St Stephens Episcopal School - Scroll Yearbook (Alexandria, VA)

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PETER CAMERON RITTER Second Year iUlllWKlllllHHHUhmi ' i iU ! ' , ' ' ' ' TEX . . . extroverted, amiable personality . . . retired court jester of the school . . . this year has settled down and is now beginning to produce the sort of work everyone knew he could do . . . says he has a strong tendency to be stupid . . . has overcome that difficulty without too much trouble . . . likeable fellow but a strong individualist . . . definite feelings on a wide range of subjects ... no Milque- toast with the teachers, either . . . hobbies are continentals, hunting, fishing, sleeping, and taking apart and playing his baby grand piano . . . makes beautiful music in free time in cafeteria . . . likes women anytime, anyplace, except behind the wheel of a car . . . some bitter teachers describe him as a part time student, but he has perfectly good rea- sons for being absent . . . hates pigmies, big-mouthed people I with one exception), snobs, parking accommodations at school, and lectures . . . appreciates, on the other hand, the helpful ladies in the office, the 3 o ' clock bell, and people who don ' t make cracks about his villainous looking foreign weeds . . . off to Washington College for pre-med. NOSKOKIS 25

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JAMES HENRI POYTHRESS First Year Member, Pholngrapliy Staff, TiiK .Scroll, ' .S6 Football LettiTinan, ' 56 .SNAKE (because of some unexpected shifts of alle- giance among the fair sex this year) ... or Cl ' TIE PIE I guess why) . . . matriculated here after attending St. Johns ... a newcomer who seems like an (dd friend . . . spends lots of time in dark room working on his hobbies - photography and. uh. other matters . . . also enjoys fo(ding around with automobiles . . . personable, uncomplicated type . . . claims he especially likes women, football, and dispensing demerits . . . best aspect of .S|. .Stephen ' s to him is its small size, which allows one really to get acquainted with everybody . . . naturally digs the close proximity to certain girls schools . . . attributes to his left handi ' dness all the troubles he has with math . . . can ' t stand sight of ' 4 ' ) Fords or ' hard guys , . . but can handle himself; and thinks the proper function of deep freezes is to store food ... an attentive. har fworking student .... off to either the llniviTsity of Virginia or Washington and Lee for a career in law. 24

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THOMAS WALTON ROBY Ninth Year Literary an i Sports Kditor. The Scroll. ' 56 Sports Ediliir, Tht- Deacon, ' 56 Mtinher. Moiiopram Cliili, ' 55, ' 56 Football l.etlrrinan. ' 54, ' 55. ' 56 Most Valiialilf Linfiiian, ' 55 Mi ' inhir, AllPrep Foolliall Team, ' .55, ' 56 Basketball Li-ltrrman. ' 56 (!aptain. Hasrliall Train, 56 Baseball Leiterman, ' 55. .56 ROBUST . . . has had nine liirbnient years as a Saint . . . gifted with a knack for getting ont of any difficulty . . . was for years a major source of trouble here . . . has settled down now and made amends by adding much to the school life in general during the last two years . . . tries hard to get along witli eyerybody by seeing the other fellow ' s point of view; has succeeded admirably ... is a decided realist in viewing life . . . can draw on unexpectedly large sources iif knowleilge to support his own opinions . . . condemns homework as ridiculous ( no one does it at home anyway ) . . . leader of the agnostic and anti-ecumenical movement in senior Sacred Studies ... accomplished bullsbooler Ian art he mastered during three years in English class I . . . the man behind most of the scribbling in this book, includ- ing the absurdly unrealistic theme . . . keenly and ardently involved in all sports . . . favorite is football, but recently discovered basketball and won varsity letter in first year . . . likes most St. Stephen ' s quiet, inlelleclual atnH)spbere . . . will leave here for Colgate and decide later on career. 26