High-resolution, full color images available online
Search, browse, read, and print yearbook pages
View college, high school, and military yearbooks
Browse our digital annual library spanning centuries
Support the schools in our program by subscribing
Privacy, as we do not track users or sell information
Page 30 text:
“
W STAPLJW1 1553513.11 ODE TO STAPLES 1 IL SIL 1L 111415 C I XII Xl 1 1 NL N I X ll x L 1111xx 1 111 lIIlL1I IITLI XX III 111 St X - 1 Q Q 191' I1 ,x1:1.1f I.I'NI' 'I'I11'11S K1'1:1cA1111111g X.11I 11I711111 I1.1x'111g 111: IL: 11111-. ..111I 1111111111'g ,'x1zI 111 11111, uI111i11'1-'- I1'.1x111g11.1 I1-' 1xI1.1I I1I1- 11.15 III . 110. X1 JIXL' NI' I11:'11f 1.x I 11'I: .111 111111-11-.1 I 11.1 '-KTIII 11 I111. v. 1i1.1:11: X1 .1 NI1.:It'i1 1 1I11 11!I1ts 11111I 1.1I 111.1 1111 ,-'11'I1I1..11l:11 t'II'1'L'II.' W1 1..11'1' lf N 1I1:1111,3I1 11111 1I..1t xw I1.1X1- 111.1121 'i..x 111 LI' 111 T1 I11' IQ1'11g It X 1 IIEIK. 11 1,.' ' 1.1.x rI111I 111 I1.1X'1' N.11,I XY71'1Is 111 1 r 4.1111 '1Ix1' s1x11g1'11. Ami 111 11, 11:r::1g I1.1s1 y11..:'g1.11I111g 11.11 W1 I1,.111- iI11X I111'r3II1' 11112. .H:11I111111 -111tx .I1, 111-'II 111111 11111 s1,1111f. A IIIIIILY. ,:11f1g11'11.I1111 51113 'I1.1 1I.11.X 01.11 11. '.1111. 1 11115 'LI c,.l1I 1-11-r If1- 111111. s '1Ig 'I'111- k ic'I111f 1I1,1t 'Vvc A I 1 1 11.11111 111 I AIQI..
”
Page 31 text:
“
LEW rAPtieEE,Yg CLASS HISTORY It was rn September of that momentous year 1936 when 80 members of the rntellrgensa NJ dec ded to rnvade Staples Senrot High School The honorable Tom Paynter presided over our class meetings with George Powers vrce presrdent Shrrley Mrlls secretary and jack Hall treasurer Eddie Dolan jimmy Duffy Nooky Powers and Brll Baynham carried their football prowess over from junror hrgh and turned out some excellent games The basketball season was an important one for Staples smce we were state champrons rn our own drvrs ron We sophomores contributed Nook Powers one of the stars of the team The baseball season rolled around wrth Jrmmy Duffy prtchrng for the Wreckers He was supported by Roger Wrllrams Nook Powers Steve Popo wrch Hank Torska and Brll Baynham Patsy Cool Frank johnson and Charles De Mana represented us rn the Student Councrl Alan Senre and Seymour Breslow contributed their talents to Inklrngs We hope rt was partly due to their efforts that the paper won first prrze at the National C S P A conventron Hrgh posrtrons on the Honor Roll were held by Patsy Cool Frank john son and Shrrley Mrlls Alan Senre was pesrdent of all Westport Junior Red Cross Chapters Both the boys and grrls rifle teams seemed to have a fairly successful season We thmk rt was partly due to the good marks manshrp of Ruth Keene Rog Wrllrams Herbert Bald win john Pfrngsten and Harry Neilson The endrng of Christmas vacation was not as much regretted as rt mrght have been thrs year smce upon our return to school we held classes rn the new burldrng Following the custom of last year s class we held a p cnrc at Compo Beach where swrmmrng lunch and games were enjoyed by all We sard au revorr to Staples rn june pleased with our lrttle taste of rt and anxious for more Wrth jack Hall gurdmg the shrp of state George Powers as vrce presrdent John Leahy as secretary and Mrdge Westrng as treasurer we sailed into our junror year Staples popped up with an excellent football team this year most of the places on the squad frlled by jun rors Eddre Dolan at halfback turned out to be the Staples flash Nook Powers starred at quarter back and jimmy Duffy at fullback Captain jack Hall led the boys rn blue and white to a hard earned vrctory over Norwalk score 13 6 A record crowd turned out for this game and we were proud of the excellent school sprrrt displayed Several juniors came to the ard of Captain George Pow ers when the basketball season came up Al Marlm and Rog Wrllrams helped to burld up the bowlmg team The Student Councrl as usual functroned successfully Shrrley Mrlls vrce presrdent jack Hall Frank johnson and Patsy Cool represented the junror class The juniors were prominent members of the French Club this year smce they held practically all the offices A goodly number of the class turned journalrstrc and wrote for Inklrngs The orchestra was loyally supported by Seymour Breslow Vrrgrnra Closson Marie Drmond Charles De Marra and julia Gombos The month of Aprrl found us followrng the custom of previous classes and presenting a play A Howling Success by name The star role of this three act farce was played by Sherwood Welch He was supported by a splendid cast rncludrng Alan Senre Marge Lrst Herbert Baldwin Frank Johnson Mrdge Westrng Margaret Nash and Marguerrte Boughton A number of junrors partrcrpated rn a state wrde poster contest Becky Boyer drstrngurshed herself by wrnnrng the hrst prize of ten dollars The Garden Club sponsored a poster contest which was won by Sophie Prackup The class gave a prom to which the seniors were rnvrted I was held at that beautiful Longshore Beach and Country Club The last leg of the journey began by the electron of class officers by the regular state and natronal electron methods When the polls were closed and the votes counted Brll Massmann was presrdent Charles De Maria vrce presrdent Mrdge Westrng secretary and jack Kerth treasurer Shrrley Mrlls Rerner Mumm Lawrence Mad dock and Marge Lrst were elected to the Student Council The football season passed rn a blaze of glory The Staples men under the captarncy of Larry Maddock were champrons rn the CD drvrsron They were presented with the Waskowrtz trophy at the annual Fathers Club banquet We drdnt wrn the champronshrp rn basket ball but we had a farrly good season supported by a loyal team For our senior play we presented George M Cohan s Seven Keys To Baldpate The plot rs lard at a summer resort on the top of Baldpate Mountarn The members of the cast rncluded Charles De Marra Ruth Ellrot Bar bara Hubbard Seymour Breslow Frank Johnson Fred Webb John Pfrngsten Mrdge Westrng John Leahy and Herbert Baldwrn Inklrngs agarn won the first prrze at the C S P A convention The publrcatron was supported by a great many members of the senror class Among them were Marge Lrst Becky Boyer Ed Pratt Ethel Wallace Elean or Treadwell Margaret Nash Seymour Breslow and the loyal typrsts included Charlotte Wrlonskr Vrrgrnra Clos son Murrel Brown Evelyn Hurtuk Ruth Drrscoll Frances Dombroskr A number of students turned out to help Mrdge West mg, editor rn chref to make our year book brgger and better than any precedrng one School rrngs and prns were purchased as the year drew to a close The annual senror prom was held at Longshore perhaps berng appre crated only the more smce we all knew rt was our last hrgh school socral affair Wrth the grrls rn lovely whrte gowns the boys lookrng very immaculate we received our diplomas and left the halls of our alma mater forever as students l . l 1 . . , 7 Q .. - .1 . . . r. Y h I 1 ' v w v i ' , . , ' , 1 1 1 ' , . . . . y . V . . , . - 1 1 ' 1 1 - 1 1 Y . . . . . 1 1 . . . . . - , , , , 1 ' - 1 1 ' , . . 1 1 1 ' , . . ' 1 , . , . . 1 , 1 1- 1. - - 1 1 - ' 1 . . . . . . . , , . . . . . D P 9 1 . . . , , 1 1 1 1 . , , . 1 1 ' ' - 1 - 1 1 ' 1 1 1 1 ' - 1 1 1 1 Y ' ' - 1 1 1 1 . . , , . - , , . 1 ' 1 1 , . . . . . , . ' ' ' ' 1 1 1 1 1
Are you trying to find old school friends, old classmates, fellow servicemen or shipmates? Do you want to see past girlfriends or boyfriends? Relive homecoming, prom, graduation, and other moments on campus captured in yearbook pictures. Revisit your fraternity or sorority and see familiar places. See members of old school clubs and relive old times. Start your search today!
Looking for old family members and relatives? Do you want to find pictures of parents or grandparents when they were in school? Want to find out what hairstyle was popular in the 1920s? E-Yearbook.com has a wealth of genealogy information spanning over a century for many schools with full text search. Use our online Genealogy Resource to uncover history quickly!
Are you planning a reunion and need assistance? E-Yearbook.com can help you with scanning and providing access to yearbook images for promotional materials and activities. We can provide you with an electronic version of your yearbook that can assist you with reunion planning. E-Yearbook.com will also publish the yearbook images online for people to share and enjoy.
