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

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NEW HAVEN HIGH. ScHooL CLASS Booiqf II the girls were working like busyubees in preparation for 11116 annual Junior- Fair, and on December 8 everyone wasiinvited to 'af.Motlie-r,Goose Reunion iii thei Libraryf The affair was 'a great success and the proceeds Qiiaoj vyerei handed Over to .the Gymnasium fund. NVe consideiiit to be the best junior Fair ever given, butprobably each .class thinks. the samexof theirs, so we will not saytoo much in our Own'pi9aiSef if A t A T if i VVe-.- must not overlook the regular teas which were given by the girls' societies, to which only girls were invited, the boys being barred' out of these delightfulaffairs. ' As Juniors we were all looking forward to the greatest event in our ,third year, that was the temporary class elections of our class. There was great enthusiasmamong the class when it assembled for its first classrneeting, and it is needless to say how proud we were of our honored president and the other officers. It was a memorable day for us when we first wore our 'class spins with Ioo8 on them. D . We have been taking long strides but we must not forget the large dances and entertainments of the year. The Theta Sigma dance was the first one given at Music Hall. There was a little farce and musical entertainment followed by a dance. At the close of the school term at Christmas, several mem- bers of the school under the direction of the School Circle gave a farceentitled go Minutes for Refreshments. The members ,of the Octette and those of the Boys' 'Glee Club rendered sev- eral selections, and were much applauded by the school. February I5 found a large crowd of people at Music Hall again. It was the regular Radiator Entertainment and Dance, which was one of the largest dances of the season, and was votedibyall who attended to be a great SUCCCSS- The last big dance of the year excepting the Se11iO1' Class Dance, to which only a favored few were invited, was the Crescent Entertainment and Dance held at Music Hall, April 27. The Apollo Glee and Mandolin Club rendered a delightful programme and this was followed by a farce entitled 'fChums. Later a programme of sixteen dances was enjoyed by all. The term was nearing its close and that which inter6fS'CffCl U5

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wovs ions the our nior .C. if. ll. lt. .yg y. xr 77 nr. 'e ISS. '5S. 1 - :f ls... -? 5 Senior Year NCE- upon a time when We were young and green and Scrubs We looked up to the Seniors with awe. They seemed indeed to bein as heavenly a state as .05 one could Wish. Sophomores were only impudent and juniors carefree, but the Seniors! Woiild we ever be like that? It seemed doubtful. - Nevertheless in September, 1907, we returned to school for our last year. We tried to look dignified and important as Seniors should, and although of course, being the Class of 1908, We succeeded, still, to tell the truth, we couldn't quite believe ourselves th-at we had reached that honorable position. It seemed such a short time ago that we were Freshmen trembling at the look of a Senior that to be in the opposite position seemed unbelievable. However, we didn't let the Under Classmen know that we were no-t at home in our new place, but We all determined to surpass every Class before us. And that is what we have done. It -took so-me time to get back into the' routine of work after our long vacation. Qur lessons were hard and our teachers unsympathetic when We said we hadn't done it be-- cause of that headache the evening before. However, we had