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

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l952 Tl-IE ELM TREEHIQSZ Brown gained places on the Business Board. Loul' Garson also had the distinc- tion of becoming Competition Manager. an honor which is usually accorded to an upper classman. The class also ranked first in the honor roll during March. An- swering the call for candidates for the sophomore haseball team, over seventy students tried out. Pug Perrone and Izzy Stolnick were the two most out- standing players. David Shapiro, Kenneth Babcock, Stuart lrons, Harriet MacMillan, Elsie Tenacciano, Roger Merrill, Sheela MacNerney, Angela Cravi. .lane Lenz. and Mar- tha Sattig received prize awards during the year. And so. with a few misgivings and the sad feeling that another year of golden pleasure had slipped away from us, we passed on into our junior year. MATHEW BROWN. wif-Pe' ?,5a'ai:3 Z3

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U me--Ti-it ELM TREE--u se Svnphnmnrr llliztnrg Sophomores at last. we were no longer the underdogg there was at least one class beneath us. The Motto Club started the extra-curricular activity of the year. At the first meeting of the club, George Gaston was elected presidentg Helen Ford. vice-presi- dent: Helen Larkin, secretary: and Marsden Lincoln, treasurer. The Sophomore fall sports drew our interest. A touch-football contest be- tween the various boys' rooms was organized. Room 112 won with such stars as Bob Nicholas and john M. MacGuigan. Christy', Davis earned the P. M. Boys' Tennis Championship. The girls' tournament. which was exceedingly excit- ing, gave that championship to june Deming. As the Fall terminated many clubs were formed. The Sophomore Debating Society elected Lou Garson president. The Hiking, Rifle, and Writers' Clubs proved to be very popular. The members of the Dramatic Society started to re- hearse for their annual Christmas play. With the coming of Winter our minds turned to other recreations. Our hockey team was undoubtedly the best P, M. ice team that had ever been organ- ized in the school. After a very successful season, the team tied our own strong varsity team in one of the most hotly contested games of the season. Swede Anderson and Paul Farren were the stars of 1929-30. Swimming was another popular sport. Pat Richardson proved to be the mainstay of the team. The girls enjoyed basketball, defeating the freshman and junior teams. The seniors. however, were too strong for them. Much success was enjoyed by the Sophomore boys' basketball team. Of the many exciting games they played, they lost compara- tively few. Basketball teams were organized among the boys' rooms. I1 B 8 won the championship. Volleyball, a sport introduced for the benefit of the afternoon students, was very popular. ln the ice races at the Arena, George Gaston, against strong competition, captured the 440-yard event. Gaining an honor that is be- stowed upon a very f ew. Leo Davin made the varsity basketball squad. The Winter- weather must have drawn us closer to our school books, for the class of '32 led the school honor-roll in December. january, and February. Our annual social ushered in the Spring. Under the competent direction of Marsden Lincoln and his committee, an unusually successful social was held. The event attracted many envious upper classmen. The girls' hockey team. with Kay T ilson as one of its outstanding players, furnished keen competition for their op- ponents. The P. M. track team had considerable potential material. They dem- onstrated their strength against many class C high schools and prep schools. Although they were not successful because of their lack of experience, they gained valuable knowledge for varsity track work. The 1932 P. M. Chorus worked steadily to master the difficult cantata, The Building of the Ship . In the .S'e11fi1r10l compe- titions, Mannie Hershman, Alison Ostrander, and Walt Rostow were taken on the Editorial Board: while Lou Garson, Louise Marvin. Kay,' Tilson. and Mathew 22

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U iw.--THE ELM TREE--iw. 'I Euninr iaintnrg It was a glorious autumn day when an eager crowd of juniors once more passed through the portals of dear old Hillhouse. We were now third-year students which meant that no longer could we sleep until eleven 5 we had to be in school at eight o'clock in the morning or suffer the consequences. The first few days not a few of us experienced the later, but soon we became accustomed to the new routine. Athletics first drew our attention. Some of the huskier lads of our class suc- ceeded in making the football squad. Vin Ferrie and Marsden Lincoln became famous for their fine runs against VV est Haven in a sea of mud. Hillhouse con- tinued its winning ways on the gridiron with Ferrie scoring the only touchdown against Hartford, to gain a victory for the team. When we went to Ansonia to play, Matty Brown, as water boy, drew a big laugh from the spectators when, in his excitement, he carried the bucket to the wrong team. He was forgiven, however, for we won that game notwithstanding. The evening preceding our final game the Nordau Society held a football dance in the gymnasium. Thanksgiving Day our gridders came through with a 12-6 victory over Commercial. Ferrie was hon- ored for his work by being elected captain for 1931. Louise Marvin, Helen Chatfield, and Syd Weinstein became cheerleaders, and many a long locomotive was led by them at Savin Rock Park. Our enthusiasm was somewhat dampened by our first report cards, which con- vinced us that the year really had started. October saw glory for the juniors on the tennis courts. Monge and Welch annexed the state interscholastic doubles title. Matty Davis won the fall tennis tournament after making a wonderful stand against many other contestants. The girls elected Kay T ilson to lead a formidable field hockey team, which was beaten by the senior array for the championship of the school. jimmy Blair kicked the solitary goal for the Hillhouse soccer players to defeat Taft in an exciting game. Our team, which won the state championship through its many victories, chose Aube to lead it for the next season. WINTER 1930-1931 Mary Goode. Alice Keenan, Mollie Mermin, Leonard Cole, Tony Grillo, Har- old Mulvey, and Sam Rosofsky were elected to the Sentinel Editorial Board after a long period of heeling . Christmas vacation came, and we turned our thoughts to ice-skating. dancing, and sleeping late in the mornings. Many of us saw Albie Booth and Eddie Horowitz lead a strong alumni team to defeat a stubborn set of undergraduates. Before we could realize it, 1931 was upon us. Resolutions were made but broken soon afterward. Brilliant Christmas ties and red suspenders did much to brighten the corridors. Swede Anderson and Paul Farren helped to put the hockey team through a victorious season. The former was elected the next year's captain. jirayr Zorthian, Morty Burack, and Hy Schwartz were on the wrestling team, which shut out the Ansonia Y to the tune of 11-O. Through victories over 24