Daycroft School - Milestone Yearbook (Greenwich, CT)

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EG: f-s E . D rxxx c-, Sf In I I Sie - --, .Hg . f 'Q , rage? 5 gb 5 THE SENIOR CLASS PROPI-IECY One d'1x 'Is I xx 'ts Ioolcmg through some photogmphs I c'1me 'lcross 1 picture of mx old cl'1 mates from the Class of 46 Deciding somexxhit dublously thqt old friends 'xre the het frlends I made up mx mmd to look them up Smce II xxas mornmg, mx fIrst stop xx as a neftrhx bretkfist nook I xx 'ts nonchxlqntlx munchmg mx usual hreilxfast of coco'1 and toast xxlth ytm Illmm xxonder xx here I got th1t h'1hltID xxhen a phrase of OI 'xlfm Rxxer sounded Iust1Ix from the kitchen 'Iote that dl h Irft thut trlx Wipe those glasses and put them '1xx1x' Somethmg about the tone struck a re ponsnxe chord, 'md determ med to dlscoxer xx ho the Icltchen lnrxtone xx 'ts I crept c'1ut1ousIx to the Itltchen door There I heheld mx old buddx 'Normfm F Hunter, tx r'mnxc'1Ilx stindmg m the mldst of sex en Ilttle robots singing 'md shoutmg orders, qs thex xxashed all the dlshes Recogmzmg me, he stopped hx Cahemj xxork 'md c1me oxer After exchingmg the usual Hoxx 1re yous 'md Its been a long times I 'lslced hlm hoxx he ended up back it dlshxx cashing At thl he loolxed dejected Vx ell he spud Vx hen I left school I xxent mto photographx xxlth 1 rel'1t1on of mlne Ixerxthmg xx 'ls hne except that xx henexet to the smk 'md uavh the trlx SI his xxent on 'md on and xxe lost so much monex on CIICIIIILIIS thxt I decided to stop kidding mxself 'ind go Incl: to dl hxx ashmg He hrlghtened up md thxt hug hro'xd crm spread 'lcross hrs f'1ce, bo here I 'un 'md crtclxmg lt le'1st txxo rxhs xxrth hrs unforgettwh e u x Bullx' e strode back to hx posmon of thorltx A I turncd to go he nl I Hs ron fs hrolxe mto 'xmhoree ones Qxorm just 1 little xhoxe the rest' p1nd mx checlx 'md xx1s soon on mx xx D c d xg to t Ice 1 sxl mx I xx ntoxxn rt xx ls x mxsfortune to Illlsfllxt' the exit for the entrmce I reilrzcd It too lxte 1nd Ind dcscended I ft xx steps xx hen the tram screeched to 1 stop and 'I thumlcrmg mass of 'trms md legs c une sxx1rll1lI1g toxx xrds mc rememher ls that hefore I could turn to flee I xx ts orced Ivxclx up thc turs mt pus mu lslc e 1 thc hordc dlspersed m 1Il dlrectnons regtmcd consciousness to find 1 collection of xxelrd docs IL mg mx Ice lu hmg thc togs lxxix I looked up mto the fice of I'1um Schlltters I grceted hcr md mxpluncd xx x he fount me 40 st I xx, X v 4 A x A9 x I 0 ' V N: .... J r - I 4 ' f , I ,I ' I c f ' 3 i f Qi . .. . Y, . . . , . . . S ., ' ,'- . . : ' . 's,' . z.'I I' Q ss s - 1 I' ' s - - -' v . . . . .D . . b . 1 - 5 ' 5 . ' D' ' : . ' ' 5 's ' , . Y ' k I I. , V yin In 15 f syn N - . . . . . . . . . ., ' 2 . '.: ' . 's ' ' . 7 , , I I'd till a tray with chemicals, I'd get I1 mad unsuppressihle desire to throxx' out the chemicals, dash ,. '. 1 '. ' ' . ' 5 J ' n' 1 : . - v 1 4 5 ' . . 4 1 I ' ' 5 . ' S: . I . I . ' z 1 ' ' : V . I B Ilg, j. h I ' 's ' nu ' S ' , Il I :Il If I If V - HJ J .vu ' - X I - I V 1 J I .' D' . '.J. I' xx':-'. e'I Ir :I z :mx to ' ' , ' '15 nr' -.AIII z - 'ggf ' zt' 's:'y: I :I-I:. l I 1' - J : ' ff l k' f fz '. ' s ' ' I fi z ' ' 1' .. . ' :I ' ' : :A - 'hp' s I n

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,Z THE SENIOR CLASS WILL VY hen IH the eourse of hum'1n exents If becomes neges 'trx for one people to ptrt xxxth those possessions thex hold dmr 1nd to bestoxx upon thelr deserxmg lnferlors suth grfts 1 thex deem sult 'thle a deeent respect for the opmxon of manklnd requires thtt thex should stite thelr lmmedmte rn tentlons rlherefore xxrth grutous benexolence xxe the Ll'lss of l946 of the Lrtx of Qtimford Lon necttcut belng of sound mlnd md memorx do m1l1e publl h 'md deelftre thus to be our last Wlll and Tesmment Don C1s1n'4xe bequeftth hr bl xxeeklx ytunts to X-exx 'Y orl1 to lxennx Xlirtln xxho xxrth 1 fexx more xexrs it Uxxcroft xxlll be qulte the mm ibout tc xn plus hl bexx of betutlful mudens tm Red Daxcrofts Hu1l1 FIND but not for long is tor those mignlhcent shoulders ind ttp rmff vxfusthne the onlx person xxorthx of them ls Donnx Hintuer Llllfi le1xes thlt mnoeent f'1u1l expression of hers to Bob Hrldt xx ho 'tfter 'tll didnt rc-'illx mem to do anxthmg, xx rong, Dollx C1s1n1xe bequeiths her grwceful xx 'ilk to Elltn Smillx, Ihe Sophnstlmted xllss Dax Croft of l949 plus a fexx dozen of her tmx hind punted Lhrlstmqs C'lltls to ohn Gunther W e g1u1r1ntee htm 1 big, proht Bxll Ch1pm'1n le1xes hrs IDYCYCSTIHQ' 1de1s on polltlcs to Shirley Nlirloxx IH order to help her reach a happx medxum exen though xxe hwte to surlhee those CXCIIIYIQ debites Deborah leaves her round s1ndxxl1hes to Sue 1nd Beth xx ho tre 'alxx 'txs el'1mormg1 for them ind her hugh Qs to Pegg Ymford xxlstfullx 'lmbttlous for reeognttxon of her talents Norm bequeaths hx dl h rug and toxx el to VVarren 1nd l1ck plus a bottle of lergens lotlon Crt s marxelous for dlsh pfm htnds l He fzlso leixes the clwnglng bells of tlme to Xlr Lroner to use xx hen exer she xx int to rung, the studx hall bell Alnson leaves her 'tou bet to Rod Larpenter xx ho xxxll start plaxmg the horses mx dux noxx Those 70s rn Phxslcs she gl1dlx passes on to Phll to blicken his reputitlon Faith bequcaths her supplx ot m1le to Iftt XI1u1l1 to match thit 1ttr'11tlxe red halr 1nd her ew tensrxe wardrobe to the thlrd floor THE LLLXSS OF 1946 VVxtness 'I he Facultx Q ust trx to hide somethlng, from them J 39 1 X 1 -1 A X x X Xe- N x X C ' ' 1 - - - ' - - -s . , .' -1 1 1 1, . 151 1 5 ' -. 1 I ' J ' ' 1 J f J rs U' 1' - , V ' f A 1 1' 1' 1k 1 ' 1 ' 1 . - 1 s- w , 1 1 , 1 1 11 D 1 1 , - . . . 1 . ,. , 1 1 1 , s , 1 1 1 1 S 1 . 11k1 1 ' 1 S S ' ' Q ' 1 1' 1 ' ' ' 1 1 ' ' 1 ' . 1 , . Y' ' 1 . 1 '. U ., , ' , ' 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 JN , 1 N 1 1 1 I ,h .. Y N . 1 . 1 K Q I 0 . 1 1 T . 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I., '1 , 1' 1g ' 'Y f I' 1 1 1 . N i. 1 . . , 1 1 1 . 1 1 1 . 11 1 1 1 1 1 ' 1 ' rl V 11x1 1 ' 1 T 1 11 1 ' 1' X1 1 1'1' Y . . 1 . s v . V . 1 1 1 ' f 1' 1 1.f 1 ' 1 1 ' ' ' ' 1 1 ' ' 1' . 1 f. ' 1 1'1 ' ' 1' 1 1 ' I 1 '1 'f ' 1 I . 1, - . . . . . ' ' 11 1 1 1 1 1. 7 . .g . . , 1 1 s S 1 1 x 1 A 1 . . 1 ' , -l - . . - ' . ' 1 ' , ' 1 . 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 5. 1 1 ' ' 1' -1 13 7 1k ' . 's 4' ' ' , .' 1' 1 1 . 1 1 1 1 . Q , . . . . . 1 11 1 1 .1 1 1 1 1 . ' 1 1 ' 1 ' 1, 1 s ' 1 ' 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 .- 1 w 1- . 1 1 J V 1 y l

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1n such 1 pos1t1on She :m1led sw eetl1 w11ed her h1nd 1nd 1 d How do vou lxke m1 dogs I looked 1bout me 11nd there beheld 111 sorts of dogs 111th the1r h11r cut curled s111rled 1nd exen so111e with up dos 1nd p1ge boys She sald th1t buslness 111s llour1sh1ng 1nd she counted some of the best do fs 1n town 'IITIOFIH her customers XY hen she looked 1t 1ne 111th 1 glenn ID her exe 1nd pulled 1 p11r of 5he1r5 from her p1cket I be1t 1 h1st1 retrezt I hopped 1 bu to Greenw 1ch X IIIIQC wl1ere IIN tousm Dolores his 1n 1p1rtment three H1 'ht up 'Ihe 1p1rtment was furmshed Xlltll p ople one long 1nd slender gentleman m1de a be1ut1ful Qtandmg l11np and others 1ll s1zes and sh1pes h1d been pres ed 1ntoser11ce as ruge d111ns cush1ons egg be1ters 1 to1st master 1nd exen 1 few tenter hook It111s pl11n to ee th1t Dolores and S11 WIIUFC D1l1 were hand IH gloxe, and fe1r1ng 1 future as a lllllp 111tch draped on 1 11ol1n I fled I bo1rded a litls bound for CCHITTI P1rk but 1 I was 1bout to slt down the bus lurched 1nd I w 1s thrown ne1tl1 1nto the h1t of 1 surpr1sed 10ung lad1 A I cl11nbed to the br11n 1nd peeked t rough the fe1thers I found th1t If w1s I' 11th ones 1eorg11 th1t to whom w1s H11 1 f IPUIUQICS U5 CQUllll3flUI'I1 restored I m1n1ged to f1nd out lIT'lllI the ro1r of the bus th1t he X11 wr1t1ng regul1rl1 for th1t popular m1g1L1ne The Clentlemnns Home Fblllflllllflll 1nd th1t he 1l re1d1 had 1 plax on Bro1d1v11 lfllqlzied Spun or Ihe fare n a foruflezrirozzs lrfmmrer I w 5 about to 1nq111re further when we 1rr1wed at 1111 strp 1nd w111ng 1 hurrnd goodbye I went 1nto the p1rk Some one h1d mounted 1 so1p box 1nd I stopped to l1sten The speaker iounded l1ke 1 LOXTll'5l n1t1on of Hue1 Long 1nd Sen1tor C,l1ghorn but lt turned out to be B1ll Lh1pman He r1nted 1nd rued 1bcut the be1ut1es of the south blond 1nd brunette m1gnol11s 1nd XICIHDIII After he stepped down I spoke to h1m 1nd found th1t 'llthllugll e1nplo1ed H1 h1 f1thers lumber busmess he used llls vacat1ons 1n th1s w 11, to tell the world 1bout the South He also 1a1d th1t he w1s th1nk1ng of runnmg for Senator 'Ihe word Sen1tor must h11e g11en h1m the urge for he strode b1ck to the box p 1shed a Lommumst off 1nd st1rted 1bout the fll0I'l0lls south 1g11n Feelmg the need of a l1ttle rugged CYCTCISC I m1naged to get 1nto 'XI1d1son Squ1re g1rden for hopmg to be p1ssed over as 1 1n1n1ger or sk1te Qh1rpener As soon 1s I s1t down I w1s 1o1ned by 1 fellow 1n 1 l1rge p1rk1 w1th the hood pulled up l gtthered th1t he 111s the colch for he g11e orders left 1nd r1ght 1nd gener1ll1 took ch1rge of thmgs I 1n1d1ert1ntl1 cheered when I xeter m'de a go1l N11 bench m1te turned and reg1rded me f1ercel1 from the d1rk recesses of h1 hood I thought Sure th1t he 1113 1bout to throw me off the bench when he threw b1ek h1 hood 'llltl sud W I11 e o' oo e 1111 oo ed 11f11n or lf w1 n 1 mm 1 1 u 1 nr tm not on 1 1 Qlfl ut Allson Preble' She told 1ne th1t she w 1s IOUTIHQI wlth the te1m 1nd h1d been undefe1ted for f11e 1e1rs Her father h11i become d1sgusted w1th the te1m 1nd h1d gone 1n for co1ch1ng t1ddl1 wlnk so he d Clded to tnke h1 pl1ce 1nd the1 htd been w1nn1ng exer s1nce Do sou l1ke1t I'1sliCtl You bet she 11d In Qe1rch of 1 coke I entered 'NIess1 Xloe s, w h1ch fe1tured Deblne Ihe Xlooch Qllfk 1 o Qpot slnger Ihe NIL w1s just 1nnoune1ng her next number Lhoo Lhoo Bab1 After e ong when the llghts went up I 111 th1t the bl ck s1t1n w1s dr1p1ng the m1keup CHl1lHLlflg 1n the XCFOHILI I Ike l111r droopln on none other tl1 ln our IJebb1e Lllrk She cune to 1111 tlble lm we h1d 1 re1l reun1on I'1n1ll1 I 1sked her wh1 IH the world she w 1s s1n1'1ng here She told me non ch1l1ntl1 1s exer th1t she w 1s just do1ng th1s 1s 1 s1de l1ne She s11d that she w1s wlth the 'XIetro pol1t1n Oper1 Qompim, 1nd c1me here three t1mfQ 1 week, just to keep 1n touch XXlYl'l the world It 11 lx gettlng ltte s0 we p1rted 1nd I n11de off for home YVhen I re1ched home I pulled out m1 kex 1nd 1 cl1pp1ng Huttered to the ground I doxe for 1t 1nd read Don LHNHHTXC IS the b1ggest thmg 1et to h1t Broadw 11 Be sure not to m1ss th1s 1ce, th1 prmce Don Lasan11e bo1 sopr1n0 find he onl1 th1rt1'I B1 George I thought theres 1 gu1 I havent Seen He w 1s 1n our cl1ss I r1n to hall the bus Qtopped short 1nd walked slowlx b1ck to the house, w1th 1 sheep1sh gr1n on m1 f1ce YVh1t 1 du1n1n1 I Ih1t 5 1ne Don L111n11e 41 . 1 1 . 1, , . - , 1 1 , 1 511 , . 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