Woodbury High School - Warrior Yearbook (Woodbury, CT)

Text from Pages 1 - 28 of the 1933 volume:

The Great Atlantic Pacific Tea Co. WHERE ECONOMY RULES Oy) H. W. ATWOOD, J. McCONVILLE, Grocery Mgr. Meat Mgr. Compliments of MUNSON FUNERAL HOME S PORTSMAN’S PARADIS Everything for the Sportsman” E GEORGE J. GANEM Phone 4492 ATHLETIC OUTFITTERS TO WOODBURY HIGH SCHOOL Tennis Re-stringing Woodbury, Connecticut Torrington, Conn. Page Three THE FACULTY Albert L. Knox, John D. Coombs, Ellis F. Clark, Miss Julia A. Clark, Miss Theo Merwin. THE WIDE AWAKE STAFF Editor-in-chief C. Robert Abbott ’33 Advertising Managers j' Sigurd Lovdal De France Clarke ’33 ’35 Circulation Manager De France Clarke ’35 Page Four CHARLES ROBERT ABBOTT He hath strange places in his brain, filled with observations.” Staff Artist, Wide Awake (1). Short Story Club (2). Magazine Club (2). English Club (3). Ass’t Editor, Wide Awake (3). Editor, Mirror (3-4). Cast, Fire-Prince,” (4). Editor, Wide Awake (4) Class Poet (4). Folks, this is Robert. Don’t call him Charles, he doesn’t like it). He can be recognized by a beautiful sandy colored curl over his forehead. If you want to know whether Booth Tarkington or Chaucer wrote Hamlet (or any similiar question) ask him. He thrives on metaphors and hyperboles; he is delighted with a set of alliterations; and how he juggles spondaic hexameters. Yes, you’ve guessed it. He’s a literary fiend. The success of the improved Mirror” during this past year has been due almost wholly to him. He is preparing for a literary career and it won’t be long before G. B. Shaw will chew his beard with envy. HELEN VALERIE CAROLYN BELZ I am a women of the world, and I can assure you that if you will only take the trouble to do the perfectly correct thing, and to say the perfectly correct thing, you can do just what you like.” Wide Awake Exchange Editor (1). Class President (1). Glee Club (2). Nature Study Club (2). Honor Roll Club (2). Mirror Staff (3-4). School News Reporter to Woodbury Reporter (3). Class Will (4). Did you hear a sudden exclamation from the back of the room? That was Helen. She lives in a remote region called Grassy Hill” and comes to school in a taxi. She has four names, which is an unusual distinction. She is, as the French say, une femme du tete,” and her sensible opinions are sure to be expressed with firmness whenever the occasion arises. She is a proficient note and letter writer, but, alas, in order to interest her, a man must be six feet tall. Page Five RAYNALL MILTON COLEY An Irishman’s heart is nothing but his imagination.” Class Treasurer (1). Cast of The Exchange” (1). Glee Club (2). Baseball (2-3-4). Basketball (2-3-4). Class President, (3). Operetta, Bits O’ Blarney” (3). Class Vice-President (4). Cast of Operetta, The Fire-Prince” (4). Dance Committees (3-4). Mirror Cartoonist (1-2-3-4). Class Prophecy (4). Coley is our only representative of the jolly Irish race and has furnished a great deal of humor. Bill has been the Mirror cartoonist for four years. However, this is not his only accomplishment for he designs and paints scenery, plays basketball, and baseball, and renders touching ballads on the harmonica. New England has done much for this Kentuckian. For example, he can now bluff recitations. Either Coast Guard Academy or the study of draftsmanship will claim our Fire-Prince”. If things go wrong Bill, get out the old harmonica. MAUDE ELIZABETH EYRE A babe in school” is a well-spring of pleasure.” Class Vice-President (1). Class Secretary (2). Glee Club (2-3). Latin Club (2). Dramatic Club (2). Honor Roll Club (2). Operetta, Bits O’ Blarney” (3). Member of A. A. (3). Basketball (3). Secretary English Club (3) . Class Party Committee (3). Prom Committee (3). Operetta, The Fire-Prince” (4). Senior Dance Committee (4). A. A. Dance Committee (4). Class Will (4) - Here is our class baby. In the absence of rattles, the boys (especially Bob) are very willing to try to amuse her. She is quite well-behaved for an infant and cries only when you pinch her. Even then you hear only a little squeak, followed by a slap or two— a rather cute performance. Maudie” has a serious side as is proved by the fact that she regularly graces the Honor Roll. We hope she will find an I. G. A. store wherever she goes so that she will always be well fed. ROBERT FREDERICK FRAY In play, there are two pleasures for your choosing. The one is winning, and the other losing.” Member of A. A. (1-2-3-4). Baseball (1-2-3-4). Basketball (1-2-3-4). Cast of Operetta, The Fire-Prince” (4). Class Gifts (4). Bobby has been our basketball and baseball star. Without these sports he would be miserable. We are very proud of our handsome pitcher but we fear that he will regret that he didn’t allow French to make more of an impression upon him when he plays with the big leagues in France. Rudy” is supposed to be bashful but we don’t believe he always is. Page Six HARRY LESLIE HULL A man’s a man for a’ that.” Class President (4). Harry, the class president, comes from Pine Tree. He is a poolroom fiend and he feels that nine o’clock is much too early an hour for him to be required to get to school. He has waded through Solid Geometry and demonstrated his scientific ability. We have learned to look for Harry and his banjo at dances and have noticed how popular his Chewy is. OSCAR JOHNSON The first and most respectable of all the arts is Agriculture.” Member of A. A. (1). Agricultural Judging Team (1-2-3-4). Member of Future Farmers of Woodbury” (3). Agriculture Prize Winner (3). Oscar is our big farmer from the Roxbury-Good Hill region. Although he is silent, he is a good scholar. In Agriculture, he has gained an enviable position, winning all manner of prizes. We get news of the enjoyable times he has in the Ag. Room. Last year he braved the dance floor and lived through it. He has done quite a bit for a bashful boy. We might even mention a Sophomore girl, if that were any of our business. All in all, we think Oscar is getting his share of fun out of life. SIGURD LOVDAL A blond, half-saintly, blue-eyed lad.” Member of A. A. (1-2-3-4). Class Treasurer (2). Magazine Club (2). Debating Club (2). Agricultural Judging Team (3-4). Basketball (4). Baseball (4). Honor Roll Club (4). Salutatorian (4). We are not informed as to the attributes of saints, but we doubt whether any true saint was ever impish, ever played basketball or ever studied agriculture. We are, however, willing to concede the phrase 'half-saintly’ to Siggy.” We salute our Salutatorian who may always be identified by a grin, a blush and a cute accent. Page Seven STANLEY THOMAS LUSAS What I do not know bothers me.” Member of A. A. (2-3-4). Class Vice-President (2). Class Treasurer (3). Track (3). Basketball (3-4). Baseball (4). Dance Committee (4). Cast of Operetta, The Fire-Prince” (4). Secretary-Treasurer Rifle Club (4). Staff of Mirror (3-4). Valedictorian (4). In Stanley, we believe we have the germ of a genius and at the same time, that of a clown. He heads our class in scholarship and he heads our Who’s Who of curious characters in W. H. S. After he’d left us all behind in ranks he blossomed forth, not only in athletics, but in music. What would The Fire-Prince” have been like without this wise man? Pansy” may go far but his Buick won’t. M. I. T. and Engineering are going to claim Professor” next. There is one warning which we wish to give him. It’s all right for a man To be absent-minded. But his mind shouldn’t overstay It’s leave of absence.” and we might add—its leave of intentional lack of remembrance. ELIZABETH DANA MARTIN Thy modesty’s a candle to thy merit.” Latin Club (2). Dramatic Club (2). Glee Club (2-3). Vice-President of English Club (3). Operetta, Bits O’ Blarney” (3). Class Secretary (4). Member A. A. (4). Operetta, The Fire-Prince” (4). Senior Dance Committee (4). Class History (4). Reared in the shadow of this building, Elizabeth has developed into a very scholarly and cultured lady. She is very quiet and self-contained, but is capable of a fair sized giggle now and then. She is bound for either Mount Holyoke or Oberlin and after that what? Elizabeth has artistic talent and perhaps that’s a clue to her future. Although we can’t be sure what her future career will be, we are sure that our Physics-Vergil student will distinguish herself. Page Eight FRANK MATULA Keep smiling.” Dramatic Club (2). Glee Club (2). Operetta. Bits O’ Blarney” (3). Operetta, The Fire-Prince” (4). Member of A. A. (4). Senior Dance Committee (4). Agricultural Judging Team (4). Class Gifts (4). Frankie” surely can smile. His smile and his arched eyebrows have played no small part in our school career. He and his Chewy have been kept busy driving the girls around. Frankie is a good dresser and we might almost call him a sheik. Now that he has taken a year of Agriculture we hear that he is interested in going to Storrs. It would be fun to be a Freshman again. MARGARET ELEANOR SMITH Is she not passing fair?” Member of A. A. (1-3). Latin Club (2). Nature Study Club (2). Dramatic Club (2). Class Vice-President (3). Secretary of English Club (3). Prom Committee (3). Class Party Committee (3). Basketball (3). Dance Committee (4). Class Treasurer (4). Operetta, The Fire-Prince” (4). Class Prophecy (4). Margy” is our class beauty. Though beauty is its own excuse for being, she does more than sit around and look pretty. Back in the good old days when we had girls’ basketball, Margaret was on hand. She has been a clever politician, having held several class offices. Margy” and Maudie” have been an inseparable pair since grammar school days and they have been our social lionesses. Margaret has kept the boys busy and we are interested in what our flirtatious little miss will do next. CANDACE AUGUSTA THOMPSON I’m Capable of a tune” Basketball (1-2-3). Glee Club (1-2). Nature Study Club (2). Cast of Operetta, Bits O’ Blarney (3). Dance Committee (4). Commencement Soloist (4). Candace has been the most notable musician in our class. Her singing voice is very pleasing and she has initiated us into the mysteries of the xylophone. The proportion of eight boys to five girls has made us rather an unsociable class, but 'Candy has been a charming flower in the old brier patch. We wish her much good luck. Page Nine ENIOR CLASS ELECTIONS Most popular girl—Margaret Smith Most popular boy—Robert Fray Best looking girl—Margaret Smith Best looking boy—Robert Fray Best boy athlete—Robert Fray Best girl athlete—Maude Eyre Most conceited—Robert Fray Class Humorist—Stanley Lusas Class baby—Maude Eyre Laziest—Harry Hull Class pessimist—Helen Belz Class Optimist—Robert Abbott Biggest bluffer—Raynall Coley Most bashful—Sigurd Lovdal Most musical—Candace Thompson Most literary—Robert Abbott Teacher’s pet—Harry Hull Best dressed girl—Margaret Smith Best dressed boy—Frank Matula Most quick tempered—Helen Belz Class pest —Raynall Coley Noisiest—Stanley Lusas and Maude Eyre Most studious—Elizabeth Martin Quietest—Oscar Johnson ■M Page Ten VALEDICTORY ESSAY Stanley T. Lusas “Depressions In all sciences, natural phenomena are governed by certain natural laws. Economics is a science and one of its fundamental laws is the law of supply and demand. The term Supply means the amount of goods or services that people are willing to sell. The term Demand means the amount of goods or services that people are willing to buy. If the supply is decreased while the demand remains the same, the price will go up. The fluctuations in the price of eggs at different times of the year offers a good illustration of the workings of this law. Except in cases of an absolute inon-oply of a necessary good, the law of supply and demand works just as inevitably as the law of gravitation. This was not evident in the Middle Ages because people lived in a continual depression. They worked hard from dawn until dusk with a few crude tools to produce the simple necessities of life. Yet they were satisfied because they had never known anything better. Manufacturers were men who had a house, workshop, and garden. They usually produced all the necessities of life themselves. In most trades no article was produced until there was an order for it, so there was little chance of over-production. When not engaged in the manufacture of goods, the apprentice helped about the house or garden so there was less chance of unemployment than at present. People rarely starved except in famines. With the invention of the steam engine, it was more economical to move machines into large factories, and people began to work these machines. At the same time the application of new machinery to farm labor made it possible for fewer laborers to produce all the necessary foods. But disadvantages have come also. The factory employees cannot work about the house or garden when not working in the factory because there are not enough jobs of that sort to go around. It is impractical for them to try to raise their own food for this can be done much more cheaply by the laborers on the farms. They are wholly dependent on their wages for their livelihood and when their wages stop they face starvation. Factories can be shut down and surplus goods can be stored for future use, but idle laborers cannot be placed in cold storage or in a state of suspended animation. They have to eat and they must have clothing and shelter. Labor is the most perishable of all commodities. War has always been followed by periods of depression. War takes laborers from peace time industries where they are creating wealth and causes a scarcity of labor in industries. The prices of goods and labor immediately rise. When wars are over, the return of laborers to the peace time industries is bound to create such an oversupply that the price of labor will be forced down below the normal level. At the same time the capital which has been invested in war time industries is not available and there cannot be the same demand for labor. In this connection, the wish to hire laborers is not a demand because the desire which is not backed up by cash or credit can have no effect on the market. The hopelessness of trying to make the defeated nation pay the expenses of a war is well shown by the situation in Europe today. A nation cannot pay debts of any kind unless it creates wealth and no nation at the present time can create wealth without the opportunity to carry on international trade. The lack of trade, credit, or good will on the part of any nation automatically affects the trade of other nations and so the depression is spread until it is international in scope. The inflation of money or stock helps bring about depressions because people will borrow money or obtain credit when money will buy a lot and try to pay it back when it will buy very little. If they succeed, they ruin the creditors or make them unwilling to loan money except at high rates of interest. Since most all of our business is done on credit, this has a bad effect on all industries and since people who have insurance policies and savings accounts are creditors indirectly. it is easy to see that we cannot ignore the welfare of creditors any more than we can the welfare of debtors. A great many causes have been given for economic depressions, but there is really only one explanation; this is, the fundamental characteristics Page Eleven of human nature. Nature has given all animals, including man the instinct of self-preservation; the urge to look after oneself first. This usually expresses itself in selfishness and is the main cause of trouble. Everyone wants to gain wealth without working for it. Since wealth must be produced by someone, people try to get rich at the expense of someone else. For this reason they engage in wild speculation. They water stocks, and practice questionable kinds of advertising. Manufacturers and farmers produce all they can although they know that the market cannot absorb the total production; they do not care as long as they can sell their goods at the highest possible price. Yet when someone becomes financially unsound they find with alarm that their trade is affected. Unrestrained speculation develops a mob psychology that creates fictitious values. People come to the conclusion that a stock is good because they see others buy it. They, therefore, rush to buy it without investigating its earning power. The supply of the stock is limited and the demand is great. The price rises to fabulous heights. The illusion keeps on until some stockholder calmly reasons out the situation and com s to the conclusion that the stocks are not worth the price asked for them. He hurries to sell his shares even at a lower price than they are quoted. If enough stock-holders do this the price drops sharply and everyone stampedes to get rid of their stock. A crash takes place and the price of stocks drops to less than their real value. The corporation issuing the stock finds that it cannot attract investors, their capital drops, and they discharge employees. Then there is a period of business stagnation, followed by a slow recovery and normal times again. But man never learns from such experiences and repeats his mistakes again and again. Speculation itself, however, is not necessarily an evil. The experienced speculator investigates the earning power of the stock and pays only the price that the stock is really worth. Thus, if only experienced speculators bought stock, the result would be to stabilize prices, rather than upset them. It is the small investor with a desire for making profits and little or no knowledge of the stock he is buying, who creates a demand that cannot be permanent, and sends the price of stock up beyond where it should be. How impossible it is to evade the law of supply and demand is soon evident to all beginning students in economics, but rarely, if ever, to pol- iticians and those entrusted • with law making powers. Whenever a considerable surplus of a commodity is produced, the surplus is stored. The manufacturer, finding that he cannot sell his goods, closes his plant until the surplus is used up. His employees, finding themselves without money, buy less goods than formerly. Others industries selling to these employees are affected and have to lessen their production, and the number of unemployed is consequently increased. The farmers, finding that the factory workers have little momy, have to lower their prices for food. As the unemployment continues and the production of farm products is not lessened, prices have to drop still further. The farmer then finds it hard to pay his taxes, mortgages, interest or loans. Thus everyone suffers by unemployment in industry. If our politicians seek relief in a high tarriff, other countries cannot sell their goods here, and consequently have less money to buy goods and the depression spreads beyond the limits of our country. There have been many cures proposed for depression. Socialism and Communism have been proposed to replace Capitalism. The ideals of these systems are very worthy but they will work only in theory. They assume that an individual will work as hard for the state or nation as he will work for himself. This is not true because of the innate selfishness of human beings. If there is no personal incentive to work, everyone will try to dodge their share of work and responsibility. Russia has succeeded so far because the people have been kept in a state of patriotic fervor by their leaders. The very bad treatment which they received from the government under the Czar and the hostilities of other countries since then have made it much easier to keep the Russian workers in the proper frame of mind. The return of beer and the repeal of the 18th Ammendment are no cures for a depression for the simple reason that they do not affect the causes. The manufacturer of beer may raise the price of grain for the time being, but other countries without prohibition have suffered more from the depression than the United States. Prices cannot be fixed by legislation. The Dutch and British controlled the total production of rubber a few years ago. They stored up their rubber and refused to sell except at an exceedingly high price. People everywhere began economizing on rubber or using substitutes. Meanwhile rubber was still being produced at a great Page Twelve rate. The British and Dutch finally sold the accumulated rubber at a very low price. Canadians, later, tried a similiar experiment with wheat with the same results. Our own Farm Board in guaranteeing to the farmers a certain price for their wheat have only encouraged the farmer to raise more wheat and increase the surplus which in turn decreased the price. This raised the amount that the Farm Board had to pay to the farmer, and took money from other classes of society to keep farmers producing a commodity for which there was less and less need. Insurance will not prevent depressions any more than it will prevent fires, accidents or death; it merely distributes the losses evenly so that they do not affect any one person too severely. The Reconstruction Finance Corporation and the Farm Board may act as insurance companies but they may become merely devices by which the government keeps financially unsound corporations and industries in business at its own expense. Work, such as reforestation, conservation of natural resources, and a public building program may help in times of depression, providing it is creative work. That is, if it is work that would have to be done at some time later, and the wealth produced supplies a real and permanent demand. Shorter working hours may help to distribute labor among the unemployed, but if the hours are too short the employee will not produce enough wealth to get paid enough wages to support himself. The prevention of depressions, therefore, is quite remote. If we would but realize the inevitable workings of the law of supply and demand and realize that the main cause of our economic difficulties is the fundamental weakness of human nature, we would go a long way towards solving our problems. If we are going to prevent anything from happening, we must first remove the causes. When the same amount of intelligence is applied to problems of economics as has been applied to medicine or the other sciences then we may hope for a solution of our present problems. Until that time the best thing we can do is to prevent ourselves from being deluded by false hopes. - SALUTATORY ADDRESS Sigurd Lovdal Luther Burbank Luther Burbank was the first man who devoted a whole lifetime to the production of entirely new plants and fruits, and the improvement of older varieties. In his work of horticulture he reigns supreme, for no man had, up to the time Burbank began his work, dreamed of doing what Burbank has accomplished. To the study and improvement of plants, Burbank is what Faraday is to electricity. Leading scientists and biologists of the day claimed that no new species of plant could be formed, but Burbank defiantly contradicted these statements by producing several entirely new species of trees, berries, and fruits which had n-ver been seen by man. He did this by successfully cross pollinating different species of plants. (Hybridization.) Luther Burbank was born in Lancaster, Mass., March 7, 1849. From Scotch ancestry on his mother’s side, he developed an ardent love for flowers, and from English ancestry on his father’s side, he developed an intense love for learning. However, as his parents were poor, he had to work at an early age, and could only attend a nearby academy for a few months each year. While he was working in a factory, Burbank invented a machine which did away with the work of s;x men. He could have become an inventor, but, disregarding the advice of friends, he started a truck gardening and seed raising farm. While working in this garden, he discovered and planted a potato seedball. From the seedball came the famous Burbank potato, which saved the world millions of dollars, because at that time a potato famine was at hand. The discovery of this potato greatly inspired Burbank to take up the work of horticulture. When Burbank was twenty-five years old, he moved to Santa Rosa. California, where he started a nursery. In a few years, when this nursery was netting him $ 10,000.00 a year, he decided to give it up and devote all his time toward the improvement and establishment of new plants, for the benefit of mankind. It was at this experimental farm in Santa Rosa that he has conducted wonderful experiments in the improvement of plant life. He has aided nature in doing what she could not accomplish Page Thirteen alone. He has bred plants for beauty, hardiness, and adaptation, size, quick growth, better food, new food, color, perfume, quality, quantity, and other numerous factors. At the time of his death, Burbank had over 3,000 experiments under way, and was growing over 5,000 distinct botanical specimens of plants from many parts of the world. He carried on this work on an enormous scale, and each year raised over one million plants for testing purposes. Some of Burbank’s important experiments include: The development of pitless plums and prunes; a new potato; an entirely new fruit: the plumcot; two entirely new berries: the Phenomenal” and the Primus” berry; a thornless, edible cactus plant; two new fast growing forest trees; frost resisting fruit trees; the improvement of several species of flowers; and new and improved varieties of pears, apples, quinces, peaches, apricots, walnuts, chestnuts, and berries. Burbank’s principle of work was: How may the greatest good be done to the greatest number of people? His experiments were the forerunners of all the agricultural experiments which deal with horticulture. He had to form his own laws and theories in regard to cross breeding and hybridization of different varieties of plants. He showed the fallacies of old laws established by other people who worked on a minor scale, and established new laws of his own. Burbank was a special lecturer at Leland Stanford, Jr. University, and a member of many scientific and horticultural societies in the U. S. and Europe. His death removed from active service one of the greatest benefactors of humanity that the world has ever known. CLASS HISTORY Elizabeth Dana Martin Our class had twenty-seven members when we began school as Freshmen one September morning in 1929. No one can remember whether the weather was rainy, or sunny, as it is on most first days. Our teachers were Miss Clark, Miss Sweet, Mr. Munsell, Mr. Clark and Mr. Coombs, our Principal. Miss Clark started teaching Latin to three of us, all girls. We were soon joined by three others who thought the story we were reading sounded interesting. Miss Sweet soon expressed a desire to spank some of us, but we never heard that she satisfied her longing. Mr. Clark began teaching some of the boys how to be successful farmers. Mr. Coombs taught us Algebra and what pains we did have that year. We laid them to the Math, but perhaps they were growing pains. We elected our class officers: President, Helen Belz; Vice-President, Maude Eyre; Secretary, Irene Hoyt; Treasurer, Raynall Coley. These officers were very satisfactory, although there was not much for them to do, due to the fact that our class did not seem socially inclined during our Freshman year. Before the end of the year we lost two members, John Armon and Frank Marino. We started our Sophomore year with twenty-three members. We had lost three more at the end of our Freshman year: John Gudzunas, David Perilman and Ruth Smith; but Russell Coburn returned from Rhode Island and David Apple-ton came from Indiana. Our teachers were Miss Clark, Miss Sweet, Miss Jagger, Mr. Coombs and Mr. Clark. Miss Jagger took the place of Mr. Munsell who had accepted a position at Stores. She left us in the middle of the year because of illness. Miss Lois Harvey was our substitute teacher until Miss Brucker came. On Valentine’s Day our English teacher, Miss Sweet, became Mrs. Coombs, by marrying our Principal. We elected our class officers for that year— President, Russell Coburn; Vice-President, Stanley Lusas; Secretary, Maude Eyre; Treasurer, Sigurd Lovdal. We planned to have a sleighing party or a skating party that winter but the weather always changed on the day which we had designated. When the class ring salesman came Maude Eyre and Russell Coburn selected five rings. We voted on the ring we wished and Russell Coburn, Raynall Coley and Margaret Smith were chosen as a committee to select the colors for them. Helen Belz, because of illness in her home, missed about a month of school in the spring. Arthur Wight left us, preferring farm work. Edward Gilbert and Robert Smith also left. On March 4th and 5th our class was represented by Russell Coburn in the Senior play, The Worm.” The Glee Club gave a concert. The last two classes who have graduated have claimed that the success of the whole affair was due to the representatives of their classes who sang in the Page Fourteen concert. Perhaps we had better not try to claim the honor, since there are already two contestants for it. Anyway, several members of our class took part. They were: Maude Eyre, Candace Thompson, Elizabeth Martin, David Appleton and Raynall Coley. The Junior year we had seventeen members. F our failed to return: Rabert Fumire, because of the illness of his father; Irene Hoyt, moved away; David Appleton, because of illness; Russell Coburn because he joined the class of ’32, and Robert Weasa, married. During the year we also lost Elizabeth Booth. We had one new member, Willard Boiney. Our teachers were; Miss Clark, Mrs. Coombs, Miss Brucker, Mr. Clark and Mr. Coombs. About the first of November Miss Brucker left to take a better position in her home town. Miss Scott took Miss Brucker’s place. We held a class meeting and elected our officers—President, Raynall Coley; Vice-President, Margaret Smith; Treasurer, Stanley Lusas; Secretary. Helen Belz. During the year we purchased our class rings. In May we gave our first class social. On the 19th and 20th of November certain members of our class took part in the Operetta, Bits O’ Blarney.” They were: Raynall Coley, Frank Matula, Maude Eyre, Candace Thompson and Elizabeth Martin. Willard Boiney and Raynall Coley were members of the Harmonica Band” which played between acts. Raynall Coley helped design and paint the scenery. During this year some of the boys became interested in track, basketball and baseball. Some of the girls also developed into basketball stars. Two of our class impersonated sen’c-s at the Class Day Exercises. Harry Hull as Henry Can-field and Willard Boiney as Oscar Lovdal. James Rowley was Marshall for the Class of ’32. The last social event of the year was a Prom given by the Class of ’32 and the Class of ’33.The Juniors on the Prom Committee were Margaret Smith, Raynall Coley. Maude Eyre and Willard Boiney. We started with fourteen in our class our Senior year, having lost James Rowley and George Coad. After about a month we lost Willard Boin-y who moved away. We all worked and managed to pass our Mid-year exams. And, speaking of working—throughout the four years some of our class members had been striving to see who should stand highest on the honor roll. These members were, Stanley Lusas, Sigurd Lovdal, John Gudzunas (who left us at the end of our Freshman year., evidently not on account of a lack of ability to keep up), Russell Coburn ,'who graduated last year), Helen Belz, Maude Eyre and Elizabeth Martin. Our teachers were Miss Clark, Mrs. Coombs, Mr. Clark, Mr. Coombs and Mr. Knox. Mr. Knox had begun with us in September and as the months went on we had learned to admire and respect his ability and industry. On the third of April we had a new English teacher, Miss Mer-win, to take Mrs. Coombs’ place. The class officers were: President. Harry Hull; Vive-President, Raynall Coley; Treasurer, Margaret Smith; Secretary, Elizabeth Martin. Helen Belz was absent about a month because of an operation for appendicitis. In the fall, several of our members took part in the Operetta The Fire-Prince.” They were: Raynall Coley, Maude Eyre, Robert Fray, Stanley Lusas, Robert Abbott, Frank Matula, Elizabeth Martin and Margaret Smith. Raynall Coley, Robert Abbott and Elizabeth Martin painted the scenery. On March 21st we went to have our pictures taken and although we later had many candidates for the best looking people in the class, the camera failed to make any queer noises that day. During Christmas vacation we gave a dance which was quite a success considering how little practice we had had. Tonight we commence a new period of our lives. We shall again be making history which we hope will be a credit to our training. CLASS GIFTS Frank Matula—Robert Fray To Harry Hull, we give Major Cambell’s racer, so that he may be able to make better time. To Oscar Johnson, we give this set of Farm Implements to give him a start in life as a successful farmer. To Raynall Coley, we give this book of alibis to refer to in case of necessity. To Sigurd Lovdal, we give this book on how to overcome bashfulness. To Robert Abbott, we give this book on how to become a gardener in his spare moments. To Stanley Lusas, we give this book on how to dance, so that he may dance with the co-eds at college. To Maude Eyre, our class baby, we give this bar of castile soap to preserve her baby complexion. To Helen Belz, we give this book of humor, so that she may see the bright side of life. To Candace Thompson, we give this music box, so that she may always have music. To Margaret Smith, we give this car, so that when one of her boy friends breaks a date she won’t have to walk. To Elizabeth Martin, we give this sewing basket, so that she will not be getting into mischief | when she goes away to college. Page Fifteen CLASS PROPHECY Raynall Coley—Margaret Smith The scene takes place in a modern laboratory in the year 1945. The world famous scientist, Raynall Coley, is discussing with his assistant Margaret Smith his latest invention in scientific analysis of medecine. The scientist is working on some apparatus at a table as his assistant enters. Scientist: Come here! Look! at Last! Assistant: Have you really perfected your invention? Scientist: Yes, look here—Here is a substance only as large as a common tablet but if one eats it, the effect produced will be such that he will be able to see just what his classmates are doing at the present time. Assistant: Whom shall we try it on? Scientist: Well suppose you try it first. However if you don’t want to risk it we can call in someone else, although I’d rather— Assistant: No, let me have one. I, too would like to see if it will be a success. Scientist: Here it is. Just eat it as you would a piece of candy. Assistant: It is growing dark. I feel strange— dizzy. I can’t seem to remember—It’s clearing slowly. I see—Ah! What is it? Yes it is a group of fashionable women, drinking tea and eagerly listening to someone—a man. He seems to be reading something. Poetry—oh! I recognize him now, my old classmate Robert Abbott. He certainly looks as though he were enjoying himself. He was made famous by his excellent poetry in high school. Now the scene is fading. But wait—another scene presents itself. It is a private office—modern in the extreme. A young woman is seated at a desk. She is examining a magazine labeled True Story.” There is a small sign on the desk It reads, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF. Yes, I know her. It is Helen Belz, one of the few girls in my class of ’33. We all remember her ability in writing love stories for English compositions. She appears very business-like and also capable of holding the position. Another scene. I see multitudes of flowers. It seems to be a warm climate. In the distance are long beaches filled with masses of people sunning themselves or bathing in the surf. It it California. So this is Hollywood! Let us look further. Now I can see hugh buildings and many actors and actresses. As I look in on one set I see a handsome young man surrounded by a large group of actresses. He appears very pleased; as though he enjoys being the center of attraction. So Bobby Fray went to Hollywood so that he could find plenty of pretty girls to amuse him. It seems to take a longer time now between the sketches of events concerning my classmates. Now I am at a dance. The place looks familiar. Wait! I know the place. It’s the old Woodbury Town Hall. Someone nearby is saying that it is Old Home Week. Everyone seems to be having a good time. Someone else remarks that the orchestra is marvelous. Lo and Behold! There stands Candace Thompson, conductor of Ye Old Village Band. She always had talent for music. The scene changes slowly. The effect of that tablet must be wearing off but at least I am able to see one more scene. This seems to be in a kindergarten. A young woman is occupied in helping a small child build up a pile of blocks, and at the same time keeping the other children busy and satisfied. She is extremely patient. There seems to be something familiar about her. A knock at the door—she rises and goes to answer it. It’s Maude Eyre. Well she certainly ought to be successful. She always was patient with children. I feel queer again. Everything vanishes. I feel perfectly restored but how can I find out about the rest of my classmates? I must confess, Raynall. that your experiment was a success while it lasted. Scientist: Yes it was marvelous. Now I’ll try one and perhaps I will be able to find out what the others are doing. Assistant: Yes, you try now. Scientist: I seem to be in a daze. Now my head is clearing. I can see a large race track— people cheering in the stands. It is the Indianapolis Speedway. A man in a racing car crosses the finish line and comes to an abrupt stop a few feet away. The judge hands the driver a cup amidst cheering and the camera men ask him to remove his goggles so that they may take a picture of his. He removes them. Why—its Harry Hull our Class President. He surely got plenty of experience driving that chewy” to and from school. Everything becomes a blank— no— another scene. This time I can see a young man in the midst of a group of men and women; he seems Page Sixteen to be demonstrating the proper way to hold a young lady when dancing. I see now that he is a dancing instructor. He now turns toward me and—Frank Matula! Another scene immediately appears. It is a circus, a real circus. As the picture becomes more distinct, it reveals a man standing on a platform and yelling in a loud voice something about fli-as. Oh yes, he is telling the people that inside one may see trained fleas. We go inside the tent. The first thing I see is the back of a huge muscular man. He seems to be angry with one of the fleas and is trying to make him act as he wishes. As I approach I discover that it is none other than our class Valedictorian and humorist, Stanley Lusas. This scene quickly disappears and changes to another in the same circus. This time it is a lion’s cage. In it are several lions. A man is among them. He has his back turned toward one of the lions and it seems—yes, one of the lions is preparing to spring at him. But before he can, the little blond trainer turns around and stares the lion straight in the eye. The lion trembling, creeps off to a corner with his tail between his legs. At the same time I recognize Sigurd Lovdal, the world famous lion tamer. Again the scene changes and I am standing on the forward deck of a large pleasure yacht, off the Florida coast. Seated in a chair in front of me is a blond haired man with a characteristic Swedish face. He is leisurely smoking and reading. His face turns this way for an instant and I recognize Oscar Johnson, who is now a successful farmer off on a pleasure trip to southern waters. The scene fades rapidly and another takes its place. I am in a large building. Typewriters are clicking and phones ringing. Seated at a desk in one corner near a window is a young woman. She is busy drawing cartoons for a New York Daily. As I approach in curiosity, I recognize Elizabeth Martin. Now I feel peculiar—dizzy—all these scenes are revolving in my mind. Slowly, very slowly, it is growing lighter. At last—Why hello Margaret! It feels good to be normal again but didn’t it seem good to see our classmates again and find out what had become of them. I can’t realize it yet. CLASS POEM C. Robert Abbott We pause, as on some hill that only Youth can know, gazing far out yonder through a veil like falling snow. Dim it stands, and shining phosphorescent, pallid white; faint forms there outlining years still out of sight. Beneath it all, a-clutter, Life is freely strewn; and we catch glimpses, glances, tinted silver by the moon. It is so ghost-like, quiet, that in awe we seem to tremble, for ’tis ours to start it’s clamor; ours to fit and to assemble. How great this fleeting moment is, alien to Earth and common clay; we know as yet no space of time; no saddened life to choke the gay. Nor are we drunk like Age is, in the World’s old, wr tched ways; sitting, dreaming dreams in stupor; in a crabbed, stubborn daze. Ours are visions, tall and clinging fresh like breezes from the North, spirited and gaily bringing new ideas of value forth. So much to do, so many things undone, the greatest works are yet to be; perchance it may be one of us that makes a mark for Time to see. As we descend this vantage point and choose our course, and let youth go, let us hope, that we are wise in choosing; that the way not taken has no better show. Though this complex world may oft confound us with it’s many wiles, may we come through proud and happy, with a laurel crown; a wreath of smiles. And all those misty visions that we had ere we began, may they grow to true proportions, stretching broad, the world to span. Page Seventeen Each lone soul will secretly be keeping communion with itself and planning wide, to make it’s peace with Earth and yet be holding, the slender key to Life Beyond, beside. This is our task—as some may call it-to us, let it be patient, loving play; and these are all our hopes and fancies which we will cherish, come what may. We may err, but there is wealth in erring; better to have erred than naught have done. And when you ask how we are fairing, may the answer be that We have won.” For Life is only what we make it, though there are those who proffer loyal aid; we thank them and would take it but God wants what we alone have made. Enough, therefore, and let’s be starting making what progress we can, vast throngs among, glad that we have had the fortune to be now so well begun. CLASS WILL Helen Belz—Maude Eyre Know all men by these presents: That we the class of 1933, of Woodbury High School, in the town of Woodbury, County of Litchfield, 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 William Swanson we leave a wreath of myrtle”. To Austen Bennet, a bow and arrow for use in protecting himself when among savages. To Concetta Rossi a private set of scales so that she can always have her own weigh. To David Stiles, more sales resistance, so that he will not have to be so obliging. To Raymond Taylor, a bonnet to set off his babyish looks. To Melvina Welles, her one big moment. To Dolly Wight, some new nicknames so that she will always know what to call people. To Adam Wittek, some original wise cracks. To Olive Bryant, the music for next year’s operetta so that she can begin practicing now. To Charles Grisgraber, a piece of slippery elm so that he may give the gum a rest. To Dorothy Wells, a pair of rubber heels. To Ruth Perry, a rope to restrain her when school is dismissed. To Donald Wilson, insurance on his smile. To Charlotte Karrmann, Foster Whitney’s double, so that she will not have to take him from Helen Munson. To Frank Dinateli, a new piano so that he will not have to use the one in the front hall. To Wayne Tarbox, a contract with Chase 6c Sanborn, so that he may put his talents to use. To Jean Canfield, some tasty yeast to give her some pep, vim, and vigor. To Harriet Swanson, a gag so that she will not be making a noise at the wrong time. To Walter Wedgwood, a temper, to go with his red hair. To Ruth Burton, a portable gasoline station for use in emergencies. To Norma Savage, some hair dye, in case he tires of blonds. To Harry Dennis and George Norton, special permission to entertain the eighth grade girls. To Paul Mansfield, a seat in the back of the room so that he will not get curvature of the spine turning around. To Mr. Knox, a bullet proof suit, to protect him from the Rifle Club. To Miss Clark, a supply of patience for use in her extra French Class. To Irene Olsen, a contract as Jean Harlow’s double. To Mr. Coombs, a little birdie to attract the attention of the Freshmen during Ancient History Class. To James Richards, the cast of the production 42nd Street” so that he can have a selection of dancing partners. Page Eighteen To Frank Mulvey, a jig saw puzzle of 10,000 pieces so that he may study something that seems complicated to him. To Irene King, Mike Coad. To James Wilson, Parmenter’s leather bound edition of So Wise We Grow.” To Miles Bennett, some lessons on how to laugh. To Wilfrid Warner, a hammer and a blacksmith’s anvil, so that he may make plenty of noise without breaking anything. To Margery Butler, an organ grinder, to help her grind. To Catherine Minor, a yeast cake so someone can get a rise out of her. To Judson Darrow, glasses for his rifle, so that the sights will always be accurate. To Hazel Manville, a list of compliments, to hand to her girl friends. To Frances Lusas, a post office, so that her numerous notes will always be safely delivered. To William Burton, an airplane, so that his sister will not have anything over him. To Virginia Scoville, a book of instructions on how to play Cupid. To Warren Mansfield, a guardian to keep him out of trouble. To Anne Plungis, a cow bell so that we will know that she is around. To Francis Brassill, a talking answer book, so that he will not have to look up the answers to the teacher's questions. To Louise Smith, a typewriter, so that she can write her notes with the use of less energy. To Esther Lundin, new exclamation, to make about her hair. To Dorothy Hatstat, Jean Harlow’s secrets of coquetry. To Croft Fray, an underground tunnel, connecting the I. G. A. store and the restaurant. To Eleanor McConville, some Mason Jars, in which to preserve her peaches and cream complexion To Virginia Wells, Stanley’s sense of humor. To Jane Somerset, some paste, so that she can always stick to Dot Wells. To Steffie Zitkus, a dancing teacher, to guide her uncertain steps. To Emily Klatka, some new dance steps, which we hope she hasn’t yet learned. To Foster Whitney, a care-taker for Helen during his absences. To DcFrance Clark, a bicycle built for two. To Walter Krakauskas, Robert Fray’s ability as an athlete. To Bruce Crighton, a fly, so that he will not have to spend his time catching one during class periods. To Edith Platt, a can of Simonize, so that she will not have to leave the room so often to repair her complexion. To Mr. Clark, a bus, for use in transporting the Ag. boys. To Charles Sharp, a container for all his surplus information. To Edward, Ruth, and Olive Hine, the back seats on the school bus. To the Junior Class, with much regret, we leave Mike Coad and James Rowley. Page Nineteen w Junior Class of 1934 Page Twenty SCHOOL ACTIVITIES CLASS OF 1935 On October 1st, we were represented in a track meet at Washington, by C. Fray in baseball throw, high jump and 100 yard dash; R. Coley in 100 yard dash and running broad jump; R. Fray in potato race; S. Lusas in shot put; Esther Lundin in baseball throw and 50 yard dash; Margery Butler in 50 yard dash and Maude Eyre in basketball throw. We took no places but had a good time. James Wilson, our tenor soloist, Maude Eyre, Nettie Clements, Margery Butler, and Ruth Burton sang at the Christmas Meeting of the local Garden Club, held at the home of Mrs. E. D. Marvin on December 13, 1932. The songs were English and French Carols. Three American History students took the examinations in the League o' Nations contest held Friday, March 24th. The Grand Prize was a trip to Europe. The winners have not been announced as far as we know, but we are sure none from W. H. S. got it—yet. December 21st Capt. Stanley Osborne gave his second illustrated lecture to students of W. H. S. and Grammar School. This time it was a very interesting one, on New Zealand THE SENIOR CLASS OF ’33 The officers for the past year have been: Harry Hull President Raynall Coley Vice-President Elizabeth Martin Secretary Margaret Smith Treasurer Our only activity of the year was the Senor Dance, given on December 30, 1932. Coming during vacation, it proved very successful. CLASS OF 1936 The Freshman Class (of 1936) managed to elect their officers around the middle of the year. They were: President Olive Bryant Vice-President Wilfrid Warner Secretary , Irene Olsen Treasurer Norma Savage They did not attempt any social activities and confined their expenses to a few gifts to sick classmates. The Sophomore Class elected— President Ernest Hicock Vice-President Helen Munson Secretary Dorothy Wells Treasurer James Richards They gave one party on December 22nd, that was quite successful. Later, April 7th, to be exact, they gave a dance that was extremely successful. The first of May they chose their class rings which will come next fall. CLASS OF 1934 Ruth Burton President William Swanson Vice-President Margery Butler Secretary Frank Mulvey Treasurer Early in the beginning of the school year, the Juniors gave a party for the purpose of welcoming our new Science teacher, Mr. Albert Knox and Mrs. Knox. The entire faculty was present at this party. On February 6, we accomplished a new undertaking. when we catered for the Men’s Forum Supper. Due to the cooperation of the members of the class, this proved to be a success. We gave another party on March 18 -h, which made the other classes envious. Mrs. Wight and Mrs. Eyre acted as chaperons. The community house was made attractive with decorations appropriate for St. Patrick’s Day. Grin and Grind Club In March the Juniors organized an English Club to have programs every Friday. A committee chose the name of Grin and Grind Club” whi'-h was accepted. The officers were: Emily Klatka President Dolly Wight Secretary Important Programs were: March 16- Rev. E. S. Hickox Questions answered by him. March 17— Rev. R. G. Ewing On Jonathan Edwards.” April 7— Miss Mary Christensen On work of State Board of Health. Others included short stories, a cross-word puzzle, and various articles. May 3rd they sponsored an assembly Musical Program which belittled that of last year. In all it was a very successful season, and well managed. Page Twenty-One wv Basketball Team Bennett ’34, Lusas '33, Coley ’33, Sharp ’35, C. Fray ’35, Rowley ’34, Krakauskas ’35. Seated: Warner ’36, R. Fray ’33, Coad ’33, (Captain), Swanson ’34, Mansfield ’36, Roswell ’35 Baseball Team Moskus ’36, Krakauskas ’35, Lusas ’33, Swanson ’34, Rowley ’34, Coad ’34. Seated: Taylor ’36, R. Fray ’33, (Captain), Grisgraber '35, C. Fray ’35, Coley ’33, Sharp ’35. Page Twenty-Two BASKETBALL SEASON Members of rhe two teams this year were:— Robert Fray, George Coad, William Swanson, Austen Bennett, Stanley Lusas, James Rowley, and Croft Fray on the first team, and Raynall Coley, Sigurd Lovdal, Wilfrid Warner, Charles Grisg.aber, Gilbert Roswell, Walter Krakauskas and Charles Sharp on the second. George Coad was Captain, and Bob Fray, Manager. We played 22 games, winning 8 and losing 14. We had a good team, which faced the hardest schedule Woodbury has attempted without many experienced players. Our most sensational victory was that over the Alumni of 1930. We won once with Kent, with I. G. A., Newtown, Terry-ville, Washington, Bethel and again with Kent. No girls’ team was organized this year both because of the loss of enthusiasm and of the best players by graduation. However, this spring a number of girls are practicing up for next year and we hope to have a successful revival. The baseball season started April 21st and the team has made a good showing in spite of their lack of experience. New Milford was held 3-1 at New Milford and we won from Bethel at Woodbury by a score of 2-1. THE FIRE-PRINCE” At the very beginning of the school year, we commenced getting ready for our second operetta, which was called The Fire-Prince.” Compared to the previous one, Bits O’ Blarney,” the new one was a mammoth undertaking, calling for a cast and chorus of over fifty persons. After constant preparation for a little over a month it was presented in the Town Hall on the nights of October 26th and 27th. All expenses and there were many, were met, and dramatically the op-peretta was an overwhelming success. We quote from the Mirror, telling about the plot of the play: The Complete Cast Follows: Grognio, King of Pantouflia James Wilson ’34 Prigio; the Fire-Prince Raynall Coley ’33 Alphonso and Enrico—Prigio’s Brothers James Rowley ’33 and Croft Fray ’35 The Wise Men— Robert Abbott ’33—Stanley Lusas ’33 Frederic, a Pantouflian Officer Robert Fray ’33 Don Roderigo, Ambassador Stanley Lusas ’33 Benson, his Butler Miles Bennett ’35 William, Head Page Boy De France Clark ’35 Servant James Richards ’35 Lady Molinda and Lady Kathlecna— Nieces of the King Ruth Burton ’34—Maude Eyre ’33 The Duchess Charles Sharp ’35 Rosa, Daughter of the Ambassador Concetta Rossi ’35 Teresa, her friend Evelyn Fowler ’36 This was backed up by a large chorus, including Ladies of the Court, Gypsies, Fairies and Pages. Thanks are due to Olive Bryant who was the accompanist, and above all to the director, Mrs. J. D. Coombs. The story is concerned with the good-natured King of Pantouflia who, although beloved by all the peoole in his kingdom is nevertheless unhappy. The chief cause of his unhappiness is a son (The Fire-Prince) who knows too much. The Queen causes some of his distress by chasing the chickens, of which her husband is very fond, and also by refusing to believe in fairies. The King blames his son from whom, he believes his wife has learned these terrible things and decides to disinherit him. Matters are brought to a head by the presence of a mythical Fire-Drake in the neighborhood. This monster it is believed, will destroy, by fire, the entire kingdom, and its inhabitants. The two younger sons of the king happy. The chief cause of his unhappiness is a son go to fight it and are destroyed. The Fire-Prince refuses even to believe in the monster, until after he has met the daughter of the Spanish Ambassador Love for he inspires him to don the fairy gifts and kill the Fire-Drake. That done, he returns and resurrects his brothers by a fairy compound. The happy ending comes when the Spanish Ambassador gives his daughter to the Fire-Prince. This plot, filled with humor, catchy tunes, fine singing, gorgeous costumes, new scenery, made it a delightful and fascinating production, well worth all the time, effort and expense that it involved. After this one we wonder if we should have another operetta. Will it eclipse this one? POMPERAUG VALLEY RIFLE CLUB President Vice-President Seer. BC Treas. Instructor Judson Darrow Austen Bennett Stanley Lusas Mr. Albert L. Knox. This was started through the efforts of Judson Darrow. It is independent of the school, but holds meetings here. Every Monday night they practice in back of Rowley’s. The club is a member of the National Rifle Association. Page Twenty-Three The Mirror Staff Richards ’35 Wilson '34, Mulvey ’34, Kozenieski ’36, Hicock '35. Front Row: Rossi ’35, Sears ’36, Burton ’34, Butler ’34, (Editor-in-chief), Klatka ’34, Scoville ’35. Freshman Class of 1936 Page Twenty-Four THE MIRROR Our school publication The Mirror,” started its fourth year of existence in an energetic manner. The first half of the year, it consisted of 6 pages with a regular heading and various departments that were to be permanent, and give the appearance of a professional periodical, as well as it could be done with the mimeograph as a medium of printing. The arrangement comprised news on the first page, and on the second page, the editorials. The third and fourth pages were open to original articles, etc. The fifth page had the wit and humor section called Thru the Looking Glass.” The last page was generally devoted to cartoons. It was issued every two weeks, selling for three cents each. Financially it supported itself. There were some 26 subscriptions. The Staff included: C. Robert Abbott ’33, Editor-in-chief. Helen Belz ’33 Ruth Burton ’34 Raynall Coley ’33 James Richards ’35 Stanley Lusas ’33 Concetta Rossi ’35 Margery Butler ’34 Ernest Hicock ’35 Virginia Scoville ’35 In February the four seniors became automatically honorary members. Margery Butler was elected Editor-in-chief and Ruth Burton Asst. Editor. New Members of the staff were Frank Mul-vey ’34, James Wilson ’34, Em:ly Klatka '34, Kathryn Sears ’36 and Lloyd Kozenieski ’36. The Mirror was then condensed to four pages at two cents. There are now about 35 regular subscribers. Throughout the whole year the Mirror has been in popular favor, voicing the interests of the moment adequately, fulfilling its duty, of publishing the news as well as offering diverting entertainment. It has established itself as a permanent institution within W. H. S. It offers a medium for the presentation of talent, it encourages artistic, literary, and journalistic abilities. As a newspaper, it has many undiscovered possibilities for being original, unique and worthwhile, leaving a broad field for editors in coming years. We wish to acknowledge our obligation to organizations whose financial help has made this book possible, us to use the space which they purchased, they have made it materially lessen the cost of this book. We hope reward them accordingly. C. L. Adams Co. R. H. Fray C. H. Davis Woodbury Drug Co. Tom Manzi The Woodbury Telephone Co. The Woodbury Lunch W. J. Burton George Sturgis Samuel Tomlinson James Cannon Joseph Dinova the following people or By allowing possible to that our friends will Louis Deschino Robert Drakeley C. W. Tyler D. L. Condon Dr. H. S. Allen Dr. H. E. Traver Miss Lottie Hitchcock Mrs. E. W. Abrams Mrs. O. S. Fitzsimons Mrs. William M. Fliess Mrs. Huntington Wilson Miss Lois Harvey Page Twenty-Five JOHN B. KING Dealer in Real Estate, Farms, Colonial Houses, State Road Property and Compliments of Camp Sites H. H. 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