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

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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

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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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ll'ilh flu' Irwin of u yurgvon, lu' miglrl yr! l'l'l'Ulil'I'.U -Slirlkws-pr'11:'1' 'l'hc cnigma of tlw Sixth Form. ,lack llu- chanan. hy tht- incohcrcncc of his yiyacious garrulity kccps us in a statc of pcrpc-tual hafllcmcnt. Spcwing forth pchhlcs of cruclition. this harnyarcl Dcmosthcncs accompanics his primitivc semantics with grunts unhcarcl sincc thc days of Xcanclcrthal man. and thcn put- ting on his glasscs to scc whcthcr it was XV:-llcr or an otficious anthropologist that just tauntccl him. NVcclge lumhers oft in confusion. snapping his fingers and cracking his knuckles. But Buck. a mammal of mcttlc. oftcn disputes with the hairy mcn inhabiting thc Scnior lounge- ahout lifv in thc dormitory. It seems hc cn- joyccl acting as ringmastcr and host. and nightly wclcoming thc inyasion of tht- Con- fcclcratc army playing guitars ancl singing hill- hilly hallacls. Hc chortlccl with glm- as Slow- gli. tht- apc chilcl. lcapccl from chanclclicr to clrcsscr top whilc gihhcring wildly at a Charlcs Aclams's charactcr slowly chanting math formu- las in thc cloorway. lint forsaking thc dormitory junglc. NH-clgc has lwcn succcssful in what is rcputccl to hc tht- ciyilizccl worlcl. As Prcsiclcnt of thc Dancc Connnittcc. Bucks panting masculinity make-s his position as social tlircc- tor rcspcctccl-at lcast among tht- starving mcmhcrs of thc oppositc scx. .Xml ht-'s his happy. uninhihitccl sclt' at thc clanccs-in his clcmcnt with tht- ragtimc jazz. hc can act rcal gonc. For who will know thc cliflcrcncc? 23 joilx Goonwix BVQIIANAN XVcLlgc Buck Entcrccl Form l ,'xllllll'I'St Bnowx AND XYHi'ri: 6g Dunes'Comn1itlcf'f3. 4. 5. 61 Prc.s'i1I1'nl 6g Gln' Club 5. 61 Spvrizll .lI11.s'if' Group 63 Fmztlmll 6. 1. Y. lfootlnzll. Cupf11in5. rl 'Nm Lv' FUSE 5 6 ,,,.v WEDGE ,,,f. ,. ,pw f A W-,r'v?f ' me M' 1 A ,gf 'W' A 'gf KK A XX rx wum AND AXLE F . ., A. . f x s 2.3, .N N..