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

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

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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

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