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

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TM GUNNERY KNOW ORIG! I' VITDIIE GUN! THE GUNNILRY WASHINGTON FONNILC FIC UT .fl gcfzooffvr Bgfs Es1aHLs5eafl850 fy fretferzrk ll Gunn OFDFN MIIIFR feaafrnasler Gentlemen of the Class of 1949 You have recerved the approprrfrte tokens to mark the end of your tasks here and the begrnnlng of the larger tasks you w111 face rn years to come The Gunnery has attempted to 1nst11 rn you good habrts of work and prrde rn a job well done How well that lesson has been learned w111 be demonstrated by you rn countless ways as you take your places and perform your tasks rn human socrety The process of learmng how to work IS never done No educatronal hmshxng pornt IS ever reached by an rntellrgent man The Gunnery motto Vrr Bonus Semper Drscrpulus Est means A good man IS ever a learner Educatronal achrevement IS not measured alone by the marks attarned rn a few courses the full measure comes rn the abrlrty we have to apply knowledge and experrence to new problems as they arrse No man can know the answers to all questrons educatron can help us to approach any problem rntellrgently and to know the sources of rnformatlon from whrch many answers can be found If one suggestlon were to be made and emphflsrzed by me If would be to work hard and honestly at whatever you do One of the great needs of the world IS a reaffrrmatron of our farth rn the drgmty of honest labor No man wrll ever succeed who accepts the premrse that the world owes h1m a l1v1ng The world owes us nothrng except lrfe and the chance to work out our own destrnres In seekrng our objectrves we must lrve wrth others and have respect for the rrghts of others But that respect does not remove from an mdrvrdual the responslbrlrty for dorng hrs own job he cannot coast very far upon the work and performance of others Whether that 1nd1v1dua1 job IS done IH overalls or rn 1 whrte collar makes not the slrghtest drlference The v1ta1 thrng for us to ask ourselves IS IS rt an honest task? If rt IS an honest task lf will be a dlgnlhed task Happrness rn our work comes chrefly from prrde rn an honest job well done not from the money the Job brmgs As you enter rnto new actrvrtres all we ask rs that you be men be manly The greatest possessron a man has IS character other qualtfrcatrons may help ft man along the way but wrthout character they will count for naught rn the long run We have enjoyed lrfe at The Gunnery and rn th1s goodly company I have enjoyed and benefited from assocratron wrth you rn work and rn play I wrsh for you good health good luck and a long and useful life You have our affectronate regards we trust you wrll return often to the School whrch has trred to grve you much and to whrch each of you rn hrs own way has grven somethrng good rn return Most smcerely yours 2 Commencement Day june 1949 4 - . y . . . 1 1, X , v 1 I C K C C I . 4 t I t . 1 . H - - - yy .. - rv 7 7 ' 1 Q 4 I t . 1 , 1 I . Y . Q 4 1 K I L ' 1 . , . , . 7 K 7 ' t 4 Q 4 t 7 , c . 1 . r 4 - s x 5 ' 7 K 7 wid I . 1 v 1 1 ouunnlumso 1 IV 1 nr 1 7

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JOHN WALTER YATES I947-'49 LEHIGH Tacking in from Larchmont with some of the other boys, Jack spent an eventful two years at The Gunnery. Immediately upon arriving he made himself known on the IV. football field after which followed J.V. basketball and membership on the Pioneer crew team. Tacking upward a bit, jack in his Senior year held down the assistant business managership on The Red and Gray board, and worked for the Press Club. Hoisting his jib, he veered around the gridiron to earn his varsity letter, amused himself on the IV. hardwoods during the winter and wallowed in his element in the spring, stroking a shell instead of sailing a boat. Wherever there might be seen a get-together of Gibson lads mingling about, jack was sure to be there voicing his caustic comments or else telling them all of his meagre, sailing experiences out on the wild briny depths. Next fall, jack will cruise down to Lehigh where he will follow up his career by specializing in sales and sales management. DWIGHT ELLIOTT WILSON, JR. 1948-'49 YALE Bun spent a most successful year at The Gunnery. He was interested and diligent in all that he did, and this was apparent in the strong academic record that he made. Dwight was recognized as one of the true mathematicians of the school and he achieved a high standard in science as well. The fall and winter terms found him first enthusiastically playing on the IV. football squad and then assisting in the management of the varsity hockey team. Bun was also an able outfielder on the Senior loafing baseball team in the spring. Dwight hailed from the fabled community of near-by Berlin, and while his technical Gunnery home was in Hurl- burt, he was included with comrades Hirsch, Reagle, Benson as an honorary Brinsmadian. The Altitudinous One spent long hours in Brinsmade reliving Connecticut adventures with this trio. He was serene and affable and his good nature won friends wherever he went. But he will probably be best remembered for his work in the Dramatic Club. His char- acterization of the evil Machiavellian Squire in one of the school productions was done with his characteristic effort and interest.

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