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

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NOR BERT BRADY FLYNN '40 Versatile in abilities, amiable in mood, and ever in search of new horizons to reach, “i orb” should go far in main- taining the dependability of the Kings- wood Alumni. It would take many pages to enumerate the many accomplishments of this well-balanced individual who is the third Flynn to graduate from Kings wood. Teasing girls and running from bul- lies started Norb on bis way in the Upper Prep seven years ago. Since this time he lias been a perennial member of the Honor Roll and has won the Dux Prize for the past four years. Despite such many youthful indiscre- tions Norb has built for himself an envi- able reputation among his classmates. His wit and droll remarks, the feature of many a bull session, have made him one of the most popular members of the Sixth Form. He is one of those rare persons whose mental potentialities are matched only by his desire to learn. Although gifted in many ways, his capabilities are not limited to his mind alone, for he stays up with the best of them in almost any sport. He was a three letter star for the Yorks, and on entering the Senior School he became a three letter man for the Intermediates. In the Fifth Form he captained the highly successful Inter Basketball Team. Beginning with his sophomore year he spent his autumns as fodder for the grist mill of the Varsity eleven. Outside of the fact that he was a member of the Dramatic Club, Math Club, Glee Club, Choir, and a prefect, his greatest contribution to school life came as a result of his unusual literary ability. Joining the News in the Second Form, he so distinguished himself that he was made an assistant editor while a soph- omore. At Commencement a year ago, Norb won tin Davis Prize for his service to the News and this year he was elected to the position of Editor of the Classbook. Norbert represents the best in a Kings- wood boy and at Yale he should distin- guish himself nobly in preparing for his chosen profession, an actuary. 15

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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

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MO ROBERT DUDLEY GILLS “Dud” has been a member of the Class of Forty for five years, entering the school in the Second Form in 1935. From the start be displayed bis athletic ability. In bis eighth grade year be played guard on the Intermediate Football Team. In the Junior School club sports of basketball and baseball the York Club awarded him Wyverns for his valuable service. In fur- ther recognition of his service he received a club pin and a class hat. Again in his Third Form year he was a member of the Intermediate Football Team. In the winter of that year he did very well on the Intermediate Basketball Team and was awarded an Inter “K.” In the spring he did equally well for the In- termediate Baseball Team and received another letter. During the fall season of his Fourth Form year he was one of the unsung heroes on the football squad that gave the first team their practice. Dud again played basketball for the Intermediates and in the spring played “regular” on the baseball team under Coach MacDonald. In the Fifth and Sixth Forms he was in his glory, for in these two years he was a key man on the varsity eleven as a guard. Of course, he got a Major “K” for each year. Probably Dud’s greatest renown comes from the speeches he makes. No one ever realized wnat a true gift of oratory he has. At the Sports Dinner every one knew that he was going to speak but thought little of it. Dud arose and in a few, nearly silent seconds brought the house down. If brevity is still the soul of wit, Dud was the wittiest of the speakers that evening, for he was certainly the briefest. In his quiet, unassuming manner. Dud has managed to make many real friends among his classmates. He was elected to the senior organization, the “Putsey Wootsies,” during the last football season. Dud has made tentative plans for go- ing to Lafayette next fall: he will make a creditable record there, we are sure, and it will come as no surprise to us, consider- ing his experience, to see his name as cap- tain of the debating team! 16