Saint Marks School - Lion Yearbook (Southborough, MA)

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T his was the year that the Pachyderm joined us, that Bertha became Lulu Lulu CHU Lulu! Come out from behind that mummy-caseuj. that Squib took his place as the infant, that Little Cammy became Big Cammy, that Ia first said -ia. VVe began to notice Sally's penchant for society, Squeak's hands, ltudy's histrionies, and of course the ponderous intellect of Larue, and the Happiness of Jack. The rule of Witch and Johnny waned under the pressure of new influences, although the com- pany continued with Bo and Gar as extras. In the frequent sessions of Nigger Baby, Bound-Bibs was nearly always seen crouched against the wall awaiting the pitiless retribution. On Prize Day, an unguarded word from the Hockshop resulted in paddles, and so the year ended with a bang. The beginning of the third year brought us four new-comersg Big Lew, Danny, and Swiftie arrived in triumph, and of course John Henry, who numbered only twelve tender years and quickly displaced Squib from his position as infant. In the fall, a particularly efficient squad of wood choppers, under the guidance of Foggy Griz, cut down enough fuel for a huge bonfire only to have hopes dashed by the St. Mark's defeat. The various Brantwood enterprises hummed with activity, and Clutch demonstrated marked ability as a shoe-shine impresario, slipping in a dollar or two of his own when resources began to fail. When the French play came around, our dramatic gifts were again eclipsed, due to the fact that Thomp dismally forgot his only line, and although John Henry made a very enchanting and lovely heroine, it was not enough to save our face. Even at this early date, the Pallid Potato would keep his fellow-inhabitants of Dormitory C awake by beating time to the music of his radio. In the wilds of D, Larry's dental floss was stretched across the room and everything in sight was strung upon it, while from his quiet corner, the Reverend frowned disapprovingly over the top of the New Yorker and signified his disdain by changing it for the .fl meriean Boy. Rosy occupied the long winter afternoons in endless chess contests with Mr. Ben- nett, and Steva, Bep, and Enneck were often together with appropriate sound effects. But strangest of all, the Hockshop found a large section of hemp cordage spliced to his chair one morning. Quite naturally, everyone was in the dark as to the meaning of this unusual occurrence. Now we come to the Shooting Gallery, Inc., an organization formed by Ia, Rosy, and Big Lew. By a combination of embezzlement, fraud, robbery, misrepre- sentation and petty larceny, these three arch-Scoundrels succeeded in amassing a handsome profit from an enterprise labeled For Brantwoodf' They established a palatial sitting room in the basement, where they sat all day, handing guns to suckers that happened along, and towards evening they would divide the shiny shekels among themselves. Then each would solemnly drop a nickel into the Brant- wood bag in order to salve his conscience. In the Spring Time water pistols put in their appearance. For a time no one was safe from the deadly accuracy of the marksmen from Dormitory C, until the inevitable day came and their weapons were confiscated. Happy, from the depths of 13

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led the form in studies, with the Chinaman bringing up, or rather bringing down the rear. Vharchie Boy, and his big ears were everywhere accompanied by the Rev., and together they formed quite an exclusive combination. But who will forget tea at the Marrs', when Pudgy consumed almost everything in sight, and the Righteous One, with eyes glancing furtively this way and that, stuffed large pieces of chocolate cake into his already bulging pockets? ' In the Winter Term, Roddy Round-Ribs arrived and was continually mistaken for Phooey, until his private Townsend System for English pronunciation Cauries for always, etc.J distinguished him as an individual in the pack. Perhaps the most irritating circumstance of all was the refusal of Staunt to admit that he had whoop- ing cough, although half our nights Were sleepless in the face of his fearful parox- ysms. The only result was that he gave it generously to many of his classmates. In the Spring, Freddy provoked several Sunday afternoon hunts, while week- days brought club baseball to the tune of Right over, Hoggie boy, right over!', Music classes usually saw Microbious engaged in argument with Mr. Marr. On Daisy Sunday we scurried through the fields in the frantic chase for daisies - and then, in a whirl of Nigger Baby and final examinations, this first glorious year ended. The following September, those of us who were old kids surveyed the new- comers to the form with distrust and suspicion. Among the arrivals was a huge dele- gation from Fay, and an abundance of other queer people, and it took about two months before the new element mingled successfully with the old. Microbious. Foggy Charch, and Al, who had already cultivated his leer, in- habited Dormitory C. Most of the others were in B, which became the scene of many doings. After lights, weird popping noises and sounds of mortal combat in- variably issued from the triple alcove of Spec, Kiki, and Noneck. Across the way. Yutch and King Bill frantically endeavored to smother the holy snores of the Prophet Samuel. These snores reached, one evening, a thundering climax of reson- ance which no amount of pillows could quell,and Staunt, in despair of sleep, slammed his two-by-four window, and cried, 0 snore on, happy moron ! In the classroom, Small's famous paper, which began Now this guy flavour, Niekflop's threat to strike an offending faculty member, and Gar's little plea for only the bare facts evoked hilarity. Squeak strove vainly to master the French vowel sounds under Dr. Parkman's tutelageethe resultant efforts being a pro- longed dialogue of grunts in which the Headmaster was undeniably worsted. In Latin class, we were faced with the alternative of sitting down in utter disgrace or writing innumerable 'rego's, while Math. students were subjected to the Thomson- Reid Review. Quick Henry once startled the history class by lighting a match amid shouts of Fire! Fire! whereupon all rushed frantically to the windows, much to the bewilderment of the master in charge, and then Pussy, who wandered about asking everyone Won't you be my friend, ran down to bells one morning only to discover that he had omitted the minor formality of putting on his pants. Fritzis plays were torn and spattered with ink, while the chase raged madly up and down the school- room. Of course, through all this, the romance of the century had been threading its thorny way, frequently provoking tears. For the first time, we saw the St. Mark's football team victorious over Groton: then came Gym Day when the old kids could exercise any grudges they might bear against the new kids 4 and this was in effect the fusing point of the two elements. In the lower school play, Witchy had tremendous difficulty with his part, al- though it consisted of only one speech, for he was always so engrossed in the cigar which the script called upon him to chew that when his turn finally came, he would fail miserably, and only five or six hours of extra coaching availed to set him right. Winter brought on a long and heated goalie feud between Oliver Twist and Clutch, while Beppo, already wearing electrician shoes, attended Math. slate every day. One evil night, a group of earnest students became slightly too enthusiastic in their quest for knowledge, and a great chastisement ensued with heavy casualties. That spring, Foggy Griz, the stalwart coxswain, became our first letterman, and Little Herc distinguished himself as captain of the Fay baseball team, but the rest of the term was uneventful enough except for our victory over Groton in baseball. 12

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E, aroused comment by begging off sixteen marks, thereby maintaining his immacu- late record, and Griz, on the other hand, distinguished himself by being again cox- swain on the first crew. The following autumn brought us into the Upper School, and many attained the dignity of rooms. However, eight stalwarts resided in E and four more in F. Worthy of mention were some of the rooming combinations: the union of the Fogs CCharch and Grizj, the union of the Holies CJack and Samj, the union of the Em- bezzlers CHarders, G. and LJ and the union of two very strange people CCountry John and Nickj. Early in the year, form officers were elected, with Dan as president, John C. as vice-president, and Kern as secretary. The In-Between Times also got under way with N oneck as editor and Yutch as a most efficient business manager. At the end of the year, the paper had amassed a certain amount of abstract kudos and a concrete success of just one hundred and forty-four dollars, a part of which was spent on benches for the team room in the new Field House. Greek students were privileged to work under Mr. Barber A an experience in itself, for those who have heard Greek language and literature brought to glowing life by him do not readily forget. In the Library, a titanic struggle took place. While the industrious Wap labored night and day at setting shelves in order and forgot in the folly of honesty to make sure that his superiors were present, Big Lew, at once crafty and smooth, appeared only when the authorities were on hand, and made sure that his every effort was in full view. Most amazing was the fact that the bold perfidy and glib deceit of Library Lew succeeded and Virtue Went on its Woppish way unrewarded. At this point Shaggy and C. P. started their activities in the Radio Room, much to the annoyance of Mr. Baldy. Following supper, the Shag would closet himself with his tubes and his antennae and go on 5-meters, thereby rendering useless all radios in the vicinity. It so happened that Mr. Baldy was a faithful listener to Lowell Thomas, who came on at the same hour, and after he had made several irate trips to the Radio Room, Bep decided to change his broadcasting time. Down in the Tower Room, John Henry, growing cuter every hour, and Small presided over nocturnal games of strip poker. That year we defeated Groton in football - Hobie, Happy, Herm, Nick, and Library Lew being on the first squad. Late in November, Dr. Thayer died. Although many of us had never known him personally, we yet knew him in our everyday surroundings at St. Mark's which could not help but absorb something of his fine character. The Civics Club began to function under the guidance of our friend and helper, Mr. Morison, and here it was that Ia started his long, successful career as a public- speaker. And while a new boundless enthusiasm dominated our sacred studies, many were forced to wear shin-guards as a means of protection in French class. Four gentlemen of a scientific turn of mind dwelt in Dormitory F - Squeak, Colossal, Lulu, and C. P. One night they were surprised in the midst of an orgy and told that their radio must be surrendered the next morning. The four worked fever- ishly all night, throwing tubes, wires and oscillators together into a box. When the time came, they presented this weird contraption to the prefect, who, unversed in the art of radio, went his way satisfied. The four scientists were also satisfied, for their real radio reposed safe and sound in its accustomed place. Sometime after the reverberations of the historic magazine fight Cprincipal con- testant: One-Punch Hobiej had died away, someone tied a huge thirty-pound bell to the Hockshop's mattress, so that every time he turned in his bed. the bell rang loudly. Foaming with rage and muttering Gaaaash! between clenched teeth, he hurled the ponderous object with all his might out the window. The Casanova Institute sprang into being with its principles of enlightenment. and its illustrious faculty composed of Professors Donald Strongbo Cook, inventor of the famous lotion, Cuppy Whitlock, Romeo Harder, and of course, Casanova himself. Throughout the year, the school was visited by plagues of various kinds. Squib was responsible for the chicken-pox, and Bache for the mumps. In addition to these, there were measles and German measles. Mr. Fernald distinguished himself for his 14