Manhattan College - Manhattanite Yearbook (Riverdale, NY)

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3 9-D i I, I 1 2 i I i I iii? if , Richard J. viiiamii, AB. I I Dick Florida, N. Y. Beia Sigma: Dramaiic Sociery I, 2: Glee CIub I I, 2, Orchesira I, 2, 3, 4: Band I, 2, 3, 4: Baseball Team I. 'YA, boy! is The +ypicaI greeiing Io expeci from Ihis srurdy naiive of Ihe 1 prospering Iown of Florida, N. Y. Inciden+aIIy, Dick is exiremely proud of his home Iown. I-Ie is one of Ihe I,5OO in ir ar preseni-or maybe one or Iwo more have moved Ihere recen+Iy. In his freshman year he wenr oui for Ihe baseball Ieam and was good enough 1.3 is', Io earn his numeraIs. Along wiIh Ihis, Io Ihose who know him, Dick Ieaves IiIIIe Io X be desired in The fields of baskeIbaII and swimming. OnIy because Dick found ir necessary Io work ai nighlr in order Io pay expenses, was Ivianhaiian deprived of 'rhe services of a versarile arhlere. His Ialenrs, however, are noi resrricied Io arhlerics, as has found suicficienr spare Iime Io be a member of The band, orchesrra and gIee cIub. In fact Dick is IikeIy Io insisi' upon singing a song for you ar any Iime wiIh Ihe sIigh'res+ provocarion. HnaHy,as we knew hhn,IDkk was one ofrhe besIIWed and numr popuhr men in his class. I-Iis smile, cheery conversaiion, and aIIruisIic aIIi+ude Ioward his cIass- mares made his presence desirable everywhere. We wiII remember him as a founrain of generosiry, a model of Irusiworihiness, and a Irue friend-one deserving of Ihe +iIIe-Manharian man. fJffQiwDi4i i TDD fffDifD:fiiifQDM DUiEf77f7iffiifiiflfiffff?f2fTfflSEQT5QgQfi3 I ii 1 i 1 wwQiag5HpULi UvwAn3UQQQQmQQuH 3 . ZI6 O golde I excire oiher I. fT1OI'IVi perieq Io Wa abiliiii T Iion, G OH suc IIGI'Ura Ti his SCI' Won Ol CIO wig Q

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ranifesling ears ago. ve domi- el alnoul 1 Duyvll 9 proud he Ior- gaiely misecl. 0 be icalf? ' for gucli GCG 5 6 Cf J. Richard Vander Puffen, B.S. in E. Dick Brooklyn, N. Y. Cross Counfry I, 2, 3, 4: Track I, 2: A. S. C. E.: Newfon Mafhemafical Sociefy: Transif Club: Spike Shoe Club: K. D. C.: Brooklyn-Long Island Club. BOVE all fhings, Manhaffan fhe Maker of Men develops in her producfs a spirif of Ioyalfy and cooperafion rarely encounfered in fhis cynical age. In fhis regard, she received a head sfarf wifh Dick and fhe resulfs could nof help buf sfand ouf. In fhe Iaborafory or Iecfure room, while performing experimenfs or affer a fough sfruggle wifh daf ole debbilf' Sfrucfures, many a beleaguered classmafe has Iisfened grafefully as wifh characferisfic direcfness, he cleared up some poinf which fhe insfrucfor's more fechnical language Ieff obscure. Nor wifh fhis same need for a clear explanafion in view, would he hesifafe fo requesf of fhe professor explanafion of a sfafemenf beyond his own grasp. This spirif of Ioyalfy colored his four years of cross-counfry. From his firsf race, when as a Freshman he broughf in fhe winning score againsf fhe Fordham Frosh, fo his final bow as a Senior, he was wholehearfedly a feam man. We have no beffer way of iudging fhe fufure, says fhe proverb, fhan fhe pasf. On whaf has gone before, we expecf fo see Dick promofing somefhing new in fhe fufure. Perhaps if will be a radical deparfure from previous engineering pracfice: perhaps if will be nofhing more unusual fhan a new confracfing company. Af any rafe we're beffing on if already. . 1 215

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lle ,500 iuqli 3 lo gl il l ol pare lcely Tien ass' lair' lhe XC! Thomas D. Virgilio, B.S. in E. TOFFI Bronx, N. Y. A. S. C. E.: K. D. C.: Newlon lvlalhemalical Socielyg Transil Club: M. I. C. OUR years al Manhallan, and yel only lhose who aclually came in conlacl wilh Tom knew lhal back ol his apparenl lacilurnily and humble modesly lay a golden lreasure ol knowledge and a winsome personalily. Tom is one ol lhose enviable persons lo whom worry is a slranger, and who exciles our ungualilied admiralion by lhe unconcern wilh which he laces exams and olher nighlmares ol college lile. Il Tom had spared himsell al any lime lrom sludies, nine oul ol len limes lhe molive was alhlelics. Tom has displayed surprisingly ellicienl alhlelic abilily. The perlecl ease and skill wilh which he manoeuvred in all lields ol alhlelics was suliicienl lo warranl a lry al any varsily sporl, bul Tom remained salislied in limiling his abililies lo inlerclass aclivilies. There is one obslacle lhal prevenls Tom lrom becoming whal is lermed a social lion, and lhal is his complele avoidance ol lhe lair sex. I-le claims lo be indillerenl on such mallers, bul lhal air ol indillerence has been assumed merely lo cover up a nalural shyness. Tom will be remembered lor many lhings bul moslly lor his ardenl loyally lo his school, lo his class, and lo his lriends. l-lis unassuming, placid, sincere manner won our lasling respecl and admiralion. We hope lhis is nol good-bye, Tom, bul we do wish you good luck. v-154.--...V -W,-.---, .,..-Y ,,...., ....,.-.-- ,.,.., . . -. . Q i-L-gqiv:----,fs---. c.,,. ,.f. ..,...7..,., .,u X 1 3 I i 5 I f i i i is pi i ZI7 ,