Norwich High School - Archive Yearbook (Norwich, NY)

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UNDER GRADUATES REPLY I GR four long fears, our beautlful school has been over run by a bunch of 1? ndnotxc umbeczles, better lcnown to us as the class of 37 Frankly, we ltnow J f that they are just a crowd of overgrown eight graders Representing the F I Junlor Class, l really cannot see how they ever reached thus point of grad uatrng from our Dear Qld Alma Mater Of course all refuse IS eventually dlscarded and no doubt after all the hustle and bustle of Commencement they wall reach thelr frrst destunatlon The Cnty Dump Something had to be done' Our esteemed and beloved teachers could not continually lower the standard of the school by flunlclng them And so they were graduated But these bloclc heads, whose crannums resemble perfectly a puff ball ID shape as well as content seem to have gathered only the best part of the empty ness of the solar system, with There wlll be no more detention as we shall have no Senlors to set bad examples and brealc the Golden Rules of the school ln spite of the grown up attitude of the Sensors, they are really just a motley group of thyroid strlclcen Infants and should be treated as such Upon entering the Klndergarten of the Hugh School In plaln words, Sensor Study l-lall at any and all tlmes, Dons Hubbard can be heard voclferously belchung her ancnent and decreput lnngo of jolces But the Seniors appreclate these as IS demonstrated by Ed lngraham who prac tlcally strangles over all of them Alnce Scott IS forever decoratung her pad wlth chnclten scratches lcnown to the Infants as marvelous worlcs of art l dlsagree with their point of vlew, but we must tolerate It May we sigh IH relief as we observe the last fnnal cave man Tarzan of the Grapes attitude of Toots Mlrablto Upon graduatlng there wnll be no more chnldnsh capers of Jerry Collins and Brll Lyons No longer wall we have to bear wlth supposed Braun Trusts such as Chadwrclc, Dygert, and Northup Peace will rengn supreme once these brarnless morons have vacated our corrndors There will be no more moamng from Jaclc Cue ball Thorpe Aslde Anne Burchard washes to lcnow what cue ball IS Wall some people ever learn or must they be taught? ln parting, most undergraduates say Lots of Luclc, You Il need nt But we the class of T938 say Bon Voyage James B Gallagher 38 9 71 . in ,- 5 xx fp , f 59, f - t f' Q y u 'za , . . . .A , 4 S , A I . , . , 1 ' I T ' I I. 4 A. - all due respect to the patient and conscientious endeavor of our faculty members. . . . . 7' 'T

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ADDRESS TG UNDERGRADUATES f ODAY marks a serlous turnlng point ID the hrstory of Norwich Hugh the departure of the class of T937 Nevermore wlll Its members grace our Alma Mater wrth their drgnlfled and scholarly presence nevermore wlllthe lnfantrle sandbralns of the Undergraduate group be prrvlleged to look to them for and and comfort ID trmes of need Fearing that the future actlvltles of such an assortment of feeble mlnded fuzz brains mlght cause undeslrable comment on the school at large, we shall endeavor to N5 leave some sorely needed advice to these chrldren who will soon be left without any sort of a model to pattern themselves after To begun with, we cannot bear to thunk of our beloved Semor Study Hall lnhabltated by such mental midgets as Jack O Brien, l.rttle Lord Fauntleroy Mulligan and Butch Xxfoodruff How queer the building will appear with bars on the windows to protect the townspeople from those roaming lunaklcks Erght Ball Bowers, Goo Goo Sturges and Rack em Up Jones Of course, even the most serlous mlnded Seniors might sprung a smile If they could see Dons Spencer and Mary Haley burst Into school some day next September correctly attlred In stralt jackets It rs a plty that no one so far has been able to star even the most progresslve Juniors from their ever lastlng mental state of lnsenslblllty long enough to point out that If they Wrllcox, they mlght struggle to thelr Sensor year with some degree of sophlstucatron Let us hope that Jack will take this hunt and send an arr mall order to Sears and Roebuck for a good second hand set of mental equrpment As might well be expected, close Inspection of the skull of the average Undergrad has never resulted rn anything more startling than a nearly perfect vacuum or, In exceptronal cases, perhaps a few cob webs and a great amount of fog Thns In Itself explains why so many In the group seem affected with that peculiar condltlon of the heart known as puppy love For rllustratron, let us Investigate the Walt Trrnder case He, showrng cleverness unusual to one of hrs mental caliber, kept has heart throb secret untll she had graduated from eighth grade l.et us hope that Ann will take good care of hum and remnnd hum to always put on has brb before attacking has daily orange cream However, all of the Undergrads are not all of this type Such brilliant ones as Smoky Joe and Carey have managed to get themselves assocrated with Sensors, thus enabling them to clrmb above the table To top all the other atrocious actlvltles of thas proletarian mob, let us cute the acts of one Bruce Cummings, who for the past three years has been working nrght and day on an unventlon to turn vinegar back into clder So far, Bruce has succeeded In blowing out all the walls on the thrrd floor, but this year he has promised to produce frrst grade apple squeezln or else do a good, clean job and blow the whole building to Tlmbucktoo The more level headed members of thus group have already purchased return tickets on the Queen Mary Dld we say level headed7 Well, perhaps, but they made one gross error when they selected Jim Gallagher as thenr leader and spokesman Jim IS a good boy at heart, but he has the one bad hablt of enlarging upon the truth We hear that some day Jam will make a speech on the fallacles of the present Semor Class Beware that you do not accept any of his statements as fact, because Jlm as known to be talched IH the head Ah but we cannot continue Knownng as we do that the Undergrads can never realize the gap left by our passing, we leave our beloved school, sad because there can never be another class that In any way approaches any of our triumphs but happy because we have successfully attarned our goal Undergrads, as our last words to you, let us say held back as you are by lack of wall, brains, and leadership, when troubles seem thickest thunk always of your bene factors and advisors the Class of 37 Good l.uck you II need It Sherwood Tlllmdn 37 f f 3 - 1 ' SV' f ,Q , . . l . . 4 4 . 5 X f 4 . ' . , X I H , , y 1 . . 4 .. i B 1 K, - l l 1 1 H , , . . 4 4 1 I I ' ' , X, . would get aggressive and boot out that anchor to scholastic progress, Jack the Gammonf' I . , 4 . 4 I

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CLASS WILL E of the enior class, writing finis to a noble career, have drawn up this affidavlt in the presence of those nine old men otherwise lcnown as the Supreme Court Ju tices This body of men was chosen because we felt that, inasmuch as this is probably the greatest conglomeration of students ever to graduate from Norwich High School they are the only ones capable of handling our legal affairs such as they are We have favored the following with some of our prized and, to say the least, most precious possessions To the Juniors the hope that they will endeavor to approach the pretentious record estab lised by us We hope that when the Junior class taltes possession of Senior study hall it will react favorably to the literary atmosphere created by that inspiration of many wayward students, Miss Lynch Llpon the Sophomores, we bestow our appreciation for the finer things in life including among them tastes for good manners fine literature and all ofthe things that tend to malte little ladies and gentlemen A special bequest to this class is our hope that they will not find public entertainment too boring Since the pupils in this next class are so tender and immature, it is doubtful whether they would respond to the ways of the world, therefore, we leave the Frosh the uncarved desl4s if there are any upon which they may display their talent for art lo this class we leave the lo the boys ofthe school in general we leave the hope that when the honor students are selected there will be a goodly number of males present to uphold their claim to superior intelli gence over the fair sex It is our sincerest desire that Pat Johnson will restrain from using her magnetic power to entice handsome young men Elmo Robertson, alias Buclc Jones will restrain his emotions and cease to draw at the drop of an eyelid Gerald Jim Londosx Farnham will teach gentle brother Fred the technique of parlor wrest n Smol4ee Joe, the heart beat of many a gal will l4eep the flame burning for us Seniors after we have gone Jaclt Wilcox alias Smoothie will teach the younger generation how to dress and obtain the minimum in comfort and the maximum in loolts To Mr Wassung we leave our multitudinous thanks for the interest he has shown toward the welfare of our class and best wishes for success in his new field To the faculty we leave our sincerest wish that their efforts to fortify us and help us face the cold, cold world have not been in vain An last but not least it is the will ofthe entire class that our advisor Miss Stewart shall always be remembered for malcing these the most enioyable never to be forgotten days of our life Martin Lacatena 37 f f ' . . I-05' ' ' , . guiding hand of Mrs. powers, the guardian angel ofall Freshmen. c L ,I r r - li g. d K . i , H . ,b I . 5 ly