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

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5 2 '17 WILLIAM DENIO SIOESSEL B111 ha1l1ng from Fa1rf1eld Connectrcut d1v1ded h1s Sen1or year between cop1ng wrth vacrllatory accusa the V Baseball squad One of the more effervescent characters among h1s classmltes Stoss was of great value as a morale ra1ser and lf mll be a long trme be fore we forget h1s rmpromptu burlesques of the un usual 1d1osyncrac1es of several of h1s teachers and class mates A keen amtteur dramanst B111 took a part 1n the Dramatrcs Club s My Three Angels The results of Brlls Enghsh classes to vxhrch he lent a fiery spark was readxly seen ID h1s outstandrng ab1l1ty as '1 reporter for the Gunnery Near On the athlet1c fields Stoss was a consrstent and steady performer Seerng acnon on the th1rd Football Baseball and Basketball teams he soon ended up on the un1or Vars1ty Baseball and Football teams Durrng the mnter term h1s athlet1c clrmax was reached by holdmg down a posxtron on Mr Beebes Vars1ty Basketball squad Due to B1ll s f1ne record 1n the eyes of the faculty h1s career was cllmaxed by an appo1ntment to the Student Councrl as a Sen1or Monr tor If B1ll contmues h1s fine work next year at Buck nell the good luck wh1ch vue vsrsh h1m should not be needed CHARLES FERDINAND SMITH Ha1l1ng from New Haven C F came to The Gun nery 1n h1s sophomore year and 1n the course of three years has earned a reputatron as ft tenn1s player and a bus1ness manager Charl1e deserx es specral ment1on for h1s work as lJLlSlI1CSS manager s1nce he ga1ned more money from advert1s1ng and benevolent frrends of The Gunnery than any other bus1ness manager of the Red and Gmy A keen photographer Charl1e rndulged 1n h1s passron for sports cars by photographmg them at every opportunrty often at the d1scomf1ture of h1s roommate who normally rndulged 1n sleep Recognr t10n of C F s nne record came wlth h1s appo1ntment to the post of Monrtor 1n Cottage It was on the ICHHIS courts that Charl1e s athletu: ab1l1ty was fully revealed for he served on the Vars1ty Squad for three years Charl1e was also extremely agrle on skates play1ng on the Vars1ty Hockey Squad for two years In V1CW of Charl1es frne record here at Gunnery If seems need less to wrsh h1m the best of luck at Franklrn and Marshall next year 7-'fl . I L D 45 ,fuk . a of A q 1 . . l' , X . ' . . 7 . . 7 . . 7 , - - - - - ELQQM . IIOHS of Mr. Rowe and concentrat1ng on p1tch1ng for afg gea f . , . Y. Y . Q , . . 1 .' , ' . ' 1 . , . . j l V v . , ' v ' I , 9 f 7 3 1 ' Y- , I - . L Y Q , L - 39

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1' ' ' 'i-3:2 HERMAN WILLIAM SHURE Com1ng from New Haven to The Gunnery 1n hlS Sophomore year B111 soon earned a reputat1on for 1n tegr1ty and 1ndustry for when B111 was glVCH a job no matter how small he would put h1s heart and soul 1nto lf As Bus1ness Manager of The Gunnery Newt B111 worked long hours addressmg newspapers and h1s ab1l1ty w1th the addressograph was cap1ta11zed on for B111 was address1ng envelopes for the Second Gunnery Comm1ttee and The Red and Gray as well When he was not stag1ng pr1ze fights B111 was probably s1ng1ng 1n the Vesper Cho1r or the Glee Club He also put h1s VOICE to good effect on the debat1ng rostrum and as a prompter for the school play Havmg a keen sense of humor B111 was always a welcome guest at any party Unfortunately 1llness prevented B111 from part1c1pat 1ng 1n any athlet1cs for the early part of the school year so he became Wrest11ng manager to keep h1m self occup1ed IH the W1nter In the Spr1ng he reta1ned h1s POSIIIOD on the Golf team ga1n1ng h1s Vars1ty letter As he goes North to Dartmouth next Fall we w1sh h1m the best of luck and success 1n h1s new surround IH s HAROLD DAVID SCOVILLE A post graduate ha1l1ng from nearby Torr1ngton Dave earned a place among h1s Classmates through h1s unassumlng manner and h1S fr1endly d1SPOSlI1OH Early 1n the year Dave undertook the yob of Typ1ng Edrtor of The Red and Gray and consequently he has seen many a thousand words pass beneath h1s finger t1ps When he was not burnlng the m1dn1ght 011 1n the Red and Gray shack Dave was to be heard a1r1ng h1s vrews at the Current Affa1rs Club where he up held the Repubhcan phalanx aga1nst the meagre Democrat1c In h1s last term he dec1ded to develop h1s vocal chords by 1o1n1ng the Glee Club He furthered h1s IDICICSE 1n mus1c through the MUSIC Club On the Soccer field he was a very potent full back playmg for the J V Squad and many an oppos1ng forward learned to regret h1s audac1ty when he came 1nto contact w1th Daves sh1ns Durrng the W1nter Dave was one of those boys who helped construct the new school com mon room In the Spr1ng he went out to Lake Wara maug and acted as Crew manager We Wlsh h1m the best of luck 1n h1s new env1ronment at Cornell next a we-is X-any 1 I I fy , ,sm ' . , -' . . . . . . 1 A . . . 7 n F ll. f f l, i s is , - I ' - , ' ' ,,'5' ll ' ' Y ' k 1. Q n 1 . . , 1 . . 1 fc A, ,Y , - , 38

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hiv- pw 'ADW Arrrvrng at The Gunnery wrthout a bowler hat a furled umbrella and an Oxford accent Ian brought wrth hrm solely tradrtlonal Englrsh reserve This was soon lost rn a mrdst of actrvrtres rangmg from debatrng at Westover and talkmg rn chapel to actmg rn The Hasty Heart and argumg rn the McCutcheon Lounge Roommg rn the Infirmary he was one more step to wards makrng rt the cosmopolrtan dwellrng rt has come to resemble wrth rts annual batch of forergn resrdents Besrdes be1ng a constant honor roll student he par trcrpated rn the French Club the Musrc Club and the Second Century Commrttee as well as berng a reporter for The Gunnery News and holdrng the posrtron of Copy Coordrnator on the board of The Red and Gray Athletrcally Ian played rrght half on the Varsrty Soc cer Squad rn the Fall and rn the Wrnter he took up skatlng and by the Spring he had become even more comfort conscnous playmg Golf four afternoons a week As he goes home to serve the Queen rn The Krngs Own Scottlsh Borderers we wlsh htm the very best of luck DAVID DREW TURNBULL A member of the New Haven colony Dave came to The Gunnery as a Sophomore and has thenceforth played an rmportant part rn the l1fe of the school Wrth a genurne rnterest rn musrc Dave sang rn the Vesper Chorr the Commencement Chorr and the Glee Club as well as berng a member of the Musrc Club Athletr cally Dave was adaptable for after playrng on Mr Wrllcox s Hockey Squad he turned to the newly 1nst1 tuted sport of wrestlrng where he soon reaped d1v1 dends by wrnnrng a Varsrty letter As a lrne man on the Football field hrs strength and stamma were always avarlable no matter how great the cr1s1s Because of hrs quret easy frrendly manner Dave was often able to get many scoops for the Newr Dave also helped be hrnd the scenes rn the Dramancs Club often relrevrng Mr Vaughan of last mrnute delays Next year Dave IS venturlng South of the Mason Drxon to take up hrs posrtron rn the Freshman Class of the Unrversrty of North Carolrna ,psf 'Fwy Di 3 8 I Q I I . l . ' . .' 'ut' W . ' - IAN WILSON WILLIAMSON xhw tt, I -A74 :KQ ,i D 40