Weaver High School - Portal Yearbook (Hartford, CT)

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Especially during our three years at Weaver, a strong undercurrent of voices craved something to unite the student body more firmly behind school enterprises. The Weaverite has been searching for a symbol of allegiance towards his school, one characterizing his personality, one that would so stir him emotionally that it would even inspire football cheers. Some attempts were made here and there to do something about the matter. Unfortunately, nothing seemed to materialize. One unanimous de¬ cision was reached, however: the symbol must be an animated characteristic of the average Weaver High inhabitant, or in other words, a nickname that would be hep to the typical Weaver shlep. This name would be com¬ parable to the Hartford High Owls, the Dartmouth Indians, the Princeton Tigers, the Army Mules, and countless other titles of the sort. The term Weaver Beaver, one of the names suggested by members of this class and preceding classes, is a term not only pleasing to the ear but also full of meaning. The beaver, though small, accomplishes amazing things. It is clever and industrious; it has strength and perseverance. These four great virtues of the beaver make him an ideal model, and to the Portal staff, as well as to many others in the class, the ideal nickname. Therefore, in view of these facts: The Goodwill Formal — and Tomorrow School? We of the Portal, chosen represen¬ tatives of the senior class, entrusted to create and compose a fitting salute and remembrance to our high school days in the form of a class book, do make a motion, after due considera¬ tion, that the Class of 1944 be recog¬ nized as the Class of the Weaver Beaver; and in the spirit of loyalty to our Alma Mater, we extend the invita¬ tion to following classes to adopt the name of the Weaver Beaver as the official nickname of the Weaver ath¬ letic teams and the various other organizations.

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WEAVER HIGH SCHOOL HARTFORD, CONN

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The Askinas Cheering Section! Wee Willie Ringing Up Another This year, the Portal has broken away from the old style of a tight album section. We have tried an experiment — the success or failure of which will lie with you, the readers. You ' ll see pictured at intervals throughout the book the Ole Weaver Beaver, enthusiastically gnawing away the senior year. In the background will be the remnants of the fallen junior and sophomore days. The main pur¬ pose of these full page sketches is to Beaverize the book — if we may coin the word. Following each Beaver will be four cartoons (Beaverettes) which will depict Weaver characters. These Beaverettes present the same motion as the Beaver of the preceding large drawing. The four sets of cartoons por¬ tray Weaverites in the autumn, during Christmas recess, in the spring, and at graduation time. We sincerely hope that our brainstorm will be appreciated and enjoyed. — E. F.—