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

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mel 1 2 1 W Mr. Hogan at home . . . Roll Call . . . You dummy . . . Wintertime . . . Summertime . . . Mr. Allen . . . To be, or not to be . . . Have a leg . . . That fatal grade book. l'ugr' lf11'l'ly-lin

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Gamma House HE spirit of good fellowship which filled the Gamma House this isgefj, Q year is due to a congenial group of boys and the friendly and able x T supervision of the two house masters Messrs. Perkins and Downie. C , J i? 2 7 X 'L c P 43 ' -f . - , . . . . Mr. and Mrs. Perkins, whose hospitality IS well known in the house occupy the first fioor apartment except on Monday and Wednesday evenings when Mr. Perkins lives in the hall, surrounded by a multitude of eager seekers for help in Math. The students will never forget his unending patience and his generosity with his time. Mrs. Perkins, too, is often surrounded by students of an altogether different type, she is a teacher in Rutgers Primary School. The other occupant of the first floor is Mrs. Andrews, whose cheerful dis- position and kindly smile help to make life in the Gamma House much easier. Mrs. Ai' plans all the meals for the Prepsters and gives out the allowances, both important activities. She even has time to serve an occasional cup of coffee, or dispense aspirin to some distracted student. Mr. Downie, first aid in times of language difficulty, or when a boy needs a stamp, a cigarette or a cup of cocoa, makes his home on the second Hoor. His collection of fine recordings has been a joy to the whole house-not to mention the gentleman himself. Dave Henry, Jerry Tooey, Phil Baer, Jerry O,Brien, Arny Sherman, and Ted Fox fill the remainder of the second floor. Dave will go down in history as The Young Man who Sang with the Bandv. Tooey, who is scientific rather than his- trionic, bases his claim to fame on his elaborate communications system. The other four are loyal native sons, and the arguments as to the merits of Hasbrouck Heights, Lebanon, Brooklyn, and Baltimore are many and vociferous. They also have a collection of fine records to supplement Mr. Downieis classics. The third floor is sacred to the Seventh grade, as represented by Bill Graff and the Rie Twinsv-who really have individual names. Pool, basketball, base- ball, nature study, and small doses of commando work, make up the avocations of the twins. Herbert and Henry are often urged by their associates to teach them to speak Czech, but their eHorts to date have not been too successful and the language of the house remains English-or a variety thereof. Yes, life in the Gamma House has been busy, harmonious, interesting, and all hope that the associations formed this year will be enduring. Beta House Qf W' sf HEN all is said and done the Beta House remains the center of Qi most School activity and IS the most frequented house on the X Q X 2 3' Campus The fact that the Beta House houses the Prep dining-hall do with it. As we enter the Beta House we hear a great clatter and we wonder if the house is falling down. On closer observation we see it is Paul Simonson falling, as is his custom, up the stairs. Paul is in a great hurry because he thinks it is dinnertimeg he is very surprised to find it is only 5:15 p. m., that the afternoon study hall has not even begun, and that it is more than an hour till dinner. Most of Paul's talents lie in the musical field. He puffs a mean harmonica and plays the baritone. He is also in the Glee Club. Continued on page 36 5 I IK , Q Ninn Q . . . ti 'ik If - 9 'TQ 'j 5- . ' to f X 3 - - is Yay J and kitchen may have something to L 1, . , ,. V , Page thirty-four

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Continued from page 34 An insistent pounding has arisen from the second floor, it comes from the room of the only boy on this floor, Bob Langheinz. Bob is also in the Glee Club. He played football until a cracked rib forced him to retire from athletics. As we walk into his room, he is busy nailing his radio under the mattress, so Mr. Hogan cannot find it when Bob Hope comes on after lights. At this moment Mr. Hogan saunters in and the plot is uncovered. Mr. Hogan is new this year, but has won a place with the boys. In his English classes he teaches the boys how to write, keeps a highly prized i'Preferred Listv of those who write well enough for publication. On the third floor, strange noises are issuing from Stan Mannis room. It is a relief to discover he is only struggling with his mandolin. Stan is assistant manager of Basketball and Football, and is jointly responsible for the menagerie in the Nature Boom of the Gamma House. Mr. Blake, at last fed up with it all, suddenly shouts above the din, 'KShut up, Mannlv Mr. Blake, a veteran of six years at Prep, combines a dry wit with a patient disposition, causing him to be much sought after by the boys as an advisor. His keen interest in and knowledge of sports makes him an asset to the school. Besides the hours spent in coaching math, Mr. Blake also acted as coach of the highly successful V. Basketball team. Little Lou Peters Robbins pounds up the stairs like a herd of elephants. Lou is famous for being the smallest and loudest boy in the boarding school this year. The Beta House would not seem right without Lou's, But I didnit have anything to do with it, Mr. Blake! echoing plaintively through the corridors. There goes the Study Hall bell! Al Conhagen comes in time to throw him- self on his bed before he is marked late. Al is the athlete of the House, having made a name for himself in Football, Basketball, and Baseball. Mr. Blake has just threatened to toss Mann's mandolin into the canal, Robbins and Simonson have settled down to trading comic books, Conhagen is sound asleep, Mr. Hogan has confiscated Langheinzis radio, and quiet reigns over the Beta House. Alpha House ap-gf' Q Q T WOULD be most a ro riate if a service fla were hun I in the room on the first Hooiqof lghe Alpha House, which Don Csnhagen left before Thanksgiving to join the Merchant Marine. Don was a veteran at Prep and everyone misses him. 3 Also on the first Hoor lives the master of the house, Mr. Heinlein, 3 T with his gracious wife and their newly arrived baby daughter, Carol. Mr. Heinlein is popular with all the boys for his quiet manner and con- sistently cheerful nature. At the head of the stairs on the second floor we find the ever-beaming countenance of Sev Golojuck, a senior in the University who acts as proctor for the Alpha House. jack QDrummini Mani Newton and john Swallick hastily slip comic books into their desks as Sev performs his disagreeable duty of checking on the boys during study hall. lack inquires with a distinct Southern drawl fhe hails from Marylandj : Whassa matter?,, Meanwhile Per'tamboyi' Swallick innocently reads his algebra book, upside down. There is nothing amiss here, so Sev moves on. The next room is that occupied at the beginning of the year by Dinkv Cod- Continued on page 54 Page thirly-six