Kent School - Kent Yearbook (Kent, CT)

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When the classrooms and study halls empty at the end of the seventh period in the afternoon, the boys of Kent scatter in many different directions for many different purposes. The main activity of the afternoon is the favorite part of Kent life for many boys— athletics. The greatest part of the boys head for the field house, boathouse, tennis courts, football fields, baseball diamonds, or hockey rinks, depending on the season of the year. The athletic reputation of the school is quite rightfully a good one, for the teams arc noted for their fighting spirit, good coaching, and fine sportsmanship, and Kent has never failed to win its full share of victories in whatever leagues it participates. The league system is as highly developed here as at any other school, and by this system the younger boys arc given an opportunity to gain the invaluable experience which is eventually to mold them into first team material. The coaches and referees of all league sports are members of the faculty who give freely and willingly of their time to aid in the efficient operation of the outlined program of sports. The first and second teams, too, arc coached by members of the faculty, and better coaching in any respect would be difficult to find in any school of our size. The system of detention takes place in the afternoon also, and those boys who have been

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THE DINING HALL AND KITCHEN AT LUNCH the mail box to which he has been assigned and making sure that it is empty he feverishly asks of Morg Coleman, the proprietor, whether or not all the mail has been distributed. If the answer is yes, and it usually is, our boy moves himself to the Pop Tent where he is confronted by Jeff Lockhart who is perpetually trying to sell his wares which consist of soft drinks, any kind of candy you can think of, and complete outfits for any sport ranging in variety from football to chess. Let us say that the scholar we arc following satisfies himself with two boxes of Junior Mints, a popular sort of candy sold at the Pop Tent, and wends his way toward the Stat Store, located in the Auditorium building. On his way out the door of the Mail Room, he espies the barber’s list where those wishing to be trimmed must sign their names and arrange for an appointment with Mr. Colctti, the barber. Realizing that it has been three months since last he was clipped, he signs his name up for a time that will force him to leave Sacred Studies early. Now he is off to the Stat Store where he will attempt to purchase a couple of pads of theme paper. After descending the West stairwell of the Auditorium building, he takes his place behind an eager mob to await his turn. Finally, upon reaching the cage behind which he can see the articles for which he has waited so patiently, he obtains his paper and then stops to ask himself what article would be useful to him in the near future. After deliberating for a quick five minutes under the evil eye of Dick Boyd, the manager, he decides he is satisfied and pays with a check carefully stamped in ink with his cognomen. While our scholar has been doing all these things, others have been hurrying about the school performing other duties. Some must go to the Mullenhaucr region of the New Main Building in order to collect their weekly laundry. Some arc still working on their steady kitchen jobs; still others arc taking advantage of the brief interlude in the day’s activities to sack out. A few of the more scholarly individuals arc studying. Finally the bell for Fifth Period sounds and all must pick the sleep out of their eyes and hurry off to class. BARBER COLF.TTI COLEMAN, MILLSPAUGH AND DAVENPORT

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unfortunate enough to receive hours for any one of a variety of major and minor offenses report to the Auditorium after the seventh period, where they arc assigned an hour of some sort of manual labor by Mr. Armstrong, who has become beloved as the gentle mentor of the detention system. The minor jobs which would otherwise have to be done by outside labor or by part of the staff of employees arc thus done without additional expense to the School. There are also some few boys who spend their afternoons working on the School farm, earning a reasonable wage for their work, which they consider invaluable experience. The afternoon is brought to a close, for many of the Sixth Form, by tea in the Headmaster’s study or at one of the faculty homes. The daily tea in the study is a welcome chance for the form to get together to compare notes on the day’s activities. There is always a good supply of records, although their vintage usually depends on the time since the most recent vacation, and the boys are apt to linger there to listen to music and talk with whatever faculty members happen to be there. The tea presents an excellent way of satisfying appetites and bolstering up the boys for the period of showers, jobs, inspections, and chapel which precedes the evening meal. There could be no better way to close an active afternoon.