Crosby High School - Blue and White Yearbook (Waterbury, CT)

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Page Twenty-Three r e T .P 7 ,gl 3 111 ,.--f M ' ' SOPHOMORE YEAR With the advent of our second year, we all returned with heads held high as we looked down upon the lowly freshmen. No longer did we scurry along, dodging teachers and upper classmen but we were slowly acquiring the stately tread which so distinguishes the upper classmen. We took great pride in our ability to sing the school songs and the ludic- rous silence of the freshmen drew loud peals of laughter from our ranks. The clubs enjoyed an unusually brilliant year. The Dramatic Club presented A Kiss for Cinderella very successfully. Debating Club put the finishing touches to a prosperous season by defeating Wilby-our deadly rivals. French Club in conjunction with the Spanish Club in presenting two French and two Spanish plays which played to a la.rge and appreciatlve audience. Math Club kept up its high reputation with well attended meetings throughout the year. The Occupation Club, although one of our youngest organizations, was busy all year under Mr. Wa.lsh's guidance making educational trips to several local firms. The members had several speakers on their pro- grams who imparted much information to the boys. The Argus became a bigger and better paper, under the leadership of Margaret Raymond and gave to the students much high class news and literary articles. The Boys' and Girls' Glee Clubs combined to present an excellent pro- gram to a large audience. The Combined High School Orchestra lived up to their reputation with their annual concert during Music Week and drew rounds of applause from the record crowd. Athletica.lly, our teams fought with the true Crosby sp'rit and turned in several remarkable performances. Our basketball five, hardly con- ceded even a small chance, took Naugy's Eastern State Champs into camp in the season's biggest upset. Our eleven also triumphed over the Gar- net and Gray in a hard fought game. Although our baseball team had only varied success, they exhibited the genuine Blue and White spirit. The Crosby mermen again demonstrated their superiority over the rest of Connecticut's best by taking the State Interscholastics for the second consecutive year. The track team won a large percentage of their meets while the tennis and rifle teams maintained Crosby's reputation on the courts and ranges. - At last the long awaited summer vacation arrived and as seniors went their way on the course of life, we sophomores took another step on the ladder of success as Crosby's halls lay empty.

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Page Twenty-Two N Ll A Ilzlfs f FRESHMEN YEAR This September it was our turn to have thrill that comes. once in a life time. We were proud of our achievement and showed it. But, not when a lordly sophomore could see us. The first bewildering thing was the, seemingly, yardlong schedule card. and then to find the rooms. The upper classmen were especially helpful in this. The next few days brought the Argus and the A. A. assembly. We saw Mr. Thibodeau, Coach Bullen, Mr. Boland, Gabby Hartnett, and Miles McNiff. all demigods to us. We must have become real Crosbyites when Mr. Boland put us under his spell. After getting the swing of affairs, things rolled along smoothly. Those of us who were interested joined one or more of the clubs. To some it was a disappointment that ufreshie-s were not eligible for all clubs. As for the sports this fall, we freshmen did pretty wellg several pro- vided practice for the Varsity Eleven. We can certainly claim to have helped beat both Naugy and Wilbv whether our claim is allowed or not. The victory over Naugy was a feather in the cap of the Blue and White. they were the state champs. We took great delight in that Thanksgiving Day victory, proving how firmly, Blue and White, we were already. With the holidays over, Mr. Thibodeau issued the freshmen honor list and we had a glorious assembly. It was a relief to have the mi-d-vear more or less safely behind and to start the new semester as a class that has proven itself. Social events coming off every now and then. Track season inst around the corner, and final exams far, not too far, ahead. The combined Glee Clubs and the Orchestra each gave a creditable concert. The Dramatic Club presented Adam and Eva, and each of the modern language clubs presented a play. For the first time a Crosby - Wilby debate took place. The Track team. under Mr. Jeff Boland and his brother, Bill, has made a mark for itself. Several records were broken in the various events and Crosby wcn every meet. Certainly, no one could ask for a bet- ter performance. The last few weeks of our first year. How quickly the year passed! Some of us are enjoving a well earned exemption from final exams, and some of us are working at top speed to finish reviewing. Well, exam week in over. summer vacation is here, both glad and sor- ry we say So Long to Old Ivy.

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-be Page Twenty-Four in .l ff' 'W' ' '. gf, E' L 75 315491 11' JUNIOR YEAR At last we're upper classmen. It feels great to walk about nonchal- antly in the halls and remark on the sophs and freshies scurrying about. We gave our all by joining all the clubs in sight, the A. A. and sulbscrib- ing to the Argus. Most of us are buckling down to our work for gradu- ation and the future seems to be just around the corner. Athletically, our football team, despite the loss of every game exhibi- ted the Crosby spirit everywhere it played. Thanksgiving Day came and found our boys putting up the best fight of the year, losing after a close battle to a more experience foe. Our basketball had a good season and made up the loss of the City Championship by again turning the tables on Naugy's Eastern title-holders. The swimming team again swam through all opposition ending a suc- cessful season by repeating at the Yale Interscholastic. The track and baseball teams both had good seasons crowning all en- deavors with victories over Wilby. The good work of the clubs last year was maintained and in some cases surpassed. New records were set in attendance which bid fair to stand for a. long time. The Debating Club won the Wilby debate which alone makes a season successful. The Dramatic Club gave a highly creditable performance when they presented Honor Bright to a packed audience. The French Club mainta.ined their reputation with Le Bourgeois Gentilhommef' The Italian Club, a new comer, established itself with Addio Giovi- nezzaf' The Math Club again gave promise of some budding Einsteins. . The Occupation Club made several interesting trips to local factories which are always glad to lend a helping hand. n A new club, the German Club, arose and was immediately welcomed with a large roster of German students. Last but not least, the Argus which kept us informed faithfully on all student activities. And now with the close of Crosby's halls we found ourselves seniors, with the responsibility not only of ourselves but of the school oh willing shoulders.