Swarthmore College - Halcyon Yearbook (Swarthmore, PA)

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EIJOT TAf -I-:R ASINOF Elly transferred Irom Williams sopli year. I le was a New York resitiei)! and a(f|iiirrd alldclic lalriils lli re whicli today disliriKuisli liim as one ol tne Ijeller varsity basketball team n)embers wben it comes to making un- canny shots. Part of Elly ' s talents are musifal; llie Slront for You ' he wrote for the HamburfJ Snow this year was one of the top tunes and I ' lly playing tbe piano means a crowd around sinking. He s a history honors sliidcnl who gets )5rodigious amounts of work clone witli (omplele ease and seems to have plenty of time for a little so( iai life and joking here and there. HENRY EXUM AUSTIN Martinites all know what follows that gay whistle which arrives early in the evening. It s Doc Austin, botany and bird enthusiast, who has come for a night of study. But alas, he s off! The bull session starts, and round alsout eleven o clock we reluctantly go back to our studying. Always with the hearty smile of a warm and friendly personality, he has the gift of the gab, dashed with bluff- ing. Besides vice-presidency of Kwink and an eager liking for the out-of-doors, he devotes the rest of his boundless energy to music — managing and playing in the orchestra and fiddle lessons in Phillv. ROBERT YORK AUSTIN Bob, unassuming and debonair, sees all, knows even more, but speaks nary a word of disapproval. Economics books reposing upright on library tables usually have Bob behind them studying with concentration to be envied. Debate manager, you can question him on anything and get a well-informed answer, but fellow debaters warn about being well armed with arguments or you haven t a chance! Once aroused. Bob can force anyone eventually to retire with misgivings. He belongs to Ivwink, had a Phoenix career, is quiet, but handles work capably, hon- ors effectively, possesses dignified composure and still isn t deficient in appreciating humor. AiS .,£ DORIS RUPRECHT B.A. R Carefree snatches of song up on second east usually turn out to be Dorie. She has a fe v worries however, in the Nvay of a tough chemistry major, yet takes it all easily and. judging from results, rather effectively also. There s time too, for fun vith best friend and three-year roommate Ginny, and that neatly kept head of brown hair and equally neat wardrobe, topped off by a pair of huge iDlue eyes, belie any braintrust tendencies and assure membership in the 400. Dories nicest habit is that of applying the old adage about laughing yourself out of it when- ever life gets too complex.

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HAROLD ARMSTRONG ADAMS I lal lias managed to become a necessary part of the Managers Parlors; Nvithout him the room is quite bare - or maybe just quiet. Best known as that streak of hoht- ning that flashes tfnougli tlie underpass just as a train pulls in. Hal commutes daily from his home in Philly - really effervesces when he says hello. He s a K vinker and one to swell the stag lines at college dances -and he spends a lot of perfectly good time getting c oncerned over a little matter of an Engineering major, but a close rival to over-abundant work is that eternally brain-twisting matter of women. WILLIAM COLBERT ADAMSON Bill is a paradox. Republican in political faith, staunch and die-hard, one of the old school, yet, contrary to cus- tom, he s one of the clearest thinkers to be found. Besides that, ■we suspect he s turning fast into a jitterbug. Pint- sized jayvee soccer player, Glee Club supporter, devotee of Martin labs for pre-med courses. Bill, who is precise in all he does, continues to work like a little beaver — so he says, on through the night. And it ' s much to the good- natured dissatisfaction of his roomies, as well as secret admirers vho, so ve ve heard rumored, wish he devoted more time to their social life. RICHARD BRADSHAVV ANGELL An idealist with plenty of power within himself to tr ans- fer his convictions to actual practice, that s Dick. And perhaps it s these qualities that have led him to become chairman of the ASU s program committee. Dick is ex- tremely sensitive to his surroundings, and this quality, combined with a rare appreciation for beauty and form, is developed in his poetry, written for the Poilfolio or purely for enjoyment. Honors work in the social sciences which he intends to utilize, gives plents ' of room for his inquiring mind. Dick s college life is rich and varied because he has the strength and energy to make it so. NEWELL GILDER ALFORD, Jr. Alfy, the human paradox, is one of those people that defies pigeon-holing. A brilliant, tempestuous honors student, an equally tempestuous and skilful defender in jayvee lacrosse, an actor for Little Theatre with a leading part in Judg- ment Day, and a clever person possessed of a smooth and dangerous wit, are gen- erally clifjerent people around campus, but Alfy is all of them at once or each of them in different season. W e are really certain about one thing however; Alfy never bores us, and although his be- havior may be unpredictable, it ' s always intriguing. •MItW

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ELEANOR KATHARINE BARBOUR The little job with the infectious giggle and a facult - for being continuously on the ball, Binkie Inspires a sort of steady current of amused chuckles interspersed by waves of uproarious mirth, for it s one subtle pun alter another — her cleverest come-backs fall at the least sus- pected iTioments. Bink s a freshman Aveek starlet that hasn t faded — witness an ex-class officer— varsity goller who can t bear to spend a sunny day other than in shoot- ing balls all over the front campus. Though it took her a long time to do it. she satisfactorily decided the to-be-or- nate-to-be question in the aHirmative. ELEANOR BROWNING BARTON If you see a streak of red approaching topped by a head ol black curls or hear a wild giggle nearby, you II know it s Eleanor and ten chances to one she s headed for the libe. That love of red just complements her personality, and while Eleanor appears never to study and is certain she 11 pull down D s. the three point average never fails to appear. Class hockey and basketball, French Club meetings, poetry writing and the daily trip to the druggie, along with the tremendous liking she has for music, make up most of her campus life. ALDEN STANLEY BENNETT Aunie is sole representative of Maine and gets awfully excited about winter sports. Furthermore, he has artistic leanings towards Walt Disney and animated cartoons, has practically absorbed certain of the creations into his soul, and at a moment s notice presents ludicrous imitations of Donald Duck s cjuack and such. In more serious moods, he manages the lacrosse team, works for Little Theatre, and honors in ec; for three years he has with both wit and wisdom translated friend Jakle to the college public. And if a display of college spirit is forthcoming, Alden s sure to be in evidence somewhere. BARBARA ANNE BINGER Bingie proves beyond a doubt, the old adage about the best coming in the small- est packages, especially hearts of gold. With a neat room that s a picture gallery of many friends lor whom she 11 do any- thing — Bing gets more accomplished in less time than any other inhabitant of sec- ond west. She s a Gwimper and member of FAC and Little Theatre Club, an Eng- lish major with French running a close second — and her inconceivably tiny clothes are. we all agree, the best of ogue s latest dictates. And. so say friends, when you want a shoulder to cry on, try Bing s.