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

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YEARBOOK 1956 Moose-Jaw On the football team from our form were Pete Richmond, Tom Allan, john Richardson, Denny Vant, Rocco Rush, Murray Mathews, Frank Welch, Dick Rex, and Bob Hastings. Although the team lost five of its seven games, including the Gunnery game, it never stopped playing good ball. Changes on the staff included the addition of Mrs. Baruth as secretary to help Miss Bull, and Paul Austin on the Kitchen squd. The winter term found Pete Tulloch and Pete Richmond on the hockey team. Pete Tulloch was elected the next year's captain. It was during this term that the form first assumed Sixth Form respon- sibility in the form of Fifth Form Weekends. After the quick spring vacation we ended our last term as underformers. Bit by bit we were as- suming the leadership of the school. On the Pigtail Arthur Moody was appointed Editor-in-chief while Bob Hastings, Tom Allan, Peter Dyke, and George Worthington filled in as associates. On june 2nd, the choosing of new Prefects, com- monly called by Doc Henry The Samoan Bride Hunt , assumed its annual importance. Tom Allan was chosen Senior Prefect while Bob Hastings and George Worthington were named as the other two. Peter Dyke was elected sub-Prefect and Peter Tulloch was elected form president. On Prize Day John Richardson won the prize for leader of the form, Bob Hastings was awarded the Connecticut Harvard Club Prize, and Arthur Moody was presented with the Dramatic Plaque. Also on Prize Day, during the ceremony in St. Michael's Chapel, it was announced that Mr. Bartlett was re- tiring that summer. Mr. Wister was named to assume the Headmastership for the coming years. Birdie Rich THE SIXTH FORM By Tuesday before school opened our entire form had returned to South Kent from as varied places as California and Arizona, and nearer ones such as Hartford and Millbrook. The lawns were mowed and the buildings swept after their three months' rest, and all was in readiness for the return of the rest of the school on the following Thursday. There had been few improvements made on the building as most of the attention was paid to the completion of the new Library. Our form, numbering eighteen, had a healthy rep- resentation on the first team. The lettermen were co- captains Tom Allan and John Richardson, Pete Rich- mond, Bob Hastings, Pete Tulloch, George Worthing- ton, Dick Rex, and Kib Hyatt. The season ended with no wins for the team- although they played hard and spirited ball.

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SOUTH KENT SCHOOL A H A . OO., Nw l ll If 1 ll ssl 3, :tl Es..i :ritual , A j iO t Mouse It finally dawned, dismal and wet. Members of our form said unmentionable things on the baseball field and at the lake. But eventually the weather warmed up and our spirits with it. Soon it became too warm and the annual bout with spring fever began. On Fathers' Weekend, the Fathers' Association announced that a drive had been started to raise 35300 from 300 people in three years. The success of this drive is seen in the new Library. The rest of the term whizzed by and Prize Day was on us before we realized exams were over. Tom Allan won his letters in crew. Lee, P. D. won the prize for leading the form, and Bob Hastings won the cup for the Best All-Round Junior Athlete and the Junior Public Speaking Prize. According to tradition our form waited at the final lunch. Almost too soon Prize Day, the spring Riche term, and our Fourth Form year were just a tale to tell the new boys who were to arrive the next year. The next day summer vacation began, and amid the screeches of sprung new boys, and the sedate fare- well of the older ones, we left. THE FIFTH FORM Our Fifth Form year, the first year of responsi- bility, found the Old Manu back at the helm as Headmaster. However, the faculty suffered the loss of Mr. Gillette who left to go into the antique busi- ness, and Mr. Whittemore who was on a leave of absence to finish his Ph.D. New appointments included those of Mr. Arthur Smith in the Math department, and Mr. Leonard Adkins as a special tutor. On the Council from our form were Peter Dyke and Tom Allan. Denny Vant was again elected Pres- ident of the form. Fish Dave

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SOUTH KENT SCHOOL Richie', There were five of our form represented in the fall play, Command Decision, the first production at South 'Kent directed by Mr. Stephens. They were Bob Hastings, John Richardson, Jack Coleman, George Turner, and Dave Seaberg. In the Nativity Play Arthur Moody was Mary, Tom Allan -was the Angel, Bob Hastings was Zac- charias, Peter Dyke was Joseph, and Pete Richmond, George Worthington, and Kip Hyatt were the Magi. Halloween, providing a sparse amount of costumes and skits, was marked by the singular event of taking several new boys to the Chandler House to be spoken to by the Great High Mogul himself. The winter term, whitened by the usual huge amount of snowfall, saw only three members of our form on the hockey team. They were Captain Pete Tulloch, Pete Richmond, and Kib Hyatt. Tommy Allan's League team, the Ums , won first place. On the Ham 'n Eggers from our form were Tom Allan Bob Hastings, Bruce Banning, George Worthington, George Turner, and Arthur Moody. ' Then the great historical event occurred. At the end of the term, just before College Boards, the school held its first dance. It was with Low-Heywood and was limited to the upper two forms only. -After the girls had supper they went up to the Schoolhouse where the dance was held. The Schoolroom was done in an Oriental motif, and the two punch pourers looked like something out of Genji. There were even Jap- anese signs on the wall that read Drive slowly , Sharp turn , and This way out . Then came the home stretch. After five years of reading, 'riting, and 'rithmetic the last pages are turned over. They are brief and mostly in note form: N '2 I ..LOuP,, Nyorge Mothers' and Fathers' Weekends, The Forsyte Saga, term papers, exams, and graduation. With a wish of success to next year's Sixth Form we now end our history at SKS. But for years to come '56 will con- tinue to make history in the pages of alumni notes and we hope we can make it as successful as possible in the South Kent tradition.