Nichols School - Verdian Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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Born: June 9, 1923 Entered: October 1939 Bom: August 2, 1923 Entered: September 1937 JOHN MORGAN HEUSSLER Soccer Team '40g Basketball Team '40, '41, Captain 'fllg Track Squad '40g Dramatic Club ,415 News Board '41g VERDIAN Board '41. llailing from East Aurora High in 1939, Morg has distinguished him- self in many varied activities. Through constant and persistent efforts, he earned varsity letters in both soccer and basketball. As captain of the 1940-41 Basketball Team, he led his team through an extremely difficult season. Outside of school. Morg's chief interests are golf, swimming, and cer- tain women--mostly certain women. Morg has worked diligently at Nichols, and hopes next year to he sojourning on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania, where he will follow the steps of his father in the field of insurance. PHILLIP ROBLIN JACOBS Football Squad '38g Soccer Squad '39, V105 Baseball Squad '38g Tennis Squad '40g Dramatic Club 740, '4lg VERDIAN Board '41g News Board '37g Operetta '38. Phill cracked his first joke at Nichols 'way back in the Third Form, and ever since, his scintillating wit has been a welcome relief from the hard work of school life. In fact the only time when Phill doesn't wear a broad smile is in that land of the living dead commonly known as Dr. Walshis Latin class. Any day last fall you might have seen Phill industriously chasing a soccer ball or less induslriously doing push-ups. But after a year on the Soccer Squad, Phill crashed through and made the team this year. We know that Phill's chuckle will become as famous at Brown next year as it has here, and we wish him the best of luck.

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BERNARD FRANCIS GROH News Board i39, '40, ifllg VERDIAN Board '40, '41. Since 1937, there has been associated with this year's graduating class a tall, lanky fellow by the name of Groh. Although not distinguish- ing himself in athletics, Bernie expresses his talents in the News Room, for he has long aided in the production of both the News and the VER- DIAN. If Bernie is an admirer of females, he seems to do his admiring at a distance, since he has been seen wandering about at dances with a far- away look in his eye. This slight shyncss does not detract from his popularity, as it offers no grounds for criticism. Next year., therefore, Nichols will see a sad year with no Groh-ingf' Although he is a talented artist, Bemie plans to enter the field of dentistry and will matriculate at. Uberlin next fall. JOHN PRESTON IIALSTEAD, JR. Hockey Team '41g Truck Squad '40g News Board 139, i40, ,415 VERDIAN Board '39, 740, Editor-in-Chief '41g Charities Committee '41g Operettu '38, Plonors '38, i-40. Walk into the News Room any day after lunch, and you will notice a forlorn, bedraggled individual crouching behind a desk attempting to get some work done amidst the furor of small boys trying to buy candy. That is I ack. Voted Most Energetic, and one of the Brightest'i, ,I ack goes about his business without the flurry expected from such a combination. Maybe the lack of flurry accounts for his energy. At any rate, he bulls just as much as the rest of us and yet gets 90's in about halfof his subjects. Besides holding down positions on the Hockey and Track Teams, he enjoys the extra-curricular activities of Nichols. Leaving next fall for Dartmouth, Jack hopes to carry on the Nichols spirit through college. Born: June 1, 1923 - Entered: September 1937 Born: May 10, 1923 Entered: September 1937

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HENRY MELLEN KENT Assemblies Committee '41 5 News Board '4Ig VERDIAN Board '41, Each Monday morning last winter, Henry's ever-present humor quickly dispelled the gloom, as he entertained us with the gory details of his schiissing mishaps over the week-end. Henry is a habitual skier, and the slopes surrounding Buffalo receive his very special attention outside of school. Filling out his winter sports schedule is his defense position on the J. V. Hockey Team. Taking part liberally in extra-curricular activities, Henry is a member of good standing of the Assemblies Committee and the VERDIAN and News Boards. So far as we know, Henry's plans to perfect his mind and skiing, will develop at Dartmouth. ROBERT ALFRED KIRCHHOFER Soccer Team '40g Charities Committee '40g Assemblies Committee '41, News Board '39, '40, '4l: VERDIAN Board '41, Gleaner Boarfl '38, '39, '40, '41, Editor-in-Chief '41g Dramatic Club '41g Operetta '37, '38g Student Council '38, '39g Class Qgicer '38: Honors '36, '39, '40, Highest Honors '3 7, '33. Al alone holds the enviable record of Nichols' annual honor man. His English themes consistently range above A, so he promises to be an outstanding author. This year he edited our literary publication, The Cleaner, as well as lending his talents to the VERDIAN and the Nichols 1Vews. But Al devotes his time to other duties than studies. He is deeply interested in music, and a devout sport enthusiast, Hlling a position on the Varsity Soccer team last fall. Scoring iirst place in five classifications of the Senior Poll, Al received such coveted titles as Most likely to Succeed and Most Conscien- tions. Nichols' loss, Yale's gain. Born: January 11, l923 Entered: September 1936 Born: August 30, 1923 Entered: September 1935