Shelton High School - Argus Yearbook (Shelton, CT)

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- ..tf. F A efau - - eaniinuecl senior class and the Student Council, was pre- sented by a group of professional actors at the Derby High School auditorium. Fortune must have smiled on the ship's athletic activities this year, for we ended our football season with a brilliant record and, possession of the Sydney Blumenthal Trophy for one year. In basketball we attained the second highest place among Class B schools in Connecticut. As the first-class passengers on the ship, we held seats this year in the first rows in the auditorium. It was here at our Thanksgiv- ing Day assembly that the calmness of our voyage was momentarily interrupted by the appearance of no less an alarming spectacle than a group of fierce Indian warriors! Peace was restored when beneath the war paint we discovered Guy Beardsley, john Brewster and Russell McLean. Despite unusually stormy weather during the winter months, the ship plowed steadily onward, and the arrival of spring saw the Phyllis Saxton Mildred Saxton Vera Kahler Margaret Canganelly Anita Webb Millicent Block Robert Penny Robert Kopasz Stephen Chuckta Francis Ryan Daniel Simonetti 25 seniors passengers in a flurry of preparations for the play, Welcome, Danger, which was presented in April and proclaimed a great success. Those achieving highest honors for their scholastic work were Phyllis Saxton, John Brewster, Elizabeth Schmidt, Aurelia Balles- ter, Mary Trcka, and Beverly Brown. In june, a few days before reaching Port Graduation, the senior class banquet was held - our last social activity as a group. Then with diplomas in hand we left the S. S. Shelton, june 25th, happy, yet somewhat reluctant to place behind us those wonderful days of our voyage. Committee: ELISABETH Sci-iMin'r FLORENCE CALLA1-IAN EUNICE Piusco MARY TAYLOR Faculty Adviser: Miss RUTH LEE Gaul GJ 7fae Sendai:

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01444 Jliu'a1uf-- ' more responsibilities, for we had reached the halfway point in the voyage. In September, 1946, as second class pas- sengers, we embarked on the third lap of the voyage and discarded the nickname, Slop- mores, so jovially bestowed upon us by the other students. Standing by to guide our ship on its course were Harvey Marsan, president, Mildred Kah- ler, vice-president, john Brewster, treasurerg and Mary Trcka, secretary. Many changes were made this year among the commissioned ofhcers. Miss Cecilia Noo- nan and Miss Beatrice Salipante very capably took the places of Miss Titus and Mrs. Flynn. Mr. Murray resumed his task of coaching bas- ketball, while Mr. Finn once again became our football coach. Later in the year, much to the surprise of the students, Mr. Esposito left us. They were pictures of sadness when they realized he wouldn't be able to tell any more of his good jokes. En route Miss Salipante left to return to port, and Mrs. Flynn was with us once more. Ah, yes! Changes were being made. Chew- ing gum in class was one of our favorite sports. One day in biology class, Mr. Finn announced that when caught chewing gum, we would no longer be compelled to write poetry. Later we found out that a rendition of a musical number was expected. It was fortunate for us, however, because it was then we first heard Ray Bassett sing out in that cowboy style of his. Did I say fortunate! Before we knew it, the time had come for the traditional Turkey Day Game. The team won a hard-earned victory, and the Victory Dance that night sponsored by the second and first class passengers was a great success. Our basketball season was also successful, and we got our bid to the tournament games. Although we were beaten in the first garne of the tournament, we wound up in third place in the league. ' Our new student council representatives were Vera Carlson, Jeanette Lechus,. and Henry Gemery. just about this time our pres- ident, Harvey Marsan, disembarked, and Guy Beardsley replaced him and capably fulfilled his new appointment. One day in class, Miss Rae, baffled by a mysterious pop which seemed to come from the direction of the windows, sent for Mr. Purcell. Finding nothing inside or out that would explain it, he abandoned his investiga- tion. Had something gone wrong with the radiators, or had the people in the room above been trying to rush the Fourth of July by tossing out flrecrackers? The biggest event of the year was fast approaching - the junior Prom. There was much bustling, and finally things began to take shape. The theme was Stardust and all the committees were busy fitting their plans to the theme. Finally the night came. The boys donned their tuxedos and the girls were very excited at this opportunity to dis- play their gowns. The ship's grand ballroom was attractively transformed into a roof gar- den surrounded by skyscrapers. It was a very successful affair and the number of peo- ple who attended far surpassed that of pre- vious years. Yes, all who went will be sure to remember the gay time they had, and the decorators will not soon forget their experi- ences with the blue dye of the crepe paper. As we again put into our summer port, our destination seemed very close and when, on September 3, 1947, we set off on the last year of our voyage, commencement was al- most in full view, and we were privileged passengers. To our captain's staff we welcomed Miss Coombs, Miss Martin, and Miss Healey, who filled the vacancies left when Mrs. Cook and Mr. Glendon resigned their posts. Our president for this term, Edward Bal- ade, left us in the middle of the year, and Mildred Kahler, vice-president, took his place. Mary Taylor was elected as secretary, and Stephen Chuckta, our football hero, was treasurer. With these: able shipmates in charge, we sailed smoothly into our senior activities. October 2nd found the Social Studies classes examining the documents aboard the Freedom Train. Inspired by these emblems of democracy, Phyllis Saxton, Francis Ryan, Beverly Brown and Patricia Woods entered an essay contest entitled, I Speak For Democ- racy, and on the evening of October 2ist, read their contributions over a New Haven radio station. This same evening the Shakespearean play, A Merchant of Venice, sponsored by the

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