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

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SOPHOMORE YEAR The tables had turned, we stood at the foot of the stairs waiting to see the freshmen come down for cafeteria. It was our turn to smile indulgently at the new class. A radio club was organized this year and the members presented a Crosby News program. The students with the aid of several members of the faculty, both wrote and announced the school news over station WBRY. This program was sponsored by the Argus, which once again won third honors at the Columbia Scholastic Convention. The mermen had the most successful season of any athletic organiza- tion in Crosby, winning every meet except the one with Hartford, The Crosby Golf Team also had a successful season winning over both Wilby and Leaven- worth. The various Clubs spent an active year. The Honor Society held a College Day program which was attended by many students and their parents. It also drew up a constitution which is to be used by the future societies. The Occupation Club took a trip to the New York World's Fair. The German Club enjoyed a Christmas party at the school cafeteria, A grab bag and movies of a visit to Germany, were the highlights of the program. We were nearing the halfway mark of our careers at Crosby and we be- gan to realize how quickly the time passed in High School,

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Class History FRESHMAN YEAR We had been warned time and time again of the many tricks of upper- classmen. Although we walked into Crosby enthusiastically, we walked in on guard, awaiting an upper classmen to jump out at us from behind the formidable looking chained doors. We feared that we would not know where the assembly hall was and some villain of an upper classman would lead us astray. The next day we received a little more of what we expected. They awaited us at the foot of the stairs looking us over carefully and smiling in- dulgently at the poor freshmenf' The best any freshman could do was try to look as if he didn't mind in the least. We set out to make ourselves famous actors when we joined the Fresh- man Dramatic Club, Props and Paintsf, That year the club presented a ma- rionette show and a comedy play. We began to realize that Crosby was a regular little community when we first received the Argus. Why, that year, even the freshmen had their own column entitled Frosh Briefs. We were pleased when, at the first athletic assembly, we were told that we cheered louder and better than any other class. We put our cheering to good use at the annual Turkey Day Game when Crosby came out with a score- less tie. The swimming squad had a very good year, winning nine out of eleven meets. The baseball team was fortunate in having Pinky Woods that year. They defeated Wilby twice and Woods pitched a no-hit, no-run game. The Argus also had a good year since it won third place in the Columbia Scholastic Convention, which showed its prominence as a National School paper. The Honor Society, a newly organized group, presented College Day. This helped many to decide in which school to continue their education. After we no longer had the worry of final exams, we had time to realize happily that we had gained our place in the upper realm of Crosby.

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JUNIOR YEAR Only one more year to go and we would reach our ultimate goal, Only one more year and we would be privileged seniors. Our attention turned to athletics before long since this year, the new Stadium was to be used for games. The Thanksgiving Day game closed with Crosby and Wilby tied at 13-13. Although the basketball team suffered many defeats, it did split two games with Wilby. Again the swimming team lost only one meet to the superior Hartford team. Coach Manherz's medley relay team of Tom jackson, Jack Manherz, and Al Shailer broke the world's record in the 500-yard medley relay. The mermen also made a fine showing in the Inter-scholastic Swimming Meet at Yale. This year the Crosby News Program was discontinued and a new Radio Club was formed, This new organization presented a program called, Young America Thinks every week, on WBRY. The Art Club bought a fine oil painting for the school. The RiHe Club also had a successful year, while the Argus retained third place honors in the National Convention held in New York. It seemed as though our Senior year had literally crept up on us, for we were members of the Senior Class at last.