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

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%2 FRED M ACC A BE, JR. Fred joined the class of ’42 in the sixth grade, and immediately started out on his soccer career by playing for York that year. Young Maccabe also took a rifle in his hands for the first time and tried to fill that illusive black circle with lead fired from a none too steady gun. Not being one who discourages easily, he has continued his rifle and has, throughout the years, col- lected eight bars and a government medal for marksmanship. Fred’s life in the junior school was, for the most part, quite uneventful so I will go on to the Third Form where his membership in the Camera Club brought him an honorable mention in one of the school contests. This year also saw Maccabe charging down the soccer field for the Inter- mediates and displaying the skill and stamina which enabled him to become such a valuable member of the first team in his junior and senior years. In his Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Form years Fred, aside from the activities already mentioned, found himself a member of Mr. Goodwin’s ski group, and lately he has been seen about school looking through a transit at someone hold- ing an elongated ruler and shouting “mark” at nobody in particular. He has also joined the ranks of the first-aiders and is now the proud pos- sessor of a diploma which entitles him to give artificial respiration to anyone at any time. Fred has attended most of the social functions about Kingswood, and of late he has been observed practicing the Turkey Trot and the Virginia Reel about school in preparation for his week- ends which are largely spent in ham dancing. Since tire rationing has gone into effect Fred has been riding about town on a bicycle which is loaded down with all the comforts of home, except a heater and a cigarette lighter, and Fred says that these will be delivered any day now. Next year Fred will enter the Univer- sity of Virginia where he will take a B.A. course. 24

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%2 JAMES FRANCIS LYNCH, JR. The man with the fancy pants (on his car, you understand) entered this noble institution in the Third Form. That fall, believe it or not, Jimmy took up soccer under Mr. Willie’s supervision. The general belief is that he gave up in despair because of the lack of spirit of the rooters. He had been so used to the public limelight that this lack of enthu- siasm on the part of the spectators simply appalled him. Maybe this was the year when the gallery which has always fol- lowed the intermediate soccer team was watching football or golf. Well, anyway it all goes to show what can make a school lose a fine athlete. The next year this mysterious Don Juan became a meml er of the Camera Club, and as far as we can find out, he spent most of the year in the darkroom. Oh, yes, this year marked the close of his athletic career. At this point James, as “Doc” calls him, joined our class and he spent most of his time becoming acquainted with us and our peculiarities. Then came the junior year when our elusive friend disappeared entirely for at that time he became assistant business manager of the News. He gal- loped from pillar to post pleading and groveling for ads to fill up the spaces in the News. We have heard a rumor that that year the News was made up of three pages of advertisements and a page of news. We have been unable to discover whether it was this year or not that the one and only “two o’clock jump” came into being. Whatever year it really was, this characteristic has been the envy of many, but no one else seemed to understand the involved for- mula that Jim used to achieve success. For a slight sum the wizard might be per- suaded to divulge the info necessary to make an immediate get-away soon after lunch. Lo, the man of the saying, “Here today gone tomorrow,” became a senior and also became the head boss of Bis. Managing the News. We have seen him several times this year, and we wish to report that he was looking very well and had a fine tan. 23

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%2 CHARLES FRANCIS MANSFIELD On a September day in the year 1937, Charlie Mansfield made his debut in the seventh grade at Kingswood. Almost at once he began to make a name for him- self by gaining a regular position on the Lancaster soccer team as a fullback. Chubby then went ahead in his studies, preparing for the day when be would get his diploma. Mr. Jacobus enrolled him as a regular member of his English class, a class which bad a knack for losing and gaining members quickly. Towards the end of the year, in May, Chubby was elected Secretary of the Lancaster Club, an office which he carried out exception- ally well. Again in the fall of his eighth grade year he won his large Wyvern at the same position. Chubby won many friends during these first two years by his friendly manner. Upon entering his freshman year, the class of ’42 elected Chubby class secretary, and re-elected him again in its sophomore and senior years. This year also saw the “West Hill Wizard” looking about at the various extra- curricular activities, the Wyvern Board, the Dramatic Club, and the Photog- raphy Club, which he was to join in his sophomore year. The Fourth Form year found Chubby playing as a substitute halfback on the varsity soccer team, a position which he completely took over for the next two years and where he was a great asset to the team. The school awarded Chubby his Major “K” two years in a row for his untiring efforts on the soccer field, and the tennis team used him to great advantage this year. This year Chubby was elected perma- nent class secretary and co-editor of the Wyvern, as well as being voted a Prefect at mid-years in recognition of bis ability. Next year Chubby plans to enter Cor- nell. where he will take up Scientific Farming. We know that be will do as well there as he did at Kingswood if he keeps up his good sense of humor, and his friendly manner towards all. The school will miss him next year. 25