Berlin High School - Lamp Yearbook (Berlin, CT)

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CLASS WILL We, the Class of 1952, 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. To Mr. MacLaughlin and Mr. MacKenzie, our grateful appreciation for their guidance during our four years at B.H.S. To Miss LeVan, we leave an additional school day so she may fulfill her many duties. To Miss Quill, we dedicate our yearbook as the highest honor we can give her. To Miss»McBrien, we leave the coming duties of senior class advisor. To Miss Thompson, we leave a beautician so she may keep up on the coming hair styles. To Mr. Gibney, we leave, taking our basketball team with us. To Mr. Harris, we leave a new fully equipped music room. To Mr. Fabian, we leave a modern laboratory complete with atom-smashing equipment and a box of band aids. To Mrs. McDermott, we leave a dozen burnt cookies. To Mrs. Porter, we leave a sincere thanks for her part in directing Night Must Fall. To Miss Lagerstrom, we leave, wishing we had a wee bit of her personality. To Mr. Mathews, our yearbook advisor, we leave many thanks. To Mr. Goodrow, we leave wishing he came sooner. To Mr. Stahl, we leave a half dozen quiet pupils. To Mrs. Carter, we leave a new device for proofreading. To Mrs. McNickle, we leave understanding her tea situation. To Miss Gustafson, we leave two junior girls to help her with her many duties. To Miss Beckingham, we leave wishing her dancing classes will succeed. Betty Ahlquist wills her robust voice to Myrna Morse. Linda Mariotti leaves her daily chores of taking care of cafeteria money to Nancy Larson. Steve McQuigan leaves his bashfulness to Dick McHale. Clayton Rizza wills his car to some up and coming mechanic. Winnie Bentley wills her office of president of the Motif Club to some becoming junior lass. Ann Bernston leaves her quietness to Lois Negrini. Norma Woods wills her selling ability to Janice Eliott. We leave Dave Jorsey to Judy Wessels. Irene Perusse wills her athletic aptness to Mary Padelli. Sandra Thompson bestows her fluency of speech to Russ Hackett. Bev Esberg wills her engagement ring to Betty Lenois. To Nancy Carlson, Bob Elliott leaves his ability to draw. Betty Klewicki leaves her habit of being late to English class to any future Senior who is able to get away with it. Millie Silluzio bequeaths her cheerleading ability to Nancy Conger. Bill Gelmini wills his physique to Joe Mora. Shirley Knowles leaves her position on the Traffic Squad to Louise Rainault. Kenny Stevenson wills his bowling achievements to Aud Masselle. Carl Thorstenson leaves his absentee record to Ann Blackburn. Pierre Bennerup bequeaths his acting ability to Roger Lamb. 20

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Walking along, the first building he entered was the Hospital. The nurse at the desk was Natalie Radune. She told him that Irene Perusse, Shirley Knowles, Joan Bacon, and Kay Lane were registered nurses at the hospital. He then spoke to the head medical technician, Wanda Szydlowski. He also learned that Gladys Larson was the State 4-H leader, Bernice Konefal was a medical secretary, Barbara Lawyer, and Elsie Lewis were hair-dressers, and Bev Esberg and Lorry Jordan were dancers. On his way out of the building, he nodded to Burnum Hill, the occupational therapist, who was reading an inscription in honor of the founders. The money to build the hospital had been donated by those wealthy socialites; Jean Anderson, Linda Mariotti, Lillian Rakowski, and Barbara Simons. The building had been designed by David Jorsey and Ronald Hiltpold. XL wandered down the street toward the main building. As he walked in the door, he saw Norma Woods and Rosemarie Vorriale, secretaries, busily engaged in sending out circulars to some of the surrounding farms. Glancing over the list of farmers, he saw three of the names of the graduates of the Class of 52, Philip Lund, William Hannigan, and Robert Larson. Continuing through the building, he spied Betty Ahlquist, the private secretary to the commander of the Legion. Striking up a conversation with her, he asked her about some of her former classmates. She told him that Jo-Ann Roncaioli, Millie Silluzio, Lizz Cooney, and Vicky Schnitzke, were working for insurance companies; while believe it or not, Clayton Rizza was a mortician. Observing that it was almost time for lunch, XL sat down in the cafeteria. As he was waiting for his food, he noticed Lil Christopherson, the famous French teacher, lunching with Betty-Ann Klewicki, Berlin High School's new physical education instructor. After taking stock of the people he had met and deciding that his job was about finished, he walked down the street and turned into a dark alley. When he was sure that no one was watching, he slowly dissolved into the atmosphere. Agent XL sat on the edge of a soft cloud. He had just given his report on the Class of 52 at the Berlin High School to a messenger to be filed. He slowly stretched and leaned back on the cloud. That class is done, he mused. Guess I'll catch a little nap before I do any more work. Agent XL fell asleep and didn't awaken until the following year, when it was again time for him to return to EARTH. Signed, Jo-Ann Roncaioli Linda Mariotti Terry Brousseau 19

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Burnum Hill leaves his love of dancing to Shirley Simons. Rosemarie Varriale leaves her school spirit to Arlene Nilson. Erna Wolf .leaves her slender figure to Dotty Crowell. Donnie Wearne leaves his position as a Student Council member to Bill Johnson. Elizabeth Cooney wills her efficiency for keeping minutes at class meetings to Donnie King. Bill Magetteri leaves his three letter stripes to Jody Gould. Nancy Rogers wills her neat and tidy school books to Hippy Masselle. Ronnie Hiltpold leaves his bashful grin to Arnold Peterson. Mickey Radune leaves her sophisticated airs to Paul Dubuc. James Pipkin leaves his swiftness toward girls to Tony King. To Peggy Luby, Bunnie Konefal wills her love for homework. Joan Bacon wills her wolfing technique to Don Voorhees. Elsie Lewis leaves her dainty little feet to Randal Stack. Kay Lane leaves her job as accompanist of the chorus to Paul Gerbase. Wanda Szydlowski leaves her many suggestions for The Lamp to Dick Harrison. Vic Baccaro leaves his carefree ways to Dick House. Jo Ann Roncaioli leaves her Ipana smile to Moe Pajor. Larry Clark leaves his love for the weaker sex to Peter Noble. Jack Riedel leaves his perpetual scoldings from various teachers to Fred Beach. Jimmy Reeves leaves his Naval Reserve chevrons to some military minded underclassman. Butch Focareto leaves his skyscraper view to Gary Thomas. Lil Rakowski leaves with Geronimo in high hopes that it will drive her through the coming years. To Joe Pac, Buck DeVoid leaves the book, How to Hypnotize Women and Keep Them Fascinated, so that he may take advantage of them. Bruce Koloski leaves his girl-crazy attitude to Charles Russell. Tom Andruskiewicz leaves his love for football to the Krons. Bill Carlson leaves his ability to wiggle his ears to Carol Fields. Terry Brousseau abandons her giggles to Rita LaFlamne. John Dunn wills to the library a copy of the book Behave Yourself. Vickie Schnitzke leaves her ever-ready smile to Terry Sedgewick. Barb Simons wills her adoration of clerical practice to Fred Pera and Maureen Dean. Bob Larson leaves his instructions on How to Drive Carefully to Jim Griffith. Lillian Christopherson abandons her attraction at Wesleyan to Pat Martin. Jean Anderson leaves her helpfulness theory to Carol Calicchio. Phil Lund leaves his many duties to Rich Mildrum. Gene Anderson wills his Swedish name to Pat Brideaux. Phylis Wanet leaves her habit of going steady to Ronald Ferrero. Barbara Lawyer leaves her typing skill to Chris Delaney. To James Polito, Gladys Larson leaves her love for animals. Emilio Padelli leaves his beard to Al Turner. Bill Hannigan leaves his hearty laugh to Bill Schwab. In Witness Whereof, we have hereunto set our hand and seal at said Berlin, on the 12th day of June, A.D., One Thousand, Nine Hundred and Fifty-two. Signed, Published, and Declared by the Class of Fifty-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: Dr. Jekyll, Mr. Hyde and Senator Joseph MacCarthy Per: Elizabeth Cooney and Mildred Silluzio 21