Groton School - Grotonian Yearbook (Groton, MA)

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THE GROTONIAN However Fmdmg hlmself mcreaslngly frustrated, he began to be 1t the Illlflio wxth h1s shoe This h wmg no v1s1b1e effect, he bec 1me exerc1sed and threw the spect ltox s 1nto ro 1rs oflaughter by cry mg hoarsely , Any body got 1 Stxl son wrench? Thereupon Pfael7er, unrufllled by fl1lSftO1'l1IT1D every day re quest, rushed from the room and qu1ckly returned w1th the deslred type of wrench from h1s bureau dr 1w er for emervency, slr -X th 1nlcfulN1r H 1wkes, now feellng hxmself to hold 1 conslderable 1dv1nt1ge over the rebelhous to1 let, selled the tool, located several v1t 11 loolclng spots 1nd proceeded to be l1bor them, l1SlI1i71t 15 1 sledffe hammer The next thmff the dox mltory s lW of Mr H IVR lces, 1fter the1n1t11l burst ofspray had settled w1s 1SlfTl1If so humor ous th If tlnrty boys stood or s If ln two 1nches of vs 1ter, helplessly llllglllflg, 18 thc level rose Thls st lrted the b 111 rollmcg, 1nd w 1th1n the next week not only were our Flld 1y popcorn nlffhts tempor1r1ly 1bol1shed, but sing songs were per m mently t mken 1w 1y because no one could sms, I m C lpt un lnlss lhe Form 1nvented several new games wh1ch enlxvened Brooks House cons1der1bly The most pl 1c1d of these was dlce baseball Demos br un chxld, 1n wh1ch small numbered paper squares were thrown to determlne the result ofe lch pitch Demos, B mng Gould Gardner 1nd Devens org 1n11ed 1 four te 1m 'XINCYIC ln Le ugue, whlle Auchlncloss, Bentley, Cud 1hy, 1nd qtudds formed the N 1t1on 11 I e lgue Few w1ll ever forget the fl1I'1ll1I1g I7 lllfllflg All bt 1r g lme whlch w 15 hn 1l1y won by the Natlon 111 e 1gue1n sp1te of the ques t1on 1ble dlce fl1lOW1IlQ' t 1ct1cs of Demos and Barmg Gould who had 1n un c 1nny lcn iclc for Qettmff almost 1mposs1ble combmatlons Athletlcally we h1d several st mdouts In the realm of footb 111 Furburn made the squ 1d 1nd the Second Club season wh1ch, after 11 slow st 1rt, the lN1on1dnoclcs ultlm 1te1yf won under the v1v1d and 1m1g1nat1ve tutelaffe ofMr V1 auvh reached 1 cllm 1X vs hen lVIonadnock Demos, hf1v1ngla1d 1 V1 achusett runner Hat on the ground wlth a smashlng tackle found hlmself face to f1ce w1th W achusett co 1ch Sheerln fur1ously drawlmg Ifyou do that agrun A111 m gonn 1 come out heah 1nd h1t you mahself Durmg the w1nter term, extra curr1cular act1v1t1es summoned many of us In debatmv, Hamlln succeeded ln persuadmg h1mse1fthat T1me w as the most 1mportant thing 1n the world, and Gund succeeded IH persuadmg Mr Sat terthwa1te to hold a debate on hxs own pet toplc Rcxvolued, That gamblmg 11701 , 1 1 1 1 Y. . . I . . . I ,, . ,, 1 u 1 K L 1 . ' 1 ' U 7 1 ' I L 1 Y K 7 A V 6 - ,, Y . . 7 I . , . - - C 1 r . 1 y cc l ,, 1 ' 1 1 L , ,N n A K L 1 L 1 1 1 1 - 2 ' ' 1 - ' y 1,1 1 - 1 1 T 1 '1 3 ' . ,S ' 11 f . 1 f' 1 1 1 1 ' 1 , 1 1 R 1 - 1 1 ' 1 '1 -1 ' 1 1: Q - ' 1 1 ' . 1' ' 1 - y . 1 1 x 1 , Y 1 11- 1 at s - ,, 1 - v 1 .s 'lv' x ,, 1 7 A c 1 - -1 L , . 1 1 1 1, s. ' U 1 '. . ' ' V1 L L I I 1 T I D L f l H NI' -' 'l' h' h f' o t1e orse 11 1111nes mt 11 stra1g t ace. '1 ' cr rx ' ' 1 L C . -1 1 1 ' U ' 1 H 7 1 ' C I L S , C - T S 1 L C 1 1 . 1 - , ,1 1 2 1 - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 c ' 1 1 , 1 . - - 1 1 f ' 1 1 ' 1 1 1 - 1 ' - ' 1 1 1 - f 1 - 1 1 g :J 1 . D 7 1 1 1 1 I 1 , 1 1 . 1 1 1 1 ,1 C 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 13 . 1 ' , ' ,' 1 1 K D L L L I l L I K , , , Z . , I . . . U . , 1 1 , 1 ,, 1 1 . ,, L I C u D . . . ,, . , 1

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THE GROTONIAN Thzrd Form Year THE f1ll of 1951 found the Form moving en masse mto Brooks House, sh1r1nU Mr S1tterthw11te s dormltory w1th the Fourth l'orm 1nd tot 1l ly oeeupymg th lf ofMr Hawkes, IH whleh we lmmedmtely dlseovered 1 most COHVCIIICHK retept1ele for all m1nner of unw 1nted thmgs, n1mely Gund s eub1ele Twelve h 1d been added to our ranks ZOL1ll1S, van Rogen, Drayton Know Embmeos , Ourusoll '1nd S1 1d1h jolned the lntern 1t1on 1l set though the l 1tter still el11ms he comes from Vermontl , Cud1hy 1nd Bentley, tl1e I 1l1e Forest twlns, lxendall from New York 1nd loyil New Fngl llld ers HIYTQIIISOII, Ives, D111 'md B 1lsewell Ives, though he is now 1lOy 11 Lllfllfill of Rhode Isl 1nd m 1de 1ll the Form 1 wltness to hrs previous Southern herlt lQC by hls numerous lmpissloned Confeder 1te fl lg w1v1ng eulomes of 1mes Oqlethm pe lhe loudly her llded S 1 1d 1h he should re 1lly h 1ve been 1 Slxth Former , but he w Ib only eleven Dlntrodueed hlmselfon the first d 1y by Cll1CI'2,f1I'lQ' from Mr H1wl1es l1vf1to1y w1th 1 dxsgusted expresslon 1nd lHHOLlYlC1l'lfT 1n l11s sxb1l1nt sty le to 1 bew1ldered form m1te, I sssee there me no b 1thtubs 'I h If lsss unfortun 1te s1neel'1m a b'1th1ng enthousl 1ssst Nor d1d Bentley lose IIIV time 111 Qlllllllil' I1OfOI'1Cfy, 1s he eowed the mort 1l 1nh1b1t1nts of Mr Slf tel thw ute s dorm by 1ppe 1r1ng not f1s 1 bmrd nor 1 pl me, but QLIIJICIQ Nl 111, defender of right llld JLISUCC, proteetol ofthe lnnotent 1nd gentr1l stourge of tl1e dormltory Durmu the I lIl Ierm the School w lS pl lgLlCCl wlth 111 epldemlt of powu l-11lLlI'C s,ITl my ofwhzeh, to o11r dellght e 1me dllflllg the evenlnffs On one such nlght e Ifly IH the y e11r we were lntrodueed to the new 'lI'lClIT1lI1y t 1lented Ll1s sles mister, Nlr Getty who whlled away the mlnutes ofd1rl1ness w1th 11117 COI1CCIt on the p11no1n the Brooks House sthoolroom much to the ple 1sure of the Form 1nd to the horror of the eonserv1t1ve Mr Nlthols Dunne mother oftheseoteurrentes,1n Mr H 1wkes do1m1tory Auehmtloss 1086 to the OLL1 51011 by I'lISlllI'lQ' lI1tO the study st 1rt1nU 1 fire 111 the Fnrepl ue whlth h ld been used IS 1 w 1steb lslxet for 1 full term md thereby ILIIILVIIIQ 1l'lfLIC'sfllU' 1nd lllumm lflllil' results But thls d1d not eomp1re with the m 1g111htcnt lesponse of the dol mltory to the Ure 1test erlsls of the ye 1r It 1ll beg 111 when 1 toxlet Ill the l1v1tory 1efused to flush Mr H1wkes, mldst sl1outs of entour ufement from '1n ever ffromng erowd brively offered b'1ttle to the stubborn m 1eh1ne I 169 K 1 . . , . . ., 1 D 1 1 1- 2 . c c I X r . 1 , C C C L S Y v 1 v 5 l 1 l C I C V .. ,I .. ,, . I. ' ,, , C CC L C L Q 1 1 ' 1 1 cr 1 Y 1 N ' as Y 1,1 ,1 1 , 1 - 1 H 3 ' 1,1 1 . ' 1 1 ' 1 '1 , 1 1 1 1 - 1 ' 1 1 1 1 -1 - 1 J1 3 e D , . 'I v 1 .I H . . Bl' I L L C I L 1 Lk 4 , M ,,. . . 1 1 I L K C L I I. - 'D . .1 7 . it Q 1 1 1 x L K ' C C C u S '. 1 ' ' ',-- 7' I . xx K I C C u K 1 1 - 1 1 1 : .11 - e - .r ' Y I ' ' I if Y' 'Nl 77 l rx 1 I l C , I, l Lil 1 ' 4 . x 1 3, ww 1 X 1 ,1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 e 1 ' 1 ' 1 ' 1 H , bt. .1 1 1 1 -1 1 - 11' 1 . , ' 1 ' 1 . 2 -X .1 , 25 1 ' 1 1 . ' . ' 1 e f , , I D x 4 -- , 1 , 2 . , . ,- 1 . , 1 1 , sl v N . S 1 I 1 A fw .w 1 1 1 , 1 U1 1 1 x Cul in in L ,C L V x bl . . 1 I x - . 1 - 1 ' ws, Q s s x 4 ' 1 I. 1 1 1 Y 1 D 1 1 . 1 1 1 C 'D 7 , C r L 2 u

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THE GROTONIAN should be legalwed Moreover, rn the pl1y Kzng Henry IV Part I, Cushmg turned rn one of the most real1st1c performances ever to gr 1ce the Groton st we by bemg knocked unconsclous m 1 fierce duel And 1 week before the pro ductlon oflcebound, the Concord play Cud1hy stepped 1n to take the p 1rt of an 11l1ng Ad1ms, not knowlng th1t the F1tes held in store for lllm 1 s1nf1ul1r but of per1p1te11 when, three ye1rs l1ter on the s unc oct 181011, he hlmsclf, strlcken wlth measles, would h 1ve to be repl1ced 1 smffle d 1y before the hrst perform1nce Scholasucally, there were sever1l cl1sses worthy of note Mr Sheerln s H1story course w IS 1 mlxture ofmarrtal advlee 1nd powerful prop uv 1nd 1 for the Greek l1ngu1ge Mr Sheerm felt so strongly about everyone s studymg Greek 1nd 1cqu1r1ng the Greek feelmg th1t one d1y he spent most of the cl1ss re 1d1ngselect1ons from some ofthe gre lf cl1ss1cs 1n G1 cek lf xfteen mm utes of thls proved too much for FIT1lllI'lCOS who took Germ 1n the next ye uj 1nd, unfortun 1tely for hlm, the moment when he chose to lJLlIStlI1tO hysterus w1s the moment ofMr Sheerm s1nsp1red rendxtlon of the blmdmff ofCEd1pus Most ofus m1n1ged to get through the trad1t1onal Hy g1ene course but at one partlcularly gory pomt 1n Mr Xh1CliCI'1S colorful lectures, there was 1 loud noise 1n the re 1r of the room 1nd Zoull1s lay ln 1 he 1p on the floor m 1 swoon The most memor 1ble course of 1ll however, w1s Mr XV lllffll s III A Ff'lgl1Sl'l Hwmg spent the sprmg term on the study of poetry, e1ch member of the cl1ss w 1S lnstructed to produce 1 poem of h1s own The result w1s the now f1mous Idxot s G 1rden of Verses Sp1ce does not permxt us to do justlce to thls gre'1t l1terary 1ch1evement, but two poems must be ment1oned R1nd s he1ted 1nvect1ve against 1ll would be rubbxsh spre1ders rn bC1L1tll'.Lll C111 form 1 C1 deeply ser1ous work whrch Mr W 1ugh pr11sed lnffhly IS effectrve s1t1re , 1nd Pratt s 1mmort1l poem 1bout the d1ffod1ls the l1st two lmes of whlch w1ll l1ve forever IU the memory of 111 who w1tnessed Nlr W uwh try so h1rd to keep 1 str11ght face as Pr1tt feelmgly xntoned rt to the cl 1ss So let s leave the dailies there, so mee, And let them mult1ply tW1CC thr1ce In t1me1t w1s dlscovered that the term 1n 1tS h1ppy 1nd 1 1refree m mner w1s l1lt1ng to a close Although no one m1de elther squ1d except Rd 1ms 1nd G1rdner, who coxed LX and B boats respectnely, sprmg 1thlet1cs h 1d the1r sh1re of CXC1tCmCnt, fe1tur1ng the duly after supper st1ckb1ll g 1mes 1nd the H711 ' . ,, . . . . . 1 , , 1 1 D 1 .1 ,1 - , 1 ' ' Z 1 1 1 1 1 1 ,D 1 2 . . , ss, 1' 1 ' -Q 1, 1 . 1 1 1. 1 ' - ' . - V . - , .' . ' . 1 1 1 ,O 1 1 1 . . . , 1 1 . . 1 1 ' 2 132 Z Y ' '. ' 1 1 . . 1 Y, , ' ' U , ' 1 1 , 1 1 1 . . . . ,. . . . . . if .1 V 1 1 1 1 1 . - 1. 1. 1 , C ' 1 . 1' , , ' , . ., . ' . , '.. 1 1 1 . . , . . . . . . . 1 . . D K C . . I Y . , . . . ,. , . 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 . . , . . '. '. 1 1 , 1 . 1 ,D 1 - ,1 1 . , ' ' 1 . . 1 1 . . ' . , '- 1 1 .- 1 1 1 1 . 1. KK ' x 1 n ' X ' 'Q 1 1 . 1 1 . . . . . , 1 1 . 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 - ., . . 7' . . i . 1 1 . 1 1 D 1 . , . I . ' Y . 1 1 1 1 1 , 1 1 . . . . , . x ,I 1 1 1 . 1 D 1 1 1 ' ' 1 1 2 KK n ' . . . ,, 1 , , . 1 , 1 1 1 1 5 1 .1 1 1 . 1 2 I 1 1 7 Z 1 1 1 2 ' - 1 1 2