Bassick High School - Voice Yearbook (Bridgeport, CT)

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JB CLASS HISTORY I never knew a Poet Laureate Who was able to historiate. Or a chronicler of times Who could speak in lofty rhymes Please tolerate this poets' history E'en though its value remains a mystery. OUR ARRIVAL, SEPTEMBER 7, 1949 We came to Bassick in Forty nine To us it was a mighty shrine But Our schedules perplexed us They harassed and hexed us After the very first bout Trying to figure them out We found ourselves at las At the wrong time in the wrong class Highly confusing though often amusing Were directions which hit us unawares For climbing and descending the proper stairs Having struggled in errors FIRST CLASS MEETING, JUNE 8, 1950 We finally gathered side by side With Miss Fytelson as our guide. She had fine plans and held no fears, She thought she could last for the next two years. Gem of Wisdom: Teachers rush in where the reckless dare not tread. CLASS COLORS CHOSEN SEPTEMBER 17 1950 Roses are red violets are blue Nevertheless in a totally impartial election the Class of 1952 chose as its colors maioon and gold to be used for its banner yearbook and graduation gowns CLASS RINGS DECEMBER 14 1950 Rings are things of shiny gold For us to cherish and behold Ours helped to make our Christmas cheerful And surely made Five O a yearful Amongst these grave terrors U J NIOR MOTHERS TEA We let bits of learning silently enter FEBRUARY 14 1951 Our scarcely developed cranial center 3 x hi lah 00 S L 11111 a - 1 Milf .A Q? gf' v Mc gf XA IX I-fsifxa' 'v W I ,RF T . . . hal . .t 2, ,I , , , K., -X Q f . dl Ling, . . . ' Q x B I 32- - ' . :fe - , ' , 14 Hello Mrs Smith so Sue is your daughter She does things in school that we haven t taught er Yes Mrs Lake your son s doing well He s quite smart and his work does excel And so ran the trend of the conversation The cookies and tea were a great sensation Till late in the aft did our tea party last Then slowly it slipped back into the past JUNIOR DANCE MARCH 9 1951 NV! THE LIONS AND LAMBS FROLIC Bassick girls made nimble lambs Its boys were well groomed lions They met in the meadows of the Ritz And very few were shy uns

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DORIS BAKER Vlce Presxdent PETER BRAUN Treasurer SENIOR OFFICERS JOHN KOONS Presldent MRS LOIS F MAYER Class Advlsor PATRICIA COLLINS Co Dlrector of Soclal Actxvltles I3 JUNE SMITH Secretary RICHARD MCKNIGHT Co Dlrector of Soclal Act1v1t1es . - . Q , .. . I - x , 1 S X -.- My ,fs . . 4.

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WEDDING BELLS SENIOR PLAY NOVEMBER 30 1951 We left for vacatlons wlthout belng told Mlss Fytelson seemed a b1t gayer But lo and behold fore September was old The former Mxss Fy was a Mayer CLASS TRIP OCTOBER 6 1951 R1d1ng up to West Pomt on a brlght and sunny day One hundred fifty Semors were smgmg all the way Hyde Park was SGFIOUS West Polnt more cheerlous At Bear Mountaln Inn was a stop For our Senlor trlpster s hop We dxned on chlcken and wmed on water None d1d thmgs he oughtn t oughter Honor your partner Bow to your corner Promenade one and all Too busy to l1sten She found her man mlssln For he d gotten lost ln the call BASSICK FAIRFIELD HOP NOVEMBER 16 1951 The Orange and Black and the Green and Whxte Danced at the Rxtz before the fight Complete wxth the muslc of Ph1l1p Moore It was a success you can be sure QMEN ARE LIKE STREET CARSQ Once a g1rl named Maudle Mason All the boys was ever chasm She got spanked 1n the end By her slster s boy frlend But made out lxke Medea wlth Jason MEASUREMENTS FOR CAPS AND GOWNS JANUARY 7 1952 Flve foot two Eyes of blue Has anybody measured you? SENIOR MOTHERS TEA MARC 13 1952 Thxs year our Mas Were above all the others They d been promoted To Proud Senlor Mothers' Somethlng there IS about a prom That qulckens the hearts of teens For coats and taxls make romantxc males Brnght gowns make comely glrls queens GRADUATION JUNE 13 1952 We are travelmg 1n the footsteps Of those who ve gone before And now well all be reunlted On a new and dlstant shore Oh when the grads come marchmg m Oh when our new llves do begm I want to be mn that number When the grads come marchmg ln HAYSEED HOP, OCTOBER 19, 1951 SENIOR PROM, MAY 9, 1952 15