Farmington High School - Student Yearbook (Farmington, CT)

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ACTIVITIES

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v---,-v.JCl---swim.-..--... -fe-f-V----Y-W '- I He pressed his fingers around Sue's neck, but suddenly stopped at the sound of an approaching siren from a police car. There were gun shots, screams, and Martin fell to the ground. Are you all right, Miss? a policeman inquired. I think so. I'm a little confused though. How did you find us? 'Our detective in charge of this case phoned us at a farmhouse dovm the road That was Bob. And we thought he was the killer. No, Miss, this fellow lying here in the road was the maniac. FANTASY As I stand at my bedroom window, The forest looks black and still g But suddenly a light is seen Creeping behind the hill. It rises till it lights the sky, Making strange the objects below, Till the whole earth looks like fairyland, Displaying a wonderful show. I see a beautiful castle, With a high surrounding wallg And a sentry marching up and down, His duty to watch over all. A turret looms high above the earth, And sings as the wind doth blow, In the distance the tents of the soldiers, Are pitched in an orderly row. As I watch, the clouds begin to roll, And the moon to show its light, 1 As brighter becomes the darkened sky, My eyes discern familiar sights. My beautiful castle is only a barn, The turret--a silo of red, The many tents are sleeping cows, And oh, the sentry has fled! Juliette Wollenberg, ' 51 Marjorie Templeton, ' 51 SONG OF SPRING Silver little raindrops Bring forth a song of spring, As they join with robins In a joyful sing. The rain, it pitter patters, Beats out a rhythmic time The robins sing the chorus, The bluebell is the chime. The cricket is the alto And he chirps along, As the tenor peepfrog, Joins the merry song. The thunder is the big bass drum, The brooklet is the cymbal They all join in with harmony, Making a sounding timbrel. It is a song of springtime, Its tone so sweet and clear, Now, listen for this melody, For its one you'll want to he al' Carol Polsten, '51 THE BABYSITTER The babysitter has no easy task, For a harder job than hers I would not ask, She must work days and nights and weekends too, What else is a schoolgirl to do? The minute that I walk into the room The little boy runs toward me with the broomg He yells and squeals and shoots his gun with glee, By then he's made an Indian of me. We soon sit down to read a bedtime tale About old Reddy fox or Will the whale, Then after the story comes the nightly tub, And also comes an end to the day's hubbub. The prayers are said and he is tucked in bed, Soon only dreams are running through his head, The rest of the evening I must sit and wait, And hope that his parents won't be too late. Marjorie Templeton, ' 51

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Athletic Association President ..... Andrew Bouchard Vice-President . William Johansen Secretary ......... Helen Long Treasurer ..... Audrey Petersen The Athletic Association at Farmington High School is very important and vital to the successful operation of the athletic teams. A majority of the student body are members and pay monthly dues. The direction of the asso- ciation is in the capable hands of Mr. Andrew Lesiak, Mr..Charles Barney, and Miss Mary Heintz. Chief among the activities of the members are those of collecting tickets and selling programs at football and basketball games. The association points with pride to the electric score board which was purchased this year by the returns from membership dues. NATIO NAL HONOR SOCIETY Ex IZ Z!! NE' 5 L National Honor Society President .... W illiam Johansen Vice President. Audrey Petersen Secretary . . .... Nancy Beloin Treasurer .... Clifford Fellage The four qualities stressed in the Na- tional Honor Society are Scholarship, Ser- vice, Character and Leadership. To be eli- gible for membership students of the junior and senior classes must have an average of eighty-five with no grades below eighty. Miss D. Evelyn Bower is the faculty advisor of the Tunxis Chapter of Farmingthon High School. The 1951 induction exercises took place March 15 with Rabbi Abraham J. Feld- man as principal speaker. of