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

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JOHN PATRICK COTTER, JR. John John came to Kingswood at the beginning of his third form year from St. Thomas Aquinas School and immediately joined the J.V. foot- ball, wrestling, and baseball teams. During the fall of his second year, John played on the line of Mr. Eblen’s J.V. football team and received his well-earned numeral after the team finished with a 4-1 season. In the spring of this same year, John donned a casual sports shirt, joined the Varsity golf team, and won a letter. In the fall of his junior year, John fractured his arm in pre-season practice, and this injury kept him out of football for the rest of the season. He spent the time he missed at foot- ball formulating plans for more enjoyable study halls. Unfortunately for John, most of his in- genious ideas weren’t appreciated by the faculty and the prefects. His arm healed in time for him to wrestle a bit and again play golf. In his senior year, John received letters in Varsity football and golf. In addition to his athletics, he found time to help write the Class Prophecy for the Classbook. John will always be remembered by those who knew him at Kingswood for his ability to spread happiness and good humor to all those around him whether at school or at a party. The Class of ’59 wishes him success in all his future en- deavors. 17

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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

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HORACE W. BADEN DONEGAN, II Don In the fall of 1953, Don entered Mr. Werner’s first form room to begin a six year stay at Kings wood. His classmates soon learned that he did not appreciate the name Horace; there- fore, over the years, we have obligingly invented many other names for him. Don was a member of Mr. Greene’s victorious Lancaster soccer team and won his first Wyvern. He also played tennis and tried skiing, but later gave up the former sport for the joy of whooping across a lacrosse field. In his first year, Don was also a member of Mr. Hanson’s immortal, “bc- bop” geography class. Don gained the distinction of being the first member of the Class of ’59 to get his driver’s license. He joined the ill-fated TAFS and could be seen driving his younger classmates around town. In his fourth form year, Don won his letter for wrestling on Doug Roby’s undefeated team. Don gave his all, wrestling out of his class against heavier opponents several times. He continued to wrestle through his senior year and also won his letter in lacrosse as a junior. It was in the fifth form that Don joined the busi- ness board of the News and went out searching for lucrative ads. In his senior year, Don joined the stage crew of the Dramatic Club and then surprised us all by becoming a member of Mr. Waterman’s choir. He sang bass most of the time, but oc- casionally the music would inspire him so that he would switch to a melodious falsetto and sing with the sopranos. This coming summer, Don will be in England as a Winant Volunteer, serving in a London settlement center for underprivileged children. He carries with him the best wishes of the Class of ’59.