You Ain’t Seen Nuthin’ Yet
At 10:20 p.m. on May 13, the School Building’s clock tower, long a Pomfret icon, exploded when hit by lightning, scattering chunks of debris over the surrounding area. Although students in a basement lounge four stories below the tower saw sparks skitter across the floor, no one was injured in the freak strike.
Pomfret’s unofficial handyman, Ben Morgan, volunteered to supervise the repair work; he estimated the materials would cost the School between ten and fifteen thousand dollars.
The morning following the strike, as students and faculty walked past the roped-off area on the way to breakfast, they were surprised to see a well-placed sign erected by members of the senior class:
“You ain’t seen nuthin’ yet!” it read. “Class of 1975.”
