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

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V.-nu.. . , .v, . 66 - . ,i WS? 9 n 1 ng1+QlAlgYa Zgiglugfl 1 I Iliiimgl ngv 4Bl3l111M P 0112155 Hhrnphrrg And it shall come to pass . . . It was Christmas Eve, 1923. My parents had gone to visit my sick grand- father and I had to stay home, lest any harm befall my younger brother. The little fellow retired early and left me all to myself. I sat down in the big armchair at the fireside and took from a table nearby a volume dealing with the execution of the Salem witches. I began immediately to read the narrative, which so realistically portrayed the practices of witchcraft. The fire was smouldering and as if the diminishing flames and the spirit of witchcraft with which I had saturated myself, had somewhat of a magical effect upon me, my eyes closed, the book dropped from my hands-I was asleep. Suddenly a bearded old wretch, like bold I-Iecate of old, came down the chim- ney, supported by her well-known broo-mstick. She spoke to me and told me that she had come from a heath in West Haven, where was being held the annual con- vention of Connecticut witches, to tell me of the great future awaiting my class- mates, who had graduated from high school but six months before. She then placed a cauldron on the hearth and proceeded to mix her concoction. First, she threw in one of Miss Rippinls spice cakes. Then came one of Carol Maurer's hair-nets, containing the dark brown locks of Edna Lane before she joined the bob-haired squad. Next was thrown in Jim Birney's short trousers, then Philip McLean's football shoes, and last of all Claire Schoenberger's yellow rain-coat. None of these ingredients, however, kindled the fire which it was im- perative to start if the future were to be told. At her wits' end for something to start the fire going, the witch plucked two or three of Herb Oviatt's fiery tresses and threw them into the mixture. Imme- diately a blaze rushed forth-a blaze whose only rival is the bonfire near the West River every Fourth of July. ' Soon the Hames quieted down. The witch repeated her familiar incan-tations, and embracing the flames, she began her prophecy: Peering far into the future, I hear the shouts of political enthusiasts, 'James Birney for presidentg he wears no man's collar.' Ellwood Travis shall open a competitive jewelry business across the street from Mr. Panikoff's and shall contend with him for High School orders. Edna Lane do I perceive secretary to Virginia Toole, president of the XVomen,s League for Moving Picture Reform. For Kenneth Martin, I do foretell a blazing future. Kenneth shall be de- tailed to manage the Esquimo Pie Agency in the South Sea Islands. Viola Smith, Blanche Cameron, Charlotte Peck and Mary Chamberlain shall have charge of coaching girls' basketball in the high schools of Siberia. Gertrude Sternschuss, Gertrude Richter and Dorris Clarke shall organize a Girls' Outing Club in the Philippines. Pauline Alper shall publish a book, '57 Yarieties of Latin and lVhy I Relish 29 ' 'l if

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- n , nr S gig. .glint 'JLKHQU f?.,5,?,,f- H .li MARCH Vtfhistling and moaning the wind announces the fact that the lion has come in, but if the lion comes can the lamb be far behind? The mention of moaning does not have any connection with the fact that the combined Choruses of both Com- mercial and N. H. H. S. rendered Gounod's Faust in VVoolsey Hall. The March breeze seems to have blown all the money of the Senior classmen away in one great whiff-or was it the collection of three dollars for the Class Book installment that made us look so poverty stricken? But in spite of this expenditure a large crowd produced the fifteen cents necessary to see our team trim the Alumni 24-22. Johnny Sturgeon, our Track Captain, succeeded in getting over one hundred men to answer the summons to practice, and we heard that Freddy Beck threw the javelin and discus because he wanted to imitate the Greeks and Romans that he reads about in his Latin books. He proved himself a better man with the javelin than with the ZE.neid . The home-loving girls ,now began to sew on their Class Day and Graduation dresses. Jackson assembled his Tennis Team, which had some splendid material. APRIL About a dozen of 1923's dramatic representatives were awarded membership in the York Square Players which was re-established as an honor dramatic society. Now, came the great eventnof our year-the Promenade! Gardner Crabb commandeered a splendid affair. Woolsey Hall, impressive in its simplicity of decoration and design, formed a splendid background for the merry dancing couples. The Girls' Basketball Games were played off and the Senior Team,.under Viola Smith, was successful for the third consecutive year. ' As a prize for such skill, they received the B. T. - Cup, for the first time since it was offered. Further skill and talent was exhibited in Woolsey Hall at the Fourth Annual Symphony Concert. The Baseball Squad reported en masse, and consists of a large group. However, those who are not chosen will only require a winning team as a compensation. MAY There is scarcely anything that can be mentioned concerning the extra-cur- ricula activities, since the underlying thought of everyone was concerning school or college examinations and Graduation. In fact this Senior year, of joys and achieve- ments, seems like a great bridge which spans the void between our earlier school days and the business or college worlds, while underneath this imaginary bridge sluggishly glides the river of Ignorance. ' No doubt, however successful we may be, our thoughts will fondly linger over the crises we met and mastered underneath the roof of our splendid old New Haven High! VIRGINIA R. Tooua 28 K il

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T N. FH. Li. S. 9 P 11 1 Ei. ,.0l,Qta,Ljf'5,s1 all Them'. The volume shall be dedicated to Meyer Mermin and Abraham Bawarsky, who shall win for themselves the editorship of the Ladies Home Journal. Gardner Crabb shall take the place of NValter Camp in choosing all-American elevens. Danny Dorchester shall coach the football team of the University of Con- stantinople. Pen Hoyt shall win the coveted trophy offered by President Russell Flanagan of the Hawaiian Aquatic Club for swimming across the Harbor of Havana in fourteen days. Warren Hughes shall be the representative of the New York Times in Paris. Natalie Jacobson and David Stillman shall head the Bureau for Kindness to Animals, in the East Rock Zoo. Henry Rapuano shall be boosted for the chairmanship of an international Prom to be held in Berlin by all the descendants of Michael Angelo. A Glenna Bullis shall train a flock of Canaries to sing the opening number of the 'Passing Show of 1938, starring Harry Pardoll. A Fred Chapman and Lincoln Opper shall play with the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra. Claire Schoenberger shall be Miss New Haven in the National Beauty Con- test of 1931. Bruno Moski shall be acclaimed chess champion of the world in 1933 and shall hold that title until 1935, when his crown shall be taken away by I. Sepa Ratem, the four and one-half year old Peruvian marvel. Pythagoras As I Know and Enjoy Him', shall be a book published by Harold Weir in 1946. ' Eddy VV atkins shall open up a school for caddies in Shantung. The 'World's Almanac of 1947 shall be published with Saul Gamer as editor- in-chief. Extensive missionary work shall be carried on by Edward Everest, Kingdon Jackson and Delia Tracy in South Africa. Ed Peters shall spend live years among the Cannibals trying to show them the many benefits which may be derived from a fraternal organization and shall be successful in starting the Alpha Chapter of the Eta Lotta Lamb Fraternity. On April 1, 1946, all maens of communication shall be cut off so as to permit Adolph Haczela to run from Marathon to Athens to tell the Greeks that the deadly Turks have retreated. A 'Great Men W'ho Have Met Me', shall be a book published by 'Bus' Fried- man in 1945. Harriet Perrigo and Samuel Alpert shall have charge of the high-chair de- partment in Harry Resnik's furniture store. Abner Alderman shall open up a school in Mecca for Persian violinists. ln 1963 Killarney shall be sold. Thomas VValker shall be the agent. Harry Ratner shall be appointed Governor-General of Palestine by Premier Joe Nichols. Milton Newman shall have charge of the Slikum Agency in the New England States. Fred Beck shall be his business manager. 30