New London High School - Whaler Yearbook (New London, CT)

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BULKELEY NEWS 15 the singers, spoke to the boys concerning happiness. The students showed their appreciation by giving a rousing cheer for the entertainers and Mr. Bailey. □ b AT A MEETING of the Senior Class on November 18, the class held its election of officers for the year. The result as follows: President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer the voting was Harold Murphy Palmer Howard Frank Gannon Stuart Brown □ B Selection by school orchestra— Coronation March All of the actors showed exceptional skill and every number was received by the audience with rounds of hearty applause. The acting of Harold Murphy and E. Berger was the feature of the entertainment. This difficult scene, acted by all famous Shakespearean actors was handled by these two with wonderful ability. It showed skill rarely found in amateurs. Miss Jordan, Miss Zahn, and Mr. Harrison deserve praise for their work in coaching and promoting the performance. B E A PANORAMIC PICTURE of the student body was taken November 20, in front of the school. Afterwards a print was sent and the price of the picture which was $1.25. Several of the students bought pictures. B B ' pHE DAY BEFORE the Thanks-giving vacation was made most enjoyable to the students by an ex-celent program of singing, reading, and acting. The school orchestra also rendered several selections. The program was attractively arranged and presented as follows: Selection by trio from Bulkeley Orchestra. The First Thanksgiving E. Gipstein When the Frost is on the Pumpkin C. McEnaney Dramatic Reading J. Polinsky Similar Case E. Whiton Quarrel scene from “Julius Caeser” H. Murphy and E. Berger T THE FIRST period of school December 12, Prof. Towne explained to the pupils the financial condition of the football team, saying that owing to the fact that Plant Field was not fenced the receipts did not permit buying the sweaters and “B” for the players. However, in less than twenty minutes the students pledged $118.50 for the sweaters. This was an excellent example of the “Bulkeley Spirit” and proved that the fellows were behind their gridiron heroes. It was also announced at that time by Manager Britton that the following players had won the sweaters and the coveted “B” : J. Maclnnis, B. Bent, F. Fitch, L. Jimal, L. Farrell, W. Ryan, Q- Cas-sara, T. Cassara, T. Britton, J. McCarthy, C. Birmingham, H. Kiely, W. McCraw, P. Howard, M. Philips (coach).

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14 BULKELEY NEWS N SATURDAY MORNING, Oc- tober 4, 1919, the football squad met at school and elected Fred Fitch captain for the team this year. Bab bage who was elected captain last year, has left Bulkeley and now attends Suffield Academy. □ □ QVER FIFTY COUPLES attend-ed the dansant given by the Beta chapter of the Phi Alpha Mu Sigma fraternity of Bulkeley School on the evening of October 31, in the ballroom of the Crocker House. The hall was decorated with school and fraternity colors. Parents of the members and the faculty of the school acted as patrons and patronesses- The committee in charge were: T. Britton, F. Gannon, S. Brown, and J. Maclnnis. □ □ T) OOSEVELT’S BIRTHDAY commemorated at school b was by a most interesting program. The speakers and their subjects were as follows: Life of Theodore Roosevelt— P. Howard Roosevelt the Broncho Buster— R. Hancock Roosevelt as a Rough Rider— E. Whiton Poem, “To Theodore Roosevelt”— R. Rose Roosevelt the Sportsman— R. Stewart “America”— School Roosevelt the President— J. Lynn Roosevelt the Man the Kaiser Feared— F. Sistare The Strenuous Life— H. Murphy Roosevelt on The American Boy— S. Fitch □ 0 VN NOVEMBER 4, through the efforts of Mr. Bailey, Boys’ secretary of the Y. M. C. A., the school was rendered a fine musical entertainment by the “American Industrial Quartet.” Several songs were sung and Dr. Byron C. Piatt, one of

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16 BULKELEY NEWS Teacher—“Have you nothing to do ?” Rodinsky—“Absolutely nothing.” Teacher—“Well, you’re equal to it.” An Alumni was once asked if he knew Mr. Hooker. Oh yes,” was the reply, “Hook and I (eye) are old associates.” “Does your son play cards for money ?” “I don’t think so. But those who play with him do.” There was a piece of cold pudding on the lunch table and mamma divided it between Willie and Elsie. Willie looked at his mother’s empty plate. “Mamma,” he soid, eardestly. “I can’t enjoy my pudding when you haven’t any. Take Elsie’s.” Mother—“Why don’t you play with that Mclnnis boy any more?” Cassara—“ ’Cause he swore.” Mother—“Horrors! Did he?” Cassara—“Yes’m. He swore I stole his knife, and teacher made me give it back, and licked me besides.” A schoolmaster inquired of one of his pupils on a cold day in winter, what was the Latin word for “cold” “I can’t remember it at the moment,” said the boy, “but I have it at my finger ends.” Teacher—“How would you punctuate this sentence: ‘Miss Gray a beautiful young girl of seventeen walked down the street.’ ” Britton—“I would certainly make a dash after Miss Gray.” While inspecting an examination paper recently, a teacher found various humorous answers to questions. A class of boys averaging twelve years of age had been examined in geography. The previous day had been devoted to grammar. Among the geography questions was the follow-iug: “Name the zones.” One promising youth, who had mixed the two subjects, wrote: “There are two zones, masculine and feminine. The masculine is either temperate or intemperate ; the feminine is either torrid or frigid.” Ted once said to her: “Come with me and we shall go and live forever in the Land of Love and Soft Desire. At evening we shall walk together by the pools where the lilies grow that bring delectable dreams, and we shall watch the sun burn itself to death over the mountains whose valleys are older than the wrinkles in the moon. From the high windows of our castle we shall cast flowers into the purple lake below, and in the morning pluck new g: rlands, for winter shall never come to our enchanted land. Come with me, even now, come, for it is spring.” And as he spoke, she interrupted him to ask: “If all this is a proposal of marriage,