Taft School - Taft Annual Yearbook (Watertown, CT)

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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

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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 -

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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 , . , . . . . . . . .