Bloomfield High School - Tattler Yearbook (Bloomfield, CT)

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110 Lx, F 5, . Junior Prom

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Left to rrght members of the court Lois Radm Vrrgmxa Cort Queen Jayne Atkrn son Knzg Wlllram McAul1ffe Lors Betters and Mxllrcent Wrlkrns ,IUNIUR PROM Parlez vous franca1s9 Well rt wasnt exactly necessary but on the eve mng of May 75 1957 at the hrgh school gym the class of 1958 presented Under the leadershrp of Lons Betters general charrman the gym was transformed 1nto a cafe under the stars complete wlth a grant replrca of the Erffel Tower wh1ch dommated the scene The hrgh pomt of the exemng was the crowmng of a krng queen and court chosen by the chaperones Mr and Mrs Edward Rogean Mr and Mrs ohn S Warren Mr and Mrs A Wrnthrop Ballard Mr Charles Castle Mr and Mrs Carl Swenson and Mrs Marguerite Mlckelson ayne Atkmson and B111 MCAullHE were chosen ueen and Krng 26 . D l. . . . I I 5 , .' .I . -- ,. J. - - - ' . 5 ' ' 7 - . I L H , , . 7 Minuit Parisienf' llae junior Prom, which sported a very French-y scene. . . , . , , . . Y . . . 7 , , ' , . . J. , . . J . , . , . ' , . ,

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CLASS PROPHECY une 25 1978 Dear Diary This past week I have experienced one of the greatest thrills of my llfe This IS the last day of the Atmos Farr held in celebration of the tenth anniversary of mans first flight to the moon Dlgnltarles from all over the world great SCICHIISIS of all nations and others who made thus feat possrble have met here this week to commemorate the advances made ln space travel and to exhnbit some of the latest achlevements in this field The celebration began with a review of de developments in space equipment starting with the crude Russian rocket which launched the first earth satellite Sputnik in 1957 The latest rocketshlp BHS TATTLER under command symbollc trip to the moon Accompanying Space Avlator McAuliffe were Cadette Lee Rurrell the flrst woman to pursue xnterplanetary travel rocket hostesses Nancy Mattrl and Barbara Peterson and Ambassador Rzcbarcl BenMaor the worlds representatnve to the moon Cadet Conrad Tlaerrzen whose first love was automo blles realized that this means of transportation has been outmoded and has turned his abtlities to the field of xnterplanetary travel After the BHS TATTLER had vanished into space and the crowds cheering had died out ,lobn Gunning who was actlng as master of ceremonxes for the annrversary week welcomed everyone He then called for a moment of prayer to be led by the Reverend Henry Tilley I was pleasantly surprtsed to find that the first guest speaker was Anna Goldberg another of my former classmates and now an authority in interplanetary diplomatlc relations Mary lane Gocber notable psychologist and the next to address the gathering spoke on the subject of Effects of Space Travel on Our Everyday Lnves I spent a great deal of the remaining time rnspectxng the exhibits and chatting with former classmates who were also attend1ng the Fair The first exhibit to catch my eye was a d1s play of first aid equipment for use on the latest rocketshlps Dr Nancy A S cbwartz and her able nurse Mzllzcent Wzlkznr demonstrated this equipment I was surprised to see at my right Mary Leonard the noted novellst who was also intrigued by this exhlblt ln another section of the Fair grounds a panel dtscussion was being conducted by leading tech ers of the world The question under discussion was Should Nuclear Physrcs be Taught in Sec ond Grade? The educators drscusslng this prob yorze Wzllry and Marte Lupo A fascinating dlsplay was arranged by the famous archeologlst Bruce Seger showing through bone structure the sue and build of prehistoric moon mammals Between exhibits I prcked up the publication featuring highlights of the Atmos Fair The edltor of the publicatlon Gznny Cozt had started upon her literary career as editor of the Salmon Sheet in 1958 On the fourth evening of the Farr a Spectacu lar was held nn the masslve stadxum decorated with murals whtch were donated from varlous countries The famous artists displaying their talents were Barbara Dane Pbyllu Karzn and Barbara Vzcolo The show began with the latest wearing apparel for women cadettes modeled by Nancy Palmer Margaret Smalley and Terry Goetz and styled by Dzane Urban Ann Marrze Guerrera was named Best Dressed Woman of the Rocket Age J , ' , , . , . l , h . . , . . . 3 I l Y i 7 , . a s ' ' . , , . . . - of Space Aviator Bill Mcflulijjfe, started on its lem were jean Pinney, Beatrice Wood, Mar- . , . 7 Q ' , ' It . I . . I . , . . . . . . , . .' 7 7 7 3 , . ' 1 l l .V ' 7 I 7 , . , . 28