Commercial High School - Yearbook (New Haven, CT)

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II X X lpf3omorc W 4? istory HE passing of years brought the further development of light, now in the form of the Roman lamp. 'We were advancing rapidly to the time when we would reach the most perfect form of lighting. The Roman lamp, as a new development in the methods of lighting, was significant to us. It marked a step in our progress toward our goal in life, as the years went by. We were back now as full-fledged Sophomores, on the second part of our four years journey through Commercial High School. How grand it felt to be referred to as an Upper Classman! But soon the glamorous first few days of school wore off, and we had to devote most of our time to studying. The lamp led us into new paths of learning. Some of us were going into the fields of France and Spain, and others into the paths of American History. But to all of us the secrets of Biology were revealed. VVhen the call for the A. A. drive came, Mary Amarante, '33, responded, and collected the most money. She was awarded a gold pin for her helpful cooperation. The Agassiz Biology Club was the first official Sophomore Club organized during this semester. Edmund Bartosewic, Salvatore Brancato, Barbara Pfnausch, Velma Schile and Louis Rubin were the capable officers elected. The Roosevelt Debating Club made a good showing in its annual debate with Wilby, but lost by the score of 89 to 84. Sylvia Arotsky, '33, participated in this event. The Thanksgiving vacation brought the annual football clash between Commer- cial and Hillhouse at Lighthouse Point. What a crowd of enthusiastic Commer- cialites turned out on that cold Thanksgiving morn to spur the Commercial team onward! Commercial showed great school spirit, but was finally defeated by the score of 12-6. The new year brought our Mid-Year Examinations nearer. To some, our studying did not prove fruitless. The suspense that held us after the examinations was great, but we soon received our eagerly awaited marks. Among the members of the Fanathletes were Eleanor Schultze, Florence Magliola, Marie Simler, Rita Wynne and Alice Carr, all of the Class of '33. XVinter brought its many activities. The Commercial Hockey Team was awarded both the State and District Championships. Charles Chatfield repre- sented our class in hockey. The recipients of prizes during the Sophomore year were Alice Learnard and Edmund Bartosewic. Both won prizes in poster contests. Spring rolled around, and brought with it both baseball and tennis. Com- mercial lost its first baseball game with Hillhouse, but came back with a victory in the second clash, and won with a l-0 score. Umbert Vetrone, '33, upheld our reputation on the baseball diamond. When the call for Sophomores for the N ews Advertising Board came, Sylvia Chain and Sadye Stein responded, and both were successful in making the Board. On May 15, the sights of New York were revealed to the Agassiz Biology Club, who visited the great metropolis. With June came the Final Examinations. We thought we had studied hard for the Mid-Years, but our studying was redoubled in preparation for the finals. The results of the examinations were on the whole satisfactory. We left school to return again as full-pledged Juniors, looking forward to a new method of lighting-a further step in our education. . ADELINE RADIN. f 27 I l

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uniof rf istd HE scholastic taper had just been lighted as we entered our Junior year, in the fall of 1931. We were greeted by many new teachers and classmates. The opening of school had been deferred due to an infantile paralysis epi- demic, therefore we were late getting started. Football practice began immedi- ately, with George Gordon, Joe DiCerbo, Al Paratt and Frank Sutila turning out from our class. Umbert Vetrone was elected to the captaincy for the following year, but it was learned that his age would make him ineligible to participate in the games. Under the guidance of Captain E. Banahan, '32, the Commercial hockey team captured the State Championship Title for the second consecutive year. The golf team had a successful season, taking third place in the State lnterscholastic Golf Tournament. The junior Girls, Basketball team defeated the Seniors, and we certainly were proud of them. E. Coniff, D. DeRosa, J. Freedman, D. Hon- nick, M. Lichter, F. Magliola, M. Pantalena, M. Sagnella, R. Schwartz, S. Semack, M. 'Waldron and L. Weinstein, were the girls on our team. Thirty-eight of our class turned out for cheer-leading. Florence Magliola, Ruth Hott, Jean Freed- man, Joe Glynn and Bruno Medley, were chosen as the five to spur the teams to action. The eagerly awaited Christmas vacation descended upon us and ended all too soon. We came back to start a new year, which had hardly begun, when we were confronted with Mid-Year examinations. At the beginning of the new year, the call for the Junior News Editorial Board was sent out. The first paper edited by the Board of 1933 was published February 18, 1932. Shortly after this, the election of junior officers took place. James Cavallaro was elected President, James LaVorgna and Jean Freedman were elected Vice-President and Secretary-Treasurer respectively. Joe Glynn was the class choice for Chairman of the Ring and Pin Committee, and George Klaiber was elected Prom Chairman. 'fS.S. Pinafore, the annual operetta, docked at Commercial Pier in March, and proved a noteworthy presentation. Helen Hearn, of our class had one of the leading parts, and Christina Hauser, Frances Kalinska, Gene Danese and Donald Ables, also of our class, took part. In an April issue of the N cws, Rose Brancato was announced Editor-in-Chief, and Ruth Rosenfeld the Assistant Editor. Late in our Junior year, the taper flickered momentarily, when Elsie Landino, our classmate, left us to travel alone to the Great Beyond. The calendar told us that June was swiftly approaching, and with it Final Examinations. We left our Alma Mater, to return the following September, as Seniors, eager to light the educational pathway to success. ALETTA ODELL. 29