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

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Mr. Hammons serves Avon in many varied capaci- ties, being the Assistant to the Provost, Head of Public Relations and Alumni Relations, and Ad- missions Director. He has carried out these jobs since 1948, and during the past year Mr. Harnmons has worked dilligently to gain vast publicity for Avon in order to better our chance of raising the necessary funds to complete the new building pro- gram. Constantly striving to further the best inter- ests of our Hne school, this man has travelled widely on behalf of Avon, and when on campus has a friendly word for everyone. WILLIAM M. EASTWOOD Comptroller Yale University, B.S., B.E. Abbointed 1953. BERNARD R. HAMMONS Assistant to the Provost Public and Alumni Relations Ad- missions Extensive Courses, Yale Univer- sity Appointed 194-8. Mr. Eastwood has long worked for Avon in the position of Comptroller. It is his job to see that the complicated financial operations of the school run efficiently. He must plan the school menu, pro- cure classroom supplies, and many other items ranging from the amount of chlorine in the pool to the quantity of electricity consumed by Avon- ians. The Comptroller is called upon to be an engi- neer, a dietician, a financial expert, and an all around consultant on almost anything. The greater portion of this manis work is done behind the scenes, and without him Avon's finances would not run as smoothly as they do. 10

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This is Dr. Kinkade's twelfth year as dean of Avon Old Farms. He handled the academic side of the school. He completely controlled report cards, study halls, classroom misdemeanors, and aca- demic failures. The seniors were greatly depend- ent upon the Dean when the confusion of seeking colleges began. He had to study every senior's past record and inform him as to which colleges he should apply. The academic side of a school is highly important, and the Dean's office is an ex- GEORGE D. KINKADE Dean Teachers College of Connecticut, B.S., Yale University M.A., Ph.D. Plppointed 1948. Mr. Seybolt was Aide to the Provost this year. He was in charge of all the disciplinary actions of the school. He prescribed punishments for students who were neglecting their. duties as citizens of Avon Old Farms. This year a new system of dis- cipline replaced the old. One significant item was that lists of absences and misdemeanors were no longer posted on the bulletin boards. Mr. Seybolt handled his difficult position skillfully and gained the respect of many students. 9 tremely efficient one. CARLTON B. SEYBOLT Aide Colgate University B.S. Graduate Studies, State Teachers College, Cortland, New York, Syracuse University, Bridge University M.A. Appointed 1961.

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WELLINGTON J. ELWOOD RAMSEY, III 351 English Rollins College, B.A. Appointed 1960 HELENA H. STANLEY, JR. KILCOUR '52 Englixh English Agnes Scott, B.A. Univ. of North Carolina, M.A. B.A. Univ. of Toronto, School of Social Work Appointed 1958 Franklin and Marshall College, Appointed 1961 ENGLISH DEPARTMENT l I SIDNEY C. CLARK Head of the English Department University of Hartford, B.A. Graduate Study, Trinity College Appointed 1958 ROSE WHITE ELLOVICH English Willimantic State Teachers College, B.A. Appointed 1959 ESSAYS OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES l NINETEENTH-CENTURY NOVELS A P CD Q Paris of Speech rose la JOHN STEINBECK -4 Z ' Herman Melville CD 4 S lling -A w E :f 'El 5 Y E lt O Q In VOCABULARY f-3136 2 vhat is 8 ZZ. Z H rr ' 'U :rease 5 4-Q g 333312. D ' 2 'ALT WHITMAN 3 , To develop, as Q rwl Cgroulb, 12.6. Q, -owl or growls. aide by a surly ing SOl11'ldl esp., wn Cgriinj, past of :mow 3 Mark Twain wn'-up' cgramipfgzp, adj. Adultg coziaq., 1 Q 5ut0b10gf3PhY terlstic of adults. E wnfun' fZI'FlTl'f1'D'5. n. Colloa. ACUCHES P1 NARRAIIVE POEMS , Avon's English Department, headed by Mr. Sidney Clark, instructs the student body in the more profound ideals of the language and its literature. Avon's English courses are taught by very competent instructors, Mrs. Ellovich and Mrs. Kilgour in Third Form, Mr. Stanley in Fourth Form, Mr. Ramsey for Fifth Form, and in Sixth Form, Mr. Clark. The lirst three years of English are spent in building up a substantial background of grammar and reading compre- hension. Students in these years read books by varied authors to give them a working knowledge of literature. Their Fifth Form year is spent on a course in English literature. Sixth Form English, taught by Mr. Clark deals with American literature. The course deals with the abstracts as well as the realities, and is a superb preparation for any college course. 11