Southington High School - Chronicle Yearbook (Southington, CT)

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Notre Dame, lll., lune 22-Williqm Mongillo, football coach, has just been selected as the new football coach of Notre Dame. This football coach has suffered only one defeortp that memor- able game against Plainville. Southington, Conn., lune 23-Dorothy Wikman has attained thehonor of break- ing all previous typewriting records- she will soon leave for China where she will be news correspondent for the Southington News.' Maine, Iune 23-Harold Fiske, lr., has accepted a position as head director of the U-B-Nice Boys Y M C A camp in Maine. He says it is a welcome change to take core of boys instead of the- ahem-his feminine admirers. Southington, Conn., lune 24-Adron- ika Greene has recently been selected Miss Outdoor Girl. Miss Greene has always been interested in nature. Southington, Conn., lune 22-Adeline Celella, efficient office girl, has married her boss's son. . Southington, Conn., Iune 23-Albert Bryant has accepted a position as chief inspector of trees in Connecticut. Mr. Bryant was one of our most brilliant agri- cultural students. ln fact, he's done such extensive research that every cow in town knows him by his first name. New York, Iune 24-Bette Millis' book of My Childhood Favorites, a book of poems has been proclaimed as the best collection of poems ever published. Waterbury, Conn., lune 22-lohn I. Stanek was awarded the medal for amateur champion of New England. Yes, you've guessed it. Every' bit of speed he has was acquired while prac- ticing on the new Flemington which we once had in Lewis High School. Southington, Conn., Iune 23-Lois O'Donnell has resigned her position as accountant for an auto dealer so that she might take a position as private secretary for the dealer's son. Page Twenty-two emi ct-1RoNtcLE iw Southington, Conn., lime 23 - lulig Cambo has just published her latest book entitled, The WOY to Taller Things. - Cromwell, Ohio, lune 24-Iohn Folcik has accepted a position with the Crom- well Publishing Co. He is a writer of Sport Stories. He receives all his infor- mation from his pal Star. New York, lune 23 - Antoinette Chaffee is taking Fanny Brice's place after her fine acting in the Senior Play brought such excellent offers. Boston, Mass., Iune 23- Sorgaent Pelcher, of the U.S.S. Connecticut, was awarded a medal for bravery at a recent official ceremony. Sargaent, incident- ally, is not his official title but an affec- tionate name. Southington, Conn., lune 22 - Car- mella Fusciello is leaving soon for Can- ada where she will take over the Rural District of Nurses. Southington, Conn., Iune 24-Russell Andres has accepted a position as science instructor at the Kenmore High School. He is now studying the science of teaching science. Hollywood, Calif., lune 22 - Betty Grigerik is leading lady in I Vont to Be A-lone. She was proclaimed in the re- cent Senior Play. Boston, Mass., lune 23-Donald Erbe, well-known athlete, was given a job as track coach for the Boston Public High School. He recently broke the world's record by jumping 15 feet Cwith a pole, of coursel. Milldale, Conn., lune 22-Fanny Mari- conda is now employed by the Non- Breakable Thumb Tack Manufacturing Company as private tester. New York, Iune 24-Francis Spreda was recently given complete charge of the zoo in New York. Figure it out. Southington, Conn., lune 23-Mary Milo is leaving soon for a trip around the world. She will go as private secretary to the famous Mr. Bumbleshu. LOTS O'DON N ELL FRANCIS KUCHTA

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to Mr. Chairman, Members of the Board of Education, Mr. Superintendent, Mr. Principal, Members of the Faculty, Parents and Friends: It is my great privilege to welcome you here this evening on behalf of the class of 1938, and to thank you for the educa- tional opportunities that you have pro- vided for us, and for which we are truly grateful. Many cities and towns in Connecticut the last few years have been celebrat- ing the three hundredth birthday of our State. lt is amazing how little thought we give to our history until something like a Tercentenary brings to our minds that our State, too, is famous for many things: that in our State, too, many memorable things have happened in the past, and are still happening. Connecticut should be more to us than just a piece of land that fills in the space between Rhode Island and New York. We should take pride in her history, not just on special occasions, but keep it constantly before us to spur us on to greater things: for she has been impor- tant in the building of our nation, and must keep her place as a leader in future building. I should like to refresh your memories for a few minutes by pointing out to you a few incidents and places of historic Connecticut. A great writer recently said, They are always having picturesque things turn up in Connecticut. For instance, did you ever hear of the story of the Amistad ? The Amistad was a slave ship that had brought a cargo of Negroes from Africa to Havana. Here some Spanish planter bought the cargo, and the slaves were to be carried in the Amistad to his plantation. When the Negroes got the chance, they turned Sczlutazfory the tables on the Portuguese crew. With the blacks now in command, they steered North. They knew North meant freedom, and continued their course until a revenue cutter brought them into a Connecticut Harbor-New Haven. The Connecticut farmers received these slaves, but when President Van Buren heard of it, he began to take steps to make the slaves return to Cuba. A great trial was held of the whole Southern Crew and the Negroes. The day of the decision came and everybody voiced the same question: Are the blacks to be set free? But fate certainly played into the hands of the Negroes. On the night before the decision, one of the leading Southern judges died of apoplexy and the balance of the court was changed. The fifty-three black men were set free, and their children are free men today in the valley of Congo. Who has not heard of Putnam's Wolf Den in Pomfret? The farmers in the Pom- fret district had been having trouble. From time to time, sheep had been dis- appearing, and finally these thefts were traced to a vicious offender-the wolf. This could not go on. The farmers had heard that wolves once frequented this region, and they made up their minds to kill this one. His living quarters, they soon found out, was an old den, not far from their farms. Israel Putnam or Old Put volunteered to go into the den to kill the wolf. The farmers made ready to witness the death of their enemy. A rope was tied about Old Put and he, with his gun, was lowered into the cave. Should he fail to shoot the wolf, the farmers were ready to pull him up before the wolf could attack him. But Old Put was successful, and the wolf would no longer molest the fa:rmer's sheep. Many peoplenowmake their homes in Pomfret, and take pride in this historical land- mark. Page Twenty-three