Saint Marks School - Lion Yearbook (Southborough, MA)

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fiUILLIAEM AERTSEN, 311 Harvard Football Squad, '35, Crew Squad, '35, Third Four, '361 l.ioN Board: Vir1flv.1' Board, '36q I.B.T. Board: Prize Debater, '35: Dramatic Flnb Staff, '35: Exercise Uommitteeg Flioir, '32, Louis Cimwronn CLARK Harvard Head lNIonitorg flass President, '34, ,351 Football Letterman, '35, Hockey Team, ,SGQ Baseball Squad, '35, Letterman, '36, Soccer Team, '35: President of Missionary Societyg Dance Committee, Brantwood Founsellorg Mail Boyg Goll Team, '35g l.B.T. Board. A man who could make so vile a pun would pick a pocket . Multum in parvo. 20

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in the Sixth Form corridor became more acute as the weather grew colder, since the heating system seemed to have stopped functioning. After much investigation, while the temperature in the rooms remained below freezing for weeks, the flaw in the system was found to center around a forgotten valve which had been turned off years before during the renovation of the chapel. A skiing club of about fifty mem- bers sported on thenewly cleared C?l slopes of Clear Hill under the guidance of a well-meaning ski committee, whose efforts kept the injuries down to some thirty stitches. The custom of having dinners, kindly endowed by Mr. Smith, for the letter- men, past and present, of the four major sports was inaugurated this year with a football dinner. Soon after this, the annual Sixth Form Dance took place. However, one unusual feature undoubtedly made the dance successful. In the experienced tones of a radio crooner, Kister- The very thought of you HHudson, reproduced his theme song, slightly flat and off-key, but very confidently. Three of our class- mates, bewailing the simple entertainments of St. Mark's, spirited their fair partners off to Boston for more sophisticated relaxation. After that week-end, the only excite- ment of the term occurred when Mr. Eaton, having forbidden the Wop to come in the corridor, found him stealthily haunting his den. One demoralizing blow was dealt the school just before vacation. Manager Gub was sick! He retired from circula- tion for almost a month, thereby crippling most of the school organizations. Un- fortunately Larry Harper came down with pneumonia at about the same time. Dur- ing the Easter vacation, another member of our Form, Schuyler Hoffman Nickerson, died tragically in an automobile accident. Possessed of a keen mind and a sparkling wit, he made himself a fine actor and an entertaining speakerg endowed with a natural grace and coordination, he excelled in hockey, fives. tennis, and golf. Long ago we had looked forward to the last term at school as an unattainable goal. This wasn't just another term, it was the last one! But when we returned from Easter vacation, we neither felt nor showed the proximity to Prize Day. Mitch returned from Southern successes wrapped in a fog even more impenetrable than ever. Al, the Ape, appeared on the quadrangle during a fire-drill with his face fully lathered and a razor clutched in his hand. The Feep proceeded to pester Mr. Barber, Sr., without mercy. Guilliaem and Ben became public menaces with their candid cameras. The latter, in a scientifically misguided attempt at taking a night picture, almost succeeded in blowing up the Sixth Form Room, and in permanently altering the handsome features of our crew captain. Mr. Baldyfs stamina collapsed, and he retired for a rest in the middle of the term. Under Jacky, the crew barged to a tie with Pomfret, quite unexpectedly. Meanwhile the Redman's baseball team showed favorable prospects for the Groton game, with Fairytoes as a relief pitcher between his tennis team matches. A massive pile of chairs in the quadrangle, reaching to the third story eaves, aroused Dr. Parkman's wrath, and when Kister put his foot through a window, trying to get rid of another chair, he attracted that Wrath. The result was that the quadrangle remained free of Sixth Formers for two weeks. At the victory of Benito Mussolini over Haile Selassie, the Pewter Helmets, Fascist group at St. Mark's, sent a congratulatory message to Il Duce, reading, Congratulations on capture of Addis Ababa. Onward Fascisti. The reply was prompt and courteous, but disappointingly lacking in propaganda. Fourweeks before Prize Day,disaster struck, with the announcement of infantile in school. A frantic exodus commenced, lasting a week. When the smoke cleared, a bare two-score souls remained, braving the plague. Overshadowed by College Boards the Sixth Form, with ten members, held the record for survival. Thus, in deserted halls, the Class of 1936 made farewell to St. Mark's. Each boy as he leaves St. Mark's is conscious of the activities and pleasant experiences in which he has participated, and of the education he has obtained. But it is far more important if, unknown to him, the school has left its mark upon his character. If he has within him a desire for sportsmanship, wisdom, and man- liness, the school has given him its unique beneit. 19

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,. W, - Prefect: Football Squad, '35: Third Four, '35g First Four, '36g School Store Manager: Vrinden' Board, '36g Brantwood Counsellor. CHARLES TRACY CooK Princeton GEORGE CHALMERS CUTLER Harvard Hockey Manager: Brantwood Counsellor: LION Board: I .B. T. Boardg Dra- matic Club Staff, '35. He smelleth the battle afar off. Boldness, again boldness, and ever hold- ness.