Norfolk Academy - Horizons Yearbook (Norfolk, VA)

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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

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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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THOMAS SPICUZZA Tom has been at the Academy for two years, and during that time he has piled up an outstanding record both in and out of class. Tom has lived in Norfolk all his life and is a loyal subiect of Virginia, Miss Virginia-, of courselll While at the Academy he has played football and baseball. You must hand it to him: He's topsll After he leaves the Academy, Tom plans to attend V. M. I. and later dental school. One of Tom's specialties is losing girls to the other members of the Sixth Form. Tom, all in all, is one of the most respected boys by young and old at the Academy. ALAN STEIN Alan seems to be the central symbol of the ioviality in the south study oom. His presence in that sacred domain can generally be detected by tis steintorian laughter, which rolls through the basement and bursts nto the upper floors. His life isn't all frolic, for he and his family seem to ind time for study, as was indicated by his classic burst in Trig. class of 'That's not the way my mother did that problem! If anyone wishes to find Stein during a free period, he has but to look n the south study room for a moonstruck youth sitting with head on arms ltaring blissfully at an Esquire picture of his idol, a distinguished singer, vhich after the third week of school replaced o snapshot of a young girl n shorts and blouse. It is reported that Alan aspires to a career at a sumptuous hotel in florida, where he plans to park cars for a living, that is, unless we all iunk and Ojus opens an eleven-chair barber shop. In that case Alan plans o stick with his comrades and park cars for the shop. I am sure that whatever profession Alan chooses, it will be a happy ine, for his ioviality is infectious. Last Will and Testament I, Tom Spicuzza, leave my affairs in the hands of my brother. l, Bill Spicuzza, will record my own last will and testament when I have straightened out the affairs of my brother. Oh, brotherl I, Ed Darden, leave my post as Party Leader of the Opposition Party to anyone in the rising Sixth Form who is against whatever it is. I, Menalcus Lankford, resign my Chair of Poetry and Art to a rising new scholar of Sanskrit and Hebrew. iNote: Chair is now being repaired at The Poetry and Art Chair Repair Company.l I, Skip Grafton, have already left my glasses somewhere and can't do a thing about this until I find them. You say Stein has sat on them .... ? I, Jerry Fee, would leave my achievements in the sciences except that I do not wish to eclipse the memory of Mr.Albert Einstein. I, Mays Lewis, leave because hunting season is here. I, Gordon Miller, leave mute testimony in the form of the world's IOlst great book, which you now have in your hands. I, Davis Reed, do likewise, and also will my freckles to any convincing country hick in the Fifth Form. I, Alan Stein, leave- All right, all right-l'lI go quietly. I, Oius Malphurs, am not really going to leave, for I'm going to take it all with me. 15