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

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THE DEBATING SOCIETY W 'ii' 'Gd-. Front row left to rlght Wrllramson Raddmg Herzrl, Shure Bark rom Mr Bahney jams Blmder Frelds QPres1dentQ Rlchman Owen B Crawford C Under the gu1dance and coathmg of Mr Bahney the members of the Debatrng Souety expounded the1r w ry to a successful yed of wmnmb debrtes md bene Heral e per1ences Fred Frelds vms elected to the posr tron of Presldenr vshue Charles Cravs ford and Bob Bllnder held the OFFICES of VICC Presxdent and Pulra mentarlan respectrvely After out talkmg 1ts opponents 1n 1ntr1 school con tests the Gunnery team of Fred Fields Ian Williamson 114 ohn HCfZ1g and Sreve Raddrng went on to defeat Canterbury on the questxon of Capltal Pun1shment Westover w1s the next school to go down on the same subject urder the vuthermg arguments of Frelds Wrl lrtrmson Herzrg and H Wrlham Shure The members of the Socxety unammously agreed that the experlences guned rn pmrtrcrpatmg rn the de bates durmg the year were well worth the trme and effort expended in reserrch and prepnmtion.

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THE DRAMATICS CLUB 'L is Front row left to rrght Nlr Vaughan Archbald Wnllnamson Emerson P Keatmg A Drls johnson jennlngs Powell Blmder Shure Second row lxeatlng R Raddrng, Wllshrre J Schwabacher J The proouctron of two plays durmb the last school year by the Dr tmatrcs Club fulfilled the club s objec mes to grve all students expressrng an rnterest some expemence rn theatrrcal work The Came llll!lZ7Zy Court Mama! by Herman Wouk was staged ln December w 1th Headmaster Ogden M11 ler R1Chard Dlls Stephen Raddrng and Peter Emerson performlng brlllrantly rn therr mayor roles The play was a success and as a mark of th1s the club was rm rted Colman Palewonsky jams Scoulle Renner Tobxe Back row Crawford J Smlth P Hall A Helm ones R Zerscl to New Mrlford to pave another presentatron for the Hungarran Rellef Fund Aprrl 76 and 77 were the productron dares of The Harry Hem: by john Patrrck The cast led by Mrs Day Lee Rrchard D1ls and joseph jennmgs, agarn per formed excellently Much of the creclt of havmg many crrtrcs call Tbc Hasty Heart the best play produced rn Gunnery s hrstory goes to the energeuc and enthusras t1c dlrector Mr Clark Vaughan pf

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THE FRENCH CLUB Left to rrght Oberwerser Wrlltamson Keanng R Arpels QPresrdentD Schvsabacher Howell Mr Whlnall The French Club drrected by Mr Whrttall was or ganrzed to gne all rnterested boys a general uew of French language and culture A xast yar1ety of acttu tres was presented to the club at each gathertng At the regular Monday meetrngs the club lrstened to French records and the members were gn en a chance to exer crse therr knowledge of wrrtten French by domg the crossvs ord puzzles rn French new spapcrs French films on toprcs such as mountuneerrng undcmater drung and Frcnch Cathedrals were shown. Aftervn lrds the group discussed the films in fluent French. Occasionally a few of the more fortunate members were guests at the XY'hrttall s home for sumptuous banquets of French cursme prepared by the skrlled hand of Mrs Whrttall These programs not only held the rnterest of the members who were well adwanced rn the study of French but they vsere also enjoyed by those who had lrttle experrence tn the language Presrdent john Arp els X rcc Presrdent ohn Schvmbacher and Secretary Rod Ixeatmg arded Mr XX hrttall m the drrectxon of the c u .