Saint Marks School - Lion Yearbook (Southborough, MA)

Text from Pages 1 - 96 of the 1950 volume:

,1,ww-M---A M- I 5 fi? . A 15 ATFJ. v THE ST. MARKS LION 1950 ST. MARICS SCHOOL SOUTHBORQUGH . MASSACHUSETTS 'W 'T mf -'tffzf 'E . . .- .fsvflf -p s i . . . .- i . .Q , ! fl -. .1 ef .L , ' I Af- '..,,'.',yVi3f - 4 4 i4,. 1, 1 ' ' Tiff,- Is ' Board Of Trustees GEORGE PEABODY GARDNER, ESQ., A.B., President THE REV. SAMUEL MARTIN DORRANCE, A.B., B.D. GEORGE HALL BURNETT, ESQ., A.B. WILLIAM APPLETON COOLIDGE, ESQ., A.B., LL.B. WILLIAM BARCLAY PARSONS, A.B., M.D. JARVIS CROMWELL, ESQ., A.B., Vice-President ROBERT HELYER THAYER, ESQ., A.B., LL.B. EDWIN SHERWOOD STOWELL SUNDERLAND, ESQ., A.B., LL.B., LL.D. CHANDLER BIGELOW, ESQ., Clerk, Assistant Treasurer DAN PLATT CAULKINS, ESQ., A.B. MASON HAMMOND, ESQ., B.A., B.LITT. PHILIP HUNTINGTON THEOPOLD, ESQ., A.B., Treasurer WILLIAM HARDING JACKSON, ESQ., A.B., LL.B. FREDERICK AUGUSTUS POTTS, ESQ., B.A. CHARLES LEE AUSTIN, ESQ., A.B. THE REV. THEODORE P. FERRIS, B.D., D.D. HON. ROBERT W. KEAN, ESQ., A.B. COLUMBUS 0,DONNELL ISELIN, ESQ., A.B., A.M. EPISCOPAL VISITOR THE BISHOP OF THE DIOCESE OF MASSACHUSETTS 2 'Q s 7,21 .. f' ww .....,.'I.u..f.m J, .cw fi DEDICATION The Class of 1950 respectfully dedicates this LION to MR. WILLIAM E. GACCUN llacc olim lneminisse izlvalfit MR. WILLIAM W. BARBER Headmaster Evagf fivtipcfnvf Sunbury, llownrtll, Ingalls, llnrris, 'l'refry, 'l'Ownvr, Avllftlllllglllll, AY:nlc-s, Slllllll Slleppnrrl. Bc-gg, Cowarmlln, Badger, From-ll, Lznnvr, Fine, CO9 Snwyvr, Suymlann, Ilull, l42lXVI'0lll'0, Rzlrlrer, Al:u'r, S2lllIllll'I'S, Pl'L'lllllVllll', Gnr'0On The Faculty I ll'1ADMAS'l'lCR VAJILLIAM WY,x'r'r BARBER, Jn., AB., Greek SENIUR MASTER l'lllWIN CUMMINGS L.xwnENf'E, AM., FTf'7lI'lI ASSISTANT IlHAl7MAS'l'l'IRS JAMES IIILTON Mum, A.fNl., Lafin, Dire:-for Qf Sflll1I.l'S l'lDXYARl7 TUCK ll xm., A.M., English, Ilffuu' Of lmrvr Sr-lnml, Fnlleyf' ,lrlvzlwr MASTIC RS C'n.xn1,1-ls lhsKEnYI1.1,l-1 S.u'NDEns, AB., Jlnfhe- IllllfIf'S JOnN R1c'n.xnD SITYDAM, l'l1.l3.. Srvimn-ze, liinlngy ROLAND lhnnow SANYYER, Jn., BS., .llaflnfrznztn-x JOSEPH AUG.l'sTlfs l'nEND1YILLE, Manual Yirfs AVILLIAM l'llHYARl7 G.M'f'0N, M.A., Latin, llun.vc 1111.-:fer llO1.Lls STRATTON l'lREN1'Il, AM., Ifrerrvlz IJAVID l'lLMFIIi CUE, A.M., Sr-iancrf, ,JI-I'f'l'fUl' :J .ith- l6'I'l'S lhnln' BOEIIME FINE, A M., Ilfsfnry, Ii11.w'11cx.v Mun- agar JOSEPH S'I'.xNI,EY SllEI'l'ARD, A.M., .1I11.vn- AVALTER IRVING R.-xDOEn, III, All., Erzylllvlz, Art IJAYID SIDNEY IAIASSON l,.xNlEn, HS., llfrer-for qf Adn1,is.vimm, Assistant H1lNl'7I6SS .JIlllLflgt T SAMUEL PENDLETON C'Ow,xnD1N, Jn., l'l1.D., Iinglish GURDEN IIERREHT SUNBVRY, AM., linglislz, lie- medial lfeurling I'1nNEs'1' l'IDw.xnD IlOw.xn'rn, A.R., .llnllufrnntiz-.v, Lalin JOHN :ANTHONY AVUIITIIINGTON, ALA., 1 rmn'h, Spa 71 Ish DEAN llAMII,TON 'l'OwNEn, A.M., I.af1'n REV. l'IDw.xnD flEORGH llunns, B.ll., S.'l'.M., Hr'- IIIQIAIIIIN Sfnd y Wn,m.xM ROY BEOG, l'l1.D., Grwek, llixtnry l'.xlfl. l E1cnIs SMITH, A.M., l'hysz'w.v, Sr-fern-0, Jlnilm- rnafirzv REY. ll.xnnY flALLISON 'l'l:El1'nY, A.M., R.IJ., Pimp- lnin, lf!'lfgI.U'IlS Sindy 'l'nOM.xs C'n.xNE VAIALES, Jn,, A.R., l'l1cmz'xtry, .Valh- rn1a!1'f'.w liEY. ROY lliYING lVlURliKY, AB., RD., li1'l1'ginn.w Sindy KLEHER ll.x1,L, Fino .-lrfx ICLYI-:lm BIANCIII, B.A., Lilarurian I. J A: fig A 4 7 X 351' . S .L , -ig. SIXTH FORM SIXTH FORM IN 1946 Davis. IIZIFIQIUII, llilwm-th, elm-GL-l'sflc1rI'I, Lziirllnw, D., Szlumlm-rs I'IIl'Il'IlK'I', Ive-lush-l', NVQ-ld, .XIII-s, Wx-lrh, Ccmrxliwlgc, Yvinzlns, Battles Illlllll, Elkins, c1l'2IWI.UI'1I, IIRlllIlIli'I'SIl'y, 'IIIlUI'll0, NlUI'IIllll'l', R., XYIIIIOIIUIISL' SIXTH FORM lllll, Norris, VV1-Icl, IIRIIIIIDIDUII, NIUlll'I'Il'II, Lalicllzxw, Il., lilliutt, -If-lkv, VVZIIIEIVP, Riplvy mans. IKEIICIIIIQ, Gund, Rows, XVI-lush-r, Spzlllhling, 'l'r:lxl1-r, Battles, :xIlI'l'll 1-her, Uriiz, VV:1il1wrigl1i, SZIIIIIKIPTS, .X,, NIIVIIZIOISUII, Iiuclolpll, Ilirsm-Il, Hoge-rs, -I., I'ul'vi:lm'v, 1It'fl0l'S1If Het Ruhlrins, Iilkins, Mnrtinwr, R., Dilwnrtll, Umfnlirlgc-, I roe-lllaln, Ilullxzlim-, IYQ-Irlm, XVIIIICIIUIISK' 8 MONITORS VVebh, Mortimer, R., YVhite-house ltomainc, Coolidge, Mr. Barber, llilworth, l'lI'Cl'Illlll Form History It was way back in the autumn of '44 that the first ten star-crossed contestants shuffled across the worn threshold of St. Mark's to take up the battle of elimina- tion with the faculty that resulted in the class of 1950 Cwe won 9-33. Unfortunately we escaped the legendary era of chamber- maids and waitresses which had been foreclosed by the war, but we soon de- veloped compensations for our limita- tions. At first the New Englanders, Pete, Chris, Fletch, Ashby, Leech, and Teddy, Southboro's own mental monster, scorned the Hferinersf, Vliilly, Styvie, OX, and Brock, an unfortunate product of political corruption. It was not long before the overwhelm- ing potentialities of the form made them- selves evident. Granted we were neither surprisingly athletic nor amazingly scho- lastic, but Chris immediately broke all previous records of accumulated slate, and Brock set out upon a task of organiz- ing one of the most powerful political bandwagons ever constructed. Politico raised his moley head above the persecu- tion which was to torment him for six long years, and framed the first form government. Nature's ten terrible deformities were not long in drawing their first blood, and from that time on there were broom fights, pillow fights, snowball fights, fruit fights, cracker tights, fist fights, and even a knife fight. Dorm A still bears the scars of our battles. By the end of the term we were the nemesis of all known authorities. By sheer animal cunning Chris became the new president, but his reign was cut short, by the Brew, who claimed the gov- ernment was a corrupt totalitarianism. Mumbles was still hidden in the fog. Ashby, who had been the subtle insti- gator of many a dorm riot, came into the limelight as the baseball season began. It wasn't long before we learned that Car- michael was fated to become the greatest Southboro northpaw. On the whole it was a happy year, in which little was ac- complished, and a great deal of harm was done to the school. All of us looked for- ward to returning in the autumn, and completing our work of destruction. 44 lk Pk lk ik On the afternoon of September 23, 1945, we again arrived at this hierarchy of learning, our ranks totalling twelve scared new kids and nine old-timers. The majority of our form nestled beneath the benign wings of Mighty Mouse once again. In the field of athletics, most of our form represented the midget team, while some of the more rotund members were assigned to the Juniors. Football over and done with, after a cancelled Groton game, we turned to indoor activities. Several clubs of dubious quality were formed. Neville augmented his reputation by a notorious power of concentration, and Frans, who had been prominent from the start, established a new record in the slate book, outdoing even Chris! Johnny Alles forsook his bed at night and took to the alcove partitions. Our pent-up energy was given a break when, because of jaundice, we were paroled a week early, and so we left, dreaming of home and food. The winter term brought us back fresh- too fresh perhaps.Even the normally well- behaved Goober decided to go on a noc- turnal jaunt, and after a thorough search by the Sixth Form, was captured under Mort's bed. In the field of hockey our form shone, under the name of the Nifty Fifties, and led by Jeff, we were awarded the title of Non Pro Sumus by the class of ,46. Nor was hockey our only claim to fame - we also had Wanda Battles on the Third Squad basketball team. In the classroom, while a few of the less intelli- gent boys in the form were being psy- choed, the luckier element was culling A's in English for well-sharpened pencils and clean shirts. Winter term, instead of being boring, held so much joy that we were indeed sad to go home for spring vacation. Even at that early date we were making a name for ourselves. Spring term returned us Oakleigh in all his native splendor. Ashby continued showing his prowess as a twirler on Second Thayer, and the Heap Qthen but a heap- letj blew ball games with clock-like pre- cision for Second Brotherhood. At last came Prize Day and the general exodus. We were beginning to catch on to this racket called prep school. ik lk wk 42 ik When the curtain rang up on our Third Form year, we found our ranks almost doubled with the addition of ten new faces, after having dropped Styvie by the wayside, and lost John to greener grid- irons. Willy's days among us were also numbered. The new arrivals were equally strange to behold, however, and it was several weeks before we could figure out t.he giant but generous motorcycle mogul called Aga, the smiling Long Island intellectual who faced daily toward the East on his prayer rug and made obeisance to the great G.B.S., or the mysterious fugitives, Don Juan and Onreek. The majority of us made new homes aboard the H.M.S. Crackin', under the command of an ex-admiral who was to become our form advisor, but a few were still confined to the mousy alcoves of Dorm B. Our achievements on the ath- letic field had already given foreboding signs that our form would have to dis- tinguish itself in mental activities, as Pepe alone claimed a post on the J. V. squad. The majority of the rest of us strove to learn how to hula under the watchful eyes of Coach Daggett, with little else to look forward to save the decorating for the Groton victory celebra- tion. For once our dream came true. The celebration touched off the true reckless spirit of the form, as we roared to a climactic crescendo finish before vacation. If the fall term had lacked any of the constant excitement and activity of which we were capable, the winter months made up for it. Athletically, Jose outclassed the rest of us by earning the form's first major letter, while Freak laid groundwork for his histrionic career as a bowlegged first lady. The never-to-be- forgotten Navel, who still pops up now and then, had mercenary matters well in hand at Brantwood, where he and other untold dozens of fugitives from Herky manufactured food and merriment to the great displeasure of all authorities. VVe were a very conscientious group, however, and there was much evidence of this. An Eli social registeritef' Noel McClintock Garrison Ellis, then merely a prefect, looked up as he was grazing at a nearby pasture, and put into effect the first St. Markis honor system. Form unity nearly defeated his purpose, as Dick and Shlarb penned their names to un- committed crimes. Form politics, which has always been featured, was then only gaining momen- tum, as Mole and Jeff alternated in the Council, local Peter VV. laid groundwork for an eventually vain campaign, and Cleo popped his head out of the goldfish bowl to make history in the classroom, at the athletic field, and on the dance floor. Our most notorious adventure of the year, however, came in the spring term, when eight upstanding citizens were rep- rimanded as villainous vandals. VVe paid for our crime in specie, as well as in labor, to the tune of about 850. Rather than reshingling the roof which we destroyed, the money apparently found its way to more prosperous pockets. On such a typical note we ended our lower school C2lI'66I'. Sk PI' Bk Ik ak Returning to school in the fall of '47, we were confronted with the idea that we were no longer in the Lower School, but grown up Fourth Formers. Evidently this idea was slow in penetrating, for the first week in Dorm E resulted in several un- pleasant episodes, not the least of which was a knife iight. VVhen the smoke cleared, we got our first chance to see just what the Lion had brought us in the way of new kids. What a sight they were: a long seductive-looking thing named Pansy, an amateur barber, a strange Shmoo-shaped animal, and the one and only flying horse. Football found us supporting a rather unsuccessful J .V. team while the squad romped home to an undefeated season. After the Groton game the days passed slowly, and Mr. Coe's heroic attempts to start a touch football league culminated in a few of t.he diehards sloshing about Belmont Field in alternating snow and slush. Finally the long-awaited day came, and we raced for home, llyan's, and the Gets. l l The second round opened with a flour- ish. One morning the good doctor re- turned to find that he had been tagged target for tonight,', and the slate book bulged. Brock had to exercise every ounce of his political powers to Whittle down the threatened worst punishment in the history of the schoolv to a quick trip around the track for himself and his co- horts. While Jeff made the hockey squad, the rest of us were content with lesser things, notably the J.V.'s, both hockey and basketballg and Mr. Coe, foiled in his attempt at touch football, turned out a very creditable exhibition of grunts and groans, of which Freaky was a member. In the closing days of the term, the spirit of the Sixth Form reared its ugly head in the shape of a paddling for Ashby and little Oakleigh for their intrusion into the Sixth Form room. On this painful note the term ended. Spring term dawned warm and lazy, and while Ashby, Eddy, Ox, Rem, and Pete turned in creditable performances on the J.V. baseball team, a different story was being told on the briny deep of Fort Meadow. Every afternoon the same episode would take place. An angry Cuban would turn on one of his fellow galley slaves and snarl: Robbeens! Eeef you don't pull that oar I am going to keel you!,' After spring sports and exams had taken their toll, Prize Day bloomed and with tears in our eyes we bade the old school goodbye and took off to sample Brantwood,s wares. Sk Ik Pk lk lk A mild but unexpected shock rocked the traditional progressiveness of St. Mark,s school as the virtually unchanged class of ,50 moved in to assume the somewhat dubious roles of Fifth Formers. We had traded in Camach for the newer model, a racy Brockton gangster tagged Flash, and we thought that was all. We were sadly mistaken, however, as within a month our ranks had been swelled again by an oily brain, an athletic brawn, and Henry. Now the grind was to begin. This was it, the first of our last two years, our next to last chance to make good. At- tention was drawn to the necessity of a well-rounded education, and so, among our seven subjects, we found Current Events at the bottom of the list. The next profound advent of the year was our C. E. teacher, Mr. E. V. Monroe fuwith a 'u' if you please, thank you j Esq. Mr. Barber became official headmaster in November, and we were all very happy. Mrs. Hill, his first appointment to the staff, was also welcomed with warm en- thusiasm. Intellectually we suddenly became far superior to any form since 1869, and our accomplishments proved this. Frans, Dee, Matt, and Chris all passed for the year, showing that they knew more math than Clayt did. English C ended the year with the track firmly laid for future proficiency in Anglo-Saxon, ancient Icelandic, Ger- manic philology, old Norse law, and prep- ositions. Everybody lived under cruel despotism in one of the corridors, except Tom and Gundyberger, and Hank and deG. T and G enjoyed all-night lights and built-in ashtrays, while H and deG used to fight over who most resembled Cyrano de Bergerac. Hank thought he was the great lover, and Carl, W well, he didn't have to think muchg it was as plain as the ..... Conversation was usually dull, con- sisting of the same old biting wit: Oh Excuse me, Errol Flynn! and a few pat answers to such comments. Oh, Cyno!', . . . Bitter oneln. . . Some more than others were the rage. More interesting tidbits of conversation ran thusly: D. Busy? C. M. No, you?', D. Nawl C. M. Let's go to French class. The winter term found even more ath- letic accomplishments, with heavy repre- sentation on two of the three squads. It was about this time of the year that our beloved alligator tamer, sober but com- pletely befuddled by the comings and goings of life, made his now-famous drop from a classroom window. This set off the true spirit of our frolicing group: chanting chain gangs, midnight attacks by the maharajah of the fuzzy-wuzzies, daily Brantwood campfires by H. Cotton Mor- timer, and of course the ceaseless intel- lectualisms of Bowanwanwanwanwan! In the spring Mort and Jeff dominated the first boat, while Ashby and Rem were big wheels on the big diamond. In the classroom, English A was coming along fine on 250-word essays, except for radical Henry, who insisted on turning in edi- torials from Field and Stream. CGood Pointlj As the year rolled to a close, we elected wheels, and Juff-Juff drew the shortest straw. A few drew purple shafts, but the straws with IW on them went to the rest of the unchanging political trio, Chas and the hlole, P.B.F., Rem, Finne- gan, and Romeo. HF PII Fl! if if At last we have reached the top was our feeling as we walked through the clois- ters for the last beginning of a school year that we would see. Quickly we were made busy with our new positions, and as Jeff grunted out the rules to the new boys, we began to feel at home. After the first few nights, however, we suddenly realized that there were some additions to our own glorious and select few. Brock found himself with our Austrian friend Heinz, who soon began taunting him with cries of skehleetong.,' There was another pair of roommates, neither of whom we had ever seen before A Buddy Bill and Hop- along Wvallace. Once in a while we even caught sight of a big smiling face peeking around corners. From then on there was no doubt that l'.N.S. was bashful: but when he turned out to be a genius as well, we were surprised, I theenk. The lied- nosed reindeer added further talent to the form with his renditions of Your Feetls Too Big during smoker. And then there was always Ted, the assistant organism. Walt the jazz artist and Fran the intellect joined us a few weeks later, straight from an institution to the north. The gridiron results were not too satis- factory, and everyone expressed a desire that this should not be a foreboding of things to come. YYe pulled through any- way in high spirits, mentally if not physi- cally. YVc got some satisfaction out of the thought that no one really expected us to shine anyway 4 least of all Benny. The school was struck with amazement mingled with a little horror when they heard that Oak had been elected soccer captain. Nevertheless everything went smoothly, even though Oak and Frans were given a short two-week vacation. Oak came back determined to turn over a new leaf, but Tooft .... well anyway, he left us the heritage of the little girl's candy. Vacation rolled around, and the Groton- St. lVlark's dance proved to be a reunion. Walt threw a monster tomato-juice party, the effects of which were later heard at the Coq Rouge with Chris in the lead by a head. Wie returned to school tired but happy over our conquests. The next few weeks were taken up with mad preparations for midyears and the Sixth Form weekend. Which ones were madder the faculty never quite knew, but results seemed to favor the latter. Activities were interrupted by the invasion of the thirty-two lovelies for the long-awaited dance. Pete, Carl, and Rocky, who sacrificed all for an extra fifteen minutes at Larry's lodgings, will long remember the effects of their happy error. Bobby pulled the trick of the year, though, and Cyn never knew the differ- ence. The Christian Science lllonitor car- ried the results of the weekend. It could- n't have been more successful, however, for most of the thirty-two couples. The barn dance, the daylight activities such as the treasure hunt in which Freaky and his Luce outdistanced all competitors, even Bill and Lady G., and finally the climax of the weekend, the beautiful dinner- dance where Gino had the time of his life, all these are memories we shall always cherish. Too much credit can never be given to hlesdames Barber and Hill and all the other faculty wives who aided im- mensely in making the weekend a success. We only hope they find some consolation in the fact that for us it was a highlight in our school careers. The play followed close behind, and President Freak shone as usual, even though he had missed a week of rehearsals because of his moll. Even Brock took time out from arguing the benefits of the New Deal with Hank and Jeff to play hero be- fore the footlights Y and what a 'umble hero he was, too. Next came the Walnut Hill dance, Pres and Solo were primed for conquest - and Henry 4 well, he was just. . .uh. . .Henry. The one record we have succeeded in keeping is the greying of more masters' heads than any other form. Drastic meas- ures were taken to try to squeeze us through College Boards after we had flunked half our midyears, and to date the outcome is unknown. VVe have few doubts though, that the spirit of the form, ex- emplified by the broom-burning society, the and the A.C.A., will fail to impress the entrance committees. Spring was not long in its approach, however, and with it love, laziness, the musical comedy, and Frazier's sport ran neck and neck. But as we lolled on the sunny quadrangle, we began to be aware of the completion of our careers at St. Nlarkis. College looms ahead, for most of us quite treacherously. But we cannot help feeling that the work of Messrs. Hall, Gaccon, Marr, Barber and Smith has not been in vain in simplifying the change. We carry ahead with us a set of ideals to think and to live by, and it has been the fine leadership of the faculty which has im- pressed these upon our minds. None of us will ever forget. Mr. Barber and St. Mark's have the gratitude of the class of '50, Society. PEDRO SANCHEZ ABREU Quinta Palatino Havana, Cuba Crew Squad '50, Soccer Manager '49, Clee Club 50 Dra matic Club '50, Musical Comedy '50, Choir 50 Cum Laude This is the long and short of rt The golden orb of song. v 1, . i Q 'iv 93 A 59-fx fix 1.5.5 l if 1 'ke - C ,1:'P' 0 W, , BRUCE EDVVARD BALDING Roslyn, Long Island, New York Prefer-t, Soccer Squad ,48, Team '49, Debating Team, Dra- matic Club '48, Editor-in-Chief of Vindex, Flag Boy, Cre- ative Writiiig Club '47, '48, '49, President '50, Fine Arts Club '50, Prize Dec-laimer '47, Prize Speaker '49, Chapel Usher. I ,ll tell the world. H e who would gather roses must not fear Thornes. 16 EDWIN DELAND BATTLES, JR. VVaterville, New York Prefectg Football Squad '4-93 Basketball Squad '47, '48, '49, Team '50g Tennis Squad '49, '50g Glee Club '48, '49g Choir '46, '48, '49g Librarian '48, Flag Boyg Scientific Society '49g Bridge Team. To be great is to be misunderstood. When you call me that, smile! T L WW W or fi, E V g?NllQ KEN' t 53523 Y X ,Q to , M Jkff if ALEXANDER JAMES CAMPBELL II R.F.D. No. 40, Nova Scotia Hill Road Watertown, Connecticut Football Squad '48, Team '49, Hockey Squad '49, Team '50g Tennis Squad '48, '49g Glee Club '50, Choir '50, Librarian '48g Telephone Boy '49g Octet. Never look a gift horse in the mouth. H is strength is as the strength of ten because his heart is pure. 17 2217 St. James Street THOMAS JEFFERSON COOLIDGE JR. 35 Lapland Road Brookline, hlassachusetts Head Monitor, Prefectg Student Council '47, '48, '49 President '50, Form Vice-President '48, President '49: Foot- ball Team '48, Captain '49, Hockey Squad '48, Team '49, '50 Crew Squad '48, Letterman '49, '50, Musical Comedy '50 Brantwood Counsellor '48, '49, Church Usher, Scholar '46, '48 Cum Laude Society. A marfs a man for a' that. The still sowe eats up all the drajfe. xxxlil x Q X , 6 , V 1' Til, 1 7 Ill N' ,lf L l VVARDEN Dnlwoaru Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Monitor, Prefectg Student Council '47, '48, '49, Vice-Presi- de11t '50, Form President '48, Vice-President '49, Football Letterman '48, Team '49, Hockey Squad '49, Team '50, President of Fearing Club, Dance Committee, President of Entertainment Committee, Glee Club '49, '50, Dramatic Club '50, Staff '46, '47, Musical Comedy '49, '50, Choir '45, '49, '50, Librarian '48, '49, '50, President of Athletic Associa- tion, Scholar '46, Brantwood Counsellor '48, '49, Third Form Brantwood Committee, Church Ushcrg Telephone Boy '49. H our soit qui mal y pense. Bargain and corruption. 18 , FWSWW-WP'fM W r WfTf w5:f'ff4-'ffr'-W1 ,:rwq':'w3'Hr'fi' -' '1 f ' 359111:vgwfsfgam-fyvrwwa'-'za-flaw-avxyvw mgw-up-vw-W-my 1 HOWARD MICHAEL DUNN Litchfield, Connecticut Football Squad '49, Hockey Squad '50, Baseball Squad '49, '50, Glee Club '48, '49, '50, Musical Comedy '50, Choir '45, '46, '48, '49, '50, Business Manager of Vindex, Brantwood Counsellor '49, Telephone Boy '48. Give me your hand and let me feel your pulse. The great God BOP. 'Nix' rf? K ,7 XXV -G W2 mel WILLIAM LUKENS ELKINS 704 Polo Road Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania Prefect, Student Council '50, Football Letterman '49, Glee Club ysog Dramatic Club Staff '49, '50, Choir '46, '50, Vindea: Board, St. Marker Board, Scientific Society '49, Secretary '50, Brantwood Counsellor '48, '49, Third Form Brantwood Com- mittee, Telephone Boy '48, '49, N.P.S. I s not true leisure one with true toil? Who knows what a girlie .smile may hide? 19 THOMAS ELLIOTT Easthampton, Long Island, New York Hockey Manager '50, Crew Squad '49, '50, Soccer Squad '48, Team '49, Glee Club '48, '49, '50, Octet, Dramatic Club Staff '47, '48, Choir '49, '50, Scientific Society '50, Brantwood Counsellor '48, Telephone Boy '49, Patience, and shufle the cards. Knock as you please, there's no one at home. is ,f 9 T' o if 1, EMERSON KENNARD FLETCHER lNIille Fleurs Wlestford, Blassachusetts Prefer-t, Soccer Team '49, VVrestling Squad '47, '48, '49, Glee Club '47, '48, Choir '45, '46, St. Marker Board, Business Manager of LION, Librarian '48, Scientific Society '49, '50, Fine Arts Club '50, Scholar '45, Brantwood Counsellor '49, Telephone Boy '49, President of Gun Club '50, CO-President of Student Advisory System. Push, pull, Click-click. Keep a good tongue that never mumbles. l l 20 :-3-xr,vgmfgr,gf5w' L, -1, -- e 3 a- am v-:,w',-- v' 'vm znqgfrsf' 'f'a','-11-:'yr r's '1:ywvr-x uwrf -aww-. I e-1.-.rua-' PETER BALDWIN FREEMAN 100 Alumni Avenue Providence, Rhode Island Monitor, Prefect, Student Council '49, Secretary '50, Crew Squad '48, '49, '50, Soccer Squad '50, Wrestling Squad '49, '50, Team '47, '48, Cheer Leader '49, Debating Team, Dramatic Club '47, '48, '49, President '50, Musical Comedy '48, '49, Vindea: Board, Editor-in-Chief of St. Marker, LION Board, Librarian '48, Bookroom Boy '48, '49, Creative Writ- ing Club '48, '49, Secretary '50, Radio Club '47, '48, Scientific Society '49, Vice-President '50, Prize Declaimer '47, Prize Speaker '49, '50, Scholar '48, '49, St. Mark's Scholar '47, Brantwood Counsellor '48, '49, Valedictorian. Nowhere so busy a man as he there nas, And yet he seemed busier than he was. , gi is KU! WX Y C' lg ix' CARL AUGUST DEGERSDORFF II Rumson, New Jersey Prefect, Football Squad '48, Team '49, Tennis Team '49, Captain '50, Fives Team '49, '50, Dance Committee, Co- Editor-in-Chief of LION, Librarian '48, '49, '50, Mail Boy '48, '49, '50, Scientific Society '49, '50, Prize Declaimer '46, Prize Speaker '49, '50, Scholar '47, St. Mark's Scholar '46, Brant- wood Counsellor '48, '49. Bait the hook well, this fish will bite. Love makes fools of us all. 21 HENRY GUND III Old South Road Southport, Connecticut Soccer Squad '48, ,493 Dramatic Club '50g Scientific Society '49, 'sog Fine Arts Club '49. Always kneel when you light a fire. But sir, I was looking for a two-bygfour. vf XC .,,. . o 9 0 od x 0 A, t . G I , '!1 A 5 rf ll V 4 X fig, EDWARD ARTHUR HIRSCH The Meadowsi' West Long Branch, New Jersey Baseball Squad '48, '49, Team '50g Soccer Squad '48, Team '49g Cheer Leader '49g Debating Teamg Dramatic Club '47, '48, '49, ,503 St. Marker Boardg School Store Managerg Bell Boy '48g N.P.S, Little strokes fell great oaks. Great wits jump. Q2 FRAZIER JELKE III Bellevue Avenue Newport, Rhode Island Baseball Manager '50g Soccer Squad '50g Vindex Boardg Supply Store Managerg Telephone Boy '49. By silence I hear other men'.s' imperfections, And conceal my own. , 4' 3 'X 'VX- ily 'DAVID LAIDLAW Baldwin Road Mt. Kisco, New York Prefer-tg Football Squad '48, Team '49, Baseball Squad '49, Team '50g Fives Team '50, Prize Declaimer ,463 Prize Speaker '49g Third Form Brantwood Committee, Chapel Usherg Tele- phone Boy '49, Bell Boy ,485 N.P.S.g Co-President of Student Advisory System. Cherchez la femme. Oh thou wee timorous, cowering beastie. 23 ALWIN CORNELIUS MICIIAELSEN 103 East 86th Street New York, New York Prefect: Baseball Squad '49, Team '503 Soccer Squad '48, Team '49g Debating Team, Glee Club '48, '49g Dramatic Club '48, '49, '50g Musical Comedy '48, '50, Advertising Man- ager of Vindexg Creative Writing Club '50g Scientific Society '49, Dr. and Mrs. Thayer Scholar '48g St. Mark's Scholar '49. Prize Speaker ,50. Those who play with cats must expect to be scratched. Buxom, blithe, and debonair W t, 1 X .ar it r 'RC' , A 'i f y' ' K 1 ,f I Z UNM 'one Powry ERNEST VAN DYKE MONCRIEFF, Mansuring Way Rye, New York Assistant Soccer Coach '49g Track Team '50, Cheer Leader '4-9' Glee Club '50' Choir '50' Scientific Societ '50, Octet, - Q f - , y Postgraduate. All mankind loves a lover. To be strong is to be happy. JR. 24 RICHARD MORTIMER Tuxedo Park, New York Monitor, Prefect, Student Council '49, '50, Football Team '48, '49, Crew Squad '48, Letterman '49, Captain '50, Wrest- ling Squad '46, '48, Team '47, '49, Captain '50, Dance Com- mittee, Musical Comedy '50:Brantwood Counsellor '48, '49, Telephone Boy '4S. 0h what authority and show of truth Can cunning sin cover itself withal. , 'Q' l 7 C4 f, 17' GEORGE Rocxwoon NORRIS 1888 Ontario Place, N.W. Washington, District of Columbia Prefect, Football Team '49, Basketball Squad '48, '49, Team '50, Glee Club '49, '50, Dramatic Club '47, '50, Musical Comedy '49, Octet, Choir '49, '50, Vindea: Board, Librarian '47, Creative Writing Club '48, '49, '50, Chapel Boy, String Quartet, President of Thayer Club, Bridge Team, Church Sacristy. .M y Peggy is a fair, young thing. How sad, mad, and bad it was, but then, how sweet. Q5 ENRIQUE ORTIZ 5ta Calle Poniente No. Q8 Guatemala City, Guatemala Crew Squad '48, '49, 'son Soccer Team '48, '4-9: Wrestling Squad '4-93 Glee Club '49, '50: Choir '49, '50, A soft answer turneth away wrath. Force is no remedy. l CP .,,,, lr , , JAMES AKEROYD PURVIANCE 7827 VVinston Road Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Prcfect: Football Team '49g Basketball Squad '48, '49, Team '50g Glee Club '48, '49, '50g Choir '48, '49, '50, Librarian '4-83 Brantwood Counsellor '48, '49g Telephone Boy '48: Vive-President of Brotherhood Club: Baseball Squad '50. Cornelia: What flowers are these? Gazetta: The pansy, this. Cornelia: Oh, that's for lovers' thoughts. Q6 EDWARDS IIUTCHINSON RIPLEY Southborough, Massachusetts Glee Club '50g Choir '50g Assistant Organist. M usicls golden tongue. Gentle dullness ever loves a joke. .qv N I X,X. 4. f Y D B DAVID HADDON ROBBINS 150 East 72nd Street New York, New York Prefectg Student Council '50g Football Manager '50g Glee Club '49, '50g Music-al Comedy '50: Choir '49, '50g Librarian '48, ,49, '50g Scientific Society '49, President '50, All the worldls a stage. Science often renders men more amiable. 27 JOHN BURTON ROGERS 288 Park Drive Longmeadow, Massachusetts Crew Manager '50, Soccer Squad '48, '49, Glee Club '49, 503 Dramatic Club '47, '48, '50, Musical Comedy '50, Choir '47, '48, '49, '50: Crucifer '50, School Store Manager: Scientific Society '49, Executive Secretary '50, Brantwood Counsellor '49. All the fat shall be in the fire. None but himself can be his parallel. 1 - . HGH i JU? ' T551 fg ITENRY SIMMONS ROMAINE 1105 Park Avenue New York, New York Monitor, Prefect: Student Council '49, '50, Football Letter- man '48, Team '4-9: Hockey Team '49, '50: Tennis Team '49, '50, Fives Team '49, Cheer Leader '49, '50, Chairman of Dance Comruitteeg Entertainment Committee: Choir '47, '48, '49, '50: Glee Clulx '48, '49, President '50, Musical Comedy '48, '49, '50, St. Marker Boardg Co-Editor-in-Chief of LION, Vice- President of Athletic Association: Octet: St. Mark's Scholar '47, '48, '49, Brantwood Counsellor '48, Debating Team, Prize Speaker '49, '50, Cum Laude Society. H e knows which end is up. Men must work, and women must weep. 28 ,AQ 6-15, ' 1.1, 'f I X X has X N N . ff 1 ,, '- 4 V? , -2 mayo llllyzzff AK 1 1 I ! .. my l WALTER LIND Ross II 18301 Shaker Boulevard Shaker Heights, Ohio Football Squad '49g Scientific Society '50g Musical Comedy 50 I can resist everything except temptation. Our hearts were young and gay. 'X I w 7 ei ,P 'Msg Jig' , .W-5,7 WI 1 JAMES MCCALL RUDOLF 21 Carlton Street Brookline, Massachusetts Glee Club '50g Musical Comedy Staff 'sog Choir '50, Post- graduate. Your .socks don't match. Here will be an old abusing of God's patience and the king'.s English. Q9 ASHBY CARMICHAEL SAUNDERS School Street Sduthborough, Massachusetts Baseball Squad '48, Team '49, '50g Soccer Squad '49, Glee Club '48, 519, '50g Choir ,45, '46, '47, ,48, ,49, ,503 Vice-Presb dent of Thayer Club, N.P.S. I saw and loved. Lotta talent in that club. XQN, ' S ,K as X Vx'f,f 'Qi' tl 5 2 , XI, fb? n ..'e 'S -X L W . 0 FRANCIS LECOMPTE SPALDING JR. 1 Nlarkland Street Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Soc-ver Team ,495 Vindex Board: Cum Laude Sooi Blonde or brunette, this rhyme applies Happy is he who knows them not. ety. 30 OAKLEIGH BLAKEMAN THORNE Bedford, New York Prefectg Crew Squad '46g Soccer Captain '49g Wrestling Team '48, '49, '50g Cheer Leader '49g Advertising Manager of LIONL Radio Club '47g Prize Speaker '4'9g Brantwood Counsel- lor '48, '49g Vice-President of Fearing Club. I 'll turn over a new leaf. Great Oaks from little acorns grow. HEINZ TRAXLER 1, Gobergasse 34 Vienna, Austria Soccer Squad 'sog Field Service Scholarship. Oh, choeii ..... Oh base Austrian aight, wilt thou the spigot wield? 31 RICHARD LLEWELLYN WAINWRIGHT 70 Tilton Avenue Brockton, Massachusetts Prefectg Basketball Squad '49, Team '50g Glee Club '49, '50, Musical Comedy ,49, '50, Choir '49, ,50g Vimiez Boardg LION Boardg Scientific Society ,505 Prize Speaker ,49, '50, Scholar '49, Bridge Team, Octet. Tomorrow is the greatest labor-saving device in the world. I t's all in how you look at it. Y 2 7x lx' :I :gf 'ff-2 +1 Vw fa' n . N 'Qi' ,MQ Q, X ' ,'!'1'!'f 1 :Wa -- K '9 i'f NV 'k X V 1 W i 4 Qlwf , 'f-,QA.ul'!l ILL . : A JOHN MOULTON WALLACE 2 Bruce Road Winchester, Massachusetts Football Assistantg Postgraduate. So oun a body and so old a head A ll 9 '. - Men so highly thewed as Samson was. 32 CHARLES CONWAY VVEBB St. Paul's School Concord, New Hampshire Monitor, Prefect, Student Council '48, '49, '50, Form Secre- tary '48, '49, Football Squad '49, Hockey Team '49, '50, Fives Team '49, '50, Treasurer of Dance Committee, Glee Club '48, '49, '50, Dramatic Club Staff '47, Choir '46, '49, '50, Vindex Board, St. Marker Board, Librarian '48, '49, '50, Creative Writing Club '48, Scholar '46, Chapel Boy, Church Usher, Church Sacristy, Octet, President of Brotherhood Club, Bridge Team. Although I am a pious man, I am not the less a man. Enjoy yourself, it's later than you think. LI C X pls Evil ll ,. PETER WEBSTER 116 State Street Portland, Maine Prefect, Student Council '48, '49, Hockey Team '49, Cap- tain ,503 Soccer Team '49, Glee Club '47, '48, '49, '50, Choir '45, '46, '47, '49, '50, Vimlez Board, St. Marker Board, LION Board, Pawnshop Boy, Fine Arts Club '49, Prize Declaimer '45, Scholar '45. Oh master let me walk with thee. Don't let your simplicity be imposed upon. 33 Wg' I , I ll, Z., 1,l,4 i.. f nl ' ' if - X ' ,cf ,J i l 0, J f ei x X I L HENRY IIEMSEN NVHITEIIOUSE 74 Carlton Street East Orange, New Jersey Monitor, Prefer-tg Student Council '50, Football Team '5Ug Basketball Squad '50, Baseball Team '49, Captain '50, Glee Club '49, '50g Choir '46, '47, '48, '49, '50, Pawnshop Boyg Scholar '47g St. Mark's Scholar '46, '48, '49, He was so good he would pour rose-water on a toad. He profits most who serves best. 34 CHRISTOPHER MINOT WELD Beverly Farms, Massachusetts Crew Squad '45, '46, '49: Dance Committee Dramatic Club Stall' '47, '48g Musical Comedy Stall' '45, '48 Choir 45 '46, '47g Business Manager of St. M arkerg Librarian 48 49 '50, Creative Writing Club '47, '48, Brantwood Counsellor 48 '49, N.P.S.g LION Boardg Musical Comedy '50, Think before thou speakest. Have you seen it on the hip? Xe . fx fl 47, X F 4 7, 1 X 1 X xx , Q X mm- qwfwwyygvr-2 UW-3--1' C DAVID Ross WINANS 7 Boudinot Street Princeton, New Jersey Prefectg Crew Squad '48, '49, '50, Soccer Team '50: Cheer Leader '49, Glee Club '48, '49, '50, Dramatic Club Staff '46, '47, '48, Musical Comedy Staff '46, '47, '48g Choir '46, '47, '49, '50g Vimleat Boardg Creative Writing Club '48, '49, '50, Radio Club '4-7g Brantwood Counsellor '48, '49, Telephone Boy '48, '49, N.P.S. Oh fancies that might be, oh facts that are. Dear Dave .... 4 f 5 4. Place and Show MATTHEW LOVE AKERS JOHN ALLES, 3RD EDMUND HENRY BULLARD RICHARD HIGH CARLETON, 3RD JosE ENRIQUE CAMACHO MARC COMJEAN WILLIAM CRAWFORD STUYVESANT MORRIS HAMMERSLEY RICHARD NEVILLE DAVIS FREDERICK ARTHUR THAYER, JR. FRANS VISSER'T HooFT 35 1 X v ,1 ,g,s . V. 2 L,,f,.,- '53, -,Y -,. 1. ,.,- ,Y f,,M5,,wlv,,-Q41 V n -,. ,WA 4,.. f, .,'.,,,g at R 1:7 , FORMS l Goodyear, Roosevelt, Ziegler, Gerdau, White, W., Bigelow, Shober, Whitney, Ingalls, E. Hart, Adams, Loudon, H., Wild, Madden, SheaH'er, Hoyt, McLallen, W., Pell Ede, Stone, Leeson, Skinner, Schoettle, Gallun, Hansel, Ingalls, H., Gorton Ballantyne, Robertson, Payne, Hiam, Chatlield, Scott. Hopkinson, Coker, Witherspoon The Fifth Form When we returned to school in Sep- tember, our number was increased by three stalwart members: Chuckie, Bo- hunk and Dex. VVhile the more conservative of us played football and soccer, Pat-uh and Rosooz made a play for the no-ex team, and took somewhat suspicious weekly trips to Boston. Pat invented the Hbezl' that fall, and by its use Jaundice's pride took many a fall. Vile had nine football lettermen, with .lawn and Tony G. elected as next year's co-captains. There was a great lamentation about the no-getting- up-early rule, but Snake and Hunter managed to elude the wily Dean by means of the window. However, the patter of little feet could still be heard in the corridor. After Christmas vacation the New Corridor activities were looked into, and crepe soles put an end to further misde- meanors,but North Two managed to keep the flags flying. Zigtoo was accused of throwing cigarette butts down the ventila- tor, but it was really only Waldo with a firecraeker. Gleep had a bit of trouble with Whit and others who persisted in putting him in wastebaskets. Little Link tried desperately to control himself, while the dining room rang with exploits of Nick, Sue, and the gang. The whole wrestling team consisted of Fifth Form- ers, except for three positionsg and al- though the wall got in Capt. T's way, Spike, Bohunk, and Bufe ruled thebasket- ball courts. Bwab, Angelino, Andy, and Roger made the hockey squad, with the latter two getting their letters. After the vacation, we returned full of visions of loafing and learning, and as the year draws to a close we look forward to the Sixth Form with similar pleasure. ROGER STONE Kunkel, Turner, Musgrave, P., Moore, Newton, Jones, D., Sadler, Phipps, J., Dumont, Woods, Laidlaw, F. Munger, Vica rio, Benjamin Jackson, Isaac, Grigas, H., Parker, Vilas, Doty, Cottrell, Gutterson, Brister, Weed, VVise. J., Thacher, Ely, Turnbull Renshaw, Henshaw, Austin, Fenton, Martin, Palmer, Iselin, Hamlen, Cowardin, Allen, Bundy, Fenno The Fourth Form September found us minus Terriberry, Shovel, and Charlie Gawk. However, some seven new hopefuls, ranging in size and intellect from Howdy to hir. Phunt, helped swell the form to an unprecedented 4-2 boys. hflungezz, finding the fifth form rough sledding, soon joined us to make it 43. After the first brief Hurry of hopes, we were dismayed to find the fourth form on the varsity represented by only Moose. However, Dick showed fine enough form on the J.V's to go up to the varsity, and play a good part of the Groton game. The rest of us, minus the soccer boys, had to be content with groveling on the lower squads. WVith a month of school routine under our belts, we still had enough spirit left to pull OH' the now famous 21club,'feast. The midnight meeting was the basis for the largest Student Council punishment meeting on record. VVith the tentative arrivals and de- partures of ice, eight of us, headed by Hoss as second-year man, found ourselves alternately playing hockey and Gill ball for the varsity. The hlonster shone bril- liantly in the nets for S.M. As it turned out, lllungezz was our only basketball letterman, but Davey and Grick just missed out. Gorgeous George's early morning treks after rabbits were brought to an unexpec- ted end after he, unable to kill any four- legged animals, turned on the pigeons in his gutter. Artur was superb in the Dra- matic Club play, and Buzzan took one of the two games won by SBI. against the Grotties in lives. VVe staggered through the year low in marks but typically high in spirits. We just hope we can stagger through the next two as well. JOHN JAY ISELIN Akers, Merriman, Armstrong, Berthelsen, Misson, Douglas, G., Aiken, Kean, Coe Harvey, Morrell, Hall, B., Grigas, R., Pizzi, Walsh, Neilson, Steedman, Seudder, Hall, R., Williamson Gilmor, Supino, Byrd, Johnson, Howarth, Rankin, Smiddy, Roth, White, J., Loudon, J , Edwards, Caldwell, H k' as ins Musgrave, F, S., Spurr, Shaw, Beveridge, Mc-Lallen, R., Sherwood, Creel, Sears, VanVranken, Reeves, Davis The Third Form With the addition of eighteen new boys to the twenty-six veterans, the third form finally had something to boast about. It is the largest form in the school. Divided into three dormitories, the form had to resort to athletics for enjoyment. Captain Mick led the midgets to an undefeated season. Mike and Randy were the form's star representatives on a powerful Jayvee team. Since it takes new boys a little time to get warmed up, things really didn't start happening until the winter term. Then water guns appeared, from the small dime model to Gilly's atom-bomb-tommy-gun. Journalism appeared later when the form newspaper The Trumpet came out through the aid of Mr. Hall and was di- rected by Bruce, Chas, and Bevo and featured the mighty Superdroop Jr. by Diz. In sports Charlie Merriman earned a wrestling letter while Foggy and Mel were awarded ping-pong letters. Chas, Tim, and Bevo were in charge of Brant- wood. The cloister-ball season began immediately after with Rolly, though handicapped with a greasy bandaged hand, showing himself still to be in tip- top form. To our surprise we found that Denny is fast becoming another Sammy Snead. VVith our last year in the lower school behind us, we are looking forward to the bright prospect of being in rooms. VVe hope that the next three years to come will be equally as happy as this. CHARLES STEEDMAN Sykes, Beal, Haggin, VVadsworth, Balding, R., Montgomery, Meigs McConnell, Palmer, F. M., Rogers, R., Weymouth, Laidlaw, R., Mallory, Carlton Ferguson, Clark, VVilson, Miner, Mortimer, J., Morgan, VVise, ll. The Second Form As we moved into the new school year, the class of '54 increased 700fZ. New boys came from as far south as Puerto Rico, where Mac hails from, and as far west as the Arizona deserts, from which Pinky comes. The two originals were still around in September when twenty shy little boys started their five-year career at St. Markfs. As the football season approached, the Midgets and the Juniors received the bulk of the Second Form talent. Bob Montgomery sparked the Midgets to an unbeaten season. Mort, Dinks, and Ramet made first string for the Juniors, but we failed to produce a single star on hir. C0e,s Seniors. Soon after school opened, the Lower School plays were cast. Frolic, King, Greedy-Gut., and W'illie made these, while Frolic also helped found the Gun Club and was a member of the Fine Arts Club. Bob Rogers frequented the Stamp Club, and Dinks and Fergy were our sole representatives to the Physics Club. The term ended with D.B. and the prefects giving us a wonderful dorm feast. After vacation the routine came back to normal and the fun was over. Jimmy, Herbie, Shelly, and Fergy made either the J.V. or Third Hockey Squads. Laidlaw and VVadsworth made the VVrestling Squad and grunted and groaned through a couple of prelims. Sykes became one of the top squash players in the school. This spring VVise and Miner will go out for cox. while Pills Palmer, who frequents Miss Hood's establishment. on the third floor, is certain to be a star pitcher. This has been a very enjoyable year with the faculty and prefects adding to its pleasure. YVe only hope that we may continue to have good a time in our future years at St. lNlark's. BRUCE VVILSON IIANLET MINEIt, Ju. Kirk, Saunders, D., Porter Wvllittall, Jones, M., lhfI2'lttll0XVS, Towers The First Form Un September 21, tive hardy souls in the First Form took refuge in Dormitory B. From Portsmouth, Ohio came the jovial, carrot-topped Blaine Rusty , Matty-Babe Blatthews. Hailing New York City and upholding the form in athletics came Dan Saunders. Frank 0'Porto Porter and Tommy TZ Towers came from Long Island. Artie W'hittall from South NVestport, Blass., was also one of the first five. Joining our ranks later in the year came Don Kirk from Stelton, N. J., and hfark Killer Catesbyn Jones from Bernardsville, N. J. Organized about November 15 was a baseball league played with cards con- taining of the First, Form, Porter, Towers, Kirk, and Matthews. The league pro- vided a lot of fun over the winter months. The First Form has a physical educa- tion class correctly renamed uphysical exertioni' in which hlr. Coe tries to build up arm-strength. The Student Council representative for the fall and spring was Porter. In the winter term Jones was elected. Five of the form were on Nlr. Shep- pard's undefeated Mighty Midgets. Dan Saunders, leading scorer and co-captain of the Third Squad Basketball Team, was the bright spot in winter athletics. Thebaseball season looks promising.while the only member of our choice contingent who is going out for crew is Artie. As we look back on our first year at St. NIark's, we see that it was a most successful one in almost every respect, and we hope that as we grow up our en- joyment of school life and the friendships we form will be as abundant as the ones this year has offered. , FOMMY TOWERS FRANK PORTER FI V li CA PT.-U NS fsilllllll, IxIUI'tilll0I', R., Uoolidgv, WY-lmstvr, xvllif0llUllS0 SPORT F 0 0 T B T. J. COOLIDGE, JR. Captain E. E. HOWARTH Head Coach R. MAKER Line Coach D. H. ROBBINS Manager THE SCHEDULE St. Mark,s 0 Portsmouth Priory 0 St. Markls 9 Noble and Greenough 14 St. lNIark,s 0 Belmont Hill 12 St. Mark's 14 hliddlesex 40 St. lWark's 0 Milton Q0 St. lNIark's 0 Boston Latin 19 St. NIark's 14 Groton 47 VARSITY FOOTBALL Scott, Wild, Ross, Gerdau, Laidlaw, D., Hart, Madden. Whitney, Laidlaw, F., VVitherspoon Mr. Maker, Elkins, Webb, Norris, Ingalls, E., Campbell, Purviance, Battles, fleGersdorfl', Coker, Robbins Mr. Howarth Whitehouse, Dilworth, Mortimer, Gallun, Coolidge, Chatfield, Romaine, Schoettle, Payne 44 FOOTBALL LETTERMICN Norris, Elkins, Scott, Selloettle, Coker' Mr. Maker, Ingalls, li., Yvild, Campbell, Laidlaw, ll., deflersdorff, VVitlu-rspoon, M r. llowartll Whitehouse, Dilworth, Mortimer, R., Gallun, Foolidge, Chattield, Rolnainu, Purvianee, Payne The Season . Last Fall St.. iNtark's had one of its poorest football seasons on record when it failed to win a single game. After the success we have enjoyed for four years in football this was quite a drop f more than most of us had anticipated. Although we could foresee this for two years, there was always the hope that some hidden talent would show up. There were very few boys on the squad with any natural talent or good athletic co-ordination, two requisites necessary for a successful ath- lete. The squad had plenty of spirit but spirit alone can not make up for lack of size, speed, and general athletic ability. We were outweighed in every game, but this handicap could have been overcome by speed and athletic skill. Lacking all three of these important assets in foot- ball, all we could do was to give every opposing team as hard a game as possible. VVe played our best football against Milton and Boston Latin and still lost by three touchdowns. As far as material for next fall is concerned, we are in about the same position as last fall and can only hope that some boys will develop a lot. faster than they have so far. The season opened with a tie game with Portsmouth Priory. Both teams had one scoring opportunity but could not cash in on it. It was obvious that we had no run- ners like John Barnard and Ned Gallun and would have trouble carrying on a sustained offense. However, the game was a fairly good one for an opener and gave us some hope for better things to come. Noble and Greenough put a damper on our hopes by winning the second game 14 to 9. Although we scored first we were outplayed the rest of the game, yielding two touchdowns and a safety. Belmont Hill followed with a 12 to 0 victory, our only sustained march peter- ing out on the four-yard line. The defense held up quite well in this game, but of- fensively we were fairly impotent. The lack of a good passer showed up in this game as Belmont was able to stay in a seven-man line during the whole game. Our first bad beating came at the hands of a powerful hliddlesex team which ran over us at will. Wie scored two touch- downs in this game, one on a forward pass to VVild and the other on the ancient Statue of Liberty play by Coker. hliddle- sex scored three times in the fourth quarter to make the final score 40 to 14. The following week at Nlilton we won the statistics but lost the game Q0 to 0. Wie had a slight edge in first downs and yards gained from scrimmage, but twice failed to score although inside their ten- yard line. Milton scored on a punt return, a long forward pass and one short drive after recovering a fumble. Boston Latin brought an undefeated team which won 19 to 0 after being given their hardest game of the season. VVe stopped their running game but in doing so left ourselves open for passes on which they scored all three of their touchdowns. The big game with Groton was lost in the Hrst half as their fast, rugged team romped off five long touchdown runs, leaving the field at the intermission with a 34 to 0 lead. Our defensive backfield looked absolutely helpless against this onslaught. VVe made a game of it during the second half by matching both of their touchdowns, the final score being 47 to 14. Nlany of Groton's best players will be back next year, so we will have to show a hundred per cent improvement if we are going to win. Bfost sorely missed next fall will be the savage tackling and good leadership of Captain Coolidge. It was largely due to him that despite the discouragement of defeats and injuries the team spirit re- mained steadfast. ERNEST E. HOWARTH HOCKEY St. lNla1'k's 3 St. Mark's 5 St. lNlEll'k'S 1 St. Mal'k's 0 St. Bl:Lrk's 2 St. XI2lI'k,S 0 Sl.. Nlarkls Q St. Blark's 0 St. Kl:1rk,s 2 St. MzLrk's 8 St. :xI2ll'k'S 7 St. Nl:1rk's 5 Sl. Markk -L P. NYEBS'l'lC li Ca pfa in W. W. ISARISER JR. H ead Coach E. 'l'. HALL E. C. I..-XWIIICNCINZ . lss1'.s'1'ar1f I 'oacllas 'l'. EI.I.IO'l l' TIIE SC'IlElJl'.l,lfl Manager Deerfield Brooks Belmont Ilill I'on1f1'el Milton Hebron Governor Dunnncr Noble and c:I'0Cll0llgll Middlesex Rivers Frzuninghzun lligll Ilndson High Sl. SCl52lStl2lll HOCKEY Allen, Palnwr, P., Len-son, Hoyt, Sc-lloottlc, llamlen Mr. Barln-r, Tllzlr-llc-r. cl0W3lI'fllIl, Uzlllmplre-ll, Vvisv, J.. Iselin, Elliott, Mr. Ilnll Fenton, Coolidge, Stone, Wvclrsler, RI7lI1illlll', Yveblv, llilwortll -I7 The Season Our season opened in Madison Square Garden, December 28, against Deerfield, where we lost 4 to 3 in the last few seconds of play, in spite of some superlative goal- guarding by Warden Dilworth. Captain Peter Webster, Charles Webb, and Roger Stone scored, with assists by Webster and Henry Romaine. Our thanks go to chair- man Steve Galatti and his diligent com- mittee for the success of this annual visit of the team to New York. The excellent pre-Christmas ice led all to believe that we would not face, on our return to Southborough, a second successive mild winter. But ice would not come. There was a game on a low rink Qsix-by-sixes laid on the ice in the shelter of the pines on the south side of the pondj against Noble and Greenough on Febru- ary 7, and another game against Rivers on the same unsatisfactory rink, February 11. Not until February 21 could we use the varsity rink. Then in four days we closed out our season with three spark- ling wins over Framingham, Hudson, and St. Sebastian's in that order. This late surge must have been most encourag- ing to players and coaches. It showed what could have happened with high boards and more consecutive practice. During the season the team journeyed to Pomfret and to Hebron. We traveled also to Middlesex, but Bateman Pond was unsafe. This game was later played at the Lynn Arena. An innovation this year was a seven- school league made up of Belmont Hill, Brooks, Governor Dummer, St. Mark's, Middlesex, Milton, and Noble and Green- ough. Games were played Wednesday afternoons in the Boston Arena, whose management was most cooperative. These assured weekly games were a godsend to the players in this unsatisfactory winter. In this league we gained Hfth place. The second successive open winter is fvzzvnp :-ff-We ,nw -v-1,--..--.-h iy.,g:,VE--E.,7,g.-iq:,yW,7f,- .nr'-pgy5-iV- 7.wKff-Fm:1--5j:-'-r.y-1miv- ff- -fr: 'avr 'Y 4 v. v certainly not helping develop skaters. It is axiomatic that an aggressive, good skater is superior to an aggressive poor skater. Incidentally, a Massachusetts private school has been given an arti- ficial rink. It will be interesting to watch the progress of that school in hockey. Captain Webster led a Sixth Form first line of Henry Romaine and Charlie Webb, backed up by Jeii' Coolidge and Sandy Campbell, with Dilworth and Fenton in the goal. Coolidge was a fine checking, seemingly tireless, defenseman who will surely make the college grade. Of return- ing Fifth Formers Captain-elect Stone possesses a fine shot, Andy Schoettle shows promise on defense, Tony Hoyt and Bob Leeson will come with more experi- ence. In the Fourth Form John Hamlen, Lewis Cowardin, Dick Allen, John Wise, Potter Palmer, Tim Thacher, and John Iselin will go places,', while Martin Fenton has the makings of a real goalie. The question arises whether they, and newcomers from the J.V.'s, are a year or two years away from big league compe- tition. Tommy Elliott can always look back on having well managed his team. May manager-elect Link Hansel follow in his steps. We have finished the first season of our second half-century of hockey at St. Mark,s. Our increasingly widespread geo- graphical distribution means that many of our boys come from non-skating areas. We must develop players here. In keeping with this home development, Assistant Coach Ned Hall spent a busy winter, bouncing between goalie-coaching on the varsity and providing practice and games for Third Squadders. And, finally, we hope that Mr. Barber will continue to find time to coach, for his sound knowl- edge and patient understanding are greatly needed' E. C. LAWRENCE D. A. GI'LLI'N Captain E. E. HOWARTII Coach E. L. BALLANTYNE ,llanager THE SCIIEDI Y LE St.. Mark's 37 Yveston High St. M:fLrk's 39 Rivers St. Mark's 39 Noble and Greenough St. Ma,rk's Q5 Belmont Hill St. Mark,s 36 BrTiflCll6S6X St. Mark's 19 St. Georgcfs Sl. Markls 30 Nlilton St. Mark's 19 Brooks St. lYIark's 46 Blicldlesex St. Mark's 28 Brooks St. lXlark's 36 Si. S6b?LSl',l2lIl,S St. Marlis Q8 Nlilton St. lxl2LI'k,S 27 Bvellesloy High St. lNIark's 39 Noble and Grccnough St. Markls Q9 Potnfrct St. Mzxrlis 4-5 Belmont Hill BASKETBALL Snott, Vicario, Sadler, Moore Mr. Howarth, Gorton, Grigas, H., Whitehouse, Jones, D., Ballantine Purviance, Battles, Norris, Gallun, VVild, Nlunger, Wainright 50 The Season The St. Mark's Basketball Team repre- sented the school this year as a member of the new private school league which consisted of Noble and Greenough, Bel- mont Hill, Middlesex, Milton, Brooks, and St. Mark,s. Although only two lettermen, center Nelson Wild and forward Tony Gallun, were returning from last year's fine squad, four Sixth Formers were also coming back from last year's J. V. team. In the first eight games the team pulled through with some exciting victories, but unfortunately there were enough de- feats to balance them. The first game was a heart-breaker. After a fierce rally in the last period, the five fell short of a victory over Weston High as the game ended 38 to 37. However, after Christmas vacation the team made up for this as Nelson Wild led his mates with nine points in the fourth period to a 39 to 31 victory over Rivers School. The sad part of this day was that Tony Gallun was lost for the season when he broke his leg after shoot- ing a fast-breaking lay-up. In quick succession the team suffered two league game defeats: to Noble and Greenough and Belmont Hill. The follow- ing Wednesday the team came back, how- ever, with a win in league competition. With a last effort in the final period they soared to a 36 to 34 victory over Middle- sex, VVild and Battles leading the five with 11 and 9 points respectively. But the next contest was disastrous as an experi- enced St. George's team proved even Wild's 17 points in vain. In the last two games before exams, St. Mark's fell to the top team of the league, Milton, and two days later to Brooks. After mid-years the season opened again with rejuvenated hopes as the team again put Middlesex in its place 46 to 30. Wild and Purviance led the scoring with 19 and 11 points respectively. Next, St. lXlark's avenged a previous defeat for the first time putting down Brooks Q8 to 16. Mnnger led St. Mark's with 10 points. Two days later the tealn gave a smooth- working St. Sebast,ian's quintet quite a hattle for three periods lint finally sue- eumhed. St. Mark's played its most de- eisive game against, Milton Academy as they held the leaders to three goals on their eourt, winning Q8 to 17. Over the Sixth Form weekend we avenged one of last year's two defeats by a 27 to QQ win over 1Yellesley lligh as Norris again rolled. Nobles then squeezed out a 42 to 39 victory over a vastly improved tive on their floor. Battles had his best day of the season, hooping eleven points. Although leading Pomfret 15 to 13 at the half, the team tired and lost a -L5 to Q9 deeision. The last game of the season was a spil'ited tussle with Belmont llill. Wild netted 19 points, as a greatly improved team tin- ished the season with a GQ to 45 loss to the league champs. Nelson 1Yild sparked the team through- out the season, scoring 17Q points, for an average of 11 points a game. The 6-10 season record is not impressive. but it shows the line spirit displayed hy the team. In league competition the team had a 4-6 reeord. The Sixth Form lettermen who provided the offensive support were 1Yainwright, liattles, Purvianee, and Nor- ris who leave the quintet in the hands ot' C'o-Vaptains Wild and Gallun and letter- man Hunger for next year. Vive look hack on the season with the knowledge that with a little different luck we perhaps would have eome closer to filling the shoes of last year's great team. D. A. fiAl.t.UN St. Blarkl St. lwarka St. lwarkl St. lwark' St. Nlark' St. lwarkl St. lwark' St. Mark, St. Mark' St. Mark, St.lMark, St. Mark' St. Mark' S S S S S S S S S S S S S B H. 11. F. JELKE ,Manager E. E. HOWARTH Head Coach ll. G. TREFRY .fls.s'istant Coach THE SCHEDULE Rivers Hudson High 2 3 St. Sebastiaifs 9 Roxbury Latin 4 Nlilton Belmont Hill lwiclcllesex Governor Du 7 '7 0 miner 1 Noble and Greenough 8 Brooks Pomfret Boston Latin Groton 4 3 3 1 BASEBALL TEAM Wild, White, W., Saunders, A., VVl1itel1ouse, MlCfll2l0lS8ll, llirscli, Iselin, Dunn Mr. Howarth, Palmer, P., Laidlaw, D., Hamlen, Purviance, Jelke 53 BASEBALL SQUAD Hamlen, VVild, White, W., Saunders, A., Whitehouse, Micliaelseri, Hirsch, Iselin, Dunn Mr. Howarth, Bundy, Akers, Payne, Laidlaw, D., Chatfield, Purviance, Steedman, Mr. Trefry Thatcher, Gorton, Cowardin, Alien, Dumont, Palmer, P., Phipps, J., Weed, Fenton, Jelke The Season With Captain Whitehouse and Ashby Saunders as the only returning lettermen, the 1950 St. lWark's Baseball Team began the season with almost an entirely inex- perienced group of boys. After some exper- iments during the first three games a definite line-up was decided on, taking into consideration all the assets each boy had to offer. In spite of the general lack of good spring weather all the scheduled games have been played and the team has finished the season with a 7-6 record which is about as good a record as could be expected with a team made up almost entirely from last year's junior varsity. Yictories were recorded over ltivers, Hudson High School, Middlesex, Gover- nor Dummer, Brooks, and Boston Latin. NVe did not fare so well with our natural rivals who make up the Private School League. Our league record was three victories and four defeats as compared to last. year's record of five victories and two defeats. In non-league games we were de- feated by a strong St. Sebastian's team and Pomfret, the latter being a very close game played before a large alumni gath- ering. The climax of the season, however, was the close but extremely well deserved victory over Groton 2-1. The line-up has Captain Wfhitehouse playing center field and batting in the lead-off spot. He is an excellent fielder and baserunner but has had trouble in getting base hits. In the second spot in the bat- ting order is John Hamlen, a Fourth Former, who should develop into an ex- cellent shortstop. All he needs is more experience under pressure. At second base is another baseball enthusiast, Ed- die Hirsch, who plays heads-up ball all the time. He also has a weakness at the plate but has come through with some timely hits. Mike Dunn has been in left field and in the clean-up position in the batting order. Though erratic in the field - K vw -. , .K F!'F!f'f'! f9'H'? F?Tf Tiffvimf!ft2'fF ?F Jl!Y1'S ?'7'll'E'fW7Ef'K.'5Q93'R?H7WlWT7 i T5TT'f7f1i 'l1 i 'f'f'i 'f ':'?'4 'f?'UlLT F'm-WWTWF5'WF'WF' fF and on the bases, he has hit as well as anyone and has made some good throws from the outfield to cheek bids for extra bases. Nelson lVild, after spending a year on the tennis team, came out for base- ball and has shown great improvement at first base as well as getting some timely hits. He should be a much more valuable player next year with this seasonis ex- perience behind him. Bill White was moved from first base to third and has done Well. Next year he may be made into a pitcher. Various players have been used in right field with Jay Iselin having a slight lead over the others because of his alertness and aggressiveness. Potter Palm- er and Don Payne have also been given thorough tryouts. Probably the most improved player on the team has been Alwin Miehaelsen who has done a very creditable job as a re- ceiver. The pitching staff of Ashby Saun- ders and David Laidlaw has been good at times but often plagued by wildness which has kept them in constant diffi- culties. W'hen blessed with good control and good support they had enough 'stuff' to check the opposing teams. Saunders' game against Groton was brilliant. The team as a whole has been weak at bat and has lacked speed on the bases. These factors made for an impotent of- fense which meant that the team had to put up an almost perfect defense to stay in the games, a thing they were not al- ways able to do. However, everyone has worked hard and shown good spirit under the excellent leadership of Captain White- house, and thus they have produced as much as their natural talent allowed. Four of the regulars will be back next year to form the nucleus of the 1951 team. Lack of pitchers will be the main problem to overcome as there will be several junior varsity candidates for all positions. If the returning members show as much eager- ness as this yearis team the prospects may be considered bright. ERNEST E. HOWARTH CREW 2' R. MORTIMER Captain J. B. ROGERS Manager D. LANIER Head Coach W. E. GACCON J. A. WORTHINGTON Assistant Coaches FIRST FOURS Hopkinson, Ingalls, E., VVithersp00n, Scott, Robertson, Schoettle, Leeson, Elliott Loudon, J., Ely 56 ---: A-- ?--,.,5M' - -f-1t'r'7'j rT.F'7'f'::- v--34111-'1i i 'T 'Ti'T T7'f v T 'ff IT'MTj'i 'Y '11 '- 5' 7,7 'i v 'f , .,,.'ff: 'Ti' 'wi CREW SQUAD Whittall, Miner, Loudon, J., Ely, VVise, H. Hopkinson, Ingalls, E., Scott, Robertson, Schoettle, Leeson, Elliott Zeigler QAbrcuD, Winans, Coolidge, Mortimer, R., Robbins, Ortiz, Freeman, Mr. Lanier Rogers, J., Mr. Gaccon, Martin, Newton, Adams, Phipps, R., Mr. Worthington The Season The squad this year was unusually small, about 32 boys reporting when we took to the water in early April. A few dropped out as the season progressed so that eventually we leveled off with per- sonnel for exactly seven boats. Even before actual rowing started it was evident that only 1Q.boys would be competing for seats in the first three boats. Two of these, of course, were Cap- tain Mortimer and Coolidge, held over from last year's first boat, and four more were Scott, VVitherspoon, Ingalls, E., and Hopkinson, the 1949 second boat. The other six were Fifth and Sixth Formers, some of whom had rowed on last year's third boat. The fact that only twelve boys were competing for twelve seats presented a problem. The best Way to handle it was to settle on the seating of three boats, assume there would be no individual changes, and then let the three units fight it out. Accordingly, from stroke to bow, one boat included VVinans, Coolidge, Mortimer, and Robbins. Another had Scott, VVitherspoon, Ingalls, and Hop- kinson. The remaining four were Robert- son, Schoettle, Leeson, and Elliott. After a couple of weeks of conditioning, the time trials began and soon it was evident that the boats stroked by Scott and Robertson were close competitors. They were so nearly equal that through- out the racing season it was necessary to hold a time trial before each race to see which boat would row as first crew. On April 29, Robertson's boat had the honor. They lost to a good South Kent crew, while our second and third boats won easily. On hlay 6, our third boat lost to both Brooks and Nobles. The second boat, Scottis again, lost to Nobles but won from Brooks. The first boat was out- classed by both. The following Saturday we rowed in another triangular race at Pomfret. Here the third boat lost to Pom- fret but beat St. George's. The second boat, this time stroked by Robertson, did the same, while Scottis crew lost to Porn- fret and rowed a dead heat with St. Georgeis. On May 17, all three crews won from Belmont Hill, with Scott's boat rac- ing as first crew. The same set-up pre- vailed against lifiddlesex on Hlay Q0 when the second boat was the only victor in a fine race won by one foot. Going into the New England lnterseholastie Regatta, Scott's boat is still number one, winning the last time trial by a narrow margin. Undoubtedly it was a disappointment to Coolidge and Captain llortimer not to row on one of the first two boatshthis year. Both deserve credit for never letting this disappointment show .nor allowing it to interfere with their good spirit and hard work. Both continued totrnakel real con- tributions to the squad throughout the season under conditions that were, to say the least, trying. Our coxes this year were Inore than ad- , . equate. Ranny Miner, John Loudon, and Danny Ely all turned in outstanding per- formances in the third, second, and first boats, respectively. John Rogers headed an able managerial staff with the assist- ance of Doty and Brister. They all did a fine job in keeping the equipment in working order. The season should not end without an expression of thanks to two people who have been of real importance to the pro- gress of crew this year. One of the major problems involved in our set-up concerns transportation to and from the boat- house. Mr. VVorthington's help with this problem has been invaluable. And finally, as everyone knows, Mr. Gaccon does fine work ironing out diffieultiesbiof allikinds among beginners. He sorts iport 'from starboard oars, and, in general, achieves, eventually, surprising order out of what looks -in the beginning like Tsomething pretty close to chaos. Obviously any suc- cess enjoyed by crews of mature experi- ence must rest pretty squarely on Mr. Gaccon's efforts. DAVID LANIER SOCCER SQUAD VVebster, Rogers, J., Hamlen, Elliott, Stone, Ziegler Mr. Gac-con, Traxler, Freeman, Spaulding, Pell, Hoyt, VVinans, Abreu, Moncrieff Fletcher, Sadler, lN'lir-haelsen, Ortiz, Thorne, Hirsch, Hopkinson, White, W. The Season The season had its wins and losses, our record in the League games was sorry, for we lost to Noble's, Belmont, and Milton. In other games the record was better and showed that on occasion the forwards could score goals, and finally to prove too strong for Groton was a happy climax to the season. The team, always aggressive, improved steadily, but only overcame their weak- ness in front of goal in the later games, in mid-field play they proved themselves the equals, if not superior to most of their opponents. The defence, apart from occa- sional lapses, was sound. The half-backs gained confidence and showed up very well, particularly against Milton, the stiffest opposition they met. The for- wards were hardly consistentg on occa- sion they would combine skillful passing to score an excellent goal, but too often they would end an attack either by shoot- ing straight at the goal-keeper or with a wild kick over the bar. It is difficult to single out players: of the Sixth Formers, Thorne and Ilirsch led a bustling, aggressive line: Michael- sen, Ortiz, and Spalding developed into neat inside forwards, making up for lack of speed by steady, intelligent play, Fletcher and Yvebster worked indefa- tigably on defence. Moncrieff, ineligible as a player, as a coach imparted much knowledge and a great deal of interest to the team. All of the letter-men earned my respect for their unflagging interest and willing- ness. My hope is that they too were re- warded with some part of the same pleas- ure and fun wl1icl1 fell to my happy lot as their coach. VVILLIAM E. GALYCIJN WRESTLING Mr. Foe, INIeI,allen, W., Nladden, Hiam Coker. Ingalls, IC., Mortimer, R.. Thorne, Merriman The Season 'llhe success of a wrestling season can be measured, in part, by the gain of the individuals making up the team. I believe that every boy who competed this year has benefited because of his wrestling experiences. 'l'his gain may have been the courage to continue on when tired or the regaining of confidence temporarily lost after defeat or the strength of will to wrestle a stronger teammate on practice days. These and many other attributes became the possession of this year's team members. We have had a team during the past three seasons, composed of boys who have, with few exceptions, loved this sport. With such a feeling, coaching becomes a decided pleasure and individual and team victories are apt to outnumber defeats. And even more important, these boys have found an activity that is satisfying and one for which they will expend every effort, for success. Our team this year was a very able one, suitably strong in every class. Captain NIortimer led the team Without a loss, backed by such consistent winners Madden, Thorne, and hlerriman. Hiam, Coker, Ingalls and McLallen NV. supple- mented the team very capably, battling through strong competition to more wins than losses, and giving the team a perfect record in seven matches. Our record over the past three years has been most satisfactory. YYe cannot hope to continue our nineteen straight victories on much longer. In some of our matches, we were blessed with luck, and that kind of fortune will not be with us always. But regardless of the outcome in the future measured in terms of victories and defeats, I know that many young men will profit immeasurably from this sport which seems to be growing in popu- larity. DAVID E. Cor: TENNIS TEAM Romaine, VVise, J., deGersdorff, Moore, Gallun Rudolph, Douglas, P., lNIrs. Buck, Fenno, hir. Badger The Season The 1950 season proved to be the most successful that the St. Markis Tennis Team has enjoyed in some years. Left with a core of veterans that included Carl deGersdorff, Hank Romaine, and Tony Gallun, it acquired two very able players in the persons of Eric Moore and John VVise who were to play one and two respectively throughout the season. Brooks Fenno made a good number six man at the other end of the ladder, and Percy Douglas joined with Gallun to make a good third doubles combination. Ably captained by deGersdorH', who was a tactful and efficient leader, the team played eleven matches, almost even- ly divided between public and private schools. Of that eleven it has, at this writing, lost only one, the Governor Dum- mer match, and that by the very close score of 5-4. The team was particularly proud of its victory over Milton, certainly the first time that it has defeated that school in many years. The general feeling for tennis at St. ltlarkis is certainly the best that it has been since the war. For one thing, we have some really excellent players who are going to enter various tournaments this summer and may well go far. We have also been most lucky in having the advice of Mrs. Richard Buck, herself a ranking player who both by precept and example has shown what a good player should do and how a good player should act. Although we shall very much miss de- Gersdorff and Romaine, the prospects for next year are fairly bright. Five members of the team will be back, and there are several other prospects who bid fair toward making excellent players another year. WALTER I. BADGER III ACTIVITIES S'I'l'l7l'fN'l' f'Ul'Nf'Il, Vl'I'illg'l', ls:-lin, Www. J., Pulrm-r, l'., Jum-s, U., f'll2ltHL'lll, f:4'I'1liIll, Slum-rwu D uw. lilkins, lliillll, Small, lflillliilll, vvllitlx. VV., lnym-, Rnlnlvins NMI N -ala, YIlifI'lI0llSl', DiIwm'll1, K'fmli1lg4-, Frm-c'111:ll1, lllllllilillih :xl!ll'tiIIl0I' I,0Wl4IR SFIIUOI. C'Ol'Nf'IL l,:li4ll:1w, R., lianhlillg, IL, Yvilson, YYc-ylllmllll, lfflllllllll, J. Hull. IL Slmw, lh-wx-hlgn-, Slwrwoml, NliIll'I', Stl'4'fIIllRlll Iii LION BOARD ninwriglnt, xvillillw, Fla-tr-lu-r l'I'0t'IIl2lll, 110114-rsmlrwrff, Mr. Hull, Runmim-, WX-lrstcr ST. HIARKHR BOARD Fluivlwr, Rmrmine, Elkins YW-lrlx, FFPQIIIHII, Mr. Hall, XYelrsh'r. VVPIK! 65 YINDEX BOARD VV:li11wl'igl1t, Norris, .lf-Ike, Dunn, Vviuzlns, ixlil'il2ll'iS0ll, Ilialm Yyclmil, Rzllrlillg, Ur. f'ow:lrllin, FI'C0lllRlll, NVQ-lnsivr GIEH CLUB Roln-rison, Sllolrvr, Wvllitv, VV., Scott, Loudon, ll., Dunn, Ripley, Diiworth. Elliott, Pnllnvr, P. Pa-ll. .Kl1stin,Jonos, ll, llzunlvn. Wvvlwstcr, Vokvr, fllaltfivlfl, VVimms, iNIii'ilEl0lSOll, Elkins, XY2lillWI'igilf xYl'K'ii, llvilslmw, 'l'l1:lf'hvr, Guth-rson, Almrou, Robbins. yvdlib, Ortiz, FQ-nton, IA2liIll2lNY, F. Sznlnrlc-rs, A., Mom-ricif, Czunplmn-ll, Rogers, J., Romainc, B112 Slwpparfi, Vvlliiellousc, Norris, l'urviz1m'0, Rudolf 66 Sf'll'1N'l'll ll' S0i'lI'l'l'Y llzzi, Supinu, Ingalls, ll., llnrl, fil'I'1lRlll, lflllintt, Ilnpkinsun, fillllli I llx vzlrrls, lsuzlv, BlC'lAlIll'Il, W., Skinm-r, Slmhn-l', Kllnklv, Fl'I'LfUSllll r, Nlnlc-ra, vvilillwfigllt, llngvrs, -I., llululnins, Mr. Smith, Frm-n-lllalln lln I1 lux Hum mil IM Nun! llll f'Rl'f.Yl'IVl'f YYRITINU l'l.l'B .xllhtilh Mnulcla-11, Zim-gh-1' mliC'Ilill'I5i'Il, Bnllcling, B., Fl'0L'Ill2lll. Illllll 67 The Dance Rnlcling li2lI'lJ2lI'2l lgllllCl'XVOI'lll Rallles --7 Virginia l'c-rry C':1n1plJcll f lilzinor Forinzxn Vooliclge Nancy Rurley Dilworlh ff Surah liorclzi l,l1llll ff- lizillileen 'llulnzill Elkins fr Alice Grey Ellioll ff Carrol llenson Fletclier ff' Jain J0l'll2lll Frec-1111111 W Lucy Rayzml 4leGc-rsmlorff -f Sarah Perkins Guncl f-f Penny White llirseh ffm .Xnne Philips Xlicliuelsen -ff Jurlitli Paige Moncrieff Anne Gzmliier Nlortinier 'ff Cathy llllgll 68 Couples Norris f Peggy flilllllilll l,lll'Vl2lIlC0 - - Elsie Wear Ripley f-'- -- Ellllllii, xYCC4lCll Robbins fe Evzni Burger Rogers f- Jane Uuryezi Roniaine ff Perry Morgzni Ross ff Nancy llonglus Rudolf f Rznnhi Groen Saunders f Polly Priest Thorne W- Lloyd lhlllllillll Traxler ---- Rolmin YYelc'l1 lVehb f Jane Ringliznn Webster -- Alice Dupee Weld --'-- llolly French Vllliitehonse 'ff Sheila Ryan XYlH2lllS W- Anne lluggins Dramatic Club With the first cast of all male roles in many years, the St. Mark's Dramatic Club presented Command Decision on Sat- urday, February 17. Despite last minute complications and slow part learning the production was a success and very warm- ly received by the school. Alwin Michaelsen and Hugo Loudon contributed immensely with their alert and superior acting in the roles of Generals Kane and Garnett. Brockie Dilworth, a newcomer, attracted the acclaim of all for his poise and realism in the part of the heroic Martin, While Arthur Cottrel spel- led the serious scenes with natural and subtle humor. In addition, praise is due to Hirsch, Norris, Robertson, Fenton, and all the others without whom success would have been impossible. In conclusion, I want to extend my sin- cerest wishes to President-elect Loudon that he may have a cast next year that will be as enjoyable and gratifying to work with as this year's group was for me. PETER B. FREEMAN Musical Comedy From the moment when the curtain first rose on Mr. Sheppardls latest musical extravaganza, The Man From lVloscow,,' there was little doubt but that the show would be a success. From the Commun- ists' rendition of Up With the Revolu- tion,' through the hilarious and seemingly inspired ballet, there was seldom a dull moment, and the appreciation expressed by alumni seemed to bear out that fact. Brooks Jones, Alwin Michaelsen, and Dick Wainwright, all performed admir- ably in the leading roles, and they in turn were supported by lllartin Fenton, Hugo Loudon, and David Robbins. The chorus, as usual, went through its rou- tines faultlessly, and its high-kicking dances added immensely to the spirit of the evening. Finally, to Mr. Anderson goes the cast's thanks for his patience in the routines, but above all the success of the evening was due to Mr. Sheppard. He wrote the book, the music, and directed them both, a phenomenal job for any one person. HENRY S. 1iOMAINE Brantwood Une of thc most worth-while opportuni- ties that St. Mark's offers its students is a chance to serve as counsellors to the seventy-odd hoys which arrive at Brant- wood Camp every two weeks. In a two- week period at camp a St. Kfarker can acquire more experience and maturity than inawholesummerof his usual loafing. However, despite all that the camp can do for a St. Marker it does much more for the 250 boys it takes in every summer. The campers are underprivileged boys from Boston and New York, who would not otherwise have a chance to escape from the city. lirantwood gives these boys more than an escape from a hot and dreary existence, it gives most boys a new lease on life. At the end of the two-week preiod the boys return home refreshed and with a happier and more balanced outlook. Approximately ten or eleven boys who have gained the confidence of boys and counsellors and grasped the spirit of the camp are awarded a two-week stayover. Many of these boys stay up all summer be- cause of excellent spirit. The boys are not allowed to roam around on their own but follow a full schedule of athletics and other helpful activities which include nature courses and merit tests. The older boys ranging from twelve to Hfteen years are placed in senior shacks of which there are four. The younger boys, starting at eleven, are placed in the two junior shacks. The senior and junior shacks compete among themselves in athletics, shack inspections, and merit tests. The boys in the shack with the highest num- ber of points receive B jerseys which are as highly coveted as an athletic award in school. . g r Perhaps the fineststhing about Brant- wood Camp is its spiritiiwhich penetrates both boys and counsellors alike, and which explains why old campers and St. hlarkas alumni come back year after year. I cannot do justice to the Brantwood Spiritv but can merely recommend to the younger St. Marker that he seize the chance to experience it. 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