Avon Old Farms School - Winged Beaver Yearbook (Avon, CT)

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Dave hanlmg from Caltforma spent a very success ful three years at Avon He partxclpated rn many ex tracurrxcular actrvxtxes mcludmg much txme spent playmg on varrous athletic teams He was outstandmg rn varsxty football and track In football he played center and helped tremendously tnctpated fanthfully throwxng the shot put wnth evndent skull These actxvmes earned htm membershnp tn the A Club On the sports fields Dave also played junlor varsrty tenms and he worked at werght hftmg m hrs thxrd form Aslde from mamtamxng a fine scholastlc average Dave gave evldence of wxde and varred rnterests He was elected to the Gold Key nn his sophomore year and from then on wore hrs key wlth drstmctron Other club actrvmes m whlch he partncnpated were the Sarhng Club and the Sugar Bush He jomed the Spanlsh Club an hrs sophomore year wrote for the Wznged Beaver and took part rn the Boars Head Festnval He was a member of the Dance Commlttee rn hns sophomore and junlor years and helped conslderably xn arranglng DAVID MORTON DAVIS 880 Roralmd Road San Marmo Cal: ormu A Club 4 Acolyte 3 4 Boars Head Festrval 2 Dance Commlttee 3 4 Dmmg Room Comrmttee 3 4 Glee Club 4 Gold Key 2 5 4 Post Office 2 Sarlxng Club 2 3 4 Spamsh Club 2 Sugar Bush 2 3 4 jumor Varsity Soccer 2 Varsrty Football 3 4 Varstty Swlmmxng 4 Wenght Lnftmg 2 3 Varsrty Track 4 junxor Varsity Tennts 2 Wmged Beaver 3 4 the dances that were so enjoyed and appreclated by the students Nor clxd Dave neglect the call of communnty servxce He served on the Dtnmg Room Commxttee for two years was an acolyte and rn h1s second year sorted mall m the post office Thrs rs the way we do lt m L A . f ' 7 7 ! 7 3 9 ! 9 i 7 - . . , I. . . , 3 3 3 1 - ' ' . 3 , . . , , 3 in holding the varsity line together. In track, he par- , n . . 7 Y I l

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CHARLES W DAVIS 62 Blur Street Eart Hartford C onnectzcut Varsrty Football 2 5 Co Captarn 4 Varsrty Swrmmrng 2 Varsrty Track 3 4 Avoman 2 3 4 Varslry Baseball 2 Drnrng Room Commrtree 4 Glee Club 2 5 4 Chapel Chorr 2 Lrbrary Commrttee 2 Wznged Beaver 3 4 Commumty Servrce 1 2 A Club 2 3 4 Secretary 4 Durrng Chucks live years at Avon he won many frrends both among students and faculty He made hrs most sxgnrlicant contrrbutrons to the school rn the field of athletrcs In the fall Chuck always played varsrty football and wrth hrs fme abrlxty and spxrxt he helped You there' the team to Wm many vrctorres In hrs semor year hrs popularrty wrth hrs teammates was plainly shown as he was elected Co captann of the team Wrth the first snows he turned hrs rnterests to swrmmmg where he drstnnguxshed hlmself as a powerful freestyler and breaststroker An all around athlete he was not con tent to go out for only two varsrty sports but proceeded to work as a shot putter and broad jumper on the track team rn the sprrng In hrs sophomore year Chuck played baseball and made the varsity team as a thrrd baseman He was elected to the A Club rn hrs sopho more year becommg secretary of the organrzatron rn hrs semor year Chuck appeared rn the Boars Head Festtval for three years In hrs second year at Avon he yorned the Glee Club and for one year sang rn the Chapel Chorr He served conscrentrously on the Dmmg Room Com mrttee the Lrbrary Staff the Avonum and the W1nged Beaver Hrs other actrvrtres ranged from ROTC rn hrs Hrst year to the Hrstory Club As a semor hrs capa crty for leadershnp was put to use when he was ap pornted a dormrtory monrtor 'Qi- J x 34 . , , I s . , Q a 1 ' y 9 1 9 u H x 1 a ' 7 - s 1 1 1 . ' , ' 7 ' 1 1- n - - 9 . , . ' a , . 1 9 . , ' .. ..

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MW N GATES D M I W mf 10 Golf Ro W .rt Hanford Connecncul tu Councrl 3 4 amen 2 3 4 Managrng Edrtor 3 Hrstory Club 2 3 4 Treasurer 4 Dorm Monrtor 3 4 N ow 4 Busrness Manager 4 Durrng Beman s four year stay at Avon the school changed a lot and so drd Beman Who would ever have thought that the carrot topped frecltle faced youngster of four years ago would metamorphose rnto the brrght and mature rndrvrdual who contrrbuted so much to the class of 59 Elephant dormrtory was the home of all Bemans Now what Frsh7 .X actrvrty at Avon In rt were born the many schemes and plans some radrcal some not that were to have such a profound effect on the school at large As Elephant ruled hrm for hrs Hrst two years Beman ruled rt for hrs last two rn hrs junror year as dorm monrtor and rn hrs senror year as head dorm monrtor Beman was elected to the student councrl for three consecutrve terms As head of all dorm monrtors rt was hrs job to make certarn that the dorms ran smoothly thrs years record clearly shows how successful hrs ef forts were Where Beman found trme for all hrs extracurrrcular acrrvrtres wrll remarn a mystery for years to come He played an rmportanr role rn two of the schools publr catrons The Avoman and Nova On The Avoman Beman rose steadrly from Crrculatron Manager to Fea ture Edrtor and finally to the most rmportant post of Managrng Edrtor attarnrng the latter durrng hrs yunror year As Busrness Manager of N ova Beman was partly responsrble for the publrshrng of the lrterary magazrne as rt was hrs job to secure the necessary funds for rt jornrng the I-Irstory Club rn hrs sophomore year Beman took an actrve part rn the clubs functrons and rn hrs senror year was elected Treasurer f 1 J ! , , S , ' Q ! 1 3 1 P . , . . . - , h ' 7 7 Y - , . I 9 3 , . . . , . - 1 9 . , . . . , . 1 ' 1 7 - J 7 . . , . . . 1 .. - .. , .