Thomaston High School - Owl Yearbook (Thomaston, CT)

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17 THE EIGHTH GRADE The Eighth Grade is composed of fifty'seven students. At our class meeting in September we elected Helen Innes chairman, supported by Alvin Cuddy, Robert McIntyre, Arthur French, Eleanor Reardon, and Betty Barrett. We held a class party on Friday, December 4, 1940. Games were played, two plays presented, and refreshments served. The musical program included a piano solo by Marion Gilbert, selections on the guitar and harmonica by Alvin Cuddy, and a flute solo by Barbara Lehmann, who was accompanied by Maureen Reardon at the piano. The class is represented in school activities by a number of its members. At present, our only member of the High School Orchestra is Barbara Lehmann, who plays the flute. Adeline Pctke is the only Eighth Grade member on the Owl Staff. The members of the boys' class soccer team included Arnold Lundberg, Captain; Chester Paczkowski, Roland Viets, Teddy Paczkowski, Ralph Jacques, William Wathle, Lawrence Polowy, Raymond Guarnieri, Robert Weeks, Raymond Alexander, and Roger Lackman.—ADELINE PETKE. THE SEVENTH GRADE Our Seventh grade is composed of fifty-eight boys and girls. There are twenty-eight boys and thirty girls. On September 4, 1940, we elected the following people to make the arrangements for our class party: Chairman, Walter Robinson; Gay Brazce, Barbara Fox, Patsy Winters, Robert Lccko, Walter Delong, and Raymond Baldwin. The Seventh grade class advisors are Miss Clara Ranney and Miss Davida Blakeslee. The representative for the Seventh grade on the Owl Staff is Florence Luboycski.--FLORENCE LUBOYESKI.

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16 SOPHOMORE CLASS HISTORY On September 20, 1940, our first class meeting was held. We elected our class officers for the year. Robert Robinson was elected President. Other officers elected were William Burns, Vice-President; Marion Innes, Secretary; and Evelyn Lundberg, Treasurer. At a meeting in October plans for a class party were discussed. It was decided to hold it November 1, 1940. The class officers arranged all entertainment. The subject of class dues was also discussed and fifteen cents was agreed upon. It was to be paid to the treasurer the first of each month. The office of Vice-President was left vacant in November, when William Burns left school. At a meeting in February, Dorothy Blanchard was chosen as our new Vice-President. The two representatives of the Sophomore class to the newly organized Student Council are Robert Robinson and Marion Innes. There arc very few organizations throughout the school in which Sophomores do not take part.—ROBERT AXELBY. FRESHMAN CLASS HISTORY The Freshman class started the year with an enrollment of 63 pupils; thirty-two boys and thirty-one girls. At our first class meeting in September we elected class officers as follows: President, Malcolm Aldrich; Vice-President, Richard Wallace; Secretary, Kay Latimer; Treasurer, Mary Piazza. At this same meeting we decided to hold our class party on October 18, 1940. We are well represented in all school activities with 9 members on the Varsity basket-ball teams, 10 in the Dramatic Club, 2 in the Orchestra, and 2 on the Owl Staff. We also have 4 girls of the class on the Cheerleading Squad.—KAY LATIMER.

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BOYS’ BASKETBALL The Boys Squad completed a very successful cam' paign on the court this year. The team was largely made up of new players to replace graduates. Although many tried out only twenty-five could be used. According to ability this group was divided into A Squad and B Squad. A number of the boys who were on the B Squad at the beginning of the year have worked themselves up to the A Squad. The Big Five won renown for its fancy ballhandling, fast playing and their cooperative spirit. “Red” Dayton’s shooting was excellent as he led the team to victory many times. Gene Martin and Herky Mosley excelled in their guarding. Bill Thomson and “Prop” Fournier proved they were first-rate shots. In the first game we defeated the Alumni, then lost to Terryville in the second game. Only two home games were lost during the entire season. In the Thomaston-Terryville game, the best of the year, two spectacular shots from Bill Thomson decided the game in our favor after an extra quarter with a final score of 42-35. As a result of our good record this year, we entered the State Tournament at the Weaver High School in Hartford, February 5, 1941. We were defeated by Washington High Schooi in a very 8ame first night. The score was Washington 28, Thomaston 26. A SQUAD: Regulars: Robert Fournier '41; Wil-Thomson ’42: William Dayton ’41, Captain; William Mosley ’43; Eugene Martin ’41. Substitutes: R a y m o n d Johnston ’41; Raymond Krzyczlcowski '41; Harry Kilman ’43; William Nyenck ’42; Charles Dayton ’43. B SQUAD: Regulars: Roy Dilgcr '41, Captain; Calvin Foster '42; Irwin Tanski '42; Joseph Daras 43; Eugene Young '43. Substitutes: Donald Thulin 44; Ralph Lundberg '44; Dick Roberts ’42; Arthur Hathway 44; Thomas Luboyeski '43; Malcolm Aldrich 44; Richard Lumpkin 44.