Easthampton High School - Echo Yearbook (Easthampton, MA)

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There are two girls, Julia Trytko and Henrietta Stawarz who have just re- turned from a visit to New York and how they have made a topic for discussion at the Ladies Gossip Club, for both Wore bright red bonnets to church last Sunday. Simon Navickas, we find has married some good cook and when his first son was born Simon had him named Demerit Navickas. Could this have been be- cause of his ------------- No, I guess not. Last, but not least comes Dorothy Mengal. Dot had stayed a spinster all her life because she couldn't find a man that was Willing to pay the expenses of keeping her supplied with gum. The last years of Dot's life were spent trying to find an everlasting chewable substance that Wouldnlt lose its flavor. Later, Mr. Goodyear came across her discoveries, and, in 1844, this helped him in his discovery how to vulcanize rubber. Thus ends the annals of the class of 1935, as it all might have happened in 1785. thirty

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newest ship which makes the voyage to England in only six weeks and five days. In June, 1785, Chester Milashesky and Leon Sefczyk formed a partnership and advertised the following list of goods for sale: calicoes, West India rum, brandy, cross-cut saws, rice, raisins, and frying pans. Also this same month William Popielarczyk announces that nails are cut by him and that he will sell them cheap at retail prices. At the regular town meeting of 1785, the following men were chosen as fence viewers: Stanley Suchecki and John Sanders, while Stanley Kowalczyk was appointed constable. Among the Morris dances at this time land they were the professionals who danced at the governor's ball, doing fancy steps and receiving a lot of moneyl we find Stella Naruszewicz and Adela Lewandowski. There were many women at this time who were very strict and instead of letting their children go out to play they made them stay in and do their stunts which consisted of reading the Bible, sewing and making quilts. Some of these mothers were the former Gladys Kapraszewski and Adella Karputis. Through the courtesy of one of their neighbors, Lottie Podolak and Helen Ropelewski were allowed to give singing and dancing lessons to about thirteen of the younger generation of the settlement. Perle Potsubay was one of these who didn't like to stay in one place all the time so at her first opportunity she started west, never to be heard of again. Genevieve Wronski married a stage coach driver, but he was killed in a daring holdup when he was carrying valuable mail. Sophie Prejs and Katherine Regish both married generals in the Revolution- ary war and those two men were the ones who rowed George Washington across the Delaware on his successful attack against the British. Jennie Tomaszewski was a spy in the Gontinetal army where she dressed as a negro and went into Yorktown to discover the strength of the British. Here she was captured but later released at the end of the war. Now that the Indian wars are over, we learn that Irene Lahaie and Cecilia Presbylowski are on their way home from Montreal where they were traded to the French by the Indians. These two were captured in 1783 by the Mohawks and carried to their settlement near Lake Champaign, later only to be taken to Montreal and traded for Wampum. In 1785 the town was desirous that a person should qualify for singing in the Meeting House. There were many who tried out but Helen W robleski was judged the winner. In August of 1785, a committee of seven men was appointed to settle the boundary dispute between Laura Gutowski and Stasia Erasmus. Stasia claims that Laura's chickens kept coming over into her garden and when Stasia started to put a fence up an argument resulted as to the boundary line. Cecilia Kieszek, who is the settlement's best cook, kept many a man from deserting the army during the Revolutionary War by her generous gifts of baking every Saturday. twenty-nine

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PEW EW CINE I l i l 3595 il n illll P m n 1' i za III FLORENCE SHELDON-E. H. S., 1935 We were slioeked and grieved to learn last full of the death of Florence Sheldon. Quiet and unassuming, slle always did her best to perform lier school duties and to make the world zz better place to live in - We mourn her passing and express our sylupatliy to her family and friends. CLASS DAY, JUNE 26, 1934 Address of Welcome ...... ...... ....... ....., ...... . . . .,., ..... , .....,, .... , , . . . Robert Buzzef- Ivy Poet . ...,,,.......,.. ......,.. ,,,,.. I I 'alter lC:1rus Ivy Urntor ,..... . ...... , ....., .... , ..., ,,.., , , l..,,.,...... ,,....... I .eo Muekos Ivy Song ,,.. ...,........ ,,........ I9 ' l'21I1K'lS Murpliy and IIOSUIIIZIFY U'Neill Class Prophet ...,....,,,,,,...,...... ...,, ,,., ....., , , , .. I ..,,,., ...., .... l zieob Frederiek Proplieey on the Propliet ....,,,... ..,,,....... S tzuiley Bozek Class Will .... .... . . .... I I . Rita I,auu'iou Class History ,,..... ,, ..1IlC'llill'll M1-Czilliuu Flower Girl ...... ,.,.. E lle11 Buekities thirty-one