Milford School - Typhoon Yearbook (Milford, CT)

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, THE FOOTBALL DANCE On November 19, 1938, practically the entire student body and their beau- teous female companions, not to mention the faculty, attended the Annual Football Dance held in the school gymnasium. The dance was a huge success and was considered by many of the faculty and older students as one of the best school dances in recent years. Dinner was served at seven-thirty, before the dance, and at eight-thirty the members of the dramatic club presented a humorous satire by George S. Kauf- man entitled If Men Played Cards As Women Do. The budding young actors, Frank Cuneo, John Kelly, Robert Campbell, and Walter Hyman, played the parts of four men at a bridge party, acting and speaking in the manner of the female sex at its favorite sport. Dancing started at the close of the entertainment to the sweet strains of an excellent eight-piece orchestra led by a gentleman known as Herm Keller. The social committee under the able direction of Chairman Earl McMurray did a very fine job at decorating the gym and it was quite in keeping with the football spirit. Shortly after one o'clock the dancing was over and the perspiring youths and their partners, to say nothing of the tired faculty, reluctantly filed out of the gym, the former wishing that the evening were just beginning and the latter wishing that they were home in bed at that hour. OUR CHRISTMAS PARTY On Saturday night, December tenth, 1938, a Christmas party was given for all the members of the school. The faculty also were invited to receive their little gifts from Santa Claus. The library was chosen as the appropriate place in which to hold the function. Naturally the room was decorated in accord with the good old Christmas spiritf' which has always reigned here at Milford. The decorations were all in good taste. A Christmas tree beautifully decorated, holly wreaths, mistletoe, and all the fixins were abundant. The festivities were started by the presenting of gifts to both the faculty and students alike. These gifts were suited to the individual's personality, and as they were opened at the time of receiving, had a humorous effect. Following this, delicious refreshments were served. The students and the faculty conversed about various subjects, covering a vast number of topics, from what one was going to do over the vacation, to who would win the '39 World Series. The party was reluctantly disbanded about ten-thirty, after the season's greetings of good cheer were exchanged by all. We are all grateful particularly to the Social Committee, including Walter Sheahan, who represented old Santa Claus, and the other boys, Frank Cuneo, James Levy, Robert Campbell and Allan Hirshberg, for their work in making possible the good time which everyone had.

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ELECTIONS Done Most for Milford Earl McMurray Joseph Boyle Best Student David Sayre Vincent Macaluso Most Pessimistic Fred Smoot Walter Sheahan Busiest David Sayre Earl McMurray Least Ambitious Chris Christensen Earl Lambert Best Athlete Joseph Boyle Robert Yocher Best Natured Frank Cuneo Allan Hirshberg Easiest to Rattle Earl McMurray Richard Fegreus Kindest Robert Yocher Allan Hirshberg Most Popular Allan Hirshberg Joseph Boyle Most Likely to Succeed Allan Hirshberg John Ordway Most Optimistic Frank Cuneo Earl McMurray Laziest Chris Christensen Joseph Wulfeck Biggest Blufer John Kelly James Levy Neatest Richard Fegreus John Ordway Most Energetic Fred Smoot Michael Bouvier Hardest to Rattle John Haggerty Bill Thomson Best Looking Michael Bouvier John Ordway Greatest Lady's Man Earl McMurray Michael Bouvier

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THE INFORMAL DANCE To the sweet and hot rhythms of the finest orchestras in the land, many of the Milford men and their young ladies danced away the evening of March 11. The music was supplied by Frank Cuneofs combination victrola and radio set on which the student's favorite records, from Dick Fegreus' and F rank's collections, were played. At about eight-thirty in the evening the boys went out to call for their girls. Many steps were directed toward Weylister, for the boys know and like a great many of the girls over there. Some of the other boys brought various town girls whom they have met this year. At nine-thirty the party was in full swing with everyone dancing and talking and having a very excellent time. John Ordway was the fellow responsible for changing the records and we all should be very grateful for the excellent way in which he faithfully carried out his duties. Refreshments were served during the evening. These consisted of a delicious punch, and dainty cakes which were made by the wives of the faculty. All of the students appreciated this and the many other favors which the wives of our faculty have done for the boys and the school throughout the entire year. The dancing and the merriment was continuous until twelve o'clock, when Mr. Pearson was forced to end the fun, that the boys might be able to bring the girls home and return to the dorms at the especially appointed hour of one o'clock. The students were grateful to the Social Committee, headed by Earl McMur- ray and aided by Frank Cuneo, John Ordway, John Hoffstot, and James Kenney. This informal dance was more or less of an experiment with the fellows here at Milford this year, and if we are not mistaken, we believe it an experiment which all the students of years to come would like to have repeated more often. SATURDAY NIGHT PARTIES Every Saturday night throughout the school year, except those nights when a special function was taking place, a party was held for the faculty and students in the school library. These parties have many purposes, the most important of which is to create a better social feeling between the students and faculty and a better social under- standing among the students themselves. Observation of the earlier parties, and the more recent ones, clearly shows that these functions have attained their purpose. J A typical Saturday night affair occurred on the evening of October 8, when a group gathered in a questionnaire game, the questions being supplied by Mr. S. B. Rosenbaum. The two teams were under the captainship of John Ordway and John Porteus. Mr. Rosenbaum fired questions at both masters and boys. John Ordway's team succeeded in winning with the efforts of Dr. Waugh, who seemed to know all the answers. This was the first Saturday night party of the year, very successful, and enjoyed by all. On other occasions, different types of games, contests, and other forms of amusement were substituted. Occasionally entertainers were brought in to amuse the boys.