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FOREWORD The class of 1955 presents to all its friends this record of its final year at the Belmont Hill School. In the pages of this book are recorded the successes of some teams and the failures of others. Here too are the activities that have helped so much to make our last year at Belmont Hill a memorable one. We do not pretend that this book is a complete record but we have tried to make it a good one.

From the Board, thanks to all those who have supported us in this undertaking and helped the yearbook along the road to completion.

THE YEARBOOK OF THE CLASS OF 1955

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Mr. Maynard Warren Maxwell

DEDICATION The dedication of this Yearbook to Mr."Max" is the tribute of a grateful class. It expresses some of our admiration and respect for him as a man who is never too busy or tired to give his help to any boy. The many graduates who return to him for help in their college courses testify further to his generosity.

His hand waving explanations of the whys and wherefores of geometry will stick with us for a long time. We shall always wonder how he managed to make Math classes so interesting and so often even funny. The members of the ball team sorely missed his batting practice pitching when old "rubber arm" was creaking with bursitis this spring. To Mr. "Max" our best wishes and our thanks for our memories of a fine man and teacher.

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Faculty Front Row: Jenney, Densmore, Funk, Carlisle, Hamilton, Maxwell, Mattlage, Sawyer, Willey. 2nd Row: Morton, Croke, Keller, Tuplin, Gregg, Duncan, Howland, Walworth. 3rd Row: Tibbetts, Aloian, Mason, Togneri, Burroughs, Moore. Back Row: Smith, Wright, Woodward.

Mr. G. W. F. Keller Senior Master

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Mr. and Mrs. Charles.Frederick Hamilton

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Charles Frederick Hamilton, A.B., Headmaster. Mr. Hamilton was graduated from Williams in 1933. He came to Belmont Hill in 1942 and is now in his second decade of outstanding leadership of the School.

Herbert Mattlage, A.B., Ed.M. A graduate of Dartmouth in 1939, Mr. Mattlage came to School in 1946 to teach physics and mathematics. He was awarded his master's degree by Harvard in 1949. He is assistant coach of football.

George Wilbor Finch Keller, A.B., Senior Master. Mr. Keller, Harvard 1913, came to School in 1925 and this year completes his thirtieth year of service. He teaches Latin and mathematics and edits the Alumni Bulletin.

Maynard Warren Maxwell, S.B. Mr. Maxwell is head of the mathematics department and is head coach of baseball. He was graduated from Colby in 1927 and came to the Hill in 1943.

David A. Aloian, A.B. Mr. Aloian was graduated from Harvard in 1949 and came to School this year to teach English and Latin.

Herbert Bell Moore, A.B., A.M. Mr. Moore, a graduate of Bowdoin in 1947, came to School in 1951 to teach history and mathematics. He received his master's degree from Boston University in 1953. He is public relations director and faculty adviser to the Panel.

Morris Russell Burroughs, B.M. A graduate of Boston University, 1932, and of Columbia, since 1945 Mr. Burroughs has directed the Glee Club and taught music appreciation and English.

Newell Howes Morton, A.B., LL.B., Ed.M. Mr. Morton was graduated from Brown in 1932, took his LL.B. at Suffolk in 1943 and his Ed.M. at Boston University in 1952. He came to Belmont last year to teach and coach in the Lower School.

Phillips Brooks Carlisle, A.B. Mr. Carlisle, a graduate of Hamilton in 1930, is head of the science department, teaches chemistry and biology, and is faculty secretary.

He came to School in 1947.

William Cobban Ross. Mr. Ross, a graduate of Wentworth Institute, joined the faculty in 1952 to conduct the woodworking classes.

William Edward Croke, S.B. Mr. Croke, Boston University 1936, is athletic director and is head coach of football and basketball and junior varsity coach of baseball. He teaches mathematics. He came here in 1943.

Henry Bray Sawyer, Jr., A.B. A graduate of Belmont Hill, 1932, and of Harvard, 1936, Mr. Sawyer joined the faculty in the latter year to teach English and Latin.

He is assistant coach of baseball and faculty adviser to the Sextant.

Edward Dana Densmore, A.B., A.M. Mr. Densmore is Registrar and the Director of the Lower School. He also teaches Latin and French. He was graduated from Bowdoin in 1932 and received his A.M. from Harvard in 1936, in which year he came to School.

Charles W. Smith, A.B. A former student at Belmont Hill, Mr. Smith was graduated from Yale in 1952 and joined the faculty this year to teach and coach in the Lower School.

Prentice Gilbert Downes, A.B. Mr. Downes came to School after his graduation from Harvard in 1933. He is head of the history department and also teaches physiography and geography and coaches junior varsity hockey.

Frederick Rogers Tibbetts, A.B., A.M. Mr. Tibbetts was graduated from the University of Massachusetts in 1947 and has received master's degrees from Middlebury, 1950, and Harvard, 1953. He came to School last year to teach history and German.

Roger Fenn Duncan, A.B. Mr. Duncan, Harvard 1938, came to Belmont in 1945. He teaches English and is head coach of crew and assistant coach of soccer.

Angelo Togneri. A graduate of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Mr. Togneri since 1925 has directed the work in painting, drawing, modeling, and crafts. He also supervises the work on the Sixth Form panels.

John Henry Funk, A.B. After graduation from Harvard in 1941, Mr. Funk came to School the following year.

He is Director of Studies for the Middle School, heads the modern language department, and directs the Dramatic Club.

John Norman Tuplin, S.B. Mr. Tuplin, a graduate of Boston University, 1951, came to Belmont last year to teach mathematics and science. He is also coach of the rifle team.

Richard Lounsberry Gregg, A.B., A.M. Mr. Gregg, Harvard 1938, came here in 1942. He took his A.M. at Boston University in 1948. He teaches history and geography in the Lower School.

Gerard Joseph Walworth, S.B. Mr. Walworth was graduated from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1949. He came here this year to teach mathematics and to be assistant coach of football.

Leroy Albert Howland, A.B., A.M. Mr. Howland is a graduate of Wesleyan, 1931, and received his A.M.from Harvard in 1934. Since coming to School in 1946, he has taught French and Spanish and been co-coach of tennis.

Joseph Currier Willey, S.B., A.M. Mr. Willey, third in seniority on the faculty, was graduated from Princeton in 1929 and received his A.M. there the next year. He came to Belmont in 1932 and since 1935 has been head of the English department. He is faculty adviser to the Yearbook board.

Charles Jenney, Jr., A.B. The second senior member of the faculty, Mr. Jenney came to the School in 1927 after his graduation from Harvard the previous year.

He is the registrar for the Upper School, Director of Studies for the upper forms, head of the Latin department, and co-coach of tennis.

Thomas Mullen Woodward, A.B., A.M. Mr. Woodward took his A.B. at Haverford in 1952 and his A.M. at Harvard in 1953. He came to School last year to teach English and Latin. He is currently on leave of absence for service in the Army.

Hayden Mason, A.B., A.M. Mr. Mason was graduated from Haverford in 1940 and received his A.M. from Harvard in 1941. He came here this year to teach French and Spanish.

Bradford Wright, A.B., A.M. A graduate of Yale, 1949, Mr. Wright took his A.M. at Columbia in 1952. He came to School this year to teach history.

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SIXTH

Sixth Form Front Row: MacArthur, Parkhill, Taber, Hurd, Togneri, Repetto, H. MacMahon, Fox, T. Hunt. 2nd Row: Millard, Estabrook, Jaspert, Lindenberg, Blacklow, Weiss, Eaton, Pusey, Fogg. 3rd Row: T. Mostrom, E. O'Neil, Wilkins, Swift, Sumner, Davis. 4th Row: Forman, Yood, Goldberg, Canfield, Elwell. 5th Row: Corcoran, Kelleigh, Bolan, Murphy, Burch, Shaw. 6th Row: Griswold, Federer, Sears, Ashley, Nazor, Benda.

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THE SIXTH FORM HISTORY

In the last eight years, sixty-seven boys have been privileged to consider themselves members of the Class of 1955, and in these same eight years twenty-five have fallen by the wayside. This leaves forty-two stalwarts who have run the gamut of the Belmont Hill School. It is these handsome faces and amazing careers that you will see and read about as you turn the pages of this magnificent volume.

When the doors of the Lower School opened in the fall of 1947 twelve boys took their seats at the front of the study hall as members of the fifth grade. P. Burch, Neil Blacklow, Bill Griswold, "Dear Arthur" Murphy (already developing a reputation for himself),president-of-his-class MacMahon, John Fox, Sam Parkhill, Tom Mostrom, Josh Jaquith, Dick de l'Etoile, Dave Taber who quickly left for an absence of two years, and Pete Taylor were the young gentlemen who formed this select group.

One incident we remember about this year is the Parkhill-Taber brawl. The Animal was a comparative infant then, but his warlike instinct had already been developed. As to who won the fight, arguments are still flaring; some say Taber refused to continue after his hat disappeared, while others insist that Parkhill complained of losing a rubber. The referees, prominent members of the Mole Patrol, were not around for the finish since they had left for "rest period" to snuggle up in their blankets and listen to Mr. Gregg read another installment of "Red Horse Hill." When he wasn't busy reading stories, Mr. Gregg taught us geography. While the rest of the class watched him show where Neptune was on the model he had posted above the blackboard, MacMahon and Parkhill were content to stay on this planet and explore with tin helmets in Africa. Many times also, Jaquith entered class only to find himself sitting back in study hall half-way through the period!

As the Class of '55 became class 6, Don Robie, Walter Welch, Bob Cain, Bruce Hammond, Tommy Goodale,Tom Hunt, Gil Swift, Larry Wilkins, Ted Davis, Chris Benda, and last but not least "Slobby Bobby" Togneri, came to Belmont Hill.

The following year -brought still more changes; Dave Canfield, Tony Federer, Jim Wilson, Bill Kellett, and Arthur Freeman came, while Hammond and de l'Etoile decided they liked the sixth grade too much to leave, and "Josh" decided he didn't like Belmont Hill and left for good.

The "Class Six Newsletter" was the first of many publishing ventures and gave us needed

experience for the "Log," the birth of the "Panel," a "Sextant" facelifting, and lastly this Yearbook.

Editors Blacklow, Griswold, MacMahon, and Burch turned out a sheet which for a time appeared on the newsstands every week. Things like the Lower School math classes are unforgettable.

Loud were the groans when Mr. Croke originated his famous two-question, "A or E" tests. In the seventh grade, Mr. Mulliken's fabulous cost-profit homework problems were often done in a fine Russian manner—collectively. In all this time, Messrs. Burroughs and Togneri failed to convince us rabid fans that the Red Sox would lose the pennant. Of course, the yearly cycle of fads was present, first the yo-yo's, then the rubber bands and paper clips,followed by the devastation of the water guns. Many "half hours" were handed out in consequence. It was also in the seventh grade that the "We want Blacklow" campaign ended the reign of Hugh MacMahon as class president, while the Pawnee project campaign (a point for each pound of stones from the football field) ended the reign of the Mohawks as intramural champs.

Finally the great day came. We were big boys now, as was evidenced by proudly shedding our raincoats and rubbers. Over the hill rolled a motheaten and overweight flock, led by the then-slim trim R. President Tog. For Robie and Welch, the "D-days" were too good to be true, especially since Welch's ice-cream supply never ran out.

What with cleaning up in "Croke's Casino," the temptation to fall victim by the wayside was too much to "dig" just once. Also, unfortunately, "Silver Skates Goodale" left for the metropolis of Chicago and was never seen again. But when it was heard that the famous Nay-od was to be among us, a multitude came breathless to shine in his wake.

The Study Hall was finally patched up and repaired following the initial shock, but the handiwork of newcomers was still much in evidence.

Many were the names inscribed on the desk tops, some even being removed so that better and more carefully carved monograms could be executed at home. Among these inscriptions for posterity were: Buzz, Slow Ed, Greg MacArthur for the second time, Hood Clark of Lexington's lower south side, Hugh "My Ambition: Le Mans" Nazor, and the Somerville Scoffer. But also among the newlookers were those of the beef trust: J. Doty, D. "Here I am back again" Taber, and H. Yood, and those not-so-beefies, J. Pigeon, J. Eaton, and W. Peck Elwell, Esquire.

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Our losses were few that year (and two of them looked a lot like Freeman and Kellett), and we gained by the many that thronged to our midst.

The Happy Wanderer wandered in, Pollard and "I hit a home run for the JayVees" Colburn dropped around for a short but sweet year,"Dade-o" Hurd and tiny E. Sears came, as did also P. Childs, J. Ganson, J. "with the soccer trophy" Lindenberg, and "Jaguar" Kelleigh. These, together with the man Greg MacArthur had been waiting for, the buttercup of the daisy patch, the doodling king of the world, the one and only "Thinker" Brooks, swelled our numbers to forty.

That year was also marked by many other things. Some of the brethren took five subjects, most four, and more than we ought to admit (even now) worked in as few as possible. History didn't accomplish much that year; no one ever built a pyramid or learned Egyptian,so after another year of frustration, Mr. Ryerson graduated to a more progressive school in the swamps near the Charles River. gut Nasal Ned, the star of the history department, never ceased to attract attention. During one of the recurrent water-gun epidemics, he especially inspired one of the more jumpy students (who might have been named Clark) and got showered for his pains. But nothing happened; he merely retired further behind his horned rims, gritted his teeth, and sunk another notch further down into his trustworthy 1935-style Army boots.

The great triumvirate of Clark, Runt Davis, and Bantam Benda, Inc., was just being formed.

Also, the "Squeal for O'Neil" campaign got under way and swung a solid south, but the wind was in the north that year and we wound up with Councilman Togneri and President Hugh MacMahon.

It was also during this year that "La Chunk" and Mr. Test joined us, but it wasn't until the following year that they really began to make an impression on us "adolescent youth." Mr. Moore's history projects became a battle of quantity versus quality and he who wheeled in the largest gross tonnage received the highest mark. Also, the beef boys playing under Coach Test will probably wish they could forget some of his more active demonstrations. Anyone for soccer, Harold?

Before we plunge into the dusty records of the Fourth Form, it needs to be added that six members of the Third Form delegation passed on to happier hunting grounds: Wilson, Brooks, Doty, Taylor, Colburn, and Pollard. This could hardly be charged to President MacMahon but in order to take no chances we once again resorted to "the Florentine Feaster" for leadership.

The gaps in our ranks were soon filled, however, by the heavenly twins, Binx Carrier and the Wal-lex Kid, G. Ekwall. Joe Dow dropped around for a while but he soon left, to be remembered chiefly because his actions so often gave rise to the deep-throated dirge-like chorus of "Dow, Dow, Dow." Also, "slide-rule" Garr Paine stayed for a year but left when he found the lowly Fourth wasn't enough of a challenge (or something). Corcoran of Corcoran's also flashed red upon the

After the regular weekly quota of removed light bulbs, unscrewed pencil sharpeners, busted desks and windows was finally established for the year, many found other diversions. Arthur Freeman began expounding theories to the effect that the world was flat but he soon gave flatness back to Dior and squared off for the following year at Cambridge. Many were the strength tests between Barbell Doty and Braintrust Kellett, but these were necessarily inconclusive since the Animal had not yet started growling.

One of the chief diversions (anything, of course, to keep from doing homework) was give-a-roughtime-to-the-sixth-former-taking-study-hall day, which occurred most every day throughout the year. Amid showers of spit balls, William Todd (none other than) and Bob Ward did much yelling and stamping. But Jesse "listed in the Social Register as Gilbert" Swift's little electric motor outdid them both because the bearings needed oil.

Back in those dark ages, when Mostrom,T.(not to be confused with lipstick-lapel P.) was still going out with girls, the Juniors really racked up the opposition in football. The backfield of Pounder Parkhill, Mauler MacArthur, and Tiptoeing Togneri aroused many loyal Italian fans into much celebrating. It was also in these days that big strong J. Wilson displayed his might and heaved a baseball over J. Taft's head and created much havoc when it finally came to rest in 7th period History class. But Spike remained unruffled with W. Wilson's 14 Points.

The Second Form year finally ended with Dance-Committee Dave chucking a no-hitter against Fenn. And after Kos's science exam, there was rejoicing galore as one by one the scabby and battle-worn brethren filed into Whit's office to retrieve the many water'guns, yo-yo's and paperclip supplies collected over the year.

And so they went and pretty soon they came again. Many new faces and the prospect of notetaking in History added to the flavor of the reopening of school and to the annual and increasingly heavy dose of September blues. We no longer saw Shaky Jake or Jolly Jack, but few will forget lending a pinky little hand to the thrilling task of heaving J. Jack's Crosley up the gym steps. And memories were still fresh of Mr. Innis's last will and testament before retiring from the school.

Many hastened to see what could be done about adding to the conflagration but all that was left of Mr. Innis's pipe and coat was a few pieces of charcoal, some singed beams where it had hung, and a little sign which read,"Never put a lighted pipe in one's pocket."

The Third Form soon made its headquarters in Mr. Jenney's room—and much was the noise that issued therefrom. Also, many were the "hours" that were given therein, and equally many were the erasers drop-kicked therefrom. On one wellremembered occasion, H. MacMahon drop-kicked but the eraser didn't move. His shoe did, however, and scored a goal dead through the uprights, to the tune of tinkling glass.

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scene, and Goldberg (of the Goldberg-Hunt Debates fame)arrived just in time to alter the history department at Belmont Hill. To make a place for him, Mr. Ryerson moved down to Shady Hill.

"Crazylegs" M. Forman, H. Bolan, Leech, Scoop Sumner, Charles Ashley and the News, and even J. Havice (for a while), added greatly to our herd.

So too came Harold Estabrook who brought us Arlmont and "5 years, 2 months, and 17 days" Debbie.

Many new things were experienced as the Fourth Form year got under way in the fall of 1952. One of the most inspiring experiences came as a few lucky souls underwent an "uproarious" year in the clutches of Smiley's Spanish I. However, the year on the whole was a quiet one, if one can judge it by the scarcity of material produced for this summary by the foremost brains of the class, and eventually the year drew to its end. We got through the exams with few casualties, received our share of prizes on Prize Days watched the graduating class get their diplomas and clapped till our hands were sore. Then we sat back to prepare for what was supposed to be the toughest scholastic year of all—and we'd like now to think it really was since nearly half the class was destined to win a Fifth Form Honor Pin! As the class moved on to the Fifth Form,there were a few personnel defections. Buzz Miner, George Ekwall, and John Havice abandoned us in favor of the Class of '56; and "Thug" Clark, Binx Carrier of questionable repute, John Gan. son,and the famous Joe Dow all departed for other institutions of one sort or another. Garry Paine also left us, advancing remarkably to the Class of '54. Replacements were at hand, however, in the persons of Pete Beacham,"Kraut" Jaspert, Nate Pusey, and Pete Cole who promptly left again for Venezuela and points south thus making room for the one and only "Foggo."

In the Master's department, "The Moose" Mulliken, beloved by all, left the Lower School while Ned "I will be down in Cole's Hole this afternoon" Ryerson also left following the havoc wrought by "Send a blotter to Ned" week. The supply of masters was soon replenished, however, by the arrival of Mr. Morton, Mr. Tibbetts, Mr. Woodward, and Mr. Tuplin (soon to be known as the "one-armed bandit").

This was the memorable year when Mr. Test drove the crew bus through a red light at the bottom of Clifton Street and was stopped by a cop; when there were several raids on the Sixth Form room,all of which ended in failure; when"Animal" Taber chased Mr. Tibbetts around the desk in History class; and when signs of stoutness first began to appear on "The Beak" Togneri.

The PANEL began to flourish in these days and the memories of many Thursday nights are still fresh.The fund for the pitching machine gotstarted but quickly struck out when only seventy-three cents were collected and this was lost. The Lagoon League, with one or two football stars from the Class of '55, flourished well into the lagoon, the

night, and the month of January. Mr. Max taught us all how to gamble mathematically under the thinly disguised front of pretending to teach something called "Permutations, Combinations, and Probability"; and we are still anxiously waiting for the publication of Mr. Croke's promised book on how to be a good spectator at a tennis match. Denny Corcoran's morning showers to avoid the 4:30 rush became so popular that there wasn't any more 4:30 rush. The dance committee elected Dave Canfield chairman, a job that soon succeeded in getting on his nerves so much that after producing four dances, he has (almost) decided to try a different career.

The year finally did come to a close, and once again we sat through the commencement speeches.

Then we were Sixth Formers, and almost everyone laid plans to get out at once and earn some money to spend on cars and girls. Only Pete Beacham decided to repeat the fifth form and some accused him of doing it just so he could give another party for fifth formers after the Senior Prom.

Among the masters, unfortunately, we lost some of our best. Messrs. Loomis, Whittier, Test, and Smith from the Lower School, all departed much to the regret of Belmont Hill. The fall found four new faces in our midst: a new Mr. Smith for the Lower School, Mr. Wright, Mr. Aloian, and "Peeps" Mason who just barely survived the '54'55 open season for masters and then left again.

It wasn't such a surprise—but it was impressive —to find ourselves Sixth Formers at last. We took over the hole outside the chapel as if we had held an option on it for years. The Form behind us even had some respect for our physical prowess and we were forced to defend our domain only twice in the whole school year. The pent up wrath of the Form did descend on some of its own members, however, and Arthur Murphy's clean white bucks weren't white very long, especially after he was dropped in the mud of the soccer field. Charlie Ashley was forced to cut off his tie When he found he could no longer breathe after vain struggles to free it from the grasp of a window in the Sixth Form room. But the pride and joy of the Form,in fact of the school, the model Belmont Hill boy, Robert Charles "President of the Class of '55" Togneri, affectionately known by such names as "Slobby Bobby," "Pear-Shape," "Cyrano," and "The Beak," was the object of so many "Scoff Togneri Days" that it might as well have been called "Scoff Togneri Year." The leaders of this campaign were Chris Benda and Ted Davis, who had by then, aided by the tutelage of "Thug" Clark, ex-'55, become full fledged hoods themselves. In fact, "Itch" found so many references to himself and his Billerica friends in the column of the PANEL known for various obscure reasons as "57," that the PANEL nearly had its first lawsuit on its hands.

Very early in the year there came the annual argument between those who like to take their exams wherever they feel the urge to go,and those conscientious students who feel that there is too 14

too had the raw material to work with. An attempt early in the year to get suggestions for a second Class Project,in addition to the stone wall,flubbed out when there was only one volunteer to chop down trees in the swamp. The stone wall, however, under the leadership of "Animal" and "Pear Shape" progressed famously, although we did not quite succeed in carrying it all the way around the school as was originally planned. We did, nevertheless, finish as much of the wall as any previous Class had, and much more than several did.

As we leave the Sixth Form now, and become alumni, let us briefly remember such innovations as fall tennis, charm bracelets for the footballsoccer dance, Jon Shaw's motor scooter, Dick Fogg's awakening when he received his hockey numerals, Math VI classes in which marks were drawn from a hat,the chopping of panels in Cole's Hole, the pills and bricks in Dave Taber's locker, various automobile accidents (always a favorite subject for conversation) including the burning oil truck which everyone went to see, and last but by no means least, the round of parties after the Prom which found several potted boys playing tennis at four o'clock in the morning and Foggo drinking beer out of a bugle.

When the party making finally died down and each new graduate went his way, three or four of the loyal literates remained behind to carry on and finally to finish the copy for this handsome Yearbook. In spite of sweet rumors to the contrary, only 30 out of the 136 pages had been completed by commencement time. It took more than two solid weeks of working from nine in the morning till eleven at night on the part of the two top editors, not to mention the in-and-out assistance of a few others, to clear up the myriad tasks still remaining. Pictures? Vow! Has this yearbook got pictures (!)—more, we believe, than any other in the long line of Yearbooks to issue from Belmont Hill. And, alas, it wasn't until we had pasted up montages till tke rubber cement was coming out our ears that we discovered that this task had been farmed out to acommercial studioin previous years.

It seems to all the members of the Class of '55, who without much surprise, awe, or regret walked up to receive their diplomas on Commencement day, that the total amount of money they had shelled out for various contributions during the year must run into three-figure numbers. At the request of several boys, a Certified Public Accountant is calculating the exact amount, but unfortunately the results cannot be printed here as the job is expected to take several months to complete. (P.S. Class Agent Eaton is prepared to accept from anyone the first contribution to the Alumni Fund by a member of the Class of '55.)

And now, without further ado, let us say goodbye to Belmont Hill, confer our praises and gratitude on the School as a whole rather than on certain individuals, knowing that without everyone, the School could not function, and then move that this history come to an end. Anyone second the motion?

much cheating going on and that for the good of the school the honor system ought to be abolished.

After several furious and unorganized debates and as many more polls, ballots, and showings of hands, it was finally decided to forget the whole thing.

Thus passed the quaint custom of taking exams at Homestead.

When the class President lost his little brown book and made an announcement about it at lunch, the whole school started a careful search. It was later discovered that someone had just hidden it as another, albeit a sneaky, joke on gullible lovable Togneri. While on the subject of Togneri, it is well to record here that this was the first year of the Sixth Form Advisor system inaugurated by him and Mr. Funk. General opinion holds that the system was a great success.

Several other hot issues have come up in the past year and some were dealt with adequately.

There was, for example, the debate over whether to have Mr. Keller's traditional talks on the members of the Sixth Form or not. It is too bad, at least from the point of view of source material for this History, that these were rejected as "too stupid," "a waste of time," and "completely inane." Among the questions which have not been satisfactorily answered is: What was Hugh MacMahon sloshing through the marshes near Logan Airport on New Year's Eve for? His answer, "looking for a friend" seemed a little incomplete and leaves the matter somewhat up in the air. A far reaching principle was involved in the answer to: Why did Bill Griswold nearly drown when Mr. Mattladge put a piece of cardboard over a glass of water and then turned it upside down over Bill's head? All the Newtons and Einsteins of the Physics classes are still stumped and suggestions have been made about submitting the problem to the Princeton Institute for Advanced Study. Another stickler, "Who put the sign saying 'Town of Lincoln Water Supply'in the lagoon," was finally answered but no names will be mentioned here in order to protect the guilty.

Many projects were inaugurated or continued by the industrious Class of '55. After many years of fretting and fuming over the necessity of starting some kind of conservation project at Belmont Hill, Mr. Downes' dearest wish came true. After 10 cents had been collected from everyone in the class, Denny Corcoran was appointed head of the committee to buy the tree. The resulting sugar maple was planted alongside the Lower School driveway, a spot which later proved to be very vulnerable as it has been hit by several cars since.

In spite of an adhesive bandage around its midsection, which does hold it up, careful study this spring produced no evidence of even a single bud.

A qualified T.D.(Tree Doctor) has pronounced its chances for next year as hopeless.

Another project involving Mr. Downes is the production of the monstrosities called "Creative Art." Many people moaned over the prize winner, Dave Sumner's"Leg Segments in a Garden," saying that they could -have done just as well if they 15

EDITORIAL AFTERTHOUGHTS

The school year 1954-1955 has seen a great many things unfold that we think have helped to raise the standard of the Belmont Hill School a notch or two. The Class of 1955 in the pages of this book, reviews the past school year and its events, but many intangible things cannot possibly be included in the regular sections of a Yearbook.

So let this page be the "Brag Sheet" of the Class of '55.

Belmont Hill athletics took a sudden turn this year. Many will agree that this turn was for the better and that the whole school profited from it.

The Graduating Class—that's us—didn't have any real "athletes" to compare with some in the past few years. More often than not, a team member's prowess consisted mostly of"determination."

The football team,for example, had little to work with, and yet with a couple of small breaks at the right time they could have produced a winning season rather than one that came out 2-3-1. The soccer team also showed fight, and though net studded with stars, they too could have improved their record easily. The basketball team was a shining standout in what was billed as a "meager sports year," and compiled the finest record of any basketball team in the School's history, missing a league championship by only a single point.

The hockey team also had lots to show for their "building year" and under Mr. Walworth gained a tie for the league championship with Middlesex, a team they had beat soundly at mid-season, 5-0.

The baseball season was miserable as the record runs, but again, with better than the worst of breaks, they would have or could have won easily four or five more games than they did. The crew did very well, and after sweeping St. Marks, they went on to win the Consolation Prize in their climax event at Quinsigamond. The tennis team, with the best record of all the spring sports, 5-6, showed the same spirit as the other teams. Of ALL these teams it can be said that they fought hard and scrapped all the way. They may have played lousy ball at times but never for lack of trying— in fact, sometimes because they tried too hard.

The Sixth Form has shown this spirit in all its attitudes throughout the school year. They made every effort to cooperate with the rest of the student body and with the faculty, and did much, we think, to propagate the same spirit throughout the School. It is this contribution, perhaps more than any other, that constitutes our legacy to the School.

Our Form voted in the advisee system and on the whole we know it has done some positive good.

It can and should be improved in the future but the idea, at least, has been proven sound. In the same meeting at which the advisee system was approved, the Honor System was turned down.

The Class of '55, which has been called the best scholastic class in the School's history, chose to refuse this system on the basis of the well-known past failures of the system, the fact that no honor system yet proposed offers advantages that sufficiently override its disadvantages, and the serious doubt that any of these systems could properly be called an "Honor" system in the first place.

Our class actually built a stone wall this year!

We think this is quite an accomplishment in view of the failure of all previous graduating classes to make more than a feeble start on this undertaking.

It may also be worth noting that this class— though no richer than other classes before it—has never run a dance in the red, but has instead always made at least a tiny profit. Furthermore, enough effort was finally mustered to insure that the publication of this yearbook not lose money for the school this year. These two statistics, while not vital in themselves, are still a measure of the spirit the class was able to arouse among its own and the responsive spirit it could evoke from its fellow students.

The record shows that the class was indeed studious, and that it produced a greater number of "honors" graduates than any previous Belmont Hill class. The year had its humorous times too; "Foggo's" sauntering to the fore to receive his J.V. hockey numerals to a standing ovation from the attendant chapel throng, and John Hurd's glorious slouch in the Glee Club's front row. All these incidents and many nnore contributed to the year 1955. The SEXTANT was improved and spawned a fine new column,"Short Sightings," arnfturned up a wealth offine writers on its staff. The PANEL continued to rank high as the Class of '55 won it another medalist ratiin. The Student Council accomplished more and better things with its toy drive and its 100 percent charity drive, as well as in carrying on a Disciplinary Committee which could point to its proven success and progress in many boys.

Our Panels are now collecting dust on the posts in the dining room—somebody's cleared up after the Prom, and the trophies are back at school, so the Class of 1955 can say at last "We made it!"

Our grateful thanks go to the younger formers who backed up our efforts this year; may they have as good luck.

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CHARLES CADWELL ASHLEY 4 Monadnock Road, Arlington, Mass.

"Charlie" Entered: 1951 Age: 17 College: Harvard Junior Varsity Football:'53 Junior Varsity Baseball:'55 Glee Club:'54,'55 Panel:'53, '54,'55 "This ditch didn't used to be here."

CHRISTIAN JOHN BENDA 27 Hopkins Road, Arlington, Mass.

"Chris" "Rockey" Age: 18 Entered: 1948 College: Duke Rifle Team:'54,'55 Rifle Club:'51,'52,'53, '54, Vice President '55 Glee Club:'53,'54 Science Club:'52 Dance Committee:'54,'55 Work Squad:'53 Honor Society: '49,'50 "Shut up or I'll pound you!"

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NEIL RICHARD BLACKLOW 100 Leonard Street, Belmont, Mass.

"Blackie" Entered: 1947 Age: 17 College: Harvard Football: Manager '54 Basketball: Manager '54 Junior Varsity Basketball: Manager '53 Sextant: '52,'53,'54,'55 Panel:'53,'54, Sports Editor '55 Glee Club: '52,'53,'54, President '55 Karen Lee Burroughs Music Award:'55 Class President: '50 Honor Society: '48, '49, '50, '51, '52, '53, '54,'55 Cum Laude Society: '54,'55 Magna Cum Laude "Mr. Downes DID NOT say that."

HENRY ALLAN BOLAN 555 High Stieet, Medford, Mass.

"Hank" Age: 17 Entered: 1952 College: Tufts Junior Varsity Basketball: '55 Dramatic Club: '54,'55 Canteen Committee: Chairman '54 Panel: '54,'55 "It should have been an 'A'."

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PETER GEORGE BURCH 43 Douglas Road, Belmont, Mass.

Entered: 1947 College: Princeton Tennis: Manager '55 Junior Varsity Baseball: Manager '53 Glee Club: '53,'55 Debating Club:'52,'53 Panel:'53,'54 Bancroft Beatley Memorial Physics Prize: '55 Honor Society: '48,'49,'50,'51,'52,'53,'55 Cum Laude Society:'55 Magna Cum Laude "The strong silent type."

Age: 17

DAVID WATERMAN CANFIELD 58 Cedar Road, Belmont, Mass.

"Dave" Entered: 1949 Age: 17 College: Williams Baseball: '55 Junior Varsity Hockey: '53,'55 Junior Varsity Baseball: '53 Glee Club:'54,'55 Dance Committee:'54,'55 Panel: '53,'54, Make-up Editor '55 Yearbook:'55 Art Award:'50 "It's all right."

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PETER OLNEY CHILDS Stowe, Mass.

"Pete" "Only" Age: 17 Entered: 1951 College: Oberlin Crew:'52,'53 Junior Varsity Soccer:'53 Glee Club:'54,'55 Science Club:'52,'53 Sextant:'53 Panel:'54 Yearbook: '55 Dramatic Club: '53, '54,'55 "Has anybody seen Rollins?"

DENNIS CORCORAN 31 Fresh Pond Parkway, Cambridge, Mass.

"Denny" "Corky" Age: 17 Entered: 1952 College: Yale Crew:'55 Junior Varsity Football: '52,'53 Dramatic Club:'53,'54,'55 Debating Club:'55 Dance Committee: '54,'55 Panel:'54,'55 Michael T. Silver Memorial French Prize: '55 Hayden G. Coon Dramatic Prize:'55 Honor Society: '53,'54 Cum Laude "Who's got a ride to Harvard Square?"

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WILLIAM EDWIN DAVIS, JR. Old Acres, Bedford, Mass.

"Ted" "Itch" Entered: 1948 Age: 18 College: Amherst Junior Varsity Football:'54 Rifle Team:'54,'55 Science Club:'52 Patrick Staehle Memorial Physiography Prize:'54 John B. Breed Chemistry Prize:'55 Art Prizes: '49,'50,'52,'53,'54 Honor Society: '50,'52,'53,'54 Cum Laude "When I grow big and strong..."

JEFFERSON TAFT•EATON ' Bedford Road, Lincoln, Mass.

"Jeff" "Taftie" Entered: 1950 Age: 18 College: Harvard Basketball: '55 Baseball: '55 Junior Varsity Basketball: '53,'54 Junior Varsity Baseball:'53 Dramatic Club:'54 Glee Club:'55 Panel: '53,'54, News Editor '55 Sextant:'52 Yearbook: '55 Dance Committee:'54,'55 Class Agent:'55 Honor Society: '51,'52,'53,'54 Cum Laude "Now here's my idea."

WILLIAM PECK ELWELL,JR. 31 Old Farm Road, Wellesley Hills, Mass.

"Bill" Age: 19 Entered: 1950 College: Trinity Soccer: '51,'52,'53, Captain '54 Hockey:'55 Tennis: '54,'55 Junior Varsity Soccer: '50 Junior Varsity Hockey:'53,'54 Glee Club: '54,'55 Dance Committee: '54,'55 Honor Council:'54 Babe Ruth Foundation Sportsmanship Award:'55 "But really I'm not gullible."

HAROLD MANGER ESTABROOK, JR. 56 Gray Street, Arlington, Mass.

"Hal" "Estie" Entered: 1952 Age: 19 College: Colby Football: '54 Crew:'55 Junior Varsity Crew:'54 "No comprende."

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CHARLES ANTHONY FEDERER,3RD 41 Louise Road, Belmont, Mass.

"Tony" Age: 16 Entered: 1949 College: University of Massachusetts Crew:'54, Captain '55 Junior Varsity Football:'53 Debating Club:'55 Science Club:'55 Yearbook: Assistant Editor '55 Panel:'53,'54, Feature Editor '55 Patrick Staehle Memorial Physiography Prize:'55 Honor Society: '50,'51,'52,'53,'54,'55 Cum Laude Society:'55 Magna Cum Laude "I'm sure the most economical speed would be zero."

RICHARD LLOYD FOGG 17 Glenwood Avenue, Newton Center, Mass.

"Foggo" "Dick" Entered: 1953 Age: 18 College: Bowdoin Junior Varsity Hockey:'55 Yearbook: Business Board '55 Wall Crew:'55 "What rotary?"

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MICHAEL LEO FORMAN 20 Glazer Road, Newton Center, Mass.

"Mike" Age: 17 Entered: 1952 College: Cornell Panel: '53,'54,'55 Canteen Committee:'54 Thomas G. Walters Mathematics Prize: '55 Honor Society: '53,'54,'55 Cum Laude "I don'tfeel like it."

JOHN BAYLEY FOX,JR. 36 Pleasant View Road, Arlington, Mass.

"Foxy" Age: 18 Entered: 1947 College: Harvard Football: Manager '54 Hockey: Manager '55 Crew: Manager '54,'55 Junior Varsity Football: Manager '53 Junior Varsity Crew: Manager '53 "Is she over six feet?"

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DAVID MOSES GOLDBERG 36 Coolidge Hill Road, Cambridge, Mass.

"Goldy" "Rock" Age: 17 Entered: 1952 College: Harvard Soccer:'54 Junior Varsity Wrestling: '54 Junior Varsity Soccer: '53 Dramatic Club: '53,'54,'55 Debating Club:'55 Panel: '53,'54,'55 Sextant: '54,'55 Honor Society: '53,'54,'55 Cum Laude Society: '55 Cum Laude "You ignorant reactionary Republican!"

WILLIAM ERWIN GRISWOLD 36 Kenmore Road, Belmont, Mass.

"Griz" Age: 17 Entered: 1947 College: Oberlin Junior Varsity Soccer: '52,'53,'54 Sextant: '52,'53,'54 Panel:'53,'54 Dwight Roland MacAfee, Jr. Memorial Sextant Prose Prize:'52 Science Club Prize:'53 Honor Society:'52 "I hatefat Italians."

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THOMAS KINTZING HUNT 44 Beatrice Circle, Belmont, Mass.

"T.IC." "Thunt" Entered: 1948 Age: 17 College: Pomona Football: '53,'54 Baseball: '54,'55 Junior Varsity Football: '52 Junior Varsity Baseball: '53 Rifle Team:'51,'52,'53,'54, Captain '55 Intramural Rifle Medal:'55 Debating Club:'55 Science Club:'55 Yearbook: Editor-in-Chief '55 Panel:'53,'54,'55 Baseball Coaches' Award:'55 Honor Society: '49,'50,'51,'52,'53,'54,'55 Cum Laude "Listen,Buddy."

JOHN HURD,2ND Upland Fields Road, Lincoln, Mass.

"Big John" Entered: 1951 Age: 18 College: Yale Football: '52,'53, Co-Captain '54 Basketball: '54,'55 Junior Varsity Football: '51 Junior Varsity Basketball: '52,'53 Junior Varsity Tennis: '54,'55 Glee Club:'54,'55 Dramatic Club: '54,'55 Athletic Council:'54, Secretary '55 Student Council:'55 Honor Council:'54 Disciplinary Committee: Secretary '55 Babe Ruth Foundation Sportsmanship Award:'55 Harvard Club of Boston Book Prize:'54 Honor Society: '52,'54 "C'mon, let's get mad in there!"

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GEORGE HENRY JASPERT,3RD 10 Stonehedge Road, Andover, Mass. ft' j aspol, 'Jay"

Age: 18

Entered: 1953 College: Duke Junior Varsity Football:'53 Dance Committee:'54,'55 "If it wasn't for you Italians, us Krauts would have won the war."

BRADFORD ELLIS KELLEIGH Plain Road, Wayland, Mass.

"Brad" Age: 19 Entered: 1951 Junior Varsity Soccer: '52,'53,'54 "It's got two hundred andfive horsepower."

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JOHN GANSON LINDENBERG 24 Old Connecticut Path, Wayland, Mass.

"Lindy" Entered: 1951 Age: 18 College: Undecided Soccer: '53,'54 Wrestling:'54 Junior Varsity Soccer: '51,'52 Junior Varsity Wrestling: '53 Ex-Captains' Soccer Trophy:'54 Honor Society: '52,'53, '54,'55 Cum Laude "Butwhyyyyy"

GREGORY WATTERS MACARTHUR 42 Cabot Street, Winchester, Mass.

"The Kid" "Greg" Entered: 1946 Age: 18 College: Colby Football: '53,'54 Hockey:'54,'55 Junior Varsity Football:'52 Junior Varsity Hockey:'51,'52 Junior Varsity Baseball: '51,'52 Wyman W. Smart Hockey Medal:'55 "Nobody gets'by the kid."

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HUGH GEORGE EDWARD MACMAHON 19 Hubbard Park, Cambridge, Mass.

Age: 17

Entered: 1947 College: Harvard

Crew:'55 Junior Varsity Football:'53 Junior Varsity Hockey:'53,'54,'55 Glee Club:'53,'54, Treasurer '55 Panel: Business Board '55 Student Council: '52,'53,'55 Class President:'48,'49,'52 Honor Society: '48, '49,'50,'51,'52,'53 Cum Laude "T0000 much!"

DONALD ALLAN MILLARD 42 Brantwood Road, Arlington, Mass.

"Don" "Millrod" Age: 17 Entered: 1951 College: Harvard Junior Varsity Football:'53 Junior Varsity Crew:'51 Honor Society: '53,'54 Cum Laude "We all panicked."

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THOMAS FIELD MOSTROM 69 Prospect Street, Belmont, Mass.

"Moss" "Tom" Entered: 1948 17 Age: College: Bowdoin Soccer: '54 Hockey:'55 Junior Varsity Baseball: '54 Glee Club:'54,'55 Dance Committee:'54,'55 Honor Society: '48,'50 come off it."

ARTHUR WILLIAM MURPHY,JR. 79 Rutledge Road, Belmont, Mass.

"Murph" Entered: 1947 Age: 17 College: Brown Junior Varsity Football: '53 Dramatic Club:'51,'52,'53,'54,'55 Glee Club: '54,'55 Science Club:'52,'53,'54,'55 Dance Committee:'54,'55 Panel:'55 "Get out of my way."

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HUGH ROBERT NAZOR 140 Clifton Street, Belmont, Mass.

"Gaspains" "Hugh" Age: 18 Entered: 1950 College: Colby Baseball: Manager '55 Junior Varsity Baseball: '54 Glee Club: '54,'55 Dance Committee:'54,'55 Work Squad:'53 Yearbook: '55 But, sir!"

EDWARD JOSEPH O'NEIL,3RD 53 Village Hill Road, Belmont, Mass.

"Eddo" Age: 18 Entered: 1950 College: Brown Football: '53,'54 Baseball: Manager '55 Junior Varsity Football:'52 Junior Varsity Hockey:'54,'55 Sailing: Skipper '54,'55 Glee Club:'51,'52,'53,'54,'55 Dance Committee:'54,'55 Honor Council:'54 Panel: Business Board '53, '54,'55 Sextant: Business Board '52,'53 Yearbook: Business Board '55 "Good old Mr. Howland!"

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JAMES SAMUEL PARKHILL,3RD 27 Clover Street, Belmont, Mass.

"Sam" Age: 18 Entered: 1947 College: Williams Football: '53, Co-Captain '54 Hockey:'55 Baseball: '54, Captain '55 Junior Varsity Football:'52 Junior Varsity Hockey:'52,'53 Junior Varsity Baseball: '52,'53 Langdon Prouty, Jr. Baserunning Trophy:'55 Glee Club:'53,'54,'55 Dramatic Club:'54,'55 Athletic Council: President '55 Student Council: Secretary '54 Panel:'53,'54,'55 Yearbook: '55 Dance Committee:'54,'55 Dwight Roland MacAfee, Jr. Memorial Sextant Prose Prize: '55 Honor Society: '52,'53,'54 "Fiendishly clever!"

NATHAN MARSH PUSEY, JR. 17 Quincy Street, Cambridge, Mass.

"Nate" Entered: 1953 Age: 17 College: Lawrence Crew: '55 Junior Varsity Soccer: '53,'54 Dramatic Club:'54,'55 Honor Society: '54,'55 Cum Laude "Just keep it short, Dad."

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ROBERT COPELAND REPETTO 201 Holland Street, Somerville, Mass.

"Bob" "Scoff" Age: 17 Entered: 1950 College: Harvard Football: '54,'55 Tennis:'53,'54, Captain '55 Basketball: '53,'54, Captain '55 Junior Varsity Basketball: '52 Dance Committee:'54,'55 Glee Club:'55 Student Council:'54, Treasurer '55 Disciplinary Committee: Chairman '55 Class President: '54 Honor Council:'54 Ex-Captains' Basketball Award:'55 Junior Scholarship Medal:'52 Senior Scholarship Medal:'54,'55 Honor Society: '51,'52,'53,'544 '55 Cum Laude Society: '54,'55 Summa Cum Laude "Grow up, Davis."

EDMUND HAMILTON SEARS,3RD Rice Road, Sudbury, Mass.

Age: 17

Entered: 1951 College: Harvard Crew:'53,'54,'55 Junior Varsity Wrestling: '54 Junior Varsity Soccer: '54,'55 Dramatic Club: '53,'54,'55 Debating Club:'55 Science Club: '54,'55 Sextant: '54, Editor-in-Chief '55 Glee Club:'54 John B. Breed Chemistry Prize:'54 Michael T. Silver Memorial French Prize: '54 Honor Society: '52,'53,'54,'55 Cum Laude Society: '54,'55 Magna Cum Laude "Such is life without a wife."

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JONATHAN ALLEN SHAW 20 Chauncey Street, Cambridge, Mass.

"Jon" "Pigeon" Age: 17 Entered: 1950 College: Harvard Crew: Manager '53,'54,'55 Dramatic Club:'51,'52,'53,'54,'55 Debating Club:'55 Panel:'53,'54, Associate Editor '55 Photography Award:'55 Honor Society: '53,'54,'55 Cum Laude Society:'55 Magna Cum Laude "I do not own a leather jacket."

DAVID WILLSON KAISER SUMNER 33 Shaw Drive, Wayland, Mass.

"Dave" "DTPKS" Age: 18 Entered: 1952 College: Yale Soccer: '53,'54 Tennis:'53,'54,'55 Junior Varsity Soccer:'52 Junior Varsity Basketball: '54 Science Club:'53, Vice President '54 Debating Club:'55 Panel:'53,'54, Editor-in-Chief'55 Yearbook: '55 Dramatic Club:'54 Disciplinary Committee:'54 Assistant Class Agent:'55 John B. Breed Biology Prize: '53 Honor Society: '53,'54,'55 Cum Laude Society: '54,'55 Magna Cum Laude "Heads, heads, who's got a head?"

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J. GILBERT SWIFT, 3RD 23 Grozier Road, Cambridge, Mass.

"Swiftie" "Gil" Age: 17 Entered: 1948 College: Washington & Lee Football: '54 Junior Varsity Football: '53 Junior Varsity Hockey:'53,'54 Glee Club: '54,'55 Panel:'55 Yearbook:'55 Dance Committee:'55 Honor Council:'54 "That's my turkey."

DAVID WENDELL TABER 3 Mercer Circle, Cambridge, Mass.

"Dave" "Animal" Entered: 1948 Age: 18 College: Northeastern Football: '53,'54 Wrestling: Captain '54,'55 Junior Varsity Football: '52 Robert Satterlee Hurlbut Memorial Football Trophy: '53 Art Prize:'51 Wall Crew: Head '55 Winner, Panel Contest: '55 "Get your greasy meat-hooks off me!"

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ROBERT CHARLES TOGNERI 11 Perkins Square, Jamaica Plain, Mass.

"Pearshape" "Tog" Entered: 1948 Age: 17 College: Williams Football: '54,'55 Junior Varsity Football: '53 Junior Varsity Basketball: '52,'53,'54 Junior Varsity Baseball: '52,'53,'54 Dramatic Club: '54,'55 Debating Club:'55 Panel:'53,'54, Associate Editor '55 Yearbook: Associate Editor '55 Dance Committee:'54,'55 Science Club:'54 Student Council: '52, '54, President '55 Disciplinary Committee:'54,'55 Lower School Director's Prize: '50 Class President: '51,'53,'55 Babe Ruth Foundation Sportsmanship Award:'55 Honor Society: '49,'50,'51,'52,'53,'54 Headmaster's Prize: '55 Cum Laude "Who's got theirfive dollars?"

KARL EVERETT WEISS, JR. 143 Jason Street, Arlington, Mass.

"Karl" Entered: 1952 Age: 17 College: Undecided Hockey: Manager '55 Glee Club:'54,'55 Dramatic Club:'55 Panel:'54, Business Manager '55 Yearbook: Business Manager '55 It don't matter."

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LAWRENCE SUTHERLAND WILKINS 50 Snakehill Road, Belmont, Mass.

"Larry" "Wilkie" Age: 17 Entered: 1948 College: Bowdoin Football: '54 Junior Varsity Football:'53 Robert Satterlee Hurlbut Memorial Football Trophy: '54 "I am NOT coming to the dance!"

HERBERT MICHAEL YOOD 390 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Mass.

"Herb" Entered: 1950 Age: 17 College: Haverford Junior Varsity Football: '54 Debating Club:'55 Panel:'53 Sextant: '51,'52 Honor Society: '51,'52,'53,'54,'55 Cum Laude "Fun-nee!"

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THE

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Fifth Form Front Row: C. Hill, R. O'Leary, Abbott, Howe, R. Woodbury, Bloodsworth, Ward, Piazza, L. Hunt.

2nd Row: Forziatti, H. Clark, Barnard, Isgur, P. O'Leary, Thayer, Mokkhavesa, Spence. 3rd Row: Harvey, Havice, Beacham, Cunningham, R. Clark, Cain. 4th Row: Zayotti, D. Hawkins, Hodgekinson, Hammond, Denny-Brown, Russell. 5th Row: McGonagle, Miner, S. Young, W. Welch, Seward, Q. Searle. 6th Row: Page, Ekwall, Ewer, Harris, Davidson, Burke.

Fourth Form Front Row: F. O'Neil, W. Hill, Simon, L. Hawkins, J. Woodbury, Cabot, Prescott, Dwinell, J. Wilcox.

2nd Row: Bartol, Mack, G. Downes, Tague, Coffin, Keville, Crone, Guilliam, Heck. 3rd Row: Hodges, Oberdorfer, Henkels, Fairbanks, Karp, Magruder. 4th Row: Regamy, Eyrick, Medverd, J. Davidson, B. Henderson, Mitchell, Mostrom. 5th Row: C. Welch, Rollins, D. MacMahon, A. Young, Crider, Maclaurin. 6th Row: Cornwall, Blackman, O'Connor, Booth, Moulton, R. Hoffman, Aldrich.

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The Middle School Front Row: R. Searle, Dimare, Haskell, J. Henderson, Cushman, Hurley, Frost, R. Russell, Reg. Howe, Vasil, Egan, O'Conor, Robinson, Watkins. 2nd Row: Kline, B. Ashley, Perkins, Levinson, R. Howe, J. Downes, J. Millard, Fleck, Werthessen,Katz, Bacon, Brainard, Mugar, GrosJean. 3rd Row: Schaeffer, Lynch, Rice, Younge, Ganson, Carr, Gaynor, Curtin, Cranney, Fenellosa, Owens. 4th Row: Tucker, Groome, Kelley,P. Ladd, Littlefield, Chort, Nahigian, Meechem. 5th Row: Beckett, R. Elwell, Goodell, W. Davidson, Hamilton, Caputo. 6th Row: Schmalz, Emery, Doherty, Granholm, Baum. 7th Row: N. Childs, McNeil, Lawrence, Walcott, Taylor, Kosow, Wales, L'Etoile, Densmore.

THE MIDDLE SCHOOL Several happy innovations made the daily routines of the Middle School more pleasant and more effective this year. A Sixth Form Advisor system was set up for the first time for all Second Form boys and new boys entering the Third Form. The general effect of this plan was excellent, particularly during the early months of school when the sympathetic advice of, Seniors was invaluable in helping the younger boys become adjusted to Hill School standards of scholarship and deportment.

A short assembly for the Middle School, held in the Chapel each day after lunch, provided an opportunity for group discussions and promoted the feeling of group unity. The monitor system in the Second Form study hall also paid large dividends and a word of thanks is due all the boys who helped keep the building in such fine condition throughout the year.

In the Hobby House a new program was launched that included not only such traditional activities as painting and woodworking, but also block printing, leather craft, fly tying, work with copper foil, and photography. The increased interest on the part of all the boys made this a banner year, in the opinion of Mr. Togneri and Mr. Ross, who felt that the achievements of the year's

work set a new high for the Hobby House in living up to the promise of its name.

All of these factors contributed to the high order of general spirit and cooperation that prevailed in the Middle School. An increased sense of student

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participation was apparent as the school year progressed and both forms developed a group of leaders who demonstrated the capacity to assume a variety of responsibilities. Frost '58 and Russell '59 proved to be excellent class presidents, and the spring elections found both classes making wise and thoughtful choices of officers for next year.

The Third Form chose Carr as president and Katz as student council representative, while these offices in Form II were entrusted to Burke and Russell.

The Seniors piled up an impressive football record, dropping only one game—a 6-7 heartbreaker with St. Marks that would have been tied but for a goal-line fumble on the extra-point try.

The fine play of Gaynor, Dwinell, and next year's co-captains Carr and Beckett was an outstanding feature of the six-game schedule. The Juniors did almost as well, winning four out of six, thanks to standout performances by Downes, Burke, DiMare, P. Ladd, and captain-elect Haskell. The generally high level of play by both teams helped to sustain the enthusiastic support of a loyal cheering section, and the effective blocking and spirited tackling displayed by these relatively inexperienced elevens should make the Varsity coach feel very comfortable about the future of Belmont Hill football.

The Junior soccer team had less to boast about in the victory column, but next year's captain Wendell Davidson and such stalwarts as Sweet, Katz, and Mahlowitz are convinced that the season's competitive experience will stand them in good stead next year.

Good ice, skilled coaching, and enthusiastic team play—not to mention the presence on the team of six members of the 1954 Greater Boston League Junior Championship squad (!)—allowed the Junior hockey team to top the football record with 12 wins and 1 loss, this lone defeat breaking up a two-year, 21-game winning streak. The holdover champions,Bacon,Carr,Densmore,Doherty, Reg. Howe, and Schaffer, were ably joined by Barry, Beckett, and Burke.

Junior basketball ended up all even, with wins over Shady Hill and St. Marks, losses to Middlesex and Reading Junior High, and a split with Browne and Nichols. Nahigian, Haskell, and Coffin accounted for most of the points, with Keville and Gaynor close on their scoring heels.

The usual number of Middle Schoolers turned up on the river as coxes and oarsmen when Spring finally came this year, and the intramural baseball league once again drew heavily on Forms II and III for the four teams that battled daily for supremacy. The Junior and Senior nines, in turn, drew on the intramural teams and each had a fine season in spite of the small amount of time available for practice. Carr, Bacon, Beckett, and Curtin sparked the Seniors, while the Junior squad, with Nahigian, Watkins, Barry, and Downes backing up the able pitching of Searle and Cranney, turned in a near sweep, losing only to Rivers.

The gratifying number of team victories testi-

fies to the presence of good athletes, but it is of even greater importance in the long run that the School sports program should provide opportunities for less capable performers to increase their skills and whet their interest through team competition "in their own league." The increased percentage of athletic participation in the Middle School is a ringing tribute to the many hours of always patient and often inspiring efforts of the coaches who labor daily to make this a vital part of School life.

The third annual Middle School dramatic production played to an appreciative audience on February 11. Two one-act plays by the distinguished Irish author, Lady Gregory, were presented; "Spreading the News," and "The Workhouse Ward." The evening was a particularly happy one as actors, scene designers, and property men combined their efforts to produce these highly amusing comedies with the care and good taste they require. The simple sets were most effective, the costumes authentic and colorful, and the acting for the most part surprisingly mature. Even the difficult brogue was thoroughly learned and there were individual performances of high merit —by Ashley, Kelley, Walcott, Kline, Hurley, Schmalz, Katz, and Millard. Childs and Brainard were largely responsible for the excellent scenery, and Wales revealed a notable potential as the best prop man on record for many years.

With this good year already in the record book, it is appropriate to consider what lies ahead for the Middle School. For one thing, the vacant shelves in the Second Form study hall almost beg to be filled with a small library that will encourage the habit of making use of reference works as well as invite an interest in reading just for the fun of it. And a fresh coat of paint wouldn't hurt. . .

The expanded Hobby House program will be continued, and it seems safe to count on Mr. T. to have a few more cards up his sleeve to vary the already substantial bill of fare. As "do-it-yourself" makes further inroads in the home, it is to be hoped that more boys will take advantage of the opportunity to learn more about working in the shop.

The remedial reading program will be continued and expanded, and it is hoped that some informal work can be done in public speaking and debating.

Adoption of the Direct Method in modern language teaching will mean larger beginning French sections for Form III, thus giving more boys a chance to study this subject for four years.

The most important task of the Middle School is to bridge successfully the passage from the Lower to the Upper School. This is a critical transition, one in which some of the basic truths of mature thinking are learned and experienced for the first time. The formative years spent in the Middle School seem to span just the right time to learn not only these scholastic "facts of life" but also one of the great principles of our American way of life—that "working together is the foundation of Democracy."

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The Lower School Front Row: T. Ladd, Druker, Berman,Egan, Linton, Robinson, Densmore, Mattlage, J. Duncan, Nigro, Danger, Burroughs, Moravec. 2nd Row: M. Ladd, A. Brooks, Hofmann, W. Welch, Claflin, Dixon, Dorsey, Hill, Parker, Lee, Leavitt, Livingston, Price, Weiss. 3rd Row: Mosher, Demers, Wessell, R. Duncan, D. Brooks, Evans, Downes, Russo, Sweeley, Goodman, Davidson, J. Welch, Delaney, McGonagle, Varkas, Cass, Willworth, Croke. 4th Row: Nicholson, Harrington, MacMahon, W. Duncan, Turran, St. Clair, Norton, Silk, Nickels, N. Ladd, Weller, Meyer, Fishman, Kargman, Gill. Missing: Segal, Peabody, Wales.

THE LOWER SCHOOL The Lower School had an unusually pleasant and productive year under the able leadership of an outstanding group in Class Seven. Mr. Charles W. Smith, by way of Yale, the army, and two years teaching at Taft, joined the faculty. He is an ex-Lower Schooler himself. Wessell was president of Class Seven, Claflin for Six, and Robinson for Five.

The autumn sports season was marked by fair weather and many exciting games.Top performers were the Midgets, under Mr. Smith, who chalked up five wins against one loss. The Cubs, who moved up several shining asteroids to the Midgets, had a building year, and the Soccer team began to take a real place in outside competition. Jon Barry from Form II sparked the Midgets, feeding handoffs to fleet-footed Bob Kargman and Bob Turran for many yards of gain. Bob Russo was tremendous at center and on the defensive. Others included Levinson, Perkins, Millard and Vasil from Form II, and Peabody, Davidson, Hofmann, Sweeley, Cass, Meyer, MacMahon, Delaney, Downes and Goodman.

The team opened with a 7-0 victory over Fay, then over Rivers 13-0, 12-7 against Roxbury Latin, and 14-0 over Shady Hill. At Southboro, St. Mark's finally solved the Midgets defensively and triumphed 14-26 in one of the best games in Lower School football annals. An exciting 18-7 win over

Fessenden climaxed a magnificent season.

The Cubs under Mr. Morton had a rough time.

The three first games were all very close but wins were elusive, 0-7 by Fessenden, 18-20 to Rivers, and 0-7 by Roxbury. Fessenden triumphed 6-20, but a 27-7 win over Park helped salvage the season. McGonagle, Varkas, and Wessell carried most of the mail in the backfield.

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"Golden Daze." Directed by Mr. Togneri, with music by Mr. Burroughs, and staged by Mr. Gregg, assisted by the Art Department, the show was a success if judged by general enthusiasm, edged with nostalgia in some quarters, and an over-flow crowd. Bob Nickels was excellent as the Director, with Nicholson as scriptman and Russo as the stage hand. Norton made a handsome singing hero and MacMahon sang the feminine lead as his brother had five years before. Others taking major parts were: D. Brooks, Sweeley and J. Welch, with Russo, in the barbershop quartette; Wessell, Evans Kargman and Goodman in the melodrama; Willwerth as a wallflower in the waltz scene; Varkas, Price, N. Ladd, Dixon and W. Duncan in the Proper Bostonians; and Bob Turran in the beach scene.

The Choral Group had another good season under Mr.Burroughs, with twenty-five boys making up the chorus. Again the Lower School joined with the Upper in presenting a Christmas Concert in the Chapel just before vacation. In February they were asked to sing at the morning service of the Morgan Memorial Church of All Nations which is broadcast over Station WVOM. An innovation this year was a Fathers and Sons Day held on Saturday, May 7. There was an amazing eighty-five percent turnout of fathers to watch two ball games with Friends' Academy.

Then Mr. Varkas, Mr. Hofmann and Mr. Ladd turned out a fine barbecue lunch for all hands.

There were games after lunch. Even the weather cooperated.

Other big events of the year included the monster Carnival in the fall which, with contributions from the boys, sent a record total to the School's Charity Fund. The Class Seven outing, D-Day, had fine weather for another trip to the Densmore Place at Princeton (Mass.), for general loafing, tennis, baseball, fishing, auto-museum and even some chilly swimming. The whole school had a picnic cook-out on the grounds and then made the annual pilgrimage to Fenway Park to see the Sox clobber the Tigers most satisfactorily. No microphones were seriously damaged by the extra noise.

The Scavenger Hunt went off as scheduled, a bit damply, during exams. A team of Pawnees made it four straight for this club by taking the finals of the Barker Debate. Norton, Goodman and Wessell did a fine job. MacMahon did a fine job all year writing the Splinters column in the Panel.

Nick Wessell did an equally good job organizing and vitalizing the Student Council, and also found time to run the Library most ably. Sweeley was storekeeper and Davidson Keeper of the Pound. At the end of School, Class Seven gave as their class gift a bird bath which will be installed, for birds, in the circle. The School was saddened at Commencement time to learn that Mr. Burroughs would be leaving.

On Wednesday, June 1, the annual Lower School Prize Day was held in the Chapel. After Mr. Densmore made a short speech of introduction, he presented Robert Woodbury, The Presi-

The Soccer team fared somewhat better. The opener was lost to B & N 1-4 and the next game was a heartbreaking 1-2 edging by Fessenden in overtime. A powerful Fay group triumphed 0-4.

On home ground the team hit its stride in a return Fessenden match, winning handily 3-0. Then Fay won again 0-3. The final game against Lesley-Ellis, on a Cub coefficient basis, was a 2-0 win. Regulars for the season included Mattlage, Weller, Norton, J. Welch, and Lee up front, Evans Segal, Price at half, with W. Duncan, and Robinson at full. R. Duncan was capable in the nets. Others seeing action included Densmore, Silk, Nigro, Danser, Linton, Egan, St. Clair, Fishman, Weiss and Gill. Nat Ladd and Bob Nickels played with the Junior Football team.

Nearly a month of ideal skating conditions in January gave hockey a great lift. Everyone in school skated at one time or another. The varsity under Mr. Smith was edged 2-4 by Fenn in the opener, but took two from Fessenden 4-0 and 3-1 before dropping one to Arlington 7th graders 4-0.

Several practice games were played. Varkas, McGonagle and Meyer were first liners with Ladd, Mosher and Sweeley at defense and Russo at goal.

Others seeing action were Harrington, A. Brooks, Turran and Norton. Mr. Morton guided a spirited J-V team to two wins and a tie against outside competition.

Mr. Morton also had an interested group. of basketball enthusiasts who played a couple of outside games. Nick Wessell was a standout in this sport. The team was edged in an exciting home game by Park.

In baseball the Midgets had the best season in years, running a six game winning streak before dropping a final game to Fay 1-0. Wins were scored over Fenn 12-2, Fessenden 15-7, Park 7-6, Friends' 15-7, Rivers 3-0, and Roxbury 12-7. Varkas and Ladd were the pitchers, Captain Sweeley did a fine job as catcher, MacMahon and Ladd covered first, Downes second, Kargman short and Norton third. Goodman, J. Welch, and Wessell roamed the pasture. Others wearing uniforms included Turran, A. Brooks, Russo, Weller, R. Duncan, McGonagle, Meyer, Delaney and Harrington. Much credit goes to Mr. Morton, the coach. As in football, the Cubs fared poorly, losing six games for no wins. For the first time"B"teams for both Midgets and Cubs played games in outside competition.

The annual singles Tennis Tournament on the new courts was exciting. Thirty-eight boys entered. MacMahon,Varkas, T. and N. Ladd,Kargman, Downes, Densmore and Goodman were quarter finalists. MacMahon beat Kargman in the finals. Jim was runner-up last year.

In the intramurals the competition was quite close, with three teams, Mohawks, Iroquois, and Apaches staying within a few points all season.

With good organization the Mohawks came through to win the cup.

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dent-Elect of next year's Sixth Form, who welcomed Class Seven to the Upper School. Mr.Densmore then introduced Mr. Funk, Director of Studies of Forms H and III, who also gave a short speech welcoming Class Seven to the Upper School. Then came the distribution of prizes by Mr. Densmore. The art awards included: Parents Award to Dixon, with second choice going to MacMahon and third choice going to Norton, and honorable mentions to Moravec and Densmore; Jury Award to Norton, with second choice to Parker, 3rd to Wales, and honorable mentions to Nigro, Nicholson, Cass, and T. Ladd. The Togneri Award went to MacMahon, who had a good day inasmuch as he also won the Burroughs Music

Award. The Gregg geography and history prizes went to Burroughs for Class Five Geography, with honorable mentions to T. Ladd, and Moravec; to Price of Class Six, with honorable mentions to Claflin, Dixon, and Leavitt; J. Welch, Class Seven History, with honorable mentions to Goodman and MacMahon.The Director's Prize was awarded to Nils Wessell. Honor Pins were awarded to the following: Class 5, Burroughs, Druker, J. Duncan, T. Ladd, Mattlage, Moravec, Nigro, and Robinson; Class 6, Cass, Claflin, Dixon, Leavitt, Lee, Parker, Price; Class 7, Goodman, Kargman, Nicholson, Nickels, Norton, Turran, J. Welch, Weller and Wessell. The exercises ended with a talk by Mr. Hamilton and the singing of a hymn.

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STUDENT COUNCIL most cases definite improvement could be seen.

The annual Charity Drive was completely successful. A total of $430 was collected,representing one hundred percent contribution. $405 of this was distributed among 13 charities, while the remainder was left for next year's balance.

The Council also sponsored a Toy Drive at Christmas time. The entire school responded enthusiastically and five barrels of toys were collected and donated to the children's division of the Metropolitan State Hospital.

Bimonthly reports were presented in Chapel to inform the student body of the Council's actions. Similar reports were sent to the faculty in the form of memoranda, with the purpose of keeping the relation between the students and the masters close. The care of the bulletin board was also a duty of the Council.

The senior class voted down the Honor System by a large margin, and therefore the establishment of an Honor Council was unnecessary. Although 1955 was a year of accomplishment, it was also a building year. It remains the task of Bob Woodbury and next year's Council to carry on and to consolidate these gains.

This year's Student Council, under the direction of Bob Togneri, met with the new boys entering the upper school on the day before school opened.

The purpose of this meeting was to familiarize these new boys with both the physical layout of Belmont Hill School and with the ideals and purposes of the school. In the first official meeting of the Council, which took place a week later, Bob Repetto '55 and Dick Howe '56 were elected Treasurer and Secretary respectively. It was also decided that the presidents of each class would automatically become members of the Council, thus increasing its membership to twelve. Representing the forms were: Togneri '55, Repetto '55, John Hurd '55, Hugh MacMahon '55, Bob Woodbury '56, Dick Howe '56, Dave Bloodworth '56, Jack Woodbury '57, Tom Cabot '57, Ed Frost '58, Reg Howe '58, and Bob Russell '59.

The most noteworthy function of the Student Council was that carried out by the Disciplinary Committee, which was established to hear flagrant disciplinary problems. Repetto headed this committee, which was composed of all the Council members, and Hurd assumed the responsibilities of Secretary. In each of the cases heard, the committee felt that the boy had benefited, and in

Student Council Front Row: Bloodsworth, R. Woodbury, Hurd, Togneri, Repetto, MacMahon, R. Howe. Back Row: Russell, Cabot, Frost, J. Woodbury, Reg. Howe.

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CUM LAUDE SOCIETY Society nominations is filled by vote of the faculty from the top tenth of the Fifth Form. The four members of the Class of 1955 who were selected in this way at the commencement exercises in June 1954 were: Robert C. Repetto, summa cum laude '55, Neil R. Blacklow, magna cum laude '55, Edmund H. Sears, III, magna cum laude '55, and David W.Sumner, magna cum laude '55.

The election of eight more boys was announced at the commencement exercises held on June 2, 1955. These included four more from the Class of 1955: Peter G. Burch, magna cum laude '55, C. Anthony Federer,III, magna cum laude '55, Jonathan A. Shaw, magna cum laude '55, and David M. Goldberg, cum laude '55. The "Junior Four" selected at this time from the Fifth Form were: William J. Cunningham,Jr.'56, Bruce C. DennyBrown '56, David C. Hawkins '56, and Richard Howe'56.

The annual district meeting of the Cum Laude Society, held this spring at Andover, is usually attended by the four senior members of the Society, but none was able to go this year. The main topic discussed at this meeting was Who Should Teach and Why." Judson Shaplin, Associate Director of the Harvard School of Education, was the principal speaker.

Since 1928, a chapter of the Cum Laude Society has been maintained at the Belmont Hill School.

This national scholastic honorary society, which was originally known as the Alpha Delta 'Tau Fraternity, was founded in 1906 and is dedicated to the "encouragement of high ideals of work in secondary schools." It has grown steadily in both size and prestige, and more than 150 chapters have now been established in as many different schools. Election to the Cum Laude Society constitutes a recognition of distinguished scholastic excellence at the preparatory school level that carries the same academic kudos that attaches to election to Phi Beta Kappa at the college level.

It is a basic requirement for eligibility that each boy nominated must graduate with cum laude or higher honors, but not more than one fifth of any graduating class may be elected to the Society.

This numerical restriction was felt with unusual keenness this year inasmuch as the academic achievements of the Class of 1955 were the highest in Belmont Hill's history, according to Henry Hixon Meyer, president of the school's executive committee. As a consequence, less than half of those graduating cum laude this year could be named to the national society.

One half of the expected quota of Cum Laude

Cum Laude Society Front Row: Shaw, Goldberg, Repetto, Sumner, Blacklow. Back Row: Federer, D. Hawkins, R. Howe, Cunningham, Burch, Denny-Brown.

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Athletic Council Front Row: McGonagle, Parkhill, Hurd. Back Row: Mr. Maxwell, Mr. Keller, Mr. Croke.

ATHLETIC COUNCIL Under the direction of President Sam Parkhill and Secretary John Hurd, the Athletic Council carried out its many duties this year very efficiently. Rounding out the elected student members of the council was three letter man Ed McGonagle from the Fifth Form. Mr. Keller, Mr. Croke, and Mr. Maxwell are the permanent faculty members.

Begun in 1947 at the suggestion of Mr. Hamilton, the Athletic Council has been instrumental in setting the school policies regarding athletics for eight years. Each year the fifth and sixth forms elect one and two representatives respectively and they, along with the help of the sports captains and coaches of each season, meet to award letters and numerals. They also discuss problems in regard to training rules, letter awards, and many other sports topics.

The awarding of letters is based upon regulations set down by the council. A certain number of periods are necessary to obtain a letter in foot-

ball, hockey, and basketball; a certain number of minutes are necessary in soccer, and a number of innings in baseball. In crew the decision is based primarily upon those who row at Quinsigamond.

Numerals are awarded upon the decision of the various coaches.

This year, the Council did not have any decisions to make with respect to violators of the training rules. However, the Athletic Council did make various suggestions which will be helpful to future councils.

Next year's Athletic Council members were elected in class meetings this year. Paul "Zeke" Zayotti, a three-letterman, was elected President and McGonagle was re-elected. He will serve in the capacity of secretary. Greg Downes, soccer and hockey star, will represent the Fifth Form.

Captains-elect Bob Woodbury, Doug Thayer, Jack Page, Dick Clark, and Buzz Miner will also attend various meetings concerning their various sports.

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Panel Staff Front Row: Weiss, Federer, Blacklow, Sumner, Eaton, Goldberg, Shaw. Back Row: Cain, Togneri, Denny-Brown, Cunningham, Canfield, R. Woodbury, D. Hawkins, Abbott, Mr. Moore.

THE PANEL Perhaps the two best things that can be said of Volume II of the Panel are that, one, it was fun, and, two, it was a success. The first issue of Volume II was on the stands on April 27, 1954 and the final one came out 321 days and 14 issues later.

In its second year of existence, the Panel maintained the precedent set by Volume I, again earning a Medalist award in the annual Columbia Scholastic Press Association contest. This placed the Panel in the top 10 percent of all schoolboy newspapers in the country.

Every editor managed to have one of his editorials printed, but Dave Goldberg's explosive tirades provided the most entertainment and dissension.

The Thursday night storms came when the paper was due the following Wednesday. The Panel always went to bed on that night, but the time varied from nine to one o'clock. It all depended on how well Editor in chief Sumner had the situation under control, how well Bob Togneri and Jon Shaw progressed with headlines and rewrites, whether Dave Canfield had the make-up done, how many news stories Jeff had in, and where and in what state Tony Federer's features were. The figures on Neil Blacklow's rained out sports stories

mounted weekly. These nights were characterized by a rather non business-like atmosphere until around 9:30, then, when the thought of the next day's undone homework began to press on the editors' minds, everyone was immediately business-like, and things went "awfully well."

Karl Weiss and Company, raised the XXX dollars so that the Panel could afford to publish itself along with the Sextant. The climactic event of Volume II business was the staff banquet held at the Fresh Pond Howard Johnson's, to which about 66 fathers and sons came. Editor Sumner, News Editor Eaton, Business Manager Weiss, and Mr. Hamilton all spoke, after which came the announcement of the Panel editors for Volume III. William J. Cunningham is Editor in Chief of Volume III, Walter D. Abbott, Jr., News Editor; Robert L. Woodbury,feature editor; and G. Robert Cain and Bruce C. Denny-Brown are Associate Editors. Richard A. Spence is the new Business Manager. This staff, all members of the class of 1956, took over the helm in April.

Volume II of the Panel would like at this time to express its appreciation to Mr. Moore for coping with the many and varied problems we presented to him.

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SEXTANT After the small November publication, the Sextant Board was reorganized, and an Art Board was added. The line-up this year was: Editor-inchief, Edmund Sears, -'55 and Associate Editors, Neil Blacklow,'55, David Goldberg,'55, William Griswold, '55, Suprija Mokkhavesa,'56, Gregory Downes, '57, Anthony Oberdorfer, '57, Stephen Wilcox, '57, Reginald Howe, '58, and Robert Katz, '58. The new Art Board which kept the magazine pretty, consisted of Peter Crider, '57, Peter Blackman, '57, David Brainard, '58, and Loring Lawrence,'59. With the help of the newly appointed faculty adviser, Mr. Sawyer, new policies were put into effect, with both the material and its presentation being changed. New cover designs and a different paper and print set off the copy, which now included a wider range of material in an attempt to make the Sextant more representative of the student body. So that it would appeal more to those it represents, the magazine was made less formal, omitting the formal editorial column and replacing it with a column in which the editors could with humor and interest speak their minds on all aspects of the school. The Board feels that great strides have been taken towards improvement of the magazine in the April and June issues. The June issue included perhaps

more material than any issue of the Sextant ever before printed. With these improvements the Board hopes to reverse the past trend toward a neglect of the literary side of the school.

This year the Sextant Poetry Prize was awarded on Prize Day to Reginald B. Elwell, Jr., '58, for his "My Mother's Candlesticks." The Sextant Prose prize for the best prose selection printed in this year's Sextant was won by James S. Parkhill, III, '55 for his "An Allegory on Eight Years at Belmont Hill," which Mr. Willey called one of the best pieces of literature ever to be written by a Belmont Hill Student. Other fine prose articles were written by John Hurd,'55, Jeff Eaton, '55, John Lindenberg,'55,Richard Fogg,'55 and John Fox,'55. Excellent poetry contributions were made by Dave Goldberg, '55, Hugh MacMahon, '55, and Thomas Mostrom, '55. Other features included an interesting article on Jazz by Mr. Howland and a group of fine bird drawings by Ted Davis,'55.

The 1955 Board hopes that the future editors will continue to improve the quality of the Sextant and the literature in it, and that next year will see a continuing increase of support from the school.

We wish them the best of luck in this endeavor.

Sextant Board Front Row: G. Downes, Blacklow, Sears, Crider, Goldberg. 2nd Row: Mokkhavesa, Reg. Howe, Oberdorfer, S. Wilcox, Katz, Mr. Sawyer.

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Glee Club Front Row: C. Hill, Parkhill, T. Mostrom, Hurd,Director Morris Bouroughs, Blacklow, H. MacMahon, P. Childs, Weiss. 2nd Row: Densmore, W. Hill, D. Younge, Piazza, Mokkhavesa, Isgur, C. Ashley, L. Hunt. 3rd Row: R. Clark, Barnard, L. Hawkins, F. O'Neil, W. Mack, Eaton. 4th Row: Repetto, Goodell, R. Elwell, Beckett, Gwilliam, P. O'Leary. 5th Row: Swift, R. O'Leary, Abbott, G. Downes, Rollins, H. Young. 6th Row: C. Welch, E. O'Neil, Canfield, Burch, Crone, McGonagle. 7th Row: N. Childs, D. Hawkins, G. Russell, Havice, W. Elwell. 8th Row: Littlefield, S. Young, Murphy, Burke, W. Welch, R. Mostrom.

GLEE CLUB The Independent School Chorus, of which our Glee Club is a member,presented alighly polished program at Sander's Theater in Cambridge on Sunday, May 1, under the direction of Mr. A. Howard Abell. Randall Thompson's "Alleluia" opened the program and was followed by Schubert's "Mass in G," in which three guest soloists participated. The four boys' schools rendered three spirituals: "Somebody's Knockin," "You May Bury Me," and "Soon Ah Will Be Done."

The annual final concert in the Field House on June second, Graduation Eve, was very well received."The Battle Hymn of the Republic,""The Serenaders," "Keep in the Middle of the Road," and "Younger Than Springtime" were four of the enjoyable selections. Peter Crone, '56 performed a fine solo in "Somebody's Knockin." The V-8's and Octet composed of glee club members sang a number of pleasing selections at this final concert including the favorite, "Jenny Made Her Mind Up," which especially pleased the audience.

The octet sang at many occasions during the year, including all the dances, one Friday Chapel servplan ice, and the regular Glee Club concerts. is to continue this group next year, and it is hoped that they may soon become a permanent school organization.

The Glee Club, under Mr. Burroughs'direction, presented four concerts this year. The annual Christmas program, which took place in the Chap'el on December 12, included eighteen carols.

Twenty-five members of the Lower School Choral Group presented six selections including "The Snow Lay on the Ground" and "Come Good Christians All."Highlighting the Glee Club's presentations were the "Four Slovak Christmas Carols," while the combined groups sang together six songs. Claude Welch performed Bach's "Fugue in G Minor" on the organ.

Inclement weather forced the cancellation of the Brimmer May concert, and postponed the Walnut Hill concert until April 22. At Walnut Hill, the Glee Club's six songs included "Oh, Won't You Sit down," "Can't You Dance the Polka," and "Wunderbar." Neil Blacklow, president of the Glee Club, and Karl Weiss each sang solos during the first two numbers. The Walnut Hill portion of the concert was highlighted by "Holiday for Strings" and by the Walnut Hill Special Chorus, the "Miscords," which rendered "Five Fragments of Jade." Claude Welch performed Moussorgsky's "Pictures at an Exhibition" on the piano.

"Turn Back 0 Man," presented by the combined glee clubs, rounded out the program.

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Dramatic Club Front Row: Barnard, Hurd, Goldberg, Corcoran, Eaton, Egan, Cabot. 2nd Row: Togneri, Parkhill, Ward, Aldrich, Shaw, Oberdorfer, Maclaurin. 3rd Row: Mr. Funk, Isgur, Bolan, Weiss, Havice, Mr. Duncan. 4th Row: Murphy, Sears, Pusey.

DRAMATIC CLUB The Upper school dramatic club presented My Three Angels as its annual performance on Friday night, December 17. This comedy, written by Sam and Bella Spewack, is an adaptation of the French play La Cuisine des Anges.

The "angels" are actually three convicts, Joseph, Jules, and Alfred, all prisoners from a penal colony in Cayenne, French Guiana.These convicts descend upon Felix and Emilie Ducotel, proprietors of a decaying general store in French Guiana, just in time to fix up the business of the little shop. Meanwhile Paul, the lover of the Ducotel's daughter, Marie Louise, arrives from France with his uncle, Henri Trochard. The convicts manage to arrange a meeting between the two lovers despite the uncle's attempts to keep them apart.

Henri's persistent efforts to ruin Felix and separate the two lovers finally force Alfred to put his pet snake Adolphe to work. Henri dies "mysteriously" during the night. Paul is also bitten by Adolphe, but does not die until his evil character has been revealed. The play comes to a happy conclusion with Marie Louise finding a lieutenant, the store again prosperous, and the convicts with pleasant memories.

Much credit must be given to Mr. Funk, who molded polished actors out of a comparatively

inexperienced group. Denny Corcoran, who was elected President of this year's Dramatic Club, gave an excellent performance as Joseph, an embezzler. Jules, a fatherly man sent up for the murder of his wife, was well played by John Hurd, while Tom Cabot portrayed the young convict, Alfred. Emilie and l'efix Ducotel were played by David Aldrich and Dave Goldberg respectively.

Marie Louise was convincingly portrayed by Chris Egan, a product of Lower and Middle School productions. Dick Gully as Henri Trochard, Doug Barnard as Paul, Tony Oberdorfer as Mme.Parole, and Jeff Eaton as the lieutenant filled out the remaining parts of the three act play.

Equal accolades should go to Mr. Duncan who conducted the production of a complicated set.

The erection of a ladder and the construction of a room of bamboo were among the effects achieved.

Jon Shaw was stage manager and he directed much of the work himself. Nate Pusey, Arthur Murphy, and Bob Togneri aided Shaw in constructing the set, while Karl Weiss handled the lighting and Pete Childs assembled the varied lot of properties, which included a live chicken. Henry Bolan headed the publicity and house committee.

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DANCE COMMITTEE Common Room with a five-piece Harvard Band providing the music. The Music Room was converted into a comfortable lounge with the sofas and easy chairs from the Common Room.

On June third the school year was officially culminated with the Senior Prom. The evening began with a dinner for sixth-formers and their dates in the tent. At eight thirty, the formal dance got under way,and continued till one. Ken Reeves, in person, supplied the music for both the dinner and the dance following. Overhead in the gym was a ceiling of green, brown and white streamers, forming one foot squares. A backdrop of a pavilion garden overlooking woodlands was hung at the rear of the stage and from each end of it trees extended along the walls. Steps led from the dance floor to the stage on which were placed tables and chairs. The patrons for the prom were Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton, Mr. and Mrs. Maxwell, Mr. and Mrs. Togxteri, Mr. and Mrs. Croke and Mr. and Mrs. Downes. Small compacts with Belmont Hill seals were given to each sixth form date as dinner favors. For the other couples, souvenir match books with Belmont Hill Prom, June 3, 1955 printed on them were given out. Ice cream, punch, and home-made cookies were served during intermissions.

This year,the sixth form presented three school dances, adding an informal winter dance to the annual Fall dance and the Prom. The class committee headed by David Canfield, included Bob Togneri, Gil Swift, Ed O'Neil, Bob Repetto, Jeff Eaton,Denny Corcoran, Bill Elwell, Hugh Nazor, Chris Benda, Tom Mostrom, Arthur Alurphy, and Sam Parkhill.

On Saturday evening, November 13, at the fall dance which followed the football victory over Governor Dummer, a large turnout of one hundred couples was present. The music was supplied

by Ken Reeves. Around the walls were pinned full sized photographed heads of the Football and Soccer lettermen atop of caricatured bodies. The decorating theme was centered generally around autumn with red, yellow, orange and brown streamers extended to the three walls from a wagon wheel suspended over the center of the floor.

Twenty tables were placed about the floor, each with a bright cloth and a pumpkin on it. For refreshments there were home-made cookies and a ginger ale sherbert punch.

At the request of many boys who greatly enjoyed the Spring Dance of 1954 and this Fall dance, an informal Winter Dance was held in the

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DEBATING CLUB For the first time in several years, Belmont Hill was represented by a formal Debating Team. The newly re-established team took part in two intraschool debates, an interscholastic debate with Noble and Greenough, and many informal discussion periods with Mr. Duncan on the tactics of debating. All three of the formal debates were sponsored by the Sextant.

The subject of the first debate of the year, between the Panel and the Dramatic Club, was "Resolved: That Belmont Hill should hire professional coaches." Anthony Oberdorfer '57, Dennis Corcoran '55, and Robert Togneri '55, debating for the dramatists on the negative, won a unanimous decision over the Panel team of David Sumner '55, Jon Shaw '55, and C. Anthony Federer '55.

Sumner pointed out the advantages of a professional coach's knowledge of the sport, both physical and mental training, due to his own specialized training. Shaw, also speaking for the affirmative, mentioned the important development of cooperation. Corcoran and,Oberdorfer spoke in opposition and argued that over-emphasis of sports would ruin the enjoyment that should be derived from non-pressure sports. Togneri and Federer refuted these main arguments in the rebuttal period. All agreed, that although this was a good beginning, much improvement would be needed to properly raise the caliber of the debating.

The second debate proved that debating could be done well at Belmont Hill. A Student Council team of Thomas Cabot '57, David Bloodsworth '56, and Togneri arguing for the affirmative, defeated the Science Club team of Thomas Hunt '55, Edmund Sears '55, and David Goldberg '55 on the topic, "Resolved: That the Sixth Form should have more disciplinary power over the lower formers." Cabot and Bloodsworth argued the advantages of senior discipline, while Hunt and Sears pointed out the ineffectuality of such a system. Rebuttals by Goldberg and Togneri were quite effective. A 3-0 decision was given the affirmative.

On March 2, the debating club met a good Nobles team in the school's first interscholastic debate in three years. The team, composed of veterans Federer, Oberdorfer, and Togneri along with newcomers Walter Abbot '56 and David Hodgkinson '56, won a split decision over the Nobles team. The Reverend Elmore C. Young, Mr. Prentice G. Downes, and Mr. Newell H. Morton handed down the decision on the topic, "Resolved: that conformity is a worse evil than rebellion." Federer, Oberdorfer, and Abbot effectively pointed out the evils of conforming in modern society. Togneri again rebutted for the team.

Many thanks to Mr. Duncan who coached this embryonic school team.

Debating Club Front Row: Abbott, Sears, Goldberg, Togneri, Oberdorfer, Shaw, Federer. Bock Row: Hodgkinson, Sumner, T. Hunt, Mr. Duncan.

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ARTS AND CRAFTS The Mr. and Mrs. Angelo M. Togneri Award for superior accomplishment and outstanding art ability was presented to Peter Crider '57.

The production of the parents' art classes which takes place on Monday nights and Friday mornings was also very fine this year. Outside the field of painting, many of the fifty parents who took part in the program were very creative, and produced jewelry, pottery, tiles, and sculpture in the round.

Among his many other duties, Mr. "T" also directs the carving of the Sixth Form Panels.

Forty-one panels were carved this year and placed in the dining room. In the annual Panel Contest, David Taber '55 was awarded first place. Bob Togneri '55 and Neil Blacklow '55 were judged runners-up for their wood carvings.

A great deal of thanks is due Mr. Togneri for his patience and guidance to all who work with him.

With the graduation of the seventh grade into the Middle School, Mr. "T" looks forward to another productive year starting next September.

Arts and crafts reached an all-time peak at Belmont Hill this year under the direction of Mr. Togneri. In this second full year in the Hobby House, the variety, quality and quantity of production were outstanding, with the Spring Exhibition a tremendous success. On display in the exhibit, the culmination of the year's work, were over 400 paintings done by both parents and the boys. Also displayed were metal craft, pottery, projects by the second and third formers, models built from kits, and colorful flies tied by the middle schoolers.

Winners of the awards presented for excellence in painting judged at the Spring Exhibit were as follows: the Popular Art Award chosen by the parents' ballot was given to Peter Crider '57. Edmund Frost '58 was second and David Perkins '59 third, while Nat Fleck '59 and Loring Lawrence '59 received honorable mention. The Jury Art Award was presented to Edmund Frost '58.

Parker Ladd '58, Benjamin Walcott '59, David Schmalz '59, Robert Russell '59, Dana Sweet '59, and Nat Childs '58 were also cited for their work.

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Lettermen Front Row: T. Mostrom, McGonagle, Taber, Hurd, Parkhill, Elwell, Federer, Repetto, T. Hunt. 2nd Row: C. Hill, Harvey, Estabrook, MacArthur, Lindenberg, Weiss, Eaton, Pusey, Miner. 3rd Row: Barnard, Dwinell, Bartol, Wilkins, Swift, P. O'Leary. 4th Row: R. Clark, Tague,L. Hawkins,E. O'Neil, Canfield, G. Downes, Blacklow, Togneri. 5th Row: R. O'Leary, Zayotti, Thayer, J. Wilcox, Page, Cain, Hamilton. 6th Row: Bloodsworth, Corcoran, Harris, Burke, R. O'Neil, R. Woodbury, J. Woodbury, H. Clark. 7th Row: H. MacMahon, Nazor, Eckwall, Abbott,Sumner,Shaw. 8th Row: Burch, Fox,Sears, Goldberg.

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Football Team Front Row: Bloodsworth, T. Hunt, Wilkins, Swift, Parkhill, Hurd, Taber, MacArthur, Repetto, Estabrook. Back Row: Mr. Walworth, Fox, Bartol, McGonagle, Page, E. O'Neil, Eckwall, Thayer, Burke, Togneri, Blacklow, Mr. Croke.

FOOTBALL

1955's football team at Belmont Hill closed its season with a record of 2 wins, 3 losses and 1 tie.

Though not particularly outstanding, it was still considerably better than many people expected.

The eleven returning lettermen on this year's team were mainly defensive players from last year's squad, with the exception of some of the linemen. Mr. Croke had to mold an offensive backfield out of newcomers. With no topflight T-quarterback in sight, Coach Croke adopted the single wing offense for the team's bread arid butter plays. By the time the last game rolled around and the whole team had its assignments figured out on most of the plays, we had an offense which could move the ball consistently.

The first game of the season was at St. George's School in Rhode Island. Here on a sunny day with

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the humidity and the temperature both in the high eighties or nineties, the team sweated out a 6-6 tie. The hard though technically poor football of the first 3 periods made the two quick scores in the final minute of play completely unexpected.

Co-captain Sammy Parkhill threw a 19 yard pass to end Bob Repetto for the Belmont score and the extra point was missed. Immediately after the kickoff, St. George's scored on a 49 yard pass from Walker to Captain Mike Newbold, the final play of the game. They too missed the extra point and the game ended 6-6.

Reviving an old rivalry with Noble and Greenough, the team played its second game at Dedham, before a large crowd of Belmont Hill alumni.

The Alumni witnessed a strong defensive ballgame but as before, the offense was pitifully weak all through the game. The same pass which scored for us in the St. George's game proved the only Belmont threat of the game when Repetto was tackled on the two yard line just before the half ended. Near the end of the game Nobles mounted a determined drive which covered sixty yards, and Chub Newell went over for the score from one yard out. Final score, 7-0 Playing in the Belmont Mudbowl in mud reminiscent of last year's Middlesex game, the team put on a much more determined and stronger showing. Defensively fairly strong as before,it was the offense that surprised the crowd. Several Hill drives were stopped short of the goal line by St. Mark's. It was Dave Taber who forced the break that decided the game. He blocked a punt on the St. Marks' 33 yard line and with thirteen seconds remaining in the fourth period, the Parkhill-Repetto combination produced the only score of the game. This may well have been the highpoint of the season. Final score, 6-0 The team had an almost complete letdown on the following Saturday as Groton, having a poor season of its own, played a snappy, alert game to win 13-0. Groton scored once late in the second period on a 12 yard reverse by Lee Barnes. Welch added their extra point. Co-captain John Hurd played a fine defensive game, refusing to succumb to what appears to be an annual paralysis at the Groton game.

The Private School powerhouse, Middlesex, were on the docket for the next week,and none but the most blindly optimistic were surprised at the 38-7 final score. The team played well in some spots and folded in others. In the first period Middlesex scored but once, and the Belmont offense worked well and moved the ball as well as in the St. Mark's game. The second period was sheer murder as Middlesex walked over the team three times, with Sandy Dodge scoring two of his four T.D.'s of the day. The second half saw occasional glimpses of Middlesex replacements and the scoring was fairly even as Middlesex scored twice to

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once for Belmont. Our lone score of the day was on a pass from Greg MacArthur to Ed McGonagle for 15 yards in the third period. The score was a fair reflection of the game.

In the season's finale, the newly instituted "traditional rivalry," as the Panel termed it, with Governor Dummer Academy, was held at South Byfield. It was a good game with both sides moving the ball very well. We scored first on a McGonagleRepetto pass for 12 yards and scored again in the third period as Greg MacArthur climaxed an eighty yard drive with a 15 yard off-tackle play.

Sam Parkhill's fine 65 yard broken field run set up this final T.D. Oddly enough, this was the only score on the ground for the whole season. The Governors scored their lone touchdown in the fourth period with Jack Pallotta going over from two yards out. Hadley's passing was the feature of the Governor Dummer attack and was pretty well bottled up by the hard charging of our line.

Final score, 12-6.

Larry Wilkins was awarded the Robert Satterlee Hurlbut Memorial Football Trophy.

The team is grateful to Coaches Croke and Walworth who worked very patiently with one of the greenest teams in years. We also wish next year's team, under Captain-elect Doug Thayer, the best of luck.

In their last year of Belmont Hill football were: Co-captains Parkhill and Hurd, Estebrook, T. Hunt, MacArthur, O'Neil, Repetto, Swift, Taber, Togneri, and Wilkins. Left for next year are: Captain-elect Thayer, Bartol, Bloodsworth, Burke, Eckwall, McGonagle, and Page. Letters were also awarded to managers Fox and Blacklow.

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Back Row: Mr. Nyborg, Abbott, G. Downes, Prescott, Harris, Zayotti, Goldberg, Mr. Duncan.

SOCCER From across the Atlantic came probably the best thing that has happened to soccer at Belmont Hill in its year history. Mr. Erik Nyborg from Denmark took over head coaching responsibilities at the start of the 1954 season, and though his record of three wins, eight losses, and one tie was not too impressive, his driving spirit and enthusiasm helped to establish a new peak of interest in soccer at Belmont Hill. His bywords were "practick" and "Oh boy!"; he brought with him "Selected Spurt" soccer balls and floating crap games; the team ran 20 laps a day, and feet really became a part of Belmont Hill.

The squad had only five holdovers from the 1953 team: Captain Bill Elwell, John Lindenburg, Dave Sumner, Bob Harvey, and John Simon; but when the opening game with Belmont High rolled around on October 1, coaches Nyborg and Mr.

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Duncan had molded a fairly competent team around this nucleus.

Greg Downes and Simon scored a goal apiece in the Belmont game before the rugged High School team rebounded, to punch in the winning three goals. The defense received a setback for the remainder of the season as center halfback Sumner was sidelined with a broken leg.

Rebounding from their opening loss, the team took their next two contests, with Lawrence Academy and Tabor. In the 4-0 Lawrence win, Downes and Simon scored three and one goal respectively, and goalie Dave Goldberg turned in the first of his three shutouts during the season.

Against Tabor, for the first time in the history of soccer relations between the two schools, Belmont emerged victorious, 4-2. Again the first line demonstrated their scoring power, as Downes scored two goals and Simon one, after Paul "Zeke"Zayotti had slammed in a first period goal.

The dynamite in fullback Lindenberg's left foot was a lifesaver for the defense.

From here on in, with two exceptions, the team had a rather disappointing season. Right wing Bill Harris's goal opened the scoring in a non-league contest at Groton on October 13, but the home team caught fire and ran away with the game,4-1.

Plenty of mud, rain, and puddles made the going extremely sluggish for all in the game with St. Mark's, the team which went on to take first place in the Private School Soccer League. Belmont's offense had many chances, but couldn't seem to put the ball in the net, as the St. Markers won,3-0.

Two first period goals by Watertown High provided the margin of victory in their 2-1 win on October 20. Downes scored the Belmont goal on a set up from Elwell. The defensive work of Goldberg, Lindenberg, and Captain-elect Woodbury was the brightest spot in the loser's play.

Consecutive losses number four and five came at the hands of Browne and Nichols, 3-1; and Medford High, 5-0. B&N was held to a 1-1 tie for the first half of the game, but broke loose for a pair of goals in the third period to ice the game. The Medford High team was the finest outfit the team faced all season, and had little trouble taking the 5-0 win.

Goalie Goldberg got a much needed rest, and the offense ground into high gear, in spite of the very wet playing conditions, as the team snapped out of its slump against Nobles, winning, 4-0. Left inside Harvey broke into the scoring column with two goals, and Captain Elwell got his first of the season on a shot which had their fullback and goalie each thinking the other was going to stop the ball. Center halfback Tom Mostrom contended with a large puddle at center field for possession of the ball a number of times.

Milton Academy's speedy team tallied twice in the opening period, and went on to hand the team

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its third league loss, 4-1. An ankle injury to Lindenberg greatly slowed the defense in this game.

It was a battle of goalies in the Brooks game which ended in a 0-0 tie after two overtime periods.

Both teams missed several scoring chances. Woodbury turned in the play of the game when he saved a sure Brooks goal after Goldberg had been taken out of the play.

A well drilled Governor Dummer team triumphed, 3-0, to drop the Hill team into a tie for sixth place in the league as the season ended. The fine Dummer defense allowed very few shots on their goal.

A post season game with an overmanned Faculty All-Star aggregation, which boasted the oddity of two goalies and a bevy of Lower Schoolers tending the nets at the same time, ended in a dubious 3-2 win for the All-Stars. An official protest was filed (no one knows where) after the game, but there was no rematch.

Captain Elwell, Captain-elect Woodbury, and Goldberg represented the team at the Captains vs. League Champs game on November 17, which was won by St. Mark's. Elwell played the whole game for the captains, and Woodbury saw limited action.

The Ex-Captains' Soccer Trophy for contribution to soccer at Belmont Hill, sportsmanship, excellence of play and improvement was awarded to John Lindenberg for his outstanding play at fullback.

Letters were awarded to Captain Elwell, Captain-elect Woodbury, Curtin, G. Downes, Goldberg, Harris, C. Hill, Lindenberg, T. Mostrom, Simon, Sumner, Zayotti, and Manager Walter Abbot.

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Hockey Team Front Row: Tague, G. Downes, Harvey, McGonagle, Cain, MacArthur, Page. Back Row: Fox, Weiss, Dwinell, Mostrom, Elwell, Harris, L. Hawkins, Mr. Walworth.

HOCKEY Prospects for the hockey season were gloomy as the squad assembled for its initial practices. The many pessimists, however, were forced to do an about face well before the season ended.

The opening game of the year was played against Northwood School in the opening round of the Lawrenceville Invitation Tournament at Princeton. Belmont played to a 3-3 tie for two periods before Northwood netted two quick goals in the third period to win.

Poor Belmont hockey against Choate in the consolation round told the story, as a third period goal by Choate sewed up the game 2-1. In the L final tourney game against Deerfield, the team took their first win of the year. The team came' vk/ back from a one goal deficit on Captain McGonagle's solo drive, Bill Harris's score into the corner of the net and Bob Harvey's shot on an empty cage.

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led his team to a 9-6 victory. Greg Downes and Bob Harvey started off the fireworks with first period goals. Harvey tallied again and Ed McGonagle added three of his own in the second period. Early in the third period St. Sebastian's closed the gap to 6-5, but goals by Tom Mostrom, Jim Dwinell, and McGonagle's fourth of the game gave the HiHers a 9-6 decision.

In its first league game Belmont Hill's now high flying sextet overpowered Brooks School. The first line accounted for most of the mileage, scoring seven of the eight goals.

The following day the hockey team took on a powerful Harvard Frosh team. The speed and experience of the Harvard team made the difference Ias they won,4-0, despite an inspiring performance by goalie Jack Page. The first line did all the scoring as the team defeated Boston Technical High, 5-3. McGonagle and Harvey had two goals apiece and Cain tallied one. Belmont Hill won its next two games, defeating Newton High and Milton, 5-1 and 1-0. In the Milton game on Milton's new rink, Bob Cain's third period goal broke open a very tight defensive game, and Belmont went on to win 1-0. Downes and MacArthur were outstanding on defense. The team lost a close 3-2 game to a scrappy Wellesley High team. Harvey and McGonagle each scored once.

Three goals by McGonagle and one by Harvey were more than enough as Belmont won handily ;AI over Groton, 4-1. McGonagle tallied once early in the opening stanza. In the second period McGonagle scored two more and in the final period Harvey took a Cain pass and scored the fourth.

The game with Exeter was a hard fought contest with Belmont Hill on the long end of a 2-1 score. Belmont came back from a one goal deficit in the second period to tie the score on a McGonagle-Cain goal. In the third period, Jim Dwinell provided the winning margin. Next, Belmont ran into a powerhouse Andover six, which exploded for four goals in the first period and added another in the final period. Final score was Andover 5, Belmont Hill 1.

On Saturday the fourth of February, Captain Ed McGonagle led his team to a 5-0 win over 0/ Middlesex in what has been described as the finest athletic victory in the school's history. Highly favored Middlesex was set back on its heels from the start. Ed McGonagle slapped in a screen shot early in the first period while Middlesex was shorthanded. Minutes later, Harvey, taking advantage of another Middlesex penalty,ffipped in a rebound to make the score 2-0. In the second period Laury Hawkins made it 3-0. In the third period McGonagle took charge personally and tucked in the fourth goal. At the midway point in the period he ended the scoring, sinking a screen shot on an assist from Harvey.

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sloppy 4-2 victory. Harvey scored at 1:55 of the 1;41 first period but this was quickly equalized. In the second period St. Marks dominated the play, but Belmont bounced back in the final period on two goals by Harvey and one by McGonagle.

The sextet added Noble and Greenough to its string of League victories by a score of 4-2 at Lynn on February 12. McGonagle scored twice while Harvey and Downes got one apiece.

The next Saturday meant tragedy for the icemen. Belmont could not find its usually potent offense, and dropped a 3-0 contest to Browne and L. Nichols. With this loss the team also lost all hope for sole possession of the Private School League crown.

In the last game of the year, which was highlighted by the fine performance of Greg MacArthur,the team cinched a tie for the League title with Middlesex by defeating Governor DI ummer 4-0. MacArthur's solo dash which opened the scoring in the first period was followed shortly

by McGonagle's tally. In the last frame, Tom Mostrom and Harvey scored numbers four and five.

In the Alumni game on March thirteenth, the team of college graduates, coaches, and teachers proved too much for the younger team, and the Alumni took the game, 2-1.

A great deal of credit is due to Mr. Walworth for his very fine work in this, his first year as varsity hockey coach.

Letters were awarded to Captain McGonagle, who is also Captain-elect, Cain, G. Downes, Dwinell, Elwell, Harris, Harvey, L. Hawkins, MacArthur, T. Mostrom, Page, and Fox and Weiss, managers.

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BASKETBALL Though more conservative prognosticators such as a certain Mr. Keller have long since had to eat their words, this year's basketball team, compiling an outstanding record of fourteen wins and three losses, broke many school individual and team scoring records as they went on to lose the league championship by only one point. Captain Bob Repetto, called by Coach Croke "the best all-around player" he has ever coached, led his team to an average of 65 points per game. Three of the five starting players scored well over ten points per game.

Having played a warm up game against an Alumni aggregation in Christmas vacation, Capt.

Repetto, Bruce Hammond, John Wilcox, Bob Woodbury, and newcomer Paul Zayotti were ready for the opening tapoff at Rivers School, two days after the resumption of school. In this contest, though leading by five going into the

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last quarter, the team lost the services of their captain and faltered, the result being a demoralizing 56-48 defeat.

Fired by this humiliating setback, the locals then opened regular league competition at Milton the following Saturday. This game showed a tremendous improvement over the ball played at Rivers, as Belmont was on the winning end of a tight 49-44 score. Bob Repetto sank a long onehander with a minute remaining to insure the margin of victory. In their next encounter, the "Hillies" coasted to an easy 79-50 verdict at Nobles. Capt. Repetto led the way with 10 field goals and 6 free throws. Bruce Hammond and Zeke Zayotti accounted for another 30 points while the subs got a good workout. Returning to their home floor, Belmont Hill overtook a powerful St. Mark's five for a hard fought 52-41 victory. Capitalizing on every mistake the opposition made, the home team gradually pulled away as once again the big three, Repetto, Zayotti, and Hammond, accounted for all but 10 of the team's points.

Middlesex disappointed the home rooters by dumping the team on the 19th. Superior height and control of the boards proved the deciding factors as the visitors, though behind at the quarter, gradually pulled away to a 64-56 decision.

The next four encounters, all on the home floor, saw the HiHers avenge this loss by going over seventy points on three occasions. The first victim was the highly-touted Governor Dummer squad which ended up on the short end of a 75-53 score. A weak St. Paul's team next felt the onslaught as Belmont Hill raced to an easy 70-44 victory. Hammond hit for 24 points, his highest output of the season. St. Sebastian's found the going no easier a few days later as they too found themselves 20 points down at the final buzzer, 63-43. In the last contest of the six game home stand, the locals turned back a crippled Brooks squad 79-62 for their fourth league victory. This game featured Zayotti hitting for nearly 50% as he scored 19 points.

On the next road trip consisting of four games, Belmont first obliterated Browne and Nichols, 76-40. A lead of 20-0 at the quarter and a 49% team shooting average featured this victory. But in the next game, three days later, this time at Middlesex, the home forces didn't find the going so easy. In what turned out to be the most important game of the season for both clubs, Middlesex dominated play for the first period, racing to a 16-6 lead. Belmont then checked what appeared to be a runaway by closing the gap at halftime to 25-22,on the strength of 10 of high scorer Wilcox's 16 points. After Belmont actually went into the lead late in the third period, Captain Dodge, Sam Davis, and Sam Weaver controlled play and Middlesex bottled up Belmont's big guns, going

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ahead once again in the final stanza. As a result, when the final buzzer sounded, Belmont was on the short end (55-54)for the third and last time of the season.

With fresh memory of the defeat at the hands of Middlesex, a disheartened squad barely eked out a victory in a non-league contest with Groton, 45-43. Then, playing its third game in five days, Belmont again crushed Nobles, 72-52, Zayotti leading the way.

The basketball team wound up its season with four more victories, making the total six in a row.

First they beat Milton for the second time, 79-63, in the last home game and then they whipped St. George's at Newport, 75-65. In the next game which assured Belmont Hill second place in the league, the "hoopsters" defeated St. Mark's, 5139, in a see-saw battle at the hard to score in St. Mark's gym. In the final game played at Brooks on February 26, Belmont topped 70 points for the ninth time, humbling the North Andover club, 7135. Capt. Repetto, playing his last game for Belmont Hill, set a new school record by scoring 32 points in one game. He also brought his total offensive contribution for the season up to 314 points, good for an 18.5 points per game average.

In a post game election, Zayotti, second high scorer with a total of 288 points, was elected captain of the 1956 campaign by the voting lettermen, Captain Repetto, Captain-elect Zayotti, Eaton, Hammond, Hurd, O'Leary, J. Wilcox, J. Woodbury, R. Woodbury, and manager R. O'Leary.

Once again the team would like to express its appreciation to Mr. Croke for his leadership and kind and understanding manner.

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BASEBALL Lacking experience, this year's baseball team had rough going most of the way, ending the season with a four and eleven record. However, three of these wins were registered in league competition, good enough for fourth place in league standings.

Paul Zayotti was the leading chucker, compiling a record of three wins and three losses. Tom Hunt led the team in batting with a .395 average.

With only three letter men returning, Coaches Maxwell, Sawyer and Croke held practices during the spring vacation. By the first game a lineup had been set up which lasted most of the season.

Jack Woodbury was behind the plate, Jack Page on first, Jeff Eaton on second, Bill Harris on third, and Tom Hunt at short. Zayotti, Herb Clark, and Bob Harvey handled the mound chores, while Captain Sam Parkhill, Ed McGonagle, Bob Woodbury or Zayotti rounded out the outfield.

In an exceedingly sloppy first game, Browne and Nichols belted its way to a 15-11 victory.

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lected three hits, while Harris, McGonagle, and Hunt got two apiece.

The following Saturday, Paul Zayotti pitched the Club to a four to two victory over Groton.

Trailing in the sixth inning, Parkhill singled home McGonagle with the tying run and then Zayotti singled home the winning run. Harris played exceptional ball in the field.

The team then ran into a rather rough stretch of the season, dropping seven straight. Sloppy fielding and spotty pitching hurt the team continually and cost them several chances to win. Blowing a four to two lead in the eighth inning, they first bowed to Boston Technical High 9-5. Harvey was in full control until the eighth when the roof caved in and relief by Bill Cunningham and Clark was to no avail. Parkhill had two hits for Belmont.

A three run homer in the top of the thirteenth

by Berry Barnes, Governor Dummer pitcher, gave the visitors a 10-7 victory over Belmont. The battle was a see-saw affair all the way with Barnes driving in the tying run in the ninth. Then two walks in the thirteenth by reliever Harvey paved the way for Barnes' round-tripper. Hunt and Jon Fairbanks hit circuit drives for the Hill.

A collapse of the field gave St. George's an 8-6 win over the varsity in the next contest at Newport. Clark pitched well but was victim of two costly sixth inning errors as the Dragons pushed across four big runs.

Belmont next fell victim to league champions Middlesex, 10-6, as Zayotti was touched for six runs in the first three innings. The team collected twelve hits but could not put them together at the right times. Hunt, before retiring with a sprained ankle and Zayotti collected five hits between ' for the losers. them St. Mark's handed the team its fifth straight defeat at Southboro May 4th. Again it was the big inning that hurt as the Markers scored seven times in the second inning. Wildness and sloppy fielding were the main downfall in the 10-4 contest.

The following day, the Harvard Frosh B team downed a dejected Hill nine, 7-1 for the home team's third loss in four days. In an abbreviated five inning contest, Harvard scored three in the first and four in the fourth before the rains fell.

Milton's pitcher Adams gave up only three hits as Belmont was crushed by the Blue and Orange seven to one. The Varsity actually led until the fifth inning but Clark and Zayotti finally gave way under the constant Milton pressure as the visitors scored six times in the last three frames.

Belmont broke its losing streak by defeating Brooks 6-2 in a Fathers and Sons Day game May 14. Paul Zayotti was again the winning pitcher as he scattered seven hits and only one in the last six innings. Harris drove in two runs with timely hits to spark the team to its second league win.

But the team's taste of victory was short-lived,

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however, as a hard hitting Nobles team belted out a 10-4 victory over the varsity. It was the same old story as shaky fielding paved the way for the Nobles' blows. The team again threw many opportunities away by the lack of clutch hitting.

Capitalizing on the wildness of Hill pitching, St. Sebastian's trounced Belmont Hill 9-2 in a game played on an oiled-down Newton Playground. St. Sibbies' hurler, Moe Maloney, limited the Hilltoppers to three hits.

Belmont again used Brooks to snap out of a losing streak as they eked out a 5-4 victory. Herb Clark gained his first victory of the year holding the losers to six hits. The bottom half of the lineup came through at the plate as Page,Jim Dwinell (subbing at shortstop for the injured Hunt), and Clark combined for seven hits.

The team made it two in a row by downing Roxbury Latin, 8-1. Zayotti received credit for the win, notching his third league victory while Hunt and Parkhill provided ample support with three hits apiece.

In the final game Governor Dummer made it two in a row over the Varsity by squeezing out a hard-fought 2-0 victory. Hunt was on the mound and scattered six hits. However, the team could not hit in the clutch.

On Prize Day,Tom Hunt received the Coaches Award for greatest improvement and Sam Parkhill won the Langdon Prouty Jr. Baserunnin' g Trophy. Thirteen players received letters: Captain Parkhill, Captain-elect Page, Canfield, H. Clark, Eaton, Harris, T. Hunt, McGonagle, J. Woodbury, R. Woodbury, Zayotti, Managers Nazor and E. O'Neil.

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Crew Front Row: C. Hill, D. Hamilton. 2nd Row: Miner,Pusey,Sears, Federer, Barnard, Estabrook, Corcoran, F. O'Neil. 3rd Row: Mr. Mattlage, Shaw, H. MacMahon, Mr. Duncan, Fox.

CREW The Belmont Hill crew story for 1955 is one that calls for leaning heavily on the clichĂŠs of moral victory and the character-building aspects of defeat, but the opposition this year was tough. Experts conceded that the first boat was a much better crew than a quick glance at its won-lost record would indicate, but the second and third boats, alas, found only one opponent they could beat.

The first two boats started rowing on the river after less than five days of practice on the machines.

These workouts continued throughout the spring vacation but many oarsmen were absent at different times and decisiona as to the make-up of the various crews could not be made until the season was well advanced.

Our first race, although unofficial, came on April 23 with Browne and Nichols. In this informal brush, the third boat lost by more than a length while the seconds came on strongly to finish only half a length behind. The first boat had little reason to hope for victory over a perennially strong Browne and Nichols first but they surprised even

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themselves. by pulling ahead to win by a deck length in the final sprint.

The next weekend marked the beginning of a long and dismal losing streak. On the winding course at Noble and Greenough, all three boats were defeated. Frank O'Neil's thirds tired rapidly at the end to lose by a length and a half but they pushed the winners to a snappy 2:47 time. The Noble's second boat was only a second faster than their third but this was fast enough to beat Denny Corcoran's boat by two lengths. Captain Tony Federer's first crew trailed throughout their race but they were coming on fast at the finish and lost out by only two feet.

The journey to Exeter on the following Saturday ended in a very siniilar defeat. Corcoran, now stroking the third, could do no better than finish two and a half lengths behind, while O'Neil's second boat lost by two lengths. The seating in the first boat for this race remained intact for the rest of the year: bow, Buzz Miner; 2, Nate Pusey; 3, Ed Sears; stroke, Tony Federer; cox, Tod Hill, veteran of four years in the first two boats and winner of the 1955 trophy for the Greatest Contribution to Crew. Exeter's first had only a thin lead at the start of the final sprint and Belmont started to move ahead. Then, barely ten strokes from the finish, our shell caught a crab from which it was too late to recover and Exeter went on to win a heartbreaker by half a deck length.

Our first home race, and our first at the threequarter-mile distance came on May 14 against Groton. The third boat, with Dick Medverd as cox and Hugh MacMahon at stroke, backed up

by Pete Burke, Greg Downes, and Doug Barnard, finished two lengths of open water behind their opponents. Frank O'Neil's second boat, with Dave Hamilton coxing, Harold Estabrook at 2, Denny Corcoran at 3,and with Curt Gwilliam in the bow, met similar defeat by two lengths. The first boat very quickly lost two lengths to the fast-starting Groton first crew,and while they held this position stubbornly through the middle distance, they could only close the gap to one length in the final sprint.

The boatings remained the same for the halfmile St. Mark's race. The second and third boats rowed identical races on this occasion, each steadily increasing its lead throughout the race to win by two lengths in 2:50. The first crew was dropped back again by a slow start and did not regain the lead until half way through their race. An excellent final sprint, however, brought us in a length and a half ahead in the time of 2:441A,only half a second off the course record set in 1952.

In the morning race of the Quinsigamond Regatta at Worcester, the first boat failed to qualify for the finals, losing by two lengths to Gunnery and by a deck length to Exeter but defeating South Kent and St. Mark's.In the consolation race it was neck and neck with Browne and Nichols, who had

Captain Anthony Federer

come in third in an earlier heat, but we pulled ahead in the final sprint to win by a few feet, South Kent, Choate, and St. Mark's following in that order.

In the first boat finals, Gunnery rowed away from Salisbury, with Exeter third and Pomfret last. Gunnery also took the final race for second fours. Our second boat decided that they "might as well have stood at home" since they finished last in both of their races, but our "second" eight, made up of the third and fourth boats, exceeded all expectations by finishing fourth in a field of seven. With Medverd and MacMahon at cox and stroke again, backed up this time by Cabot, Hodges, John Davidson, Downes, Burke, Beacham, and Barnard, we trailed the St. Paul boats led by Halcyon and Shattuck by a large margin and finished behind Kent but ahead of Tabor, Andover, and Browne and Nichols.

Whether winning or losing, fifty boys can testify that rowing was enjoyed at Belmont Hill this year. This was due in large measure to the friendly coaching offered by "Cap" Duncan and by assistant coach Mattlage, the latter now a seasoned veteran of one year at this sport. This coaching was all the more available and intimate because they could "cover the river," thanks to the fine new aluminum launch donated by Mr. Hodges.

Special praise is due the two stalwarts of the managerial staff, head manager Jon Shaw and launch jockey extraordinary, John Fox. They have left both the boathouse and its equipment in splendid condition and next year's staff and crew will have reason to be grateful for their hard work.

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Tennis Team Front Row: L. Hawkins, R. Clark, Repetto,Sumner,Elwell.Back Row: Mr. Howland, Mr. Jenney,Burch.

TENNIS tion of the first Newton High match. Milton Academy proved too strong an opponent as they trounced the Hill netmen, 7-2 on April 27. Oddly enough, Belmont Hill won the first two singles matches, but that was all. Repetto won 12-10 in

For the first full season, Belmont Hill had four tennis courts of its own and the result was a fair 5-6 record, better than any previous team record except the 4-3 mark compiled by the 1952 squad.

Captain Bob Repetto was the most consistent winner for the team and John Simon and Dick Clark were also fairly consistent in singles play.

Lack of a strong doubles punch cost the team several victories.

Practice started the earliest ever at Belmont Hill with all the courts in use by the final week of spring vacation. The roster of 38 starters was eventually cut to two squads of 10 and 11 men and all had a chance to play every afternoon. At the start of the season the first six men were Bob Repetto, John Simon, Dave Sumner, Dick Clark, Laurie Hawkins, and John Lindenberg or Bill Elwell.

In the first match against Middlesex on the home courts, April 20, Belmont Hill won by a narrow 5-4 margin. Captain Bob Repetto downed Tom Lee, 6-3,7-5 and John Simon at number two played excellently to defeat Sam Davis, 6-4,9-7.

Dick Clark won his match and Simon and Laurie Hawkins and Dave Sumner and Bill Elwell won their doubles matches to provide the margin of victory.

A solid week of rain followed, forcing cancella-

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the third set over Ned Weld, seventh ranked in New England, while Simon solved Tony Marlowe's spin service and cut game for a 6-4,6-3 victory.

Roxbury Latin was defeated 5-2 the following Friday despite the absence of Repetto. The fine play of Nicholas Johns saved the visitors from a white-washing as he downed Simon, and with his partner defeated Sumner and Simon in the first doubles tilt. Sumner, Clark, Hawkins, and Elwell were Belmont Hill singles winners in this match.

The trip to Winchester High proved disastrous as the team fell apart, losing 8-1 to a team that had already been beaten by Middlesex. Repetto trounced Bob Becker 6-3,6-1 for Belmont's only point. As if stung by this defeat, the Hillers turned around to crush Belmont High 8-0 on the home courts. There was little to be contested throughout this match and all the Hill victories were decisive.

The next two matches marked the low ebb of the season. On May 11, Brooks School triumphed 6-3 in a match that could have gone either way.

Repetto and Simon both dropped close 3-set matches while Sumner played two deuce sets.

H&wkins and Elwell won their singles matches and Elwell combined with Sumner to swamp their opponents 6-0,6-0. The team then lost to Newton High, 8-1, at Newton, as Clark playing in the sixth singles spot was the only victor. Repetto came closest to victory before bowing to Malcolm Hill, 7-5,6-4. Simon and Sumner both dropped 7-5 first sets and then faltered badly.

On May 17, Tufts Freshmen fell 6-3 as the Hill team snapped out of its slump. Repetto, Simon, Sumner, Clark, and John Lindenberg won their singles matches, while the doubles team of Repetto and Simon came through with the lone doubles win.

Governor Dummer was by far the strongest team the Hill squad faced all year, as they proved by taking a 9-0 victory at South Byfield without the loss of a single set. Elwell came closest to pulling one out, dropping his second set by 7-5, and Sumner played his best tenths of the season in losing 6-3,6-4. Repetto and Simon faced very strong competition and both were decisively beaten. The trip to and from Governor Dummer wls itself a rather frightful affair, it then being the open season for water pistols. Repetto showed in this department also his remarkable skill as an all-round athlete.

Playing without Repetto and using Sumner only in the doubles, the Belmont Hill team was defeated by St. Marks, 7-2, on Saturday, May 21.

Simon played spectacularly at number one to overcome his opponent's big serve and powerful shots 6-3,6-0; while Bruce Denny-Brown decisively outsteadied his man 6-2,6-1. The rest of the team, singly and doubly, dropped their matches in straight sets.

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Repetto and Sumner represented Belmont Hill at the New England Inter-scholastic Tournament held at Exeter on the 20th of May. Repetto won two singles matches, against Milton's Marlowe 7-5,3-6,6-0, and against St. Sebastian's Wilkins 6-3,6-1, before bowing to the eventual tournament winner, Dick Hoehn of Exeter, 6-3,6-1. Sumner dropped his first-round match to Williamson, first man at Hebron,6-3,1-6,6-4, but he came back with Repetto to take a first-round doubles match from Hebron's first team, 6-1,6-0.

The final match of the season was a 3-2 victory over a young Browne and Nichols team. Repetto won his match easily 6-1,6-2, but Sumner and Denny-Brown were defeated. A comeback in the doubles, with the Clark-Elwell and HawkinsRichie Mostrom teams both winning in two sets, decided the outcome.

Tennis letters were awarded to Captain Repetto, Simon, Sumner, Captain-elect R. Clark, L. Hawkins, W. Elwell, and Manager Burch. Numeral awards went to Denny-Brown, J. Hurd, J. Lindenberg, and R. Mostrom; and the valuable labors of Assistant Managers Mokkhavesa and Coffin were gratefully acknowledged.

Belmont Hill tennis will lose, with the graduation of the Class of 1955,the services of four of the seven men making up the "first six" of this year's team — Repetto; Sumner, Elwell, Lindenberg, and Hurd — leaving Captain-elect Clark '56, Simon '57, and L. Hawkins '57 to form the nucleus of next year's team. The coaches are greatly encouraged by the great interest stirred up by the availability of our own courts and by the improvement already shown by a promising group of third and fourth formers. Tennis is on the upswing at Belmont Hill!

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Wrestling Team Front Row: D. Younge, Lindenberg, Watkins, Taber, S. Young, Wales, Hamilton. Back Row: Emery, C. Hill, Baum, R. Hoffman, Goldberg, Mr. Fields.

WRESTLING one minute 57 seconds of the first period. Tod Hill battled to a draw and Captain Taber won a 2-0 to round out the team's scoring.

The highest Belmont Hill score in the team's history was made against the St. Mark's J.V.'s, February 9. Bob Watkins easily overpowered his man in the second period and pinned him. Hill and Taber won close decisions in their matches to leave the final score at 21-11,in favor of St. Marks.

Against Coach Andrews' famous Milton J.V. squad Belmont didn't do so well, however. A shutout was in the making until Taber really got rolling and achieved his one pin of the season to make the final score, 34-5.

At the New England Interscholastic Wrestling Tournament, March 4 and 5, Captain Taber distinguished himself by winning three decisions in the 177 pound class and thus placing himself third in a field of 16. Dave's happy comment on being in the first three in his class was: "All I can say is that I'm here."

Letters were awarded to Taber and Lindenberg, while Captain-elect Steve Young, Baum, Goldberg, Hamilton,C. Hill, Hoffman,Wales,Watkins, Younge, and manager Emery received numerals.

With only two returning sixth form veterans to form the backbone of the wrestling team, Coach Fields began to mold the rest of a nine man team chiefly from a large amount of second form material. Although in its short four year history the wrestling team has yet to win a meet, the scores are getting closer year by year as the competition that the team can offer improves.

At Roxbury Latin, January 12, Capt. Dave Taber and John Lindenberg won their 167 and 177 pound matches easily to bring in 8 points while the other team members lost, giving Roxbury 33 points. Taber went on from this match to finish the complete season undefeated. Lindenberg, however, was forced to quit with a dislocated shoulder suffered in a practice match with heavyweight Rollyn Hoffman. Two weeks after this first match the team lost to Browne and Nichols. Heavyweight Hoffman achieved a brilliant 43 second pin which with Captain Taber's close one point win, gave the Hillers 8 points to Nichols' 19. At Dedham, February 4, another matman broke into the win column as the wrestlers lost to Noble and Greenough's J.V.'s 28-10.

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Rifle Team Front Row: Benda, Havice, T. Hunt, Blackman, Davis. Back Row: Simon, Mr. Tuplin.

RIFLE

The rifle team in the past year had perhaps the best season in its history. Never has a Belmont Hill team had as high an average for its top five men as was the case this year.

The usual afternoon shooting schedule was worked out, though unfortunately many of the people who had signed up for periods failed to take advantage of their opportunity to shoot once a week. The rifle team, practicing whenever time and an open range permitted, turned in a 1-3 record for the year. This record is not too impressive from a statistician's point of view, but it must be noted that that is the first win by a Belmont Hill rifle team in somewhat more than four seasons.

The season opener was a shoulder to shoulder match held at Tabor Academy in Marion. In this match, Tabor equalled their range record with a score of 948, a score worthy of almost any college team in the nation. Belmont Hill, without the services of Chris Benda, shot an 875. Tom Hunt, the rifle club president, was high man in the match with 192. John Simon and Rookie Pete Blackman followed closely with scores of 188 and 187 respectively.

The second match was the annual interscholastic match, which was held again this year at the

Exeter range. Here Tabor regained the championship which they lost to Andover last year with a score of 917. Andover was second with a 907 and Exeter and Belmont Hill trailed far behind. All the teams present seemed to have a poor day, shooting well below their season's averages. John Simon led our team with a 187 and Hunt followed with a 182.

Next the team shot a postal match with Exeter, and, praise be to God, WON!Belmont had a score of 904 to Exeter's 879. Hunt led the individuals with 192 with Simon and Blackman having 185 and 184 respectively.

The final match of the year was a postal with Andover, and the team shot the second best Belmont Hill total in history, 911, only to lose to an Andover score of 935. John Simon and Pete Blackman had perfect 100's prone to set some sort of a range record. Tom Hunt set a range record in this match with a 98 offhand, breaking Roger Cogswell's record of 97.

Hunt brought the Intramural riflery cup back to the Meese with a score of 189 which also earned him the school riflery medal.

Team brassards were awarded to T. Hunt, Blackman, Benda, Havice, and Simon.

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JUNIOR VARSITY SPORTS FOOTBALL then, in the waning minutes of play, scored the winner.

The third consecutive loss was suffered at Governor Dummer by a 12-7 count. The Governors scored in the first period on a 60 yard run, but Belmont came back to tie the score and move one point ahead in the second period on a pass from Hawkins to Herb Clark. Midway in the third period, the Governors recovered a blocked kick on our five yard line, and they scored the winning touchdown from there.

The team closed their season in far better style as they defeated the arch-rivals, Middlesex School, 12-7. Middlesex took an early lead in the first period, 7-0. Belmont dented the scoring column shortly thereafter when Pete Tague galloped 60 yards around end to score. In the third period, Larry Hawkins hustled 40 yards for the winning touchdown. With this win the Junior Varsity Football team closed a very profitable season.

Many of the men on this team should be a great help to next year's varsity team, which must build a strong backfield largely from these ranks.

Numerals were awarded to: Booth, Cain, H. Clark, Crone,Cunningham,Davis, Denny-Brown, Fairbanks, Goodell, L. Hawkins, B. Henderson, W. Hill, Holmes, Hoffman, Rich. Howe, Lynch, O'Connor, F. O'Neil, S. G. Russell, Spence, Tague, C. Welch, Yood.

The '54 version of the perennial "building year" team, had a 2-3-1 record of wins, losses, and ties.

The J.V. football team opened the season on October 6, playing to a scoreless deadlock with Milton. The game was highlighted by the fine defensive play of both teams. Milton had the only scoring threat of the game in the second period, when they drove to the Belmont five yard line before they were halted. The following Monday the team won its first game of the season over Noble and Greenough, 12-0. Pete Tague registered the year's first touchdown when he scampered 75 yards in the second period. There was no more scoring until late in the fourth quarter, when John Fairbanks ran 25 yards to the one foot line to set up Larry Hawkins's scoring plunge. In the third game of the year, the team took a 13-0 beating at the hands of St. Mark's. St. Mark's scored once in the second period on a 13 yard end sweep by Bucky Shields and once more in the third period when Clark Grew covered the last 12 yards of an 80 yard drive.

The J.V.s received their second loss from Groton, at the Belmont field by a score of 12-6.

Sparked by Larry Hawkins's intercepted pass in the second period and his spectacular scoring run, the team seemed to be on the road to victory. The Groties, however,tied it up in the same period and

SOCCER was scored when Bill Griswold and Larry Hunt crossed signals and Bill's pass rolled slowly into the net.

In the next game the team lost another overtime decision, this time to the Roxbury Latin Varsity, 2-1. Roxbury led off the scoring in the first _period, and after a scoreless second period, Bob Watkins tied the game up on a score from a scramble in front of the Roxbury goal. Roxbury scored the winning goal late in the second overtime period.

The team lost the final game to the Governor Dummer team which had beaten them previously, 4-0. This time the J.V.s cut the Dummer score to two goals, but were again unable to score themselves.

Mr. Duncan fought a losing battle in which all the top talent he discovers is immediately siphoned off for the varsity. Zayotti and Mostrom, preseason hopefuls for J.V. stardom, went the way of all good soccer players who start on the J.V.s.

Numerals were awarded to: Brainard, Coffin, Cornwall, W. J. Davidson, Forziati, Griswold, Gwilliam, Henkels, Mgr., L. Hunt, Isgur, Kelleigh, Mokkhavesa, Prescott, Pusey, Sears, Watkins, S. Young.

With Mr. Duncan's pre-season hope expressed publicly in the Panel as,"We hope to win twice as many as we did last year," the team was rather disappointed at the season's record, of no wins, 6 losses, and 1 tie.

In the season opener, the team lost to Milton in overtime, 4-3. Ben Coffin scored single goals in each of the first two periods and Steve Young scored the final Belmont goal. The team lost its second game of the season to Governor Dummer, 4-0. The defense was notably poor during the first half allowing the visitors three goals. Although the defense improved in the second half, the offense could not move. The next game proved to be the bright spot of the season, scorewise, as the team held St. Marks to a 0-0 tie in two overtime periods.

The J.V.s dominated the play during most of the game, with Nate Pusey and Bob Watkins barely missing goals that would have won the game. A visiting Brooks team defeated the Duncan booters, 2-1. George Reigs scored for Brooks on a penalty shot in the first period and Carston Higby put the visitors ahead 2-0 with a third period goal. Watkins scored the only Belmont goal.

Belmont's fourth loss of the season, was to Browne and Nichols by a score of 1-0 in a very tight game. Ironically, the only goal of the game

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HOCKEY The J V hockey team, under the coaching of Mr. Downes, finished its season with a very creditable record of eight wins, four losses, and two ties. The team's really tough opponent was Middlesex, who handed Belmont three consecutive defeats. Milton Academy offered strong opposition in their three games, handing the Hill one defeat and tying two.

On Saturday, January 8, the J-V's opened the season at Milton only to be outclassed, 4-1. In the final period, trailing 4-0, Quent Searle slapped in Belmont's lone tally.

In the next game, at Noble and Greenough, the J-V's picked up their first win of the season, 2-1, on goals by Jay Davidson and Richie Mostrom.

On the next Saturday, a far superior Middlesex team completely out-played Belmont, scoring five goals in the opening period, and going on to win 8-0. A week later, the Downesmen finally came up to standard as they fought from behind to tie Milton, 2-2, on Belmont ice. Buzz Miner scored the first goal in the second period. This was followed with an overtime goal by David Canfield which ended the contest in the tie. The Boston Latin J-V's came to Belmont only to bow, 4-0.

David Canfield started the scoring for the Hill in the opening minute of play and Hugh MacMahon pulled the hat trick by scoring the final three goals. The J-V's entered the private school jam-

boree at Milton's artificial rink. Belmont took its first game, easily defeating Governor Dummer, 3-0. An hour later, they faced Milton, this time drawing to a scoreless tie. In the last game, the Downesmen defeated St. Mark's, 1-0, thus winding up in third place for the tournament. The J-V's met Brooks for the first time as goals by Richie Mostrom and Bill Hill produced a tight 2-1 victory for Belmont. Middlesex again proved too strong an opponent, handing Belmont a 4-0 defeat. Belmont next met St. Mark's and came home with an easy 4-2 victory. The Belmont tallies were by Hugh MacMahon, Bob Mitchell, and David Canfield, who scored twice. The next Saturday, Nobles again fell victim to a superior Hill six. Jay Davidson and Hugh MacMahon scored the goals in the 2-0 Belmont win. Middlesex whipped Belmont again, 4-2, for the third time.

The J-V's ended their season by registering their sixth shut out of the season, beating Governor Dummer, 3-0. Belmont scored once in each period on goals by Jay Davidson, Hugh MacMahon, and Bob Mitchell. This was without question the most successful, scorewise, of all this year's J-V teams.

Numerals were awarded to: Booth, Canfield, Crone, H. Davidson, Fogg, Gwilliam, W. Hill, L. Hunt, Mack, H. MacMahon, Miner, Mitchell, E. O'Neil, F. O'Neil, R. Mostrom, Prescott, R. Spence.

BASKETBALL against Governor Dummer had the team tasting their first win, but this was nullified by a poor second half as the Governors handed Belmont Hill its sixth straight defeat, 33-26.

The St. Sebastians game following this defeat brought the long-hoped-for first win of the year, a hard-earned 40-38 squeaker. Once again the outcome was not decided until the last seconds of the game.

A breather followed with a midget Browne and Nichols team, as Belmont Hill took the sloppy contest, 37-20. After these two wins in succession, the team hit a snag in their return game with Middlesex, when they fell far behind early and lost 43-35 despite a sensational scoring performance by center Dick Clark.

Another return match, this time with Noble and Greenough, produced happier results as the locals won a smashing 48-19 victory. In the final game with St. Marks, the opposition combined with their prize gym to win by a decisive 30-15 margin.

Individually, Dick Howe and Herb Clark led the way in scoring for the year with 63 and 62 points respectively. Dick Clark, Jed Eyrick, and Bill Cunningham all had over 40.

Although wins were few and far between this year, the J.V. basketball team was a far more formidable team than their record might indicate.

In all but two games, Mr. Moore's charges were not outplayed greatly and in fact they had a good chance to win many of the games until the last seconds. With much more practice time (thanks to an abundance of good ice!), the team improved steadily throughout the year.

The season opened on a sour note at Rivers as a disorganized awkward Belmont Hill five blew a 10-1 first-half lead and lost a 21-15 decision. In their second contest, at the hands of Milton, the team went down to a crushing defeat but showed much improvement with the addition of Dick Howe and Jed Eyrick from the varsity. Six straight baskets at the start were insurmountable but for the rest of the game Belmont performed creditably. The next two games, with St. Marks and Nobles, provided two more defeats as the Hilltoppers lost to those two teams 32-25 and 3220 respectively.

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BASEBALL dover field. Jim Dwinell was the big gun for the visitors as he collected a single and two doubles in three trips to the plate and drove in four runs.

Keville continued his mound mastery, yielding only two hits and whiffing nine. Milton Academy's Jayvees scored nine runs in the third frame and went on to pound out a 12-5 victory. Wildness of the Hill mound staff contributed to the uprising.

In a return engagement the St. Mark's nine defeated the Belmont team 6-4.

John Wilcox led the Jayvees to a 7-6 victory over Governor Dummer to avenge an early defeat. Wilcox collected three hits good for six runs batted-in including a two run single in the fifth, to win the game. Middlesex scored six runs in the last three innings to defeat Belmont, 10-7, on the Belmont field. Gaynor paced the home team with a triple and a single.

The Belmont Hill Jayvees closed out the season with an impressive 2-1 victory over the Newton Sophomores on May 23. Jay Davidson's bunt single in the sixth scored Peter Tague to enable Keville to notch his fifth victory.

Much credit goes to Mr. Moore for helping a team which came a long way to end the season very well.

The Jayvee baseball team compiled an even record of five wins, five losses and one tie this year under the coaching of Mr. Moore. Peter Keville was the leading pitcher, winning all five of the team's games while losing only one. Jay Davidson, Keville, Robert Gaynor, and Larry Hunt starred at the plate.

The team got off to a very rocky start, dropping their first two games to the Belmont High Sophs, 15-3, and to Governor Dummer, 12-1. Wildness in the pitching._combined with poor fielding support kept the Hill squad constantly in hot water.

Gaynor was the only batter to solve both the High School and the Dummer pitchers.

On April 22 behind the two hit pitching of Kevine, the Jayvees bounced back from their two defeats to beat Noble and Greenough, 5-2. Tom Mostrom and Hunt paced the hitting attack, collecting two bingles apiece. Keville's pitching again told the story as the team triumphed, 7-4, over Middlesex on May 2. Walks and two balks by the Middlesex chucker enabled Belmont to take a lead which they never relinquished. Two runs in the last inning gave the Hill Jayvees a 3-3 tie with St. Mark's in a home game. "Whitey" Mitchell squeezed home the tying run in the 7th. The Hill Jayvees trounced Brooks, 9-1, on the North An-

SAILING third or fourth positions were held throughout the racing courses; but, try as hard as he could, Skipper O'Neil was unable to gain on the leading boats on either the reaching or running tacks.

Finalists were St. Paul's, Noble & Greenough, Exeter, Milton, Berkshire, and Lenox. The outcome of three exciting and hard fought races ended with St. Paul's capturing first place with 183 points and Milton the runner up with 143 points. Exeter was third, Lenox fourth, Noble & Greenough fifth, and Berkshire sixth.

Other schools competing in the preliminaries were Deerfield, Loomis, Hackley, St. George's, St. Mark's, Middlesex, South Kent, Choate, and Williston.

The crews and accompanying masters stayed at the United States Coast Guard Academy, which provided excellent accommodations for which we are very grateful.

The members of our crew would like to thank Mr. Gregg, who devoted much time and effort as a member of the executive committee and as adviser to our crew.

Belmont Hill's sailing team, made up of skipper Frank O'Neil, Dick Clark, Bill O'Neil, and Greg Downes, alternate, competed in the twentieth regatta of the Interscholastic Yacht Racing Association at New London on June 18-19. Using eight of the U. S. Coast Guard's new Raven class sail boats, twenty New England preparatory schools sailed in twelve races for the Mallory trophy.

In the preliminaries Belmont drew the third division to sail against Roxbury Latin, Noble & Greenough, Cheshire, Lenox, Proctor, and St. Andrew's. In three races Belmont placed fourth, third, and fourth, earning 16 points, which gave us fourth position in this division. Since only the top two in each division qualified to race in the finals, Belmont was eliminated, along with four other crews. Lenox took first place and Noble & Greenough second in this division.

The Belmont crew made good starts in light southwest winds, avoiding skillfully any trouble which might entail protests, but failed to outmaneuver their rivals on turning marks. Thus,

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Time did not permit the completion of the squash tournament so the points were split among the teams each receiving % of a point.,However, the riflery tournament was held and Tom Hunt was top scorer thus putting the Meese in first place. John Simon placed the Cats second and Pete Blackman put the Hawks in third spot.

Entering the Baseball Season, the year's competition came down to a race between the Bull Meese and the defending champions, the Hawks.

The only role the lowly Frogs and Cats could play was that of the spoilers. And this role of spoilers they played well. The Wildcats nosed out the Hawks to insure the win for the Meese. The Frogs, although playing very poorly most of the season, managed to win a few crucial games.

Coaches for the teams were Mr. Tuplin for the Wildcats, Mr. Aloian for the Bull Meese, Mr. Carlisle for the Hawks, and Mr. Walworth for the Bull Frogs.

The Meese, paced by pitcher Kenny Bacon, took an early lead, with the Hawks in second, one point ahead of the Cats in a see-saw battle. The lowly Frogs gave the Meese their first defeat.

However, the Wildcats compiled a winning streak and moved into first place. The Hawks managed to keep pace with the surging Cats and within two weeks both had pushed the Meese into third place. Going into the final week, the Wildcats held a slim margin over the Hawks and although the Carlisle-men made a gallant attempt to overtake the leadership and win both the Baseball Trophy and the Intramural Championship Trophy, they did not have quite enough power.

The All-Star Intramural Baseball team as picked by the Minors in the Panel is as follows: Pitcher, Kenny Bacon; catcher, Chris Egan; first base, Pete Crider; second base, Bill Beckett; short stop, Carr; third base, either Bob Searle or Jay Curtiss; in the outfield, Ed Frost, Bobby Watkins, and Dick Piazza.

At Prize Day, Tony Federer accepted the Inthmural Championship Trophy for the Bull Meese. Tom Hunt received the Intramural Riflery Trophy also for the Meese and as the high scorer. Tony Federer also accepted the Hockey Trophy for the prize studded. Meese. Walter Abbott took the Baseball Trophy on behalf of the Wildcats.

In an extremely close race, the Bull Meese, with 15% points, won the Intramural Championship Cup for the second time in the past three years.

As is usually the case, the winner was not determined until the final week of the baseball season.

The Hawks, needing first place in the baseball league to nose out the Meese, were defeated by the Wildcats and thus they had to settle for second place in the competition with 13% points.

The Wildcats placed third with 8% points and the Bull Frogs ended up a poor fourth with 2% points.

The Intramural League got off to a fast start after the Fall Varsity Sports season with the beginning of touch football. The Hawks emerged on top in the first week and were never headed. Behind the drive and initiative of Reg Elwell and Bill Beckett of the B team and the team-work of the A team, the Hawks managed to win most of their games. However, an early winter shortened the football season, and by mid-December the intramurals were forced indoors and on to the volley ball court. In this sport the Bull Meese far surpassed the other teams. The Meese B team engaged in many close and exciting games while the A team with Tom Hunt, Neil Blacklow, and Tony Federer ran away with the competition.

The Hawks placed second and the Bull Frogs were third. In the basketball games, the competitiveness of the four teams could be seen at its best as the outcome of every game depended upon the final few minutes. After a see-saw battle during the season, the Hawks and Meese tied for first place while the Frogs were a very close third.

The highlight of the intramural year was hockey time. With the best ice conditions in many years, the lagoon was the scene of many close and rough games in the two months of play. Here too the race boiled down to a fight between the Meese and Hawks. The Meese were paced by the high-scoring line of Mike Rice, Bob Searle and either Tony Federer or Kenny Nahigian. The Hawks were not a power outfit, but made up for this with a tight defense. The Cats also showed much defensive prowess, especially goalie Arnie Levinson, who kicked out most of the shots which came his way.

The battle went down to the wire with the Meese nosing out the Hawks by a single point to win the Hockey Championship for the sixth straight year.

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