East Hartford High School - Janus Yearbook (East Hartford, CT)

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count1x leadel haxe been me11 xxlthout t1a1n1ng men xxho haxe been able to turn the11 effoxts 111 the channels best Sulted to then 3bll1tl6S but thex ale fexx IH compar1son to the large numbel of p1om1nent men of todax xxho haxe had exctenslxe eclucatlon F01 th leason so manx xea1s ancl such careful xxo1k 1 expended Ill pe1fect1ng ou1 Schola1sh1p -Xncl xxlth th1 as ou1 flagshlp xxe ale happx 111 the 1eal1zat1on that our llttle fleet xx1ll beax u each cloxx ll the channel to the harbor of SL1CC9s Tfllllght palents teachels and fI16lldN xxe xxlsh to wel come xou to th1s glddlldtllbll and to tha11k xou fO1 xour very klnd and helpful 1r1te1e t 1n ou1 class and 1ts act1x1t1es We feel that xou too haxe helped u xx1th the bu1lcl1ng of the shlps and as xxe sa1l xx1th Olll fleet onto the sea of Llfe xxe xx1ll try to shoxx xou ou1 app1ec1at1on bx mdklllg all the hopes and plans x ou hax e for us come t1ue And so xx herex er It max sa1l may our fleet be a cred1t to xou all and to the hast Haltfold Hlgh School RL TH B OLNISTED C I ASS HISTORX N11 Toastmaster Classmates and FIISHCIS Th1s log xx1ll desc11be the foul xea1 cru1se of ou1 good sh1p Sch0la1sh1p One September I'I'l01IllIlg xlmost foux xeals igo xxe hauled anchol and set sul 111 our famous xessel from the polt of Iulementauz bound fo1 the Isle of Vusdom of the South rn undel the c1pta1ncx of Admnal Ross Ou1 calgo xx is made up of knoxxlcdge IQCQIX ed durmg ou1 elght xears spe11t CFUIS mg the lllldlld xx 1te1s of educ ltlOIl 1n older to le un the funcla mentals of seam iIl'sh1D We salled fOl the Isle of Yhsclom n quest of a hlclden treasure bu11ed the1e xeaxs ago The txeasure g1x es d11ect1ons as to hoxx to succeed 1n l1fe Manx xessels haxe DFSXIOUNIX set sall th1ther befole Us ind haxe succeeded 111 thell quest but the tleasure cannot bc lemox ed from the lSldIld beciuse lt IN closelx guarded bx the xx1ld Ilatlxe lslanders xx ho xx orsh1p It VS hen xxe set sa1l Admlral Ross told us that xxe xxere the best look1ng crexx he had ex 61 captamed ind also xx1shed us Bon xox age YK ell xxe st1ll are the best looklng cv exx ind some of us haxe had plentx of luck Ol thele xxoulcl be manx x zcant belths hele tonlght VS hen we put out from Elementana xxe numbered about one hundl ed and thl1tY Todax ou1 crexx ls made up of about flftx fixe filst class eamen Appa1e11tlx xou notlce the huge decrease 111 our rmks Th1s ha beell caused bx the x1olent stolms and fur1ous battles xxe haxe xxeatheled Ex erx crexx has need for recreat1on and xxe found ours 1n the deck sports The uppez deck xxas open and free flom all obstacles so xxe could plax football and baseball xxxthout belng handlcapped because of need of room but the gx mnas1um xx as small and basketball had to be plax ecl under hampeled CO!ld1 t1ons Nlanx of us tlled out for the athlet1c teams the sh1p 31 -arf. 1 1 S r 15 , 7 1 - 1 f ' 1 1 L- ' 1 K ' ., b . 1 . . . ' 1 - f 1 r 1 7 , ' Q 1 1 1 1 f - 1 1 1. 1 1 -Q 1 1 1 I . 1 1 v . 1 I I ., . . , m ' 1. s Q b ' 1 r ' , 1 . f . 1 . 1 .' . . .3 . , . , 1 , 1, , v ' 1 11 1 . I I V 0 ' I I I -1 Q ' 1 1 1 1 f . 1 4' ' 'I I 'v ' 1 1 1 5 - n r t 1 v 11 . v. 1 1 r I v v. 1 1 v 1 1 0 1.1 ' v 1 . I 1 1 v 1 1 1 , Q 1 1 v v . 1 v 11 . . - ' - 1 . - v 0 1 ' Y 1 I 11 '1 1 1 1 ' 1 1 ,1 . 1 1 1 1 '1 1 1 ul 1: . 1 7' - . . . , .. ., . . . 1 1 1' 1 1 1 ' 1 1 1 I 54 4' 11 . ,, 1 . 1 1 Q v 1 11 1 v 1 C 1 t 1 C 1 4 1 11 I I 1 v 11 Q 1 4 I . 1 s , ' ' 1 , ' .' .e Archlpelago 1n the South PHC1flC Ocean. Our cargo shlp was 1 1 l v . v1 1 1 1 1 11 1 I 1 1 1 1 Cs 1 1 . ' , ' . ' 1 , . . ' - . I 1 11 11 is ' I Q 1 1 K 1 K K ' 1 1 1 1 4 1 I ' 1 ' . -1 -. f 1 1 ' v Y 1 I . I 1 v v 1 1 1 1 v 'I 1 Y 1 11 . . ' 1 I 1 v 1 .' h 1 1 1 . c . . , - 1 1 .1 , 1 1 ' 1 1 2 1 ' ' 1 '1 . v v s 1 . I 5 1 1' 1 L K s 1 1 H 1 v 77 V . , ' 1 1 ' ' 1 1 , K . , 1 . 1 , 1 vi I -1 1 1 . C 1 1 Y v 1 I v 4 1 I 1 1 1 v 1 . v ' 1 1 1 v- 1 11 - 1 1 1 Q c I ' V ' I A1 ' 2' A1' .lv 1 S na A1 tv v. 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 v 1 v 1 1 Q Y ' Y 1 . 1 1 - 1 1 V v V. - . ., . . L . . 1 1 v 1. v '1 r 1 1 I ' 1 1 .

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Hartford Hrgh School future crtrzens of the Unrted States are made and trarned to man thrs great xessel We not onlx are very carefullx taught the studres relatmg to the gox ernment of our country but xxe also haxe a chance to make practrcal use of thrs knoxx ledge for here vxe haxe a student gox ernment the Actrxrtx Assocratron xx hrch rs run bx the puprls and xx hrch carrres on to some erctent the busrness of the school Thrs organrzatron xvrth rts presrdent xrce presrdent cabrnet sen ate and house of representatrxes 1s rn realrtx a mrmature Unrted States goxernment What better trarrrrrrg could be grven to prospectrxe C1t179llS than thrsf' Because of thrs preparatron xxe shall all be better fitted to bear the burdens of our country xx hen rt comes our trme to do so There IS also rn the fleet the strong and sturdx xessel Sportsmanshrp For four years the best materrals haxe been collected from ex ery source xx rth xx hrch to perfect thrs boat for well have xxe realrzed that the slrghtest rmperfectron xx 1ll cause rts destructron Much hard labor has been expended rn rts constructron to ax ord Just such an end The xalue of sports manshrp has been taught us all on the athletrc freld rn the classrooms and rn our student organrzatrons Our coach splen drdly fitted to tram the boys has so xx ell rnstrlled rn them the rdeals of farr play and clean 11x rng that our reputatron has be come known all over thrs sectron of the state Onlx a short whrle ago I heard a coach of a nerghborrng hrgh school sax that hrs teams always enjoy playrng xx 1th the East Hartford Hrgh School teams because thev plav such a farr and square game Thrs rs vou must admrt an unusual statement for a coach of a rrx al team to make Each mrnute part of thrs craft has been lard wrth exactness and care by the workmen under the drrec tron of the master burlder It remarns to be seen xx hat rt xx rll do on the hrgh seas rt rs gorng to meet so soon and hoxx rt xx rll weather the storms that are certarn to come If onlx xxe can find as good a prlot for rt as vxe haxe had leader durrng these past four xears rt rs surely destmed for the port Success Last but of greatest rmportance rn the eyes of us all rs Scholarshrp sarlmg along on rts drgnrfled course Much hard xxork has been spent rn the creatron of thrs xessel Ex erv foreman and every Worker has had a share rn 1ts constructron Knoxxmg the xalue of such rmportant burldrng mater rals as Englrsh Hrstorx Scrence Latrn French and lxlathematrcs thev haxe proxrded us xx rth these and haxe added to embellrsh thrs therr masterprece and to make rt beautrful as xxell as drgnriied debating dramatrcs and musrc Our oxerseers haxe labored long and patrentlx puttrng thelr best efforts rrrto the creatron of the shrp because thex realrzrng that success de pends largelx upon one s abrlrtles as a scholar knoxx that rt rs of greatest xx orth Felloxx shlp Frrendshrp Cltrzenshrp and Sportsmanshrp max sarl placrdlx and safelx on the seas of Lrfe xet xx rthout Scholarshrp the lrttle fleet xx ould drrft along carrred armlesslx bx ex erx xxrnd that bloxxs nor xx ould rt knoxx xx hat port to call rts destrnatron Hrgh School graduates haxe a much better chance to succeed than haxe those people xx ho haxe left school before completrng therr courses There are to be sure excceptrons to thrs general statement Some of our 30 ' . v V , 1 'n l v Y Y ' L ! K 7 1 1 ' 1 ' y 1 . 1 . . . . . . . , n s , ' A , , 5, ' 1 , '1 1 1 1 1 1 - - -J sv .1 1 1 . . . . 1 .v .. .N W . . . . .. . . ' y 1 1 41 1 , . r v v ' w . 1 . . . . 4 l 1 v v v ' ' . 9 1 I - VI 1 I V v v v' v ' Q .1 . - 1 v . . . . V. . . Y . . Y - - ' Q 1 T 1 , ' . . v v . . . v ' r r - - ' I W 'yr . . . t . . . . 1 Y I . . N .H . Y Y. Y. 1 1 . t N . N , . V U . . . ' -r. J A - . . . . v . V. l v v . . U . . v Y . r N r, , . 1 my A L . v 0 r . . ' v vw v r . , v 1 1 1 . . . . . V' Vs D v ' I 0. 1 .w .1 Y . . X , i - 1 ' .1 r 1 v 4 1 r V Y x V. v .1 it ' 1 - 1 .1 .1 1 .1 ., . , , , . 1 l 0 v w v , , ., . . c I Y . . N . .r N '1 v s ' l v A , s t, L T. - 1 91 ' 1 1 1 ' '1 - L . . . , . W ' v . . . .. ' . . I . . , . , . , ' ' s v v -1 1 H - y , - . l 8 l . 7. ' v Q 4 .wh v v v v v vw Q v . 7 n -n. s. 'Y v 1 1 1 . ' . , , . . . , I ' I v -4 v 4 ' 1 1 I ' ,, , L . D . .. , 1 - 1 1 1. 1 ' v . . . . .

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carrred the first rear though mans of us got berths on the first teams but w ere put on as subs or else made full fledged members of the second teams Durrng the last two sears the fleet s teams w ere made up mostly by men of our crew Last season our baseball team won first place rn the league rn w hrch we are represented When we called at the West Hartford port we took unusual prrde rn takrng the West Hartford nrne rnto camp B5 the expert coaching of PllOt McGrath our football and basketball men w ere also xrctorrous over the West Hartford representatrx es Last season our bas ketball team made an excellent showrng consrderrng the con drtrons thev plax ed under We also haxe among us sexeral outstandrng rndrxrdual athletes as Seamen Ted Truex Smucks Stangle and Van Powell Now on a crurse lrke ours all the time rs not spent play rng games There are mans dangers lurkrng at ex ers place you may call I remember xery well one battle we had wrth a tr1be of sax ages One nrght w hen we were about three davs out of Pago Pago that much w rrtten about port we anchored about a half mrle off a small coral rsland named Scrence The wlld rnhabrtants saw us and later that nrffht they came out alongside us under coxer of the darkness and crept up over the rarlrng A fierce battle followed w rth the result that the Scrences were defeated but surely we would not hare been xrctorrous had rt not been for such commanders as 'Hates Moore Hastrngs and Geer Another du whrle lung off the small 19 ands of Latrn and Math two groups went ashore to explore the islands Thev were ambushed by wrld head hunters and many were oxer powered and taken away as captrxes Other drsrsrons On a crurse such as we have taken rt IS a case of the fittest surxrvrng The crew that manned our xessel before us establrshed an Actrx 1tv Assocratron to grve more power to the crew and to establish a more democratrc feelrng between the officers and men The assocratron has grx en us much enrox ment from the deck sports musrc debatrng and entertamments all of which rt sponsors The dues amount to only ten cents per week A freighter cannot contrnually take on frerght wrthout unloading some of rt We had a wrong rdea about the capacrtv of our xessel and w hrle crursrng around the South Sea Islands we met wlth mrnx terrrtic storms rnd had to throw the less xaluible part of our cargo oxerboard to keep from payrng Daxv Jones a xrsrt Although the knowledge was lost the trarnrng recerxed rn takrng rt on will alwaxs be a xaluable asset to us how I want to thank the personnel of our xes el for the Hne serxrces ther haxe rendered us Nlanx a time we hare been tempted to desert the shrp when stuck on 1 hrdclen reef but when cheered up ln our officers we hate continued and as a result sh rll be successful rn our quest of that knowledge w hrch rs power In a few daxs we ue to be promoted rgrrn ind from then on manx of us wrll captarn our own xessels along the xarrous 3 ' v y 1 1, 9 1 ' 1 . U H 1 n 1 - , 1 v v -rv M , ' , ' . 1 1 1 ' x , 1 . 1 1 1 1 1' ' 1 1 1 1 1 ' V 1 1 . , . - ' ' 1 1 1 v 1 1 1 . . . v. ' X H ,, ,, . . , KC Y! 1 Ll ' U! . . 7 .X . . . N Y. 1 1 y ' 1 v 1 v c. N . K , , , , 7 A 1 Y Y U x - ' I V 1 9 ' ' 16 ' !! 1' I - 1 v 1 I 1 . v . . . 1, U 1' 1 1 v 1 1 '1 U ' 77 1 1 1 1 1 . , . , 1' . 1 ' 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 1 , . . aj, ' ' . '.l . ' H 'V 1 1 1 1 ' 1 1 . . - . .. y 1 1 1 1' 1 1 1 - y 1 1 1 ' 1 ' 1' ' of our crew have had srmrlar adventures and narrow' escapes. . . 7. . 7 V . . . . ., . , ., ' 1 1 K Y 1 1 . 1 . v . 1 1 ' A 1 C V 1 y 1 1 v ' 1 I 1. 1 A 1 1 1 1 1 1' 1 1 1' 1 1 1 , , 1 1 11 I t 1 1 1 1 A v 1 1 1 1 1 1 y 1 1 1 1 ' I v 1 V' 1. r v1 1 1 Q ' ' 1 . v . 1 . l V- V1 11 v 1 1 11 1 QL1 ' ' B S 1 1 1 1' 1 1 v 1 1 1 v 1 I v v 1 1 1 . V 1 P 1 . 1 1 v 1 11 1 1 ' I - 1 1 1 1 1 1 '1 .1 1 1 . 1 1 1 r 1 1 A 1 K 1 1 1 A v ' s, ' 1 1 1 1 ' 1 vv v 1 ' ' 1 1 ' 1 I A . c 1 c 1 1 v 1 1. 1 1 ' 1 1 v 1 1 4 1 11 1. 1 K I , 1 A I 1 ' 2