Berlin High School - Lamp Yearbook (Berlin, CT)

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LILLIAN SANDRA ZIEL “Li I” “Lillian xvlio’s humerous with friends she meets. Walks on the sunny side of the street.” Motif Club. Ambition: Secretary. FORM ER MEMBERS OF THE CLASS NOW IN THE SERVICE Aime Brochu, Army John Badal, Army Paul Carson, Army Robert DellDonna, Navy Joseph Fiori, Navy William Norton, Navy Class Motto “In ourselves our future lies.” Class Colors Red and Blue 20

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HISTORY OF THE CLASS OF 1946 On September 9, 1942, 120 members of the Class of ’46 registered at Berlin High School. As Fresh- men, we were not required to go through the customary period of initiation. As a substitute, however, the Seniors required us to provide enter- tainment at the reception they held in our honor early in October. We all had fun entertaining the rest of the students at the reception and enjoyed the dancing that followed. We had at last become full-fledged members of the student body at the Berlin High School. During the year, there was a bowling and roller- skating get-together at the Bowl-O-Rink in New Britain, under the supervision of our class adviser, Miss Spangenberg. We had a very good time and the fact that it was raining when we were ready to leave did not dampen our spirits. Our class was the first to enter high school after the war had begun. Because of this, many of the extra-curricular activities were curtailed, but new functions were added to the regtdar school sched- ule. The principal sport hindered by the war was basketball, in which the only games played at the school were between the classes. Incidentally, among the girls’ teams, the Freshmen came in second. The most important change in the school program was the introduction of the Victory Corps. Every Friday, all regtdar classes were sus- pended and the day was devoted to classes in first aid, pre-flight training, model airplane building, motor corps, air raid warden training and physical education. All in all, our Freshman year was fun. And some of our members even made the honor roll. Though we all worked hard, we want to give recognition to our class officers that year; President, Sam Raymond, Vice-President, Dick Spring; Secretary, Peggy Pickett; Treasurer, Marjorie Dehan. We very bravely entered the Sophomore year, thinking that we knew quite a bit about running a class. A square dance that we sponsored early in the fall turned out to be a decided success. Later in the year, we gave a semi-formal dance which brought out a fair size group of students. Gas and meat rationing were at their height this year and many school activities were still curtailed and we had no football team. However, we did have a basketball team and a few games were again played with other schools. We ordered our class rings in the spring and we were beginning to feel our place in the high school. With the many woman’s organizations coming into the news every day, the girls in our class weren’t to be outdone. They organized into the GEMS, (Girls Emergency Mop-Up Squad). The principal reason for this was the shortage of male help due to the many war jobs open to high school boys. They cleaned and scoured until the school literally glowed. We think Carol Holmes, Jean Venturo, Dolores Margnelli, Lorraine Scotti, Ethel Wolf, Lorraine Rakowski and Frances Skinner deserve some recognition for their excellent work. They were quite a sight as they marched around the building with their pails and brooms. One day early in June we went to classes with radios blaring in every room and the word D-Day on everyone’s lips. Yes, the big day that we had all been waiting for had arrived at last. For some members of our class, it was a sad day, knowing that older brothers and relatives were taking part in the big invasion. Mr. Kope acted as our advisor this year and we re-elected the same slate of officers with the excep- tion of the secretary. Doris Gottlin was elected to that post. As our Junior year rolled around, we strode importantly through the corridors, lending a help- ing hand to the bewildered Freshmen. We also cast many glances at the Senior walk and thought, “Just one more year.” Further changes were made in the school program during the course of the summer. Home rooms were omitted at noon and for a while it was hard getting used to the different lunch periods. A seventh period was added to the day to give more time for clubs and class meetings. That meant no more periods would be omitted for assemblies. The class this year made a clean sweep of the officers. Art Ventres became President; Norman Brousseau, Vice-President; Lou Splettstoeszer, Secretary; Jean Fagan, Treasurer. Mr. Goding was our class adviser and he did a wonderful job. He left at the end of the year to teach in East Hart- ford. Mr. Kope left at the end of the previous year to teach in New Britain. I wonder if we were responsible for their leaving? Funny, both left after serving a year as our class adviser. We gave two dances that year, a barn dance and the Junior Prom, and both dances were very successful. The decorations at the Prom were said to be the nicest ever to have been put up in our school. The gym was decorated to resemble a 22