Eastern Military Academy - Saber Yearbook (Stamford, CT)

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THE THESPIANS In January, 1947, the Thespians Club was organized within the ranks of Freshmen and Sophomore classmen. The club was strictly a dramatics club devoted to the study, production and mechanics of amateur theatricals. The membership, thouah then small, was wholeheartedly enthusiastic and bid fair to strengthen and advance this activity in the school in years to come. From the initial meetings when plans were made for the remainder of the year and formal election of officers took place, the members had been reading, discussing and rehearsing plays. A melodrama of sizzling proportions was the first pre- sentation of the club and as time permitted rehearsals, several more one-act plays were oFfered for the entertainment of the Corps before June. Charter members ofthe Thespians were: George Tinnerman, President, Robert Tansey, Vice-President, Fred Wickelman, Secretary and Treasurer, Ronald Schwartz, Historian and Stage Manager, Howard Good, Daniel Fernandez, and Daniel Wolinski. 78

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R l F L E T E A M Organized by Major Blakeslee Parker in the late fall and backed by the experienced shooting of Lynn Mauk, the Rifie team shot hard to uphold the record of its predecessor. In assorted meets with Far Rockaway High School of Long Island, the team was defeated by an experienced group of boys who had fired together for over four years. Besides firing in the Hearst trophy, where the team placed eleventh in the United States, an invitation took them in March to the Connecticut State Championship Match where the group placed seventh. Although new, Frank Guthridge, Luis Montero, Robert Ginn, and George Tinnerman practiced long hours at the Armory to make such accom- plishments possible. ' '77

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CHESS CLUB With two tournament winners, Ivan Krafchick and Alan Prussan to build on, the Chess Club got off to a good start. Interest has continued throughout the year and the quality ofthe chess played has improved. Play in May determined the Academy Senior and Junior Championships. The olticers elected in the club are Ivan Krafchick, President, Myron Aronson, Vice- President, and Herbert Walter, Secretary and Treasurer. The most active of the members include: Robert Plotnick, Clifford Drazen, Jules Merican, Russell Kremer, John Butler, Edward Boyars, Gustavo Arguello, Claus Herman, Alan Prussan, Henry Alfaro, Carlos Alfaro, William Semprun, Daniel Fernandez, Louis Sweet, and Sanford Knapp. 79