Eastern Military Academy - Saber Yearbook (Stamford, CT)

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THE VARSITY CLUB Through the inspiration of Mr. Roger Antaya, the Varsity Football Coach, the Varsity Club was established at the Academy in the fal! of 1946. Recognizing only those Cadets for members who had earned their E in a major Varsity sport, the Club was organized with l9 members who had earned their letters in Varsity Football. With that start more members were elected at the ends of the Basketball, the Lacrosse and the Baseball seasons until the Club reached its present strength. The Club sponsored a very successful and beautiful Prom in December, and enioyed several feeds and parties throughout the year. Also, aside from their splendid record on the playing fields, they made a real contribution to the Corps when they took over the management of the canteen and gave the rest of the Cadets a pleasant place to relax and refresh themselves. The officers of the Varsity Club were as follows: President ........................................................... ROBERT J. DOUGHERTY Vice-President ........ ........ E DWARD M. CAVANAUGH Secretary ......... .............. R USSELL C. KREMER . Treasurer ........ ....... C . EUGENE LINKS 74

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,. fa A, jfgwfcfpffi' THE GUIDCN The Guidon was inaugurated shortly before Christmas and, as any other under- taking, it had to undergo the usual initial difficulties. A staff was selected and although inexperienced in the field of journalism, the results were a welcome innovation at Eastern. The thrill of seeing their names and pictures in local print immediately gave The Guidon the enthusiasm and support of the entire cadet corps. Under the guidance of Mr. Butler, who acted as faculty advisor, The Guidon made remarkable progress as a monthly coverage of the events and news at the Academy. Morton Silverstein succeeded Burt Grossman as Editor-in-Chief in April. Associate Editors included Sheldon Baron, Herbert Walters, Armand Zerilli, George Tinnerman and Robert Tansey. No paper is complete without its sports writers, and Sanford Knapp, Howard Good, and Allan Prusan were the men behind the athletes . Ted Stuart lent his artistic talent to the cause while Daniel Nalven was the man behind the camera. The Business Manager- ship was capably shared by Ronald Schwartz and Robert Plotnick. While this staff served as pioneers in giving Eastern a school paper, it also set a precedent in iournalism for the Academy in future years. 73

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MASQUE 8. GAVEL CLUB In the reorganization of the Masque 8: Gavel Club for 1947, William Hubert was elected Chairman of the group, Arthur Lettieri, Secretary and Treasurer, and Eugene Links, Historian. The group met weekly at the home of its advisor, Mrs. Andre, and infor- mal group discussion, as well as. play rehearsals ansued. On March 26, the entire club with Mr. and Mrs. Andre accompanying, went to New York to attend the play Joan of Lorraine, starring Ingrid Bergman. Such proiects as this were part of the club's activity. The club felt fortunate, indeed, to have the excellent guidance of Mrs. Andre, who was herself an accomplished performer in the art of monology and a speech and dramatics coach of considerable background and experience. To Mrs. Andre we feel muchly in- debted for establishing and fostering a cultural club of this kind in the school. Members who ioined the Masque 8. Gavel Club this year were: Frank Gutheridge, Lynn Mauk, William Sullivan, Arthur Lettieri, Frank Cook, Frank Suttell, Robert Ginn, Marvin Rothschild, William Shea, William Hubert, Robert Dougherty, Frank Lukoski, Barry Nelligan, and Eugene Links. 75