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

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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

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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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SOUTH KENT SCHOOL xx.. QP Straight The Fall production of Command Decision saw our form with a monopoly of the parts. Rodger Neidlinger had the lead while Len Gibbons, Franny Coleman, Rick Carter and Sandy Severance were in the supporting roles. Except for occasional crises that will not be mentioned to avoid embarrassment for those concerned, it was a good show. The Winter term saw a gain of responsibility with the advent of Fifth Form weekends. Bob Sanford, Sandy Severance, Dave Wheelock, Marshall Peabody, Reeve Cantus and Dan Graveraux were on the hockey team. The season ended with an astronomical amount of broken hockey sticks, but also with a sense of accomplishment. Toward the end of the term, one of those miracles which now and then happen, descended upon us in the form of feminine charm from Low-Heyward, for a dance with the Fifth and Sixth Forms. We had a ball . The dance put us in a good mood for our introduction to College Board Exams. Most of us managed to crawl from study hall after six hours of solid testing only to struggle home through a blizzard. Rog Back at school again after Spring vacation, we were swallowed up by numerous activities which left us little time to think. Sportswise, the form played an integral part. Phil Wilson managed the crew while Spencer Reynolds coxed the first boat with Al Pease rowing num- ber two. Alf Maybach stroked the seconds while Rodger Neidlinger, Rick Carter, and Frannie Coleman were in the third boat, The most interesting incident of the crew season occured when the third boat sank while racing Gunnery on Lake Waramaug amid the cries of who puled the cork ? Although some still attest to sabotage, most people generally agree that it must have been a stray iceberg in the fog. Nick Jenks and Al Mathews were one and two on the tennis team, which had another steady season. Dave Wheelock, Bob Sanford and Reeve Cantus gave their support to the baseball team. In dra- matics the form again monopolized the boards. Brian Woodward held the lead in the Spring production of Room Service . In the supporting roles were Rodger Neidlinger, Dave Wheelock, and Ted Posselt. T' . t , 3 X Chris Rolly Wild Bill