Governors Academy - Milestone Yearbook (Byfield, MA)

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T H E M I L E S T O N E RICHARD HOSMER Sharon None but fools and knaves lay wagers -Anon. Classical Course lintered School in '26 Preparing for West Point fats Treasurer of Class of 1030, '28 Vice-President of Class of 1930, '29, '30 Tennis Team, '27, '28, '29, '30 Captain, '29, '30 Hockey Team, '28, '29, '30 Captain, '29, '30 Baseball Team, '28, '29, '30 Football Team, '20 Editor-in-Chief, The Archon, '30 Editor-in-Chief, The Milestone, '30 Sportsmanship Brotherhood, '30 Junior Prom Committee, '29 Morse Prize, Tennis, singles, '29 Milestone Dance Committee, '30 ffnicke All that Dick is doing now is grieving silently over the debacle of the Boston Bruins: getting up pools on the American League with Mr. Reagan, Mr. Jarvis. and Mr. Nash: running the Archon and the Milestoneg boosting his own batting average on the baseball team: being captain of the tennis teamg preparing for six or eight College Boards, and taking care of Mr. Nash through all manner of crises. Dick speaks of West Point. But we feel that he could not leave behind him the Braves and Red Sox, the Bruins, Sharon, the Cape, Chestnut Hill, Jack Sharkey. Gus Sonnenburg, and points south east. If he goes to West Point, he goes as good-will ambassador from New England, and especially Boston. There is no one so capable of expanding upon the glories of all things New Englandeespecially its beautiful girls. Wherever he goes, we know that Dick will be editor of all the college publications: play on all the teams, take all the coursesg bet on every competitiong and be voted the best natured, best looking, best sportsman, and worst guesser in the college. We want him to know that we love him. For when he owns some baseball teams, manages the Boston Garden, is editor of the Herald and the American, directs a rail- road or two, captains international sport teams, and belongs to all the Clubs we'd like to get into and can't-he'll be a wonderful friend to have. Best of luck, Dick! HI'll give you five to three. . . i231

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THE MILESTONE JOHN MARTIN CAPRON Annapolis, Maryland old ll head -Shakespeare Classical Course Entered School in '26 Preparing for Harvard Moody Kent Prize in History, 1927 Football, 1029 Tennis, 1930 Manager Hockey. '28 Associate Editor of the Archon, 1030 Associate Editor of the Milestone, 1030 Harvard Club Prize, 1020 Newburyport Chapter of Dummcr Allies Scholarship, 1020 john john is a genius. Aside from being pleasantly alliterative, that remark is essentially true. For proof we have only to point with pride and envy to three facts: 415 johns general appearance: 129 john never studies: 137 john gets astonishingly high marks. When we say that John never studies, we intend no reflection upon John. Not at all. We simply mean that john never seizes upon a book with a look of grim de- termination upon his face, opens viciously, clutches paper and pencil, wrinkles his brow, and goes to work. Never! Johns method is that of pure, undefiled genius. John drops wearily into his seat. He fumbles in his desk absently for a book. Withdrawing same, john holds it gently between thumb and forefinger and gazes off into space. When pressed for time, john lays the book flat on its back on the desk and manicures thoughtfully. His brain draws information from books just as the sun draws water- and with as little effort. We rise to repeat wtih emphasis and euphony-John is a genius. . It is only with that idea firmly impressed upon one's mind that john can be un- derstood. His general appearance. atmosphere, habits are all the result of that astonishing mental activity. His brain cannot help absorbing knowledge! If then he forgets to comb his hair. or tie his tie, or arrive on time, it is because his brain has so for oustripped his physical possibilities that he just gives up. john is going to Harvard. Obviously that is where he should go. That is where the atmosphere is most heavily saturated with learning. John needs only to stroll about from building to building, give his brain utter freedoom and let nature take its course. f'But I couldn't have made the Honor Roll this week. l22l I never knew so young Il body with so

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'I' H E M I L E S T O N E WILLARD SHIEPARD MARTIN Manchester, N. H. - A smile tlml lights the whole round world -Shelly lintcred School in 1929 Classical Course Preparing for University of Pennsylvania Football, '29 Baseball, '30 Sportsmanship Brotherhood, '30 Wee Willie Wee Willie is the class giante-both physically and scholastically. He has achieved a height ot' six feet four inchesg and the honor roll every week this year. Both achieve- ments are unparalleled in the history of Dummer Academy. Willie ambles about in his ponderous way from place to place, unhurried, always smiling, bent merely on achieving more nineties as quietly as possible. He heaves his bulk from room to room, happiest when he is on his way to the Chem Lab.-but happy anyway. Despite being the Commons proctor, his good humor has lasted admirably in the face of obvious difticulties. Together with Hessian and Capron, Willie has made history land Hydrogen Sul- phidej in the Chem. Lab. These three have done things which, with proper publicity, would have made them famous. But we gather that they shun publicity-which is probably wise. ' Willie had for some time the reputation of being immune to the wiles of the gentler sex. But there is about a story, a rumor, a mention of Willie and a rumble seat ..... We have yet to learn what manner of car it is into the rumble seat ot which Willie could stow his Gargantuan frame. And if he were finally collapsed into a rumble seat, where could the girl be? The eyes of many at Penn State will brighten when they observe Wee Willie roll- ing into the Campus. We know that he will achieve there the success that we wish for him. And if he achieves the success of which he is capable, we shall be very proud of him. Come on! Get your lights out, will ya? l?4l