The Morgan School - Tower Yearbook (Clinton, CT)

Page 36 text:

Flrst row left to nght B Mud ley E Swam H Tukeva J Bermger A Jones F Dudley Wrlght NIIQS Hawkes R Dowd C Le1ssner B Qwam C Platts Second row L Schrempp Stannard G Berry S Dlbble R Costello J Qchre1ber B Green M Cvphcrs B Pugh Wagner A Newsom B Spencer B Burnham C Donahue B Neuwxrth Thlrd row B Hansen Evarts J Nlrdgley C Wa hburn R AllJI'aCCl0 Nl Hoadley Fourth row N1 Kramer C Smlth N Newsom ,l M1dgley D Burnham ,I Lmdner J Holbrook D Darnstaedt CHORAL CLUB On September 9 under the guldance of MISS Hawkes fifty three glrls met to form our 1944 4-:J Choral Club Many of these were newcomers, Freshmen, bubbling w1th enthus1asm eager to follow the lead of the calm self assured upperclassmen who had been members rn prevlous years The first goal of the club was the preparatlon of a group of songs to be performed durlng the course of the One Act Play Contest The rehearsals were frequent and energetrc Our prlma donnas could be heard around the school tantallzmg us wrth snatches of melody We were well rewarded on the evenlng of the1r debut by a charmlng ensemble that san well and w1th eudent enjoyment under the able dlrec t1on of lVl1ss Hawkes By that tlme Chrlstmas was almost 1n Sl ht and the club set to work preparmff carols for the Chrlstmas program The fHlTllllal' alrs SOLIIld1I1U through the halls ln creased our pleasurable antlcrpatlon of both the program and the hollday Commencement week agam saw the Choral Club ln the tocal spotllght Slllfflflg at both the Class Day and the Gf3dUHtlOH exerclses Altogether our songsters have had a good year havmg fun themselves and 0'1N1ll0' pleasure to others 3 I '- ' 3 ' I S v - ' ' v - a - G v - 1 - a C. ' , '. ,. ',. ,.. ,. . '-. , A. , . , . ' , . ' , . - ' , . , . I 1 :, . , A. , . , . , . , . , . . ' '- . , L. , . 1 ' , . S , . l , , . . I 11 . . , 4. ' , A. Shaw, H. Bridges, L. Steinbach, A. Palm, J. Jones, A. Simonelli. Fifth row-H. Mondani, . , . I ', . , . l , . , . . 7 ' 1 7 ,- . i V f D , 7 , V U 1 C v . U Y Y. Y. . . - C z- rn a C - C . . , D V v o Y o 2

Page 35 text:

Front row left to nght W Hull N Rmdge D Pallenberg A Schrerber Back row R ,Iennmgs R Dowd ATHLETIC COUNCIL As has been 1ts custom the Athletlc Councll elected 1ts oflicers for the year 1944 45 1n the sprmg of 1944 The results of thls electlon were Tom Gladwm President Warren Loule Hlll VICE Presldent Norma Rlndge Secretary and Dlblrma Pallen berg Treasurer Soon after the openlng of school Tom left for the servlce Louie moved up to replace him and Andy Schrelber took office as VICE President Rosalle Iennmgs and Ruth Dowd were selected to complete the Councll Thelr work this year has conslsted of raxsmg funds for varlous projects connected wlth athletlcs Among these are funds for trophles to be presented at graduation for the new bleachers that have been lnstalled 1n the gym and for students who mlght be mjured and not have the money for medxcal care Thls last fund 15 to be contlnued 'md enlarged each year To ralse these funds season tlckets for the boys basketball games were sold Admission fees for the glrls basketball games charged thls year for the first time helped to swell the funds There has also been a sale of crew caps to the student body The job faclng the Councll thls year was a blg one but we feel that they have done well and have introduced some new and worthwhlle ldeas 31

Page 37 text:

First row left to right Miss Hawkes W Hull J Powell ll Robxnson Second row ll Burnham E llolbrook N lNew om b Bcrry ,I 'Nlunson Third row A Ryerson l Burnham B Burnham IVY LEAVES Last year a group of enthusxastlc scholars called a meetmff of any students lnter ested m puhllshlng a school newspaper The g13ll'l9I'lIlf1 was small but enthuslasm was so great that mstead of llllllllllg clrculatlon to our present students, we de nded to lnclude on our I'H31l1Ilf' l1st former students of Morfvan who are 1n the SCIVILC We continued the same pollcy thls year John Powell was elected to the key posltlon of edltor IH chlef Edltors of each department, with Miss Hawkes comprlse the aflusory board Many congratulatory letters have been rexelved from the fellows ID the servxce, pralsmff the staff on the exullent work they have bcen Cl0lI'lf The mam purpose of the paper lb to brmg 1 llttlc of bonu to the alumna ln the service by glVlfl ' them the news of the day conccrnmf thc xctnltnes of Mor an 33 : - : J, . , . , . , .. - - . , ' 1 .. ' , . ' , v . . , . s , . , .. . - . ,. , -. , - - . X., ' . . . n , , , . . . C rn' z: ' - , . . ,z , X, , i I , .. 1 .1 v ' 1 x . l ,. , , , K.. ' ' ' 1 C . ., ' , ,. .'f U r, . D .