Saint Marks School - Lion Yearbook (Southborough, MA)

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spring sports scene by pulling down a position as Varsity shortstop. Bill zl.ga.in got his crew letter as cox, and an few of us actually succumbed to the hard work of rowing. The spring came, bringing us longings to be elsewhere. Norah fed the Spider airplane glue, claiming it was toothpziste, and Ireland diligently devoured half the tube before he realized his tragic mistake. Nickerson had wisely departed minutes before. As the year rolled to al. close, we prepared for a. dran1z1.tic entry into the t'pper School, and new worlds to conquer. NVQ arrived again ull too soon, puffed up with our new responsibilities :md divided forces between North 3 and West. 3. t'nfortunately, Iam had set sail during the summer for New Zealand, where he henceforth graced the Rugby fields. Radios soon became 21 necessary addi- tion to our new domains, and Jet-m,' and Dick arrived wit.h a set requiring two people even to move it. By concealing it on their dresser. they nizmaged to fox the somewhat befuddled prefeets. The activities of the two corridors diverged, with West. 3 engaging in heated water-gun battles, led by lilac and the Frog, beneath Benson: and North 3 con- SIXTH FORM Belmont, Rossiter, H., Goodrich, J., Potter, Paar, Devereux, J., lVinsor, C., Sturgis, Lanier, Foslmy, Haggerty, Patrick, S., Poitras, Howarth, Fulton Stewart, Niekerson, W., Farmer, Collier, llenshnw, Sykes, Suydam, Dilworth, R., Smith, Fujino, llziythe, T., llnrde, XvlCk0l'Slltllll, llnll, .l., lVood, C. lluglles, Curtis, Park, D., Lockwood, Sn-ullcy, Lynch, Moore, lx'ItlI't.ilt, QMiehel, Jarvis Ingalls, Fenton, Akin, Fahnestoek, Jones, R., Harvey, Schuster, Wilbur, vain Nugell

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SIXTH FORM IN 1955 Avis, Collier, Schuster, Potter, Foshny, Sturgis, Deverenx, Lanier, Lynch, Patrick, Poitrns, Jarvis, Van Nngcll, hloore Hughes, Suydann, Howarth, hlnrtin, P., Rossiter, Sykes, Ivickerslnnn, Fulton, Goodrich, J., Park, Downs, Hall, J., Dilworth, Stewart., Akin, Henshnw, It., Nickerson, VV. H. Ingalls, Curtis, Harvey, YV., Michel, Haythe, Seulley, Haggerty, Jones, R., Buckley, Wood, C., Lockwood, Fenton Winsor, C., Ivurd, Smith, D., VVilb11r, Harvey, D., Belmont, Harde, Brown, Farmer The prefeets posed no obstacle to our diversions as one set. was too uncoordi- netted to accomplish anything. And the other pair just didn't give a. damn. There was nothing left but to turn our dubious talents to masters. Pete, Ronnie, Wendell and Mickey hziuled down parts in the Lower School plays, and Pete went on to play the voluptuous Biancha ill The Taming of the Shrew. Wendell and Ronnie vied for the Editorship of the Blue and IVlLite, but Ronniess efhciency won out over VVen- dell's words. Brzmntwood did l'0IIl2LI'k3.biy well considering that IJ2l.l'l'2l-gli :ite more than he sold. John got elected president of the Student Council, foreshadowing things to come. Athleticzilly we showed possibilities everywllere. Ian stzirred in the J .V. back- field, while Buck ruled the Seniors. The renminder of us helped Trig to another undefeated season. Hoogie, Freddy, and Ted sparked the J .V. Pucksters in the winter and Buck captained the J .V . net- men. Nip grovelled his way to fame, eopping at wrestling letter. Charlie proved to be the sleeper in tl1e

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centrated all effort on Boogie. Tom and Tony, rooming next to Hall, rigged up a rather dubious-looking apparatus ulti- mately destined to siphon water into Boogie,s bed. Unfortunately, a corps of prefects burst in upon the conspirators in the midst of a trial run, and the machi- avellian scheme was nipped in the bud. On the gridiron, Buck starred on the Varsity, while Mickey acquired a some- what dubious soccer letter. Ted, Fred, and Johnny scored on the hockey team, and hfickey landed in the goal. Indoors, Buck clinched a spot on the basketball team, while Nip and Dave wrestled. Nleanwhile, on North 3, slingshots came into their own, with Rusty on Hospital carrying on a spirited battle against the whole corridor. As winter cold descended, and windows remained shut, the frus- trated Archie quickly came to the con- clusion that Air-wick was the only valu- able product of the North. The spring term arrived just in time, and the Dog moved back to the pole vault pit. Our dorm feast was highlighted by a truly awe-inspiring riot between North 3 and VVest 3, which ended up with a con- certed attack on Dorm C. Brooms became the weapon of the hour, and Aargh man- aged to poke a hole in the door of Harde's room, 1nuel1 to Biff's despair. In the spring sports scene Charlie, Ted, and Johnny inspired tl1e baseball team to a Groton victory, while NVendell, Daggett, Dil, and Prune cringed before Mr. Lanier on Fort Meadow. The year was closed out after a Form picnic, given in honour of the departing lNIcCandlesses. We finally left for vacation with a somewhat questionable feeling of pride. John had tried to show us the way, and remarkably enough, we were learning! At the beginning of the following year, we began to realize that., disgusting as it was, we were going to have to work - at least occasionally -if we hoped to fight the formidable Fifth Form curriculum. Ive started now to come into prominence on the sport scene and other activities, as Nip, George, and Captain Jeem starred on a fair football team. John and Mick were aga.in standouts for the booters. Pete and Archie showed their dramatic talents on the stage. This was Petc's world premiere as a male star - and was only marred by the fact that he was a monk. VVe also boasted a crack slingshot team, co-captained by Goose and Hoser. They and their squad scrimmaged nightly, and managed to shatter over 60 windows be- fore lNIr. Gaccon's attention was called to the breakage. Strangely enough, the team soon ceased to exist. In class, NVendell's frankness was ap- palling. hir. Chatfield, surprisingly enough, ejected him from the room after being classified as a liar, and Dr. Begg's mind was unable to grasp the rather distorted humor of being called a cheater - once more lvendcll departed. North 2 was forced to band together to form a vigilante committee to curb C.B., a beast which possessed a definitely sa- distic sense of lmmor. We gradually be- came resigned and Augie's purchase of some Super-Spray shaving cream marked the start of a new and frothy trend. In the winter, Fifth Formers almost