Southington High School - Chronicle Yearbook (Southington, CT)

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'PHE EMBLEM Page Twenty-One LOG OF TI-IE CLASS OF 1929 N the year of 1925 ninety worthy sea- ' amen received passports from Com- mander liihby tzo take a four years' cruise on the good ship Lift Not Lean on the Sea of Knowledge. After sailing from the port of Lincoln School, we saw the need of a brave and daring captain, so Berkeley Miller was elected to guide the crew through the lfirst: year's storms. We crossed the equator and were promptly ducked hy those who had already crossed the line. Avast ye lub- hersf' the captain cried, lower those sails, we approach the Freshman isle. Hail! King Blaneliard and his hand greet. us with a cheery smile. YVe were C1'L1!:lI'i'f'l'tfLl in what is known as room tl under the rule oi' liady llassett' and were 'told the laws ol' the lsle. Early in No- remher we were pleased to learn that King' lilanchard and his followers, the Sophoniores, were giving us a reception in the form ol' a 'lllilStll,lt!l'iltlt' dance. liooni tl was very nieely deeorated and the a.l'l'air was an immense suecess. bpring' came and with it the cry ol' the cap'n, Buckle down, you luhhers, l see hreakers ahead. EXllllllllElllOllS over, we weighed anehor to sail the seas l'or the rest. ot' the summer. As the summer drew to a close, we ap- proaehed Sophomore Isle. Eighteen ol' our number we regret to say. were washed overhoard hy the t'erril'ie storms which we had eneonutered. This island was also ruled over hy King lllanehard who grave us a eordial greeting' and eon- gratulated ns on having' sueeesstully .. rv 1 weathered the storm. XX e elected XXal- ter Nelson as our new eaptain and set- tled down to spend the year at hard work. Alter ln-ing' on the Isle a short time we notieed a group ot' strangers eeeupyingg our tornier island. As they seemed to he very desirahle citizens we i't'lllil.'l't'll them a reeeption to show we were glad to have them near us. The deck was Qaily deeorated and we are sure the Fresliies l'elt weh-onie alter such a festive al'l'air. A gain we hear the lumiliat' voice, Work, ye sea dogs, clouds appear on the horizon. YVe packed our effeets, fillllllltifl on hoard and were again ready to resume our gjourney on the good ship Lift Not Lean. The voyage was long' and the sea was rough but at last we saw Junior Isle in the distance before us. The hardships had been too much for some and our crew had now shrunk to lfifty-three members. Great was our surprise when ywe arrived at the Isle to find that King li'-laneha1'd had ahdieated and our form- er teacher and friend, King Phelan, was ruling in his place. The island looked so pleasant that we disemharked and de- cided to spend a year here. After work- ing hard for halt' a year we decided it was time for something' in the soeial line. We held a hot elass meeting and planned to have the -lunior prom on l ehrnary 2l. At. last' the longed-for day eame. The deek was deeorated in a hat- tle ol' colors and the at'i'air went ot'l' with a ln11ig'. and a good time was had hy all. Some ol' the aeeomplish- ments oi' the year were prizes won hy lflranees Field and Helen I'pson in the Ilarttord tfounty Automobile Associa- tion eontest. Great was our surprise when Miss Stowell and the ttirls' tile:- t'luh captured the cup in a music con- test' held on shore in ttlastonhury. Onee more we hear the t'earl'ul ery. Examina- tions ahead li' After most of us had sue- eesslully passed the test we elamhered on hoard, and were ott' for the last lap ol' our voV'1e-e . , .. XVe weathered the tropieal storms, our crew having ln-en redueed to forty- live. and early in the tall neared our goal, the Senior isle. Our eaptain. Nel- son. had heen so skillful in guiding us through the storms. that we decided to have him pilot us for the remaining' year cn the ship. tlur treasury was so deplet- ed and we needed so ntueh to Uraduate. the only way out ol' it was l'or us to he- tffllllt' hloody pirates. We soon settled down and hegan to work with a will writing essays. pounding- typewriter-s. and doing other tasks whieh were put

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Page Twenty THE EM-BLEM great kick out of hearing Mr. Davis so bravely uphold his side of the ques- tion. He seemed to talk from experi- ence. Look out, all you brunettes! Everyone brought a mysterious pack- age containing a pound of something, nobody knew What. These were auc- tioned off by a most brilliant auctioneer, Alfred Buchanan. Each bid could be raised only one cent at a time and each sum bid, had to be paid regardless of its being exceeded. Al made a consider- able amount of money for us, 51025, by making everyone raise the bids. He threatened to take all the packages himself if no one raised the bid and so the members thought they had better bid up if the packages Were so desir- able. The teachers were most generous. They helped us out a great deal in our plub and We Wish to thank them for it. Miss Pryor with her curly locks and dark skin made a perfect little gypsy Who Went-about holding people's hands and telling them who their future Wives and husbands would be, as Well as im- portant events that would take place. She contributed much interest and money helping to make the affair most successful. This party was the final event of the Debating Club of '29. More power to the club of '30! Girl Reserves Success has also come to the Girl Re- serves this year. They sent three dele- gates to the annual conference in New Britain. The D. A. R. very kindly gave a number of cooking lessons to the girls fine our class belonging to the Girl Reserves. The members' names will be found in the biographies. - ac- oc- ae this year so We hope to have some cooks among the ten members of The Hi-Y 's i The Hi-Y's have had many hot discus- sions, it seems, on school and social problems. Most of the members are Seniors so there will be a big Vacancy to fill in the Hi-Y when the Class of '29 graduates. This club held a combined S meeting With the Orepho in May, and are planning a' Hladies' day for the fif- teenth of June. ,Y K W The Orepho. Club The club, which is somewhat like the Hi-Y, is the Orepho Club. It is a new club which was formed this year. Out of the six members, four are Seniors Who sincerely hope that the club will be car- ried on by the Juniors. A The Dramatic Club The Dramatic Club is Well established by this time as it has shown by the two fine plays that have been presented this year. The Senior class is represented by eighteen members Whose dramatic abil- ity will be greatly missed. The experi- ence has been enjoyable and profitable. if F14 2? The Nature Club The Seniors are not so well repre- Isented in the Nature Club. There are only two Senior members, Helen Upson and Tekla Grosky, but they are most enthusiastic over the Work of the club. Wins W. C. T. U. Prize Extra honor comes to the Class of '29 thru the Winning of one of its members of a prize in an essay contest. Miss Frances Field Won not only the first prize in a local essay contest conducted by the Woman's Christian Temperance Union, but also Won second prize when her essay was sent to the Hartford County judges.

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Page Twenty-Two THE EMBLEM before us? Miss Gardner, a native of Senior Isle, wishing to make our sojourn more enjoyable, staged a party in our honor. We played games, competed in contests and had a very fine time. In February Mr. Carrier put on the play, A Pair of Sixesf' in which several Seniors took part. After the play the good ship Dramatic Club was about to weigh anchor when we swooped upon them and stole the treasure. In the deck of athletics the Seniors were very suc- cessful especial'ly in basket ball, prac- tically the entire team being composed of players from our ship. We are very proud of our Debating Club which won in a skirmish with one of the largest high schools in the state. And now as we near the end of our stay on Senior Isle our hearts are sad- dened for soon we shall have to embark again to sail forever on the dark and stormy Sea of Life. O Class! dear Class, our fearful trip is done, The ship has weathered every rack, the prize we sought is won, The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting, NVhile follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring, The ship is anchored safe and sound, its voyage closed and done, From fearful trip the victor ship comes in with object won. PROPHECY . MY how time has flown since 1929 when we graduated from high school. It is now 1940 and from the fol- lowing letters we see that our class- mates have traveled far from the old fold, but they all seem to be going in the right direction. Letters have been received from the following students informing us that they are teachers: Elsie Olsen Helen Di Francesco Frances Field Edith Casale Anne Cushing Margaret Miller Anna Francis Elsie tells us that she is teaching in a little boys' school in Brooklyn, They must be very bad little boys because they put tacks in her chair and red pep- per on her handkerchief. IVe find Helen is principal of a grani- mar school in the Philippines, that place over whose welfare we debated so hotly in our Senior year. They are lucky to have such a good-natured teacher as Helen must be. Frances says, I am teaching Latin in up in the Alps. The air and the scenery so beau- a girls? school is invigorating N tiful that I want to stay here always. Frances is lots higher than most of us. I mean. in altitude. Anna Francis taught school in South- ington until she was married. She is now teaching-the baby to walk. Edith is teaching first graders in Holcomb School which has increased in size, but is used no longer for high school dances as the new high school has an auditorium of its own. Anne is a happy teacher of commer- cial subjects in Madison High School. Madison High School seems to have its problems just as Lewis did. No parking signs have been found necessary in the halls and no charge accounts at the cafeteria are allowed. There is a Man- ual Training teacher who seems to be of interest to Anne. We learn from Margaret Miller's let- ter that she is a teacher in New York. lncidentally she is interested in a man of the tall, dark, romantic type. f Nursing seems to have attracted a goodly number of our flock. The follow- ing write that they are nurses: Arlene Swenberg Dorothy Johnson Hazel Grooman