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

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The sophomore class rn 1956 found among xts new members Duncan Frnlayson Dunc was soon recog nrzed as an enthusrastrc athlete for he competed rn four varsrty sports soccer swrmmrng track and tenms In the mornmgs he served as an acolyte rn the chapel By the end of the year he had become a popular mem ber of hrs class As a lunror Dunc demonstrated hrs athletrc prowess as a back rn soccer and a backstroker rn swrmmmg but when the sprrng sports teams were announced hrs name appeared on the roster for track rather than tennrs Although he was a novrce at Held events Dunc was an eager learner It was not long before he was puttmg the shot to xmpressrve drstances As a Hfth former lookrng around for more extracurrlcular actrvrtres Dunc yomed the Glee Club and Hrstory Club Dunc s senror year was a very successful one Mak rng swrmmmg hrs prrme athletrc rnterest he trarned durrng the fall and streaked through the Water when I f f A' , DU CAN KENNETH FINLAYSON JR I-ygfland Pam Place f Rye New York Varsrty Soccer 2 3 Varsrty Swrmmmg 2 3 4 Varsrty Track 3 4 Fall Swrmmmg 4 Acolyte 2 3 4 Glee Club 5 4 Avoman 4 Winged Beaver 4 Hrstory Club 3 4 the varsrty season arrrved In the sprmg Dunc once more was a credrt to the track team as he was much rmproved rn experxence and maturrty Dunc also yomed the Wznged Beaver and the Avomzm as a typrst and hrs servrces were hrghly apprecrated Next stop Rye I off! at' I, i nv r . ,f 'I' Q ' ' I A- A ,U ,-f w , 7 or 'J' 1 4 if 1' -,' A v 1 -fr if A U,f I ,.-AJ J if -ff J .f ', ,'.,U kb f 5, sf O A N. 7 ' if ' ' l 0 -1 A , x 'a . . 'I . - .1 l . . H Varsrty Tennrs 2 Q u , 7 1 3 7 ' 9 . ' l , : , . . , y .D .. . . . 7 ' 9 7 -

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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

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ALEXANDER MURRAY FISHER 1907 Ruxton Road Ruxlon 4 Maryland Club Football 2 Werght Lrftrng 2 Glee Club 3 4 Lrbrary Monrtor 3 Student Councrl 3 4 Secretary 3 Vrce Warden 4 Cross Country 5 4 Boxrng 3 4 JV Track 3 4 Dorm Monrtor 3 4 Chapel Chorr 3 Sandy came to Avon three years ago From then on he became one of the most respected members of hrs class and drstrngurshed hrmself both rn student govern ment and sports The Frsh was chosen as a dormrtory monrtor rn hrs junrot year and became head dorm monrtor of just a lrttle more goose power Drogenes as a senror There rs a casual relaxed but at the same trme frank and candrd qualrty about hrm that makes one want to go up and shake hrs hand He rose steadrly rn all hrs extracurrrcular actrvrtres and was elected Secretary of the Student Councrl rn hrs runror year The followrng year he was Vrce warden and car rred on thrs most rmportant posrtron wrth both a modesty and drgnrty that became hrm Sandy was never one to let anythrng go to hrs head Hrs srncere and kmdly manner toward all and hrs eager wrsh to help those who were rn need of help were a source of ad rnrratron and respect Sandy was rn the Glee Club and Chapel Chorr dur rng hrs yunror and senror years He was also master of the manly art of self defense Wrth a terrrfic Sunday punch he proved to be the downfall of many of Avon s canvas krngs He relrgrously devoted an hour a day to werght lrftrng Sandy s greatest hobby however requrred very lrt tle strength Hrs prrde and roy was hrs 1939 modrfied Ford convertrble wrth a remarkably powerful Canadran Mercury engrne whrch he rnstalled hrmself Wrth thrs machrne he has won several natronally famous auto races and has large and handsome trophres to prove rt I a s v 1 .. , s - , ' s a 1 ,,. ,, . . . .. .. . r , . . 3 1 ' , . .r - ..