Montclair Academy - Yearbook (Montclair, NJ)

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NOEL DE CORDOVA llA quiet man but lsooth a happy? Montclair Academy, 18319; Forum, 18319; Basketball Squad, 18319; Class Basketball Team, l18; Class Swimming Team, ,18; Class Tennis Team, 18; Tennis Squad 19; Ser- geant, M. A. B. We once knewxa count whose initials were N. de C. He really wasn't such a bad sort and associated with all the other Royal Baking Powders, such as Count Off, Lord Helpus and Duke Smixture. We imagine now that when we stated those initials you thought we had in mind Noel de Cordova, but this is not the case-far be it from us to wish ahything like that off on Noel. He comes from that great place called Rudco, where we hear his dad is engaged in the canning busi- nesg tmaybe llDeke is here because of the canning end of itl. Noel is a member of the Forum, and he was also a mem- ber of the basketball squad. Like the gentleman on, the pre- ceding page, Deke is somewhat musically inclined and often may be heard fingering the frets of his mandolin. Deke is quite a. Hlady killerfy we hear, which often causes Mr. Miller to lay in a new stock of Saturday night permits. The illus- trious Senior basketball, swimming, and tennis teams also claimed Noells person. Our best wishes surely go with you, Deke, old boy.

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PAUL M. COURTNEY nO Music! sphere-descended maid, Friend of pleasure, wisdomis aidV, Montclair Academy, y16-'19; Walden House, 316318; Aca- demic Building, y18319; Forum, 16319, Treasurer, ,19; Forum Baseball Team, ,18; Ye Yeare Booke Board, ,19; Chairman of Nominating Committee of Athletic Association, ,19; Class Tennis Team, y16, 17, '18; Class Basketball Team, 317, 18. 19; Captain Class Basketball, 17; Class Rifle Team, 17318; Cap- tain Class Rifle Team, 18; Second Basketball Team, 17318; Varsity Squad, ,19; Second Baseball Team, 17; Varsity Base- ball Team, 98319; Class Swimming Team, ,19; Sergeant, 17; First Lieutenant, ,18; Senior Captain, ,19; Dramatic Club, 19; Mandolin Club, 18319; Secretary-Treasurer, '19; Cheer Leader, ,18, ,19; Choir, ,19; Food Conservation Comm., ,18. Today we found a silk shirt in our laundry bag and, as we doxft have the honor of owning one, we looked to see whose it was. It was marked HPaul Mellen Courtney. Since we were writing for iiYe Yeare Booke about the glorious Class of 19, we decided to tackle this youth of the silk shirt. Paul comes from that place up near VassaraPoughkeepsie, is it? He is quite a cheer-leader as has often been demon- strated by his antics 0n the held and in the gym? When it comes to tearing off on a mandolin, especially a banjo-mando- lin, HFishi, is right there with the jazz; in fact, we hear that he is Secretary and Treasurer of the Mandolin Club. How- ever, this is not his Only office, for he wears three silver disks showing that he is a captain in the M. A. B. Courtney was on the basketball squad and is also one of our string of pitchers. We almost forgot, Fishh is often seen in the ago- nies of ye hnervous fox trot and loves to, tell the boys about Vassar. Another one of Fish's favorite stunts is having his picture taken and leaving the prooi corrections for the never curious eyes t0 0f Ye Ackey dwellers. As one of its editors HYe Yeare Booke wishes you luck at U. of R, Paul.

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HAROLD LEON EBERSOLE iYoung in limbs, in judgment 01d? Montclair Academy, y18319; Oratoricai Contest, y19; Kodak Klub, 18319; Dramatic Club, 18119; President Orchestra, ,18119; Forum, i18-i19; Treasurer, Forumy 19; Forum De- bating Team, ,19; Basketball Team, 18319; Baseball Team, ,19. Huck hails from the land of the grass skirt and the hula hula and as a result spends many hours strumming the ukelele and guitar. The great disappointment of his life is that he failed to introduce jazz into Montclair Academy. For many months his plea was heard for a jazz orchestra, which did not mate- rialize. As president of the school orchestra he worked very diligently to make the organization a success. Although he is not an amphibian, as we might have supposed, he has proved himself a good athlete by his clever work at center on the basketball court and as a member of the baseball team. But do not mistake meehis time is not all spent at play. His name is always found among those on the Honor Roll and often the tiAlI A Club? We must not forget his oratorical abilis ties. A11 remember his excellent oration in the Oratorical Contest, and in Forum meetingsaby the wayy he was treas- urer the last termahe is always ready to raise his voice in heated argument. Huck has selected Cornell as the college of his choice and we expect big things from him there. 23