Cranbrook School - Brook Yearbook (Bloomfield Hills, MI)

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Charlie has been betrayed many times CHARLES BRYANT CARTER by his casual appearence. However, his leadership of the Church Cabinet, his captaincy of the soccer team and his senior prefectship in Fountains have been anything but casual. A boarder the first four of his six years at Cranbrook, Chuckles,' has had the ability to make friends with his quiet, yet warm per- sonalitv. Unlike many dayboys, he can almost always be found around the schoolion weekends when something is doing While an artistic flare engaged him for many hours in the studio his sophomore and junior years, the Church Cabinet and Marquis Club activities have taken much of his time as a senior. With a laugh, a wave and a smile Charlie will be well on his way to success when he pulls away from Christ Church in his red convertible. Entered F arm I I Soccer Captain 6, C Club 6, Senior Prefect 6, Glee Club 3-4-5-6, Foreign Club Cassociatc mcmberj 6, Christmas Pageant 4-5-6, Church Cabinet 5-6. JOHN KNICKERBOCKER COLWELL john always seems to haxc Entered Fam, IV problems of some sort or other. This year they have been centered upon Kingswood and the hordes who haunt his room every free period. But he shrugs them off with his engaging smile and goes on his happy-go-lucky way, accomplishing much as he goes. This year Cum Laude, constant honors grades and the scholastic leadership of Page Hall have added to a brilliant academic record in three Cranbrook years. When not engaged in sports or some extra-curricular activity, Bugs is usually joking and jesting with his many budd- ies, who enjoy his quick wit and jovial personality. Dartmouth's medical school will be one of the next stops for this future cadaver chopper. Game Room Committee 6, Glee Club 6, Rifle Club 4-5, Crum' 5-6, Christmas Pageant 6, THOMAS WARDMAN CONNOR Quiet and methodical, Tom has I Ifntrrrwl Form I done things well because he works hard and never quits. Perfection has been his goal. He approaches just that in his riflery, where it has not been unusual this year to hear of his shooting another l00fl00. The Crime enjoyed its most comfortable advertising volume this year with Tom as its hard-working business manager. As a scholar he has been on the brink of honors during his six Cranbrook years, and athletically he has contributed to the soccer and base- ball teams. Looking for a stethescope in his future, hopeful Doctor Tom will begin his pre-medical career at Michigan, armed forces permitting. Prefeet 6, Soccer 6, Baseball 6, C Club 6, Foreign Club Cassociatc niemberj 6, Cmnt' 6 Buooic 6. f United World Federalists 5-6, Cheerleader 6, Radio Club 4-5, Fram Club 6. JON PHILLIPS DESENBERG Por .1 little man, .jon takes .1 big part ui Enfgy-,f!1F0f,n1XI school life. This Marquis man has been a mainstay in Erg, on the Crane, as a cheerleader and in the press club. He worked the press club into a position of public promenence this ycar as co-president of the organization. Aside from this, jon managed to keep up a good average in his academic work and keep up a two-letter average in cross-country and wrestling. With his great, grey philosophy and collection of vocal vituperations, Hmetal-mouth should find life at Amherst exciting next fall. Cross-Country 5-G, VVrestling 5, CU Club 5-6, School lmprovemcnt Committee 6, Crane 5-6, Cheerleader 5-6, Ergasterian 4-5-6, Press Club 5-6.

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Administrative Committee G, Rific Club 5-6, Crane 5-6, United VVorld Fcderalists 6, Model GEORGE WILLIAM BRODY No newcomer to Cranbrook life, George E,,t,,n.d Fam, 111 took in the Detroit life for a year and then decided to come back to Cranbrook. While beguiling underformers and some of the more gullible seniors with his tales of fraternity life, he kept up a good scholastic and athletic record at Cranbrook. A two-year member of the rifle club and Crane staff, he regularly punched out the black dot in the target centre and contributed quips to the Cranium. His worldly attitude was rounded out in the United World Federal- ists this year. For co-eds next year he plans to give up Wayne, his battleground for '51, and move to the campus life at Ann Arbor. Club 5. ROBERT RUSSELL BROWN Entered Form III For four years Bob has been a member of the dayboy group, and his pleasant unobtrusiveness, casual nature and sarcas- tic wit have always delighted his friends. Although he resembles Tarzan only in a few fantastic suits of clothes, he has not shunned athletics, having been active in varsity soccer. Bobis calm demeanor has often led many to overlook his well-earned scholastic record. His voice registers itself in his main activity, the glee club. Close to his old home town of Philadelphia, Princeton beckons him for a liberal arts education. Cabin Committee 6, Glee Club 4-5-6, BROOK 6, Christmas Pageant 4-5-6, Ergasterian 3. WILLIAM WILLARD BROWN A sh irp little guy who h is tiktn quips Entcmd Fam, 1 about his Cranbrook longevity with a shrug, Bill is probably the best known student on the campus. His technicolor-spiced speech was about as colorful as some of his casual outfits. Clad in a horse blanket coat, he was most comfortable when slouched in a classroom chair. As a result he was an average student, a happy-go-lucky sort of a fellow and little trouble to his Stevens prcfects. Head- ing West, he will be either at the University of Southern California or Arizona at this time next year. Smoking Committee 6, Clee Club 1-2-5-6, Rifle Club 4-6, Christmas Pageant 1-2-5-6, United VVorld Federalists 6, Camera Club 4-5-6, Model Club 4. Persevcrence and patience have paid JOSEPH GREELEY CARLETON off for Ioe. Working on the Crane Enwmd F,,,,,,v and Bnooic during his junior and senior years, he contributed steadily week after week and gained a reputation for his reliability. One of the denizens of Page, his journalistic imagination paid off in tribute and sometimes temporary banishment. Playing tennis in the fall and spring, he made the varsity this spring. Bowing low over his homework night and day, he nevertheless finds time to be a regular guy and help some of the younger boys with the problems of boarding life. Administration Committee 6, Glee Club 6, Foreign Club fassociate membcrj 5-6, Crane 5-6, Bnooli 6, United VVorld Fcdcralists 5-6, Debate Club 5, Press Club 6.

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RICHARD NEWMAN DEXTER Rick has that ability to get things done 15,,1g,1,,1 Fam, V quickly and quietly-and well. He has always been among the top scholars in his class, but accepts his gift of brains with the usual Dexter modesty. Interested in music, Rick played the clarinet dexteriously in both his Cranbrook years. weeping the band during his senior year. Penning his special English thesis on the History of Medicine, he plans to study medicine at Michigan and follow his father's footsteps in the scapel trade. Although prep school often is no indi- cation of a person's potentialities, it is hard to see how Rick's personable wit and smooth-working mind can let him down. Prefect 6, Store Committee 6, Rifle Club 6, Foreign Club G, United VVor1d Federalists G, Band 5, Vice-President 6, Orchestra 5-6, Church Choir 6. Dick is one of the boys from Mount DOLL Clemcns who doesn't have to keep re- E,,11,,1,d 1:,,,,,, 111 minding people about it. We all know it and are proud of it. As hockey captain he led the team to one of the most successful seasons in the history of Cranbrook hockey, and came high up on the scoring chart when the season was over. But that first letter in hockey was just the culmination of one side of his life at school. A long-term member of the glee club and band, he was on hand to toss the baton high for the oval- marchers at half time. Citizen Doll took charge of one half of the Lower School dorm for half a year, building the muscles in his puck-shooting arm and build- ing the respect of students for him. Prefect 6, Hockey tcaptainj 6, C Club 6, Glee Club 4-5-6, Foreign Club 6, Christmas Pageant 4-5, Cheerleader 5-6, Camera Club 3, Model Club 3, Band 6. Nickl' is typical of the Cranbrook E,,1m,,1F,,,,,,1 dayboy with his carefree air and his smile that only a dayboy could sport. But he has in his own way contributed to the school and to his classmates, for as a friend he is tops. Although never working overtime on his studies, he managed to keep a good average while taking advantage of his free time away from school. His leisure hours at school were often spent with his cronies in the pool room, his charge as a senior warden of the work period wonderland. As basketball manager and assistant Crane business manager he showed reliability and perseverence, assets which should help in the years ahead, the First of tmanagerj 6, Fram Club 6. Walking with shoulders slightly hunched, VIRGIL MAX EXNER, JR, he looks like an other student on campus. 15,111,184 F,,,,,, V But he's loadedywith talent. On a keychain he carries a small pendant, worth four years of university education, gained in a General Motors model competition. This interest has led to the rejuvenation of the model club and the resulting clean-up of prizes won in a mid-century model competition in Stockholm. But he has been just as effective on the foot- ball team as he has been at putting models together. An industrious and eager worker with a warm and hospitable personality, Virgil will carry his work further in the architecture school of Notre Dame. Football 6, Lost and Found Committee 6, Model Club 5, President 6. which he hopes to spend at State. Game Room 6. Rifle Club 1-2-6, United VVoild lctltrdists 5 St 15,1 Crux 3 4 B iskctb dl