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

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Xl' Dave was one of the most actxve and popular new boys on campus thns year Often he was down at the Nnmrod cabm domg chores and strnvmg for member shnp m that orgamzatxon A great nature lover he spent much of hrs tnme rn Avon s extensive woodlands Dave was also one of the schools outstandmg athletes th1s year A fine swnmmer he took mtramural swtmmmg m the fall nn order to prepare hlmself for the varsnty sport The speed and form wrth whxch he rocketed down the forty yards were amazmg Where he got thus velocnty we wnll never know but the fact ns that he has xt and that ns what ns Important Also on the varsnty track team Dave proved hxmself worthy of the varslty letter which he earned As1cle from these varsxty sports wenght lrftmg was hrs favorlte hobby The momtors of Drogenes were kept extremely busy trylng to apprehend Dave whlle he was lnftmg welghts after hghts Davxd was also outstandmg 1n school work Hard studymg and sernous bucklrng down to work proved hlm to be a well rounded 1nd1v1dual All these thmgs are lmportant granted but the one quahty whnch wxll DAVID PAUL DRAPER Hardyxton Towmbip New jerrey Varsity Swlmmlng 4 Intramural Swnmmmg 4 VHISIIY Track 4 determme the magmtude of success whnch wxll come to the members of the graduatmg class IS personallty And thls Dave has Never loud never rude or bolster ous hrs qunet slncere and down to earth manner IS refreshmg BQ- Lxghts out Dave' 1 ' - , ' ' ' 5 7 1 ' ' . . . , . , , . ' 1 . if sl 1 , . 1 1 ' ' . - l - N ' l ' I i . ' 4 .. - .. , .

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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 .. - .. , .

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ragga PETER RANDOLP I .E 348 South Main Street Wallingford, Connecticut Gold Key 3, 4 President 4 Chapel Choir 3 Glee Club 3, 4 Avon Heirs 3, 4 Varsrty Soccer 3, 4 f Varsrty Track 3 Werght Lrftrng 3 Avonzan 5 4 Wznged Beaver 4 K 64 Upon hrs arrrval rn the fall of 1957 Pete came to be known on campus as a dependable and srncere fellow a valuable frrend and schoolmate Hrs convrc trons of what rs rrght and hrs abrlrty to set a goal and reach rt earned hrm much respect Pete prrded hrmself upon hrs rndrvrdualrty Srnce he lrkes to argue as any of hrs frrends can testrfy he naturally jorned the Hrstory Club where hrs abrlrty as 1' 459'-'ru Lrsren to thrs one for cool sounds 5:22 a debator and commentator made hrm a leader Hrs varred rnterests extended rnto many phases of school lrfe On the Avoman he demonstrated hrs abrlrty as a photographer rrsrng to the post of Photography Edrtor rn hrs junror year and rn 1958 he lorned the stall of the Wrnged Beaver as a member of the photography crew Hrs work on the Sprrng Dance Commrttee helped to rnsure the success of the Sprrng Festrval of 1958 as well as grve outlet to hrs artrstrc abrlrty He earned the respect of hrs co workers through hrs wrllrngness to lend a helprng hand and by hrs marked abrlrtres for organrzatronal leadershrp durrng hrs term as Presrdent of the Gold Key Hrs love of good musrc led hrm to lorn the Glee Club Chapel Chorr and Avon Herrs where he garned renown for hrs drversrfred musrcal rnterests Academrcally Pete pulled no punches He was awarded an academrc honors rosette as a result of havrng made the Dean s Lrst rn hrs fifth form year and hrs name appeared consrstently on both the Dean s Lrst and Honor Roll On the athletrc field Pete met wrth substantral suc cess A member of the varsrty soccer team rn hrs junror and senror years he played fullback and wrng On the varsrty track team he was one of Avons best hrgh hurdlers , u - . . u s Q , . , . ' - I , a - s x x 9 ' s 1 . 1 a 9 x s - ' . , . . . 9 I . . , . H 1, 9 paw, 7 ' P- . . . . . l 17 et- .s..S ' Y' f-1' ' J ' ...lqw P . . rfw:.3?f, . ,p r - . . x N.. f , . , . u ' ' nv