Thatcher School - El Archivero Yearbook (Ojai, CA)

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42 EL ARCHIVERO IAMES DAVID ZELLERBACH III OCCIDENTAL . . , better than his crown fThe Merchant of Venice 1956-57: Top Ten Riding blilestgc, Orange Gymkhzina Team, Pack and Saddle Club, Intramural Soccer Chumps . IVS7-58: Gymkhann Team CSecond Team Manzigerb, Fourth Soccer Team, Pack and Saddle Club, Epicurean Club iSer- relary-Treaisurcrl. IVSS-59: Pack and Saddle Club, First Gym- khana Team CMain:lgcrJ, Epicurean Club tSecrct:iry-Treasurerj, Silver Dollar Club, Third Soccsr Team, Chess Ladder. A stately, bespectacled figure sits at his desk chewing on a pencil and gazing intently at a photo of Brigitte Bardot-one of his ninety-which is pinned on the wall between the flags of Italy and the Ojai Trails Association. His Royal Highness Prince Rospigliosi-Pallivicini, the most honorable Duke of Worcestershire of the family of Cunningham, Isadore James David, Piero Gueillmo Vierodi Carallimo, Georges Henry Robert Zellerbach, otherwise known as Zell, is most engaging at his planet La Shakia del Smokiaw, which he rules with an iron hand. ulVlr. Diplomat , like most of his class, is an experienced matador, skilled in throwing the bull. When not engaged in collecting pictures of the famous French cinemorsel out of the dubious publications which clutter his room, Dave can be seen fencing, playing tennis. planning an Epicurean meeting, raking in the poker chips, riding Lucky from the water tanks to the reservoir in one minute, or muttering phrases in Italian, Japanese, Uhangi, or Wintoo. This fun-loving. chess-playing Southern Rhodesia-bound member of the class of ,59 will certainly be missed by the School and, indeed, by the entire Ojai Valley.

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44 EL ARCHIVERO CALENDAR September 15: New boys arrive for annual indoctrination. September 19: Mr. Chase advises new boys not to become too familiar with School too fast. September 20: Lower School prefect to smuts: Okay, you guys, let's get to bed! Smut: Okay, Liberacef' September 20: Bowdoin song conspicuously omitted from New Year's Ban- quet ceremonies. September 27: New Middle Schooler to Mrs. Kleinfelter: Do you go to OVS? September 30: Cooley to Pleasants: You'll be the only one here this weekend won't you? We're going to shower you prefects this year, one at a time. October 2: Underwear labeled Leppo left outside dining room. October 3: Colored ribbons, many blue, show our horsemen did come through. October 9: Miss Buell: NWould the boy who tied his horse outside my house please see me immediately after this assembly with a shovel? October 10: Mr. Thacher: There will be refreshments for the four teams, the two that are playing and the two that are competing . . . October 13: Callander finds out that sticking finger in plug can be electri- fying. October 15: Big Marsten and little Case enjoy Quong's apple cider Qagedj cocktails. Quong enjoys, too. October 16: Abbot uses new toothpaste: Top Brass Hair Cream. October 17: Smoggy soccer at Caltech. October 19: Zell demonstrates new utensilless cooking techn'que to fascinated new boys. October 22: Faerie Queenes haunt dreams: Upper Uppers write reams. October 30: Mid-Term blues ap- pear again. October 31: Upper Uppers trick- or-treat: Teachers' wives their supplies deplete. November 1: Thacher hosts friendly rivalsn from Carpinteria. November 3: Mr. Thacher, renew- . ing driver's license, finds that it Ojai becomes 5n0w.hgund. has been expired for over a year.