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

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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 - ..

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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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'Alu Ted came to Avon rn 1957 as a yunror and rn a comparatively short time became one of the more prominent members of hrs class On looking back one and affabrlrty As a junior Ted chose football as hrs fall sport and turned rn a creditable job as halfback for the junior varsity team Durrrrg the Wlflfet term he improved his physique as a member of the weight lifting squad It was rn the spring though when Ted went out for var srty track that he really demonstrated hrs athletic prowess He became one of our marnstays rn the field events as he could always be counted on to take a first or second place with hrs booming Javelin throws Aside from proving himself as an athlete Ted Joined the Gold Key and Lrbrary Staff During hrs senror year Ted once again proved hrm self Having developed into a serious student he spent hrs afternoons on the communrty service work proyect whrch left hrm more time to devote to hrs studres I EDGAR HILARY GANS 6009 N Charley Street Baltzmore Maryland Varsrty Football 3 4 Avoman 3 Wrestling 5 Weight Lifting 3 Varsrty Track 3 Basketball 4 Gold Key 4 Lrbrary Monrtor 4 Dorm Monrtor 4 the vsrnter Ted took weight lrftrng again and rn the sprrng hrs lavelrn throws averaged better than one hundred forty feet Ted served as a dorm monitor rn Key and Lrbrary Staff Back to your rooms ! , Y. , . - . . . . Y 7 may attribute this fact partly to his Baltimore charm Pelican, in addition to the services rendered the Gold 1 ' 5 , 9 1 ' Y ! , - ' 1 . . . . , . . . . . ' n