Barrington High School - Arrow Yearbook (Barrington, RI)

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Entering the new building the following September, we were assigned to the homerooms of Mrs. Hathaway and Mr. Rasmussen. Here we remained throughout our senior year as well. Irving Tracy served as our President, Joan Medici, Vice President, Maryann Ryder, Secretary, Bob Howe, Treasurer, and Arlene Hamilton, Social Committee Chairman. Representing us on the Student Council were Don Wylie, Joan Medici, Penny Newton, Ann Creamer, and Arlene Hamilton. It was during this year that Don Wylie was elected State President of Student Councils. Members of our class took part in Play Nite, a talent assembly, and also in the Rhode Island Drama Festival. In the fall we held a hayride, after which we gathered at the home of Natalie Peterson. We led all other classes in the Sports Attendance and ARROW subscription contests, and in basketball it was the Junior girls who downed all challengers, including our own Junior boys! A colorful flower garden adjacent to a rustic cottage furnished the setting for our Junior Prom. Maryann Ryder and Maryanna Fuller shared the title of Queen, while Barbara Williams. Bonnie Ginalski, and Joan Yaghjian served as attendants. Lincoln Woods was again selected as the spot for our class picnic. Penny Newton, Joanne Medici, and Don Wylie were among the delegates representing Barrington High at the Student Council Convention in Portland, Oregon. As Seniors, our class officers were Carmine Bianco, President, Jarrett Staton, Vice President, Don Mac Quattie, Secretary, Phyllis Corrado, Treasurer, and Irving Tracy, Social Committee Chairman. Representing us on the Student Council were Penny Newton, Don Wylie, Jarrett Staton, Kathy McCann, and Joan Medici. Our first social affair of the year was a Record Hop, at which we welcomed the freshmen. Bob Howe, Pete Killheffer, Emily Prue, Natalie Peterson, Barbara Handy, Don Button, and Penny Newton displayed their dramatic ability in the School Play, Melody Jones. Our Senior Play, Our Hearts Were Young and Cay, was really sensational! Few of us realized how much talent some of our members really possessed. The Christmas Formal found our school cafeteria transformed into a sparkling wonderland as we danced to the dreamy music of Chett Williams. At our Senior Banquet we took the opportunity to offer our thanks to our principal and teachers for the guidance that they gave us throughout our days at Barrington High. Our Senior Prom drew to a close six fun-filled years of loyal companionship. As we prepare now to leave the halls of Barrington High School, we hope we have left a little of the spirit of our class to be cherished by those who are to follow. Historians MARGARET WALTON g PHYLLIS CORRADO

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Q5 6, 519 6- .- gem' 'Educ'- Rf? 1 1 iii! L . Il :I I l Class History DEAR SENIORS: D0 YOU REMEMBER? It was a typical September day back in 194-8 when we entered Peck School as timid seventh graders. As we wended our way to the homerooms of Mr. Barrett, Mrs. Speakman, and Miss Isherwood, we were determined to make the most of our secondary school education. Friday night Canteens provided an opportunity for us to display our talent in ballroom dancing, an outgrowth of those hectic co-rec classes-remember! ll It was during this year, too. that many of our boys evinced an interest in sports. Among them were Tom Terpak. Karl Christ, Fred DeAngelis, and Tyrone MacQuattie. The girls took an active part in all B. G. A. A. activities. The fall found us occupying the homerooms of Miss Walch and Mr. Biber. This year we welcomed Mr. Locke as our new principal and Miss Roberts as a teacher of English. The boys continued to excel at sports, and several members of our group were invited to serve on the staff of our school newspaper, The Beacon. To ,Barbara Handy, talented saxophonist, went the honor of being chosen to play in the All-State Band. It was during this year that we welcomed Maryann Ryder to our midst. As Freshmen, our homeroom teachers were Mr. Rasmussen and Mrs. Hathaway. Since we now could consider ourselves an important unit in the school, we could hardly wait to hold our first class meeting. Mr. Rasmussen was chosen as our advisor. Successful candidates in the election of class officers were Karl Christ, President, Tom Terpak, Vice Presidentg Delores Medeiros, Secretary, ,loan Medici, Treasurerg and Kathleen McCann, Social Committee Chairman. Our representatives on the Student Council were ,lean Lafond and Karl Christ. Our first Class Dance, aptly en- titled, A Heavenly Eve was surely the highlighti' of the school's social calendar. Our slate of officers during our sophomore year included: Karl Christ, Presidentg Irving Tracy, Vice President, Maryann Ryder, Secretary, Joan Medici, Treasurerg and Joe Mellone, Social Committee Chairman. Karl Christ and Becky Bennett repre- sented us on the Student Council. Mr. Rasmussen, Miss Barton, and Mr. Walkden were our homeroom teachers. It was Mr. Walkden, a newcomer to the faculty ranks, who first acquainted us with the effectiveness of sign languagef' Although we were on the swing-shift at Peck this year, many sophomore boys reported for early morning athletic practices. Our social activities included the Sophomore Hop, which topped all previous class dances ever staged. The baseball game that highlighted our class picnic will long be remembered.

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ff H69 f' X lg .' -'S Q lx lf' f fg- W I 3l- L o f? 75 5 Through the S pyglass A class meeting aboard the good ship ARROW as guests of our close friend and companion, Sailor Joe, seemed an ideal way to climax our senior activities at Barrington High. We were indeed a. happy crew as we trooped up the gangplank that crisp June morning. As soon as we were comfortably seated in our deck chairs, our genial host appeared and took his stand beside a peculiar looking object, which we all assumed must be a new type of camera. The mischievous gleam in Sailor Joe's eye, however, as he bade his deckhand give us each a piece of smoke-colored glass soon caused us to change our minds. Tense with anxiety, we watched him unveil a huge spyglass. We were soon to learn that this was no ordinary spyglassg rather it was so constructed that it could bring into focus scenes of events in which the illustrious members of the Class of '54 were destined to play important roles. Sailor Joe chuckled heartily as he pressed a pedal which brought into focus a busy corner in the heart of San Francisco. In the doorway of the Golden Dot Nite Club,,' owned and operated by Jarrett Staton stood Pete Killheffer, a wealthy Texas cattleman, talking with Tom Terpak, owner of the Terpak Constellation Air- craft Company. The bright lights of the club's marquee heralded the pending ap- pearance of the Queen of Torchsingers, Miss Ellen Metcalfe. The scene shifted next to a fashion show being staged at the Nifty-Miss Shoppe, where Ann Creamer, editor- in-chief of Charm magazine, commented upon the newest creations of designer Janet Shaw being modeled by lovely Bonnie Ginalski and Maryann Ryder. Seated in the audience were Phyllis Corrado, author of PERSONALITY PLUS, and actress Bar- bara Baxter. As the new Cosmopolitan Theater came into view, we were delighted to see that the dainty ballerina, Joanna Madigan, was sharing a billing with singer Barbara Palmieri in the current hit Men! Men! Men! written and produced by our own Phyllis Burn. In the blue room of the nearby Hotel Swank, Bill Havens, owner of a fleet of shrimp boats, was discussing rising -food prices with chain-store Magnate Joe De Cesare. The flick of a lever brought into view the Indianapolis Speedway, where we watched driver Eddie Bruce set a new world record. His master mechanic, Frank Casanova, refused to divulge any of his trade secrets to the presistent reporters who swarmed about him. As the scene shifted to the Casino, we had an opportunity to hear the famous Jazz Kids, starring Danny Spink and Joe Mellone, with Babs Handy playing a cool', saxophone. Featured on the same bill was Judy Smalley, who cleverly executed the latest dance steps originated by Vinnie Farina, successor to Arthur Murray. Interested spectators at this performance, which was handled by the Ann O'Halloran Theatrical Agency, included that famous criminal lawyer, Becky Bennett, and the noted financier, Ronnie Andrews in the company of his wife, the former Nancy Bates.