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

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HAROLD S. DRAY Classical Course How many in this class are there who would not commit assault and battery on this? Words fail iis, to express our meaning. Many there are who would exterminate him with pleasure. Why, you say? Because he thinks himself a strong man and whenever an opportunity comes, he tries to show it. Needless to say, the ladies fall for this caveman stuff. KEITH EBBETTS (“Ebbie”) Commercial Course “Ebbie” hails from Noank, the town of wild and woolly clams, odors of old fish, and the movie center of this part of the world, outshining even Hollywood, according to “Ebbie.” “Ebbie” is the soberest and most dignified person we've ever seen, but despite this, there’s no telling what goes on outside of school. JOHN FEENEY (“Red.” “Jeff”) Scientific Course Football (3), (4); Track (4); Annual Board (4); Junior Prom Committee; Pot Pourri (2), (3); Slats (3); Bulbul (4); President (4). On the other side of this page you will encounter the countenance of one John Feeney, commonly know as “Red.” When “Red” adorns his visage with a frown, which, by the way, is not often, lie presents a truly frightful picture. Many a man on opposing teams has thought that he was contemplating assault and battery when confronted with his face. In spite of all his seeming willingness to do battle he is very good-natured. ROBERT MURRAY FLEMING (“Blondy”) Classical Course Pin Committee (1); Class Baseball (2). “Blondy” has often been heard to remark that he would rather see a good burlesque show than eat. Such things are liable to happen in the best of families. During the first part of the year “Blondy” displayed quite a poetic bent (Originality Plus), as most of us remember. He turned his poetry in on the installment plan, which seemed peculiar to say the least. Maybe he is planning to become a bard for a magazine which usually has its material in serial form.

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WILLIAM I). CONNOR (“Groggy’) Classical Course Basketball (1); Pin Committee (1); Cheer Leader (4); Annual Hoard (4); Asst Football Manager (2); Junior Review (3); Junior Prom Committee; Regiment of Two (3); Dramatic Club; Pot Pourri (1), (2); Nautical Knot (3); Bulbul (4). “Groggy” is a man, every inch of him. Whenever the school runs into some difficulty, they call on “Groggy” to pull it out. Nevertheless, being a man does not make him sophisticated, for he isn't the least bit “uppish.” Wherever he goes he always makes a hit for he has a well-developed sense of humor. Oh, yes! “Groggy” is very popular with the younger set (of women). WILLIAM D. CURTISS (“Chink”) Classical Course Baseball Manager (4). “Chink” recently moved to Flanders. No, not in France, though there are possibly those who might wish it were. “Chink” is a small boy, but he can be heard everywhere. Me seems to be quite popular with the fair ones, and it is small wonder if he can josh them as he does us. Personally, we think that, though handicapped when it comes to size, he will come out on top. FREDERICK DAVIS (“Fred”) General Course Biology Prize (2); Football (1), (2), (3); Class Baseball (1), (2); Biology Club (2), (3) ; Annual Board (4) ; Junior Prom Committee; School Reporter (4) ; Slats Committee; Ring Committee (1); Radio Club (4). Would you ever suspect this fellow of doing wrong? “No,” you say. Well, you’re right. “Fred” is the best-natured fellow in the class. (For this we should get a good write-up in The Day.) “Fred” distinguished himself during the first years of school in his scholarship. We ought to “razz” him in one way or another, but we can't pin anything on him. THOMAS DAV LS (“Tom”) Commercial Course Annual Board (3), (4); Class President (3); Treasurer 4 ; Biology Club (2) ; Junior Play (3); Pot Pourri (2), (3), (4); Slats (3); Football (1), (2), (3), (4); Baseball (3); Class Baseball (1), (2), (3), (4); Senior Play (4); Prom Committee (3); Pin Committee (1). “Tom” brought his name into the limelight in the fall of 1925 by being elected football captain. “Tom” is a ban! player, and was one of the team’s most valuable assets. When it comes to other activities, “Tom' shines also, for he goes out for all the plays and contests that occur during the year.

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MORRIS S. FRAZIER (“Sky,” “Legs’) Commercial Course Pot Pourri (1), (3). “Alie ’ Lincoln was not the only tall and famous man in this country. “Sky” is just as lanky, if not more so. and his fame rests upon his coming to school late practically every morning. This, of course, makes him a permanent visitor at the seventh period. He also contributed his share to the Community Chest. It's a good thing that the Chest does not have to fit out fellows like “Sky,” for they would run out of material in merely clothing his nether extremities. PHILIP CRAY (“Flip ) Classical Course Football (1), (2), (3), (4); Track (2), (3), (4); Annual Hoard (4). Mystic should certainly he proud of this illustrious son. As an athlete he captained the football team. Besides being an all-around man of ability in athletics, “Flip is an artist and professes to be a “woman-hater, as to the truth of which we are unable to vouch. He is at least not averse to dancing. and he shakes a mean leg. WALTER R. GRUBNER (“Grubber”) Classical Course Budget Committee (4). “Grubber” first broke into our Hall of Fame by his high scholastic standing. Heretofore he has been relatively quiet, but during the last half year be has been getting more and more boisterous. Ibis may be due to some associations he has contracted. We are proud of him though, for he has passed all the college hoard exams so far. If anyone shows you something that “Grubber has done, you can be pretty sure that's it’s right. WILLIAM HASKELL (“Bill”) Classical Course Biology Club. There is one place where “Bill” does shine. That is the school lunch counter at noon. “Bill” says that lie believes in supporting athletics, consequently he eats as much or more than two others. “Bill has established the reputation of being the source of a long line (of bunk). Last summer Bill worked on board a ship. We wonder just what kind of a job he had?