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

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C 6 C C C e e e Mar Mar Mar Mar Mar Mar Mar Mat Mar ar Mar Aprrl 6 April 7 Aprrl 11 April 17 Aprrl 19 Aprrl 24 May May May May May May une une Sept SECOND TERM CALENDAR Start of sadxstrc fire drills Drogenes first victim Hrstory classes break under strain as Mr Tongue asks for four drmensxonal map of the battle of Sharpsburg as seen from 6 000 feet underground Tom Pettrngrll bests F xsher s record as soundest sleeper by slumberrng through fire drrll U S Marines storm Iwo Jrma C14 years too lateb Mr Prerpont rn benevolent post Christmas sp1r1t releases school from bondage for one day Colonel Evans relieves rrate student of rubblng alcohol Owl Club holds first meeting 1n sux years Laprdus takes a first place ln varsrty swimming meet Mr Gunther rubs eyes 40 boys arrive early for chapel 150 latecomers recerve 10 demerrts each Mad hatters flee from Algebra II and go see the Dean Kangaroo Court held rn Pelrcan and Eagle Third and fourth forms stage armed revolt agamst Council and Monitors led by Frdel Ed Rickard discovers that in New York draft card plus 30 cents equals pack of cigarettes Avon goes to Oxford Oxford comes to Avon Langdon Brown recerves vrsxt from nocturnal guest Hutchinson forms Society for Hedonrstrc Atavrstxc and Beneficial Work toward Mankmd wrth fellow patrons Eagles soar over Pelican Drogenes and Elephant as inter dorm competltron comes to an end Elephant vtctrm of Mr Efficrency and friend College Boards 52 senlors try agam Mrss Mac trampled as Sprrng Vacatron starts Eat dr1nk and be merry for tomorrow Mr Tongue returns no longer a free man Worlds foundations shudder as Avon participates nn Model U N ulren Bryan once again takes the entire school on lnterestmg excursion 13 schools arr1ve on campus for Secondary School Society for International Cooperation meeting Mendelssohn turns over rn grave as Avon massacres Hymn of Praise Baseball team encounters Cranwell Windsor Mountam meets Avon tennrs team rn hard fought battle Lee hands in term paper 51 senrors begrn work Life at school picks up as Senior Festival starts Morale at school reaches lowest ebb as maldens depart World ends 52 senlors released from protectrve custody Governor Rrbrcoff calls out Militia as senror party starts at Bradley s house Senior party ends 94 F bt 9: . . . 9 . , . . . F b. 10: ' ' . - ' ' F ll 11: i ' ' ' ' , ' F b. 19: . . i ' ' . F b. 24: . ' ' - ' F b. 26: i A ' ' F b. 27: ' ' ' . F b. 28: ' ' ' ' ' g . . . 2: ' , H ' ' . . 3: H U . 4: ' ' . ' 5: . I . . . U 6: in ... . . . 6: i . . 7: . ' N . U 8: . . I . . .y . . . ' 9: . y . . i .. M . 11: ' ' I . ' ' . . 14: l g ' D ' . p 6i , ' 9: . . . . - u 14: ' 3 ' ' . 15: ' ' A ' . 17: ' . 27: . J 4: ' ' . J 4: ' ' ' ' ' . . 1: ' .

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MATT TIERNEY SANDY FISHER THE COUNCIL When Mrs Rrddle founded Avon one of her mam rdeas was to set up a strong school government In her thmkrng the most beneficral government for all concerned was one run by the students themselves Thus the government of the Vrllage of Old Farms was establrshed It resembles that of the Umted States wrth all crtrzens of the vtllage votmg for therr governors the councrl members These councrl members make up the legrslatrve part of the government and appoint the judrcral bench Therefore the government of Avon rs broken mto three drstmct parts lrke that of the Umted States the Exeartrve the judrcral and the Legrslatrve The latter IS concerned wrth makmg laws decrdmg present school problems and creatmg general harmony throughout the school The Councrl rs made up of seven members Warden fthe mayor of the Vrllageb a Vrce Warden fthe mayors assrstantj a Commrssroner of Arhletrcs ideals wrth athletrc events through lrarson wrth the Athletrc Departmentb a Commrssroner of Safety fthe head of all the dormrtorres and dormrtory monrtorsj a Commlssroner of Welfare fthe head of all dances and actrvrtresj the Commtssroner of Grounds Cworks wrth the Nrmrod Club for the rmprovement of the school campusj and a Secretary Cwho keeps and pub lrshes the mmutes of all councrl meetrngsj These seven students have a great deal to do wrth lrfe at Avon They meet on Sunday nrghts to drscuss xdeas concern mg new laws student conduct student prrvrleges and the appomtmg of students to the court system and student servrce jobs This year the councrl has held a number of very successful dances passed new ordm nances concernmg the grounds of Avon swrmmrng equrpment the Nrmrod Club and gamblmg passed rules concernrng the rnspectron of rooms the super vrsron and conduct of study halls lrghts out etc has rnstalled a semor lrne for buffet meals has attempted to have dances wrth Ethel Walker s and Miss Porter s has been rnstrumental rn havxng lights Installed at strategrc pornts around the campus has granted a charter to the Avon Aqua Devrls Club has appomted the yudges the Commrssroner of Breakage the Vrllage Clerk the Monrtors who take the place of faculty supervrsron rn the dormrtorxes the Vrllage Attorney and a store manager There are many dutres whrch each councrl member rs oblrged to do such as bexng Coun crlor of the Day and Councrlor of the Week End both of whrch entarl fine orgamzatron and hard work The first term Councrl was comprised of frve semors and two junrors They were Matt Trerney fWardenD Sandy Frsher fVxce Warden and later actrng Wardenl Walt Kmcard CComm1ssroner of Welfarej Al Pettmgrll CComm1ss1oner of Athletrcsj Beman Dawes 1Com mnssroner of Safetyj Chuck McLaughl1n fCOmmlS stoner of Groundsb and John Arrd fSecretaryD The second term Councrl was comprrsed of four senrors and three junrors The members were Sandy Frsher fWardenb Walt Kmcard fVlCC Wardenb Terry Bradley CComm1ss1oner of Athletrcsl Lanny Gardner CCommrssroner of Safetyb Chuck McLaugh lm fComm1ss1oner of Welfarej John Arrd 1Com mrssroner of Groundsj and Sandy Alves CSecretaryD Recognrtron must be grven to the fine help of Mr johnson who assrsts and advrses the Councrl rn nts duties and presents to tt the vrews of the admmxstra tron ' 1 1 . 1 u , - 1 1 1 '1 ' Y . . , . ,- 1 ' 1 1 1 . ' , 1 1 ' 1 1 1 1 1 . , , . ' 1 1 ' ' 1 I3 1 ' - 1 1 ' 1 1 1 1 1 ' 1 1 ' , . Y ' 1 ' 1 - 1 . , ' . , - 1 1 1 ' - 1 5 - . , .