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

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f W fit 'Q 'KIUW' MERRILL KIRK DAVID LINDSAY Lrnds harlrrrg from North Branford Connectrcut was one of those boys who drd a great deal for the school whrle remarnrng rn the background Due to hrs excellence rn keeprng accounts organrzed at the Book and Athletrc Stores for Mr Whrttall orgarrrzrng and supervrsrng teas for teams and helprng xxrth numerous odd lobs Daxe was rewarded by berng appornted a Senror Monrtor rn Hurlburt Contrnurng hrs forte for admrnrstratron Dawe was Thrrd Team Baseball Mana get as well as Manager of the Varsrty Soccer and Bas ketball Squads In the academrc field Dave more than once caused Prrnceton to thrnk twrce when he elucr dated some of hrs rnterpretatrons of Dostoyevsky We shall alvsays remember Dare for hrs keen sense of humor for the frrendly way rn whrch he used to tell us that we had no marl and for hrs keen perceptron whrch wrll carry hrm to success on the Yale campus next year ANTHONY LAURANCE KEATING Marntarnrng the cosmopolrtan atmosphere of the In frrmary Tony was the class sole representatrxe from South of the Equator One of the more vocrferous members of the Current Afffrrrs Club Tony was the greatest exponent of caprtalrsm rn the school Whrle rn prrvate he contented hrmself by drscussrng wrth hrs roommate such legal srtuatrons as the rrght of Navy captarns to try murders outsrde U S terrrtorral waters Naturally an avrd member of the Phrlosophy Club Tony also jorned the Musrc Club and was once heard to applaud Brfrrlowskr s art as berng real cool Havrng a robust anatomy Tony played JV Football and Soc cer before turnrng to the Woods Crew Durrng hrs last term Tony went out for Crew and towed rn the fourth boat Hrs frne record at The Gunnery has earned hrm Unrversrty ,PWC If ff-I!! I ,M f I hw C V .fx r ' 1 , 1 I l 1 . C ,, I 3' L K . 7 rg . . . , , . . ' a position in the college of his Hrst choice-Columbia H - un, - ' Y ' -. V V Y . L . . 7 K ,I . V. ' . , I yt . . . . . y Y re 14 g . j a, Y 7 U 7 S' Y 32

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'Wifi Q ROBERT PARKIN JOHNSON A player wearrng the Brrgantrne Yankee Tshrrt was seen hurtlrng clown the rrght wrng to save the day for Gunnery Thus Robert johnson drstrngurshed hrm self on the Soccer freld Bob also drstrngurshed hrmself as the only member of the Class of 1957 to have taken a year off from school durrng whrch he was dorng a spot of messrng about rn boats One of the cleverest scrence brarns rn the school Bob was often heard drs catdrng Boyles Law for the sake of convrncrng hrs roommate and Mrke Parewonsky that rt was not mor ally wrong for the laundry to come back on Saturday when he had put hrs d1rty clothes out on Thursday Bob was one of those boys who drd a great deal rn the background to keep the school workrng smoothly Whrle not many people recognrzed rt hrs work as stage manager rs worthy of specral mentron Though hrs love for Drxreland may have drrven hrs dormrtory mad Bob wrll always be remembered for hrs actrve phrlosophrc and materral ard to the school Many of the senrors have become extremely envrous upon learn rng that rnstead of attendrng college, Bob wrll be aboard the Yankee on rts last round the world trrp Followrng thrs fabulous experrence he plans to enter R PI JOHN ROTEN HERZIG A New Yorker resrdrng rn Grbson John was per haps the most rndrvrdual member of the Senror Class never afrard to state hrs oprnrons no matter what the srtuatron may have been Occasronally wrrtrng a letter to the Edrtor of the Near ohns drverse oprnrons were too often destroyed by the edrtor s tactful ax and as a result they never went beyond the confines of hrs own dormrtory and the Phrlosophy Club I-lavrtrg an rntellrgence quotrent of Consrderable magnrtude ohn confused many an opponent on the debatrng rostrum wrth hrs sharp perceptron and devastatrng rebuttal A fervent Democrat ohn never backed down from hrs belrefs desprte overwhelmrng Republrcan opposrtron Moreover hrs farth rn Democracy was evrdent rn hrs posrtron as a leader of the movement to make the Student Councrl more democratrc A frrst class athlete cer Team and as a defenseman on the Varsrty Basket bal Team As a three year member of the Varsrty Ten nrs Team john turned to hrs adeptly strategrcal attack to drstrngursh hrmself as one of the Hnest tennrs play ers of hrs class rn the East Wrth such a record as thrs rt rs hard to see how john could rncur anythrng except success on the Trrnrty campus 4336 'U 5 2 x r ' ' ' ' - 1 ff ct . , . ' . , I WL. rauy , HJ ', V. .. F , john earned a letter as a full-back on the Varsity Soc- . . . gs. P pk . , ' . . .' A A If 3

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,f JJ . 4 's ,h c FV' WILLIAM HARADLN MAXNWLLL Our only representative from the Pine Tree State Bill made a name for himself wlaen hc won the Edward fulness courtesy and frrendlrncss w hrch won him this prrze have also gained hrm many friends during has three years at The Gunnery Because of hrs genuine rnttrest rn good music Brll w as elected to the positron of President of the Music Club where he drd a very efficient job not only rn rncrt asrng the membership of the club but also rn introducing for the first time Underclassmen representatracs At the end of hrs un ror year Brll was elected Editor rn Chief of the school Yearbook a task which he undertook with hrs usual enthusiasm This was another field rn w hrch Brll fur thered hrs belief rn democracy by electing Underclass men to the staff of the Red and Gray When he was not acting to get a new Senior privilege taking library duty or marntarnrng order as a Senior Monitor rn Cottage Bill was to be seen playing soccer or tennrs Next year Bill rs to go back to the North to Vermont to be more precise to take up hrs positron in the Class of 1961 at Middlebury PAUL SEVERIN MARSTED A socialite from New Haven Sev came to The Gun- nery in his unior year and began a short but lively career punctuated by the snorts of Ferrari Mondiales and incessant telephone calls from a certain young lady at home Always impeccably dressed Sev con trary to public oprnron did not change hrs watchband every week A staunch member of the Current Affairs Club Sev also catered to hrs music al taste by partrcrpat rng rn both the Music Club and the Glee Club An able journalist Sev was on the masthead of the Near as well as serving as Sports Editor of the Ref! and Gray Through this positron he was largely responsible for the design of the new format for the Varsity sports Translating hrs literary abrlrty into something more tangible Sev could be seen playing left wing on the Varsity Soccer squad playing on tlae right wing on the Varsrty Hockey squad and driving the ball reasonably straight on the Golf squad Next year Sev rs going to attend Hamilton rn New York 5- 'tr' ,.' Q , N J r . . Y. . I' 5 A I L Q 5' I' f V, , ' 1 .' . T . ' . a ' ' l . N i ' t V . I K I 54' Z. , t r A 1 a ' ' - i U 1 V 1 X i 1 l I l 'L 1 7 ' v y '- L - t . I . . a ' 1 . ' ' f 1 ' '. 4 ' Fuller Barnes Memorial Award. The qualities of cheer- A 7 C 1 V L . . y . . L . , A ' . . 1 i Y i ' ' , . 4 . g. y . 'nk W . 1 . L 5' . . J ' , ' ' - - ' xi U . . L ' D Y ' . t ' . 1 Y , . , , . 7 , . 2 . 33