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

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YEARBOOK 1957 nn-'W' ' g . 7 . 9' ' 4- .v f Boon After a Christmas Holiday, which seemed all too short, we returned for the winter term. Many of us received a false hrst impression of the hockey season at South Kent because we spent 18 out of the first 21 days of the term clearing snow from the rinks. The snow had one advantage, however, and that was that it made ice on the land rinks possible. After the initial dose of snow the term went quite smoothly and the skating was excellent. The spring term opened cold and wet but soon changed to the usual balmy spring atmosphere. There was an extensive epidemic of the perennial malady, spring fever. During the spring the thirtieth anniversary fund was started and Mr. Wittenberg concentrated much of his effort on it. As per usual, the spring term whizzed by and when the time came to elect council members Nick Jenks and Dave Wheeltbck were chosen from the form. Prize Day, in true Prize Day tradition was, fair and warm. School closed the next day and, among shouts and cheers, we left with the consoling thought that the next year those of us who were new boys would return as old boys no more to be sneered at. In September of 1954 we returned 34 strong, the largest form in the school. Although not overjoyed at the prospects of three months of work ahead of us we did have the superior feeling that now we could tell the Woody fBowonkD -?'i T.C. new boys of all the perils in store for them on Halloween and other such occasions. Mr. Bartlett had returned as Headmaster. Mr. Whit- temore had taken a year's leave to study for his Ph.D. in history and Mr. Gillette had left the faculty to go into the antique business. Their places were filled by Mssrs. Smith and Adkins who were initiated in true style on Halloween and gave a worthy recital before the assem- blage. Before long the term had assumed its customary routine. We all worked hard on the football field, in the classroom and on our jobs. October was soon over and the three mileposts of the term passed swiftly C Hallowe'en, the Gunnery game and Thanksgivingj and the fall term drew to a close with intermittent blasts from the blunder- busses of Mssrs. Brown and Wister. In the winter term we contributed to the membership of the hockey team being represented by Nick Frost, jim Daly, Bob Sanford and Mal Lloyd. In mid-March we left for the spring holidays while the upper two forms stayed over an extra day for College Board Examinations. We returned for an eventful spring term and, after the mud dried and the lake warmed up, spring fever again made its annual descent upon the campus. Nick Frost and Tony Price, along with jim Daly played on the first baseball team while Nick .Ienks and Al Mathews made the tennis team. ' 'x Frannie is

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f' 'rt SOUTH KENT SCHOOL THE SIXTH FORM INFORMALLY AND CLASS HISTORY In the fall of 1952 eight small and bewildered little boys entered South Kent for their first year. This motley aggregation was the start of the class of 1957. Most of them were on the midget football team which had a 3-2 winning season that year and which ended the sea- son by defeating Rumsey Hall 33-0 in a snowstorm. Their joy was short lived however, for the next day the first team took its worst defeat from the Gunnery, 52-0. Mr. Small was in constant contact with us, kicking us around the football field for not doing calesthenics and occasionally emerging from his lair in the dorm apart- ment when coat-hangers were rubbed on his radio aerial. The winter term saw the return of eight of the most crestfallen young gentlemen ever to set foot on the cam- pus. A good bit of the first few days was spent in the usual way, getting the lake ready for skating. The tripod league was decidedly off balance that year as team No. 3 coasted to a 15 point victory. In the spring the Second Form went out en mane for baseball. Mr. Brown's midget team had much depth that year and had a successful season. Tony Price came within an inch of making the first team but threw his arm out trying to get the position of Tony Crossley, who was injured. Prize Day came at last and Alan Mathews received the prize for being the head of the Second Form for that year. On the whole, the Second Form had a success- ful year, leading the school repeatedly when the marks came out and furnishing the lower teams with some fine material. Tprldu The Pope On September 23, 1953 our form returned to find itself numbering twenty-six, fourteen confused new boys having been added to the pot. The new members, how- ever, soon became accustomed to life in the Dorm under the watchful eye of Mr. Goode, recently discharged from the Navy. Reeve Cantus, a new boy, was elected presi- dent of the class. Our third form year alsoibrought big changes in the administration. Mr. Wister was appointed Acting Headmaster while Mr. Bartlett was on a year's leave of absence which provided him with a well deserved rest after his thirty years of service to the school. Miss Wloodruff began her first year as the school nurse when Mrs. Lyon went into what she termed her semi retire- ment . The big sports news of the year was made by the football team when they defeated the Gunnery 13-7. It was the first Gunnery game victory in five years. The riot which ensued about the Gunnery campus will not be soon forgotten. Thanksgiving, soon arrived and the student body, unaided by the Sixth Form which was given the weekend off, consumed 140 pounds of turkey. A ll.,

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fll lll SOUTH KENT SCHOOL . G ii' at ,H- H15 Muskrat Rick . . . And Friend Before the term had gone far tragedy struck. The sling shot arsenal on the Second Floor of the Schoolhouse was disposed of and jolly Wrinkle Wilkinson went out of the armament business. One of the main points of interest in the spring term was the beginning of the new library. The construction was heralded one morning by the clanging and chugging of bulldozers and the work proceeded rapidly. Mothers' and Fathers' weekends came and went in rapid succession and with the arrival of Hell Week and exam time the end drew nigh. Dave Wheelock was again elected to Council along with Alan Pease. In accordance with tradition the Fourth Form waited during the Prize Day meal. We were free at 3:00 to leave and did so looking forward to a long-awaited vacation. We returned to Pigtail with hopes and spirits high. We had finally reached the upper school. Al Pease was elected president of our form and we were represented in council by Dave Wheelock and Al Pease. The biggest addition that greeted our eyes was the progress made on the library during the summer. Even more startling was the color scheme with which it was adorned. A bright yellow entry caused much comment. There were two new faces gracing the facultyg Mr. Stephens and Father Chase. Mr. Whittemore had returned after his leave of absence of a year. With him he brought that d--n general , the subject of his thesis, to keep him company. The Fall term passed quite smoothly. Our form was represented by Sandy Severance, Bob Sanford, jim Daly, Dave Wheelock, Al Mathews, Len Gibbons, Nick Frost, Al Pease and Marshall Peabody on the first football team. With occasional pauses for the adoration of the numer- ous flights of ducks that passed over-head, during which Ma Brown would stand agape, we had an eventful season, to say the least. The Gunnery game was played under rather harrowing conditions, namely three inches of snow. It was the best game of the season and every- body was sure that if we had used snow shoes instead of cleats, we would have won. Chief