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

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X Kr 5 Jr George returned to Avon last fall for hrs srxth year Wrth hrs fine sense of humor and pleasant personalrty he had made a large number of frrends here Whrle rn the lower school he was elected Vrce warden of forms I and II rn hrs second year George rs a rrdrng enthusrast Berng the owner of a full blooded Arabran mare he rs somewhat of an expert on the subyect Whrle the school stables were rn operatron he spent most of hrs afternoons pursurng hrs hobby At the stables he was always ready to lend a hand to a younger rrdrng enthusrast Durrng the wrn ter and sprrng terms, he drvrded hrs other athletrc rn terests between swrmmrng and varsrty track He worked a great deal wrth communrty servrcc, one phase of whrch was represented by hrs efforts rn the Owl Club He was a member for four years and gave many of hrs Saturday nrghts rn fulfillment of hrs dutres to thrs club He sang rn the Glee Club and rn the Boar s Head Festrval Durrng hrs last year, George took the bar course and served as a lawyer rn the school's L 56 LVL ft EQRGE FREDERICK MOTTER IV Vzrgmza Avenue Extemzon York Penmylvama Owl Clubl 2 5 4 Glee Club 2 5 4 Chapel Chorr 3 Rrdrng Club 1 2 Intramural Soccer 5 Varsrty Track 3 Intramural Swrmmrng 4 Communrty Servrce 1 2 court system Many of hrs class members can vouch for the qualrty of the honey George obtarned from hrves of hard workrng bees whrch he and hrs roommate Rolf Olson cared for rn therr spare trme over the last three years 'l002, 1003, 1004, ,I XMLL, M CQ-f Tmxfl Q S ,r lvvb Zyrf Q 4 V Lf I V hd 'LP 4' 1 I , 1 D y .fl LL!! fl I ll we We I M fp' 4,1 L, , H Ati W., gkgfv, 011711 I ,LL V L V ,fa X coffxgovi LAI, Ulf f ,ivy gif? !.-cl dl Xi,gbCzfv,1AjQV,fL high, F Xybrdv u JXVLL if I lt I KIVA' 1 ,L f' . . . . ILL A . 4, Y - ,Af- I fly' Y 3 7 . D Y 5 3, 4 if . . , . . k X

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JOHN KIRKLAND MICHAUX 3417 Ella Lee Lane Hourton Texas Varsxty Football 4 Varsrty Track 4 History Club 4 Avoman 4 A newcomer at Avon Ktrk dxd much tn a short ttme to wm the respect of hrs peers Notwtthstandtng the dtflitulty of hrs sttuatnon as a new semor he went all out rn many phases of school ltfe On the athlettc field especrallly Klrk made a name for hrmself Al Has anyone seen my horse? ready expertenced on the grtdxron he jomed the Avon football squad and became a lirst strmg varsrty letter man lillmg the positron of end Durmg the wrnter term Red exhxbrted hrs prow ess rn the swrmmmg pool as a member of Avon s var stty swtmmmg team Hrs mastery of the more d1H:lCl11t strokes combtned wrth hrs raptd pace was the wonder of the entrre team Although he dtd best rn the 100 posrtton jommg the track team durmg the sprmg term Ktrld' helped make the season a success He was prolicnent tn the htgh yump and threw the javelxn farther than any other member of the team Hrs team sprrrt and wtllmgness to cooperate were appreciated by everyone with whom he worked Krrk parttctpated rn many extracurrtcular acttvmes durmg the school year He worked m the communnty servrce program to assrst tn the smooth functnonmg of the school and was always avaliable to lend a helpmg hand For the Avoman he helped cover the athletrc program for the sports page and also worked m the typlng department In the Htstory Club he helped rn organnzmg debates and drscussnons Here hrs tntellrgent comments were welcomed I y 3 . . . . . , , . . . I n , - 3 S yard free-style, he was always ready to till any vacant I , . . 4 I . I . ' 9

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RICHARD NOYES 211 Meadow Plamr Road Szmrbury Connectzcut Intramural Soccer 1 2 3 jumor Varsxty Soccer 4 Trampohne 1 2 Intramural Swlmmmg 3 4 Jumor Varslty Tennis 1 Softball 2 Jumor Varsnty Baseball 3 4 Llbrary Commnttee 2 4 Winged Beaver 4 When Dlck flrsr came to Avon as a day boy f1ve years ago h1s only means of transportatlon for the several males from hrs home an Snmsbury to Avon was hxs old dtlapndated blcycle The bxcycle however was yunked and replaced by a fine new 1958 automoblle Am I late? Thls IS merely a graphic example of the progress thxs boy has made Hls bemg a day boy dld not hamper hnm from making many frtends and leadmg an actnve school 1 e In arhletncs Dnck played yuntor varsnty baseball m has last two years as an outfielder He also partxupated ln soccer trampolme sw1mm1ng and softball In soc cer he recenved a yumor varsxty letter nn h1s senlor year and m hls freshman year he won the same m tenms Although he was not among the outstandmg schol ars of the senlor class he dld matntaxn above average grades and was an authornty on World War II as hxs excellent papers on the subject for Western C1v1l1za txon showed A hkable fellow mdeed wrth h1s qutet but pene tratmg manner he was a line member of thus years semor class Performlng several needed servlces for hls com munnty as both lxbrary monntor and typxst for the Wmged Beaver he dld not shrlnk from extracurrlcular act1v1t1es 1 1 1 1 , .. , t 1 x , . . , , 1 f . ' l , . 1 1 v ' ' a 1 - s , . . . , Y I1 w 1 a 1 1. H