Danbury High School - Aggregate Yearbook (Danbury, CT)

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MILL RIDGE SCHOOL, DANBURY Courtesy of Ruth H. Mallory -ix l Q 47

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'IU L 1 1111 1 .4- run- Vlll rj, CLASS HISTCRY FRESHMAN YEAR une 16 1970 Washmgton D C Reliable sources rn XXIZiSlllIlfjlOI1 haxc reported the drscox ery ot a log book apparently from a manned rocketshrp whrch was launchcd rn September 1956 a year before Russra launchcd Sputnrlx I Sectrons of the report haye been released to thc press and are reprrnted here rn orrglnal form tellrng the story of the four year yourncy of Rocket D 1960 September 6 1 956 XVe are under way Rocket D 1960 has been launched at last After eight years of preparatron the engrneers and screntrsts who hone eurded our growth and dexclopment haye at last decrdcd that we are ready for flrght Thrs rs a new adxenture for us The new element of space IS confusmg and a lrttle frrghtcnmgb XVe haxe been well prepared howeyer for the strange tasks and experrences whrch are before us Septembcr 25 1956 We had our frrst encounter wrth the rest of the fleet tonrght rn the form of a Gettrng to Know You Dance whrch was sponsored by Rocket D 1957 We were a lrttle hesr tant at frrst but we soon drscoyered that the other crews and therr prlots and offrcers are frrendly and srnccre rn thcrr wrshes for our success October 23 1956 A communrcatron from Farth today stated that there s been some trouble rn Hungary The crtrzens have rcxolted agarnst therr Soyret masters Most of thc frghtrng rs berng donc by the youth of the country accordrng to the reports XVe hope they dont act to hastrly down there and deprrye us of a home base to return to at the end of thrs excursron Noy ember 7 1956 We recerxed another communrque from Mother Earth today Ersenhower and Nrxon haxe won the presrdentral electron rn the Unrted States As far as Rocket D 1960 IS concerned we haye recerx ed the frrst of our offrcral quarterly progress reports We ye been dorng pretty well smce we ye bccome adapted to thrs new lrfe and the report was for the most part qurte encouragmg Some areas of our operatrons could use rmproyement howeyer anuary 10 1957 Today we assembled to drscuss plans and prcls co chairmen for the crew party whrch wrll be held next month Flex en persons were nomrnated and the yote wfrll be taken tomorrow mornrng Mrss Sylxra Bennett and Mr Robert Barrett are our sponsors rn the frrst unrted effort of the crew members of thrs shrp February 9 1957 The crew party Bubble Bop was held tonrght and thanks to the work of co charrmen Nancy Kaye and Rudy Kuss was qurtc successful Excryorre danced to the musrc of Don Dallas and hrs Contrnentals The theme was carrred out yery effectrvely l rem it llllm... ,Im ll l lf A J I - A I J V - h ,t 1 c I lu: M 7 t 1 , I H , llllllfll A , ,, H ' - , I , - -- lvl 1 7 - ll , A V V , Y ,rv ' S' 9 A ,M Y 1 , . Y . flllm H- V ' ' ' ' ' . I - ' 1 M I 3 1 Md 7 U .5 'Q S ' . 1 1' ll ' . . - ' 9 ' ' . I . Y' . I' ' ' ' 1 - v . Y. l V ll I ' .ml . tl Q , ll Wy, ul lu- I,r ,mul H' lxllll M 5 llllfll