Berlin High School - Lamp Yearbook (Berlin, CT)

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CL. Wdt We leave Mr. Downer, appreciating all the help and advice he has given our class and wishing him the best of luck for the future. We leave Mrs. Johnson a basket of apple cores. We leave Mrs. Deming strolling out of senior English with a giant-sized paint brush to paint her own local color. We leave Mrs. Murphy a marriage license guaranteed to last a lifetime. (Lucky guy!) We leave Mr. Harris a rose-stained glass window for his music studio. We leave Mrs. Corr fully prepared to face life because of her informative occupations sessions. We leave Mr. Bates, thanking him for the miles and miles of smiles he has given us. We leave Mr. Charland still searching for his lost chords. We leave Mr. DiMauro a pogo-stick to make his daily trips from Winsted more interesting. We leave Miss Earn a little black book entitled The Secrets of Edna St. Vincent Millay. We leave Mrs. Giannotta an undisrupted filing system. We leave Mr. Landry, wondering where he gets all his information. We leave Miss Lanctot, remembering those dry Tuesdays.” We leave Miss O’Connor, taking the best of her cheerleaders with us. We leave Miss LaRocque a red-cap to tote her gunnysack to the lunch lines. We leave Mrs. Poppel, wishing we knew her better. We leave Mr. Lowell’s sparkling wit to any deserving young chap. We leave Mr. Kilgariff, remembering him as The Curious Savage.” We leave Mr. Quinlan inscribing Berlin High School in his golden memory. We leave Mr. Dondes, happy that most of us passed American History. We leave Miss James as future homemakers. We leave Mr. Gibney, thanking him for his excellent instruction in Driver’s Education. We leave Miss Galiette a free dance course at Arthur Murray's Dance Studio. We leave Mr. Kanupa a super-charged safety belt for all the future drivers' cars. To Miss Gustafson we leave a special messenger to deliver all her important messages. To Dr. Eaton we leave the best of luck, wishing that we knew him better. We leave Mrs. Harrison an automatic money counter and a bottle of Bufferin. We leave the Cafeteria Staff as hearty boys and girls due to all the good cooking we received. To the Maintenance Staff we leave our appreciation for a well-kept school. We leave Mr. DeWolfe a quiet and reserved study hall — no seniors! We leave Miss Levan nesting up on the hill. We leave Mr. Spieler going A.W.O.L. over the hill. We leave Miss McBrien, taking with us a certain, special Latin student. We leave Mr. Merlino, remembering him as the guiding light of the Art Department. 22

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As we look back over our high school years, memories are brought back to us of many happy and joyous occasions. FRESHMEN In September of 1955 we hesitantly began our high school career, awed by the seniors and the multitude of new experiences which confronted us. Our first big event was Initiation, held under the guiding hand of the Class of '56. After catering to the seniors all week, we were officially made a part of B.H.S. In the month of May we held our first dance, In the Still of the Night, in honor of the seniors. This dance brought in the great profit of $1.50. Well ... it was a start. SOPHOMORES With high hopes for a more prosperous year as sophomores, we entered our second year at B.H.S. and soon initiated a new practice by holding our dance, Big Beat,” in the gym. It was during this year that with heavy hearts we bade farewell to Mr. Rittner, our class adviser, who left us to teach chemistry at New Britain High School. We were very grateful when Mr. Downer took his place, and we anxiously looked forward to the day when we would be juniors. JUNIORS Now well-known juniors, we were pleased to find ourselves in the realm of upperclassmen. We shall always remember our first formal dance, Moonlite Bay,” when the King and Queen presented us with our class rings. We suddenly became aware of our rather low financial status and in order to alleviate this condition, decided to start selling refreshments at basketball games. In the spring we held a record hop, Rock and Roll Rhapsody,” which was a great success. SENIORS At last we were seniors. Our first social event was initiating the freshmen into B.H.S. This was lots of fun, and everybody had a great time. In order to raise badly needed funds for our treasury, we held several money-making projects which proved well worth our while. Our Senior Class Play, The Curious Savage,” was held in December and was a great success. We ended our career at B.H.S. with the Senior Ball and Class Night. Memories of the past four years come flooding to our minds as we march down the aisle. How quickly they have passed! If we are a bit hesitant as we reach for our diplomas, it is only because we realize that we are leaving B.H.S. for good and are a trifle sad. But the whole world awaits us, and we stand at the threshold of the door to the future. 21

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We leave Mr. Rittner and Mrs. Phyllis Murphy, wishing they had never left us. We leave Mr. Nuccio still running the race with a hare. We leave Mr. Szandrocha, wishing him luck with the Student Council. We leave Mr. Goodrow, admiring his Gillette look. We leave Mr. Kevorkian, taking his errand boys with us. We leave Miss Rakowski saying, Who took my time clock?” We leave Miss Wohllebe; Willa' be seeing ya! We leave Miss Frost a pumpkin patch. We leave Mr. Walsh all his dedicated fans with him. We leave Mr. Torino, Torero.” We leave Mr. Hubert a safe for his tools. We leave Mr. Long, thanking him for his understanding ways. We leave the eighth grade teachers, remembering the fun we all had on our New York trip. We leave Mr. Morano a tela et scutum to combat the masses in study hall. We leave the nurses a year’s supply of Kleenex. To Mrs. McNickle we leave an automatic coffee server. Gail Thomas leaves for Julliard carrying her cello in a paper bag. Sandy Pearson leaves her record in the Dean's office to Maryann Kerelejza. Judy Ramy leaves, still trying to find a way to be everywhere at the same time. David Carlson leaves his presence in body to an experimenting laboratory to discover a cure for sleeping sickness. Renee LaFlamme leaves, driving to Hungary in her powder-blue Impala. Billy Baretta leaves his comical ways to Gregory Golab. Jackie Gates leaves her ability for borrowing homework to any underclassman who has not yet become proficient in that art. Ed Buzanoski leaves, taking Janet with him. Sandy Burava leaves for New York, taking an extra jug of sweet cider with her. Ray Bosso leaves his car to next year’s Senior Class to smash at the Berlin Fair. Sandy Bozek leaves her many shades of lipstick to Rae Graziano. Forrest Bowen leaves, correcting his favorite training teacher’s spelling. Nancy Schoell leaves her hysterical outbursts to Carol Bugay. Patty Chesery leaves her short, dark pixie cut to Wilma Lowchy. Phyllis Mailloux leaves a roll of life savers to Jerry Chaviaras. Emily Peretta leaves her shy and quiet ways to Claire Tonina. James Hazlett leaves his over-powering voice to Paul Perry. Janet Suomela leaves her recipes for BLT's to the cafeteria staff. Richard Spendolini leaves his bop steps to Ray Gallnot. Marion Wrobel leaves, strutting her way to the sky. Tommy Luby donates to the freshmen a book on How to Acquire a Tarzan-like Physique” so that future Berlin football teams may be assured of victory. 23