Berlin High School - Lamp Yearbook (Berlin, CT)

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CLASS WILL We, the Class of 1944, 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. Richard Anderson leaves his charm to Gloria Barrett. Roderick Beach bequeathes his musical talents to Arthur Ventres. Armand Bonola leaves his enrollment at the N. B. Trade School to George Overstrom. Hilding Carlson leaves his love of Shakespeare to John Badal. Emma Culver leaves her great stature to Dorothy Dezzani. Lorraine DeMore wills her love of dogs to Mary Lou Kahms. Edward DeVivo leaves to Gloria Achilli his mechanical ability. Betty May Dyer leaves her driver’s license to Audrey Pollard. Donald Emery leaves Charlotte to the mercy of the Junior wolves. Irene Gadzik wills her nickname “Dopey” to Robert Benson. Merwin Giannotta leaves his natural ability for French to David Loiselle. Thomas Haddock leaves his leadership ability to the most worthy Junior. Bob Harris leaves his skilled technique as a jitterbug to Johnny DiMugno. Jack Heinzmann leaves his picture to the Junior wolverines. Irene Indelak bequeathes her position as pianist to Gertrude Hanford. Phyllis Johnson leaves her title of Editor of the Beacon to Mike Bunko. Richard Kallgren wills his alert nature to Michael Rector. Donald Klotz wills his shotgun to Billy Zwick. Gloria Krause leaves her efficient office work to Peggy Pickett. Annamac Kuhlman bequeathes her love of books to Marion Munson. Angelo Leone leaves his love of dancing to Daniel Pulito. Richard Mangone leaves his girl friends to Clifton Marieni. Norma Mazzali wills her love of dancing to Jean Lanza. Judson Meigs leaves his love of reading to Charles Meyer. Stanley Nalewajek leaves his bashful grin to Stella Lewandowski. Pat O’Brien leaves her Irish name to Shirley Johnson. Charles Orcutt leaves his salesmanship ability to Carol Holmes. Barbara Payanis leaves her quiet nature to Florence Rusczyk. Harry Pentore leaves his adoration of English to Gloria Black. Shirley Pepin leaves her love of horses to Jean Werdelin. Mac Pickett leaves his position as sportswriter on the Beacon to Billy Hoppe. Doris Potter wills her infectious laughter to Ruth Sochrin. Ruth Read leaves her wit to Doris Hamilton. John Savage leaves his perpetual oratorical ability to Margaret Mayer. Bob Thomson leaves his car to James Horton. Donald Wishart wills his punctuality to Roland Rochefort. Carleton Yopp leaves his zoot suit to Sam Mitchell. Marion Zigmont bequeathes her coquetishness to Jean Boardman. Page Twenty-two

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We stopped by to hear Marion Zigmont defend the Happy Housewives and Pat O’Brien represent the career women on Merwin Gianotta’s radio quiz program. This comes on just after Mac Pickett’s sports digest of America. Robert “Sinatra” Thomson crooned into the microphone while Lorraine DeMore swooned right on from 1944 in spite of Usherette Emma Culver’s attempts with smelling salts. Armand Bonola was repairing the microphone in a desperate attempt to have it ready for the “Carleton Yopp and his Zoot Suiters Noise with the Boys’ Show.” After all this it seemed strange to come back to Berlin and our old school. It had changed a great deal as we remarked to Doris Potter who was striving in vain to teach English to some contrary students. They aren’t as intelligent as we were, so you see, times have changed. We bought a newspaper edited by Richard Kallgren and read all about his successful hobby of producing oil. Hobbies are wonderful things. Judson Meigs enjoys his of being Superintendent of Berlin Schools with Bob Harris assisting him as chairman of the Board of Education. We had quite a time when we dropped into Nalawajek’s Barber Shop and Beauty Salon where you can have shoes shined while you wait. Stanley was giving Donald Wishart a wave to make him presentable for that evening’s banquet in honor of his becoming First Selectman of Berlin. Wishart defeated Harry Pentore who retired to the garden house on his estate to write mournful poetry. Barbara Payanis yelled out at us from the screen of a local theater one evening. She was the heroine and Richard Anderson the rootin’ tootin’ cowboy hero of “Once Upon a Time in Kensington.” It was very late as we walked home, and the sidewalks were dark and deserted. The night was hushed and quiet, when suddenly Shirley Pepin came tearing down the street on her horse, swinging a lantern to and fro. As she vanished into the deep black of night, she left with us the weird cry, “1964 and all’s wceeeclllllllll!” I guess that is enough of this curious story for now. However, I meant to ask you if you’d send me a few statistics on the extent of your jurisdiction as I am writing an article on national relations for C. Howard Goding’s magazine “New World in the Making.” I’ll be seeing you when the twenty-first Century World Exposition is held in Berlin. ’Bye now. As ever, Phyllis Johnson. Page Twenty-one

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To Miss Miglioli we leave the responsibility of coaching the future dancers of America. To Miss Barnes we leave the satisfaction of our having finally graduated. To Miss Spangenburg we leave a sliderule on which she may measure the future students according to our standards. To Miss Bunce we leave a sincere thank you for her part in directing “Girl Shy.” To Miss McBrien we say au revoir and bon amusement. To Miss Flannery we leave a new account book to make up for the ones she wore out with our finances. To Miss LeVan we dedicate our yearbook as the highest honor we can give her. To Mr. MacKenzie we leave peace and quiet. To Mr. MacLaughlin we leave the hope that he may have many more successful years as superintendent. To Miss Wright we leave a new kitchen to help her better the culinary achieve- ments of Berlin High girls. To Miss Lynch we leave the knowledge that she has sent another group of girls out into the world to become unexcelled secretaries. To Mrs. Kind we leave a more optimistic Problems class that she may regain her faith in the future of America. To Mr. Kope we leave a can of simoniz so that the freshmen entering Berlin High may think they have come to the school of the elite. To Mr. Schultz we leave a factory of experimentation wherein his students can tinker to their hearts’ content. To Miss Buck we leave the task of replenishing the musical gaps left by the depar- ture of our class. To Mr. Goding we leave our sincerest friendship and a wish for a grand future. To Mrs. McNickle we leave our thanks for being one of the nicest persons there is. In Witness Whereof, we have hereunto set our hand and seal at said Berlin, on the 14th day of June, A. D., One Thousand, Nine Hundred and Forty-Four. Signed, Published, and declared by the Class of Forty-Four, as, and for, their last will and testament in the presence of us, who in their presence and at their request have here- unto subscribed our names as witnesses. Signed: Class of 1944 Witnesses: Bugs Bunny Little Lulu Denny Dimwit Page Twenty-three