Berlin High School - Lamp Yearbook (Berlin, CT)

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To Mary Fagan, Evelyn Siegrisl leaves her liny feet. Aren’t you lucky? Lester Rich leaves his art for making music go down and around to Dorothy Byrnes. Frank DeVivo leaves his ability for making delicious spaghetti to Mary Sanada. To Naomi Lehman, Dick Roby leaves his basketball idol, Zajac. Chester Kristopik leaves his milk truck and its contents to Helen Panaswich. Betty Lou Troup leaves her thirst for “bloody stories” to Margaret Moore. (What’s the difference if you do have a few fainting spells!) Mona Parkinson takes this opportunity to leave all the luck in the world to her string of admirers for three years. Thanks for the good times, boys. Marjorie Wall leaves her puns, wise cracks, and giggles to the saddest junior. Allan Zimmermann leaves his mischievous habits to a less roguish junior. Ruth Claudelin leaves her love for rhymes to Mildred Stange. Thelma Yantz leaves her special booth at Bert’s to Lillian Taylor. Perhaps Lillian can discover the specialty. Eltjo Fusing, David Roby, and George Walowski will their football suits to the ardent admirers of football, Gloria Haddock, Bernadette Gerdis, and Sylvia Culver. Russell Fritzson will share with Lincoln Ellsworth his jo lly nature without which he would have found school life tiresome. Clara Motyka leaves her skates to Barbara Norton. Lottie Gontarz wills a beautiful drawing to the Senior room, the Library. Jeannette Plante bequeaths her radio fame to Rena Omodeo. Helen Wilk leaves her love for dancing to Lorraine McCormick. Barbara Stromfers gives her excellent marks to any struggling pupil. Geraldine Sutton wills her unique position in Chemistry to Bessie Riggot. To the laziest member of the Junior class we will William Warren’s, William McKeon’s and Lino Gir- one’s ambition. If it is combined with the laziness mentioned the result wall be normal activity. Anna Pajor bequeaths a string from her guitar to Alice Bodack. Oredona Lanza leaves her artistic pencil stubs to Jack Boardman. Eleanor Marieni lends her envied golden voice to Mamie Bunko. Donald Johnson leaves his freckles to another amiable Swede. Betty Mueller leaves her sophistication to Cora Bernardo. John Griswold leaves his 20-lesson course, “How r to Get Along With the Ladies”, to Richard DeMers. Merle Brown leaves his unsurpassed record for being late to Richard Bowers, who gets to school at 8 o’clock. Arthur Bittner gives his faithful “buggy” to Edward Zigmont. Marjorie Johnson leaves her “pull with the teachers to Raymond Riggott.

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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We, t he class of 1936. in the town of Berlin, the county of Hartford, and the state of Connecticut, being in as good mental condition as usual, and in much better temper than usual, do hereby make this, our last will and testament, rendering void and of no avail any former will or wills that may have been pre- viously made by 11 s during a period of temporary optimism. We feel that our brilliant record and our unusual achievements will live after us, but, not wishing to take any chances, we suggest that a tablet, on which shall be inscribed our several names and a few ' of our most astounding deeds, be purchased and placed in the auditorium of the school in a position where it w ill strike the eye of all who enter. And in this manner do we dispose of our possessions: To the Berlin High School, we leave the memory of our class with the hope that she may produce other senior classes as loyal and rich in intellectual knowledge as its first Senior Graduating Class. To our superintendent, Mr. Calvin E. Wilcox, we lea e a ship load of thanks for his guidance over the rough waters. Aye! Captain, that we do. To our understanding teacher, Miss Mulcahy, we leave the sincere appreciation of every student for all she has done and all she has meant to us. No words can describe this appreciation. To Mr. Hall, we leave the best football money will buy. To Mr. Harris, we leave a new pipe, a pair of spats, and a new baton. To Mr. Hardy, we leave a contract with Hollywood to direct the world’s most famous picture, “The Man On The Donkey,” starring Joe E. Brown and Garbo. To Mr. Kramer and Mr. Deming, we leave a new set of rules for Contract Bridge. May these add zest to their frequent games. To Miss Salerni, w e leave a cellophane w rapper for her car so she may always keep it shiny and scratchless. To Miss Barnes, we leave the largest attic in town in which she may hide all the Rhetoric books. To M iss Claudelin, the shorthand class leaves the extra shorthand notebooks, an ample supply for her secretary’s notes in the Choral Society. To Miss Van Deusen, we leave a noiseless typewriting room. We hope she won’t be bored with the stillness. To Mr. Yasquez, we leave an automatic secretary, if such exists, that he may have “Spare Time”. To Miss Bunce, we leave a handy contraption, an elevator, for her own use. To Mr. Byrnes, we leave a car and a chauffeur who will obey his every wish. To M iss Wright, we leave the latest model sewing machine. To Miss Mueller, we leave a new set of files for her plays and stories. To Miss Lieber, we give a better sense of security on her favorite horse. To Miss McGrath, we will a perfect score in the bowling league. President Simeone wills to future class leaders his superhuman ability to preside wisely and well at all meetings. May you meet all uprising situations in the same calm and unruffled manner.

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Florence Miglioli leaves her courage to defend her ideas to Marie Sullivan. “You’ll appreciate that courage, Juniors.” We make this last desperate attempt to rid Edward (iacek of his many-times-willed blush. It is still in his possession, we notice. To Miss Ryan and Mr. Carbo, we leave a new set of brushes and cleaners. Wallace Kingsbury bequeaths his traveling knowledge to Leslie Clark. John Moore and John Knapp leave, not without a few tears, their positions on the varsity team to John O’Brien and Edward Maguda. Ronald Thompson, Gardner Williams, and Joseph Zigmont will their History books to Antoinette Simeone, W alter Mayer, and Mary Paskewicz. We hope that history will not repeat itself on test papers. Norma McC.orkle, Betty Walsh, and Lenore Cistaire give their ski pants to three East Berlinites who will walk to school in a blizzard. Clara Biskupiak, Agnes Peterson, and Stella Godek, leave their positions as librarians to the three most literarily inclined Juniors. May Freshmen disregard the senior privileges so that there will be a steady supply of house cleaners! Emily Drust leaves to Mary Horbal her method of restoring the blonde loveliness to her hair. Esther Brechlin leaves her ability to keep her hair neatly dressed to Adele Lukasiewicz. Helen Budzinski leaves all the tender tears she has shed in the movies to the most “hard-boiled” fellow in the junior class. Florine Day leaves her “unsuppressable” desire to get up and give oral topics in English class to Lillian Collins. Carolyn Derlaga leaves to Harry Wall one of her pies. Irene Pedemont leaves her “tender love” for little bugs to Edith Barattiero. Perhaps you remember the day Irene screamed so hysterically when an innocent little creature strolled by her seat in Mr. Kram- er’s English class. Anna Indelak leaves her love for the Show Boat to Florine Colby. Elizabeth Michaels leaves her “ I dare you” eyes to Catherine Holyst. Mary Lukasiewicz bequeaths to future editors her extraordinary ability for editing “The Berlin High Lamp.” May ye future editors forestall as many difficulties in as pleasant a way as did she. To the Junior Class we leave Room 8; the title of our class book, “The Berlin High Lamp”; and our class colors, blue and gold. We hope that the last two may become traditional and that they will mean as much to future Seniors as they do to us. To the Sophomores we leave our dignity. To the Freshmen we leave our leadership and initiative. Any property or personal possessions of ours that may remain in addition to the items specified we give and bequeath to the Board of Education. Finally, we do hereby name and appoint as the sole executor of this, our last will and testament, our class advisor, Miss Mary C. Mulcahy. In witness whereof we, the class of 1936, the testators, have set our hand and seal on this nineteenth day of June in the year of 1936.