Phillips Exeter Academy - PEAN Yearbook (Exeter, NH)

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YACHT CLUB First Row: R. H. King, VanDusen, W. King, Huntington, Erdman, Connolly, Gibson, Norton, B. Wheeler. Second Row: Kramer, Allen, l-largraves, Leathers, l. Hopkins, Gray, Francisco, Robertson, Lane. Third Row: Mr. Everett, Churchill, Decker, Shey, D. Smith, Toole, Rider, Van Buskirk, Lethen, Eakin, lacobs. YACHT CLUB Commodore: David Erdman Vice-Commodore: Timothy Walker Secretary: Edwin C. Gibson Adviser: Mr. Everett Early in the fall term forty sailors came to the Big Room to join the Phillips Exeter Academy Yacht Club. Although these mem- bers were put through swimming tests, forced to splice unwieldy hawsers, and dragged away from Sunday afternoon free- dom, they felt rewarded when they raced the dinghies in the fall and spring terms, both on Kingston Pond and at various re- gattas. ln fact their rewards seemed so attractive that membership in the Club eventually grew to fifty-nine. In the first regatta of the year, which was sponsored by Proctor Academy, the Red and C-ray made a poor showing. Although Commodore Erdman sailed very well, the Club finished third, behind Proctor and Andover. With snow on the ground and ice on Kingston Pond, the Yacht Club, confined its winter activities to preparation for an active spring term. The boats were stored beneath the Stadium and were painted and caulked, preparatory to being launched again. During the spring term several seniors took sailing as a regular sport under the direction of Mr. Everett. The program turned out to be very successful, and the Club plans to maintain it as an additional recreation during future years. Mr. Everett's unselfish and whole-hearted interest is largely responsible for the Club's continued popularity. Making available a great deal of the necessary capital, gene- rously devoting a large portion of his spare time to the Club's interest, and using his car for transportation to and from the pond, Mr. Everett has indeed been the guiding spirit of the P.E.A. Yacht Club since it was founded in l945. N061

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WILLIAM C-URDON SALTONSTALL Principal. Elected june, 1946 AB.. Harvard. l9282 NIA.. l93l1 L.H.D.. Williams. l947. lnstructor. William Penn Charter School. l928-30. Harvard Graduate School Representative-at-large. College Entrance Examination Board. Lt. Cmdr.. U.S.N.R.. l942-45. Adviser to Student Council. Coach of Academy Hockey and Club Crew.

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REGIONAL CLUBS MIDWESTERN CLUB President: Roger H. Brown Vice-President: Roscoe C. Rider Secretary: Michael M. Brand Adviser: Mr. Krause ln spite of the handicap of having the Fall Dance on the weekend of the Harvard- Yale football game, The Midwestern Club put on its usual outstanding performance. The decorations were based on an autumn theme and were probably the best in years. The main backdrop which pictured two lovers gazing at a harvest moon kept the dancing couples in a dreamy mood as they glided about the floor. The decorations, the music of Billy Note, and plenty of beauti- ful girls produced a highly successful dance. successful every way but financially, for the club lost one hundred dollars. The scattered meetings were enlivened by the arrival of a new administration in the Winter Term. The athletic wheels of the cabinet carried on a persuasive drive for more Midwesterners, and membership soon totaled about sixty. Besides enlarging the club, the new administration cleared up the financial chaos left by such corrupt officers as lover Crantz and Boss O'Don- nell. The otherwise slack winter term was brought to a successful close with a gala banquet in which the club collectively put a healthy dent in Mr. Kurtz's supply of steaks. This banquet and the auction in the spring term increased the stature of the club, and throughout the year the Midwest- ern Club retained its high position in extra- curricular activities at Exeter. K ESQ it lg g Pickaninny Picnic. I 107 1