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

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Michael William Morrow “Mike” Mike left Moreland Hill School in 1951 and joined the Fourth Form at Kingswood. At first he took a shot at football but when he broke his arm he decided to give up that type of exercise, and he then joined Mr. Goodwin’s skiing enthusiasts. When the snows melted, Mike joined the tennis team. In good scholastic standing, he found time to join the Dramatic Club and play a part in the production A Young Man’s Fancy. During his Fifth Form year Mike turned from football to the milder (!) sport of soccer where he was one of Mr. Jones’ regulars on the undefeated jayvee soccer team. That winter he was skiing again and giving the bullscyes a good ventilation with Mr. Kaptyen’s rifle club. Spring found him our number one man on the tennis team, and he well deserved the captaincy of that sport to which he was elected. Mike was in You Can’t Tal c It With You and also proved of great help to Mr. Greene with the set for Kings wood-Oxford's luidy Precious Stream. Senior year also found Mike center forward on Mr. Jacobus’ varsity soccer where the team could always count on him when they needed to score. He joined the business boards of the News and Classboospending many afternoons in quest of the advertisements you see here. As operator of the New Britain-Hartford 8:25 a. m. express, Mike gave his unappreciative passengers a bracing walk in the o| cn air from his private parking lot which was located just a short ten-minute walk from the chapel. It was during his senior winter that he went to Florida with Mr. Jacobus and several mem- bers of the soccer team where they attended the Soccer Forum at Sarasota. Any college that gets our 1954 tennis team captain will find they have a very capable and well liked addition to their campus with Kings wood’s Mike Morrow. 20

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David Martin “Dave” k All eyes were on the Senior Green in February of 1949, when Dave came muscling through the snow and into the Second Form house. There he announced himself as the newest member of the Second Form, and from that day on was happily accepted as a member of the class of '54. Along with his good standing, Dave had one of the widest ranges of extra-curricular activities. These included the Dramatic Club, the News Board, the Classbook’s literary as well as business boards, the co-chairmanship of the Dance Committee and, because he had the hottest car in the lot, (a cherry red, chopped '35 two door Ford convertible with a red plaid top, a floating trunk, and a '49 Mercury motor with a full house) he was deservedly elected president of the Kingswood Hot Rod Rumblers. S Throughout his athletic career, Dave was a Lancaster man, winning his Wyverns in football and wrestling. In the Third Form, Dave gave his muscles a try at lacrosse, and proved to Ik a valuable player, winning his letter four years in a row. After winning his numerals for football, Dave continued with his varsity wresding and lacrosse throughout his career at Kingswood and thereby further developed one of our most renowned sets of muscles. Being a really tremendous fellow, his week-end adventures were a bit on the gargantuan side. Many of his reminiscences centered about the joys of working at Hampton Beach Casino during the summer and the value of the power of persuasion in a pinch. As a fellow possessing warm personality, Dave’s humor and his ringing “How’s the old Waazoo?” as a familiar and cheerful greeting, remain a highlight of our senior year. 19

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John David Olson “Oley” When Oley first came to Kingswood in the Third Form, he immediately became a popular man around the campus. His humor, wit, and story telling, whether factual or not, always drew a crowd. Oley played Lancaster soccer in the fall of his first year. In the spring his Lacrosse ability caught the eye of Coach Duck O’Harc who placed him on the first squad. Because of his aggressiveness and drive to win he started many of the games that spring. After a summer of working at a camp in Maine doing kitchen duty, he returned a com- plete wreck to report for preseason soccer practise. Though it took him a while to get in condition, he won a starting berth on the Big Red Team and was awarded his letter for his efforts. He played J. V. basketball in the winter and lacrosse in the spring. His agressivc- ncss made him a constant scoring threat, and at the end of the season he was elected co-captain on the basis of his fine play. His junior year was Oley’s biggest. Beside excelling in his usual sports, he was elected assistant manager of the Dramatic Club, business manager of the News and was one of the five Juniors able to attend Bart’s party With all these outside activities, Oley managed to pass into his senior year. In his final year he shocked the athletic world by playing football, a life long threat which finally materialized. After trying the backficld he was switched to the line where he did a commendable job in the Wyvern wall. During the winter Oley forsook a promising hoop career to work on his studies. When the sun came out again in the spring Oley lead his lacrosse team through its fine paces. Oley’s fine spirit, good nature and ability to take care of himself made him a popular member of the class of ’54. We wish him the best of luck and hope he will succeed in all he undertakes. 21