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

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FRANK J. BRAZEL “Frank entered Kingswood by way of Russell Gate last fall after graduating from Hall High School. Of the four Reds in the senior class, Frank is the reddest , but bears, strange to say, no nickname for it. The Fall term found Frank on the soccer squad. Many a day those who looked down on English Field could see him chasing after a ball to break up carefully planned passwork. Frank also joined the Choir during his first term, and the Publicity Board kept him busy in his spare time. Frank had looked forward to playing in the School Orchestra, but on ac count of the scarcity of musicians in the school this year, there was none. He had played in the Hall Orchestra for three years and had been president of the band in his senior year. During the Winter Term Frank went out for the Club Basketball Team and also continued on the Publicity Board. This spring he cast in his lot with the tennis squad and did a little track work on the side. During the summer Frank's fancy turns to yachting. This sport of sports takes a tremendous amount of skill and experience which he is cap able of showing if you look him up and go with him for a ride some day. This fall our redheaded sailor is planning to enter Trinity. Frank will be missed by all of his classmates next fall when his cheery morning, boys , is no longer heard. Here's wishing you all the luck in the world not just for your college years, but for many years after that, Frank! Frank's greatest interests this past year centered about the Publicity Board. As a new member he had to learn the ropes , but soon became acquainted with his work and those with whom he associated. During the fall he coached soccer games. The Board has afforded Frank great pleasure and has been good experience for him. Besides sports, he has written many accounts of the school's social affairs throughout the year. 11

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RICHARD C. BESTOR “Dick” came to us as a Third Former in the Fall of 1934. “Bess” went out for the Intermediate Team and made it. In the two years following, he became a star on Mr. MacDonald’s Team winning his small “K”. The Basketball Team found a snappy player in “Bess”, during his sophomore and junior years. This year he won his major “K” for basketball. In the Spring of each year, he turns to baseball and during his Fourth and Fifth Form years, he was on the first squad. This year “Bessie” changed his Fall activities and turned to Soccer. As an outside wing, Dick did much to promote his team's success, and won a well- earned minor “K”. As a coach for the Third Formers, in the annual Inter class Basketball Series, Dick saw his team victorious over the other contesting forms. This year he has played third base on the First Baseball Team. Dick's extra-curricular activities include Photography Club and the T'lews Board. Sports are Dick’s “bread and butter”, his keen interest centers in them at all times. Golf is his favorite during the summer. In regard to hobbies, we find that photography keeps him busy, especially in the summer months. “Bessie” has a grand stamp collection and when time permits he pursues this interesting hobby with great zeal. In a few years our very genial “R. C.” will be a great surgeon. Next year he goes to Trinity, and after a four-year course there, will continue his medical course at Harvard. His athletic ability, plus his conscientious spirit in all things, will reap their due rewards. His sense of humor and wit have merited him many friends and we hope the years to come have much in store for him. Best of luck, Dick, and may the years ahead of you be happy and suc- cessful ones! 10

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WILLIAM P. DALLAS “Bill entered our class in the Eighth Grade and immediately joined the York Club. That year he man' aged to keep out of trouble and played on the York Football and Baseball teams. After graduating into the Senior School, Bill continued on his way to becoming the “great athlete he is to day. He was a member of the .soccer squad and a member of Mr. Blake's famous third basketball outfit. Mr. MacDonald was harrassed with Bill's “abilities as an outfielder during the Spring Term. The Fourth Form found Bill “branching out. He continued to give his “all for Mr. Blake, but tcx)k a course in Football under Mr. MacDonald during the Fall Term. Bill's most notable achievement in the Fifth Form year was his out' standing spring exerci.se program. He and “Bob Prentis invented the most “fool'proof system of skipping exercise ever devised by a student at any institution. Their only “slip” was being seen out of school too early one afternoon. That year he also came to the rescue of the T eivs with an excellent job of getting “ads when they were needed most. He managed the First Basketball Team during his senior year in addi' tion to being Assistant Manager of the Football Team. His Spring Term was spent in jogging about the track. (The exercise nearly killed him.) He managed to evade Mr. Goodwin’s clutches to get out of some of this strenuous exercise by teaming up with Bob Prentis to write The Class Prophesy. One of Bill's favorite hobbies is thinking up flashy quips to hurl at Mr. Greene during History Class. His other main hobby is collecting swing records and following the country's leading swing bands around New England. Next year Bill is going to the Uni' versity of Pennsylvania where he has ambitions of making the Masl{ and Wig Club, and although he thinks his pos' sibilities are very slim, we certainly wish him luck. 12