Woodbury High School - Warrior Yearbook (Woodbury, CT)

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Page Twenty ❖❖❖❖❖❖❖❖❖❖❖❖❖❖ f i | Class; 20aj peedjes | PRESIDENT S WELCOME Robert A. Brinley. Ladies and Gentlemen; friends of the class of 31: I, as President of this class, wish to welcome you to these our Class Day exercises. We hope that when you leave us tonight you will have enjoyed a pleasant evening, which will remain as a fond memory of this class of 31. CLASS SONG (Tune—The Loreley) Mary Mirfield—Estella Dickinson. 1 Throughout four years we’ve been striving, To reach a higher goal With books and compositions, Which tried our very soul. Our teachers’ kindness and patience Have guided us on our way, For surely without their helping hands, We ne’er would have seen this day. 2 Oh tell me why this rejoicing? What gladdens everyone? ’Tis the Seniors in their glory, The class of 31. Their faces will grow dimmer Across the fleeting years, But echoes of Woodbury High School Will still ring in their ears. CLASS POEM Elizabeth Partridge. Has anyone read the Book of Life, Who can tell from beginning to end, Of the ways of the world—the good and the bad Of the fates of his fellow men? CLASS WILL Dorothy Parkin—Amy Poulin. Know All Men by these Presents; That we, the Class of 1931, of Woodbury High School of the Town of Woodbury in the County of Litchfield and State of Connecticut, being of sound and disposing minds and memories, do make, publish and declare the following to be our last will and testament, hereby revoking all former wills by us made: To Raynall Coley we leave a Post Office so that he may pass notes to Maude Eyre in French class without danger of interception. To Robert Abbott, an application to join the navy and see the world. To Robert Fray we leave a leather-bound book entitled “I.” To Lester Norton we leave all of Buddy Davis’ toys. To Robert Smith a report card which requires only a typewritten signature, to save him the bother of imitating his father’s writing. To Russell Coburn and David Appleton a pamphlet, “How Minister’s Sons Should Act.” To Bruce Crighton we leave a chair in the front of the room so that his ambitions as a comedian may be realized. To Austen Bennett a new Ford car so that he won’t lose weight walking home from baseball practice. We live as tho’ in a story Characters in the plot of life, Puppets upon a strenuous stage To win or to lose in the strife. From the days of earliest childhood, And e’en thru the days in this class. We have been loved, guided, cherished. Protected from the ways of the mass. But tonight when we pass through these portals We must part from our friends who are true, Who’ve prepared us to march ever onward Into a day that is new. Two trails lead to the sunset Two trails to that distant range; One leads o’er a path that is sunlit The other—a way that is strange. When we come to life’s last chapter, When the pages of life are but few, May we know that success means character, That to our dear friends we’ve been true. To Rabert Fumire, an automatic reducing machine. To Oscar Johnson, Burritt Curtiss’ surplus knowledge on “How to run a farm.” To Robert Smith, Charles Westerlund, and Rabert Fumire a special permit to stop at Kimball’s corner and smoke cigarettes coming to and going from school. To Henry Canfield, we leave Charlotte Cro-fut’s desk in the Senior Room so that he may communicate with Irene before class. Burritt Curtiss leaves to Sidney Platt the care of that certain Junior girl. To Charles Westerlund we leave a new voice so that he can whisper without talking out loud. To Judson Darrow, Buddy Davis’ sense of humor.

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Page Nineteen resented as winter. When Proserpina came up again it was springtime. Many such interesting stories are connected with every day incidents. State mottoes are usually in Latin. The United States motto, “E pluribus unum,” meaning one composed of many, and the Connecticut nn tto, “Qui transtulit, sustinet,” he who transplanted, sustains, are used very ofen. When we travel in a strange graveyard we notice Latin inscriptions. In memoriam is very common and such expressions as “Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori, it is sweet and fitting to die for one's country, are used occasionally. Secondly, we wish to point out the fact that Latin is commonly spoken in school. Some people who go to school, boast that they are not taking Latin, but whatever the subject which they are taking may be, Latin is bound to be encountered. Let us study physiology for a moment. Did you know that there are more than 200 bones in your body, every one of which has a Greek or Latin name? Did you know that in science you are known as homo sapiens? Did you know that you are the possessor of eight bicuspids? Did you know' that without the orbicularis oculi you could not go to sleep at night? Or if you wish to study Physics you will find Latin a great help in learning and remembering terms. For example, heat conduction, from Latin conduco, to lead, means transference of heat from molecule to molecule. Aqueous, from Latin aqua, means pertaining to water. Capillary tube, from Latin capillus, meaning hair, means a tube resembling a hair. A calorie from Latin calor, meaning heat, is a heat unit. In zoology, as in Latin, we find that a horse is equas, a cat, felis; a dog, canis; and a rabbit, lepus. In Chemistry it is much easier to remember the symbols for different chemical elements, if we know the Latin names. Tin has Sn for a symbol, its Latin name is stannum. Mercury has Hg from Latin hydrargyrus, a kind of quicksilver. Au means gold in chemistry, which is taken from the Latin aurum. In botany Latin helps us to remember the parts of flowers. Stamen comes from the Latin word stamena, which means thread. Sepal comes from sepalum, leaf and petals from petalum, petal. Pansy comes from pensare, to ponder, and it is often used as a symbol of thought. In English w’hen one reads Milton's poems or Shakespeare's dramas, frequent references are made to mythology. Have you ever had to spell the word separate, or the word aeroplane, in a spelling match? If you happened to know' Latin the words didn't bother because separate comes from separatus and aeroplane from aer. In the professions Latin is essential. In law such terms as alibi, meaning presence elsewhere, mal fides, bad faith, and pro tempore, for the time being, are Latin expressions, and can be much more easily remembered, if the lawyer has a knowledge of Latin. In the study of medicine, stimulant comes from stimulo, to arouse or incite; fever comes from Latin febris, fever; inflammation comes from inflammare, to set on fire. The musician learns the meanings of many Latin words. Did you ever notice an f on a page of music? That f means firm and loud and comes from Latin, fortis. Dulce, meaning soft and smooth is taken from Latin dulcis. The minister encounters hymns with Latin names, phrases from the Bible in Latin, and, if he is a Catholic minister, carries out his services in the Latin tongue. This list might be prolonged indefinitely. Latin is commonly objected to because it is called a “dead language. It is said that no one speaks it now. Latin is spoken extensively even at present. Catholics repeat prayers and hymns in Latin. Lately a broadcasting station has been opened in the Vatican at Rome. This promises an extended use of Latin as a spoken language. Latin is not a “dead language; it has only changed its name. “Popular Latin has never ceased to exist. It is the language of France, Spain, Italy, Roumania, and all the Roman countries of today. Its history has been unbroken from the founding of Rome to the present time. says Professor Frank Frost Abbott. Latin isn't generally spoken in the form used by the Romans of Caesar’s day. But does anyone speak the English as it was used in the time of King Alfred? If you read the Lord's prayer in the English of that day you could only understand six words. We do not speak the English of Chaucer's time either. And yet English today is not called a “dead language. We only say that it has changed greatly since the days of King Alfred and Chaucer. In the same way Latin has changed since the days of Caesar, but in its modern form (now called Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Roumanian—the latter a direct survival of the language of the Roman legions quartered in that country—)it is still 90 per cent Latin. The Latin language when spoken is beautiful and dignified. Listen to the Lord's Prayer in Latin. Pater noster, qui es in caelo, sanctificetur nomen tuum, adveniat regnum tuum, fiat voluntas tua, sicut in caelo, et in terra; panem nostrum quotidianum da nobis hodie; et dimitte nobis debita nostra sicut nos dimittimus de-bitoribus nobis; et ne nos inducas in tentationem, sed libera nos a malo. Ita fecit. In conclusion, Latin myths surround common objects with beauty. Do we ever stop to think, when we are looking at the stars, of the story connected with the big and little dipper? Jupiter fell in love with a beautiful maiden, Callisto. But Juno, Jupiter's wife, wras jealous and to stop this affair, she changed Callisto into a bear, and she was driven into the woods and deprived of her home. Jupiter vainly looked for this maiden, and after a long search, he discovered her and her little bear son. In pity for their sufferings, Jupiter put them both in the sky, where they are known as the Great and Little Bear or the Big and Little Dipper. Barbara Isham. ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ •

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Page Twenty-One . •• I- To Adam Wittek a drum to help him make a little more noise. To David Appleton we leave a library so that he may have a wider range of questions to ask of any typists who might be visiting school. T« Wayne Tarbox a diary in which to write down all funny little happenings. To Frank Somers we leave a flashlight to help him find the bright spots in life. To James Rowley a compass so that he can tell where he is going. To George Morris we leave a time table to help him to get to school on time. To Brewster Reichenbach a toothpick so he will know how it looks to be really skinny. To Harry Hull we leave a bed so that he can rest occasionally from his hard work. To George Coad, Charlotte leaves a goodly supply of candy and chewing gum to hand out to the rest of the girls. To Benny Gwiazdowski we leave the task of showing the class of 1932 how a Senior should act. To Oscar Lovdal a book on astronomy so he will learn how to become a basketball star. To Kenneth Bradley a ladder with which to climb to success. To Stanley Lusas a banana peel so he will make a slip once in a while. To Russell Coburn we leave Brinley’s “Secrets of Bluffing Revealed” in ten volumes. To David Stiles an elephant so he will have a trunk in which to carry home his books every night. To Sigurd Lovdal a parrot so he won’t have to do all of the talking. To James Wilson some moth balls to preserve that school girl complexion. To William Swanson a broom to sweep the cobwebs from out of the corners. To Kenneth Minor we leave a butcher knife so that he can make people think he really is going to do something. To Frank Matula a rolling pin so he will be able to show who’s boss. To Gertrude Smith a set of compasses to aid her in her study of architecture. To Robert Weasa a pine tree to remind him of that somebody. To “Joe” Krakauskas we leave a Ford truck to carry away all his “knock-outs.” To Luigino Bruni, a package of firecrackers to wake him up. To Reginald Wittek a job as a traveling salesman so he will have a new line to give his friends. To Gerald Taylor we leave Jimmy Lockwood’s ability to entertain his classmates. To George Salokas, instructions on how to become the answer to a Maiden’s Prayer. To Philip Scoville the job of attending Davison’s road stand in Minortown so that he will be nearer Alida. To Miss Clark we leave some earmuffs to protect her from the loud voices of the class of 1932. To Mr. Coombs we leave a horse and wagon to remind him of the good old days. To Miss Brucker we leave a separator to separate the Juniors and Sophomores from the Seniors and Freshmen. To Mrs. Coombs we leave a year’s subscription to the “Good Housekeeping Magazine.” To Mr. Clark we leave an omnibus to transport the Agricultural Boys. To the Sophomore Class we leave a magnet to draw them closer together. To the Freshman Class we leave a Book of Etiquette. To Norma Robinson we leave a jar of honey that she may always retain her sweet disposition. To Margery Butler we leave Dorothy Morgan’s position as class giggler. To Nettie Clements we leave directions on how to keep those stray locks under control. To Alice Tuttle we leave a fashion sheet. To Beatrice Lautenschlager we leave a tone control, not for the radio but for her voice. To Anne Plungis we leave Bob Brinley’s ability to slur over words so that her mistakes may not be audible to the teachers. To Irene King we leave a pick and shovel so that she won’t have such a hard time finding the answers to her algebra problems. To Catherine Minor and Frances Plungis we leave a tube of glue so that they may never be apart. To Warren Mansfield we leave an axe so that he won’t have to use his penknife to cut up the school desks.