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

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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

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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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MO CARL MARTIN GREEN If you should ask any member of the senior class whom he considered as having the greatest amount of knowledge on art, music, and the theatre, he would undoubt- edly say Carl Green. Ever since Carl join- ed the class of 1940 in the Third Form, he has been a reliable and interesting source for all those who sought to know some- thing about the arts. He is often seen at the Bushnell satisfying his love for good music and opera. Although he is fond of such pursuits and is a good student, Carl enjoys as much as any one things which are of a little more frivolous nature. In the last four years the Dramatic Club has been one of the outlets for Carl’s artistic talents. Each year he has given an excellent performance in one of the club’s plays; he had a large part in the Ox- ford-Kingswood play, “The Taming of the Shrew.” Carl is also very adept at drawing. Several of his charcoal sketches were shown in the exhibition at the end of his freshman year. And in his senior year Carl has been rewarded with a place on the art board of the Classbook. Each fall he has “gone out” for soccer. Last year Carl gained for himself a well-deserved place on the first squad. There were several games in which he played a fullback position for all it was worth. Each spring Carl’s fancy lightly turns to—softball. Carl is often to be found down at the rifle range or the shop. In one he proved himself to be a very good shot; in the other an excellent craftsman. He has made many copper ash trays of varied designs, and last year he made a fine bon- bon dish that was put on display with other selected pieces which had been made at the shop that year. Next year Carl plans to go to Yale. There is not much doubt in our minds that with his ability to get honor grades and his good nature, Carl will find a prominent place in his class. 17