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

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Henry Howard Honiss “Rob” Rob is one of six original members of the class of 1954, having entered Kingswood as a First Former. In the First and Second Forms he lent his voice to Mr. Waterman’s choir and his athletic abilities to the Red Rose of Lancaster in football, basketball and tennis. In his Third Form year Rob won Wyverns in all three of these sports. It was during his lower school days that Rob and Dick Stoner began taking their famous spring excursions to Florida. Both of them would spend the month of March deep sea fishing, motorboat racing and basking in the sun. Upon entering the upper school Rob joined the Press Board. That summer he took in the sights of Europe and returned to us in the fall of ’52 with many interesting tales. He continued his interest in dramatics by participating in You Can’t Tal(c It With You and Our Town. Rob was elected president of the Dramatic Club and was also made an assistant editor of the News, as he finished his junior year. During the summer Rob played the lead in the highly-praised production of Playboy of the Western World. Encouraged by his good reviews he returned to Kingswood for his senior year and again showed us his acting ability by playing the lead part in the Kingswood-Oxford Dramatic Club presentation of Lady Precious Stream. Rob also found time to join the Classbook’s literary and business boards. Sportswisc Rob played jayvee football sophomore and junior years, winning his numerals in his junior year. In the spring seasons he held down the position of goalie for Coach Eblen’s lacrosse team where his stinginess in letting Kingswood opponents score was re- warded by letters both junior and senior year. His good humor and cheerfulness (not to mention his blue coupe) will all be remembered at Kingswood and at Oxford, but it was with his acting ability that Rob really reached the pinnacle of his Kingswood career. The best wishes of the class of 1954 go with its most widely traveled member. 15

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Terry Bradley Fletcher “Terry” Terry Fletcher is the class of ’54's outstand- ing citizen. Ever since he started commuting from Bristol six years ago to enter the First Form, he has been extremely active in school affairs. In his First and Second Form years, when he played football and basketball for Lancaster, he showed great promise as a future varsity member. Then when he injured his knee, first playing JV football and then playing lacrosse; he had to give up athletics. Interested as he was in sports and no longer able to compete, he served as varsity manager of football, basketball, and lacrosse. Terry was elected president of the class in his First Form year and re-elected each succeeding year through his Fifth Form. In his Senior Year Terry has served as Senior Prefect and chairman of the Student Council. The Dramatic Club is another school enterprise which has profited by Terry’s interest. He has served as its business manager the last three years. The past two years he has worked on the K.S.S.F., first as vice-chairman and then as chairman his Senior Year. This makes the second year that he has been on the Dance Committee. Terry joined the Foreign Policy Association this last year. Although serious in his thinking, Terry has a keen sence of humor. His most unforgettable experience at Kings wood was watching Duck O’Hare fling erasers at Fairbairn and Dugan. Terry is easily spotted around West Hartford. If you see a blue Chewy convertible, chances are that it’s his. Terry has made a great contribution to Kingswood and to his class. It was in recognition of his good citizenship that he was awarded the Anthony Prize in his Sophomore Year. His conscientious attitude, his loyalty, his friendli- ness, and his leadership have earned the respect and admiration of his classmates. He plans to attend Bryant Business School next year. With the fine qualities he has shown at Kingswood, we know that he will go far, and we wish him much happiness and success. 14

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Stephen Phillip Jones ‘Sam When the class of 1954 looks back on Kingswood, they will always recall the friend- liness of Sam Jones. Sam’s heart was in what- ever he did, and his teachers and classmates sensed it. During his six years he played a major sport in every season and captained four of these teams including varsity basketball in his senior year. In addition to Sam’s ability in athletics, he also excelled in the intellectual side of school life. Me won the Lower School English prize in the Third Form, and has served on all school publica- tions. In his junior year, he was managing editor of the Kings wood News, and as a senior directed the publication of this Class Bool{ as its Editor-in-Chicf. In a final burst of glory, Sam completed his last school year with many important duties; Prefect, Class Committee member, Dance Committee, and assistant editor of the Kingswood News. Around the campus, Sam was a popular figure with his crazy hats and warm, awkward coats. It was always an exciting experience to see a cleverly constructed piece of metal come rumbling down the street scaring all civilians. Everyone at Kingswood knew that it was only Sam Jones’ popular Casey Special with its square body and canvas top. We can all remember some of the great stunts Sam pulled with this contraption. Working for his father’s construction com- pany during the summer, Sam wasn’t afraid to do his share of hard labor. Sam’s future looks bright and prosperous. We wish him the best in any field of endeavor he pursues. Clood luck, Sam! Sam’s hobby of playing the trumpet stemmed from his keen interest in jazz. He may never become another Harry James, but he has played mighty well with drummer-man Sid Whipple. Having much knowledge of jazz virtuosos, Sam wrote a column in the school newspaper entitled “Jam With Sam’’ which was a leading feature. He also has a huge collection of phonograph records. 16