Torrington High School - Torringtonian Yearbook (Torrington, CT)

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larder, so that Betty may continue feeding the hungry boy friends of T. H. S. 51. To the Juniors, we give the privilege of having class otificersg for having overcome the youthful stage they are now ready to act as full- Hedged Seniors. 52. To the Faculty, we leave the school, the three lower classes. and wish them success in their teaching. 53. To our Parents, the peace of mind that follows the knowledge that we have at last finished High School. Lastly we do hereby name and appoint our iirm and faithful admir- al, Connie Donahue, to be our residuary and legatee and to him we do hereby devise all our goods, chattel and duflle, both real and personal, not heretofore mentioned or disposed of in this instrument, including our assurance that he will long remain in the memory of the class of 1936. We declare this to be the last will and testament of the class of '36. and in witness whereof we have here unto set our names and official seal this 12th day of June, in the year of our Lord, nineteen hundred and thirty-six. ALTA GRANGER EDMUND KROCHALIS WILLIAM HULL Yeomen. - - - -1936-------

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- 1 31. Ernest Booth gladly gives some of his smallness to Alfred Aus- tin. May he not grow. 32. Margaret Hunt obligingly wills her title of shyest to Doris McGowan. 33. Elia Larocco doth bequeath his shooting eye to Bill Kelvie. 34. Natalino Mortara and Isadore Temkin doth receive from Odell Landi the title and responsibility of manager of the basketball team. 35. The knack of strumming a banjo is willed to Zenobia Zebielski by Sam LaMonica. 36. Nick Mecca wills his ability to dream in class to Joe Storm. 37. Martha Kaleel doth receive from Adele Doty her perpetual good disposition. ' 38. Edith Elliott wills unto Sally Borghys her silly actions. 39. Reinhold Herman leaves to Wm. Dwan his boisterousness. 40. Gertrude Bolle does bequeath her love of tennis and skiing to Martha Ganem. 41 Eleanor Hurlbut doth bequeath her ability to get through exams to Elizabeth Ryan. 42. Ronny McLaughlin doth bequeath her love of Civics 8x Econ- omics to a versatile Junior. ' 43. Charles Lindblom doth bequeath to Tranquil Minetti his own assumed title of woman hater . 44. To Henry Gillien Morehouse does King James Bogardus will his title of Most Girlish Boy . 45. Emily Archambo wills to Jenny Tedesco the privilege of hav- ing outside school men. 46. John Freedman gives unto Luverne Phillips his fiddle and his place in the orchestra. 47. To John Marola doth Patsy DiGiovanni leave his position as clown of T.H.S. 48. Elsa Henderson receives from Eileen Sarkis the title of most modern. 49. Betty Rivera wills unto Armand Copacino her ability to write. 50. To Betty Ryan doth Mary Kennedy bequeath her well filled 1936- - -

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Codicil To Will 0-0 Having reached the ripe old age of four years, and realizing that our life as seamen is growing short, we, the crew of 1936, feel that we should direct an equitable and just distribution of our vast accumula- tions of Wealth. We, therefore, deeming ourselves to be of a somewhat sound and sane mind Cwhich nobody else doesb do declare this to be the codicil to our last will and testament and do hereby devise, will and bequeath to the following persons all of our property, real and personal for in the event of their prior demise-to their heirs or assignsl as hereinafter directed. Anita Smith doth bequeath to Jane Blake and Luverne Phillips her mid-winter vacation in Florida. From Harry Birch doth Henry Bentley receive his oratorical pow- ers in classrooms. The Siamese twins, Paul Horvay and Bucky Geiger do bestow on David Gaylord and Leon Zele their never-failing' partnership. Mary Gleeson doth bequeath to Adele Nardi her convincing argu- ments in debates. To Bobby Austin doth Scotty Gardiner bequeath his checker- board countenance. Bob Lavalette doth receive from Eddie Jerrykitz, in addition to his musical accomplishments, his ready wit and original humor. Martha Horwath doth bestow upon Shirley Abeling her long braided tresses which COULD give the mischievous boy a lot of fun. Henry Zele and Kitty Rosenbeck do hereby leave to Jack Roche and Caroline Herrman their obvious love for each other. May it last forever!! From Alvera Pagano doth Mary Basquin receive the honor of being the smallest in the class. Consequently Gus Broberg doth receive from Eddie Keepin his title as the tallest of the class of '37. To Eddie Schmidt doth Jack Tynan bequeath his book entitled Blui'ling Your Way . Walter and Walace W'ilcox leave to Dorothy and Alice Agosten their Bobbsey Twin appearance. ---i-1-1986