Torrington High School - Torringtonian Yearbook (Torrington, CT)

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xarnlx trvrng to hold therr own agarnst the freshmen and finallx grxrng up to lose to them a txxo to one dccrsron Noxx the stage xx as dark except fo one lrght shrnrng doxxn from the balconx and creatrrrg the effect of a large blue moon Ann Wadhams pf rched pre arrouslx on a step ladder xxas srngrng a moonx song Then the spot lrght xxas turned on Barbara Nox ev the herorne xx ho sang her Blue Moon song for us In the corrrdor the camera found Alrcc Engrrsh srttrng on the floor She had been trxrng to rmrtate Huey Long and had slrpped and fallen rrght rn front of the audrtorrum door Qhe got up hastrly but not before the camera had caught her Then the arr xxas tilled xxrth xorees Arguments xxere flxrng thrck and fast on the merrts of a class book The adx ocates finally xx on out and the necessary monex xxas rarsed The arr qur ted doxvn and the scene be xxere loxrng couples One of them I found to be Brlly and Mrlly Wrll we ex er forget that lox rng parr In the shadows of a tall elm I made out the figures of Earl and Bettx I also caught a glrmpse of Marrette but I m not sure Whether her cornpanron xxas Frankre or Teddy for Just then the prcture faded axx ax In rts place xxas a mournful group ot senrors readrng the announce ment of Mr Jeffreys resrgnatron as prrncrpal Thrs sad scene was fol lowed by a more cheerful one From every srde name cards name cards and more name cards poured rn They were pushed asrde to make room for an amusrng preture study Marv Voketrtes was perched on a hrgh eharr rn a photographer s studro xvrth some black cloth wrapped around her neck tryrng to smrle naturallx for the camera but succeedrng only rn grrnnrng Hoxv drd your prcture come outl was the questron on every ones lrps The photographer assured th xxorrred Iunrors that although the camera xvas rather weak and battered rt xvould stand another year s use Once more on the screen 'lnneared th xt burldrng xvhrch so many of the senrors had come to loxe the Torrrngton Hrgh School There rn front of the burldrng stood the teachers who had been fr rends and helpers of the members of the class As th scene faded axxay and the curtarns clos ed I felt a tear slrp doxvn mx cheek Four happy xears had come to a close How glad I xxas that at least I had mv memorres each one a trea sure to keep xxrth me alxx axs In mx heart I xvrshed exery member of the class of 1935 happrness and success throughout lrfe BETTY RUBINO ISD 1 ' lv L ' ' 1 K 1 .V ' V' LV 1 V , .'k.' . V KV . 7- 3 VV K 1' ' r ' ' ' r v - V 1 V . . 1 1 ' . , . L f 1 1 ' . 1 KV, S 1 lj. 1' Lx -VV 1 K - 1. iv V 1 , ' , V V' Q V V . . 1 11' 1 11 ' 1 V' ' 1 1 1. K ' , 1 I 1 ' V1 V. V' V ' V 1 V V' ' I 1. rw I v f ' 7 7 V V . I . .Q n came a lovely, romantic oneg the moon was shining and here and there 7 . . , 1, ' 7 V v 1 9 7 L Q . A K . ,M a . - , . . . . . ' V ' Q 9 1 1 . , u Q. . . V I . . , . V - , . . H . . ,, . - , . D Q 7 . , . ' ! 7 e s V V ' 1 ' ' - 1 V ' v Y ' 9 - ' 1 . v V V A ' , ,, 1 V' V ,V . V V. ' V S ' 'v 1 1 .

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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

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Hlstory of the Hlstorlan In September 1931 there entered thls lHStltLlt10I1 of h1gher le un mg a horde of carefree youths to whom Hlgh School was Just one mole step on the1r merry w ay to manhood and womanhood They entered T H S W th the feellng Oh Ill work hard th1s year but not too hard for I stlll have three years 1n wh1ch to study Months rolled by and thls feellng became an attltude of Walt t1ll next year There was however one young mlss among the gay band who turn ed a deaf ear to the ent1cements and p rsuas1ons of the merry comrades to JOIH them ln the1r rex elrles True she was no slave to studv but she worked hard and abowe all steadlly llke a telephone operator fllllng the holes VV1th stralght A s and occaslonally ft mere A Our herolne was a way ahead of the tlmes for she had a report card full of A s long before the Roosevelt adm1n1strat1on Wlth 1ts AAA and alphabet1c enlgmas However Rube as she IS 1nt1mately called took enough tlme to take a share of soc1al and club act1x1t1es In fact she took the lloness s share Twas a happy day when the Melpothahan Dramat1c Club s roster boast ed of her name She became an accomplished dramatxst and as part of wh1ch was presented before school closed for the Noel There was but one blemlsh on her score of spotless performances That was when Na ture deserted our actress and she began to cry IH a scene that called for laughter Our cr1t1cs must not be too sexere though for Rube was onlv a Freshwoman The usual strlng of blue A s COHt1I'ILl6Cl when school reopened ln the fall of 32 Then for the second consecutne year Rube became a whiz zlng httle ghost that sped around collect1ng 15c for the school publlca t1on the Tabula One more good 1ob done Sometlmes Rube became a llttle d1ZZV from dolng so manx good turns at once The Dramatlc Club contlnued to hold Rubes attentlon and she be came a chorme IH the Eastman productlon Peggy and her P1rate Then the das of days came for our he1o1ne and she w as asslgned the lead IH Jumpmg the Broom She d1d such a good yob and became so lnilamed w 1th the 1ump1ng sp1r1t that she spralned her ankle the next dan 1ump 1ng rope at the Y Alas twas mlserx for our he1o1ne to be confined home for two full weeks deprn ed of the glorxous studung that T H S affords But compensat1on was awarded for Rube was chosen Vice ples Nl C ' 8 , y . Y . . .Y 2 . - ' I 'v f v ' 1- r . ' . 1 i ' CK Y ' V . I . ' A 7 7 ! . . . ,, ,Q , ' KK ' ' !! ! 5 D ' 4 . Q . q ! 7 I 7 I 7 . . . , . - . - ' 1 , , , y . . . , . . . V. . . , . , . 7 ' ' 7 - . . . , her job, she took part in the old standby, Dickens' A Christmas Carol, , . V v . n U 3 - I 1 ' ' ' H ' I H cc N- I n ' , ' ' ' I mm 11 3 , R ' , . ' S I v ' v ' 7' , V . . . . v v , ' ' - I T