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

Page 39 text:

MELVIN MANN WATERBOR, JR. EHIGH MEL One of the many two-year men at The Gunnery, lel, soon after his arrival, became known for his ubtle humor, and, in his Senior year by what he iows as his easiest Senior course. A subject of 'eat comedy among his classmates was people frsistently making the unbelievable blunder of lling him Mat Mel has sung for two years not ily in the Glee Club, but also in the Vesper hoir and with the Ten G's. His well-rounded ex- a-curricular career also includes membership in e Affiliation Club and the Politics Club, as well being Second Vice-President of The Gunnery ders. Not lacking in athletic prowess, Mel rned three letters here, one on the Varsity foot- ,ll squad and two on the Varsity crew. Mel cul- inated his stay here when he was elected a Moni- r in Hurlburt. 3395 .F Q55 l at I ROGER ALAN WALTERS DENISON Roc Having transferred from the University School in Cleveland, Roger came to The Gunnery in 1948. Rog quickly displayed the leadership, good nature and quick wit that were to characterize his four-year stay. He was a member of the Afliliation Club, Politics Club, and Philosophy Club, the Dance Committee, and the Athletic Council. Rog played Varsity basketball for three years, Varsity baseball for four, and Varsity football for two winning three letters in baseball, two in football, and two in basketball. Often Roger's vituperative ability burst through his amiable nature in a group discussion where a hapless classmate pre- sented an opinion differing from his own. Rogers easy-going nature, leadership ability, and mature judgment led to his election as a junior Monitor, and to the culmination of his career with election as a Prefecr.

Page 38 text:

ma KARL HARRY VOIONMAA CORNELL UMB1E Harry, representing Finland, via Bethel, Conn., reached the Halls of Gunnery in 1949, imme- diately integrating himself with School life, as is seen by the effects on his classmates and by the record that he leaves to posterity. He earned his letters in hockey, being the mainstay of the Varsity squad for two years, also spending two years and earning two letters on both the Varsity tennis and soccer squads. Outside of his envious athletic pro- ficiency he was a member of both the Politics and Aniliation Clubs, His ever-present musical ability manifested itself when he organized the Mock- tet and his love of hot jive continually cropped up, often turning a quiet gathering into a riot. Harry will prepare for engineering at college. PETER JOHN VANDERCOOK YALE HCUDDLE Pete came to The Gunnery in 1949 from tl Cathedral Choir School in New York City. Sin his entrance he has kept a high class standin continually making the Honor Roll. However, z though he has excelled scholastically, he had mai extra-curricular activities. He wrote for the N et as a Sophomore, then was elected to the Editori Board. Pete was a member of the Dramatics Clu on the American Studies Committee, and was tl Secretary of the Affiliation Club. On the athlet side of his schedule he was the Manager of Varsi crew, tennis, and football. His steady work earn: him the Second Mile Scholarship in his Juni year, and his outstanding and sincere charact culminated his stay here with a Monitorship Whittlesy.

Page 40 text:

ROBERT JAMES ZENOWICH HARVARD NZENN Bob came to The Gunnery in 1949. His Cl gent scholastic efforts won for him a steady be on the Honor Roll and a high standing in his Cl: On the athletic scene Bob earned three Vars letters during his stay here. He played three ye on the Varsity baseball squad, earning a letter a Senior, two on the Varsity basketball squ earning a letter, and three on the Varsity soc' squad, earning three letters and being eleci Captain in his Senior year. Bob was a member the Politics Club, and sang in the Glee Club a in the Ten G's . Bob was an Associate Editor the Red and Gray in his Senior year. CHAPLAIN S MESSAGE TO THE GRADUATING CLASS INNER STABILITY Inner stability is essential to one's survival. The world is full of people who will tell you how to get it. I know of only one way to secure it, namely, in the Christian way of life. In the early days of Christian history, Christians were known as followers of the way rather than by any other term, and it was Christ's custom to speak of Himself as The Way rather than otherwise. I am the Way, He would declare to His followers. He presented to the world a life that was and is a pattern of invincible living. At His trial before Pilot He was the only calm person present. The standard gauges of life are honesty, purity, unselfishness and love. In proportion as we are true to these great standards of action we become more alive, harder to overcome, more tranquil within ourselvesg and as we depart from them, we become less alive, easier to down, less tranquil within ourselves. At The Gunnery we are constantly trying to fortify our lives in accustoming ourselves to being honest, pure, unsellish, and loving. It has been a rare privilege to me to be asso- ciated with you in this endeavor, and I hope that this way of living so earnestly followed among us will continue until all men shall see in your life a pattern of inner stability that is the foundation of an invincible life. 36