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

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THE CAMERA CLUB fills Front row left to right Helm Tucker Lifschitz Kenna Hillman fPres1dentb Walzer Perry Cohen Back row Mr Adamson Stoessel S Gorelrk Mintz Hall A Lowes Pershing Koven Under the Presidency of john Hillman and the su pervision of Mr Adamson the Camera Club increased its membership and activities During the year some of the darkroom s obsolete equipment was removed and the whole room was reconditioned with additions of new equipmentg thus enabling the members to do more extensive and finer work than was previously possible. Throughout the year the club enjoyed many lectures conducted by Mr. Adamson as well as other outside au- 117 thorities on various phases of photography It also v evt ed several movies concerning the art of good PIC ture taking and printing The club members did much v. ork with their cameras for school functions and pub licity throughout the year ln the Spring Term the Camera Club sponsored a school-wide photography contest, won by Roger Kenna. This year's program was the most extensive of any ever conducted in the Gun- nery's history by a Camera Club.

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THE BIOLOGY CLUB Front row left to rxght Drls Shure Blrnder Hrnes Hagyard Braman !PresxdentJ Hall G Hughes G Richman Damon Turnbull Lmdsay Back row Emerson D Dew Lrfschntz Herrup Helm Hames Owen B Maxwell Howell Crawford J Hubbard Stoessel S,Norton Mr Swrgart The Brology Club sparked by Mr Sw1garts enthu srasm and abllrty has recently garned prommence as one of the schools most actrve and beneficnal extra currrcular actrvmes Through the efforts of Presldent Tom Braman Vrce Presrdent Ben Hagyard and Secretary Gordon Hall the club was able to go on many excursrons rn the rn terest of scrence throughout the year A most mterest mg tr1p was made to the campus of Yale Umversrty for a tour of Peabody Museum and Glbbs Laboratory Yales new Bro Physlcs Laboratory During the year fxve Audubon Screen Tour lectures nn Torrmgton and two lectures at school open to the entxre student body were enjoyed by the club s members They were grven by outstandrng authorrtnes IH Helds dealrng prrmarlly w1th forestry and phases of conservatlon Among ltS var1ous act1v1t1es the B1ology Club orgamzed many field trrps cookouts and schoolwlde contests rn the varrous fields of sclence 1161 s - x s n a v a Q -x x -1 1 v a A 3 w -v y v 1 f f Y ' 1 9 'Q v v 1 'y x r - v - - . . r , . . , . , . . . , . s s ' ' ' a 1

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THE ART CLUB Front row left to right Norton Sukhum Owen B Nirs Titus Cohen jones W Stoessel S Back row Tobie Lowes Radding Chubb Meyer Howell Between yarious field trips to museums the Yale Art School and the Yale Architectural School the Art Club did much 'valuable work for the school. lt did its share in helping to produce the school plays by painting the scenery. The Christmas mural a painting of the Na- tivity which contributed greatly to creating a true holi- day atmosphere in the church was also designed and painted by members of the club. Slcetching out of doors as well as studio work on free afternoons comprised a large part of the clubs actiyities Another sphere of action in which the club participated was entry into the travelling exhibitions of the Housatonic Art Association. This art show in which ten preparatory schools compete travels from one member school to another exhibiting the winning works. This year members Steye Radding and Norm Hines won places in the show with their entries. Helpful instruction and guidance in art work was given the members by Mrs. Titus faculty advisor to the club.