St Paul Academy - Review Yearbook (St Paul, MN)

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JOHN SAN BORN CLAPP Captain ol Varney Company President Fil+h Form Presiclent of Student Council Dramatic: Club Glee Club A Cappella Varsity Baseball Varsity Football Manager Crack Squad John Clapp is a name that will ho reiiienilierefl around tho At-adeiiiy for ai long' tinie. He has uccoiiiplislled inany things during his stay here in spite ot ai definite health problem. lnnnedizitely up- on his return l'l'O11l Asheville School in South Carolina, he proved himself still popular by living elec-tvfl class president. His lmiggest siimfess in that cfapacity Was in bringing clown to eurtli the soinewlmt unrealistic views of tho class. The follow- ing your he was elevteid presiflvnt of the Stuflcint Counvil. John has proved his grit hy zittmliptilig to Qntvl' Various athletic' competitions: hut has had to liinit his efforts to iliziiuzigiiig, lwcariso of 21 had asthniaticf Condition. John has tho dubious honor of having' the worldas lzu'g'c+st collvvtion ol' liand-knit Argfylv socks. 'llhe young' niairlons of tho Twin Cities do not seein to realize that all John is interostocl in is the pattern ot' the socks they are knittiiigsg. He has also proved himself vzipahle in the clruniatic- und military depmtiiioilts. However, if for nothing' else he will always he 1'llIll0l1llJ9l'0Cl l'or exvvlliiig as host on the Weelwml of May second, 1952. ' rw fr fffFl1'UKE MINKZ 753 Z L, b f fi lx lg X Q -3 A 5, 1 H9131 1 . l l Q J? , i l' f, dll xl Bk' 'i i ll C l Tx-,CLAFP 0 a Sig Page eleven

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Page ren KWH: P 2 WALTER LEEDS CHAPIN Sergeant in Military Second Team Football Second Team Hockey President Senior Class Tennis Squad Ski Squad Prize Speaking Otis Cup Senior Manual of Arms Glee Clulo Crack Squad Dramatic Club Stage Force Now 84 Then As the soft airs of Chopin ls 6' Polonaisel' drift into the Hall, a shriek of anguish emerges from heneath the brim ot' a regulation hop-hat. 4'Foe'ev H c-ries the tormented one '4Oh F7 . 7 7 7 all is lost-the Good Herr has gone square on us HH The tormented one is none other than Walter Chapin . . . HC'liapl', besides being the Down Beat of the Class ot' 1953, is also President ot' the elass. He has distinguished himself in the fields of oratory, dramaties, and Dean- room politics, and has also maintained high grades throughout his seven years at the sehool. Getting hack to music, Walt is the leader of a five-pieee combo that Hreally moves . He has become well-known throughout the city for his Hlirazy Katl' hrand of music-. Some name him most likely to take Whoopee Jolm's place on 'l'.T'. Let's all wish our Glorious Leader good luck in music' and politics, and perhaps, someday, We'll have a President who ean really heat those 88's ....

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Page twelve R I I r opal 91 ,-rf:O:Q' AIU WILLIAM CARPENTER COLLINS Staff Sergeant in Military Second learn Football Managerial Staff Dramatic Club Tennis Squad Golf Squad' Second I-Ioclqey Glee Club A Cappella Drum and Bugle Corps . O U King Jesus is a 'listenin'-H Follow this elue, and you will undoubtedly solve the 'finystery of the bass voieewg or ask Bill himself, and he Will tell you, 4'Only an hour a day, and then all of a sudden, the warbling sound eame-'l You may or may not have guessed by this time that the Collins boy tdubbed Hlllilkiell by Al in the Second Formj is the proud possessor of the sweetest voiee this side of Louis Armstrong. But let's not think of him only in terms of voeal chords. l,et's look farther- 'fWilk has been an accompanist in the Glee Club ever since anyone can remember, a front drummer in the Drum and Bugle Corps, and has exhibited his versatility in the Drama Club, managerial staff, and on Mr. llunterls golf team. ll' any of you were fortunate enough to see the Metropolitan Opera Company's perfornianee of Hiuqolefto last spring, you would have seen Hill as Hspear-earrierl', second from the left. Maybe some day he will graduate from the ranks of spear- earriers and beeome a top-flight star. This prediction is not overly optimistic, consid- ering the nature ol' his talents. With an eye toward the future, it is not a risk to prediet big things to come for Bill, the smiling lad with the beautiful bass vocal chords, the sound ability, and the courteous manner.