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

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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

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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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NELSON CASE JR Soccer .IV 4 Vars1ty5 6 Tenms f V 4 Vars1ty5 Captam 6 CosmopoI1tan Club 6 Honors Course 6 Glee Club 4 6 River dalzan 6 ELSON IS probably the cheer1est of the graduatmg class It can be truthfully Sald of him that he 1S nev r a sad Case He IS bound to dispel gloom wherever he goes and hxs sense of humor 1S welcome everywhere By cla1m1ng that he was from the MacCase fam1ly of Scotland he made shone on the Rlverdale tenms courts havmg been a vars1ty man for the last two years I-Ils profundo bass IS a del1ght to hear but 1t caused great consternatxon to Mr Chrlstmann the Glee Club d1rector because whenever lt could be heard xt was e1ther talkmg or s1ng1ng the wrong song Nelson 1S a fairly good student consldermg how hard he studies now and then As much of a chimney as the next fellow his conversatlon over a hot cxgarette IS always the center of attractxon Nelson wants to study veterlnary med1c1ne and th1S may turn out to be one thmg that should happen to a dog We are certam of thxs Mr Case whether he St1CkS to h1s present amb1t1on or not wxll make a b1g name for hlmself , . : . . g ' , . ' : . . 5 ' ,' ' . : . : . : , . ' - , . . . . y Coach Adam's varsity soccer team and was its high scorer. Nelson also has 1 . . . . i . ' U 7 , . 1 I l , . . . . , .