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

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'42 ATWOOD COLLINS PAGE, JR. Kingswood School was honored in 1934 by the entrance within its walls of one At- wood Collins Page, Junior, a likeable chap who soon made a name for himself both scholastically and athletically. He was promptly placed in the York Club, and made the victorious York soccer team. In the First Form “Bookie” achieved the noble task of building a rowboat which sank at its launching in Trout Brook. As a member of the notorious Third Form “The Saint” was one of the two members of his class who made the rifle team. Two years later he was elected cap- tain, leading it through one of the most delightful years in its history. “Boxwood,” as an illiterate member of the Senior Class preferred to slander him, has gone out for soccer, skiing, and softball, respectively in the fall, winter, and spring of all his senior school terms. The only exception to this was lacrosse, at which our hero was a pioneer, going out for it the first year it was played here. In his Fifth Form year “Bookie” guitared in the newly-formed orchestra, crooned his way into the Glee Club, and wrote sonnets in study hall. Although not a great scholar, preferring the more serious aspects of life, “Bookie” reaped honor and glory in his final exams, and he won the biology and chem- istry awards. Collins concluded this eventful year by receiving a prefectship. Prefect Page made the first soccer team in his senior year, and in the spring decorated the softball field. Continuing his musical career. Bookie has joined the Choir and liecame a member of a radical harmonic group which crashes about in the music rooms. He was again elected rifle captain and successfully led the team through its difficult schedule. Outside of school, “Bookie’s” chief interest is science. He reads scores of scientific books and knows bacteriology from a to z. His secondary hobby is music, at which he is very energetic, play- ing both the guitar and piano. Atwood expects to attend Lafayette College, and then continue his work at Harvard Medical School.

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 42 EDWARD WILLIAM MINK, JR. Ed became a member of the Kings wood clan when be transferred from the Thomas H. Patterson Grammar School in Bristol and entered the Second Form. Immediately joining the Lancaster Club, he played right wing on the club soccer team. In his Third Form year Ed was to be found in the shop, surrounded by boat kits. Here he turned out model boats in mass production style. The following year Ed signed up for the Photography Club, played on the intermediate soccer squad, went out for skiing in the winter term, and spent the spring term on the tennis courts. During the fall session of his Fifth Form year, Ed could be seen trudging to and from the soccer field loaded down with water buckets and the other impedimenta of the first soccer team. He was now assistant manager of that noble troop. Mr. McKee’s Glee Club also benefited by Ed’s presence. In the Sixth Form Eddie became manager of the first soccer team and duly received his major “K” for his services. Ed is probably one of the out- standing experts on the 3:30 departure in the school (naturally excepting Jimmie Lynch, the ace of them all), and he and his ’40 Buick Coupe mysteri- ously vanish on time every day. Ed’s favorite recreation is skiing, and he avails himself of every oppor- tunity to pursue it, spending much of his time on Suicide “6” in Vermont or the “Nosedive” on Mt. Mansfield. Other hobbies in which Ed indulges are model trains and “beating it out” on a newly acquired set of drums. He also gets a great deal of enjoyment out of add- ing numerous trimmings to his sparkling blue Buick. Its bright wheels and glitter- ing chromium trim are a familiar sight on the campus. Ed’s personality, generosity, and good nature make him well-liked by all his classmates, and although his college plans are not definite at this time, he is sure to make good in the college of his choice. 26

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RALPH STAGE RAREY Ralph Rarey entered this class in his third form year, in the fall of 1938. He played Intermediate soccer during the fall, and in the winter term a combination of winter sports and track-pounding kept him out of mischief to a certain extent. The springtime found Ralph enjoying sun baths on the tennis courts. Ralph’s sophomore year was mem- orable because of his performance as a student of Miss Custard’s School for Young Ladies in the Dramatic Club’s pres- entation of Little Red Riding Hood. Such of his spare time as was not occupied by the Dramatic Club Ralph spent on the rifle range, where he showed considerable promise. Ralph continued playing inter- mediate soccer, hut he changed to hockey from winter sports. Spring again saw him playing tennis. In his Fifth Form year “Rollo” left the soccer group to play intermediate football. During the winter term he was dormant as far as athletics are con- cerned, concentrating his energies on studies and extra curricular activities; he continued his rifle and joined the French Club, refusing to let his knowledge of French stand in the way. He also became a member of the Fifth Form Math Club, and even though math was not his best subject Ralph enjoyed and bene- fited from the club. In the spring term Ralph became a member of the newly formed lacrosse squad, which must have satisfied any brutality in his nature, as tennis had not. His senior year found Ralph promoted from the intermediates to the first football squad, for which he gladly passed many an afternoon on the bench. “Rollo’s” last winter term at Kingswood saw him building himself up to incredible propor- tions with the various Yogi exercises of Joe Gargan’s calisthenics group. In the spring term Ralph was again a valuable member of the lacrosse team. He was a member of the senior Math Club and also a member of the circulation hoard of the News. Ralph is planning to go to Trinity, where he hopes to study for the medical profession. 28