Canaan High School - Lasso Yearbook (Canaan, CT)

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THE SENIOR CLASS Bernard Blass, tti, Warren Pire Fungo, Bruno Blodgett, Joseph Willis eel, R OITQII Lorch, L rthur -A right to ft row, le CP T ch, Betty 01.1 C essie Gustafson, B ude Gertr Smith, Benoit, Lucille Pauline W.. nd ro C0 Se very. A esta, Robert qll eAl CII ney, G Tier reen, B othy OI' opf, D H Marianne WZ 0 l Front Rice. Harriet upre 62. B Elizabeth Bosworth, 6113 Laffargue, L ian V n, Vi W 1'0 B ell, ockw R Evelyn i, perin QS G eebe, Mary B argery Richardson, M F. B. rin. ador. s Bate, Lena Peso CQ mp, P Fran Ca 3-Y e aupre, Mrs. M ylord, Tracy B Ga SCU Eil

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in the world, there is always a great deal of propaganda distributed, which usually has a strong effect on the per- sons who see only the patriotic and honorable side of that horrible imple- ment of so-called justice, which is war. The condition of America just before the world war well illustrated this chaotic state. If a vote were to be taken at that time, many people would be too greatly influenced by propaganda to vote according to their better judgment. Congress is made up of the repre- sentatives of the people of America. lf the United States does not want war, it follows that their representa- tive should be those people who like- wise think of war as the world's greatest evil. As it is in the power of Congress to declare offensive war, we will or will not, have war according to the desires of the people. Ameri- ca's slogan should now be, Peace at any cost! Eileen Morris, '39. BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND PRINTING The building of the Bureau of En- graving and Printing of the United States is known as the world's largest engraving plant. ln this building are designed, printed, and finished all the paper money, stamps and securities of our government. Extreme care is used to prevent fraud or error in the process of mak- ing our governments money. The plates from which our currency is printed are as carefully guarded as any treasure our government possesses. Visitors are permitted, however, to see from specially built galleries on each floor, how the money and pos- tage stamps are printed. There are many interesting exhib- its in the Bureau of Engraving and Printing showing the different kinds of securities that have been printed in the past. In this collection is the larg- est gold note ever issued. Paid guides conduct the visitors through the building and explain the different operations of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. Joseph Fungo, '38. SWING VERSION OF OLD SONGS Today jazz singers are taking the old sweet melodies and are singing them in the new style. Personally, l thing it is a pity that old songs such as Loch Lomond , l..ove's Old Sweet Song, and many others, which were formerly sung and played with a sort of reverence should be stripped of all their natural beauty in this man- ner. Not so long ago there was a con- test on the radio between the swing version and the old version of those songs. Of course, the audience ap- plauded greatly on both sides. The winner was to be announced the fol- lowing week, but unfortunately l missed the program. l imagine the old version won, even though the songs are still sung in the swing style. Swing music is all right in its prop- er place, but in my opinion it is very poor taste to play songs in that rhythm which were never meant to be played in a jazzed-up, present day manner. Lucille Smith, '38,

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STATISTICS Cnene Alquesta-- Bobby Vice-President, Home Room Q31 Reception Q31 Property Q41 Bas- ketball Q41 Robert Avery- Bob Vice-President Q31 Reception Q31 Part in Play Q41 Secretary Q21 Frances Bate- Sis Glee Club QI1 Home Room Sec'y Q21 Candy Com. Q41 Editor Live Wire Q41 Soccer Ql,2,3,41 Public- ity Com. Q41 Elizabeth Beaupre- Libby Basketball Ql,2,31 Glee Club Ql,21 Food Sale Com. Q41 Soccer Ql,2, 3,41 Make-up Com. Q41 Tracy Beaupre- Trace President Q41 Part in Play Q41 Decorations Q3,41 Reception Q31 Margery Beebe1 lVlarge Basketball Ql,2,31 Treasurer Q3,41 Editor Live Wire Q2,31 Orches- tra Q3,41 Baseball QI,2,3,41 Home Room Pres. Q21 Class Prophecy Q41 Part in Play Q41 Pauline Benoit- Bennie Class Sec'y Ql1 Reception Q31 Or- chestra Q41 Live Wire Re- porter Q31 Baseball QI,2,3,41 Make-up Com. Q41 Warren Blass- Bob Part in play Q41 Basketball Q3,41 Baseball Q3,41 Reception Q31 Or- chestra Q41 Willis Blodgett- Bill Clee Club QI,21 Baseball Q2,3,41 Basketball Q2,3,41 Part in Play Q41 Lena Bosworth- Lena Candy Com. Q41 lnvitation Q31 Soccer Q41 Dorothy Breen - Dot Vice President Q21 Class President Q31 Play Com. Q41 Baseball Ql,2, 3,41 Part in Play Q41 Reception Q31 Salutatorian Q41 Elizabeth Brown- Betty Clee Club QI.21 Play Com. Q41 Baseball Ql,2,3,41 Property Q41 Bessie Couch - Betty Clee Club Ql,21 Reception Com. Q31 Baseball Q2,3,41 Candy Com. Q41 joseph Fungo- Joe Reception Q31 Publicity Q41 Part in Play Q41 Mary Casperini- Mary Secretary Q3,41 Candy Com. Q41 Decoration Com. Q41 Baseball Q3,41 Eileen Gaylord-- Cale Class President Q21 Vice-President Q41 Mgr. Candy Com. Q41 Part in Play Q41 Publicity Com. Q41 Re- ception Q31 Gertrude Gustafson- Gert Glee Club Ql,21 Reception Com. Q31 Make-up Com. Q41 Soccer QI,2,3,41 Decoration Com. Q3,41 Marianne Hopf- Mary Asst. Editor Lasso Q31 Secly Q31 Editor Live Wirei' Q31 Part! in Play Q41 Play Com. Q41 Lasso Editor Q41 Valedictorian Q41 Vivian Laffargue- Viv Glee Club QI,21 Ticket Com. Q31 Orchestra Q41 Alumni Editor Q41 Reception Q31 Publicity Q41 Dec- oration Q3,41 Candy Com. Q41 Arthur Lorch- Art Publicity Q41 Soccer Ql,2,3,41 Re- ception Q31 Lena Pescador-- Joe Food Sale Com. Q41 Baseball Q2,3, 41 Publicity Q41