Woodbury High School - Warrior Yearbook (Woodbury, CT)

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 Girls Basketball Team Back row: Lundin '34, Burton ’34, Thompson ’33, Wight ’34, Eyre ’33. Middle row, Judson ’32, Warner ’32, Sharrow ’32. Front row: Swanson ’32, Travers ’32, (Captain), Smith ’33. Boys Basketball Team R. Fray '33, Tarbox ’34, Scoville ’32, Swanson ’34, C. Fray ’35, Coley ’33, Bennett '34, Gwiazdoski ’32 (Captain), Lusas ’33, Reichenbach ’32, Salokas ’32, Coombs (Coach). Page Twcn: -Six

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 djool J)ftus THE MIRROR Our school paper. The Mirror, which has been published every other week this year, has krpt an efficient staff busy writing editorials, poetry, news, and stories, as well as drawing pictures. We introduced many innovations. The paper, published every second Monday, instead of every Monday, has consisted of two and three pages instead of one, as formerly. We decided to elect staff officers in the middle of the year, giving the Senior members (who were Mae Swanson and Helen Travers this year) honorable membership for the rest of the year, and allowing them time to work on the Wide Awake and to prepare for graduation. Mae Swanson was thus succeeded by Robert Abbott as Editor, giving him the job of keeping up the high standard fixed by her, which had equaled that oi Doris Eyre’s administration. After presiding at a few staff meetings (another new feature this year) Mrs. Coombs resigned as Editor-at-Large giving the new Editor, Robert Abbott, full responsibility, which consisted of; presiding over Staff meetings, collecting and proofreading material and seeing that the paper was printed and ready for distribution, after the stencils had been cut. Quite early in the year came the introduction of the Mincemeat Papers, intended to treat, in a humorous way, of various school weaknesses and to suggest reforms. Abie Seedy and his equally odd group of correspondents did the writing. This feature was succeeded by a serial story, written by Margery Butler. The Mirror published on February 15th was the Alumni issue, to which about half a dozen Alumni contributed. Mrs. Knox and Mrs. Coombs conspired to give the Mirror Staff another task this year, namely, that of providing a School News column each week for the Woodbury Reporter. Helen Belz has taken charge of this activity. Stanley Lusas has performed the Monday morning task of Chief printer and added humor to the paper. Raynall Coley has faithfully drawn pictures for the back page. We must not forget the indispensible work of Mrs. Coombs who has good-naturedly cut the stencils. Finally we are proud that the Mirror has been entirely self-supporting, the stencils, paper and clips being purchased from the proceeds of the sales. The present staff, to remain in office until February, 1933 is as follows: Editor-in-Chief—C. Robert Abbott ’33 Assistant Editor—Helen Belz '33 Raynall Coley ’33, Stanley Lusas '33, Ruth Burton ’34, Margery Butler ’34, Ernest Hicock ’35, Virginia Scoville ’35, Bertha Bitzer ’35, Concetta Rossi ’35. This staff will jump into action immediately next year and we (the members of the staff) hope to make the Mirror bigger and better. BASEBALL The prospects for a successful baseball season are excellent. With two competent pitchers in Robert Fray and George Salokas, all we need is a few hits to bring in victories. The team has met only two defeats and so far, has three victories to its credit. TRACK A few boys have attempted to do something in track with more or less success. Philip Scoville won the standing broad jump and the 20 yard dash at the State Inter-Country Track Meet sponsored by the Y. M. C. A. He won the Senior 100 yard dash and running broad jump, and took second in the 200 yard dash at the outdoor meet this spring. Stanley Lusas took third in the half mile. Scoville’s time for the 100 yard dash was 1 1 seconds, for the standing broad jump the distance was 9’ 2”, somewhat less than the school record of 9.6 feet which he set last fall. Assembly Programs The Senior and Junior English Clubs collaborated every three weeks, during the first half year, to give an assembly program. We have had three so far: Feb. 19, Washington program. March 18, a one-act play. April 22, A musical program consisting of songs and instrumental selections, all furnished by students. The Seniors had asked Prof. Hanley of the Yale Department of English to speak on his research in regard to the English language. It was decided at the last moment that the whole school would benefit by his lecture and we had a very interesting and valuable assembly on March 24th. Page Twemy-Five

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 BASKETBALL NOTES Boys Games Boys Girts 2d team Woodbury at New Milford 14-29 18-37 9-12 Woodbury at Kent 37-15 26-16 22-10 Ridgefield at Woodbury 38-27 ------------- 22-20 Washington at Woodbury 36-10 45-16 25-19 Woodbury at Litchfield 30-29 -------------- Alumni 43-36 - Bethel at Woodbury 44-21 57-33 33-15 Newtown at Woodbury 23-20 24 18 -------- New Milford at Woodbury 34-25 40-19 34-14 Woodbury at Washington 31-27 37-18 18-9 Kent at Woodbury 33-6 47-24 18-12 Woodbury at Ridgefield 29-25 31-14 Bethel at Woodbury 34-33 54-35 18-12 Woodbury at Newtown 26-18 22-17 -------- Boys—won 8, lost 6; Girls—won 4, lost 6; Boys’ second team—won 8, lost 2. ‘Victory for Woodbury H. S. team. The boys started the season without the services of three of last season’s players; namely, Lockwood, Rowley, and Krakauskas but the substitntes of previous years rose nobly to the occasion and Woodbury teams were a factor to be reckoned with until the last game was over. Reichenbach and Scoville far surpassed their work of the previous year while Robert Fray found where the basket was and Benny played his usual dependable game. Salokas, Lusas, and Croft Fray were the shock troops that broke up many an attack which might have resulted in defeat. Salokas will graduate this year but the other two should be on hand next season to continue their good record. The girls showed a surprising amount of spirit in declining the cellar position and in decisively defeating Newtown and Kent. The other teams in the girls division were especially good this year and fourth place could not have been attained without some ability and ambition. Helen Travers in the center court was the deciding factor which accounted for this year's improvement. She and Ruth Burton in the rear court stopped the weak places in Woodbury’s defence and gave the Woodbury forwards the chance they had been waiting for. Mae Swanson was the chief scorer for the Woodbury girls by a wide margin. The boys’ second team rode rough shod over all opposition except New Milford, which team went through the league schedule undefeated. THE ENGLISH CLUBS This year the Juniors as well as the Seniors have had an English club. Every Friday, English period has been set aside in favor of club programs. All in all, they have been successful both for informational value and entertainment. The Senior English Club The Seniors called their club the Missing Link” club and this club had these officers during the first half year: President, George Morris; Vice-President, Oscar Lovdal; Secretary, Mae Swanson. During the last half year, the officers were: President, Brewster Reichenbach; Vice-President, Phyllis Sharrow; Secretary, Gertrude Smith. Some of the speakers were: Mrs. Hoadley H. Willes, Policewoman.” Rev. E. S. Hickcox, Miscellaneous Talk. Miss Christensen, Departments of Nursing.” Rev. M. E. N. Lindsay, Knighthood.” Prof. Hanley, The Organs of Speech.” Mr. E. S. Boyd, State Institutions.” The Junior English Clubs The Disciples of Belles-Lettres,” as they were named in the first half year, did their own entertaining and in the last half had mostly local speakers. The officers for the first half year were: President, William Boiney; Vice-President, Elizabeth Martin; Secretary, Maude Eyre. For the last half year: President, Katie Kowaleski; Vice-President, Raynall Coley; Secretary, Margaret Smith. Some of the speakers were: Mr. Savage on, Telephones.” Mr. Burton on, Insurance.” Mr. E. S. Boyd on, Banking and Banks.” Rev. E. S. Hickcox on his Schooldays. Mr. Asahel Mitchell on, The Machinery of the Elective Office.” Rev. Mr. Lindsay on the Literature of the Bible.” On January 22, the monotony of study was broken by an illustrated lecture on Australia given for the school students in the town hall by Captain Stanley Osborne. Our school year began September 21st with enrollment of 112 students. The increase in the number of students necessitated the purchase of additional seats and desks. It also gave the school authorities the idea that we might, sometime, need a new schoolhouse. Page Twenty-Seven