Pomfret School - Griffin Yearbook (Pomfret, CT)

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GEORGE STUART FOX Brzllo Entered rn Thrrd Form Achaean Dorm Assrstant 50 Student Councrl 50 Hockey Squad 48 49 Letter 50 Tuck Shop Manager 50 Memorral Socrety 50 Headwarter 50 Brrllo generally grves the rmpressron of berng quret and un obtrusrve and hrs level temperament and keen sense of humor have earned the respect and frrendshrp of hrs contemporarres Hrs trme was well proportroned among athletrcs admrnrstratron and student govern ment and hrs experrence rn these frelds should stand hrm rn good stead In electrrcal scrence and skrrng were hrs strongest rnterests and he was known for hrs prohcrency rn both Hartford Connectrcut Mrddlebury WILLIAM GRAY GODFREY Zena Zee Zee Entered rn Fourth Form lonran Dorm Assrstant 50 Football Squad 48 Hockey Squad 48 Letter 49 50 Baseball Squad 48 49 Letter 50 Soccer Team 49 Numeral Hat Numerals Banner Nrght Commrttee 49 Dance Commrttee 50 Carnr val Commrttee 50 Shop Key 48 49 50 New York Herald Trrbune Concessron 50 Dramatrc Assocratron 50 Brll entered Pomfret rn the Fall of 1947 and srnce that trme has concerned hrmself wrth many phases of school lrfe A great commrttee man he was behrnd the preparatrons that preceded a number of the school entertarnments Also prohcent rn athletrcs Zeno made hrmself DONALD BARGRAVE DEANE GRAY Don Donny Deane Entered rn Srxth Form Achaean Soccer Team 49 From the wrlds of Yorkshrre to the sunny rsle of Bermuda to the vsrlds of Pomfret came Don After begrnnrng the year as a regular on the Soccer squad he betook hrs Oxford accent to the Physrcs lab whence rt seldom emerged Even Mr Swrnnerton could hardly clarm to spend more trme among the gadgets and tools vshrch held such a wrtal fascrna tron for Pomfrets prospectrve hotel ow ner Warm rck Bermuda I5 popular by hrs happy go lucky mannerrsms Rye New York Trrnrty 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

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DAVID BRUCE FALCONER Breu Entered rn Srxth Form Ionran Sarlrng Team 50 Grzffm Advertrsrng Manager SO Carnrval Com mrttee 50 Glee Club 50 Communrry Chorus 50 Shop Key 50 Dramatrc Assocratron 50 Although Brew vras one of the new srxth formers thrs year the spontaneousness wrth whrch he was accepted by the form was amazrng lt rs hard to decrde whether rt was hrs complarsance or hrs good natured drsposrtron that made hrm popular wrth hrs frren s Hrs rnterests lay marnly rn musrc where hrs knowledge as an ardent follower of jazz was astoundrng., THOMAS ARNOLD FARR U eau! Tum Mink Entered rn Thrrd lorm Ionran Hockey Squad 48 49 50 Crew Squad lb 49 Sarlrng Team 50 Numeral Hat Dance Commrttee 50 Banner Nrght Commrttee 49 Wrnterset 49 Hearrnc a melancholy yodel floatrng through the arcade or halls of Pomfrct one would bc sure to hnd Tom near at hand Wrth hrs croonrng., vorce hrs abrlrty on the stage and hrs all around fun lovrng personalrty he enjoyed contrnual popularrty wrth hrs fellow classmen The Mmlt was well lrked and he proved hrmself as capable rn hrs studres as he drd on the athletrc frelds Lawrence New York Prrnceton Chuqurcamata Chrle Ya e BERNARD ERNST FELBER JR Bernie Lou Entered rn Thrrd Form Ionran Basketball Squad 47 48 49 Letter 50 Engrnes Shop Key 50 In hrs four years at Pomfret rt rs doubtful rf Bernre Felber ever farled to express an oprnron on any grven subject These oprnrons partrcularly a comparrsron between yazz and Wagner are usually clear and forceful Besrdes readrng all types of lrterature and lrstenrng to classr cal musrc Lou has devoted hrs spare trme to varsrty basketball and touch football starrrng rn the latter sport along wrth Gammo 1 and Neddo Bernres career at Pomfret has been colorful and hrs rndependence and candor have added to our form Manhasset New York Columbra 'I4 - 1 ' Q Q . V. . 'A y r . . ' 1 ., , . , - , - v 'f ' . , rf- - . -' ' . Atv v 1 .11 l w V 1 3 ' Q Glee Club '48, '49, '50, Dramatic Association '49, '50, Princrpal, . , ' . .V . . Y - I - . y , , - . , - , V V I

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WILLIANT WORTHINCTONI HALSTEAD Bedtlead Bumrtcad 1 Entered tn Sntth Form lonxan The worlds record for the 100 yard dash from the Mam House to Butt Squad was set by Bxll Halstead on Aprll 19 1950 after spendmg hve days tn the Inhrmary wxthout a smoke Bedstead rs also known for hrs archaeologlcal excavations at the Chateau Toomey and for hts lethal collectron of murderous nrearms Hts greatest ambmon ns to due wlth a hand rolled Bull Durham rn hrs mouth and a smokrng Colt 44 rn hrs hand NILS JERKER HANNERZ Suede Entered rn Ftfrh Form Achaean Hockey Letter 49 50 Captann 50 Soccer Team 50 Capta1n 50 Athlettc Councrl 50 Numeral Hat Achaean Presxdent 50 Dramattc Assoclatlon 49 50 Prmclpal Wnnterset 49 lf Nxls rs a true rcprcstntanve of Sweden all the more power from eomplxcatlons Hrs excttable nature gave rlse to a remarkably contagxous cnthusnasm whmh made htm an admnrable leader rn many helds Hrs most outstandmg., traxt however seemed to be his natural coordrnatron whlch made htm an exceedlngly graceful athlete Stockholm Sweden Umversnty of Stockholm Chimp Brrmmgham Michigan Mlchttcan State College OLIVER COPE HAZARD Entered tn Fourth Form lonran Dorm Assrstant 50 Hockey Squad 48 49 Crew Manager 50 Numeral Hat Athletnc Councnl 50 Tuck Shop 50 Post Ofhce 50 Banner Nrght Committee 49 Engmes Key 50 Gun Club 50 Glee Club 48 49 50 Dramatlc Assocratlon 50 In the fall of 47 Pomfret caught a glxmpse of the Congo when Ollle Hazard better known as Chxmp entered the Fourth Form Srnce that trme Ol has not only taken an nmportant part rn school lrfe by bemg a member of such orgamzauons as the Tuck Shop Glee Club and Crew but he has made many lasnng frrends because of hrs qurck Wlf afiable personalxty and generosrry Peace Dale Rhode Island Yae 16 7 7 Y r . ' B ll Y A 7 Y- H l H' - ' ' ' n , , 1 ' , ' ' 3 ' ' ' Q 1 L A - f I nf. , A v v the Swedes. As a constantly-ardent worker, he seemed to keep life free 7. I . . . 1 I , . . . . . Y , Y . ' ' sy A ' . ' 1 ' 1 I 9 V .4 U 4 1 Q Q Q y 1 1 . 1 Y N ' ni I , l