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

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Paul, better known to his friends as Dfaz”, came to Kingswood in the Fourth Form from New Bri- tain High School. During his first year, he was a member of the Varsity Football, Basketball, and Golf teams. Paul, in his junior year, held down a starting position as guard for Mr. Barrows and helped the team to a successful season. Paul was once again a member of the basketball team, and in the spring he earned a starting berth on the undefeated golf squad, going undefeated himself. As a senior, he once again held down the guard position and was considered by his coaches one of the best linemen on the team. Few will forget Paul's illustrious intercepted pass return in the first game of the season. Dfaz snagged an errant pass and weaved through the Taft players toward the goal line. Before he could score for Taft, Johnson, a teammate, tackled him. Dfaz was pretty upset for a while until he realized what he had almost done. He then lapsed into a coma. One of the things we’ll remember about him is his '51 black Ford convertible, aptly licensed DFAZ, in which he runs a bus service. At the end of last year, the service was almost halted, but Paul kept postponing the trial until the school season ended. Others will be his ivy league haircut, his smile (which would cross his face at the oddest times), and his fine person- ality. Good luck, Paul. 21

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Mike came to Kingswood in the Third Form from St. Joseph School in Hartford and established himself as one of the high-ranking students in his class. In his first year Mike played football, basket- ball, and tennis for Lancaster and made the Honor Roll for the year. And in his second year Mike switched from football to soccer and was a member of the J.V. soccer team. Despite Julius Caesar and Arrowsmitb he managed to maintain his position on the Honor Roll. In his junior year Mike won his numerals as manager of the undefeated J.V. soccer team and also reported these games for the Hartford Courant as a member of the Press Board. In addition, Mike became the varsity reporter midway through the season. In the winter he became one of the morning hoopsters who sweated out seemingly endless afternoon study halls, and in the spring he joined the popular afternoon athletic group which specialized in softball. He won his letter as manager of the Varsity soccer team in the Sixth Form. He again handled the reporting of the games for the Courant. Mike continued his Press Board work on a larger scale in the winter by reporting the Varsity Basketball team's encounters. His deadly set shot won him a starting berth on the Pistons in the Intra-mural Basketball League, and in the spring Mike became a member of the tennis team, using his two hand style of play. We all wish Mike success at Trinity and in what- ever field he enters. 20

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Dick started Kingswood in the fall of 1951, thus becoming one of the original members of the class. Football, basketball and baseball dominated his sports life from the beginning, and he became president of Lancaster in his Third Form year. As a sophomore, he played on J.V. squads, winning his numerals in each, and in the baseball season of his fifth form year, he won his letter. Academically, in his freshman year, Dick was presented with the Old Boys' Scholarship which he continued to earn every year, and was named co-winner of the Anthony Prize at Commencement the following year, which is given to the out- standing member of the sophomore class. In his senior year, he was elected a prefect. Dick's other activities consisted of the Choir, Dance Committee, Student Council, and the Kingswood News, of which he was editor his senior year. He was a member of the Honor Roll in his first four years and kept better than average marks in the following two. Sportswise, Dick had an outstanding senior year. In the fall, he quarterbacked the football team to a successful season, and was the team’s leading scorer. In the winter he was a guard on the basketball team and although out for a while with a foot injury, he still received his letter. In the spring he was the baseball team's leading pitcher. Two of Dick’s outside interests arc writing eight page letters to a certain someone in the mountains and the family Pontiac. A great guy with a fine personality, Dick is headed for Amherst (and Smith) next fall. Best wishes. 22