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

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NATHAN ROGERS TRACY 7 Wert 73rd Street New York 23 New York Varsrty Football 3 4 Varsrty Swrmmrng 3 4 Varsrty Baseball 3 4 Chapel Chorr 3 Presrdent 3 Glee Club 4 Presrdent 4 Avon Herts 3 4 Gold Key 3 4 A Club 3 4 Dorm Monrtor 3 4 One mrght thrnk that a Tracy tradrtron had been firmly establrshed here at Avon as Brll was an outstand rng member of hrs class rn 1958 and Nate satrsfactorrly frlled hrs brothers shoes for thrs year We regret there aren t more of them to come These are the trmes that try men s soles Avon welcomed Nate as a junror rn September of 1957 Thrs young man rmmedrately made hrs name a famrlrar one on campus as he played varsrty football and rorned the Glee Club He also became a member of Colonel Evans swrmmers at the pool and served under Dr Mrtchell on the Gold Key When the Student Coun crl realrzed Nates abrlrty as a leader they selected hrm to be a monrtor of Pelrcan Dormrtory He was also voted rnto the schools athletrc organrzatron the A Club In the sprrng Nate played second base on the varsrty baseball team whrle contrnurng to do a fine job rn the many organrzatrons he had already jorned Returnrng rn September of 1958 now a senror and that much more mature and wrse Nate contrnued to contrrbute of hrs leadershrp abrlrtres to hrs class and school He was confronted wrth the responsrbrlrtres of Presrdent of the Glee Club and Chapel Chorr as well as those of a dorm monrtor all of whrch he fulfilled rn the frnest manner In hrs senror year Nate once agarn recerved varsrty letters for hrs efforts rn football swrmmrng and base ball Both the Gold Key and the A Club found Nate among rherr ranks I r Q I r 1 u n 7 ! , . , ' , . . 1 ' ' . . , . . . 9 - - - ' - u n 7 ' 1 I D 1 ' y 7 x , - u n an - 1 n

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In the four years Matt was at Avon he burlt a repu tation as a well rounded person Hrs actrvrtres as a leader and athlete combtned wrth his wrnnrng person alxty to make htm one of the most popular students rn the school Hrs leadership was exemplrfied by the fact that he was form representatrve during hrs first year later a dorm monrtor and finally head dorm monitor years and served as Warden of our school the first semester of hrs senior year Matt partrcnpated rn other actrvrtres while at Avon He was on communrty service for four years and also on the Drntng Room Committee After three years on the Gold Key he was made Pres1dent of that organr zatlon but as a result of h1s new duties as Warden he was forced to resign Matt excelled rn the field of sports He appeared on the varsxty soccer team for three years For four years he was on the varsity swrmmrng team won many races broke and set a remarkable number of records and was the recrprent of several sports trophres It rs not sur CHARLES MATTHEW SCGTT TIERNEY 6 Roller Road Charleflon West Vzrgzma Varsrty Soccer 3 4 JV Soccerl 2 Varsrty Swrmmmgl 2 3 4 Captarn 4 Intramural Basketball 2 3 Gold Key 2 3 4 Glee Club 2 5 Lrbrary Committee 2 Drmng Room Committee Student Councrl 5 4 Warden 4 Dorm Momtor 3 4 Class Representative 1 A Clubl 2 3 4 Vrce President 4 JV Tennis 2 3 4 prrsmg that he became Captain of the swimming team When the sprmg came to Avon Matt appeared on the tennis courts He started playing tennis tn hrs second year and was a member of both varsity and lunror var stty tennis teams But lm the Warden 1 7 . 5 3 3 7 7 7 ! . . . 2 3 7 .. Z , , . . , , 7 . , . u He was elected to the Student Council his last two . ly . ' J . . - '-vii ,,.. , . 4 ' 7 D H I 7 1 7 , ' ,i

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George rs the second of the three Vrerrngs to have attended Avon havrng come here srx years ago when he was a first former Throughout hrs stay at Avon he drstrngurshed hrmself by hrs performance rn sports and classes and by hrs friendly good natured personality Intellectual currosrty drove George to join the Chem rstry Club He also proved a major asset to our Glee Club as a first bass Hrs prrncrpal extracurricular actrvr tres were evrdent on the playing fields Whether at foot ball or swrmmrng George excelled In football he played junior varsrty and varsrty successrvely rn hrs lunror and senior years On the varsrty George could be recognrzed as the Brg Red s end He was not only a capable player but a hard playing hard lighting one In the wrnter he turned hrs talents from the grrdrron to the pool to become a fast 40 yard sprrnter for Avon Durrng hrs last two years he raced rn almost all the freestyle relays When the time came for swrmmrng surts to be put away George brought out hrs baseball and sprkes A powerful hrtter hrs batting average was one of Avon s hrghest Wrth hrs fast and strong throw W. GEORGE VIERING Dyer Avenue C ollinwille, Connecticut Varsity Football 4 junior Varsity Football 2, 3, Varsity Swimming 5, 4 junior Varsity Swimming 1, 2 Varsity Baseball 4 junior Varsity Baseball I 2 3 Glee Club 2 4 Chemistry Club 4 Sarlrng Club 2 5 4 rng arm he was an effective second baseman a real threat to base runners attempting to get the extra base on a hrt to the outfield He was awarded junior varsrty and varsrty letters rn every sport rn which he partrcr pated This could only happen to a day boy 7 ! 7 3 ! r v 1 . , . , , ' . . ' a . . . - l .YE ' 1 7 ' 3 ' x - rr - r H . , . ' .A 4 J . Q ' 7 ' 1 ,. f,I, f' -' , if 5 ha- . X ' 1 Q r , . . . Q -. .. . D,