Farmington High School - Student Yearbook (Farmington, CT)

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Jhrmingtun ,ituhent C s dares wfas-ess r- 12-'L -A eb..-:,s1f-ease-.sswasr-1a-' FRESHMAN CLASS NOTES CLASS MOTTO 6'Launched But Not Anchored CLASS COLORS Blue and Gold CLASS OFFICERS President-Elsie Nelson Vice-President-Mildred Campion Secretary and Treasurer-Helen Kennedy E Freshmen, fifty in number, having started our career at the Farmington A fi High School are hoping .for a bright future. - So far, we have taken an active part in the school affairs. The Glee i ' I ' Club was made up largely of girls from the Freshman class. Both girls and boys participated in the athletics of the year and Harry Odlum received a letter in basketball. Our scholastic standing, though not the highest, is very hopeful. The three having the highest rank for the first semester are: Elizabeth Kelly, 'Mildred Campion and Elsie Nelson. I-n the course of the year we have lost several old members and gained some new ones. Those who left the school were: Flora and Retha Easton, Virginia Curtin, Maisie Fontaine, Lucy LaMonica and Patsy Rose. The entrants were: Robert Stern- kopf, and Thelma and Esther Weaver. I The class as a whole wishes to express their gratitude for the cordial welcome into the school by the Seniors in the form of the Freshman Reception. ' ELSIE NELSON, 1930. ALUMNI NOTES I Class of 1926 ' Ruth Anderson and Catherine Henderson are employed by Charles W. House. Ellen Goodfield, Mary Barry, Bertha Nelson, Elsie Toth, Irene Wilson, Ethel Winialski, George Odlum and William McMahon are working for the Travelers Insurance Company. Edith Chester, Marguerite DeParolis, Irma Staples and'Karl Stenner are also employed by Hartford concerns. Doris Alderman is enrolled at the Connecticut Agricultural College. e Bernard Flynn has a position with the Unionville Bank and Trust Company. Paul Shanley is attending Dartmouth. Halvden Norgard is in Battle Creek, Michigan. Marie Cook is training at St. Francis Hospital. Edward Hawley, '22, a graduate of Boston College, is with the Travelers. Catherine Bowler, ,22, is employed by the Unionville Electric Company. Claire Heafey, '24, is teaching in East Hartford Public School. William O'Mara, '19, is a dentist in Hartford. 24

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Q A ,ilfarminggtun Gstuhent as -5-.f-as-fes?5ef?4'22FQc-s 4:42-.zssaaisub SOPHOMORE CLASS NOTES CLASS MOTTO 'iWork and Winn CLASS COLORS Blue and Silver CLASS OFFICERS President-Stella Nickson V ice-President-Mary Lauretti Secretary-Elizabeth Flood Treasurer-Margaret Duggan - ,g attaining as high a scholastic standing as possible The three pupils now by 2 leading the way are Mary Lauretti, Oliver Thompson, and Ruth Chester. ' ' ' Our class was represented in athletics by John Curtin, Allan Hart and William Cadwell. All three received the school letter F for their work in basket- ball. A majority of the members of the Glee Club came from the Freshman and Sophomore classes. ' Stella Nickson and Sarah Miller are hoping for more basketball recruits from our class, so that a class team may be put on the floor next year. Our class was saddened by the death of our former classmate, Suzanne Levindusky. ' , ' During the past year Margaret Britneywas added to our list of members, while Mary Zurles, Margaret Saunders, Paul Woodward, and William Beissner left school. We hope that our Junior Year may be still more prosperous than the last. MARY LAURETTI, 1929. s1.g,j?4 NTERING as Sophomores with a class of forty pupils, we were desirous of .2 ,,,,.,g, . . . . . . . g . U Y . . ' 1 aw THE TRAGEDY 'Twas a dark and stormy night, And the watchers patroll'd the shore, On the look-out for sign of wreck or light, Keeping watch till the hour of four. But all unknown to them, A ship was floundering in that storm, Upon those jagged Rocks of Man, Known to others as the Sea Cod's Forum. And the wild waves dashed upon those rocks And tore the ship asunder, board by board Till nothing was left, not even a lock All the crew had perished, and the sea had scored The morning after, the sun shone bright, On a scene that little hinted of disaster that night. A. WATSON , 1927. 23

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A W ir W . ,s r armingtnn ituhznt s iii?- 75' -52? BOYS' BASEBALL TEAM . Front Row QLeft to rightj-Elmer Cross, Captain, John Bowler, John Ryan, Roger Wilson, Allan Watson Qllflanagerj. - Second Row fLeft to rightj-William Burnham, John Curtin, Harold Watson. Ralph Thompson. Back Row lLeft to rightj--Philip Balwig, Mr. Donovan fCoachJ, Harry 0d1u'rn. BASEBALL gf 115' ASEBALL started at Farmington under the most discouraging handicaps that a team could face. No baseball field was provided in Unionville for the boys to practice on and no baseball uniforms or equipment was provided. The boys showed good spirit in raising funds for new uniforms on Saturdays during the first part of the season. Practice was held on Curtin's Field in Farmington four miles away, which was a severe handicap to Coach Donovan and the students who were on the baseball squad. As in basketball, the coach had to develop an entirely new team from the baseball candidates and the boys are showing improvement as the season advances. ALLAN WATSON , 1927. 25