Haverford College - Record Yearbook (Haverford, PA)

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ANNECKERS About the only pre-formed organization which we found in our midst as fresh- men way back in ' 48 was of Hotchkiss manufacture — come to think of it, of earlier manufacture even than that. We mean, of course, the Kirk Clique. Consigned, from all appearances, to Princeton, but somehow sidetracked on the Paoli Local, this group has served these four years nevertheless as Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary from Nassau, with the chancery in Merion Annex. Speaking sar- torially and party-wise, the representation has been impeccably correct, down to the last bow tie and brand of — uh, well, brand. The other main characteristic of this group has been its rather high rate of turnover, what with such old stand-bys as Chuck Stott, Fred Osier, and Tom Wilson gradually dropping out one by one. Permanent nucleus — or rather nuclei — of the Kirk Clique have been two rather denturous individuals who have the distinction of being the only set of identical twins to pass through these portals in recent years. So similar in appearance that a good share of us still can ' t tell them apart, and rarely seen except in one another ' s company, Dick and Don Kirk nonetheless are, as the record shows, two distinct indi- viduals. Dick ' s a football and track man, a broad English major, and a future titan of Wall Street; Don has played soccer, studied economics and political science, held up the Taft end of campus politics, and plans to teach. Tuck Hall has been consistently one of the Class of ' 52 ' s bon vivants, as evidenced by his eye to style in all things from clothes to interior decoration to automobiles. His hops in his famous MG were cut short this year by Army induction, but Tucker still plans to be a Florida or California architect. Tom Ruth is known for attending BMC courses, coaching at Haverford School, eating off campus, and for saying eat the birdie copper to the Lower Merion police. Wendell Oberholtzer, finishing up at Haverford after seven years, will return to banking after graduation. ROBERT TUCKER HALL 4425 West 6th Street, Topeka, Kansas. Major: Philosophy. Birthplace: Topeka, Kansas. Activities: WHRC 1; Class Night 2. DONALD G. KIRK 200 South Street, Morristown, New Jersey. Major: Political Science. Birthplace: Morristown, New Jersey. Activities: ICG 3, 4; Bridge Club 2, 3, 4; Soccer 1, 2 (jayvee), 3, 4; Cricket 2, 3; Class Night 1, 2, 3, 4; Varsity Club 3, 4. RICHARD A. KIRK 200 South Street, Morristown, New Jersey. Major: English. Birthplace: Morristown, New Jersey. Activities: Bridge Club 2, 3, 4; Football 1, 2 (jayvee), 3, 4; Track 1 (jayvee), 2, 3, 4; Class Night 1, 2, 3, 4; Varsity Club 2, 3, 4. WENDELL W. OBERHOLTZER Mont Clare, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Major: Economics. Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. THOMAS NELSON RUTH 701 Cathedral Street, Baltimore 1, Mary- land. Major: English. Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland. Activities: NEWS 1, 2; Glee Club 1; WHRC 1, 2, 4, Sports Director 3; Class Night 1, 2.