Haverford College - Record Yearbook (Haverford, PA)

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KNIGHTS GAMBIT NORM HILL, unlike intrepid Sch.itannfF or Mdlani, forsook the sodden eeilings of the Annex for the soppy floors of Barelay. Norm had the distinetion of never touehing a drop or a weed until his Junior year whereupon he met up with the Mike Dunn Cult and from there wended his way to sueh urban hangouts as the Blue Note, the Rendez- vous, ete. This encounter subsequently won him first prize for the most underslept person in the class, awarded by Schatanoff, runner-up in the contest. In the early hours of the morning, (before the migration to Barelay) after briefly considering the classes for that morning. Norm could be heard moving to his bed, flopping down on the edge of it and lamenting the double tragedy of B.M.C. (a haven for out-of-it wenches ) and the graduation of Mike Dunn. RALPH JAECKEL, one of the few men in the Annex vv ' ho goes to bed at night, seeks solace from this dilemma in the secluded quietness of the library. Having avoided the twin Merion Maisons his first year, he endured a year of mental cruelty in North Barclay only to forsake this for the outer fringes of the campus. And there the faithful menage of night owls welcomed him to h;s new home (Schatanoff even risked his life one night, skirting from his window to Ralph ' s to open the door of his room. Ralph lost the key.) Once situated m this outpost, he had to learn to ride his bike and balance the brief case at the same time in order to make it to Russian classes. But when Cohen lost the former, Ralph returned with his sHghtly bouncing walk to the footpaths toward upper-upper campus. JOE SCHATANOFF can usually be seen between the hours of one and four in the morning, his long lean angular appear- ance framed in the doorway of IHMA. The only man, besides Malani, who has been able to stand the Annex for the full four year stint, he offsets his surrounding moribund maison by hourly jaunt off to the Toddle House to fortify himself against Cohen s banalities and the pursuit of chemistry, or until Dannay makes his harrassed appearance for a game of chess. A dangling cigarette between the lips of a vague smile bestride the chess board while intermittent chuckles punctuate the otherwise silent concentration of the game — before Joe flops back into his rocker, sighs quietly, reaches for a cigarette, glances at the clock, sighs again, and at last picks up the Chem book — long since fallen to the floor. Tzvchr

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SONS AND LOVI:RS BERKELEY HARRIS, a sort ot blond Orson Welles, has, since his freshman year, been one ot the more dynamic figures on the campus. Impeccably dressed and sporting his own abundant brand of humor, he has been a disruptmc;. if welcome, infiuence on the citadels of culture — the dining room, the Drama Club, and Br -n Mawr, where he is known affectionately as B. H. B. W. (Berkeley Harris, Boy Wonder). He has starred in almost every play in the last four years, a talent which continues off the stage as well as on. much to the fascinated amusement of those about him. It comes as no surprise that he plans to continue these histrionics professionally with an eye to rivaling his dark-haired counterpart. DICK MAREK. the only si. footer in the class who is capable of driving a car at full speed while unseen and apparently asleep behind the wheel, is, ironically enough, blessed with the prime purpose in life of marrying a Swarthmorite who made the beau geste of transferring from Radcliffe specifically to be near him. His long and slightly tilting frame marked him out in the pitching diamond of the intramural Softball league, but Dick of the siesta eyes plans to forsake this talent and devote his life to editing and writing. As background for this he has a Revue editorship and a reputation, well deserved, for being the outstanding English student of the class. Should all this fail him, he plans to operate a Haverford-Swarthmore bus service and spend any profit on a Scottish import which he fervently believes to be the perfect balm for any ailment, mental or physical. DICK RIVERS, stocky, suave, some- thing of a roue, and combining an equal love for Faulkner and Mother O ' Neill ' s, arrived back at College his .senior year with a mustache, a newly-found acting ability, and an amazing propensity for getting a date with any girl at a moment ' s notice. An erstwhile Economics major, Dick switched to English his junior year (perhaps the influence of French House where he was living) and there found his true genre. He has spent the last few summers as a tree expert, a coal miner, and a farmer, but he will not be truly happy until he finds his true vocation — that of reading Shakespeare to an as yet undiscovered menage of harem girls in the Pocono Mountains. Elcvi

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jlM MciCANN, .1 philosophy student who first grounded himself in science, forsook math to move into the higher re;ilm of ideas. A Central Higii Latin background com- bined with the rigorous workouts of Post in Greek m.ide J. R. one of the sharper etymologists on campus. Commuting from Germantown his first year, Jim then moved to Lloyd into a nest of cracker-barrel philosophers, moved on to Founders the next year, happy to find his adversiiries older and wiser. And .so the philosopher, four years of wise reading and deep thought behind him, continued the task of keeping chaos from creeping over cosmos and the task ot .varching for a photo. ynthetic female. HARRIS ARNOLD has a physical size that corresponds with his sense of humor and his wit. And it is these characteristics that have helped him beat a path through the Lunt-Drake-McCatfery trio while becoming an expert on bad bourbon and good women on the side. It was F. Scott Fitzgerald who spoke of a man being able to hold two opposing views in the mind at the same time and still being able to function. This seems to apply to Hack : he had a host of metaphysical reasons for the fact that Merion Annex was still standing, but he lived there just the same. DON KERNOVOTCH KERN, born during the proletariat revolution and discouraged by its lack of success, turned his efforts to the enlightened socialism abounding the Political Science department. After spending four years in this atmosphere, he became the only Political Science major to graduate a Republican. Because of the difficulty of posting notices on the Tenth Entry dart board (he was using it), .the athletic department had to do without his services. But he managed to attain a modicum of cultural sensitivity by cultivating cats and attending Wednesday evening philosophical meetings in New York. He was the only man to drive a Cadillac without a dime, but more in keeping with his new home, he learned to strengthen his legs by the walks from the Annex up to the campus. After receiving the M.A. from Uncle Sam, he plans to go into business. THE SOUND AND THE FURY Thirteen