Kingswood Oxford High School - Retrospect Yearbook (West Hartford, CT)

Text from Pages 1 - 104 of the 1937 volume:

ms emor OlCjSWOO ) School West Hartford, Connecticut '937 CUSS BOOK COMMITTEE Editorial Board Rcgnar Bird Arthur Frank Richard Fisher Robert Harris Paul Molumphy Art Editor William Turner Roy Eblen Allen House Business Board Frazar Wilde William Gills V- IT IS WITH CREAT PLEASURE THAT THE CLASS OF 1937 DEDICATES THIS ISSUE OF THE CLASS BOOK TO TO WHOM ALL OF US OWE A DEBT OF GREAT GRATITUDE FOR HIS SCHOLARLY ADVICE AND SKILLFUL TEACHING. THE CLASS TAKES THIS OPPORTUNITY TO CONGRATULATE HIM UPON THE COMPLETION OF HIS TWENTIETH YEAR OF FAITHFUL SERVICE AT KINCSWOOD SCHOOL AND TO WISH HIM ALL POSSIBLE SUCCESS AND HAPPINESS FOR THE FUTURE. Harold W. Gleason, M. A. 3Ju jHiuitnriam $fie, of the jentor (Elass, (oho are tljis year finishing tl|e first lap of our long journey, fuislt to remember tbio of our frienbs, fuljo finisljeb tlje last of tljeirs: 'turbarii azen ’37 aub fuljo fuere taken from us buring the school year. THE FACULTY Back Row (left to right)—Metara. Greene, Goodwin. Jacobua, Cresoy. Ljongquint. Macdonald. Werner. Seated (left to right)—Messrs. Waterman. Hill. Williams, Nicholson, Headmaster; Gleason McGuinn, Gargan, Crawford. O R E W O R D In putting out this our Senior Class Book, we have tried to deal with our school associates in such a way as to reflect credit where it is due. We find, however, that there is one place where we cannot bestow all that is merited. The Faculty as a whole can never be sufficiently thanked for the in- valuable aid it has given to all the members of this group. That assistance has been doubly val- uable in that it was given at the time when we needed it most— while we were growing to matu- rity. We hope that this will in some measure express the gratitude that we feel. 7 I TO THE CLASS OF 1937 Skoal to you who sail on the full of the tide, Faring forth to new lands from the sheltered haven; Warriors all, embarking eager-eyed— Skoal, Thirty-Seven! Cut toward the sunset sail where Wyrd shall steer, Seeking new fame with shields and swords untarnished, Bearing high hopes of all who hold you dear, Talismans burnished. Far, fare far, wherever the whale’s path leads. Valiant, triumphant Here in the quiet haven We shall recall bright dreams of our warriors’ deeds Skoal, Thirty-Seven! Harold Willard Gleason. 8 3WS emor mi President J. T. FARRELL Secretary L. C. DlMOCK, Jr. Senior Prefect R. P. HARRIS Regnar E. Bird “Tweet entered the school in the fifth grade and was soon known for his quick mind and vivacious personality. Having lived in Switz- erland for some years, he at first knew French better than English, but it did not take him long to enter into the life and spirit of our group. Besides distinguishing himself by his brilliant French. Regnar has been a very good student in all his subjects. He won the Dux Prize when he was in the eighth grade, and maintained a respectable stand- ard of scholarship in the third, fourth, and sixth forms. Regnar decided to graduate in three years, as he felt that he was a little older than the average in his class and was able to do this without any difficulty. “Tweet won the tennis championship in the junior school and captained the school team in his fourth form year, proving himself a valuable asset to the squad. This year he again represented the school in this sport and his playing has been consistently good. In the fall “Birdie took up soccer under the coaching of Mr. Greene and proved to be one of the finest goalies the team has had in recent years. His spectacular dives and stops will always be remembered by those who saw the home games and also by the members of the team. During the winter months he plays hockey. There is no doubt that he vies with other hockey greats for being the most out- standing player to ever represent the school. In spare time he likes to ski. Public speaking events have al- ways received Regnar’s loyal sup- port. He won the public speaking prize in the eighth grade and was given Honorable Mention in the third and fourth forms. “Tweet also has shown keen interest in publications and edited the Wyvern and the Senior Class Book in his final year. 10 William R. Birge Bill is the scholar of our form: not just in the sense that he has assimilated a lot of knowledge, but that he understands what the prin- ciples are that underlie the facts. He came to Kings wood in the Fourth Form from Turkey, of all places. He took quite a bit of punishment for that. Apparently one should not come from Turkey if one is to pass unnoticed. At the end of his first year, he won the improvement prize. Last year, after a hard year’s work, he was awarded the Terwilliger Prize for an English essay he wrote. Just recently this year, to top off a suc- cessful career, he was awarded the much-coveted Korper Scholarship. Bill's favorite diversion is comparing grades in all his exams and tests with other members of his class. He and Molumphy stage a race every month to see who can get the highest grade in English. Every time Mr. Gleason hands back marked papers there is a tense moment as the issue is decided. But all this is just in the line of duty for Bill. He has played an important part in the extra curricular activities of the school, lending his support to The Wyvern, the Dramatic Club, and the Chess Club. Perhaps you don’t see Bill’s name on the Chess Championship plaque, but just take him on some time if you don’t think he’s good. What is the saying about mens sana in corpore sano? Well, appar- ently that’s Bill. Because for his first two years he led the soccer team and in his last year won his letter and gold football on Mr. Gargan’s undefeated eleven. In addition to this, he has consistently been among the first three on the highly success- ful tennis team. Next year Bill is going to try his luck at Princeton, where he will surely keep up his brilliant record. 11 Earl H. Cotton Earl entered Kingswood in the fall of 1928. He is now a veteran Kingswoodite. having passed a grand total of nine years behind Russell Gate. He was an asset to the Lancaster club teams in the three major sports. But football was his best subject. In the eighth grade, he was promoted to the intermediate football team and the following year to the varsity squad. In his collection of awards for athletics, he has two major K’s for football and two for basketball. Earl is to be congratulated and well deserves to be proud of the fact that he was captain of the undefeated 1936 foot- ball team. He is never seen these days without the gold football presented him for this achievement. Outside of athletics. Earl has been active in various other pas- times. The Dramatic Club had a prospect in him until he was seen in the famous ’Lockjaw Octet” of the Third Form. After that he signed on as the business manager of that firm. Earl’s finest achievement was his leadership as Editor-in-Chief of the Kingswood Neics. He worked on the business board of the paper before he was elected head man of the organization. During this past winter term, the Club basketball team found out that Earl wasn’t such a bad coach. His tutelage allowed the team to enjoy its afternoons at the game and successfully complete a hard season. Earl is a post-graduate this year, and is the only member of the school who is authorized to play golf any afternoon he may choose to do so. He is the envy of several boys, who would very much like to accompany him. if they had the chance. Beers are on Earl these days since he has been accepted into Dartmouth. Congratulations. Earl, on being accepted by one of our better colleges, and the best of luck for the coming year. 12 W-....... Henry Curtis, Jr. Henry came to this school in the sixth grade and immediately entered the Lancaster club, where he was a welcome addition to the soccer team. Hockey was his winter occupation in the field of sports, while spring saw this little man brandishing— not a hammer, but a tennis racquet, with which he is reputed to have been able to swing almost as well as an orchestra leader (but of course in a different way). Up to this year he has kept up these activities, with the addition of rifle, shop, and choir. For the past two years he has been a regular member of the varsity soccer squad, and has helped it on to its many victories. This year, just before Christmas vacation. Harry hopped off, with his mother and father, on a trip to the Orient, and have seen (or are seeing) such interesting places as Australia, the Philippines, Honolulu. China, and some extra-interesting islands such as Hawaii, Tahiti, and Haiti. Harry expects to enter Colgate next year, as far as can be told at the present time, his absence making later decisions unknown. He is a third part of the impregnable Curtis-Dwyer-Merrels triangle, and is partial to names that bring back sweet memories (his favorite movie actress is Olivia de Haviland). He carries a real honest-to- goodness jinx around with him never having visited New Haven without some dire catastrophe be- falling him. such as losing a valua- ble watch that was a family heir- loom. being run into while driving a friend's new car. or having his tropical fish die in his absence for want of food. Harry is a quiet fel- low. but his likable personality has gained him many friends during his stay at Kingswood. Next year he is hoping to make his way to Colgate in spite of having attended very little school this year. 13 William G. Devine It was on a cold windy day that “Aw” Devine came mushing his way down from Exeter to spend a year at Kingswood. Immediately he showed his imprudence by going out for football where he took one of the nicest smearings this writer has ever seen. Fortunately, some- one busted his knee up, or else they would have had to piece him togeth- er at the end of the season. “Andy” has two ambitions. One is to get the knees on his pants so baggy that you could hang your hat on them, and the other is to shake Leon Trotsky’s hand. He bought a soap box the other day in anticipation of a nice summer s work in Bushnell Park. Since his injury in football (It wasn’t a fake) “Set ’em up and knock them down” Devine has been doing a superb job of hibernating. It is expected, however, that he will “track” this spring, until his knee gives out. “Andy” is famous for his meek- ness and quietness in study hall, where he applies himself diligently to the books. “Andy” may always be seen in the vicinity of the gym. but it is not his interest in athletics that carries him there. He usually has plausible excuse for leaving school at odd times to give to Mr. Gargan. He is quite famous for his trips to New York and is always planning a pleasant week-end away from home. Perhaps he just wants to watch the orators in Central Park. It seems that our hero has heard of Harvard's reputation for being radical, and so next year he is plan- ning to take himself up there. If you ask him about it though, he will staunchly maintain that Harvard is only liberal, and that anyhow he isn’t going there for political reasons, but more because they allow you to have a car and wear what you want. At any rate, good luck! 14 Louis C. Dimock, Jr. Louie entered Kingswood in 1931 in the middle of his seventh grade year, and at that time started a successful career. He joined the York club, which benefited greatly by his athletic ability. “Vete be- came a member of the York football, basketball, and baseball teams and was a factor in the capturing of the club shield for two years. Upon entering the Senior School. “Vete’' proved his popular- ity by being elected to the Class Presidency, an office he held for the next two years. Besides the honors which he won as a student, he played football, basketball, and baseball on the second team. When “Vete gained entrance into the Senior Class he was elected Secretary. He was also awarded one of the highest honors in that class when he was made a Prefect. This came as quite a shock to Louie, for it meant the end of sleeping in Study Hall. In his senior year. “Vete became a member of Coach Gargan’s undefeated football team. Another honor of which the “Vete- man may well be proud is the fact that he has been the captain of the rifle team for two years. He led his team through many success- ful matches which gave the team one of the highest rankings in the United States. Although “Vete” is no longer able to sleep in Study Hall, he manages to get plenty of shut-eye during the school day. If his teachers are so rude as to wake him up he can always find time for a cat- nap in the faculty room after lunch. Next year “Vete is descending to the sunny South to further his education at the University of Virginia. We are sure that he will go far and wish him all possible success in finding his ring which he lost somewhere in the vicinity of his native Manchester. 15 Roy E. Eblen, Jr. Entering the school in his soph- omore year. “Eb set about making a name for himself in several ways. First, he at once threatened the rule of Bill Birge as leader of the English class. Roy soon caught up with the class poet and has been running him a nip and tuck race ever since. He repeated the same thing in Latin. Although handicapped by an attack of infantile, he took an active interest in school sports: setting himself up as official timer of all school athletic contests. Because of his hard work in this field he was awarded a major “K” at the Fall Sports Dinner in 1936. Always good-natured, he became the class chauffeur after receiving his license. He still holds the record for taking left-behinds home. Porter Page giving him a close race. In his junior year he went out for the Neivs board in the capa- city of circulation manager. He worked in that department for the first half of the year and then, because the board was in financial straits, shifted over to the business department. By working throughout the spring term. Eb” managed to collect enough money to save the paper from falling into the hands of receivers. Because of his excellent work and natural ability he was elected editor of the paper, running it throughout his senior year. His hobbies are numerous, for “Eb” has one fault. He loves to tackle all the new things that come his way. At the present, tropical fish are the big moments in his life, and through the advice of Mr. Hill he is proving that he can also raise fish. After much discussion, he has selected Williams as his college, proposing to study biology with the general idea of entering the patho- logical department of the Massa- chusetts General Hospital where he will spend a number of years. 16 James T. Farrell In the fall of 1935 the class found in its midst one Shorty Farrell. He soon made many friends and took a try at football, imme- diately becoming a star. He was the outstanding backfield man of the team and at the end of the season was honored by being chosen for an All-State eleven by the Hartford Courant. Winter found Shorty as the captain of a fine basketball combination, which turned in one of the best basketball records of the school's history. In the spring. Jigger tried his hand at baseball, where he was equally successful. This year Shorty has kept up athletic interest by starring on the undefeated football team with his passes, kicks, and long runs. He formed the nucleus of the back- field of one of the strongest teams ever seen on Kingswood's gridiron. Again during the winter months he captained the basketball team. This spring he earned his sixth major “K” in two years by taking his turn on the mound and playing in the outfield for the baseball team. Last fall in the class elections Shorty proved his ever-increasing popularity when he was chosen Class President by an overwhelming vote. He has exercised the duties of this office as well as those of a Prefect and a member of the Student Council throughout the year. Shorty’s many athletics took him away from the outside clubs, etc., but he has a great yearning for night life in the company of Shepard and Fisher. The State Theater and Dutchlands are his favorite hang-outs. His pet hate is to make a public speech, at which he is really very good. Shorty plans to go to Williams next fall and room with Bill Page. We certainly wish him all the success in the world and more power to him in any field that he may choose to work in. 17 Richmond G. Fisher Rich has been a student at Kingswood for quite a while, hav- ing entered in the eighth grade. He was a member of last year’s grad- uating class, and is taking a post- graduate course this year in prepar- ation for Dartmouth next fall “Dinty” started his athletic career on the second football team, but his good spirit and drive finally won him a position at center on the varsity. Although he was one of the lightest of the line, he has been its mainstay for the past two seasons. In the winter he plays hockey, but last winter didn't bring enough cold weather so the team only played one game. He was a member of the Sixth Form winning team in the interclass series, and originated Kingswood’s first burlesque basketball game. In the spring he takes track and catches up on lost week-end sleep. Besides being athletically inclined “Fish likes to stretch his vocal cords for the Glee Club and Choir. He also managed to show up at Math. Club a few times in its initial year. The Neius woke up the first of October to find “Dinty in its midst and doing the dirt-digging for the Spotlight column, and in spite of the censoring which the editors felt compelled to do. he has shown that he is a real scandal monger, an object seldom appreciated by the Neius board. He is still the class cut-up and manages to derive his share of the day’s fun. Although he misses his companions in the FiWiCo Holding Co., which was composed of Fisher. Wilde, and Coe, he has found good companions in Farrell. Shepard, and Cotton. He plans to room with Earl at Dartmouth next year. All eyes should watch these two and the combination of Shepard and Turner at Colgate, to see which lasts the longest. 13 Arthur W. Frank, Ir. V Art began his career at Kings- wood in the seventh grade and immediately entered into the school life in a big way. In the junior school he won his quota of Wyverns and honor grades and played on the York soccer team. He also gained many awards for track in which he starred consistently. In the senior school he distinguished him- self by winning his “K' s in soccer (he was outstanding, especially on this year’s eleven, which rounded out an impressive record) and fenc- ing and by his general all-around leadership, both in scholastic and athletic enterprises. His senior year proved his best in many ways. A member of the Neivs board since 1932. Art finally gained the coveted position of assistant editor and proved himself to be a great newspaper man. He also won a place on the rifle team and helped considerably in making up this Class Book. In spite of these many and difficult positions, he maintained a fine scholastic record and is among the leaders of the class in studies. In the middle of his senior year he was appointed a Prefect because of his fine record of manliness and scholarship. This is an honor shared only by three other members of the school, two of them being classmates. His duties as a Perfect were per- formed with great ability. Art is an ardent fisherman, the mere mention of a trout being enough to make him dreamy-eyed. He also numbers woodworking among his hobbies and has turned out some beautiful work in the shop. His good humor and varied interests have made him a host of friends both among the faculty and the student body. He is headed for Princeton next year and is expected to make a name for himself there, as he has at Kingswood for the past six years. 19 William Gills, Jr. Bill is a familiar figure around Kingswood, having entered the school in the eighth grade. Because of his size, which even then was great, he played on the second foot- ball team. In the spring he turned his attention to tennis. He quickly gained prominence and much undesirable publicity when, in his Third Form year, he got stuck in a clothes chute on his way down and had to be extricated by the fire department. That same year Bill also served as Student Mail Carrier, and in spite of fair weather or foul the mail went through. For the next two years he con- tinued to play second team football. In the Fifth Form he was a member of the second basketball team and last fall Bill was an important cog in the Gargan-coachcd Juggernaut, winning his “K” at guard and a gold nugget as the result of an undefeated season. He also was a strong point of the Sixth Form’s victorious quintet in the class basketball series in the capacity of a guard. Since he was tennis coach at Camp Namakkis last summer. Bill is a strong aspi- rant for this year's tennis team. Bill occasionally bats in the week-end league ( no connection with the Junior League ) and has received a license entitling him to drive with one hand. He is also very adept at tripping the light fantastic, having graduated magna cum laude from Miss Godfrey’s dancing school. Bill is rather a quiet fel- low. but his manner is deceptive, for he often startles his classmates with entertaining witticisms. His pet dislikes are people who act foolish and the game of softball. Bill is one of the many who have a longing for “spensy” cars, especially convertible jobs. Next year Bill will be receiving his mail at the University of Virginia where he hopes to complete four years of hard work. 20 William H. Harrington, Jr. Bill entered Kingswood in the eighth grade and made himself known about school in several ways. He joined the orchestra, became a member of the Lancaster football and tennis teams, and also won a medal at the close of the year as Junior Tennis Champion. That year he built a 15-foot sailboat, starting a hobby which he has con- tinued throughout his years at Kingswood. In his first year he also had the privilege of becoming the object of Mr. Greene’s deadly aim with an eraser. In the Senior School Bill con- tinued his athletic prowess by taking up the foil on the fencing team. That spring he ranked third on the tennis team. He was an outstanding performer at the foil in his Fourth Form year and continued his work on the tennis team. This last year Bill branched out in sports, playing soccer in the fall, basketball in the winter, and joining Coach Gargan’s baseball team in the spring. Bill manages to get to school via bicycle, and even if he is usually a few minutes too late for morning services, he prefers this method above all others. His aversions are onion soup and meals at school. Bill is not noted for being a hard worker, but he manages to get his work done, even if he has to do his French in History class and his He is an ardent admirer of Simone Simon, and as soon as he gets a chance he will take a trip to Holly- wood to personally express his admiration. Bill’s greatest claim to fame is that he is one of the few Seniors who have never had to bother with that tedious process called shaving. Next year Bill is being sent down the river to Wesleyan, where we know his likeable personality will soon make him a favorite with everyone who contacts him. History in some other class. 21 Robert P. Harris “Deed” joined us in the fall of 1935. He graduated from William Hall High School where he distin- guished himself scholastically and athletically. But he needed a little more training before attempting to go to West Point, so he decided to further his knowledge at Kings- wood. “Pete” has been very active in sports in his two years here. He was blocking back on the undefeated football team, and his fine blocks never received their due credit. He was a place-kicker of parts, and his remarkable kick in the Loomis game scored the first points for the Wyverns. During the winter months he starred on the chalked court, where he led the scorers for two years. Baseball is “Deed’s” favorite pastime. He was an outstanding performer on last year's brilliant baseball nine. His fine playing and spirit enabled him to be chosen captain of this year’s team. He has led the Wyvern aggregation to the close of a successful season. “Deed” was elected Senior Prefect, and his likeable nature enabled him to carry out the duties of this high office with great success. Outside of school he is known as a trombone player. He caters to followers of swing music by playing with the Campus Jesters, and has been heard over the radio many times. Before he got his music of “I’m Gettin’ Sentimental Over You” he is known to have played the tune a couple of keys higher than the famous Tommy Dorsey. His ambition is to play with a large and well- known band, preferably Horace Heidt. “Deed” is undecided whether to try his hand at West Point or the United States Coast Guard Acad- emy. It seems that he wants to be a soldier at any cost. We’re sure that he will be as successful in the future as he has been at Kings wood. 22 Henry A. Hastings Henry Hastings entered Kings- wood in the seventh grade and became a member of the Lancaster Club. Soon after entering, he took a position as a leading student and has held that place ever since. While in the junior school, he augmented his club’s score with points gained by distinction cards. His playing on the club tennis team was also a credit to the Lancasters. On being promoted into the upper school. Harry took interest in a variety of things. Always an able French scholar, he joined Le Cercle Francois (the French Club) in his third and fourth form years. Then, feeling he had not served the school well enough, he under- took the job of student mail carrier in his fifth form year. This past year ’ Stings” has given his services as common room monitor, a position which holds more work than praise (Watch ’’Anstice” any afternoon at five o’clock and you’ll agree. ) Obtaining a place on the second tennis team last year, he has earned first team ranking this spring after conditioning all winter on the third basketball team. Henry has been on the honor roll almost constantly throughout the senior year. He won the Junior Prize for Latin in the fourth form and the Dux in the fifth. He also represented the school in the State Latin Contest in 1936. Hastings is a conscientious boy. who has earned himself more the reputation of a scholar than an athlete. He has held his high rank by diligence and thoroughness in studies, thus winning the respect of his less studious comrades. His hobbies are photography and radio (He hopes to be a radio operator in an amateur way). He also exhib- ited interest in the math club and sang in the choir. Henry enters Williams in the fall, where we all expect to see him do credit to the school. - 23 Winthrop A. Haviland, Jr. Winnie who entered the fifth grade in '28 won four Wyverns playing soccer for the Lancaster club, and captained the team in his eighth grade year. Besides soccer he participated in basketball, base- ball. and a variety of extra curricu- lar activities. The third form saw Winthrop playing tennis, second team basket- ball. and intermediate baseball. Pom fret School suffered when Win. during his sophomore year, occupied his time reading French magazines of a questionable character and looking for something devilish to do. The Fifth Form saw him once more at Kingswood. He has won soccer “K’s” during the past three years, and loafed his way through managership of basketball to a major letter. He is a tennis player of the first degree, and knows all the answers in chess, which is shown by his three-year championship in that game. Winnie is taking a P. G. this year, and manages to attend physics class whenever he has had too much sleep in previous study periods. He wastes hours on his collection of tropical fish, but still finds time for the ladies, which he picks by their personality and the amount they eat at his expense. Being a scientific-minded individual, he helped organize the newly-formed Math Club, where he spent most of his time trying to bother others with his slide rule and telling the faculty adviser a newly invented way of doing an example quicker. He holds a claim to fame, due to the fact that he has used the same razor blade ever since he started pulling the stray bits of peach fuzz from his lower jaw. Winthrop's ability to disrupt math, class with paper dolls and answering Page’s notes, is surpassed only by the way he manages to get others into a mess. “Winnie the Pooh” has enough optimism to think he is going to Yale. 24 Allen C. House A1 entered school in the fifth grade as a member of the Lancaster Club. Red Shepard entered at the same time, but became a York. The result was a House-Shepard feud, which lasted for four years. Dur- ing his last year in the Junior School. A1 was secretary of his Club. His outstanding ability in football, basketball, and baseball brought his club many victories. After entering the Third Form. A1 became a mainstay on the second football team. The following year he went up to the first squad and paved his way to the first team, on which he held down a halfback position for two years. He earned his gold football on this year’s undefeated team. A1 has played first team baseball during his four years in the senior school. His first two were spent in the outfield, and the last two covering the first sack. He was “puck-stopper” on the last year’s undefeated hockey team and captain of this year’s aggre- gation. which was unable to demonstrate its powers because of the lack of ice. Although A1 doesn’t like studies very much, he does think that House in the Pines is a pretty good school. He is an inveterate fisherman, coming from the neighboring province of Farmington, which is noted for its ardent sportsmen. He can always be found on the streams near the beginning of the trout season, and it is a rare oc- casion when he returns home empty- handed. During the winter term, he was made a Prefect, which is one of the highest honors that can be given a Kingswood boy. As yet he is undecided on what college he will go to. but wherever he goes his good sportsmanship and cheerful nature will be an asset. A1 says he may even come back next fall and take a P. G. 25 W. Watson House, Jr. Watson entered Kingswood in 1934 as a member of the Fourth Form and immediately became active in the athletic and social life of the school. He joined Coach Greene’s soccer squad in the fall of 1934 and after a winter of loafing on Mr. Blake's basketball team, went out for second team baseball. In his second year. “Wat’’ played football with Mr. McDonald’s team and again chose baseball as his spring sport, pitching on Coach Gargan’s brilliant nine. This year he played first team football and was a substitute back on the undefeated Wyvern machine, and is doing mound duty on the baseball team this spring. “Wat” is well known for his appearances at all Kingswood dances where he trips the light fantastic in his own inimitable, and much admired, style. He is an excellent piano player (self-taught) : his rendition of popular numbers being much in demand around these parts. For all his sophistication he is really a simple, nature- loving soul at heart, as his frequent trips to certain “farms” in the neighborhood will attest. “Wat’s” real pleasure comes in tying trout flies at which he is very adept. As a disciple of Izaak Walton he is a wow. The open- ing of every trout season sees “Wat” among the thousands who flock to nearby streams in search of their finny prey. We wonder how many he has landed this year with his “slab of bear.” Perhaps he does not know himself for sure, after telling stories of all the “big ones” that got away. This enterprising young fellow can be found around the school at almost any time regaling his friends with stories of his latest excursion to New York. Philadelphia, or to Boston. Next year “Wat” plans to attend Wharton Business College. 26 Spencer M. Jewell, Jr. Perhaps it would be better to speak of him as “farmer’’—the name by which everyone knows him. This name comes from the fact that he is from the country and has all the characteristics of a country boy. “Farmer” Jewell worked his way through three years of Westminster School in Simsbury, before coming here this year. He will do almost anything to earn a dollar and shows up at the most unexpected places. For instance, a few weeks back, he occupied him- self selling boats at the Sportman’s Show. He is very clever with his hands and can make anything from houses to ships in bottles. Late this spring, though, he slipped once and took a nice big slice out of his finger with a hatchet. Among other things he likes is hunting, and his classmates have heard him tell of his many experiences in the woods, and he really can tell them, inserting many amazing adjectives that make the stories quite unusual. All joking aside though, the farmer is a “swell fellow” and it is certain that he will make a big success of farming in a little Connec- ticut village called East Hampton, where he can indulge to his heart’s content in rifle shooting, one of his favorite school activities. For his remarkable success in this line. Spencer was awarded the coveted National Rifle Association Distinguished Rifleman's pin. an honor conferred only on twenty men in the country this year. This fact is especially remarkable when one considers that this is the farmer’s first year of organized sharpshoot- ing and that he has worked up through the ranks from Pro-marks- man to his present position in a little less than three terms. The farmer hasn’t decided what college he will go to and says it isn’t at all unlikely that he may not even give them a try. 27 1 heodore M. Maltbie The 'Judge” entered our class as one of its original members way back in the fifth grade. Being more of a student than an athlete Ted proved to be a regular contribu- tor to the York score in the junior school. Nevertheless in the eighth grade he was on the record-breaking Yoik relay team. He was also an associate of the Science Club. On arriving in the senior school Ted joined the French Club and was participant of that organization for two years. He also started as an ever increasingly important member of the Dramatic Club. Who will forget him as Aunt Polly in Tom Sawyer last March? For the past three years Maltbie has been manager of the soccer team. In the fifth form he was business manager of the News. All during the football season the “Judge” led the cheers along with Turner. He could also be seen snapping action pictures of the team from all angles. At the end of his junior year Ted won the Harvard Prize, which is given to that boy in the fifth form who shows the most promise for the future. He has been a regular honor student all through the senior school. Maltbie was a Prefect this year and was also on the second rifle team. The “Judge” cannot help imitating his learned father in the classroom even though he does not plan to pursue a judicial career. His recitations are always couched in legal phraseology and he makes one immediately think of the solemn procedure of some court of law. For all his wisdom. Ted has an excellent sense of humor. His conduct dur- ing the annual ducking of the soccer manager proved this. Next fall the Judge” expects to enter the class of ’41 at Williams. We all wish him luck for the future. 28 Wilbert E. McClellan, Jr. Bill isn’t exactly a newcomer, even though he did come here this year after a long absence. To be exact, it was three years. He was with us in the seventh and eighth grades, where he was a member of the York Club. Even down there Bill was quite an athlete and won his Wyverns in all the major sports. After he finished his career in the Junior School. “Mac” decided that he wanted to go away for a while, so he took himself down to Ashe- ville. N. C. where he attended the Asheville School. Here he made quite a name for himself as a base- ball player, running up a pretty high batting average. Finally Bill decided that Kingswood was a pretty good place after all and came back to get the finishing touches before entering college next year. The finishing touches for “Mac” turned out to be a pretty strenuous athletic schedule and some honest, hard work in his classes. Last fall he took up football and held down the end position on the undefeated eleven. He was one of the main features of every game, because he could always be counted on to make at least one seemingly impossible catch. In the Canterbury game our friend broke his arm somewhere along in the middle of the game, but no- body found out about it till the cheering was over and the game had been won. This little bit of cour- age cost the basketball team one of its best men. however, as Bill was unable to join the squad till about two weeks after practice had begun. In spite of this he finished up strong and had the honor of being a letter- man on one of Kingswood’s best basketball team. This spring Bill played baseball—his favorite. Next year, the Devine-McClellan duo will break up. when Bill goes to Yale and Andy to Harvard. r? F. Price Merrels Price came to us in the eighth grade and has been one of the best athletes in the school ever since. His first year he lugged the pigskin for the York Club but forsook it when offered a position on the sec- ond basketball team. Likewise the club suffered when in the spring he went out for baseball. In the Senior School Price kept up his interest in athletics going in for the three major sports. This year he was on the undefeated eleven and received his nugget. He did not. however, confine his efforts solely to the major sports. He fenced for one year and went out for hockey last winter. Price has played an active part in many things besides athletics. He has been a member of the Chess Team as well as the Rifle Team. He also went in for the sciences in a big way when he joined the Math Club. If you listened very intently every morning in chapel, you might also distinguish Pricy’s manly voice blended in with the rest of the choir, and if you misbehaved in that place, you might also have found out to your sorrow that he has been a Prefect for the past year. All the boys in the class seem to like Price for his good nature but especially because it is such fun to kid him about being naive. He earned this reputation when at times he takes an uncommonly long time to catch onto a joke. Don’t put too much stock in this reputation though. Ask the girls who the most naive member of the class is! They know better than to call a member of the Dwyer. Merrels. and Curtis trio simple. Next year Price is planning to go to Yale where he will undoubt- edly maintain his good scholarship and shine in athletic sports, even as he has done here at Kingswood School. 30 Paul E. Molumphy Paul entered Kings wood as a Third Former in 1933 and distin- guished himself by gaining a place on the Honor Roll, a position he has held off and on ever since. He finished up his first year by winning the Dux Prize. In his second year “Mouse” also kept well up in his studies and captured the Biology Prize on Commencement Day. His Junior year found Paul at Bulkeley where he worked as a sports scribe on the school paper. He is back at Kingswood now for his last year and ranks among the first in his class. “Mouse” was never much of an athlete but he managed to stay on the Soccer squad for two years where he occasionally did duty as a goalie. Last winter he held down the bench as a member of Joe Gargan’s basketball quintet and amused his teammates greatly when he left this resting place to wander over the floor. “Mouse” had never fancied himself as much of a runner but entered the Dodderer’s Derby this winter and led the field over the mile course. Perhaps the prospect of the doughnuts offered as a prize did much to spur him on. This spring he is working out on the track and he expects to enter the annual Track Meet in June. “Molumph” has become interested in journalism through work on the Kingswood Netus, the Bulkeley Torch, and the Hartford l imes and Courant as a member of the Publicity Board. He likes to report sports best and has turned in accounts of most of the Wyverns’ victories to the local press working on one of our larger papers. Next year Paul plans to enter Trinity College to pursue the study of medicine. He also is planning to continue his interest in journalism and who knows but what he will in time become a full-fledged member of the “Fourth Estate?” 31 Richard J. Morcom “Monk , “Monkey , or just plain R. J. Morcom has been creat- ing a high place for himself ever since he entered the school way back in 1929, that was in the fifth grade. His list of accomplishments includes being president of the dramatic club, circulation manager of the News, a continued contributor to the Wyvern. a member of the rifle team, a Prefect, and a great many other things, including a fairly consistent place on the honor roll. Ever since the triumverate of the junior school. Sandy MacGregor, Morcom, and Bob Neill, ruled the roost, he has continued to stand in the top three or four of the class, often first. But studies were not the only field in which “Monk excelled. Until his athletic activities were cut short by a bad knee that was continually slipping out of position, he won several large chickens. There is. however, another side of his life that is little known: he is a hobby rider. Many are the huge boats that he and Bill Pope forced upon the disgusted frogs of Trout Book. Outgrowing this, he took up tropical fish, but they died a lingering death. So he took up trout fishing, and. somehow, is an excellent fisherman, even tying his own flies. A first class whole-wit is uncle “Monk and his humor and clever remarks have been the cause of many a laugh during the school day. Most people claim he hasn’t much use for the fair sex. but to those who know, he has different ideas. His graduation leaves a place in the school not in any way easy to fill. Always well liked and respected by the class, he will never be forgotten, even after he graduates from Princeton. He has often been seen batting in the best leagues but has somehow managed to keep out of the public eye. 32 William P. Page Porter started in the fifth grade as a member of the class of '36 but is with our class, having taken a “P. G. this year. Bill is glad he stayed at Kingswood another year, as he thinks he is now more ready for college. In the junior school he was a York and served his club well by athletic activities in the field of soccer, and baseball. He also was interested in shop and rifle. In senior school Porter has been on the rifle team for five years. He played soccer five years and cap- tained the team his last two. With a surplus of minor “K’s” Bill decided he needed his major letter and so worked hard this spring as baseball manager. This year our chubby friend found a sudden interest in the fair sex and even goes so far as to escort one pretty maid to school each morning. That is every morning except Monday or book report days when he always feigns sick. In the classroom “Port” is a bit radical. He never replaces his books, but throws them in all directions. There is not room to discuss his activities in History or Math classes but most of his time is spent writing humorous notes, distracting at least three neighbors, or sharpening pencils. At home Bill spends his time with tropical fish, reading cheap magazines, and studying between mouthfuls of ice cream. He finds a great diversion in the large selection of Benny Goodman records that he owns and plays all day. much to the distraction of his family and next door neighbors. Porter has decided that nine years is long enough to be in any one place so now that he has a chance to go to college he has picked Williams (He heard there was a State theater nearby). 33 Llewellyn Powell Lew Powell was the latest addition to the Senior Class of “36-37 . Having come to us from St. Paul’s School in Concord. New Hampshire. Lew made his initial appearance about February first. Lew, known to various as the “Greek , hails not only from St. Paul’s but from our neighbor and rival, Westminster School in the hills of Simsbury. Conn. Upon his arrival, he was immediately confronted with the mid-year exams. Lacking any great ability or versatility in most sports. Lew confines his out-door activities to club basketball in the winter and track and tennis in the spring. A rather happy-go-lucky soul. Lew is always jovial and ready to enjoy any joke or game that might be the rage of the moment. A bit eccentric, but always with best of meaning (as he says), “Uncle Lew” has done his best to become a true Wyvern standard bearer; so give credit where credit is due—(He says he is almost ready to pay for the Class Book — in solid gold nuggets) — All fooling aside though. Lew states his only regret at Kingswood is that he did not start his Wyvern stalking career much sooner than he did “Oh. would that 1 had a year more at Kingswood” is the “blues” that Lew is singing. Yes. and by the way. there is no pastime that our blond hero enjoys more than singing. Whether or not the tune is off key. makes no difference as long as “Bing” Powell gets a kick out of it. For his college choice. “Lu-Lu“ has Trinity in view. As to just why he wants to be so close to home we shall not attempt any public conjectures, but it is whispered that there is a romance (or sump’in’) in the heart of the curly-headed “Greek . Well, good luck. Lew. and be careful. Don’t let the girls take your mind off studies. 31 Philip S. Rush Phil entered in the middle of the sixth grade and stayed until the end of the eighth. At this time he decided to see how far education had progressed at Manchester High. Much to our pleasure he returned to the “School of his boyhood'’ in his Junior year, having grown out of his former ideas. His junior school years found him playing baseball, tennis, hockey, and basketball. In the sixth grade he became a member of the Science Club, because, being a gentleman farmer, he was probably tormented by the question which came first, the egg or the chicken. P. S. has always excelled in history, so to honor him he was awarded the Junior History Prize. After his absence Phil returned in 1937. During this year tennis, soccer, and chess became his main school activities, along with his work on the Neivs which was to be an important service to the school. As is likely in a Senior. P. S.’s interests, aside from his school work, increased. He saw that the library was kept in order, became prompter for the Dramatic Club, aided the struggling basses in the choir, and shot on the rifle range. P. S.—He got his nickname from the first two initials of his name. Instead of adding to anything said, he is known as the taciturn classmate of ’37. We will always picture him walking across the green displaying a fine energetic stride. A great reader, he can tell you anything about this new chap. James Hilton, having read about every book he ever wrote. Outside of the school he stays away from girls, for he prefers hiking and going to the mountains for swimming and tennis. P. S.’s one great dislike is spelling, and he will, in connection with this, tell you how Mr. Crawford spent a whole class period .... 35 Theodore Ryder J Ted came to Kingswood in 1935, with already one diploma to his credit, to continue his studies here for two years before entering college. Though he maintained his residence in the sixth form, T. R. had most of his classes with us as fifth-formers and soon showed his abilities in English and ancient history. It seems, however, that besides an enthusiastic interest in his per subjects he also had an eye for school service; for he became an immediate asset to the Wyvern by lending his mighty and ready- flowing pen to the support of that worthy periodical and since has served time as a member of its board; a member of the publicity board; and one of the Common Room monitors. Theodore isn't of the athletic type but he does enjoy a fast game of tennis and is an inveterate dodderer, having run the famous mile course many times during the winter season. Softball and skiing complete his sports program within the school. There are a number of activities that he likes which prove him a man of the out doors. These include horseback riding, hiking, golfing, and fishing. As for extra-curricula interests, Ted appears on the rifle range now and then where he shoots from the hip with a smoking six-shooter. He is a member of the newly-formed Camera Club and hasn't missed a meeting yet; it may be this is the reason he may be heard sometimes chiding the absentees. Ted likes dancing and has at- tended several school dances with his best girl. But besides dance music, he appreciates the New York Philharmonic-type as well. His sincere ambition is to be a world traveler, landed gentleman of New Zealand, and novelist: but first he will study at Trinity. We wish him good fortune and hope that we shall soon be reading his first book. 36 ------ Jean E. Shepard, Jr. Shcp entered the school in the fifth grade and was elected a mem- ber of the York Club. His ability as an athlete soon bolstered the forces of York football, basketball and baseball teams. “Red” man- aged to find time to do a little rifle as an extra activity. But there was one field that “Red” had a hard time in and that was Latin. He never could fathom that course out as hard as he tried. He was made President of the York club in the eighth grade. This office must have inspired him to do better work, because the eighth grade year was the first year that he did not have to do some work in the summer to get into the next class! Upon entering the senior school “Shep” found another pet aversion, that of having to stay around school after lunch when it was such an opportune time to have a cigarette! Therefore, when we think of excuses we always think of the “Redhead”, “taking a book to the library” as it were. At the same time he developed a strong taste for flying and claims that it doesn’t scare him a bit. The first two years of the upper school. “Red” devoted his time to the second teams in all three sports. He was going out for football his third year but an injury sustained during the summer prevented him from doing so. He played basketball that year but in baseball Fate again had its finger on him. He was injured in the Loomis game and was forced to stop playing for the rest of the year. This year “Red” was manager of the first football team, a member of the basketball team and this spring he was catcher on the first baseball team. “Red” has also been a mem- ber of the school rifle team for the past three years and has done his share of fine shooting. Jean hopes to go to Colgate this fall and we all wish him the best of luck. 37 ,v U- ' Benjamin S. Troop Ben entered Kingswood as a Third Former. During his four years as a student here, he has played soccer, the last two years on the First Team. He has not excelled in sports and has confined his other athletic activities to skiing, softball, and fencing. He has also devoted considerable time to Shop and rifle. As a Fifth Former he was Custodian, and this year he is a Prefect. This past winter he was among the winter sporters. Scholastically. Ben ranks high in the 'glorious old Sixth ' For a time he ranked fourth in his class. He is particularly interested in radio and photography, and is one of the original members of the Kings- wood Camera Club, though his attendance is none too regular. Ben’s interests are many and varied, his dislikes few. He likes golf, forestry, travel, and outdoor life. As a patron of the arts he is fond of classical music, symphony orchestras, and good literature. Ben does not care for social life or girls. Such dissipations he leaves to his more frivolous associates. He has a good sense of humor, moderately potent, wit. extraordinary ideas, and is endowed with the talents of a Munchausen. He has been noted for his mental and physical duels with Monk Morcom , and for his elabo- rate dramatizations of knock-em-down, drag-em-out combats. Particularly has he associated with Mr. Jacobus, whose talents and preferences are of a somewhat sim- ilar order. During the day he is constantly associated with Harry Hastings and these two form a quiet but very genial duo. He holds the position of one of the class monitors along with Harrington because of his neatness and fine manner of keeping things in order. Next year Ben is planning to go to the University of Maine where he will take a course in forestry. 38 William E. Turner Bill came to Kingswood six years ago, entering the seventh grade. He was elected to the Lan- caster Club which he represented in three major sports. His other activities in the junior school included membership in the Science and Rifle Clubs. The ■Duchess’' played second team football for three years in senior school. He devoted his time last fall to coaching from the side-lines, while serving as a cheer- leader. During the winter months he played second team basketball, joining the Club team last winter. He was a member of the Sixth Form’s championship five. In his freshman year he played second team baseball, but the following season he took up golf. Last year he returned to the diamond and won a place on the first team bench. There is every indication that Willie will achieve a major letter this year. “Shadow’s’’ extra-curricula activities have been numerous in the senior school. He has been a member of the school rifle squad for four years. He joined the dramatic club in his sophomore year and has filled a major role in every subsequent production. For two years he was a member of the Glee Club and is a charter member of the choir. He was also associated with the school orchestra for two years. In his Junior year he was drafted for duty on the reportorial staff of the Neivs. and this year he was transferred to the position of Business Manager. Somewhere back in his career “Flounder’’ acquired a set of drums, the bane of his family’s existence. They have stood him in good stead, for he has been playing with a local dance orchestra and is now making arrangements for a job at Squirrel Island this summer. Next fall Bill is entering Colgate, hoping to room with Red’ Shepard. 39 Frazar B. Wilde, Jr. ’Squeak” entered Kingswood and our class in the Third Form. At the time he was interested in soc- cer. so he went out for Mr. Greene’s team where he filled in as a substi- tute. He continued in this activity for two more years and in his junior year became an outstanding per- former on the team, winning his small “K” at the end of the season. In the winter. ’’Squeak” has devoted time to P. T., club and second team basketball. He was a member of this year’s victorious senior class team. too. During the spring months he spends time on the tennis courts, track, and at softball. Last fall he went out for Joe Gargan’s football team, and al- though he wasn’t used much in the games, showed the true spirit that makes a real player. As extra activities, he took up rifle. In the Fourth Form he was one of the school’s mail carriers, when he might have been thinking of that as a future occupation. He was also in the Science Club which has been abandoned. He was the assistant common room monitor this year. Also he held the unique job of efficiency manager of the Neivs, which is a term that is still unexplainable. Every one should know by now that ’’Squeak’s” claim to fame lies in the fact that he once tipped over in a whaleboat and climbed around the side of it so quickly that he didn’t even get his feet wet. When he is outside of school he likes to see snappy-looking automo- biles. He would like to own a sport model, so he could flash around and find new and attractive girls for his proposed harem. When he isn't watching the Fords----- going by. he is usually listening to - some swing band beating out rhythm. Next year he plans to go to Williams and carry on his work there. 40 Actmitits THE CYMK ASIUM 41 FIRST FOOTBALL TEAM Front Row (left to right) W. R. Birge. J. T. Farrell. F. P. Merrels. E. H. Cotton. W. L. Gillii. Jr.. A. C. House, R. G. FUher. R. P. Harris. Second Row—L. C. Dimock. Jr., J. A. Wentworth. Jr.. J. S. Foster. W. W. House, Jr.. S. F. Withe. Jr.. F. B. Wilde. Jr.. R. B. Swain. Jr.. W. E. McClellan. Jr. Third Row W. C. Campbell. E. L. Hadley. A. F. Gobble. F. P. Worthen, G. H. Anthony. Jr.. F. J. Keene. A. H. Keeney. R. R. Williams. Back Row—George Havens, assistant coach; John Kelley, assistant coach; J. E. Cancan, head coach: R. J. Morcom, assistant manager; J. E. Shepard, Jr., manager; J. S. Wyper. assistant manager. FOOTBALL I IIS year, for the second time in three years, the first football team came through its schedule undefeated. This year’s games were undoubtedly as hard as any ever played in the past. The six-game schedule was completed with the opponents scoring only twelve points, six by Westminster and six by Hopkins, season’s lid-lifter was played with hast Hartford High on Jacobus Field. The team from over east came onto the field determined to avenge a defeat at the hands of the ’35 Kings wood combination, but could do little against a powerful home aggregation that won easily 19-0. Second on the list was Westminster, who came to West Hartford for the first time in many years. Both the teams were hampered by injuries, but the outcome was another victory for Kingswood. The Wyvern outfit took an early lead and increased it through the final periods of the contest. Westminster scored their only points on a pass in the third period. The following week the boys from West Hartford journeyed to meet Hopkins Grammar in a game that turned out to be the closest one of the entire autumn. Hopkins scored first on a fumble in the first half. The point after the touchdown was unsuccessful when their try of a dropkick was blocked. Neither team could make any progress until about two minutes before the final gun. On a fourth down Farrell tossed a pass to McClellan and tied up the count. With thirty seconds to go, Merrels kicked a perfect placement through the upright bars that gave the invaders another victory. A. S. D., which came over with an impressive record, was next to fall before the Crimson wave. A heavier Kingswood had little trouble in downing the Deaf School by an overwhelming score of 27-0. After A. S. I), came the objective game of the whole season with Loomis. This was the first game between the two schools, which have developed a true competitive spirit in basketball and baseball. Hindered by a bit of stage fright in the first quarter the team had to do its best to keep up with the Windsor outfit. In the second frame, however, Deed Harris started the scoring with a beautiful place-kick directly between the goal posts, which put the Wyverns in the lead. Almost imme- diately after this, while the Loomis combination was still trying to believe they were behind. Farrell passed to McClellan for a touchdown for the second tally of the afternoon. A placement by Merrels gave Kingswood a 10-0 lead. Just before the close of the period Farrell again heaved an aerial to Bill McClellan for the final six-point score. Merrels proved his worth a second time by splitting the bars to make the count which was eventually permanent 17-0. In the final half neither team could make any progress nor change the score. Kingswood returned home with a well-earned win. The concluding contest of the schedule was played with Canterbury School from New Milford. The game played on Jacobus Field ended in a routing of the weaker Catholic school’s outfit, every man on the squad seeing service. After the game our beloved manager, Red Shepard, was politely thrown in the showers, where he got thoroughly drenched, much to his disgust. Thus closed one of the most successful football seasons a Wyvern team has ever experienced. 43 THE SOCCER TEAM Back Row «left to right)— W. A. Greene. Coach: W. A. Haviland, Jr., A. H. Welch, S. C. HnatinK� . L. C. Fork. Jr.. R. E. Dunn. Front Row (left to right)—H. C. Curti . Jr.. W. Foster. A. W. Frank. Jr.. W. P. Page. Captain; D. Wr. Heseltine, B. S. Troop. SOCCER HE 1936 soccer leam this year proved that soccer al Kingswood is definitely on the up-grade. Their record for the year was four wins, three losses, and two ties. This is better than has been accomplished by any team for the past several years. The hardest games of the year were played against Hopkins Grammar of New Haven, both games being tied at 1-1. This year's team was composed of both seniors and under classmen, so that a nucleus has been left for next year’s team, even though Captain Page, Winnie Haviland, Art Frank, Harry Curtis, Phil Kush, and Ken Troop are graduating. Red Hastings and Archie Welch were the starring lower-form members on the team. The opening game was played against Hopkins Grammar of New Haven and a lie was accomplished when Red Hastings thrust in a last-minute goal. The following week, Woodstock took the Wyverns to the tune of 5-2 in a brilliant victory in which the Blue and Gold fullbacks starred. The Kingswood team was again taken into camp on their next game when they met Monson. The Massachusetts team walked off with a 3-2 win to their credit. Captain Page was the star of the game, with Bed Hastings running him a close second. Then, reversing the tables, the team came through to win over Newington High. The Wyverns were then working under a new system with a revamped forward wall, which apparently was successful, for the team won 3-2. South Windsor was the next victim, and the game was played under poor condi- tions on a rain-soaked field. Frank, Foster, and Troop each managed to score, and the Crimson scpiad won, 3-0. In this game, Haviland was moved up from the half back line to play between the forward line and his old position, thus forming the halfback line into a shallow V. The following week, West Hartford High School cut short the Wyvern’s wins by handing it a 1-0 defeat. This was the team’s last loss of the season. Hall invaded the home grounds, and, but for the excellent work of goalie Bird, would have left with them in tow. They bombarded the Kingswood goal with shots throughout the game, and it was only the perfection of the Kingswood defense, led by Haviland, that enabled Kingswood to come off as easily as it did. Morgan was the third win for Mr. Greene’s team, and they went down valiantly, 4-0. The defeat was the first that had been scored against a team that really com- pared favorably to Kingswood’s. Haviland scored first for the Crimson array on a penalty kick. Troop then started off a run with three members of the forward line sinking goals. Next Deerfield’s All-League team was defeated by the decisive score of 5-1. one of the largest scores ever run up by a Kingswood soccer team. During the first half of the game almost no scoring was done. But in the second half, however, the Wyverns put on a spurt that saw four goals made in quick succession. George Flynn, receiving a pass from Welch, sank the final tally. The last game was a return tilt with Hopkins Grammar, and the same score was gained as in the opening game, 1-1, to end a very creditable season. 45 BASKETBALL TEAM Bark Row (left to right)—J. Gariran. Coach; R. Bestor. W. Birge. J. Shepard. R. William . P. Molumphy. A. Gobbie, W. Hnviland, Manager. Seated (left to right)—E. Cotton. W. McClellan. W. Foster. J. Farrell, Captain; R. Swain. R. Harris, H. Ruby. BASKETBALL HIS year’s I tasked ml I team was one of the strongest ever to represent Kingswood on the chalked court. Captain “Shorty” Farrell. Boh Swain, Earl Cotton, and Deed Harris were all lettermen on last year’s team and were strengthened by the addition of Wally Foster. Bill McClellan, and Henry Ruhv. season started off with a sizeable victory over the alumni, both Bob Swain and Bill McClellan were absent from the lineup because of football injuries. McClellan joined the team the following week, but Swain was not well until early in February. 'Fhe first two weeks proved easy as the Wyverns toppled A. S. D. and Gunnery by the scores of 33 18 and 51-18, respectively. The next week, however, the first defeat was administered by the more experienced Roxbury quintet. 27-16. The next two weeks presented two powerful foes and the Garganmen lost to Hopkins and Wilhraham by the scores of 44-23 and 20-17. Then came two set-ups. The Kingswood boys ground out victories against Monson and Woodstock by the scores of 32-10 and 33-17. These two games were offset by the battle staged with the Trinity Jayvecs. It was one of the most exciting games of the season and was marred only by the fact that the Wyverns lost by one lone point, 21-20. Following that our team came back and conquered the powerful St. Thomas team bv the small margin of 29-28. The second game away was played at Westminster. Kingswood rolled up a lead of 21-16 in the second half, but nearly lost it in the last quarter. The final score found Kingswood on the long end of a 23-20 count. Taft was defeated the following week by another small margin, 24-20. A strong Loomis quintet came up to avenge their football defeat and went home on the big end of a 32-22 score. Portsmouth Priory was a “breather” the Wyverns had no trouble beating: 30-19. The following week Westminster avenged her previous defeat by a last-minute rally that put her on the winning end of a 30-29 count. Lettermen for the year were Captain Farrell. Deed Harris, Earl Cotton. Boh Swuin, Henry Ruby, Bill McClellan, and next year’s captain, Wally Foster. W innie Haviland also received a letter for his duties as manager. W hen the 47 HASKBAI.I. TEAM Back Kow (left to right)—J. Gargan. Conch: W. Harrington, W. Foster, It. Dunn. W. Page, Manager; L. Fogg, Assistant Manager. Second Row «left to right)—W. Turner, R. Bettor. K. Swain. A. House. H. Ruby. Front Row (left to right)—W. House, W. McClellan, J. Shepard. R. Harris, F. Mcrrela. J. Farrell. BASEBALL 1937 HE baseball nine which represented Kingswood in its 1937 campaign was stronger, man for man, than last year’s team; hut it did not show up as well. A strenuous eleven-game schedule was mapped out. but the games scheduled with Wooster Academy and the Trinity Jayvees were cancelled because of rain. The season opened with a hang as the team traveled to Monson to enjoy the long end of a 9-2 score. Up to this time the pitching staff had been a great problem to Joe Gargan, but “Shorty” Farrell turned in a fine performance and showed great promise for a successful season. Wilbraham was the scene of the next Wyvern victory, as the whole team came through in the pinches to knock out seven runs and hold Wilbraham scoreless for the first and, as yet, only shut-out of the year. The next week Williston brought down a hard-hitting team, but Kingswood was even better, and turned them back with a 14-5 victory. The next Saturday Bulkeley High School, this year’s “city champs”, was beaten by a score of 3-1. This kept intact the Wyvern record of never having been beaten by a greater Hartford high school team. Farrell turned in a three-hit pitching performance, while Swain led the hitters with a perfect day at bat, getting a triple and three singles in four trips to the plate. The Wyverns then won their fifth consecutive victory by downing Westminster to the tune of 11-5. Captain “Deed” Harris was credited with the victory and aided his own cause by smashing out a home run and three singles in five times at bat. The following weeks, however, saw the Wyverns go down in defeat three times in a row. St. Thomas won the first game 2-1, in an encounter which reached big league proportions in the excellence of its fielding and pitching, each pitcher allow- ing only six hits. Suffield followed, and won 6-5. This game went to eleven innings before Kingswood bowed in defeat. Hopkins Grammar administered the first real beating, walking away to the tune of 12-3. W. House was Kingswood’s most effective pitcher, while S. Wood turned in a fine four-hit performance for Hopkins. The home team came back in the next and last game bringing the season to a fitting climax by beating Loomis, the traditional rival, by a score of 4-1. “Shorty” Farrell did some of his usual fine pitching to finish up his brilliant career at Kingswood. Those who have played for Kingswood this year are: Captain “Deed” Harris, “Shorty” Farrell, Bill McClellan, Price Merrels, Bestor, Turner, Swain, Ruby, “Red” Shepard, A1 House, and W. House. 49 TENNIS TEAM Hark Row ilrft to right)— A. Frank, A. Welch, F. Worthen, R. Bini. W. Haviland. M. W. Jacobus, Coach, kneeling (left to right)—J. S. Wyper. T. Critchfield, A. Prochaska, Captain ; H. Hastings, W. E. Birge. T E N N I S lit tennis team started out the season in top form by beating St. Thomas 6-2 on the latter’s courts. Prochaska played his usual fine brand of tennis and set the pace for the team by beating his man in straight sets, 6-2. 6-2. Previously the St. Thomas men had beaten Morse Business College 6-2. The following week our team took its first beating at the hands of Westminster. Prochaska won as did Birge, but the rest of the team went down to defeat. West- minster took all the other matches with the exception of the Bird-Birgc doubles match. A week later the team traveled up It� Portsmouth to receive another beating. Prochaska won both his singles and doubles and Bird and Birge again won their doubles. These, however, were the only matches that were won. The week that followed, however, brought the team a nice solid victory over a decidedly inferior Hartford High team. Only one set was lost during the whole day and, paradoxical as it may seem, that one by Prochaska teamed with Welch in the doubles. One set, however, was all they allowed their opponents. On May 22 the team won another victory, this time over Pomfret. Bird and Birge were the only two who lost their matches. Even these two redeemed them- selves by keeping their doubles record free of all defeats. On the 26th the season came to its climax when the home team took on Loomis. The match was fairly even, in spite of the score 8-1. 8-1. All the matches were three set matches, but in every case the Loomis boys had the extra push it took. Prochaska was the sole victor, playing an exciting match with Larry Austin. On Saturday, May 29, the team wound up its season with a good solid win over Hopkins Grammar School. This perhaps officially ended the season, but on the following Monday Prochaska, Welch, and Biid traveled to New Haven to play in the Yale Interscholastic Tournament. Bird met Austin, of Loomis, in the first round and was put out in a three-set match. Welch played Lund, also of Loomis, and eliminated him only to be put out by Prochaska. The latter traveled to the quarter finals, where he met Daniels of Choate who beat him 6-3, 6-3. It is interesting to note that this was the first time Prochaska had been beaten by a Prep school player in two years. 51 RIFLE TEAM Back Row (left to right)—J. Dannher. T. Critchfield, J. Doming, W. M or com, W. House. Colonel Wainwright. Instructor. Kneeling (left to right)—F. McrreU, W. Page. L. Dimock, J. Shepard, H. Rockwell. RIFLE HE Rifle Team, under the able supervision of Colonel Wainwright. completed a successful season despite a bad start due to the lack of practice during the football season. The gunmen from Kingswood started the season with a surprise defeat at the hands of Loomis. 484-486. Bad luck seemed to shadow the little Wyvern aggregation when it was again beaten, this time by a comparatively new team from Middletown High. 487-492. At the opening of the new year the team showed a reversal of form and avenged its defeat from Middletown in a return engage- ment. 495-488. A postal match with Iowa City brought the riflemen out on top by a score of 954-949. A strong Wilbraham team invaded the Kingswood range and took home a victory. This was the hottest contest of the season with the visitors ending up three points in the lead, having posted a score of 499. In the return match the lads from Massachusetts again pulled a 499 out of the bag. this time leaving us trailing at 491. Regaining their eye the riflemen avenged their defeat by Loomis with the convinc- ing score of 493-483. The Rifle Team has kept the school in the public eye by its outstanding performance in the bi-weekly matches conducted by the National Rifle Association. For the first-half of the year it aver- aged over 491 and for the remainder rated very close to the top with scores running from 494 to 496. Out of the 146 teams in the country participating in these bi-weekly matches the Wyverns stand in sixth place, a position which compares favorably with the ones held by former teams. jO THE NEWS STAFF Hack Row (left to right) J. Gilbertson. W. Dalian. A. Keeney, C. Hill. Faculty Adviser: H. Rockwell. M. Jacobus. P. Rush. W. Harrington. H. Rockwell. N. Flynn, L. Fork. Second Row (left to right)—G. Lassen, K. Wilde. R. Fisher, W. Turner, R. Eblcn. E litor-in-Chief; J. Foster. A. Frank, R. Morcom, A. Gobbie, S. Root. Front Row (left to right)—D. Frank. J. Coudert. D. Bartlett, A. Seymour. E. Walsh, R. Caulfield. S. Foster. THE NEWS BOARD IIS year the News, under the able leadership of R. E. Eblen. who received invaluable help from Messrs. Hill and Jacobus, went in for a number of radical changes. Instead of the old banner in Old English type the paper went in for something more modern. The school as a whole didn't seem to like it. but although the Columbia Scholas- tic Press criticism said it was too obvious, it also said that it was an improvement on last year in that there was less white space between the letters. Another change that took place was in the actual appearance of the News room. Editor Eblen decided that he wanted a partition moved, and it was moved. This everyone agreed was a decided improvement. The Editor also undertook the organization of some very elaborate files and has started a morgue for old cuts. All of these should be of great assistance to next year’s editor—Jim Foster. The board as a whole has been very enterprising all year and among other things has renewed an old custom. In years gone by the News has always been in the habit of sponsoring entertainments of various sorts. Speakers have again been brought to the school this year, under the auspices of the News. Two lectures have been given .... one on traveling in Mexico and the other on liquid air. The attendance was very good and the school seems to have ap- proved. The News also sponsored a contest with a cash prize to be given to the boy who could write the most constructive criticism of the News. Blanks were handed out on which the criticism was to be written. 55 THE WYVERN STAFF Back Row (left to right) Mr. Gleason. Faculty Adviser; R. Prentis. J. Wyper. R. Terrill. R. Hastings. T. Purdy. Seated (left to right)—T. Ryder. C. S. Hosting . R- Bird. Editor in Chief; T. Guest. W. Birge. P. B. Harrington. THE WYVERN BOARD Wyvern Board started off this year with an attitude Hw of enthusiasm and confidence. Although the Board missed Barstow and Spencer in its lineup due to grad- uation. a formidable array of poets and writers was present at the first meeting in the fall. These mem- bers later turned out to be not only good at the mechanics of their tasks, but admirable working companions as well. Altogether the Board feels that it has had a very fine and smooth-working year under the able editorship of Regnar Bird. It was due to his energy and efficiency that the Wyvern magazine underwent a radical change for the better this year, when the old paper with the glossy finish was discarded and a new type of rougher and better-looking paper was introduced. The members of the Board feel at this time that in the quantity and quality of the manuscripts printed in the Wyvern they have maintained the fine standards set in the past. In the Columbia Competition, which was entered by prep schools and country day schools all over the country, the magazine received second place. The Wyvern has also been entered in the Harvard Advocate Contest, but as yet no results have been heard of. Let us just mention the members of the Board who have made possible this worthy record. The literary editors have been Birge, Ryder. R. C. Hastings. C. S. Hastings. T. Guest. T. E. Purdy, and R. C. Terrill. J. C. Wyper has been our business manager, and under him P. Harrington has proved an able assistant. Mr. Gleason also lent his invaluable aid to the magazine in the capacity of Faculty Adviser. THE PREFECTS Back Row deft to risht)—B. S. Troop. R. Morcom. J. Farrell, A. House, E. Cotton. A. Frank. Seated (left to riirht; W. Bir«e. R. Eblcn, R. Harris, K. P. Merrels, L. Dimock, J. Maltbie. i ittmturv SEAVERNS HALL THE CLASS OF 1937 The Class of 1937 has two claims to distinction. In the first place it is, more than any other, the class which has survived the depression. In the second place it is. and will continue to be, the largest graduating class in the history of the school. On the first count, I congratulate the class upon its assurance of greater prosperity in college and greater opportunity of finding use- ful and congenial work in the world after graduation. On the second count. I can wish and confidently expect that the quality of the class will be proportionate to its quantity. I take this Class Book to be a memorial of many happy exper- iences in school, and of an association which will continue unbroken for many years into the future. G. R. H. N. co TWENTY-ONE YEARS OF PREPARATION a Fall day twenty-one years ago the institution known as Kingswood School had its birth. One wonders if the few boys who attended the school that first year even dreamed that their school would ever reach the heights which Kingswood has attained. Looking into the future it is just as difficult for us to visualize what the school will be in another twenty years. Even now. there are plans for in- creasing the size of the school. A plan has been brought forth in which a new and separate Junior School is a prominent feature. The new idea of a school which combines the educational and cultural advantages of an independent school with the associations of home and social life, is the key-note of Kingswood. Kings- wood does not share the ripe old age of some of our universally known New England boarding schools, but among schools of its type it ranks as one of the oldest and best. Kingswood is recognized as a unique factor of the community in which it exists. It has to compete with larger and longer estab- lished schools in the immediate vicinity, such as Loomis. Westminster and Suffield. These schools are for the most part heavily endowed and present a powerful obstacle to the success of any new school in this district. The tuition fee. necessary at Kingswood because of the lack of endowment, is quite high at present, but is to be lowered gradually. In future years the growth and further recognition of Kingswood as a valuable asset to the community that it is may bring forth endowments that will put it within the reach of a still larger body. Kingswood has often been mentioned as an ideally situated school. The grounds are indeed beautiful with the small, evenly placed houses and the fine majestic chapel. The gateway at the entrance of the school is a symbol of the link between our little unit and the outside world. Jacobus Field, which contains the Wyvern gridiron, track, and ball diamonds, has been the scene of many of Kingswood’s 61 thrilling athletic victories. The sound of the Carvalho Bell ringing out over the campus in token of a triumph for the Black and Crimson adds much to the charm of the school. English Field, situated to the west of the school, contains a second football field, a ball diamond and the soccer field. This well-kept unit adds much to the enjoy- ment of the younger athletes of the Junior School. Seaverns Hall provides a fine chapel for morning worship and serves as a quiet place for study during the school period. We boast of Soby Gymnasium as being one of the finest gyms in this section. Our four tennis courts are always in use. The green adds much to the significance of the school, and the fact that only members of the Senior Class can travel there is a point in itself. The other members of the school can hardly wait until they are Seniors and are able to trespass on the sacred ground. The big day for the younger boys is Commencement Day. when they can parade over the entire green. With this wonderful environment it is no wonder that Kings- wood students show to advantage in later years. Especially in college the results of this fine training make graduates of Kingswood re- spected in all schools. Every year Kingswood boys enter leading colleges of the East. Many of our graduates have become outstand- ing in various fields of endeavor. We who have attended Kingswood during the years of prepara- tion for college find it hard to face the thought of departing. In our years to come we shall form new friendships and other scenes shall become dear to us. The memory of our days at Kingswood will linger forever. Upon departing, the Class of 1937 wishes to express its gratitude to Mr. Nicholson and the faculty for the help and patience which they have shown us. and trusts that Kingswood shall be increasingly successful in the future. 62 J. T. Farrell CLASS HISTORY—1929-1937 jOST histories that I’ve ever read or heard of begin with the beginning and work up to the climax at the end. But originality is the spice of life, and so we're going to be different. For one thing there are very few members 1 of our original class in the present Sixth Form, or rather the recently present Sixth Form. Therefore, to put the members of that extinct fifth grade of long ago at the head of the class history would be a rank injustice to the graduating Seniors, who will be remembered as the Class of 1937. They deserve prominence and they are going to get it. Our class is the largest yet to be graduated from the school. We total thirty-one, all good men and true. Our records will bear the closest scrutiny that can be put upon them, provided that the inves- tigator is willing to overlook the petty faults that any class must have in order to be human. James Farrell has been president of our class during our last year beneath the Wyvern's protecting wings, and under his leadership the class has progressed in all fields. This is not meant to sound conceited, but Kingswood has a habit of mak- ing its last year one of the best and most interesting of all. At least it has seemed that way to us. We started off in the fall proud of our office as the administra- tors of the school’s justice. We discovered, or rather we were told that we were setting traditions that would be followed as long as the school was in existence. And unless fate has an extra surprise hidden up her voluminous sleeve, that time seems almost infinite. Let us hope that it shall be so. anyhow. The fall term was one of trouble to most of us. We found that it was not so easy to keep the school in order. We found that in order to preserve our required dignity we were unable to enjoy ourselves in a manner that had always pleased before. As a warning to the new Sixth Form, let us say that you will find your chief source of pleasure gone forever. That is—no longer will it be worth while thinking up schemes to get out of an exercise period or cause a poor idiotic prefect to make a fool out of himself for the amusement of a study hall full of clowns. For the masters and prefects will not care two bits whether you skip exercises or not. It's your loss they say. and the joy is taken out of living. It took, as I say. the entire fall term to teach us those words of wisdom; so be warned. Another item of that G3 fall term was the undefeated football team. With all due homage paid to members of lower forms who devoted their time to the advancement of football, here it was the efforts of the Senior Class that made the team what it was. And the gold footballs were certainly earned. Humor during the first few months was offered by the Neivs. From the remarks of the class jesters the humor had two sources: the first was the sheet itself: two of the younger P. G.’s claimed that it was so pitiful it was funny: the other laughing matter was the exhausted aspect that the editors furnished every Monday and Tuesday mornings after putting the News to bed. Winter term was another matter. Things were no longer so complicated. Senior Prefect Harris had whipped his Prefects into shape, the News was running on an advanced schedule, eliminating late hours, and Editor-in-chief Bird finally got the Wyvern off the press and into the hands of the waiting mob. Bad spots were there in the form of a hockey team that couldn't win a game. Coach Werner claims that the trouble was entirely the fault of adverse weather conditions that gave the team only five chances to take to the ice. After a poor start, the basketball team ended up with a grand season, and the basketball series was climaxed by a burlesque furnished by the members of our. for once, winning class. Louis Dimock, as the Manchester lassie, will long be remembered, as will bis costume. Towards the end of the winter months the prefect body was enlarged by three additions, put on the board, as the chair- man of the Discipline Committee explained, because their records during their Fifth Form year were just about the worst in the class. “Such Price Glory. With the advent of spring things began to look pretty black. Louis was in a worse state than ever when he appeared in class on Monday morning, and had to increase his morning rest period from three hours to four. The math, class was all tangled up in a system that added three to four and got for an answer, of all things, twelve! Nevertheless, it had its recompense in many ways. Just wait, you undergrads, until you get the chance to study beneath a gaudy um- brella with the sun beating in your eyes and the wind gently ruffling the sheets of your book. Anyone afflicted with insomnia should certainly enroll as a Senior during the spring term at Kingswood. As a matter of fact we did do some work, or we wouldn’t be leaving for parts removed. After all. even Mr. Nicholson wouldn’t want to expel an entire class, even though it is the departing Class of 1937. At this point you have reached the end of most histories. From this point onward as we progress further and further back into our own private, ancient history, the movie will flicker and slip as an 64 imperfect memory strives to recall the events of a bygone age. Now that the preps are wearing long pants in the sixth grade, we feel privileged to say bygone age. even bygone ages. There was once a lime in the far distant past when enraged Seniors removed the pants from the class sheik. Red Shepard. He had made the mistake of appearing in “longies” before he had reached the point that the Sixth Formers, ever dignified and conservative, had deemed sufficient for the assumption of man's prerogative. But those days are gone forever, as is the prerogative—God rest its soul and preserve its memory. The whole point of this short interlude is to say that only those interested in the class should proceed further. Further- more it is a warning to all that they should never undertake to write the history of their class. As much as possible, it is the ideal way of how not to write a history. Incidentally, my history training during the last year has been from Muzzey”: this should prove that it is easy to learn a lot on the art of history writing from his books, libraries of them. It was at the close of the Fifth Form year that we lost one of the first members of our class. Billy Dwyer. Bill had come up from the fifth grade with a perpetual threat over his head. His I. Q. was too high for his grades, and it is probable that he became very tired of hearing the old theme song. “A boy of your mentality”—any- how he left. We all passed through our finals and into the Sixth, where we found that the Wyvern editor had skipped a grade or two and was to be our classmate during the coming year. Going back to the winter term of that year, we find that our troubles were heaped far too high. The bridge club almost got itself censored for play- ing the game instead of working on their studies. There was a great deal of trouble over behavior in study hall, because some one objected to the form of greeting that we accorded to the supervising prefect—stamping of feet and snapping of fingers when he entered the hall. Some of the prefects were so popular that such greeting and ovation would continue all through the period. Mr. McGuinn was giving us very serious talks on our low grades. In fact we were told that we would never be promoted. The fall period was the time during which Mr. Williams was viewing his French class with the greatest dismay, which continued right through the year. It also marked the football season, during which the team lost only to Hopkins, a defeat which was avenged the following year. The Fourth Form year was just about the most uneventful in the course of our careers. We were kept in close confinement by Mr. 65 Waterman who would scare us mightly with Latin quotations. They were always far too complicated to be understood, but the tone of voice gave their meaning away. This was the year during which W.— gave himself away when he accidentally pulled a pack- age of Camels out of his coat pocket. It was also the year of Rastus. the red-headed South Sea Negro, who entered the stage wheeling a tea tray, and nearly brought the house down. The tragedy of our history comes at this point, for at this time many boys chose to pass up the benefits of Kingswood. and hie themselves elsewhere. Among the leavites were Boucher and his strawberry sundaes: Ham Doherty, who moved out West: Trumbull Hunting- ton. better known as two-gun Pete: Lewis 'Hey Ra-a-astus”; Bill Pope, of Pope and Morcom: and Bill Peiler. “Yes: but Sir. how long have you been teaching?” When we came up from the Junior School into the Senior class, we were met with many instances that proved it wasn’t so much fun growing old. For one thing we found that it was a very long wait before lunch finally came around, and then—? Also we discovered, finally, how it happened that the bleachers were moved each year. We learned what it was to have our age thrown back in our faces, for many were the times that we heard the phrase, “You’re not Juniors any longer.” Mr. Gleason was the Form Master and English teacher. We used to enliven our lives with two-minute talks, an easy assignment that took all of two weeks to prepare, and often lasted only a scant thirty seconds. It was at this point that William Gills established his reputation as a “Card.” The eighth grade was fun. We were the biggest fellows that were there, and had little competition outside of our own class that could phase us. Those were the days when the big soccer field equalled an all-day’s exercise running its length, and the club series held on the upper field lasted two hours with both teams in the same relative positions at the end as at the start. Our class was the holder of the horseshoe tournament championship, unofficial, but present nevertheless. We dreamed of the day when we could walk on the green, we were almost in the Senior School, and the time didn’t seem too far away. Another class tragedy happened here when A. G. MacGregor sailed away to his home in Edinbor- ough, Scotland. The canny Scot was by far the cleverest boy that has ever been in the class, winning his club pin for all-around work and being an officer on the club committee. His great masterpiece, a theme on faculty-meeting, was apparently so true to life that it has been withheld from public gaze ever since. It has yet to be 66 divulged. Incidentally, an item of interest to those who knew Sandy is that he is still keeping the same high record in school life and studies while in Scotland. In the seventh grade we started off the year on the right foot by incensing Mr. Hill enough to cause him to bark out: “I’m your form master, because I’m head of the discipline committee, and you guys need more discipline than all the rest of the school put to- gether.” Maybe he was right, but more probably he was trying to scare us out of any new notions we might have picked up on the trip over to the second building. For it was about this time that we discovered prefects were made to be laughed at. and masters to be fooled, a most unfortunate impression that took most of the next four years to wipe out. One of the most vivid remembrances of that day is the playing of the old game about rock, sissors. and stone after form meetings. But after all somebody had to lose. This was the period that Morcom spent his time reading his air- plane mysteries, and sending away to the Automatic Airplane Model- Builders-Little-Hclper Company in order to buy baby bombs that never exploded. Another landmark of the year is the famous two- minute talk given by one of the more replete in an oleic way mem- bers of the class. He had arisen from his seat with the great pomposity typical of him. stalked to the front of the room, and then told all the lurid details of the time his uncle was feeling a bit high while on a cruise, and had thrown the cocktail shaker over- board first, then had decided everything else ought to go into the briny deep to keep the poor shaker from being lonesome with all the fishes swimming around. There was also the time that the same member of the class turned the word aisle around into such a shape that it was no longer distinguishable to any person who did not know the language of the street, so to speak. The sixth grade is too far back in the distant past to occupy much of a place in the mind of anyone. Nevertheless there are a few things that stand out. For one we had as Form Master. Mr. Pease. He was a fiery individual who holds more records for direct hits with an eraser, than even Mr. Greene. He used to bark out at us when angered. “Up on the perch”, and if his orders were not quickly obeyed, he would follow them up with his favorite missile. Another disciplinarian measure that has been done away with now was the old habit of standing and sitting in the gym. We used to do that for several hours a week. And in those hard and flee-bitten days there was no one to read Tom Swift to us while We lay on our back and stared at the gym ceiling. When class time came around, it was actually welcome. There is nothing more 67 uncomfortable to this day than the hard rope mats that cover the floor on days when an out-door rest hour is impossible. The fifth grade is no longer (meaning that what was the fifth grade now is nothing ). It has been split into many little parts and almost all of them have gone their separate ways. President Hunt- ington. Rodger Eddy, old Cotton Mather. George Cheney, Pope. Dwyer. Peiler. Dapper. Garvan. and others have left for distant places. There hasn't been a snake dance in the school since we were in the fifth grade; even the landscape is about to change for the better. Next year there will be a new fifth grade starting off in a new Kingswood that will be both bigger and better than ever. At the end we leave as we began: confident that the school will give all it can to Kingswood boys. 68 CLASS PROPHECY HESE few lines written below have been taken from the diary of a certain Phineas Brown, a man who by his own admission is “conservative but worldly He married at a very early age. His “perverse widow showed no such opposition before the ceremony as that encountered by our mutual friend Sir Roger. He found out, however, that it is just as bad to be married to the “dear creature as it would be wooing her. We now offer you these excerpts from his diary in the hope that you will enjoy them as much as we did. May 15th Well, for the first time in my life, 1 picked up a hitch-hiker— two as a matter of fact. They were quite decent, considering that they were bums. One of them was called Regnar Bird and the other one said his name was Bill—Bill Harrington. They had gone to the same school when they were kids and had just met up on the road the other day. Darn interesting fellows. Nothing of the criminal in them. June 4th Tonight my wife and I went to hear a lecture by Henry Curtis, the famous world traveler. Dot said it was a very interesting lecture, but I don’t like travelogues and besides—I was sleepy. I suppose it was her turn to get even with me because I dragged her to a baseball game in the afternoon. I just had to see this Farrell pitch. He did a pretty fine job. Only one batter got a real hit off him. His name was McClellan—a new rooky the Cubs just bought this year. August 1st You certainly do read about the funniest things in the papers. This morning I came across an article about a man who was arrested for dancing without moving his feet after he had been told a num- ber of times that it wasn’t allowed. I roared about that, but good old Dot thought it was “perfectly awful”. Talking about the 69 ■i-1 T-rrizn:: newspapers. Devine has called another strike. Last week it was in the Wilde Steel Mills and now it is in the House Textile Manu- facturing Company. What's the world coming to? October 3rd Friend wife and I went down to the Abbey Theater tonight and saw W. E. Turner in the ‘The Jew of Malta ”. He was excellent, as usual. After the performance we went to the Meridian Room to hear Earl Cotton “and all the boys”. He’s got a pretty “hot swing band”, as the moderns say, and that crooner Rich Fisher is “Hot stuff”. There was only one thing I didn’t like about that evening and that was a gigolo that came and had himself introduced to my wife. He danced with her and apparently gave her the old line, because she came back and said he was “simply divine”. He said his name was Powell, and what I have been trying to figure out is how he found out that my wife had loads of money and loved people with curly hair. I thought I was the only one who knew that. This wasn’t the only thrill of the evening for Dot. In the theater she sat next to Philip Rush, the play critic, and tried her darndest to get him to talk, but he just wouldn’t. The wisdom of the man! November 4th Well. Professor Birge (he’s one of the big wigs down at Prince- ton) came out today and in an authoritative statement he declared that this epidemic of strikes was the forerunner of a dictatorship, or something to that effect. I may be wrong, but I think that was the gist of what he said. Another one of the headlines was that Red Shepard, the ace speed flyer, made another transcontinental flight and broke the record. They had a personal interview printed along with his life story. He certainly has the darndest idiosyncra- sies (my newest tongue twister). One of them is that he just can't smoke a cigarette out in the open. Whenever he wants one he goes and hides behind a hangar. Psychiatrists say it’s a hangover from his childhood days when he used to have to sneak out behind the barn to get his smoke. The other one is quite common to people who have been washed up onto the beach by love. He can’t stand women. January 16 th My wife and I had a wonderful time today. We went—(darn those pencils, they’re always breaking. They’re made by the Page 70 Pencil Company, but they sure are no good)—we went skiing. At first we found that as far as we were concerned we might just as well not have any skiis for the amount we were on our feet, so we went and had a lesson with the pro—Arthur Frank. We learned quite a number of things, among them that we should ski on our feet and not our seat. Tonight I said to myself that I would sit down and read Theodore Ryder’s new book, but I am so sleepy that all I can do is write my daily dozen. Good night! February 7th President Harris came out today and said that Devine must reach some settlemen! on the coal strike, because winter is drawing near and a shortage of coal would be disastrous. That’s good, practical advice, if ever 1 did hear any! After ploughing through all the tedious news about the discontented world it was amusing to come across this little bit. It seems that the Gills Manufacturing Com- pany is being sued by a woman because her son got caught in a clothes chute made by that company. The woman claimed that the boy nearly died and that she should be paid for the anxiety she suffered. The company, however, maintains that it was the boy’s own stupidity and not any defect in the chute, that got him stuck. April 10th This afternoon my wife dragged me down to a new store that opened about a week ago—The House Cut Rate Store. It was quite amazing the things you could get there for a very little money. They didn’t charge more than two dollars for anything. After spending all my money there, she went over to the Haviland Pet Shop and bought a lot of silly-looking tropical fish. A wife can think of more ways of spending her husband’s hard-earned money! But after watching her all afternoon I got even and made her sit around while I bought all the fishing tackle Mr. Morcom had gotten to restock his sporting goods store. May 1st Well, today the papers were filled with all sorts of talk about three things: the big fire out West, the Supreme Court, and Doctor Molumphy’s discovery. There was a big fire out in one of the national parks. The blaze was discovered by Ranger Troop, but 71 not before the fire had made a good bit of headway. As for the Supreme Court. Chief Justice Maltbie. along with his other justices, handed down a decision on that labor bill that everyone has said would end all strikes. We’ll see. The most interesting of all to me was this doctor's discovery. He discovered a cure for cancer. A tremendous stride! Ah! I almost forgot my little humorous bit that I uncovered. I found an adv. in the second section in which a man by the name of Merrels offered to explain anv joke that someone couldn’t understand, if they would just send it to him along with twenty-five cents. There’s more than one way to kill a cat! May 17th Listened to that new Rural Rhythm station last night. Mr. Hastings, the owner and manager, made a speech himself and also had two guest speakers—R. E. Eblen. editor of the Hartford Herald - Tribune, and a Mr. Jewell, who came on with an address about the latest methods of raising corn. Oh! I’m sleepy. Good night. 72 THE CLASS WILL E. the members of the Class of 1937. do hereby entrust the following document to print, to stand as our Last Will and Testament. to wit: Roy Eblen leaves to Bob House his phenomenal ability to move trolleys and buses with his horn. Lew Powell gives his curly locks, and the popularity with the fair sex that goes with them, to ■'Butch’' Fogg. A1 House wills to Bill Dallas his pet stick of bubble gum. with which Billy can carry on the tradition of one gum-chewer to annoy Mr. Greene. Paul Molumphy bequeaths his ability to do his English in the period between chapel and first class to Teddy Guest, so that the latter will no longer have to get up by candlelight and awaken the masters at 7 a. m. with his puttering. Dutch Cotton leaves his ability to get out of school to Wally Campbell—not that the latter has any need of it! Bill Turner gives his talents of mimicry to anyone who can handle them: for today he is a man. Will McClellan leaves a vacancy at right end on the football team and hopes (so does Joe!) that his successor will repeat his pass-trapping feats next fall. Tweet Bird has nothing to leave to the school, but has kindly condescended to share his broad A’s with “Aw” Devine next year up Haavud way. “Father” Devine leaves his candidness in the Headmaster s class to anyone who dares to use it. Fred Worthen is suggested. Bill Harrington leaves the free tube of shaving cream that he wheedled out of “Squeak”, to Jim Foster. Spence Jewell leaves his nice new car to the Latin Department .... not Mr. Waterman! Vete Dimock hopes that Tony Gobbie will be able to carry on the ancient tradition of grabbing forty winks in the early week classes. It is hoped that Tony will have more finesse than to go to sleep Friday noon, however! Price Merrels leaves his naive ways to Van B. and his little blue date book to all the lads who were unfortunate enough to fall prey to John Wyper and his candid camera one Saturday night this spring. Monk Morcom and Art Frank leave their collection of “1001 Good Fish Stories” to Freddie Worthen and the English department. Bill Birge leaves his scholarship to Wallin Foster in hopes that 73 the latter will share it generously with Bob Ellsworth. To all romantically-inclined youths he leaves the tale of the night he lost his wallet. Wat “Mad” House leaves his athletic abilities to Bob “King Kong” Terrill. Win Haviland bequeaths his William of Orange get-up to the Flynn boys, to be used on St. Patrick’s Day only! Unfortunately. Bill Page plans to take his loud shirts with him, but it is hoped that posterity will carry the memory for many years. Red Shepard, after nine long years, leaves the school. Amen. Henry Hastings wills to John Wyper his powers of conscien- tiousness. Ben Troop leaves his quietness to Seaverns Hall. Ted Ryder give the prestige of being the oldest man in school to the second-place man. Judge Maltbie leaves his camera and his thriving photographic business to George Day. Bob Harris hopes that Joe Coudert will carry on the tradition of having at least one brass player in school. (For the school orchestra, of course!) Dinty Fisher bequeaths his eternal laugh to Henry Ruby. Shorty Farrell leaves his position as idol of the Junior School and the Kingswood Road kids to Bobby Swain. With much method in his selfishness, he retains a portion of his attractive glamor for future use. Phil Rush wills to Mr. Crawford his posture, so that the latter may use it as a shining example for all “cholic kids” of the future. Frazar Wilde and Bill Gills leave aching voids in the third basketball team. Harry Curtis leaves his 1936-37 study program behind, but it is most doubtful if anyone will be able to use it. The class as a whole leaves A1 House, a slightly used green and senior lawn, a classroom, and a number of battered desks, tables, and chairs to their successors, 1938. In Witness Whereof, we do hereby, this twelfth day of June, nineteen hundred and thirty-six. affix our signature. Witnesses: Flounder The Duchess William Edward Turner, L. D. X (Our Mark) 74 SENIOR CLASS STATISTICS AVERAGE AGE OF CLASS—18 years, 2 months. AVERAGE HOURS OF RETIRING AND RISING—? ? AVERAGE AMOUNT STUDY IN ONE DAY—6.6 hours. DO YOU KNOW MORE ABOUT RUNNING THE SCHOOL THAN THE FAC- ULTY?—Yes, 13; No, 5; Can’t say, 2. WHAT MEMBER OF THE FACULTY DO YOU LIKE BEST?—Mr. Hill, 10; Mr. Greene, 3; Mr. Crawford, 3; Mr. Jacobus, 2: Mr. Williams, 2; Mr. McGuinn, 1; Mr. Gleason, 1. WHO IS THE BEST TEACHER?—Mr. McGuinn, 8: Mr. Williams, 8; Mr. Gleason, 4: Mr. Greene, 2; Mr. Jacobus, 2. MOST DIFFICULT SUBJECT—English. 7; Mathematics, 4; American History, 3; French, 2; Latin, 2; Mechanical Drawing, 2; Chemistry, 1; Bible Class, 1; Softball, 1. EASIEST SUBJECT—American History, 6; Physiography, 5; English, 3; French, 2; Mechanical Drawing, 2; Typewriting, 2; Mathematics, I; Physics, 1; Bible, 1. FAVORITE SUBJECT—English, 6; American History, 6: Physiography, 3; Physics, 2: Mechanical Drawing, 2; Sex, 2; French, 1; Chemistry, 1. BEST BOYS’ SCHOOL (BESIDES KINGSWOOD)—Exeter, 4; Fern wood, 3; Choate, 2: Loomis, 2: State Farm, 2; Deerfield, 2: Kent, 2; Cheshire, 2: Hope Farm, 1; South W indsor, 1. BEST GIRLS’ SCHOOL—Loomis, 9; Oxford. 3: Mary W'heeler, 2; Stonleigh, 1; Emma Willard, 1; Hope Farms. 1: Roxbury, 1; Abbott. 1; Dobbs. 1; House of the Good Shepherd, 1; House in the Pines, 1. BEST BOYS’ COLLEGE—Williams, 7; Princeton, 4; Yale, 4; Rollins, 2; Notre Dame, 1; Harvard, 1; Connecticut State, 1: Virginia, 1; Cornell, I; Colgate, 1: Dartmouth, 1; Sing Sing Tech, 1. BEST GIRLS’ COLLEGE—Smith, 12; Skidmore, 2: Bryn Mawr, 1; W:ellesley, 1; Virginia, 1; Cornell, 1; Colgate, 1; Syracuse, 1; Princeton, 1; Dartmouth, 1; Vassar, 1; Connecticut College for Women, 1. FAVORITE NEWSPAPER—Bridgeport Herald, 6; Hartford Courant, 5; New York Times, 3; Hartford Times, 2; New York Herald Tribune, 2: Kingswood NEWS, 2. FAVORITE AUTHOR—Eugene O’Neill, 2: Shakespeare, 1; Thomas Hardy, 1; Joseph Addison, 1: Christopher Morley, 1; James Hilton, 1; Jeffry Farnol, 1; John Lardner, Mark Twain, Uncle Ray, W H. Hudson, “Bugs” Baer, Bud Fisher, Samuel Pepys, Edgar Allan Poe, James T. Farrell, Joseph Conrad. Sir Walter Scott, Segar. 75 FAVORITE MAGAZINE—Reader’s Digest, 3: Life, 3; Collier’s, 2: La Vie Paris- sienne, 2; Sportsman’s, 1: Ski Bulletin, 1; Stage, 1: Esquire, 1: Yale Review, 1; Field and Stream, I: Film Fun, 1: Saturday Evening Post, 1; Look, I; Fortune, 1; Time, 2. FAVORITE AUTOMOBILE—Plymouth, 4; Packard, 5; Ford, 3; Cord. 2; Chrysler, 2; Model T, 2; Oldsmobile. 1; I)e Soto, 1; Strugglebuggy, 1; Buick, I. FAVORITE ORCHESTRA—Benny Goodman, 7; New York Philharmonic, 4; Horace lleidl, I: Kay Kayscr, 1; Casa Loma, 1; Farmington Valley Club, 1: Fletcher Henderson, 1; Boston Symphony, I: S. Windsor Hotshots, 1: Hoosier Hotshots, 1: Wayne King, 1: Clyde McCoy, L FAVORITE ACTRESS—Simone Simon, 8; Gypsy Rose Lee, 3: Greta Garbo, 2; Deanna Durbin, I; Madeleine Carroll, 1; Jeannette MacDonald, I; Minnie Mouse, 1; Myrna Loy, 1: Joan Crawford, 1: Diana Winyard, 1; Katharine Hepburn, I. FAVORITE CIGARETTE Camels, 7; Don’t smoke, 6; Philip Morris, 3; Chester- fields, 2; Wings, I. PREFERENCE OF GIRLS—Brunettes, 9: Blondes, 7; No Choice, 6. DRINK—No, 18; Yes, 4. SMOKE—Yes, 13: No, 9. FAVORITE PASTIME- Reading, 5; None, 3; Athletics, 2: Fishing, 2; Loafing, 2; Driving a car, 2: Getting out of school, Listening to radio, Counting sheep, Mugging, Going on a date, sailing. LIFE AMBITION Nothing, 2; Get a “D”, Be a world traveler, Be an avialjor, To catch a huge trout. To be a radio operator. To achieve something, 2, Be an explorer. To enter U. S. Coast Guard Academy, To get through school, To be a success in business, To live in Tahiti, To run a bookshop. To get BV’ in college. To die successful. To make a million dollars. To stay out of school, To be a textile manufacturer, To cultivate tobacco, To get married. PROBABLE LIFE OCCUPATION—Business, 3; Nothing, 3; Burlesque Manager, Chemical Engineer. Writer, Banking. Medicine, Teacher, Janitor at Kingswood, Ruler with a harem. Insurance, Tobacco raising, Loafing, L. S. Forester, Textile manufacturer. HOBBY—Nothing, 5: Tropical fish, 3: Stamps, 3; Fishing, 2: Bridge, Model Air- planes, Photography, Music, Flying, Radio, Benny Goodman recordings, giving away rings. PLEASANTEST EXPERIENCE OF SCHOOL LIFE—Skipping lunch, 5; Vacation, 5; Beating Hopkins Grammar in football, 2; Going home, 2: Watching the 1936 football learn in action: Learning of success in final exams, Sleeping in study hall or Physics class, Getting the Howard Goodwin Special Prize in English, Getting Junior History Prize, Becoming a senior. Getting the highest grade of the class in final exams. 76 MOST UNPLEASANT EXPERIENCE OF SCHOOL LIFE—Lunch, 6; Going to school after vacation, 3; Taking the roll, 1: Getting marked for falling asleep in study hall. Losing to Hopkins Grammar in baseball last spring, Getting two teeth knocked out. Getting an “E” for the month. Getting caught while raising cain. MOST POPULAR SENIOR—Farrell. 14; Fisher, 2; Harris, 2; A. House. 1; Shepard, I: Dimock, I. BEST NATURE!)—Page, 14; Harris, 4; Farrell, 2: Powell, 1; Wilde, 1. DONE MOST FOR THE CLASS—Harris, 7; Farrell, 4; Eblen, 4; Bird, 1; Morcom, I: Cotton, 1; Harrington. I: Nobody, 1. DONE MOST FOR THE SCHOOL—Harris, 10; Bird. 4: Cotton, 2: Dimock, 1: Farrell, 2; Frank, 1; Ryder, 1: Eblen, 1. MOST LIKELY TO SUCCEED Frank, 1: Birge, 4; Bird. 3; Morcom, 2: A. House, 2; Maltbie, 1; Cotton, 1; Harris, 1: Wilde, I; Farrell, I; Turner, 1: Devine, 1. BEST LOOKING—Harris, 16; Fisher, 2: Powell, 1; Bird, I: Curtis, 1: A. House, 1. BEST STUDENT—Molumphy, 7; Birge. 5: Hastings, 4; Maltbie, 2: Bird, I; Harrington, 1. BEST ATHLETE—Farrell, 19: Harris, 4; Jewell, I; Harrington, 1. BEST ACTOR—Morcom, 12; Turner, 8; Birge. 2: W. House, 2; Maltbie, 1; Shepard, 1. BEST DRESSED—Shepard, 5: Turner, 5: Rush, 3; Cotton, 3; Curtis, 2; Merrels, 2: Harris, 2; A. House, I: Devine, 1. MOST CONCEITED—Eblen, 16; Cotton. 7; Maltbie, 1; A. House, 1; Frank, 1; Morcom, 1. MOST MODEST—McClellan, 15; Farrell, 4; Harris, 2: Eblen, 2: Harrington, 1; Curtis, 1; Hastings, 1: Merrels, 1. MOST GENTLEMANLY- Powell, 5: Harris, 5; Bird, 3; Maltbie, 3; Hastings, 1; Merrels, 1; Frank. 1; Ryder, I; Gills, 1; Rush, 1; Troop, 1; Birge, 1; McClellan, 1. WITTIEST—Wilde, 16; Merrels, 4; Turner, 2: A. House, 1; Fisher, I; Shepard, 1; Page, 1. MOST NAIVE—Merrels, 20; Rush, 2; Ryder, I; Turner. 1; Dimock, 1: Harring- ton, 1. MOST MUSICAL—Harris, 15; Birge. 5; Turner, 3: Morcom, 1; W. House, I; Cotton, 1. BEST BUILD—Harris, 9: Cotton, 5; Bird, 3; Farrell. 2: Maltbie, I; Ryder, 1; A. House, 1; W. House, 1. STRONGEST—Eblen, 11: A. House, 5; Harris, 2; Farrell, 2; Merrels, 1; Gills, 1; Harrington, 1: Cotton, 1; Ryder, 1. 77 BEST PHYSICAL CONDITION—Farrell, 13; Harris, 4; Dimock, 2; McClellan, 2; Molumphy, 1; Ryder, 1. BEST FIGHTER—A. House, 16; Mcrrels, 3; Ryder, 2; Jewell, 1; Rush, 1; Maltbie, 1: Fisher, 1; Molumphy, 1. CLASS BABY—Ryder, 12; Harrington, 6; Farrell, 2; Shepard, 2; Fisher, 1; Page, 1; A. House, 1. CLASS PATRIARCH—Ryder, 17; Troop, 3; Fisher, 3; Eblen, 1? Devine, 1: Maltbie, 1. BUSIEST—Eblen, 9; Bird. 7; Turner, 5; Frank, I; Cotton, 1; Harrington, 1; Maltbie, 1. MOST VERSATILE—Harris, 7: Morcom, 2; Bilge, 2; Cotton, 2; Frank, 2: Hastings, 2: Bird, 2; Fisher, 1; Page, 1; Shepard, 1: Turner, 1; Gills, 1; Curtis, 1. MOST CONSCIENTIOUS—Hastings, 15; Merrels, 2: Birge, 2; Harris, 1; Bird, 1; Page, 1; Maltbie, 1; A. House, 1? Cotton, 1. MOST OPTIMISTIC—Page, 9; Shepard, 4; Haviland, 3; Harrington, 3; W. House, 2; Turner, 1; Cotton, 1; Merrels, 1. MOST PESSIMISTIC—Farrell, 5; Rush. 4; Dimock, 3; Hastings, 2: Harrington, 2; Fisher, 1: Eblen, 1: Turner, 1; Devine, 1; Birge, 1; A. House, 1. MOST RADICAL—Devine, 22; Birge, 2: Fisher, 1: Page, 1. NOISIEST—Shepard, 9; Fisher, 6; Page, 3; Eblen, 2; Morcom, 1; Rush, 1; W. House, 1; A. House, 1; Haviland, 1. QUIETEST—McClellan, 10: Rush, 7; Ryder, 3; Troop, 2; Dimock, 1; Gills, 1; Fisher, 1; Farrell, 1. BEST BRIDGE PLAYER—Merrels, 8: W. House, 4: Frank, 3; Birge, 3; Cotton, 2; Page, 1; Harrington, 1; Haviland, 1; Gills, 1. BEST DANCER W. House, 7; Fisher, 3; Turner, 3; Ryder, 2; Powell, 1; Morcom, 1; Wilde, 1: Dimock, L; Haviland. 1; Merrels, 1; “Ask the girls”, 1. BEST DRIVER—Hastings, 3: Farrell, 3; Fisher, 2; Dimock, 2: Frank, 2; Jewell, 2; Page. 1; Wilde, 1; Cotton, 1; Eblen, 1; Haviland, 1; A. House, 1; Shepard, 1; W. House, 1; Maltbie, 1. WORST DRIVER—W. House, 11; Eblen, 6; Shepard, 5; Page, 3; Barney Oldfield, 1. BEST GOLFER—Cotton, 13; Turner, 9; W. House, 3; Molumphy, 1. BEST SQUASH PLAYER—Devine, 17; Dimock, 2; Merrels, 2; Haviland, 1; Powell, 1; Hastings, 1; Page, 1; Frank, 1. BEST SINGER—Fisher, 6; Birge, 4; Hastings, 3; Cotton, 2; Jewell, 2; Page, 1; Harris, 1: Morcom, 1; Dimock, 1: Farrell, I; A. House, 1; Merrels, 1; Har- rington, 1. 78 TALKS MOST AND SAYS LEAST—Shepard, 14; Eblen, I: W. House, 3; A. House, 1; Cotton, 1; Wilde, 1; Turner, 1. CLASS LADIES MAN—W. House, 5; Shepard, 4; Cotton, 3; Dimock, 3; Farrell, 3; Harris, I; Fisher, 1: Merrels, 1; Haviland, 1; Turner, 1: Bird, 1. BIGGEST BLUFFER—Shepard, 14; W. House, 6; Haviland, 3; A. House, 2; Fisher 1. BEST LOVER—Dimock, 8: Farrell, 4; Shepard, 3; Morcom, 3; Cotton, 2; Merrels, 1; W. House, 1; Ryder, 1; Bird, 1. CLASS WOMAN HATER—McClellan, 11; Troop, 9; Maltbie, 2; Dimock, 1; Rush, 1; Wilde, 1; Devine, 1; Ryder, 1. GETS AWAY WITH MOST—W. House, 11; Shepard, 3; Farrell, 3; Devine, 2; Merrels, 1; Cotton, 1; Haviland, 1; Harris, 1; Harrington, 1; A. House, 1; Wilde, 1. MARRY FIRST—Shepard, 12; Powell, 3; Devine, 2; Farrell, 2: Harris, 1; Turner, 1; Rush, 1; A. House, 1; Hastings, 1; W. House, 1. MARRY LAST—Maltbie, 3; Troop, 4; Ryder, I: Rush, 3; McClellan, 3: Fisher, 1: W. House, 1: Shepard, 1: Wilde, 1: Farrell, 1; Jewell, 1. CLASS BACHELOR—McClellan, 5; Troop, 5: Maltbie, 4; Ryder, 3; Wilde, 2: Rush, 2; Fisher, 1; Jewell, 1; Harris, 1: Harrington, 1. CLASS LOAFER—Cotton, 5: W. House, 5; Harrington, 4; Molumphy, 4; Page, 2; Shepard, 2: Jewell, 1; Farrell, 1: Haviland, 1: Devine. 1. BIGGEST DRAG WITH THE FACULTY—Harris, 7; Shepard, 6; Farrell, 6; Cotton, 2; Devine, 1; Bird, 1; W. House, 1; Maltbie, 1; Molumphy, 1. CLASS PLAYBOY—Shepard. 14: Dimock, 3; Fisher, 3; Cotton, 2: W. House, 1; Merrels, 1; Page, 1; Farrell, 1. BIGGEST ROUGH HOUSER Fisher, 9; Page, 5; A. House, 4; Morcom, 3; Rush, 1; Frank, 1; Ryder, 1; Wilde, 1; Eblen, 1. BIGGEST FURNACE—W. House, 7; Shepard, 6: Dimock, 5; Page, 2; Jewell, 1; Merrels, 1; Turner, 1; Wilde, 1; Gills, 1; Cotton, 1. BIGGEST BEAVER—Fisher, 6: Harris, 3: Eblen, 2; Shepard, 2; Cotton, 2; Birge, 1; Troop, 1: Bird, 1; Page, 1. 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