Guilford High School - Menunketuck Yearbook (Guilford, CT)

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CLASS lllSTORY In the fall of 38 the future Class of 43 found its place in the Guil- ford High School . The Freshmen officers were: Howard Spencer, president, Thomas Loomis, vice-president: Vida Lazarevich, secretary, and Martha Davis, treasurer. Taking part in all school activities, we entertained the student body with a successful Masquerade Dance. Four boys, Bucky Spencer, Al Heston, Tom Loomis and Herby Newton, were able to make the basketball squad. The fight they displayed showed that the Guilford spirit was not lacking in its lower school members. The first three fellows were placed on the baseball squad. Al- though they kept the bench fairly warm, they played good ball when given a chance. Thus having put our shoulders to the wheel, we began to buckle down to serious business and started working in earnest as Sophomores. Elected pres- ident was the ever popular, Howard Spencer, vice-president, Herbert Newton, secretary, Amy Fowler, and treasurer, Joseph D'Amico. Among us were some good actors and actresses, Albert Heston and Vida Lazarevich, who participated with others in the school in a state-wide one-act play contest held in Danbury, Connecticut. The same two, with the addition of Tom Loomis and Herbert Blaha, helped make the annual school play a success. Our four athletes came through on the basketball team and played good ball no matter how strong the opposition. Soccer was inagurated this year but only three Sophomores were on the team . The annual Sophomore Valentine Dance, under the chairmanship of Vida Lazarevich, was the second highlight of our social calendar. The fall of 1941 found us back at school, with one addition to our class, in the person of Helen Parmelee. Officers for the year were elected at the first meeting. The president was Donald Fletcher, vice-president, Achille Vitalig secretary, Vida Lazarevich, treasurer, Arthur Cohen. This year's sports opened with soccer, and Loomis, Ed. Sullivan, and Ed. Braun found positions on the team. Basketball came next and the class of 43 contributed a great deal of the talent. Spencer, Loomis, Vitali, and Fonicello found positions on the var- sity and Nettleton, toward the end of the season, came from the second string to play with the first team. We also did well in the entertaining field, sponsor- ing record dances which were financial and social success. The Junior Hop, al- though not a financial success, was a complete social success and considered the highlight of the year. The year of 1942. AH! here it was, the one that was to see so many changes-that year we had looked forward to for so long!!! We were SE NIO R S ! ! ! Class officers were: president, Donald Fletcher, vice-pres- ident, Patsy Russo, secretary, Edward Sullivan, and treasurer, Arthur Cohen. Another member ,Joseph Morasky, from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, was added to the class. Because of war conditions there was no Guilford Fair in 1942 and the Senior Class sponsored a refreshment stand at the Future Farmers Fair in Madison. This was a great financial success and the profit realized pulled the treasury out of the red. But-something had happened back in December 1941 which was to change the lives of many of our class members. That was WAR ! Many of our classmates put aside their books and enlisted. Many changes also took place within our school. The school day was shortened to compensate for the fuel shortage. The school was turned into a registration center for rationing with many senior girls as registrars. Our course of study was changed. New courses were added: pre-flight, radio code, and others that were to help the war effort. But looking at the lighter side of the year, we find the seniors again took honors in the field of sports. Football was added to the sports curriculum this year, the team being captained by Joseph Morasky. Then came basketball. The team was made up of nine senior boys and one junior. This team went to the semi-finals in the State Tournament in Hartford. When work on the Yearbook was begun, a new system was devised to finance it. It became 1Continued on page 192 15

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PERSUN ALI Tl ES P 4' 1 ACHILLE VITALI, JR. ffKeely,! My heart is whole, my fancy free, Go awav little girls, don't bother me Class Vice President 33 J. V. Basketball 23 Basketball 3, 45 Baseball 3 FRANK HOMER WATROUS Frankie Cheer leader 2, 33 Band 1, 7 3 4 EDWARD JOSEPH SULLIVAN Eddie X He liked his work and did it well Class Secretary 45 Intramural l, Z, 3, 4 J V Basketball 4 Soccer 3g Baseball Manager Zg Assistant Editor Yearbook IOLA TICHY Tisb A smile for all Glee Club l, 2, 3, 4 The same yesterday, today and tomorrow Intramural lg Band lg Glee Club l, Z, 3 14 v X1

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CLASS WILL We, the members of the class of 1943, of Guilford High School, per- fectly sound of mind, do make, ordain, and publish this, our last will and testament. I, Victoria Benzi, do will and bequeath my ability to go steady to Helen Collins. I, Pauline Bragdon, do will and bequeath my typing ability to Gloria Sanborn. I, Edwin Braun, do will and bequeath my quietness to the Freshman boys. I, Robert Bremmer, do will and bequeath my arrogance to anyone who will take it. I, Arnold Capezzone, do will and bequeath my indifference to Charlotte Welch who takes things too seriously. I, Lucille Cianciolo, do will and bequeath my ability to write shorthand to Elwood Burton. I, Arthur Cohen, do will and bequeath my ability to keep appointments regardless of time to Thomas Whiteman. I, Joseph D'Amico, do will and bequeath my noisiness to Violet Lord, who is seen but not heard. I, Martha Davis, do will and bequeath my ability to sew to future Home Economic classes. I, Edwin Dudley, do will and bequeath my knowledge of history to Elmer Russell who really needs it. I, Frances Dudley, do will and bequeath my dancing ability to Betty Van- derwarker, who is doing O. K. I, Donald Fletcher, do will and bequeath my talents to the Air Corps-if they will take them. , I, Patsy Fonicello, do will and bequeath my basketball abilities to future Guilford teams. A I, Amy Fowler, do will and bequeath my height to Bobby Scussell. I, Donald Hulbert, do will and bequeath my ability to clown to jack Simpson whose style could stand improvement. I, Curtiss Johnson, do will and bequeath my ability to get into the Marines to Charles LeMontagne. I, Bette Landon, do will and bequeath my ability to get along with males to any wallflower coming up. I, Vida Lazarevich, do will and bequeath my dependability to John Koch. I, Bernhard Leinfelder, do will and bequeath my ability at Physics to a certain group of three Juniors. I, Donald Lemley, do will and bequeath my qualities as manager to Artie Jenkins. I, Thomas Loomis, do will and bequeath my ability to bluff my way through any situation to Frank Tichy . I, Joseph Morasky, do will and bequeath my athletic abilities to Harold Griffin- fContinued on page 191 16