Nichols School - Verdian Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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SAMUEL MORTON COOLEY, JR. Born: September 13, 1921 - Entered: September 1934 Football squad '38, Football team '39, Track squad, '38, Dramatic Club '39, Dance Committee '40, News Board '40, Verdian Board '40. Mort is one of the few individuals who has been fortunate enough to secure a full high school education at Nichols. Not one of the oldest members of the Class of 1940, but nevertheless, a very early arrival, Mort has established himself securely as an integral part of the Senior Class. In the fall of '39 he, along with a score or so of aspirants, donned his uniform and prepared to defend the honor of Nichols upon the gridiron. And of .this hard working squad, he was the only person who, in fair weather or foul, did not miss a single day of practice. Quite naturally, such application as this did not go unrequited, for he received his Varsity Letter at the close of the season. Although a member of that select clique of milers and half-milers, the school lmows Beak better as one of the editors of the News' Glimpsetorial Column. Due to the fact that he is invariably teeming with anecdotes, good and otherwise, his position on this board was uncontested. If conscientious effort and drive is sufficient, Mort, like his father, will become a Princeton Alumnus. RICHARD HARRISON DAVEY Bern: March 11, 1921 - Entered: January 1939 Football team '39, Basketball team '39, '40, Baseball team '39. In his two years at Nichols, Dick, the popular lad from Kenmore, has demonstrated much praiseworthy athletic ability. On the football Field, Dick's place-kicking was the envy of many a player, and he well deserved his varsity N . When the winter sports season arrived, he proved himself to be equally proficient on the basketball court as he had been upon the gridiron, Time and time again, when the Green and White needed those two deciding points, Dick could always be relied upon to come through for his team. As third baseman his fast playing and clean hitting stood him in good stead on last year's baseball team: this spring his position on the team will be even more secure. With this preeminence in athletics, one would hazard a guess and say that Dick is a boisterous, bold sort of fellow. The individual hazarding that guess would be one hundred percent inaccurate, however, for very few members of the Senior Class are as quiet and non-captious as he. At dances Dick must be quite a popular fellow, because his fellow classmates voted him the Senior Class' Best Dancer . With attributes such as these, Dick will, without a doubt, be royally received at Michigan State.

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ALFRED MAX BRETSCHGER Born: June 18, 1922 -- Entered: September 1933 Boxing team '37, '38, Student Council '40, Assemblies Committee, Chairman, '40, News Board, Adver- tising Manager, '40, Verdian Board '40, Advertising Manager '40, Class Omcer '40, Honor Roll '34, Fred is one of those seniors now so few who entered way back in the sixth grade. Since that time he has kept indeed busy establishing his reputation as Biggest Social Light Cwhich, we must admit, is well deservedj as well as being a close contender for the position of Best Dressed senior, a combination exciting enough to melt the coldest Cwell, almost the coldestj Seminary heart. Despite his not too athletic inclinations, Fred nevertheless entered the two most recent boxing tournaments at Nichols, in which he distinguished himself by his fighting gameness. In his extra-curricular activities, Fred has served the school as Chairman of the Assembly Committee, editorial writer for the Verdian, Secretary- Treasurer of the Senior Class and in the resulting position on the Student Council. His ability to secure ads so manifested his worth to the publications that he, this year, was appointed Chairman of the advertising staff. thus becoming one of the Aristocratic Four. In all that he has done, Fred's ready smile has opened to him the warm hearts of all his classmates: perhaps this explains his success in advertising. HAROLD RUSSELL CONNERS Born: October 22, 1921 -- Entered: October 1939 Football team '39, Basketball team '40. Hal, making his appearance in Nichols only last fall, quickly won over the faculty and students with his ever-present smile and humorous attitude. Although one of the best athletes in the school fwe quote the senior ballotj, it is apparent that King Conners does not devote all of his time to pursuits in that direction. Recognized land a bit enviously, tool for his constant 90's, Hal is probably the best combination of an athlete and student ever to enroll in Nichols. One of his minor achievements, besides owning the school one week while Dick Davey runs it, is his ability to appear totally unconscious in Mr. Adye's Chemistry class, and yet fire correct answers at any question that might be asked, a feat which he alone has been able to accom- plish, although it has been tried by many. On the senior ballot, in addition to being voted the I-Iandsomestu and Best Athlete, Hal was high on the lists of the Most Popular and Most Versatile, the reasons for which need no more proof than merely to know Hal. His plans to take up chemical engineering have been made definite, but at present he is still undecided as to what college he will attend.

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SAMUEL ELIOT EBY Born: May 17, 1921 -Entered: October 1939 Football squad '39. A smiling face, topped by a thriving head of curly, yellow hair, frequently likened to a haystack in a high wind, identities Williamsville's gift to Nichols. Although this was Sam's first year here, he would easily be recognized from this description, since almost daily he gives his indefinite answer to the question When are you going to get a hair-cut? In his comparatively few months at Nichols, Sam has made a host of new friends, due undoubtedly to his winning smile and optimistic viewpoint. Hard work on the varsity football squad at right end position has not only won for Sam a football award, but has greatly aided him in acclimating himself. Sam's work has also been above par in the classroom, Where, on the slightest provocation, he will argue a disputed point to the sometimes bitter end. After a thorough training at Harvard Law School, Sam will be quite fit to interpret the Constitution of the United States without fear of contradiction from the members of Mr. Pierce's American History class. ROBERT CLARK FERGUSON Born: January ll, 1920 -- Entered: October 1939 Football team '39, Charities Committee '40. Bob is another of those amiable, good-natured youths who entered Nichols last fall, adapted themselves quickly, and will leave at the end of this their senior year. It is with a sigh of regret that we see Bob leave, for already he has become a popular, well-known figure on the campus, and we feel sure that more years would see Bob a student leader at Nichols. Not wishing to remain inactive, Bob spent time in aiding the all important Charities Committee. Bob would indeed have been an excellent addition to our football team had he not received a severely sprained wrist early in the campaign which never completely healed despite Mr. Boococlds claim that vegetables are a cure-all for such ailments. Regardless of his painful injury, he participated in almost every game as a sub- stitute, and his versatility enabled him to play every position on the line with the single exception of center. Bob's future quest for knowledge will lead him to the University of Kentucky, where he may major in journalism.