Rogers High School - Binnacle Yearbook (Newport, RI)

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KNOW ALL 'VIEN BY THESE PRESENTS That we the Graduatrn Class ot Ro rs Hrgn School of the Crty and County of Newport State of Rhode Island bern rn sound body and 1n sound mrnd do make and declare thrs and thrs only as and for our last vvrll and testament ln manner and form follovvrng To the unrors vve leave a pamphlet entrtled How to Increase Your Vocabulary after the careful perusal of whrch they may comprehend more or less the verbal redundancy wrth vvhrch 'Vlr Crandall addresse hrs Senror English Classes To the would be wr e Sophomores we leave a new ratrnv that of unrors and the added responsrbrlrty entrusted to thrs new class To the rrresponsrble but tolerant Freshmen we leave a humble apology for abuslng them so much and for solace the fact that they too may someday become Senlors however remote that day rs or may seem To the rncomrng Freshmen we leave a sound b1t of advrce garnecl through many years of experrence do your homevv ork' We the second perrod 4B En lrsh Class rn order to brrng about what a petrtron farled to accomplrsh regardrng a certtrrn Homerrc eprc namely the llrad leave to Mrss Crosby an rncrnerator and a box of mrtches To Mr Nevrns we leave a posrtron on the Red and Black staff analogous to that To Mr Heber Sensenrg we leave a hemrsphere adjacent to a cylrnder generated by a rectangle wrth the area lr perp ndrcular to the plane and revolvmg rn the great crrcle of the hemrsphere wrth 00 as center and 1 as rrdrus Xvrth thrs geometrrcal solrd also known as a vvrndow strck we leave a new four drmensronal ventrlatrng system To Mr Anderson the gold fishes the frogs the polly wogs and other blologrcal currosrtres of C 2B we leave another stran e specrmen a doodle bug To Frank lvl Creenlavv MT R Vlaster of Trafhc Regulatron we leave a unror Polrce outfrt to use 1 he keeps an orderly srngle lrne rn the Wednesday noon rush for that food delrcacy of organrzed hash known as hot dogs To Mrss Phelan and her Latrn mostly to the latter we leave the frrst person srngular perfect tense of the verb to be FEI To 'Vlr Nlorthup we leave a complet matador outtlrt rncludrng knee breeche fancy ve t beret and red blanket To Mrss Wood we leave a sole ntere t rn the 309 Nursery lnc To Mr Vvrllramson we should lrke to leave what to hrm would be a fulhllment of an rnnate yearnrnv a w ell behaved class FY ll ,Il la 'v I , ' 1 . , g V , . . V a 1 g 9 I I 7 Y! 1 . f A ' ' ' r 2 . I . I . . held by Vvfalter Xvinchell of Newspaper fame. . I I II . . . . . I. , I I I I I . I . . . . I I I I I. I . I I I I I . . . . I I I I ' y - 1 . SI! - U - v l - V - g I . J ' ' ts C ' ' ' - 1 '.r ' ' e ' ' ' - ' s, ' s , , . . , I I I I I . , I . I . CIW I I I I

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I9 31 Our last year at Rovers ha been one of great actr rty for most of the cla Hobo Dance was held rn Gctober and at least two more dances wrll be Urxen later rn t e year In une there y rll be the usual cla s banquet On Februarv l7th a statuette and prcture of lrncoln bequeathed to Rogers by Commander Smrth of the Cr A. R were presented to the chool by 'Nlr Vt atson the representatrve of the VC omen s Relref Corps of the Lawton Yvarren Post G A R Beryl oslrn edrtor rn chref of the classbook took a two weeks trrp to Calrfornra where she had the honor of chrrstenrng the new destroyer Henley named for her great great uncle Captarn Robert Henley of the War of 1812 The senror class grrls and faculty of Rogers Hrgh School elected Anne Greene as the D A R representatrxe of the school One grrl rs elected rn each school rn the state on the followrng pornts dependabrlrty serxrce leadershrp and patrrotrsm One representatrye from each state rs to make a prlgrrmrge to Xvashrngton where she rs presented a Good CllllCUSllllJ Medal by the Daughters of the Amerrcan Revolutron Thrs year the lunch perrod schedule was changed from two twenty mrnute perrods to three perrods of hfteen mrnutes each lhrs change w as a vreat help rn relrexrng the congestron rn the lunch room that had resulted under the former schedule lwxeryone who knew hrm erther rn hrs prrvate or publrc capacrty mourned the passrng of Superrntendent Herbert W Lull rn anuary A wreath was sent and Pxesrdent Sayer represented the class at the funeral Future exents rnclude the annual unror Senror Prom whrch wrll be grven rn the sprrng by the class of 38 rn honor of the class of 37 Graduatron exercrses wrll be held rn the Assembly Hall on une 24 1937 For the hrst trme rn many years the entrre class wrll jorn rn the srngrng of two songs And so wrth the awardrng of diplomas by the Charrman of the School Commrttee our four year sojourn at Rogers wrll come to an end Ir rs hoped that thrs hrstory wrll rn later years help recall rn some measure the mrny pleasant trmes we haxe enjoyed here to erhe ' r D ' s ' I .' ' ' - ss, A 1 c c , D 1 .. - -, -I ' v . s . 1 4- . 4 , F Y . D e - . -. y 4 V17 1 - A . -, b . S. ., , . v , . w - - -q ! - - I ! ' V V - 1 - . v - ! 1 r la Q 1 u D v 1 , 1 , - r . ' ' ' ' ' c 1 . 1 L 17 , ' A . 1 , I, K A 1 , . . , K ,, . . . - . ' ' 2 . r 1 '. D' t A ' c . ' ' ' . L, , , . . . . . . J . , V. . - r 4 r J , . - . , . , V y' v - ' y - -- , v V . I A V K a I n I Y ' , - , ' . , . .. ' , 2 ' L r ' . ' ' g .'.

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To Mrss Cofhn we lease a board eraser wrth handcuffs attached thus leavrng her but one unsolved and unsoly able problem that of flndrng chalk We the ever late boys of Rogers leave to hlr Walsh a contarner for tardy sllps bearrng the gold leaf rnscrrptron XX ASTE.BASls.E.T To Mr Nlahoney we leave a brand new yelocrpede wrth balloon trres and three wheeled brakes or rf he prefers a handsome red scooter lo Mr Hendy we leaye a selectron for hrs next concert Organ Crrnder s blvrng lo hlrss 'North s home room puprls we leaxe a collectron of slrps bearrng varrous srgnatures to spare them many trrps to the Dean when they are two or perhaps three seconds late rn returnrng from lunch lo Nlr Huntrngtons Physrcal Geography class we leave rndrxrdual cols and prllows so they may better accomplrsh than apparent obyectrve srxth hour XVe the boys of Zll lease to Srdney Rosenthal an alarm clock guaranteed to run fast so that he may get to school at least rn trme for lunch I Soma Adelson lease the monotonous routrne of recervrng four As a term for four terms a year for four years rn successron to Anrta Chase Io Mahlon Dunn we leawe surtable atmosphere for hrs antrcs rn the presentatron of a cage I Paul Champhn leave Rogers Hrgh School as the logrcal succe sor of Professor Ernstern To Frank Andrews we leaye nothrng more aesrrable to hrm than a long and drfhcult mathematrcal problem requrrrng no less than half a doz '1 sheets of paper for rts solutron I Stewart Smrth leave my artrstrc abrlrty to an able and worthy successor Lours Walker Frant wrth the hope of attarnrng some would be actors wrth dramatrc abrhty lrlce ours next year I ohn DeRoy leawe the Athletrc Assocratron wrthout rts best all star athlete I Frank Sarrrs wresthng champron deluxe leave the Wrestlrng Team a new champ rn the person of Wllllam Furtado the Band we leave as a contrrbutron a much needed solo rnstrument the bazooka the R O T C we leave an especrally dedrcated march The Parade of the Wooden Soldrer the Debatrng Team we leaxe a unrque noy elty an audrence the Football Team we leaxe someone of the srze and stature of Irvrng Nemtzow thus proxrdrng a mascot To the Basketball Team we leave a supply of wheatres and the hope that the energy therern wrll carry the team to the New England Tournament We the Graduatrng Class leaxe Rogers Hrgh yes rn sprte of oft expressed oprnron to the contrary reluctantly and half heartedly hurng spent at least four perhaps hve but most Irkely srx happy years rn thrs school THE CLASS OF 1937 Srgned sealed pubhshcd rnd declared the sard Graduatrng Class as and for therr last XX rll and lestrment rn each other s presence who hue at each other s request here wrth set than signatures as witnesses Srgned Eceetsra TARTAGLINO Wrll Maker Xvrtnesses Baldwrn Sryer President Anne Crrten X rce Presrdent , . - . .' ' ' C ' J ' , - . .- 7 - v f - V I U , , . A. - . . . . , ' . A ' ' ' ' ' . I l - v . Y .Y . - 1 V l ,. . G A, Q , -U . 7 Y Y . , . . . - v -' r v , I , Y , V NA , A , V . . . 1 , 7 . , I . . S Y , . ' I U U I . I . Xve, Lulu lVlar Harvey, Beryl Joslin, and Margaret lVlcGuirk, leave Miss Y I .I Y 7 . I 7 I To ' l - ' , . To .... ' ' ' ' , H - ,. To ' ' ' ' ' ' . To ' ' ' ' 1 ' V. . ' I 'll 1 ' U Q y V l W 7. v . D - .L , , - . , 1 , , , . Y . Y . . . ' -., V Vi , 'L X V I 1 n Q , -K . . ' . z . ' , ' 1 ' . ' - 'A BSA . s 1: ,' Sl I . . A. ,