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

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a dream. he may do. ROBERT WADE SPEIR, III RICHMOND. VIRGINIA Three Years Iackson Society, Missionary Society, B-Team Football, '44, Drama- tic Club, '44, '45. When this lad entered the halls of old St. C three years ago, no one realized at the time that he would turn out to be one of the foremost geniuses of the senior class. Ask him any question concerning literary matters or current affairs, and he will give you not only a good answer but a lot more besides. When you once get him wound up, you can be sure of an interesting conversation, for he always seems to know what he is talking about. Where does Speir spend half his time? ln the library, of course. ln fact, the library would not be the same place without him. His remarkable ability for getting library excuses is a source of amazement to more than one. And incidentally, have you ever read any of his poetry? Speir is indeed one of those rare people who can write verse. lt would not surprise us some day to find his name on the title page of some great book, for he has a decided literary bent. As he leaves us now, whether this be his calling or not, we wish him the best of luck, and we will remember him always as a person who is hard to forget. ltnitium apizntiat imnr Bnmini Tom excels in the classroom. For the past eleven has been among the leaders of his class scholastically. still another honor fell to him, when he was chosen reader in school. Don't get the wrong idea, however, anything but a bookworm. Young Tom is always do his share of work, and usually more. His efforts as member of the St. Kit's Players for several years were by his election as Vice-President of the Dramatic past year. His acting contributed largely to the outstanding suc- cess of the plays. He is on the Pine Needle staff. As co-editor of Raps and Taps, he has done a truly splendid job. The result of his workmanship may be seen as you turn these pages. ' IAMES THOMAS PRIDDY. IR. RICHMOND. VIRGINIA Ten Years Iackson Society, Missionary Society, Pine Needle Staff, '43, '44, '45, Raps and Taps Staff, '44, '45, Co-Editor-in-Chief Raps and Taps, '45, Director Missionary Society, '44, Dramatic Club, '44, '45, Vice-President Dramatic Club, '45. Here is a boy who has gone through the Lower, Middle and Upper Schools achieving fame and glory all along the way. A veteran Saint from 'way back, he knew the Tiber when it was but a puddle, and Chamberlayne Hall when it was just years he This year the best for he is ready to an active rewarded Club this When Tom graduates, St. C. will lose a fine boy, liked and respected by all. With the same spirit he has carried through school, success is assured him Wherever he may go and whatever

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ROBERT HUTCHESON MAUCK RICHMOND, VIRGINIA Seven Years Iackson Society, Missionary Society, Flea Football, '38, Midget Football, '39, Bulldog Football, '40, Iunior Football, '41, '42, B-Team Football, '43, Varsity Football, '44, Midget Basketball, '40, '41, Iunior Basketball, '42, '43, Varsity Basketball, '44, '45, Midget Baseball, '39, '40, '41, Track, '42, Tennis Team, '43, '44, '45, Pine Needle Staff, '44, '45, Co-Editor Pine Needle, '45, Raps and Taps Staff, '44, '45, Director Missionary Society, '44, Mono- gram Club, '44, '45, Student Council, '44, '45. Now we have the beaming countenance of none other than Robert Hutcheson Mauck. Bob has been a student at St. Christo- pher's for seven long years. ln this time, his roaring laugh, ready wit, and unselfishness, have won him many friends. Not only popular with the boys, he has quite a following among the fairer sex. 'Tis said that he has caused many a feminine heart to skip a beat. As an athlete, Bob came right up through the ranks. A candi- date for varsity football, he received a bad knee injury which forced him to the sidelines. However, as a member of the powerful Saint basketball team, Bob proved his real athletic prowess. Also, he has been a member of the tennis team for the past three years. Likewise, as co-editor of the Pine Needle he has turned in a fine job. Bob has made quite a name for himself at St. Christopher's. A membership on the Student Council is just one of his many honors. His ability to make friends and take things with a smile, have won him the admiration of all, from the lower through the upper forms. With his departure, the school loses an all-'round swell fellow. ' HILL MONTAGUE, III RICHMOND, VIRGINIA Five Years Lee Society, Missionary Society, lunior Football, '41, '42, Bffeam Football, '43, Varsity Football, '44, Iunior Basketball, '42, '-13, B-Team Basketball, '44 Track, '43, '44, Director Missionary Soc1e.y, '44, Pine Needle Staff, '44, '45, Raps and Taps Staff, '45, Mono- gram Club, '44, '45, Student Council, '44, '45, Here we have Hill Montague, by far the smartest boy in the senior class. People often think that smart people are bookworms, and very dull to talk to. This is not the case with Hill, who spends as much time on extra-curricula activities as he does in studying for those daily hundreds. He is literary editor of both the Pine Needle and Baps and Taps. ln this capacity, he has done an excellent job in getting everything written on time. Hill's brain does not cease working when he puts away his school books. You can always find him trying to solve some daily problem with logarithms or physics formulas. Hill's modest, unobtrusive manner never impresses one as belonging to a literal brain , and it has won him friends through- out the school. He is held in such high regard by the other boys that he was elected to the Student Council this year, a position he well deserves. Hill is also a hard worker on the athletic field. He won his Varsity monogram this year through hard work on the football squad, He is also a member of the infamous B4Team butcher- ballers in basketball and one of the track regulars. The school will seem empty without Hill around, but he is a man St. Christopher's can be proud of, no matter what he undertakes. nitium apimtiaz imur Bnmini

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GARLAND STONEMAN SYDNOR, IR. RICHMOND, VIRGINIA Five Years Lee Society, Missionary Society, Midget Football, '40, Iunior Football, '41, B-Team Football, '42, '43, Varsity Football, '44, Midget Basketball, '4l, '42, Junior Basketball, '43, B-Team Basket- ball, '44, Midget Baseball, '4l, Tennis Team, '43, '44, '45, Pine Needle Staff, '44, '45, Raps and Taps Staff, '45, Monogram Club, '44, '45. Before us we have Garland Stoneman Sydnor, lr., athlete, scholar, and lover. Skippy entered these hallowed portals in the Third Form and has been one of the outstanding members of his class ever since. Any one who enters the Country Club will find him playing cards slouched over one of the tables. However, Skip took time out from his favorite pastime long enough to play tackle for St. C. this fall, showing up well in the Woodberry and T.-I. games. ln the spring, Syd heads for the tennis courts, where he wields his mighty racquet to the advantage of the tennis team. ln his studies, Skippy ranks well above average, despite his easy-going manner. His best subject is math, where he often approaches the heights of genius. He also takes an important part in other activities, having obtained membership in the Monogram Club. lt is said that in the spring a young man's fancy turns to love. This does not apply to Skip . His thoughts turned to love in the sixth grade and have never been averted from the fairer sex. His future is uncertain, of course, but we feel sure that whether he enters M. I. T. or the armed forces, Skippy will find that his winning personality will make a place for him, EDMUND MYERS TALLEY RICHMOND. VIRGINIA Twelve Ye-urs Iackson Society, Missionary Society, Flea Football, '38, Midget Football, '39, Iunior Football, '42, Manager Varsity Football, '44, Midget Basketball, '39, '40, '4l, '42, Iunior Basketball, '43, B-Team Basketball, '44, Midget Baseball, '39, '40, '4l, Track, '42, Pine Needle Staff, '45, Monogram Club, '44, '45. Here we have the patriarch of the graduating class, the lone senior who has worked the whole way up the school ladder without missing a rung. So long has it been since Eddie first came in late to morning assembly that some say he once conversed with St. Christopher, and still others insist that he helped Mr. Watt lay the corner stone for the original dormitory. ln his lengthy career at Saintland, Eddie has made himself felt appreciably in every phase of school activity. He has done work for both publications, and he was a conscientious and efficient manager for the football team last fall. Morever, despite his slight build, he has participated in both basketball and track for several years. ln the classroom, too, Eddie is a prominent figure. An amiable, carefree fellow, he has been the perpetrator of many a gag and prank which have lightened the strain of study. His grades do not suffer, however, for he averages well over the passing mark. Unlike most of his comrades, Tonto has turned down the femmes of St. Catherines for the pulchritude of Collegiate. He has accumulated quite a following there, particularly among those residing on West Avenue, but we dare say that even their loss will be less than ours when he matriculates to the U. Va, next summer. Imtnum apltntiat imnr umini