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

Page 61 text:

1935 SOUTH KENT YEAR Book 1935 19-The liockey team loses first game of the season to Lenox. That guy Merrell is pretty good despite his o d age. 26-However, we make up for the bacl start by downing Canterbury. 27-The tire-lighting force dashes off to a conllagration in the village, only slightly tardy-we beat the Kent Volunteers anyhow. 28-The Roxbury sextet noses us out. 30-Down goes Gunnery. Who is this guy Merrell? FEBRUARY 2MThe arrival of the alumni backs up the team to subdue Berkshire. Beer and 5c cigars. 3- Stump jones '23 GJ along with some other not'too'old alumni down the schoolboys 6-5. 6-Our Second team, otherwise known as the Ham n'Eggers routs Gunnery 210, but the Varsity loses to Hotchkiss. 9-This water situation is becoming serious. The Iron Horse trots. 11-With the aid of Guppy and Lisso, we crack a 70 average and are rewarded by a holiday. 12-Second team holds Gunnery 1-1 in two overtimes. 16-There are Eve brave Sixth Formers stalking the campus with 6ve brave young ladies. At last, after all these years. 22-History is made. South Kent plays in the New Haven Arena-and ties Roxbury at that. 28-D. Echeverria elected Phi Beta Kappa. Holiday for the school-some of us go to West Park. MARCH 1-The latest fad is boxing among the rafters in the Straight barn. 10-MEASLES BEWARE. 11-Those of us lucky enough to escape the measles epidemic wade through exams. 14-The time certainly does Hee, and another vacation is here. APRIL 1-April Fool's Day and nearly everyone back-even the Florida boys and Merrell. 4-Crew boys seem to be turning into a track team-Diamond men seen burning the grass around the rockpile, while up on the hill can be distinguished the netmen behind the roller-all this with snow drizzling o'erhead. 12-Communist Waller turns into an antifWar, pro-Peace orator to lead a crowd of strikers bold- until the Old Man was seen peering out the Study window. 13-More amateur theatrical talent uncovered. 1348-Snow, rain, snow, rain, snow ..... 19-We are sorry to hear that Wes is confined to the Inhrmary. It is rumored that somebody slipped a Yiddish newspaper among his copious quantities of tabloids, the result being a serious sty. 24-The ball season opened its season with a defeat at the hands of Salisbury. Brain Trusters under the tutelage of Mr. Woodward journey to Hartford to see the State Legislature in action. They also made the acquaintance of three governors much to the surprise and admiration of the younger formers. 27-With a bad inning in the sixth, we succumb to Romford. MAY 1- The old order changeth, yielding place to the new . We feel lost. Several exfinspectors seen snooping around their jobs much to the chagrin of the Fifth Formers. 4-Father's Weekfend. The honorable paters arrive to see how their sons do the things they talk about during vacation. Field day for SKS- First and Second boats defeat Princeton 150-lb. jV's. Ball team def feats our ancient rivals Gunnery. 5-Some of our fathers are not too old to play good ball. With Mr. McCoun and Mr. Kurtz as battery, they unbend their frozen arteries. 9-Probably the happiest moment of our year. page fiftyffive

Page 60 text:

1935 SOUTH KENT YEAR BOOK 1935 THE SIXTH FORM DIARY SEPTEMBER 20 -New faces and a new deal. 25-The inauguration of the 55 minute period. Brains Woodward and Nine trusts get under way for bigger and better arguments. OCTOBER 1--FirefChief Smoky Baker tries out his new firefighting force. Laddermen McCoun, Turner and Milne show great agility and prowess in scaling the Old Building. Climax-Mr. Knopf sleeping through the drill. 2--f, .... the traveling salesman who nonchalantly dismissed classes by pushing the Assembly bell to summon Mr. Bartlett. 1lfThe perennial return of that loving canine--Thurber. 12fWe trounce Kent 21fO. The Masked Marvel McCoun scores all three touchdowns. 19fWho done it? 20----Down goes Wooster 12f6. The Old Man certainly makes a good bus driver4especially when the team is singing, The Man on The Flying Trapeze . 21-We lead the School in marks. 23-The Common Room should now be called The Persian Room, or something appropriate after its rejuvenation. 27--We light hard but lose to Lenox l2f6. NOVEMBER 1--Hallowe'en and the reported escape of john Straight. 3--We swamp Salisbury 380. 4- Resolved: They shall not dance. Affirmative-S. S. Bartlett. Negative-The Sixth Form. 10-We tread on Canterbury 2048, with Philbert's trusty toe tallying the twosome. 11- Whits warms up a couple of young organists for future reference. See 1936. 14-Snow and slush and a soggy football practice in preparation for Gunnery. The athletes heyday with late sleeps and eggs and bacon for breakfast. 17--Before some 500 spectators, South Kent ties undefeated Gunnery eleven 14-14. I guess the bacon and eggs did some good after all. Pipes at last. 19wThe old question--what shall we do now? 21-Solved: The Big League touch'football teams start their season, on the ball diamond while the soccer booters accumulate on the football field under Coach Cumming. 27- The booters open the season by defeating Salisbury 3f1. The Man of Iron . DECEMBER i 3-Salisbury returns to beat us 3'2 but a ood time had by all. 4-The touch team loses to Kent l8f6. C imax: McCoun in the fast falling darkness asking, Who's got the ball? 11-Football banquet-16 letters awarded-cigarettes and stories by Mr. Humphries. 1800-Exams, no sleep, exams. JANUARY 10-Practically everyone back in time for the afterfvacation ham dinner. 14-The glad tidin s of late sleeps for the rest of the term-but, an hour and a halfg Study Hall at night. 15-The usual preseason weather-you know, slush, shoveling plus more ' slush. The new society- Order of the Holy Shovel . 17--Professor and Mrs. Piccard battle the wilds of Connecticut to present a very interesting speech in Study Hall. page fiftyffour

Page 62 text:

1955 SOUTH KENT YEAR Book 1935 'H auiwg A s QIM1: 1-ww.. ' page fiftyfsix LANES' FALLS Miss DULoN's GRAVE