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

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, 1 fs ff agar 19 a'1:gff:QMfa''1W',fsstfQqm'isMrii,i, WYNDHAM BOLLING BLANTON, -IR. RICHMOND, v1RG1NIA 8 years IIICIHUII I.ilr'rr1ry Soriclyj ilIissimlm'y S06'iI'fj',' l l1'n Ifrmllmll. '3o: illillgrl lfoollmll, '31, '32: junior lfoollmll, '33: Vro-.wily Ifoullmll, '34, '35, '3ti: Mirlgwl Imtliwllmll, '32, '33: junior Ilrlxkrllnlll, '34, '35: Hlrsily Iinsl:1'lImll, '36, '37: junior Iiriswlulll, '33, '34, '35: l'1o'.vily liziswlazlll, '37: I'nr.vi1y Trnrli, 'ggtiz Pina Na'r'kll1 ' Slull, '35, '36, '37: liizsilrrws llfllllllgff, Pirie N1'f'1lIv , '37: R.'tl's AND 'IUu's Slnll, '36, '37: illonogrrnn Club, '35, '36, '37: lhflullilig Team, '36: Sluzlvnl Honor Counuilla'z-, '37: Dirvzrlor illi.r.viouary Sociely, '37. IQADIES an' gent'men-I give you none other than that heartbreaker, that smoothie from Ginter Park, Mr. VVyndhan1 Blanton, whose amorous escapades were hnally checked, when, alter many years as a day student, he enrolled in the boarding department ol' St. Christopher's. But XfVimpy is not wholly inclined in this manner. His rating as a scholar and athlete is fully as high as his reputation as a lover. In football he has been a mainstay in the line for two years and it will be a hard task to replace him next fall. He has dabbled in basketball, baseball, and track, but he did not excel in these sports. As business manager ol' the Pimf Nrfarllaf he turned in an excellent performance. Likewise, he held an important position on the stall' ol' Rmfs AND Tiws, So, you see, Mr. Blanton is quite a versatile fellow, and his successes run in varied lines. Next year, VVimpy travels north to distant YfVilliams. I-Ie has been amongst us for a long sojurn, and St, C. will not be the same old place when l1e fails to appear next fall. It is certain that we shall hear more from Smoocher Blanton of VVilliams. v v v v v ' v , , ,54Vlf's'l' 'lcaffl VME? ,?f2H'f? T' ai iTl'Q?i?a52 ?Qz,laf?:i? it :, s,135,i fam

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BOOK ONE CIDIRS RICHMOND IN' 1828 if -K .521-aaa .........No. I --- 51 A . i. 93 K CENTENNIAL-1737 Y J I THIS early water color by a French artist shows Mayo's Bridge in the foreground, with a prairie schooner approaching the toll gates. At the ex- treme right are sailin ships in the harbor. At the extreme left is seen the CAPITOLQ and nearby are the Gig' Hall and Govemor'.r Mansion.

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Q 'fi 9'I '5li?is'SlQ5 tQ5I?ilQ3I'EaMli5ffl PLEASONTON LOWNDES CONQUEST, III RICHMOND, VIRGINIA II yC'!H'.S' 1.11: Socirrlyg Alimviozlary Sociclyg junior lfoollmll, '31, '32: Mirlgul lfnnllmll, 'gog Iflmr Iinsnlmll, '3o, '3I: junior lin.s'chull, '32, '33, '3.1: Varxily Iirlxvlmll, '36, '37: I'il11' N1f1'rll1r Sfllfl, '34, '35, flssl. lfllilllf, Pine Neville , '36, l f'nIur1' ll'riIcr, Pine Nr'1'rllr ', '37: R.-ws ANI: 'l'M's Slafl, '36: I.ilr'rary Iirlilur. R,-ws .-wh 'l'.IxI's, '37: l.ilr'rr1ry 'I'1'nm, 36: IJi1'1'rIor, Missiormry Sofrivly, '363 l'i1'1'-l'rr'.tirIz'1ll, lHf.YSilIlllll'y Sof'if'l3', '37, Dmnmlic Club, '34, '35, '36, '3-7: Prr'sirlz'11l, Drurnnlirr Club, '37-. READER, least yoIIr gaze upon this smiling countenance. Wot ye whose it is? Reader, bow your humble head in reverence, for 'tis none other than that of Pleasanton Lowndes Richard Conquest III, writer, poet, journalist, humorist, actor, clown, orator, reader, and baseball player, extraordinary. For ll long years he has kept his fellow inmates here at Saint Christopher's amused with his effortless and side-splitting humor, his love of fun, and his ability to spin wild and wooly yarns. Nor does his talent for entertainment stop with his humorous nature, for as an actor he has rated high in every play in which he has appeared. Furthermore, he has an inborn literary ability which evinees itself not only in the form ol' excellent prose, but also in poetry equally as meritorious. As an athlete he has done little, although he has clung tenaeiously to baseball from the start, and plays a very passable game olf tennis. He is indisputably the best reader in the school, and has also proved himself worthy in deelamations and debates. Next year Connie plans to further his literary pursuits at the University of Virginia. And so it is with genuine regret that St. C. says farewell to one of its favorite sons.