Riverdale Country School for Boys - Riverdalian Yearbook (Riverdale, NY)

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Talbof Bissell Glee Club 63 Dormifory Relief Socieiy 5, 63 Dramafic Club 6: Riding Club 5, Foofball Varsiiy 5, 63 Swimming 3. Had his face been adiusfed wi+h a li'H'le less of class-picfure solemni'l'y, besl' of all, had he been smiling, +hen would have been small need of elab- orafion. As i+ is, his sombre porfraii is fairly cry- ing for supplemenf, and +his we will endeavor +o provide. Tal is one of +hose large aFFec+iona+e fel- lows linemen wifh ponderous hefi and poeiically genlle eyes. This confemplalive sofiness is con- spicuous in his voice, which may be heard of eve- nings reasoning pa+ien+ly wi+h a recalci+ran+ swilch- board, and again in 'rhe illusive mildness of his com- posifion. His very undemons+ra+iveness has carried him fariher 'rhan many anofher who +ried harder. He is oufsfanding for his very placidify. James A. Doher'ry Glee Club 67 Review 5, 6, Riding Club 5: Foofball J. V. 4. 5: Bashefball Varsily 6, J. V. 4, 5. Jim's name has become associafed wiih cars and horses. His scholasfic apfiiude has never been doubled and Jim is finishing sfrong. Being pre- occupied wil'h horses, Jim does noi' have much lime for sporfs excepi basko+ball in which he shows ex- cepfional skill. Jim is fhe 'rype of person who fel- lows love fo hear ialk and he can hold a boy or a girl's aHen+ion for hours as he explains how his horse won +his or +ha+. Jim's a real plufocraf. Lilcing driving, Jim is never on fool' and WE-56 is always +o be seen where Jim is. Riverdale is losing a greai' fellow in Jim, bu'r we wish him lo+s of luclc ai Ford- ham, his 'iufure Alma Maier. FORDHAM

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COMMENCEMENT AWARDS HEAD BOY FRANK C. GOODRICH BEST SCHOLAR BEST ATHLETE MYLES HERBERT DONALD T. KASPER SCHOLAR ATHLETE JAMES C. JEROME HAROLD C. MAYER BAKOULIS CUP EDWARD NEELY SMITH AWARD JAMES BACHARACH CHARLES B. SPENCER James Bacharach Sfudeni Council 6: Dormifory Council 67 Glee Club 4, 5, 6: Review 4, 5, 6: Riverdalian 5, 6: Dramafic Club 4, 5, 6: Football Varsify 5, 6: Soccer J. V. 6: Baslre+ball J. V. 5: Track 4, 5, 6, Capfain 6. I+ would be hard fo find a more popular 'Fellow in ihe Upper School fhan Jim. His uniiring eFfor+s have earned 'For him +he respeci' of all his friends. His aciivilies have overflowed info every phase of our school life, noi excepiing 'lhaf of making friends. For fhree years Jim has been a mains+ay of ihe Riverdale lraclr +eam, and his efforis were finally rewarded wifh his eleciion as Capiain of +his year's squad. Jovialiiy and good naiure are wril- fen all over him, while his predominaling grin is a byword of his name. Jim's qualiiies will help him 'lo a successful career in life. Riverdale's loss is Williams' gain. WILLIAMS ISI

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William J. C. Ehrler Dormifory Council 6: Glee Club 61 Foofball Varsify 6, Soc- cer J. V. 6q Baslrefball Varsify 6: Baseball Varsify 6: Track 6. Bill, alfhough he has only been wifh us a year, is one of fhe sfellar afhlefes of Riverdale. He has shown his prowess on fhe foofball field, fhe baskef- ball courf, fhe baseball diamond, and fhe fraclr feam, doing fhese varied sporfs wifh equal ease. His versafilify sfops nof only af afhlefics buf con- finues info school life. Bill is usually found wherever 'rhere is a gafhering, and almosf always in fhe cen- fer of if. He is one of fhe heroes of fhe lower school, and fhere is always a large crowd of fhe younger boys cheering for him in games or frailing him afferwards. An oufsfanding afhlefe, Bill leaves us for Springfield. The besf of luck, Bill, in whaf- ever you may meef ahead. SPRINGFIELD Fred W. Geisler Glee Club 6: Foofball Varsify 6, Baslrefball Varsify 65 Base- ball Varsify 65 Track 6. If is foo bad fhaf vaudeville is dead, for were if sfill around, Gus would have his life's worlc planned for him. He is fhe class's consfanf source of humor. If we were fo believe him, everyone in Gloversville, fhe Geisler's home fown, is like fhaf, buf we have our doubfs or else we would all move fhere. Enfering Riverdale fhis fall, Gus earned for himself a place on fhe sfarfing eleven, exfra- ordinary in fhe facf fhaf he had never played High School foofball before. Lasf winfer he played guard on fhe successful baslcefball feam and fhis spring proved a proficienf backsfop behind fhe plafe. Gus's deparfure will leave a cerfain feeling of empfiness fhaf will never again be quife filled, especially for fhose who have lived wifh him in fhe Dormifory. SPRINGFIELD