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

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Trapsters Seated: Rie, Herbert, Robbins, L., Rie, Henry, lst row: Caplan, R.. Magee, R., Tooey, J., Newton, J., Baer, P.. Cummings, M., Simonson, P., Henry, D., second row: Livergood, J., Graif, W., Conhagen, A., O'Brien, G,. Mann, S., Rie, I., Minde. T.: 3rd row: Van Brocklin, J., Warner, D., Swallick, J., Steinhardt. I., Klein, F., 4th row: Sherman, A., Coddington, D., Spencer, G., Tracy, G., MacKay, D., Sth row: Langheinz, R., Fox, T., Betz, J., Pfaif, W., 6th row: Harms, K .,Gau5, P., Potosky, W., Fiske, R. Delta House NYONE entering the Delta House, when study hall is not in session, A would find himself greeted by a Weird assortment of noises emanat- ing from the basement. That famous basement! Arena for pug- X nacious ping-pong games and bull sessions, the home of the coke machine, and the eternal refuge of the Delta House gang from TTT' the horrors of studying, school, and teachers. The weird noises are undoubtedly the boys discussing their two favorite subjects: girls and the faeult . Uliuon descending into the room, the first sight to come Within our ken is a languid bunch of bones occupying the corner chair, and We observe through the haze of smoke that it's Bill Pfaff. But harkl The 7:30 p. m. study bell has just rung, so We shall have to interview the boys in their rooms. As a matter of fact, Uncle A. Z., We mean General Holley, is on duty. Hence no one Wishes for dareslb to be late. Ascending to the iirst floor, We enter the room of '1Hurry Upi' Klein and '1Ogden Nashv Spencer, Who holds the unusual distinction of having WcJlf', for a middle name, in reality. Fred is telling Spence that if he rises again in the Page lhirty-Iwo

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middle of the night to write poetry, he will have to get out of bed in the morning with no help, and as even the thought of getting out of bed without a struggle sends a shudder down Spence's spine, he ruefully submits to F red's threat. Before we can see who lives in the next room the sounds of Do, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol, strike our ears and we know that this is George Tracy tuning up. In the far corner is jack fLippyj Livergood furiously strumming through the pages of Familiar Quotationsv, so that when he writes Suzy to-night he can impress her with his newly acquired knowledge. As we leave them, the strains of Without a Song accompany us into the next room in which resides Betsy Holley, the lovely young lady of the Delta House, daughter of Mr. Holley. But as Betsy has work to do, we pass on to General Holley's room, reverently doff our hats to the Stars and Bars on the wall, and sit down in the congenial atmosphere which inhabits this abode. We have a short chat, but Ah, how time .iiiesl We're reluctant to go, but we must, so on to the second floor. As we quietly enter the first room on our left, Paul Cauif hurriedly thrusts a late copy of something or other under the bed, and Dick Fiske pushes Batman 81 Robin into his desk. Whew',, says Paul as he gazes upon us with relief, I thought you were A. Zf' h Well, we know they want to get back to their studies, so we leave as silently as we came and go into the next room. This we find empty, as its former occupant, Bill Cambacz, is now in the Army Air Corps. And what is that Bang-Bang-Bangv? That, my friends, is Caplan pound- ing his typewriter. Bob rooms alone now, as his room-mate Murray Feldman, is in the U. S. Navy. But what is that knocking on the wall of the next room? On investigation, we discover that the knocking is caused by Toughy,' Magee violently tacking up another Varga girl calendar. At his desk, lerry Warner is writing to someone in Ceneseo, we wonder who? His mother, no doubt. We must shorten our stay here because we are afraid of the omnipotent Magee. Mr. Grove is the school's Bach, Beethoven and Mozart, all rolled into one. Among his other attainments, he is a master of Latin and German, and directs the JGlee Club and Band. We listen with delight and watch with amazement as his nimble fingers play our requests. But here again ,we cannot stay forever. We must hurry onl A Five boys live in five separate rooms on the third floor, at least they are supposed to! However, as we enter the first room, all are inside-the unholy five. Bill Pfaff, whom you will remember we originally met downstairs, and Mad Bussianv Potosky, both have their ears glued to the radio, Dink Cod- dington is at the desk writing to a certain somebody in New Brunswick, Cale- donian MacKay is sitting unobtrusively in the corner with his Trig and a box of candy, and jack Betz finnocent owner of the rooml is somnolently reposing on the bed. They are all so preoccupied that they do not notice us come in, so we leave the same way. There is a sixth empty room, on the third floor, where lived until Christmas Lloyd Ienssen, but he, too, is now serving in the Navy. Well, our visit is over, and although loath to leave we regretfully descend to the first floor. Coodbye, Delta House! Scene of many happy memories. Page lhirfy-thru'