Pomfret School - Griffin Yearbook (Pomfret, CT)

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PETER REED RANSOM Pun Peecbz Poo Rann Entered rn Fourth Form Achaean Dorm Assrstant 50 Athletrc Councrl 50 Athletrc Assocratron Vrce Presrdent 50 Football Squad 47 Letter 48 49 Hockey Letter 48 49 50 Basbeall Squad 48 Letter 49 50 Captarn 50 Numeral Hat Numerals Mernorral Socrety 50 Pontefract Board 48 49 Carnrval Commrttee 50 Glee Club 49 50 Secretary 50 It was a sunny day for Pomfret athletrcs when Pete frrst stepped onto the campus rn 1947 Smce then hrs leadershrp and team play on the grrdrron on the rrnk and as captarn of the nrne have been consrs tently excellent Of? the held hrs skrll and finesse at the keyboard was surpassed only by hrs crafty manrpulatron of the card deck Almost unrvetsally popular Puss was also known for hrs mtense rnterest rn the school New Canaan Connectrcut Prrnceton PETER KEMBLE SIMONDS Pete Moon Lunar Entered rn Second Form Ionran Dorm Assrstant 50 Form Presrdent 46 47 Football Squad 46 Letter 48 49 Captarn 49 Hockey Squad 46 47 Letter 48 49 Baseball Squad 47 48 Numeral Hat Numerals Athletrc Councrl Athletrc Equrpment Manager 50 Track Meet Commrttee 49 Chapel Boy 48 Student Vestry 49 50 Pontefract Board 48 Dance Commrttee 50 Glee Club 49 From hrmself rn as captarn equrpment years and rally to the efhcrency Wrth whrch they were run Brooklrne Massachusetts Harvard the very begrnnrng Pete was a good athlete drstrngurshrng both Football and Hockey and thrs year he drd a fine job rn the former of the two sports Hrs work rn the athletrc rental store was one of the best robs done there rn recent hrs contrrbutrons to other school organrzatrons added mater I-IANSON SHALLCROSS REYNOLDS Hanny Moure Entered rn Second Form Ionran Dorm Assrstant 50 Student Councrl 49 50 jornt Commrttee 50 Football Squad 49 Basketball Squad 49 50 Numeral Hat Numerals Crew Squad 46 47 Frrst Boat 46 Pontefract Board 49 50 Sports Edrtor 50 Memorral Socrety 50 Carnrval Commrttee 49 50 Tuck Shop 49 50 Manager 50 Cheerleader 50 Gun Club 49 50 Chorr 46 47 50 Glee Club 49 NewYork Timer Concessron 50 Drarnatrc Assocratron 46 47 48 49 50 Prrncrpal The Happy journey Winter .ret Our Town In the past five years few students have contrrbuted more to Porn fret than Hanny One of the fathers of the new school constrtutron adopted thrs year hrs energy and enthusrasm have added rmmeasurably to Pomfrets student government Also outstandrng rn Drarnatrcs the lrttle mouse wrll long be famous for makrng love to the actress rn Our Town as well as for hrs contrrbutrons to league athletrcs Mount Vernon New York Harvard 21 1 7 - , , an ,r y ! !7 ! D , r ,, 3 Q! ' - , 1 I - - , , , , r, , , as , , v, , s, , , ,, 7 un r r rr ,,, , r K --.,... .- . !!7Y7 I - , . Y . - , y - , , . , . - 7 , ,, .4f. ., . ,,50, ,, , , 50, . .50, . ..49, v ,. ,- , . , , , . ,

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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

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EDWARD AUCHINCLOSS SPRAGLF Fmge Ne Entered rn Fourth Form Ionran Football Squad 45 Letter 49 Basketball Squad 49 Bank Commrttee 49 50 Engrnes Key 49 50 Dorm Assrstant 50 For three years the Froges pompadour and longrtudrnous feet have graced the grounds of Pomfret Durrng thrs perrod he has fer vently pursued varrous athletrc actrvrtres rangrng from sparkrng the Srxth Form Celtrcs to playrng roof baseball However rt was not on the held of play that he achreved hrs real fame but on that of hnancral endeavor where he helped manrpulate the campus trust company through rts frtst profrtable year Rrversrde Connectrcut Prrnceton DAVID GILBERT STEARNS Sfefllrl Clufrfn Entered rn Thrrd Form Ionran Dave more famrlrarly known as Goddo entered Pomfret rn 1946 and from that trme retamed for hrmself a consrstently good scholastrc record Hrs marn mterests were of a lrterary and musrcal nature but he also contrrbuted greatly towards many vrctotrous Ionran teams Of an energetrc and somewhat bellrcose nature he was by no means aloof from hrs fellow students and wrll be best remembered for hrs poetrcal genrus and humorous eccentrrcrtres New York New York Harvard WALTER LAMBERT WELLING Ben Gmlleu Entered rn Thrtd Form Ionran Football Manager 49 Athletrc Councrl 50 Glee Club 49 50 Lrbrarran 50 One of the most famrlrar srghts around Pomfret rs Bert Wellrng zoomrng down to breakfast on the patented Gnrllevr brke wrth ten seconds to go Two of the brg contrrbutrons of thrs denrzen of Upper 4 have been efhcrent reorganrzatron of the Glee Club lrbrary and the football managers dutres As a last warnrng all ye sane people beware of shutterbug Wellrng on the prowl wrth weapon rn hand' New Canaan Connectrcut Mrddlebury 22 . d 'Afii ' , 'Lf , ' Numeral Hatg Pmzlefrarl Board '48, '49g Choir '47, 485 Glee Club '50