Ursinus College - Ruby Yearbook (Collegeville, PA)

Page 33 text:

WII I I M SMITH CKAMKK Bill is one Worker who cloos not say laar or aron lor lire anil iron. I lis dungeon cell is I he rendezvous ol flounder ing malli and pli ie s students and other undesirables, l or recrea lion he takes toucher math courses and mutilates golf halls. ( )ther times he heats Maui Idv at chess, shell lies with harcoal. and asks naive (|iiestions. not inten led to he answered. Bill is afllii ted w ith that questionable humor known as droll. I le w ill he Iona remem hered for his trumpet tooting at the pajama parade four years ai o. and long a laimetl lor maslerv ol his studies. CTIAKI KS I C()B DKKSCII. IK. ( lentleman ( harlev joineil us in his sophomore year alter a years leave ol absence hack home at St. (lair. I lis innocent mien anti military gait have won for him an honorarv degree for excellent hearing. ( harlev . according to I )r. Barnard, possesses a really unique alarm i lock, one that never fails not going off. Ihi! then ( hockv has a smile lliat helps out when good intentions lall short. I )o vou ret ail the conliding tone, engaging glance, and arm around your shoulder as he told you one ol his truer than truth stories? KICIIAKI) Df W I ):« k Pride ol ( )aks I )unn « nine a little more shv than most, hut has blossomed out with a l ord roadster and s galore. I le now gathers his clav stuck cronies and spouts chemical formulae, international news, and philosophical opinions like the true pro I he hope's to he. I lis baser nature is exhibited in the ilailv assaults made upon ping pong halls, and lor pure diversion he breaks I )av Stuck furniture. Mthough possessing no mean scholastic ability, he is reputed to he the Sphinx that even the rmy lpha tests could not make voluble. ( II kl KS IIIXKI I I I ) V KI)S C)n a I hursdav evening, a bright co-ed looked her Iish squarelv in the rvc• and said. I love- shad —onlv to sc nd Shad s table-mates into roars. Still he has kept his name and has sue cceded in making it a re spec led one in the c 'hem lab. hack ol the batter’s plate , and cm the basketball court, where' lie was one ol the- lamous (iooks. Shad, a con sc ienl ions student even in Derr I l.di Caves and Brodhec k Bandbox, has also had a guiding hand in Sigma Kho. whose ingenious initiation plans could perhaps he traced to him. lie lurther hears the distinction ol being the- only four-year member on Student ( ouneil. 31

Page 32 text:

Mil Dkl I) I I l .ABFIll CAIN Books .nr Mildred • 110I 1 . and building .1 library «l hei own is her supreme extra urriculai at tivity. It is no unusual sight to see her in the library Icaling through .1 multitude ol magazines in seart h ol re iew s upon .ill hinds ol hooks—travel, poetry, fiction, drama, or what you will, he she likes them .ill. Mildred spent her liisl two ears abroad at I'ircroft and then moved to the more accessible South I hill where she became president in her senior year. I ler toughest job is to keep order among Sander. I'.isenberg. and C .tin. the last named one ol whic h is the chief proponent ol pranks. DWII I ( IIKSIM T. Ik. l-o. two years I )ann has plied the road io l.vansl a:g where lie- gives lolks their religion in old lashioned W'eslex slvle. Pul pit or soccei lield. Dan displays the gusto ol a man who means to do his job. I proarious laughter, w illingness to discuss any subject (espec ialb the arc hetypes ol Bishop Berkeley), utter belief in his own ability, and seriousness ol purpose characterize our fierv haired preac her. I )ann s best work at I rsinus is done in the sunimei when the Methodist lassies congregate about him in con lerence we ek. I1 his avid interest in Pol. Si i. bears fruit, we max some day proudly c all him Bishop. IOSKPII ANTI ION V CONCI .1.1.0 koughhouse. the bad man Irom I emple and (hosier, has lc rrilied the campus lor the last three years. Major domo of I lall ( hem and white coated pro medico. he lmpc s to join his uncles surgical stall in several years. On the mat lie threw other 120-pounders and was himseli thrown onlv once —out of a nearby ni gill « hib. A past master cd the aits ol pantomime and shoveling, lie often taxed the credulities ol his Iriends. Also conlounded them about the number ol Bel tvs whose hearts In stormed. k wmond wiiiow rosn-i.i.o l ats. the P s little ll Amerie 111. is the same l ats ( ostello widely publicized on bulletin board notices by an unknown admirer. C aptained one ol the smallest and least experienced teams in years. el abb led them to the wars. Made famous the c ia of Suits, wrangled with W’ilhiuer. kept in Shorty lohnson s good graces. For several years he formed the League ol Nations with roommates ( lermon and the (creek, (cave up attending shows because lie c on Id always watch ngie. Made for wrestling, he played basketball instead; sometimes forgot and made 1 living leap into the stands. I aslly. lie was ••la ( hi rushman. lie p us ultra. 30

Page 34 text:

I'LORi : ct. I I ) I ;iSI Mil K . See I loreme .iihI you almost invariably see llu oilier I wo thirds of Sonlli s Irio: Suuder and ( ain. We never reallx e peeled ( onsliolioi ken to present ns a person willi so great a i enlific interest, lint here slic is! Horcnt e secretly admits tli.il she d rather lake six ( liemistry ( onrses than one semester of Lng-lish. Mlhough it s rather tliffit nit to get to know her. it s worth it one e yon do. She is p.nIk iil.ir ahout everything she undertakes and never likes to wait for anything—Iroin hoys to buses. SAR I m; i: ms ell. I jrist don I know how I II ever get all these things done. s,i s she. And just ahout the lime we leel like offering to give her a hand shell pull out her plagued. ( )ld (mid ( onlesl hlank. lint living up to her reputation Ini pep and lots l it. Sally has developed a vigorous interest in the law and its students. I |er brilliance is attested to ! the hut that she hasn t suffered s ho-laslically through her Irecpienl rutting or her unswervingly independent attitudes and opinions. Sally, |iiecn ol the library roil Ncrsation oiinler. has ever aided our seniors in their initial library isits. W’ll I I M II SSI I PI’RI.CKI line to tradition. Kill rompletes another ol tin1 many brother arts that have tilled the rolls at I rsinus. Quiet in manner, hand some in appeaiam e. he long since ar tpiirerl the habit ol daily study, I topi.in dream of all. lie early made the ar |uaintance ol Manning s theorems and doted on them for these many years. o gambler. Kill fell heir to brothel ( denn s title ol • liiel onlooker (d I )ay Study perlidy. native athlete, he has helped out Mont ( hire ball teams in the summer and c haulfeured eager Practice leai hers to the I win Koroughs lor winter even ise. lie also held down .111 endowed 4 hair in the I ibrarv. Sll VI M RY I-RDM Who Is Silvia I hat oft repeated miisit al |uery w as answered lor I rsinus—.and South and Johnny four years ago. fler her freshman year she deserted the parallel bars ol a IMiys. I.tl. major for the more Iiflit ult hurdles ol the I'rem h and Spanish tongues. She has also displayed a rare tomhinalion ol athletic ability, draniatii talent, social grat e, and high pressure Sigma u salesmanship. On commencement morn when the rest ol us are wondering W hat next . Silvia plans to make definite her future in a second ceremony later in the day. Happily. Silvia is as much al home on a basketball Hour, dramatic stage, or dance floor as she will be in her new role. 32