Guilford High School - Menunketuck Yearbook (Guilford, CT)

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PROPlIEC'Y It was the year 1960. I was seated in a fast south bound plane, glancing at a discarded newspaper. The picture on the front page looked familiar. Why of course! It was Bernie Leinfelder, Bernie, our miniature Edison back at school, had finally done as we all had predicted. Perusing the article further, I learned that by accident, Bob Bremmer, his assistant, had upset a glass of milk into Bernie's bomb solution and turned the trick. Another headline which caught my eye praised Howard Spencer for his geopolitical post war plan. Who would have though that Bucky, our star basketball player, could someday be solving the problems of the world. Bucky's new theory had been accepted in preference to those plans presented by Winston Churchill and Clarence Streit!! As I read further on I found there were still other classmates who had become nationally famous and had made the head- lines. Willis Nettleton, who had worked up from a milkman to the extra- ordinary position of President of the League of Nations, had a conference with Vida Lazarevich, who was now at the head of the Woman Suffrage, concerning her point of view upon the position of women in industry. It seems that all our classmates had attained fame for there was a striking advertisement of the A. T. A. and Co.,which had now become a top-rate wo- man's clothing store. Amy Fowler, the first A , did the designingg Iola Tichy, the T of the company, was the business manager, and the last A was Anna Seifert, the head model. I felt sure that if I turned to the sport page I'd read about some classmate, for we had had several fervent sports enthusiasts. Well! Well! In Rumpus With Red Loomis , Red had attained his goal. His column contained his usual sports enthusiasm. And there in his column was Polly Bragdon's name- and Achille Vitali's. Polly, now the head coach at a popular girls' college, had led her basketball team to victory. Achille made a statement concerning the com- ing championship bout with Pat Russo. His trainer, Donald Lemley, said he was in tip-top condition. There was a man sitting in a front seat who kept looking back at me. He did look familiar. Finally he came back and spoke to me. It was Eddy Sul- livan. He told me that Donald Fletcher was the director of the Guilford Trust Company with Eddy Braun as his assistant. Ed Sullivan himself has a very successful string of drug stores. After our delightful conversation, I went back to my newspaper. In the Radio-Theater section I saw that the Imperial was featuring Herbie Newton and his Swing Band over the week-end holidays. There was a picture of his vocalist, Franny Flurge, the latest find in the musical world. I guess it goes with- out saying that we knew her as our old friend Fran Dudley. In the write-up of the band, I saw that Pat Fonicello was the fellow who produced the haunting melodies from that silver guitar. And guess what the attraction for the next week was? Vicki Benzi, the swell little gal who was our majorette and now was the rage of Hollywood, was coming for a personal benefit performance. And by the way, the current hilarious comedy, Topsy-Turvey , was headed in the art department by Arnold Capezzone. Now to the society page! Helen Parmelee was the editor and had writ- ten a very interesting column on our Child Prodigy , Edwin Dudley. Eddy, who had first graduated from college with flying colors, was now doing research work for his new book, Why The Bee Stings . Incidentally, his assistant was Donald Hulbert. Ducky also, in his spare time, acted as master of ceremonies, and sang in a popular night club. In the book review section, the National Book Club had awarded a five thousand dollar prize to Joe D'Amico who had written a thriller on the heroic adventures of Frank-bring 'em-back-alive Watrous. fContim4ed on page 191 17

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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

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Most CLASS STATISTICS Martha Davis Edward Sullivan Edward Sullivan Vida Lazarevich Best looking girl ....A ......f...f Best looking boy ..-.-- -----, Best dressed boy .. Best dressed girl .... .. ---- -Y Most popular girl Most popular boy ., Victoria Benzi Howard Spencer Frances Dudley Best girl dancer .....,, ,,..... Best boy dancer .,.... ..... Most studious girl Most studious boy Best boy athlete .....r. ...... Best girl athlete Girl most likely to succeed, Boy most likely to succeed Herbert Newton Vida Lazarevich Edward Sullivan Howard Spencer Pauline Bragdon Vida Lazarevich Bernard Leinfelder Most Class man-hater ..VY ....4A...... ? 7 7 ? 7 7 Class woman-hater ..... Y... . .. Achille Vitali Most conceited girl ,.....,r. Martha Davis Most conceited boy Donald Fletcher Best physique .......... ..,.. J oe Morasky Best figure ..,............... .,..... B ette Landon Most romantic girl Helen Parmelee Most romantic boy ................ Joe M0fllkY Class know-it-all ................ Willis Nettleton Class nit-wit ..,..... , ...,...,......... Arthur Cohen Class clowns ........................................ Donald Hull ert, Edwin Dudley Boy who has done most for class ..,,.. Tom Loomis Girl who has done most for class .... Vida Lazarevich Class lovers, Donald Fletcher, Martha Davis Quietest boy Quietest girl ,. Noisiest girl ..... Noisiest boy Most Class Most Most sarcastic girl ............ sarcastic boy chatterbox .,,.... ..,... stubborn girl stubborn boy Edwin Braun Anna Seifert Amy Fowler Joe D'Amico Pauline Bragdon Tom Loomis Bertha Stannard ....,.., Bette Landon .. .... .. ..... Tom Loomis Best complexion of girls ...... Victoria Benzi Best compexion of boys ..,,.... Edwin Dudley Most Alibi Class Class Class dependable boy ,....... Edward Sullivan dependable girl .,...... Vida Lazarevich Ike .......,......e....... angel ........ ,..... . buffer .,,.....,... pests ...................... Arthur Cohen Patsy Fonicello Tom Loomis Joseph D'Amico, Bertha Stannard Best boy singer ...........,.., Donald Hulbert Best girl singer ......... ...,.... F rances Dudley Most Most Class Class Most Most agreeable Boy ...,.,.......... J oe Moruky agreeable girl .,...... .. Lucille Cianciolo handyman ........,,.......... Arthur Cohen sheik ........ ...., A rnold Capezzone inquisitive ...,., Bertha Stannard timid ..,.. Bernard Leinfeldes Class artists ..........,.....,...............,. - ,,.. Amy Fowler, Curt Johnson, jr. Best boy sport .......................... joe Moraaky Best girl sport ....., ..,,. L ucille Cianciolo Best liked teacher Best liked faculty sport .. ........ Mr. Moran Mr. Cox Nicest hair of girls ..... ....,... Bette Landon Nicest hair of boys .... .... .... E d ward Sullivan Silliest girl ....... . .... - .......,.. ......., A my Fowler Silliest boy .......................... Donald Hulbert Best mannered girl ,........, Lucille Cianciolo Best mannered boy ....... Edward Sullivan Laziest boy in class ,,,. Curt johnson, jr. Laziest girl in class ........ Pauline Bragdon Class musicians ........ ...............,,.....,... Edwin Dudley, Herbert Newton Cutest girl in class .............. Victoria Benzi First to get First to get Nicest eyes Nicest eyes of boys .. married of girls .. Bette Landon married of boys, Wesley Morgan of girls ...,,..... Lucille Cianciolo Joe Moraeky Class scatter-brain ,..... .. .... Donald Hulbert Most dignified girl ..,.. Most dignified boy ,....... Martha Davis .. Edward Sullivan