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

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’ 40 JAMES CHAMPLIN BURBANK In the Year of Our Lord 1937 a great event took place; James Burbank entered Kingswood School and joined the class of 1940 in the Fourth Form year. He had previously been taught his “leadin’, writin’, and ’rithmatic” at Alfred Plant Junior High School. As a sophomore Jim limited his extra- curricular activities to Rifle, Shop, and the Model Boat Club. Being very clever in manual work, he excelled in the last two mentioned. He displayed his athletic abil- ity on the Intermediate Soccer Squad, on the track, and in the softball group. In his junior year Jim received his first post as team manager when he took over the managerial responsibilities of the Intermediate Football Team; he performed his duties commendably. In the winter and the spring he was a runner on the track squad. This year he was an exceedingly outstanding member of the Model Boat Club. He won a first award at an Interscholastic Meet. Likewise he obtained all his bars as a rifleman and was a member of the Math Club and the Debating Club. As a member of the Sixth Form Jim was again a member of the Math Club and also was made manager of the Publicity Board. In the fall he was given a job as the assistant manager of the First Football Team. He played hockey dur- ing the winter term and became a trackster in the spring. A bachelor of good habits, Jim is very interested in mechanics and enjoys playing around with motors and other such things. He has been of great help to the class and Mr. Jacobus, by making intricate illustrations of solid geometry theorems. Jim is now planning upon a post grad- uate course at Kingswood next year. After this he will spend three vears at Williams and then go to M. I. T. He hopes to enter the field of engineering when he has com- pleted this program. We all hope you have the best of luck and all kinds of success in the future, Jim. 10

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’40 REED BERTOLETTE No one knows exactly how Reed ac- quired the name “Chicken,” for he al- ready had that appellation when he en- tered Kingswood in the Second Form in 1935. Although “that new boy from Penn- sylvania'' didn't come to Kingswood until October, he immediately became a York and played football that fall. The follow- ing spring he was awarded a small Wy- vern for his work on the York Tennis Team. In the Third Form “Chick” continued his activities in athletics by playing on tin ee Intermediate teams. Evidence of his scholastic efforts is shown by the fact that he received a prize for general improve- ment at the end of that year. At this time he also became interested in several “extra-curricular activities” for which he gained his class numerals. He became a member of the Dramatic Club and News. He has also been president of the Camera Club for the past year. In the Fifth Form “Chicken” gained the first of two Minor “K’s” for his excellent playing on the first soccer team. Also he was awarded an Intermediate “K” in basketball which he has played every year at Kingswood. Last year he became well-known as “Lost and Found Monitor,” and also was recognized as a poet when he took first prize in Mr. Gleason’s poem contest. No one was surprised to learn that Reed had been chosen a prefect; for through his diligence and good will he had proved himself to be a leader. Dur- ing his Sixth Form year, Reed has concentrated his efforts along literary lines, working conscientiously for the News and Wyvern, and as associate editor for the Classbook. It would appear that “Chicken” has had very little time for outside activities, but this is far from true. Not interested in either smoking or drinking, Reed is a good golfer and generally interested in sports. He likes to dance and has occa- sional dates but spends a lot of his time working on a “model A” Ford of which he is half owner. Reed expects to continue his steady academic record, if not his com- plete athletic program, at Yale next year. 9

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FRANK HENRY BURNS '40 Frank transferred to the Fifth Form here from William Hall High School. In the two years that he has been here, he has established a fine record, both on the athletic field and in the classroom. His athletic career began when he played on the first football squad during his Fifth Form year. That same year he took club basketball in the winter term and represented the victorious Class of ’40 in the inter-class basketball series. He also played number two position on the tennis team in the spring. In his senior year his strong physique and skill on the gridiron secured him the right-end post on Coach Gargan’s first football eleven. That win- ter, instead of club basketball, he played hockey. His activity at right wing on the first line was responsible for many of the goals scored by the Wyverns. When the hockey schedule was completed, he became a regular on the class basketball team. With the coming of spring, he again returned to the tennis court, this year in the number one berth as captain. As one might expect, tennis is one of his two favorite sports; the other is skiing. With regard to the latter, it was only the prospect of a few hours on the ski slopes that could force him to leave his studies on winter afternoons. Likewise, every vacation during the winter would find him headed for the northern states in search of a day or two at this sport. Frank has made a good scholastic showing also; he was on the Honor Roll quite often in the two years at Kingswood. For extra-curricular activities, he earned six or seven bars on the rifle range and participated in the Math Club. Last March Frank was made a prefect, an honor truly deserved. We may be certain that Frank’s strong liking for winter sports in no way influ- enced his choice when he decided to go to Dartmouth next year. Although he has not yet planned a career for himself, without a doubt his friendly smile, and persist- ence will carry him far in any field. 11