Commercial High School - Yearbook (New Haven, CT)

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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

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