Nichols School - Verdian Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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Born: January 3, l924 Entered: September 1937 Bom: November 25, 1922 Entered: September l937 ED WARD LEROY KLOPFER Soccer Squad 739g Soccer Team '40: Dance Committee '40, '4lg News Board '40, '41g VERDIAN Board '41. Heh! heh! hehln Does that strike a familiar note? It is the somewhat raucous laugh of Ed Klopfer, who occupies a rather unique position in the senior class. Although he does not excel in either athletics or studies, everyone is definitely aware of his presence. Ed entered Nichols in the Third Form, and since then the number of his friends has increased many fold, until upon reaching the Sixth Form he attained that position typically his. Perhaps his popularity is due to his straightforwardness, perhaps it is his fine sense of humor, but whatever may be his secret, Kloppy', will always find himself a well-liked member of any group. Ed is undecided as yet whether to satisfy his matriculatory inclina- tions at Rutgers or Lehigh. ROBERT JOSEPH KOVARIK Bob: We have, then, Consciousness, and in it three basic aspects: Receptivity, or Timeg Conductivity, or Spaceg and Frequency, or Mo- tion. These are the co-existents of Being. Mr. Pierce: Yes, very good thought. Now we'll go on to Stovrofff' Indeed, most pedagogues are struck mute when confronted by Bob's verbosity. His frequent quotations from Plato, Aristotle, and Sophocles and use of words not contained in the Standard Dictionary confound and befuddle the minds of even the more astute of his colleagues. Nor are his laurels solely in lexicographie fieldsg we have it on good authority he has killed no less than six Q65 poor fellows who were not nimble enough to evade the lightning slashes of his squash racket. Saint ,lohn's professors had better sharpen up on the classics.

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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

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ROBERT ANTHONY LEONARD Football Squad '39, '403 Track Squad '39. Any moming: A Ford Motor product of almost any size, shape, or variety enters the school grounds, and out steps-you guessed it- Bob Leonard. Bob came to Nichols from St. .Ioseph's two years ago, and his slow, deliberate manner has since become well known to all our students. Bob is also noted for his ability to handle animals, and the reputation is well deserved since he spends much of his time caring for horses and raising Great Danes. Although such outside interests have prevented him from entering into most extra-curricular activities, Bob has not neglected athleticsg he is known both to the Varsity Football and Track Squads. Bob plans to develop his ability to handle animals in a vet course at Cornell. THEODORE GARWOOD LEWIS Soccer team '40g Basketball Manager '41g News Board '41, VERDIAN Board '41g Cleaner Board '41g Honors 738, '39, '-40. When that big, black Reo enters the grounds with bumpers rattling, we know Ted Lewis has arrived. Having attained Honors or Highest llonorsw most of the time, Ted rightfully deserves his title of Brigbtest', in his class. '1'ed's efforts, however, have not been concentrated on scholarship alone. He played an outstanding game of soccer this past fall, becoming one of the mainstays of the line, and last year he proved his mettle by winning the Squash Cup. As manager of basketball this year, his organ- izing ability came to the fore, but he is perhaps best known for his wit and humor, partly through his Glimpsetorial column in the News. Ted plans to matriculate this fall at Williams. Born: August 21, 1923 Entered: September 1939 Born: July 22, 1924 Entered: September 1937