Hackley School - Annual Yearbook (Tarrytown, NY)

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av Ag y THE HAFKLEY ANNLJAI. E is ,.. , I' 7 N-1 , , 1: X X 1. I ....i,.1J e ,f 'if '12',',, '. 1'f -1, - ' ' ,'5f i4':. IT' 'f fLf 1ff -- , ' 'Q-'.'-Jf'ffI'.Z' -5'5'fC J 1- fi r 151.1 -.-bw 5 'Q . .-- I '. -1 fe ' 1 an 1 1, ,.-. u.W f '- Q 4 ERE we have the first of the famous Philadelphia Trio, and believe me, Blotto Belfield needs nothing but his alert personality and handsome face to carry him through what we know will be a successful business career. In fact, he can tell you the shoe business already from instep to heel, working both ways from the middle. Russ is one of the veterans of the class, and has played on all the teams up here since he Outgrew Haverford. He captained our Hockey team last year, and holds down our slow-ball artists on the baseball team. Aside from this, Russ has big brown eyes which have won him many friends, and have driven several crazy. He is the paternal grandfather of the Dramatic Club, having appeared in the plays since Lord knows when, his loud bellow being a regular feature of the evening. This young man's weak points are few and far between, one living in Atlanta, Ga., and the remainder scattered between Kew Gardens and Vassar. Russ has a tough time making the rounds, but seems to get away with it alright,-maybe it's because he was voted the biggest bluffer in the class, and again perhaps it's because he's a pretty good fellow after all. From what we've seen of him, which is plenty, we're inclined to the latter supposition, in spite of his baby face and his ability as a card sharp Cask Grayj. Hackley is losing one of its most familiar circuses in Russ Belfield, and it looks as though some college is to be the loser, since he is going directly into business, where we wish him the best of luck. We hope that he'll grace a few reunions with his presence, because the class never seems complete without him, and his raucous voice has become an integral part of Hackley. 21

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1--7' X KSJ THE HACKLEY ANNUAL ,. . 1 i - w , a a N v, 11,-Lg, 1'1'vJ,f.-Z, v -x5'1f' '.-?7:,Lf'.:5f3.'f'f ' B ' '5i5ff f f'-'. 1 ' .- - ' - Y.. Q T C v , . qty ILL BERRI, better known as the man in the iron mask, has been in our midst for many, many years, and is rounding out a long service by departing for a trip around the world as soon as possible, and for as long as possible. It is Bill's boast that he never did a stroke of work in his life, and he is dodging college in order that his record may remain unsullied. Although Bill spends most of his time roaring around in a Chrysler far from the haunts of man CBrooklyn, to be exactj, he has found time to direct the destinies of the Hackley in his capacity as business man- ager, and anyone who can appreciate his artful dodges as manager of soccer will never doubt that he has always had the interests of the school at heart. When Bill's car is out of the running, he can al- ways be found imitating a boa-constrictor or a Walrus in the smoking room, where he consumes other peoples' cigarettes, and keeps us in a constant state of good humor. Bill's main asset is, his large nose, which everyone seems to notice, but that girl he brings up to the games every so often. As may readily be seen by reference to the opposite page, Bill is not exactly our prize student, but by some miracle of fate, and an unusual advertisement to hir. Hague both at the organ and in the choir, he has managed to convince the King that Hackley would lose a picturesque figure if he left. For this reason, perhaps, he has remained with us despite his tendency for quarter-century marks, which he pulls down with remarkable regularity. Be this as it may, it seems to us that the King has kept Bill in spite of him- self fthe King, of coursej, and has come to the same conclusion that we have reached, that Big Bill Berri is a pretty darn good fellow to have around, and one that the school will be sorry to lose. Certainly we wish him all the luck possible in his journeys and afterward, and hope that he'll let us hear from him once in a while. 23