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

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THOMAS MOSTYN JONES TOM New York, N. Y. Entered 1954 U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY Give some people an inch and they'll measure it Student Council 45 Vesper Choir 3, 45 Commencement Choir 35 Glee Club 45 Quartet 45 Community Chest Committee 45 J.V. Football 35 Varsity Football 45 Crew 35 Varsity Crew 4. Tom prepared for the spic and span life of the Naval Academy by operating a perpetual rummage sale in the Cottage5 he prepared for his service as a cadet by inflicting upper class discipline on the unfortunate inhabitants of the same building. Tom's continuous practicing for one of his vocal activities caused the Golems to send their TV set out five times for supposed break downs Always ready to do his duty as a Senior Mom tor Tom spent the time meant for his French study trying to keep Bull out of trouble During his last year Tom was active on the Varsity Football squad and stroked the Second Boat to many victories during the successful season DONALD WILLIAM LEAHY DON Middlebury Conn Entered 1952 PG STUDY A bachelor is one who enjoys the chase Current Affairs Club 2 3 4 French Club 2 3 Dramatncs Club 'I 2 3 Philosophy Club 4 Gunnery News 2 3 Gunn Association Executive Com mittee 2 3 Dance Committee 3 3rd Football 1 2 3rd Basketball 1 2 3rd Baseball l J V Football 3 JV Baseball 2 J V Basketball 3 Varsity Football 4 Varsity Wrestling 4 Varsity Baseball 3 4 Don came to The Gunnery as a Freshman day boy living in Washing ton and soon established for himself a reputation as a committee man Don has been in more extra curricular activities than any other day boy in the Senior Class However in addition to his interest and participation in the various organizations around campus Don was an athlete of no mean standing being on three Varsity teams in his last year Don has now moved to Middlebury and commutes daily between his house the Gunnery cam pus and another Washington campus though he has not reported his activities to the Gunn Association 31

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ef ,2 RICHARD DREW HOLAHAN DICK HAPPY Darien Conn Entered 1955 LEHIGH lm not arguing with you lm telling you Student Council 4 Glee Club President 4 Gunn Association 4 Varsit KATSUHIKO HIYAMA KAY Tokyo Japan Entered 1955 WESLEYAN If there is a will there is a way' J V Soccer 4 J V Baseball 4 Coming to Gunnery in November of 1955 on his arrival an the United States Kay dad work prior to entermg Wesleyan In September He will be remembered as the famed international celebrity who came to this country at the express wish of Carmen De Sapio to give a speech showing Eastern support of Governor Harriman in the Presidential race Within a matter of days after his arrival here Kay had mastered the game of soccer and was a steady performer on the J V squad He did however find it more difficult to learn the intricate steps of the Charleston though Murphy reports that he is makmg good progress In his term paper Kay expounded to Mr Bahney the other side of the Pearl Harbor issue li ,fl Y Football 4 Varsity Baseball 4 GF Coming to Gunnery for his senior year Dick immediately won for himself the respect of the student body by has contributions to the school in both athletics and extra-curricular activities. He soon assumed the lead- ership of the Glee Club and in January was appointed a Senior Monitor in recognition of his constant goodwill and school spirit. Happy did a fine 'ob of subduing the troops in Gunn before moving to the greener pastures of Brlnsmade. While he was here Dick suffered one handicap: he had to pass English because his father had taught Mr. Post math way back in the bow and arrow days! 30

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1 .l GERALD BLANCHARD LE VASSEUR JERRY Devon Conn Entered 1952 LEHIGH No one knows what he can do tsll he trses Student Councsl 4 Dramatscs Club 3 Rsfle Club 'l Gunnery News 4 Red and Gray 4 Second Century Commsttee 4 3rd Football 2 Captasn 3 3rd Basketball Captasn 2 3 Tennss Manager 4 As a four year member of The Gunnery Jerry returned to Mr Posts Englssh told sn hss Sensor year after two years of grazsng sn foresgn pastures In any school there ss a need for people of great determsnatson and wsll to succeed the qualstses Jerry showed so strsksngly whsle he was here As Captasn of both Thsrd Football and Thsrd Basketball teams Jerry was rewarded sn January of hss Sensor year by besng made a Monstor For the balance of the year he proved to be a lovsng and dslsgent shepherd of the young flock sn Whsttlesey Jerry s frequent trsps snto New Haven to see a young lady soon had hsm persuaded that after all maybe Yale was the college he ought to attend MICHAEL TYNAN MacCAR'l'HY MIKE Washsngton Conn Entered 1954 GEORGETOWN U My msnds made up dont try to confuse me wsth facts Glee Club 4 Mussc Club 3 4 Current Affasrs Club 3 4 Gunnery News 3 4 Red and Gray 4 J V Football 3 JV Baseball 3 J V Tennss 4 Varssty Basketball 3 4 Thss day student from Washsngton snterpreted hss drsvsng lscense to be complete lscense untsl he was brought up short after a conversatson wsth Mr Anderson The saddest day of Mske s school lsfe occurred sn the sprsng of hss Sensor year when hss ssster Cathy got her lscense and kept the car As a rugged football player and even more rugged basketbals player Mske succeeded sn fellsng three masters sn the faculty game How ever thss actsve partscspatson sn sports stood hsm sn good stead as Sports Edstor of the Red and Gray He was keenly snterested sn mussc as ss shown by hss enthussastsc contrsbutson to the Glee Club Quartet and Mussc Club 32 MQ