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

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Left to Right: Ist ROW: V l a entine, Stokvis, J. Copley, Favorite, Underwood, Brick. 2nd ROW: Hamilton, Brainard, Herstone, Haskell, Turner, Blalock, The Gold Key is one of the oldest and most respected organizations at Avon. Its purpose is the handling of the social needs of the school and seeing that they are car- ried out efliciently. To Make What Goes On At Avon, Go Better is the club's motto and is is genuinely lived up to. The Gold Key is in charge of the Sports' Teas and Sunday Teas at the Pierponts' and Kinkades' homes. The club is very selective in choosing its members. A student interested in being a member of the club must first go through a trial period during the Fall. The boys trying out for Gold Key are assigned various activities which are supervised by a club member. They are taught the correct forms of social customs. The faculty advisor is Mr. Dochtermann, who has con- tributed greatly to the improvement and success of the club. Jack Stokvis handled the Presidency and must be commended .for his unselhsh devotion to the better- ment ofthe Gold Key.

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Left to Rright: Ist ROW: Stokvis, R., Troxel, Favorite, Her- stone, Ruez, Eddy, P., Billings. 2nd ROW: Valentine, Leo- nard, R., Boomer, Lawrence, Harwood, Shaw, Weeks. 3rd The Library Staff is responsible for the smooth opera- tion of Avon's excellent library. The staff is present every period when the library is open to provide infor- mation and help for students in search of books or periodical articles needed for research. The staff also keeps the volumes in repair by strengthening the bind- ings and other minor repairs. Staff members help to prepare books for circulation. Being on the library staff is an education in itself. One learns the library techniques which are invaluable in ROW: Williams, B., Holby, Hess, Estabrook, Hamilton, Eddy, R. 4th ROW: Jones, R., Walker, J., deGunzburg. doing research in any library. Since the Dewy Decimal System is used throughout the country, the staff mem- bers could easily adapt themselves to any library which they might have occasion to use. Since the retirement of Mr. Norman, who has been of great service to Avon during the past four years, the leadership of the library staff has been turned over to Mr. Craig, Librarian, Dick Herstone, the Chairman, and Lew Favorite, Junior Chairman.