Hoosac School - Owl Yearbook (Hoosick, NY)

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CHARLES FRANCIS PARK Soccer VI, Hockey VI, Tennis VI, Student Council VI, H Club, Riding Club VI, Choir VI, Yule Log Waite and solo VI. Chuck came here this year as a senior and has done quite a good job in both academics and sports. He was one of the best math students the school has ever known and was frequently on the Honor roll. One of his favorite sports, tennis, takes up a good bit of his time at home. Other times at home. Chuck is out bowhunting in the woods of New Jersey for anything that he can shoot. Although Chuck likes most things, he has an emphatic dislike for peg legs, Phillippi's playmates, bullies, term papers, tomato aspic, job period, and last but not least, his room. Even the slightest re- membrance of his room in the winter mornings with everything, including him, frozen solid to the floor, sends shivers up Chuck's spine. The things that he does like are girls, folk songs, cycles, cars, pizzas, cards, snoozing, and sports in general. The school will miss Chuck and Chuck will miss the school, but on the brighter side are his plans to go to Europe and Scandanavia this summer and then on to Muskingum College as a major in Elec- trical engineering. 27

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JOHN WILLIAM O'NEILL Soccer V, VI; Track V, VI; Steward V; Class Presi- dent IV, V, H Club; Yule Log Beefeater. John, our wild Irish rose, is a fantastic story teller; he truly posses the gift of gab by holding his audience in a trance with stories of Aldo's, Scottie's and certain secretaries. Next year, in the fall, John plans to attend the Dade College Campus at Miami, Florida. He wants to get his diploma from Dade and go to a flying school. He loves flying and wants to make it his career. His father flys for Eastern Airlines which gives John plenty of opportunity to gain valuable experience as a pilot. Among his pet peeves is Sargent's guitar play- ing and soccer practice. If someone dares to wake him up when he is sleeping one can usually hear his harsh reprimand echo through the corridor of upper Tibbits. In history class he usually emits a fonda la quatz or two which is his favorite saying. John has excelled in all fields in the three years he has been here. In the fall, one can see John running around in the soccer games, playing hard and with great agility to win for us time and time again. In the winter he keeps himself in shape for the coming track season by lifting weights. When the track season finally rolls around, John is in the best of condition and filled with spirit. There is no doubt that he is an all-around athlete. He has won the track trophy for the seven events he usually participates in. 26

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GEOFFREY HOGENSON PECK Soccer IV; Cross Country V, VI; Chess V, VI; Track IV, V, VI; Vestry V, VI; Rifle Club VI, Owlet V, Dramatics V, Yule Log Torchbearer and Page, Job Inspector. Jeff, our fine feathered friend, is one of Hoo- sac's most brilliant students. He can usually be found flying around the dorm or taking forty minute show- ers. Although Jeff hates the alarm clock, he usually gets up at six A.M. in time to turn it off and return to bed. Among other things that he detests are; snow in May, a loud radio, and math tests. One of his greatest dislikes here at Hoosac is Charlie's cats. When they wake him up at all hours of the night, Jeff says quite emphatically that he would like to boil them all in a pot of seething ear wax. Jeff, who lives in that great mid-west mafia city, Chicago, loves to sail, inspect and test old guns with his uncle, and read James Bond. He has also been a consistent member of the track team, running the mile, half mile and 440. Jeff is noted for writing long term papers and for being absolutely unaffected in tight and trying situations; he stays cool, calm, collected and icy blue. For the future, Jeff plans an attendence at the U. of Arizona to take pre-med courses. He wants to follow this up with a career as a psychiatrist. Jeff says he wants to be a head shrinker because he wonders why people are what they are. Jeff seeks a female bird of his own, small, fuzzy unkempt hair, especially on the chin, and dark black eyes. Actually, we don't know what we would do without Jeff. He is a conscientious student, a hard worker and a great asset to Hoosac School. 28