Central High School - Black And Gold Yearbook (Providence, RI)

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THE BLACK AND GOLD - - JUNE - 1936 . Q The Black and GOICI Board Editors-in-Chief ELSIE BARKS, '36 THERESA SURABIAN, '36 Associate Editor MADELINE VIGNEAU, 37 Supervisor of Accounts MARGARET DONOVAN, '3 6 Business Manager JOSEPH BOVA, '36 Assistant Business Managers ANGELINA ALBANESE, '36 EVELYN GERACE, '36 ELEANOR BATTEY, '3 7 JOSEPH CHARPENTIER,'3 7 DORIS COLLINS, '38 HOPE DEL BARONE, '37 JOHN PALAZZI, '36 AUSTIN WESTERBERG, '38 PHYLLIS DOANE, '37 HARRIET LAUGHLIN, '3 6 NATALIE LOMBARDI, '37 ERNEST STRAUSS, '36 RITA D'AMICO, '36 JOHN FULTON, '36 ELIZABETH MORSE, '36 CARL ADLER, '37 MARGARET CALIGIURI, '3 6 MILDRED DOYLE, '3 7 MORRIS LAZARUS, '38 EVA MARKOPULOS, '3 7 The S tat? Literary ELMER EDDY, '37 RAYMOND FERRI, '3 6 MARY FOSTER, '38 CLAIRE GALLIGAN, '36 JOHN HUGHES, '37 Sports CHARLES SAUNDERS, '38 BARBARA WHITEHEAD, '36 Clubs MARIO IVIACARUSO, ' 3 6 DOROTHY IVICKINNEY, ' 3 7 VICTOR PIMBLE, '3 6 BETTY WEXLER, '3 7 Photography S. W. BARDSLEY, '39 Art Editor FRANK JAMES IAFRATE, '3 6 Art Staff CLIFFORD ORCUTT, '37 A. A. PASHALIDES, '38 TEDDY RENGIGAS, '38 Advertising JOHN MYERS, '36 JOHN PALAZZI, '36 HELEN PAPPAS, '37 JENNIE PANASEWICH, '37 ANGELINA ROUVELAS, '37 Typists IRMA RIDDERBELKE, '36 BEATRICE SCHWARTZ, '38 CATHERINE SHEHAN, '3 8 BARBARA STARR, '36 JOSEPHINE FAMIGLIETTI, '36 WINIFRED CAREY, 36 PHILOMENA RENZI, '36 ERNEST SNEAD, '38 JACK DAWSON, '37 RUDOLPH SOLTYS, '36 BARBARA STARR, '36 SAM SLEPROW, '38 GEORGIA STERGIOS, '3 7 BEATRICE SCHWARTZ. '38 EDITH THORNTHWAITE, '37 EMILY LA ROCCA, '36 SOPHIE PAPPAS, '36 GLADYS WARREN, '37 Faculty Committee ELMER R. SMITH, Chairman RICHARD E. BAILEY, Art WALTER BROWNSWORD, Literary WESLEY H. WEBB, Advertising .5.

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THE BLACK AND GOLD ' - JUNE -1936 . . THEME ELIEVING that the function of a year-book is to provide material that will help to recall the happiest of associations and the pleasantest of memories in years to come, the staff of the BLACK AND GOLD has chosen to present in this issue a composite picture of Central High School in action. Students and their friends, and the faculty itself, have all too little opportunity for close acquaintance with certain phases of school life, and this is our attempt to bring about a more thorough and pleasant familiarity with all the complex factors in our work here. Many departures from tradition will be found in the pages that follow. New arrangement of material, different style of make-up, and an effort in the direction of new types of material are all included. One of these changes is the division of the book into sections, each devoted to some part of school activity. In Book I is presented the school as a whole, in un- usual phases and facts, Somewhere here you are sure to learn something about your school which you had not suspected, something which will surprise you. Book H, devoted to graduates and their activities, is the farewell appearance of the class. A short history of their work here, their pictures and personals, a class will, a class prophecy all help to present a vivid picture of the class of June, 1936. Book III contains pictures of teams, records of games, and interesting highlights and sidelights of the athletics of Central. You will find nowhere else so complete an account of Central sports. Book IV contains features-stories, humor, cartoons. essays-a little bit of everything, in fact. Here is the greatest departure from custom. A wider variety of ma- terial, more space, new ideas help to make this as inter- esting a section as possible. Book V, devoted to organizations, presents informa- tion about a phase of school life upon which too much emphasis is hardly possible. The wide range of interests covered by the clubs of Central is represented by ac- counts of activities, records of interesting meetings, and pictures. The staff is deeply conscious of its great debt to the many, many people who have assisted in preparing this issue of the BLACK AND GOLD for the printer. To list them all would be nearly impossible: we must be content with thanking publicly those whose work has been most important. To Dr. Walsh for his ready aid and encouragement the BLACK AND GOLD Board is deeply indebted. Mr. Breard, Mr. Crohan, Mr. Hatch, Miss Burnside, Miss Ruth Greene and Mr. Lyons also rendered services for which the Board is grateful. Appreciation is also expressed to the 12A Class coun- selors-Mr. Peasley, Mr. McMillan, Mr. Thayer and Miss Westcott-and to the teachers of l2A English class- es who labored diligently with graduates in the prepara- tion of personals for their generous assistance. Miss Mary Turner and her assistants in the main ofiice: Miss Myra Kimball, Mr. Clayton Smith and Mr, De Bellis all performed services that made publication of this book possible. To them the BLACK AND GOLD Board extends its thanks. The Board also wishes to thank heads of departments in Room ll0 for their courteous toleration of the noise made by staff members in connection with their BLACK AND GOLD duties. Those l2A students who collected personals must be thanked for their faithfulness, and particular mention must be made of the efhcient secretarial services rendered by Gladys Warren, Emily La Rocca and Sophie Pappas. The Board also Wishes to record its appreciation of the efforts rendered by Mr. John O'Hara of the Oxford Press, Mr. Howard Stapleton of Advertisers' Engraving Com- pany and Mr. A, Brouth and Mr. LeFevre of Bellin's Studio, John Fulton, '36, drew the design for the medallion used on the title and personal pages. The design was chosen from several submitted by the art classes for its nice balf ance and delicate treatment. An examination of the make-up of the BLACK AND GOLD staff will reveal two positions not previously men- tioned. These are the photography and secretarial groups. In attempting to provide a book attractive to a large num- ber of people, the staff felt that photographs would D2 a great help. In answer to the request of the board for assistance from students three photographers reported generously. Ernest Strauss, Jack Dawson, and Wardwell Bardsley are responsible for the majority of the informal photographs found throughout this book. Much of their work has been done in their out-of- school hours, and their time has been given freely and patiently. Without their excellent photography the staff feels that the BLACK AND GOLD would lose much of its attractiveness. The photographers worked under the su- pervision of Mr. Walter Brownsword, sponsor of the Camera Club. The retiring seniors on the board in preparing this issue of the BLACK AND GOLD feel that they have helped in a small way to present the school with a year- book of good quality and attractive appearance. The staff presents to the school as a whole the June 1936 issue of the BLACK AND GOLD, glad of the opportunity to have helped in its preparation and hoping you will enjoy reading it, as much as they have enjoyed preparing it. THE STAFF 4 .

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H THE BLACK AND GOLD - ' JUNE -l936-- A Thumbnail Sketch of Central High School Largest high school in Rhode Island 4175 students 1006 10B students 954 10A students 560 11B students 605 11A students 380 12B students 670 12A students Length school year, 180 days Length class period, 45 minutes Two sessions each day Three buildings 67 home room 98 classrooms 8 shops 1 auditorium fcapacity, 3 cafeterias 2 libraries 3 music rooms 1 project room 1 recreation room 1 art gallery 14 departments of study 18 counselors 11301 1 dean of girls 212 teachers 9 critic teachers 9 student teachers 2 librarians 4 library assistants 12 office workers 6 music teachers 1 stock clerk 1 janitor Q17 helpersj 650 average number graduates Uunej 450 average number graduates Uanuaryj 20 student organizations 12 sports teams Qboysj 5 sports teams Cgirlsj 2 uniformed bands 1 junior band 3 orchestras 1 year-book QBLACK AND GOLDD 1 newspaper QThe Centralitej 1 student activities office 1 dramatic society 1 stagecraft group and regular instructor 129 telephones Radio in every classroom and office of main building The Blaelc and Gold Award elf 9 f 5 1 nl' 'Q r, GN G N THE 'Q g BLACK C 4 K 1 AND GoLD Q AWARD 1936 7 1 A 1 F' T240 is 4 AQ 00 ,, ilallxi, BEGINNING with this issue the Faculty Committee of the BLACK AND GOLD will select one contribution from each yearbook published and pay it and its writer a signal tribute. The contribution which, in the opinion of the members of the Faculty Committee, is the best from a literary standpoint will be given the BLACK AND GOLD Award. The insignia of this award will be a laurel wreath which will be placed at the beginning of the short story, essay, editorial, poem or feature adjudged best in the minds of the Faculty Committee. Look for the laurel wreath in this issue. With the BLACK AND GOLD Award, the Faculty Com- mittee hopes to encourage meritorious writing and to stim- ulate among students of the school a desire to engage in creative writing. The BLACK AND GOLD always stands ready to welcome to its pages the work of students who wish to free themselves from the fetters of awkward si- lence. COPYRIGHT 1 9 3 6 Elsie Barks, Theresa Surabian, Editors-in-Chief Joseph Bova, Business Manager Panel on opposite page by Frank J. lafrate, '36 .6.