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

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. E555BEERHEEEQEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHEEE'5EEEEEiEE'sEEEQEEEEEEBEEEEEEE iaiatnrg nf the illmihman Glass N September 13, 1918, the class of 1922 was entering upon a new H ciapter 111 then lives. Best clothes xx eie worn in honor of this event. 5 Glad and expectant hearts were beating wildly, as thestudents of l 495' l this future class were wending their way to the place where part of l1 :l' time for the next four years was to be spent. On all sides they were welcomed with the time honored greeting of Hello, Scrubs! Oh, you upper classmen, why forget the time you were Scrubs? Is it not the best part of your school life? The auditorium of the New Haven High School was lilled with children HE from every part of New Haven awaiting their verdict. How excited they ga were, how loud they talked, and how anxious they were for the tinie to start. When Miss VVhite walked onto the platform, a hush fell upon the pupils. U What was coming next? Mr. Wentworth opened the hour with a speech. After he linished his talk, talthough very few of his words were heard, because of the wandering of excited mindsj Miss lVhite assigned EE rooms to various pupils. Every few minutes several pupils would disappear within a door as if being swallowed up by a monster behind the doors. In a very short time the auditorium became vacant. The teacher in oursroom handed out green slips of paper. These, we soon learned, were schedule slips, and were to be filled out according to the diagram on the board. Our teachers then entertained us by telling us all about high school. A bell rang and we were told to go to our next recita- tion room as assigned on the schedule. Naturally the girls formed into EE groups, and those separated from their friends found themselves feeling lonesome. Oh, what- a time we had finding the room. We had to go from Room 203 to 108. VVe were told to go down to the second floor, and when we EE arrived onthe second floor, our troubles began. Here was Room 103 and EE 108 must be around this way, but when we arrived around the corner we found that the numbers were getting less and less. After much walking and confusion, we reached our destination. So it went on during the day. When a bell rang for dismissal, we found ourselves lost among the multitude of EE pupils. At last the end of our First freshman day came, and we found our- EE selves loaded with books and we were gladnto go home to rest. ' As we advanced in our first year, we soon arrived at the decision that high school meant work. But even though we were just scrubs and we had to work hard, we felt proud to go to such a large school. The part of the first year which stands out most clearly in my mind, is winter time. Our Freshman Class was an afternoon session class and how queer it was to come out of school when all was dark! But sooner than we could realize, Spring was upon us, with longer days. It brought with pleasant weather the usual fever, and we freshmen were all glad of the Easter vacation. After much work and hardships, June arrived and was welcomed warmly 5555 5555 E5 by the Freshman class. MAY MINKOVV 5EEEEEEEEE 55555

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