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

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Albert Dixon Albi It was as a lowly First Former that Albi made his entrance into Kingswood. No sooner had he arrived than he impressed his fellow classmates by making the monthly honor roll. As a Lancaster Club member, A1 played foot- ball and skied. When the time came to move up a notch into the Upper School, he was ready. In his freshman and sophomore years at school Albi skied for the newly-formed First Ski Team. He began to enter into extra- curricular activities by joining the News and Camera Club. Second team soccer and spasmodic appearance on the prized list — the Honor Roll — completed two fine years of Kingswood School life. Before he turned out for Mr. Scavern’s Second Football Team, A1 spent one of his several summers aiding Mr. Goodwin at the Adirondack camp. During the winter Albic won his major K in skiing and was elected captain for the ensuing year in recognition of his fine team contributions. It might be added here that Al, who is an honorary member of the Yale University Mountaineering Club, was among a party of that group who conquered, for the first winter ascent, the highest of the lofty Adirondack peaks. The end of his junior year began for Albic, who is a tremendous outdoor enthusiast, a summer of work at “Chick’s” place in the sticks. Here Al, Tom Sterret, and John Lynch spent the summer laboring and reading Life magazine. Albi entered his last year at Kingswood full of enthusiasm for the photographic welfare of the Wyvern and Classbook. He led the ski team through a successful, if rather snowless, season. He was one of five who succeeded in the Navy R.O.T.C. examination. Probably his greatest thrill was a trip to the Ski Nationals at Salt Lake City, Utah. No doubt the trip was vaguely reminiscent of a similar Fifth Form Expedition to Aspen, Colorado. Albi Dixon completed his career here a success in athletics, the classroom, and outside activities. Without a doubt this fine classmate of ours has a promising career in mathematical physics ahead of him. 10

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Robert Clinton Delaney Moose Bob came from Sedgwick Junior High School in the ninth grade and immediately joined Mr. MacDonald’s highly successful intermediate foot- ball team. Bob, most popular with his classmates, was dubbed the “class clown”. At the end of his Third Form year he was pleased to discover that he was being allowed to return for the following year. In his Fourth Form year “Moose” as he was now commonly called, journeyed with the varsity football team to that infamous football camp of Paul Smith’s in New York. During the winter and spring “Moose deserted athletics and became a member of the Three-Thirty Club. Throughout the summer Bob labored on the streets of West Hartford as an employee of the town. As a Fifth Former, “dc la ney”, now accompanied by his side-kick Gordie Hurlbcrt, and a brand new, streamlined, hot-rod, “Sexless Sal (37 Dodge), was ready for a riotous year. “Moose” gained one of the tackle positions on Coach Morris’ varsity football team. During the winter he was appointed vice-president of the Three-Thirty Club. In the spring Bob joined Mr. Goodwin’s lacrosse team and ended the season at the goalie position. By this time a notorious group of nondescript characters, referred to as “Moose’s mob”, was soon well known about the campus for its wild living. During the fall of his senior year “Moose distinguished himself on the gridiron as one of the district’s leading tackles. He was allowed to crunch over for a touchdown in the hnal contest of the year. Moose” played on the “rough and ready” second basketball team during the winter, and finished out his senior year by performing on the lacrosse squad. His good naturedness and willingness to help anyone have earned him the respect of all his classmates. We shall never forget his notorious card games, durable “Dodge”, and cheerful manner, all of which have made him an out- standing member of this class of ’50. 9

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David Kilburn Dodd Dave Dave twice crossed the Kingswood threshold as a new student. He made his first one-year stand back in the Third Form, when he entered Kingswood from Sedgwick Junior High School. After completing an uneventful hut successful year, Dave decided to try Hall High. During his sophomore year at Hall he was seen quite often around the football field. He wasn’t satisfied playing second string guard on the football team, and because of this dissatis- faction he became aroused; and purely for spite, he made the honor roll, and again decided to change schools. Dave really made use of the old saying “one school’s loss is another’s gain”, and his new choice was Mount Herman. Per usual, having his name placed upon the honor roll was no difficult task for Dave, and again he earned a berth as second string guard on the football team. He also took up lacrosse, although he did nothing more than learn the sport that first year. At the end of the year, Dave decided it was time for another change, and he wanted to select the best of the three schools he had attended; hence, he returned to Kingswood. He was welcomed back by his fellow students, by the masters, who felt we needed another name on the honor roll, and by Coach Jim Morris, who needed another guard on his football team. Since Dave did not believe in disappointing anybody, he promptly made the honor roll and held his own on the football field. For his fine work on the gridiron, Dave was awarded his major K. When winter enveloped Kingswood, Doddsie decided to try his hand at basketball, and Coach Morris, seeing his talent, placed him on the squad. In the spring Dave finished a most successful year by playing on the Lacrosse team. Proof of his success can be found in the fine record Dave made for himself not only in his studies — he is a regular member of the honor roll — but also as an all ’round good guy. He will always be remembered for his good natured- ncss and sincerity, one of the best of ’50. 11