Saint Marks School - Lion Yearbook (Southborough, MA)

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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

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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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the unrequited love of a sandhog was showing. Un the way an escort noticed, There's a shoe factoryf' Uh,,, replied the girl, VVhat do they make there? Returning from the skating, where lVIitsie Thayer and Mary Clay showed off their ability to play hockey, Hub's girl announced, 'shly the air is dense. NVe had supper at the Arms, where we were served a menu of fried chicken and potato cl la St. Mark's of which Peggy Talbott expressed a strong disapproval. QShe was not alone in this.D Wlhen we got back to school, the band hadn't appeared, and some were thinking that, after all, maybe it was better not to have a dance, what with the warg but Esky after a few hectic minutes, produced Ken Reeves. The general opinion was that there were too many card dances, although Juang and Jim were relieved. The dance ended at two-thirty. Here, these two hurried their little group back to the Arms, announcing at frequent intervals, Sleep is essentialf, The majority, however, werenit of that opinion, and while some watched Mitsie play on the piano in Mr. Brewster's study, much to Dickie's dismay and our pleasure, others dispersed throughout the school. Sunday dawned cold and bleak, and the girls were gone by eleven, not without having left certain vestiges of their stay. Almost im- mediately Jim started on a two weeks' vacation at Lennox School. The reason? Let's call it over indulgence in the week-end spirit. A week after the Sixth Form Dance, midyear graduation took place. Twelve of us, too old and tired to go on, ended it all on Feb- ruary llth. The parting was emo- tional and quickg some of us, living in close association with these boys, realized what it would be like, the following June, to break off. The official Hockey season had a climactic end at St. Paul's. Thomp managed to knock one of their men cold for at least two hours. The season, although not a victorious one, was a successful one judging by the spirit and enjoyment of the play. The winter term ended with hilarious sessions at the head table,