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

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SOPHOMORE YEAR Q At last the time had come - no longer were we mere mistreated, inno- cent freshmeng we were now full-fledged upper-classmen, for we were entering our sophomore year. We could play the same jokes on the unsuspecting fresh- men that we had suffered, and we lost no time in doing so. We did become more serious, however, with the threat of approaching war. This factor became even more real with the attendance of two British refugee girls in Crosby. It was also the year of elections and in a straw vote among the pupils, Roosevelt won, among the teachers, however, Wilkie was victor. When the latter campaigned in this city, janet Elwin, '42, was able to interview him. The football season was not very successful, with Wilby beating us in the traditional Thanksgiving Day game, 6-0. The basketball team kept up to standard with 11 wins and 7 losses. We defeated Naugatuck once and lost the second game. After an exciting game with Wilby, we won the city championship. The Swimming Team was also very good, although Hartford Public managed to beat us again. Although not taking any firsts in the C.I.A.C. meet, we did manage to take four seconds. The baseball team was its usual self - need we say more. The Golf team fared better, winning seven matches and completing one of its best seasons to date. The Track team had a good year with George Brown state champion in the 100 yard dash, second in the 220 and third in the broad jump. The Tennis team had a pretty good year also. With June came happy plans for vacation, but also sad farewells. Miss Kane and Mr. Grafton, after long and successful years of teaching, were retiring. Their loss was felt by all. HLUE ll lllllllf ff

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Class History FRESH MAN YEAR September 1939 saw the entrance of the first war-time freshman class into Crosby High School in 21 years. True, the war did not yet involve America, but its effects were evident over here. In an Argus poll, 9823 of Crosby's students showed themselves for the Allies, despite urgings to remain neutral. Our annual blizzard kept 1,150 out of 1,450 Crosbyites at home. On the sporting front, though the Ivy teams didn't fare too well, there were bright spots in the year. Perhaps the brightest of these was the world's interscholastic record of 5:09.9 in the 500 yard medley relay set by the famous Ivy aquatic trio of Tom Jackson, Jack Manherz, and Al Shailer, in a meet against Warren Harding of Bridgeport. Another Argus survey showed that we, as freshmen, preferred high school to grammar school. Crosby took first place in the second division of a state-wide Latin con- test, testifying to the ability of both teachers and students. By this time, our freshman year was drawing to a close. It had been something new and unusual for all of us, and it was with eager interest that we looked forward to that momentous day when we could look at the in- coming class and smirk, Freshmen! lfltUEl41l1l1lIEff

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JUNIOR YEAR We're juniors! And while we had just begun to digest our knowledge, some termites had already digested our gym! However, the necessary repairs were made and the junior year goes on its way. In the sports line:- Wilby was victor at the Thanksgiving football game by a score of 13-7. The Swimming team came in second in the state finals, losing to Hartford. The Basketball team got up to the C. I. A. C. semi-finals but lost to Naugatuck. And in the clubs:- La Page Ouverte omitted their customary gossip column and the meetings of the French Club were held entirely in French. Rifle sharks organized the Waterbury junior Rifle Club. The Language Clubs, Art Club, Honor Society, G. A. A., Girls' Vocational Club, Riding and Radio Clubs went through a very successful year. Miscellaneous:- The Argus sponsored two fashion shows, Crosby students being the models. It celebrated its 32nd year of publication and was chosen as the second best school paper in a nation-wide contest. Student guidance programs were organized where the pupils helped to bring the student body into closer contact with the faculty. When December 7th cast a shadow on our sunny days, all Crosby rallied to do its bit towards victory. The sale of defense stamps in the school was initiated, many of the Crosbyites who were eligible joined some branch of the service, and a large group of girls was organized to knit woolen sweaters for the children of war-stricken areas. Many of the students also helped out during the rationing of gas and sugar. . . . . And also we bade farewell to an eventful semester and lifted our heads to the senior year, somewhat gladly, somewhat sadly. ELUEXUJHITE ff