Woodbury High School - Warrior Yearbook (Woodbury, CT)

Text from Pages 1 - 122 of the 1936 volume:

1936 THE WIDE AWAKE 1936 Tho Year Book of Woodbury High Sohool Woodbury, Conn, Editor Donald Austin ’Woodworth i.iary Niles Bennett Kathryn Lavina Sears Rachel Anne Hioook Graduates of 1936 2 Woodbury High Sohool Faoulty 13 Class History -- flary Nilos Bennett, Frederick Karl Riese 14 Class Prophecy -- Olive Bryant, Charlotte Frazier, Raymond Duda 17 Class Gifts — Eleanor McConvillo, Dorothy Scott, Paul bansfield 27 Class Will --- Irene Olson, Harriet Swanson, Lloyd Kozenieski, Hubert Reynolds 30 Class Poem---Kathryn Sears 35 Class Elections 36 Valedictory Essay-—-Dictators — Frances Agnes Lusas 37 Salutatory Essay — Stephen Collins Foster, American Composer —- Evelyn Louise Fowler 41 Essay -- Publio Opinion and the I ess —- Norma Savago 44 Essay — Commercial Aviation ---- Donald Austin Woodworth 47 Woodbury High School Notes 50 1 CLASS OF 1936 MARY NILES BENNETT -— A good book is the best of friends . Basketball (3,4), Class History (4), Associate Editor,Wide Awake (4) Growing Pains (4) Mollie is our class book lover. You seldom see her around without a book of some sort. She would like very much to be a politician and we are sure sho would make an excellent one, Mollie can be serious when it is necessary and she enjoys a good joke, OLIVE JANET BRYANT ----- Hail to thee, blithe spirit. Class President (1), Accompanist, The Fire Prince , Graduation, and Baocalaureate (1), Treasurer (2), Basketball (2,3), President Archery Club (3), Cast of The Travelers and The Whole Town’s Talking (3), Prom Committee (3), Cast of Growing ?ains (4). Class Prophecy (4), Olive is a red headed whirlwind. She is tho peppiest girl and the best giggler in the class. There aren’t many difficulties that Olive can’t laugh herself out of. She is loyal to her friends and is a good basketball player. Here’s hoping sho always keeps her pep and giggles, WILLIAM JESSE BURTON, JR.- An honost man’s the noblest work of God Basketball (2,3,4), Mirror Staff (3), President (3,4), The Knave of Hearts (3), Prom Committee (3), Council (3,4) To Bill, our class president, we wish much success. Wherever he is there will be fun and jollity combined with duty. As ho is so fond 2 !|c :: of bluffing, it seems almost oruol when the teachers call his bluff. Bill is always good natured and willing to help out in anything that the olass undertakes. JEAN FOILER CANFIELD- Bo good sweet mid and let who will, be clever. Jean is a very quiet person while in class but she is not always serious. She enjoys a good laugh with any of her many friends. Jean intends to be a photographer. Yfe are sure that she will be able to get good photographs of her friends, considering that she has so many to ohoose from when she takes out the car. RAYilOND WALTER DUDA — Attompt the end and nover stand in doubt. Nothing’s so hard but search will find it out. Class Prophecy (4) This is our meohanical engineer. He is always fussing around trucks and cars and takes a keen interest in science. Every morning he arrives at school in his green car and then do we Dodge ! He is always cheerful until he gets mixed up in such classical studies as English, Then his face is a picture of dispair. EVELYN LOUISE FOTLHR — Many daughters have dono virtuously, but thou cxcoodest thorn all, Baskotball (2,3), The Fire Prince (1), A Character Intrudes (2), The Eligible Mr, 3angs (3), Three Live Ghosts (4) Evie is very studious but is always ready to have a good time. 3 4 :. -.;: £ 4 4 4 4 ! She is our most dignified girl but is always ready to help anyone at a moment's notice. She has many friends because of her kindness to others. She is never far from Korma or Jessie, LOIS LOUISE FRAY --- In muoh wisdom is much grief, Basketball (2,3), Cast of The Fire Prince (1), The Travelers (3), The Whole Town's Talking (3), Growing Pains (4), Property Manager, Dramatic Club (3), Class Party Committees (1,2,3), Danoe Coi -mitteos (3,4), Archery Club (3) Lois always has a pleasant smile for everyone. She really ought to be some sort of a bill collector, considering her efficient work with the Reader's Digests, Sho never takes things too seriously, but we are suro that she will succeed in whatever she undertakes. CHARLOTTE RAE FRAZIER--------- Act well your part, there all the honor lies. Class Secretary (2), Mirror Staff (2), The Whole Town's Talking (3), Three Live Ghosts (4), Class Prophecy. A grand actress, but she should not do it too ofton; it's quite oonfusing to Donny, A friend to everyone and always ready to have a good time, Charlotte is never anything but happy. Her study halls are generally quite exciting adventures in mischief, LESLIE WILLIAM GRAHAi! ——— Reading is sometimes an ingenious device for avoiding thought, t ff « ••' v 4 FA.LUCA5 V The Fire Prinoe (1) Wha-hoo is Leslie’s own plaintive plea. You never see him without a western book or a pulp magazine clutched to his heart. If all such publications were stopped, Leslie would probably perish of heart failure. Some of the girls wonder why he is so popular with the other girls. Now we’ll tell. It’s his line, sisters, it’s his line. RACHEL ANNE KICOCK -- Where did you come from baby dear? Associate Editor of the Wide Awake (4) Yes, Rachel is our class baby. But, because she is tender in years, it does not mean that she acts so. Quiet and unobtrusive as she is, her compositions make a loud noise when they are read in English Class. CHARLES EDWARD HINE --- Nature teaches beasts to know their friends. Judging Team (3) Edward wants to be a farmer and if his good marks in Agriculture mean anything, we are sure that he will have a model farm. Edward is rather quiet if one doesn’t know him but with his friends he is as merry as the rest, FRANCIS ANTHONY JOLOTT -— His smile is sweetened by his gravity. Track Team (4), Judging Team (4) If you see any cartoons blowing around the school, they were probably drawn by this lad for cartooning is his hobby. He has a grin 5 4 « :- ;: ; •;• tf ; ; ♦ ; ; ready for everyone. He seems to enjoy gotting into arguments, but hiB arguments are only those which prevent this world from bocoming a dull place. LLOYD MARSHALL KOZENISSKI ---- His enemies shall bite the dust. Mirror Staff (1,2,3), The Travelers (3), 3asketball (3), Track (4), Class Will, Lloyd is most certainly the class pest. He teases all the girls but they don’t seem to mind it very much. He is a good student, a clever artist, and can hurl the discus or the boxing gloves with equal facility. He spends most of his spare time practising to be a commercial artist and we wish him all success. FRANCES AGNES LUSAS —- Lot every man mind his own business. Fire Rrinoe (1), Scholarship Fedal (2), Valedictorian (4) If you sec a rather scattered looking individual running around the sohool building, you can hazard a guess that it’s Frances. She is the girl who tries to do French and Algebra, and oat her lunoh during English class. But, poor child, sho is always stopped. Even if it is fun to tease her, it’s lots nicer to have her help you with your lessons because she is the girl who knows all the answers and is always ready to help, PAUL HARVEY UAHSFIELD --- Bettor lato than never, Basketball (1,2,3,4), Captain (4), The Travelors (3), Rifle t a 6 Club (1), Baseball (1) Paul is one of our best naturod boys and is always fond of a good joke. He wants to be a mining ongineor and his experiences in putting cars and wagons together ought to be a help to him. But putting things together isn’t the only thing that Paul likes to do. He thinks it is loads of fun to go to parties and dances with his Wild Irish Rose . EL3AH0R LOUISE licCOKVILLE — The lilies contending with the roses in her cheeks, who most shall sot them off Fire Prince (1), The Whole Town’s Talking (3), Three Live Ghosts (4), Class Gifts (4), Prom Committee (3) Here is a merry girl who is always willing to help the class and she is on most all committees. She is quite ambitious and intends to become a private secretary. She is sure to make a fine one but we suppose that some day her employer will lose her to Paul. JCIIN WAYNE LIOSICUS---- I do not like noise unless I make it. Baseball (1,2,3), (judging team (1,2,3), F. F. A. (1,2,3,4) One always knows when John is walking around. We sometimes wonder how it happens tliat none of his shoos have rubber heels on them. He is another of the boys of 36 who wants to become an aviator. John usually adds a great deal to the spontaneity of the F. F. A. Meetings. SUON ANTHONY MOSKUS-------- But men are men. The best sometimes forget. ft t c «ti)i !c 7 .it iX !: );: !!' !) s; Dt .S «t i! « F. F. A. (2,3,4), Baseball (2), Judging team (4) Simon is rather quiet in class and rather good in sports. The girls seem to think he is a good dancer, Saturday nights, he never fails to turn up at the Community House in Southbury. The boys seem to think he is a pretty good all round fellow. SYLVIA IRENE OLSEN----- Nature made her what she '.ms, and nevor made another. Fire Trince (1), Class secretary (1,4), Citizenship award (3), Council (3,4), Class Will (4), ride Awake Committee. If Irene ordered enough pictures so that she could give one to every boy who wanted one, she’d have to work a long time to pay the bills. She well deserves the title of our most popular girl. And have you ever seen Irene blush? If you keep it up Irene, some day you will be as good as Hubie. FREDERICK KARL RI2SE ---- He taketh the wise in their own craftiness, Vice-President (4), Council (4), Three Live Ghosts (4) Class History. Froderiok wants to go into business. Te hope it’s law for as a lawyer he exceeds everyone in T7. H. S. Affectionately known as Pop by the boys, he is a general favorite of tho Ag classes. Then he’s working, he’s very serious but outside of that he’s what the boys call � a grand guy’. 8 ; HUBERT EDVARD REYNOLDS— A merry heart maketh a oheerful countenance, F. F, A. (1,2,3,4), 1st prize. National Dairyman's Association Essay Contest (4), 3rd prize, F« F, A, State Spoaking Contest (4) Council (4), Vice-President (4), Class Will, Oh, Hubie, those maiden blushes! You really should learn to control them. Hubie is one of the bost of sports and is always ribbing someone, Hubie is going to bo a business man but he does not say what business. Is it fair to keep the business world in such suspense Hubie? NORMA SAVAGE — Her ways are ways of pleasantness and all her paths are peace, Fire Prinoe (1), Class Treasurer (1), Vice-President (2), Prom Committee (3), Vfide Awake Committee (4), Commencement Essay (4) Every morning, a few minutes after nine, Norma glides into the Senior room. But the fact that Norma is apt to oversleep does not affect her quiot way3 and gentleness. She lives up to her name of neatest, most polite, and best dressod girl, DOROTHY MARGUERITE SCOTT— Good things are wrapped in small parcols, Class Gifts (4) Dot is a friend to all. If you need sympathy, she is right there. She likes jnusic and dancing and wants to be a pianist. Perhaps some day we will hear of Miss Scott's concort recital, Sho is a jolly and fun-loving girl and hor laugh is often hoard in class, it ' 9 + ;.' KATHRYN LAVIHA STARS — There is no frigate like a book. To take us lands away, Mirror Staff (1,2), Class Room (4), Associate Editor, Wide Awake Hay is our quietest girl, belioving that girls should be seen and not heard, V. e wish she would teach that to several other girls we know, Kay spends most of her noon hours at her desk with a book. It would be a good thing for the rest of the class if somo suoh habits were catohing, JESSIE ELIZABETH SMITH -— A good heart is better than all the heads in the world, Fire Prinoe (l), Basketball (2,3), Vioe—irosident (3) Our witty wearer of the green has given us lots of fun theso four years. She is not only witty but kind also, fond of getting out of tests but ready to take it if she can’t, She is apt to be a little late both in the morning and at noon but she surmounts theso and other unfortunate occurrences with a grin and a gay word for everyone, MARIAN EMMA S? ITH -- It matters not what you are thought to be, but what you are, Fire Prinoo (1) The Eligible Mr, Bangs (3), The Whole Town’s Talking (3), Growing Pains (4), Party Committees (1,2,3), Hen’s Forum Suppor Committee (4), Marian is usually in high spirits and spreads her joviality around but she can be in earnest when she has a mind to be. We m MAY LOR !(! $ «= a ::: sincerely hope that Karian will liave Jaok enough to got to New York. For the last three yea’-s, it has certainly held out very well, HARRIET GRACE S7ANS0N —- Good sense and good nature must over join, Fire Prince (1), Class President (2) Council (2,3) Class Will, Whenever you see a gay laughing group, you’re suro to find Harriet in tho middle of it. Her hearty laughter is so contagious that it spreads faster than the German measles did, Hor expressed ambition is to be everyone's friend and we knew of nono more worthy, RAYLSOND TAYLOR -— Leisure nourishes the body, and the mind also is fed thereby, 3aseball (1,2,3) Raymond is apt to have a pretty good excuse if he hasn't done an assignment. We wish he'd give U3 some of them. He strolls lazily into class and sits down with a big sigh but although he lets his classmates take the load in rocitations, it is not from lack of ability. In spite of frequent half day vacations, he usually manages to pass the tests when ho has to, Ee is quite another person on tho baseball diamond however. There is no indifference in the way he handles the offerings of the opposing pitcher. ALICE i ILDRED URANUS --- A true friend is a friend forevor. Alice and Francos are always together until a squabble takes plaoe and then it sounds as if Alico's tongue were hung in the 4! :: :t ; e i:: ’,t middle and wagged at both ends , Alice is very quiet at all other times howevor. Once sho likes a person, she is very loyal to them thereafter. WILFRID LIVINGSTON WARNER---- The blast that blows loudest is soon overblown, Fire Prince (l), Baskotball (1,2,3,4), Vice-President (l). Judging Team (1,2), Track (4) Bill is inclined to be a little noisy but wo feel that he will not always bo so. Ho is an authority on track and hens. His chickens are quite famous and as an excuse for not staying after sohool, they have gotten him out of many tight spots. As a basketball player, he excells in the ability to wear his man down, and lias given us many laughs in doing so, DONALD AUSTIN WOODWORTH ---- They that govern the most, make the least noise, Fire Prinoo (1), Class Secretary (3), Mirror Staff (4), Growing Pains (4), Editor, Wide Awako (4), Commencement Essay (4) Donny is our quietest boy and very popular besides. Ho is going to be an aviator and we expect to hear of his making the first nonstop flight from pole to pole. And then will we wish we wore Chot ! WL. WARNER :.. V WOODBURY HIGH SCHOOL FACULTY :;: Julia A. Clark:- Woodbury High School, Columbia, McGill Teachor of French and Latin Ellis F, Clark:- Mount Hemon School, Massachusetts Agricultural College, B. S,, Graduate work at Cornell University Teacher of Vocational Agriculture John D. Coombs:- Bates College, B, S., M, A. Teacher of Mathematics, Prinoipal of Woodbury High Sohocl Albert L. Knox:- Boston Univorsity, A, B., Graduate work at Harvard University Teaohor of Scionco Theo Jane Merwin:- Mount Holyoko, A. B., University of Iowa, M. A. Teacher of English Allen G, Smith:- Mount Hemon School, Colgate, A. B. Teacher of the Social Sciences 13 Frederick Riese CLASS HISTORY Mary Bennett A ::: ': We started our Freshman year with thirty-nine members. Our teachers were Miss Clark, Mrs. Coombs, Mr. Knox, Mr. Clark, and Mr. Coombs. In a class meeting that was anything but orderly, we selected our offioers. President—Olive Bryant, Vice-President—Wilfrid Warner, Sooretary—Irene Olsen, Treasurer—Norma Savage, These offioers proved to be very efficient. Soveral times during the winter months, a motion was brought up to have a class party, but we had so much discussion about it that it finally wasn’t givon. The Freshman party became the talk of the high sohool, Mrs. Coombs left us at Easter and Hiss Merwin took her plaoe. Lillian Barber, Mildred Laughlin, and Albena Salokas left us at the end of our Freshman year. Our Sophomore year commenced with forty in our class as the following persons had entered; Miriam KacHughes, Edward Overton, Charlotte Frazier, and Frederick Riese. Our teachers remained the same. In a rather orderly class meeting, we elected the following officers: President—Harriet Swanson, Vioe President—Norma Savage, Secretary— Charlotto Frazier, Treasurer—Olive 3ryant. A great amount of excitement arose when we planned a skating party that winter. We finally deoided to have it on Bacon’s Pond. When the party had reached its climax, it was feund that the Hot Dogs had not been delivered, so we ate rolls and mustard instead. When the question arose as to what class rings we should buy the !|l j� 4.t i:! . « 14 «$« •:' 't ' ' -: -: ! :! « class appointed the officers as a committee to select the rings they thought best, A very.successful party was given to wind up our seoond year in high school. George Norton, Willis Platt, and William Yoxall left us in our Sophomore year. In our Junior year, the staff was enlarged and Mr. Sauer was added to the faculty. He taught us history and the social sciences. The laboratory was changed to the Freshman room, leaving tho former laboratory for a library. The eighth grade room beoame the Freshman room and the seventh grade room, the Sophomore home room. ICatharine Irons joined us our Junior year. She brought up the average rank of the class and vra.s quite a distinguished member of the Dramatic Club. During the Thanksgiving Holidays, wo gave a dance, Dorothy Everetts, a olevor artist and satirist, Frank DiNatali quite fond of tolling about his experionoes, and Donald Wilson, who always had time for a laugh, left us in the middle of the year, Tho Juniors took a lively interest and did a lot of groaning in the Amerioan History classes. Our class meetings, which were generally a bit boisterous, were often quietod by Harry Dennis’ familiar Quiet Please . Our class officers were: President—William Burton, Vico-President—Jessie Smith, Secretary—Donald Woodworth, Treasurer—Harry Dennis. When our Senior year opened, we had thirty-two members. Harry ; :� •: 15 « : « t « £ :(' ( ?:: Dennis, Katharine Irons, and Miriam LaoIIughes left us at the end of our Junior year, Julia iarkham left us in the middle of our Senior year. Our teachers remained the same with the exception of Mr, Smith who took Hr, Sauor's place. The following persons were elected as class officers for the Senior year; President-William Barton, Vice-President---------Frederick Riese, Secretary—Irene Olson, and Treasurer—3velyn Fowler, In the middlo of March, the class had their pictures taken. They turned out quite well considering the material workod on, While our class was not of national importance, it tos known to have somo witty mambers, Tenight ends only one section of our history. More about the members of the class of ?36 will be heard off and on. $ : $ « -- c« !!c 16 CLASS PROPHECY Olive Bryant Charlotte Frazier Raymond Duda Scene: Raymond Duda working at desk. Enter Olive Bryant and Charlotte Frazier suddenly. Raymond is very much surprised. OLIVE. Hello there] Are you too busy to talk to two old olassnates? RAY. Well, Well] Hel-lo] You1re only the fifth classmate who has dropped in on me in the past week. Sit down. Let’s ohat for old time'8 sake . Did ycu see my ad in the paper asking old classmates to write? CKOT. Yes, here it is (reads) — Graduates of Woodbury High School Class of 1936. Would like to hear from any of you. Please send letters or oome if possible, to Duda's Advertising Agency, 1051 Broadway, New York City. Raymond Duda, Mgr. This is very clever. RAY. And it brought me three old pals in person and quite a few letters. Here, read these over. Waterbury, Conn. June 7, 1945. Duda Advertising Agency 1051 Broadway, New York City Dear Ray: So you’ve gone Into the advertising business. You’ve done well for yourself. As you see, I haven’t wandered very far from Woodbury although I went away to study photography. In 1938, I set up a studio in Waterbury and have just had the fun of taking the pictures of the Woodbury High School graduating class. This class is the little tots that used to be under our feet in our Senior year. I enjoy my position 17 especially since I see all the things I used to do. Perhaps your job will bring you book or were you one of those anxious to get away from everything connected with the school? Here’s wishing you success. Sincerely, Jean Canfield Hollywood, Cal, June 5, 1945, Dear Rays It was just by chance that I saw your ad in that paper. One of my customers happened to leave it in my beauty parlor. Since I loft sohool, the world has treated me pretty good, I have a beauty parlor which carries on quite on extensive business 3ince I have all the movie stars as clients. Yesterday Greta Garbo came in and you can imagine my surprise when she told me that she had hoard so muoh about my salon that she had decided to oome. She seemed very woll satisfied, I hope we all get together sometime in a class reunion. Yours truly, Lois Fray Dear Raymonds I just happened to stop in my wanderings long enough to read a paper and thus notice your ad, I am doing the one thing I never dreamed of in high sohool days. I am now employed as a traveling saleslady by a well known cosmetic firm, I love ny job and have met many nice pooplo 18 through it. If you ever got that tired feeling . Lot mo know and I'll fix you up. Sincerely, Evelyn Fowler OLIVE. Well those are interesting. I'd like to know hew somo of the others aro getting along. RAY. I came across a story in this month's issue of tho American by Raohol Hicook. She writos every month for this magazine. CHOT, I didn't notioe it. What was tho namo of it? RAY. Boesknoos , Very cleverly vn:itten too. OLIVE. Did you road in last month's issuo of Interesting Pcoplo of Harriot Swanson's being signed up at tho Metropolitan, She is ono of those kind (business of singing). RAY. Yes. Isn't that good? OLIVE. It makes mo homosiok to road about all my old olassmntes, CHOT. (looking at magazine) Say, will you look at this, the cover of this magazine was painted by Francis Jolottl RAY. No fooling! I didn't think he could do it. Ho never did much drawing in school. OLIVE. Well that shows what somo people can do if they try. Do you remember Lloyd Kozenieski? Every time you looked at him ho was drawing cartoons or pictures of girls. RAY. Yos. Now he's giving Walt Disney a lot of competition sinoo Dis- noy's popularity has bogun to wane in the last few years. 19 t OLIVE, When I was playing at one of the night clubs in Chioago, I mot Lloyd there. He's still the same eld tease, RAY, I wonder what Paul Mansfield is doing new? Haven't heard from him. Perhaps he hasn't read my ad in the papers, CHOT, Why, haven't you heard? He invented a nm kind of streamlined sohool bus so that the kids couldn't resist going to sohool, RAY, Dill Burton and Frederick Riese dropped in to see me the other day. They're both working on an important case, OLIVE, Hey, wait a minute] What's it all about? Give us 3ome light on the subject, RAY, Well, Bill is now a full fledged G man and Freddie is practising law here in New York. Bill and Fred attended the same law sohool. CHOT. That made it nice for both of them, coming among so many strange people. OLIVE, It was funny. Last summer when I was visiting friends in Woodbury, I was speeding down the new road through Woodbury and Southbury and the first thing I knew I was ordered to pull over to one side and stop. The officer came over and started writing a ticket. His trim uniform was very beooming. In a flash, we recognized eaoh other and believe me no sweet smiles prevented me from paying my fine. And doesn't John Maskus make tho grandest cop] Did you know Woodbury now has a stop light system? That shows it has grown in the past few years. (Mail man brings in another letter. Read) Woodbury, Conn. June 7, 1945, Dear Ray: 20 Well Ray, how's tricks by you? I was hoping I'd get your address in some way. Know you wcro in the advertising business but didn't know where. As long as you have aslcod for information, 1 11 go ont Attended Worcester Tech and took up Radio Engineering, Have opened up a little shop of my own hero in Woodbury, Just at present I am working on a new type of television set I hopo to put on the market this next year. If you over aren't too busy, please write me as I also like to hoar from old friends. Yours truly, Leslie Graham CHOT, Woll, by the looks of things, our class is keeping up with eur mett®, RAY, What was that? I've forgotten, GIRLS. Wo build the ladder by which we rise , RAY, Say, was it in Juno last yoar that Donnie Woodworth broke the spoed record? OLIVE, Ask Chot, She ought to know, CHOT, Yes it was. Now he has his own passonger plane, I was luoky t© be ohosen a® airplane stewardess on the Donel , Now I’m on a two weeks vacation, OLIVE, Was that a sensation? To be at the flying fl .ld as Donnie camo brooking through the oloudsi Hero wo were peering into the sky watching for the big bird of the air. You should have seen the beautiful landing. Not a bump in a carload, — or should I say on airload? : J • (Telephone rings) RAY. Duda's Advertising Agenoy. Well of all tho surprises! If it isn’t Norma Savage. How are you and what have you been doing with yourself? You say you just got here from Hartford? Nice trip? Oh you and a friend are managing an elite dress shop up there. Fine, No, I don’t think I’ll be able to buy any dresses of you but don’t forget, if you want any first class advertising dene, send mo a card. All right, I will. Goodbye, OLIVE. Don't tell us. We heard tho conversation. Isn't it grand? I run up to Hartford quite a bit and I'm going to buy my next outfit from Norma, RAY. (Picking up paper) Did you see this new laugh team that has been making such a smash hit lately, the one called Smith and Pitts ? They're creating quite a sensation, Here's a piece about them. This new Smith is none other than our old classmate Jessie, Who'd have imagined she would end up that way, Zazu Pitts will have to look to her laurels now, OLIVE. Our class is doing quito a lot for the movie world. The other day, I saw a movie of one of Noel Coward's plays and was I thrilled to see our own Irene Olson doing very well for herself in the love scenes. You remember she was our class beauty by a unanimous choioe, RAY. Yes I do remember. It certainly was no more than she deserved, CHOT. This is changing the subjeot, but seeing these new beaoh cos- tumos makes me think of seme new clothes I got for our airplane trip to Miami, Of oourso I have just the uniform on duty but off I don't. These new clothos were designed by none other than Marian Smith and 22 lll:)I lit she is very adept at it too. Everywhere on Miami beaches you see some new creation of hers and here are a few ads in thin paper, MY, I don’t know much about women’s clothes but these look all right to me, (General laugh). You wero speaking about Harriet Swanson awhile ago but you failed to mention that her success is partly due to her old friend, Dorothy Scott, who composes most of Harriet’s songs and also accompanies her on the piano when Harriot goes out on a tour, or any other publio appearance, CHOT, Honestly! That’s great! I remember Dot used to play the piano a lot for the girls to dance by but I never know she could composo music, That's quite a gift, RAY, I don’t suppose you girls have chanced to read the sporting page lately? (No’s from both) Well you’vo probably heard about the horse races anyway. I attended them the other day and saw some mighty fine examplos of horseflesh, OLIVE, Yes, But what does that all load to? (Telephone rings) RAY, Hello, Oh! I didl Good! How much? Thank you, (Turns to girls very much satisfied) Well as I was saying, Raymond Taylor’s horses can bo depended upon, I just won 0200 on one of them. OLIVE, Not the Ray Taylor of school days? (Ray nods) Well isn’t this a small world! Say, a most amusing incident happened the other day while I was on my way to work. Two persons in front of me were arguing vory heatedly. They stopped and their raised voices drew a crowd. They wero arguing about our present administration and were very serious about it. I was really interested because they weren’t just ordinary 23 $ ■.-• •! soap box orators. Drawing nearer I soon faced a pair of snapping brown eyes and immediately recognized Mo]lio Bennett, What amusod me more was to find that her .pponent was none other than Frances Lusas. I had lunch with them and found out that they were quite high in the political world but that they didn’t usually give vent to their feelings on the street, CHOT. Yes, I romember in high school that they used to be on opposite 3ides most of the time when it came to debating, RAY. Let’s got together tomorrow, seo the sights, and take in a good show with a dinner afterward. There is a perfect hotel down the street called tho Welton. CHOT, OhJ That onel We went there today and it certainly is marvelous, But were we knocked over when Alice Uranus, the hostoss, camo out to oversee things. She's changed so from the quiet girl she used to be and has really made a nice place for herself in the world. RAY. Well all the moro reason. We could get her and exchange reminiscences, (Assent from the girls) Did either of you attend the welcome for that Austrian inventor, given by this city? OLIVE, Yes I went. It certainly was grand. The grounds were simply crowded with roportors though, RAY. Yes, that's what I was getting around to. One of the most enthusiastic roportors who get in ahead of the rest and got a scoop was our quiotest girl Kathryn Soars, She told me later that she liked the noise and rush of the city and especially of her job, CHOT. She must be different, Vfhy, we never even know when sho was , 3 I, a ■ 24 :■ around before. RAY, Well what do you think cf the political situation now? Some Reynolds speaking in the House, seems to bo stirring things up quite a bit. There’s a picture of him in the Who’s Who section. (Gets paper and shows the girls picture) OLIVE, Why, Rayl Don’t you recognize him? That’s Hubert Reynolds, RAY. By golly, so it is I Well, he used to make some pretty good speechos in school but I never thought he'd get this far. CHOT. Oh, he had grit all right. Ho used to be one of the Future Farmers, What became of the rest? OLIVE. J d almost forgotten. When I was in Woodbury last, I mot Bill Warner, Ho is now a full fledged farmer and has been writing on more people getting back to the land. He's not at all the boisterous fellow of sohool days but loads a quiet, happy, married life. RAY. That’s nice. He always was such a good sport and all round good fellow. OLIVE. (Glancing through magazino) Haven’t they spruced up the ad-vertisments in the last few years? Look at this pretty girl advertising cosmetics. I wonder if she uses them. She probably gets paid plenty. (Shows magazine around) CHOT« Her face seems vaguely familiar.- Is there any name of the model given? Here it is I Eleanor McConville. OLIVE. Doesn’t she look nice? This is a nice job for her because she always did have the peachiest and creamiest complexion. Wo'll have to go arnd call on her soon. (Telephone rings. Ray answers) 25 RAY. Hello. A package for me? Who is it from? Edward Hine of South- bury. (Hangs up reoeivor) Say wasn't that our old classmate? Porhaps he will send a letter. (Messenger enters) Yes here it is now. Southbury, Conn. Juno 6, 1945. Dear Ray: Here are some samples of my chickens. Hope you will enjoy them as everybody who eats thorn seems to, I have quite a monopoly in the business. Write me and tell mo about the advertising business as I am thinking of doing some advertising to better my business. Don’t forget your classmate, Edward Hine OLIVE. Well a chicken dinner wouldn’t taste so bad right now at that. CHOT. By the away, Olivo how did you get down here? Train, oar, or what ? OLIVE. By train, whioh reminds mo that I saw anothor «f our old sohool friends on the train but not as a passengor. It was Simon Moskus, engineer on the B. 0. Lino. Wo had quite a chat and I learned all about the working of the engino. RAY. That's a good job. Wouldn’t mind being one myself. You certainly get around that way. Well we’d bettor adjourn for now. Come along with me and we’ll take in a show if you aren’t too busy. GIRLS. 0. K. We aren’t doing anything special. (Collect belengings and exeunt) $ 26 CLASS GIFTS Eleanor McConville Dorothy Scott Paul Mansfield a Mary Bennett-----—--- To Mollie, our future politician, we give this box and book of notes, so that when 3he goes to the polls she can gather in the votes, Olive Bryant---—— To Ollie, so full of pep and joy, the class of- fers theso little toys to amuse her if she tires of the boys, William Burton, Jr,— The class offers Bill this gavel, to help him pound out his future success, Jean Canfiold----------To Joan, we give this Super-Charger , to help her catch up with Bill Burton when driving, Raymond Duda------—-— To Raymond Duda, we give this book of dancing lessons to bring back the memory of his noon hour sessions. Evelyn Fowler--------- To Evio, the class presents this mirror to re- flect her personality, Lois Fray------—----- To Lois, who has all the beaus, we give this book of dates, so she’ll always be on her toes. Charlotte Frazier----The Class gives this book of fashion hints to Chot , so she'll never run out of ideas, Leslie Graham-------- To Leslie, we givo this plane, to take him to adventures on the plains, Rachel Hicock--------- To Rachel, our silent classmate, we present this megaphone so that her opinions may be heard in years to come, Edward Hine_________- To Edward, our future farmer, we give this horse 27 i)c -' : l|t ttw !■ £ '!tjg t V ♦ to pull his plow. Francis Jolott—— To Francis, so dignified and proper, we give this red light, so when she cones he can stop her. Lloyd ICozenieski—To Hozzie , our biggest tease, we give this pep-per to make him sneeze. Francos Lusas-——— To Frances, we give this lasso, to catch herself a boy-friend and thus lose her blues ul Mansfield——- To Paul, so athletio and tall, the class offers this backetball, to remind him of evenings in tho Old Town Hall, Eleanor LcConvillo— To Eleanor, our decorating wizzard, we offer this crepe paper and scissors, to help her brighten up the Old Town Hall. John iloskus-------— Vie give this whistle to John, to aid him in his arrests when he becomes a cop. Simon Moskus—------— To Simon, who wishes to be an engineer, we give this contract to build a bridge noar here, Irene Olsen-———— To Irene, our best dancer, we give this pair of shoes, to replace the many pairs worn out teaching the boys to dance. Frederick Riese——- To Frederick, we present this pencil and pad, and hope he 11 become a real business lad, Hubert Reynolds----- To Hubie, our best dressed boy, we give this flat iron as a toy, in hopes that he will some day be the best dressed man in history, t : $ ! ♦ 28 :: ; Norma Savage-—-—— To Norma., the neatest of the girls, we give this ritbon to tie up her curlso Dorothy Soott—-—— To Don, wo present this portfolio, to carry her music in when she becomes Amorica's greatest musician, Kathryn Sears———To Betty, so polite and quiet, we present some lipstick, in hopes she'll apply it, Jessie Smith------— To Jessie, the class gives this saving kit to keep her out of mischief, arian Smith——-----To Tlarian, so staunch and true, we give this ’jack so she511 never fell blue. Harriet Swanson— To Harriet, our private secretary to be, we give this typewriter to help her win hor degree, Raymond Taylor—— To Raymond, we give this baseball, in hopes that he will some day be Woodbury's 3abo Ruth, Alice Uranus------- To Alice, we give this glue, so that she'll al- ways stick to Frances, ilfrid Varner---- To 2ill,tho noisiest of us all, we give this rat- tle, to take the place of his incessant chatter, Donald Woodworth---- To Donnie, our best looking boy, we present this mr.sk, so that all the girls won' t fall for him when ho joins the navy. 4 Jit 29 Irene Olsen CLASS ’ILL Harriet Swansm Lloyd Kozonioski Hubert Reynolds :. . ::: To dward and Stanley Lizauskas—-A contract. with the New York Giant3� To Adelaide Poulin—-A perpetual job as speaker for council candidates. To Richard Dawson—A ten volume sot of books to keep him busy reading. To Randall Kino? — — A bunch of nail puzzles no do during classes. To George Green -Patent rights on all tho mash-hoppers he makes. To Dorr Exford ——••A sleigh, so ho eon always hear bells(Belz). To Stanley lyre-------A nickel pad on which to dzaw his funny pictures. To Joseph Wight-— -------- Special privileges with tho Student Council. To Anna and !'ary Kozeff-------A book on the latest style of coiffures. To I'argaret Karrmann— -—-A guard so Robert Drakeley won’t bothor her. To John MaoCullump— —A book on The Innocenco of a Minister's Son . To Tcvmsend Ilawxhurst- --—His mother's car so he can drive to school. To Albert Laukaitis-— To Ruth Reichenbach— To Marjorie Cassidy-— -Carfare, so that she car get to school on tine. To Alice Platt- —• —Credit at ICresge’s so she can got her Teddy”. To Harold Hennessey— A spocia] seau on tho bus in case he’s late. To Henry Joselowitz—- —A megaphone to strengthen his timid voioe. To Emily and Anno Uranus-------------—A joko book to pop up their humor. To Edna Ingram— ——Elsio King as her dancing partner next year. To Lillian Cobum—— ——A book that will answer all her questions. To Frances Green— To lyrle Clark——The job of driving tho Ag boys in her father’s car. To Adel ino ]jatula- —A special page in the Mirror for her drawings. To Frank Baltmiskis-— —-— A book on How To Overcome Bashfulness , 30 out loud in school. To Stanley King---A three and one half hour day, to lessen the strain. To Louis Cable and Charles Curtiss-----—A new pack of pinochle cards. To Virginia Wilson—A new pair of taps, in case the old ones wear out. To June Tucker and Shirley Woodworth——-----A special room in which to danoe. To Margaret Keily------—A trip to Montana so that she can see a real cowboy. To Mr, Knox----- —A parrot to quiet down the class at the beginning of each period. To Mr, Clark—-----A checker board to keep the other boys busy during F. F. A. meetings. To Esthor Voytershark-----A few tips from Lewis Minor on parliamentary procodure. To Ann Wedgwood----A position as school librarian, so she can stay in the library more than five minutes. To Walter Robinson-——A new chair to sit in down by the furnace while talking to the eighth grade girls. To Lucille Shean—A longer fourth period so she will not have to study far into the noon hour. To Marco Petruzzi—A package of collapsible cigarettes, so he can hido them quicker. To Eleanor 3assette----The Ladies Home Journal to look at during study periods. To Viberta Roswell and Mary Refolds------A bag of candy to eat during ,;i 32 + :: - ■ $ noon hours. To Louise Thompson—-A box of Huyler's Chocolates so that she won't be lonesome. To Marjorie St, Pierre and Jeanette Curtiss——An excuso to sit in tho balcony at parties. To Jack Mulvey and Frank Eveem——-permission to form a partnership to solve algebra problems. To Carleton Smith—A pair of opera glasses to help him keep track of hi3 brother. To Dawson Halsted—A oouple of Milky Vfays so that he oan keep on his milk diet. To Alvina Plungis and Evelyn Racenct--—Two jump ropes to keep in trim for next yoar's basketball team. To Parker Nutting——Same good material to argue on in'.Torld Economics. To Hiss lierwin--------■—-A private yacht to use on special occasions. To Iir. Coombs-—-------— -A canary to brighten him up in tho morning. To Allen Smith-----------------A copyright on all his original jokes. To Helen Martin----------------—-An editor to publish her best poems. To George Sturgcs-------------------Success in next year's Latin Class. To Charles Brown-—-----------——A contraot as Lowell Thomas' double. To Peter Duda-------------------His brother's car — for daytimes only. To David Lundin-----------------Tickets to Major Bowes' amateur hour. To Robert Franklin------------—A share in the St. Pierre Oil Company To Jane Olsen-------------A trip to England to see the King crowned. To Shirley Bagwell------------------ A few vitamins to make her grow. t, ' 33 To Loia Platt— To Leta Cole ——Three nm pink ribbons for her hair. To Dorothy Champol — To Bertha Somerset—— ———-—-A waste basket for her papers. To Mildred Kitnoy— — — To Burton Smith-— To Betty Barnes To John ’laston — — To Truman Minor- To Lloyd Stitham To .largaret Olsen- — To James and John Wedgwood- ——— Labels to tell them apart. To Miss Clark- 34 CLASS POEM Kathryn Sears :; Say not that you'vo struggled and worried in vain But try, try again. Don't wear a grouch if something goes wrong, Txy once again. Life is made up of smiles and tears, Joys and sorrows, mixed with fears. So don't give up if trouble appears. Try, try again. Though a blight kills all your crop, Keep on trying. And 'tis hard to reach the top. Keep on trying, Suppose you haven't one thin dime. Do you think that's such a crime? Don't sit back while in your prime. Keep on trying. It may be hard to reach the skies But keep on trying, We build the laddor by which we rise So keep trying. Though your goal seems far away. Keep on climbing every day. You'll soon find that work does pay If you keep on trying, 35 CLASS ELECTIONS Moat Popular Boy- William Burton Most Popular Girl Irene Olsen Best Dressed Girl Norma Savage Best Dressed Boy Hubert Reynolds Best Looking Girl Irene Olsen Best Looking Boy Donald Woodworth Class Optimist Olive Bryant Peppiest Olive Bryant Quietest Kathryn Sears Neatest Nonna Savage Wittiest Hubert Reynolds Most Athletic Boy Paul Mansfield Most Athletic Girl Olive Bryant Best Boy Dancer Hubert Reynolds Best Girl Dancer Irene Olsen Biggest Tease Lloyd Kczenieski Most Teased Frances Lusas Class Artist Lloyd Kozenieski Best Actress Charlotte Frazier Most Ambitious Boy William Burton Most Ambitious Girl Mary Bennett Most Polite Girl Norma Savage Most Polite Boy Hubert Reynolds Best Natured Harriet Swanson Youngest Rachel Hicock 36 DICTATORS Frances Lusas 1= lie Dictators arise bocause the existing fonr.s of government are un-able to satisfy the needs of the people and not because the dictators are individuals who have unusual talents for ruling. Let us briefly look into a few of the world's dictatorships, Julius Caesar was probably the greatest dictator of all time, Vfhen Rome conquered most of the civilizod world, the wise and ablo statesmen in the Senate were replaced by corrupt and inefficient politicians who were out to amass fortunes from the conquered provinces. The majority of the poople toiled to enable the fciw to live in extravagant luxury, Caesar arose as champion of the common people and after fourtoen years of brilliant military campaigns, was made dictator in 45 B. C, He divided the lands among the needy people, drained the marshes, built magnificent buildings and splendid roads — some of which aro still in existence today. However, Caesar was too ambitious and the common pooplo, whose interests ho had always protected, turned against him, A city that had so long teen a republic, could not easily accept the idea of a dictator, While planning great projects for the benefit of tho country, Julius Caesar, an exceptional gonoral, an efficient statosmar., a splendid speaker and writer, a good lawyer, historian, mathematician, astronomer, architect; a man with great ability to foresee things; was murdered in order that a form of government that had outlived its usefulness should continue to exist. But conditions demandod a strong central government and the old democracy was never restorod in Rome, Napoleon Bonaparte was a dictator of more than a century ago, m 37 fr - Aftor the French Revolution,the people were sick of revolutionary horrors and longed for a stable form of government. This gave Bonaparte, a great general, an opportunity to ovorthrow the Directory, a very incompetent, corrupt, and altogether unsatisfactory body, and roplaco it by a Consulate with himself as first consul. Napoleon restored order, the national oredit, and tho church, and established the Bank of France. Ilis greatest non-military achievement was the making of a code of laws which, with slight modifications, is still in use today in many countries. Napoleon was a military genius, had a great capacity for work, and seldom made mistakes. lie could not be satis.ied. he induced the Senate to make him Emperor of the Frenoh but ho wanted to be master of Europe. The history of his Empire is ten years of an uninterrupted war whioh sapped the strength of France by killing off the young men on the battlefields. Finally, the remaining powers of Europe united against Napoleon and defcatod him in tho battle of Waterloo in 1815. Benito Fussolini is one of the powerful dictators of today. In Italy, after tho World War, the Fascist party, led by Mussolini, rose to oppose the Socialists, who were soizing factories and causing disorder. Becauso of the weakness and ineffectiveness of the parliamentary government, the Fascists gained the support of the peoplo who were willing to give powor to anyone who would do something and Mussolini became a dictator, Mussolini is a highly intelligent man, clever, a good diplomat, and knows what he is doing. lie made Italy a loading powor, restored order, cleaned up tho slums, gave to his poople ♦♦♦♦l + - ' a self-respect and national pride, and raised the standard of living, Howevor, there is no freedom of tho press, workers are denied tho right to strike for better wages or working conditions, and in many ways the government interferes with what democratic people regard as the rights of man. Among the many reasons why Mussolini turned to conquering Ethiopia, is the fact that he wants to keep tho people’s attention away from the oconomic conditions and the huge national defecit in Italy, as well as to obtain glory for himself. But his activities are endangering the peace of the world. Only time can tell what will be the result of Mussolini's rule. Another modern European dictator is Adolph Hitler, He has becomo leader of the German people because they found it hard to bear the unfair conditions imposed upon then by the victorious powers at the end of the World War, Hitler is a olever demagogue who has hypnotized the youth of Germany and stirs the nation with his flaming words. He tells them they are a great people and denounces the Jews, peace treaties, reparation payments, and the weakness of the German spirit. Hitler has done a great deal for tho Germans, He has restored to them their national pride and put the country on its feet. However by pe -secuting the Jews, he has made many lose their respect for him and has deprived Germany of some valuable scientists. No one knows yet whother Hitler will do the world more harm than good, for it would bo easy to use the discipline and unquestioning obedience of the Germans to wage a war of conquest,Hitler, and Mussolini as well, are endangering society, for a war now may mean the end of European civilization, 39 ::t l| lM : ’t‘ f' ’l‘ l' + + In the opinion of mny people today, President Roosevelt is a dictator. He has been given more power than any former peace-time president, so he could pull the country out of an economic depression. Whether this power will hasten or retard prosperity and whether or not Roosevolt is a dictator, are questions which only time can answer. Thus we see that dictators arise only when tho majority of the people are dissatisfied with the existing form of government. When the dictator first arises, the country is built up and, on the whole, benefits by the dictatorship. But as he gains in strength, ho usually works to increase his own power and not necessarily for the good of tho country. Booause a dictatorship is built around one particular man, chaos usually follows when he dies or loses power. Dictators will arise as long as governments fail to safeguard tho economic welfare of the mass of the people. The one sure way to prevent them from arising is to prevent the conditions which make their presenoe desirable. 40 STEPHEN COLLINS FOSTER — AMERICAN CO’-.POSER — Evelyn Louise Fowler fc :)! ! !)! ! '$ i: Of the many writers of nogro melodies, Stephon Collins Fester stands out as the best;, because he has given the world the most wonderful idoa of the beauty of the negro music. The charm of Foster’s songs, which lies in their simplicity directness, and emotional power, has brought widespread popularity to him. His songs have also gained for him the title of the great American folk-song writer, Foster was bora on July 4, 1826, near Pittsburg, Pa, His first musical interest was noted when he was six years old. At school he attended a few Gorman concerts but other than this he had no musical training. His father, a middleclass merchant, did not believe in a musical education but planned that Stephen should enter tho business world. The first musioal attempt of Foster's, The Tioga Taltz , a composition for four flutes, was rendered at his graduation from the Allegheny Academy, He attended Jefferson College for a few months but his lack of interest in higher education and interest in music caused him to leavo this institution. The first published work of Foster's, Open Thy Lattico, Love , appeared in 1844, For twe years he tried to write songs but he received little besides enocuragenent. His father, determined that he should get out and earn a living, sent him to Cincinnati to keep books for his brother, Dunning Foster, Foster was very unhappy here. He took v,o interest in the business and wished to spend all his time writing songs. He published a number of songs during the four years he spent here, which showed that his talent might prove profitable. Influenced s 41 ■ ; ■ ■ • :; ■ by his friend, E, P. Christy, Foster returned home to occupy himsolf with the work he loved best. The first half of the nineteenth century was the time when sentimental songs and plantation melodies wero popular in America, There were vory few American composers at this time because most of the pec-plo were busy with national problems, A great many of the songs consisted of American words set to popular foreign melodies. The verses of our former national anthem America were written to tho tune of the British national Anthem God Save The King , Audiences demanded the lighter melodies and the more classical types, suoh as symphonies were oast aside, Foster1s words came to him accompanied by melodies so that when his verses wore finished he also had the song. His sentimental songs wore a variation from the usual thorns of the sentimental songs ox his day. People were captured by the lightness of: I come from Alabama with my banjo on my knee, I’m going to Louisiana, my true love for to see. Oh Susanna, oh don’t you ory for me. For I’m going to Louisiana with my banjo on ray knee, To the negro melodies, ‘Foster has contributed freely. His test songs have given permanent expression to that part of American life which deals with the negro. He obtained directly from them the dialect whioh he so often used. In some of his songs, he has copied the negro's carefree disposition while in othors he has told of the negro’s troubles. The popularity of these songs developed a more widespread interest in the negro and his beautiful old plantation melodies. In— fc 42 deed, during the Civil Vfar, some of these home songs, including Old Folks At Home , wore not allowed to ho played becauso it made tho men too dovvnhee rted, instrol shows had become very popular about Foster’s time. With the minstrel shows, came the new era in melody and ballad whioh Stephen Foster founded. The popularity of Foster's songs was undoubtedly due to the minstrel troupes, those of F, P, Christy in particular. Those two aided each other; Foster allowing Christy to use his songs and Christy popularizing the songs in America and also in Europe, To show the popularity of Old Folks At Home a musical writer in 1852, said, This song is on everybody's tongue; indeed, at every hour, at every turn, we aro forcibly impressed with the interesting fact that •Way down upon the Swanee River, Far, far away. There's where my heart is turning ever. There's where the old folks stay' . Of Foster's last years, little may be noted. In 1860, he took up residence in Hew York where he died in 1864, He wrote ceaselessly while there, one year his compositions numbering forty eight. His life here was spent in poverty and obscurity. Things of little worth do not last through the years, Foster, a genius, has introduced a style of music whioh is typioally American and it is immortal. His best songs are already ootogenarian and will be sung ages after the musio of today has been forgotten. 43 PUBLIC OPINION AIJD THE ITiESS Nonna Savage :� jM !:.- :$ 4 £ ft.: One of the most important influences in our lives is the daily newspaper. Practically overyono reads the nowspapor, and it is from the newspapers that wo form our opinion of local, national and worldwide a:'fairs« Unfortunately, our newspapers aro not always conscientious about tho news they print, and they sometimes alter the facts to make the story more interesting, ' e receive most of our ’movrledge through what wo sec. Most of this is the written word rather than actual facts or events, Seeing is believing is an old saying that comes down to us from past agos, Post of us believe what we see in print. There seems to be an authority in tho printed word that doos not appear in an oral statement. If we stop and thin’: for a moment, wo see hew foolish this belief is, and that a story is no more true for being printed than spoken. This is an unfortunato sido of human nature that has caused a groat deal of trouble and continues to mislead many of us. Another regretable fact is that we are not always careful in our selection of a newspaper. Tfe do not buy the more dependable newspaper, Instead, we pick up a sensational paper or a tabloid. Here we find scandals, whioh nearly everyone enjoys, nado up mostly of falsehoods and very few try to discern the true from the false. There are many examples of the effect the press has had on this country. At the time of tho Cubann revolt against Spain, William Randolf Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer each owned a small newspaper. Each was trying to increase its circulation and power by means of sensation- 41 it 44 t 'V allan and the Cuban revolt seemed to be a wonderful opportunity. They both playod it up, each trying to outdo the other in sonsational and shooking news. They printed all sorts of stories, tolling of the cruelty of tho Spaniards and of the outrageous trcatr.ent of Americans in Cuba, The stories wore gross exaggerations, tut tho people did not doubt them. It wasn’t long before the public had become so enraged that they wanted to put the cruel Spaniards in their place, America entered into a war that could have been averted if publio opinion had not beon aroused to such a peak by the untrue stories told by unscrupulous newspapers. Again, when Europe was at war in 1916, we were fod v,ar propaganda through our newspapers. T'e were told that the German soldiers carried babies on the end of their bayonets and many other storios just as outrageous. Te believed them all, however, and public opinion was again aroused to such a state that our country once more went to war. Of course, our newspapers cannot be blamed for this because they recoived the stories as news from Europo, Tie wanted the nows and the newspapers had to print the stories in order to soil their papers. We probably would have boon able to keep out of tho war had we realized that the belligerents naturally would try to gain our sympathy by means of propaganda, .Te aro now ooning to another presidential election, and the newspapers will play an important part in it. Nearly every newspaper is baoked by a political party. Each will be telling false stories about the opposing party, and will see to it that the newspapers print the ♦fc 45 ;; :; :; ;:: ,:.• stories. If we make allowance for this fact, and do not take all we see as the truth, we shall have a much fairer picture of our presidential candidates. If we were to seleot the more dependable newspapers, and use them wisely, by making allowance for party projudico and national and sectional feeling, we would get the undeniable advantages of a good newspaper. At the same time, a body of public opinion would be built up which would be truer and saner than the public opinion, founded as now, largely on prejudice and passion. :.: 46 COMMERCIAL AVIATION Donald Austin Woodworth « ! Today, commercial aviation is no longer a theory, but an accomplished fact, and it has beoomo an important element in the commerce of the nation, Tho purpose of commercial aviation is to carry pass-ongors, mail, and express to their destination in a much shorter time than could tho train or motor car. The airplane has the advantage of speed, comfort, and safety over all other means of transportation. It takes you to your destination in a straight line, instead of the roundabout ways used by train and car. Your ticket is priced slightly higher, but tho extra cost is made up in time saved and other incidentals that would have to be used. Our modom transports are completely sound-proofed, and have perfeot ventilating and heating systems. The scats are deeply upholstered and adjustable. Each seat has a private window and individual furnishings. In these flying salons, you may sit and smoke, play cards, eat, talk and bo heard easily without raising your voice, or just relax and enjoy the scenery. No mnttor haw high you are, there Is no feeling of dizziness; no sensation of speed. You only see the ground below slowly reeling along like a slow motion picture. Each plane has a stewardess to look after the passengers. She makes everyone comfortable and does everything to make the trip more pleasant. The kinds ©f planes most widely used are the Douglas, Boeing, and Lockheed Electra . In these giant airliners, one can stand erect instead of stooping over. New sleeper planes with berths are now being introduced to the airlines for night flying. Tho borths are six feet and five inches in length. Heavy curtains give privacy and there is 47 gonorous room for eaoh pansongor. those planes have an average cruising speed of 200 miles por hour and can cross the country in less than seventeen hours. The managing staff of the airlines aro college men, all trained for their special work. The majority of the pilots were trained in U. S. Army and Navy schools, which are the most exacting in tho world. Many aro oollogo graduates. They have flown all types of planes, day and night, in all kinds of woathor. They arc trained monj physically fit and montally alert. Expert mochanlcs keep the planes in flying condition. It takes about sixty mon to keop ono plane in the air. Woathor seldom keeps the air transport grounded. They are pre-tcotod against the various kinds of woathcr by the best scientific devices known. Thoro is no money or troublo spared to make tho airplane tho safest moons of travel. Motor failur' is practically unknown. If one motor docs fail, tho piano will fly safely on tho other. Each piano has two pilots and an automatic pilot. Every piano is checked ono hour boforo departure. It has five major checks: overy 25-50-100 350-600 hours, and 14 minor checks. In every 600 hour check, an entirely now panel is installed, corrosion inspoctod, sound-proofing checked, and all instruments disassembled and checked. Each part of tho piano is chocked by an expert in that one lino of work. All planes aro equipped with two-way radios. The airlines have no argument about safety: they .lready possess it. No other modem improvement in tho ’world is so thoroughly chocked, inspoctod, ro-chookod and ro-inspeotod as a passenger airplano on on 48 - : ♦ - organized air line. So far as is humanly possible, thcro is no possibility of a fortuitous mishap. Unfortunately, the public dramatizes tho very infroquont airplano accidents, and forgots to look into tho cold figures of safety as reflected in tho attitudo of insurance companies, Thoro seems to bo, so far in tho social and technical progress, no oomploto avoidance of ao-cidonts, Tho homo still holds tho record as tho placo whore most accidents occur. Pooplo fall off chairs and stop ladders, and in bathtubs to an astonishing total. In 1934, 16, 093, 710 passenger milos woro flown por passenger fatality. Thoro were only 73 accidents, 10 of which woro fatal. In these 10 accidents, only 21 pooplo wero fatally injured. In 1935, there wero 826, 690 auto accidents in which there were 36, ICO fatalities. In other words, there were 1719 pooplo killed on tho highways for every one killed in transport flying. 49 JUNIOR CLA5? SAPHAMARE LA?? L-5 FRE5HMAN LAR? m WOODBURY HIGH SCHOOL NOTES 1935-36 4c ♦ ★ ★ Near the beginning of the sohool year, a party was sponsored by the faculty in the town hall, Mrs. Sides, of Bridgeport, was in charge and she taught us many new games. There was a large attendance and the party was so successful that the basketball teams gave another in January. At this second party, a short humorous operetta called The Merchant's Menace was presented. The cast of five: Justine Clark as Portia, hfyrle Clark as Nerissa, Vincent Daury as Antonio, Robert Franklin as Bassanio and Addis Morgan as Shylock; gave some good vocal numbers in spite of the fact that they were supposed to excell in basketball rather than in music. Mope interest has been taken in parties than before. There has been a master of ceremonies at each one and a student orchestra which appeared the last part of the year, was very well received. The feature of the parties has been that practically everyone present took part in nearly all the games. The Mirror, our sohool paper, was out of circulation the first semester but it came back stronger than ever after midyears. There has been a board of editors who have taken turns editing the paper. It has been possible to have a much better paper this way as the work of editing has not fallen entirely on one person. The sale each week has been good. Although the basketball teams did not win as a rule, they played a much more interesting game than during the previous two years. The girls especially should provide some interesting basketball games next I 50 4 season Woodbury High School was represented by a relay team this year for the first time. The boys broke no records but showed decided improvement as the season advanced. In intramural competition, the school records in several field events, which have stood for the past six years, wero broken. There is the some difficulty in track as in other bronchos of sport; namely, that boys do not begin to take an intorest in it until thoir senior year. The dramatio program of the year has been most successful. Tho play Three Live Ghosts was presented in November to a capacity audience in the town hall. Charlotte Frazier and Lewis Minor gave outstanding performances. On May 8, the play Growing Pains was presented with the largest cast ever seen in a school play in Woodbury. The personellc included many who were having their first experience in high school dramatios but the play was most enthusiastically received. Allen Smith, of tho high school faculty, who diroctod Growing Pains , wa3 also having his first experience as a director. The cast showed excellent team work. Olivo Bryant and Dorr Exford gave especially good characterizations, Tho profits from the two plays totaled around $85, This money made possible tho Wide Awako and numerous other school activities. At tho same time, the high school is providing the highest quality of dramatio entertainment possible with our facilities, and tho people of Woodbury not only get the best in ontortainment but the largost possible number of students have a chance to tako part in dramatics. 51 During this school year, the Future Fanners have more than held their own. Ten meetings have been held this year; more teams have rep-resented the club in competition and brought home higher awards than ever before, Membership in the club totals twenty one. The annual father and son banquet took its place on the calendar in the latter part of April and six Future Farmer Awards were made. The F, F, A, Public Speaking Contest for the State of Connecticut was held on April 24th and was entered by Lewis Minor and Hubert Reynolds who took first and third places respectively and thus won the plaque for Woodbury, By winning this contest, Lewis Minor becomes eligible to take part in the regional contest at Springfield in September 1936, In the Tri-Town contest held Hay 21st, F, F, A, men made up three complete teams, all of which won first place, A baseball team has been organized and has made out well in com?-petition so far, winning all games to date exoept one from Morris, 52 % . X V - . ' £- .•=■£?■ ■'•' ' ■ ,v ■• ■-1- :.' 'V c ' v •■ , . -T :;-- • f� . wfSN ggriaBgg'. :- S;1SSS . - i -. :7 afe: S - . •-•■;:■■■- : :; ■ $?- ■ rc-]98S � •' • . ... .••■• . ■ •• - •€ --- gwjs ■ : - •- - €r . , ...