The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-16
Good Evening.

Right now for Fathers bay!
 Father gets coming
 And gong-so here's best wishes
 He dishes! EM EM
 Our Waterbury These are graduation days III Waterbury just like graduation in mothers and grand mothers and great-grandmothers day Todays younger ones are familiar with the Croft and Croft School which recalls person for whom the school named Margaret Croft of the cys best known teachers in Crosby High schools Latin department who died m 1911. Stephen Wlby Crosby High principal from 1896 to 1917 and the Wilby High school named for him. Speaking of schools and graduations and such, the sprague school in Watervile was separate school opened in 1851 taking place of the academy winch nad served previous to that. The English and Classical School incorporated here in 1S75 Isaac Jennings serving as master Another school known as the Hill side Avenue Boarding and Day school was opened m 1883, managed by Mrs James H. Yerkes and Mary Mer- rirnan Abbott . In 1891 Harriet J. Dutton who later became Mrs William E. ThOrS who resides on FlSKe street. and Emma s. Kelsey reopened a kindergarten school in what is now the Castle Memorial building The first Frobe kindergarten school in the city was opened m 1885 Although the little red schoohouse IS spoken of as practically extinct you will find some of them m the several Connecticut countless and not so far from home but they are likely be white instead of red and you also might find few rural schoohouses that are or brick And then there's good old Crosby High aoout to graduate perhaps in the neghborhood of three hun dred students the school named for Mnot sherman Crosby who had the rank of principal of the Waterbury High school and Superintendent of schools for tlme later just superintendent of schools With which we will close today with, Hail to Alma Mater. .."
 TRENDS OF THE TIMES A former Water buran at the San Francisco conference reports local friends sweet little old ladies stopped to admire Arabian delegate in his colorful attire isn't ne simply elegant exclaimed one slightly aghast But ladies" retorted the Arab in perfect English, YOU i really should my horse', as he bowed from the waist. As the season turns slightly sutry, 1ne most popular topic of conversation in feminine circles would seem, is the shade of leg makeup that ma l ing favor with Dame fashion this season. Pointing to the stern fact that civilization is on the march our | daughter having advanced to the re- l markable age of sixteen months-can unmistakaby discern between the hum of an approaching arpiane an automobile motor. When a plane flies overhead she looks skyward when fathers dlapidated alopy approached she to the window nearest the drve local housewife repaired the motor of her washing ma chine herself and reports is purring like the day e 5 bought it.
 BRASS NUGGETS: The stretch of green in front ot Mulvies on West Main street shows what little efort in beautifying surroundings accomplish The new stands out in contrast to the negecteo al a few wards away stretching from Central avenue 10 Holmes avenue. Near the Waterbury Cluo JheieS e little cavity that catch-al An accumulauo of papers, empty whiskey bottles and the remains or small Christmas tree have been noticed there of late Local Legionnares planning to send packages to sons and daughters of the Legion now i'll the servlce Recently returned veterans have voted for dances as the best medium of getting their buddies around TOT re- union. Commander Walter F. Dews promptly named a committee of World War II veterans to make all neceS- sary arrangements . Nothing like getting up at A. M and playing round of golf before breakfast opnes Freo die Keefe Willow street pharmacist, when OCCASIONS comeback from Captain Frank Ryan. That guy only dreams about playing at A. M, but he has pont. AL that hour could make the rounds with minimum or spectator casualties. When Freddie drives en they go and if they go in the direction Freddie wants em tnat purely coincidenta concludes the captain who IS the unofficial Economic Advisor of the Willow Street Mer- nhants Association Students of the Waterbury Catn- ec High School will be interested to learn that their re- cent guest Francis J. Sheed lecturer and publisher will be heard Sunday evening in The Catholic Hour Broao. cast. He will speak "The Desperate NeceSslty o1 Revival" Mr. Sheed his visit here was presented to the student body by Rev. Francis M. OShea rector or the Church of the Immaculate Conception and prncpal of the Catholic High School
 Fancy That Degrees are important things these days, college and thermometer. As congress prepares go home to get away from lot Of bills we go home and run into them The important topic these days is where you NOT going on your vaca tion When people get together today they start talking about points and food, but it's hard to start argument because each one is in the same boat If Mary brought little lamb to school today the chances teacher wouldn't turn him out Some people think the abbreviated bathing and sports tOgs Haunted this grace persOnifed with "dis" going before and 'less" after LOngfeow's idea of the childrens hour and the modern version quite different if you would compare the poets rhythm and the tive tempo of todays pre-teen and teen agers.
 It's long line that has box of cigarettes box of candy at the end of the trail. When Jack comes home again if the garden pans out we'll give him a faI1Io