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

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DONALD BAYER BURNESS Don Don came from Andover Academy to join the Class of ’59 in the fifth form. He immediately began moving up in the ranks of Kingswood scholars, making the Honor Roll in the third quarter of his first year here. During his two years at Kingswood, Don’s academic efforts have been characterized by a great deal of en- thusiasm, and he has always maintained a good average. In the fall, Don could be found on the lower soccer field playing his hardest for Mr. Mali’s illustrious team, the Maulers. In the winter, he decided that it was too cold outside for him and so joined intramural hoop only to find (along with many other disillusioned souls) that Mr. Barrows felt brisk cross-country runs m the invigorating air to be ideal for growing boys. His forte, however, is his game of tennis, and thus he played varsity tennis in both his junior and senior years. Don has also been busy in the extra-curricular activities of the school. In his first year, he joined the Dramatic Club as an actor and a stagehand. He also joined the Foreign Policy Association and was a member of the McGuinn Hall Committee. No one will ever forget Don’s sparkling speeches in study hall in conjunction with this latter group. In his last year, Don added the Classbook Committee and the News to his list of activities. Don plans to take a pre-med course at col- lege. With his great desire to do well and his famous smile, the Class of ’59 knows that he will be successful. 13

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WILFRED ERNEST BROWN, III Chip In the fall of ’56, a boy wearing a bow tie entered McGuinn Hall, and thus Chip Brown joined the Class of ’59. Apparently, Chip must have quite a stockpile of bow ties, for they have become his trademark. He has never come to school wearing any other kind. Chip started off that fall as a member of Werner’s Warriors and was shortly upgraded to the J.V. soccer squad. During that snowless winter, he was one of the non-skiing skiers. As a junior, Chip played both J.V. and Varsity soccer. That winter, to many people’s surprise, he was a basketball manager. Upon seeing what a nice life a manager leads, he got himself the job of managing the baseball team and spent a great deal of his time keeping “Iron Mike” in repair. In his senior year, Chip started at half-back for the Varsity soccer team and again returned to his managing jobs in the winter and spring. As soon as the winter snows were oflf the ground, he could be found raking off the mud-flats of the baseball field. Chip is a licensed radio “ham” and both owns and builds a great deal of complex equipment. He will always be remembered for his endless debates and discussions with Ned Conklin about their ham radios. Chip and Ned were the only serious participants in these discussions simply because no one else could understand what they were talking about. As for the future, Chip in- tends to be an engineer, and he carries with him the best wishes of the Class of ’59. 12

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RICHARD LINCOLN BUTLER Dick Dick came to Kingswood from Plant Junior High School and established himself as a “five- year man” of the Class of ’59. After playing football and lacrosse and wrestling for Lan- caster for a year, Dick moved up in the world and made the Varsity wrestling and lacrosse squads and the J.V. football team in his fresh- man and sophomore years. After his usual summer of sailing and relax- ing down at Groton Long Point, Dick returned in the fall as a junior and served Kingswood well on the gridiron. His fine work as a Varsity lineman earned him the nickname of “Bomber” which has stuck with him ever since. Because of a knee injury acquired during the football season, he was unable to wrestle, but he had recovered sufficiently by spring to fell several opponents on the lacrosse field. In addition to his athletic achievements, “Bomber” was elected a class committeeman and vice- president of the class. By the end of the year, he was about the only member of the class still not driving a car to school. He was driving a Volkswagon instead. During his summer vacation, Dick managed to secure the choice job of working on a garbage truck. With this valuable experience under his belt, Dick returned to an extremely busy senior year. In addition to his football and lacrosse, he was on the Dance Committee, was Business Manager of the News, and served as a prefect. During the first half of the year, he had a sea- son pass from study hall as the set carpenter for The Barretts of Wimpole Street. With his versatility and friendly disposition, Dick will certainly do well wherever he goes. 14