Swarthmore College - Halcyon Yearbook (Swarthmore, PA)

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N I O R JOHN DONNELL BACON varied interests . . . outdoor boy . . . that car . . . innate charm . . . arthur murray . . . ping- pong fiend . . . takes his a ' s in his stride . . . phi sig forever . . . boyd ' s buddy . . . not lazy, just philosophical . . . limerick lover . . . party boy . . . quizzical look . . . slightly satirical ... a definite appreciation of the finer things in life . . . women, music, wine . . . jack. THOMAS LEES BARTLESON, JR. slender, short and usuall) dignified . . . sur- prising unexpectableness . . . cynical attitude merely a veneer over a sympathetic heart . . . intellectual interests include economics and chemistry . . . baseball, li ' l abner, and hillbilly music also hold fascination . . . favorite answer to requests for cigarettes— go away, i never saw you before in my life ... as he offers two or thiee . . . tom. LEO ARTHUR BORAH, JR. underslung Washington accent . . . outdoor man . . . aim in life ... to find a new string for his yoyo . . . slaves and stuff at the ingleneuk . . . and man, that ' s good! . . . prefaces all out- bursts with hey . . . english major . . . senti- mental leanings are bane of the department . . . lee. GEORGE HUNTZINGER CAVIN phi delt secretary . . . his third east harem . . . perennial bachelor . . . short but potent . . . i gotta type a report . . . eager . . . surrounded by du ' s . . . beats on schwertner . . . chubby and al- ways cheerful . . . which one shall i ask this time? . . . pool shark . . . lacrosse . . . the daddy of 306 . . . everybody ' s buddy. ROBERT LADD DECKER teed off here in ' 39 . . . but signed early with r.c.a.f. . . . taciturn . . . ec major . . . easy going boy . . . easv smile, plenty of savvy . . . more time in air than most pilots have in sack . . elinor, his charming wife. 24

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The graduates of 1947 ha e seen the beginning and end of one era and the beginning of another, and better one. They vary widely in age, in the experiences which the past four years have brought them, and in the plans which they have for the future. But they leave the college as a unit, and as a testimony to Swarthmore ' s survival over five years of confusion, change, and anxiety. They are a testimony to the return of its former unity, its plans, and its ideals to a college which, with these men and women as its first alumni, can look ahead to a new day of ex- l ansion, improvement, security, and peace.

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CLASS O F 19 4 7 GORDON WHIPPLE DOUGLAS doiig . . . staunch man for the lacrosse and foot- ball squads . . . earnest and straightforward in everything ... an example of friendliness . . . ever proud of wife, wilma . . . service on student council . . . steady and persevering . . . doug and dog firmlv attached to the mechanical en- ROBERT FLEMING GEMMILL Softball pitcher extraordinary ... a connois- seur of early jazz ... a plii psi from way back friendly, cjuiet . . . millions of roommates . . . educated wit ... an ec. major with potentialities . . . off campus affairs . . . always ready to help out in a pinch ... a good mind . . . bob. GEORGE W. GEIGER electrical engineering ambitions ... a hand- some brain . . . sliy and imassinning . . . paleness a result of daily 25 mile jaunts from home to school in horton ' s car . . . ardent bridge fan . . . continual look of vmhapplness perhaps caused by greek tragedy class . . . gets along well with uncle John . ALAN NORMAN HALL swarthmore ' s expert on thiuber . . . passion for airplanes and ferry boats . . . big appreciation for the little things in life . . . e ' en disposition and impeccable dress . . . penchant for the unique, the subtly humorous . . . noted for a warm hello and those blue, blue eyes. ROBERT GOUGH HAYDEN head of family of three . . . has the finances of both family and fraternity well under control . . . headed for business school to corner tlie golden buck . . . soccer goalie and golf enthu- siast . . . will probably jitterbug his Ava to fame on wall street.