Wilbraham and Monson Academy - Hill Yearbook (Wilbraham, MA)

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RICHARD BRIGHAM 66 College ST., MonTpelier, VT. Dick came To Wilbraham as a Sophomore during which year everyone came To know The Tellow wiTh a hearTy laugh. He was a sTricT believer in The old moTTo, Always leave Them laughing. During his Sophomore year, Dick parTicipaTed in The Bunion Derby, was a member oT The J. V. TooTball Team and The RiTle Team. He played VarsiTy TooTball when he was a senior, and he was also a member oT The Glee Club and a conTribuTor To The ATlas and Del Todo. Dick, a member OT The Dance CommiTTee, was a sTalwarT on The Tennis and Track Teams. His TirsT college choice is AmhersT. W. THOMAS CHASE, JR. 528 Ridge Rd., Wilbraham, lvlass. Since Tom's arrival on The Wilbraham Campus as a junior, his eTTorTs have been unceasing boTh in class and ouT. His popu- lariTy and hard work have hoisTed him To The Presidency oT The Senior Class. During his senior year Tom has wriTTen Tor The ATLAS and lenT his all To The Dance CommiTTee while keeping an excellenT academic average. On The TooTball Tield Tom has played a rugged game Tor The Junior VarsiTy and VarsiTy in his junior and senior years respecTively. BearcaT baskeTball and Spring Track have boTh proTiTed Trom Tom's Two years. Tom will carry on The good work as a Yale man. JAMES H. DAVIES 37 Rosedale R., WesT HarTTord, Conn. Jim has had a very compleTe school liTe since he enTered as a sophomore. ThaT year he was a member oT The J. V. baskeTball Team and The Tishing club. During his junior and senior years, he became a valuable member oT The VarsiTy soccer and baskeTball Teams. When Jim was a Junior he was elecTed Class Treasurer, and when he became a senior he was elecTed vice-presidenT oT The class. Jim played boTh J. V. and VarsiTy baseball, and he was a member OT The dance commiTTee and The Glee Club. Good luck To Jim aT Duke UniversiTy, ANDREW S. DRAGAT 76 TremonT S., HarTTord, Conn. Andy came To Wilbraham as a sophomore. During his junior year, he parTicipaTed in The Bunion Derby and was a member oT The hockey Team: he was also a member oT The Rifle Club and The DramaTic Club. Andy joined The Glee Club and conTribuTed To The ATlas and Del Todo during his senior year. Andy has been on The Track Teams ever since he was a sophomore, and This year he was on The Dance ComrniTTee. Now ThaT Andy has graduaTed he plans To enTer Yale. Wilbra- ham will miss Andy's Tace on The campus nexT year. I5

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GONZALO BERUFF PEREZ 32 enfre 4ly Aven. Kohly. Reparfo Alfuros del Vedado. Habana, Cuba Coming all fhe way from Cuba fo Wilbraham as a iunior, Pancho had never before played eifher soccer or foofball. This, however, did nof prevenf him from advancing from bear- caf fo Junior Varsify soccer in his iunior year, and changing from varsify soccer fo varsify foofball as a senior. Lasf fall, affer running fhe Bunion Derby, he sfarfed pracfice for Junior Varsify baskefball. He shone fhe brighfesf on The baseball field where he played Varsify for fwo years. Gonzalo should be congrafulafed for earning high scholasfic grades despife his working in a foreign language. He expecfs fo sfudy business af fhe Universify of Pennsylvania. NATHANIEL BOND 3l Soufh Main Sf, Topsfield, Mass. Since his arrival af Wilbraham as a freshman, Naf has puf his finger info guife a few differenf pies. His sporfs as a freshman and sophomore consisfed of bearcaf soccer, exercise group, soffball, and golf. In his iunior and senior years he managed fhe Varsify soccer feam as well as parficipafing in winfer and spring fracli. Several fimes wifhin fhe pasf fhree years he has appeared in dramafic club plays. As a senior Naf ioined fhe Glee Club and was edifor of fhe Del Todo. He is among a small group of boys who hope fo enfer Harvard fhis fall. JQSEPH BOTTARO l33O Bradley Rd., Springfield, Mass. A leader from fhe very beginning of his Wilbraham life, Joe sfarfed his junior year fhus: vice-presidenf of his class: parficipanf in fhe Bunion Derby: member of fhe J. V. foofball feam, fhe fraclc feam, and fhe Dramafic Club: and scenic arfisf for fhe variefy show. Joe was a valuable member of fhe Varsify foofball feam, as a senior. His punfs saved many a fouchdown for his feam. This year he was elecfed fo fhe Sfudenf Council, was a member of fhe Dance Commiffeey was on fhe fraclq feamg was a member of fhe Aflas and Del Todo boards, and was on fhe rifle squad. This fall Joe hopes fo enfer Darfmoufh. CARLTON M. BRIGGS, JR. I l5O Wesf Sf., Mansfield, Mass. For a boy who has only been a member of fhe Class of I952 for one year, Briggsy has done a greaf deal of oufside acfivifies. During fhe fall he played goalie for fhe successful Junior Varsify soccer feam. Affer fhe soccer season, he ran in fhe Bunion Derby fo sfay in pracfice for his winfer sporf, bearcaf baslcefball, This spring he played on fhe iayvee base- ball feam, as well as being a member of fhe fishing club. Several fimes he has confribufed arlicles fo fhe A'Has, and he has shown his fhespian falenfs as a member of fhe Dramafic Club. I4

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ROBERT E. EATON Main ST., Wilbraham, Mass. STarTing aT Wilbraham in The sevenTh grade, Bob was The Third generaTion oT his Tamily To aTTend This school. In The Tall oT his Treshman year, aTTer Two years oT Junior School soccer, he Took up bearcaT soccer, and This was his Tall sporT Tor The remaining Tour years. Also, as a Treshman and sophomore, he was a marlqsman on The RiTle Club. Four years as a member oT The CondiTioning Club I4epT Bob acTive during The VVinTer. AnoTher acTiviTy in which he parTicipaTed as a sTudenT aT VVil- braham was The Tennis Club, during his sophomore year. Bob is sTiII undecided abouT his plans Tor The TuTure. PHILIP ERLENBACH 224 Sycamore ST., VVesT HempsTead, N.Y. Phil enTered Wilbraham as a Treshman, during which year, he was a member oT The Fishing Club. As a sophomore, Phil was a member oT The WresTIing Team: he parTicipaTed in The Bunion Derby, he was one oT The Tennis and goIT enThusiasTs, and a member oT The J. V. TooTbalI Team. ConTinuing on The J. V. TooTbaIl Team as a iunior, Phil became a VarsiTy player during his senior year. He also was on The business sTaTT oT The sTudenT publicaTions, The Glee Club, and The J. V. baseball Team. Phil was a hard worlcer on The Dance CommiTTee during his senior year. This Tall he is aiming Tor Middlebury. GEORGE JEFFREY FALI ON I5 Einhorn Rd.,WorcesTer, Mass. Genuine characTer has been a Fallon Trademarlc since his Wilbraham debuT Tour years ago. George has TaughT Sunday School Tor The pasT Two years al' The Wilbraham UniTed Church and This year received a local preaching license Trom The IVIeThodisT Church, A member oT The STudenT Council, Two years on The ATLAS, his lasT as Co-EdiTor, manager oT The VarsiTy FooTbalI and Basl4eTbaIl Teams in his lasT Two years and manager OT The VarsiTy Baseball Team in his senior year consTiTuTe Georges more noTable achievemenTs. Ohio- Vlfesleyan will surely be glad To enroll such a successTuI young man. RALPH E. FARNSVVORTH 66 WolcoTT ST., MedTord, Mass. CompleTing his TirsT and only year aT Wilbraham, Farny has The righT To loolq baclc on well-accomplished work. In The Tall he Tools up soccer on The Junior VarsiTy Team, and iT was noT long beTore he made himselT TirsT-sTring maTeriaI. On The bearcaT basIceTbalI squad, he conTribuTed To The win column oT his Team. He was one oT The unsung heroes oT The DramaTic Club, who sTrove so hard To make The plays a Technical success. This spring Farny ioined The Tennis club. He plans To aTTend The UniyersiTy oT Miami This Tall. I 6