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

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one day after a visit to the barber. His new Prussian coiffure caused much con- sternation, so we had to explain quickly to everyone who looked at him open- mouthed that this transformation was the result of a harmless bet with Mr. Holley. With Jack Jake Bartow the roster of the third floor is complete. Jake comes from South River which is back in the hills somewhere. His weekly trips home are as regular as clockworkg in fact, if Jake were here for a weekend. the plan of things would be thrown out of order. His steady vices are being in Styskal's room and sleeping through the bell in the morning. And for offenses such as these Jake and the rest of us have been given honorable mention in Doc's little black book. But Doc, the little black book, and the Beta house are home to us 5 we love them all. THE GAMMA HOUSE Sheltering some seven of Prep's most remarkable students, Gamma house has withstood the ravages of time and its inmates rather well. Occupying the top floor this year are the big two and a half 3 the half is .lim Van Duzer, the two are Phil Haymes and Harry Garey-the measurement refers solely to size. Phil hails from Cleveland, but can generally be found at Berco's soda saloon, burping merrily away into a coke. Wliereas Phil is tall, rotund, and quiet. Harry is tall. stout, and noisy. Frequently, he likes to act like an ape with hic- coughs, and jitterbug like one too, but withal our Georgia peach is very popular. Harry has made himself particularly valuable to match companies by engaging in that dubious form of joke known as the hot foot. James Van Duzer has also done his part in making the Gamma house third floor, a much discussed place. Especially amusing are his cigarette-humming tactics which vary from arrant flattery to pathetic appeal. Dropping down a floor-but not too fast.-we come upon the picture-splattered haunt of Sid Ironmonger and jim Clark. Having emerged from Richmond. Vir- ginia. to come to Prep. Sid has lost no time finding the quickest route to N. J. C. and similar hangouts of the unfair sex. Jim Clark, his roommate. is a quieter person than Sid, but he too has ambitions. Some day Jim hopes to be a jitterbug. a regular full fledged rug-cutter. Next door to Sid and Jim resides Prepls little Casanova, Paul Brooke. Darling has been living on love and three square meals a dav since his arrival at Prep. But, though he dallies along the primrose path occasionally, Paul's heart belongs to a certain young writer of letters on pink paper. Roy Stogner, the fourth member of this floor. is a transplanted Southerner who, in spite of his months above the Mason and Dixon line. frequently lapses into a lazy drawl much to the delight of everyone. His chief claim to fame is his column in The Argo which might account for his nickname. Besides these seven boys. Gamma house has three of the staff residing therein. On the second floor Mr. Holley. known as the Admiral , has his quarters, from which strategic spot it is but a short sprint to the third floor. Mr. A. Z. teaches history, but his chief reputation lies in his Sunday morning room inspections and the unnatural quiet when he is on duty. Passing to the first floor front. we find Mr. Rails. surrounded bv his victrola and French records. Teaching modern languages. he is especially noted for those wheezes he sometimes pulls in French class. Although the iokes are a little ripe. Mr. Ralls' fund of information and stories make his classes more than language courses: they are an education in themselves. Mrs. Andrews, the school dietition. and certainly a most popular person on Fridays when allowances are withdrawn. occupies the rest of the first floor. It is she who supervises all our meals and. what is more important. our money. So. you see, we just could not live without Mrs. Andrews. Although no one but the mice and termites live there, the basement of Gamma house deserves its share of fame. This most sympathetic rendez-vous for pool, piano- ' Twenty-Nine

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interludes when Tony and Jimmie drop in for a combined attack on trig. After a warm-up session they troop en masse to Doc just the same, however. As they pause in front of Eden's door, the visitors hear a cryptic story of its owner's life. It seems that Jimmie has become very allergic to green Fords ever since a certain Sunday afternoon when he, along with fifteen other students, spent a nickel at the Dutch Mill. Did you find the interview with the blue-clad gentle- men edifying, jim, or was it that you had some difficulty in speaking at all P Last of all, the guide sticks his head in Gwizls room and asks, By the way, how is your grandmother these days, the one in South River, I mean? Such a youthful voice she has! And how much she sounds like Styskal's grannie! Tony raises a bandaged thumb to his proboscis, and the crowd recognizes the meteoric hero of the Kingsley game, and the tosser of the beautifully arched one-handed shot at Bordentown. The tour is over, and as the weary rubbernecks troop down the stairs, an irreverent tourist turns back to call out a parting shot. Thrill us again, Tony, only remember to use the bat when you're hitting. THE BETA HOUSE The Beta house has again placed first in the campus-wide popularity poll of the houses, in fact, it has far surpassed the other three in tabulations-if not in actual fact. To see the hordes of boys pour out of their habitats and head on a dead run to dear old Beta would perhaps mystify and amuse one. Of course, the easiest way to discover the reason for the exodus would be to follow the crowds. To those who are unable to do so, but are blessed with the sense of a true detective we offer certain clews: three times a day, everyone at the same time, the way to a man's heart is through his stomach. Of course, now you have it. Beta is the house with the dining room. Furthermore, Beta contains our Common Room. In this, against the west wall, stands a tried and true piano. Although its fame is not so great as that of the one reclining against the wall in the Gamma house basement, yet it has been the nucleus of many a torrid jam session. The Common Room on some occa- sions is used for a blood thirsty game of checkers. Alas, with all those beautiful card tables, it is a shame no fourth for bridge has yet appeared. The second floor is by far the quietest in the building. Here Doc and Mrs. Cook have their living quarters-at least officially these are their quarters, but actually most of the student body takes up its abode there to get help over hard spots in math. Mr. McClintock also lives on this floor and does some pinch hit- ting for Doc on Monday and Wednesday nights. The third floor is justly famous. More goes on there than any one on the campus hears about. It is impossible to tell just what happensg remembering what happened to George on his birthday when only four caught up with him, would you say anything? Lyman Bull Evans, who comes from Syracuse, N. Y., received his nickname on the night of our Christmas party, when he was presented with a replica of Ferdinand,-just why, it is hard to say. Next to Lyman lives Howard Dietz, who comes from Englewood, when he can, in his new sports roadster. We used to tease Howard about his woo-wagon and gave him a nice little blue sportster at the party, but now that we have seen his LaSalle we will say no more. Robert Bugs Beadle, another inhabitant of the third floor, whose object in life is to attend Syracuse University, comes from Richfield Springs, N. Y. With such a school as we have across the street on the banks of the old Raritan we can not see why Robert even remembers that there is such a place as Syracuse, unless perhaps the reason is the many letters he receives bearing the Syracuse post- mark. The fourth resident is George Styskal whose home is on Long Island. George will always be remembered for his beautiful hair-wave which suddenly disappeared Twenty-Eight ,. . -WN..

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playing. and an after-dinner cigarette has taken a terrific beating. As proof of this, witness the new flooring and the other repairs that have been made. However, before we leave, we salute you, basement, for you are white, clear white inside! THE DELTA HOUSE Upholding the tradition of being the best and most progressive house on the campus, the Delta has added to Prep life two important contributions, novel to say the least. The initial effort was The Pioneer, a publication conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition of freedom of press. The magazine was accepted warmly. if not hotly, in some quarters, but soon passed into the Great Beyond, a victim of some internal ailment. The Delta then added to its growing reputation as the leader of the dormitories by proposing Home Rule. After an era of quibbling, Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity were granted to the glorious sons of Delta. More quibbling. Home Rule breathed its last. In pace requiescat. Starting from the top of the house and working downward, We discover Rene Jagenburg behind barricaded doors singing A Room With A View, his favorite song ever since he was threatened with removal from the northwest corner. Next we come to Chink Turner, hectographer of Delta's brain-child, The Pioneer. It was largely through his efforts that the one and only edition of the much heralded maga- zine was offered to the waiting public. No, Bill Smith is not cutting out paper dolls. That is an airplane he is constructing. Across the hall is Ed Marvin. Why. Ed, do we smell cigarette smoke ? No, I only smoke cigars, answers Ed. Bob Reuter. who arrived in February, is the occupant of the next room. Since Bob is studying his Spanish, we leave him to visit Fingers Ridgway. who is still dreaming of the good old days when no one questioned his veracity. Phil has won many friends by his generosity: not only has he been a life saver for many a cigaretteless student. but he has also given many a boy a happy week end in his home in Newark. We descend to the second floor at whose head we Find Bill Clark and John Bishop. john has become interested in fairy stories during the past year, especially the one about the Snow Queen. Bill is making an extensive studv of the Polish language so that he can translate I Wanda Wl1at's Become of Wanda into that tongue. Next door reside Phil Messenkopf, that Trappy magician, and Bob Weindel, the Allentown pugilist. Messenkopf is in the room but where is Weindel? There is absolutely nothing to be alarmed about, Phil has merely vanished him. In the next room we find Mr. Stearns. affectionately known to the boys as Oscar. who can always be prevailed upon to donate a cigarette to the use of the buttless. We leave Mr. Stearns and travel along the homelv wav to the quarters of Dick Flynn and Ferd Ratti where Dick is amusing Ferd bv singing Ferdinand and Ferd is butting his head against the wall to see if he can take it. Departing from this chaotic scene. we arrive at the residence ofAnthony C. Gosse and Freddie Parkinson. Since Tony is engaged in writing a dissertation upon the vices of the human race. including himself. and Freddie is asleep dreaming contentedly of a Republican victory-it only happens in dreams-we depart for the lower regions. On the First Hoor we are greeted by the sound of a trumpet. However. since we are informed by Bob Cochran that the clarion-like notes are not in our honor. we turn to Hermann Mohr who is busilv engaged in burning an effigy of Friend Adolf. So as not to disturb Hermann in this delightful little pastime which we secretlv ad- mire. we retire to the den of communism and iniouity where we see Bob Wolpert hastily conceal a periodical. an action which is greatly accelerated Tuesdav and Thursday evenings. As T.eon is gloating over Ways and Means to Abolish Capitalistsv and does not wish to be disturbed. we pass on to Mr. Brewer's room. Here we are treated to the best coffee made at the Trap and we participate in a quiet little spelling bee. After observing these trifling idiosyncrasies, we can only arrive at one possible conclusion. The Delta is a madhouse. Yes, it is a madhouse, but we love it. Thirty