Nichols School - Verdian Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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LUCIJ' 6 The Alumni Cup for Prominence in Athletics 1938-1939 WILLIAM FRANKLIN COURTER The Faculty Prize for Prominence in School Activities other than Athletics JOHN COOPER KENEFICK The Rensselaer Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science The Lehigh Cup for Scoring the Most Points in Track EARLE KENNEDY MOORE ROBERT JOHN DOBMEIER The McCarthy Award for the Most Outstanding Achievemen ts in the way of Overcoming Personal or Scholastic Difficulties OGDEN REED BROWN The Edmund Petrie Cottle, Jr.Award for Achievemen t, Leadership and Influence Based on Character JOHN COOPER KENEFICK The George Knight Houpt Prize for Proficiency in English Literature JOHN COOPER KENEFICK The Williams Cup for the Highest Scholastic Average with a Varsity Letter JOHN COOPER KENEFICK Highest in the General Information Test JOHN COOPER KENEFICK 31 .7412 gum ellaucle Sociefy Founded in 1906 at the Tome School in Maryland, the purpose of this society is to foster and reward good scholarship in the secondary schools of the country. In its methods, the Cum Laude Society may be compared with the Phi Beta Kappa Society of higher institutions, and there are chapters functioning in many of the best preparatory schools for boys and girls in the country. The Nichols Chapter was granted a charter in 1918 under Mr. I-Iead's administration. Those elected to this society at the Commencement in 1939 were: Thomas Hooker Danforth, John Cooper Keneiick, John Karlen Kimball, Earle Kennedy Moore. ,-

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Sckofwfic .MOM 1938-1939 lalaer .gckoof .lwlonom Highest Boy in the Upper School: JOHN COOPER KENEFICK Highest Honors in the Upper Schoo1.' JOHNLCOOPER KENEFICK NORMAN BANKS BASSETT JOHN BRADY OGDEN REED BROWN ALBERT GEORGE BUTZER, JR. EDWARD GEORGE CART w1LL1AM FRANCIS GALLIVAN ERIC LEONARD HEDSTROM, JR. Highest Boys in t RADCLIFFE DANN, JR. BRUCE FRIEDMAN MAX BECKER ROBERT GORDON DERRICK GEORGE ROOT DURYEA, JR. JACK HAHN onorri in fLe Mayer Schoof RICHARD EDWARD HENRICH JAMES GREGORY I-IURLEY JOHN KARLEN KIMBALL ROBERT ALFRED KIRCHHOFER JOHN GEORGE KLOEPFER THEODORE GARWOOD LEWIS DONALD LANG MILLER Oulel' .sizeof RNOIIOFJ EARLE KENNEDY MOORE JOHN RUTHERFORD MOOT DAVID PROPHET EDWARD BARCALO REED ROLAND BISGROVE SMITH NEAL HENRY SULLIVAN GEORGE WADSWORTH he Lower School: RADCLIFFE DANN, JR., JOHN LOVERING TRUSCOTT Highest Honors in the Lower School: EDWIN CAMPBELL ROBINSON onord in fke lower Moo! DUDLEY MARVIN IRWIN, III DOUGLAS ROGER LEWIS NATHANIEL SHAW NORTON, JR. THOMAS ROOSEVELT PUNNETT, JR. NORMAN JOHN THOMAS JOHN LOVERIN G TRUSCOTT EDWARD WALTER RUCKER, III JACK MACKENZIE STERN RAYMOND DONALD STEVENS, JR CHARLES VON WRANGELL

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If the members of the present Senior Class, in a reminiscent mood, were to turn back the hands of time to their earlier days at Nichols, they would find the graduation from one instructor to another would highlight their mood. In the sixth grade, their first year at Nichols, our seniors were instructed by Mr. Dearborne, who left immediately, Mr. Kleiser, Mr. Kenyon, and Mr. Lee. The following year experienced no change, except Mr. Baker's replacing Mr. Dearbome. As members of the second form, we made the acquaintance of Mr. O'Neil, Mr. Waterman, and Mr. Gillespie, while we continued with Mr. Kleiser and Mr. Baker. Entering the Upper School as third formers fthe first class to do thisj, we experienced a complete change of instructors. Mr. Pierce, Mr. Thomsson, Mr. Tuthill, and Dr. Walsh, along with Mr. Fellows Qanother English instructor who left after he had finished usi faced us as something to be conquered. The following three years included but two changes. Mr. Wilkens came as an instructor in Mechanical Drawing, and at the first of our last year we saw the welcome ad- dition of Mr. L. O. Thornton to the faculty. The most important single change which we witnessed was the appointment of Mr. Philip Boocock as the headrnaster, following Mr. Gilland's resignation. Two important additions to the physical side of the school which should be mentioned were the installation of the artificial ice machine in the hockey rink, and the alumni pre- sentation of the gates, illustrated on the title page.