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

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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

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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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SENIOR YEAR Usually, summer vacation brings happy anticipation of the carefree days ahead, but this year the prospect has instead a nostalgic hue. Due to the stress of war, there is little chance that few members of the class will be fortunate enough to go on to college. Many instead will enter the Armed Forces and still others will enter the war industries of the nation. But when we look back over our Senior year, we realize that there have been many incidents worthy of note. There was the football team's glorious 33-0 victory over Wilby, and the swimming team's rating as second in the State. The basketball team reached the quarter finals in the State Tournament and the rifle team completed a perfect season. This year saw the coming of an entirely new course - aeronautics, as well as the formation of a new club-The Science Club under the supervision of Mr. Kenney. In spite of the fact that many of the students were engaged in after-school war jobs, the clubs had highly active and successful seasons. Then too, there was the honor of taking first place in the Columbia Scholastic Press Conference with our widely-read Argus. The French paper came up with second place honors. The baseball team started out by winning their first three games and finished out the season with an almost even record of wins and losses. An Honor Society, boasting a membership of 43 students, carried on the excellent work of former years in the cafe. This, the second class to graduate during World II, may indeed be proud that, due to its excellent spirit and in spite of the war and its far-reaching effects, its members have gained greater and higher honors in their quest of knowledge and victory. HLUEXLUHITE ff