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

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John Mallory McCormick “Cy” Scrccch! A green Ford convertible pulls away from the parking lot with one of the big men of the class of ’55 at the wheel. The driver of this illustrious automobile is known to his friends as “Cy , but in reality he is John Mallory McCormick. Saying that Cy is one of the big men of the class is no exaggeration because he stands 6’ 3 and weighs 195 pounds. Popularity followed Cy from the beginning of his First Form year, and in the five years that followed he was always known as one of the boys . Cy’s good humor and with arc McCormick attributes which will not be for- gotten at the junction of Outlook Avenue and Kingswood Road. On the field, as well as in the classroom, Cy has been an able performer. He has helped the football, wrestling, and baseball teams out of many a tight spot with his large frame and agility. In the summer between his Fifth and Sixth Form years, Cy turned his talents toward organizing a baseball team for competition in the Jayccc-Courant League. In the classroom Cy has proven to be a competent student. During his Junior year he was one of the leading physicists in Mr. Sagcbccr’s physics class. In considering Cy’s achievements and popularity, his future looks bright. We wish him the best of everything in his college career. 28

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Richard 13. Marthins “Dick” Through Richard Marthins’ tireless work, this Ciassbook has been made possible. He labored long and hard as its business manager raising the capital necessary to make the dream of the Senior class a reality and to him goes the sin- cere thanks of his classmates. Dick has been at Kingswood for his four high school years. Coming from St. Peters in Hartford, he entered this school in the Third Form. That year he showed his athletic abilities in soccer, basketball, and baseball. Even this early in his career at Kingswood he showed his hand work by making the honor roll at midyear. He had the pleasure of being on the undefeated J. V. soccer team in the Fourth Form, thus earning a miniature silver soccer ball. His sports program was rounded out with golf and J. V. basketball. During this year Dick was elected to the Press Board and, as if that were not enough, he joined the Kingswood Ncu s. Yet, with all these activities, he still managed to make the honor roll. Dick’s Junior year may seem relatively quiet on paper, but he was still going strong. He found himself on the Varsity soccer team where he played so hard and with so much spirit that he was elected one of the co-captains for his Senior year. By sitting in with some of the boys after hours, Dick has proved himself to l c somewhat of a piano player. He likes music, that is, “everything but classical”. Throughout his four years he has shown remarkable school spirit. With his cheerful attitude it is sure that he will be successful in his chosen field of engineering. Good luck, Dick. 27

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Donald Pearsall “Don” A bewildered boy with neatly combed, long black hair jumped of the Avon express at the gates of Kingswood. Thus Kingswood got its first look at the illustrious Don Pearsall. It was in this fateful Freshman year that Don joined our class, after graduating from Towpath Gram- mar School in Avon. He immediately distin- guished himself by leading his class in mathe- matics and by winning YVyverns in soccer, wrestling, and baseball. In his Fourth Form year, he leaped onto the honor roll and joined the money squeezing ranks of the Press Hoard under that sly, shyster himself, Mr. Farquhar. During his Junior year Don went wild with extra- curricular activities. Besides being a member of the ciete J. V. soccer team, he managed wrestling and baseball, reaped more benefits from the Press Hoard, used his great literary ability to begin writing for the News, and made the honor roll for part of the year. One day in the spring of 1954, Don astonished the whole class by walking into school with a brush hair cut. Thus he replaced McCormick as Kingswood’s most handsome and eligible bachelor. This year Don intends to make the Varsity wrestling team and lead his class in mathematics for the fourth straight year. We arc all sure that Don’s genius in mathematics and sciences plus his good humor and “will to learn , will help him to go a long way in college, and perhaps into the field of engineering. 29