Taft School - Taft Annual Yearbook (Watertown, CT)

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4 ' C 1 . fi f MW X - Wi ff Pip My il J M ROBERT Wi: W Ga A our Taf 0 xv Four year ago- ' un-1 ving y g bury entered e i hallsg Taft ,as a Boy proceeded to ish himsel in thcvhllass. Bunny has taken very acti part in He is well liked ery ne, mHll C will n r forget his fa parties l CfI' ons o s from Saint Margaret's In the classroom .lim is a very ap athletic held he is a valuable member of hockey, and golf squads. Extra-' 'cular music, although his interests ' many and No matter what career deci we have no doubt that he will ke a W M C Marque and Dagger Society '52: Dance Band '52: Marching Band '52: Music Club '52: Chemistry Club '52g Concert Band '52g Gun Club '49, '50: Camera Club '49, '50, '5l: Day Boy Committee '52. ROBERT KNOX BARNHART Alpha One Year at Taft Wesleyan Bob Barnhart arrived at Taft in September, 1951, with some books, a couple of trunks, and a rubber Indian. Then, having set all of these items in proper order, he began his life at School. I-le hadn't been here long before rumors of his broad- jumping ability began to spread among the students- rumors which he was to substantiate on the Track Team in '52. Bqb always took his schoolwork seriously, never .,-v-Y.-.- 'F 'T s believi hat he was doing as well as he should and, al- ways mistic, hoping the next day would bring better .3 grades In his spare time he often read books-unless, of , cours e was defending his Indian from certain members ' of .hi c ridor who seemed fascinated by its resiliency. t A tends its heartiest good wishes to Bob when he lea s hool this spring and prepares to enter Wesleyan i the fall. Musi ' lub C ' 25 eption Committee '52: Varsity track T'52. ii' . W' ' 21 ,. KA SVA

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s QQ 5' Q .VICTOR ANT f i L Yea?-ix I' af t Harvard 19453aSn tg will be at least four yea will cease ings. 21S I C auditorium his Vic s 1l'1lL the has been our class much success as Events and Debatin ' '5 ' l, '52g Ma. ue and Church Cho'r ' , ' tmas h ' , M Committee ' ' ception ' ee ' , 'story Club track '50g V '52. 4 I n Q Year ack sup ly. go d h mor relatin les he has will plans Republic and study edic you the best of luc in wha ver facie QL L,,,,lgtAt Taft Umve ity Dominica epublic Luis Alva z. e all 1 f wi er th han e t or s 0 Rep its o o ld alo like his Music Club '52: Spanish Club 20

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HORACE GARDINER BARNUM Beta One Year at Taft Amherst i11 the fall of l95l, one could arriving, Gardiner Barnum, a Whe11 boys known throughout the by Barny through his quiet contributed greatly to club d in track during the Barny was a mainstay of the vocal talc11ts to the Christmas His conscientious attitude kept his Vrades above average during his stay at Taft. Barny's presence at Taft was a helpful and certainly a happy feature in the eyes of the faculty and student body, and we all wish him a successful life in his days at college and afterwards. Glee Club '52g Christmas Choir '52g Church Choir '52. ROGER DALE BENSEN Beta Two Years at Taft Dartmouth and became m he Ann x I In the fall ri 0 R get the il A of VVarwic 8 M . - b f 2 . Li ll 1 n w Rige pic a Il. n' e He was d elshfftx. ' ' ' ' a' ' i 1 ' '111 1 JBL W . Bensc who alsol ca ic ovxn, cxcfriw W ed ong ic li es o' order. I-le c for he e ,land this v pr gr- tm the V s cl. :K ollowii ' erm of Club as ' l, lpgge is nr v n the - hi l e rack sw My xtendm f t le s i other oge ' me known ' aster Q '- bri . e ot proved learn when t - u ss'ng goe . 1 I a - v X t 9 hi wn ame. K 1 - alsootaug 1 to an who wanted . ' '- erous attitude is a it sm' ,a ' -- are a him wi f I ' YC ' o ' , tmo . g and we ' best of luck as he ' l' e e t s gble aill stand one in D ati Cl 92: Mathematics Club '52g Current Events Club '52: Chemistry Club '52g Navig n Cl J '51, '52: Camera Club '52Q Milk Lunch Committee '52g Varsity soccer '52: V rsity tra '52. 22