Governors Academy - Milestone Yearbook (Byfield, MA)

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T ll E M I L E S T O N E WHITE CALDWELL WATSON, JR. Hot Springs, Arkansas Sl1e's beautiful, and therefore to be wooed: Sl'ie's a woman, therefore to be won. Classical Course Entered School in '27 Preparing for University of Arkansas Football Team '27, '28 Basketball Team '28 Baseball Team '28, '29 Cove Scholarship '28 -iur.ior Prom Committee '28 Zncl Prize, Ambrose Prize Speaking '28 Dalton Hamor Baseball Prize '28 Manager School Store '29 Q fn J 1' fwfr' I I ,, l lv 'jf' 1 ll '1 Arkie Yes sah! Arkie is a real product from south of the M. Sz D. line where the girls are belles and the men are Democrats. Probably the hardest problem that Watson had to explain was the terrific flop suffered in his native land of the Al and Joe team of 1928. Arkie's greatest contribution to the school, outside of his general dis- play of Southern chivalry and courtesy, came through the medium of an educated arm. Although the cruel New England weather wrecked havoc on that awm at times, he was able to mow down opposing batsmen with regularity and put Dummer on top in many of its baseball games. Despite a couple of dawgs that also went Republican for the first time last fall, the Hot Springs gentleman flagged all prospective backfield men who essayed to circle his end on the gridiron in a decisive manner. There are times that occur in a life time that try the souls of men. Watson seemed to have two such daily happenings-far more than his share. As the storekeeper and vendor of sweets, the combination of purchasers with poor credit and a smoky lantern that caused much trouble in identifying these gate-crashers , caused a few wrinkles to fur- row the brain of this once handsome youthg and to try to argue with Mr. Prothero that he was equipped fully to pass a Physics course, much better adapted in fact than one Smith, was the other hurdle that daily confronted him and made him view life through a blue colored lens. But all's well that ends well, and we hope to hear of our Arkie going big in the University of Arkansas next fall. IZOI

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T H E M I L FI S T O N E THOMAS SIMPSON WALKER Boston, Mass. You are one of those that will not serve God, if the devil bids you. General Course Entered School in '25 Preparing for Massachusetts School of Art 2nd Team Football '26, '27 Football Team '28 Hockey Squad '29 Golf Squad '26, '27, '28, '29 Associate Editor of The Archon '29 Art Editor of the Milestone '29 if , , K ' J Tom - Tiny If Tom is not arrested for disturbing the peace with Gargantuan bel- lowsg if he is not hanged for attempted destruction of the White House: if he is not electrocuted for caricaturing some high dignitaryg if he is not burned at the stake for his atheistic doctrines-he will eventually achieve g1'eatness. Combine if you will the face and figure of Lincoln, tremendous bell- bottom trousers, a penchant for dirks, a monocle and side whiskersg add a tremendous pipeg and you have Thomas Walker in his native habitat. Astonishing, ain't it? It is. Tom Walker rooms with Bill Page. He roomed with the latter another year over Mr. Skerrye. We will draw a veil over the sufferings of the patient master. Time will heal all wounds. When Tom wasn't pressing his trousers by slamming his trunk down upon them as they lay prostrate and helpless on the floor, he was throwing knives at his bureau. When he was quiet and peaceful, Bill dragged the trunk around and around the room to get in condition for track. Tom has played footballg he has bent his long body double under the stern gaze of Mr. Peterson at gym classg he has strolled about the golf course muttering strange words to his ball and waving wildly from time to timeg but always, under all circumstances, he was planning caricatures or drawing them. His text-books served but one purpose to Tom-a legitimate field for cartoons. If he saves those books he will make a royal fortune sell- ing them to Dumnier Academy some years hence. Our one hope in this world is to see Tom trying to compress his six feet two into the upper berth on a Boston to Portland boat-and to hear his remarks about the Eastern Steamship Line at the same time. E191

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T H E M I L E S T O N E F l GEORGE GORDON LADDS Newburyport, Mass. Fools are my theme, let satire be my song. Classical Course Preparing for Harvard Entered School '24 Moody Kent Prize in Latin '25, '26 Moody Kent Prize in English '27 Newburyport Dummer Allies Scholar- ship '25, '26, '27, '28, '29 First Prize Milestone Short Story Con- test '27 2nd Prize, Ambrose Prize Speaking '27 lst Prize, Ambrose Prize Speaking '28 George 1 George Gordon Ladds is, like Tom Walker, one of those who lend color and atmosphere to the class of 1929. To be sure, and praise be, he does not lend the same color. George's scholarly habits and appearance are a con- stant puzzle to boys like Tom, Mex and Derb. They cannot understand for the life of them Why anyone can cherish such a passion for Latin as does George. Now one could scarcely call certain members of the class of 1929 aesthetes. We are not certain that George is-but his fondness for Horace and Pliny, his passion for old and decrepit books, indicates something very very foreign to the class in general. George is one reason why the class of 1929 can never be forgotten. If all others in the class have criminal tenden- cies, if every other member defies law and order, we feel sure that George Gordon Ladds will maintain the best traditions of the old school of real scholars. To be sure George has his weaknesses. They are part of his charm. He buries himself in book cataloguesg he spends money scandalously for musty first editions rescued from the ruins of Pompeii 3 he is invariably late to any and all school functions: and more than all these-he acquired a Ford, an ancient, anaemic, tubercular Ford which fitted into the scheme of things beautifully. George has since given the Ford up-but we feel sure that it is in his back yard where he can take Horace's latest story to read without fear of interruption. George will be a professor of Latin. Of that there can be no doubt. And he will be an anchor holding the present generation from slipping into the abyss of frivolity. 1211