Taft School - Taft Annual Yearbook (Watertown, CT)

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The Taft Jlnnual KENNETH C. PARKER, A.B., M.A. Spamirla, French Went from Eaglebrook School and Deerfield Academy to Middlebury College, graduating in 1931. Was a member of Pi Delta Epsilon and Delta Upsilon. After a postgraduate course at Columbia for an M.A. degree, went to the University of Paris for one year on a Dutton Fellowship scholarship. Taught one year at Topslield High School in Mass. and nine years at Friends Academy in Locust Valley, L. I. before coming to Taft in 1943. HENRY BEAUMONT PENNELL, A.B. Hixzory, Mazhemazicr Prepared for college at Romford. Then entered Williams, graduating in 1943. Was a member of Chi Psi, and played Freshman football, basketball, and track. Also made J. V. football. Came to Taft in 1943. Malhematicr, Latin JOHN EDWARD KINGSBURY BA JACK TREVITHICK, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. A graduate of Taft in 1932 and Hamilton College in 1936 While at Hamilton played on the soccer, hockey, track, and tennis teams, and was a member of Alpha Delta Phi Fraternity. From 1936 to 1943 was associated with the Crouse Hinds Electrical Manufacturing Co. Served on the Board of Directors of Syracuse Junior Chamber of Commerce 1939 to 1943, Returned to Taft in 1943. Engliib Took his BA at Trinity College in 1931, where he was awarded the Mary A. Terry Fellowship. Attended Harvard in 1932 and received his M.A. degree. From 1932 to 1940 he taught English at Trinity, and meanwhile took his Ph.D. at Yale in 1939. He was for four years an assistant professor of English at the Citadel. Came to Taft in 1944. 1946

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Tho Taft Annual LIVINGSTON P. CARROLL Graduating from Taft School Cum Laude in 1937, Mr. Carroll was a monitor, captain of wrestling and golf, on the Debating Team, and vice-chairman of the Papyrus News Board. He was on the golf team for three years, wrestling for two, on the T.A.A. and inter-club Councils. Graduated from Yale in 1941, while GERALD NELI.IS LAGRANGE, A.B., M.A. Matlfemfztiar Prepared for college at Utica High School and graduated from Hamilton in 1936. There, was in Delta Upsilon and received honors in mathematics and public speaking. Played freshman baseball and -basketball and varsity football. Also received the Fowler football award. Studied in Cornell Law School for a yearg then took courses at Columbia Teachers' College. Taught one year at the Darrow School, New Lebanon, N. Y. and four years at Rye Country Day School. Came to Taft in 1943. there he won his numerals in wrestling and golf, went out for dramatics and was chosen to give an oration at his commencement After six months at Yale Law School he came to Taft in the spring of 1942. Served in the Armv 1942 45 receiving the Purple Heart and Silver Star for gallantry in action RODERICK BEEBE, jr., B.A. PAUL L. LOVETT-JANISON, B.SC., MA PhD Head of Science Deparlmenl Was graduated from the University of Sheffield in 1925, receiving the B.Sc. as well as the Diploma in Education. Was Science-master at the Ranmoor and Greystones schools, Sheffield, for four years, Sixth-Form Master at The Bishop Field College, St. john's, Newfoundland, for four years, and eight years as Professor of Chemistry at the Memorial University College, St. john's. Has acted as Scientific Assessor to the Newfoundland Government since 1933. Was a member of the Council of Higher Education in New Foundland. Attended Columbia University summer sessions 1931-1939, and for the year 1939-1940. In 1933 he received an M.A. degree in Chemistry, and a Ph.D., in Bio-Chemistry in 1940. He was elected to the Sigma Xi honorary society in 1940. Came to Taft in the fall of 1042. Playricx Prepared for college at Taber Academy. Graduated from Yale in 1933, where he made J. V. football, basketball, and baseball and was a member of Psi U. Taught math and science at the Indian River School, Smyrna, Fla. for two years, then at Montclair High for three. Came to Taft in 1943 after four years of teaching at the Cincinnati Country Day School. l94I5

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TALBOT ALDRICH, B. A. Thu'IaH.AnnwH ROBERT LIVINGSTON YOUNG, A.B. Mathemazicv Was graduated from Swarthmore College in 1945. Taught at University of Wisconsin in 1945-44, and joined the American Mathematical Society. The next summer he took graduate courses at Brown University. He came to Taft in 1944. Muiir. Illufbezmlfizir In 1931 he was graduated from Yale, where he majored in music. He immed- iately took up teaching in the Hossac School in upper New York state and meanwhile studied at Columbia University, receiving his masters degree in 1936. For ten years before coming to Taft he taught at West Hartford Junior High School and in the Mathematics and Music departments of Blair Academy. HAROLD BARNES B. A., M. A. EDWIN GILLETTE, B. A. Mrzlfaezzzaliri' Graduating from Hamilton College in 1937 with a B. A. degree, he taught mathematics at Middlebury College until 1939. He did graduate work at Syracuse University, returning there to teach summer school after another year at Middlebury. From 1942 to 1945 he served on the faculty of Williams College and then came to Taft. French After receiving his B. A. at the University of Michigan in 1954 and his M. A. in 1936, he taught there until 1941, when he took a job in a war plant. He joined the faculty of a Michigan high school in 1945 and remained there until he came to Taft in 1945. 1946