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

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ROBERT STANLEY BICKLEY Football .IV 4 5 Vars1ty6 Baseball IV 4 Vars1ty5 Captam6 Revzew 4 5 Rxver dalzan 5 Co Ed1tor6 Counczl 6 Basket ball j V 4 Honors Course 6 OY what a test A dollar says I don t get above a D Thus does Bob Blckley genius of the Class of 49 leave each class after a test How ever he has rarely gotten a grade below a B+ since he came to thls school and those few OCCHSIOHS are lnscrlbed along wlth the date and time m a hlstory of Rlverdale being complled by a noted hlstorlan Do not let the first two sentences mxslead you 1n any way for Bob IS definltely not a grmd He slmply makes xt a polnt to learn somethzng the first tlme he hears about xt He has been quite 3Ct1Ve ln athletics and proudly dxsplays a cllppxng from the New York Txmes tellmg of Rlverdale s undefeated football season of 1948 ln whlch h1s name IS mentloned for scormg a touchdown xn the Kmgswood game Bob clalms that he IS a ladykxller and IS mdeed at least very popular wlth everybody xn school Because of h1s gemallty sense of humor and wnllrngness to cooperate everyone IS sure he wlll succeed ln his chosen Held of medlcme as well as ln anythmg else he may take up m later l1fe . . . , , . . . . 1 1 - - 1 ' ' I ,' - . .' . ' . . B 9 1 9 9: , . . . . , 9 s ' as as - ' 9 9 , . ' I .. . . , ,, . , . . . . . n 9 i . . rw , 1 1 1 1 .

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HARRY EDWARD BEEKMAN JR Football Vars1ty5 6 Track Varslty 6 Is IT a b1rd7 Is It a plane? Is It superman? Well yes and no but we call hlm Ed for he has proved to be a capable performer on the gridiron and a star m track In football Blg Ed contrlbuted much to making the team the success lt was by h1s excellent play at end and tackle Edward throws the dlscus for the track team often ach1ev1ng heaves of 110 feet He IS the only athlete ln the school who can do It and he makes lt look slmple He IS one of the welght llftlng set and spends hls wlnter athletlc perlods ln the play room Ed IS also a member of the postprandxal Smokers League whlch holds lts numerous meetings out back In school he IS the quxet pleasant type but we suspect h1m of leadlng a double llfe from some of the rumors we hear of h1s domgs ln Hackettstown Ed IS a man of many cars havlng come to school ln a Frazer Mercury convertible and Lincoln cosmopolltan at varxous times durmg the past year We hope there are many more Fords ln thns fellows future and have no doubt there wxll be , . .' , . . . . . . , , . , . . 9 9 ' 1 , . ' 0 . . , . - ' u H n 9 Y . . . . 5 7 v - 1 0

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HAROLD BOWMAN BLACH JR Football Manager 6 Baseball 6 Rellet' So c1ety 6 Cosmopolztan Club 6 Dorm Coun c 6 BAMA Rlverdales representatlve from the deep South brought that mestlmable somethmg wlth hlm when he came to us thls year Hls accent wowed hls school mates at first untll they got used to h1s muslcal drawl He made many frlends xn the short tlme he has been wlth us as IS evldenced by his electlon to the dormltory council where he excelled ln tuning televlslon and sellmg candy Harold was co manager of the foot ball team th1s year 1n whlch capaclty he dld a commendable Job Hls pleasant manner w1ll long be remembered by those Rlverdallans who had never previously met a real ln the flesh Suth n Gen lemun Harry IS the outstandmg exponent of real sharp bl colored bow tles whxch he sports ln a myriad of VlVld colors Harold s actlvxtles xn the dormltory cen ter around hls super duper Zemth radio talk of girls and the game of pltch There IS no doubt ln our minds that Harold will well ad mlnlster the giant department store he IS sure to head someday so lt IS merely academlcally that we wlsh h1m good luck 1 , . . . ' vs ' 9 - 1 9 . . U . ,, . . . . 1 - v 1 y . ' ' as 1 1 as - ' u , . . . . . ' 1 ' n - u - , . v