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

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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

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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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Donald Pickering “Don” Don has been a conscientious worker and a good citizen of the school community. He has also been in the top divisions of math and English since he entered Kingswood in the Third Form. A genuine demonstration of his writing skill occurred in Mtr. Knapp’s Fourth Form English class. Of course, the assignment was a poem, and the class was split into groups of three with each group submitting an evaluative analysis of the poem in question. Don’s excellent delving into such profound matters as rhythm, meter, sound pattern, and metaphor, did much to obtain an A grade for him. Chip Spencer and Fred Swan. In working for the Press Hoard, he has often had public opinion against him, and the coaches of Kingswood teams have done much to keep Don alert and on the job. An example would be Mr. Jacobus' query, “Pickering, when arc you going to learn to spell my soccer players’ names right? You spell Torell with one r. “Torcll” was promptly placed on Don’s misspelled word list by Mr. Farquhar. Don joined the Press Board in his Fourth Form year and reported tennis, which he also played. In the Fifth Form he played and reported Junior Varsity soccer and Varsity tennis. He also passed on the news about the ski team’s meets in the far north. This year he has been the reporter for the Varsity soccer team. Mr. Farquhar summed up his record as a member of the Press Hoard by saying, He is one of the most dependable reporters we’ve ever had on the Press Board.” Although he has been inclined to be quiet, Don certainly has been an asset to the school by his friendly, courteous, consideration of others. The Senior class wishes him success in college and in his chosen vocation. 30