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

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Joshua Coffin Lasbury lock!’ Joshua Coffin Lasbury entered the School in 1949 as a member of the Third Form. Jock has always been quite interested in horses and has one of his own which we have heard a lot about. He has been in many horse shows and has done quite well for himself. On arriving at school, he immediately joined the York Football Club where he earned his minor Wyvcrn. During the winter and spring, he also played club sports, basketball and base- ball. In the fall of his Fourth Form year, he played soccer, winning his minor “K”. In the winter he skiicd, and in the spring he played lacrosse, aiding both teams greatly. In his Fifth Form year he played soccer, basketball, and lacrosse, winning a minor “K.” in lacrosse. This was also a good year for him scholastically as well as in sports. Jock, in his Sixth Form year, was co-captain of the undefeated and untied Jayvec Soccer Team. Playing at center half, he saved the day many times for the team. During the winter term Jock played varsity basketball. Because of his height, which is well over six feet, he was a great asset to the team. During the spring he again played lacrosse. Jock’s plans for next fall are still uncertain, but wherever he goes he will be a great success. 25

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Henry Jay Kane “Kano Jay is one of the six original members of the class of 1953 who has weathered the Kingswood storm for a full eight years. In the Junior School, he battled for Lan- caster, and in doing so, collected a trunk full of Wyverns and developed his now famous floating elbow. In his sophomore year, Kano joined Mr. O’Harc’s highly successful intermediate football team and was lured, without too much persuasion, to a life membership in the 3:30 club. This was just one of his many accomplishments. He also found time to hold down the position of honor- man in mathematics. Kano was one of the youngest men in his class, but he nailed down a tackle berth on the varsity football squad and made a name for himself, before the season ended, as the “rock of granite” in the middle of Kingswood’s defensive line. He came into his own as a football player during the fall of his senior year, and turned in some fine ball. In the winter, he was elected Treasurer of the 3:30 club and finished the year in a blaze of glory as a member of the lacrosse team. Jay’s affable good humor and willingness to help others has brought him many friends at Kingswood. Such too, will be the ease we arc certain, when he goes to college where he intends to study some branch of engineering. We shall never forget his notorious grumbles and cheerful manner, all of which have made him an outstanding member of the class of 1953. 24

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Edward Joseph Martin Big Ed Ed came lo us in the fall of 1949, becom- ing a member of the Third Form. Im- mediately showing signs of athletic talent, he gained a place on the varsity football squad, beginning his long experience at right guard. Ed played intermediate basketball for Duck in the winter, and in the spring he was found behind the plate on Mr. MacDonald’s famed Lancaster baseball team. Ed’s popularity also came to light when, in his first year at Kingswood, he was elected President of the Upper Third Form. During his last two years he held the rank of vice-president. In his sophomore year, Ed won himself a berth on Jim Morris’s fighting eleven. Spring saw him playing a fine game of lacrosse. Big Ed was one of the many who played under Coach Knapp for the first time. He helped make the grind of six rugged contests (?) much easier. Mr. MacDonald gladly welcomed him as a member of the twine ticklers in the winter. Ed did a fine and praise- worthy job in captaining the lacrosse team in the spring. In addition he was elected assistant-editor of the News. This year Ed captained the first football team and played morning basketball. He was also on the Classbook Board, on the Student Council, a Prefect, and a member of the Foreign Policy Association, which is notorious for its journeys to New York City. As to future plans Ed has decided upon Williams College, and in the next four years you will probably find him studying at Williamstown, Massachusetts. We know that he will make friends wherever he goes, and we wish him the best of luck for the future. 26