Hawken School - Onyx / Red and Gray Yearbook (Gates Mills, OH)

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er be Rabe De AN Doe GOR TAGY 4. Bi Oke MAURICE PERKINS Senior Gray President, 12; Player’s Club, 12. “PT VERYTHING except potatoes,” is Maurice’s inevitable request when second helpings are offered at lunch. This worthy Senior, who has been at Hawken since time immemorial, topped off his final year by acting as President of the Grays. Perk plays football and baseball, and is a valued assistant in stage-craft and lighting. When the curtain ascends, or a prop falls, or the lights come to an untimely end, that is “Perky.” Maurice hates hats. He has rarely worn one to school; he may be seen on the coldest winter days wending his way hatless through Wade Park, a delapi- dated book bag in one hand. He never takes the street car, as “it takes too long.” He says the hundred-fifth street line is a banana line — the street cars come in bunches! Since the departure of Dick Inglis, Perk has gained the reputation of being the most caustic wit in the school. When he returned from New York, Maurice said that Riverside Drive was the only riverside drive from which he had been able to see the river. That Maurice is an individual may be judged from a glance at his interests. These include western mountains, preferably low, burros, alarm clocks and inter-urbans. When “Perky” leaves the school a character will be gone whom no one can replace. [ fificen ]

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i is sO al | ah a eet ea Pe a WG uh JOHN WILLARD COULTON Sentor Executive Committee of the Student Assembly, 12;.Player’s Club, 12; Football, 12: D° not be deceived by this angelic visage! It masks a sneering humor and a tongue that has lashed every institution of the modern age. His style is much akin to that of the departed light, Ted Robinson. Yet John is by no means limited to the light and jesting variety of conversation; he is well versed in the ways of the world, and can assume the position of philosopher and guide to his less experienced class-mates. As a line man in football, John chilled his opponents to the marrow. In base- ball John was an unexpected prop to the Red team. No one will ever forget the famous catch which caused a double out on the day of the Faculty game. Serving in the ranks of the Players’ Club John made a top-notch property man, filling that thankless job with great cheerfulness and unfailing depend- ability. To his own emolument he here obtained a thorough knowledge of the ways of the acting profession. His was the invention of the ingenious bowl which was broken literally over — not on — the head of Fred Swetland. His tact in handling actors, begging for their properties hours before their cues were called, . deserves also to be commended. That soothing voice of his has quieted many a . nervous player to composure. John numbers among the exclusive set of two who take Spanish lessons from Mr. Patch. Whether he stars in this is impossible to say, but he delights in | ; spouting apt phrases in that outlandish tongue, and enjoys translating them to the ignorant. Into the accomplishment of these tasks, John put all that he had, not be- ing satisfied until they were well finished. When he goes the School will lose a real worker and helper. [ fourteen |

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| | | Sa a aes a } h | ee ... . . ...... ee T HS REE DNS AGN DG REAGY?” -B10-O7K eee eee ADOLPH BENEDICT SCHNEIDER, Jr. Senior Red President, 12; Red Secretary, 11; Presi- dent of the Student Assembly, 12; Year Book Board, 11, 12; Glee Club, 9, 10, 11, 12; Player’s Club; AST 12: HIS, friends, is our well-known organizer and chief stage manager. Not to say that stage managing is not constructive and dependent on good or- ganizing; but the stage seemed, to outsiders, always to be a conglomeration of this and that with hammers falling from the loft when pliers weren’t. Yet we will excuse Ben for that since every play was well fitted with scenic attractive- ness, due to his persistence in getting what he is after. But Ben seemed to have it in for the Presidencies. He led the Reds. safely through the year. The Student Assembly was always aware of his presence, since he was the President of that honorable organization also. And, friends, he was the Editor-in-Chief of this Year Book. Not only was Ben the Stage Manager of the Players’ Club, but he was also its President, conducting it through a very successful season and topping off with ‘““The Nervous Wreck,” which was greatly enjoyed by many people. Then, too, Ben was a chemist. Often he and his fellow-chemists produced the most obnoxious odors which travelled obtrusively through the greater part of the School. His persistency was indeed persistent. When Ben has something on his mind nobody has any peace until he gets it off. Often he has been seen storming around from this room to that fiercely waving a paper at all inquirers. When finally he found his victim a quiet calm would settle over him and once more there would be peace and quiet. : Ben seems seldom to make errors, but when he does — Silver goes into hysterics of delight. Often his outbursts can be heard several rooms away. De- spite these errors Ben frequently appears on the Honor Roll. [ sixteen ]