Earlham College - Sargasso Yearbook (Richmond, IN)

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or bonlire. ln any class lunclion, you could counl on Gussie's being llie life ol Hue par+ . Wilma Fessler would be Jrlie an- swer +o a business man's prayer - elllicienl slenograplier and accounlanl de luxe willw a boundless supply of energy. Pally Bond's liands seem lo be deslined lo wrile lime fragile lyrics Thai skie composes. And lfier wry liumor, or an occasional de- laclwmenl, go well willw lwer sell-composure. We're convinced llial lvlarcus l-ladley is pixilaled, and we ollen envy liim lor il. l-laving cauglwl liim being serious, we know lfie can be, bul liis good liumor is always a deliglillul memory. We all liked Jolinny lvlills because lie liad a good sense ol liu- mor, and l'ie look lwis work and play seri- ously. Jolinny was an old wlieelliorse on +l'ie maroon line for four years and a clean consislenl player on llrie baskelball floor. Lislen for boogie-woogie al odd liours ol llwe day and you'll probably discover biol- ogy-ben'r Pickle on llie ivory. Slwe keeps llfie girls on l'ier floor well enlerlained willn lier wil, and we undersland Anne's a masler of rlwe genlle arl ol reparlee. lvlucli as slwe loves Earllwam, Gene Smillw seems lo liave a soil spoi lor weekends in lier liome lown. Sl1e's versalile, a capable oiciicer, a liome economisl, and a dependable allw- lele. As a bridge sliark we recommend Dagwood Vail. Easy going and reliable, lie could be counled upon lo lend a lwelp- ing lfiand 'ro any commillee clwairman on llie verge of breakdown.

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of our all-round girls. l-ler faTal beauTy won her renown as our l942 Homecoming Queen, Though she mighf also have been known as The Blond Blifz of Comsfock Field. Sarah is always There when help is needed, and she can pull anyone ouT of a TighT spof before he knows whaT's hap- pened. Lonnie Freebairn is anoTher one of The preaching members of our class. In keep- ing wiTh his preaching, he's one Casanova dileTTanTe who aTTended Family class. Libby Reynolds is everyone's friend, including The Armed Forces, whose morale she keeps high wiTh flighTs of V-mail. And They also benefiT from her efficiency as home eco- nomisT in The form of delicious home-made fudge. EI Evans is a dashing figure on The hockey field or baskeTball floor and can she churn The wafer in The swimming pool! EI is noT only a sfar in Tunic, buT she is also a champ in The classroom. IT you need sympafhy look for El. When Bundymen gaThered in unusual numbers in The Gyp Shop, you could be sure ThaT Duke was eifher pushing a new sale or enferfaining The boys wiTh his varied and unending reper- Toire of aah . . . sfories. Buf Duke was really aT his besf in The Thick of a Tough scrap for a baskefball, or racing Through The Tackle on The gridiron. l-le's The Tough- esT, sTringiesT, scrappiesT player Earlham's seen in many a day. Now Gussie has al- ways been The mosT volaTile, versafile mem- ber of The class of '43 - always on hand To lead a cheer in his inimiTable fashion, or To raise our spiriT aT a pep rally, picnic

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HHHS F M Henry LeboviTZ RuThanna D F' d Luci' l-li Frances Mayer is a day dodger wiTh a liTe oT her own - and we don'T see much oT her on campus. She is a TrequenT in- habiTanT oT The Iibe, and maiors in English. Lebby oT The perpeTual camera and nu- merous sTage personaliTies, adds a dash oT spice To our memories oT '43, We lilce his engaging Tranlqness and The way his camera sees Things. PubliciTy oTTice, The PosT and baseball occupied a greaT deal oT his Time This year. Well girls KraTzie, is one oT The mosT acTive girls on The campus: mu- sician, aThleTe, scholar, and Teacher lshe geTs paid Tor iT, Tool. And she is The pro- pelling power oT Sunday Vespers. VVarmhearTed and Triendly To all - ThaT's how we Thinlc oT RuThanna Davis. She malces us Tee! aT home, wiTh her enThusiasm and her ready laughTer. BoTh on campus and oTT she's also one oT The l3usiesT people we lcnow. lT seemed ThaT Bob l3yrd's mu- sical TalenTs were almosT wiThouT limiT. We'd heard him play in church and in chapel, buT The besT perTormances oT his versaTiliTy were The diTTiculT running piano accompanimenT Tor Prodigal Son and his clever improvisaTions Tor our FaTal Beau- Ty . Bob was one oT The indispensables oT The class oT '43, Lucy l-liggs is a cuTe