Daycroft School - Milestone Yearbook (Greenwich, CT)

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V al! ' Y' .Qu- 'Y T sf at P11 A Se-mor s Day There wrll r s t ee wont Q Take a t a J aug c' frs the cppv xs a at rs Q x CCI Q X ae up tnal It 1.1 arer s nyset fran tha rt v Btt s I slow y d sentangle the ar ns of Morpheu I fmd usual to day and I must get up get out and meet the sun halfway b somethrng wrong f r through n y haf opf n eyes I can strll see the stars gl tter There dst mg and that gorgeous full moon beam ng lertghtly through the wmdow Oh well tts stxthtrty so I guess Id Letter be gettrng up I stagger forth and not know1ng how or why fmd myself washed and dressed Then 1ts trme to get our room rn order for mspectton T help us work faster we play a few records on the phonograph Its funny but Just as Im sweeptng the dust under the rug a vocahst srngs Why Dont You Do Rrght? Dutrfully I sweep the ddst out the door After a thorough IHSDGCIIOH we are herded up to Adelarde Hall whe e we arrrve rn trme to hear the bell for breakfast rrng When Ixe frmshed breakfast and had cguret hour I take adxantag of the short study perrod for a lttle last nmute crammmg rn Enghsh Lets see drd I do ny mem rrzrng from Macbeth? Oh yes Out out bnef arale Lrfes but a Well there s th bell for assembly After smgrng my fayorrte hymn 4l5 the assembly rs dt rmss d and school really begrns My frrst pertod rs a tudv p rrod lu ktly s I can do my homework for the next class Am man Hr tow Durng that crass Mr Russell manages to pound a ltttle lear nng t 1 ads f us lr rant s Now I know why teachers get gray harr Recess that heavenly n rd mormng r sung up pertcd arrr es about th t t1me complete wrth a rush f r the rr at a a a ru h for the Nabs P r I n IS seen surrounded by her gu nble Semor class From the hall c r es groans of the marl seekers All too soon the bel' for the putlrc wartrniy t enrrch the 'fers of he the deltqhted shrreks and the arsappotrted next class rrngs and so the school work recommences Another stuay perrod gtves me a Chance to get some sleep I mean work done My maths llttle studyrng to rnsure me of gett and chem get the once over, then just a mg out of chem lab altxe by 5 30 20 ' I I' . ' be ,o school for the :iexi hree rr. he. Ie a vacation nd Just res. I nd rlay.II Thre 'h the shouts and nee of h . 1, bcj- nf grrl , I hear , A a v'tcv ' llrn' IISI ffxfteen, rcysy t1:11e to 1 V. , f V IL 1 f 'Th J t Q, Ol' A v ' snt a 'I 1 in was .ja l4.'I 'TQ . , , Gy I . . 7 1 I I VY,,,4 V M -U . ' ' F' 4 c Y ' F' Q.. .3 .? I et . I . A. ... !1.- 1.1: f - , r s, . t . Jas ' 'ZF' .ee - only a dream. School IS proceectmg as t ,1 g Q e . - . , , Z' . II ff! 'L-'g ' 'U V - w 1 Q f . C '- I 1 E7 ' 9 - A I .r A - . K Y i X 3 It I , N 1 ., , . , P.g-I---1, Y II' -' I . - 11 4 I ' I . o I I . I A I' I I I II I I I . I 3 r o I I . WI' , b I c .I . I I ' I , , ' I Is. I e .. I . I s A e I c so . . 1, eI s. rt 'fr . ' 4 1 A. trio le he ' o it zll' seniors. , e 1 - I eq o , Q ' .a I A . e i I e rt I s . oo oa I ' c I' It I t I - I I X o I co. t . e . C me e t I II I . e

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Last W1ll and Testament of the Sen1or Class of 1944 Hear ye' Hear ye' lt IS the deslqn and purpose ot th1s document to procla1m to the world the collect1ve and 1nd1v1dual w1lls ot the Semor Class of the year of our Lord 1944 By way of custom 1t IS necessary to state that all debts b1lls and l O U s of th1s class are handed down w1th qreat reverenc and that youcan have the lun now teehnq to the up and oncomtnq Sen1or Class Iune leaves a cons1derable amount of that extreme pettteness to Herb Carlson whom we accuse of scratchmq h1s head on the d1n1nq room hqhts She also leaves her w1nn1nq way and sense of humor to Blame Ioblon and her broad Enqltsh accent to Buddy Iacobs Harr1et leaves her rosy cheeks to Mr Russell and her lauqh to anyone who can catch lontol 1t Oh' She also leaves Hep two three four to Alden Carter whom she IS sure deserves them Bert hands down to Roddy all h1s basketball Gbll1lY 1nclud1nq all those lonq shots from the center l1ne He leaves h1s flowery lanquaqe and Brooklyn accent to Bobby Mendoza Betsy thank qoodness has decxded to take her lauqh w1th her bemq too fond of 1t to part w1th 1t She also leaves the baby m1nd1nq bus1ness Pat leaves her raq curlers and blazer to Donny Casanave her US h1story book notes and all to Munro Merr1ck Her many long d1stance telephone calls qo to Avr1l Now for Olly' He leaves that handsome crop of ha1r to Mr Russell that base and v1le vo1ce I mean bass v1ol and vo1ce to Iohnny laqel who flddles 1n class anyway HIS unusual br1ll1ance he leaves to Mrs Parker so that she can see her way down to the dorm1tory at mqht Ioan leaves treasury nabs and debtors to the superv1s1on of DIZ Sher1dan Boston boys and books to the hlqhest b1dder I mean Buddy As tor her car that qoes to Bmqham 1t he hasnt already swlped 1t L1ll1an leaves her excess of VOICS to Ann B1ll1nqs As for her beaut1ful f1nqerr1a1ls the only person worthy of them IS Sylv1a Mlchael leaves all those reektna puns to Mr Kxnsman tor the purpose of deodor1zat1on or future reference accordmq to the S129 of the tomatoes w1th wh1ch I am sure next years class w1ll be equ1pped HIS tremendous urqes to work on Saturday mormnqs qo to Donny Casanave As a whole the class leaves all chlor1ne hydrogen sulhde and equally unpleasant smells to the Daycroft Mother s Club W1tnesses Frankestem Nap1er s bones Fourth term? 22 to Btnq and Bobby. To Miss Preble she leaves her maqnetic coat of male.