Kent School - Kent Yearbook (Kent, CT)

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one name was none other than the incomparable 0tto's. On June 10th we left for three months at home, not really thinking of Prefects or council members. - In the history of almost any Form there is usually one year that is a little slow from the point of view of class achievement. Fourth Form year was such a year for us. Fr. Patterson had explained to us that many previous Fourth Forms had been do nothing forms. He asked us to try to avoid this, if possible. But we were just a little too cocky, and a little too smug to drink in his wise warning. It wasnit until spring term that we finally settled down, and we finished the year in pretty good shape. Fall term of that year found most of us with five subjects fhorrible thoughtlj. Also, most of us had Mr. Gilliam for Modern History. It was an experience that we won't soon forget. Per- haps the Phi Betta Kappa row of the sixth period section will remember it just a bit more vividly than others. Others of our class had the humorous Bear, Mr. Brown, for Latin. As Bear often said to Foster Devereux after a copy of one of the Latin department's soon-to-be-given tests was found to be missing: Ah yes, one missing. We had four new members added to our class that year. Tex Houston, Salty Al Peters, Mac Lukens, and, at mid years, Scotty Wake- field, all joined our ranks. We were glad to have ,em aboard. Early in the Fall we elected Jerry Bunker as our president. The Football team was good that year. The Blue and Gray marched easily through their first five games. Jack Detwiler played first string guard, and Charlie Appleton and John Heiser were on the team. The final game of the season was a heartbreaker. Billy Starke, the Q.B. was out with an injured back. In the first two plays of the game Skip Ulrich and Bill J ones, halfback and guard, were also knocked out. The final score was 20-6, in favor of Taft. We were sad, S.E.W. tries to quell the rabble. but we know that our team has done its best. It was also that Fall that 15 of us attended our first dance: as waiters. Charlie A.. was our head waiter, and we had a, great time, either trying to move in on Fifth Form dates, or sim- ply sitting on the sidelines smoking. The latter was a great privilege for us. The term ended with the Hawkins, Wing, Clark and Harris group still having their names show up on the scroll, Speaking of Jeff Clark must remind every- body of the first south hallway that year. It seems that J eff, Ted Dartford, Max Borland, Bob McCracken and some others had a sort of radio club going. It was a sad day when they all had to take the machines down to Hughes' room to be turned in. Oh well, rules will be rules! Thanksgiving vacation found the Hicks boys, Mick McClure and Alf staying at Kent out of sheer devotion for the school. What's all this about midnight rides in someone's Plymouth, men? We really arrived, as an athletic form, dur- ing winter term of that year. Charlie Appleton made first line hockey, and Brillo Brainard again We even tumed out to cheer soccer. U su...

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I deVille, Benny, Humpo and Chick. One thing that Fall term did prove was the fact that we had acquired many new brains Hawkins, Wing and Harris constantly made the hallowed scroll, while Van Buskirk, a loafer turned prodigy, suddenly came up with an 87 average. Of worthy note is the fact that Bere- zowsky was still on the Honor Roll, and Charlie Appleton made the grade with a 80.00 average. fNo, he never made it againj. Thanksgiving came at last, and after this annual five-day break, we were back at school to start winter sports. New stars were unfurled. Rusty Wing, George Beard and Bill Weber made the Second Basketball team, while Charlie Ap- pleton and Charlie Brainard made the second hockey and ski teams respectively. Winter term and fneed we say itj more snow and snowballs. That Rockefeller guy was still around, and he was backed by Pawnshop Crane. They were relentless! The First Basketball team was great that year. At midyears they had only lost one game Ito Gunneryj. We all hoped they could snag the league title. Speaking of midyears, who can forget the Navy Corsair that buzzed the auditorium during the General Science exam? Rumor had it that the pilot was Nibby Anderson fsome might re- call his abrupt departure in '52j. It was fun pre- tending it was Nibby, even if it wasn't. As usual, we came out of exams in pretty good shape, and as usual, we were worried stiff over the results. Bight after exams we elected new officers. They were Rusty Wing, Charlie Brainard and George Beard. All three were new bo-ys that year. We veterans sat back and nodded solemn ap- proval. Living up to our greatest expectations, the First Basketball Team took the League title. In the last game of the season, the great Ronnie Tooman, aided by Morris, Topham and Voigt, pulled out one of the most exciting athletic con- tests in the history of Kent. Gunnery was the victim. The whole school went wild, and the team got champagne at their banquet. lt was a great day at Kent. Winter turned to spring, and the crew took to the river. '56 began to make a showing in spring sports. Iszard, McCracken, Holmes, and Faldi made good showings in crew, while Mac and Tuck Hicks, Charlie Appleton, Dick Baiter, Bob Reed and Jack Detwiler made the second baseball team. Foster Devereux f Lazooch j played on Mr. Grant's second tennis team. The First crew was good that year. In fact, they were good enough to go to Henley. We were proud of those guys, and they made a darned good showing in England. But all remember the time during that spring, when a chant for Mike Poler fthe cox of the crewj went up in job as- sembly How much do you weigh Mike? and the inimitable, sky '56, stood was sad when later. And that the unique, Mike Schereschew- up and said proudly: 168.,' It Mike left forever a few weeks was all for 1953. They were a good class. The new senior prefect was to be Ed- die Hughes. The school then voted for new council members. Wing, Brainard and Beard again made good. Of course there was the inci- dent that occurred when it was time to nominate men for council members that spring. It seems that the form suggested seven names. Out of these, only six could be offered to the school for the final vote. One name had to be left out. That Rusty, B. J., Tuff. . .and Linda.

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AWVV .,,.' The new auditorium. donned the hickories for the first skiers. Rus Wing and Bill Weber made the basketball team, while Beardy, Mac Hicks, Dave Clapp, Sherb Merrill, and Bob Reed made the seconds. Alf, Johnny Holmes, Mick McClure, Tuck Hicks, Otto Schmitt, Bart Bates and Put King played on Chick Downes' second pucksters. John Hei- ser and Al Peters were on the second wrestling squad. The winter of that year will be remembered as the time that two sixth formers, Bah and Ol- lie, took off. It was tough seeing Bah go, for he was basketball's top scorer. The most successful sport that winter was hockey, which put to- gether a nine and four record. At the end-of-the- season sports banquets, two of our guys Charles Brainard and Charlie Appleton, were elected captain of skiing and hockey. The Middle Dorm ' kg .,... .,, ...... w,Fm:f:1:,-sw.v-fm'-' .:Q1e,.ff:ffff'1ffHr-- The spring of that year brought crew, ten- nis, baseball, and a new sport, swimming. Car- ried on in somewhat secretive way, this swim- ming took place in the rapids above Mr. Arm- strong's house. Led by Fat Jack and Tucker, we spent many a hot afternoon in the cooling waters of the Hoosie. This term also witnessed many raids between the North Dorm and the Dining Hall. The North Dorm group headed by Brillo, Fat Jack, and Tuffy, met with buckets of water the attempted assaults from Club Dining led by Busty, Beardy, Honeybear, Dahoe, and Veeds. The fact that this all happened after lights makes it more interesting. Another incident that can't be left out was the trip made by Heiso and Rusty to Bennett Jr. As is quite often the case, they HH!! A visitor from the sky. were caught. A final incident worthy of note shall be called: the outhouse affairf' It seems that Hawk, Bobby, Swampy and Windy saw fit to move the old outhouse onto the road. Well, Scotty and Wimpy came along, and decided to knock it over. They all remained at school two extra days at the end of the term for their la- bors. ln spite of the penalty, the six of them plus everyone else got a laugh out of the whole affair. This all took place, by the way, during our form picnic in Macedonia. That picnic was a lot of fun. That spring the various sports did fairly well, and we had men on quite a few teams. The Hicks boys and Bobby Reed made the baseball team, Dev made the tennis team, and Leigh