Putnam High School - Clipper Yearbook (Putnam, CT)

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26 THE BLUE AND WHITE ADDRESS OF WELCOME Members of the Faculty, beloved Parents, and Friends: It is a great honor and pleasure for me to welcome you to the Class Day exercises of the class of 1946. We thank Divine Providence on this day for enabling our welcome to extend to the former students of the Putnam High School who have helped to bring a second terrible world conflict to a victorious conclusion. The dark clouds of war, which in the past have lessened the joy and lively spirit of several similar occasions, have now been pushed aside. We are the first class to hold Class Day in the radiant sunshine of a peace that was bought at so costly a price by our older brothers and sisters. We weleorne you and ask you to join with us today and share in the fun of our last assembly. If you get as much pleasure from our reminiscences as we do from seeing you here, it seems to me that together we ought to enjoy a delightful morning. ' LOREN DUBOIS. HISTORY UF THE CLASS UF 1946 It happened like this: We just couldn't decide how we could write up our class history. Then someone suggested that we write it in story form-like an autobiography, as it were. Well! why not? We had all the requisites--and certainly plenty of incidents to make an interesting plot. And, so we began. We decided upon a realistic title for our book: The Class History of '46'. Considering the structure we agreed that the book should be divided into four parts, one for each year of our high school days. We worked upon the project for some time, and it was not long before we were rewarded with the finished project. INITIATION Gladys Paine In the beginning of Part I entitled Initiation, we were plunged right into the story. The first chapter of our book opens at the beginning of our school year, Septen: ber, 1942. In our class there were eighty-four boys and girls. It certainly was a day of excitement for all of us. We spent the first day trying to become acquainted with the atmosphere of Putnam High School. Looking back on our first days spent in high school. it is difficult to believe

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YEAR BOOK 1946 25 MARCH CLASS HISTORY- CLASS STATISTICS VOCAL SOLO- CLASS WILL- CLASS PROPHECY- DUET- Oh No! John CLASS GIFTS- TRUMPET DUET- The Song of Songs SCHOOL SONG- ADDRESS TO JUNIORS- CLASS SONG- PUTNAM HIGH SCHOOL CLASS DAY PROGRAM June 19, 19-16 10 A. M. NC-4- Song- America the Beautiful The Lord's Prayer Salute to the Flag Star Spangled Banner - lst Stanza ADDRESS OF WELCOME Jeannette Lussier, Arlene Osborne, Gladys Paine, Blanche Waters Bigelow Ruth Gallup, Ruth Levy, Avis Reynolds Ella Wilcox From The Land Of The Sky- Eberhari-Cadman blue Waters Robert Cutler, Alberta Lord, George Pappas, Helen Urda Eleanor Joslin, Marion Ryan, Alexander Saitas, David Sharpe, William Wheaton Marion Ryan and David Sharpe fSomerset Folk Song! Constance Breault, Dorothy Chenette, Robert Jennings, Tauno Kaskela, Doris Leader Russell Richmond and Ronald Went- worth Noya Seniors and Assembly Loren DuBois, Class President Words by Lorraine Cotton CTune Trees l SONG- Auld Lang Syne MARCH Recessional fSenior Class? Audience will kindly remain seated until the Senior Class has left the Assembly Hall,

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YEAR BOOK 1946 27 that four years could have flown by so quickly. Our home room teachers were Miss Johnson in charge of Room 4, Miss McCulloch in charge of Room 6, and Mr. Dupre in charge of Room 2. After a few weeks we were well acquainted with new schedules and other student activities. We soon had a class meeting and selected the following officers: President-Robert Bell Vice-President-Russell Richmond Treasurer-Doryce Leader Secretary-Elinor Joslin The first large project we undertook was to sell wax paper for the S. A. A. Like meager beavers we solicited from house to house and to our surprise com- pleted a successful enterprise. At school our main activities were dancing, and the homemaking and science clubs. With the close of the year we were unhappy to learn of the departure of some of our teachers. Miss Corkum, Mrs. Carley, Mr. Heins and Mr. Danckert would not be with us in the fall. During the school year our advisors were Miss Johnson, Miss McCulloch and Mr. Dupre. We wish to take this opportunity to thank them for their help during our first venture as high school students. June finally arrived and after saying goodbye to classmates and friends, the freshman class departed for a long awaited vacation. Our Hinitiationn was finished. APPLICATION Arlene Osborn In the fall we returned as sophomore, fully determined to carry on the good work we had begun. Our first class meeting was held September 22, 1943. The purpose was to elect our class officers. Robert Bell was elected President, Arlene Osborn, vice- president, Frank Rowan, Chairman of Ways and Means Committee and Elinor Joslin, secretary. The first project we undertook was a Barn Dance which was held' in the gym. The decorations were very attractive with the completed appearance similar to a barn. With the help of Miss Hayes, Miss Hooper and Miss Hanan, our class advisors, the dance was enjoyed by all and proved to be a financial success. 1 Two members of our class were elected to the Student Council: Doryce Leader and George Pappas. In the field of sports Leonard Normand was a bright spot on the football field and in basketball our representatives were William Wheaton, Tauno Kaskela, Richard Blackmar, and James Nelson. When spring rolled around. our class could boast of two stars, Tauno Kaskela and James Nelson on thc