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

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JOHN BUFFINGTON MERRILL .lr KING JOHN KING BUFF Charleston W Va Entered T953 CORNELL A lion among women is a most dreadful thing Student Council 3 President 4 French Club President 4 Gunnery News 2 3 4 Gunn Association President 4 Community Chest Committee 3 Chair man 4 Second Century Committee 2 3 4 Dance Committee 4 3rd Football 2 3rd Baseball 2 JV Football Captain 3 JV Basketball 2 JV Crew 4 Varsity Football 4 Varsity Basketball 3 4 Johns great achievement at The Gunnery was a smashmg of the previous precedents and becoming the first Senior Prefect from south of the Mason Dixon Coming to Washington from a ranch school in Arizona John was able to amuse his classmates by his tales of the wild exploits of his open air schooling Many new boys first impression of The Gunnery was di rectly connected with John s work for the Second Century Committee His ability in athletics was shown by the fact that he lumped from first string Junior Varsity to first string Varsity Football in one year He did however show his preference for Southern climes by occasional outbursts as he bat tled with the icebergs on Lake Waramaug John s position of leadership in the school can be seen from the number of organizations of which he was the head As Senior Prefect he kept Mr Anderson cool by reigning supreme in Gibson and kept the icebox empty by his voracious appetite During the past year John has spent a small fortune on long distance telephone calls JAMES FRANCIS CONLEY Jr M CASUAL New Britain Conn Entered T952 TRINITY He conquers who conquers himself Student Council 3 Prefect 4 Dramatics Club 3 Gunn Association 3 Board 4 Second Century Committee 4 Dance Committee 4 Library Committee 4 Athletic Council President 4 J V Football I J V Basketball I Varsity Football 2 3 4 Varsity Basketball 2 3 Captain 4 Varsity Baseball 2 3 3rd Baseball Coach 4 As head of the privileged few who reside in Infirmary Jims main task was to restrict Case s dating schedule to five per weekend He was in so many activities that he was seen only once going to class As President of the Athletic Council Jim finally decided to give up winning letters in order to hand out numerals to the Third Baseball Team Ut is rumored that the true story was that he no longer had any more sweaters on which to sew his G s .I Jim s suave appearance and casual manner made him the idol of the younger boys. During his last year while he was serving as a Prefect Jim once gave Mr. Anderson heart failure by raising his voice during grouping. On the athletic field Jim was a forbidding person, deter- mined, confident, an inspiration to his team mates. i

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COLIN CHARLES COLSTON CHOLMONDLEY , COLIN , LlMEY , Buckinghamshire, England fk International Schoolboy Fellow If Entered T955 TRINITY HALL, CAMBRIDGE I If at first you can't succeed, give it up Student Council, Prefect 4, Glee Club 4, French Club 4, Current Affairs Club 1 4, Philosophy Club 4, Gunnery News 4, Red and Gray, Associate Editor 4, Second Century Committee 4, Dance Committee 4, Crew 4, J.V. Hockey 4, Varsity Soccer 4. S S 6 Colin was an enthusiastic participant in many sports particularly Willcox s soccer squad but his interests spread into many other fields appointment to the office of Prefect recognized formally his position in school A scholar of the highest rank he was somewhat shocked by Mean One late in the Fall Term when he was requested to report once a month in order to maintain his 95 in English A skillful tacticlan on the dance floor and a most persuasive orator from the debating rostrum Iespecially at Westover, he met his match when he tried to introduce the I fagging system to Hurlburt Lackey and Lashar refused point blank to shine his shoes' RICHARD DRAKE BALDWIN DICK Torrington Conn Entered T954 DARTMOUTH If music be the food of love play on Student Council Prefect 4 French Club 3 4 Philosophy Club 4 Red and Gray Editor in Chief 4 Second Century Committee 4 Dance Committee 4 Library Committee 4 Tennis 3 4 JV Soccer 3 JV Hockey 4 Varsity Soccer 4 The fitting climax to Dicks two year stay at The Gunnery came in January with his appointment to a Prefectship Always ready to go out of his way to help others out of their difficulties Dick was one of the leaders of the movement to give Sophomores and Freshmen representation in the Student Council As Editor in Chief of the Red and Gray Dick had the right idea of knowing when to hand on assignments to others he drafted his roommate to the Editorial Board and appointed Mr Waugh photog rapher With these things under control he was able to slip off down the road at odd moments to visit a friend Dick was appointed to the Dance Committee in recognition of his skill in nrmbly tip toeing between the T P soccer team This member of the Library Committee has seen more books go out through the window than come in through the front door