Montclair Academy - Yearbook (Montclair, NJ)

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RICHARD J. PILCH Setret and srlf-contained and solitary a: an ayxterfleDickens. Montclair Academy, :13120' UST raise your eyes, gentle reader, to the top of this page and there you Will see Written a quotation Which expresses in a nutshell the chief char- acteristic of friend Pileh, for without a doubt, he is the big rival of Phil Hoadley for the honor of being the most silent member of our class of seniors. Nevertheless, When Pilch does say anything, it is always worth while, as any of his masters will tell you, and he has been known to make such Witty remarks as would make Fox 0r Turner, our school Wits UL look silly. As far as Pilch is concerned, he has deemed neither the Rostrum nor the Forum worthy of having his choice thoughts expressed therein, and he has kept aloof from all societies and clubs wherein it is necessary to break away from the old uMums the word slogan. Although he does keep his thoughts pretty much to himself, he must be continually adding to them, as evidenced by the fact that he is almost always on the Honor Roll. The best Wishes of the class go with you, Pilch, for a successful business career. 23

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LEWIS C. KLEINHANS I newer knew so young a body with so old a headfleShakespeare. Montclair Academy, y13320; Forum, y18320; Treasurer Forum, ,19320; Ser- geant-at-Arms, 19320; 4th and 3rd Foot- ball Teams, 15317; Class Basketball, 19; 2nd Team Basketball, ,19-,20; 3rd Base- ball Team, ,16317; Varsity Baseball, ,18- 19; Corporal M. A. B., ,18319; On Bounds Board, l18-l19; Ye Yeare Booke Board, l19-l20. T is said that Mellins Food produced the above phenomenon of six feet four inches of athletic ability and mental talent, although Louiels athletic career has been checked early in each season by some unavoidable injury or accident. HWhy thenfy ask we, Hwasn,t Mellins Food fed to us, so that we also might enjoy the advantage of seeing parades and dog fights from Wherever we stand ? Louiels greatest failing is baseball and he may be seen trailing a baseball glove around school even in midwinter, while he cusses each new snowflake that retards the coming of spring. Football and basketball are two other accomplishments of Louiels, but on account of injuries he has not been able to finish a season in either sport yet. The Forum claims this generous portion of humanity as one of its most brilliant speakers, and he is considered one of our most reliable Honor Roll students. Also his write-ups about school athletics have appeared for several years now in local and New York papers, and we believe either a famous pitcher or a sporting editor will go to waste if he chooses any other career than one of these. Louie has not decided Whether he will take a P. G. course here or at some other prep school, or go directly to Princeton, but whatever he does, we wish him all the success in the world. 22

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WILLIAM C. REED erfze Hand tllat Izas made you fair, has made you good. -Shakespeare. Montclair Academy, y16320; Bradley House, ,16317; Walden House, ,17319; Academic Building, l19-l20; Rostrum, 17- '20; President Executive Committee, l19; Secretary-Treasurer, 20; President Exe- cutive Committee, ,20; Kodak Klub, 16- '19; Dramatic Club, ,17318; Junior Prom Committee, ,19; Rostrum-Forum Dance Committee, ,20; Corporal M. A. B., l18; Sergeant, 19; On Bounds Board, ,18319; Ye Yeare Booke Board, 19320; Class Tennis, l16-l17; Captain, ,18319; Class Swimming, ,18319; Class Basketball, 16- 17318; Captain, 19; Winner Second Di- vision Field Day, ,19; Junior Executive Committee, y18319; Senior Executive Committee, y19320; Athletic Association Executive Committee, 19320; 4th, 3rd, 2nd Football Teams, ,16317318; 3rd and 2nd Basketball Teams, ,18319; 3rd and 2nd Baseball Teams, l18-l19; Varsity Football, y19; Varsity Basketball, 20. EXT, gentle reader, allow me to expatiate upon the greatness of one William C. Reed, for surely his many and varied activities warrant the use of this word. llBillly has attained some amount of athletic glory every year since he arrived in 1916, but this year he has reached the climax of his career in this respect, having made the basketball and football teams, to say nothing of the fact that we have a second Mercury in our midst, as llBill outclassed all others in the second division last year. But he has not come all the way from Hthe city on the horizon for athletics alone, as he has reached just as great success in studies and other school activities as he has in the different branches of sport. As a place for expressing his thoughts and ideas, Billy Chose the Rostrum, and he has held a place on the Executive Committee, and is now Secretary-Treasurer of that society, the members of which say that he uses such a style in writing up meetings as can only be gained through long experience in writing personal. manuscripts t0-e ah, well, we have said enough on this point. llBilly is on the YEARE BOOKE Board, has been a regular member of the Honor Roll, and has held positions on committees too numerous to mention. Bill is bound for Williams, and we all know that he will do as great things there as he has at old M. A. 24