Woodbury High School - Warrior Yearbook (Woodbury, CT)

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 ' VV Vh WWw«VV Alicia Warner, you must know Into a doctor would like to grow, So to her we give this butcher knife, In order to save some patient’s life. To Grace and Reggie, our class pair We give these handcuffs So that she May always be in Reggie's care. Mae Swanson, with a chauffer’s son, Is very often seen, So we think that all she needs now, Is this nifty car of green. This portrait of Gary, To Gertrude, we give So that she always With a Cooper may live. To Dorothy Thomas, we give this deed To the restaurant down town, The right to stay there all the time Without being called down. To Katie, we give this pair of shoes With best wishes from us all To replace the ones worn out in teaching Us to dance, in the high school hall. To Elsie, we give this rifle In case she’s left alone When the car breaks down, or the gas gives out, And he's gone to telephone. To Phyllis we give this candy bar From the boys of her own home town To remind her that they are just as sweet As the boys of the next village down. To Helen Travers we present This pair of horn-rimmed glasses So that she’ll always look the part. When teaching, in her classes. To Irma, we give this big red sign Which plainly says, STOP So she will long remember the time When she was caught by a cop. To Oscar Lovdal we do give This big box of white powder Guaranteed those blushes to hide Which flood his face, like the rising tide. To Kenneth Bradley we present These Chevvies, and this truck So he won’t have to call on Dad Each time that he gets stuck. We think that Kenneth Minor When he in the desert dwells Will need this bottle of water In order to do without Welles. When Russell Coburn goes to Yale, We think he’ll have to hurry So this nifty pair of roller skates We give him, so he’ll scurry. This big mustache we give To Benny, so that he Won’t have to wait until that fuzz Grows long enough to see. George Salokas is a happy boy Who never complains of troubles So we are sure that he’ll enjoy Sitting and blowing bubbles. To Philip Scoville do we give, This little blond dolly So he may be reminded of That girl in the Class of ’33. George Morris is a serious lad So we give him this picture book Hoping that the next time we meet He’ll wear a smiling look. To Brewster we give a great big truck. It’s better than a car you know For carrying tables and trimmings and girls Before a dance or a show. Henry will need this parachute When up in the air he does go Because if anything should go wrong To save himself he’d be too slow. To Westy we give this little girl Who has only one wish. That he will always take her along Whenever he goes to fish. Lastly, to Sidney Platt we give This private telephone So that when he’s dating up his girls He may be quite alone. CLASS PROPHECY Phillis Sharrow - Philip Scoville KATIE KOWALESKI This scene represents Katie Kowaleski who is now better known as Madame Catherine. She has become an excellent trapeze walker in the well known Barnum and Bailey Circus. Her skill in dancing, which was developed during noon hour at Woodbury High School, was valuable training for this profession. Page Seventeen

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These considerations help us to see that a shortage of timber would be almost as disastrous as a famine in food-stuffs. How can we prevent such a shortage? Forestry is defined as, the raising of repeated crops of timber upon soils unsuited to Agriculture. Its object is, to discover and apply the principles according to which forests are best managed. In 1881, the Division of Forestry, now the United States Forest Service, was first organized as a branch of the department of Agriculture. It was established in order to carry on investigations in regard to forestry and the preservation of trees. For several years the Division of Forestry was nothing more than a department of information. It was not until 1891 that the Yellowstone Park Timberland Reserve,” was created by a special proclamation of President Harrison. Since that time the United States Forest Association has made rapid progress and now, from 2,600 to 5,000 people are in its employ constantly. The United States government now controls slightly more than one-fifth of all the forests in the United States. This is fortunate because our forests are not apt to be so quickly depleted, when owned by the government, as they are, when owned by private individuals. Progress is also being made in state forestry. Not less than thirty-two states are actually engaged in state forestry work. The cooperation of the Federal government with the state governments under a provision of the Weeks Law,” which appropriates small sums of money for forest protection, provided the state will appropriate an equal or greater amount, has done much to encourage the establishment of systems of forest protection. Communal forestry, or the ownership by the commuity, of tracts of timber land, is one of the most promising possibilities of forestry. Massachusetts has fifty-six such forests and doubtless other states will take this method of adding to their revenue and of transforming waste land into something much more useful. In Germany and Switzerland many of the smaller towns own communal forests from which a substantial revenue is obtained. The City of Zurich, for example, has in its possession a forest of nearly 10,000 acres, from which a net revenue of 7.50 per acre per year is obtained. This of course, is an exceptional case, for even in France, where forests are exceptionally well managed, a yield of little more than 2 per acre is obtained. In the United States, if cheap land is planted, the forests well managed and cared for, there should be a yield on this investment of from four to five per cent interest based on present stumpage value. Of course, in time, because of our diminishing timber supply, even greater profits may be realized. One of the greatest drawbacks to forest development is that of taxation. When timber is taxed five to six per cent of its full value per year, as is done in some of the western states, the forests are soon cleared, because the taxes eat up all the profits. A great deal of work is being done at present, to protect the forest from its enemies, the greatest of which is fire. This is done through education. The various states are also building up fire protection forces composed of look-out men, patrolmen, and rangers. Insects are also serious enemies of the forests. If it becomes known that an insect has made its appearance in a forest, every possible effort is made to prevent its spread, Federal and State governments cooperating. It has been estimated that 100,-000,000 damage is done annually, by insects. Today, every civilized country in the world, with the exception of China, has some sort of forest policy. Forestry is fast being recognized as a profession, not only highly honorable, but one absolutely essential to the permanent prosperity of the nation. In the words of Theodore Roosevelt: A people without children would face a hopeless future; a country without trees is almost as hopeless. Forests which are so used that they cannot renew themselves, will soon vanish, and with them, all their benefits. When you help preserve our forests or plant new ones, you are acting the part of good citizens.” CLASS DAY SPEECHES CLASS GIFTS Irma Judson—Brewster Reichenbach To Florentine Curtiss, who, as you may know Is very, very quiet. We give this loud horn, hoping that she. May be able to cause a riot. Page Sixteen

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 GEORGE SALOKAS Did you see the Pathe News Reel showing the greatest bull fighter of the season, George Salokas? Well, here he is in person, the star athlete of Woodbury High School, ’32. After conquering all the other tame sports he wanted something harder. How the ladies flock around him now! BENJAMIN GWIAZDOSKI On this sign we see a picture of a dark man with a mustache. The words printed on the sign are Tourists’ Home for Heartsick Girls.” It must be Benjamin Gwiazdoski, who in our senior class started to grow a mustache. He is now the proprietor of the Ballard Farm and has remodeled it into a Tourists’ Home. Here he comes, with one of his patients. KENNETH BRADLEY Are our eyes deceiving us or it is true? Kenneth Bradley, the famous rival preacher of Billy Sunday, appears with a strange woman, who certainly did not come from Woodbury, for he had a terrible hatred for Woodbury girls. And that boy!—Doesn’t he look like a minister’s son? REGINALD WITTEK Just arrived from Paris on the Leviathan” is Monsieur Reginald Wittek. He is now a model for an exclusive Paris concern, modeling the latest in men’s evening clothes. RUSSELL COBURN Russell Coburn’s dreams have come true! As a result of his inventions of a new composition for sidewalks which enables people to walk without picking up their feet, he is now on Easy Street. He doesn’t have to work. He spends most of his time just sitting and reading. He gratefully looks back to his high school days, for his difficulty in getting to school first made him think of such an invention. OSCAR LOVDAL Behold Oscar Lovdal, whose interest in forestry led him out West. Here he was discovered by the Paramount Pictures Company and he was forced to exhibit all the skill in acting which he acquired as the hero in Senior class plays. The lure of forestry however, was stronger. Here we see him tramping from Hollywood to the forest, where he can be alone and not be bothered with women. CHARLES WESTERLUND Here is Charles Westerlund, professor of the Westerlund School of Pool. His elaborate rooms are located at the exclusive Canfield’s corner, which he remodeled, for it was here that he first acquired his skill in this art. ELSIE DICKINSON A Model T Ford is approaching. It is now on the main street of Watertown. Gradually it comes to a halt next to the curb in front of the A and P Store. A woman is descending from the vehicle. She crosses the street. We recognize her as Elsie Dickinson, now Elsie Neal, and she is on her daily shopping tour. PHILIP SCOVILLE Here we see Philip Scoville in action. His name is now on the tongues of all people interested in sports, for he is the world’s champion broad jumper. After making an unbreakable record he began his travels throughout the country, explaining how it was done. FLORENTINE CURTISS Who can this calm and dignified person be? Why, it is Florentine Curtiss, who became especially interested in Home Economics while attending Woodbury High School. She is in charge of a large laboratory, specializing in the correct feeding of children in order that they may grow. MAE SWANSON Whose office can this be? A young woman is entering. She seats herself before a desk. She looks very much like our class mate, Mae Swanson. On further inquiry we find that she now has a position as designer of men’s riding habits. She has a preference for green ones. We believe she became interested in this profession while riding to and from school. PHYLLIS SHARROW We see that a most important doctor’s conference is taking place in a large hospital. Each doctor insists that one, Phyllis Sharrow, shall be the nurse on his special case. Her cheerful disposition and willing helpfulness during school days made us confident that she would succeed as a nurse. DOROTHY THOMAS Let us now visit a night club in Paris, celebrated for its charming hostesses. A new one is just being introduced, said to be the most charming of all. It doesn’t take us long to recognize our class vamp, Dorothy Thomas. BREWSTER REICHENBACH We now see approaching us a clown. Oh yes, it is a jolly jester. He looks like some one of our class. It is our humorist, Brewster Reichen-bach, who is now employed as court jester for the Prince of Wales. He proves to be a faithful employe for he is always on hand to pick him up. Page Eighteen