Saint Marks School - Lion Yearbook (Southborough, MA)

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operations and battles, and the fire escape soon proved to be the most popular route to Nora's abode - usually a dismal shambles. Mr. Adams realized that some- thing was happening, but never was really sure what. Ile finally managed to seize three hapless youths on the fire escape, but countless others escaped, while the whole structure shook from the pounding of the scrambling horde beneath. Unfor- tunately, the higher authorities soon got wind of the pleasant situation, and for some strange reason seemed sorely dis- turbed. A ban was put on all guns, but Fert and Rebel paid little heed and suc- cessfully managed to lose all privileges. A period of comparative quiet ensued, until it was decided by a few bold do- gooders to remodel the Sixth Form eor- ridor free of charge. Before the dust had settled, t.l1ere was nary a door left on its hinges. The debris was piled in an orderly heap at the end of the corridor, under the awful eye of Mr. Glavin, who soon placed the whole mess in the hands of Mr. Bar- ber. liepercussions were swift and Slll'0, and all but the most shattered of doors mysteriously reappeared on their hinges. We had our own private police force throughout the year in the form of Neville and Chwallie and their souped-up mobiles. Any planned attacks from exterior forces went down in unholy defeat at t.he hands of the drivers of one shiny Ford and one bug. The spring sports scene was heightened by a doomed tennis team, whose proud captain was a perennial spectator at all baseball games, much to the chagrin of Hank. The lacrosse team and the crew fared better t.han usual, and the only. serious blot on the record of Captain Charlie's team was a heartbreaking loss to Groton. Soon after the Groton game, Dr. Begg came through i11 glorious style, giving a steak dinner for the whole form at White's Corner, eating place pa.-r excellence. Next came the finals, and then at last it was over. The chaos that had been re- mained, and always would remain. But, the way toward some semblance of order had been marked out. At the beginning we were forced to learn, but at the end we actually tried t.o learn. What lies ahead is now up to us and to God-in heaven, not on earth. T. BI. II.

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other to a duel to the death. The raging uproar was subdued eventually by a much distressed clergyman. The winter term found t.he Sixth Form corridor reduced to a reasonable facsimile of Dorm A. Daggett's banshee cries and Porto Ric's screams of agony sounded as a clarion call above the subdued shrieks from the rest of the overturned rooms. The climax of these skirmishes was the piece by piece removal of Boog's bed, mattress and blankets, by a gay group of do-gooders. Order was finally restored by the imperial hand of Chwarlie, who was attempting to prepare for his impending wedlock. The hockey team completed an almost undefeated season and even Southerner Jones managed to gain an SM. Thayer's club hockey team, led by Willy, was completely outelassed by Frog's Fearing. The Sixth Form dance will go down in posterity, if only for the brutally fought out broom hockey game on Saturday and the dance after Sunday chapel, in which all religious scruples were forgotten. The ensuing mail influx was led by daily epistles from a sweetly singing Brook-e, who washed away all Aarglfs defenses. Spring vacation arrived, and with it a happy rush for the sunny shores of Ber- muda. Nick made daily trips to the Sea- man's Savings Bank, where he depleted his account for many a fair lass. When Mike was not devouring burnt toast, he sped gaily around the island clutching his famous cap. We all came tripping happily back for our final term, singing the new form ballad, a harmonious little munber set to the tune of Tear It Down. A savage onslaught of reports, essays, and other equally dismal projects appeared out of nowhere, and all was temporarily peaee- ful, with only the unnerving chatter of typewriters breaking the quiet of South Q. It could not last: we knew it, as did Wild Bill. Soon a novel idea sneaked into the mind of Charlie, and t.he first water pistol appeared. The form quickly divided into two formidable teams, armed to the teeth with sawed-OH: water pistols and balloon hand grenades. Frog, Zowie, a.nd Stiffen were undaunted leaders in the nightly crusades which raged through the entire school. The library was the base of all

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J ouN AKIN Glen Head, Long Island, New York l a'mle:c Business Board '56, Business and Advertising Blan- ngcr '57: Scientific Society '57, Engine Lab President '57. Undecided X . x X - -fq,2gfQ,ff 1 G52 I. P' A 'L' , 09 JJ Q V Nb G? -15' 0 SNX 31' K xr I 3 . ff K, C 27' H KX ff . Q -5 'N vm gl? X x X , . I , N 5 AUGUST BELMONT, III Santa Barbara, California Prefeet: Scholar '54: St. Max-k's Scholar '55, '56g Second 7 Scholarship Prize '56, Musical Comedy '56g I 'index '55, Associ- ate Editor '56, Editor-in-Chief '57, Choir-Glee Club '55, '56, '57, Octet '55, '56, '57, Scientific Society '55, '56, Debating Board '57, Cum. Laude. Harvard 16