Belmont Hill School - Belmont Hill School Yearbook (Belmont, MA)

Text from Pages 1 - 148 of the 1957 volume:

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Q,,' T. . . . . , .. .. ,,., .s.,l,....,....,..,,,,,..,,l,Q2i?f5,.t. . yfff w.s.1,se,,,,,,,,,,,,,,. . . -f'ff - .I i. ,351 ' f if.-,ff .zci-wg -pi,..-eval-i.v.g,-ew-,-f. f . -- ft , . 1, .s1.::a.:z'gfw51i..w.,,., ...1,.,'..J.:ag.,.,.I ge-,a-1 T ' V 'P T . . I ,. , gf ,W ylfsg-t5,5..,:s,.c,,,,q1- .V The Keller Rink Perhaps the most exciting day of the year was January 26, 1957, the day of the dedication of the Finch Keller Rink. This one day, more than any other day in the school year perhaps, was a measure of the Working Together spirit that is Belmont Hill. The achievement of an artificial rink required the cooperation of students, parents, alumni, and friends alike, and was the result of months of planning and construction. In addition to the financial support of the Belmont Hill family, completion of this dream required the energies of contractors, electricians, carpenters, plumbers, Welders, painters, truckers, and town officials. One should also mention the hours spent by the student body in the construction and maintenance processes. More than being a tribute to the many people who helped in the realization of this project, the rink stands as a tribute to Finch Keller, Belmont Hill's Senior Master. The words of dedication on the plaque unveiled at the opening ceremonies eloquently express the Belmont Hill family's feeling about Finch. This Rink is dedicated to Finch Keller in recognition of his many years of devoted service to the school, its boys, and the ideals of good sports- rnanshipf' The excitement of the days of construction was great, and as winter approached one had the feeling that something of great historic importance was hap- pening at Belmont Hill. As the Welders rushed to complete the installation of the ten miles of pipe before the first snow of the year, the excitement grew, and as the storm clouds appeared on the horizon the entire school got out and spread sixty tons of very fine sand between the pipes in what was a truly cooperative effort. At the Rink's com- pletion there Were days and nights of snow removal to keep the ice surface clear, and when there was no snow, spraying and glazing to maintain a fine skating- surface. As Headmaster Hamilton said in his dedication letter printed in the special Panel program commemo- rating the occasiong Perhaps then, the best that I can say of the George W. Finch Keller Rink is that it expresses more than any other concrete testimo- nial the spirit of Belmont Hill: Working Together. In this spirit may the boys of the School always re- spect and use it, whether they labor to keep it clear of snow or carry the puck to their opponent's goal! The 1000 people who braved the icy wind to be present at the dedication of the Rink and the thrilling 5-4 victory over Exeter by the Varsity Hockey team which accompanied it were all witness to one of Bel- mont Hill School,s most important days. 6 he Howe Building An equally exciting day in the school year was that clear May morning when the spanking new Howe Science Building opened under student government operation. Officially named the Dr. R. Heber Howe Science Building, in honor of Belmont Hill's first headmaster, the building contained much-needed classroom, 'study hall, and laboratory facilities. Not only was the dedication of the building appro- priate in that Dr. Howe was the first headmaster of the school, but it also recognized his life-long interest in the natural and scientiic world. Dr. Howe, while headmaster, taught natural science in the faculty room annex until his death in 1939. The successful student operation of the building in the few short weeks it was open might also be considered as a trib- ute to this man who believed that there was some good in every boy, and who tried to substitute under- standing for discipline. Delay followed delay in the construction of the building and it almost appeared as though the class of 1957 would not see the opening, but finally that morning came when the two upper forms met in the spacious, panelled study hall to hear the Headmas- ter's few words of opening. A dream had come true. Like the completion of the articial hockey rink a few months earlier the events that were taking place did not seem as if they could really be happening. Even as the Headmaster spoke, window-washers and painters were performing their last-minute chores, and carpenters downstairs were still working on two of the luxurious laboratories. Although the class of 1957 occupied the building for but a few weeks, no other graduating class will ever see the Howe Building so fresh and new, and no other graduating class can ever claim the distinction of having been the first such class to use the building. The interest shown by the Sixth Form in the day- to-day running of the building was a living example of the Working Together spirit that pervades Bel- mont Hill, as was the construction of the building it- self. The whole-hearted support of the Belmont Hill family in this bold undertaking reflected the same cooperative spirit. 7 ,, s .. an . y. .... .. ,n w . fi -, M .-gf '-.gg e f-4-aisga-fv,f1,1at-ffag - . - vt t -' , .,.L.-- -1- sa-'. , 512 ' -V 4 'fe 3 V it - a t Kel li e ' - . iam r -'4 I il El i2.llll l5li:lllll ' ff l iliawigtjs we ge t .. - g ,i...,,,,, - - cf sa .... 5355 in is -' FF.. 1 5555 i gsfiiz?-Efii?-' .. - , 5 -was-iv '1 W:-1. . it Vg:-. if tm-ml.. 1 I -- iw 2 ,MgfEWliE8V1',',-,,.K f., , if ix.- ' . ' 'Q - A M - ..-. '-nga .,-5 ,uw .. 1 s+.'1'r- - are - - fi' -M 'L FACULTY First Row: Mr. Jenney, Mr. Densmore, Mr. Carlisle, Mr. Maxwell, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Funk, Mr. Dun- can, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Willey. Second Row: Mr. Downes, Mr. Croke, Mr. Keller, Mr. Tuplin, Mr. Nelson Mr. Moore, Mr. Aloian. Third Row: Mr. Morton, Mr. Nyborg, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Lanxner, Mr. Wright Mr. Mattlage, Mr. Walworth. Fourth Row: Mr. Sokol, Mr. Smith, Mr. Plumer. Mr. Fisher, Mr. Togneri Mr. Cocchiola, Mr. Ross, Mr. Howland. 8 L Z O fx GU' 3 Z -A QQ UJ ,XO Faculty W . . T m - , 7V A ' xx -A .. 0 ii!! Eubbiigri A ,,,-' Mr. G. W. F. Keller Senior Master Mr. Charles Jenney, Jr. Mr. John H. Funk Director of the Upper School Director of the Middle School 10 ,NHL ,ff-F, U 'f5,A-,w--m- Us ,1XJ'f,lJ I w 1 l 1 ' 1 1 mn A W mv W L , ' w w x 11 1 X ,,,,,iiu ' r' wir -v , 1 '. CHARLES FREDERICK HAMILTON, A.B., Headmaster. Mr. Hamilton was graduated from Williams in 1933. He came to Belmont Hill in 1942 and is now in his second decade of outstand- ing leadership of the School. GEORGE WILBOR FINCH KELLER, A.B., Senior Master. Mr. Keller, Harvard 1913, came to School in 1925 and retires this year after well over three decades of devoted service. He teaches mathematics and edits the Alumni Bulletin. DAVID A. ALOIAN, A.B. Mr. Aloian was graduated from Harvard in 1949 and came to School in 1954 to teach English and Latin. He is assistant coach of baseball. PHILLIPS BROOKS CARLISLE, A.B. Mr. Carlisle, a gradu- ate of Hamilton in 1930, is head of the science department, teaches chemistry and biology, and is faculty secretary. He came to School in 1947. JERRY JOSEPH COCCHIOLA, A.B., A.M. Mr. Cocchiola was graduated from Clark in 1950 and took his A.M. at Middle- bury in 1951. He joined the faculty this year to teach French and Spanish. WILLIAM EDWARD CROKE, S.B. Mr. Croke, Boston Uni- versity 1936, is athletic director and is head coach of football and basketball and junior varsity coach of baseball. He teaches math- ematics. Mr. Croke came here in 1943. EDWARD DANA DENSMORE, A.B., A.M. Mr. Densmore is Registrar and Director of the Lower School. He was graduated from Bowdoin in 1932 and received his A.M. from Harvard in 1936, in which year he came to School. In addition to his other duties, he teaches French. PRENTICE GILBERT DOWNES, A.B. Mr. Downes came to School after his graduation from Harvard in 1933. He is head of the history department and also teaches physiography and geog- raphy and coaches junior varsity hockey. ROGER FENN DUNCAN, A.B. Mr. Duncan, Harvard 1938, came to Belmont in 1945. He teaches English and is head coach of crew and assistant coach of soccer. He is also adviser to the De- bating Club. JOHN WINTERS FISHER, A.B., A.M., ED.M. Mr. Fisher lirst came to Belmont in 1947 after his graduation from Harvard. He returned this year after taking master's degrees in 1951 and 1952, also at Harvard. He teaches history and is assistant coach of football. JOHN HENRY FUNK, A.B. After graduation from Harvard in 1941, Mr. Funk came to School the following year. He is Di- rector of the Middle School, teaches French, and directs the Dra- matic Club. RICHARD LOUNSBERRY GREGG, A.B., A.M. Mr. Gregg, Harvard 1938, came here in 1942. He took his A.M. at Boston University in 1948. He teaches history and geography in the Lower School. LEROY ALBERT HOWLAND, A.B., A.M. Mr. Howland is a graduate of Wesleyan, 1931, and received his A.M. from Harvard in 1934. He came to School in 1946. He is head of the modern languages department and varsity coach of tennis. CHARLES JENNEY, JR., A.B. The second senior member of the faculty, Mr. Jenney came to the School in 1927 after his grad- uation from Harvard the preceding year. He is Registrar for the Upper School, Director of Studies for the upper forms, and head of the Latin department. WILLIAM LANXNER, A.B., A.M. Mr. Lanxner was graduated from the University of Michigan in 1950 and took his A.M. at Columbia in 1953. He came to School in 1955 to teach English. HERBERT MATTLAGE, A.B., Ed.M. A graduate of Dart- mouth in 1939, Mr. Mattlage came to School in 1946 to teach physics and mathematics. He was awarded his master's degree by Harvard in 1949. He coaches junior varsity football. MAYNARD WARREN MAXWELL, S.B. Mr. Maxwell was graduated from Colby in 1927 and came to the Hill in 1943. He is head of the mathematics department and is head coach of base- ball. HERBERT BELL MOORE, A.B., A.M. Mr. Moore, a gradu- ate of Bowdoin in 1947, came to School in 1951 to teach history. He received his A.M. from Boston University in 1953. He is pub- lic relations director, secretary of the Belmont Hill Fund, and faculty adviser to the Panel. NEWELL HOWES MORTON, A.B., LL.B., M.Ed. Mr. Mor- ton was graduated from Brown in 1932, took his LL.B. at Suffolk in 1943 and his M.Ed. at Boston University in 1952. He came to Belmont in 1954 to teach and coach in the Lower School. DUNCAN MORSE NELSON, A.B., A.M. Mr. Nelson was graduated from Wesleyan in 1952 and took his A.M. at Harvard in 1954. He joined the faculty in 1955 to teach English and Latin. He is also assistant coach of varsity tennis. DAVENPORT PLUMER, III, A.B., A.M. Mr. Plumer was graduated from Dartmouth in 1955 and took his A.M. at Harvard in 1956. He joined the Lower School faculty this year to teach English and science. WILLIAM COBBAN ROSS. Mr. Ross, a graduate of Went- worth Institute, joined the faculty in 1952 to conduct the wood- working classes. HENRY BRAY SAWYER, JR., A.B. A graduate of Belmont I-Iill, 1932, and of Harvard, 1936, Mr. Sawyer joined tl1e faculty in the latter year to teach English and Latin. He is faculty ad- viser to the Sealant. CHARLES W. SMITH, A former student at Belmont Hill, Mr. Smith was graduated from Yale in 1952 and joined the faculty in 1954 to teach and coach in the Lower School. This year he has been also teaching English in the Middle School. THOMAS ANDREW SOKOL, A.B., A.M. Mr. Sokol took his A.B. at Emory and Henry and his A.M. at George Peabody. He came to School in 1955 to direct the work in music. ANGELO TOGNERI. A graduate of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Mr. Togneri since 1925 has directed the work in paint- ing, drawing, modeling, and crafts. He also supervises the work on the Sixth Form panels. JOHN NORMAN TUPLIN, S.B. Mr. Tuplin, Boston Uni- versity 1951, came to Belmont in 1953 to teach mathematics and science. He is also coach of the rifie team. GERARD JOSEPH WALWORTH, S.B. Mr. Walworth was graduated from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1949. He came to School in 1955 to teach mathematics. He is varsity coach of hockey and an assistant coach of football. JOSEPH CURRIER WILLEY, S.B., A.M. Mr. Willey, third in seniority on the faculty, was graduated from Princeton in 1929 and received his A.M. there the next year. He came to Belmont in 1932 and si11ce 1935 has been head of the English department. He is faculty adviser to the Yearbook board. BRADFORD WRIGHT, A.B., A.M. A graduate of Yale, 1949, Mr. Wright took his A.M. at Columbia in 1952. He came to School in 1955 to teach history. He is also assistant coach of crew. SIXTH FORM First Row: Simon, O'Neil, 0'Connor, Lerman, G. Downes, Gwilliam. Second Row: C. Welcll, Tfiglle Hawkins, J. Woodbury, Medverd, Fairbanks, S. Wilcox. Third Row: Bartol, Keville, Mack, AldYlCh D. MacMahon, Mostrom. Fourth Row: S. Karp, Booth, Coffin, Teel, Maclaurin. Fifth Row: Magruder Crone, R. Solar, Eyrick, Crider, Pettit. Sixth Row: Hodges, Cabot, W. J. Davidson, Hoffman, C. Corn wall, Young. 14 - 'J f-'-f-ai'xs'i:qsa- J 'f'fA' . GI 0 IA GUN QQ MA 9 4 6 6 1 '11 . , Sixth Form The Sixth Form Histor Sixty boys have at one time or another enjoyed the privilege of calling themselves members of Bel- mont Hill's Class of 1957. Some twenty-three never made it, and thehgallery of ex-'57's is as follows: George Heck, Grades 5-10: Dear little George high- lighted his Hill days mostly by producing subdued motor noises which really were a warning that he thought cars much more important than education. Rog Kellett, 5-8: VVisely saw little future in B. H. crew and left for Brooks. Tony Oberolcrfer, 5, 7-10: He needed more intellectual stimulation. Exeter proved the solution. Guy Turnbull, 5-6: One hockey player who never made it. Bill Pokross, 5-7 : His rights as a citizen were al- ways being trampled on here, and he thought us pretty dull so he joined the Cambridge School of Weston for a more liberal education. Dick Zimmerman, 5-8: Couldn't stand the rapid pace eof '57 and joined '58. Soon left altogether. Pete Blackman, 6-10: Sketcher of airplanes, guns, he joined '57 via '56 and soon disappeared entirely. Joe Hayes, 6-8: His world was the great outdoors. Mike Rollins, 6-10: Mike lived from suspension to suspension, teetering on the brink of expulsion, and he finally achieved that too. A proud graduate of Weston High. Larry Holliday, 7: In and out so fast we remember nothing. Jim Dwinell, 7-10: One of the few jocks who ever escaped B. H. captivity. Proceeded to take a tour of some of the better private schools of New England. Bill Hill, 7-10: All broken up when Peeps left, but Bill never strayed far from B. H. social circles. Dave M ugar, 7-S: Needed another year to mature photographically. Bob Prescott, 7-10: Percy and his bees went to Lexington High, thereby almost bankrupting our canteen. Hugh Stubbins, 7-8: One of the more active members of the I Hate 'Mole' Club, but he didn't have the nine lives of a Mike Rollins. Bill Nichols, 8-9: He was the school's all-time cham- pion brownie, Mike Brody, 9: Here was a legend almost as great as that of Casey Jones. Mike was the founder of the Brody-Gudas-Tuttle threesome. Peter Gudas, 9: My master calls. Dick Robnett, 9: A baby-face kid whom no one can recall. Peter Holmes, 9-10: He couldn't stand being on the south side of the Concord Turnpike. Bob Mitchell, 9-10: Lots of talk, many fights, and back to Wellesley. Ted Moulton, 9-10: '56, '57 and out. Barclay Henderson, 9-11: Black Bare liked '58 better. Dave Regamey, 10-11: Came to us from '56 and we were sorry to see him go. Now to the survivors of this eight year ordeal. Research shows that only four remain from that first year-Pete Crone, Richie Mostrom, Claude Welch, and Steve Wilcox. There was an undefeated Pups football seasong Nature Boy Gregg soothed our rest hour with se- lected readings for young juvenilesg Deac Bur- roughs held music and English classes for those who were interested in Red Sox lectures: hir. T. in- sisted that we were the worst bunch of would-be artists that ever existed, and claimed that '57 would never amount to anything but talkg the Pawnees won the Intramural race, and Claude won his first prize. GRADE SIX Moose Mulliken continued his Uncle Smedley stories, lNIole lectured us, among other things, on what not to do on Halloweeng Mr. Croke performed his swami act for the umpteenth timeg and Deac still refused to read us And Sudden Death. Frank O'Neil was the newcomer of the year. Bow Down Sailorl' featured those glamorous Damozonian maid- ens Mostrom, VVelch, and VVilcoxg the Log was the first of many publications for these latter two. GRADE SEVEN The front steps were ours, and up them came John Davidson, John Simon, and Pete Tague. Tague and Dwinell were inseparable, Si played goalie in hockey, an astounding revelation in itself g the an- nual carnival grossed S48.58 in pennies, Richie Mos- trom served a second glorious year as class presidentg Moose produced hundreds of cost + profit prob- lems, and Deac finally relented and read to us that gruesome tale of mayhem on the highways And Sudden Death. There was D Day at Moose's Buzzards Bay camp, and the class do- nated a plane tree in return for lWole's many color- ful lectures on such subjects as the virtues of a cold shower, extra sweaters unless the temperature was over 750, and wearing rubbers when the sky was so much as darkened by a single cloud. SECOND FORM We were big boys now, and Silent Stepsf' Whit- tier proved it by his frequent and generous distribu- tion of Saturday detentions. Water guns, paper clips, and I Like Iken buttons were the symbols of this year which heralded the entrance of Sam Bar- tol, Fud,' Booth, Taxi Cabot, Pete Crider, Greg Downes, Curt Gwilliam, Pete Henkels, Jim Hodges, Pete Keville, VV ill lNIack, and Dick Medverd. Bartol and Mack were the Mutt and Jeff of the class as they engaged themselves in endless games of tag, Greg Downes scored sixty points as Junior football captain, and everyone got into the get Ned act which became particularly amusing during the sixth period study hall, and which was highlighted by Ned's Warm-hearted reading of Nyoka, the Jungle Girlf, R. J. Smith of Taunton taught us little General Science II, but he told us plenty about his wartime heroics-which turned out to be mostly a lot of bull. Spike followed the time-honored theory of get them while they,re youngl' and wove his convenient facts and perfect examples into something called Geog- raphy Hg Whit,', who often sported a delightful beet-red, behind-the-ears blush, performed daily with the chalk-over-the shoulder routine, and Finch Keller did the most daring thing of the year when he changed his pants in class. Scholastically, the year consisted mostly of Let X equal . . .,,' and composi- tions entitled My First Day of School, 195Q. The old red bus was painted yellow, and Teddy Test dropped the key in the river. THIRD FORM We took on Charlie Cornwall, Jon Fairbanks, Laurie Hawkins, Steve Karp, Jack Woodbury, and Anson Young. The faculty was enriched by the ad- dition of Messrs. Tibbetts, Tuplin, and VVoodward. Moose', Mulliken left the Lower School, and We knew that we had lost a friend. Driver Training Chah, hahl was introduced, Sykes,' Tibbetts had his history students learning the Lord's Prayer in Gothic, while Mr. Loomis rambled on interminablyg John Simon and Jim Hodges earned the class, first varsity letters. FOURTH FORM Dave Aldrich, Ben Coflin, Ted Eyrick, Rolo Hoff- man, Bushy,' Maclaurin, Mike Magruder, and D'Arcy MacMahon joined '57, as did the O'Connor kid who loved '56, but to sum it up in his own words: Can't handle it.', Peeps', lVIason and Rug,' Wright were the prize catches of the year on the faculty, and the two of them provided many fine hours of entertainment. The former was the victim of every known persecution ever vented upon a teacher by students and this included erasing the blackboard with water guns as tests were being writ- ten on it, and the removal of Peeps's briefcase to mysterious locations. Peeps,' once told one of his classes that he could have them shot if they had been in the army under his command, but alas, no boy ever got further than a few privileged moments in the classroom corner. Rug, on the other hand, took longer to develop or perhaps We should say to be developed. Messrs. Aloian, Smith and Walworth also joined the faculty, and the big event of the year was J. H. Funkfs single-handed creation of that marvelous institution, the Middle School, com- plete with interior decorations by. John Henry him- self. Sykes was more popular than ever as he in- troduced the Form to outside reading. FIFTH FORM Steve Lerman, Brooks Pettit, Dick Solar, and Norrie Teel completed the class membership in this year of the three R's-Rock, Roll, and Rug. Elvis Presley invaded the Common Room and competed daily with Rug's history classes next door. The former inspired great contributions by the classes of 1956 and 1957 to the spirit of the modern dance, while the latter attracted numerous pennies. Of our newest members, Nuncs came to us from St. Mark's via the Watch City Motorcycle Club, Lerm spent the year drafting Science Club an- nouncements for his senior yearg Zub,' Solar took over the canteen, and for the Erst year, no profitg Noisy Norrie Teel never stopped talking. Changes in personnel included the addition of learned faculty members Humphreys, Jordan, Lanxner, and Nelson, as well as a new music teacher named Sokol. This latter gentleman, who introduced something called voice trials, was to provide many educational Thurs- day morning assemblies for his captive audiences. Young blood came to the front office in the form of one Miss Desautels. Spurred on by the high-living Class of 1956, the whole year was a ball, and Belmont Hill's reputa- tion was furthered farther in a few short months than it had gone in many years. SIXTH FORM The year opened with a class meeting in which everyone who was opposed voted yes and com- plained afterwards, and closed with a series of meet- ings at which thirty-seven about-to-be alumni and The Sixth Form History-continued their money were soon parted. In the intervening eight month period a number of revolutionary events took place. The first of these radical goings onl' was the dis- tasteful ruling that all Sixth Formers had to attend study halls. Not to be outdone the Sixth Form re- taliated by taking over the study hall management, which was only the first in a long series of maneuvers to gain control of the school. The fall term saw a late afternoon, lightly clad swimming party in the lagoon led by Downes and Hawkins, a rally at Pete Keville's, and Mr. Hamil- ton,s think footballn pep talk in chapel-all three events acting as stimulants for the much deserved Governor Dummer win-a game in which the entire school 'fthought footballf' There was a winless soccer team and the bitter criticism heaped upon it by both students and faculty, the fall dance with ad- vertising posters by Fud', and Taxi,' making full use of Listerine ads, the short-lived integrated dining room seating experiment, Blank 0'Neil,s retire- ment to the Common Room for a winter of hiberna- tion after his triumphal success in introducing one Frankie Vigneau to the B. H. social circuit, and Claudeis futile attempts to get our desserts sent to Hungary-a plan which failed only because there was grave fear that the Hungarians might send the stuff back and decide that the Russians weren't so bad after all. On the faculty side of things Messrs. Cocchiola and Fisher signed up for a spell, Sok,' proved such a hit with his The Mansion VVe Builded that We had him back every Thursday morning, Joe Willey made his daily few preliminary announcementsvg Chunky', sold his calendars with renewed vigor, everybodyis friend Spike Downes made the year both miserable and interesting at the same time. As winter approached so did the completion of the Keller Rink, and after a slow start the student body pitched in and helped on this effort, dedication day came and there was Greg's speech-so short that it hardly reached from the microphone to the loud- speaker, Charlie Cornwall started to get his crew oars ready for late winter practice, Obie broke prece- dent and paid for a dance, Jon Fairbanks insisted that the class was being run by a bunch of 'fsmoothiesng Hodge broke all records for going steadyv, there was SKarp and the sometimes doubt- ful humor of 57,,, Zub', Solar's highly question- able handling of crackers and milk, Anson's adept- ness at colorful foreign expressions. There were higher compulsory insurance rates and higher auto sales due to Nuncs Pettit's fre- quent and distressing highways accidents, John Si- mon continued to do all his assigned reading by the synopsis method, 'iBirdogger,' Hawkins practiced his art with a straight face, Pete Crider found a base- ment room in Speare more convenient on long Week- ends-no climbing of stairs, just falling down, and hockey captain Downes toured Concord Academy in uniform and was much surprized to find that the Jeep,' had reserved a front row seat to his perform- ance. There was a hockey trip to Northwood high- lighted by Obie's single word of wisdom- Die , there were broken beds and everything was SkeetsH for the trip. It was during this fateful adventure to the cold northland that the cry of heigh-ho Stever- ino', was first heard, and no three words ever caught on faster. Spring came, and with a short-lived attempt to vote in a new class project, but tradition held and once more the wall received the dubious benefits of the Form's limited knowledge of masonry, Brooks wore ruts in Trapelo Road by his many visits there, and the Town of Lincoln was forced to convert this once lovely byway of the countryside into a modern, high-speed expressway, Tague wasn,t taking any chances, and his interests', remained solely in VVinchester where he spent many quiet, intellectual evenings by the Fireside, Fud commenced his spring series of Dance Committee meetings designed to determine the decorations for the Prom Qa story in itselfj, Esquire Dayv came, but Iggy was not amused by the wide range of costumes which in- cluded Farmer', Will and lVIonoH Aldrich, com- plete with saggy pajamas and toothbrush. Mr. Funk was not amused either when he found his latest olive-green-brown headpiece on Jon F airbanks' head-turned inside out. College Boards neared and there were many cram sessionsug History VI sailed merrily along on not more than one set of co-oper- ative notes, a thesis was due. SKarp, Wood,', and the nmilkshake twins Fair- banks and Downes took to the highways over spring vacation and went south to beloved TVA LAND where they interviewed the natives and gathered much material for future arguments with Spike, There was evidence that the moral fibre of our presi- dent was beginning to tear, Mr. T. felt sure that Lerm, Steverino, and Black Ansoni' were go- ing to break tradition, Lester Lanin became the craze, a certain group who knew proclaimed I Hate J .... V .... Week which provided much lively, if not delicate, discussion. Time flew, and Ted Eyrick opened the International Geophysical Year with his all-new, air conditioned wind tunnelg the Howe Building openedg lXIr. Hamilton announced Mr. Kellerfs retirementg the thesis deadline was fast approaching. Fud', announced that the Dance Committee, after thirty-six meetings, had decided upon a spring timev theme for the Prom. Howdy,' Aldrich proved the chapel hit of the year with his talks entitled How to Cheat on Examsf' and Three Types of Graduation Speakers, and Claude's ef- forts to ram through the Student Council Constitu- tion were almost as funny. There were exciting mem- orable seasons in baseball and crew, especially in the former where we lost only our last game with Gover- nor Dummerg nevertheless, going down to defeat as good losers. At Prize Day the Joseph C. Willey Awards for the Choicest Impromptu Remarks of the Year Not Made by Joseph C. VVilley, went to Will Mack for his Squeeze da bulb at the class picture taking cere- mony, and to Steve Lerman for his near classic: It's rather brisk out. I advise warm clothingf, The Peeps Mason Memorial Trophy for Co-operative Spirit, awarded annually in memory of the late Pro- fessor Mason, was awarded to the entire Belmont Hill student body for its outstanding demonstration of co-operative spirit in the Prize Day rehearsal of the school hymn. The last week finally came, but the learnin, part wasn't over by a long shot as Medverd, Bushy,', and Anson experimented with that old saying that says something about People who live in houses with glass shouldn't sit near picture windowsf' and there were near encounters with the law too. A host of young anti-conservationists played havoc with the forests of eastern Massachusetts because the Dance Committee had decided that a wooded,' gymnasium was not going to be sacrificed for the well-being of Spike's', stomach ulcer. Graduation morning arrived. The 4 A.M. Prom Decorations Committee appeared alive and breath- ing, and after an hour or so we had our diplomas. That evening Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton gave their annual supper dance for the Sixth Form and their dates. Mr. Keller was presented with an album con- taining messages from each of the graduates. The last oflicial event of the year-the Prom-followed, and by sometime Saturday morning most everyone had adjourned to Sammy Bartol's in Milton. Break- fast at Fud's,' and a day at Rolo Hoffmanfs in Rockport concluded the Hrst eight years of the his- tory of the Class of 1957. '57-AFTERTHOUGHTS The history of '57 however, will never really be over. It will live in recollection, and future service to and interest in the school. The Prize Day announce- ment by Jack Woodbury that the class had contrib- uted IOOZ, to the Belmont Hill Fund marked us as the first class to do so in the first year out of school- and what's more, we did it before school was out. This event in many ways was typical of the year. Every class comes to the point where it is sure that it is the best class ever. Usually such pronounce- ments are not wholly true, and are based more upon vanity than fact. Yet certain things may be said about the school's thirtieth graduating class Cthat's us, you knowj. Testimony by those who knew the class-the faculty, the headmaster, and even a few non-'57 students indicate that ours was a pretty fair group. The leadership of the class was evidenced in a truly active Student Council, the Sixth Form Panel editors contributed something to the school through their constructive editorial criticism of eligibility and driver training, and through such positive proj- ects as the CARE drive in which the student body collected nearly S1500 for Hungarian Emergency Re- lief. There was the student-faculty Library Com- mittee which collected hundreds of books and hun- dreds of dollars for the library-a project conceived by the Panel editors originally. The Science Club and the Lyceum were astoundingly active under Sixth Form leaders. The Sixth Form proctoring of study halls was an acknowledged success for the first time in the schoolfs history, and the Student Council wrote itself a constitution for the first time. These were all major achievements-all certainly at least partly the result of having a strong class, and there were other lesser accomplishments. The excellent management of the Dance Committee, the all-time record-breaking advertising and subscription drives for the Yearbook, the Form's charity drive record in which we attained 100'Z, before any other class for the second consecutive year, and the genuine interest shown in the several evening Hfireside chats -all these were indicators of the Form's strength. It would appear that the Class of 1957 has set a standard of sorts to be aimed at perhaps, by future classes. Let's hope we're surpassed soon. Belmont Hill deserves it! WN 3 Wag, 7 . , xx ' .,,Mw,.fY ' Mr, Belmont Hill If anyone can be called Mix Belmont Hill,', Mr. Keller would most deserve the title. Our memories of him are many and varied. Who can forget his arguments with Mac McGlynn or his eraser-throwing ex- planations of algebra, abetted by his next door neighbor, Mr. Max? More seriously, Finch, by his fair application of discipline, his love of sports and good sportsmanship, and his insistence on no alibisf, has proved an admirable example for every boy. Thirty-three years of devoted service to both students and alumni, plus an unending support of the school and its activities, make Finch a person unique in Belmont Hill annals. Although he is retiring from active teaching this year, we of the class of 1957 will always remember his humor and, although he never did get around to our biographies, his understanding of a boy's problems. Thanks, Mr. Keller, for making our years brighter. 20 , f -fa' Wa an' .db Q DAVID ALDRICH 120 Brattle Street, Cambridge, Mass. Howdy Dave Wray Age: 18 College: Harvard Entered: 1954 Soccer: '56, Panel: '5'7. Sextarit: '55, '56, Associate Editor '57 . Yearbook: Photography Board '57. Dramatic Club: '55, '56, '57. Science Club: '57. Honor Society: '56, Hayden Gaylord Coon Dramatic-s Prize: '57, George von L. Meyer. 3rd, Memorial Sextam Prose Prize: '5'7. 1 don? see how l got THAT disease! SAMUEL BARTOL 1466 Canton Avenue, Milton, Mass. Bear Farmer Agel 19 College: University of Colorado Entered: 1952 Football: '54, '55, '56. Hockey: '57. Baseball: '56, '57. Junior Varsity Hockey: Captain '56. Junior Varsity Baseball: '55. Yearbook' Business Board '57. Dance Committee: '56, '57, Bull! 22 I 57. FREDERICK WRIGHT BOOTH 11 Hawthorne Road, Wellesley Hills, Mass. lCFTed!l GlFud!! Age: 19 College: Washington and Lee Entered: 1952 Baseball: Manager '57. Junior Varsity Football: '54, '55. Junior Varsity Hockey: '55, Junior Varsity Baseball: '54, '55. Dance Committee: '56, Chairman '57. Cheer Leader: Just wait until I get to New York. THOMAS TARVIN GRAY CABOT R.F.D. 79, Old Oaken Bucket Road, Norwell, Mass. Tom Taxi Cab Age: 17 College: Williams Entered: 1952 Crew: '56, '57. Junior Varsity Football: '55. Junior Varsity Crew: '55, Work Squad: '56. Panel: Editorial Board '53, '54-, '55, '56. l'earbook.' Editorial and Business Boards '57. Dance Committee: '56, '57. Dramatic Club: '54, '55, '56, '57. Study Hall Proctor: '57. Class President: '56. Student Council: '54, '55, '56, Secretary '57. Disciplinary Council: '56, President '57. Training Council: '57. Helena W. Funk Middle School Award: '53, Patrick Staehle Memorial Physiography Prize: '57. Honor Society: '53, '54, '55, '56, '57. Cum Laude Society: '56, '57. Cum Laude. Mmmm . . . you're a good group. 23 BENJAMIN HOWARD COFFIN, 4th 311 North Sixth Street, Yakima, Washington Yak Dollars Illr, Bien Age: 18 College: Harvard Entered: 1954 Soccer: '55, '56, Tennis: Manager '57, Junior Varsity Soccer: '54, Science Club: '56, '57, Dance Committee: '56, '57. Humanities: '57, Panel.' Business Board '55, '56, Chairman '57, Yearbook: Business Manager '57, Y a wanna get slapped, Fad? CHARLES JONATHAN CORNWALL 57 Grove Street, Winchester, Mass. Charlie Cornball Age! 18 College: Yale Entered: 1952 Crew: Manager '56, '57, Junior Varsity Soccer: '55, '56, Junior Varsity Crew: Man- ager '55, Dramatic Club: '56, Science Club: '57, Yes, Mr. Duncan. It's all taken care of. 24 PETER ROEMER CRIDER 101 Seymour Place, London SW1, England Pete Critter Age: 19 College: University of New Hampshire Entered: 1952 Dance Committee: '57. Servtant: Art Board '55, '56, '57, Art Awards: '54, '55, '56. Black, you idiot! PETER GRISWOLD CRONE '74 Village Hill Road, Belmont, Mass. Pete Sweet Pete Age: 18 Post-graduate year: W ilbraham Entered: 1948 Junior Varsity Football: '54. Junior Varsity Hockey: '55, Glee Club: '54, '55, '56, '5'7. Jazz Band: '57. Dramatic Club: '53, '54, '55, '56, '57, What a riot l 25 LV IB, 53 Rr? .P -Q I . W ,1 .59 N ,gray .. X , f. l 3 ' - r l tw WALTER JOHN DAVIDSON, JR. 10 Beatrice Circ-le, Belmont, Mass. Johnny Age: 18 Post-graduate year before college Crew: '55. .lunior Varsity Soccer: '5-l-, '55, '56. Pmiel: Bnsin Entered: 1950 ess Board '57, Yearbook: Business Board '57. And it's got a Continental. GREGORY DOWNES 53 Emerson Road, Winchester, Mass. Greg 'AAlI1'M'S,I!lkC ll Caesar Age: 18 College: Harvard Entered: 1952 Soccer: '54. Football: '55, '56. Hockey: '55, '56, Captain '57. Baseball: '57. Junior Var- sity Footlmall: '53. Jazz Band: '57. Sextant: Associate Editor '55, Editor-In-Chief '56, '57, Glee f'lulJ: '5-I-, '55, '56 I' Honor Society: '58, '54, '55, '56, '57. Cum Laude Society: '56, '5'7. Cum Laude. Seriously, do you want to hear a good joke about a zebra? N iljgtit l ,gif . .1 qi I .'l'. ' W L 'fill E I I ' a WSX ff 55 i -' ' l A l ,, M , l 5 .i '-,gr gil ,, K LI .A f Y 'if 5 I 21 initio 5 'ff , .tjfi ,flag ,N 3, ,g President '57. Athletic Council: '56, '57. Art Prize: '53. THEODORE BANKS EYRICK 36 Howard Street, Reading, Mass. GI-Ted!! illkell CIIvan!! Age: 17 College: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Entered: 1954 Soccer: '56. Basketball: '57. Junior Varsity Soccer: '55, Junior Varsity Basketball: '55. Junior Varsity Baseball: '56. Science Club: '56, '57. Debating Club: '56, '57. Dra- matic Club: '56. Panel: Editorial Board '57, Former Captains' Soccer Trophy: '57. Come on! Get out of here, will you? ROLLIN JONATHAN FAIRBANKS, JR. 12 Phillips Place, Cambridge, Mass. Jon Milkshake I Foxy Age: 17 College: Cornell Entered: 1953 Football: '55, '56. Baseball: '56, Captain '5'7. Junior Varsity Football: '54. Junior Varsity Hockey: '56. Dance Committee: '56, '57, Panel: Associate Editor '55, '56: Sports Editor '57. Yearbook: Editorial Board '57, Babe Ruth Foundation Sports- manshib Award: '57. Nobody outfoxes the Fore. Q7 JOHN CURTIS GWILLIAM 12 Montvale Road, Weston, Mass. Curt Age: 18 College: Cornell Entered 1952 Crew: '55, '56, Captain '57. Junior Varsity Soccer: '54. Junior Varsity Hockey 55 Glee Club: '55. Science Club: '57. Yearbook: Photography Board 57 Phllllp Stuart Burbank Memorial Crew Trophy: '57. What the HELL do you want? LAURENCE ASHLEY HAWKINS, QND 11 Stratford Road, Winchester, Mass Laurie Hawk Age: 18 College: Williams Entered 1953 Hockey: '55, '56, '57, Tennis: '55, '56, '57. Junior Varsity Football 54 Junior Varslty Tennis Team: '54. Sailing Team: '56, '57. Glee Club: '54, '55 Panel Edlt0flal Board '56, '57. Wyman W. Smart, Jr. Hockey Medal: '57. Honor Society 55 56 75 r Hi, wingersf' S We fy 'fr gf 'Y 1 . .ni ' of 1' v'rQ Q' C ' C -ff-Q. 1, i -,.Mf.., ., wif W' 1 , nw, , .:., 1 Y 1' ' 5, ,,. -Q. L.. et, w V, -Lg? ' L rw' -- X si 'WSTWY' ,fi ,fl'r?v: x.' 4? 50 ,FQ yi' I' 4522 ' K 'He ?XGl !i fT:f11z f'f g,, 4 3 ' ' ts 3 'tt 8, 7' 1 5 1 J J 1 1 J 1 ,f 4 ,,-,.,: 2 1 - ' - ,',' Y' v 'GXFYWQA Y: Mfg , 7, - il, f 'Wi-iff' 55 '15Lvz' 'L s1 l1'5ri' Wgiiil' L , ,, gk, . , . y ff . .xp f?L,,Kf gt5,w.xiAi , ,xi . fa .ma Ls-'we' if -'5 '1 ,gfll,1'-Ayr.: Viv . , ,-,L ,Q - 5. , , . . X..,.,,s- 5,..,,. , 53 ig fs 3 A M I ,N IW. , 28 PETER DANIEL HENKELS 33 Greenwood Road, Wellesley Hills. Mass. Pete Green Pigeon Age: 19 College: Colorado College Entered: 1953 Soccer: Manager '56, Crew: Manager '5'7. Junior Varsity Crew: Manager '56. Dance Committee: '57. Sailing Team: '56, '57. You dirty scum! FREDERICK JAMES HODGES, JR. Q51 Wachusett Avenue, Arlington, Mass. Jim Hodge Age: 17 College: Williams Entered: 1951 Football: Manager '56. Crew: '54, '56, '57. Junior Varsity Football: Manager '55. Panel: '54, '55, '56, Feature Editor '57. Yearbook: Editorial Board '57. Dance Com- mittee: '57. Science Club: '56, Vice-President '57. John B. Breed Chemistry Prize: '56. Bancroft Beatley,-Jr. Memorial Physics Prize: '5'7. Honor Society: '52, '53, ,54, '55, '56, '57. Senior Scholarship Medal: '56, '57. Cum Laude Society: '56, '5'7. Summa Cum Laude. Where are my sunglasses? 29 ROLLYN HOFFMAN 35 Vineyard Road, Newton Center, Mass. Rolo Age: 17 Post-graduate year: M anter Hall Entered: 1954 Football: '56. Junior Varsity Football: '54. Glee Club: '57. Dance Committee: '5'7. Y earbook: Business Board '57. It all depends. STEPHEN ROBERT KARP 31 Badger Road, Medford, Mass. Steve Age: 17 College: Johns Hopkins Entered: 1953 Soccer: '56. Junior Varsity Football: '55. Junior Varsity Baseball: '55, '56. Panel: '54, '55, '56, Associate Editor '57 . Yearbook: Business Board '57. Lyceum: '56, '5'7. Debating Team: '5'7. Dance Committee: '56, Study Hall Proctor: '57, Are you kiddin'? 30 PETER REEVE KEVILLE 83 Snake Hill Road, Belmont, Mass. upeteas ssKevxa Age: 17 College: Cornell Entered: 1952 Basketball: '57. Baseball: '57. Junior Varsity Basketball: '56. Junior Varsity Baseball: '55, '56. Panel: '55, '56, '57. Yearbook: Editorial Board '57. Measure it . . . STEPHEN JAMES LERMAN 86 Arlington Road, Brookline, Mass. l Steve Lerm Age: 17 College: Princeton Entered: 1955 Panel: '56, Photography Editor '57. Yearbook: Photography Editor '57. Science Club: Vice-President '56, President '57. Lyceum: '57 . Library Committee: '57. Science Fair: First Prize '57. Honor Society: '56, '57 . Cum Laude Society: '57. Magna Cum Laude. It's rather brisk! as ..-. .. 1 'H H 'I 55: - . .- . lf rir ff P 1 i 315 +4 ff .zgafifr '1'.. f rl J 3?-5' .-',Q? f :Q 'Ei iff' !4q1K1:Pi '.?1QfE 'E Fag1::rq'faQiq,'a Jif izg, 1gwf,-- H ' -:'9:,,5g:5, gag',m7,igf5'..:, ., :,,:,.,:,-- Wig.. 3:35.32-:E fl eror l ' .i -e ,r :fl ig,-igf lsfif ig ' r . 1: +2f?'?:SHLril f :H r - 'in--.'gfU-,a3xie:.:'1- ,1 .nifff 5.342 1' N s, .- a:.faf.f.e ra.. ,w,:-'ite ,g--,::'- 05i,i fSw,, v ,' ' K'-nf' .',: K' ' sigpr J,-ES, -'ig' -2: , , ,r,,y,'-.,v'1'.,e'f.?.F'f W.-:xv amz, 40:- ' ',rQ1ff:,g5f' ,Mig-' vt 3' - 5e'fS'!-4' .7J'i'e!'i' 'W 'i.3'? :!' rw Q,-,Ka-In ,.5'.I:': : VVILLIAM ELWIN MACK 31 Hereford Street, Boston, Mass. Will Farmer Age: 18 College: Lawence Entered: 1951 Football: '55, '56, Junior Varsity Hockey: '55, '56, '57. Y earbook: Business Board '57. Glee Club: '54, '55, '56, '5'7. Dance Committee: Chairman '56, '5'7. Sixth Form Panel Contest Winner: '5'7. H ey, Birdoggahln ROBERT CAMPBELL MACLAURIN Trapelo Road, South Lincoln, Mass. Bob Bus-hy Rabbz ' Age: 18 College: Harvard Entered: 1954 Soccer: Manager '56. Dramatic Club: '55, '56, '57. Panel: Photography Board '56, '5'7. Yearbook: Photography Board '57. Science Club: '57. Canteen Committee: '57. Patrick Staehle Memorial Physiography Prize: '56. Honor Society: '56. Cut it out. X Mfr, Q 5 'fx J fl if fs 2+ , tai gi. -I-. f as ,,: ,, -.,- ,MN i ris -K-1' -WEQl f,i?lE f,-If if . , 9 l -iii S 'S' J i 4, 3 4, 1' 4 1: 5:r:bz:,.,, f - 3.1 :M -My ,- 1, -: - .:- , U ,gn , L Sabilvw -tif. : ' - - . - 14, Il, Swv-fp:-2 fu ': i lfpfffliil f. ' iii? . -wf ,W . .area ,5 we A ..,, K : 1, gl rfifiisir' lla 1' W' B , Y L l M 4. A Z Q, , 9 sf ff' ff 2: sam: raliiiilliigiijiywgglsr l Sw u , 2- .giififwgf-, frf- m51.m tg. A 77 -',n2j ??rii5f.fiif 1f'i2:,T5i,g:1::fX 7 02 Mp: - W l ,. r , . . M ,E E' it'12,g,Kf,i,'gg,f,1g '.g,S5f i :flFZ 2-gi 'l'iEf1,sf?g3'f'gf'15 All 4535 Qfl'i3f.?z?' ,l1' H W.-::,,::.,q .14 -S mf W :.Q,,::.,:: .--'L ze - 1'w.Q':.- 1 -ga: -. farm,-A S 5555 1 Q 1 fa .... f --,.m'P?.l.. 1' ,v...fv,,. -R ,:. asf, .N H--1,-,v-Mg! , 32 D'ARCY GRAHAM MACMAHON 19 Hubbard Park, Cambridge, Blass. ..Mac,, ,.D,Arky,, Age: 17 U College: University of Pennsylvania Entered: 1954 Soccer: '56. Crew: '57. Junior Varsity Soccer: '55. Junior Varsity Crew: '56. Panel: Editorial Board '55, '56, '57. Yearbook: Photography Board '57. Glee Club: '57, Science Club: '57. No woman's going to run my life! . . . much. MICHAEL MAGRUDER 8 Lowell Street, Cambridge, Mass. Mike Magroo' ' Age: 18 College: Harvard Tennis: '5'7. Junior Yearbook: Editorial Board '57. Varsity Soccer: Captain '56. Panel: '56, Fm not talking while the flavor lasts. . 1 J Entered: 1954 Associate Editor ,57. 33 RICHARD LLOYD MEDVERD 220 Powder House Boulevard, Somerville, Mass. Dick' Med Age: 17 College: Tufts ' Entered: 1952 Soccer: '56. Junior Varsity Soccer: '55. Junior Varsity Crew: '55. Dramatic Club: '53, '54. Panel: Editorial Board '56, '57. Lyceum: '56, '57. Glee Club: '57. Science Club '57. QlLgllc one up! RICHARD NIMS MOSTROM 69 Prospect Street, Belmont, Mass. Rich Mouse' ' Wretch Age: 17 College: Bowdoin Entered: 1949 Soccer: '56, Hockey: '56, '57. Tennis: '56, '57. Junior Varsity Football: '55. Junior Varsity Hockey: '55. Junior Varsity Tennis: '55. Glee Club: '54, '55, '56, '57 . Yearbook: Business Board '57. Study Hall Proctor: '57. Class President: '51, '5Q. Lower School Director's Prize: '52. Coaches' Tennis Trophy: '57. Honor Society: '51, '53, '55, '56. Don't.give me that, Hawkins! You're a load. 34 WILLIAM THOMAS O'CONNOR 14 Beverly Road, Arlington, Mass. Spider Obie Age: 18 College: University of Virginia Entered: 1953 Hockey: '57. Junior Varsity Football: '54-. Yearbook: Business Board '57, Dance Com- mittee: '57. Glee Club: '54, '55. I couldn't care less. FRANK LEO O'NEIL 53 Village Hill Road, Belmont, Mass. Manic Age: 18 College: University of Virginia Entered: 1950 Crew: '55. Junior Varsity Football: '54, '55. Junior Varsity Hockey: '55, '56. Sailing Team: '55, Captain '56, '57, Glee Club: '54, '55, Panel: Business Board '55, '56, Adver- tising Manager '5'7. Yearbook: Business Board '57. Dance Committee: '56, '57. Hi, Obie! 35 BROOKS HENDERSON PETTIT 359 Heath Street, Chestnut Hill, Mass. Nunlcs Tiger Age: 13 College: Harvard Entered: 1955 Football: '55, Co-Captain '56. Wrestling: '56. Yearbook: Business Board '57. Glee Club: '57. Dance Committee: '57. Study Hall Proctor: '57. Robert Satterlee Hurlbut Memo- rial Football Medal: '57. Atta boy, Fad, keep smiling! JOHN SYDNEY SIMON 172 Dean Road, Brookline, Mass. Si! Age! 18 College: Harvard Entered: 1951 Soccer: '53, '54, '55, Captain '56, Tennis: '55, '56, Captain '57. Junior Varsity Soccer: '5Q. Rifle Club: '5Q, '53, '54, '55, Vice-President '56, President '57 . Riflery Award: '54, '56, '57. New England Interscholastic Rifle Champion: '57. Dance Committee: '57. Glee Club: '56, '57. I wouldrft give you the satisfaction . . . 36 RICHARD LEON SOLAR '75 Shaw Road, Brookline, Mass. Dick Zub Age: 17 College: Harvard Entered: 1955 Dramatic Club: '57. Humanities: '57 . Canteen Committee: '57. Work Squad: '56. Cheer Leader: '57, Thomas G. Walters Mathematics Achievement Prize: '57. Can't handle it. PETER FRANCIS TAGUE, SRD 64 Pinehurst Road, Belmont, Mass. Pete Goalie Age: 17 College: Harvard Entered: 1951 Football: '55, Co-Captain '56. Hockey: '56, '57. Baseball: '56, '57. Junior Varsity Football: '54. Junior Varsity Baseball: '55. Panel: Business Board '55, '56. Dance Committee: '56, '5'7. Student Council: '56, '5'7. Athletic Council: '56, President '5'7. Training Council: '57 . Disciplinary Council: '56, '57. Babe Ruth Foundation Sports- manship Award: '57. Just give me some time. Someday I 'll know as much as you guys. 37 NORCROSS TEEL, JR. 44 Bloomield Street, Lexington, Mass. liN0Try5, Age: 17 College: Colby Entered: 1955 Baseball: Manager '57 . Panel: Business Board '57 . Dramatic Club: House Manager '57. Hey, what 'is this? CLAUDE EMERSON WELCH, JR. 25 Rockmont Road, Belmont, Mass. Ted Age: 17 College: Harvard Entered: 1949 Football: '56, Crew: 57. Junior Varsity Football: '54, '55. Junior Varsity Baseball: '55, Junior Varsity Crew: '56, Panel: '54, '55, '56, Editor-in-Chief '57 . Sextant: Associate Editor '55, '56, '57. Y earbook: Sports Editor '57. Lyceum: '56, President '57. Science Club: '56. Humanities: '57. Glee Club: accompanist '53. Library Committee, Student Chairman: '57. CARE drive: co-director '57. Student Council: '57. Lower School Music Prize: '51, Lower School Project prize: '49, '50, '51. Jared Waterbury Scudder Latin Medal: '53. John B. Breed Biology Prize: '54. Junior Scholarship Medal: '58, '54. Senior Scholarship Medal: '55. Michael Theodore Silver Memorial French Prize: '56. Thomas G. lfValters Mathematics Achievement Prize: '56. General Motors National Scholarship: '57. Harvard National Scholarship: '57. Harvard Club of Boston Book Prize: '56. Headmaster's Award: '57. Honor Society: '50, '51, '52, '53, '54, '55, '56, '57. Cum Laude Society: '56, '57. Summa Cum Laude. Nice going. 38 STEPHEN LEIGH WILCOX 140 Old Connecticut Path, Wayland, Mass. Steverino M r. Headmaster Age: 17 College: Bowdoin Entered: 1949 Football: Manager '56, Basketball: Manager '57. Junior Varsity Football: Manager '55. Junior Varsity Basketball: Manager '55, '56, Panel: '53, '54, '55, '56, News Editor '57. Sextant: '53, Associate Editor '55, '56, '57. Yearbook: Editor-in-Chief: '57. CARE drive: co-director '57. Dance Committee: '57. Library Committee: '57. Humanities: '57. Dramatic Club: House Committee '55, '56. Airmulsion Studios: Treasurer '57. Study Hall Proctor: '57. Class Agent. Headmaster's Award: '57. Why ask me? What do you think I am-the headmaster or something? JOHN CARR WOODBURY 40 Howard Street, Reading, Mass. J ack Pres Woody Age: 17 College: Wesleyan Entered: 1953 Basketball: '55, '57. Baseball: '55, '57. Junior Varsity Basketball: '54. Junior Varsity Baseball: '54, Panel: '54, '55, '56, Associate Editor '57 . Yearbook: '57. Student Council: '55, '56, '57. Class President: '55, '57. EX-Captain's Basketball Award: '57. Coaches' Award in Baseball: '57. Babe Ruth Foundation Sportsmanship Award: '57. Honor Society: '56. Headmaster's Award: '57. Are you kiddin'? 39 ANSON BARBER YOUNG 141 Clark Street, Belmont, Mass. Mon Y oung' Andy Age: 17 College: Brown Entered: 1953 Glee Club: '55, '56, '57. Humanities: '5'7. Work Squad: '56, '57. Honor Society: '54. I t wasn't always fun, but it's never been dull. a'5' F' - ,M . 4.,,M1.. mi: 1 f.-1 .. 4, . N. Q .:,: fm- if-.Q , 'M Y +12 , ' fl ' 4 W - ',2.g:1' 'v K M fl I E gf N nigga xg, lf .fu ifffw r,. jf: f- -,,: . 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FOURTH FORM First Row: J. Caputo, Kline, Watkins, R. Burke, Hogan, L. Stone, Nahigian. Second Row: Fleck, Banker J. Downes, A. Levinson, Wicks, Millard, Bolan. Third Row: Schmalz, Perkins, B. Solar, Baum, Searle D. Morrison, F. Robinson, Cushman. Fourth Row: Ashley, McLay, R. Beal, Osgood, Wyman, Mechem Sweet, Younge. Fifth Row: Hamilton, Russell, G. Levinson, S. Wales, Kosow, V. Taylor. Sixth Row: P Stone, Cranney, C. Beal, Hurd, Mahlowitz, Tucker, Harris. 44 v THIRD FORM First Row: DiMare, Varkas, Meyer, Norton, Wessell,'M. Robinson, R. Downes, Schier. Second Row: Turran, Kargman, J. Welch, Russo, Feinberg, Hunt. Third Row: Nickels, Belluschi, Allis, I-Ianify, Mc- Neil. Fourth Row: Morgan, Emerson, Goodman, G. Caputo, Dulac, Nicholson, Evans, Weller. Fifth Row: Patrick, Samson, J. MacMahon, Delaney, Tanger, Wadsworth, Hurley, D. Hill, W. Duncan, Mc- Gonagle. Sixth Row: H. A. Davidson, Adams, Werthessen, N. Ladd, Sack, Blackwood. Brown, Silk, Coyne. Missing: D. Brooks. . . ., ..a.U.N,.,, ,ff ,W Q, A-45 5' ...2 W W EI I , .1 5 i ' 49,148 SECOND FORM First Row: Reynolds, Scaring, A. Brooks, S. Carr, W. Croke, Gilman, Claflin, R. Duncan. Second Row: Demers, J. Dorsey, Hofmann, W. Welch, Dixon, A. Cornwall, Cullen, Boyd, Leavitt. Third Row: Lewis W. P. Rutley, W. Morrison, Livingston, R. Woodbury, Parker, Rob. Elwell, Lee. Fourth Row: Scott, Segal, C. Hill, E. Harrington, Lerner, Hennings, D. Burke. Fifth Row: Mills, Price, Ousback, Keleher, B. Dewey, Wright, Peabody, Cass, B. Stone. 45 First Row: Weeks, J. Dewey, P. 0'Conor, Spilios, Parrot, Coggeshall, M. Croke, Whipple, Morgan, Rines, Sullivan, H. E. Davidson, Herman, Staffier, J. Starr. Second Row: R. Weiss, P. Dorsey, Merry, Werman, Garth, Quinn, Maxwell, Loomis, Saliba, Karelis, Cooper, P. Wilcox, Pietz, Page. Third Row: McKittrick, Taylor, Egan, Druker, Willett, T. Ladd, W. Karp, D. Robinson, A. Harrington, Nigro, J. Duncan, Consales, Worthen, Herron, Shapiro. Fourth Row: Danser, Linton, Mattlage, W. Densmore, Bush, Moravec, D. Wales, Willwerth, Hall, T. GrosJean, P. Weiss, Berman, Shaw, Birnie, J. A. Litvack. M issing: Ross, D. Rutley, C. Starr, White. he Lower School MR. EDWARD D. DENSMORE, Director 46 The Lower School had an especially pleasant year as the second decade in the new building opened. Mr. 'Davenport Plumer joined the faculty via Dart- mouth '55 and the Harvard Graduate School. Class Presidents were Don Robinson for Class Seven, Bill Garth for Six, and Bill Sullivan for Five. The Fall sports season was one of the best in years. Mr. Smith's Midgets just missed another unde- feated season, losing only one game to Roxbury Latin, 13-7. The team recorded opening wins over Fay and Rivers, both 7-0, and Hnished the season with three more victories: a sweet one over St. Mark's, 20-125 over Shady Hill, 24-Ogand finally over Fessenden, 26-6. Dave Berman and Art Brooks carried the mail in the backfield with Tim Claflin blocking superbly as well as Elliot Harrington. Bob Duncan, Jeif Dorsey, and Wade Welch shone in the line with other starters Doug Wales, John Duncan, George Demers, and Bill Croke. Teddy Bush, Rich- ard Leavitt, John Worthen, Alan Taylor, Ricky Weiss, John McKittrick, and Bill Morrison saw action. The Cubs, under Mr. Morton, downed Fessenden twice, 14-0 and 13-0, but lost to Rivers, 18-0, Fay, 12-0, and were sadly edged, 7-6, by Roxbury Latin. Richard Birnie, Donald Rutley, and Jon White at end, Richard Loomis, Bob Egan, and Joel Shapiro at tackle, guards Warren Herman, Charlie Whipple, and Glen Merryg and centers John Litvack and Chip- per Spilios, made up the line. Ron Druker was a real spark at quarterback, while Aldie Harrington, Tim Ladd, Paul Dorsey, and Kent Parrot were backjield mainstays. Phil Wilcox, Bobby Rines, Paul O'Conor, Henry Cooper, Johnnie Weeks, John Staf- fier, and Mike Croke in the line, plus Andy Page, Freddy Quinn, John Dewey, and Bill Sullivan in the backheld also saw action. Under Mr. Plumer and Mr. Gregg, the soccer team had its Hnest season in history, winning four and losing one. Only in a final and return game did Fessenden solve the Belmont Hill defense, 2-0. The season saw opening shutouts against Fessenden, 1-Og North Shore Country Day, 4-05 followed by another home win over North Shore, 4-1, and' a satisfying defeat of Browne and Nichols, 2-1. Up forward, Wink Willett, Walter Densmore, Rodger Mattlage, and Butch Maxwell were the scorers, with Charlie Starr and Porter Coggeshall seeing action. Peter Shaw, Tom GrosJean, and Tom Werman at half- back, and Bill Herron and Robinson at fullback, performed smoothly. Goalie Bill Ross was a fortress. Other subs included Mike Nigro, Bill Karp, Larry Willwerth, and Paul Weiss, with Garth, Paul Pietz, Paul Consales, Snow Morgan, John Starr, Ed David- son, Jaro Moravec, Buddy Karelis, Tom Saliba, Wes Danser, and Drue Linton filling out the squad. Enjoying and proiting fimy from ice time on the new Keller Rink, the hockey team had a good season under Mr. Morton. After dropping a close one to Reading, 2-1, the team split with Fessenden, win- ning 3-2, then losing, 2-1. After losing to a burly Rivers outfit, 5-2, the team picked up steam and ran out the season by blanking the last three oppo- nents: Fenn, 3-Og Reading, 3-0, and Arlington, 1-0. Two able lines of Berman, Parrot, and Ladd and Densmore, Mattlage, and Willett alternated. Ladd 47 was high scorer. On defense were Doug Hall and Birnie, seconded by Harrington and Robinson. Page was goalie with Dorsey splitting the net time. Her- ron, Shaw, Karelis, Saliba, and Duncan rounded out the squad. Under Mr. Plumer, an informal basketball group flourished. With high scorers Druker and GrosJean leading the way, the team, which included Karp, Taylor, and Litvack, played several games. Linton, Coggeshall, Bob Egan, Shapiro, and Croke were on the squad. The baseball season saw the Midgets, under Mr. Morton, Enish second in the league, dropping only two games, both to the top team, Rivers, by scores of 14-9 and 7-3. The team won four straight, beating Roxbury Latin, 5-4, Fessenden, 4-3, Friends Acad- emy, 7-65 and Fessenden, 7-4, before losing. The Midgets concluded with a win over Shady Hill, 6-5. Druker starred on the mound, with Hall the big sticker and catcher. Berman and Ladd both were combination pitchers and infielders, and Birnie and Ross saw catching duties also. The other regular infielders were Densmore, Willett, and Harrington, with Mattlage and Linton as spares. Rutley and GrosJean were regular outielders, with Litvack and Karp seeing action as did Bush, Moravec, and Shaw. Egan was manager. The Cubs, with Mr. Smith at the helm, were edged in their opener, 7-6, by Fessenden, then tied Roxbury Latin, 6-6, and were beaten by Lesley- Ellis, 10-5. The team then steadied to win three, beating Friends Academy, 8-5, Moses Brown of Providence, 10-8, and Rivers, 6-5. Rivers took the xrepeat, 11-4, and F,essenden won again, 14-7, to finish the Cubs' season. Werman did most of the chucking with Parrot receiving. Infielders were Loomis, Maxwell, Spilios, and Shapiro, with Page, Dorsey, and Sullivan regulars in the field. Saliba, Herron, Staflier, Rines, and Herman were subs. Tennis, under M13 Plumerls direction, was es- pecially successful. Forty boys signed up for the Student Council Progress towards greater student responsibility was pushed far ahead by the work of the Belmont Hill Student Council during 1957. In no year of my ad- ministration of Belmont Hill has our Student Coun- cil functioned so effectively or contributed more to the development of a sense of responsibility in the student body as a whole. Quite apart from its many achievements, it has provided the kind of leadership for all the boys which has made this a banner year, commented Headmaster Charles F. Hamilton. Under the leadership of Council President John C. Woodbury, the group, in cooperation with the student body, tackled three major challenges. The first major undertaking was the student proctoring of study halls. This system, instituted in four Eliot and three Lower School study halls, proved success- ful and formed the basis of the third project, ad- ministration of the Howe Building. The second project of the Council was the estab- lishment of several new committees to handle activ- ities in the school. A Friday Morning Assembly Committee, headed by Claude Welch and later by Peter Tague, undertook direction of Chapel each Friday. In cooperation with the Athletic Council, the Student Council, along with the captains of Var- sity sports, formed a Training Council to report and rule upon violations of training rules. Four cases were investigated and successfully handled, and the Council continued to enforce the rules through all three seasons. Writing of a constitution to state the position and powers of the Council was the job of another com- mittee, headed by Welch. Ratified by unanimous vote of the entire school, this constitution will serve in future years to guide the activities of the group. President Woodbury headed a committee which re- vised the H anclbook, written by the 1956 Council. With 100072, contribution given in a record time, the annual Charity Drive, headed by Thomas Cabot, proved a complete success. Money was allocated to the Children's Medical Center, in memory of David Howland, son of Mr. Leroy A. Howland, to the United Negro College Fund, and to four other de- serving charities. However, the third and greatest challenge to the Student Council came with the opening of the Dr. R. Heber Howe Building in May. A committee headed by Woodbury studied student reaction to proposals for student government of the building, and drew up a plan for its administration which was approved by the faculty. The last three weeks of school showed that unmonitored study halls could be quiet and effective. Therefore, 1957 will be noted as a definite year of achievement for the Student Council. With chal- lenges posed by student-proctored study halls, new aspects of student responsibility, and the opening of the Howe Building, the response of the Student Council and the student body was most encouraging. mf, at . .,., ..., . w,i 1g,...,e.f- N M111 my A First Row: C. Welch, Tague, President J. Woodbury, Cabot, Silverman, Pusey. Second Row: Wessell, J. Downes, R. Burke, Mr. Keller, Katz, Norton. First Row: Fairbanks, Lerman, C. Welch, S. Wilcox, Coliin, O'Neil, Hodges. Second Row: Karp, Bartol, Aldrich, Cabot, Booth, Maclaurin, J. Woodbury, Mack. Yearbook Editor-in-chief STEPHEN WILCOX Associate Editor Sports Editor Photography Editor F. JAMES HODGES CLAUDE WELCH STEPHEN LERMAN Business Manager BENJAMIN COFFIN IV Assistant Business Manager FRANK O'NEIL Editorial Assistants THOMAS CABOT LAURENCE HAWKINS MICHAEL MAGRUDER JONATHAN FAIRBANKS PETER KEVILLE JOHN WOODBURY Photographic Assistants DAVID ALDRICH ROBERT MACLAURIN Business Assistants FREDERIC BOOTH THOMAS CABOT SAMUEL BARTOL STEPHEN KARP WILLIAM MACK 53 Panel Volume IV of the Panel will do down in history as the first staff with the journalistic courage in pur- suing goals which it thought vital to the school's welfare. This remark by adviser Herbert B. Moore best typifies this unusual volume of the school news- paper, as the Panel board undertook such diverse projects through the editorial column as the promo- tion of CARE, library improvement, the eligibility system, and Driver Training. With the initial impetus provided by a series of editorials entitled Feeding the Billioni' and the Hungarian uprising, 250 boys of Belmont Hill, in one afternoon, collected S1100 for CARE Hungarian Emergency Relief. This first project, under the leadership of Editor-in-Chief Claude E. Welch and News Editor Stephen L. Wilcox, was hailed as the shining example of a really worthwhile and effective campaignv and finally netted over 81500. Library improvement was the second major cru- sade undertaken by the Panel board. A feature compiled from figures supplied by sixty New Eng- land preparatory schools was coupled with an edi- torial showing ways in which the library at Belmont Hill could improve itself. A direct consequence of these articles was the formation of the Library As- sociation. Business Manager Benjamin H. Coffin and his staff raised over 32000, far and away a record ad- vertising total for the newspaper. Many times the bugaboo arose, Where can we put all the ads? However, with this tremendous backlog, the board was enabled to publish two special issues in addition to the fourteen regular issues. The first special commemorated the dedication of the George W. Finch Keller Rink in words and pictures. Two thousand copies were printed and distributed at the ceremonies or by mail. The Mad- woman of Chaillot, the Dramatic Club's presenta- tion, was also commemorated with a special issue of the Panel. In national competition, the paper received a First Place rating from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association. The Panel board got this honor for the second consecutive year. Other highlights of Volume IV included the fine work of Sports Editor Jon Fairbanks, especially in his monumental spring preview, Steve Lerrnan's uncuttable News Views and his problems with the photography staff, Jim Hodges working as pur- veyor of the Thursday night goodies, and Steve Karp trying to beat midnight in turning out 57 . Seventy-six of the fathers and sons gathered at the annual Panel banquet to hear Rudolph Elie, columnist for the Boston Herald, speak on The Elements of Humor. James R. Pusey was named Editor-In-Chief of Volume V, while Edward D. Densmore, Jr. will head the business board. William H. M. Beckett was named Sports Editor, L. Brackett Carr, News Editor, Robert Katz, Feature Editor, and Douglas Kirkwood, Photography Editor. First Row: S. Karp, Fairbanks, S. Wilcox, C. Welch, Colin, Hodges, Lerman. Second Row: E. Densmore, Katz, Magruder, O'Neil, J. Woodbury, Kirkwood. Third Row: Beckett, L. Carr, Pusey, Reg. Howe, Ml'- Moore. ai ? The PA N E L lassroom Building, Keller Hockey Rink, Will Be Constructecl, leaclmaster Hamilton Arwunces At Commencement Exercises H ii W-A tttt t' Slatecl l to I f uma rc C ub Presents I tbfhd nd WQM'-'UQ' Charllot i lei' S n el'd0gF remonle'-in Wamps D oofba uCll'Y 2-Hn Season Fqmlller E:SkatinQ, l'l0f:feV lllafe Dedrfa ,,,,hStuclent Opera ron IP 6115 ef For New s el I' N54 Howe Building i 1 Advertising Xgiliizcord Level ned FDL H aLsai'i'i,,l eeding the Billion . Every-Increasing Glut 1Q0 'els '71, Roll i 'Cst a C rc is 01 00 owewq cc c c , hh S I S if Q' 0 ri l SIOX - elk 5 ' N'chol 0596 wo6e'Yfiai'mtl Matmen Deieat Br0Wne' 8' l E 'ch l ' -' ' ' - 'Pu.il f 1 ,V H , 14 Sc d c 1 - 10' . - f'Lamw'm' II1 Spgdliiing seii:e5il?2iiii 6 . lCo mpeiition Ag , Mae , S Ten Perlbd Dey' Win 4 Of 5 Season Surg 0 S Host To K-rnme G Acaclimll r 'ieailtewm Q can SchQ0l Begm t ylty Tlme C H bvotlilii, iPFO9fC'm T9 Allot W'5?lTi1rouUh Commol M l'0K F fNelson Spurs- ' h Aren't Corgi 0 fl Revere . rms A d Police Insist ii ZlHlilliGl'8ClU6 USS Willey In l'l0SpIl2Hl Collenge Choice Program?hS'f5J Panel A W th Heart Attack fl Crokgmlgntvgi msn Sligo I P b . gigs Schools'Help lal1C9Y!,fOrangeA defeat fl ll llClZlllg CARE Work lllllln 0 - Blue E gig oe n nsscn news s me BU P nmg F Lerman Winner MXN S S! ..l.1.,,. mfr' ,, . ' U ILuum. nsgs C-as -f Fesfi Chvolg c rf,Ma?e,a,:::,i ,fs sa, iac csc-i ,M fr X Wat fr efelveg ' yf ?'erNe .. D Ed e n- KN sfo Wfenu C eflfef er e cr ry ' x- -- if - A meer, iff H:l1...t0ries,m Sl .glinglgnla-M! Mr. Aloian Starts Group rliriii,04,,ng,gj 5 'lfo Probe Classic Books Kewl Ame mari, f-Yff,g,, 'fH,5, Vlfqmlf B f Oks, reTgsci3FIie Soeaks At AnnuaI, fPane' inner 0, Zi I D Xa efvy'-'vs 4 A X ffhn as 'Q ,Q 15 6 .2 X5-'l C9523 Y, gxgxie-co X f Cum aude Since 1928, Belmont Hill has maintained a chapter in the Cum Laude Society. This national scholastic honorary society, the equivalent of Phi Beta Kappa at college level, was founded in 1906 and is dedi- cated to the encouragement of high ideals of work in secondary schools. Last year, celebrating its Fiftieth Anniversary, the society numbered 163 active chapters. Election to the Cum Laude Society constitutes a recognition of distinguished scholastic excellence. Each year the school is entitled to elect one fifth of the graduating class to the society, but no boy can be elected unless he graduates with cum laude or higher honors. The usual procedure is to elect half of a class's membership at the end of the Fifth Form year, and the remainder at graduation. Accordingly, Thomas T. G. Cabot, cum laude, Gregory Downes, cum laude, F. James Hodges, summa cum laude, and Claude E. Welch, summa cum laude, were elected in June of last year. Stephen J. Lerman, magna cum laude, was elected from the Sixth Form this year. ' The members of the Class of 1958 elected in June were Reginald H. Howe, Qnd, Robert Katz, James M. Litvack, and James R. Pusey. A ' UM K 514152551 First Row: Cabot, C. Welch, Hodges, Lerman, G. Downes. Second Row: J. M. Litvack, Pusey. Missing: Reg. Howe, Katz. 56 , M .L First Row: G. Downes, Tague, Watters. Second Row: Mr. Croke, Mr. Maxwell, Mr. Keller. Athletic Council Led by president Peter Tague and secretary Gre- gory Downes, the Athletic Council functioned smoothly this year in the administration of its duties. Completing the three man student membership on the Council was Edward Watters of the Fifth Form. Mr. Croke, Mr. Keller, and Mr. Maxwell are the permanent faculty members on the board. The Council, which was instituted in 1947 upon Mr. Ha1nilton,s suggestion, awarded 108 letters in eight sports. In addition it made '78 numeral awards. The permanent members of the Council, along with the captains of the various sports, determine the letter awards and numeral awards are usually made upon the recommendation of the coach. Each boy receiving a letter for the Hrst time also receives a Belmont Hill sweater. The Council sets up a standard of regulations by which they award letters. A certain number of periods are necessary to obtain a letter in football, basketball, and hockey, while a certain number of minutes are required in soccer and a number of innings in baseball. Crew letters depend primarily on who was rowing in the Hrst, second, and sometimes third boats. The coaches decide to whom numerals should be awarded. This year the Council was not called upon to handle training violations. That job was handled by the newly formed Training Council, composed of the Student Council and the captains of the various sports. The members of the Council for next year, as elected by the Fifth and Sixth Forms, are Edward Watters, captain of football and basketball, as pres- identg William Beckett, captain of hockey, as secre- taryg and William Hogan from the Fifth Form. As- sisting these boys will be captains Carr, Childs, Gaynor, Howe, and Watkins, in their respective sea- sons. In addition to awarding letters, the Athletic Council is charged with the establishment of train- ing rules, and must act as mediator to settle any other problems concerned with athletics which may arise during the course of the school year. Sextant Three well-balanced issues were published by the Sextant this year under Editor-in-Chief Greg Downes, who completed his second year in that post. Of special mention in this yearis Sextants were the Short Sightings and Sportscene columns which continued at a high level. The former served as a valuable source of commentary upon school hap- penings, both light and serious in nature. The latter column did much the same for the athletic picture in a style which reminisced about the three sports sea- sons. Over the year the magazine maintained a good balance between fiction, non-Hction, and verse. Peter Crider and Dennis Younge added a profes- sional touch to the publication with their talented sketches. Douglas Kirkwood,s photography was of first rate quality. The Lower School was repre- sented through a special verse section set aside for them. Of special note was the magazine's publication of The Finch Keller Rink Storyn by Mr. Hamilton. Once again, some of the finer paintings done in the Hobby House by both parents and students were displayed in a photographic section of the graduation issue entitled From the Hobby House. Vital to the Sextant's life were Associate Editors David Aldrich, Claude Welch, and Stephen Wilcox from the Sixth Form, Reginald Howe, Robert Katz, Dennis Purcell, James Pusey, and Jonathan Silver- man from the Fifth Form, David Perkins, Robert Russell, and David Schmalz from the Fourth Formg and Nils VVessell from the Third Form. The Art Board consisted of Peter Crider from the Sixth Form, and David Brainard and Douglas Kirkwood from the Fifth Form. The Dwight Rowland MacAfee Sextant Prose Prize was awarded to David Aldrich for his Prog- ress and Mr. Waldf, published in the December issue. Jonathan O. Silverman was awarded the George von L. Meyer Memorial Poetry Prize for his many fine contributions throughout the year. To Mr. Sawyer, who completed his second full year as adviser to the publication, goes much of the credit for the successful rejuvenation of the maga- zine. First Row: C. Welch, Aldrich, S. Wilcox, G. Downes, Crider, Silverman, Brainard. Second Row: Pusey, Katz, Reg. Howe, Schmalz, Purcell, Mr. Sawyer. First Row: C. Welch, Lerman. Young, Codfin, R. Solar, S. Wilcox. Second Row: Silverman,'Littlefield, H. O'Conor, Reg. Elwell, Winslow, Kirkwood. Thircl Row: Mr. Aloian, Mr. Downes. Humanities For the first time in the thirty-four history of Bel- mont Hill, an optional course in the Humanities was organized for the upper two forms. With the initial idea coming from Mr. David A. Aloian, approxi- mately eleven boys attended classes twice a week during the winter and spring terms to discuss two of the world's greatest writings, Moby Dick and The Prince. The purpose of the group was to provide the students with a chance of looking more deeply into some of the great classics than would be possible in regular class periodsf, Studying the many aspects of Melville's epic under the guidancefof Mr. Aloian took ten weeks, while the group, with Mr..Prentice G. Downes of the History department, spent two months looking into Machiavelli's handbook for dictators. Run as a seminar, the Humanities group discussed such diverse parts of Moby Dick as the Mytho- logical Roundu or some of the many interpretations of the great whale and his symbolism with regard to the allegory. Discussion of The Prince centered about Machiavelli's thoughts on securing and maintaining power. This, in turn, was related to the contempo- rary situation. As a part of the course, several students wrote papers on various aspects of Moby Dick. These ranged from a history of whaling and Shakespeare's relation to Melville to Moby Dick and the Christian Ethic. These papers have been placed in the Read- ing Room of the Howe Building for reference by future classes. Whe11 the idea for the optional course was first presented at a meeting of the Fifth and Sixth Forms, thirty-three students expressed their interest in joining the group. Of this total, eleven were accepted. Meetings were held during Monday and Friday seventh periods, plus some evening meetings at houses of members, Mr. Aloian, or Mr. Downes. Regarding the success of the course this year, Mr. Aloian commented, When it became apparent that the students, interest in the course was not mere curiosity, then we knew that we had made a suc- cessful beginningf' Some possible future plans for the group include an enlarged reading program, regularly scheduled meetings, and term grades. These changes will be decided upon before the group meets again. ,ts 5 FY., First Row: Teel, Cabot, Maclaurin, Aldrich, Silverman, Crone, Baum. Second Row: Price, Hamilton, Nickels, Russo, Hofmann, R. Solar, S. Wales, Mugar. Third Row: C. Egan, Reynolds, Wessell, Millard, Scaring. Fourth Row: Norton, Katz, Case, Fleck, Keleher, Kline, Wicks, R. Beal, B. Solar, P. Stone, Mr. Funk. Fifth Row: Hennings, Schmalz, Hurd, Sweet, Kirkwood, V. Ta.ylor. Dramatics The Madwoman of Chaillotf, presented in March as the Dramatic Club's annual production, was the first complete presentation of Jean Gira- doux's satirical fantasy at the secondary school level. The story of the play involves a delightfully daft old lady, countess Aurelia, who roams the Parisian quarter of Chaillot on a perpetual mission of feeding the pigeons and stray dogs and cats of the neigh- borhood, unaware of what takes place in the world about her. She is astonished to learn that the world has been invaded by clever speculators and pro- moters, who among other things are out to destroy Paris by setting up oil wells. Aurelia becomes con- vinced that she is the only one who can save her beloved city, and she sets out to do this. A mock trial, at which the accused are not present, finds these skullduggerers guilty and sentences them to the depths of the Parisian sewers. A wonderful assortment of rascally businessmen, promoters, newspaper reporters, and other miscellaneous char- acters troop across the countess, cellar and disappear into the secret stairway which leads to the abyssmal depths. David Aldrich won the Hayden Gaylord Coon Dramatic Prize for his skillful and sensitive por- trayal of the mad countess Aurelia. Jonathan Silverman was the countess' ragpicker friend, and 60 Stephen Baum led the businessmen as the president. The three other Hmadwomeni' of the production were John Millard, Robert Nickels, and David Price. Supporting roles went to Bennett Ashley, Robert Beal, Thomas Cabot, Peter Crone, Chris Egan, Nat Fleck, David Hamilton, Edward Hanify, Charles Hurd, William Hofmann, and Alan Kline. Also Arthur Norton, Robert Reynolds, Robert Russo, Joseph Scaring, David Schmalz, Richard Solar, Dana Sweet, Peter Stone, Nils Wessell, and David Wicks. Mr. John Henry Funk directed, and the scenery was made in the Hobby House under Mr. Togneri's supervision. John Owens and David Mugar headed the Technical and Lighting Staffs. Norcross Teel, Jr. was the Publicity and House Manager. Several basic problems confronted the Dramatic Club in its presentation of The Madwomanf' The first problem was that the production required two distinct changes of set, a departure from recent years i11 which only one set shows have been pro- duced. The large cast and the many difficult fern- inine roles presented another problem and some boys had to play two parts. 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Or T 9 'Milf X iii fffaiiff L -, s-.-s,?nnL9 C- imib A' f - ' i TA V f xging 365513 Mr. Aloian Starts Group vef Tr? '04, a' .jj T L 'DPI' i 53562 o Probe Classic Books Reiofm i ll Amgrlilre Snealcs At Annual Panel ik, ll ,bye c Dinner a,,, kwamQBrAiooks 15 Lo e ?I5C aQgse 'i9rNL c.3sQwiQX0Wi9 Cum Laude Since 1928, Belmont Hill has maintained a chapter in the Cum Laude Society. This national scholastic honorary society, the equivalent of Phi Beta Kappa at college level, was founded in 1906 and is dedi- cated to the encouragement of high ideals of work in secondary schoolsf' Last year, celebrating its Fiftieth Anniversary, the society numbered 163 active chapters. Election to the Cum Laude Society constitutes a recognition of distinguished scholastic excellence. Each year the school is entitled to elect one fifth of the graduating class to the society, but no boy can be elected unless he graduates with cum laude ieifiaiiii' or higher honors. The usual procedure is to elect half of a class's membership at the end of the Fifth Form year, and the remainder at graduation. Accordingly, Thomas T. G. Cabot, cum laude, Gregory Downes, cum laude, F. James Hodges, summa cum laude, and Claude E. Welch, summa cum laude, were elected in June of last year. Stephen J. Lerman, magna cum laude, was elected from the Sixth Form this year. ' The members of the Class of 1958 elected in June were Reginald H. Howe, Qnd, Robert Katz, James M. Litvack, and James R. Pusey. -2 First Row: Cabot, C. Welch, Hodges, Lerman, G. Downes. Second Row: J. M. Litvack, Pusey. M issing: Reg. Howe, Katz. 56 'is bg' gig an ,. .,,. it Q. - ' a as r W First Row: G. Downes, Tague, Watters. Second Row: Mr. Croke, Mr. Maxwell, Mr. Keller. Athletic Council Led by president Peter Tague and secretary Gre- gory Downes, the Athletic Council functioned smoothly this year in the administration of its duties. Completing the three man student membership on the Council was Edward Watters of the Fifth Form. Mr. Croke, Mr. Keller, and Mr. Maxwell are the permanent faculty members on the board. The Council, which was instituted in 1947 upon Mr. Hamilton's suggestion, awarded 108 letters in eight sports. In addition it made 7 8 numeral awards. The permanent members of the Council, along with the captains of the various sports, determine the letter awards and numeral awards are usually made upon the recommendation of the coach. Each boy receiving a letter for the first time also receives a Belmont Hill sweater. The Council sets up a standard of regulations by which they award letters. A certain number of periods are necessary to obtain a letter in football, basketball, and hockey, while a certain number of minutes are required in soccer and a number of innings in baseball. Crew letters depend primarily on who was rowing in the first, second, and sometimes third boats. The coaches decide to whom numerals should be awarded. This year the Council was not called upon to handle training violations. That job was handled by the newly formed Training Council, composed of the Student Council and the captains of the various sports. The members of the Council for next year, as elected by the Fifth and Sixth Forms, are Edward Watters, captain of football and basketball, as pres- identg William Beckett, captain of hockey, as secre- tary g and VVilliam Hogan from the Fifth Form. As- sisting these boys will be captains Carr, Childs, Gaynor, Howe, and Watkins, in their respective sea- sons. In addition to awarding letters, the Athletic Council is charged with the establishment of train- ing rules, and must act as mediator to settle any other problems concerned with athletics which may arise during the course of the school year. Sextant Three well-balanced issues were published by the Sextant this year under Editor-in-Chief Greg Downes, who completed his second year in that post. Of special mention in this yearis Sextants were the Short Sightings and Sportscene columns which continued at a high level. The former served as a valuable source of commentary upon school hap- penings, both light and serious in nature. The latter column did much the same for the athletic picture in a style which reminisced about the three sports sea- sons. Over the year the magazine maintained a good balance between iction, non-fiction, and verse. Peter Crider and Dennis Younge added a profes- sional touch to the publication with their talented sketches. Douglas Kirkwood's photography was of Hrst rate quality. The Lower School was repre- sented through a special verse section set aside for them. Of special note was the magazineis publication of The Finch Keller Rink Storyu by Mr. Hamilton. Once again, some of the Ener paintings done in the Hobby House by both parents and students were displayed in a photographic section of the graduation issue entitled From the Hobby House. Vital to the Sextant's life were Associate Editors David Aldrich, Claude Welch, and Stephen Wilcox from the Sixth Form, Reginald Howe, Robert Katz, Dennis Purcell, James Pusey, and Jonathan Silver- man from the Fifth Form, David Perkins, Robert Russell, and David Schmalz from the Fourth Formg and Nils Wessell from the Third Form. The Art Board consisted of Peter Crider from the Sixth Form, and David Brainard and Douglas Kirkwood from the Fifth Form. The Dwight Rowland MacAfee Sextant Prose Prize was awarded to David Aldrich for his Prog- ress and Mr. Wald, published in the December issue. Jonathan O. Silverman was awarded the George von L. Meyer Memorial Poetry Prize for his many fine contributions throughout the year. To Mr. Sawyer, who completed his second full year as adviser to the publication, goes much of the credit for the successful rejuvenation of the maga- zine. First Row: C. Welch, Aldrich, S. Wilcox, G. Downes, Crider, Silverman, Brainard. Second Row: Pusey, Katz, Reg. Howe, Schmalz, Purcell, Mr. Sawyer. First Row: C. Welch, Lerman. Young, Coffin, R. Solar, S. Wilcox. Second Row: Silverman,'Littleeld, H. O'Conor, Reg. Elwell, Winslow, Kirkwood. Third Row: Mr. Aloian, Mr. Downes. Humanities For the first time in the thirty-four history of Bel- mont Hill, an optional course in the Humanities was organized for the upper two forms. With the initial idea coming from Mr. David A. Aloian, approxi- mately eleven boys attended classes twice a week during the winter and spring terms to discuss two of the world,s greatest writings, Moby Dick and The Prince. The purpose of the group was to provide the students with a chance of looking more deeply into some of the great classics than would be possible in regular class periods? Studying the many aspects of Melville's epic under the guidancefof Mr. Aloian took ten weeks, while the group, with Mr..Prentice G. Downes of the History department, spent two months looking into Machiavelli's handbook for dictators. Run as a seminar, the Humanities group discussed such diverse parts of Moby Dick as the Mytho- logical Round or some of the many interpretations of the great whale and his symbolism with regard to the allegory. Discussion of The Prince centered about Machiavelli's thoughts on securing and maintaining power. This, in turn, was related to the contempo- rary situation. As a part of the course, several students wrote papers on various aspects of Moby Dick. These ranged from a history of whaling and Shakespeare's relation to Melville to Moby Dick and the Christian Ethic? These papers have been placed in the Read- ing Room of the Howe Building for reference by future classes. When the idea for the optional course was first presented at a meeting of the Fifth and Sixth Forms, thirty-three students expressed their interest in joining the group. Of this total, eleven were accepted, Meetings were held during Monday and Friday seventh periods, plus some evening meetings at houses of members, Mr. Aloian, or Mr. Downes. Regarding the success of the course this year, Mr. Aloian commented, When it became apparent that the students, interest in the course was not mere curiosity, then we knew that we had made a suc- cessful beginningf' Some possible future plans for the group include an enlarged reading program, regularly scheduled meetings, and term grades. These changes will be decided upon before the group meets again. xy 'WN.-J.. First Row: Teel, Cabot, Maclaurin, Aldrich, Silverman, Crone, Baum. Second Row: Price, Hamilton, Nickels, Russo, Hofmann, R. Solar, S. Wales, Mugar. Third Row: C. Egan, Reynolds, Wessell, Millard, Scaring. Fourth Row: Norton, Katz, Case, Fleck, Keleher, Kline, Wicks, R. Beal, B. Solar, P. Stone, Mr. Funk. Fifth Row: Hennings, Schmalz, Hurd, Sweet, Kirkwood, V. Taylor. Dramatics The Madwoman of Chaillot, presented in March as the Dramatic Club's annual production, was the first complete presentation of Jean Gira- doux's satirical fantasy at the secondary school level. The story of the play involves a delightfully daft old lady, Countess Aurelia, who roams the Parisian quarter of Chaillot on a perpetual mission of feeding the pigeons and stray dogs and cats of the neigh- borhood, unaware of what takes place in the world about her. She is astonished to learn that the world has been invaded', by clever speculators and pro- moters, who among other things are out to destroy Paris by setting up oil wells. Aurelia becomes con- vinced that she is the only one who can save her beloved city, and she sets out to do this. A mock trial, at which the accused are not present, finds these skullduggerers guilty and sentences them to the depths of the Parisian sewers. A wonderful assortment of rascally businessmen, promoters, newspaper reporters, and other miscellaneous char- acters troop across the countess' cellar and disappear into the secret stairway which leads to the abyssmal depths. David Aldrich won the Hayden Gaylord Coon Dramatic Prize for his skillful and sensitive por- trayal of the mad,' countess Aurelia. Jonathan Silverman was the countess' ragpicker friend, and Stephen Baum led the businessmen as the president. The three other Hmadwomenn of the production were John Millard, Robert Nickels, and David Price. Supporting roles went to Bennett Ashley, Robert Beal, Thomas Cabot, Peter Crone, Chris Egan, Nat Fleck, David Hamilton, Edward Hanify, Charles Hurd, VVilliam Hofmann, and Alan Kline. Also Arthur Norton, Robert Reynolds, Robert Russo, Joseph Soaring, David Schmalz, Richard Solar, Dana Sweet, Peter Stone, Nils Wessell, and David Wicks. Mr. John Henry Funk directed, and the scenery was made in the Hobby House under Mr. Togneri's supervision. John Owens and David lllugar headed the Technical and Lighting Staffs. Norcross Teel, Jr. was the Publicity and House Manager. Several basic problems confronted the Dramatic Club in its presentation of The Madwomanf' The first problem was that tl1e production required two distinct changes of set, a departure from recent years in which only one set shows have been pro- duced. The large cast and the many diflicult fem- inine roles presented another problem and some boys had to play two parts. The success of the pro- duction, it would seem, is all the more noteworthy in view of these added complications. WW, Glee Club That a real singing traditiona' could become es- tablished at Belmont Hill was amply proven at the Glee Club's final concert of the year when many of the audience remarked that they were sure that this was the best singing they had ever heard from a Belmont Hill Glee Club. The credit for this feat should go to Mr. Thomas Sokol, who after only two years, brought the Club to new heights. Under president Greg Downes the Club presented three concerts during the year. The first of these three was the annual Christmas Concert given in the gymnasium, which this year was highlighted by a solo performance of Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring' by Mr. Funk. A mid-February joint concert with Concord Academy, followed by a dance in the gym- nasium, saw both groups present separate programs. As a combined chorus, the two groups climaxed the evening with a rendition of Now Let Every Tongue Adore Thee. The Annual Graduation Concert given on the evening of Prize Day was the crowning performance in the two year rebuilding process for the Club. A varied program demonstrated the boy's versatility in singing various types of music. The evening opened with two German songs by Beethoven, and was followed by Glorious Apollo,', a piece written for the first Glee Club in London in 1784. After the intermission Reginald Elwell sang a beautiful spi- ritual, My Lord, What a Morninglf' and the entire club sang two seventeenth century rounds, 'Tis lfVomen, and 6'Come, Follow Me!.,' An enthusiastic audience received the two Gilbert and Sullivan selections that followed, and the concert closed with Marching to Pretoriaf, an African Veld song. To Mr. Sokol, Jonathan Thackeray, the accom- panist, and to the boys who worked on the club, the school owes a great debt for proving that Belmont Hill can produce singing which equals the quality of its hockey and its other activities. Y L 5 , .' - if 'ifyfgz pw wi L. F irst Row: Pettit, Goodell, Reg. Elwell, G. Downes, Crone, Simon. Second Row? E. Densmore, Kline, Mostrom, C. Egan, Nahigian, D. Maclilahon, Mack, Nicholson, Third Row: Kirkwood, Puisey, Childs, Russell, Brainard. Fourth Row: Taintor, Cranney, Littlefield, Ashley, Hoffman, V. Taylor. FUN: Row: Mr. Thackeray, Banker, D. Hill, Winslow, Mr. Sokol. ls? t it Pit? if First Row: Tague, O'Co11nor, O'Neil, Booth, Gwilliam, Crider, Mack. Second Row: Bartol, Cabot, Coftin, Hoffman, Hodges. Third Row: Pettit, R. Solar. Dance Committee If success is gauged by hard work, this year's Dance Committee was the Hnest in the schoolis his- tory. No one can forget the work of chairman Frederic Booth and his committee, who ran three successful dances, among the best given at Belmont Hill. H The dances put on included a Fall Sports Dance, a winter dance, and the Prom. Four sub-committees, Decorations, Band, Money, and Advertising, were established to handle various aspects of the dances. Members of these groups included Samuel Bartol, chairman Booth, Thomas Cabot, Benjamin Coffin, Peter Crider, Curtis Gwilliam, Peter Henkels, James Hodges, Rollyn Hoffman, William Mack, Frank O'Neil, William O'Connor, Brooks Pettit, John Simon, Richard Solar, Peter Tague and Stephen Wilcox. Harvest time served as the theme for the autumn sports dance. Ken Reeves serenaded eighty couples in the gym, which was decorated with pumpkins, corn stalks, and wagon wheels. Mr. Togneri donated his time to draw caricatures of all the football and soccer lettermen, which were placed around the walls. l Unique medieval decorations made the winter dance another success. The spears, swords, and six- foot suit of armor placed in the gym won great favor and aroused much comment. Frank Vigneau, intro- duced by Frank O'Neil, created a very favorable impression on both the guests and the committee. Jack Edwards played for the annual Spring Dance, given by the Fifth Form in honor of the graduating class. A committee headed by Reginald Elwell handled all the problems concerned with this dance and provided all the Sixth Form with a most enjoyable evening. The committee's final production, the annual Prom, was acclaimed to be one of the best ever given. Almost one hundred pine trees and five carloads of pine needles, combined with a huge floral bank, transformed the gym into a touch of the outdoors. Patrons in attendance included Mr. and Mrs. Hamil- ton, Mr. and Mrs. Moore, Mr. and Mrs. Mattlage, and Mr. and Mrs. Walworth. Lyceum The nameless Public Speaking group acquired three important assets during the 1956-57 winter season: a name, a constitution, and a new Middle School counterpart. Under the ten-period day plan, the club met twice a week and had a full schedule of debates and outside speakers. The Lyceum, as the group is now called, pro- gressed a great deal towards its long-range goals, commented club adviser Mr. Roger F. Duncan. Members of both clubs, upper and lower, partic- ipated in eight debates, and many entered the annual Public Speaking contest, now under the sponsorship of the Lyceum. Winning the first outside debate of the year, Wil- liam Bailey, David Perkins, and club president Claude Welch decisively defeated the Tabor team. The subject was Resolved: That the Eisenhower Doctrine is the best possible deterrent to world communist aggression. With a preparation time of six hours, Browne and Nichols beat a Hill team of Christopher Beal, Theodore Eyrick, Stephen Karp, and Dana Sweet on the subject, Resolved: That television has been beneficial to secondary school students. Nobles fell in the final debate of the year, as a team of Bailey, Beal, James Litvack, and Welch proved that the United States should not discon- tinue direct economic aid to foreign countries. The Middle School group met with less success, dropping three debates and winning one. Middlesex beat Belmont Hill once and the Lower School twice, but the members of the junior group defeated Fenn. A Fourth Form team also dropped a decision to Middlesex. Mr. Morton H. Baker of the Houghton Mifllin Company and Professor Edward M. Purcell both spoke to the combined groups during the winter term. Mr. Baker, showing the many steps necessary to publish a book, noted that, English teachers have a soft job compared to proofreadersf' Dr. Purcell, a Nobel prize-winner in physics, pointed out how little is known about very minute atomic particles and very large galaxies of stars. Bailey, speaking on the panel-carving tradition at Belmont Hill, topped a field of thirteen entries to win the annual Public Speaking contest. Finalists in the contest included Eyrick, who noted the social problems of the atomic age, and Welch, who weighed the advantages of a public versus a private educa- tion. To lead the two groups next winter, William Bailey and Richard Dixon were elected presidents of tl1e Lyceum and the Middle School Public Speak- ing Club, respectively. Working with Bailey will be Stephen Baum, vice-president, and James Litvack, secretary. Ronald Woodbury was chosen vice- president and Bradford Lewis secretary of the Nlid- dle School group. First Row: Eyrickf J . M. Litvack. Bailey, C. Welch, Baum, Kirkwood, S. Karp. Second Row.' Mr. Dun- can, W. Duncan, R. Beal, Schmalz, Sweet, Nicholson, R. Duncan, Gilman. Third Row.' Dixon, Hennings, P. Stone, J. GrosJean, R. Woodbury. Fourth Row: Parker, Samson, C. Beal, Cass, Lewis. First Row: Maclaurin, Aldrich, Hodges, Lerman, Gwilliam, Wicks, Eyrick. Second Row: Kline, Feinberg, C. Beal, J. GrosJeau, Schmalz, Cushman, V. Taylor, Evans. Third Raw: J. M. Litvack, Henderson, Emery, Kirkwood, Mr. Carlisle. Science Club There will be a meeting of the Science Club in the Chapel during the seventh period became one of the most famous after-dinner announcements during the year. Under the leadership of president Stephen Lerrnan, Vice-president James Hodges, and faculty adviser Mr. Phillips Carlisle, the Science Club undertook its most extensive program in its history at Belmont Hill. Thirty-five boys partic- ipated in the varied program, which included a fair, field trips, outside speakers, and movies. Highlighting the year's activities was the annual Science Fair, held on April 12. Mr. Norman Harris, ex-teacher at Belmont Hill and now at the Museum of Science, awarded first prize to Lerman for his study of the factors influencing snake metabolism. This project was also exhibited in the Massachu- setts State Science Fair at M.I.T. and on WGBH- TV. Second prize went to Jon GrosJean, who built transitorized electronic equipment, and third to Peter Rutley, who showed a midget auto. David Schmalz received honorable mention for his dem- onstration of the mechanics of smoke rings, while John Litvack won a special Lower School prize for his exhibit on techniques of tracking forest fires. The Museum of Science, the Harvard Biological Laboratory, the Massachusetts Institute of Tech- nology, the Monsanto Chemical Company, and the Esso Oil Reinery were all visited by members of the club. In addition, sixteen films, covering aspects of science ranging from atomic energy to geology, were shown. Weekly lab periods were held for members wishing to do additional research. Doctor Vannevar Bush, wartime head of the Oflice of Science Research and Development, spoke before the entire school under the auspices of Sci- ence Club on the Manhattan Project and on the atom in general. Other speakers included Doctor Jacob Lerman of the Massachusetts General Hos- pital, speaking on endocrinologyg Mr. Leon Schindel of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, talk- ing on wind tunnel techniques and applications, and Mr. Richard Gregg, teacher at Belmont Hill, speaking on the flora and fauna of the Bahama Islands. Barclay Henderson and Douglas Kirkwood were elected president and vice-president of the club for the coming year. Active members included David Aldrich, Christopher Beal, Charles Cornwall, Scott Cushman, Earl Emery, Theodore Eyrick, Jon Gros- Jean, Curtis Gwilliam, Henderson, vice-president Hodges, Kirkwood, Alan Kline, president Lerman, Richard Littlefield, James Litvack, Robert Mac- Laurin, D'Arcy MacMahon, David Schmalz, Peter Stone, Victor Taylor, and David Wicks. LETTERMEN First Row: Younge, Fairbanks, Pettit, Tague, Simon, Watters, G. Downes, Gwilliam. Second Row.' S Karp, O'Connor, Keville, Bartol, D. MacMahon, Hodges. Third Row: Hawkins, Silverman, Henderson R. Duncan, Kline, J. Downes, Brainard. Fourth Row: Mack, Hogan, Claflin, Coffin, Medverd, Aldrich Fifth Row: Bacon, O'Neil, Eyrick, Cabot, Teel, C. Welch, S. Wilcox. Sixth Row.' Schaffer, Gaynor Fenollosa, Booth, Maclaurin, Mostrom. Seventh Row.' Watkins, Cushman, O'Conor, Millard, Banker Rob. Howe, Reg. Howe, Magruder, J. Woodbury, S. Wales. Eighth Row: Kirkwood, Hamilton, Harris Nahigian, Hoffman, Pusey, Baum, L. Carr, Taintor. Ninth Row: Doherty, Goodell, Reg. Elwell, Childs C. Cornwall, Beckett. 66 n ' O 7 A ol!! 9 0 -T Q 2 . gg , , I uf Z 'A X!! My ' ,,,' Athletics 67 First Row: Fairbanks, G. Downes, Bartol, Mack, Co-Captain Tague, Co-Captain Pettit, Hoffman, C. Welch, Taintor, Gaynor. Second Row: Mr. Fisher, S. Wilcox, Beckett, L. Carr, Goodell, Harris, Watters, Reg. Elwell, Carlson, Hodges, Mr. Croke. Football After Winning their irst two games, the Varsity football team slumped and went on to post a medi- ocre 3-4 record. Only a smashing final victory over Governor Dummer preserved a respectable season. On occasions, the team showed tremendous poten- tialities, but fumbles or defensive lapses upset the split-T offense. The Varsity outgained every oppo- nent on the ground, and lost three games by a single touchdown. In their opening game on September 28, dynamic Sam Bartol and explosive Greg Downes combined to lead the Varsity to a Q0-6 triumph at the expense of Milton Academy. Milton got off to a fast start in the game, scoring on their eighth play from scrim- mage when Chris Norris plunged eighteen yards ofl tackle. Early in the second period, Downes passed 38 yards to Jon Fairbanks to move within the Milton 10. Downes went over on the next play to knot the score. After halting Milton in the next set of downs, the Varsity marched 70 yards, with Downes getting the tally on a 10-yard buck. Downes scored again in the second half, smashing over from the one after Bartol had sparked a 60-yard drive. Hapless Noble and Greenough fell, 33-6, the fol- lowing Saturday. Co-captain Peter Tague, Hill offensive star, gained 97 yards in nine carries, one a 33 yard scoring jaunt around right end. Downes figured in three touchdowns, passing for one and running for two others. Fullback Bartol completed the scoring as he banged 23 yards off tackle, as the Hill line consistently punched holes in the Nobles defense. Tony Watters and Franny Goodell were outstanding on defense. Time ran out with the Varsity inches from pay dirt as St. Markis, who had a perfect season's record, preserved a 7-0 victory at Belmont on October 13. V 1 f ww f A - J U , ,ez other ff' . -v,,:r,,'?s, X .fa - -ww tasks, :Sass .:,.X ..f'.f,Jw . , 721555fffatf-sv5?5 fweae r . ff. A ta:-ii af' f. , , ' l ' ' ' ,J r o ' A ff 462 iesgffgm , . 1 1- ,,,1,:f', ifyt' . H, . z Nw K f iiffeiflilyil5151,-111 .fffliaw . - V' ' V wil S5i1E11K'.F'i9-,'s ' qw Lf?,QY'f.ff,,-9'iii-,'.'wn,-'w r r 4 ,. .,,.., . f - .J ' ,V i?W i'2-Yc ilff l242vY11: -.Fil . , ' Ji , , H 5 ,Ugg I ' .,,, . .1 ,,'. ,. . , .--,waz .X-g:.,,4.s . ,,,,,,-,ed if WILLIAM CROKE, Coach 68 A stalwart line held Belmont in check in a contest watched by several hundred alumni homecoming day fans. Ace quarterback Bucky Shields sneaked over for the only score, and John Howarth con- verted. The fatal touchdown was set up by a Hill fumble. Junior end Barry Taintor was outstanding on defense. Only in the last two minutes did Bel- mont move the ball steadily, advancing 60 yards to reach the 6 inch line. Hugh The Great Scott sparked a powerful Gro- ton team to a 28-6 triumph on the following Satur- day. Groton lost only to St. Mark's during regular season's competition. The Varsity drew first blood against the vaunted home team when Downes romped 53 yards through left guard in the first period. Groton roared back as Scott swept right end to score and then converted to make the score 7-6 at half time. In the second half, Scott completed a 40-yard pass play for a tally and then scampered two yards around end for another TD. A long Bel- mont march was halted in the fourth period when John Bingham romped 80 yards to score after inter- cepting a Belmont pass. Downes matched Scott,s performance for the afternoon as he averaged 8.8 yards per carry. Despite the seemingly one-sided score, the Hill outgained the Grotties on the ground, but were unable to put together any long drives. A valiant ground defense stopped Browne and Nichols cold on October 27, but the Black Knights of the Charles struck through the air three times to win their fifteenth straight, 18-13. In the first period, Co-captains BROOKS PETTIT and PETER TAGUE Larry Norton connected with Kevin Barloera for B Sz N's first score. The Hill bounced back when quarterback Brac Carr hit Tague with a pass com- ing off a fake reverse play. Norton again connected, this time with Dave Gordon, in the third period. Not to be denied, Belmont drove for another score as Bartol bucked over from the Eve, and took the lead, 13-12. However, B Sz N clinched the game in . + ,, ' ig ,prism Football-continued the final minute as Art Cunningham passed to Bar- bera for six points. The Varsity played their finest game so far in the season in bowing to the unde- feated Knights. Spirit beat the Varsity in their next game as a fiery Middlesex team prevailed, 12-6, at Concord. Halfback Crocker Snow teamed up with end Dick Scott for two aerial touchdowns, one of 34 yards, another of 55 yards. The listless Hill team scored first, as quarterback Carr bucked over from the one- yard line. Once again the Varsity outgained its op- ponent on the ground, but the collapse of team morale! after two close defeats spelled out Middlesex victory. Co-captain Brooks Pettit, making Q1 tack- les, headed the Hill defense. All in all, the outlook for the seasonis finale appeared to be very poor. A cartoon in the Boston Herald of November 10 tried to forecast the outcome of the Hnal game, de- picting Governor Dummer climbing all over Bel- mont Hill. However, the tables were turned as the Bred-up Varsity completely smashed Dummer, Q5-0. Belmont combined a devastating ground attack and a rugged defense as they tripped their heavily fa- vored rival. One of the largest crowds of the season braved the wintry cold and icy wind of South By- Held to watch the spectacle. Early in the first period, quarterback Carr passed to Tague for a score. Lightning struck again in the next period when Carr pitched for another TD, this time to Jon Fairbanks. Downes plunged for two more scores, while Franny Goodell, replacing in- jured Sam Bartol, crashed over for the only extra point. The Varsity recovered all but one fumble, and a stonewall defense completely halted the Dum- mer juggernaut. Halfback Rocky Gaynor pro- vided the thrill of the afternoon when he scampered 65 yards to the three yard line on a naked reverse. Rolly Hoffman, Brooks Pettit, Claude Welch, and Charlie Carlson were outstandingin the line, as the team displayed its tremendous potential in a final burst. Center Tony Watters was elected captain by lettermen at the end of the season. Those voting included co-captains Pettit and Tague, captain-elect Watters, Bartol, Beckett, Carlson, Carr, Downes, Elwell, Fairbanks, Gaynor, Goodell, Harris, Hoff- man, Mack, Taintor, Welch, and managers Hodges and Wilcox. Pettit received the Robert Satterlee Hurlbut Memorial Football Trophy for greatest improvement. '70 Ao 'A A V A ,Q, A A A L ' ' ,QM gk i -...A ...C f' U.,1-g...f'. - S ,Aff A i A J' xl Af Ai ,..X. .- Co-captain BROOKS PETTIT L VVQL i ' kk :'A ROLO HOFFMAN Left Tfwklv CLAUDE WELCH TONY WATTERS WILL MACK Right Tackle Left Guard Center Right Guard SEASON'S RECORD Belmont Hill 20 Milton 6 Belmont Hill 33 Nobles 6 Belmont Hill 0 St. Mark's 7 ,ffj m A M Belmont Hill 6 Groton 28 ,A Belmont Hill 13 Browne Sz Nichols 18 Belmont Hill 6 Middlesex 12 lv Belmont Hill 25 Governor Dummer 0 A BARRY TAINTOR JQN FAIRBANKS Left End Right End N ,,i. ii I P , ,,Ze i Vi,i,,, , , , , 1 BRAC CARR SAM BARTOL GREG DOWNES Quarterback Fullback Co-captain PETE TAGUE Left Halfback Right Halfback it , A C A f,fA f ' A A is if i I Qvzf - ...ri ,-viii. 4 W, zi. ,Q ' M e A A A A tes nl t - L , A C DAN HARRIS Bois GAYNOR A A BILL BECKETT . Quarterback Tackle R1.ghtHaLfback REG ELWELL 71 End l SOCCER TEAM First Row: Brainard, Mostrom, D. MacMahon, Silverman, Captain Simon, Watkins, Cottin, Childs. Second Row: Mr. Nyborg, Maclaurin, Aldrich, Medverd, Eyrick, Kirkwood, S. Karp, Henkels, Mr. Duncan. Soccer VVitl1 only three returning lettermen on hand, it appeared from the start that coach Eric Nyborg was going to have a sizeable job on his hands if the varsity soccer team was going to be molded into an effective unit. Captain John Simon, Bobby VVatkins, and Ben Coffin were the only rernainders of the 1955 team. The nucleus of the team soon formed around these three, plus Jon Silverman and Ted Eyrick, up from Cap Duncan's squad. However, the pre-season predictions were much too optimistic, as the harried varsity compiled an ignominious record of no wins, eleven losses, and one tie, plus a 2-1 scrimmage victory over Boston Technical which the booters preferred to include in their thoughts as a regularly scheduled game. Inex- perience was certainly a contributing factor in the poor record, but a lack of spirit and school support obviously were detrimental to the team's morale. The season's opener came at Milton, September 29, as the Varsity bowed, 3-1, in this league encoun- ter. Nfilton jumped off to a quick 2-0 lead before Watkins tallied in the third quarter. Milton scored in the final period to ice the game. Despite this open- ing game setback, the team played an aggressive, heartening game, and were not distinctly outplayed. ERIC NYBORG, Coach Lawrence Academy and the Varsity battled to a scoreless tie in the next game as goalie Eyrick started inthe nets for the second straight game. Eyrick constantly stopped the hard Lawrence drives and displayed great poise. Losing their second league game, this time to easily, as they outskated the M.I.T. Frosh team, 10-0. Eight different players scored in the white- washing, with Mostrom and Beckett tallying twice. Following the vacation hockey clinic at Harvard, at which Beckett and Hawkins were the top scorers, the Varsity shut out a scrappy St. Sebastian's sextet, 6-0, as the team successfully initiated the just- completed Keller Rink. Beckett, Mostrom, Goodell, Bacon, and Hogan all scored in the contest. On Saturday, January 19, Belmont pinned a 15-0 defeat on an extremely weak Brooks squad which had practiced only once prior to the contest. Bacon pulled the hat trick, while Downes, Hawkins, and Lynch, soon to be lost with a leg injury, picked up two goals apiece. Milton fell, 4-0, in the second league victory. Charlie Carlson, who had been moved to the second line, scored along with Downes, Mos- trom, and Hawkins. The season's top thriller came following dedication ceremonies of the Keller Rink, as the perennially strong Exeter sextet fell, 5-4. Hogan's last-minute goal climaxed a Hill rally which overcame a 4-3 deficit after the Hrst minutes of the Hnal stanza. 1000 students, alumni, parents, and friends watched this dazzling display, as stellar centers Hawkins and Bruce Thomas each hit the twining three times. Up to Tl1omas,s first period goal, Belmont Hill had been previously unscored upon. Belmont High School, headed by spectacular first line center and captain, Kenny Gardner, deadlockerl their intratown rivals, 3-3. Hawkins, again at his best, pulled his second consecutive hat trick to keep the Varsity from snapping their undefeated streak. Arch-rival llliddlesex fell victim, 3-0, the following Saturday. The underclassmen took over the scoring that afternoon as Bacon, Goodell, and Hogan Captain GREGORY DOWNES brought home the win. February 6 saw the Hill team continue undefeated, beating Wlellesley High, 4-1. Beckett, Downes, Hawkins, and Bill Schaffer picked up goals in the victory. However, the powerful Harvard Frosh, with John Page ,56 in the nets, dropped Belmont from the unbeaten ranks, 6-1. Carlson kept the Hill from a whitewashing on a tip-in goal late in the game. Despite the vain efforts of Captain Tommy Ed- Hockey-continued wards and goalie Bobby Bland, Belmont pushed aside their fourth victim in quest of the Private School crown, trouncing Nobles, 7-0. Beckett and Carlson gathered two goals each in the victory, while Tague gained his sixth shutout. But this triumph was short-lived, as underdog Groton edged Belmont, 44-3. The undermanned Hill sextet simply couldn't keep up with the high-spirited Groton team. Perhaps a little humbler and all the wiser, the Varsity met the strongest challenger for the Pri- vate School hockey crown, St. Mark's. Belmont re- versed its form and shut out the Southboro team, 3-0, with the strong support of a large group of Bel- mont Hill students. Hawkins's spectacular Hrst period goal was the most crucial of the season as he split the defense beautifully and fired the puck past goalie Mickey Michel to put the Hill into an un- relinquished lead. Bacon and Downes scored insur- ance goals later in the game. Downes's shot, a patented blue-line blazer, was beautifully screened by Beckett. VVith wins against rivals Browne and Nichols and Governor Dummer, Belmont sewed up the league championship. Larry Norton pushed across the first and only goal scored against the Varsity in league Ace first line center Hawkins flanked by his wingers, Bacon and Beckett. competition as the Hilltoppers downed B 8z N, 4-1, on February 16 at the Watson Rink. Hogan was high scorer with two markers. Dummer fell, 7-0, as the Hill pushed its undefeated string in league play to fifteen straight games, extending over a three-year period. Bacon led the scoring parade with his second hat trick. Tague's ninth shutout, a sparkling 6-0 triumph against Northwood, at Lake Placid, proved a fitting climax for a fine season. In the last two minutes of the contest, an all Sixth Form team of Tague, Downes, Sammy Bartol, f'Okie O'Connor, Mos- trom, and Hawkins pushed across two quick goals. The team's post-game activities livened up an other- wise almost dead Lake Placid, as the visiting victors soon discovered all the local amusement spots. Day after day of practice, games, and intramurals gave the ice on the rink a terrific beating. However, the care of managers Bill Fenollosa and Scotty Cushman, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Maxwell, and students kept the ice in good condition. Night after night, they labored to insure a good surface for the follow- ing day. With a record of twelve wins, two losses, and a tie, a point total of 81 goals scored compared with 19 goals scored against, a league championship, and an undefeated league record, the 1956-57 Varsity will long be remembered as one of the finest in the Belmont Hill hockey tradition. Letters were awarded to Captain Downes, Captain-elect Beckett, Bacon, Bartol, Carlson, Elwell, Goodell, Hawkins, Hogan, Howe, Mostrom, O'Connor, Schaffer, Tague, and managers Cushman and Fenollosa. SEASON'S RECORD Belmont Hill 10 M.I.T. Freshmen Belmont Hill 6 St. Sebastian's Belmont Hill 15 Brooks Belmont Hill 4 Milton Belmont Hill 5 Exeter Belmont Hill 3 Belmont High .Belmont Hill 3 Middlesex EBelmont Hill 4 Wellesley -Belmont Hill 1 Harvard Freshmen 'Belmont Hill '7 Nobles :Belmont Hill 3 Groton 'Belmont Hill 3 St. Mark's :Belmont Hill 4 Browne and Nichols ,Belmont Hill 7 Governor Dummer 79 Belmont Hill 6 Northwood First Row: Keville, Captain Watters, Blackwood. Second Row: S. Wilcox, Eyrick, J. Woodbury, Nahigian, Mr. Croke. Basketball With Captain Tony Watters the only returning letterman from last year,s League champions, bright predictions for Mr. Croke's 1956-57 Varsity hoop- sters were held to a minimum. However, March found the Hill quintet with a respectable 10-8 record and third place in the Private School League. Mr. Keller termed the performance of the team abso- lutely astoundingf' Unexpectedly ine contributions from sophomore Ken Nahigian, senior Jack Woodbury, a letterman from the 1954-55 season, and freshman Ned Black- wood, spelled the difference in the final record. Ted Eyrick, Brac Carr, and Peter Keville bolstered the attack as they alternated between starting and reserve positions. The first half of the season was anything but en- couraging, however, as the team was beaten in six of their first ten contests. The undefeated M.I.T. Freshman handed the Varsity an initial 64-Q7 drub- bing, While the Varsity retaliated, 35-20, over Rivers. Woodbury was top scorer as the Varsity out- pointed Milton and Nobles on the opponents' home courts, 46-34 and 61-49. Watters maneuvered well under the boards to cop 22 rebounds in these two early League triumphs. However, playing against tougher competition, the team slumped and dropped three contests. Belmont played their poorest game of the season against St. Mark's at home in an important League contest. The Hill hit on only 27'Z, of their shots from the floor, a figure which was the decisive factor in the Marksmen's crushing 61-44 Win. The Varsity's ball-handling and rebounding were equally poor. Blackwood,s 13 points was the only bright spot in the game. WILLIAM CROKE, Coach The Governor Dummer encounter before the home fans was indeed a morbid affair as the visitors were handed a 59-49 win. Captain 'Watters hit for 19 points. The first Middlesex game was a thriller- for the first period-as Belmont held a 12-11 lead on their home court. From the second stanza on, the visitors dominated the contest as sensational 6'5 Sam VVeaver,s scoring and rebounding led them to a 64-41 victory. Watters, Blackwood, and Nahigian hit double figures for the Varsity. In a contest marked by fouls, the Varsity battered their way to a 63-46 home win over St. Sebastian's. NVoodbury led the attack as he tipped in 16 points. Poor Hill rebounding spelled the difference, as B. Sz N. squeaked out a 47-46 win at Cambridge. Kenny Nahigian put on a spectacular show, swish- ing 21 points. The return match with VVeaver and Company could hardly be called a contest as lilid- dlesex prevailed, 83-52. Big Sami' netted 30 points. liiainly due to the sharpshooting of Nahigian and the improved ball-handling of the team, the Varsity got rolling and won six of their final eight games, four of these in a row. Hard Work and continued spirit started to pay off. The quintet initiated its streak with a 68-62 victory over League opponent Brooks. It was a tight contest all the way, but Wat- ters proved the sole difference as he netted the high mark of the year for the home club, 32 points. Nahigian hit for 19 markers. Overconfidence hampered the Varsity in their return match with one-win Nobles, but this was soon erased when the Noblemen carried a Q0-18 lead off the court at half-time. However, the Hill bounced back with a 19-4 period as Woodbury poured in 10 points. Nobles never threatened from then on, and Captain TONY WATTERS the final score was 49-39. Belmont maintained its winning ways, topping the only two teamsvictorious over last year's Varsity, Groton and St. Paul's. Woodbury led the Hill to a resounding '74-50 triumph over the Grotties as he bombed in 22 points. Nahigian turned the trick against St. Paulis two days later as he sparked the rejuvenated Belmont five to a 53-43 comeback victory. The Varsity then struck a momentary rut, drop- ping games to St. George's and Brooks. The long Basketball-continued trip to Newport to face the Rhode Island prep school champs added little to the season. Although the Hill threw the ball away time after time in the first half, they found themselves only three points behind at that point. However, St. George's never let the Hill- toppers get closer and they eked out a 62-55 win. Nahigian and VVatters led the Belmont offensive attack. Captain Dick Ashworth led a spirited Brooks squad to a 38-34 League triumph over the over- confident Hill Eve. The home team held a close mar- gin throughout the afternoon despite the Hne offen- sive and defensive play of Blackwood. The element of surprise proved the greatest single factor in the Varsity's Hnal two contests of the sea- son. In the most startling upset of the year, the Var- KEN NAHIGIAN NED BLACKWOOD sity outbattled and outshot League runner-up St. lVIark's on the Southboro court to emerge victorious, 49-44. The shooting of Nahigian and the rebounding of Blackwood and Watters provided the difference, although determination also played a large part. i The final contest with Milton on home grounds gave the Varsity a scare, for the co-cellar dwellers led by a point at the half. However, Blackwood and 1fVatters led the Varsity to a 24-4 edge in the third period to clinch the game, 74-56. It is interesting to note that tl1e season was truly a team effort as Watters, Nahigian, Woodbury, and Blackwood averaged 13, 11, 10, and 9 points respec- tively. However, the year could never have been so successful without the fine coaching of Mr. Croke, who played a tremendous role in making the winter a success. Watters was reelected Captain for the 1957-58 season by lettermen Blackwood, Carr, Eyrick, Ke- ville, Nahigian, Watters, J. Woodbury, and manager Wilcox. JACK WOODBURY BRAC CARR i TED EYRICK PETE KEVILLE linings,-...... . i 5 -J ., .afar iwffv , -.,..,..isuu, Watkins, Captain Younge, Gaynor, Wales. Second Row: Taintor, Mr. Jordan. Wrestling The grunts and groans issuing from the Wrestling room turned into shouts of joy as the seas on came to a close. The grapplers had finally established themselves as a recognized varsity sport, won two out of nine matches, and produced an interscho- 1 . . astic champlon. Last year, the matmen, beginning to overcome the dith l ' cu ties of a new-born sport, took the first victory of their five-year history over Scituate High, who had also just taken up the sport. This year, however, besides beating Scituate, 23-18, the team trimmed Browne and Nichols, upholders of a long and powerful wrestling tradition, 29-15. Perhaps the brightest light of the season was the work of Bobby Watkins. Undefeated in his season's matches and acquiring a total of 35 points he went on to become New England interscholastic cham- pion in the 139-lb. class. Captain Dennis Younge, in the 167-lb. class, and Captain-elect Robert Gaynor, also an interscholastic competitor, formed the back- b . one of the team, scoring 11 and 25 points respec- tively. William Robinson, a newcomer from Washin t g on, D. C., proved a Welcome surprise, gaining 21 points. Cred't ' 1 must also be given to Barry Taintor for filling the unenviable position of heavy-weight, although he was both light and inexperienced for the t. pos The strength of the team lay in the Fourth and 84 Emery, Fifth Forms, since there were no seniors on the squad. Another gain was the increased number of h ome matches. Hindered by too small a wrestling room, until last year the team was forced to wrestle a way from the school. This season, three more home meets were added, using a rather make shift b t - , u adequate, mat arrangement in the gym For the Brooks match, the team was even fortunate enough -+ Q GILBERT JORDAN, Coach to wrestle under a red canopy of crepe-paper deco- rating the gym for a Belmont Assembly. Apart from the Scituate and B Sz N matches, the other meets look rather black from a glance at the scores. Milton, 38-8, Needham High, 29-11, Gov- ernor Dummer, 36-105 Nobles, 26-14, Roxbury Latin, 37-Qg Brooks, 24-14, and St. Mark's, 43-11, all topped the Hill team. Although hampered by forfeits due to illness, failure to make Weight, and, in the first few matches, the lack of a heavy-Weight, the young squad kept up its enthusiasm. Through- out the season, it was possible to trace the individ- ual improvement of each member. Coach Gil Jordan, to Whom most of the team's success is due, was encouraged by the popular sup- port shown at the home meets. With all nine let- termen returning-Gaynor, Barclay Henderson, John Millard, James Pusey, Robinson, Taintor, Steve Wales, Watkins, and Younge-the team,s future seems assured. DENNIS YOUNGE, Captain First Row: Tague, Bartol, Hogan, Silverman, Keville, Fairbanks, L. Carr, J. Woodbury, Watters, Gaynor. Second Row.' Mr. Maxwell, Teel, G. Downes, Beckett, Booth, Mr. Aloian. Baseball By beating odds of 8,192 to 1, the Varsity baseball team completed thirteen straight games undefeated. Not since 1939 had this feat been accomplished, when Mr. Keller's nine dropped their first contest, but recovered to defeat their next thirteen oppo- nents. Only a post-season loss to Governor Dummer marred an otherwise perfect record. Fine team bat- ting and pitching brought the record, as Belmont batted a phenomenal .311 during the undefeated streak While the opponents hit only .188. Early spring practice at the Harvard Cage brought Coaches Maynard Maxwell and David Aloian eight returning lettermen and no great optimism for an outstanding season. As there were no outstanding men on the club, a determined team effort was our hope for success,', claimed Mr. Max. Pete Tague be- hind the plate, Tony Watters on first, Brac Carr at second, Bill Hogan covering short, and Jack Wood- bury on third Were all veterans to provide a hustling, Silverman, improved good-fielding infield. Jon measureably since last year, hurled six wins against no losses. Also sparkling on the mound for the Hill was Pete Keville, up from JV ranks. Sporting six Wins, he was the victim of the one defeat by Gov- ernor Dummer. Captain Jon Fairbanks, with a broken Wrist suffered in the Nfiddlesex contest, was sidelined for most of the season, but managed to keep team spirit at a high level throughout the sea- 995 MAYNARD MAXWELL and DAVID ALOIAN, Coaches son. With Sam Bartol, Greg Downes, Bill Beckett, Bob Gaynor, Ted Eyrick, and Steve Karp all light- ing for an outfield spot, competition was always keen for a starting berth and the coaches never could determine a permanent trio for the daisy crew. Browne and Nichols was the first opponent to be mowed down by the Maxwellmen. Silverman fired four-hit ball to hand the Knights a 9-7 loss. A cir- cuit blast by Tague and three hits OH the bat of Watters provided the offensive impetus for the win. Fairbanks could pitch only one game this year, but it proved to be an important one, for the Captain subdued the ever powerful Groton nine, 11-9. Sloppy fielding accrued six unearned runs for Groton, but timely hitting by Carr, VVatters, and Gaynor knocked in seven of the eleven runs. After being tagged for three hits and two runs in the first stanza, Silverman and Fairbanks, in relief, bore down to hurl shutout ball for the next six in- nings as Belmont Hill grounded Boston Technical High, 4-2. Hill prospects for a third win were dim in the first two innings as the fast-balling Tech south- paw easily retired Belmont in order. However, the Hill exploded in the third, collecting three runs on hits by lvatters and Tague plus a bases-loaded single by Beckett. An insurance run was added in the fourth when Gaynor doubled Downes home. By blasting Governor Dummer for nine runs on as many hits, Belmont Hill won their fourth straight. Captain JONATHAN FAIRBANKS Although the Hill made five errors, Dummer col- lected only three runs on the scattered seven-hit pitching of Keville. Undoubtably the turning point of the season was an important 5-4 victory over League rival Middle- sex. Belmont Hill held a 4-1 edge until the last in- ning. However, Middlesex pumped Silverman for three runs before Keville came in to chill the hot Baseball-continued bats. Belmont Hill retaliated in the eighth when Carr singled Beckett across to break the deadlock and Win the game. Greg Downes' last inning round tripper gave Belmont a 4-2 Win over League rival St. Mark's. Although it was practically impossible at one time in the game to see left field from home plate, Belmont Hill penetrated the fog and the Dragon pitcher for a 6-1 swamping of St. George's. Numerous routine flies dropped safely, but were scored as hits since it Was impossible to see through the mist. A three-base wallop by Keville highlighted Belmont Hill's achievements at the plate. Both teams committed seven errors, as Belmont squeaked by Harvardis Freshman BH team, 6-4. Poor 'delding again was a deciding factor for Bel- mont Hill's next win, 11-4, in a League contest against Milton. Taking advantage of five Orange and Blue errors, the Hill men amassed eleven runs on only eight hits. Milton equalized the Belmont Hill three-run lead in the second on two unearned runs and a lead-OH home run smash by Chris Nor- ris, but the Hill surged ahead, collecting three runs in the third, one in the fifth, and four in the sixth. After leading by only one run in the first six in- nings, Belmont blasted Nobles for four crucial tallies in the final three frames to increase its un- beaten string to ten wins, 9-4. VVoodbury's three hits and Gaynor's home run smash led the Hill hit- ting attack. St. Sebastian's was tl1e victim of ten runs and twelve hits as the Hill nine continued on the Victory path, 10-4. A record seven-run first in- ning broke the game wide open as the bats of VVood- bury, Tague, and Keville drove in all seven tallies. Silverman allowed only three hits. By rocking Brooks, 13-2, Belmont Hill coasted to their second League championship. Shocked by a seven-run barrage in tl1e opening inning, Brooks was dazed by the eleven hits from the hot Hill bats. Hogan's three singles led the hit', parade. Winning for the fifth time by a score in double figures, Bel- mont Hill vanquished Roxbury Latin, 14-6. The laurels of victory Wilted as an overconfident team with thirteen wins under its belt traveled to Governor Dummer to lose, 10-7. Belmont, trailing throughout the game, entered the Hnal inning be- hind by six runs. The club desperately started a three-run rally, but the Governor's pitcher whiffed the last Hill batter to end the threat. The bitter dis- appointment of losing the linal contest, however, was forgotten as the team detoured to Manchester- by-the Sea for an informal lobster supper at the home of the Fairbanks. On Prize Day, Woodbury received the Coaches' award for the greatest improvement, while the Lang- don Prouty J r. Baserunning Trophy was awarded to Hogan. Fourteen received letters: Captain Fair- banks, captain-elect Carr, Bartol, Beckett, G. Downes, Gaynor, Hogan, Keville, Silverman, Tague, Watters, Woodbury, and managers Booth and Teel. SEASONS RECORD Belmont Hill 9 Browne-and Nichols Belmont Hill 11 Groton Belmont Hill 4 Boston Technical Belmont Hill 9 Governor Dummer Belmont Hill 5 Middlesex Belmont Hill 4 St. lN1ark's Belmont Hill 6 St. Georgess Belmont Hill 6 Harvard Frosh B Belmont Hill 11 Milton Belmont Hill 9 Noble and Greenough Belmont Hill 10 St. Sebastian's Belmont Hill 13 Brooks Belmont Hill 14 Roxbury Latin Belmont Hill 7 Governor Dummer First Row: Kline, R. Duncan, Claflin. Second Row: Mr. Wright, Childs, Goodell, Hodges, Cabot, Gwil- liam, Hamilton, O'Conor, Baum, Fenollosa, Mr. Duncan. Third Row: C. Cornwall, C. Welch, D. MacMahon, S. Wales. Crew Well deserved success came to the Varsity crew during this spring, as the first three boats garnered twenty-seven victories and only eleven defeats, in- cluding all heats at the Quinsigamond Regatta. This record was by far and away the finest record of any crew in the history of Belmont Hill. Never before has the spirit of cooperation and competition been higher, and never before has it paid off so magnifi- centlyf' remarked coach Roger F. Duncan. A complete returning first boat, with Tom Cabot bow, Jim Hodges two, Franny Goodell three, Nat Childs stroke, and Alan Kline cox, generally held a length edge over the second and third boats during time trials. The second contained Bill Fenollosa, Steve Baum, Harvey O,Conor, Dave Hamilton, and Tim Claiiin in the same order, while Steve Wales, D'Arcy MacMahon, Claude Welch, captain Curt Gwilliarn, and Bob Duncan made up the third shell. WVith only forty candidates coming down to the Charles for practice each day, coaches Duncan and Wright were unable to fill all the boats. The Hrst race of the season brought the oarsmen to the Noble and Greenough course on the upper Charles, but temporarily left coach Duncan and the Hill shells stranded in Cambridge with a flat tire. When the boats Hnally arrived an hour late, Belmont completely reversed last year's results by sweeping the Noblemen. The first boat dashed over the half- mile course in 2:32 to win by a length, while the sec- ond and third, triumphing in times of 2:37 and 2:42 respectively, both led by open water. Coxes Claliin, Duncan, and Kline, plus captain Gwilliam, enjoyed an early spring dip in the river. Breaking through three barriers which had long jinxed Belmont Hill crews, the oarsmen swept Exeter the following Weekend. This remarkable triumph was especially noteworthy since it was the first time that any Belmont Hill shell had won on the Exeter course, ROGER DUNCAN and BRADFORD WRIGHT, Coaches 90 the first time that a Hill third boat had taken Exeter, and the first time that Belmont had swept the New Hampshire school. Close races were the order of the day, as the first and third triumphed by inches, while the second won by a mere deck length. A fourth boat, consisting of John Davidson, Barclay Henderson, Charlie Hurd, stroke Dave Schmalz, and cox Jeff Dorsey, lost to Exeter by two lengths of open water. Powerful Hnal sprints were to no avail, as arch- rival Browne and Nichols outlasted the first two Belmont Hill boats over the three-quarter mile course. Although the third boat made an excellent showing by defeating the Black Knights by a length and a half, the first and second Hill shells fell behind early in their races and were unable to make up the distance in desperate final sprints. Each lost by about half a length, All three Belmont Hill boats were up,' for the 11ext race to face a strong Groton crew, but suffered the first and only sweep of the entire season. Al- though the Hrst boat rowed their finest race of the spring, Groton edged them out by two-tenths of a second to win in fast time, 4:14. The second and third boats were also taken by the Grotties,,' as the visitors, greater power proved the decisive factor over the course. Luck changed the following Saturday as the first four boats swept past perennially weak St. Markis. Establishing the pattern of the day, the fourth boat won by two lengths of open water in a half-mile race. The third, defeating St. Mark's by 19.2 seconds over the three-quarters mile, won by the greatest margin of any Belmont Hill boat during the entire season. Hamilton's boat triumphed by open water, while the first, winning by only half a length in an unex- Captain CURT GWILLIAM pectedly close race, completed the sweep. The results of the Browne and Nichols races were completely reversed as Belmont met Middlesex over the half-mile Concord course. In spite of a poor start, the first squeezed out a deck length victory in 2:36. The second boat rowed the distance in 2:42, and triumphed by half a length. Captain Gwilliam's boat lost by open water, as Middlesex was clocked in 2:38. At the conclusion of these races, the overall seasonls record of the first three boats, excluding the Quinsig- amond Regatta, was twelve wins and six losses, a very high percentage of .66'7. Quinsigamond day, May 25, was one of the finest days of the spring, as Belmont Hill placed third in the regatta, highest in the history of crew at the 4? Captain GWilliam's third boat triumphs over Exeter third Cabove and belowl, to produce the Hill's first third boat victory over Exeter in crew history. Victorious first and second boats gave us a clean sweep over Exeter-also a historical precedent. school. In their first race of the day, the second boat led a field of five boats to win the qualifying heat in 4:l'7.3, beating St. Mark's, Gunnery, South Kent, and Choate. The iirst boat also qualified in their heat, trailing Pomfret but leading Gunnery, Choate, and South Kent. Pomfretis winning time was 420737, fastest race of the day. In the third boat race, held for the first time at Quinsigamond, Belmont once again got a poor start, falling behind the entire Held of eight shells. However, determination and a tremendous final sprint brought the third to a second place tie with Exeter, only two feet behind the winning Browne and Nichols crew. The second boat found stiffer competition in their final race, as they tied down third place, trailing Exeter and Browne and Nichols. Pomfret again Won in the Hrst boat finals, as Bel- mont Hill followed by a length. In the final sprint, the Hrst boat marched from fourth position to sec- ond, passing both Salisbury and Exeter. Letters were awarded to captain Gwilliam, cap- tain-elect Childs, Baum, Cabot, ClaHin, R. Duncan, Fenollosa, Goodell, Hamilton, Hodges, Kline, D. MacMahon, O,Conor, Wales, C. VVelch, and man- agers Cornwall and Henkels. Numerals went to Davidson and assistant manager Ashley. The Phil- lip Stuart Burbank lXIemorial Crew Trophy, pre- sented in memory of Phillip Stuart Burbank '39 for the greatest contribution to crewf' was presented to captain Gwilliam. ,.....gf if M4 g Q asia I SW! ll ?'.1 T 6 if Qi Q 1 w 4: in? 1 ' First Row: Magruder, Doherty, Hawkins, Simon, Mostrom, Rob. Howe. Second Row: Mr. Howland, Banker, J. Downes, Mr. Nelson. Tennis For the second season in a row, the Belmont Hill tennis team had an outstanding record with a total of nine wins and two losses. Following the pattern of the 1956 team, Belmont lost the first match and eventually went on to Win nine straight. The Varsity outscored its opponents 68M-22M during the year, an average of .752. With a record number of forty- eight boys out for tennis, a cut was necessary to trim the squad to twenty-five, the capacity of the Hill courts. Again following last year, Middlesex defeated Belmont, 6-2, in the year's Hrst match. Richie lilo- strom and Laurie Hawkins provided the Hill's only points. Hawkins' match went to an even fifty games before he triumphed, 9-7, 11-13, 6-4. The doubles combinations were weak and all three fell before the Concord invaders. The second and 'dnal defeat of the year came at the hands of Milton, 6-3. Mostrom continued to play excellent tennis, winning 6-4, 1-6, 6-2, and Phil Do- herty and Rob Howe, playing numbers four and six, also won their matches. All three doubles lost again. By whipping Winchester High, 9-0, Belmont DUNCAN NELSON and LEROY HOWLAND, Coaches 94 started its streak of nine straight wins and another streak of four victories in one week. Two days later, St. Mark's fell, 6-0, as a time limit prevented fin- ishing the match. Victors included Captain John Simon, Mostrom, Doherty, Hawkins, Howe, and Mike Magruder. The cross-town rivals, Belmont High, fell, 6-2, as only Simon and Doherty dropped matches. The Varsity then smothered a very weak Roxbury Latin team, 9-0. The doubles teams of Simon-Banker, Doherty-Howe, and Magruder-J. Downes all played well to win. With Hawkins and Doherty sick and 'dve return- ing lettermen on the invading team, the prospects for winning the Brooks match looked Very bleak. However, Howe, moved from number five to num- ber three, won his match handily. Captain Simon and Mostrom also won their singles, 6-2, 6-2, and 6-4, 6-3, respectively. Banker and Magruder lost their matches, but the doubles teams of Simon- Banker and Mostrom-Howe clinched the match, 5-2, with wins. Next to fall before Belmont Hill was the Tufts Freshmen team, 8-1. Belmont's only loser was Mo- strom, who played the number one man, Al Savran, 1956 Browne and Nichols captain. Although neither Doherty or Hawkins could play, the depth of the team brought victory. Perhaps the most exciting and closest match of the season came at Governor Dummer, as Belmont pulled out a 6-3 victory, first win for the school on the South Byfield courts. Simon easily took Cyril Captain JOHN SIMON Fung, 6-1, 6-1, while Mostrom lost in the third set to Robert Hicks, 6-8, 6-3, 6-0. Hawkins, playing his best tennis of the season, whipped Jim Brooks in the third set, 7-5, 4-6, 8-6. Doherty, Howe, and Banker all won handily. Dummer picked up two points in the doubles, as Magruder-Downes and Simon- Banker lost. The trip home was equally memorable, as the team enjoyed the hospitality of Howard John- sonls and the singing of Uncle Dune. The depth of the team paid off as Belmont played Tennis-continued Newton High. Mostrom, Hawkins, Doherty, and Howe alliwon, as Hawkins and Mostrom were both extended to three sets. All the doubles combinations won except for Simon-Downes, who split sets. The final score of the match was 6M-QM. Browne and Nichols provided the opposition in the final match, falling, 8-0. Mostrom, Simon, Haw- kins, Doherty, Howe, and Downes all won singles and Simon-Banker and Mostrom-Hawkins tri- umphed in their doubles matches. This victory gave the team a final record of nine wins and two losses, second finest in the history of the team. Once again the burden of coaching was shared by Mr. Leroy Howland and Mr. Duncan Nelson, and their work is reflected in the fine records of the teams of the past two years. The success of the team must be based upon its depth, rather than on a few outstanding players. Captain-elect Howe, playing number five, won ten of eleven matches, while Mo- strom, number two, won nine of his contests. Letters were awarded to captain Simon, captain- elect Robt. Howe, Banker, J . Downes, Doherty, Hawkins, Magruder, Mostrom, and manager Coffin, . and numerals to assistant manager R. Beal. For the first time, an anonymous award on the basis of good sportsmanship, leadership and competitive spirit, individual effort, improvement, and outstanding contribution to tennis was given to Richard Mo- strom. SEASON 'S RECORD Belmont Hill Q Middlesex 6 Belmont Hill 3 Milton 6 Belmont Hill 9 Winchester High 0 Belmont Hill 6 St. Mark's 0 Belmont Hill 6 Belmont High 2 Belmont Hill 9 Roxbury Latin 0 Belmont Hill 5 Brooks 2 Belmont Hill 8 Tufts Freshmen 1 Belmont Hill 6 Governor Dummer 3 Belmont Hill GM Newton High QM Belmont Hill 8 Browne and Nichols 0 First Row: Weller, Goodman, Allis. Second Row: Nickels, Littleield, Mr. Tuplin. Rillery A record number of boys signed up for riliery, but since the team could boast only one experienced senior, 1956-57 must be called a building year for the rifle team. Thanks to the tireless efforts of Coach Tuplin, some of the younger boys were molded into good marksmen. In the team's first match against Exeter, John Simon, Richard Littlefield, Steve Weller, Nat Childs, and Bob Nickels shot for Belmont Hill. Si- mon Was high scorer in the match with a 98 prone and 88 oflihand for a total of 186 points. The second and final match of the season was the Eastern New England Interscholastic Prep School championship at Exeter. Since only four members of the squad could go to Exeter, Belmont Hill was in- eligible to compete for the team trophy. However, the trip proved worthwhile as Captain John Simon Won the high-scorer medal. Shooting a 95 prone and a 93 offhand for a total of 188, Simon edged out a Tabor competitor who shot 187. Exeter Won the team competition, while Tabor, St. Paul's and An- dover trailed behind. In intramural competition, Simon copped the In- tramural Riflery Trophy for the third time. Matches in future years should prove more successful, how- ever, due to the great number of- returning experi- enced shooters. Belmont Hill missed qualifying for the Hnals in the twenty-second annual Interscholastic Yacht Racing Regatta at New London, Connecticut. Sailing against twenty-one other schools in the three pre- liminary races, skipper Frank 0'Neil and his crew of Bill Hogan, Steve VVales, Dave Mechenl and Augie hleyer drew a seventh, a first, and a seventh in their division totalling 125 points. Winners in the preliminaries were St. Georges 225, Chesire 16, Pomfret 18, Hotchkiss 18, Deerfield 235 and Gunnery 185. In the four final races Pomfret took first place with a total of 245 points and Hotchkiss captured second place with 225 points. G YQEWQ C 1:3 MEii2k35,5i??3E?-iZQfiii9ev:3t6z7'Q?sW5 unior Varsity Football A noticeable lack of a smooth, capable offense was perhaps the main reason why the JV football squad compiled only a 1-4-1 record this year. Despite a strong and able defensive line, the J V's were plagued by fumbles throughout the season, and these cost the team many potential victories. In the season's opener against Milton, the JV's outgained the home team throughout the entire game, but were unable to push across a score. One touchdown by Ronnie Burke was nullified by an offside penalty, and the contest ended in a 0-0 dead- lock. Marching 65 yards for a touchdown, the JV's grabbed an early lead over Noble and Greenough. Kenny Bacon plunged four yards for the score, but the all-important point after was missed. This proved to be the decisive factor in the game, as Nobles retaliated in the second period, and hung on to triumph, '7-6. Fumbles were the sole reason for the 6-0 loss to St. Mark's the following week. The Hilltoppers penetrated deep in Lion territory three times, but all the potential scoring drives were thwarted by fumbles and sloppy offense. Finally, the Marksmen drove through the stubborn JV defense to score. Harvey O'Conor and Denny Younge stood out on the Hill defensive line. The contest with Governor Dummer proved to be the highlight of the season, both offensively and de- fensively. Bacon romped for two touchdowns to unior Varsity Soccer Alternating between great heights and great depths, the JV soccer team established their second best record in history, with only a few men return- ing from the previous year. Coach Duncan com- mented, It was not so much the record that was important, but the great heights the team reached on occasion. In the season's opener, goalie Eric Granholm's sparkling play led the team to victory over Milton, Q-1. Ben Coffin and N aaman Mahlowitz teamed up for the first goal early in the second period. After Milton knotted the score in the final stanza, Dave Brainard booted a close-in goal for the victory. The Tabor JV team fell, Q-0, as Coffin scored on a scramble in front of the goal, and, in the early mo- ments of the fourth period, Brainard and Mahlo- witz combined for an insurance goal. Defeat finally came as the Roxbury Latin Varsity subs scored a resounding 7-1 triumph. With goalie Granholm in- jured, Charlie Cornwall took over as netminder. give the Hill a 14-0 early lead. The running of full- back Steve Baum was also a big factor in the Hill marches. The Governors struck back with an end run and a long pass to pull within one point, 14-13. However, a brilliant goal line stand halted a final Dummer push, and the game ended with the JV's on top for the first time in the season. Jack Cranney and Chris Egan were mainstays of the Hill line. A hot and cold passing attack was the only Hill offensive threat as a powerful Groton team pre- vailed, 12-0, at Belmont. Franny Goodell and Ledge Mitchell performed well in a Hill drive in the first half, which was stopped short of the Grotties' goal line. The second half featured the visitors' crushing single-wing attack, which scored twice on the nap- ping defense. Belmont, after the one brief spurt, couldn't put together any extended march. The loss of quarterback Bob Haskell with a bro- ken wrist greatly hampered the Hill offense as the Middlesex red and white squeaked through with a 6-0 decision. Halfbacks Bacon and Mitchell were offensive standouts, but again the Belmont eleven couldnft put together any extended marches. The usual strong defense was spearheaded by Laurie Hawkins, Dave Banker, and Steve Baum. JV numerals were awarded to Bacon, Banker, Baum, Blackwood, Burke, Cranney, Davidson, Egan, Hamilton, Haskell, Hurd, Ladd, L'Etoile, Mitchell, Nahigian, O'Conor, Osgood, Robinson, Russell, Schaffer, and Younge. Mahlowitz's last period blast prevented a white- washing, as the Hill offense and defense never got rolling. Tasting defeat for the second time, Belmont suf- fered a heartbreaking 1-0 beating at the hands of St. Markfs. The Marksmen scored with only five minutes left in the contest, while Belmont was un- able to cash in on several opportunities. Halfbacks Bill Bailey and Phil Winslow stood out on the Bel- mont defense. Following these two defeats, the JV's edged the Brooks JV squad, 1-0. Dana Sweet tallied early in the first stanza, and the Hill for- wards controlled play throughout the rest of the contest. The magic number three gave the team a 3-1 tri- umph over Browne and Nichols. With three goals in three minutes in the third, 'fCap,' Duncan's crew grabbed their fourth win. The Cambridge team led 1-0 at halftime, but this lead was quickly erased as Captain Mike Magruder, Bob Howe, and Larry Stone tallied. Leaving the home field for the first time, the JV's were blanked by a strong Milton squad, 3-0. The Orange and Blue defense effectively stopped the visitors, attack, and the Milton line controlled play. The final game against Governor Dummer, al- though a tie, was a most heartening way to con- clude the season. Hampered by the bitter cold and biting winds and playing a far superior team, the J V's battled to a 1-1 deadlock. Sweet scored against Senior Football Smashing all its opponents with a varied split-T offense and an almost impenetrable defense, the Sen- ior team, led by Captain Jimmy Downes, completed the season undefeated. The offense rolled up an aver- age of 23 points per game, and the team was forced to punt only once throughout the entire fall. Mr. Aloian and hir. Nelson coached tl1e well-rounded team. Downes scored on the second play of the season, as the team crushed Rivers, 46-0. Quarterback Billy Hogan, halfback Jay Adams, fullback Tom DiMare, and Downes scored, as Belmont Hill completely dominated the game. The Hilltoppers controlled the ball during the 6-0 contest with Roxbury Latin, but the only tally came in the final three minutes of play on a game-winning ten-yard rush by Captain Downes. St. Mark's made only three first downs as the Sen- unior Football The Junior football team had one of the best rec- ords in its history, rolling to its Hrst undefeated sea- son since 1950. The team was sparked by Bobby Kargmanis great broken Held running, Alex Varkas's passing, Captain Mike Morgan's power, and Steve Carr's fine pass receiving. Coach Sawyer commented, The team was very well-rounded, with no glaring weaknesses and an extremely strong backfieldf' Kargman scored on his end run and reverse play, and the Varkas to Carr pass play rolled up points as the Juniors crushed Fessenden, 48-0, in the first con- test. Traditionally good St. Mark's, usual breaker of undefeated strings, provided almost no competition, losing 42-0. Captain Morgan's drive brought him to pay-dirt twice, while Kargman's speedy running easily outdistanced the St. Mark's defense. Shady Hill, the team's toughest opponent, was the first team to score on the Juniors, but went down to a 26-7 defeat. The Carr-Varkas combination clicked for three touchdowns, while Kargman ran for the the wind midway in the first period. However, the Governors pressed and tied the score in the third quarter. Fullbacks Steve Tucker and Winslow and halfbacks Bobby Katz and Bailey played brilliantly throughout the game and two overtime periods. Numeral winners were Captain Magruder, Bailey, C. Beal, Cornwall, W. .J. Davidson, Densmore, Granholm, Howe, Katz, Litvack, Mahlowitz, Stone, Sweet, Taylor, Tucker, and Winslow. iors completely annihilated them, 25-0. Bill Emerson, playing in the fullback slot, scored after only Eve plays. Defensive end Dave Perkins sparked the de- fense along with Nat Ladd and George Wyman. Nobles, while losing 21-13, became the Hrst team to dent the scoring column against the Seniors. Left end Chippy Morse scored all thirteen of his team's points after runs by Hogan, Downes, and DiMare gave Belmont a 21-0 lead. Middlesex proved no match for the Senior machine as they fell, 34-6. Ger- ry Levinson hit the scoring column, and Dave Per- kins, given the ball time after time near the end of the game, scored for the first time. Captain Downes, with 47 points, scored in every game, while Hogan showed ability as both a passer and a runner. Perkins and Adams proved strong de- fensively, and the unsung heroes of the line included Wyman, Ladd, Ed Hanify, and center Dave Me- chem. With split-second precision and complete teamwork, every opponent fell prey to the Hill Senior team. other score. Although the score does not adequately show the one-sidedness of the game, the Sawyermen completely overpowered Rivers in racking up a 27-7 victory. Kargman added to his record point total with three more scores. Quarterback Varkas also tallied. Running up the highest offensive total of the year, the Juniors trounced Roxbury Latin, 54-6. Carr and Kargman used their speed to full advantage in run- ning for the Hill scores. The final opponent, Noble and Greenough, ran up the highest score against the Junior defense, but the Hill team preserved its per- fect record with a 41-20 triumph. In this grand finale, every Junior play seemed to work right. With a spirited line and a driving backfield, the Juniors enjoyed a fine season. The starting team in- cluded Kargman and Wessell at the halfback slots, Morgan at fullback, Varkas at quarterback, Peabody and Carr at end positions, Hall and Dulac at the tackles, Robinson and Soaring as guards, and Kele- her at center. Outscoring their opponents 238-40, this sparkling Junior team achieved their dramatic undefeated record. unior Soccer For the Hrst time in its brief history, the Junior soccer season ended, not as a building year, but with a successful record of four wins and three losses. Coach William Lanxneris team, paced by high scorers Arthur Norton and John Welch and by de- fensive standouts James MacMahon and Bob Mc- Neil, broke into the over .500 bracketfor the first time in three years. Unfortunately, the only home game of the season for the squad was the first contest, a poorly-played 2-0 loss to Fessenden. The forward line was unable to muster any effective plays. A 3-0 loss against the St. Mark's Varsity and JV subs followed. This game, played through a misunderstanding, didn't count in the season's record. The tide turned, and the Juniors found their shooting eye. Outplaying and outhustling their cross-town rivals, the Juniors trampled Belmont Junior High, 3-1. The defensive duo of Tony Bel- luschi and Bill Silk broke up the opponents, offense, while lNIcNeil, in the nets, played his finest game of the entire year. Left-inside Welch pushed across the Erst two scores, while left-wing Norton tallied once. unior Varsity Hoeke No one could beat us, and we could beat no one,', noted Coach Smith at the conclusion of the 1956-57 JV hockey season. Not quite true, since the team was undefeated in regular competition, though tied three times during the season, and lost only in the finals of the annual JV hockey tournament! A second-period goal by Ledge Mitchell gave the J V's a 1-0 edge over Milton in the first contest. After trouncing St. Sebastian's, 4-1, Belmont was held to its first tie by Noble and Greenough, 3-3. Jimmy Downes, scoring all three of his team's goals, tied the game with only 30 seconds remaining in the con- test. Traveling to Andover, the JV,s crushed a re- portedly strong team, '7-4. Captain Ronnie Burke netted the hat trick, while Mitchell added two goals. The team was awe-struck by the size of the Andover campus, and one boy, seeing the tremendous Oliver VVendell Holmes Library for the first time, stated flatly, I wouldn't like to go here!,' Another player questioned, Do they have any fun here?,' Middlesex knotted the J Vis 1-1, as net-tender Phil Doherty starred. Mr. Smith's team bounced back and overtook Milton in their second meeting, 2-0. For the second time in the season, Nobles and the Hill deadlocked, this time 1-1. Mike Rice scored the only Belmont goal. Doherty performed well in the nets to keep Nobles from completely over- Winning their second in a row, the Juniors trounced Milton, 5-1. This one-sided contest found Norton and IVelch tallying twice each, with Peter Segal adding the other marker. Captain MacMahon, center halfback, played an outstanding game. The dreariness of the day matched the spirit of the Jun- iors as a sharp Fay School squad crushed the Hill- toppers, '7-1. Fay completely outplayed the Juniors and scored in every quarter, while Chris Scott and Norton teamed up for the only Hill tally. Belmont Junior High fell again, 3-1, as the Hill School machine got rolling again. Welch netted two goals, while Segal added another. Norton and Segal each had a pair of goals as the Juniors downed Mil- ton again, 5-1. Scott put in the Hrst score, as the for- ward line pressed the attack consistently. The freezing temperatures of the South Byfield flats chilled the Juniors efforts, as Governor Dum- mer edged past the Hill squad, Q-1. In the face of a cold, biting wind that left many chapped legs, the team played a good game, but only Norton found the magic touch to score. Although this game ended in defeat, it was a hard-fought climax to a fruitful season. Great credit should go to Coach Lanxner and Captain MacMahon, Whose spirit led the team to the finest record in the history of Junior soccer. whelming Belmont. In the annual JV Round Robin, held, as last year, at Milton, the weary JV's lost in the finals, Q-1, to a fast St. Mark's team whom they had beaten in the regular season. At the tournament, Belmont de- feated Milton and Nobles, both 1-0. Burke and Downes scored with less than a minute left in each contest. The games were 20 minutes long, running time. Belmont nipped St. Mark's, 3-Q, to avenge the previous defeat in the Round Robin. The team then continued its winning ways by blanking Middlesex, 5-0. The game was marked by strong defensive work by Dan Harris and Chris Egan. Ending the regular season undefeated, the spir- ited team skated all over Governor Dummer, 14-0. Downes tallied four times, while Dave Mechem, Jim Banker, and Mitchell each added a pair of goals. Neddy Densmore blasted his first goal of the season. Seventeen players received numerals: Bailey, Banker, Burke, Cranney, Densmore, Doherty, Downes, Egan, Harris, Mack, Mechem, Mitchell, Osgood, Perkins, Rice, F. Robinson, and Wyman. This talented team continued the fine tradition of Belmont Hill hockey with their record of seven wins, three ties, and no defeats during the regular season's competition. 102 I ! Q x I 5 sv E E 5 I Q . hz 3? gs Sv E QQ unior Hockey The Junior hockey team rallied after a slow start and won their last ten straight games, the longest winning streak of the winter season, to Enish with a record of twelve wins, two losses, and two ties. Mr. Sawyer and Mr. Maxwell coached the team which, due to its poor early showing, reached only third place of its division of the Junior High league. In the year's first encounter, Wellesley Junior High scored three quick goals in the first period, but Belmont Hill bounced back and tied the game, 3-3, late in the third period on a breakaway by center Jay Adams. The crosstown rivals, Belmont Junior High, trounced the Sawyermen, 3-0. Continually pressing the Hill, the Junior High forced goalie Bob Russo to make several spectacular saves. The Juniors' second and last loss of the season came at the hands of Needham Junior High, 6-2. Both Belmont goals were scored by Nat Ladd, high scorer for the year with thirteen goals. Home ice brought better results, as Belmont skated to a 2-1 win over Winchester Junior High. Russo sparkled in the nets as he made twenty saves. Dedham Junior High and the Hill battled to a scoreless tie. Goalie Wade Welch saved Belmont by stopping a point- blank shot on a breakaway. A long bus ride to St. Mark's when the game was scheduled to be played at Belmont brought a change in luck, as the Juniors started the ten-game win- ning streak, 3-0. Alex Varkas hit the nets, along with Ladd and Bobby Kargman. Eliot Harrington, Arthur Brooks, Timmy Clafiin, David Price, and Steve Livingston flashed the red light as the second formers smothered St. Sebas- tian's, 5-0. The Boston College High Freshmen fell next, as two goals by Kargman paved the way to a 5-1 victory. The second line of Augie Meyer, Harrington, and John Welch stood out as the Juniors conquered Newton Junior High, 3-0, on February 2. That after- noon brought the team another win, as Middlesex fell, 3-0. In the last game of the league season, the Hilltoppers crushed Brookline High Freshmen, 6-2. The line of Varkas, Adams, and Kargman played its finest game, as each member scored at least once. For the second time in the season, the Juniors took St. Markis, this time 7-0. In the previous con- test, Belmont won, 3-0. Wins over Browne and Nichols and Boston Latin successfully concluded the late-starting but fast-Hnishing season. John McGonagle scored in the 5-1 win over BSJN, as did Captain Art Norton, Ladd, Varkas, and Adams. Boston Latin held the Juniors scoreless until late in the third period, but Welch broke the scoring ice. Meyer added a last-minute goal for the 2-0 win. unior Varsity Basketball The 1956-57 JV basketball season was one that called for the old cliche, It,s not the win that counts, but the way the game was played. Ham- pered by the lack of a consistent scoring punch, the team ended the season with a record of six wins and eight losses. The high scorer for the entire winter averaged only 6.4 points per game. Big center Harvey O'Conor was high scorer and controlled the defensive boards in leading the Mooremen to a 24-7 triumph over Milton. St. Markis trounced the JV,s, 42-23, in the next con- test, but the Hill team bounced back to topple Nobles, 30-23, in a hard-fought contest. Captain Gerry Levinson was high man for the victors with ten points. After this somewhat successful beginning, the team then lapsed into a five game slump. Governor Dummer crushed Belmont, 52-32, and Middlesex, eventual champions in JV competition, defeated the Hill, 38-29. Losses to St. Sebastian's, 37-25, Browne and Nichols, 44-29, and Middlesex, 42-32, came in quick succession. Determined to remove themselves from this losing rut, the JV's went on the warpath, winning three straight. Captain Levinson, with eighteen points, and Hrst-year man Bob Coyne, with ten points, paced the Hilltoppers over Brooks, 48-32. Big Harvey played good ball under both offensive and defensive boards. Coyne, who had now moved from the bench to a starting position, dunked fifteen points to lead the J V's over Nobles, 39-22. In their best-played game of the season, the squad toppled the Groton subs, 40-37, in an unscheduled game after the Varsity contest. The JV's worked well together, passing and screening, and shooting their best of the season. The winning streak was cut short by Brooks in a disappointing 45-19 loss. This game was the low point of the entire season, for Captain Levinson was held scoreless while O'Conor gathered only three points. However, the team looked much improved against St. Mark's, though losing, 33-29. In the first tussle between these teams, Belmont had been de- feated by seventeen points. Coyne and Levinson starred for the losers, with ten and eight points each. A close, hard-fought win over Milton provided a victorious conclusion to the season. Bobby Haskell unior Basketball The team of the future proved an apt name for Mr. Aloian's Junior basketball team. We had the makings of potential Varsity stars on the squad this year, the coach remarked. The Juniors were a team of ncomebackersf' outscoring every opponent in the second half and gaining two victories despite a point deficit at halftime. Getting off to a bad start, the Juniors lost their first game of the season to St. Markis, 27-17. For- ward Nick Wessell poured in ten points for the losers. With a fine second half rally, the Juniors overcame the lead of the host Middlesex team to win, 25-22. Guard Steve Carr tallied twelve points. Ron Woodbury, third member of the Woodbury basketball dynasty, swished 18 points, but the larger St. Sebastian's team triumphed, 34-27. Wood- bury's phenomenal shooting kept the Juniors in the contest until the final seconds. Back at the Belmont gym, the team trounced a small Browne and Nichols quintet, 29-13. Woodbury, Lew Goodman, and Carr tossed in ten, eight, and seven points respectively. The final period drive paid off as the Juniors downed Middlesex, 27-22, as the victors outscored their opponents, 13-4, in the fateful stanza. Carr led the offensive effort with twelve points, seven coming in the rally. An accurate Shady Hill team then unior Varsity Baseb A strong Belmont Hill JV baseball team back- boned by the able coaching of Mr. William Croke, completed the season with a commendable 7-4 rec- ord. Barry Taintor and Kenny Nahigian were the most consistent pitchers, while Ken Bacon, Chris Egan, Bob Kargman, Mike Rice, and Ledge Mitch- ell led the team in batting. Despite thirteen costly miscues, Belmont edged Milton, 12-7, in the opening contest. Bob Haskell and Egan contributed two hits each in this comedy of errorsf' However, the hitless wonders were aced by Huntress of Governor Dummer, losing 5-4. Although Belmont never collected a hit, the score was tied, 4-4, in the final frame, until Colt knocked hit for the second highest total of the winter with seventeen points. O'Conor added nine markers. All in all, the season was disappointing, but at times the JV team showed signs of potential, com- mented Coach Moore. Coffin, Coyne, Haskell, A. Levinson, G. Levinson, Medverd, O'Conor, L. Stone, and manager Winslow received numerals. whipped the Juniors, 41-30. The quartet of Carr, Woodbury, lfVessell, and Gerry Sack accounted for all but two of Belmontis final total with nine, seven, six, and six points respectively. In the dramatic finale of the season, the Juniors fell again before St. Mark's, 44-35. Although Bel- mont trailed by as much as twentypoints at one time, the team didnit quit, and, with one minute left to play, trailed by only two. The Juniors outscored their opponents in the final stanza, 20-12, but this rally was not quite enough. Carr, with thirteen points in the stirring surge, led the scoring parade with 22 points, high for the year. The starting team generally consisted of Goodman and Wessell at the forwards, Sack at center, and Carr and Woodbury, high scorers for the year, at the guard positions. Reserves included Bob Nickels, Larry Feinberg, Bill Hofmann, Joe Scaring, Bill Croke, Peter Rutley, and John Allis. Coach Aloian said that, in spite of the record of three Wins and four losses, he would consider the year a success because of the improvement shown by the team. The Juniors played better in each game, as shown by the fact that the team scored more points in the game at hand than in the previ- ous contest with one exception. all in the winning run. Defeat came again, as Middlesex overcame the Crokemen, 8-6. By beating St. Mark's, 11-5, Belmont started a four-game winning streak, the teamis longest of the season. Kargman and Bacon each gathered three hits in this contest. Bacon and Jack Cranney com- bined to strike out fourteen batters as the Hill trounced Brooks, 10-6, in extra innings. Although Brooks collected only four hits, the score was tied, 6-6, at the end of the seventh. Haskell's two-run double in the tenth brought the Hill victory. Fine three-hit pitching by Taintor sparked Bel- mont over St. Sebastian's, 5-0. Nahigian tossed a five-hitter against St. Mark's, as the Hill won its Junior Varsity Baseball-continued fourth straight, 6-4. However, Governor Dummer snapped the string, winning 7-5. In this contest, Kargman received a leg injury which sidelined him for the rest of the season. Big Danny Harris socked Belmont's only circuit clout of the spring, while Ronny Burke pasted two singles in the defeat. Retaliating for the previous loss, Belmont battered Middlesex, 13-3, behind the steady pitching of Na- higian. With seven runs in the first inning, led by N ahigian's three-run triple, the Hill was never Senior Baseball With two new men, Mr. Herbert Mattlage and Mr. John Fisher, sharing the coaching burden, the Senior baseball team compiled a respectable record of four wins and three loses. Pitching chores were shared by Larry Stone and Bob Downes, while the heavy hitters for the team included Gerry Sack and Ed Hanify. With a strong start, the team won its first three contests. Led by the fine pitching of Stone, the Sen- iors coasted to a 9-4 victory over Rivers. Eliot Bolan highlighted the offensive effort with a booming triple. Downes pitched the team to a 14-7 romp over Milton. Sack exploded with two triples, a double, and a single, and drove in most of the Hill runs. St. Mark's then fell, 3-2, as Stone's pitching baf- fled the Marksmen. Downes drove in two of the three Hill runs with a single, double, and a triple. However, in the second meeting of the season, St. unior Baseball Lack of power at the plate and a mediocre pitch- ing staff gave the Juniors a disappointing 1-1-4 record for the season. The opening game at Fessenden was a close pitchers? duel as Hill moundsman Steve Carr al- lowed two hits and the Fessenden hurler only one. Fessenden's winning run in the 1-0 game came on a squeeze bunt. Dave Price and Carr stole home as the Juniors tied Fenn, 3-3. The game was called due to a previously arranged time limit. Once again, losing a one-run decision, the Juniors were defeated, 6-5, by Noble Sz Greenough. Belmont fell behind early in the contest, although Ron Wood- bury contributed a single and a two-run triple. The Juniors beat Rivers, 7-4, and finally broke into the win column. Hits by Ty Peabody, Dave Burke, and headed. However, the Belmont High Sophomores handed the cross-town J V's a 3-2 edging in the next game. Fathers-and-Sons Day brought a change, as Belmont squeaked by Noble and Greenough, 3-2, in extra innings. Rice poked a clutch single to left in the eighth to clinch the game. Numerals were awarded to Bacon, Burke, Cran- ney, Egan, Harris, Haskell, Mitchell, Nahigian, Rice, Robinson, T aintor, Watkins, and manager Sweet. Mark's took advantage of poor fielding to defeat the Seniors, 5-3. Hanify paced the Hilltoppers', with two hits. The team picked up their fourth triumph in five games, beating St. Sebastian's, 7-2. Again Hanify provided the offensive punch with a long home run. Starting pitcher Downes was hit hard, and the Bel- mont defense collapsed behind him to give Roxbury Latin a 8-2 victory. The two Hill runs came on hits by Sack and John Welch. Stone was the victim of five runs in the fourth in- ning, as Nobles trounced Belmont, 8-2. Lew Good- man drove in the Hill runs with a first inning double. The starting team usually included Sack, Mike Morgan, Hanify, Downes, Stone, Alex Varkas, Goodman, Nick Wessell, and Roger Dulac. Leading substitutes included Welch, Bob Nickels, Bob Russo, Augie Meyer, and Dave Mechem. Dave Mills sparked the rally. Errors marred the Fathers-and-Sons Day game against Milton, as the visitors won, 7-4, in extra in- nings. Although the game was scheduled for seven innings, Milton scored three runs in the ninth to win. Carr collected two hits and scored two runs for Bel- mont. The Juniors lost their final contest to Rox- bury Latin, 3-2, although they led, 1-0, going into the final inning. 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