Saint Marks School - Lion Yearbook (Southborough, MA)

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on a victory over Groton since our Second Form year. Doubt entered our mind as news of their scores rolled in. The fight itself was hard, but Groton had it from the start, and we vowed revenge in the spring term. On Belmont we daily followed with our eyes Jim, Juang, and Fi-Fi making for the Spa in search of respite from prosaic school duties and the dig- nified association of the eminent dramatic critic. VVest Corridor was fascinating with AJ. frequently calling corridor meetings to inform us, Of course your behavior is impossiblef, Junius and Jim would agree wholeheartedly. The bells in our corridor rang loud and frequent, but all they did was in- form us as to where we should have been or how late we were. One evening Mike blew loudly on a crow-call in Mr. Brinley's study- hall. Mr. Brewster was away so Fred CMike had not yet confessedl hit upon a devilish scheme: he im- mediately ordered each and every unsuspecting bystander who was not in study-hall into study-hall: so tactful, so sensible a solution. One evening the Beetle returned, momentarily only, however, for when his Biology Y group went to see him, the strain was too much. Neither hide nor hair nor blue suit has been seen of him since. About this time, hir. Eaton, failing in health, was forced to leave. His absence was greatly felt. His Y Latin A class of '42-,4-3 will never forget his wit or the class, which, because of him, was con- sidered the best of the morning. With a sigh of relief, hir. Hill re- moved to Dorm D where the going was easier, thereby forcing mar- ried masters to give up a week of married lifev as Sammy candidly remarked. hir. Brewster, realizing the necessity, granted us five days at Thanksgiving. Sixth Form en- thusiasm for this plan was great. Hugor planned a trip to Arizona, but the idea, although romantic, was impractical, and the little Colonel was forced to be satisfied with Cambridge. French C became more and more confusing. Une day H.F. pleaded, I try to be fair. lNIy as- signments are short and easyf'

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smoked over the weekend were put on bounds and on probation for the rest of the term. At the dance, Juang went around candidly asking girls, Are you wolfable?', while Thump, who did not see fit to ask, just went ahead and scored. Time dragged endlessly. Tony spent most of his time playing solitaire with yellow and black cards, Pete made one final desper- ate lunge at the post Cthe job of H.lNI., cryptically speakingl, Ollie ravaged New cl0I'l'ld0l', while Jim, Mait, and Juang amused them- selves by simply setting the school on fire. Tom B. and Apex, the Hypoman, later to become fire commissioner, saved the school from ruing Tom, by grabbing the nearest axe and chopping the French Department to kindling wood, and Johnny, by pouring tons of water on the flames. In the spring term the baseball team retrieved the name of St. Mark's as Peter pitched a one hitter to Groton. Noteworthy is the fact that on the nine were eight Fifth Formers. The spring term proved successful also for its numerous picnics which showed that the form had been rapturously conquered by YYordsworth's love of hlother Nature. Vile were torn by the idea of parting with the Seed and Hook, who are in the Army Air Corps, Clarky and Shaf- tee, in the Navy, and Hair, at the U. of V. VI Brent, Bozell turned up two Weeks late our Sixth Form year with hayseed still in his hair. It was rumored that his stage had been held up somewhere near Dodge C ity. Yerango was aghast, 6'Cud id oud, vood you, do you mean dey still 'ave dose oud dere?', The quadrangle, where faculty meetings took place, was wonderf ul. Une master, a higher up, appeared amused by the whole affair, until in Jim, he perceived with per- plexity a marked similarity to himself. Arbitrarily mass meetings and conversations on the quad involving more than two people were decreed verboten. Football, this year was more earnest than last, for we had been counting

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l Thump retorts, They are far too long and extremely hardf, 'gVVell, maybe they are, but thatis no reason to get fresh. French A reached a peak when Mr. B one day remarked as he noticed Bwohal doing a crossword puzzle in class, VVell, if that isn't the pay-off, crosswords, now is it? I mean, what does it buy yuh? Brad put in a i'But Sir. . .li Aw tie the bull outside, c'mon with that stufff, A. J. was ruthless in YI A English. With a resounding smack he once said, If you canit do an assignment in one hour, all right enough, take twof, Prendy class was a favorite too. Mait desiring his attention would calm- ly demand, Hey, sport, trot on downf, Prendy would then pout and say that although he could be fooled, and it was possible to fool oneself, the tools were in- fallible. We agreed unanimously on this, whereupon Prendy would say, Now...Goo to woork, pleasef' By this time, Jim's attitude was at a new low. He told us the faculty didn't like the way he parted his hair. And Body amused us by his fascinating muscle control and pro- tracted sounds. VVe were never a form for taking long weekends, although Brad Wired Mr. Brewster from Stowe one Sunday night: HAVING A Goon TIME. MAY I STAY ON A WEEK. No, our specialty was daily trips to Boston. Mait often attended a foreign policy associa- tion where he was once given three latenesses for butting. Oth- ers, lacking his imagination, went in to see about the Army. V-5 and V-12 were also immeasurably convenient to our form. Juang kept the shades pulled in his room, saying, I can'd stan, the sight of the place, so I pool down my shades. Itis really quite nicef' Preceded by last minute, frantic telephone calls, the Sixth Form Dance took place early this year. The barn dance, on Friday night, was a great success although the Hockey Squad had to retire early, and certain of its members had trouble getting to the Arms and back on time. This was mostly due to Stodge's and Paul's poor timing. On Saturday some skated while others, less ambitious, turned to Marlboro, where a movie featuring