Cranbrook School - Brook Yearbook (Bloomfield Hills, MI)

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ROBERT EDWARD KIRK Among those weeping at Bobls graduation E,,f,,,,,,1 F,,,.,,, IV will be the coaches of varsity football, basket- ball and track, for Bob has made a good showing on these squads in each of his years at Cranbrook. Of all these sports, Bob is most prolicient in track, having won a letter each year. Wliile the band and glee club were among his major activities, his interest in medicine showed itself when he rejuvenated the pre-medical club and became its president. But while he may have his serious side, he is also one of the wits of the after- dinner coffee table, able to discuss women and wonder drugs, housemasters and history. It all adds up to one versatile boy. C Club 5, Pledge Master 6, Social Committee 6, Clee Club 6, Christmas Pageant G, Track 4-5-6, Band 4-5-6, Orchestra 5, Radio Club 4, Servers' Cuild 5-6, Pre-lned Club President 6. Outstanding on the sports scene since his JOHN D, A, KNOBLOCK Lower School days, Knobby put his edu- E,,,,.,.,.,1 Fam, I cated toe to good use this year booting vital extra points on the gridiron. His two conversions spelled the difference in the 20-19 win over Nichols. This spring as baseball captain he set an admirable example for the many younger ball players with his line play and sparkling hustle. The same spark has been manifest in his presidency of the CU Club and in his duties as Towers prefect. Briefcase on shoulder, Knobby has kept up with his studies with meticulous exactitnde, served on the Church Cabinet, rifle and glee clubs and rounded out a successful six years at Cranbrook. Pl'0f0Cf 6, Bilsvbilll 4-5, Captain 6. C Club 5, President G, Glee Club 4, FtiHe Club 1-2-3- 4-5-6, Church Cabinet 5-6. With his activities centered around the LOWELL PETER MACOMBER rifle club, Pete has more than made jQ,l1lffl-lIFf,,',,11V BERTRAM Als onc f tl sr l ys who t ots o t 1 E,,,m,dF,,,,,,1H Page llall's back lawn with his mit and ball just as soon as the lirst thaw hits. Ile has been doing it for four years and some day hopes to be switching from the Cranbrook diamond to some big league park. Pictures of his big-league idols beam down on him from the walls of his room. But it has not been all baseball for him. He picked up an All-League soccer tag last fall and has been getting in shape for baseball through the wrestling team. Along with this multiplicity of athletic interests he has been active in half a dozen other activities, being interested in Ergasterian and the press club. His press clubbing last year has earned the presidency for him this year. Soccer 5-6, WVrestling 4-5-G, Baseball 4-5-6. C Club 5-6, Came Room Conunittee G, For- eign Club 6, Crum' 4-5-6, Bnook 5-6, United Vllorld Federalists 6, Cheerleader 5, Ergasterian 3-4-5-6, Press Club 5, President 6. his mark at Cranbrook. The only boy in school who could name every University School athlete, his only excuse is that he lives across the street from the school in his native Shaker Heights. Working during the summer as a loader on beverage trucks and as a guide in the wilds of Canada, Pete found the experience paid off during the year. A standout as a tackle on the football team, a defenseman on the hockey team and a double letterwinning shotputter, the label of athlete is an underestimation. His booming bass voice has been heard in glee club and church choir renditions for the past three vcars. Next fall he will be following the steps of his brother to the East and college. Football 6, Track 5-6, C Club G, Store Committee 6, Glee Chlb 5-G. Rifle Club 4-5, Christ- mas Pageant 5-6, Choir 6.

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john has the admirable characteristic JOHN MARSHALL HARLAN of sticking with any job until its com- E,,,m,,1 Form II pletion, whether he is carrying out an assignment on the gridiron or plotting a proof in Uncle Ilubieis CAST class. When he is not whizzing around the hills and dales of beautiful Bloomfield Hills and neighboring Birmingham in his very green Henry 1, john will most likely be found taking pictures around the school. For this husky dayboy and his Craphlex have become a regular feature in Crane captions. With the electrical business blinking in his future, john will continue to work hard at Michigan next year looking toward an engineering degree. Football 6, C Club G, Rifle Club 3-4, Pillar Committee 6, Crane 5-6, Bnooic 6, Camera Club 5-6, Fram Club 6. CHRISTOPHER NOEL HUNTLEY Aim high! Nobody exemplifies this E,m,m1F,,,,,, V school motto more than Chris, whose ready laugh has become his trade-mark since he entered in the junior year. Along with maintaining a high scholastic average, his writing brought him five major prizes in the Detroit News scholastic writing contest in his junior year. In the fall he led the cross country team in all its meets in his First year out for the sport. In the Winter he led the special English class with his dissertation on VVordsworth and Coleridge. In the spring he ran the mile on the track team, and worked with Ergasterian and on the Crane, where he was a staff writer. A Lower School prefectship added slightly to the curvature of his spine, but as anyone of the little rascals will tell you, he did a great job. Prefect 6, Cross Country 6, C Club 6, Crane 5-6, Ergasterion 5-6, Track 6. A ltadtr in Ins class since his first form WILLIAM RAMSAY JAMES days, dayboy Bill capped his Cranbrook E,,,m,,l F,,,,,, I career this year as varsity basketball captain and senior prefect of Towers. Activity-minded, he has been a Crane staffer since the first form and a Bnooic staffer in his sixth. Ile was associate editor of both publications this year. Elected to the Church Cabinet during his junior year, he contributed during the after-church meetings. Scholastically, he led the class three years running and has been at the top of his house list as long as anyone can remember. And he took Cranbrook seriously, Working con- scientiously toward a better school. To top it all off, he is not above lending a helping hand to the younger boys and keeping them out of trouble. A great fellow, his absence will be felt in the years to come. Senior Pre-feet 6, Commencement Dance Committee 5, Rifie Club 2-3-4, Fram Club 6, Basket- ball 5, Captain 6, Club 5-6, Crane 1-2-3-4-5 Associate Editor 6, Bnook 3-4-5, Assistant Editor 6, Christmas Pageant 1. Church Cabinet G, Foreign Club fassociate memberj 6, Stu- dent Council ROBERT HUGH KIMES NVhcthtr you call lnm Runes, II1 Mint E,,,,,,,.,l F,,,,,, V just plain Bob, he has still shown a drive and determination that have made him a host of friends during the two years that he has been at Cranbrook. From Dayton, Ohio, where he played football and picked up the Ohio bug of motor mania, he brought that winning smile and carefree attitude. Majoring in football in the fall, captain Kimes plunged his way through the line time and time again during the University School game that now stands as one of the feats of the athletic year. A typical scene in his room might bc a few of the uninitiated thumbing through copies of Motor or Cycle with the blaring brass of Dixieland pouring from the vic. Football 5-6, C Club 5-6, Glee Club 5, Vice-President 6, Foreign Club 6, Christmas Pag- eant 5-6, Cheerleader 6, Choir 5-6, Prefect 6.

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One of the 'gold guardf jack can relate JOHN PALMER MANNING tales of the good old days for anyone who E,,,m,,1 1.-,,,,,, I will listen. And he should know. Frorn his days in the lower school to his senior year he has been an outstanding athlete. Lettering in baseball in his sophomore year he has followed the diamond sport through summer American Legion ball and spring vacation trips. Football letter- man and hockey goalie, his athletic interests carried him into the veepis post in the CU Club. A friendly, curly-haired little guy with a wide grin, he plans to make WVashington and Lee, a stop-off on the spring baseball trip, his stopping place next fall. Football 6, Baseball 4-5-6, Hockey G. C Club 5, Vice-President G, Cabin Committee 6, Clee Club 5-6, Christmas Pageant 5-fi, Camera Club 3-4-5-6, Student Council 3. RICARDO NUNEZ Rotund Rick looks like fl genuine product of one of 15,,,,,,,1 FWD, V llavana's more select social circles, having a phv- sique that closely resembles a barrel of Puerto Rican rum. But mention anything about the Puerto Ricans to Rick and you're likely to undergo a half-hour of ear-splitting invectives. But he is more often mild than callous, especially when comfortably settled in a smoking room chair. or watch- ing a stack of ,45's melt down on his record changer. Never one to miss a party, dance or afternoon siesta, he was one of the boysv in the bull sessions. Some of his more drole bits of humor have developed from his observations of life across the lake. Far from being a content with his casual existence, future lawyer Rick wants to expand intellectually even more at his home University of Havana in the fall. No one can be around Paul for long without PAUL L, PENFIELD, JR, realizing one of two things: either radio is Empmd F,,,.,,, 111 the only hope of American civilization or all masters who make Paul take off his yellow radio-equipped hat should be doomed to a den of silence. Amazing the boys in physics class with his daily demon- strations of new and unplumhed scientific truths, he has been a natural for the Radio Club, which rewarded him with the presidency after a three-year mem- bership. Another of the laughing dayboy tribe, Paul has proved himself capable in the classroom and on the work program. College for him means just one big chance for scientific research. If Cranbrook is any indication, he should make a go of it. Common Room Committee fi. lladio Club Il. President 6. Cabin Committee fi. Clee Club 5-6, Forsign Club 'S PI'E'S1lltI'li 6 GEORGE HAROLD ROEHM Ccorgt is one of thc few boys who Emm-fl Form 1 would rather stand out of the spotlight and quietly do his job. Quiet, yet observant and competent, be enjoys watching passing events serenely and draw- ing his own conclusions. George is, however, anything but backward. He de- lights in a friendly, serious conversation and often volunteers his views. He was one of the football players during the fall and, possessing a good physique, naturally likes athletics. Rifle club and Erg have also taken up part of his energies. Whether he enjoys a good joke or not, he often comes out with a slv remark which only be and the instructor are able to understand. Most likely only his classmates will remember George, but he would have it that wav, for he knows what he wants and where he is headed. 4 Lost and Found Committee 6, Clee Club 5-6, Rifle Club 2-Fl-4-5-6. Christmas Pageant 5-fi. Ergasteriau 4-5-6