Nichols School - Verdian Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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ELAEE Y Y V Burn: JULY 8, 1925 DONALD ART HUR x OUNG Elm-rml: Sxalrrmum-:R 1939 Vieiug for honors us Biggest Wonutn Hater wilh Russ Osborn, Don has very successfully spurned the affection of all females. Another one of D-nfs veculiarilies is his love of experimenting with chemirnls. No one will he sur mrisetl ifsometluy we hear llml bon has just blown up his house. Despite these oddities, Don is one nf the fxriglitest nlenlhers of the senior clues, especially in ntnlllelmllics, in which hc has shown exec tional ability. Alllhough he has ucvcr won u position on a major varsity tetun. Don is very interested in athletics, null he narticiputes in soccer, basketball, mul hasehull. llecause of his talent for u tl l ' D nuule his rlioiec of eollege. ut 1 ant srtenve, on plans on u career in engineering, lrut he has not yet 25

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Bom: Arun. 3. 1925 ROBERT DAN! bb W ILKES - SENVHH V Barn: :mv 30, 1925 ROBERT DIASON WHELAIN Entered: St-:lfrmxxnen 19-10 Bolt entered his first class at Nichols three years ago, and his amicable manner and personality' noon made him nountless friends, Ilis ready wit and im mersonations of Sal the one time Bison pitcher, brings laughter from cveu the must serious minded imys. Bolt is one of those hoys who is nut nutstandin in any partirulnr Iield. Inu is -'ood in everything. The time he must expend trarellinv to and from lax-Eiaport each day is quite n hamhr-ap. ne-vertlteless. Bob is a three letterman in sports. llc is also a farmer of no small ability. and has more than mire interrupted the lirst period English class for a disrnssion ur argument with Mr. Verrill ahont some agrirullnral topic. Boll is, as yet, undecided in his plans for next year. Foullmll Sqruul '-11. Team '-l2: florlfqv Tenn: 713: Trurl: Squad '40, '41 : llnlmrs 'fIl. lurln-rr-tl: Sl-:Vrsmn-:n l937 Holm is one of the small group of seniors, who were formulate enonvfh to come to Nichols way hack in l937. llis dislike for ull matters academic may account for his votes fhr Laziest in the senior poll, but eonlrnrv heliefs seem to he present, as evidenced hy the fuel that Bob also received several votes for Most linergeticf' The latter contention is borne out hy his line work as manager nf the football team this venr. While not a regular on the basketball team, Bob served for three years as a valuable replacement on Coach Gillespixfs squad. Une of Bolfs chief interests is swinnning, in which sport he has proven his prowess in the Interform swimming meets of recent yn-nm. After graduation it is one ofthe armed services for Bob. who seems to prefer the Marine Corps. lmolbull Squml '-ll, Manager 312: Basketball Squad '-ll, '-I2, '-I3. 24

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THE SENIOR CLASS FRONT Row: Nathaniel Ross llall, Rohcrt Dawes Wilkvs. David Charles Dil-fcndorf, Richard Theodore Krueger, Edward Francis Walsh. David Archhald. David Furnow. SECOND Row: James Knight Morrow, Earle Wells Pu-vhc, Frederick James Ross, Jr., Robert Mason Whelan, Thomas Rcbarlow St'l1acl'fi'r, William Albert llcss, Alphonsus Rogers, Donald Arthur Young, Carl Douglas Walter. BACK Row: Paul llEllllI'll3l'll'll, Nlarsllall Ewing Davis, Norman Jolm Thomas, David Ferguson llowarcl, John Daniel Cole, Russell Barton Osborn. Edward Gustavus Kinkel, Jr. ABSENT: Allt-u Short, John Fvlix Dcsbevker, Jr., Roswell Park Bagley, Jr., Wayne Rutter. 26