Pomfret School - Griffin Yearbook (Pomfret, CT)

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SCOTT SPENCER HINSDALE Whale Tail Hin Entered in Second Form - Achaean Football Squad '47, Letter '48, '49, Basketball Squad '47, '48, Letter '49, Crew Squad '47, Second Boat '48, First Boat '49, '50g Shop Key '46, Engines Key '49, Glee Club '50, Athletic Bowl '50. Scott's life at Pomfret was characterized by athletics and by acting the part of an athlete. His friendly spirit, typical Western self-confidence and desire to succeed have paid off heavily. With a high mechanical aptitude and ability to tackle a problem head on, he should be a likely prospect for an engineering career Portland Oregon University of California JULIAN CODMAN HODGES julue Boy julie Money Bag: Entered in Third Form Achaean Dorm Assistant 50 Student Council 47 Basketball Squad 47 48 49 Letter 50 Baseball Squad 47 Letter 48 49 50 Numeral Hat Numerals Sydney P Clark Prize 49 50 Achaean Secretary 47 Coming from the wilderness of Long Island in his Third Form year julie will probably go down in Pomfret annals as one of the finest baseball players this school has ever seen while his hook shots paced Pomfrets hoopsters in a second year julie goes to Middlebury next year where it is predicted he will bat 800 and where many Patsys will no doubt fall victim to his shrevsd and crafty tactics Hewlett Long. lsland Middlebury ARTHUR SHIPMAN HOWARD Pele F ea Rbody Entered in Third Form Ionian 50 Entertainment Committee 48 49 50 Dance Committee Chair man 50 Glee Club 48 49 President 50 Choir 48 49 Chamber Music Group 48 50 Dramatic Association 4 48 49 President 50 Principal Winterset 50 Community Chorus 49 50 Pete was perhaps one of the most versatile boys in the Form He not only shone in Pomfrets dramatic and singing groups but also won two Hockey letters and was on the Student Council in his Sixth Fo m year His most outstanding abilities were in the field of music played the cello well often for the entertainment of the student body and was a soloist in the Glee Club Hartford Connecticut Oberlin 'I7 u I . . . . 1 I , , , 9 1 2 - s 1 - , y . 11 n Y- v . . V . . Y . I Dorm Assistant '50, Student Council '503 Hockey Squad '48, Letter '4-9, ' 5 ,E . ' 9 I - A 1 . .D H I L . :D . Q . v . 1 , Q - - , , . . . . : . ' ' ' ' ' ' .' - he .

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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

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HENRY DUBARRY KNOWER Baaab Barry Blau er Entered rn Fourth Form Achaean Dorm Assrstant 50 Hockey Squad 48 Numeral Hat Pontefract Photographer 49 frzffm Edrtor rn Chref 50 Bank Commrttee 49 Stage Manager 50 Lrbrary Commrttee 48 49 Chorr 50 Glee Club 50 Communrty Chorus 50 Dramatrc Socrety 49 50 French Dramatrc Socrety 48 Presrdent 49 50 Prrncrpal Le Pbafmacren Frrst Scholarshrp Iljrrze 49 50 Cum Laude Socrety 49 Harvard Clubs of Connectrcut rrze Srnce enterrng Pomfret Barry has establrshed hrmself as he outstandrng student of our form but he has not confrned hrmself to scholarshrp As well as holdrng the Griffin Edrtorshrp he led a varrery of other school actrvrtres Besrdes berng a member of all the Pomfret srngrng groups and the Dramatrc Socretys the Baaah releases hrs artrstrc talents through the photographrc medrum and hrs charactertrstrc pose wrth a Kodak wrll be long remembered by hrs frrends Pans France Prmgeron GEORGE DORLAND LANGDON -IR Buck Entered rn Thrrd Form Ionran Dorm Assrstant 50 Student Councrl 48 49 50 Jornt Commrttee 50 Football Squad 48 Letter 49 Hockey Squad 47 Letter 48 49 50 Baseball Squad 47 48 49 Letter 50 Numeral Hat Numerals Track ommrtte 4 Banner Nr ht Commrttee 49 Carnrval Commrttee 49 Student Vestry 49 50 Senror Warden 50 Ionran Secretary 48 Headwarter 49 50 Form Presrdent 48 49 Purves Scholarshrp 49 50 Cum Laude Socrety 49 George was one of the leaders of hrs form rn many varred frelds Twrce presrdent of hrs class he was not only a key frgure rn Pomfrets student government but also a stand out rn three varsrty sports and a varrety of extra currrcular actrvrtres Georges love of the school rs evrdent rn hrs contrrbutrons over a large held he was known as one who was wrllrng to work on commrttees and other worthy causes Salrsbury Connectrcut Harvard JAMES LINCOLN LOWERY JR a laaaaay Entered rn Second Form Achaean Chorr 46 49 Secretary 50 Glee Club 46 47 48 49 50 Tuck Shop Manager 49 50 Ponlefnzct Board 48 Assrstant Chapel Boy 48 Student Vestry 49 50 Lrbrary Commrttee 47 48 49 50 Butt Squad Presrdent 50 Entertarnment Commrttee 47 48 49 50 French Dramatrc Socrety 48 Vrce Presrdent 49 Darmatrc Socrety 47 48 49 50 Frrst Scholarshrp Prrze 46 47 Second Scholarshrp Prrze 48 49 50 Cum Laude Socrety 49 We wrll never forget the loquacrous jay everywhere anywhere all the trme any trme an rnexhaustrble supply of words He wrll spout on the slrghtest provocatron he would make a good senator As as srcle lrne jay also engages rn tennrs srngrng and readrng but perhaps only to grve hrm more subrects for conversatron Utrca New York Harvard IB ' ' , 'f . , ' .. . . , ', ' , , 1 I ' ' Z 1 r r l , . .V , , , , . V 1 V 9 v' .- , 1 1 ' ' ' ' , ' ' t 1 I I . , , , . A I 1 I l rl yt 2 I h l 2 , Q y , r S C e 99 g L , '50g Griffin board '50g Pontefract Board '48, 49g Chapel Boy 483 ' ,' , 1 9 , , , , , , . . . ' 1' , v . 2 , I7 l I ,I r l Q l y l 'rl , l 1' 1 , 1 I E 5 1 I , 1 I l , , , 1 . . 3 . . .' I ' 3 Q , 1 r y , . , Y, r . .I T y . , . . 1 . . . r A - 1 ,