Norfolk Academy - Horizons Yearbook (Norfolk, VA)

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DAVIS REED Treasurer Jefferson Davis Reed Ill is one of the two nine-year men to graduate this year. Although it was he who spoke the now-famous line, Of course, I did my homework, he is still regarded as a regular guy by his class- mates. Into a varied schedule, he tinds time to fit hunting, playing tennis, and co-editing this year's annual, but the real emphasis these days seems to be on quick automobile trips to Suffolk. , . eh, Davis? Probably has an interest in a plant down there. A native of London Bridge. Virginia, he seems to enioy an occasional visit to the big city, Norfolk, where he changes from his studious weekday self into, what I am told, is the life-of-the-party type, Davis hopes to go to Washington and Lee next year and to take up law, his father's profession, in the course of time. His straightforward honesty and brightness of personality will surely light the paths of iustice. Q.-as JERRY FEE If you were to go down to the senior study hall during the sixth period, ou would see two things. One would be a discussion of Norfolk girls eing carried on between Bill and Tom Spicuzza. The other would be a gure bent over some papers trying to study throughout the din of argu- ient, that of course, would be Jerry Fee, What other senior studies? All idding aside, Jerry is a headmaster's vision of a perfect senior. He studies ard, for he plans to attend the Naval Academy, One of Jerry's other ood qualities is that he is quiet and enioys listening to the epic stories f Grafton, Darden, and Miller. This Portsmouth boy, to sum it all up, is great guy. Oh, we forgot to say-Jerry is an expert in geometry. He's even been town to execute perfect circles with a convertible at midnight right in e center of the king's highway. EDWIN DARDEN I Edwin Adams Darden has been one of the mainstays of the present sixth form for five years, All his classmates know him to be the originator of the Darden Theory and Philosophy of Life which, in effect, is a very contagious disease and may be acquired by coming into contact, by way of conversation, with our afflicted person. Its symptoms are shown by a pronounced and bazarre outlook upon educational principles in general. Aside from founding his theory, Ducky finds time to compete in var- sity football, varsity baseball and, we are warned, will be out for tennis this year. While concentrating hard on his studies, Ducky has saved the day many times by presenting the annual with some of his art work, and also Continued on page 99. Qi 4. Ne 13

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qs-........ GORDON MILLER Vice-President Rather than to rush into a sketch of this famous senior ourselves, we will first yield to a brief account given in the recently published memoirs of a one-time visitor to the Academy. The forenoon now being considerably progressed, l found myself in a schoolroom presided over by a singularly elongated gentleman given to instruction in ciphering. A pupil arriving tardily to the session arrested my attention directly. He was rather a sturdily built fellow, who wore his silvery locks after a curled fashion' and whose method of ambulation seemed Continued on page 99. 'W'-'pr ig-If 12 WlLLlAM SPICUZZA I Q r n President Bill came to the Academy as a Junior and one year found him as pres- dent of the student body and Monogram Club. If he stayed around another year, he'd likely take over as headmaster and dietician, so it's probably iust as well for all concerned that he will pursue his studies at V. M. l. beginning next fall. Who can forget the inspiring leadership Bill furnished to the Senior Class? Remember his history-making interview with Mr. Massey about the disappearance of Gina from the wall of a Sixth Form room? Seriously, Bill's the boy you went to see when you wanted something done. As president of the Student Council and of the Monogram Club, he furnished superb leadership, not only in initiating and backing student Continued an page 99. MENALCUS LANKFORD Secretary Mack is perhaps the most serious senior, working on the books tediously in study hall, and he has been turning in voluminous homework assign- ments in certain subiects since his initial appearance at this institution five years ago. However, Mack could be voted the senior most difficult to figure out because of his varying interests, They shift from Alec Guiness to the football fortunes of the Wahoos . Mack has a never-say-die spirit, as is shown by his three years on the J. V. basketball team. We feel however that Mack's athletic ability will be shifted to its proper perspective at college. Mack hopes to journey to ml: Charlottesville and the University next fall. Yet all is not serious with this boy, as he is often the culprit behind the strange disappearances of essential articles belonging ta Messrs. Reed and Miller. Also on Monday mornings when the past weekend is the chief i 12 topic of discussion among the seniors and Mack is confronted with, How Continued on page 99.

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ww WALLACE GRAFTON Who's that sport in the red MG? That could be none other than Skip Grafton, alias G.A. This title reputedly stands for General Athletics, but another name bearing the same initials, and which he is unlikely to disclose, was once bestowed upon him. Skip is a real gay blade, who ap- pears at every party and rarely fails to liven up those present with his good humor. Rumor has it that he once surprised a young lady by showing up at her house one morning in time for breakfast, then spent the remain- der of the day in her swimming pool. The next day he did it again. Skip is now very popular with this young lady's family. Skip's cheerfulness often overflows into his school life, but he can be serious as well. His grades may vary from the bottom bracket to the tap, even the high honor roll, perhaps depending on the phases of the moon or his uncertain love life. Skip hopes to attend either Princeton or Washing- ton and Lee, and in either case we are sure his genial disposition mixed with a certain seriousness of purpose will stand him in good stead. E. 2? ' mm LIVINGSTON LEWIS Livingston is one of the clean-living members of the Sixth Form, not portaking of cakes or other strong beverages. He cloes, however, have a slight interest in the fairer sex: we repeat-slight. Lewis is a mighty hun- ter, regularly entering the dork unexplored regions of Princess Anne County with only a shotgun and native Wamba D. Reed as his guide. On a recent trip this poragon among huntsmen bagged twenty-nine crows, five doves, three marsh hens, and a turtle which was unfortunate enough to cross the path of so accurate a shot as Livingston. His hunting career Continued an page 99. OJUS MALPHURS Oius is also known as the Rat Boy , this, he will indignantly tell you is a misnomer. ln reality the rats from which he acquired his name were mice. You may recall the lunchtime announcement that gave rise to thi nick-name. lt was the year i953 when Oius majored in biology that hi became officially known as Killer of Rats. One day he turned upon on: of his beloved white mice with a rubber-headed hammer secured from 1 wailing first-grader, and with the words, Onward, iunior biologistsf bashed the poor creature's head in imouse's not first groder'si. All this ii the interest of science, of course. The skin of this hapless animal now grace Oius' famous linfomous-your choicei hat, which also has various snaki skins and ostrich plumes sewn upon it. Oius seems always to have some small, creeping thing with him. H returned from Florida this year with a very small lizard, which had th Continued on page 99 14