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

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Frrst Row Cleft to rrghtj Taylor Schravettr Emrnch Mr Sharp Toogood Ross Proctor Plepla Second Row Cleft to trghtl Skemp Arrd jackson Strllgebauer Danrel S Barr T Browne Van Wrnkle DINING ROOM COMMITTEE Thrs year the seventeen boys who comprlsed the Drnmg Room Commrttee were confronted wrth many problems and justrfiably so Havrng assumed the re sponsrbrlrtles of seerng to the proper functronrng of the refectory rn rts every aspect therr tasks were many Frrst the seven young men on the drnrng room srde saw to the takrng of attendance at darly and weekend meals as well as makrng sure that a count slrp the total number of meals served on any partrtular day was submrrted to the powers that be rn the Busrness Ofhce Second the after drnner coffees were also at tended by members of the DC Under the drrect supervrsron of Porter Danrel Co charrman and hrm self an rndustrrous sort the boys on the drnmg room sxde deserve no small amount of credlt Unnotrced for the most part the tray carrrers of the rnlirmary srde doubtless deserve much prarse Therr partrcular duty was to see that a tray of food was de lrvered to the rnfirmary every day wrthout fall It was seldom rndeed that the patxents went hungry thanks to the unfarlrng efforts of Co charrman john Srrllge bauer Mr Sharp the groups faculty supervrsor was al ways on hand rn case unforeseen drfhcultres should arrse Havrng nothrng but prarse for hrs hard workers rt rs hrs hope that future members wrll lxve up to the rradrtron that has arrsen and that thrs years members have contrnued - v n x - s 1 n 1 - 1 a n a Q - - ' x , . , - , . ' . 1 ' 1 ' 3 1 1 5 ' - v . 1 ' 1 s ' v - s ' ' ' x 4. H - - ' ' - - . . . . . . . . . , v ' y ' a , .

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Seated Cleft to r1ghtJ T Browne Lewrs Wrre Arrd Law Taylor Attrtde jackson Second Row flefr to rnghtb R jones Such Ascherfbach Rowern Rozxnsky Wal' E Brooxs Gallo Herzfeld Guy Lawrence HISTORY CLUB Thls past year agam found the H1story Club to be a very successful orgamzatron Wxth a small but actrve membershlp of twenty one students rt progressed raprdly Under the gu1dance of Mr R1chard K Loveland and the ofhcers Geoffrey Law presldent John Alrd v1ce treasurer the Hrstory Club took leadmg roles 1n the act1v1t1es of the Forelgn Pol1cy ASSOCIHIIOU and the Secondary School Soctety for Internanonal Coopera non The club also obta1ned movxes on many 1nterest xng twenneth century h1stor1cal events wh1ch were en joyed not only by the members but also by the school 1n general Pak1stan was the focus of attentton thxs year The club represented that country at a Model Bandung Conference whnch was held under the ausplces of the SSSIC and also at a Model Unlted Natlons held at Hxllyer College m Hartford Sam jackson one of the members dxstlngulshed htmself by presndlng over the Model UN In addxtnon to havmg a successful year 1n xts external alfarrs the Hxstory Club also remamed actrve m nts mternal work As m prevlous years many lntramural solved Segregatxon lS good for the average southern communrty Resolved Nato IS no longer a potent force 1n guardmg the West Informal dlscusstons were held at meetlngs subjects ranged from communlsm to luvenxle dehnquency The Hnstory Club at Avon Old Farms has helped to g1ve the school a better name by 1ts mterest m forengn afTa1rs and current events The successful debates dns cussrons and xnterscholastlc act1v1t1es have created a tradmon whrch rt IS hoped wnll contmue to grow m succeedlng years ' 2 - , ' , ' , ' , , , ' , Q ' ' 9 M 1 I ! ! Y A1 ' ! I ' 3 ' Y 3 . 1 ' 9 s ' ' 1 I presxdentg Ph1l1p Wlre, secretaryg Thomas Taylor, debates were staged. Two of the topxcs were: Re- , 1 h - , 3 . . , ' ' . . . , ' 7 7 5 111

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Kneelrng Qleft to rnghtj Srd Rnendeau Black Wrllrams Van Ness Mr Durphy Mrller W N Gordon C Reese Wardrop Second Row Cleft to rrghtb R Jones Rrchtmyer Crawford Proctor Cluxton Otto Fawcett Durphey Henschel Schnavettx Ross L Duff Edelen R Duff THE NIMROD CLUB Thrs year has been one of Avons best and the Nrmrod Club Avon s only mdependent and chartered club has 1n keeprng up wlth the rest of the school also been tops Well organized plans and their fulfill ment under the able leadershxp of the Presrdent have led to one of the club s best years Srnce 1ts foundmg rn 1929 the Nrmrod Club has been one of the most rmportant best manned and most helpful organxzatrons at Avon Thrs year was no excep non Beaver Pond as rn the past was the mam center of attractron for the Sunday mornrng work crews The streams flownng rn and out of the pond were all cleaned out and the banks enlarged to allow for clearer water and better hshmg rn the sprmg The pond was agam dramed and serned rn the fall Perhaps the most norrceable xmprovement was the dredgmg and deepemng of the pond by a hired clam shell The srlt on the upper mnddle part of the pond was removed and the gravel and drrt were deposrted ln a long peninsula, whrch stretched the wrdth of the pond The area rn the back of thrs penmsula was deep ened for fxshmg by about 15 feet Thrs penmsula wnll also keep the srlt rn the upper part of the pond from flowmg down rnto the dam area Numerous channels were dug to deepen the pond and marntam the water rn constant flow The cabm recetved a few necessary reparrs the roof on the old cabnn was patched up the prne panehng rn the newest addmon was completed A new wood stove was also added to replace the prevrous faulty and haz ardous gas stove The club thrs year was Indeed fortunate rn havmg two alumm return as masters Mr Leavitt and Mr Mendell of the class of 52 helped a great deal rn the furtherrng of club functrons Mr Leavrtt also helped to start an NRA sanctroned mile team wrthm the club Marksmen Mrller Reese Van Ness andW1ll1ams were grven a chance to show therr skrlls to outsnders as a result and the members were able to make use of the rnfle range and the trap shoot more often The club began its year under the drrectron of Drck Wrllrams as presrdent and Punch Wardrop as vrce presrdent jeff Henschel and Gary Black were treasurer and secretary, respectrvely No ,ob too large or too small defeated the club wrth nts strong leadershrp Never to be forgotten are the great support and msprra non grven to the club and the hard work put mto rt by the faculty advrsor, Mr Durphy, or the wonderful Wednesday meals served by Srd and hrs band of cool1es The club has a wide range of plans for the future Wrth a lot of support from outdoor enthusrasts, rt wrll remarn one of the most rndependent and well organ rzed clubs rn school l 1 l 4 , - I C I .L.. A :ii Q' 'T 7 . K V 157, ' , , W r gg . , , A 'jf X.. . 5- 32 g 4 7 iv as . T V 7 .Q A N X I U Y f Y ' I Y ' ' ! ' D . ' ' - r 1 1 3 Q r x U 1 n u - v r - . , . . . . . a 1 ' . , . . . 9 - l 1 7 s ' . . . . . . , . . . . . . . , . a 9 9 , . . - y Q - 1 s x