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

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'40 GEORGE HERBERT DAY, JR. “The Messiah,” whose recent dis- courses on “the New Life” have brought him a fame which extends even unto Rus- sell Gate, is a character—the result of eight years of Kingswood training. A philosopher, in principio, George spends his summers tramping the woods of New Hampshire as a counselor at Camp Pasquaney. This outdoor spirit is further exemplified by his exploits on the barrel- hoops, or ski is; and he has been a good addition to the Hockey Team during the past two years as a determined goalie. If this is not a fitting picture of his ex- tra-curricular activities, it should be real- ized that many a woman has fallen before what has been called, in many cases, a line, but what is, in his case, a natural endowment. His excellent work on the Wyvern board, of which publication he is a literary editor, has been shown by his stories during the past year. George, who entered school as the lowest form of prep, a Fifth Grader, was made a York. P'or four years he worked hard to get into the Senior School, and it was during these semesters that the boy George discovered a natural ability to speak in public. Then, almost without noticing it, the boy George became the man George. He was a Third Former! Gallantly he continued to expound his theories from the pulpit, but he added many other activities to this. He has l een a member of the Debating Club for two years, the Dramatic Club for three, Library Monitor for two (for his conscientious work in the Library he was awarded an Honor Card last fall), and he wrote for the Pub- licity Board in his junior year. He does not profess to be an athlete, but he has doggedly ridden the bench in football for two years. His crowning achievement was the receiving of a pre- fectship in his senior year. George expects to go to Yale and fol- low in the footsteps of his father as a law- yer. Here’s hoping that he continues to show the same lively spirit there that he had in Kingswood. 13

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'40 JOHN ANTHONY DANA HER, JR. “Johnnie” entered Kingswood in the Third Form, and he immediately won a Minor “K” for his service on the First Rifle Team. He further proved his ath- letic ability as a member of the Interme- diate Basketball and Baseball squads. In h is second year at school “Danny” again shot on the school rifle team, con- sistently showing high scores. Also in the fall he joined the ranks of the Intermedi- ate Soccer Team, and when winter came, he again showed up on the basketball courts. Spring found him on the diamond, pitching or playing the outfield and in- field for the Intermediate nine; in all these activities he won his letter. His junior year saw John a very val- uable member of the Rifle Team, winning his third letter in this sport. In this year he graduated to the varsity teams in soccer, basketball, and baseball, and was awarded his letter in soccer. Danny in his senior year served as Captain of the Rifle Team, a title which he richly deserved. During the fall he became an excellent half-back, playing regularly on the First Soccer Team and winning another in his list of “K’s.” Once again he played basketball for the first team, displaying unlimited pep and spirit. Aside from all these various diversions in sports, John’s strong bass voice found a prominent place in the Kingswood School Glee Club. We will all remember Danny for his unlimited good humor and unusual faculty for making friends. Though small in stature he did more than his share to help his school and friends about him in success on the field and classroom. The coup d'etat of the year was that he gave his class ring away before any one else in the class had his! Next fall Johnnie will go to George- town University and study to become a doctor. All the luck in the world, Danny, and we all know that once you set your goal, there’s nothing to stop you from succeeding.

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’40 ROBERT EWING When “Bob” entered the Second Form in 1935, he became one of the members of the Class of ’40 to continue until gradua- tion. In the Junior School he was a mem- ber of the Lancaster Club, a steady player on the baseball and tennis teams, and showed great interest in rifle, which grew in his second year to such an extent that he gained the title of Second-class Sharp- shooter, having obtained his.seventh bar. Since Bob didn’t compete very much in athletics in the Third Form, he sought an- other interest and wrote for the News. Throughout the Senior School Bob has attended the dances regularly and his in- terest in swing may be shown by the large record collection he has acquired. Every fall from the Fourth Form on up. Bob has managed the soccer team, and in his senior year he was awarded a Minor “K” for this, lie took up Inter- mediate baseball in the Fourth Form and also became an active member of the Dramatic and Chess Clubs. During the Fifth Form Bob showed a liking for photography and joined the Camera Club. For his writing for the Publicity Board and his continual work in the Dramatic Club, as well as for his other activities, he was awarded his class numerals. Bob’s constant goodwill and companionship made him a popular member of the class during his senior year. The climax of his achievements was reached when he received prefectship last March. He was co-responsible for “The Spot- fight” in the News, and he played a prominent part in the Dramatic Club’s production, “Taming of the Shrew.” In the Glee Club he sang second bass. If Bob has been late for school a little too often, it has been due to his half-inter- est in a “model A” Ford. He and “Chick- en” Bertolette acquired it at the beginning of their senior year, and it has afforded them lots of fun and trouble. Bob origi- nally came from the South, and he’s plan- ning to enter Washington and Lee. In view of the good, steady record he has made in Kingswood, his future looks promising. 14