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

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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

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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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WILLIAM WILBERFORCE FARR JR I Procraslmatzon 1 lhe art ecpmg up wlth yesterday Marquis Entered 29 Swlmmxng uad 40 4l Tenms uad 39 40 4I FxreBr1gade 4I Phllo 40 Treasurer 4I French Club Secretary 4I Orchestra 40 Student Council 4l The Academy Monthly Staff Assistant Llterary Edltor 4l YE PRIMER Staff Edxtorln Chxef Treasurer of Class 40 Senlor Dance Committee Cum Laude Class Poem The Academy Club We belleve that no one has figured Blll out although he has been with us twelve years but we are sure he IS as fine a fellow as one can know At tlmes Bnll tries to be angry but hls exceptional good nature renders thls sltuatlon lmpossxble and makes hlm a frlend of nearly everyone We soon notlce hls absence for he can always pro vlde us wlth a humorous remark or a Wltty answer usually at hls own expense Nevertheless Bull has made an envlable academic record all through his school career and also has taken a very actlve Interest m the school llfe the greatest of has efforts havmg produced thls book Bull wlth many qualxtles needed to carry a man through llfe ICCCIVCS our wlshes for his success at the UDIVCISILY of Pennsylvama next year CHARLES DOUGLAS FORD Doug From grave to gay rom Ilvely to severe Pope Entered 32 Soccer Squad 40 Track Squad 39 Manager 40 4I F1reBr1gade 4I French Club 40 President 4l Belfry Club 39 40 4l Cheerleader 40 4l The Academy Monlhly Staff jokes Edxtor 4l YE PRIMER Staff Busmess Manager qenlor Debate Class Gift Comm ttee Class Hlstory Doug one of the talle t and most llkable members of the Semor class has been with us smce Thlrd Prlmary By hls actxve partlclpatlon ln the Interscholastxc French Club of Phlladel phla and Natlonal French Club the C A Club has galned real recogmtlon not to mentlon the banner now graclng our assembly hall The Belfry Club has greatly benefited by Dougs assoclatlon wlth It too For the past two years he has been the schools leadlng actor and we trust that he wlll carry thls reputatlon on to college As well as you managed the buslness end of YE PRIMER Doug we know you will handle the buslne s of lxfe 20 , . B'Il S Ofk I I I v D I I U ' , , v U 7 -- : : - , , , , . - , , . , , sa 11 ,f .'- . , ..., , . . Q., 1 . 3 . . Q , - , , , , . , . , . , s .