Pomfret School - Griffin Yearbook (Pomfret, CT)

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VAN COURT LUCAS JR Luke Lowe Entered nn Fourth Form lonxan Dorm Assxstant 50 Ionian V1cePres1dent 49 Presxdent 50 Basketball Squad 49 Baseball Squad 48 49 50 Athletrc Councrl 50 Secretary Athletrc Assoclatnon 50 Headwalter 50 Luke dldn t waste any tnme when he came to Pomfret but entered rrght unto the swmg of school lnfe and soon became a valuable mem ber of many orgamzatlons Whlle he spent much of hrs trme nn such admnmstratrve jobs as the AA and headwaxter groups Luke was also a ood athlete and contrrbuted much to varsxty and league sports Hls number of friends durmg has stay at Pomfret Westport Connectlcut Mxddlebury JOHN ALBERT MUHLENBURG Mule Baron Entered ln Frfth Form Ioman Soccer Squad 50, Glee Club '50, Choxr '50 Wyomlssrng, Pennsylvaura Oberlm JOSEPH COWAN MCKINNEY Gm KXIVI Mack lrzrb Entered rn Sxxth Form Ioman Soccer Squad 50 Cholr 50 Glee Club 50 Photography Club 50 Pomfret would not have been the same without the red headed lnshman hrs mellow vorce and Londonderry blarney added qulte a tang to the Form Mack spent much of h1s tlme smgle scullmg at the Crew lake and earnmg his salt at the Chateau Toomey An expert rn the fleld of Anglo lrlsh relatrons he constantly expounded h1s vtews on that subyect but preferred to dle behind the wheel of a Brxtlsh sports car rather than on the field of battle Maghera Northern Ireland Trrmty College Dublm l 1 9 N , . . , 5 . . . . , ,A . I L D I , H, a 2 Q . , , . 5 ' . . ' quxet unruffled personalrty offended no one, and made hxm a large , . Q . , Q , Q , . - . . , . . , . , ,

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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 ,

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WILLIAM LINCOLN PAYSON, JR. Wee Will Weevil Squarra Entered in Fourth Form - Achaean Dorm Assistant '50g Football Letter '49g Baseball Squad '48g Numeral Hatg Banner Night Committee '49. Throughout Bill's sojourn at Pomfret he has displayed a continual interest in athletics, and his contributions to the league sports have been outstanding. Better known as 'Squassa' or 'Pays' lpronounced with a sibilant hissj, he has also taken an active part in other activities, and this year figured heavily in the rule of the fourth dorm. Above everything else, 'Pays' will best be recalled as the boy who could not remember to turn in his laundry on Saturday mornings. Cambridge Massachusetts Harvard ARTHUR GERALD PETTIT Gerry Gel Entered in Third Form Achaean Squash Champion 49 50 Crew Squad 47 48 49 Pontefract Board 49 50 Library Committee 47 48 49 50 Glee Club 49 50 Entering Pomfret in the fall of 1946 Gerry quickly settled into the pattern of school life Always a hard worker he proved himself an apt student and participated in a number of extra curricular activities One of Gerry s favorite pastimes was squash which he played excellently being school champ his pumor and senior years His complete self control and quiet humor should be valuable assets at Yale next year Rumson New Jersey Yale l li IVAN SERGE POUTIATINE Pooch Prmce Entered in Third Form Ionian Hockey Squad 48 49 50 Athletic Store Manager 50 Athletic Council 50 Headwaiter 50 French Dramatic Society 49 50 Secretary 50 Assistant Chapel Boy 48 Shop Key 49 50 Glee Club 49 50 Com munity Chorus 49 50 Choir 50 Ivans three most outstanding characteristics were his love for music his delight in the outdoors and the willpower he always displayed in doing his work conscientiously His management of the AA store has been efhcient as has his approach to his studies Besides his love of classical music and his enjoyment in singing he has taken great pleasure in playing tennis and hockey He is very much interested in the Held of engineering Loudonville New York Ya e 20 i ...I ,..' it sy, .,. -....- .. ts ivy, ,- v - y Y - ' i Q t - ...b - .. - . -yi 1 VA ,I -i, . -.. .- fl- i i as i - .. ,,. ..- V it li' . ,..-, ii - ' 1 1 Y , l