Newington High School - Sequin Yearbook (Newington, CT)

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CLASS WILL BE IT KNOWN TO ALL PERSONS, THAT WE, the graduating; class of 1938, of Newington Senior High School, of the Town of Newington, in the County of Hartford, in the State of Connecticut, being of lawful age, of sound and disposing mind, memory and judgment, having successfully completed three fruitful years at said institution, do hereby make, publish, and declare this to be our last Y ill and Testament, that we may justly share these our properties with those our successors, having revoked all previous wills and codicils by us made. We give, devise and bequeath to our lawful heirs as follows: To Mr. Larconb, our superintendent, the Senior class leaves its sincere appreciation for his careful supervision, and a book of answers to all his questions. To Mr. Bowes, our principal, we leave our hearty congratulations for successfully piloting us through the ordeal of graduation. To Miss Holleran and Miss Kelly, we leave our many thanks for their patient guidance in making our first classbook a success. To Miss Jamer we leave a sigh of relief and a fan to wave off the worry of deciding our futures for us. To Miss Warren we donate a set of French dictionaries for future French classes so that pupils will not be left wholly in the dark. To Miss Lowell we leave a new radio for her Problems of Democracy class. To Miss Sorrow we leave our magnanimous Dramatic Club treasury and a troop of unpromising actors. To Miss Smith we leave a printing press. To Coach Hank Adamowicz we leave Ten Pretty Girls. To the Juniors we leave our good class spirit. To Juno Schear and Robert Goodale we leave two dollars for a marriage license. To Beulah DIone wo leave a pail of dirt for her newspaper. Personal bequests are as follows: Christy Finegan leaves his ability as an able leader to someone who suddenly develops along that line. Joseph Condron leaves his ready wit to Wilfred McCarthy. Vivian Anderson leaves to Einar Johnson her ability to play ping pong, and a few pointers. Ralph Turner leaves his popularity to Richard French. Paul Jervis and Edward Tyburski leave their athletic skill to Nathan Marshall. Marjorie Pape leaves her datebook to Thelma Bray. Gertrude Stanton leaves behind her a host of admirers. Edward Anderson leaves a few inches of his height to Stanley Apter. Merrill Stevens leaves the secret of his fantastic dance steps to Blanche Faulds. Orlanda Marchl leaves her great big smile to Joseph Emerick. Louis Chalko leaves a few of his pounds to Robert Teich. Chester Rowley leaves his special book, Full Instructions On How To Dream to Ruth Goodale• Julia Kurtz and Robert Sjolander leave their quietness to Alice Wheeler. Leda Wegmann leaves a few of her brains to someone who needs some. Teddy Lenczyk and Jennie Bloch leave their golf clubs to Edward Bedus.

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CLASS HISTORY The class of 38 is the first class to graduate from the Newington Senior High School We are very proud of this fact, and hope that we have set a good standard for the other grades to follow. It has been the aim of the class not only to receive a good education, but also to be of some use to the school as well. In 1934-35, members of our class took an active part in the building of a nine-hole golf course. A golf club was established, and its members played other schools In competition for the Championship. Newington has had the honor of receiving this award for four years in succession. During the same year, the Student Council was organized. The Council has done much to raise the morale of the student body in the school. We feel that this organization should be mentioned in connection with our class because Christopher Finegan, a member of the Senior Class, has been president of the Student Council since its organization. In September of each year, when school reopens, the Council holds an Induction ceremony. At that time, the newly elected members take vows for their future service in the Council. In the year of 1935-36, the class organized the first Dramatic Club in the Newington Senior High School. Because of Its financial success, the club was able, with the assistance of the School Board, to present a six-piece set of furniture to the school for use in the teachers' room and in Dramatic Club productions. The Music Group was organized in 1935-36 as the result of a suggestions made by Charles Wilber, a senior class member. The faculty adviser fpr this group was a former teacher. Miss Stratemeyer. A musical was given by the group, and they used some of their profits toward a week-end trip to New York. The Athletic Association was organized in 1936-37. This group ha3 sponsored different projects to raise money to assist the school in the purchase of athletic equipment. Several athletic groups have been formed within our own class. This year we have had a girls1 basketball team; basketball, golf, baseball, and bowling teams for the boys. At the end of the tenth grade, we found that Instead of attending New Britain High School as the preceding classes had done, we were to remain hero in Newington to complete our high- school education. At that time we were very much disappointed. Now at the end of our stay here, it Is with a feeling of regret that we leave the Newington High School, for we feel we have gained as much and perhaps more than we would have if we had attended a larger Institution.

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Barbara Barbour and Adeline Hollis bequeath their blushes to Helen Lewis. Ethel Ford loaves her Mrs. Bulger-Irish-Accent to an Irishman who needs one. Charles Wilber loaves his baseball and bat to Edward MacDonald. Natalie Russell leaves her inevitable tuna-fish sandwiches to Alice Hanson. Isabel Berry leaves her flair for the dramatic to Clara Keith. Clayton Olson leaves his chemical apparatus. Shirley Terwilliger leaves her pep and ability to skip classes to Raymond King. Harriet Holt leaves her address book to Britta Johnson. Stella Eddy and Agnes Chadwick leave their ability to tickle the ivory to Robert Crane. Robert Holden leaves his everything. Florence Lawson leaves her practicality to be practised by Asma Davis. Winifred Bates leaves her ed ucating technique to Marion Bassett. Conrad Charbonneau leaves his masculine dignity to Ralph Harper. Bennie Levinski leaves vacant the center jump on the basketball team. Lois Web3tor leaves her artistic ability to Raymond King. Dora Mathewson leaves her natural wavy locks to Ruth Holt. Paul Agogliati leaves a handful of State Theater passes to pupils stricken with spring-fever. David Banks leaves his ability to remain a busy-body amidst desconcerting activities. Alyce Johnson leaves her dexterity with the typewriter to Jennie Smolak. John Twardy leaves his easy drawl to Mildred Wheoler. Michael Sartinski leaves a wad of gum underneath the fifth sent in the first row of Room 105. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hand and seal at said Newington on the fifteenth day of June, A. D., One Thousand, Nine Hundred and Thirty-Eight. Signed, sealed, published and declared by the said Newington Senior High School graduating class of 1938, in the presence of us, who at their request, in their presence, and in the presence of each other, have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses on the fifteenth day of June, A. D., 1938. Witnesses: Isabel Berry Harriet Holt