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

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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

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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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THOMAS ARGO SMITH Fourth Year ,, Football Letterman, ' 56 Baskelball Letterman, ' 56 Baseball Letterman. ' 56 WHITE . . . back as senior after absence of four years . . . the athlete supreme . . . superbly coordinated, beauti- fully built . . . especially proficient in football and baseball . . . can do just about anything in both of them . . . practical, down-to-earth fellow . . . applies the common sense approach to everything . . . logical ideas about foreign policy have one history professor locating his local psychoanalyst . . . despite independence and self reliance, is a real friend to those who know him . . . rather lazy in some respects . . . but can get things done when he wants to . . . the champion class bull shooter . . . advocates the sneak punch technique . . . can call on a large body of solid, valuable information . . . full of helpful how-to-do-it hints about al most every problem . . . scorns those cold Yankee institu- tions ( You won ' t find me freezing in any of those places ) . . . will take law in the warmer climes of Miami or Virginia . . . wants to become an F.B.I, man.