Norwich High School - Archive Yearbook (Norwich, NY)

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WI-IAT SEIXIIORS THINK What song do you consider the hit ol the season'?. .. . What subject did you lilce the best? .... . What was your hardest subject? ..... . What was your favorite movie? ...................... Which did you consider the most exciting football game? .... Which year of high school did you enjoy the most? ..... Which ol the new swing steps do you lilce the best? .... Whom do you consider the most popular Senior girl? .... Whom do you consider the most popular Senior boyf?. . . What is your Favorite drinlc? ....,...... . What is your favorite radio program? .... .........,... Would you lilce to go to college when you graduate? . Do you lilce to go on parties 'Dutch Treaty, or not'?. . . .. What is your Favorite bell during the day?. . , . Who is your favorite movie actress? ...... . Who is the greatest man of our day? ..... . .... . What is the most active organization ol the school? ..... What subject should be added to the school course'?. . . ll war was declared, would you volunteer lor service?. What is your favorite color? ..... .... . .. ..... . Bei Mir Bist Du Shoon You're a Sweetheart American History Algebra American l-listory Geometry The l-lurricane The Perfect Specimen Binghamton Qneonta Senior Junior Shag Big Apple Margery Mclvlullen Marjorie Coolc Bob Collins Jack Willcox Millc Coco Cola Chase and Sanborn l-l Jaclc Benny Yes CSU No C135 Yes C39D No C355 Seventh Sixth Alice Faye Sonja l'lenie OUV President F. D. Roosevelt Henry Ford Student Council Lifter Uppers Sale Driving Agriculture Yes C48D No C282 Blue Green

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PIQESIDEIXITS ADDRESS l-lERE comes a time in every year when a class must leave school days .. ..., . 4 behind and must enter life as young men and women. Our turn has come to graduate, and the curtain falls for the senior class of 7938. We are quite fortunate, in thatwe are graduating fifty years since the laying of the ' . if E t it F A corner stone of this building, and the memory of this golden anniversary will Q remain undimmed through years to come. Gur ideals ambitions, characters .yn , f 5 and personalities are now shaping forthe future, and it is our duty to cul- ' tivate these essentials, ifwe expect to prosper and to take on the respon- sibilities which will be ours. To our faculty advisors, Miss Stewart, Miss Fenwick, and Mrs. Powers, l wish to express my sincere appreciation and thank them for their very able and kind assistance, which gave us inspiration and encouragement during these four short years. They have been at our sides through success and failure and we shall miss their guidance and supervision in days itil to come. Cn behalf of the Senior Class, it is my privilege to thank the Board of Education, the faculty, parents and friends, who were instrumental in aiding us to be graduated, and l sin- cerely trust that we shall not disappoint their hopes for our future. My last words do not contain the feeling which l wish they might, but l am beginning to realize the value of our Alma Mater and also what it will mean to boys and girls in the future. And so, 1938 comes and goes in the minds of people, but our memories will live on indefinitely as a lasting influence upon our lives. Robert Collins VALEDICTORY Tonight the members of the class of 'I938 must bid farewell to all the joys of high school and look toward the difficult task confronting them after graduation, The world is being rocked with great economic disorder. We are about to go out into a country in which millions can find no work, and others are receiving hardly enough pay to live comfortably. The oncoming generation is faced with the problem of trying to improve conditions and help the world gain a sound economic basis. Although confronted with such a problem, we face the future in the confidence that the training received in high school will give us a better understanding of these affairs. We feel sure that our courses in citizen- ship, civics, and history will be of great help in meeting these economic conditions and will serve as a back ground for our lives in the future. Although there will be many obstacles along the path to success, we are determined to overcome them. We are happy to have reached graduation with such a sound foundation. Thus, with pride, regret, happiness, and profound determination, we of the class of '38 sin- cerely say, ulrarewelll Dear Alma Mater and proudly go out into the world as graduates of Norwich l-ligh School. Robert Deady SALUTATORY As we, the class of 1938, come together for the last time, our thoughts are involuntarily turned toward our four years of high school and their effect upon our future. As we stand, now, on the threshold of our careers, there appears before us the vision ofa world filled with political unrest and social chaos. We realize that for these past few years we have been guided by our teachers, our parents, and friends, but now having had this foundation pre- pared for us, we must face the many problems of life and prepare ourselves for the conditions Ccontinued on page 60D 'iLs.A...,,

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7 ..,, .if ., ff ADDRESS TO UNDERGQADUATES -b b i would lilce to attempt to impress upon your fragile minds this afternoon, ' H 'i utkf' the full importance of this momentous occasion, Four years ago, the class of 1938 entered the portals of Norwich l-ligh School, and the members of this class carried themselves with such stately dignity that they were immediately recognized as the Hl.ittle Aristocratsu. Qur overwhelming influence upon the so-called Upper Classmenu suppressed any insane desire of theirs to stray from the straight and narrow path. Therefore, the three previous graduating classes, our proteges, have tried in their humble way to elevate the standards of graduating classes so that we, the class of 1938, may not completely obliterate all former classes. l-lowever, by centering our attention magnanimously upon our predecessors, we have neglected you, the undergraduates. We feel it is our duty to our Alma Mater, and you, to set your little feet on the straight and narrow path to a more honorable end. It would be useless for us to hope that you might grasp even a small portion of our success, for your wee minds are not capable ol grasping the titantic problems that we have mastered. However, when we have departed upon our way toward a higher goal and you are automatically promoted, please bend every eilort to do your best. Some of you are privileged by having elder brothers or sisters who were instructed under our regime, therefore, the burden ol the responsibility lies on your shoulders. It depends upon you to carry on our ideals to your wealcer colleagues, for you should have acquired through this privilege some degree of intelligence, which your classmates are, indeed, sadly in need ol. And to you, the less fortunate oi the undergraduates, let me say this, You have, involuntarily, been a great aid to us, for at times when our taslc seemed hopeless, we had only to loolc at you for buoyant reassurance of the great progress we have already made, and for this unwittingly helpful deed, let me give you this advice, When in your darlc moments, remember us, the GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY Class, and with these memories you will Find spiritual encour- agement for solving your problems. But in departing, undergraduates, we wish you the Best of Luck in attaining your goal, Qgraduation from Norwich l-ligh School. John l-l. Willcox '38 .-L..,-- W, W YW Y Y