Newington High School - Sequin Yearbook (Newington, CT)

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On the afternoon of June 14, 1934, following a short auditorium period in which dedication exercises were held, the entire school went out and officially opened the course with a tournament• During the summer months a golf club was organized and the townspeople were invited to join. The fee is one dollar for the season. A ten-year program for the beautifying of the entire area has been mapped out. Pupils and townspeople have been impressed by the transformation of an eyesore to an area of beauty where healthy recreation awaits all who will but partake in it. In the developement of the golf course, the association ran into financial troubles. At a meeting the association voted to put on a play in the school auditorium. The organization asked Miss Stratemeyer, a former teacher in the school, to help select and direct the play. The play, Black Derby was a success, and put the organization sixty-five dollars ahead. At present, a nine-hole course is in use. The holes average a distance of a hundred and twenty-five yards. This year three net greens are being built. These will change to some extent, the original plans of the course. QUID NUNC? A graduate I How sweet that new word sounds To our awaiting ears After the endless, ceaseless (?) toil Throughout these four long years. A job? How vague that possibility seems To our determined minds.. It seems fruitless, even hopeless When we view the waiting lines. But— We've got to face the music, To face it with bravado And the only way to do it. Is to practice our vitratol Note to non-musicians: Vibfrato means moving to and fro, pulsating, throbbing, swinging. I. I. Berry

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OOLP ASSOCIATION (1937-1938) First Row L-R: P. Jervis, J. Oocioch, E. Wojtowicz, Snolak, J. Oleski, Zajac, J. May, J. Rapaci. Second Row L-R: R. Peterson, R. Lenczyk, P. Agogliati, Principal, C. A, Bowes, J. Twardy, L. Chalko. Third Row L-R: W. Polomski, C. Chalko, B. Levenski, T. Lenczyk. The Qolf Association was formed four years ago. Its membership is made up of students attending the Newington Junior - Senior High School. At present the association has twenty-five members. When the school board of the Town of Newington was selecting a site for a .lunlor high school, unforseen difficulties arose. To get the location that was desired, four acres more than was needed were included in the deal. This extra land, sloping away from the building, was mainly swamp land. While most people thought of this as waste, some of the caddies at the local golf course suggested that a small golf course could be developed on this land. The boys went to work on this project as soon as they were able to get the cooperation of the students. Their first task was to burn the extra1 area. The stones and brushes were then removed, and all the fairways were raked. The boys in the gymnasium and mechanical drawing classes helped pull the roller over the fairway. A ditch was dug through the center of the area to act as a drain. Advertisements were placed in the local papers for second-hand lawn mowers and cutting began at once. The nine members of the committee who started the project drew lots for the selection and development of a green. The project attracted the attention of the local golf professional and greenkeeper who contributed fertilizer for use on the greens. It was necessary to recross the brook that ran the length of the property. The manual training department was given eight trees in a local wood lot. These trees were cut down and worked into timbers which were used as the framework of throe bridges that were built across the brook. A farmer pupil of the school who was taking automotive work in the State Trade School, offered to supervise the construction of a tractor. A light sedan was purchased and dismantled by the pupils. The boys fixed the sedan, so that It traveled slowly enough to hitch on a horse-drawn lawn mower. As soon as the pupils were able to operate this tractor, the hand mowers were removed to a large extent. The domestic science class cut out numbers and sewed them on to bunting for flags. Bamboo poles were donated by a store for flag pins for the greens. The golf professional again came forward and donated several old cups for the use on the greens.

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GOLF TEAM (1937-1938) Front: L. Chalko Second Row L-R: T. Lenczyk, R. Lenczyk, B. Levinskl Third Row L-R: V». Palomski, Mr. Frey (Adviser), C, Chalko The Newington High School golf team is ready to face any opposition that any high school in Connecticut can offer. In the 1937 golf season, Newington won eighteen games and lost one. For the same year, the team won the first Hartford District School Championship and placed fourth in the State Championship. Coach Frey thinks the boys will go places in the 1938 season. The players are more experienced. They hope to win the Hartford District Championship for the second successive year, and to win the State Championship for the first time. The chances of winning both titles are good. The team wants to establish some sort of a high school record in golf by winning all their scheduled games. Newington plays all their home games at the beautiful Indian Hill Country Club. Golf Schedule 1938 Date Opponents Where Played April 26 Y est Hartford Indian Hill C C April 28 New Britain New Britain May 3 Southington Southington May 5 Weaver Indian Hill C. C May 7 West Hartford West Hartford May 10 Simsbury Simsbury May 13 Southington Indian Hill C. c ♦May 17 West Haven Indian Hill C. C ♦May 18 Norwhih Norwich May 20 Bulkely Indian Hill C. C ♦May 24 Norwich Indian Hill C. C May 26 Hartford Hartford May 31 Hartford Indian Hill C. C June 2 Simsbury Indian Hill C. C June 7 Y est Haven West Haven June 8 New Britain Indian Hill C. C ♦Probable games