Ludlow High School - Lion Yearbook (Ludlow, MA)

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LUDLOW HIGH SCHOOL page twenty-five CLASS PROPHECY It is a cold wintry evening and a storm such as has never been seen before is rampag: ing across the northern part of the country. Tne wind is howling, and as we approach a deserted village, we can see once beautiful nomes, now weather beaten and ramshackled, covered in blankets of white. Quiet prevails and except tor the white snow, all is in black- ness—no! Wait! Is that a l-ght in the discan.e: lLe.’s approach it and see what this can mean, As we near the section from which tne lignt 1s coming, we see a broken down building, a building that might once have been an administration build.ng or maybe, a school. We are close to it now and the light coming fiom a window on the lower floor casts hideous shadows dancing through the tres next to the build.ng, What was that? {s this place haunted? Quiet! Silence reigns; shen in a minute we breathe freely. It is only the wind pushing a snowy hand in our faces. We look up we see a name imprinted above the entrance door, but we can’t quite make it out. Just a second. Oh! There it is! ‘Ludlow H gh!” So, it is a school. Stealthily, we push on the door and to our amazement, we find it locked. To our rescue comes Freddy (Valentine) Bielizna, who borrows a hairpin from Helen Dyjak and “picks” the lock. Sh! Sh! Le.’s go up the stairs and into the hall. Gosh! It’s dark. There’s a light down the way. Well, look who’s s tting at the desk in that musty office! It’s Hail Bennett, president of the Ciass of 1948, and next to him is s.tting his !ormer secretary, Jda Alexander. You remember him? He’s now lcader of that famous orchestra that all America is crazy about, Bennett’s Butcher Boys. And Ida, she’s the dancing star in the new show on Broadway, Oh, look! Who is that in the shadows? Thy’re coming out. Why it’s Henry Gaviglio, the pride of America’s greatest baseball team, and with hm is Jean Kras, the laboratory tech- nician of a large New York hospital. Pardon the interruption, but aren’t those footsteps we hear? Who can that be coming down the hall? It sounds like an army. Is it? No, I can see them now, It’s Annie Jaremko, Massachusetts’ favori-e social work r; Leona Boudet, owner of Boudet’s Kandy Kitchen; Betty Gold n, cock at the Ritz, and Marvy Silva, a teacher ini the Springfield Grade School. Beh'nd them are William Ritchie and Robert LaF rancis, captains in the Navy Air Corps; Pat Clyne, Postmaster General ; Hdward Morin, now Ad- mival Morin, and Robert Scott, world-wide n°ws correspondent, noted for his marvelous radio voice. Why are they all here? What does 't mean? Again we hear footsteps, this time acompanied by a loud bellow. It’s George Gregorio, who is now a general in the army, and (incidentally) a censor of army jokes. Behind him we have Sally Davis, Ludlow’s Madame Curie, and Catherine Janes, editor of a New York daily. Once again a blood-curdling shriek emits from the gloomy portals. Then silcence, and after a second we hear “How-do-you-do?” It’s Edwin Chrabaszcz, home from Russia after thoroughly exploring Siberia (he says!), Coming from the same enclosure that Hd just came through, we see that commerc-al ar ist, Theresa Alves, accompanied by Herbert Gowey, her colleague. From the same d-rection, comes Roger (Speed) Raymond, back from winning a cross-country footrace, And to his right is Stanley Kowalski, basketball coach at the Ludlow University. His assistant, Walter Niedwicki, is also nearby. Crash! Don’t be alarmed! It’s only Gaviglio autographing somebody’s baseball bat. Dno Marini just arrived as “Gigs’’ was getting our attention. Dino is that famous football player. Beside him are those “Government Girls’, Clara Tavernier, Dorothy Miner, and Bertha Barszcz. The order for silence is given by Donald Gates, walthy grain dealer, who is seated at a table placed in the hall. Around him sit Adolph ‘Nick’ Alves, famous soccer player; Grace Bell, model for the New Yorker Magazine; Fred Bialka and Steve Ferenz, gentle- men of leisure; Phyllis Butler, s°cretary, and Wanda Bzyzicki, hair stylist. The explanation for this gathering is given by Emily Kaj;anos, chairman, who is stand- ing near the table and surrounded by such notables as Lillian Johnston, now the better- half of an admiral; Steve Jaworski, man-about-toewn; George Goodreau, mathematician; Barb-

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page twenty-four a ie ee EVs Wiens CLASS HISTORY It seems like only yesterday when bewildered but ecstactic, because at last we had a title (freshmen), we began our first year of high school in the year 1939. The first thing we had to do was learn to vote for class officers in the same manner in which our parents vote for government officials. It was all very new to us, but we came through in a swell- elegant way with William Ritch’e elected president; Donald Gates, vice-president; Jean Kras, secretary-treasurer. Being at the end of the line, as most freshmen classes are, we didn’t accomplish much that year. We just stood by and admired the seniors and dreamed of the day when we would have that honored position. Sophomores aren’t much farther up in line than freshmen, so in 1940-41 our one con- solation was that we were one step closer to our goal—that of being seniors. We took the elections in our stride and came out on top with Annie Jaremko, president; Steve Jawor- ski, vice-president; Jean Kras, secretary; Gloria Suprenant, treasurer. These officers led us through a difficult year, and before we knew it, the happy thoughts of summer vacation were occupying our minds. It was December of the year 1941 after the novelty of being Juniors had worn off and we had elected, Earl Bennett, president; Steve Jaworski, vice-president; Jean Kras, secre- tary; Barbara Crowell, treasurer. Yes, it was after we had settled down to routine work that one Sunday afternoon every student suddenly realized that his life, from that day on, would be different both in school and out of school. We began to see how important were those elections wh‘ch we held in school; they were part of the principles for which our men were dying. Suddenly the little things which we had always taken for granted became im- portant to us. One thought was in everyone’s mind: ‘We must win this War.’”’ New classes were formed in school, such as A.R.P., First Aid, and Communications, Every Friday was War Stamp day, and every student was urged to buy regularly. Still, in the midst of all this excitement, we managed to hold a successful Junior Dance. Then, the Seniors be- gan hinting about a prom, so we shrugged our shoulders and gave them one to remember. It was a great success. Summer finally rolled around, and we said good-bye to our Junior year. Oh, the supreme joy of finally reaching that goal—we were Seniors at last! But this was not an easy year. The effects of war were beginning to hit home, and three-fourths of the students were working after school to help overcome the man-power shortage. We again elected Earl Bennett, president; Mary Silva, vice-president; Ida Alexander, secre- tary, and Betty Golden, treasurer. Our Senior Dance was a success in spite of being held during such hectic times. A new country-wide organization was formed in school—the Victory Corps. It is an organization which prepares the youth of America for the armed forces or industry after being graduated, Class night, the Prom, Ivy Day, the class ban- quet, were all great moments that we shall never forget. The sniffles which could be heard on graduation night told more than could words of our love for Ludlow High School. But, now, we have a great job to do: we must go out and join our fellow Americans who are working, fighting, and sacrificing so that we may always enjoy the four freedoms, We must and we will help to create a new and better world in which to live when this war is over. Leona Boudet

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page twenty-six Wine IRIEWINEW . . 5 i @kats: ura Crowell, pianist; Alfred Silva Fidalgo, vocalist with Barbara Reed’s orchestra; Don- ald Boucher, cowboy star; Ann Casagrande, stylist, and her brother Reno, who owns a chain of garages. Just as the chairman is about to speak, the sound of marching feet is heard, and in walk three gobs—Ross Swpernaw, Roy Senecal, and Armand Goodreau. Well! This is a surprise! Here are Norma Frennier, private secretary; Loretta Fon- taine, noted hairdresser; James Cormack, president of the Ludlow Bank; Dorothy and Leona Lavigne, dancing partners in a Hollywood review, Oh! And did you know that Francis Warren and Ruth MacGregor are their accompanists? Also in that group is Viola Witowskzi, accordion impressario; Robert Wood, M.C. of a radio program; Ruth Wilson, a member of the surgical staff of the Ludlow Hospital; Anna Silva, waitress; Marie Silva, hair dress- er; Walter Lieciwitz, aeronautics instructor, and Norman Lyon, engineer, who now raises his voice for silence again, and this time the chairman speaks, “I guess you all know now why you received a mysterious message telling you to come to this forlorn village. Yes, fellow classmates, it’s a reunion of the graduates of the class of 1943.” As she finishes, another group walks in. Leading them are Theodore Masley, comedian, and Adua Manoni, sales manager at the ‘Elemenesco”. They are f ollowed by Jeanette Coache, a dancing teacher; Gloria Coderre, pianist in an orchestra; Irene Bernardo, noted authority on children; Josephine Majowicz, Colonel in the WAACS;Ezuara Nunes, air hostess; Anne Pereira, Mr. Joslow’s private secretary. With her is her sister, Persis, who also is a secretary in the same office. Yes, everyone is here and having a wonderful time dancing, eating, and talking over old times. The only interuption to their gaiety is the occasional shrieks and hideous sounds that echo through the building. The committee responsible for this or:ginal reunion and creators of those horrible noises consists of Hdward Schmidt, owner of the First National Chain Stores; dalina Santos, Gen- eral Manager of Sickles; Gloria Supernant, superintendent of nurses at the Ludlow Hos- pital; Phyllis Waldron, who has snared a multi-millionaire; Mitchell Irla, owner of a large silver fox farm; Jane Przybycien, directory of the Ludlow “Rec”, and that glamour boy of glamour boys, Tony Leite. Also helping them are Fernado Almeida, cartoonist; Marie Silva, hairdresser; Donald Boucher, lieutenant in the naval air corps; Helen Bulecza, private secre- tary; Henry Ciocci, Ace of the Second World War, and Mario Varzeas, also an Ace; Cathe- rine Lewicki, air hostess on the Clipper, and many of our old teachers, This prophecy was foretold by the magic globe in the old Ludlow High School (it was in good condition then) by the following esteemed persons: Pete the Tramp Louie the Gloom Joe the Dope SO BE IT! Su Memoriam RAYMOND WARREN, Junior A MEMBER OF THE CLASS OF 1943