Nichols School - Verdian Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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, Born: Dsctsxtutnt l, 1924 DAVID FERGUSON HOW ARD Entered: Sisrrmtttsu 19-I0 Coming ln us in the fourth fnrnt, the 0nf, as Sclmef fondly refers to Dave, wasted nu tintc in hecnming one of tlte well liketl tnetulxcrs of tlte class. His rnngenial easy-going manner has won hint tt host of friends. Darrin impressive stnturt' has in no way hantlicnppetl him in his relations with the fnirrr sex, ns vvinlenvetl by his eleelinn on the senior hnllol, as Biggest Heartbreaker, Biggest Son-intl Light. t-mtl Best Dnnrt'r. t Although Dave wats nut u nttluntl athlete upon cttlcrinv Nichols. he showed great improvelttvltl in ent-h sum-vessive game. as a result nl' steady hard work. By the end of tlte football and lmskt-tlntll st-asmts this yt-nr, Dave haul het-onto an imlispcnsnlvle regular on lmth teams. Dave is also un able high jumper. tying fur first plat-c in the 1912 Inu-r-State Trnrk Meet. lhwv has no plains for college ns he anticipates living rnllml into the armed forces in July. Fnollnlll Squml 710. 'JL Tvuut '-IZ: Basin-lluill Squad '-ll, '42, Ttwlrlt 513: Truck Squml '-ll, Team '42, mittee, .untl its thc vircnlalion manager nf the chews. nn this subject to the entire school. Ed plans to matricnlule next year nt Hamilton. blies Cnmmillm- '43. 1 7 :te 1. .oat Iv., . Enxmltu c.UsT,tvUs KINKEL, Jlt. ,,,,,,.,, b,,m,,,,,, ,038 This yt-ur Ed enmlflctenl n highly' successful live years at Nichols. Smut utttrm-' ut tho. bn nml l nrm he has proven lnmxw f a hard worltcr hy serving on the Charities Cntnnttlteu. on the Ksxunhln-s loin Although Etl is almve average sclnnlasticxtlly he is lr ' no :nouns unntltlettc Serung in mthe on out of tlte finest, soccer learns this school hats at-en in years. EJ nlluwetl hut four grmli to be Hvnru nlvznnal luut all season. Outside of svlmol he is interested in builtling model airplanes for uit- ln tlte urntul fnrtes tn tutch ing their pilots to identify aircraft. Early in the seltonl yenr, Emhlic nlcln ered an mu-rt sting th:--1 rlatton Soccer Squad '41, T1-mu '-12: Hot-kqv Squad 313: Nmw Board '-IJ: Chnl-ilu v l ummulee 10 11 42 Amin 222'

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EENIUH Born: APIIII. 30, l925 PAUL HEM MERICH lfnn-ml: Smrrtexunt-:tt 1941 Paul, one of the most amiable and good natured of the seniors, came to us in Septemher of '41, as a ffth former. Bah Face soon hecitme one of the more mpulur members ol' the class. and his witty ' Y remarks have amused many students and teachers alike. Although Paul has not excelled either athleueslly ' ' ' ' l' l , l B k th ll or in hut studies, hts hard worl. has won ltim his share of good marks. and a so a p ner on t te as e tt Squad this year. Many Sem irs wt a tr , . Handsomest. leaul also received votes for Class Optimist, and Best Natured. Due to the war Paul's future is indelinite. hut he hopes to heeome a naval avintor after graduation. l 'll ll' m the truth of his election as Best Dressed and his many votes for Basketball Squnrl '43, Burn: ,lou lo, 192-l ll ILLIAM ALBERT H1255 Hun-n-fl: Sstvrsxtnsn 1942 lu his one short year at Nichols, Bill has made a great impression upon the school, and has hecome exceedingly popular with his classmates. Although entt-rin-v sc tool late in the year, hc proved himself to he a welcome addition to the soccer team at fu hack. and later developed into the fastest man on the squad. Hill an all around nthlete, was the spark plug and high scorer of the lntskethull team. netting v over one humlred and forty points this season. Although generally quiet, Bill dex elops into quite a clown on the eourt, when employing his famed pivot play. Bill's claim for distinction in the senior class lies not only with his athletie abilities. hut also in his election ns llantlsomest in the senior poll. Bill will he missed at Nichols next year, hut the Army Air Forces ure getting n good utnu. Sow:-r 'l'emu 312: llnskelbull Team '43, 16

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Barn: I-'i-:iuumw 3, 1927 RICHARD THEODORE KRUEGER lg,,n,,,,,l, gm.,-mmm, 1949 ll is not often that an honor student is also an honor athlete, but Dim-k is an exception to this rule. Noi only was he captain and mainstay nfour basketball team. hut he also played varsity football. and ' ' ' ' f ' ll ', l'l .'t was an outstanding distance runner on our track team. Regardless of his outstanding at i eta- a u ui i is matched by his schnlastie ability. for Dick may be constantly found on the honor roll. But wait, you have only heard the beginning. Aside from the minor ai-emuplishments already men- tioned. he was co-editor of the Vantuan, chairman ofthe Assemblies Coiumiuee, president of the Senior Lil ss and a member ofthe News stall' il , . llis tremendous ability and amiable nature have made him the outstanding lneluber of the Senior Class. Dick will. nu doubt, grace the honor rolls at Nl. I. T. next year. Fuollulll Signal IL Tenn: '-12: Baslrellnlll Temn '41, '-12, Captain '-13: Truck Ta-urn 712: Nuns Heard: Vsnnmn oanla .-lax:-nililiex lfununimevq l'n-xinlmt tif Si-uinr Class. , lla : Orzronsa 2-t, 19:10 -IABIES KNIGHT Bloukoxv lfunxwl: Ssvrsutuin l93T The fact most clcsely associated witll .lim this year, has been his lille job as Editor of the Gleaner. He also cupably held down the positions of mana er of the baseball tealn, and Grandstand Cossi 1 Editor of the Neue. Another fuel we associate witliiim is his love of disagreeing with teachers, which nu- douhtedly won him second place as lu Worst with the Faculty. Despite his diminutive size, Jimmy, showing great ituproveiuenl, made a cotnluendablc record on Mr. Pierce s soccer team. Besides these activities. lim hnds time to train two nights a week at the llonu. Guard, and manages to keep his marks in sclloolwork well above average. llis unusual talent in mathematics has lcd Jim to select 1 ale, where he will study engineering next year. Somvr 'learn '41, '-I 18 2: .Yela's Board IS: Hrlilur-ill-Clliijnf Gleurlvr : llmrunlivs ',Il, IZ: Honors '41, 712.