Berlin High School - Lamp Yearbook (Berlin, CT)

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CLASS WILL We, the Class of Thirty Eight, of the Berlin High School, Town of Berlin, and State of Connecticut, being of sound mind and memory, do hereby make, publish, and declare this to be our Last Will and Testament, in manner and form following, hereby revoking any will, or wills heretofore made by us. We, the Senior Class of Thirty Eight, do hereby Bequeath Our Numerous Possessions Tliusly: To the Board of Education, we leave our sincere gratitude for all they have done to make possible the completion of our education. To Mr. Calvin E. Wilcox, our superintendent, we leave our deepest appreciation for his guidance during our four years of High School. To Mr. Deming, our class adviser, we leave a book entitled “How to Take Care of Unruly Seniors”. To Miss Small we leave a supply of snow and ice for her future “Ice Carnivals”. To M r. Vasquez we leave an automatic fire alarm to catch any students who might light a cigarette. To Mr. Hall we leave some badges for his Troopers, so they may be recognized. To Miss Bunce we leave some new stories to tell her Biology Class. To Mr. Robinson we leave a pair of water wings to use when he goes winter bathing. To Miss Pomeroy we leave a large closet where she can keep her supply of pretty clothes. To Mr. Cummings we leave a book on “How to Make Cocoa Without Burning It”. To Mr. Byrnes we leave a little cottage in the pines, so that he won’t have to drive from Waterbury every day. To Miss Wright we leave a recipe on how to enable students to become good cooks. To Mr. Harris we leave three dozen batons so that each time he gets impatient with his orchestra or chorus he may be privileged to break one on his music stand. lo Miss Pratt we leave a secretary to take care of her excessive correspondence. Io Mr. Hardy we leave a career book on “How to Direct Actors Who Lack Talent”. To Miss Claudelin we leave a five pound mallet, so that she may be heard above the heated arguments which take place in Problems of Democracy Class.

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BASEBALL The 1938 baseball squad, coached by Albert Robinson, seemed to be consider- ably stronger this year than last year. Gaylord Read, a three year veteran, was captain of the team. The squad con- sisted of: Captain Read, Yantz, Dyer, Hannon, Schofield, Callahan. Kane, Dod- son, Dombkowski, DeLowery, Cugno, Getzwieh, Patterson, Duly, E. Michol- sky, and J. Micholsky. CLASS PLAY John Graham Grace Treichel . . . . Agnes Danko .... Manuel Beatrice. . Doris Maier Carmen Giannotla Ethel Hamilton . . Ethel Notaro Elfrieda Pekrul Evelyn Peterson . Edward Scheer. . . Neil Lawrence . . . . . . Wayne Wright . . Harriet Harper Mrs . 1 V a in wr igh t . . Mr. Wainwrighl Paula Pennington Clinton Carbaugh . . . Carol Carhaugli Conchita Carmen Goldie Going . . . Lucille Lovejoy . . . Lucius Lovejoy Walter Webb One of our greatest activities of the year was the class play, “The Right Mr. Wright , directed by Mr. Deming. The cast consisted of:

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To Miss Barnes we leave a beautiful two-ton dictionary for her handy use. To Miss LeVan we leave a closet, with a lock and key, in which she may keep all her Art supplies. To Miss McGrath we leave a bottle of her favorite perfume “Christmas Night” in hopes that she may see an “Evening in Paris”. 1, Genevieve Baldyga, will my technique in Shorthand to Marjorie Johnson. To Richard Paterson, Richard Dyer wills a book on “I low to Avoid Accidents While Driving at Night . I, Mary Zotter, will my freckles to Verna Johnson. i, William Hannon, will my ability to play baseball to Richard Scagliotti. Ethel Hamilton wills her “Helpless Theory” to Lois Zimmerman. To Grant Dodson, Victor Martino wills some of his healthy dark hair. Bernard Yantz bequeaths his mischievous nature to George Horhal. Evelyn Peterson leaves her part in the Senior Play to Mabel Fielding. To Richard Callahan, Neil Lawrence wills his love of apples. Alarjorie Goodrich wills her Faculty drag” to any Junior who needs it. To Guido Pulcini, Manuel Beatrice wills his Jazz Orchestra, which is growing more popular every day. Fmma Pedemonl wills her dancing technique to Elynor Greco. To Eugene Derlaga, Wilfred Guite wills his physique that has helped to make him a valuable football and basketball player. I, Vivian Greco, leave my French books to Stanley Konefal, in hopes that he will make good use of them. Lewis Wroblewski wills his working ability to Henry Fournier. To Helen Savage, Jane Pinches leaves her interest in the “other 47 states ' . Lola Fogliati bequeaths her “blushing” to Thelma Tardette. To Roger Burwell, Carmen Giannotta wills Einstein’s theory. To Dorothy Harris, Helen Simeone leaves her laugh. Royal Morse leaves bis position on the Traffic Squad to Paul Sadey. I. Agnes Danko, will my position as Editor-in-Chief of the Class Book to Margaret Matyka. Ethel Notaro wills her height to Virginia Wells so that she may be seen as well as heard in school.