St Albans School - Albanian Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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CHRISTOPHER BEARD Born February II 1941 Washington D C Entered St Albans Form III Actzwtzes Football III IV V VI Soccer V VI 'Vens III IV V Awards Football Stfl 3 III IV bpcczal Interests fazz swrmmzng College Nortlv Carolma Chflf Prznce BOI7 EN LAPS, BEARDY was the thunderous cry that was heard darly on our brand new foot ball field early thls year Once agam young Chr1s was to make a Journey over the hxll sllently cursmg the xnexhaustlble asslstant to the assxstant coach known more 8HCCIlOI'l3f6lY among the players as Coach D1scount1ng h1s mnumerable trrps over the hrll, lf was good to see Chrls out workmg hard m football He was by no means a star but h1s presence would have been mxssed rf he were absent at any time That IS to say, he helped the team rmmensely by hrs determmatlon to do better on the second team For thls effort, Chrls was awarded a Varslty letter ln football We w1ll never forget seemg Bob avldly l1sten1ng to ohnny Cash or smgmg the ever popular songs of Oscar C,OLA Y? 'T' Brand at the notor1ous socxal aflaxrs that have been credxted to the Senlor Class Chrxs 15 a true party boy and never misses fx even the most obscure funcnon fig Chrls IS known for bemg one of the boys but hls aca WWA?- dem1c prowess 1S not known When he puts h1s mrnd to the fc? NW Job at hand he IS a conscxentrous worker who can mamtam l l - a very sansfactory average E1 X Whether Chf1S goes to the Umversrty of North Carohna Q E3 or the UHIVCFSIIY of Vlfglnla, whether he stuches law or busx ness, we have full confidence m hrs future for he has proved hrmself an able person here at St Albans Z 22 THE SENIORS1959 1 : , , A , . . Q v l I : v 'J J CC 77 ' QC 77 . . U ,, . . ' . NwUwC.l.Pr'M. 5 Q ' . 5 . B-,,- ' -. Cpjif . . . . - A ,X n 1 -, . 'lip bv - s , , . . I . if 5 , lg'

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ALEXANDER BAss Born February 28 1942 Boston Massachusetts Entered St Albans Form IV Actnzlzcs Football IV V V1 Soccer IV V Tenms IV V VI Goaernment Class VI Glee Club V VI FlagRa1ser VI Awards Football StA3 IV StA2 V VI Soccer StA 3 IV Stfl V VI Tenm: StA 7 IV .Speczal Interexts Canoeing munc all kind: tennu lmntmg gol swtmmtng slezmg hockey campmg 5 lamp collectmg College Dartmouth Aex Balex Bzg Head Baldy LEX BASS IS a walkmg encyclopedxa of personal opmxons Balex lS a confirmed expert on cars canoemg, slcnng, campmg and practlcally any other subject whrch confronts hlm He 1S also an expert at the art of makmg fnends and he has acqulrecl the frxendshxp of nearly every one, male and female on the Cathedral Close He has been a real asset to our class durmg h1s rather short stay at St Albans Bxg Head came to us as a sophomore 1n the fall of 1956 Smce that tlme St Albans has done llttle to change hxm He stlll tells us about wild adven 1 tures up rn God s country few of wh1ch have been corrobo f 'fra 8 H B'WW,Z rated Even the fact that Alex dtd flmsh second mn the annual PM A, I A Potomac River canoe race second that 15 to the 1952 Olym A ov 11 0 pxc Gold Medalist has done nothrng to mcrease h1s class 1 Q7 C7 mates conhdence 1n hxm X, 5 The flag raxser has several actxvltxes at St Albans not the least of whlch 1S soccer At left wmg Alex IS noted for h1s over the shoulder lcxclc Thxs year he thought he was a defen P37 l s1ve end on the Varsxty football team He was a shrxll Hrst XA tenor nn the Glee Club and recexved the dubxous honor of X belng made a solo1st 1n Chapel Alex also was a bombasuc, 1f .4 not accurate debater rn Government Class Next year Alex w1ll attend Dartmouth deep ln the wllds of his native New Hampshlre He should feel at home there wxth an abundance of sknng soccer Chevrolets canoemg, and JJ campxng but he may mlss Washxngtons answer to these K 6,9 Baby Doll TI-IE ALBANIAN 21 1. I y V 1 -' , - . J , , , VI: v y y 5 f , 5 , f 5 Y -' s ' 5 r ' 5 y J v ' . . y . I , '-, ' ' U : p j t ' 1, J fl ' J 5 ' , 1 4 1 , , ' , . . . . . U ,, . , . .. . , . . . I , - , . te ' an I ' - ' ' . , . , - I . 1?-'7'LLti,.i , 1 . .. fl .AM A - ft . 4 -V ,J 7 9 Qyvvd :xx w sf- Umza JJ- . . J . . . - Q3 51, 1? N, ,f , . . 1 - -1..9v ' - XQB V'I1'fH'X '-XG . . . . 'f f f A Q . tl lf ' X 5 Lfl . . f ,f X 7 AAXQ , - . .. f if '-f I f l ll . . . IW I !?xx6 1 My f . X HA ht V . . . X'-' I X X I 'K VI X If , X I, N . . . . . yY7 X' XX l l lll l ' . ' X xl X , . . . ,l y l4 J f X X . . . , f Q, 1' X l . ' A -Xt' K ' H . .. . I XM SL . I 9 .7 , 1 x I A -f L 1 - , I ,J . f f X f

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WILLIAM BERNHARD BECHHOEFER Born November 27 1941 St Paul Mznnesota Entered St Albans Form C Artnztres Cross Country VI Soccer Ill Il V 'len ms III IV V VI Nens III IV V VI Edz torzal Edztor Awards Gold News Key Cum Laude Sperzal Interests Mltszc In delzty antzque rearms College Harvard' Bill Berk R RUGE, will you please open the window above you? The Refectory is silent, and the speaker carefully raises an ancient flmtlock almost as large as himself, aiming it through the open window A small click of metal against metal is heard The tremendous firearm is lowered, and the silence is broken by tumultuous laughter and applause The speaker IS Bill Bechhoefer and the cannon represents one of his many interests Beck slight and of humble mien is a person of quite varied tastes and mterests Among these are antique guns of course, and classical music His knowledge of music is great, and his enjoyment of it HE'-'-0 YES? WNW? causes him to attend concerts once a week, whether Mr Hoff MEPWE WDM? man is giving a test the next day or not In connectlon with supplemented now by stereophonic sound At any odd mo ment he may be found building a new speaker or rewirlng the entire setup which occupies a major portion of his room iullhi Bills chief extracurricular activity is the News, of which he is the editorial editor and the right hand man of the -, 4 editor in chief The quality and organ1zat1on he gave to his page greatly enhanced the News Q, A pastime which also engrosses Beck IS the preparation of exotic foods and delicacies These extend from apanese sukiyaki to fried ants Bill has always planned to go to Harvard and his interest .Fe gd We in mathematics and science supply excellent motives Further Q N' 'X' more, his ability to do well with apparent effortlessness as shown by his record at St Albans assures him success GLN, THE ALBANIAN 23 : J J ' ' 1 V i ir A : 1 i 1 x fs J T ' ' Q . . , . Q J 1 a i I Q 2 Q v K ' . . J : ' 1 . 3 : . , gf , 3 . H l 5 66 . . ,, . . ' a , . . 7 . . . . ' , . his interest in music is Bill's fanatical enthusiasm for Hi-Fi, 'Ewa . 2- -Fl 1 5 . , . . . . . Q , . Ci : ' ' ' ' , , gf - . eg-I I ' . . . T I I I . , .,,. .1-. x A I . . H g W G . . . . , . D , . '