Old Saybrook High School - Millstone Yearbook (Old Saybrook, CT)

Text from Pages 1 - 44 of the 1940 volume:

93 lvl I Q1 lx Nl' i K YI X M T I 0 N If D IIHTION thls the flrst yearbook of Old oaybrook Hlgh School to the on coming oenlor Classes wlth the hope that they will continue to publlsh thls book yearly 1 9 44 O , l J L S 'T o 1 L Ne,the class of l94O,dedicate . J . X 'W ' J .- i . J . LT I IL I, S U? O N E 1 TY' Ervln E Trask, Superintendent Old Saybrook, Connectlcut Bates Colleae l92O A B Graduate School of Educatlon Yale UD1V6TS1tY Crelghton F Magoun, Princlpal 1 -...an N Aa? E Lyme, Connectlcut MathGmHt1CS and Sc1ences I Coach of Athletlcs X 1, H M' Rhode Island state College, 1929 B s A Raw E Graduate School of Educatlon, Loulse I Chapman Westbrook, Connectlcut Hlstory and Languages Colby College, l927 B A Watervllle, Meme 1 9 Yale Unlverslty I I V . va. ' Q Q O C 7 , - 1' , , . G QJNSV V., KE ,Qty , - . f..'- -::: ' ., ' I - J,-ffii:-' 7452:-S K . . 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M I ' S N E ' 6- Columbia University, 1952 B.S. 6 ' yi a T O A-'11 F1TSt Row Rose Bagnatl, Glorla Cahill, Charles Werner, Dor1s Manning and June Oeflnger Second Row MISS ChI1St1D8 Pryde, Norman Roblnson, Robert Trask, Mlllard Lette and Mlss Margaret Young Ed1tOT 1n Chlef ASS1St8Dt Ed1tOTS Business Managers Art Edltors Faculty Advlsora Typlsts Staff 9 4 O Charles Werner Rose Bagnati Dorls Mannlng Norman Roblnson Robert Trask Mlllard Letts June Oeflnger Mlss Young Miss Pryde Glorla Cahlll Rose Bagnati 'HIM FEI ORS 'W HH Ai Joseph Bauer VICS Presldent O IILHSS 0 FIEERS PT8S1d6Ht Wallace Cahill Treasurer Gloria Cahill Secretary - 1 9 14 O ' M I L L S T N E 'll wi Norman Robinson .,, an ' -0 i L O Rose Bagnati 'A splendid worker, a jolly lass, She makes thlngs hum in our class ' Rose 13 that popular and capable student who cooperates in all act1v1t1es She has often been the backbone of the class, g1V1Hg it the last l1ttl6 push WhlCh so often has meant the d1fference between succes and failure Hockey l,2,3,4 Glee Club l,2,5 DT8mBt1C Club l JOuTU8l1Sm 5,4 Basketball 2,5,4 Baseball 9 'They of a few words are the best of men ' Joe 13 constantly SHIpT1SlHg the class with h1s memory for llterature He 15 an all around fellow with a qu1ck temper, but nevertheless he possesses a sense of humox, whlch accounts for h1S popular1ty Soccer l,9,3,4 Baseball 4 Badminton 4 Basketball l Gloria Cah1ll 'Her fingers are busy, as busy as bees, when she starts typing and tickling the keys Although Gloria 1S one of our qu1et classmates er shy smile and pleasant personal1ty have won r many friends Her 8mb1t1OD 18 to be a suc ssful commercial teacher She 18 Wally's twin lSt9T lee Club l,9,5 JOuTH8l1Sm 5,4 D A R Award Wallace Cahill A 'If II1lSCh1Gf grew as we grew tall How lucky it 15 that Wally 13 small ' Wally spends his spare time uSh9T1Dg at the - Saybrook Theatre, but he always finds t1ms to run around town 1n his Packard amus1ng hlmself w1th other people's property. He does no wor- rying, but he has many to worry about him. He is the other half of our twin combination. Basketball l Glee Club l,2,5,4 Badm1nton 4 1 9 fl O M It . L S CF N E . . K .V . I 1' , N rv '- . Joseph Bauer ' 9 , is . . A .0 A -sr - 4 4 f 1 . a L I, S T? O Madelain Dowd 'Life 1S Just a bowl of g1ggl6S W AW Madelain 18 not always the quiet mlss she appears to be ln school Her ambltlon 13 to become an 1nter1or decorator Glee Club 4 Newspaper 3 Art Club l 4 Dramatlc Club 2 Ann Gllbert 'The unspoken word never does harm W Ann 18 small and very quiet She never neglects her homework and 1S qu1te a whizz ln h1story She 1S a good worker and can always be depended upon Danclng l 2 Hockey 4 Mlllard Lette 'Better late than never 3. si, Mlllard 18 full of fun and is always ready for a good tlme Qthough he's usually latel He plans to mayor 1n commerclal art From what we have seen of hls art work we feel sure that he w1ll succeed C Basketball l,2,5 4 Dramatics l Soccer l,2,3 Glee Club l,2,3 4 Imogene Lumbard Q,uest1ons, questions, questlons, Egad Imogene 13 the only member of our class who has not been w1th us for four years She has entered 1ntO the sp1r1t of our school and has won many frlends through her enthuslam Danclng 4 Art Club 4 Glee Club 4 Archery 4 Badminton 4 Basketball 4 1 9 4 e M I N E , . - JP - .? ooC Glee Club l,Z, Dramatic club 1 4. .n Y . . 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U , 4 0 ' L L T O Doris Manning 'Come not within the measure of my wrath Doris is quick tempered as her shining top sug gests Her ability to uphold her decisions and her precise manner will mean success in any field she pursues Hockey l,2,3,4 Dancing l,2,3 Glee Club l,2,5,4 Badminton 4 Dorothy Mansfield 'She's pleasant to walk with She's witty to talk with ' Dorothy is a happy go lucky blonde, as ambitious as Caesar, as pleasant as a morning sunbeam, and as quick as a flash of lightning She has taken her kindergarten work very seriously This may fore shadow her future work Glee Club l,2,3 4 Cheer Leader 5,4 Dramatic Club 2 'One foot on the sea, one on the shore To one thing constant never 'Betsey, speak slower W How often we have heard this, but when Betsey becomes excited the accelerator of her voice goes to the floor Her favorite subgects are clothes, boys and dancing Hockey l,2,3 Glee Club l,2,5 4 Baseball l 2 Dramatic Club 2,3 Dancing l,2,3,4 Archery 3 June Oefinger 'She was a phantom of delight W Junie is the 'Debutante' of our class She is an ardent swing fan and keeps up with the best of the jitterbugs Her artistic ability is portrayed in this book and she plans to carry on with her art at a school of designing Badminton 4 Hockey l,2,5 Dancing l,2,5 Art Archery 4 Baseball 2 Dramatic Club 1,2 Glee Club 2 5,4 1 9 4 M I S N E . . .n I . 1 'FA np ,uc . - - . . my 1 n I Betsey Oefinger 0 .N ' . ' 9 D ,4 he ' ' 4 S - O I,1L S 'F O T Edward Porter 'Anything for a laugh ' Eddie is the 'Glamour Boy' of the Senior Class He 1S an athlete and an all around sport H ,MA has something Wltty to say for all occaslons Basketball 1 2,3,4 Baseball l,2,3 4 Dancing 1 Soccer l,2,3,4 Glee Club l,a,3 Margaret Bathbun 'Her heart is pure her life serene ' Margaret is rather qulet, but remember 'still as waters run deep ' Because of th1S, much of her f1ne personality 13 concealed Her 1nterests N OUfS1d6 of Saybrook seem to center around the Pratt boys 'Glee Club 1,2,3,4 Danclng 1,2,3 Hockey 3 Dramat1c Club 1 Badmlnton 4 Norman Robinson 'A pleasant sm11e 18 always welcome W Itlllu Norm 13 an all around sport, 1n athletics he 18 a star performer H13 car Che always has onel is always f1lled, for h1S fT19HdS l1ke h1m too well to allow h1m to r1de alone B sketball l,2,3,4 Glee Club l,2,3 Boxing 1,2 Soccer 1,2 3 4 Baseball 1 Plays l,2,3,4 Danclng 1, Frank Solari 'The wrong way always s ems more reasonable ' Frank 13 apt to be pess1m1st1c and hlS anger 18 2:2 asily aroused, but he is very pleasant when he wants to be He presents the class ltr plenty a.,,, of wit and humor, but he also has a serious Slde which shows up partlcularly 1n h1s bookkeeping 1' Q Badmlnton 4 Softball 3 Basketball Manager 3 1 9 14 O 25 , N44 'Y ' - 6 1 0 Y , 2 , . . , . , , an 0 ' c b'f . . . ,4 44,4 'V V. . . - . . . , , ' 2 J . W' 1 'ghd B M IIIL L S 'F O ll E Lydia Torrenti 'Quiet are her thoughts But happy is her nature.' Lydia has a pleasant smlle for everyone although most of her interests are out of town The frequent appearance of her name on the scholarshlp 11st shows she 13 a hard worker Her even temperament shows up even under trylng clrcumstances Hockey l,2,3 Archery 3,4 Basketball 2 Badminton 4 Glee Club l,2,5,4 Baseball 1,2 Robert Trask 'And st1ll they gazed, and st1l1 the wonder gref, That one small head could carry all he knew The most brllliant mind 1n our class Imagine graduatlng from h1gh school at f1fteen Wlth top honors and not even belng hlgh hat about lt W pred1ct success for you,Bob, and will be eagerly watchlng the career of a future professor from the class of 1940 Basketball l,2,5,4 Baseball 2,3,4 Orchestra l,2,5,4 Tennis 3,4 Ellda Welles 'A merry heart goes all the day Ellda is petlte, a snapay dresser, and full of fun We have all appreclated her sparkllng per onallty and her endles v1tal1ty was always wel come ' Baseball 2 5 Glee Club l,2,5,4 Hockey 1,2 5,4 Qral c Club 1,2 Danc1ng l,2,5 Basketball 2 Badminton 4 Cheer leader 4 Charles Werner 'You're all rlght, the world's all wrong Charlie 1S a young man of very flrm and unusual CODV1CtlOHS He llkes to do things for people, 15 jis but hates to let anyone know about It W1th a pre tense at gruffness he covers up an lnnate shyness and Just won't let h1s real personality shine through Very capable, we predict a successful buslnessman TSHDIS 5,4 Basketball l,2,3,4 Baseball l,2,3 4 Crohestla l Soccer l JOuIH8l1Sm 4 1 9 4 O . .. o N - . 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'Q C 'I . as -if' ' R X Qu 'x Characterlstlcs Best LOOK1ng G1rl Best LOOKIHQ Boy Cutest G1rl Cutest Boy Most dost Most Jost Best Best Best lest bat os Best Best mst mst host Popular G1rl Popular Boy Versatlle Girl Versatlle Boy Dressed Girl Dressed Boy G1rl Dancer Boy Dancer Concelted G1rl Concelted Boy G rl Athlete Boy Athlete Ambltlous G1rl Ambltlous Boy Romantic wlttiest ost os mst Most Opt1m1st1c G1rl Optlmlstlc Boy P8SS1m1St1C Cheerful shyest lost Mbdest MBZIGSD class Artlst class MHSiC18D lass Actor Class Actress L It m Hall of Fame Faculty CHOlC6 June Oef1nger Bob Trask Ellda Ielles Ellda Welles Edward Porter Ellda Welles Norman Roblnson June Oeflnger Charles Werner June Oeflnger Millard Letts Lydia Torrenti Norman Robinson Rose Bagnatl Robert Trask Madelaln Dowd Ellda Welles Charles Werner Ellda Welles Edward Porter .Tune Oeflnger Robert Trask Mlllard Letts June Oeflnger G1rl Most Llkely to Succeed Rose Bagnati soy Most Likely to Succeed ost Practlcal ost Temperamental ass Dreamer Clrl Done Most for Class Bay Done Most for Class Norman Roblnson Doris Mannlng Anna Gllbert Imogene Lumbard Glorla Cahlll 1 9 4 C Class Cholce Margaret Rathbun Edward Porter Ellda Welles Charles Werner Ellda Welles Edward Porter Rose Bagnatl Norman Roblnson June Oefinger Wallace Cahill June Oefinger Millard Letts Dorothy Mamsfleld Charles Werner Lydia Torrenti Norman Robinson Glor1a Cahlll Charles Werner Madelain Dowd Ellda Welles Frank Solarl Dorls Manning Betsey Oeflnger Joseph Bauer Anna Gilbert Wallace Cahlll Mlllard Lette Robert Trask Norman Robinson June Oefinger Glor1a Cahlll Robert Trask Glorla Cahlll Dorls Mannlng June Oef1nger Rose Bagnatl Charles Werner as M I S A C N E . . H . I ly . . . , Y I t ' 2 i TV Edward Porter Edward Porter H ' ' ' ' ' H ' 1,1 1: ' ' ' - r ' - . . .ni I 'J ,. . . . T D LT mo Class Hlstory The opening day of our high school career was one of mad con fuslon In the flrst place our new school was being bullt and so the beglnnlng of the school year was put off untll October 6, 1936 when occupatlon of the bulldlng became posslble Then there was an lncessant poundlng, roaring and grindlng of ham ers and drllls and the a1r became th1ck with dust partlcles of dirt and plaster the whole bulldlng could not be put lnto lmmediate use lt became necessary to d1v1de the school time between 8 A M to 12 P M What a break for us! The first big event that lingers in our minds, 13 our Freshmen Soclal At the close of our Freshmen year cams the loss of three classmates Robert Grlpps, Mar1on Champion, and Clayton Lewis In September of our Sophomore year we had the dedicatlon of our new school, and the same evenlng the new theatre opened The second event whlch took place was our Sophomore Hop, whlch at the SUEgeSt1OD of M153 Anderson, our danclng teacher, was made 1nto a costume dance This year we lost two classmates Erma Cashman, and Adrlan Tompkins Our JUD1OT year had no more than begun when it was brought to an abrupt close for a week because a hurr1cane swept over our New England states Th1s seemed to be a prelude to excitement, for lt was during this year that many events were held, among them belng the annual trlp to Washington, whlch was previously taken in the Senlor year Then came our Junior Week a week of ga1ety and fun We had our JUHIOT p1CHlC, but unfortunately the day before our prom of this the faculty cancelled our Prom In our Senlor year Charles Werner 0T1g1D6f8d the 1dea of having a year book, and we carrled out h1s suggestlon We therefore became the f1ISt class in the Saybrook High School to publlsh a year book Thls was one of the blggest progects that we have undertaken ln our Senlor year We are now preparing for our last blg event graduation Our reception prevlously held in the month of June, wlll be held thls year on May 31 Now that our hlgh school career 1S nearly at an end, we, the graduating class of 1940 slncerely thank all the faculty members, for the help they have glven us We want them to know we appreciate their klndness, although we were trying at tlmes As our fodr years como to an end we recall the varlous members of the faculty Durlng thls time we have had three commercial teachers Mlss Lord, Miss Kelly and Mlss Young and three Home Economlcs teachers Mlss B tterfleld, Mlss Wlngate and Mlss Plcerne However, we will always recall with pleasure the four years that we spent wlth Mlss Pryde, MISS Chapman, Mr Magoun and Mr Trask W have also engoyed social danclng under the supervlsion of Mlss Anderson Thls year the h1gh school students as well as the JUDIOI H1gh puplls have had an opportunlty to study art under the super vlsion of Mlss Brooks Dorothy Mansfleld Madelain Dowd 1 9 4 M I h S .. N F . . , , . . . . As . . . s most of the class decided to take a holiday and cut classes, because A --- . . . , . . I. . 0 . e . . . 1 , . S O f O Prophecy Extra' Extra' World peace' Unbelievable' After eleven years of fighting belligerent Europe has tossed her guns in the sea and all is calm No more Hitler claims' No more Stalin purges' Everlasting peace' This is cause for big celebration' Who? Where? When? The class of 19409 The Commodore Hotelo May 17, 19509 As Norman Robinson lS an assistant Editor for the New Haven Register he would probably be able to spread the news On May 17 a large table 1S reserved for twenty young people At the head of the table we find Norman Robinson, our former class president To his right sits June Oefinger, the now famous design er and model for the John Powers' Agency June is still 'knocking them for a loop' with her dazzling beauty Joking with June is 'Frankie' Solari president of Saybrook's one and only automobile factory, he manufactures 'The Super deluxe Flying Arrow N As we glance around the table we hear Gloria Cahill and Rose Bagnati talking about their plans for a trip abroad, both girls are now successful commercial teachers Sitting next to HDotW Mansfield 13 'Bohn Trask, Professor some statistics on how to Lydia Torrenti, secretary pects of being elected to year Just about this time of Mathematics at Yale, he 13 giving Dot handle her kinder arten Next we see to Charles Ierner, discussing his pros the House of Representatives the coming our attention is drawn to two couples who have Just walked out onto the floor to dance At a second glance we recognize Elida Welles, our Alma Mater's Dietltian, trip brook's largest department store Margaret Rathbun 13 attempting to dance with her bridegroom of three weeks, Wallace Cahill, 'Wally 15 in the plumbing business he also owns the Old Saybrook Theatre As they return and History at person nearest Just completed State Building Joe Bauer to the table we hear Ann Gilbert, teacher of English Smith College reciting a bit of Shakespeare to the her, who happens to be Millard Letts Millard has plans for a building twice as high as the Empire and Betsey Oefinger seem hardly aware of their sur roundinvs as they are busily engaged in conversation Betsey 1S a famous aviatrix and Joe has entered the automobile races at Indian apolis speedway Sitting next to Joe is Madelain Dowd who 13 Just sitting there not saying a word, suddenly she gi gles as Doris Man n1ng makes a remark to her Madelain has Just finished redecor ating a farmhouse in upper New York State 1n which Doris has 1n vested her fortune Imogene Lumbard prominent Socialite gives the g1rls some V16WS on how to decorate Soon the subject of conver sation of the three girls turns to clothes and each tells of her new hat from Paris Our host stands The room is quieted He proposes a toast to World Peace, a second one to the class of 1940 The evening' entertainment 18 begun Elida Welles Margaret Rathbun Tmogene Lumb 1 9 4 PT I L L S T' N E - ' ping the light fantastic with 'EddieW Porter, owner of Old Say- - u . o . y n ' . ' s - c ard 4 O L If T O Class Will We the graduatlng class of 1940 of Old Saybrook High School, lavlng successfully completed four years of school do hereby draw up our last w1ll and testament We bequeath to our lawful helrs as follows To M Trask, our Superlntendent, Mr Magoun, our Principal and the faculty, we leave our ever lncreaslng gratltude for in gu1d1ng us through our four years of hlgh school Joe B uer, that exuberant drlver, leaves h1s abllity corners on two wheels to Helen Sparaco who can practlce blcycle Wallace Cah1ll leaves h1s ab1l1ty to converse gllbly thelr help to take on her with the ialr sex to Tony Paolettl who as yet has lgnored all glrls To Bob Slmon, who cnows all the answers, Imogene Lumbard leaves 3 many unansvered quest1ons Charles Werner leaves h1s knack of blufflng out of a dlfflcult sltuatlon to Bob N1h1ll, who has a knack of gettlng 1nto them Norman Rob1nson leaves h1s pleaslng smlle to Bob Mltchell I Ch er up Bob Rose Bagnat1 leaves her abil1ty to cooperate Wlth teachers to Lvala Pontlllo who often expresses her thoughts freely to them To Malcolm Meyer, and the up and comlng squad, Edward Porter eaves h1s athlet1c sklll Our noted Frenchman, Bob Trask, leaves to the comlng French classes h1s ablllty to comprehend the French language A certaln handsome Senlor boy, Mlllard Letts, bequeaths h1s art talent to Esther Weston, may you get as much pleasure as he dld Glorla Cahlll, that 6H6Tg6t1C young m1ss of our com ercial class oequeaths her com erclal abllity to Al1ce Savage We WThe Three Musketeersn, Lydla Torrentl, June and Betsey Oeflnger, leave our prlceless volume WHow to Stay Out of Townn to norothy Roblnson and Fa1th Dagle To Joesph1ne Belmont, Frank Solarl leaves h1s ab1l1ty of catchln on to a joke may the l1ght dawn, Josie To Sue King Margaret Rathbun leaves her map of Essex Take ood care of 1t, Sue Madelaln Dowd leaves her wrltlng paper and 1nk and other corres pondence equipment to Antlonette Broulllard You'll be surprised low lt saves on phone calls To Grace Applebee, Anna Gilbert leaves her modest and eff1c1ent rays We hope you wlll take advantage of these, Grace D0r1S Mannlng leaves her Splflt of '76' to Mae Endr1ch W vant that splrlt to llve on Mae' Dorothy Mansfleld and El1da Welles leave thelr sunny d1SpOS1 tlons to t e oncom1n classes It will help you get through blue Monday wlth a smlle IN WITNESS TH REOr, we have set our hand and seal on thls, the 16th day of Aprll, 1n the year of our Lord one thousand nlne hun d ed and forty Wltnesses Lydla Torrentl Betsey Oeflnger 1 o M I S N E 9 1 . 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' . . . . . . . e Q y . . . 0 D ' h ' g a . . . . 1 17 ' r . . . . . . . c 4 O L I, T O POETRY Graduation Lon was the road And the school boy's song Eohoed along the way Long seemed the years While his eager heart Awalted th1s hour today 'lad was the boy hen the summers came Laughing and gay and glad, And many's the time The muddy old creek Rang with the voice of the lad bw th t he's grown His freckles are gone Not qulte the same, h1s erin His merry wlnk Bears a m1sch1evous touch, ine d1mple's still 1n h1s chln long were the years In knowledge, W1SdOH, work fuch has he learned In the thlrteen years, 'here future mBm'T16S w1ll lurk And we look up To the boy today, Farbed in his cap and gown Fmmwmmlwsmmm So f1rm and so tall 413 eyes are Smlllng down Long was the mad and the school boy's song Vchoed along the way, long seemed the years While his eager heart alted thls hour today Jane Yhlte '41 Realization The one who seeks with wistful eye For Beauty in some land afar Need look no higher than the skv To see a star The tethered soul that loxgs to fly Across the star streaked skles o nlght Can seek a fern ringed pool near To know dellght None have a hunger of the heart For lOVl1HGSS, who cannot f1nd God's presence 1H a place apart And peaceful m1nd Anne Fagan '41 Mischief Afoot sneaklng 'round the corner Running up the street, Patter, pattsr, patter Go Tommy's busy feet Is his mother looking? That's what he'd like to know If she sees hlm running she won't let h1m go He hasn't filled the woodbox, He hasn't changed his clothes But the gang 13 wa1ting Back of sklnny Joe's Shlrley McCall '42 To Dad on Father's Day, June 1936 The sun pours down its beam1ng grace upon thls pansy's little face I picked it from my garden new, Just to show my love for you 1 Nancy Crockett '43 9 4 ' . H Li I S li E D' YJ ' 0 'n I 0 . . . gf L s W , Y C ' - ' . by It Fi - 0 S XX ' ' 2 . , . . . ' ' O . . , M, . . . . ' 4. . And much has he gained 'I' ' I 3 L Ya ' ' . N , . h 9 J S D 9 H . I . A . . U l 0 - . O K. : rr . Aw ' ' . . I ' 1 . R' I Q O 0 O L T O History Old Saybrook High School Alumni ASSOClat1OB The Old Saybrook Hlgh School Alumni Association began its exlstence about forty years ago, under the directlon of the first principal, Frederick A Curtiss Their annual meetlngs were pleasant affairs, COHS1St1Hg chiefly of Turkey Suppers 1D the MESOHIC Hall and the reg ular business meetings Unfortunately, the records of those flrst meetings were destroyed by f1re 1n the home of the secretary, thus maklng accurate 1nfonnat1on difficult to accumulate During the years of the war the Assocla tributlons to the communlty was the bronze plaque placed in the hall of the school buildlng, in memory of Freder1ck A Curtlss In 1931 the Association was reorganlzed In the nine years of its steady growth lt has contr1buted much to the meaning of our four years 1n h1gh school Holding an annual meeting and banquet once a year, bT1HgS old friends together to strengthen the ties of the school we all love so well The Assoclation has established four definite prizes to be given each year to students in the graduating class The crowning achlevement of merit, is the Scholar ship Fund of one hundred dollars, establlshed 1n 1937, to be given to one member in the graduating class to further his education Each year as the new members are welcomed to our ranks, we hope that they J01H us wlth 6HthUS18Sm and pleasure, proud to be numbered in an organization that will live and grow to be cherished among their happiest memories Alice Valentine '52 l E9 4 M I 'L S N E of tion waned, and finally disbanded. 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H 544 ff e, V ' 2 if V . ,, 9 4 4 'Z 1 Af . 4 fi 7 f 1 0 5 f I 'Tu X H QL Q 'SYX K 1 X ff f,, ' ff 1 y if X f f' N: A - 2 A, ' L I1 T O Class of 1941 President Robert simon Margaret Bagnati Vice Pres Jane White T reas Virginia Weeks V' ii First Row Tae Emdrich, Dorothy Brainard, Josephine Belmont, Alice savage, Esther Weston, Margaret Bagnati, Jeanne Duncan, Second Row Antoinette Brouillard, May Alice Champion, Anne Fagan, Helen sparaco, Jane Vhite, Virginia Jeeks Third Ron Faith Dagle, 'usan King, Bernice Gartland, Emma Pedinelli Fourth Row Robert simon, Richard Endrich, Elton Rhodes, Malcolm Neyer, Anthony Pao letti Knot in picturel Lydia Pontillo, Frances Lane, Dorothy Robinson and Robert Iitchell class Notes The outstanding events of the Junior Year have been the Junior Promenade and the Jashington Trip, with all its preparation Th latter includes the annual Junior Fair, Play, Dances, sales and other fund T8lS1Hg projects rhny members of the class led in special sporting events and tournaments throughout the year, and the scholarship cup has been engraved 1941 . c1940 1 L T C Class of 1942 Presldent Nary N1gosanti OGC Arthur Frechette Vice Pres Robert Nihlll Trees Louise Stevenson 'V'-dub' W ,l First Row Frances Wright, Rosemarie Werner, Pearl Brosnan, ElS16 Trask, ildred rltchell, Barbara Way, A1106 Pellltler, Shlrley BbCall Second Ron Joseph Mansfield, Marie Fentze, Shlrley Ler ner, Mary NiEOS8Dt1, Loulse Stevenson, Robert Nihill Thlrd Row Wayne Patrick, Fred Chapman, John Way, Mario METCOl1H Four Row Walter Cox, Burton Sulllvan, Danlel Savage, Charles Hosmar Arthur Frechette Last year our class Dance, and lts success form plans for lt Just we gave another dance reason why others were Glass Notes gave a hlghly succes ful Freshmen 300181 surprlsed most of the school We started to a few days before lt was glven' This year and lt, too, was successful Perhaps the 8UTpTlS6d at our success, is that we seem to be too soclable, and not studlous enou h The truth is, we can accompllsh a lot when we really want to In the fourth marking perlod we won the schol rshlp cub, and although lt was for the first tlme, we hope lt won't be the last The class that fooled too nuch 1 st year 1S gone Cwe hopej and replaced by a class that has a lot of school spirit so far thls year only Ton Breen has left school Last year four students left our class l 9 4 M I L S N E s s , . fu O . . 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AA O 0 O -- M I IJIL S T O N E -'- ' '- Class of 1943 president Francis Harvey Dec Ullllam POFTGT Vice Pres Valentine Milardo Treas Phllip Fairbank 0 1' -FQ 13. vane ir' First Row Virginia Goullin, Nancy Crockett, Jean soper, Edwina Fabri, Jean Cildersleeve, Anna Painter, Thelma Rochette, Helen Butler Second Row Vally Milardo, Alice Belmont, Dorothy Hickox Grace Apolebee, Elsie Dowd, George Manning, Edwin Massini Third Row Leora Rand, Roberta Perkins, Lois Barrett, Carl Barrett ndw rd Bushnell Fourth Row Philip Fairbank, John Zanni, Robert Duncan, illiam Porter, John Torrenti, Philip Ward Fifth Row Richard Cyphers, Clifford Cashman, Francis Harvey, and John Boone Class Notes 'The class of '45' is the largeft in the high school, it consis of 36 members The outstanding event of our freshmen year was the Freshmen social which was held December 21 During the course this year we have given part of shakespeare's play 'Julius Caesar one member of our class has also been in the high school play 'She Stoops to Conquer', we have the high school girls' tennis champion and most of our boys have taken an active part in all sports By the time this book has gone to press we will have approxi mately G75 OO in our class treasury + , . -A :si-Sl Q U, V551- mi Lmf' .mf-in 1 My t,... gg: . - :jf ELF? ,MM L8 l ,ffl . , -' . wf,..w..- ..' 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X .A .sl gf fx .y .A-fox ,M E A ,asxm Q f f ' m Nu- , :A I , ,- 'Wxf' L, W., -.1 Q v we T ruzikvk - X ,v ,+.srf.fw-..f-aff AM- ho' If L L S T O History of Old Saybrook School Just forty seven years ago, in 1893, the town fathers felt the country wlse educatlonal movement, and took the drast1c and happy step of buildlng a Central Consolidated school ln Old oaybrook Heretofore students had been attending the four dis trict schools, and the pr1vate schools in the town of Old Saybrook, gaining, perhaps, the necessary educatlon, but losing the many beneflts of consolldation Approximately three hundred and fifty students were schooled ln the new bu1ld1ng that first year, twenty four of these attendlng the hlgh school The graduatlng class of 1893 boasted five members Frederick A Curtiss undertook the principalshlp for those first thirteen years, and served faithfully in that capacity, as well as 1ntroduc1ng special classes for older students ln the COmmuH1ty He was succeeded by the fol lowlng thlrteen princlpals Wlnthrop Buck, FT6d6I1Ck W11 llams, Benjamln E Martln, H Mlles Gordy, Raymond E Fen ner, Frank F HHtChlHgS, Howard W Pease, Lawrence C Chase P Arnold Bennett, Emll Ericson, Aubrey Chlsholm, Ervin E Around 1918 a stlll further educatlonal movement brou ht the school under state SUpSPV1S1OH, and 1n 1938, havlng steadlly advanced, there was added a town super1ntendent, undertaken by Ervln E Trask Slnce the foundlng of the school, there have been only four years with no raduatlng classes 1894, 1911, 1920 and 1926 The origlnal school bu1ld1ng was enclosed 1D the early 1900s In 1926 even th1s bulldlng proved inadequate for the 1ncreas1n number of students A new bT1CF high school was built adjoining the old building, serving well till 1937 Under stress of fire hazzards and need for more room the present Consolidated School was constructed Great strides have been made along all llnes of modern education A health and physical educational program has been carrled on extensively, whlle sports, dramatics, art muslc and club work have added lmmeasureably to the student' ab11ity to meet the increasing demands of society In retrospect, the forty seven years of the schoo1's ex1stence show a steady progress toward the goal or1g1nally set by the founders of the school, and the present determl nation is to make it well worthy of their untlring efforts A1108 Valentine '32 l 0 4 M I N E 0 ' . ' u . o , Trask and Creighton F. Magoun. . . , - O J Vx 4 be 12, 4 f mf A QTX GW' Jr: X EZ f 64 Qing? if if fi 0 'ht f X, S l 1 l 5 Q 'fit fx 'v x . N H 23 ax IC? 1 S KV H ,V ' ' gfz X yi sv? f 'W QD K K, ff 1 X ff? M lf L I. S U7 O li E s First Row Louis Fabrl, Charles Temellnl, Charles Chapman, Mary Pontlllo, Robert Lerner, Edward Mllardo, Nllliam Champlain, Dlck LaMay, Second Row Joseph Pedinelll, Constance Pzontkowskl, Bet ty Smlth, Dorls Champlain, Ph111p Ward Thlrd Row Ada Knox, Ph1lip Falrbank, Bob Duncan, Shlrley Lerner, Emma Pedinell1 Fourth Row Mr Georae Bartlett, 1HStPuCtOT, Robert Trask Fred Orchestra The school orchestra IS made up of a group of en thHS13St1C, although sllghtly inexperlenced youngsters A very good system of teacning has been lnstltuted whereby elementary lnstructlon and orchestra work are coordlnated In th1s way there are always replacements for those lost by graduatlon Orchestra per1od is looked forward to every week by the partlcipants because of the enjoyment derlved from the weekly hour The orchestra can always be depended on to glve a 'ew TISCSS at plays and other entertalnments Several outstandlng muslclans have been graduated slnce the outset of Mr Bartlett's reglme Robert Trask 1 9 4 : . ' ' ' , Thompson, Francis Harvey, George Maynard. . A H. O e-M I IJIL S T CD N E Glee Club The combined girls' and boys' glee club of the Old Saybrook High School under the leadersh1p of Miss Dorothy Stokes, has approximately sixty members and meets once every week This organlzation 13 chiefly responslble for the productlon of the annual Christmas Pageant whlch th1s year was 'YUl8t1d6 at the Court of Klng Arthur' The Glee the Beautlful' and together wlth the school orchestra under the direction of Mr George Bartlett, wlll take part ln the graduat1on SXGICISSS whlch wlll be held thls June 9 4 O Club also participated in the May Music Festival 'America . . v , c 1 e , Q' Q IX ' - L A O9 Ox. fwsoz... 0006, 343' Qt '99 goo ad 1000! fh- 3?-5' X Q'-2. XG Q35 Saybrook Deep River O Saybrook Essex l M I 1.11 S T CJ N E First Row C Hosmer, I Mansfield, E Massin1, D Pontillo, Porter, J Zanni Second Row D Evangelisti, J Bauer, N Rob inson, E Porter, C VanEpps B Sulllvan, W Cox, Coach F Ben nett Two end men R Nihill, W Patrick SOCCGI' Old Saybrook H1gh's soccer Team came through with a record of eight victories, two ties and two defeats thls season This year's team was coached by a new mentor, Frank Bennett who relieved Mr Mapoun, who has coached this game for many yemrs record that Coaches of the shoreline Conference will find hard to break From the years 1930 to 1959 his teams have played seventy sight ames, winning sixty five, tying eleven and losing only five in the Shoreline Conference His stronvest opponent was Essex who has beat bin four times He has never lost a game to Deep River heater, or Clinton We feel confident Mr Bennett will follow Mr Magoun's lead Saybrook Saybrook Saybrook Saybrook Saybrook Moodus 2 Deep River MNMM4 Noodus 1 Clinton l Saybrook Saybrook Saybrook Saybrook Saybrook 9 Chester O Essex l Chester O ll Lyme kilit Acad C 1 Clinton O : , , , ' , W. g 0 , 0 ' 0 ' - I During his reign as Soccer Coach, Mr. Magoun has established a Og - M . , 6 S 1 O S 9 4 O S l 2 9 2 . C . .. 7 ' 4 O S ' M I L L S T'CJ N E First Row M Letts, R Nihill, J Torrenti, W Porter, C Werner C Hosmer, W Patrick Second Row Cox, E Massini E Porter R Simon, R Trask, N Robinson, M Meyer, J Zanni, R Endrich Third Row Manager C VanEpps, Coach C Magoun, Manager J hhns field Basketball Old Saybrook High's Basketball team completed another succes ful season with a record of eleven victories and six losses Coach C Magoun's boys started the season with a 42 12 victory over Madison and met with continued success until they met the stron? Ellsworth five, defendlng C D Champions, who defeated them 39 26 For next year's team looks excellent due to the large Junior Var sity carried throughout the season Saybrook Saybrook Saybrook Saybrook Saybrook Saybrook Saybrook Saybrook Madison 12 M B C O Moodus 22 Wethersfield 31 Clinton 23 S Windsor 39 Guilford 26 Portland 28 Saybrook Saybrook Saybrook Saybrook Saybrook Saybrook Saybrook Saybrook Saybrook 21 Portland 19 1 9 4 O Madison 21 Clinton 19 Essex 31 E Hampton 6 Old Lyme 2 Guilford Essex 23 Old Lyme -J e 4 Q v U 9 , . . S --: W. . ' , . , Although four varsity men will be lost by graduation, material 42 1' 35 23 . . . 2 25 S 27 35 . S 15 ' 56 . 26 37 5 S 26 . 26 35 S 25 20 26 ' 47 37 2M I L IJ S U? O IJ E First Row John Zanni, Edward Porter, John Torrentl, Robert Nihill, William Porter, Walter Cox, Charles Werner, Edwin Mas 1H1 second Row Charles Van Epps, Phlllp Fairbank, John Way, Joseph Bauer, manager Robert Trask, Coach C Lagoun, ayne Patrick, Daniel savage, Fred Chapman, Dom1n1c Evangelisti B seball Old saybrook Hlvh school is Startlng the season at a disadvan tage because of the loss of several veterans by graduation How ever, Coach C Magoun has an enthus1at1c group of C8Hd1d8t9S who have nossib1lities of oecomlng a classy aggregation The battery department, although 1nexper1euced, is potentially strong fielding lS stron but h1tt1n 13 rather weak However hopes for a succes ful season April 30 Deep River Vay 3 Clinton Ma 7 Nhdison hay May May May Essex Guilford Old Lyme Guilford May May 'a May June 4 June 5 June 7 Old lyme l 9 14 O Deep R1ver nssex Moodus Clinton Madison Portland we have fr f' 'If L D ' ' L . The D . Lg, . .xg . U A 22 ' ll 1 W Y L y 28 ' 10 31 14 . 17 20 L I. S T C FQ ,Q Girls' Sports The girls have had a very lnterestlng time in sports thls year From the time school opened in September untll the mlddle of Ncvem ber the girls participated 1n outdoor sports Our fall program of fered us a wide variety namely, softball, tennls, hockey, archery croquet and volley ball During the winter, badminton was offered for our gym period under the direction of Mr Magoun The h1gh light of the season was the day that Pratt girls V1S1t8d us for a tournament WIBDBTS of our lnter class tournaments were chosen to meet the Pratt team In the sprzng, we had softball, archery and t8DB1S The spring and fall athlet1cs for glrls are under the dlrection of Miss Chapman with the exception of tennxs whlch Mr agoun coaches This spring the most skilled tennis players represented Saybrook a+ a Tennis Sport day in Essex The G1rls' Athl6t1C Councll has worked out a point system where by each girl recelves cred1t for sklll and leadershlp 1n the sport of her choosing Points are glven also for organlzed hikes and bicycle rides During the winter eleven g1rls represented Saybrook at an indoor Sports Day in Madison and twelve with the greatest number of points attended an outdoor Sports Day at Rocky Neck Park in May. 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