Torrington High School - Torringtonian Yearbook (Torrington, CT)

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- 'THE LOG' History of The Historian 0-0 'Twas the first day of high school, And all through the place The crowds were surrounding Alma's sweet, smiling face. And this was the way it was from the very iirst day that the crew boarded the S.S. Good .Luck bound for Success at Port T.H.S. Popu- larity certainly belonged to Alma Rossi whose helpfulness and friendli- ness were apparent throughout her four year's service in the T.H.S. marines. On starboard, on port, on stern or on bow, Alma was continu- ally the center of interest to all the passengers. Each day brought sever- al mates to her cabin seeking the solution to difiicult algebra problems or requesting to see her history outline. Alnia served as ballast for all these unsteady passengers on our voyage aboard the good ship. Amongst the cargogstored in the hold, for the first year of the cruise was equipment' for a play given for the benefit of the crew. The play, A Case of Suspensidnn was given and all hands were on deck to ob- serve the maneuvers of Miss Rossi who played the part of the domineer- ing mistress of a girls' school. 'In addition to this Alma won first prize in the speaking contest on board .ship when she recited Romeo and Juliet amid the tremendous applause of the entire crew. The basketball games were always quite an attraction for the sailors on the good ship, especially for Alma Rossi. Altho' she wasn't on the pep squad, her enthusiarn broke loose during her Sophomore year and she formed a cheering section of her own. One night while the crew was enjoying one of these games, in spite of the fact that a storm was rolling the vessel back and forth, Alma stood up to lead a cheer when the ship rocked suddenly and she lost her balance. But she was up in a minute gaily singing Blame it On My Youth! Alma could laugh at everything and everyone laughed with her. Her interpretation of the overbearing proprietress in The Banner Laundry given by the Navalpothalian Dramatic Club, brought many laughs from the audience and a club letter from the committee on dramatic club awards. A few members of the crew were quite disappointed when they waited an entire evening to hear Alma sing in the operetta Once in a Blue Moon in which she had a speaking part. Who does not remember the tall, dark and very handsome sailor who would wait for her every - --- 1936- ---

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1lll nTHE Name cards, more name cards and then some more name cards. The crew had a great time remembering who gave who a name card. Killer Friday had a grand time selling name cards to seamen for his own ben- efit. It almost broke his heart when he saw his beloved name cards being used for permit slips, but whose weren't used for permit slips? Button, button, have you got a button? Dom Husser's baseball gateman's favorite expression. Dom kept a crowd of kids around him to open the gate wider when Clem Conforti gets there. Bucky Geiger, the guy from down by de gas woiks , spent his time at the baseball games bragging to Horvay and Litke that he has der toughest beard on this here vessel. Want a lifebuoy, Bucky? i ' The most popular boy in study hall Period was a lad named Bill Hull. Such popularity must be accredited to the large number of Old Nick bars he mysteriously drew .out of his book bags p There were romances again: Mary Gleeson and Jack Tynan, Doris Dwaln and--gus who, Jerry Dwyer tossing up between Freddie and Ed- die, and demure Edith Moore keeping company with the mayor i of West Torrington. Some of the previous romances, vsfereno longer evi- dentg Pete and Sis neglected their between-classes walks' V-for a whileg Angela and Siggy were becoming famous for their many scraps. Seems as though these seamen were encountering rough weather. As in the previous voyage we were again granted leave to attend the Junior Prom. The Recreation was effectively decorated in the ship's colors, blue and silver, by the quartermasters of the T.H.S. '36 and '37, Upon being asked whom he was taking to the prom Heney Zele replied, Well-it's like this-the first time I went, I took Kittyg the second time I went with the Rosenbeck girl, but just to be different, this year I'rrI going with the belle. Though we'd like to hesitate a moment and consider all the fun that we had on the good ship T.H.S. '36, speedily and merrily it is heading homeward for graduation exercises and the numerous gala times of pre- commencement. The T.H.S. '36 was homeward bound! Every storm had been safely ridden through, and every obstacle overcome. The good ship T.H.S. '36 had come through with flying colors! We docked at home port, Torrington High School, ready, and unafraid to face that unknown sea- The Future . ' T ' ' n ALMA Rossi. 1936

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day before going to his swimming practice in the pool on board ship! She certainly must have been an inspiration for he made a wonderful record. You aren't blushing, are you, Alma Z' In September, 1934, when the goodly galleon once more weighed an- chor to start out on the second half of our journey, we elected Alma first mate of Junior Deck- She was no longer a volunteer cheer leader this yearg not only was she on the team but moreover elected captain of it. This year the sailorettes, not to be outdone by the opposite sex, formed a basketball team of their own. Alma played port forward and was frequently seen on Wednesday afternoon piling up points for the Junior crew. Nineteen-hundred Thirty-five, the year in which Connecticut cele- brated its Tercentenary, the good ship was on its return voyage. The Tri-Y sorority of pleasure pirates elected her as their jolly captain and the Order of Navalpothalian Dramatics voted her their boatswain. She filled these positions with responsibility and tact. The faculty ap- pointed her Editor-in-Chief of The Log , the account of our four years' service in the T.H.S. Marines. Throughout her four years, the best was none too good for Alma. All the journey she travelled A Class. She ranked A number one with all her classmates and A number three in scholarship, maintaining the av- erage of 93.66. Alma's high school days are nearly over but she leaves behind a record in scholarship and leadership which will be hard to equal. 'Tis the last year of high school Al's first trip is throughg Now one's before her As difficult, too. She was a good friend of all: We all liked her. too. For the trip that's ahead Bon Voyage to you. ANGELA WALL. L-----1936-l---