Taft School - Taft Annual Yearbook (Watertown, CT)

Text from Pages 1 - 168 of the 1944 volume:

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HORACE DUTTON TAFT Headmasfer of The Taff School PAUL FESSENDEN CRUIKSHANK CPIBFICS 826712 ' , ,, . 5 1 H I I ' W ' if N 'I ' ' 1 Y. ' Q' Nj, W 1 . .,V Q! 1 w , V Jrw: , was :V i N BEST P CTURE OE THE YEAR .4- -Q- Wm FACULTY 111 Tnltdqnnual AINDRI W DL NCAN MCINTOSH B A IN 41,1 111111111 1111 1 1 1111 11 LLL 42,11 1111 111111 111 184' 811111 11 KKK 1111, '111111 1 11111 11118111 11 1 1 11 11 1 S 1,1 111111 4 1 1111 11111 L11 1 1 1 L11 11 1 11L 1901 UIORGL R WILSCJB. 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The Taft Annual GFRAID NIILLIS IAGRANGE A B MA P111111111 111 11111111 lf Lflfl H1111 811111111 11111 111111111111 fl0Ill HlI11l1t0D 1n 1931 111 1 Ill 1 11111 1111 11111x11 1111111111 111 11111111111111c1 11111 pu 1p111111g 111111 It 111111111 1111 11 1111 11111111131 11111 w11S1ty f11otb111 S11 11111x111 1111 F1111111 11111 111 1xx1r11 8111111111 111 C11rn111 Im School f111 1 year 111111 1111111 1111111c1 It C111111111111 T1:1ch111 C11111:1,1 T11ug,11t one 5611' at the Darrow N11111111 1X1xx 11111111111 X H 'lfld 111111 51111 11 R11 Country Day School Came to f 11 PA I 1 IOVVITIANINOX B51 MA PhD IN gr111111t11 1 11 1 1 1 l l1111x1113, 1111 D111 111111 1 C11 1 X 1 1111111111 1 C 1 111111 11 1 1 111 11 1 1 1111 11 1 11 1 1 111 1 x1xf11un11111111 f 1 1 LI X111 1 1 1 I8 11 111111 C111 1 1 1 111111111 L111x11111x C1111c1,1 S1 I 1 H 1 18 5ClLI1Il1lL Nl 11 Nux fou1111111111 G11XLlI'1I111l1f 111111 IJ XX 1 1 1111111 L1 1 1111 C11111111 111 H11 Cl 111 1111111 xx 1 1111 1 ll 11111111 1111111111 111 19 r 11 K 11 1 QIXLL 1 11 1 111111113 11111 1 P11 D I1 11 111 tlx x 1 1 LL 1 ll 1111 811.1111 1111'1ry s11c1e1x 1n 19111 C11111 t11 1111 1 of 11 ROD1:R1C111iFFBF I1 BA 17111111111 111 11111111 If T11111 AC11161l1S Gf11L1 11111 from X 116 1n 1931 vsherc 111 111111 V 11111111111 1111111111111 11111 1111111111 11111 xx 18 1 11111111111 of PS1 U Tlu 1t 1 1 x1111 1 for txxo 31115 than 21 111111111 H gh 11 11111 four ,LITE of t11c111n 1 111111111111 C111111trx D15 Sc 1111 KEINNFTH C PARKER AB MA W6111 fto111 I'1,1.,1111r111111 SC1111111 md D11r111111 AC1L1LIT1Q to 1Nf111111151115 C1111111 gra11111t111g, IH 11111 X14 IS 1 11111111111 of P1 D11t1 lp111on 11111 131.111 Up1111111 A1111 a po1t1.,r.111u.1t1 c1111r11 If C11I111111w11 1111 111 MA 11952111 xx111t to 1111 Ll111NCI'SIfj of P8fl9 for 11111 ycar 11n 1 Dutton F11111xx1111p 11111111r1111p T1Ug,1lt 0111 yew It Topsfleld H1gh School IH Mais 'md n1ne years at Fr1en11s ACl11CI1ly III I11c1111 Valley L I befor1 commg to Tlft IH 1943 1944 , 1 1 f '1'11 -, xx'.1' ' D'1t11 l'1.'1 Il 1 1 '1'- ' 1 4 1 A 1 1 b11C .c1 . ,gfx fri 1 1131111 . 1 111 . 1. 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' '11 , 1 t M1 ij f 1' 111111-. C111111: 111 Taft in 19715 1 -' '11 f -1 ' g at l11Cc1- ' . ' ,Q 1' 1'Q 1 11. - X 1 . 1 W 2 .. ' , k . 1 'L . - 1 .1 .- ' A ' L . 1 1 ' ' '1 f . '1 . . 1 1 2 2 1 . 1 1 1 'z 1 , . . 1 . 111 11N Jhnund NRN B1 A1 MON! IINXHII R 1 K IS 1 111 1 s L WI 1 tl N? K I IOHN IDXX ARD 1x1NCN1'1l RX 11 A I 1 II1 I1 LI 1 1 1 L NDL111 1 'wa flu 111s 1 L11 D LL 111s uf S11 Mum 11111 Q1111111141 1 1 1111111 ll 1 CHARIISC CARMIN BA 111111112 1111111 1 1 111 111 11111111n1 1 IIILLIIIIL C 114 111 1 1.1 1 to 1111 N11 11 Rcscrwff 111111 1944 1 1 1 ' I I I f H11 ' 5 7 N 'Q 1 f, ., A,1'i. 1'1'1'p.11'c11 f111' c1111kj!L' alt R11111f11111. 'l'11'11 c11tc1'1-11 XX 111i11111s, 41L1'.l1ll1lf1Ilj.1 111 1114 XXX ' .1 1111111111 -1 111' C1111 PSI, Ll11L1 p1.1y1'11 171'1w11111.111 111 11.111, 1.1.14 11.11, A1111 'Ark fx1,I 111.1 11' 1, V. 1111 111111I. c1.1l1IL' 111 Taft 111 Ill-15, 1 f 1' ' 111' 1 V. , . - 111.1f1.v.1 '1. ., N11 ,'A11111.1t1- 111' 'llalfl 111 1942 .1111 11.1111111011 CQ11llcg1- 111 1136. VU1111- 111 1141111111111 11111111 1111 the 511111-1', 1l1lk'1iCy, t1'.11'k, 111111 11111119 1L.l1115, .11111 w.1s .1 1IK'IIl1WL'1' 171 Alpl. A 1 P111 1:I'1lfL'l'l11Y. 17111111 111 111 1913 w.1s .1iw11c1.11c11 with thc 1' use 13 E1-'1'11'111 M.11111f.1ct111'111g C.11. SHW11 1111 t11c 151111111 of 11 't '. ' . - LII. ' ' 1 -' 11' C1 111 19512 111 11713, Rct111'11c11 111 Taft 111 IV. G11 1 . 11 111 19-1- f1'11111 the l'111vc1's1ty of R11c11cstL-1' 111 1111- 1111 1 A -' 1 'CL L-1131 11. :ill 't11 Taft 111 'I.lI1l. 'y, 11111. C1111'1 '11 1 111 ' in 1:L'1'r' 1 j, 19-111. SHIP Taft J-lnnual MASTERS SERVING IN THE ARMED FORCES Cap? JesseA Hall ll Leonard R Sarge-nl L+ James P Logan U S A U S N U S N MfSg+ EdwunC Douglas Sql George Werrenrallw L+ Lwmqslorm Carroll Ems Wrlluam E Sullivan U S A U S A U S A U S N Sql Charles A Coll U S A Ens Frederuclc Burr U S N 1944 L+ Roberl C Adams U S N l I r f aaar gi. 'L me. s . , 'S ' wx?- . V ' ' . W- 2 . 4-155' w S 1 . 5551446-1: f if' - :gl :S X 4' Q? - , l ' V: ir , . . . . . ,, ,. 2, ails lin' lui! .xllllilfll IW!! fi ff N i Q fi Tm! Luz' 1 A F 'qmff tu f J fwiffl ' 2 5 Jr The Taft Annual Monitors 1944 I office from June 'ro February I office from February +0 June 194-4 The Taft Annual llsc Tall Annsml HARRIS WHITTEMORE ADAMS TFT Msddlebury Conn ss ff Alplsz A A Wh T arrsved aT TaTT Tresh Trom Andover To begsn hss TaTT career wsTh The acceleraTed sensors aT The begsnnsng oT The summer sessson l-lss lsvely personalsTy enabled hsm To TsT sn wsTh The TaTT way oT lsTe and To make many Trsends very eassly UnTsI Trasnsng sTarTed Tor TooTball he unscaslsngly made hss dasly vsssT To The Sensor l-louse oT whsch he was apposnTed To The commsTTee He ss known abouT school Tor hss qenerossTy and may always be seen expresssng hss vews sn The msdsT ol any dsscussson on Topscs oT nHT onal snTeresT l'ls broad vsew soosnT wsll enable hsm To be a qreaT success when he sTarTs To maxe hss way sn lsTe Pals Dance CommsTTee 44 Sensor Hou e CommsTTee 44 CurrenT Evens Club 44 VarssTy l:ooTball Squad 44 Army Club 44 I-AROLD ARMSTRONG ALLEN J TJ, ou e In Bo 2 SouTh Tacoma Wash Hz L A!f1!7J Stazzfmd From ouT oT The wsld and woolly WesT Two years ago There came To TaTT a Trsendy buT somewhaT gullsble Telow carrysng wsTh hsm no Talosc memorses OT Colver Parlc Hsgh School T-Tal has been acTsve a heTscs especsally s Trnws d occ ln Tseld oT exTra currscular acTsxsTses he na long been a member OT The Camera Club and hss ouT OT Tocus pscTures have won hsm C3 eaT Tame ln de ba sng he has been prom nenT malcsnq The VarssTv Team Thss year We all lcnow ThaT hss capTsvaTsng personalsTy wsll ad hsm greaTIy sn The many bsg deas whsch he wll puT over sn The real esTaTe bussness And so we bsd Tarewel To TaTT s Wsldeve lcnowsnq ThaT he wsll long be remembered a a gooo fellow by hss classmaTes Camera Club 43 44 Army Club 44 Upper School Debahng Club 44 VarssTy DebaTsng Team 44 1944 . 5 R I I I -Q l lf, I Yan' ,l U. S . . C. . - Vi . 1 . . . ti . I I . - ,V . . . 7 ' S ' ' : ' 7 I , s , r. s l R T x,, VL , , , fl 2 Yfmgs' .. - s in T ' , ' . ls C, s'3 an 2 , er. The I - - r 'sill . , s T S I y P - l sl l' . - T' , l . ' g , . I . . . . . I . . - lu ' I ' s . . S X I - s Trrft Jlrrnrrrrl PETER RANDOLPH BETTS TJ, VVaTer own Conn 74 In -l 611 Al ilu D II flllflllffi PeTe came To us Trom WaTerTown Tour years ago as The lowesT Torm oT lrTe aT school a lower mrd dle newboy dayboy Sr ce ThaT Tme he has rrsen sTeadrly Trnally aTTarnrng hrs goal a posrTron on The VarsrTy Hockey Team Hrs home has arways b en a drversron Trom Therr rouTrr'e Tor e 'laTT boys durrng The r Tree aTTernoons There was always Tood eTc Tor everybody and PeTe wel comed all He can oTTen be Tound rn The lrbrary or The upper school sTudy hall durrng nrs Tree perrods Talkrng over hrs TavorrTe subrecTs WaTer bury grrls BuT serrously PeTe rs a hard wor er and hrs conTrnual Trrendlrness has Tound hrm a greaT many Trrends here aT TaTT We wrll all mrss Thrs Tarrnarred son oT ConnecTrcuT buT we Teer sure ThaT DarTmouTh wrll proTrT by our loss Lower School Baseball 4l VarsrTy Hockey 43 44 VarsrTy Baseball 44 ALBERT RAYMOND BETTS Ill TFT 2376 Maorson Road CrncrnnaTr Ohro Re C15 Te Alibi 1 Tae Comrng To TaTT as a lvlrddler Thrs red head Trom CrrrcrnnaTr has succeeded rn esTablrshrng a real place Tor hrmselT rn The esTeem oT hrs classmaTes Though qureT and unassumrng Ray h had h hand rr many oT The school s acTrvrTres ArT Cur renT EvenTs and DebaTrng comprrsrng The bulk oT hrs rnTeresTs NoT To be overlooked rs hrs sub+le wrT so well drsplayed by hrs work as edrTor oT The Oracle Come Sprrng Ray can be seen swrngrng The clubs on The VarsrTy GoT squad and Thrs Fall he gave hrs all rncludrng Two uppers Tor The Alpha A eleven BeneaTh hrs mrld exTerror dwells a wealTh OT gerrerosrTy and a sprrrT oT cooperaTron whrch has won a greaT number oT lasTrng Trrend shrps Tor hrm Ray cannoT help buT succeed rn hrs nexT venTure Yale or The Navy DebaTrng Club 43 PresrdenT 44 Camera Club 42 43 Co PresrdenT 44 War STamp CommrTTee 44 CurrerrT EvenTs Club PresrdenT 44 Oracle 42 43 EdrTor 44 1044 l ll I HTC l l 'T r . 1 A f Y , ir' yr - - . 'n I . X . g, , e ' ' ' ' 'r Th I . T . . I In . . r . . . I- 'Q . . 1 d, lr 3 ' mir' 1. 'l ' ' , as is . I I . II II I V ' ' I' , . , , r . r , , . . l . . . r 1 . . . . - f llle Taft Annual DUDLEY FERRELL BLANCHARD U1 lvlanslleld Road NorTh l-laven Conn D11 3 3 eau Alpha Hue Dud s versaTuluTy IS obvious from a qunck glance aT hls many acT1vuTues The TacT ThaT he as a Three leTTer man awards whlch he has earned In TooTball hockey and Tennis belng Co CapTaln of The laTTer sporT and a lVIonlTor speaks Tor hrs ouTsTandlng characTer Add To Thus hrs presidency of The Gun Club and The leadershnp of The Dance Band and you IusT began To see whaT he has done Tor TaTT Duds abllnTy To pay any nnsTrumenT and any sporT well plus his good looks has made hrs Trnends envious of hrs power over The Tanrer sex LasT buT noT leasT lS has cheerful and Truendly personallTy Dud us headed Tor The Naval Axr Corps and laTer Yale and we say farewell To hum assured Thal he wlll make as superb a record IU The servlce ln college and laTer MonlTor 44 VarslTy FooTball Squad 42 43 VarsnTy l-lockey 43 44 Tennns Squad Gun Club 42 PresndenT 44 Dance OrchesTra 42 43 Leader 44 Camera Club 43 Concerl' OrchesTra 43 Upper School Common Room CommlTTee 44 Library Com muTTee 44 War Bond CommuTTee 44 Fall Dance CommuTTee 43 Chalrman Sprlng Dance CommrTTee 44 Orlocos 43 OuTung Club 42 ARTHUR DEAN BLISS Ul 50 Randolph Avenue WaTerbury Conn All 2 5 eva Ben I e ArT came To TaTT Trom Crosby l-lugh School rn WaTerbury To sTarT has upper mlddle year here He played club soccer club baskeTball welded a Tennis racleT durung The sprung Term l-le played The clarlnel ln The concerT orchesTra ar-d The saxo phone IH The dance band and even Though he ex celled IU music he ouTdud everyThlng an has acT ng nn boTh The BeTa club play and The lvlasque and Dagger school play ln The laTTer he Took The parT of The buTler ln The play Cha leys AunT Besrdes all This he was a sTudenT oT The TlrsT waTer AlThough he worked hard he was also Tull oT Tun on The corridor enTerlng unTo all The bull sessnons and rough houses We all know ArT will succeed IU llTe wrTh his True-ndly naTure and has abullTy To sTuck To has work Concerlr OrchesTra 43 44 Dance OrchesTra 44 ChemlsTry Club 44 Masque and Dagger SocneTy 44 IQ44 I. . J ' f -4 I l ' l 3 5 ll l yy . I I . . 5 .' . ' . '42, VarslTy l43, Co-capTaln '44: Glee Club '43: Choir '43: OcTeTl'43q SecreTary ,dl . T i ' . 1 v ' . I . - - 5 - Taft Annual PETER BRAYTON lFl l7O Lincoln Sfreef Englewood N J Suaflfly Bef: C Pefe has been wnlh us here af Taff for fhree years and ID fhaf fume he has made hrmself one of fhe mosf oulsfandung boys ID fhe school l-las mann exfra currncular acfuysfy durrnq 'rhe pasf fwlo years has been IU connec lon wufh fhe Annual As an upper muddler he was a heeler for fhe book and upon becomrrq a sensor he underfook fhe 'ob of Vuce Chairman Besides faking an acflve parf IU fhe school llfe he has done much fo add fo fhe spnrlf of fhe school and fo make lufe more enloy able far all Pefe was nof af all relucfanl fo fake adyanfage of fhe sensor smoklnq prlvrlege and he has gone ouf fo fhe house quufe offers fo push has quofa l-us good nafure has been an Influence on all hrs classmafes and fhe school wlll be losunq a flne fellow upon hls qraduaflon Camera Club 42 43 Currenfs Eyenfs Club 44 Vuce Chalrman of The Annual 44 WILLIAM HERMAN BRAYTON lFl l402 Wesf Wafer Sfreef Elmira N Y B1 I0 1 e Bell Cwmll V 5 One of fhe more sulenf members an fhe class of 44 rs Bull Brayfon Bul Blll seems fo bear ouf per fecfly The old aoaqe 'rhaf s lence as golden for he has corfrubu ed greafly fo hus school and class A a Mnddler he spenf fhe greafer parf quuefly making a place for himself up when fhe Upper Maddle rung of fhe clasped Bull was found as a leadung fhe Glee club and Ocfef Bull has al o of has :me fronf and ladder was member of confrubufed such as fhe he became Presrdenf of fhe Chemnsfry Cub whnch he qunded fo a successful year unful has qraduafnon To The Professor we hearfnly give our besf washes for a successful fufure much fo school life IH varxous GCllVl'l'I6S Debaflng Club and Orlocos This fall Ocfef 43 44 Chonr 43 44 Orlocos 43 Club 43 44 Chemusfry Club Presudenf 44 44 Debafunq Club 42 43 44 Glee Record Commnffee 44 P744 The A' 4 l ,3Ycn11'.r l W BYLII' . , . L. . I l . - I I 1 X . 1 . I 3 1 - - U .H!,.,,p- 5 ,img 1 1 I I -- . Q E . V A .' f . ' . S . I . +. . s . . . L. . . . I - - . . I . . I! 5 ll ' ' ' . , 1 . . . . . . . v I . - - ' I ' I I I ' ' ' If The T rl! Annual HENRY DAY BRIGHAM Jr IJI 930 Wesr Slreel Plllslleld Mass life' BH 1 Crllllllll I 4 Two years ago lhere came nnlo rhe halls ol Tall a quuel good loolung fellow wlrh a roolc of defer muna+ on and Innocence on hrs lace Day lmmed arely lhrew hnmsehf whole hearledly lnlo school lule and soon became a conslanl member of lhe honor roll as well as one ol mosl lrlced and re specled boy of hrs class For hrs elllorls Day was awarded The New Boy Ach evemenl Medal and was elecled a lvlonllor Anolher slde of hlm was broughl our when he asronushed rhe head masler and school ahlce wllh an exhlblllon of lnller bugging al lhe Fall Prom When February gradualron rolled around Jul was honored wnlh lhe hughesl award lhal one can acg re al Tall lhal ol being eecled l-lead Monrlor I-lead lvlonllor 44 lvlorwlor 43 Varslly l-loclsey Squad 43 Team 44 Presldenl Gamma Club 44 Senror Coar Commlllee 43 Papyrus Board 43 Fealure Edllor 44 Upper School Debahng Club 43 Vlce Presndenl 43 Presndenl 44 Press Club 44 Currenl' Evenls Cub 44 New Boy Prlze 43 Honorable Menllon Upper Schoo Essay Conresl 43 Dance Commlllee 44 Class Secrelary 44 Jlgger Shop Com 44 WILLIAM WILSON BROWN Jr IJI 2030 Beverly Drive Charlolle N C 1 ze 0 One! I li if 1.171111 emily 0 Nr ff? C of 111 Four years ago from lhe lhrlvrng melropolns ol Char olle Norlh Carollna lhere came a lrue Cor federale carryrng lhe name Bally From lhal llme on lhrs ambllnous genlleman has been one of lhe mosl lnvaluable members of lhe cass ol 44 S William was paid Vx lh lhe hrghesl lrlbule lhe class could beslow upon hum when he was elecled lvlonllor has senior year Bll has nor only mann lanned a hlgh scholasllc average bul has been on lhe VGFSITY lraclc leam lor Iwo years and on rhe soccer varsuly for a year The Colonel never has a spare momenl of lime I-le as a member of lhe Currenl Evenhs Club and IS chairman of lhe An a All Blly has done a splendid IO a Tall and we wash hum 'rhe same success al lhe Unnversuay of Norlh Carolina lvlonllor 44 Annual Board Sensor Edulor and Chalrman 44 Presndenl ol Bela Club 44 Secrelary of Press Club 44 Sprung Dance Comnnuflee 44 Upper School De baring Club 44 Varsuly Debahng Team 44 Currenl Evenls Club 44 Glee Club 43 44 Chorr 43 44 Soccer Squad 43 Varslly 44 Traclc Second Team 4I Varsnly 43 44 Chairman of War Bond Commlllee 44 Chemlslry Club 44 1944 n I P I ' f I . . . ' 1 I T r . fir, I' 2 wr.-..a ,' I 'elf' ' ' 'L . Y . . . - fs ' . ' I 1 - IV . T nr . rr T . . . - nf ' : 1 ' l ' I r ' 1 I ' . l ' - ' ' l , l 2 2 - 1 , . l I X B'lf' fl C I ,H Sir V21 -:ll .3 Yearcr Behr ' f fr . 111' J . . I I I '- ' l ' . ir . . .. . li ,. . ' a I l l I - nu l. in all, I I' lo I . , I I I ' - - I 4 I 3 r - . - . 7 , . , . . . . . . . . TWHQAHHUHI ALFRED PARKER BURROUGHS IF, Terrenos del Counfry Club Churubusco D F lvlexnco Al Ag1le Al Bllllfllhfkl Slam! uamnz Npzzy ln has four years al Tall' AI has made himself an Imporfanl record Thar wlll long be remembered A conslanl member of hls class commlfree durnng hus fourrh year he effechvely carried our hus many duhes as a monulor In befween rough houses wnfh Spurr and meehngs of lhe Secref Seven Al proved hus worrh as a member of fhe Papyrus Board Dramahcs Club Dance CommnH'ee was head cheerleader Varsnty Foolball Cenler and secretary of lhe Gammas Overshadownng rhus lane record was AI s consranf arlabulnly 'rhar made hum fhe besl loved member of lhe class H' as wnkh confudence of has success +ha+ wle warch Al g our from Tall fo Sranford Unnversufy and evenfu ally lhe Fneld Arhllery of lhe Unwfed Slales Army Monlror 44 Class Comml++ee 4I 42 43 Secrefary of Gamma Club 44 Head Cheerleader 44 Varsnry Foo+ball 44 Masque and Dagger 42 43 Papyrus Board 43 Ouhng Club 44 Dance Commnuree 44 Farhers Day Cornmuflee 44 lnrer Club Councal 44 EDWARD BUSHNELL III lJl Wnllnamsrown Mass Blllb 3 5 em r G 111.11111 lla: I It bZll6ffI 111rt1f11f4 11 Y eabzznlaw Ever snnce has arrival Bush has been dvshnguushed by a large reper+oIre of characlerzsilcs lull of fun sfuduous never downcasl' buf always cheerful a sorl of spark of lnce so +0 speak Has humor mnghf be classvfled IU a calegory of Hrs own for few fel lows have one luke hrs No one can Tell whal exhnbxf of humor wall come our nexl Bush achneved hus peak +hls year for pesudes belongrng To lhe chem Isrry club debahng club and every snngrng organ: zahon he was elecred a Monnror Thus was a posuhon he rlqhfly deserved for has qualulnes of leadership have been exhubaled many hmes Therefore we wush Bush a good book of pokes and The besl of uck In college and ID laler lnfe Monufor 44 Glee Club 42 43 44 Cholr 43 44 Orlocos 44 Wresflnng Squad 44 Track Squad 44 Jlgger Shop Commnuree 44 Farhers Day CommIHee 44 Chemusfry Club 44 All Srar Foolball 44 1944 A , 1 I Illl' 5 . , . . .. ., ,. . ., ,, I. , ,, .MU 1 1 1 1 , ,- ilcnzm I1 I . . . . 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Taft Annual FRANKLIN ARTHUR CAWLEY TF, IOO Norfh Sfreel' Waferfown Cgnn lzzzlf 4 Beau Alpha H111 ml Frank IS a quuef frlendly dulngenf sorf of fellow easy for anybody fo gef along wnfh He always has a smnle and a friendly word for fhose he meefs on lhe corrrdors ln hrs second and fhurd years he saw achon on fhe varsufy frack squad for whuch he earned has leffers l-le expecfs fo enfer Harvard Unlferssfy soon affer has graduafuon f he IS nof rnducfed Info 'rhe armed forces If he lS able fo go fo college before belng fnducfed l am sure fhaf we here af Taff wlll be proud of hum and fhaf once he as In fhe armed forces he wnll make a valuable man for any branch of fhe servrces We wash Frank fhe besf of good forfune and greaf deal of happnness an fhe years fo come Biology Club 44 Track Team 43 Squad 42 ROBERT LESLIE CLARKE QF, 68 Drake Road Scarsdale N Y B110 r Bfrbr Bon If iam Belz A 113 V I9 Bob one of fhe oufsfandung members of our class because of hls afhlefuc abnluy and scholasfrc sfandnng Alfhough new fo foofball Bob learned fasf and furned Info one of fhe greafesf fackles In fhe schools hrsfory Besrdes wrnnung has leffer In foofball and lrack he was a sure bef for fhe wresf Img Team unhl Jrhe docfor refused fo allow hrm fo parhcupafe Alfhough a member of a famous club The Secref Seven Boopers offen found fume fo dr ve 'rhe fracfor over hull and dale Wufh all hrs sferlung gualuhes we are sure fhaf Bob wll be a success In whafever he chooses fo do In lafer lzfe Lower School Debahng 4l 42 Upper School Debafung 43 44 Second Track Team 4I Track Team 42 43 Wresllung Second 42 43 Varsnfy 44 Seconds Foofball 42 Varslfy Foofball 43 Communnfy Chesl 43 44 lnfer Club Councrl 44 Secrefary of Befas 44 Dance Commlffee 44 Sensor House Commuffee 44 1944 J T-ll? 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I I I I Tall Annual HENRY LAMARCH CONNORS lFl 440 Easl Walnul Road Lake Foresl III Hmzlf 11611 Hzzj Izzrlv 5 Years A lm Nazy ll wrould be rmpossrble rn lhrs shorl space lo de scrrbe lhe many achvrhes lhal Hank has laken parl rn srnce he came lo Tall In whalever he dad erlher rn school or on lhe alhlehc held he always showed ablluly leadership and unllrlng ellorl He was a marnslay on lhe loolball leam 'rhrs year and co caplarn ol The hockey learn as well as berng presrdenl ol lhe Masque X1 Dagger Socrely chair man of lhe Annual and aclrve In many olher or ganvzahons l-le has always been al lhe lop ol hrs class socrally and hs scholaslrc work has been we as l was sayang l-lank has done a lol or lhe school So long l-lank you lake wrlh you lhe besl wrshes of every man 10 lhe class lvlonrlor 44 Class Commullee 42 43 Foolball Squad 4l Varsrly 42 43 Second Team Hockey 4I Squad 42 Varsrly 43 44 Co Caplaun 44 Track Squad 42 Board 42 Crrculalron Manager 43 Fall Dance Commullee 44 Charrman Senror Coal' Commrllee Glee Club 42 43 44 Orlocos 44 Annual Board 42 Currrcular Edrlor 43 Charrman 44 Masque and Dagger 43 Presrdenl 44 GORDON COOK JR lJl 526 Hnghbrook Avenue Pelham Manor N Y Mzmlef Gmdj Strmgler 2 Emu Al lm 1 cl e Two years ago lhere enlered ralher reluclanlly rnlo lhese halls ol learnrng a boy slrghlly bewrldered al' lhe rules and ways of prep school lrle afler a few blissful years an hugh school Durrng lhese lwo years however Gordy learned lo accepl lhe lle here al Tall lough as rl was and became well known and well liked by all nn lhe school l-lrs mosl unusual and un que achnevemenl here as an amazrng record ol qellrng a much ballered nose In lhe way ol rnosl lhrngs Al leasl rn lhe piano prl he remarns sale poundlng oul erlher class cal boogie as lhe occasuon requrres and lhose lrslen :ng 'ro hum requesl We hope lhal hrs slay rn Tall has benelrled hum and wrlh many wishes ol good luck we send hum onward Dance Orcheslra 43 44 Gun Club 43 Foolball Squad 44 Wresllrng Squad 43 Varsrly 44 Track Squad 44 IQ44 The ' H 'lf' fr ,rv rr I ,yvr ff v'- , Ill ' ' A , A f Varsily '43g S-ecrelary Ski Club '44g Secrelary l.owe-r School Debaling '4l7 Papyrus 'f , , ff , ,, ff 'L ll' 7 I P ' I 1 ' l , ' , ' I , 'A ' T or Thr Taft Annual DONALD STEVEN COONS TJ, 730 Park Avenue New York N Y Dwz 4 I eau Gamma Yae When Don came To TaTT Tour long years ago he was qunck To make a name Tor hImselT He has proved hImseIT a worThy debaTer and has also been a very ImporTanT supporTer oT The Masque and Dagger DramaTIc SocIeTy He has appeared In many plays here aT school and he has been elecTed sTage manager One can pass many pleasanT momenTs wITh hlm wITh any subIecT wholehearTedly accepTed Tor conversaTIon HIs helpung hand has been recognnzed by all who have encounTered hum AT presenT hrs desTInaTIon aTTer leavzng TaTT wIll be Yale and we know ThaT There he wIll easnly Take hIs rIghTTul place among hrs Tellow men Masque and Dagger 4I 42 43 44 STage Manager 43 44 Lower School DebaT Ing Club 4l 42 SecreTary 42 Upper School DebaTIng Club 43 44 VarsITy DebaTIng Team 44 Glee Club 42 43 44 Orlocos 43 44 OcTeT 44 Chour 43 44 CurrenT EvenTs Club 44 ASSISTGUT WresTlIng Manager 42 43 Chalrman oT Shop CommITTee 44 ROBERT THOMAS CROWLEY TJ, I5 PleasanT S reeT Bolrvar N Y B0 I 5 az Gamma U S Army LasT Tall There appeared In school a quIeT unas sumlng boy hauling Trom B luvar N Y Thus b y soon became well known on The second Tloor and Tlnally ThroughouT The whole school Tor The Tre mendous quanTITIes oT correspondence recelved He was showrng promsse oT bemg a leTTer man In TooTball when an Inlury prevenTed hrs playung buT Then undaunTed he coached an undeTeaTed LITTle GIanT TooTball Team Bob was very acTIve rn The Gee Club Ornocos and OcTeT and several Tumes aT vespers he subsTITuTed aT The organ We were very sorry To see Bob leave us aTTer The Tall Term Tor servnce buT we wrsh hum The besT oT luck and happuness In The Army and IH laTer lITe Glee Club 44 OcTeT 44 Onocos 44 FooTball Squad 44 Coach oT LITTle GIanT Fooball 44 I , I I I I I . . 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I I I I Thr Tall Jlnmml ALAN PARMALEE DANFORTH lFl 654 VarsuTy Road SouTh Orange N J A Ihzzzzzg Dnzk 2 Yearf Alpha 5 ale TaTT has had one oT :Ts mosT ouTsTandung years mn The aThleTnc Tneld Thus year and we can aTTrnbuTe no small share oT Thus success To Danny One OT The hardesT h1TTlng quarTerbaclcs The school has ever had and aT The same Tnme one oT The coolesT caTchers The plaTe has ever seen Al sTands head and shoulders above The resT oT The school ur' all respecTs spealcrng Tlgurahvely ThaT ss Tor hes so shorT ThaT :T has been noTuced ThaT all has gurls gusT canT help Tallnng all over hum Easlly one oT The mosT popular rn The class Danny has been glTTed wuTh a wonderTu sense oT humcr and an equally aTTracTnve personaluTy l-lowever :T as noT merely because oT These maTerlal asseTs buT prnmarnly because oT has abullTy To be Tops ln whaTever he enTers ThaT we expecT To see Danny a greaT suc cess wherever he goes Annual Board 44 Fall Dance CommuTTee 44 Army Club 43 CurrenT EvenTs Club 44 Treasurer Ouhng Cluo 44 War Bond CommuTTee 44 Vuce PresndenT Class BanqueT CommuTTee 44 FooTball Squad 42 VarsuTy 43 l-loclcey Squad 43 VarslTy 44 VarsnTy Baseball 43 CapTaun 44 Class Day CommlTTee WILLIAM LODEWYK de JAGER lFl 8 Crchard Place Bronxvulle N Y Dnlrbej Iljwg Dzmbmafz 11 L1 ze Batman 3 3 emi Bef: Colzmzbza IT was Three years ago ThaT Bull TlrsT made an en Trance To TaTT an Those squealfy shoes ThaT heralded The arruval oT one oT The ouTsTandung paTrloTs T ThaT1slandTorTress Java Slnce Then DuTchy ha made hlmselT ouTsTandung In our class and dear In our hearTs From The momenT OT has enTry BTII showed an apTnTude whuch Tar surpassed oThers Tor ThaT vocahon wuTh unlumuTed possubulnhes aero nauhcs Never a day passes buT ThaT a purrlng moTor sends TorTh :Ts message Trom The DuTch man: room ThaT a qreaT mind ns aT worlc summer hns specualTy IS auTomaTlc boaTs IH wunTer :Ts auTomaTlc 1ceboaTs and all year round :Ts model airplanes Truly one OT The mosT lulcable and colorTul Tellows IU The class DuTchman DeJager leaves TaTT wuTh TondesT wsshes oT The whole class Airplane Club 44 CurrenT Eve-nTs Club 44 N44 I , i ' I I l , , . . 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Taft Annual ROGER HENRY DICKINSON Jr I9 ToreT oad WesT I-IarTTord Conn S I7 2 5 em Bef: 134111111 1 fb Skip came To TaTT Two yewrs ago and since Then has been almmg Towards D TmouTh On The play rn Trelds Skvp has won has leTTer boTh years berng a valuable asseT To The soccer Team Al Tough ne usnT an honor roll boy he has man aged To keep humselT ouT o sTudy hall excepT when he goT caughT gracrng varrous Illegal bull sessuons on The senlor corl dor Skp has also s own hlmselT To be noT only popular buT Tale-nTed slnce he lS a marnsTay oT The Papyrus buslness board and a capable manager oT The Glee Club I-le has hown h gualrhes oT leadershp a a sTern mem ber oT The Sensor l-louse Commnllree When Skrp eaves Tor DarTmouTh we are gornq To mnss hum Manager oT Crlee Club 44 P pyrus Business Board 44 STage Crew 44 Sensor House Comm1TTee 44 Ouhng Club FRANK ANSELL DRISCOLL IFI I8 Belmor'T Cnrcle TrenTon New Jersey 1 171,616 len elf nd e 1 Bda II elim III Frank one oT The orugunals oT The Class oT l944 came To These lvled Walls as an envoy oT Tren Ton New Jersey I-Ie lmmeduaTely sTarTed ouT showmg us ThaT TrenTons TavorlTe son was a hockey player oT renown making The Team has Lower Middle year Besndes Thus he holds a posmon on The varslTy golT Team ATTer almosT gorng To The Army Thrs summer he reTurned To a place oT prominence ID The Order oT The SecreT Seven oT The Second Floor Besides havlng a Talrly respec Table scholashc average his help To hrs Trends rn Broogy has garned many a zero I-I loss I sure wal be The Army s gam Good luck Fearless Second Team Hockey 4I Squad 42 Vars1Ty I-Iockey 43 44 Golf Squad 41 42 VarsuTy GOIT 43 Ouhng Club 43 Gun Club 43 44 Jlgger Shop CommrTTee 44 Buslness Board oT Papyrus 42 44 Lower Scnool Debahng Club 4l CurrenT EvenTs Club 44 All Club FooTbaIl Team 44 Camera Club 4l 42 IQ44 The I T' , . 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I I I I I I T' Y T T :ll Jlnmml Wresllung Squad 43 44 Track Souad STEVENSON LOUIS EDWARDS IF, 394 Lakeland Avenue Grosse Poml Mlchugan Ieze Bee 111 2 I eau Bef: UIIIIEIJIIJ 11 Vlfglllld Bug Sleve llrsl came lo Tall IH lhe lall ol 43 AI lhough he drd nol make Cum Laude he was elecled lo lhe Upper School Sludy l-lall Socuely T al sprung he ran oll lllly pounds gelllng down lo a hundred and nnnely bul lhal was enough lo make hum an assel lo lhe loolball and wreslllng learn ln has sensor year ln hos spare lame he he ned keep lhe Pap oul ol lhe red by being a mann slay on lhe business board l-le also played an rm porlanl pal In many smokers lnves belnq lhe Chairman ol lhe Sensor l-louse Commlllee Few bull sessxons were held on lhe lhrrd floor wulhoul lhe Edwards lheory lhal all women have good polnls l-le and Mr Fenlon havenl qulle decided on a parlncular college yel bul Sleve as lhunkmg ol Yale 43 Varsnly Foolball 43 Papyrus Board 43 Chanrman Senlor House Commullee DAVID WARREN ELLIOTT lJl R No 6 Box Lockand Amberly Ohno Duc U 111141 Se C 11111111 U1111e1l1t3 0 C111111111fzl1 Two years ago from lhe healhs ol Cnnclnnall came a lall de-rnure-looking lad orlnglng along wnlh hlm lhe unconvenllonal ways ol hms home lown On any ralny allernoon Dave and a lew olher ardenl chemusls could be lound an lhe obscure cor ners ol lhe Chennrslry laboralorf mrx rg varuous ex ploszve concoclmons wllh lhe permns non ol M Lovell Jannlson ol course Woos s alhleluc abllnlue were dssplayed nol only by hls lmporlanl posaluon on lhe Gamma Soccer leam bul also by has regular IOO yard dashes lo lhe drnurg room every mornlng We are sure lnal al lhe Unlversulf ol Crnclnnalu nexl year Dave will have as much success as he has had here durlng lhe lwo shorl years he has been wulh us Upper School Debalung Club 44 Camera Club 44 Chemuslry Club 44 Currenl Evenls Club 44 Glee Club 44 194 Thr f 1 ' MS ,yf' rf fy HT ,kv f H' L . ll - . . .ll h v - 1 . v - I! . . . . l . l R. . . l 36, V 1 , , ' S, L ljfyll 'll5!l'1ly ll by L- .. 2 7 ,Al L , .- Mg . T' DS. ri . T I l- -X The T ll! Jlnnual VarsuTy BaslceTball 44 Glee CONRAD GERALD FLEISHER IF, 2II Woodbury Road WaTerTown Conn Cnume 4 5 eau Beta Way b ck ID I94O Conme Flelsher sTepped across The sTreeT and enTered TaTT School Snnce ThaT Tme Connue has parTucupaTed ID abouT every Teasuble acTnvlTy golT musuc and phoTog raphy among hls TavorlTes Even money To prunT Thus Annual was scraped TogeTher by hls able worlc as Busuness Manager Typical oT hns hospnTaluTy was Connues parTy which became a vlTal lunlc To The Summer Dance whlle has generosuTy combined wnTh huge Tood shnpmenTs Trom home helped To Teed many a hungry sTomach on The corridor WheTher Tallcsng To Trnends smolung aT The Senxor House or despaTchnng Annual heelers Connie as always good company and wherever he as headed Tor Y le or The Navy he wall surely conT1nue hrs Tune record HENRY COURTNEY FENN Jr UT 67 Mar1sTleld STreeT New Haven Conn Com! I 1 a Alplvz U S Ivzzj When The school reassembled las+ Tall Tnere ap peared among us a l1TTle halo Tloahng over The angeluc counTenance oT ThaT lewd Trom San Fran clsco CourT Penn Thus deluslon was shorT layed Though Tor :T dldnT Take CourT long To Trans Torm has corridor lnTo consTanT bedlam wuTh hs mlschlevou pranlcs Excellng In many Tle ds he IS besT known Tor hs ouTsTandnng prowess and ablluTy as leTT guard on The baslceTball Team When The season was over however he reTurned To has Tav orle haunTs he mor house where he was TreguenTly seen dreamuly conTemplaTung a scenTed leTTer Trom has TavorlTe Gen: And so we ll remem er CourT a swel guy whom we are sure success will Tollow ThroughouT luTe Club 44 Orlocos 44 Chour 44 Buslness Manager oT The Annual 44 ConcerT OrchesTra 4I 42 43 44 Camera u 4I 42 43 44 Vice PresrdenT 44 P1 Torlal 4l OuTlng Club 4I 42 4 Army Club 43 Golf Squad 43 Gun Club 43 44 Glee Club 44 CurrenT EvenTs Club 44 ChemusTry Club 44 194 , I I I , J 1 , . ,. ,er ,L T -v ' I . . . . 3 . . 1. . ., . s . 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E II 'll .4 .I . . ,ra l T CIb','.'.',-' ' T:'CAT: ' ','.'4: 1 ' ' - Tlll T lll sfllllllldl ROBERT LANGDON FOREMAN Ill TFT 200 WesT Paces Perry Road ATlanTa Georgla Bob Aflaum 3 'I eau Gamma Nazg If I2 The ATlanTa Kld a Trequenl' VISlTOF To The honor roll has dlshngulshed hlmself as a co leader oT The besT school dance band heard around These parTs recenTly as chleT e'ecTrlclan of The sTage crew as a malnsTay oT The Gammas ln TooTball Tor Three years Bob has also done hls share of work Tor boTh summer and Tall dance commlTTees noT To menTlon hls aTTlllaTlons wlTh The Pap and varuous slnglng OFQGFIIZGTIOUS Bob enTers V I2 upon graduahon ln February and The class knows :T IS loslng boTh a good man and :Ts lasT chance Tor an lnTroducTlon To some oT Those beauTlTul glrls he clalms To know so well Corrldor lvlonlTor 44 Papyrus News Board 43 44 Makeup EdlTor 43 Press Club 44 Dance OrchesTra 43 44 PresldenT 44 Classlcal OrchesTra 42 43 44 Glee Club 43 44 Cholr 43 CurrenT EvenTs Club 44 Masque and Dagger 43 44 Chlel: ElecTrlclan 44 Summer and Fall Dance CommlTTees 44 Llbrary CommlTTee 44 Class OraTor 44 ARTHUR THEODORE GARFUNKEL TJ, 7lI FlTTh Avenue New York ClTy ll G ll llmkel Ymoler Az 3 1 eau Benz H L1 e Ever slnce ArT came To us Trom The blg clTy he has made hlmself popular wlTh boys and masTers allke l-lls humorous saylngs and sarcashc wlTTl clsms can be heard almosT any Tlme ID The day or nlghT on The corrldor Besldes belng a consclen Tlous sTudenT ScooTer was The malnsTay of The Bea A llne and helped hs Team To wln e league Thls wlnTer GGFT was on The varslTy baskelrball souad and The sprung wall see ArT gam bollng on The Turf ln The sporT he loves besT baseball lT IS saTe To say ThaT ArTs ever presenT humor and generoslTy wll be mlssed when he leaves us Tor Yale We are sure he wlll be a success ID lvhaTever Tleld he chooses and wTh all our hearTs we wlsh hlrn good luck Junlor VarslTy BaskeTball Team 44 CurrenT EvenTs CTUD 44 Lower School Debahng Club 42 Upper School Debahng Club 44 Lower School Baseball Team 42 Class Day CommlTTee 44 194-.1 I I I I I . 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I . . . . l T I I l n , . . . . l f ff T710 Tall Annual BENJAMIN EDWARD GAYNES J TFT 270 Park Avenue New York CuTy Ill rf bill Al lu I d e Comnng Trom The meTropolus oT New York Ben lmmeduaTely adyusTed hnmselT To The llTe of The school Hns ready smule love oT rough housmg and Trlendly dnsposlhon soon won hum many Trlends Ben promlnenT an aThleTlcs conTrlbuTed much an sporTsmanshlp and amusemenT IU all phys :cal endeavours He was a member oT The Glee Club CurrenT EvenTs club and The Papyrus Board Has lusT Tor wanderlng and skung ID The wlnTer was saTvsTled by has membershlp IH The OuTung Club Ben maanTauned a Tsrm scnolasTuc average aT TaTT as he wall undoubTedly do aT college When Ben leaves TaTT and enTers Yale Yale will proT1T by TaTT s loss We wall all mrss Ben when he goes buT we wash ham The besT oT luck an The TuTure Annual Board 44 Papyrus New Board 44 FaThers Day CommuTTee 44 OuTrng Club 44 Glee Club 43 44 Soccer Squad 44 CurrenT EvenTs Club 44 ARTHUR HERBERT GOSSELIN Jr TFT I7 HoTchksss STreeT New Haven Conn run 11 as e All 1 ll eslej 111 Four long years ago There came To The TaTT School from down nn New Haven a shy lnTTle boy whose name was ArT or Goose ln hrs TursT year aT The school he made boTh The varsuTy soccer and Track Teams and has been on These ever since Durung The summer Term Thus year ArT was a member OT The Order of The SecreT Seven oT The second Tloor He has had a Tanrly good scholasT1c average ance comnng To TaTT Ar hopes To be able To go To Wesleyan buT as :T sTands now :T looks as Though The Army may geT ham TrrsT However no maTTer where he goes he should do wlell so we say good luck To you ArT wherever you may go VarsuTy Soccer 4I 42 CapTann 44 VarsnTy Track 4l 42 Cheerleader 44 Buology Club 43 Chairman FaThers Day CommlTTee 44 Ouhng Club 44 Class Comm1TTee 4l Track STudenT Tranner 43 Class GITT CommuTTee 44 Jagger Shop CommuTTee 44 Sensor House CommnTTee 44 TAA 44 19 , , 1 I 1 , r. jug, B vi V 2 TYLAIIII' pal 'I Q V H . 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Chesler New York Unk Lune 2 Y eau Bet: Pznnetmz lru Duck s lwo years al school he has made an en vuable record As a corrudor monufor he has done an excellenl Iob He has also dushnquushed humself by beunq sporls edulor of The Tafl Papyrus Hus exlra currucular aclavulues whuch h has n lered Info en+husIaslIcally range from Debahnq lo Bul Sessuons and Include The Glee Club and Chernus+ry Club Allhouqh nol a 'rhree leller man Duck has found a qreal deal of pleasure on lhe play nq uelds of Tall In Foolbalu Hockey and Baseball Hus sense of humor has made hum one of 'rhe besu' lukecl boys un lhe class We wush hum Jrhe loesl of luck In whaleyer lhe fulure brungs Corrudor Monulor 44 Sprung Dance Cornmullee Papyrus News Board 42 43 Sporls Edufor 44 Upper School Deoalunq Club 43 44 Glee Club 44 Chemuslry Club 44 Senuor House Commullee 44 Jugger Shop Commullee 44 Falhers Day Commuflee 44 DAVID TAYLOR GUERNSEY lFl 26 Jones Slrreel New York Culy 111 Daze 9 Hem Alpha 5 cz e Agaun and wulh reluclance Tall buds farewell +o anolher Guernsey ln hus lhree years al Tall Dave has excelled In hus sludues and was awarded mem bershup 'Io lhe Cum Laude Socuely Thus year he Caplauned a fune hockey learn and played lhe num ber four back posuluon on The undefealed fool ball 'ream Because of hus oralorucal and scholas +uc abuluhes Dave was chosen +o head Jrhe Com mumly Chesl Commullee whuch raused over a lhousand dollars lhus sellung for Tall a new hugh ll can easuly be saud of Dave lhal no maller wha+ he under+akes ne accornplushes wulh enlhusuasm heerfulness and a splendud spurul of cooperalruon lvlonulor 44 Class Commullee 42 43 Johnson New Boy Pruze 42 Foolball Squad 42 Varsuly 43 Hockey Squad 42 Varsufy 43 44 Co Caplaun 44 Track Squad 42 43 Chaurman of Cap and Gown Connmullee 44 Cornmunuly Cheslr Commuflee 42 43 Chaurman 44 Papyrus Busuness Board 42 43 Busuness Manager 44 VIce Presudenl of Alphas 44 Chemuslry Club 44 Fall Dance Commullee 43 Glee Club 42 Oulung Club 43 lnler Club Councul 44 19 I I I I I I I I I I. 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An Cazpx T s has been Els fnrsT year aT Taff buf TH has shorf Tume he has been successful un makvng a promlnenf place for humself an The Sensor class l-lanlung from down Scarsdale way where he had made an ouTsTandang record EllloTT has made an equally good record here aT Taff aThleTlcally and scholasfscally During The long summer monfhs he made hnmself a place on The varsufy sofT ball Team and Thus fall has shown himself To be a mayor ThreaT aT Tackle on The champlonshnp BeTa foofball Team alfhough he could always be seen on The long hlke To The senuor house Thus fall he has also 'owned The Debahng Club Chour and Glee club and has proved himself To be un general a very valuable member of The Sensor class T fT wlll mnss hm buf we know wherever he goes Yale or The Navy he wnll be as successful as he has been here Cvlee Club 44 Cholr 44 DebaTung 44 All League FooTbal 44 RUSSELL STUART HUME Jr IJ, I6O Henry STreeT Brooklyn New York S111 Monk 3 1 eau Gfwzma Broun Through The sTaTely porfals of TafT some Three years ago There advanced The flgure of one STuarT l-lume E ch fall Sfu has been on he soccer Team wnTh regularufy and when an y blasf has swepf The field oufslcle we have found STu snug and warm unslde managing The wres Tlnng Team wlfh abnlufy Forever presenf af all feeds forever frequenffng The Senlor l-louse when he remembered The key forever ready To exfol The charms of Thaf cerTaln plcfure of femlnune lovelness and charm Barbara S wall ea e behind hum only The warmesT good feelungs among has classmafes and The fnrm be :ef ThaT he wall be followed ThroughouT lnfe by success Manager Wresflnng 44 Assnsfanf Manager 43 OuTung Club 44 Papyrus News Board 42 Senlor l-louse CommuTTee Track Souad 42 3 1944 l , I 1 1 ' n lil 1 Year L hi ., . 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I T ,A n r I 1 ' - Tall Jlnnufrl JOHN HAUCK JACOBS lJl R R IO Box 2 CrncrnnaTr Ohro :Le Long 0111 S 1 earr Gamwz 1 a e Never a more ardenT Ohroan has come from The mofher of Presrdenfs All srx feel' and seven rnches of Jakes graceful form are a famrlrar srghf To all Taff sTudenTs As golf capTarn he ofTen doubles when needed as a drrecfron flag and on The swrfchboard hrs perfecf drclron and ap proprraTe chorce of Lafrn quoTaTrons rs a roy To The sorely Trred hearf of Mr Fenfon Long John s rnfrrnsrc worfh was lafenf unTrl he felT rf hrs socral duTy To rmparT To some of The benrghTed Upper Mrds a brT of hrs rmmense knowledge a un homme du monde As an Upper Mrddle Corrrdor lx'lonrTor Jake won The respecT of hrs own class and ThaT of The Upper Mrds makrng all of us sure of hrs fuTure success aT Yale and rn The world aT large Lower School Debafrng Club 4I Papyrus News Board 4I 42 43 Glee Club 41 Oracle Board 42 Golf Squad 4l Golf Team 42 43 Capfarn 43 LAWRENCE LeVALLE JONES III QF, Hampshrre House l5O CenTral Park SouTh New York CrTy Laffy 4 5 e 15 Alplvz 'I a e Larry rs one of The few senrors who has been aT TafT for four years Durrng ThaT Trme he has made many Tr ends kepT a hrgh average and become one of The BTO s of The class has no proved hmself To be one of The foremosf aThleTes buT he has been rndrspensrbe on many of The Alpha Teams Posse sed wrTh a wonderful sense of humor a sponTaneous wrT and an a9rlrTy To be qurTe sarcasTrc aT Trmes Larrys good naTure has shown up ofTen durrng hrs many years here From The burlesqurng rn The Tower To roughhousrng rn The new burldrng Larry has had an acTrve and some 1vhaT famous career Larry s arrnrabrlrTy should carry hrm far and we all wrsn hrm The besT of luck rn The Navy Lower School Debafrng 4I Camera Club 44 Gun Club 43 44 OuTrng Club 43 44 Currenl' EvenTs Club 44 FaThers Day Commrffee 4l I V l 23 A . . .V . ,BZ H - . .l . . 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IQ44 The Taft Annual SANFORD BULL KAYNOR IFI I68 Buck noham STreeT WaTerbury Conn 111 71 lei s 4 Alflfvl fl L Sandy s Tour years aT TaTT have proved a success boTh aThleTncally and academically Excelmg boTh branches OT school lnTe and beung a Tavor1Te among has classmaTes IT was only rlghT when Bull was e'ecTed To The poslhon oT monuTor In The way oT sporTs Sandy could be summed up as bemg versaTrle A varslTy leTTer man Tor Two years In wresTlung and Track he had The honor oT berng The only undeTeaTed member oT The I943 wresTIung Team Bull also had The drsTlncTuon OT earning has leTTer ln TooTball dolng a Tcne 'ob ln The backheld Sandys greaT leadership has won hum The ad mnrahon oT boTh The sTudenT body and The TaculTy TaTT wall so ely mlss hum I-Iowever knowxng he wll do an excellenT 'ob wherever he may go we bd hum a Tond ad eu MonuTor 44 Vlce PresldenT oT The TAA 44 Annual Board 44 Fall Dance Com mnTTee 44 Pap-yrus Board 42 Camera Club 40 4l 43 CurrenT EvenTs Club 44 43 Choir 43 Army Club 44 Charrman oT The War Bond CommlTTee 44 Track Squad 44 VarslTy 43 FooTball Squad 43 VarslTy 44 WresTllng Squad 42 VarsnTy 43 WILLIAM AUSTIN KING IFI 400 EasT 52nd STreeT New York CTy 1 It B1 I cel Gzzfanz B411 U S' IX The FleeT CapTann came To us Two years ago Since Then Through has cheerTul muen and good personaluTy he has made many ever lashng Trnends AT ough T always on The h nor all Bll proved hlmselT To be capable as our sTar soccer player on The TursT Team I-Ins aThleTlc career has been sTreTched To boTh sades oT The prcTure as he was also one oT our ouTsTandnnq cheer leaders Thus year and Through hrs clever skull was responslble Tor The Tamous I944 yell In oTher phases oT school lnTe The CapTann was also a clever orng unaTor I-Iss Ideas and dnscussuons on The Tanrer sex were oTTen heard and Treasured among cor rudor assoclaTlons As Brll goes mTo The navy on leavnng TaTT all oT hrs many Trends loan IH a d wish hvm The besT oT luck and all The success IU The world Vars1Ty Soccer 44 Cheerleader 44 Glee Club 44 Tn. ffm sua,-.. .. Y ff ' ' . I' in I ' I . Glee Club' '4I, 42: Summer Orlocos '43: Biology Club '44: DebaTing Club '4I, '42I I I I, '44. ' I I I I lI 'llV. ' Tl. 711 , It ' 2 Ymrr fr Ih ho o r , I has . I . . . . n The T :ft Jlnnual LEE PAUL KLINGENSTEIN TFT lI2O Parlc Avenue New Yorlc CrTy lx wg lx ml mguz 114114 4 Prim efmz In The begrnnrng Lee had The sTolrdrTy The srlence The rnconsprcuousness and The Torm oT a Trre plug BuT Trom The Tame oT The TrrsT sh ny new nrneTy aver age Lee lcepT on pluggrng no oTTense lrTTle Chum unTrl he en erged an experT rn drverse Trelds A brarn he amassed an envrable scholasTrc record a warbler he alTernaTely maddened has roomrnaTe and enrapTured lvlr Morgan Through Chorr and Glee Club wrrTer and oraTor he wrelded a rare cornbrnaTron oT Tluency and humor on The Papyrus an n ebaTrnq Club he has a een mrnd a perseverrng naTure and a sTrong sense oT humo rnose should be suTTrcrenT Tor PrrnceTon and To The TuTure Glee Club 43 44 DebaTrng Club 43 44 Chorr 44 CurrenT EvenTs Club 44 DELANO W LADD TFT 757 We T 8Th STreeT PlarnTreld New Jersey De! Dale ll! 9 5 e u Bef: 3 L lTs a preTTy bug order To Try To Tell abouT The Tel low Del In hrs Three years aT TaTT Del has achreved success rn every Treld excusrng scholarshrp Del s success and eTTecTrveness on The Upper Mrddle Class CommrTTee has been surpassed only by hrs leadershrp oT The school as l-lead MonrTor In aThleTrcs Del s abrlrTy was shown by hrs holdrng The presrdency oT The TAA hrs capTarncy oT The baskeTball Team and hrs ouTsTandrng perTormance on The undeTeaTed TooTball Team The baseball Team wrll acuTely Teel The loss OT Del Thrs sprrng Havrnq achreved such success aT TaTT Del wrll surely surmounT The many obsTacles oT lrTe and go on To greaTer success rn The years To come Head lv1onrTor 44 PresrdenT oT TAA 44 PresrdenT oT The BeTa Club 44 Class CommrTTee 42 43 PresrdenT lnTer Club Councrl 44 FooTball Squad 43 VarsrTy 44 Charrman Summer Dance 44 Fall Dance CommrTTee 44 Basl4eTball Squad 42 VarsrTy 43 44 Co CapTarn 44 Baseball Squad 42 VarsrTy 43 Glee Club 42 Charrman Class Day CommrTTee 44 SecreTary CurrenT EvenTs Club 44 CommunrTy ChesT CommrTTee 43 44 Jrgger Shop CommrTTee 44 OuTrng Club 44 War Bond CommrTTee 44 194-1 2 f T 'I' KI, 'I' K!' 411 Il' 1'A' 2 Yerzrxf Bd.: .- ll l Ml. . l d E. 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I 'al' f ROBERT FAIRR LEWIS IJI Tlllt fAIIIIUdI Track Squad 44 ChemlsTry Club 44 Club 44 GUSTAV LAUB Jr IJ, I9 DanTe Avenue LarchmonT New York U11 ffl Bela zenl 171141106 0 lubzmlog Gus allas The Tank arrlyed aT laTT Three years ago ln a blaze oT glory WhaT blaze7 I-le halls Trom LarchmonT and lf you llTT an lngu rlng eye brow ln wondermenT he l' say I-lavenT you heard oT The LarchmonT YachT Club7 DonT answer N IIS dangerous Hls exTra currlcular ac IIVIIIGS are varled ranglng Trom The Army Club To The ChemlsTry and oun Clubs Guss average has always been credlTable ln TacT by a llTTle applled eTTorT he wenT Trom a lvllddler To a Senlor lasT summer Try lT some Tlme IT IS go g T be a llTIle hard loslng Gus buT we all now hell be a large and worThy addlTon To The armed Torces And o we bld good bye To The Tank and wlsh hlm all our luck ID years To come Gun Club 44 WresTllng Squad 44 Army 34 STanwood Road SwampscoTT Mass B0 Leu Lnfm Alph 1 1I1JJ'J'dt'l7ll.I6ffJ' Ifzrtzlnle 0 Technology DGSDIIS The TacT ThaT he came To TaTT Trom The Thrlvlng meTropolls oT SwampscoTT Mass Bob has become a popular member of hls class I-l h s demonsTraTed hls aThleTlc Gblllly as a membel cT The Alpha A League soccer Team The A League hockey Team and The VGFSIIY baseball Team AcTlve Too lr' The Tleld oT muslc Bob has played The drum ln The FooTball Band as well as The Tym panl ln The Classlcal OrchesTra However lT IS on The corrldor ThaT he has realy enTered lnTo The soclal Ilfe oT The school He IS always ready Tor a Trlendly game oT ball or a roughhouse and has Tully absorbed The Splfll oT The bull sesslon Bob IS enTerlng The Navy as a Tlylng cadeT ln June IT he enTers IHIO mlllTray SGFVICQ wlTh The same enTl lusl asm whlch he has shown durlng hls one shorT year here aT WaTerTown he IS cerTaln To succeed ConcerT OrchesTra 44 Dance OrchesTra 44 1944 FooTball Band 44 Va Slly Ba eoall 44 l , I The ' I ' , . 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' . , ' F I ' Thr Tall Annual JEROME HALSTEAD LOGAN TFT l-lamulTon Avenue WaTerTown Conn 5 Y e :J Alpha 1 le Wherever he has urned hxs hand J r has a ways come ouT on Top oT The heap You could puck an unsTrumenT any 1nsTrumenT and The chances are TT'aT Logan could play :T For The ConcerT OrchesTra The vnolln was hs TorTe IH The Dance Band he baTTled The bass abouT To has own home he chose The corneT Trom wwuch he exTracTed solid uve Pee Wee Russell sTyle Or whenever The Oracle needed maTerlal Jer would come To The rescue wuTh some blT oT lewelled TanTasle Again ln The Tueld oT wlT has soTT spoken guups have been known To slwy aT TlTTy paces Perhaps Jer s greaTesT accompl wmem however has been has consTanT place on The l'lonor Roll usually aT The Top ln vuew oT has record The gaTes oT Yale and oT The TuTure musT auTomaTlcally swung open To genTe Jer Oracle 44 Classlcal OrchesTra 40 4' 42 43 PresldenT 44 Debahng Club 43 44 Dance OrchesTra 42 43 44 Lnbrary CommnTTee 44 CommunsTy ChesT Com mlTTee 44 CurrenT EvenTs Club 44 JOHN LYMAN Jr lJl lvladdleheld Conn ar 41451021 Hayfeed -l 1 eau Gfzzzzzmz 5 1 e l'our years ago Trom amid lvluddleheld s orchards came ano her sTalwarT member oT The Lyman clan To The halls oT TaTT Soon esTablushung hlmselT among The mosT popular and respecTed oT hs class lack was elecTed To hls class commlTTee and Tlnauly To The monuTorla' group Thus pasT year Though maunTannung a good scholashc average ThroughouT has TaTT educahon Jack was always a br: T spoT ID corridor lTe A hard Tug :ng Gamma Jack has been a mosT lmporTanT mam sTay oT hns clubs plgslcnn and puck handlnng com blnes whse sprung aTTernoons Tor The paT Three years have Touncl hum on The Hull capably deTend :ng The nnnTral saclc Tor IV and varslTy nunes AT Yale wlTh Uncle Sam and an The lvlddlelfeld apple undusTry ' we are cerTaln oT hus conhnued SUCCGS MonuTor 44 Second Baseball Team 42 VarsuTy 43 44 CurrenT EvenTs Club 44 Class CommuTTee 4l 42 Lower School Debahng Club 4l Glee Club 43 Blology Club 44 CommunuTy ChesT CommuTTee 42 43 44 n!6l','-T feb T ' ' 41' 1 T 'fx T ' , e I l- 1 T II' r U E. , Clsl T , M .7 ks. 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If y 4 I ,CI . . , f A . . - . 5 'gh A' ' 'lf l sm N44 Taft Annual ROGER ALAN MacKINNON IJI I25 Paulun Boulevard Leonna N J Rn 4 1 fra 2 Baan Gamma Nazi V 12 Two years ago lhere came lo Tall a fellow whom we now all know and ke Roger MacKinnon Durlnq lhus lnme Rog has conlrrbuled a greal deal lo lhe school Isle Besndes being a member ol lhe Varsnly Debalsng leam Mac has been an aclnve member ol varnous clubs such as lhe Chem rslry club and lhe Dholography club Mac has proved bolh hls abululy and has spurll ol good sporlsmanshzp on lhe goll squad and In league baseball Rog wanls lo go lo Prlncelon lo sludy medlcnne bul wherever he goes un has lulure Iule and whalever he doe we all know he will be very successlu and very well liked by everyone he cames un conlacl wulh Chemlslry Club 44 Camera Club 44 Debalnng Club 44 Team 44 Varsuly Golf 44 WILLIS MCCAGUE IJI Pasadena Drlve Fox Chapel Plllsburgh Pa It Befa Wnllrs came lo school lrom lhe WIICIQFUGSS ol Pulls ur h Penn llme lo lake has place wll hardy class ol Tall men Il wasn l long aller lhu dale lhal he was acknowledged as a swell guy All al Tall are aware ol Mac S accomplrshmenls ln lhe lleld ol Track marnly because has record s loo good lo keep down I-Ie has cerlannly proved wnlhoul a shadow ol a doubl lhal all ol lhe lnlel lugence lhal has come lo us aboul hum as a greal runner IS lrue The Marines however look hum lrom us belore he had a chance lo prove hrs Track abnluly un any aclual meels Allhough lvl c ss greal loss lo lhe Track leam and lo school Isle Tall leels conlldenl lhal he wnll be a good Ivlarlne Sensor I-louse Commrllee 44 Varsuly Track Squad 44 'fu 'Q -, Ii - I ' . 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' 's ' . . a ' a Taft Annual Chemnslry Club 44 JOHN FICKER MARRON IJ, Quarlers L Navy Yard Boslon Mass It 1 3 an Gfzwmz Yfze Lasl summer Tall had lhe prmvnlege of welcomlng from Boslon a boy who soon became well known for hr brains and dry sense of humor He belonged lo lhe Chemlslry Club and many lrmes could be heard discussing The finer polnls of lonazahon l'le was also a member ol The Currenl Evenls Club John excelled In scholarship and lhere was hardly a nlghl bul lhal someone came 'ro hum lor help Nor lhe leasl of his layorule paslnmes was par hcupalnon an bull sessuons and has humor added much lo lhese galherlngs l-lls living In Boslon has caused hmm lo puck up an lnlereslnng accenl 'ro which one could llslen for hours Hrs chess play ang abullly as a olher one ol has assels and he can easrly delealr mosl opponenls Sernously lhough we wash John lh besl ol luck In Yale and an laler e Currenl Evenls Club 44 WILLIAM ROBERT MAYER lFl 2ll Cenlral Park Wesl New York Culy B1 1 5 ezu Bef: During his pasl four years al Tal+ B II look ol wonder and confusion common lo lhe new boy has become one of shrewd underslandunq and be nugn amusemenl l-le has become recognwzed as a connoisseur of sensnhye lasles un lhe Innes ol food and humo especnally and hrs delucalely phrased remarks and learned observaluons have won hum a place as one of lhe loremosl humoru ls of lhe cass s a slu enl and puannsl I has a gained a prommenl place ID lhe cass whsle IH conlrasl lo lhese has member hlp rn lhe Ouhng Club allesls lo an admirable bread h of wnler esl Though has carrmpxng egunpmenl mlghl con ceuvably conlaln anylhung from Smgmund Feuds works lo anchovy pasle Papyrus Board 42 Make up Edulor 43 Assngnmenr Edulor 44 Class Prophel' 44 Ouhng Club 44 Oracle Board 42 Glee Club 44 Dance Orcheslra 43 Currenl Evenls Club Vice Presndenl 44 Lower School Debahng Club 4I 42 Upper School Deballng 44 Chemlslry Club 43 Masque and Dagger Soclely 4l 42 43 Cum Laude IQ44 The fl-,e. ff1.11 'V ' Q 1 I 1 .I . . . lar . 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A a ' ' 'laws ISO Thr T1 ft fllllllldl PAUL GUSTAV MEHLIN Jr U1 286 ForesT Road SouTh Orange N J 3 e Cornell Bela Paul came To TaTT Trom The Garden STaTe during The wnTer oT lasT year and slnce Then has become ou:Te a well lcnown TTQUFG abouT The school T-le has a keen 1nTeresT rn all sporTs buT hrs chueT ove TS :ce hoclcey and he played wuTh The varsuTy un Thus soorT Thas wrnTer He was a member oT The Track squad and showed some abrluTy nn golT buT Te Toresoolc boTh These and became manager OT he basebal Team Thus sprung Paul has The desire To geT rnTo The U S Navy Arr Corp TT possible buT also wanTs To sTudy englneerrng up aT Cornell WhaTsoever paTh he may Tollow we are conTldenT oT hrs success and we wash hum The be T oT luclc IU hs lrTe aTTer leavlng TaTT Traclc Squad 43 Manager VarszTy Baseball 44 Jlgger Shop CommrTTee 44 T-loclcey Squad 44 Cap and Gown CommnTTee ANTON FEIL MICHTOM U1 2 CourTland Avenue New Rochelle N Y Sf 111 nd New Rochelle s gnTT To TaTT arrrved Two vears ao rn The Torm of AnTon M chTon Mac ns a membe of Th dance orchesTra and boTh wrTh The praro and The guuTar he has helped To brwng The schoo some of 'Ts pieasanTer mornenTs Mac has an ex cellenT sense OT humor and h s wrTTy remarls have made TaTT Bull Sessions more enloyabe A a parTucapanT In club TooTball Th s year and The var s1Ty wresTlnng squad lasT year Mac has demon sTraTed has sporTsmanshup as wel a has aThleTuc ab1uTy Mac IS a member oT boTh The ChemusTry Club and The CurrenT EvenTs Club and Through These as well a oTher acTuvmTues he has conTrubured much To The school CurrenT EvenTs Club 44 ChemusTry Club 44 42 43 1944 Dance Band 43 44 Camera Club I , , I 1 ,A l , , . 115 ' ..fzf'J ' . 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L , . , X Thr Taft Jlnmml THOMAS WOOD MORNINGSTAR lFl I ow M Sf ll 3 T ears Gammz ll enlej 111 Tom came 'ro us 'rhree years ago from fhe wrlds of Harrison N Y To become a prommnenr member of has class No'r only has Tom done well an hs sludues buf he has also excelled IU exfra curricular acluvuhes and on 'rhe alhlehc fields lvlembershrp un many snnglng groups and managvng edrlor of The Papyrus are among has many feals whale he has made a place for himself on bolh lhe lraclc and baslcelball Teams ln has sensor year Tom caplauned rhe Gamma A league foolball feam and played on bolh All Slar reams Tom has made many fruends IH has years here ar Tall due To has lulceable personalufy and quuel unassuming manner We all wnsh The Mornnng Slar The besl of luclc af Wesleyan and lcnow he wall conhnue 'ro malce a name for himself wherever he goes Papyrus News Board 4l 42 lvlanaglng Edllor 43 44 Glee Club 42 43 44 Oruocos 43 44 Oclel 43 44 Track Squad 42 Varslly 43 Al' Club Foolball 43 AllClub Baslcelball 4l 42 Varscly Baslcelball 44 Cap and Gown Commuflee Sensor House Commullee Jrgger Shop Commnlfee Cheerleader Vnce Presndenr Ouhng Club Annual Board 44 Biology Club 42 43 Chemnslry Club 44 ARCHIE LOVETT MORRIS U1 331 Eas+ 44+h Slreer Savannah Georgia Ull1l6lI1 1 0 Iworllw Curolnza The Soulh land of magnollas mlnl luleps and magmfucenr women four years ago senr an emas sary ro glve rhe lne To +he Yankees who shll 'rhoughr Jrhal The Norlh had won The War Berween +he Srares Arch proved conclusively Thar chivalry dad nor d IU I864 Archne really pul hnmself Info his 'rask and Tafr will nor forgel has prowess shown an foolball baslcelball and IU The Caprauncy of lhe baseball leam However while ex ellnnq nn 'rhns side of school life he drd nol neglecf 'rhe more IH rellecrual pursuur offered by 'rhe Currenl Evenls and Debahng Clubs In adduhon +o lhe psychologrcal warfare waged +0 conlrol lhe effervescenl spuruls of The Lower Mrds The qualmes which made Arch popular wrlh ms fellow classmales ensure his suc cess wherever The fufure may gumde hum Monnlor 44 Class Commullee 4I 42 43 Junnor Varsuly Foorball 42 Varslly 43 44 Varsuly Baskelbalf Squad 44 Caplazn Junnor Varsnly 44 Lower School Baseball Team 4I Baseball Squad 42 Varsuly 43 44 Co Caplaun 44 Presldenl Alpha Club 44 Presndenl' Currenf Evenrs Club 44 Upper School Debahng Club 44 Varsuly Debahng Team 44 Buology Club 44 Ouhng Club 44 Glee Club 43 Fafhers Day Commulree 44 Choir 43 Sprung Dance Commu++ee 44 Lower School Debalung Club 4I 42 Vuce Presldenl 42 Papyrus Board 42 Soulhern Club 42 1944 . 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L 1 ' 1 ' ' 4 Taft Annual HOWARD CHARLES PENDLETON lJl I4I Hrgn Sfreef Thomasfon Conn ou fl S1111 IE 2 H ea: r Alpha Ymzzfj College Two years ago fhere came fo Taff from fhe nergh borrng fown of Thomasfon a brrghf happy lrffle fellow who was desfrned fo wrn fhe frrendshrp of every person rn hrs class Srnce he has lved af fhe school he has been a greaf addlfron fo cor rdor lrfe by brrghfenrng up bull sessrons wrfh hrs gay smrle and hrs lovrar remarks He has par frcrpafed eagerly rn club soccer and club wresf lrng and has always been conscrenfrous rn hrs worlc whefher rf was hrs sfudres or hrs exfra currrcular acfrvrfres fhaf he was applyrng hrmself fo H can also relax and have a good fume when fhere rs no sfudyrng fo be done Thus frarf rs whaf wrns hrm hrs good name Howre rs a frne fellow and Wresflrng Squad 44 Soccer Squad 43 44 WALTER MASON PICKETT Jr lJl New Presfon Conn Cogu 216411 Beta hze ln hrs fwo years af Taff Jed has made an envr able repufafron for hrmself He was elecfed a Mon for hrs Senror year and served well rn fhaf cap acrfy ln fhe way of sporfs he saw servrce on fhe varsrfy baseball feam affer havrng made The squad hrs frrsf year here He also was an rmporfanf elemenf of The vrcforrous Befa A foofball feam He has represenfed hrs school rn fhe Varsrfy Debafrng Team and served as a member of fhe Annual Board lvlany a sfouf soul has been burnf fo a crrsp under hrs sarcasfrc wrf Desprfe all fhese acfrvrfres Jed manages fo lceep hrs average above par He rs one of whom fhe school can be proud and we wrsh hrm fhe besf of lucln wherever he may go affer leavrng Taff lvlomfor 44 Varsrfy Baseball 43 44 Charrman Upper School Common Room Cornmrffee 44 Upper School Debafrng Club 43 44 Secrefary 44 Varsrfy Debaf rng Team 44 Annual Board 44 War Bond Cornmrffee 44 Jrgger Shop Comrnrffee 44 Currenf Evenfs Club 44 Oufrng Club 44 'Ure HH A-an ,, 1. r 1 I F T I 1 1 I 1 4 ' . . . . I X A 1 . yr 1 rr 1 T 1 1 1 Q 5 A . e should go quife far. in his chosen profession. rf!ed!'J rr X231 I I, T ' I Taft Annual WILLIAM ANTHONY PISTELL IFI Rumson Road Llllle Snlver New Jersey A mzk 1 he T I e 1 Alpbz P1 Izzrelwz BII 'rhe prnde of Llllle Silver New Jersey s unpreduclable as lhe wnnd Despule hrs qualify or maybe because of I+ he has allauned many pos: lrons of honor and responsubulnly rn has years al Tall Aller heelung lhe Papyrus Jugorously as an under classman The Monlc fnnally became edulor of lhal auqusf Iournal lhus guvlng hum a chance lo fulllll hrs urge lo crulucuse everyone and everylhlng Then he became caplaun of lhe Tnghlung Alpha A League foolball leam and a member of lhe Ono cos Bull leaves Tall lor lhe hallowed halls ol: Prnncelon and a pobable berlh an lhe Marine Corps Reserve Papyrus News Boaro 42 43 44 Malce up Ednlor 42 43 Chairman 44 Glee Club 42 43 44 Orlocos 43 44 Oclel 44 Lower School Debalung 4l 42 Upper Currenl Evenls Club 44 Lower Muddle Play Summer Dance Commlllee Common Room Commfllee 44 Falhers Day Commullee 44 Track Squad 4I 42 43 Wresllzng Squad 4l Varslly 43 44 BAARON BRAND PITTENGER ll5 Columbia Boulevard Walerbury Conn Pffl B13 mon 2 'Uma G zmmz U S N Baaron came lo Tall In has upper mlol year and nmmedlalely became one of lhe mosl promunenl members of our communnly Whal he doesnl Icnow aboul sporls lsnl worlh lcnowlng as IS ev: denced by has experl co edllorshnp of sporls slanls nn lhe Pap l-lavung never olebaled before com :ng TO Tall he neverlheless gained a place on lhe leam by lhe end ol has hrsl year A dell handler of a baslcelball he easlly made lhe lnrsl leam varsnly on llrsl lryoul The herghl of perfeclnon reached nn has Englnsh papers was al once lhe de llghl of Mr Weld and lhe envy of his classmales As he has done al Tall Baaron wlll cerlannly galn a promrnenl' place oulslde Chemnslry Club 44 Ouhng Club 44 Co Sporls Edllor of lhe Papyrus 44 Varsuly Debalnng Team 44 Varsuly Baslcelball Team 43 44 IQ44 H I ,H Il 'l I ,U H . H. 4 ' 41 if I 1 , ' ' I ' , , s as I , , , - . , , . , 7 Schlool Ileballing '44g Communlly Chesl Comrnlllee '42, '43, '447 Choir '43, '44: , , . 7 , , I f I. l , I ' ' 1 ' ' .' . l The T iff Annual JACK LINES PURVIS TFT 30 Wayslde Place lvlonTclaur New Jersey z 1 mu II Cm is nfw L All Amemazl 4 el Annj A11 COIpJ Came!! Jaclc during has years aT TaTT has made a name Tor hlmselT on The aThleT1c Tleld Ever sunce has middle year he has worked hrs way p u Trl he Tnnally acguzred The name All Amerncan WuTh no ex peruence whaTsoever excepT The TalenT Tor a good roughhouse Jaclc made The wresTlzng Team nn his upper mvddle year and gained has VarslTy l:ooTball leTTer un hrs sensor year Lnlce every All Amerlcan Jaclc has Talcen a loT oT lcnddang buT he has been such a good sporT abouT IT ThaT has popularaTy has rusen sance hrs TnrsT day aT TaTT ln March Jack leaves Tor The Army Arr Corp where we all wash hlm The besT oT luclc Second Team Baseball 42 Lower School Debahng Club 42 Glee Club 43 44 Upper School DebaTung Club 44 All STar Baseball 43 VarsuTy WresTllng 43 44 VarsrTy l:ooTball 44 Blology Club 44 BRUCE ANDREWS REID IF, NorTh STreeT Greenwuch Conn rx R6 a I 6111! Bela Pfnzfelmz Three years ago There came To TaTT Trom The porch oT The Greenwuch CounTry Club one oT The class oT 44s mosT dusTlngulshed members Even Though Jap has been a Torm oT punching bag Tor The more powerTul OT has class he has sTood up raTher well under his onerous TaTe and emerged hale and hearTy and none The worse Tor wear Seri ously Bruce has done very well ln his sTudues and us a member oT many exTra currrcular acTnvnTnes ln hrs lunlor year he was a member oT The Club TooTball All sTars and In The wlnTer was goalle The hockey Team Bruce was also elecTed manager OT The baseball Team As Bruce goes To PrunceTon we wish hum The besT OT luclc and lcnow ThaT he wall malce a succe s oT hrs luTe There VarsnTy l-loclcey 44 Manager oT Baseball 44 Cheerleader 44 Press Club 44 Papyrus Board 44 Ouhng Club 44 Jngger Shop CommuTTee 44 CurrenT EvenT Club 44 19 3 ,T f ' ' ri, A f 'ff' nf - U 4' 3 T7'zZl'JT B 4 , ' T u n ' ' ,,!dp:,. HT jo... ., J.. -, , A g . . . on Tlu T ill J-lllllllcll HARRY PHILLIPS DAVIS ROCKWELL TFT I73 Buckrngham STreeT WaTerbury Conn Deezer B JJ Rmkj -4 Yen Bef: llznxulvnaelln lfzallflfn n 'leflwolngy Deevers Tour years aT TaTT have broughT hrm To a mosT admirable end an every Tleld ln The realm OT sporT he proved hlmselT To be one oT The TunesT Tackles an The hrsTory oT TaTT playrng pracT cally svxTy munuTes In every game lasT Tall Hrs capabuluTy as capTaun of The wresTl1ng Team and a a wresTler ns unsurpassed Rocky s ab llTy as a sTudenT and hrs conTrubuTuon To The school as a monrTor are Truly slgnuTucanT of hxs accompllshmenTs Rocky spends much oT hls Tree Trme seTTlung hs dlTTlculTues wlTh The Talrer sex aT which proTessvon he ranks wuTh The besT T-Ins wmmng personalnTy and consnderahon Tor oThers have gauned hum The respecT and Truend s oT all We wnsh hmm The besT oT luck an success Tor The TuTure MonlTor 44 Class CommuTTee 43 Cum Laude Vice PresndenT oT The BeTa Club 44 Chairman oT The Fall Dance CommlTTee 44 lnTer Club Council 44 Papyrus Board 44 Annual Board 44 Cha1rman OT The Library CommlTTee 44 FRANCIS FELS ROSENBAUM Jr U1 94I Park Avenue New York N Y Pe e Rosy Blfllllfff lm 3 5 eau Al hz Pmzreiazz There came Trom New York CvTy Three years ago Mayor La Guardra s guTT To The wulds OT ConnecTu cuT PeTe Rosenbaum AlThough small nn sTaTure PeTe has made up Tor IT by has energy and hs ever pleasung manner In hls Mrddle Year PeTe dnshngusshed humselT by hls acTlng In several OT The Masque and Daggers produchons Besndes havmg one oT The beTTer averages In The class PeTe won has VarsuTy leTTer Thrs Tall playing soccer and a so was manager oT The baskeTbaII Team T-las cheery smlle and has wullnngness To lend a helping hand aT any Tame have made Rosy one of The leading members oT has class Masque and Dagger Soc1eTy 42 43 44 Upper School Deoahng Club 43 44 Team 44 Soccer Squad 43 Team 44 BaskeTball Manager 44 Cap and Gown Comm1TTee CurrenT EvenTs Club 44 Cheerleader 44 Track Squad 44 1044 ff ,yvv rf U ,YH fr I, X , L .J l 4. I . 1 . F I . - . . hip . ' ' WresTling Squad '42, Team '43, CapTain l44j YarsiTy l:ooTball l44: Track Squad '43T rf g, -H -r .,,'v ff 4 .ur H f , P L, . 1 il . , . T I n - I ' llm Tall Annual EDWARD WALTER RUCKER lll lFl Cooperslown New York I ev 511111111 3 4 e Enlerung nnlo all acllvllues energelucally Ed n hs lhree years al Tall has become an unlegral parl of school llle l-lvs hearly wll and hrs wlay wllh lhe women have aslounded all who knew hum l'lls academic average has nor been honor work bul by conslanl sludy ng Ruck has malnlalned a lalr average Durrng has slay Ed has made many lrlends and hrs popularuly can nol be doubled l-las re sponslblluly has been shown by hrs appolnlmenl lo numerous commlllees whuch he has helped dlrecl ehflcuenlly We will surely mlss lhal friendly con versahon omellmes lalnled wllh sarcasm which conlrlbuled much lo lhe corrldor lle To whalever college Ed goes and he hopes ul wlll be Yale suc cess wlll cerlaunly be hrs as 1+ has been here Papyrus News Board 43 Masque and Dagger 42 Dance Commnllee 44 Oullng Club 44 Falhers Day Commlllee 44 Lnbrary Commlllee 44 Chemaslry Club 44 l I Rldgewood Drlve Rye New York 4 1 eng 5 1 B111 Cflllllllbl 1 Durlng has lwo year slay here al' Tall IH whuch 'nme he has been a member of lhe Varslly Baseball as well as The Varslly baskelball squads Jerry has come lo mean a lol lo has classmales ln addlllon lo membershrp In lhe Currenl Evenls and Debal mg Clubs Jerry was eeyaled lo lhe posnllon ol lreasurer of lhe Chemlslry Club and lo lhe posuhon ol co eclllor of lhe sporl column ol lhe Papyrus famed for lhe number of wrong cholces ll can make aboul foolloall baskelball and baseball games Wu+h lhus amounl ol exlra currlcular ac llylly ll seems highly Improbable lhal Jer has had any 'lame lor lessons neverlheless he has shown lmmeasurable Prudence bolh ln school work and IH has relallons wllh lhe lair sex Corrldor lvlonllor 44 Debahng Club 43 44 Team 44 Co Sporls Edllor Papyrus 44 Varslly Baseball Squad 43 Varslly Baskelball 44 Cheerleadlng 44 Treasurer Currenl Evenls Club 44 Chemlslry Club 44 Senior Gull Commullee 44 1944 I lr I r l,E4!'l' 3 7 rl '.l' ll 1 ffl GERARD SPENCER RYAN lm ff1 , f 2 ary I f 1 The Taft Annual RAYMOND HARRISON RYDER Jr IJ, 52 Cenfral Avenue Walerbury Conn H my v 5 emu Gzmmz I L1 e Dunng his slay al Tall Harry has absorbed grear deal of knowledge abou+ lale Now h leavnng no+ qunle so lnnocem' perhaps buf much wrser an The ways of The world He has shown has alhlehc prowess on lhe Gamma A league soccer Team The wresflmg squad and on The 'rennus courfs For four years as a day boy he made The Wafer bury busses a vernlable bedlam During 'rhas pasl year he has also conlrrbuled +o corrudor lnfe IH Thai same lnnmnfable Tashuon Despu+e The unmusfakable aura of devullry wh ch surrounds hum Harry has proven himself 'ro be a hard worker and a relnable member of has class Because of hrs savour Taure he as held somewhal un awe by The less sophush caled sludenls If s cerfaun Thai Harrys xnduslry and humor wall wan hum a place al Yale or wherever he may go Camera Club 40 4I 42 43 Glee Club 44 Upper School Debahng Club 44 Summer Dance Commlllee 44 Gun Club 43 44 Tennis Squad 44 ALLEN DWINNELL SLATER TJ, Glencoe Ardsley on Hudson Bm 3 Yeaff Bela Hzmflton College In fhree profnlable years a+ Tall AI s personaluly has sfood hum an good slead and he ns oflen found Togerher wulh has fournnch gran nndulgmg ID a healed bullsessnon lf one happens 'ro be near The pos+ offlce durnng The second period scramble a Ioyful face may be discerned gaznng a+ The Norrhamplon posl mark on Thar lefler from The one and only Besides offerlng has +alen+s +o +he Glee Club Orlocos and Chonr Bud has kepl up a good average IH has sfudnes hndmg hme also To be a member of such lhruvnng organnzahons as The Currenr Evenls club and The Dance Com mnHee To clsmax has slay al Tall Al was elecfed To The posl of Monnfor Thus we 'Feel safe In say mg +ha+ Al wall be successful IH whafever walk of life he may Tread In The furure MOUITOV 44 Glee Club 42 43 44 Orlocos 43 44 Oc're+ 43 Chonr 43 Track Squad 42 43 Team 44 Camera Club 44 Currenf Evenfs Club 44 Hockey Manager 44 Fall and Sprung Dance Commvllee 44 Jxgger Shop Commlflee 44 Sensor House Commuflee 44 9 ,, 1 r,,, ,, ,Il 6 I I Q ' . e IS E C so - - , N. 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' f' 1, 'fA1'f D f , 1 T .. 1 44 The Tall Jlnnuful ANDREW MITCHELL SMITH IJT 4 Percy Road LexungTon Mass A11 J Tc Dieu 2 T eau' Bela Harzma' Andy ns Trom MassachuseTTs and all The TrauTs of The Pulgrum FaThers are Tound un hus characTer As purnTanucal as They come Andy Tunds uT even hard To Turn hus sTouc eye as he passes The varuous TempTaTuons around school d Tar as sd sTeppung The leasT buT Trorn The narrow legal chalk ne el uusT usnT one LuTTle Napo leon s porTly buuld and sTaTely cluck of The heels prompTly force all passers by To yueld The rughf oT way on The corrudors ln adduTuon hus sTerlung characTer enabled hum To Tund a deTunuTe posuTuon un The school as us shown by hus elecTuon To The MonuTorual body and hus capable and eTTncuenT handlung OT The sTudenT 'ob sysTem Bonne chance Andrew meulleurs souhauTs a lavenur' FaThers Day CommuTTee 44 Buology Club 44 CurrenT EvenTs Club 44 Chaurman Cap and Gown ComrnuTTee 44 Chaurrnan Jngger Shop CommuTTee 44 PresudenT Glee Club 44 Glee Club 43 44 Chour 43 44 OcTeT 44 Oruocos 43 44 Masque and Dagger 43 44 Manager VarsuTy FooTball 44 MonuTor 44 PHILIP SWING SMITH IJI 905 Rockwood Druve CuncunnaTu Ohuo 1 hzffl S 1 1 3 Teeny CPININIJ 5 a e Durnng The Three years ThaT he has spenT aT TaTT Phul has made many Truends and conTrubuTed much To school lufe Beung a very conscuenTuous worker he us near The Top oT The class scholasTucally YeT h s vnrTues hardly sTop aT Thus' He was elecTed co capTaun oT The Tennus Team un hus senuor year as well as PresudenT oT The Press Club and Vuce pres udenT OT The DebaTung Club Mernbershup un musucal organuzaTuons such as The Glee Club Chour and Ornocos occupy Phuls Tree Tume Funally The hughesT oT honors was besTowed upon hum by hus classmaTes when They elecTed hum a MonuTor These achuevemenTs and acTuvuTues sugnuTy hus operaTuon and donaTuon To school luTe as well as hus popularuTy anfuong hus Truends MonuTor 44 VarsuTy Soccer Squad 43 44 Tennus Squad 42 NarsuTy 43 C capTaun 44 PresuderuT Press Club 44 Cheerleader 44 Papyrus News Board 42 43 44 PresudenT TAA 44 OuTung Club 44 CurrenT EvenTs Club 44 Upper School DebaTung Club 43 Vuce PresudenT 44 VarsuTy DebaTung Team 44 Glee Club 43 44 Chour 43 44 Oruocos 44 War Bond CommuTTee 44 Sprung Dance CommuTTee 44 Class Day ConnmuTTee 44 I9 I I I I u rf db M5 I I Sir' rr . , 1 , l . 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I . u V , . u V O, Tlue Taft Jlnnuuul STUART ALLEN SMITH TFT l3l Russell Avenue Walerfown Mass Sfezz .Smzflj Dunk I au Gammu Army Au Colpf Sunce Sfu fursf sfarfed fo gaun Yaadage af Taff one year ago he has made a mosf umpressuve record Smulfy came fo Taff from Hebron Play ung foofball fhs fall Dunk proved fo be fhe spark of our feam l-le could be seen fakung down a handful of men wufh The cross body block or smashung un fo make fhe fackle Buf besudes hus really excepfuonal game he added fo fhe spurul' of our Team wufh hus Maune accenf remundunq Taff fo keep duggung for anofher fouchdown ln general lufe around school he also sef an example nof only by hus sludues buf also by perpefual genualufy and a smule for everybody Taff wull muss has beaufuful nose buf he us un lhe Army Corps where we are sure he wull do a wonderful uob Debafung Club 44 Currenf Evenfs Club 44 Oufung Club 44 Class Day Commuflee RICHARD WILLIAM SODERBERG U1 5l5 Unuversufy Place Grosse Pounl Muchugan Sod The B 'I O 2 T eszuf Gamma Ya .12 uuef and reserved as he s Sody has always sfoo hugh un fhe esfumafuon of hus class l-lus scholasfuc average has always been un fhe upper brackefs and uf us nof uncommon for hum fo be one of fhe fop boys on fhe honor roll Buf even fhough R h rafes so hugh un class work sfull f us nof unusual for hum fo have a fruck or a brughf remark up hus sleeve Remember fhe fume he un formed Mr Weld fhaf he dudnf wanf fo hear anofher sfory7 Asude from hus ofher acfuvufues Sody has found fume fo become a leadung mem ber of fhe Chemusfry Club and an acfuve parfu cupanf un fhe acfuvufues of fhe Debafung Team Sody also was on The Gamma Soccer Team And so we bud hum a fond farewell knowung fhaf he wull make a fune record for humself af Yale Chemusfry Club 44 Currenl Evenfs Club 44 Debafung Club 44 Track Squad 44 ff ff - ,YH rr' ' ,VH ff ' u- ire 4 gf U 1 i I 'I . ly . - '447 Varslfy Foofball '44g Varslfy l-lockey l44. rr yin rr 'l 'H f 1 , I IV I! 1 . 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I The Taft Annual DONALD DUNLAP SPURR lFl lvlounTarn Road Sparkhull New York Dfw DL 11011 Den 131141 C :mm lT was nearly Tour years ago ThaT Sparkhlll losT and TaTT galned The one and only D Spurr head momTor aThleTe and scholar Don has been Tops an The eshmahon oT The class as hls annual elec hon as chairman oT The class commuTTee and Tunal appornTmenT as l-lead MonnTor clearly show Takes an amazlngly v rsahle Tellow T n school luke TaTT play varslTy TooTball basebal an hockey and Tll keep hs sTudles as hugh on dnd Never once unT:l Uncle Sam dragged lm Trom has posT however dld Don leT down or ose has eTTuclency In any way l-le has gone Trom one 'ob To anoTher and when he leTT he Took wuTh lm The besT wrshes and deepesT regard oT every slngle man rn The cass he heaoed Head lvlonnfror 44 Class ComnnrTTee Charrman 4I 42 43 Vice PresudenT oT VarsnTy 43 44 Army Club 4l 42 All Club Baseball 43 Dance CommuTTee 44 Ouhng Club 42 Gun Club 42 OuTsTandlng Upper Mud Award WARREN SCOTT BLAUVELT STANTON lFl Grosse Isle lvllchagan Str nt I en Alplz Afflf-J An C Ipf Three years ago Trom The vncunlTy oT Grosse PounT Muchngan There came a boy whose Truendshup and hugh sense oT humor have conTrlbuTed much To school llTe l-lns wlllungness To do Thlngs Tor oThers has won hum many Truends here aT TaTT Warren has maunTanned a respecTable and envrable record aT school During The Tall Term he excelled ln TooTbal aTTaunung a berTh on The all sTar TooTball Team and ln The wlnTer he IS The malnsTay OT The Alpha A League baskeTball Team Besldes sTar rung ln aThleTucs Warren us acTxvely engaged rn The Blology and Ouhng Clubs WhaT us TaTTs loss In 44 IS The Army Amr Corps gain happy landlngs Warren Camera Club 43 44 Biology Club 44 Gun Club 43 BaskeTball Squad 42 43 Second Team Baseball 42 All Club Baseball 43 Ouhng Club 44 All Club FooTball 44 l944 ..!Wl.. Ml ,, lt. ,, 71 4 Ycnzrf ITL T: ' ' . IT ' e ' o ru a a ' S i 1 ' ' ' AQ D ' . ' , ' h. . V V . I . . . . t T T 4 Gamma Club '44q llnTer-Club Council B441 VarslTy FodTballl '44: Il-lockey Squad '42, f ,H ll l1r 3 7 1 'J J. A l l' U' , . - I - . l, l I A The Taft Annual JOHN ALEXANDER STEPHENSON Ill IJ, Ralslon Sfreel Rye New York 1 CIBIHIIU Suu 2 lens' Ap f1 IW 11 If 11111 If you should happen lo be wandering on The lhurd floor of fhe New Burldnng no doubl you would hear The melodlous slrumrnfng of a gullar Youd open rhe nearesl' door and Gad' Irs Jaclc Al 'rhough he has only graced lhese halls for lwo shor'r years he has bunll up an excellenl record for hum self as Jack has enough exlra currncular achvnhes 'ro sahsfy lhe ambrhons of a+ leasl lhree normal human beungs Jaclc leaves for Wlllrams and lhere IS no doubl rn our mrnds as we bud hum a fond farwell +ha'r he wlll even be a grealer suc cess fhere and as he goes our besf wnshes go wnlh him Monulor 44 Camera Club 43 Presndenl 44 Masque and Dagger Soclely 43 44 Chanrman of Sensor House Cornmullee Track Manager 44 Dance Orcheslra 43 44 All Slar Foolball 44 GEORGE FREDERIC TINGLE lFl I68 Whnfehall Boulevard Garden Cary N Y Fw Ymg BUIIEJ' I m Befz 1 P I Allhough Fred has been af school for only one year during 'rhas 'mme he has made a greaf number of permanenf fruendshrps al Tall Hrs cool soclal abllnly and hns greal' generoslly are oulsfandlng among his many pralseworfhy characferlshcs whnch have added so much To fhe class of 44 Fred was a sfeady cuslomer af rhe Sensor House all year and wlas a malnsfay of lhe Bela A League fool ball feam unhl he was lnlured lafe In lhe season Fred s plans for 'rhe fulure Include achon wulh lhe Army or Navy Arr Corps soon affer graduahon and we all loan In wnshang hum The very besl of luclc and all fhe success which he so rnchly deserves Fafhers Day Comm1Hee 44 All Sfar Foolball 44 Army Club 44 l l ll I I . , I 'I ' . .l . , i . 1 ' : ' . . . , ' . FF1, d,'v YF , ff 'V if? 1 C l. . . . . . Y ' ' . T ill Annual MICHAEL CONRAD TURNER lJl ZOOO Kenwood Avenue Charoffe N C Mzke 1 dl Alpha Merrbazzl Mfzrzne During his brief one year sfay here af Taff Mike has made a greaf number of friends and acquainf ances by whom he will always be remembered since he is well liked by all wifh whom he comes in con facf Hauling from Norfh Carolina wilhouf a soufhern accenf and wifh newly esfabiushed res: dence in New York Cify we find him fo be a commendable recommendafuon for fhe Old Soufh Having worked as a radio announcer in a few radio sfafions prior fo coming fo school he was picked fo announce fhe Sunday evening concerfs here af school Mike is well known fhroughouf fhe school for abilify fo use fhe frumpef and he is a sfanding member of fhe swing band We all wish Mike fhe besf of luck in his fufure life and feel con fidenf of his success in fhe world Dance Orchesfra 44 Soccer Squad 44 JOHN VILLANO Jr lJl IO2 Ledgeside Avenue Waferbury Conn Bm! Smlleg 2 1 eau Gmlzma 5 a e Two years ago fhere came fo Taff from fhe wild and woolly fown of Waferbury a shy self ef facing young lad However Bud quickly ioined wifh fhaf unique group Soderburg Ellioff and Jrllano which made corridor hxsfory by nfs many chemical concocfions Jusf ask Mr Mclnfosh Be sides keeping a repufable average in his sfudies John s afhlefic ab: ifies were shown on 'rhe gridiron fhis fall in his posifion as one-back on fhe Gammas and by his leadership and fine all around playing as Capfain of fhe Gamma baskefball feam. We are sure fhaf he will make as good a record af Yale nexf year as he has here af Taff. Upper School Debafing Club 44 Team 44' Oufing Club 44 Chemisfry Club 44 Annual Board 44' All-Sfar Foofball 44' Track Squad 44 1944 Tllll TIIII Alllllldl ROBERT NORCROSS WALLIS IJI I6 Park Slreel Soufh Hadley Mass Bob Wally Fzgblnzg Bob 3 1 eau Gamma U S N An Cmpr Three years ago IhIs genIIeman made hIs IIrsI appearance among us and SIHC6 Ihen he has de veloped Inlo one of Ihe besl IIIced members of Ihe sludenl body HIS successful parIIcIpaIIon n Ihe world of sporls IS proved by Ihe undefealed Ioolball and hockey Ieams he served on Alhough Ihe ChemIsIry Club and Ihe Currenl' Evenls Club ulhmaley consumed mosl of Bobs aHenIIon 'rhey were gIven a close fIgh+ by hIs numerous o+her GCIIVIIICS BeIng one of The rare characlers who seem Io possess a nalural ap+IIude for musIc hs work In 'rhe Glee Club and on Ihe Iasl Ilymg valves of hIs Irumpel aroused envy In all corners Now as we leave for our chosen oblechves we pause Io wIsh Bob a bon voyage In hIs fulure career In Ihe Naval Fur Corps Lower School Deballng Club 42 Ouhng Club 42 Currenl Evenls Club 44 ChemIs+ry Club 44 Gun Club 44 Dance Orcheslra 44 Brass Qu n el 44 Gee Club 44 OrIocos 44 JOHN PATERSON WARWICK IF, I58 Foresl Avenue New Rochelle N Y 0711723 g I eau Alph U S N413 Enlermq Ihe halls of Tall Ihree years ago John las? became one of Ihe mosl popular bo s In hIs class as hIs posI+Ion of monIIor proves Allhough he and hIs wonderful sense of humor have par IIcIpaIed In many a bull sessIon John has found I'Ime Io maInIaIn a commendable average I-IIs Iove Io and abIIIIy In sporls has slood hIm In good s ead on The aIhIeIIc held Aller capIaInIng Ihe second baslcelball Ieam and earnIng hIs IeIIer In baseball Iasl year he became a basIce+baII Ieller man as well as malung Ihe VGFSIIY Foolball Squad In hs SenIor year As he leaves hIs many frIends wIsh hIm Ihe besl of luck Momlor 44 Second Team Baseball 42 VGFSIIY 43 Second Team BasIceIbaII Caplam 43 VarsIIy 44 VarsI+y Foolball Squad 44 PresIdenI of Ihe Currenl' Evenls Club 44 PresIdenI of Ihe OUIIDQ Club 44 ChaIrman of Ihe Class GIH COmmIII86 44 ChaIrman of The Class Parfy CommI+Iee 44 JIgger Shop Com mI'rIee 43 LIbrary COmmIII66 43 I 944 I I ' I I I I . rr II rr VI- rr ,' ' 'Y r D 1 I . 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I - lllc Taft Annual GEORGE ARMSTRONG WEBSTER IJ, lvleadow Croff Lane Greenwich Conn fe ll ebbj or 3 I eau Bela I rl e Through h knnd a d good nafured affnfude George has gained 'rhe frnendshnp and unques fnoned admlrafvon of has fellow sfudenfs While fhrough hrs sfrong characfer and ceaseless efforf he had mannfalned a scholasfuc record equally well above average l-las ear for and love of musac IS shown by acfuvnfy IH fhe various choral groups of The school The Ornocos fhe Glee Club and fhe Dance Orchesfra The hnghesf honor a class can granl one of :fs members was besfowed upon George when fhe Sensors elecfed hwm lo fhe lvlonuforual sfaff ln February fhns year The class wushes George every knnd of luck rn hrs fufure lrfe and knows fhaf hrs ummeduale career af Yale wall be successful lvlonlfor 44 Cvlee Club 42 43 44 Choir 43 44 Orlocos 44 Gun Club 43 44 Vice Presldenf Press Club 44 Secrelary Currenf Evenfs Club 44 Treasurer Camera Club 44 Bfology Club 44 Upper School Debafung Club 44 Dance Commnffee 44 Dance Band 44 Jrgger Shop Commuffee 44 Tennis Team 44 AllS+ar Fool ban 44 HADEN wlLsoN wean-:AN rn 50 Clnnfon Ave Soufh Nyack New York fx J I 5 Q11 Bela U S lv Wilson accelerafed and came here fhus summer unckly adaprnng humself fo fhe school Infe he has been a regular vnsufor fo fhe sensor house raun or shnne and walked away wufh fhe vofe for fhe bug gesf chimney In fhe sensor polls Thus summer he played golf scorvng un fhe 9Os conslsfenfly l-lns greafesf passion lS fhe mosf beaufnful car IH fhe world Every once nn a whsle you can hear hum reminiscing abouf fhe good old days when fhere was plenfy of gasoline and fires and pleasure drnvung ln hrs shorf year here Wuls has become a good frnend fo a greal many of has classmen and we wlsh hum fhe besf of luck when he goes Info fhe Navy 1944 l 'f b, ff U' ,,.'7 HD ,'.V 7 I . ' l is ' n - ' W 'll, ll il ' 'es ' Taft Annual GEORGE HUNT WEYERHAEUSER IFI 4l7 NorTh I:asT ST Tacoma Wash Gzlck 35 e If Gammz I ale Three years ago a new Type oT man enTered TaTT The perTecT combTnaTTon oT brauns brawn and aThIeTTc abTlTTy The Greek who has won more varsTTy leTTers Than any oTher member oT has clas whos scho'asTTc average has always been near The Top and whose hugh QUGTITIGS oT leader shop are evldenced by has elecT1on To The monTTor shTp comes nearer To benng The Allfsxmerlcan Boy Than These Tvy covered walls have seen In a long Tnme There IS however anoTher ssde To The Prunce s characTer I-hs repuTaTTon as a rough houser and Jwp lculler has spread Tar and wude l3esT oT luck George' Your TuTure lTTe IS bound To be successTul IvIonTTor 44 Class CommTTTee 43 PresTdenT oT Gamma Club 44 lnTer Club Councnl 44 VarsTTy Soccer 42 43 Second Team Basl4eTball 42 VarsTTy BaslceTball 43 44 VarsTTy Traclc 42 43 44 CapTaTn 44 Chairman Common Room Com mTTTee 44 Senror CoaT CommTTTee 43 ChemTsTry Club 44 JOHN McFERRlN ANDERSON WHITEMAN IFI Belle Meade Boulevard Nashvulle Tenn IV zlej A111461 I IL Ie Alpha U S A When Macky TTrsT came To TaTT Three years ago has souThern wTT gulclcly won hum popularlTy among hrs classmaTes l-las popularTTy never dumunushed durrng has Three years here and he became monTTor and secreTary oT The Alpha Club l'lTs aThleTTc abTlTTy pracTTcally became Tegendary as he played on varsTTy aTTer varsTTy and Trnally cap Tarned The TooTball and baslceTball Teams To suc cessTul seasons Mac has placed hTmseTT Tn The Top ThTrd oT hTs class scholasTTcally Wherever Mac goes and whaTexer he does we know ThaT hls personalTTy and abTlTTy wTll sTand hum Tn good sTead and he leaves TaTT wTTh The besT wushes oT all who lqnew hum Iv1onTTor 44 Class CommTTTee 42 43 SecreTaTy oT Alpha Club 44 lnTer Club Councxl 44 DebaTTng Club 43 44 SecreTary 44 OuTTng Club 44 ChemTsTry Club 44 FooTball Squad 42 VarsTTy 43 44 CapTaTn 44 BaskeTball Team 42 43 44 Co CapTaTn 44 l944 Tlll' ' J I . , , H '32 H 'LI' L f T. TT T T T V . A . T X . TT TTT TT . - T T TT . TTT . . II IT 4 - 1 C. T T 1 I . - I I ' ' I - T . T I - I I -T I I T L. T T T T . - T T I - I I ' I I I I I I - . T I . - T I - I I I ' T . ,, T . ,, A ,, , H Th T . Ilu 3 Tzu I .T TT T T , ' a . ..x . T TT .T . T . TT TT I I . v Y I . T , . T T . P Q T l I I I I A I ' T I 0 T I I I 1 Il . I I I I T T T T T T T T - T Tlu Taft flllllllill MEMBERS OF THE CLASS OF I944 Graduahng In Sepfember I943 JULIAN QUATTLEBAUM 203 Easl 45 Slreel Savannah Ga ll zf Bal! H eau Alplaz Ever svnce ual came lo Tall lhree years ago he has been regarded as one of lhe mosl ellhcuenl anc popular members of hxs class Bomb lelf a record of unsung accomp lshmenls equalled by few Being elecled a monllor was of course lhe rnosl promnnenl In alhlehcs ual proved himself lo ball squad and one year on lhe baseball learn Has foolball prowess as well known by lhe Be-las and Gammas for he was one of lhe maunslays nn Alpha 'Foolball for lwo years As lar as scholashc abnnhes are concerned ual oblazned a con 'nnually hugh average and was rewarded by grad uahng Cum Laude Wulh ual +o Georgna go our besl wshes and we feel conhdenl of has suc cess +l1SFG Monulor 43 Second Team Baslcelball 42 43 Varslly Baseball 43 Lower School Debahng 42 Cum Laude Summer Dance Commlllee 43 Charrman of Sensor House Commnllee 43 War Bond Commlllee 43 1944 L ,.. 3 ,j I I V. 'YQ ll s . be very adepl, playing 'rwo years on lhe baslcel- The Taft Annual JOHN NELSON STEWART Ill IS37 Napoleon Avenue New Orleans La obnfzy Python Slew 4 1 eau Beta United Stalef Nazy Corzrlfmtzofz Baltalzon Four years ago There came To TaTT Trom The hearT oT The SouTl'r New Orleans a myoprc young man answerrng To The name oT Johnny John s saga rs enough To melT The hearT of Mr MclrrTosh Born wrTh a sTrange aTTrnrTy Tor Trouble STew qurckly proceeded o become well acquarnTed wrTh The school and especrally The Annex However Johnny had a serrous srde as anyone who aTTended Those I2 oclock bull sessrons wrTh I-l TaTT a ouT poeTry well knew John alThough noT well known Tor hrs consrsTenT scholarshrp hrs TrrsT years here showed ThaT he could puT on The pressure when he wanTed To as may be seen by hrs marks durrng The summer Term when he Took a whole years work rn Three monThs The whole class wrshes John The besT oT luck and knows ThaT he wrll make a success OT hrs lrfe rn The Navy Senror l-louse CommrTTee 44 LrTTle GranT FooTball 4l CapTarn 42 Track Squad 4I 42 43 Papyrus News Board 42 43 SouThern Club 4l BRENTON HOYT SMITH 422 Clark STreeT SouTh Orange New Jersey Bruzr Smyfbc 4 T eau Gamma Ya e In Three and one halT years aT TaTT BrenTon has been a vrolenT advocaTe oT Wrllke RoosevelT Socralrsm and ArrsTocracy buT hrs unchangrng Tune was alwlays BrrTannra Rules The Waves IvlasTer polrTrcran excellenl' scholar and possessor oT a wrTTy sense oT humor BrenTon leT hrs sharp re marks Tall where They may always happy To ex change qurps wrTh an experrenced adversary Hrs room draped wrTh Englrsh Tlags and war maps be came known Tor lrvely drscussrons and Tor hrs e Tl'rusrasTrc laugh whrch rose above The mulTrTude On The courTs BrenT vanqurshed many opponenTs by a combrnahon of good Tenrrrs and skrllTul psy chology A summer graduaTe BrenTon wrll doubTedly conTrnue hrs Trne record aT Yale Lower School DebaTrng Club 4l 42 Upper School DebaTrng Club 43 44 CurrenT EvenTs Club 44 l944 I . , . fr, U rr U rr U f l I I . . 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Thr Tlll Anmml Prederrck H Horlbeck J Ashley E Howes Jr John H Howkrns James lvl Hulchrnson Roberl A Ingraham Charles Erskrne Ingram Donn Innes David B Jennuson Peler R Johl James Benham Johnson Curhs C Jones Arlhur W Kelly J Francrs J Kenney J Joseph A K Kramer Wxllram S Lewus Charles Loughrrdge lvl Donald Low McDonald Jr lvlerkle Thomas J Roberl L Muller Murphy lvlu J John S Oslerslock Jr Chesler E Thomas E Russell A George S Pelerson Karl H Poller David R Powers James R Rallerly George R Razook Howard L Rrchmond I7 lvleehng Sl Charlesron S C 57 Trenor Drlve New Rochelle N Y 704 Draylon S+ Savannah Georgra Norlh uaker Lane Wesl Harllord Conn Brrslol Conn 4l4 Norlh 7lh Slreel Tacoma Washrnglon Da Iws e 7 Rrver :de Drrve Brnghamlon N Y Soulh Slreel Suhheld Conn 226 Cedarhursl Ave Cedarhursl L I N Y I00 Broadvrew Avenue New Rochelle N Y I7 Wesl 54+h Slreel New York Cry I67 Parmrnglon Ave Walerbury Conn 340 Clrnlon Avenue Brooklyn N Y R I3 D No 4 Balls Pond Danbury onn 399 Hrgh Sl eel Denver Colorado 203 Onondaga Avenue Syracuse I48 Weslwood Avenue Walerbury Sandy HIII Road Middlebury 20 Drvrsron Slreer Danbury Cambrdge Slreel Elmwood Wesl Harllord I: D Hyde r Box SI8 Brookside Road Darren Golf Tracl San Rafael II5l Euclrd Avenue Berkley Conn Conn Conn Corn Conn Ca rl Ca rl 48l7 Woodmere Road Tampa Florida Bellevrew Avenue Rye N Y Lake Placid Club Essex Co N Y Washrngron Conn JulloT Rodrlguez 6 ODonneIl S reel P O Box I32S San Juan 6 Porlo Rico Edward Shove Roberl G Slarr Jr Srdney A Slewarl' Jr Ronald L Thorburn Dellev F Vagls Slephen W Verlch Howard G Waldo Roberl S Wallon John K Webb Chares I: C Wemyss Arlhur E Woodruff ll Norman S Woolworlh Hamrllon Avenue Walerlown Conn 402 Soulh Beach Ave Old Greenwrch Conn 87 Prlgrrm Road Wesl Harllord Conn Colbrooke Apls Rye 2l5 Soulh I6lh Slreelr Albuguergue New Mexico 3974 Clnllon Avenue Crncrnnah Ohro R R 7 lvlorarne Farm Daylon Ohro Hudson Hose Ardsley on Hudson N Y 5 Halliwell Drrve Slamlord Conn 25 Woodslock Road Hamden Conn 2 Easl 63rd Slreer New York Crly lflsl-l ' l Q ' T , ' 290 Q , , . - R. 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Isla 127.7 iz 13 IH 9 was as 1944 THE UPPER M DDLE CLASS Thr T :H Jlnruml Middle Committee Cha rman Munson S Brown Means D xon Pryor Dogqeff D Ward He-rrl nge-r 1944 :Auf George M Allerlon Slawlon D Barker Dallam E Blandy Jr W ll am Boland Jr Blandy Boocock Sfeohen J Brown 5 Bu e Ralph H Cake Jr Thoma L Cassldy Donald H Choale Ross N Colhn Nleman Cra ey Jr Slarford T Crapo Avrn R an Wluam N Dember li n A Dxor Jr Alberl K Dooqerl Roy W Doolllle ran R Davld Fndlay Henry T Folsom ll Jo n R Freeman lll Charles E Glendennung Jr Howard D Gorham AlexanderG B Grosvenor John Home Haas Jr John O Hashnqs Edward H Herrllnqer ll Samuel C Howell John M Humphrey lll Charles C Jelke Phllp D Jenn on The Mlddle Class Jr Guernseylown Road Box ll5 Walerlown Conn II9 Armory Slreel New Haven Conn Brch Hull Road Albany N Y l80 Eucho Avenue Walerbury Conn 50 Easl 58lh Slreel New York l0I0 Frllh Avenue New York 648 Be v dere Avenue Pla nhe 334 5 W E geclil Road Por+land Ore l9l Wood ull Averue Walerlown Conn 58 Blackman Race Brrooeporl Conn 440 E Pal ade Avenue Englewood Red Llon 2204 Semrnole Avenue Delrorl 8 Falrv ew 5lree+ Waferbury I08 Lex nqlor Averue Walerbury 536 N Penn yva a 5+ree+ Ino anapo Ml Kembe Lake Morrr lown 33' Summer Slreel Bullalo llu Towers Crreenwrch Mounlau Avenue Slonnnqlon 38l Tremo l Place Grange Porler Hall M ddlebury ll Avon Road Larchmonl New York 290l Wood and Drve Washnnqlon Penn lVllCh Conn Conr n Conn Conn Conn 634 Greenway Terrace Kansas Clly M 7l Nor+h 5'rree+ Walerlown Conn Pelers Road Troy Ohro 20 Armour Road Prrncelon N J Dallas Penn 645 Eal We lmln ler Avenue Lake Foresl lll 7 Ruvers de Drve Bunqhamlon N Y 11 llur li ll null ' , , N. Y . A . , N. Y. Hollls , rk I l , I ,' ld, N. J a , ' . 'S . , N. J l ' . D ,Iels ' 5 , , Thomas C. Darsle Il00 Rahway Road, Plalnlleld, N. Y l . l , , , T ra .k , l , . 0 . sfl nl , 5 lls, l d , P , l . 'S , N. .1 . F , , N. Y Jul' . Ellis rl , ' , , l l , h , , . , n , , N, J h . , ' . l , . ' , . ' T , , N. Y . , N. Y . . . T ' , ' , D. C ' , . , ' . o 1 . rs r , , I , - .T44 T T Tall lnmml Roqer L Krfheld John H Krlck Frederick G Krueqor Phrllp H Lyman James McDonald James E McKelvey John T Marvun Davld L Mayer Davld Means Fred Mohrhardl Larom B Munson Thomas J O Br en J Carl T Oslerlof Richard R Palmer J n J Ra khursl II John G Ponhus P UI B Roof Jr W Garry Saunders Frederlck C 5horey J Edward B Sreqel Roberl J Sllver LeRoy H 5mulh Pallerson 5mufh Refer R 5pokes Harold H Tearse Jr Davld Van Alsfyne lll Georqe L Voql Wmlllam W Vosburq Alan Ward Pefer A W Warrer Rvchard P Warren Thomas Dennehy Washlinurne Bruce Wnlson 2366 l38O Asylum 5-lreel Harfford 5l2 Yale Avenue New Haven Falr 5+ree+ Carmel 230 Park Avenue New York 52 Garden Road Scarsdale 24 Bucklnqham 5free+ Rochesler 27 Edcgehull Terrace Hamden Soulhbury 4 Soulh 4lh Slreef Lebanon 22 Maple Hull Drlve Larchmonl lI9 Everll Slreel New Haven l483 Vance Avenue Memphis 6 rgunla Avenue Freepor L l 24 Shawnee Road Scarsdale 637 Ford Avenue Klnqslon 6I6 Orlando Terrace Daylon 222 Supenor Averue Erne 3 Easl 66lh Slreer New York Conn Conn uonr Conn Penn Conn Tenn Penn Ohlo Penn N Y Vwneyard Haven Mass I24 Alla Slreel Sall Lake Cary Ulah I Frflh Avenue New York B20 Carler Road Roano I5 York Avenue Towanda Racebrook Road Woodbrndqe Wel Lake OT lsles Blvd Minneapolis LI5 Cheslnul Slreel Englewood N I Rea In Buckingham Sfreel Walerbury 32 l5 82nd Avenue Kew Gardens 530 Park Avenue New York Green Hollow Road Danlelson N Y ke Va Penn Conn M1nr Penn Conn Conn 350 Easl Woodland Road Lake Foresf lll l86OO 5ou+h Park Blvd Cleveland Chao N44 ln' f . 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Thi Taft ,flnmml lun- 1944 Ellll? fl-kill g!1111111f1l Clnarrman D Brooks J Cassldv Colluns Fauble Roberl L Bean David l-l Brooks Jerome T P Cassudy Robe-rl' S Coe Edward C Collnns Jr Anflmony A Davenporl Perer DeW1++ Roberl E Faellm Roberl S Eaubel WIDSlOH S Flless Jr Gael R Georqeson Louis Glllesple Jr Lower Muddle Commlttee Tronnloley Gnllespue Sawyer Slweldon The Lower Middle Class 72 l-lewlell Slreel Walerbury Conn Greens Earms Conn I9I Woodruff Avenue Walerlown Conn l45 Farmnnglon Avenue Warerbury Conn lO8 Wndnnq Road Baederwood Jenknnfown Penn Wunclwesler Road Wlnsled Conn 34 Norrln Woodland Slreel Englewood Easfrxdge Drmve Walerbury Conn I2 Vermonl Avenue Whale Planns I64 Easl 72nd Slreef New York Cnly I27 Easl 54'rl1 Slreel New York Cnky Blue Mull Road Morrnslown N J 1944 Edward Cronel I A Snowbound, Sou+l1 Coven'rry,'Conni G' , I A ,I N. J: . . ' ' , N. Y. XIII Roberl D Grle Andrew Hemlnwav Roy A Herberl L Rh hp Howland Thomas L I-Iulchlnson Waller P Jacob J Mlnol I: Jelke Pe-Ter H Jenekes Alberl J John on Huqh M Kerser Jame D Kenney arle B ee J Huqh Maclxfllan Char es W MI s W Inam J Moran Rolaerl D Muroock Dav d Pape or Ray 302l Allleboro Road Cleveland Cho Culler Slreel Walerlown Conn Muller s Ml Road Bedford V laqe N Y 26 Fske Slreel Walerbury Conn Norlh Quaker Lane Wesl Harllord Conn 277 Park Avenue New York Culy 645 Easl Weslm nsl r Avenue Lake Foresl II 702 Tren? Axenue Wyoml Inq Penn 24 Hrqhuard Slreel New Haven Conn 2 Easf 7IsI Slreel New York C y I67 larmlnqlon Avenue Walerbury Conn 43 Inwood Road Brldgeporl Conr Wayzala M nresola 4 Hawk 5 reel Dame on onn 73 Br slo Slreel Ihoma Ion Conn X V FIV GW Guernsey own Road Walerlowr Co n 2855 Grandr Road Cnc naw Ch lln' I ull .I mul . ' 5 , I ', I 7 I . I .1 I I . I I , - IL , II 1 . . . . II, I , , . , ' . 290 I . , . , . . r. I ' . I Ol , X L II 5 . 'c . I I . '. Clw I -5 . l. I , I , W . all , lll , H , I . 'l. fns ' , ' s . C I ,I I I Aoi SI, 448 Rlfe ide D ' e, N York Cily V51 . Ill . IU , I1 'W 'I IQ Waller J. Redel o5I N. Hyde Park Avenue, Scranlon Penn I . .I sl 7 I I , I I ra k . I l I I , If 63 , , . , . I n S . 'J s ' ' . N, Jr. I , , . .. N. Y . I I A , 5 r , s , N. Y . f ' I Mass l , . I J I l, . , . .. . s -s . , K , n , N. Y , I I I sll ' ,Il , . . N. Y .IAfv dJ R.F.I.N, I '.rman.J . R. F. . . , I . I , s, r. . ' . s 'E I, , D U 5 . , ! . 1 3 X I . ra. . . . . I . C George 5 Reucnenow h John R R Chard on F n J Rnad Slephen A Russ n Harold R Sayer Jr Wulllam B Schraun Davlo B 5he don Roberl D Shorey Palo A 5 Skoura Reler N Slevens Roberlr L Sloll Jr W l Iam H Tromole, J Gordon Woooworln lame R Wylle Ga llon 5 Youro J Ph hp Zere a Reler E Bowman Waller R Brook J Rlchard 5 Burrouqh Reler R K Gardlner Georqe I: Ger hel Jr ArI'hur A Hansl George C Moore 352 larmunqlon Avenue Walerbury Conn I Easl Eno Avenue New York Cly I43 H 5IreeI Walerbury Melbourre Terrace Walerbury Edmu d Road liarmrnolor 33 Rockwooo Road Plandome L I 334 Glen Ieel Glen Falls Vuneyard Haven 2 Shore Roao Greenhaven Rye Weaver 5+reeI Ea I Perl Che Ier Red Grou d Read Old Weslbury 339 Wnow Sheel New Haven 37 Brook oe Dr ve Pandome L I 33 Blrcnwood alr el Walerlnury 53 Mornvnq de Avenue Walerloury D o I 5ouIh Rlaln we The .Iunlor Class D No I Nauqa uek Woodbury Conn Conn Mas Conn Conn Conn Con Conn Conn Hunfnq Hal Easlon Maryland Deerlled Drlve Greenw eh Conn l53 Sleele Road Wesl Harllord Conn I: D No I New Mlllord onn Moore Road Wesrerly R I III44 Thr' Taft Anmml J-Ll...u H51 I 5 -.. Q 1944 1944 Thu Taft Annual Thu Taft Anmml TAA Presndenlr Delano Ladd Secrefary Joseph Pool From February To June Pre-srdenf Phllnp Smdh 9 Vice-Presiderglr Samford Kaynor I 44 The Taft Annual Presudenl Vice Presldenl Secrelary Presudenl Vlce Presldenl Secrelary Vlce Presldenl Secrelary The Inter CI b Councll ALPHA CLUB BETA CLUB GAMMA CLUB Joseph Pool Davud Guernsey John Whuleman Delano Ladd Deever Rockwell Robe-rl Clarke Donald Spurr Allred Burroughs Alpha Club Presndenl Archie Morrls Bela Club Presldenl Wllllam Brown Gamma Club Presldenl Day Brlgham l 944 - U ' Presldenl ------ - - George Weyerhaeuser Officers from February lo June CAPTAIN Wi-HTEMAN 1944 UIC Taft ,flnnual Tlllll fI'i1llc efllllllllfll Caplaln Manager Coaches Tranner Connors Rnchmond Spurr Rockwell R Clarke Blanchard B Smllh Rodriguez Back J Johnson D Jennuson Murphy G Jenckes Crowley Football LETTERMEN V1 F1 H Tackle Tackle Tackle Guard Guard Guard Guard bfevens J Brooks Burroughs Whnleman Purvls Danlorlh Morris Kaynor Ladd Guernsey John Whuleman Andrew Smulh LaGrange Mr Beeloe Mr Lakovalch Cenfer Cenler Cenfer Bac Bac Bac Bac Bac Bac Bac SQUAD ow Edwards Warwick P Lyman Wernyss G Cook Behr F Kenney Adams 1944 V A - - - - - Y - Mr. , , - . . , L E d A . . . . 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TTT T 1 Football Revlew UndeTeaTed and unT:ed :n games w:Th T:ve worTny opponenTs The Fggfball Team oT T943 deserves compar:son w:Th The greaT Teams oT GET and T935 when 5:m:lar unblem:shed records were ach:eved When we v ew The record oT The T943 Team we real:ze ThaT There are many T T assoc:aTed w Th :Ts accompl:shmenTs TT was The T:rsT TaTT Team serlousy aTTecTed by The :ore enT wa: Joe Pool capTa n elecT had been called :nTo serv:ce beTore The sea on goT uncer way and n m:d season The compeTenT end pay oT Don Spurr was losT To The Team when he enTered The army BuT The T:rsTs wc l:lce To remember are The T:r T v:cTory over GhoaTe s:nce l93l and The T:rsT v:cTory over Deorheld s:nce our TooTball r:valry w:Th ThaT school began en The call Tor cano dale WT The beg:nn:ng oT The Q on ww Jed by new coaches Mr La G:ange and Mr Becbe The p:cTu e was noT Too br:ghT Only Two leTTermen Connor and WT Teman werc on hand and oT The balance oT The squad only Ten had had prev:ous game expencnce w:Tn The var :Ty TT was soon obv:ous however ThaT There wa con :derable TalenT among he new boys and Tho e can d:daTes who had come up Trom Te cl b Tvliclry V!h:Teman was eTecTed caoTa:n :n place oT Joe Pool and h Tlne leader n:p and excel enT pay ThroughouT The sea on when The squad T:n:sheo up Two weel oT hard and e'TecT:ve pracT:ce on The eve oT The ChoaTe qame Tle openwg conTesT Under Mr T3 ebes capable d:recT:on an aggress:ve alerT l:ne averag ng abouT ISO pounds had emerged AT ends Connors R:chmond Spurr and BelTT sTood sT:ong nexT To a hard cnargmg Taclcle quad oT Clarlce Roclcwel Blanchard and Lyman The gua d small buT powerTu: and TasT were Sm:Th Rodnguez Bacf Johnson and Tvlurpy and aT cenTer There was sTrengTh :n Broolcs and Burroughs The bacl4T:eld was characTer:zed by decepT:o:n and speed raTher Than by power Pass ng nd runn:ng was eTTecT vely handled by Guern sey Ladd TVTorr:s Purv:s and TTuTch:nson Bloclong was eTT:c:enTly carr ed ouT by DanTorTh Kaynor and Wh:Teman Also :n Wh:Teman we had a superb lnclcer ln The :n:T:a game w:Th CnoaTe The TaTT Teams play was ragged and There were many Tense momenTs beTore The 7 O v:cTory wa assured buT a rev:ew oT The sTaT:sT:cs reveals a deT:n:Te TaTT super:or:Ty w:Th an overwhelmmg edge :n Te deparTmenTs oT lnclnng and pass:ng Aga:nsT C osby T-l:gh School The nexT SaTurday TaTT goT away To a TasT sTarT cao:Tal:z:ng on Two Crosby Tumbles Tor Two early scores PenalT:es cancelled Two subsequenT TaTT Touchdowns buT :n The second halT Crosby s decepT:ve oTTens:ve dom:naTed The play and by The end oT The game TaTT was qu:Te happy To have a 36 dec:s:on Perhaps The h:gh po:nT oT The season Tor The Team was :Ts I3 6 v:cTory oxer Deerneld :P a clo e conTesT The Team s success :n Th:s game was The more saT: TacTory because The marg:n oT v:cTory had resulTed noT Trom DeerT:eld m:sTalres or TaTT good TorTur'e buT raTher Trom a clearly ach:eved and hard TouqhT super:or:Ty oT play Amorg The large TacTors :n Th:s v:cTory were Wh:Temans splend:d T:cl4:ng and Sm:Ths ouTsTand:ng deTens:ve play ln The TourTh game oT The season aga:nsT T-Topmns Grammar Scnool aT New T-laven The TaTT Team played :Ts pooresT game buT was able To come away w:Th a 20 O w:n because oT :Ts super:or we:ghT and expenence The T:nal game aga:nsT KenT played beTore a large T:aThers Day crowd proved a T:TT:ng cl:max To a Tlne season ln Th:s conTesT The TaTT Team Turned :n a super:or perTormance and came oTT The T:eld w:Th an overwhelmung v:cTory oT 40 6 BeTTer bloclclng and Taclclung has seldom been seen on RockeTeller T::eld and The clever hard runnung oT Guernsey Ladd and Wh:Teman TogeTher w:Th The plung:ng of TvTorr:s and The devasTaT:ng :nTerTerence oT Sm:Th and DanTorTh broughT The crowd To :Ts TeeT T:me and T:me aga:n TTTT T - . - r T - T : TTT: : TT :::: . . . . . , . . V V V c ll ' l lrs sl' ' 'T ' ' V V ' ' T , V s. 1 V I , V , . A V , V : 5 V Q Y ,, . A , . S . V, Wh T' f 1 ' A V . s seas fs l-gs' , The I ' K ' N : V 'T V I 1 , 'S if ' T ' 3 - M ' T1 , LT 19. f ' ' T 7 V A , ls ' , l : 5 V was a greaT TacTor in The success oT The Team. The plcTure was considerably brlghTer . . , S if . , T . V V 9 V 1 , T. . . V V V Q l , .V . S , :, . r s. T , A , ' , l ll, hm T T . E a A T - V V . V . V V . . , ,. . V , : . . . ., . , T : V , . , V A . . . V . . IVV , , . . V . , V . . l : , I S V V . . .C - - V A . : I l U T . T I. : U llle Tall Annual Caplaln Manager Traclc Coaches M Lalcovrlch Carson Loughrudqe Carson Hllsnnger Louqhrldqe Lyman Hnlslnger Vzllano Lyman Vlllano Hllsrnqer Lyman O Brien W Brown H Wemyss Bermlnqham Dauch Lyman Hulslnger Vullano Merlcle Hnlslnger Dauch Carson Webb Bushnell Allclns Webb Murphy Blaclc Slaler Murphy Slaler Jannlson Horlbeclc Murphy Collhn Black l 944 Fred Dauch John Slephenson nd Mr Klnqsbury H qh Hurdle Low Hurdles IOO yard Dash 220 yard Dash uarler mlle Mue Relay Broad lump Hlgh lump Pole vaull Discus Hammer Javelln Shol pul A A ,Q A A lx l . ' ' r . eA-evee Q - ' Dauch, S. Brown, Dana -feleff Half-mile J. Elllo , , ' A - - - - 'l Thr TAN Jhuund TTBCIC RCVICW CAPTAIN! WEYERHAEUSER LAPTAIN DAUCT-l T e Track season Thus your us oven mnro undeTuhuTe Than ual A Th qoe press noT a sunque meeT or Tme Trual has been held Bad wea her and work on The Track uTselT has delayed The season consuderalolx Three meeTs have been scheduled Though Tollowed by The annual club meeT The TursT us To be held on May 6 aqaunsT The powerTul l-lullhouse l-lugh School oT New T-laven NexT comes The ChoaTe lVleeT aT ChoaTe on The Tolowung SaTurday The l3Th oT lvlay A Truanqular meeT consusTung oT TaTT WaTerTown and Crosby Hugh School oT WaTerbury on Rock Teller Feld May I9 concludes The oTTucual season One week laTer The Alpha BeTa and Gamma Club lVleeT wull Take place AlThough The Team losT CapTaun G orge Weyerhaeuser and leTTer men such as Tom lVlornungsTar and Dave Guernsey un The acceleraTed program newly elecTed CapTaun Fred Dauchs Team holds consuderable prom se lTs sTrengTh seems To le un runnung raTher Than The weuqhT Throwung Whule no records are expecTed To be broken Thus year a hugh scorung Tughung Team wull represenT l'aTT Thus sprung A greaT deal oT work on The Track has been done A compleTe new surTace made up oT cunders and loam has been spread and The raulungs replaced wuTh new wood IT us consudered one oT The besT Tracks un The sTaTe Thus year a d uT a TuTTurug TrubuTe To The hard work and wull oT The Team CapTaun Dauch us expecTed To wun quuTe a Tew pounTs n The halT mule whule Phul Lymans quarTer holds greaT prornuse aT Thus Tume WuTh Murphy aT The weughTs and Bushneul un The pole vaulT The Tueld evenTs may hold Theur own and Bob lvlerkles surpruse broad uumpung wull more Than replace ThaT of Weyerhaeuser Coaches LakovuTch and Kungsloury and CapTaun Fred Dauch cannoT Tell oT The record aT Thus pounT buT prospecTs look good and a hard Tughhnq Team us assured 1944 I f I , 3 is sf T-.if Y il I 'xv u N 5' A h ' ' c A . I ' T' f us' . s Ts s To , ' ' i - ' . T . . . X' u . ' Y V l T . l ' I U I l l I fe 5 , , ' ' . , . 9 W . . T T . I . I T A l I . ' ' ' ' , n ' us - I I I l - ' The Taft Jlnnual Co Caplanns Manager Coaches Ingram Kenney Rnclwmond Coe B Wemyss Pnclcell Bels P ow Allard Morris Oslerlol Falrclnlld Lewns R l-lulclnlnson Baseball THE TEAM l91l4 Morrns and Danforlh Melwlnn Mr Slmons and Mr Crunkslnanlc Pnlclmer Palcher Calcher Calclner Calclwer Flrsl Base Fnrsf Base Second Base Shorlslop Third Base Lefl Fzeld Cenler Field Rughf Field Ulwlrly Oulrlleld Lyman ------'-'-- e Firsl Base + , . -.-....... . . ' L ----...... . . Tlu T all Annual Baseball Review gww ...a-f-if Ie--I -W da CAPTAIN DAINIFORTI-I CAPTAIN MORRIS As lhe Annual goes lo press lhe leam has nol yel played :ls lnrsl game and lhere lore Il IS dullucull lo malce any slalemenl on lhe leam s polenlualulues ln spule ol Indoor pracluce and a laurly mnld sprIng lhe leam has been slow roundlng Inlo shape The leam wsll surely mlss Co Caplaun AI Danlorlh and shorlslop Del Ladd ol lasl years leam as well as John Warwuclc Juhan ualllebaum and Jerry Ryan who were on lhe squad These boys have already gradualed sunce lhey loolc lhe ac celeraled program As a resull ol lhls early gradualnon lhe leam Null be green wIlh Caplann Ivlorrus lhe only relurnung lellerman In spule ol lransporlaluon dnllacullnes an exlensrye schedule has been arranged Be-gInnIng and endnng wllh nearby hugh schools lhe schedule conlasns some ol our lormer rlvals Kenl Choale and Weslmunsler The leam llnes up wIlh I lowIe Ruchmond and Ben Coe as lursl and second slrsng calchers Caplaln Ivlorrus al lhlrd Jack Allard al shorlslop Don Low al second and Jed Plclcell Jack Lyman or Pele Bells compellng lor lursl base n lhe lnlleld and an oullueld ol Carl Cslerlol Jnm Falrchuld and Bob Lewis The pllchung slall IS headed by Erlc Ingram and supplemenled by I-lowne Ruchmond and Frank Kenney Reserve players are Charlie Wemyss and Jnm l'lulchlnson Al lhus early dale lhe lleldlng seems slrong wnlh hnlllng and pnlchnng yel lo be delermuned Rlchmond and Morrls are beung counled on lor mosl ol lhe punch V144 1 I 6 ' . , 1 ,- . l I I 1 L J ,s s- 8 'f xg, A K Qi - K , ...L ,L .. . Lane. 6 r kr Y A 's I- . L , -f '. S5 'L I .lg . 'A T I gh I I wr 'T I , I-, L, s I- jfffl f I-Q' :af M r A I' A Eff 5, A . Arty K 1 5 IM, N, . 1 Q - - ' 6,5 . I3 -If 'I sf I ' , 'I K ,Quia I . , I . . I I Q I . . , - . . x . , - I I : , , . I I I I I I I - , . I Thcffdt,AnnmM Co Caplaln Manager Coach Cuerrsef Rlchrnonol Brzgh rn Connors Srnlh S Be-rm ngham Druscoll Danforlh Bellwl Murphy Reed V Blanchard Bel s P. Hoclcey LETTERMEN SQUAD Davld Guernsey and l-lenry Connors Allen Slafer Mr LaGrange Cenler Wwng Wing Defense Defense Goa Cenler Wang Wnng V V V V V Defense V V V V V V Goa - V V - - V Wing V V V - - V Wing Wemygg Kenney F. I-lllginqer l-lulchinson J. Mehlin Tearse 1944 Thu THItu4nnuaI Hockey Revuew TaTTs I-Iockey scuuad Ied by Co CapTauns Guernsey and Connors and under uTs new and abIe coach Mr LaGrange opened uTs season January IO by deTeaTung a powerTuI and ex peruenced I-IuIIhouse Team 5 4 Two more vucTorues on January I3 and January I4 oyer Souh KenT 7 I and T-Iamden 2 I ToIIowed BoTh I-Iamden and I-IuIIhouse were Iarge New T'Iaven hugh schooI Teams experuenced by aT IeasT eughT game wnen TaTT encounTered Them eur TasT pIay and good Tumung was II sTances hard To cope wurh buT hard pay proved vucToruous The season Then w Tnes ed a break un The weaTner and The scheduIe was unTerruoTed unTuI The Team wc-ru To The New I-Iayen Arena To repIay T-I Ilhau e on January 29 when TaTT TrsT Io w ox rolled up a score oT 5 I To make The second deTeaT oT The season In The eyes oT Those who Toulow and undersTand hockey Thus mughT be consudered The game un whuch TaTT pIayed uTs besT The DavenporT CoIIege boys were undoubTedIy TasTer and more experuenced players ThereTore we Teel ThaT The score 5 I was reIaTuyeIy Iow CapTaun Harmon oT Theur Team and aIso oT The YaIe VarsuTy duspIafed some exTremeIy Tune skaTung and shooTung Hus pIay scorung auI buT one oT Theur goaIs The TaTT Team agaun deTeaTed SouTh KenT on February 4 un a reTurn conTesT Thus was The IasT game oT The season Tor sux oT The squad s IeTTermen Tor The schooI s acceIeraTed sysTem graduaTed Them un The muddle oT The normal school Term AIThough whaT one mughT caII The unduvuduaI sTars were gone Theur pIaces were Tuuled and an equally Tune Team produced Thus revused Team made rTs debuT by deTeaTung K nT 32 an overTume peruod on February 7 February 9 aTTer anoTher oyerTume The Team IeTT The uce wuTh The TursT and onIy Tue oT The season agaunsT PomTreT 2 2 PomTreT Tueung up The game wuTh sux seconds To go February I2 aT KenT The KenT Team unTIucTed a Ioss oT 2 O scorung boTh oT Theur goals un anoTher overTume The season ended on TaTT uce when ChoaTe deTeaTed The TaTT Team 2 I on Februa y I4 ChoaTe was consudered The besT prep school Team encounTered all year In Thus game a surprusung amounT oT Tune Teamwork was dusplayed by The TaTT Team To Sum up The season we Tund ThaT The Team won Tuve IosT Tour and Tued one AII TeeI ThaT under The curcumsTances our hockey pIayers dud a reasonabIy Tune uob I944 2 1 T' ' u - - . Th ' ' ' - In a Inf . , ' I . ' . Y J , I I s X . , u ,I 'Is I as - perienced, 3 A I. On January 3I DavenporT CoIIege wITh severaI YaIe VarsITy pIayers . . V . V . X ' . ' ' ' ' e . In ' - r . Y f f l rHw TEH Jhnuml Co Cdofarns Manager Coach VVbr+ernan PM enqer Weyerlwaeuser Ryan Mornanqsfw Geupef Pngram Ladd Carson Fenn Wfarwnck Nlard Demmon Pofrer Moms MacDonald Ta+ a+ ar Tar a+ Tai' Taf Cl'1oa+e Leavenworfln Choafe Wnlby Kenf Seymour Cheshire Basketban LFTTFRMFN souAo Wnrreman and Ladd Rosenbaum Mr Beebe Mr PenneH Forward Forward Forward Forward Forward Cenrer Cenfer Guard Guard Guard Guard Daucn Garfunkel Farrcmid Osferlof Eder SCORES Tai Ta+ Tar Tai' Tar Tai' Tai' 1944 Seymour Waferfown Wa+er+own Crosby Clneshure Kew? 6 Warerbury Pos? Offuce 25 es --'4----- . , . . , . , . Taff 24 .Crosby 32 Tafr 27 ,Wa+er+own 29 f 36 39 f 40 . . , . 26 T f 37 , 23 'F 35 , 23 T Nc 20 . , ...,. 24 1: 46 . 21 f 33 . . . . . . . ,...... ' 30 f 37 . , , . . 20 T f 43 , . . .... ,,... .... 2 Z f 46 . . , . ' 27 Tt 37 , ,....,...,. 24 f 39 ...,...., ,..,..... . f 39 ...,............ ' I7 f 39 .... ' ThrmTHtsAnnmH Basketball Review The basIceTbaII Team Thus year desplTe The TransporTaTuon dlTTucuITles was able To play a Tull schedule oT I6 games Thus years season mIghT be dnvlded up unTo Three secTuons For The TlrsT Tame IH TaTT basIeTbaI hnsTory The regular season sTarTed an December abouT Three weeks beTore The school IeT ouT Tor Chr1sTmas vaca Tron Durmg January There were abouT 8 games however on February 5Th There was a gradua losT ATTer The TuTTh oT February a pracTucaIIy new sTarT1ng Team played The Third secTuon oT Thus years basIceTbaII season By The end oT The TursT week un December The squad had been cuT down To abouT TwenTy players Ten oT whom coached by Mr Beebe made up The varsuTy and The oTher Ten coached by Mr Pennell malnng up The Iumor varsITy WuTh The reTurn oT Tour IeTTermen Trom lasT year s Team and The addlTuon oT Two ouTsTandIng new boys The Team began To show promxse T-Iowever The TnrsT game which was agaunsT WaTerTown Turned ouT To be a greaT dusappolnTmenT when The TaTT Tzve losT by Two ponnTs The only oTher game beTore ChrusTmas was agaInsT Seymour whrch TaTT easxly won showung greaT ImprovemenT Trom The T1rsT game ReTurnIng Trom ChrlsTmas vacaTuon The Team on y had Two days pracTnce beTore Thenr TnrsT game whlch was a reTurn engagemenT wITh WaTerTown The Team desp:Te The long IayoTT seemed To be Tunchonung well and Tound Themselves aT The wnnnung end oT a 35 To 26 score The Tollownng weelc There was a pIayoTT game wuTh WaTerTown whuch we won by an even higher score Tne nexT weeks Tound The Team playlng Crosby Cheshnre KenT and WaTerbury PosT OTTuce Teams All oT These games we easily won In all OT These conTesTs Weyerwaeuser PuTTenger Geupel and co cap aln Ivlaclcy WhITeman sTarred on The oTTense whale John Carson and Del Ladd drd an exceIIenT 'ob on The deTense In a reTurn engagemenT wITh Crosby The Team suTTered Their TursT deTeaT In Theur lasT seven games when They were on The Iosvng end oT a 32 To 24 score The lasT game beTore graduaTIon was a hearTbreaIcer when we losT To ChoaTe nn The lasT mInuTe oT play WITh only Geupel and Carson remalnang Coach Beebe had hxs hands Tull To Turn ouT a good quunTeT To round ouT The season I-Iowever wITh The addnTuon OT Jack Allard a new boy and Demmon Ingram and Fenn commg up Trom The squad The Team soon began To Talce shape Theur TursT game was agaunsT I.eavenworTh whnch They readily won However The TnrsT real TesT came when They payed ChoaTe whc had The same Team which had deTeaTed The pre graduahon Team The TaTT Tuve ouTpIayed The ChoaTe Team buT losT on Their 1nabuIITy To sxnlc Toul shoTs This new basIceTbaII Team showed ThaT They dndnT have The lndlvudual sTars oT The oTher Tuve buT They made up Tor IT by playung beTTer as a Team In The nexT Tour games TaTT deTeaTed Wulby KenT Seymour and Cheshnre wnTh The only close conTesT beung The one wlTh Wllby whmch we only won 33 To 30 The Team aT The end OT The season had won I2 ouT oT I6 games and Thelr capTaln Tor The lasT half oT The year and nexT year John Geupel had scored 226 pounTs which was one oT The hlghesT ndnvndual scores IH The sTaTe The Iunuor vars1Ty Thus Year capTalned by Archne Morris olayed mosT oT The lunnor varsuTres Trom The schools The varszTy played OuT OT The 9 games They played They came ouT wlnnnng 6 oT Them T944 A I I I I 1 . v I X I A . I X m gr ief I , L we T'-,M I T - ' 4 .. s. T +I' 'T If .I I - sc 6 2,1 ig J Tion in which 7 of This year's IeTTermen were C - : I as . , . . I. . I . I I - L - - I . . . ' I . .1 L Caplaln Manaqer Car. all Woodworllw Grosvenor Purvls Rlslell Kaynor Merkle Rodriguez Rockwell G. Cook Wrestllng Tl-IE TEAM 1944 Deever Rockwell Sfuarl l-lume Nfl.. Lakovulclw, Mr. Lovell-Jamon .Cas l .Cass .Cass .Cass .Cas .Cass .Cass .Cass .Cass - ' - Unllmilecl Cass Thr' Tall Anmml 1 - A - C Coaclwes f--.. . . , f ' I 'Q ' l2I lb l s l2l lb l l28 lb l l36 lb I I45 lb l s I55 lb l l55 lb l l65 lb l l75 lb l l Thr T Tl! ATTTTTTTTI Wrestlung Revlew The T944 sea on oT The TaTT WresTlTnq Team noT been an dl DICTOUS one and w s TS ippoT'TTTng becau e oT Tl brevTTy buT The meeTs ThaT could be TeTaTned TU The cnedule showed conclusTvely Tho poTenTTalTTTes oT ThTs year s Team An eagerness To learn and a deTermTnaTTon To wTn characTerT ed The Team and Tn sp Te oT TT TTT Two con ecuTTv deTeaT by The more exper Tenced Yale Freshmen and The sTronq ChoaTe wresTlers our nard TTghTTnq Team was able To 'T i emeroe wTTh sm les aTTer many a qruell ng anl de peraTe maTch The ab ence oT an expenenced coacn dTd noT profe To be Too m h oT hav cup as was een by The TTne coacw ng and leadershTp oT Joe Lako vTTcn ano he abe as TsTance oT Mr LoveTT JannTson TaTTs TTrsT meeT was wTh The Yale Tire hmen and n pTTe oT despera ely hard TTghTTng wTTh many close ma ches The meeT wenT To Vale Alec Grosvenor a newcomer To The Team made an ouTsTandTncT debuT aT Tns meeT by pTnnTng nTs more expenenced opponem' Tn The ThTrd p6VTOd Go dy Cook was also ouT TandTng TH hs maTch IU ThaT by sheer sTrenqTh alone he managed To es ape Trom Two pTn holds We are quTTe con TTdenT ThaT TT he had had a lTTTle more expenence he would noT have had much Trouble wTnnTnq any oT hs maT hes T-lardesT TouqhT and mosT excTTTnq baTTle oT The season was aT ChoaTe whe e every r ember oT The Team dTsTTnquTshed hTmselT by provTdTnq sTrong opposTTTon Tor TheTr opponenTs CapTaTn Rockwell and Alec Gros venor boTh QTV ng ekcellenT perTormances won TheTr meeTs and Jack PurvTs losT a Clase dec sTon Tn a TX mTnuTe overTTme perTod Bob lvlerkle dTd a Tne Tob TU subsTTTuT Tng Tor The able Sandy KaynoT who was unable To wresTle TD The meeT CapTaTn RockweTl who proved To be an TnspTrTng and capable leader as well as a splendTd TndTvTdual perTormer easTly deTeaTed hT 'nan aT The ChoaTe meeT VeTerans PTsTell PUFVTS and Kaynor all dTd excellenT Tobs and newcomers RodrT quez WoodworTh and Carroll TeadTy Tmproved as The ea on advanced Black Bushnel and Johnson oT The secord Team and The resT oT The squad proved To be valuable sparrmg parTners Tor The TTrsTs We are QUITE conTTdenT ThaT nexT years Team under The leadershTp oT TheTr new capTaTn Alec Grosvenor wTl carry on wTTh The same good sp rTT and well meamng ThaT ThTs years Team dTd 1944 T D I I 1 X I f 5 . . T . . . nas TT, T T a d - f T Q 3 S , A A . . T T S . . . Nj- as . . Egg it , . -P Si 'T . . . . . i - T' Z T I s TL sf , ' e s T - ' 1 XT T T . . . T . . S T . . fl' f ' l T ' LTC cj T .U Q : T T T - . T l T . . T . . T -S . ' . T T . . L . . . , S , T l S T T . T T T T - T T T . T .A . . T , . , . . T T S ,' C ' . - - T I C . Y n K F A . . . . ' T 9 T ' T T T s T , T T A T T I T . T S T . I . .K . . , T T I T T T S I S S . T T T ' , T T . .T . . . T T - I ' The Taft Annual SOCCCI' CapIarn Manager Coaches LETTERMEN Ingram Sml+I1 Leroy Benhann Lewus Wullram Iv1:IIer CI'1es'rer o Brown WlIIlam Gosselln Saunders Rosenbaum Kung Cook Joseph D1cIclnson SQUAD Shorey Frederick Allen Arfhur Gaynes Turner 1944 Arfhur Gossehn Roger Ducknnson Mr I.ove'r+Janlson Mr Kungsbury I-IaIIIoacIc Goa FuIIbacIc Fullback I-Ialfback I-IaIfbacIc Halfback I-Ialfback Oufsrde lnsrde Insude Inside Inside Manager Fullback I-IaIfI:aacIc Goa Oufslde . . - . , . - - - - - - - I J hl ' , - I I I I I I I - . - , Howkilns - ----- OuIsIde ' , I I I I I I I I I I I - I Thr Tull lnmml SOCCCI' RZVICW One of Hue muny sporT HuaT wa vuTally aTTecTed by Tlue war and Tlue subseguenT Tran porTaTuon resTrucTuon wa Soccer AT Hue begunnung oT Hue season :T was HuougluT HuaT Huere woud be no varsuTy squad buT Tnally a Tew game e vucunuTy oT WaTerTown were arranged Tluere were only Two reTurn:ng leTTermen u a good Team wa developed under Hue able coacluung of Mr LoveTT Januson an Mr Kungsbury The TursT game wa agaunsT Hue WaTerTown l-Tugl'u Scluool Team and was played on one oT Hue worT day oT Hue season and boHu goales were aT a dusadvanTage because oT Hue raun The WaTerTown Team scored TursT buT TaTT recovered and Jonl a lualT baclc Ted Hue counT WaTerTown was un Hue lead aT l'ualT Tunue buT Howlcuns Ted Hue score soon aTTer Hue second lualT luck oTT Tluen on a Toul sl'uoT Cool Hue TaTT cenTer sanlc a rebound sl'uoT only To Tund HuaT l'ue luad commuTTed a Toul Tuum selT and HuaT Hue goal dud noT counT Saunders Huen scored Tor our sude buT WaTer Town al o Tallued and Hue game wenT unTo an overTume peruod ArHuur Gosselun Hue capTaun oT Hue Team scored Hue wunnung goal wuHu only Twelve seconds oT play re maunrng 'Huus sTarTung Hue season vucToruousy Tlue nexT game was played under beTTer coruduT ons agaunsT Seymour Hugh Scnool s Team Tnus game was anoHuer close one Hue Tunal score beung Huree To Two un our Tavor Cool: scored Hue TursT goal and anoHuer laTer un Hue game CapTaun Gosselun was Hue man wluo d d Hue mosT To wun Hue game by Tuus uncanny conTrol oT Hue ball wluuclu so conTused Hue opponenTs HuaT Hue TaTT Team was able To lqeep Hue ball un Hue enemy TerruTory mosT oT Hue Turrue Tlue corner luclcs OT our capTaun were also very eTTecTuve un Huus game On Hue wnole l'uowever Hue game was perhaps Hue besT one oT Hue season Tor Hue Teams were boHu playung well and Huey dd nor nave To TugnT Tlue elemenTs Tlue season was ended on Hue noTe oT deTeaT un a reTurn game wuHu WaTerTown 4 l OuTsTandung n Tluus game Tor TaTT was CapTaun Gosselun and l-lalT baclc Bll Brown Tlue Team us luopung Tor a resumphon oT a Tuller scluedule Tor Tlue corruung year buT Huus oT course depends on Hue war WuHu a small group oT really experuenced players as a base for a Team Tlue Two coaches Turned un a Tune record Huus year and wuHu a large group OT leTTermen due To reTurn nexT year Hue ouTlool4 oT Hue soccer suTuaTuon us as Hue capTaun elecT Bull Lewus says very promusung ll . l I I f ff . 1' A S sl 5 ' 5 S . 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F I u ' The Taft Annual Lff Cap+aun Manager Demmon Jacobs Means Pryor ns Gorham Johnson Waldo Go FIRST TEAM SQUAD 1944 'viohrhardf Choafe E IIOH' A en Jennuson John Jacobs Hugo I-lngble MacK1nnon Allerion Hngbue .. ...J A J ' .J IF Coach ..... ---A - 7 W Mr. Sfearn- EII' Il Tln Till -lnmml Golf RCVIZW Inasmuch as no maTches have been played he Tme oT Ths wrhng o vols Tha review oT The season musT be based enhrely on speculahon Thus year as lal The wea er has held up our pracTlce To such an ex enT Tha even aT The presenT Tlme The maaeup oT The Team as noT Tully deTermlned Also slnce all The w r had To be done as a re lT oT The man acTual openlng oT The course was de ayed conslderably WlTh only one leTTerman eTurnnng There was a nvely TlqhT Tor posuhons on The Team and eferal prom smc players Tound Themselves on The squad CapTaln Jacobs payed ouTsTand ng golT lasT year and There TS reason To bel eve he wall be even beTTer Thus year l'le has shown hlmselT To be an aba cap ann and has glven much aTTenTuon To The lnexperlenced members oT The Team Ben Johnson and Roy Demmon have shown greaT umprovemenT and The laTTer should blossom ouT lnTo a real sTar nexT year All The oThers wlTh lnTTle or no TournamenT creclnT are coming along nlcely and greaT credlT s due Them Tor The uplceep oT The Courge wlThouT Thelr servlces The seasor would noT have sTarTed wlTn The course IN such good shape Because oT The acceleraTed program The Tollowang Team members graduaTed beTore The openlng oT The season Frank Drnscoll Herb Frlsble and Conrad Flen her The schedule Thls year lncludes Two maTches wlTh ChoaTe one wlTh The WaTerbury GOTT Club one vvuTh The WaTerTowr GolT Club and one w1Th The Alclmnu or Alumni Day 1044 ' f sr ' 135 aT T l l l ' , TT ls b I L T a . ' . ' ', s , Th ' L L . l ' l Q lg , SLA A power shorTage, by The boys Themselfes, The F . V A - - 1 S X J ' l T , ' ' T . . 4 . I MV SCHEDULE The Taft Annual TCHIIIS Cap+anns Blanchard and P S Smufh Manager Erskmne Coaches LaGrange and Loveif Jannson af Tai ar af 4 P S Sm h Blanchard Sfewarf yre Erskme Osfersfoclc THE TEAM Hashngs Saunders THE SQUAD Shove Thorburn E der Ken 5 Hullhouse Choafe Kenf Taf Ta? a+ 1944 Geupel Harfshorn Websfer Mufh Ryder A Smnfh Sou+h Kenf 2nd 'ream Choa+e Hopkins .. if ' E I . ' TT , , f f... .. I J Tafi' . . . . . . , . Waferfown Taff . . , . . , . . . , . , Wesfminsfer TT .. , TT ., ., ' TT , ., Thr Trl! lnmml Tennis Review n smuch a only one wa ch has e n payed aT The Tme OT Th s wr T ng :T TS Obvrous a a rcvrew T e sea On musT Tor e mo T p1rT be ln Od on Decula On A sgrad OT abouT TTry Turned OuT aT T1rsT call and ummedlaTely seT TO worlc on he courTs eughT OT whlch were puT 1nTO shape aT The end Lggasb wO weelcs Tme A quad OT elghT w s selecTed Tor The TlrsT maTch Thls group con Phul SmlTh who were The Only Two reTurnmg leTTermen Trom lasT years Team They were ably supp emenTed by S d STewarT 'ack lmlashngs Gary Saunders John Geupel Bob l-larTshorn and George WebsTer GuTslde OT The capTarns no one has had pre-vsous experience buT The TacT ThaT l-lasTlngs and Saunders are mrddlers as very encouraglng The TursT elghT poslTlons were dec ded by dally maTches ln The Torm OT a ladder which rs To be carrled on ThrOughouT Tne season This ladder nOT only malces a well balanced compeTlTuve Team buT also gives The souad pracTuce In maTch cOmpeTuTlon The loss OT whzch mlghT lose Them Thelr posuTuOn on The Team TaTT losT The TursT maTch OT The season To KenT by a bare marg n OT Tour To Twe- Thls was a very close and exclTrng maTch The score belng Tred aT Tour up unTul The Tlnlsh OT The lasT seT OT doubles which ran long aTTer The OThers had Tunushed Blanchard Saunders and STewarT smashed The r way To vlcTOry IH The singles whlle SmuTh and l-lashngs Torced Theur oppOnenTs To go Three seTs The doubles Team OT Blanchard and SmnTh were The only Ones To wan Their maTches ln splTe OT our TlrsT loss To KenT The Team shows a greaT deal OT promise OT complehng The season wrTh a very saTwsTacTory record ChOaTe and a reTurn engage menT wnTh KenT should prove TO be The decndung conTesTs ouT OT The eughT more scheduled 1044 ' f a O ' I a s rl T . b e l l l l F , ' A ' Th T T A 'T OT h ' s , Th 1 l ' T ' 4 ' l OT T 5 V. s ' a A I ' . A . , 1 slsTed OT The co-capTalns, Dud Blanchard and , l , O ' I y X . . . , . The Taft Allllllfll 4 Cheerleaders Head Cheerleader Alfreo Burrough VVrH1am Kmq Gerard Ryan Thomas Mom nqsfar Phulwp Smrflw 1944 - - F I Arfhur Gossefin Bruce Reld I .. . , X, Thi TlH Jhuund Presvden F cully l AdVlSOY Adam Burrouglw R Clarke Connors Danlorllw Fleaslwer Guernsey Outing Club MEMBERS l. Jones Kaynor lvlornlnqsler Morris Pvckell Reud 1944 Jolln Warwick Mr Bee-be Richmond Rockwell P Smlllw S Smnfh Slanlon Tungle Whlleman The Taft Annual Presadenf Vuce Presndenf Secrefary H Allen W Brayfor W Brown Bushnell R Clarke Covxngfon Demmon D E I ff Garfunkel Green Preslclenf Vice Presldenf Secrefary The Debating Club Haynes Holborn o Kaynor Klungensfeun W Mayer Morrxs Murphy Pnckeff Pnsfell Officers from February fo June lgllfl R effs Bruqlwarn Whnfeman Pnffenger Purvns Rosenbaum Ryan Ryder S Smxfh Soclerberq Vagfs Vnllano Websfer Brlglnam P Smlfh Prclceff ' ------A----- . B 1 I J m C-oons MacKinnon P. Smlflw . ll'o UmlhHJMmml Clwaurman Vuce Chairman Senuor Edulor Buslness Manager Danforlh Gaynes Clwalrman Senior Ednfor Busnness Manager Pvcforlal Edrlor The Annual Kaynor From February fo June Mornmgsfar Rockwell Befmmqhdm Garfunkel J Brooks Jo l-lorlbeck Vullano 1944 Henry Connors Peler Braylon William Brown Conrad Flenslwer Mr Slearns William Brown Sndney Sfewarjr Howard Erskine Waller Plckeff Faculfy Adviser ----- ..... , . hl f' L 1944 The Taft Annual Hn lull .1 HHH! The Papyrus 11144 Th? Taft Annual The Press Club Chaxrman Phulup Srmflw Sec: efary Wulluam Brown BOARD Day Brlgham Roberf Foreman Bruce Reid 194 Vice-Chairman '-------- George We-bsfer Thr T all Anmml Presldenl Barker Craley Fnndlay W Brayron W Clarke Demmon J Brooks W Brown Bushnell Connors Coons Covmgron Fenn The Glee Club FIRST TENORS Gnllespre Haynes o SECOND TENORS Erskine Foreman Klnngenslem Krueger BARITONE J Cook Howklns Ke y Munson BASS Herrlunger Kung Mornlnqsrar 1044 Andrew Smurlw Mr Morgan Ryder A Smlrlw Zerega Loughrzdqe Tlworburn Wallns Murh Osferlof Welosrer Plsfell Slafer P S Smnllw Weblo Faculry Adviser f------ - - - . ' .1 hi ' ' ll f f Uw7HM4AmmM THE DANCE ORCHESTRA Leaders Roberf Foreman and Dudley Blanchard :ss G Cook D Mayer Po++er Tnorburn A Ward J Brooks T Hurchunson Mrch+orn L Smnfh Turner Websfer Conanf Vogan Murdock Srephenson Wa Irs THE CONCERT ORCHESTRA Faculfy Adviser Mr CavaHaro rss Eder Grles D Mayer Tnorburn Conanr Fle-usher o L Smdh A Ward Dana Foreman R ewus 1944 Br . . 4 . . h. . 'Q Presidenf ------------ Logan Br I ' . ' ' J hi . ' . . L ' The Taft J-Inmml The Combined Dance Committees SUMMER DANCE COMMITTEE Chaurman Delano Ladd R ells Eoreman Burroughs Pnslell R Clarke Qualllebaum FALL ANCE COMMITTEE Adams anforlh Blanchard Foreman Connors Guernsey SPRING DANCE COMMITTEE Chalrman Brigham Green W Brown Morris Ersklne Richmond 1944 Rockwell Rucker Ryder Kaynor Ladd Slaler Dudley Blanchard Slaler P Smllh Websler . B D . . Chairman ---4--e---- Deever Rockwell D . Tho Taft AHIHIIII FIRST TENORS Crowley A Smlfh W Brayfon Loughrmdqe The Octet 194 BARITONES Bushneif Ke y Mornunqshar Plsfel . ' II SECOND TENORS BASSES ' ' I 'Thr' T :ft Annual :ss W Braylon W Brown Bushnell D E 101+ Green Guernsey The Chemistry Club Laulo Maclilnnon lvlerron Mormngsla Pullenger Rockwell 1944 Rucker Ryan Soclerberq Vnllano Wa Irs Weyerlwaeuser Wlwlleman , e f ' Facully Adviser --------- Mr. Lovell-Jamison Bl' . F , . Il' ' I' The Taft Jlnnudl Masque and Dagger Socuety Pregldenf l-lenry Connors Bermlnqlnann lss S Brown Collins Coons Crapo Daucln Davenporl Doolullle lfrslclne Fmdlay Foreman Handy lngraham Muller l94 Monrlnardl Oslersloclc Pryor Rosenbaum A Srnullw Spokes Vellclw Wilson Facully Adviser --'-- - - - MF. Olfmlead Bl' A The Taft Allllllill Dramatic Review The Masque and Dagger presenfed sux one acl plays lhns year The Monkeys Paw Jimmy Takes a Bow The Boy Comes Home The Shll Alarm Yes Means No and Where The Cross ls Made The Boy Comes Home coached by Chesfer Muller won The club compeluluon whale The Sill Alarm coached by Henry Connors and Jimmy Takes a Bow coached by Donald Coons were close seconds The Lower Middle pray Yes Means No maunlazned lhe hugh slandards of pasf performances Where 'rhe Cross ls Made wnlh Roberl Merkle and Sleve Brown IH slarrmg roles was one of 'rhe mosl oulslandung plays nn many years af Tafl For fhe malor produchon of lhe year lhe Masque and Dagger presenled an old lame favorule Charley s Aunf The 'rremendous success of Thus play was due maunly lo lhe magnnlucenl achng of Roloerf Merkle an The role of Lord Fancourl Babberey He was well supporled by a splendid casl consushng of Ned Collms Peler Spokes Sfeve Brown Andy Smulh Sieve Velfch Chesler Muller Arlhur Blnss Howard Erskrne and Fred Dauch The Slage Crew managed by Donald Coons and 6SSISlGd by Bruce Wnlson Roberl Foreman Slan Crapo Alberl Handy David Van Alsryne and Sam Pryor drd some slrenuous work for lhe show and a grear deal l lhe credul for Hrs success IS due lo Them 19 . . .. ,,. ., l, ., ., . . .. ,. , . . . ., .l ,. .. ,, I . , . . . . ., . l. . . I . . . . . . . . - . . . . , . , O , X!!! lhrffHtsAnnmd Presuder Facully l Advlsers R ells lss J Brooks W Brown ne R Clarke Connors Coons D E l ll Erskine Falrclmld Flenslwer The Current Events Clubs Garfunkel Klungensfeln Ladd Laub J Lyman W Mayer Morris Plckefl Plslel Powers Purvus Razook 1944 R Bells Warwick Mr Reardon Mr Srearn Ren Ryan Slaler A Sm llw B mrllw P Smlrlw Soderlzaerq Sleplwenson Tunqle Wa s Warwrck Websler as l i - ' l . B . 'd Brlglwam l-lowklns Rosenbaum BI. . . , . l Bash ll . . S ' . ll'o ' l ' I ' ll! f , Thr T all Anmml The Camera Club Pres1den+s R Bells Sleplmenson l-l Allen Barker Boococlc W Brooks Conway Doolnllle D E roll' J E I H Fauble l-larrnson l-lnqbne l-lorlbeck Howes l-lowlcuns MacKinnon Rodriguez Ryder Sclwrauff If Slcouras Slaler Slanlon R Slevens Slewa rl Vagls Waldo Wallon Websler l f ' Facully Adviser ---------- Mr. Kingsbury . ll' ' . ll'o The Log N44 I HH lf''! , 1 1v Ul 1 g The T aft Alllllldl Football ALPHA A ALPHA B BETA A B ETA B GAMMA A GAMMA B 1944 M I E ' 'AH LEAGUE B LEAGUE A G O T1 fx V 1 X 1 IH! V H15 11 - H I 11 ' ' I Nl 1 1' I .11 5 1 ' 'f1f11-1 543: '11 1 Y 2 111 , M 1 1 -1 'V 11 'lxy 1r1c: 1' 1 '1'1 1 1 ' -' 1 1, :'111' 1 -' ' '11 - 11 111111 '1 11, Q- fu-1,--11 v- 111'1-1' 11'1 n' ' 1 11 1-11 111161114 ,1 N1 1 111'1' 1 1 1 .'41X '11111 J 1 1 '1 '11'.111,' 1 111 11.:11 1 1, v.'1,. .1 111 I 11, 11 11,1 Q. Q1 ' 1, , 1 ' ' 111 ' :11.' 1 H 1, 1 1 ' 1 f-- ' 1 1 V, 11,2 - 1 11112 A ' 1 ' . M11 1 , - 1 ' 1111 . 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HP l Hu lull lllllllfll Ill umm 925 926 927 928 929 930 9 9 2 9 934 ALMA MATER Oh kund hrm molder of a lhousand boys Molher of deshnues dear lovely place Where glamourous beauly dwells and unguessed o s Gnve worl-1 and play an unsuspecled grace I-low lllce a llflle cry beauly clad You sland IU uvned lovellness and charm Beholdnng you lhe sludenl s hearl us glad I-Ie goes secure Io your enloldlnq arm I-lere have lhe gleamung years of youlh bee s enl These halls have been a home Io us an long Days carefree ruch wrlh open wondermenf TIII now we slng a relrospechve song Our rnufual Ioys our Irlendly loves and hares Our common cheers fhus consorl an sweel song The games of youlh Ihe learnung love creafe Shall all relurn 'ro us some years along And They shall seem Io us an lhal lar day Lulre unforeseen fond meehngs wufh old fr ends Wmlh lcundly peace shall bear our grae? away And help us home wulh Hope Ihal Memory sends Info fhe world wnlh fearless slep and free We soon shall pass In lhese propuluous days May bear Tha? gloruous lghf long long ablaze John Knox Jessups 24 COMMENCEM ENT SOLOISTS Lancelol Palrlclc Ross Edwnn Allan Lughlner John Dorsey Garrison I'lugh Rose Jr George Dayron Edwards S James Slanheld Reynold Ivlarvnn Crane Franlnlun Glazmer Chapln J Rowley Bualla Burron A Iv1acl.ean ll 935 I936 937 938 939 I94O 94 942 94 I944 944 Church Edward Barnard Slephen Barlcer Jr James De hler Wulmof Jr Phnlup lvlesbran Vane Wnlluam Banron Moore Roy Manny Dallas Halnes Lowell Thomas Jr James Carswell Jr Wnlnam Prsrell February Andrew Smnlh June Ihr' If .I ' I I I ' 1 v 2 . . 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