Landon School - Brown and White Yearbook (Bethesda, MD)

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'l'luc p1lr1'.s'filffcclion ilu' In-art mn lmlfl Is- tlu' lioncst lou' of ll ninv gfcur vial. -ll.1'. Duff clOllSl'l'Y1ltlYl.' in opinion und convcntionul in clrcss, thc Sixth Form's most flClJ0ll1lll't' and clistinguishccl memlicr has. in his four yczlrs at Landon. curvccl for himsclf an cnvialilc rcpu- tution. From cradle-roliliing to smashing Chrys- lcrs. Tom has no cquul. At any social function .in ohscrvcr invuriulily sccs onc of Tom's young worshippcrs toclclling licsiclc him and raising hcr cycs to his in uwccl admiration. Hc sccms to hc clzluntccl only whcn hrought fucc to fucc with physics class. XVhcn this situation ariscs. hc is momcnturily thrown into an stutc of con- fusion. hut our Chcstcrficlcl consoles himsclf with the thought that the tickcr-tapc is might- icr than thc sliding-sculc. Aftcr this cluss. hc szumtcrs nonchalantly to more cnjoyahlc activ- itics. Onc of the hcst socccr players Landon has had in ll clccaclc. Tom is also il football player of notc. At thc closc of thc school day Tom hcacls lloincwurcl whcrc it is rumored that he he-comes u cliffcrcnt pcrsou. Thcrc is rcuson to hclicvc that T. B.. on lcuving his lcss rcfinccl schoolmatcs. turns to an morc culturccl vvuy of lift-. uncl spcncls timc in such pluccs us Constitution llull and thc Pulilic Lilimry. llis succcss in thcsc ficlcls is not known. how- cvcr. as hc sclclom spcuks of thcsc cxcursions. But bouncing up and clown on thc couch in thc Sixth Form loungc. hc cxhiliits his skill in mnttcrs rhctoricul as hc clowns thc would-hc logiciuns of thc class. QI Tnoxms Howiibxxli B.xsKr:'1 1', lll 'l'om'l liuckcts lint:-rccl Form Ill Princcton Bnowx ,xxn XVIIITIC fig Stuclcni Council fig If ffluli 5. fig Quill and Scroll fig Footlmll 5. fi: Socccr 4. 5. fig Captain fig All-.llciropolitrln 5. fig 'l'cnni.s' 4. 5. fig 'l'r11r'li 5. fi. QW I 3'-. 7 Jw a ZF Q Y QQ gt 91 A f vu Q

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Romzlrl' S'rnAxc: B.-xxks Bohn lintered Grade 6 Brown Glce Club 5, 61 Football 5. 6. HIJIIIQII mul lu' ful. -'lllgflor XYith shouting and laughter that can he heard from one end ol the campus to the other, our rollicking twentieth century Falstafl' rolls himself from one class to the next. XVhen. however. in class. Hohert Banks becomes a different individual from his jovial outdoor self. Curling up in a chair. designed to frus- trate even the idea of comfort. Bob goes into a somnolence which some explain is induced hy his exertion in walking between classes, hut which others. more cynical, claim is a result of his inherent laziness. But this dormancy is deceptively superficial. For Falstaff is always alert and never fails to prove it with a pierc- ing. XVhat's he talking ahout? that disrupts the daydreanis of his companions and tem- porarily halts Sherman's march to the sea. Uuahle to regain soporific hliss immediately. Falstaff shifts uncomfortahly and thinks of that which has made him the man he is-eat- ing. Because of this proclivity, he is in the forefront of the Landon ice cream eaters and has. in achieving this position, saved the Brown and lVl1ite from financial disaster. But not until nightfall does our Nlerry Sack wake and hit TT-his peak. XVith a dinner of two steaks under his helt. he settles hy the tele- phone and one hy one gives his many female cohorts the henefit of his vivacious wit. After accomplishing this elcemosynary task, Boh hlissfully pursues an hour or two of study and then rolls to his favorite hangout-his hed. 20

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BLACKWELL SINIITH BRUNER Blackie,' Black Entered Grade 6 Dartmouth Dance Committee 3, 4, 5, 6, Landon News 6g Glee Club 3, 4, 5, 6, Special Music Group 6, Octet 6, L Club 4, 5, 6, Football 4, 5, 6, AII- Prep 5, Basketball 3, 4, 5, 6, Captain 6, All- Prep 5, 6, Baseball 3, 4, 5, 6. I A wretched soul, bruised with adversity. -Sbukespearr' In a class iu which there is a different leader in nearly every Held that the school affords, Blackwell Bruner holds his place. Blackie everyday fights his way through a forest of p.hysics teachers, knowledge, and other im- pedimenta until he reaches his open field-that of athletics. It is then that Blackie clears his mind of cant and pursues the sports of foot- ball, basketball, and baseball with boyish exuberance. His even temperament, marked by coolness and composure, has made him Lan- don's pressure playerf' the man who calls the football signals and shoots last second foul shots. But Blackiels interest does not lie en- tirely on the athletic Held. Weekends always roll around, and they find Brother Bruner, with his faithful disciple Austin, popping up at every social function preaching the gospel of 'iDe Lawdf' In his revivals, our evangelist in a period of five minutes has the whole house and Daniel screaming, Hallelujah,,' and tear- ing their hair for their irretrievable sins. But in the middle of the emotional frenzy, Blackie never fails to keep his characteristic compos- ure. When all have reached the peak of mass hysteria, Brother Blackie carries his disciple out to the black jaguar and glides off into the night toward the next stop on his list, hopeful of another stimulating and appreciative recep- tion. 22