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

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N. 12-ss - . LP. 5' Pls' Pl..- 31 11. as Now The Sentinel for the first time Gave rewards for work accomplished, Hall, assistant business manager, Virginia Toole and a few others Being among the proud possessors Of its emblem, Scroll and Quill. As the junior Year grew nearer We could think but of the progress We should make when next year came 'round, just how many of our number Should become society members, Or what frat', each one would make. June approached and with it trials, For exams were now upon us. Most of us came plodding onward Toward completion of our school year, Most of us went into next year, With associations merry. A RETROSPECT When we read o'er all these stories, Anecdotes of loving classmates, Sincere friends for four short school years, Some friends made for years to come, VVhen those who someday'll be renowned, Have gained fame and reached their goals, Let each one of us remember, Not so many years ago, We were singing at assemblies, Singing Bin?4?-gat our school vmes, . Cheering each team on to vict'ry, Gained by bonds of loyalty, Bound to school and to each other, Let us each pledge deep allegiance, Never to forget our friendships, Or this School,-our Alma Mater. CLAIRE B. SCHOENBERGER 22

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-.-.,.-as-.H f.-.- , W. .,,. . .- H .ff t I.. n 1 n rgWITITeijf,5 iT:Ti Hifi n 2 E 1 m Now ambitious, eager jou1'n'lists Strove, and won some posts of honor On the Sentinel Board that year. Names that now do still appear there, Toole and Sternschuss, Hall and Levy, Gamer, Hughes and Schoenberger. Then our Girls' Glee Club decided To amuse our boys in Allingtown. Many numbers on the program Charmed, but best of all, perhaps, were Norma Clarke as Ad for hosiery And Elizabeth Holmes as chair girl. VVe had orators by twenties, So, one morning in assembly There were trials for some prizes. Class of '17, the donors, Gave first prize to James C. Birney, And third prize to Herman Levy. These boys were our greatest speakers, Birney winning still more laurels When Theta Sigma offered their prize. Levy also won a contest Offered by Connecticut. We were then still prouder of him. Debating also claimed Jim Birney. And still other zealous speakers, Shallet, Flannigan, Bawarsky, Levy on the 'Varsity Team Helped defeat our ancient rivals, Hartford and New Britain, also. Dramatics then came into prominence. Birney, Levy, Ellwood Travis Acting in the Shakespeare Club play. Travis, too, a York Square Player, Played Laertes in their Hamlet Gorham played the part of Orleans. Spencer Hoyt established records, Being our first real Sophomore Captain He led swimming with great glory. Michaels, this year's Hockey Captain, First appearing 'gainst Yale Freshmen In this most eventful year. . 21

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r-s.f'vyv----if ..- FIFH' f'Zm s rrp 'A 'errors via' s .ss ' 'mmf ,, Sv 2 UI H 1' 01121 H Lanai 1 H. ..,-Jlll.1EJE-E. Zluninr lgmr lVith a feeling of pride and happiness we entered that delightful period of our High School career known as the Junior Year. Mindful of the favorable circum- stances that existed, we all took advantage of every possible opportunity for success and the record of those who were successful is in reality a history of the Junior Year of the Class of Nineteen Twenty-Three. School opened as usual in the early part of September. At that----time four hundred and seventy-four of us, to be exact, registered as third-year students. YVith little delay or confusion we settled down to work and were soon accustomed to the regularity of school life. Two weeks later Coach Murphy issued his call for football candidates. To this announcement over sixty students from the three upper classes responded. However, as only the best can be selected, the squad naturally contained a goodly number of juniors. XVhen the season, which was rather successful, finally ended, Friedman, Peters, Crabb and NYa'lker were awarded their letters, while at the same time Fred Beck and Danny Dorchester received class numerals. The ability of 'fBus Friedman earned for him the captaincy and also a position on the All-State Team chosen by a Hartford football expert. The first assembly of the year dealt with the subject of fire-prevention. This topic proved to be of extreme importance, later, when the Rialto Theatre burned down and caused a great loss of life. Herbie Bernstein took advantage of this disaster, in order to gain sympathy, by posing as a fire victim. Needless to say, his efforts were quite futile. i Before many of us realized it, the Christmas vacation was actually upon us with its merry round of social activities. Especially noteworthy were the frater- nity and sorority dances held at the Lawn Club. These affairs, which many of us attended for the first time, constituted the high points in the social life that charac- terizes the Junior Year. After the vacation came a period of time which seemed to have been utilized mainly for the purpose of forming societies. The Chemistry Club was the first of the so-called study societies which appeared on the horizon of school activity. Fol- lowing close in its wake came the Spanish Club. However, the athletically inclined were not to be outdone by their more studiously inclined classmates, and conse- quently we find that the girls have brought the Outing Club into our midst. Moreover, these were not the last of the societies, as two sororities, namely, Epsilon Nu Sigma and Pi Epsilon Pi, were' recognized about this time by the school authorities. The winter sports were now in full swing. Danny English distinguished him- self on the basketball five while Spencer Hoyt, besides being manager, was one of the star performers on the swimming team. For the first time in the history of the school boxing and wrestling were indulged in as miiior sports. ln this depart- 23