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

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THOMAS G. HUDSON Tom” joined the class in the fall of 1937, coming to us from the William Hall High School. Joe Gargan immediately had his eye on him, for he looked every inch a foot- ball player. He went out for the first football team and was doing a good job at end. Lady Luck wasn’t with him, though; one day he suffered a knee injury which kept him on the sidelines for the rest of his stay at Kingswood. Since then his athletics have been pretty much in the back- ground. He was required to rest his leg the rest of his junior year, but in his senior year he managed to do a little running. In the spring term he took up golf, which sport he likes very much. In the winter of ’37, our tall, good-looking friend was to be a chorus girl in one of iMr. Crawford’s plays. But the thought of revealing his beautiful legs was too much for him. He became sick at the last moment and didn’t show up for the performance. Tom has been a member of the publicity board during his two years here at Kingswood. He has written up most of the football games, and these articles could be seen in both of our Hartford newspapers. If some one asked Tommie about girls, he would say that he has nothing to do with any female. It sounds fishy to us, though, because any fellow who says he doesn’t like girls and then turns around and works for three years at a girls camp is contradicting himself. We heard something about a girl in New Hampshire. At least Tom was pretty dreamy for a week or so after the Christmas vacation. Tom expects to carry on his studies at Yale next fall. We wish him all the success in the world, both at Yale and out in the business world. 20

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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

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FRANCIS J. KEENE Fran” entered Kingswood in the fourth form when he transferred from William Hall High School. He immediately gave Joe Gargan great cause for rejoicing when he went out for the first football team. He was also a stalwart defense man on the iceless” hockey team of 1936-1937, and in the spring he became a terror to softball pitchers while a member of the softball group under Mr. Werner’s expert tutelage. Dead Pan” was well on the road to becoming one of our outstanding athletes when a football knee injury received in his junior year put an end to his career. Since that time he has set his heart on becoming one of the greatest milers of all times. He can be seen on the new board track every afternoon, regardless of weather, pounding around the turns at breathless speed. When spring comes around, he again takes up the beloved game of softball. Every summer he gets a job with plenty of hard work to keep him in top physical condition. Last summer he worked with a road gang for four whole days before the shovel got him down. Up until the end of his junior year Francois” was an ardent woman- hater, but then a little brunette gave him a new outlook on life. It seems to be quite a serious affair, inasmuch as every day he putters past Kings- wood in his little old Ford and spends his early mornings in front of Hall High. He is another one of Mr. Craw- ford’s best colic kids”, and usually spends his Mondays with Mr. Crawford working over him feverishly. After graduation Fran intends to enter Trinity, and we all wish him lots of his traditional Irish luck. 21