Nichols School - Verdian Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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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

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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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FRANKLIN CORNELL GURLEY M-J XX Born: March Q, 1920 Nj Enfcfred: Sepfember I9-37 ' X-L X X Upl'I'l'ffll '-LS Soccer Squml 'JT IT is a moot question whether Cornell derives more from the class or the class from him. Since his arrival last September, the senior class has been a witness to the adroit manner of argumentation employed hy this youth, a characteristic which, instead of disconcerting, quite encourages the masters as an indication of more than superficial interest. Let it not be assumed, however, that this lad possesses an argumentative nature. for in every respect he is a delightful companion, displaying a disposition as cheerful and captivating as it is open and frank. Through continual and exceedingly sedulous application to his studies, he has succeeded in maintaining a fairly stable position on the honor list. 0 Other than his interest in soccer, Cornell is somewhat disinclined. athletically speaking, limiting his winter athletics to a rather tedious game of squash and measuring the boys for their Operetta costumes. 0 Gurley has chosen Dartmouth tentatively as his future Alma Mater. 2 6 1