Leavenworth High School - Tech Liber Yearbook (Waterbury, CT)

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RED LETTER DAYS Hallowe'en Dance On October 30, 1925, a big masquerade dance was given in honor of Mother Witch, by the Seniors of Leavenworth-High. For the occasion the gymnasium was dressed in black and gold, the appropriate colors of the season. The costumes of the dancers were of various designs and colors. Prizes were given for the most funny and for the most unique costumes. This was a great problem for the judges to de- cide. The guest of honor, Mother Witch, pre- vailed everywhere. The music was rendered by the Midnight Sons' Orchestra. This was one of the most successful dances given in the history of Leavenworth High School. Christmas Dance On December 19, 1925, the Seniors gave their annual Christmas Dance. The gymnasium was decorated in the festive Christmas colors, red and green. A large bell was suspended in the middle of the hall, and streamers of the two colors were drawn from it to all points of the ceiling. A Christmas tree, decorated with arti- ficial snow and icicles, glittered splendidly from the northwestern corner of the gymnasium. About it sat the patrons and patronesses. Strea- mers were thrown about, making the scene more suggestive of the holiday season. The music was furnished by the Midnight Sons' Orchestra. First Cake Sale The first cake sale of the Senior Class was held in the basement in front of Mr. Lord's Page Seventy-seven

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number and up to the last issue, it has run six pages, and each week with every copy is included a photographic supplement. The basketball team, rifie club, Mr. Allen, the school, the faculty, and the seniors have all appeared in this manner. The Tech-O-Scope has now a circulation greater than there are pupils in the school. Many of the alumni members have subscribed to it, and many persons who were never connected with the school are buying it. These facts are evi- dence in themselves why the Tech-O-Scope is experiencing its present success. Yet behind all this are other reasons Why the Tech-O-Scope is the great little school paper that it is. Samuel Drubner, former circulation- manager of the Tech-O-Scope who has now left school, has perhaps done more than anyone elsc to establish Tech-O-Scope on a firm foundation. He saw that former mimeographed copies of the paper were sold and saw to it that they were subscribed to ahead of time. He was the big force behind the Bigger and Better Tech-O- Scope drive. He made Leavenworth 100 per cznt Tech-O-Scope. Soon after the first printed Page Seventy-six issue of the Tech-O-Scope was realized, Drub- ner left Leavenworth, yet his good work has not been forgotten. The entire Junior Class, in fact, deserves credit for Tech-0-Scope. But for the fine school spirit it displayed and the great amount of work it took upon its shoulders, this powerful medium, which conveys to each individual student a more inti- mate knowledge and a broader understanding of his school life, perhaps would not have been founded for years hence. The Juniors will reap their credit, but it Won't be undeserved. The staff of the Tech-O-Scope has been well- chosen. Editor-in-Chief John Emmett, besides being a tireless worker himself, has always kept his colleagues on the job. As a rule, however, Scope Board members needed no coaxing to fill their assignments. They worked enthusiastically and found pleasure in their undertakings. All members deserve credit for the success of the Tech-O-Scope in its first year. James Aloysius Nash.

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Q?-M77 room. The food was donated by the class. A profit of nine dollars was made. The Class of ,26 that undertook it earned some popularity through the sale. Second Cake Sale The second cake sale that the Senior girls undertook was held in cooperation with Miss Walsh in the cafeteria. Cakes, pies, apples, and candy were furnished by the members of the class. It was a success in consideration of the fact that the cafeteria was open. The sum of about eight dollars was realized. This was the last cake sale that was given. Candy Sale The girls of the senior cooking class struck upon a money-making scheme. It was this. A batch of candy was made in cooking. Some of Page Seventy-eight the girls made some at home. Then they all combined and formed a candy counter in Session Room 305. At recess they sold this candy to all that would buy. Girls' Ribbon Day Monday, March 22, 1926, was a festive day for the Senior girls. It was on that day that the girls shed their dignified air of Seniors, dressed themselves in old fashioned hair rib- bons of various brilliant colors, and became children. It was sport to see the astonishment and hear the fun-poking and j eers of the under- classmen as the select of the school passed from class to class. Not one girl in the class failed to forfeit her years and become a child for the day. Frances Elizabeth Duguay.