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

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'40 BERNARD JOSEPH HAVENS, JR. Since “Bernie” Havens entered school in the fall of 1937 (the Fourth Form), he has been an active participant in all the major sports as well as in two minor ones. He has played varsity football since his first year, when he was recognized as a very promising lineman, until his senior year, when he came up to all expectations by being placed on the all-state team and on the all-time Kings wood team. Coming, as he does, from a baseball- playing family, “Puts” is usually found in the spring out on the diamond “knock- ing 'em out” to other enthusiasts. Batting is his specialty; he made at least one good hit in each game he played in. Before Bernie came to Kingswood, he was on a swimming team during the winter, hut in his Fourth Form year he went out for intermediate basketball. He sparked the team to a successful record, receiving his letter at the end of the season. In his Fifth Form and senior year he played varsity basketball as a very alert and quick-shooting guard. For three seasons he has spurred his class basketball team on to many victories and two pennants. Because of his good humor, affability, and willingness to lend a helping hand. Puts has been a great friend to his classmates. He is a charter member and namesake of the “Putsey Woostsies,” a club formed by members of the class of ’40 in connection with the baseball team of 1938. In his senior year “Puts” came to the aid of the Dramatic Club; he co- authored a play entitled “Little Red Riding Hood,” in which he led the fem- inine chorus. In addition he has been a mainstay on the Rifle Team for the past three years. Frecpient mention of Bernie on the Honor Roll has proved his prowess in the class room. His athletic ability, his merrv wit, and his strong sense of humor should all combine to insure a successful college career at Bowden whither he goes next fall. We are sure he’ll come out on top— no matter what he does. Best of luck. “Puts”! 23

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'40 RICHARD C. HASTINGS, JR. The school year of 1934-35 means a great deal to Richard Cleveland Hastings, Jr., for it was in this year that he appeared at Kingswood to take up a place in the second house. Since this time “Red” has made a name for himself in Kingswood history. As a First Former he became a mem- ber of the Lancaster Club and earned his Wyvern. While in the Second Form he played on the tennis team. Upon entering the Senior School, Red became more active in school life. He was elected to the Wyvern Board and held this position until his senior year, when he was made editor of the school magazine. As a poet he has contributed much to the enjoyment of the reader. As editor he has turned out an excellent and improved Wyvern. Throughout the Senior School Red has played football. After a year with the Intermediates, he advanced to the first squad. For two years he was handi- capped by injuries, but in the season of ’39 he won a place as regular tackle on the team. He did not stop at football or the Wyvern, but became a member of different clubs. Among them wrere the Dramatic, Math and Rifle Clubs. Red also sang in the choir and worked for the Publicity Board. This diverse indivi- dual is a charter member of the “Putsey Wootsies” and one of the authors of its theme song, “Onward, Putsey Wootsies.” Outside the classroom he is associated with the “Marshmallow;” this is a station wagon of unusual grace and ancient origin. Red is always singing the praises of this “crate” and w ill be remem- bered for his speech in chapel on “The Advantages of the Marshmallow.” Red was made a prefect at midyear, and there was no one who did not feel he deserved this honor fully. As a sport Red is tops. He always has a good-natured grin and a pleasant word for every one, is full of fun and enjoys a joke to its utmost. It is almost impossible to find a grander fel- low. We know success will follow' during his stay at Virginia and in later life. 22

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'40 HAROLD L. HENNEBERRY, JR. “Hal” He n tie berry, everybody’s friend, loosed his first howl in the green of Vermont, 1921. From there he trav- eled first to Windsor and then to West Hartford. Last spring he graduated from William Hall High School, where he dis- tinguished himself scholastically and ath- letically; hut he decided that he needed a little more training before entering the United States Coast Guard Academy, and so last fall he enrolled at Kingswood. Football is the sport that Hal loves to play. Last fall he not only excelled in blocking and defense, hut succeeded in becoming the high scorer for the Wyverns. However, his talent goes much further. Through the year he proved himself in basketball, lacrosse, and as a member of the Math and Dramatic Clubs. “Henner” was undoubtedly the nighthawk of Kingswood. It is only fair to say, though, that it wasn’t always homework that kept him up, for more than likely it was his reading. Lately he has read several of Einstein’s books and claims he partly understands the theory. To back up this statement he brought to school on paper all sorts of phenomena through which he attempted to ex- plain it. The conclusion was that because his vocabulary consisted of incom- prehensible terms, his statement was true. Hal also dabbles in other fields. In music: last year he played first trumpet in a swing orchestra and in Hall’s school band. In art: his sketchings were so well-liked that he was unanimously elected art editor of this class book. And in poetry; his poems were of such high calibre that several were printed in the Wyvern. Hal’s ancestry of sea captains is seem- ingly showing itself by luring him to the sea. Through the past summers he has held the job of life guard. Now that he has been accepted at Coast Guard Academy for examination, he will probably be des- tined for several years of cruising. But it isn’t so much the cruising that interests Hal as it is the splendid research engineer- ing course offered there. 24