Farmington High School - Student Yearbook (Farmington, CT)

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FARMINGTON STUDENT IF If you could get to class on time and never, never shirk, If you could always have your books and start right in to work, If you could always answer all the questions teachers ask, And other times be silent although it be a task, If you could always have your home-work in on time, And never, never drop your books, Would it not be sublime? If you could do all of these things, Yes, each and every one, You'd earn your A's and credits, And be happy when 'twas clone. I u Iust a Day As the day closes on our life at school, And we pass forever from under its rule, We carry with us thoughts of this day Spent in such a careless, nonchalant way. At dawn we rose to the tasks in view, Young, irresponsible, and childish, too, As Freshmen we struggled with serious intent, Not realizing just what the whole thing meant, Then as Sophomores we took our stand Feeling grown up and perhaps a bit grand. Then, athletically, socially, scholastically, too. We showed upper classmen what we could do. We were luniors then-and the day wore on, We gave our play and our junior Prom, And we began to realize the problems we'd face When '31 went, leaving a vacant place. And now were the Seniors of thirty-two, Preparing, Farmington High, to bid you adieu. That's why we're pausing, reflecting this way, And reviewing this brief but pleasant day. We're the fiftieth graduating class, they say And we wonder if the others all felt this way, When their day at Farmington drew to an end Henceforth but a memory, like that of a friend. HELEN HARTIGAN, '32 23 NE I-IERZOG, '34

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FARMINGTON STUDENT A'Off in the distance Miss Sullivan is receiving a course in memory train- ing. Her teachers are Shakespeare, Burns, Milton, and Longfellow. It's a perfect shame that with all the time pupils have, she can't memorize a book of poetry or Shakespeare every night. Over there Miss Whitney is reading 'Les Miserables' from the French under the direction of Victor Hugo. They say that coals heated to a certain pitch will bring forth just the right sounds from the pupils. Our best teachers are old Romans. Why, there's Virgil and Cicero now-teaching Mr. Burns! Notice the clever way in which he is being taught to diagram each sentence while quoting a rule for each action. The rumbling of the seige guns off to our right, comes from the battle- field, where Generals Washington and Lee are giving a practical demonstra- tion to Miss Reed and Miss Dronfield. After the battle they must learn the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. A'Over there on that little knoll, Miss Clark is getting the chance of taking dictation from Floyd Gibbons, while reciting the rule for each outline. Come on a little further. There, you see a powerful figure fashioned by man's hands, come to life-Hercules! He is giving Mr. Smith and Mr. Murphy some setting-up exercises and muscle-twisters in preparation for the All-Hades Olympiad. You'll probably locate some others here that you know: Miss Francis, Mrs. Curtis, Mr. DeAngelo, Miss Osborn, Miss Watson, and-B-Z-Z-Z-Z- lack, have you finished your section today? No, Mr. Smithln A'Then 3:05 for youll! MARGARET Hisizzoc, '32, Preparing for Exams NE of the first things I do to prepare for an exam is to pick up a good Western story magazine and bury my thoughts in it, planning to read only a little while. Soon the villain is about to be hunted down by the hero and seven-thirty arrives. At seven forty-five the hero has been caught by a band of cattle rustlers and is being beaten with chairs with the gang leader pressing a gun into his ribs while the rest of the gang laugh. At eight o'clock he is freed and is dashing away across the desert into the night. At quarter past eight he is returning with a gun and a few pals. Eight-thirty arrives and the whole rustler gang is being fought by a few men. By nine o'clock the hero shoots the gang chief just as he is about to escape. and then the hero and heroine are married. By ten o'clock they are settled down on a little ranch back in the hills. It is here I come to a quick stop when I remember I have not prepared for the exam. The next morning is the time set for the preparation. When I sit down at my desk I hear the boys fooling out in the hall. Here all studyin stops and out in the hall I go. The exam comes and goes like all good things, lleaving its mark on the report card. F. FLOOD, '34, 22

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FARMINGTON STUDENT being successful. AGNES ARNOLD NICKNAME: Peggy . P?sI'5IoNs HELD: Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4: Athletic Associa- tion , . QUOTATION: What am I after all, but a child? COMMENT: We hear that Peggy's going in training at St. Agnes' Home next fall. You know, Peg , they don't allow you to have boy friends in there. So unless you drop the idea, what will a certain air-minded gentleman do for a companion when he attends the movies? NICKNAME: lVlonny . Committee. a line. ALMA BAILEY NICKNAME: HAI . POSITIONS HELD: Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4: Orchestra l, 2, 3: French Club 4: Hockey Team 4: Herodatus Club l: Athletic Association 1, 2, 3, 4. QUOTATION: 1t'5 nice to be niccf' COMMENT: Alma seems to be devoting more time to her musical career and to the class since Dartmouth has claimed ber chief interest. Never mind, Al , four years is a short time and college vacations are long. Besides, it might have been worse: suppose he had gone to a co-ed school. 24 EDITH ANDERSON NICKNAME: Eddie , 'ilumor POSITIONS HELD: Glee Club l 2 3 4 Senior Play Mm strel: Rummage Sale Committee Athletic Association 1 2 3 4 QUOTATION: A veritable wise crack laboratory Hop off' COMMENT: We wonder what would happen If Eddie ever got up in time to be early for school ln Sonny lane she proved her worth as an actress and also as an Irish maid with very novel ideas all her own which will almost certainly revolutionize housekeeping. Never mind Eddie we re with you. Anyone with as much pep and humoi as you cant help MONOOG MONROE BAGDIGIAN pOSlTIONS HELD: Iunior Prom Committee lunior Play QUOTATION: Why hide you so your talents? COMMENT: lVlonny is still proud of his aviation Kas he has every right to bel, and we expect that he will break the worlds speed record some day that 1S if he doesnt break his neck speeding down Farmington Avenue In that good La Salle first. Sometime when you're flying Over Monny drop us