Daycroft School - Milestone Yearbook (Greenwich, CT)

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HISTORY or THE CLASS or 1941 qcommucdp new year Emd Shnpman secretary, Blame Fnlmore, treasurer and Paul St1rrett, cllss reporter The student councll members vsere Paul Star rett md Emd Shlpman, Emd vsas agam ed1tor of the school plper Our elmss, novt the unnor Class, started the year mth a barn dance The ellss xx as aetxye nn the orchestra, op retta, and on the athletle teams, decoratmq the gxmnasnum for the Washmgton Ball and the umor Irom Last fall two new students yomed our Semor Class Vlrgmla Bly was elected presldent of the class, Paul Starrett, secretary, Warner Forbes, treasurer and Joan Pamter, class reporter For the flrst half of the year Emd Shrpman was ed1tor of the school paper We made 1 good start for the year by gxvmg an mformal get acqua1nted party for the Hlgh School Just before Chrrstmas our class rnngs arrned and they aroused much mterest We drd a good part of the dec oratmg for the Washxngton Ball thls year, we were actlve 1n takmg part m the Chrrstmas play, we play ed on the athletrc teams and expect to do our share m decoratmg for the Jumor Prom as well as 1n takmg part m the opcrettu The Mrkado , to be gnven on Internatlonal Day Dzycroft has never had 1 year book before, and me Senrors de sue to do every thmg possrble to make thls f1rst lssue a good one lllllllIIIIllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll ll I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Ill--I I I Ill I'l'lll I Ill I I l'l Il1IVI'I I'lI I'I I V 1 v ' ' v s lf ' ' K A f f ' v - and we had our usual share in the annual Christmas play as well as F 7 ' ' V I . . Y . 7 . . . - . Y ' I - . . . Y V . . . ' Q! ' ,Y ' ' , Y l - V' - s r ' . ' l 1 W l ' r w 1 1' I 1 ll l I 4, ' lt ll , . I ll A !

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HISYOFY of the Class of 1941 Bx Wurflrr Forlntx In the f1llot 1937 Dax erott took 1 bug step forxx ard It ldded 1 Hxgh School eours , and xx 1th th1s addltlon began the hnstorx of thc schools flrst Freshman class, noxx the class of 1941 Thus Freshman class conslsted of four students xxho had graduated from the Dax croft jumor Hlgh Sehool and one xx ho entered Daycroft that fall We had no elass offxcers, but four of the class xxere on the Student Counell No hxstorx mlkmg events oeeurrcd that xexr zs far as our class xx IS eoneerned The next yexr 1 bug change came over the Hngh Sehool Txxo nexx telehels and 1 number of nexx students elme Ilve students jomed our Sophomore elass The class xx as the lnvehest nn school, md Mrs Welsbx, our faeultx ldvnsor, hld 1 tough job holding us doxxn We elected a ellss presndcnt, Ennd Shnpman, for the fnrst half of the xear, and Plul Starrett tor the seeond half, a class reporter, Betty Pamter, were joan Hurst and Paul Starrett School had not been ln sesslon for much more than a month before xxe gave the fnrst dance of the year Our class had a good share m decoratmg the gx m for the Washmgton Ball, one of the mnual formal dances Later on the class gave a play rn xx hleh xve all had plrts We had 1 tlnger xn most thmgs fln one xx ax or anotherj that xx ent on around sehool Enid Shlpman was edltor ot the Dax eroft Sun, f1ve members of the ellss xvere ID the orehestrl, md 111 the membels ot the elass xx ere on the athletne teams We all tools part m the Operetta lmalore The lmal major exent of the xelr xx IS the umor Prom, the deeoratlng for xx lneh our elass xx as agam largelx responsxble The next xear txxo students left and mn thelr places eame three nexx puplls Bettx Paxnter was eleeted presndent of the elass for thls llllllllllllllllllIlIllIIllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll . 'I' ' ' Q lk '. . 4 Q , . . . .Y 5 I V ' 'I . Y ' '- L I Y ' ' ' . ' 4 A ' , 'V e S 'V Q U Q 1 . . K S V . X ' 1 . H 1 x I V D ' ' ' I V and a treasurer, Warner Forbes. The Student Council members that year r ' I ' ' , ' , . V . -S . I y' I x V' Y I llllllllllllllllllllllllIlllllllllllllllllllllllllllll

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The Sun IS Daxcrofts school paper pubhshcd monthlx All artlcles are vsrltten hx the students and edited bv the student ed1tor counseled bs 1 member of the faculty Thls IS the th1rd yelr of publncatlon 1s a monthly hugh school paper Early m the schools hlstory the students nn the lover grades made up a lrttle book contaxmng thelr drawmgs and composxtxons xx h1ch was called the Davcroft Sun When the Hngh School decndecl to pubhsh a monthls new spap r the name of thls earlxer effort was adopted Edxtor rn chlef Assoclate Edltors Grrls Sports Boys Sports Art Nlusnc Cnrculatxon Manager Busmess Nlanager Senror Class jumor Class Sophomore Class Freshman Class , STAFF Jacx PALACIOS WILLIAN1 BFN r1NcK CLCILY M xxx Assistant Editors Reporters Vmcwu BLY DON CASANANE LILLIAN LANG PAUL STARRETT DONALD BLY EUTHA RICHTER J PAINTLR J WOOTTEN SHERID-lx J. D,-XVIDSON lllllllllllIllllllllllllllllIlllllllllllllllll'lllllllll'l1'll The Daycroft Sun l l , ,, HY, H, H ,,,Y-a,YYYV,, H VYYY .--,YW--.Y..,YY,Y , Y