New Haven High School - Elm Tree Yearbook (New Haven, CT)

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Sizcoxn SKIQAR Cinxss. I I Then came our Christmas recess, followed in the early part of january by the Radiator entertainment and dance. The farce, My Class Day, was greatly enjoyed. This was followed by a dance given by the Theta Sigma Fraternity. In May a second farce, entitled, The New Reporter, was presented to us by the Crescent Dramatic Club, after which we enjoyed another dance. lt was about this tinie that we bade farewell to dear old Hill- house, and, armed with books and umbrellas Qfor even nature wept at our departurej and led by a German band, we marched bravely to York Square to take possession of our new Hillhouse. lt took us almost the remainder of the year to become accus- tomed to our new abode, for many of us were but as strangers in a foreign land and oft strayed about like lost sheep, forced to seek the shelter of our next recitation. But days and months pass quickly byg time, it never standeth still. So, ere we realized it. our Sophomore year was over and honored juniors we were at last. Frarzzces C. Bamz T oordman., HAT 'fsum tota res was the supreme thought in the minds of all of us when we returned to Boardman, as Sophomores, is beyond dispute. But now, with the wisdom of two years later, we look back with pleasure and some amusement to the time when we could, with justihcation, laud ourselves over the infants who had just taken our places. Professor Mather, who had been our principal the year before and whom we already knew as T, 'Willief' was at first greatly missed, but when Mr. Kirschner filled his place our regret was alleviated. The very first day we were instructed to leave the Scrubs alone, and although a few obeyed the instruction there were others

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Z T i '1'1 1 f 1' f ff DE AR A NN X Xlw y as Ls g -X -.7-f,,,,,..ng Hilfbouseo Life is short. indeed, but troubles are shorter. HIS quotation could truly be applied to the feelings of the Class of 1905 when, one bright morning in Septem- ber, we returned for the second time to dear old Hill- house, Sophomores! Verily, no other name could fully express our emotions. VVe were no longer insignificant Scrubs -those days were over and with them all ourytroubles. The football season soon broke the monotony of school life and inspired fresh enthusiasm. The team was unusually success- ful and attracted great attention by its brilliant victoriesg among them that famous game at Meriden with a score of eighteen to twelve and a championship for the school. P However, all the pleasures of the year were not reserved for the boys. In the early fall the Alpha Alpha Society gave a very pretty tea to the girls of the school. A little later the B. T.- Society very pleasantly entertained the girls of the three upper classes. This was followed by a tea given by the Kappa Mu Sigma girls. In the early winter the Scientific boys showed their dramatic talent by very successfully presenting parts of Shalcespeare's Julius Czesarf'

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I2 New I-liwi4:N H1111-1 Sci-iooi. Ciaxss Book. who could not and would not refrain from udoing as they had been done by. This year marked the consolidation of the athletic teams of Hillhouse and Boardman, and seemingly, as a direct result of the union, the football chanmpionship in the Trinity League was won by the team under Captain Green. In December, the Forum, Boardman's school paper, com- bined with the Crescent, Hillhouse, thus producing a paper well edited and well patronized by both schools. A new paper, the Focus, edited by the scholars whom the faculty considered as having the greatest literary ability, appeared in Boardman, in January, IQO3. The farce, My Class Day, was presented in the latter part of january by the Radiator, and was followed by a very enjoyable dance. ln May the Crescent gave its annual dance and very ably entertained those present with the farce, The New Reporter, coached by Franklin Johnston of Yale. During the year the new Hillhouse building, at our rear, was fast being completed, so that after the Easter vacation it was ready for the scholars to occupy. They came the first day after vaca- tion, headed by that now historical German band, which brought us all to the windows to see them File by and take possession of their new Hillhouse. Although the two schools were not com- bined this year, the impending union was more clearly than ever brought to our minds and many were the discussions over the pros and cons. Wfith their coming we were prohibited from our delightful strolls on Broadway and were restricted to York Square. At last the Sophomore Year was over, half of the course com- pleted, and soon we were to return again as upper classmen, no longer to Boardman, but to New Haven High School. Let us never forget the true Boardman spirit that we gained in these two past years, and ever keep it with us as we advance in life step by step. Rafplz TV. Nichols.