Saint Marks School - Lion Yearbook (Southborough, MA)

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nounced. He had been with us only a few months, but in that short time he had become not only one of the most popular but one of tlie most promising boys in the class. As we entered the Upper School minus Dapper Dan and plus the Cuban ( abal- lero and assumed the responsibilities which this entrance should have meant, we started off on the wrong foot by an overenthusiastic celebration of a college honors ' holiday. For in the course of the inevitable trip down town, Twang, Zeke, Goop (the three form officers) Monk, Fish, and Physical Phil made the fatal mistake of buying some cold-storage eggs. With juvenile nature taking its course, the town was soon spattered with eggs — eggs dropped, scrambled and plastered. In the some- what less juvenile course of events, the Sixth Form and Dr. Parkman took matters into their own hands and exercised their traditional punitive measures. Just as if things needed enlivening, Eusty, Ed, and Bill gave a command performance of Two Gentlemen on the Loofte in Verona in Dormitory E before a capacity audience, including Mrs. Parkman. Although the plot, which consisted of Eusty and Ed, clad in Tarzan costumes, vying for the Doctor ' s love, was most movingly portrayed, the play itself was not so powerful as to require a second performance. As a rival attraction. New Dormitory was even more progressive in offering via the loud speaker an amateur hour with such sterling stars as Yehudi and Rajeer swinging Sun of My Soul, Bing Randolph, Niles at the squeeze box, and News- caster Harder flying realistically over flood-stricken Ohio. Meanwhile, Jeer, reading under the covers, surprised Piglet and himself by practically burning up their little den of iniquity over Dormitory A. During all this, things were happening in the athletic world. Switch was stolidly

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Much to the disgust of the old guard, the form was more than doubled the following fall, with the addition of twenty of the freshest new kids ever seen — by the old kids. Co-terrors for the new twenty were Dapper Dan and Useless. The old kids were chiefly amazed by the shape of that guy ' s head and the continental sophisti- cation of the three little Rosey boys, while the new kids marvelled at Peanut ' s temper, Guiseppe ' s size, and Stu ' s hank of hair. Bishop and Peeches-and-cream kept arousing the English master ' s wrath; the former by giving in answer to What did Hawthorne write, Bartlett? Hawthorne ' s works, sir, and the latter by crying liecause he couldn ' t spell. Since the year before was barren of athletic celebrations, tlie old kids and new kids alike got their first taste of a victory over Groton to the unprecedented extent of 33-6. In the winter term, measles descended on us, and Brownie, Benjy, Frick- a-dick, Leelee, and the Blimp, through some oversight, were all put together in the Alumni Dormitory. What with Dick ' s pulse varying with the color of the nurse ' s hair, Brownie ' s disappointment in the nurse ' s looks, wet Kleenex fights, and poker sessions, a most enjoyable two weeks were spent. Meanwhile, George had beaten the favored Goon in the New Kids ' Fives Tournament. While mo,st of us in the choir were struggling to get out of the off-coloratura so] rano class, Aust was singing a barber-shop tenor. And since coxing and singing didn ' t mix, Phil decided to finesse the choir to become the form ' s first letterman. Tuck appointed himself the ideal new kid, and Benjy was unanimously elected freshest. Again we lost two members. Chic and Crazy George by demotion, and gained Big Chief Eddie-Poose by promotion. The fall of ' 35 found us augmented into the largest form in the school ' s history with the addition of the following notables: the humdinger from DesMoines, Big Ach, and One-shirt Parker. Added to these were Randy and ( hubb-chubb who soon founded a complementary Brain Trust which has been working overtime ever since; Bad-dream Tess, who woke the whole of Dormitory C early one morning with a blood-curdling falsetto shriek; and Ed The Galloping Ghost Neilson. During the first term, Ned and Black Bill were the first to graduate to the Second Squad. Sunday morning slingshot fights between Dormitories C and D were finally brought to an end by fines of $1.50 per boy for only twelve windows. During a marshmallow feast in D, Jeff ' s generosity boomeranged when Mr. Fernald was un- appreciative of a wild throw which penetrated his sanctum. During the first of Twang ' s two-year siege in E, everything was quite under control, in marked con- trast to what was to come the following year. In the winter term, Aust, Eusty, and Magoon were invited to attend the Sixth Form ' s blowout in Dormitory B. Soon after, to the great consternation of Miss Hood and Miss Suess, Useless played Tarzan on the bars of the hospital ward, raising his temperature from 97° to 104°. Since we had been singularly free from epidemics tlie previous year, we were all the more shocked to learn from Dr. Parkman on Tuesday, May 19th, that an epi- demic of infantile paralysis had broken out. The school was soon disrupted, and of the nineteen who were stricken, six were from our form. Here we experienced our first tragedy when, on Wednesday, May 27th, the death of Fred Hubbell was an-

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upholding the honor of the form on C team; Physical Phil was on the hockey bench; Switch and Gaspipey were setting the fives circuit afire; Peeches, Sid, and Zeke were occasionally promoted to the baseball squad; and Mac, following the family tradi- tion, got his crew S.M., liy stroking the eight. Upon our return in the fall of 1937, we found that we had lost Neilson Eddie somewhere in the shuffle. Veteran Herb and Physical Phil on the team led the way in football with Moe, Klint, Brownie, and Eddie Poose also ])erforming in theGroton Game, which was dropped only after the loss of Captain Wheeler and a subsequent valiant struggle against a superior Groton eleven. Soon after, Switch was rewarded for two years of staunch service in the fast company of the first squad by being elected to the captaincy. Meanwhile, Bishop had celebrated the start of his .second consecutive year in Room T, North Corridor 3, by ceremoniously moving his map of Chicago from one wall to the other. Brain and Brawn as chapel boys combined to run the chapel al- most efficiently; the former by forcefully arguing Mr. Hardman into submission every night, and the latter by getting in some golf practice with the candle snuffer. At Christmas time, Eusty finished his St. Mark ' s career in his usual colorful style, by setting out for school at the end of the holidays and turning up in West Palm Beach two weeks later. Slug and The Ape also tried a disappearing act a few weeks later. After asking Dr. Parkman for permission to go into Boston one rainy afternoon, which was rightly refused, they calmly proceeded to go, escorting two fair companions to the cinema. The only trouble was, that Dr. Parkman happened to see their secret departure from Alton Spurr ' s and on their return cordially wel- comed them.