New Milford High School - Schaghticoke Yearbook (New Milford, CT)

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26 Nknv Milford High School GIRLS’ ATHLETICS The New Milford High School girls’ basketball team completed a very successful season, losing five out of sixteen games played and winning .the Housatonic Valley League Championship from Salisbury High School at the Kent Community House, March 16, 1935, by a score of 41-35. The team was composed of the following players: Forwards: Jessie Dolan. Shirley Sussman, Molly Onorato, Rita Houlberg and Catherine Hosford. Guards: Ruth Golden, Myrna Worthington. Alice Houlberg, Anna Bilski, Priscilla Northrope and Anna Espitce. Centers: Mary Wodjenski, Jean Chalmers. Manager: Eileen Merritt. The team loses two valuable players by graduation: Myrna Worthington and Ruth Golden. The girls’ Tennis Team was quite successful this year. Those participatng were: R. Golden. B. Noble, A. Houlberg, R. Houlberg, S. Sussman and D. Bray.

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Cl.ASS OF 1935 25 BOYS’ ATHLETICS Basketball aroused the keenest interest in sports in school this year because of the team’s entrance in the Class C. I) Tournament at Hartford. Conn. The New Milford High School team scored victories over Litchfield and Thom-aston but was defeated in the final contest by Old Saybrook to a score of 24-18. Those playing for the school were Captain Millard Dorwin, Donald Warner, Klmer Roscoe, Irving Tanner, Joseph Kwasniewski. Walter Kibbe, Robert Peagler, Phillip La Grotta, Ralph Camp. Gerald Lathrope. Robert Dourland, and John Peterson. Joseph Kwasniewski has been elected to the captaincy of the 1935-36 squad, taking the place of Millard Dorwin who did a good job at the position. The baseball season has been successful as the Green team is holding first place in the League. Manager D’Anna has the following players: Captain Roscoe. Warner, Kwasniewski, Peagler. Kenneth and Ned Maxwell. Kibbe, Burns, Swanson. Onorato, Rangoni. Orzech, McNiflf and Rowe. Tennis matches have been held with several schools, and our team has had several victories. The players were: Golden, Bray, Fairman, Hulton, Smythe, Castle, Jones, Prucknik, and Russell.

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Class of 1935 27 HI-Y The Hi-Y has spent a very successful year. The officers arc Kenneth Maxwell, President; James Hulton, Vice-President; Douglas Leahey, Secretary and Treasurer; and Elliot Pepper, Leader. There were many matters brought before the pupils which were of benefit to the entire student body such as Clean Speech” and “Clean Scholarship campaigns. These were definitely expressed. The old active members are Donald Warner, Kenneth Maxwell, Elmer Roscoe, Robert Peagler, John Bray, James Hulton. Emerson Woodford, and Dervillc Benz. The new members are Douglas Leahey. John Wilson, Jack Benny. Daniel Weaver. and Joseph Kwasniewski. TRI-Y The Tri-Y Club of New Milford was organized on November 22. 1934. It is an organization limited to thirty-five members ranging from the Sophomore year to the Senior year. These members are admitted into the club first by being nominated before the club, and next by their majority election by the members. The purpose of the club is to create, maintain and extend throughout the school and communiy high standards of Christian conduct. The slogan is “Clean living, noble thought and a reverent spirit.” The committee for the organization of the I ri-Y was chosen as follows: Josephine Barton. Chairman; Martina Hoag. Susan Treutle, Jean Clalmers. Jessie Dolan, Louise Hatch. • 1 The officers of the club were elected as follows: Alice Houlberg, President; Betty Noble. Vice-President; Rita Houlberg. Secretary: Josephine Barton, Treasurer; Ethel Prince, Scribe. , , . We donated four baskets of food to needy families ot the town at Christmas l,nU We wish to thank our advisor, Mrs. Gilbert Williams, for her advice and hearty co-operation.