Berlin High School - Lamp Yearbook (Berlin, CT)

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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF THE CLASS OF 1951 We, the class of 1951 of Berlin High School, town of Berlin, County of Hartford, and State of Connecticut, in order to dispose of all our worldly possessions and liabil- ities to those enduring the intellectual struggle at this educational establishment, do hereby devise and declare this our last will and testament in manner and form following: To Mr. McLaughlin and Mr. MacKenzie, we express our many thanks for all the New York trips we ' ve taken together. (Would a road map and a tank of gas be of any use in the future?) To Mrs. McNickle we leave a pair of roller skates so that she may go about her skaty-eight duties. To Mr. Kevorkian, our worthy and faithful advisor, we leave a box of Phillies. To Mr. Fabian we leave a 1951 LAMP as a guide for next year ' s class. To Miss LeVan, we leave our yen for debating. Never let it be said that the girls out-talked the boys in English class. To Mr. Matthews, we leave a standard testing plan ... a different exam for each student. We leave Miss Thompson an advisor of a new Motif Club, consisting of Senior boys only. To Miss Lagarstrom we leave an early edition of the Beacon. To Mrs. McDermott we leave glorious memories of our Freshman year when she was a bewildered Miss McGuire. To Mrs. Porter we leave a class who will co-operate just like ours. To Miss Beckingham, we leave the cafeteria where she may conduct her biology class in the study of musca domestica (flies). To Miss Quill, we leave a pair of skis. We understand she ' s a beginner. To Mr. Gibney, we leave a book on how to train athletes without getting them injured. To Miss McBrien we leave a pair of bi-focals— the lower lens for reading French and the upper for Latin. We leave Mrs. Fialkowski wishing we had another year in which to become better acquainted. We leave Mr. Harris many battered instruments but many bright and willing pupils. Stan Budzinski wills his extreme daintiness to Emilio Padelli. Jeanne Parczyh leaves her inviting eyes to Liz Cooney and Rosemarie Verriale. To Bill Gelmini and Linda Mariotti, Calvin Lewis bequeaths his love of peace and quiet. Norma Beaulieu leaves her wit and style to Vicki Schnitzke. Mike Hines solemnly bequeaths his pull with the faculty to Dave Jorsey and Joan Bacon. Barbara May bequeaths her unfailing poise to Ray Cox. Larry Geremia wills his kind-heartedness for the weaker sex to Bill Carlson and Joe Alkas. To Larry Clark, Alice Vibert leaves her fine r ecord. Jimmy Ulkas leaves . . . with Alice. Marion Crowell leaves her recipe exchange to Betty Ahlquist and Ann Bernston. Don Mitchell leaves his dignified airs to Donnie Wearne and Hank Firnhaber. To Sandra Thompson, first female president of B. H. S., Emil Virga leaves his many responsibilities. Laurette Dubuc wills her gum chewing to anyone able to swallow without being noticed. Ray Tomasi leaves his pleasing wardrobe to Pierre Bennerup. Jean Wasilewski bequeaths her fiddle to some deserving artist as Lil Christopherson. . Dan Schoell leaves all his practical ideas to Gladys and Bobby Larson. 26

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A poster in the window of the bookstore advertised Larry Geremia ' s latest book. The Bobsie Twins in Afghanistan. The sound of jack hammers filled the air outside. The street was being systematically torn up by the Calvin Lewis Construction Company as part of the Berlin improvement program. A crew, consisting of operators Donald Mitchell and Robert Boy, proceeded efficiently. Across the street stood the Goodrich Diaper Service owned and operated by Arthur Goodrich. Jim Ulkus was just leaving with a bulky package under his arm. Jirh is now a history teacher at the new Berlin High School. The school ' s domestic science department is being taught by Josephine Frazzetta and Jean Wasilewski, while the commercial department is being supervised by Rose Rector and Joan Pickett. At a corner drug store operated by pharmacist, Doris Carriere, I bought a copy of the Berlin Blast Berlin ' s progressive newspaper total circulation 7. The paper is being run by Norma Beaulieu. The advice to the lovelorn is given by Cynthia Trueheart, in reality. Cliff Hamilton. Fashion news is by club woman, Alice Vibert. A glaring headline on page one caught my eye. George Kucharczyk made army Corporal. Local boy makes good after ten years of undaunting service. Page two held a feature story on Professor Fernand Brochu ' s coming trip to the moon. Page three gave the sad news of the wreck of a train load of apples from the Hrubiec orchard. Page four had a full page ad for Dorothy Hrubiec ' s Old Fashion Apple Sauce. I hailed a cab and found that Emil Vigra was running the Honest John ' s Cab Service. I asked Emil about Mike Hines. He drove across town to where, at the end of a side street, a huge green shamrock swayed in the breeze over Mike ' s Shamrock Club, Proprietor Mike Hines. I went in and found Mike changing the sawdust on the floor. He brushed a spot of dust off his kelly-green vest and greeted me. The floor show had just come on. Blues singer, Lucille Hanes, accompanied by a water-front pianist, Joe Cavallo, started the entertainment by singing that French hit Bon Soir, Irene. As I got up to leave, Myrna Nolan came on with her tap dance routine. I headed back across town to the Town Hall. On my way. Bob Bacon careened by in his souped up Essex Six. They told me that Hot Rod Bob, as he is now known is a race-car driver. I arrived at the Town Hall and weni in for a copy of the latest town report, Progress Digest. Ted Ziel, town clerk, was at work on the report of dog warden, John Gadzik. Fire Chief, George Kron, was heading the modern consolidated fire company, Berlin Smoke Eaters — Ladder Company Number 13. First selectman, Dave Doolittle ' s office was staffed by Laurette Dubuc and Elsie Marino. Outside I ran into that local man about town, Gerry Barr. Gerry was on his way to Mike ' s Shamrock Club for an evening of entertainment with one of his current girl friends. He invited me to join him, and having nothing better to do I went along. As I hurried along the street back to the rubble-strewn site of the old Berlin High School, the luminous hands of my watch pointed to the hour of mid-night. I groped among the rubble until I found the time machine. Climbing inside, I fastened the hatch and set the controls back to nineteen fifty-one. With a terrific roar the future vaporized and vanished before my eyes. Signed, Roger Rochefort Mike Hines Dick Hall 25

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Bob Soroka leaves his line to the Southern New England Telephone Company. Mudie Overstrom leaves her friendly disposition to Jean Anderson and Ralph De- Void. Ted Ziel contributes a desperate case of sleeping sickness (in class only) to Dick Nolan. To Lorraine Jordan and John Dunn, Bob Bacon leaves his unsurpassed swimming records. Myrna Nolan leaves her sentimental serenades to Bill Magetteri. To Wolf (Erna Wolf, that is) Marion Slater leaves her ability to do so. Bill Shoplick bequeaths his sky-scraper view to Butch Focareto. Joe Cavallo leaves his position as The Pianist to some budding artist, such as Kay Lane. Dick Hall leaves his bow ties to Norman LeMieux and Bob Elliot. Barb Manthey leaves the four Good-years she had in high school to Jack (the tire-expert) Reidel. Art Goodrich leaves his daily deeds to Burnham Hill and Jimmy Reeve. Doris Carriere expressed a wish to leave her good looks to Terry Brousseau. Gerry Barr leaves her love of dancing exploits to Johann Roncaioli and Millie Silluzio. John Gadzik leaves his large vocabulary to Bruce Koloski. Joan Pickett leaves her girl scout book Scouting for Boys to Mickey Radune and Irene Perusse. George Kron leaves his physique to Phil Lund. Dorothy Yost reluctantly bestows her studious habits upon Vic Baccaro and Pat Holigan. Cliff Hamilton leaves his steady habits to Steve McGuigan and Carl Thorstenson. Bob Boy leaves his devilish doings to Lil Rakowski. Jane Cornali surrenders her gift of gab to Bernice Konefal and Jimmy Pipkin. Gerry Barr graciously wills his photograph to the girls of the junior class. There ' s enough for all. Fernand Brochu leaves the fog which enveloped him for four years to Ronald Hiltpold. Lu Hanes leaves her Alpha Alpha interests to Ken Stevenson and Clayton Rizza. Jo Frazzetta leaves . . . laughing. Bob Russell bequeaths his angelic disposition to Angela Catucci and Eugene Anderson. Elsie Marino proudly bestows her strong constitution upon Elsie Lewis. Tony Legani leaves wishing Betty were leaving also. Dorothy Hrubuic leaves her career to Bev Esburg. Dave Doolittle ' s ability to pick an argument on an uninteresting subject is given to anyone anxious to be well known. Viola Helin leaves her vivid imagination to Wanda Szylowski. To Phyllis Wanet, Roger Rochefort leaves his endless explainations. Rose Rector leaves her delicate style of speaking to Barb Simons and Norma Woods. Grace Volz leaves her ups and downs to Barb Lawyer and Winnie Bentley. Dan Rusczyk leaves his musical talent to some future maestro like Tom Andrus- kiewicz. George Kucharczyk leaves his winning personality to Shirley Knowles. Connie Johnson willingly bequeaths her bowling technique to Cousin Carol. George B. Raymond leaves . . . M. I. T. wants what he has. To all the Berlinites we leave our good example. Witnesses: Signed: Kukla, Fran Ollie. Connie Johnson Mudie Overstrom 27