Kent School - Kent Yearbook (Kent, CT)

Page 17 text:

The Sixth and last year of our school life was most important to us all. When we arrived in the fall, we found that three members of the class of 1914, Dchon, Skclding, and Studdiford, had come back to do some post-graduate work. Out of the twelve men on the football team, the Sixth Form bad eight including the captain. For the second time in the history of football at Kent. Gunnery was beaten badly by the decisive score of 20-0. The team had at last broken the tradition of defeats which Gunnery had given us for many years. On Thanksgiving Day. Ash was reelected captain for the coming season of 1915. Probably the most important event of the Autumn Term was the publication of a weekly paper, “The Kent News . This has l cen the only attempt at any paper, with the exception of the Quarterly”, that the school has made and certainly deserves great credit and the backing of all connected with Kent. The Winter Term brought with it hockey, and Coach Taube and Captain Horton were greeted with a large Squad. The season was successful ami the team showed its best form against Pawling by defeating them 1-0. On February 2nd the annual Masquerade Hall took place and proved a great success. Not only were great heroes of the world represented in the throng, but one could see Mr. Hobbic's double appearing here and there in the dining room. After the Faster vacation, baseball was begun and also the rehearsing of the play, Secret Service”, was commenced. This play has been a great success and several performances were given, each one attended by large audiences. On May 1st our numerals were covered over by those of the Fifth Form, and we banded over our duties to the class of 1916. Kaeh Sixth Former had the pleasure of criticising the Saturday night s| ecchcs during the bust term. With the return of Goss after Christmas the class numbered nineteen including the three members of last year's class. The approaching college exams keep the Form hard at work. The ride to Sharon was one which we are not likely to forget and I am sure that every member of the class enjoyed it. At last commencement is here, a very important time of our school life. The college exams keep many over and then we scatter to be among the alumni of the school. It is hard to tell where each member of the class will be next year. Ash cx| cots to 11

Page 16 text:

On wc went now entering upon our Fourth Form year. During the summer a new building hud heon added to the plant. Ash and Hcrscy represented the Form on the football team. This year Kent defeated (mil-ncry for the first time in football by the score of 14-12. Ash played on the hockey team this season from the Fourth Form. Robinson substituted. On May first, 1913, Theodore Evans and Barrett Whitman were elected to serve on the Council. This same day was the day appointed for the class of 1 ! 1 1 to paint their numerals on the Rock, but the next day turned out to be a disastrous one for our Form. Several of the I'orm. painted a l.i on a sheet and carefully hung it over the newly painted rock on the night of May first. When the Fifth Formers saw what had been done, a riot started but was promptly sat on by the Headmaster, and he punished the Fourth Form by making them sit in the schoolroom all morning of this holiday. Wc went on from the Fourth Form to the Fifth and left several of our former classmates behind u and only added three new fellows. These were. Barry, Whitney I. and Miller I. On our return, the school was greeted by a Ford car. this being the property of Mr. Hobbie, and many enjoyed rides in it. We were again well represented in football by Ash, Hcrscy, Prout, and Whitney. On Thanksgiving Day of 1913, Ash was elected captain of the 1914 football team and Whitman was made manager. Later in the winter Horton was elected captain of the 1915 hockey team. On February 14th, the class held its annual banquet in the Trophy Room. The occasion was an unique one in that everyone, except Father Sill attended in evening dress. There were four members of the Form on the baseball team. Many of the Form played on the league team. Cory and Whitney I captaining two of the teams and the latter after a hard season won the cup. Of course we all looked forward to May 1st, with great interest, since that is the day when our clns.- took over the responsibilities of the school, which the out going class relinquished. Every member of the Form work ed hard Oil that day putting the class numerals on the Rock and after several coats had been put on the job was finished. On the evening of that day, Ash. Harris, and Evans were appointed prefects for the next year. At the Council meeting later Ash was elected chairman, which is also Senior Prefect. We regretted the loss of tin-graduating class with whom wc had spent several happy years. After the college exam- we all departed for the summer. 10

Page 18 text:

3 return to the school. McKittrick, Rich, and Noxon intend to enter Harvard. Corv. Horton. I rout. an.I ing, have hopes of getting into Cornell. Studdiford and Whitney have divided to be at Princeton. io»« ami Wells enter Yale, while Dodd intends to Im at Williams. Harris at Wisconsin. .Magruder nt Ohio State, at Wilson at Columbia. Evans will be at Trinity and Taff will go into business after leaving school. I hi completes the future course of our class. Every member of the class of 1915 has been at the school for two or more years, while two mendier have come up from the First Form. It is impossible for each member of the class to comprehend the many thin. -Kent has done for him. but we can realize that we can never do enough to repay the school. Therefore, it with the most sincere regret that we depart from Kent, but look forward to many visit to the place where »• have spent so many happy years.