Agawam High School - Sachem Yearbook (Agawam, MA)

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CLASS GIFTS Jack-in-the-box. CREIGHTON ABRAMS To you we give (his Jack-in-the-box for all those pops of wise remarks. VERA ALYERGINI Around and within the halls of the school, cleanliness you sought to keep; To help make this your Golden Rule, here is a wastebasket, wide and deep. PHILIP ARNOLD Philly favors a little blonde, but his chances are rather slim, Here’s a pretty little doll, so neat and BLONDE and trim. MARY BARBIERl Mary’s little pocket book, is always filled with junk, So to help her find an ample nook, we’ll give her this spacious trunk. C HARLES BENOIT We know you are an athlete, so big, so strong, so tall, Please keep this small rememberance, a brand new bouncing ball. NANCY BIIJSO Nancy is so very shy, we hardly know she’s around, Here’s a necktie very red, and she won’t have to make a sound. KENNETH BLANCHARD Kenneth is so very small, we don’t know how to make him tall. This tractor big, we hope will aid, his making an imprint on this decade. NORMA BROGGI Norma, you’ve won a lot of medals, typing very fast, Here’s a good, though little typewriter, so your speed will always last. JENNIE CARUSO When away from your classmates and borrowing’s a hard task; Use these pencils bright and gay, I know you’ll need them some fine day. MADELINE C ARUSO To get your coat mixed with someone else’s, is one of your pet delights, Please use these name-tapes neat and clear, and see if you can get it right. ANGELINA CASTELLI 'This new and shiny yacht, to you, Angie, we do give, So when vour boy friend a-sailing goes, you can follow right on his toes. EARL CESAN Wastebasket Blonde Doll Trunk Bouncing Ball Red Necktie Tractor Typewriter Pencils Name-tapes Yacht Horn You are always so very quiet, we never know you’re here. Please take this horn and blow it; and let us know you’re near. HENRY CHARYAT Bottle of Gas Though we know you have one of your own, you always ride in the Nacewicz’s car; Please take this bottle of gas, and show them how grateful you are. GERALD CLEARY Package of Gum Gump, whenever we want gum, we know just where to go; Please accept this package, in case your supply runs low. ROSE CONTE Horn Your horn can never be trusted to blow at the right time and in a tight place, So here’s a horn that makes a good show, please use it any old time, for any old pace. EDSON FERRELL Roadster W e know that you have quite a yen, for Freshmen girls and rumble seats, Please take this car, from the five and ten, so you’ll never have to use your feet. Page Twenty-Three

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oft' on an island. A ship rescued them successfully and Angelina has decided to stay on shore forever more. Chas They were lucky to reach home. Something funny happened the other day. I was drinking some milk in a restaurant, and whose name and picture do you think was on the lx)ttle? Vin—The poor cow’s I should hope. Chas—No, no. Earl Cesan’s. He is running a big dairy in Feeding Hills that is noted as a model farm all over New England. Vin- That’s from Agawam’s agricultural training and Earl’s perscrvcrance. Have you been back to the old school lately? Chas—Not lately. The last time I was there was when the town of Agawam awarded Mr. Phelps a medal for distinguished public service, and Hazel Bennett is going to paint his portrait, which is to be hung in the town hall. Vin—I stopped in, about two months ago; of course, 1 went into the typewriting room, and there was Gertrude Wheeler as Miss Mclntirc’s successor. Miss Mdntire is a contest manager now. Chas—Too bad we're not at school now, Vin. Another teacher is Jennie Stakum who teaches some of the graduates’ children their ABC’s. Vin—Really? Oh. I have a letter here you might like to see from Paris. Della Lamson is over there, studying the French life. Chas—Della in Paris? (reads letter) Say, this sounds as if she were finding Paris life inter- esting. Vin—She likes it there and has a good time, but she wrote me in a previous letter that she would be home soon. 11 has been three years since I have had had a good talk with Della. Chas—-You women and your good talks. Men never talk like that, so Miss Button used to say. Vin- Not much. The last time 1 was in Agawam a cop talked me deaf, dumb and blind. 1 only went by him without asking. He didn’t give me a ticket though, because I soon recognized him as Gerald Cleary. Chas—He was much more lenient than I would have been. What’s happened to Ernest Swan- son anyway? Vin—He is now head chemist in the DuPont powder works, and the new compounds he can form with a test-tube and a few chemicals is uncanny. Chas—Say don’t forget I took chemistry with him, and he sure was clever. But listen, I am going to tell you a secret. Promise you won’t tell. Vin—Promise. Chas -You remember our “iceman” classmate, Tony Zerra? Well, the poor fellow got into a peck of trouble. He was discouraged. His customers were buying Frigidaires and Kelvina- tors until he was about at the end of his roj c, when he perfected the idea which is the cause of his trouble. Vin- Well, what in the world happened? What did he do? Chas—An officer caught him late one night pouring sand into the machinery of one of his l est customer’s frigidaires. Vin—Poor Tony, that is too bad. He will have to start selling Frigidaires. What time is it anyway? Chas—Time I was going anyhow. Your play is at the Paramount, isn’t it? If you give me a pass I’ll l e honored to come and see you. Vin—The honor will l e mine, Charley (writes pass). Here, and come back stage after the show. Chas—O. K. I ’ll l)c seeing you. So long. Vin—Bye. LAVINIA RAISBECK C HARLES BENOIT Page Twenty- Two

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Stills CELESTINE FOURNIER Celly is so very small, she often passes up a date; We’ll do our best to make her tall, these stilts, I’m sure, will change her fate. JOSEPHINE ERAGOMINI You are usually laughing, though we seldom know just why, Use this joke-book, far from puny, and laugh at something really looney. ALFRED GOULET Al, your hands are always neat and trim; they always look just right. Please take this manicuring set, and rub with all your might. LUCY GRAZ IA NO Lucy always love to type, a little over-time, We hope this loud and noisy clock, will stop her with its clear tick-lock. PERCIVAL HASTINGS Joke-book Sa il Set Alarm Clock Hammer Percy is so tall and slim, there are some doors he can’t get in. Here’s a hammer, strong and true; maybe this will help him through. PHYLLIS JEWETT A handsome man to Phyllis we give, for a dependable partner, To help her when she unwantinglv is, that lonesome third party. DELLA LAMSON Della loves to powder her face, every time she enters the room, So here’s a handy vanity case, to help her do it very soon. JOSEPHINE LUC CAR I) I We know for fact, you have no yen, for Woolworth’sexcellent ware; This box of crayons from the five and ten, will surely draw you there. CARLSON MARTYNY Man Vanity Case Crayons New Car You come to school in a car every day, the springs are terrible some say; You take a chance when you want to go far, therefore, we’ve bought you this new car. BERNICE MERRILL Grape- Nuts Bernice is so very slow, we know she needs some pep, So here’s a box of Grape-Nuts; they’ll pep her up, you’ll bet. IRENE MONTAGNA ' ' Canary Mary’s canary you did kill, with your awful (awe-ful) vocal skill. So here’s a beautiful vellow canary, which we hope will replace Mary’s. WALTER MOSELEY Red-headed Girl Walter, you’ve had many, many girls, you’ve tried them dark, brunette, and blond, We hope this girl with bright red curls, is one of whom you’ll be fond. PRIMO MUTTI Bank People often call you “Squeaks”, because you’re rather thrifty, Use this sturdy little bank, which really is quite nifty. ANTHONY NACEWICZ ' Bus Tony, here’s a little bus, to drive your load around; We fear the Chevy will soon bust, and put you on the ground. RAYMOND NACEWICZ Doll You always seem to l e blushing, whenever a girl goes by, Here's a sweet little lady, to help you to stop being shy. STANLEY NACEWICZ ' ' Chocolate Pie Stanley, your love for chocolate pie, is the reason for this gift; We hope you won’t lie down and die, when there’s no more of it left. DOROTHY NEILL Stationery When you are at training school, to your classmates you’ll wish to write, So here’s some stationery bright, which, we hope, will be all right. Page Twenty-Four