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

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ATHENIAN OATH OF CITIZENSHIP We will never bring disgrace to this city of onrs by any act of dishonesty or cowardice, nor ever desert onr snjfering comrades in the ranks. We will fight for the ideals land sacred things of this city both singly fond' together. We will revere and obey the city's laws, and do onr best to incite a like respect and reverence in those abofve its who are prone to anwnl or set thern at nanght. We will strive nnceasingly to quicken the pnblic sense of civic dnty. Thus, in all fways, we will ,transrnit this city, not only not less, bnt greater, better, and niore 'beantifnl than it was transmitted to ns.

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THE SCHOOL STAFF WELDON KNOX, Superintendent and Principal R. D. WILLIAMSON, Assistant Principal and Mathematics MARY WODJENSKI, Nurse HAROLD I. HUNT, Supervisor of Music. High School Course in Music History and Appreciation . GEORGE WM. VAUGHN, Instruments J. M. LENT, Agriculture HOWARD E. PEASE, Chemistry, General Mathematics, Physics THEODORE BIALONIS, General Science, Biology DOROTHY F. COUCI-I, Civics, World History, Junior and Sophomore English BARBARA WEAVER, French, Latin CAROLINE KEELER, U. S. History, Modern History, Problems of Democracy THEO MERYVIN, Senior and Junior English JERRI QUIST, Commercial Subjects BEATRICE PERRY, Foods, Clothing, Home Management HAZEL 1'ITTEMORE, Foods, Clothing JOHN S. 'I'ANNO, Physical Education HARRIET MASON, Spanish, Freshman and Sophomore English CATIIARINE LILLIS, Grades 7 and S, Nlathematics One Class of Freshman English MARY HAYDE, Grades 7 and 8, Reading, Spelling, Composition, Grammar MARGUERITE PETERSON, Grades 7 and 8, Geography ALICE T. NORTIIROP, Grades 7 and 8, Geography and Science MARION HANCOCK, Mathematics, Ancient History WALTER WENT, Industrial Art

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HISTORY OF THE CLASS OF 1945 B11 HELEN ANDERSON To each person the history of the class means something a little different. All of us will remember the many friends we have made, the happy hours we have spent, the little touches of comedy or sadness, of excitement and ,boredom that made up our daily lives. If this history were told in the form of headlines, it might go like this: UNUSUALLY LARGE FRESHMAN VC-LAJSS ENTERS NEW MILFORD HIGH .SCHOOL 108 Freshmen entered New Milford High School in September, 1941. Xve Started the year oil' with an assembly where we learned of the school's one rule. Oli, joy, just one rule! But we soon 'found out about the many regulations, a distinction hard for Freshmen to grasp. After the usual struggle to find our classes and to get adjusted to school life, we held our first important meeting as a class and elected our officers: Kit Carson, President 5 Louise Nelson, Vice-presidentg Harold Murphy, .Secretaryg and Lillian Fredlund, Treasurer. FERDINAND AMUSES Our Fresh-man social featured Ferdinand the Bulll, represented by Richard Morey and Benson Pace, Freddy Michalek, standing over the sleeping Ferdinand holding an umlbrella with corks hanging from it, was the cork tree. Ferdinand became quite active when the bumblebee, Leo Hulton, stung him. Most of the rest of the class took a lively part as pica- dors and matadors. We were quite cocky for Freshmen for we dared to imitate some of the Seniors. Four or five boys standing on each other's shoulders were needed to represent tall John Carson, the Senior class npresident. SN EAK ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR The Sunday the Japs ,attacked Pearl Harbor is one which we will never forget. From then on alll our school life was colored by the war. For days we hung about the radios, watched enviously 'while the older boys enlisted, and finally settled down to a life suddenly and sometimes frighteningly different. WILL THEY EVER LEARN? That's what everyone wondered as they watched our untiring efforts to learn to dance. Most of us did after much effort and we were delighted at our new skill which made high school life so much more enjoyable. A dancing class for beginners was part of our school routine. MANY FRESHMEN PARTICIPATE IN SPORTS Nothing bashffirl about our Freshman class! Boys and girls flocked to try out for every sport. George Thompson, Edwin Emmons, Norma Lathrope, Dot Traver and Pat Hulton went out for basketball 5 Charles Peyron, for track 5 Kit Carson, Harold Judson, Eddie Emmons, Bill Peck, Howard Hueston, and Peter Franklin, for footfballg Howard Hueston, Peter Frank- lin and Kit Carson, for baseball. Red-headed Pete Franklin made an extremely lively man- ager for baseball. His great contribution was to razz the other side untiringly. He was a good substitute for a perpetual motion machine. FPESHMEN SCORE IN DRAMATLCS ' Not only were the Freshm-en active in athletics but also in dramatics. VVe chuckled to see Eddie Drzal as the grandfather, Leo Hulton as the bashful beau and Jo Anne Kinig as the object -of his adoration in Mildred Is My Name. The Freshman Dramatic Club amused the assemlbly with a rip-snorting melodrama, Fireman Save My Child. Kit 1Carson with a long black moustache played the wicked villain and Louise Nelson looked sweet and demure as the blushing heroine. THE LCE CiR.E-AIM-WHERE WAS IT? A The Freshmen were pretty excited 5 their first year was over and they were having a picnic at the Town Park. Everything went fine until it was time to eat. All gathered around and then someone discovered that the ice cream was missing. Finally a tea-cher located it. Some bright boys had decided to see if they could get away with more th-an their fair share, but the rest of the class discouraged that! SOPHOMORE ELECTIONS HELD Elections were held and Paul Osborn became President, Louise Nelson continued as Vice- ,HJ