Hackley School - Annual Yearbook (Tarrytown, NY)

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cfvh LN-f f .5 Z f ggi' . fm A5 I iq V xv HK i . fic A 3 wx-'l A A nf w l' 1 ' If we A- -v f t 5 r 1 1 1- X L I' inn C ul Al Chase Soccer. 52-54 KH, H, HJQ Wi'estling, 52-55 CH, H, H11 Var- sity 'H' Club, 553 International Club, Debatingg Glee Club. 5-1, 55, Co-Ed, 'Dialf 55, Cum Laudeg President of School, 55. As president of the school and co-editor of The Dial, Al has been active almost every moment. Yet, he somehow found time to hit the books and to win the unprecedented honor of being elected to Cum Laude in his junior year, ln addition, he was awarded the Hackley Bowl as the best all round student. The Hakl1ash spirit is in evidence everywhere, whether on the soccer field or wrestling mat, in these he has maintained a varsity station since his sophomore year, Al's term as president of the school has made student gov- ernment more noticeable than ever before. Altogether. Al has risen to the top both in the athletic and scholastic fields. Football, 52-54 QH, H, HJ, Capt. 54, Track, 5-1-55, Glee Club, 52-55, Librarian, 551 Octet, 54-55g Athletic Board of Control, Editor-in-Chief 'Hilltopf 55g Cum Laudeg Vice-l'resi- dent of School, 553 English Speaking Union Scholarship. Chase's long, lean. lanky figure appeared on the Hilltop in 1950, and except for nightly excursions to Ardsley Park has been here ever since. His athletic career was climaxed at Hackley by his election as captain of the football team, In extra-curricular activities. Chase has also excelled. He is editor-in-chief of the ffffflnlll. vice-president of the school, librarian of the Glee Club and a mainstay in the Octet. In fact, he is so much a mainstay of the Octet that Annabelle l5irby will never sound the same after he leaves. Chase's loud voice was often heard drifting from the smok- ing room asking a word for a crossword puzzle or arguing about the stocks, His many friends wish that tall. lean, lanky fellow the best of luck in his future. 17 ALFRED K. BAKHASH M. CHASE WARING

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fairly well until suddenly, a very long and disastrous bus ride so ruined several boys' health that they had to become boarders and labor on Saturday in the coal mines deep beneath the Hackley laundry in order to recover. With an evergrowing group of the Old Guard Conservatives from the previous years, the junior class was entered. Bruce Waterfall found himself reinforced in his fight to uphold Bronxville by Phil Lord and Bruce Oatman, members of the same repute filly, At this time the Gugini and Levo were joined by little Bear Prudhomme, who could often be seen opening odd-colored and odd-smelling letters from Connecticut. Terry Wilson found that running for touchdowns and flashing across the quarter-mile finish line was not the only thing in life-suddenly there was another sex-almost! That suave and polished Clive Chajet was joined by Drew Goldberg, a distinguished man, suave and polished in his own whimsical way. Several leaders by this time had emerged and risen to prominence, notably Andy jackson Bakhash, that Persian dictator, and Jim Ridgeway, champion of the underdog. As the year drew to a close, strangely without a mishap, Skip Silloway could almost be seen through a cloud of dust as he peeled out of the parking lot with Barry Stewart close behind CPD in his Jaguar. At last that glorious year had been reached-they were seniors, big and distinguished fwith that universal complexj. Deri Meier continued with no work at all and got amazing marks, while close behind him followed that unobtrusive Little Bob Gulick. Jake Gugino returned from Fredonia without his nose, leaving Old Groundhog Dickie Katz without company-but not for long-because on jake's heels came Andy Cahn and Bruce Hutchinson. Mark Finklestein was joined in his choruses of But Sir! by P. Imperato, who was persecuted just because he was not an earthling, and Alvin Marx, who never explained how the side of his car got smashed. Ernie Alvarez, taking has talents for Public Speaking, announced succinctly this his announcements con- cerning his Varsity H Club would be short. In the meantime the cruel oppressions of Bakhash and Aghassipour were felt on the Senior Corridor. How they escaped being bombed by some radical seniors is still an enigma. If any question was entertained as to the presence of Tex Frank or Frank Borrelli, one had only to look for the scars of the last Indian raid of Big Chief Crazy Otter Becker or view the tire track of an M.G. Phil Couse, that Dirty Britisher, contended that America was still part of the British Empire, and Sam Fuller argued that California was too warm and cultured to be included in the United States. Ably backing Sam was Henry Rhyne, who fought for the Deathless South. Amid the reverberations of Mr. Lindsay's quiet tones, joe Jacobs and Chuck Sanders fled room D in terror. Cap Beatie could often be seen leading his flock of underclad runners over the hills, but was most noted for throwing brick- bats at idealists. Bruce Senor was ready, willing, and able to stand by and watch anybody work-even Phil Schrefer in his many battles in the grappling ring. janko Rasic's ghost will always eat bananas at the bus-stop. Even with Al Aboumrad, the great Mexican graft and corruption artist as treasurer of the school, money was left to his successor. And so departed the most grandiose, verbose, and diversified of senior classes amid clouds of dust and cries of joy or sorrow. 16

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ALFRED ABOUMRAD, JR. ABOOD AGHASSIPOUR Q 111 fffrzge- X 'f S :Ei Q we ,Qu f gjqj 93 , Q ' 'ia-sa-if gm f X ' . 1 f , EE K- '12 gl l . f--..j. ., i 'Q I - ffw' Y , if all if i . P lll. -i Alfie Ron Soccer, 53-54 QH, l-ljg International Club, 53-54g Corridor Monitor, 553 Board of Deacons, 553 Treasurer of School, 55. Al, one of the most notorious representatives from Mexico in Hackley's history, came to the Hilltop in the fall of 1952. As soon as he became acquainted with the life at Hackley, his friendliness and sparkling personality earned him the affection of his classmates. During his three years at Hackley, Al dis- tinguished himself both on the athletic held and in the aca- demic world. He played Varsity soccer for two years, and with wild screams lead the team through two outstanding seasons. Al managed to control the chaotic situa'ion on the junior corridor in spite of his small stature. He plans to study bank- ing in college and return to his native country where he will enter his father's business. Soccer, 53-54 KH, H13 Wrestling, 52-55 QH, H, Hjg Black and Grey Key, 53-55, Sect. 55g Glee Club, 54-ss, Corridor Monitor, 55. Having come to Hackley three years ago to join his uncle. Ron instated himself on the Hilltop with his usual quiet, un- assuming manner. We soon found him to be a student of many varied tastes and interests. His love of quiet and peace is offset by the enjoyment he derives from dancing, singing and laugh- ing. His attachment to engineering is no greater than his appre- ciation for literature and history. His favorite sport, he tells us, is skiing. Whether the job is studies or athletics, whether the under- taking is large or small, Ron can always be seen doing his best. 18