Hackley School - Annual Yearbook (Tarrytown, NY)

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lq'lu' 4' TT4E l4ACWKLEf' APiNLLAL Q fx 'WWIS I 7 NW , i 1' N 2 ,A 1 , ,meink-w ' f::ff1a.. . 1i'3f77'?PLi-77., .827-3-112.45 V-,.'i,,.'-,y,,3,-.,g..z' ,wi f , ..q- ,,. ,'.,-,-,fl . - 0 1 fr 1 - ' u A. f J. 'ld f 'xr' fp A gi 4. LEXANDER MITCHILLI, CRANE is different. His difference reverts to the fact that he is forever asking ques- tions instead of answering them. Although one expects to be continually responding to incessant queries when one enters school, Alex came with another purpose in mind, i. e,, to ask and learn, and what he learns is none of your business. At any rate, he has stored up quite a bit of book wisdom during his stay at Hackley and uses it beneficially as the nucleus of many an imposing article or poem for both the Harkley and the Dial. Big Al, as he is known to his contemporaries, has, besides his store of book wisdom, a decided aptitude for conversation with the frail sex, In other words, he has a foolproof line. So far he has not divulged the secret of his success, but what do we care when his latent charm helps make the school dances the successes that they always are f?J. More than once one of the Hackley butterflies has deserted the football heroes to converse with Al, who undeniably has a glowing personality. He rides along with moderate accomplish- ment in most of his studies, but comes into his own the moment he is greeted by the sarcastic bombshells of A. T.'s class in English. His own brother states that if Alex were to spend all his time on English, he would soon have even the genius named Warner beg- ging for mercy, which is no idle compliment. As far as we know, Big Al is driving straight toward authorship, and as an early prep- aration for this peculiar ambition, he has decided to honor Amherst with his presence for the next four years. We certainly wish him all possible luck there and in later life. 25

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1 7'X A 1? THE HACKLEY ANNUAL ,.. , 'X I A 1 x .,, ,,'4-. I .,., 3.-!fffJ',' Q 'M'-11-, in , 1, iff? - ,fe-f'.'rf.f ' 1 ., Q. e e e E e if was .4 .1- .-.wrw . , ' 1- -vffa 'Ov - ' - f N, - ' r :1 X , r . 4. ND now let us introduce you to Richard Crane, the boy mechanic and jack-of-all-trades of the Senior Class. For the four years that Si has been at Hackley he has steadily increased for the better, until now, where we once saw a lanky, solemn fellow of easy-going disposition and one who was only moderately interested in his work, we have a tall, muscular youth, still a trille thin but beginning to fill out, who sails through his examinations with flying colors and when angered Hys into such a rage that the country round about trembles in terror. We cannot say enough concerning the mechanical ability of this unproclaimed genius, but let it suffice that the few who know him well realize he is a master in the arts of remodeling, constructing, and inventing, and expect him to be one day a man of great prominence among the artisans of the world. However, in other lines Si is not so perfect. For example, he hates the sight of women and couldn't be induced to go to a dance unless by superhuman effort. Even when reciting a simple little verse before a throng of admiring damsels, his heart jumped to his throat and obstructed the words which eventually slipped through far behind time. We sincerely hope that he loses this petty characteristic, and wish him the best of luck during his coming year at Harvard, where he will surely need it. 27