Woodbury High School - Warrior Yearbook (Woodbury, CT)

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Boys: standing left to right. Burton, Travers, Sharp, Grisgraber, Lizauskas, Coombs (Coach) Seated: Warner, Roswell, Swanr.on, Mansfield, Krakauskas Girls: (standing) Lundin. Gruber, Reichenbach, Butler, Clark. (Seated) Burton, Smith, Plungis, Overton, Poulin, Fowler, Fray. BOYS’ BASKETBALL The season this year was not very successful, particularly due to the fact that most of the players were new to the game. It is expected that next year there will be a better team because of the practice these new players have received this year. William Swanson was captain of the team and star player. Seventeen games were played altogether. GIRLS’ BASKETBALL This year the girls started playing basketball with almost an entirely new squad. There were four freshmen and most of the others were, also, new at the game, but they soon learned. Polly Overton, a Senior who entered Woodbury High School last fall was elected captain. Myrle Clark and Adelaide Poulin proved to be the star forwards and Mary Gruber, was, indeed, an excellent guard, who developed a technique all her own of distracting the attention of her forward. The girls who went out for basketball were: Polly Overton, Esther Lundin, Anne Plungis, Margery Butler, Ruth Burton, Jessie Smith, Olive Bryant, Evelyn Fowler, Lois Fray, Myrle Clark, Adelaide Poulin, Mary Gruber and Ruth Reichenbach. Page Twenty-Seven

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Back row, left to right: Charles Sharp 35, Frank Mulvey 34 (chairman), Catherine Klatka 37, Edward Overton 36, Ernest Hicock 35. Front row: Florence Overton 34, Ruth Burton 34, Evelyn Fowler 36 Emily Klatka 34, Myrle Clark 37 THK COUNCIL OF TEN The idea of a student council has been thought about for some time but it was not until December of 1933, that the idea was put into motion. In December the student body showed their desire to have a council and twenty people were nominated. Of these twenty, three from each of the two upper classes and two from each of the lower classes were elected by preferential ballot. The members elected were Frank Mulvey, Ruth Burton, and Emily Klatka from the Senior Class; Florence Overton, Ernest Hicock, and Charles Sharp from the Junior Class; Evelyn Fowler and Edward Overton from the Sophomore Class; and Myrle Clark and Catherine Klatka from the Freshman Class. The Council spent two months arranging a constitution which did not, at first, meet with the favor of the student body and so it was revised. After some modification it was proposed to the student body a second time, and accepted. The purpose of the Council is to improve conditions in Woodbury High School. The work of the Council to date has resulted in the designation of Room 1 1 as a study hall during the noon hour. All students who wish to study undisturbed during the noon hour now have an opportunity to do so. The Council has endeavored to improve the neatness of the high school rooms, and has ap- pointed a committee to designate which classes excel in neatness. The result of the work of this committee has been to promote a healthy competition, especially between the upper classes, to see which class will have the neatest room. The most recent subject under consideration is the improvement of citizenship in high school. The Council has spent several weeks in considering what qualities of citizenship are desirable. In cooperation with the faculty they have published the results of their findings and an attempt has been made to point out what qualities of citizenship are desirable and which students in high school exemplify these qualities. The Council has met during the fifth period on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays, and has conducted its meetings without the supervision or aid of any member of the faculty. The Council does not attempt to take over the authority or the responsibilty of any group or organization in high school. It does not deal with disciplinary problems which ordinarily are handled by the faculty. The prestige of the Council has steadily increased since its formation last December, and with the continued confidence of the student body it should continue to bring about worthwhile changes in the relationship of different groups in high school to each other. Page Twenty-Six

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Standing left to right: Russell Weynier, Wilfrid Warner, Fred Gracy, Foster Whitney Simon Moskus, Stanley Lizauskas, Truman Minor, Lewis Minor. Seated: Walter Krakauskas, Gilbert Roswell, Donald Wilson. Clarence Pierce, Charles Grisgraber, John Moskus. FUTURE FARMERS OF WOODBURY The Woodbury chapter of the Future Farmers of America, is a part of the National Organization of students of Vocational Agriculture. We organized during the first semester of 1933-34 with the following officers:President, Gilbert Roswell, Vice-president, Foster Whitney, Treasurer, Harvey Stone, and Secretary, Edward Hine. Only boys studying Vocational Agriculture are eligible to join this association. The membership roll at present is Gilbert Roswell, Foster Whitney, Charles Grisgraber, and Walter Krakauskas. Juniors: Donald Wilson, Simon Moskus, John Moskus, and Wilfred Warner. Sophomores: Clarence Pierce, Russell Weymer, Truman Minor, Lewis Minor, Frederick Gracy, and Stanley Liz-auskas, Freshmen. The local chapter set-up for this year’s program of work: 1. That the local chapter be represented at the State Judging Contest. 2. That we increase the membership of our chapter. 3. That we have a representative at the State Speaking Contest. 4. That regular initiations be held the first month of each semester. 5. That the local chapter sponsor an egg-laying contest for our department. 6. That the local chapter sponsor milk distribution for the Community Nurse Association. 7. That we cooperate in promoting a state camping trip. 8 That the local chapter apply for a State Charter. 9. That we make contact with chapters in other States. A fitting initiation and banquet was arranged on the Friday before the Christmas vacation by the two boys who first were members, Gilbert Roswell and Foster Whitney. The second semester initiation and banquet was carried out just before Easter and six more boys became full-fledged members. The boys dedided to have another election, and in April a meeting was held for that purpose. The following were elected: President, Donald Wilson, Vice-President, Clarence Pierce, Treasurer, Gilbert Roswell and Secretary, Charles Grisgraber. The local chapter has had a good year with a total of fourteen members. All have satisfied the requirements of the Green hand” degree and so are entitled to wear the insignia of that rank. Gilbert Roswell represented the local chapter at the F. F. A. speaking contest held at Storrs. Walter Krakauskas a member of our chapter was elected State reporter for the F. F. A. The program of work set up at the beginning of the year has been completed one hundred percent. -T At the Connecticut Dairyman’s Association meeting, Gilbert Roswell won first prize of $25 with his essay Why people in Connecticut should use more Ayshire Milk.” THE PANTRY MRS. HARRY DAVIDSON MINORTOWN, CONN. Page Twenty-Eight