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

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RUSSELL J. HALL Before coming to Kingswood, Russ went to Bristol High School. While there he starred for three years in football, basketball, and track. Dur- ing this period he occupied himself in his leisure time with dramatics and foreign languages. “Egg-noggle”, as he is known to his intimate friends (strangely enough, no one calls him ‘’Lefty”), has continued his athletic activities at Kingswood. Last fall he was an outstanding backfield man for the football team, and his brilliant play this winter on the basketball court thrilled the spectators. Russ has not allowed all his time to be taken up by sports, however, and has devoted a great deal of serious effort to his school work. After 3:15 on almost any afternoon he can be found in his “private study”, the tutoring room in the sixth form building. The closest friends Russ has at Kingswood are the members of the clique known as the “Quintet” — Kinncry, Ruby, Prochaska, and Maguire; he is almost constantly in their company. Outside of school, feminine admirers are drawn to him by his handsome features like so many flies to molasses. The Quintet gleefully whisper choice stories about Egg-noggle’s escapades — about the gay trip to Boston and his falling asleep while talking to a girl he had dated — about the tire-changing scene near Bristol in the wee small hours of the morning after the Feb- ruary dance. When questioned concerning these troubles and misfortunes, however, Russ only stares modestly at the floor and turns a vivid scarlet; but his inherent good nature keeps him from losing his temper. We hope that his perseverance, his friendliness, and his all-around good fellowship will bring him success and happiness at the University of Pennsyl- vania next year. 18

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JOHN S. GILBERTSON, JR. John is one of the few Kingswood boys in the senior class who enrolled in the fifth grade. During that year he was class president, and his activi- ties consisted of the York soccer and track teams. He was on the Honor Roll for the year and won the Dux Prize. During his sixth and seventh grade years John achieved a most outstand- ing athletic record not only by star- ring on the York soccer and track teams and winning his club pin, but also by establishing a junior school track record of 5.6 seconds for the forty yard dash. During these two years he also won the coveted Dux Prize. In the senior school John became a regular member of the second soccer team. At the end of his third form year he was a member of the class relay team. In his fourth form year he was again a member of the second soccer team and also joined the Camera Club where he excelled in photography, winning a prize in the competitive exhibition. In the fifth form he became a member of the first soccer squad and ably captained the first team reserves. At the end of his junior year John was again a member of the class relay team which, incidentally, emerged victorious. Besides his sports, John’s extra-curricular activities consisted of the Camera and Mathematics Clubs. In his senior year John became a regular member of the first soccer team and after a brilliantly played season received his letter. He again won a prize for his excellence in photography. He was a regular mem- ber of the first rifle team and a member of the class book committee, heading the photography division. In everything John undertook with in- terest, he excelled. John intends to go to Williams next year, and we wish him success in all walks of life. 17

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DONALD W. HESELTINE Hezzy”, our curly-haired Cana- dian goldilocks, entered Kingswood in the third form five years ago, coming to us from the West Middle School. Last year he graduated the youngest member of his class, too young to be admitted to M. I. T. Therefore he chose to remain with us another year and take a post-graduate course. Except for his first year here, Hezzy has regularly gone out for soccer in the fall; he was a substitute halfback in the fourth form, won his letter in the fifth and sixth, and this year was one of the team’s most bril- liant players. During the winter terms Don has fought valiantly for Kings- wood on the ice and last year obtained his minor K” as a forward on the hockey team. Tennis has been his spring sport — in his junior year he was the team’s assistant manager and since then has ably borne the double responsibilities of player and manager. More than an athlete, however, Don has been a superior student, often attaining a position on the Honor Roll. In the fifth form he received honorable mention in mathematics and mechanical drawing and also the Harvard Prize as the member of the class most likely to succeed. Last year he graduated second in his class, taking the Mathematics, Science, and Rensselaer Prizes and again winning honorable mention in mechanical drawing. Don has held the revered position of prefect for two years and has done credit to himself and to Kings- wood; he is also a member of the Math and Photo Clubs and has shot with the rifle team for three years. Both this year and last he has worked diligently on the class books of the respective classes. After graduating a second time from Kingswood, Don expects to attend Trinity for sonic time before going to Tech to specialize in electrical engineering. 19