The Gunnery School - Red and Gray Yearbook (Washington, CT)

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rx if 2, IIDXVARID SVIZN BENSON l9i7-'-iv YALE Tedis two-year engagement at The Gunnery was success- ful in every phase of the word. His genial personality and genuine affability won for him the respect and friendship of his classmates. Teds qualities of leadership, character and integrity made him one of the more popular members of the '-19 class. Boasting of Swedish extraction, Blonde Sven never failed to contribute to a bull session by extolling the many merits of his lineage or by glorifying the little town of Berlin. Conn.. his residence. His rustic environ- ment and mode of life. though not purely agrarian, offset some of the more sophisticated elements of the class, pro- viding a most welcome balance. Ted was proficient scholas- tically and extra-curricularly as well. Last year. Elbows was assistant manager of the Varsity Football Squad. As a member of the bI.Y. basketball team for two years, his hoop- ing was consistent if not always accurate. The zeal and enthusiasm which Ted expressed on the court revealed the true athletic sportsmanship which he possessed. This fall he was awarded a major Ci for his managerial work on the Varsity Football Team. He was also a member of the Edi- torial Board of The Gunnery News. CHARLES BANKS BliI.T, MIR, 19-iff-149 WILLIAMS C, B. Belt. the last of Ciunnerys back-woods boys, has graduated. During his stay at the Gunnery. Charlie fished for trout in the Shepaug, slept out under the stars, built shacks in the woods of Wfashington, and has been one of the main pillars of the outdoor club for the past few years. In addition to the aforementioned spring and fall activities, C Bfi skied and managed the Varsity Hockey Teams in the years of '18 and '-i9. This year he was associate editor of the Ciunnerys literary publication, the Stray Shot. An excellent and an interested student C. B. was a frequent member of the honor roll throughout his sojourn at the Gunnery. Charlies plans lie in Williziins College where he will study to fulfill his ambitions of becoming a mining engineer, W'e feel confident that Charlie's good work will continue throughout college and that he will receive the rewards of honest labor, Certainly no boy in the school, through his own efforts, has more richly deserved success. 4. Af U vi E 4 Q. as

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ff!- -e 3 DONALD lil ll Q IQN li COITRTN l2Y 19 io-'49 Iiitvixwr Coming to Gunnery three years ago. Don set right in proving himself through his consistent endeavors which could only mark him as one of outstanding qualities. A hard worker scholastically, Digger proved himself to be espe- cially adept on the athletic field where he displayed the clean lighting spirit that characterized him as one of the leading athletes at Gunnery. Playing on the varsity football, hockey, and baseball teams all three years. he climaxed his brilliant career by captaining the baseball team in the spring of his Senior year. Always subjected to taunts about his batting average, Don surprised all by hitting over .5003 his brilliant play and untiring spirit led his team to a successful season. Receiving his nickname from his unparrelleled impersona- tion of Digby O'Dell, the friendly undertaker. Diggers wit easily made him one of the most popular humorists in the school. lt was only natural that Dons affable personality should merit him the position of councilman in his Junior year, an ollice which he vacated in his Senior year for the title of a Prefect. ROBERT JOHN CASH ION I9 to-719 TlFlf'I'S liobs overall threesyear record at The Gunnery h is been consistent and variegated. XVhile his academic record was not spectacular. it was one of steady achievement c acterized by a strong resolution of purpose. Big Cats' true talent lay outside the classroom, however. lle was an able athlete. lior two years he held down a line position on the Red and Gray eleven, gaining a major G in his Senior year. Bob was also a key man on the IV. basketball and baseball teams for two years. During the winter and spring terms of his Senior year, The Cat also took up skiing and golf Bob excelled as a golfer. being especially adapt with a driver and putter. Bob was a day boy for all but one term of his three-year stay at the school. During the winter term of his Senior year, liob was a denizen of the Gibson corridor and here, he was given to regaling the other lads with tales of his mad-cap vacation life in the Connecticut countryside and his adventures in New York City. A tall, good-looking brunet, liob plans to take up dentistry in college.