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

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Robert Kippen Janes “Will” Cheerfulness, light heartedness, and willing- ness are Will’s main attributes. Throughout his life at Kingswood, from the time he entered the Third Form until his graduation, Will made use of all these characteristics. His cheerfulness was shown not only in the classroom at a happy moment, but also on the gridiron where his spirit and encouragement were always noticed and admired. Enjoying a good joke, listening to a jazz session, or dating a girl, he could always be counted on for humorous stories or for com- ments on things for which he had a particular interest. During his Fourth Form year, the sophomore class showed its gratitude by electing him Secretary-Treasurer, a position which he has held all through the school year. Will's athletic life consisted of football, baseball, and wrestling. Although he had wrestled for only one year, he made the Varsity squad. At first Will had little success, but mid-way through the season, he changed his tactics. Instead of being a meek wrestler, he became a virtual “mad man”. His first attempt at this new approach won for him the match and the respect of all his opponents. Will plans to attend Trinity this fall, where he will begin a pre-medical course, from which he hopes to emerge a general practitioner. The hojrcs of the class of '55 go with him as he meets his new objective. 22

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James Bruce Irving “Bruce” Bruce came here from Sedgwick in his Second Form year. He immediately showed his all- around ability as he made the Honor Roll and won Wyverns in soccer, basketball, and baseball in both his Second and Third Form years. His popularity among his classmates was shown when he was elected vice-president of his Third Form. It was during his Third Form year that Bruce had the brilliant idea of reviving hockey in the school. To prove that his idea was popular among the students he had his friends sign a petition. After several days the signers were informed that they would have to join a labor crew and hollow out the inside of the board track. The result of the affair was an afternoon of labor and no hockey-. In his Fourth Form year he distinguished himself by being the only member of that form on the Varsity soccer team. He took wrestling in the winter and played J. V. baseball in the spring. In the summer he went to Canada as usual, only this time he was an ace pitcher for Gore Bay of the Manitonlin League. In his Junior year Bruce was again a stalwart halfback letterman on the soccer team, taking a trip to the soccer forum in Florida with Chick during Christmas vacation. In the winter he could be found in the black hole suffering from the tortures of Pearsall and Janes. When spring rolled around, Bruce surprised everybody but himself by being the ace pitcher for the Varsity baseball team. He won five and lost three while pitching in ten of the eleven varsity games. He had the honor of being elected a prefect at the end of his Junior year. He was also elected to the KTK, the Honor Society. Again in the summer he pitched in Canada, this time as an ace reliever of the team. In his Senior year Bruce starred on the soccer and baseball teams again. With a friendly person- ality and eagerness for knowledge Bruce is sure to be a success in all of his future ventures. 21

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John Brewster Joyce “John” When John first entered the Third Form at Kingswood from Plant School, his classmates immediately became aware of the fact that he had great ability and he excelled in his work and qualities of leadership. In school John man- aged the major Black and Crimson sports articles during every season, starting with lower-school under Mr. Greene. John has also aided the busi- ness boards of the News and Classbook by having obtained the highest combined number of ads in the school. Outside school Jim has proven his first-rate salesmanship in getting discount prices from Hartford radio stores, collecting information about the Hartford police, and the expanding of his Better Lawn Care Syndicate of Cumberland Road as a summer job. If you have ever seen the inside of John’s 1949 Ford sedan, a replica of a state police car, and seen his room at home, you have realized his excellent ability in radio and tele- vision electronics. He has everything from a television installation and repair service to a telephone answering service. After he finishes at Kingswood, John plans to enter Cornell University where he will take electrical engineering and continue in a field in which he has great ability and interest. 23