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

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WALLIN G. FOSTER, JR. “Wally has completed a five'year “term at Kingswood (not to be con' fused with terms at certain other insti' tutions). “Foss” started in the Eighth Grade and soon made a name for hinv self in athletics and scholarship. He played on the All'Star Basketball Team and the Second Baseball Team. Not satisfied with these accomplishments, Wally entered the Junior School Track Meet and was a member of the record breaking Eighth Grade relay team. He also broke the record for the polewault. Wally played on the Second Team dup ing his freshman and sophomore years. He also played on the First Basketball Squad during his sophomore year. The following year Wally played Soccer and received his letter in this sport. He also got his major “K in basketball and was elected captain of the team for the following year. In his senior year he played right end on the First Football Team and received his letter. Wal had bad luck in the basketball season as he broke his arm in the initial game, leaving the team without its captain for the rest of the season. He was elected President of the Dramatic Club and was acknowledged by all to be the most polished actor in the school — both on the stage and off. He was made a Prefect this year and has carried out his duties in ad' mirable fashion. Wally is an excellent skiier (and “sheer ) and generally spends his vacations going North with the lads to indulge in his favorite sport. This spring Wally became an ini' portant cog in the performance of the First Baseball Team where his fielding and hitting were first class. Foss played left field for the Wyvern squad. Wally will honor Cornell with his presence next year. He hopes to study there to become an architect. 17

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JAMES S. FOSTER “Jim entered the school in the Fifth Grade, and this year he was one of the few remaining original members, who started way back in the “old days . In the Sixth Grade Jim won the Dux Prize for leadership in studies, and he also played on the Lancaster Football Team. “Mouse added a great many points to his club's score through dis- tinction in studies. He played club football for three years and club base' ball for two years, and in his last year in the Junior School he was elected the President of the Lancaster Club. He was a member of the Lancaster relay team which broke the record for the 440yard run and received a cup. Upon entering the LJpper School, Jim was elected President of his class, and has held that position for four years, being this year President of the Senior Class. Jim won his letter three years in succession on the First Football Team, and was a regular on Coach Gargan's undefeated team of two years ago. Ever since the Sixth Grade, “Mouse has been interested in the work of the J'lews, and this year he was elected Editordn-Chief of the school paper. He has been a Prefect this year, with all the other duties that he has had to carry out. He also has worked on the Senior Class Book in the capacity of editor. Jim's outside activities are as numerous as those that he has in school. His favorite pastime is skiing, or should it be pronounced “shiing ? Jim is going to enter Dartmouth next fall, and we all know he will make the best of his opportunities up there in the country where men are men. There is a possibility that Jim's interests may carry him into the field of journal' ism, or business administration. He hopes to enter the Amos Tuck Business School at Hanover. We all wish him the best of luck and success. 16

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ANTHONY F. GOBBIE Joining the class of 1938 in the Third Form, “Tony Gobbie soon es' tablished himself firmly in the school and won many friends. At the out' start, “Gup secured for himself a place on the Honor Roll for the year. In the spring of 1935 “Tony joined the staff of the school newspaper. Here his services became of such value that he was elected an assistant editor at the conclusion of his junior year and has served in that position faithfully throughout the past year. He is espe' dally proficient at writing sports events. In the line of athletics, “Gup be' came a member of the Intermediate Baseball Team in his freshman year, and in the following year (Fourth Form) played all three major sports with the Intermediate group under Mr. MacDonald. He also took rifle, but, although a good shot, failed to make the school team. Gobbie reported to Coach Joe Gargan to try out for the First Football Team in the fall of 1936. Basketball was his winter activity and running the track five times (??) a day took much of his time during the spring. Scholastically Tony maintained a high average throughout his Fifth Form year and was among the class “topnotchers”. Tony was appointed one of the original Prefects by the Headmaster this fall and has secured his major “K” in football and basketball. As a mem' ber of the Dramatic Club, he has appeared in two productions. Tony is one of the most stalwart members of the New York Club of the class of '38 which has made many excursions to the big city in the last few years. On a recent trip to the Metropolis “Gup and a couple of bosom pals (mentioned elsewhere in this biograph' ical section) dropped in on the “Pari' disc Club and were taken for a royal ride. Tony is headed for Harvard next fall.