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

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ROBERT LA SALLE FELHEIM BOB New York, N. Y. Entered T952 SWARTHMORE Not that I like life more, but that I like Physics less Music Club 3, Board 4, French Club T, 2, 3, 4, Current Affairs Club 2, 3, 4, Debating Society 4, Camera Club 3, Tennis 'I, 2, 3, 4, 3rd Football 1, J.V. Soccer 2, 3, J.V. Hockey 4, Varsity Soccer 4. Any casual visitor to the McCutcheon Lounge was likely to have been greeted with the meloduous strains of Beethovens Moonlight Sonata as Bob sat at the piano delicately plucking the ivornes In an attempt to escape from the fast moving world of the school campus Coming to Gunnery from The City Bob never allowed the country atmosphere to deprive him of the true Brooks Brothers tradition In the evenings it was not unusual to see Bob fighting the world s wars with pins on the maps that covered the walls of his room A faithful supporter of Mr Beebe s physics class Bob was a stout defender of the Gunnery reputation on the soccer field WILLIAM PAUL FRIEDHEIM . tj .fjif BILL I itlt, ypig , Entered 1954 PRINCETON 6 A K. I -W ff . 3 4 JV Soccer4 defeat 28 As Friedheim goes so goes the world Current Affairs Club 3 4 Debating Club President 4 Philosophy Club 4 Gunnery News 3 Associate Editor 4 Stray Shot Business Manager 4 Second Century Committee 4 3rd Basketball 3 Soccer Squad 3 Tennis Residents of Infirmary will not readily forget the laughs they had on Wednesday evenings when Bill conducted his campaigns for Mock Conley Night Bill was one of those who had a great deal to say and lust had to be heard What he lost in debate he took to the Philosophy Club what he lost there he printed in the News or the Stray Shot Bill will also stand out in our memories as the red hatted dark glossed DeSapio who gave a fiery speech at the Convention Later the same evening Bull broke several tiles in the gym as he beat his head on the floor to register his disgust at Harriman s

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WILLIAM DAVID CROW II S ort Hrlls N J Entered 1954 LAFAYETTE Ask the man who trred rt Commencement Chorr 3 Glee Club 3 4 Dramatrcs Club 3 Phrlosophy Club 4 Outdoor Club 4 Crew Squad 3 4 J V Soccer 4 As a regular denrzen of Infirmary Brll finrshed hrs senror year berng the only undergraduate wrth wall to wall carpetrng extendrng srx rnches up the wall of hrs room Brll was determined to pay hrs way through school and so started The Gunnery s first car washmg busrness It rs rumored that hrs best customers were Belfantr Hrlde and Mr Alcorn Nevertheless rf there was anythrng to be known about cars Brll knew rt especially rf the car happened to be a Packard The Glee Club and Commencement Chorr both benefited from the addrtron of Brll s tuneful notes One assumes that Mr Beebe sponsored Brlls expedrtrons rn a small Austrn rn return for a mechanrcal guarantee on the dependabrlrty of the outboard motors at crew WILLIAM EDGAR DAVIS Jr B Groton Long Pornt Conn Entered 1955 BATES Blessed are those who go around rn crrcles for they shall be called brg wheels Current Altarrs Club 4 Debatrng Socrety 4 J V Football 4 Varsrty Basket ball 4 Varsrty Golf 4 Brll came to Gunnery for hrs senror year and soon establrshed for hrmself a reputatron as a talker of no mean repute At Current Affarrs Club meetrngs rt was seldom that Brll drd not enter rnto the drscussron wrth words of wrsdom He was a member of the debatrng team that won Gunnerys first debatrng vrctory agarnst Westover Brll s mental perrgrrnatrons were the consternatron of Mr Horne s senror English class hrs theories on Ham lets rnner conflrcts shocked even hrs broad mrnded roommate However rt was as Roll Call Secretary of the Mock Conventron that Brll found hrs real callrng Hrs booming vorce and rrngrng rntonatron summoned the States charrmen from therr seats wrth authorrty and purpose 27 'War'

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JOHN LEAVITT GRIGGS Il JACK Rudgewood N J Entered 1951 U S A F No work no worry Vesper Chonr 1 2 3 Glee Club 1 2 Muslc Club 3 Chess Club 1 Camera Club 1 2 3 Philosophy Club 4 Current Affairs Club 2 Second Century Commlttee 1 2 Lnbrary Commnttee 4 Gunnery News Staff 3 4 Athletlc Councll 4 Thlrd Football 1 JV Football 2 JV Baseball 1 Varsity Foot ball3 4 Varsity Hockey1 2 3 Captam4 Varsuty Baseball2 3 Captam4 As Jack leaves The Gunnery what has come to be known as the Grlggsensnan Era comes to an end Jack was one of the boys who lasted not for an age but for all tame He was the mainstay of practncally every Gunnery team and proved has ablllty as a leader nn hus positron as Captain of Hockey and Baseball The News artucle Bull by the Horns could not have been wrutten by a more approprnate person Jack who knew all and told all holds the school record for sleepmg through study hall He wlll be remembered for has glamorus appearance as the speaker of lntroduc tlon to the Mayor of Chicago He proved that any boy can get a weekend at Gunnery by earning his f1rst one In the Sprung of his senior year This good natured If somewhat turbulent student was a member emerutus of the Four Year Club -QI' Si' RICHARD HOFMAYER HESS DICK Charleston W Va Entered 1954 WASHINGTON 8. LEE lm no angel Muslc Club 3 Board 4 French Club 4 Second Century Commuttee 4 Gunnery News Staff3 4 J V Football3 4 JV Basketball3 4 Tennls3 4 Hallmg from one coal mme away from the Semor Prefect Duck lent another soft southern accent to the campus He converted many to the Gunnery way of llfe domg campalgnmg for Mr COITS commlttee when the plane for Charleston landed hum unexpectedly In Pittsburg and fouled to take off again The Fall term of 1955 will always be remembered for Rnchards drop kuckmg the extra pomt nn the South Kent J V game thus astoundmg coaches spectators and as much as anyone Richard himself Dlck's quick wut and snappy repartee provlded a steady stlmulus to the already fast lmprovmg Bransmade society 29 1 ll ll ' I ' ' 4.4. ll II 1 1 1 I 1 I 7 I 1 1 I I I 1 1 I 1 1 Q ' 7 I - - I - - 7 ' 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - I ll I n Il , . I ' Il II ' I , . ' 1 1 ,LX ff I f ,l 5 fri 1 K ,F :fn 'K-4 I f. I 5 , ,C fs. , .Z 1 II , . . 1 Ill ll ff , . Q 1 1 1 1 ,4 1 1 - ' 1 I ' - 1 I 1 - I . . . . ., . 1 . . , . . . . . . , 1 1 1 .