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After john came to Avon 1n the mlddle of h1s JUHIOI' Year xt dxd not take long for one to recognize thxs versatlle mdlvrduals many abnlmes He was qunck to make many frnends and show h1s pleasmg One of johns most sngruflcant contrnbutnons as been as an academlc leader of his class From t e trme of hrs arrxval nn the mxddle of last year johns name has appeared regularly on the Deans Lrst or the Honor Roll He has not l1m1ted hrs achxevements to one Held In athletics john has been one of the most valuable players to the teams he has been on As a halfback on the varsity soccer team John was always on hand for a good play or to cheer the team on rn a trght game john s wxnter term was spent mtermnttently clear mg the tennls courts of snow and playlng basketball He dld not fall to porn extra curricular actrvltres and showed the same enthuslasm ln them that he 58 JOHN E RUDDY Il Owmgf Road Wert Hartfofd Conneclzcut Deans Lrst 3 Effort Honor Roll 3 Honor Roll 4 Wznged Beaver 4 Literary Edxtor 4 Lrbrary Monltor 4 Varsrty Soccer 4 Basketball 4 Varsxty Baseball 4 Boars Head Festrval 4 demonstrated nn his other fxelds of endeavor In his Semor Year he was appomted Lnterary Edrtor of the Wmged Beaver where he served very capably Needless to say John has been a leader of hrs See you at 10 30 I . , . . . . y . 1 u . . , ' personality and clever wit. class, and has contributed signilicantly to its success. , . . . h ' ' . h ! 7 J - . . . . ,
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RICHARD W READ Woodland Drwe Mzddlebury Connectzcut Effort Honor Roll 2 Varsity Football 3 4 JV Basketball 2 Swrmmxng 3 4 Co Captam 4 Dorm Monitor 3 4 Boats Head Festlval 3 4 It was a sunny day rn january of 1955 when D1ck s handsome face first appeared rn our mldst Hrs quiet manner gave no mdrcatron of the popularnty he was to enjoy as an athlete leader and frrend Mmmmmmmmm matched on the basketball court rn spite of hrs herght handxcap of five foot etght and he proved to be a great asset to Avons basketball squad The following fall term Drcks athletrc prowess became mcreasmgly evrdent when he served as a valuable offensrve halfback on the varslty football team In the wmter term Drck performed wrth excep txonal ab1l1ty as a drver for the swunmmg team Wrthout hrm more than one swrmmxng meet might have proven drsastrous Dnck was grven hrs chance to prove hrmself as a leader on two occasnons first of all as co captam of thls years successful swrmmmg team and secondly as a dorm monrtor It rs a fact beyond doubt that he put hrs whole heart mto these two posrtrons and served as a true leader rn every respect Drck exerted hnmself to help others not as an athlete or a leader but as a real frrend I 3 3 I 7 . ' s , 7 ' . . , . His agility, speed, and coordination were un- c ' i ' , . Y Y ' 57
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JAMES EDWARD RUSSELL Mam Street Souzlabury Connectzcut Football 2 Basketball 2 Communrty Servrce 2 3 4 Boars Head Festrval 2 3 4 Owl Club 2 3 4 Glee Club 2 Effort Honor Roll 2 Dormitory Monttor 4 Wrestllng 3 Dance Commtttee 2 3 4 Jrm has been at Avon for three years Accordmg to the class vote he has contrnbuted more to the school than any of hrs classmates He has done a great deal of work ln many actlvmes N0 task has been too large for htm to tackle whether rt has been QE, WH 'UQ Want to see a sneak PICVICW, 1n an organrzed form of Communrty Servlce or merely somethmg that needed domg He could frequently be found helpmg rn the school store He served as technrcxan tn the Boar s Head Festival for two years and as a Senior he headed the Boars Head Com mnttee A great deal of the pageants success can be attrrbuted to hrs fine talent for organrzatxon jrm has also done much to make the dances held m the last two years very successful Hrs artrstlc decoratxons and lnghtmg effects were the center of attentron The Student Councnl dnd not fall to recognrze Jrms fine capacrty for leadershrp when they made htm a dorm monltor durrng h1s Senlor Year Athletxcally jim has partcrpated rn football bas ketball and wrestlrng In addition to thrs long lrst of achxevements Jrms name has often appeared on the Effort Honor Roll jrm has put much smcere effort mto all hrs en deavors durmg the past three years and has been always ready to glve of hnmself for others I ! l , . 9 5 3 3 9 31 4 9 1 , . ' 7 y . . . zegfi.-iiffr 1 - A fgrmfffff as A ' y,a, Q A ' 'BW 1 1 Q 1 1 9 3 ' , . 7
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