Kent School - Kent Yearbook (Kent, CT)

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Q tt-, j 'ith s , , ' t, 4 THIRD FORM YEAR When the class of 1955 returned in the fall of 1051. it found that u great many significant changes had taken place at school. Not the least of these was the fact that the class enroll- ment had leaped to T2 with the admission of thirty-six new boys. Une new thing was that the new boys had been back for tl whole week. as the battle-scarred veterans of second form year arrived on the scene. Also the third form did not. as had third forms before. rule the North Dorm. for the rooming sys- tem was changed to divide all boys more evenly throughout the school. , Two new stars had arisen on the curricular horizon. First we found ourselves taking two lfnglish courses instead of one. being subjected to an tutorial reading program. In addition. we found that Jack Armstrong had deserted the plains of Marathon to teach study techniques to the two lower fornis in Mr. Evans' old olliee. We also discovered to our horror that our classes were each to be one hour long. The grounds and buildings had also been somewhat changed. l ootlJall games were now held on the upper field instead ol the more convenient Alumni lfield. lfr. Wrvst's house had been moved from Chapel llill. and left half a niile up the road. where it was occupied by Nlr. Kingsbury. The reason for this mow was soon made clear to us. as a great arehitectual project. to build hr. l'al's new home. was being undertaken by Matty Mills' father. During the fall term. each form undertook a form projectg our class did not escape. for the majority of our fellows spent the day picking potatoes in the fields south of the boat house. where a good many bloody potato battles were waged. ln spite of ourselves. however. we managed to have a record harvest. We chose Tim Loring. .lack llorner. and Bill lnee to lead us this year as officers. and we were pleased to learn that they were to attend the regular council meetings. During October. a revolutionary announcement was made which shocked but delighted even the most radical third former. Fr. Pat proclaimed that our Thanksgiving Holiday would be extended to the incredible length of four days. On October 31, the school presented us with the first Hal- low'e'en Carnival. This caused much merriment. since every form had its own small share of the fun. The doughnuts and cider were rapidly consumed by all but a few hopefuls who waited a few' days for the cider to turn hard. ,lust before Christmas vacation. an all-third form production. Four on a Heath. graced the Kent stage. The four were Dave Gillespie. Pint Goodbody. Mike lfllis. and Styvie Bearns. When we came back from vacation. we found no lack of scholastic work. for we were to be subjected in three weeks to the first mid-year exams in the school's history. Everyone. it seemed. groaned even more than usual about the great amount Q .P ,Aa in ful! U' i l .af

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A number of pleasant surprises awaited us on our return from Christmas vacation. We found that the Mother's Associa- tion had furnished money to double the size and renew' all the equipment in the kitchen. Since we waited on table so much. we could truly appreciate this change. Another piece of good news was that on Wednesdays. we were allowed to sleep until the sinful hour of seven. We rabble greeted this evitra hour of sack with loud cries of joy. For this term we chose as our ofhcers. Chris Allen. Terry Putnam, and Bill lnce. The cold of the winter term promoted many new and un- heard of luxuries. Such was the roman bath--Wedge Rob- bins, own brainchild. Stopping up the shower drains and blocking half the shower room doorway, he soon raised the warm water level to several feet, as enthusiastic rabble basked until job time. Inspector Plumber Mills didnit think much of it, but it continued thus for several weeks. On Shrove Tuesday. the school relaxed to hold a gala Mardi Gras party. complete with refreshments, music, and form skits. MacLeod and Mat: Mills portrayed to the ignorant upper formers the second former's plight on his first night at school. During the term. Dan Myerson and Don McGuire decided that the Kent News was overlooking the class of '55. The result was the Rabble Rouser, our own form newspaper. This jour- nalistic endeavor was wildly successful, claiming a circulation of over forty. and brought forth several informative issues. One day that term, we found our native habitat, the second North of the Library invaded by the authorities. who placed there the now famous second hand store, where all sorts of shady transactions are known to occur. Many second formers rejoiced at being able to buy luminous pink ties for only fifteen cents. The end of term was marked by much excitement, as the basketball team beat Gunnery to win the Tri-State league championship. We returned from vacation to what all the old boys assured us was the best term of the school year. We soon found that, what with the warm sun. introducing such illicit pastimes as sun bathing, together with long hikes and Sunday picnic lunches, the old boys were quite right. Beside the traditional stickball, our form became renowned for excellence in Johnny ,lump the Pony which was engaged in daily in front of the Mail Room before night study hall. fe -:.f j V, 11?3L,,l,,W'o 4, V ji: I I v 1 an ,sa 'Wig .',i :vga K 5 N ' L . -' . it 'fe 'tl' f ' ki! Q' , lg 7 S 4 ' - 'QF 9 5 ,ii Q . ' V S 'I VA 4 k, ' Q i' - V .t , -s .. V. off T, ' ff' if ' 1 ffja. -' . My k.,..f r '. - .-gf Mex 1'- it 'F H f. . 'rf 1 ' . -,i,, g. ' R . 1 Xl? 5 Lf- 1:L..s'7 ,V - v ..... . W , W , g ik, ,Liz V.k.,k V If,,Ti.f.., in I pl. N hrvx ..., A . 'vfgrfzmerr er gy: V.-f xg' 'U ,Q i 'fitffsagfttt F .J jgnb k,., '-th 5 .fir-...Q . ,dpv L ig: ' W '- This term also introduced to us the more widely known sport of crew. Many of us that term put our feet through shell bottoms for the first time. Even those who did not row lined the course on Saturdayto watch the far-famed Kent crew. At our first Htappingii ceremony, Hawk', Millspaugh, Lee Alborn, Jim Hinkley. and Jim Tewksbury were chosen as '52's prefects. A second tradition, the painting of the rock. saw a weirdly colored 52 appear on the hillside. A few days later, we received the biggest thrill of our life by being dismissed from Job Assembly as third formers. f I uv' ti . ' .. 5- 4 ,ju if ' : Z ' ' T '. 11.1 x . s 4. X ,, -'r . .Q f' . 1 . A L r AI A .,., .sq ' 'X lj' ' h t rrf::veTYe 5 . . ' F. ' . - H r. f' 1 . 2-' . .'w:j,,,X' My . W.: .f - M .5 ,:, l ' I , ,I W ,ff . . , .,x1S2S1' 1- ' J' .wr Q 'sa aa x' Z YN. f - 6:

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5, . ': 1 Q .se .1 NNE. I to be learned. But a few of us, at any rate, appeared to survive. for when the marks were published nine of us had achieved honor roll or high honor standing. As a foretaste of what was to come in ,luly and November. a fierce campaign was started for various presidential candi- dates. Although several orators described in detail the merits of Taft and Kefauver, the school, following Bob Ward's bril- liant leadership and oratory, eventually selected Dwight ,Eisen- hower. After mid-year exams, when certain members of our form had nothing better to do, a new sport claiming many enthusi- astic participants was developed. It was the old art of tobog- gaming. with Chapel Hill selected as the trail. Tom Bliss, the owner of the toboggan. and Bud Holmes were enthusiastic devotees of this pastime. As the middle of the term drew near, we were asked to choose a new set of form officers. This time, Bill Wurts, George Wehmeyer, and Terry Putnam were elected. Chips Swallow had long been a little-appreciated member of the student body, or so he thought. He set out to remedy this sad fact by the most obvious and effective way possible. Consequently, one memorable day, each student received free one candy har from the Pop Tent, compliments of Mr. Swallow. Few of our form, or any form for that matter, will forget the memorable day when all did not go right in job assembly. Head Prefect Sandy Millspaugh had the misfortune to sit on a particularly noisy buzzer placed on his chair by one of his more ingenious tormentors. To the delight of all but Mills- paugh, the buzzer rang for several seconds before the victim discovered what everyone was laughing at. The Third Form this term presented its second dramatic endeavor, Lord Dunsany's The Lost Silk Hat, which stared Bob Schwartz, Vince Janke, and the old standby, Orrin Mac- Leod who as a poet particularly enchanted the student body with his poetic ejaculations. A hundred students crowded into the handkerchief-size Cun- nery gymnasium one Saturday of this term to see Kent lose a heart-breaking basketball game 57-56, thus abandoning its hold on the league crown. When we returned to Kent after Spring vacation, we dis- covered that the crew had acquired a new shell, the ,l.O.P. , which was shortly taken over by the second crew. We also found that the Rectory on Chapel Hill was nearing completion. Early in the spring, the league tennis candidates whose job it has always been to rake and roll courts for later use had their long-standing suspicions justified. Mike Ellis and several others triumphantly announced one day that they had found