Brooks School - Bishop Yearbook (North Andover, MA)

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just before the final sprint, however, a crab in our boat brought the two crews even and Exeter crossed the line first with a lead of less than a deck length. In the third race, the Persian firsts, acting as a third crew, lost a good race to Exeter. The conditions for the regatta were perfect. While the season was not as successful as some had hoped it might be, still it was good fun and Mr. Holcombe turned out two very fast crews. In general, though lady luck might frown on such predictions, THE B1sHoP Ventures to forecast that next season may be a good one. FIRST CREW SECOND CREW Lee, R., Bow Danforth, Bow Merle-Smith, 2 Scott, 2 Hobbs, 3 MacNichol, .3 Thayer, CCapt.j, Slroke Grant, Stroke Pingree, Coxswoin Courtney, W., Coxsfwoin 27

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CREW HEN last year's graduation left only Hobbs and Thayer from the first two school crews, the prospects for this year's season seemed none too bright. Nevertheless, plenty of good, eager material turned up before the Easter vacation to work on the machines. The early spring gave the crews an open lake to row on when they returned from vacation, and they immediately went into shells without the preliminary barge work. For the first few weeks it was a case of shuffling crews around to get the fastest possible combinations in a boat, and after many difficult decisions the final boatings were chosen. In the second boat, Dave Grant, who had proved his worth the year before, was at stroke, Rover MacNichol, whose brawn and willingness made him desirable on any crew, was at three, Sid Scott, brought up from the Medes, was at two, and Danny Danforth took the traditional family seat at bow. In the first crew, Thayer and Hobbs, two fast-aging veterans, were at stroke and three respectively, while Dick Lee pulling a strong bow car, and Mike Merle-Smith at two, furnished the young blood in the boat. Our first race was on May 2, when the Brooks crews took on St. Mark's and Noble's at Southboro. In a very tight race over a M mile course, the St. Mark's seconds managed to defeat ours by a few feet, while in the first crew race our boat beat a powerful St. Mark's crew by three quarters of a length. Although they came in last in each race, the Noble's crews raced at a distinct disadvantage for, unlike us, they had been unable to bring their own shells and rowed in a strange boat which had to be re-rigged before each race. The following week, we crossed oars-so to speak-with Groton in a three- quarter mile classic on Lake Cochichewick. Because of a brisk wind and rough water at the start, the course was moved up to begin at the half and end in the cove. Being more accustomed to that kind of water, the Brooks crews won both races by a considerable margin. The following Friday we strapped our oars on a ski rack, and, with eyes glued to the gas gauge, drove down to St. George's in time to get some practice in their boats, which were both excellent. Saturday morning the race came off. The Brooks seconds, sprinting over the half mile, beat St. George's by about two lengths, our first boat, however, lost a most exciting race by several feet. The two crews were almost even all the way with St. George's putting in a Hnal sprint at the end. Even losing the race, however, could not spoil the good time given our crews by the school. Sickness made the week before the Exeter race rather interesting and when Exeter came down on the 23rd with three crews, MacNichol was still in the iniirmary with grippe. After a regrettable delay on the part of the Brooks seconds which kept the Exeter crew waiting in their boat, the race finally got under way. With Finley at bow and Danforth shifted to three our boat rowed well but was beaten by more than a length. In the first crew race, the Brooks boat, rowing a high stroke, picked up a length or so of open water. 26

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STATEMENT OF MISSIONARY SOCIETY 1 94 1- 42 Balance: ffune 1, 1941 S 303.00 Receipts: Chapel Service Collections S 635 51 Missionary Society Candy Store 2579.50 Bicycles Sold 84 00 Private Contributions 8 55 3307.56 53610.56 Payments: Milk to Needy Families S503 24 Chapel Expenses:- Flowers 85 25 Music 50 70 Cottas and Cassocks 52 53 Organ Repairs 31 13 Candles 14 20 N.E. Tel. and Tel. 1 05 Candy Store Expenses :- Candy 436 23 Ice Cream 840 60 Coca-Cola 308 88 Canada Dry 73 86 Hooker-Howe 62 08 Miscellaneous 10.36 Contributions:- St. Paul's Episcopal Church 225.00 Massachusetts Police Association 10.00 Community Chest, Inc. 20.00 Overseas Veterans 4.00 Lawrence St. Congregational Church 1 .00 Fellowship of Reconciliation 100.00 VVorld Student Service Fund 60.00 Russian War Relief 50 .00 Union Settlement 20.00 No. Bennet St. Industrial School 20.00 Lawrence Boys' Club 10.00 Convent of St. Anne 10.00 Loans 50.00 53050.11 Balance: ffune I, 1942 3560.45 Respectfully submitted, RICHARD G. ADAMS, 28 '42, President