Woodbury High School - Warrior Yearbook (Woodbury, CT)

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 Page Seventeen SCHOOL NEWS 1929-1930 (Continued) This year, the High Schols of Roxbury, Washington and Woodbury combined to oresent a dramatic entertainment consisting of three one-act plays. The play given by Woodbury, entitled, “Where the Whirlwind Blows” had the following cast: Joseph —Dorothy Parkin. Anna—Helen Klatka Madame Androya—Lillian Hicock The plays were given in Roxbury on Tuesday evening, January 21st: in Woodbury on Thursday evening, January 23rd, and in Washington on Saturday evening, January 25ih. On February 17th, the members of the Senior Class were given the afternoon to travel to Waterbury and have their pictures taken at Borman’s Studios. Individual pictures and a class picture were taken. All were satisfied with the results and are sure that Mr. Borman lives up to his motto “W’here there is beauty, we take it; where there is none, we make it.” At a later date, the members of the Basketball team and the members of the faculty also had their pictures taken at Bormans. On March 3rd, the Women’s Club held their annual “‘School Day” to which the members of the Senior Class and the Faculty were invited. The play “W’here the W’hirlwind Blows” was again presented in a very creditable manner. Piano selections were given by Barbara and Charlotte Isham, Dorothy Morgan, and Florentine Curtis. Later, refreshments were served to the visitors in the Community House. On May 15th and 10th Mr. Haynes of Meriden took various pictures at the school. Individual pictures, class pictures, the baseball team, and both the boys and girls basketball teams were included in the pictures taken. This year, the school published another paper. “The Mirror” which came out every Monday night. The price was one cent and the paper proved itself very popular. The staff consisted of: Editor—Vivian Platt ’30 Assistant Editors—Charlotte Isham ’30 Dorothy Morgan ’31 Robert Brinley ’31 Sidney Platt ’32 May Swanson ’32 Raynall Coley ’33 On every Wednesday morning from 10:30 to 10:50, the High School has had a short musical period with Miss Sweet as director. New assembly books were purchased and the amount of about thirty new songs were learned besides practice on the old tunes. At the beginning of the year, a representative from the New Haven Institute of Music addressed the school and gave pupils the opportunity of taking lessons on the banjo, violin or drum. A number of pupils take lessons, every Monday during noon hour. This year, for the first time in many years, the graduating class will have Class Day Exercises to be held in the evening of June 10th in the Town Hall. The usual program of will, pro-prechy, poem, and history will be presented and a new feature “Class Gifts” will be given. This consists of a small gift for each member of the class, characterizing the habits of that particular person. The persons taking part in the Class Day Exercises are: Class Will—Helen Klatka and Paul Cassidy Class Prophecy—Sarah Sanford and Joseph Cassidy Class Poem—Julia Clark Class History—Edwin Thompson Class Gifts—Delmer Knox and Clifford Johnson. A girl’s quartette, composed of the following: May Swanson, alto; Candace Thompson, first soprano; Helen Travers, second soprano and Dorothy Parkins, second soprano, are going to sing at the graduating exercises. They are directed by Miss Sweet. Compliments of JIMMIE CANNON BEARDSLEY’S GARAGE We Sell and Service Oakland 8 Pontiac 6 Chevrolet

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Page Sixteen eT niunwiiitiMuuHiiiUiMiH $ SCHOOL NEWS 1929-1930 The officers in the various classes for the year 1929 and 1930 were as follows: Class of 1930: President—Joseph Cassidy Vice-President—Charlotte Isham Secretary—Delmer Knox Treasurer—Evelyn Johnson Class of 1931: President—Elaine Koch Vice-President—Harold Davis Secretary—James Lockwood Treasurer—Burritt Curtiss Class of 1932: President—Phillip Scoville Vice-President—Phyllis Sharrow Secretary—May Swanson Treasurer—Elsie Dickinson Class of 1933: President—Helen Belz Vice-President—Maud Eyre Secretary—Irene Hoyt Treasurer—Kaynall Coley The High school presented on December 18th and 19th, three one-act plays, “The Exchange”, “The Florist Shop,” and “Silas Marner”. They were w'ell received and the money realized was put into the Senior Class Treasury. The cast of ‘“The Exchange” a hilarious comedy, was as follows: Judge—Edwin Thompson Imp—Raynall Coley Rich Citizen—James Lockwood Vain Woman—Edith Allen Poor Man—Kenneth Bradley The cast of “The Florist Shop”, a romantic play, was as follows: Maud—Doris Eyre Henry—Robert Fowler Slovsky—Charles Coad Miss Wells—Vivian Platt Mr. Jackson—Paul Cassidy The third play, a scene from George Eliott’s Silas Marner, had the following cast: Eppie—Charlotte Isham Silas Marner—George Morris Godfrey Cass—James Lockwood Nancy Cass—May Swanson The officers elected by the Athletic Association for the year were: President—Clifford Johnson Treasurer—Vivian Platt At a meeting of the A. A., it was decided to have a uniform letter or emblem and- a committee was elected to choose one, to be worn only by those, who have distinguished themselves in athletics. They Boy’s Basketball Team distinguished itself notably and brought honor to the school by winning the Housatonic Valley League Championship and receiving the silver cup. On Saturday evening, February 15th, the members of the Girl’s Basket-Ball team gave the members of the Boys team, a banquet which was followed by an evening’s entertainment. The Senior and Junior Classes gave a number of dances throughout the year. The first was given by the Juniors on October 4th and the Seniors next entertained on Thanksgiving Eve, November 27th. The Juniors gave their second dance at Christmas and both classes combined to give an Easter dance. There have been a number of speakers in High School during the year. Mr. Elwood Bailey, popular lecturer, addressed the High School on November 15th. He gave humorous yet worth-while advice and stated that the five qualities that a person should possess to succeed in life are: (1) Ability, (2) Initiative, (3) Sacrifice, (4) Co-operation, and (5) Confidence. Dr. Ball, of a Dental Hygiene Society, spoke to the school, December 8th, on the importance of good teeth. On April 1st. Mr. Rudman addressed the school on the subject of work. He stated that there were three classes of workers namely: (1) those who habitually regard work as bad. (2) those who keep putting off work. (3) those who regard work as a blessing.

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