Avon Old Farms School - Winged Beaver Yearbook (Avon, CT)

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FIRST TERM COUNCIL Back Row Qleft to rxghtj McLaughl1n Dawes Arrd Kmcard Seated Cleft to rxghtj A Pettmgxll Mr johnson Fxsher T1 SECOND TERM COUNCIL Back Row Qleft to rxghtj McLaughl1n Alves Axrd Gardner Bradley Seated Qleft to nghtj Kmcald Mr johnson Frsher

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MATT TIERNEY SANDY FISHER THE COUNCIL When Mrs Rrddle founded Avon one of her mam rdeas was to set up a strong school government In her thmkrng the most beneficral government for all concerned was one run by the students themselves Thus the government of the Vrllage of Old Farms was establrshed It resembles that of the Umted States wrth all crtrzens of the vtllage votmg for therr governors the councrl members These councrl members make up the legrslatrve part of the government and appoint the judrcral bench Therefore the government of Avon rs broken mto three drstmct parts lrke that of the Umted States the Exeartrve the judrcral and the Legrslatrve The latter IS concerned wrth makmg laws decrdmg present school problems and creatmg general harmony throughout the school The Councrl rs made up of seven members Warden fthe mayor of the Vrllageb a Vrce Warden fthe mayors assrstantj a Commrssroner of Arhletrcs ideals wrth athletrc events through lrarson wrth the Athletrc Departmentb a Commrssroner of Safety fthe head of all the dormrtorres and dormrtory monrtorsj a Commlssroner of Welfare fthe head of all dances and actrvrtresj the Commtssroner of Grounds Cworks wrth the Nrmrod Club for the rmprovement of the school campusj and a Secretary Cwho keeps and pub lrshes the mmutes of all councrl meetrngsj These seven students have a great deal to do wrth lrfe at Avon They meet on Sunday nrghts to drscuss xdeas concern mg new laws student conduct student prrvrleges and the appomtmg of students to the court system and student servrce jobs This year the councrl has held a number of very successful dances passed new ordm nances concernmg the grounds of Avon swrmmrng equrpment the Nrmrod Club and gamblmg passed rules concernrng the rnspectron of rooms the super vrsron and conduct of study halls lrghts out etc has rnstalled a semor lrne for buffet meals has attempted to have dances wrth Ethel Walker s and Miss Porter s has been rnstrumental rn havxng lights Installed at strategrc pornts around the campus has granted a charter to the Avon Aqua Devrls Club has appomted the yudges the Commrssroner of Breakage the Vrllage Clerk the Monrtors who take the place of faculty supervrsron rn the dormrtorxes the Vrllage Attorney and a store manager There are many dutres whrch each councrl member rs oblrged to do such as bexng Coun crlor of the Day and Councrlor of the Week End both of whrch entarl fine orgamzatron and hard work The first term Councrl was comprised of frve semors and two junrors They were Matt Trerney fWardenD Sandy Frsher fVxce Warden and later actrng Wardenl Walt Kmcard CComm1ssroner of Welfarej Al Pettmgrll CComm1ss1oner of Athletrcsj Beman Dawes 1Com mnssroner of Safetyj Chuck McLaughl1n fCOmmlS stoner of Groundsb and John Arrd fSecretaryD The second term Councrl was comprrsed of four senrors and three junrors The members were Sandy Frsher fWardenb Walt Kmcard fVlCC Wardenb Terry Bradley CComm1ss1oner of Athletrcsl Lanny Gardner CCommrssroner of Safetyb Chuck McLaugh lm fComm1ss1oner of Welfarej John Arrd 1Com mrssroner of Groundsj and Sandy Alves CSecretaryD Recognrtron must be grven to the fine help of Mr johnson who assrsts and advrses the Councrl rn nts duties and presents to tt the vrews of the admmxstra tron ' 1 1 . 1 u , - 1 1 1 '1 ' Y . . , . ,- 1 ' 1 1 1 . ' , 1 1 ' 1 1 1 1 1 . , , . ' 1 1 ' ' 1 I3 1 ' - 1 1 ' 1 1 1 1 1 ' 1 1 ' , . Y ' 1 ' 1 - 1 . , ' . , - 1 1 1 ' - 1 5 - . , .

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Frtst Row Cleft to rrghtj Ramsey Tracy Serdel Merrrll C Davrs Second Row lleft to rrghtb Krncaxd Bradley Gardner Frsher Thrrd Row Cleft to nghtb Cunnrngham Danrel McLaughlm Alves Mr johnson Arrd Lee Herrera A Pettrngrll W Robrnson DORM MONITORS It rs common practrce rn prep schools throughout the country for the dormrtorres to be supervrsed by resrdent faculty members who keep a stern and sharp eye out for rnfractrons of school rules commrtted by some hapless student rn therr dormrtorres But here at Avon the srtuatron rs drfferent as the students them selves rn the capacrty of dormrtory monrtors are grven the responsnbrlrty for governrng other students A dor mrtory monrtor must have a deep sense of honor ap precratron of the responsrbrlrtres whrch have been placed rn hrs hands and the ab1l1ty and wrll to fulfill them He must be wrllmg and able to sacrrfice hrs trme rn order to take attendance at evenrng study halls to mspect all the rooms each mornlng and perhaps most of all to see that the dormrtory 15 run as smoothly and efhcrently as possrble and yet strll enjoyably These students wrth hrgh standards and capacrty for leader shrp are a major ard to the Student Councrl through out each school day as they take the heads of tables to msure proper behavror rn the refectory and set an ex ample of good crtrzenshrp for other students to follow Monrtors are not unrevs arded for therr efforts they have unlrmrted late lrghts are exempt from wartrng on meals and rnhabrt the best dormrtory rooms Des prte these extra prrvrleges therr job IS a hard one Drogenes dormrtory was ably served thrs year by these monltors Sandy Frsher CHead Dorm Monrtorb Nate Tracy Chuck Davls Fernando Herrera and Pete Ramsey In Eagle we had an equally fine group of monrtors Walt Krncard CHead Dorm Monrtorj San dy Alves B111 Stavers Bruce Serdel john Arrd and Steve Merrrll Pelrcan was supervrsed by Lanny Gard ner CHead Dorm Monrtorj Chuck McLaughlm Mrke Cunnlngham Al Pettrngrll and Ted Gans Last but not least were our Elephant monrtors Terry Bradley CHC-ad Dorm Monrtorj Porter Danrel Champ Robrnson Rocky Nelson Ed Rrckard Drck Lee Beman Dawes and Fred Hawley 3 1 , , 1 - i 1 , v 3 Y y 1 1 - 1 v V , . , . , . f V . 1 1 1 1 ' 9 ' 1 1 1 - ' ' 1 1 ' 1 1 ' 1 s - 1 ' ' 1 1 1 Y I I - 1 1 1 1 - r . , . ' 1 Q 1 ' 1 1 1 1