New London High School - Whaler Yearbook (New London, CT)

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Body Building This year, for the first time in the history of New London High School, a program of physical education was put into motion. Two years of planning finally brought the course into being, with Lawrence Drew as head of the department. Drew, a newcomer to the scene, acquired the services of Leslie Dill, Miss Clara Polinski, and Miss Anita Montali as his assistants. Although the new gynasium was not yet ready for use, classes started with the opening of school, the boys meeting at Morgan Park and the girls on the grounds adjacent to the Bartlett Building. However, complaints from various school and city ofiicials as to the upkeep of the area ended the boys' outside activities. Classes began in the new completed gymnasium during mid-winter, with both boys and girls meeting on the spacious, divided fioor. Basketball, volleyball. and a wide variety of sports were offered to all partici- pants. A program of intramural sports was also organized by the department. And so, with no immediate prospect of a sophomore jinx, the Phys-Ed program has shown every indication of success in its first year. LAWRENCE J. DREW Head of Physical Education Department JOHN S. JACZINSKI GEORGE H. GREGORY LESLIE M. DILL ANITA MONTALI Industrial Arts Industrial Attsg Locket Manager, Physical Education Physical Education Rifle Club ,TL . iff -151' tn., . 5, . .. -ftr gag, ffiff. ri i f-' i A' l ls ai I lft :ift .1g. 'l1taa.. at JOHN M. LOWE CLARA POLINSKY MARION K. MORRIS Industrial Arts Physical Education Nurse 29

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fx gp-'Sr' EVERETT MCLOUGHLIN Head of Industrial Arts Department Striving For Crafty Craftsmen Mass-production: scourge of the individuals creative genius. Gone is the independent craftsman of years' gone byg the assembly line has taken over. Why be a jack of all trades, when for every conceivable job, there is a trained specialist? A facile conclusion, but whenever this becomes the attitude, incen- tive to do it yourself falters, initiative weakens, and originality dies. Man is then reduced to a robot, living, breathing, walking, talking-but not creating person. Leading in the cause for craftsmanship and indiivdual achievement is the Industrial Arts Department. Here in the shop, the mighty oak is fashioned into furniture, the block of steel becomes a plumbob, the sheet of aluminum turns into a bracelet and Henry Ford's finest are stripped of their former glory to live again. With infinite care these and other creations are then translated into mechanical drawings or blueprints. And always, with each completed project, there is the glowing satisfaction which comes from doing the job yourself. ,aw M FRED R. SOBIECI-I WESLEY W. STOFFEL ABBOTT W. WHITE JOHNNY E. WILSON Industrial Arts Industrial Arts Industrial Arts, Driver Education Industrial Arts, Stagecraft Club, Dance Club HARRY P. SANTANGELO RALPH B. FROLKE ROBERT M. HESS GEORGE YATROUSIS Industrial Arts, Lockers Industrial Arts, Dance Club Industrial Arts Industrial Artsg Dance,Club 28

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MRS. MAY M. O'GRADY Director of School Lunch Service A Pause That Refresbes Most prominent of the new additions is the cafeteria. With its linoleum floor, handy stage, and glass bulkheads, it has proved to be one of the most useful, as well as beautiful, assets to our school. Prior to the completion of the huge gym-auditorium, all dances, assemblies, and similar functions were held in the cafe- teria. Fortunately, its mobile furniture made possible a variety of quick changes. Not until later in the year, however, were all of its facili- ties opened. Consequently, Chapman Kitchen continued to feed the hungry mobs, and most eating was done in classrooms. To relieve overcrowding, the student body was divided into three shifts, and fourth period trisected accordingly. As soon as all equipment was ready, the Cafeteria Staff, under the direction of Mrs. O'Grady, swung into action. With the help of vocational students, tasty meals at cut rate prices were served daily from 11:00 to 12:15. Soft lights, sweet music, and a balanced diet provided adequate ulcer insurance, and lunch time became indeed, a pause that refreshes. 1 ...K , Mrs. E. McLaughlin and Mrs. N. Drea J. Epps, N. Hickey, T. Benson, R. Shapiro, B. Balossi M. Fielding are the first to be served in our new cafeteria. WPS' I K. 1 F. Ruddy, Mrs. O'Grady, and R. Young pre- pare for the noon day rush. 30