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

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BRUCE CALKINS CAMPBELL Goose Six years ago, a rather lanky lad strode casually into the first form house and seated himself at his desk. Another of the aborigines of the Class of ’59 had made his appearance. By the end of his first three years, Bruce had won Wyverns in baseball, basketball, and soccer. While in the Upper School, he proved his mettle as both a soccer and lacrosse player and suc- ceeded in winning letters in both sports. Goose was in the first real wave of fifty-niners to join the Dance Committee and thus has been a member of that august group for three years. It was during his junior year that the familiar Chevy station wagon bearing the distinguished title of Norwood” first appeared in the park- ing lot. It could be heard — not seen — leav- ing Kingswood every afternoon. The manner in which the vehicle kept losing bits of chrome and other of its accoutrements caused us all to wonder if perhaps it wouldn’t suddenly un- ceremoniously fall to pieces. At any rate, Bruce returned his senior year sporting a new machine, namely Bruce’s bomb.” This year he joined the News Board and the Classbook Committee and was elected to the Class Committee. Bruce leaves the Class of ’59 with the memory of his pronounced i’s in Spanish, his choice of ladies, and his nonchalant air. 15

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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

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EDWARD KIRKHAM CONKLIN Ned Coming from a wild and faraway land called Farmington, Ned joined the Class of ’59 in the first form, thus becoming one of the select six- teen original members of the class. He im- mediately established himself as one of the foremost scholars of the class by making the Honor Roll and then becoming a permanent member of the High Honor Roll established in 1956. In his first year, Ned was elected sec- retary-treasurer of the class and joined the choir. In his second year, he left the choir but made up for this by joining the News Board. “Conk’s” athletic career reached its peak in his sophomore year when he became an active member of Werner’s Warriors and a leading non-skiing skier. These honorable positions did not satisfy him, however, and so, during his junior and senior years, he helped to manage soccer and tennis. In his junior year, in addition to his manag- ing assignments, Ned was a member of the Me- Guinn Hall Committee, the imaginative group which planned the Thursday morning enter- tainment. This year, he also caused many sounds to come forth from behind stage as sound-effects man for the Dramatic Club’s production of Quality Street. (He claims that he is not responsible for all of those noises, however.) Ned’s senior year proved to be his busiest. He was the managing editor of the News, a co- editor of the Wyvern, assistant stage manager for the Dramatic Club, a National Merit Scholarship Finalist, and a manager for soccer and tennis. He also became a radio “ham” and was constantly sending and receiving mes- sages to and from mysterious and strange places. Ned will long be remembered for his high marks, his great friendliness, and his excellent and unpredictable wit. 16