Newton Country Day School - Class Book Yearbook (Newton, MA)

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CLASS OF1935 9 The Class History T was back in September of '27 that the most outstanding of all classes in Country Day history first set foot upon Nonantum Hill. This statement may seem a bit overdrawn to those not acquainted with our accomplishments, but it can not be denied that the Class of '35 has left behind it a record that will not be equaled for many a year. We have advanced fearlessly through thick and thin, accepting both success and defeat with a smile, and grimly refusing to be clown- trodden by anyone. From the very start we showed our dominant traits. Under the leadership of the veteran eighth classmen, Fuller, Stearns, and Hill, we boldly marched on the Seventh Class, and rashly attacked the Sixth Class. Unaffected by the usual shyness of first-year men, we had already begun our record-busting career, by immediately bursting out of our shell. The next year our number was increased by Haley, Everett, Eddy, Dreyfus, P. Smith and Vl'etmore. With these new additions, we developed into a powerful aggregation, which was respected by Class 6, and was worshipped by Class S. Our fame spread so rapidly that on the first day of our sixth-class year, seventeen strapping youths appeared at school, eager to enter our class. They all were beaming with delight, for they had been fortunate enough to have passed the most exacting of requirements, and be welcomed into our midst. Among the new arrivals were Tyler, Brickley, Phillips, Ed., Endy, and Randy Smith. This year, more of our potentially great powers came forth. We formed the backbone of both the Junior and Intermediate football and baseball teams. We defeated Class Five in the Winter track meets, and we had many ranking shinney players. Ive kept the faculty on their toes with our study period antics and they kept us off the Friday list with their slips. The following year, lVIiller, Hill, and Tucker swelled our roster. The Seniors as well as the Juniors and Intermediates were bolstered by our capable athletes. The fleet members of the class joined the track squad. We still saw to it that studies did not interfere with our pleasures. In our hrst year in the upper school, Perry, Bennett, Treeman, and Greely became part of us. VVe entered into varsity competition, and placed several members on the football, hockey, track, and baseball squads. Perry brought distinction to the class by earning letters in hockey and base- ball. Haley and Everett played important roles in the Dramatic Club production, and we were all standouts in scholarship.

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COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL .A 9. fi., QQ ,I QGQKL SENIOR CLASS Miller, Smith, Perry, Andrew, O'Donnell Haley, Madden, Bennett, P. Smith, J. Crnnshuw, Gorham

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10 COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL Upon entering the third class the personnel of our group was greatly changed. Andrew, Dean, Leslie, Rowbotham, O'Donnell, and Edgar were recruited, while Eddy, Greely and Thomson, had left us. Our activity in athletics and the school organizations made the school hum. In the second class, We took control of the affairs of the school. ive placed seven men on the Football team, nine on the Hockey team, and seven on the Baseball team. The Jllegaphoize, Latin Club, Athletic Association and Illini were influenced greatly by Class II. Our independent spirit and individuality no longer could be restrained by the faculty. En masse, we became critically minded. Realizing that everyone, even masters, has perverted ideas on some slants of life, we decided to accept advice with a grain of salt and to make our own decisions to the best of our judg- ment and convenience. Not only did we form our own opinions, but we abided by them. Convinced that clothes do not make the man, we proved it to the rest of the school by appearing one morning with our virile Hgures arrayed in overalls and tattered shirts. Even those shabby and scanty rags did not detract from men like us. Our senior year has been even more glorious than all the others. With the able assistance of our new classmate, Daddario, Class I provided the spark and the power for the championship football team, and the better than average hockey and baseball teams. Under our guidance, the Dramatic Club, with Haley and Bennett starring, gave an excellent performance, and the Illega- phonf has maintained its high standards. Now that our school days have come to an end, with a lump in our throat, we look back upon our pleasant years at Country Day. We will always have a tender spot in our heart for dear old C. D. S. and sincerely hope that, some day, there will be another class as excellent as the Class of '35,