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

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HENRY KOHN 16 Cbelrea Lane Wert Hartford C onnectzcut Sugar Bush 1 2 3 4 Nlmrod Clubl 2 5 4 In the fall of 1955 Sk1p made hls 1n1t1al appearance on the Avon campus as a freshman and rmmedxately set for hrmself the task of xmprovnng the condntnon of Avons woods and streams Hrs dllngence was not un rewarded for m that year he became a member of the A man s cabin rs hls castle Nxmrod Club an unusual honor for a first year man Wmter came and the snows and cold weather but Sknp possessed of a true love for the woods offered hns serv xces to the Sugar Bush The sprmg finally came and Skxp once agam took to helpmg out where help was needed He assnsted Mr Durphey ln h1s communrty servrce project of restormg to an excellent playmg sur face Avon s athlettc fields whxch had been so sernously damaged by the Hoods Sknps sophomore year at Avon was marked by hrs contmued unsellishness rn glvmg freely of hrs tlme to make Avon a better place to 11ve He also spent more txme wxth hrs books ln order to bring up hrs marks In h1s yumor year learmng that the Nimrod Club was undertaklng to build a new cabm Skxp rmme dlately plunged wholeheartedly mto the constructxon actxvmes Before the year was over the cabin was com plete and Sknp along with the other Nunroders felt a great sense of accomplxshment In hrs senlor year faced wlth the problems of the slxth form as well as college entrance Sklp snll found tune to assist Mr Durphey rn the latters endeavors as well as to lead the new Nxmroders and pass along to them hxs vast knowledge of the woods J 3,2 :aa 3 Y ' Q r , . , . .. . . s , . . . 1 l ., . . . . . . . 7 , . I , ' 1 s a 9 . . . , - 1 .. . ..

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A tall handsome boy came to spend three years at Avon and rn this trme became not only one of the most popular students rn the school but one of its prominent leaders as well very talented singer He yorned the Glee Club as a first bass the Avon Herrs and the Chapel Chorr In hrs senror year he was elected Vice president of the Glee Club and head of the Avon Herrs A good student Walt was on the Honor Roll every year but he was also an athlete as hrs several junior varsrty letters will testify In the fall he played soccer and was the regular goalre rn hrs junior and senror years in the winter when the rce was available he liked to play hockey or just skate for exercise Walt played base ball rn the spring and hrs talent as an outfielder was rewarded by another lunror varsrty letter rn that sport Because of hrs popularrty and the students respect for him Walt became a monitor rn hrs junior year He proved to be so successful rn the performance of hrs WALTER GREENE KINCAID jordan Road New Hartford New York Varsity Soccer 2 4 Hockey 2 4 Glee Club 2 3 4 Vice Presrdent Avon Herrs 2 3 4 Presrdent 4 Chapel Chorr 2 3 Student Councrl 4 Dorm Monitor 3 4 dutres that he was made head dorm monitor of Eagle rn hrs senror year Walt was also actrve rn student government He was elected to the Student Councrl became the Commissioner of Welfare and then the Dean of Yale please Q 1 7 7 ' 7 3 - 4 3 3 Q 7 1 ' 3 Young George quickly became recognized as a Chairman of the Dance Committee. , . 9 ' . - 9 ' 9 Z 3 3 , . .. ,

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z4'??'T'lT 76'3, . Humor scholastlc abrhty energy and frnendlmess these are but a few of the qualmes that characternze Val Lapndus one of the few srx year men rn the gradu atxng class Val partrcxpated m a myrxad of dnfferent orgamzatnons on campus rangmg from the Drnmg Room Commnttee to 1V swnmmmg For two years he was a member of the Wmged Beaver As a junxor he drsplayed obvxous talent as a result he became Lxterary Edttor rn h1s semor year Val s qunck wrt and umque method of expressxon found xts way rnto the hearts of Avoman readers rn hrs col umn Lapndus Llp He began has work on the Avoman as a freshman As a lumor he had been elevated to the post of Photography Edxtor and as a senxor he rm proved the paper xmmeasutably as Feature Edxtor As a servant of the communnty Val worked as a Llbrary Momtor and Dmmg Room Commlttee mem ber Through ram or shme Val fanthfully delnvered food to the rnfirmary and took attendance at meals Val was always a fine student From his first year at Avon on his name appeared on the Honor Roll or Dean s Lrst Val ns a good swxmmer For three years he labored up and down the pool practncmg for bng meets and 0 R ,-af PAUL VLADIMIR LAPIDUS 70 Eart 96th Street New York 28 New York Avomun 1 2 3 4 Photography Edrtor 3 Feature Edntor 4 Winged Beaver 3 4 Llterary Edltor 4 Llbrary Monxtor 4 Dlnmg Room Commlttee 3 4 jumor Varslty Swnmmmg 2 3 4 Club Soccer 2 3 Intramural Softball 2 3 Avoman Feature Prize 3 Member Alliance Francalse de Hartford Dxvrng Club 4 Vxce Presndent 4 N ova 4 Managmg Edxtor 4 he recenved three lumor varsrty letters Also thns dem zen of the deep was Vnce presxdent of the newly formed Dxvmg Club rn h1s senlor year On weekends the most hkely place he could be found was at the swxmmmg pool navngatmg up and down the pool under water equrpped wnth an aqua lung Ill never pass the test , I ! 7 Q U . 3 7 7 3 7 3 .. . . .. 3 I l l s , . . , . .- , - - . . . . 7 3 , - , I , . , . . . . ,, . . ,, . . ' 1 I . . 4 3 I n Q u I . L L ' 7 , . K! W . 1' it , . Y I .. , ..