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

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Walden T. Gault Upper Prep —'42 Tony During his three years as a member of the Lower School, Tony was practically a perennial C-Listcr . He lent his mellow high-C-baritonc to the distinguished pianissimos and G clefs of the choir in his first form year, and continued with Mr. Waterman’s vocal whizzes for three years until a malevolent ease of changing voice caused him to look for other vents for his hidden talents. On the sport field Tony was a mainstay of the Lancaster football team, winning his Wyvern in the first and second forms. In the spring of the first form year he was an active participant on the Lancaster baseball team, but switched to tennis in the second form. As a member of the Senior School, Tony has frequented the C-List regularly and occasionally broken into the Honor Group. In athletics too he has been “runnin’ ’em ragged . In the third form he played on the Intermediate Soccer Team and in the fourth form won his Intermediate letter in that sport. With the advent of the fifth form year, Tony graduated to the first soccer squad. He was a starting fullback for the team this year and received a letter which he fully merited. Tennis has been a regular spring activity for Tony ever since he entered the Senior School. In this sport he uses to the hilt Teddy Roosevelt’s advice by walking softly — but carrying a rather formidable and well-wielded racket. He has won two letters in tennis. Activities have played a big part in Tony’s, life at Kingswood. He has spent four years on the rifie team, and for the past two years he has worked on the Wyvern. He was also active in the Foreign Policy Association, Camera and Outing Clubs. This year he put in a great deal of work on the Clasbook’s Business Board. Another of the activities to which Tony claims membership is the Three-thirty Club of wide- spread reputation. Williams 25

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John Davison Fithian Second Form — 44 Johnny John's first appearance at Kingswood was marked by his joining the York Club. During that same year he distinguished himself by earn- ing a Wyvern in both soccer and softball. At the beginning of the winter term he added to his activities the post of Wyvern board member for the lower school. Here John temporarily in- terrupted his career by spending his next two years at Plant Junior High and Hall High respectively. At Plant he was a member of the History Club, Debating Club, and Camera Club, besides being secretary of his class. His rabid enthusiasm for joining clubs followed into Hall where he added the Latin Club to his collection of the previous year. During the fifth form year Johnny escaped the clutches of Hall and stumbled through the portals of Kingswood for the second time. That fall he worked out with the second soccer team, and during the winter he joined the group of morning exercisers. By the rime Spring rolled around John was donating his industrious services to the first team of the Three-thirty Club. With stellar performance and scintillating singularity, John has risen to the height of Grand Wizard in the noble organization. After John’s introduction into that big political machine, the sixth form, he decided to keep his interest in sports alive by becoming manager of the soccer team. He devoted a lot of time to helping the squad through its undefeated season, and he was truly a credit to the team. The winter term saw him again a member of the morning basketball contingent. In addition to his other activities he found time to be a loyal member of the Outing Club. Johns affable good humor and kind thought- fulness has brought him many friends among the Kingswood student body. His friendly attitude and appreciation for others has marked John as one of the highest regarded fellows in our class. As one of the Forty-niners, John lends his talents amiably and with profound success. University of Connecticut 24

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John D. Hooker Fourth Form — ’46 Jed Ever since the time that Jed rushed into the fourth form in ’46, he has been riding to school with Mr. Werner in his Mercedes-Benz, which would speed down Farmington Avenue, dodging children, passing police cruisers, and “souping it” through red lights. Next year we’ll probably find Mr. Werner entering the stock car races at Avon’s Cherry Park. These attempts have certainly been noble ones, although Jed usually arrives at school about second period. John took part in intermediate soccer, the 3:30 Club in the winter term, and tennis during the spring. All through the year he tried to sell the class on the superiority of the Buick. Heated arguments arose in comparing a 1941 Special Buick with a 1939 Convertible Lincoln Sedan. Every day John would point with pride at the Buicks scattered among the other cars in the parking lot. Jed thought the best motor vehicle anybody could ever hope to own would be a twenty-four cylinder Pratt Whitney Wasp engine in a Crosley. Good luck John, we hope it flics. The fifth form year found Jed again playing soccer on Mr. Root’s second team where he won his class numerals. Winter found Hook an ardent member of the 3:30 Club once more, and he rounded our. the year playing tennis. Jed’s extra curricular activities consisted of the choir, the Choral Club, the Dramatic Club, and the Camera Club. His snapshot of an old mill in winter won the Camera Club contest, and his dramatic prowess earned him the role of “Jenny”, the maid, in The Torch bearers. The Senior Year found John again playing soccer with Mr. Jacobus, and, in the Winter “riding the boards” with Mr. Goodwin’s ski group. In the spring tennis again occupied Hook’s athletic periods. Jed plans to publish a book simplifying elementary chemistry. We’re sure he’ll find scores of purchasers. Post Graduate 26