Kent School - Kent Yearbook (Kent, CT)

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FOURTH FORM YEAR 'L 4 ' -A W -. ,, A e , , , ,M L is 1. -v... ff.-.f ff . . Q- ' , . ' . ' .. we--tv' N-rw weii-fB5iexf.6r1xrr16.....' 1aa?,,'fe?t'if5'3.a:f',.a,'e:m4kai-A-arfmwsa .2-'SPEAK mb' -....... e, --,si - - When we returned in the fall of l952 as Fourth Formers. we found. as usual. that a good many new things had taken place over the summer. There were four new masters, one of whom was the father of our formmate Graham Fuller, New with lVlr. Fuller were Nlr. Breasted. who was to lead many of us through the unknown paths of lfnglish prose and poetry. lVlr. Crocker and lVlr. Gifford, One of the major changes in school life we found on our return was the new Permissions System. This system run hy our old math master, lVlr. lloyle. provided for more rig- orous checlcups and more doleful penalties for the luclcless fellow who was ahsent from a school activity without an excuse. or who piled up a sufliciently large amount of late- nesses. This fall, Carlos Bussche was starting on the hrst soccer team, while Dave Drouet. Treat Walker and Holi Shattuck managed to win herths on the first football team. Few will forget the thrilling mass parade which occurred this year heforc the hrst football game of the season. Highlighted by the ancient school jeep. a mascot goat supplied hy Senior prefect lioh Wartl. a loucl school hand and hauners galore tincluding ,lack Marescais and Chris Allenis realistic tiger-skin Hagt, this spirited rally doubtlessly struck fear into even the hardest Trinity-Pawling heart. The tragic ending of the story. however. is that in spite of this spectacle. the team lost hy a score of 13-T. ln the mid-term indicators this fall. a respectable ten of our form managed to achieve llonor Roll standing. with a record two achieving High Honors. One unfortunate incident which occurred during the fall w as the loss of the Silver Spoon to Loomis. as the football team dropped a game T-tl in the midst of the traditional had weather. llowever. few' lienties lct themselves he so depressed that they could not avail themselves of Loomis hospitality lui stuffing themselves with cider. cocoa. apples and doughnuts.

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several edible carrots growing in the vicinity of the service line. and even venerable Coach llumphreys couldn't argue away the tangible evidence that was presented to him. The third formers living in the Library Building have good reason to remember the water pistols flourished by members of the sixth form. llon Benjamin was especially renowned for his dead eye which could pick off underformers at incredible distances. The unfortunate part of the whole matter was that the underformers supposedly were not allowed to carry these dangerous weapons and therefore had to be careful when we used them. This spring, as before, the picnic lunches were greeted with a special favor. as boys eagerly grabbed at the chance to have a meal away from school while sitting by a brook or half way up Mount Algo. The only fault with this system was that it tended to encourage the slightly more illicit sport of swim- ming, which though banned. was nevertheless enjoyed by many of our form. Un May first, we watched in awc as the new prefects were chosen. This being the end of our second year at Kent, we now really felt as though we were getting somewhere. We loudly voiced our approval when Bob Ward was selected Senior Prefect to be assisted by Art Hodges, Howie Patterson, and Charlie Tighe. We listened with interest as Bob read us the statement of the aims of the Class of '53, together with several new rules to insure a just measure of respect for the sixth form. A little while later we were given our Hrst chance to put up a slate of oflieers for the entire school to vote on. We were all highly pleased when it was announced that Tim Loring, Bill Wurts, and George Wehmeyer were to be our Hrst voting student council members. 5-tu ki . 2 KQQQA with - - 17' Eu.. f 'F at During the year, our form had been unusually active in athletics with Treat Walker and Bubbles Shattuck making the second football team in the fallg Dave Drouet being on the basketball starting live, Matt Mills and Jimmie Grey being on the skiing team in the winterg while in the spring, Bubbles made baseball and Dave played with the tennis team and several other members starred in the leagues. ,lust before Prize Day, the class of 1952 put on a highly effective production of King Lear. Few of us who saw it could doubt that Jay Kohler gave an excellent performance as Lear. The next day, the Class of 1955 watched their second Prize Day. To our delight, the much loved Butch Wilson was the choice for the Columbia Cup, while Grubby Hoerle received the Headmaster's Cup.

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The successful fall term llallowr-'en Carnival featured a skit by each form and several games of chance. The fourth form was represented with one of the easiest games on the Midway We considered it a great honor one week during this term when Carlos Busscln- was named by the NEWS as 'Sports Star of the Week. lle was the first member of our form to be so honored. A short while before Thanksgiving. the fourth formers rooming in the Auditorium decided that the school jazz band w as not working up to par. and. consequently. formed their own band, which even gave a Saturday'-night concert in the Dining llall. This organization included ,lim Reynolds. Bill Phelps, ttilt lfasman. Don Macwiltie and Russ Hubbard, and was sparked by' enthusiasm of the highest calibre. When we returned from Thanksgiving Recess, we found the basketball floor in the Gym completely renovated, affording a better playing surface for all basketball candidates. With thirteen members of the form on the Honor Roll, we adjourned for the Christmas Vacation in December. -.1 .6 ir When we returned from Christmas Vacation. the Common Room, which was to contain couches. ping-pong tables. a radio. card tables and various games, was under construction. This term. Dave Drouet started on the first basketball team. Murray Baldwin obtained a slot on the first team wrestling squad and Mat Mills dominated the ski team, One of the major features of this term was the sixth form presentation of The Little Mau. starring Ron Morris as a rather bewildered European traveller. An impromptu aeronautics show occurring during our mid' year Sacred Studies exam highlighted an otherwise dull exam week. As boys lined the campus. an unknown pilot buzzed over the Dining Hall roof. down the valley. and over the Chapel. Not the least of the school achievements this term was the basketball teams now-legendary game with Berkshire. during which Kent managed to obtain a record score. winning by 90-50. Our own Dave Urouet helped by putting in li of these points. lVlid-year examinations came and went. with nine fourth formers still on the llonor Roll. Une member of the form attained High Honor Roll marks. The basketball team edged out Gunnery' 58-55 to take the Tri-State League Championship, on February 14. This was Coach Hoyle's second League championship in three years of coaching. The Common Room was officially opened late this term. ln addition to the games supplied. the CR managers arranged a ping-pong tournament for all underforniers. One new development of this term was the new'-style athletic banquet for each sport. livery' boy out for each sport was