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

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Frederick Walter Gilbert Fearless When the class of ’50 met for the first time in 1947, among its members was Fred Gilbert. He asserted himself as a worthy scholar and was placed in the Upper Fourth Form and showed promise of being a regular guy. He immediately went out for soccer and won his numerals as a member of the second team. When soccer was over, Fred proved he was rough and tough by going out for morning basketball. It was here in his Fourth Form year that “Fearless” Fred learned that Kingswood boys do not chew gum in school. “Poor” Fred or perhaps “Lucky” Fred is the only person now in Kingswood ever to have been caught chewing gum three times in one day by the same teacher and still be in school. Next year “Our Boy” seemed to have swung into the ways of Kingswood boys and had decided to give the newest member of the faculty a “ride”. One instance occurred three weeks after Fred and members of the physics class had finished the section on work problems. “Just what”, Fred asked, “is work? in the most naive way. —Came silence — Came titters — Came Roar — Poor “Duck . This Fifth Form year Fred again went out for soccer and made the varsity. In the spring, a glutton for punishment, he went out for lacrosse and emerged quite intact, miraculously. The Sixth Form year has been a success from the start, for Fred won his letter as a member of the first soccer team, as a forward. This winter, Fred played morning basketball again. One day, romping up and down the floor, Fred felt that he was getting a “raw deal” from Horace; so “Fearless” Fred took a swing at him. Fred was lucky in that Horace did not see the blow, because even though it didn’t land, Horace would have slugged him one. Fred says, though, “He was afraid of me”, and rests on his laurels. Fred finished his Sixth Form year by winning his letter in lacrosse. During his three years Freddy has been on the “C” list a considerable amount of the time. With his good spirit and earnestness Fred is bound to be a success in his college years. 15

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James Joseph Furlong Jim Upon arriving at Kingswood, Jim immedi- ately set out to establish the supremacy of Lancaster over York. He captured major Wyverns in football, basketball, and baseball, but his efforts went to nought as York won the Club Shield anyway. Commencement found Jim on the C list for the year, a position he has maintained throughout his career. The Third Form year found Jim elected to the presidency of his class, an office to which he has been reelected in the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Forms. Sportwisc, he was chosen co- captain of the powerful intermediate football team of that year and also won letters in basketball and baseball. In his Fourth Form year, Jim continued his athletic career, winning varsity letters in football, basketball, and baseball. He became a member of the editorial board of the News, and rounded out his activities by participating in the Student Council. He was also among those daring adventurers that challenged the wilds of upper New York state in order to attend football camp. At commencement Jim was awarded the Graham Anthony prize. Form Five again found Jim a three-letter winner. Among other honors he became co-captain of football, captain of baseball, assistant editor of the Kingswood News, and, by far the most important, Mr. Posture of 1949. Form Six, and the culmination of a brilliant career at Kingswood. Jim was chosen Senior Prefect, reelected president of the class and assistant editor of the News, and unanimously awarded the honorary position of class leader. He won three major letters this year, football, basketball, and baseball. Jim at least partially realized a long standing ambition when the football team slapped an unexpected tic on a highly favored Loomis aggregation. Along with Moose Delaney and Lou Meizner, James sallied forth on two adven- turous expeditions to the reaches of upper New England. The consequences of these forays arc still being felt by all three. We all know that Jim will continue his marvellous record in whatever career he chooses. 14

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Burnham Sylvester Gould Burnie “Burnic” came to Kingswood in the fall of 1945 as a Second Former. He immediately became a member of the York soccer squad and won his white “chicken”; he also was a basket- ball player. He advanced to the senior school, and for the past two seasons has played soccer under Mr. Jacobus. Burnie was starting fullback on this year’s highly successful team. When spring brings its “Ah, it’s great to be alive feeling”, Burnic will probably be found in some trap or rough, wondering who picked up his golf ball. He has been for two years a member of the golf squad. Burnham has shone forth as one of the top scholars in the class. He is always on the C-list, with an occasional surge upward to the honor roll. His crowning achievement came in geometry class; he received 100% for the month, something seemingly impossible. Burnic, interested in geometry, went out with other classmates and studied surveying under Mr. Jacobus. He finished a highly successful Fifth Form year with a high ranking in the class. Burnic is also quite active in the extra-curricular activities. He is the person who keeps us in touch with the outside world in the News with his article “Who’s News”. He is one of the boys who drives around and is told that budgets are cut; no more ads for the Wyvern. Burnham is up with the times inasmuch as he is the Kingswood's representative on the Student board of the Foreign Policy Association. This board meets on a school night, and no assignments in history arc given to Burnic. Burnic’s activities arc not limited to foreign affairs, however. He is President of a Sunday night gathering, the Asylum Hill Youth Fellow- ship, a meeting where the Kingswood boys do their English. We know that Burnic will be successful in his future undertakings, and we all wish him well. 16