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

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’40 KICHARI) EDWARD KYTE Dick transferred to Kingswood from William Hall High with the purpose of completing his preparatory course more satisfactorily, and he seems to have ac- complished this very well. His marks in the two years have always been satisfac- tory, and he has become “one of the gang.” When he entered in the Fifth Form, he immediately took up football. He became a member of the Intermediates, and his good spirit on this team lead to many a victory. Winter found Dick an enthusiastic candidate for the Hockey Team. Although he was forced to com- pete with hoys much larger and older than himself, his ardor didn’t wane. He prac- tised with great zeal, and his ability to carry and to shoot the puck increased remarkably. For an extra-curricular interest during this year Dick took up rifle. He proved that he had a steady hand and a sure eye by obtaining nine bars after only a few weeks of shooting. Dick’s greatest interest throughout Kingswood has been in engines and motors. He was always to be seen in his spare time studying a catalogue or conferring with other mechanically-minded fellows of the class, and he has built up quite a reputation as being one to go to for information about machines, for he has learned a lot from his own ’34 Ford. When his senior year rolled around, Dick was ready for varsity football. Although he was the lightest member of the First Football Squad, he was respected by others because of his fight and his spirit. Dick’s previous experience on the hockey team made him a very valuable player in the Sixth Form. He became first string center, and for his spirited efforts he was awarded his Minor “K.” In the spring, rifle again became his pastime. Seaverns Hall occupied a lot of Dick’s time this year while he was studying in preparation for the Rensselaer Polytech- nic Institute, which he hopes to enter next fall. We hope he succeeds well in his career as an engineer. 27

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MO GILBERT KINGAN, JR. “Gilbie” is one of the several boys who entered Kingswood in the upper pre- paratory grade. Since then, for seven fall seasons in a row he has played soccer. In this sport he has shown a genuine interest and his efforts were rewarded on numer- ous occasions. In the eighth grade he earned a Wyvern on the Lancaster soccer team. This year a letter was given him for doing a great job at left forward on the varsity eleven. Basketball has been Gilbert’s favorite winter sport. Twice he helped his class win the Class Basketball Championship. While in the Junior School he took tennis in the spring; in recent years, however, he has played softball. Since his first days in school, Gilbert has been an outstanding student. His named has appeared on the honor roll much of the time. As a result of his achievements, he received the Dux Prize in the seventh and eighth grades. In the latter year he was also awarded his club pin. Gilbert’s record in the Senior School has been equally good. He won his class numerals in the middle of his freshman year. In 1938-1939 he held the post of assistant library monitor; he served in this capacity again this year. Since the beginning of his second to last school year Gilbert was an active member of the Publicity Board, a school body under the guidance of a Faculty adviser which was instituted for the purpose of supplying school news to the local newspapers. As a senior, Gil joined the Mathematics Club since this science holds special interest for him. He was one of the first members of the Glee Club, which once again came into its own after a lapse of three or four years. Shortly after it organ- ization he was appointed librarian in charge of the music material. When not occupied by this more serious form of melody, he finds time to drop in on the “swing club” meetings. Gil is going to Princeton next year where we hope he has the best of luck and success. 26

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'40 KICHAHI) CHARLES LINCOLN, JR. “Line” cast anchor at Kingswood in the sixth grade and immediately distin- guished himself by being an honor stu- dent and, in June, winning the Dux Prize given to the best scholar of each class. He kept his honor roll standing for the next two years in the Junior School, and in addition won the Junior English Prize, his club pin, and the election for the vice- presidency of the Lancaster Club. In the third form “Dick” played Inter- mediate Football and won his class nu- merals; in the next year he knocked oft a letter for the same sport. He, too, was a member of the epic club basketball and softball groups of those years. The lost and found monitorship was one of Line’s responsibilities as a junior, and it was in this year, too, that he picked up the strings of his News work where he had left oft after one year in the seventh grade. The Publicity Board also became an interest of his; he did excellent work as a reporter of this organization. He continued with the last two activities during his senior year and took time out to manage the hockey team, skating a bit on the side. Throughout his days at Kingswood, Dick has been noted for his interest in fishing and in boats—of the sailing variety mostly. But what has even been more of a hobby to Rich is collecting various ancient items; he has a fine assortment of coins, including a set of copper coins his grandfather collected; he has an even better collection of stamps; he possesses several interesting old letters dating back to the Civil War which he bought or discovered around home. On top of these. Rich and his brother, this spring, were able to get hold of a 1912 Cadillac that runs perfectly! Dick has his eye set on Yale for the next four years, and after that any one’s guess is as good as his as to what his life work will be. He may possibly follow his father and uncle into the importing busi- ness; whatever he chooses, it is our belief that he will find success. 28