Berlin High School - Lamp Yearbook (Berlin, CT)

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CLa WJ( We, the Class of 1942, of the Berlin High School, Town of Berlin, County of Hartford, and State of Connecticut, do with unclouded intellect and clear memory, 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. Helen Andruk wills her ability to do ballet dancing to Gilda Alberti. Donald Austin leaves his skill in bookkeeping to Lillian Bighinatti. Jack Austin leaves his job of chauffeur to another love-struck Junior. James Austin leaves his elastic stomach to Raymond Webster; we hope he will be able to consume as much food as Jimmy did. Helen Bakanas leaves her bashful nature to Marjorie Cooney. Edivard Beatrice leaves his ability to get stuck in windows to Robert Dennehy. To Jean Nielson, Doris Bighinatti leaves her D.A.R. Award and her positions in many clubs. Norma Bighinatti leaves her position with Miss Small to Robert McLaughlin. Philip Black bequeaths his ability to charm the girls to John O ' Brien. Janice Burwell leaves her dainty little feet to Robert Orcutt. To Arlene Webster, lues Carsanico leaves her high marks. Philip Carter leaves his swiftness to George Skene. To Barbara Hall, Helen Chrzanowski leaves her saucy hair bows. Audrey Collins leaves her wolfing technique to Anne Rusczyk. Harold Corr leaves his old-fashioned ideas about women to Edward Wrobleski. Arthur Crandall leaves his position as President of the Student Council to Gretchen Relyea. Miles Crookes leaves his babyish ways to Ralph Simeone. Ann Edwardson bequeaths her fashionable clothes to Elizabeth Dean. To Alyce Cameron, Dorothy Emery leaves her height and dignity of bearing. Rena Fiori leaves the book A Shortcut to Better Sewing”, to Ruth Peer. James Fagan wills his ability to keep accurate records concerning money to Ralph Nappi. To Fred Buxton, Roy Fielding leaves his ability to sell Fuller Brushes. Richard Fowler leaves his neatness to Malcolm Pickett. Helen Gontarz leaves her exotic hair-styles to Dorothy Lowell. Jane Goodrich abandons her giggles to Jean Raymond, may they be as well known as Jane ' s. Myron Goodrich leaves his loaded dice to Grace Lewis, who may find more foolish plavers than he did. v y To Billy Clark, Donald Griffith leaves the book, How to Hypnotize Women and Keep them Fascinated”, so that he may take advantage of it. IF allace Kelsey leaves to Richard Kallgren, a duplicate of his convertible coupe. Florence Kowalczyk wills her ambition to be a rhumba teacher to Margaret Hackett. Peter Kriwacki leaves his technique in solving Chemistry problems to Eunice Powers. Robert Morse leaves his broom, which he seems to prefer at dances, to some bashful boy such as Merwin Edelson. y ’

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ecij The lights were blazing on Broadway as our cab pulled up to the famous Boothe Theater”. We handed our driver the fare and noticed that he was Kasmir Nalewajek, a law student at Columbia University. At the entrance, crowds were waiting to see Janice Burwell, starring in The Grass Is Green,” written by playwright Richard Fowler and directed by Jane Munson. By the box-office we see Ines Tee, secretary to Peter Kriwacki, President of the National Broadcasting Company. With her is Arthur Crandall, and Donald Griffith. Arthur has returned from Nebraska where he heads the Nebraska Forest Rangers. Donnie is stunt man for Ace Productions, Inc.” which is now filming The Little Puffs That Made Good,” starring Doris Prata and Myron Goodrich. Moving further into the crowd, we see Donald Austin, sales manager for a phonograph record concern, homeward bound to hear the World Heavyweight Championship Bout between title-holder Philip Carter and Challenger Wallace Kelsey. The girl at the box-office is Beatrice Pesenti, who tells us that John Prendergast owns this theatre. In the lobby we see Philip Prior, photographer for the New York Times, and Albert Moseley, the editor. Coming across the lobby is Helen Gontarz, New York ' s top-notch dress designer, Harold Corr, movie celebrity, and his publicity agent, Jack Austin. We take our seats as the orchestra leader, James Fagan lifts his baton. After the play, we decide to walk to the nightclub, ' El Trocadero”. Outside is a poster with four pretty Power’s models modeling fur coats. The models are Dora Willet, Ines Carsanico, Norma Bighinatti, and Dawn Scott. A little farther on we stop to listen for a moment, as a soap-box orator, Francis Odermann, expounds Scientist Theodore Schultz’s theory of relativity. We stop for a red light in front of Rena Fiori’s beauty salon, then Charles Taylor, the traffic cop allows us to cross the street. On Lexington Avenue a group of taxi-cab drivers are listening to Roy Fielding, sports an- nouncer giving a blow-by-blow description of the fight, when the program is interrupted by news analyst Philip Black, who tells of the safe landing of Miles Crookes and Helen Andruk in their racing plane designed by Edward Beatrice which they had just flown around the world in three days. On top of one of the highest buildings is a sign advertising another mystery story written by Robert Morse. The plot was furnished by Detective Trenner Tompkins. We stop to admire the new Fifth Avenue church built by New York’s mayor, Robert Werdelin. Vincent Scotti is the newly appointed priest there. We pass by Carnegie Hall” where Ann Edwardson, concert pianist, and Elsie Peplau, violinist are now playing. Coming attractions include Jane Goodrich, Dorothy Emery, and Helen Chryzanowski as guest vocalists. Nearby is a poster announcing the opening of a dancing school run by those jitterbugs, Ines Richi, Audrey Collins, and Florence Kowalczyk. Finally, the bright lights of the El Trocadero” loom up before us. In the richly furnished lounge we see Wanda Stepanik, girl reporter, interviewing Sylvia Overstrom, the second Elsa Maxwell, who is throwing a gala party in the Blue Room”, and invites us to it. There we find Harold Peterson, America’s Champion Tennis Player, with Mabel Read and Helen Bakanas, photographers for Mademoiselle,” reading the decorative menu designed by cartoonist Eva Yopp, and prepared by chef James Austin. Doris Bighinatti is singing a song with Eleanor Nappi’s all-girl orchestra. Alison Partridge then renders a few cowboy songs, and we leave the Blue Room”, tired, but happy. Doris Prata Theodore Schultz

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Albert Moseley leaves his chest to Richard Pinches. Jane Munson leaves her daily mail from a certain army post to Norma Ulkus. Kasimir Nalewajek leaves his arguments with Mr. MacKenzie to Irene Haman. Eleanor Nappi leaves her afternoon siestas to Katherine Hoppe. Francis Odertnann leaves his odiferous pipe to Joseph Stankis. Sylvia Over strom leaves her daily make-up period to Irene Corr. To Kathleen Cooney, Alison Partridge leaves her shapely hands. Elsie Peplau wills her cedar chest to Ruth Read with hopes. Beatrice Pesenti bequeaths her love of homework to Anthony Masselle. Harold Peterson bequeaths his desire to be a trapeze artist to Clifford Carlson. To Barbara Giannotta, Doris Praia wills her imagination, may she use it as advantageously as Doris did. John Prendergast abandons his title of Little Caesar” to Alfred Roy. Philip Prior leaves his ability to take candid shots to Phillis Reeve. Mabel Reed leaves her trips to New York to Eleanor Saravalli. Enis Richi leaves her generosity to Rita Prior. To Grethe Frisk, Theodore Schultz wills his vocabulary. Dawn Scott leaves her junk” jewelry to Frances Nye. To Rose Tarro, Vincent Scotti gives his love of false fire alarms. IV anda Stepanik wills her newly acquired British accent to Louise Notaro. Charles Taylor leaves his beard to Roger Ailing. Ines Tee leaves her admiration for handsome dogs to Paul Zigmont. T tenner Tomkins wills his perpetual scolding from various teachers to Joseph Blackburn. Robert W erdelin leaves his auditory appendages to Robert Pepin, so he may hear what the teachers say. Dora Willett leaves her desire to have twenty children to Eileen Holigan. Eva Yopp leaves her artistic ability to Norma Mazzali. To the Freshmen we leave a plan by which they may tell what their financial needs will be when they are Seniors so they will not have as much worry as we did. To the Sophomores we leave our dignity and social standing. To the Juniors we leave our ability and ambitions so they may attain success easily. To the Faculty we leave model students so they may forget some of the trials they had with us. In Witness Whereof, we have hereunto set our hand and seal at said Berlin, on the 17th Day of June, A.D., One Thousand, Nine Hundred and Forty-Two. Signed, Published, and declared by the Class of Forty-Two, as and for, their last will and testament in the presence of us, who in their presence and at their request have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses. Witnesses: Per: Brenda and Cobina Dora Willett and Janice Burwell