Bridgeport Central High School - Criterion Yearbook (Bridgeport, CT)

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...T0... MISS MAY G. WENIJELI. mcfxn or 'rms GERAIAN DEPAR'I'llEX'l' sI'l2cTFI'1.I.Y IIEDICATE 'rms cfmxllixcl-:xllsx'1' Num UI? 'PIII-I CRITERION

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1 U TEHE1QRHTE11?H0N UI I.L.1.....l VOL. lll. CONTENTS FOR JUNE, IQI3 NO. 9. sei ioiicm 16' Class History ll Class Poum 1 3 Class Proplzvql' . I5 Class I-brains . . 20 Commercial Class Historif 21 Corziiiiorfrial Class Poem . 23 Comrrzercial Class Prophecy 24 Cliaracterisiios . . 30 Senior Class . 32 Criterion Board . 52 Editorials . . 5 3 'Barnum Prige Spuizlsws . 54 Honor Sluderzfs . 5 5 . Senior Plalf 56 Football . 58 Baskeflnzll 60 fBaselvall . 62 Orflzestra . . 64 A. A. EX6L71lZL1 06 f,'UlllHl'lffc?fZ 66 Grinds . . . 67 Nine 4.4

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lU the QRHTERUON U! VOL. lll. BRIDGEPORT HIGH SCHOOL, JUNE, 1913. NO. Q. ACADEMIC CLASS 1913 l l lg HISTORY 'I Hli nineteenth of September, . IQOQ, was not an unusual date for anyone except a group of anxious boys and girls who gathered about the llridgeport lligh School. They stood and chatted, feel- ing very self-conscious and somewhat important, wondering what was in store for them within that strange building, Suddenly the doors were opened, the upper classes came pouring out, and amid cries of I lello Freshie, the waiting crowd filed up the high stone steps. Thus did the Class of ltjlg enter high school life. I suppose we were just as green as any Freshmen class ever was, in spite of our feelings of importance and our efforts to seem at ease. Once inside, however, we breathed more freelyg we had at least escaped from the upper classmen. Nlr. Simonds, in his kindly way, made us feel wel- come. Then we were assigned to various classes, and with strenuous efforts we went from room to room. XX'hen we were finally dismissed, we set off home feeling somewhat be- Eleven wildered, but proud,-at last we were high school pupils. ln the following weeks, we were kept busy adjusting ourselves to new hours and studies, but we soon became accustomed to high school ways, and the time slipped by until Klid-years came, bringing with them woe for some of us. Nevertheless, most of us survived the terrors of examinations and went on our way as before. The one incident of the second se- mester which impressed itself upon our childish minds was the Senior celebra- tion of Pigtail Day, which we remem- bered all too well. XYe, ourselves, did nothing especially noteworthy, and our first year, drawing to its close unevent- fully, left us looking forward to the time when we should be Sophomores. XYhen we came back in September, we felt very wise, and almost as im- portant as the Seniors. Early in the year, Mr. Simonds called us together for organization. The noise and con- fusion of our first class meeting have caused it to become one of the memor- able events of our history. After