The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-15
Athletic Council
 Favors Extension
 Of Sport Program
Proceeds of Event at WiIby February 10 to Be Used for First Grid Combine in History of Tech School;
 Rapid Growth in Enrolment ExCites Interest

An interesting program of enter tainment, basketball, dancing, and bridge, has been arranged by the athletic council of the Leavenworth high school for the first annual football carnival night Wednesday, February 10, ct the wilby high school. John A. Dillon, president of the council, announced the money received from the carnival would be used to equip Q football team to represent the school this coming fall. It will be the first grid team in the schools history.
 The program will get under way at 7:30 with entertainment being staged until SIS, followed by two games of basketball lasting until 0:45. Bridge and dancing will then be enjoyed for the remainder of the evening. The cafeteria has been reserved for bridge, the gyni- I1asium for the dancing. Refresh- I,lents will be served in the cafeteria throughout the evening.
 Committees Chosen
 The complete list of committees engaged in arranging the carnival is as follows:
 Honorary chairman, Harrison s. Allen: honorary vice-chairman, Francis c. Began; general chair. man, James J. O'Neill; general vice. chairman, James A. Lord.
 Ticket committee: Franklin Far rell, chairman; Miss Gertrude Ken- nedy, Miss Helen O'Brien, Miss Marion Keene, and Miss Carolyn Hahn.
 Program committee: Clarence MacNiven, chairman; Francis Cor- rigan, John Sirica, Miss Elise Car- roll, and Miss Helen Hogan.
 Basketball committee: Jacob R. Reiger, chairman; Paul Perazelli and Louis Laun.
 Refreshment committee: Miss Elizabeth Brophy, chairman; Miss Vera Conlong, Joseph RoSse, Harry Snowman.
 Door committee: Frank Corrigan, chairman: George Butler, Samuel Bassett, Horace Reynolds, Frank Hayden, and Louis Laun.
 Publicity committee: Earl Elan. chard, chairman, and John A. Dil. lon.
 Entertainment committee: James J. 0'Neill, chairman; Jacob Reiger, and James Lord.
 Wardrobe committee: A. Earle Esnithies, chairman; E. O. Kilbourii, Raymond Dion, and Charles Tang ney.
 Dancing committee: James J. O'Neill, chairman; Miss 0enevieve "A. Moran, and John Sirica.
 Bridge committee: Miss Elise Car. roll, Miss Helen Hogan, Miss Ruth Barry, Miss Grace Began, Miss Lil- Han Manganero, Miss Ann Dev- ereux, Miss Catherine Connor, Miss Florence Battle, Miss Elizabeth Moher, Miss Agnes Gernmil, Miss Mary Shanahan, and Miss Elizabeth Hart; Miss Gertrude Foley.
 Faculty Adds Pep
 The athletic council made up of members of the faculty and student body, was organized this fall by the faculty with the definite. purpose of increasing the interest of the student body fin athletics. At pfes- ent while Leavenworth has on ex- tensive program. of inter-class and inter.shop games, it has but one inc ter-school sport, basketball. The interest in these sports, together with the rapid growth of the school since the change was made from afternoon to morning session and the school moved from Crosby to Croft, seems to warrant extension of the sports program to include football and baseball. The student body has shown on active interest in this program by their attendance ct the basketball games, and by their increased enrolment In the school athletic association. The total number now belonging Is well