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

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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.

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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 PHILOSOPHY CLUB frontroyy lclt to rrcht Oyyen B Herne Pucxxonslu lxcatrnc A Back royx Arpcls Oberwerser lxcrtrra, R Hubhcs L, Lntsclutz Settrng an um to ftmnlr true stuclcnts xy nth the bftslc phrlosophrcal concepts XNll1Ll'l const tntly present them selycs rn duly lrfe Mr Renkcrt led the Phrlosophy Club rn rts xxeelcly mcetrnbs Oyer ste1m1ng Cups of Coffee the group xx ould clrscuss subjects drtyxn from 1 11st of ten toplcs esmblrshed rt the begrnnrng of the yetr xyrth thc occrsronrl presence of Chrplun Moore to medrate durrng the hctted trgurncnts yyhrch often arose Begrnnrng yxrth 1 prescntttron by Mr Renlcert of 1 few pornts of pertrnent rnformfxtron the club launched rnto the Nrture of Mtn Lrfe God and the Unrverse, rncl other IUPILS When one meetxng was deemed not thoroughly suthcrent to completely cover the weeks subject the next vyould bcgrn rmmedrately where trme htd ctlled 1 h rlt the yy eck before Mans Place rn the UHIXCISC 1nd Mun rnd the State proved to have proxokcd the htrclest thrnkrng and deepest mterest rn the club s rntcllcctu tlly rnclrned members