Southold High School - Snuffbox Yearbook (Southold, NY)

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EIGHTH GRADE SEVENTH GRADE twenty-one

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SOPHOMORE CLASS FRESHMAN CLASS twenty

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Sophomore Class .The Sophomore Class has been well represented in the field of sports this year. Carlisle Cochran, Bill Borkowski, Joe Papurca, Dudley Newbold and Antone Rysko were on the baseball team. Carlisle Cochran, Frank Sanford, Dudley Newbold, Dick Wirth and Spencer Petty represented the class on the basketball team. The boys’ intramurals claimed Joe Papurca, John Blados, William Grigonis, Bill Borkowski, Antone Rysko, James Kane and Winfield Bedell. Teresa Sled-zieski, Helen Krukowski, Madeleine Donahue, Marie Donahue, Carolyn Mlynarczyk, Lois Price and Olive Davison were on the girls’ intramurals. Frank Sanford, Ellsworth Fisher and James Kane were members of the track team. After reading “Silas Marner” the class saw a movie based on this novel. They also saw a movie on “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.” Several members of the class were in the band, glee club and on the “Echo” and “Snuff Box” staffs. Others were in the Latin Club and Bachelor’s Club. Freshman Class J7he Freshmen elected officers on May 1st. They are as follows: president, Marjorie McCaffery; vice president, Robert Baker; secretary, Jean New-bold; treasurer, Charles Gagen. The Freshman class was well represented in many fields this year. In basketball a good many of the Junior Varsity were Freshmen and on Eighth inuring the school year the Eighth Grade has accomplished many tasks which have aided the war effort. Besides breaking the record set last year of War Bonds sold, they have donated their spare time on Saturdays and holidays to collect paper and scrap for scrap drives. Their officers, elected early in the year, are: president, Martha Cochran; vice president, Jack McCaffery; secretary, Seventh -- he Seventh Grade has enjoyed its first year as members of Southold Junior High School by changing classes and the addition of new subjects such as Home Economics and Shop. In Social Studies the grade made a detailed study of the early days in Southold and the part this community played in the history of New York State. Early in December Mr. Wayland Jefferson spoke to the class, his topic being “Southold 100 Years Ago.” Maps and graphs were also made to Ping Pong This year’s ping pong tournament was very quickly narrowed down to the two semi-final winners, William Beebe and John Dawson. That these two were very evenly matched was shown by the fact that they had two tie games, one 29-29 and another 32-32. However, John Dawson won the fifth game and became the ping pong champ. Southold had no games with other schools this year. occasion some played with the Varsity. They were also well represented in baseball, some being on the regular team. Some of the Freshman girls have taken a great interest in music this year. In the all-girl dance band ten of the fifteen girls playing are Freshmen. Grade Phyllis Baker; and treasurer, Virginia Lytle. In their art classes they have done many posters on victory gardening, loose talk, and War Bonds, besides doing several cartoons. This summer many members of the grade will help toward victory by working on gardens and farms, thus relieving the manpower shortage. Grade illustrate various phases in this geographical and historical development. The history of improved modes of travel were shown in eight murals completed in art class. December 22 was the date of the Christmas party at which time gifts were exchanged. During the course of the year the Seventh Grade purchased $150 in War Bonds and $90 in War Stamps. The girls in Home Economics class made duffel bags which were given to the Red Cross. Horseshoes Horseshoes this year was started a bit late and most of the games still have to be played. Of the 16 contestants, Steve Swiatocha, Thomas Shalvey, John Norklun and Antone Skwara show the most promise and one of them is likely to become the champ. twenty-two