St Christophers School - Raps and Taps Yearbook (Richmond, VA)

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LUKE DEWOLF DRURY, JR. RICHMOND, VIRGINIA s YEARS larlcson Sorl'el3'g Missionary Sorirfy: Junior Football Team, '3l: Varsity Foolball Squad, '32g Varxily Football Tram, '33, '34, '3S: Captain lfoolball Tram, '35: Varsity Ba.vIcc'lball Tram, '36g Varsity Trark Tram, '35, '36: Junior Baxelmll Squad, '.'42g Varsity Bnxrlmll Sflllflrl. '34, '35g Director of Mi.v.rionary SoriNy,' Mononrum Club, '3-F. '3-4. '35. '36Z VI'rv-Prrsidfnt Monogram Club, '36g Ilonor Cam- nutlrr, '35, '36g Chairman Ilonor Cvrnmiltce, '36, XVhen you look at tlIe pleasiIIg countenance of Luke Drury, you think a playboy but you are mistaken. It is true that Luke is good natured and fun loving. Those are two ex- cellent characteristics. However, Luke is no playboy. He is just the opposite. Always a leader in athletics and school life, Luke has won his honors here by merit alone. Luke came to us five years ago last fall. He was natural- ly shy aIId was rather lost in the large third form of that year. As time passed and as he came to know the School, he blossomed out. III two years he won a position on the football team, and last fall he was elected captain, and also was given a berth on the All-State Prep team. However, Luke did not confine himself to football. I-le was a regular oII this year's basketball team, aIId last spring made his let- ter in track. Besides these athletic accomplishments, Luke is chairman of the Honor Committee. In spite of these many honors, he still remains the quiet, friendly boy we have always liked. Rumor hath it that Luke will come back next year for some extra work. The School hopes sog it needs all the boys like Luke it can get. l CHARLES HENRY GRESHAM TAPPAI-IANNOCK, VIRGINIA 3 YEARS l.r1' l.i!rrnry Suri1'ly.' Jlll.YXl0llfll'j' Society: .lnninr Foollnnll Sqnrul, '33: Junior I?a.rl:I'llmll .S'onnil, '3-l: .lnnior Iinxrlvnll 'l'c'oIn. '345 Vqr' .rily lfooflmll Squrul. '34, '35: Vnr'.rity linxlcrllfnll Sijnnrl, '-551 VlU'5'lN l?o.wlmll Srjinxil, '3Sg Ilrnmnlir Clnlv, '34, Gaze reverently upon the comely lad pictured above, be- cause he belongs to that hardy stock of Virginians known as HT21DD2ll'IZlllllOCliltCS.'i Since coming to St. Christopher's, Hen has won the friendship and respect of faculty and boys alike. His constantly sunny disposition has made him universally popular. Hen possesses that much-to-he-desired clllflllty of wholeheartedness. When he goes into something, he gives it everything he has-oIIe reason he does things well. Although he is of somewhat slender build, he plays foot- ball, basketball, and baseball. He excels particularly in basketball, his deadly accuracy as a forward adding many points to the Saints' scoring column. He has been the bright spot iII many an otherwise dark game. He got honorable mention iII the Basketball Carnival held at the University of Richmond. He is a speedy pass-snagging end on the gridiron and a hard-hitting outbclder on the diamond. We might go into a lengthy and elaborate eulogy of Hen's abilities aIId accomplishments, but our space is limited, and furthermore we do not think it necessary. We'll simply say that Hen is a swell guy.

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PLEASONTON L. CONQUEST, III IncIsIIxIoNII, VIRGINIA IO YEARS l.I'1' Su:'i1'M',' A'lf.V.VIUHtIl'V .S'o:'i1'lvf l lI'u 1ilI.Vt'l7:1H 'I'I'IIm, '3l, '323 Junior BII.r1'lI:Ill Tvum, 'S-I: Junior l uIIlImll 'l'p.Im, '33, Pine NI'1'1lII ' Stuff, '34, '35, '36g .fl.r.vi.vtuIIl liflilur Pine NI'I'IllI', 'Jog l?IIf1.I' and 'l'IIp.v Stuff, '36, llrumulit' C'lI1lI, '34, '35, '365 l.ifI'rnry 'l'I':1m. '56, llirwlur Alimiumlry .S'nI'iI'ty, '.l6. Directly ahove is pictured the shining countenance of IIIIC P. L. CUIIIIIICSI. 'l'his hright young lad has done :I stretch of IIiIIe long years iII our old DI'lStlIl, :Ind during' that time he lIas llflt lJCCll idle. Heine, :I nzltnrally talented hoy, he has maintained :I good average in lIis studies. Aside from that, lIe stands ont :Is :I writer of great ahility, having done excellent work on the l'iIn' Nvrvllt' and helped greatly witlI tlIis edition ot' lI'1IfI.v lllllf 'l'rIlI.v. AIId snrely no UIIC wlIo heard lIis homhastic dehates will Sllllll forget lIis oras torical powers. As a l1ICI11llCI' of tlIe St. Kit's Players he lIas lnrther slIowII his taleIIt hy winning lIis llramatic Lfluh pin, tlIus firmly estahlishing lIis ahility as :I 'l'lIespi:In. Along athletic llllCS Flex has lICCll handicapped slightly hy lIis size, hut lIe is Df0l'l1llIl'lll iII -Innior sports, hasehall heing his specialty. As to social activities, what will the fntnrc smoking- room look like without this, its most conspicuous denizen. lounging iII its doorway? Or XVlIZlt will Saturday morning hold for tlIe teacher is cliargc Wltllilllt his presence? Alas. the NVllfllC school will miss this lovahle, care-free hoy NVlIClI he departs iII June. Good nature was ever the keynote of his character, and seldom do we find sIIclI refreshing wit or ready laughter :Is was lIis. THOMAS WHITMORE S. CRAVEN UNIvI2IzsI'I'Y, VIRGINIA 4 YEARS .lIi.c.IiuIIury SuvicIy,' Ln' Smfvtyp 'I'uIIni.t Sqruul, '363 Rap.r and Ttlfkfli SIUE, '30, lirrzmutit' Club, '.l6. 'l'ommy Craven's case is somewhat like that of the prodigal son, for he attended St. Christopher's from '28 to 331 Zlllfl tllCl1 left lor NVoodherI'y Forest. It was only this last year that this l1Zll1tlS0l1'IC alumnus returned to tlIe fold. 'l'ommy, always tlIe last word iII style, is quite a dash- ing young 1112111 ot' tlIe world, Zllld is extremely popular witlI hoys Zlllll girls. Although not aII athletic enthusiast, Tommy plays :I good game of tennis, and during tlIe sIIIIIIner SDCIIKIS a great deal of tiIne oII the courts. Those who know Craven realize that lIis interests lie iII tlIe artistic iields. He has proved himself an artist of merit. A visitor to lIis room iII Mr. MCJ!'g8ll'S cottage Ends it a veritable art gallery of his own work, the quality of wlIiclI unqtiestionahly proves lIis talent for drawing. This year Tommy joined the ranks of tlIe Dramatic Club hy way of the technical staff. The stage sets made hy the staff llllll painted hy Tommy were thought hy maIIy to he professional sets. A gentleman in every sense of the word, this one of Doc- tor's many cousiIIs, leaves St. ChI'istopher's to seek greater achievement at the University ot' Virginia.

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ROBERT RYLAND GWATHMEY, III HANovlan, VIRGINIA 2 Y ICA RS Jarlcxmr SlIl'l'l'f,V,' f'fIi.r.rimlnry Sufi,-lv,' Junior lfnollmll Tram, T443 Junior nll.YA'l'fl7IIH Sllllftlll, '.l5: Vurxily liilxvlurll .gl1lHlll, 'JSI Vurxily Ifuoflmll Stflfllfl, 'SSL Pine Nvr'llf1 ' Stuff, '.l6. This, my friends, is the page you have been looking for. Stop a moment and study that handsome countenance. Two years ago this rollicking amoroso came out of the back- woods of llanover County unknown and unheralded, but he immediately took Richmond, VVesthampton, and St. t'hristopher's by storm. Venit, vidit, vicit -V-he came, he saw, he conquered. A liluebeard, indeed, he is reported to be. But let us not dwell too much on this phase of his talents. He cannot help being attractive and handsome: it is the misfortune of some people. He is known as playful 'Dick' fiwatlnncyf' A day would not be complete without a punch in the ribs from lJiek. Yet in his serious moments he goes about things with a determined look in his eye. For instance, when he has a football uniform on and a hall in his hands and sets out around end, there are few who can lay a finger on him. During the baseball season, he holds down the initial sack. So, you see, R. Gwatluuey is quite a remarkable fellow and his successes run in varied lines. May he continue them elsewhere! l l i l l i JAMES PATTERSON HANCOCK 1uc1f1MoNo, VIRGINIA V 2M YEARS Jm'h.rm1 Sorirlyg 1lIi.v.vinuarx' Society: Varsity Football, '34, '35g Travk Team, '34, '35, '36g Monogram Clulv, '35, 36. ln the spring of 1934 James Patterson Hancock came to St. Christopher's School for the first time. Jimmy picked a tough time to tackle the School, but he did well. His friendliness and pleasing way soon gained him many congenial friends. jimmy early took an active part in school life. No sooner had he gotten here then he went out for track. He worked hard that spring, and the next year he won his letter for running the half-mile. NVC all think we know Jimmy well. We think of him as just a calm, cheerful boy who spends most of his time working and playing in the usual manner. We tl1ink this for a time, and then we see something deeper and finer lies beneath. He is a very pleasing character with much depth, as we find when we probe neath the veneer of usualness with which he cloaks himself. Those few who have not learned to know him well have really missed knowing a very interesting person. VVe are heartily sorry that Jimmy did not come to us sooner. The longer we have boys like him in school, the better off we are.