Berlin High School - Lamp Yearbook (Berlin, CT)

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“Cully HOWARD M. CULVER, JR. An honest boy, close buttoned to the chin, Broadcloth without, warm heart within.’’ Traffic Squad 4. Jtt fUnttnriam Mary McKeon Born May 19, 1920 Died July 12, 1938 Delia Yopp Born April 26, 1921 Died December 5, 1937 Josephine Kapastinski Born May 27, 1922 Died August 1, 1937 “Tho’ lost to sight to mem’ry dear Thou ever wilt remain

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“Jack” JACK G. TOMPKINS “Those who wait will be rewarded.” Sea Scouts 2, 3, 4; Traffic Squad 4. EDWARD M. WROBEL “Eddy” “Music is my everything.” Music Club 1, 2, 3, 4; High School Chorus 1, 2, 3, 4; High School Orchestra 1, 2, 3; High School Band 1, 2, 3; Student Council 1; Mitchell’s Troopers 3; Intramural Basketball 4; Senior Musical Com- mittee. NORMAN MUNSON “Norm” “ None but himself can be paralleled.” 4-H Club 3. HENRY HRUBIEC “ Rubie ” “Make the best of your opportunities.” JOHN RUSSELL WEBB “Russ” “He comes late — but he comes.” Dramatic Club 2, 3, 4; Intramural Baseball 1, 2, 3.

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CLASS HISTORY Soft, sweet strains of music. Resonant darkness. The sweet odor of incense. Seated on his high, cushioned throne sat Schariar, Sultan of India. Handsome was his face but in his eyes the real man showed — hard, morose, surly. On a pillow of purple silk before him, sat Scheherazade the Sultaness, the teller of tales. Then up spake Schariar, “Rise, oh Scheherazade.” She rose and stood before him. And again spake the mighty one, “Oh Schehe- razade, this night a tale of thee I do require. If I am interested not, thy tale shall die on thy lips by the swift stroke of my sword.” And spake Scheherazade, “Oh my lord and master, for this night I have prepared for thee a talc of whose interest thou shalt be the judge.” And thus did Scheherazade begin a great and wonderful tale — “In a far distant land, there once dwelt a tribe of people called Berlinites. A quiet, roving race were they, taking from life all that is offered. And so it came to pass, the Berlinites did come into a strange country where they found the inhabitants thereof a kind and congenial folk and made known their intention of remaining. Great was the rejoicing of the inhabitants, for here was a people ready and able to publish the name of their fair and beauteous land throughout the world. But someone must supervise these pleasure loving people, and so they did elect as chief administrator Maharajah, Alfred Pulito; and his able assistant, Shirley Crandall ; a wielder of the common pen, Marion Greatorix; Chancellor of the Exchequer for the Class of 1940, and Governor General, Albert E. Robinson. In this land, oh Schariar, the Berlinites did delight in festivities, and so on designated days they did hold a Hallowe’en party and St. Patrick dance. A year had passed and now the Berlinites pos- sessed a new dignity. High were held their heads and nobler were their works. Well did their num- bers represent the land in a Valentine Dance and other activities; and again did they prove their in- dividual supremacy. Throughout the season the Berlinites were led by Maharajah Alfred Pulito; with Hope DeMore as his capable assistant. The wielder of the common pen was Elizabeth Sullivan, and Elwood Johnson served nobly as Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Governor General, Miss Barbara Pratt. Now the autumn. Brilliant the foliage of the Ber- linites; rich their fruitage. Truly was no tribe ever better or more numerously represented and truly did no general better marshal his forces than did Maharajah Alfred Pulito with Clifford Lehman as his assistant; Rita Fagan, wielder of the common pen; and Hope DeMore, Chancellor of the Ex- chequer for the class, and Mr. Cummings, Gov- ernor General. The harvest of early planting was celebrated by the Harvest Dance and frolics. The Promenade, sensationally successful, served to strengthen the bonds of brotherhood between the Berlinites and the inhabitants. A lapse — summer, then autumn. The Berlinites rule the land. The leaders of corresponding worth — Governor General, Mr. MacKenzie; Maharajah, Alfred Pulito; his capable assistant, Elizabeth Sulli- van; Rita Fagan, wielder of the common pen; and Hope DeMore, Chancellor of the Exchequer for the Class of 1940. These present dwellers of the land then organ- ized a party inviting the lower populace and a Thanksgiving Dance in honor of the fruits being plucked and stored. The Berlinites, wishing to carry on and upward into posterity, splendid and supreme, did declare a festivity called Musical, arranged by Mr. Mac- Kenzie and conducted by Mr. William Harris. But it remained again for them to display their superiority and this they did on occasions termed, “What a Life,” “Card Party,” and “Senior Ball” in which they provided for the habitants of the land entertainment which was roundly applauded. But as ever with mortal man the Berlinites were not satisfied with what they possessed, they must move on; they must seek new fields, new faces. Great was the rejoicing as they prepared to leave the land in search of new conquests.” Signed : Shirley Crandall