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

 - Class of 1960

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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

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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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951' Frrst Row Cleft to rrghtj Proctor Wrre Boyce Nary Mr Durphy C Reese Wardrop Second Row Qleft to rrghtb L Duff Coffey Durphey Gallo Schravetn R Duff Otto Crawford Thrrd Row fleft to rnghtj Meyer Chew Black Trrmrngham SUGAR BUSH Drrp drrp drrp was the sound of the sap flllmg the buckets whrch the members of the Sugar Bush had hung on the surroundmg maple trees Thus thus or gamzatron began nts seasonal work once agam durmg the wmter months of 1960 Thrngs got off to an ofhc1a1 start on Monday anuary Z5th when Mr Durphy the clubs advlsor called a meetmg of all those students who were mterested 1n jomrng the club Some twenty boys attended the meetmg anxnous and ready to start the oft drfhcult yet always rnterestmg work The hrst rhmg to be attended to was the clearmg of the area around the sugar house and the cuttmg of a great deal of wood Thus wood was to be stacked and dr1ed thus facxlrtatmg the work of next years club As the first warm wrsps of sprung a1r blew through Avons woods many maples were tapped and hung wrth sap buckets Presndent Punch Wardrtnp and Vrce presrdent Ford Reese were always on hand to supervrse thrngs and the new members drd not en counter any serxous drffrcultles rn carryrng out therr chores Durph and hrs assrstants were out almost every day collectrng the sap that was to be bo1led mto syrup In a relatrvely short tame th1ck black smoke was seen emerg1ng from the sugar house and the 1nter1or of thxs structure was Hlled wnth dense whxte steam as the sap and syrup were cleansed of rmpurrtres 1m Boyce found that h1s hrp boots were very use ful rn collectmg sap from the trees rn the swamp and Phll Wrres strong back greatly atded the club also The Duff brothers Larry and Rrck added much to the club s sprrtt wrth therr frxendly smrles and love of the outdoors Mr Durphy s assrstance to new members can not be emphasrzecl too strongly He has lnstructed boys rn the proper methods of syrup makrng smce the club s rnceptron ln 1949 In add1t1on hrs mstructron has al ways been tempered wrrh frrendlrness and krndness WV aa . arg. E15 gr V E, v iv? ,f sg .ff-e'. f :fl -. ,,,'-ar .J -1 H? 1 r ,s ' - -' f 4 - Qw- U 'Wd ' ' , . ' , A . y 1 Q - r - y - - r x x n n - r n . . l Y . . - v y 1 1 1 . . ,, ,, . . . , ' , . . 1 , , J , . , , . , . . w , L J - ' a . . . . , . s 1 . . . . , , . , . . . - , - . . , s 1 ' - - H V. - . . . . . . . . 4 . , - ' c , .

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Avon Old Farms School - Winged Beaver Yearbook (Avon, CT) online collection, 1960 Edition, Page 111

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Avon Old Farms School - Winged Beaver Yearbook (Avon, CT) online collection, 1960 Edition, Page 46

1960, pg 46

Avon Old Farms School - Winged Beaver Yearbook (Avon, CT) online collection, 1960 Edition, Page 91

1960, pg 91


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