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

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David Eastman Gowdy “Dave” Six years ago, Dave came over the hill from Junior School to enter the class of ’55. Dave was a quiet, conservative youngster through his first few years at Kingswood. Although Dave has never been an honor student, he has always applied himself well, and has always maintained satisfactory grades throughout his six years at Kingswood. Sportswisc, Kaz is one of the best all-around athletes in the class. He secured a starting posi- tion in the Varsity football backfield when he was in the Third Form. Also Kaz is outstanding in Lacrosse. He has won his letter every year since the Second Form and was elected co-captain of the team in his Junior year and captain in his Senior year. But Dave is the “original tough luck kid . In both his Junior and Senior years he was injured early in the football season. His second injury earned him a little vacation from school which he spent in the hospital. There he learned a new sport: chasing nurses around the halls in his stream-lined wheelchair. Outside of school activities, Dave’s foremost interest lies in the field of progressive jazz. The array of instrumental items that he has collected over the years is one that anyone would envy. The sounds of a sweet sax or a mellow trumpet continually fill the Gowdy household. Kaz has developed an ear for music and can unerringly distinguish the good from the bad. Irately, he has taken up the drums. Dave’s casual, easy-going manner has won him many friends, who will never forget the way Dave frequently sauntered across the I green, head down, collar up, with that far away I I look in his eye. Wherever he may go, he will not —be quickly forgotten. 19

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Edward Jenkins Foote “Toby” As the thunderous chords of the organ pealed out in the magnificent pine-paneled hall, music critics whispered excitedly in the pews. The occasion — Toby Foote was making his debut in Seavcrns Hall. That was last year when Toby played for both chapel and graduation in the place of Mr. Waterman, who was sick. At that graduation, he also received the Harvard Prize (He's going to Yale) and entered that august group — the prefect body. Toby is one of the original members of the class and before long emerged as one of the most original (for the uninitiated — a pun), for — besides his studies — he has been on the honor roll since the Third Form and is a member of the KTK — he has been active in the Dramatic Club, News, and Wyvern. As president of the Dramatic Club, his roles have varied from a Chinese executioner to Brutus in “Julius Caesar”, from a summer camper to an English butler. He has also suffered (conquered and emerged victorious) as the Editor-in-Chief of the Kings wood News. Toby lias also contributed work to the Wyvern. Sportswisc, Toby has hardly been idle. He has won his numerals in soccer and letters in tennis as well as captaining the latter in his Senior year. Most of the time when Toby isn’t talking to Conklin or doing anything mentioned above, he can be found practicing either on the organ or piano. He has played in recitals and is organist and choirmaster at the South Glastonbury Congregational Church. We’ll certainly expect to see Toby either con- ducting the New York Philharmonic or playing the organ at Westminster Abbey in a few years. 18

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George Leo Hampton “Lionel” On a bright day in September, a beautiful and oh so “ncct” George Hampton sauntered into Mr. Jones' Fourth Form classroom. Although the “Lion” was a little nervous at first, Mr. Jones' friendly attitude soon put him at his case and helped him get into the swing of things. After knowing him for only a short time, the class realized his hidden trait and nicknamed him “Lionel”. George established and maintained an atti- tude of friendliness which remained with him and became one of his main assets during his stay at Kingswood. Soon this attitude of friend- liness was to reap rich reward for George. In his Fifth Form year Lionel received the coveted Downs Prize — endowed by the friends of Jonothan Downs and awarded to the member of the Fifth Form who has contributed most to the class with helpfulness, good tcllowship and good humor. On September 13, 1954, Lionel became a Sixth Former — a Senior. He was elected to the Foreign Policy Association — involving going to very “interesting and “educational” lectures on different topics. He was also elected to the business board of the Classbook. He would often be seen peeling” out of school during the afternoon. He tried many times, he said, to get Mill’S” to put an ad in the Classbook. George wants to be a doctor and with his bedside manner and his scientific mind should easily reach his goal. 20