Taft School - Taft Annual Yearbook (Watertown, CT)

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EDWARD JUDSQN I-IUMESTON B A M A French Prepared for col'ege at I-Iuntrngton Hugh School I-luntrngton Long Island Graduated from I-Iamrlton College nn 1939 where he was a member of Alpha Delta Rh: Whlle there he was manager of Fencing and a member of both the band and chorr In 1934 he recerved an M A degree at Rrrnceton and an thls same year came to Taft WILLIAM BLAKE CLARKE B A Algebra I-Iavrng prepared for college at Exeter where he was a member ofthe foot gdb. ball hockey and baseball teams besrdes berng vrce presrdent of hrs class M Clarke entered Dartmouth IH 1931 I-Ie became an outstanding player on both football and hockey teams and captarned the varsrty baseball nnne durnng hrs sensor year I-Ie received the Churchill Award and the Allan Gallhager Prrze and was voted vice president ol the class of 1935 Came to Taft as rn tructor rn the fall of 1935 JOI-IN PATTERSON SI-IERWOOD 3 G' Cnraduatlng from the Taft School IU 1935 Mr Sherwood was one of the class outstandrng members garnrng recognrtron rn soccer and hockey besrdes serving on many ext a currlculum organrzatnons Rrror to has comrng to Taft he attended the New York Mnlrtary Academy Entered 'Iaft In his present capacity ID the fall of 1935 QQ , . ., , . I - I , I , . , , . . I - , , , , ' ' A , r. ,2- . . ' I I . . r , I y . . . I . ' ' -45 K ki 1 75' V N55 . Y V . . , E . . , 'g 4 X A '

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Dodge Conant Tu ts Head Knowlton att Smythe Turner Bertram Howe Weston Hammer The Momtors HE monltornal system at Taft IS the form of student government which has evolved as the result of many years experience At various tlmes IU the past at has been apparent that more authority might be safely glven the Senior Class as a whole but there have also been tnmes when the reverse was true, and class responslbullty was quute laclcnng The present scheme seems best to fsll the need for a happy medlum The momtors as a group represent the whole school rn general and the sensor class an partucular Their prumary duty rs to lteep the standard of the school on as hrgh a level as pos sable by setting an example themselves and by encouragmg others to Follow their lead Also an charge of malcrng new boy rules, they lend therr authority to help the sennor class enforce them And further they are a contact point nn the student body to help the masters check any repeated dlsregard for the more serious dlscrplnnary regulations of the school The group thus year has done an especnally good job In thus last respect and deserve recog nntnon for the fact that they have been able to curb the exuberant wethout once resorting to suspension 'lhey have followed a polncy of stopping a boy before he has gone too far by warnnng hum to nmprove hrs general conduct and attntude, and IH the great majornty of cases the warnnng has been suffnclent The monntors have felt and apprecnate the unusual cooperatnon on the part of all durlng the past year and hope for continued Improvement In years to come Q4 F Ely PI