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

Page 27 text:

Peter Crosby Smith “Pete” Pete, a tall, lanky fellow who was known and respected by all in his class before he entered Kingswood, soon made a name for himself here also. To strangers he is quiet and appears to be bashful. However, as you begin to know him, he becomes very easy to talk with. The class of ’54 was very fortunate to receive such a person in 1950 when Pete entered the Third Form. As the year passed on, he became one of the stable members of the class and won the confidence of both the faculty and other students. York was Pete’s choice of club and all his efforts on both the soccer field and basketball court in the winter were directed towards it. Peter’s talents on the stage were not brought to light until he took the lead in Our Town, a joint production with Oxford in the spring of his Fourth Form year. When Pete walked on stage the night of the first performance, he was nervous and doubtful of the outcome of his efTorts. Shortly after the beginning he had gained self-confidence, and was well on the way to doing a great job. In the two following years Pete's schoolwork demanded most of his time, but he did serve the Dramatic Club faithfully on the business board. Pete’s welcome smile was missing at the beginning of the following year when school reopened. However, it was not long before it was again part of our class after a short stay at Trinity Pawling. Members of the soccer team will long remember the spendid job Pete did this past tall. His sportsman-like spirit and will to win was a definite asset to the club. The members of the class of '54 will not forget the job he has done for the class, as Business Manager of the Wyvern, as a member of the Foreign Policy Association, and other activities. Lots of luck and success in college, Pete. 23

Page 26 text:

Cortland Henry Schroder “Cort” When Cort came to Kingswood from Robinson School in 1950, he was looked upon as a skillful acrobat. He swung along on his crutches without touching his feet to the ground as he served as Lancaster’s timekeeper, and in spite of his hip injury, made the rifle team. During summer vacation, Cort’s hip mended and he threw away his famous crutches. In Fourth Form Cort became assistant man- ager and ball chaser on the soccer team. That winter he became a member of Coach Knapp's newly formed wrestling team. In the spring he spent more time arguing with Van about who hit whom over the head first, than he spent playing lacrosse. Summer found Cort relaxing behind a desk at a local insurance company. Weekends would find him lounging on a beach at Groton Long Point. It was said that the attraction there was blonde about five foot six. It was in Fifth Form that Cort earned his first major letter in soccer. Mr. Elben’s lacrosse team attracted Cort again in the spring. He would take a particular joy in tripping his opposing player in the wettest and muddiest end of the field and acquired the name of “Mud” throughout that season. He won his letter in lacrosse that year. Last summer he had a job with a tree service company. Rut what goes up must come down and Cort left the trees and headed for the north woods of Canada with Van, then west to Chicago. In Sixth Form, Cort joined the Dramatic Club and the Rifle Club and won his letter in soccer. Best wishes, Cort, from all of us. 22

Page 28 text:

Bourke Gill Spellacy “Bourke” Borukc came to us from Junior School as one of the six original members of the class of 1954. In the years since then he has achieved especial prominence in the field of journalism. Bourke began his extra-curricular writing in the Fourth Form when he joined Mr. Farquhar’s renowned Press Board, of which he has been a member in all his succeeding years. In the Fifth Form he also became a staff member of the News. Continuing these activities in his senior year, he was awarded the position of chairman of the Press Board. He also became a member of the literary board of the Classbook. Bourke then showed his interest in foreign affairs by becoming chairman of the Foreign Policy Association and journeying to the U.N. in the spring. Athletics-wise, football was Bourke’s choice during the fall months, and accordingly he was awarded York wyverns during his lower school years ami J. V. numerals for his efforts in his Fifth Form year. Winters found Bourke trying everything from ). V. basketball in his sophomore year to wrestling as a junior. In his senior year he decided to join the famous morning basketball group. During the spring Bourke’s great knowledge of baseball won him a major K in his last three years at Kingswood as manager of the baseball team. Scholastically Bourke has continually maintained a satisfactory average and he has managed to make the honor roll several times. Outside of school Bourke’s activities have included several appearances on the radio program Mind Your Manners”. Bourke plans to enter Princeton in the fall, but regardless of where he goes or what he does in later life, we know that he will make a success of it, just as he has done in his years at Kingswood. 24