Salisbury High School - Pillar Yearbook (Salisbury, CT)

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SE. IUR CLASS HISTORY Fourth Form. The history of the present graduating class is a brief one, and for most of us it began in the fourth form, although we find in quiet Dick Crowley a boy who had found his way on Honor Rolls at Salis- bury even earlier. Stocky Torp Lasher spent a year at Sarum and, along with crony Bill Boyd, made the varsity football team. Nick amuses us with his large store ofjokes and stories and his habitual expletive, Wickl Torp and Nick star at back and end for the first string gridders. Peter Mallet, with his red shock of hair tells us tales of Switzer- land and Manhattan at midnight, and on the third squad decides to swing wide on the end-run play and peels off a 45-yard touchdown romp, sending Mr. Tappert to the water bucket for a bracer. His acting ability during the reading, with Frank Hall, of a Platonic dialogue involving Socrates and Crato is revealed, and the audience is electrified when Peter loses his place and calmly hands his volume over to the flabbergasted Frank Hall for re- orientation. He learns to ski in the winter with roommate Marshall Wolf, the lad from South Orange, whose frontal cartilage resembles that of the famed Schnozzola , and whose many red herrings punctuate Mr. Firuski's Modern Furopean History classes with waves of hearty laughter. Pinochio's nasal hum can be heard by his drowsy companions as he shuffles down the hallway every morning, and he shares with us the many vicissitudes of Mr. Tappert's course in linguistic gymnastics, Caesar in Gallia. Marsh soon distinguishes himself with his math ability, how- ever, and his sky-scraping math marks are the envy of all but Dick Crowley, who is usually right up there with him. Peter Day, the pride and joy of the unfortunate Latin class, rooms with Dick Crowley on the third floor of Payson, where most of us are this year. Husky Graham Davis is one of our representatives on the varsity football squad, and also plays some ice hockey for Sarum. He is known for his throaty voice and somewhat unpredictable temper. The great wide-open farmlands appeal to Harold Bates, who likes square dancing and plenty of fresh air in the room, and, in emergencies, does not mind an occasional piglet in the closet. Tiny becomes the form handyman, and he is frequently called on to see what the matter is when things stop running. Also among us is Frank Hall, who has a terrible time with his algebra and, like the rest of us, frequently runs afoul of Caesar's legions. He is rescued from the cliffs near Cabin I by Peter Mallet, but later, on the same day, is stung by bees while wrestling with Peter Day and contracts a case of hives which keeps him hopping for a few hours. Miss Carew's witch- hazel finally soothes both his skin and nerves. Frank is on the staff of the rejuvenated Cupola and soon developes into an enthusiastic sports writer, possibly because it gives him an occasional opportunity to cover varsity away games. john Dowling and Bill Osterhout join us at the beginning of the winter term. Bill is a quiet lad who studies like a beaver and rows on the first boat in the spring. His room is rarely without food, and as such proves a haven to his classmates. Little Johnny Dowling is agile and rarely misses a fly ball, and these attributes land him berths on both the varsity basket- ball and baseball teams. john is an insatiable reader and loves to listen to his collection ofjazz records. He is a fan of both literature and music. Our fourth form year was eventful, and we took the difficult transitional 13

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period from lower to upper school in our stride. None of us stayed com- pletely out of trouble, and we were frequently billed as off dorm through- out the year. Mallet and Hall have an impasse with Mr. Young over pennant-hanging, and the Gallic Wars of Payson 3 leave their scars on Peter Day and Dick Crowley. Wolf puts raisins in his cider to see what will happen. Mallet crashes the varsity ball team at the close of the season. It's been a good year for most of us, we have had our first taste of Sarum, and like it, and now look forward to assuming positions of responsibility in the Upper School as fifth formers. FHM Form. After a summer, during which many of us accepted no small responsibilities, we return to school and attempt to assume the dignity of Upper Schoolers. Peter Day is no longer with us, but our members are swelled by the presence of Lou Sage, a long-haired New Yorker, Bill VVood- well, with the coal-dust of Pittsburgh still on himg Dick Gregory, who began studying the first night and never stopped until Anniversary Day. lm- pressing us with his shower arias and oratorical powers is Donald Heath. Wedge Jayes arrives in the robes of the clergy and preaches whenever anyone will listen to him. Yerbury Burnham, who is not conspicuous for his loquaciousness, also takes his place in the fold. We contribute members to the varsity football team-Leiva, Lewis, and Mallet. The last earns the captaincy for next year. Many of us are on the second squad, and Tiny Bates still drives the tractor. On the aesthetic side, several of us organize creative writing groups which are accepted among the school activities. The young bards prove their worth and turn out a number of creditable compositions. We leave for three weeks of long-awaited freedom, and when we return, we learn what dances Mallet and Sage attended, and also that several boys got their driver's license. We settle down to our winter sports. Mallet, Woodwell, Sage and Burnham play hockey. F. Hall and Dowling join the basketball squad, and Wolf loafs. We greet another member to our select group, Ed Langdon, who is said to be a relative of Thomas Edison. We dread the awful prospect of mid-examinations, but when they are safely, or otherwise, passed, we have the highest scholastic average in the school. R. Crowley is off dorm for the first time for a disturbance in the dormitory. Dowling and Hall carry a heavy extra- curricular burden, but they hold up well and earn the editorship of Ye Sarum Booke and the Cupola respectively. Donald Heath is proclaim- ed the First Orator of the School, but Jayes keeps preaching in the dormitory. Spring recess is much appreciated, for we fortunately have an early spring. The New York social life was not as exciting as Mallet and Sage expected, but they had a good time, nevertheless. Baseball and crew get off to an early start, and the man with the yellow slicker turns out a com- petent group of oarsmen. Mr. McEnery has a little trouble with a canoe and stop-watch, but otherwise he proved invaluable at the lake front. Sage tries his hand at rowing, but spends most of his time sleeping on the float. Mr. Myers has his most successful baseball season in years, and our form is represented on the varsity by Dowling, Hall, Leiva, and Mallet. In our frenzy to please the ladies on dance week end, we horribly bungle the South Kent game and lose by a fabulous score. Harry Lewis, a prefect, breaks his leg while skiing on vacation, and is forced to miss the spring term. Anniversary Day finally arrives, and we realize ever more the responsibility which the next year, the last and most important, imposes upon us. Sixilz Form. We return to the Hilltop determined to make this, our last year at Sarum, one of success and enjoyment. We start off with the resolve to be accepted at the colleges of our choice. For the first time since 14