Shattuck School - Shad Yearbook (Faribault, MN)

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MR. AND MRS. GEORGE RICHARD KINGHAM

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0 O I I to Those Old Shads who died in the service of their country in World War ll, by Whose courage and sacrifice We and our successors may enjoy the benefits of this free country in which We live. And that they may live in our hearts as examples of the ideals set by Shattuck, we, the Class of 1946, gratefully dedicate this book. A

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GEORGE RICHARD KINGHAM This coming year one of Shattuck's oldest and best loved masters will retire. In his many years here Mr. Kingham has put his time and devotion to the betterment of the school. He will always live in the minds of the Old Shads for his quick wit and abundance of quaint quotations gathered from the conversations of his colorful comrades of former years. In the classroom and outside, he has given generations of boys a help- ing hand and sound advice, which we all associate with our memories of Shattuck. Mr. Kingham first came here as a master in 1909 to take the place of Mr. Hatton in the science department. Those were the days when the laboratory was in the base- ment of Shumway, where it was impossible to avoid an atmosphere of disorderf, He was instrumental in the founding of the Spectator and has directed the business and finance of that publication ever since. As a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Ohio Wesleyan, he also helped found the Cum Laude chapter here, and has acted as Secretary of that organization since its introduction. In 1913 Mr. Kingham married Miss Mary Whitney, daughter of Dr. Harry Whit- ne, an instructor of Latin on the campus for over fifty years, to whom the Memorial Arch is dedicated. Shortly afterwards, during World War I, he joined the army, was sent to France, and rose to the tank of Captain, 351st Infantry. During his absence, Mrs. Kingham started a Victory Garden: and upon returning, he took up gardening as a hobby, specializing in tomatoes and lima beans. In his younger days Mr. Kingham was a powerful tennis player, the most powerful of his strokes being delivered into the netg but in later years he has found a more enjoyable summer pastime in withdrawing with his wife and children to his retreat on Cedar Lake. For the past two years Mr. Kingham's son, Harry, a graduate of Shattuck in the class of '54, has served here in the capacity of captain, adjutant, after serving in the Pacific with the 97th Infantry. So it is with sincere regret that we see Mr. Kingham leave Shattuck, but we shall never forget him as a true comrade and symbol of the spirit of the school.