Daycroft School - Milestone Yearbook (Greenwich, CT)

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SENIOR DIARY IANUARY 6 5:00 study hall was put into practice. 10 Sleigh riding was fun for once. 11 The Bus broke down and the church service was held at school. 15 Exchange students came from Edgewood. 17 The Hampton Singers came. Iuba was very popular. 18 Mr. Holmes showed pictures of Peru. 23 British films 3V2 hours. 25 Mr. Iagel's concert was held at the Women's Club. 27 British War Relief posters auctioned-one of them went for 31.25. 31 The Stolen Prince -a play put on by the girls. FEBRUARY 6-8 Home weekend at last. 10 Lecture by Mr. Peake of Kansas City. 12 Holiday. ZV2 hours of skating in the morning and a free afternoon. 13 Everybody stiff from yesterday's skating. 21 Washington Ball at which all had fun. 24 Blackout from 9:00 to 9:15 p.m. The moon didn't cooperate. 28 Country Fair and Literary contest at Cherry Lawn. MARCH 1 La Forge Concert at the Women's Club, with Ellen Berg and Walter Cassel. 16 Exams started and we were finished. 19 Easter Holiday started. 31 Classes began again at 8:30 A.M.-No shining faces! APRH.. 1 4 The tennis court was started-a la W.P.A. Fire-fighters were busy. 5 Everyone turned out in their Easter clothes. 9 Air-raid alarm-no damage. 10 Rehearsals for H.M.S. Pinafore were started with Mr. Stoneington directing. , 11 The Freshman Hop and Virginia Bly announces her engagement. Owing to the fact that we can not predict the future we must stop here. So until next year, Bye now! 21

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SENIOR DIARY SEPTEMBER 16 Here we are-all back together and ready to start another school year. 17 Back to the old grind this morning at 8:25. OCTOBER 4 We saw Yale vs. Virginia game during the day! And went on a hayride that night. Remember that moon! 5 Miss B. saw the moon during the tire drill-we froze. 10 Mr. Kinsman's lab coat arrived with lunch. 11 Danbury Fair and many sore feet! 20 Wootton learned how to dive? 24-26 Home Weekend. How was it? 31 Luboshutz and Meninott, the duo-pianists. NOVEMBER 1 The Ghost Party-scary wasn't it? 8 Senior book party. 9 Mrs. Guilbert and Mrs. Sturtevant joint recital. 15 Lines painted on the gym floor. Edgewood barn dance and the drop system. 18 Ally gets our Sally. 19 Mrs. Smart ran out of gas and needed a senior to help her out. 19-23 Thanksgiving vacation. 24 Iohn's razor slipped. 24 Mr. Bliss had 8 lbs. ot heir. 29 Macbeth proved his character to Daycroft today. DECEMBER 1 Saw and heard Louise Knight Wheatly Cook lecture. 4 Saw and heard Peter B. Ross lecture. 6 The Blys put on that marvelous party in that marvelous house. 13 Cartoons by Esbaugh Corp. 14 Don Cossack Chorus. 15 Cheer up-English exam tomorrow. 16 P. M. does a little Walking. 17 M. M. writes on Topics for Thought . 17 Ginny and Lil turn up in Assembly. 18 Yippee - home. 19 Van spends a quiet day at school. 20 Ally makes sure of our Sally. 20

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i Q I Last Will and Testament of the Senior Class of l942 We, the Seniors, do hereby bequeath this our last will and testament in the year 1942 of Mickey Mouse. KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: Greetings! lackie Wootton leaves her pep to Virginia Handy, her blond hair to lune, and her place on the Honor Roll to lean Matters. Dan Starrett leaves his musical talent and education to Iohn Ramseyer, his innocence to Don Casanave, and his massagonistic attitude to Roddy Carpenter. lack Palacios leaves his begging your pardon, sir to Iackie Mangels, his math. ability i?l to Michael Mann, and his Dead-eye and Koko to Bobby Mendoza. Muriel leaves her inflation to deflated Diz, her typing ability f?l to Miss Murph-y, and her laugh to Betsy Graf. lohn Albee leaves his chest expansion to Don Bly, those revolving eyes of his to Wesley Dahlgren, and his dirty football team, eleven on one side and twelve on the other Ca mustache to you? to Wally Lawrence. And we, the Seniors, leave the candy, nabs, and milk business to the seniors of '43, our record of pink cards to David Stebbins. Look it up, Stebbie! To Mr. Palmer we leave a sack of rice and the usual can of beans, and a carton of clog food to Stoop. We also leave to the Seniors of 1943 all our Washington and Lincoln Banquet notes. Now that we are reaching the end of our first hundred years, we will all erasers, new or old, to the incom- ing freshmen. All debts, if any, incurred by the Seniors of '42 are lovingly left for succeeding Seniors to dispose of. Signed: THE SENIORS OE 1942 Witnesses: Donald the Electric Duck Blare of the Tin Horn Stoop the Pup 22