Taft School - Taft Annual Yearbook (Watertown, CT)

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fHw ThH.AnnwH DALLAM EDDY BLANDY, JR. I9 Coffage Sfreef Greenwich, N. Y. Four Yemxs' in Srlzool FI'lJTIlfI7'y ffflllllllllf? lf. P. I. Dal, Skull Alpha Skull's four years af Taff have shown him fo be a favorife wif, smokesfack, and Senior House Oraforf' His oufsfanding feam spirif in varsify soccer as wfell as his friendly and iovial sense of humor have given fo fhe class a morale builder which no one will soon forgef. As long as his good nafure, school spirif, and fighf hold ouf, a long fime we are sure, Skull will be on fhe fop. Dal, by his affendance af school acfivifies such as rough houses, feeds, or bull sessions has esfablished a name for himself: and his never ending energy fo work has considerably aided The class. As we bid a fond farewell fo Dal, we are assured of his success and wish him fhe besf of luck eifher af R. P. I. or wifh Uncle Sam. Cheerleader '46: Senior House Commiffee '4l6g Chemisfry Club '46g Alpha Club Play '45g Soccer Squad '45g Ski Club '45, '467 Varsify Soffball Team '46, RICHARD BOESEL, JR. 66 lvlilfon Road Rye, New York Two Years in Srllool -lllllff flfllllllllll' Brown Dirk, Eyes, Bose Alpha Two years ago fhe cify of Rye relucfanfly gave up one of ifs mosf promising youfhs and furned him over fo fhe Taff School. During his sfay af Taff, Dick earned for himself a place of honor in fhe class. He may always be relied upon as an inex- hausfible source of jokes and bull-slinging. While af college Bose plans fo fake a pre-med course in order fo prepare himself for a career in med- icine, which we feel fhal' he is cerfainly qualified fo underfake. Alfhough mosf of his achievemenfs are nof of a scholasfic nafure, he is neverlheless fhoroughly compefenf fo fulfill fhe requiremenfs of fhe school. His originalify was shown af ifs besf during fhe campaign of fhaf mysferious characfer RANDOLPH. Wifh his abilify fo gef along wifh ofher people and his grand personalify, we add our besf wishes for his success af college and affervwards. Jigger Shop Commiffee '45: Glee Club '45, Currenf Evenfs Club 45: Fafhers Day Commiffee '45, l946

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The Taft Annual T MARIO BELLI Chappaqua New York One Year in. School june Graduate Yale Beta This amiable young senior from colorful and Turbu- lenT CenTral America came To Taff This fall To quickly become a well known and well liked member of his class. Mario is Truly a man of The world, buf in a modesf way. WhaT he does is done quiefly and efficienTly, and his accompiishmenTs in his year aT school have been various. Perhaps his greaTesT abiliTy lies in his arTisTic skill wrhich is clearly evidenT in his many excellenf painTings and skefches. This Tall Mario made a name for himself on The soccer field, winning his leTTer as a high-scoring forward. Mario wanTs To sTudy archiTecTure aT Yale and we can be sure ThaT The fuTure holds greaT success in sfore for our Nicaraguan friend. VarsiTy Soccer '46, LOUIS GARNER BISSELL, JR. ZI4 Easf 72nd STreeT New York Cify . One Year in School Februrzry Grrulurile Princeton Lou, Biss,' Gamma Lou, one of The lasT To enTer The class of '46, was also one of The firsT To leave. He came To TafT in The Tall and graduafed wiTh The acceleraTed Febru- ary classg yeT in ThaT shorT Time he made a hosT of friends who will noT soon forgef The genial, friend- ly. and very, very wiTTy New Yorker. Cerfainly one of The class's ouTsTanding sophisTicaTes, Lou walked away wiTh Been Around MosT in The Senior Poll, and his sTories of gay nighT life in The Big Cify were The feafure of many a bull session. A crack soccer player lhe was Three years on The Exefer varsifyl, Lou gave promise of being The finesf lefT inside TafT had seen in many years, buf an un- forTunaTe ankle iniury in The season's firsT game kepT him ouT of acTion. l-lis desTinaTion afTer gradu- aTion was Princefon, buT The Army may have Tabbed him firsT. Wherever he goes Lou has The hearTiesT -lgopd wishes of his classmafes in his shorT sTay aT ' a T. Varsify Soccer '46: Currenf Evenfs Club '46. 1911! J

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The Taft Annual BLAN DY BOOCOCK 50 Easf 50 Sfreef New York, N. Y. Four Years in School Brown University june Graduate Boo, Bene Blandy is a boy wifh an inferesfing pasf, a produc- five presenf, and a promising fufure, his acfivifies are fremendously varied. Wifh a zeal worfhy of Marius and fhe Norman Conquerors lhis ancesfors, he claimsl, he dives info debafing, formal and in- formal, Currenf Evenfs, in which he can be frusfed fo bring up fascinafing informafion, fhe Glee Club, fhe Papyrus and dramafics. Buf Tafl s facilifies do nof cramp Busfer's sfyle, lef loose in fhe academic world of experf and professor, iusf whaf he would do is nof cerfain, buf fhaf he would do somefhing is indicafed by his brillianf if improperly recognized work in music laccordion sonafasl, civics, archifec- fure, prose, and, of course, poefry. l-lis repufafion as a genfleman and his pafrician fendencies have made his room a meefing-place for any wifh aesfhefic learnings, as well as fhose who are iusf plain hungry! Papyrus News Board '44, '45, '46, Glee Club '45, '46, Chrisfmas Choir '43, '44, Track Sguad '46, Lower School Debafing Club '43, '44, Secrefary '44, Upper School Debafing Cub '45, '46, Camera Club '43, '44, Biology Club '45, Currenf Evenfs Club '46. STEPHEN JEFFRY BROWN IOIO Fiffh Avenue New York, N. Y. Four Years in School june Gmrlzmte Yale Steve, J, C. Alpha To wrife a l50-word biography of Sfeve is like affempfing fo describe fhe Roman Empire in a paragraph, if iusf can'f be done. Cerfainly one of fhe fruly oufsfanding members of fhe class in all his four years af school, fhere is no aspecf of school life on which Sfeve has nof fouched. l-lis popularify and characfer are proved by his moniforial posifion, he is head of innumerable organizafions, including fhe Papyrus Board, fhe Masque and Dagger, and fhe Glee Club, and Vice-Presidenf of as many more. l-lis amazing mind has enabled him fo head fhe class scholasfically ever since his arrival, indeed, his posifion as Valedicforian has never been ser- iously fhreafened. Monifor '46, Class Commiffee '43, '44, '45, Lower School Debafing '43, Presidenl' '44, Upper School Debafing '45, Presidenf '46, Masque and Dagger Sociefy '43, '44, '45, Presidenf '46, Papyrus Board '44, Make-up Edifor '45, Chairman '46, Annual Board '45, Vice-Chairman '46, Track Squad '44, '45, '46, Glee Club '45, Presidenf '46, Choir '45, '46, Oriocos '45, '46, Ocfef '45, '46, Cum Laude '46, Manager, Varsify l-lockey '46, Chrisfmas Choir '45, '46, Currenf Evenfs Club '46. l 946