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

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ROBERT B. ElSKE I5 MiddleTield Dr.. WesT HarTTord, Conn. A newcomer To Wilbraham This year, Bob was quick To enTer inTo various Torms OT exTra-curricular acTiviTies. On The varsiTy soccer Team he alTernaTed, ThroughouT The season. wiTh John McKenna, aT The inside-leTT posiTion. During The winTer his TorT in sporTs was indoor Track. The choir and glee club were ThankTul Tor The supporT he gave To The Tenor sec- Tions. This spring, as well as being a member oT The Tishermen's group, he Tried his hand aT a Third varsiTy sporT, baseball. ATTer graduaTion Trom Wilbraham, Bob hopes To enTer The UniversiTy oT Maine. EREDERIC ELEMINGS, JR. 63 HampTon ST., Auburn, Mass. Ered enTered Wilbraham as a senior, and gained im- mediaTe respecT Tor being an oTTicer in The A.R.O.T.C. He is aiming Tor VVesT PoinT, and we are proud knowing ThaT here is a Tellow who is really worThy oT such an honor. Fred was a member oT The Smoking Room CommiTTee and OT The Condi- Tioning Club. He was also a member oT The J. V. soccer Team and The baseball Team, and was a sTalwarT on The rifle squad. This spring he played Tennis. Because of his Tine qualiTies oT leadership, we know ThaT he will be a Tine oTTicer in The U. S. armed services. DWIGHT W. GAMMONS 45 Trin1Ty Terrace Springheld Mass Since Gambo's Treshman year, he has had someThing To do wiTh iusT abouT every acTiviTy aT Wilbraham. ln his Treshman year he played bearcaT soccer, Tennis, and golT and was in The riTle club. As a sophomore, he Took up J. V. soccer Tennis, golT, and wresTling, and ran in The Bunion Derby. D Willard played J. V. soccer again in his iunior year, as well as spring Track. This year, however, was The greaTesT OT all in Terms oT his acTiviTies. He now made The VarsiTy soccer Team spring Track Team, Glee Club, sTage crew oT The DramaTic Club and The business sTaTT oT sTudenT publicaTions. His College choice is The UniversiTy oT Pennsylvania EDWARD HAMMOND, JR. Hanover ST., WesT Hanover, Mass. EnTering Wilbraham as a senior, Ed proved To be an ouT- sTanding lineman on The VarsiTy FooTball Team. Since he was parTicularly a sTar on The deTense, he made many a hard and vicious Tackle. Ed also proved his worTh on The varsiTy baskeT- ball and baseball Teams. IT is only naTural ThaT such an aThleTe as Ed would wanT To go To Springifield College. WiTh Ed's personaliTy and characTer, we predicT a greaT TuTure Tor him. We know ThaT SpringTield College will be very TorTunaTe in having Ed as one of Their sTudenTs. I7

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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

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HOWARD HANDY 40 Revere Sl., Springlield, lvlass. Howie will be remembered al Wilbraham lor his pleasanl smile and his willy iokes. When he enlered Wilbraham as a senior, he plunged righl inlo exlra-curricular aclivilies by ioin- ing lhe Varsily Foolball squad, and lighling long and hard lor lhe wreslling leam. Howie was lhe lype ol person who would lislen lo anybody's lroubles and be very sympalhelic loward lhal person. As a consequence, Howie was ollen soughl aller when somebody wished lo gel somelhing oll his chesl. Having rounded up his spring aclivilies by being on lhe lrack leam, Howie now plans lo enler Babson lnslilule. LAWRIE HIBBARD 5 Greenock Ave., lvlonlpelier, Vermonl ll was in his iunior year lhal Hayseed look lhe weekly slage lrom lvlonlpelier lo ioin Wilbraham's Class ol l952. Be- ing used lo lhe lasl and busy lile ol Vermonl, il was only na- lural lhal he should delve so deeply inlo aclivilies here. He played bearcal soccer as a iunior and Junior Varsily as a senior. ln lhe Bunion Derby he became a Russian Slave Driver. This love lor lhe mililary led him lo join lhe rille leam as bolh marksman and manager. Supplemenling lhis, he allended lhe daily meel- ings ol lhe condilioning group. As lurlher lraining lor Russian service, Lawrie plans lo allend R. P. l. DAVlD B. HINTZE 383 Mounlain Rd., Wilbraham, lvlass. A Wilbraham sludenl lor six years Hinlz has acquired bolh physical and menlal slalure plus a record lo be proud ol. Dave has played lwo years ol Junior Varsily Soccer and lwo as a valuable lell wing on lhe Varsily Team. On lhe baskelball courl Dave became a Bearcal as a lreshman and linally made lhe Junior Varsily in his senior year. Playing lwo oul ol lhree baseball seasons wilh lhe varsily Dave showed himsell lo be a line moundsman. The Fishing, Tennis, and Rille Clubs have all been included in Dave's curriculum. The Universily ol Massa- chusells has accepled Hinlz lor nexl lall. NICHOLAS l., HOLT 47 Douglas Rd., Delmar, New York One ol lhe lew who were able lo live on lhe lourlh lloor and slay oul ol lrouble was our new class-male, Nick Holl. As well as playing on lhe J. V. soccer leam lhis lall, played his clarinel al lhe Salurday allernoon loolball games. During lhe winler, Nick was a member ol lhe rille club, and he linally proved himsell lo be good enough lor lhe leam. This spring he look up lennis and showed some ol us sullerers ol Spring Fever how lo work. Now lhal Nick has gradualed lrom Wil- loraham, he hopes lo allend Anlioch. I 8