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

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BURROWS MORLEY .Ir BUZZ Saginaw Mrchrgan Entered 'I953 I-EHIGH He who warts gets tired Glee Club 2 3 4 Dramatrcs Club 3 Second Century Commrttee 2 3 Presrdent 4 JV Baseball 2 3 Varsrty Football 2 3 4 Varsity Hockey 2 3 4 Varsity Baseball 4 As President of the Second Century Committee Buzz drd a fine rob spreading the Gunnery word to the wrlds of Mrchrgan Through thrck and thrn through one roommate after another he marntarned both a hrgh average rn hrs studies and an equrlrbrrum second to none Burrows was noted for hrs lavrsh entertainment of one English Exchange Student who left Mrchrgan to return home with regret Buzz s bass mumblrngs could be heard at Glee Club rehearsals and on occasions at School dances This Semor class representative from the Mrd West was a steady performer at Varsity level rn all sports but found hrs true metrer rn Hockey DAVID JOEL NASHEL DAVE Tecrneck N J Entered 1954 BROWN The only thing we have to fear rs fear itself Current Affairs Club 3 Presrdent 4 Debating Club 4 French Club 4 Gunnery News 4 J V Soccer 3 3rd Basketball 3 Tennrs 3 Varsity Soccer 4 Wrestling 4 Coming to Gunnery from the State where Woodrow Wilson made hrs name as a reformer Dave at once set about reforming the School s polrtrcal views by actrve partrcrpatron rn the Current Affairs Club Hrs efforts resulted rn hrs electron as Charrman of that club for hrs Senror year Dave was outstanding as the Charrman of the Democratic Mock Conventron He took command of the conventron hall and rn hrs boomrng authorrtatrve voice calmed and settled the delegates at moments of emotronal strarn Hrs handling of the evening will set a pattern for demagogues of the future. His smooth, collected approach in debate won many points over his ad- versaries. As a winger for the Varsity Soccer squad, Dave was a key man in many an attack on the enemy goal. 34

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DEAN WHITNEY MATTHEWS DEAN Old Greenwich, Conn. Entered 1952 ST. LAWRENCE Good things come in small packages! Current Affairs Club 2, 3, 4, Dramatics Club 2, 3, 4, Gunnery News 3, Business Manager 4, Second Century Committee 3, 4, Athletic Council 4: Cheerleader 1, 2, Head 3, 3rd Football 1, 2, 3, Manager 4, J.V. Hockey 1, 2, 3, 4, Crew Squad 1, Varsity Crew 2, 3, Captain 4. Greenwich, Connecticut has sent many boys to Gunnery, but few of them have had a record similar to Dean's. His powerful voice made him in- valuable to Mr. Beebe. For three years he was coxswain of Gunnery's First Boat. His boats have beaten every school they have raced against, and have twice won the New England Schoolboy Championships at Quinsigamond. This year Dean was Captain of the victorious squad. His gamboling and cavorting, coupled with his ever audible voice, kept school spirit alive in victory and in defeat when he was a cheerleader. Dean's various roles in school plays have been among the highlights of Gunnerys dramatic pro- ductions FRANK ROSCO MILLIKEN III FRANK Darien Conn Entered 1953 P G STUDY ls there a future in my Ford? Glee Club 2 3 Secretary 4 Ten Tones 3 Second Century Committee Secretary 4 3rd Basketball 2 J V Football 2 J V Basketball 3 J V Crew 3 Varsity Football 3 4 Varsity Wrestling Captain 4 Varsity Crew 4 active member in many of the school s activities The Glee Club and Ten Tones claimed much of his spare time but it was on the athletic field that Frank showed his true worth He began his Senior year as the second high est scorer in the Varsity Football Squad with five touchdowns In the winter Frank became Captain of Gunnery s highly successful first Wrestling team and ended his career here as bow man and Captain of Mr Beebe s Second boat When he wrote his term paper for English Frank banished Raskol nikov to Siberia since which time he has not been seen or heard of by the English department Franks hot rod could be heard in Waterbury as he gunned It up the main street in Darien 33 I I Il ll ' , . ll ' ll , , : z ' , 5 , . . 7 . . 1 . . l r l 1 l ' As another member of the infamous Darien brigade, Frank was an . . , . . . I . . . i . ' . , . . : . . , . , - I . , .

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CRAWFORD GORDON PATON CRAWFORD A Norwalk Conn Entered 'I955 UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA He laughs best who laughs last but I am :mpatrent I want to laugh now Glee Club 4 Current AFfarrs Club 4 Phnlosophy Club 4 Second Century Commuttee 4 J V Soccer 4 J V Hockey 4 Crew 4 Crawford came to Gunnery for a year whuch proved to be all to short In vnew of the fact that he found a runmng mate rn Washmgton Hrs lengthy local connections aroused flrst the nohce then the Interest and flnally the are of the higher authormes Mr Bahney s EHECIIVE Speaking Course was of rmmense value for here Carwford found he could put lt to good per sonal use Hrs dramatic release of the Kefauver pledges at the Mock Demo cratlc Conventlon was one of the most moving and rmpresslve polutlcal speeches slnce the days of Wrlllam Jennlngs Bryan It as rumored that Crawford has already purchased one of Mr Sheldon s sleeprng bags so he can remain In Washmgton after graduatlon ,,si,,,. SILPACHAI RAKDHAM SAM Bangkok Thailand Entered 1954 LEHIGH Pollteness rs to do and say the klnclest thing the kmdest way Phllosophy Club 4 J V Hockey 4 J V Tenms 4 Varsity Soccer 3 4 Sam came to Gunnery to prepare himself for a college course rn englneerrng whlch he wall start thus September Hrs presence lent an Inter natlonal flavor to the lnflrmary and has contnbutrons on the Eastern way of lrfe were of great Interest to the members of the Philosophy Club Through two years of Gunnery Engllsh Sam had llttle trouble In dealrng with the subtleties of symbollsm ln lrterature Hrs energy and stamma on the Soccer field were an mspnratuon to the whole team It ns rumored that Sam went out for Hockey so that he could be the only hockey star In the whole of Thauland 35