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

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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

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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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Q5 Aeffitheifaw I-Lad?-0 W djner ,u Q A he V QA Afuoman 2 V News E t 9, Managrng JA Drnrng Room C mt 3 4 Co Charrman 4 Hrstory Club 2 3 4 Lf .Jr Treasurer 3 Aff Vrce Presrdent 4 idx, ,R Communrty Servrce 1 2 3 ,X Chemrstry Club 4 Boars Head Festrval 5 4 Brology Laboratory Assrstant 3 Owl Club 4 Now 4 lf' After four years at Avon Lanny had a remarkable slate of achrevements to look back upon wrth prrde He excelled both rn scholastrc and extracurrrcular ac trvrtres Hrs wrnnrng the hrghly coveted form prrze at the end of hrs sophomore year was merely a srgn of thrngs to come thereafter he never once farled to achreve the Deans Lrst jornrng the Avoman durrng hrs first year Lanny You think you ve got problems. drd not allow hrmself to settle down to medrocre wrrt mg Every artrcle he wrote had a drstrnctrve qualrty that conveyed the message qurckly and easrly It rs not surprrsrng therefore that he became Managrng Edrtor durrng hrs Junror year He brought a lrvely enthusrasm and a fine journalrstrc skrll to bear effectrvely upon the posrtron Not only drd he spend hours of hrs trme for the newspaper but days and nrghts on end fullillrng hrs dutres as Assrstant Edrtor of the Yearbook of whrch he became Edrtor rn Chref rn hrs senror year Over the years Lanny somehow squeezed trme from hrs rndeed crowded schedule to yorn a large num ber of student organrzatrons He became one of Avon s most versatrle sons As Treasurer of the Hrstory Club durrng hrs yunror year he drd such a fine job that the followrng year he became rts Vrce presrdent He was also appornted Co charrman of the Drnrng Room Com mrttee at the begrnnrng of hrs senror year Possessed of mechanrcal skrll he served as projectronrst for the Saturday nrght movres at the Forge Theater Lanny always partrcrpated rn some way or another rn the school court system He first made hrs mark there as a lawyer rn hrs sophomore year The followrng year he became Vrllage Attorney and finally rose rn the court hrerarchy to the drstrngurshed posrtron of judge in his senior year. 'ff 3