Webb Schools - El Espejo Yearbook (Claremont, CA)

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DEDICATION D. Murray Alexander was born in 1916, and spent his early life in Durban, South Africa. As a Senior in high school in St. Andrews, Scot- land, he was president of the student body and captain of the rugby, golf, and cricket teams. He was graduated from St. Andrews University with honors in physics in 1937. An Exceptional pilot in the war, he assisted development of meteorological reconnaissance, rose to the rank of Squadron Leader, and was awarded the Air Force Cross. He came to Cal Tech in 1946 for a Mcister's degree, and was elected to Sigma Xi and engaged. He came to Webb in 1947, and married in June, 1948. From teaching physics and geometry, he succeeded Mr. Glenn Vedder as head of the science department, was appointed to the Executive Committee and made Registrar, ln the summer he studied on fellow- ships at Stanford in '57, and at Reed College in '58, where he was instrumental in the crea- tion of the PSSC physics program. Beverly and David - Patricia and Mrs. Alexander. In Class - Mr. Alexander demonstrates a ripple tank. It is, of course, impossible to pay full or proper homage to so outstanding a man as David Murray Alexander. We can only outline his achievements and sketch his merits, Summarily, he is an eminent educa- tor, a most competent administrator, and one of the great, the truly great, men who have been the essence of the Webb School. 1, 2 L gi N . ' f 3 g . -4' A .is it 1 1' . . V i i 1 ll, li x i lat All physics students, please bring slide rules . . i mn...-...

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FOREWORD A year is essentially concluded. And for 183 students, the year 1959-60 rep- resented a portion of life never again to be visited. and soon to be nearly forgotten. Never quite forgotten, the achievernents, failures, prejudices, and revelations of this most wonderful time of life, remain forever with the boy and mold the man. This is EI Espeio, '60: The Mirror, with which the Closs of T960 records not only its possoge, but olso the imoge of closs- motes ond schoolmotes in o yeor pre- cious to them - to you - if they would only believe it. A picture, then, we hove tried to moke this Book: o picture, in our words ond photogrophs, of much thot is intongible -but of some things which ore con- crete, We hove, of course, found it be- yond our obility to copture the whole of our community on poper, The student's reoch must olwoys exceed his grosp. They constitute o minor epic, the mem- ories we hove tried to present. Mem- ories . . . To eoch his own. Within the framework of our disciplined doy, we hove triecl to scive ci few inci- dents worth soving. This is El Espeio, '60.