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

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IS The Tatler FLOWERS FOR GRADUATION To most girls this is the most important event in their lives. Make it doubly so by sending her a bouquet from Spaulding Gardens ‘‘ART WITH FLOWERS’ 36 Pearl Street Thompsonville, Conn. FOR OVER 50 YEARS — AT — Corner of Main and Prospect Streets Steele’s Comer Drug Store Merrill Bros. Motor Co. DODGE — AND — PLYMOUTH 841 Enfield St. Phone 426 THOMPSONVILLE, CONN. Please Patronize The Advertisers in “The Tatler” When you think of Printing think of rainavd HIGH-GRADE WORKMANSHIP :: PROMPT SERVICE takers of GOOD IMPRESSIONS” Since 1914 This Year Book Was Printed at Our Office HARVEY C. BRAINARD 65 High Street PLEASE PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS

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A. D. Higgins Junior High School ®rabuatt0n program Processional A. D. Higgins Junior High Orchestra Invocation Reverend E. Dent Lackey Salutatory Anna Wietecha HORACE MANN PAGEANT Horace Mann Geno Santandrea Democracy Barbara Magill Education Eleanor Bak THE PROLOG The Herald Jane Novak Democracy Barbara Magill Education Eleanor Bak Tableau — Pilgrims Going To Church Father George Danforth Mother Nancy Knox Son Roland Bailey Daughter Stella Swist Glee Club Winchester Tune by Ravenscroft Poetry Choir Emerson’s “The Nations Builders” EPISODE I Introductory — First Incident — Boyhood Struggles Time — When he was 12 years old Place — A country store, Franklin, Mass. Characters — Horace Mann Geno Santandrea Storekeeper William Comstock Four Boys Stephen Pierz, Frank Slapski, Frederick Haight, Cyril Gordon Man Warren Bomley Second Incident — Mr. Barrett’s Influence Time — 1818 Place — Schoolroom Characters — Mr. Barrett, Schoolmaster Raymond Halstead Four Children Mercia Dorothy Damon George Cyril Gordon Jane Elaine Carmel Lief Stephen Pierz Third Incident — A Young Lawyer’s Vision Time — 1830 Place — Law court in Boston, Mass. Characters — Judge Frank Cook Lawyer Alphonse Misuraca Glee Club — Longfellow’s “0 Ship of State” Beethoven EPISODE II The Statesman — Struggle for Reform Horace Mann’s Dream Glee Club— “Send Out Thy Light” Gounod Poetry Choir — “Dream the Great Dream” Coates “Blind Folk” Bandelarie Glee Club — “Swing Low Sweet Chariot” Characters — Horace Mann Blind Children — John Wilby, Ed- ward Young, Anna Kamaros, Wanda Ludwin Slaves — Haskell Snyder, Leo Gebo, Joseph Zirolli EPISODE III The College President — Advocate of Co-education Explanation — Democracy; Education Scene I — Discussion of a College Educa- tion for Girls Time — 1850 Place — Ohio Valley Home Characters — First Son David Beckman Second Son Harold Hardiman Father Frank Russotto Mary Dorothy Gourlie Scene II — Graduation Exercises Time — 1859 Place — Antioch College, Ohio Characters — Horace Mann Graduation Class of A. D. Higgins School EPILOG Education; Democracy Poetry Choir — “Hold Fast Your Dreams” Louis Driscoll Class Motto — Valedictory Essay, “Try Again” Jerry Lepore Presentation of Class Gift — Geno Santandrea Acceptance of Class Gift — Keith Petersen, Grade 7A Announcement and Presentation of School Prizes — Floyd B. Davis, Principal Presentation of Woman’s Club Prizes — Mrs. Charles McCallum Presentation of D. A. R. Prize — Mrs. Elizabeth Allen Presentation of Diplomas — Edgar H. Parkman, Supt. of Schools Class Song — Class of 1937 Recessional — A. D. Higgins School Orchestra Class Marshals — Eleanor Colby, Sumner Burgess, Grade 7

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A. D. Higgins Junior High School GIVE GIFTS THAT LAST . . . for GRADUATION Authorized agent for Gruen, Bulova, Elgin and Hamilton Watches A. B. MITCHELL Jeweler and Optometrist 12 Pearl St. Thompsonville FOR SUCCESS IN GARDENING . . . — USE — BRAINARD’S SEEDS AND PLANTS Brainard Nursery and Seed Co. Enfield Street THOMPSONVILLE, CONN, i LONG Hardware Co. Tel. 893 Hardware, Kitchenware, Tools, Glass, Paint, Wall Paper 100 Pearl Street Thompsonville COMPLIMENTS OF A FRIEND COMPLIMENTS OF M, B. Hartley m PLEASE P ATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS