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

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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

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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

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Lowell Terrill Spillane “Terry” Among the terrorists of the regime that appeared in the fall of 1951 was one L. T. Spillane, better known around the campus as “Terry”. The picture of innocent bewilderment, he quickly ran up a series of exploits around and about these ivied walls that will be long remembered when Kingswood men gather round in reminiscent frame of mind. Even in his early days his interest in cars was more than to get to the nearest powder snow with Mr. Goodwin’s ski team. His supple- ness of the slopes as well as his skill in a schuss was rewarded when he was elected captain of the ski team his senior year. Yes, Terry certainly is limber on the lumber. His deftness in skiing no doubt helped turn him into one of the best defensive ends Kingswood has had, and there arc many ball carriers who have gone down in the relentless arms of our man Terry who can bear witness to that claim. Terry is the proud owner of a 1941 Spillanomobile (Plymouth to the Motor Vehicle Department). One of its more fabulous exploits was the trip it took Terry and Ralph on in the general direction of Maine, with a slight pause at Hampton Beach, N. H., for more than a look at the scenery. The Foreign Policy Association, Dramatic Club, the News, the Class Book and the Wyt ern all absorbed what time he had left from his studies and athletics. Those he worked with will always remember how willing he was to lend a hand, and how he brightened the dull days with many a good joke. 25