Torrington High School - Torringtonian Yearbook (Torrington, CT)

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And so amld the enthuslastlc cheers of the audlence the curtaxn descended on ACT III of The Grand Old Class of 1932 ACT IV began yy 1th a pretty d11ll The Senlols led bv Presldent Fdyyald Dennls Shnley Brltton Lau1a Rxchard md Chester Moore passed back and forth across the stage etchangmg name cards Those yyho were lodged IH Room 26 seemed to be especlallv ZUPCIOLIS to hurry up the drlll Honey er the beauty and pleasure of th1s scene was some yyhat marred by the lnterferlng Jun1o1s yvho lnslsted on taklng part thelr obJect belng to see who could collect the most cards Next the stage was cleared for a race There was a yylld scurry and scramble as Rose Buzlnsky and Edythe Temkln tled for Patroness of the Detentlon Llst yyhxle Tommv Mullens won the honor of Patron of the Llst for the boys though Mlchael Hanlev proy ed a close second Apparently th1s was not enough exerclse for Rose as she soon appeared accompanled by Eyelvn Dennls They proceeded to glye ln enthralllng 1m1tat1on of a tenms match yylth the a1d of '1 lalge rubbel ball Tommy Mullens celebrated St Patrlck s Dav by wearlng the yy orld s krlghtest and greenest t1e The chorus had been long ln tralnlng for the next number lt yyas called the snake drlll The glrls hned up yylth then- arms mter tyylned Then Geo L1sk1n came out of the yymgs br1ng1ng a mysterlous lar and from 1tS depths produced a smewy yv1gglv snake It seems that George was yery fond of hw pet and 1ns1sted on taklng It wlth hlrn at all tlmes Immedlately the glrls commenced to shlver and shake thelr shoulders heaved 1n convuls1ons and as the rxpple ran up and down the l1ne the audlence cheered loudly at the clever slmulatlon of a snake s mdulatlons Betty Glfford was dlsturbed because the glrls were not properly represented 1n th1s event so she appeared Wlth a s1m1lar lar conta1n1ng two snakes The dance was repeated and this tlme was done yy 1th a ylctorxous a1r There was a'so a pathetlc element 1n th1s number In the wlngs yyatchlng yylth longlng eves was Margaret Cleyeland flanked on one slde bv Iennle Clmmlno yyho llmped badly and on the other Slde by Edythe Temkln yyho hobbled along painfully A short dlstance apart stood Isabel Jaffe yy ho yyalked most rlgldly These glrls had had a bob sled accldent Slnce no play yyould be xbsolutely complete yylthout an anlmal lml titor and a sharp bhO0t9l Helen Burr gaye her famous lmltatlon of a Yelpxng Dog from off stage It IS generally thought that Helen had ob tamed th1s treasure IJILlHd91'1Ug at Selkey s Graye Yard And Delullo astounded the audlence wlth hlS accuracy yylth the pea shooter The E45l . '.' Y . , I . . I Y n n 5 v. v 1. - 1 . Q . ., I . , P Q ' .1 v . I if I 4 J v , v 1 C 1 I 4 1 1 4' . 1 1 , . . V . . . 7 - ' v v 1 v 1 '. - . , v v l . . . 1 . . I . 7 1 9 . 1 Y. 7 R 1 1 1 I 1 y y . ' I L . . v . K , l . .1 1. I v 1 1 K, W . . y '1 v 1 ' 1 1 . . 1 1 . v .1 . v . ' I t I. 7 2 ' I . I . l .1 c V. l I K Or 1 4 . 7 ' 7 v ' v 7 sf ' u lf . . I Q Y . . . V. . . v. . . V. . . . 1 . . , . s 1 . ' ' v . . . . . . .I . . . . . ' - v . . . . 7 . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . A Y . 5 . . . . - v Y. Y. . . . . . . . . 7 . v. . r 1 V s 1 V ' 1 . 1 ' r v ' v ' r . . 1 ' . V V ' . . . , . . . -1 . ' I Y V 2 1 V V. I 1 . l . .- . . n 1 I 5 v . 4 D 4 9 . . Y . .N w . . v, V . 1 1 ' . l v v. g 1

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Thls speech was greeted by lusty cheers from hls companlons I dldn t say leers I sald cheers from hlS companlons Then the olchestra struck up a mllltary tune In marched Son ny Dayfleld W1ll1e Drang1n1s and Red Bell dressed 1n thelr new boy scout unlforms to mform the players that they had slgned up to see the wo1ld yuth the C M T C A soap box was pushed to the footllghts Carleton Prox ost that honored member of the Jltters and ABA Gang leaped onto It prepared to dlsplay h1s vaunted powers as an auctloneer It seems that Bredlce nad a large collectlon of gram WC1ghtS uhlch he wanted to turn 1nto cash but the numbel was a fallure as at the last moment Bredlce was trlcken vuth a gulltv consclence and retulned the gram welghts to Mr Candlefire Mr Crandelmlre Then the play ers deserted the stage the llghts dlmmed and nlght v as steahng on Suddenly stealth1lv a Benlors head poked out flom the sldelmes The coast was clear Other SQHIOFQ tlptoed 1n Now llsten my chxldren and vou shall heal of the mldmght rald of the most rex ered Jun1or Room Books to the ught of them books to the left of 'hem books front and back of them those Senlors scattered And what a wreck was there mv countrvmen' The greatest tragedy to the Jun lors was that thelr prlceless homeuork was lost' Exery slngle Junior had done hls homework that dav and left It ln the Jumor Room And the curtam desended on a book strewn stage to end SCENE I of ACT III SCENE II of ACT III was the hlghllght of the play so far The scene was the Armory gleamlng softly mth the llght of myr1ad lamps amld banked palms As the curtam rose the guests assembled on the floor 1n gorgeous evemng gowns The boys appeared decked out IH either tuxedos or whlte flannels They were supposed to form 1nto the Crand March wlth the Class Officers Edward Dennls Laura Rlchard 4-h1rley Brltton and Chester Moore leadlng but there was a great deal of nerxousness among the plavers Thev were so accustomed to Mary VIcGowan a1r1x1ng breathless at the last moment that they were afrald he would hold up the march Flnallx she arru ed dragged IH preclp ltously by Carleton Allen and the dance began The audlence thrllled to the beauty of the scene and the partlclpants seemed to be ex en more pleased than the audlence Agam the llghts dimmed thls tlme the spotllght centeled on a lamp llt palm bower and agaln the orchestra played the Play theme song that melod1c song of loxe sung thls tlme by Mary McGowan and Carle ton Allen I44 ' l Q I , 1 K u ' . 1 I - . - ' ' , , as I , - ,H , I6 ' ' 11 ' ' as 11 , - ' 1 1 1 . . A 1 4 I U 1 5 T I n 0 1 u I V ' Y 1 .i . . -I . . . . K . r A y W ' . Y ' 1 1 1 1 ' S I W C ' . ' er ' 7 I' K I' , . N . . , 1 1 Lv Y ' t, D V K K . kv Lu ' L' . kv n x ' A a .' . I ' I Q . ' 1 . 1 ' 1 1 . ' V I 1. . I , ' . .1 , I . v 1 - Q ' . . . V . . , L L Y I I . ' 1 . - . . . . - 1 Y . . . 1 . , I I . . . . . . D 1 . . . 7 1 1 1 1 , . . . '-f 1 1 1 I A . g X ' 7 K ' P . L' I 7 1 . ' , . ' . . v 7 1 . . . . . . . 1 . , . . V . Y 1 1 . ' 9 . V u . . - 1 .

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audience of couise had no vxax of knowing hoxx manx hours Deluho l1ad spent in practice on the unsuspecting chorus Then Sis Boots and Ch ssie broke from the ranks of their tomiades went ll'lt0 a huddle and commenced to chant in loud and 1n slstent voices We Want a hot dog' We want a hot dog' Since that seemed the easle t way out of it three hot dogs were produced the ioise immediately ceased and the girls trotted back to the ranks smll ing complacentlv Suddenly Mr Eastman appeared from the wlngs in knickers and a lJI'lgl'1t sweater This was the slgnal to lower the back drop with the Orlental scene Characters made quaint by clex er use of cosmetlcs filed onto the stage 1n costume and delighted the audience with their rendi tion of the Mikado Since the famous dav in October when lt xxas announced that just to be different there vxeie no Seniors on the A Hono1 Roll the Seniors had done ex erythlng possible to keep the d1st1nct1on of being dlfferent '-o the Seniors rolled onto the stage with their roller skates and gave an exh1b1t1on whlch left the towrsfolk a little breathless and a httle hocked at their lack of decorum The Seniors howey er seemed to en loy being different ed by Helen Fritch Mildred Sohl and others They were laugh1ng with dcllght as Dot exclaimed ox er the blrthdav bundle with which a few 'fhoughful teachers had remembered the gala day Th1S valuable pack age contained 1 safety pm 2 rubber bands 1 pencil Sharpener and 1 hoe hook The final novelty of the first scene in ACT IV was lively ballotlng to choose the one with the gicatest d1st1nct1on among the Seniors John tathcait ran high for his contortions and motions while sleeping 1n study Hall but amld the cheers of both chorus and audience this honor xxas finally bestowed on Walter Storrs for his d mples SCENE II of ACT IV is the same is SCFNIF II of ACT III The Aimory the scene of the Prom was decorated ln blue and gold the class colors and looked ex en more lovely than before if possible Beau tifullv gowxned girls swayed gracefu lv on the arms of gallant young men while the orchestra plaxed the latest dance numbeis The skill fal dancing was due no doubt to thc pleasurable practlce secured at tne Senior Dances glxen in the Gvm Then softly at first and 11101 easing in xolume came the theme song the theme song of ex ery real play Im in Loxe with You Honey The l-101 . 4 ' , . y .l t, 4' , b, ' ll ' Y? if ,!! ll ' ' 7! ' v s ' 1' - , - ,' ' KK 31 ' 1. , . . s . s , l 5 ! . . . , . .- ' il ' 17 A I . U . . Y , . 7 Y T l J 7 ' S . V . . , s ' . ' , f , - Again the lights dimmed, this time to show Dot Reynolds, surround- . , . , . . . I . . Y . . . v Y . 7 I - . 7 . 7 ' Y . Y ,, . . . ' v f' . . . ' i . . W I 2' ' Al J . , , , K4 H , ' 9 9 3 1 . v , , , . - I. Y I X ' , ' I Uv - . Q . ' - '1 I. 1 . 1 9 I ' ' ' ' , ' u 79 ., V . 1 , , l I . Q v , S , , as 9 - V - n c , ' , .