Hopkins School - Per Annos Yearbook (New Haven, CT)

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ff' 'XQAXV' 5' AAAAAXVV' W 'AXWAXVVVW 34? - 69 Jlflemvrzcs of years Well spent. . . After struggling up the Hill on that September day in 1947 we the Class of 1953 first entered the hallowed halls of Hopkins 'is -1 timid and bevs ildered group of 84 First F ormers. Since we were so large '1 class we set a precedent when we had to be divided into two faculty adviser sections. That very year the Proctors, Club was established to promote qualities of leadership among members of Form III. Having been subjugated to the Hopkins usystemi' of unit slips, contracts, and Saturday sessions, the class was ready to distinguish itself the following year. The best remembered incident, unfortunately, was a plague of a previously unknown kidney disease, which put such famous initials as C.L.V. QCraig La Vinj, H. K. fHerschel Kaminskyl, and R.K.O. QRonald Ohslundl in a medical journal. During its final year in the junior School, the Class of '53 enjoyed the first junior School social affair, a Tea Dance sponsered by, the Senior Class. That yearis Parents' Night was the most impressive of the three experienced by the 44 fellows who made up the ,49-,50 Form III. Coordinating the many com- mittees for this event was a large, but not overwhelming task, in spite of the added responsibility of producing two plays, Circev and The Brink of Silencev. As master of ceremonies, Robert Ragaini bore the main burden of these duties. For its customary initiation, the junior Class of ,5O-,51l followed its chief scout and advisor, Mr. DeNoyon, to Camp Cedarcrest. The annual Day School Clash,', scheduled at Baldwin Hall, was executed without mishap, while the return dance at the other school was enjoyed by all. Herschel Kaminsky added to the glory of his class by winning ther school prize in the Time Current Affairs Test, he has succeeded in repeating this performance each year since that time. As their part in the Senior School Play Night, the juniors presented a one-act farce, The Still Alarmi' by George S. Kaufman. jim Crawford and Craig La Vin will be remembered for their roles as the two sophisticated men-about-town caught in a hotel fire, whilefjon Cohen as the cigar-smoking fire chief and his trusty aide Steve Reid, the iddling fireman, kept up the farcical pace of the play. Ted DeNoyon was on the job as the not-too-bright but diligent bellboy. With many members of the class shining on the athletic field, Bob Hitt, Kev Logan, jordan Pepper, and john Somerville were elected Captains of the base- ball, swimming, track, and tennis teams, respectively, for the coming year. When, in Middle Class year the present Student Council was organized, Ronnie Ohslund of our class was elected Secretary-Treasurer of the Council in an all-school vote, while we chose jim Shanley as our class representative. Other ballots resulted in the election of Bob Ragaini as President, Peter Donnelley as Vice-President, Bob Simeone as Secretary, and john Somerville as Treasurer. We sponsored two very successful dances-The Punkin Prom, a combination ballroom and squaredance affair, and the junior Prom of which Don Striby was Chairman. The first two members of our c ass to be admitted to the Cum Laude Society were Steve Reid and Ben VVooding. During the summer before our Senior year we were pleasantly surprised to learn that two of our classmates, jon Cohen and Steve Reid, competing on a national scale, had won Ford Foundation Scholarships, and therefore would enter Yale in the fall. Because only one other school in the whole country had produced two Ford winners, we felt doubly proud. September came, and at last we were Seniors, the leaders of the school. Robert Ragaini wielded the gavel at Student Council meetings. One of the first official acts of the Council was to appoint Donald Striby, whom we soon elected Presi- dent of our class, as chairman of the United Fund Drive. Bob Simeone, jordan Pepper, and Wayne Downey filled the other top positions, while Bob Norton and Dick Massey were chosen to head the Pantagraph staff. For the first time in its history the Razor appeared as a five-column newspaper under the leadership of Herschel Kaminsky, Craig La Vin, Harold Hochman, Dan Maffeo, and Ben Wooding. A Council-sponsored Halloween Party, for which jim Crawford was Chairman provided fun and amusement for the entire student body. After our football and V ff!! ffffaf Aff AAA ' V' Q vvw is 0 2 si P9 Q X X A X X X X X W X X X X X --'Q ov--fv Q f Af'!'fV'Af' ' X If X . Q C O X X , X X X X O 4 Q wnnfw fff'ff'ff4f'f