Kent School - Kent Yearbook (Kent, CT)

Text from Pages 1 - 196 of the 1945 volume:

CaJ- c. ?TV H -T1 aV i i ! iV ' f ’•� K•yifiJluioffl' QQwk y p %i 1 a Ou i L T? V oi A.u ot K O 4 V cv s 0 ) ) KENT SCHOOL 1945 1945 Kent School Year Book Compiled and Published by THE CLASS OF 1945 Kent School, Kent, Connecticut In publishing this Year Book, the Class of 11)4.5 commemorates thirty-nine years of Kent and presents for posterity the annals of our Class. We take this opportunity to acknowledge a debt of thanks to Mr. Clifton K. Loomis for invaluable literary aid and to Mr. Randolph I . Titus for financial advice. We wish also to express our gratitude to Mr. Root and Mr. Scharmann of our printers, Mr. Gurwit of our engravers, and Mr. Simpson, our photographer. Throughout our years at Kent, and more especially during our Sixth Form year, we have come to know and appreciate Bill and all that he stands for. He has given unselfishly of his time and effort on behalf of the School, both on the athletic field and in the daily routine. Because of his kind, modest, and sincere friendship, his unfailing patience, and his unswerving loyalty to the ideals of Kent, we, the Class of 11)45, are proud to dedicate this Year Book to MANUEL DAVETT NADAL The Main Building The New Main Building {Proposed) THE REV. FREDERICK HERBERT SILL O.H.C., D.D., Litt.D., S.T.D. A.B., Columbia, 1894; Litt. D., Columbia, 1924; S.T.I)., General Theological Seminary, 1928; I).I)., Williams, 1931; Litt. I)., Rutgers, 1985. Graduated from General Theological Seminary, New York City, 1898. Ordained Deacon by Bishop H. L. Potter, May, 1898. Ordained Priest by Bishop II. L. Potter, May, 1899. Served on the staff of Mount Calvary Parish, Baltimore, until January 25, 1900, on which date he entered the Novitiate of the Order of the Holy Cross of Westminster, Md. Professed on May 3, 1902. Founded Kent in 1906. Headmaster, 1906-1941. Headmaster Emeritus. THE REV. WILLIAM SCOTT CHALMERS O.H.C., A.B., M.A. A.B., Princeton, 1929; M.A., Princeton, 1930. Graduated from General Theological Seminary, New York City, 1933. Ordained Deacon by Bishop Edward T. Helfenstein, May, 1933. Entered the Novitiate of the Order of the Holy Cross on July 1, 1933. Ordained Priest by Bishop Edward T. Helfenstein, December, 1933. Professed as a member of the Order of the Holy Cross on January 14, 1936. Appointed Acting Headmaster of Kent in April, 1940. Headmaster, 1941. Sacred Studies and Coach of Basketball. In making our last bow to Kent as undergraduates, we wish to express, as a form, our tribute to the man who created Kent and has lived his life for it, and to the man who carries on his work. To you. Pater, and to you, Father Bill, go our thanks, our backing, our admiration; and more than that, you have our love. We step forth, the first class to have gone completely through the School under the leadership of you, Father Bill. During this, our last year, we have come to know you better than ever before, and because of this, we confidently look forward to an even finer Kent under your continued guidance. Our life as students here is at an end; but not our life as part of the greater Kent. We will remain Kent boys at heart as long as we live. Forty-Five says goodbye, good luck, and carry on! THEODORE F. EVANS, A.B. Kent, 1915 Assistant Headmaster, Latin Coach of Junior Football and Baseball and Form Hockey Teams A.B., Trinity, 1919 Joined the Kent Faculty in 1919 MANUEL I). NADAL Kent, 1917 Assistant Headmaster, History Coach of Football, Hockey, and Baseball Joined the Kent Faculty in 1919 °'lr towards Hill have � een ma le known � ii the dedication of this hook, we need -say no more, V ut to I Inole Feel we wish to express our deepest thanks for liis untiring efforts ivi our heluilf. I ur- in r our years here lie has handled our scholastic . • with kinclnesr problems •• .......... clerst aiulinK He _ — - - • r cause ami u 11 cir i 5tauuau0« - of nil he Has clone fo both as counselor an- us coach, he is a part of Ken that we will always tlmt we memlier. Ilumpo Cliff Pop I cac C P The chief of the Kent faculty, by virtue of seniority, is “Cap” Harrington. He came here about a quarter of a century ago, bringing with him a rare sense of humor and a rare German accent to be used when rendering “The Night Before Christmas”. When we send our sons to Kent, we shall expect “Cap” to give them “regulation stinkeroos”, “und also” to keep them informed of the latest developments down at his “booby hatch”. “I)eac” Ander’s classroom is on the top floor of the Auditorium, but many fellows who are not mathematically inclined have found out that it is no seventh heaven when Deac’s ire is aroused. Most of the time, however, he exhibits a most profound patience with us as he tries to put over the fundamentals of Physics or Solid with a sly whistle, a “Watch it Kent”, and a “Don't you dare go to sleep now.” Docs he think we’re fools enough to go to sleep and miss the show? The human joke book is Ilumpo. Mr. Humphreys’ primary reason for being at Kent is to tench Latin, and, secondly, to create Inughter by making puns, jokes, and what-hnve-you. In the former, he is a pronounced success; in the latter, there is some doubt as to whether he achieves his goal, although he surely rates an “E” for effort. “By cracky,” we can’t imagine a much better series of classes than those offered us by Cliff Loomis. “Yes, sir, by golly,” that man has put wisdom and thought into his teaching, so that after a year of it, we feel that we’re all set to run a Vermont farm or live in Medina, Ohio. Cliff has offered us a broad outlook on life, full of depth and meaning, but woe unto that boy in his class who fails to indent. Sing Goddest, the trrath of “The J oom . i “Pop Woods is a member of the clergy; and a lucky thing it is too. Many a time he has determined to speak his mind, only to be restrained by the fact that he wears the clerical collar. Nevertheless, he has minced no words when it came to descriptions of our form, though we hope there was a hidden twinkle in his eye. “Two-Gun” Tirrell, French and German teacher extraordinary, rules his classes with a good sense of humor and a strong right arm. His twinkling eyes and deep voice are a part of Kent that we will long remember, along with his abhorrence of a dirty floor and lateness. Here is a master who offers laughter and commando training in the classroom. Two-Gun 1945 YEAR BOOK SUPPLEMENT 1945 Spring Sports The 1945 Crew season was one of the most successful since the sport was inaugurated at Kent. Led by Captain Johnny Worthington, the First Crew was undefeated against the three prep school eights which it rowed. Defeat came only from South Kent in fours and from Harvard and M.I.T. in eights. Hut for the war, this crew almost certainly would have been good Henley material. Hopes for a good year were only average in the early days of spring. Captain Worthington was the only letterman returning from last year’s crew. Since there was no Second Crew last year, the potential First Crew had to be culled from veterans of last year’s form boats. Coach Hotter worth named a first eight on the basis of two weeks’ work on the machines in the basement of the Main Huilding, and this line-up was seldom changed. Art Nilsson rowed stroke and was followed in order by Harnwell, Iglehart, Seymour, Whiteford, Captain Worthington, Esmond, and Wickwirc. As the first contest was to be in fours against South Kent, a practice run was held the day before the race. The bow four, stroked by Esmond, was the winner, and thus entitled to race South Kent’s First Crew, while the stern four was scheduled to row against South Kent’s Second four. On the day of the race there was a light rain falling. In the first race the Kent stern four held their opponents even for twenty strokes, but South Kent soon pulled away to a lead of a length and three-quarters. The Blue and Gray shell put on two drives near the finish that cut their opponents’ lead to a few feet over a length. '1’hc winners’ time was .‘1:08 and the losers’ eight seconds slower. In the second race the South Kent four jumped into an early lead but was not ahead hv more than a quarter of a length until the half when they led by a length and a half. Again the Kent Crew shortened the lead, this time to an even length. South Kent’s time was 8:06, Kent’s 8:12. On Saturday, April 28, Kent was entered in a three-corned race with the Harvard and M.I.T. Third Varsities on the Charles River in Boston. For the only time this year the First shell raced over the Henley course of a mile and five-sixteenths. The race was probably the most exciting of the year. At the start. Harvard jumped into the lead, followed by Kent and M.I.T. in that order. From then on it was nip and tuck, the lead changing hands several times. Kent never gained the lead, but they were in second place most of the time. Near the end, however, Harvard and Tech put on sprints which the Blue and Gray could not match. M.I.T. and the Crimson were very close at the finish, the former winning by only six feet, with Kent a scant half-length behind. The time of the race was 7:27. Harvard covered the distance in 7:27.5, and Kent in 7:30. Playing host to two Shrewsbury crews on the Housatonic, the Kent First and Second boats swept to easy victories. The Second Crew was held even until the quarter when they began to pull away slowly but surely until they had a two-length margin at the finish. The First Crew had a much easier race, leading all the way to win by five lengths. The First Crew’s time was 5:08; Shrewsbury’s 5:82. The following Thursday the Second Crew traveled to Salisbury to race in fours. ’I'lie Kent crews both lost by three lengths to their opponents. The stern four field their opponents even until the half, but the how four was behind all the way. The return raee with South Kent was held in eights at Kent. With Whitelaw in the number four position in place of Esmond ,thc lllue and Gray jumped off to a quarter-length lead which they held until the three-quarter mark despite several sprints by South Kent. Then the smoothrowing Kent eight sprinted until they gained a one-length lead as they crossed the finish line. Kent's time was 1:55 and their opponents in 4:59. On May 19, the final day of the crew season, the Second Crew raced Salisbury in eights while the First Crew was pitted against Browne and Nichols. Salisbury jumped into an early lead at the start but Kent whittled this down to nothing and flic two crews matched stroke for stroke until the three-quarters when Salisbury pulled away again to win in 4:32, break- ing the official course record. Kent’s time was 4:35. Flic First Crew got the jump on their opponents and held a one-length lead until near the end of the race, when they put on a determined sprint which added another length to their lead at the finish. The course record was broken again, as the Blue and Gray shell covered the distance in 1:29. Browne and Nichols's time was 1:36. In the annual form regatta the Fourth Form won, bv virtue of a five-foot victory over the Third Form, in the exceptionally good time of 1:55. At the annual picnic on the Monday after tin season’s finale, lettermen met and chose Esmond and Wick wire co-captains for next year. Captain Worthington, Barnwell. Iglehart, Seymour, Nilsson, Whitcford. Esmond, Wick wire, Wheeler, Whitelaw. James, Bullard, Fox, Malloeh and Mercanton received letters, while Huffman, Wall, Biddle and Chapman were awarded K’s with crossed oar. THE FIRST CREW Chairman Mercanton, Wickwire, Whitcford. Captain Worthington, Whitelaw. Seymour, Iglehart, Barnwell, Nilsson, Coach Butterworth Kneeling: Coxswain Westerlund THK SEASON'S RECORD South Kent one length ahead of Kent bow four. Time 3 :0( . South Kent Seconds one length alietd of Kent stern four. M.I.T. six feet ahead of Harvard: Harvard half a length ahead of Kent. Time 7:27. Kent First Crew five lengths ahead of Shrewsbury. Time 5:08. Kent Second Crew two lengths ahead of Shrewsbury Second Crew. Time 5:28. Salisbury First Crew three lengths ahead of Kent Second Crew bow four. Time 2:55. Salisbury Second Crew three lengths ahead of Kent Second Crew stern four. Time 8:01. Kent First Crew one length ahead of South Kent. Time 1:55. Salisbury First Crew half a length ahead of Kent Second Crew. Time 4:32. Kent First Crew two lengths ahead of Browne and Nichols First Crew. Time 4.29. (New course record.) Coach Bill Nadal may well be proud of his 1945 Baseball Team. Faced with an imposing schedule of thirteen games, they established an outstanding record by winning nine games while dropping two. Two contests were called on account of inclement weather. Guy Newland was the team’s outstanding pitcher, winning six and losing one. Prospects were bright at the beginning of the season. Returning lettermen from last year were Captain Dave Nadal, Guy Newland , Jack Fearing, and Mickey Morchcad. Altliougli Morchcad went into the armed services before tlie beginning of the season, replacements from last year’s Second Team seemed more than adequate, because of an early spring, the team was able to begin practice well before the end of March. Although a pre-season game was lost to New Milford, this contest sharpened the squad for the opening game against South Kent. The season's opener fulfilled the hopes of the team, as they rolled up a 9-4 victory over South Kent. Guy Xcwland pitched the whole game, being deprived of a shut-out by unearned runs in the last two innings. On Saturday, the twenty-first, the team beat Gunnery in a game which was called after five innings because of rain. Newland pitched a no-hitter, the one Gunnery run being scored on an error in the first inning. Al Poole singled home the two winning runs in the fourth. The Loomis game was rained out, but on the following Saturday the team tri- umphed over Berkshire 1-0 in the first game on the road. Newland allowed three uts and struck out nine opponents. In the return game, with South Kent, the ?cam finally found its batting eye, and routed its opponent by a score of 26-9. Dick Death' and Boss Newland led the attack with four hits apiece. Twenty-three hits and eleven errors by the losers contributed to the debacle. The last inning saw Kent push eight runs across the plate. The Blue and Gray’s streak reached five games as Newland again beat Berkshire, this time by 5-1. Nadal's single in the fifth drove in the winning runs. The outstanding fielding play of tin year was made when Cook of Berkshire was cut down at the plate after attempting to make a home run out of a tremendous blast past the flag-pole. Hotchkiss became the sixth straight victim of the team as the Blue and Gray won bv (i-.'f at Lakeville. Thirteen hits were collected from two Hotchkiss pitchers THE FIRST BASEBALL SQUAD Hack Row: Coach Gilliam, Manager Ntewbery, Myers, Tooker, Magnan, Chairman Gallup, Coach Nadal Front Row: Lambert, 0. Newland, Poole. Dcatly, Captain Nadal, Fearing, Miller, R. Newlancl, Cogan double which scored two runs. The losers scored in the seventh on a two-base error. • The final game away from home resulted in ancasy victory over Gunnery by a score of 10-0. Jack Miller pitched seven innings, and Dick Deatlv two, limiting the losers to eight hits. Poole led the attack with three hits. The closing game of the season on May 23 resulted in another victory over Hotchkiss by a score of 1 2-3. I)iek Deatlv and Kingman Lambert smashed home runs to lead the attack, while Dave Nadal had little trouble in setting the losers down. 'Fhe Second Team had a six-game schedule, winning two and tying one out of the games played. Victories were scored over the Hotchkiss Seconds and Forman, while the tic was gained with Regional High. while Newland hurled a five-hit game. Leading the Kent attack were Dick Drat-ly, with five hits, and Jack Fearing, with a home run and a single. On May 1 2. the team suffered its first defeat of the year when a superior West Point team triumphed by a score of 13-2. The Plebes blasted three Kent pitchers, as Nadal failed to finish his first start. A two-run rally in the ninth aided by Na-dal’s triple saved Kent from a shut-out. In the annual game with Taft, Fliess out-pitched Newland to gain a 4-1 victory. Kent assumed a 1-0 lead in the sixth, but a four-run spurt in the seventh clinched the game for Taft. The next day Nadal was outstanding as he pitched and batted the team to a 3-2 win over the Pawling Rehabilitation Center. The pitcher won his own ball game in the sixth with a long At the annual picnic Jack Fearing was elected as successor to Dave Nadal. Letters were awarded to Captain Nadal, J. B. Fearing, G. Xewland, R. Ncwland. Deatlv, Tookcr, Miller, Poole, Cogan, Lambert, Magnan, Blaxill, Adams, while Myers, Newbery, and Captain Cady of the Second Team received their numerals. 'Phe batting trophy was awarded to Jack Fearing, who compiled an average of .801. THE SEi SON S RECORD Kent 9 South Kent 4 Kent 2 Gunnerv 1 Kent 4 Berkshire 0 Kent 26 South Kent 9 Kent 5 Berkshire 1 Kent 6 Hotchkiss 3 Kent 2 West Point 13 Kent . 1 Taft 4 Kent 3 Pawling 2 Kent 10 Gunnerv 0 Kent 12 Hotchkiss •� On looking at the record of the 1945 Tennis Team, it would seem that the season had only been mediocre. Out of the nine matches played, four were won. However, two outstanding feats were accomplished by this team. First. Captain Brud Humphreys climaxed a brilliant record at Kent by going through nine singles matches undefeated. Second, for the first time in twenty-one years, Choate met defeat at the hands of a Kent tennis team. Hopes for a good record were rather low at the beginning of the season. Of the two lettermen expected to return, only Captain Humphreys remained, as Jim Griffin had gone into the service in February. Green and Doornail had won their numerals last year, but the rest of the squad was made up of members of last year's second team. Fortunately the courts were ready in record time, so that by April 7 the team was having its first practice sessions. The first six for the Cheshire match on April 21 were Humphreys. Green, Gusliee, Dooman. Allison and Rankin. Cheshire did not provide too much opposition for the Blue and Gray, bowing bv a score of 5-1. Rain prevented the playing of the doubles and the finishing of two singles matches, both of which were split. Humphreys, Gusliee, Allison, and Rankin won their singles. 'I’lie team suffered its first defeat when it lost to Taft on an exceptionally windy day at Watertown. 6-3. Humphreys and Green were the lone singles victors, both triumphing in straight sets. Humphreys and Looram won a hard-fought doubles match from Phcnix and Govin 8-6, 5-7. 6-2, for Kent’s only other victory. Loomis inflicted the only defeat at home on the team by winning 6-3. C aptain Humphreys continued his undefeated record by whipping Barnes 6-2, 6-3. Loo-ram, who had been moved up to No. 4, lost a close three-set match. Rankin was the only other singles victor, and Humphrey and Ix oram racked up another win in doubles. The return match with Taft on Fathers’ Weekend showed a great improvement in the team, as they whipped their opponents !)-(). In the singles only Green was forced to three sets. Loo ram, now at No. 3, was especially brilliant in his victory over Captain Geupel of Taft 6-2, 6-1. In the doubles Humphreys and Looram were at peak form in their return match with Phc-nix and Govin. winning 6-2, 6-1. The other two doubles matches were won in straight sets by Rowe and Donahue at No. 2 and Slocum and Skinner at No. 3. The next match was at Lakeville and resulted in a 7-2 victory for Hotchkiss over the Blue and Gray. Humphreys won his fifth straight victory, this time whipping an old rival, Bonnie. Once more Rankin was the only other victor in singles and in the doubles Kent was shut out for the first time. The West Point trip on May 12 resulted in the worst defeat of the year for the team. The score was 7 —lL Humphreys was outstanding as usual, although he was extended to three sets for the first and only time during the year. Gushee was the only loser to win a set in singles. In the doubles, Gushee and Rankin were tied at 6-all against two Plebes when darkness intervened. Snapping back from the West Point THE FIRST TENNIS TEAM Back Row: Manager Reynolds, Rowe, Donahue, Coach Humphreys, Allison. Slocum. Manager Coombs Front Row: Looram, Rankin, Gushee, Captain Humphreys, Green, Dooman, Skinner r defeat, tile Blue and Gray accomplished no mean feat when they downed Choate for the first time since 1924. The win was easier than the score indicates, for substitute teams were used in all the doubles matches. Captain Humphreys sparkled in his 7-5, 7-5 triumph over Captain Kempner of Choate. All the other singles matches were won in straight sets except for Rankin's, where the Kent man lost a close three-set contest. The return match with Loomis at Windsor again ended in a loss to the undefeated Loomis team. Humphreys again beat Barnes, and Rankin was once more triumphant in singles. In the doubles Kent showed great improvement, as Humphreys and Looram defeated Barnes and Wilde, and Green and Skinner gained a tie from Shepard and Monger. The Kent pair were ahead in the second set 15-11 when rain forced them to stop. The final match of the season resulted in a victory over Hotchkiss by a score of 5A—3.]. Humphreys, Doornail, Rankin, and Skinner won their singles matches, while Humphreys and Looram defeated Bonnie and Shepard in a hard three-set match. Green and Skinner again tied their opponents as darkness intervened in the third set of their match. The Second Team was undefeated in three matches, defeating South Kent twice and Canterbury once. At the annual picnic at Leonard's Pond, Coach Humphreys awarded TKTs to Green, Gushee, Looram, Dooman, Rankin, Skinner, Allison, Reynolds, and Santee. Captain Humphreys received a K. and Gushee was elected captain for next year. Slocum. Donahue, and Captain Rowe of the Second Team received their numerals. With Gushee. Skinner and Allison as returning lettermen and with most of the Second Team coming back, tennis should have a successful season next year. THE SEASON’S RECORD Kent 5 Cheshire 1 Kent 3 Taft 6 Kent 3 Loomis 6 Kent 9 Taft 0 Kent 2 Hotchkiss 7 Kent H West Point Kent 5 Choate 4 Kent 34 Loomis 5A Kent 5A Hotchkiss 34 CAPTAINS WORTHINGTON, NADAL and HUMPHREYS The Class History Continued Those who have read the History of the Class of 1945 in the regular Year Book found that it came to its own natural conclusion. That conclusion was, however, a little premature, as it was written at the end of Fall Term in order to reach the printer on time; consequently, a good part of our Sixth Form year has not been recorded for posterity. In this pamphlet—and particularly in merits. The winter season was much enjoyed by the Sixth Form Hockey Team. To sav that it was not one crowned with glory is definitely an understatement; but to say that none of the team members had any fun would be downright heresy. For, to use a trite and familiar expression, a good time was had bv all—whether it was George Cady running into the sideboards, Jim Griffin sitting down on the HARRY ALLISON' ATNT FLO this supplement to the History—we are trying to set the situation aright. Our main purpose here, of course, is to set down a number of anecdotes that have gone to make up our final two terms as well as to make a few parenthetical com- ice as his only means of coming to a stop, or Ishbel Green attempting to step (note that the word, skate, is not used) towards center ice from his position at defense to give his own contribution to the proceedings. The record of games won and lost seems to have been mislaid in the shuttle and cannot be here set down, but posterity will not greatly suffer. Then there were, of course, the extracurricular activities. The Public Speaking Society at last arranged a debate with South Kent on whether the government should take over American radio. We prepared two teams, one to debate here and the other to go visiting with Sam Bartlett and associates. While one Kent group came out Victorious, the other lost, and our batting average for the year was thus .500. Winter Term essays were given out individually bv Mr. Loomis, ami various fellows came out with surprisingly appropriate topics. For instance. Art Nilsson labored over “The Wonderful Adventures of Arthur Nilsson;” John Gallup gave an “Hurrah For Bridgeport;” and Jim Griffin expounded on “The Negro Problem.” THE SIXTH FORM Back Row: Nadal, Slocum. Hale, Cady, Fearing, Deatly Fourth Row: Seymour, Green, James, Loomis, Robinette, Blaxiil, Worthington Third Row: Rogers, Thomas, Coolidge, Turner, Merc ant on, Bunzel, Dooman, Carney Second Row: Santee, Reynolds, Hall. Humphreys, McMahon, Poole. Tirrell First Row: Crane, Rankin, Allison, Von Glalm, Baldwin, Wheeler, Iglehart Finally, 'Fool Turner was given “Sweaters,” a reflection on dirt's liking for Tool’s namesake, Lana; while Minsky Burland, with shaking pen, warned, “Lo, the Gentle Grafter.” The greatest event in Spring Term was, of course, our stepping down from the stage and giving way to the Fifth Form. At this point in the game, none of us were particularly loath to give up our responsibilities. We looked forward, in fact, to spending our last weeks at Kent in comparative leisure. Sixth Formers were represented on all teams, and those out for crew who obtained a position on neither the first nor second boat found themselves on the famed “Gentlemen's Eight ’ There were those who claimed that this shell was a close rival to tlic Second Seconds when it came to bad rowing, but its members were everyday confident of doing better “tomorrow. In fact, on the very last day of crew, Sam Male was heard saying to Jim Allison: Gee, if we just keep this up for a while, we ought to lx all right after a while. We lost eight fellows to the armed forecs in the course of Spring Term. Bill Collins, Jim Griffin and the Micks—Black and Morehcad—pulled out first. Next went Class President Tool Turner and Harold Santee; then Harry Allison's little brother, Jim, bade us farewell; and finally Joe Fearing left Kent behind him. This Prize Day marks not only the finish of our own Kent life, but also rounds out Miss Sill's. She has just spent her final year here, and her departure leaves a definite place unfilled in the Kent family. As hostess extraordinary, she has endeared herself to us all by her hospitality, unselfishness, and friendship, and, when we think of Kent we shall also think of “Aunt Flo.” We only wish that, when we come back, we could still find her in her apartment, ready to put down her Browning and greet us with a cheerful smile, and a hearty “Come in! “Aunt Flo” thus graduates with us, and we think she too, deserves a diploma for a job well done. We welcome her proudly as a stalwart and outstanding member of tIn-Class of 1945. As we have expressed our gratitude and loyalty to Pater, Chief, and the Faculty in the Year Book itself, any further expressions of thanks would only lx repetitious. Suffice it to sav that we look forward to being Alumni, to coming back across the Bridge, to taking up our acquaintances where we left them, and to learning for certain that we still arc and will forever remain an important part c . the Kent Family. WE HAVE WAITED UNTIL THE LAST POSSIBLE MOMENT SO THAT WE CAN HONOR ALL OF THE ALUMNI WHO HAVE GIVEN THEIR LIVES FOR OUR COUNTRY 1921 Frederick Howden Wallace Trapnell 1927 David Harmon 1932 Orson Hammond Dunstan Perkins H. Melvin Young 1933 Andrew Lawson-Tancred 1984 Lindgrcn Bancroft 1935 Alton T. Greeley 1986 William C. Coleman, Jr. Jesse A. Davis R. Mulford Jordan, Jr. 1937 Auville Eager F. Homer Tate 1938 William Aycrigg William Briggs II. Victor Crawford William Jackson 1939 John Bergamini, Jr. Harold Connctt, Jr. William Schmidt, Jr. Theodore Sterling, Jr. Augustus Van Cortland, 3rd 1940 Gardner Anstice Norman G. Conze Sandwith Drinker William R. Kustis 1941 John Dry den Adrian Tapseott 1944 Robert I. Pogue MA Y THEY REST IN PEACE CHARLES P. HARRINGTON, JR., A.M. French, Spanish A.B., Harvard, 1910; A.M., Louisiana State University, 1911 Joined the Kent Faculty in 1918 FRANK V. ANDERS, A.M. M at hematics. Physics A.B., St. Stephen’s, 1918; A.M., St. Stephen’s, 1922 Joined the Kent Faculty in 1919 JAMES P. HUMPHREYS, A.B. Latin, Greek Coach of Tennis, Assistant Coach of Football A.B., Williams, 1919 Joined the Kent Faculty in 1920 CLIFTON K. LOOMIS, Ph.B. English Ph.B., Kenyon, 1919 Joined the Kent Faculty in 1923 THE REV. WILLIAM C. WOODS, Ph.D. Chemistry, Biology, and General Science A.B., Wesleyan University, 1913; Ph.D., Cornell University, 1917 Joined the Kent Faculty in 1924 DAVID A. TIRRELL, A.B. French, German Assistant Coach of Football and Hockey A.B., Harvard, 1918 Joined the Kent Faculty in 1926 Mr. Tirrell Fr. Wood Mr. Harrington Mr. Anders Mr. Humphreys Mr. Loomis Gilly Willie Tiny Smoky Chesty “Tiny” Baker is for I he most part a French teacher, but a great deal of his time is devoted to the Dramatic Society. In our time he has produced a myriad of good plays, and it is for these that we remember him best. His minute exactness and heavy Back Bay accent are as famous as the Kent “hotbread”. Most of us have come to know “Willie” Worthington quite well on the football field, the river, or in his classroom and to appreciate all that he does for Kent. Besides all this, he manages to find time to run the library and conduct the Time Test. In the winter he gets his exercise from a broom handle which he wields ominously in all of his classes. The Allied Forces may continue to advance in the Pacific, but “Gil s hairline is in constant retreat. Mr. Gilliam's activities, however, are not confined to worrying about his scalp. Besides teaching Modern History, he directs the Glee Club, and it is “Gil’s dry wit and friendly cynicism that keeps it going as well as it does. “Smoky Smith is a man of few words and a misleading manner. Rarely does he reveal his inner self, but we have come to realize that he possesses a sly wit ami a kindly nature whenever we have been fortunate enough to meet him coaching football, basketball, or baseball. We will not soon forget his serious classroom manner and his, “now get this, you guys . “Chesty” Chadwick taught us the “A B C’s of grammar during our fifth form year and drummed various things into us until we understood them with “utter clarity . We remember especially his teas, the friendly smile that is omnipresent, and his unusual chuckle. The Daniel Boone of Kent is “Oily But-But Butterworth. His interests are many and varied. Besides teaching Latin and English, he has done a wonderful job of coaching the First Crew. However, that is not all, for “Oily” somehow finds time to coach midget football, the Public Speakers, ami give Art lectures on the side. Oily RICHARD M. RAKER, A.B. French, Dramatics A.B., Harvard, 1918 Joined the Kent Faculty in 1927 WILLIAM WORTHINGTON, A.B. Kent, 1924 History Coach of Senior Football Assistant Coach of Crew A.B., Harvard, 1928 Joined the Kent Faculty in 1928 Mr. Baker RICHARD L. GILLIAM, M.A. M usic, IIistory B.S., New York University, 1986; M.A., New York University, 1942 Joined the Kent Faculty in 1928 KENT SMITH Kent, 1928 Mathematics Assistant Coach of Basketball Assistant Coach of Football and Baseball Joined the Kent Faculty in 1982 GEORGE B. CHADWICK, A.B. English A.B., Yale University, 1908 Joined the Kent Faculty in 1986 OLIVER RUTTERWORTH, A.B. Kent, 1983 Latin, English, History of Art Coach of Midget Football and Skiing Coach of Crew A.B., Dartmouth, 1987 Joined the Kent Faculty in 1987 Mr. Worthington Mr. Gilliam Mr. Butterworth Mr. Chadwick Mr. Smith mil Father Ed Sleepy The Bear “Professor Chester Brown, alias “the bear , has been with us for only a few years, hut in that time he has very definitely found a prominent place in our memory because of his unfailing patience and affability. He is very much in evidence on the football field, the hockey rink, and the river, where he was initiated to the sport by a very uncomfortable dunk in the arctic Housatonic water. “Sleepy Mattoon divides his time in the classroom between French and Math, and also takes an active interest in the other departments of Kent life. He is called upon to settle many a dispute as referee on the gridiron in the fall, and is invaluable in his capacity as Public Speaking coach. Fortunate are we that he gave up law to become a schoolteacher. “Jiggs Mills was a newcomer to the faculty last year, and none of us have been exposed to him in the classroom, but we have all come to know him well in other ways. Particularly noteworthy is his interest in his chickens, and beware, those who have thoughts of a chicken dinner! “Jiggs came to us from Kansas City, but we hope that he likes the climate here well enough to stay. “Bill Howard has been at Kent only two years, but being a resourceful fellow, he started a fencing team, which had to be abandoned because the Army needs foils; he also revived interest in the game of chess. The Chess Club has flourished this year under his expert direction, and it looks as if he has really started something. “Bill is particularly remembered for his friendly “hello there to any and all who pass. “Father Ed” Rossmaessler is seldom called by his Christian name, but has been dubbed “the hat or “fazatts to save time. He slipped into the Kent family in the middle of last year, and we are mighty glad he has remained. In the winter term he took us over to educate us on the finer points of the Old Testament, and we are sure that neither he nor we will ever forget it. “Elmo Allen arrived this year to teach us what he knew about Trigonometry, but his interest in Kent does not end in the classroom, as he coaches football and basketball. We hope that he and Mrs. Allen will again be seen at the Sixth Form dance, tripping the light fantastic in a way that would make Arthur Murray Elmo envious. CHESTER H. BROWN, JR., A.B. Latin Assistant Coach of Crew Coach of Junior Football A.B., Harvard 1937 Joined the Kent Faculty in 1941 ROBERT H. MATTOON, A.B., L.L.B. Mathematics, French Coach of Public Speaking, Assistant Coach of Football A. B., Wesleyan, 1932; L.L.B., New Jersey Law School, 1935 Joined the Kent Faculty in 1942 WILLIAM E. HOWARD, B.S. M at hematics Coach of Midget Football B. S., Trinity College, 1941 Joined the Kent Faculty in 1943 LLEWELLYN MILLS, JR., Ph.B. English Ph.B., Yale University, 1926 Joined the Kent Faculty in 1943 THE REV. EDWIN O. ROSSMAESSLER, A.B..B.D. Assistant Chaplain English, Sacred Studies Coach of Midget Football A. B., University of Wisconsin, 1930; B.D. Nashotah House, 1934 Joined the Kent Faculty in 1943 ELMER H. ALLEN, B.S. Mathematics Assistant Coach of Football Junior Basketball Coach B. S., Massachusetts State College, 1936 Joined the Kent Faculty in 1944 Mr. Allen Fr. Rossmaesslcr Mr. Brown Mr. Mattoon Mr. Howard Mr. Mills I)r. Walker Mr. Whyte Mr. Armstrong Jack Willie WILLIAM H. ARMSTRONG, A IL History, English A.B., Hampclen-Syclney College, 1936 Joined the Kent Faculty in 1941 WILLIAM M. WHYTE, ILA. Mathematics ILA., Queen’s University, 1896 Joined the Kent Faculty in 1944 W. BRADFORD WALKER, M I). Physican in Charge Ph.IL, Yale (Sheffield), 1916; M.D., Yale Medical School, 1920 Became Physician in Charge in 1935 Jack Armstrong may not eat Wheaties. but he is nevertheless known as the “All-American” hoy. He has gained renown in the short time he has been with us as a History teacher and a coach of the Public Speaking Society. We recall his familiar figure and everpresent pipe as he drove the “jeep on the hockey rink. “Willie” Whyte was a newcomer to Kent this year; having come out of retirement to help by teaching Math. Those of us who knew him in the classroom tell of his astounding knowledge in all branches of learning. Our only regret is that he didn’t come to Kent years ago. Also serving on the staff at Kent are Mr. Randolph Titus as general manager, Mr. William Elliot as assistant general manager. Miss Elsey Clements, Miss Elsie Carlson, Mrs. Alice Rosati, Miss Mary Miller, and Mrs. Eleanor Bumstead as secretaries and bookkeepers, Mr. Floyd Freeman as technician, and Miss Caroline Ciaburri and Miss Helen Kesting as resident nurses. THE FOLLOWING MASTERS ARE AT PRESENT ON LEAVE OF ABSENCE SERVING WITH THE ARMED FORCES T. DIXON WALKER Major, Army Air Forces JOHN G. PARK Captain, Army Air Forces GEORGE W. HAYES Private First Class, IT. S. Army S. PALMER BO VIE Lieutenant, II. S. Army WILLIAM E. SIMMONS Lieutenant, II. S. Army W. BRADFORD CRAIG Captain, IJ. S. Field Artillery PHILIP F. DOWNES Sergeant, U. S. Army ROBERT L. COLMORE Lieutenant, IJ. S. Naval Reserve In addition to these masters, Mr. Randolph L. Titus, Jr., of the Business Staff, is now on active duty as an ensign in the IJ. S. Naval Reserve. Whltelaw THE PREFECTS Turner Baldwin THE COUNCIL Back Row: Elliott, Groves, Esmond, Huffman, Post, Newland Front Row: Fcarinft, Whltelaw, Turner, Baldwin, Iftlcluirt Gke G unoii | 'HE Student Council is the founda-A tion upon which the student government and self-help system rest. In justice to Father Chalmers, Ted Evans, and Hill Nadal, it cannot he said that the council runs Kent. ’ It does, however, handle the details of the jobs and inspections. Its members from the lower forms relieve the faculty of the arduous task of supervising study halls, and the prefects, as well as disciplining boys for minor infractions of the rules, discuss major problems and punishments with the headmaster. At the Thursday night meetings such things as broken facilities are reported, suggestions are discussed, ami miscreants punished. At the close of the meeting a report is given to Father Chalmers, Mr. Nadal, and Mr. Evans. The Council discusses with them the present problems of the school. If the 1945 Student Council has maintained Kent’s ideals and raised the tone of the school, it has done its job well. In the Spring of 1908 two members of the student body ran away. As the Headmaster was absent from school, a hurried conference was called between the master in charge, the three prefects, and a member of the Sixth Form. Throughout the term. Father Sill called on these boys for more discussions concerning the welfare of the school. After the reopening of school the following fall, four boys were elected from the school to sit with the prefects as a Council. The present Council consists of eleven boys. Six are elected by the school from the Fourth and Fifth forms; four prefects are appointed by the headmaster; and a fifth is a Council member elected by the Sixth Form. The following served on the Council in 1945: Hoger Turner, (chairman), Raymond Baldwin, Jr., (Secretary), Robert YVhitelaw, Iredell Iglehart, Joseph Fearing III, Edward Huffman, Robert Esmond, Jr., Robert Post, Guy Newland, John Elliott and Joseph Groves. I THE CLASS OF 1945 Hack Row: Thomas Cadv Montgomery, Bulterworth. Rockwell, Toomoy. Trott, Parsons, Fearing, J. L. Baldwin, Grabau. H. T. James Fourth Row: Collins, Tlrrell, Crane, J.B. Greene. Brewer. Tompkins, Whitelaw, Wells, Nilsson, Dooman. Oeatly, Wlwler, Nadal. jgocum Third Row: Black Hale. Burghart, Myers, Humphreys. McMahon, Von Glahn, MacIntyre, Melsen, Miller, Lambert, Rogers, May. t.rlliln, w m Worthing- ton, uuroni, Bun .el. nankin _ _ . Second Row: Simmen, Borland, Blaxlll, Carney, Wing, Rose, Robinette, A. Green, Kerr, Bigelow, Seymour. Reynolds. (.oolldge. Igunart. rooic. Downing Front Row: Adams, Beatty, Loomis. P. J. James, Clark, Santee, Callup. Allison, Mercanton, Morehead, Connett. 1 urner, Harris ROGER WINSLOW TURNER U. S. Marine Corps New York City Horn March 13, 1927. Entered Kent September, 1941. Senior Prefect. Council ‘44, 45 (Chairman). Form President ‘44, ‘45. Football—Leagues 41, 43. Midget Team 41. Senior Team 43 (Captain). 'K 44. Hockey—Leagues 42. 43 (League Champions). Numerals 44. “K” 45. Tennis—Leagues 42, 43. Year Hook Hoard (Managing Editor). Public Speaking Society 45. Honor Roll 42, 43. Dance Committee. RAYMOND EARL BALDWIN, JR. U. S. Navy Hartford, Conn. Born August 10, 1927. Entered Kent September, 1941. Second Prefect. Council 44, '45 (Secretary). Form Vice President '44. Football—Leagues '41, '42. Midget Team '41 (Captain). Junior Team '42. “2nds ’ ’48. Numerals 44. Basketball—Leagues '42. “2nds” '48. “BKB '44, '45 (Captain). Baseball—Leagues '42 (Captain). “2nds” '48. Numerals ’44. Glee Club '44, ‘45. f JAMES CARRIER ALLISON U. S. Merchant Marine Kittanning, Pa. Horn June 4, 1947. Entered Kent September, 1944. Football—Leagues '44, '48. Midget Team '44 (Captain). Senior Team '43 (Captain). Numerals '44. Hockey— Leagues '48, '44. “K ’45. Baseball—Leagues '43, '44. Bell Ringing Guild '48. 44, 45. Chiming 44, '45. Public Speaking Society '45. Honor Roll ‘44. JOHN LUCIAN BALDWIN U. S. Navy Fitchburg, Mass. Born August 41, 1946. Entered Kent September, 1940. Football—Leagues '40, '41, '44. Midget Team '40. Junior Team '41. Senior Team '44. “K ’43. Basketball—“4nds ‘18. Hockey—Leagues '41, '44, '44. Crew—Form Crew 41, '44. 48 (Regatta Champions). “K '44. Bell Ringing Guild '48, '44. Glee Club '43, '44. New Board. Year Book Board. Public Speaking Society '44. (Left in June, 1944, to enter U. S. Navy). WILLIAM KAYE BEATTY U. S. Army Covington, Ind. Born February 5, 1926. Entered Kent September, 1940. Football—Leagues '40. Midget Team '40. “2nds” '48 (Manager). Basketball—Leagues 41, '42, '48, '44. Crew—Form Crew '41, 42, '48, 44. Newt Board. Seeley Memorial Prize for best News article '44. Columbia Cup. Classical Language Prize '44. Mathematics Prize 44. Cum Laude. Honor Roll '41. '42, ‘48, '44. Head of Form '48. (Left in June, 1944, to enter C. S. Army). ERNEST ALANSON BIGELOW U. S. Army Air Force New York City Born June 29, 1926. Entered Kent September, 1940. Football—Leagues '40. 41, ’42, '48. Midget Team 40. Junior Team '41, '42. Senior Team '48 (League Champions). Hockey— Leagues 41, 42. Wrestling 43. Crew—Form Crew '41, '42, '48, '44. Honor Roll 41, '42. (Left in June, 1944, to enter I . S. Army Air Force). HARVEY MacKNIGHT BLACK U. S. Navy Philadelphia, Pa. Born March 24, 1927. Entered Kent September, 1943. Football—Leagues '43. Senior Team 48. “K” '44. Hockey—Leagues '44, 45. Baseball—Numerals 44. Public Speaking Society '4 5. O' SIDNEY BLAXILL nee ton New York City June 18, 19 8. htered Kent Scptem Football—League Midget [Veajr Junior Tea Senior Basketball- Leagues 42. Second Team ‘48, 44, '45. Baseball—Leagues ‘4 . Second Team ‘48. Numerals ‘44 (Captain of Second Team), (llee Club ‘4 , 48, 44, 45 (President). Octet 48, 44, 45. Choir 44, 45. Cantor. Vocal Music Prize 44. News Board. JOHN WILLIAM BREWER U. S. Army Evanston, 111. Born April 2, 19 6. Entered Kent September, 1941. Hockey—Leagues 4 , 48, 44. Crew—Form Crew 41. Tennis—Leagues 4 , ‘48. Farm Squad 48, 44. Woodchopping Squad '4 . 48, 44. (Left in June, 1944, to enter I’. S. Army). THEODORE ROBERT BURGHART U. S. Navy Milford, Conn. Born October 5, 1920. Entered Kent September, 1940. Football—Leagues 41. Midget Team '41. Basketball 41 (Assistant Manager). Hockey— Leagues '42, '43, '44. Crew—Form Crew 41, ‘42, '43. “K ' 44. Farm Squad '42, '43. (Left in June, 1944, to enter C. S. Navy). V V 1927. September ’40. V '4°. Junior Team '41. ALEXANDER BURLAND Washington, D. C. First Squad '43. 'I m Lr � • i a Hockey—Leagues '41, 42. rfc Crew—Form Crew 41, '42, 44. U AJ (ilee Club '42, '44, '45 (Vice-Presi President) Octet 44, 45. Year Book Board. Dramatic Society '42, '44, '45. Fifth Form Play (Co-Author and Director). Ring Committee (Chairman). Honor Roll '42. JAMES EBERT BUTTER WORTH U. S. Navy Chestnut Hill, Pa. Born September IK, 1920. Entered Kent September, 1940. Football—Leagues ’40, '41, 42. Midget Team '40. Junior Team '41. Senior Team '42. “K'' ’43. Hockey—Leagues '41, '42, '43, '44. Crew—Form Crew '41, '42, '43. “K” '44. Crew Award 44. (Ilee Club '42. '43, '44 (Secretary). Honor Roll ’41, '42. 43. '44. (Left in June, 1944, to enter I'. S. Navy). GEORGE HURD CADY Harvard Born July 0, 1927. Entered Kent September, 1940. Verger. Football—Leagues 40, '41. 42. Midget Team '40. Junior Team 41. Senior Team '42. K 43, 44 (Captain). Basketball—Numerals '44. Hockey—Leagues 45. Wrestling ‘42. “WKT” 48. Baseball—Leagues '41. ‘42. “2nds” 48, 44. Glee Club '45. New York City NEY nology Mend ham, N. J. r. ml. r 48. 44. 2 (All-Star Team), league Champions). WILLIAM JOHN COLLINS, JR. U. S. Navy Erie, Pa. Born May 18, 11)27. Entered Kent September, 1948. Football—Leagues '48. Junior Team '48. Assistant Manager '44. Hockey—Leagues '44, '45. Baseball — Leagues '44. Public Speaking Society '45. Pop Tent. Honor Roll 44. HUGH HEGLER CONNETT U S. Navy Ardmore. Pa. B°rn March 8, 1927. Entered Kent September, 1940. 'ootbnll—Leagues ’40. Midget Team 40. Assistant Manager 41. ?nds 42 (Assistant Manager). -Numerals 48 (Assistant Manager), naaketball— Leagues 41. Second Team 42, 48. Numerals 44. ( row—Form Crew ‘48. Penn is—Leagues 41, 42. 2nds 48. Numerals 44. Glee Club 48. in June, 1944, to enter I . S. Navy). ANTHONY Cornell Born July 17, 1928. Entered Kent September. 1940. root ball Leagues 40, 41, fjhi, '4$ Midget Team 40 (All-$Sr Te. Junior Team '41 48 (Jx-agm Senior Team 44A J v- Basketball—“BKB Hockey—Assistant Mnnaj 2iuls 48 M stnnt Numerals J ew—Form ( IVnnis—Leag -Yri x Board. Vear Book Boat Dramalic Soviet Public Spjidcing Socic Junior Dflnjftng Soviet ' erf!f Francois Po Cm II BARNUM CRANE New Canaan, Conn. SbiA Wesneya Forest Hills, N. Y. ,Mr Council ’44. p Football XedM 40, 41, 42. a-UaTU f .liinior Team 41. Baseball—Leagues 41. ' A A $£« � gl«« rf (� lee 14j Chofr45 (’beer Leader ’44.' Honor Roll 41, '42. 43. J!cc C CALVERT DOOMAN Harvard Alexandria, Va. Born November 7, 1927. Entered Kent September, 1940. Football—Leagues '40, ‘42, '43. Midget Team ’40. Junior Team ’42. Senior Team '43. Numerals '44. Basketball- Leagues 41, 42. Second Team '43, '44. Hockey—Leagues 45. Tennis—Leagues 41, '42. 2nds” '43. Numerals 44 (Captain of Second Team). (Bee Club '45. Year Book Board. Public Speaking Society 45. Latin Prize ’44. Cum Laude. Honor Roll 41, ’42. '43. '44. Head of Form '44. PAUL MAYHEW DOWNING West Point Staten Island, N. Y. Born October 2, 192(1. Entered Kent September, 1940. Football—Leagues '40, ’41. Junior Team '40, '41. “2nds” 42. “K” 43. Basketball—Leagues '41. Wrestling '42. “WKT 43. Crew—Form Crew 41, '42 (Captain). “K with crossed oar '43. “K '44 (Captain). Bishop Trophy ’44. Honor Roll 41, '42, '43. Left in June, 1944, to enter U. S. Army). FRANCIS IRENEE duPONT II U. S. Navy Greenville, Del. Born July 3. 10 6. Entered Kent September, 1940. Council '43. Form Vice-President '4 . Form Secretary '41. Football—Leagues '40. '41, ‘4 . Midget Team '40. Junior Team '41, '4 . Numerals '43. Basketball—Leagues '4 . Numerals ’43 (Captain of Second Team). “BKB” '44. Hockey—Ix-agucs '41. Baseball—Leagues 'll, '42 (Captain). “2nds’ 4.3. “K 44. (Ilee Club '44. Bell Binging Guild '4.3, '44. Public Speaking Society '44. (Left in June, 1044, to enter I’. S. Navy). JOSEPH LEA FEARING, III U. S. Merchant Marine Allentown, Pa. Born December S, 1026. Entered Kent September, 1042. Council '45. Form Secretary 44. Football—Leagues '42, '48. Senior Team '42, '48. “K” ’44. Basketball—“2nds” '44. “BKB '45. Baseball—“2nds '48. Numerals '44. Public Speaking Society '45. Chess Club '44 (Secretary) '45. Political Club 45. Honor Roll '4.3. HERBERT WASHBURN FLORER U. S. Merchant Marine Boston, Mass. Born August 8, 1627. Entered Kent September, 1040. Football—Leagues '40, '42. Midget Team '40. Senior Team '42. Hockey—Leagues '41. Crew—Form Crew '41, '42, '43. Wood Chopping Squad '4.8, '44. (Left in December, 1044, to enter U. S. Merchant Marine). JOHN GARDINER GALLUP Dartmouth Bridgeport, Conn. Born October SI, 1927. Entered Kent September, 1941. Football—Leagues '41, '42, '43. Midget Team '41. Junior Team ‘42. Senior Team '43. “K '44. Hockey—Leagues '42. ‘43, '44, '45. Baseball—Leagues '43. “2nds” 44. Crew—Form Crew '42. Glee Club '42. '43. '44. '45. Choir '44, ’45. Band 42. Public Speaking Society '45. ROBERT WILLIAM GASCOIGNE U. S. Merchant Marine Rye, N. Y. Born May 19. 192(1. Entered Kent September, 1941. Secretary of Form '43 (Class of 194(1). Football—Leagues '41, '42. Junior Team '41 (League Champions), '42. Ilocke —Leagues '42, '43, 44. Crew—Form Crew '42, '43. Tennis—Leagues '44. Choir '44. (Left in June, 1944, to enter U. S. Merchant Marine). HUBERT BECKWITH GRABAU U. S. Navy Fairfield, Conn. Born May 4, 192(1. Entered Kent September, 1941. Football—Leagues '41, '43. Junior Team '41. Senior Team '43. Hockey—Leagues '43 (League Champions) '44. Wrestling '42. Tennis—Leagues 42, '43, '44. Glee Club '43, 44. (Left in June, 1944, to enter I'. S. Navy). Undecided ASH BEL GREEN, III Born March 15, 1928. Entered Kent September. 1940. Knot hall—Leagues '48, '44. Junior Team '48. Senior Team '44. Basketball—Leagues 41, '42. ”48. Second Team '44. Hockey—Leagues ‘45. Tennis—Leagues 41, 42. Second Team '48. Numerals '44. Glee Club '48, ‘45. Xnrx Board. Public Speaking Society '44, 45. Dramatic Production '42. Chess Club '44. '45. Current Events Prize '41, '44. 45. Honor Roll '41, ‘42. New York City ES BENNO GREENE, JR. (william 8 Porn October 7, 1927. Entered Kfcnt September, 1941. Current IvCents Prize '42, 43, '44. American! I istory Prize '44. Wood (popping Squad '42. '43, '44. Honor Roll 42. t in June, 1944, to enter Williams). Putney, Vt. JAMES ARTHUR GRIFFIN U. S. Navy Biltmore, N. C. Born December 25, 1926. Entered Kent September, 1943. Football—Leagues '43. Senior Team '48. Numerals 44. Basketball—Numcrals '44. Hockey—Leagues '45. Tennis—“TKT '44. (lice Club '45. (Left in February, 1945, to join U. S. Navy). I Neb. SAMUEL WHITNEY HALE, JR. Bowdoin Boston, Mass. Born August 14, 1927. Entered Kent September, 1940. Football—Leagues 40. Midget Team 40. Midget Team Coach '45. Hockey—Leagues ’41, ’44, 45. Crew—Form Crew 41. Tennis—Leagues 42, ‘43, ‘44. (lice Club 48, 44, 45. Octet ‘43, 44, ’45. DAVID PAGE HARRIS, JR. - U. S. Navy Arden, N. C. Born October 81, 1926. Entered Kent September, 1941. Basketball—“2nds‘ 43. “BKB” 44. Tennis—“2nds” ‘43. “TKT” ’44. Organist '42, 43, 44. Instrumental Music Prize '43. Headmaster’s Cup. (Left in June, 1944, to enter I . S. Navy). tr j - Bqcii Decgrfber 29. 19277 Ke ftepNOToer, D tJMPHREYS, II Kent, Conn. T? OohCKll ’40, ’41. rv X. Midgg '% ?� ’40, 7MC«. JuniorJVam '43 S nioWTcam '44. Hockey Leagues ’41, '42, '43. ’44, 45. Tennis—“2nds” '41. p “TKT” '42, ’43, '44, ’45 (Captain), (lice Club '44, 45. PALMER JUDSON JAMES U. S. Army Allentown, Pa. Born March 6, 1927. Entered Kent September, 1941. Basketball—Leagues '42. Crew—Form Crew '43, '44. Tennis—Leagues ’42. News Board. Year Book Board. Dramatic Society '42, '48, '44, '45. Public Speaking Society '48, '44, '45. Y Chess Club ’45. Political Club '45. Ring Committee. Pop Tent. JAMIE HASTINGS KERR, JR. U. S. Marine Corps Bronxvllle, N. Y. Born August 16, 1920. Entered Kent September, 1940. Football—Leagues ’40, ‘41, ’42. Midget Team '40, 41. Junior Team '42. Hockey—Leagues 41, '42, '43, '44. Baseball— Leagues '41. “2nds” 42. '43. Numerals ’44. Honor Roll '41, '42. (Loft in June, 1944, to enter U. S. Marine Corps). ELLIOT LUDINGTON LAMBERT Army Air Force Greenwich, Conn. Born February 23. 1926. Entered Kent September, 1940. Secretary of Form '40. Football—Leagues '40, '42. Midget Team '40. Senior Team '42. “K” 43. Basketball—Leagues '41, '42. “2nds 43. “BKB ’44. Tennis—“2nds 41. “TKT” '42, 43, '44. Glee Club '44. Band '41, '42. Neirx Board (Photographic Editor). (Left in June, 1944, to enter I . S. Army Air Force). Harvard Born tuos i in lior Team ' Crew- Arorm ( Tennis-Bell Bing Chimfomaster '44, '45. Chess Cluty '45. Honor Roll '41, '42. '43, '44. ARCHIBALD ALEXANDER MacGLASHAN, III U. S. Navy Easton, Md. Born July 3, 1026. Entered Kent September, 1940. Football—Leagues ‘40, 41, '42. Midget Team '40. Junior Team '41 (League Champions). Senior Team '42. Numerals '43. Hockey—Leagues '41, '42 (League Champions) 43, '44. Baseball—Leagues '41, 42. Crew—Numerals '43 (Assistant Manager). K '44 (Manager). (ilee Club 43, '44. (Left in June, 1944, to enter U. S. Navy). OOMIS Kent, Conn. 1, 42. 3, '44. '41, '42, 43, 44, '45 (Chairman). MALCOLM KNOX MacINTYRE U. S. Merchant Marine Riverside, Conn. Born May 2, 1926. Entered Kent September, 1940. Appointed Sub-Prefect February, 1944. Council ‘43, '44. President of Form 41. Vice-President of Form '42. Football—Leagues '40, '41. Midget Team 40. Junior Team '41. “K” '42, '43 (Captain). Hockey—Leagues '41. “2nds 42. “K” 43, '44 (Captain). Baseball—Leagues 41. Crew—Form Crew '42. '43 (League Champions). Pater's Mug. (ilee Club '44. Octet 44. Jazz Orchestra '41, '42. Band 41, 42. Dance Committee 44. Honor Roll '42. (Left in April, 1944, to enter U. S. Merchant Marine). ERNEST NUGENT MAY U. S. Merchant Marine Wilmington, Del. Horn November 5, 1926. Entered Kent September, 1941. Foot ball—“2nds” '42 (Assistant Manager). Numerals 48 (Assistant Manager). Baseball—Numerals '48 (Assistant Manager). Athletic Store. (Left in June, 1944, to enter U. S. Merchant Marine). 1 MAlfoN • thlehem, Pa. Mi vjj kJUU Mi t Leagues , '48, '44, '45. rvnnis—Leagues '42. “2nds '43, 44. Bell Binging Guild ‘44, '45. Glee Club 43, '44. '45. Choir '45. Pop Tent. JACQUES MERCANTON Essex Fells, N. J. 1927. BMIcreiLJCent September, 1941. Foot bit-Leagues 41, 42, '48, 44. Midget Team '41. A iuuior TeamJ A (All-Star Team). f]T wnior'44 (Captain), lloekey Jjymes '42, '43, '44, 45. Boxing '4 V.' Crew—Form Crew '44. “K '45 (Chairman). Tenuis—Leagues '42, '48. Stationery Store. Cercle Fiancais '44. DWIGHT SOMERS MILLER Army Air Force Kent, Conn. Born July 21, 1926. Entered Kent September, 1940. Elected to the Council February, 1944. President of Form '40. Vice-President of Form ‘48. t Football Leagues 40, '41, '42. Midget 'Peam ‘40. Junior Team '41. Senior Team ‘42. “K ’48. Hockey— Leagues 41, ‘42 (Captain), ‘43 (Captain of League Champions). Baseball Leagues‘41 (Captain), 42. “2nds” '48. Tennis—-Leagues ‘44. Bell Binging Guild '48, '44. Public Speaking Society '44. (Left in June, 1944, to enter I’. S. Army Air Force). ANDREW THOMPSON MONTGOMERY Cornell Milwaukee, Wis. Born April, 10, 1928. Entered Kent September, 1942. Football—Leagues ‘42. Senior Team '42. Numerals '43. Wrestling—Assistant Manager '43. Tennis—Leagues 43, '44. Dramatic Society '44 (Assistant Stage Manager). Honor Roll '44. GOULD MOREHEAD Yale Montclair, N. J. Born August 27, 1927. Entered Kent September, 1940. Football—Leagues '40, '41. Midget Team ’40. Junior Team '41. Numerals ’43. “K” 44. Hockey—Leagues '41, 42. Numerals '43. “K '44, '45 (Captain). Baseball—Leagues '41. “2nds '42. Numerals ’43 (Captain of Second Team). “K” 44. (dee Club '43. r 16, 19 7. MARSTON MYERS Bronxville, N. Y. i September gues '43. ]lf ‘•apj I •gues 'I a liera Is Leagues ’45. 44. Postmaster Public Speaking Society 45. MANUEL DAVETT NAD West Point Born January 6, 19 8. Entered Kent September, Football—Leagues Midget Team Junior Team “ nds” ’4 . “K ’43, ’44. Hockey—Leagues ’41, ’4 . K” ’43. ’44, ’45. Hawley Trophy. Baseball—Leagues ’41. “ nds” ’4 . “K ’43, ’44, ’45 (Captain). CHARLES ROBERT NIELSEN Princeton Ridgewood, N. J. Born November 8, 19 6. Entered Kent September, 1940. Appointed Sub-Prefect October, 1943. Appointed Third Prefect February, 1944. Council ’43 (Sergcant-at-Arms), ‘44. President of Form ’41, ’4 . ’43. Football—Leagues ’40, ’41. Midget Team ’40. Junior Team ’41. Numerals ’4 . “K ’43. Basketball—Leagues ’41. “ nds” 4 . “BKB” ’43. Hockey—Leagues ’44. Baseball—“2nds ’41. “K ”•’42, 43. ’44 (Captain). News Board (Managing Editor). Year Book Board (Chairman-Ex-Officio). Public Speaking Society ’44 (Vice-President, President). Dance Committee. Honor Roll ’41, ”42. ’43, ’44. Head of School ’41, ‘42. Cum Laude. (Left in June, 1944. to enter Princeton). ARTHUR EDWARD NILSSON U. S. Marine Corps Cohasset, Mass. Horn June 6. 1927. Entered Kent September, 1941. Football—Leagues 41, '42. Midget Team '41. Junior Team 42. “K ’44. Hockey—Leagues '42, '43, '44, '45 (Captain). Boxing 44. Crew- Form Crew 42. 43, '44 (Captain). EDMUND GRINT PARSONS Army Air Force Douglastown, L. I. Born July 9, 192(1. Entered Kent September, 1939. Football—Leagues 39, 40, 41, 42. Midget Team '39, '40. Junior Team 41. Senior Team '42. “KM 43. Hockey—Leagues 40, '41. “2nds 42. '43. “K” 44. Boxing 41, '44. Crew—Form Crew 40, 41. Tennis—Leagues '42. “TKT” 43, 44. Glee Club '42, 43. (Left i i June, 1944, to enter Y. S. Army Air Force). ALLAN KING POOLE, JR. Princeton Orange, Conn. Born May 2K, 1927. Entered Kent September, 1940. Football—Leagues '40, ’41, 42, '43, '44. Midget Team 40, ‘41. Junior Team '42, 43. Senior Team '44. Hockey—Leagues 43, '44, '45. Baseball—Leagues '41, 42, '43. “2nds” '44. Glee Club '43. News Board. Year Book Board. Biology Prize 43. Cum Laude. Honor Roll '41, '42, ’43, '44. CHARLES MAYO RANKIN Harvard Lexington, Ky. Horn September 1), 1947. Entered Kent September, 1910. Football—Leagues 40, 44, 48, 44. Midget Team 40. Junior Team ‘44, 48 (Captain). Senior Team 44. Basketball—Leagues 41, 44. Second Team 48, 44. Numerals 45 (Captain of Second Team). Crew—Form Crew 41, ‘48. Tennis—Leagues 44, 44. (ilee Club ‘48. Newt Board (Managing Editor). Year Book Board. Public Speaking Society ‘48, 44 (Secretary), 45 (President). Political Club 45. Honor Roll J41, 44, 48. jtember, •s 44 8. or Tcaipijft; Senior Teanr43. r f Nunu-rtcL 44. . z-' Hocl i jLcngucs ’44,'- Jd. Wiping ‘48. - ) ( rew Forui ( rew 43. Tenni Numerals 44 (M !£PfcT 45—(Ma Xydx Book Board. (Vrublic Speaking Society 45. Dramatic Production 45. Dance Committee. i GEORGE EDWARD ROBINETTE Yale Wynnewood, Pa. Born January 14, 1948. Entered Kent September, 1944. Football—Assistant Manager 44. Hockey—Numerals 45 (Assistant Manager). Tennis—Leagues 48, 44. Dramatic Society 48, 44, 45. Fifth Form Play (Co-Author). WINTHROP EDWARD ROCKWELL, JR. Army Air Force Ridgefield, Conn. Born August 27, 1926. Entered Kent September, 1942. Football—Leagues '42. Senior Team '42. Numerals '43. Basketball—“2nds” '48. Numerals '44 (Captain of Second Team). Baseball — “2nds '43. “K” 44 (Left in June, 1944, to enter U. S. Air Force). ROGER PHELPS ROSE U. S. Army Watertown, Conn. Born January 17, 1927. Entered Kent September, 1941. Football—Leagues '41, '42, '43. Junior Team ’41, ’42. Senior Team ’43. K 44. Wrestling '43 (Assistant Manager). Baseball '42. '43 (Assistant Manager). Glee Club '42. .Vcjr.v Board (Advertising Manager). Year Book Board (Advertising Manager). Public Speaking Society '43, '44. (Left in January, 1945, to enter U. S. Army). HAROLD ELMORE SANTEE U. S. Marine Corps New York City Born February 22, 1927. Entered Kent September, 1941. Football—Leagues ’41, 43. Midget Team ’41. Junior Team ’43. Junior Team Coach ’44. Hockey—Leagues '42, '43, 44, ’45. Baseball—Leagues ‘42. Tennis—Leagues '43. Numerals 44 (Chairman). “TKT” '45 (Chairman). Newt Board (Assistant Advertising Manager). Year Book Board (Assistant Advertising Manager). Political Club '45. Chess Club '44. Honor Roll ’42, ‘43, '44. Hoc vv York Kfty I MO Princeton B ffT June 29, ®2H. Entered Keifl sVpt Football Lea Midget T Senior '{‘earn ’42, Nijptaals ’44. Leagues 1, ’4 , ’43 '44. Foriu rew '42 . 44. fhvagues. ’4, Board (Ad er ing Year Book� JJoard (Assistant 1) ra ftJtkpHf rod ucti S. FifthT orm Play Co-Author). Public Sm rtfuig Society ’45. Chess ('fib ’41, 44. Dance Committee (Chairman). « • ). S' Ivertising Maiu A-). WILLARD HENRY SIM MEN v Annapolis Pelham, N. Y. Born January 24, 1927. Entered Kent September, 1942. Football—“2nds ’42. “K 43. Basketball—“BKB” ’43, 44. Baseball—“2nds 43. “K ’44. Postmaster. Bell Ringing Guild ’43, ‘44. Choir ’44. (Left in June, 1944, to enter Severn). HENRY TURNER SLOCUM, JR. Yale Horn October 18, 1928. Entered Kent September, 1941. Football—Leagues '42, '48, '4 Midget Team '42 Junior Team '48. Senior Team ’44. Hockey—Leagues 42, 'HS, ’44, Tennis- Leagues '42, '48, '44. Glee Club '44, ‘45. Public Speaking Soci, Chess Club '44. IT Glen Cove, L. I. JOHN HUNTER THOMAS California Institute of Technology Boulder Horn March 26. 1928. «- Entered Kent September, 1942. Football—Leagues '48. Senior Team 48. Hockey '48, '44 (Assistant Manager) “K ’45 (C Crew—Form C Public Speaking Society German Prize '44. Cum Laude. Honor Roll ’44. V t v vssisiam mnimgrr ■ ? i Society '4.x' FRED LUTHER TOMPKINS Army Air Force Greenwich, Conn. Horn June 80, 1920. Entered Kent September, 1941. Foot hall—Leagues ’41, ’42, ’43. Midget Team '41. Junior Team '42. Senior Team ’48. Basketball—Leagues, ’41. Hookey—Leagues '42, ’43. Junior Team ’42, '43. Athletic Store. (ilec Club '41, ’42, '43, 44 (President). Octet ’43. ’44. Choir '44. Cantor. (Left in June, 1944, to enter U. S. Army Air Force). BRUCE MacEDMUND TOOMEY U. S. Navy Helena, Mont. Born October 24, 1920. Entered Kent September, 1940. Football—Leagues ’41. Junior Team 41. “2nds” ’42 (Assistant Manager). Numerals '48 (Assistant Manager). Hockey Leagues ’41, ‘42, ’43. Wrestling—Assistant Manager '41. Crew Form Crew '41, ’42, ‘48. “K” ’44. (Left in June, 1944, to enter U. S. Navy). FRANCIS NATHANIEL TROTT Royal Canadian Air Force Pembroke, Bermuda Born August 1. 1920. Entered Kent, September, 1941. Football—Leagues '42. Senior Team '42. Numerals ‘48. Wrestling ’42. “WKT” ’43. Boxing '44. Crew—Form Crew '42, '43. Tennis—Leagues '44. (Left in June, 1944, to enter Royal Canadian Air Force). RICHARD GRAYSON Naval Air Force Horn November 0, 1948. Entered Kent September, 1940. Football—Leagues '40, 41, '44. Midget Teem '40. Junior Team 41. Senior Team '44. “K” 43, '44. Hockey—Leagues 41. “4nds” '44. Numerals 43, '44. K ’45. OKGLAHN Da Baseball—Leagues '44. Crew—Form Crew 41. Numerals '44 (Assistant Manager). “K '45 (Launch Manager). Tennis—Leagues ‘43. Glee Club '45. DOUGLAS BATEMAN WELLS U. S. Navy Chatham, Mass. Born April 19. 1947. Entered Kent September, 1941. Football—Leagues 41. Junior Team '41. “4nds '44 (Assistant Manager). Numerals ’44 (Assistant Manager). Basketball—Leagues ’44. Hockey— Leagues ’44. Baseball—“4nds” '44. Crew—Form Crew '44. Year Book Board (President). Honor Roll '44, '43, '44. (I-cft in June, 1944, to enter Yale). THOMAS CHILTON WHEELER U. S. Army 1 Stamford, Conn. Born March 46, 1947. Entered Kent September, 1940. Football—Leagues '40, '41, '44, '43. Midget Team '40. Junior Team ‘41, '44. Senior Team '43. Junior Team Coach '44. Hockey—Leagues 44. 45. Crew—Form Crew 41, '44, '43 (Regatta Champions). “K with crossed oar '44. Newt Board. Year Book Board. Public Speaking Society '43, '44, '45. Junior Debating Society 41. Dramatic Production '43. Political Club '45. Honor Roll '41, '44, ‘44. L ROBERT ELLIS WHITELAW U. S. Army Greenville, Mich. Born March 4, 1947. Entered Kent September, 1941. Third Prefect. Football—Leagues '41, '44. -s Junior Team '41 (League Champions). . Senior Team '44 (League Champions). . V f “4nds '44. “K' 48, '44. Mitchell Tropli Basketball “BKB Public Speaking Society 45-jfV Chess Club ’45 (President). chell' Trophy '4S. tV r rll—Leagues '4 jP v ■ « cb -4 «. v .e , Honor Roll '44. V V t o-■r- (jf V o V 6 p° JOHN ALLEN WILEY Army Air Force Sharon, Conn. Horn March 16, 1946. Entered Kent September, 1940. Football—Leagues '40, 41, '44. Midget Team '40. Junior Team '41. Senior Team '44. Crew—Form Crew '41. '44, ’43. “K 44. (ilee Club '44. Choir '44. News Board (Photographic Editor). Dramatic Society '44. (Left in June, 1944, to enter U. S. Array Air Force). RICHARD ELLIOT WING U. S. Navy Providence, R. I. Horn November IS, 1946. Entered Kent September, 1944. Football—Leagues '44. Junior Team '44. Hockey—Leagues '43, '44. Tennis—Leagues '43, '44. News Hoard (Business Manager). (Left in November, 1944, to enter I . S. Navy). JOHN CHENEY WORTHINGTON U. S. Marine Corps Truro, Mass Horn November 41, 1947. Entered Kent September, 1940. Football—Leagues '40, '41, 44. Midget Team '40. Junior Team '41. Senior Team '44. “K” ’43, '44. Hockey—Leagues '41, '44, '43. Numerals '44. “K” ’45. Baseball—Leagues '44. Crew- Form Crew '41, '43. “K ‘44, ’45 (Captain). News Board (Business Manager). Public Speaking Society '45. Dance Committee. Since Harry Allison and Dave Harriman left in June, 1943, to join the arnud fore • , , „ they will always pictures do not appear in these pages. However, we wish to let them know i 1 be remembered as part of the Class of 1945, and our friendship with them i-s 8 °' AS THE YEAR BOOK GOES TO PRESS, THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS OF THE CLASS OF 1945 ARE SERVING IN THE ARMED FORCES HARRY W. ALLISON, Corporal, Army Air Forces JOHN L. BALDWIN, Apprentice Seaman, U. S. Naval Reserve. WILLIAM K. BEATTY, Private, U. S. Army JOHN W. BREWER, Private, U. S. Army ERNEST A. BIGELOW, Private, Army Air Forces THEODORE R. BURGHART, Seaman Second Class, U. S. Naval Reserve JAMES E. BITTER WORTH, Apprentice Seaman, U. S. Naval Reserve HUGH II. CONNETT, Apprentice Seaman, U. S. Naval Reserve PAUL M. DOWNING, Private, U. S. Army FRANCIS I. duPONT, Seaman Second Class, U. S. Naval Reserve ROBERT W. GASCOIGNE, Midshipman, U. S. Merchant Marine HUBERT B. GRABAU, Seaman Second Class, U. S. Naval Reserve DAVID HARRIMAN, Torpedoman Third Class, U. S. Naval Reserve DAVID P. HARRIS, Apprentice Seaman, U. S. Naval Reserve JAMIE II. KERR, Private, U. S. Marine Corps ELLIOT L. LAMBERT, Private First Class, Army Air Forces MALCOLM K. MacINTYRE, Midshipman, U. S. Merchant Marine ERNEST N. MAY, Ordinary Seaman, U. S. Merchant Marine DWIGHT S. MILLER, Private, Army Air Forces EDMUND G. PARSONS, Private, Army Air Forces WINTHROP E. ROCKWELL, Private, Army Air Forces ROGER P. ROSE, Private, U. S. Army FRED L. TOMPKINS, Private First Class, Army Air Forces BRUCE M. TOOMEY, Apprentice Seaman, U. S. Naval Reserve FRANCIS N. TROTT, Air Cadet, Royal Canadian Air Force DOUGLAS B. WELLS, Seaman First Class, U. S. Naval Reserve JOHN A. WILEY, Private, Army Air Forces RICHARD E. WING, Apprentice Seaman, U. S. Naval Reserve IN 1940 Charter Members IN 1944 Ghe Jlidi Uj, of; the GtaM f9h5 THICK K were many people who had worries during the summer of 1040. Over in England, the entire population was being subjected to the most savage air blitz in history and a Nazi invasion of the British Isles appeared imminent. On this side of the Atlantic Ocean—in the Ilousatonic Valley, to be more specific another invasion was being awaited, and with just as much lack of enthusiasm. But, in this case, the aggressors were hardly as dangerous, for they were the new second formers at Kent School. And, on a warm mid-September day in 1040, our Form, the Class of 1045, came into being as the School began its thirty-fourth year. When we arrived at Kent as second formers, we were confronted with various feelings concerning the year ahead. One feeling was of genuine satisfaction that we were abandoning our mothers' apron strings; another was the fear that the absence of the strings might prove disastrous to us. We were also a little awestricken by the whole place. A goodly number of us had attended smaller schools and a few had been to ones where the students boarded, but this was going to be. a new kind of life. And, as is the case with anything new, we were a little afraid of it. Perhaps that fear was more a result of homesickness thananythingel.se, and, when we had recovered from our first and severest attacks of the dread disease, our new lives at Kent became far pleasanter and happier. Charlie It is rather generally agreed that the Kent institution of sponsors is excellent; certainly we would have caught on to the scheme of things much less rapidly had we had no one to introduce us to the School. From the first hour our sponsors treated us extremely well. They gave advice freely and we couldn't have carried on very successfully without them. If you stop to think about it, there is a great deal for some one unfamiliar with Kent to learn. For instance, who outside of the School would not surely think that we were talking a foreign language when mu George Micky Jack The Hair we use such expressions as “waiting for the five and “taking up lights!”? We learned fast, however. One of the first things that our sponsors did for us was to take us on a tour of inspection of the grounds. We meticulously combed the Chapel, the Library, the Dining Hall, and all the other landmarks that go to make up the place, ending with a visit to the doctor in a building that some of us thought was called the Mad House and which most of us now think is a pretty accurate monicker. The first meal in the Dining Hall was an experience. The speed with which the waiters walked seemed to have nothing on Bing Crosby's horses, and it took us some time to get used to the fact that, when we toted a tray, we too would have to navigate at that ridiculous speed; the loud shrieks of the headwaiters helped us grasp that fact, however. After that first dinner, at which most of us were not overcome with hunger, there was a Form meeting in the Study. Here we began our acquaintance with Father Chalmers, who talked encouragingly about the coming year. Then we went off to Chapel to pray for what was ahead, listen to the School Scripture, and hear a further word of welcome from the Headmaster. It was now about time to go to bed; we did a little unpacking and then those bells began to ring. We didn’t know just what they meant, and some appeared to think that they were “full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.” But soon we did learn that they were signaling that it was time to crawl in between the two clean sheets—which we did with enthusiasm. When dawn broke the next morning, the majority of us, mostly out of ignorance, jumped right out of bed at the rising bell, only to learn that such action was futile. In the future, we stayed in our beds, sometimes far later than was appreciated by Bill Xadal and the Prefects. One of the classic tales told on us would never have happened had it not been for one fellow’s tardiness in rising. The character in question was Flabby Grabau, and it seems that one bright morning Third Form year he entered the Dining Hall in a sleepy coma. He sat down at his table, as is the custom after Grace, put his elbows on it wearily, and suddenly noticed, on unbuttoning his jacket, that he had failed to clothe his upper torso with another stitch of clothing beside his coat. Bill sent him around the triangle for not wearing a tie. Second formers always have two sponsors. The first is the upper former who is particularly assigned to the individual; the other is the overall sponsor of the form, Bronx Park, who, at this writing, has hearkened to his country’s call. His great service to ’45 was making it conscious of the effects it produced on its school mates' sense of smell. Nightly he would visit our Study Hall, tightly clenching his nose with his fingers and announcing anti-climaticallv in a Fred Allen voice, “Fellows, the odor in here is definite and—er—bad.” Then he would spring the question as to how many of us owned soap and urged those whose hands remained by their sides to rush to the Stat Store and purchase some with an O.K.’d cheek, of course. Those who insist that he was on the Lux and Cecil B. DeMille payroll have only circumstantial evidence with which to hack their claim. In a few weeks it came time to elect a Form president. There was a terrific campaign—probably encouraged by the fight Mr. Willkie was waging in other quarters—and Bill Towne and Joe Miller were the two major candidates. Campaign speeches were held nightly and the race was hot and bothered. With a slim majority Joe came out the winner on a platform that seemed to read something like this: “I raised a cow last year that won first prize in a state show.” Sounder words have seldom been heard in political platforms. Joe’s task—keeping erasers from crashing through windows ami into faces of masters who popped into Study Hall to quiet things down, and to keep the Form generally under control—was not an easy one. The odds were surely all against him, and yet he managed to make a success of his job. Under his rule, things became calmer and less riotous and disturbances were fewer in number—fewer, but not negligible. Right from the start we had four sons of masters in our midst, Aubo Loomis, Brud Humphreys, and the Daves Tirrell and Xadal. All graciously opened their homes—and iceboxes—to their form-mates and became an important part of the class. Their fathers, at one time or another, came face to face with most of us in the classroom or on the athletic field. Aubo’s dad, for example, had us for two weeks in English when we were second formers, not to mention all of Sixth Form year. He interested us particularly that first couple of weeks by the heroic way with which he tried to cope with (ieorge Cady’s homesickness. One time of outstanding note found the Loom and (ieorge in a corner of the classroom and the former was telling the latter, “Smile, now, Mr. Cady, smile. Come on, Mr. Cady—like this, by cracky. No, Mr. Cady, the ends of your mouth go up, not down. Up, Mr. Cady, up! Shall I put my fingers in there and help out?” (Pause. Suddenly George felt his first attack of baldness as his hair was wrenched from place. He well knew this to be II Hour; he had had too much.) “There, Mr. Cady, you’ve got it!” And so a new (ieorge Cady—always gay, always smiling,—came into existence. There was no more dynamic a roommate combination Second Form year than Poncho Pollock and Herbie Florer. Poncho seemed to want to grow up to be a pugilist and practiced on all his friends. Herb was a lad who had a penchant for doing anything devilish, throwing wet paper towels into people’s faces being a pleasure especially dear to his heart. Usually there was too much noise and confusion to determine how the two got along, although often it was rather apparent. Down on the other end of the Connecting Hall roomed Baldwin and Beatty in a chamber that was in constant turmoil, with third roomie, Ernie Bigelow, not entirely free from blame. But the atmosphere inside was pleasant enough to induce the next-door neighbor, Teo Burg- M insky Bull Silas hart, to come in at nights and have a good sleep wrapped in blankets on the hard floor. Anything to get away from Pete Bunzel! In sports we were mostly on the Midget football squad, though the giant in our midst, Phog Downing, was a Junior star. Our hearts, nevertheless, were always with the first teamers. The Choate game was greeted with tremendous enthusiasm on the part of all of us, although it was depressing having it end in a 12-12 tie. But the game was exciting and spirited and caused two unusual bus rides to and from Choate. The stop in some poor, unsuspecting town on the way back was of particular note. It allowed for the purchase by innumerable fellows of the best ten-cent cigar on the market, which in turn allowed Ash Green to have a most unpleasant time of it out the window towards the end of the trip. About this time Sambo Hale met his Waterloo near Numeral Bock. It seems that he was out on a hiking expedition and tripped over a pebble, which resulted in broken bones in the vicinity of his knee. The incident hardly need be repeated at length, as Sambo has taken care that every one knows the most incidental and gory detail. At the end of Fall Term our scholastic reputation was beginning to make itself known. Such studious individuals as Dooman, Poole, Beatty, and Nielsen were of invaluable aid in maintaining a high Form average, while Dick Von Glahn helped out not a whit. The Sacred Studies classes also found us doing better than any one else. We were ahead of everybody, even teacher Brother Dom, and seldom was he able to catch up with us. Politically we were one-sided for Wendell Willkie, and it's obvious how important our help was in the ensuing victory. Winter Term some of us saw snow for the first time. It came and went mostly went, it seemed—but there always was enough so that the hockey rinks had to be shoveled before a game. The cold weather had an adverse reaction on Thad Seymour, with the result that he decided it was high time for Kent to witness the rebirth of chess. His organization of a chess club took the School so by storm that it even rated third-page reference in Dan Priest’s e«w. Bob Nielsen did not appear especially perturbed by the below-zero temperatures, and even found it hard to stay in doors after lights. In fact, one night, when he had escaped from his bed and his absence had been noted, he was forced to stand on a gutter outside a window for well nigh forty-five minutes to escape discovery. During this time Bill Maus, the massive Sixth Former, decided to search for Xiel, and looked into every corner, closet, and bureau drawer on the hallway. Finally he gave up; Niel came back in, and was discovered by Roger Small making a bee-line for his room. But Xiel was not taken in toto; he left a valuable part of him outside on the gutter—the bottom of his feet. For those interested in vigorous winter athletics, there was hockey, and the first Second Form team was made up of such notable stars as “Aged Bill'' Towne, Mike I)oft Face Natch Twift Cal Haloncy Tweet Super Human Phoft Stu “Slick Mick Morehead, “Speedy Dave ’ Nadal, and “Just Plain Ted” Parsons. In the gym there was always basketball, and our size helped to place aspirants from our Form on the Juniors. That term Niel was elected President. Despite all his escapades and devil-raising, he was industrious enough to have a high average and to be deemed worthy of leading our Form through much of its Kent existence. There was another hectic evening towards the end of the term. Nearly all the beds on the Connecting Hall were set, and Hill Nadal was notified. Up he stormed, mad as a hornet and just as anxious to sting. He got us out into the hall and boomed, “If some one doesn’t own up to this thing, you’ll stand out here till hell freezes over. Well, it was a pretty cold night, and at about ten-thirty hell had a good, thick coating of ice, and off we skidded to bed, the guilty party still undiscovered. Mac MacIntyre was given the somewhat dubious honor of being president for the Spring Term. It was then that Phog Downing was given his nickname, along with the odd spelling. It came about one day in Latin class in this fashion: Phog was reading aloud from Ritchie’s First Steps the principal parts of the verb, “sum”. When he came to the place reserved for the last principal part, he found the word, a one, printed. Hut he was not quick enough on the trigger to realize that “sum had no last p.p. and that Mr. Ritchie had reverted to English to explain the situation. Therefore, he took it to mean that “sum” all at once became very irregular and read the principal parts as follows: “sum, esse, fni, no-ney.” The name, you see, is entirely in order. As for the spelling, that was his idea—or, perhaps, error? There was another memorable eve along the Connecting Hall before long when just general cain was being raised. Up came the Headmaster to get things in hand. Chief was properly annoyed. It all ended with his taking a little automobile trip down to the White Ham. Hut he was not alone; the guilty agitators went along, too, and not as passengers. They ran in front of the car, and that night Juany Baldwin decided to give it up for the duration. In sports, we were represented on all the lesser squads. Tennis commanded the interest of many fellows, and Joe Miller and Dick Deatly captained a mighty Junior baseball team. As for crew, we were active there, too, and our first boat barely lost out to the Third Form in the Regatta. There were many oarsmen Second Form year, and one explanation that has been forwarded is that Aubo i oomis pulled an oar also, and, after the daily workouts, invited certain individuals up to his house for a snack of regal quality. More than any one else, perhaps, he increased and developed Form interest in Crew. On Prize Day, Pater officially retired as Headmaster and became Headmaster Emeritus, in a moving ceremony held, because of bad weather, in the Audi- Joe Herb Jowls torium. There were many speeches of glowing praise for the retiring Founder of Kent, and Pater was given a beautiful book containing hundreds of letters from friends and Alumni. From that day on. Pater was no longer the father of the Kent family; he was the grandfather, to whom all looked with reverence and the deepest respect. We left the School Second Form year looking forward to being third formers. A definite exception, however, was Satan Outerbridge, who had the pleasure of looking forward to being a second former all over again. As we crossed The Bridge, we wondered what sort of new fellows were to swell our ranks when we returned. That question received its answer in the fall of 1941. At first glance we saw various and sundry strange new faces in our midst—so strange, in fact, that it must be admitted that we were perhaps a little slow in thinking of them as part of the Form. But, before long, their novelty wore off, and such characters as Ray Baldwin, Bob Whitelaw, Tool Turner, Skin Nilsson, Sid Blaxill, Iredell Waddell Iglehart (the name is printed in full for comical effect) became an integral part of ’45. One of the singular novelties of Fall Term was the fish funeral. Pete Bunzcl had brought some strictly Manhattan goldfish within the sacred walls of the North Dorm. Unhappy as they were in that cold and horrible place, one died right off and the other followed suit a few days later. The first death was universally mourned, and a funeral was deemed in order. After a hasty search for a priest, Phog Downing took the necessary course in dehydrated form and was ordained in two minutes flat. He led the solemn procession down the East-West hall, with many mourners following behind bearing candles and broom-sticks. The site for the mournful ceremony was the first floor Common Room, and there every one flocked, except for a sixth former, Lud Ashley, who, moved to tears, had fled to the inner sanctum of his room. Things went according to plan at the funeral, and the Rev. Downing read the prayers for the deceased with uncommon feeling and eloquence, although he could not altogether control his frequent bursts of laughter which seemed terribly out of place for a clergyman. “May it rest in peace ...” As Fall Term went on, there were four fellows in our midst who were proceeding through their final year at Kent. These were Roscoe Reese, who, with Jimmie Durante, had the biggest you-know-what in the world and also an amazing knack for amusing the entire universe; “Lydia” Pinkham who excelled in Sacred Studies; Cort (iale, the exchange student from some place called New Mexico; and “Lumdum” Ludlum, who was particularly adept at tossing knives at people’s heads—and hitting them. Each of these individuals added his own color and uniqueness to the Form as a whole and has a place in this journal. Fall Term found an unsurpassed roommate combination in (iallup and Gra-bau. There could not have been two more different people born into this world in the history of man: one quiet and industrious; the other—well, look into Mr. Roget’s Thesaurus, find the antonyms, and there you have it. But it is said that the two hit it off quite well, and the emphasis is on the hit. John provided the “Flab” with frequent workouts but he remained Flabby, nonetheless. Another noteworthy room was the Florer-Whitelaw-Nilsson setup. Bare was the night when these three could be found in their beds. It is no wonder that each numbered the storekeepers in town as among his most intimate acquaintances. Athletically, we were well represented in Junior Football, and such players as Whitelaw and Downing saw action on the Junior All-Stars. In the winter, MacIntyre, Parsons, Towne, and Von Glahn fared well on Bronx Park’s second hockey team. Cady, Downing, and “Bermuda Mick” Trott wrestled, while Bob Nielsen was on the second basketball contingent. “Phog” Downing stroked the first Form crew when warm weather rolled around, and once again Xiel gained the limelight by playing good baseball with the First Team. Tennis captured the fancy of many persons like unto Brud Humphreys and “Odder Lambert and many more who wished they were like them. In studies, Bill Beatty taught ('hick Downes how to do Algebra and “A” section taught Larry Filson that the best policy when he entered class and found the lamps swinging lazily back and forth was to announce, “No class today, brothers.” Before long it was December 7th, 1941, and no one needs to be told what happened on that day. Each fellow nourishes in his memory the way he learned of Pearl Harbor, then the mad rush to a radio, and finally the Adoration service at night which Pater took, asking prayers for our country now at war. The following day, a radio was rigged up in the Auditorium and the whole School heard President Roosevelt ask for a declaration of war against Japan. To celebrate this terrible moment, there was an outburst of furious cheering. We were in it at last. Then and there the lives of many of us were drastically changed. From December 7th on, Kent took a new interest in world developments. Before, Amsterdam and Dunkerque were just names where the Nazis had killed, routed the enemy and carried out their mission; they had seemed important, but somehow distant. Now Corregidor and Bataan became near and vital; the bombing of Tokyo was wildly greeted. MacArthur was intently watched in his flight to Australia. We looked eagerly Sambo towards Europe, too—at North Africa, Sicily, Italy, Russia, the great invasion. But we’re getting ahead of ourselves. Pearl Harbor hardly altered the naive spirit that goes with the Third Form, (ieorge Cady still persisted in announcing Marshall Figgatt’s birthday every morning on the blackboard in the Form Room. When it came time to fold .Vewses, there was always entertainment to be had by the famous vaudeville team of Wags Wheeler and Wags Wheeler’s temper. In the winter John Van Name had a birthday and received one of the biggest ovations ever heard at Kent. For that night and for about a week later, John’s autograph was more in demand than Frank Sinatra’s. Then there was the incident of the ten alarm clocks going off at two a. m. in the room inhabited by MacIntyre and Mac-Glashan. Many a time was there that Lud Ashley put the paddle to its proper use in the Wheeler-Bunzel habitat. The trouble usually was that the wind slammed the door closed, causing a loud bang which Ashley did not appreciate. lie would not believe that either of the two roommates had not been responsible for the sin, and so they suffered, while “Mumbleweed” Sheffey looked on with a sadistic smile'. The night the Class of 1942 went out of power, we staged a huge roughhouse with them behind the North Dorm, much to the terror of Tiny Bakah. Sambo Hale insists that he saw that gentleman actually run to save little Dickie from getting mixed up in the melee. But every one knows how far Sam stretches a story. The Dramatic Club put on a great hit Third Form year and members of our class were not inactive in the venture. For example, Minsky Borland was a howlingly funny Irish cop; Tony Crane an average boarding house matron; Pete Bunzel a nitwit female; and Pinky James a lady with beauty of such proportions that he received ten invitations to the Sixth Form Dance in the spring. He refused each one, however, declaring that he had already consented to attend the Lawrenceville Prom. When School adjourned in June we were at the head of the School scholastically, an enviable position that we hoped never to relinquish. Now we had consumed and inwardly digested two of the five years allotted to us at Kent; so far, there were few upset stomachs directly traceable to the previous twenty-four months. The beginning of our Fourth Form year received a geographical boost when we took a look at the comparatively few new faces that had become a part of the Class of 1945. Out of the depths of Philadelphia came (ieorge Robinette; from the far West, Joe Fearing; from Central Tibet, “Coolie Labor’’ Thomas; from far-off Palestine, Tom Montgomery. The form was spread out in the Dining Hall and Library Buildings, with the fellows in the former kept from boredom by the multitude of odors from the kitchen below, the pranks of Joe Lewis, all-out Sixth Former, and the high times had by Harry Allison, Tool Turner, and Ray Baldwin. To add to all of this there were the fish snared daily by Dave Harri-man and the smells that accompanied Jim Herb Jami«‘ Boy Otter Aubo them. Cokie Flo and the Freemans suffered through a painful year but managed to survive. In the Library, on the north hall downstairs, the most prominent room housed “Wop” Worthington, Hob Nielsen, and newcomer Robinette. George had (juite a time of it with his two roommates, but he, too, somehow managed to survive. MacIntyre, Miller, and Baldwin were another threesome on the same hallway, and a large closet in the rear of their abode served well for any one who sought a place for study in the wee hours of the morning where he could go undetected by Charlie, the night watchman. On the opposite hallway downstairs, duPont, Connett, and Morehead lived together in peace and harmony. “Whitey” and “Mick” were always well fed with toasted sandwiches (no extra charge) because of the fact that Dupe” owned a toaster and did not allow it to sit about idle. He even used to leave it out in the open for the inspector, “Whale-Tail” Ogden, to see, for that gentleman seriously believed it to be a foot-warmer. On the athletic field Bob Nielsen and “Mac” MacIntyre continued to stand out, each making the first football squad. Mr. Smith had to cope with Lambert, Nadal, and Baldwin—to mention a few who gained berths on his Seniors. Sid Blaxill ami Ray Baldwin remained on the Juniors, but were definitely its sparks, making famously long runs. Benno Greene and Jack Brewer started a scrap drive, even carrying Bill NadaPs water pipe off with them for lack of better spoils. Niel was Form president once again. Along with “Dupe” and “Mac”, he tried to keep order in Study Hall: these three also were our Council representatives. We wrote our first term essays that fall, and many of us received rude shocks when Larry Filson turned them back with 40’s and 5()’s. It seems they couldn't be too long and they couldn’t be too short. Tony Crane came up with the highest mark, and he was the first toadmit bewilderment. Suddenly the war took the spotlight once again when the Government decided to draft eighteen year-olds. Uncle Ted worked out a plan, whereby those who would be drafted before their normal span of years at Kent was completed could come to summer school and enter the Sixth Form the following year. These fellows who had to accelerate began at once that spring to take a course in Geometry (and Sprogey Gooch) with Mr. McDowell. It was a misfortune of major proportions that the Form had to be divided in two because of differences in age and that the accelerated fellows had to join a class entirely strange and different for the all-important Sixth Form year. But war, among other things, makes strange bedfellows. With acceleration plans settled, a greater amount of work than ever before piled up on everybody. But there was still time for foolery. Montgomery opened “Monty’s Carlo” in Gil’s class- Arch Mac Ernie Mac Mere room, where the gambling element of the Form made it a going concern; and you who read this with a wrinkled brow, un-wrinkle it, for gambling is not encouraged at Kent, nor was “Monty’s Carlo ever given the go-ahead signal from anybody. Some curiosity seekers, however, would enter the premises just for a look at the “Great Monty”, sleeves rolled up and green visor down over his eyes, calling out bids in a most professional style. 11 is post-Kent and post-Army career is all lined up. To return to the more rigorous forms of exercise; MacIntyre, Von Glahn, Parsons, and Nadal whirled a puck faithfully about the first team rink when Old Man Winter was obliging enough to provide them with ice. Trott, Downing, and Cady put their muscles to work for Mr. Colmore’s first wrestling squad. Nielsen, Whitelaw, and Hud Simmen, a third former at the time but a fellow destined to accelerate and join our ranks the next fall, brought smiles to Chief's face as they burned up the first basketball court. After a day on the mats, Mick Trott came back to the Library and exhausted the hot water supply in that building in order to bathe his body beautiful to the fullest extent possible. Jamie Kerr gave himself a black eye with Charles Atlas's muscle-builder. When there was undue disturbance after nights, Mrs. Julier (who, it is rumored, was first string pitcher at the co-ed college she attended) threw pebbles up at the windows of the rowdy boys' rooms. With warm weather (and even before it) came the “S Club, which functioned in nearby waters until the Headmaster got wind of the illegal swimming activities and took the matter sternly before the Form. It seems that, to be a member in good standing of the organization, you had to have entered the waters thirty times or more, and an amazing number of fellows passed this qualification with flying colors. Herb Florer was official president, and Skin Nilsson was also influential in its activities. The First Fourths won crew race after crew race in the spring, even going so far as to capture the Regatta laurels. May first brought about the Council election, with only fellows from our Form not accelerating on the ballot. Ray Baldwin, Tool Turner, and Dick Deatly were the chosen unlucky three. Prize Day that year was indeed sober, as many of the graduates almost literally accepted the diploma with one hand and started donning an Army uniform with the other. To liven things up, Nielsen, MacIntyre, MacGlashan, and Grabau took an illegal and rowdy trip to New Milford in the School truck, only to he apprehended by some wide-awake policeman as they went their merry way. As a result, they weren’t allowed to go home for a few days, making even shorter for them the extremely limited two weeks before they would have to return to begin their six weeks or so at summer school. Including the accelerated fellows studying at Kent, the summer of 1943 found most all of us at work. Some were on farms, some in offices, some occupied as camp councillors. When we returned to School that fall, we found that we had many interesting summer experiences that we could recite and, incidentally, listen to. Ibit that is not all we found. We also discovered that, as we walked back across that bridge on a mid-September evening, we were no longer a united Form. The Class of 1945 had been split into two groups, and not by its own will. Twenty-two fellows were nearing draft age and were going to jump a class to be able to get a diploma from Kent. If we ever thought that the loss of these formulates would not have made much of a difference, we received a rude shock when we came face to face with the situation. It was strange to look around the Dining Hall and see members of our own Form sitting at heads of tables; strange to see them in Chapel in Sixth Form pews; strange to see them on the stage in Job Assembly. Ibit every one faced the situation in the proper manner, realistically; and things went smoothly. In a few weeks, once the novelty had worn off, it seemed entirely proper and right that these older fellows should be helping the Headmaster and the Class of 1944 run Kent, and the good job they did is indeed remembered by those of us who remained behind. Before long, our representatives in the Sixth Form were conspicuously active in every respect. MacIntyre and Nielsen went so far as to be made prefects during the year. The Football season found the accelerated fellows an integral part of the first eleven. Mac was even elected captain, as Barton of 44 had not been able to return. Others on the team included Nielsen, Miller, Baldwin, Parsons, Lambert, and Rockwell, and the list could go on almost forever. But the season, itself, was not a happy one. After a 57-0 triumph over George Junior Republic, we went down to defeat at the hands of Cranwell, Taft, and Canterbury, though we did manage to gain two victories over Berkshire. The season was not an overwhelming success, but it saw hard-fought games and good spirit. 'I'he accelerated fellows were also active in other fields. Nielsen, for instance, became managing editor of the Sews; Dave Harris was continuously at the console, staunchly refusing to play a note of “The Battle Hymn of the Republic”; John Wiley did the photography for The Sews and also managed to put the negatives in the wrong solutions more often than not. Rocky Rockwell wasn’t the official barber, but lie might as well have been; he had more customers almost than did the butcher who came up twice a week from New Milford. Butch Joe Tompkins was Glee Club President and earned the nickname of “Flat Freddie ; yes, he earned it. Though the activities of the accelerated part of '45 have had the spotlight so far, let no one think that their Fifth Form classmates were standing idly by watching Kent life from the sidelines. To begin with, they had the able leadership of Tool Turner and Kay Baldwin, with assists from Joe Fearing and Dick Deatly, the latter returning from a lengthy stay in the hospital because of a leg injury contracted in football and looking none the worse (and only a shade darker) for the ordeal. Although it was acutely conscious of the loss it had suffered, 45 was strongly united behind its leaders. And Speedy Dave Nadal, Dick Von Glahn, and Bud Simmen helped to carry its banner out on the first team field. There were a few changes in personnel in the Form. Ace Adams jumped into our midst from the Third Form, as did Jim Allison, Harry’s brother. Harry had gone into the service and, wanting to be remembered, had left behind a little momento—brother Jim. There were a few new fellows: “Nigger” Myers came up from Bronxville’s darker section; Herb James came our way so as to be on hand to fix anything electrical; Chape Hall came from some place way out West and forgot to bring along his lasso; Bill Collins arrived on the scene bashfully but left in a somewhat different state of mind; Jim Griffin meandered up from one of the Carolinas, too weary of the world to be explicit and say which one. There were others, but they shall be dealt with in due time. In extra-curricular activities. Butch Tompkins and Jim Butterworth—(“Ma, He’s Makin’ Eyes at Me! )—had such Fifth Formers aiding in their Glee Club as Minsky Burland, Sid Blaxill, and Sambo Hale. Public Speaking had a new president in Bob Nielsen, while Pete Bunzel and Charlie Rankin became vice-president and secretary, respectively. 'Fhe Dramatic Club still functioned spiritfully, and put on a heavy psychological murder drama, Rope”, in the winter. Though Mr. Baker, the coach, seemed impressed with the affair, the School definitely was not, with lack of gun-play and G-men antics mostly to blame. A far inferior play, “Officer 66(� “, had been received better in the fall, due largely to good comedy performing by Minsky Burland. He had a relatively small role but ran off with the show and almost with the scenery. Tony Crane was also in that one, looking more like the Japanese servant, Bateato, than he might sometimes like to think. The French Club, known to the more literary as the “Cercle Francais”, was in session, too, and Eddie Rogers was our representative in that group. In studies, the Fifth Form led the School, as was, of course, expected from us. Such known scholars as Cal Doornail, Harold Santee, Mike Carney and A1 Poole (who mixed a stab at studies with plenty of gab) worked away with zeal. On the whole, we were a pretty studious lot, though the amazing high ninety averages hung up by Bob Nielsen and Bill Beatty more or less stole the spotlight. Fall Term moved at its customary snail’s pace. But finally the football sea- Pocket Charlie Josh Kohhie Rocky son was over; the loafing season was on. Spare time seemed suddenly to come from nowhere, giving roommates Doug Wells and Bruce Toomey a chance to drive their Dining Hall neighbors nuts with their efforts on various musical instruments. But, blocking up their ears, fellows in the Dining Hall, as in other buildings, soon prepared for the coming exams, which were precisely as bad as was expected. On the first day of Christmas vacation, we hastened down to Madison Square Garden to see a meagerly practised Kent hockey team clash with St. Paul’s, the result being none too happy, with the Blue and Gray coming out on the short end of a 12-2 score. On returning for Winter Term on the 6:05, arriving, as is the custom, at 6:20, we found every one rolling up their proverbial sleeves—it was too cold for them to roll up their real ones—and ready for anything. The hockey team had had a good head start by virtue of its Madison Square Garden adventure and was ready to get on the ice before you could say “Mac MacIntyre”. But the weather was not as obliging as it might have been, holding hockey up for quite a while, the net result being that the first encounter did not take place until the thirty-first of January, when we faced and fell before Choate, 5-0. During the rest of the season, we tied Hotchkiss twice, defeated Taft once, and lost the rest of our contests. Turning to Chief’s beloved basketball, the First Team, excluding Captain Howell, was entirely '45, which we think hardly explains the six losses that were sustained; it may, of course,—though skeptics will shake their heads—be the reason for the five triumphs. Wrestling didn’t function, but a wood-chopping squad was good and active, with Jack Brewer and Ben no Greene being its leaders, as we might have come to expect; Phog Downing and Ernie Bigelow are also said to have given a hand. Much to every one’s relief, there were no exams at the completion of the term, and we went home for an exceedingly brief vacation that was our punishment for taking five weeks at Christmas. Before we knew it, here we were back again. The Spring Term was a big one for ’45, particularly for the Fifth Form contingent. Phog Downing stroked a good first crew, to be sure, and Bob Nielsen captained a fast ball team. But the Class of ’45 really gained its greatest renown in pastimes other than sports. And that brings us to the affair called “Flashes of ’45”, the Fifth Form play. This time it was surely a one-man show, and that man was “Minsky” Borland, who brought a little of that atmosphere that accompanies his nickname along with him to Kent. “Minsk” shared writing laurels with George Robinette and Thad Seymour, and it might as well be conceded at the start that the script was not the best part of the presentation. In fact, when the Form first read it, there was a general lack of enthusiasm and some wondered how any one sane would have the audacity to call it a script at all. Minsky, however, managed to convince his formmates that there was hope of Eddie A. Pore I had Hud Roft success, and, where there was hope, there had to he money. Thus we were all entreated and finally consented to give to the cause and help finance the production, which had over a hundred props, innumerable changes of scenery, and hundreds of characters floating on and being carried off stage at all times. Wisely, it was decided that rehearsals were called for, but, if any one who was there claims they went well, there is a bed awaiting their occupancy in Bellevue Hospital. Lucky it was if five or ten out of the fifty participants showed up; and, at that, few had any idea what the thing was all about. But Minsk, valiant and tireless soul that he is, struggled on with his directorial, managerial and acting chores, and, on a frightful March evening, the show came off—with a resounding bang! Despite the fact that there was much ancient humor that Adam and Eve might have moaned at, it was undeniably funny; what’s more important, it had wonderful acting. Sambo Hale made a superb Madame Patrouska, Metropolitan Opera star, looking as silly in a dress as Pinky James looked beaufitul in one— or, should we say, out of one, for the latter’s assignment was to do an elegant strip-tease. Sid Blaxill looked more like himself than usual in blackface, and an application of cold cream made him equally acceptable as Frank Sinatra. Thad Seymour made a perfect Jewish mother, which one day he undoubtedly will be. Cal Coolidge seemed right at home as a new addition to the Kent family, for that was indeed just what he had been the previous fall. So had Mick Black and Bill Collins, but their task was to impersonate two hick farmers, and they were alarmingly realistic. Josh Reynolds and Willie Worthington had a whooper of a negro routine, while the chorus line, which included, among others, Dick Wing, “Dog Face’’ (’lark, Brud Humphreys and Gassy Gasgoigne, garnered a huge hand with some lively stepping. Minsky, of course, was all over the stage, racing from one skit to another in his own inimitable manner. The show more or less rested on his shoulders, and, heavy burden that it was, he was so stooped at curtain time that he hardly had to lean over to bow in acknowledgment of the cheering audience’s applause. But never did he collapse. Thus, the show can go down in the records as a hit, and the Form can feel its efforts were not in vain. On May first, t he Fifth Form journeyed up to Numeral Rock, accompanied by their Sixth Form brethren who were demoted for the day so that they could get the smell (and taste) of paint that is due all classes coming into power and which might have been denied these poor lads. But the rock painting was not a success at all. The colors, maroon and gray, just didn’t allow the numerals to show up, and, as that was the purpose of the thing, it was decided the job had better be done over in black and white. But the second attempt was carried on by but a handful of fellows, to make sure there was not a recurrence of the fooler}' and waste of paint that had happened the first time; after all. it was pretty distressing when we came into the Dining Hall after the first attempt so covered with paint that certain students from the South threatened to leave the room. All that goes with taking over the running of the School must be just as exciting and thrilling to one Sixth Form as to the next. And it’s probably true that each one feels that it can do a better job than did its predecessor and that it must and will put its all into it. Such were our feelings, anyway, when we took over. We were determined to make a go of it, to back up our prefects, to back up the Headmaster. That sentiment was certainly a headstart and one that gave us unity, for it gave us a common goal. The actual ceremony when we took over the School was a highlight in our Kent lives. We saw a member of our Form occupy each of the coveted prefect’s chairs. In the big one—the senior prefect’s—sat Tool Turner, to whom we owe more for our success as a class Sixth Form year than any other single person; Ray Baldwin and Bob Whitelaw were the other prefects; Idy Iglehart was appointed sub-prefect; and Joe Fearing occupied the fifth seat as Sixth Form Council Member. Now we had our leaders picked; it was time to prove to ourselves and to the School that we were behind them. From May first to the end of the School year things went extremely well all the way around. We became used to our new position, and, just about the time that we were overcoming any awkwardness that we might have possessed, it was a week before the closing of the year and time for Sixth Form graduation. The exercises were held earlier than is the custom, to allow the graduates more time between the time when they would go home and when they would enter the service. Said graduation was certainly not that of the Class of 11)45, though sometimes you wouldn’t have known it. For the accelerated fellows won nearly everything. Bill Beatty ran off with about ninety-nine per cent of the awards, including the most coveted of all the prizes, the Columbia Cup. After the Sixth Formers’ departure, we took their Chapel seats and went to tea in the study and stayed up till 10.30 with the shades up, till God knows when with the shades down and the door barricaded. The afternoon teas saw almost perfect attendance, and the Study wasn’t exactly empty when it came time for after-lights smokes, either. All at once the exams were on us, and we seemed to have had no time to prepare for them. The result was that only eight or so made the honor roll, but Terry Coolie l ave Flat Freddie Bruce the rest of us did well enough so that we came out at the head of the School scholastically once again. Cal Dooman's high mark of 87, however, seemed far remote from Hob Nielsen’s fantastic 96.5. The last night found us in the Study drinking beer and puffing away at cigarettes, intermingling the swallows and drags with resounding K-K-K’s for every one and everything. We weren’t content to stay in the Study for this merrymaking and wandered about the campus to cheer the departing Mr. Brown, Sr., “Wacky Mac’’ McDowell, the genial “Cap” Harrington, “Chesty Chadwick, and any person who dared come near. Finally Hill came upon us and warned us that it sounded as if the beer had had its effect. So off we went to bed on the final night of our next-to-last year, with visions of a summer of probable work ahead and but one year left at Kent. It was almost a little sad. When Fall Term approached in September, it was decided by the Headmaster that The Sews should be in the mailboxes by the time the School convened. So Pete Hunzel, newly appointed editor of the paper, along with Sid Hlaxill, Charlie Kankin, and Tony Crane came back early to get The Sews out. They were the first of the Sixth Form arrivals. Two days later the rest of the Form came back, with the job ahead of getting Kent into shape for the beginning of a new year. 'I’lie Form hadn’t altered much over the summer. Krnie May wasn’t back, for he had to go into the service: nor did Gassy Gasgoigne, Hugh Connett, or Hud Simmen return for similar reasons. Doug Wells went off to Yale, relinquish- ing his post as chairman of this Year Hook to Idy Iglehart. Aside from these changes, things were at a status quo. The jobs that had to be done before the opening were accomplished with amazing speed and ease, and, when the year officially began, we honestly felt we had Kent in pretty good condition; our job was now to keep it that way. We had the support of the Headmaster and we in turn supported him on every occasion, making the relationship ideal. Most every one was occupied in the fall with football or one thing or another. On the first team were Captain Cady, all the Prefects, Dick Yon Glalm, Dave Nadal, and many others, carrying through a season that was not altogether successful and which is reviewed at length elsewhere in this book. Mike Carney kept the intellectual standards high through his efforts as school librarian. Hale McMahon, along with Sam Hale and Cal Coolidge, were on the Midget roster as coaches and gave needed advice and also gained their share of knowledge; Hurt Wheeler and Harold Santee were coaching teams on the Juniors, as was Fred Tomkins, our post graduate. Terry Slocum kept the spark of “Amour alive with his fervent words of love to the New Milford telephone operator, Mary Ornetardo. The scripture readings, long a Kent custom, made us really listen every night, as it was wonderful hearing our Form members’ voices echo in theChapel. Mat Meyers did particularly well for himself, and Jack Mercanton rolled his r’s with customary enthusiasm. On November lltli the Sixth Form Dance was held. F’or weeks we had Booker T. Thumper Douftie Kurt Boh El Loho Wina-IMna Wop eagerly looked forward to it and for weeks it had caused endless confusion trying to find places for the girls to sleep and trying to get responses from the damsels as to whether they would or wouldn’t come. At times, the situation seemed hopeless. On the night of the 11th, it definitely did not. The whole thing was a rousing success, due, in no small degree, to Thad Seymour, who was chairman of the Dance Committee. Nearly every one had a girl, and they seemed amazingly good-looking and, what’s more important, attractive. There was consistent double-cutting, making things run smoothly, but, before we knew it, the dance was over. Charlie Barber and his band were playing the strains of “Auld Lang Syne” and people started the long process of saying “goodnight.” The following day the girls remained till about five-thirty, and there was a tea dance in the Lower Library. Then it was all over. Dance Weekend was a thing of the past, only a memory; perhaps it will be one of the best remembered of all that we have from our days here. It was pretty generally agreed that the best part of our days as sixth formers came after lights when we went up to the Study for smokes. The last days of the previous spring, after we had come into power and the Sixth Form had left, we used to go out onto the lawn in front of the Dining Hall and smoke and sing and talk and have a wonderful time. Of course, that couldn’t go on in the chilly fall nights, but we did gather in the Study every evening, light our pipes, and sit about and talk as a Form. We felt more unity during those hours than at any other time. We felt that we were all just one big group, without one clique in our midst. We felt closer to Father Chalmers and felt as if we knew well every one in the Form. We will look back-on those nights years from now as times that we will never want to forget. This ('lass History cannot go farther than Fall Term of our Sixth Form Year. But at this writing it seems safe to give a prediction of things to come: we will go on as one united Form, doing the best job possible to make our Form go down in Kent history as one of the best that ever ran the School. Such a prediction is not merely wishful thinking. We have Father Chalmers’ friendship and loyalty and trust to help 11s; we have the superb leadership of Tool Turner, who is doing the most miraculous job of running Kent that we have ever seen. To him, more than to any other one person, we owe our success as a Form. To Pater we owe a debt of gratitude. After all, for years he was Kent, and we could not forget his perseverance, character, and methods. To have known him personally and being able to go to his apartment Sunday nights to see him and talk with him as a Form was a highlight of our Kent life. When we leave Kent, we will leave sadly. Of course, we will be going out into the world to face new experiences. But well we will know that behind us lie perhaps the happiest days we will ever have in our lives. As Alumni, we will never stop thinking of and praying for Kent; as a Form, we will never forget our friendships and we will look forward with tremendous eagerness to the first chance we will have after the war to return to Kent for a reunion, the Class of 1945 together again. o R Vke 1944 Cnew- MeaAxm THE record of the 1944 Crew can be called, in comparison with former championship and undefeated crews, disappointing, with but two hard-earned victories to its credit. However, crew had lost perhaps more important men than any of the other spring sports, with but one returning oarsman from the 1949 second crew. The fine spirit and indomitable will-to-win of the first boat were not sufficient to make up for so great a loss. Many candidates from the upper forms turned out late in February for practice on the machines in hope of qualifying for one of the eight positions in the first boat, as there was to be no second crew. The prospects for a full schedule were still in doubt, although races had been planned with South Kent and Salisbury. By the beginning of April most of the positions in the boat had been decided upon. Worthington, of the Fifth Form, was placed at bow, Baldwin at two, MacIntyre three, Wiley four, Howells five, Butterworth six, Toomey seven. Downing, returning from the 1949 second crew, at stroke, and Rogers, coxswain. On May 9, a snappy, powerful South Kent crew came up to row on the Ilousa- THK FIRST CREW Chairman Harrison. Burkhart. Worthington. Baldwin. Cate.. Wiley. Howell. Butterworth. Toomey. Captain Downing. (xwich Butterworth. Kneeling: Couwain Rogers tonic. The Blue and Gray boat pulled ahead about a quarter of a length at the start, and immediately lowered the stroke to 32 in order to get as much “run” per stroke as possible. The South Kent boat, however, kept the stroke to 86, and closed up the quarter-length difference, and by the quarter mile mark held the lead by a few feet. Between the quarter and the half South Kent gained almost a full length which they held up to the three quarter mark. At the three quarter mark the Kent boat water. The Salisbury boat jumped the Blue and Gray at the start, but with long, powerful strokes Kent soon gained the lead by half a length. The two boats shot down to the half with neither gaining a decisive lead. After the half had been passed, however, Salisbury was tiring, and at the three quarter barrel Kent began to raise its stroke, steadily pulling further ahead of its opponent. Kent crossed the finish line three lengths in the lead with a time of .'5:87. This was good considering the strong headwind began to raise its stroke in a determined effort to close up the gap between the two shells. By the finish it had gained a quarter of a length, but the South Kent crew shot past the finish line three quarters of a length in the lead. On the day of this race, because of the absence of “Buck” Biddle, who had been elected to lead the crew at the 1948 banquet, Paul Downing was chosen captain of the first boat for the season. On May 10, a heavy Salisbury crew came to Kent for its contest on Kent and rough water which the boats encountered. On May 17, the first crew went to South Kent to try its hand in “fours”, but because of the difference between these shells and our own, both the bow and stern fours were defeated in the times 8:04 and 3:07 respectively over a three quarter mile course. Two days later the crew journeyed to Cambridge to row Browne and Nichols on the Charles River. The opponents gained an early lead, and because of their experience in the choppy water held their lead, defeating the Blue and Gray by a length, despite the quarter-mile drive by the Kent boat which closed up a quarter of a length. The time for Browne and Nichols was 6:07 and for Kent 6:09. The following Wednesday the oarsmen met Salisbury on their home course in “fours”, and suffered the same fate as at South Kent, but considerable improvement in the handling of these boats was shown. On May 20, Kent ended its season by a close victory over Shrewsbury. Kent gained an early lead which it held for the entire mile. The whole race was exciting, as each time Shrewsbury would put on a drive and gain a few feet, Kent would raise its stroke and hold its lead. The Blue and Gray boat crossed the finish just a third of a length in the lead with a time of 5 :16. The banquet was held at Hobson’s lake that evening. There the K’s were awarded to Worthington, Burghart, •ley, (iates, Howells, Butterworth, Tooniey, Downing, and Rogers as well as to Chairman Harrison and Manager MacGlashan. K’s with Crossed Oar were given to Wheeler, spare oarsman, and Westerlund, spare coxswain. Johnny Worthington was unanimously elected captain of the 1945 crew. Mr. Butterworth, who rowed on the famous championship Henley Crew of 1999, is to be congratulated for the fine and loyal way in which he directed the first crew. The entire boat, as well as the Fifth and Sixth Form crews, are greatly indebted to him. (:APTAIN WORTI11 NCiTON THE SEASON’S RECORD South Kent % length ahead of Kent. Time 4:50 Kent 3 lengths ahead of Salisbury. Time 5:87 South Kent Yi length ahead of Kent bow four. Time 3:04 (% mile course) South Kent 2 lengths ahead of Kent stern four. Time 3:07 (% mile course) Browne and Nichols 1 length ahead of Kent. Time 0:00 Salisbury length ahead of Kent stern four. Time 3:05 mile course) Salisbury 2 lengths ahead of Kent bow four. Time 2:55 mile course) Kent % length ahead of Shrewsbury. Time 5:16 7he J lew£ Qglg kI HCntt News _______________KENT, CONNECTICUT_____________ THE KENT NEWS EDITORIAL BOARD Editor ioCkirf Pma Dcmtxa Bara Mrnofimg Editor Ciuin Mato Raxdx Editorr Sidxcy Blaxill Palmcm Jcmox Jamb Axtuoxt Bakxvm Caaxi Allax Kixo hnu, J«. Jomx Beu Faimcmilo Kowaho Allax Rookm Amu Gum, III Tuomas Cmiltox Wuoui pkotoftapkic Editor Jo ax Fraxkux Noxox Bwivu Moooftr AdxrrtitiHp Uanoprr Jomx Chexkt Womtbixotox, Jh. Rouea I’liorn Roax, Jx. THE publishing of the Kent News is probably the most important extracurricular activity at Kent, as it keeps the alumni in all parts of the world informed of the activities and interests of those still at School. The policy of the Board, under the direction of Peter Bunzel, has been to print a paper which will interest the alumni rather than the student body. For this reason readers of the News are apt to appreciate it more after leaving Kent than they have while in residence as students. On May first, 1944, Bunzel was chosen to succeed Peter Candler as editor-in-chief. Charles Rankin had previously been chosen at the News banquet to succeed Bob Nielsen as managing editor. Also announced at the banquet were: John Noxon, photographic editor, Dick Wing, business manager, and Roger Rose, advertising manager. Later in May, Bunzel chose the remainder of his staff. Sidney Blaxill, Tony Crane, John Fairchild, Ashbel Green, Palmer James, Allen Poole, Edward Rogers, and Thomas Wheeler made up the editorial board. Wing, unfortunately, had to leave when he was sworn into the Navy in November, 1944. His departure made necessary the appointment of a successor, and the job fell on the shoulders of John Worthington. Then Rose was called to the Merchant Marine in January, 1945. His position was taken by Thaddeus Seymour. The new editors felt that the department, “Portraits of ’44”, which purported to give short biographical sketches of sixth formers, had fallen from its avowed purpose. It was dropped at once, and for it was substituted “OKI Acquaintance”, a series of articles which told interesting facts about the Faculty and other permanent members of the Kent family. This feature, however, lasted only until the end of the spring term, and was not continued when the Class returned in the fall, as the “old acquaintances” did not want to be publicized. THE NEWS BOARD Hack Row: Poole, Crane, Tirrell, James, Wheeler Second Row: Wing, Rankin. President Bun .el, Noxon, Rose Front Row: Blaxill, Rotters, Fairchild, Green But fortunately for the News, Pater consented to allow his notes on the history of Kent to he printed in weekly installments. This feature, named “Pater Recalls: the Story of Kent,” proved to he of interest to many, par-ticuarly to the scattered alumni, who have written many letters of approval. A special Christmas issue, dedicated to Kent alumni in the service, was put out in time to reach them by Christmas. It featured a beautiful picture of the chapel, and numerous articles by alumni and friends of the School. Though the “School Notes” caused the editors many a headache, they still command the most interest from the student body. In the last month, it was decided to caption the notes, an idea apparently approved by all. The Sews continued to print the “Contributor’s Column” and found that it stirred up a great deal of controversy. The alumni probably find this particular column the most interesting of all, as it is apt to contain a letter from some one they know. “Fifteen Years Ago,” a new column dealing with past activities at Kent, was introduced to bring back memories to News readers. For this article, excerpts were taken from old Newses of 1920 or further back. It seemed popular, though it has been run only about once a month. John Noxon, as photographic editor, worked diligently and skillfully to overcome wartime scarcities of equipment, and is deserving of special praise. The quality of the pictures in the News has shown marked improvement. But whatever success the News has achieved this year, the credit is due primarily to editor Bunzel, who has spared neither time nor effort to keep the standard of the News high. We feel that all who have come into contact with it will agree with us that he has done an excellent job. The News this year, as in the immediate past, was written principally for the men in the armed forces, and if it has brought some enjoyment to those who are fighting in foreign lands, the Board feels that it has served its purpose. THE FIRST BASEBALL SQUAI) Back Row: Conch Gilliam. Chairman Tompkins. Baldwin, Boote, J. L. Fearing, Deafly, Kerr, J. B. Fearing, Manager May, Coach Nadal Front Row: Rockwell, Morehead, Nadal, DeYoe, Howell, Captain Nielsen, Schmitt, dul’ont, Newland, Sim men. Black Ike f994 a eJ cdi eaAxm | AIIIS year was a war year in every X sport. Many times the teams would approach their season expecting only a few matches. Baseball was extremely lucky, and despite the restrictions in travel, and the general cramp that the war has caused, Kent had a fine schedule. There were disadvantages that the Kent team had to surmount from the very beginning. Not the least of these was the fact that neither of the co-captains, (ieorge and Will Bell, returned to lead the team. Out of the entire squad of last year, college and the services claimed all but three. These were Bob Nielsen, one of the best outfielders that Kent has seen, Dave Nadal, and “Deedee” Schmitt. Nadal showed great promise as the mainstay of the pitching staff from the very first tlays of practice in the Sports Building. Throughout the season he proved to be anything but disappointing. Schmitt returned to the team to take over first base. On the mound. Coach Nadal placed his faith in Guy Newland, who pitched for last year’s second team, and Dave Nadal. 'Frank Howell had caught last year and was lined up for the position behind the plate. In the infield, there was Schmitt at first base and Mickey Morehead from the second team at second. Dave Nadal played third base when he was not pitching, and Jack Fearing held down that base when Dave was on the mound. The outfield developed from four players who were all on the second team of last year. They were Chuck DeYoe, an infielder, Nick (in Font and Rocky Rockwell, both of whom had played in the field, and Bud Simmen who had caught for the seconds. The initial game of the season was a disappointment to the spirited team. 'I'he Kent fielding was good, but the players did not seem to be able to hit the ball. Guy Xewland pitched the game and chalked up five strike-outs to his credit. The newly elected Captain Nielsen (taking the place of the Hells) got the first hit of the season. Kent made two rallies during the game, but Mackay, the South Kent pitcher, struck out fifteen men and held Kent down to four runs. Hits for Kent were made by New-land, Nadal, duPont, Nielsen, Morehead, and Howell. However, when the dust cleared away at the end of the ninth inning, the score was 6-4 in favor of South Kent. 'Fhe Kent-Wooster game was played on the Wooster diamond and the game was won by Kent with a score of 7-1. Captain Nielsen again got the first hit of the game. The steadily improving hitting of the entire squad served Kent well. The second inning was a memorable one. With the bases loaded, Morehead hit a sharp single that brought two men home and put Kent ahead 2-0. The bases were again filled and Dave Nadal smashed out a single to score two more runs. Before the inning had closed, the score was 5-0 in favor of Kent. In the first half of the third, Kent scored again on hits by DeYoe and Nielsen. Dave Nadal pitched a fine game, allowing only four hits to the Wooster team. The team collected its second win from Canterbury by a large margin. When all was over, the score stood at 9-4. It was Guy Newland’s first victory of the year. In the first inning, Howell and Nielsen got singles which brought about the first run. Nadal followed with a double that drove in the second run of the game. Newland led off the second inning for Kent with a base on balls. Rockwell sacrificed to bring Newland to second and Morehead brought him home with a long double. The climax came in the sixth inning when Dave Nadal hit a home-run over the road, which is the boundary of the baseball field. Newland had a fine victory credited to his name. He struck out eight men on the Canterbury team. The Kent team won the first of its two contests with Berkshire by the score of 10-5. The pitching honors were shared by Guy Newland and Dave Nadal. By this time, the team was gaining confidence in itself and the hitting had improved to a point of being quite formidable. The South Kent team went down to defeat in a return contest with the School to the tune of 4-0. Guy Newland pitched a superb two hit, no run game. The im- proved hitting power of the team was again shown. Morehead got one hit, Schmitt two, Nielsen and Howell one each, Simmen three, and Jack Fearing got one. Dave Nadal relieved Newland on the mound in the sixth inning. Both pitchers ended threats by the South Kent team with strike outs at crucial points in the game. A change in the line-up marked the West Point game. Mick Black was moved up from the second team to take over Schmitt’s position. Schmitt was changed to left field where Coach Nadal felt that he was needed. For his first game with the squad, Mickey did very well at first base. But despite the spirit and skill of the Kent team West Point earned a fine victory over the school by a score of 18-11. This was the second loss of the season. The next game was with Taft, an ancient rival. The teams were closely matched and the spirit of both was high. Perhaps this game can be rated as the most thrilling of the entire season. Kent won by the close score of 7-( . At the end of the second inning, Taft was ahead by two runs. At the end of the third, however, Kent hit its stride to score two runs. With two men on base. Bob Nielsen beat out a beautiful bunt. Frank Howell drove Morehead in on a sacrifice. A few minutes later Nadal hit a single which brought Schmitt across the plate. The score rallied back and forth, until at the end of the ninth, with Kent at bat the score was tied up at 6-(i. Frank Howell singled, and Dave Nadal came up. When Nadal hit a long double bringing in Howell, the stands went wild. Kent had won the game. All good things have to come to an end, and the winning streak that Kent had enjoyed was finally broken in the game with Hotchkiss. The visitors won by a score of 3-2. Hotchkiss was the best team that Kent had come up against. Ix t credit fall where credit is due; they were good, and we have no regrets in losing to such a fine team. Their pitcher chalked up five strike-outs. Guy Newland did a great job against tough opposition. Morehead, Nielsen, Nadal, and Schmitt all got hits for the Kent team. Then the team met Canterbury at New Milford and defeated them 12-5. The pitching honors were divided between Nadal and Newland. In Kent’s second inning. Fearing hit a double to center field. Morehead led off the third inning with a single to center. Nielsen, Howell, and duPont (pinch hitting for Black) drove in two runs between them. Schmitt, Nielsen and Howell each got two hits in this game, followed by More- head, DeYoe, Fearing, Newland, and duPont with one hit each. The last game of the season was a return game with Berkshire. The victory again fell to Kent with a score of 8-2. The second home run of the year was made by Schmitt in the fourth inning. Kent scored twice in the seventh and the last tally came in the eighth, when Howell and Nadal drove in the last run. Guy Newland pitched the entire game and again he turned in a good performance. It was good to end the year with two wins. For the season Kent had won seven games and lost three. Certainly they did well against strong opposition. Special credit should be given to those who, because of the closeness of the games, were unable to play. Kay Baldwin, Joe Fearing, Jamie Kerr, Phil Boote, and Dick Deatly all showed fine spirit throughout the year. May 21st marked the picnic to Hop-son’s lake. Hamburgers, ice cream, and cigarettes were plentiful, and Bill Nadal proved that he could cook as well as ever. K’s were awarded to Nielsen, Nadal, Howell, Newland, Fearing (Jack), More-head, Schmidt, duPont, DeYoe, and Rockwell. Tompkins and May carried away their K’s for efficiency as managers. Deatly, Fearing (Joe), Baldwin, Boote, Kerr, and Black received their numerals, as did captain Sidney Blaxill of the undefeated second team. The election was held to determine next year’s captain and Dave Nadal was chosen. Following this, Mr. Gilliam and Father Chalmers made speeches complimenting the skill and spirit shown. The meeting ended with the singing of the school song. So ended a fine baseball season. May there be many like it in the future. CAPTAIN NADAL VUe IjeGA B o k [iaa ul npHE 1945 Year Hook has been created, after much confusion, out of the brains of some ten or twelve stalwarts known as the Year Hook Hoard. The original President, Doug Wells, had to resign his position because of his decision to go to college, and Idy Iglehart was promptly put in charge. Idy has exerted almost superhuman efforts in getting this year’s annual into shape, with Hog Turner assisting him most capably as Managing Editor. This year, as every year, there were many disputes over such subjects as the colors, the dedication, the general layout, and one big question which had not appeared in former years: should there be advertising or not? It was decided at first to try to get along without the advertisements, but it was soon apparent that this source of money was necessary if we were to have a Year Hook that was worthy of the School whose name it bears. Since it is vital to get the material for a Year Hook assembled by as early a date as is possible, a great part of the work was done last spring. The whole layout was planned; Phog Downing wrote the crew article, assisted by Pinky James; Doug Wells penned the Baseball article before he left; Cal Doornail described the tennis season, and Mike Carney the Prize Day Exercises of ’44. It was not until we were back at school this fall, however, that the work really commenced. Advertising was a problem, as always, but urged on by the never-failing energy of Hog Hose and Hog Turner, our advertising managers, the members of the class managed to secure an adequate number of pages. Another big problem was the question of photography, as there were very few pictures on hand which could be used for the Book. Tony Crane and Josh Reynolds responded nobly, and the credit for the photography in this year’s book goes almost entirely to them. The question of the color and type of cover to be used caused a hotly waged battle, but when the smoke died down it had been decided that we should have the conventional leatherette cover, in the colors black and ivory. Gradually the maze of articles and photographs began to assume the proportions of a year book under the tireless efforts of President Iglehart. Minsky Borland directed his artistic talents towards designing the cover for our book, and Cal Doornail wrote the dedication to Hill Nadal, a man who is deep in our affections. Hurt Wheeler described the ups and downs of the forty-five football team, and Pete Bunzel finished the class history which had been started by John Baldwin, an accelerated member of the form. Much credit should go to various members of the class who, although not THE YEAH HOOK BOARD AT WORK THE 1945 YEAR BOOK BOARD Back Row: Burland, Wheeler, Doonian, James, Bun .el Second Row: Lambert, Iglehart, President Wells, Turner, Baldwin Front Row: Rankin, Carney, Crane, Poole Missing: Rose, Reynolds members of the board, wrote several articles because of the fact that they were best qualified for the task. Among these were Eddie Rogers, who wrote the French Club article, Aubrey Loomis, who told of Bell Hinging, and Dave Tirrell, who described the forty-five hockey season. Minsky Burland, as one who knows, turned out the story on the (dee Club, while Charlie Kankin turned out the article on the basketball season. Within a short time everything was assembled and ready for the printers, and, as far as we were concerned, the Year Book was complete. Everyone deserves credit if this book is a success, but particular praise should go to President Iglehart for the long hours he has spent, chiefly on the most tedious bits of work. Our Year Book has been produced under two annoying conditions, both of which were brought about by the war. First, the materials which are generally used for the making of year books were either impossible to obtain, or of inferior quality, and all were more costly than before. The paper is thinner than that which was heretofore used, and the choices of colors for the cover are not as numerous as in pre-war days. The second unusual condition is that this Year Book is the record of a class which was divided at the end of its Fourth Form year, when a large portion of the class accelerated into the class of ’44, in order to graduate before being drafted. Thus it was that it became the duty of the members of the class of ’45 who remained to include in our annual those other members of our form who have left to serve their country, and, although during our last two years here at Kent we were divided physically, we still remained united in our own minds as the class of '45. In this, our Year Book, we are all together for what is probably the last time. Some of the members of our form may be killed in this war, although God forbid any such happening, but at any rate we are not likely to be together again. This annual has required much work both by the board and by the form, but it goes without saying that we will feel rewarded if this Year Book depicts accurately the class of forty-five and the School during our whole five years here, but especially in our Sixth Form year. ke 1944 VejwlA 44 eaAxm CAPTAIN HUMPHREYS THE 1944 tennis season promised to he one of the best in the last few years. This promise, however, never fully materialized, and what might have been a good season, in the matter of wins and losses, turned out to be only a fair one. Under the leadership of Captain Ned Daly, the team defeated Taft and Hotchkiss on the home courts, while losing in away matches to Taft, Hotchkiss, Choate, and the Army Plebes, thus finishing the season with a record of two matches won and four lost. Nevertheless, the spirit shown on the team was equal to that shown on many of Kent’s championship teams. The courts were reconditioned and put in fine shape for the coming season, and by the middle of April the team was on the courts, getting in practice for the first match with Taft. Fourletter-men returned from the previous year’s team: Daly, Lambert, Humphreys, and Parsons. Besides these, there were Shepard, Armstrong, ami Griffin, newcomers to Kent tennis, and Harris, Nimick, and (ireeji, up from the Second Team of the year before. The team got off to a successful start by defeating Taft 5-4 in a hotly contested match on the home courts. In the number one singles, Humphreys outsteadied the Taft co-captain. Smith, to win 1-6, 6-4, 6-2. In the absence of Lambert, the number two player on the Kent team. Captain Daly played in his position. Although Daly played splendidly, the Taft player, Blanchard, defeated him easily by the score of 6-2, 6-1. In the remaining singles Harris and Armstrong lost, while Shepard and Parsons won, making the score 8-3 at the end of the singles matches. The Kent team, however, took two of the three doubles matches, and with them the victory. The last and deciding doubles match was between Harris and Humphreys of Kent, and Hastings and Stewart of Taft, with the Kent pair winning 10-8, 6-1. As the score indicates, the Kent team had a hard time in winning the first set, but after this was taken they had little trouble, coasting through the second set, and taking it easily. For its next match the team went to Hotchkiss where it was defeated by a score of 6-3. This time Lambert was able to play, winning 6-4, 4-6, 6-2, in a hard-fought struggle. Kent’s other wins were secured by Daly in singles and Daly and Lambert in doubles. The Kent players were working together well, and Captain Daly’s net game excelled. The next contest was a return engagement with Taft in which our opponents gained a well earned victory. The two outstanding matches of the day were the number two and number four singles matches. In the former, Blanchard, Taft co-captain, defeated Lambert 6-8, 6-2, 6-4. His forehand drive and his net play were the prime instruments which brought the Taft player his victory. In the other match Shepard outsteadied his adversary, Stewart, and won, 12-10, 6-3. He gained most of his points through well placed put-away shots. Taft won the match 5-4, although the Blue and Gray netmen won two of the three doubles. On the following Wednesday the team met Hotchkiss on the home courts and gained revenge for its previous defeat, by winning 5-4. Lambert ami Daly won their singles and the number one doubles as they did in the first engagement with Hotchkiss. Kent won the number two doubles due to the excellent teamwork and placement shots of Shepard and Humphreys, and also won the number six singles when Griffin, in his first match, outlasted Gibbon of Hotchkiss in a long duel. The team made its annual trip to West Point with high hopes of gaining revenge for the 11-3 defeat suffered the year before. 'Flic team as a whole showed a vast improvement over its performance Hack Row THE FIRST TENNIS TEAM First Row . Same . Armstrong. Coach Humphreys, Griffin, Manager Reynolds i Oarns, Parsons, Lambert, Captain I aly, Humphreys, Nimick, Shepard against Hotchkiss, although we were again handicapped by the loss of Lambert. In the best match of the day, Humphreys of Kent defeated Whittington, playing beautifully steady tennis throughout. At the end of the singles and two of the doubles the score stood tied at 4-4. In the number three doubles, however, Sauer and Hawley of the Plebes beat Armstrong and Griffin, thereby winning the match for the Plebes. Nevertheless, the Kent pair put up a spirited battle before losing fi-4, 6-4. For its last match of the season the team traveled to Wallingford where a superior Choate aggregation beat them by a score of one match remain- ing unfinished because of the element of time. In the number one singles Humphreys was up against Watters of Choate, a ranking player in the South. Although the Kent player put up a good fight, he was overpowered by the masterful shots of the southerner. Our number five player. Green, playing in his first match, was the only Kent loser to extend his opponent to three sets. Griffin, in the number six singles, secured the only Kent victory when he completely outstroked and outplayed his adversary by a score of 6-2, 6-2. Late in the spring the finals of the annual doubles tournament were held. The finalists were the number one and two doubles teams of Lambert and Daly, and Shepard and Humphreys. The former combination won 6-1, 6-2, 6-3, their superior net play providing them with the victory. The day after the last match the entire First Squad hiked up to Hopson’s lake, where the annual tennis picnic was held. After speeches by Coach Humphreys and Captain Daly, TKT’s were awarded to Daly, Humphreys, Lambert, Shepard, Parsons, Harris, Ximick, Griffin, and Armstrong, while Green received his numerals. All those who had received letters then withdrew to elect a successor to Daly. After a brief pause Daly announced Humphreys as this year’s captain. As this book goes to press the courts are being put in shape for the coming season. Although the only players returning from last year’s team are Humphreys, Griffin, and Green, all of last year’s second team is returning, and if these players have improved over the summer. Coach Humphreys should have a successful season. RECORD OF THE 1944 TENNIS SEASON Kent 5 Taft 4 Kent 8 Hotchkiss 6 Kent 4 Taft 5 Kent 5 Hotchkiss 4 Kent 4 Army Plebes 5 Kent I'A Choate 7 H Pu e Pbcuf, PueAdAM IX 11)44, for the first time, the graduation exercises were held before the end of the school year, and the new alumni left, putting the School in the hands of the class of 11)45 for a week. As a result of this fact, not all of the prizes could be awarded on Prize Day, and some were given out the last night. The exercises were held on the Dining Hall lawn as usual, with the bright sunlight shining on the heads of the student body. Forty-eight members were added to the growing ranks of Kent Alumni. Wood DeYoe, senior prefect of the graduating class acted as master of ceremonies. lie opened the exercises by introducing Fr. Chalmers. The Headmaster presented Mr. Ed Gushee, explaining, “This year again we have reached deep into our own Kent family to find a speaker for Prize Day.” He explained that Mr. Gushee had been the senior prefect of the class of 11)12, and was one of the three newly elected alumni members on the board of trustees. Mr. Gushee began by praising Pater’s business ability and faith. He said that the establishment of Kent School was the work of a truly great man, and he thanked God that we had a man like Fr. Chalmers to succeed him. Mr. Gushee spoke of his pride in being requested to speak at Prize Day, and how he had been warned not to give the fellows a lot of platitudes. “Hut despite all this,” he said, “with humble temerity . . . I make free to offer you some advice in the terms of the very platitudes we condemn.” He advised the members of the graduating class to be selfish—but with an enlightened selfishness, to realize that what benefited others would benefit them. Taking the platitude, “It pays to be decent,” he applied it to the three main branches of our life; economic, political, and religious. He advised the graduating class to be fair in business, and not try to take advantage of the other fellow. Applying his platitude to politics, he said, “Do not shirk politics as a career; go into it and be decent.” In the religious sphere he counseled the graduates to be decent in their relations with God. “If we remember that Jesus Christ is God,” he said, “we will not be Christmas and Easter Christians, but will put our heart and our energy into helping the Church.” He concluded by reminding the fellows of the marvelous opportunities to be decent in the post war world, and with a final blessing he left the rostrum. Father Chalmers then stood up and before awarding the prizes praised the faculty for their devotion and understanding. “I am going to let the faculty do most of the work in handing out the awards, as they do most of the work around Kent anyway,” he said. He th en called upon Mr. Nadal to make the awards which fell under his jurisdiction. The Mitchell Trophy, for excellence and sportsmanship on the football field, went to Hob Whitelaw, and its hockey counterpart, the Hawley Trophy, went to Shepard. Mr. Nadal then announced that the leading batter cup was to go to the boy who had achieved an average beaten only once at Kent. Frank Howell earned it with an average of .457. Elliott received the junior baseball award on behalf of his team. Then Mr. Humphreys was called upon to make the tennis awards. The cup for the winners of the doubles tournament went to Daly and Lambert and was carried away by the former while Lambert remained to accept the Hrooker Hassett Trophy, which is awarded each year to the fellow who does the most for the tennis team, excluding the captain. Father Chalmers thanked Mr. Humphreys for the fine work done on the tennis courts, and congratulated him on his team. The Headmaster, with a glance toward Pater, announced that Kent is and always will he a rowing school. Father Chalmers went on to tell how in the last three years the Kent crews have been coached by three different alumni. “Toto Walker and Bish Colmore are both in the armed forces,” he said, “and much credit is owed to Mr. Butterworth for the fine work he has done this year. Lack of crew material due to the war has removed many boys who would have had positions in the first boat this year. But Mr. Butterworth, working under a great handicap, has done a splendid job.” The Crew Coach was then asked to make the awards. Barnwell, captain of the first fourths, received the cup for the regatta winner. Beatty was given the award for the best oarsman not on the First Crew. The Henley Plate, given to the boy with the best form on the river, went to Jim Butterworth. Downing received both the Bishop Oar, awarded for good spirit, and the Captain’s oar. Pater’s mug, the award given to the best all around athlete in the school, went to Malcolm MacIntyre, but since he was not present to receive it. Jack Flagg, who was also in the Merchant Marine, accepted the Mug for him. Father Chalmers revealed that he had received explicit orders from Governor Baldwin as to the way in which the Lawson-Tancred Public Speaking Prize was to be given. Bunzel received the prize, but the judges thought the contest so close that they felt that every contestant should get something. As a result of this decision, Curtis, Rose, Rankin, and Day each received a letter from Governor Baldwin. The prize for the best News article of the year was given to Bill Beatty for his editorial, “Mutual Faith”, written in memory of Pater’s birthday. Harvey Day received the Alumni Association Prize for his essay on “Suggestions On The Improvement of Kent. Still in the field of Art, Father Chalmers gave Williamson the first prize in drawing and Man-ahan the second. The award for photographic work went to John Noxon. The Headmaster then turned the exercises over to the heads of the departments. Mr. Harrington arose and presented the French Prize to Pogue and the German Prize to Thomas. He announced that the Spanish Prize could not yet be awarded, as the exams had not been held. Mr. Anders presented the Mathematics prize to Beatty, and the Physics prize to Bentley. He gave the Harvard Alumni Association Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Medal to Tom Fell. Weltzein received the George Hodges Bartlett Memorial Prize in English from Mr. Loomis, the head of that department. Mr. Worthington, the head of the history department, then arose and presented two more prizes which were given in memory of George Hodges Bartlett. One was for excellence in European History and went to Reinhart and Carmel. In awarding the prize in American History, he said, “Jefferson wrote that all men are created equal, but I am beginning to doubt that statement. This prize goes to one who has American History in his blood, for I am told that he never reads a paper or studies a history book—Benno Greene.” Beatty received the prize in classical languages from Mr. Humphreys. Mr. Gilliam then awarded the prizes for music. Blaxill received the vocal award and Miller accepted the instrumental award. Father Chalmers then told about the Cum Laude Society. He stressed the high standards necessary for election. One must maintain an overall average of over eighty from third to sixth form year, and be in the top fifth of the class. The members of the class of 1944 elected to the Kent Chapter were: Rich . . 89.40 Van Deusen . 88.18 Locke . 85.30 (i usher . 83.90 Hammond . 84.36 Malloch . 83.18 Stallings 8.3.34 Bentley . 80.89 Fell . . 80 39 Members elected from the class of 194.5 were Beatty, with an average of 91.80 and Nielsen, with an average of 9 3.88, the second highest overall mark in the history of Kent. Father Chalmers presented the Headmaster's cup to David Harris, saying that he could have given this cup for the one who has shown the greatest interest in Sixth Form life to several fellows, all of whom deserved it. The greatest honor that can be given a boy at Kent is the Columbia Cup. It is given to the fellow who shows the greatest comprehension of his life here. Pater presentee! this award to Bill Beatty. The headmaster recalled Beatty’s lack of luck at Basketball, and his wonderful spirit in sticking to it. Beatty expressed his thankfulness to Pater, Father Chalmers, and the faculty, and said, “I only hope that I am able to live up to what this cup stands for.” DeYoe, Howell, and Nielsen all expressed their gratitude to Father Chalmers, the student body, and the Faculty. Turner, senior prefect of the class of 194.5, addressed the gathering on the behalf of the new Sixth Form. “On behalf of my form, the entire student body, and myself, I wish to take this opportunity to say goodbye to my friends, the Sixth Form graduating class . . . we shall all hate to see them go. So I want to say to you all, the best of luck and the greatest success in whatever lies ahead.” THE FIRST FOOTBALL SQUAD Back Row: Coach Tlrrell, Chairman Wing, Dooman, Wlckwlre, Tlrrell, Seymour, Crlffln, Reynolds, Bullard, ('.lark, Larsen, Cropscy, Manager Loomis, (k� ach Nadal Second Row: Murray, Baldwin, Cusliee, Iglchart, J. B. Fearing, Burland, Kohler, Huffman, Rose, I urner, Myers, Allison, Cuddeback First Row: Black, J. I.. Fearing, Nilsson. Worthington, Morehead, Van Orden, Von Clahn, Captain Cady, Coste, Nadal, Callup, Whitelaw, Miller, Whiteford, Cooke Vke 1944 fyoothali MeaAtm ENTHUSIASM and good sportsmanship were the sparks that dominated the 1944 Football Season. Forty-six fellows were invited out for the squad. The day after school opened they reported on Alumni Field for the initial practice to prepare for a five game schedule. The accelerated academic program had been responsible for t lie loss of many stalwarts who would normally have played this year. George Cady, veteran end, returned to captain the team. His spirit, inspiring to all those with whom lie played, was a vital asset throughout the season. Bob Whitelaw, Johnny Worthington, Dave Nadal, Dick Von Glahn, Moose Coste, and Bob Kohler were the other returning lettermen. They, along with a group of able newcomers, comprised a team worthy of the name of Kent. They won two out of their five games; but whether they won or lost, they fought their hardest. The team worked as a unit, all striving to perfect the squad as a whole. Each player fulfilled his position to the best of his ability. Perhaps the most outstanding was Bob Whitelaw, who maintained his brilliant running this year as well as he did last. Captain George Cady at end will long be remembered for the many times that lie broke through the THE FIRST LINE opponent’s interference to stop a play behind the line of scrimmage. One might otherwise remember him for the passes he caught, or for the morale he gave to the team. “Wop” Worthington in the baekfield and Dave Nadal in the line also stood out. Three and a half weeks of determined effort brought results on October 7th in the first game of the season. A victory over Berkshire by a score of 19-G was won on Alumni Field. The initial Kent score was made in the first period by a drive starting on Kent’s own forty. Bob Whitelaw’s and Art Nilsson’s running culminated in a touchdown by Whitelaw and a conversion by Dave Nadal. Berkshire came to life during the second period and narrowly missed tying the score. After intercepting a pass on the Kent thirty-eight, they employed an aerial and running attack to net them six points, their only tally. The rest of the game was to Kent’s credit. Cady caught a pass on the Berkshire twenty-five, evaded the secondary, and scored Kent’s second touchdown. An attempted kick for the extra point was unsuccessful, and the score stood 18-6. In the third period, a drive involving a twenty-one yard run by Whitelaw and a pass completed by Joe Fearing brought the home team within nine yards of the goal line. Two plays later, Whitelaw plunged the full nine yards to gain the Blue and Gray’s third touchdown. The conversion failed, but Kent held its lead until the end of the game, 19-6. Two weeks later the team maintained CAPTAIN CADY its record by downing an outweighed Gunnery team, 27-6. It rained during the entire game, and the field was a sea of mud. Dave Xadal blocked and recovered a kick early in the first period, giving Kent the ball on Gunnery’s sixteen. After netting eight yards in two downs, Whitelaw tallied. An attempted place kick for the extra point missed its mark, and the score was left 6-0, in favor of Kent. The home team kick off brought about a weird touchdown. The Gunnery players failed to pick up the ball, and Whitelaw fell upon it behind the goal line. Again the conversion failed, and before the first period terminated, Kent led 12-0. The second period saw the Blue and Gray sweep through the opponent’s defense to go over the goal line once more. Whitelaw and Miller led a drive which terminated in Whiteford’s plunging over to raise the score to 18-0. The extra point was not made, but the Kent team could not be stopped. After the kick off, the Gunnery team found itself with fourth down and twenty-eight yards to go and it was forced to kick. Nadal blocked the punt and Van Orden fell on the ball behind the goal line, increasing Kent’s margin another six points. Nilsson ran the extra point, boosting the score to 25-0. Another two points were added to the home team’s lead when a Gunnery man recovered a fumbled center behind his own goal line. In the second half a rejuvenated opposition met the Kent players. A Kent fumble gave them the ball, and a forty-three yard drive resulted in their one and only touchdown. The extra point was not made, however, and the score was Kent, twenty-seven points. Gunnery, six. It remained that way until the final whistle. A tricky T-formation and the interception of several Kent passes enabled Cheshire to break Kent’s winning streak by a score of 89-19. Again the game was played on the Kent Field, but without as much success as previously. The team was able to hold its own against the visitors in the early stages of the contest. The defensive playing of John Gallup was especially good as he twice nabbed a Cheshire back for twelve yard losses. Two runs, a favorable penalty, and a pass netted Cheshire a touchdown. The conversion was good, making the score 7-0. A few downs later, Morris of Cheshire intercepted a pass on his own forty-six and raced down the sidelines for the second touchdown. The kick was wide, so Cheshire led 13-0. Later in the second period Panelli fired a pass from Kent’s forty-one to Lantona who took the pigskin over for the third Cheshire touchdown. The visitors led 19-0. The third period was not very old before the powerful Cheshire team was once again deep in Kent territory. A series of breakaways resulted in another touchdown. This time the extra point was made, and Cheshire seemed to be enjoying a walk away, 26-0. If ever the Blue and Gray had reason to be discouraged, it was then. But they would not let themselves be downtrodden. Jack Fearing rifled two passes which put the home team only nine yards from the goal line. Whitelaw carried the ball four yards, and then took a pass for the Blue and Gray’s initial touchdown. Nadal made the conversion, and Kent seemed to be coming into the game with the score standing 27-6 in Cheshire’s favor. After the kick off, Joe Fearing recovered a fumble, and Kent took over on the Cheshire thirty. A pass brought the team to the eight, and a penalty against the visitors gave the Blue and Gray three yards to go. After two plays had been stopped, Whitelaw tallied. The extra point was no good, and Cheshire led 26-18. Early in the fourth quarter, another Cheshire touchdown left the score 82-18, but Cheshire could not shake off the fighting Kent team, and Miller received a punt on his own twenty-three and advanced it to the forty-eight, two yards away from the opposition’s territory. A completed pass put the home team on the Cheshire twenty-nine from where another aerial attack landed it upon the six inch line. On the next down. Miller plunged over for Kent’s third touchdown. A blocked kick left Cheshire ahead, 32-19. Before the game ended, Cheshire scored seven points on a pass, winning 39-19. On Saturday, November 4th, the squad went to New Haven to play Hopkins Grammar, the only game away from school. The outcome was a victory for Hopkins, by a score of 20-0. An aerial attack launched by Jack Fearing threatened Hopkins twice, bringing the visitors to the three yard line, but each time a defensive wall rose to prevent a touchdown. Two of the opponent’s touchdowns were made possible by interception of passes, while a fumble on the Kent four-yard line was responsible for the other. The game was played in the morning, and the entire squad saw the Yale-Dartmouth game in the Yale Bowl that afternoon. The team met Taft on the home field November 11th. It had aimed all its efforts towards this contest, the climax of the season. Tension, not only among the members of the squad but throughout the school, was apparent as the game between the two rivals approached. The result was disappointing as the visitors triumphed, 20-7. It was, however, the best played and the most exciting game of the season. Kent's sole tally occurred in the first quarter. Captain Cady recovered a blocked Taft kick on the Taft thirty-five yard line. Three successive runs, one by Whitelaw and the other two by Whiteford, brought a fighting Kent team to the one yard line. On the next play, Whiteford went over to score. Xadal kicked the extra point, putting Kent in the lead, 7-0. The stands and the team were naturally jubilant and full of high hopes, but their joy was soon dampened. Taft downed a Kent fumble on the home team’s thirty-one. A passing attack tied the score 7-7, as both the touchdown and conversion were made. This came about on the first play of the second quarter, and for the rest of the period Taft held K ,mt in check. Taft came back on the field the second half a powerful aggressor. The danger of a second Taft touchdown in the beginning of the period was thwarted when Turner fell on a Taft fumble to give Kent the ball on its own fourteen. Three downs later, Whitelaw kicked out of bounds on his own thirty-nine, giving the ball to the visitors. Six more plays and Taft gained another seven points on an end run. One more quarter remained for Kent to even up the score, but a strong Taft running offensive added six more points to its already impressive score. An unsuccessful conversion left Taft ahead, 20-7. The game ended a stinging defeat for Kent, but a well earned victory for Taft. A steak banquet was held in the study to close the season officially. The following were awarded letters: Cady, Gallup, Joe Fearing, Morehead, Gushee, Xadal, Van Orden, Rose, Kohler, Coste, Von Glahn, Turner, Burland, Cuddeback, Cooke, Black, Whiteford, Bullard, Worthington, Nilsson, Whitelaw, Jack Fearing, Miller, Iglehart, Loomis (Chairman), and Wing (Manager). Mick Black, Joe Fearing, and Johnny Worthington were among the speakers. The latter praised Bill Xadal’s untiring coaching, the stress that Bill laid on sportsmanship, and Captain George Cady’s quality of leadership. Coach Bill Xadal awarded the Mitchell Trophy to Bob Whitelaw “for all the work he has done for the team.” Bill Whiteford was elected Captain for next year. RECORD OF THE 1944 FOOTBALL SEASON Kent 19 Berkshire 0 Kent 27 Gunnery G Kent 19 Cheshire 89 Kent 0 Hopkins Grammar 20 Kent 7 Taft 20 THE CERCI.F. FRANCA IS Hack Row: Tanner, Donahue, Dunham, DeVoa Front Row: PreNidcnt Rogers, Mr. Mattoon, Kerr Gke tf-fiench GLih I OOKING back on the past year, ' t he French Club can safely say that it has had an excellent record. One of the most important reasons for its success has been the fact that strict formality in the use of the French language during the meetings was insisted upon. The Club adopted the system of the Public Speaking Society in that speeches were assigned the previous week and then presented formally from a rostrum. They were criticized by both Mr. Mattoon, the coach, and the President of the Club, Edward Rogers, as to content and manner of presentation. However, the Club differed from the Public Speaking Society as no notes could be used by the speaker. A free and natural style of delivery was thus encouraged. Since the regular membership of the Club consisted entirely of boys who were familiar with the French language, the Club decided to interest others who had gained their knowledge of the language solely from textbooks. Several mem- bers of the student body who showed a liking for French were invited to attend the meetings. Soon there was a small group of guests who attended every meeting. These fellows have gained as much from the Club as the regular members. During the year several innovations were introduced to provide interest. The Club held debates on current topics, gave prepared and impromptu speeches, and a radio skit was put on during the spring term. The French Club hoped to help boys master the French language, improve their delivery, and learn to speak before an audience. With the helping hand of Mr. Mattoon and under the leadership of Rogers, it has fulfilled its purpose. WHAT happens in Kent School is not entirely governed by those living in the place. For Kent is subject to the influences of many who have once attended the school or take a special interest in its welfare. Paramount among the groups that influence the life of the school is the Hoard of Trustees. Formerly the members of the Hoard have been members of the Order of the Holy Cross. As there are over fifteen hundred Alumni most of whom are still interested in the welfare of the school, it was only natural that a change should come about on the Hoard. Consequently, in December, 1943, Mr. Henry Russell of the class of 1926 became the first Alumni Trustee. Since then, five men have joined the Hoard. The present members are: The Reverend Frederick II. Sill, O.H.C., President, Dominick Rich, '14, Mr. Edward Gushee, '12, Mr. Henry Russell, '26, Mr. I. C. R. Atkin, and Governor Raymond E. Baldwin. The final responsibility for Kent now lies in the hands of the Alumni and friends close to the school. Advising the Hoard of Trustees and officially representing the alumni is the Alumni Council, headed by Morgan Hrainard, 23, President. Over three quarters of the Alumni are now in the armed forces of the United Nations. Twenty-nine of them have given up their lives. Mr. Kent Smith, 28, is acting Alumni Secretary in the absence of Major T. Dixon Walker, '19. His untiring efforts on behalf of the Alumni are sincerely appreciated by all those who know Kent. The Fathers’ Association, ever since its first meeting in 1919, has done inestimable work for the growth of Kent. Especially have they helped the school in connection with the erection of tin buildings. None of them except the Main Building, which stood before the school existed, could have been built without the financial aid contributed by the Fathers’ Association. In 1944, one hundred fathers attended the meeting of April 30th on Fathers’ Week-end. Governor Baldwin, President, along with the other two officers, Mr. Atkin and Mr. Humphreys, presided. Father Chalmers outlined two plans, one to fulfill Pater’s dream of a permanent Kent by constructing a new fire-proof Main Building, and another to build a hockey rink at the foot of Mount Algo. The fathers immediately approved both plans. Through the Fathers’ Athletic Association, a sum of money was granted for the building of the hockey rink. The Mothers’ Association, another group deeply interested in the School, has been accustomed to meet at the school over the annual Mothers’ Week-end in October. Because of the lack of accommodations in town, no meeting was held this year. However, on the week-end of October £lst the three officers of the Mothers’ Association met with Father Chalmers at the school. Mrs. Edmund S. Parsons, President, presided, with M rs. Thomas W. Macl eod, Secretary-Treasurer, and Mrs. George C. Cunningham, head of the Mothers’ Thank Offering, also present. The mothers, through their yearly thank offering and their voluntary dues, have done many things to equip and beautify the chapel, to enhance the grounds about the place and to encourage certain cultural interests. Kent School is deeply indebted to these organizations for the advice and the service they render. To the Alumni Trustees we especially owe thanks for their readjustment to the change that has taken place in the Board, and for their able judgment in governing the policy of the school. 7he 1995 Jiook i 99eaAxm SOON after the completion of the football season, coaches Bill Nadal and Dave Tirrell started vigorous practice for the game with St. Paul’s which was to take place on December 14th in Madison Square Garden. Captain Morehead and the four returning lettermen formed the nucleus of a large squad, which was cut down in number during the afternoons of running and shooting which took place before there was ice. After much diligent searching, a small patch of ice was found which allowed the team to practice about five days. On the morning of the thirteenth, the team arrived in New York and had a short final practice in the Brooklyn Ice Palace in preparation for the game on the following day. Before a crowd of four thousand, the Kent squad lost to St. Paul’s, 8-1, in a hard-fought contest. The ability of the St. Paul’s team was in evidence at once, but the Blue and Gray Sextet showed spirit and fight throughout the entire game. There were hopes during the first and second periods that the score would differ from last year’s defeat as Dave Nadal scored Kent’s only goal to tie the score at 1-1. St. Paul’s tallied twice, however, and at the end of the second period showed a lead of 8-1. The last period gave the opponents their chance and they scored five goals despite Yon Glahn’s excellent work in the Kent CAPTAIN MOREHEAD nets. The game, despite the score, was somewhat encouraging, and hopes for the rest of the season were high. Returning after the three weeks’ vacation, the team got to work at once, preparing for its schedule of ten games. The first encounter was with Berkshire on the thirteenth of January. The game was slow at first, but then the Kent team began to score against its weaker opponent. Nadal and Morehead each scored twice during the game, while Turner, Humphreys, and Tirrell tallied once apiece to make the final score 7-1 for Kent. The third game of the season brought the Blue and Gray against South Kent in a close fight which ended in a 1-1 tie, in spite of an overtime period. The South Kent team scored while two of its members were in the penalty box with one Kent man. During THE HOCKEY TEAM Back Row: Chairman Thomas, Larsen, Cooke. Orach Nadal, Gushee, Murray, Manager Hall Middle Row: Kohler, Clark. Ilenchey. Turner, Chamberlain, Allison, Bullard Front Row: Von Claim, Worthington, Tlrrell, Captain Morehead, Humphreys, Nadal, Newland the thirtl period, after repeated attempts by the Kent sextet to tally, Nadal carried the puck through the South Kent squad to tie up the score at 1-1. The score remained the same and a ten minute overtime did not produce any change, though both teams played hard, fast hockey. The team continued its series by trouncing a slower Salisbury squad, 15-0 on January 24th. Nadal started the action by scoring two unassisted goals, and the visitors were forced to the defensive throughout most of the contest. Humphreys and Morehead teamed up to score three goals, while on the second line Chamberlain and Henchey tallied two. Worthington and Bullard each scored one, and Nadal netted three more lone goals during the last two periods. The following Saturday, the team played Hotchkiss on home ice. The visitors were the fastest team which the Blue and Gray had played since the St. Paul's game. During the first period the powerful blue opponents quickly scored three goals against the slow-starting Kent squad. The beginning of the second period found a determined home team on the ice. The last two periods were marked by scrappy playing. During the second period the visitors scored their last goal, and in the third, managed to hold their opponents scoreless, despite many Kent attempts to score. On Wednesday, the 81st, Hillhouse arrived at Kent to take the place of the previously scheduled Taft game which was cancelled because of sickness at Taft. The contest was hard-fought, and the opposing squad took advantage of the opportunities to chalk up a score of (� -2 in their favor. Hillhouse scored soon after the face-off, and then the game became an uphill battle. Finally, Henchey, assisted by Turner, tied the score 1-1. The second period gave the visitors two quick scores, but after that, the puck remained in their territory as the Kent first line repeatedly tried to tally, but was unsuccessful. Another Hillhouse goal was scored near the end of the second period while the home team had a man in the penalty box. Two more goals for the visitors in the final period, matched against a score by Nadal, brought the game to a close, 6-2, in favor of 11 ill house. The following Saturday, at Wallingford, Kent lost to Choate after a hard game. Both teams were slow at the beginning of the encounter, but later the competition was faster and more spirited. With one Kent man off, Marshall, star of the home team, scored on a long shot to put his team ahead 1-0. Morehead narrowly missed scoring as the first period ended. During the next period, Nadal, coming out of the penalty box, took the puck in on the Choate cage and nearly tallied. Kent kept the disc consistently in the opponent’s end except for an occasional break-through which gave Von Glahn some action. As the third period started, and the game changed to a faster, cleaner contest, long shots from in front of the defense were used by both teams. The game ended with both squads playing their best hockey of the day, but Choate won 1-0. Looking for an opportunity to avenge three straight defeats, Kent won over Gunnery on the poorest ice of the season. This condition hampered both teams, especially in the passing. The victors were slow to start and Worthington scored a lone goal in the first period. Von Glahn had to block few shots during the rest of the game, but was hard pressed in this period. Nadal sparked the team into faster action by scoring three goals toward the end of the second period. The first line of Captain Morehead, Humphreys, and Tirrell teamed up to make two goals ami four assists. Chamberlain chalked up two, while Kohler tallied one to make the final score 9-0. Coach Nadal substituted freely and all the squad played. After this long string of games, the ice began to soften, and a return game with Hotchkiss, as well as a game with the Norwalk Vikings, had to be cancelled. With only a few days of practice on ice, the squad was forced to run to keep in condition for their last game. On the 17th of February, the whole team went to West Point to play the Plebes on the indoor rink at the Military Academy. The game was fast and hard, and the Blue and Gray exhibited its best hockey of the entire season. However, this was not good enough, for the home team claimed the victory by the score of 3-1. The Kent team was full of fight and Nadal did an effective job of bodychecking. The first period saw the Plebes score once; the puck was kept in center ice most of the time, and breaks by both teams were constantly stopped by the defense pairs. In the next period Kent pushed the play into their opponent’s end, and the Plebe goalie was kept busy. Finally, Turner succeeded in scoring unassisted, only to have the home team tally another to retain their lead 2-1. The Plebes slowly turned the play to the offense in the third period and tallied once again before the final whistle. The score was disappointing, but the hockey was excellent. Though the season was not successful in regard to victories over defeats, the team showed hockey ability, especially in the West Point game. The total, counting the game in the Garden, showed three victories against five losses and one tie. At the hockey banquet, the following were awarded letters: Captain More-head, Von Glalin, Nadal, Worthington, Humphreys, Tirrell, Turner, Henchey, Chamberlain, Kohler, Allison, (’lark, Cooke, and Bullard. Managers Thomas and Hall also received their letters while Larsen, Murray, Graham, and Gushee were awarded their numerals, as well as manager assistants Robinette, Esmond, and Aguais. Dave Nadal won the Hawley Trophy, and Bob Kohler was elected captain for the 1946 season. RECORD OK THE 1945 SEASON Kent 1 St. Paul's K Kent 7 Berkshire 1 Kent 1 South Kent 1 Kent 15 Salisbury 0 Kent 0 Hotchkiss 4 Kent 2 Hillhouse « Kent 0 Choate 1 Kent 9 Gunnery 0 Kent 1 West Point 3 Total 36 Total 44 TUB BELL RINGING GUILD Back Row: Kihhlc, Fox, Davison Front Row: Murray, McMahon, Chairman Loomis, Allison, Bullard VUe flelU THE chapel bells, rated among Kent School’s most precious possessions, were given to the school by Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Humphrey as a thank offering for the life of their beloved son. After being cast at the Whitechapel Hell Foundry of Mears and Stainbank, London, England, the bells were blessed and sent to the School. In March, 1981, they were hoisted into the bell tower, and have been rung every evening of the school year since that time. For a number of years, our band of ringers has been the only one in the country that has used the English system of change ringing daily, and during the years when the war silenced the bells of England, the members of the Hell Kingers Guild may have had the honor and distinction of being the only band in the world to ring changes regularly. For the first four years after the bells were installed, an English instructor was hired to teach those who were interested in the art of change ringing. He left in the autumn of 1985, however, ami those boys whom he had instructed were left to manage the situation as best they could. From that time on, the Chairman of the Guild and the members of the first band have instructed the younger members for four days of the week and have rung the bells themselves the remainder of the time. In this manner, the organization has perpetuated itself without the aid of a paid instructor, and has thus preserved one of the fundamental ideals of the school, self-reliance. Last year, when, according to custom, the Sixth Form turned the running of the School over to the Fifth Form, Aubrey Loomis was appointed Chairman of the Guild. The other members of the first band are McMahon, Allison, Davison, Kibble, Murray, Bullard, and Fox. These boys ring for fifteen minutes on Friday and Saturday nights before the evening service, and before the chapel service on Sunday. On Sunday afternoon and during the closing moments of the adoration service, hymns can be heard as they are chimed H by Loomis or another member of the first band. This year, on February IS, Loomis, Davison, Kibble, Uoosma, Fox and McMahon rang a full peal on six bells, sometimes called an “outer circle.” This course has not been rung at Kent for five years, although several times members of previous first bands have attempted to do so. The course includes every “change” possible with five bells, and the sixth bell, or tenor, rings last, following the other five. On Wednesday and Thursday nights the second band rings under the supervision of the first band. The members of this band are Roosma, Schermerhorn, Duf-field, Gordon, Spicer and Racioppi. On Monday and Tuesday evenings the members of the third band, Sanford, Wilkinson, Ponting, Thelin, Whiteford, and Stagg, ring changes on bells silenced by a bar of wood holding the clappers. Bell Kinging here at Kent is an excellent example of the efficiency of the self-help system with which Father Sill instilled his ideals into his organization when he founded it, and which he has kept alive ever since. It is the only organization in Kent which functions without the aid of an instructor other than the boys themselves, and that in itself is a notable feat. We hope that the knowledge and the finest traditions of the society will be carried on next year, and in the years to come. PRESIDENT RANKIN r I 'HE year 11)45 witnessed a marked A rebirth of interest in the Public Speaking Society. At the first meeting last fall, a group of forty-one fellows gathered together under President Kan-kin, who was elected last year along with Vice-President Bunzel and Secretary Curtis. This year the Society was very fortunate in having the wise and thoughtful coaching of Mr. Robert Mattoon, Mr. Oliver Butterworth, and Mr. William Armstrong. Owing to the unprecedented size of the club, it was decided to divide the members into two groups, one presided over by Rankin, and the other by Bunzel, with the coaches alternating from one group to the other. The first goal the club undertook to reach was the full mastery of the elementary points of good speaking, such as correct posture, clear enunciation, and the proper use of gestures. With this goal in mind, the coaches started the year by giving short talks on these fundamentals. With these essentials of oratory impressed upon their minds, the members of the club made their first speeches. These were prepared talks, of two minutes’ duration, on a subject chosen by the speaker. After each boy finished, time was taken out for the coaches to offer criticism of that particular speaker. In this way the individual faults of each person were more readily shown, so that every member had a chance to work on his own weaknesses. The next step in the schedule was the reading of speeches. Special emphasis was put on the fact that speeches which are read must be delivered in a manner which makes them seem to be spoken. The subject matter of these speeches varied widely, ranging from Stephen Leacock’s humor to a deeply moving editorial on the death of Wendell Willkie. As before, the coaches gave advice after each speech. The next few meetings were devoted to the matter of extemporaneous speaking. Various subjects such as “My Taste in Women”, and “Is Jitterbugging Necessary?” were written on slips of paper and scrambled together in haphazard fashion. Each speaker had to select a piece of paper, read his topic, and give a two-minute discourse thereon. At first, as might be expected, there were many pauses while the unfortunate individual at the rostrum vainly racked his brain in search of something to say, but as time went on, deliveries became less nervous, and the thought more unified. After several meetings carried on in this manner, it was decided that it would be a valuable experience to endure the hardships of the soap box orator. Consequently, at the next gathering each person not only had to speak in extemporan- eous fashion, but had in addition, to undergo heckling from the audience. Although this heckling was meant to he confined to constructive criticism which was to break down the speaker’s argument, it often degenerated into mere shouting. 'I'he experience was, however, valuable in that it taught the art of maintaining one’s composure under strain. Just before the 1944 presidential election, public interest in the outcome ran high in the School, and so a debate on the question: “Who Would Make a Net ter President, Roosevelt or Dewey?” was organized within each group. The student body showed so much interest that it was decided to hold a debate before the whole school. The Roosevelt team consisted of Bunzel, Wheeler, Barnwell, and Worthington; while the Dewey supporters were Rankin, P. James, Tirrell, and Rose. After a close and hotly-contested debate, accompanied by shouts from a strongly pro-Dewey audience, the judges gave the verdict to the Dewey advocates. On returning to school after Christmas vacation the members of the society learned that South Kent had suggested a debate at the end of the winter term. Preparatory to having tryouts for the debating teams, Mr. Mattoon talked to the club on “The Why’s and Wherefore’s of Debating”, discussing briefly such matters as looking up material, organizing it, and presenting it in a manner so as to make it fit in with the arguments of one’s teammates. The following week two teams of four were picked from the candidates who tried out, one to debate at school, the other at South Kent. The topic chosen for the debate was: Resolved: That the United States should adopt the essential features of the British system of radio control. 'Phe team of Green, Tirrell, Wheeler, and Rankin took the affirmative, while the negative was supported by Furness, Curtis, Whitelaw, and Bunzel. In 1945 the Public Speaking Society returned to its former position of prominence among the extra-curricular activities of the School. Although there were few experienced speakers in the club, the energy and sincerity of the members more than made up for this lack, and by the end of the year every one had attained the ability to get up and speak in a creditable manner. I et us hope that the interest in the club which has been displayed in 1945 will endure, and that the Public Speaking Society will continue to thrive in the years to come. THE PUBLIC SPEAKING SOCIETY Back Row: Turner, Fearing, Coach Armstrong, Coach Mattoon, Myers, J. Allison Fourth Row: Doontan, Seymour, James, Curtis, President Rankin, Bunzel. Wheeler. Whitelaw. Fox Third Row: Crane, Drydcn. Black, Mercanton, Wickersham, Johnson, C. Reynolds, Reid, Aquais, Rogers Second Row: Thomas, Post, J. Reynolds. Collins, W. Allison. Cummings. Fairchild. Adams, Worthington First Row: Slocum. Furness, Hale, Rose, Kennedy, Malloch, Tirrell, Green tauij KENT i KENT ) KENT KENT KENT THE BASKETBALL TEAM Back Row: Coach Chalmers, Connett, J. L. Fearing, Miller, Coftan Front Row: Chairman Janies, J. B. Fearing, Wliitelaw, Captain Baldwin, 'looker, Schweppe, Manager Crane 7he 945 flaAJzeikall SeaAxm npHE 1945 Basketball season was un-successful from the standpoint of games won and lost, but the team showed considerable improvement with each succeeding match and displayed a great deal of fine spirit. Captain Baldwin and Tooker played forwards while Whitelaw played center for most of the season, and Schweppe was called up from the Second Team to do service in the guard position, shifting with Miller and Jack and Joe Fearing. The opening game of the season was played at Washington, Conn, against Gunnery. The team had high hopes of victory, but came out on the short end of a disappointing 24-23 score. Throughout most of the game the Kent team was ahead, but in the fatal fourth quarter, the opposition racked up five successive points, which were enough to turn victory into defeat. In this encounter, Coach Chalmers had Whitelaw playing guard along with V PI IN. U U I1W IV Miller, while Joe Fearing played center and Tooker and Baldwin held down the forward positions. This combination did not make the most of its material, mainly because Whitelaw at guard was unable to score as freely as he was accustomed to when playing center. Soon thereafter, however, he returned to his regular center position, and the team showed signs of considerable improvement. In the Canterbury game, which was the second of the season, Whitelaw was still playing guard, and this fact left the team without much scoring punch. In this game, the team was defeated by the decisive score of 43-19. As it was. White-law was high scorer for the Kent side, with six points, while Captain Baldwin and Miller each contributed five. The game was marked by sloppy passing and an inability to get the ball off the back-boards. But it proved to be good experience for the Kent squad, and it was the only decisive rout which they suffered all season. Following the Canterbury game, two notable changes in the line-up of the first squad took place. Whitelaw was returned to center, which he had played most of last season, and Schweppe was called up from the Second Team. Schweppe was only a third former, yet has considerable height and natural ability, and should spark Kent teams in the future. Flaying his first game in a Kent uniform, against Berkshire, on the Kent court, he performed so remarkably well that Coach Chalmers kept him in the entire game. This Berkshire game might have been won, except for the fact that Whitelaw fouled out when the score was tied, 25-2.5; as it was, Berkshire went on to win, 33-25. At the end of the first quarter Berkshire was enjoying a 9-2 lead. Tooker and Whitelaw, however, began hitting the hoops soon thereafter, and by the half the lead had been narrowed down to 15-12. In the second half a determined and fighting Kent team kept plugging away at their taller opponents, until with about four minutes to go, only one point separated the two teams. At this point, Schweppe was fouled and as he prepared to shoot, a hushed atmosphere prevailed in the tense Sports Building. Calmly and deliberately he sank his foul shot and tied the game up, only to have Whitelaw commit his fifth and last personal foul a second or two afterwards. For the remaining three minutes of the game, Berkshire was in complete control, and thus won a hard-fought battle. The following Wednesday the team journeyed to Hotchkiss to play a very important game. Their spirit was superb, but again their lack of height proved to be too great a handicap. They suffered their fourth straight defeat, 28-26. The score speaks for itself; it was a close, hard-fought game throughout. After four straight defeats, it was Kent’s turn to win. This it did with a vengeance, lambasting New Milford High, and later Gunnery in a return match. Both games were played on the home court. Up to that time, Jack Fearing had played only as a substitute, but in the New Milford game he did such a grand job of getting the ball off the backboard that he was destined to be a starter in every remaining game. Also, in the New Milford game, Tooker’s position was taken by Jim Cogan. Though Cogan had played in several previous games, this was the first time all-season that he had started in one. Towards the end of the first half, he began showing the spectacular speed that was always evident in practice games and on three successive plays he made baskets. Two of these were on pass interceptions, in which he grabbed the ball and streaked down the court for easy lay-up shots, while his third basket was the result of a pretty set shot from the side of the court. The final score of the game was 36-2 0, w i t h C o a c h Chalmers substituting freely and preventing the team from racking up as many points as they might have otherwise. Bob Whitelaw, as usual, was high scorer of the game, amassing a total of twenty-one points. After the last Gunnery game, the team played a return match with Hotchkiss on its home court. As was the case before, Hotchkiss managed to squeeze through by a narrow margin. This time the score was Ik)-. . YVhitelaw was again high scorer, netting fifteen points, while Tooker scored seven. Then the squad went to Salisbury, and returned to School with another victory. They won 40-21. Captain Baldwin apparently played his best game of the season, and sank several pretty one-handed loop shots, combined with several lay-up shots and set shots and a foul shot, giving him a total of thirteen points. Besides this, he played an outstanding defensive game. In the last game of the year, the team really made an effort to stop Canterbury, the only school that had decisively beaten them all season. Whereas before they had been topped, 43-19, this time they were only beaten 33-27. At the half, Kent was ahead, 16-13; then came a third period slump, when Canterbury established a lead which it maintained throughout the fourth quarter. Nevertheless, the team executed its plays in a manner which should make them proud of this, their last game. The Kent team had drive, spirit, and sportsman- ship. Even in loss, they closed their season well. At the banquet following the end of the season, BKB’S were awarded to all members of the first squad. These included Captain Baldwin, Whitelaw, Tooker, Joe Fearing, Jack Fearing, Miller, Schweppe, Cogan and Connett. Tooker was elected captain for next year. “2nds” were awarded to members of the Second Team, and numerals to Captain Rankin, for concluding a successful season in which they won three of four games. RECORD FOR THE 11)45 SEASON Kent 3 Gunnery 24 Kent 1ft Canterbury 43 Kent 5 Berkshire 33 Kent 20 Hotchkiss 28 Kent 36 New Milford 20 Kent 54 Gunnery 1ft Kent 32 Hotchk.ss 35 Kent 40 Salisbury 21 Kent • 27 . Canterbury 33 Totals 2S2 256 GUe Qlee GImIsl I 'HE Kent School Glee Club of the academic year 1944-45 is entitled, along with former clubs of the past eighteen years, to boast a record of good work under the capable direction of Mr. R. I ee Gilliam. With the appointment of Blaxill and Borland, president and secretary respectively of the Club, the serious business of learning a program was started. Despite the loss of experienced members due to war conditions, the new membership lost no time in showing its ability to master some of the intricacies of part-singing with a surprising minimum of difficulties. In the choice of program material, Mr. Gilliam took particular pains to avoid music outside the vocal limitations of the Club. While it was therefore necessary to steer away from some of the classic and time-tried glee club repertory, Mr. Gilliam was able to maintain a versatile THE GLEE CLUB Back Row: S. Hale, Griffin, Rum, Glover, Cady, Hall, Gurney, Malloch Fifth Row: Roosma, Vaughn, Morehead, McMahon. Rihble, J. Gallup. doRhnm. Peterkin, Magnan Fourth Row: Sanford, R. Hale. W. Gallup, Dooman. Cogan. Soper, Auchlncloss, Deatly Third Row: Gillies, Racioppi, Knapp. Marsh, Humphreys. Slocum. Von Glahn Second Row: Dennis. Green, Coombs. Richardson. Miller. Tooker, Baldwin. Myers. Lewis First Row: Wilkinson, Duffleld, Pruyn, Skinner, President Blaxill. Coach Gilliam, Burland, Reid. Cropsey, Coolidge program without completely denying the old masters of choral composition, a case in point being the Club’s outstanding performance of Bach’s “Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring.” A selected group of Club members added Lotti’s motet “Ecce panis angelorum” to the season’s accomplishments. Other numbers in a well rounded program included three folk songs: the Czechoslovak “Autumn,” a Brazilian lullaby for baritone solo with humming background, and a Russian love song arranged for violin solo and choral accompaniment. Soper and Miller shared the baritone solos while Dennis and his violin paid good tribute to the Russian number. An arrangement of Stephen Foster’s “Massa’s in the Cold Ground” gave the Club an added opportunity to show its skill as a choral background for a solo voice, honors again going to Soper of the Fourth Form. The inimitable Negro spiritual occupied a prominent place on the program with the Club’s performance of “I’m Troubled in Mind”, the fast-moving “Soon I Will Be Done,” and the lively camp meeting song “(), Won’t You Sit Down?” John W. Work’s popular arrangement of the Negro work song “Po ’ol Lazarus” was revived with success. Other numbers included the lovely old canon “Dona Nobis Pacem,” the Russian-styled “Up On the Mountain,” and the rousing sea chantey “The 28th of February.” A musical tidbit in the modern manner was provided by the Club’s performance of “Liza Jane.” All in all, Mr. Gilliam built up a program designed to satisfy the musical taste of most listeners. From the start of the season, Mr. Gilliam consistently impressed upon the Club membership the necessity of developing a good singing tone, well balanced PRESIDENT BI.AXIII. and blended. Rehearsal after rehearsal found the director insisting upon uniformity of tone in the singing of pure vowels. Especially was the Club reminded about an attitude of alertness at all times, to the end that every demand of the director might be instantly satis-field, whether it be attack, release, or dynamics. Throughout the season, Mr. Gilliam worked for constant contrast in the interpretation of the different numbers. Because of Gilly’s “a la Waring” musical taste, he was made the butt of many humorous remarks. While all hands, including Mr. Gilliam himself, realized that exact duplication of Mr. Waring’s results was something outside of Kent's musical ability, there was always the ideal present, and if ragged attacks were eliminated, good pitch maintained, and a pleasing singing tone developed, the effort to emulate one of radio’s best choral groups was not without its reward. Any inventory of musical activity at Kent would not be complete unless it included the Octet. The members are carefully selected by Mr. Gilliam for past experience and the ability to solve the mysteries of close harmony almost at first sight. This organization plays an important part in every concert program, injecting a touch of comedy to the occasion and again compelling a tear or two for those songs of bygone days. More important, the Octet personnel enjoys membership in the Glee Club, and hence acts as a nucleus of excellent support in the learning of new songs. This season found Burland and Hale II in the role of first tenors, Hale I and Dennis as second tenors, Cogan and Miller as first basses, with Blaxill and Cropsey as second basses. Previous experience and diligent work produced a well rounded program including “George Jones,” the popular “St. James Infirmary Blues,” the nostalgic “Memories,” and many other songs which together contributed to a good season. Concerts included St. Margaret’s School at Waterbury, and two at Kent, one at the end of the Winter Term, and one on Fathers’ Day. As the graduating class prepares to leave Kent, and go out into a world at war, it will look back upon the Glee Club of ’45 as one of the best. With fond remembrances, the Class hopes that in the future Mr. Gilliam will have as cooperative and fine a club as he enjoyed this past season. ke siXAmcdic AS has been customary during past • years at Kent, the Dramatic Club put two productions before the School this year, one during Fall Term and the other in the Winter. Under the direction of Mr. Kichard M. Baker, both plays proved to be satisfying entertainment, though surely one was more eminent and memorable than the other. In November, after the usual six weeks of rehearsal, the Club presented “The Milky Way”, a comedy by Lynn Boot and Harry Clork, which had been popular on Broadway a decade or so earlier. The story centered about a prize fighter and a milkman. It seems that the middleweight champion, Speed Mac-Farland, was in a street brawl one night when somewhat tight and was knocked out by his own manager, though reporters on the scene attributed the blow to a milkman who had been trying to rescue his sister from the fighter’s embracing arms. This mix-up contributes the basic plot, but there are other minor plots to add to the story. In the end, the milkman and the fighter are found in the same ring, where the milkman lands a lucky punch which knocks his opponent for a loop, and a new champion is declared. Things aren’t as bad as one might think, however, for although the fighter loses his crown, he wins his girl. “The Milky Way” is an essentially weak play. It is exceedingly long and repetitious and has a minimum of interesting or well conceived characters. It is no wonder then, that it was not one of the Club’s outstanding successes. That it did come off with any laughs registered is a tribute to Mr. Baker and his cast. Burchell played MacFarland and acted the role well; if he was a bit colorless, perhaps it was because the character lie portrayed was also. Lovejoy played the girl in the piece, and was revealed as a bright new discovery. Andrews played Spider, the trainer, and acted properly THE DRAMATIC S X:iETY Back Row: Curtis, II. James. F. James. Fox. Noxon. Wlckersham Front Row: Robinette, Burland, President Bunzel, Crane, Rogers tion, making the show of grade-A quality physically. “Whistling in the Dark” is the story of Wallace Porter, who is a best-selling crime author, and his fiancee, Toby Buren, as they fall in with a hunch of crooks while househunting. Porter gets somewhat tight and brags about his ability to plan a perfect crime. The gangsters, headed by Jake Dillon, become interested and demand to know if he could plan for them a perfect crime which could actually be carried out. stupid, while President Bunzel had the longest and, perhaps, dullest part as the manager. lie wrestled with it valiantly, but was never able to make the part any more plausible than had the authors. Uogers, in his final Kent appearance, played the milkman, and was properly coy and bewildered. The sound effects— such as a barking dog and the like—were not up to par, though the radio broadcast was ingeniously conceived and executed by Mr. Baker. “The Milky Way” was somewhat clouded in its Kent production, but brought laughter all the same from its audiences. The second production of the year found Bunzel giving his last performance on the Kent boards. The play in which he had the lead was “Whistling in the Dark”, by Laurence Gross and Edward Carpenter. A far more adult and better written play than “The Milky Way”, it was also far better received by its audiences. In fact, it seems safe to say that it is one of the really great successes in the history of the Club. Mr. Baker erected one of his best sets to house this produc- Wally isn’t overly enthusiastic at the thought, as he’s really a mild and meek sort of a fellow. Hut realizing that it’s the only way to save himself and Toby, he goes to work and plans “The Toothpaste Murder”, as he calls it. Of course, he doesn’t want it to work and tries to see to it that it won’t, only to be disappointed when his plans go wrong and it appears that the murder he has planned will come off after all. Frantic, he tries to find a way to escape, and devises a method of making an old-type radio into a telephone and attaching it to phone wires. He succeeds, and just in the nick of time the police arrive on the scene. The murder is thus forestalled, as Wally yells into the newly made phone to the prospective victim of “The Toothpaste Murder”; “For God’s sake, don’t brush your teeth this morning!” In his review in the News, Mr. Chadwick likened Bunzel's portrayal to the memorable one he gave last year in “Rope”, saying that it was adult, well thought out, and varied. Lovejoy, as Toby, looked disturbingly beautiful and played convincingly, while Hurchell made Dillon an entirely credible character. Burland added much humor to the piece as Herman Lefkowitz, a Jewish gang member, while Cropsey added authenticity in the part of a sadistic and sly gunman from Detroit. Crane did a good job in the part of Charlie Shaw, who was to see to it that the proposed victim brushed his teeth. Andrews was an Italian gang member. Others in the cast were Seymour, Reynolds, II. James, and Wiekersham in a dual role—all of whom were thoroughly convincing. “Whistling in the Dark” brought to an end a successful year for Kent Dramatics, and was generally acclaimed for its good acting, fast pace, and its genuine melodramatics. Much new talent was discovered during the year by Mr. Baker, and all credit should go to him for two entertaining plays, and, by bringing in new faces, for making provisions for the future of Dramatics at Kent. c L A S s E S THE CLASS OF 1946 THE CLASS OF lfl (Leaving in 194.5) _ William W. Barnwell Essex Fells, N. J. — David E. Bullard Bridgeport, Conn. Winthrop W. Chamberlai Belmont, Mass. — Kobert G. Clark Bridgeport, Conn. _ James H. Cogan Farmington, Conn. 1 William C. Cooke, Jr. New York City — David I. Coombs Louisiana, Mo. -- Pierre Coste Jamestown, H. I. — Faber W. Croll, Jr. White Plains, N. Y. 0 — Charles II. B. Davison Winthrop, Mass. Kobert A. Dryden Geneva, III. John B. Fairchild New York City — Edward B. Fox ,11 C 'azenovia, X. Y. •—George R. Gurney Elmira, X. Y. Raymond W. Hale, Jr. Farmington, Conn. — Edward C. Knapp, Jr. West Hartford, Conn. — Lucien A. Loo ram Rye, N. Y. — Sydney M. Luke Westport, Conn. — Edmund S. Mai loch White Plains, X. Y. — Gough C. Reinhardt Boulder, Col. —Jay E. Topham Fairfield, Conn. I El bridge W. Watson Monroe, Conn. THE CLASS OF 1946 Edward B. Huffman, Pres. Bethlehem, Pa. Kobert W. Aguais Hartsdalc, X. Y. William S. Allison Brooklyn, X. Y. Wharton Biddle Bethayres, Pa. William L. Boggess Orange, N. J. Richard Buffington Sewiekley, Pa. George C. Carpenter, 111 New York City Reginald Cauchois, Jr. Yonkers, N. Y. Anthony A. Cooper New Britain, Conn. Charles I). Cropsey, Jr. Rutherford, N. J. Edwin J. Cummings, III Brightwaters, N. Y. Alexander J. Curtis Scarborough, X. Y. James Drinker Jenkintown, Pa. John H. Eager, III Baltimore, Md. Robert W. Esmond, Jr. Pittsfield, Mass. David K. Evans Scarsdale, X. Y. George X. Farquhar, Jr. Hempstead, X. Y. John B. Fearing Ilartsdale, X. Y. Edward T. Gush£e, Jr. Detroit, Mich. Edward E. Hale, IV Xew York City Alton P. Hall, Jr. Xew York City David B. Hay ter Santa Fe, X. M. Ryder C. Johnson Ithaca, X. Y. Charles S. Kennedy, Jr. Annapolis, Md. Sterling E. Lanier Xew York City Robert Y. Larsen Hamden, Conn. Joseph I eidy, IV Chestnut Hill, Pa. (iodfrey B. Macdonald East Xorwalk, Conn. William P. Manahan Red Bank, X. J. David II. Marsh Brooklyn, X. Y. Raymond A. Murray Bronxville, X. Y. Charles G. Xewbery Ridgewood, X. J. John F. Xoxon, III Pittsfield, Mass. John B. S. Ormsbee Bronxville, X. Y. John G. Peterkin Garden City, X. Y. Robert X. Post Xew York City Philip L. Powers York Harbor, Me. Richard F. Reid Mill Xeck, X. Y. Stanley E. Reinhart, Jr. Camp Shelby, Miss. Calvin Reynolds Xew York City Richard S. Kibble Mountain Lakes, X. J. Frederick S. Richardson Concord, Mass. Brinkley S. Rowe Cincinnati, Ohio Charles K. Skinner, Jr. Southport, Conn. Paul B. Stimson Spartanburg, S. C. Graham C. Thomson, Jr. Salisbury, Conn. THE CLASS OF 1947 Robert II. Tooker Doylestown, Pa. Kmilien A. Veit New York City Warren M. Wells, Jr. Strafford, Pa. William K. Whiteford Toronto, Canada Peter A. Wickwire Mountain Lakes, N. J. THE CLASS OF 15)47 Joseph M. Groves, President Olean, N. Y. Peter L. Albrecht Washington, I). C. James S. Auchincloss Short Hills, N. J. Richard T. Biedler Baltimore, Md. John C. Brown White Plains, N. Y. Edward M. Brown Bronxville, N. Y. William P. Brown Bronxville, N. Y. Robert C. Burchell Yorkville, 111. William L. Carmel Nutley, N. J. William L. Chapman Brooklyn, N. Y. Albert X. Connett, III Haverford, Pa. Robert Cuddeback Forest Hills, N. Y. Allan S. Dayton, Jr. New. Rochelle, N. Y. Charles deRham (ireenwich. Conn. Marc DeV os New York City James G. F. Donahue New York City William II. A. Donahue, III New York City Daniel M. Duffield, Jr. West Hartford, Conn. Thomas E. Dunham, Jr. Upper Marlboro, Md. John B. Elliott Scarsdale, X'. Y. Brace B. Foster Darien, Conn. Edward W. Foster, Jr. Annapolis, Md. George A. Furness, Jr. Brookline, Mass. William A. Gallup, Jr. West Newton, Mass. William A. Gaston New Canaan, Conn. Donald S. Gillies Glen Head, N. Y. John A. Graham, III West Point, X. Y. Curtice B. Henchey Rye, N. Y. Francis M. Huffman, Jr. Bethlehem, Pa. Russell E. Her Brooklyn, N. Y. Frederick F. Irving West Point, N. Y. William II. Judson Forest Hills, N. Y. Herbert I). Kalen Carmel, X. Y. David C. G. Kerr Bronxville, X. Y. Robert B. Kohler New Canaan, Conn. Kingman B. Lambert Greenwich, Conn. Donald M. MacLeod Bayside, X. Y. John W. Magnan Elmhurst, X. Y. Homer Mayberry Peekskill, X. Y. Robert II. Mitchell, Jr. Memphis, Tenn. Robert F. Morgan South Orange, N. J. David C. Morrill Bronxville, X. Y. (iuy M. Newland Balboa Heights, C. Z. Howard T. Nimick Sewickley, Pa. Robert Xock, Jr. New York City John B. Parsons Douglaston, X. Y. Lyndon L. Pearson Summit, N. J. Arthur B. Powers Berlin, Conn. Robert Pulford Sao Paulo, Brazil Peter X. Pruyn New York City Trubee G. Racioppi Bridgeport, Conn. Francis L. Ready, Jr. Cohoes, X. Y. John S. Roosma, Jr. Upper Montclair, X. J. Hugh M. Russ, Jr. Buffalo, X. Y. David K. Schermerhorn Westwood, X. J. George L. Soper Kings Park, L. I., X. Y. THE CLASS OF 194H Richard V. Upjohn Alexandria, Va. Peter A. Van Orden Verona, N. J. Phillip G. Vollmer Greenwich, Conn. Gordon B. Wall Middletown, Conn. Robert L. Weir, Jr. Ludington, Mich. William X. Westerlund New Canaan, Conn. Morris Wickersham Hanover, Mass. Annesley T. Williamson Darien, Conn. Charles E. Williamson Darien, Conn. Christopher II. Worthing! Truro, Mass. THE CLASS OF 1948 Richard F. Zimmerman, Pres Douglaston, N. Y. Francis (). Affeld, IV Philadelphia, Pa. Lawrence L. Anderson, Jr. St. Michaels, Md. George S. Andrews, 11 Waterbary, Conn. John M. Ash. IV Chestnut Hill, Pa. Sidney B. Ashmore, Jr. Woodmere, L. I., N. Y. James B. Atkin Short Hills, N. J. Tyler Baldwin Stratford, Conn. George S. Barton East Orange, N. J. Frederick II. Bassette New Britain, Conn. Morgan B. Brainard, III Hartford, Conn. Charles F. Bryan, II Ashtabula, Ohio Scott II. Busby San Juan, P. R. Alfred S. Campbell Lambertville, N. J. Arthur Collins, Jr. Norot on, Conn. William A. Cornish Mt. Vernon, N. Y. William G. Coulter Clinton, Mass. Joseph W. S. Davis, Jr. Bronxville, N. Y. John W. Day Riverside, Conn. Rodney G. Dennis, 111 New York City Dana C. Djerf Fitchburg, Mass. James E. Dryden Geneva, III. David II. Dye Medina, N. Y. John P. Eysenbach West Hartford, Conn. George B. Finnegan, III West Point, N. Y. Frederick A. Foord New York City William C. Gallup Bridgeport, Conn. John F. Geer Hewlett, L. I. Alan B. Gilmour, Jr. Brooklyn, N. Y. William B. Glover, III Bridgenorth, Ont. Canada David C. Goodwin New York City John M. Gregg Greenshurg, Pa. Edwin R. Griffith Great Neck, N. Y. Alexander M. Griggs Irvington-on-Hudson, N. Y John S. Howell Buenos Aires, Argentina Norman A. Hull-Ryde Bayside, L. I. Charles P. Kelly, Jr. New Rochelle, N. Y. Paul S. Kerr, Jr. Ridgewood, N. J. Edwin V. Larsen Hamden, Conn. Philip E. Lawrence Bernardsville, N. J. Richard C. Lemon Providence, R. I. John II. Lewis Warren, Pa. Donald W. Lovejoy Greenwich, Conn. Dugald MacArthur Scarsdale, N. Y. Bruce Mackelduff Westchester, Pa. Thomas W. Macl eod, Jr. Bayside, N. Y. Frank C. Masterson, Jr. New York City Robert C. McOwen Cincinnati, Ohio John R. Miller Newburgh, N. Y. Peter A. Miner South Kent, Conn. Thomas M. Morgan South Orange, N. J. William G. Morrison, Jr. Short Hills, N. J. Henry G. Moseley Fort Benning, Ga. James N. Nash Scarsdale, N. Y. William R. Newland Balboa Heights, C. Z. Norman M. Newman, Jr. Montclair, N. J. Addison G. Noble, Jr. Williamstown, Mass. Ira M. Parsons, III Baltimore, Md. John I). Passano West New Brighton, Staten Is., N. Y. Edward S. Pegram Shrewsbury, N. J. Leonard E. Ryan Albion, N. Y. William F. Sabater, Jr. Summit, N. J. George F. Sanford, III Montclair, N. J. Samuel S. Sanford Smithtown, N. Y. Henry I. Schweppe, Jr., Atlanta, Ga. William S. Service, Jr. Chestnut Hill, Pa. Lansing P. Shield, Jr. Ridgewood, N. J. David G. Slocum Glen Cove, L. I., N. Y. Charles F. Smithers, Jr. New York City Timothy B. Souther, Jr. San Juan, P. R. Judson I). Speer Bridgeport, Conn. Roy E. Spicer Baggs, Wyo. Samuel Stowell, Jr. Rutland, Yt. John C. Tanner New York City Henry II. Taylor Easton, Conn. Richard B. Thompson Needham, Mass. Richard V. W. Vaughn North Providence, R. I. Robert B. Watson Monroe, Conn. Forrest G. Weeks, IV Albany, N. Y. Truman N. Wilder, Jr. New York City Peter Wilkinson Bridgeport, (onn. Bassett S. Winmill New York City Thomas II. C. Woolfolk Pittsburgh, Pa. THE CLASS OF 11)49 George W. Brain Tomkins Cove, N. Y. John (). Brophy Pelham, N. Y. Nelson L. Chowenhill, Jr. New York City John W. M. Clark Greenwich, Conn. Eugene Cleaves New Rochelle, N. Y. Hunt Collins Noroton, Conn. James P. Crisfield Seaford, Del. Christopher R. Ouster Newtown, Rucks Co., Pa. John R. Daniel), Jr. New Haven, Conn. Peter I). Den nan t New York City James (). G. Drake Millburn, N. J. Dean I). Edwards Peekskill, N. Y. Edson L. Porker Pittsburgh, Pa. John T. M. Frey, Jr. Montclair, N. J. Walter P. Gordon Westfield, N. J. Thomas R. Harper, Jr. St. Augustine, Fla. Rurch IIindie Flushing, L. I., N. Y. Daniel W. Hunter Chestnut Hill, Pa. James I). Jenkins West Point, N. Y. William W. Jenna, Jr. West Point, N. Y. Hugh S. Lawrence Rronxville, N. Y. Donald W. MacGlashan Royal Oak, Md. Stuart F. MacMillan, Jr. Schenectady, N. Y. Robert K. Peare Ridgewood, N. J. John A. Perkins Suffern, N. Y. John T. Pouting Champaign, III. David Renshaw Mamaroneck, N. Y. James J. Riker Detroit, Mich. William S. Sheppard Grand Rapids, Mich. Frederick T. Spall Staten Island, N. Y. Abbott K. Spencer, Jr. New Canaan, Conn. Dwight E. T. Stagg, Jr. Bridgeport, Conn. Renjamin R. Thelin Alt. Kisco, N. Y. Edbert II. Wall, Jr. Middletown, Conn. Peter Whiteford Toronto, Canada Charles R. Whiton Brooklyn, N. Y. William II. Wood, Jr. Hempstead, N. Y. Theodore P. Woodin, Jr. Kent, Conn. Thomas W. Holcombe Kenneth S. Roberts, Jr. Camp Gordon Johnston,Fla. Bridgeton, X. J. THE CLASS OF 1949 Oae i Ity45 Wishes to express its heartfelt thanks to the many friends of Kent School who, by their kind aid, have made the publication of this Book possible P A T R O X I Z E O U R A 1) V E R T I S E R S ! ESTABLISHED 1818 O LOfHlWGgO Furnishings, l$ats fy hors S48 MADISON AVENUE COR. FORTY-FOURTH ST. NEW YORK 17, N.Y. FOUR TERMS— WHAT ABOUT TWENTY-FOUR? Fall Term, Spring 'Perm—one after the other, through all 12 grades! It’s no more unusual for us to supply a hoy with everything he wears through all 24 terms of his school days than it is for us to keep on outfitting him through all the years of his military and business career. Schoolboys' Suits, $j2-$jS Sixth Floor Shop Suits, S- J-SSS BRANCHES ONE WALL STREET. 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COAST GUARD COMBAT PHOTO ELECTRIC BOAT COMPANY Electric Motors ELECTRO DYNAMIC WORKS Bayonne. New Jersey 33 Pine Street, New York 5, N. Y. Submarines NEW LONDON SHIP AND ENGINE WORKS Groton, Conn. Motor Torpedo Boats ELCO NAVAL DIVISION Bayonne, New Jersey Compliments of GREENTREE FARM T The photographs reproduced in this Annual are the work of The SIMPSON STUDIO EVERYTHING Photographic Post Office Building - New Milford, Conn. SPRAGUE Electric Company The Rectory School North Adams Massachusetts Pomfret, Connecticut • Telephone 3-9365 Watson’s ESTABLISHED 1889 Department Store 1174 East Main Street Bridgeport, Connecticut FRANK C. MASTERSON 6? CO. 64 Wall Street New York City ?????????? A rent you getting Bored o ?????????? MAN TALKING TO HIMSELF . . . AGAIN Just today I realized . . .Jolmny has been dead for more than thirteen months. Didn't even remember the anniversary date. And if Johnny’s mother did, she didn’t let me know. Never thought I’d overlook it. The war didn't really start for me until Johnny died. Too busy lately to think about myself. 1 guess that’s good. We gave up the house. My wife spends her days in the Veterans Hospital, acts as if a ward of wounded was just light housekeeping. Women certainly show the stuff in the pinches! We have a lot of company these days.. .The Ames have lost both boy . Young Hargrave, who wanted to fly. Doc Smedlcy died in the Navy, left a wife and three little ones. The crazy kid who used to deliver our groceries, and clip the comer of our lawn Vith his Ford, died at Saipan. Five of Johnny’s class are gone. Klevcn gold stars on the flag at the plant . . . Cod knout what the final wore will be in this town alont . . . Then there’s Ernie. Ernie is the little Austrian headwaiter at the hotel. Talked to me for years. The weather, baselKtll scores. The calves’ liver is very nice today. Stuff like that. 1 had him sized up as lighter’n last summer’s straw hat. Our papers played up big the bomber pilot who brought l ack the shol-up Liberator that caught fire. He made the cress1 bail out, then turned back and dropped in the Channel so the burning ship wouldn't fall in the town ... Captain Paul Bloch,localboy, twenty-three,big football man at State. A flock of decorations, and the Congressional Medal, posthumous ... You could have flattened me with a ladyfinger when I found out he was Ernie’s son. Next day at lunch 1 told Ernie I was sorry, how tough it was to die at twenty-three. Ernie brushes off crumbs with his menu. “Ya, ya. Too bad, too bad. But it's hokay.” I didn’t get him. What’s okay about it?” Lissen. You do not understand maybe,” said Ernie. Paul was a fine boy. His mama and me—very proud, but not sorry. Paul has a goot home, fine clothes, education. He is never hungry, grow up six feet tall, hold up his head like a nobleman. In high school, he is smart, plays games, dances with the girls. Paul goes to University. Nobody says what’s waiter’s son doin’ in University. Die htnen professors do not ask. Paul plays goot ■■■ football. People huzza like he is opera singer. He gets the diploma maxima cum laude, highest honors. My son can walk with learned men. We have the war. Paul says he will ! c a flier. Does the Army say who is this waiter’s son who would be officer, send him back to the kitchen? No. Paul flies. My wife and I go to Allabomma, Maxwell Field. We see a high general give Paul his wings, and the certificate which makes him officer. It is greatest honor ever come to my family. “Soon he is first lieutenant, captain, squadron leader. His letters say he is happy. We do not learn of his honors until much later. He dies a hero. I will dir a waiter ... But, Mister March, Paul's twenty-three years here in this country is a better life than two hundret years in the old country. So why should 1 l e sorry for my son? In Europe, it did not p;� y to believe too much in anyt’ing. As you get older, you find it is foolish to hope. Without Itelicf that t’ings get better, without hope, peoples or countries do nodding, expect nodding. In this country a man cannot lx licvc too much — because the t'ings he Ixlicves come true. You sec them. People are free. No position is verboten. Opportunity is real. I know! I come here as busboy, fifteen dollars a month. Today I can stop work, live the rest of my life on my savings. But more than money was my Paul! Paul had all the good t’ings in life I could wish for anybody. Maybe this time, this war gives liddle |x-ople in Europe to believe truly. To hope. To trust each other. If there is peace for good, then Paul does not waste his life. The treaty, the realpolilik is only words and papers. Unless we Amerikantrs make the other peoples believe and hope and trust each other! . .. Hmmnt hmmm. Chicken hash augratin is nice today, no?” I he chicken hash was okay, but I was too choked up to enjoy it. I still can’t get over getting the gospel from a headwaiter . . . and one who knew better whereof he spoke. I still think we have to have armed force, and a spell as a field soldier for every able-bodied young guy, and make the Germans and Japs walk a chalk line. Just for insurance . . . But it's also pretty plain any peace treaty isn’t worth a damn if it doesn’t have faith, hope and charity wrapped up in the whereases, and in us. Why shouldn't we dust off those old early American words such as lilxrty, rights, justice, opportunity . . . and peddle them to the rest of the world again? They work over here. Not always a hundred percent, but what ever docs? The world is getting a pretty good object lesson in how they work, in the lx ys wc send overseas. And if the world has many Ernies in it, we’ve got some quick customers—enough, anyway, to make the pitch. But if we just sit back and say the hell with it... we make suckers ofjohnny and Paul and the others on those casualty lists. 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