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

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JAMES M. CARY Jim has been member of the '• ( 'lass t ’39 for four years, coming to w Kings wood from Noah Webster in ' ’ 193 5. Upon entering the third form he took up the game of tennis for his fall term sport, and during the winter he played hockey. When spring came -4 around lie joined the softball group where he became outstanding as a hard hitter and expert catcher. During that year he distinguished himself by his outstanding scholastic ability. In his sophomore year Jim con- I M' tinned to maintain his high grades j3HR.-y while taking up the same sports which he played when he was a freshman. His junior year found him piloting the same straight course, and he became a member of the varsity hockey squad. But he did not have a chance to show his ability, as there was no ice. And it was in this same year that he received honorable mention for the Dux Prize, meaning that his average grade for the year was next to the highest. Jim switched from tennis to soccer for his fall sport his senior year. He joined the second team and proved to be such a sturdy defense man that he was moved up to the varsity squad. Again he was a member of the hockey and softball squads. Our tall, silent friend was a member of the Mathematics Club during his junior and senior years, and a member of the Debating Club his senior year. Outside of school we find that Jim is extremely adroit with his hands and has made many fine models of airplanes and boats. He also loves to read and hike. Next year Jim intends to enter Ohio-Wcsleyan University. It is need- less to say that we wish him all success, and he will have little trouble in be- coming a brilliant student. Good luck, Jim! 12

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WILLIAM C. BOARDMAN Bili” first entered Kingswood as a member of the fifth grade in 1930. He joined the Lancaster Club in the junior school and soon proved himself a superior soccer player. Every fall season since Bill has been in school has found him on the soccer field; for the past two years he has been on the first team and has earned his letter as one of Mr. Jacobus’s outstanding fullbacks. During the winter terms Bill showed himself an ardent winter sports enthusiast; and this last comparatively snowless season he could be seen as such, cheerfully (?) jogging about the wooden track at the south end of English Field. In the spring he usually gives his (almost) all for Mr. Cressey’s famous softball team. Bill is almost unanimously considered the best pianist in the class — with this fact in mind, the reader should not find it difficult to believe that this follower of Benny Goodman also performs ably on the drums and trumpet. As might be expected, swing” music is his chief hobby; and over the week-ends, at any time of day or night, there is liable to be a jam session” going full tilt at Bill’s ever-open” house. Next to hot rhythm, Bill’s chief passion is sailing. He has had a great deal of experience at this sport and must be an excellent sailor, for with his 32-foot boat, the Ariel, he has won the following trophies: a cigarette case, a wood carving, three pennants, two cups, and, of all things, a bottle opener! In the fifth grade Bill gave promise of becoming a good rifleman, but quit this activity in favor of greater application to his studies. He has been noted for his energy and per- severance and in his junior year won the Improvement Prize. This year he has been a member of the choir. Next year he plans to attend Union College, where we hope he will enjoy the best of luck. 11

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THOMAS H. CRITCHFIELD Critch” is another of the select group which has been with the class since its beginning in September, 1931; throughout his years in the junior school he fought for the red rose. Every autumn he has been a member of some soccer squad, and in the eighth grade he won his Wyvern in this sport. For the past three seasons he has held a position on the first soccer squad and this last year earned his letter as a halfback. Hockey has been Tom’s winter sport, and he early proved himself an able player; as in soccer, he has played on the first squad for three consecu- tive years. Critch has given us many a fine performance on the tennis court — during his sophomore, junior, and senior years he has competed on the school team He also shone as a track star when he received a medal for contributing his share to the victory of the class relay team in the fifth form. Target shooting has always been one of Tom’s greatest interests, and therefore he has been one of Colonel Wainwright’s steadiest customers at the rifle range. An expert marksman, he won the junior school championship and has shot with team for four seasons straight. He was rewarded with the captaincy in his sixth form year. One of Critch’s favorite hobbies is horseback riding, and as proof of his equestrian ability he proudly displays ''fifteen or twenty cups” awarded him in various shows. He also enjoys tinkering with automobiles and has rolled many a rattling good mile in the model A” and Jessie” with Norm”, Pete”, and Went”. This year Tom has also participated in the Math Club and has served as a highly efficient common room monitor. Next year he plans to go to Williams College, and we wish him all sorts of success. 13