Haverford College - Record Yearbook (Haverford, PA)

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AFTER-DINNER WHIST CLUB Every evening, having stuffed themselves with Mrs. Beatty ' s cheese surprise (or perhaps a little tenderloin of whale), the residents of Number Two Lloyd gather round for a few hands of cards. It sure beats studying, and for acquiring the social graces there ' s nothing better. Most frequent interloper and kibitzer on these proceedings is Don Broadbelt. A resident of Lansdowne, he has adopted this room of no trump and grand slams as his on-campus listening post. Not only is he a good friend of the inhabitants, but the room is a convenient place for him to deposit his books while at basketball practice in the winter or baseball practice in the spring. For Don has been a mainstay of both teams, co-captaining the Scarlet quintet and playing just about any infield position for the baseball nine. Another to leave his mark on the athletic field (links would be a better word in this case) is Paul Sterner, who has the rare distinction of captaining a varsity team two years in a row. Effective on tee, fairway, green, and, to present the com- plete picture, in rough and sandtrap, Paul has been a dependable leader of the local golf team. Speaking of sports, it ' s hard to beat the record of Bud Getman, who has directed them, written about them, and, of course, participated in them more than any undergraduate since the class of ' 08. His writings have fed Press Service and NEWS, and his direction and participation have bulked large in intramurals these past four years. Howard Bliss — the financier of this group — is best known for his discretion and prudence (e.g., his status as an English major) and also for his exquisite taste in pin-stripes and hand-painted ties in an age of gray flannels and regimental cravats. A perennial Glee Clubber, Howie looks forward to a happy middle age as First Citizen of Middletown, Connecticut. The other half of Bliss is called Dick Messick — rebel from New Jersey, pre- medic, and transfer from Chapel Hill. Never seen without a portrait of Stonewall Jackson over his desk and a chemistry experiment on it, Dick plays the southerner so convincingly that it seems a pity he couldn ' t have been born there. HOWARD BLISS Middletown, Connecticut. Major: English. Birth- place: Middletown, Connecticut. Activities: Freshman Introduction Commit- tee 3, 4; Glee Club 2, 3, 4. BLAYNEY DONALD BROADBELT 164 Albemarle Avenue, Lans- downe, Pennsylvania. Major: Engineering. Birthplace: Philadelphia, Penn- sylvania. Activities: Soccer (jayvee) 1; Basketball 1, 2 (jayvee), 3, Co-Cap- tain 4; Baseball 1, 2, 3, 4; Varsity Club 1, 2, 3, 4. BURRILL M. GETMAN, JR. 251 Crestwood Road, Warwick, Rhode Island. Major: Economics. Birthplace: Germantown, Pennsylvania. Activi- ties: Class Vice-President 4; Freshman Introduction Committee 4; NEWS 1, 2, Sports Editor 3; Record 3; Press Service 3, 4; Class Night 2, 3; Founders Club 3, Secretary 4; Varsity Club 4; Intramural Committee 1, 2, 4, Chairman 3. RALPH RICHARD MESSICK 121 Warren Street, Beverly, New Jersey. Major: Chemistry. Birthplace: Riverside, New Jersey. Activities: Chemistry Club 4. PAUL L. STERNER, JR. 1234 Pelhamdale Avenue, Pelham Manor, New York. Major: Political Science. Birthplace: Des Moines, Iowa. Activi- ties: Class Vice-President 3; Customs Committee 4; NEWS 1; Basketball (jayvee) 1; Golf 1, 2, Captain 3, 4; Class Night 2; Varsity Club 1, 2, 3, Secretary-Treasurer 4; Intramural Committee 2, 3, 4.

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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.