Rutgers Preparatory School - Ye Dial Yearbook (New Brunswick, NJ)

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Lamberton were on the swimming team. This spring Bill Harper, Phil Ridgway, Phil Rust, a11d jim Van Duzer hunted up their gloves and went to work for the baseball team. Dick Meyers played on the golf team and Dick Flynn represented the class on the track. In spite of the fact that the class had a comparatively large number of athletes, it also contributed to the literary activities of the school. Cn the board of The Argo were james Cook, Joe Cramer, Harry Garey, and Phil Rust. Harry and Phil, both ardent camera fiends, were often seen at games and meets snapping pictures for the paper. Phil Rust and James Cook were also active on the board of Ye Dial. ln the scholastic field the class did not make so good a showing as last year. James Cook was the only member to receive a bronze scholarship pin for the work of the first semester. However, the names of several other members of the class have appeared on the monthly honor roll at various times during the year. The members of the class of 1941 have done their bit toward making this year a happy one. Harry Garey has afforded no small amusement by his strenuous efforts to demonstrate the hot-foot , Dick Flynn has caused feigned consternation by being against any movement no matter what it might be 5 Jimmy Potter has handled the obstreperous sand-lot baseball team with a tactful authority wonderful to behold, and George DeVoe has convulsed the English class by his original pronunciations of good old Anglo Saxon words. All these diversions have helped make the school year interesting for students and faculty alike. THE FRESHMAN CLASS 1 The Class of 1942 consists of twenty boys. Of this number, Fred Howell, Dave Beardslee, Bob Beaudette, Frank Cosgrove, Francis Howley, Francis johnson, Eugene Griggs, Bob Nafey, Ralph Ruocco, Dave Rust, Lamar Watsoli, and Dick Farkas came up from the Elementary School, and consequently have felt very much at home from the opening day. Henry Shafer is our representative from farthest away, coming as he does from the wild shores of Lake Erie and the city of Cleve- land. Our own New jersey metropolises are well represented, for the class has among its members Stuart Hakanson of New Market, Douglas Turner of Linden. Mark McChesney of Metuchen, and Dick Hermann of Berdine's Corners. In sporting activities the freshman class has given Robert Beaudette, Frank Cosgrove, Robert Cramer, Walter Crawford, Francis Johnson, Dave Rust, Doug T urner, Lamar Watson, and Fred Lambert to the junior varsity football team. Dick Farkas, who was our only representative on the swimming team, made a fine showing in several of the meets. The scholastic showing of the class was splendid. At midyear the names of Dave Beardslee, Dick Farkas, Mark McChesney, Gene Griggs, Bob Nafey and Fred Lambert appeared on the honor roll. Many more names appeared at inter- vals throughout the first half year. The class was represented to the midyear in the highest marking group by Dave Beardslee, who easily lead his classmates in scholarship. With this group as the nucleus of the class of 1942. Rutgers Prep mav well look forward with a feeling of security to the maintenance of its traditions and ideals. Tufrnly-Four

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THE JUNIOR CLASS Of the nineteen boys who are in this year's exceptionally large junior Class, nine live at the dormitories. The majority of the day boys in the class are graduates of the Rutgers Elementary School. Many of next year's seniors have not only been very active in extra-curricular interests but also have maintained good scholas- tic averages. Much of the credit for making this year an outstanding one in the field of sports belongs to the juniors. John Kluey is the outstanding athlete of the classy he made a marvellous showing on the football field, was the high scorer in basketball, and starred on the baseball diamond. Ed Marvin, john Bishop, Paul Brooke, and Roy Stogner gave loyal support also on the gridiron. johnny Bishop very capably filled the position of assistant manager of the Varsity basketball team. Paul Brooke and Roy Stogner played on the junior varsity basketball team of which Robert Wolpert was the manager. Most of the members of this year's swimming team were juniors. Bill Rudolfs was the captain of the mermen and jack Coad, Laurie Farley, Tony Gosse. and George Styskal did their best to make this a successful season. Few. of the juniors went out for spring sports. but the class did contribute Laurie Farley and jack Coad to the tennis team, while john Kluey, Ed Marvin, and Roy Stogner tried to follow in the steps of Babe Ruth. Of the boys with literary aspirations, the most prominent on the staH of The Argo were Laurie Farley, business manager, Roy Stogner, the creator of Saw- dust Sawyer , and Tony Gosse. our modern Samuel Pepys. Other juniors who worked for the success of The Argo were Jack Coad and George Styskal. Ve Dial also received loyal support from the class. Bill Rudolfs and Paul Brooke were on the editorial staff, and Tony Gosse contributed much to the success of that publica- tion by his hard and conscientious work. Scholastically the class has made a creditable showing. Immediately following the midyear exams. awards for excellence in scholarship were made to Tony Gosse, Harold johnson, Bill Rudolfs, and Chandler Thompson. Other members of the class have done excellent work which has kept the standard of accomplishment at a high level. With the present juniors as the leaders in the various activities of the school. there is every reason to believe that next year's senior class will make an exceptionally line showing. THE SOPI-IOMORE CLASS This year the sophomore class consists of seventeen students of whom seven are boarding' boys. Our class has produced many good athletes for all sports, both varsity and junior varsity. Five boys, Turner Croonquist. George DeVoe. Dick Flynn, Harvey Moynihan, and Phil Ridgway were members of this ye:1r's very successful football team, while joe Cramer, Stanley Geipel, Robert Lamberton, Jimmy Potter, and Phil Rust played for the junior 'varsity eleven. Later, when the basketball season started, Bill Harper and Harvey Moynihan. two members of last year's championship team, were back in their regular berths. Playing for the junior team. Dick Meyers, Jimmy Potter. Turner Croonquist, and Jim Van Duzer represented the class. Lyman Evans, Dick Flynn and Robert Twenly-Three

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HONORS During the school year three awards are made for scholarship-gold pins are presented to the boys who have attained general averages of 90 or more, silver pins to those boys whose marks are between 85 and 90, and bronze pins to the students who have received grades between 80 and 85. At midyear the following awards were made 1 GOLD SILVER james Arnold David Beardslee James Wells James Cook Ferdinand Ratti William Clark Mark McChesney Vincent Kellogg John Schmidt Leon Feldman VVillem Rudolfs Richard Farkas Anthony Gosse Edwin Kolakowski BRONZE Eugene Griggs, jr. Robert Nafey Sidney Ironmonger Fred Lambert CUM LAUDE 1938 Stanley Shepard, jr. R. Blount Ralls Henry L. McClintock Charles Morfit Manville Werner Chandler Thompson Jesse O. Betterton, Jr. Jay Sykes Archie M. Smith, Jr. VVillian1 L. Van Nuis, Jr. Robert M. Stengel john VViese COMMENCEMENT HONORS 1938 Highest Honor in Scholarship ,.... Joyce Kilmer English Prize ............ Alexander Johnson History Prize ......... Class of 1876 Prize in Mathematics ....... The Dorr Prize in Science .....,........ The French Alliance Prize .....,.. ................James R. Arnold ........,Robert M. Stengel G. Sykes ................James R. Arnold Paul Croonquist, jr. ............Janies R. Arnold The Latin Prize ........,..................................... ............ G uerdon H. Nelson The Raymond Hayes McGovern Prize .......... ......... l esse O. Betterton. jr. Ye Dial Awards .......................................... ......... W illiam L. Van Nuis, Jr., Raymond B. Greene Liberty Loan Prize ..,............. ............. J ames H. Potter, Jr. The John V, N, Dorr Prize ......... ........ W illiam L. Van Nuis, Jr. Twenty-Five