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

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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 . ! - , . . , .

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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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ARNOLD LEONARD SNY DER Tal mg 13 one o the fnc arts Holmes Entered 39 Track Team 39 Flre Brigade 40 4l French Club 40 41 YE PRIMER Staff Asslstant Buslness Manager Senior Debate Comxc relief can be appreclated as well ln the classroom as ln llterature and we could always count on AI for a wlse crack ln class He can also be SCIIOUS they tell us when the necessity presents ltself We are not sure yet whether he wlll be a lawyer or a pharmacist but we know that he can talk hls way lnto or out of almost anythlng and that he can mlx delicious sodas Al never has any trouble makmg frlends matter where he IS so wherever he goes next year he wlll certamly be an asset to that mstl tl1tlOIl HERBERT MARSHAL STANTON Herb Whencc IS thy 1earmng9 Gay Entered 39 Soccer Squad 39 Team 40 Swlmmlng Squad 39 Team 40 Basketball Manager 4l Base rsh Club Secretary 39 V1cePres1dent 40 Presldent 4I Blue Key Society 40 Treasurer 4I Orchestra 39 40 4l The Academy Monthly Staff Assxstant I..1t erary Edxtor 40 4I YE PRIMER Staff Actlvltles Edltor Wallace S TruesdellMemor1alPr1ze 40 Cum Laude Senlor Debate Salutatlo Herb has taken an actlve part ln both athletlc and non athletic aCtlVltlCS since he joined our class HIS partlclpatlon ln extra currlcular actlvl tles however has never affected his scholastic work which has been excellent Herb won the Wallace 5 Truesdell Nlemorlal PFIZC for excel lence ln Latm m the Fourth Form He also has had a deep Interest ln Spanlsh havlng been elected to offices of the Spanish Soclety for the past two years and belng Presldent thls year Herb IS so well versed ln knowledge of various kmds that lt IS practlcally lmposslble to stump hlm on a question We feel sure that whatever hls field of endeavor he wlll be a great success 78 HAI!! k' ' f .- . - ' ' , no SC 77 ballscluad: '39g Fire Brigade, '4lg Philo, '40Z '4IZ spanf