Suffield High School - Sagitta / Kaleidoscope Yearbook (Suffield, CT)

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CLASS WILL To the Administration we leave with thoughts of appreciation. To the Faculty we leave our heartiest thanks for teaching all that we so greatly needed. To Miss Klimaszewski and Mr. Atkinson we leave a deep impression in their hearts hoping they will never forget the Class of 1956, because we feel we will never forget their untiring efforts for us. Gerald Belleveau leaves his red hair and blushingness to Gordon Lang. Costella Braswell leaves her bopping and rock and roll to Ethel Scott. Richard Carney leaves for South Street. Carol Clough leaves her experiences in the mimeographing room to any junior girl who thinks she can handle them. Eileen Dalrymple leaves her conscientious study habits to Morty Merrill. Edward Dzielak leaves his line of talk with the girls to Joey Galetta. Norman Edmonds leaves his position as baritone in the Boy ' s Glee Club to any capable under classman who thinks he can fill the vacancy. Murrell Elcock leaves her quiet manner to the noisy junior girls. Viola Elcock leaves her collection of love letters to any junior girl who thinks that she can handle them as well as Viola did. Ronald Fitch leaves his acting ability to Carol Oppe. Irene Glemboski leaves Mr. O ' Malley with a No Discussion law class. Barbara Herzig leaves her never ending trips to Pat Cassada. Roger Hill leaves his flat-top haircut to Tommy Sullivan. Marjorie Hoyt leaves her interest in Girls ' Sports to Joanne Greenwood. William Jackson leaves his gay sense of humor to any junior who doesn ' t have one. Walter Kaplan leaves his position as class leader to Gary Mandirola. Joan Kennett leaves her intellectual ability to Pat Kelly. Thomas Krupa leaves his shyness to Robert Quagliaroli. Bruce Lincoln leaves his chemistry books to Harry Scott. Frank Liss leaves his sophisticated manner to Joey Bednaz. William Martinez leaves his repertoire of jokes to Bobby Sheehan to add to his collection. Judy Morrison leaves for Texas by way of jet. Maxine Norrie leaves her artistic ability to next year ' s Reader ' s Reflection staff. Judith Orr leaves her senior patrol post to any junior who thinks she can make it on time. Kathryn Orr leaves her efficiency to Betty Lou Galetta. Joanne Osowiecki leaves Liz to her brother. Carol Paczosa leaves her school spirit to anyone in the junior class capable of it. Lee Parks leaves taking his scholastic ability to Carnegie Tech. John Parmalee leaves his height to Skeet Glynn for future basketball playing. Shirley Phelps leaves her pleasing personality to the junior girls. Patricia Riley leaves her witty remarks to Mary Anne Rucienski knowing she won ' t need them. James Rose leaves his Cadillac to anyone able to drive it. Shirley Rutkiewicz leaves for the school parking lot. Daniel Sheridan leaves Mrs. Parry with all the blackboard erasers. John Sherwood leaves his guided tour from East Street to South Main Street to Douglas Lloyd. David Sprayson leaves a certain girl without a ride home after school. Carl Spulick leaves his pleasing smile to Joey Bazyk knowing he won ' t need it. Walter Sturgeon leaves his curly hair to Harry Magnuson. Edward Tkacz leaves his quiet manner to Susan Glynn. Beulah Tracy leaves to take her place as Juliet with Romie. Joan Zmitruk leaves her wardrobe to future home economics students to use as fashion highlights. Carl Zukowski leaves his smooth haircut to Billy Cannon. SIGNED, SEALED, AND DELIVERED THE CLASS OF 1956 24

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CLASS HISTORY Let ' s take a look over the four years that have just passed. Those were the years when we really learned how to get along with others and all strive for the same goal — graduation. Those were years really packed with fun and, of course, good hard work. 1952- 53 In the fall of 1952 we returned to the high school after our summer vacation about fifty strong. The first thing we did was to elect officers. They were: President, Norman Edmonds; Vice-President, Keith Hazzard; Secretary, Carole Sullivan; Treasurer, Irene Glemboski. Even as freshmen the members of our class belonged to a number of clubs . . . Then there were always sports to spend much time on. On the last day of school before our Christmas vacation we had our Christmas party. Before we knew it June was upon us and we were looking forward to summer vacation. 1953- 54 Summer was over and once again we were back in school. One important dif¬ ference — we were sophomores. Once again the first thing we did was to elect class officers. They were: President, Bill Martinez; Vice-President, Walter Kaplan; Secretary, Joanne Osowiecki; Treasurer, Irene Glemboski. Ours was the class that changed the style of the class rings. Because the rings were new and had a different type shank, everyone was asking to see them — even the upperclassmen. We proudly showed them to everyone. On October 30 we held a food sale — to earn money for our Washington trip. After all it is only two years away. It was held at Martinez ' s Store and Joanne Osowiecki was the general chairman. This year instead of having a Christmas party we decided to share our good time with the whole school and have a dance. We called our dance the Holiday Whirl. The Hi-Notes played at the dance. Walter Kaplan and Judy Orr were chosen King and Queen. Gosh! don ' t know where the rest of the year went to but again we say goodbye to return in the fall as juniors. 1954- 55 We carried through in our usual tradition by electing class officers right after we returned from our summer vacation. They were: President, Walter Kaplan; Vice- President, Bruce Lincoln; Secretary, Joanne Osowiecki; Treasurer, Irene Glemboski. On October 29 we held a food sale at Martinez ' s Store and again this year Joanne Osowiecki was general chairman. Then on December 23 we held a dance. The name voted on was Christmas Frolic. At the dance a Mr. and Mrs. Claus were chosen. They were Roger Hill and Judy Morrison. Being a generous class we also gave away a door prize. Then came the big day — May 28 — the day of our Junior Prom. Hawaiian Paradise was the name. Boy! We really went all out for the Prom, under the wonder¬ ful direction of our general chairman, Maxine Norrie. We had a movie on Hawaii in assembly. At the Prom we had a stage show performed by Hawaiian students from Springfield College. The queen of the Prom was Judy Orr and Walter Kaplan was the king. The attendants were: Joanne Osowiecki, Judy Morrison, Shirley Rutkiewicz, Viola Elcock, Kathryn Orr and Carol Clough. Oh, what a night! Candidates were chosen for Laurel Girls ' State and Nutmeg Boys ' State. They were: Maxine Norrie, Kathryn Orr, Thomas Krupa and Lee Parks. Before school was out we voted to sell all-occasion cards during the summer months. Thus ended our busy junior year. 1955- 56 This was OUR year. As soon as we returned to school we elected officers. They were: President, Walter Kaplan; Vice-President, Bruce Lincoln; Secretary, Kathryn Orr; Treasurer, Irene Glemboski. In September we held our magazine campaign. We had two teams —- the orange team, which was the winner, and the green team. The orange team co-captains were Joanne Osowiecki and Frank Liss. The green team co-captains were Shirley Phelps and Thomas Krupa. We broke all records, of course! On October 14 our class took a trip to New York to visit the UN Building. We were most fortunate because we were able to attend an actual session of the UN General Assembly. We then elected Lee Parks as the editor-in-chief of our yearbook. Others on the hard-work¬ ing staff were: Bruce Lincoln, assistant editor; Maxine Norrie, photography; Joanne Osowiecki, Roger Hill, circulation; Carol Paczosa, James Rose, advertising. Seeing we did so well selling all-occasion cards during the summer we decided to sell Christmas cards, under the leadership of Joan Kennett, Shirley Phelps, Frank Liss and Roger Hill. On February 23 we held the Variety Show. The Senior Dramatic Club presented a one- act comedy entitled Uncle Tom ' s Crabbin ' . The cast included: Lee Parks, Carol Clough, Carol Paczosa, Shirley Rutkiewicz, Ronald Fitch, Eileen Dalrymple, Gerald Belleveau, Frank Liss and Walter Kaplan. In April we went on that long awaited trip — Washing¬ ton! It made all our hard toil worthwhile — a trip that will long be remembered by all. Then came our final senior activities — Class Night, Senior Banquet and the long awaited Graduation. 23

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CLASS PROPHECY TIME: Suffield, 1966 PLACE: In front of a large supermarket Max: Why, there ' s Norman Edmonds! Hello, Norman. How are you? Did you hear about the grand opening of Lee Parks ' Super Market? It ' s today. I wonder if anyone from the Class of ' 56 will be there. Let ' s go in and see. By the way, Norman, what are you doing now? I hear you are operating a rather successful home for actors who have at one time or another played Macbeth either on the stage or in a movie or elsewhere. Norm: Oh, I ' m doing all right for myself. Look, there is Frank Liss. Hi, Frank. What are you doing? Oh, that ' s just super. I bet you never thought you would become manager of a supermarket like this one, did you? By the way. Max, what are some of your old cronies doing? Max: You probably have read the magazine Ten Tall Men, edited by Carol Clough. Of course, she has ten tall men as her assistants, but she says she would gladly get along with one. Oh yes, Eileen Dalrymple has found that her nurse ' s training is coming in handy. She is now Superintendent of Nurses in her own nursery . Of course, you can ' t, guess the name of the proud papa. Norm: Speaking of nurseries, here comes Roger Hill with his brood of five children and his very young wife. Due to his many business trips to New York he rarely sees them. Max: Look who is coming this way! John Sherwood and John Parmalee, two up-and-coming chemists, who are trying to invent a noiseless bomb in their lab. Their chief test-tube washers are Joan Kennett and an unknown girl from West Hartford. Norm: Remember how fond Carl Spulick was of Blue Washing Machines? Well, he is now the owner of that cute little laundro¬ mat called, of course, The Blue Washing Machine. David ' ' Hawk- eye Sprayson, who always was quick of eye, is stationed at different parts of the town at regular intervals to steer people who need clothes washed to Carl ' s business. Not a bad idea! They seem to be quite successful. Max: I hear Cosstella Braswell is still at Suffield High School teaching Bop to the kids who eat fourth period lunch. She is very happy with her position and says that she even learns a new step once in a while. Norm: That I wouldn ' t know about, but you remember how Carol Paczosa and Joan Zmitruck were always going dancing. Well, they finally got around to opening a real cool dancing establishment called Twinkle Toes. The manager, John Sweatland, says that in a year or so business will be really hopping. In addition to a dancing studio, they plan to open a ballroom. Shirley Phelps who has been singing her way to fame on many different radio pro¬ grams and who just recently made a hit at R.P.I., has been signed to sing at the Twinkle Toes. It seems she is pretty well known among the staff. Good luck to all of you with your business. Suffield is lucky to have you situated here. Max: Speaking of luck, Marjorie Hoyt has become a famous model in New York, Paris, and other notable spots on the map, and she runs her own modeling school. Norm: I hear you have just signed a contract with Marjorie to the effect that you will be her exclusive designer. Max: Yes, I have. Marjorie is also well known in the field of television. You probably have watched William Martinez ' s show The Tootie Fruitti Hour. It ' s really a howl with Billy telling his own jokes and handling the chatter angle of the commercials. Norm: What does Marjorie do on the show? Max: Why, she models his sponsors ' product, Billowy Bubble Bath. Also appearing on Billy ' s show is Viola Elcock. She has gone back to dancing and is now dancing her way to fame at the Broadway Playhouse, which is owned and operated by Gerald Belleveau. Gerald, who is a first class carpenter, designed and remodeled the old building into a delightful establishment. Viola seems to have a full schedule with Bill ' s program and Gerald ' s business. Norm: You mentioned something earlier about Eileen and nurse ' s training; well, Murrell Elcock, who also went to nursing school, doesn ' t seem to be worrying about her career. She is now head of a Visiting Nurse Association here in town. One of her favorite drivers is Edward Tkacz. With all the waiting that has to be done while Murrell is calling on a patient, Eddie quietly sits and waits for her without complaining. Oh, I forgot to tell you about this driver business. It seems some of Murrell ' s nurses do not know how to drive or rather they find it relaxing to let someone else drive for them; so Murrell called Eddie and they worked out a plan. Max: Speaking of Eddie Tkacz, one of his fellow homeroom conspirators, Eddie Dzielak, is the editor of What ' s Cooking In Society a newspaper with appeal to all those interested in what everyone is and has been doing. Eddie always did get along with everyone, so I imagine that writing about and attending social parties was just what he was looking for. Good luck to your paper, Eddie. Norm: Carl Zukowski has decided to make a career out of the Marines. He always did look real cool in that uniform. Max: I hear Billy Jackson is now using that crazy goof ball of his to the New York Giants ' best advantage. Norm: That ' s right. Have you heard what Kay Orr is doing? Well, she has finally reached her goal—she is teaching in a one-room schoolhouse in the northern part of Vermont. She enjoys teaching there, but still gets confused by the many grades. Say, whatever happened to Barbara Herzig? Max: As you probably remember. Barb was always fond of horses. Well, she now owns a large riding academy. Her stables are full of a fine strain of Tennessee Walkers and Morgans. The fore¬ man of Barb ' s stable is none other than Daniel Sheridan. I never knew Danny was interested in horses, but then, you can never really tell. Norm: I hear that one of Barb ' s favorite pupils is Irene Glemboski. By the way, Irene has now become the secretary of an executive in New York. She has a wonderful opportunity for advancement. But, wait a minute — a thought just struck me. Isn ' t that execu¬ tive ' s name Walter Kaplan? I ' m not sure though, what field of business Wally is in. I think I ' ll drop in to see “them one of these days. Max: Wally ' s business probably has to do with cars. He and Jim Rose were the greatest ones for always tinkering with cars. Cars! That reminds me of what I read in the paper the other day — Jim has put together a low flying dragster called the Sabre J. Norm: There goes Tommy Krupa. Did you know that Tommy is now acting as the president ' s exclusive pilot for his plane The Butter¬ fly? The president, of course, is Bruce Lincoln, who is president of a well-known department store in this town. Beulah Tracy, who always did want to be an airline stewardess, happened to run into Tommy when he needed a stewardess for a cross-country flight — so he hired her. She now accompanies him on all his flights. The radio operator is Judy Orr. I never dreamed Judy would take up that type of work. But then, Judy always did keep you guessing. This could get to be quite a profitable business for Tommy. Max: No, I didn ' t know about Tommy. You remember Richie Carney, don ' t you? Well, Richie ran true to form. He was the first boy in the Class of ' 56 to get married. He still resides in Suffield, and has a very profitable Drive-In Restaurant. Joanne Osowiecki and Judy Morrison, who olways did like working in the drugstore, are now carhops for Richie ' s little business. But there are rumors that Joanne is leaving to get married and that Judy is planning a trip to Texas. Norm: I stopped in the other day and sure enough, wedding bells will soon be ringing; Judy has already left for Texas, also. If anyone wishes to be a car hop, please get in touch with Richie. Here ' s Ronnie Fitch. Hello, Ronnie. How are things going with you? That ' s good ... So long. It ' s been nice seeing you. Ronnie is the proud owner of a garage. In his spare time he puts together a little number which he calls The Dart. The Dart will soon be on the market and for a few thousand dollars you will be able to purchase one. Pat Riley, who always did like to drive, is exhibiting The Dart throughout the country. It seems to be getting quite a lot of comments. Max: There ' s Shirley Rutkiewicz doing her weekly shopping. I under¬ stand Shirl is doing well fer herself. She has a beauty salon in Agawam. Shirley always did have a knack at fixing and arranging hair. She is now working on a new hairdo which is yet to be named. In a few weeks it will probably be the latest thing in the field of hairdressing. Walter Sturgeon seems to be helping Shirley out by acting as her advertising manager. Well, it ' s been fun meeting some of the gang and hearing about the others. Norm: It sure has. We ' ll all have to get together again, real soon. 25