienced harriers. Captain-elect Yaw, -lon Desenberg, Ed Godfrey, and Harry Humphries will carry the Gray and Blue colors next year. First row, 1. to r.: Rufus Beardsley, Russ Dawson, Al Cargile, captain WVayne Lvon, Alan Simpson, cap- tain-elect Bill james, -lohn McDonald, .second row: coach Mr. Robert Kenny, Bob Blanchard, Tom Galan- towicz, Gene Tolfree, Bob Kirk, manager Cal Patterson. 8 Blessed by the services of but one returning letterman, captain VVayne Lyon, 1950's varsity basketball coach, Robert E. Kenny, did not envision an exceedingly successful season this year. But although the record showed-a rather meager list- ing of six wins and nine losses, coach Kenny could look back upon an unusual season of hot and cold basketball. High- point of the campaign was a 51-46 victory over the athletes of Cleveland University School, long the nemisis of Cranbrook sportsmen. Other bright spots were noted i11 the near-triumph over the sectional champions from Hamtramck and the rapid-fire scoring of NVayne Lyon and Al Simpson, who together averaged 30 points per contest. Opening against Kennedy on the Canadian court after humbling the Alumni 53-32, the Blue and Grey rallied in the Hnal period to win, 39-33. Final quarter rallies were later to become an ingrained characteristic of this year's hoopsters, for in practically every one of the remaining games a final period splurge was to be noticed. Returning home to test Ann Arbor's University High School before the season's largest home gathering, the Cranes blew a halftime near-deadlock to lose, 53-40. The next week, however, the Blue and Grey five avenged last year's humiliating loss to Patterson in a 51-42 victory. Next Hamtramck overran the nervous whiteshirts 39-25 on the foreign court. Howe then blocked a possible three game Cranbrook sweep when three Crane squads ventured to Indiana, the Cadets felling the Kennymen 49-44. Kennedy, however, was again whipped 42-38 on the home floor a few days later. League play commenced with the three day journey to Shady Side where the Indians began their successful defense of the Interstate basketball championship by soundly shellacking the visitors, 58-40. Upon returning to the peninsular state the hardwooders set their sights upon the cocky Cosmos of Hamtramck, but the latter won a thriller by the Himsy score of 49-43. Still playing inspired basketball, the Blue and Grey rocked US 51-46, but, unnerved by this victory, then em- barked upon a losing streak which reached three games before Nichols fell in another Interstate game, 60-36. Flint Tech., University High and Patterson all took the varsity's measure during the slump, which ended when Busch was swamped 56-46 in an unusual five period encounter. The finale saw Western Rese1've force the Cranes to tie for second place in the League with a stunning 64-52 defeat at Hudson, Ohio. First row, 1. to r.: Don Fracassi, jon Schwartz, captain-elect lim Stadler, Fred Steinman, captain Mike Patten. Olof Karlstrom, Gil Cove, Alon Desenberg, Manouch Shojai, secoml Tllllil head coach Mr. Robert Craig, manager Bob Kerns, Tony Steele, Lindsey Lufkin, Duncan Patten, Frank Rigas, Sig Heuser, coach Mr. Qlohri R. Roderick. Wae' NVith seven returning lettermen and a crop of ambitious nnderclassmen, the wrestling team managed to tie for third place in the Inter-State League during the 19-19-50 season. Ann Arbor romped over the grapplers 34 to 2 in the first meet of the year with captain Mike Patten saving Cranbrook from a shutout defeat. Toledois DeVilbiss kept the Cranes in the loss column with a 22-15 defeat a week later, despite pins by Lindsey Lufkin and Patten and decisions by Gil Cove and Olof Karlstrom. Nearby Berkley High School was '1 pushover for the then-defeat-blasted Cranes. Cranbrook collected six pins and a decision to win, 48-3. Howe Military Academy fell next, with jon Desenberg, Fred Steinmann, Cove, Patten and Frank Rigas netting pins and Karlstrom earn- ing a decision. Cranbrook lost their first Inter-State match series to Shady Side, 28-7 with Jim Stadler earning a pin and Cove gaining a decision. The only League victory was won in the next meet with University School of Shaker Heights, 24-14. Stein- mann and Stadler pinned their opponents while Cove, Karlstrom and Schwartz earned decisions to break a ten-year jinx. A two-way revenge was in store for the Cranes as they stalked the Dr-Vilbiss Tigers to a 19-IT defeat with Patten pinning his man and Steinmann. Karlstrom and Rigas gaining three points apiece. A second victory over Howe Military Academy gave the wrestlers the best won-lost average of the season to that point. Patten and Karlstrom collected pins while Lufkin, Stadler, Desenberg and Steinmann turned in three point matches. A two-point heart-breaking 20-18 defeat at the hands of Hudson, Uhiois YVestern Reserve Academy put any title notions out of the wrestlers minds. But it was an individual clay as Lufkin, Charlie Carter and Karlstrom spread their opponents on the mat and Steinmann garnered a decision. Captain Mike Patten was awarded the Craig medal for individual points at the end of the year. An average of three points a meet gained the trophy for Patten. Captain-elect lim Stadler was elected to the All-Inter-State League Team in the 121 Ili. bracket at the end of the season, 410645, First row, I. to r.: Bill Yaw, Bob XYaltcr, john Stcggal, captain -lolni Manley, Scott O'Glll'l11llll, Pc-tc Ma- comlber, lack Manning: second row: coach Rev. XValtcr Young, Howard Parker, Tony Underliill, Dick Doll, Dave XVilliains, Rufc Rcitzcl, Mike Scliirincr, Inlin llatcli, Haroll Meyer, managcr Dick BcGolc. No lL'fllS, no Ios.s'c.s'. no icc First row, 1. to r.: Fritz Dow, Toni Calantowicz, Russ Dawson, captain Rufus Bt-ardslcy, john Manlcy, YVaync Lyon. jack Knolmlockg second row: assistant coach jack Sandcrs, Dan Ncwcy, john Edison, Bob Newt-y, inanager Sccly Pratt, coacli Fred Cainplicllg tliirfl rouf: Elini Paterson, -lolin Hatcli, -lack Manning, Alan Lcvy, Stanley Hirt. B 7aack First row, 1. to r.: PML' Mauoliiiier, loc Oiiering, Bob Kirk, Al Cargile, captain Harlcy VVar1i0r, -Iolm NlcDonald, Bill Yaw, Charles Cuimingliamg sc'c'o1z1l row: Dick YVilso11, -lan Simpson, Harry Humpliriss, -Ioim Koepuk, Frank Rigas, Olof Karlstrom, Pete- XVl1iting, Bois Sukenikg third row: coach Paul A. Tlioiiipsoii, maiiagcr Lorry Burrows, ,lolm Stn-ggai, Chris Huntley, Ed Godfrey, Pete Ilatt, jim Stacilvr, assistant coach Templixl Lic-kiifier, Bob Belirciis. First row, I. fo r.: Kon XVilmon. Stem' Stubbs, Iolixi Colwell, -lack Aiway, Dave xlili5l'i1lld, Iamcs Taylor, joe Cfarlvton, TL-cl Flite: ,s'c'r'1n1fl row: coach Artimr XV. Palmcr, assistant coach Alex Magnuson, Haipll Thomas, Holi XYarci, llolm Ilunting, captain Holi Biaixcliard, Frccl Stcinmamn, Scott Uiflorman, F11-ci xx-L1LfUllt'1'. assistant coach Howard H. Coang lfzirll l'UlL'2 Mike Sciiirmcr, Howard Parker, Norm Bouton, Don Aloimson, Lu' Frlustcn, Il1illlilgt'l' Louis Dcniing. ennbi ,waning-W . 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But Jw September is upon us again, and ranbrook is preparing for the ensuing ne months, at the same time reckoning sults of the past three month's activities. Impressive among the summer's events the addition of four new feet to the owly swelling patter to be heard along culty row. Two belong to the baby boy 7 Mr. and Mrs. Walter Young, and two I the adopted daughter of Mr. and Mrs. 7. Boyce Ricketts. Most faculty members managed to get ray from faculty row and take ad- .ntage of their vacations, but mumps .ecked the family of Mr. Wayne F. Iwrence. The Coulrers proved their nturesome spirit through camping ex- .rsions in the wild west. Their tour tended through most of the South- :stern states, the Rockies and the Black ills of Dakota. Continuing the tradition of foreign :vel were Messrs. Fred Campbell and :n Snyder who toured Europe, and sited several Continental prep schools. fr. Templin Licklider took his annual mt to Scandanavia, while Mr. Paul See MEANDERING MASTERS, page 3 WF Forsees Good Year, ians Speakers, Book Drive We believe that peace is not merely 2 absence of war, but the presence of stice, of law, of order- Such is the nviction of Cranbrook's chapter of nited World Federalists, an organiza- In working for world peace. Organized it March, the chapter held several in- :mal dinner meetings, sponsored book Ives to help students overseas and aught one major speaker to the school ring their short period of activity. Cal Patterson and Ted Mills are co- airmen of the chapter this year, while : posts of vice-chairman and secretary- asurer are held by Earl Wiener and 1 Simpson respectively. A membership .ve is now under way, and other activ- :s are being planned to include informal Jin parties ffor members onlyj, book ves, speakers for assembly programs :l a major speaker, presumably for ne time after the new year. Three Masters, Alumni -ere . .gf ..,, Roderick Stevenson Nile: McLain Coming Up! TODAY, SEPTEM BER I9 NEW BOY REGISTRATION, Academic Building, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Consult registration schedule sheet. SCHOOL MOVIE, Assembly Hall, 8:30 p.m.? TU ESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 OLD BOY REGISTRATION, Academic Building, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Consult registration schedule sheet. PREEECT-NEW BOY MEETING, Assembly Hall, 1:30 p.m. HOUSE MEETINGS, Old boys and new at 7:15 p.m. MOVIES, Small Gym, after House Meetings? WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2I ALL SCHOOL ASSEMBLY, Assembly Hall at 8:15 a.m. SENIOR MEETING, Assembly Hall, 11:15 a.m. DAYBOY MEE'fING, Assembly Hall, 11:45 a.m. LOWER SCHOOL MEETING in Home Rooms at 11:45 a.m. ATHLETIC ASSEMBLY in Assembly Hall at 1:30 p.m. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 GET-ACQUAINTED DANCE in the Small Gym, 8:00 to 11:15 p.m. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 MOVIES, Small Gym, 8:30 p.m.? SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 LATE SERVICE at Christ Church, 11:00 a.m. SOCCER GAME WITH ALUMNI at 2:30 p.m. 'kFilm titles to be announced at a future date. Secretary Join Faculty Four new faces will grace the Cran- brook scene this fall. There will be three new masters and an Alumni secretary, the first such secretary to be appointed in the school's history. just out of Yale, Mr. John R. Roderick will double in brass as football coach and as a history teacher. Mr. Roderick's col- lege days were spent in four schools, the University of Washington, Westminster College, Leeds University of England and Yale, where he lettered in football. He will replace coach B. N. Grba on the gridiron and Mr. Fred Dockstader in the classroom. Though he may sound like an English Lit teacher, Mr. Robert Louis Stevenson will hold down the arts post this year. Hailing from Massachusetts, Mr. Steven- son was graduated from Williams a year ago, and taught the following year at Eaglebrook School, Deerfield. A Marine Corps combat veteran, he was active at Williams in newspaper and yearbook work, and as a member of the Cap 86 Bells, their dramatic society. Mr. Steven- son will reside in the first Hoor Page apartment formerly occupied by Mr. Robert Lohman, last year's boarding art department master. One of the most versatile of the new teachers is Mr. Emory Niles who will replace Mr. Merrell E. Condit in teach- ing mathematics. Six-foot, six-inch Mr. Niles graduated from Harvard, having attended Boston Polytechnic Institute and Hotchkiss. He is holder of an honorary scholarship from the Harvard Club of Maryland. Interested in many activities and hobbies, Mr. Niles especially likes models, dramatics and string instruments See FACULTY FOURSOME, page 3 NEWS IBIQI EFS Replacing Mr. Merrell E. Condit as housemaster of Stevens hall will be Mr. Templin R. Lieklider, Jr. who will over- see the house's activities from his home on faculty row. Assisting him as res- ident assistant housemaster will be Mr. Fred Campbell. A A A Another addition to the Cranbrook staff is Miss Mary Heinrich, who will replace Mrs. Maribel Parker as assistant dietitian. She was trained in the culinary art at Michigan State College, from which she was recently graduated. 2 -11-THECRANE-l Tradition will Furnish Inspiration for Ensuing School Year Tradition abounds at Cranbrook. One need not look beyond the new student handbook or the friendship arch to find overwhelming proof of that. But traditions can survive only if they are respected. The school motto Aim High embodies symbolically all the tradition and greatness of the school's history-in fact it is a tradition. Therefore it is the sorry Cranbrookian who fails to live up to the established high aims of the school. Each student owes a debt to himself, his friends and the school, and payment is best made through successful endeavor. It is with such alumni in mind as the late Jim McLaughlin, who incidentally was voted most likely to succeed by his class, that the Crane appeals to each person reading these lines to dedicate himself to the paramount task of making the '49-'50 year the greatest in Cranbrook's history. Meet the I949-50 Leaders Leading Cranbrook across the mid- century mark and through the ensuing school year will be the following prefects and activities leaders: SENIOR PREFECTS Zin Memoriam Frank Rigas fHead Prefectj ............,.,..,......,..... Page John Manley ..........,.....................,.,,..... ............,..... S tevens Fred Steinmann ........,.,., .,... ................., M a rquis Mike Patten ,....................,........... ..,..........,............ F ountains Doug Van Zandt ..,., ,....,........,,.,...............,.,...... T owers PREFECTS Fred Novy .......,.,.,.........,.,.,.........,.....,........,. ,............ M arquis Ivan Scholnick ..,,.,,.............,,,,.............., ............ M arquis Wayne Lyon ..,.,... ..,................. P age Allen Cargile ...... ......,.., ..,..., S t evens Gil Gove ..,................,... ...,.....,,... F ountains Mike Redfield ........,.. .....,,..,.,....,......... T owers Tom Galantowicz ....,.,,........, ., ..,,........... Lower School Fritz Dow ,...........,.....,.......,..,......,........,... ..... L ower School ACTIVITIES Cal Patterson ,,,.,.,................,......,.......,,....,... Crane Edilor Bruce Williams ....,,..,..,........,.................,... Bnoorc Editor It was with deep regret that the Mike Redfield .......,.. ...,.....,.,..,.,... E rg President Crane editors learned of the un Bob Kerns ., ,...,,.. ......... ...., . ...... G I ee Club President Tom Galantowicz ...........................,., Band President Doug Van Zandt ...,.............. C Club President Earl Wiener ...,..,..,.....,..,,.... Camera Club President CHURCH CABINET Fred Steinmann, C lzairman Allen Cargile Charlie Carter Ivan Scholnick Fritz Friday Doug Van Zandt lack Knoblock New Paint, Stage Baclrdrop Mark Busy Summer Scene During the long summer months while most Cranbrookians were calmly soaking up Old Sol's beneficial rays, the main- tenance men were working to make ready for the coming school year. They were busily engaged with the usual tasks of refinishing Hoors and cleaning up the debris from nine long months of school. Among the new improvements around the school is a large plywood backdrop stretching the entire length of the stage. It was designed to deflect soundwaves from the stage to the audience, instead of having them absorbed by the cloth backdrop as in past years. Another major project over the summer months was the interior painting of the academic building and dormitories. Pete Peterson, school store head, has asked for continued student cooperation in his campaign for orderly lines. timely death of ex editor in chief im McLaughlin He had been va cationing at Swan Lake, Montana His death occured shortly after his return from Alaska where he was engaged in road construction work on the new Glenn Highway He was accompanied by Lauren Otis, a fellow 48 Cranbrook graduate on the Alaskan venture Otis also was present at the funeral, and was among the first to be informed of rms death which was apparently caused by a throat infection On the Deans List at Harvard, McLaughlin had won his numerals in soccer and track while showing great promise as a broad jumper At Cranbrook he acted as Crane editor, devoting many valuable hours to the dlflicult task of putting out the weekly, and still numbering among the first group of his class to be elected to the Cum Laude Society He captained the soccer team through one of its most suc cessful seasons and won another letter in track through his achieve ments in the high and broad jump -. - -- - Jn, I . a Wmlmjflte 7awm X with I W. Brooke A 'I I Stabler i Jim McLaughlin, '48, was - an outstanding Cranbrook N boy. His untimely death -' comes as a shock which is hard to bear, but from a letter written by jim's parents to a number of his young friends come words of inspiration which will long linger in the memory of all who knew him. I pass these words along to you-boys and masters alike-believing that they sound the keynote of our hopes and aspirations for the new school year just beginning: Hi yd -Tl, . ll L'God in His infinite wisdom has called our only son. It is not ours to question nor to reason 'Why,'-perhaps the future will reveal the Divine Planl We hope and pray that our .lim's 'Way of Life' will serve as an inspiration to many youths. He fought so desperately for breath to 'Carry On'-just as he had done while on the athletic field, in the classroom, or in meeting the daily tasks or pleas- ures of life. But God wanted him, and he is 'Just Away.' 'Twas such a short span of life-but so full of 'Everything' i'Your friendship and comradeship were highly valued by him, and we who are left behind cherish his memo- ries. Such a tragedy must have a pur- pose. It is for us, the living, to re- dedicate ourselves to the ideals for which we all admired him, and which are exclamation-pointed by his sudden passing. The world needs leaders and guiding spirits, and we know you will be one who will accept the challenge. It is Cranbrook's avowed purpose to produce leaders and guiding spirits. May we all, as we live and work and play together, be mindful of this challenge THE CRANE STAFF September 19, 1949 Cal Patterson '50 ......... .,.................. Ea' itor-in-Chief Ted Mills '50 ........,... .....,,,. Associate Editor Dick Zeder '50 ,......... ........,,..... B usiness Manager John Roberts '50 ............ ............,........,,,,,, A rt Editor 5i:IS?ZE?:x: E ,... . ..,,..,.,...... Contributing Editors Templin R. Licklider .,,.........,.,,., Faculty Advisor Assistants Manoucher Shojai '50 Bruce Williams '50 Dave Higgins '50 tigirfihii-TTTD The Crane is published every 51 -ft week during the school year hy V-C9 the students of Cranbrook School, '12 Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. I: Entered as second class matter XJ-4-,L under Act of March 3, 1879. l SCROLL fAdmiralQ Thompson lived up to his THE CRANE 3 :rane Welcomes Ninety-five New Students to Cranbrook School FIRST FORM THIRD FORM I e U aniei Beresford ---.-,.. .A,-.A.A-A.,V-.- e -----'----'----.,.-,-,. B loonn'-icld Hills, Michigan James Abney ...,...,,.. ...,......,........,...................,,..,......,...,............... D etroir, Michigan mes Bishop ---,- ',-,. .,..-'----' A-. ------.'I.'4V4'4-4-A,4-I uvlnl' B i nn i ngnain, Michigan eliefliiirtin Bgrnstem ...., .4.,...,.,.,.,.,.............................,.........,.,.,... E etroit, Michigan af- Boesky --e----wQ Q--------ee----,-e--oe----- D Mifhigan M2213 C.E?.'ZfZf .'53jjjj3i agggge PZESEL' MZSQSZE aniel Boone ' D etroii' Michigan David Dahmen ..........,.,....... Cuba, New York e Braff ...,......,................ ...,..... D etroit, Michigan Marvin Davidson .A,' .----.-------- D erroir, Michigan 531495 E- Brown -----',- A,---,----- D effoifi Mifhigan Douglas Fosth .,.,........ .,4,,.4........., F emdale, Michigan onald Brown ...,.... 4,,....,............ . Detroit, Michigan jerry Gentry ............... ............,,..,.,.,.,.... E nid, Oklahoma 10 Burzel ,,.,,,,,,,,,,. ,.......,, B irmingham, Michigan Robert Godfrey .......,....... .........,... B irmingham, Michigan ian Carlin iiiiiiiiir iiiiiiiwiiiii Y Birmingham, Michigan Grant Griswold .,..,...,.,......... , .,............ Midland, Michigan xnford Cohl .................. .........................,.,...,., D etroit Michigan Raiiiii iiimmciiicicii 'A ' A ' 3 ' , Detroit' Michigan ii i C Bi mn i d H-ii M. ii- Philip LeMessur1er ......,... ............ B irmingham, Michigan ar es orp ...................,.....,. ....,...... o o e 1 s, ic igan He S Petersen Je ieiieiiienei Peek Miei-iieen larcus Cunningham ..,......., ,......... B loomfield Hills, Michigan Nicri:ZiaS'Redneid ' ' 4 B iooiniieid Hills' Michigan mes H- Currie - ---'-- ' - -'A B imiingiiami Michigan Allen Rubiner ,...... ........,,.....,.,.,,. Detroit: Michigan Onaid C'-'SWF -A------------ --A----------'- Gr 0552 Pointe, Midligan David Taylor ,,.,.......,...,..,..... ..,.....,.,..4...,...,.,,.,....... A tlantic, Iowa obert Davidow .....,.... .................. P leasant Ridge, Michigan jonathan Thompson ....,...i,i,.......,...,.,,4....,.....,.,............,..,.........,.,.,. Columbia, Missouri wight Davis .......... ...,...t.... B loomfield Hills, Michigan John Yaryan ..................,...,...........,........,..,,.,...........................................,.....,.. Holland, Ohio 'ancis Duncan ............. .....,.....,.. D rayron Plains, Michigan iilliard Goldman .,..,....,...,.... ...........,..........,.....,.,., D etroit, Michigan Robert Bartlett be iiiii 'iii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii Lansing Michigan iiiiiam T' Gosseii s--- ---' '--'-'-' B ioomiicid Hills- Michigan David Burrows ...,.. ......................,...,.,...,.........,.....,............. Saginawi Michigan iilliam Hall ...,.......... .............. B irmingham, Michigan John Ri Collins iiiiiiii ,,,-.-----,,,,. P erfysburgi Ohio mes McEachern ....,.,.,... .......... A nn Arbor, Michigan Mark Fleischman ..,, . .,.,...,........... Detroit, Michigan homas Martinek .,.........,. ...,....,,........,... D etroit, Michigan George Hayes ,,,,., ...........,...... D earborn, Michigan ichard Meyer ...........,. .............,. M ilwaukee, Wisconsin Stanley H111 eAA i ' -------'------ M f- Ciemeflfg Mlfhlgafl icharri Morse iiiiiii e iiiiiiii Biooinneid Hills, Michigan Thomas Lownes .. .................,........,. Z .,.,...... Surfside, Florida -d M ii e B. - ii M- ii- Dean Rogers ..... ............. H arrisonburg, Pennsylvania avi urp y ..,.,...,... ...... 1 rmmg am, ic igan hm Neff ..... .............4. ........l B 1 fmfngh-m, Michigan i1i2Qh,f,FiQfj,,g ' afii',3,,f?,Q,',Z ii Piexico 'A 'A'A' R oyai Oak' Michigan Jerry ,..,.,.,..,........,. ,..,................... ..... . ...... Detroiti Michigan mes Ravel 4-----------4- ------'-- G fosse Pfiimef Michigan John Youel .............,.,.. .......,,.,.,.,..,................................................, D etroit, Michigan eorge Robertson .,..,... ,.,.,.,.,,.........,., D etroit, Michigan homas Sullivan .........,.... Birmingham, Michigan FIFTH FORM . . . Robert Behrens? .......,,,,, ..,.,,,.,. , ..........,.......... ,.,...............,........ R o ckwood, Tennessee .chard Schultz ....... ..,..,,.. B loomfield Hills, Michigan George Beeeiyn Detroit Miehieen ale Schlafer ........ ...........,.....,.......... Detroit, Michigan Joseph Gi Carininn iiii iiiiiie I iiii e Denveri Colorado 'escort Smith .............. ................,,.. I ngomar,iPennsylvania Richard Dexter iiiiiiiiii .,,,,,,,,,,,, P ort Huron, Michigan 'alter M. Taylor ....,, ,,........ B loomfield Hills, Michigan Virgil EX,-,er iiiiiniininiiniv, ,,.,,,,,,,,, S0 uth Bend, Indiana lichel Valeur .,,....., .,,...,...,.,.....,..,..,. S ao Paulo, Brazil Richard Hawley ,,..,...., . ,,...,. ............,.,...,...., D allas, Texas rome Yudkoff .,........... .,....,.....,.................,,,........,................,,.,...,,,.... D etroit, Michigan Harry Humphries ......,.,.,.,......, ............,.,...,...,... D elaware, Ohio Christopher Huntley ....,,.. ..,.. Ann Arbor, Michigan SECOND FORM Robert Kimes ..,,,................... ......,.......,.......,........,.. D ayton, Ohio mes Ainger .....,. ......................,...............,.,..........,...,.,.,. S haker Heights, Ohio Robert Mast e---------ei4e------4 ----'1-4 G F0559 Pointe, Mifhigan mes Clay .........,.,....... .,,,......., .,,..,...,,,...............,.,...... G r and Rapids, Michigan Richard Siiiiici ---- 'c cci ' S i' iioiiisf Mismufi ,chard Coppock ......... .....,....... P leasant Ridge, Michigan ioim Siram ' eiciiiiiinniig? hw i nie Duiry ieie ieii Biemie hem Mieiei en jerry Sweeney ,..., ..,..,,....,,.......................,..,...,.......,........,. o o e .1 s, ic igan in ee A if be ' M, ng Ralph Thomas .........,.........................,............,.....,.........,..,..,. Grosse Pointe, Michigan Dwy nn r r, ic igan Thompson Henkel .,..,........ ,....... B loomfield Hills, Michigan POST GRADUATE and SPECIAL STUDENTS icl-,ard Mai-tin ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,, G rand Rapids, Michigan Alan Simpson ...,...,..,,,,,.........,.,.,.....,..,...................,.......,,.......,.........,...,.....,. Cody, Wyoming mes Roberrson eeiiiiiiiiieii iiiieieiiiiieiieeeiiiiiiei D erroire Michigan Warren Wolfe .,...,.......,.,.....,......,..,.......,.,.....,.................. Highland Park, Michigan :ter Sears ......,......... ..........., Gr and Rapids, Michigan iigichiuig ' ' '4 2 ii: angiizai' ggina ind Seibeet Miireed, Mieieieen wer- ai si .,..,.,............ ..............,...,......,...,,.. ....,.........,.....,..,.....,.,. . a ng ai, ma homas Swem .......,..,.. ,.,,....... So uth Bend, Indiana i'Former students returning after a year's absence. from fry! page FACULTY FOURSOME SPORTS SHOTS MEANDERING MASTERS ich as the banjo. His athletic interests clude football, lacrosse, baseball, swim- ing and sailing, which he once taught Maryland. He has also acted as a 'amatic coach at Jamaica Plains, Mass. Located in the second Hoot Page apart- ent directly above Mr. Stevenson will : Mr. Carleton P. McLain, Cranbrook's 'st full-time Alumni secretary. A gradu- e of Princeton, Mr. McLain has served Alumni secretary for the class of '43 ld as Assistant Director of the Cran- 'ook War Memorial Scholarship Fund. lis Alumni office is located in the old st and found room, next to the office The Rev. Walter Young. Mr. Mc- iinis college interests were debating and ark with the college radio station, YPRU. He also lettered as a member Princetonis 150-pound crew, and ured I3 cities singing in the chorus of musical comedy. Varsity football candidates, headed by co-captains Russ Dawson and Allen Car- gile, began pre-school practice sessions last Thursday under the direction of Mr. John R. Roderick, the new coach. The team will open their seven game schedule on October 1 against Flint Tech- nical High School. Pk :ie :ie 'iIf my '49 squad can show as much improvement as last year's fine team,'i speculates head soccer coach W. F. Law- rence, I believe we should have a highly successful seasonf' The squad, spear- headed by captain Ivan Scholnick and four returning lettermen, open their eight game schedule against Chatham Colle- giate Institute on Friday, September 30. :ie ak :ie Fall tennis, the only non-competitive sports activity of the season, is open to approximately twenty boys who aspire to varsity competition during the spring. from fn! page name by spending I4 days active duty at Grosse Ile naval base, later setting sail for Canada to do cotmseling work at a summer camp. The Howard M. Wert family vacationed at the sea shore and Ocean City, and Mr. Robert Kenny was a lifeguard at a New jersey beach. New England as usual was a mecca for many masters, including Mr. Robert Bates and family who visited Mr. Merrell E. Condit at his New Hampshire home. Mr. Arthur Palmer chose Maine as the scene of his vacation, and the family of Mr. Axel Magnuson concentrated on the purchase of a farmhouse they plan to use as a summer home in the future. Now the abating mosquito bites, sun- burns, bills and headaches are the only remaining evidence of the past summer's activities, as the Cranbrook faculty settles down to another big year. 4 lTHECRANE--- Stop! Read and Choose Your I949-50 Activities Augmenting the information to be found in the new student handbook con- cerning extra-curricular activities at Cran- brook is the brief but all-inclusive sum- mary here offered by the editors. It is our hope that all students will find their particular calling within these widespread and numerous activities. CRANE For all who aspire to fame or fun through journalism, the two student publications, the weekly Crane and the yearly BROOK, offer opportunities to everyone from news reporters to pho- tographers. This year membership on the Crane staff will be on an entirely com- petitive basis, although anyone may try out. The staff is headed by editor Cal Patterson and supervised by Mr. Templin Licklider, Jr., faculty advisor. BROOK Although a BROOK worker has but one deadline to make, the size of his job usually keeps him busy throughout the year. Editor Bruce Williams and advisor Mr. Howard M. Wert welcome any aspirants to this activity, particularly writers, photographers and artists. PRESS CLUB Speed and accuracy are the key words with Mr. Carl G. Wonnberger's Press Club. Organized for the purpose of re- porting Cranbrook sports events to local and metropolitan newspapers, this group wants only those who are genuinely inter- ested in authentic news reporting. Some- times members are paid by the news- papers for their material. G-LEE CLUB To those who would raise their voices in harmonious song, the Glee Club is a beckoning activity. Meeting twice weekly under the direction of Mr. Robert Bates, the singers prepare such enjoyable pre- sentations as the Christmas Pageant, Awards Night sing and the annual Gil- bert and Sullivan operetta. Those who have exceptional talent are chosen to sing in the Christ Church choir. BAND Competing with the glee club in me- lodious noisemaking is the school Band, directed by Mr. Axel Magnuson. Besides giving concerts throughout the year, the band often works in conjunction with the glee club. Tom Galantowicz, one of the lower school prefects, is president. Complete Watch and Jewelry Repair Gifts, Wrapped and Mailed THE KINCAIDS JEWELERS ZI3 E. Maple Birmingham Arl:ist's Eye View of the Cranbrook Campus ua-NSY' G -2 . JM 'E 'aigi 2' ..'1Iif2?- gl fUa'X 5 'TTS 'Xiiisliji it 'iiri il I f B Stvfffe' . onijf-ff, . A Lone Pine R059 O 1. Oval and football Held. 2. Office. 3. Assembly ball. 4. Academic building. 5. Study ball. 6. Library and reference room. 7. Art: and science building. 8. Dining ball. 9. Marquis ball. 10. Common room and Page ball. 11. Stevens ball. 12. Locker room. 13. Large gym. 14. Dayboy parking circle.-Map drawn by Iolm Roberts. DRAMATICS To be or not to be, fa member of Cranbrook's dramatic group, Ergasterionj that is the questionI Although all who answer Mr. Carl G. Wonnberger's call to acting soon find themselves doing just that, admittance into the inner circle of Erg comes only after extended experience and hard work. This year's president is dayboy Mike Redfield. RIFLE CLUB Cranbrook's indoor rifle range, located below Page hall, is the meeting place of the members of one of Cranbrook's most popular activities. Shooting both in the afternoons and on Friday evenings, the sharpshooters compete in matches and work on NRA ratings. Rilies and shells are provided, though those with their own must check them with the faculty coach. CAM ERA CLU B Another of the many activities is the Camera Club, headed by Earl Wiener. Providing a darkroom and equipment for developing and printing, this group requires two things for admittance-a camera and an interest in photography. Besides doing Crane and BROOK work, the members hold an annual contest. CRAFTS If working with tools appeals to you, then either the Radio Club, Model Club or Special Arts Group is your activity. Mr. William Shultz, Jr. sponsors those who are interested in the field of radio. Those who enjoy making and Hying model airplanes should see Dick Zecler, president of the Model Club. Facilities for working with wood, metal, clay or paint are open to students under the direction of Mr. C. Warren Moore. The shop is open for this work at certain times during the day and on Friday evenings during the year. Little Blue Book Appears, Handbook Aids New Boys Something new has been added! This year the back pocket of each new Cran- brook boy will contain a little blue book, a SI page student handbook. One impressed reader called it a pocket size encyclopedia of Cranbrook. It was compiled under the direction of Mr. Templin R. Licklider, aided by Val Rabe and Dick Townsend, two of last year's leading Crane journalists. The handbook, on the order of those issued by many colleges, has notes on procedure, rules, an inter-insturional map, school songs and cheers, as well as an especially complete treatise on extra-cur- ricular activities. Ir carries out in much more detail the explanation offered to the student body on this page. We Have Everything From BACH to BEBOP On Records at I l62 West Maple Ave. Birmingham NEW BOYS! We have a complete stock of Cross Country Shoes Football Shoes and Tennis Equipment BOB CRAIG INC. Sporting Goods II2 SOUTH WOODWARD BIRMINGHAM ei s Make I+ Your Book, THE CRA NE 'OLUME XXIII CRANBROOK SCHOOL, SEPTEMBER 30, 1949 No. 2 'laque Gets Yearly Bath hy lndustrious Senior Prefects A new slant to an old story. 50's senior prefect: join the ranks of those honored by keeping up this time-mellowed tradition, as the traditional Crane photographer honors said tradition hy recording it once again for posterity. Left to right: fohn Manley, Mike Patten, Head Prefect Frank Rigas, Doug Van Zandt, and Fred Steinmann.-Photo hy Dow. Waichword of '50 Brook Already the wheels of BROOK produc- In are in motion. This year's editor-in- ief, dayboy Bruce Williams, has an- unced that much of the heavy work s already been accomplished, and that intends to make this yearbook a little s formal than those in the past. Meet- g several times during the Past summer th assistant editor Dave Higgins, art itor John Roberts, and faculty adviser oward M. Wert, Williams decided that :re will be four, instead of five senior rtraits to each page. This plan has not en used since 1946. In an ambitious mood '5o's BROOK :ntor asserted that the publication is pen to and anxious for suggestions on y and every phase of its make-up. He nt on to say, It's your BROOK, and want most of the suggestions to come vm the students themselves. The time tell us what you want is now, not after : BROOK is published. EWS BRIEFS Reviving a custom carried on during 2-war days, the kitchen has announced It they will present each boarder with :ake on his birthday. A A A Two new waitresses have recently been :led to the kitchen staff. They are argaret and Ella Rees, identical twins Im Oxford, Michigan. Coming Up! TODAY VARSITY SOCCER GAME with Chatham Col- legiate, there, 4:00 P.M. FOOTBALL GAME with Flint Tech., VARSITY there, 8:00 P.M. TOMORROW Small Gym, 7:30 P.1vI. Feature: A Letter to Three Wives with Linda Darnell, Jeanne Crain, Ann Southern, Kirk Douglas. March of Time: On Stage. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2 EARLY SERVICE, Christ Church, 9:30 A.M. STUDENT CABINET PICNIC, Christ Church, 5 :30 P.M. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5 VARSITY SOCCER GAME with Patterson, there, 4:00 P.M. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7 CROSS COUNTRY MEET with Pontiac High School, here, 4:00 P.M. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8 VARSITY SOCCER GAME with Lake Forest Academy, here, 10:00 A.M. VARSITY FOOTBALL GAME with Lake Forest Academy, here, 2:00 P.M. MOVIES, Eat, Drink, Hear Speeches, For Sunday You Must Pay Gothic Christ Church again will be the scene of the annual Church Cabinet spon- sored Kingswood-Cranbrook fall picnic. Cabinet chairman Fred Steinmann has disclosed that Sunday, October 2, will be the date and that 5:30 p.m. is the scheduled starting time. Following the same pattern as in previous years, stu- dents of both schools will be present to eat, get better acquainted and learn what the I949-50 Church Cabinet has on its agenda for the year just beginning. Cabinet Throws Dance, Helps Boy Meet Girl New friendships were made and old friendships renewed at Friday's Get Acquainted ADance. Sponsored annually by the Church Cabinet for the students of Kingswood and Cranbrook, this dance climaxed the first week of school on a welcome social note, while relieving the tension and confusion always present with the starting of a new school year. ' With music off the record 'freely mixed with comments and corn handed out by Cabinet adviser Walter H. Young, the dance got underway at theischeduled hour of 8:oo p.m. Highlights of the evening were refreshments distributed dur- ing the intermission, a group-sing led by Harvard's latest contribution to the faculty, Mr. Emory Niles, several 'icon- sequencen dances and numerous localized card contests ranging from Hearts up through Canasta and Bridge. Erg Points io the Future, Plans on Broadcasts, Plays Plans going into the Ergasterion melt- ing por, to be cast, rehearsed and pre- sented in 1949-S0 include an initial series of plays, which will be presented on Saturday, October I4th. Included on the night's agenda of live plays are two foreign importationsz The Lost Silk Hat, an Irish play to be directed by BROOK mentor Bruce Williams, and Refund, Mr. Robert Hoffmanls production of a Hungarian play. In addition Mr. Evans Meinecke will direct Still Alarm while Mr. Carl Wonnberger will handle two other plays called Progressive Education and Comin' for to Carry. While rehearsing these plays, Erg has been planning for later productions. One major play, which has not yet been selected, will be done this fall, and some- time after that live radio scripts will be broadcast by a special group over station WCAR, Pontiac. Plans are again under- way to present Family Portrait, a re- ligious drama concerning Christ's family, sometime in the spring. Last year certain casting difficulties prevented its produc- tion, but barring any similar problems this year, it is expected that Family Por- trait will make its belated visit to the Cranbrook stage. 2 l--THECRANE-l- Perplexing Problem Provolces Pupils: Crane Cffers Solution With talons sharpened and pens loaded, the Crane was prepared to make a verbal attack. It was planned to be somewhat along these lines: 'A performance designed to entertain, amuse, divert, etc.-,' is Webster's definition of the word entertainment. Twice last week the boarding students were required to see movies pro- vided as entertainment, but which could hardly meet the standard set by Webster. In one of them fThe 39 Steps, the sound track was so worn that only a very small part of what was being said could be understood, making it impossible to follow the plot. The other fSweet Alyssumj was a worn out and exceedingly antiquated silent. However, the pictures scheduled for the coming month show such a marked increase in quality that the Crane opinion, which primarily reflects student opinion, has been slightly altered. An unfortunate error occured in the selection of last week's motion pictures. It was probably caused by lack of time in which the Administration could adequately investigate the movie situation. School had just be- gun, and many unfinished jobs were perplexing the staff. Nevertheless, we are aware that Cranbrook opinion generally favors some action to prevent any similarly unfortunate problems in the future. With this in mind we advance the following suggestions which, we hope, might provide an applicable answer to the situation: fl, A student or prefect com- mittee might be set up to help pick the movies to be scheduled. Q25 A suggestion box might be instituted to collect the assorted de- sires of students and faculty. GJ If neither of the preceeding is satisfactory, then fewer movies might be scheduled, and other enter- tainments planned. Harvard Club Honors Mills Wifh Covefed Book Award Ted Mills, Cranbrook senior and as- sociate Crane editor, was awarded the Harvard Book prize Monday morning in assembly. Mr. R. W. Reilly of the Michigan Harvard Club presented the award. The book is a specially bound edition of William L. Langer's Ency- clopedia of World History. Mills was praised for his outstanding achievement in academic work and par- ticipation in school activities. He was the scholastic high-point man in last year's junior class, and especially active in the ,48-,49 publications and also in World Federalist activities. DICKINSON? MEN'S WEAR 272 West Maple Birmingham Q .. B - i xl f - 'f I XX Z fra: jk PRO and CON by photographer Mike Redfield and poller Lee Funsten Question: what improvements do you think could be made for future Cran- brook entertainment? Deacon Johnson, 6- After a very silent Saturday night, it is evident that, after this, all 'no-talky' movies will have to star Rudolf Valentino in order to satisfy the Kingswooditesf' lohnson S attler Dick Sattler, 5- We should have better movies and more dances, otherwise all is merry. Leighton Steele, 4- More informal dances after the movies would be an ex- cellent idea. House parties and cabin parties would also help a lot. Steele A nd ersan Pehr Anderson, 3- I think that we should have more house parties on Fri- day nights. We also might have some class dinners or informal parties. The informal atmosphere at house parties adds a lot and should be encouraged at more of our dances. Lower School News by George Glover and Alan Carlin Two small size bowling balls have been purchased so that- smaller members of also will be able to the Lower School use the game room alleys. ak Pk PIC Mr. and Mrs. Stabler held a get ac- quainted party for the Lower School Friday night. Refreshments were served and Mr. Niles provided fine musical entertainment with his banjo. Pk Pk Pk Though light and inexperienced, the Lower School football team has many eager prospects. Likewise, Mr. Ben Snyder is very pleased with the boys on the soccer squad for this fall. P14 PK P14 Michel Valeur, son of the French Con- sul General to Brazil, entered the first form this fall. From Sao Paulo, Brazil, he previously attended an English school in that country. Prefects Name Commi'H'ees As Seniors Meef in Cabin Abundant food, plans for senior com- mittees and anticipation of the Get- Acquainted Dance provided background for the first cabin party of the year Fri- day night. Staged by the senior class, the evening's main business was the se- lection of committees according to the preference of each senior and P. G. These choices were later checked by the prefects and faculty and final appointments were made. Qsee list on Page 41 After the business end of the meeting concluded, hamburgs, potato chips, rel- ishes and ice cream were dished out by Head Prefect Frank Rigas, Mr. Emory Niles and head chef Mr. Hubert Davis. THE CRANE STAFF September 30, 1949 Cal Patterson '50 .....,...,......,.....,....... Editor-in-Chief Ted Mills '50 .....,.......,.. ..,........... - Associate Editor Dick Zecler '50 ...........,....,..........,.. Business Manager Dick Ten Eyck '50 .........,.......,... Technical Editor Fritz Dow ,50 ,.........., ............ P holographic Editor John Roberts '50 .,......... ..,,.,.,,,..,............... A rt Editor Fred Sreinmann ,50 ., ,..... ,...,.,..,...., S ports Editor Earl Wiener '51 .,,....................,......... Literary Editor Templin R. Licklicler, jr. ,,.......... Faculty Adviser Assistants Bruce Williams '50 Ian Simpson '51 Dave Higgins '50 The Crane is published every week during the school year by the students of Cranbrook School, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Entered as second class matter under Act of March 3, 1879. mi-.'1iu:-tim Veg y 11 QAQQQLAL Mr. John R. Roderick, new head foot- THE CRANE -l 3 SPORTS SHOTS by Fred Steinmann ill coach, plans to work the gridders T the Tv formation this fall. Practice ong these lines was gained Tuesday in scrimmage with Hazel Park, which, cidentally, is being coached by Mr. . N. Grba, last year's head Crane foot- ill and basketball coach. Concerning 'uesday's scrimmage coach Roderick xmmented that our 'T' and 'Wing T' orked quite well in spite of Hazel ark's tight defense. Tonight the foot- illers open their regular season against lint Technical High School, but many irsity men will be unable to play be- iuse of eligibility rules. Pk wk vs Two more reasons why Cranbrook ath- tics should have a succesful year recent- ' appeared. One is the new soccer goal- osts which were faced with wood and ainted white last week. The other is ie new surface on the tennis courts hich was completed early this week and ill be ready for use Monday. :ic as as Closely connected with the Varsity C lub, cheerleading is an activity open to iyone who enjoys leaping, tumbling and tercising his lung power. See SPORTS SHOTS page 4 Pick Your Teams! WIN UP TO FOUR MALTED MILKS or equivalent amount of merchandise from the school store by simply filling in your predictions of the scores for tomorrow's six big games which are listed below. Here are the teams! FOOTBALL Michigan I .,.,.. p-sianfora .. imp Navy . . . . I ...... I-Princeton . . Army ..... I ...... -Penn Sfaie . I .,,.., I SMU ..... I ...... -Missouri . . I ...... I Cranbrook .. I ..... . -Flini Tech . I ...... I SOCCER Cranbrook . . I ,.... , I-Chatham . . I ..,.., I After filling in the spaces put your name and house at the bottom of the coupong cut it out and deposit it in either the boxes which are placed on the bulletin boards in the academic building or in the school store. The deadline is tonight at 8:00 p.m. A special offer of three milkshakes is extended to anyone predicting the exact :core of tonight's Cranbrook varsity contests. And four milkshakes will be pre- sented to anyone lucky enough to guess the exact :cares of all the games! Only two milkshakes will be given for pick- ing the most winning teams, but no exact scores. The contest is open only to students and faculty members of Cranbrook School. In case of a tie, the prize will be divided equally. REMEMBER the deadline is 8:00 p.m. tonight! Name ...,.....,..,............ ,. ,...,.,......... . ...,..,,..,. .........,., . ,.... Hguse .,.,.. NEWS BIQIEFS jacob A. Sorling, a Cranbrook student through the World War II years, was killed last week in an automobile acci- dent near Gambier, Ohio. He was about to embark on his sophomore year at Kenyon College this term. I I I Monday was the date of the first meet- ing of Cranbrook's new Board of Direc- tors. After a large meal in the dining hall and a momentary stop at evening coffee, the group met in the library with its new chairman. He is Mr. Gordon O. Rice, father of last year's head prefect, John Rice, who is now at Dartmouth. I I I Mr. Hollon A. Farr, a retired pro- fessor and curator of the Memorabilia Collection of the Yale Sterling Memorial Library recently paid a three day visit to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Werneken at their Cranbrook home. I I I Christ Church is now of age. It marked its 2ISI anniversary at a special eleven o'clock service last Sunday moming. Of particular note was a new public ad- dress system which was installed during the summer in order to help make the services more audible. The Graduates of Forty-nine and Where You Can Find Them It is most interesting to note that 89? of Cranbrooks '49ers entered the college of their first choice. Milton Matter ........ ...... .,,...,..,. ,,,,.,,,.., ,,,,,.,,,,,,,,, Princeton Stanford Princeton Michigan State ichard Allen .,...,,,.,..,..,.........,.,,............,....,............................,...........,........ Babson William M21C0mbCl' onald Ballantyne .........., - ,...,..,.. , ......,.., , ..., - .... - .,.............. - ................. Purdue I iunther Balz ....,.....,..... ..,..,,....,.....,..,.,.......,.. M IT Thoburn Maxwelli' 'ale Bernstein ..,......,. ...,....... N orthwestern Frederick Mead ........-.... obert Beyers ............. .........,................. C omell Bingham Murray -------. imes Biggersa' ...,...... Jhn Bohon ......,,.,,........., ,............. Northwestem Michigan State iavid Breck ..........,...,.,........ ......... M ichigan State Yilliam Broder ............,,..... .........,......................,...........,.....,... C olumbia nthony Butterfield .......... ........ - .... - .....,............,..,...,.. , ..,......,...,... W illiams 'ictorio Carpio ............... ......,... W alter Hervey Junior College J 1ll1am Chisholm ................ ..- .... . ..,,............,.,............,......,.,.,... . Michigan 'homas A. Clark? .......... ............................................. M ichigan State Yarren Crosby ........,,....., ..........,,,.......,...,...,,.....,..,.......................,..... S tanford 7alter Denison ,...,.... .......... R ensselaer Polytechnic Institute obert Esch .............. - .... . ....,...................................................... MIT imes Gaeckle ......,.,,. .........,..,...,............................. C arleton imon Galperin ,.... -. ..........., Washington and Lee ihn Gordon ,........,. ...............................,......,.. A mherst lartin Hanna ....,...... ................................... H arvard larry Hatton ,,.., - ..,. . ...,,.,, .......................,............. H arvard obert Haymans ,....,..... .................................. K alamazoo 7illiam Heffley ...,.,.,. ............ Se eking his fortune enneth Herman ................ .... - ........... M ichigan State Yarren Hirt ....................................... ............ M ichigan State Richards Holdsworth ........... ............................ T rinity 'onald -Tones ......................,.....,. ................................. R ollins alcott Tones ..........,...,..........,.....,......,.............. - .......... - ........... North Carolina loward Kates .,,,...................,.,.....,........,..................................... Michigan State innon Laverty ...,.. S. W. Missouri State Teachers College obert Leister ..........,.....,........,......,............,.............................................,..,. Cornell vhn Lewis ..,......,. - .... - ................ - .... - .......... - .......... - .......... - .......... - ........... Oberlin :n Lowell .,.................... ....................... O hio Wesleyan obert Luther ..... - .... - ............. ........... G eneral Motors Tech filliam McGowan ....,........ ..........,..,........................,.,,,. K enyon Harry Nelson ........ Derek Orth ............ David Osnos ' ......,......, ....,,.... Thomas Peterson ...,,.... Philip Plexicoi' ............... Valentin Rabe ' ............ John Rice ....,................ David Seeber ............... Donald Semmler ,..,...,. William Shulevitz Frederick Smith? .,.. Maynard Smith E. john Spoehr Daniel Taylor ..,......,. Maine Carleton Virginia Harvard Cornell Princeton Tufts Dartmouth Trinity Babson Colgate Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Haward Knox Alva Tomlinson ........... ,,,,,,,,,,,, A rizona David Tompkins ............... .................... W ayne Richard Townsendi' ...,... ,,,,,,,,, O hio Stagg Walter Truettner ........ Jerome Varon ...,......... Arthur Webb ..........,....,. Friedrich Weymar ............ William Whitfield Williams Carleton Kenyon Harvard Lawrence Williams ....,,.,,..,..,.. , .,,. , ,,,,,,.,,,,,.,,,.,,,,A,,,,,,A,,..,, Michigan State POST GRADUATES David Koch ............................. - .... - .......,.,.,,..,,..,,,,,,,,.,,,,,,,,,,,, M A,,,,,,,,,, Hobart Guillermo Moreno ..................,...........,.,...........,,....,.., ,,.,.,,,,,,,, V illanova Peter Simpson ..,.....,,,,,,,,, ,.,, , ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, W yon-,ing Armand ................,,.,,..,.......... ,,.,,,,,,,,,,,,,A,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,.,,,,,,,,.,.-.,,. O regon 'FThese boys entered college with one or more scholarships to their cherit. 4 l-THECRANE- The A ,I- Cranbrook g f fi' Cranium TgE-1v--- - ,. While prowling through the Crane archives we found the following answer to the question of Kingswood's senior crop. When asked for his opinion on the subject one observant alumnus reputedly offered this reply: They're this. the like kind at of look gals to you like And feeling that he reflects substan- tially the opinion of most now on this side of Kingswood Lake, we decided to reprint it here. vs ve vi: Many new students got their first glimpse of Detroit's long-popular Del- phoi Friday night at the Get-Acquainted Dance as the more experienced dancers proved they still could Hmove inf' , va vk vi: Several eyebrows were raised inquis- itively last week as word spread that Mr. Wonnberger had assigned Alan Levy a theme to be called The Life and Loves of Levyf, ve ek vs Several more eyebrows were raised as Paul Greenshield presented Cranbrook with a chartreuse preview of next Feb- ruaryis Bob Allis Day. vi: vk vi: Last week Miss Estella E. Adams was honored for having served Cranbrook 20 years. We feel that this coming spring her BROOK picture should be given the same recognition. SPORTS SHOTS from page 3 Cross country' is faced with the prob- lem of rebuilding its strength. Because captain-elect jerry Beck did not return this year, a captain will be chosen at the end of the season to represent the team on the record books. vs ve Pk Mr. Arthur Palmer, varsity tennis coach, and captain Bob Blanchard re- ceived the Interstate League Tennis Trophy, won by the championship team of last spring, in assembly last Friday. Relinquished by University School, it rested in the WRA trophy case in 1947 after leaving US in 1946. It was first offered in 1942 by Allerton Miller, a '35 graduate of Shady Side, and was held through the War years by that school. Coach Lawrence Gives Varsity Kickers a Half-time Lecture Herefr the Varsity-the cards are on the table, only the hand remain: to he played. -Photo hy Dariciron SENIOR COMMITTEES fspecial to the Crane, SOCIAL Russ Dawson, Chairman John MacDonald Jay Corley Harley Warner John Roberts Bob Blanchard Bruce Williams CABIN Bob Sukenik, Chairman Fred Wagoner Richard Fu Hwei-Kai Hsi Warren Wolfe SMOKING Olof Karlstrom, Chairman Lee Funsten LOST AND FOUND Seely Pratt, Chairman Bob Ward Charles Fead Scott O,Gorman Lyon Day SENIOR GIFT Dick Wilson, Chairman Bunker Clark Louis Deming SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT Dick Zeder, Chairman Dave Ball STORE Bob Kerns, Chairman Dick Harbeck Al Simpson Manoucher Shojai Dave Higgins ADMINISTRATIVE Iohn Hunting, Chairman Lynn Epstein Dick BeGole GAME ROOM Don johnson, Chairman Rufus Beardsley Lindsey Lufkin PILLAR Dick Ten Eyck, Chairman Ted Mills COMMON ROOM Lorenzo Burrows, Chairman Erwin Stirnweis COLOR FILM Developed and Prinied Varsity Josiles Alumni 4-I, Poinis 'Io Chaiham Today With forward Fred Steinmann and wing John Hunting sharing offensive honors, and half-back Tom Galantowicz standing out on defense, the Cranbrook varsity soccer squad trounced an assorted alumni team four to one on the varsity Held, Sunday. The lone alumni marker came on a solo rush by Mr. Robert Craig, class of '3'7. Three of the varsity tallies were chalked up by Steinmann in spirited drives from beyond the midfield stripe, while one was booted in by Hunting during a free-for- all before the alumni goal. Among the ranks of the alumni soccermen were Carleton McLain, new alumni secretary, and Mike Mooney '48. Coach Wayne F. Lawrence in comment- ing on the ,49 booters asserted that al- though the team doesn't know everything about soccer, it has the capacity, and seemingly the desire, to learn. However, a real test of the varsity's strength will be made today in their open- ing contest against Chatham Collegiate Institute on the Chatham field. SHEAFFER Fountain Pens wiih Touch Down Fill slo.oo Up BIRMINGHAM CAMERA SHOP I68 South Woodward Birmingham FINE LINE Ball Poini Pens SI.50 All Wool Argyle Hose S2.95I' 53.95 O I Wilson Drugs MORTIMER S BIRMINGHAM I23 Wesi Maple Birmingham THE CRANE VOLUME XXIII CRANBROOK SCHOOL, OCTOBER 7, 1949 No. 3 Drient, South America furnish Foreign Four Representing three different nations, iur new foreign students have joined ranbrook's student bocly. They are lwei-Kai Hsi and Richard Fu from hina, Michel Valeur from Brazil and icardo Nunez from Cuba. This group igments the local student foreign colony i two Persians, an Englishman and a errnan which remained from a very rge foreign group on campus last year. FU AND HSI FLED FROM JAPS, COMMUNISTS Both born in Tientsin and both ed- :ated, for the most part, in Shanghai, ichard Fu and Hwei-Kai Hsi have wed parallel lives. The outbreak of war 1937 found Richard attending school Hong Kong, where he had gone when : was nine years old, and Hwei-Kai in ianghai also attending school. With e Japanese invasion of his homeland ichard journeyed to Chungking where : lived throughout the war. Hwei-Kai d not seek refuge in Chungking until 339, and consequently' lived under the .adow of Japanese rule in Shanghai om 1937 to 1939. When questioned as I conditions in Shanghai during that :riod, Hwei-Kai admits that the Japanese :re very thorough and that living was fficult. He described the police system Led by the conquerors in preventing dis- der, and hinted at the mass executions signed to be examples to the Chinese rople. Between 1939 and I945 both Richard id Hwei-Kai lived and studied in hungking, finally returning to Shanghai ter the war to continue their schooling ere. However, last spring another in- Lding army threatened Shanghai, and e Chinese twosome decided to pack up id head for Hong Kong and the com- irative safety of being south of the lvancing Communists. While in Hong ong they decided to come to America id Bloomfield Hills, and soon arrange- ents were made to fly from Hong ang to San Francisco via the Hawaiian lands. 'HEN FOLLOWED FAMILY FOOTSTEPS TO AMERICA Richard has two sisters attending school the United States-one is at Michigan :ate College and the other is at the niversity of Wisconsin. Hwei-Kai has brother attending Rensselaer Polytechnic tstitute. Both Hwei-Kai and Richard an to go on to college here in this untry after finishing at Cranbrook. Interests of these boys include most J Overseas Trio Flanlcs American Born Michel Valeur Cranbroolzlr little Uniled Nation: Assembly convene: as reprerentativer from opposite ends of the earth find out about America from French-American Michel Valeur.-Photo by Wiener. Cabinet Picnic Goes Social As Music Replaces Orators A sequel to the Get Acquainted Dance was held Sunday on the Christ Church lawn. It was the annual Church Cabinet picnic. No earth-shaking speeches were offered, and nothing out of the usual course of such Cabinet picnics occured. Silently approving the policy of having a simple social affair with constant music off the record, many students were dis- appointed when a decision was passed down not to use the very danceable music to full advantage. An inclusive meal of cold cuts, salad and the usual trimmings for a picnic supper was served. American athletics, American dance music, Chinese music fwhich Richard definitely prefers, and Richard's chief hobby which is photography. Also in- teresting is the fact that both Richard and Hwei-Kai seem to have a keen sense of humor. When asked by an enterprising Crane reporter whether he prefers eating with chop-sticks or a knife and fork, Richard answered that the easiest way to eat is with your fingers, not with chop- sticks or knife and forkf' When asked if he likes American novels better than Chinese novels, Hwei-Kai responded, I like Chinese novels best because the English Dictionary is not such interest- ing reading. See FOREIGN FOURSOME page 4 Cranes Stop Chatham, Post Year's First Win CHATHAM, ONT., SEPT, 30-Harried by such obstacles as a concrete sidewalk crossing the playing field, bike riders and pedestrians crossing on the sidewalk and Chatham Collegiateis soccer team cross- ing their path, Cranbrook's booters never- theless sank the Chatham team 2-o here, today. This was the Blue and Gray's first varsity contest this fall. After a slow start, Cranbrook's offense picked up in the second period. During the first period a breakaway by Jay Cor- ley had the earmarks of a goal, but it was thwarted by a cyclist crossing the raised sidewalk. It was in the second period that right wing John Hunting and center Fred Steinmann collaborated for the first score of the game. The Collegiate line launched a power- ful attack during the third period which threatened to break the decisive Crane lead, but the ball was cleared after bounc- ing precariously off the Cranbrook goal posts several times. A goal by Steinmann on a pass from inside Corley in the last period clinched the game for the visitors. It is interesting to note that the Cranes made only five drives on the Chatham goal and a total of only nine shots aimed for scores throughout the game, while still putting in two markers. 2 -l-THECRANE-l Membership Question PIagues'lI9-'50 C CIub Years of success in advancing Cranbrook activities are now behind the C Club. But past experience has shown that the capable C Club, the group most able to beneht Cranbrook, is the club composed only of junior and senior letter winners. Not because sophomores and freshmen do not deserve recognition-they do. But because a large group is usually ineffective. Too many members create confusion and make it impossible to accomplish the things expected from a club so much in Cranbrook's limelight. Last year the policy of pledging only juniors and seniors was followed. It proved to be exceedingly effective. The C took on a new meaning. The C Club was respected by all, the aspiration of many, and an honor to a deserving few. In other years membership requirements were scant, often allowing the C Club to deteriorate into a bulky social club without any real value. Therefore, pledging to the varsity C Club should be limited to juniors and seniors who have been awarded their letter. Only this type of group will be effective. Only this type of group will augment the value of the varsity C instead of decreasing it. The worth of the organization estab- lishes the worth of the letter which it represents both to Cranbrook and to the outside world. Coming Up! TODAY CROss COUNTRY MEET with Pontiac High School, here, 4:00 P.IvI. UWF MEETING, Cabin, 6:00 P.M. TOMORROW VARSITY SOCCER GAME with Lake Forest Academy, here, 10:00 A.M. VARSITY FOOTBALL GAME with Lake Forest Academy, here, 2:00 P.M. MOVIES, Small Gym, 7:30 P.M. Feature: The Snafe Pit with Olivia DeHavilland, Leo Genn, Mark Stevens and Celeste Holm. Short: Football Finerse. INFORMAL DANCE after movies 'till 10:30 P.M. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 9 EARLY SERVICE, CHRIST CHURCH, 9:30 A.M. VISITING SU NDAY, Cranbrook, 2 :30A4:45 P.M. MONDAY, OCTOBER I0 JUNIOR VARSITY FOOTBALL GAME with Lin- coln High School, here, 4:00 P.M. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER I2 FRESI-IMAN FOOTBALL GAME with Royal Oak High School, there, 4:00 P.M. FRIDAY, OCTOBER I4 Ctzoss COUNTRY MEET with Birmingham High School, here, 4:00 P.M. ONE ACT PLAYS in Small Gym, 8:15 P.M. HOMECOMING SATU RDAY, OCTOBER I5 VARSITY SOCCER GAME with Shady Side Academy, here, 10:00 A.M. VARSITY FOOTBALL GAME with Shady Side Academy, here, 2:00 P.M. SKATING PARTY, Big Gym, 7:30-10:30 P.M. The firsi' stop on a week-end is always M I N T' S I360 S. Woodward Birmingham X 'f . .1 xx 4 ,747 . T ' PRO and CON by Poller Lee Funrten and Cameraman Earl Idfiener Question: What do you suggest for the '50 BROOK? Rufus Beardsley, 6- I feel that the Cranes are a superfluous space taker and should be eliminated as an integral part of the BROOK. More sports and activities pictures would help guys like me who can't read. X R M Z if ','i' TBQ' ,.i.,., Qhgmafa, W if ii 5 Beard sley Go ve Gil Gove, 6-'LI suppose that the Cranes have too long been a part of the BROOK to be eliminated even though they make it impossible to put in much needed features and other original material. Frank Rigas, 6- The sports coverage should be extended and improved by more action and individual pictures with comments. I also think that each team should have one page for its picture, record and league standing, with game on the followin a es gr- ' ' F-:-.sf ,I I , .xg A R A mQwmj.,ww Q Ri ar Manle 8 7 john Manley, 6- The BROOK needs a radical change: The replacement of the Cranes by more informal pictures of activities and athletics. We can get the year's history in special features and illustrated articles. ALUMNI NEWS by Bruce William: '50 Alumni Secretary Carleton McLain '43 has completed compiling a list of all college addresses for the class of '49, and has nearly completed a list of alumni college addresses for graduates of '47 and '48. These addresses may be obtained from him by mail or a personal call. X 8 8 William Kay '46 married Loma May jones of Bloomfield Hills at the new Kirk in the Hills last August 27. 8 3 ? John Hamel, III, a Cranbrook alumnus and former master teaching his- tory, visited the campus this summer with his new wife during their vacation. He is now in his last year as a student at the Virginia Theological Seminary. X 8 X Many '49ers fiocked back to Cranbrook this summer. A few of those who re- turned were john Gordon, Jack Bohon, Toby Maxwell, Guillermo Moreno, Bob Haymans, John Rice, Dave Seeber, Bob Leister, Walt Truettner, Phil Plexico, and Harry Nelson. as vs as Also back to 'visit the school were Pete Mackersie '48, -lim Uhlig '48, Lauren Otis '48, Bill Ives '47, Warren McCabe '46, john Keydel '47 and Dick Mills '47. vs :Ie ri: Dieter Reichold '44 married Ethel Judd of Cranbury, New Jersey, in a surprise elopement last August 31. He is work- ing as a salesman for the Arny Chemical Company of Cranbury. :Ie ak :Ie Officers for the annual Alumni Christ- mas Dance have been named. They will be Pete Higbie '42 and Nancy fllichardj Kern '37. THE CRANE STAFF October 7, 1949 Cal Patterson '50 .,..........,,................ Editor-in-Chief Ted Mills '50 ...,....,.....,. ........,.,,.., A rrociate Editor Dick Zeder '50 ..,...,.,..... ...,....... B miner: Manager Gil Gove '50 .,,.....................,..... Contributing Editor Dick Ten Eyck '50 .,,,................. Technical Editor Fritz Dow '50 ..,...,................. Photographic Editor Fred Steinmann '50 .....................,.,...... Sport: Editor Earl Wiener '51 .,.......,...... ,. ,........ Literary Editor Dave Tompkins '49 .....,.......,...,...... Critical Editor Templin R. Licklider, Jr. ............ Faculty Adviser Assistant: Bruce Williams '50 Ian Simpson '51 Manoucher Shojai '50 Charles Yager '51 The Crane is published every week during the school year by the students of Cranbrook School, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Entered as second class matter under Act of March 3, 1879. fitiimirixir-Trot ' K SCROLL -lTHECRANE--i 3 hird Quarter Pass Clicks, Sives Tech Victory Margin FLINT, MICH., SEPT. 30-One long iss held the key to defeat in Cran- 'ook's initial contest of the 1949 foot- Ill season here, tonight. Playing an spired style of ball, the Crane invaders ll to powerful Flint Tech by a narrow o margin. Tech, odds-on favorites to im the Blue and Gray's wings, was hard 'essed throughout the game, and their argin of victory was supplied by a -ng pass late in the third period from ete Paul to Bob Patterson. The first half was a see-saw affair with :ither team holding a consistent advan- ge. Cranbrook suffered several very vstly penalties on her offensive plays hile setting up an airtight defense to eet Tech's drives at pay dirt. In the Tal period the Roderickmen led by co- ,ptain Russ Dawson staged several sus- ined drives, only to be stymied in their tempts by more long penalties. One :pensive fumble on the Tech goal line :railed the Cranbrook touchdown ex- 'ess just as it was about to pull into the idzone. Outstanding for the Cranes :re tackle Pete Whiting, fullback Dave ranks, right half Dan Newey, end ndsey Lufkin and punt-master Jack noblock with some fine kicking. Here are some statistics significant in ialyzing the results of the contest: IANBROOK FLINT 7 First clowns 5 141 Yards gained rushing 71 Irane JV Deadlocks Busch 1 Muddy Monday's Game Buscii I-IIGI-I SCHOOL, OCT. 3-Wet, uddy weather slowed the Cranbrook .nior Varsity and Busch junior Varsity otball squads to the point of a score- ss deadlock here, today. With both .ssing attacks checked by sloppy' going, ound play dominated the entire contest. Playing even ball most of the way, the ranes, with a backfield of john Edison, lof Karlstrom, Dick Fitzgerald, Bob entry and Mark Smith, battled to the isch three-yard stripe in the second riod, but failed to score. The Blue and ray squad, however, was forced to the fense in the fourth period when the :nterliners put on a long drive which ded on the Cranbrook three-yard line the final whistle. We have some beautiful bronze belt buckles with the inscription CRANBROOK SCHOOL etched in them-52.00 P E C K ' S l08 So. Woodward Birmingham SPORTS SHOTS 0 it by Fred Steinmann With better than five weeks of practice and three varsity games behind them, the Lake Forest footballers are hoping for a Three weeks ago that squad, with four lettermen playing, defeated Chicago Luther by the score of 39-6. very successful season. in their opening game as :ic :if Cross country coach Paul A. Thomp- his team, turned on the merits of son recently looked at away and commented this great body' and character building sport. Harley Warner, the only letter- man to return, and Bill Yaw are expected to lead the Cranbrook distance men against Pontiac today. In last year's meet Pontiac won 27-32. as :ie as Headed by nine returning lecrermen, the Lake Forest soccer squad is gunning for the Cranbrook booters to avenge a 2-1 overtime defeat last year. Piclc Your Teams! WIN UP TO FOUR MALTED MILKS or equivalent amount of merchandise from the school store by simply filling in your predictions of the :cores for tomorrowis six big games which are listed below. Here are the teams! FOOTBALL Michigan . . . l ...... l-Army .... l .... Minnesota . . l ...... l-Northwestern l ...... l Stanford . . . l ...... I-UCLA . . . Notre Dame . l ...... l-Purdue . . . l .... Cranbrook . . l .,.... l-Lake Forest. l ...... l SOCCER Cranbrook . . l ..... .l-Lake Forest. l ...... l After filling in the spaces put your name and house at the bottom of the coupcmg cut it out and deposit it in one of the boxes which are placed on the bulletin boards in the academic building or in the school store. The deadline is tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. A special offer of three malted milks is extended to anyone predicting the exact :core of tomorrow's Cranbrook varsity contests, and four malted milks will be pre- sented to anyone lucky enough to guess the exact score: of all the games! However, only two malted milks will be given for picking the most winning teams, but no exact scores. The contest is open only to students and faculty members of Cranbrook School. In case of a tie, the prize will be divided equally. REMEMBER rhe deadline is 10:00 a.m. tomorrow! Name ...... ....,............ .............................................. . ......... . House ....................................,.,..............,.....,......,.........,...,.................. Two Crane-sized malted milks go to Ted Price of Stevens for picking all six of last week's winners. No bonus malted milks were won. C Club Picks l-liggins To be Pep Coordinator Among the first cheers to be used at Cranbrook faccording to Volume I, No. 1 of the Crane, was the now traditional Cranbrook locomotive. It once spurred Cranbrookis original fighting eleven to an 18-o gridiron victory over a local Birmingham school on the home field fNovember 9, I927,, and now it is adding pep to the 1949-50 varsity ath- letics. Other cheers at present in the Crane bag of tricks include such odd- ities as two bits, four bitsi' and the chant your pep! Cheerleading is sponsored by the C Club, and has long been noted as being Youthful mascot of Flint Teclf: cbeerleaderx pay: a half-time viril to ber admiring cul- leaguef.-Plvoto by Wiener. one of Cranbrook's most colorful and necessary activities. Chief cheerleader for this year is dayboy Dave Higgins, who was appointed by the CU Club to fill that post. An enthusiastic booster of Cranbrook athletics, Higgins hopes to harness all excess energy within the student body and put it to its proper use. Assisting him in this noble project are Marquismen jon Desenberg and Dick Doll. This group of human spark plugs has devised a new uniform for Crane cheerleaders consisting of white ducks and a varsity jacket free rut alzovej, and has already made its initial appear- ance at a Cranbrook varsity football contest. Cn Club plans for future cheer- leading include more spontaneous cheers at meals or other assemblies for teams returning from or setting off for contests with other schools, and more firelight pep rallies. Be the tirst one in your dorm with a Television set from mama I62 West Maple Ave. Birmingham 4 -THE CRANE- The ' IA jill Cranbrook , i' Cranium E-ga,- Intercepted letter- Dear Clarion editor-, Me - going to CRANBROOK - recently read a copy of the Clarion. I thought it was SO good!!! I think all the boys at Cranbrook should show their thanks! How about it-Boysl?I By the way-, have you noticed the new fad for short hair? -lim Schoehopper has-and he even went so far as to cut off the top two inches of his head. Being out in the rain will be fun with the top half of your head gone!! We are looking forward to the NEXT issue! sincerely- Ioe Gish tis Dis ak Notice- The Detroit Free Press is now offering a new subscription rate for those boys who swipe papers out of other's mail boxes. at Ss :xc We were glad to hear from two old alumni friends, the Goof twins. George goes to Penn State, and Bill goes to State Pen. Debafers Re-organize Club, Plan for Pracfice Mafches Long dormant as a Cranbrook activity, debating is this year being revived by Pageman Joe Carleton and faculty ad- viser Edmund S. Snyder. Nominated chairman by the group, fifth former Carleton reports that the arguers will not enter competition in the Michigan High School Forensic Association this year, but will engage in formal debates with nearby schools for practice and training. The national debate question this year is, Resolved: The President of the United States should be elected by the direct vote of the people. THE MeBRIDE HARDWARE -COMPANY- Be sure io see us for your HUNTING NEEDS Remember duck season opens TODAY We have licenses, sfamps and ammunifion I28 SO. WOODWARD AVE. BIRMINGHAM PHONE 255 Son of Alumnus Regisfersg Follows Fafher's Foorsieps Twenty years to the day after his father first came here, John Yaryan, Jr. registered at Cranbrook. His father, a graduate with the class of '34, was a mainstay on both the soccer and track squads and a member of the Glee Club and BROOK staff. He was, incidentally, Farber, class of '34, beamr as son, clan' of '53, is greeted by lreadmarter before symbolic ,34pillar in alumni court. folm Yaryan, Ir., ir fry! .ron of an alumnus to attend Cranbrook. -Photo by Wiener. a member of the same class as Mr. Frank Werneken, jr., who also participated in Glee Club and BROOK activities. Mr. Werneken was president of the Glee Club and BROOK editor that year. Mr. Yaryan, nicknamed Yan Yan at Cranbrook, graduated from the Uni- versity of Michigan and is now living in Toledo, Ohio. His son is a third form resident of Page Hall. Goalies Exhibit Class, Skill Goes for Naught WINDSOR, ONT., OCT. 5-CanacIa's Patterson Collegiate downed the Crane booters 3-1 here, today. Home team scor- ing was all in the first half with right wing Rocco Ciccone responsible for two markers and left inside Jess Martin re- sponsible for one. Ciccone scored his first goal early in the first quarter and his second in the following period, while Martin's score came soon after Cicconefs in the Hrst period. Cranbrook's lone tally came in the final period on a successful penalty kick by center forward Fred Steinmann. Out- standing Cranbrook players were Stein- mann, right inside Jay Corley, fullback Erwin Stirnweis and the two goalies, Wayne Lyon and Paul Greenshield. They made I3 saves collectively throughout the game, while the backfield made II clears. A total of I2 shots were taken at the Patterson goal by the Cranes. Air Affack Downs Berkley, Freshman Gridders Prevail After Berkley High School's freshmen had jumped to a seven point lead in only six plays, Cranbrook's freshman foot- ballers bounded back in the second quar- ter to head the slate and walk off with a victory in their first game, I3-7. The Crane touchdown twins, aided by the accurate passing of Dan Newey, were Lawrence Sher and Bill Treuttner. Foundafion Repairs Aufo Loi' Part of the dayboy parking area is being resurfaced with gravel by the Cran- brook Foundation. If this gravel holds satisfactorily, the rest of the lot will be covered and a blacktop surface applied. FOREIGN FOURSOME from first page Other interesting facts about these boys are that Hwei-Kai's maternal grandfather was Dwan Juishui, a high political leader at the beginning of the Republic under Sun Yat Sen, and that Richard's father made extensive motion picture studies of Tibetan tribal life. MICHEL VALEUR LIVED IN NEW YORK, BRAZIL Well versed in the language of Por- tugal and in the ways and customs of the people of Brazil is Michel Valeur. New York born Valeur speaks fluent English, having lived eight years in the Big City. He enjoys, however, telling of his three years in Sao Paulo, Brazil, where his father is French Consul General to that country. In Sao Paulo Mike attended English and American schools, studying Portugese and playing soccer-football with his Brazilian friends. It's the contrast between ways of transportation in Brazil and the United States that I find most unusual, re- marked first former Valeur. The cars in Brazil are all quite ancient busses and streetcarsf' Perhaps this has something to do with furnishing inspiration for Michells hobby of making soapbox cars. AMIABLE RICARDO NUNEZ LIVED A LIFE OF RILEY I like American girls, exclaims Ri- cardo Nunez, Cuba's gift to Cranbrook. Ricardo, whose home is in Havana, has been in the United States only two months but is already showing a surpris- ing command of the English language and American customs. He has many in- terests including music, the weaker sex, race horses and American football. In Cuba Ricardo lived what might be termed the life of Riley. He spent his mornings on sunny beaches rowing and playing squash, studied for several hours after lunch, then attended the movies for the remainder of the afternoon. Ricardo's favorite sport, aside from American foot- ball, is lifting weights. THE CRANE 'OLUME XXIII CRANBROOK SCHOOL, OCTOBER 14, 1949 No. 4 fargile Crosses Lalce Forest Goal for First Cranbroolc TD Co-captain Alan Cargile plunges into Lake Forest endzone pursued by tbe Orange and Black. Hands belong to an unsuccessful Lake Forest laclqler.-Pboto by Wiener. .ake Forest Triumphs Vith Final Period Rally Supposedly the underdog, Lake For- t's varsity football squad nosed out ranbrook's eleven I5-I4, Saturday. An Ifortunate fumble in the endzone co- ned with a fourth period Lake Forest ive provided the margin of victory r the Chicagoans. The Blue and Gray, sparked by the Ien field running of Alan Cargile and e passing of Russ Dawson, dominated e first three quarters. At the half-time :anbrook led by eight points, I4-6, and Crane triumph seemed inevitable as te as the third period. In the final Iarter, however, the Illinois team scored ne points on a safety and a touchdown, aking the extra decisive tally by run- ng the ball through the home team to st within the endzone. In the last period e Roderickmen seemed unable to main- in any sustained drive against the de- rmined Orange and Black. Z'brooIt Cultures Canasta: Zardplayers Concoct Club Challenging the statement There is .thing to do tonight, Mr. john R. Iderick and Charles Yager have organ- :d a Canasta Club. This club, which ade its debut at Cranbrook last week- d, plans to meet in the Common Room 7:30 each Friday night. Suddenly becoming popular during the tnmer, this Argentinean rummy game iw has 16 supporters at Cranbrook. Coming Up! TODAY CROSS COUNTRY MEET with High School, here, 4:00 P.M. ONE ACT PLAYS in Small Gym, 8:15 P.M. STAFF SQUARE DANCE, Kingswood, 8:30 P.M. Birmingham HOMECOMING TOMORROW VARSITY SOCCER GAME with Shady Side Academy, here, 10:00 A.M. VARSITY FOOTBALL GAME with Shady Side Academy, here, 2:00 P.M. SKATING PARTY, Big Gym, 7:30-10:30 P.M. SUNDAY, OCTOBER I6 EARLY SERVICE, CHRIST CHURCH, 9:30 A.M. VISITING SU NDAY, Kingswood, 2:30-4:45 P.M. MONDAY, OCTOBER I7 JUNIOR VARSITY FOOTBALL GAME Berkley High School, here, 4:00 P.M. TUESDAY, OCTOBER I8 CROSS COUNTRY MEET with Walled High School, there, 4:00 P.M. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER I9 FRESI-IMAN FOOTBALL GAME with Hazel Park High School, here, 4:00 P.M. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2 I CROSS COUNTRY MEET with Hazel Park High School, here, 4:00 P.M. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22 VARSITY SOCCER GAME with WRA, here, with Lake 1:30 P.M. VARSITY FOOTBALL GAME with WRA, here, 2:00 P.M. KINCSWOOD AUTUMN FESTIVAL, Kingswood, 7:30 P.M. Mr. Reagan, representing the Fisher Body Guild, will talk in assembly Wednesday, October 19, about the con- struction of entries for the Guild's annual model contest. A few days earlier he is expected to bring to Cranbrook a number of prize winning models for display. K'wood Plans Festival, Features Oz, Dancing It will be the greatest festival everf' With this unpretentious assertion Kings- wood has unveiled plans for the annual Autumn Festival. The Wizard of Oz will be the theme of the production which, unlike previous years, will be held in the auditorium. Continuity in the play has been arranged by Brooke Tuker who aims to have some sequence and not just a quantity of songs with no connectionf, Cranbrook music director Robert Bates will provide musical background on the piano while Alice Shaw as Dorothy, Mary Ann Vermeulon as the Tin Man, Patsy O'Manigan as the Scarecrow, Mary Corley as the Lion and Barbara Gibson as the Wizard go through their routines. Bea Bard and Mary Ann Wales will portray the two witches. After the play the spotlight will switch downstairs from the auditorium. There the assemblage will dance to music of an as yet unnamed orchestra and fall prey to the lure of Kingswood's famous Fall Festival booths, where items ranging from gardenias to yoyos are annually offered. Hours of this affair are from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. on October 22, Fifth Form Elects Officers: Simpson, James, Friday Win Jan Simpson of Cialesburg, Illinois last week was elected president of the junior class. The class of ,SI chose Bill James to be vice-president and Fritz Friday to fill the post of secretary-treasurer. Also elected was an enlarged junior class so- cial committee of four rather than the usual two members. The four are Ernie Brown, Norm Bouton, Charlie Carter and Bob Kirk. Active in both the scholastic and ath- letic phases of Cranbrook, dark-haired Jan Simpson makes Erg his chief activity. However, his interests extend beyond dra- matics. He is a member of the Crane staff, secretary-treasurer of Cranbrook's chapter of the Student Federalists, a representative on the Marquis social com- mittee and a member of the I949 varsity football squad. Earnest Ian in comment- ing on the juniors' plans says: In past years junior class ofhcers have always made many promises and done little to back them up. This year we are going to make only a few promises, but do some- thing to back them up. Fountains' Bill james is the only day- boy of the big three. High in the ac- ademic rating of his form, James is a See IUNIOR OFFICERS page 4 2 -l-THECRANE---- Cranbrook: A Saga of Three Great Continents Unknown to many, especially the newcomers here, there are three Cran- brook Schools in existence todayfl' They are Cranbrook School of Cranbrook, Kent, England, Cranbrook School of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, and Cranbrook School of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. The original Cranbrook was founded in 1520 on property donated by John Blubery, an English clerk. When Mr. Blubery died he left a will stating that his property go to his first grandchild, if it were a boy. However, if he did not have any grandchildren, or if a girl were born, the property was to be used as a school for the village of Cranbrook. As luck would have it, a girl was born and the first of the three Cranbrooks was started. In 1574 a charter for the school was obtained from Queen Elizabeth. Next came the Australian Cranbrook. About 1915 certain men in Sydney felt that the town needed a Church School patterned after the great English public schools. Ar this time the Cran- brook estate, established by Ralph Tooth, a nineteenth century immi- grant from England's Cranbrook, was offered for sale. A group of six men purchased the estate and the school was officially opened in 1918. Our own Cranbrook was founded by the late George Gough Booth and his wife on their Bloomfield Hills estate in 1926. Mr. Booth was the son of Henry Wood Booth, who came to the United States from Cran- brook, England about the same time that Mr. Tooth went to Australia. Thus in a 400 year span the name of one of England's tiny hamlets has been spread from Europe throughout America and the Antipodes. 'FED1'roR's NOTE - Facts for this article were taken from a much longer and more inclusive article by History department head W. Boyce Ricketts. Mr. Ricketts' article, titled The Three Cranhroolcs, was published a few years ago by the Crane and more recently lin a special revised formj by the Cranhrookian, the publication of Cranbrook School, Australia. Letter to the Editor To THE EDITOR: Recently the administration of Cran- brook adopted a new system of discipline, that of having a central committee of masters. This committee for handling disciplinary matters of the school is un- fair to the students, and should not be allowed to exist with no student repre- sentation. The present system of prefects and dorm disciplinary committees seems to be quite adequate, and it gives us students a feeling of pride and respect for school rules. Take away the system of self-discipline and put it in the hands of the masters, and you take away this respect for law and order. Name Withheld. EDITOR,S NOTE-Numerous other letters in the same vein were received by the editors during this past week. Phil Matter, '47, is a member of the polo team and the 150-pound football squad at Princeton. .loe Gish and Safari Arrive X 1' f 'f . .5 xx 4 - f PRO and CON by Poller Lee Funsten and Cameraman Earl Wiener Question: Do you think the Cranes should he left out of the BROOK? Mike Patten, 6-L'If the Crane keeps up to its standards, 1 see no way in which they could adequately replace it. -Ii Qaiz - iifr --f- Q :gg-,s '..s- ,:,- 'V , .:'i' iw M. Patten T. Mills Ted Mills, 6- 1 think the Crane is the best record of day-to-day' events here at school. Since most students do not save their copies, a collection of Cranes in the BROOK is invaluable. Bob Walter, 5- 1 think the Crane should be included in the BROOK, be- cause the BROOK is unable ldue to lack of space, finances, etc., to give as com- plete a historical picture of the year as the Cranes do. 4 aaa, Q' - . 5 f f 039' W .C Q 555 1 Walter Bouton Norm Bouton, 5- Yes, because if specili: articles under specific headings, such as, athletics, social events, and classes were added with a lot more pictures, it would be a much more interesting year- book. Hey Bud! Which way to Marquis? just who is joe Gish? Many Cran- brookians say he is a new fifth form resident of third floor Marquis. Others claim that he is a new first form dayboy. To the faculty he is a familiar nuisance and to the students he is a completely unsolvable riddle. Almost a legendary figure already, Joe Gish's fame has spread to the farthest corners of the Cranbrook community. Ar Kingswood he is suspected of being the pen name disguising a Cranbrook style Romeo. To the high-aiming Brooksider he represents the highest in ideals and aspirations. Be that as it may, Joe Gish has arrived on the Cranbrook scene and, to all appearances, is here to stay for some time to come. You may or may not have met Joe Gish, but now, with the Crane performing introductory honors, you can look for- ward to sharing a fragment of his private life once a week. Each Friday modest Joe will charge forth from his third floor Marquis flat lfor that is where he livesj and make his contribution to the passing parade of Cranbrook's favorite weekly. THE CRANE STAFF Cal Patterson 50 .....,... .............,.,.... Ted Mills '50 ....... , October 14, 1949 ' Editor-in-Chief Associate Editor Gil Gove '50 .....,.. , ......,... Contributing Editor Dick Zeder '50 ...........,.. .......... B usiness Manager Dick Ten Eyck '50 ....,,............... Technical Editor Fred Steinmann 50 ....,,....,................... Sports Editor Fritz Dow '50 .....,.........,,.,...., Photographic Editor Earl Wiener '51 .. ..,..,....... ,..,... ......,.., L i terary Editor Templin R. Licklider, Ir. ............ Faculty Adviser Assistants NEWS: Bruce Williams '50 Dave Higgins '50 Lee Funsten '50 Charles Yager '51 SPORTS: Rufus Beardsley '50 Bill James '51 jay Corley '50 Wayne Lyon '50 TECHNICAL: Manoucher Shojai '50 George Brody '51 UILL Q. gi SCROLL 4.04- The Crane is published every week during the school year bv the students of Cranbrook School, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Entered as second class matter under Act of March 3, 1879. lTHECRANE1l 3 SS 1 HU ECUMING FUE Traveling in two cars and a special ls, Shady Side Academy's varsity soccer ld football teams will arrive at Cran- ook around dinner time tonight. To- orrow the SSA representatives will be tted against the Blue and Gray var- :ies before a large Homecoming crowd the first Inter-State league contest of e I949-50 season. ISee Coming Up r game timesj Shady Side's football squad has a one ln, two loss record to date. All their lmes were played with Pittsburgh high hools. They downed Brentwood High School 31-13 in a home game, but lost to Perry High School 13-6 and Penn High School 20-18, in their next two games played on the opposition's fields. Blue and Gold football captain this year is Malcolm Reed. The invading soccer team has a one win, one tie, one defeat record. Con- nelley Vocational downed them in a one-sided game 5-1, but in two other con- tests, both played with Washington Voca- tional, the Pittsburgh team won the first 1-o and tied the second 1-1. Captain of the Shady Side soccermen is Dave Reed, brother of Malcolm. Last year Cranbrook edged out the Shady Side footballers 7-6 and trounced their soccer team 4-1. These games were played at Pittsburgh in a virtual sea of mud. In 1947 the Blue and Gray lost to the Blue and Gold in football 26-7 and tied in soccer, o-o. In 1946 Shady Side walked off with both contests, 26-o in football and 2-o in soccer. Standings throughout the years show Shady Side overshadowing the Cranes in total accumulated football points 146-27, and the Cranes holding a slight 9-7 edge in the total accumulated soccer points. onfiac Conquers Runners: Varner Takes Third Place Pontiac High clipped the wings of ranbrook's harriers in the Blue and rayis first meet of the season 18-45, lturday. Visiting runners Rose and :mbroke placed first and second with corded times of 11:48 and 11:48.2 spectively. Third place was won by farley Warner with 12:04. Only other ranbrookian in the scoring pack was .Il Yaw with tenth place time of 12:58. Pick Your Teams! WIN UP TO FOUR MALTED MILKS equivalent amount of merchrndise from the iool store by simply filling in your predictions the scares for tomorrow's six big games lich are listed below. Here are the teams! FOOTBALL ichigan . . . I ...... I-Norfhwesfern avy ..... I ...... I-Wisconsin . . I ...... I ofre Dame . I ....., I-Tulane . . . I .... AU ...... I ...... I-Rice .... I ,..... I 'anbroolt . . I ...... I--Shady Side . I ....,. I SOCCER -anbrook . . I ...... I-Shady Side . I .,.... I After filling in the spaces put your name and use at the bottom of the coupong cut it out d deposit it in one of the boxes which are iced on the bulletin boards in the academic ilding or in the school store. The deadline is norrow at 10:00 a.m. A special offer of three ilted milks is extended to anyone predicting e exact score: of tomorrowis Cranbrook varsity ntesrs, and four malted milks will be pre- ited to anyone lucky enough to guess the zct score: of all the games! However, only a malted milks will be given for picking the ist winning teams, but no exact scores. The contest is open only to students and 11lty members of Cranbrook School. In case a tie, the prize will be divided equally. REMEMBER the deadline is 10:00 a.m. tomorrow! H119 ................. ................... .......................... SUSE .................................... . ..................... ..................,............,...... . . Last week's contest was won by Ken 'ilson of Fountains. Ignoring the Ann rbor upset, he picked all the winners. SPORTS SHOTS 0 f' by Fred Steinmann Both the football and soccer teams are using men in dual roles. In football PG Warren Wolfe, a Highland Park High School graduate, is playing half-back and subbing for quarter-back co-captain Russ Dawson. In soccer Wayne Lyon is being trained to fill the full-back position after switching from the goal. He will be on call for the goalie hot-spot if sophomore Paul Greenshield is injured. Pls als els With the exception of a knee injury to Gene Tolfree and several broken noses, injuries to the football team have been nil. Quotes one rodeo star, No one can set a busted nose like a cowboy. Pls Pk Pls The soccer team is looking hopefully for the return of right wing John Hunt- ing to the line-up tomorrow. Out with a twisted knee, Hunting has been unable to play in the last two games. Frosh Offense Ineffective As Cranes Bow fo Acorns ROYAL OAK, OCT. 12-Outplayed by a superior Royal Oak team, Cranbrook's freshman football squad dropped today's contest 27-6, here. The lone Blue and Gray score was made on a pass from Bob Newey to Bill Truettner which was run eighty yards before crossing into the Royal Oak end zone. Until this touch- down was made in the last minutes of the game, Cranbrook's offense was ineffectual. Locals Trip Foresters, Mark Second Win, 3-I Highlighted by hard blocking, Satur- dayis soccer contest with Lake Forest Academy ended in a 3-1 victory for the Cranes. This marked the comeback of the Blue and Gray after their 3-1 loss to Patterson Collegiate a week ago Wednes- day. The Lawrencemen's season record now stands at two wins and one loss. Cranbrook's attack boomed early in the first quarter when right inside Jay Corley ran the ball to the Lake Forest goal line. Goalie captain john King of the Forest- men managed to deflect the ball, but Crane center forward Fred Steinmann pushed it across for the initial score. Although the visitors did not score in the first half, they made three threatening rushes. Due to over-anxiousness in the Chicagoan's forward line and effective see soccER TRIUMPH page 4 JV Topples Ferndale, I4-0 As Karlsfrom Has Heyday Harnessing an overpowering running attack, Cranbrook's JV humbled Fern- dale's Lincoln High JV I4-O in the oval, Monday. Blue and Gray quarterback Olof Karlstrom scored both touchdowns, which were made in the first and fourth periods respectively. Between the kickoff and the first Crane venture into Lincoln's endzone, the Davis- men lost possession of the ball only once, while relentlessly marching to the visitor's two yard line. At that point Karlstrom plunged over for Cranbrook's first tally, and fifth form punter Jerry Sweeney added the first of his two successful conversions of the aftemoon. Stiffer opposition was offered by the Ferndale squad in the second half, but the home team's tight defense kept them from crossing the Blue and Gray,s zero yard stripe. In the game's waning mo- ments Karlstrom snagged a stray des- peration pass and scampered 55 yards for the clinching touchdown. 4 -THECRANE-l Cranbrook J ,ff . Q , ' Cranium sig.,-3-5 p Next week the Cranium editor will make his senior speech on the subject: Sunday Night Supper: The Week in Reviewf, :re :re ae After an exhibition of lusty cheering for the Lake Forest team Saturday, any Kingswood girl caught cheering for the opposite side must: fi, Be investigated by the Un-Cran- brook Activities Committee. Q21 Sign a loyalty oath, similar to those given to government employees. f 31 Get signed permission from the cheerleaders, Miss Augur, Mr. Ken- ny, Mr. Roderick and Joe Gish before attending another game. :re vs PK To the newly founded central disci- plinary committee the Cranium wishes to pass along this bit of time-tested wisdom: Nothing is ever accomplished by a com- mittee unless it consists of three members, one of whom happens to be sick and another absentf' Press Club Reports Games, Assorted School Activities Recently re-organized, the Press Club, under the direction of faculty adviser Carl G. Wonnberger, has undertaken to cover all varsity athletic contests and various other phases of school life. This year renewed efforts are being made to report such sports as soccer, cross country and tennis which until now have re- ceived little publicity in outside news- papers of this area. Members include lower schoolers Dick Meyer and John Dwyer and such upper school stalwarts as Bill james, Tom Hawley, Allan Levy and Ken Coppock. SOCCER TRIUMPH from page 3 goal tending by Paul Greenshield, they were held scoreless. With a long, powerful boot, Orange and Black fullback Makenzie continually broke up the Crane offense throughout the early third period. Then the Blue and Gray began to click with a series of short passes. This brought the ball within scor- ing distance of the Lake Forest goal, and Steinmann scored his second marker on a pass from Corley. Several minutes later Crane right wing Bob Sukenik shot from the edge of the penalty area for Cran- brook's third goal. The Chicagoans re- taliated with a drive to paydirt, marking the final score of the game. Headmaster Stabler is Author, Phi Beta Kappa By and large, few Cranbrook students know of the manifold accomplishments of their father confessorf' as it were. Prior to his coming to Cranbrook, the Reverend W. Brooke Stabler won rec- ognition as an athlete, scholar, lecturer, minister and author. He is a former headmaster of Avon School, Avon, Con- necticut, and before that held the position of Boardman Lecturer on Christian Ethics at the University of Pennsylvania. Mr. Stabler's college career at the University of Virginia was outstanding. Not only did he attain Phi Beta Kappa, but he lettered in track, was on the tennis team, worked on the editorial staff of the University's daily newspaper and was editor-in-chief of the school's yearbook. An interesting phase of his life before graduation from the U. of V. was the field trips he made with Edward R. Stet- tinius, later to become U.S. Secretary of State, into the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. There they preached to the somewhat backward mountain people, teaching the Christian way of life. After leaving the University of Vir- ginia, Mr. Stabler taught at the Epis- copal High School in Alexandria, Vir- ginia. Later he decided to attend the Virginia Theological Seminary, where he was awarded the degree of Bachelor of Divinity in 1928. Following gradua- tion from Virginia Theological he was for four years engaged in nationwide religious work with the Episcopal Church. Shortly after this he became rector of a church in Worchester, Massachusetts. Now father of two sons, Mr. Stabler married Marjorie Harbison of Sewickley, Pennsylvania, in 1928. He was for six years president, and is now vice-president of the Church Society for College Work. Also, he is a prominent member of the influential Preparatory School Head- master's Committee. Mr. Stabler is the author of three books all of which were published by the W. Brooke Stabler, Cranbrook Headmaster, lakes a moment of to oblige Crane photographer.-Photo by Dow. University of Pennsylvania Press: With- out Compromise, Creative Christian Liv- ing and My Fathefs Business. He re- placed the late Dr. Ralph Lindquist Qwho resigned to take up duties as superinten- dent of schools at Santa Barbara, Cali- forniaj as Cranbrook headmaster in 1944. Federalists Meet in Cabin: Group Outlines Active Year World federation, and what can best be done to further its cause at Cranbrook was the focal point of discussion during the Student Federalist meeting at the cabin Friday night. Started off by a din- ner of hamburgs, salad, milk and ice cream, the 20-odd members present held their first general business and discus- sion session of the year. During the business end of the meet- ing the membership of the various Fed- eralist committees was fixed, plans for a book drive discussed, the possibility of bringing several movies on international- ism to the school explored and the matter of chapter dues settled. Another part of the program was John Roberts' report on the Detroit UWF chapter meeting held recently. This talk acquainted the Cranbrook Federalists with the progress of the movement throughout the United States, and gave them further insight into the aims and purposes of National UWF. JUNIOR OFFICERS from first page member of both the Crane and BROOK staffs. He was co-editor of the lower school yearbook, the Brooklet, in his second form year, and was also co- editor of the freshman yearbook, the Little Oak Leaves, in his third form year. In athletics he has managed freshman football and has shown above average interest in basketball and baseball. Amiable Fritz Friday, selected to hold down the large job of secretary-treasurer, is a member of the Rifie Club, the Church Cabinet, the Glee Club, the Servers' Guild and the Student Federalists. Two Garner Photo Awards Earl Wiener and jerry Millman fa Cranbrook student last yearj both won prizes in the annual National High School Photographic Contest sponsored by the Eastman Kodak Company last spring. Wiener's two pictures, which net- ted him 515, were taken at Cranbrook. They are now in Mr. Stabler's office. THE CRANE VOLUME XXIII CRANBROOK SCHOOL, OCTOBER 21, 1949 No. 5 louses Launch Social Year: Iommiffees Stage Parties House social committees are all elected, Id each dorm has already staged an itial house party for its residents. Page Hallis social schemers are under e chairmanship of football co-captain uss Dawson. Bob Kirk, Hap Meyer and Ihn Yaryan are the representatives from e fifth, fourth and third forms re- -ectively. With money from a central cial fund the Pagemen plan to throw equent house parties. As a result of the Marquis election, a social committee includes freshman ll Chase, sophomore Bill Yaw and nior jan Simpson. Senior Jay Corley ilds down the position of chairman. his group plans to follow in the foot- :ps of Page fwhich threw the first house ,rty of the year shortly after the start schoolj in sponsoring numerous house See SOCIAL SCHEMES page 3 Coming Up! TODAY CROSS COUNTRY MEET with Hazel Park High School, here, 4:00 P.M. TOMORROW VARSITY SOCCER GAME with WRA, here, 1:30 P.M. VARSITY FOOTBALL GAME with WRA, here, 2:00 P.M. KINGSWOOD AUTUMN FESTIVAL, Kingswood, 7:30 P.M. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 23 EARLY SERVICE, Christ Church, 9:30 A.M. VISITING SUNDAY, Cranbrook, 2:30 P.M. MONDAY, OCTOBER 24 JUNIOR VARSI'FY FOOTBALL with Busch High School, here, 4:00 P.M. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25 CROSS COUNTRY MEET with Lincoln Park High School, there, 4:00 P.M. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26 ALL-SCHOOL PICTURE will be taken, 3:00 P.M. FRESIIMAN FOOTBALL GAME with Ferndale High School, here, 4:00 P.M. FRIDAY. OCTOBER 28 CROSS COUNTRY MEET with Royal Oak High School, here, 4:00 P.M. UWF Plans Book Drive To Ease Foreign Need Books for Federalism will be the improvised theme of the Student Fed- eralists next week as they start their first organized activity of the year-a drive to furnish foreign students with books rang- ing from biographies to textbooks. Proj- jects Committee chairman Chuck Yager is to spearhead the campaign, leading the group into contact with all students and masters in efforts to retrieve the stray books around Cranbrook. As in last spring's drive fduring which 7II books were gathered, the Federalists will work through the World Student Service Fund, which takes care of ship- ping the volumes from New York to overseas points. One ambitious Federalist stated that the drive, scheduled to start Monday, will be extended as far as Kings- wood if enthusiasm is shown by the girls from across the lake. LEHIND THE SCENES AT FRIDAY NIGHT'S ERG ONE-ACTERS Left: Dramatic: bead Carl G. Wonnberger briefs actors. Right: Progrerxive Education at the lreiglrl of it: glory.-Photo by Weiner. by Bob Sukenik Local first-nighters viewed Ergasteri- 's initial performance of the year Fri- y night in the small gym. Six one act nys-five comedies and one serious pro- ction-were presented. First on the agenda was Still Alarm, farce directed by Evans A. Meinecke. :ted wholly by third and fourth form- ., this production nevertheless set a fast, igh-getting pace which characterized : other four comedies. Robert Whit- ch and Martin Bernstein portrayed two tached, very bored businessmen and ,ck Redfield was Cast as a dutiful bell- p. jim August and Buddy Moore took : parts of disinterested firemen. Following Still Alarm was the lone 'ious drama of the evening, Love From Stranger. Directed by Carl G. Wonn- berger, this play had its measure of suc- cess in the convincing performances of co-stars Bruce Williams and Pat Hogan. In addition to acting in Love From a Stranger, versatile BROOK editor-in-chief Bruce Williams tried his hand at direct- ing the second comedy of the evening, The Lost Silk Hat. Jon Desenberg and Mark Fleischman Hlled the major roles, while Bob Gentry, Ray Brandt and Tony Steele took the lesser parts. Negro morality was the theme estab- lished for the variations threading through Comin' for to Carry, directed by Mr. Wonnberger. Liz Metcalf, Bob Sukenik, Gene Tolfree and Chris Huntley took the major roles in this production. Next play of the sextet was Refund, a comedy based upon the efforts of a disappointed student to get his money back from a school which, he felt, had not given him an education worth the price he paid. The lead was filled by German-born Pageman Kai Schoenhals. The final presentation, a satire on pro- gressive education, provided a colorfully amusing conclusion fsee cut abovej. Entitled Progrerrive Education this play was also directed by Mr. Wonnberger. Dressed as little brats, and acting as such, were jan Simpson, Dick Wilson, Alice Kent, Pat Hogan, Mary Barton and Diana Creighton. The role of the teacher was filled by Alice Shaw. Credit for special stage and sound effects goes to Mr. Robert Stevenson, Erg president Mike Redfield, Dave Ball and john Roberts. Mrs. Evans A. Meinecke and Mrs. Carl G. Wonnberger did the make-up work. 2 1-THECRANE--1 '50's College Admissions Problem is Brighter Than in '49 by senior Mailer Howard E. Yule Secondary school seniors graduating next june can expect to find the gen- eral college admissions situation somewhat more favorable than it was for freshmen now in college. Figures published by the CEEB last spring showed about a twenty-five per- cent drop in freshman applications to men's colleges. This can be ascribed to the reduced number of veterans' applications and the high cost of living. Since both of these factors will bear upon this situation with at least equal force this year, it can be assumed that freshmen applicants for admission to college next fall may very reasonably be more hopeful than their predecessors. Lest, however, this comforting information be misconstrued, it is only fair to point out the danger of any senior's becoming complacent about the situation. The fact still remains that, generally speaking, in order to be admitted to any of the traditional colleges, a stu- dent must do more than get good marks on entrance examinations. He must maintain an average of at least seventy-five and preferably eighty per cent throughout his last year. In addition, he must have a good char- acter recommendation from the school. Still of major importance, too, is an adequate picture of extra-cur- ricular activities. Colleges these days, with but extremely few exceptions, are interested in accepting only the well-rounded student. Therefore, seniors, a word to the wise: If you hope to enter the college of your first choice, strive to the ut- most to present the strongest possible acedemic certificate for work done in this your final year. Letter to the Editor To THE EDITOR: The person or persops who wrote the letter to the editor last week concerning the new Central Disciplinary Committee and how it was depriving Cranbrook students of their right to deal with dis- ciplinary matters had very few, if any, fact: as to why the committee was created. The students are not deprived of their privilege to deal with disciplinary matters. The dorm disciplinary commit- tees are being continued just as they have been in past years. The only change is that, instead of having the more serious offenses taken before the respective house- masters, as was the case previously, a Central Committee of non-housemaster faculty members will take care of such infractions. This will fry free the house- masters from the time-consuming work involved in disciplinary matters so that they can devote more time to counsell- ing and helping, rather than punishing the students in their respective houses, and Qzj make a more uniform control of disciplinary matters, thereby giving the students equal and fair treatment, which was impossible with the various See LETTER TO THE EDITOR page 3 - V 'V xX f ,W Qwwi ' ' lx. f I f f PRO and CON by puller Lee Funrten Question: Do you think the new cheers and the reappearance of the Cranbrook band helped the spirit of the Home- coming football game? Bruce Williams, 6- Yes, I think so. I would like to see the band at all the games. However, I think it might be a good idea if they were to play the school Wil I iam: Ward Bob Ward, 6- Yes, I do, but as far as the band is concerned I cannot tell. Since I am a band member, I was unable to detennine how the whole group sounds except from within, which gives a dis- torted impression. Jan Simpson, jw- The band offers a new competition at football games. Now there is no doubt as to which makes the most noise between cheers, the band or Kingswood girls! Actually, they are both I. Simpson Kirk Bob Kirk, 5-i'The cheers were great, and the band put some of that old public school spirit into the game. However, I think that there was too much single player cheering. The students should cheer those who really deserve it. Wada ,Me 7awm with W. Brooke Stabler For the information of Crane readers, I wish to peat here the substance - my remarks in Assembly on Monday in answer to last week's Letter to the Editor on the subject disciplinary committee. First, the students continue to have a real voice in handling disciplinary mat- ters. The prefects and the dormitory disci- plinary committees continue to operate very much as they did last year. But last year, as always, the more serious infrac- tions of school regulations were handled, not by the students but by the individual Housemasters andfor the Headmaster, as every old boy should know. As is true in every school or college in the country, the outcome of certain major offenses cannot be determined by students. In other words, students should :bare in many vital phases of school government, as is definitely the case at Cranbrook, but there are other cases where the re- sponsibility must rest with the faculty and the administration. Second, why the new school discipli- nary committee of masters this year to handle the comparatively few major disci- plinary offenses? There are several See UNDER THE TOWER page 6 of the school The Crane editors wish to correct an error in the spelling of three names in last week's article on the Kingswood Fall Festival. They are Brooke Tucker, Mary Ann Vermeulen and Patsy O'Madigan. Apologies to Kingswoodite Joanna Tait and her associates for this error. THE CRANE STAFF October 21, 1949 Cal Patterson '50 ...............,.,....,....,., Editor-in-Chief Ted Mills '50 ......,.,..,.,................,,,,,, Arrociate Editor Gil Gove '50 ............. ..,......... C orrtrilwuting Editor Fritz Dow '50 ..............,......... Photographic Editor Dick Zeder '50 ..,.... ,..,.....,....,.,. .... , B mines: Manager Dick Ten Eyck '50 ..................... Technical Editor john Roberts '50 , .,,. ,...............,.................... A rt Editor Templin R. Licklider, Ir. ............ Faculty Adviser Assistant: NEWS: Bill james '51 Bob Walter '51 Joe Carleton '51 Bruce Williams '50 Charles Yager '51 SPORTS: Jay Corley '50 Fred Steinmann '50 LITERARY! Manoucher Shojai '50 George Brody '51 Lee Funsten '50 William Salot '52 PHOTOGRAPHY: Earl Wiener '51 Marvin Davidson '53 HQHEIEIEIIQ The Crane is published every Qwu, week during the school year by the students of Cranbrook School, ,vig Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. f U Entered as second class matter under Act of March 3, 1879. .ll SCROLL THE CRANE 3 ocal Skaters Revel a by Bill lame: l'elevision's roller derby had nothing 3 twenty-hve miles-per-hour over the x guys and gals who glided about 1nbrook's big gym from 7:30 to 1o:oo 1., Saturday. Featuring the return of t year's champion de derriere, alumnus ck Breck, the first skating patty of the 49-50 year was marked by the rather isitive balance of the newer skating iicts and the anti-social antics of head iperone Hubert V. Davis. With echoing cheers from the as- abled Cranbrookians, the visiting ady Siders and the Kingswoodites ring- Q in his ears, Uncle Hubie managed to lodge from the more remote corners use snugglers who had crept away aarently without notice. When not iking away to peaceful habitats or Jping around the newly vamished aketball surface, skaters served them- ves cokes and doughnuts donated by - activities fund. 'wood Seniors Slate Play, ck Merchant of Yonkers fasting is moving swiftly forward for s year's Kingswood senior play to be sented the night of Saturday, No- nber 12. Directed by Mr. Jerry Mc- zchan, the play will be Thornton Wil- s comedy Merchant of Yonkers. Taking place in the late 1880's in rnkers, New York, this swiftly paced rw is reported to concern the New irk City adventures of a Yonkers mer- int and his two assistants. While the erly merchant goes to New York to im his bride, the two assistants take a liday and follow him to get a taste of city life. The play's action centers :ut the ensuing action. SOCIAL SCHEMES from frst page :ties and similar activities throughout s year. Monday night Stevens Hall announced it its committee is to be headed by in f Deacon j johnson. Assisting him l be fifth former Dave Franks, fourth 'mer Ken Mills and third former Bill uettner. All of the houses are planning ' parties which will include guests from ngswood, refreshments, recorded music Il dancing. t Initial Roller Soiree Festive foursome abligingly pose for Crane rhutterbug. Left to right: Robin Squier, Bob Sukenik, Henrietta Kleinpel and Dick Wilton.-Photo by Wiener. NEWS IBIQIEIES Each year dancing classes are held at Kingswood, and this year will be no ex- ception. A twelve-lesson series, again under Mrs. Basil Brown of Pontiac, will begin at 7:30 p.m., October 26. A A A Birdlovers, six busloads of them, at- tended a meeting sponsored by the National Audubon Society in the small gym last Saturday. A A A Speaker at Sundayis student service at Christ Church was Dr. Erdman Harris, headmaster of Shady Side Academy and a close friend of Cranbrook headmaster W. Brooke Stabler. Once reaching at the American University at Cairo, Egypt, Dr. Harris has the added distinction of having performed marital rites at the wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Stabler. Numerous Graduates Return To See Crane Homecoming Alumni flocked back to the Home- coming game Saturday. The class of ,49 had the most representatives. Bob Hay- mans, Ken Herman, Fred Mead, Howard Kates, Dave Tompkins, Dick Breck, jack Bohon, Bill Whitfield and Larry Wil- liams all appeared at the game. From the class of '48 Mike Mooney, Norm Bow- man, Don Baldwin, Mike Flannery, Pete Moore and Moot Heuser showed up. Jasper Reid, ,47, was present to repre- sent his class. Gish's Corner Festival: Travel to Oz With Wizard Dorothy by Clarion Editor Ellyn Heine Tomorrow night at 7: 30 Kingswoodis junior class will present a skit entitled The Wizard of Oz at the annual Au- tumn Festival. In this production you will meet the chief character, Dorothy, played by Alice Shaw, the squat little men played by numerous K'woodites and the beautiful maidens of Munchkinland. Following Dorothy down the yellow brick road and past the cornfield to the brainless Scarecrow, you will meet the Lion and the Tinwoodsman who 'join her on the journey to the Emerald City. Dur- ing this trip they meet the ferocious Wizard of Oz and find their way through the haunted forest to the Witch's castle. Sensational songs, plus the quaint char- acters should make this trip an unforget- able memory for you. After the refreshments, games and novelties such expected to add a festive air Along with this there will dancing. skit, booths with gardenias, as yoyos are to the night. be music for Come one, come all for a gay evening! Qosephine Gish will be there-How about you'?j Novy, Bob Kerns Supervise Servers' Guild and Ushers Two active but little known student religious organizations, the Servers' Guild and the Senior ushers, are functioning at Christ Church again this year. Bob Kerns, in charge of the ushers, picks four seniors for each student service to assist in handing out programs and taking up the collection. The Servers Guild, headed by prefect Fred Novy, is a group of upper schoolers charged with carrying the Cross and Flags and serving at Holy Communion. LETTER TO THE EDITOR from page 2 housemasters dealing out punishments not of uniform degree. If the author of last week's letter to the editor would take time to investigate the facts before he leaps to more false conclusions, he would find that this committee is a good thing for himself, and for the entire student body at Cranbrook. Frank Rigar The class of '48, under the direction of Ben Bennett, is planning to donate a Memorial Scholarship to Cranbrook in remembrance of the late Jim McLaughlin. DAYBOYS - Do your cars lack the necessary performance to meet the trials ofthe coming winter? rg 'ig FR L S S H O P S If so, drop in some night at SWARTZ SERVICE Phone 2469 Voodward af Quadon Birmingham Bowden :hall not ride in dayboys' carsv I76 West Maple Birmingham 4 -lTHECRANE-l- SSA Edges Cranes,l-O ln First League Game Effective passing and determination highlighted Shady Side's game as the Blue and Gold handed Cranbrookis booters a 1-o defeat at Homecoming, Saturday. Slow and dispirited, Cranbrook played a defensive game from the open- ing whistle to the final moments of the game, with but few momentary flashes of offensive power. Ending in a o-o deadlock, the entire first half consisted of a sustained drive by the visitors with action centering dangerously close to Cranbrook's goal. Blue and Gray goalie Paul Greenshield, with nine saves in the first half and an equally impressive number in the second, was largely re- sponsible for thwarting the Shady Siders' numerous attempts at scoring. Also out- standing for the Cranes on defense was fullback Erwin Stirnweis who made more clears than were made collectively by the rest of his teammates. At the opening of the second half Cranbrook took the oHensive for the first time in the game. However, the drive was halted by the Shady Side backfield just short of a score. The Blue and Gold then returned the ball to the Crane goal and put on their only scoring drive. Through a melee of players directly in front of the Cranbrook goal Shady Side's left wing Dick Cuda managed to slip the ball past goalie Paul Greenshield for the game-winning score. Although Cran- brook made several aggressive drives deep into Shady Side territory in the final period, the Cranes were unable to change the one point Blue and Gold lead. JV's Sfrong Defensive Play Holds Berkley to 6-6 Draw Sophomore john Koepcke's second quarter sweep around end on a tricky reverse play gave the Cranbrook junior varsity football squad a 6-6 tie with the Berkley High JV in the oval, Monday. Although the visitors outplayed the Cranes in the first stanza, they were held to their six point score by a strong Blue and Gray defense. Berkley took the ball after dayboy Duncan Patten's kickoff and marched straight through the JV footballers to score without once losing possession of the pigskin. But after the missed conversion Cranbrookis defensive unit strengthened sufficiently to hold the Berk- ley Black and Red at bay while the offensive crew was successful in knotting the score. However, punter jerry Sweeny's attempt to convert for the Blue and Gray was invalid. Berkley still evidenced offensive punch and pushing deep into Crane territory in the second half, forced the JV to put up a determined fourth-quarter goal-line stand to maintain their undefeated yet twice tied record. Soccer Has Game's Eve Feast Occupying the Senior Cabin for its an- nual dinner Friday night, the varsity soc- cer squad enjoyed a supper of hamburg- ers, potato chips, milk and ice cream. After the meal, which was cooked by coach Wayne F. Lawrence, captain Ivan Scholnick and center halfback Tom Galantowicz, the team gave itself a pre- game pat-on-the-back and listened to the pre-game words of Mr. Lawrence. WRA Game is Tomorrowis S64 League Question Tomorrow will be a big day in Inter- State League athletics. Cranbrook varsi- ties will be pitted against Western Re- serve Academy in soccer and football. University School will be battling it out with Shady Side, the victors in Cran- brook's Homecoming contest last week. And League championships will be par- tially settled. League soccer presents a far from gloomy picture as far as the Cranes are concerned. All the Inter-State League soccer teams are closely matched. The facts that WRA was defeated by a slight 3-2 edge in non-League game with US earlier in the season and that US and Nichols fought to a scoreless tie last Saturday at Buffalo are evidence enough of that. But even more conclusive was the closeness of the Blue and Gray loss to the Shady Side Blue and Gold. League soccer is still wide open. The teams are so evenly matched that the Inter-State League soccer champions will be also the most spirited, aggressive eleven men that any one of the five schools can put on the field. Last year the Cranes defeated the Reserve soccer squad 3-0 for the first win over Green and White in the history of competition between the schools. Football continues to present a fuzzy picture to the follower of Cranbrook's athletics. The Roderickmen are still of an unknown quantity. Overwhelmingly pow- erful throughout the first half, they have faultered to the point of defeat during the second half in each of the games played this year. Three League games are ahead for the Blue and Gray. Tomorrow they meet WRA, a team which defeated them in a see-saw battle last year Io-6. On the two successive Saturdays they go to Buf- falo for the Nichols contest and to Cleve- land for the game with University School. Last Saturday the perpetually powerful University School footballers romped over Nichols 60-7 at Buffalo. Cranbrook defeated Nichols 12-6 in 1947 and 19-7 in 1948. Warner Cracks Record As Cranes Fall Twice Fleet Harley Warner's winning times of 11:39 and 11:01 did not give Cran- brook the margins needed to take victories over Birrninghamis harriers, Friday, and Walled Lake's runners, Tuesday. Both meets were 23-38 Cranbrook defeats, with the Birmingham contest run on Cran- brook's course and the Walled Lake meet at Walled Lake. However, acting-captain Warner continued the tradition of Cran- brook's cross-countrymen in smashing by 18 seconds the Walled Lake course record set this year by Pontiac runner Rhodes. Birmingham harriers Weaver and Pope took second and third positions for the Maples, Saturday, while Bill Yaw, Blue and Gray sophomore hopeful, finished in fourth place, with a time of 12:08. Despite this loss the Cranbrook team showed improvement over the previous meet, with Warner dropping his time 25 seconds and jon Desenberg and Ed God- frey moving up several positions. In the Birmingham meet last year, cross-country record holder Toby Maxwell had a time of 11:51. Warner's time against the Maples was 11:39. Against Walled Lake Warner was fol- lowed by the home team's Powell, with 11:25, and Dachens, with 11:26. Yaw finished fourth with 11:35 and Ed God- frey filled the tenth place slot with 12:05. Newey's Passes Successful: Frosh Oufclass Hazel Park Frosh footballers romped to a 33-zo victory over Hazel Park Wednesday in the oval. Behind the passing and running attack of captain Bob Newey they started their scoring early in the contest, holding a 20-7 lead at the half. Newey passed to Bill Truettner for three of the Crane TDs while scoring once himself. Al Ru- biner garnered the remaining touchdown for the home team. Six Fall Sporfs Managers Handle Widespread Duties Seen but not known best describes one group of students at Cranbrook, the team managers. Though they are often seen going about their appointed tasks, both at games and during practice ses- sions, little is heard about their contribu- tions to Cranbrook's sports picture. Charged with the duties of looking after equipment, collecting dirty uniforms, issuing clean ones and keeping track of the first aid kits are: Lorry Burrows and Fritz Friday, football: Cal Patterson and Bob Behrens, soccer: and Seely Pratt and Martin Ludington, cross country. -i-THECRANE--- s SPORTS SHOTS 0 .rf ' by Fred Steinmann In the three varsity fall sports a total F nine lettermen returned: four in soccer, nur in football and one in cross country. his is a real challenge to the untried hletes to excell in their various sports, ling up the vacant varsity positions id keeping the other varsity members 1 their toes competitively. as wk as Tuesday afternoon Cranbrook's varsity votball squad scrimmaged with the Hazel ark varsity for the second time this fall. :ls ik :ze Coached by Templin R. Licklider and mory Niles, club soccer is divided into ro teams, the Vfildcats and the Pan- iers. These teams compete each day :cept those days when the intramural nccennen oppose the varsity reserves. Pick Your Teams! WIN UP TO FOUR MALTED MILKS ot equivalent amount of merchrndise from the school store by simply filling in your predictions of the scores for tomorrowis seven big games which are listed below. Here are the teams! FOOTBALL Michigan . . . I ,..... I--Minnesota . . Ohio State . . I ....., I-Wisconsin . . I ,.... Dartmouth . . I ..,... I-Harvard . . . Univ. School . I ...... I-Shady Side . I ...... I Cranbrook . . I ...... I-WRA . . . SOCCER Univ. School . I ...... I-Shady Side . I ...... I Cranbrook . . I ...... I-WRA . . . After Hlling in the spaces put your name and house at the bottom of the coupong cut it out and deposit it in one of the boxes which are placed on the bulletin boards in the academic building or in the school store. The deadline is tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. A special offer of three malred milks is extended to anyone predicting the exact scores of tomotrow's Cranbrook varsity contests, and four malted milks will be pre- sented to anyone lucky enough to guess the exact scores of all the gamesl However, only two malted milks will be given for picking the most winning teams, but no exact scores. The contest is open only to students and faculty members of Cranbrook School. In case of a tie, the prize will be divided equally. REMEMBER the deadline is 10:00 a.m. tomorrow! Name .....,..... House SSA Shades Gridders With Second-half Rally Overconfidence, the bugaboo of am- bitious football teams, coupled with the loss of quarterback Russ Dawson spelled ultimate defeat, 19-12, for the Cranes in their Homecoming game with Shady Side Academy of Pittsburgh. Although the Roderickmen jumped into an early 12-o lead on touchdowns by halfbacks Fred Novy and Frank Rigas, the Shady Side Indians retaliated with a long run by full- back Tom Warner late in the second quarter making the score I2-7. Shortly before the half ended, co-captain Dawson sprained his ankle and had to be carried to the dressing room. In the second half it was Shady Side's game as the Cranes went on the defensive. Sparked by elusive halfback McCague, the Indians' offense began to roll with Mc- Cague scoring in the third period, giving Shady Side a one point edge, and again in the final period giving the visitors their seven point victory margin. Last week's contest was won by Lower Schooler John Neff who picked the most winners, but no exact scores. -lighlights of Week-end Homecoming Activities, On and Oiifthe Field Photographer Harvey Craze catches Homecoming Day action. Clockwise from upper left: SSA fullback Warner skirts around end as Crane end Lindsey Luflzin hears down for tackle. Blue and Gray soccerrnen face attacking forward. Cranbrook band makes jirst game appearance since 1944. Cheerleaders Higgins and Desenberg aid game pep. Quarterback Warren Wolfe plunges for another Cranbrook gain. Center picture: Flanked by two assistants, senior Fritz Dow announces play by play account of football contest. THE CRANEl- 9- The 'C Cranbrook I Cranium ' - . 4 by the country wit Cranbrook beware! Don't let that Emerald City at Kingswood tomorrow fool you. It is not made of green paper mache or painted backdrops. It is the green mist still in the air from sending last year,s Fifties Follies profits off to the National Mint. as rr: are A dozen black orchids, a shot of penicillin and the Purple Heart to Charlie Yager for wounds sustained in action. :re wk ar Through indirect channels we heard that joe Gish tried to get a refund on his tuition after seeing Kai Schoenhals' performance in Refund, Friday Night. Crane WH' Wilson Refurns, Was Brains Behind Cranium by Earl Wiener Pete Wilson, class of '43, who recently visited his classmate, alumni secretary Carleton McLain, was the idea man be- hind the first Cranium, and consequently the original Bob Allis Day. Deciding in his junior year that the Crane needed pepping up, he pooled wits with Tom Tyree and came up with a humor column which they christened The Cranbrook Cranium. The idea was welcomed by both students and faculty, and a recent Crane poll showed that the Cranium to- day is second only to Pro and Con in reader popularity. Commenting on the first Cranium during a meeting of the press club last Monday fat which Mr. Wilson gave a special talkj Mr. Carl G. Wonnberger asserted that its the only one that has ever been funny. In their weekly column Wilson and Tyree maintained a high standard of wit and received no faculty censorship until something they printed displeased an in- fluential reader who retaliated by con- fiscating the entire issue. The two poked good-natured fun at the dress habits of casual Bob Allis, bringing about the first of a long line of annual Bob Allis Days. They also started the humorous alumni addresses found yearly in the large final edition of the Crane. Mr. John Chandler, new headmaster of Detroit University School, visited Cran- brook last week. Mr. Chandler, a Yale graduate, returned to his New Haven alma mater as an assistant dean after spending five years in the Navy. From Yale he recently went to DUS to take up the headmaster's duties. lfloffman-History Teacher, Producer of Plays Historian Hoffman catcher a cup of coffee during fri: morning duties as afristanl dining ball director.-Photo by Dow. UNDER THE TOWER from page 2 reasons. ij To relieve the Housemasters from some disciplinary duties, thus free- ing them for more friendly counselling with their boys. 21 To bring about greater consistency of operation between houses. In the past, two boys from dif- ferent houses might receive entirely dif- ferent treatment for identical offenses. 31 To enable a central committee, with ac- cess to all facts, to take the boys com- plete disciplinary and general record into account before imposing necessary penal- ties. This is only fair to the student in matters of major importance if the case is to be settled intelligently. 41 To im- press upon some few boys the necessity and seriousness of certain regulations. In the past, house disciplinary committees have felt themselves inadequate to do this. 5, To give a representative group of the faculty, who desire to help rather than to punish, an opportunity to talk with the boy who is off the track' or who is headed for trouble but has not yet arrived 6, To give several men a chance to see all sides of the case so that justice may be done. In every case the committee will call in the boy s housemaster, prefect, or anyone else who can help them reach an intelligent, im- partial and fair decision. 7, In short, to weigh any case thoughtfully and thor- oughly, and to make recommendations to the Headmaster who, in the last analysis, must be the final court of appeal in any school. To summarize, the administration be- lieves as strongly as ever in self-dis- cipline in many matters on the part of students. Certainly students should be represented, as they are, in many phases of school life. All of us, however, must know where our respective boundries run and where our responsibilities begin and end. With these thoughts in mind, I feel sure the students will have an increasing feeling of pride and respect for school rules . . . for law and order. Only by working cooperatively and understand- ingly can we achieve our goals. Four years ago Robert K. Hoffman came to Cranbrook to teach history and Latin. Today he not only is teaching history but handling the details of many other phases of Cranbrook life. Unlike the popular conception of a picturesque bearded history professor, quiet, clean- shaven Mr. Hoffman does not surround himself with myriads of maps, memoirs and biographies. However, his book- shelves are far from empty. Notable among his favorite authors are Churchill, Ferber, Galsworthy and many writers of modern novels. Graduating magna cum laude from Lafayette College in 1940, Mr. Hoffman was awarded special honors in history. The following spring he received the degree of Master of Arts from the Grad- uate School of Columbia University. From September of 1941 to September of 1945 he taught history and Latin at Saint Paul's School, Garden City, Long Island. Then, in the fall of 1945, he came to Cranbrook. A loyal Episcopalian, conservative Mr. Hoffman is very fond of great music and painting. He possesses a large collection of phonograph records as well as many reproductions of well known paintings, one of which by Picasso can be found hanging on his bedroom wall. His fav- orite music is that of Gilbert and Sullivan. Mr. Hoffman is an ardent worker in Ergasterion activities, and since his ar- rival at Cranbrook has assisted dramatics head Carl G. Wonnberger in producing many plays. He has also directed a number of his own productions. When quizzed as to his main interest, Mr. Hoff- man affably replied: Seeing that all my students obtain passing grades. Radio Club Sers Program: W8LME fo Air C'broolc Call Under the watchful eye of Mr. Wil- liam Schultz, Jr., the Radio Club this year is going to build and repair items ranging from crystal sets to amplifiers. Work is being continued on a ten meter beam antenna, and several members are studying the Morse code in preparation for obtaining amateur operators' licenses. Mr. Schultz's private station W8LME is available for use by the club, and will be used by Mr. Schultz in sending mes- sages from any Cranbrook boy to any part of the world desired. W8LME be- longs to two networks: The Buzzard: Roost network and the Michigan Emer- gency Network. The latter is ready to take over communication throughout the state if a storm or flood should eliminate other methods of communications. THE CRANE OLUME XXIII CRANBROOK SCI-IOOL, OCTOBER 28, 1949 No. 6 ienior Seven Who Will Chart Course of 219-'50 Social Year lite :even at tlre lzelm of this yeaf: social activities. Left to riglrt: lay Corley, Bruce Williams, clrair- man Rus: Dawson, folvn MacDonald, Harley Warner and Bob Blanchard, absent from picture is Iolm Roberts.-Plrato by Redfield. Dawson Announces Formal, 'erms If Greatest Ever This year's formal dances should be Ie greatest ever. With this bit of worn mlloquialism Social Committee chairman uss Dawson heralds the fun-to-come f the 1949-50 social year. First on the st of these dances is the Cranbrook Fall ormal scheduled for Friday, November 3. The name of the band to be featured : this dance will not be released until ter, but the committee promises that Ie orchestra and the entire program will Jlend together to form a completely en- ryable evening. One of the most active of the II senior See SOCIAL LIGHTS page 2 Erg To Play B'way Comedy, Leis 'A Young Man's Fancy' In the spring a young man's fancy ghrly turns to thoughts of love. De- sire the fact that it is fall, director Carl i. Wonnberger has decided to produce l Young Man's Fancy as Ergasterion's fhristmas play. When this play appeared n Broadway the lead was taken by a franbrook graduate, William Talman, 'ho is now acting in Hollywood. Distinguishing characteristics of this Irce which should appeal to the Cran- rook students, by and large, are a fast moving plot, plenty of gags and a plu- Ility of girls attired in bathing suits. lasting has not been completed, but Ie major roles will most likely be taken y Gene Tolfree, Bruce Williams, Cyn- aia Creighton and Alice Shaw. The play will be presented the nights of December and 3. Coming Up! TO DAY CROSS COUNTRY MEET with Royal Oak High School, here, 4:00 p. m. TOMORROW VARSITY SOCCER GAME with Nichols School, there, 10:00 a. rn. VARSITY FOOTBALL GAME with Nichols School, there, 10:30 a. m. MOVIES, Small Gym, 7:30 p. m. Feature: Down to the Sea in Ship: with L. Barry- more, R. Widmark and Dean Stockwell. Also serial No. 2. Dangers of the Canadian Mounted. A Mighty Mouse Cartoon: Fight to the Finish. INFORMAL DANCE after movies 'till 10:30 p. m. SUNDAY. OCTOBER 30 EARLY SERVICE, Christ Church, 9:30 a. m. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER I JUNIOR VARSITY FOOTBALL with Waterford Township High School, here, 4:00 p. m. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2 FRESHMAN FOOTBALL GAME with Barnum Junior High School, here, 4:00 p. m. SATU RDAY, NOVEMBER 5 VARSITY SOCCER GAME with US, there, at 12:00 noon. VARSITY FOOTBALL GAME with US, there, 2:15 p. m. CROSS COUNTRY STATE MEET, Ypsilanti. MOVIES in Small Gym, 7:30 p. m. Feature: Red River. Also serial No. 3, Danger: of the Canadian Mounted. Marquis Throws House Pariy Marquis hall held their first house party of the year in the cabin Friday night. Chaperones were Mr. and Mrs. Bunt, Mr. and Mrs. Gerard, Mr. and Mrs. Palmer and Mr. Roderick. Cabinet Fixes Budget, Divides Money 3 Ways Spreading their student-pledged budget equally in three directions, the Kings- wood-Cranbrook Church Cabinet this year plans to donate zo percent of its money to local charities, 20 percent to national groups and zo percent to various inter- national charities. Locally, I5 percent will go to the Torch Drive, which helps the victims of diseases such as Infantile Paralysis and Cancer, while five percent goes to the Oakland County Relief Fund, which pro- vides Christmas boxes for crippled and underprivileged children in the county. National programs being supported are the Negro Education Fund Q15 percentj and the National Preparatory League flive percentj. The Negro Education Fund gives aid to negroes attending var- ious colleges throughout the country. The National Preparatory League promotes religion in private secondary schools and sponsors an annual conference in Chicago. France is the recipient of all the Cabinet's international contributions. Twenty percent of the budget is being divided equally between a school in Nice and the support of its foster child, yotmg Annette Lenoble. Of the remaining 40 percent, I0 will be used for running expenses, while the other 30 percent has been set aside for See CABINET BUDGET page 2 Towers 9 Foot Stack Wins: Search For Books Goes On With the extensive assistance of their housemaster, Towers won the Student Federalist book contest. Hubert V. Davis, housemaster of the dayboy win- ners, contributed eight feet of the nine foot winning pile. The Lower School placed second and Marquis third. The other dayboy house, Fountains, took fourth, while Page and Stevens are still fighting it out for fifth and sixth. The drive will continue until after Thanksgiving. Chuck Yager, chairman of the drive, states that there is still plenty of room left in the Stevens storeroomf' For winning the contest Towers will get a house party. This fete will also be attended by the Federalists who took an active part in the drive-Yager, Joe Carleton, Don Johnson, Martin Luding- ton, Bob Ward and Rufus Beardsley. 2 --THECRANE-l Educated Humanity Necessary For Prosperity by Charles Yager '51 Two hundred years ago, Lord Chesterheld wrote in one of his letters: Knowledge of the world is to be acquired only in the world, not in the closet. This statement still has a meaning today. The closet is the dark chasm into which interest in world affairs is cast. Cranbrook students are required weekly to read articles from current affairs magazines. The object is to stimulate a desire in learning about universal events. Should this be necessary? National and international news can be obtained from the daily newspapers. However, most Cranbrook youths pur- chase a paper to read the sports section alone. One boy admitted not having looked at a paper since his arrival at school. This world is a country which no one yet ever knew by description, one must travel through it oneself to be acquainted with it. These words written by the same Lord Chesterfield in 1747 state that knowledge can be ob- tained through travel. Newspapers and magazines are a form of travel. While sitting in study hall reading, it is possible to visit all corners of the world. At the turning of the page, a mile unfolds itself. Why should the reading of a cur- rent affairs article have to be made a compulsory assignment? It should be a daily procedure. The world can be bettered only if its inhabitants are willing to learn of happenings that af- fect their lives. An educated humani- ty is a prime requisite for perpetual peace. Ignorance can lead the way to destruction, wisdom can bring a solu- tion for the world's difliculties. CABINET BUDGET from first page various drives which may come up during the year. The 18 members of this year's Cabinet are Fred Steinmann, chairman, Henrietta Kleinpell, secretary, John Manley, Milce Patten, Alan Cargile, Ivan Scholnick, Doug Van Zandt, Charlie Carter, Fritz Friday, jack Knoblock, Carol Robertson, Jean Davenport, Mary Grindley, Virginia Ellis, Sally Landis, Ann Paterson, Judy Perry and Carolyn Snyder. Gisl1's Corner I 5 V EEQEEQFQ Fil Ri ...J 0 lust checkin' fellas, just chec.',in'. X hi 1 , .. AA 1- l A 9 f , XX . T PRO and CON hy puller Lee Funsten and cameraman Marvin Davidson Question: Did you enjoy this year's Autumn Festival, the Wizard of Oz, more than last year's Fifties Follies? Dick 1-larbeck, 6- No, because I think last year's play was much better. Dick BeGole, 6- Yes. I thought that the dramatic portion of this year's festival was much improved over last year's, also this year's wound up with more of a bang. Lorry Burrows, 6- Yes The Wizard of Oz was much better than the play last year even though it, like the Fillies Fol- lies, was hard to hear. L. Burrows Behrens Bob Behrens, 5- No, The play was no better than usual, and the booths were no more interesting than last year's. WRA Thwarts Booters 3-2, Late Goal Clinches Victory Edged out in the final minute of Satur- day's game, a strong Cranbrook soccer team dropped their second consecutive league contest to a determined Western Reserve squad, 3-2. With seconds to go and the score tied, the visitors from Hud- son, Ohio rallied to score on a threaten- ing corner kick. An evenly contested, see-saw battle highlighted the first quarter, but early in the second period the Reserve line man- aged to hit the net for the first marker. In less than a minute, however, the score was again even. Left inside .lay Corley, in a one man attack, took the ball at midfield, powered it through the defense and scored. Half way through the third quarter center forward Manoucher Shojai broke the tie with an angle shot. But Reserve managed to retaliate with a rally by their center forward in the third period and the game-winning shot late in the fourth period. SOCIAL LIGHTS from first page committees appointed earlier in the year, the Social Committee has already assisted in the planning of the recent skating party, sponsored several informal dances after Saturday night movies, and present- ed various Kingswood-Cranbrook visiting Sunday parties. The latter two events, expected to continue throughout the year, not intended to be elaborate affairs but are designed for fun. We're saving our best ideas for those formals, affirms one of the social seven. SIC Two late-arriving new students are Edward Doty, a fifth former from East Lansing, Michigan, and PG Nielson from Cody, Wyoming. THE CRANE STAFF October 28, 1949 Cal Patterson '50 ........,............,.,...... Editor-in-Chief Ted Mills '50 .....................,....,.....,... Associate Editor Gil Gove '50 ........,.,.., .......... C ontrihuting Editor Fritz Dow '50 ................,....... Photographic Editor Dick Zeder '50 ...,.....,.......,........,.., Business Manager Dick Ten Eyck '50 ........,............ Technical Editor John Roberts '50 ...,............,.......,.,.........,..,.. Art Editor Lee Funsten '50 ,,.,........,.,..,.......,.......... Literary Editor Templin R. Licklider, Ir. ...,........ Faculty Adviser Assistants News: Bill James '51 Bob Walter '51 Joe Carleton '51 Bruce Williams '50 Charles Yager '51 Bob Sukenik '50 Allan Levy '51 SPORTS: Jay Corley '50 Fred Steinmann '50 jim August '53 LITERARY: Manoucher Shojai '50 George Brody '51 jan Simpson '51 William Salot '52 PHOTOGRAPHY! Marvin Davidson '53 QIQHEIBIEJIQ The Crane is published every , week during the school year by the students of Cranbrook School, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. 'K ' Entered as second class matter under Act of March 3, 1879. 17 SCROLL -l-THECRANEl- s SPORTS SHOTS -. ' Q ek-F f X:-5: by Fred Steinmann Both the football and soccer teams Ft this afternoon for Buffalo in high ipes of inflating their deflated records. football Nichols was defeated 60-7 by niversity School in their first League me. In soccer the two schools tied in a J two overtime contest. :Ie 1: :ze League soccer is still the S64 question. .though Cranbrook was defeated by lA 1-o and WRA 3-2, both very slight irgins, the Shady Siders went into two ertime periods and tied US 2-2. Pre- musly US had tied Nichols. The two g League contests tomorrow are Cran- Jok vs. Nichols and Western Reserve University School. Pk FK ,lf Dayboy Bob Newey deserves com- :ndation for his outstanding work as shman football quarterback this year. cool man off the T he has sparked : frosh through one of their most suc- :sful years in Little Oak League com- :ition in spite of the 32-6 loss to Fern- le Wednesday. l's Revenge Earlier Tie 'verwhelm Busch 39- I 3 Revenging an early season scoreless tie, : Cranbrook junior varsity footballers xted Busch Centerline 39-I3 in the oval onday. Getting off to a fast start, the anes scored as soon as they took pos- sion of the ball and never relinquished :ir lead. The Orange and Black scored :ir two touchdowns in the fourth period zinst the Cranbrook reserves. Olof Karlstrom scored first for the Blue :l Gray with a fifty yard touchdown 'int in the first quarter. Happy Meyer 1 Dick Fitzgerald soon followed with 'een yard plunges for I2 more points. ie score stood zo-o when Charlie Cunn- gham intercepted an erring Busch pass rl cantered for the fourth touchdown. Senterline tightened their defense after : half, and the home team failed to re in the third period. But in the final arter a pass was completed to Fitz- 'ald on the five yard-line and he hit rdirt again. Karlstrom climaxed the ring for the day with another run, s time picking up a kick-off and retum- I it all the way for the sixth TD. Jerry 'eeney kicked one of the points after Lchdown, while the other two were red on passing and running plays. Warner Leads Crane Pack As Harriers Drop Twin Bill Class An mile record-holder Raven- scroft led the stream of Hazel Park run- ners across Cranbrook's finish line Friday, as the visitors swept to a 22-33 victory. Following him in second place was Hazel Park's Ring, with a time of 11:44. Blue and Gray harrier Harley Warner took In the style of ancient marathon runners, track Captain Harley Warner lead: this year'.r Blue and Gray lrarrierx. third place with 12:10, while Bill Yaw was fourth with 12:37. Only other Crane in scoring position was Jon Desenberg. This meet marked the first time in three years that Cranbrook has been defeated by Hazel Park on the home course. A second defeat was added to the week's record Tuesday, as Lincoln Park downed the Cranes 21-37. With the fast- est time on the Lincoln Park course this year, Harley Warner took first place while Bill Yaw finished sixth with 11:17 and jon Desenberg crossed the wire in the ninth position with 11: 39. Work Squad Does Odd Jobs In Shop, Labs, Greenhouse Deviating from a precedent established two years ago, the special work squad this year will be divided into two instead of the usual three groups. One section, under arts department head C. Warren Moore will be working in the shop. Included on their list of projects for this term are the mounting of a new anvil, repainting of football helmets, repairing the shop's metal rol- ling mill and the construction of an electric sander. The other group, led by biology in- structor Holland R. Sperry, will work in the lab and greenhouse. They are cur- rently repainting a chicken coop. Ohioans Trim Gridders ln Second League Loss Skirting around the ends and racing down the sidelines for repeated touch- downs, Western Reserve backs Nyerges, Hoag and Davis clinched 36 points for the Green and White as Reserve downed Cranbrook Saturday, 39-o. Speed and deception were the talents most fully used by the visitors as they unleashed a power- ful aerial and running attack. The un- expected strength of the Ohioans prom- ises to make tomorrow's WRA-University School contest one of the most interest- ing in Inter-State League history. Throughout Saturday's contest the Blue and Gray was on the defensive. At the half the score stood 27-O, and at no time in the game did the Crane offense get underway. Nyerges is the holder of the Inter-State League championships in the broad jump and quarter mile, as well as being the sparkplug of the Reserve backfield. Bill and John Little were the powerhouses of the Reserve line. Isabelle Warren of the kitchen staff is leaving November 1 to be married to Jack Hoppe of Jardine, Montana. Pick Your Teams! WIN UP TO FOUR MALTED MILKS or equivalent amount of merchrndise from the school store by simply filling in your predictions of the score: for tomorrow's seven big games which are listed below. Here are the teams! FOOTBALL Michigan . . . I ...... I-Illinois .... I .... Northwestern I ...... I-Ohio Sfafe . I ...... I California . . I ...... I-UCLA .... I ...... I WRA ..... I ..,... I-ssA . .... I ...... I Cranbrook . . I ...... I-Nichols . . . SOCCER WRA ..... I ,..... I-ssA . .... I ...... I Cranbrook . . I ...... I-Nichols . . . After filling in the spaces put your name and house at the bottom of the coupon, cut it out and deposit it in one of the boxes which are placed on the bulletin boards in the academic building or in the school store. The deadline is tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. A special offer of three malted milks is extended to anyone predicting the exact score: of tomorrow's Cranbrook varsity contests, and four malted milks will be pre- sented to anyone lucky enough to guess the exact scores of all the games! However, only two malted milks will be given for picking the most winning teams, but no exacl scores. The contest is open only to students and faculty members of Cranbrook School. In case of a tie, the prize will be divided equally. REMEMBER the deadline is 10:00 a.m. tomorrow! Name ...................... ..................,........... ...... ............ House ....,............................................................,.....,...,..,....,,.,....,...,,,. Winner of last week's contest was Pete Smith of Stevens who picked five of the winners and came closest to guessing the correct scores. 4 .1 T H E C R A N E Th Small Hanclful of Oz Zealo s at Saturclay's Confetti Fest 9 1. Cranbrook 4 f jf' Cranium by the country Wit intercepted Tele grams ' Honey, Meet me in the locker room- ,F gk ,K C ualdles ' Dear Fortune Teller, Are ou sure! . Y A warned customer :re :re are O Joe, Where are you! losephine :re vs ak Tl fb , s X U ffft' it 1 C0 Six week exams caugbt up with us too. Pl: ilf PK For the information of those unfor- tunate fellows who unwittingly forgot Saturday we woods behind their Little Blue Books would point out that the Kingswood really are off bounds QPage 4, Paragraph 3, Section 22, Subtitled Demarcation. Q are :re :rf We wonder just which country wit it was that yelled fire while the school pic- ture was being taken. Curiously, however, the faculty did maintain dignity fin spite of taxesj. ALU M N l N EWS Mr. Otto Frey, father of two alumni 'fjohn Frey, '46 and Tom Frey, '49 recently visited school. John is attending Harvard, where he is a member of the varsity tennis squad. During the summer he took a seven week cruise to France in connection with the NROTC program. Tom was one of the top live in a class of 500 when he graduated from the Northwestern School of Commerce. He is now working days and studying nights. wk :rc :re Dave Seeber, ex-Crane Sports Editor, ,49, is currently playing freshman foot- ball at Trinity College, which he entered this fall. A fraction of Autumn Festival? frolicksome crowd during waning moments of nightir battle royal.-Pboto by Davidson. Festival Features Oz? C Club Alters Admissions Confetti Stops Show by Bill lame: Adopting put a nickel in the slot as its slogan, the annual Kingswood Au- tumn Festival Saturday evening featured a variety of concessions peddling every- thing from false feet to phony fortunes. Also presented was a skit entitled the Wizard of Oz. The Oz offering, a five act musical starring Alice Shaw as Dorothy, was sung and acted by the junior class on the stage of the auditorium upstairs. But soon the center of attention switched downstairs to the gym where a dozen odd booths ravaged many a week's allowance. Prudent Kingswoodites graciously filled their treas- ury with the returns from multitudinous items including gardenias and the ever popular telegram service. But when finances ran low, a five piece band was on the spot to provide music for dancing. However, at I0 oiclock, chaos reigned as confetti and streamers were placed on sale and, in turn, used as ammu- nition for a minor riot. Mumbled one disgrun- gil tled maintenance man 1 2 5 on the Sabbath: Let ,N those - juniors clean 5 'J this mess up! We take the All-School PHOTOGRAPH ROY D. YOUNG STUDIO 20I Third Avenue North Mount Vernon iowa Passes New Election Ruling Arrangements for admissions into the varsity C Club have been altered. Senior letter winners are automatically members, providing they pass the initia- tion tests. jluniors, sophomores and fresh- men, however, must be elected into mem- bership, after which they must face the same initiation formalities as the seniors. This system was designed, states one C Club official, to prevent abuse of the club by uncooperative members. President Doug Van Zandt, vice-presi- dent Fred Novy and treasurer Ivan Scholnick, along with prefects Fred Stein- mann and Alan Cargile, make up the committee in charge of initiations. Plan- ning to hold weekly business meetings, the C Club has also made plans to treat the latest inductees to a taste of varsity life at monthly gatherings in the cabin. NEWS BIQIEFS The Reverend Vincent Franks of Jack- son, Mississippi gave the sermon for the student service at Christ Church Sunday. He is the father of junior Dave Franks. A A A Third former Ken Coppock is the first to bring a television set to Cranbrook this year. Switching from a precedent set by ,49er Tal jones, Coppock, due to his being an underclassman, is keeping his set in the second floor Page apartment of Mr. Carleton NlcLain. A A A Stories of Hair and Furf' an ex- hibit of the Institute of Science, will go on a national tour October 31. THE CRANE oLUME XXIII CRANBROOK SCHOOL, NOVEMBER 4, 1949 No. 7 lew Regime Regulates Use it Annually Popular Cabin Ever-popular as a retreat for both isiness-minded and social Cranbrook- ns, the senior cabin this year has been ready the scene of many policy-shaping eetings as well as numerous festive .therings. Starting with a senior class eeting to draft committees and acquaint e student-elders with their responsibil- es, the cabin has been occupied on suc- ssive Friday nights by the Student :deralists, the varsity Soccer squad, and larquis Hall. Tonight the Crane staff id board will reap the fruits of their bors at a journalist-style cabin banquet. Food for these parties is furnished upon quest by the kitchen, but the group in- ilved is charged with transporting it to e senior's lagoon paradise feither in me obliging master's car or by the long, dious overland routej. Men behind the smooth functioning these cabin activities are the 1949-50 nior Cabin Committee. Their duties clude regulation of the cabin's use and acking the supply of wood necessary r warmth on cold Friday nights. Plans tablished by this year's committee call -r new seat covers on the chairs and iving the cabin used for more visiting Inday soirees. Chairman of the Cabin Committee is larquisman Bob Sukenik. He is assisted I Richard Fu, Hwei-Kai Hsi, Fred lagoner and Warren Wolfe. When Ieried concerning his committee Sukenik id that the doorway to the cabin will r the doorway to fun. larriers Overpower Dublin, ake Year's First Victory After eight straight defeats the Blue id Gray cross-country squad came rough to win 20-35 over Dublin High :hool of Pontiac Tuesday. Friday the irriers lost to Royal Oak 42-19. Harley Warner and Bill Yaw paced e runners against Dublin with identical nes of 12:01. The visitors' Linton took ird place with 12:34 while Cranbro0k's Zi Godfrey and Ion Desenberg finished th 12:35 and 12:38 respectively. Clocking the best time of the year on e Cranbrook course Royal Oakis Chris- inson led the Acorns to their 42-19 :tory with the time of 11:20. Warner rned in his fastest home performance the season CII : 3oj and placed second. allowing him were Yaw, Desenberg, hn McDonald and Godfrey for Cran- ook. The Acorns had I4 men who ran ider the Cranbrook letter limit of 12: 30. This Five Stands Behind the Open Door To Cabin Fun With the motto: More people are using the Cabin than ever before, the 1949-50 Cabin Committee are tbe men bebina' tbe men bebind the fun. Left to rigbt: Hwei-Kai-Hsi, Richard Fu, cbairman Bob Sulrenilz, Warren Wolfe and Fred Wagoner.-Pboto by Redjield. Coming Up! ' TODAY CRANE STAFF AND BOARD DINNER, Cabin, 6:00 P.M. TOMORROW VARSITY SocCER GAME with US, there, 12:00 NOON. VARSITY FOOTBALL GAME with US, there, 2:15 P.M. MOVIES in Small Gym, 7:30 RM. Feature: Red River. Also serial No. 3, Dangers of the Canadian Mounted. Short: A Fatal Kits. SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6 LATE SERVICE, CHRIST CHURCH, 11:00 A.M. MONDAY, NOVEM BER 7 JUNIOR VARSITY FOOTBALL GAME with Big Beaver High School, there, 4:00 RM. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9 FRESHMAN FOOTBALL GAME with Maple School, here, 4:00 P.M. TH U RSDAY, NOVEMBER I0 CROSS COUNTRY MEET with Plymouth High School, here, 4:00 RM. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER ll VARSITY SOCCER GAME with Chatham Voca- tional School, here, 4:00 P.M. VARSITY FOOTBALL GAME with DeVilbiss High School, there, 8:15 P.M. STAFF SQUARE DANCE, small gym, 8:30 to 11:30 P.M. The Crane extends sincere sym- pathies to Mr. and Mrs. Axel Mag- nuson, Jr., on the death of Mr. Magnuson's father at his home in Manchester - by - the - Sea, Massachu- setts. Mr. Magnuson died Sunday at the age of 73. Cranes Crush Nicholsg Triumph in 27-7 Fray BUFFALO, NEW YORK, OCTOBER 29- Sparked by the brilliant passing of quar- terback Russ Dawson and a hard-hitting line, Cranbrook overpowered an under- dog Nichols eleven 27-7 here, today. The Blue and Gray attack hit pay dirt twice in the first half. After long gains by co-captain Allen Cargile and halfback Frank Rigas, Dawson rifled a pass to end Lindsey Lufkin who scampered 30 yards for the first TD. Jack Knoblock converted. Then halfback Fred Novy, slashing out gains oft guard and tackle, set up a 40-yard touchdown pass from Dawson to Jan Simpson making the score I3-0 at the half. Starting off the second half, Bob Kimes split the Nichols line and powered his way through their secondary for the third Blue and Gray score. Again Knoblock converted. Later in the same period co- captain Dawson fired a pass to Rufe Beardsley which had all the earmarks of a fourth Crane TD, but an offside pen- alty brought the ball back. In the final quarter fullback Dave Franks ran around end and, assisted by the downfield blocking of Bob Kimes made the last Cranbrook tally. The Green and White's lone marker was made with less than a minute to play on a long pass from Larry Montesano to Paul Ober- ercher. Montesano kicked the extra point making the final score 27-7. One week earlier University School whitewashed the Buffalo team 60-7 on the same field. Romance Ends Izzy's Stay: To Wed Montana's Hoppe During her four year stay with the Cranbrook kitchen staff, Isabelle Warren became a familiar sight in the dining hall. Tuesday she left to be married to Jack Hoppe of Jardine, Montana, after a send- OH from the students at the Halloween dinner Monday night. The couple met in 1947 while they were both working at Teton Valley Ranch, which is owned by Wendell S. Wilson, former Cranbrook Athletic Director. When asked of her pet peevei' at Cranbrook, Izzy grinned and told of the lengthy feasts which Fred W. Campbell indulges in and of the group of his charges that never fail to gather around his table at the conclusion of each meal. She also said that she will miss the boys, they were grand, adding slyly . . . as far as I knew them. PRO and CON 2 i-THECRANE-- Mankind Now Stands in The Valley of Decision The proper study of mankind is man. Written by the 18th century writer and poet Alexander Pope in his lengthy Essay on Man, these words are perhaps even more timely today than they were two hundred years ago. Social sciences have lagged far behind the physical sciences. Mankind has suddenly found himself living in what is called the Atomic Age, but socially he has never surpassed the ancient Roman Empire, a civilization notorious for its merciless wars of conquest. Today war has changed only in its method of execution, while the reasons behind it are essentially the same. The big difference is that man now has means for killing greater numbers of people and destroying more property at a single blow than ever before. The human race stands at the most important crossroads of its long, irregular history. One road leads to what Norman Cousins calls the ultimate in self-destruction-extinction. The travel, leads to a world of perpetual peace. It can be assumed, due to scientific advances of the present f -- I as 4 - - 1.... .1 fs r f -1 A N f 1 other, a much more difficult road to .tv t N . :'3' us: - as , Atomic Age, that man possesses the - 'iw lethal powers required for self-oblit- eration. It can also be assumed, due to political, moral and economic ad- vances throughout history, that man possesses the necessary know-how to control those lethal powers. This X rf ,V xx 4 ,fi he must do! Effective United Nations control of atomic energy would be a step in the right direction, but atomic control would not effect other preparations for war. Therefore, an agency of con- trol over each and every nation's sovereign power to make war is need- ed. Such a controlling agency could be a strengthened United Nations granted sovereign powers adequate to prevent war, taking that measure of sovereignty from each nation and placing it in the hands of the UN. This is essentially world government fcontrol and government, according to Webster, are synonymousf. It is also the essential principle behind the Student Federalist movement, which bases its actions on the principle of working primarily to strengthen the United Nations into a world govern- ment with limited powers adequate to prevent war. NEWS BRIEFS Washington and Lee University re- cently announced that they will require all entering freshmen to take the schol- astic aptitude test of the College Entrance Examination Board. This is the first southern mens' college to make the ex- amination mandatory for candidates. A A A Dr. Dana M. Cotton of Harvard Uni- versity spoke in Assembly Monday morn- ing. Later he talked privately with several seniors interested in attending Harvard. A A A Hubert V. Davis, '48, was elected vice- president of his sophomore engineering class at Duke University. by poller Lee Funsten Question: What did you think of the Nichols trip? Allen Cargile, 6- What a question! Two victories and a night at the Buffalo Athletic Club could be nothing but a success in anyone's book. 5 5 .,.- . Q Cargile Hunting John Hunting, 6- In general, I thought the trip was terrific! The bus was the best that I have ever seen on a Cran- brook trip, and the Buffalo Athletic Club was a wonderful place to stay. But our victories made it even more enjoyable. Jay Corley, 6- I thought the journey was very successful in all ways. The trip was short and the victories sweet. Corley Vanzand t Doug Vanzandt, 6- I thought it was a fine trip. Our triumphs and the spirit of the teams added greatly to it. Lower Schoolers' Record Shows Two Wins, One Loss hy Lower Schooler Alan Carlin In the football games to date, the Lower School has been victorious in two and on the short end of one. Cranbrook won the first game with Detroit Country Day School 23-6, and the second contest, played with Holy Name School, 14-o. In their most recent game the Blue and Gray lost to Oak Ridge School, 25-I2. In the game with Detroit Country Day School the first score was made by the visitors early in the game. Two other touchdowns were scored by the Detroiters, but both were nullified by penalties. Cran- brook's 23 points were the result of several long marches highlighted by Jim see FOOTBALL FLEDGLINGS page 4 Gish's Corner fl Fire Drifl-3rd Floor Marquis THE CRANE STAFF November 4, 1949 Cal Patterson '50 ....................... . ..... Editor-in-Chief Ted Mills '50 ..... . ....... .,.............. A ssociate Editor Dick Zeder '50 ......,....................... Business Manager Dick Ten Eyck '50 ....,.....,...,...... Technical Editor Fritz Dow '50 .................,...... Photographic Editor Fred Sfemmann ,50 ............................ Sports Editors -Tay Corley '50 John Roberts '50 ............. .............,,... A rt Editor Lee Funsten '50 ............,....................... Literary Editor Templin R. Licklider, Ir. ....,....... Faculty Adviser Assistants NEWS: Bill james '51 Bob Walter '51 Joe Carleton '51 Bruce Williams '50 Charles Yager '51 Bob Sukenik '50 Allan Levy '51 SPORTS: Dave Franks '51 jim August '53 LITERARY! Manoucher Shojai '50 George Brody '51 William Salot '52 PHOTOGRAPHY I Mike Redfield '50 Marvin Davidson '53 qmamfsimzm Qui. g -I The Crane is published every ' I rd Scnou. week during the school year bv the students of Cranbrook School, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Entered as second class matter under Act of March 3, 1879. -THECRANE 3 I SPORTS SHOTS r V kin- f L7 D. by Fred Steinmarm Inter-State League Athletic Directors ay soon be in a state of complete con- sion as they try to figure the results of is year's league soccer race. The dilemna ay face is the possibility of such oddities two and three way ties cropping up in y of the live possible berths. 1: as Pk Halfback Fred Novy leads the football :ring with a total of I2 points. The rms scoring power this year is very enly distributed. as ae sf Facing only a game with Big Beaver igh School next Monday, Coach Hubie avis, IV footballers have tied two and in three of their five previous games to mpile the only undefeated record in ll athletics this year. Pick Your Teams! WIN UP TO FOUR MALTED MILKS equivalent amount of merchrnclise from the iool store by simply filling in your predictions the scores for tomorrowis seven big games .ich are listed below. Here are the teams! FOOTBALL ichigan . . . I ....,. I-Purdue .... I ..,. innesofa . . . I ...... I-lowa ..... I .... ichigan Sfafe I ...... I-Nofre Dame . I ...,,. I California . I ..,... I-Sfanford . . . I .... own ..... I ...... I-Yale ..... I .,.... I 'anbrook . . I ....., I-US ...... I ..,... I SOCCER 'anbrook . . I ,...., I-US ...... I ,.,.., I After filling in the spaces put your name and use at the bottom of the coupong cut it out Il deposit it in one of the boxes which are iced on the bulletin boards in the academic ilding or in the school store. The deadline is norrow at 10:00 a.m. A special offer of three ilted milks is extended to anyone predicting 2 exact scores of tOmorrow's Cranbrook varsity itests, and four malted milks will be pre- nted to anyone lucky enough to guess the :ct score: of all the games! However, only 2 malted milks will be given for picking the ist winning teams, but no exact scores. The contest is open only to students and ulty members of Cranbrook School. In case a tie, the prize will be divided equally. REMEMBER the deadline is 10:00 a.m. tomorrow! lfne ..........,........... .....,..................,..........,.,.................... ....... N158 .,,.........,......,...,. .,....... ..........,...,.................... . ........,.............,...... Walter Taylor of the Lower School an the two malted milks in last week's ntest. He picked six winners and came rsest to the actual scores. Hopeful Coaches, Captains Before Embarlcing for Nichols Blue and Gray captains and coaches before Nicbolx trip. Left to rigbt: Asst. football coach Robert E. Kenny, football co-captain: Russ Dawson and Allen Cargile, soccer captain Ivan Scbolnick, football coach Iobn R. Roderick and .roccer coacb Wayne F. Lawrence.-Photo by Redfield. Varsify Aims Toward US In Birmingham Scrimmage by Crane fullback Dave Frank: In preparation for the oncoming US football game the varsity scrimmaged a highly rated Birmingham eleven Tuesday. The Crane offense, sparked by scatback Allen Cargileis speed and deception, out- shined Birmingham 24-12. Co-captain Russ Dawson, who completed six out of seven passes in the Nichols game, again made the Blue and Gray air attack click as he connected with five out of seven. The most outstanding plays were two long passes completed to Rufus Beardsley covering altogether IIS yards. Frank Ri- gas hit the middle for repeated gains, one clinching 60 yards. Other high points were the hard running of Bob Kimes and the downfield blocking of Fred Novy. With such determined blocking by the line, and a continued show of fire and speed in the backfield, co-captains Russ Dawson and Allen Cargile should lead the Roderickmen to victory over US. Barnum Spanks Frosh 26-7: Newey Tallies for Cranes Barnum Junior High downed the Cran- brook freshmen footballers 26-7 Wednes- day, here. The Blue and Gray were out- played throughout the first three periods, but in the final quarter their passing attack began to click and they drove to the Barnum one yard line. Bob Newey went over for the touchdown and scored the extra point a few minutes later. Martel Schlock and Gordon Mutch each scored once for Barnum while Stan 'lesson hit the endzone twice. Mutch also kicked the two points after touchdowns. Several students visited the Detroit Edison Company power plant last Satur- day. Among the things they saw were the generators and some of the modern mar- vels of electricity. Booters Blast Nicholsg Corley Scores Clincher Two Early Goals Pave Way fo Firsf lnfersfafe League Win BUFFALO, NEW YORK, OCTOBER 29- Sigbted Niclrolx, Sank Same 3-2. ISignedI Coach, Ijfy and Mascot. This brief telegram winged its way over Western Union wires to Cranbrook with the first news of the school's victorious trans-Canada jaunt to Nichols. This was the first League win for the Lawrencemen, and brought their seasonis record to three wins and three losses. Defensive play throughout the first two periods was loose, with four of the five goals tallied before the halftime whistle. Early in the first quarter the Blue and Gray broke the ice with a shot by Crane halfback Lee Funsten. Shortly after, Green and White forward Roger Lever- ance knotted the score driving the ball past Cranbrook goalie Paul Greenshield. The other two scores of the first half were netted on penalty kicks. Center forward Manoucher Shojai kicked the visitors' penalty shot while Nichols' cap- tain Iohn Kern booted in the tying score for the home team. Throughout the third quarter the Blue and Gray hammered at the Nichols goal with right inside jay' Corley slipping through their defense for the game win- ning tally. The Lawrencemen kept the ball close to the Green and White's goal from their third score to the end of the game, but were unable to boot it through what one Crane stalwart termed prob- ably the best goalie the team has faced. The first of the monthly Senior Din- ners was held in the lower dining hall Wednesday night. The Reverend Robert DeWitt of Christ Church spoke on How to Choose Your Life Work. 4 l-THECRANE-l The Cranbrook X . aa , ' Cranium A by the country Wit Overheard: ' in Marquis: Rosenthal: Say Fred, can I borrow your necktie?', Novy: What's the matter Rosy, couldn't you find it? :re are are ' in the Physics Lab: Mr. Schultz: Who's that smoking in the back of the room? Steinmann: No one sir. That's just the fog we're inf, Sli Fl' FK ' in the locker room: Fred, Jr.: . . . a lot of nonsense! Pledge: Yes sir . . . - Later i Fred L.: . . . great for the Club! Same Pledge: Yes sir! FOOTBALL FLEDGLINGS from page 2 Clay's line plunges and end sweeps by Tom Martinek and Bob Chapman. In the game with Holy Name the first half was scoreless, but in the second frame the Lower School scored twice on touch- downs by jim Clay, both converted by Clay and Tom Martinek. The left half- backs of both teams were injured during the game. Holy Name's man received a broken nose, and ours, George Glover, cut his tongue badly. The Oak Ridge contest brought defeat to the Blue and Gray. Harold Galloway put Oak Ridge ahead during the first quarter when he scored on a long run. In the second period the Lower School evened it up, leaving the score 6-6 at the half, after both teams had failed to make the extra point. During the third frame both teams scored, Oak Ridge getting their conversion to go ahead I3-I2. How- ever, in the final quarter the visitors broke through on running plays to make the final score stand at 25-12. CHRISTMAS GIFTS Ask about our Lay-a-Way Plan for your Christmas needs T H E K I N C A I D S JEWELERS 2l3 E. Maple Birmingham .fcagelhi GIFT SHQP l39 Maple Avenue Birmingham Lose Something? Responsibility for returning lost articles to for- getful sludent: rests with this senior quintet. Left to right: Scott OJGorman, Bob Ward, Lyon Day, Charlet Feaa' and chairman Seely Pratt. -Photo by Davidson. JV Topples Waterford 6-0, Keeps Year's Record Clean Remaining the only undefeated Cran- brook team this year, the Blue and Gray junior varsity whipped a favored Water- ford squad 6-o in the oval Tuesday. The Crane score was made on a second period touchdown by quarterback Olof Karl- strom. Before skirting the left end for the Cranes only score, Karlstrom heaved a forty'-yard pass to Charlie Cunningham to put the ball on the visitors' five yard marker. Throughout the game and especially in the second half the JV defense was out- standing. Twice Waterford drove deep into Crane territory and twice were held, Cranbrook getting the ball on fumbles. Offensively, the Davismen held their own, playing mostly in enemy territory. HONOR ROLL FO U NTA l N S Charles Cunningham Gilbert Gove Carl Luckenbach Richard Zecler LOWER SCHOOL Alan Carlin Richard Martin Robert Chapman john Neff George Glover Dale Schlafer Walter Taylor MARQUIS William Chase Robert Womsley PAGE David Ball John Hatch John Colwell Stanley Hirt Charles Fead Ted Mills Robert Gillow William Salot STEVENS Chris Huntley john Manley Bill Vary TOWERS Robert Brown Jonathon Schwartz Robert Whitlatch Seniors to Look After Lost, Mislaid Articles Periodically in morning assembly Head- master W. Brooke Stabler or Assistant Headmaster Harry D. Hoey produces a stray wallet, pair of glasses or sum of money. But it is the job of the senior Lost and Found Committee to tetum the bulk of such lost and mislaid articles to the rightful owners. Committee head Seely Pratt has set forth a plan whereby this service may be rendered each day during recess and after lunch. Operating from a location in the Aca- demic Building basement somewhere near the Game Room and just off Alumni Court, the Lost and Found Committee was moved this year to make room for the office of Alumni Secretary Carleton McLain. Despite their somewhat smaller and more inconvenient location, incident- ally the headquarters of Cranbrook's orig- inal Lost and Found Committee, this year's group plans to speed up the return of lost articles and hold the traditional spring auction to clean out excess un- claimed articlesf' Assisting Pratt in this enterprise are Bob Ward, Scott O'Gor- man, Charles Fead and Lyon Day. Students' Suits S45 to S65 7 5 1 G BIND. f C INGYON rv AS' 1450 THE CRANE OLUME XXIII CRANBROOK SCHOOL, NOVEMBER 11, 1949 No. 8 :abinet Frames Parley Jn Teen Age Morals Birmingham's Community House will r the scene of the year's first Church abinet religious conference Sunday, 'ovember 20. Following the procedure ed in previotu years, the combined oup of Cranbrook-Kingswoodites will :ar a lecture by The Reverend Gibson finters of Brighton's Parishfield on the bject, Teen Age Morals. The con- rence is scheduled to begin promptly Iozoo a.m. After Reverend Whiters' talk, the as- mblage will divide into small discussion oups directed by the several chaperones examine the lecture topic more closely. Iter they will report their findings to e main body. Lunch at 12:30 will be llowed by an afternoon program similar the morning activities. Cabinet chair- an Fred Steinmann warned recently at only a limited number of students n be taken on this first field trip, and servations should be made before No- mber 16.,' He added, It's a case of 'st come, first serve. ournalisfs Revel in Cabin, kirmish Over Torrid Issues Relaxing their eternal vigil over Cran- ook activities, 35 odd Crane Staff and :ard members let down their hair at a fo-hour long cabin party Friday night. 7 ith juniors Earl Wiener and jan Simp- n taking turns at the frying pan, and litors Cal Patterson and Ted Mills iling out rations of potato chips, ham- Irgers, salad, cake and milk, the prime Ijective of most present seemed to be to ,If as much food as possible in the least issible time. Observed one tired Board ember: Would that some of that ergy might show up in their weekly mrkf, But another standing nearby sub- itted that perhaps they're stocking up ergy for the trials of coming editionsf' After the meal the group gathered ound a blazing fire to plot plans for ture journalistic triumphs. But soon ey began to snipe at each other from rious vantage points in and around the bin in pitched battle over questions such : Should Gish continue to have a free nd in writing the Cranium? Norm Berry, class of '48, now a soph- more at Wesleyan University, Middle- wn, Conn., has just been elected presi- nt of the Spanish Club at that institu- in fmuch to the pleasure of his Cran- oolc Spanish teacher, Senior Master oward E. Yule, . Coming Up! TODAY VARSI'FY SOCCER GAME with Chatham Voca- tional School, here, 4:00 P.M. VARSITY FOOTBALL GAME with DeVilbiss High School, there, 8:15 P.M. STAFF SQUARE DANCE, Small Gym, 8:30- 11:30 RM. TOMORROW WAITERS, DINNER, 6:00 P.1vI. KINGSWOOD SENIOR PLAY, Kingswood School, 8:15 RM. MOVIES in Small Gym at 7:30 P.M. Feature: The Boy with the Green Hair with Pat O,Brien, Robert Ryan and Dean Stockwell. Serial: Episode No. 4. Short: On Watch. SUNDAY, NOVEMBER I3 EARLY SERVICE, Christ Church, 9:30 A.M. VISITING SUNDAY, Cranbrook, 2:30 P.M. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER I8 CRANBROOK FALL FORMAL, Small Gym, 9:15- 1:00 A.M. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER I9 MOVIES in Small Gym at 7:30 P.M. Feature: Apartment for Peggy. Also serial No. 5, Dangers of the Canadian Mounted. Short: March of Time, Asia's New Voice. A Committee Portrait Pete Peterserfs strong-arm senior Store Com- mittee poses for portrait with their chief. Left to right: Manoucher Shojai, chairman Bob Kerns, Pete, Dave Higgins, Al Simpson and Dick H arheck.-Photo hy Davidson. Memories of the disorder and pande- monium that used to erupt periodically each free period of each day in the school year still haunt the dreams of school store head Pete Petersen. But, due to the efforts of last year's Store Committee, under pioneer-spirited senior Bill Shule- vitz, only memories are left to linger on. With a rigid wait-your-turn system the '49ers revolutionized the time-worn store policy of survival of the fittest, perhaps better termed service to the littestf' see STORE STALWARTS page 2 'Blue l-leaven' ls Theme Of C'broolc Fall Formal Down through the years Social Com- mittees have produced many unique themes for Cranbrook Formals. Such ideas as ,47,S Bums' Rush, '48's Hobo Hop and '49's Twin Hop are out- standing, but this years committee has added a romantic touch to the scene by naming the approaching fall formal Blue Heaven. This unusual theme hints at unique decoration and lighting. Sched- uled to provide music for this 9:15-1:00 affair is the popular Detroit orchestra of Ralph Bowen. As in previous years, no flowers are expected to be worn by the feminine set. Again this year the Social Committee is stressing tuxes as the evening's wear, although dark suits are acceptable One socialite committeeman advertised that members of the faculty and their wives or dates are invitedf, Swingers Gel' in I'he Mood WiI'h Revival of Dance Band Dance music in its many varied forms has long been a major concern of rythm- conscious Cranbrook students. The social set furrows its brow wondering about music for the next formal, and the instru- mentalists dream of that elusive, almost intangible idea of a Cranbrook dance band. At formal dances full orchestras have been hired, but at most informal dances good old Vic Trola usually occu- pies the bandstand. In the 1946-47 school year a notorious group, commonly called the Hungry Five,', but branded with a wide variety of other choice denominations, successfully charmed the Bloomfield Hills com- munity. This organization, what the 1946 Christmas issue of the Crane termed a gruesome musical group composed of live starving students, played at football games, pre-game pep rallies and between the acts at the Erg Christmas play. In 1947-48 another type of musical activity was started. This time I4 swingers decided to organize a dance band. Although this group never made an initial public appearance, they played such tunes as September Song, Star Dust and Love Walked In for their own pleasure. But by spring meetings were few and far between, and to all intents and purposes the semi-energetic swingers were swinging no more. Once again the need of competition for poor unappreciated Vic Trola has incited see MUSIC MUSINGS page 2 2 THECRANE-- Letter to the Students To THE STUDENTS: There is something I would like to say to you, the fellows who go to Cranbrook. I am speaking from a viewpoint that you might find hard to understand, but if you see what is meant by my words you will surely have something to think quite seriously aboutil' Did you ever consider just how fortu- nate you are to be attending Cranbrook? If you stop to think what your school is giving you that other schools cannot, then you know what an advantage you have. Oh yes, we all know about the things that appear on the surface, the beautiful cam- pus, the interesting and educational cur- riculum, the well trained teachers: but I am talking about something else-some- thing that is not only lacking in public schools-something that even wealth can- not buy. It all adds up to one thing. Cranbrook is a place where young men come to learn to be leaders! That is the difference be- tween your school and the others. Here the students know what they want, and here they can get it. With a super combination like this how can you fail? Yes, we of less fortunate en- vironment look up to you, and count on you to take your important place in the world. We wish we could be in your lucky shoes, but as long as we can't we know you'll use every advantage to pre- pare yourself for the important job ahead of you-being a leader! ferry H atfeld A senior at Fenton High School, Fenton, Michigan. 'ED. NOTE: Written by an outsider who felt this an important message to be impressed up- on Cranbrook students, this letter is a real challenge to all Cranbrookians. Jerry Hatfield is, among other things, editor of the Fenton High School yearbook, The Fentonian. MUSIC MUSINGS from frst page a group of Cranbrookians to action. Am- bitious math instructor Emory Niles re- cently announced the formation of a dance band designed to render popular tunes on desirable occasions. Mr. Niles, who will act in the capacity of the band's director, will also assist the group with his banjo. Tentative members include Tom Galantowicz, only remaining member of the old Hungry Five playing his clari- net, Gordon Rosenthal, on the trumpetg Bob Ward, who will play bass, Dave Higgins, on the saxaphone and Norm Gable, alternating between the trumpet and the piano. .fagelfei GIFT SHOP I39 Maple Avenue Birmingham A A D j ' xl X ' f rf 1 .1 XX 2 G' ' PRC and CON hy Puller Dick Sattler and Cameraman Mike Redfield Question: What do you think of teen- agers going steady? Cynthia Creighton, 6- I think it is a good idea because you do many things together and have a good time. Creighton Patten Mike Patten, 6-- I think going steady is a good idea in that you enjoy every- thing you do together a great deal more, because of the understanding aquired in dating the same girl for a long period of time. Ellyn Heine, 6- It is the greatest ever, if it is kept on the right level. Beardsley 6- I think going steady is a swell idea because I was lucky and got the best Kingswood had to offer. I do, however, wonder sometimes what Lorry Burrows thinks of the idea. Heine Rufus Beardsley, NEWS BIQIEFS Dr. Maurice Garabrant, formerly of Garden City, Long Island, is the new Organist and Choir Director at Christ Church. just before coming to Cranbrook he received his Doctor of Music Degree at Adelphi College, Long Island. A A A Mrs. Walter H. Young and her two children, Sandra and Stephen, recently returned to school after a prolonged stay at Dedham, Mass. A A A Headmaster W. Brooke Stabler will give a sermon at Grace Church in Grand Rapids, Sunday. After the service he plans to show movies about Cranbrook to a group of alumni. US ScuH'les Roderickmeng Power Plays Roll Up Score CLEVELAND, O1-uo, NOVEMBER 5- Rocked by the University School power- house on one line smash after another, Cranbrook's gridmen fought vainly to check the flood of Maroon and White tallies here, today. This was the worst de- feat the Cranes have sustained at the hands of an Inter-State League team since Cranbrook entered League competition in 1939. The score was 75-o. Fumbles on kickoHs and running plays accounted for much of the yardage gained by the US squad during the first half. On the third play US took to the air for the first of their 1 1 touchdowns. The Blue and Gray never started rolling. Dimin- utive Allen Cargile was able to cover four yards in seven tries in the first half. Co- captain Russ Dawson's passes did not click, with only two out of seven reach- ing the hands of Crane receivers. The Roderickmens' strength was greatest dur- ing the second quarter when they man- aged to call a temporary halt to the pa- rade of University scorers. Outstanding on defense in this period were Co-captains Dawson and Cargile, Fred Novy, A1 Simpson and line backer Doug Van Zandt. STORE STALWARTS from first page Using the same tactics as their pred- ecessors to keep the lines moving, the '50 vintage Store Committee will also aid in distributing laundry and packages dur- ing the recess rush-hour each morning. Headed by Glee Club president Bob Kerns, this year's stalwart five are Dave Higgins, Dick Harbeck, Manoucher Sho- jai and A1 Simpson. THE CRANE STAFF November ll, 1949 Cal Patterson '50 ..........,................... Editor-in-Chief Ted Mills '50 ..... . ..... .................. A :sociate Editor Dick Zeder '50 ........ . .... ................. B usiness Manager Dick Ten Eyck '50 .................... Technical Editor Fritz Dow '50 ........,............... Photographic Editor Fred Sfemmann '50 'E .......,..........,......... Sports Editors Jay Corley '50 John Roberts '50 ..... . ................................... Art Editor Lee Funsten '50 .................... ..,............. L iterary Editor Templin R. Licklider, Ir. ............ Faculty Adviser Assistants NEWS: Bill james '51 Bob Walter '51 Charles Yager '51 Bruce Williams '50 Joe Carleton '51 Bob Sukenik '50 Allan Levy '51 SPORTS! Dave Franks '51 Jim August '53 LITERARY: Manoucher Shojai '50 George Brody '51 William Salot '52 PHOTOGRAPHY : Mike Redfield '50 Nlarvin Davidson '53 fnnazrhmzuv GET!! .4 , K j A V Sc-mort The Crane is published every week during the school year by the students of Cranbrook School, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Entered as second class matter under Act of March 3, 1879. -THECRANE-l s SPO RTS SHOTS by Fred Steinmann and Dave Frank: University School is close to duplicat- g its feat of sweeping the Inter-State :ague field in both soccer and football. l ith WRA as its last opponent, however, S will meet stiff opposition in both orts. In soccer a pitched, very even bat- : can be expected, but the Cleveland am should have a slight edge over the Iudson squad. Saturday Reserve downed e Nichols soccetmen 6-o, while US Junced the Cranes 4-o. A week earlier e Blue and Gray sank Nichols 3-2. In football WRA defeated Nichols i-o, while US romped to a 60-7 victory 'er the same team. Cranbrook was de- ated by Reserve 39-0, and by US in iturday's shut-out victory. Again a ght edge lies with the Cleveland team, it an inspired Western Reserve offense ay score the upset of the year as these 'o undefeated Inter-State League II7S ck horns at US tomorrow. :le :ls is Tonight the Roderickmen journey to oledo to play the DeVilbiss Tigers at nge Stadium. DeVilbiss' co-captains, ,lfback Bert Warrick and tackle Don air, have led their team to the city ampionship this year, but in contests th out-of-town teams the Tigers can ily boast one win in four starts. Their 'erall record is four wins, three losses id one tie. Last Friday DeVilbiss beat levelandis Euclid High School 26-7. S defeated the same team X3-7 earlier the year. But the Tigers suffered a I-I2 defeat at the hands of Clevelancl's maker Heights High, a team that takes 1 annual thrashing by the US eleven. :ie if :I- Varsity soccer meets Chatham Voca- mal on the home field today. The Cana- ans are expected to have a strong team, it an inspired Crane squad should have i edge over the visitors. A victory in is contest would give the Lawrencemen .500 average for the season. reshmen Sfampede Maple, alce 20-0 Victory in Oval Maple School of Dearborn fell before e freshman footballers zo-o Wednesday 1 the Crane field. Completely outclassing eir opponents, the Blue and Gray used ery man on their bench for the first ne this season. Bob Newey, Bill Truett- r and Dave Alderman scored for the impbellmen. John Yaryan kicked the 'o extra points for the victors. STYLE MART SUITS 549.75 Top Coafs 544.50 io S5950 P E C K ' S l08 So. Woodward Birmingham US' Rugged Offense Blasts Bootersg Cranbrook Loses 4-0 CLEVELAND OHIO, NOVEMBER 5- Within half an hour after stepping off a modern Greyhound bus here today, Cranbrook's varsity soccer squad began an all-important game with University School. The Maroon and White were ready and waiting, however, and soon opened up an overpowering attack to de- Gish's Corner fr NT Qs Q 9 9 ii ? lj ll -5 I Q3 -u i N' .N 'K - Cl 90 Carn'on fellas, lefs have a fghz team fight! Pick Your Teams! WIN UP TO FOUR MALTED MILKS or equivalent amount of merchrndise from the school store by simply filling in your predictions of the :cores for tomorrow's seven big games which are listed below. Here are the teams! FOOTBALL Michigan . . . l ,..,.. l-Indiana . . . Ohio Siafe . . l ...... l--Illinois .... l ...,.. l Cornell .... l ...... l-Dartmouth . . l ...... l Univ. School . l ..,... l-WRA ..... l ...... l Cranbrook . . . l ,...,. l-DeVilbiss . . . SOCCER Univ. School . l ...... l-WRA ..... l .,.... l Cranbrook . . . l ...... l-Chatham . . . After filling in the spaces put your name and house at the bottom of the coupon, cut it out and deposit it in one of the boxes which are placed on the bulletin boards in the academic building or in the school store. The deadline is today at 4:00 p.m. A special offer of three malted milks is extended to anyone predicting the exact score: of tomorrow's Cranbrook varsity contests, and four malted milks will be pre- sented to anyone lucky enough to guess the exact :cores of all the games! However, only two malred milks will be given for picking the most winning teams, but no exact scores. The contest is open only to students and faculty members of Cranbrook School. In case of a tie, the prize will be divided equally. REMEMBER the deadline is 4:00 this afternoon' Name ...,.,.. .... House ....,.............................,................ ......................... ........,.,..... . ..... John Harlan of Fountains won the con- test last week by picking six of the seven winners. The only victor he did not guess was US in the soccer contest. feat the Blue and Gray to the tune of 4-o. US got off to an early start as their center forward Pete Ranney took the ball through the Crane backs to score on the first play. The visitors were then jarred to alertness and proceeded to tighten their defences, holding the Clevelandites to one score, until the US attack opened up in the last quarter. Play, nevertheless, cen- tered in the Crane half of the field throughout the first three periods, with but few offensive Hashes on the part of the Lawrencemen. Only in the third frame did the Blue and Gray threaten to upset the US applecart, but effective play by the Maroon and White fullbacks man- aged to discourage the Crane attacks. The hosts were an inspired team throughout the game, but in the final period their attack started to gain momen- ttun as they drove repeatedly for the visi- tors' goal. University School captain Ran- ney lead the scoring in this stanza by add- ing two more markers to the Maroon and White total. Left-wing Robin Wood scored the last goal on a corner kick, and at the final whistle the score stood 4-o for the Cleveland team. Big Beaver Downs Cranes, Clips JV's Perfeci' Record BIG BEAVER, NOVEMBER 7-Big Beaver today put an end to the Cranbrook JV's hopes for an undefeated season by smash- ing to a 12-o decision over the Davismen. Recovering the ball on the Blue and Gray ten yard line after quarterback Olof Karl- strom had fumbled the opening kickoH, the Beaverites scored within the first minute on an end-zone pass. During the rest of the first quarter and part of the second period the teams bat- tled back and forth across the fifty yard line. But before the half-time whistle two long passes and an end run netted Big Beaver its second and final touchdown. Feeling their unblemished record slipping from their grasp at this late date, the Blue and Gray began to put their all into this last battle. Without hesitation the Mud- slappers followed suit and the result was the banishment of one Cranbrook back- fieldman and two resolute Big Beavermen for unnecessary roughness? Out of the continuing rough play, which ,on one occasion featured a fifty yard penalty, the JV managed to regain spirit for a final period sixty yard march downfield. With the running of Hap Meyer and Dick Fitzgerald and an Edi- son to Cunningham pass combination, the Cranes drove to the Big Beaver twenty yard line only to have a fumbled pass and a long loss deny them a score. 4 -l-THECRANE- The Cranbrook f Cranium Tigggji q by the country wit Flashl Womsley made the Honor Roll! :rs ak rr: Rumor around Cranbrook biological circles has it that venturesome Biology instructor Holland R. Sperry has crossed a rabbit with a snake. But most Cran- brookians would have continued on their unruffled ways except for that avid reader of the Annapolis Log who pointed out that now Mr. Sperry possesses an adder that multiplies. are :re are Quotation from The Weekly Scuttle- but, publication of the inmates of third floor Marquis: Ghostly after-lights shuffles, compara- tive to those on Halloween, were heard last weekend. What was the chief reason? Be sure to read The Return of the Native to find out. And without further commentary we refer you to Josephine Gish who says: All Kingswood reads the Scuttlehutf' School Plans Optical Tests To Include AII Cranbrook fspecial to The Crane, Cranbrook School has been invited to participate in a scientific study of great educational significance. This study is de- scribed by Detroit's Dr. A. D. Ruede- mann, speaker at a recent faculty meet- ing, as follows: Under a grant from the famous Kresge Eye Institute we are planning a study of the eyes, including the muscle balance, of those now in school in relation to their ability to study, the formation of study habits, and the correc- tion of any abnormalties. I am sure that many of these difficulties are not found and do not come out until it is too late for some of the stu- dents to make a recovery. Our survey is di- rected toward finding the number who have some visual difficulty, the cause and correction of the same. It will be beneficial to the indi- vidual students, the school, and to all future students. The Cranbrook Board of Directors has approved this study. Every student will be examined fwithout charge to the par- ents or schoolj in the near future at the school. These examinations will be made during the regular school day. Any visual difficulties found will be reported to the parents andf or the family ophtalmologist. Former Cranbrook history master Fred- rick fThe Chief, Dockstader visited the school Sunday after driving back from Cleveland with Mr. Ben Snyder. Mt. Dockstader was with a group of Cranbrook masters and their families at the US-Cranbrook contests Saturday. He is now studying for his Ph. D. in History at Western Reserve University. A Layman's View of Historian W. Boyce Ricketts by Bill Iames To the boys taking US History this year it is no jolly fact that, since as far back as anyone can remember, US has been voted by the senior class the schooI's toughest course. It is also no gay reality that W. Boyce Ricketts, its avid teacher, has practically always been chosen the History Department head W. Boyce Ricketts caught of guard between clarres. -Photo hy Davidson. school's ruggedest and most respected master. But to the members of his classes, Mr. Ricketts is known as a forgiving, discerning individual who has a long- practised understanding of boyhood. As an example, exhaling the last drag of the cigarette which perpetually haunts his lips in the moments between periods, Mr. Ricketts will usually enter his class- room with a smirk and an idea of catch- ing one of his brighter students on a bit of quick wit or a tricky question. Manley takes a last look at his well-crammed notes. Gove glances at the board seeking signs of a test. Looking Wagner straight in the face, Mr. Ricketts snaps: Fracassi, what two colonial groups were in session in mid- summer of 1787 and what did they do? Was it the Stamp Act Congr . . . Louder, Fracassiln The First Continental Con . . . Louder, louderl, he shouts. Why, ah, sir, ah that seems to be the one thing I didn't . . . Slumping into a chair, his head in his hands, the dark haired, six-foot-three master mumbles a juicy phrase or two. Then, seemingly inspired, he proceeds to frame an outline', answer to the question with highly expressive gestures, glowing terms and a constant How of names, dates and facts which indicate years of experience in the teaching field. Do you understand now, Reynold? he asks with a smile. Seldom does an alumnus return to Cranbrook without looking up the gentle- man in room 108. Since he instructs courses in American Government and Modem European History as well as US, not many graduates of Cranbrook com- plete their academic work without some with Illinois-born Mr. Ricketts. earlier days of the school he contact In the coached basketball, exercising a love of athletics which has stayed with him since his high school days. Mr. Ricketts came to Cranbrook in i929 after teaching in two Illinois prep schools which no longer exist. Not enjoy- ing his work at either of these places, he applied to a nationwide teachers employ- ment agency and hence discovered Cran- brook. Bur being unable to find any list- ing of Cranbrook in a 1925 prep school catalog fCranbrook was founded in I926,, he decided this was not the place to spend a lifetime. Finally, however, upon receipt of a fourth urging telegram he travelled to Bloomfield Hills, got off a bus on a considerably narrower Wood- ward Avenue and walked the mile and a quarter to school over the then gravel Lone Pine Road. The minute I saw the quadrangle, he now relates, I felt I'd be lucky to get a job herein Well, he did, and today his name appears on the assembly hall plaque honoring employees with twenty years of Cranbrook service. Tom Herbert, '48, is a member of the 150-pound football team at Princeton. He also has been appointed associate staff engineer for the campus radio station, WPRU. WINTER SPORTS wrrr-r cRANsRooK MEN ' ' ' ITS BASKETBALL SHOES ' , HOCKEY EQUIPMENT M E N T S SWEAT SUITS 3 'lo 1 I I I I3b0 S. Woodward Birmingham when Beffer Sporfs Equipmemg ls Sold .feonaach will Sell If Ask the man who'se played one II6 SO. WOODWARD l62 West Maple Ave. Birmingham BIRMINGHAM TI-I E CRA NE 1949 No. 9 JLUME XXIII CRANBROOK SCHOOL, NOVEMBER 18, ' ' Good Neighbors -lehrus Sister Speaks xt Tuesday Assembly Harsha and Agit Hutheesing Become Cranbrook Students Stopping off from a nation-wide tour, 'r. and Mrs. Raja Hutheesing and their 'o sons Harsha and Agit visited Cran- ook School Tuesday, Mrs. Hutheesing, e younger sister of Indials Prime Min- er Nehru, spoke briefly to an all-school sembly. She was followed by Mr. Hut- esing, a newspaper editor and publisher, lo talked on conditions in India. After this special assembly the family is shown around Cranbrook's grounds, Iparently to acquaint the two boys, I3 ar old Agit and I4 year old Harsha, th the school which they will attend as ecial students. The boys expect to start eir schooling at Cranbrook today, con- Iuing until the middle of February when eir parents will retum from their trip roughour the US. On this trip Mr. and lrs. Hutheesing will lecture on India's isition in world politics. Zhatham Clips Booters, I-0 Vith Fourth Quarter Goal Darkness threatened to halt the sea- n's final soccer contest Friday, but com- :ting Cranbrook and Chatham Voca- anal teams managed to battle to a 1-o madian win before the ball could be -mpletely obscured. Both teams played spired ball throughout the game, and it Is not until the final period that the sitors put home the winning point. Play in the first three periods see-sawed am one end of the field to another, with ith teams making repeated passes at iydirt. Only on the opening whistle :re the Cranes caught off guard and rced to play defensively. In the third :riod the Lawrencemen reversed the bles by pressing the Chatham team with veral threatening drives on the goal. lowever, the game was marked by both ams following the philosophy that the :st defense is an offense. With a I2 won, one tied record, the ocational booters, Western Ontario :ague Champs, smashed repeatedly for e Blue and Gray goal in the fleeting Oments of the game in order to salvage eir undefeated record, powering a tally .rough the Crane defense during a pile- J in the Blue and Gray penalty area. Awarded varsity letters for athletic See SOCCER SETBACK page 3 On-the-:pot Crane photographer records Hutbee:ing's virit. Left to right: Head- master W. Brooke Stabler, Mrs. Hutlr- eesing ana' Mr. Hutbeesing. Waiters Gather Rewards During Tenderloin Repast Two rich rewards guaranteed to Cran- brook's large group of dining hall waiters are a daily free work period and the steak dinners held once each term. Satur- day night the 60-odd waiters who had struggled through nine weeks of dish- stacking fell with evident relish upon the first of these feasts. The repast consisted of a tenderloin steak faverage dimensions: five inches in diameter and one inch thickj, mashed potatoes and peas, followed by a dessert of ice cream and cake. Several impressed candidates for waiterls duties next term did a little research, discovered that the next such feast will be held in approx- imately zo weeks. Coming Up! TODAY CRANBROOK FALL FORMAL, Small Gym, 9:15- 1:00 A.M. TOMORROW MOVIES in Small Gym at 7:30 P.M. Feature: Apartment for Peggy. Also serial No. 5, Danger: of the Canadian Mounted. Short: March of Time, A,fia': New Voice. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22 SCIENCE LECTURE, Small Gym. WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 23 THANKSGIVING RECESS BEGINS, 11:45 A.1vI. SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 27 T1-IANKSGIVING RECESS ENDS, all boarders due back at 7:30P.1vI. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29 C CLUB BANQUET, Lower Dining Hall, 6:15 P.M. Franks, Yaw Fill Posts OF '50 Fall Captaincies Soccermen Elect to Choose New Captain at Later Date ftfpecial to the C ranej Elected to fill posts vacated by retiring football and cross-country captains were junior Dave Franks and sophomore Bill Yaw. A captain for the 'jo soccer squad will not be elected until a later date. Franks, a native of Jackson, Mississippi, played on the JV in '48 and this year moved up to the varsity halfback posotion. While earning his letter, this Stevensman played in every football contest of the year, showing up particularly well in the Flint Tech and DeVilbiss encounters. He will replace co-captains Russ Dawson and Allen Cargile. Hoping to E11 the shoes of what Ath- letic Director Paul A. Thompson called Cranbrook,s two greatest runners fCrane captains in 1948 and 1949, Toby Maxwell and Harley Warnerj, will be Marquisman Bill Yaw. Socialite undaunt- ed and academically efficient, Yaw has shown signs this season of outstanding potential ability. He is in the eyes of coach Thompson, a fine choice for the job of leading cross-country. Toltree, Williams Top Casts Ot Erg's Xmas Production An ultra-progressive summer camp will provide the background for Ergasterion's Christmas play, A Young Man': Fancy. This Henry Thurschwell farce ran for 346 performances on Broadway two years ago. It starred William Talman, a Cran- brook graduate. Tickets for the play are 51.00 and 31.25. Operated by a returned army hero and his sister, the camp is heralded as the last word in a vacationland for youth. The plot centers around the attempts of several of the campers to promote a love affair between the returned vet and a pretty counselor. The antics of four ex- perienced campersi' add more action to the situation. As in previous years two casts will be used, one for Friday night and one for Saturday. The lead is taken by Gene Tol- free and Bruce Williams on the different nights. They will be supported by Cyn- thia Creighton, Alice Shaw, Pat Hogan, Marcia Kelley, Ray Brant, Tom Hawley, Kitty Bell and Linda Hepburn. The play is scheduled for December 2 and 3. 2 -THECRANE As Thanksgiving Nears--Christmas Exams Loom on Horizon Less than 120 hours remain before Thanksgiving recess officially begins. But few students, apparently due to their anticipation of that enjoyable November holiday, seem to realize that only 14 days of classes remain between now and the first term examsfl' The time to begin preparation for these exams is not the weekend immedi- ately preceeding them, but now, while time can be found to do the necessary work. It is impossible to study for four one and one-half hour tests in the short span of one weekend. Honors grades are not earned by skimpy last-minute ef- forts. Thoroughly planned and executed study is the key to Cum Laude. Slop- py preparation is the key to unhappiness. This is an individual rather than a collective problem. Each student must make his own decision and study for himself, just as each student is expected to take his own examination. EDITOR'S NOTE! Scheduled to begin the morning of Tuesday, December 13. ALUMNI NEWS by Bruce Williams Norm Bowman, '48, visited Cranbrook after completing Navy boot camp and 42 weeks of schooling to become a radio electronics technician. He said that he is headed for Puerto Rico on the heavy cruiser USS Albany for the Navy winter war games, after which his nautical career will take him to the Mediterranean area. vs al: :ie Phil Matter, '47, was elected president of the Cranbrook Club of Princeton, and Stubby Stabler, '48, was chosen to be secretary of the same group. Stabler re- ports that he ran into Dick Meddaugh, '47, up at Cornell after watching the Cor- nell footballers eke out a I4-I2 victory over Princeton. wk Pk PF Mike Carey, '48, is the assistant man- ager of Princeton's varsity football team. P14 Pk Dk Ted Reid, '47, has been named a Scholar of the Second Rank for the aca- demic year 1948-49 at Yale University. A Cum Laude winner at Cranbrook, Reid qualified for the Yale honors with a general average of over 85. Hatch Takes Tennis Crown: Blanks Ken Wilson in Finals.. Sophomore John Hatch won the fall tennis tournament by winning over Ken Wilson 6-o, 6-1. In the finals of the doubles tournament john Colwell and Ken Wilson conquered Fritz Dow and Hatch. Colwell and Wilson overcame Joe Carleton and Jack Alway as Dow and Hatch defeated the favorites, Norm Bouton and Fred Wagoner, in the semi- final round of play. Cranbrook's recently formed octet per- formed at the meeting of the Association of Independent Schools of Metropolitan Detroit at Liggett School Friday night. Leader of this group was band president Tom Galantowicz. X ' - v ', NX f .. ' ' lx. I -v ro ,3 i. . . Q, ae 1. f 1 PRO and CCN by Poller Dick Sattler ana' Cameraman Fritz Dow Question: How can the confusion of the 10:08 - 10:20 a.m. mail rush in the store be straightened out? Manoucher Shojai, 6- I do not think that anything can be done about it, be- cause most people love to rush for their mail even if they have ample time. After all there is a lot of fun in rushing for your mail. '- 5 .-- V ' ' -.-. IfI..QQf5 if' . V 1: ea, p Slrojai M acomber Pete Macomber, 5- 1 think that very little can be done about the rush with- out disturbing the class schedule, for it is plain that more time is needed. Unless different times can be arranged for receiv- ing mail, the situation is hopeless. John Koepcke, 4- Mail should be given out after lunch, because the foun- tain is not open at that time. Si f ' 'S 5 71, f . ' '-'- i S- Koepclze Alderman Dave Alderman, 3- I think that they Pick Your Teams! WIN UP TO FOUR MALTED MlLKS or equivalent amount of merchrndise from the school store by simply filling in your predictions of the :cores for tomorrow's six big games which are listed below. Here are the teams! FOOTBALL Michigan . . . l ...... l-Ohio State . l .,.. Notre Dame . l ...,,. l-lowa . ..... l ...... l Stanford .... l ..,.., l-California . . l ...... l Harvard .... l ...... l--Yale ..... l ,..... I Dartmouth . . . l ,..... l-Princeton . . S. California . l ...... l-UCLA .... l ...... I After filling in the spaces put your name and house at the bottom of the coupong cut it out and deposit it in one of the boxes which are placed on the bulletin boards in the academic building or in the school store. The deadline is tomorrow at 12:00 noon. A special offer of four malted milks is extended to anyone predicting the exact :carer of all games! However, only two malted milks will be given for picking the most winning teams, but no exact scores. H The contest is open only to students and faculty members of Cranbrook School. In case of a tie, the prize will be divided equally. REMEMBER the deadline is 12:00 noon tomorrow! Name .... .W House . ..............,.... .....,., . ............ ....... , - ....... .. .. .... ,.. Lower Schooler George Glover was winner of last week's contest. He picked six of the seven winners, giving Univer- sity School an edge over Westem Re- serve in soccer. Reserve won 2-o. THE CRANE STAFF November 18, 1949 Cal Patterson '50 ....................,......,.. Editor-in-Chief Ted Mills '50 ..... - ..... .......,..... A xsuciate Editor Dick Zeder '50 .......... ,........ B mines: Manager Fritz Dow '50 ...,....,. ,....... P botagraplric Editor John Roberts '50 ..... -... .......................... Art Editor Dick Ten Eyck '50 ..................... Technical Editor Lee Funsten '50 ..........,...,......,.....,.,.,.... Literary Editor Templin R. Licklider, Jr. ............ Faculty Advixer Assistant: News: Bill james '51 Bob Walter '51 Charles Yager '51 Earl Wiener '51 Joe Carleton '51 Bob Sukenik '50 Allan Levy '51 SPORTS: Fred Steinmann '50 Jay Corley '50 Dave Franks '51 Jim August '53 LITERARY: Manoucher Shojai '50 George Brody '51 William Salot '52 PHOTOGRAPHY : Mike Redfield '50 Marvin Davidson '53 4 The Crane is published every Qwllbi week during the school year by J should close the parcel window until later the students of Cranbrook School, ' ' Bl mfi ld H'lls, M' h' . in the dayiiTh,at way the crowd will move SGSLL Enigred eas secgnd das: Iigazr more qutc ly' N-ev--' under Act of March 3, 1879. -THECRANE.-l 3 SPORTS SHOTS C ,K a F f we D. Placing first in hve out of eight meets, :ss-country captain Harley Warner de- rves a special word of praise for leading e harriers through the past season. 'irh a time of 1 1 : I4 on the home course again broke the record set by Joe 'ough in '46, making himself rhe second rear runner in two successive years. :by Maxwell, '48 captain, also broke 'ough's record with a time of 10:58, iich is the present school record. SIG wk Pls A total of 35 varsity C s were given ,t in Assembly Wednesday. There were football, I3 soccer and five cross-coun- 1 letter winners. Pls Pls :Is The Inter-State Prep School League indings for fall athletics are as follows: FOOTBALL WON LOST TIED xiversity School? 4 O O estem Reserve Academy 3 l 0 ady Side Academy 2 2 0 anbrook School 1 3 0 chols School 0 4 0 Defending Champion. Comparative Football Scores S ......,.,..,,..,,..,............. 60 Nichols ........................ 7 ady Side .,...,...... 19 Cranbrook ........ .. ...,., 12 3 .......,...,........,.,.......... 19 Shady Side ....,.,.,.,. 0 RA .............. . .....,.,.. 39 Cranbrook .................. 0 anbrook ........,.....,... 26 Nichols ...,........ ....,...... 7 RA ,,....,,,............... 33 Shady Side . .......... 0 S ...,.,,........,.........,....... 75 Cranbrook .........,.,...... 0 RA ,...,..,................ 46 Nichols .,.....,....,..,.,,.,... 0 S ..,...............,.,............ 34 WRA ........... .......... l 4 ady Side ..... ......... 4 0 Nichols ....,... ......,..... 6 SOCCER WON LOST TIED esrern Reserve Academy 3 0 1 ady Side Academy 2 0 2 miversity Schoolti 1 1 2 anbrook School 1 3 O chols School 0 3 1 Defending Champion. Comparative Soccer Scores ady Side .................. 1 Cranbrook .................,.., 0 S ..,.,....,........,.,,,.......,.,,,. 0 Nichols .,,,.,..................... 0 S .,............,... .,.......,. 2 Shady Side ,................, 2 RA .....,.......,.,. .........,.. 3 Cranbrook ..,..... ,.....4,,.,. 0 anbrook .....,,....,...... 3 Nichols ....,.....,... .. ,.,..... . Z RA .......,,....,... .......,.,.. 1 Shady ,,.,......,,....... ......,,.. 1 S ................... ..,...,.... 4 Cranbrook ,,,,.,....,. ..,,,,,, 0 RA .,.......... ........... 6 Nichols ,....,.....,.............., 0 RA ,,,.,........,,..,.,..,....... 2 US ....... ......... .,.......,., O ady Side ,..............,., 3 Nichols .... ,,.,..,..., .,...,...... 0 Patronize our advertisers. Tell them lu saw their ad in The Crane. Underdog Crane Gridders Battle Under DeVilbiss Lights This rcene might have been one of those caught by a Toledo TV rtation camera which recorded the De-rilbir: Homecoming triumph for stay-at-home quarterbacks.-Photo by Davidson. Plymouth Ouells Harriers: Warner Wins in Last Meet Bright spot on the otherwise gloomy Blue and Gray cross-country season was captain Harley Warner who led a small, unbalanced team through seven meets, winning one and losing six. This lack of team balance showed itself greatly not only in the 24-34 victory Plymouth took from the Blue and Gray last Thursday, but also in rhe previous six meets, only one of which, against Dublin High School of Pontiac, the harriers managed to win. In the Plymouth meet Warner ran the fastest home course time of the now con- cluded season with an 11.14 effort, Cap- tain-elect Bill Yaw finished fourth with 11:55 ro rie the meet ar rhar point, but jon Desenberg and Ed Godfrey failed to close the gap. They finished with 12:40 and 12:48 respectively, and the decision went to Plymouth. Cross country letter winners were Warner, Yaw, Desenberg, Godfrey and manager Seely Pratt. SOCCER SETBACK from firrt page proficiency and attainmenti' in the ,49 Cranbrook soccer season were Bob Blan- chard, jay Corley, Lee Funsten, Tom Galantowicz, Paul Greenshield, Allan Levy, Wayne Lyon, Cal Patterson fMan- agerj, Ivan Scholnick fCaptainj, Ma- noucher Shojai, Fred Steinmann, Erwin Stirnweis and Robert Sukenik. A short concert will be presented by the Glee Club and Band immediately be- fore che movies Saturday night. OFFICIAL CRAN BROOK LAU NDRY G RA N D LAUNDRY-DRY CLEANING -- DETROIT - Quality Service 'For Over Sixty Years DeVilbiss Routs Eleven, Romps to 82-6 Victory TOLEDO, OHIO, NOVEMBER 11-Out- classed, outplayed and outscored, Cran- brook's varsity football team absorbed their sixth and last drubbing of the season as they were inundated 82-6 here, tonight. DeVilbiss High School, powerful Toledo city champs, pulled ahead early in the contest, scoring with almost precision uni- formity in each of the four quarters. Playing with a show of dogged spirit, the Cranes managed to gain 156 yards rushing and 87 yards in the air. The Tigers rolled up 527 yards by land and 62 yards on passes. Blue and Gray co- captain Allen Cargile provided the thrill of the game when he took a DeVilbiss kickoff on the Cranbrook 10-yard line, brought his 145 pounds up to the visitor's 35, completely reversed his field and beat a path down the sidelines to the De- Vilbiss endzone. However, the play was called back to the Tigers, 45-yard stripe on the ruling that there Cargile had stepped out of bounds, thus cutting his 90-yard run through a field of blood-bent tacklers in half. Cranbrookis TD was made on a pass from Cargile to end Rufus Beardsley. The halftime score stood at 41-6 for the Tigers, and in the second half they duplicated their first half per- formance by adding another 4I points. Head Tiger football coach, Luther Hanshue, in commenting on the results of this one-sided contest stated: Never before have I seen a team fight so hard when the score was as high as it was to- night. Awarded varsity letters for dis- playing meritorious quantities of this spirit were Rufus Beardsley, Lorenzo Bur- rows fManagerj, Allen Cargile QCo-cap- tainj, Russ Dawson fCo-captainj, David Franks, Gil Gove, Bob Kimes, Lindsey Lufkin, John Manley, Fred Novy, Joe Obering, Frank Rigas, AI Simpson, jan Simpson, Mike Patten, Bob Walter and Doug Van Zandt. 4 -.-. THE CRANE The Cranbrook f' fi' Cranium TXQSTA- by the country 'Wit Several other awards were suggested by various pressure groups around Cran- brook to be announced jointly with the varsity Cu winners in Wednesday,s as- sembly. But an undercover agent of this department was able to thwart their ef- forts before they could be sprung upon an unsuspecting student body. Several of the ideas proposed were: ' To give a new piggy bank to thrifty Scotty MacWerneken for saving eight -lV's the price of admission to the DeVil- biss game. ' To present the Art Academy with a life-size platypuss to add to their collec- tion of oddities so fully' exibited to won- dering Cranbrookians last week. ' To honor quizmaster Jack Manning and assistant Joe Obering with the Kraft Science Award for giving their all to en- rich the knowledge of posterity. ' To present the American Tobacco Company a large pack of Fatimas in be- half of Messrs. Craig, Kenny and Young for harnessing its plans to make a killing at the end of fall athletics. Gish's Corner ll ii Experiment in distillation, Sinn Ash Trays Full? Dust on the Finish? See Your Alumni Representative MIKE FLANNERY, '48 for a New Ford al' Deon Sellers Ford Agency l7005 GRAND RIVER Merchant of Yonkers Holds Presented by Kingswoodis senior class, Thornton Wilder's farce Merchant of Yonkers captivated a large audience Saturday night. This comedy was the story of an old miser, Horace Vandergelder, who had the desire to risk venturing into marriage for the second time. Henrietta Kleinpell admirably portrayed the old man from Merchant of Yonkers leads Sally Landis, Ginger Funston, julie Otter and Hefty Kleinpell.-Photo by Dow. NEWS IBIQIEIZS Several Cranbrook masters attended a meeting of the Association of Inde- pendent Schools of Metropolitan Detroit at Liggett School Friday night. Wayne F. Lawrence, W. Brooke Stabler and Floyd W. Bunt are officers in this active organization. A A A The National Biology Association will hold a meeting in the small gym to- morrow afternoon. I I I In anticipation of the Hearst Trophy Matches in the spring term, the Rifle Club is currently holding an elimination match to choose members of the team. There are 80 members, including I2 lower schoolers, in the club. The team, under the direction of Floyd W. Bunt, will com- pete in postal matches with other high schools throughout the year. So far this year 36 of the shooters have gained Na- tional Rifle Association awards. The Raw Material for a Perfect Thanksgiving Feast comes from BIRMINGHAM FRUIT CO. l24 N. Woodward Ave. Birmingham PLUMBING AND HEATING Pontiac Michigan Sway on Kingswood Stage Yonkers. Included in major leads were Sally Landis who convincingly played the part of Dolly Levig Julie Otter in the role of the milliner, Ireneg Peggy Woodruff as Irene's pert young assistant Minnie Fay and Sally Selover as the blundering servant of Horace Vandergelder, Cor- nelius Hackl. Others under the direction of Jervis B. McMechan, now in his second year as director of Kingswood dramatics, were Ginger Funston, Mary Moore, Carrie Weaver, Anna Marie Fogelberg, Luanne Law, lean McGregor, .loan Isaacson, Fritzi Kurtz, Mernie Anderson and Pat Morgan. ,', .3 M.- IT S :ASON FOR SAVINGS We 3 I I'I I 0 . - P . O ' fa ' - . D' fr 1 n 5 I WFP. K N as -Tirrre forx J . if: . . . we alma' EXTRA COMFORT EXTRA SCENIC BEAUTY EXTRA CONVENIENCE by GREYIIOIIND 0 Take a tip' Take a Speclal Trip by Gre hound for savings Greyhoun fares cost the least of all travel far less than driv mg your car often save you enough for extra trips or year end vacation tours Saves time and trouble too frees you of all parking problems driv ing strain and traffic worries CHARTER A GREYHOUND BUS U Its the ideal way to keep your crowd together while t1'clV9l1I1g to big games and on other cross country school trips Often costs much less th in Creyhounds usual eco nonuc rl f tres Call your Grey hound agent for informltron TI-IE CRANE 'OLUME XXIII CRANBROOK SCHOOL, DECEMBER 2, 1949 No. 10 Iancers Weave, Glide Beneath Blue Heaven 's Streamers School goe: social on Dawronfr over-Waxed floor, as :buffers re-clnirten Blue Heaven, dubbing it 'Slippin' Around?-Davidson photo. ormaI's Lush Atmosphere xids Bowen's Rhythmic 8 Punctuated by exploding flashbulbs, Irsting balloons and an occasional waltz ' rhumba as played by Ralph Bowen's chestra, Cranbrook's annual Fall For- al provided local socialites with approxi- ately four hours of gaiety and dancing riday, November 18. Russ Dawson's Social Committee cre- ed an extraordinarily lush setting with ue and white streamers, a net full of ulti-colored balloons and a deep blue Irtain primarily for atmosphere and condarily to obscure the gym's many ws of unromantic balcony seats. Re- eshments consisting of fruit punch, ice eam and cake were served at various nes throughout the evening. .'woocIiI'es Go in Circles, Zhoose Xmas CarouseI Intrigued in the past with such titles Candy Cane Caper and Santa vingf' Kingswoodites have this year :cided to continue this semi-tradi- mal alliteration by dubbing their junior ass dance Christmas Carousel. Joanna ate, president of the class of '51 and mmander-in-chief of the junior dance mmittee, has promised an evening of joyable recorded dance music, interrup- Sl only by a refreshment intermission, aidst a festive Christmas atmosphere. Assisting her in transforming the Ingswood auditorium into a setting em- acing the desired Yuletide Hatmospheren e Bea Bard, Sue Souter, Sally Oberlin Id Patsy O'Madigan. As in past years, ess for the occasion is semi-formal and :kets are priced at 51.00 per couple and 75 for stags The ninth of December is e date and 8:00 p.m. to II :oo p.m. the :signated hours. Conferees Probe Morality, Allege Somebody Knows Continuing their 1949-50 activities schedule, the Kingswood - Cranbrook Church Cabinet sponsored the third an- nual religious conference two weeks ago Sunday. The topic was Teen Age Morals. Boston-born Reverend Ralph Winters led the discussion as 63 Cran- brook and Kingswood students probed into the various aspects of the morality problem as faced by teen-agers. Assembling at the Birmingham Com- munity I-Iouse at 10:30 a.m., the confer- ees heard a 90-minute lecture on the Christian aspects of morality and then broke up into ten small discussion groups to work out answers to Reverend Winters' question: What is unique about the See TEEN-AGE MORALS page 2 Coming Up! TODAY STUDENT FEDERALIST PARTY, Senior Cabin, 6:00 P.M. CRANBROOK CHRISTMAS PLAY, A Young Man'x Fancy, Small Gym, 8:15 P.M. TOMORROW CRIPPLED CHILDRENS, CHRISTMAS PARTY in Assembly Hall, 2:00 P.M. CRANBROOK CHRISTMAS PLAY, A Young Mani: Fancy, Small Gym, 8:15 P.M. SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4 EARLY SERVICE, Christ Church, 9:30 A.M. VISITING SUNDAY, Kingswood, 2:30-4:45 P.M. MONDAY, DECEMBER 5 FOREIGN CLUB PARTY, Senior Cabin, 5:30 P.M. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9 KINGSWOOD JUNIOR DANCE, 8:00-11:00 P.M. SUNDAY, DECEMBER II LATE SERVICE, Christ Church, 11:00 A.M. TUESDAY, DECEMBER I3 FALL FINAL EXAMINATIONS BEGIN THURSDAY, DECEMBER I5 FALL FINAL EXAMINATIONS END CHRISTMAS PAGEANT, Page Common 5:30 P.M. FRIDAY, DECEMBER I6 CHRISTMAS VACATION BEGINS Next issue of The Crane, December 15. Room, Pageant, Cabinet Fete Herald Yuletide Season fspecial to the Crane! I-Ieralding the coming Christmas sea- son, strains of Yuletide music have been heard at Cranbrook from the Music Building to the Dining Hall during the past week. Acknowledging this warning of the fast approaching holidays, the Church Cabinet and Glee Club have completed plans for their contributions to the local festivities. December 15, the night before school officially closes for the vacation, is the date set for the annual Christmas Pag- eant. As usual the Glee Club will be re- sponsible for the music while the kitchen staff under the Head Dietitian Lois Har- wood will supply the nutritive material. Leader of the Pageant processions will be Glee Club president Bob Kerns. The Three Kings will be Dave Higgins, Wayne Lyon and Olof Karlstrom. Soph- omore Tom Hawley will wield the jester's baton for the second successive year, and junior Gordon Rosenthal will serve as the herald with his trumpet. In the man- ger scene dayboy Duncan Patten will portray joseph and Mimi Coulter, Mary. Genial Towers prefect Doug Van Zandt will fill the boots of Santa Claus at the Church Cabinet sponsored Crip- pled Children's Party. Cabinet chairman Fred Steinmann announced recently that skits have been planned to include both Cranbrook and Kingswood talent. Carol Robertson is responsible for the Kings- wood presentations, Stevens senior Bob Kerns will be in charge of the Three Kings offering and Marquis sophomore Bob Bartlett is slated to present a magic skit. Timely music will be rendered by a small orchestral octet and a special Glee Club group. Ice cream and cookies will be provided by the kitchen for the crippled guests. Hamburgs, Plans 'For Year Keep Juniors Busy af Cabin Plagued by that all-too-common mis- fortune of arriving at the senior cabin minus the key, 40-odd juniors were de- layed in commencing the first fifth form cabin party of the year the Friday night before Thanksgiving vacation. After the tardy key arrived, however, the thwarted juniors were able to thaw themselves in the relative warmth of the cabin, down a meal of hamburgers with the usual trimmings and discuss, under the leader- ship of class president jan Simpson, such pressing problems as the purchase of '51 class rings. 2 -THECRANE--1 Foreign Club Promotes Understanding Between Nations Paramount among the many present day problems besetting the world is that of achieving international cooperation and understanding. Today the United Nations organization is striving to perfect this cooperation, but the other big battle, that of achieving universal understanding among all the earth' s people is progressing slowly. That is the prime reason for the newly organized Foreign Club. This group, fully aware of the importance of promoting international understanding, has dedicated itself to the task of acquainting Cranbrookians with their various countries. This project is worthy of the open-minded participation of every Cranbrook student, and may well stand as an example to other similar organ- izations throughout educational and cultural America. Arguers Malte First Trip, Attend High School Debate One of the activities newly reorganized this year, the Debate Club, began its scheduled projects with a trip to Auburn Heights High School Wednesday, No- vember 16. There they witnessed a debate between rhar school and Clarenceville High School on the subject, Resolved: States The president of the United should be elected by a direct vote of the people. Accompanied by their faculty librarian Edmund S. Snyder, this Crane coach, fivesome saw their first debate group. While several more such trips are planned by the argurers, they hope to schedule practice debates with nearby schools in the near future. 85 3 TEEN-AGE MORALS ffrom firrt pagej Christian approach to morals? Approxi- mately 20 answers to this imposing query were presented. They ranged from, There is nothing unique about the Christian approach, to the Christian ap- proach is franker. After this discussion the group adjourned and headed for the mid-day repast. During the afternoon a second lecture and discussion session was held. The topic at this time was, Sex and how it effects the teen-agers. After Reverend W'in- ters' talk on this subject the students again broke up into small groups to ex- amine the question, How intimate should young people be ? CHRISTMAS GIFTS See our complete selection ot inexpensive gifts as well as better items O We gitt wrap and mail O O O The Klncalcls JEWELERS 2I3 E. Maple Birmingham X -e - fi , Z :sw iiiifl Y Tr rl D ,Ii 'll , ' mx.. . vt. . , xX PRO and CON by Poller Dick Sattler and Cameraman Fritz Dow Question: Do you think the Church Cabinet Conference was of real educa- tional value? Dick Wilson, 6- Yes. I think we all learned something . . . but, then, Kinsey says . . . Seriously, though, I was elated to see such a touchy subject brought out into the open and discussed. So I say, hats off to the Church Cabinet! . r Wilson Carter Charles Carter, 5- You can not learn something that comes naturally, but, then, it is proper to keep a good balance. Let us hope that all the fine sincere speeches of the students are not quickly forgotten. John Strain, 5- Yes. I think that the Cabinet Conference was very interesting, especially the morning section on 'Chris- tian Morals.' The topic in the afternoon could have been discussed better in small- er groups, but the conclusions were good. - ':'-2z:g....,i' fi f- ' 1 ::::a:s:s:a:se:,.f f5 rf .' is WS' M if S -:::5 w Strain Franks Dave Franks, 5- No. I thought it was a waste of time. How could the well-man- nered, naive little girls at Kingswood think of doing anything wrong? Astronomer Scans Orientg Films Give Tips On Eclipse Eclipre Across the Pacifc was the sub- ject of the Institute of Science lecture in the small gym Tuesday night, November 22. The Reverend Francis Heyden, Director of the Georgetown College As- tronomical Observatory in Washington, D. C., was the guest speaker. Mr. Hey- den's lecture concerned an expedition which photographed the annular eclipse of the sun that occurred on May 8, 1948. This expedition was made under the aus- pices of the National Geographic Society. The lecture, accompanied by motion pictures, proved to be an extensive trav- elogue of the different locations visited by the eclipse hunters. Through it, how- ever, threaded a constant idea of the hardships which had to be overcome be- fore success was possible. Since the eclipse followed a path from the Indian Ocean to the Aleutian Islands, the expedition was necessarily divided into several parties. Mr. Heyden headed one of these groups, each of which was responsible for taking motion pictures of the eclipse, while recording ticks from accurate chro- nometers on the f1lm's sound track. The astronomers, by using the pictures and time signals, hope to be able to compute to a more accurate degree the size and shape of the earth. Headmaster W. Brooke Stabler visited Michigan State College in East Lansing Wednesday for the annual Principal- Student day. While there he saw several ex-Cranbrookians who are now attending that college. Tomorrow Mr. Stabler will travel to Chicago for a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Independent Schools Association of the Central States. THE CRANE STAFF December 2, 1949 Cal Patterson '50 .............................. Editor-in-Chief Ted Mills '50 ..... , ........ .........,,..., A :sociate Editor Dick Zeder '50 .............................. Business Manager Fred Steinmann '50 ...,.......................... Sport: Editor Fritz Dow '50 ........................ Photographic Editor Dick Ten Eyck '50 ..................... Technical Editor John Roberts '50 .,... , .....,.,.....................,...., Art Editor Lee Funsten '50 .............,...................... Literary Editor Templin R. Licklider, Ir. ............ Faculty Adviser Assistant: News: Earl Wiener '51 Bill James '51 Bob Walter '51 Charles Yager '51 Ioe Carleton '51 Jan Simpson '51 LITERARY William Salot '52 Bruce Williams '50 Jay Corley '50 Manoucher Shojai '50 Jim August '53 Bob Behrens '51 Dave Franks '51 Warren Hitt '52 Ion Desenberg '51 PHOTOGRAPHY : Mike Redfield ' 50 Marvin Davidson '53 The Crane is published every week during the school yea: by the students of Cranbrook School, ! Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Entered as second class matter under Act of March 3, 1879. 6 Q Sonoti. -THECRANE-i 3 SPORTS SHOTS YN , .. O.. Q I r I .. -ar D. by Fred Sleinmann '50 ln every varsity sport except wrestling need for experienced men is acute. mckey captain John Manley is the only .11-ning lerrerman on his team as is ayne Lyon in basketball. Vlrestling cap- 1 Mike Patten, however, has seven iming lettennen to aid in shaping t squad. ak as is I'he greatest threats on the league :stling horizon, at this time, seem to last year's cochampions, Shady Side 1 University School, which also have lost of returning letrermen. PIG P14 PIC Vlost successful of the fall athletic sons was had by the JV football squad, h a three wins, two ties and one loss ord. Highlight of the season was the nirable spirit and determination the m displayed in tying Berkley 6-6. If : player of this praiseworthy eleven can singled out for his contribution, triple- eat Olof Karlstrom deserves the honor. ach Hubie Davis' efforts have built up s spirited, hard-clriving squad, the prob- e backbone of next year's varsity, to :ouraging strength. as ae ae Rn interesting postscript on the now Icluded soccer season is the up-and- vn game displayed by University iool. In the 4-o trouncing the inspired :velandites handed the Cranes their ne was definitely up, but in the follow- 2-0 defeat by Western Reserve Acad- y the US squad is reported to have Victors' Captain ? Blue and Gray mat caplain Mike Patten show: team-mate: the ropes of Wrestling.-Dow photo. LeH'ermen Give Ear +o Pro A+ C Club Fall Banquei' Varsity athletes gathered together in the Lower Dining Hall Tuesday night. While there they Q11 ate a meal of sweet potatoes, ham, peas, salad and desert, Q21 reminisced over the fall sports sea- son just past and Q31 listened to an in- formal address by pro-footballer John Prchlik, defensive tackle for the National Pro League Detroit Lions. After the meal Cn Club president Doug Van Zandt introduced head Crane football coach John R. Roderick, who in turn introduced, with an anecdote con- cerning a Harvard-Yale game in which he and Mr. Prchlik had participated, the banquet's main speaker. Mr. Prchlik and Mr. Roderick were close friends at Yale. After Mr. Prchlik's talk the assembled participated in a question and answer peri0d during which the big tackle de- bunked the idea that pro teams lack spirit adding that pro ball is a rough racket. Craig Trains Grapplers For New Mat Season After a lapse of two years, ex-Cran- brookian Robert Craig, class of '38, will again coach varsity wrestling. Mr. Craig, runner-up for the intercollegiate 136 pound crown at Lehigh University, was responsible for the revival of this sport at Cranbrook in 1947. Whmer of I2 var- sity letters in Crane athletics, earned through his efforts in hockey, wrestling, track and soccer, he was captain of both the soccer and hockey teams in his last year at this school. Starting from scratch with a green team during the ,47 season, athletic Mr. Craig developed skill and experience in the squad, although the grapplers were unable to snag any victorious matches. Then the upgrade started. The green team, under coach Fred Dockstader, be- gan to change its colors, winning two matches in 1948 and recording three wins, one tie and four losses in 1949 to top the other winter varsity athletics in the per- centage column. Inheriting what amounts to the entire ,49 team, with seven returning letter-men, coach Craig is optimistic conceming the approaching season. But, recognizing the weaknesses of his squad, and following the maxim that you get out only what you put in, he has instituted a vigorous training program. Assisting Mr. Craig is Mike Patten, high point man on the team last year by virtue of five wins and two defeats. Chess sets at Cranbrook have seen much use lately, clue to the tournament started by Alumni Secretary Carleton McLain and Page junior Henry Winkel- man. Several of the 20 participants have already played off their matches. WINTER ATHLETIC SCHEDULE fspecial to Ihe Cranej VARSITY BASKETBALL 7 the offensive edge they held in the Tuesday, January 10-Kennedy Collegiate Institute .,....,.,,..,,,,.,.,., .,...,, .,.... T h ere, 4:00 P.M le and Gray Contest of the preceeding Saturday, January 14-University High School .....,.......,,.,.... ..,......,, . ,.1-Iere, 8:15 P.M d Tuesday, January 17-Patterson Collegiate Institute .... ,.,,.,,,,. .,....... . . ..Here, 4:00 P.M ur ay' Friday, January 20-Hamtramck High School .........,,,..... . ..,., ,.,. .,., T h ere, 8:15 P.M Saturday, january 28-Howe Military School ................,...... ......,....... T here 8:15 P.M Tuesdiay, january 31-Kennedy Collegiate Institute ......... .......,,....... H ere, 4:00 P.M Satur ay, February 4-Shady Side Academy .,............,.,. ,,,,.,.,,,.,,, T here, 2:30 PM We II1VIi'6 YOU 'I'0 do YOUI' guesdiay, Fizebguary 7-Hamtramck High School ............,........ .....,.,. ,..... H e re, 4:15 P.M ' ' -U ' ' .,.......,...............,............. ............... : . Ch'::'2'3i ZIxiP '9 Tielsifijyi? P51523 114LF1:ii.ivii1ifiiniiii001iigh School .....,...,. .....,.,.....,., iii' 1i.i2i.x Satur ay, Fe ruary 18-University High School .....,........... , .,.,... There 8:15 P.M Tuesday, February 21-Patterson Collegiate Institute .,.., .,,., .............. T h ere, 4:00 P.M A Saturday, February 25-Nichols School .,...,.........................,....... .,,............. H ere 2:30 P.M Tuesday, February 28-Busch High School ..........,.......,.,.,, ...I-Iere, 4:00 P.M We have in Shack a ,nne Saturday, March 4-Western Reserve Academy ....................,.,..,... ..., ...,.,.. T h ere, 2:30P.1v1 selection of Shaeffer d b VARSEITE :VITESTLING - Fri ay, January 6-Ann Ar or Hig c oo .....................,........ ,,.............. H ere 4:00 P.M pens and Pencils Friday January 13 DeViIbiss Hi h S h l i , - g c oo ....,.,.,.,. .............. T here, 3:30 P.M. Saturday, January 21-Berkley High School ................... ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, H ere, 2 :OO p,M, A gaturgay, Jaguazy 28-lnlogve llgilitarydschool ...,...,,... ..,.,.,....... T here, 4:00 P.M. atur ay, Fe mary 4-S a y Si e Aca emy .,.,...,.......... ......,....... T here, 3:45 P.M. I Saturday, February 11-University School ..... . .......,............. ...,............ H ere, 2:00 P.M. Saturday, February 18-DeVilbiss High School .,.,,........ ,..........,.... I-I ere, 2:00 P.M. Saturday, February 25-Howe Military School ,......,.,...,., ..............,. I-I ere, 2:30 P.M. BIRMINGHAM Saturday, March 4-Western Reserve Academy ........ ...... ............. T h ere, 2:00 P.M. 4 - - ..-i. The f Cranbrook 'A J ff X . Q f Cranium by the country wit Cranbrook's eight lonely but ever hope- ful bachelors were observed holding a daring soiree in the cabin last Saturday, highlighting an abundance of wine, women and song. The mantlepiece was adorned with eight easily identifiable cab- bage heads representing the happy octet. Whether the implied comparison origin- ated with them or with their classes we have been unable to discover. Pls all Pk Our ever-busy awards department re- cently announced that it would present Eskimo-blooded cyclist Fred Novy a new fur-lined inner-tube, a pair of polorized', goggles and a team of Labrador lap dogs ffor sympathy and companionshipj as compensation for his ultra-daring efforts last week. It is suggested that next time he and his trusty two-wheeler enter the Siberian sweepstakes. T H E C R A N E First Session of Cranbrooic's Little UN Assembly Convenes Representing the four corner: of the earth are: Lindsey Lufkin from Hawaii, Richard Fu and Hwei-Kai I-Isi from China, Ajit Hutheering and Harsha Hutheexing from India, Ricardo Nunez from Cuba, Kai Schoenhai: from Germany, Manoucher Shojai ana' Hourhang Wekili from Iran, Michel Valeur from Brazil, and Charle: Yager from England.-Photo by Craze. Foreigners Organize Clubg Shojai Announces Six Point Plan and f6j furthering the interests of Cran- brook in the overseas nations by encourag- ing foreign students to attend this school. Planned on a weekly basis, the first few meetings will be devoted to introducing the members to each other's homelandsf' Organized by energetic Manoucher Shojai, the new Foreign Club has marked its two initial meetings. The first was held before Thanksgiving vacation in the Lower Dining Hall and the second last Monday in the Stevens apartment of historian Ben M. Snyder. Mr. Snyder f ,, .g.-.. 'lf 'F 'F will act as faculty advisor of this repre- Since the Church Cabinet Conference Seefafive Srohlo which hoasr-5 3 member' we have been pondering a puzzling prob- Sh1P from erghr Wrdesprend foreign na' ,..: i- , fu lem, and would like to take this Oppor- tions and four different continents. tunity to quiz Kingswood's Jean Daven- Ballefms OH mnkeshlrt PaPer nalokin-9 :ii Port lf she would cleflne what She bllthly at their pre-vacation meeting, the club terrns 'fan intellectual lcissjf elected Persian-born Shojai and Hawaii's ,1-rv-L brawny Lindsey Lufkin to be their first . . president and vice-president respectively. OL?:rm?n':l Wlnl Flin: Iginlesr Durigg tins grief lorgangatiorgillxgather- C Y W or o e 3 if our ing ran roo 's itte nite ations ...:- I . Team: eontest was dayboy Scott O'Gor- assembly also managed to accommodate ii . ,' man' O Gorman may flalm hrs two man' photographer Harvey Croze by posing 'i ' i i T255l. ed milks on his next venture into Pete'S for their freshman portrait Qsee cutj. store while remembering rnar he is rho The main idea of this club i' asserts lest in 3 lone line of 194950 ifk Your Mohammedan Shojai, is to diiscuss the 33135 Teams Winners, and fhaf It W111 be ro foreign boys, countries with the rest of months before he can again try to out' the schoolf' Projects outlined in the ' guess the many experts to be found on grouprs Monday meeting form a six point the Cranbrook Campus' program. This includes Q11 assembly -1 talks by each member on his respective Gishns Comer homeland, cabin meetings and dis- quzuuqlz cussions with other groups to further Ai. l understanding of the various nations, A The l 31 keeping a space on the main bulletin ' L .Qu Xl, r G board for posting pictures and articles 0, presenting different aspects of the foreign xxx I ,V . gb goerntges, fprjglg recverds it J zql :lj 5 Y- Ll aur ay 1 .or a a ces o a - ... ,,,.., , .- XTQ ' 1- quaint socialites with the music of far- S+ d + , S ,+ S45 + S65 -'l e awa lands, 5 s onsorin films desi ed u en S ul S O Y P g en '-2 l -.3 1' to advance international understanding . ' 9 N Z f r Ergasferion presenfs- G If ?,. e ii 5 'V 1 L ,I -5. A YOUNG MAN's FANCY C WON is If l -Friday and Safurday nighfs I0 ,AVN Tickers: Sl.00 and SI.25 H, Quite a cavity you have there, young man. Bi l5 P'm' Smell Gym THE CRANE DLUME XXIII CRANBROOK SCHOOL, DECEMBER 15, 1949 No. ll Santa Spreads Yule .foy 'udent Cabinet Santa Doug lan Zandt dole: out Clrrirtmaxtide gift.r.- Daridfon photo an Zandi' Porirays Sanfa .i' Cabinei s Annual Pariy Although one Student Cabinet member s overheard skepfically remarking 'AI ll think it's Doug Van Zandt, Cran- mok's answer to the timeless demand r Santa Claus did a commendable job shedding holiday cheer on 63 crippled .ldren of Oakland County the after- on of Saturday, December 3. Aided by : Student Cabinet, jolly Saint Nick tributed presents, candy and color aks to the youthful assemblage. Ice am and Christmas cookies were fur- hed by the kitchen staff. Entertainment included a musical trinity 'Isisting of several solos by Glee Club Lsident Bob Kerns, a number of carols Idered by the small Glee Club group il a variety of selections played by the ivly-formed octet. Not to be outdone in : merrymaking, Kingswoodires Hetty einpell and Robin Squier demonstrated :ir dancing ability while Marquis sopho- :re Bob Bartlett pulled a few examples the art of magic from his har to 'stify the young visitors. Summing up the work of the Cabinet maritans, The Reverend Walter Young :lared that this yearis festivities were : most successful and gratifying yetf' Seventy Chinese students who are ending college in the midwest will hold :ir annual Christmas conference at anbrook during vacation. They will :bably reside in Marquis Hall. Singers Proclaim Dperetta, Pick 'Yeoman of the Guard' Described as One of the most ambi- tious of the Gilbert and Sullivan operet- ras, Yeoman of the Guard is the pro- duction slated by the Glee Club for staging on February 24 and 25. Casting for this annual event has not as yet been completed. However, the male leads will be filled by Glee Club president Bob Kems, Dave Higgins, Charles Yager and John Hunting. Minor leads will probably be sung by Bob Blan- Chard and Olof Karlstrom. Female leads have been assigned to Kingswoodite warblers Judy Farmer, Mary Grindley, Carolyn Davis and Luanne Law. Yeomen of be Guard, otherwise known as The Merryman and Hit Maid, is a Gilbert and Sullivan satire portraying life in England during the 16th century. The action takes place on the Tower Green, outside the Tower of London. In this operetta there are two male choruses, Yeomen .Incl Citizens, rather than the usual one. Because of this fact, director Robert E. Bates is planning to split the Glee Club into two groups. As usual, Kingswoods Lois Chapman will guide the girls and Axel Nlagnuson will instruct the orchestra in the sometimes tricky Sullivan music. Coming Up! TONIGHT MOVIES in the auditorium immediately afrvr Santa? gift presentations. Feature: The Great Cluaie. Short: Clrrirtmar Rliaprody. INFORMAL DANCE .after movies 'till 10. 50 P.IvI. FRIDAY. DECEMBER Ib CI-II1Is'I'MAs Recess BI2t.INs, 7:30 A.IvI. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4 CHRISTMAS Recess Enos, 9:00 P.VI, FRIDAY, JANUARY 6 VAIISIIY Wm S'l'LING IVlA'l'CH wrth Ann Arbor High School, here, 4:00 PM SATURDAY, JANUARY 7 MOVIIii, Small Gym, 7:40 P.M. Feature: The Emperor lValtz. Short: S'no Time fur Learning, also serial No. 7 Dangers of ll7e Canadian lllounted. lNFORMAI DANCE after movies 'till 10:30 P.M. SUNDAY, JANUARY 8 EARLY Ssnvice, Christ Chuttli, 9:30 A.M. VISITING SUNDAY, Cranbrook, 2:50 P.IvI TUESDAY, JANUARY I0 VARSITY BASKETBALL GAME with Kennedy Collegiate Institute, there, 4:00 P.M. FRIDAY, JANUARY I3 VARSI'YY WRESTLING MATCH with DeVilbiss High School, there, 3 130 P.M. Kmcswoon SOPHOMORE DANCE, 8:00-11:00 ILM. Three Kings and a .lolcer fewer Hawley freckles Pageant director Robert Bale! during reluearxal of Three King: Dave Higgirzr, lflfayne Lyon and Olaf Karlftrom. 700111 plrolo Ushering in the Yuletide season for most Cranbrookians, tonight's Christmas Pageant provided a colorful climax to the now-concluded first semester. For 21 years this traditional occasion has transported students and faculty alike back hundreds of years to the manners and customs of Old England. As always, tonight's Pag- eant featured the carrying of the boar's head. the professions of the plum pudding and the Yule log, the re-enactment of the Christmas Story and the presentation by the Lower School of the time-honored English lVlum1ner's Play. see PAGEANT HIGHLIGHTS page 7 ' Schoenhals, H. Huiheesing Spealt ai' Foreign Club Fefe At the hrst of a series of informal Foreign Club meetings Monday, Decem- ber 5, Kai Schoenhals, from Baden-Baden, Germany. gave a short speech on that country. After dinner had been served to the 29 students fir members of the club and I8 guests of these membersj, newly elected president Manoucher Shojai spoke for a few minutes on the aims of the club before introducing the speaker. Most of Schoenhals' speech was spent in a 30-minute question and answer period during which he answered queries about his homeland and its peoples. After this Harsha Hutheesing, from Bombay, India, talked brieliy. answering various questions concerning his native land. This cabin meeting launched the recently organized Foreign Club into its projected program for the coming year. 2 -1-THE CRANE- Youth Often Slights Yuletide Significance in Holiday Whirl Christmas is a season of festivity and fun for the average Cranbrook student. It means freedom from the day-by-day worries of homework and grades. It is the season when teen-age social life becomes the singular activity of many students, and the season for reunion with family and friends for virtually all students. However, all to often the real significance of the Yuletide season is lost in a whirl of parties, presents and overly rich festivities. Christmas is primarily a celebration of the birth of Christ. Consequently it is a season for joy. But it is also a season of thanksgiving, rededication and worship. Therefore, while enjoying the pleasures of Christmas vacation, it is im- portant to grant outward recognition to its basic significance. Presents are a form of this recognition, for it was the Three Kings who may be credited with sowing the seed of this universal tradition. Prayer and attendance at the Church of your particular denomination are other examples of the same type of recognition. 'Deacon' Omits Worthy Fewg .. Crane Fills Empty Stockings - Santa Claus paid his annual post- Pageant visit to Cranbrook tonight, as he distributed an imaginative assortment of oddities ranging from pickles to plungers. Filling jolly Saint Nick's boots this year was Deacon johnson who, in his own inimitable style, presented the senior class 7igx5 2 P R 0 a n d C O N as told to Poller Dick Sattler pickle to jay Corley, the faculty pickle to Page's silent Robert Louis Stevenson and the senior class plunger to both Bob Kerns and runner-up Russ Dawson. However, recognizing that tonight's Santa session was hardly long enough to hand out a greater assortment of gifts, and not want- ing any Cranbrookians to feel slighted, the Crane here submits an augmentative list of presents which also might well have been distributed: To Frank Rigas: A slightly used Little Giant Nose Guard. To Fred Novy: A No Third Term button. To smiling Dave Ball: a pat on the back from Wayne F. Lawrence. To professor Carl G. Wonnberger: A life subscription to Time magazine. See SANTA'S STOCKING page 5 ndolent Joe, Swingin' Low 'Q n-'AN Zi, .,l had I I . s r-C . X I r i ffl fn E'gf ',3 s' 1 ., , itil fl I G -X 'F2, ,jsgtffsb-I 0 if ' and Cameraman -Fritz Dow Question: Are you looking forward to a white Christmas? Al Simpson, 6- Ah yes, to once again witness the earth swathed in a hoary blanket of partially frozen precipitation at Yuletide would convoke my loftiest aspirations. Simpson Funsten Lee Funsten, 6- As snows come, I go. I hate the stuff. Give me the tropics. Tom Galantowicz, 6- Noi Because snow at times has a tendency to affect my acute sacroiliac condition. When that there snow comes the chiropractors really get the business from me. l Galantoivirz Clark Bunker Clark, 6- It makes no dif- ference to me. My motto is: 'Take things as they come! Wneleajfae '7awm with W. Brooke S tabler In sending Christmas greetings to all Cranbrook boys, parents, alumni, and friends, I can think of no better descrip- tion of the Christmas spirit than that given by Henry Van Dyke in The Story of the Other Wise Man. This story, often retold, bears almost endless repetition. In the city of Ecbatana, among the mountains of Persia, in the days when Augustus Caesar was master of many kings and Herod reigned in Jerusalem, wise men saw a sign in the sky which heralded the coming of the King. Four of the Magi resolved to ride to meet him and to bear him kingly gifts. They agreed to meet at the Temple of the Seven Spheres, a three hours' joumey out of Babylon. But on the way, Artaban, the other wise man, stopped to help a dying stranger. The other three grew impatient and pressed on without him. Artaban had to sell his sapphire to equip himself for his lone joumey accross the desert. Later his ruby was given to a captain to spare the life of a little child. Artaban wandered sa UNDER THE TOWER page 5 Crane lmparts Gratitude The Crane editors wish to impart, in behalf of the members of the staff and board, the sincerest of appreciation to Messrs. George Migrants, Charlie Brown and the other members of the print shop staff for their invaluable assistance, tol- erance, advice and work in putting out the weekly thus far this year. FWQQWWEQWWEQW THE CRANE STAFF December 15, 1949 Cal Patterson '50 ....................... -. .... Editor-in-Chief Ted Mills '50 .... - .,.....................,,,.,. Associate Editor Dick Zeder '50 .............................. Business Manager Fritz Dow '50 ........................ Photographic Editor john Roberts '50 .... - ................................... Art Editor Lee Funsten '50 ............ ......... .... ,.... Li t e rary Editor Bill James '51 Bob Walter '51 .,..........,,.......... Apprentice Editors Earl Wiener '51 Ternplin 'R. Licklider, Ir. ............ Facultydfdviser N EWS, Assistants - Charles Yager '51 joe Carleton '51 Lynn Epstein ' 50 Ian Simpson '51 Jon Desenberg '51 ' Stanley Hitt '52 sports: I ' - , Fred Steinmann '50 Jay Corley ' 50 LITERARY! Manoucher Shojai '50 I ' Gil Gove '50 Dick Ten Eyck '50 Bruce Williams '50 Front page cut drawn by Frank Buffum '53 ,m,lin3,1y5. The Crane is published every week during the school .year by M 'Ly the magna of cmbmk sami, Eff Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Scnoit Entered as second class matter under Act of March 3, 1879. -1---THECRANE-1 3 From New York to New Zealand, from Oslo to Bo- hemia, in all comers of the Christian world people cele- brate the Yuletide season. However, although the re- ligious significance every- where is .primarily the same, the traditions and customs often vary. To Americans Christmas is a day of fes- ity, savory meals and presents. It brings mind the ringing of sleigh bells, the nging of carols and the familiar figure Santa Claus, characterizing the spirit d feeling of the time. To Americans iristmas also means snow, holly and rishly decorated pine trees. It is the ison when this country puts on its suit brotherly love, the season when the air overwhelmingly charged with love and adness, the season when John Public ps an occasional five-spot to the out- 'etched hands of the Salvation Army. Many Christmas customs are observed thout knowledge of their gnificance. From time im- emorial the Yule log has led the hearth and been ghted with the embers of predecessor to act as a otection against evil spirits. o aid a beggar is tradition- ly a token of the hospital- f shown to Jesus during his inisterial travels. The gift- rouded Christmas tree and e overstuffed stocking are tended to act as a reminder the will to give. Mistletoe, ng considered a symbol of ve, is supposed to provide shelter under which lovers e safe from the ridicule of their friends. MINCE PIE AND ARISTOTLE Due to her early colonial ties, England s influenced the American Christmas are than any other country. The Yule g is primarily an English tradition, as is fservance of the commemorative Christ- as dinner. In this revered repast the iar's head is carried as a reminder of e Oxford University student who, when tacked by a boar on Christmas day, oked it to death with a copy of Aris- tle and triumphantly took the head the banquet table. The mince pies are pposed to represent the offerings of or- ital spices made to the newborn jesus ' the Three Wbe Men of the East. Customs for the celebration of the birth Christ differ in the various other coun- .es. South of the equator, in such coun- es as Brazil, Argentina and Peru, there no snow or ice or warmly-dressed Santa AT CHRISTMASTIME Claus at this season, for Christmas is the mid-summer holiday there. In Lima and elsewhere in Peru, people hold colorful carnivals in the streets. In Buenos Aires, a great Christmas celebration centers about a giant, brilliantly illuminated tree in the plaza. In Norway a friendly little dwarf must share the Christmas meal. He is a character who, in spirit, brings good luck and performs kind deeds. Peace, the es- sential belief of the Norwegians, per- meates their entire Yuletide celebration. Capturing the spirit of the Norwegian Christmas is the following quote from Edwin Lester's famous Broadway pro- duction of the operetta Song of Norway: At Chrisrmasrime, at Christmastime, Kris Kringle is on hand. And were you good, Kris Kringle would Comply with your demand. But were you bad, Kris Kringle down your chimney would not climb- And you'd be standing empty handed, which would be a crime! It's plain to see, the thing to be is good at Chrisrmastimel Photo Edilor Fritz Dow capture: Yuletide spirit in Cranbrook winter scene. Three weeks of feasting, singing, visit- ing and gaiety herald Yuletide in Sweden, a Scandinavian nation with many of the same customs and traditions as Nor- way. Swedish tradition demands that the trees be lighted on Christmas eve, but most other preparations are made long be- forehand. Every room of the average home is cleaned thoroughly. The silver- ware is polished and made to shine. Julgrot is made: this is a sort of rice pudding with almonds. fThe Swedish people maintain that the first un-married person to find an almond in his or her pudding will be the next to marryj. The smorgasbord, elaborately prepared, is the pride of the nation's housewives. On Christmas day country people make their way on foot and by horsedrawn sleighs to a pre-dawn church service, carrying blaz- ing torches and joining together in singing Lutheran carols. The torches are piled outside the church to make a bonfire. AROUND THE WORLD In Italy Christmas is more closely as- sociated with the church than it is in northern Europe. Little Shrines depicting the Nativity scene are to be found in most Italian homes, and in Sicily they may be observed in virtually every shop window and open doorway. Italy uses flowers instead of evergreens for decora- tions, and olive trees decorated with or- anges in some places are used as Christ- mas trees. In the colder parts of Italy a Yule log, called the ceppo is lighted on Christmas eve. ' GAIETY IN SPAIN The Spanish celebrate Christmas eve more vigorously than do the Italians. While in Italy the evening is usually de- voted to small family groups singing, feasting and later attending midnight mass, the Spanish generally spend their Noche Buena fl-Ioly Night, feasting, dancing, singing and parading in great festive crowds through the city and village streets. When the stars appear, little oil lamps are lighted in every house and im- ages of the Virgin Mary are illuminated with tapers. This is the signal to all Spaniards, young and old, to begin the night's' festivities, which often last long into the moming of Christmas day. The only break in this annual, night- long celebration is the tradi- tional midnight mass. France makes a great fes- tival of the Christmas season. Throughout the nation's towns and villages booths along the streets display sweets, toys and novelties for weeks before Christmas. On Christmas eve, the French children expect either the Christ Child fPetit Noel, or Father Christmas fBon- lvomme Noelj, counterpart of Santa Claus, to fill their shoes with candy and toys. fThe adults traditionally exchange gifts on New Year's dayf. Almost every family has its Creche, or manger scene, and many districts have plays depicting the Nativity. These skits have been changed very little since the Middle Ages. On Christmas eve the average French- man celebrates midnight mass, after which, much like the people across the X Pyrenees, he often chooses to make merry through- out the remaining por- gp tions of the night. How- ff'- ever, instead of frolicking in street fes- .. 'D f ML, rivals, the Frenchmen usually indulge themselves at all night gatherings popu- larly called reveillons. 4 -l-THECRANE - Not a Creature Was Stirring 'Twas the night 'fore the History exam And all through the dorm, Not a creature was stirring: The calm before the storm. One drowsy senior crammed long through the night, Praying the prefects would not see his light. But as the night lengthened his mind became fuzzy With the questions and answers outlined in Muzzey. And just as he thought that his cramming was through, He discovered ten questions he'd failed to do. 'tCome Riclcets, come Hoffman, and you to Big Ben, Surely you won't give us one of these ten! Oh, but this History's a nerve-racking mess: How did I ever get into US? Someone please tell me what explorers France sent From the voyage of Columbus to the Treaty of Ghent. With a half-hearted shrug, and his mind in a clutter, This down-hearted senior began to sputter: Why should I study for this History exam? When it comes to my grades I don't give a - i' Giving his notes a last fleet- ing look, He turned off his Flashlight and put down his book. Maybe his answers won't all be just right, But Merry Christmas to him and to him a good night! Ford's Bugas Tips Seniors On Industrial Relations Field Industrial Relations was the topic fea- tured at the year's second senior dinner Tuesday, December 6. The spealcer was john S. Bugas, Vice-president in charge of Industrial Relations at the Ford Motor Company in Dearborn. After the usual one-serving meal, Mr. Bugas directed an hour-long address to the jo-odd seniors and faculty members present. He discussed in detail the many aspects of the Industrial Relations field, presenting an executive's-eye view of the present day labor-management situation. His address was followed by a short question and answer period. India Sends Foreign Pair: Brothers Become Boarders by Earl Wiener '51 Spreading the geographic range of Cranbrook students even farther across the globe, Harsha and Ajit Hutheesing of India recently became temporary special students here. The two hail from Bombay, and are the nephews of India's Prime Minister Nehru. They are also the sons of Mr. and Mrs. Raja Hutheesing who spolce in assembly last month. Harsha and Ajit, I4 and I3 years old respectively, have been in boarding school most of their lives. Since they started the study of English in the first grade, their language lndiair Harrfra and Ajit Hutlaeeiing receive demonstration of American machinery from Cmnbrookir foe Hacker.-Wiener photo problem is not as great as most of the foreign students at Cranbrook. SPEAK OF GANDHI Through their uncle the two boys lcnew Mahatma Gandhi well. They spolce of the prayer meetings he used to hold, col- lecting thousands of children about him. Ajit stated that he was fond of children, and after the prayer meetings handed out mangoes and orangesf' I-le added, i'Many times he would tall: to us, even putting off pressing political mattersfi COMMENT ON AMERICAN ENTERTAINMENT 'gThey are all alike, and the hero never gets hurt is what Harsha has to say about American Westem movies. Com- menting on this country's entertainment the two seemed to agree that television is here to stay, and that hockey and football are great attributes to the sporting scene. Indian games, says Page's Ajit, are much rougher, but the rules are silly. SPEAK OF FUTURE AMBlTlONS Although he once planned to join the Navy, Harsha today hopes to follow his father's example and attend Oxford Uni- versity where he will prepare for an engineering career. Ajit has made no definite decision concerning his life work. Decor Goes Up, Light Down At Kingswood's 'Carousel' Decorated to blend with the atmos- phere of Christmastide, Kingswood's Fri- day night junior dance, Christmas Car- ousel, was attended by a select group of Cranbroolcians, most Kingswoodites and a number of socially inclined Crane stags. Scene of the festivity was the colorfully decorated first Hoot auditorium. Fastened to the room's walls, and placed strategically around the stage were blue reindeer. In the center of the hall was a canopy of multicolored streamers. A gayly trimmed Christmas tree occupied its traditional position in the lobby. While music was furnished by a well- rounded assortment of recordings, a semi-romantic atmosphere was maintained by steadily decreasing illumination. Re- freshments consisting of cake, punch and ice cream were served. Cabin Harbors Federalists As Snyder Outlines Project Huddling close to a warm fire, and assuring each other that world federation is really worth it, Cranbroolt's undaunted Student Federalists occupied a very frigid senior cabin the night of Friday, Decem- ber 2. This was the second cabin fete for this group since September. Hot hamburgers, potato chips, salad and, surprisingly enough, chocolate ice Student Fcderalixl co-chairman Ted Mill: fxtanding, right! conducts cabin meeting of the world peace seekers. -Wiener photo cream, lcept the world-peace seelcers oc- cupied through the early portions of the meeting. But later, gathering perilously close to the blazing fire, the members got down to business. The perpetual problem of dues was discussed, new members ac- quainted with the organization of the chapter and future plans outlined. Faculty adviser Ben Snyder advocated several pro- See FEDERALIST PROTECTS page 8 -l--THECRANE--1 s 1'wood Plans Danceg iophs Scoff Friday I3 Shattered mirrors and open manhole vers usually plague the average tm- specting citizen on Friday the Igtll, but r Cranbrook's male population an even eater threat was recently prophesized. :tempting to prolong the holiday festiv- es, Kingswood's sophomore class plans ring in the new year with its annual nuary dance. This dance has been ad- rtised as the Hoodoo Hop, presum- ly in recognition of the traditionally .lucky date. Class president Jean Horrocks, in an :erview with an enterprising Crane re- irter, recently stated that dress for the iair will be semi-formal. She added that tags are welcome, and tickets will be iced at 51.00 per couple. Assisting rr in planning this event are classmates lartha Browning, Barbara Herrmann, nn Ward and Sally Williams. The :urs are to be 8:00 to rrzoo p.m. SANTA'S STOCKINC-3 from page 2 To Norm Bouton: A copy of Shick's anual, Your Beard-Its Culture and are. To Gil Gove: Two tickets to the cur- nt Broadway hit, Lingering Lore. To Wayne F. Lawrence: A copy of e psychotherapeutic masterpiece, Ad- escent Emotions-Their Stimulation id Control. To Bob Womsley: A spoon. To Howie the toga Wert: The test edition fin Latin, of Publius Vir- lius lVlaro's Eclogues for translation. To yearning Larry Burrows: A sea- n ticket to the Avenue. To Bob Gentry: A gallon jug of Tips. To Harry D. Hoey: A complete set of in-skid retreads. To Bill Vary: Freedom of Speech. To Tom Hawley: The latest Parisian ntribution to the masculine fashion arld-a pair of multi-colored plastex mtaloons. To Chris Huntley: A slightly frayed py of the Complutenrion Polyglot :ublished somewhere between ISI3 and ,I7,. To babbling George Brody: A copy Innocents Abroad. To Bob Kerns: A ticket to Eugene 'Neill's play The Hairy Ape. To Dick Sattler: Copresidency of ngswood's junior class. To Manoucher Shojai: A CI nl 1' A. I' I5 I rv Pl ll Friday night cast member: Norm Bouton, Tam Hawley and Marcia Kelley go through pace: of A Young Mani: Fancy.,'-Wiener photo 1h-5rar5a-hr3ai- UNDER THE TOWER from page 2 on, still intent upon his quest yet always helping the oppressed and needy as he journeyed. For thirty-three years he wandered, jealously guarding a priceless pearl, his sole remaining gift for the King of Kings. Finally, he found himself in Jerusalem and heard that the King he sought was to be crucified. He hurried to- wards the place called Golgotha lest he be too late. But on the way he saw a girl about to be carried away into slavery. He paused. Could he afford to tarry and help? The King he had sought for years was even now upon that hill shaped like a skull-but here was human need! He laid the priceless pearl in the hand of the slave. Here is thy ransom, daughter. It is the last of my treasures which I kept for the Kingf' His quest seemed over, and it had failed. just then a falling tile struck him on the head. As one long, last breath exhaled gently from his lips, he heard the words: Verily I say unto thee, Inasmuch as thou has done it to one of the least of these thy brethren, thou hast done it unto me. His journey was ended. His gifts were accepted. The other wise man had found the King. May you, too, be wise-and the nations of the world also. This is the roacl which men and nations must fol- low-a seemingly simple road but never- theless The Way. .faliellwi GIFT sl-loP if . . ket to A Letter to Three xg, I39 Maple Avenue Birmingham 'i've.r. -.-- .. . To Efwin Sdmweisi A G A MERRY CHRISTMAS .e-way ticket to the moon. ij-'Ay xv from To Jan Simpson: A copy at ' ' Crutz V. Fupp's recently ' M I N T S best seller' The Evo' i360 S. Woodward I Birmingham Fran of a Wheel. V V- 5 E 1 Erg's Fast-Paced Farce Falters Second Night by Bill fame: Springing a mid-stunmer scene upon an unsuspecting mid-winter audience, Ergas- terion rendered its annual Christmas play, this year A Young Manis Fancy, .Decem- ber 2 and 3. Giving their utmost the open- ing night, the Friday cast outdid them- selves in presenting a fast-moving, ex- tremely amusing production. But on Saturday night missed cues, mumbled gag lines and uncooperative cots joined forces to leave a foggy impression with a large, easily amused audience. Bright spot of the otherwise dismal Saturday performance was the acting of Bruce Williams in the male lead, playing Harold Greenley. Although Williams seemingly was not fit to play this part, as the evening dwindled on he demonstrated time and again impressive dramatic abil- ity. However, Gene Tolfree, cast in the same role Friday, was probably the more effective of the two. Acting with ease, he snapped off jokes and stressed his im- personation as if he, not alumnus Bill Talman, were the Broadway star. With his female leads director Carl G. Wonnberger made several wise moves. By alternating Cynthia Creighton and Pat Hogan as Haroldis well-meaning sister, he was rewarded with two sympathetic, business-like performances. Alice Shaw, playing the romantic heroine both nights, was appropriately cast in a pert, contoured role. However, probably the best feminine acting was done by Liz Metcalf who squeezed howls from tl1e Saturday night- ers with a capable impersonation of an exuberant old maid. Starring as Dickie Crandall Friday night, Tom Hawley made young Cran- dall's great change in character appear easy, while thet following night Ray Brant completed the same change equally effec- tively if not with a little more of the desired awkwardness. Brant is a new- See ERG EFFORT page 8 f 6 -1-THECRANE---l- Kenny's Cagers Prime For '50 Opener This hardwood quintet, what Coach Kenny stresses as possibly the starting fivef' demonstrate: il: dribbling technique. Left to right: Rufe Beardrley, Rurr Dawson, Wayne Lyon, Bill fame: and Al Simpron.-Wiener pboto Coached by Robert E. Kenny, ,47 grad- uate of Hobart College, the varsity bas- ketball team began full scale preparations for their I5 game schedule over four weeks ago. Last Thursday the then un- tried cagers marked their first pre-season scrimmage by taking on ex-Crane hard- wood coach B. N. Grbais Hazel Park live. Although the final horn left the score 54-48 in the Parkers' favor, the Blue and Gray quintet was at no time outclassed or outfought. Basing his con- clusions on the results of this scrimmage, coach Kenny was able to effectively de- lnter-State Directors Lay Plans, Pick Teams Meeting behind closed doors, with Cranbrook athletic director Paul A. Thompson as chairman, the annual meet- ing of the Inter-State League athletic directors was held at Cranbrook the week- end of December 2. Primarily gathering to pick all-league football and soccer teams and to arrange league athletic schedules for the '5cy'51 seasons, this five- some also managed to orate among them- selves on such topics as psychology in coaching and next year's league policy. This affair, held at Cranbrook for the first time since the war, brought forth few startling developments as far as the ath- letic world is concerned. But it did give Mr. Thompson a quantity of fodder for conversation. Examples are the fact that he drove 358 miles over the weekend in connection with this endeavor and that he had beef-steak as big as a steak plattern at the Devon Gables before escorting the four athletic directors of Cranbrook's league mates back to their respective trains and planes. However, one of the important results of this annual athletic pow wow is the termine the team's ragged points. In Fri- day and weekend practices he took action to iron out these wrinkles. Prospects for the coming season are not as bright as they were in 1947 and 1948, two years when Cranbrook had Inter-State League championship teams. But they are far from gloomy. With a wealth of talent from last year's very successful JV cagers, experience from Wayne Lyon, Allen Cargile and Bob Kirk, all members of the controversial 1949 dribblers, and an unexpected boost selection of the following all-league teams: E3 fspecial lo the Crane, I949 ALL-LEAGUE FOOTBALL TEAM Fred Heller UJSJ ..................,..........,........................ End William Fall ...............................,................ End Thomas Bentley ills, .........,.... .,......... E nd Sam Johns QUSJ ............,............. Karl Limback ........... Pete Sutherland QUSD ...,....... Tackle Tackle Tackle Joe Meals KUSJ . .,..,...,..........,..., .........., G uatd Malcolm Reed fSSAj ............. ....,...... Gu ard Tom Goetz QUSJ .....,.......,..... ..,.............. Gu ard Bob Biggar QUSJ .......,................. ...,.....,.,....,...... C enter Ralph Huston QWRAJ .....,.....,..,................,.... Center from 6'5 , 240 pound Alan Simpson, the cagers are anticipating the winter term Malcolm Covington QUSJ ..........,....... Quarterback Russ Dawson fCranbrook, .................. Quarterback contests optimistically. Promising in recent practice sessions were Lyon, Simpson, Russ Dawson, Rufus Beardsley and Bill James, last year a member of the intramural basketeers. l a miftiaau. W-.. ,k T'2.lf',Li,,-'gf' ,,..n-- .4 N., ',- f A r' mg 2 Q kann.. .11 ,.....-Q5-i -ref: of if ,,.. v- -.J X ,, su, yggl' See our Complete Selection of CHRISTMAS GIFTS We Gift Wrap and Mail THE KINCAIDS Entire Stock Students Suits Bill Daley QUSH , ...................,........,...........,...... Fullback Allen Cargile fCranbrookj ........................ Fullback Fred Nyerges QWRAJ ...........................,..,.. Halfback Renon Hoge .,..,............................... Halfback Bob Templeton fNIcholsj ..,.......,............, Halfback John Balch fUSj .,........,..,............,...,.......... . ..... Halfback I949 ALL-LEAGUE SOCCER TEAM David Robinson ..,...... Bowdette Wood QUSJ .................. Robert Hess QWRAH .................. jay Corley fCranbrooki ............... Stuver Perry ..........,.......... Fred Steinmann fCranbrookJ Outside Forward Outside Forward Outside Forward Inside Forward Inside Forward ......Inside Forward Paul Kennedy fWRAj ................,. Center Forward David Wilkison KSSAQ ...............,.. Center Forward john Kern fNicholsj .............,...,...... Center Forward David Reed CSSAQ ..... - ....... Ronnie Stemicki QUSJ John Murphy Robert Repp QSSAQ ,................ King McBride QWRAQ .......,....,.. Halfback Halfback Halfback Halfback Fullback Grahm Henderson QSSAJ ........ ..,.......... F ullback Richard Carle ............ ............ F ugbafk - - M. K' W .........,. - ..........,. oa ie V 2 Off 2'3 E' WP B 9 G0fa.iiinI'iiaII qusy ........... . ......,...,. Goalie 9 Q. CHRISTMAS GIFT SUGGESTIONS IT'S o C QOH ld IOOZ, Nylon Sport Shirt or Dress Shirt P E c K ' S l ,,II '0 -58 'qs' Fon CHRISTMAS GIFTS Fon MEN ,,,o ' M O R TIM E R ' S HATS-sHIRrs-Accessokles IZ3 West Maple Birmingham I08 So. Woodward Birmingham --1THECRANE-l 7 Iig Freeze' at Kingswood Lets Skaters Hit the Ice Only occasionally breaking through last ek's winter clouds, that lucky old sun ally gave Cranbrook hockey enthusiasts :hance to hit the ice. Taking full ad- 'itage of the facilities of frozen Stevens 1 Kingswood Lakes, the 43 candidates ' varsity and second string berths man- ed to get in a valuable portion of pre- ison practice. This was the first time in 'eral years that natural ice has been ailable for scrimmage and practice pur- ses before Christmas vacation. Saturday, December 2, several enthu- stic candidates for starting positions on : varsity squad engaged in a brief, in- cksler trio momentarily halts practice session pose on newly-frozen ice. Left to right: Iohn Steggal, Captain Iohn Manley and Scot O'Gorman.-Redfeld photo :mal shinny contest with a group rm nearby Berkley. The first oflicial 'immage of the season, however, was ld the following Monday. Prospects for this year's puckster var- y who performed capably in the Mon- y scrimmage were John Sceggal, Scot Gorman, Captain John Manley, Pete acomber, Pete Whiting, Bob Walter, owie Parker, Mike Schirmer and Dave 'illiams. Novice goalie Jack Mannirlg .o demonstrated promising ability. QEAN, x. J' 1 57 i ng' lhtsgztr 4334 ' PAGEANT HIGHLIGHTS from hrst page Additional highlights of the Pageant re the zealous antics of the jester, rm Hawley, and the annual Christmas :ssage from Headmaster W. Brooke abler. Leading the procession of the ar's head was Glee Club president b Kerns. The trumpet-tooting herald s Gordon Rosenthal and the three hly dressed Kings were Dave Higgins, ayne Lyon and Olof Karlstrom fsee : on fist pagej. ALUMNI NEWS by Bruce Williams '50 Two alumni visitors during Thanks- giving vacation were Walt Denison, ,49, presently enrolled at Rensselaer, and Dick Austin, ,47, now attending Dartmouth. Art Webb and Bill McGowan, both forty-niners, also visited the school during the vacation. The two are pledged to the same fratemity, Delta Kappa Epsilon, at Kenyon College. at ae ae Hubie Davis, '48, was elecxed Phi Kappa Psi representative to attend the Interfraternity Council at Duke. at as as Many varied reports have reached this scribe concerning the swarms of Cran- brook-Kingswood graduates who attended the big reunion held ,ui during the Thanksgiv- n'i'?E.?:+'f2f ing holidays at the Bilt- ' Bunt Pens Science Papersg Molluscs Invade Literature Extensive research and hours of liter- ary productivity are now behind Cran- brook's chemistry instructor Floyd W. Bunt, co-author of three papers reported to be of great significance to the scien- tific world. These papers, to be published at a later date, will be presented to two different scientific societies at New York within the next two months. Two of the papers, Stratigraphic Occur- ence of Molluscs in Peat and Marl Sedi- ments, and Winter Occurence of Certain Species of Molluscs, will be given at the Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America. The third paper, concerning the Vertical Distribution of Certain En- tornostracans in Sodon Lake with Special Reference to the Nature of their Physical and Chemical Environment, written in co-operation with a member of the Bacte- more Hotel,NewYork all Z riological Department of Michigan State City. It reputedly was i fif College, will be presented at the Annual the best such gather- Meeting of the Association for Advance- ing in recent years. RM: ment of Science. When in Detroit 'visit the Higgins 6? Frank COLLEGE SHOP Meet genial Gene Oxford in charge. He is prepared to advise you on or supply you with the fill-ins your wardrobe may re- quire-and without straining your budget. Tux or tails for the holidays 360.003 suits 352.00 to 363.505 covert topcoats with zip-in wool warmer .f54.50g gabardine topcoats .f60.00, button-in warmer .f9.75 extrag slacks from 315.005 sport coats from 53750. A splendid showing of button-down oxford shirts, Argyle hose, sweaters, neclewear and other accessories at nominal prices. raw ' at ' 1440 Washington Boulevard Chicago Store: Michigan at Jackson Blvd. 8 -THECRANE---- . M Cran rook X The A ,, 1 b ff Cranium Qiglf- 3-, 9 by the country wit Lest We Forget- Sept. 20: Cargile sets theme for year, augments indoctrination session by en- joining new boys, get in there and get acquainted with those girls. Sept. 25: Soccer season opens as var- sity defeats Craig 4-1. Sept. 30: Football season opens as moneybags swing, Whiting gamers 60 yards of penalties. Oct. 3: The Clarion gets its subscri- ption campaign under way with the slo- gan, Don't be a Kingswood floor plan! Oct. 14: Cargile switches envelopes, college preference. Oct. 15: Four loyal alumni return to cheer the youngsters on. Oct. 22: Kingswood entertains Cran- brook at annual Fall Festival. Oct. 23: Church Cabinet gloomily re- ports 99W drop in contributions. - - Oct. 28: Crane gets scoop, blithly de- clares: Cabinet divides money three ways. ' Oct. 29: Rodo gets his first nights sleep in six weeks-Soccer team makes off with mascot, third triumph. Nov. 2: C Club revises pledging system, inagurates faculty adviser. Nov. 5: Cranes venture into Ohio, Consume evening meal at Norwalk hotel. Nov. 11: Cranes again venture into Ohio. Nov. 16: Athletic Department springs surprise party in morning assembly. Nov. 18: Dancers shuffle, slide on Fall Formal's heavily-waxed floors, James gets Teetorized demonstration of Slip- pin' Around. Nov. 20: Kingswoodite Davenport in- troduces the intellectual kiss, conferees declare that somebody knows. Dec. 1: Socialites Bill Salot and Pete Smith break the ice with the Kingswood crowd. Dec. 16: Imnates paroled for remainder of the year, barring unforseen eventualities are expected to return January 5. 5ra: '5aa'k- FEDERALIST PROJ ECTS from page 4 jects for the new year, one of which is to have a group of Michigan State's foreign students visit Cranbrook, planning to in- clude an open-debate style meeting in the visitors' agenda. Before the meeting con- cluded, Federalist co-chairman Ted Mills had organized a group to prepare the recently-collected books for shipment and treasurer Jan Simpson had reported on the financial state of the organization. Lower Schoolers Celebrate A+ Common Room Party by Lower School reporter lalm Nef All Lower School boarders, six masters and several guests attended the annual Lower School Christmas party December 9 in the Lower School common room. The room was decorated with tinsel and crepe paper. In one corner stood a small Christmas tree with gay lights and colorful omaments. Features of the occasion were a Truth or Consequence Quiz, a dramatization of the Scrooge Christmas Story, and the showing of a French cartoon, Puppet Love. During the movie ice cream and cake were served. ERG EFFORT from page 5 comer to the thespian limelight at Cran- brook. As Dickie's Camp Freedom bud- dies, Jon Desenberg and Buddy Bernstein were better than average Friday, but Allan Levy and August of the Satur- day cast were exceptionally dexterous in these farcical roles. It was Levy especially who rocked the audience with his precise timing and stressing of punch lines. Norm Bouton and Jan Simpson, por- traying Dickie Crandall's multi-billionaire father, were impressive in the role of this buffaloed parent. Kai Schoenhals effi- ciently acted the role of Doctor Spee, a foreign physician. Saturday night Dick Wilson managed the same part with a trumped up accent of diversified Euro- pean tongues. Gish's Corner AV- All I want for Christmas .... RECORDS are an ideal Christmas Gift .leonafuli has a complete selection I62 West Maple Ave. Birmingham NEWS IBDIEFS Headmaster W. Brooke Stable: and football coach John R. Roderick took a group of Cranbrook football fans to De- troit to see the Detroit Lions-New York Bulldogsbgame at Briggs Stadium Sun- day aftemoon, December 4. A 4 A Robert L. Stevenson and Mrs. Richard F. I-lintermeister designed the sets for the Traitor which was performed at St. Dunstan's last weekend. fx' Y 'I' 4, my 'V ' Q- ' N er . .i ll 1- , . V K lr' EXTRA COMFORT EXTRA CONVENIENCE EXTRA SAVINGS by GREYHOUND You'll like the convenience of frequent schedules, the warm buses, and the Christmas sav- ing fares Greyhound has ready for you this Holiday Season. And you'll appreciate Grey- hound's SuperGoach comfort when you arrive home rested and refreshed, ready for Holi- day Fun. Youill get a lot more travel for a lot less money, go- ing Greyhound. CHARTER A GREYHOUND BUS It's the ideal way for student groups and athletic teams to travel to conventions and out- of-town games, or on a tour. Keeps your group together . . . goes when you want to go . . . often costs less per person than even Greyhounds economical individual fares. For lowest fares anywhere, and for Charter Bus information tion, call your friendly Grey- hound Agent. THE CRANE OLUME XXIII CRANBROOK SCHOOL, JANUARY 13, 1950 No. 12 'ear's First Cum Laude lnductees Pause, Drinic to Future Cum Laude charm winner: folan Manley, Tea' Mills and Louis Deming loaf! day': honors in a momentary port-arsembly celebration Wednesday.-Photo by Harian. :um Laude Assembly lonors Senior Scholars Three top senior scholars were inducted to Cranbrook's chapter of the Cum nude Society Wedrlesday morning dur- g a special assembly program, The aca- :mic leaders of the class of '50 were Ted lills with an average of 90.5, john Man- v with 88.6 and Louis Deming, whose 'erage was 86.7. Senior Master Howard E. Yule, presi- :nt of the local chapter, acted as master ceremonies. Henry S. Booth, son of ranbrookis founder, the late George G. moth, delivered the induction address. In is speech he stressed the dominant im- :rtance of 'fthoroughness and persever- Ice in a scholar. enpushers Polish Products or February Reid Contest Ambitious writers at Cranbrook will on have a chance to demonstrate their Iilities. Two creative writing contests, e Jasper Reid Award for Cranbrook Id Regional Scholastic Awards will be men to the students next month. This is the third successive year that e Reid Award has been offered for the 'st piece of creative writing done by a ranbrook student. Deadline for this con- st is February I. Judging will be done ' members of Cranbrook's English de- Irtment. The first place prize winner Id honorable mention awards will be Inounced at an assembly sometime later the year. One of the largest and most lucrative gh school writing contests is the Scholas- See PEN PUSHERS page 2 Coming Up! TODAY VARSITY WRESTLING MEET with DeVilbiss High School, there, 3:30 P.M. KINGSWOOD SOPHOMORE DANCE, 8:00-11:00 P.M. STAFF SQUARE DANCE, small gym, 8:30-11 :OO P.M. TOMORROW VARSITY BASKETBALL GAME with University High School, here, 8: I5 P.M. fNo Movies, SUNDAY, JANUARY I5 AFTERNOON SERVICE, Christ Church, 4:30 RM. TUESDAY, JANUARY I7 VARSITY BASKETBALL GAME with Patterson Collegiate Institute, here, 4:00 P.M. FRIDAY, JANUARY 20 VARSITY BASKETBALL GAME with Hamtramck High School, there, 8:15 P.M. SATURDAY, JANUARY 2l VARSITY WRESTLING MEET with Berkley High School, here, 2:00 P.M. KINGSWOOD STUDENT COUNCIL DANCE, Kingswood Gym, 8:00-11:00 P.M. Pioneer Spirit to Dominate Kingswood Council's Dance Back to the woods might well be the theme of the Kingswood Student Council square dance planned for Saturday, Jan- uary 2I, a dance which is to highlight informality in both atmosphere and dress. The hours will be 7:30-II:oo p.m. Student Council president Mary Grind- ley recently announced that blue jeans for male socialites and equally informal cos- tumes for their female associates will be the order of the day. One Council mem- ber confided in a special communique to the Crane that Cynthia Booth will be in charge of blind dates. Tickets are to be one dollar per couple. They will be sold only at Kingswood to Kingswood girls. Cagers Edge Kennedy ln 39-33 See-Saw Tilt WINDSOR, ONT., jan. IO - Kennedy Collegiate's lanky hardwood five fell be- fore Blue and Gray coach R. E. Kennyis untried varsity quintet in a low-scoring, 39-33 contest here, today. Both teams encountered difiiculty in connecting from the floor with set and pivot shots and it was not until the final quarter that the Cranes were able to pull away from the Canadian cagers. Although the lead constantly shifted from team to team, quarter-by-quarter scoring found the visitors behind only once. Following the instructions of coach Kenny, the Blue and Gray concentrated on passing and ball-handling throughout the first frame, and Kennedy clinched a IO-5 lead. During the next three quarters, Crane center A1 Simpson tink: two 'valuable points during Kennedy conlesl.-Wiener photo however, the Cranbrook five managed to maintain a scoring edge, finishing each of these periods I9-I6, 27-26 and 39-33. Crane scoring honors were divided as guard Rufus Beardsley, center Al Simp- son and forward Wayne Lyon connected for nine, IO and II points respectively. Kennedy's high-point man was forward Moir with II points. One highlight of this contest was a novel two-team system used, with indifferent success, by the Kennedy coach. Committee To Brighten Game Pageantry in form of recorded music, a flag ceremony and announcement of team lineups over Cranbrookis PA sys- tem will be provided by the social commit- tee before and duringlthe halftime of the University High School basketball en- counter tomorrow night. their first taste of interscholastic competi- 2 l-THECRANE--1 Next Half-Century Challenges Youth of Today Life is daily becoming more complex. We live in an age of complexities, an age in which many of mankind's most pressing problems must be solved, an age in which the choice between freedom and despotism must be made. The New Year's celebrations just past marked more than merely the advent of the mid-century year, they marked the beginning of a 50-year span during which most of us at Cranbrook will live our productive lives. In the coming years our generation, the generation today studying in colleges and secondary schools throughout the world, will take over the reins of government, business, education and all other phases of contemporary civilized life. The world will be ours to mold and use as we like. Preparation for the trials of these years need include not only application to studies and spirited participation in activities and athletics, but also an active interest in international and national affairs. Cultivation of such an in- terest on the part of each and every student today, in all parts of the world as well as at Cranbrook, would be a giant stride forward toward that still vision- ary world of freedom and peace rather than the contrasting world of chaos and war which even now threatens to engulf humanity. Frosh Train For Fufure Wifh Li'H'le Oak League When Cranbrook's varsity takes the x -fy 'V XX f Q. floor tomorrow night against University High School, it would be a safe bet that most of the Crane team members received ' ' nu- 111.2-K Q f sa 4: 4 i 1 A -.V f 1 tion in the Little Oak League. Founded to give freshman athletes a place in the athletic sun, this widely known but little publicized league provides the frosh teams of five neighboring high schools and Cran- brook with a chance to compete against one another. On November 12, 1945 Cranbrook Athletic Director Wendell S. Wilson sponsored 3 meeting at Cranbrook for the five athletic directors from these nearby schools. As a result of this parley the Little Oak League was formed with Bar- num, Berkley, Lincoln, Royal Oak, Hazel Park and Cranbrook as members. Only once has Cranbrook considered withdrawing from the league and that was after the disastrous 1946 football sea- son during which Barnum trampled the Cranes, 38-o. The next year they clinched a o-o tie with Barnum and the league re- mained intact. Described by freshman coach Frederick W. Campbell as the best league the school has ever gotten into, the Little Oak League has turned out to be just about that. It provides competition for the younger boys and gives them valuable experience that pays off in the later var- sity years. League competition now in- cludes football, basketball, baseball and track. Donations amounting to 57,052.25 have been contributed to date by Cran- brook alumni, parents and friends of the school in the Fourth Annual Appeal for the Cranbrook Memorial Scholarships Drive. This drive started November 16. PRO and CON as told to Poiler Dick Sattler and Cameraman Fritz Dow Question: What is your pet peeve? Bob Sukenik, 6- What gripes me most is the way the Kingswood girls are always griping about the Cranbrook boys. . Ash Sukenik Landis Sally Landis, 6- The big wheels with their little cogs. Need more be said? Wayne Lyon, 6- A campused girl friend, electric razors with radios and winters in Michigan. ,,.. X fx 'ill X 1 N? Lyon Kleinpell Hetty Kleinpell, 6- People who are lucky enough to have a little individual- ism, but try to hide it. Cranbrook's motto seems to be: do as I do or don't do at all. Other than that tho' ---- . Bruce N. Coulter is experimenting with an awning for the hockey rinks to keep the ice near the sideboards from melting. ALUMNI NEWS by Bruce Williams '50 Detroit's Statler Hotel was the scene of one of Cranbrook's most successful, alum- ni dances the night of December 30. A large majority of the ex-Cranbrookians present were members of the class of '49. Among these numerous '49ers were last year's Crane and BROOK editors, Dick Townsend and Toby Maxwell. as :ze as Tom Tomlinson, '49, was recently elect- ed to the Sigma Rho Tau, fengineering speech society, at the University of Michigan. ' vs as an Roy Banwell, '47, has been elected to the Yale 1950 junior Prom Committee. Banwell is a member of the Trumbull College Council and the Yale Key. He is also an editor of Et Veritas, publication of Dwight Hall, the student Christian association at Yale. :ie :le as Alumni participants in Friday's varsity vs. alumni basketball encounter were Bob Haymans, '49, George Auchterlonie, '47, Dick Breck, '49, Bob Craig, '37, john Chiera, '37 and David Burke, '37, :ze :ie as Langdon Crane, '48, is active on the Amherst radio station and ski team. He is also a member of Phi Gamma Delta. PEN PUSH ERS from first page tic Writing Awards, sponsored in this area by the Detroit News. Last year five Cranbrook pen pushers won a number of varied prizes in this contest. Finished manuscripts must be submitted to the News by February 18 or to the Cranbrook English department at an earlier date. Complete rules for both these contests are posted on the main bulletin board. THE CRANE STAFF January 15, 1950 Cal Patterson '50 .,..,................. ,..,....... Ed itor-in-chief Ted Mills '50 .,............,..,,..,.............. Associate Editor Dick Zeder '50 .,.....,. ..,...,.,.,.,.. B usiness Manager Fritz Dow '50 ............ .......,. P holographic Editor Jay Corley '50 .................. ,.,.,................ S ports Editor john Roberts '50 ...,........ ...................., A rl Editor Lee Funsten '50 ..............,...,................. Literary Editor Dick Ten Eyck '50 ...................,..,. Technical Editor Bill james '51 Bob Walter '51 .............. Apprentice Editors Earl Wiener '51 Templin R. Licklider, Jr. ..,... , ..... Faculty Adviser N EWS, A ssistants Joe Carleton '51 Bill Salot '52 jan Simpson '51 Stanley Hirt '52 SPORTS: Fred Sreinmann '50 Wayne Lyon '50 Robert VanHengle '53 LITERARY: Bruce Williams '50 Manoucher Shojai '50 Gil Gove '50 PHOTOGRAPHY: john Harlan '51 :Tire Crane is published every week during the school year by the students of Cranbrook School, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Entered as second class matter under Act of March 3, 1879. f 'iq u :tbl 10 3159.4 l-THECRANE-T 3 SPORTS sl-iors 5' F fir to Three similarly named schools have Lg been a source of confusion in : minds of Cranbrook sports en- isiasts, and to clarify this lay- ,n's dilemna the following explanation offered: University High School is in m Arbor, University School is Cran- xok's counterpart in Shaker Heights, lio. University School is a member of anbrook's Inter-State League. Athletic ations were severed with Detroit Uni- 'sity School last year. as as bk ln tomorrow's hardwood tilt Cran- xokis varsity will meet a seasoned quin- from Ann Arbor's University High hool. Although composed mainly of miors and a scattering of no more than 1r returning lettermen, the University gh Cubs boast a four wins and one s record. :if as an Tonight the Blue and Gray varsity estling squad will travel to DeVilbiss gh School in Toledo for a twofold rpose. One is to gain revenge for the -6 licking the Tiger football squad ided the Cranes last November. The mer is to clinch their first mat victory the season, thereby proving that the al groaners are worthy of their fan's :at expectations. ak as as Visionary plans are afoot to send the rsity baseball team on a tour during ring vacation. Dk :ie as The Hockey team will start the new rr outfitted with new uniforms. iird Period Drive Fufileg ncoln Tops Frosh, 29-24 Losing their grip on a 20-I5 second-half d, the freshman basketball squad was wned by Ferndale Tuesday afternoon. aring was low throughout the first two arters, with Ferndale holding a IO-9 ge at the half. In the third quarter : Campbellmen burst through the op- sing defense to gain a five point lead. Dayboy Bob Newey went out on fouls, Never, and this was the decisive factor the loss. High point man for the anes was captain Harry Peterson with en points, followed by Dave Taylor h six. Local Mafmen Drop Opener To Ann Arbor Powerhouse Ann Arbor, long a powerhouse on Michigan wrestling mats, rolled over the Crane grapplers 34-2, Friday. The visitors swept through seven matches before Blue Blue and Gray matman Gil Gave labors to gain advantage in Ann Arbor tilt.-Craze photo. and Gray captain Mike Patten was able to clinch a I-1 tie and the Cranes' only two points. Though the team score stood heavily in Ann Arbor's favor, individual matches were more evenly contested. Only one Cranbrook man, Duncan Patten fwho was wrestling in his first meetj, was pinned by the visitors. Wrestlmg for Cranbrook were Don Fracassi fIO3,, Jon Desenberg fuzj, Jim Stadler frzoj, Olof Karlstrom 41275, Fred Steinmann f133j, Charlie Carter fI38D, Gil Gove fI4S,, Mike Patten f154j, Frank Rigas 0657, Dun- can Patten Q175j and Lindsey Lufkin 41851. Exhibition matches were fought by Allan Levy and Manoucher Shojai after the regular bouts. Kennedy Ouflasfs JV, 33-25: Lafe Surge Spoils Opener WINDSOR, ONT., jan. ro - Cana- da's Kennedy JV caught fire tonight, and broke a 25-25 tie in the last two min- utes of play to extinguish the Cranbrook varsity fledglingis hopes of a victorious season opener. The final score was 33-25. Playing on a wide Kennedy floor, the Cranes waged a nip and tuck battle until the closing minutes when four timely bas- kets sealed their doom. At both the first and third quarters tie scores prevailed, the Blue and Gray enjoy- ing a 14-13 halftime advantage. Center Charlie Cunningham and guard Paul Greenshield led the JV scoring with six points apiece. However, forwards Ken Wilson and Jack Alway were close behind with five markers each. Leading the decisive Kennedy rally was Jack Lar- sen who netted five baskets. Varsity Trips Alumnig Oldsters Fall, 53-32 Ringing in a new year and a new basket- ball season, Cranbrook's varsity humbled an assorted alumni quintet 53-32 Friday night. Deadly Crane forward Wayne Lyon broke the scoring ice early in the first frame, and the home five pulled into a lead which they held throughout the contest. In the initial quartet '49er Bob Haymans, playing guard for the alumni, clinched scoring honors with eight points. Throughout the first half the alumni managed to stay within six points of the varsity, but as the third period ended the Cranes were ahead by I3 points and at the contest's conclusion by a 2I point margin. A total of nine fouls were called by referees Fred W. Campbell, Jr. and Fritz Dow-three against the varsity and six against the alumni quintet. The con- test's high scorer was Lyon with I7 points. He was followed by center Al Simpson and right guard Russ Dawson, each with nine points, and left guard Rufus Beard- sley with eight. Leading the alumni in scoring were Haymans with I2 points and '46 Crane football captain George Auchterlonie with ten. Eight of the Alumni's valuable tallies were copped by the varsity's Dick Fitz- gerald who was playing on what turned out to be a three-period loan in the ab- sence of additional alumni talent. Win+er's Weather Scores: Pucksfers Turn fo Smear To athletic malcontents and wayward winter sports enthusiasts, hockey coach Walter H. Young recently issued the following words of enticement and en- couragement: Hockey offers more var- iety than any other sport at Cranbrook. That's why it builds character. Last fall, after the football and soccer gear had been safely stowed away in the equipment room, an eager crew of hockey candidates played smear, a combination of soccer, wrestling, football, boxing and street fighting. The object of this pernic- ious competition was conditioning. Then came Thanksgiving vacation and the conditioning activities temporarily ceased, only to be resumed more vigorously a few short days later. Several of the post-vaca- tion practice sessions were spent playing shinny on the newly-frozen ice of Kings- wood Lake, but most of the time was de- voted to indoor workouts. With the advent of the winter term the activities of this dexterous group of puck- sters found new channels in which to How. Due to the unseasonal weather, many of these hockey enthusiasts have decided that volleyball is the best possible activity. Only a quick freeze will shelve plans that the hockey hierarchy has for the squad in terms of walks, ping-pong, bowl- ing, pool and duck pins. 4 -THECRANE- The A Cranbrook 7 fi' Cranium I by the country wit Feeling it worth the readers attention, we have decided to print this recent com- munique from our foreign affairs editor: During the most recent visiting Sunday across the lake, Robin Squier and the visitors were attempting to choose a suitable song title for each KSC senior to be published with her respective picture in the Woodwinds. Kingswood officials are still hunting the Cranbrook wit who persisted in bellow- ing Mule Train from an obscure cor- ner of the cabin. as Pk Pk While snooping through this week's Crane copy we stumbled across the article on the approaching Kingswood Student Council square dance, and, after carefully scrutizing the article,s content, we were left feeling thoroughly bewildered. How- ever, we leave our best wishes with Cyn- thia Booth who will be in charge of What is Pomology ? Ask Master Emeritus Patch Cranbrook's loss was pomology's gain when George W. Patch retired to his Massachusetts apple farm in 1944. Upon his departure in june of that year he was presented with the title of Master Emeri- tus, the only time that a Cranbrook mas- ter has been given so high an honor. Uncle Dan, as Mr. Patch was aHec- tionately dubbed by his friends and the student body, came to the newly com- pleted Cranbrook School in 1928. Dur- ing the early years of the school he was one of its leading personalities and did much to help put the infant school on its feet. At this time his duties were that of a grand housemasterf, since he was in charge of all the dormitories except the Lower School. Prior to his arrival at Cranbrook, Mr. Patch, a graduate of Dartmouth Univer- sity, taught in Florida at Mercersburg Academy and later at a school in Garden City, Long Island. Few Cranbrookians will thank Uncle Dann for one of his many contributions to the school's procedure and tradition, namely instigating the long-infamous work program. But many a graduate of past years does relay thanks to the ex-Latin teacher for his usually successful efforts in gain- ing college admissions for Cranbrook's sixth form hopefuls during his term as blind dates. ' 'K 'R HONOR ROLL Perhaps this may leave some of you MARQUIS I cold, but we would like, nevertheless, to gfi?2i1Bardett thDafF: Taylor acquaint you with this fragment of a CL-ant E: old -lon? SER vggiijzn recent conversation: . sw 0 D R Y u Jan Simpson can ogers Have you got a date for the Kings- pAGE wood Sophomore Dance tonight, or are David Ball ,l0l'1!'l Hatch you going with a boarderf' .lohndcolhlileu Sfanlg' Davi Da men Te Mi William Salot Earl Wiener, president of the Camera STEVENS Club, is in charge of the Lower School . . l b h, H , h, Louis Deming John Manley Camera Cu t ls year' e ls teac mg Chris Huntley William Truettner the boys to take, develop and enlarge Biuvary their own pictures. FOUNTAINS Charles Cunningham Bill james - I Gilbert Gove james Saylor Gish S Come' Bruce Williams TOWERS Richard Booth Jonathon Schwartz f X Ralph Himmelhoch Howard Parker P A Robert Whitlatch i F LowER scHooL ,, Leo Butzel Frank Duncan Alan Carlin George Glover Robert Chapman Tom Gossett Q Marc Cunningham Richard Martiia f x ' ' james Currie Thomas Martinek james Davidow john Neff 17? D Robert Davidow jon Plexico X Frank Duffy Dale Schlafer X Walter Taylor Senior Master, the position now held by Howard E. Yule. Exemplifying the admiration and affec- tion held for Uncle Dani' by all who knew him is the dedication page of the Matter Emeritus Patch takes time of from Pomolagical duties. 1934 BROOK, which states: To 'Uncle Dan', whose guiding counsel and fatherly anxiety have given us comfort, joy and a respect for thoroughness, and whose bark, we have discovered, is worse than his bite, the Class of 1934 affectionately ded- icates this BRooK. Moore and Exner Head Trust To Model Midget Motorway Under the leadership of junior Vir- gil Exner, Model Club president, the student craftsmen have been kept bustling this year. But recently this organization set its sights ahead and scheduled two major projects for the first part of 1950. One of these is building solid models for shipment to Sweden. Construction of an indoor race track for model cars, under the direction of faculty adviser C. Warren Moore, is To be the second of the Model Club un- dertakings. This track reputedly will be located in the Club's Page Hall basement headquarters. Several eager members have already started assembling model racers for use on their projected miniature ver- sion of the Indianapolis Speedway. '49er Maxwell Comes Through At the freshman Inter-Collegiate 4A's held at Courtlandt Park last fall, Toby Maxwell, '48's Crane cross-country cap- tain, placed ninth in a field of I25 fresh- man runners. At a cross-country banquet held at the famous Nassau Tavern after the meet, Maxwell was elected captain of Princeton's freshman harriers for the season just concluded. TI-IE CRA NE OLUME XXIII CRANBROOK SCHOOL, JANUARY 20, 1950 No. 13 eardsley, Warner to Assume Pretect Duties January 27 fSpecial to The Crane, Seniors Harley Wamer and Rufus :ardsley will take over the Lower School efectships for the remainder of the year e weekend of January 27. Outgoing efects Fritz Dow and Tom Galantowicz ll return to Marquis Hall which they it last year when they inherited the :wer School hot-spots. They will occupy e rooms vacated by Wamer and Beards- V when the change is made. Both of the incoming prefects have 'en outstanding in Cranbrook life. While Beardsley was a mainstay of the ,49 var- sity football squad, and is now using his athletic abilities to their fullest advantage with the '50 varsity basketball team, War- ner has more than once proved his worth as a runner. He not only boasts the cap- taincy of the past cross-country season, but is also captain-elect of the '50 varsity track team. Both Warner and Beardsley, also Marquismen, have maintained satis- factory academic records throughout the year, and both have demonstrated out- standing leadership capabilities. felebrants Taunt Unluclcy Friday, Surround Symbol ofLuclc Local socialite: braving traditional lroodoo: at Saturday? Kingswood Sophomore Hop. -Craze photo. ack ot Music, Not Stags It K'wood Hoodoo Hop Not even black cats, umbrellas and :iders over the doors could keep 50 uples away from the Kingswood sopho ore class' Hoodoo Hop Friday night. 'aving the traditionally cursed date, the cialites found but one hoodoo, a ratchy phonograph, which had repro- Ictive qualities far below Kingswoodls ual Vic Trola standard. Kingswood girls with taller dates had eir troubles too, for many a six-footer und his cranium up in the cloudsv of cl and white crepe paper strung from a :ge Good Luck in ,5o,' arch in the iddle of the auditorium. Adhering to ngtime Kingswood tradition, the refresh- ent committee served ice cream and cake iring the intermission while the ticket tmmittee eagerly counted the proceeds, ter placing them in a well-secreted back om vault. Coming Up! TODAY VARSITY BASKETBALL GAME with Hamtramck High School, there, 8:15 P.M. TOMORROW VARSI'I'Y WRESTLING MEET with Berkley High School, here, 2:00 P.M. KINGSWOOD STUDENT COUNCIL DANCE, Kingswood Gym, 8:00-11:00 P.M. MovIES, Small Gym, 7:30 P.IvI. Feature: The Paleface with Bob Hope and Jane Russell. Short: Command Performance, also serial No. 8, Dangers of the Canadian Mounted. SUNDAY, JANUARY 22 EARLY SERVICE, CHRIST CHURCH, 9:30 A.M. JANUARY 28 MEET with Howe Mili. 54:00 P.1vI. SATURDAY. VARSITY WRESTLING tary School, there, GAME with Howe Mili- VARSITY BASKETBALL tary School, there, 1:8115 P.M. 'F Eastern Standard Time. Cagers Erase Deficit, I-lalt Patterson, 5I-42 Simpson Controls Backboards, Leads Scoring with 2I Points Victory winged her way into Cran- brook's small gym Tuesday afternoon as the Blue and Gray cagers outfaked and outran Patterson Collegiate's hardwood quintet to post a convincing 51-42 tri- umph. This contest placed the Cranes well ahead in the winning column with a two wins, one defeat record to date. Using a two team system merged with a pressing defense, the visitors gained the scoring advantage during the early mo- ments of the game. This novel style en- abled the Panthers to stay ahead of the Cranes throughout the first two stanzas, leading I7-I2 at the quarter and 24-22 at the half. Roaring back after the intermission, however, the Blue and Gray buffaloed the Canadians, pulling ahead in the scoring column and steadily increasing their lead. The home five outscored the visitors by nine points in the third period and by II in the final frame. Big Crane center Al Simpson was the day's individual standout as he consistently controlled the backboarcls and poured a torrid 2I points through the nets. High scorer for the visitors was forward Jacobs with an out- standing I5 point accumulation. Follow- ing Simpson in home team scoring were forwards Wayne Lyon and Bill james with IO and nine points respectively. Germany, China Are Topics For Foreign Club Meeting Color slides on Germany and an infor- mal talk about China entertained and en- lightened I0 Foreign Club members and 20-Odd guests at the Senior Cabin Satur- day night. Following a hamburg dinner, German- born Kai Schoenhals showed a group of color slides which were taken in his native land, explaining the various scenes as they were shown. This portion of the night's activities augmented Schoenhals' pre-va- cation talk on Germany which was deliv- ered during a Foreign Club cabin meet- ing last December. Chinese music was introduced to the assembled Cranbrookians through an au- thentic recording loaned for that purpose by Page's friendly Richard Fu. This was followed by a discussion of China's people and culture by school physician George L. Hagman who spent much of his career doing missionary and medical work among the Chinese. z -i-THECRANE--- Clay Doss 'll8, Dies in Tragic Accident Cranbrook was stunned Wednesday morning by the news of the tragic death which claimed one of the school's most promising and respected grad- uates. Clay Doss, head prefect for the class of 1948, was struck while crossing a street in Wyandotte, Michigan, and later died of injuries at the Wyandotte General Hospital. Doss was a student at California's Stanford University. He transferred to that school from Yale last fall. Active in virtually every phase of school activity, Doss will long be remem- bered as one of Cranbrook's most energetic and successful head prefects. Four years a Glee Club member, and its secretary during his senior year, Clay received an honorable mention for outstanding activity in the school's musical program. He played lead roles in the 1947 production of Gondoliers and the 1948 production of Iolanthe. As Church Cabinet chairman in his senior year, Doss promoted an unusual amount of student religious and charitable activity, and for being the senior to demonstrate the greatest initiative and leadership for furthering the inter- ests of the student body irrespective of personal gain, he was awarded Cran- brook's highest honor, the Citizenship Award. Elected to be a member of the Cum Laude Scholastic Society, and honored by receiving a Quill and Scroll award for his fourth and fifth form work on the Crane, Doss was by no means restricted to academic and extra-curricular activities. As a foot- ball letterman and C Club member he also maintained a strong position in the local athletic scene. Selected by his classmates as the school's most respected senior, and as the student who did the most for Cranbrook in the 1947-48 year, Clay's death is a great blow not only to this school and his parents, but to the world which so critically needs men of his quality. New Courses Join Electives Organization of two non-credit courses to be offered to Cranbrook students re- cently was completed by the Administra- tion. One of these courses will deal with the mysteries of auto-mechanics, and the other will teach non-driving students the elements of intelligent and safe driving. While approximately 40 candidates have indicated interest in the driver-training course, 55 have signed up for the auto- mechanics course. Cranbrook alumnus Arthur Brant is teaching a Friday night auto-mechanics course, and chemistry in- structor Floyd W. Bunt is conducting a Saturday morning class inthe same field. The Crane extends sincere sym- pathies to Mr. and Mrs. Wayne F. Lawrence on the death of Mrs. Lawrence's father, F. Gurney Fine. Mr. Fine died at his home in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, Sunday after- noon following a long illness. X - f I, 4 i. afililivirw' .. , xx Y' Y , P D 4 V ' , ....t,..,,.. v , XX PRC and CCN as told to Poller Dick Sattler and Cameraman Fritz Dow Question: What is your suggestion for the senior class gift? Ivan Scholnick, 6- I think the senior class should give the largest TV set that its money can buy. 5 - A ' 1 4 A .'.. Scholnick Lufkin Lindsey Lufkin, 6- The seniors should give an electric football scoreboard and fix the basketball scoreboard. Jim Nielson, 6- I think that the senior class should leave an electric score- board for basketball that is easy to read and operate. . .i i . tr A I Nielson Fead Charles Fead, 6- One of the most useful things the seniors could give the school would be a selection of good books for the library. There are many vacancies to be filled at present. SI,000,00 Holclup? Noi FBI! Call for Mounfy Sgt. Royal Last year's moviegoers watched serial hero Dick Tracy shot at, gassed, rolled down ramps in cars, pushed out of planes, bombed and dynamitedg but these exper- iences would be child's play to Sergeant Royal, law enforcement agent cum laude of Dangers of the Canadian Mounted , a I2 round slugfest between the Mounties and a character known as Mort Fowler. The plot is relatively simple. Fowler has run across an ancient treasure ship of Genghis Khan, but in order to find the treasure he must translate some Chinese writing. To have time to do this he must prevent opening of the Alcan Highway which threatens to pour home- steaders into the vicinity. Fowler appar- ently fears that the homesteaders would obstruct his work. This part of the serial is of special in- terest to those who have never sabotaged a highway, for Mort shows remarkable ingenuity in the use of dynamite, hand grenades, incendiary bombs and small arms. But this does not catch Royal with his stirrups down, as he counter-attacks with speedy stationwagons, planes, radio- ocillators and more small arms. While on the subject of equipment, it may be in- teresting to notice the transportation prob- lem in the Canadian Wilds. A horse must be able to outrun a Ford, the best way to catch a speedboat is with another speed- boat and all planes used must pass the acid test of falling 5,ooo feet and landing upright in a clearing with no ostensible damage to either plane or pilot. Probably none the worse for a I5 foot fall from the top of a wall while slugging it out with a Fowler henchman and dodg- ing Fowler's bullets, Sergeant Royal will return tomorrow night to resume his battle against the forces of evil. THE CRANE STAFF january 20, 1950 Cal Patterson '50 ................,.........,...,.. Editor-in-chief Ted Mills '50 .,...,....,......,.................. Associate Editor Dick Zeder '50 .............................. Business Manager Fritz Dow '50 ......,... ........... P holographic Editor Jay Corley '50 .... ,,..... ...................... S p orts Editor john Roberts '50 ........... ....................... A rt Editor Lee Funsten '50 ............ ,. .,.,...... Literary Editor Dick Ten Eyck '50 ........................ Technical Editor Gil Gove '50 ........,................. ............. F eature Editor Bill James '51 1 Bob Walter '51 ,.,...,.,......,........ Apprentice Editors Earl Wiener '51 Templin R. Licklider, Jr. ...,........ Faculty Adviser Assistants NEWS: Joe Carleton '51 Bill Salot '52 Ian Simpson '51 Manoucher Shojai '50 SPORTS: Fred Steinmann '50 Wayne Lyon '50 Harry Peterson '53 ' The Crane is published every week during the school year by the students of Cranbrook School, ! Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Entered as second class matter under Act of March 3, 1879. ugnanmmrrp qgmirrl ' 1 LL 6 i g Sc-ROLL --THECRANE1--- 3 SPORTS SHOTS F f' 6 P nterstate League shot and discuss cham- n Bill Macomber recently achieved 'ional recognition for his athletic ac- nplishments. He was named second to ympic champion Bob Mathias in the at put division of the National Honor le for Private and Parochial Schools Jlished by the Athletic fournal. While 1comber's best effort was a 51' ION ive, I7 year old Mathias threw the shot 1o . On the same list was '48 Crane ss-country captain Toby Maxwell with fourth place rating in the mile run. 1xwell's ofiicial time was 4: 36.8. ae :if :ie Tonight the varsity cagers meet Ham- rnck in the first of a two game series. it to avenge last year's defeats at the ids of the Cosmos, the Cranes will .y a strong team composed of f1ve re- ning lettermen and boasting a seven n and two lost record. Hamtramckis J defeats were in contests with East ginaw High School and River Rouge gh School. Outstanding last year be- ise of their great center, Ken Burrell, e Cosmos have outscored their oppo- 1ts 412 to 369. Jartans Battle Athenians First Cage Competition by Lower School reporter lobn Neff Dpening I95O,S Lower School basket- ll competition, the first round Spartan-Athenian games was played ursday, January 12. The Spartans re victorious in two out of three of se contests. ln the Cn group the Spartans won 8-6. J Butzel led the scoring in this game, king one basket and two foul shots. e Athenians won in the B group by :6-22 score, with Ted Smith and Dan 'esford leading, each with four baskets. ging out the Athenians by a score of 11, the A group Spartans clinched day's honors for their squad in the ll tussle. Don Slotkins garnered scor- honors in this contest with a total ten points. .L'eamwcWL Toledo Matmen Win, 22-I5: Lightweights Run Up Total Tousoo, OH1o, jan. 13-Five straight wins in the lower weight divisions gave DeVilbiss' grapplers a 15-o lead midway through toclay's match. Then Cranbrook's Olof Karlstrom snagged two points with a tie in the 138 pound class to launch a Crane scoring spree which ended just short of victory. Final score in this second Crane defeat was 22-15. Lightweight and middleweight wrestlers Don Fracassi, Jon Desenberg, Manoucher Shojai, jim Stadler and Fred Steinmann all lost by decisions before the Cranes started to roll. Following Kar-lstrom's tie, 145-pounder Gil Gove decisioned his man and Blue and Gray captain Mike Patten won on a lin. With only two bouts left the visiting team, whose greatest strength was in the heavyweights, still could win the days honors with a decision and a pin. However, head prefect Frank Rigas was downed by DeVilbiss' 165-pound Bill Weber on a fluke pin, and a Crane victory became an impossibility. A defiant note was struck in the final bout by Cran- brook's Lindsey Lufkin as he pinned his opponent in the 185-pound class. .lVs Drop Close Tilt, 37-36 For Thircl Straight Defeat Striving for their first win of the season, the Blue and Gray junior varsity narrowly missed a final minute triumph Tuesday as center Charles Cunningham's despera- tion shot bounced away from the basket's rim, and Patterson Collegiate's varsity fledglings retained a 37-36 victory edge. This was the third defeat in as many starts for the Cranes. The previous Saturday, Ann Arbor's University High jayvees forged ahead after a first quarter tie to defeat the Snydermen, 42-34. In this contest Crane captain john Edison and center Cunning- ham took home team scoring laurels with eight and seven points respectively. JANUARY SPORTS CLEARANCE . . . BUY NOW! IOH. Toboggan with pad complete ......,...........,....,...... 529.95 Skates, Hockey, Figure .,...... 202, Off Hockey Sticks, regular Sl.35 ..., S .98 Ski Poles, from, ..,....,..,.....,.... SL69 Up Sltis lLur1cll, from ..........,..,.... 52.79 Up All Wool Shirts-Coats ........ 402, Off Sale runs January 23 to 3 l. McBRIDE HARDWARE Last Half UHS Spree Sinks Dribblers, 39-33 University High School of Ann Arbor outscored the Blue and Gray hoopsters 5 3-40 before one of the largest and most spirited home crowds in Crane basketball history Saturday night. Although the visitors held a I3 point edge at the final horn, the Kennymen played a smoother game than they had in their 39-33 win against Kennedy the preceeding Tuesday. Leaving the floor at the half trailing by only one point, the home team was unable Crane center Ed Godfrey U01 stretches to recover rebound for Blue and Gray as for- ward Wayne Lyon U82 await: results. -Craze photo. to maintain effective control of the back- boards throughout the remaining two periods. This, coupled with an apparent lack of team balance, led to a University High scoring spree in the second half which netted the visitors 32 points to the Cranes' 20. Blue and Gray right guard Russ Daw- son spearheaded the Crane scoring attack in this contest with a I4 point total. For- ward Wayne Lyon followed with I2 points and left guard Rufe Beardsley occupied the third position with nine. Scoring for the visiting team was divided quite evenly among the first five with for- ward Twining ahead on a I2 point total. Wriqhi' Scores for Amherst Ken Wright, '48, is living up to his Cranbrook Athlete of the Year title at Amherst where he is starting left guard on the sophomore dominated varsity basketball team. In a game against Wor- chester Polytechnic Institute, Wright took high scoring honors with a 20 point total. .llagellei ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES RECORDS :za so. wooowntno Ave. 52 West Maple Ave. Birmingham BIRMINGHAM PHONE 255 l39 Maple Avenue Birmingham 4 -lTHECRANE- The I Cranbrook X Cranium Tgigaf- A by the country wit The Sergeant Royal Award of the Week goes to observant head prefect Frank Rigas for finding an unexploded cartridge on a Page radiator. Said Rigas: That's hardly the right attitude! :re :re :re Ah, yes . . . it was a wonderful dance. It had everything, free punch, free food, music.... wk wk vs While placidly sitting at the lunch table we heard one happy-go-lucky senior remark: Well, I typed out my Michigan application last night, then I looked at the instructions. are :ie are Our awards department recently sug- gested honoring Page's Charles Fead by donating all funds necessary to publish his assumedly projected thesis. One au- thoritative source claims this work is to be called A Guide to Improved Human Relations. Another has asserted that it will be named simply Making Friends. Close Scores Set Frosh Fare Two points provided the victory margin in the frosh's last two games. Friday they were edged 21-19 by Barnum and Tues- day they squeezed past Berkley, 16-14. Playing at Berkley, the Cranes deadlocked the home team 7-7 at the end of the half. In the second and third periods Bob Newey broke loose with two baskets and a successful free throw to add hve valuable points to the Blue and Gray score. Newey and John Acker were tied for Crane scoring honors with five points each. Gish's Corner Z A fr, I can .ree it nowf' Fiffy-four Twisfs and You Can Span America's Airways c'Calling CQ . . . calling CQ . . . W8 Lucky Mary Edward in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan near Detroit calling CQ! At- tempting thus to contact another ham sta- tion for a chat on anything from the weather to advanced radio physics is often a monotonous task, especially when more powerful amateur stations are hogging the air-waves. But usually, since patience is considered a virtue in all phases of life, fifty-four turns of various knobs and ten minutes later a voice will break through the static sputtering: Hello WSLME . . . hello WSLME. . . this is W2AAM in Albuquerque, New Mexico . . . W2 Able Able Mary acknowleging W8LME in Bloomington, Michigan . . .lname here's Bill . . . over! TRANS-CONTINENTAL CHAT Maybe these two hams will use their contact time talking of general radio prob- lems, perhaps of their intricate equipment. But in any case, William B. Schultz, Cranbook's science department head, physics teacher and the operator of ama- teur outlet WSLME, will offer an inter- esting discourse to his new friend Bill, the Albuquerque amateur, for the owner of Cranbrook's only radio station is well grounded in all realms of radio. Mr. Schultz, known in Detroit astrono- mical circles as one of the community's foremost scientists, has long cultivated an interest in radio. Before World War I, and less than a score of years after Mar- coni, he was, as a teen-ageer, actively en- gaged with the new medium, and started making broadcasts well before the govern- ment's now powerful FCC had thought a great deal on airway restriction. Finally, in I933, Mr. Schultz secured his license and call letters for WSLME, and since then, except during the last war, has been on the air regularly. FROM TOWER TO BASEMENT Founded in 1929, the Radio Club with it's extensive equipment moved into the very advantageous position of one of the Toweris tiny rooms shortly after W8- LME was instituted and began to trans- mit the schools first radio signals. There it remained, secreted away from other school activities by a narrow, winding staircase, and with antennas stretching hither and yon about the quad, until-forced to move to Mr. Schultz' basement ten years ago by the elements of nature which plagued the Tower's leaky metal dome. Since the wartime restrictions were lifted, Mr. Schultz, W8LME and the Radio Club have been building for the future. Working almost entirely with in- expensive war surplus material, they are constructing a large transmitting tower which curious onlookers have been view- ing in various stages of construction for the past two years, and plan to soak the wifh W. B. SchuH'z's W8LME ionosphere with WSLME messages in the near future. However, this year WSLME has been far from inactive on ham airwaves. Last June Mr. Schultz joined forces with '49er Radio entburiartr Schultz and Escb during annual amateur radio field day last func. Bob Esch and his newly won WSBXG in sending out a continuous signal for 24 hours contacting amateurs from Pennsyl- vania to Oklahoma during the annual amateur radio field day. This is a type of carnival of the airwaves with hams throughout the nation participating by keeping in constant contact with one or another of their fellow audio-enthusi- asts. Campecl in a pup tent on the Science Institute lawn, with a lengthy antenna strung from the water tank to the ob- servatory, Esch and Mr. Schultz main- tained a constant vigil by taking turns at the key and microphone. Demonstrating the interest and enthusiam of Fountains Housemaster Schultz for his chosen hob- by was an event which occured last fall. Cooperating with altunnus Howard Estes' W8ELR, Mr. Schultz organized the broadcast of a running account of the Cranbrook-Royal Oak cross-country meet from Estes' mobile auto transmitter back to the oval. WINTER SPORTS EQUIPMENT HOCKEY STICKS PUCKS - SKATES BASKETBALL SHOES BOB CRAIG INC. II6 SO. WOODWARD BIRMINGHAM THE CRANE JLUME XXIII CRANBROOK SCHOOL, JANUARY 27, 1950 No. 14 Dancers Rest at Half-time Exhausted square dancer: force citric acid smile for photographer Craze. 'ancers Scan Rural Scene, lead Back to The Woods KingSwood's well known Vic Trola nk a turn for the rustic Friday night, many ardent waltzers and numerous ver schoolers flocked into Kingswood's m to try their hand at square dancing. Attempting to combat wholesale con- aion and anarchy was Vic's only com- :itor, a deep-voiced caller who felt that : womenfolk should be seen and not rled. After several rounds of dancing, ak-kneed Cranbrookians forced down strange liquid believed to be lemonade d resolved to stick to more conven- nal forms of winter athletics such as :ketball and hockey. meditors Check Knowalls fi+h Current Affairs Exam :'In his message to Congress the Pres- ent said all but one of these . . . is Jbably the way most of the questions l run in the annual current events test be given February 6 by Time maga- .e. Under the ever-watchful eye of the tory department, the test will be admin- :red to all history students and anyone e wishing to try out for the familiar 'be and book prizes. Won last year by honoroller Martin inna and faculty Timexpert Fred xckstader, this test was tried in 1935 in 'eral small schools, and is now given in rrly 400 schools in the United States. As the contest day grows near, time- nored Gil Ciove and Pete Whiting irpen their wits, hoping to take their 'm prize for the third consecutive year. Wings Win for Juniors At Class Olympia Trip No sooner had the 43 members of the junior class slid into their seats than Sid Abel, captain of the league-leading De- troit Red Wings, Sent the first of his two scoring shots past Chicago Blackhawk goalie Frank Brimsek to send the Wings on to a 5-3 victory. For many hockey en- thusiasts this was the high point in the game. Agreeing with the juniors, NHL referee George Gravel of Montreal said, Abel is the best player on the ice tonight because of the passing that he has been making and the goal that he scored. Led by bus drivers Walter Young and Robert Kenny and class president Jan Simpson, the juniors sat through 60 min- utes of spine-tingling hockey and I20 minutes of backseat driving by fender- conscious motor experts. Although some were slightly bewildered by the unique hockey jargon employed by the announcer and local pedants, the literate program reading juniors set their less informed brothers straight with quite succinct ex- planations regarding same. One local goaler gloated over his acqui- sition of an autographed program, one enterprising young sports writer got an exclusive interview with a nationally known hockey referee and 43 juniors de- cided that more trips were a schedule necessity for the class. Coming Up! TOMORROW VARSI'IY WRESTLING MEET with Howe Mili- tary School, there, t'f4:00 P.M. JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL GAME with Howe Military School, there 'k7:l5 P.M. VARSITY BASKETBALL GAME with Howe Mili- tary School, there, 'l'8:l5 P.M. MOVIES, Small Gym, 7:30 P.M. Feature: Loft Boundaries. Short: Television Today. Se- rial: Chapter 10 of Sgt. Royal rr. Mort Fowler, Inc. it Eastern Standard Time. SUNDAY, JANUARY 29 EARLY SERVICE, Christ Church, 9:30 A.M. TUESDAY, JANUARY 3I VARSITY BASKETBALL GAME with Kennedy Collegiate Institute, here, 4:00 P.M. FRESI-IMAN BASKETBALL GAME with Ferndale, there, 4:00 12.M. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3 JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL GAME with Intra-mural Allstars, here, 4:00 P.M. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4 VARSITY BASKETBALL GAME with Shady Side Academy, there, 2:30 P.M. VARSITY WRESTLING MEET with Shady Side Academy, there 3:45 P.M. MOVIES, Small Gym, 7:30 P.M. Feature: Father Wa: A Fullhack. Short: March of Time, Sweden Looks Ahead. Serial: Install- ment ll, Perils of Royal of the Mountiex. This Gadget is the Motor Driving coach B. N. Grha points out the intri- cate Working: of the auto engine as intererted fufuff-Cbdugfuff look on.-Crane photo. Grba Steers Driving Course As Wheels Prepare to Roll Freedom-seeking Cranbrook boarders who line Lone Pine Road each Saturday hitch-hiking to Birmingham will do so at their own risk, as driving lessons get underway this term. Announced by Headmaster W. Brooke Stabler in assem- bly several weeks ago, instructions in auto- mobile operation are now being offered to zo driving and non-driving students soon to reach the age of parent's consent. Waiving his insurance, a familiar person to the Cranbrook scene returns as ex- football coach B. N. Grba takes the wheel to guide local fender-scrapers down the highway of driving success. Regarding his new duties, Mr. Grba comments, This course is important for the reason that most of these boys will be driving for the rest of their lives. The driving hopefuls had their first lesson last week, as the fundamentals of auto mechanics were dis- cussed. Doing textbook work until the dual-control Ford arrives, most of the members of the class will be eligible for licenses by the end of the year. The curriculum of this non-credit course consists of I3 stages, which include pre- requisites to driving ease such as starting the motor, and backing up. Although the course is not directly sponsored by any organization, it is recommended by the Michigan State Highway Department and the AAA. Having scraped the previous week's pedestrians off the bumper, four members will take the wheel each Saturday for the behind-the-wheel instruction. 2 -THECRANE--1 Now ls The l-lour For Future Senior Leaders It would indeed be handy if leadership and responsibility could be handed out with the senior rings. But for some reason it just does not work that way, even though juniors from time imrnemorial have thought that as soon as the silver ring was slipped over their finger leadership would be theirs. Because of this, fifth formers, and members of every other form should begin now to take a look at themselves, and then at school life and see how the two fit together. Students of any form should look about them, not for- ward to their senior year when an opportunity to serve the school will auto- matically and mysteriously present itself. It may be true that seniors have a better chance to exhibit leadership, but the records will show that the majority of those who carry the burden in their senior year did so all through their underclass days. Recently the following remark was overheard, I'm going to be a wheel when I'm a senior. This prediction may or may not come true, depend- ing on the individual, but the time for this person to start working toward his senior wheelship is this year, re- gardless Of his form. Thirteen Senior Scholars Turn Quill Drivers for Year Unmolested by the hardships of regular assignments, Mr. VVonnberger's thirteen Special English students are preparing their spring term theses. This year, five biographies are being fumished. Ted Mills is relating the life of Stalin. The annals Of yet another dic- tator are being recorded by Rufus Beards- ley with his Life of Adolph Hitler. Musi- cians Beethoven and Mozart are having their lives reproduced by Bunker Clark and Bob Ward, respectively. John Man- ley is writing the history of Sir Francis Drake, and Dick Ten Eyck, the history of Edgar Allan Poe. Seniors, as seen by their Assembly Hall talks, are capable of speaking on many topics. In this special literature class, great variation too is prevalent. Subjects deviate from Gil Gove's Phy- sical Anthropology to Charles Fead's A Short History of General Motors. Dave Ball, upholding the traditions of a true Pageman, is composing his interpretations of sailing. Internationalism is the theme of Federalist Cal PattersOn's thesis. Others are Louis Deming's Contemporary Pri- vate Housing, Wayne Lyon's German Reformation and Bruce Williams' The Reign of the Caesars. Sperry Perfects Glass Still After several months of research and experimentation, Mr. Holland R. Sperry has completed a small distilling unit which has many advantages over the large costly units. Unlike most laboratory distillers, this all-glass unit will run con- tinuously, without the usual danger from fire. Under Mr. Sperry's directions, the Corning Glass Works made the flask, which proved so successful that they may produce a similar one for the market. x - f XX l . - cr , I 17 - .t .-... ...N .,. , v f , PRO and CON as told to poller Dick Sattler and cameraman Iohn Harlan Question: How could the Saturday night informal dances he improved? jan Simpson, 5- lf one would have dances on Saturday nights, Then one should provide for the dim- ming Of lights. - Thus he who would cuddle and he who would coo, fAnd I dare say at Cranbrook there are quite a fewj And whose date Mother Nature forgot, Could enjoy the dance where before he did not. Fritz Friday, 5- As morale builders and arch breakers, they are line, and after Saturday night basketball games they would be even finer. Simpson Friday Miss Nellie Vllechek-second string Kingswood chaperone- They would be just sweet if they would eliminate that nasty Delphoif' W' l Q'0 .N Miss Wcchek Gish Joe Gish, 5- I think they would be peachy-keen if there weren't so many Kingswood chaperonesf' Rivalry Grows Day by Day ln Lower School lntra-Mural hy Lower School reporter lohn Nef The second set of Spartan-Athenian basketball games was played Thursday, January 19. Again the Spartans were vic- torious, whining two out of three games. The final score for the C group favored the Spartans, 8-4, Walter Taylor scoring four points. The B group Spar- tans added to their team victories by de- feating the Athenians 18-14 with Mark Cunningham and Dwight Davis scoring four baskets apiece. The A group Athenians saved their group from a com- plete drubbing when eight-pointer Dick Meyer led the Athenians to a zo to I0 victory over the Spartans. :ie ae as Some of the boys are skating on Ste- vens Lake when the weather permits, but the Lower School is experiencing the same difiiculties that the varsity is in the ice situation, too much warm weather. Letter to the Editor TO THE EDITOR: Cne small thing that would certainly add to the smooth operation of the school is a bell in the store. Although there is a clock, no one seems to know how much time there is until the next class because he cannot hear the waming bell before each period. This is especially true in the morning recess, when there is not much time and as many boys as possible should be served. A bell in the store would surely make things easier and also cut down unnecessary tardiness. Anonymous EDITOR,S NOTE! I-Iavin been late to third 8 period four times this week, we quite agree with you. THE CRANE STAFF fpro tem! january 27, 1950 Earl Wiener '51 .................................... Editor-in-chief Bfib Walter ,Sl E, .............................. Associate Editors Bill James '51 John Harlan '51 ..,.....,............ Photographic Editor Jon Desenberg '51 ........,.,....... Contributing Editor Charles Yager '51 ...........,.................. Literary Editor Templin R. Licklider, Jr. ............ Faculty Adviser Assistants NEWS: joe Carleton '51 Bill Salot '52 Stan Hitt '52 SPORTS! Jan Simpson '51 John Hatch '52 PHOTOGRAPHY! Martin Ludington '52 TECHNICAL: Cal Patterson '50 Dick Zeder '50 John Roberts '50 The Crane is published every week during the school year by the students of Cranbrook School, ! Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Entered as second class matter under Act of March 3, 1879. 41:ri?.mm:tD CQLHLL F l Sono L L --THECRANE--- 3 sPoRTs sl-lors 5' When the Crane referred to US last lr as athletics unlimited it seemed to funny. The US JV basketball team is athletically interested that they are Iividually paying their way up to Cran- rok to meet our JV when the US var- y plays our varsity on February II. Pk are we Wrestling relationships with Berkley igh School will remain intact in spite of : 48-3 defeat given Berkley last Satur- y. This class A high school put out first wrestling team in many years this Lson and is expected to furnish the Blue d Gray grapplers with stiff competition the not too distant future. wk vs ek Dean Rockwell, referee of the last two anbrook wrestling matches, will referee : matches at Howe tomorrow. He is in astant demand in this region and is neduled to handle the remainder of the anbrook home matches. losmos Vault to Early Lead: sal Varsity's Doom, 39-25 HAMTRAMCK, MICH., Jan. zo-Ham .mck's speedy, efficient basketball power- use shot into a 17-4 first quarter lead iight, then coasted by an outclassed anbrook quintet, 39-25. Converting the ening jump into a score, the Cosmos ssed and cut at will through a Crane fense that fortunately improved with e. Before any improvement could be ted, however, the Maroon and White iassed a I4 point lead that was not reatened for the remainder of the game. Scoring tabulations showed the Blue d Gray compiled the same second half are as their competitors, 16 points, but lbility to control the tricky backboard ly kept the Kennymen from gaining any Jund on their rivals. All thumbs during : earlier stages of the contest, the Crane :ring attack like the defense did not rt to function effectively until the 'ond half when it seemed to be able to .ck the tight Hamtramck armor. PLUMBING AND HEATING 'ontiac Michigan Twenty-th ree Athletes Take Places in C Club They only cost a little over 51.50 apiece, but to the 23 boys that were in- ducted into the C Club last Saturday night the pins that they received were worth infinitely more. For the boys re- ceiving them were the boys that spent on the practice field preparing for the few minutes that they athletic spotlight. For numberless hours would be in the some the gamble paid off, they made a good showing and won their letters. They then had a chance to show their athletically acquired skill with brooms, window sponges and ready smiles instead of the former shoeshine rag and dust mop. For these Saturday night meant that the worst was over. Fullback Riga: get: welcoming handshake from President Van Zandt as teammate No-vy beam: on.-Photo by Ludington. In a short candlelight indoctrination service, club president Doug Van Zandt presented the pins to the inductees, who represented the spring and fall letter winners. After the last member had been given his handshaking welcome, the for- mer pledges and outnumbering members dined on Cranbrook-sized hotdogs, po- tato chips, milk and ice cream. Twenty-three more boys were officially made members of the Cranbrook varsity club and could wear the golden Cf, Hazel Park Outshoots Frosh Excelling in accurate shooting, the Hazel Park five handed Crane frosh their fourth defeat in five starts on the home court Tuesday, 30-25. Diminutive captain jim Patterson sparked the visiting team throughout the game, while the Cranes' Harry Peterson and Dave Milbrand with seven points apiece led the home five. The visitors jumped off to an early 8-2 lead, and the Cranes never came within three points of tying the score. At the half Hazel Park held a slim 12-8 margin, but during the second half the visitors began dropping in buckets from all angles to build up a comfortable lead. Only in the closing moments of the game did the frosh rally, but did not threaten the opponent's lead. Cranes Record First Victoryg Matmen Rout Berkley, 48-3 Exhibition matches foretold coming events as the Crane grapplers smothered Berkley High School wrestlers on the home mat Saturday. After Fred Novy and Neilson had garnered two quick pins in the non-scheduled bouts, the Craigmen took the offensive and gave the local fans something to cheer about as seven pins, three forfeits and a decision netted a 48 to 3 victory. Jon Swartz, Stadler, Fred Steinmann, captain Mike Patten, Frank Rigas and Duncan Patten all pinned their opponents while Gil Gove gained a decision. Of the seven pins, Fred Steinmann's was the fastest, coming after 24 seconds of the first period. Coupled with three forfeits in the 112, 120 and 138 pound classes, these matches accounted for the Cranes' high score. The home team suffered their lone defeat in the unlimited class as 185 pound George Roehm lost a close decision to BerkIey's 205 pounder Ken Garner. The afternoon's events were enlivened by a 55 pound clash for the championship of Greater Berkley which proceeded the main bouts. In this match two six year old Berkleyites fought a close battle, the smaller of the two emerging victorious. Hamtramck Edges JV, 25-22 As Cranes Lose Late Lead Preceeding Friday night's varsity con- test inability to hold onto a late fourth period lead cost the Cranbrook junior varsity its first victory in four games. Spurred on by an opportunity to end their own lengthy losing streak, the var- sity fledglings from Hamtramck over- came a one-point deficit in the final three minutes of play to emerge victorious on their home court, 25 to 22. The junior Cranes jumped off to an early lead and were ahead by four points at the end of the initial period. Their offense bogged down, however, and Ham- tramck pulled into a I3-II halftime advantage. Eight of these points were reg- istered by center Charles Cunningham. In the third quarter forward Jack Alway accounted for five points, the Crane total for that period. A determined rally by the Blue and Gray gave them a 22-21 lead late in the final period, but two quick field goals by the Cosmos put the game on ice for the home team. Scoring honors for the contest went to center Cunningham, who netted II markers. OFFICIAL CRAN BROOK LAU NDRY G RA N D LAUNDRY-DRY CLEANING - DETROIT - Quality Service for Over Sixty Years 4 -rr-re cRANE--.- The A il., Cranbrook , X Cranium - hy junior fhalfjnfits After a Cranbrook boy left two fenders and a headlight implanted in front of a Birmingham fruit store in an effort to miss an elderly lady walking across the street, she remarked, Cranbrook boys are the sweetest angels in the world. We thank the lady for her kind remark, but hasten to point out that this has not al- ways been true. To prove our point we quote from a '43 Crane the following editorial entitled Saturday Night Prank a Lesson to Us All: A group of boys contaminated the air of the small gym with the odor of a skunk. The evening was ruined for a great many boarders and . . . Kingswood students. We feel that this prank is definitely against the policy of school spirit. A boy who has school spirit spends his time helping the school. :re are are Driving lessons started this week . . . -Photo hy C roze. PF PK 914 I ntercepted Letters- Sergeant Chris Royal cfo Skagway Kate's Boarding House Alcana, Canada Dear Sergeant Royal: At a recent date several Cranbrook boys broke into our dance without buying tickets, at considerable financial loss to our class. Knowing your reputation as a sleuth, we would like to enlist your aid in tracking down these culprits. Jean Horrocks, President, KSC sophomore class P. S. You are so cute! Sophomore Class Kingswood School Cranbrook Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, USA Dear Miss Horrocks: I would just love to come down and help you darling girls, but I feel that my intrusion upon the Cranbrook law enforce- ment ofiicials might be resented. Chris Royal, Sergeant, Canadian Royal Mounted Police P. S. I know it. Machinegunner Coan Once Ran Counter-spy System, Mile hy Bob Walter '51 Hanging on the wall of Room II 3 is a time-tinted and barely legible certificate, rarely noticed by the 46 French students that daily scramble through the door be- tween classes. It simply states that HM. Howard R. Coan .... a servi l'armee francaise dans la guerre pour le droitf' This bit of paper gives mute evidence of only one chapter in the kaleidoscopic life of Frenchmaster Howard R. Coan. Born in Persia, he came to the United States to enter the Minneapolis Central High School as a freshman. Four years later he had three letters and the honor of having the highest grades in the history of the school. After graduation he went to Williams College, but he never finished his freshman year at Williams, for in the spring of 1917 he volunteered for the American Ambulance Field Service and spent I5 months with the French army. When not dodging shell-holes, he found time to scale Mont Blanc and to have some of his battle photos appear in the New York Times. After his stint in France he went into machine gun officers training camp in Georgia, but the war ended-leaving 20-year-old Howard Coan two weeks away from an of'I'icer's commis- sion. RETURNS TO COLLEGE Returning to Williams in 1919 he was active on the college publications and a member of the debating, track and cross- cotmtry teams. As an athlete he won seven letters and set a college record in the mile run. As a scholar he graduated Summa Cum Laude and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. As a citizen he was awarded the William Bradford Tumer Memorial Medal for the person who has best fulfilled his obligations to himself, his class and his college. For two years after graduation Mr. Coan taught in various schools in the United Statesg then he taught for a year in India. Returning to the States, he was at Philips Exeter Academy for two years and then moved to New York where he entered into the first of 16 long years at Poly Prep, currently recognized as the - JANUARY SALE - VALUE BY THE PECK AT P E C K ' S BRONZE CRANBROOK BELT BUCKLES ........ 52.00 I08 S. Woodward Birmingham DON'T MINT'S WORDS M IN T' S ice CREAM I360 S. Woodward Birmingham former stamping grounds of athletic direc- tor Paul A. Thompson. TENNIS MENTOR At Poly Prep Mr. Coan taught French, and coached tennis, achieving a record of 90 victories in 119 starts. In 1937 he taught in England at Shrewsbury, one of the top I2 public schools of England. During that year he skied in the fabulous Austrian Tyrol and toured Scotland, England and Wales. The summer of 1941 was spent in Mexico brushing up on his Spanish while preparing for the continua- Howard R. Coan gives camera a familiar smile as he modestly hides his Phi Beta Kappa key behind the flap of his conserva- tive single-breasted suit.-Crane Photo. tion of the Experiment in International Living, a group in which he was and is actively interested. ESPIONAGE AGENT Leaving Lawrenceville to join the OSS in 1944, Mr. Coan became head of the Balkan and Middle Eastern section of counter-espionage, being stationed in Lon- don. After V-E Day he applied for UNRRA and was subsequently sent to France, Holland and Belgium for Dis- placed Persons work. As chief of the Personnel Division at the UNRRA base at Haaren, Holland he met, in I94S, the present Mrs. Coan. As UNRRA was taken over by the Marshall Plan he re- turned to Lawrenceville. RESERVE AND ROMANCE The next year, at Western Reserve Academy, was highlighted by his marriage to his British fiancee, Nancie Knight. Mr. and Mrs. Coan came to Cranbrook in the fall of I948. This versatile intellectual, who has gained respect mainly through his aca- demic severity and impartiality is known to most of the boys at Cranbrook for his ready smile and cheerful manner. For his latest achievement he can claim third place in the toughest master bracket in the ,4Q senior poll. THE CRANE DLUME XXIII CRANBROOK SCHOOL, FEBRUARY 3, 1950 No. 15 yon Scores 20 Points I ll-2-38 Kennedy Win Paced by acting Crane captain Wayne on, the Blue and Gray varsity out- ired Windsor's Kennedy basketeers -38 here, Tuesday. Behind only in the at quarter, the Kennymen managed to ercome a one point deficit early in the :ond period and pull into a lead they ver relinquished. Superiority under the backboards cou- rd with set and layup shots by guard Ifus Beardsley and forward Lyon gave : home hoopsters a 20-I5 halftime lead. Iroughout the third quarter the Blue d Gray persistently pulled away from : visitors until a I2 point difference 'Od between the scores. Staging a threatening rally, the Cana- ms managed to whittle down the scor- g gap and pull within two points of the erconhdent Cranes in the last few nutes. However, the home five clinched four point lead, thereby handing the ger Kennedy clribblers a 42-38 defeat. This contest marked the second Blue d Gray win over Kennedy Collegiate s year. Earlier the Kennymen tri- xphed 39-33 in the season's first game. igh man in Tuesday's encounter was 'ward Lyon with zo points. He was lowed by Crane guard Beardsley and snnedy's Veres, each with five baskets d one foul shot to his credit. awson Plans Shipwreck ar Coming Winter Formal Breaking away from the idea that the -umis Rushi' type of dance should not me into the social spotlight until spring- Ie, Social Committeeman Russ Dawson rently cast his calendar overboard and 'ealed that Cranbrook dancers are in ' something new. Built around the :me of a shipwreck, the annual winter rice will be the usual casual affair, con- ting of music by Paul Barry, refresh- :nts by Lois Harwood and sand con- Juted by Mother Nature. This February I7 dance will give poten- l Robinson Crusoes a taste of desert md life, with the added attraction of a reshment stand disguised as a fishing arf, not to mention one thing castaways ve never had-Kingswood. Launching this affair is scheduled for 8:00 p.m. iaperones will be Mr. and Mrs. Howard Yule, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Werneken rl a select envoy from Kingswood. Mid- ght is the hour set for all locals to aban- n ship and head for other ports of pective repose or pleasure. Actors Check Signals As Hands Approach Broadcast Time Director Wonnberger with leads Nancy Adam: ana' Dick Wilton.-Davidfon photo. Coming Up! TODAY JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL GAME with All- Intramural Team, here, 4:00 p.m. KINGSWOOD FREE WEEKEND begins. TOMORROW VARSITY BASKETBALL GAME with SSA, there, 2:30 p.m. VARSITY WRESTLING MEET with SSA, there, 3:45 p.m. MOVIES, Small Gym, 7:30 p.m. Feature: Farber Wa: A Fullback. Short: March of Time, Sweden Look: Ahead: also serial No. 12, Fowlef: Final Fling. SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5 LATE SERVICE, Christ Church, 11:00 a.m. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7 VARSITY BASKETBALL GAME with Hamtramck High School, here, 4:15 p.m. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY I0 STAFF SQUARE DANCE, Small Gym, 8:30- l1:30 p.m. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY II VARSITY BASKETBALL GAME with University School, here, 2:30 p.m. VARSITY WRESTLING MEET with University School, here, 2:00 p.m. KINGSWOOD FORMAL DANCE, Kingswood Gym, 8:00-11:00 p.m. Erg Switches To Airwaves, Broadcasts 'Panic In Salem' Launching the first in a group of three weekly broadcasts, Ergasterion presented Wildred H. Pettitis Panic in Salem over station WCAR in Pontiac last Sunday. Directed by Carl G. Wonnberger, this documentary script presented the story of a New England woman accused of witch- craft. Included in the cast were Dick Wilson, Chris Huntley, Bob Sukenik, Nancy Adams, jon Desenberg, Tom Hawley, Bob Gentry, Al Levy and soph- omore Tom Lownes. The Grey Wolf, a prize-winning mys- tery by Randy Garrison '48, will be pre- sented t.his Sunday over the same station at 3:30 p.m. This radio play, which cen- ters around a werewolf, will have Pat Newhall, Norm Bouton, Kai Schoenhals, Gene Tolfree and Emory Niles in the cast. John Roberts is in charge of sound effects for the shows. Casuals Rifle Wardrobes, to Seems 'twas back in '43, recollected popular local tonsorialist and raconteur Ev Arthurs, that several of the schoolis war- time elite used my ofiice as a conference room and what do you know but next day all them hoods was walking around dressed up just like that there Bob Allis. Since that day Mr. Arthurs has seen many more than just the hoods bedecking themselves like one of Cranbrook's more infamous prodigy. And come next Friday even more of the 3oo will take a day off from wearing coats and ties to don Sport Dapper Attire Friday what many Redfordites laconically desig- nate caSual apparel. For next Friday is Bob Allis Day. As usual Messrs. Hoey, Thompson and Coulter will be on hand to judge the audience reaction to the hetrogenious at- tire and to award the first prize. But also present will be last year's champion, El- liott Trumbull, who will probably be almost unrecognizable behind one of the famous outfits fpegged trousers, square- toed shoes, argyle socks, of his brother George, a Cranbrook big-timer emeritus. away Greece and nearby Pontiac. They 2 -THECRANE-l- Leadership, Not Dependence, Molds Leaders In a Letter to the Students published by the Crane last fall Jerry Hatfield, a senior at Fenton High School in Fenton, Michigan, stated that it is schools such as Cranbrook which must and will produce leaders for the future years. This is very complimentary to Cranbrook, but is it true? After all, leaders are not the product of classroom work which is so stressed here. They are developed through actual leadership during their high school and college days. There is no better place for student leadership at Cranbrook than in the various extra-curricular activities. It is true that each of these activities has its student leader in the form of the president, editor or chairman. But in all to many cases it is the faculty advisors who are actually in charge of and control the groups. Whether this is the student's or the advisor's fault varies with the activity. But one thing is certain-if the students of Cranbrook are going to meet the challenge of Hatfield's letter they must become the real instead of the nominal leaders of the activities, thus gaining firsthand experience in leadership. Group Explores India, Cuba Q , Through Foreigners' Talks 5' if' X ' rf ' f f Everything from ancient India to Cu- - ban night clubs was discussed at the third ' Xi Foreign Club cabin party Friday night. Y .T Present were two guests representing far were ex-Cranbrookians Steve Trahanis and a Pontiac Daily Press reporter, alum- nus Milner Thom. After consuming the usual cabin meal, II foreign members and an outnurnbering group of visiting firemen settled back to tour two widely separated areas of the world through vivid but somewhat accent- ed descriptions by two members of Cran- brook's little UN. Starting the verbal excursion was In- dia's dark-haired Ajit I-Iutheesing, who told of the economic and P0litical situa- tion in his country. Next, Latin Amer- ican Ricardo Nunez spoke on Cuban social life and customs, with frequent references to the night life on the Pearl of the Antilles. President and founder Manoucher Shojai then conducted a short business meeting. Coming down to earth and realizing that they were still in Bloomfield Hills, USA, the Foreign Club voted at this time to throw open its rolls to a select group of American natives in the form of associate memberships, which 33 local aborigines readily accepted. Camera Club Sponsors Exhibit Under the sponsorship of the Cran- brook Camera Club, 62 prizewinning prints of the National High School Photographic Awards are being exhibited in the Academic Building. Three photos taken at Cranbrook are also on display. The exhibition will remain here for sev- eral more days and will then be sent to some other high school. An alumni smoker was held at Cran- brook House recently, as the Alumni Association held its annual meeting. More than 40 alumni toured the house, and re- ceived refreshments later in the evening. PRC and CON as told to poller Dick Sattler and cameraman Fritz Dow Question: Do you think this year's Church Cabinet activities are an improve- ment over last year? Bill James, 5- My humble reply: I've been at Cranbrook for five years, and I've never been fully informed fthrough no fault of my own, as to what the Church Cabinet, that I have helped elect, has done after the Get-Acquainted Dance and the children's party. Therefore, I don't know if they're doing more this year than last, but I do know they haven't told me as much. .i'i i lltz ' 'Y' . , X ,.. ., U M .,,, .,,.. if '. be famies Womsley Bob Womsley, 5- Yes, or at least they have better publicized their activities to the student body this year. Harley Warner, 6- So far this year, there hasn't been any noticeable change, except for the Christmas party, which was better than one the Waldorf-Astoria could throw. 2' f2:22ei2E ,. as .ae- s i ....... if .iei 1? Warner Roberts John Roberts, 6L Not knowing, I hesitate in remarking. 'linda ,Me ate-li.. 7awm 'EER with A I Q 1+ . ,Q Dollars to doughnuts mast ai-'P-ii' of you have never noticed h - ' four stone carvings on which -' many of you step every day! These stones are in the walk of the Quadrangle above the names of the first faculty and student body of the School. I'm sure they were placed there with much thought, describ- ing as they do the four-square purpose of Cranbrook. I suggest we now look at them and give them serious thought. 1. Knowledge. Ignorance is no excuse, not only in the eyes of the law but also throughout all of life. Of course, there is more to education than facts and the interpretation of facts, but one's studies are of primary importance. Therefore, a good school must have high and demand- ing academic standards - and he who adopts a just get by attitude or seeks pipe courses robs no one but himself. 2. S kill. Someone once said, Any- thing worth doing is worth doing badly. In other words, we should be willing to give many worthwhile things a try, even though we may never excel in them. At the same time, a good school should help us determine our particular talents and special aptitudes that we may become really skillful in certain fields. This means hard work and careful planning. May no opportunity to develop real skills be lost at Cranbrook, lest some be dubs and duffers in everything they undertake. 3. C itizenship. However much we may wish it, we cannot be either lone wolves See UNDER THE TOWER page 6 THE CRANE STAFF February 3, 1950 Cal Patterson '50 , .... ,,..,.,...... ............,.. Ed i tor-in-chief Ted Mills '50 .......,............,............... Associate Editor Dick Zeder '50 ..........,................... Business Manager Fritz Dow '50 ,,...,..................... Photographic Editor Jay Corley '50 ..........,..................,............... Sports Editor john Roberts '50 ......,...... .......................... A rt Editor Lee Funsten '50 .............,. .,............. L iterary Editor Dick Ten Eyck '50 .....,...............,.. Technical Editor Gil Gove '50 .. .................... ...,...... F eature Editor Bill james '51 I Bob Walter '51 ......... ...,..,....... A pprenlice Editors Earl Wiener '51 Templin R. Licklider, -lr. ..,......... Faculty Advisor NEWS: Assistants Joe Carleton '51 Chris Huntley '51 jan Simpson '51 Manoucher Shojai '50 sporzrsz Tom Galantowicz '50 The Crane wishes to thank Kingswood cor- respondent jean Pretz for her valuable assistance in compiling material for the feature on pages four and live. The Crane is published every week during the school yea: by the students of Cranbrook School, L' Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Entered as second class matter under Act of March 3, 1879. nzsmzimmm C9ull.l. ' ' 1 Schott -lTHECRANE - 3 ' SPORTS SHOTS 64' M itatistics for the year show that the mymen are behind their opponents in ring, 244-241. Team statistics follow: Average points Total point: per game in ..,..,.........,,,. ,..,............. 8 8 1 4.6 ipson .......... ...,.. 3 6 1 2.o irdsley .......... ..,... 4 9 8. I wson ,,.,,.,..,.......,. ...... 3 8 6. 3 ies .....,...........,....,.........,......... 1 2 2.0 :le wk :ls This morning the varsity journeyed to ldy Side Academy where they will 'n Interstate League basketball and stling competition tomorrow. Both ine teams boast a .5oo win-loss record. annedy Halls JV's 42-4I 'i+h Lasi' Second Marker X foul shot in the last 30 seconds of V defeated Cranbrook's junior varsity 41 in the small gym Tuesday. Holding ix point advantage until late in the 'd period, the JV team then fell be- d a surging Kennedy reserve team. wever, John Edison tied the score on ield goal in the last minute, only to e the Canadians' Weber drop in the iding free shot. Edison and Charlie Cunningham led JV attack with I5 and I3 points re- ctively, while three Kennedians, Boro- c, Lucas and Larson each hooped more n ten points. Helped by six-foot-five avard Ed Godfrey, the Blue and Gray trolled the backboard play, but could seem to penetrate an unusually tight inedy defense. Gish's Corner Kenny's Cagers Fall to l-lowe 49-ll-4gMa'cmenWin Craig's Grapplers Take Cadets Wi+h Four Pins, Two Decisions Howe, INDIANA, jan. 28 - Three hundred round trip miles via Greyhound bus, a perilous night at Howeis rather antique Kingsley Hotel and plenty of fast, determined wrestling netted Cranbrook's matmen a 26-21 victory over Howe Mil- itary Academy last Saturday. Trailing 13-3 after four matches, the grapplers gained four pins and a decision in rapid succession to clinch their second suc- cessive meet. Fred Steinmann 1133, key- noted the rally by pinning Howe's cap- tain Johnny Rosselott in less than a minute. Then Olof Karlstrom 4138, gained a decision and Gil Gove cI4'j,, captain Mike Patten 6154, and Frank Rigas f165j pinned their men to run the score to 26-13 and put the Cadets hope- lessly behind. The Indiana matmen did, however, manage to narrow the Crane victory edge to five points by taking a decision and a pin in the heavyweight division. While 175 pounder Duncan Patten was deci- sioned, Cranbrook's Lindsey Lufkin was pinned by Howe's brawny 190-pound giant Bartoo. In the early lightweight matches Jon Desenberg defeated his safety-seeking opponent on points, while Jon Schwartz and Hushang Wekili were pinned. Jim Stadler was decisioned in the 127-pound class by a rough and experienced foe. Spartans Win Cage Crown, Davis Gains Scoring Honors by Lower School reporter Iolm Nef A decisive advantage was shown by the Spartans in winning seven out of the nine games in the Spartan-Athenian bas- ketball competition which ended January 26. In the final round of games the Spar- tans won all three contests. The C group eked out a 12-11 victory, the UB' group won a 49-27 rout and the UA' group went into an overtime period be- fore they finally came out on top 26-25. 7 7 In the nine game series the Spartans Indiana Five Edges Hoopsfersg Lyon's 2I Poinrs Top Scoring Howe, INDIANA, jan. 28-A triple triumph was barely missed here today as the Cranbrook varsity cagers lost to Howe Military Academy's hardwood quintet 49-44. Convinced that victory was within their grasp, the Cranes put on a sustained final quarter rally which threatened to overwhelm the home team, but which was thwarted by the sudden accuracy of Howe forwards Rice and Hughes, who together poured in a fourth period total of I9 decisive points. With three men returning from last year's championship five, Howe had both height and experience at the center and two forward positions. This threesome, led by captain Rice, paced the Cadets to a 23-14 half-time score, and collectively was responsible for 41 of Howeis final 49 points. During the third period the home team was able to score only five points, while the visitors pulled up to within four points by sinking twice as many markers. At the end of this period Howe was ahead 28-24. It was during the high-scoring fourth period that the game's story was told. Early in this frame it looked as though the Blue and Gray might subdue the Indiana quintet, but not for long. Both teams broke loose on a scoring spree that ended in the final 49-44 Cranbrook defeat. Howels fivesome outscored the Kennymen 21-20 in this eight minute basketball duel of the nets. Leading the contest's scoring was Crane forward Wayne Lyon with an extra- ordinary 21 points, I7 of which were made in the second half. Other high scorers in this game were Howe forwards Hughes and Rice with I7 and I4 points respectively, Cranbrook left guard Rufus Beardsley with II, Howe center Richards with I0 and Crane right guard Russ Dawson with seven. X scored 17o points and the Athenians Eorei 143. Highljcorer of the Eeries waz WE WILL WRAP AND MAIL ax wig t avis, w o connected or 34 o iii ia th his B group Spartans' 81 points. In YOUR pri? , Q . this group the Athenians scored 67 points. V A L E N T I N E ' Ll lf: The CH group totals stood at 28 points ii fi U' 11' for the S artans and 22 for the Athen- G I F T S 'NG' -I -Vi' I A P sfo' - 7 0 ians, while in the A group the Athen- FOR YOU E il V ' I , ians had 56 and the Spartans S4 points. J . 3. all f ' A QUT: . HAVE You TRIED RECORDS FROM 5 4' gi V 'f jg . 4 p 1 fb -L7 ' wilson Drugs I ' -:lib 'Q'6Xif5l?- 9' ..... Q A we T LATELY7 IOI N. Woodward Birmingham Woula' it do any good to my I'm sorry? I62 West Maple Ave. Birmingham 4 ----THECRANE-l Kingswood ls a Symbol OfBootl1s' Generosity Kingswood today remains an eternal monument to the abundant generosity and foresight of Mr. and Mrs. George G. Booth. Jointly responsible for the establishment of the six Cranbrook insti- tutions, the Booths devoted many of their most productive years to the creation and development of what Governor G. Men- nen Williams last year called the cultural center of Michigan. Founded through a series of steps dat- ing back to 1928, Kingswood has become one of the most widely known and fash- Only the '28 model cars give away the dale of this picture. Kingswood remains un- changed' by the years, but the fad: and fashions have changed.-A mold photo. ionable girls' schools in the country. Local instruction for girls beyond the sixth grade level was instituted in 1928 at Brookside School, first of the six Bloomfield Hills institutions, but it was not until 1930 that Kingswood achieved identity through a deed of trust executed by the Cranbrook Foundation. One year later, in Sep- tember of 1931, post sixth-grade activities switched from their Brookside wing to Kingswoodls newly-opened building, es- sentially the same layout that is in use across the lake today. POLICY MAKERS This rambling structure and its activ- ities are regulated by a Board of Trustees and a Board of Directors, headed by chair- men Rogers I. Marquis and Lee A White respectively. Both of these men are res- idents of Birmingham, Michigan. Also instrumental in the smooth operation of the school are the Advisory Board and an active Alumnae Association. President of the Alumnae Association is Mrs. Morgan D. Douglas, Jr. of Birmingham. Members of the Advisory Board are The Right Reverend Richard S. Emrich, Bishop of the Diocese of Michigan, Dr. Alexan- der G. Ruthven, president of the Univer- sity of Michigan and Mr. Henry S. Booth, son of Cranbrook's founders. From September to June on Social life at Kingswood is varied and plentiful. A look at this year's calendar of events is enough to demonstrate that fact. From September's Alumnae Tea and Get Acquainted Dance to the recent Stu- dent Council Square Dance Kingswoodites have enjoyed over zo major social events. Unlike Cranbrook, Kingswood does not have a central social committee responsible for most entertainment. Each event is sponsored by a separate committee. While class dances and plays are directed by groups from each of the classes involved, the Mid-Winter and Commencement For- mals are placed under a special committee selected by the Headmistress. Socially speaking, Kingswood's most active group is the junior class. They are in charge for the Autumn Festival, the Miss Augur's Life Parallefs Kingswood's Success Story Efficient, energetic and enlightened might well describe Kingswood Head- mistress Margaret A. Augur. Easily the personality most responsible for making that 18 year old institution one of the leading girls' schools in the country to- day, Miss Augur is an enterprising and accomplished educator. After graduating from Rosemary Hall, a boarding school for girls in Greenwich, Connecticut, Miss Augur attended Penn- sylvania's Bryn Mawr College, later trans- ferring to Columbia University's Barnard College in New York City. Ar Barnard she received the Bachelor of Arts degree. Graduate work for Chicago-born Miss Augur consisted of study in two major American universities and a year's work in France at the University of Grenoble. Her American studies were conducted as a graduate student at the University of Chicago and as a summer school student at Columbia University. Upon completion of her college career Miss Augur returned to Greenwich, where she assumed duties as Associate Head- mistress of Rosemary Hall. Following this she was offered and accepted the posi- tion of Academic Dean at Bradford Junior College. From there, in 1934, she traveled west to the newly-founded Kings- wood School. Modeling Kingswoodls student govern- ment on a student council system similar to that used at Rosemary Hall was only one in a long series of constructive pro- jects undertaken by Miss Augur. While stressing the importance of high academic standards, she has maintained a very in- clusive athletic program featuring such activities as field hockey, tennis, basket- ball, bowling, fencing and badminton. And her efforts extended well beyond the academic and athletic phases of school life, with many new extra-curricular and social activities thriving under her capable sponsorship. Kingswood's Social Calendar junior play, the junior dance, a style show and the junior-senior banquet. The juniors also distribute refreshments at the annual tennis tournaments. Two other organizations active in the Kingswood social life are the Athletic Council and the K Club. Charged with handling refreshments and welcoming the visiting teams at home athletic contests, these girls are also responsible for smooth functioning of the annual Hockey Play Day. Another event sponsored by the Athletic Council is Kingswood Day. At this time various athletic awards are pre- sented and new team captains are named. Strictly feminine festivities take place each spring at Kingswood during the pop- ular Mother's Day. Highlighted on this day,s program is an afternoon of music, with individual solos by both students of piano and voice, and a number of selections performed by the Kingswood Glee Club. During the day corsages are presented to each of the mothers. These corsages are traditionally made up by the junior class. CO-ED SOCIETY Cranbrook events also take up much time for the average Kingswoodite. Such activities as the annual Gilbert and Sulli- van operetta, the periodical Church Cab- inet conferences and picnics, the Ergas- terion plays, several major dances and numerous Saturday night movies are of great importance on the Kingswood social calendar. While female leads in the oper- etta are taken by Kingswood girls, the Glee Club joins with the Cranbrook Glee 7udy Fizrmer.-Craze photo. Club in forming a mixed chorus. Church Cabinet activities add a co-educational flavor to Kingswood-Cranbrook relations. This group has representatives of both schools. Ergasterion plays, although Erg is primarily a Cranbrook activity, often include Kingswood talent. Throughout the year informal dances are held in Cranbrook's small gym following the Saturday night movies. i-THECRANE----- s wood Boasts Variety Athletics, Activities rcademic, extra-curricular and athletic rities are abundant at Kingswood. :h an unusually effective student gov- nent organization, a rigid curriculum, hysical plant probably unequalled by similar girls, school in the nation and roup of activities ranging from publi- ons to weaving, Kingswood offers ex- srdinary opportunities to girls of high mol age. FROM BACH TO SHAKESPEARE Vhile musical Kingswoodites receive ruction in both practical and theoret- music, those with artistic inclinations fn work in such fields as design, draw- painting, sculpture, ceramics and ving. In music, private instruction in io, voice and a great variety of indi- sal instruments may be obtained by Kingswood girl. Highpoint of the sical year is the annual Gilbert and livan operetta performed by the com- zd Kingswood and Cranbrook Glee bs. From these two organizations is i chosen a choir for special student 'ices at Christ Church Cranbrook. Thespian activities across the lake are :d high in importance by most Kings- ydites. Major productions of the year the Christmas play, the seniors' fall duction and the junior play, this year ed to be staged in early May. The ior play last November was Merchant Yonkers. LOCAL PENWOMEN .iterarily speaking, Kingswood has :e major publications: THE ACORN, E WOODWINDS and The Clarion. E ACORN is the literary magazine, chiincludes material selected by the :or and her staff from entries submitted :he annual literary contest. This year's :or is Shirley Umphrey. THE WOOD- JDS is the Kingswood yearbook, edited Candid Shots Tell Inside Story of Life Across the Lalce Roving candid cameraman clicks typical scenes of student life in and around Kingswood. this year by jean Pretz. Subject of much local banter is the Kingswood newspaper, The Clarion. Often working under ad- verse financial and literary conditions, this publication appears six times each year, at irregular intervals. Generally represent- ative of Kingswood life, The Clarion is widely read not only at Kingswood, but at Cranbrook, in the homes of Kingswood parents and by many alumnae. The pres- ent Clarion editor is Ellyn Heine. SCHOOL STRESSES ATHLETICS Dominant among the Kingswood activ- ities are sports and physical education. Participation in some phase of athletics is a requirement for each girl. Outdoor recreation ranging from field hockey to canoeing is provided. Facilities for these activities include tennis courts, and several playing Helds for such sports as soccer, baseball, volley ball and field hockey. Divided into two teams, the Whites and the Greens, Kingswoodites compete throughout the year to determine the school's all around athletic supremacy, with the superior of these two intramural groups honored in the spring by presenta- tion of a white and green banner to the team with the highest cumulative score. Founded in 1941 by Miss Augur, the Kingswood Student Council today is a dominant factor in the life of every stu- dent. Established primarily for improve- ment of both the student and the school, this organization has made rapid progress in the handling of activities and problems of a non-academic nature. A Dormitory Council is responsible for resident student discipline. This group might roughly be compared to Cranbrook's prefect system. LAYOUT UNLIMITED With an unusually extensive educa- tional and boarding establishment, Kings- wood boasts facilities for virtually every necessary phase of student activity and instruction. Included in the Kingswood plant are a library stocked with more than 6,ooo carefully selected volumes, a mod- ern, well-equiped infirmary, a school store where students can purchase books, candy and toilet articles, a soda fountain, bowl- ing alleys and a popular senior cabin. ?3O - KINGSWOOD PANORAMA THEN AND NOW - I950 Kingswood construction scene of 2 0 years ago contrasts snow scene of today. Designed by architect Eliel Saarinen, this school stands as a perpetual symbol of culture and learning.-Arnold, and Craze photos. 6 -rr-is CRANE--1 The f I I Cranbrook f Cranium T-gig--. ,, p by the country wit While quizzing Cranbrook's foreign set at Friday's cabin party, a Pontiac Daily Press reporter blithely asked: . . . and do you like to see professional athletics? For instance, did you ever get to see the Detroit Lions or Tigers or the teams out at Ann Arbor play? :rc as :re Song of the week: If I had the Wings of an Angel. is ak ak One vicious rumor Hitting its way about school has it that another serial has been selected. This will ostensibly take up where the present thriller leaves off after Fowler and his henchmen hit the road. :re :ie ar: While tracking down the truth behind another recent rumor, one of the Craneis more efficient editorial sleuths stumbled upon a particularly newsworthy scoop. So with this newspaper's usual disregard of administrative policies and complete abandonment of the antiquated policy of fair play with our sister publications, we have decided to scoop the entire pro- fession and publish the following facts. Cranbrook's own Joe Gish, to this date a member of the junior class, has been granted an honor unprecedented in the schooI's history. Receiving an extraordi- narily high rating in his eye tests, Gish was promoted, by unanimous acclaim and agreement of the faculty, to the senior class. Gish could not be reached for additional comment. Jayvees Beat Howe 27-20 As Cunningham Scores I6 I-Iowa, INDIANA, jan. 28-Strong de- fensive play in the second half brought victory to the Cranbrook JV's here today in the form of a 27-20 triumph over the Howe reserves. In winning their first game of the season, the Cranes played the Cadets evenly throughout the first period, trailing rhe home team 14-13 at the halftime whistle. However, in the second half the Sny- dermen held Howe to six points, while scoring better than twice that many them- selves, to gain a substantial seven point lead by the final whistle. Crane center Charles Ctmningham netted 16 points to take the nightls scoring honors. Set apart from the rest of the school is Joe QIX32 Cherokeeh Obering who is in a club all by himself, the American Club, to which he claims exclusive membership since our past Marquis chieftain pitched his tepee at Western Reserve. Men Behind the Cranes Afahle George Migrant: and Charles Brown, printrhopfr head and compositor respectively, survey a'ay's lahorr, proofread Cranbrook Cranium.-Croze photo. Tifus Returns! Will Carpei' K'wood's 'Stairway 'Io Stars' Be-bop bandleader Johnny Titus is scheduled to make a comeback on the local social scene the night of February rr. Sponsored by the Kingswood Mid- Winter Formal dance committee, this once overly popular musician will pre- sent four hours of music for Cranbrook and Kingswood socialites from 8:00 to I2!O0 p.m. Committee chairman julie Otter re- cently announced that the theme for this affair is to be Stairway to the Stars. She also asserted that stairs, stars and even a moon will be provided. Further information from inside sources indicates that unusual decorations and refreshments will be furnished by the Kingswoodites. Committeewomen behind this event are Otter, -Ioan Isaacson, Patsy O'Madigan, Robin Squier, Patsy Hoey, Shirley Um- phrey, Merny Anderson, Nancy Shile and Ginger Funston, who is in charge of publicity. UNDER THE TOWER from page Z or self-made men. We are by nature social beings, our actions are bound to affect others and others' actions are bound to affect us. In short, we are citizens of a community, and as such we tear down or build up. One goal of Cranbrook is to develop young men who do the latter, who definitely have the happiness and welfare of others at heart. 4. Character. This is basic-absolutely fundamental! Unless our moral fibre is strongly developed here, all else will be in vain. Knowledge will be selfishly or crirn- inally used. Skill will serve unproductive or vicious ends. Citizenship will be riddled with graft or self-interest. Char- acter is the base upon which Cranbrook's four-square purpose rests! Textbooks or Clarions The Cranbrook Press Prints Them All Last year some 20 tons of paper rolled off the presses of the nearby Cranbrook Press. This is a far cry from the pro- duction of the Press as founded by George G. Booth, more as a hobby than a business, in the late 189o's. Ar that time the Press had its offices in the old Detroit News building on Shelby street, and, as is the case now, strove for quality rather than quantity. To achieve this the printers did all their work by hand, their publications being hand set, printed on hand made paper and hand bound into their covers. Thus rhe founder of the Cran- brook institutions and the Detroit News originated a printing shop that is known throughout the United States for its superb craftsmanship. PRINTER'S DEVIL MIGRANTS Upholding this tradition of excellence at the present time is print shop superin- tendent George E. Migrants, who came to this Foundation organization in 1939 as a linotype operator. Since then he has helped put out practically every issue of borh the Crane and Clarion. An experi- enced printer, the graying Migrants got his start in the field of typographical lucu- bration as a printer's devil at the old Franklin Press in Jackson. A short while later he moved across town to the DeMay Printing Company where he was foreman of the composing room. Following the European practice of apprentice-journey- man training, this determined printer travelled throughout the mid-west work- ing in various types of shops in order to gain a well-rouncled printing education. PRINT SCIENCE PUBLICATIONS Located across from Mr. Stabler's resi- dence, the Press serves the Cranbrook institutions exclusively. Included projects are the many publications of the Institute of Science. Ar least two of these, namely, Fishes of the Great Lake: Region and The Vertebrate Eye are becoming exten- sively used as college textbooks. In addi- tion to printing the Crane and Clarion, the Press also publishes the respective yearbooks for Cranbrook and Kingswood. At one time staffed by I4 persons, the shop's personnel now includes Charles Brown, Howard Phipps, Forrest Drake, Rolland McCracken, Effie May Winkler and Mr. Migrants. - FEBRUARY SALE - ONE GROUP OF SPORT SHIRTS V2 Off P E C K ' S I08 S. Woodward Birmingham Tl-IE CRANE 'LUME XXIII CRANBROOK SCHOOL, FEBRUARY 10, 1950 No. 16 LTABLER TO LEAVE CRANBROOK Headmaster Accepts Pest at Tower Hill School Jodale to Replace Augur At End ot Academic Year European travels and a summer on the wsachusetts coast are in the immediate ure for Kingswood Headmistress Mar- et A. Augur, soon to retire from the icational field. After serving 16 years Kingswood's Headmistress, Miss Au- ' will be the first member of the faculty avail herself of the provisions of that ool's retirement plan. leplacing Miss Augur as Headrnistress l be Marion E. Goodale, assistant prin- al of Northrop Collegiate School in nneapolis, Minnesota. Announcement Miss Augur's retirement, which is eduled for the end of the present ool year, and of the subsequent ap- ntment of Miss Goodale was made to faculty and students across the lake mday morning. Although she was born in Utah, Miss odale is a descendant of pioneer Mich- n families. After leaving the West in - childhood, she spent most of her life the East and Middle West. Early ication for Miss Goodale was received Houghton, Michigan, where her father 5 superintendent of schools from 1917 1922, and in the East, where the fam- resided when Dr. Goodale entered the d of higher education as a member of See K,WOOD KEY KEEPERS page 4 ovel Gym-to-Gym Hookup a Enlighten Athletic Fans Social Committee head Russ Dawson ently announced that his organization l augment its present policy of an- Jncing lineups and action at basketball ltests with a two-way hookup between - two gyms this Saturday. While fans tching the University School wrestling tches will be informed of up-to-the- nute basketball scores, those at the 'dwood tilt will receive the wrestling res at the end of each period and dur- Q each time out. Both contests will be iounced through the same method ployed at home basketball tussles. Sportscaster charged with the eHicient :ration of this Cranbrook network l be senior Harley Warner. Behind the nes will be Science Department head illiam Schultz, who is organizing and ting up the necessary equipment. Headmaster W. Brooke Stabler an- nounced in a special chapel program Tuesday morning that he will rake up similar administrative duties at the Tower Hill School in Wilmington, Delaware, at the conclusion of this school year. He stated that his decision was partially Gave Scores Third Victory In Annual Time Guess-Fest I Special to the Cranel Keeping abreast of the times, senior Gil Gove outguessed 225 current events ex- perts Monday to chalk up his third vic- tory in three years, winning the all-school prize in the annual Time magazine test. Gove successfully answered 82 of the IOS Luceprize winner Gil Gave cram: for Timequiz with sure-fire publication. -Photo by Harlan questions which ranged from the arms embargo on Albania to a new method of netting fish. Also scoring repeat performances were second former James Davidow and fourth former Martin Ludington. Each of these timexperts took their form prize for the second consecutive year with respective scores of 63 and 76. While Alan Carlin led the first form with 52 correct answers, Richard Booth won third form laurels and Bill Vary and Bruce Williams surpassed other keen com- petitors in the top two forms with 78 and 72 points each. At a future assembly the annual book and globe prizes will be presented by head timekeeper W. Boyce Ricketts. based on sentiment, since Wilmington is his home town and he has followed the progress of Tower Hill School since its opening in 1921. A Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Virginia, Mr. Stabler en- tered the field of education by teaching at the Episcopal High School in Alex- andria, Virginia. Later he attended the Virginia Theological Seminary, where he was awarded the Bachelor of Divinity degree in 1928. Following his studies at Virginia Theological, Mr. Stabler was en- gaged in nationwide religious work with the Episcopal Church. Shortly thereafter, he became rector of a church in Wor- chester, Massachusetts. Coming to Cranbrook in 1944, Mr. Stabler replaced the late Dr. Ralph Lind- quist, and since that time has guided the school with a firm but tolerant hand. No official announcement concerning Mr. Stabler's successor has yet been made. Vocalists, lnstrumentalists Groom Tones tor Operetta Sixteenth century England will live again when the curtain goes up on Yeo- men of the Guard February 24 and 25. This will be the sixth in the series of Gilbert and Sullivan operettas to be pre- sented at Cranbrook by the combined musical groups of both this school and Kingswood. An accurate reproduction of the Tower of London and the Tower Green is being constructed under the supervision of Mr. Robert L. Stevenson for the stage setting. Two colorful chorus groups, the Citi- zens and the Yeomen, and the nine lead parts have been assigned. In the leads are Bob Kei-ns as Jack Point, Judy Farmer as Elsie Maynard, john Hunting as Colonel Fairfax, Mary Grindley as Phoebe Me- ryll, Dave Higgins as Sergeant Meryll, Charles Yager as Wilfred Shadbolt, Carolyn Davis as Dame Carruthers, Mike Patten as Richard Cholmondley, Luann Law as Kate and Bob Blanchard as Leonard Meryll. Quintet Elects Lyon Captain Balloting in a special election yesterday afternoon, the varsity basketball squad installed forward Wayne Lyon as perma- nent captain for the 1950 season. z -1-THECRANE-l Today's Bob Allis Judging Marks the End ot a False Era Controversy over the significance of Bob Allis Day has raged for many years. Some students have said that it should be a day for informal or casual dress. Others have maintained that the more extreme the clothing Qlamp shades, tuxedos with running lights, sheets, skirts, etc.D, the more successful the day would be. Throughout the past judging for the Allis Day contest has been erratic. Some years the most outstanding casual and informal dressers have won, while on other occasions the most eccentric dresser has taken the championship. But today what amounts to a permanent fashion for Bob Allis Day was set. This morning's winners were selected on the basis of the most casual, Allis-like dress, and the day was one of informality instead of the now out-dated three ring circus. This is a trend which should be continued in all of the Allis cele- brations yet to come. Future student leaders at Cranbrook should make sure that this tradition is not spoiled through the eccentricities of an uneducated minority. Bob Allis Day is a day for casual dress only. Alumni Office Records Grads' Present Status Productivity seems to be the watchword of Alumni Secretary Carleton McLain. Since his arrival at Cranbrook last June, this avid ex-Princetonian has organized an effective and efticient department, tackling projects ranging from putting out the Alumni News to sponsoring various alumni dances. He is associate editor of the Alumni News. Headquarters for Mr. McLain's wide- spread activities is the reconverted lost and found oftice adjacent to the oflice of school Chaplain Walter Young. This lo- cation was the switchboard office for many years. Most important among Mr. McLain's various duties is the maintenance of in- dividual records on each Cranbrook grad- uate. A typical alumnus upon looking into his file would find his present ad- dress, his college address and record, which would include academic, athletic and extra-curricular activities. If his col- lege days were past, his present occupa- tion would be recorded. If he happened to be married, his wife and children's names would be given. His military re- cord, if any, would be included, and after his death the date and cause of death would be noted in the file. Added to Mr. McLain's duties is work- ing with Assistant Headmaster Harry D. Hoey on the Cranbrook School War Memorial Scholarship Fund. This task entails writing to all alumni for contri- butions and the general administration of the fund. So far 301 students have at- tended Cranbrook with scholarship aid, and there are I8 this year. Mr. McLain is also responsible for the collection of team pictures now framed and hung in the main hall of the Academic Building. Operetta Tickets Now on Sale Tickets for Yeomen of the Guard went on sale Wednesday. Doug Van Zandt is in charge of this project. '43 's McLain Alumni Secretary Carleton McLain, classmate of Bob Allis, in his newly organized ojfice. --Photo by Dow Hackers Scare JVs 25-23 ln Colorful Exhibition Fray Last Friday senior speaker John Hunt- ing promised an unusual and colorful game between the intramural all-stars and the junior varsity squad. Trying to fulfill this prediction, the all-stars, under the nickname of the Hackers, arrived for their warm-up practice attired in pajamas and various other eye-catching accessories. Lanky JV center Ed Godfrey and in- tramural forward Dick Fitzgerald led the scoring in the first half with six points apiece. In the second half JV captain John Edison began to connect with his long push shots and scored nine points to provide the margin of victory. Final score of this game was 25-23. Tops in scoring for the Hackers was Fitzgerald with eleven points, followed by Ivan Scholnick and john Hunting with five and four respectively. Another con- test between the two teams will be played March 3. Detroit's Little Symphony To Greet Returning Students Ringing up the curtain of the third semester will be a concert by the Detroit Little Symphony Orchestra on Tuesday, March 28, the day classes resume. This concert will be presented in the small gym. The Detroit Little Symphony Orches- tra is composed of members of the former Detroit Symphony Orchestra, which was dissolved last year. Performing without a regular conductor, this group of 35 mu- sicians has already received wide acclaim in musical circles for its concerts. Coming Up! TODAY STAFF SQUARE DANCE, Small Gym, 8:30- 1l:30 P.M. TOMORROW VARSITY WRESTLING MEET with University School, here, 2:00 P.M. VARSITY BASKETBALL GAME with University School, here, 2:30 P.M. KINGSWOOD FORMAL DANCE, Kingswood Gym, 8:00-12 :00 P.M. UWF CABIN PARTY, 5:00 P.M. MOVIES, Small Gym, 7:30 P.M. Feature: A Foreign Ajfair. Short: Mainline USA. SUNDAY, FEBRUARY I2 EARLY SERVICE, Christ Church, 9:30 A.M. VISITING SUNDAY, Cranbrook, 2:00-4:45 P.M. ERG RADIO PLAY, WCAR Pontiac, 3:30 P.M. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY I4 VARSITY BASKETBALL GAME with Flint Tech- nical High School, here, 4:15 P.M. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY I7 CRANBROOK WINTER DANCE, Small Gym, 8:00-12 :00 P.M. SATURDAY. FEBRUARY I8 VARSITY BASKETBALL GAME with University High School, there, 8:15 P.M. VARSITY WRESTLING MEET with DeVilbiss High School, here, 2:00 P.M. MOVIES, Small Gym, 7:30 P.M. Feature: Mr. Belvedere Goes to College. Serial: First installment of Ghost of Zorro. Short: Mighty Mouse. March of Time: Report on the Atom. THE CRANE STAFF February 10, 1950 Cal Patterson '50 , .,.....,...,..,................. Editor-in-chief Ted Mills '50 .................... .....,..... A ssociate Editor Dick Zeder '50 ...,,....... , .... ,,..... B usiness Manager Fritz Dow '50 .,...,... ,..., .....,.. P lr otograpbic Editor Jay Corley '50 ....,.......... ........... , ............ S ports Editor John Roberts '50 ......... ,..........,.....,....... A rt Editor Lee Funsten '50 .........,,..... ......,.. L iterary Editor Dick Ten Eyck ' 50 ...............,........ Technical Editor Bill James '51 1 Bob Walter '51 ...,.................... Apprentice Editors Earl Wiener '51 Templin R. Licklider, Ir. ....,,...... Faculty Advisor NEWS, Assistants Joe Carleton '51 Jon Desenberg '51 Jan Simpson '51 Manoucher Shojai '50 SPORTS: Tom Galantowicz '50 Rufus Beardsley '50 LOWER SCHOOL REPORTER! John Neff The Crane is published every week during the school year by the students of Cranbrook School, I! Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. ij ScRoLL y e 714 Entered as second class matter . under Act of March 3, 1879. -THECRANE-l 3 SPORTS SHGTS Quintet Drops League Opener, Hamtramck Tilt 5' f lr to Interstate League basketball score: Nichols 57 Reserve 45 Pk as as Believing that there should be more :entive in individual wrestling, coach 'bert Craig, '37, has donated a perma- nt trophy and a number of medals to awarded over a ten year period to the estler collecting the most points during :h season. :ie wk wk wailable material shows that University hool had a .5oo average for the season's at six basketball games. The Cleve- idites were outscored by their oppo- its 30I to 271. :ie ek ek Winter varsity athletic managers are: -b Kerns and Carl Luckenbach, wres- ig, Cal Patterson and John Dreystadt, sketballg Dick BeGole and Chuck Ya- -, hockey. Ted Price and Bob Van :ngle are junior varsity and freshman sketball managers respectively. ak an wk Alumnus Ken Wright, '48, again came 'ough for Amherst as he tied for scor- g honors with forward Chamberlain in i team's 49-44 victory-upset over a high- touted Army quintet Saturday. Gish's Corner 1755 ' , ,W ii 4, WX ' i. 4 I '3 if 6 A Q .L 5 it 4 T ai ' L L fr naw X a. as 5 ,-is 4- j , J li aa ,- -'I+-J' Qi' ,Qi- iITl7Cff,5 na .foap up here eitf5e Cosmos Edge Blue and Gray: Captain Lyon Leads Scoring Inspiration was not quite enough to give Cranbrook's varsity a victory over Hamtramck on the home floor Tuesday. After four quarters of close, hotly con- tested play, the Cosmos pulled ahead and downed the Blue and Gray 49-43. This score reflected a vast difference from the previous 39-25 shellacking the Cranes had taken at the Maroon and White's hands two weeks before in Hamtramck. But 2I points by the visitors' Spakow together with an effective freeze in the closing minutes spelled triumph for the Cosmos. Starting slowly, the Blue and Gray trailed 17-5 at the conclusion of the first quarter. However, led by captain Wayne Lyon, who scored eight points in the next period, Cranbrook pulled to within two baskets of their opponents at halftime. Playing a right defense, the Kennymen matched Hamtramck almost point for point in the second half but could not erase a four point deficit. Forward Lyon led the home attack with nine baskets for 18 points, while Rufus Beardsley, John McDonald and Bill james netted six markers apiece. Hamtramck Tops JV 4I-36 After Even First Quarter With point production almost double that of the first encounter, the Ham- tramck reserves again defeated Cran- brook's JV 41-36 here, Tuesday. Playing the first quarter on even terms with che visitors, the Blue and Gray soon fell be- hind as the Cosmos began to solve coach Snyder's zone defense. A consistent high scorer, Crane center Charlie Cunningham hooped 16 points, seven of these in the third quarter as Cranbrook made a bid to tie the score. Hamtramck protected a three point lead at the end of this quarter, but they in- creased this advantage slightly in the final period to win 41-36. John Edison, Jan Simpson and Ed Godfrey figured in the Crane scoring with seven, six and five points respectively. SSA Topples Cranes 58-40: Simpson Hits for I8 Points PITTSBURGH, PA., Feb. 4 - Eighteen points by big Crane center Al Simpson were not enough to pull Cranbrook's first Interstate League basketball contest out of the fire here today, as the Shady Side dribblers overpowered the Blue and Gray 58-4o. Inability to score consistently proved to be the visiting team's downfall, with only Simpson rallying more than I0 points. Of the 72 shots attempted by the Kennymen, only I5 connected. First quarter action was nip and tuck with the Crane quintet coming out on the short end of a 13-12 total. During the second period, however, the visitors' of- fense faltered, and the Indians increased their scoring pace, leading 29-17 at the halftime whistle. CRANES THREATEN, FALTER The third frame was a repeat perform- ance of the second, with the Pittsburgh five putting in an additional II points, and the Cranes scoring only two baskets and a foul shot. In the final quarter the long overdue Blue and Gray offense gained momentum, with the Kennymen at one time only six points behind the Pennsylvanians. But the home team man- aged to subdue the Crane attack with a 16-point barrage during this period, there- by clinching the league opener 58-4o. Close behind Cranbrook's Simpson in scoring was Shady Side's captain Jack Warden with I7 points. Second and third high point men for the Blue and Gray were guards Rufe Beardsley and Russ Dawson with eight and seven points re- spectively to their credit. Frosh Drop Two Contests With only two Blue and Gray players entering the scoring column, the Cran- brook frosh lost 34-15 at Barnum Tues- day. Bob Newey scored eight points and Dave Milbrand seven points for the Cranes. One week earlier the frosh lost 22-16 to the Ferndale freshman team. Lower Schoolers Drub Brace 49-35, Sink Maple 29-I9 In a week of freshman, JV and varsity athletic losses, the Lower School quintet came through with a 49-35 triumph over Brace School in the small gym Monday. At the end of the first quarter the Cranes led II'6, a lead which they never let' escape them. In the second period the Brace squad held their own, staying five points behind the Blue and Gray. The second half saw the Cranes increase their lead another nine points to win 49-35. jim Clay took scoring honors with a high 18-point total. Playing host Wednesday to the Maple School of Dearborn, the Lower School bested the visitors in two of three court contests. Controlling the backboard and operating their fast break, Clay and Colvin Cochran ran the varsity to a 29-19 victory with ten points apiece. Pete Sears bucketed three, while Ed Cote and Dick Coppock scored one apiece to give the JV a 1o-6 victory over the Maples. The seventh grade Maples netted one too many shots as they gave the Lower School their only defeat of the day, 18-16. 4 l-THECRANE--1 The W i Cranbrook , Cranium T4-42--:W - X 1 X t by the country wit During a heated verbal battle in a Norwalk, Ohio hotel between the Ad- miral and a progressive element of the wrestling squad, in which the grapplers held forth for more muscle-building equip- ment and the Admiral maintained that the best way to get powerful biceps is to run 20 or more laps around the indoor track, interested listener Russ Dawson re- marked: It doesn't cost money to run the mile '19 Pk wk SIG College Board officials announced earlier this week that they will present junior class president Jan Simpson a box of Baby Ruth cookies in lieu of a mint julep, saying that alcohol affects one's exami- nation grades. ae are ak One outstanding characteristic of Twen- tieth Century civilization is the great num- ber of charity organizations such as the Salvation Army, the Red Cross, the March of Dimes and Care. A noticeable addition to this field of professional en- deavor is the newly-organized Pennies for Needy Deacons. Cranes Suffer League Loss As Indians Scalp Groaners PITTSBURGH, PA., Feb. 4-Decisions in the I03 and 112 pound classes gave Shady Side an early 6-o lead which they held throughout today's match with Cranbrook. Jon Schwartz and jon Desen- berg were the early victims of the Indians. Then jim Stadler came up with a third period pin for Cranbrook's only win. Later Gil Gove fought his opponent to a tie to give the Blue and Gray their last two points. The final score was 28-7 for Shady Side. Blue and Gray captain Mike Patten lost in a close decision to Shady Side's captain Roush. Fred Steinmann and Frank Rigas were defeated by Dave and Mac Reed, captains of soccer and foot- ball respectively. In other matches it was a case of too much strength on the part of the Shady Side grapplers as Manoucher Shojai, Olof Karlstrom and Lindsey Luf- kin were decisioned. Beyers Wins Duel in the Sun Last year's Crane associate editor and winner of the coveted Trinity Award, Bob Beyers, recently won a position on the Cornell Daily Sun. Beyers served as a compet, beating 73 other freshmen for the job. Annual Allis Antics Set Cranbrook Zoot Styles Casualness was the byword of the eighth annual Allis fashion celebration this morning. Gone were the once-popular, circus-like costumes which used to ob- scure the meaning of the event. And in their place was probably the most color- ful collection of zooty clothing and odd togs ever to shock Cranbrook's conserv- ative elements. A 7. , Q j N. X N' C f L 'f .1 XX 4 ew PRO and CON as told to puller Dick Satller and cameraman Fritz Dow Question: Do you think Bob Allis Day ir a Worthwhile institution? Fritz Dow, 6- I feel that Bob Allis Day is a senseless tradition, mainly be- cause we are so far from its original theme. Sure, it provides a break in the winter term, but wouldn't a day when the seniors take over the school provide a more exciting break?,, I ., uulv ..,... 4 ..... f . ' 'J' .,.,.. , ' , - ,. f5I5E,5:55 21554. L.: ...,f - vw ' 25955552-2525. ' - Dow Sattler Dick Sattler, 5- Since this is my first experience with Bob Allis Day, I am not aware of its true meaning. But I have made special arrangements for my bop suit and iridescent gabs to be sent by air from St. Louis in time for the gala event. Elliot Trumbull, 4- Yes-because it has become a tradition around Cranbrook and because it offers great amusement to the students. lpp: ::: , -4,- -,,. . .. retc VV,... V ', ,. I ,. I Trumbull Mifbrand David Milbrand, 3- I think Bob Allis Day is one of the best traditions Cran- brook has. It gives the school a chance to relax and remember one of Cranbrook's most peculiarly colorful students. Even more stunned than these die-hard locals, however, were those who realized that in '43 Allis' antics actually were successful, even under the watchful eyes of the conservative dining hall and front office police. The truth of the matter is that Allis, now a Milwaukee industrial tycoon, never looked quite so casual as the flashy dressers about Cranbrook to- day. But this Bob Allis Day is nearer in spirit to the first one of eight years ago, and the era of zany celebrations is past. Representative of this current trend away from gaudy and ludicrous attire were ultra-casual sophomore Harry Hum- phries, victor of this morning's contest, second place man Jerry Willenborg and third place winner Charles Buell. Only a few moonstruck contenders refiected the radical celebrations of past years. Con- trary to last weekis announcement, judges for this semi-bop celebration were P. A. Thompson, music director Robert Bates and Teddy Davis. K'WOOD KEY KEEPERS from first page the faculties of Tufts College, Massa- chusetts, Salem Normal College and the College of the City of New York. Both Dr. and Mrs. Goodale, who met and married while students in Ann Arbor, were teaching at Hampton Institute in Hampton, Virginia when they retired. Like her parents, Miss Goodale at- tended the University of Michigan, grad- uating Cum Laude in 1929. Subsequently, she did graduate work in mathematics at RadcliHe College and Harvard Univer- sity, in Spanish and social studies at the University of Minnesota and in education at Northwestern University. Immediately after leaving Ann Arbor, Miss Goodale began her career, first as an instructor for two years in the high school at Hastings, Michigan. Thereafter, she taught mathematics for three years at Marlborough School, Los Angeles, the oldest girls' school in Southern California, and for six years at Baldwin School, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. She became head of the mathematics department and execu- tive assistant at Northrop Collegiate School in 1940 and seven years later assumed her present administrative duties. Also announced Monday was the pro- motion of Miss Grace Fry, Kingswood's present director of studies, to the newly- created post of Assistant Headmistress. Hutheesings Leave Cranbrook After 82 days of American schoolboy life, Ajit and I-Iarsha I-Iutheesing left Cranbrook Wednesday to rejoin their parents on a countrywide tour. Following a trip to the west coast they will return to India by the European route. THE CRANE OLUME XXIII CRANBROOK SCHOOL, FEBRUARY 17, 1950 No. 17 lainclotlres Woman Teddy Davis Presents Allis Day Prize Better late tlran never, tlris Allis Day scene catclres lriglr-point of ceremonies as Teddy Davis presents Harry Humphries winnerfv prize. Behind Miss Davis, left to right, are ferry Willenborg, Bob Walter and Riclrara' Schultz.-Plroto by Wiener. rg Winds Up Broadcasts: iffh Formers Honor Lincoln The Odyssey of Runion jones was esented by Ergasterion over station 'CAR in Pontiac Sunday. The last of group of three weekly broadcasts, this -ipt was probably the most successful of e trio. Directed by Carl G. Wonn- rger and Evans A. Meinecke, the cast :luded Dick BeGoIe, Gene Tolfree, ank Amerman, Jim August, Ray Brant, am Lownes, Liz Metcalf, Pat Hogan, ancy Wonnberger, Fred Wagoner, ark Fleischman and Buddy Moore. A memorial program in honor of the 'thday of Abraham Lincoln was pre- ited in assembly Monday by members the junior class under the direction of r. Wonnberger. Gene Tolfree played 2 part of Lincoln. aderalisrs Broaden Scope lith Informal Talk by Coan After a meal which relieved the monot- y of hamburgers, but apparently did t relieve the appetites of many, the udent Federalists held their first cabin :eting of 1950 Saturday night. Most of : meeting was spent in a discussion of irld government by Howard R. Coan, Io spoke of the views which he has :hered on the subject through his ex- Isive foreign travels. Preceding this discussion, plans for a p to Detroit to hear a lecture by UWF esident Alan Cranston were aired and :eport of some federalist films soon to shown along with the Saturday night xvies was given. Coming Up! TODAY CRANBROOK VVINTER DANCE, Small Gym, 8:00-12:00 P.M. TOMORROW VARSITY BASKETBALL GAME with University High School, there, 8:15 P.M. VARSITY WRESTI.ING MEET with DeVilbiss High School, here, 2:00 P.M. MOVIES, Small Gym, 7:30 P.M. Feature: Mr. Belvedere Goes to College. Serial: First in- stallment of Glvost of Zorro. Short: Mighty Mouse. March of Time: Report on the Atom. SUNDAY, FEBRUARY I9 EARLY SERVICE, Christ Church, 9:30 A.M. VISITING SUNDAY, Kingswood, 2 :00-4:45 P.M. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2l VARSITY' BASKETBALL GAME with Patterson Collegiate Institute, there, 4:00 P.M. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24 OPERETTA, Small Gym, 8:15 P.M. Yeomen of the Gudfd. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25 VARSITY' BASKETBALL GAME with Nichols School, here, 2:30 P.M. VARSITY WRESTLING MEET with Howe Mili- tary School, here, 2:30 P.M. OPERETTA, Small Gym, 8:15 P.M. Yeomen of the Guard. Matmen Nip US 24-I4 To Snap Ten-year Jinx Steinmann, Sfadler Pin Foes As Lighrweighfs Ser the Pace After a string of defeats at the hands of the University School matmen which extended over a ten year period, the Blue and Gray varsity wrestlers defeated the Maroon and White in a 24-14 triumph on the Cranbrook mats Saturday. In 1947 the Clevelanders crushed the Cranes 35-5, in 1948 they gained a 27-1 3 triumph and in 1949 they squelched the Blue and Gray 32-IO. Lightweight grapplers provided Cran- btookis victory margin as Jon Schwartz decisioned his opponent, Grant Griswold was awarded a forfeit, jim Stadler and Fred Steinmann gained two quick pins and Olof Karlstrom defeated his adver- sary, thereby catapulting the home team to a 21-0 lead in the first five matches. Following Karlstrom's decision, A1 Levy was pinned by a heavier opponent in the 138 pound class, but Gil Gove decisioned his man to give the Cranes their last three points. In the final matches captain Mike Patten, Frank Rigas and Lindsey Lufkin all lost close decisions and the visitors added nine points to their total, making the final score 24-14 for the Blue and Gray. Huntley Talces Reid Award With Series of Nine Poems Chris Huntley won the jasper Reid Award for creative writing with his series of nine poems, it was announced by head judge Carl G. Wcmnberger recently. The poems, on which he has been working for two years, netted Huntley IO dollars. Honorable mentions went to Earl Wie- ner in the literary essay field with R.I.P., Beowulf, Bob Walter in the biography section with his Life of Howard R. Coan, Cal Patterson in the editorial field with a Crane editorial In the Valley of Decision and Mark Fleischman in the short story department with The Red Dress. See WRITING WINNERS page 2 Crane Fills Treasure Chest During Bob Allis day ceremonies Fri- clay, three modest social committeemen draped in semi-convincing South Sea ap- parel minus shoes gave local plebians a preview of the costume advocated for to- night's Shipwreck, But Wednesday morning, after much influence had been exerted by local pressure groups, chairman as Shipwreck Draws Near Russ Dawson recanted and stated that shoes and blue jeans will be allowed. But feeling that the dance's atmosphere will benefit from tropical, seafaring or shipwrecked attire, the Crane is offering a special prize to the most outstanding pair of castaways. This will include a picture in next week's edition. 2 Q-THECRANE-l Today's Deeds SetValue of Tomorrow's Diploma Yesterday's holiday gave Cranbrook a brief but deserved breathing spell. With an extraordinarily long honors list and important league victories in both basketball and wrestling, the school's recent accomplishments have been unusually encouraging. But too many mid-winter problems have clouded the otherwise bright picture. Certain acts beyond the limits of good taste have caused disturbances among both the administration and the student body. Examples are the behavior of one classification of second-story men in the Cranbrook dorms and another at the recent Kingswood Winter Formal. It is supremely important for all Cranbrook students to remember that they represent the school no matter where they happen to be, whether on an out- side athletic trip, at a home game, at Cranbrook-Kingswood social functions or in the Birmingham movies. The nature of the acts committed today has a very direct influence upon the value of tomorrow's diploma. MARQUIS X- -, 5 James Abney Jan Simpson -if Xi 2 gg Robert Bartlett Robert Sukenik V .- William Chase David Taylor Richard Dexter Jonathon Thompson Dean Rogers Robert Womsley and As told to poller Dick Sattler STEVENS ana' Cameraman Earl Wiener Louis Deming Dick Ten EYCk Question: Do you think Yeornen of Chris Huntley William Truettner the Guard will be the year's most out- Jolm Manley Bill Vary standing production? TOWERS Fred Wagoner, 6- Being a staunch Richard Booth paul penfleld Erg member I am not allowed to say that Ralph Himmelhoch Jon Schwartz 1 think the operetta is the greatest enter- Howard Parker Robert Whitlach tamment of the school year' FOUNTA!NS Charles Cunningham Bill James Gilbert Gove James Saylor Bruce Williams PAGE David Ball Stanley Hirt John Colwell Wayne Lyon David Dahmen Ted Mills Wdgone, Dm,nbe,g Robert Gillow William Salot Jon Desenberg, 5,-HI am looking for, l0l'1l1 Hatch Ei-lfi Wiener ward with great expectations to the com- Henry Wihkelman LOWER SCHOOL Bob Ball Frank Duffy Alan Carlin Frank Duncan Robert Chapman George Glover James Davidow John Neff Robert Davidow William Schultz WINNING WRITERS from first page No honorable mentions were awarded in other categories of the contest since there were not enough entries in those fields. A total of 43 manuscripts were entered in this competition, zo more than last year. Numerous Reid Award entries are be- ing sent on to the Scholastic Writing Awards competition. Deadline for mate- rial in this Detroit News sponsored con- test is February 18. ing operetta. If it measures up to previous performances, it should definitely be well worth seeing. Gordon Rosenthal, 5- Yes, for this year's production has excellent chorus, lead and orchestra parts as well as a ter- rihc stage setg all of which should make it the greatest of the Cranbrook operettasf' Rosenthal O'Gorman Scott O'Gorman, 6- Yes-from what I've heard about the operetta, and from the way rehearsals are progressing, 1 think it will be the best Gilbert and Sullivan performance Cranbrook has ever put on. Flinl' Halfiime Lead Holds: Eagles Down Quiniei' 38-3I Unable to overcome a 23-15 halftime deficit, Cranbrook's varsity succumbed to Flint Technical High School Tuesday, 38-31. This loss marked the sixth time this year the cagers have been defeated. The lanky Eagles pulled into a four point lead early in the first quarter on the strength of good backboard play and the deadly setshots of Hal Rayney, and then extended the margin to eight points at the half. Fired with enthusiam as play com- menced in the third stanza, the Blue and Gray soon whittled the Flint lead to two baskets, but could never quite manage to tie up the score. It was not until late in the final period that the Eagles were assured of victory as a successful stall by the visitors kept the Cranes on the de- fense. Captain Wayne Lyon and forward Bill james scored eight points apiece to tie for Cranbrook scoring laurels, but up- stater Kupisch was the game's high man with I4 markers. JV Five Trims Flini' 44-37 For Year's Second Win In the preliminary to the Flint varsity contest, the junior varsity broke a long slump and dumped Tech, 44-37, for its second victory of the year. Driving to a substantial eight point halftime lead, the flledglings were never again behind as Charlie Cunningham and John Edison continued to monopolize 'IV scoring with I5 and II points respectively. Two road signs will soon be placed on Woodward Avenue at Lone Pine Road to give directions to visitors coming to Christ Church Cranbrook. The signs will be made by Mr. Hintermeister from plans drawn by the lV1en's Club of the Church. THE CRANE STAFF February 17, 1950 Cal Patterson '50 ...,,............................ Editor-in-chief Ted Mills '50 .......,....,.............,......... Associate Editor Dick Zeder '50 ..........,................... Business Manager Fritz Dow '50 ...................,..,.... Photographic Editor jay Corley '50 .........,....................,.,...,.,...... Sports Editor john Roberts '50 ................ ....................... A rt Editor Lee Funsten '50 ......................,............. Literary Editor Dick Ten Eyck '50 .......,.,..,,.......,., Technical Editor Bill James '51 1 Bob Walter '51 ...................,.... Apprentice Editors Earl Wiener '51 Templin R. Licklider, Jr. ..........,. Faculty Advisor NEWS: Assistants Joe Carleton '51 jon Desenberg '51 jan Simpson '51 Manoucher Shojai '50 Chris Huntley '51 LOWER SCHOOL REPORTER: john Neff The Crane is published every week during the school year by the students of Cranbrook School, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Entered as second class matter under Act of March 3, 1879 G CQUILL .S one L 1. -l-THECRANE-l- 3 sPoRTs sHoTs F' E. nterstate League Scores: Shady Side jo Nichols 35 :ie as at iecause of eligibility rules, Crane cen- A1 Simpson and forward Al Cargile miss two of the five remaining games. iile they will not be able to play to- rrow in the University High game or the Busch contest February 28, they be eligible for the Patterson, Nichols l WRA contests. ak :ie Dk fomorrow afternoon the varsity mat- 1 meet DeVilbiss High School of To- m here. The Craigmen will be gunning the Ohioans in order to gain revenge a 22-17 defeat earlier in the season. vs ak wr 'nterstate League Basketball Standings: WON LOST idy Side ............,.,, ..... . .. 2 o anbrook ......... .... 1 1 :hols ..,..... .. ...,... 1 1 QA ..............,,.,.....,....,.............,,..,..,.. ....... o I i .................,.............,,,..,........,.,..,...........,,, O I eshmen Conquer Berkley Tense See-saw Fray I8-I 7 freshman basketball captain Harry erson scored in the last two seconds of :dnesday's game with Berkley to put frosh on top 18-17. This game was nly played throughout, although the e and Gray five finally managed to out a victory. Four weeks before the npbellmen defeated Berkley 16-14. GisI1's Corner Five Avenges Grid Roul:Witl15l-46WinOverUS Clinching the second of the afternoon's twin triumphs, Cranbrook's varsity quintet dumped University School's hardwood five SI-46 Saturday on the home court. This Blue and Gray victory completed Crane revenge for the football and soccer routs suffered at the hands of the Maroon and White last fall. Led by center A1 Simpson, who deposited 20 points on eight baskets and four free throws, and captain Wayne Lyon with 16, the Kenny- men pulled away from the visitors early in the second period. Returning from the halftime parley with vengeance in their eyes after holding a narrow 23-I9 second period lead, the cagers netted IO points before US could Lower Schoolers Win 36-I9 As Meyer Leads In Scoring Continuing their undefeated way, the Lower School varsity basketball team out- classed, our-played and out-scored Mau- mee Valley Country Day School of To- ledo, Ohio in a one-sided 36-19 contest Saturday morning. This occasion marked the first athletic competition between Dwight Davis pushes one up against Mau- mee Valley as Lower School teammate: Ted Smith, No. 4, and Bob Chapman close in for the rebound.-Pboto by Craze. Cranbrook and Maumee Valley School, and one of the first overnight trips for the visiting Ohioans. Cranbrook's Dick Meyer headed the high-point list with I3 points, while cap- tain jim Clay and Colvin Cochran had 1 1 and IO points respectively to their credit. Coach Fred W. Campbell used the Blue and Gray second string during a large portion of the game. McKlNl.EY CLIPS LS WlN STREAK With their usually effective fast break failing to work, the Lower School hoop- sters lost 20-I4 to McKinley Wednesday. McKinley controlled the backboards throughout this contest, scoring most of their points on rebound shots. score, and proceeded to pile up a 41-26 third quarter margin. At this point coach Robert Kenny sent in the Crane second string for some Interstate League experi- ence, and had it not been for this generous move, the Clevelanders would doubtless Crane guard Run Dawson check: US scor- ing attempt ar forward Allen Cargile stand: by.-Photo by Craze. have been subjected to a fate similar to that of the Cranbrook gridders last fall. At the outset of this contest both teams played cautiously, with the Maroon and White holding a one point edge at the quarter, primarily due to nine points accounted for by lanky center Phil Cole. However, the one-two scoring punch of Simpson and Lyon combined with the accurate foul shooting of the home team gave the Cranes a victory in their second league contest of the season. Only a 20 point final period drive by the Ohioans against the Cranbrook second team threat- ened to upset the Blue and Gray apple- cart, but this desperation rally was checked by the strong defensive play of the home teamis first five. Captain Cole led the visitors in scoring with I7 points, while forwards Brewster and Harry followed with nine and eight respectively. US Oufscores Jayvees48-2b As Snydermen Fail To Click Leaping into a 14-2 lead at the end of the first quarter, the University School varsity reserves continued to out-score and out-fight the Cranbrook jVs to win 48-26 Saturday. This contest preceded the varsity game with US. Floor play of the Blue and Gray was below par, and only in the second period did they show signs of scoring punch. The loss of captain John Edison and forward Ralph Thomas by the personal foul route added to the troubles of coach Ben M. Snyder. Turning in the only con- sistent performance for the Cranes was center Charles Cunningham who scored II points. 4 -THECRANE-1 The A Cranbrook F' ,.f7': X Cranium J by the country wit While attempting to find a picture representing last week's Kingswood For- mal, the editors stumbled upon this un- posed photo by Croze. With all apologies to The Thinker fHarley Warnerj and his date The Conversationalistn fMari- lyn Srigleyj we will leave all remarks to our readers, both of them. N.B.--Warner is a member of the Cran- brook Social Committee. Night Owls Glide Beneath Stars, Moon at K'wood Formal Setting up his bandstand on the first step of the Stairway to the Stars, John- ny Titus and company appeared in famil- iar surroundings Saturday as they pro- vided music for the Kingswood Mid- Winter Formal. Sixty-odd couples tumed out to witness Titus' return to the local Yeomen Activities Continue With Rehearsals, Painting Preparations for Yeomen of the Guard are rapidly nearing completion. Two weeks of rehearsal on the small gym stage are already behind the leads and the Tower of London set has received its first coat of white paint. All phases of this sixth annual Gilbert and Sullivan production, from Kingswood dramatic coach Jervis McMechan,s stage directing to the ticket selling of Cranbrook's math- ematician and master salesman Hubert V. Davis are reputedly far advanced. Complicated as it may seem to some, the plot of Yeomen of the Guard actually boils down to this: it is the story of how one Colonel Fairfax manages to keep his head, but lose his hand. Included in the program slated for distribution on open- ing night next Friday is a more complete synopsis of this production. scene and dance amidst decorations of blue crepe paper, thousands of glittering stars and a crescent moon shining from the balcony. As a welcome change from last year's soup and sandwich refreshments, cui- sinely clad Kingswoodites served ice cream punch, cookies and coffee during the inter- missions. The highlight of the four-hour session came late in the evening when Cranbrook's chaperones, Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Thompson, pranced through a lively, but not contemporary step. NEWS IBIQIEFS Headmaster W. Brooke Stabler recent- ly travelled to New York for the annual convention of the Headmastersk Associa- tion. On his return trip he made a short stop at Tower Hill School in Wilming- ton, Delaware. Mr. Stabler will take over as Headmaster of that school at the end of this academic year. A A A Tom Ford has been added to the school's roster as a Page Hall fifth- former. He is from Redford, Michigan. Two dayboys, John Youel and Dick Jones, are temporary boarders in Stevens and Page respectively. Fifty-eight Local Seaiaring Couples Anticipate Tonight's Shipwreck Jim August ......,..,....,,........,..,...,.,......................,..,...............,........ Merla Samuels ' ' Dave Ball ..,..................... Rufus Beardsley ,............ Dick BeGole .......... Bob Blanchard .......,.... Martin Bernstein Sue Loud Ellyn Heine Marilyn Howlett Robin Squier Janet Maas Ernie Brown ..,........ ,.....,........ J ean Selby Charles Buell ........,..... .,.,.........,,., P eggy Russell Allen Cargile ....... ............ P atsy O'Madigan Charles Carter ..,.. ....,,..,..... M ary Grindley Bob Chapman ..... ......... S heila Thorpe Charles Chapman .......... ................................. G ay Wright Colvin Cochran .,.,...... ...........,,.. P eggy Ann Hampson Ken Coppock ............. ..........,. Jay Corley ................ Ed Cote .......... Russ Dawson . Fritz Friday ............. Jerry Gentry ................ Dick Harbeck .,..... Tom Hawley ......,. Dave Higgins ,...... Olof Karlstrom .... Bob Kerns ................ Bob Kirk ..........,......, John Koepcke Harry Lomason .. Lindsey Lufkin ......... Wayne Lyon ........ Alexandra Von Schoeler Jeanne Ward Martha McDonald Judy Farmer Frances Dawson Audrey Brown Julie Otter Betty Hamaday Ann Patterson Robin Renfrew Pat Morgan Sandra Greenshield Martha Lucier . ..,........... Ann Sterritt Carolyn Davis Harriett Ottaway Richard Martin ................................,................,,,..,.... - ..,. - ......,,......... Ann I-Iigbie Bill McHattie ........ Dave Noe ...................... Scott O,Gorman . Howard Parker ..... Duncan Patten ..... Mike Patten ...,...... Karla Scherer Ethel Deaton Gloria MacArthur Ann Ward Sally Williams Cynthia Creighton Cal Patterson ....,.... .... - ........... P hyllis Smith Mike Redfield ,...... .............. N ancy Shile Frank Rigas ................. .....i........ C ynthia Booth John Roberts ............,........ ........,. M arcia Kelley Gordon Rosenthal ........,..,.. .,..,.,..... H elen Bohon Allen Rubiner ................... .............,.,................. P at Tyler Dick Sattler ..... ......................................,,.... J o Tait Mike Schirmer .,..,. Pete Sears .,.......... Jan Simpson ........... - ........... Margaret Van Hengel Libby Horrocks Luanne Law Pete Smith .............,...... ,.....,.. J o Rothman Witharn Smith .............. ...,....... D orsey Wier Bob Sukenik ....,..... ......,.... D ot Swanson Jerry Sweeney ...,....... ........................... S ue Wyant Ralph Thomas ............ .............. J o Ann Hamman Bill Truettner .................. .............. J ane Mehrer Doug Van Zandt Dave Williams ..... Dick Wilson .,..,......... Bob Womsley ..,.,....,.. Charles Yager ........ John Yaryan ......... Julie Young Jean Horrocks Hetty Kleinpell Martha Browning Barbara Herrmann Mary Nunneley Tl-IE CRA NE 1950 No. 18 OLUME XXIII CRANBROOK SCHOOL, FEBRUARY 24, 'review of Toniqhfs Gilbert and Sullivan Performance Handholding ludy Farmer casts caressing glance over john Hunting as Dave Higgins and Bob Blanchard see matrimonial chances fly.-Craze photo. Iurfain Call Tonight af 8: I 5 orAnnualWin+er Opereffa As the curtain falls on the joyous finale en in the above picture 9oo persons will ive witnessed what is often termed the ost difficult production of the Gilbert id Sullivan operettasf, Nevertheless, ter nearly two months of preparation ,maxed by the evening-long full-dress hearsal last night, the combined Cran- ook-Kingswoocl cast along with the vari- ls faculty directors agree that Yeomen the Guard will undoubtably be the ost polished of the annual operatic pro Ictions of which it is the sixth. Tickets had long been a scarcity when e final rehearsals got under way Mon- ty. Again Wednesday the warblers ex- cised their larynges striving for that re Metropolitan perfection. Probably e most important part of these rehears- s was the stage instruction offered by umnus Jervis McMechan, '37. Taking the male leads tonight will be Jb Kerns, Dave Higgins, John Hunt- g, Charlie Yager and Nlike Patten, Tile Judy Farmer, Mary Grinclley and irolyn Davis will move in after in- :uction from Kingswood musical head mis Chapman to render their parts. lanifesting the complexity of the under- king is the huge number in the cast plus e orchestra under the baton of Axel lagnuson which will furnish the music. fter co-ordinating such a gigantic enter- ise, what could be a greater reward for rector Robert Bates than a production iich is, as one lead recently put it, he best ever heard and seen on the :anbrook stage. Coming Up! TODAY OPERETFA, Small Gym, 8:15 P.M., Yeomen of the Guard. TOMORROW VARSITY BASKETBALL GAME with Nichols School, here, 2:30 P.M. VARSI'FY WRESTLING MATCH with Howe Mili- tary School, here, 2:30 P.M. OPERE'fTA, Small Gym, 8:15 P.M., Yeomen of the Guard. SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26 LATE CHURCH, Christ Church, 11:00 A.M. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28 VARSITY BASKETBALL GAME with Busch, here, 4:00 RM. FRESHMAN BAsIcE'rBALL GAME with Hazel Park, there, 4:00 P.M. WEDNESDAY, MARCH I LOWER SCHOOL BASKETBALL GAME with De- troit Country Day School, there, 3:00 ILM. THURSDAY, MARCH 2 STATE DEPARTMENT LECTURE, Action for Peace, by James F. Green. Auditorium 8:00 P.M. FRIDAY, MARCH 3 LOWER SCHOOL BASKETBALL GAME with St. Hugo, there, 3:45 P.M. UWF MOVIE, Operation Crossroads, Assembly Hall, 8:00 P.M. SATURDAY, MARCH 4 VARSITY BASKETBALL GAME with Westem Reserve, there, 2:30 P.M. VARSITY WRESTLING MEET with Westem Reserve, there, 2:30 P.M. MOVIES, Small Gym, 7:30 P.IvI. Feature: Whis- pering Smith. Serial: No. 2 Ghost of Zorro. Short: UWF Movie, Quest for Tomorrow. Informal Dancing after Movies. The Crane extends its sympathies to Mrs. Howard E. Yule on the death of her mother, Mrs. Marie Coset of Annapolis, Maryland. Mr. Yule left yesterday to join his wife and attend the funeral Monday. Directors Select Hoey For Headmastefs Post In an all-school assembly Tuesday Mr. Gordon O. Rice relayed the decision of the board of directors appointing Mr. Harry D. Hoey to replace Headmaster W. Brooke Stabler, who will leave Cran- brook at the end of the year, A graduate of the University of Mich- igan, Mr. Hoey came to Cranbrook in 1927, serving the school in the capacity of English master and later director of guidance. In 1944 the post of Assistant Headmaster was conferred upon him. He has been active in all fields of school life and administration, and has served on the Vestry of Christ Church and on many local civic organizations. Mr. and Mrs. Hoey and their two daughters reside in the house facing the lower auto court. In an announcement to the parents Mr. Stabler said, Fifteen years as Master Mr. Harry D. Hoey and six years as Assistant Headmaster have given him a splendid foundation to take over the reins of leadership . . . At the end of this year when Headmaster Stabler leaves after six years at Cranbrook to accept the key position at Tower Hill School in Delaware, Mr. Hoey will take his position as Cranbrookls fourth Head- master in its 23 years. Bunf Gains Mas+er's Degree Mr. Floyd W. Bunt received his Mas- ter of Science degree from Detroit's Wayne University after the completion of an oral examination and the necessary credits. This was the culmination of a year and a half of research and other out- side work. A condensation of his thesis is to be given at the Academy of Sciences at the University of Michigan next month. 2 lTHECRANE- Individuals, Not Groups Make Accomplishments No one group at Cranbrook has ever accomplished anything as a group: whatever has been accomplished has been done by individuals of that group. Examples of this statement are three of the most active and potentially most influential of organizations open to student membership: the C Club, the Church Cabinet and the Crane. The accomplishments of the C Club are due to individuals, and not very many individuals as compared to the total membership of the club. The same holds true for the Church Cabinet and the Crane. What little criticism of these organizations that has been made has been misplaced, for the boys that take any criticism to heart are the very ones that are working the hardest, and those that have been slacking are the ones that let the criticism roll off their backs. If the total membership of any of these organizations started to apply the pressure that they are capable of, they could improve their lot many times. This is not going to be accomplished by meetings and speeches, it is going to be accomplished by individuals going out and giving their all for the group. The time is ripe for the fellow who wants to improve his school, all he has to do is step ahead and do the necessary work and not wait for the loafers and slackers to give him the go-ahead signal. Young's lcemen Faileth, End Short, Sad Season When Walter H. Young's blueshirted crew hang up their skates at the end of the current season, they will have finished an undefeated, untied, unscored-upon sea- son. They will not have played a single minute of hockey. This is the worst rec- ord since 1932, when the Cranbrook ice hockey team equaled the '49-50 record. But in I932 at least ten games were sched- uled, not one of the being played. Spirits went sky high as the first signs of ice formed on the lagoon and talk of varsity C's and gang Hghts with Berk- ley and Catholic Central filled the air. But that kind of talk soon went the same way that the frosty breath did, into hot air. A rush sale of sticks and the ap- pearance of a pair of red hockey pants Hrst gave the impression that there was to be a big season. At first, as is usually the case, skating started on nearby Kingswood Lake and later transferred to Stevens Lake. The hockey rinks were sprinkled. Then the Christmas examinations gave the team something besides the weather to cope with. After vacation the amount of skating weather decreased and more and more time was spent on the indoor track. For the past three weeks informal prac- tices have been helcl, with only two out- side scrimmages to give the team any real practice. The first line of captain John Manley, John Steggal and Scott O'Gor- man got their big chance by shooting at apprentice goalies Jack Manning and Bill Yaw, while second line stalwarts Dick Doll, Howie Parker and Dave Williams daily potted shots through the same goal- ies. Thirdliners Rufe Reitzel, Mike Schir- mer and John Hatch got experience on the see HA RMLESS HACKERS page 3 PRC? AND CON as told to poller Dirk Sattler Question: Do you think The Ghost of Zorro makes a definite cultural mark on the Cranbrook hay? Mr. Carl G. Wonnberger- Motion pictures comprise an emerging art form. The current serial represents production and acting standards nearly twenty years behind the times. However, it would be less embarrassing to all of us if the con- duct of the boys were such char we could all hear the sound track. Wannherger Perry Judy Perry, 5- Knowing Cranbrook boys, 1 don't quite see how anything could make a definite cultural mark on a Cran- brook student outside of a pair of hand- cuffs and a leather gag so that the girls can enjoy 'Zorro' in peace. Chris Huntley, jwnlndubitably, in- dubitablyl Which one of us could possibly fail to be impressed with the grand and glorious drama of the American Frontier as it is so inspiringly portrayed upon the actors' profound countenancesf' Huntley Schultz Mr. William Schultz- The boys' ex- igency for entertainment and the deficient and exiguous selection of cinematographic art would circumscribe the acquisition of titles. However, I would say, apriori, that the picture should be exoterical to the Cranbrook boys although esoteric to my number three son who viewed it with exophthalmosnessf' Barry Band Last to Depart At 'Wreck' Survivor Dance Shoes and bluejeans were filled with 70 couples who sat, talked, drank punch, found lost teddybears and occasionally danced Friday night, as the basketball lines on the floor of the small gym faded to the soft colored light of Shipwreck, winter brainstorm of the social committee. Four photographers kept their powder dry, and illuminated the gym with brief but frequent flashes, much to the chagrin Conversatianalist Harley Warner gives thinker Marilyn Srigley the inside story on their can- test capturing costumes.-Crane photo. of couples located upon the strategically placed palm sheltered island refuges. In spite of Paul Barry's seasick or- chestra and singer who swallowed too much salt water on the way to shore, the local socialites salvaged a good evening and hailed the work of the committee re- sponsible as an admirable job. Chrysler Presents Apparatus Cranbrook's science department recent- ly received from Mr. james C. Zeder of the Chrysler Corporation the automobile electrical equipment which he donated to the school. This apparatus will be used to make a mock-up of the electrical sys- tem of a car. This is one of the many gifts which Mr. Zeder has contributed to the science department. THE CRANE STAFF fpro teml February 24, 1950 Bob Walter '51 ........,.,...,.....,.................. Editor-in-chief Earl Wiener '51 E .......,....,,.......,....... Associate Editors Bill james '51 Ion Desenberg '51 .................,.,. Contributing Editor Templin R. Licklider, jr. ....,....,.. Faculty Advisor Assistants NEWS: Joe Carleton '51 Stan Hitt '52 SPORTS! Jan Simpson '51 Harry Peterson '52 TECHNICAL! Dick Zeder '50 4 The Crane is published every week during the school year by the students of Cranbrook School, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Entered as second class matter under Act of March 3, 1879 i SCROLL l-THECRANE-1 3 SPORTS SHOTS F' f E. BASKETBALL iiversity School... 48 Nichols ........... . 33 idy Side .................. 59 Reserve ............ 36 WRESTLING ady Side .................. 28 Reserve ............ II ik wk as fomorrow lightweight wrestler Fred -inmann will have a chance to finish off ivalry which has extended for the past 1r years with John Rossilot, now cap- 1 of the Howe wrestling team. In the en matches that these two grapplers 'e had, Steinmann has pinned Rossilot : times with the same hold and won by iecision in the other two. Tomorrow 'inmann plans to pin Rossilot with his ie-tested crucifix, one of wrestling's st punishing holds, to end his four r tide of victory with eight wins. Pk as Pk Rt every announcement to bring money pay for outside athletic events, students why Cranbrook does not charge home ne admission prices, as the public high ools and some of the Interstate schools The question might be answered in words scfzool policy, but there is a very inite reason for the no admission rule at Cranbrook. Cranbrook could .rge for admission to athletic events, . it would hardly be worth the effort. e small gym does not seat enough :ple to make the venture possible, while oval, the baseball diamond, the termis lrts and hockey rinks have no provi- ls for keeping out the non-paying ctator. Besides, the cost of the neces- V police force would leave little profit the athletic department. The profit ild not warrant the necessary work. 21- ak :ie Jarsity baseballers will make their first .thern trip since before the war during ing vacation when they travel through 'ginia to play Augusta and Greenbrier litary Academies. HARMLESS HACKERS I from page 22 rdless rink by spelling the more ex- rsted of the other two lines. Heavy- ght defensemen Pete Whiting, Bob mlter, Pete Macomber and Tony Un- hill had little besides the soft ice to : a body-check into. Xt the end of a dreary season the pool- ying players can look forward to next r. Reservations at Olympia Stadium then have been made in mid-sumrner. Wrestler Rigas Collarsgfoe Heavyweight Frank Riga: eyes grimacing De- Vilbisr opponent locked in bi: arm hold. -Craze photo. Mafmen Vanquish DeVilbiss As GrapplersTriumph, I9- I 7 Crane wrestlers came from behind to edge DeVilbiss 19-17 on the home mat Saturday. Trailing 17-11 at the end of seven matches, a pin and a decision boosted the Craigmen to a revenge vic- tory, overcoming a 22-15 beating earlier in the season. A forfeit in the 185 pound class gave Cranbrook an early five point lead, which soon disappeared as Jon Schwartz and Jon Desenberg lost by decisions. Jim Stadler and Tony Steele lost hard-fought matches, before Fred Steinmann routed his adver- sary. Olof Karlstrom scored a decisive win over his opponent, only to be bal- anced by Gil Gove's close loss. Captain Mike Patten and Frank Rigas settled the close score with a quick pin and decision respectively, as the Craigmen went into the winning column. JVs Whip Pafferson, 46-38: Run Win Rampage fo Three Jumping to an early six-point lead, Windsor's Patterson Collegiate got them- selves off to a false start Tuesday night as the Crane JV team defeated their former victors, 46-38. Five quick baskets gave the Crane quintet a margin which they never lost. By the end of the first quarter the Cranes led, Io-6 and at the half-time they had evenly matched their opponents to lead 20-13. A slow third Q29-25, period was followed by a rapid firing duel which ended up with the Cranes on the winning end of the 46-38 final score for the game. Grant of Patterson took game scoring honors with 16 points, closely followed by Ed Godfrey and John Edison with IS and I4 respectively. Patterson Edges Fiveg Fast Break Spells Win WINDSOR, ONTARIO, Feb. 21-Patten son Collegiate's fast break and rugby-like style of basketball proved to be too much for Cranbrook Tuesday, the Cranes ab- sorbing a 44-41 defeat after leading by a point with less than a minute to play. The score was not always that close, for the Canadians held a 25-13 halftime edge and at one time in the third stanza en- joyed a 20 point margin. Although the first quarter horn inter- rupted play while the Maroon and White led 9-7, the Windsorites soon started to roll with a deadly fast-breaking offense which netted them I4 points to the Blue and Grayls six in the second period-. After the half, however, the Kennymen started to click, and teaming behind gigantic Al Simpson and dead-eye Wayne Lyon, they decreased the deficit to IO points. Finally in the last period the Cranes went ahead on a Simpson tally only to have the desperate Patterson cagers bucket a long shot and a layup to cinch the con- test. Simpson and captain Lyon took scoring honors netting I9 and I4 points respectively. Patterson's Casanova dropped through I2 markers to lead his squad. UHS Scores Second Vicfory As Fouls Hinder Varsify Five ANN ARBOR, MICH., Feb. 18- Uni- versity School of Ann Arbor defeated Cranbrook's varsity for the second time this year here Saturday night, 38-25. Vaulting into an 11-6 first quarter lead over a Blue and Gray quintet that could not score from either the floor or the free throw line, the Cubs held a lead at every quarter, although the Cranes led twice for brief intervals in the first half. Returning to the floor after halftime, the visitors trailed by but three points, but the five foul route treaded by two Crane regulars together with a weak offense which netted only ten points during the third and fourth periods soon led to the Cranbrook downfall. Captain Wayne Ly- on again showed the way for the Blue and Gray cagers with II points. Gene Tolfree hooped six for the Crane cause, but john- ny Wurster of the Purple and Gold scored I5 markers to pace both teams. Royal Oak Beafs Frosh, 32-27 Although outscoring Royal Oak 2018 in the last half, Freshman courtsters lost to the Acoms, 32-27 Tuesday. In the first half the Royal Oak team got an early start with a 14-7 lead, which was over- taken in the second period, 15-14. In spite of the last period drive, the Cranes were outscored, 32-27 and the Blue and White walked away with the game. Bill Truett- ner led the attack with seven points. 1 l-THECRANE--- The E Cranbrook f Cranium ggi?--, jj hy Iunior fhalflwits After a long session of putting eyeballs back into their owner's sockets, a noto- rious dormitory doctor commented that the only difference between the girls from Kingswood and those from Flint Tech is a sweater, a skirt and three pairs of socks. as ak :re Our Marquis correspondent caught the above scene with his keyhole camera after it was announced that solitary C had been replaced hy another and more effec- tive disciplinary measure. 4- :re :1- When a master's son appears on the honor roll, it is usually nothing to write home about, but when the Crane delves into the reason behind the honors grades and then gives the father credit for the completed homework the situation is rath- er serious. In a front page photograph last week, a Bob Allis Day contestant is cor- rectly identified as Richard Schultz. On the next page credit for his honors grades is given to his hard-working faculty father, William Schultz. We suggest that the Patterson Prize for Unprejudiced Report- ing be given to the lad that wrote the Honor Roll last week. Erg Decides on BarreHs As Wonnberger Cufs Farce Departing from strict farce which has been so prevalent in the past two years, Ergasterion has decided on Rudolph Bes- ier's The Barretts of Wimpole Street for their annual spring production. This true- to-life play provides good entertainment as everything from hilarious comedy to passionate love has been injected into it. Preliminary reading and casting have al- ready begung but, except for the leads, no parts have as yet been assigned. Phyllis Lentulo, who at present is work- ing at Wayne University's Children's Theatre and Patricia Newhall, a former summer theatre director, will portray Elizabeth Barrett. Jan Simpson and Gene Tolfree will reflect the overbearing father, while Bob Sukenik and Dick Wilson will play Robert Browning. Slated for per- formances Friday and Saturday, April 21-22, this play will be preceeded by a short curtain-raiser. Some Complain Abouf No Popcorn in Cranbrook Movies by Earl Wiener '51 Oh no you don't, Sarg Royal! This is curtains for youf, A pistol shot sends the brave mountie to the floor, clutching his punctured pan- creas. All Soo eyes are glued to the silver screen and 4oo hearts momentarily stop beating, until the excited shrieks are replaced by bronx cheers of disappoint- ment as Next week: Chapter 11, Dun- geon Deathtrapu fiashes on the screen. Ar this point Cranbrook moviegoers who each Saturday night fill the small gym settle back as comfortably as the steel chairs will permit to enjoy the feature. The number five man on duty nervously fidgets with the signal bell to the projection room, the Kingswood chaperone puts her five cell fiashlight in her purse, and a light shoots through the projector, picking up Mighty Mouse from a thin sheet of celluloid and depositing him on the screen. This is a Cranbrook movie. MISS PETERSON'S PIANO But it has not always been this easy, for the movie situation at Cranbrook has generally paralleled that of Hollywood, from the silent days of Charlie Chaplin to the all-too-talkie Father was a Full- hacle. The first movies shown here were held in the assembly hall, accompanied on the piano by Miss Peterson and occa- sionally Mr. Wonnberger. Those were the days before Kingswood attended the cinema, and the days before safety film, which frequently necessitated a speedy splicing job due to burned film. As the cinema industry progressed, so did Cran- brook's projection facilities, for when the stage was built in the small gym, the pres- ent projection room was included, hous- ing two standard 35mm machines and a 16mm projector. Although the technical problem was now solved, the school was faced with the task of establishing a code of manners for moviegoers, as the Saturday night flickers seemed to be a perfect outlet for some of the fun-lovers' perverted senses of humor, not to mention the complica- tions that would arise from having a Kingswoodite sitting with a Cranbrook lad in the dark. The jokers were squelched by a threat, several times carried out, of stop- ping the show. The problem of Kings- wood, as cinemadministrator Frank E. Wemeken, jr. puts it, rises and falls. fThis point is illustrated by Fewjr with an up and clown wave of his hand.j SELECTION BY STATISTICS The current events minded students who are urging immediate showing of Stromholi are not aware of the producers' chief rule controlling Cranbrook movies, the contract stating that no film can be shown here before it makes the Birming- ham run, so as not to harm the local box- buf There's Corn Aplenfy ofiice receipts. Another regulation states that only those connected with the Cran- brook institutions may be allowed to at- tend the shows, which is the reason that dayboys cannot bring non-Kingswood girls. We have never had a show that every- one liked . . . or dislikedf' says Fewjr, upon whom the job of picking the week- end fiickers falls. All movies are recorded in a review magazine, Boxojfice and ap- praisals by diiferent magazines and agen- Homer Murphy dons projection room earphones to check audio portion of the epic flashing before C ranhrook movie-goers.-Wiener photo. cies are listed in the form of pluses and minuses. The shows with the highest number of pluses and no minuses are con- sidered best, and from there the choice is made on grounds of what would be the most interesting. Last week,s Mr. Belve- dere Goes to College had an exceptional record of nine pluses. Tomorrow as the Ghost of Zorro sad- dles his horse and Whispering Smith sprays his throat in preparation for the local audience, a solitary Greyhound bus will pull up to the door of the auditoritun to discharge its passengers, who will charge single file in a one-stop bee line for their Seats. Watch for it, it is almost as entertaining as the movie itself. Carlisle Jones, '46, was elected first vice-president of the Psi Upsilon fratem- ity at Brown University. MINT'S ICE CREAM I360 S. Woodward Birmingham OFFICIAL CRANBROOK LAUNDRY G RA N D LAUNDRY-DRY CLEANING - DETROIT - Qualify Service 'For Over Sixfy Years THE CRANE JLUME XXIII CRANBROOK SCHOOL, MARCH 3, 1950 No. 19 leviewer, Audience Acclaim OpereI:l:a by Chris Huntley '51 Gilbert and Sullivan's colorful Yeo- zn of the Guard captured the imagina- ns and applause of more than I6oo 'al music lovers during its two perfor- Dynamic Music Department head Robert 3ates directing Yeoman of the Guard Jerformance. Whether behind the 88s rr on a tennis court, this native Bostonian s an enthusiastic participant, competitor, director and friend.-Photo by Croze. znces Friday and Saturday nights. This Iduction, with an abundance of fine ces, an extraordinarily effective set and outstanding orchestra, was probably : most successful of the six-year-old llivan series at Cranbrook. Both performances received above aver- : commendation and praise, although : second, certainly the smoother of the 3, was blessed with a more responsive dience and fewer complications. There re none of the first night bugaboos th as un-cooperative curtains and lights, Igling telephone bells and vocal failures mar the pageantry and color of the :ly second night performance. Although the musical parts of the pro- ction were on the whole far superior acleralisfs Schedule Film, ck Ques1'for Tomorrow Quest for Tomorrow, a movie which :lesigned to acquaint the audience with : United World Federalist theory for ting world peace, will be shown along ch the regular Saturday night movies s week. This is the first of a series of ns which will be brought to this school der the sponsorship of the local Student deralist chapter. Tuesday night a group of federalists, l by faculty advisor Ben Snyder, attend- a lecture by national UWF president an Cranston at Denby High School. to the acting, which was hampered to a slight extent by lack of expression and fumbled lines, the show contained several outstanding players. The most notable of these were Bob Kerns, as the strolling jester jack Point, john Hunting, as Colonel Fairfax and Charles Yager, as the head jailor and assistant tormentor Wilfred Shadbolt. Yager, with his sly but sometimes not-too-subtle mugging, stole almost every scene in which he ap- peared, and Glee Club president Kerns, with his fine voice and stage presence, coupled with his extraordinary skill in portraying emotions, really gave the aud- ience something for which to applaud. The scenes in which Yager and Kerns appeared together were played with an almost professional touch. Hunting, an unexpected find with his pleasing tenor voice, filled the heroic boots of the ro- mantic Colonel Fairfax with great assur- ance and facility. Inspiring point of the Yeoman produc- tion was the performance of leading lady See OPERETTA POSTLUDE page 2 Commifteemen Poll Seniors On Class Gift: Brainstorms As graduation approaches, so does the work of the senior gift committee. This group is currently polling the mid-century class on the subject of desirable and ne- cessary presents to leave at Cranbrook in return for 50 diplomas. Long a favorite of senior politicians, a television set for the Page Hall Common Room has again come into the picture as the thing the elders feel Cranbrook needs most, with a football scoreboard running a close second. Under the guidance of genial Marquisman Dick Wilson, the committee hopes to wind up its canvass soon. Coming Up! TODAY FOREIGN CLUB DINNER, Senior Cabin, 5:30 P.M. TOMORROW VARSITY BASKETBALL GAME with WRA, there, 2:30 P.M. VARSITY WRESTLING MEET with WRA, there, 2:30 P.IvI. MOVIES, Small Gym, 7:30 P.M. Feature: Whispering Smith. Serial: No. 2 Ghost of Zorro. Short: UWF Movie, Quest for Tomorrow. INFORMAL DANCE, Small Gym, after movies. SUNDAY, MARCH 5 EARLY SERVICE, Christ Church, 9:30 A.1vI. TU ESDAY, MARCH 7 C CLUB BANQUET, Lower Dinning Hall, 6:00 P.IvI. Cranes Trounce Busch With Fourth-Fifth Rally Coach R. E. Kenny's varsity cagers scored I6 points in the fourth period of an unorthodox five quarter game Tuesday to come from behind and topple Busch 56-46. Starting with traditional slowness, the Blue and Gray trailed I2-8, zo-I9 and 32-31 at the end of the first three fifths, but a tight Crane defense held the Centerliners to but seven points in the next period while forward-captain Wayne Lyon netted I2 fast markers to help put the home five ahead to stay. Lyon dropped home 20 points to head the afternocn's scoring column, second place being deadlocked between Buschis Bob Wolfe and Marquis' Al Simpson, who chalked up I5 apiece. Since the Orange and Black had played the regular quota of games alloted to Photographer catches under-the-basket action in Busch contest, as guard Iohn McDonald pushes up two more for the Cranes and center Gene Tolfree tenses for rebound. -Photo by Harlan. them by the State High School Athletic Board, the contest was ofhcially ruled a scrimmage, both coaches making it ap- pear just that in the eyes of the Board by having the referees doff their regular striped jerseys and by initiating five six-minute periods. However, the game will be counted on the Cranbrook record. Foreigners Sfage Excursion Foreign Club members and associates accompanied the basketball teams to Ann Arbor recently to attend a reception given by the foreign students of the Uni- versity of Michigan. After a short talk by Dean Soyer, dean of the graduate school, the members went to the official reception, which included music, dancing, refresh- ments and conversation in the languages of many different lands. 2 --l-THECRANE- Senior Bureaucrats Filihuster, Spurn Duties Supposedly organized to benefit both the school and the members of the mid-century class, the senior committees this year have fallen far short of their mark. Only a few, such as the unusually ambitious Social Committee, the Lost and Found Committee, the Store Committee and the Smoking Committee have been carrying out their jobs successfully. While some of these groups excuse their idleness by complaining that they have no specific duties, most of the prevalent inactivity is due to an attitude of grand indifference on the part of the committeemen. Such organizations as the School Improvement Committee and the Common Room Committee could and should be among the most active and important of Cranbrook,s manifold activities. If these groups fail to do their assigned tasks, or if there is no defi- nite job for them to do, they should be abolished, rather than being con- tinued as another credit to list after the senior write-ups in the BROOK. OPERETTA POSTLUDE ffrom first pagej Judy Farmer, playing the Part of Elsie Maynard, who held her own Friday in spite of a last minute attack of laryngitis and the subsequent failure of her singing voice. With Kingswood Glee Club Di- rector Lois Chapman warbling the part from her position at the side of operetta Farmer pantomimed the remaining songs, head Robert Bates, her way through speaking only the regular dialogue. Sat- urday night, after she had regained her voice and her composure, Judy tumed in a most impressive performance. Mary Grindley, as Phoebe Meryll, faced the footlights both nights with a polished performance and a mellow voice. Dave Higgins, as Sergeant Meryll, was outstanding-especially excelling in a scene with Carolyn Davis, who portrayed the middle-aged, vindictive Dame Car- ruthers. Commendable performances were also given by Bob Blanchard and Mike Patten as Leonard Meryll and Sir Richard Cholmondeley respectively. GisI1's Corner -N - '- 'f 4 he ii A H' , r 1' t - , XX , Q' PRO and CON as told to puller Dick Sattler and cameraman lim Nielson Questicn: Do you think the baseball team's proposed spring training trip will prove to be -valuable? John Manley, 6- This trip shows we are out to win. There won't be any close second this year. University School has won once too often. Manley Manning John Manning, 5- I think this trip will be beneficial, because we will at least get a jump on the local teams we play. John Hatch, 4- The trip is a terrific idea, and undoubtedly will be a great success. With the four games down South under our belts, we will have a big jump on the teams around here, and we should be at our very best when we take on the remainder of the schedule. ' :' ,.r ,.. 12: 2 5- ' llla W 49' Hatch Edison John Edison, 4- I think the Southern trip is an excellent idea. It not only gives us a chance to play a few more ball games, which will help us greatly, but it will help the players to get better acquainted. 604164-A Key to Social, Erg Glamour Is Unheralded Wing Workers Ergasterion shows and Glee Club pro- ductions could never materialize without the work of I5 local students and masters who never face the footlights except per- haps to replace a bulb. Literally and fig- uratively these are the men behind the scenes, the men who perform the hetero- geneous tasks of artists, carpenters, tailors, electricians and janitors so that as the curtain goes up the audience will not be confronted by a bare stage, without light- ing, props or sound effects. Last Saturday marked the climax of 1050 hours of work on the Yeoman of the Guard set. This accurate reproduction of the Tower of London and the Tower Green was assembled by the stage crew under the direction of chief paint-slinger Robert Louis Stevenson and Harvard- trained dramatics authority Emory Niles. Besides handling Erg and Glee Club pro- ductions, this group is responsible for miscellaneous tasks such as constructing the palm trees found at Shipwreck The time-wom statement that the show must go on applies not only to the publicized and applauded troopers who get the glory and praise from public and press, but also to the backstagemen, who must daily brave high ladders, electric see BA CKSTA GE ARTISANS page 4 TEIQM EXAMS MONDAY, MARCH I3 8:30-10:00 a.m. .............,................... History Exams 10:30-12:00 noon ,..... Typing, Mech. Drawing, Music Theory, Conflictory Exams 2:00-3 :30 p.m. ................,. All Mathematics Exams TUESDAY, MARCH I4 8:30-10:00 a.m. .......,. Foreign Languages Exams 10:30-12:00 noon ...... Religion, Conflictory Exams 2:00-3:30 p.m. .....,,................,.....,,.. ,,,... S cience Exams WEDNESDAY, MARCH I5 8:30-10:00 a.m. ..,.......,.........,,..,........... English Exams THE CRANE STAFF March3,1950 Cal Patterson '50 .......,.,.,..............,...... Editor-in-chief Ted Mills '50 ,..,..,,............................ Associate Editor Fritz Dow '50 .......,,.....,.,..,.., Photographic Editor Dick Zedcr '50 ....,.......,....,..,......... Business Manager Dick Ten Eyck '50 .,,.......,.,....,...... Technical Editor John Roberts '50 ...,,....,.,.. ...........,........ A rt Editor Lee Funsten '50 ...,....., ......... L iterary Editor Jay Corley '50 .,..,....,.......,.. ................... S ports Editor Bill James '51 1 Bob Walter '51 ......... .....,........ A pprentice Editors Earl Wiener '51 Templin R. Licklider, Jr. .,... ...... F acully Advisor NEWS, Assistants Joe Carleton '51 Jan Simpson '51 Chris Huntley '51 John Calwell '51 Manoucher Shojai '50 Reynold Fracassi '51 Lowsn Scrioor. REPORTER! John Neff ' The Crane is published every week during the school yen: by the students of Cranbrook School, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Entered as second class matter under Act of March 3, 1879 3 if 4 2 RECORDS 1 ' CSYGITITIFIP ig- ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES 19 HBM 1 Wdinft Uhr boundxlyv I62 Wesi' Maple Ave. Birmingham gggui f 4 THE CRANE -l 3 SPORTS SHOTS B. 6 Interstate League Scores: BASKETBALL serve ............... 52 University School... 42 WRESTLING iiversity School... 2I Reserve ............... 16 ek if vs Tomorrow the varsity basketball and :stling squads will tangle with corre- mnding teams at Western Reserve Aca- ny in Hudson, Ohio. These will be : season's final Interstate League con- ts for both schools. On the hardwood irt the Blue and Gray will be up iinst a powerful WRA five which asts not only a I0 point triumph over iiversity School, a team Cranbrook nk by a narrow five points, but a series victories over strong Ohio high schools. 1 the mats the Craigmen hold a com- :ative score advantage, but are never- :less anticipating tough opposition from : Ohioans. Last year the Green and Kennymen Waltz By Overrated Nichols, 60-36 Cranbrook's masses were so confident of a Blue and Gray basketball victory at halftime Saturday that they departed to watch the wrestling matches, leaving only a handful of spectators in the small gym. But remembering last year's Patterson fiasco, the varsity cagers were wary of a convincing 30-I2 halftime leacl, and they continued to apply pressure until Nichols was thoroughly submerged, 60-36. This win, Cranbrook's second against a single loss in Interstate League com- petition, gave the Cranes a remote chance to tie for the league crown should they beat Western Reserve tomorrow with University School taking Shady Side. Captain Wayne Lyon and burly Al Simpson got together to net IO of the Cranes I2 first quarter tallies, and they continued to hit the mark as Coach Ken- ny's hardwood five added 18 markers to their margin in the second period. After the half the New York courtmen made but five points during a Blue and Gray scoring avalanche, and the score stood 44-17 at the end of the third stanza. At this point the Bloomfielders' second team was injected, and although they held their own on the offense, the visiting Buffalo sharpshooters started to connect, hitting for I9 points in the final quarter. Every Crane player but one scored for the home squad, Lyon leading the point scramble with 23 tallies. He was followed closely by Simpson who tallied seven bas- kets and two charity tosses. CampbelI's Fledglings Fall to McKinley Cagers 26-I8 McKinley School downed the Lower School basketball team 26-18 Friday at McKinley. During the first quarter the Cranes held their own, trailing 7-6 at the whistle. In the second period the home team put in twice as many points as the Blue and Gray to clinch a six point ad- vantage by halftime. Neither team could do much in the way of scoring in the third period and IVIcKinley led 21-I3 at the end of that quarter. In the fourth stanza the Cranes played evenly with their opponents and did not allow them to increase their lead. However, they could not produce the necessary offense to overtake the victors. SPRING SPORTS SCHEDULE I950 fspecial to the Cranej VARSITY BASEBALL h' f h h B1 d Gr April I2 Busch High School'I' ..,.. ....,..........,...........,.....,.,...... . ...................,...,..........,,.. .....,.,..... 3 : O0p.m. lte Dug. t t e ue an ay to a April 18 Pontiac High School ...............,....,.... .................................................... ,............ 4 : 00 p.m. '20 wrestlmg deadlock' April 20 Ferndale High School .......... ...........,. 4 :OO p.m. 'I' 'I' 'I' April 22 Assumption College Prep .,.. ..,.. ...,... .... 2 : 0 0 p.m. Spring term athletics captains are Rufus QPIQ ELIXIIISEPEITI hI'Igi2O3CII00I ----- 's--' - ' if P:- HCISICY, IHSCIJHIIQ Harley Warner, If-HCIYS Agril 29 Uhiveisiry Schoolt ...I..IfIfIifff iff 2215 Simi :I Bob Blanchard, tennis. Holding down may 2 Hamtramak High Sclgiool .......... ............, 3 :45 p.m. l - - ay 6 Western eserve Aca emy ............ .......,.. . . 1:30 p.m. ' managerial Posts wlu be Seely pmt? May 9 Birmingham High School? ......... ..,, ........ 4 : 00 p.m. feballs LOFYY Burrows, tracks and Lows May 10 Busch High School .......,......,.,........ ..........,., 3 :4s p.m. rming, tennis. may Ilbllichols ..... ,,...........,...... ..,........... I a.m. ay amtramc ig c oo ........................ ..,,.,....... : p.m. May 17 Waterford Township High School ....,.., ............. 3 :45 p.m. - May 20 Assumption College Prep' ....,................... ............. 2 :00 p.m. irkers Pommel Fresh May 23 Pontiac High Schoolif .........,................. ................................,....... .,.,......... 4 : 00 p.m. Wlndmg UP then' 593503 Tuesday, the May 27 Shady Side Academy . .,.....,........ ...............,,,,,,.......,,...,,,,,,........................ ............. 2 : O0 p.m. shmen basketeers absoiibed E Eopnd V A R S I T Y T E N N I S '16 spankmg from Haze Pal: ' e ore April ll Dearborn High School .,..............,,........,......,....... ................,..,................ ............. 3 : 30 p.m. : Cranes could find their scormg range, April 13 Grosse Pointe High School ...,.,.,....,.. .....,..... ........ .........,,....... ........ .... 3 z 3 0 p .m. , ' , - April 18 Grosse Pointe High Schools ..,......,.. ....,.... . . 3:30 p.m. I home team had up an 8 O ad April 20 Ferndale High School . .................... ..,.,.,...... 4 :00 p.m. Wages and by IIaIftIme they led I6'6' April 25 Hamtramck High School ..... ...... ............, 3 : 30 p.m. azel Park was spearheaded by sharp- april 23 I.:Jnit:rTityHScl,hoglfli ....,............, ..........,... 2 p.m. - - ay ern ae ig c oo ..............,,,.... .........,... : p.m. Jeter Patterson' who hit ,for I3 May 3 Mt. Clemens High School? ..... ............. 3 :45 p.m. I195, Whlle Bob Newey was IIISIII for May 6 Western Reserve Academy ...,.,.,.... .,,.., ...... 1 : 30p.m. : frosh with six. The freshmenis record may 1? Iliflgifighgliiu Fish School ------------ ------------- 1 Pm- - - - ay ic os c oo .......................... ....,....,.... : a.m. nds at elghf defeats and two victories' May 16 Birmingham High School ......... ,............. 4 :00 p.m. May 20 Regional Tournament ................ .,.. ...............,..,.......... , , May 23 Hamtramck High SchooI'I' ...,.,, ......,.,..... ......., .... . . . ........,... ....... , . 3:30 p.m. B'Im'n9I'am Headquarlers for May 27 Shady Side Academy ...............,...... ,................................,.....,.................. .............. 2 : 00 p.m. SPRING CLOTHING suns-sHlRTs-TlEs VARSITY TRACK ' April 18 Bloomfield Hills High School ....................................................., .............. 3 :45 p.m. P E C K S April 21 Berkley High School ............ .,.,......., .,.... .............. 3 : 4 5 p.m. . . April 25 Birmingham High School? ..,...... ...,.......... 4 :00 p.m. 08 S' Woodward Blrmmgham April 29 Kennedy Collegiate Institute'I' .,............ 2:00 p.m. May 2 Pontiac High School ...........,....... .......... , , 3:45 p.m. May 6 Patterson Collegiate Insritue ...,,, ..,. ..,.,... 2 : 30 p.m. I 3 5 0 May 12 Walled Lake High School ......... .............. 3 :45 p.m. S O U T H May 16 Royal Oak High School .....,.....,. ............. 3 :45 W O O D WA R D May 20 Regional Meet? .,.......................... .........,..., 9 :00 a.m. May 26 Little Oak League Meet ..........,,. ............. 3 :30 p.m. I S May 27 Interstate Meet'I: ..........,.............. ........,.... l :O0 p.m. M I N T' S 'I' Game: away. llTHE CRANE - i The - Cranbrook If ,fi '2'A . Q , ' C Cranium by U. C. Inference, the backwoods wit While the outside world was occupied with the British elections and the Amer- ican coal strike, Cranbrook passed an eventful if not somewhat confusing week. Several impressionable locals, still under the influence of Fridayis pro tem issue of the Crane, were sending their old socks across the lake to the Kingswood Founda- tion offices as late as yesterday afternoon. Saturday, Colonel Hunting Fairfax crept into the public eye as Kingswood launch- ed an inquisition on his affairs, public and private. Rumors that Erg will present several additional broadcasts were abroad after the operetta. One infamous prophet claimed that one will be the popular Iohn's Other fudy or The Hunter and His Maid, featuring the original cast. :re as as A suggested Song of the Week is: Fenders are Flying. ts ak is An interesting sidelight on Tuesday's Centerline basketball contest was the fact that the game was divided into Hfifthsf' Whether or not this influenced some shot-happy players, intoxicated with the joy of beating around the Busch, we are not quite sure. Early Lead, Sharpshooting Helps JV to Busch Victory Breaking through with a strong offense, the Crane junior varsity took a I5-I Hrst quarter lead against Busch High School's reserves Wednesday. They then continued to outscore the visitors, ending up on the long end of a 48-30 score. Blue and Gray center Charlie Cunning- ham took scoring honors with I5 markers, followed by captain John Edison with 13. BACKSTAGE ARTISANS ffrom page twoj lines, the odor of fish glue and absence reports from Athletic Department sleuth Robert Hoffman. As the curtain rises on The Barretts of Wimpole Street this Spring, an elaborate stage set boasting many hours of pre- paration and toil by these energetic locals will be unveiled. But their only credit lines will probably appear in small type at the bottom of the last page of the pro- that these Cranbrookians may have been overlooked duction's program. Fearing by many in the operetta audience, and hoping they will be remembered at the school's future productions, the Crane here reprints a list of those active behind the scenes of the Yeoman of the Guard. They are: Mike Redfield, Dave Ball, John Roberts, Charles Carter, Nick Red- field, Charles Fead, Lorry Burrows, Tony Underhill, Seely Pratt, john Strain, Henry Winkleman, Frank Huss and Louis Deming. Matmen Drub Cadets, Win Return Meet27-I6 O. Karls+rom's 27 Second Pin Aids Second Win Over Howe Two decisions and a forfeit in the lower weight classes gave Cranbrook an 11-8 lead after the first five matches against Howe Military School Saturday. Then the Cranes went on to win 27-16. This triumph boosted the Blue and Grayis season average to .625, with a five won and three lost record. While the 133 pound match was forfeit- ed to Grant Griswold of Cranbrook, Jon Desenberg and jim Stadler captured close decisions. Previously jon Schwartz lost his match on a decision. Following Stad- ler's win, Tony Steele was pinned by a burly cadet wrangler. Cranbrook's matmen in the classes above 133 pounds all advanced one weight division in an attempt by Coach Craig to gain extra points. Fred Steinmann beat his opponent by a decision and Olof Karlstrom pinned his man in 27 seconds of the first period. This was the fastest pin of the season for a Crane wrestler, beating by three seconds the time of a pin gained by Fred Novy earlier in the year against Berkley High School. Frank Rigas, wrestling at a disadvantage of 18 pounds, was nailed by his cadet opponent. But captain Mike Patten then pinned his man and heavyweight Lindsey Lufkin took the Cadets' brawny Bartoo by a decision to end the match with the Cranes in the lead by II points. lllote by Note Glimpses of Sixth Annual Gilbert and Sullivan Spectacle Highlights of weekend? Gilbert and Sullivan production. Clockwise from upper left: Leading lady Iudy Farmer in role of heroine Elsie May- nard, Orchestra members pause between numbers during Thursday night dress rehearsal, Dave Higgins, john Hunting, Russ Dawson and fohn Manley sport selection of operetta's contrasting costumesg Director Robert Bates renders his version of I Hare a Song to Sing to Kingswood Glee Club head Lois Chapman, Baritone Bob Kerns, lack Paint, kneels before Elsie and her betrothed Colonel Fairfax, played by fohn Huntingg Close-up shot of tenor Huntingg Glee Club president Kerns joins head jailor Wilfred Shadbolt, characterized and sung by Charles Yager, in amusing second night audience, Yeornen admire warblers Carolyn Davis and Luann Law, Mike Patten sings part of Sir Richard Cholmondeleyg Mary Grindley, portraying the 'Viracious Phoebe Meryll, delights her unlored suitor, removes precious keys.-Photos by Craze and Zeder. TI-I E CRANE oLUIvIE XXIII CRANBROOK SCHOOL, MARCH 10, 1950 No. 20 lames, Stacller to Fill Sl Winter Captaincies Balloting in special post-season elections londay, the members of the 1950 win- r varsities selected two outstanding Blue Id Gray athletes to captain the basket- ll and wrestling teams in the 1951 ason. Filling the cat-like shoes of '50 ,rdwood captain Wayne Lyon will be nky Fountains dayboy Bill James. Re- acing out-going mat captain Mike itten will be Page sophomore :adler. Due to the stalemate imposed I Mother Naturef' there will be no :ckey election until next year, and then ily if winter chooses to give the puck- :rs a break. Enthusiasm and skill should prove a :cisive factor in the leadership of in- mbent basketball captain James, a ember of I950,S regular starting five. hard-working member of coach R. E. enny's quintet, ex-Hacker James has aims to fame extending beyond the Irdwood court. These include competent Jrk as a Crane Apprentice Editor and forts writer as well as a consistent record i honors grades. A twoyear veteran of Cranbrook restling, amiable Ohioan Stadler has ng been an imposing Blue and Gray reat on the mats, and will assume the ptaincy with a wealth of experience and restling know-how at his command. :adler will be the second junior captain head the Crane grapplers in recent -ars, Fred Steinmann having held down at post in the 1949 season. ingswooclifes Veil Theme if Seniors' Fool Day Fiesta While keeping the theme of its under- king a deep, dark secret, Kingswood's :nior Class plans to present its final mce of the year April 1 from 8:00 to ,:oo p.m. in the Acorn auditorium. As ly April Fool might suspect, many a lented senior is now working on the :corations and refreshments, which this -ar threaten to enhance the dance even ore than the waxed music from the ooves of KSC' s celebrated record player. l9er Malces Good al' Kenyon Art Webb, ,49, recently was elected to e Delta Kappa Epsilon fratemity at enyon College. Once prominent on the ranbrook dramatics scene, Webb is now king an active part in Kenyonis thespian tivities. He is also an announcer on at school's radio station, WKCG. Big Three Flank Speaker Sears at C Club Banquet Occupants of speakers' table at C Club banquet. Left to right: Assistant Headmaster Harry D. Hoey, Headmaster W. Brooke Stahler, speaker Sears and Athletic Director Paul A. Thompson. -Photo by Croze. Lettermen Relax at Feast, Light Up, Hear Navy's Sears Variety is the spice of life, and Cran- Page Hall Stays Top Dog, Paces Pack in Race for Jug Many a near-riot was barely avoided in this week of fast and furious inter-house action. And as the sun first appeared this morning the efforts of several zealous intra-dorm factions came to light, with Stevens handbills and Page banners firing the spirits of the proletariat in all corners brook's athletes have certainly had their share of it this winter. Starting with pre- season practice shortly before Thanksgiv- ing, the Blue and Gray teams have en- countered athletic experiences ranging . from dismal defeats to decisive, occasion- of the Cranbrook community. Leading the pack into the last lap of the quest for the traditional Little Brown Jug is Page Hall, defending the cham- pionship they won last year. Close behind and barking at the heels of the Admiral's athletic hopefuls is Stevens Hall, trailing the Pagemen by a one win margin. Mar- quis Hall, with a six and three record, is doggedly panting along two victories be- hind the Page pace setters. ally one-sided victories. Tuesday night, however, Cranbrookls varsity letter win- ners had a chance to relax, light up a Lucky' and debate the day's inter-house competition results at the year's second C Club dinner. EX-GRIDDER ADDRESSES ATHLETES Speaker for this affair was former Uni- versity of Michigan football player and Navy Commander Harold W. Sears. In his half-hcur talk and the question and Coming answer period that followed, Mr. Sears related many of the experiences he had DAY . . . . . LOWER SCHOOL D1?,CE Small Gym, 7:30. with Naval athletics, with the University 10:30 p.m. of Michigan football team and with the STAFF SQUARE DANCE, Big Gym, 8:30-11:30 Paciac Fleet in the last war. pm' TOMORROW COLLEGE BOARD EXAMS. Included among the lettermen attend- WAITER,S DINNER, Lower Dining I-fall, 6:00 ing this banquet was a group of I9 winter p.m. MOVIES, Small Gym, 7:30 p.m. Feature: Wake of the Red Witch, with John Wayne and Gail Russell. Short: Grantlana' Rice Sport- light. Also Serial No. 3, Ghost of Zorro. SUNDAY, MARCH I2 STUDENT SERVICE, Parish House Dining Room, 9:30 a.m. WEDNESDAY, MARCH I5 SPRING REcEss BEGINS. MONDAY. MARCH 27 SPRING RECESS ENns. Boarders due back by 9:00 p.m. TUESDAY, MARCH 28 CLASSES RESUME. DETROIT LITTLE SYMPHONY CONCERT, Small Gym, 8:00 p.m. term C winners, some sporting their first varsity recognition, others who could count two, three or more claims to athletic fame among their possessions. They were: fbasketballj Rufus Beardsley, Allen Car- gile, Russ Dawson, William James, John McDonald, Wayne Lyon fcaptj, Cal- vin Patterson fmgrj, Alan Simpson and Gene Tolfreeg fwrestling, Jon Desenberg, Gilbert Gove, Olof Karlstrom, Robert Kerns fmgrj, Lindsey Lufkin, Mike Patten fcaptj, Frank Rigas, James Stad- ler, 'lon Schwartz and Fred Steinmann. 2 ---THECRANEl Enterprising Activities Receive Overdue Praise Editorials are generally expected to demand a reform or point out some great moral lesson. This one is going to attempt neither of these feats. It is merely going to single out several groups that deserve the school's unbounded praise for their activities this year. In addition to the committees recognized in last week's Crane editorial for carrying out their respective functions successfully, a number of other organ- izations have turned in outstanding performances. One of these is the Game Room Committee funfortunately omitted from last Friday's editoriali, which has controlled that Academic Building cubicle with an iron rule. Another is the relatively new Foreign Club, which has already done much towards increas- ing Cranbrook's knowledge and insight into the manners and customs of numerous foreign lands. Three other groups which have accomplished a great deal this year are the C Club, the Glee Club and Ergasterion. While the C Club has been more active this year than ever before, Ergasterion has managed to handle . A M V W 4 its usual full schedule with impressive A 1 ' success. And little need be said about X r- , - rf A i the Glee Club, with their successful NX 2 production of The Yeomen of the V f ' Guard still fresh in the memories of most Cranbrookians. and C as told to poller Dick Sattler and cameraman Fritz Doiv Country Day, S+. Hugo Win In Final Fledgling Washoufs Question: Which do you consider het- Cranbrook's Lower School basketballers continued their downward plunge in their last two games, falling to Detroit Country Day 22-12 and to St. Hugo 25-24. The Cranes won the first three games of the season, and then went on to lose the final six, finishing with a .333 average. In the Detroit Country Day game the Blue and Gray could not get started. At the end of the first period the score stood 8-o for the Detroiters, and at the final whistle they led 22-12. Against St. Hugo the Lower School played a much better game. They were tied I0-I0 at the half, though trailing I8-I3 at the end of the third period. In the last quarter coach Fred Campbell's fledglings made up all but one of this five point dehcit, finishing on the short end of a 25-24 score. While the Cranes scored a total of 224 points during the season, their opponents chalked up only 217. Clay led the team's scoring with 88 markers. Gish's Corner .a FAN 5 .1 '. 0, . L New I 0 'io 'ful Dear Ice: It all sounds so wonderful . . . ter, the three term system used at Cran- brook or the two term system employed in many high schools and colleges? Dan Bellinger, 5- Two terms would be much better. Then we would not have to worry about telling the Qld Man our grades at Christmas and Spring vacations. Also, there would be less bothersome cramming for exams. 1 ' - - 1 ' Bellinger Fracassi Ray Fracassi, 5- I would rather have a three term pericd, because the Christ- mas and Spring exams are a good way to review for the ones in june. Gene Tolfree, 5- I like the three term system because it allows us to enjoy our vacations to the fullest possible extent. Also, I would not care to have to write two three-hour exams for each course. g 1..,x 1. rs:-1: - .- - .1 ' ,, ' .. .. .... Q , ----' t 1 iii- ' .II 2?:: '51:bia:--Q1--.:ae,:t- ii' 'i f f. 1.fQiQi .ZIZf: :'i A , S ' Tolfree Kimes Bob Kimes, 5- I've had both, and I like the three term system better, mainly because it spreads your work out, and gives you more opportunities to pull your grades up during the school year. Wncfm ,Me lei W J,1il 73iY with I X K W. Brooke 1 Stahler 4 , The govemment is actively , Y J ii engaged in trying to prevent h ' foreclosures of mortgages on homes. This service, however, is doomed to failure if there exists the indifferent attitude: Don't sell the old homestead, father, give the darn thing away! In other words, only the individuals concerned can keep homes from folding. There is no denying the fact that family relationships are not always what they should be, that unfortunate family ties often produce emotional conflicts which upset the moral applecart of many a boy. These and other unhappy conditions are partially attributable to parents: par- ents who are preoccupied, indulgent or capricious, parents who give things in abundance but never give themselves to their children, patents who deem it their right, since they are paying the bills, to expect that their children be emotionally and intellectually, as well as financially, dependent upon them, parents who insist that all decisions be made by themselves because they are older and more expe- rienced than their children. On the other hand, children are guilty on many counts: selfish forgetfulness of the great debt owed to parenrsg hasty in- tolerance and resentment of all authorityg general thoughtlessness and failure to rec- ognize, amidst their many new-found interests and friends, that their parents are primarily interested in them and there- See UNDER THE TOWER page 4 THE CRANE STAFF March 10, 1950 Cal Patterson '50 ......,.......................... Editor-in-chief Ted Mills '50 ............... .,,........,.... A ssociate Editor Fritz Dow '50 ..,........................ Photographic Editor Dick Zeder '50 .............,................ Business Manager Dick Ten Eyck '50 ......,............,..,. Technical Editor John Roberts '50 .....,.,,...... .........,,........ A rt Editor Lee Funsten '50 ........... .....,.,...... L iterary Editor Jay Corley '50 ..,.,................ ,..............,.. S ports Editor Bill James '51 1 Bob Walter '51 , .....,., ..........,... A pprentice Editors Earl Wiener '51 Templin R. Licklider, Jr. ...,......,, Faculty Advisor NEWS, Assistants Ioe Carleton '51 Ion Desenberg '51 Chris Huntley '51 John Colwell '51 Manoucher Shojai '50 Reynold Fracassi '51 Lowes SCHOOL REPORTER: John Neff The Crane is published every week during the school year by the students of Cranbrook School, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Entered as second class matter under Act of March 3, 1879 emma! 19 P g Scnoti. -- 3 SPORTS SHOTS 5' f' E. Interstate League Scores: BASKETBALL X ..................,.....,.. 55 University School 34 WRESTLING iversity School 23 SSA ........................,.. 21 FINAL LEAGUE STANDINGS BASKETBALL EAM WON LOST .dy Side .,............. .......,.. 4 o anbroolc - ,................... .......... 2 2 stern Reserve ............,. ,..A...... 2 2 hols ........... -...- .... --..- ............. 1 3 iversity School ...................,.... 1 3 WRESTLING EAM WON LOST .dy Side ....,.............,..,...,...,.,...,..,... 2 1 iversity School ,....... ,,........ 2 1 anbrook .............,............, ..... 1 2 -stem Reserve ..i......,,.............,..... 1 2 Pk ak wk Winner of the first awarding of the ig Trophy for the highest-scoring and : all-around varsity wrestler this year captain Mike Patten. Total points imulated by the first eight Crane grap- 's during this season are as follows: ze Patten ............... 27 Lindsey Lufkin, 4,...... 13 l Steinmann ...... 21 Frank Rigas ..4,.,......... 13 Gove ....,........,,.,..,..,, 19 Ion Schwartz ,.... .. .,.,,.. 8 Stadler .........,.,,..... 18 Jon Desenberg ......,.. 8 Pls Pk Pls .eading the varsity cagers' scoring this r in their 15-game season was captain Tyne Lyon, who came within one point :ying ex-captain Ken Wright's all-time :ol record. Wright hooped a total 214 points during the 16-game 1948 son. Varsity scoring in this year's 15- ie season was distributed among the ilar starting five as follows: TOTAL AVERAGE POINTS PER GAME iyne Lyon 2 1 3 14.2 Simpson 140 1 5 .6 :us Beardsley 76 5 is Dawson 65 4.6 James 44 3.1 fhis 1950 quintet managed to hit a 1 satisfactory .327 average for the l goals attempted. as :ie :ie iigh scorers for the jayvees this year e Charles Cunningham with a total of points and captain john Edison with accumulation of 131 tallies. Cunning- 1 hit an average of 12.2 points per ie, while Edison netted an 8.7 point 'age for each contest in which he 'ed during the season. T H E C R A N E a er Coach Palmer Briefs Protegesg Results on Right Left: Coach Palmer outlines strategy for Big Gym hopefuls. Right: Hacker guard I van Scholnick nail: his man as referee Frank Gerard hand: down decision.-Photo: by Zeder ana' Harlan. Reserve Clips Cranes 64-52 In Final League Court Duel HUDSON, O1-110, March 4-ODE of the D 86 C Line's Lake Erie Steamers could not have upset the stomachs of Cran- brook's cagers more than their Grey- hound bus journeying to Western Reserve Saturday. Nevertheless, after settling their acid abdomens, the varsity appeared to be on the way to undisputed second place in the Interstate League when midway in the seccnd period they led Reserve 2o-1o. However, the Green and White came back to win 64-52 after catching the Blue and Gray defense off guard and surging into the lead at halftime, 26-23. Hampered by captain Wayne Lyon's Greyhound-sickness which disabled him for almost half of the contest, the Cranes were unable to stage their usual post-half rally, and the Ohioans started to hit with uncanny accuracy, increasing their margin to 40-33 at three-quarter time. Desperate for a win in the season finale, the visitors staged a comeback to draw within four points of their foes, but Reserveis dead- eyes continued hitting, and the final buzz- er sounded with the Hudsonites leading by a score of 64-52. Forward Fuhrman of Reserve led the scorers with 18 points, while hefty Crane center A1 Simpson hooped seven baskets and two free throws for 16 markers. Re- tiring captain Lyon, Rufus Beardsley and Russ Dawson each added IO tallies for the Cranbrook cause. Tom Tyree, '43, reports that he is now a First Lieutenant in the United States Army in Germany. He is currently a station commander on the Nuremberg Autobahn, one of the German hot spots. GOT A PICKLE ON? Then Read THE YALE RECORD Never a Dill Moment! JV Caps i950 Season, Trips All-Stars 52-36 Height and experience proved to be the deciding factors as the cream of the intramural crop fell prey to coach Ben Snyder's JV basketball powerhouse 52-36, Friday. Upset by the rebounding efforts of Charles Cunningham, the eager but out- classed Hackers dropped behind by eight points in the early minutes of the contest. After this the Big Gym quintet was never able to close the scoring gap, as the jay- vees consistently asserted and maintained a comfortable margin. Only threat to the junior varsity squad was a fast break, led by Fountains' Dick Fitzgerald, which was employed by the intramural all-stars with moderate success. High scorer for both teams in this game was Cunningham with 18 markers, while Godfrey netted the second place position with 15. Top men for the Hackers were Fitzgerald with I4 tallies and captain John Hunting with eight. SNYDERMEN BOAST 8-7 RECORD This game marked the end of the current basketball season for the JV quintet, a team that has demonstrated remarkable improvement, starting with an early-season string of defeats and winding up with a six-game winning streak in the finale. In spite of their faltering start, the 1950 jayvees have compiled an eight won, seven lost record, the best over-all account to be turned in by any Cranbrook basketball team for the winter season. Wright Cuts Up Little Ivy League Amherst basketballer Ken Wright, '48 continued to cut up the Little Ivy League as he scored I9 points in a game against Wesleyan University. After being out of three contests because of a toe injury, former Crane court star Wright managed to keep his position on the team, turning in one of his best performances of the year in the Wesleyan game. 4 -THECRANE-l , --1-11 . Vps Cran rook , I + we , 4 The A ,. b f' . . Q 1 Cran I u m sql-W ' by the backwoods Wit LEST WE FORGET Jan. 4-Inmates shuffle back into their cells, begin long grind. Jan. 6-Grapplers neglect Rev's advice, shrink from smear. jan. 18-Rigas explodes, exposes local sabotage and asserts: That's hardly the right attitude. Jan. 20-C7436 confuses the issue, goes poetic with 39-33 headline spree. Jan. 21-GFHPPICIS follow Rev's exam- ple, tum to smear. Jan. 23-Gish passes eye test, makes valiant stab at getting used to senior lux- uries fi.e. radio, victrola, 1o:3o lights, etc.l jan. 28-Discontented locals grumble as angels take wing. Feb. 6-Trumbull heads back to the woods as Humphries takes Allis prize. Feb. 7-Jan Simpson sticks up for his classmates, insists that rebates on college boards be made in the form of beverages. Feb. I0-GIAIHOFOUS Dick Wilson goes wild for flowers, Admiral cuts nau- tical rug at Kingswood Formal. Feb. 11-Wilson suffers from severe frostbite. Feb. I2-N0tCd drama and literary pro misses cue, stops show before it starts. Feb. 17-Harley Wamer and date continue to set social pace. Feb. 24-ZOTTO makes a hit, gains re- cognition from famous cinematographic authorities. Feb. 27-Self-examination among fifth- formers furnishes data for The Dreystadt Report. Feb. 28-Fenders fly, cagers switch to ufifthsf' Reserve Edges Crane Grapplers in 20-I8 Upset HUDSON, OHIO, March 4- Coach Robert Craig's varsity wrestlers fell before Westem Reserve Academy's grapplers 20-18 here, today. Defeated by Univer- sity School last week, a team which the Cranes downed 24-14 earlier in the season, Reserve rose to unexpected heights in con- quering the Blue and Gray. This loss, coupled with University School's un- anticipated 23-2I win over Shady Side, dropped the Bloomheld Hills squad into a tie for second place in the final Inter- state League standings. Lightweights Jon Schwartz, Jon Desen- berg and Jim Stadler each lost a decision in the first three matches, before Fred Steinmann copped the 127-pound match with a decision to end the Blue and Gray scoring drought. The visitors added I0 more points as Olof Karlstrom and Char- lie Carter both registered pins. WRA's captain-elect Bob Little then gained a decision over Sig Heuser, putting the Ohioans within one point of the Craig- men. In the 154-pound match Reserve captain Ralph Huston beat retiring Crane UNDER THE TOWER ffrom page Iwo! fore deserving of attention, regarding the home as a convenient boarding house in close proximity to the garage, manners which would not be tolerated in any business office. Obviously, if any of these conditions exist, remedial measures must be taken. And in the tonic which is to build up the ideal family relationship, I would suggest the following ingredients: regard your parents as friends and confidants with whom all things can and should be dis- cussed, be quietly persistent if your over- tures are not at first warmly received, adopt an open and above-board attitude, never trying to put anything over, take time to do things together, make your own decisions, yet give a sympathetic ear to parental counsel, be willing to go more captain Mike Patten, giving his team a I5-I3 edge over the visitors. In the final two matches 165-pound Frank Rigas was pinned at 6:48 by the Green and White's King MacBride, thereby insuring a Re- serve victory, and Blue and Gray heavy- weight Lindsey Lufkin nailed highly tout- ed 185-pounder Davidson at 1 : 13, making the final score 20-18 for the home team. Wonnberger Pens Lamen'I ' Lament Under a Sea Moon, a poem by English Department head Carl G. Wonn- berger was accepted recently for publica- tion by the National Poetry Association and is to be included in an anthology of living American poets. for warm coaches G0 GREYHOUND Go enrvnounn ' There are no lower faresl You cannot travel for less. And, you enjoy all of these travel advantages, going Greyhound: frequent, convenient schedules . . . most scenic routes . . . centrally-located terminals . . . world's safest drivers. Typical Fares, DETROIT fo: . A A b ..........................,. L00 Mar. 8-Alternating current fails to than halfway, in substance, project your- Czgicagl S545 alternate as Young tries to salvage Red self into the future and visualize the re- Grand Rapids .'4 .I .'.-'-4-'. . 3.50 Cross drive. lationship you would wish with your son. Cgncinnaii ,,,,-.,-,l,,l,,,,.,,-.,-,,.,,. 5.80 Mar. 11-Eager seniors slaughter col- Have a good vacation. P1141 U.s. Tax-1075 saving: I b d on Round Trip Tickets. ege oar exams. Mar. 12-Seniors continue on their eager way, smash last-minute review. E A S T M A N CHARTER Mar. 13-US exam devastates eager K O D A K S A GREYHOUND Seniors, and FI L M S Keep your crowd together on M I -Not-so-ea er Seniors fum- Springtime tours, and to athletic ah. I4 I5 g , , , , , events away from home. Costs ble their way through remaining exams, Developing and Prlnhng less than you think-Often less manage to stumble out into cruel, cruel Service than regular fares. world for annual recuperation period. A 1127 . -vi - '1-fri -' sat- ,, PONTIAC SHEET METAL o X.- I 7' Bmsh Smal , , IOI N. Woodward Birmingham G R E Y H 0 U N D Pontiac Michigan THE STAIN vLUMEI CRANBROOK SCHOOL, APRIL 1, 1950 No.1 uretti Ousts Faculty, Thugs Mob School, Blaclciaclc Way l:o Top tudents Sieze Power :ate caught Cranbrook's usually vigi- t faculty OH guard Tuesday as reac- iary units of the student body whisked tn off to parts as yet unknown in con- xand vehicles ranging from assorted np trucks to broken down baby car- ges. The climax of this brief but effect- insurrection was reached when a group bloodthirsty locals, armed to the teeth 1 spit balls, sling shots and bolo ves, stormed the Tower and routed a ad of stubborn masters from a heavily :ified stairway bivouac. Fearing any irrence of this unfortunate incident, novar Schnitzel, demolition expert for insurgents and ex-professor of anarchy, ered his men to take certain precau- iary measures fsee cut belowj. .asring roughly three and a half tutes, hostilities ceased with the follow- Assembly Hall proclamation by qualli Suretti, self-appointed chief of rebel forces: In the beginning we .ents were our own masters, but a g of power-crazed shysters figured this bad, and in time managed to force into what Pravda calls 'involuntary tal servitude' However, today we our enemy, and now they are all nd bars. This not only means that student is again master of himself, also that-and this is an example of spirits in which the new regime will luct its business-from now on there be free liquor for everyone! emonstrating their enthusiasm for :tti's initial address, the overcome in- :ctionists thronged into the quad- le. There they celebrated in the light feat stacks of flaming textbooks by wing soggy tomatoes at a stuffed, :ectacled figure representing the in- mus pre-revolution administration. l I f - X ! f 1 M N 1 r I T iiig' I . rv, ,I N if . - - utr I Aw Q f f 7,-rj? .Tj l 1 sr we 1, 9 QE f -fi C-K .7 . ' 2 141, Iv '3 J ' N- xr 3. Wi ' ' f ,,,.i,- .1 ,H , .f '-'Q Ns --:. j I, A6 X - ', in . ' 7' W -1- 14 'R 1' I V 1 Cranbrookfr new Big Three pose for frerlrman portrait by artist Nlroj Strebor. Left to right: ex-Chicago moluter Lips,' Zilclr, Genoa-born, Smolensk-raised Pasqualli Surelti and Bowery-educated racketeer r'Finger: Ovfoolenrtein. Leading the now-concluded student re- bellion were three eminently unpopular figures. They are Pasqualli fthe claw j Suretti, big cheeze of the operation, and his two sidekicks, Lipsl' Zilch and Gushing Up! SATU RDAY, APRIL I KU DAY FOR LOCAL SOCIALITES, Across The Lake, as Kingswood seniors soak yokels. ILLEGAL Movies, Small Trim, 7:30 P.M. Feature: The Best Year: of Our Lives. Also Serial No. 4, Ghost of Zorro. SUNDAY, APRIL 2 JUDGEMENT DAY, Hillside Monastery, 9:30 A.1v1. FRIDAY, APRIL 7 STAFF SQUARES DANCE, Keep up spirits, savor luxury of freedom. Tesfy Teddy Tries Tempers In Annual Anarchisf Revival Teddy Beerstein and his ever-active anti-church Council held their annual revival on the banks of Jonah last week. The Exalted High Commissar of the Cranbrook chapter of the Junior Youth for Democracy, Valder Lung, introduced the guest speaker. He was Okra Upshot, an old classmate of Lung's from Virginia Theoretical, who spoke on the subject: Can a Deity Exist in a Vacuum, with Special Reference to It: Native Vertical Distribution? After a short question and answer session Qin which Beerstein monopolized the conversationj , Upshot led a short but lively demonstration against law and order, and then retired to his Hamtramck cave to finish his thesis, Teenage Morals? Many thought that his statement on the political views of the Russian people was the most interesting part of the talk, in which he quoted them as saying, You Americans may have Democracy, but welve got the Reds. 'AFingers', O'Toolenstein. The Stain here presents the highlights of a recent inter- view wlth this notorious threesome. Educated for the most part in Russia, young Suretti nevertheless asserted his Titoistic tendencies, graduating from his prep school in dishonor and hightailing it for the opportunities of an American education, which he never actually en- joyed, having been in Leavenworth most of the time. Suretti recalls with glee the many afternoons he used to spend with his boyhO0d playmates, subjecting one little tylce after another to the rack and the Chinese water cure he fashioned in his cellar rumpus room. Zilch, renowned as the wily leader of a now-extinct Chicago gang, met Suretti and O,Toolenstein during a brawl at a notorious after-hours speak-easy. After he came too, he became one of Suretti's most loyal followers, and claims to this day that it was the way the Boss clubbed him with a spiked truncheon that won his undying admiration. He also maintained, with a certain glint in his eye, that O'Toolenstein is mighty handy with a Mickey Finn. TOUGH, BUT OH SO GENTLE! Both Zilch and O,Toolenstein are famed for their trained animal act, which they will Put on each Saturday night from now on in place of motion pictures and other subversive entertainment. O'Toolenstein reminisced during his in- terview by relating what must have surely been a bitter experience. With a salty tear in his eye he recalled the day a car ran over his favorite petHTricks, his little werewolf-just when he had taught him to fetch But there was always his other little friend, he recalled,-jawless-his trained crocodile. Bisbee Goofof '48, reports that he is doing well at Bellevue Tech. He says he is studying to be a sewer rat. , rug-wvzmav 2 -l-TH E STAIN STOP! Skip OverThis and Read Something Else There is no reason under the sun why anyone should waste his time in reading this column. Life is too short. The editors have nothing to say this week fno cracks? so you will Hnd it a good idea to turn your attention else- where. If you have persisted in reading this far, you are just being stubborn. For heaven's sake, be sensible and go read something else. This publication cannot be bothered with people like you who fail to listen to reason. What is this, some big curiosity condition? fThis ain't old lie-to- your-buddy-week, you knowll If you have read this far, the devil with you. Cease. Desist. Drop dead. The fact is, if you have delved this deep into this column in the hope of finding something worth reading, you are in for a rude awakening. As we stated in the first paragraph, the editors have nothing to say, and you might just as well go read an assignment. Or go to sleep. Are you still there? You idiot. Can't you read, or are you simply stupid? Cr stupidly simple? Here, you have wasted three or four minutes, providing you are still a- wake, and what have you to show for it? Well, you certainly will not gain any more by reading further, so wise up and don't bother finishing the job. How can you be so foolish? No- body wants you to read this, and you have been told repeatedly that there is no sense in it. What in the name of heaven are you hanging around for? Some people are just plain dense. Well, thickskull, here you are at the end-what did you expect, a pot of gold or something? Editofx Note: Material for this column was stolen by several of our most loyal and im- pressively vicious shysters from the Babrou Rabbler and the Readef: Digest. We apologize to nobody. ALIMONY BLUZE by Lim Burger Ralph Blowhard, '31, is reputedly mak- ing a name for himself in the world of business. After serving a short term for embezzling funds from his dying father's brokerage, Ralph worked his way up to a position of notoriety in the Tilby Tiny Tot Toidy Co., Inc. by seducing his boss' wife, Mrs. Flip L. Lid, and then shooting Mr. Lid in self-defense. Although Ralph had not planned to go on the road, he reports that he Ends the life of a traveling man quite enjoyable. He writes that the changes of scenery, the new faces, the varied viewpoints and outlooks give a man a distinct advantage. There is also, he says, the advantage of moving on be- fore your checks bounce. ae -ie ae Homer Blaatz, ,45, recently informed us that he is again a free man. Indicted last month for the mercy killing of his lovely socialite sister, Blaatz was acquitted after the jury had been out thirty seconds. Pleading insanity, the ex-butt room card shark testified that he knew exactly what he was doing when he slipped Irma Blaatz a cyanide-laced martini in their Grosse Point home last February 8. ALL Pno t jf' OR esqr--H ELSE ill lsi F A I Ax told to puller Gallup P. Netsnuf and cameraman Opto Wod Question: Do you think Cranbrook will prosper under the new administration? Headmaster Ev Arthur- A school must have a good football team or a good headmaster to be prosperous. After abolishing football, I think we will be among the top schools in the countryf' .- .- ,. -:-as . ,-:a:. X' A - '. 3. .aa5:-..:'- rr, x 9 I sk 1 g X t. . . iw X ,X 53N AQ K L A rthur Clipall Arthur Clipall, new school barber- How can we miss! fOf course, when I become headmaster . . .ju Joe Gish, chief bouncer at Pete's All- nite Bar-B-Que- Not knowing what lies ahead, I hesitate in replying. How- ever, without undue optimism, I can say that the new Cranbrook is off to a dismal start. W4 VO' .N Gish Bu rtillia Squirly Burtillio, chairman of the new Board of Trustees- Prosper? With this tuition I plan to retire next year. jjeponipa seq: pea: on Jou noA pjoa am me at auo33op 'jjam wary. glance! if j . With Everett I As of now fthe beginning of the reign of Everett IQ several new and important policies have been added to the ever- growing Cranbrook tradition. I feel, inas- much as the parents have as much right to know about these decisions as anyone, that these vital policies, as it were, should be set down in full so that all may be advised of the fundamental reasoning be- hind them. First and most important of all are the new relationships which are to exist between the two great educational insti- tutions, Cranbrook and Kingswood. As of now, only athletic relations fin football, field hockey and lawn bowling, if there is great enough demandj will be tolerated between the respective pupils, for the faculty and I concur that social intercourse would only serve to widen the breach already noticed between the institutions. Secondly, we have come to the con- clusion that there is something in the air concerning our citizenship, and that inas- much as the masters smell a rat, it must be nipped in the bud! Therefore, here- after, every boy in the First, Third, Fifth and Sixth forms will be required to take a Lf, credit course in character improve- ment. Character is rudimentary-unequiw ocally omnipotent! Unless our backbones are thoroughly starched with SuH'iCiC11I character building at Cranbrook, our morals, our skills, our knowledge will reap ultimate despotism. THE STAIN STAFF April 1, 1950 Lac Nosrettap .......,.,..,................................ Chief Shystea Nhoj Strebor .......... ...,............, ...........,........ D 0 odle' Opto Wod .....,....,,.,,........ Crime Pfrotograpbe Gallup P. Netsnuf .,......,,............,.....,.,.,......... Smuggle Kcid Net Kcye ..,.,....... ..........,....... F ilcbe Kcid Redez ........,...... ............... E mbtZZ1f 'Turku Iajohs .......................... ..................,... A narcbis Ll b Semaj , ughouldersv Retjaw l ..........,.. Apprentice Slryxter Lrae Reneiw l Sweede Redilkcil .,........,..,,........................ Fourflushe The Crane is scoopei weekly by the editors o i the Stain, publication o Cranbrook School Bloomfield Hills, Micf ': ,f A 1 X '- ,, re 'Q 'y X X X S gs igan. Entered as secon 'v fl -N .-,t ' .-I-A . zifli . A '-v.,. X 2X Xffe . class matter under A1 of March 3, 1879. --TH s IN--- 3 POT SHOTS I Q V 1, I A L' til f 0 . ' .4 ff .N ti - aa I . .. 1 ,aj fl The varsity leaf rakers and window ubbers have ended a vigorous spring rkout in preparation for something or er. Vehemently and athletically wiping last bit of dirt from the windows of school Oldsmobile, team president n Zoot commented on their contribu- 1 to the school, Well, they're clean, 't they?,' ,K ,Ig :F When Shadyside's marble team invades :t week for the Northeastem Prep iool title games, a rivalry of fourteen rs will be finished between captain orge Ulp and their heavyweight con- der Henry Flook. Ulp has called his it: weather permitting, he will use his favorite, the tri-inverted whammy to south side. Letter to the Editor i THE EDITOR: Dne little thing that would certainly l to the smooth operation of the school i new sawbones. Although we do have quack of doubtful ability now, an walling 98 per cent of his patients fail survive. This is too much. Yesterday ivas charging across the quad in a ile attempt to make my second period as, when I stumbled and speared my t with a spiked stick. Today, since ave a cast covering me from my knees rny neck, I am punching out this note h my nose. flVly foot is still bleedingj. 1't something be done about this? A I doctor in the infirmary would surely of benefit to the school and would i cut down the unnecessarily high tral't r r . . 1 Y a e -An irate reader. DITOR'S NOTE: Having lost several our best embezzlers under that doctor's vey knife this week, we quite agree with you. E T A Oval Racing Commission Opens Spring Hotrocl Meeting What happens when an irresistable force meets an immovable object? Cranbrook? over-zealous tot rotlders supply the olrrious answer to this age old question in the grand climax at finish line of Saturdayfr colorful fto say the least, season opener. It looks like the car on the left might have gat tlvere frst. Actually, however, ifs anylvodjfs guess! -Stain Photo Wheels Smash Fenders, Records, Traditions At last a sport that has long been en- joycd by many of Cranbrcok's more elite dayboys has been given its just due in the athletic spotlight. Hot rod races have finally been made the top varfity sport. Although technically in its infancy, hot rodding has been practiced for many years by enthusiastic members of both the stu- dent body and the faculty. The first big race of the 1950 seascn was run off last Saturday afternoon under the auspices of the Cranbrook drivers training course. There was only one race. As Saturday s competition got under- way, one car was conspicuously missing. It was the notorious blue Slowmobile chariot of Charles Burn-up-the-road, banned by the judges in a startling, last- minute move because of driver Burn-up- the-road's persistent use of a lagoon water and canned heat mixture for fuel. Throughout the race Burn-up-the-road sat alone in the grandstand, muttering in- coherently to himself. During the pre-race time trials only three cars managed to attain the minimum qualifying speed, based on the record set by test pilot Yeager in his Muroc Lake Canasta Aces to Meet Czog In Battle of Marked Cards Slov University of Czcg will shuflle into the Page basement tonight to slug it out with Cranbroc k's well-conditioned Canasta squad. Dealing time will be Izoo a.m. Coached by Bowery card shark Charles Goren and Wyoming hoodlum Fran Jacoby, the Czogmen of SUC plan to make it 48 in a row over the inexperienced fourflushers of Dama U. Redtrey, seldom appreciated maintenance man. However, spirits were high today as the home boys looked forward to playing on their own tables with their own cards and their own jet runs last year. In the final runs, the milling spectators from Kingswood and Cranbrook Qsegregated, of coursej man- aged to get off the grass long enough to see ace driver Geek Limpsome tear around the track, smile at all the girls and plow into the rear of a black Oldsmobile. fFor the results of Limpsome's tag game see cut abovej. I t shady rules. 1 ri ' - Expressing the sentiments of the team I , lug!-.if , Q- .511 .arp ' ll M E was captain Igor Regay, whose Soviet gi? ' dominated leadership has inspired nothing K .'.g5.57 5 T but violence following the Cranes' pre- I ,U 'f 'Jfyff 14,3 vious 16 losses. Said Regay in an exclusive 91 2 interview, aOur spirits are high, the crowd jg f 1 lj'-if W? will be with us and the cards are markedf' , ,ff A f-,j ,X 1. i i ey Also confident of his 20 man squad's It V If ' f success was coach Redtrey who announced 6 V S5-'jj the following letterwinners from his jail I X CW ' W' cell Tuesday: captain Regay, captain- ji- xx Y W elect Wheresa Joker and Dama U. Red- l I I j,, I if if V'-f I I? ':f51,i, :- - U Y, trey, Jr. f ' Mr ' 'di-X 'r 1-es-4 Xa 'QQ A . 0 W. 'ff Raj' X. Ti r ,Q gf' ,,. , ' W ' T CK U F :sl T Q T C'mon, Iill buy you a calqef, 4 ---TH E STAlNl1 DORM DRIPPINGS cv iff' Hi Kiddiesl My oh my, things have really been jumping in the dorm this week. Hol Hol Commencement will be here at the end of the year, and I just don't know what to make of it. I wonder if Zack 'LHot- pants Oglethcrp knows what's coming off ...... fmaybe it's your pants, 'AI-Iotpantsfj Zack spent his weekend in the quad just before vacation. And Hugo falways the samej Hopscotch came back from spring vacation with the cutest darn suntan .... I'll bet we know where he went. Ho? Or as Mr. Huffman would say fafter a few drinksj Hburpf' Welre just sooo excited about the Klwood Dance tonight that we don't know what to do .... and not knowing what to do is no way to prepare for a K'wood dance, or is it? The biggest thing happening around here was when Frankenstein came in through Pete Clopls window fsee picturej. We asked Pete if he was scared, but he just said he thought it was a flying saucer and went back to sleep. Speaking of the dance fand who isn't?j, do you realize that the baseball season starts soon. Hal And what a sense of humor some of the kids in the dorm have-imagine nailing Mr. Timpson's door shut and ringing the fire alarm. And oh what a wonderful time we had at the SYMPHONY last Tues- day night. All the boarders were invited, but the nasty ole dayboys took up all the seats. Weill get them yet .... hol Yes, I think everyone enjoyed it, in fact we know they did. HO. The Cranbrook dorm extends a warm welcome to Homer Sloop, an exchange student from Sing-Sing-ow the-Hudson Academy. If you are wonder- ing about that CUTE little rascal, it is him for is it he Mr. Slickslider?j. Holl well goooodby now . . . Herman Five Point Plan Priclcs Faculty Balloong Suretti Raps K'wood by Lac Norretmp Extreme left-wing elements of the stu- dent body led Tuesday's gloiicus coup ahetat, in which the grievances of years were avenged and the common book-worm came into his own. But, today peace and order have been restored under the totali- tarian administration of your Big Brother and mine, headmaster Everett Arthur, a zealous advocate of the program dictated by head prefect Pasqualli fthe 'Lclawwj Suretti and his loyal henchmen, flips Zilch and f'Fingers O'Toolenstein. Ar the conclusicn of this morning's special assembly, during which Mr. Arthur, ex-proprietor of a locally no- torious clip joint, assumed the position of headmaster, head prefect Suretti de- livered a fiery five-hour oration in which he outlined the following five-point pro- gram of the new administration: fly Hijacking, embezzling and armed robbery will be included in the regular program of varsity sports. fzj Students will be required to wear a specially designed uniform fag., black and white striped gunny sacksj, fgj Relations with nearby Kingswood School will be restricted to football scrim- mages and practice contests in Held hockey. f4j Bounds will be left to the discre- tion of the student fi.e. he can go as far as he daresj. Everett Arthur fvoldr birdy for rfmttcrfmg Ezofc. Q55 A full credit course in anarchy will be offered under the direction of senior prefect Zilch. This will replace the course in religion given in pre-revolu- tion days. However, unlike religion, anarchy will not be a compulsory study, although anyone who misses a class will be severly reprimanded by Cloyed W. Runt's Black Hand mobsters. TI-IE CRANE JLUME XXIII CRANBROOK SCHOOL, APRIL 7, 1950 No. 21 abinet Poses as Officers Get Off On the Ground Floor gifteen smiling and :Cowling cabinet members drape themselves about Christ Church steps and archer in exclusive Crane photo following Sunday morning? policy-shaping session. -Photo by Wiener nnual Spring Conference aatures PreiucIice Topic One by one the members of the Kings- od-Cranbrook Church Cabinet drifted o the Christ Church library. There they Iceedecl to talk over plans for the Spring rn's religious activities, while interested chairman Jack Spoehr, '49, took notes, actuating the Sunday morning meeting h apparently considered, but startlingly ' remarks. .ed by '50 chairman Fred Steinmann, Cabinet members first debated, as ral, ways and means of getting the stu- Its to pay their pledges, eventually ring their results with a bit of God I provide philosophy. Later the ec- siaotiicers launched a discussion of plans the annual Spring Conference, which I be held at the Dearborn Inn on April from Iozoo a.m. until 4:oo p.m. l'opic of this conference will be Racial :judice, with the Rev. Malcolm G. cle, negro minister from Detroit, as :ussion leader. Although a rather chy subject, racial prejudice was felt me something with which students would ntually have to come into contact, and mer Cranbrook speaker Dade was felt best man for the job. Vluch discussed in the later stages of a post-student service meeting was a and Get-Acquainted Dance, which ild provide, as one of the members iee CABINET CONSPIRACIES page 4 Coming Up! TOMORROW MOVIES, Small Gym, 7:30 P.M. Feature: Roreanna McCoy, with Raymond Massey, Charles Bickford and F. Granger. Short: Kentucky Derby S tory, RKO. UWF movies: Brotherhood of Man. Also Serials No. 5 and 6, Ghost of Zorro. SUNDAY, APRIL 9 EASTER SERVICES, Christ Church, 8:00 A.M., 9:00 A.M., 11:00 A.M. TUESDAY, APRIL Il VARSITY TENNIS MATCH with Dearborn High School, here, 3:30 P.M. VARSITY BASEBALL GAME with Dearborn High School, here, 4:00 P.M. THURSDAY, APRIL I3 VARSITY TENNIS MATCH with Grosse Pointe High School, here, 3:30 P.M. FRIDAY, APRIL I4 VARSITY BASEBALL GAME with Busch High School, Cenrerline, 3:00 P.M. C CLUB DANcE,SmalI Gym, 8:00-12 :00 P.M. SATURDAY, APRIL I5 BERTRAND SI-IURTLEEF LECTURE, Small Gym, 7:30 P.M. SUNDAY, APRIL I6 LATE SERVICE, Christ Church, 11:30 P.M. TUESDAY, APRIL I8 VARSITY BASEBALL GAME with Pontiac High School, here, 4:00 P.M. VARSITY TENNIS MATCH with Grosse Pointe High School, there, 3:30 P.M. VARSITY TRACK MEET with Bloomfield Hills High School, here, 3:45 P.M. THURSDAY, APRIL 20 VARSITY BASEBALL GAME with Femdale High School, here, 4:00 P.M. VARSITY TENNIS MATCH with Ferndale High School, here, 4:00 P.M. FRIDAY, APRIL 2I SPRING PLAY, Small Gym, 8:15 P.M. Hoey Names Quartet To NewAdviso ry Board Davis to Assume YuIe's Post In '5I Administration Switch Members of an Admissions and Pro- gram Committee for 1950-SI were named recently by Cranbrook's Headmaster-elect, Harry D. Hoey. Messrs. W. Boyce Rick- etts, Willimn Schultz, jr. and Howard M. Wert will comprise the personnel of this committee with Lower School head Bruce N. Coulter acting as a special ex- oflicio member. The function of this committee will be to assist the Headmaster in the various details of administration which in the past have been shared by the Headmaster and the Assistant Headmaster. The new com- mittee will begin to function this Spring in planning programs and schedules for the next school year. Mr. Hoey also announced at the same time that Hubert V. Davis, head of the mathematics department, will take over the work in senior counselling which Senior Master Howard E. Yule has been carrying on to date. Mr. Yule will ac- company present Headmaster W. Brooke Stabler to Wilmington, Delaware, where he will assume the position of Assistant Headmaster at Tower Hill School. Mr. Davis, who has been assisting Mr. Yule in his counselling duties and is conse- quently very conversant with college re- quirements, will begin his new work with next year's senior group. Central Park to be Theme Ot C Club Extravaganza Mild surprise will probably register on the faces of the first couple to pass through the entrance to the Small Gym at the dance coming up next Friday night. It will be new and different. Entirely radical and entirely pleasing, says C Club vice president Fred Novy. Besides lowering the ceiling, blocking OH the balcony and stage and cutting down the size of the dance floor, style experts representing the varsity letter winners' group and Demery's Depart- ment Store of Detroit plan to place the bandstand in a central position, fashioning the remainder of the floor into a replica of New York's famous millionaires' and paupers' playground, Central Park. Last- ing from 8:00 to I2:oo p.m., this athletic extravaganza will feature the music of an old Cranbrook standby, Bill Gail and his orchestra. Refreshments will be included in the price of the tickets, which will sell for 52.50 each. 2 -l-THECRANE--- 'Uncle Dan's Sudden Death Shocks Cranbrook Community When death claimed Cranbrook' s Master Emeritus, George W. Patch, last March 29 at Smyrna Beach, Florida, one of the strongest and most individual personalities ever to be associated with this school passed away. Few, if any of the class of 1950 remember Mr. Patch, affectionately known to many grad- uates and masters as Uncle Dan. But all at Cranbrook today, and all who will come in the future, should be reminded of the indelible mark this man, one of the unforgettable figures in the early years of the Cranbrook community, has made on the school's ever-growing tradition. A graduate of Dartmouth, Mr. Patch taught at Mercersburg Academy and at St. Paul's School, Garden City, Long Island before coming to Cranbrook. When he retired in 1944, he was presented with the title of Master Emeritus, the first and only Cranbrook master to be given so high an honor. In com- menting upon Uncle Dan's unfortunate death, Language Department head Howard M. Wert stated: Even those who knew him for a long time find it difficult to define the man, for he was far from the common run of men or schoolmasters. He never sought the limelight, and yet he was respected and loved by everybody. Carter Heads Junior Cozrmiffee Selection of a seven-man junior class dance committee to be under the chair- manship of dayboy Charles Carter was announced today by Russ Dawson and his 1950 Social Committee. Those named to assist Carter in planning and putting on the june Commencement Formal are Dan Bellinger, Fritz Friday, Bill James, Bob Kirk, Dick Sattler and Ralph Thomas. HONOR ROLL MARQUIS James Abney Robert Bartlett William Chase Richard Dexter Grant Griswold Dean Rogers jan Simpson David Taylor jon Thompson TOWERS Ralph Himmelhoch Howard Parker Robert Whitlatch FOUNTAINS Charles Cunningham William James Carl Luckenbach Eugene Moore James Saylor Richard Zeder STEVENS George Brody Chris Huntley John Manley William Truettner Bill Vary PAGE David Ball John Colwell David Dahmen John Hatch Stanley Hitt Ted Mills William Salot Earl Wiener LOWER SCHOOL Robert Ball Ivan Boesky Joseph Braff Lou Butzel Alan Carlin Robert Chapmen James Davidow Robert Davidow Frank Duffy Frank Duncan George Glover Richard Martin Thomas Martinek john Neff john Pence Jon Plexico Dale Schlafer Richard Schultz Walter Taylor 2' I rv X - -Q if f xX if , Q' ' PRO and CON As told to poller Dick Sattler and cameraman Earl Wiener Question: Do you think Ergasterionfv switch from comedy to a serious produc- tion will prove fruitful? Norm Bouton, 5- Yes. One reason is because it offers more varied experience. Also, although comedies are a lot of frm to do, too many of them get boring. Bouton Brant Ray Brant, 4- I think the idea is swell. We haven't put on a serious play since Ioan of Loraine, and it gives the actors and actresses a better chance to show their abi1ities. Mark Fleischman, 4-'CFOI' a change, I think a drama is fine. Yet, I believe Erg's aim is to give the audience an entertaining evening, and this can be done with either a comedy or a serious play. F l eifchm an Whitlatch Bob Whitlatch, 3- Yes, I do. Erg has put on too many comedies. A serious play will give the actors a chance to become acquainted with different types of roles. Critics Gallup +o Poll Views On Zl lssues of l'l1e Crane Like the citizens of Bloomfield Hills, the Crane went to the polls Monday. But instead of recording its opinions, Cran- brook's weekly found out what the student body thought of the 2I issues already sent to press. With almost every Cran- brookite from the first to the sixth form filling his ballot, and with scattered returns from the faculty, the chief pollsters found in early tabulations that the Cranium, Pro and Con and sports writeups were, as in ages past, still the favorites of the average Crane reader. Several important queries were made in this year's referendum on such controver- sial topics as the Joe Gish cartoon series, formal dance lists, sports coverage and Crane photography. The majority agreed that the Gish idea was good if not slightly stale, that formal dance lists should be a regular feature, that sports coverage was ample and that Crane pictures possessed a quality not often seen in such quantity. Many readers noted as their favorite article A Biography of Howard R. Coan, a feature story by Bob Walter which has gained its author considerable recognition from sources outside as well as within the ranks of Cranbrook's journalists. News was also received last week that the Crane had won its fourth consecutive first place award in the Columbia Schol- astic Press Association high school journ- alism competition. Finding their paper rated a score of Q25 out of a possible tooo, ten points higher than last year and 68 points superior to the results of two years ago, the Crane staff and board decided to take next week off to bask in the refreshing Michigan sun, while offer- ing local newsreaders their first Craneless Friday of this volume. THE CRANE STAFF April 7, 1950 Cal Patterson '50 ..............,.....,...,..,...,.,...,................ Editor Dick Teri Eyck '50 ...,......,......,......,.. Assistant Editor Dick Zeder '50 ........,........ .,...,... . . Business Manager Fritz Dow '50 ......,..,.,,......,... Photographic Editor Jay Corley '50 ........,.,,.... ,. ,,.....,..,..,....,. Sports Editor John Roberts ' 50 ..... ......... ..,..,,.,............... A r t Editor Lee Funsten '50 ,.,, ,..... ................ T e chnical Editor Gil Gove '50 ..,......,.. .........,..... C ontrihuting Editor Bill james '51 1 Bob Walter '51 ,..,..,. ..,,.......... A pprentice Editors Earl Wiener '51 Templin R. Licklider, Jr. ,..,.., .... F aculty Advisor NEWS, Assistants Bruce Williams '50 Ice Carleton ' 51 Chris Huntley '51 John Colwell '51 John Desenberg '51 Reynald Fracassi '51 Ian Simpson '51 Charles VYager '51 Stan I-Iirt '52 The Crane is published every week during the school year by the students of Cranbrook School, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Entered as second class matter under Act of March 3, 1879 tszuotb, .Sctnott THE CRANEl 3 SPORTS SHOTS 54' ll to 'T As the March I0 Crane went to press, ge Hall was leading the field in the :erhouse Competition for 1950. And 'eral hours after the newspaper's read- had finished scouring its pages, the gemen surged on to take the all-import- I basketball contest with Stevens Hall Sl their second consecutive Interhouse impionship. PIC PIC Pls Recently announced by Paul A. Thomp- 1, Interstate League Secretary and Cran- mok Athletic Director, the all-league seketball and wrestling teams for 1950 : as follows: BASKETBALL in Steel ,.,r,,.....,.........,....,....., Forwards Shady Side Academy ayne Lyon ...,........ ,.......... .4..,....,... C r anbroolt omas Ream ....,........,.......... Shady Side Academy er Hochreiter .......,...........,.................,.......,,,...... Nichols Center: d Nyerges ..........,.... Western Reserve Academy ant Morroco ,,,,.,......,.,..,. Shady Side Academy Guards k Warden ....,....,.,............... Shady Side Academy m Goetz ...........,.,.,...,.,........,.,...,..... University School fus Beardsley .....,...,...,...,,....,,..,,. 'wart Parry ..,.,.......... Cranbrook Western Reserve Academy WRESTLING Flack McClay ,,r,,,,.,......... Shady Side Academy ZRichard Cuda ........,...... Shady Side Academy lJames Siadler Cranbrook 7 George Wehn ,...,... .... , ., Shady Side Academy 5 David Reed ..........,.......... Shady Side Academy SDave Gernill ..,.,..4,.......,......,,., University School 5 Jack Barker .............................. University School lR. Huston ....,.,,,,,, Western Reserve Academy ijohn Balch ......... ,.......,.......,.,. U niversity School 3Pete Sutherland ................., University School Gish's Corner Mad Dog's Troupe Loses Trio in Snowy South by Fritz Dow '50 Leaving Cranbrook on Saint Patrick's Day, March 17, the 1950 varsity baseball squad headed somewhat South for a ten- day spring training trip through Virginia and West Virginia. Although the venture was financed by each of the players, the traveling was done in four private cars. After a day and a half of Irish music over the car radios and blinding sleet on the windshields, the roving Cranes arrived at the University of Virginia, where two beautiful, but windy days were spent in practice. From there the group drove to Fort Defiance, Virginia, only to be snowed out of their scheduled game with Augusta Military Academy. According to the na- tives, there had not been snow there for two weeks. The visitors found this hard to believe, for during their batting practice it began to look like the weather the hockey team had been praying for through- out the winter. Net!-ers Become Guinea Pigs For Tennis ExperI:'s Clinic by folm Calwell '51 Kingswood and Cranbrook tennis en- thusiasts had a chance to improve their games last Saturday under the eyes of an old master. Harry A. Leighton, na- tionally-known professional from Chicagois River Forest Tennis Club, conducted a special coaches, clinic in the Small Gym, to which all the coaches from schools within a 75 mile radius of Cranbrook were invited. Assisted by his talented son Arthur, Mr. Leighton pointed out the fundamen- tals of form and elementry shots to the visiting netters, using Lower School stu- dents as the objects of his various demon- strations. Later in the morning the famous pro worked with intermediate players from the upper forms. In the afternoon he instructed the more advanced racque- teers in various aspects of court strategy. After this strip films on tennis were shown on the stage. With only two returning lettermen, Fred Steinmann and captain Bob Blanch- ard, coach Arthur Palmer's 1950 tennis squad will have to depend on younger players to help it defend the Interstate League title which the team won last year in an outstanding I0 won, two lost season. Next Tuesday the Palmermen will meet Dearborn High School on the home courts in the first contest of their I4 game schedule. P E C K ' S CLOTHING - MEN'S WEAR But sir! If: just my new pin-up l08 S. Woodward Phone 230 Again the caravan took to the road and headed for Washington and Lee Uni- versity, where two days were to be spent in practice. After an attempt to play the Augusta game on the W BL L field fell through because the college ball players had to work out, the Cranbrook team played the Universityis varsity, finishing on the short end of a 5-4 score. Hurlers Rufe Beardsley and John Manley split the pitching chores in this contest, yielding five hits each. Considering the odds, and the fact that it was Cranbrook's first game, Mad Dog's little nine made quite an impressive showing. Next stop for the travelers was Lewis- burg, West Virginia, where two games were scheduled with Greenbriar Military School, actually a junior college. Both were one-run losses for Cranbrook. Captain Beardsley went all the way in the first contest, relinquishing II hits to make the score 6-5 at the close of the nine frames. The next day Tom Galanto- wicz started against Greenbriar, giving up Eve costly hits to the uniformed sluggers, four of which became tallies. Manley re- lieved Galantowicz at the end of the third inning, and by the end of six innings had seen six hits accounted for by the opposi- tionis bats. Two homers were belted off each of the Blue and Gray's pitchers, making the final score 9-8. Since their Spring tour in the South, coach Frederick Campbell's varsity base- ballers have not wasted any time in getting organized. At the present the squad con- sists of 16 players, eight of whom are returning lettermen. Alumni Shine on Amherst Teams Dumping baskets for an average of 9.8 points per game, Ken Wright, '48, tied captain Bob Chamberlain for the Amherst hardwood scoring title with a total of 158 points for the 1950 season. Another active alumnus, John Keydel, ,47, shares the co- captaincy of the 1950-51 Amherst swim- ming team with Hugh Wells. The '49-'50 team won eight of their II meets. WILSON Baseball Gear Baseball Shoes Louisville Slugger Bars WILSON Rackets and Tennis Balls BALL BRAND TENNIS SHOES THE - McBRlDE HARDWARE T--COMPANY- l28 SO. WOODWARD AVE. BIRMINGHAM PHONE 255 4 -lTl-lECRANE-- The A ,Q Cranbrook f' Cranium IQAP- mlb, ' by the backwoods wit Rumor has it that many of the Kings- wood socialites who have been playing hard to get all year are now getting wor- ried about their chances for the Com- mencement Dance. This intercepted round of letters may help to shed some light on the matter. Dear Gertrude, Just to prove to you that I'm not mad at you, I would like for you to go to the Commencement Formal with me. Your lover, Hugo Dearest Hugo dear, I know that you have a right to be angry with me for breaking our dates for the Get-Acquainted Dance, the skating party, the Kingswood Soph Dance, the Christmas Erg play and the operetta, but, as I explained before, I had to stay up with a sick friend, meet my mother at the train, I dicln't have a decent dress, I got a cold and I had to stay up with another sick friend, respectively. I would be glad to go with you to the Commencement Formal ! ! l Tenderest love, Gertrude Writers Bring Home Bacon lnAnnualNews Competition Fifty-four entries and nineteen awards. That was Cranbrookis outstanding record in the recently concluded Regional Scho- lastic Writing Awards Contest. With seven gold keys, Cranbrook tied Cooley High School for top honors in the contest sponsored by the Detroit News. Cooley, however, has 4ooo students and sent in over 500 entries. Reid Award winner Chris Huntley led the field at Cranbrook with five awards, including two gold keys, two honorable mentions and a Commendation. Second man among the local winners was Bob Walter with two gold keys, for a review and a sports article. While Cal Patterson took three awards, a gold key for a Crane editorial and two honorable mentions, other winners of the top key award were Norm Bouton for a review and Bunker Clark for an essay. Bouton also garnered an honorable mention in the essay field. Winners of lesser literary prizes include John Manley, Frank Amerman, Louis Deming, Reynald Fracassi, David Ball and Earl Wiener. Daniel Pino, '45, was recently made a member of Alpha Delta Sigma at Babson Institute. Alpha Delta Sigma is a na- tional professional advertising fraternity. 49ers Renew Acquaintances At Kingswood Senior Fling Now I hear it, now I don't,,' grumbled one irritated male voice as Kingswood's class of 'jo took its final fling Saturday night. However, disregarding this some- what caustic observation, it must be noted that the feminine members of the Cran- brook community outdid themselves in Head prefects Iohn Rice, '49, and Frank Rigas, '50, with their dates Sally Gnau and Cynthia Booth give out with the personality at Kings- wood senior dance.-Photo by Craze entertaining their numerous local, some ex-local and an imposing group of decid- edly non-local beaus. After passing a formidable receiving line, the unusually pert Kingswoodites and their dates danced for four hours to the variable strains of Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend and other Kingswood theme songs. Intermission refreshments of sherbet flcats and cookies were welcomed by the throng, which finished them off in short order. CABINET CONSPIRACIES from first page put it, the Kingswood seniors with a second chance. Because of scheduling diffi- culties, this motion could not be put into effect. The remaining time was spent in planning a student service, a Cabinet party and the election of next year's stu- dent representatives. Fifteen members of the present Cabinet were on hand, six of whom had a definite contribution to make. The rest sat. SPRING SPORTS Baseball Gloves and Shoes Traclr Shoes Tennis Rackets and Shoes Outside Talent to Bolster Erg's Serious Production Preparations for Ergasterion's Spring play, The Barretts of Wimpole Street, are now approaching the final stages. Costumes for the production, which will be presented on April 21 and 22, are already on their way, and all members of the Friday and Saturday night casts have been chosen. Preceeded each night by a short curtain- raiser, The Turtle Dove, the major Erg effort will include two professional troup- ers, Pat Newhall and Phyllis Lentulo, in the lead of Elizabeth Barrett, a part considered by many to be too difficult for any prep-school actress. Playing the role of Robert Browning opposite the Friday and Saturday night leading ladies will be Dick Wilson and Bob Sukenik, respec- tively. The part of the severe father, Mr. Barrett, will be filled by Jan Simpson and Gene Tolfree. J' K Hickey For Quality-Since l90l FIDE Q 5 ' --'. ua- .. tzazsgg: , Q' 345 32 .g, . 1:3 'zgijig ' R ' . in is: 5:5 - if . 3 Fifi- Q ,gif SPORT CLOTHES . . . Distinctive Sport Coats in fine tweeds . . . Bold and conventional patterns ....... ,945.00 0 . . . Finer quality trousers, in har- monizing gabardines and flannels . . . Grey: and tans predominating . 517.50 EXPERT Racket Restringing ,S l l l .C 8 N gl-VV' ofo Bos cnare mc. lo ,W ll6 S. Woodward Phone 50l9 M, 'N f THE CRANE DLUME XXIII CRANBROOK SCHOOL, APRIL 21, 1950 No. 22 aachers to Hear Lecture By Michigan's Marckwardt Tomorrow Cranbrook will be the scene an all-day conference concerning Eng- I and its use in private schools. To be ended by members of the Private Iool Association from all the central tes, the conference is scheduled to open 9: 30 A.M. The morning session will ture an address by Dr. Albert H. Irckwardt, head of Freshman English the University of Michigan. Dr. 1rckwardt's talk will be followed by a 'rel discussion in which a number of rminent professors and educators will 'ticipate. Following luncheon in the dining hall, ' conferees will hear an address on Iguistic Science and Language Learning Michigan professor Charles C. Fries, emost linguistic authority in the See LINGUISTIC LECTURE, page 2 rane To Award Writers Underclass Competition Inderclass journalists who have labored the Crane this year will have a chance gain recognition for their efforts in : forthcoming contest sponsored by the vspaper's senior board members. In h of five literary classifications, a first ce certificate and honorable mentions I be presented, and a top award will to the author of the year's most out- nding piece of underclass writing. his competition, says Crane editor I Patterson, is to give valuable en- Iragement and long overdue commen- :ion to younger staff and board writers. Dther news from Cranbrook's world journalism is two-fold. First, the local vsmen recently moved from their Aca- nic Building headquarters to a new ation in the basement of Stevens Hall. ere desks, a typewriter and files of old me: and exchange publications are iilable to the staff. Second, after put- g aside their overworked typewriters, rieras and layout pages, the joumalists led the BROOK workers in the senior -in Friday night to stuff down luke- rm hotdogs and talk over policy. wood Juniors Ready Play ?reparations for the Kingswood junior y, Our Hearts Were Young and Gay, now fully under way. Featuring the :nt of several erstwhile, non-Ergas- ion Cranbrook thespians and starring Iry Barton and Sue Souter, this three comedy will grace the Kingswood ge May 5 and 6 under the direction Jervis McMechan. New 'C' Club Sweetheart Van Zandt heams at Mr. Palmer smile: appro- val on his wife? thank youu kin'-Craze Photo Bill Gaills orchestra returned to the Cranbrook social scene Friday to provide rhythm for the annual C Club Dance as box office returns topped the I20 mark. Off bounds for several days prior to the affair, the small gym resembled a park, complete with giant tulips, as chaperones Robert Bates and Robert Kenny saw that local terpsichoreans did not pick flowers, as well as carrying out their other divers duties. After refreshments of cookies and punch, C Club Sweetheart of 1950, Mrs. Arthur Palmer, was rewarded with a corsage by president of the lettermen, Doug Van Zandt. The rest of the eve- ning was taken up with dancing and in- tennittent jam sessions as the record crowd rolled over lollypop sticks and young men's fancies turned. Coming Up! TODAY VARSITY TRACK MEET with Berkley High School, here, 4:00 P.M. SPRING PLAY, Small Gym, 8:15 P.M., The Barrett: of Wimpole Street. TOMORROW VARSITY BASEBALL GAME with Assumption College Prep, here, 2:00 P.M. SPRING PLAY, Small Gym, 8:15 P.M., The Barrett: of Wimpole Street. SUNDAY, APRIL 23 LATE SERVICE, Christ Church, 11:00 P.M. TUESDAY, APRIL 25 VARSITY BASEBALL GAME with Birmingham High School, here, 4:00 P.M. VARSITY TENNIS MATCH with Hamtramck High School, here, 3:30 P.M. VARSITY TRACK MEET with Birmingham High School, there. WERNESDAY, APRIL 26 VARSITY BASEBALL GAME with Berkley High School, here, 3:45 P.M. FRIDAY, APRIL 28 STAFF SQUARE DANCE, Small Gym, 8:30- 1l:30 P.M. Newhall Stars Tonight ln Year's First Drama When Cranbrook's assembly jeered, snickered and applauded a sneak preview of Ergasterionis coming production, the Barrett: of Wimpole Street, last Friday, the scene which they were seeing had been little rehearsed. Such will not be the case this week-end as the Erg troupe climaxes six weeks of practice in two presentations of Rudolf Besier's Broad- way hit. Starring Friday evening as jealous father Edward Barrett will be jan Simp- son, while Gene Tolfree will portray the lead Saturday night. Following the Erg- system of double casts, Patricia Newhall and Phyllis Lentulo will alternate in the difticult female lead. Poet Robert Brown- ing will be interpreted by Dick Wilson and Bob Sukenik on the respective dates, while Cynthia Creighton and Jane Phillip will be the evil Barrettis second daughter. Others in the cast of this undertaking are Chris Huntley, Mary Moore, Gwen Luce, Jon Desenberg, Mark Fleischman, Ray Brant, Dick BeGole, Pat Hogan, Nan Adams, Bob Whitlach, Martin Bemstein, Norm Bouton, Liz Metcalf, Frank Amerman, Tom Lownes, Tom Hawley, Robin Squier, Bob Gentry, Kai Schoenhals, Fred Wagoner, and the Critics Choice as star of the evening, Flush, as himself. Preceeding the main attraction, which is directed by Carl G. Wonnberger and Robert Hoffman, will be a Chinese fantasy in one act, The Turtle Dove. Directed by Evans Mienecke, The Turtle Dore will star six of the younger Cran- brook actors and two Kingswood girls. Asiatic Authority Coburn To Speak To Local Masters Cranbrook, Kingswood and the other Cranbrook Institutions will be the site of the spring conference of the Associa- tion of Independent Schools of Metro- politan Detroit and Vicinity this after- noon. Sight-seeing about the grounds of the Foundation, the members of the Association will be guided by hosts and hostesses at the six institutions. Following the tour, dinner will be served at Kingswood where Major Lee Coburn, Air Force chaplain, will lecture on Asia Faces Her Future. Mr. Coburn is well-versed on Asiatic affairs, and re- cently made a study on the methods of the Commuist Party in Asia and the American continents. 2 -THE CRANE- Jumors Must Profit by Seniors' Experience by Bill james '51 Advice is cheap because nobody will take it, candidly remarks one Cranbrook master. All too often this proverb pertains to Cranbrook students, both individually and collectively, although there is no more painless a way to learn than from the experience of others. It should be obvious to this year's juniors as Awards Night, Commencement and the resultant responsibility draw near that they should regard closely the accomplishments and failures of the present sixth form and conclude what might or might not be done to better Cranbrook, their fellows and themselves next year. To be more specific, juniors should look at the achievements of the Social Committee to see what can be done with supposedly limited possibilities. They should scan the attainments of the C Club to see what leadership and executive ability reap. They should glimpse the fields of their respective interest fe.g., the Crane, BROOK, Glee Club, Ergasterion, etc., to see what refinements might augment present accepted practices. Moreover, they should remember the failure of do- nothing committees that dabble the first eight months of the year only to decide upon weak policies, improve- ments or gifts under the ninth moon. Most important of all, the class of '51 should take careful note of the conduct of the present prefects and seniors while they are still under the burden of responsibility, and bear themselves in their year of account- ability in a similar or opposite man- ner, as the case may be. Of necessity the members of next year's senior class must benefit themselves with a bit of this painless experience, the lessons behind which any open-eyed junior knows will enhance not only himself and his group, but also Cranbrook. Shurflefi Exposes Falters Substituting for the movies last Satur- day night was Bertland Shurtleff, ex-pro wrestler and ex-pro footballer who lectured to fascinated Cranbrookians and Kings- woodites upon the fake holds of contem- porary professional wrestling. Using such bulky Crane stalwarts as Lindsey Lufkin and Ricardo Nunez as guinea pigs, Mr. Shurtleff was able to dramatically explain his theories. Around the Corner SATURDAY, APRIL 29 VARSITY BASEBALL GAME with University School, there. VARSITY TENNIS MATCH with University School there. VARSITY TRACK MEET with Kennedy Col- legiate Institute, there. MOVIES, Small Gym, 7:30 P.M. Dancing after movies. VARSITY TUESDAY, MAY 2 BASEBALL GAME with Hamtramck High School, here, 3:45 P.M. VARSI'fY School , VARSITY School, VARSITY TENNIS MATCH with Ferndale High here, 4:00 P.M. TRACK MEET with Pontiac High here, 3:45 P.IvI. WEDNESDAY, MAY 3 TENNIS MATCH with Mt. Clemens High School, there. ' - v 4 f D T ' Nl N I ' ! l 'i XX W PRO and CON As told to poller Dick Sattler Question: What is your unbiased opinion of the C Club dance? A K. Simpson, 6- Being a maladroit proponent of dancing in any form, I nevertheless believe it to the the finest promenade held here this year. It had many mzgnanimous points of interest which were conducive to proptosis of the optic orbs. H . 2 W . I V .... .,:-:A ltr 2. ,My ,--.:,...y..,.5, ees- , . ...g..i. x H i . -I -Q I --.-i .. . Q' ' ' i 1 is 22 . 4 . 'ts ., em.-.3,.. Q. 1... s se Q ' f .. .,S .. . . A ,Sy 4 5 R, if Q- if 'T .. . Q1 . ....... .I Simpson Rigas Frank Rigas, 6- In as much as I was perturbed greatly by the absence of a feminine companion, I have been forced to become a masochist incognito in the form of a misogamist. It is impossible for me to be a disinterested observer. Bob Kimes, 5- If it could bring out three of the bachelor masters with dates, it must have been good. - I I - , it at it 597 R fit-if 1 f Kimes Womsley Bob Womsley, 5- To escape the plebian vernacular of my colleagues, I'cl like to offer the obiter dictum that the copius aggregate of quixotic pulchritude and chimerical embellishments made it the best gyrostatic exposition we have ever had. Licklider's Scholars Tackle Six Week Research Papers Sixth form English scholars in Temp- lin R. Licklider's class had an opportunity to try their hands at thesis writing last term. The object of this six week task was to supply the student with experience in compiling a longer research-type paper, as well as becoming acquainted with the mechanics of literary expression. Topics ranged from racial prejudice, a subject tackled by Dick BeGole, Russ Dawson and Al Simpson, to Lynn Ep- stein's Propaganda in War. The Harmful Effects of Smoking was the result of Nie1son's efforts, while Fred Steinmann discoursed on Security Versus Anxiety. Political and economic history of our nation was the background of Bob Sukenick's The Great Depression and Prohibition by Mike Redfield. History minded Mike Patten and John Roberts directed their talents on Karl Marx and Toynbee's Theory of History. LINGUISTIC LECTURE from jirst page The meeting will then discussion groups, each special phase of English United States. break up into dealing with a as it applies to secondary school students and college freshmen. Before adjourning the members will participate in a meeting to summarize the findings of the various groups, fol- lowed by an informal tea at which they will have further opportunity to discuss the addresses and the various aspects of English in which they are interested. Mr. Carl G. Wonnberger, head of Cranbrook's English department, will be in charge of the meeting. Pete Mackersie, '48, recently transfered from Washington and Jefferson College to the University of Michigan. I-le is re- putedly active in organizing a Cranbrook Alumni Club at Ann Arbor. THE CRANE STAFF April 21, 1950 Cal Patterson '50 ................,..................................... Editor Bill James '51 ................................. Apprentice Editor Dick Ten Eyck '50 ........,.................. Assistant Editor Dick Zeder '50 .........,.,.,...,............ Business Manager Fritz Dow '50 ...,.,..................... Photographic Editor Jay Corley '50 ................................ ............. S ports Editor Iohn Roberts '50 ............... ......... ................ A r I Editor Lee Funsten '50 ............ ................ T eclmical Editor Gil Gove '50 ............. ....,......... C onlributing Editor Bob Walter '51 ....................... Apprentice Editor: Earl Wiener '51 Templin R. Licklider, Jr. ......,..... Faculty Advisor NEWS: A ssistants Bruce Williams '50 Joe Carleton '51 Chris Huntley '51 John Colwell ' 51 john Deseriberg '51 Reynald Fracassi '51 Ian Simpson '51 Charles Yager '51 A1 Levy '51 Stan Hitt '52 The Crane is published every week during the school year by the students of Cranbrook School, Bloomfield 1-Iills, Michigan. Entered as second class matter under Act of March 3, 1879 fur Q u lg , EEQQEL THE CRANE-i 3 SPORTS SHOTS . ihowing a steady day by day improve- at, the Cranbrook track team came to pre-season estimations in its first :t of the season with Bloomfield Hills. .hough the highly touted seniors came augh as expected, it was a class of '51 iic as juniors Bob Kirk, Joe Obering, e Macomber and john Steggal came of the mist to score their share of nts. Kirk was high point man for nbrook with IZLQ points, while Ober- won the century in :1o.6 and made Qood showing in the 220. Macomber t to the family tradition and put the t away with a heave that would win 1 a place in any Michigan meet. Steg- a dark horse in the half mile, showed ity of promise and should carry the at in future meets. ' Shuts Out Pontiac, 2-Og acassi Allows Three Hits 'itching three-hit ball and backed up an air-tight defense, Reynold Fracassi the JV to a 2-0 win over Pontiac rsday. Tallying one run in the second ng when Ivan Scholnick raced home a wild pitch, the fiedglings committed one error while Fracassi permitted 1 one Pontiac runner to reach third. 'hat was in the final frame when the efs put the tying runs on second and Sl with two away. Both failed to score n the final hitter grounded out. assing five hits, including long dou- by Scholnick and Duncan Patten, Blue and Gray hit two Pontiac hurlers 1 and often. Gish's Corner l l I F I l l 13 'Wg Busch, Pontiac Deny With skimpy hitting and rocky base- running, Cranbrook's baseball club drop- ped two close decisions last week, losing to Busch Centerline 1-0, Friday and being edged by Pontiac 4-2, Tuesday. Thus the Yankee record stands at none won and two lost, a record far from that predicted l for the young Blue and Gray' squad before the season began. That the Pontiac contest was decided wholly by base running and fielding is shown by the fact that the Chiefs collected only two hits off Crane hurler John Manley. The Cranes belted but one, a single by captain Rufus Beardsley. Manley looked impressive in fanning nine, but Pontiac hurler Verne Corke was just as effective in striking out eight Yanks. Cranbrook drew first blood in Yankees Initial Victory the third, each team scoring once in the fourth inning. Pontiac tied the score in the fifth, but went ahead with two more markers in the sixth frame when the Blue and Gray offense muffed twice. Busch offered another pitchers battle Friday, when Beardsley and Dick Ringl tangled on a lower field grass diamond. Playing here due to Buschis submerged field, the Cenrerliners wasted no time by taking a 1-0 lead in the first on a walk sacrifice, steal and infield out. Thereafter, captain Beardsley allowed but one scratch hit while his teammates were unable to score on a number of scattered blows. In two practice games with Dearborn and Hazel Park, the Yankees have man- aged their only triumph, a io-3 win over the Dearbornites. Hazel Park was dead- lccked 2-2. Netters Sparkle in Storm But Drop First Away Meet Snow fiurries whipped by strong cross- court winds did not stop the Crane net- men from winning their first meet from Dearborn, 7-0, Tuesday, April II. As the mercury dropped, the Palmermen bore down on their opponents with cap- tain Bob Blanchard leading the way on the singles court and Scott O'Gorman and Norm Bouton beating their rival coupler, 6-2, 6-o. A week later Cranbrook's racqueteers received a jolting 5-o defeat at the hands of Grosse Pointe. Inexperienced and play- ing on strange courts, they faced a more powerful team than in their first setback. Blanchard was nosed out in a close 7-5, 7-5 match by Grosse Pointer All Mann, while Fred Steinmann took the Crane's only set, still losing 6-1, 1-6, 6-1. The statistics of the match are as follows: CRANBROOK 7 - DEARBORN 0 lst Singles- Bob Blanchard 6-2, 9-7 fRon Laymanj 2nd Singles- Fred Steinmann 6-4, 6-1, fDoug Milksj 3ra' Singles- Ralph Thomas 6-0, 6-1 fHoward Ballentinef 4th Singles- Ken Wilson 6-0, 6-3 fBil1 Lawrie, lst Double:- Scott O'Gorman and Norm Bouron 6-2, 6-0 2nd Double:- Ted Price and Howard Parker 6-2, Z-6, 6-4 3rd Double:- John Colwell and Don Johnson 6-1, 6-1 This yearis varsity baseball squad is outfitted with new numbered uniforms. Last year's suits are being used by the ug I FOR EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL l62 West Maple Ave. Birmingham Sprinters Top Vaughn ln 71-38 Cinder Battle Coach Paul A. Thompson's under rated trackmen strided to their first victory of the season Tuesday as they outran and outjumped Bloomfield Hills High School in a dual meet, 71-38. Raising the early hopes of the Blue and White was Bloomfield's Yukawa who jumped l8,2,, to win the broad jump and then beat Cranbrook's Harley War- ner to the tape to add five points to the Vaughan total with a 5:1o.7 mile. High point man for Bloomfield Hills was Woody Proctor who took first place in the high and low hurdles and also the pole vault. Bob Kirk and John McDonald took second and third places respectively in the broad jump, McDonald winning the high jump with a 5'2 leap. In the pole vault Bob Sukenik and Olof Karlstrom shared second, while a Crane medlay re- lay team composed of Ed Godfrey, Bob Kimes, John Koepke and Christ Huntley won in 2:54.4. The Blue and Gray placed first and second in the 100 yeard dash as Kirk traversed the distance in I0.6 to be followed closely by Joe Obering. Obering won the 220 yard dash in :26.6. Husky Pete Macomber hurled the I2 pound ball 44'5 to win the shot put, Koella of Vaughn placing second and Crane Pete Whiting, third. In the dis- tances Bloomfield's Burnham ran a 2:17.6 half mile but was trailed closely by John Steggall and Bob Behrens. Running up the Cranbrook score in the 440, Dick Wilson, McDonald and Peter Hart swept the first three places, while in the final event Obering, McDonald, Kirk and Wilson collaberated to win the 880 yard relay in 1:44.9. 4 1-THE CRANE-l-- 1 ll 1 f'l I IVII, , f',,,l ,l!,,l-,,l,l,l1,,-!,,-D!L'-- 'i Eff'-' A mx Cranbrook f' ,fm . Q I Cranium g by the backwoods wit Spirit and agressiveness Pervade the Cranbrook baseball diamond these beau- tiful spring days. Overheard recently on the bench was the exclamation of an exasperated coach who said, after Edison had dropped an infield fly and then thrown wildly to third only to have Newey and backer-up Manley permit the ball to scramble through their legs, Manley finally throwing home after two runs had scored only to have Knoblock drop the ball, Hey, what's going on out there? U WF CouncilM emberFranlc TOA ddress FederalistGroup Murray Frank, National Chairman of the Student Division of the United World Federalist organization is visiting Cranbrook today. A veteran of two and a half years in the Army Air Force, Mr. Frank served as a corporal in the Philip- pines, Okinawa, Korea and Japan-where he saw the remains of Hiroshima. In addition to many years of active and highly successful Federalist work, this NYU graduate boasts membership in the National Executive Council, the group that directs UWF as a whole. Mr. Frank will follow up this morning's all-school assembly talk with a brief address and informal discussion period at the Student Federalist dinner in the lower dining hall tonight at 6:00 p.m. Doss Scholarship Will Aid AdditionalBoardingSiuden1' Announcement was made recently of the Clay Doss, Jr. Scholarshipv to the Cranbrook School Memorial Scholarship Fund. Presented by Mr. and Mrs. Clay Doss of Detroit, the scholarship is in memory of their son, the popular head prefect of the Class of '48. Clay met sudden and tragic death last january when struck by a car near Wyandode. The gift will enable the school to grant aid to an additional boarding student next year. PLUMBING AND HEATING 3748 Woodlawn Pontiac Inride view of Howe? beautiful Episcopal Chapel. It ir here that bible: are given to graduating .reniorr at commencement every year-Photo courtesy of Howe Herald Indiana's Howe Trains Cadets in True Military Fashion But a few miles south of the Michigan- Indiana state line lies the Howe campus, home of a military school whose tradition and color is equaled by few preparatory schools in the Old Northwest. Perennially powerful athletically, the Cadets have al- ways given Cranbrook's squads rigid com- petition, although this year they won only one of three contests. Never to be for- gotten by any Howe athlete is his induc- tion into the varsity HH Club. The in- duction is an impressive and secret cul- mination of a long period of pledging which often includes traversing the cam- pus with a pants-full of molasses and wood shavings. Military life is, of course, most impor- tant at Howe. The accent upon it is unmistakable as the Cadets not only spend a great deal of the time drilling, but also march to meals and observe strict miltary etiquette. Following the military mode, the boys are divided, much as Cranbrookians are segregated into Houses, into companies and battal- ions, their dorm rooms being large halls divided into cubicles by partitions. Entertainment at Howe does not re- semble what a local would consider fun. Blake House, a store and Common Room, is the entertainment center which serves much of the Cadet recreation. Over week- ends only those in A classification can attend movies, only upperclassmen being able to take an occasionally jaunt to Sturgis, a town Birmingham-distant away. Because of a fire which swept the academic building several years ago, all classes meet in improvised rooms in the gym. However, due to an all-out effort on behalf of the alumni, parents and students, a new class building will be ready next fall. Howe presents a bewildering maze of activities and organizations to its students, among which is its outstanding mili- tary band. Others musically inclined can join the Cilee Club. Howeites with liter- ary inclinations are confronted with the weekly Howe Herald or work on the Howe yearbook, the TATLER. Howe has a welter of honorary organizations. Alpha Tau Delta is a group for recognition of academic achievement with high stan- dards of admittance. Actors join the National Thespian Society for several sets of one act plays and a main produc- tion. Speakers join the National Forensic League or the honorary Masque and Gavel. Those who have lasted four years or more are eligible to join the Old Guard. The Sword and Shield Club consists of school leaders who convey the ideas of the student body to the Howe administration. Interhouse competition plays a large part in the Howe athletic setup. All companies have teams in football, basket- ball and baseball for the boys who fail to make the varsity squads. Local public schools provide most of the Cadets com- petition, for there are no private schools in Howe's immediate area. However, in one respect especially Howe differs from Cranbrook, that being that debating is a major Howe sport. Cadet debating squads have long dominated Indiana debates, of- ten led by the now legendary Dick Sparks. PONTIAC SHEET METAL AND ROOFING 7I Brush Street Pontiac Michigan MINT'S I C E C R E A M I360 S. Woodward Birmingham TI-I E CRANE BLUME XXIII CRANBROOK SCHOOL, MAY 5, 1950 No. 23 eams Return from US 'ith Prized DoubleWin 'US has won once too oftenv had :n the battle cry of Cranbrook athletes years as they took to the Shaker rights fields. Rarely did they make md. But on the long bus ride down last :urday the teams muttered it so often t they got to believe it. By the time same teams boarded the bus for a not long ride home they had a double :ory on the record to prove their motto. Iaptain Rufus Beardsley had just led baseball team to a I-o victory, mainly ause he scored the only run of the day, er blasting a three base hit, the only of the day, and having Bob Newey a fly to center field that enabled him See TWIN KILLING page 4 abinei' Sponsored Parley reshes Our Racial Issue Two bus loads of Kingswood and Cran- ok students weaved down Cranbrook Id early Sunday morning in vehicles -ted by the The Reverend Walter Ing and John Roderick. They arrived the Dearborn Inn in time to get in Ie lively discussions on the Cabinet- sen subject of Racial Prejudice. er hearing a talk by The Reverend lcolm G. Dade, which consisted main- vf illustrations on the subject of racial -lerance, the Bloomfield students broke into mixed groups to discuss the prob- s Mr. Dade had brought up. After :sting each others thoughts on the ter, the entire group adjoumed for Pearbom Inn dinner. ollowing a visit to the nearby Green- l Village, Kingswood and Cranbrook led the topic of What Can We Do? It the prejudice problem. The com- te answer, given by the secretaries 1 the various groups, was that the vidual should educate himself and his own stand on the subject. :Lain Reveals New Scholarship 'onation of a new scholarship to be ed after James L. McLaughlin, soccer ain and Cum Laude graduate, was Ttly made by Mr. and Mrs. John L. .aughlin. Crane editor and prefect in class of '48, Jim died last August of roat infection contracted shortly after eturn from Alaska, where he had been ged in road construction work on the Glenn Highway. A total of three larships named specifically after de- :d Alumni of Cranbrook will now be ded to deserving students at the be- ing of the new academic year. Erg's Drama Siirs Approving Audience hy Bill James '51 Erg put its worn farce on the shelf, decided to gamble and won. Two weeks ago, with the aid of semi-professionals Pat Newhall and Phyllis Lentulo, Ergas- terion presented two excellent renditions of The Barretts of Wimpole Street to prove to a dubious audience that serious drama is at Cranbrook to stay. Had it not been for the calm, life-like realistic. Supported by a well-chosen cast which included Dick Wilson as Ro- bert Browning, she made the opening night production the best seen in recent years on the Cranbrook stage. Although Saturday night's effort show- ed signs of professionalism, it did not quite equal its predecessor. Cast in the lead was Phyllis Lentulo who, with veteran Gene Tolfree playing her domineering father, impersonated the crippled Miss Fluxh and rupporting players from Erg'r recent Barretts of Wimpale Street-Craze photo interpretations of these two college stu- dents, however, it is doubtful that Erg would attempt another such performance. On Friday night Pat Newhall, portraying Elizabeth Barrett, was very effective and Coming Up! TODAY KINGSWOOD JUNIOR PLAY, Our Hearts Were Young and Gay, 8:30 P.M. TOMORROW VARSITY BASEBALL GAME with Western Re- serve, here, 1:30 P.M. VARSITY TRACK MEET with Patterson, here, 2:30 P.M. VARSITY TENNIS MATCH with Western Re- serve, here, 1:30 P.M. WAITER'S DINNER, Dining Hall, 6:00 IAM. KINGSWOOD JUNIOR PLAY, Our Heart: Were Young and Gay, 8:30 P.M. MOVIES, Small Gym, 7:30 P.M. Feature: Mis: Tatlockh' Millions. Serial: NO. 9 of Zorro Ride: Again. SUNDAY, MAY 7 EARLY SERVICE, CHRIST CHURCH, 9:30 A.M. AFTERNOON OF MUsvc, 4:00 P.M. TUESDAY, MAY 9 VARSI'TY BASEBALL GAME with Birmingham, here, 4:00 P.M. VARSITY TENNIS MATCH with Birmingham, here, 4:00 P.M. WEDNESDAY, MAY I0 VARSITY BASEBALL GAME with Busch, here, 3:45 P.M. FRIDAY, MAY I2 VARSITY TRACK MEET with Walled Lake, here, 3:45 P.M. UNITED WORLD FEDERALISTS FORUM with Michigan State foreign students. Barrett to perfection. Mr. Barrett was rendered competently by junior Jan Simpson Friday, Bob Sukenik playing opposite Miss Lentulo as Robert Brown- ing the next evening. Cynthia Creighton was outstanding as Henrietta Barrett while Jane Philipp filled the same part Saturday night. Others in the cast who impressed the rather sur- prised Friday night audience were Chris Huntley and Liz Metcalf, who played the same role in which Robin Squier excelled Saturday. Had The Barrett: of Wimpole Street not been three and one-half hours long, the curtain-raiser, The Turtle Dove, would doubtless have been passed over with only a smile. But as it was fwith the curtain falling only 30 minutes before midnightj this Chinese fantasy only served to make an already suspicious audience less receptive, with senseless gongs and Chinese songs. Although The Turtle Dove was originally injected for comedy, it was Judy Perry's dog, filling the part of Miss Barrett's beloved Flush, who brought forth the chuckles. Stevens To Defend Singing Title Stevens' title as the best singing dorm of 1949 will be at stake Monday, May 22 as the Board of Directors invade the quad for this annual competition. The one required song will be Stout Hearted Men. Each dorm will sing two choices. 2 i--THECRANE-li Letter to the Editor This writer believes that he represents Q9 per cent of the population at Cran- brook School in his very definite feeling that your correspondent deserves the cur- rent pink slip trophy for his unabashed repetition of the term Yankees to desig- nate the Cranbrook School varsity base- ball team. The undersigned noticed some weeks ago a use of the word Yankees in connection with an invasion of Rebel territory by the Cranbrook school team and took it as appropriate to the occasion. However, it appears that your correspon- dent is likely to insist on the cognomen for the balance of this year unless some- thing is done to stop him. By no stretch of the imagination is there any reason for calling our Cran- brook team Yankees except insofar as most of the members of the team are resident of what was once Union territory during the War Between the States. Our Blue and Gray will become, we hope, the finest preparatory school team in the United States, but let us not run away with ourselves by trying to compare any such school team with another baseball team which has traditionally held the name of Yankees If we must discard Cranes as the oflicial sports-lingo name for our Cran- brook varsity teams, let us adopt some- thing that is at least relevant to the situation. I might suggest Blue Sox, Gray Shirts or even Archers. But since the long-legged, fish-hunting denizen of the shallow brooks is a crafty bird and is the symbol of Cranbrook, many of us feel that Cranbrook teams might best be known by the nickname of Cranes, Let's drop this Yankee stuff. Sincerely, An old Crane hasehaller ED. NOTE: If the author of this letter can actually speak for 99 per cent of the school, our polling staff wasted many hours in distribu- ting, collecting and compiling 481 Crane polls last month. Hereafter the name Yankees will be used only in quotes. Gisl1's Corner QE . 4- ' Q Yx,1 I li HC Roof' . ,e N 46 Q 'xt . Al ,T J . . e- ' e'-Ul llt2l x f'Come on in and have a cigarette, Sir. Around the Corner! I SATURDAY. MAY I3 VARSIIY BASEBALL GAME with Nichols, there, 10:00 A.M. VARSITY TENNIS MEET with Nichols, there, 10:00 A.M. DANCING BEFORE MOVIE, 7:30 P.M. MOVIES, Small Gym, 8:30 P.M. Feature: A Conneticut Yankee in King Arthufs Court. Short: Rohinhaod Winked. Also Popeye, Circling the Bases. Serial: No's. 10 and 11 of The Ghost of Zorro. SUNDAY, MAY I4 EARLY SERVICE, Christ Church, 9:30 A.IvI. PIANO RrcITAL, Assembly Hall, 2:30 RM. x -+ - 5 -f .g xx Y, , at - - Z 1-if PRC and CON as told to puller Dick Sattler Question: Do you think that previews of coming plays are a good idea? john McDonald, 6- I think that it's a worthwhile plan to have previews of coming Kingswood and Cranbrook plays, especially Kingswood's. ' '::':': i fi2,JI2Q - .,', , ,... -' - -: '1'2I:: 'E , ,-,. 1 if in 'Q '1 ji' , . 1 ,, 5 ,,, .----, . .ii mm -: has R . it ... ,.,. ii 0 'Y ' ' McDonald Blanchard Bob Blanchard, 6- I don't believe that play previews are necessary during assem- bly periods, their publicity can be carried on by posters and accomplished just as well. John Hunting, 6- Yes, I believe the student body enjoys having a little variety in assembly, and also it gives the actors experience in performing before an audience. A r f V ' 2 , Hunting Hatch John Hatch, 4-'iTl1CSC programs give us a good preview of what's coming up, and therefore I think they are worth our time. Band and Glee Club Coalition To Play 'South Pacific'Music Selections from the Broadway hit South Pacific will be featured Sunday afternoon as the band and glee club hold their annual Afternoon of Music. A variety of music from boogie to more serious numbers such as Auditorium Session will comprise the program, which this year will be held in the Assembly Hall due to acoustical problems faced in quad- rangle performances in past years. The Lower School band will add their melo- dies to the production, which trumpet expert Gordon Rosenthal terms the best performance yet. Thirty members of the Glee Club will again have a chance to display their talents in brief programs on Founder's Day, May zr and Memorial Day later in the month. Awards Night will be the last appearance of the year, as the entire group takes the Altunni Court pre- awards vocal limelight. Connor Wins Twice for JV: Frosh Take Pair, Lose One After subjecting Big Beaver to a 5-o shutout two weeks ago, the JV engaged in two slugfests with Ferndale and Berk- ley, both being decided by identical scores of 8-5. Monday Reynold Fracassi relieved Tom Connor to save a victory over the Berkleyites after he had lost to Ferndale Friday without allowing a single earned run. Meanwhile, Frosh baseballers have won two slugfests while losing a third. Berkley fell in the season opener IO-I, but Royal Oak solved Bill Truettner to win Io-6. Monday the third formers took Ferndale by a zo-5 football score. Wednesday, when Hazel Park failed to show up for a Little Oak League con- test, the JV came from behind to edge the Freshmen 4-2 after allowing two runs to score on squeeze plays. THE CRANE STAFF May 5, 1950 Cal Patterson '50 ..,............,............. . .........,...,......... Editoi Earl Wiener '51 .,.....,............,......... Apprentice Edito Dick Ten Eyck '50 ......................,.... Assistant Edita Dick Zeder '50 ....,....................,.... Business Manage: Fritz Dow '50 .,....... ........,.., P hotographic Edito lay Corley '50 ..........,...., ....,.................. S ports Edita john Roberts ' 50 ......... .,..,...................,..... A rt Edito Lee Funsten '50 .........,.........,...,....... .. Technical Edito Gil Gove '50 ...,......... .............. C ontributing Edito Bob Walter '51 ...................,... Apprentice Editor Bill James '51 Templin R. Licklider, Jr. ...,...,.... Faculty Advise NEWS: Assistants Bruce Wlilliams '50 joe Carleton '5 Chris Huntley '51 John Colwell '5 John Desenberg '51 Reynald Fracassi '5 Ian Simpson '51 Charles Yager '5 Al Levy '51 Stan Hitt '5 The Crane is published ever week during the school yea: b the students of Cranbrook Schoo Bloomfield Hills, Michigar Entered as second class matte under Act of March 3, 187i bu ilt ? 19 P g 5 c-Ro L L -lTHECRANE1-i 3 frndale Falls, Cosmos Win s Palmer Shuffles Lineup frane tennismen chalked up their md victory in three starts as they edged ndale, 3-2 last Thursday. The Pal- 'men took the advantage of playing familiar courts to pile up a 3-o score are Ferndale rallied in the last two rhes. Bob Blanchard defeated the low and Violet's number one man, 6-4, . Fred Steinmann won a drawn out :le, 1-6, 6-2, 8-6 and Ken Wilson ring on the third court took a tough :e set match. :ive days later Hamtramck's always zerful tennis wizards invaded Cran- ok courts to swamp the Blue and Gray a 4-1 score. Captain Bob Blanchard ght gamely in a losing battle, 6-4, 6-2, le the Cosmos, Zaski took Fred nmann in two quick sets, 6-o, 6-1. 1 Wilson fell to third singles man Bill ie 6-o, 6-2. Doubles men Norm iton and Dave Milbrand took Cran- Jk's first victory, beating their rival plet 6-2, 2-6, 6-3. John Colwell and tt O,Gorman met an abrupt 6-1, 6-3 :at in the adjacent court. 'anes Extend Win Streak ith Timely HiHing. Hurling 'ive victories in live games were re- led by the Blue and Gray varsity on home diamond the last two weeks. noting the streak were captain Rufus :dsley and John Hatch who each col- zd one of the Cranes' two hits in a triumph over Ferndale. The next Sat- iy Assumption College Prep fell 8-4 ire the pitching of lefty John Manley reliefer Tom Galantowicz. eardsley hurled his second consecutive out in blanking Berkley 4-o while the l batsmen were amassing six effective Birmingham was beaten in a thrilling nth inning rally which saw Galanto- , again the fireman, break a 1-1 tie a timely single. V far the most thrilling of the recent unters was a 7-6 win over Hamtramck sday. Coming from behind to score runs in the seventh inning, the Cranes ed the bases with no outs in the 1, then scored the deciding tally. ZERO-KING JACKETS P E C K ' S I8 S. Woodward Phone 230 MlNT'S ics CREAM 10 S. Woodward Birmingham Cindermen Vanquish Berkley, Drop Next Two A week ago Friday the track team nudged Berkley into the defeat column, 552g to 44?jg. Then the Cranes were toppled by Birmingham the next Tuesday, 6526 ro 4356- In the Berkley meet the medley relay team of Godfrey, Kimes, Koepcke and Hatt won the event in 2:55.4. Bob Kirk came in second in the hundred yard dash, with Joe Obering third. Captain Harley Warner won the mile rum in 5:1.12.6 with Harry Humpheries I2 seconds be- hind him. Dick Wilson won the quarter mile run in :58.6 and John Steggall took first place in the 880 with 2:18.2. The 880 yard relay team of Bob Kirk, John McDonald, Dick Wilson and Joe Ober- ing won on a disqualification charge. Their time was 1:44.8. Weightmen Pete Ma- comber and Pete Whiting won the shot put event with distances of 43,2,, and 38'3 . McDonald topped the bar 5' to win the high jump, while five Cranbrook boys tied for second at 4,I0,,. Frank Rigas took the 120 high hurdles in the Birmingham meet in :17.4 with McDonald placing second. Birmingham won the medley relay, IO0, 440, 220, 880, and 880 medley relay runs. Birmingham's Ross was a spectacular winner in the 220 and 1oo yard dashes. In the field events Cranbrook's Macomber took first in the shot with a 44, heave with Whiting and Gove taking second and third. Birming- ham's Liverance was victorious in the high jump with a 5'4 jump and teammate Plumstead vaulted ro, to win the pole vault. In the broad jump Birmingham again won with Fairbanks making a 19,3 jump. Cranbrook's McDonald was third with an 18'3 leap. The score of the meet was 65223 to 435pf5. Saturday, in the first Canadian meet of the year, Kennedy Collegiate came out on top 7o-48, winning the 120 high hurdles, the 1oo yard dash, the mile run, the 220 dash and the 880 run. In the 440 yard dash Cranbrook's Dick Wilson put in his best time of the year when he Duffy Smorhers Holy Name In Lower School Opener Lower Schoolers hit, ran and stole a 12-8 victory over nearby Holy Name in their first game of the season Friday. Frank Duffy, Crane pitcher, won over Holy Name's Garvey in the I2 run, 7 hit and I0 walk to 8 run, IO hit and IO walk batters' duel. Early in the first inning the Coulter- men ran up a 6 run edge which gave them both a scoreboard and morale boost. High points of the game were when first baseman Mark Cunningham slammed a single that sent in two runs and shortstop Ted Smith caught a line drive in short center field, throwing it home to .lim Clay for the put out. clocked .54 on the quartet mile run. Allen Cargile won the 120 low hurdles with 15.2. Kennedy's relay teams were too powerful, with the Canadians winning both the 880 yard relay f1:39j and the mile relay f3:53.2j. Cranbrook fared better in the field events, with Pete Whit- ing winning the shot put with a 42'1V2 put and teammates Macomber and Al Simpson placing second and third. Frank Rigas threw the discus 937 and Macomber counted an 88'8 distance to place first and second in that event. McDonald placed third in the high jump, while Cunningham and Sukenik tied for second in the pole vault. The score was 70-48. Frosh Split ln Opening Meets Coached by Ben Snyder, the freshmen track squad opened their season April 26 by sinking Hazel Park 53-51. However, in losing to Ferndale 67-15 Wednesday, the thinclads were dislodged from their temporary hold of first place in the Little Oak League. J' K Hickey For Qualify-Since I90l FI Fl E SPORT CLOTHES :sagsgigs Mii i i ' I . . -f3.:5:1E1' lg- ,5iE5Eg,2jE5E3E5 .3252 53?5'f5Q, .f5E55?52i5?55?i5 33-f 2555 525 2- ' -S5222 , Efiyfif -':'.r-I 11 . 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After scoring in the top per- centile on the tests devised to determine his aptitude in this field, Chase caught on to the gag and sadly carried a sack full of mail marked addressee unknownv back to his room. are as wr Ever since the old Avenue closed its fin, famous Detroit doors, Cranbrook boys have been in a quandary, as their chief source of entertainment was cut off. No chorus girls have appeared on the Cranbrook scene, but the next best thing waltzed into the Assembly Hall Monday morning. Between a six girl gurgling commercial for a nearby play and an announceress who did not know what to do with her hands, Cranbrook has seven good reasons for finding a quick way to the newly-opened Gaiety. are vs Pk Announcement of the Week: All boys interested in obtaining extra copies of the BROOK can do so at 56.50 apiece. fNOTE: The reason for this 85 per cent reduction in price is the expected volume of sales.j Writers Receive Awards: Patterson Takes Top Honor Ten local pen-pushers took their places in the inter-scholastic literary limelight Wednesday night in the Rackham Me- morial Building auditorium. There, key winners Chris Huntley, Bob Walter, Cal Patterson, Norm Bouton and Bunker Clark joined minor prize winners john Manley, Frank Amerman, Louis Deming, Reynald Fracassi and David Ball in re- ceiving their respective Regional Scholastic Writing honors. Following the regional awards cere- monies, winners of the National Scholastic Writing competition were announced. Only representative of Cranbrook in the final nation-wide contest was journalist- poet Cal Patterson with an Honorable Mention for a collection of poems. A Stove for your Room? You'Il Find It At .... .feanafuli I62 West Maple Ave. Birmingham 'Big Benn Snyder Taught South Seas Lit Class Still hanging on to his title as Cran- brook's most eligible bombardier, history master Ben Snyder also has the unique distinction of being the guiding light of the school's two newest activities and easily takes several athletics in his four foot stride. A graduate of North Carolina and Harvard, Mr. Snyder ducked through the gates of Cranbrook last year to take over his duties in the history department, and a war-provoked interest in world affairs has since led to his being faculty advisor of UWF and the Foreign Club. Pipe-smoking Ben Snyder's interest in extra-curricular activities and athletics started when he was on the other side of high school life, when he edited his yearbook, served as vice-president of his class and landed a position on the varsity basketball and soccer teams. In college he found time to write sports for the daily paper, play freshman basketball and in his senior year take charge of the yearbook, the Yackety-Yack. B-24 INTELLECTUAL just out of North Carolina, Mr. Sny- der became Cadet Snyder to turn in his Phi Beta Kappa key on a Distin- guished Flying Cross. He qualified for all three branches of the airforce, and chose to sit behind the bombsight. Train- ing took up his next year, during which time he came close to breaking the field record for practice bombing at Big Spring, Texas, winning a commission. Soon after, he met his crew in Tucson, Arizona and assumed the silver bars of a first lieuten- ant. Finishing the Hnal practice runs, his B-24, the Short Run, headed toward Hawaii. As the war in the Pacific height- ened, they were ordered into action to support allied invasions, particularly the liberation of the Philippines. A luckily placed armor plate saved Ben Snyder's life when a Jap anti-aircraft shell hit beneath his station on one of the 40-odd bombing runs. While he was stationed at Palau, 35 members of the Palau Insti- tute had the benefit of his college train- ing as he regularly instructed a course in i r I i Ben Snyder lean: against bi: flashy convertablc American Literature, which was hindered by the presence of only one textbook. After claiming the distinction of dropping the first bomb in the liberation of Correg- idor,and adding the DFC to his uniform, he retumed home, rehabilitated for twc days and set out for Harvard. The war had shifted his interest from literature tc history, and after emerging from Harvard and spending two years in business, Big Ben accepted his position at Cranbrook where each clay finds him occupied ir anything from arguing politics to writing out history questions on a blackboard ir ultra-legible characters. K 'woocl.funiors, Local Crew To .loin for Tonight's Play Portraying the adventures of two young American girls on their way to Paris and subsequent careers in the theatre, the Kingswood junior play, Our Hearts Were Young And Gay, opens tonight in KSC's auditorium. The play, under the direction of Jervis McMechan, tells the story of two girls, played by Mary Barton and Sue Souter, who wish to become polished actresses and intend to learn more of the art from French con- noisseur Charles Yager. Two young Har- vard medical students, john Hunting and Bruce Williams, add a touch of romance to the story, while French window-washer Russ Dawson contributes an equal amount of humor. Previewed in assembly Monday morning fcomplete with singing commer- cialj, the play was originally written in novel form. TWIN KILLING from ful page to score. US's catcher dropped the ball enabling Beardsley to make it home. The first two innings of play had been hitless, and left-handed Garth Meinkr pitched the remainder of the game witl nine strikeouts. Cranbrook's Beardslej struck out four and allowed three widelj scattered hits. Captain Bob Blanchard cracked sopho more Tom Wigglesworth 6-1, 6-1 to star a 3-2 victory over the US courtsters Singles man Ken Wilson fell, 2-6, 3-4 to even the match score, I-I. The Hrs doubles combination, john Hunting am Lee Funsten, won easily, 6-3, 6-1. Nom Bouton and Dave Milbrand were defeater in a hard-fought second doubles matcl' 2-6, 3-6. This had the score tied agair 2-2. Second singles man Fred Steinman defeated US captain Fritz Leisy, 6-3 5-7, 6-3, to add the clincher to a Crar brook double victory. THE CRANE LUME XXIII CRANBROOK SCHOOL, MAY 19, 1950 No. 24 atsmen Keep Winning, dd Quartet to Streak Yankee captain Rufe Beardsley and n Tracy, the Birmingham hurler, en- ed in a tight pitching duel the after- n of May 9, with Beardsley finally ring out on top 4-3 in ten innings. : Cranes collected two hits in the :th and one in the fifth, while Birm- Iam tied it up with three in their i of the sixth. The final Cranbrook was pushed over in the tenth inning, n Dan Newey reached first on a leris choice, stole second, went to third I wild pitch and stole home. Beardsley hed in imposing style by retiring last I3 men in order. He registered strikeouts to Tracy's 15. 'he next day, Fritz Dow showed that can do other things beyond merely hing, playing first or second base and see IA CK OF ALL TRADES page 3 rter Slates Gail for Formal ill Gail and his orchestra will make peat performance at the junior class- Isored Commencement Formal, june :ommittee chairman Charles Carter Junced recently that tickets for the :e will go on sale late next week for o from any committee member. :al dignitaries attending the ball,', s one eager committeeman, should :ck themselves in a summer tux. vers for the 9:00 p.m. to IIOO a.m. r can be ordered with the tickets. Amateur Night tn Feature Music, Magic, Wyoming Comic From choral music to bop, all in one brief program-that is the essence of tomorrow night's 1950 version of the annual Cranbrook Amateur Night. First on the agenda will be the Kala- mazoo Glee Club, led by ex-Cranbrook Glee Club president Bill Ives, in a half- hour program of choral music. Next the junior class will give the audience the inside story of a future alumni meeting in the frozen wastes of Little America. Before the night gets too far gone, Tom Galantowicz, Dave Higgins and Fred Wagoner plan to put on a fifteen-minute jam session, senior style. Following this band president Galantowicz will cut loose with a clarinet solo. Additional performances that should liven up the program will be a magic show by Bob Bartlett, a group of songs by a senior quartet, solos by john Hunt- ing and Glee Club president Bob Kerns, a piano solo by Dave Taylor and a short skit of as yet unknown quantity and quality presented by the younger set of Cranbrook's faculty. Master of ceremo- nies for the affair will be A1 Simpson with his Cody drawl and, presumably, tails and top hat. Coming Up! TODAY KINGSWOOD SENIOR CLASS CABIN PARTY, Kingswood Senior Cabin, 7:00 P.M. FOREIGN CLUB DINNER, Senior Cabin, 6:00 P.M. TOMORROW VARSITY BASEBALL GAME with Assumption College Prep, there, 2:00 P.M. VARSITY TENNIS REGIONAL TOURNAMENT VARSITY TRACK REGIONAL MEET, Ferndale, 9:00 A.1vI. AMATEUR NIGHT, Small Gym, 7:30 P.M. SUNDAY, MAY 2I LATE SERVICE, Christ Church, 11:00 A.IvI. FOUNDERS, DAY TEA, Cranbrook House, 3:00 to 6:00 P.M. TUESDAY, MAY 23 VARSITY BASEBALL GAME with Pontiac High School, there, 4:00 P.M. VARSITY TENNIS MATCH with Hamtramck High School, there, 3:30 P.M. FRIDAY, MAY 26 LITTLE OAK LEAGUE TRACK MEET, here, 3 :30 P.M. ioyant KSC production impresses Reviewer by Clrris Huntley ,Sl ur Hearts Were Young and Gay, gswoodis junior class play, was a most tanding success at both its Friday Saturday night performances, May Id 6. Directed by Jervis McMechan, capable and enthusiastic personality nd dramatics across the lake, this ex- idway farce starred Mary Barton as Ielia Otis Skinner and Sue Souter imily Kimbrough. buoyant production, set on shipboard in the Paris of 1923, Our Hearts 'e Young and Gay came over the I footlights smoothly, in spite of sional appearances of the perpetual and high school difiiculty of poorly acted voices. ypical of the fine casting and well i parts were leads Barton and Souter, Kerns as Otis Skinner and Elaine :ard as his slightly pixilated wife. Roles of the two medical students, Leo and Dick, were well executed by John Hunting and Bruce Williams, while Charlie Yager, as Monsieur De LaCroix, kept the audience amused if not a little confused by his suave mastery of the French language. Another big attraction was Al Simpson, who, as the shipis orchestra conductor, sent the audience into gales of laughter with his frequent entrances and sly manipulations of ten- dollar words. Completing the cast of this clever roaring twenties opus were Kingswood- ites Sharon Karcher, Mary Ann Ver- meulen, Betsy Brewster, Wmnie Roensch and Bea Bard. Additional Cranbrook talent included Frank Rigas, with a con- vincing portrayal of a long-suffering sailor, and Russ Dawson, with a most unusual, but amusing characterization of a French window washer. UWF Sponsors Foreigners For Common Room Parley Five foreign students from Michigan State College representing Germany, Nigeria, Korea, Finland and the Philip- pines spent last Friday at Cranbrook. Brought here by the Student Federalists and the Foreign Club, the three boys Frencfrmaster Howard R. Coan bids goodby to M.S'C's Louise Carpenter and three foreign students. Left to right: Coan, Okon Essiet, Mrs. Carpenter, Nena Brillantes and Gunther Aiclrele.-Plrolo by Wiener and two girls were part of an adult edu- cation program which was explained in assembly by their leader, Mr. Lawrence Taylor. After attending several morning classes, the group toured Christ Church and Kingswood. Friday night over Ioo local students, interested Kingswoodites and faculty members converged on the Page Common Room to attend and contribute to the forum, Originally small committees were formed to draft questions which were later directed to various members of the panel. After a brief discussion on several of these queries, the visitors turned the tables and threw questions at the locals, bringing about lively discussions on the much-publicized American way of life. 2 ---THECRANE-1 Picnic l:o Climax Cabinel:'s Active Year Anyone thumbing through the mid-century edition of the BROOK twenty, thirty or forty years on will undoubtedly find the activities of Fred Stein- mann's Church Cabinet high among the reasons for the success of Cranbrook's current academic year. Seven major projects for the entertainment and education of Cranbrook and Kingswood students falong with the time-consuming collection and distribution of pledges, have taken up the time of 1950's Church Cabinet members. Starting with the Cabinet picnic and Get Acquainted Dance in September, this group, under the popular faculty advising of The Reverend Walter Young, has sponsored two highly successful student conferences and an equally successful Crippled Children's Party. While the problems mulled over by the conferees at the Birmingham Community House and Dearborn Inn meetings were Teen Age Morals and 4'Racia1 Prejudice, respectively, the Crippled Children's Party was given a most helpful boost through s , ment Store. X ' - ff Two more events of importance 7 XX f the generosity of Demery's Depart- - l - I Q' are coming up. On Sunday, May 28, the Student Service at Christ Church will be run completely by Cabinet members, with chairman Steinmann P R0 and CO N as told to puller Dick Sattler delivering the morning's sermon. And at 5:30 that afternoon non-voters from both sides of Cranbrook Lake will gather on the Christ Church lawn, where the second co-ed picnic of the year will feature QU a detailed run- down of the year's accomplishments and QD announcement of the new Cabinet members. Chairman of the 1950-51 Church Cabinet will not be announced until Awards Night. Jun- ior classmen up for the position of Cabinet head are Fritz Friday, Charles Carter and Jack Knoblock. Deming Cops Top French Honor Results of the American Association of Teachers of French's annual National Examination show Louis Deming to be high man for Cranbrook's competitors. Deming took third place in the State of Michigan in the third year classifica- tion. Other winners of recognition were joe Carleton and Ralph Himmelhoch. Gish's Corner v Rf Q and cameraman Earl Wiener Question: What impressed you most about your freshman year at Cranbrook? Mr. john R. Roderick- I have liked everything about Cranbrook in my year here. Two improvements, however, need to be made. They are QI, more interest by the Kingswood girls in Cranbrook athletics, and fzj more leisure time dur- ing the year for informal bull-sessions. A Roderick Stevenson Mr. Robert L. Stevenson- My year at Cranbrook has been most enjoyable. The overwhelming magnificance of the plant, the smooth running prefect system and the congenial faculty have contributed to my fondness for this school. Mr. Carleton McLain- A feeling of group spirit shared by student and faculty members alike has greatly enriched my year here. The operetta week, for example, gave me the feeling of having participated. However, we need more mutual interests. How about regular evening singing? Band, Chorus Join Forces To Presenl' Annual Concert Opening their fifteenth annual concert with a sprightly march, the Cranbrook band, along with the Glee Club and the Lower School music groups, entertained a mixed audience of students, masters and parents for an hour and a half Sun- day afternoon, May 7. Following several initial band selections, the Glee Club presented two colorful renditions of Onward Christian Soldiers and Some Enchanted Evening. Then, in their first public performances, the Lower School band and chorus joined together to do a group of selections including All Through the Night. Following the Lower School's participation, a modern jazz number entitled Auditorium Session was played by the band, and the program was closed with several songs from South Pacihc and another march, entitled the March Imperial. H Around 'rhe Corner! SATURDAY, MAY 27 VARSITY BASEBALL GAME with Shady Side Academy, here, 2:00 P.M. VARSITY TENNIS MATCH with Shady Side Academy, here, 2:00 P.M. INTERSTATE LEAGUE TRACK MEET, Univer- sity School, 1:00 P.M. MOVIES, Small Gym, 8:30 IAM. DANCING BEFORE MOVIES, 7:30 P.M. SUNDAY, MAY 28 EARLY SERVICE, Christ Church, 9:30 P.M. CHURCH CABINET PICNIC, Christ Church, 5:30 P.I.I. FRIDAY, JUNE 2 LOWER SCHOOL MOVING UP DAYS, SUNDAY, JUNE 4 BACCALAUREATE SERVICE, Christ Church, 9:3C A.M. THURSDAY. JUNE 8 COMMENCEMENT FORMAL, Cranbrook, 9:00 P.M. to 1:00 A.M. FRIDAY, JUNE 9 GLEE CLUB CONCERT and AWARDS NIGHT. KINGSWOOD COMMENCEMENT FORMAL. SATURDAY, JUNE I0 COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES at Christ Church THE CRANE STAFF May 19, 1950 Cal Patterson '50 .......,..,.,.,,..................................,.,. Editoz Dick Ten Eyck '50 ........,...,.,..,.,.... Assistant Edito: Lee Funsten '50 .............,....,.,............ Technical Edito: Dick Zeder '50 ...........,. .........,. B usiness Manage: John Roberts '50 .......... ..,..,............,...,......... A rt Edito, Jay Corley '50 .,.,......, ...,...,.................... S ports Edito. Fritz Dow ,50 ............ ............ P hotographic Edito: Bill james '51 Bob Walter '51 ........................ Apprentice Editor Earl Wiener '51 Templin R. Licklider, Ir. ...,,....... Faculty Adviso McLain Niles Mr. Emory Niles- The beautiful sur- roundings, the excellence of the prefect system and the warmth and friendliness with which I was taken into the school. and there I was as the hell rang.', NEWS: Assistants Bruce Williams '50 Joe Carleton '5f Chris Huntley '51 John Colwell '51 john Desenberg ' 51 Reynald Fracassi '51 Ian Simpson '51 Charles Yager '5' Al Levy '51 Stan Hitt '52 i ! l SCRGLL if The Crane is published evetj week during the school year bj the students of Cranbrook School Bloomfield Hills, Michigan Entered as second class matte under Act of March 3, 1879 an error, Manning's single, Knoblock's ' Pvwf ' lm' ---iTHE CRANE-l ct:-:1 Boasting three victories in as many Interstate League contests, hurler Rufe Beardsley has led the Crane diamondmen to an imposing lead in League competition. One week after traveling to Shaker Heights, Ohio, where captain Beardsley virtually won his own game with a timely triple, the Yankees defeated Westem Reserve 3-2 on the Cranbrook field. And last Saturday coach Fred Campbell's varsity nine conquered Nichols at sPoRTs SHOTS I Rafe SFMM nffankeen fe-WW 2'Wff I' NTERSTATE LEAGUE SCORES BASEBALL University School ..............,.,.......... 6 Western Reserve ......,...... o TENNIS University School .,....,.., ........... 4 Western Reserve .......s...................... 1 LEAGUE BASEBALL STANDINGS WON LOST anbrook ...........,,. ......... 3 o A .......,................... ..., 1 1 i ....,..,......,... 1 1 RA ..,,.,,..... 1 2 :hols .........,.....i...,.................,.....,,,..,,..,...,... o 2 LEAGUE TENNIS STANDINGS WON LOST anbrook .............. .,....i,.. 3 o A ........................,.. .... 2 0 I ...,.................... 1 1 :hols ......, o 2 RA .......,.... o 3 Buffalo, 6-5. Two booming doubles by Jack Manning accounted for half the Crane hits in the WRA game, while singles by Jack Knoblock and Allan Levy were responsible for the other half. Reserve's Tim Wagner and Phil Thornton each belted out singles for four of the eight hits collected off Beardsley. In this contest Beardsley and Pete Fuhrmann, the losers' pitcher, each struck out IO and walked two. Against Nichols Beardsley went all the way for Cranbrook, striking out three and walking three. The traveling Yankees wasted no time in piling up a lead in the Hrst inning as a triple by Bob Newey, ' gles by John Edison and Jack lVla1-ming, and Dan Newey's ball produced two runs. Nichols came back with four tallies in the third inning on a hit batsman, two singles, a base on balls and an error. The Bloomfield Hillers went ahead 5-4 in their half of the fifth as triple and Dan Newey's single produced three more runs. Nichols, not to be out- done, tied it up with a run in their half of the Hfth inning. The Yankees', wound up the scoring for the afternoon in the sixth when a single by 'Wayne Lyon, a sacrifice and an error gave the Blue and Gray the winning tally. letters Whip League Foes, Down B'f1am Twice fontinuing to compile one of the yearis st outstanding athletic records, coach hur Palmer's varsity netters downed ir last four opponents by decisive res. After beating two Interstate League ils, WRA in a 5-o shutout and Nichols a 4-1 triumph, the Cranes went on take Birmingham High School 3-2 , 4-1 on two successive Tuesdays. n the first Birmingham match, May :he Palmermen managed to edge the osition by taking the second singles , both doubles matches. Crane captain 1 Blanchard fell before the racket of gles expert Phil Savage 1-6, 4-6. But and singles man Fred Steinmann came :ugh to win 6-2, 6-8, 6-3, and both e and Gray doubles combinations won Dave Milbrand and Ken Wilson by 3-6, 9-75 Scott O'Gorman and John well by 6-4, 6-o. ine week later a much improved Cran- nk squad crushed the Birmingham ieteers in a return match, 4-1. Out revenge, Blanchard defeated Savage 6-1. Then Norm Bouton took Birm- 1am's Woody Dare 6-2, 6-3. Both ne doubles won easily. Only second gles man Steinmann ran into difficulty, ng to Bill Wilkinson 6-3, 3-6, 1-6. ucking a strong cross-court wind, the 2 and Gray tennismen whipped West- ern Reserve Academy 5-o on the home courts Saturday, May 6. Led by captain Blanchard, the Cranes registered their first league shutout of the year, as they added to their undefeated Interstate string of the last two seasons. Blasting shots to every corner of the wind-blown courts, Blanchard beat Paul Hyde in straight sets 6-o, 6-1. Following Blanch- ard's example, the Palmermen took the remaining matches with little trouble, only Norm Bouton finding the opposition stiff. He managed to down Reserve's john Maynier 168, 3-6, 6-4. Hampered by a drizzling rain and the use of only two outdoor courts, the Blue and Gray thoroughly beat Nichols last Saturday at Buffalo, 4-1. Blanchard again came through to beat the home team's Chet Gale 6-3, 6-2. Steinmann also had little difficulty in disposing of his oppon- ent, Ron Gurney, in straight sets 6-3, 6-2. At third singles, however, Bouton ran up against a more formidable foe, as he lost 3-6, 5-7 to jim Sanderson. Both Cranbrook doubles combinations won with comparative ease. While john Hunt- ing and Lee Funsten took their opposition 6-3, 6-1, Milbrand and Wilson cinched the victory for Cranbrook in the second doubles match 6-3, 6-2. JACK OF ALL TRADES ffrom page onej covering the outfield, as he made his first appearance on the pitching rubber against Busch High School. He gave up only four hits and no runs as the Blue and Gray came through to win 1-o. The lone Crane marker came in the sixth inning when John Hatch walked, went to second on a fielder's choice and scored on a double by Wayne Lyon. Another one-run triumph was added to the Cranbrook record last Tuesday, as the Yankees,' downed Hamtramck on the Cosmos, diamond, 2-1. Singles by Allan Levy and Beardsley in the sixth inning drove in the two Crane runs, while the home team put in a vain bid for victory in the seventh on Dave Ander- son's homer. Finally breaking their one-runitis tra- dition, the phenominal Blue and Gray diamondmen submerged Waterford High School 5-3, Wednesday afternoon. Hur- ler Tom Galantowicz, who received credit for the victory, relieved starter John Man- ley in the sixth inning. First baseman Levy accounted for two of the Yankee,' runs with a pair of singles. SHEAFFER PENS AND PENCILS EASTMAN KODAKS Selecfion of Fine Perfumes A Wilson Drugs IOI N. Woodward Birmingham 'ex fi 4 ---THE CRANE--i The Cranbrook X ,fri Cranium REQ3.-Ti... 4 by the backwoods Wit At the end of each school year students and teachers everywhere are constantly engaged in numerous polls, elections and selections of various officials-to-be and awards winners. Last weekend a special Cranbrook sinister committee met to choose the recipients of the following awards and honors: Dick Harbeck-The Proud Escort of the Year Citation. John Hunting-The Page Hall Shower Plaque. Ben Snyder-The Resolute Bachelor's Trophy. Manoucher Shojai-The Punctuality Prize. ak ,s ,K A recent excuse heard when a boarder was brought before the bar of justice for skipping off bounds: But Sirs, boundary lines are what you make them: thin lines, thick lines, straight lines and curved lines. Frosh, Lower School Teams Hover Aboui' ihe .500 Mark With the addition of the two most recent meets, the seasonal record of the frosh cindermen stands at two wins and two defeats. In these two contests the Cranes subdued Berkley 49-33 and then met defeat at the hands of Barnum 72?f3 to 926- During this same two week period the freshman diamondmen took a 12-11 victory over Barnum, trounced Berkley 16-1 and received a sound drubbing from Hazel Park, 7-1. Meanwhile the Lower School nine split their last four contests, falling to Barnum 9-4 and St. Hugo I0-7, while defeating Detroit Country Day School and Lake Forest Day School 7-4, 7-6, respectively. Curious Locals Visii Rouge Plant Trying to find out what goes into Ford cars, and how they are assembled was the purpose of the recent tour of the River Rouge plant by members of Cran- brook's science classes. While at the fabulous industrial empire curious locals un-earthed such facts as Q11 the factory employs some 68,000 workers, fzj it occupies nearly two square miles, and Q37 it grinds out cars at the rate of one a minute. PLUMBING AND HEATING 3748 Woodlawn Poniiac Cranes Top Canadians, Second and third places told the story as the Crane sprinters defeated Patterson Collegiate in the oval a week ago last Saturday. The hopeful invaders from across the border, led by the Karcz brothers, managed to capture seven first places and a tie in fourteen events, but were defeated on the basis of second and third place triumphs. Mike Karcz won the century, 220 and broad jump, while his brother placed first in the half mile. Patterson also outlasted the local cindermen in both relays and gained a victory in the high jump as well as a tie in the pole vault. However, wins in the 440, mile, shot put, discus, both hurdles, a tie for first in the pole vault plus numerous second and third places spelled a win for Cranbrook. John Mc- Donald was Cranbrook's high-point man. ALUMNI NEWS by Bruce Williams '50 'lim Biggers, '49, recently wrote from the Northwestern School of Music to tell us that he has been elected to Phi Eta Sigma, the freshman honor society. Their standard is an A average for the fresh- man year. jim says he was one of two out of a class of 25 who did not have to take freshman English. He tactfully at- tributes this to the Cranbrook English Department. Long one of Ergasterion's most impressive proteges, jim has put his thespian experience to work in direct- ing a production by a group of young people at the church where he is assist- ant organist and choirmaster. at -rf as Chuck Dubee, '48, who recently paid a visit to Cranbrook, was prevented from Hnishing his sophomore year at North- western by illness, but he intends to return next fall. Chuck's activities at North- western include the sophomore council, Inter-Fraternity Council, freshman guid- ance council and membership in the Phi Kappa Epsilon fraternity. as as as Hubie Davis, Jr., '48, was recently elected Secretary of the Engineers' Club at Duke University. He is also Secretary of the Executive Council of Duke's Inter-Fraternity Council. FINAL EXAMS MONDAY, JUNE 5 9 :OO-12 :00 noon ...,.........................,... English Exams 1:30-4:30 p.m. ..................,..... Mechanical Drawing, Arithmetic, Conflicts TUESDAY, JUNE 6. 9:00-12 :OO noon .,..,.......,.................... History Exams 1 230-4:30 p.m. ..,.,...........,.... Typewriting, Conflicts WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7 9:30-12 :00 noon ........, Foreign Language Exams 1 :30-4:30 p.m. .,............................,....,... Science Exams THURSDAY, JUNE 8 9:30-12:00 noon ,.,,,,...... Religion, Trigonometry, Solid Geometry, College Algebra 1:30-4:30 p.m. ...,,...............,... Elementary Algebra, Intermediate Algebra, Plane Geometry Fall to Vikings, Acorns Against Walled Lake the Cranes did not fare as well as they had against Pat- terson six days before. First place winners for Cranbrook were McDonald in the high hurdles, with a time of 17.4, Harley Warner in the mile run at 5.04.4, Bob Kirk in the low hurdles at 14.4, john Steggal in the 880 with a time of 2:11, Pete Macomber and Pete Whiting with a first place, 43'11 tie in the shot put and McDonald again with a five foot broad jump. Final score of the meet was 56-44 for the Walled Lake Vikings. Last Tuesday the Crane thinclads were thoroughly inundated by Royal Oak High School 70g to 38ZQ. Showing up well for Cranbrook were McDonald and Frank Rigas with second and third in the high hurdles, Kirk in a 10:7 first place hundred yard dash, Dick Wilson with a second place in the 440, Kirk with another first in the low hurdles, Bill Yaw with third place in the lows, Steggal with third in the 880, Whiting with a 44,Sn shot put, Macomber in the second shot put position, McDonald in the high and broad jump, Bob Sukenik with a first place 9'6 pole vault and Charles Cun- ningham with a second place vault. Two Week Baseball Droughi' Leaves JVs Three Defeafs Sloppy fielding and spotty pitching have cost the junior varsity three loses in four contests during the last two weeks. On Wednesday, May IO, the varsity fiedglings coasted to a 6-4 victory over Big Beaver after amassing a six run lead for pitcher Tom Connor in the initial inning. Failing to continue this pace, the Cranes met stiff opposition the following Friday, when Hazel Park blanked them with a two-hitter, 7-o. Monday the .IV team looked sharp for six innings against Berkley, Connor pitch- ing one hit baseball. However, this effort trickled into nothingness in the next inn- ing when Berkley hit a game-breaking triple to win, 2-1. Tuesday the Cranes wound up on the short end of a zo-8 slugfest with Ferndale. OFFICIAL CRAN BROOK LAUNDRY G RA N D LAUNDRY-DRY CLEANING - DETROIT- Qualiiy Service for Over Sixty Years PONTIAC SHEET METAL AND ROOFING 7I Brush Sfreei Ponfiac Michigan 3 I I I , r : L I P E I l Z L . ., ,., QW' ,A f: 'ff --11.4342-f'.g5f, '1'x'2'fm,:y-5-4-N-f:,.f4, -, -. rv 1-4 'jffl 7-fF',1fY,-.-., - , , - r -V -.. ,fi -,A ,534 ,Ir quilt. Kr 'mv