Germantown Academy - Ye Primer Yearbook (Fort Washington, PA)

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WARREN WILLIAM CUNNINGHAM Barney Strength of both mind and body Spmoza Entered 40 Football Team 40 Crew 4l Fxre Brigade 4I Barney IS another valuable newcomer who has acquired many frlends ln the Flfth Form He showed great ablllty ln football thls year and trled out for crew thrs sprmg Barney who plays a lot of ICC hockey has a posltlon on the Phlladelphxa All Qtars team Slnce thls llkable fellow lsn t just brawn having an alert mlnd we are sure he wlll make a good record at college next year GEORGE POTTER DARROW lll George Abhorrcnl o a calculatlon crosl Tennyson Entered 28 Soccer Squad 39 Team 40 Swrmmmg 40 4l Frre Brigade 40 4I Phxlo 4I French Club 40 4l The Academy Monthly Staff Crrculatlon Man ager 4l YE PRIMER Staff Assocxate Edrtor Senior Dance Commrttee Class Hrstory George IS known to everybody around school as one of the old stand bys HIS work m athletics has been very commendable for he has proved lnvaluable on the soccer Held ln the swrmmmg pool and on the rlver When we add the llst of hls non athletlc contrlbutlons we realize that George has done much for the school however not recorded IS the fact that he has good naturedly rendered conslderable servlce by provldlng trans portatlon to varlous places for a sizable portlon of the student body We understand that next fall he IS to go to Wesleyan Umversrty ln Mnddle town Connectlcut where college IS not the only attractlon for George May success attend all hrs endeavors wlthm that state ln future years 18 ll 97 7 C6 U f ' .- . squad, '38, 3'j, Team, '4l: rm! squaa, 'asf '39g Crew,

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WALTER LAWRENCE CAHALL JR Larry Those obshnale qucslronlngs Wordsworth Entered 28 Swrmmmg Squad 33 Basketball Squad 40 Team 4l Tenms Team 38 Captam 39 40 4l ChlefofF1reBr1gade 4l Phllo 40 Vlce President 4l Student Councrl 40 4I Belfry Club 4l Orchestra 40 4l The Academy Monthly Staff Sports Edltor 40 4l YE PRIMER Staff Photo Edltor Senior Dance Committee Treasurer of Class 38 Secretary of Class 39 Wrllxam Kershaw Medal 35 Dr FrankB Gummey Prlze 39 Qenlor Debate Cla s Oratlon The Academy Club Larry IS hard to equal because of his fine achlevement throughout his school career l sports he wlll probably be best remembered for hrs performance on the tennls court where as captain of the school team for three years he has led the players to many vlctorles and where he has won even more honor 1n Jumor tennls com petltlon therefore rn the future he should ad vance to wlder recognltlon IH the tennls world Larry s asslstance to our teams and to our two school publlcatlons has not engaged all hlS spare tlme however for he IS no less a drummer an artlst ln beatlng out swlng muslc Larry lntends to study at the Unlverslty of North Carollna next year and we extend to hmm sincerest hopes for hls success throughout hls college and medlcal career RICHARD WRIGHT CHARLES Dlc Let zgnorance tal as ri wrll La Fontaine Entered 40 Swlmmlng Team 4I Phllo 4I French Club 4I Orchestra 4I Cum Laude Mock Presentatxon DlCk coming from the junior class at Olney entered C1 A thus year wlth a plan for a llttle concentrated study Honor Roll marks have plagued hum all year as a result Thus thm blond lad could be found almost any time ln Dr Moore s mqulsltlon room trymg to fathom the relatlve Importance of Engllsh Hrs knowl edge of trlg and physics however has enthralled many of us Duck has thus entered the class functions wholeheartedly and has supported almost all our undertakings both ln school and out Though qulet and serious ln class he was m the front row lf there was any fun golng on We wlsh hlm well at Carnegie Tech ll , 1 Cl 77 , . . 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 . 1 - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 . . . , . , . . , 1 1 1 1 ' 1 1 . 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 , , . 1 1 1 1 1 1 , . . 1 1 1 . 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - 1 1 1 1 - . , . , . 1 1 -J 1 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ' , . . 1 1 1 1 CC ' kv , . . 1 . 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 1 . - 1 1 - 1 , ,,. . . . ,, . 1 n - - 11 . . 1 1 1 - 1

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JOHN ELMER DENTON JR e How much we gazn who ma e no clazms Meredlth Entered 40 Football Team 40 Baseball Team 47 4I F1reBrlgade 4I YEPRIMER Staff Sports Edltor Here you see the handsome vlsage of a blond blue eyed Saxon Though John came to G A only ln February I940 we have llked hlm from the very hrst day ed appears to be thlnlclng rather serlously most of the tlme and when he has something to say you can bet lt IS worth our attentxve TlStCI'llng ed has been one of Mr French s valuable assets on the football field and also on the pltchlng mound He and Safrln have been found together almost any tlme We feel sure ed will be a credlt to C A wherever he may go next year ROBERT FRANCIS DONNELLY 0 Let not mzrth turn to mlschze Proverb Entered 36 Football Team 39 40 Squash Squad 4l Baseball Team 40 Tennis Team 4l F1reBr1gade 40 4I French Club 37 German Club 39 40 4l Semor Dance Commxttee There IS no mlstaklng that short broad shouldered fellow with the gruesome laugh It IS Bob Donnelly Upon commg to G A Bobby made many new frlends by entertammg them wlth hls jolly smlle and good nature and by carrylng on for the school ln both football and baseball ln whlch he earned four varslty letters m the last two years Many IS the tlme we have heard hls harrowing tales of adventure and noted thelr marked resemblance to fxctlon Perhaps he gathered them by means of hls favorite pastime readlng the funny magazlnes at Doc s ln the afternoon Llfe wlll hold llttle worry for one who can laugh at any trouble 12 , . ffil df, o k . syn- ' t ' : . ' : . ' L. I ' 4 , , I A , I . , 1 1 . . HB bn a Q nfhid . . . . , - , . - - - .. . ., C