Southington High School - Chronicle Yearbook (Southington, CT)

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CHRONICLE 1+ Sululutory Mr. Chairman, Members of the Board of Education, Mr. Superintendent, Mr. Principal, Members of the F aculty, Fellow Classmates, Parents and Friends: On behalf of the class of 1936, I welcome you here this evening to our graduation exercises. On this occasion to which we have looked forward for four years, it will be of interest to survey the years of our high school's history from its small beginning and reflect on the great changes which have come about since that early time. I have chosen the facts from our his- tory which I think will be of greatest interest to you. James Lewis, a nephew of Sally Lewis, who taught at West Point often spoke of a desire that his native town, Southington, might some day enjoy the benefits of a school of high grade. I-Iis enthusiasm is believed to have aroused that of his aunt, with the result that in 1828, Sally Lewis made a provision in her will for the promo- tion of public education in Southing- ton. The will in part, stated- and all the rest and residue of my estate, both real and personal, I give to my executors hereinafter named, whom I appoint Trustees to have my estate in trust with power to sell the same as they shall judge best, to hold the whole in trust and to apply the rent, interest or income thereof to assist in maintaining a school of the higher order within the limits of the First School District in Southington forever, that is, a school for the in- struction of youth in the Latin and Greek languages, Mathematics and Geography, and other branches of science higher than are taught in the common schools. In May 1842, 583,040.76 was turned over to the first trustees, who were Rey. E. C. jones, Romeo Lowrey, and Oliver Lewis. A suitable building was erected about on the site of the town hall-this was the old Sally Lewis Academy. Because the trustees allowed two years to pass without the interest of the money being used for the school, according to the terms of the will, the sum was forfeited to the Congrega- tional Society for the support of the gospel ministry. Addin Lewis, a cousin of Sally Lewis, was born in W'olcott, which was then a part of Southington. I-Ie entered Yale at nineteen and after graduation took a position as tutor in the University of Georgia and taught there for ten years. He, then, lived in Mobile for a number of years holding several important positions and earn- ing the title Father of Mobile. He spent his last years in New Haven. He left his money to his daughter who died soon after and according to a pro- vision made by Mr. Lewis fifteen thousand dollars went to the School Society of the town of Southington. Of this fifteen thousand dollars, the will stated that Five thousand dollars be used to erect a building suitable for the accommodation of an Academical Institution to be situated near the center of the town. The remaining ten thousand dollars with two thous- and which the School Society must raise was to be used as a fund for the school. This sum was obtained and a brick building known as Lewis Acad- emv was erected on Academy Hill in 1848 and pupils were admitted on De- cember fourth of that year. The build- ing faced west and contained a cloak room for the girls, one for the boys and a furnace room on the hrst lioorg two class rooms and an assembly hall Page Twenty-Hee

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Marion, Conn.-Abraham Raskin has left to attend the 22nd conference of the Poultry Dealers' Association in Chicago, Illinois. Mr. Raskin is one of Connecticut's leading poultry dealers. ,Meriden, Conn.-An exclusive dress shop has recently been opened in Meri- den. Clara Heinrich is the proprietor. Southington, Conn. -- Josephine Dzwill has accepted a position as teacher of commercial subjects at Lewis High School. Allentown, Penn.-The Allentown Prep football team is looking forward to a very successful football season. The new line coach is Frank Longo. Bar Harbor, Me.-Verna Parkin is employed as a hostess at a summer resort in Bar Harbor. New Haven, Conn.-Lawyer Morris Dodson was guest speaker at the Lawyers' Banquet. Mr. Dodson proved his ability as a lawyer in the recent Smythe Murder case. Forest Hills, L. I.-Lorraine Nagle won the Junior championship tennis title this afternoon at Forest Hills. Southington, Conn.-The new Y.W. C. A. building was designed by Alex- ander Drozd, famous architect. Sarasota, Fla.-Thomas Shanahan, well-known animal trainer is em- ployed by the Ringling Brothers 81 Barnum, Bailey circus owners. Southington, Conn. - Southington's own figure skater, Ruth Cockayne, is spending a few weeks at the home of her parents before leaving for Lake Placid. Albany, N. Y.-The country's fastest miler , Dwight Atwater, plans to race with Glenn Cunningham some- time this summer. Let's all hope that Dwight outruns him. S Page T wenty-four -of CHRONICLE F' Marion, Conn.-A patent has been issued for an automatic fly swatter to Charles Upson. Washingon, D. C.-President Ger- ald Mitchell has chosen Ruth Ludecke as his secretary. Mount Ranier, Wash.-Due to the quick thinking of Forest Ranger James Mongillo, Mt. Ranier was saved from destruction by a fire. Hartford, Conn. -Another nurse from the class of '36 has found a good job. julia Gale is working in the office of a well-known doctor of Hartford. New York City-Macy's Depart- ment Store has given employment to Alonzo Micoski as head bookkeeper. Plainville, Conn.-Elizabeth Pat- terson has opened her new beauty salon in Plainville, New Haven, Conn.-The New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad Co. has employed Francis Mahan as engineer. Southington, Conn.-Earle Ander- son, lover of beauty, has one of the largest green houses in Southington. Hartford, Conn.-Because of her pleasant voice, Station WDRC has employed Stella Oszkandy as an an- nouncer. She is one of the few woman announcers. New 'York City-Edward Snow is stage manager for the new show open- ing on Broadway this week. Mr. Snow has had much experience on this line when at high school. This brings our radio program to a close. -Your announcer is Evelyn F rate.

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on the second floor. Later the furnace was installed in the basement and the room used for classes. The Academy had four departments of instruction, namely, the Classical, the Common English, the Commercial, and the Ornamental, with a very small tuition fee for each. Tuition for scholars in the town of Southington was two dol- lars per term for English, and three dollars per term for the Classics. Scholars from Wolcott, to the number of ten, had their tuition free. An ad- ditional charge of fifty cents per term for Incidental expenses was made upon all the scholars of the school. The only picture of Southington's benefactor, Addin Lewis, now hangs in the oflice of the Lewis High School. It was loaned in june, 1905 by Dr. Timothy Bishop with the condition that it should be well cared for and if the name Lewis should ever cease to be a part of the name of the institution the portrait should revert to Yale University. The town of Southington should feel great pride in the posses- sion of this portrait of Addin Lewis, for aside from the satisfaction of pos- sessing a portrait of the founder of the High School, it is one of the best works of art of one of the world's greatest men, Professor Samuel F. B. Morse. -hi CHRONICLE H'- In january, 1882, the town of South- ington voted to change the name Lewis Academy to Lewis High School. This small brick building served its purpose until 1896 when additional rooms were built around it and the finished building which faces south is the one used today. The cost of en- larging the school was about thirty thousand dollars. On October 13, 1919, the boiler burst and consequent- ly a fire escape was built. To provide for the ever increasing number of commercial students, two temporary rooms were added to the east wing of the school in 1921. During the past few years it has become necessary to annex three rooms in the Lincoln Building to accommodate the large enrollment. The enrollment this last year, 1935-36, was four hundred fifty- four students, seventy-nine of whom are graduating tonight. This brief review of the history of our school shows us that there has always been a deep interest in educa- tion in our town. We who are gradu- ating tonight have reaped the benefit of this interest in the past and of the interest and whole-hearted service of those who at present are responsible for the welfare of our school. We thank you for this interest which has Sade our high school education possi- e. czlediczfory Before the beginning of the 19th century, occupations for women were limited to a very few. At that time most women who were employed were either teachers or dress-makers. Early in the l9th century women began to take their places in offices. Today women engage in a wide range of positions, for now there are woman architects, detectives, surgeons, den- tists, lawyers, reporters, editors, photo- graphers, saleswomen and politiciansa Page Twenty-six Aside from these many more ordin- ary careers for women there are some that seem to be most unusual for the girl to follow. Who ever heard of a woman employed as a drug-grower? Yes, there is such an occupation open for women to follow. The work is light and only occasional labor by a man is necessary during harvest time. To be successful in this line, one must be skillful in the cultivation of the plants and observe the habits and diseases of plant life.