The Press., 1921-03-31
High School Notes

Cards arriving daily in the maHS
 testify that the high school senior class are enjoying their stay in Wash ington. Such expressions as, This is the life and I've told all the sena- tors I'll te back someday," show that the broadening influence of travel are at work on the members while they note the various activities of our na- tional capitol.
 The boys basketball team of the Stafford high school has had a most successful season. Their chief ac- complishment of merit being the de- feat of Rockville on Rockville floor, when both the girls and boys team carried S. H. S., to victory. The makeup of the boys team for the season included four seniors, Captain Francis Pagan, Manager Edward Schrier, Thomas Fletcher and Ed mund Towne Their record has been a credit for speed and ability in play ing a good clean game, and they will certainly e missed next year. Bald win and H. Towne were the repre- sentatives of the junior class and are expected to even surpass their present record in the year to come. Connie Clark, the only sophomore, and Sulli- van, a freshman, are promising ma terial for next year.
 During the past week a drive has been going on among the four classes and faculty of Stafford high school to pay off the debt incurred in supplying the basketball team with new suits. Six suits of the best quality were supplied with the idea of making them last at least three seasons. Were it not for this additional expense the basket ball team would have exactly met expenses. Due to the fact that the under classes will have further use of the suits the students contrib uted literally toward the expense. An average of a quarter was collected from each student.
 During the past year the girls bas- ketball team of the Stafford high school has made fine record. This is the first girls team that has brought the year to a satisfactory close with a record of winning five games out 1f the nine played. The team will be of the same members next Tear with the exception of Miss Tonon, who will be lost by graduation. The girls deserve credit for overcoming many of the handicaps encountered, as the chances for. a we'll developed team at first seemed slight. All are very grateful to the members of the Stafford Boys club who greatly. as- sisted the girls by allowing them the use of the hall for practice and games.
 Misses Wildey and Tonon played we'll all through the season in posi- tions of left and right guards. Both deserve credit for holding down for wards on such teams as Glastonbury, East Hartford and Storrs college. The forwards, Misses Siswick and Ste yens were qualified for their positions and both will be strong features on the team another year. Miss Fletcher, the center, succeeded in-gaining the greatest number of points for the girls and her ability to guard has de- veloped rapidly. Prospect for a first class girls team next year are the brightest in the history of the high school athletic records.
 An attempt to stage the biggest minstrel show in the life of Stafford is the aim of St. Edwards minstrels for April 4 and 5. Here are some of the proofs and promises: Profession al direction by George A. Bartlett. Music by Peerless orchestra. Stars of home talent Prominent among the latter will be Jimmie Byrne of the family of the famous Byrne Brothers Flight Bells" His eleven-year old daughter, Catherine, an exquisite solo dancer, will act with MT. Byrne, by permission of the Child players League of Cambridge where they re- side. M. J. Farrell, of Willimantic needs no introduction to many cities of Connecticut. As social enter tainer and baritone soloist MT. Farrell is we'll known. Dancing will follow the play each evening. Reserved tickets at McCormick's drug store. -