Pomfret School - Griffin Yearbook (Pomfret, CT)

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ORGANIZATIONS IOBS-Soaking up the free time of almost all Pompfret students in the upper forms are school organizations. These take the form of jobs of various kinds. Some of them are absolutely vitalg all are important in the overall scheme of things. Students usually try out for these jobs their fourth form year, become assistants and then run the organization their senior year. Some people find fault with this arrangement, because time demands are so heavily concentrated upon old boys in the upper forms. lt is felt that others-second, third and new upper formers-should be given some chance to engage in the all-important experiences that these groups afford. HEADWAITERS Left to Right-Robb, Andrade C, Mary Cotter, Adams l. luhring, White. A. A. MANAGERS Left to Right -McCagg, Henry, luhring, Gardiner. MEMORIAL SOCIETY Left to Right- back: Henry, Mr. String- er, White, front: Polsby, Andrade C, Chase. One of the most interesting of jobs is the Memorial Society, Pomfret's main charity organization. The Memorial So- ciety puts on two fund-raising extravagan- zas, the annual Drive in February and the' Carnival in April, The Drive started forms suddenly made to put the Drive over Carnival was the best new concessions, and combined to make it A.A. equipment and store managers are thoroughbred workers whose training starts late their third form year, The gym is their baby and they make it behave. The mammoth job that they accomplished this year made them a key organization. slowly, but several up the early laxness its S500 goal. The ever. Good weather, an enlarged midway a success. The headwaiter system at Pomfret is one of the few school organizations that has not progressed noticeably in the last five years. Headwaiter elections are popu- larity contests. The giving of meals at the l-leadwaiters discretion has meant more often than not-favoritism and indiscre- tion. There is great value in waiting at tables, but the present system detracts from this. I3

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Pomfret's annual publication must be judged with its purpose in mind. We who have put the I95Z GRIFFIN together had some definite goals. These goals have shap- ed the nature of this book. We hope they also shape the nature of your appreciation. Various school organs constantly mirror life at Pomfret. The GRIFFIN is one of these school organs, recording our work, play, success, failure, all that we do at Pomfret. But the purpose of our book is not sim- ply to mirror a range of activity. We feel that an evaluation of our activity is neces- sary for our experiences to become worth- while. Evaluation of our life at Pornfret, as well as an account, is the objective' of this book. Our attempt to treat the year through the media of photography, graphic illus- tration and writing builds our evaluation. In formulating the I952 GRIFFIN we also asked ourselves questions such as the fol- lowing: -what makes a teacher of outstanding significance to a graduating class? -who are the people that make up the community we call Pomfret? -what plays and concerts have we pro- duced? -what have the Seniors done of value during their time at school? -how have we progressed in our classes, studies and in our intellectual growth? -at what jobs and in what organizations have we worked? -how have we conducted our athletic ac- tivity? Perhaps you will find answers to these questions in this book. -Rodman Davis I2 1952 GRIFFIN GRIFFIN STAFF Left to Right-Polsby, Davis, below: duPont, Robinson

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The Athletic Association has made great progress over this past year. At one point, the A.A. was plagued by silly meet- ings, incapable' officers and the existence of a little group, known as the Athletic Council, The Athletic Council, despite the fact that there was no reason for its exist- ence, used to do all the work. Now the A. A. holds informal, significant meetings, and the A.A. does the work, This is a big step in the right direction, we' feel. Under this new arrangement student employed committees have plan- ned the possibility of having regular cheer- leaders, a trophy case and new interim season activities. The Tuck Shop made money this year. How could it miss? Every recess and at five P. M. customers practically pounded its DOR M ASSISTA NTS Left to Right- back: Chase, duPont E, l-loward, Nelson, Robb, front: Davis, Burnham, Taylor l. Below, back: Lubin, Owen, Henry, front: Show Berisinger, Andrade C, Bartholet, Robinson. l4 - Q 3 X3 V L - ,....... ...... . ig 15' gt TUCK SHOP Left to Right- Lubin, Taylor dupont E. door down. That's good business. Shrewd managers also added a new machine to their money-making juggernaut. The coke machine, mov- ed outside of the Tuck Shop, had placed beside it a shiny new dispens- er full of orange drink and various milks. These made mints of money. especially during night study hall. This nocturnal swilling gave the Council material for heated discus- sion and aroused the facultyl but it kept us alive until breakfast and made money for Manager Taylor's monster monopoly. Another problem was bottles and wrappers, lots of them. Nooks and crannies of all dorms and buildings became waste-baskets. The Council passed rulings and twice the man- agers closed their shop, but the mess marched on. The Committee on Dormitory Life probed into wastebaskets and behind radiators for microbes and other foreign matter. They found plenty. l-lowever at all times the committee had the right mixture of a realistic attitude and serious standards. Especially under Paul .. 5 iss sw -3 A ENR? its TSX' kc, X t X