St Albans School - Albanian Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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RICHARD BALDWIN RUGE Born Decemberl 1941 Waslrrnglon D C Entered St Albans Form C Actrwtres Soccer III IV V VI Baseball III Tenms III IV V VI Student Councrl VI News III IV V VI flfdrtorrn clrze ALBANIAN VI Awards Soccer SIA 3 V SIA VI Srlver Key News V Gold Key News VI Ferdmand E Ruge Award or fournalrsm VI Cum Laude Special Interests Musrc scrence readzng photography College Harvard if Lzttle Rrclvard Rrris OF Srr, rt won t fit' and Thrs column has srx wrdows rn rt' echo feverrshly through the News Room as Rrchard Ruge, boy Edrtor rn Chref, wonders what he has done to deserve such rncompetent helpers Yet the News always comes out on trme, and no one would drsagree that the paper has consrstently been of exceptronal calrber Besrdes devotrng hrmself to the rag Rrch rs also a member of the Student Councrl and plays wrng on the Varsrty soccer team Somehow rn between all hrs actrvrtres he manages to do a lrttle homework and hrs success rs attested to by hrs mem bershrp rn the Cum Laude Socrety He rs sometrmes found EGM 5TE Q5 tryrng to get some hrnts on those physrcs problems whrch just cant be done LOCHL 705 As captarn of the Varsrty spellrng team rn rts match agarnst Holton Arms, Rrchard led the team, encouraged by hrs motto, Fellows let us prepare to a glorrous vrctory SW HJ 09' L T P Rrchard s quret, unassumrng manner and astute observa rfnrrag fgciwe trons make hrm very much rn demand wherever the rntellr S Q B SNEUS gentsra gather As rf berng a brarn were not enough hrs Z Murray esque dancrng makes hrs presence welcome at socral ?L gatherrngs Rrchard who drrves a glacrer blue De Soto of 50 I Hi vrntage, rs lcnown to enjoy an occasronal party as much as A everyone else V Leavrng us thrs sprrng for Harvard where else? Rrch IN ards rndrvrdualrty and scholastrc aptrtude wrll promrse hrm I success rn whatever he does ,fx Q' 56 THE SENIORS1959 : J ! I J ' ' ' Q I : J , P F 5 P ,J I J , , P : , g F ,I J 1 y ' ' Q . . V ' V , - ' 1 ' J Q 2 Q 1 7 I , , ' . J J , 3 ' f , 1 . : ' y ' Q I J QQ ' ' Y 37 Y! ' ' ' ' ' 77 ' , , . . -. - . . , , . . . . . N ,, . . l . , ' Y 7 , - surrounded by a horde of confused and frustrated Seniors 'T ' . . . . U. X g r as -Q , XN't, n l T' ' Q: A ra - - X J Dum, y . Q , - , . l , - -Z JS N , N T ' ' ' ' '- 1. L aw . . . . . ff f - . . . U , . ,Hun HI rx-5 x ' 1,11 U 1 N , . ,, . . . , 1 u , ' I f I Sulfur . . . C J, . - 4 J R or , . . . . . . . . . It P3 5 Q Xf 1' . . A N J ' . f X

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Joi-IN DOUGLASS RUFF Born jllfles 1941 Czncxnnatx Obxo Entered St Aloans Form IV Actnztzes Wrestling IV V VI Calrstlvemcs IV V Troop I9 VI Glee Club VI Photography Club Awards Cum Laude Special Interests Instrumental music trombone class: cal music readzng College H111 er ord Doug N THE MORNING post chapel rush one person stands out Doug Ruif His man with a mission air is greatly heightened by a briefcase whlch seems a natural extension of his arm Doug does not take life as a completely serious business, though for he IS often heard whis tlmg snatches from Carl Orffs operas or even the theme from Peter Gunn as he hastens to and from classes An avid music lover Doug has collected a number of records over the years, and, along with attending concerts and operas, he has developed a good taste in music long hair music that is He says little about jazz and one gathers that he IS not completely sympathetic with 'N fx especially L VX As a result of Doug s musical interests he Joined the Glee C-1 Z7 Club He has been active during the past year in the various Rvngr productions but he sometimes seems to regret that the Glee Qu? Club limits the number of seventh periods that he can hover over the Sixth Form pool table Known for his almost perpetual smile and hurried com X ments, Doug adds life to many of the impromptu student dis xximz cusslons which continually arise l X- Doug has a very deep interest in mathematics and the C, natural sciences and plans to pursue a course of study in one Q of these fields in college He has not decided on his life work yet, but he will undoubtedly be successful in any held he enters TI-IE ALBANIAN 55 .1 ,V .3 7 x r . . I I I , , , I . , , J C kg VI I ' : A A K JJ D' -. , f Aga YQ l certain types of modern musical expression, rock and roll es X 7 5 i ' fl- my , . . . . O 17 J' l ' . , . ' Q ' . . . 1 il, U . 0 M N . . . - X Col U 1 I ' erratic, I S3 I I CUM I ' ' ' ' Q Q -' XD 0 Nga . . 0

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OHN TOWNLEY SMATHERS Born October 6 1941 Mzamz Florida Actwztzes Football IV V VI Wrestlzng V VI Ten my IV V VI Prefer! 0 tbe Scbool VI Awards Football StA IV V V1 WVESIIIIIJ, SIA VI Tenms SIA IV V VI Sperzal Interests Tenmt College Prmceton johnny ROM THE SUNNY LAND of Florlda comes a boy whose stralghtforward manner of speech, su preme deslre to klll whlle playlng football and contmually bronzed body dlstmgulsh hmm from among the many other lads who constantly frequent the St Albans campus Durmg his elght years at St Albans ohn Smathers has been an outstandxng all around boy In the Lower School he was once awarded a book for academlc excellence In the Upper School he continued the good work and he has an exceedlngly hlgh scholastlc standmg Th1S year ohn has become a top student leader as a Prefect and as a member of the Tea Dance Commxttee aim ohnny s athletic record IS long and notable In the tenth ll grade ohnny dlstmgulshed hlmself as an outstandmg end on ul the Varsxty football team Playlng wlth great determmatlon and drxve he also excelled m hns next two years In the wxnter ohn wrestled and had a fme record 1n his Semor year He IS also a three year veteran of the Varsxty tenms team ohn Smathers has added a great deal to the student llfe leader Hxs hvely and haphazard conversatlon IS a joy to all J 'N and we know that ohnny w1ll be successful m anythlng he 'X xx Q OCS , I .Ee Because John hnds St Albans so xnterestmg he plans to fjggdfg spend another year on the campus As a result he w1ll enter ff college a year older and more experxenced We say goodbye f to ohn wlth sorrow and some envy arf THE ALBANIAN 57 I W , . , , I, : , , 2 ,y , , ' , : l A x N?'g A , . . .' Sv, J . . . . ' . or ' I J. . I . . ff ' , ' ' . . f ' . I J n ' ' ll p of the School by being an outstanding athlete and student bg lv ' I ,Nl , - , I . . ' , K f.kg.1m, ff .I X ,' v 'ry d ' 5 - El f ' I ' . Zgci fifl ' ' . Ky! 29 ' ' , , tiff J ' . 814041 1