South Kent High School - Yearbook (South Kent, CT)

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1935 SOUTH KENT YEAR BOOK 1935 of the School staff. Mrs. Eschmann's job as Housemother is probably the most inf volved of any at South Kent. As head of the vvomen's staff, the Housemother has always had to carry on a great variety of duties-supervising the School's diet, ordering and checking supplies, keeping the boys' socks in repair, keeping an eye on the running of the laundry, seeing to the health of the boysAthe administrative details are endless. Together with Mrs. Eschmann we must also mention Mrs. Martin, who aids the Housemother conf , . Mas. ESCHMANN siderably in all of these myriad details. The social side of the Housemother's job is equally important. She arranges all teas for athletic events, and plans the various form and athletic banquets. She has also seen fit to extend to the Fifth Form the privilege of a weekly tea-the best in School, say connoisseurs. Also, the Housemother gives a birthday party for each student when his day comes around, and this, too, entails much work. Having taken on this allfinclusive post in succession to Miss Dulon, Mrs. Eschmann has worthily carried on during the past year the functions of her predecessor. Comparatively unnoticed but very important in the life of the School is the Infirmary. To the maimed and the halt, to those suffering from the many little ills and injuries arising from a strenuous school life, it has always been a haven of refuge. For the past four years we have had Mrs. Lyon in charge of the Infirmary. Her tireless care for the inmates has be' come proverbial. A returning alumnus once asked if Mrs. Lyon still treated each patient as if he had pneumonia. Any pres' ent member ofthe School can answer that question. During the current year Mrs. Lyon has given an average of sixteen treat' ments a day, or thirtyftwo hundred odd during the school year, the ailments range from broken bones through indigestion to the common cold. We of the Class of 1935 proffer our sincerest thanks for what she Mas. LvoN has done for us. page fortyfscvcn

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1935 SOUTH KENT YEAR BOOK 1935 ,tmwwww e 'm' To THE LADIES BACK in 1923 when the School began, Miss Dulon undertook the duties of housemother, besides doing willingly and cheerfully everything else that came along. When the Faculty began to marry and settle down, their wives did exactly the same thing, and they are still doing it today, making every boy feel happier and more at home here at School. On every festive occasion the dining' room has shown the results of their labors, and the hard work connected with the Nativity Play is largely in their hands. This year they introduced weekfends for the Sixth Form, providing chaperonage and lodgings for the girls. There is not a boy of the class, moreover, who does not remember with pleasure his first tea' party and the many others that followed. These teas played a very important part in our Hrst years at School and we are duly grateful, and we wish to thank the women of the Faculty for their kind interest and help. Since we have been here, we have seen many new arrivals among the Faculty wives, and also several of the younger generation. We now have four faculty households and seven children at South Kent. Each newcomer has entered fully into the life of this small community. Along with the work of the wives of the Faculty goes the work of the women page fortyfsix

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1955 SOUTH KENT YEAR BOOK 1935 CHESS NEW activity this year has been the chess team. Last fall Mr. Knopf, who played chess at Yale, organized a team here. About twelve fellows proved interested, and the best players were picked by a series of tournaments. Later in the term the team went up to Kent to play their team which is coached by Father Gorham. The match was played in the Library before a large audience, which may have been slightly disconcerting to the players. All our men played too fast and with' out much thought so that we lost that match 5f1. A return game was arranged for the next term and was played in the dining room at South Kent. The familiar surroundings proved beneficial as we drew them 36 playing much better chess all around than in the previous match. Towards the end of the term a match with Gunnery was arranged to he played at Gunnery. This time we only took five men over and easily defeated their team Yayzflyg for our first victory of the year. As the YEAR BOOK goes to press a return match with Gunnery has been scheduled. Also scheduled is a match, to be played at New Haven, in which the Hrst three men of our team and the first three men of the Kent team are to play the last six men of the Yale team. Thanks are due to Mr. Knopf for the trouble he has taken in coaching us in the finer points of the game and in arranging matches for us. page fortyfeight