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

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belted'. O.C. 6c«ry y 'n y WILLIAM FRANCIS EUSTACE, JR. “Lucky Bill” entered Kingswood in the Third Form. After a slow start scholas- tically, he made the honor roll and has been a regular member ever since. In June he won the Dux prize and that he has won each succeeding year. Bill also be- came a regular frequenter of the rifle range, qualifying as an Expert Rifleman and winning the senior school rifle cham- pionship. Early in his Fourth Form year, he was drafted by the Dramatic Club to play the part of a fetching young woman. The thespian remained in the club and has taken part in many of the plays which have since been presented. That year, too, he became by virtue of his trumpet playing (?) a member of the Kenyon Street (is there any more beer in that can, Joe?) Barrelhouse Boys, a hot little jive outfit, which was to become, with a few additions, the Kingswood Orchestra. For three years Bill played soccer. In the winter, track and skiing occupied his time. In the Spring, he played a combination of tennis and softball. This year, however, he decided to forego athletics, although on cold winter nights if one looks closely, he can be found ice or roller skating, and it is rumored that he holds no aversion to galavanting about astride a horse. With the orchestra out of operation this year, Bill satisfied his musical craving by joining the Choir and Choral Club. He is also a staunch supporter of the French table. Bill’s worst vice is his love of dancing, which has held him within Mrs. Godfrey’s Barn for seven or eight years. With one exception he is the only member of the class still attending dancing school. He received his nickname by virtue of an automobile trip, during which he was the chauffeur, to a nearby city. This excursion established his reputation as the “best” driver in the class. The only plans for the future Bill has are to enter Harvard this spring and to get married some day, after he has trav- eled around the World. 16

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 RICHARD EDWIN DUNNE, JR. Dick’s smiling face first adorned the Kingswood campus in the fall of 1938, when we of ’42 were Third Formers. He began the year playing on the Intermedi- ate football team and receiving his letter. During the rest of the time he played club basketball, inter baseball, shot on the range, and wrote for the News. The following fall was a happy one for “Richard,” for he was chosen presi- dent of the class, for which he never has paid the cigars. That year he was a letter- man on the inter soccer, basketball, and baseball teams. His interest in the News and rifle were continued and he also added his bit to the Glee Club rehearsals. “Big Dick” augmented the first foot- ball eleven his Fifth Form year and filled out his sports program with inter- mediate basketball and first team baseball. His fluent French led him into the Societe de Francais du Kingswood. Ever the man for a full program he com- pleted his with work on the News, publicity board, rifle range, and as Lost and Found monitor. Dick was one of the four returning lettermen on Joe’s football team last fall and this winter he blessed the hockey squad with his presence as manager and substitute goalie. This spring he was a letterman on the first baseball team. The News was again fortunate to have his services as a sports reporter, as was the publicity board. Besides l eing one of the original Prefects appointed last June, he was also Student Mail Carrier and a member of the French Club. When away from Kingswood “Tarzan” spends much of his free time chas- ing blondes and the rest of his spare moments thinking of ones whom he has already chased (only thinking of one at a time though). In line with his social life Dick did his bit in preparing for the in- formal dance given in April. This summer Dick will be joining the ranks of the Harvard men where he plans to follow his father as a doctor. Keep up the good work, Dick, and you’ll come out on top. 15

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HART QUIGGLE FENN Hail or Quiggle, it’s purely a matter of preference, is one of the few members of our class who entered in the fifth grade. Nearly all the others who entered along with him have deserted the ranks, but Hart has remained loyally in the school. As no one seems to be able to remem- ber any further back in history than the eighth grade, we must gather up the threads of “Quigg’s” astounding record as a student and all-around man of the world at this point. The first item that caught our notice was that Hart was cap- tain of the Lancaster football team in this year. During the winter this athlete un- doubtedly took up skiing. Being a man of talent. Hart flew, flitted and, though we blush to mention it, probably flopped hither and thither among the snowbanks. This man of the barrel staves continued his very brilliant career throughout the next four years, and as a result we feel that we can say that he certainly and without any doubt cuts quite a caper when the North wind blows. Along with his knack of skiing Hart has worked hard and diligently to acquire the knack of sheing. During his Third and Fourth Form years, Hail squirmed and sweated for the little “K” football team. Naturally this intensive training stood him in good stead when he went to work for the first team. This year he ended a glorious grind on the gridiron by playing as a regular guard on the team. Now to turn from H.Q.’s athletic abilities to those of the stage. He socked the spectators with squeaks, squirms and squeals when taking the part of a sweet little “skirt” in one of the produc- tions of the Doctor’s Dramatic Club. As “Buster” plans to be a bustling business man, he will enter the portals of noble Leicester College (known in the liest circles as the big “L”). Beyond these plans we have not been impolite enough to inquire, but we have found out his views of the present world situation and what should he done about the deplorable con- ditions. Hart seems to be slightly worried concerning his draft number, but we’re sure that in time he will make a general containing the best of qualities. 17