Torrington High School - Torringtonian Yearbook (Torrington, CT)

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1w I Prophecy of The Prophet It was on June 21, 1947, when I returned from the world cruise on the good ship College to New York, our home port, with all expecta- tions of seeing some of my old friends and school mates again. But be- ing a student of navigation, and having to continue with my studies, even when ashore, I was not able to look any of them up, the day I land- ed. So, sextant in hand, I retired to the roof of my hotel, with the prom- ise of a dull evening at hand. As I worked my sextant, I happened to find a window of the build- ing across the court in range, and imagine my surprise as I recognized the person working at the desk as Betty Rivera, my school mate and friend of those beloved days aboard the dear old T.H.S. '36. She seemed so engrossed in whatever she was typing, that I decided not to bother her that evening, but continued on with my work, vowing, none the less, to find out more about her in the morning. When I woke the next morning, I hurriedly dressed and breakfasted, and departed to the hotel across the way. Upon arriving, I inquired as to which room Miss Betty Rivera was occupying. The desk clerk gave me the number of her room, but hastened to add that she was not in. So I went to the manager in hopes of getting some information from him concerning Betty. The story he gave follows in part: Miss Betty Rivera is known throughout the United States as a famous and able journalist. She is the part owner and editor of a large newspaper here in New York, and is also the author of such famous books as 'Modern Social Workers', and 'Sociology in Our Cities'. Her leadership of social work in New York has made her a loved and looked up to figure to all whom she has helped, and all those who worked with her. Miss Rivera is responsible for the complete removal of all the un- healthy sections of the city, and for those in various other cities that are being demolished and replaced by new airy, healthy tenements. She has founded free agencies and clinics to aid the children of poor families and has obtained food and lodging centers for the destitute left from the rav- ages of our last depression. All this has been done through the generous use of the proceeds of the books she has written and I feel that she will be remembered for years to come as the person who made the city life of the poor as healthy and happy as anyone might wish their life to be. After hearing about the wonderful work done by Betty, I retired to my hotel, thankful that it was one of my own schoolmates that had had the courage and perseverance to tackle America's bigest problem and through her generosity and determination, emerge the victor. KENNETH WERNER. -- - 1936- I - -

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Dorothy Ferry are famous in the world of social service. Elmo Bianco, Ed Kozlowski, and Paul Rzewnicki are experienced air mail pilots. Suddenly I felt the Who's Who book being mysteriously taken from my hands. Vainly I strived to retain it. Yes, I had it now. Why, that was the arm of a deck chair I was grasping. Gracious, where was I? Where was Floating City? This was just the liner I was on so long ago. So that was it. There wasn't any Floating City as yet! My eyes and that dazzling spray had tricked me. Floating City was but my dream! It was nice, though, to even dream of my old classmates and I cer- tainly hope they are as interestingly and as happily engaged as my dream has visioned them. BETTY RIVERA. 1936---i--'

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The Last Will of The Crew O-0 We, the nautical class of '36, who are about to embark upon the staunch ship Future , do hereby construct our last will and testament to be read upon the eve of our departure from our home port, T. H. S. We leave on shore Admiral Connie Donahue who shall execute the terms of this, our will. With our crew of inexperienced sailors, we shall sail on through storm and fog until we at last reach our goal. To the gobs of '37, we bequeath our home port, T.H.S., and our main cabin room 37 along with our various titles and other distinctions enum- erated below. 1. To Shirley Abeling does Elinor Abeling bequeath the honor of being the first on the Class List. 2. To Leon Zele does Henry M. Zele bequeath the honor of being last on the Class List. 3. The Senior Class leaves to the Junior Class, rooms 10, 11, 12, and 37. May they fill the rooms to capacity during the next year. 4. To Gertrude Pearce does Romilda Muschell will her perpetual cheerfulness. 5. Louise White leaves her fiery, red hair to Mary O'Nei1l. 6. Fred Woodilla doth bequeath his efficiency to Thomas Kiely. 7. Ruth Almstedt doth receive from Alma Rossi the title and du- ties of cheering the T.H.S. teams of next year to victory. 8. To Mary Palmer doth Martha Horwath bequeath the title of Most Boyish Girl . 9. Ernest Lacore wills to Robert Rebman the ability to break little girls' hearts. Good luck! 10. Maureen Theresa Jordan Hannon receives from Mary Kather- ine Elizabeth Ann Gleeson. the honor of having the longest girl's name in the Senior class. 11. Nick Fusco gives unto Gus Broberg all of his abilities and titles -with the exception of the title of woman hater . 12. To Bob Lavalette, Edward Jerrykitz wills, not his dearly belov- ed sax, but his ability to play such a diflicult instrument. - -----1936-----i-