Southington High School - Chronicle Yearbook (Southington, CT)

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nk' This year we lost the magazine campaign to the Freshmen, but we vowed that we would regain our title the next time. John Mayo was the high salesman in that campaign with a cool Sl38.50. In April, the Spring Dance was a gay event and was enjoyed by everyone who attended. That second year seemed to go by much faster than our first one, and be- fore we knew it, we were watching the construction work being done on the site where the new school was to stand. This was the summer of 1949. September brought the last year that any high school class would climb the steps of Lewis High School, the 1949-50 school year. And it was quite a year! ! We were Juniors this time, only one more step and we would be the upper- most classmen. Mr. Boland was class advisor once again, and a new slate of officers was selected. Dick Beshuk was president, Dewey Jackson, vice-president Regina Albrecht, secretary, and Fred Swanson, treasurer. . Several of our classmates played a part in bringing honors to Lewis. It was during the fall of this year that the Blue Knights bolted through an ll-game schedule with an undefeated record. As Juniors they had helped to make Lewis the Class B Champs! ! Not only did the gridmen turn in a great season, but the Cross-Country, comprised mainly of Juniors, had a commendable season. In October we sponsored The Hallowe'en Masquerade Dance . Three of the Juniors won prizes for their costumes. They were Don Florian, Gerry Hamlin, and Judy Joyal. A The Junior Prom, Winter Wonderland , came and went around Christmas, and it turned out to be a great success. There was quite a bit of hard work turned in to make this event the success that it was, and the work certainly paid off. Margaret Snow and Fred Swanson represented the class in the American Legion's Oratorical Contest. Swanee placed third behind two of the Seniors. Our class rings were ordered, and it was the decision of the students that this would be the first ring to bear the letter S . We all paused as we heard the shocking news of the passing of two of our friends, Dick Leidy, our classmate, and Mr. Alfred Stowe, Room 16's home- room teacher. - We regained our title as champs of the magazine campaign by winning a V second time. The figures of the amount of money in our treasury went up. ' Dolores Mottola and Fred Swanson won the Junior Recital. Others who participated were Babette Beltz, Judy J oyal, Rod Gibson and Rit Galiette. Jack Barry and Roy Nyren were belting the apple around on the diamond, as Lewis won the conference title by winning ll games. That was the end of an era, we werethen awaiting the new school year at Southington High. In June we gave the class of 1950 their farewell dance. We knew we would 5:. 315f