Germantown Academy - Ye Primer Yearbook (Fort Washington, PA)

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WILLIAM ROSS RUGGIE aku L1 e IS ajcst Gay Entered 38 Crew 39 Fire Brigade 4l Spanish Club 38 Treasurer 40 Ross IS a very llkable person whose humorous antlcs and wltty remarks have made hlm popular wlth the boys H15 troubles wlth Mrs Pfelfer ln the library arguments wlth Mr Basy heckllng of Mr enkmson and boostmg of the swing musxc by hls one and only Count Basie wlll be remembered by every senior Ross has always been helpful ln the transportatlon of Mr French s teams SIRCC he IS always wllllng to help others Best wlshes for your success next year Sakx ROBERT WILLIAM SAFRIN 0 All wzsdom s armory this man could wield Entered 40 Football Team 40 Baseball Team 40 41 Fire Brigade 4l Phllo 4I Spanxsh Club 40 V1ce President 4l Athletlc Councll 4I Cum Laude Valedlctory Bob has been prominent ln both sports and school actlvltles at G A Has f-me play at quarter back caused hlm to be plcked for the All lnterac football team and the Lions Clubs football trophy and his fme pltclung has won many a vlctory for our baseball team ln the past two years Bob has been active in many non athletlc actlvltles and by hls llkable personality has won great popularlty among the boys He has dls played not only athletlc ablllty but also academic proficiency for hls lntelllgence has placed him ln the top section of the class ratmgs We are sure that Bob will be very successful at college next year 6 HS 'ff . , , , . ICB bv -Meredith. . , 2

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HARRY JOSEPH McDEVl'lT JR Mac L1 e rs a dream La Beaumelle Entered 41 Spanish Club 4I Although our knowledge of thus newcomer IS somewhat llmlted by his late arrlval at A he has nevertheless won our frlendshlp by his genial dlSpOSltl0h Throughout the year Mac was seen wlth Brud Vogel contlnually both on the campus and ln thelr laboratory lunch SCSSIODS Smce our new acquamtance plans to enter Yale Unlverslty his extra study at G A has prevented hlm from competlng m sprlng sports We trust that Macs soclablllty will always prove bene flclal to hum Best of luck Mac' JAMES MARTIN PAWSON JR Hn He hath a cusluon plump Coleridge Entered 35 Soccer Manager 41 Swnmmmg Team 40 41 Baseball uad 40 4l Fire Brigade 41 Presldent 41 Belfry Club 40 41 The Academy Monthly Staff 40 Assistant Literary Edxtor 40 l..1t erary Edltor 4I YE PRIMER Staff Actlvltles Edltor Senior Dance Commlttee 41 Wlllnam Kershaw Medal 36 Senior Debate Class Prophecy The Academy Club lm IS that Smlllng good natured boy who can always be seen wlth Doug Ford Because of a leg Injury lm was forced out of competltlon ln sports this fall but he nevertheless gave hls all ln h1s capacity as manager of the soccer team We also mlght mentlon the fact that he has done fine work as Llterary Edltor of The Monthly one of the hardest thlngs ln this Job bemg to make the Literary Staff submlt maternal ln time for the deadlme It was partly wlth hls cooperatlon that Doug Ford was able to accomplish what he dld for the French Club Here s to your success next fall m 7.5 , . an n . . . . G. H , . aj' n Phmlo, 40, ,Secretary, 'elg French Qlub, '39, 40, Vnce- J. . .. 1 - , .Ii .

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EDWARD HALL SANBORN lll Surely I shall be wzser ln a year Tennyson Entered 38 Basketball uad 39 40 Tenms Squad 39 Fare Brigade 4l French Club 39 40 Spanish Club 40 4I Vice President 40 Ed IS a qulet unassummg fellow of very neat appearance and an lnexhaustlble yearnlng for daydreammg He had some hard luck thls wlnter when he broke hls ankle and crlppled himself for qulte a while but he kept right on uslng a cane to ald hlm In getting to school Although he IS not a consplcuous fellow Ed IS known to and liked by all his classmates We trust that Ed s affablllty wlll prove beneficial to hlm ln all fields of endeavor BENJAMIN BURTON SMYTH Smitty We hardly fnd any persons of good sense save those 7 who agree wzlh us La Rochefoucauld Entered 28 Swxmmxng Squad 4l Baseball Squad 39 40 4I Flre Brlgade 40 4I Orchestra 40 4I YE PRIMER Staff Asslstant Business Manager Treas urer of Class 39 Mock Presentation As one of the Four Horsemen four orlglnal members of the class, Smltty has proved valuable asset to G A Way back m the Lower School he was the class tough guy but slnce he has been nn the Upper School he has become reserved and qulet well most of the tlme any way He was at his verbal best whlle converslng Wlth Bob Yeabsley ln the back row of Mr Basy s class You have never seen qulte everythlng untll you have seen Smltty and B111 Farr racmg a tough twenty yards m the swlmmlng pool Smitty not only has been first trumpeter ln the school band but also IS actlve ln a private orchestra Trumpet smoothly through life Smitty and watch out for the sour notes 71 7 llEd77 . 1 ' , SC ' 7 .. nc . . , ' a O l ll ll ' . : , i I . ! - , . . , .