Nichols School - Verdian Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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MWJWW FREDERICK JOHN DIRINGER Born: May 29, 1918 Entered: September 1936 I g Student l'ounc1'l I Football Team '36, 'J7 Captain '37 Basketball Team '37, '38 Track Team ,37 'Tm hungry. Pick me up tonight? Why didn't you hit him?,' These are but a few of the many remarks commonly passed by the inimitable Frederick J. Diringer. Coming from Seneca, he was immedi- ately recognized by his classmates as an all-around, good fellow. Conge- nial and good-natured, Fred was voted one of the most popular in the senior ballot. 0 Fred's spectacular runs, dazzling passes, and driving plunges have twice won him the title of the best football player in the Tri-State League. Shifty as well as speedy, Fred was the mainstay of our basket- ball team. As a result scoring an average of Q0 points per track meet, Fred received the Lehigh Cup for being one of the highest scoring men that Nichols has ever known. In spite of all these honors, however, this ever-hungry lad still can wear the same size hat. 0 Fred is going to Pennsylvania next fall. 2 4

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JACK BENNETT CRAIG Born: November 13, 1919 Entered: September 1933 ,i tudent Council '38 VERDIAN Board '37, '38 Operetta '35, '36, '38 Soccer Team '36, '37 Captain '37 THE Plymouth's by far the best car on the market-Beat me in the pick-up? Why I've done 80 in second. Go on, no Chevy can do that.- What? Oh gosh! All Fords are a piece of tin . . . Why my-Listen, chum, my car's in perfect condition. 0 Somewhat overpowered, the second party in this lunch table conversa- tion finds a rebuttal the following morning by passing a few of the following derisive remarks. 0 Since when do street cars run through Nichols? Oh, oh, look out- something's going to explode.-No, that isn't it. What? Maybe-by golly, it is Craig in his '35 Plymouth. 0 In spite of the preceding scornful comments, this fair-haired fellow is a regular guy, possessing, as you ay well guess, a passion for Plymouth cars. His aimless chatter, rough-house tactics have earned him many friends, and, no matter when the time or what the place, he is always ready to argue. 0 Watch out. Duke! Here comes Jack-and the Plymouth. 2 3 are

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WILLIAM ALEXANDER GRIFFIN, JR. Born: June 10, 1920 Entered: September 1932 Honors '34, '36g VERDIAN Board '37, '38 News Board '37, '3S,' Editor-in-Chief '38 Gleaner Board '38,' Ope-retta '38 Circus '33,' Football lllanager '37 Basketball Squad '37, '38,' G. I . T., Highest in School '38 SINCE 1932, William Griffin has succeeded in baffling not only his classmates but at times has caused the faculty no end of bewilderment. One is not to conclude from this that Grifl ' constantly attends the detention periods nor that his marks hover dangerously near passing. On the contrary, it is his much envied ability to enjoy a seemingly unrestrained freedom in school without accumulating demerits that puzzles Bill's classmates. Moreover, the faculty worries not over Alex's ability to pass, but his constant soarings between the nineties to the sixties. I Although Bill's ability in basketball has at times been very promising, his only varsity letter resulted from almost two years' work as manager of the football team. His most outstanding achievement, as Editor of The Nichols News, may in part account for the mystery surrounding this prominent member of the senior class. The Harvard Freshmen will be the next victims of Griff's playful arm twisting. 25 V WM ff War