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class to come in today. Let’s cut down tomorrow.” Under his tutelage we wan­
dered through the mysteries of transversals, secants, and loci, and who was able
to keep from shaking as his bony finger pointed straight at us at the board
proving a theorem? Out from his throat would come that now famous expres­
sion with the sepulchrous Pennsylvania twang, "My-dear-boy!”
In Latin, Coach led us on to Cicero’s great philosophic orations, and the
aforementioned "Bosco” through the now famous properties of H N 03 or
Boyle’s Law. In the art department we regretted the resignation of Miss Pitman,
whom so many of us had come to know intimately, but at the same time wel­
comed most heartily "Bobby” Rice, a fellow whom a few years ago we had
seen in our halls as a youth of high caliber. He had just graduated from Haver-
ford and was now returning to his prep school” Alma Mater.
Having at last become acquainted with our instructors, we got to know
also the new part of the student body. Foremost among the ’33-ers were Walt
Davis, a great high jumper, and a certain Wilson Todd, the terror of Kingston
femininity. This youth later became connected with a particular red car which
needs no further mention.
A month or so after the opening of school our class officers were elected
as follows: Herbert Adams, President; Richard Chase, Vice-President; John
Macomber, Secretary; Richard Scott, Treasurer.
On the football team we had those bulking Lawson twins, and Sprague and
Scott as eager subs. We went through only a fair season, seemingly saving up
for the next, when it would be really our own team. Joe Wild was a cross
country star that fall, and enjoyed a good season.
The comparatively new S. A. C. had Bill Ferris, Joe Wild, and Fred Wilcox
on it from our class. They sponsored a checker tournament, which A1 Davis
won hardily. So the year rolled on with regular assemblies in Alumni Hall,
Y. M. C. A. meetings, and the orchestra and glee club; Christmas breezed by
and we barely got relaxed before we came back.
Come back we did now, but with dread in our hearts. Yes, it was time.
For the first time in history the school was to conduct mid-year exams! Sweat
and strain and grind and curse we did, but to no avail it seemed. We were hit
as if by a brick. Somehow we sustained (?) their complications and then took
a long week-end between semesters to catch up with ourselves again.
When we finally got going again after the shock of the marks received on
the exams, we concentrated on track, swimming and hockey. Joe Wild was the
1000-yard star in this former sport, while "Tommy” Thompson started to get
good in the 40 and 300. We won three dual meets, got fifth at Harvard, and
second in the R. I. Interscholastics, Hope nosing us out by a couple of points.
In hockey, Fred Sawyer and the Lawsons were instrumental in bringing sweet
victories over Priory, Tech, Tabor, Thayer, and Priory again, in one of the best

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