Higgins Junior High School - Tatler Yearbook (Thompsonville, CT)

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6 THE TATLER thousand nine hundred thirty when our class of one hundred fifty-nine .members entered the eighth grade of the Alvin D. Higgins Junior High School. Now we are graduates, having be- come sufficiently armed with knowl- edge to venture forth upon another stage of our lives. Our memory is still vivid and our recollections for the most part are happy ones as the scenes of this eventful year unfold before our eyes. Upon entering the school, we found a change in the faculty for two new members, Miss Rebecca Gager of the Domestic Science Department and Mr. Robert Walker, our physical instruc- tor, had been added to the staff of teachers. On the second week of October the Student Council was organized. As was the usual custom, officers were elected. They were Leon Kupeck, President; Walter Borys, Vice-Presi- dent; and Helen Wojnar, Secretary. Traffic, Basement, Safety, and Play- ground committees were chosen by the officers with Miss Clancy’s ap- proval. The members showed great interest in their work and strove to obtain the best results for the school. It passed rules providing for the safety of the pupils in winter and the laws were satisfactorily enforced. As the first Student Councils term ended in February, a new Student Council was installed. The officers elected were Leon Kupeck, President; Stanley Kupeck, Vice-President; and Helen Wojnar, Secretary. New com- mittees were again chosen and they cooperated heartily with Miss Clancy to make our school a better organiza- tion. At our first class meeting, we elected Leon Kupeck, president; Mil- dred Taylor, vice-president; Edward Jarose, treasurer; and Helen Wojnar, secretary. In subsequent meetings, we chose for our motto “No End to Learning” and for our class flower, the Talisman rose. We shall mention in this history the names of our classmates who have shown exceptional ability in the var- ious subjects of the curriculum. In dramatics, Edmund Rossi, Henry Norian, Mary Wojnar, and filliam Devine have portrayed unusual acting ability. In our different assemblies, which we all have enjoyed, the above have taken a prominent part. In the Minstrel Show, Leon Kupeck made a splendid interlocutor. In music, we present the names of Donald Comrie, a talented pianist and Charles Calcasola, a gifted vio- linist. They have cooperated most willingly in many of the assemblies and we feel that they have added dis- tinction to the class. In English, Hudson Reed and Donald Comrie have been the leaders. The prize of two dollars and a half in gold for the best Easter story which was later printed in the “Tat- ler” was won by Hudson Reed. Hon- orable mention was given to Donald Comrie, Edmund Rossi, William De- vine and Leon Kupeck. In mathematics, those who were rated the highest are Karol Dubiel, Charles Falzone, Stella Bonk, Benja- min Alaimo, Donald Comrie, Fred Gigara, Alexander Gracewski, Frank- sly Kazmierski, Stephen Gracewski, Kenneth Lebeshevsky, Clarence Moody, Mildred LaGrange, Marion Morrill, Victoria Muzyka, Sophie Petrakis, and Genevieve Ziemian. In art, much talent has been shown by Frances Attardi, Josephine Ankie- wicz, James Apostle, Amelia Chmura, Alexander Gracewski, Rose Kolodriez, Chester Przeracki, Kathleen Quinn, Hudson Reed, Anthony Reveruzzi, Elizabeth Tower, Madeline Sherman, and Genevieve Ziemian. In the Foods class, Margaret Char- ette, Constance Emanuel, Helen Pie- pul, Frieda Legienza, Mary Santa- nelli, Madeline Sherman, Josephine Somceski and Helen Wojnar received the highest marks. In the clothing class, we have a rather long list of names, namely: Rita Fay, Rita Manning, Clementine Baj, Victoria Stavinska, Mary Ze- brow’ski, Mildred Taylor, Frances Attardi, Mildred LaGrange, Frieda Legienza, Alice Pellaio, Serafina Rug- giero, Helen Miodowski, Frances Marino, Madeline Sherman, Steffie Typrowicz, Lena DiSciacca, Stella Zaleski, Barbara Mallard, Elizabeth Tower, Amelia Wasowicz and Hazel Ghabour. As for the real students of the

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be atler Edited and Published by the Pupils of A. D. Higgins Junior High School, Thompsonville, Connecticut Vol. X No. 4 June, 1931 Price, 40 Cents Superintendent Edgar H. Parkman Catherine S. Barnett Olive A. Taggart Grace M. Thornes Alice R. Woods Catherine P. Cope THE FACULTY Supervisor of Music Denslow King Teachers Rebecca Clyde Gager Marie C. Shea Katherine C. McGinity Alice J. Liberty Helen E. Flannery Principal Nora E. Clancy M. Winnifred Stewart Alice G. Carey J. Therese Twomey Harriet E. Ryan Robert B. Walker Substitutes — Helene M. Leary, Ruth White OFFICERS OF THE TATLER Business Manager Advertising Manager Assistant Advertising Manager. Financial Manager Editor-in-Chief Assistant Editor-in-Chief Donald Comrie Henry Norian Robert McIntosh Kenneth Lebeshevsky Helen Wojnar Rose Kolodriez CLASS SONG Now that we must leave thee Our hearts are filled with sorrow, What the future holds for us Will be known tomorrow Happy days here are over Teachers and classmates now must part; We cannot bear to leave thee You are so near our heart. Chorus: Farewell Higgins! Farewell Higgins! Farewell Higgins Junior High! The class of 1931 Bids you a fond good-bye. CLASS POEM The treasured vision of our Junior High Proudly stands against the June’s blue sky. Forever, Higgins, you’ll find us true As the class of ’31 we’ll follow through. We’ve- tried our best, dear Junior High And before us now, the world does lie. You offered us, your very best And now we all must do the rest. “No End To Learning” is our guiding star We’ll try to live by it though we journey far. When days of triumph come at last Higgins’ memories we’ll hold fast. Higgins! dear old Higgins, We must pass from out your door. But the lessons and knowledge you gave to us Will last forever more. Donald Comrie, 8A. CLASS HISTORY In order that we may follow a time- honored custom, the Class of 1931 re- lates its history for all those who may be interested in reading it. In retro- spect, we shall live once again those days since September fifteenth, one

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A. D. HIGGINS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL 7 class behold Edmund Rossi, Leon Kupeck, and Donald Comrie, whose work in the Social Studies and Gen- eral Science has been of a very supe- rior quality. It was in these classes that Joseph O’Brien often surprised us by giving information obtained from outside reading. In the field of athletics, Frank Borys, Fremont Oliver, Stanley Ku- peck, and Andrew Jedziniak have brought honor to the Class of ’31. Our teams have been generally successful and the boys have displayed good sportsmanship. We have continued our school clubs with great success. One new club, the Aircraft, was added this year. Corne- lius Laino has been a most valuable assistant in this work for he is not only skilled in the art of making air- planes but also in winning the respect of the club members. The art of letter writing is largely a matter of the person himself. The necessary grammar and words can be secured from books, but the technique and thought must come from the brain and mind. Therefore, we feel justly proud of Edmund Rossi, whose letter to Admiral Byrd was judged the best in the Junior High School Contest. After being forwarded to Washington, it was added to other “best letters” from all over the United States and presented to the Admiral at Detroit. In the School Library this year, Mary Wojnar has performed the du- ties of a Librarian in a most efficient manner. Her aid has been greatly appreciated. We were glad to have been able to use the new books numbering over fifty, which were added since the opening of school in September. We are grateful to the Class of 1930 for their generosity in making this pos- sible. In the Magazine Contest, our class showed great ability in the art of salesmanship. Arthur White led the eighth grade in the number of sub- scriptions sold. We enjoyed the party which was given by the losing team. With the money secured from this “drive” three new sets of encyclope- dias have been purchased for the school. Two teas were served by the eighth grade girls of the Domestic Science Department. This is an innovation this year and it was most instructive and interesting. But the outstanding social event was the picnic at Hartford coming after graduation. We confined our- selves entirely to pleasure and spent the day amid the historic atmosphere of the Capitol and the natural beauty of Capitol Park. While this is a class history we are reluctant to bring our story to an end without a few words about the fac- ulty. It is with pleasure and grati- tude that our class recalls the many helpful talks given from time to time at assemblies by Miss Clancy, our principal. We are grateful to all our teachers for their help and for their interest in each of us. As we leave the Higgins School we will strive to live up to the high standards estab- lished for us as a means of attaining success and happiness. CLASS PROPHECY Seven staunch and loyal members of the mighty class of 1931 decided to return to the scenes of their former triumphs and victories after ten long years of absence. Ten years after graduation from Higgins, they had gone on a picture-making excursion to Tibet. It was June, 1951, when they found themselves sailing far above the earth in the “Apparition ’31,” one of the blimps turned out by the Cornelius Laino Airostat Com- pany. In this party were chief pilot, William Tippett; assistant pilot, Francis Cygan; and mechanic, Horace Harris. Also, Franksly Kazmierski and his assistant, Fred Gizara, who were taking pictures for the Pathe News, Hudson Reed, who was secur- ing data for his book, “The Chinese in Tibet”, and Henry Norian, who had made quite a bit of money selling