Norwich High School - Archive Yearbook (Norwich, NY)

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Class History ln the year 1927 a tiock of green little freshies entered Norwich High School. Mrs. Powers, our class adviser, called our first meeting for the purpose of electing officers. Leo Libbey was our iirst president, Jennie DiStefano, vice-president, Lucy Harris, secretaryg and Robert Rafferty, treasurer. That year we did not have our pictures in the Senior Class Book, only our names. The next year we elected Bob Rafferty, president, Virginia Dunne, vice-president, Clif- ford Lawton, treasurer, and Thelma Hendrickson, secretary. As it is customery, at the beginning of the Sophomore year we elected a class adviser. Miss Lillian VVells was chosen for this position and we have never regretted our choice. Again we had only ou: names in the Senior Class Hook. ln our Junior year we began to be of a little importance and were no longer looked down upon as much as we had been in the past. Our class officers were Ronald Prindle, president, Cliff Lawton, vice-president, Marian Redmond, treasurer, Virginia Dunne secre- taryg and Robert Rafferty, member of the Advisory Board. To raise money we sold Christ V- mas cards and magazines. ln June we gave a Junior Prom at the Norwich Club for thc Class of '3O. That year for the first time our picture appeared in the class book. Our Senior year finally arrived. No longer were there any upperclass members to despise us. No longer were we in deathly fear of our teachers. XfVe were Seniors. Burton Walworth was elected president and Virginia Dunne, vice president. Eleanor Stager was chosen secretary and Kasson Crandall, treasurer. During the summer of 1930 We were saddened by the death of Frederick Hunt, one of our class members. Cn the first day of the year we lost another popular member of our class, Lucian White. Our class of 1931 has now ended a successful high school career. Other classes hav: only to follow our worthy example to be as successful and perfect. i MARY wHiTE 1931 Class Song We are soon, and all too soon, To leave this dear old Norwich Hi. We are soon to leave acquaintances Made as four short years passed by. We feel happy, we talk gaily, Yet 't is with a feeling of regret That we part from here forever - From this place we'll ne'er forget. Thus, Farewell, we bid you as we go, Each wishing success to you, VVe say, Good-bye, and, Au revoir, We hope not, f'Adieu. ROBERT RAFFERTY

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Address to the Undergraduates At the death of Knute Rockne, world famous football coach, a great misfortune be- fell the athletic world. At the death of Nicholas Longworth, late speaker of the House. the legislative world was shocked. And now comes another heart rending casualty. Norwich High is going dead as a result of the graduation of the class of '3l. lt is with sincere regret in all our hearts, that we are leaving, because in leaving, we foresee a dis- gusting state of affairs which will terminate in a sad misfortune-RUTN. This ruin is in- evitable, since the destiny of Norwich Hi rests in the hands of a group of mentally dee ticient and incapable children such as joseph Sanford, Larry Cook, Flora Stager, and the rest of 'em. including Jane Babcock. There's Joe Sanford, for instance. Wheiievei' anyone gives him a compliment it goes to his head. Ever since .Toe saw the late movie, Trader Horn, and learned that baboons were fierce fighters, he has been going around high-hatting everyone. Larry Cook, tin-horn shiek of the Junior class, is determined that he will be a success in life. Already he has attached himself to something rather largeg not a mountain just a Hill. The junior Class has indeed been a very disorderly class, but there are two cases which stand out above the rest, those of Miss Flora Stager and Jane Babcock. Their con- duct at l-lubbard's has been very disgusting. They have not the slightest regard for the Eighteenth Amendment, they are always trying to get Fullerf' All during our four successful year at Norwich Hi. we have at all times obeyed the rules and regulations, as you probably have noticed. After we are gone, our sympathy will be with Mr. Hogue and those other poor teachers into whose hands will fall the almost impossible task of training a pack of numskulls how to pass to and from assemblies and tire drills. The thought of our graduation has caused a panic in the ranks of the undergraduates. There were a few rather serious consequences caused by this panic. l will state a few of the most serious instances. - Frederick Fahy, leader of the Junior class, must have lost some of that strange power over women, better known as Sex Appeal. Ask Ruth if he hasn't. Carlos Wlhitneyls hair turned curley over night. We wonder if this strange occurence was caused by worrying? 'lack Wilson Cone reason why teachers' hair turn grayj has been trying to get Tanner all winter. lt really is absurd. VVe have noticed that the undergrad- uates about the school have been incessantly humming that well-known song, Anyone Can See How Happy l Woiilfl Re VVith a SENIOR Ry My Side. Cheer up, Juniors, there will be a few Seniors who will come back and endeavor to keep the study halls in peace and quiet as they have been during the past four years, thanks to us. Dick Lyons has kind-- ly consented to come back next year and lead the 1931-1932 basketball team to victory. What a break for the Juniors. , The junior class is an extremely backward class. ln the contest at l-lubbards, they were in the same class with the Freshmen. They are unable to raise any money for their classg but never say die, juniors, l have a plan which l think will help you. 'We have no- ticed that the Juniors have become a victim of that newly-invented, children's toy, the Yo- Yo. Since this is the only way that you spend your spare time, why not make use of your talent. l would suggest that you form a Yo-Yo squad and the next time there is an Ama- teur Night at the Fox Theatre enter this squad of special-talented Yo-Yoers. On this Yo-