Torrington High School - Torringtonian Yearbook (Torrington, CT)

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One of our brlght students wanted to know what a pess1m1st was So we up and asked Barbara Baudoum the falrest of beautres who replred to our query A pesslmrst 15 a man who wears both suspenders and a belt The stu dent was very much satrsfred for next day he wore a belt and suspenders Almost Erghteen ahl what 1oy to be grown up yes another Dramatrc Club success Our lone rumor star was V1v1en Dalone who showed us how to fron out all drff1cult1es when one IS approachrng such a dangerous age Smce about th1s trme everyone was dotng the Hhumba or some other fandango at our dances and smce the U S wrshed to become more frrend ly toward our Southern and Spamsh nerghbors the Senors and Senorrtas de crded to form a Spanrsh Club under drrectorshrp of Senor1ta Fernald Many noteworthy proJects were carrted out both IU Spanish and 1n Amerlcan 1n soctat and busrness lrke fashron Was 1t a robbery? Was 1t a frre? Was tt an earthquake? Or was rt H1tler rnvadlng peaceful Amerrca? No 1t was only Mary Morse droppmg the large drctronary ln Room 34 and then turnrng her large eyes upon us 1n aurrmg whether 1t really was a great no1se lust as we students were strarghtemng out all d1ff1cult1es we were tola that Evaluatron vrsttors were to come to the school to aurz both students and teachers Thrs put our harr on end agam The teachers too were a teeny weeny brt scared as they slrpped up a few t1mes rn class One of our teach ers sard to a puprl Young man are you teachmg th1s class? No Str replred the boy Then stop talkmg l1ke an rdrot responded the teacher However all appeared favorably to our vrsrtors and they left more than satrsfred As we were Just recover1ng from the shock of such drstmgurshed v1s1tors we werent due for another shock or should l say surprlse But 1nto our classrooms came movre cameras lrghts wrres were we bemg frlmed for some great motron prcture or for a Mrckey Mouse short feature? However soon we were at ease for we found out that the Movre Apprec1at1on Club was shootrng for 1ts gala premler School days Not only 1ns1de the school bu1ld1ng were shots bemg taken but at dances at games and even at coun try homes where sorne frne snow scenes wer dep1cted All that could be heard was Lrghts Actron Camera then the rncessant grrndmg Th1s ex travaganza was a wow Almost every student attended wantmg to se whether he or she was rn the scene A few of our Jumors were rn th1s movre or drdnt you see them? Well some were under the snow anyway To prolong our act1v1t1es there came the announcement of the Stud nt Faculty play What a L1fe And what a lrfe we drd lead as our school year was comrng to an end Th Prom greatest of all events termmated our thrrd year of events Thus we all knew hat school had come to a close when we drscoverea that the boy or gtrl who sat besrde us rn study hall was a good looker bes1des bemg a walkrng cafeterra Chapter lV Flash' Septemberl Autumnl Semorsl Ah' how wonderful 1t seemed to be the topmost the bosses the mo t free rn th1s grand ole T H S We felt 45 1 1 11 1 . . 11 11 1 11 . 1 1 ' 1 1 1 N , 1 11 11 . 1 . l . , . 1 1 ..,. . 1 1 - 1 1 I . 1 . 1 1 11 . . 1 . 11 . . . 1 . 11 1 . 11 1 1 - 11 . 11 . 1 1 - 11 1 . . . 11 , . 1 . 1 1 1 - 1 1 . . . 11 11 . . , . 1 1 ' . 9 . 'W' 1 1 1 - ' 11 11 . , Q , 1 1 . , , . ' Q . , V 11 1 11 . 1 , . ' Q 1 77 . C + . , 1. 11 11 nl . . , , c . . .

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ln February the ltahan Club presented 1ts Carntval of Ventce and at rt who do you th1nk we saw domg the flea Hop 'P Are you try1ng to guess? Well tt was our own Betty Cons1d1ne and Dante Longobucco Boy could they or couldnt they fleet around ' Our whole year was packed w1th thrllls We heard w1th our ears a de hghtful orchestra concert we saw w1th our eyes a fme art exhtbtt and we saw heard and laughed at Spnng Fever a dramattc club success starrmg lmt Breen and Ed Bushka Each year has 1ts rare and embarrasslng moments We all remember the day when lean Sarog a sweet songstress became attached to Mrss C1mm1no s sweater clasp tn Study Hall What a ttme they cltd have trymg to get her loose' Too Ted Novey our next presldent Cthat s what he saysl was pohtely told to get out of the l1brary 1f he mslsted on crawl1ng on h1s knees all over the floor looklng for a penc1l Then we all remember that day when Edtth Bonalum1 after bemg asked by the teacher rf she thought she deserved more than a goose egg on her rec1tat1on sa1d As long as tt 1snt a smasheo goose egg I dont care Scholarshlp T s and club and athletrc letters were dtstrtbuted at our last assembly Once aga1n the teachers lost a class of loyous sophomores They were glad to be r1d of us for a few months but we knew that they wanted us back th re wtth them so we dectded to come back for our Juntor year Chapter Ill Flash' September' Autumn' tumors' We a class of more mtelltgent stu dents now found out that school does not work ltke a slot machtne put tn a ntckel and expect the pot We had to buckle down and accompl1sh some thmg We were told to part1c1pate 1n extra currrcular act1v1t1es so as to devel op character personalrty and mttranve Helen Zbuska demurely asked Must I develop all that 1n one year? 'We can say Helen that you dtd a very good Job tn dotng so too As we started our roammgs around the rooms agam we not1ced that one of our study halls was m1ss1ng Room 27 We tmally found out that classes were becom1ng larger and larger so the school de 1ded to make 3 rooms from the one We dldnt care much about tt for we had our own Study Hall 34 An assembly was soon called to elect the chref execut1ve of our class and h1s asststants In the returns Edward Sulllvan was elected to f1ll head post Closely followmg was lud1th Morrtson As scrrbe Glenna Ramstem and as money holder Wtllram Norton ln our second tssue of the X Hay a promlnent personallty column was start ed called the Spotllght As lt was excluslvely for sentors we Juntors dtdnt have a chance to have some of our br1ll1ant personages deptcted However we were yet to have our chance Our young sclenttsts started the year off wtth a bang by formmg thetr Sctence Club under the d1rect1on of Mr Crandlemlre Chref Sctenttst W1l ham Sull1van and h1s asslstant Ted Novey planned many an mterestmg program tor the club and school One of the features was a tnp to Pratt Whrtney Plant rn Hartford Paul Hawley and lvhchael Gerardl satd that 1t was loads of fun goxng through the plant especrally the new offrces whrch were approprtately dec orated w1tn lovely flowers and lovely ladxes So you see the Sctence Club 1S not all strlct sctenttfrc work for one can have fun wlth a caprtal F too 44 . . 11 1 . 11 . 1 . 11 11 . 1 - 1 1 11 11 1 1 . 11 . 11 . 1 1 , . , . 1 1 . 1 1 - 1 . 1 . - 1 1 1 1 - 1 1 11 11 1 . . 11 . . 1 1 1 1 1 11 , . . 1 . . . 1 Q ' C , . . . . . , ' , . f . 11 11 . . , . . .. 11 1 ' 1 1 . 11 . - 1 , . 1 r- , C , . 1 . . , . - 1 11 11 . . l , . . I - 11 . 11 . . . . . 1 1 1 - 1 - 1 , . . - .. , , . I . - 1 1 1 -

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a new v1gor a new vrtalrty for at last we had reached our goal we were Sentors Why Sonny Kalmowskr even sard I almost feel lrke a man I n grown up Smce th1s was our last year we all decrd d to make the best of 1t Soon events and assembtres started and then we couldnt keep track of them as they traveled along l1ke hghtnrng Class off1cers were elected at our frrst assembly Ed Sulhvan agam was elected to f1ll the posrtton of head of the Class of 41 Closely follow1ng was Iud1th Morrtson Next as secretary Glenna Ramstem and as treasurer Dante Longobucco Then came assembl1es for electron ot Class Book Staff Our Edttortn Ch1ef of X Hay Vmme Malahan was f' n the drsttngurshed posttron of Ed 1tor of the l94l Torrmgtoman A grcup of capable asslstants was also chosen Can l have your name card? How many have you got? the same old refratns Yes the name cards had emerged for about two months and then submerged for rematnder of school year w1th the exceptton of ustng them for permtts For students wtth busrness subn cts a Commerctal Club was organtzed wtth Mrss Stoeckert and Mrss Crmmmo as leaders The obrectrve of the club was to develop skrll and competence m school and c1ty commercral act1v1t1es The football team played swell throughout therr season Much credrt 1s due to the powerful atm of our greatest performer Wh1tey Kunktewtcz Too much credrt to our foremost cheerleader ludy Morrtson who as Prestd nt of the Tr1Y and Pep Club and Vxce Prestdent of the class became one of most popular and best lrk d frlends throughout her four years wrth us Came next a sequel to Almost Elghteen a hrlarlous comedy Young Barry presented by the Dramatrc Club Vlv Dal me once agarn rn the role af mother keeps peace 1n her famlly whrle Mary 1 y a mustc teacher b comes engaged to one of the players Are you perrenced enough Q1TlS,p Then came the day when everyone trted to look pretty or handsome Yes we were to be photographed for the class bcok As Dorts Copactno has such curly locks she drdnt have to worry But there were a few persons who when the1r hatr was set dtdnt have tl err prctures taken No tt seemed that the aay when these persons were lea t expectmg to b photographed they were But the Lonng studro d1d do a fme Job wrth everyones prcture When one of hrs frrends asked Dlck Morgan he w1th the btg fe t 1n what course he thought he would graduate Dlck replted ln the course of t1me l guess Superlattves came a ound the corner together wlth mtd year exams Although more was heard of the superlattves the teachers trred to make us concentrate on those 4 dark and gloomy days when we were to s1t at our places and rack our brams for the answers to the auesttons on those wh1te sheets of paper As our year was nearlng tts end we trred to cram all ktnds of acttvt ttcs mto the last few months Concerts art exhtbrts dances a dramattc club play and the prom were some of the events leaomg up to the greatest event of all commencement Four Joyful years have we spent ln thrs burldmg and now as we are gomg to leave 1t w w1ll ch rtsh all memorres deep tn our hearts So dear classmates good luck and che r to each and everv one of you rn your future careers Adele Celestme Kemezzs Co , ff x . . . . 11 1 1 . . , I 11 Q C , . , -, 1 1 1 . . . . , , 1 1 - - . wg 1 . . , . A 1 1 :- -M . 11 1 . 11 X . 11 11 11 11 - 1 . Q . V c, 11 11 1 . , - , . ' Q 1 1 1 1 ' , , V QUT 9 11 . 11 . . 11 1 1 11 . . , , 1 , . .C .-, C , . . 1 . 1 1-'fme Q- M 1 1 rv 1 1 v . OX , . , 1 . . 1 , . , 1 . 1 , . , 'w 1 1 - - 1 1 . r- 9 or V , . . . . Q , 1 , C , . . . 11 . 1 - 1 11 r , . , . . 1 V . 7 - 1 1 1 ff 1- 1 1 1 , , , W, 1 , 1 Q . C . , 1 , C C 1 A . Q A - 1 1 V 1 A