THE TAFT PAPYRUS - The Taft School

THE TAFT
PAPYRUS
VoL LIV-Z91 WATERTOWN, CONN., JANUARY 25, 1947 No.7
Couch Present Taft Alumni, Dinner
e Given In New York
At C onven tlon, .
Head Monitor Elected Secretary
Of Prep Schools; Current
Problems Discussed
Mr. Reardon Toastmaster As
Classes Of 1895 To 1946
Attend Annual Affair
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The annual New York alumni din-
Alphas Enjoy
Club Banquet
Steak, Ice Cream, Anecdotes By
Speakers Contribute To
Memorable Evening
FIRST VICTORY SINCE 1944
Highlighted by Mr. Adams' eulogy
of those who made it possible, Mr.
Representing the Monitorial System ner was he1d in the Roosevelt Hotelat
Taft, Ed Couch recently attended on January 9, 1947, at 6:30 P.M., with
the second meeting of the New Eng- one hundred and eighty Taft alumni Douglas' story of the cow, and Rube
land Student Government Association, attending. Mr. Reardon, acting as Couch's emasculated remarks, the Alheld
at St. Paul's School, in Concord, toastmaster, introduced the after-din-
pha banquet, he'ld ten days ago, cele-
New Hampshire, on December 19 ner speakers, Mr. Cruikshank, and Mr.
brating that club's Fall term victory,
and 20. Charles P. Taft, Class of '13, Chair- was, all in all, a social scintillation.
A branch of the National Student man of the' Board of Trustees.
This was the first Alpha banquet
Government Association, the N.E.S. Mr. Cruikshank, speaking on the attended by any now in school except
G.A. is an organization created last state of the school, declared that the
those few, hoary with years, who can
year with the purpose of enabling the present financial status was extremely
dimly recall the last such honorable
student government heads of the sec- sound. He also discussed the topic of occurrence back in '44. In the face of
ondary schools in New England to last year's fine record of college ad-
such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity
convene once or twice each year to missions, but added that this year's
Bob Rae, president of the Alpha Club,
discuss problems common to the prospects for entering cotlC!ge are even I rose to the occasion and prepared a
students of such. schools. For the pur- more d I
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Lee smokes out the goalie to score against White Plains
magnificent fiesta.
pose of greater convenience in discus- fore. After a sumptuous meal of steak,
sian, the Association is separated into The subject of Mr. Taft's talk was Taft Sextet Defeats White Plains Team french fried potatoes, and a creation
four divisions. "Taft's Role in Modern Education." in ice-cream, Bob introduced Mr.
Each of the hundred-odd members He spoke briefly on the chief needs of In Opening Game Of Season As Lee Stars Adams as the first after-dinner speakof
the Association sent from one to the school: a new gymnasium, com- er. Consulting a great list of Alpha
three representatives to the meeting at plete science facilities and equipment, S k d b C " C 'd Ch 1 i HO ° I M D d standouts, he said a few words about
and an endowment fund. - par e y aptatn aSSl y, ar ey lstorlca aps onate 'b' f h h 1 b
St. Paul's School. During the after- M f T f d' h Lee, and Mark Potter, Taft's hockey B HOOf M C ° the contn utIon 0 eac to tee u
noon of December 19 all the repre- asters rom a t atten mg t e season started in a blazing 5-1 victory Y elrs rs. urtIss during the Fall Term, concluding with
sentatives came together for the -pur- dinner were Messrs. Weld, Reardon, h Wh' Pl' M 'I L f . propitious wishes for the future. Mr.
Morse, Adams, Logan, Lakovitch, Cun- over t e 1te' ams ap e ea s m ·f· S hid f l' h
pose of amending and revising the h II h a home game on January 1 i. Generous Gl t Glven C 00 Douglas then recounte a ew 19 t
Charter, a preliminary plan of which ning am, Carro , and Whiteman, t e Tension was eased in the first frame From Collection Owned anecdotes, after which Ed Couch and
h a d b een d rawn up a t an ear 1· ler mee t - latter 1 . two b also I being alumni. The . when Curt Johnson flashed in over B L 1 R ·d H arry C ra ft s, pres l' dent s of the lesser
ing last. May. That evening the Char- a umnl sat y c asses, representatives soft ice and was the first to net one for y oca eSl ent Gamma and Beta Clubs respectively,
ter was ratified and each article voted from these ranging from classes of T f B f h . 'd' -~ spoke biting words reflecting their
1895 to 1946. Mr. Edmund Mays, a t. ecause 0 t e tee s poor con 1- The school recently has been the
u Pon , Class of '27, was chal'rman of the Ar- bon,
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an recipient of some extremely rare old'
frustration and disillusionment,
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Th e next d ay t h e representabves " ranoements Committee. Officers of the d
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00 association present were President saw an openmg roug w IC e s a - Bessie Curtiss, a resi ent a Water- hearts of the victors.
groups to discuss current problems of Dutto,n No'--'le, '23, of Watertown, ed to lift a long shot that regis~ered, town; through the generosity of her d '
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stu ent government. orne
'f h h k The food and wor s of dubious wis-
0 t e Vice-pres1'dent C. B. Walker, '08, of po:nt two or t e orne puc men. heirs.
h I' h t d'" b l'T tIft Ct' T r dom d,ige,sted, the A,lp, has and their
s~d' cO'T~ lfc Le PLrepar~_oCr}h7 lVlSlO, n't h e - Wilkes-Barre, and Secretary - t H
H. C. 'd- ad ongt'h a de~;k"apt Ail
f Jerry -bals - These map3, the oldEst ofwhkh guests eUJ'oyed,- free of charge, a m-ovie,
Sl es a t, are oomlS, oa e, a c - Ashworth, '17, of Watertown. Sl y rove e IS au 0 a scram e dates back to 1812, 'review the history
kiss, Andover, Exeter, St. Mark's, in front of the Plainsmen's cage, mak- of this state throughout the nineteenth "The Searching Wind," a privilege
G raton, S t. P au 1, s, P roetor, H'll
1 ,orts- P lUg . t h e score 3 -. 0 C oac h es L a G range century. Well preserved, colorful, and worth 25 cents to outsiders,
mouth Priory, Holderness, Brooks, Reverend Dana Greenley., and Sargent found opportunity to use plainly marked, they form a pageant of The' sense of well-being that stems
Milton, St. George's, Williston, and Mr. Batcheldor Of Loomis more than the top two lines even be- the times, showing the advances in ·from self-justification and glorious vic­
Mt. Hermon. S k A Ch ° Ch h fore frame one was finished, Cheer- transportation and mechanization. tory was evident throughout the pro-
The discus'sion of the prep school pea t rlst ' urc ing for the' captain's score had hardly The first map was made for the ceedings. The guests even felt somemembers
centered around the smoking,
died down, when Lee again broke legislature of the State of Connecticut thing of this exultation to judge from
privilege, the honor ~ystem, the rela- "Ath'" ,elsm was th e su b' Je ct
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f a se r - away an, d d n, 'bbl' mg m . c I ose, . fl' Ippe d in the year 1812. It shows the state the beaming expressions of the, Messrs.
tion of student government commict; mon given by Reverend Dana L. it through their paddist for the fourth in great detail, subdivided into coun- Adams, Cruikshank, Cunningham,
, tees to the faculty, and the part to be . Greenley of the, Arlington Street goal. It was now White Plains' turn tie and with all the townships marked. Douglas, LaGrange, Lakovitch, Matplayed
by the business office in raising Church, Boston, Mass., at the church and, Murphy, their right defenseman, The second Of the series shows the tern, Sargent, Thomas and Whiteman,
funds for student drives.
on the Green, Sunday, January 12. picked up a pass and was able to drive states of Connecticut, Rhode I s'iand , faculty members invited to the' ban­
Most representatives agreed that Reverend Greenly stated that a very it past Gil Colgate for their only goal. and Massachusetts jn 1830. .Already ~uet. Equally outstanding guests perstudents
should enJ'oy the privilege of few of the pee-pIe claiming to be athe- As the next pe!iod opened, each improvements may' be noted in the aps, but certainly 'less well pleased
smoking, but that it should apply IS
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the other of-
chiefly to Seniors. It was found that most famous men in history called ing sextet. Consequently, several minor can be seen the greatest ·changes. This
few schools, with the exception of atheists were good Christians. penalties were called for tripping and was drawn up in the year 1871 and Actually, there was nothing they
Taft, Choate, Hotchkiss, and St. Paul's, On January 19, Mr. N. H. Batch- slashing. Skating was almost impos- shows the state of Connecticut criss- could say. The Alpha conquest was
1 d h I h eldor, headmaster of the Loomis sible now, and, as they battled it out, crossed by railroad lines and the new- complete and unquestioned. First
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emp oye an onor system. twas t e School, Windsor, Conn., delivered a the lines ran rather than skated on the place in "A" and "B" League Footgeneral
opinion of the' members that d b fl h ',' ly-great manufacturing towns. b 1'1 d fdA
the honor system should be applied to sermon iscussing, rie y, t e seven- ice, Nevertheless, some good pass plays a , un e eate " " and "B" League
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most f.amo1!.S A~ng115 WID- wtr~ m;uj~, .and Mark PDtt~r, a§,~j§te.d Touch Football teams) and-- ample varc
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b k f d' 'b' IbM' hId I~ d- d- t' 0- l- sity and miscellaneous tallies amassed
~ 00 or 1stn uttOn y lC ae Coty an Jerry Cassidy, n epen en rae e f
to other countnes. , shot in the disk for the last score. o~ them the winning total of 332
at Hotchkiss. 'r 0 Be BroughtOn t pOlUtS. The Betas placed second with
Concerning faculty relations, the S umme r S· eSSlOn II ea d e d B y M r D oug 1 as' 301 ~ points; the Gammas last with
majority felt that the masters, while • , Within Four Weeks a score of 2311;j.
having the final word, should refer im- Planned Between Tune 2 5 A g t 13 "-----------1
portant decisions affecting members of J I ,U US ,. CALENDAR
the student body to the student gov- TO' aid boys in making up scholastic golf, and swimminbo, with games being Literary Magazine Reinstated;
·ernment. In the matter of financial de fi ciencies, Ta f t will again hold a played with nearby camps and other M essrs. S u 11· lvan, H arper Saturday, January 25:
relations the members agreed that the summer
. f d Hotchkiss Basketball Varsity-
sessl~n, rom June 25, to summer schools. Weekly picnic sup- To Instruct Boar I
school's business office should co-oper- Aug~st 13, WIth Mr. Douglas ~CtlUg pers in conjunction with swimming here; J.V.-a;a y .
ate with the students in their attempts I as Director, Mr. LaGrange as Asslstant I parties are also beingp'lanned. I Once again after a four year lapse; I West Point hoc ey and wrestling
to raise money for various causes. . I'Director, and a faculty ,made up of' Mr, Douglas, Director of the Sum- ' The Taft Oracle will come into its own .~away.
A t t h e close of the meeting a new present T a f t masters. mer Session and Chairman of the as an independent magazine, represent-
Sing Song at 7: 00 and Movies at
Executive Committee was elected to Although the primary" purpose of Mathematics Department, graduated ing the literary interest of a'll those 7:30, "The Sf1'anger. JJ
replace the former and officers for each this summer term is to enable dId boys from Hamilton College in 1929, a who like to write. \Y!ednesday, January 29:
division were chosen by the ,members. to make up scholastic inadequacies, it member of Phi Betti, Kappa. In 1931, With' Mr. Sullivan and Mr. Harper Canterbury Basketball-here.
Ed Couch, representing Taft, was will further provide an opportunity for after having received a Master's de- as its advisers, 'its editorial board is Berkshire hockey-here.
elected Secretary of Prep S"hools. prospective new boys to become gree in Mathematics from Harvard, he comprised of Tom Marill, Roy Her- Saturday, January 31:
Senior
Mariti
E. Couch
E. Prescott
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Griner
Schroeder
Sawyer
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Upper Middle
Purdy
Mercier
Krull
D. Robinson
HONOR ROLL
LOUler Middle
Tohnson
Seddon
J. Campbell
'unior
Shelden
acquainted with the life at Taft, as came to Taft. In addition to his teach- bert, Tom Daniel, Paul Broneer, and Choate basketball, Varsity and
well as with the standards of the ing duties he has coached the Tunior Bob Laguardia, and its business man- J.V,-away.
school. The opportunity to remove Varsity football and basketball "teams agers are Gil Pearsan in charge of ad- Loomis hockey-away .
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wrestling-here,
Tea dance at 4:00.
also be given to boys of other schools. 1942 to 1945 he served in the army circulation. -
Mr. Douglas has expressed his hope as a Master Sergeant at Aberdeen Discontinued in June, 1942, because Sing Song at 7 :00 and Movie
that the summer session can be an Proving Grounds.
of the war and resulting paper shortinteresting
at 7 :30, "Notorious."
and worthwhile experience. The Assistant Director, Mr. La- age, The Oracle was reduced to a Wednesday, February 5:
Life at school will be less formal than Grange, also is a graduate of Hamilton column in The Papyrus and published Hopkins basketball, Varsityduring
the scholastic year. As in the College. After post-graduate work at by a small number of boys. The first here.
past, dress will be informal, except at Corne'll and Columbia Teachers' Col- issue is scheduled to appear on Wash- Junior Republic basketballthe
even~ng meal. While there wi'll be lege, he taught for four years at the ington's Birthday, the date of the away.
organized athletics, each student will Rye Country Day School before com- Winter Dance, and its contents wi'll Choate hockey-here.
have ample opportunity within the ing to Taft in 1943. At Taft he has I be drawn from material all classes of I George Stewart lecture to Upper
f k f ' h . Middlers and Seniors in their
rame~or a 't ,ese to partlCipate ~n served as coach for both the Varsity the student body will submit to the Common Room.
such dIverse sports as softball, tennts, football and hockey teams. editors before February 3. I
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2 THE TAFT PAPYRUS, JANUARY 25, 1947
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January 25, 1947
Peter Laganas
No.7
Under The Shadow Of The Olive Branch
As 1947 begins, it is an appropriate time to recall that this year is the
first that conditions at· school 'will be virtually those of a pre-war Taft. This
fact imposes certain responsibilities' on the present generation at sc~ool. To
deal with the significance of these and, in general, to start 1947 w1th a vaccination
against the distracting plague of "mid-winter madness" is the purpose
of this editorial.
In attempting to look intelligently at what the year demands of us, one
fad should first be taken for granted, that during the war and a period
thereafter, ending only a few months ago, every school, Taft included, suffered
from a laxity, necessitated by the times. As a result, standards were
lowered. At Taft some of the best masters entered the service; scholarship,
athletics, and extracurricular activities felt the ioss. Although admirable
success has been achieved in leading the school through the crisis, the quality
of teams and especially of organizations has inevitably decreased. Of course,
this slackening of standards has not been anyone's fault but has rather
been necessitated by the unsettled conditions characteristic of the period. The
difference, therefore, between the Taft of 1940 and the Taft of 1946 should
be kept in mind, before we look toward the Taft of 1947.
. The "duration" is now over. There is no more reason for allowing
any traditions to die, or for maintaining anything but the highest standards
in every instance. The quality achieved by the school in every phase of
jts' . activity before the war should now be revived. Furthermore, the
responsibility for doing this task lies with the present faculty and staff of
the school and with the monitors, class commit~eemen, and members of the
classes of 1947 and 1948.
During the first half' of this school year a large degree of success has
been achieved in reviving the school's prewar standards. The Glee Club,
the Masque and Dagger Society, and the other organizations have shown
marked improvement. Well on its way towards reconversion, The Oracle
is soon to appear in' its original format. The football and soccer teams turned
in excellent records. The basketball team has started out to better last year's
remarkable season; while the wrestling and hockey teams both have great
promise. Although he may not be aware of it, each boy who supports these
teams or activities is making his contribution toward reconversion; conversely,
each boy who doesn't contribute retards the rate at which 'Taft moves towards
its destination of pre-war normality.
Whi'le an extraordinarily good start has been made, there remains much
to be done before the goal is reached. For leadership Taft looks to its masters,
student government, and Senior Class. They should bring about greater
success in scholastic standing, as well as in every team and extracurricular
activity, and they should see that none of the let-do:wn inevitable ·.d~ring war
is al'lowed to creep in during peace. The wheel 1S present, waItmg to be
pushed along the road to pre-war excellence; let us put our shoulders to it.
Bright Outlook In Winter
Term Activities Seen In
Lower School Debating
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This term's Lower School Debating
Club activities are varied and numerous,
for two debates, Alphas versus
Betas and Alphas versus Gammas, a
mock trial, and a debate with Hotchkiss
are scheduled.
In the first meeting next week,
Thomas Bergin and Henry Crapo,
repres,enting the affirmative Alpha
team will clash with the Betas, supported
by William Hoblitzelle and
Scott Pierce on the question, "Should
Connecticut's voting age be lowered to
eighteen years"
February sixth will find the Alphas,
Patrick Parker, Richard Devine, and
Harris 0' Brasky, opposing the affirmative
Gammas, Thomas Ashworth,
George Fayen, and Richard Matson,
concerning the relative advantages of
big colleges over smaller ones.
One of Mr. Tyler's famous mock
trials is to take place on February
thirteenth. The defendant, O'Brasky,
is accused of attempting to unionize
Taft with the purpose of striking for
better working conditions. Represented
in court are prpsecuting attorneys
Tommy Ashworth and George Fayen;
defence attorneys, Walter Rosenberry
and Louis Schroeder; judge, Thomas
Chase; clerk of court, William Hoblitzelle,
and bailiff, iScott Pierce.
It was decided that Tuesday, being
the reguhr conference evening of
many masters, was a poor time for the
cluh to meet. Hencefo·rth, the club
will assemble on Thursdays.
~pnrt &1«uI.6
By Dave McKee and Bob Gries
When the gun sounded, ending the Taft-Berkshire basketball game it
marked the twenty-firs.~ consecutive contest over a three-year span that 'the
c~gers have. won. The1r, ho~e court record is even more impressive, for not
sm~e the mIddle of the 43- 44 season has Taft lost a game in its own gymnaSlUm
.. Last year's team not only won the Tri-State League Title but also the
~onnectlCut Prep School Championship. Ordinarily a school has an outstand­
In.g t~am one year and spe~ds the ne~t three years building up to another
:wmnmg outfit. However, thIS has certamly not been the case with Taft teams
m recent years.·
Led by Mac.ky Whiteman and. Del Ladd the 1944 team won 12 games
and lost 4. It m1ght b: adde~ tha~ 3 .of the 4 losses were' by 4 points or less.
In 1915 the team cont.mue~ 1tS wmnmg ways by annexing 11 decisions and
dropptng only 3: Th1s. qumtet was captained by the incomparable Johnny
Geupe1, the In~lanapolts wonder, who scored 424 points in 30 games and
averaged 14, pOlnts. a g.ame over a two-year period. (Geupel, incidentally,
made the Yale vars1ty h1S freshman year and was a substitute to All-American
Tony Lavelli.)
~he 1946 team was perhaps the greatest quintet in Taft history. Besides
sweepmg through a 14-game schedule without defeat (the first undefeated
basketball team since 1912) it was chosen to represent the New England
States at the Glens Falls Eastern Interscholastic Invitation Tournament.
The winning streak seems to have caught hold again, for once more
Taft forges to the head of the Connecticut hoop picture. Just as' Captain
Roger F~echette and :W-arren Bean were the sparkplugs to the undefeated '46
aggregatIOn so ~re V1ctorSue.d. and Al Peters to this year's team.
In pre-Chnstmas compet1tIon the team downed the Yale Law School and
~ atertown High in practice games, following which they opened their season
wIth· a 52-23 vlCtory over Trinity Parish of New Haven. After vacation the
tean: took on Kingswood, Choate, and Berkshire. Choate was the only team
to glve Taft any stiff competition, and even they succumbed by a 45-32 score.
However, there are many obstacles to hurdle for another undefeated season.
Gunnery and Canterbury, who were tied for second place in the league last
year, a~e. rep.uted to be well-stocke~ with material, while strong non-league
competitIon ~s
expected from Loom1s, Choate, and' Hopkins Grammar. However,
Taft w111 be ready for all comers. The 64-dollar question is "Can they
do it ag.ain" ,
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ALthough losin$ 'its opener to the Yale Freshmen, 38-0, the wrestling
team showed that WIth a few more weeks of experience it will give a good
account of itself. It must be taken into consideration that the Yale Frosh are
Here And There ur.defeated and the best Yale Freshmen team in recent years. Loaded with
veterans and the cr~am of past. prep school teams, Yale was much to.o, strong
Don Spurr,.' 44, visited Taft Janu- for Taft. Bob. Gnes turned m an excellent performance against the Yale
ary 16. He will return after mid-years Fresh1l!en captam a-d wa.s the only Taft wrestler not to be pinned. Cook
to finish up his secondary school edu- and NlCholas, both m theIr, first meets for Taft, did well; and veterans Mattcati~n,
which was interrupted by war son, Zeve, Craft~, Schra~ff, and Captain McKee all exhibited plenty of fight
serV1ce.
and good wresthng. W1th the toughest meet of the season behind them the
Joe Poole, a postgraduate last year, grapplers can look forward with confidence their meets with the West Point
returned January 17 to have a short Plebes, Choate, Loomis, Kent, and the Wesleyan Frosh.
visit with Mr. Cruikshank. Joe was Choate, the only homenieet remaining, is the highlight match of the
called out of school by the dra~t and season, an.d we can be sure that the matmen, sparked by many of last year's
served for two years, then returnlOg to team,. wh1ch was badly beaten by the Wallingford boys, wil'l be ready and
Ta~t for a refres~er course before en- capable of atoning for that disaster, in spite of Choate's unbeaten record.
tenng Brown Unlversity. I . * * :Ii. * ,
John Carroll, brother of Mr. Car- It is difficult to know what to predict concerning the hockey team. After
roll, came back to visit school on beating the White Plains Maple Leafs, 5-1, the sextet lost to South Kent 2-l.
January 18. John is in his third year The South Kent game was 1-1 tie until the last two seconds when ~ fast·
at Yale. . break by a South Kent wingman caught the Taft defense u~prepared and
M~. Crui~shank attended a Trustees' flicked the puck past goalie Gil Colgate. Colgate, however, made 32 "saves"
MeetlOg at Gunnery School, Washing- and turned in an excellent job. Little is known about the other teams in the
ton, Conn., which was held on Southern New England Hockey League, except that Berkshire trimmed Hotch- .
January 18. kiss, 8-~ and Kent, having recovered from a 4-0 defeat by St. Paul's, nosed out
Mr. Parker was present at a meet- BerkshIre 1-0. These two teams look like the favorites to dethrone Hotching
of the Public Relations Commit- kiss, last year's champions. Kent, incidentally, is paced by Art Collins their
tee of Secondary Education Board in football star who played such an excellent game against us last fall. '
New York City, January 18. He also
has been appointed to the Joint Public
Relations Committee of National
Council of Independent Schools and
Secondary Education Board, and will
attend a meeting of this committee in
Cleveland February 1.
LIFE Photographic Exhibit
Shown By School In Hall
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Starting ].a.n!1.a.ry 9 .a.nd wntinying
through Jan:uary 23, the school displayed
Photographic Science, one of a
series of photographic exhibitions prepared
by the editors of Life Magazine,
in the Main Building hall near the
post-office.
The exhibition consisted of eighteen
photographs taken by Life Photogra·
pher Fritz Goro. Enlarged and mounted
on 28-inch by 20-inch panels, each
The Boys.. . . ..,. of the pictures recorded an important
It is a part of human nature for boys to join WIth others to theIr lrkmg; ! moment in -the' history of scientific!
occasionally, hov.:ever,this process outdoes itself a~d results in .small, se.lf- ach'evement. Among the subjects
centered groups which deal in personalities, a~ceptmg or .ex~lu~mg a~ wtll. treated in the exhibition were micro­
In each class there is one or more of these chqu,es, and 'It 1S l-terestmg to waves, electronics, penicillin, lithium
note that the attitude of each corresponds to that of any. ~ne of 1tS members. crystals, ,coated. lenses, alternating cur­
These clans should be disbanded, not only because they mJure the school ad rent, 'and atomic energy. Each panel
the student body as a whole, but because they are also harmful to those fooltsh was acco~panied by a brief explanenough
to become part of them.
atory captIOn.
Although the scramble to become one of "the boys" is often a spectacle Mr. Goro, a pioneer in the photoworth
seeing, the advantages of the Cligue certainly do not balance the un- graphing of science, is credited with
fortunate attitude it encourages. How a boy can be so lacking in individual- being the first man to photograph
ism that he must become a social clinging vine is hard to comprehend.. Further- much scientific phenomena. One of
more, the QPportunity to make as many acguainta.nces as possible while at the pictures shown, that of atom splitschool
is not one to be ignored. To join a cligue is to turn down wilfully a ~ing, made history when it was taken
chance to form friendships; for cliquishness to a normal open mind hangs a m 1939.
"Keep o·ff!" sign on anyone who supports it.
As wel'! as injuring its own members, a clique may well harm those who are
sensible enough to have nothing to do with it. A group of boys occasionally
attempts by means of numbers alone to control public opinion, its class committee,
or some election. Often a clique, taking in a promising boy and misdirecting
his abilities, will deprive its class and school of a valuable asset.
Examples of the waste and injustice of the clique are known to each of us;
therefore, every class should cleanse itse'lf of this childish foible.
Correction
The Papyrus regrets that an error
was made in the. December 14 issue
in reporting that· Mr. Mattson made· a
gift of lumber to the school shop.!The
correct donor was Mr. WaldY:ogel,
father of Leroy Waldvogel.
Sextet Drops Close
Game To South Kent,
2-1 In Final Seconds
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In its first league game of the season
Taft was beaten by South Kent
on January 18, 2-l.
During the first period neither team
scored, but Taft had many close calls
which would have been tallies except
for the brilliant work of goalie Gil
Colgate. Nevertheless, the period
ended with the teams 1n a scoreless
deadlock.
.In the second period Taft's opponent
scored a goal as a result of. a
break by the left wing, whq took a
shot at ~~e g~~l which w8;.s plo~keTd by
! our goal1e, 1 he center ot ;:,outh Kent
captured the rebound and smashed the.
puck jnto the goal. For the rest of
the period Taft tried desperately to tie
the game, but to no avail. The second
Athlete of the Week: Victor Sued ,guarter found Taft trai'ling, 1-0. .
Early in the following period Small
Sterling performer for the past three and Fox joined forces and made the
years on Taft basketball teams and first ta~ly. The goal was scored when
this year's captain is Victor Sued. His Fox sltpped by th~ enemy's defenses
sportsmanship, ability, and leadership and made a beauttf1:11 pa.ss to Small,
have been the keynote in Taft's recent who rang t~e be~l WIth .h1S s~ot. The
victories oh the soccer team and on teams rema1hed tted unttl the last three
th c rt I th f 11 Yct seconds of the game when Humphrys,
e ou. n e a ,,1 .or v.: as ~ the opposing center, fooled the deme~ber
of the deadly Latm Lme, fense and went on to score the winw~:ch
. acc~~nted fo~ so many goals. ning goal unassisted.
Pnmo s wrk m the Kmgswood, Cassidy and Small were outstanding
Choate, Berkshtre, and Gunnery games in the line, while in the defensive
this year has been outstanding, and position Lee kept his reputation from
his. defensive ability coupled with his the last game, giving the opposition
"dead-eye" shooting have more than something to think about both defenonce
brought home the bacon. sively and offensively. .

Taft Quintet Beats
Choate In Basketball
Peters, Aberg High Scorers For
Victors; Von Daake
Stars For Losers
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On Wednesday, January 15, the
Taft Varsity Basketball team, sparked
by Captain Vic Sued, decisively defeated
a strong Choate quintet, 45-32,
at Wallingford.
Al Peters and Don Aberg, playing
at center and right guard respectively,
managed to rack up eleven points
apiece. Invaluable to the team's success
because of his past experience and
remarkable headwork, Tom Connelly
was next in the scoring parade with
nine points, closely followed by Vic
Sued, who totaled eight.
The Choate hoopsters jumped into
an early 3-0 lead-the only time in
which the losers held the advantage.
Peters was quick to retaliate with a
beautiful tap-in, thus advancing the
score to 2-3 after the first few minutes
of play. The tally was quickly increased
to 5-2, when Von Daake sank a long
set shot. Finally the Taft attack started
to coordinate, as men in red slashed
back with a spurt of scoring to give
them the lead maintained throughout
the entire game.
For the first few minutes of the second
half Choate staged a vigorous
rally; however, their hopes of victory
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4 THE TAFT PAPYRUS, JANUARY 25, 1947
Frances Magnes Displays The ~~Ghost Train" To Be
Talent In Violin Recital Presented To Red Cross,
New Violin~ives Recital In Hotchkiss, .Student Body
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Bingham
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Auditorium In "The Ghost Train,t' a three-act
Place Of Vespers comedy-melodrama being produced by
the Masque and Dagger Society, will
In place of the usual Vespers on be staged three times, once at Hotchkiss,
once fOor the Red Cross, and once
for the student body on March 9.
Sunday evening, January 12,' the
school enjoyed a violin recital in Bingham
Auditorium by Frances Magnes,
with Harry Kondaks accompanying at
the piano.
Although she made her formal debut
at Carnegie Hall in New York
City only a tew weeks ago, she has
been an artist at the' violin fOor several
years. Her appearance at Carnegie Hall
was highly successful, in spite of the
fact that she had had little experience
before large audiences.
The recital was divided in three
parts. The Conatine in D Major, Opus
137, number 1, in three movements,
by Schubert, made up the first part.
FollOowing this, in the second part,
Miss Magnes played the Concerto in
D Minor, Opus 22, in three movements
by Wieniawski. The last division,
consisting of more familiar semiclassical
music, was comprised of Slavonic
Dance, Number 1, by Dvorak­
Kreisler, Girl with the Flaxen Hair, by
Debussy, and Bulgarian Rhapsody
(Vardar) by Wladigeroff. Due toa
lack of time, Romanza Andaluza bv
Sarasate had to be omitted. '
Though the three productions of the
play wil'l entail much work, Mr. Olmstead
feels that the results will justify
the efforts spent. The showing at
Hotchkiss will. be in return for their
"Home of the Brave," which was put
on here last term. The benefit performance
for the Red Cross will be
the same as last year's; that is, proceeds
frOom the sale of tickets for the
showing for neighbOorhood people in
Bingham Auditorium will be given to
the Re}i Cross.
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