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

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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.

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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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SENIOR YEAR We have always looked forward to vacations with anticipation, but this coming vacation is looked forward to with as much regret by Seniors. It means an end to our happy years at Crosby, an end to something that has been a vital part of us for four years. As we look over the past year we remember that this season the Crosby mermen tied for first honors in the state with the Hartford team, which is no longer superior to the Crosby squad. The Argus and La Page Ouverte, Crosby lirench Paper, both won na- tional honors in the Columbia Scholastic Convention this year. The Argus broke its third place rating record by receiving second place honors. Although this was the hrst year the French paper was represented at the Columbia Scholastic Convention, they received third place rating. A hard fought game took place at the Stadium, Thanksgiving Day, when Crosby, the underdog team, bowed to Vifilby with a score of 6-0. Crosby had one of its finest golf teams this year while the rifle team won thirteenth place in the state. The clubs were active as usual, carrying out the plans of previous years. The Honor Society introduced new ideas which they hope will be carried out by the Society in the future. Although we may look into the future with some anticipation, we hate to break away from the one thing that has consumed our energy for four years. Yes, we even envy the incoming freshmen-in a way.