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

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with music by our school amplifier. We had poda-sop” and “dancink” meaning soda pop and dancing, to the average senior! This system of changing letters about in words is strictly the boys’ idea but the girls have had to make themselves acquainted with the idea or else couldn’t have been happy” Seniors. We feel highly honored that we might have our get-together on a Wednesday night as always before our school socials had to be held on Friday nights. But as Seniors, Mr. Pettibone gave us special permission to hold ours till nine-thirty on a school night and maybe we didn’t think we were somebody. We also had another senior get-together at noon with lunch together and dancing until one o’clock by Jimmy Van Duzee and his amplifier, which since had become “Swing and Sway with Van Duzee.” Our noon social started the rest of the school thinking and wondering why they couldn’t have dancing at noon if the seniors could! So Juniors, Sophomores and even Freshmen ventured to have their so-called family gatherings. Finally dancing at noon became a general occurrence and the Future Farmers Association (F. F. A.) sponsored dancing every Monday and Friday noons for five cents. But even if the whole school could dance at noon hours, they couldn’t have hot dog roasts on school nights! On a cold, bright moonlight night in February, we all met at school with skiis and sleds and went up to Tommy Gerber’s home in Boardman. In Boardman are grand hills for skiing and we put them to a good purpose that night. One of the boys brought his large toboggan, and did that thing go!! Each time it went faster and each time we spilled” and rolled further down the hill. After all the girls and even some of the “Big Shots” boys’ faces had been thoroughly washed with snowballs and our clothes completely soaked; we decided to call it a day and all started off for Hipp’s and the Schaghticoke Diner, these being our favorite rendez-vous after our social events. But we must not forget the biggest happenings of all in our Senior year, the Senior Prom and Senior Play. The play, “Big Hearted Herbert” was a complete success. Big Hearted Herbert played by Junior Gerlaeh was just an ordinary, plain, loving conservative, old-fashioned father who did not believe in college for his son or anyone’s son and who cherished a brass cuspidor and a terrible old picture of his father. Kay Keating, expertly played the part of his wife, putting up with all kinds of trials trying to keep peace in the family between her two sons and daughter, her plain, stubborn husband. There were also ten supporting persons in the cast, six boys and four girls. Our Prom was not so much a financial as a social success. We gave it on March 17th, St. Patrick’s day and this gave us some ideas for decorating. I don’t think that we, on the committee, will ever forget how to cut out shamrocks. But the center of the hall was best of all. Dozens of balloons were put in the big green top hat which was attached to the ceiling. On this hat was a clever contraption conceived by members of the physics class. From the side of the stage someone pulled a wire and we held our breath—wonderful! It did work! The top of the hat opened and out floated the balloons. Also this year there has been a new system started for activity periods. Every Tuesday morning we have short periods and various clubs meet from 11:30 to 12 o’clock. Some weeks we have the French Club, Camera. Future Farmers, Home Economic, and Arts and Crafts. Other days the Service Club, Advanced Dancing, Etiquette and Math Clubs meet. The Service Club, one of the most important clubs has accomplished a few things in the short time that we have been organized such as fixing up the tennis and volley ball courts and shoveling snow from the walks and back of the school. We are planning to make a trophy case and find a suitable place for that and also put up some mirrors in the boys’ wash room. The Etiquette Club is for Seniors only, not that only the Seniors need it as the reporters of the school paper unwisely stated. It’s a wise person that knows when he’s wrong,” as the old saying goes. Each time we met we devoted the period to one specific thing, such as “Introductions,” “How to Conduct Oneself On the Street.” We also had a play, and these acted out by various members of our class. But the greatest and biggest event to undertake will be our class trip. We are planning to go to the World’s Fair by bus and expect to stay that day and as long as we can at night. This, of course will be the last time that our class will be together and we hope to make it an all-Senior affair and the best, happiest and most successful of all our four years together. But here we are now, really graduating at last, and feeling both proud and sad—proud to be graduating, proud to have carried through our school years successfully, and sad to be leaving such pleasant days behind us. Above all we are grateful to our principal, Mr. Pettibone, the faculty and the townspeople for making a short stay in the New Milford High School so pleasant and successful.

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Catherine Rutii Koehler Tennis Team 1-2-4; Newspopcr Staff 1; Emblem 1-2-3; Basketball 3-4; Tri-Y 2-3-4; Dramatic Club 2-3; Treasurer 4; Tennis Tournament 4; Field Hockey 4; Candy Committee 4; French Club 4; Science Club 4; Service Club 4; Prom Committee 4; Etiquette Club 4; Year Book Committee 4; Usherette, Senior Play. She does all things well, and she docs all things.” Roger William Munch Math. Club 4; Etiquette Club 4; Junior Social Committee. A quiet tongue, shows a wise head.” Marion Harriet Coons Assembly Committee 2; Publicity Committee 4; Glee Club 4; Etiquette Club 4. “She has been on the same Page for two and a half years.” Arnold Alfred Johnson Social Committee 4; Junior Prom Committee. Silence never betrayed anyone.” Katherine Ella Sullivan Magazine Campaign 1-2-3; Food Sale Committee 1-2-3; Prom Committee 3-4; Senior Play Committee; Assembly Committee 2; Dramatic Club 2-3-4.' “Oh for the life of a farmer’s wife.” Ann May Straub Basketball 3-4; Tennis 3-4; Softball 3; Hockey 4; Dramatic Club 2-3-4; Assembly Program 1-2; Senior Play Committee; Prom 3; Etiquette 3; Tri-Y Committee 4; Winter Sports Club 3-4. A good athlete and an all around girl.” James Theodore Lundebjerg Assembly 1-2; Senior Activity Committee; Senior Play Committee; Mathematics Club 4; Etiquette Club 4. “Like a brook I babble on forever.” Beatrice Baldwin Percy Tri-Y 8-4; Dramatic Club 4; Senior Play Committee; Food Sale 4; Social Committee 2. “Good humor is the blue sky of the soul.” Warren Francis Buck Social Committee 1-2-3-4; Student Council 3; Movie Committee 4; Candy Committee for Basketball Games 4; Passing Committee 3-4; Winter Sports Committee 4; Senior Prom; Senior Play. “Big Oaks From Little Acorns Grow.” Christina Bell Ohmen Assembly 1; Social Committee 2; Prom 3-4; Etiquette Club 4; Student Council 3; Year Book Committee 4; Usherette for Senior Play 4. “Friendliness is one of her richest possessions.”