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

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Thomas Radford d’Arcambal Lower Prep —'41 Tom Big Tom is one of the three original mem- bers of the Class of ’49 who have weathered the Kingswood storm for a full eight years. In the Junior School he battled for the cause of the White Rose, and, in the doing, garnered for himself a fistful! of Wyverns for football and baseball. Early members of the Class of ’49 will probably also remember Tom’s annual hot-dog roasts. As a freshman d’Arky was introduced to the wiles and guiles of the Senior School, and he was lured (without much exterior persuasion, however) to a life membership in the 3:30 Club. To offset this rather dubious honor, Tom joined the Rifle Club and the News board. As a sophomore he joined the Camera Club and then the Dramatic Club, and for the following three years he was a mainstay of the backstage contingent of the latter organization. In the fifth form he used his bulk to good advantage in football, and he emerged with a J.V. letter to his credit; during his senior year he was a member of the first football team. In the winter months of his entire Senior School career at Kingswood, Tom participated in that roughest of all games — morning basketball. As a matter of fact, Tom was rather wont to forget these gymnastic appointments, but under the eagle-eye surveillance of Sim Jim Morris of Bulkcley Stadium fame, such negligence was held to a minimum. But if he couldn’t persuade Jim of his ill health, he assuaged his hurt feelings by leaving school a few hours earlier in his trusty red Olds (with a wolf whistle). Springtime found d’Arky belting the horse- hide pill for the second team, and in ’48 and ’49 he wielded a mighty iron for M.W.J.’s golf team. He received a letter in both these years for his efforts. And as Tom roars out through Russel Gate at 1:30 for the last time, we might hear him say, “The smoking privilege in the Common Room made everything so much simpler!” Michigan 18

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Richard Cootc Third Form — ’45 Richie During the fall term of his third form year Richie devoted his exercise periods to playing goalie for the Intermediate Soccer Squad. He applied himself to this job with the same reck- less abandon he exercised in any activity he went out for, always taking extremely seriously his favorite motto, Keep ’em smiling! Always ready with his effervescent humor, Richie’s often hilarious quips have been the bane of many a serious master’s existence. The Outing Club and the track team also held an interest for him his first year. In the fourth form he played second string goalie for the first soccer, and participated in two new extra-curricular activities, the Camera Club and the Dramatic Club. As a thespian Dick played a part in The Royal Family, presented by the Dramatic Club in conjunction with Oxford School. In the Spring he devoted his energies to tennis. In the fifth form Dick acquired the nickname Shoulders because of a jacket he was in the habit of wearing which sported an inordinately broad pair of shoulders. This fall Rich forsook soccer and devoted his athletic prowess to the football squad. More extra-curricular activities were participated in by Shoulders. Among them were the Glee Club and the Rifle Club. He was also made a member of the Netas board and the Wyvern board. At commencement exercises the school finally recognized his gift of humor by awarding him the Jonathan Downs Prize and honorable mention for the Gleason Prize. This Fall Dick was the kicking expert for the first football team. He added two new activities to his roster, the Choir and the Rifle Club, and he was elected secretary of the Camera Club. Richie is still a staunch member of the Dramatic Club, having played in The Torch Bearers last year’s production. The Classbook staff is this year graced by his membership, and Keep ’em Smiling, is still the good word. Harvard 17

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John Doyle DeWitt, Jr. Fifth Form — ’46 NoNo During the fall term, NoNo, as he was aptly dubbed by Doc Crawford, went out for soccer, obtaining a berth on the squad. Playing outside right John aided the team in completing a very successful season. At the close of the season he was chosen co-captain of the 1947 squad. The Talking Dog became an outstanding member of the infamous 3:30 club, and it was not out of the ordinary to see a heavily-laden ’38 Plymouth coupe taking off in the afternoon: destination — Howard Johnson’s. Renowned for his speed, John obtained a letter in track during the spring term. Thus, he became a twoletter man his first year at Wyvernvillc. As a senior, John co-captaincd the soccer team to one of its best seasons, suffering only one defeat in nine games. The position of co-captain enabled John to be elected to the student council, where he resided nobly. Once again the 3:30 club found NoNo among its ranks during the winter season, as he played morning basketball with the Hackers A. C. When the spring came, however, J. Doyle lent his enthusiastic support to the compara- tively new sport of Lacrosse, where many a cut and bruise can be, and were, inflicted. It might have been old to the Indians, but it was new stuff to J. D. DeWitt and Co. This year as a post-graduate, John was made a prefect, member of the senior student council, and class committee, and elected to the Classbook committee. John’s great game at wing this year aided immensely in the comple- tion of the first undefeated soccer season in Kingswood’s history. The 3:30 club must have intrigued John upon first entering Kingswood because for the third year in a row, NoNo led the procession of cars out of school. We don’t sec how cither Kingswood or Doc Crawford will get along without him. Middlebury 19