St Albans School - Albanian Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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ST. ALBANS SCHOOL 27 WALTER SCRANTON SWIFT Walt,' Chief Sweeeft Born: july 14, 1920, Vergennes, Vt. Entered: September, 1939. Athletics: Football, STA, 1939. Organizations: Gotfernnzenl Class, 1939, News, 1939, Albanian,3' 19405 Glee Club, 1939. College: Umleelcled. CC OSH, I gotta write my girl! Any one lingering in the lower cor- ridors after the nine-thirty dismissal would be almost certain to hear this fervant exclamation issuing from an adjoining classroom as Walt puts away his texts and draws forth a well-used box of stationery. Coming to Saint Albans to complete his preparatory education, Walt has proved an invaluable addition to the dormitory as well as to the many activities which he pursues. Although endowed with a marvelous sense of humor, and the priceless ability to see the lighter side of any situation, Walt has yet to be found in an undignified state of mind. One of the last of the Romancers, he possesses that most enviable trait of being com- pletely at ease with any fair damsel. During the winter term, when School activities begin to drag, Walt and several other fellow boarders passed many dreamy hours charting an extensive cruise to the more ro- mantic parts of the world, such as the South Seas and the Malay Straits. However, the idea died in conception, and the would-be voyagers are still with us. On the playing field, Walt forsakes his philosophy of mind over matter and proves to be as versatile an athlete as any coach could wish. But on exchanging his uniform for his always well-appointed clothes, he resumes his quiet, genial air that is so well known to all of us. Walt is as yet undecided as to his college, but wherever he goes, that school may rest assured that it is receiving one of the best, all-round good fellows to come out of Saint Albans in a long while.

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26 THE 1940 ALBANIAN Y COURTNEY R. SUNDAY Cork Court Born: Sept. 27, 1920, WdS!9fIIKQf017, D. C. E11IfL'Tf'tiI Sepfeirzlaer, 1934. Aifylfffics: Foofball, STA-2, 1938, 1939g Sorter, STA-2, 193 8, STA, 1939, 1940, Tennis, STA-2, 1939, 1940. Orguzzizafiom: Tennis Md11dgL'l', 1940. College: Virginia Milifury Insfifiilc. OMING to Saint Albans in the fall of 1935, Courtney has always been known to members of the School as one of those resourceful per- sons who can seemingly make something out of nothing with the greatest of ease. He can be found on almost any rainy afternoon in Uncle Willy's shop, where, undaunted by the sinister buzz of spinning machines, he turns out countless articles with professional-like accuracy. Court,s hours as a craftsman are closely rivaled by those spent as an accomplished musician, for he is the lad behind the Xylophone in a pro- fessional swing band. Strangely enough, in spite of all these rival inter- ests, Courtney always seems to pass his courses. In the field of athletics, he does not come into his own until the soccer season rolls around, when his nimble footwork and startling speed have been the Waterloo of many an opposing player. His penalty kicks won two games during the year, and helped bolster morale no end on many a successfully hard fought day. In certain aspects, Courtney's life is shrouded in mystery, for aren't we always hearing faint murmurings about a particular feminine pianist? From the few facts which we hear from Court himself, we may assume with a degree of assurance that he is and has been laboring on some vast, underground excavation, comparable in size to the Carlsbad Caverns, and which is only prevented from becoming an underground lake by Court's own handiwork, of which the readers have undoubtedly heard a great deal. Headed for V. M. I., Courtney may rest assured that he carries with him our best wishes for a successful future.

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28 l THE 1940 ALBANIAN GEORGE BARNETT TRIBLE, JR. Twibble', Tweeb Leech Born: Ian. 26, 1922, Wasbi11gt01z, D. C. Entered: Sellnfember, 1934. Aibleties: Football, STA-2, 1938, STA, 1939g Soreer, STA, 1938, 1939, 1940, Baseball, STA-2, 1938, 1939. Organizations: Albanian, 1940. College: Yale. EORGE came to Saint Albans fresh from the West Coast way back in 1934, when he and a few other old-timers joined up in Mr. Barlow's section of Form I. His unexcelled good nature and joviality made George a friend of all who know him. Though he has frequently been known to complain that the English is the udarndest stuff I ever heard of, and that the physics is driving him completely mad, he has always been a very capable scholar. The days are long since gone when he and Papa Chas- seaud would growl ferociously at each other during French period, but the memory of their tangles will probably linger in the memory of his classmates. Though only five-feet-six in height, George's spectacular playing on the football field has rightfully earned him an enviable reputation. His uncanny ability to snare passes and his determined defensive play at end heartened his teammates again and again. George played varsity forward on two championship soccer teams, and during the season invariably ap- peared in the scantiest of clothing, snow or sunshine. Formerly an ardent baseballer, George turned his abilities this spring towards the tennis courts, where his speed and coordination have been recognized. It remained for the Albanian Board to uncover a hidden talent in this vest-pocket paragon, for many a well-turned phrase herein is due to him. Gorged with five years of Latin and Math, George enters Yale this fall, and he may be certain that he is carrying with him our sincere wishes for a fine college career and a successful future.