Haverford College - Record Yearbook (Haverford, PA)

Page 31 text:

BILL BECKER A sign on his door reads: William L. Becker Office Hours: ALL NIGHT In the living room are a core of close friends and seat his Sunbeam jacket. The audience is being treated to to the Blank-You Gary Cake story and finally some one again. But Bill was more than the grossest mouth on drop of a deadline. His formula was simple: at 3:00 typewriter, the white all-night jacket, down a cup the standard opening paragraph, and toss in a colo On the weekends he would shave and do his laun week). Then, dressed in his German ski sweater, he and suavely continue: Hello, Princess! But no capsule description, serious or in jest, can are contagious and his personality has infected those environment has left him a belter man than when he ed on the green couch is The Truckdriver Mouth in the latest Marlboro Country routine. He breaks in- one asks to hear the Right There Harv ' , Right There campus . He could write an 82-groove paper at the a.m. get out the piece of foam rubber, the little black of coffee, and begin. Call it A Plea for Whatever , use red graph or two. dry (if there had been an eclipse of the moon that would pick up the receiver, call Rock, belch slightly, safely hope to do Bill justice. His energy and spirit about him. Similarly, his social interaction with his entered. 27

Page 30 text:

RICK BAZELON Rick ' s personalily is a seemingly paradoxical blend of strength and, to use a forbidden word, tenderness. This means that, unlike many other nice guys, there is a great deal behind Rick ' s frequent smiles. His strength of character lies in the firm set of principles and goals which he has established for himself and which he never betrays. Yet they do not blind him to the wants and needs of others, and rather than pursuing his own selfish course, he is often in dangei of becoming the doormat of the world because of his considerateness. Nor do Rick ' s principles rigidity or limit his outlook on life, for they are accompanied by true openmindedness and a wide-ranging variety of interests. This combination has enabled him to take full advantage of Haverford in all its aspects, keeping each element in proper perspective. Aided by his seemingly boundless energy, he has worked hard organizing the Tougaloo exchange and the Second American Revolution, and has performed well in such diverse ac- tivities as Students ' Council, the tennis team, the study of British history, and the Customs Committee, always refusing to do a super- ficial job. At the same time. Rick has managed to develop a surpris- ing number of what he would aptly call very close friendships, as well as a deep relationship with a certain Bryn Mawrter. Whether or not he eventually becomes America ' s first Jewish President, he is certain to contribute as much to life in the outside world as he has to life at Haverford. 26

Page 32 text:

STEVE BERRJEN Among Steve ' s varied interests and activities, the Customs Committee stands out in showing the way in which Steve has given something of himself to other stu- dents. Steve ' s friendly, natural, and sincere manner has imparted an unmistakable tone to Customs Week for the past three years, and has helped many freshmen to feel at ease in their new environment. That Steve ' s primary extra-curricular concern at Haverford has been the Customs Committee, and that he has been such an effec- tive member of it, are natural consequences of the pleasure which Steve takes in making contact with people around him. For Steve, this is what life is all about. Contact with others is so important to Steve because it carries with it openness and communication, and the possibility of full and close relationships. These re- lationships are more than a source of enjoyment for Steve; they are the purpose or goal around which he has built his life. This is shown by Steve ' s way of life at Haverford, his interest in literature, his relationship with Robs, and his desire to go on to teach in a personal setting. It is in getting to know and to understand others that Steve realizes in himself a sense of value and of fulfillment. 28