Saint Marks School - Lion Yearbook (Southborough, MA)

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Dave got a letter of recommendation from Mr. Brewster that ended with the glum statement: He stands 32nd, in a class of 34. Buzz spent most of his time in periods of alternate exultation and gloom as dispatches came from West Point about his exams. Max joined the Marines and began to receive long and formal dispatches that began: Dear Private Furlaud. . .U There were, by this time, fewer and fewer of us. In the winter term many persons-Henry W., Squeaky, Mat, Howie, and Al-went to college. For various reasons they pre- ferred to go to college in February rather than wait until the following September. Most of them are in Harvard now, wait- ing for the draft to get them. Squeaky, who only weighed 107 anyway, took off 920 pounds to join the Harvard wrestling team: a singular idea. Pat, tired of being asked when his voice would change, joined the Navy: a circumstance that made us change our opinion of Pat and also, possibly, of the U.S. Navy. Griz, after batting around New York for some time and discovering that the minimum height requirement for the Air Force was four feet nine, became a page at Radio City, where, if he is able, he tells people where to go and what the correct Eastern War Time is. Along towards the end of the year Willie decided that the place to be was the Tank Corps, and no one could persuade him to finish the year. He left just after College Boards, and the year became considerably duller. Suzie went out every night and rang the Chapel bell in his honor, until one night the bell-rope shot up to the top and stayed. It was a time of confusion and near-panic, with persons being ordered to report for in- duction on the following Saturday. The President of the United States, to John Stilp Sensenbrenner, GREETINGY, In the midst of it all, Fuzzy got a postcard that somehow quieted his mind consider- ably. It started off: Dear Madam- Can you supply a wash boiler for the Martha's Vineyard Garden Club Co- operative Kitchen Endeavor? Max did- n't answer. VIII This carries us, somewhat erratically, to the end of our Sixth Form year. It leaves us with the thought that we have left a lot unaccounted for and most of the important things unsaid. On the other hand, it is necessary, in such a matter, to be selective Clike servicej rather than exhaustive. The end of this year leaves us on the verge of new and uncertain enterprises. The bugles are blowing, and the future is pregnant with possibilities. Or perhaps filled with', would be a better phrase. . .

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about a dazzling creature who is known only as Dave's Hawaiian Princess. Later on, Dave Cthe other Davej surprised us by announcing that his face wasn't really unattractive. Asked for enlighten- ment, he said: Well, it has an acne condition, and I haven't shaved, and I need a haircut, but I think I've got something there that no one else has. . . . Mr. Brewster turned up at the begin- ning of the winter term and endeared him- self to all of us by instituting smoking for the Sixth Form-pipes only. The exact number of persons who nauseated them- selves on the occasion of that Hrst smoker, remains uncounted, but the whole idea, as the saying goes, strength- ened relations inestimably .... In our day we have seen the ultimate in week- ends taken with a maximum amount of money and stretching over the longest possible periods of time, usually from Thursday to Monday, though Bev ex- otically took several from Monday through Thursday. Of course, there were some who were denied weekends the first term because of an unfortunate incident, when Dave, Goober, Livy, Hallett, Willie, Griz, and countless others decided that curfew would not ring that night and went out in search of com- panionship and formed many beautiful friendships which were later forcibly dissolved by the school authorities. Dur- ing the winter term, weekends became wonderful vacations lasting endless peri- ods of time. Ouiji said: I am going to see my Congressman, and turned up for a long one in Putney, Vt. The Head- master remarked: I wondered why he was taking his skiis with him. Seabiscuit made several trips to Princeton in the Beverley-mobile, a hideous red-and-black vehicle with a fog-light and a musical horn. CGas rationing didn't affect Bev, but he wrote to his Congressman when kerosene was rationed.D We had a Sixth Form Dance, and, as it may well be one of the last, we may well tell one or two details. As, for in- stance, the girl who said: Fives courts are nice, but what do you use them for?' And Geoff, who had announced that Stein,s girl loved him and him alone, saw her on the stairs with Buzz and com- mented with bitterness: Suh, you are loving theiwoman I was talking of! Two other details that flash across our mind are: Mrs. Brewster moaning after the dance: Everybody's hungry and they've locked the kitchen, and I havenlt got the key. And Suzie explaining to his girl Qa borrowed onel: We're the Sixth Form and it's our Dance: that's why it's called the Sixth Form Dance. The Spring Term of our Sixth Form year was a time of amiable and confusing comings and goings, when everyone was having V-12 exams and things

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Daiquiri Always silent Vanity In his path, catastrophe Dainty? Frost Been losing dummies long? After me'thc deluge Rather inefficient They also serve who only stand and wait. Let's put the shoat on the road. Edit the LION much? Two 1 Ton l DAVID FROST BARTLETT Ilobe Sound, Fla. Prefer-tg Football Letterman '41, '42g Basketball Squad '43g Crew Squad '41, '42, '43g Soccer Squad '40g Fives Committceg Treasurer S.lVl.A.A.3 Debating Squad '42g Pseudo-Editor-in-Chief LIONQ Civics Club '4lg Brantwood Counsellorg Boys' Club. Bcrnardsville, N. J. CHARLES ERWIN BROOKES Diploma with Distinction Crew Squad '39, '40, '41, '42g Track Team '43g Scholar '40, '41, '42g I.B.T. Board: Vindez Board '42, Editor- in-Chief '43g Debating Squad '41, '42g Prize Speaker '43g Librarian '43g Choir '39g Entertainment Committee: Pawn Shop Boyg Civics Club '41g Reception Committeeg Third Form Brantwood Committeeg YEARBOOK Pro- duction Staff. Constructive , How 'bout a contribution? Arguc with you? No, l'm telling you! Babble Rouscr ' Lexington and Bunker Hill Efficient Shoat Erwin Business? It's very simple: It's the other guy's money. Robert's Roommate Out of 1 Order l Kiss and Tell Exclusive Solo miler 20