The Morgan School - Tower Yearbook (Clinton, CT)

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CLASS HISTURY Whlle hxstory rs berng made on the battlefront and the world IS bemg torn asunder we have en deavored to here set down a brlef but complete hlstory of our four years at Morgan Followmg the usual cycle of alfaxrs we pro gressed from Freshmen to Senlors a feat whlch 1n 1tSClf IS not outstandlng but the small events that make llfe 1nterest1ng fortlfled us durlng these four arduous years As Freshmen we held a CetAcqua1nted Party and from that t1me on were an exact repllca of a Scottlsh Clan Clngerly and bashfully we par tlclpated ln all school actlvltles and wlth sllghtly more courage and POISC entered lnto our Sopho more year relnforced by a new group of students Hlgh A Thanksglvlng Dance held 1n the Andrews Memorlal was our first venture of any great magm tude So successful was It that we were 1n plred to sponsor a dance ln the Spring for the benefit of the Cllnton Servlcemen s Fund We also dug down deep 1nto our jeans and purchased class rlngs Wlth these on our 1I1kSl3.lIlf'd hands we felt that we had at last arrlved 1n Morgan Thus IH June another season rn the Morgan theater closed and we adjourned for a brlef TCSPIIC to prepare our costumes for the comlng openln The S1 ptember of our ,lunlor year found us emergmg from our summer lethargy to behold new vlstas as upperclassmen To start the year w1th a bang the school was glVCH an outlet for all 1ts pent up energy at our Modern Old Fashloned Dance If the Leglon Hall Wlth our fingers ln every ple we found that the year whlzzed by We were startled by the annual Iunlor Prom knocklng on our door Speaklng modestly we must admrt t was a huge success Soclally we h1t the jack pot and financxally our bank book was not llghtened Semor year our class was convoked by the openlng of school on a sad day for our d1m1n1shed numbers Many of our he men had departed to fight the battles of our country and several more left to do thelr share durlng the course of the year We missed these classmates lmmeasurably but forced ourselves to contmue our act1y1t1es We edrted the Mor an Tower sponsored the Chrlstmas Cot1ll1on and at thls dance reylyed some of the old tradltlons and customs that had been abandoned As our last year approached a grand finale we reallzed how enamored we were of dear old Morgan Today IS a sorrowful day ln our youn l1ves We must now leave the shelterlng portals of Morgan but l1lce our classmates who have been forceo to leave a l1ttle prematurely we too plan to do our share ln thls upslde down world to contmue sup portln the blg league baseball game college foot ball and Uncle Sam We all w1ll follow drverse paths ln the future but these past four years and the frlendshlps made w1ll long be remembered and cher1shed . . . . H ,, . . 3 . . , - . Y - g ' , , : . ' ' , V , . . , . i . l 1 n n Q! 7 - 9 Y U ' ' 9 7 7 - 9 ' ' E6 - ' 75 I . . - ' La - as . . , . . . . . 5 7. . . . . . Y . 7, , - a . 1 I 3 ' . from Westbrook who had formerly attended Hand g - S' . ' 1 , 7 7. Y . .D u , U . . . Y - Y Y , cc . ' S 1 , , 7, 7 9 ' ' ' 5 CS ,, . . . ' ' g ' . I u - 1 J D , GE ' 7, ' ' , l 1 ' 7 7 D ' J a 1 . . . ' ' - 7 ' - I I U Q g I 7 U ' C. , . . 5 . . 7 ' Gi 77 ' ' 20

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I Emma Becker leave to you Mary Jane the Job of taking notices Be sure and takc your time YVc all enjoyed the interruptions in classes I Edith Funk leaye to you Juanita Munson my quiet laugh Do with it as you like I Catherine Wrl ht leaye to you Eleanor Swain the job of refreshments for dances I had the Job four years You can take it from there I Helen Burnham lease to you Edna Gaylord my bi wool socks My but warm feet are a comfort' I lNorma Rlnd e leave to you Ruth Dowd my athlcfic ability Lets break all records I lfmma Becker leaye to you Ann Newsom the Job of making posters I hear you re doin a Good job already I John Powell leave to you Isabelle Fahrlncer my initiative You should really ,et thin s done now I Tom Cladwin leaye to you Louie Hill my danclno ablllty Wlth my help you should be an expert I Ann Olson leave to you Andy Schreiber my supersalesmanshlp It may help you sell more VI ar Stamps next yea the tcacher thunk you re paylno attention I Helen Robinson lease to you Cc-or e Hill my blush Bctween us we should get a beautiful shade Anyway I we had mine long enou h I Helen Walter leaxe to you Bruce Burnham my Cl0OdllI1gS With your ablllty for drawln cartoons you may find some use for them I John Holbrook leaye to you Bert Burnham my way with the women Need I add more I Emma Becker leaye to you Camille Lei sner the Grammar School lunch room You simply l nt realize what vitamins mean I Elinor Holbrook leave to you Betty Hansen and Mldbe Kroupa the walk down town at noon May the cobbler make as much profit on you as he did on me I Bob Wilson leaye to you Rosalie ,lcnnrngs my bobby socks If it gets told you may need them We the class of 11 leaye to you the cllss of 46 all the concert and head aches needed to be seniors In witness whereof We haye hereunto subscribed our names and fixed our eals this thirteenth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred forty fiye Witnesses Bobby qocks and the Voice 19 7 7 V 7 7 . , 7 . Y I , , I , I . 9 g e I 9 V 9 Q a V a V : g V 5 - a , . U V v r E . I . . , A s 5 9 t 5 1 - 7 J 'h 7 l I 7 V' 7 ' , . . ff U D . 7 T 7 7 Q 7 ' , - I U 17 ' A C ' sc vu - , 66 - as - - D, - - Y ' 7 7 7 7 ' , ca as - ' 7 7 7 7 ' , I , , I, Avis Jones, leave to you, Donald Chalker, my questions. They' may make L I I , v' fr . . s M a I v 7 f g 1 V I ' I Y . , Y Y ,V . U , f - - 1 o ' 7 7 I 7 7 ' v. U . D 7 ' , ca va - 7 7 7 7 ' L 9 9 l a I Y 9 '5 9 L . , . . . . ' fn ' . . . U V 7 7 7 7 H ,, . v Y . I . V H . 7 7 I 7 7 I . 7 , . , D 7 I , - Y u 1 , X I I J ' M ' ' 1 1 4 - v ' ' Q . . Y . v . V 7 7

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