Shelton High School - Argus Yearbook (Shelton, CT)

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Class Hzstory broadcast over WELI rn New Haven before the year 1S over But rt IS the Brology Club that lures them back evenrngs at whrch trme they drssect earthworms frogs grasshoppers and varrous other rnsects and worms Even the grrls are losmg therr trrnrdness and bravely gorng so far as to touch them Flash October 15 1939 Electrons agarn Leo Ryan our famous humorrst leads the sophomore class thrs year The other wrnners on the trcket are Charles Meade and Bob Menustrk Flash Lengthy hrstory outlrnes assrgned by Mr Nrchols keep therr noses to the grrndstone but hrs humorous remarks rn class help to lrghten the burden A comment typrcal cf Mr Nrchols rs Mr Frnn keeps sandbags rn rear of hrs car rn order to counterbalance the werght rn front when he and I rrde Flash Composrng poetry rs a favorrte occupatron of many a student thrs season Under the drectron of Mr Frnn many gumchewers have taken up thrs pastrme Flash Ianuary 10 1940 A Leap Year Dance rs rn full progress wrth all the earmarks of success Door recerpts rndrcate great profrts perhaps greater than any prevrous dance Socrally the grrls are rn therr glory as they ask the boys to dance You may be sure the boys are dancrng Flash Iune 20 1940 Well the year rs at rts end Classes are belng d1s mrssed as school closes Thus ends two years brrngrrrg the students half way through therr adventure and brrngrng me Word that rt rs t1me for statron rdentrfrcatron Attentron Well now to resume the revrew Enterrng Shelton Hrgh School for therr thrrd year the students have the sprrrt of Home Sweet Home The stock of books whrch they were grven rn 1938 has greatly decreased rn srre and those that are left are hose that contarn mysterres whrch they are solvrng darly Flash September 18 1940 Electrons for a thrrd tune Former class drplomat becomes presrdent Emrl Walcek takes over the dut1es prevrously handled by Charles Meade who had succeeded to to thrs posrtron upon the resrg nat1on of Leo Ryan to jorn the Navy Tommy Savarese rs the new vrce presrdent Bob Menustrk treasurer and Alrce Fortrer secretary Flash Faculty Changes February Captarn Von Sabo leaves for mrlrtary duty rn Vrrgrnra and Mrss MacFarlane a recent graduate of Connectrcut State Unrversrty rs to replace hrm rn the Physrcs department Flash Spec1a1Assemb1res March Brchard Cheverall a Brrtrsh Exchange student at Choate School rn Wallrngford descrrbes graphrcally lrfe 1 England durrng the bombrngs Attentzon A large map of the eastern Medrterranean and Near East dec orates the audrtorrum platform as Dean Horn addresses the student body on the Afrrcan campargn Flash Apr1l Mr DeMarcos oral expressron class demonstrates the art of speakrng as they present several well known hrstorrcal speeches Flash May 16 1941 Amrd palm trees and hrbrscus flowers young couples are dancrng to the musrc of Iack Heavens Orchestra The outstandrng feature of the evenrng rs the grand march rn wh1ch more than 85 couples are to partrcrpate 11 ' . -1- '. ., . .I . 1 ' . ' , r . . This is S. H. S., Shelton, Connecticut. - - ll ll I - . , . : ' , : ' ' , . , , - I -- . . . I

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Class H1stoIy Good Even1ng Mr and Mrs Amenca Thrs rs your S H S news reporter Wrlber Prnshall brrngmg to you a summary of the latest news Flash Iune 1S here wrth rts brrds bees flowers and trees and wrth 1t also comes an all out effort for a grand graduatron program For the past four years I have been watchrng the great work of the Class of 42 at Shelton H1gh and as I belreve rt to be one of the years greatest classes I wrsh to take you back to the trme when these people frrst started the1r famous career Here are some of the headlmes and news rtems of outstandmg events Flash September 7 1938 Reg1strat1on Day A new adventure starts Some one hundred students enter Shelton Hrgh School to embark upon lhlS journey w1th lrttle rdea of 1ts penls These are the members of the class of 1942 whose remarkable progress IS the subyect of my broadcast Numerous books of mystery are to unfold before them as they pursue the1r stud1es 1n the commercral general and college courses Flash September 30 1938 Freshman Frolrc Shy groups of new students are clustered rn varrous corners of the aud1tor1um at an acquarntance party Th1s 15 an effort to dissolve the old school tres of Ferry Huntmg ton and St Ioseph s and to form a new t1e of S H S loyalty Flash October 5 1938 The Pol1t1cal Campalgn Ends The freshman class elect th1s slate Presrdent Charles Meade Vzce Presrdent Wlllldm Coppola Secretary Iames Shanley Treasurer lohn Dalton Sports November 25 1938 Derby Hrgh School rnvades Lafayette Freld Shelton 13 Derby 0 Flash Aprrl 12 1939 Tonrght the gym IS the scene of unusual gayety as the students partrcrpate rn a Spr1ng Soclal The floor IS crowded wrth young lrght hearted dancers who have learned to excel 1n th1s art at the classes sponsored by the French Club Flash May 14 1939 Brrdgeport Tour 800 A M The orange school bus departs for a day s exped1t1on to Brrdgeport to rnspect the plants of Borck and Stevens Mrtchell Darry and Hubers Ice Cream Company But no 1t rsn t entrrely a lark for oral reports of the tr1p are tomorrow s assrgnment Flash May 28 1939 Saturday Th1s 1S not the usual Saturday rn wh1ch people catch up on lost sleep but a Saturday of much excrtement among those vvho attend Shelton Hrgh for the annual get together the Freshman F1eld Day 1S berng held at Lafayette Freld Many contests are rn progress and prrzes are berng awarded to the athletzcally 1ncl1ned The grrls have organrzed a softball team wh1ch IS presentrng strff competrtron for the boys Trme Marches On' ' ' Flash September 20 1939 Clubs Old and new Latrn Club Dramatlcs Club Grrls Sports Club The newly organ1zed Brology Club The Boys Glee Club all beckon Wllh the1r rntrrgulng programs Yes and among the courses th1s year IS a new one the Speech Class rn wh1ch several of the members of the class are enrolled Maybe well even hear them , . . : i . - . ' I I I I A . . , , , .i I .i - ' intent on victory. A few hours later they leave that same field-the score: - . I W-N . . , , . I I vt . . I. l I .

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Class HISLOIY Flash The school newspaper nam1ng contest results 1n the select1on of the name Focus Flash September 3 1941 They are now near1ng the clrmax of the1r great adventure The historical record of the class of 42 has thus far been one of remarkable achievements Attention September 15 1941 The Last Class Elect1on Large Malority elects Emil Walcek for h1s second term as President of the Class H1s assistants are A11ce Fort1er Secretary and Treasurer Frank Horvath Vice President Flash October l 1941 Freshman Welcome Dance under the auspices of the Senior Class At this dance the members of the class of 45 are becom1ng acquamted with the upper classrnen Flash November 20 1941 Thanksgivmg Day Football Game The S H S Football team IS playing 1n Coon Hollow Park Their m1ss1on to this field IS to avenge the defeat handed them by Derby last year Led by the1r CoCapta1ns Menustik and Nowakowski the Galloplng Gaels smash through to the final victory Wllh a score of 27 to 0 For SIX of the players It IS their last game and they are making th1s a grand c11max These players are Menust1k Nowalcowsk1 B1enkowsk1 Stockmal Spey and Dalton Flash December 16 1941 B111 of H1ghts Day The Presidents Proclama students evaluate their privileges as American c1t1zens and pay honor to the1r Amerlcan heritage Flash March 9 1942 Basketball v1ctor1es Coupled Wllh this excellent football season 1S one of basketball Winning 15 out of 20 games they automatlcally qualify to enter the tournament for the state champ1onsh1p 1n basketball Th ir hopes are h1gh for they have defeated Watertown and are now in the semi finals Flash March ll 1942 This is the n1ght of the fateful game with Woodrow W1lson H1gh The result a Shelton defeat But they st1l1 retain the Housaton1c League Champ1onsh1p even though they have missed the state t1tle Flash Nat1onal Defense A Iun1or Red Cross un1t enrolls all the students as members Knltllng groups are meeting to do the1r b1t wh1le many students are enro1l1ng 1n First A1d classes A1r Ra1d Drills Bomb squads first a1ders and a1r raid wardens are on duty at S H S Flash April An interested crowd of parents and students w1tness the per formance of the play Stage Door presented by the outstand1ng dramatic stars of the class of 1942 Flash We regret to 1nform you that due to circumstances over wh1ch we have no control the remainder of th1s program can not be broadcast at th1s time Consult your newspaper for further 1nformat1on Slgnlng off Wllh oceans of love 1 remain your correspondent W1lber P1nshall DONALD BLESSING MARGARET SAVIGNANO lEAN STOCKMAL 14 1 I- - . I R I - . : . . : ' ' , : , 'A 1 - 1 D 3 1 . .1 I 1, . , tion inspires a student panel discussion at an assembly in which the . 1 9. . I - , , I I