Allen Stevenson School - Unicorn Yearbook (New York, NY)

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45' Nam.. W5 if rr. 7 341 T if ' F F' ' . f1'4'5'Y 4 .9., , 4 4 s W . .4 , .. ,Q yi 'NAW'S3l 4 UPPER SCHOOL FIELD DAY U PPER SCHOOL FIELD DAY took place after final exams on Wednesday, june 8 - the latest date ever. And, for the first time since the landing of Columbus, it came on a rain date, as the previous day's festivities were cancelled by the monsoons. A slight chilling wind was present and for the first time the games were held after exams. Teachers as well as boys thought of the day as a way to forget those dreadful exams. The usual cheerfulness was also in the air and the picnic following the events hosted a large array of foods with no help from Tim Nichols and his vichyssoise. Instead, he mooched off of the Landis-Seplow-Jacobs and johnson fami- lies. Fifth through Ninth grades participated in six events that Wednesday and some excellent com- petition evolved. Each boy signed up for three events according to grade. These activities included the usuals such as the 50 meter dash, the 100 meter dash, the softball throw, the shot putt, the broad jump and the 400 meter run. A new event as of last year was also included, the potato race. ln this event the boys run the 400 meter track with an Idaho on the end of a large spoon. However, this frat' f' ' J. .k-A -. , - ' X ' - i - f I Q Q ri 7l

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LOWER SCHOOL FIELD DAY L OWER SCHOOL FIELD DAY, in the eyes of all the participants, was highly successful. As Mr. Grassi commented, lt was great fun - and not too far from the Ravelled Sleeve! In all grades com- petition was at its height, as the Lower Schoolers had a choice of six events of mixed type. Com- petition was held in the following events: 50 meters, 100 meters, 440 meters lor thereaboutsj, three-leg- ged race, wheelbarrow race and the half-mile run. Unlike the conglomeration of the upper school field day, this field day each grade organized its own events with a teacher to give aid to all the groups. Because of this the teachers thought it was not right to single out any one participant. These helpful organizers under the direction of Mr. Terrill were Mr. Grassi, Mr. Daly, Mr. Kersey, and Miss Round. This different sort of field day was what really made it a hit and compliments should be given to all those who helped to make it such a great occasion.

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still did not end the spills, but one man did emerge ahead of the pack without dropping his potato once. This was eighth grader Barrett Lester, who easily overcame his opponents. There was a rumor however, that Lester practiced at home, but when confronted with the rumor Lester stated I used a larger potato . Some of the winners of this event were Tony Green and Robert Margolis. The softball throw hosted some new records. Mish joukowsky hurled a beauty to overcome his closest opponent, Colin Hagen. In the seventh grade jeffrey lenoure almost threw one that left the sta- dium. jimmy Krissel in the ninth grade, led his group with a record of 64 meters or 213 feet. The long jump was also an exciting feature. Here ninth grade sky riders, Andrew Zaloom and Robert Margolis flew for distances of nearly five meters. Ralph Whitmore, an eighth grader had a tre- mendous leap of 4.66 meters to win. Of course the four hundred meter run has always been a favorite of the crowd. In the ninth, one of the most thrilling runs came from Dave Hilliard and Andrew Zaloom. Dave stayed five yards behind Andrew until the end, and then overcame him to win. As has been in the past, this year's field day was highly successful and exciting. After the track events, a softball game proved equally as fun. 72