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

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he gT..x b ' ful nr- he IFC Ll V iff: en' he nys he eir :k, .de rd, le- he mol -YS 'ee en oi of 'as as ty. he na ce ss- vi- TNEW HAVEN HIGH SCHOQL CLASS BQOK. 7 lege of being present. The little Freshmen could not be ex- pected to attend them all, because after being' accustomed to retiring at sevenfthirty, they might go to sleep during the early morning hours oi the dances. The Football teamfworked hard during the fall months, as didjthe- Basketball -and 'Baseball teams duringthe winter and spring. Although they won some oi the games, the cham- pionship passed on to other schools. It certainly was not the 'fault of the teams, it waslack of school spirit. The Freshmen did not attend the games- in great numbers Qsorry to sayj. They were too young to realize what school spirit meant, had they known, the teams certainly, would have received more support. T a June was drawing near and the examinations were coming. Many Scrubs shook in their boo-ts, but after brushing up a lit- tle and refreshing their memories, the burdens were cast aside. The joyous Freshmen left the halls' of learning, which they had entered ten months ago, with the thought that they were 'no longer Scrubs, but digniiied Sophomores. Nevertheless the Freshmen Class of nineteen hundred and eight was as good a class as ever was known in New Haven High School. Three long cheers for 1908. H ' illaa'-ion. Emma Rite. K if

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6 NEW HAVEN Hier-rr SCHOOL CLASS Book. .Scrub,', or Fresh, Fresh, rang in their ears, and many ofthe Freshies became so confused that they got lost in the large building, while they sought to get avvay from those painful shrieks. But after a time they grew accustomed to their tor- menting names, and thought that it really belonged to the idaily routine of their life. A Soon the September numbers of the school papers were published. The Freshmen scraped up money enough to buy them and see what they were like. Really, the infants were tquite amazed at the contents, for it was so different from their A. B. C. books at home. . Then the cards were issued to the girls, announcing the Alpha Alpha, B. T.- and Kappa Mu Sigma Teas. The boys ielt' indignant because they were not invited. Cf course, the girls were eager to attend the first social functions of their High School career. So, dressed in their best Sunday frock, and with a small book of Etiquette in their hands, they made their way to the teas. ' During the Freshman Year, on Tuesday, January the third, nineteen hundred and tive, Professor Benjamin Jepson cele- brated his fo-rtieth anniversary of musical instruction in the public schools. Thepexercises took place in the High School Auditorium and everyone enjoyed the programme immenselyg especially .Professor jepsonis speech on Reminiscences.:' 4, . ,,VVl.1jli.C1'M1T1O1TllIllS were enlivened by a course of three iecmtes, provided by Dr. Cushing for the pupils of New Haven Highf',School. Even the Scrubs. had the extreme privilege of mingling with the Upper Classmen at this timef just think of it! :What an honor! I In February, the Radiator Entertainment and Dance was given at,Music Hall. The farce, My Two Husbandsfl was presented by the members of Alpha Delta Sigma Fraternity. Next came the Crescent Entertainment and Dance, with the farce, Leave It To Me, presented by the members of Gainnia Delta Psi. The members of Theta Sigma also gave a dance at Music Hall. All of the entertainments proved very success- ful, and afforded great pleasure to all who had the great privi-

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.l JJ . il ll .gifs-Q 1 l Ililillli .-., i , -2. Y-.,., -- T225 ll a.-.1-1- Second Year AN we ever forget that steady stream of dignified Seniors, proud Juniors, cute Freshies, and frisky Sophomores soon to make a name for themselves, 6,0 flowing along Broadway and turning into York Square and directing' its course into that ocean of learning, New Haven High School? We so-on became accustomed to the routine of Sophomore life which included vexing the Scrubs, promenading the halls and going frequently to the lunch counter, where one could hear Your treat, Let's match, and talk like that. Then came the call for football candidates by Captain Brennan with the subsequent result, under the coaching of Foster Sanford. that we won the Trinity championship. 1908 can boast of one man on the football team of 1906. That was Grant lllakeslee. our all around athlete. I-Ie was well admired by the girls. and such remarks as, Isnt he just too sweet' for anything? and Can't he hit the ball hard with his foot: I wonder if it hurts him? were passed by them. U1llOl'l'llllHlTClj' the breaking up of the basketball league made it impossible for us to take any