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

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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

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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 DENNIS C. REDDEN, JR. September Seventeenth, 1941, was in- deed a lucky day for Kingswood School, because it was on that Tuesday morning that Dennie Redden officially became a member of the Student Body. After having completed his regular course of study at William Hall High last year, Dennie ambled across Trout Brook to continue his academic career at the home of the Wyvern. Since he had captained and starred on Hall’s soccer team the previous year, it was generally thought that he would have little trouble becoming the spearhead of the attack as a member of Chick’s merry men. However, after Mr. Gargan had one look at his build. Redden, although he had never played football before, was persuaded to see if he couldn’t put all that muscle to much better use by taking over the responsibilities of the quarterback position on Joe’s undermanned eleven. This he did, and his running, passing, kicking, and defensive playing were a large factor in the team’s success. As soon as he had his bearings at Kingswood, Dennie began his extra-cur- ricular activities by joining the sports staff of the News where he and his crys- tal ball got together and batted out some surprisingly accurate football predic- tions. Last winter Dennie easily won a starting berth on the hockey squad, since he had also captained that sport while at Hall. He was in the forward line where he featured in most of the scoring plays. This spring Dennie again proved his athletic ability by becoming a regular in the infield of the Wyvern nine. Because of his shyness, Dennie hasn’t taken a big part in the school social activi- ties, but the other members of the class are carefully keeping their feminine friends out of his sight for fear that his red hair and handsome features will win his way into their hearts. Dennie is still undecided as to his col- lege, but he says he has a slight inclina- tion towards Cornell or Colgate. 29