Torrington High School - Torringtonian Yearbook (Torrington, CT)

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upon Barb ua Fylel plomptly replled He ate wlth the farm Temkln added the enllghtenlng statement that the boy dld not bulge Mlss Sawyel gale the case up as hopeless MISS Halty sympathlzed wlth her IO1 she was haylng the same tlouble w lth that class ln lnngllsh and 11 they couldnt get Engllsh how IH the wolld dld they expect to speak blench' Mlss Halty announced that the questlon betore the class was the dllterence between mutual and common MIS Readlng she Sald L1lye me a sentence wlth the wold mutual ln It Mary answered I-lls mutual 19 bloken But that doesn t make any sense MISS Hartv lntol med her I don t see why not sald Mary The dlctlonary says that mutual means lOlHt and h1S Jolnt really IS bloken MISS Hd1tV tullled to Porcelll ln despalr Henry glye me a sentence IH w hlch you use the wold pl omlnent HGHIY brlghtly 19 sponded Promlnent and grapelrult ale both ln the publlc eve thus saylng the class from total dlsgrace Leaylng the classrooms behlnd the Camela came outslde for a breath of flesh alr It dlscoyered York Beloskl and Auletta strolllng slowly a long ln front of the bulldlng And wonder of wonders' Thell halr was cut short and St1Ck1Hg up stralghtrthe popular Joe Palooka halrcut on dlsplay As another figure appeared on the screen they started to run Who was It but Ray Wadhams trylng to collect class dues The next scene carrled us to the audltorlum whele the class was electlng lts leaders for the year 1933 34 Andrew York was chosen presl dent and Marlette Kennedy Mlldred Zele and Bllly Klambt were select ed to aSSlSt hlm The camera dlscox ered two students eagerly readlng the new school papel the X Ray whlle two othels V919 carefully bulylng the old mag lzlne the Tabula It next lex ealed Helby Beloskl blond athlete and heart breakel pQQ1111g thlough the alt loom wlndows and shoutlng Open the dool and let me ln O1 I ll huff and I ll puff tlll I blow your house IH Ap parently he was trylng to lmltate the blg bad wolf Then an assembly play was shown Dlckens Chrlstmas Cal ol w as ag un belng plesented Just is SCIOOQG slapped Nlcholas Koltko hls clerk on the back ln tlue Chllstmas Splflt someone knocked oy 91 Tlny Tlms crutches They fell wlth a loud bang glxlng the IHIDFSSSIOII that Nlcky was made of w ood and Scrooge s hand was a hammer A gentle llttle splash attracted my attentlon Thele stood Marlette Kennedy wlth orange palnt spllled all OXGI hel sllk stocklngs and Ml Eastman s Sult A peek lnto Room 16 showed an Engllsh class llstenlng to a Vlctrola recold It looked yery lnyltlng untll I heald Frlends Romans country men lend me your eals Recognlzlng Mark Anthony I lost all lntel est The camera dld not lemaln there long but soon dlscox ered a couple of Junlors admlllng thelr class llngs Just to be dlfferent lnstead of black E341 , , , , , ' 11 ,' 77 ' C K 1 n I . 1 i K Y ' . I Y Y I 1 L . 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ' 1 1 1 1 1 1 ' y' ' 1 1' , 1 I Y. I I 1 1 l ' 1 C I Y , U ' 1 9 . . n , H , . 1 1 v1 K1 ' LK 1 J 1 . I W Y - I v gk ,, , an H 14 - H ' H ' as 1' , I ' . A , , 1 7 , ' ' P1 6 V 7 ii ' ' . 77 if I . 1 , 1 1 . Q nr ' ' ' , as ! H ' 1 1 ' 1 ' . U . . I . . . . . . 1 4 , 7 . 1 ,, . I 1 Q . . . H . Y . t . , 1 ' 1 ' 1 1 1 ' 7' 1 ' 1 - , U ' : ' , ' ' as 7 1 9 L 1 Y. ' Y. . 1 . 7 1 . . Y . . Y - - 1 s ' 1 . . . v . N . Y . , . 7 . . , . . . . Y 1 Y Q y v 1 ' 1 1 - 7 ' 1 1 1 1 1 7' - 1 r L . 1 2 , l 1 1 . K, K , 1 1 - 1 1. 1 4 1 Y. Y 1 c l at a ' r , . - , v 5 ' ' as - , . 1 y 11 1 1' ' ' 1 1 ' m ! ' 1 1 11 1 1 1 1 ' l H ' 1 '1 1- 1 . 1 ,, Y I . l 1 N 1 I 1 l I c 1 c 1 . , 4' . 1 4. 1 1 ' . v 1 7 ! . Y . , Y Y. . V. . . 1 . L , ' 1 1 1 '1 1 1 ' 1 v ' 1 ' 1 1 l . 7 . . . V N A . . Q - 1 . 1 9 ' 1 1 1 ' 1' ' ' 1 1 U ' v- . , s n 9 1 v 1 U ' ' 1 ' 1 v ' F ' I 1 ' I Y 1 , 1 . . 1. . 4. - - 1 . 1, ,

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remarked I must be a nsh because I alw ay s get caught 1n algebra Then too run or had lt that Jul1us Ha1r1s had taken a bath 1n ho1se l1n1ment because an upperclassman had told h1m that It would make h1m sma1t But wlth all the1r 1a1l1ngs thls class was promoted to the sophomo1c class 1n 1932 bummer yacatlon and then school agaln The same students noyv sophomores were golng to school 1n the mo1n1ng wlth the yy hole g'lOl10Ll55 atternoon tlee On the lJ0dlCl the IQILLIIDS ot unc clectnon we1e posted Headlng the l1st was Illllll's Harrls IS pxesldent Letty Rublno ylce pres ldent Irene Traggls secretary and Rw Wadhams tlhlbllffil Just then across the sc1een lushcd none oth r thar Halrlet bmlth better known as Bettv weaung a b1g 11bbon bow 1n her hdll a man s garter holdmg up one of l191 ankelettes and a baby doll 1n her a1 ms Not the mother lnstlnct breaklng out Just 1n1t1at1on 1nto the 111 Y Irene Tr xg gls and Mlldred Zele appealed COI1b0l1f1g each other IOI they had each DIOIIGH oft a tront tooth Irene by Ialnng oft the parallel bars at the Y M C, A and Mllly by bumplng he1s on 1 d11nk1ng fountaxn Nlext a pretty scene was shown Le zyes wc1e Imlhng hom the trees 1nd welc belng swept tw IX by tne yvlnd 1HCllCdtll'lg that Octobel was lt h md P1t11c11 Ielmel md some ol hcl p 1ls trudged 1c1oss thc lmdscapc dressed up LS wltches and ghosts It W IS II xllowc en md they were head gaye them a good scare w hen she IGCOQHIZQCI th1 ee of them the nrst pop out of the box On the scl een appealed a g1OLlD ot sophomores w 1th sad and gloomy countenances explesslng then svmpathy tor thc BuFfe1d tamlly Qhestel had been a good student and a SIIICQIG t11end Hls sudden traglc death was a great shock to all w ho knew h1m A glance at the stage 1n the 1ud1to11um 1eye1led the te 1che1s ple sentlng She qtoops to 1011611181 In the mlddle ot the st lgc yye1e Mlss Hack dressed ln a loyely old IclSl'l10H9Cl dlcss and M1 Conway looklng dec1dedly uncomtmtable 1n knee b1eeches and a wlg Off to one slde w is Vlr Je1Trey Dllfflllg on a long stemmed coxncob md l1'l the back ground Mr Eastman was IJ61f01ITl1I1g antlcs to the dellght of the audlence The settmg changed pnates and gypsy maldens sw fumed zcross the stage 11111910 and s1ng1ng hlled my 9115 It w 19 Peggy and He1 PII :te that de nghttul opeletta ln whxch a sophomou played 1 leadlng lole and mlny mole helped to makc up thc cholus Once mole the st ige w ls cle ned IIIIIUS II 11118 md Kenneth D1 lke wclc I'9f.6lXlI1g' med xls XXl'l1Cl1 thu h ld won by deteztlng the NCHIOIS ln the annual debate I'h1s pleaslnt IJICILIIC t ldcd aw ly I now found myself looklng IHIO Room 11 whe1e Mlss S lwyer was attempt1ng to fmd one student who could glye he1 a senslble F1ench sentence ZOII91 mumbled He had to d11nk some D1 ad and was 1mme dlately banlshed Ahce Engllsh blulted out W hom dld he eat' whe1e I33 N 1 ' 1 1 1 1 11 ' , as Y ' ' 9 K , L 1 , I ' ' I 1 1 1 I -11 I I , . . , 1 1 1 L11 , ' ' , I ' V Q ' 1 'I I I I 1 Iv 11 vr 1 , 1 1 ,J I 'I I 11 I . . 1 ., ' 1 v I 1 1 ' 1 1' 1 ,' ' A1 - I 1 1 ' 1 1 1 1, 1 1 ' A , . ' 1 1 1 , 1 ' ' 1 1 1 ' 1 1 1 1 ' P ' 1' 1 1 ' 1 1 1 ' 1 c1' K' , I ' , ' - '1 - 1 ' 1 1 1 1 1 . 1 . , , ., . N, .3 f ' 12 ' . 1 X11 K1 1 1 1 , I3 , A , , ' W ' , ' ' ' V 'I I 'I 7 I 1 I 1 1 1 , 11 7 3 K I I 1 1 1 1 v I . 1 r h - v 1 ' - C ' Iv I 1 4 1 I 1 I n Y ' I 1 I I I 'I 1 1 I 1 1 , 1 . . ' U . t1 1 K1 2 . v A 1 1 L1 11 1 L1 1 2 1X1 1, 1 32 ' '. ,L1 2 V fy I Av Y 3 V2 VY UV l 1 I , I I 1 I 1 1 1 '1 K1 2 1 . z 2 1 1 . A 1 1 . 1' 1 2 1 1 1 1 VI 1 1 v 1 1 H 1 1 I 1 z. . 1. 1 ,z 1 ' ' - ' ' 1 '11 Y1 1 ' 1 1 1 1 1 lVI'1 H 1t h 1 1 1 1n I01 M155 Hart ' s doo1 to 1ye he1 a ood hCdl6. ISS 211 ' OXYGXQI .1 9 I ' N r V 4 I fu I 1 1 1 1' ' 1 1 1 1 ' J 1 ' ' 1 I' 1 I 1 Y 1 wI 1 'IAI I 1 I 1 11 1 1 1 1 1 ' 1 1 1 I 1 I 11I 1- v 1 1 n uw 1 1 C C C 1 ' , - 11 , - , vu - - 1 . , 1 1 ' 1 1 nr 1 . 1 1 c 11 V 1 1 1 X 1 V ,' 1 HK 1 ' ' 1 - ' .1 ' 1 ' 1 ' 1 A 1 1 1' . L1' p 12 .1 L . Y, 'S I 1 2 I ' v 1 u I 1 I w I I I , 1 . 1 g 'f .' j ' s 1 '. ' z 3. , ' I I I I v 11 v1 AL Y 1 1 I vu ,I I - 1 L 1' 1. 4 1 Z., t 1 1, 1 . 1 . ., Ct, 2 . 1 . 2 I I I A I 1I. , 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 :I 1 11 X . 1 2. 1. - .. . 1 . 2 1 1 1 ,wx , ' 1' 2 1 1 ' , 1 2 1 1 ' 2 I 1 L1 ' 1: 1 1 . H ' 'L1 1 L12 ' 11 I2 x - 'ZX' 1 1 1 1' ' 1 1 ' 11 . 1 1 1: 1 t S , 1 1 K 1 ' 1 I 1 1 1 1 NI 1 as ,' ' 1 1 1 ' 1 . 1 1 C 3 3 C - - 1 1 - - . 61 7 ' 'U 1 1 .Y 1 Y '

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stones they had sardonxx the maroon stone that represented the school color Then smoke filled the scene md almost choked the cameraman I thought the school must be on fire When the an cl aled away a little I sau that 1tNNaS caused by the cigxr which Mr H111 was smoklng as he rm thrc ugh hls lines as Forbes the hald bolled busmess man Dulcy Although Mr H111 suryned the cigar h1s legs buckled undel him when D Ambrosio translated The lady threw her clothes 1nto the rn er and Kuhn tried to do h1m one better with The preserx ed lady A change of scenery and then there were b fllltlflll gowns muslc laughter and danclng The Prom Was iust gettlng under Way Suddenly a r r rlp and Mary Trafidlo s heel was St1Ck1Hg' through her dress The cam era turned for a moment on Mr Jeffrey making tl e punch for the hot tired dancers caught a last glimpse of the orchestra in their White Jack ets and then left the couples to enjoy their evening in peace When the class of 1935 gathered as semors to elect their class offi cers they chose Alfred Nelson presldent Mariette Kennedy was agam elected uce president and Billy Klambt treasurer Barbara Noxey was selected as class secretary The camera first took us to the armory where the basketball players were runnlng around in the1r maroon pyjamas or were they legg1ngs On the side lines the cheer leaders red faced and hoarse with the mas and a couple of others who 1ns1sted on cheering for the opposing team And upon my word I saw quite a few pairs of spats in evldence Back in the school the cameraman sllpped on the waxed floors and almost ruined the camera He finally managed to reach the auditorlum On the stage Elnar Palm was making himself famous in the leadlng role of Funny Ph1nn1e When the stage had been cleared off another play was presented This tim the CIVICS classes not to be outdone by the dramatic club had written and enacted a plav called The Course of Iustlce I could hear Julius Harris shouting questions and Jerry Auletta HHSXKQIIHQ' in a high falsetto xoice Zigmund KFLlllCk1 playing the part of the clerk couldnt remember the oath and had to resort to a plece of paper put in his pocket bv Glenna Bowman that able dlrector who knew the powers of Zlggy s brain Again Palm appeared on the screen this time explaining the lntrl cacies of adxertlsmg to the English class Vlfhv I can remember he remalked when you used to haxe to walk a mile foi a Camel now vou get a lift Just then there xx as a loud noise like an explosion follou ed by the sound of broken glass Thele stood Klambt in the chemistn laboratory gazing in amazement at a huge spot on the ceiling where his test tube had hit Well could he help It if the hx drogen uasn t coming out of the tube wx hen he trled to llght 1t'l In the auditorium again the camera rexexled the semor debators lvl 9 ,, uv , l . I . . , I . K, , . i L ' l ' D ' I 7 7 D ' V . 1 ' ' K K Z v ' 1 l ' 1 tv A- ' 4 - 2 i 'L ' , , . . - - .' .. . in as , n - V- Y - - 1 ' 1 ' as ' 7 ' , !! ' ' , ' ' ' V' 4A , , I, 77 9 0 Q' ' lv ' 9 . , . . - , ' f , , - , . y . . . . Y. . . , I 7 v! 9 ' 1 ' cot, that beautiful oil can, were attempting to drown out Auletta, Belll, , . , . y . . . i s ' l - ac ' ' yy 1 ' ' 9 . . D . . . c , . . ,, , . . ,, .... , '. A . . 7 . Q . . ., . , . , , 9 . ! . , . K . v . . . ,, ,, , sa , , , , ' . . 7 U - ! L ' 77 v w 1 ' 1 Q ' 4 X ' v v K7 W 1 I . 5 7 I , . - - , 9 ' ' ! v . . . V a . y :sr I