Agawam High School - Sachem Yearbook (Agawam, MA)

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Kay: Ghost' etta Kreczko. Roland Perusse, Fannie Rossini, Norma»Janc Winter, and Mitchell Zielinski. Wasn’t the Agawam Mirror exceptionally good that year? Yes. It won second prize in a National Contest in which schools of its size from all over the nation entered. Roland Perusse was Editor-in- Chief. Miss Phealan was adviser. Ghost: Alice: Did you have an operetta that year? Oh, yes! Miss Perry presented The Singer of Naples. It was a grand success. Kay: Many of the seniors were in the cast, but among the outstanding were Martha Grimaldi and Norma Colli. Ghost: Would you like to hear Norma Colli sing one of the songs from the operetta ? Kay anci Alice: Oh, we’d love to! (Norma sings) Alice: We certainly made a big hit with our Senior Play, Spring Fever, which Miss Phealan directed. Everyone remarked how well each one in the cast played his part. Kay: Ghost: Could you brinj? back a memory of that play to us? I shall show you cne of the most humorous scenes from the entire play, with Dorothy Biady taking the part of Aunt Maude, and Roy Anderson as Professor Bean. Alice: Ghost- (Scene is shown) Were many of our boys good athletes during our Senior Year? Among the boy athletes were Edmund Kalinowski, Eugene Smith, Lino Gatti, Felix Pisano, and Thomas Petruzzello. Kay: After that we had our chance to be the guests of the Juniors at the Junior Promenade. The auditorium was beautifully decorated in our class colors, blue and silver. Alice: Ghost: Then came our last days at Agawam High. Yes. You reached the end of vour high school career in the week of June 12, during which you attended your class banquet, class night exercises, graduation exercises, then your class picnic. Kay: Alice, don't you think there is something very peculiar going on around here? Alice: Yes. And I’ve thought so for some time, but I didn’t say anything. I just wanted to see how far he’d go. Kay: Let’s unmask him! (Girls struggle with sheets and finally remove them only to find Joe Alice: Guy.) (Going to the door) Well, for heaven’s sake! Look who’s here! (She brings in Norma, Ruth, and other classmates.) Kay: And will you kindly tell us the meaning of all this! First “Ghost:” We hope you’re not angry— Second “Ghost:” But we just wanted to see how much you really remembered about Alice: Agawam. Of course we’re not angry, but that was certainly a joke on us. Third “Ghost:” Well, we’re not half so smart as we thought we were. You told us some things we had completely forgotten about. Fourth “Ghost:” We’ve talked it all over now, and I think it was well worth our time. ALL: Don’t you? (Together) I'll say it was! (Curtain) Alice Kennedy — Kathleen Norris Class Prophecy Time: 2039 Place: Heaven Characters: St. Peter Jean Goss Scene: Clifford Keeney Norm a-Jane Winter The living room of the “Heavenly Rooming House.” Enter St. Peter and boy and girl.

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Ghost: Alice: Kay: Alice: Kay: Third Ghost: Alice: Ghost: Kay: Ghost: Alice: Kay: Ghost: Alice: Kay: Ghost: Fourth Ghost: Kay: Alice: Ghost: Kay: Alice: Kay: Ghost: Alice: Ghost: orated with balloons of all shapes and colors? Do you remember what came next? Yes! That year was the anniversary of the founding of the public schools by Horace Mnnn, so we presented an assembly program en- titled, Horace Mann. And I believe Miss Dickerman directed it, didn’t she? Yes, she did. Miss Perry directed a Maytime Concert that year. Many members of our class participated in it. Wasn’t that almost all that happened in our Sophomore year? All but one thing. Remember at the close of the year when Antoinette Christopher and Norma Colli went to New York with the commercial department? Antoinette was awarded this trip because of her ability in bookkeeping and Norma because of her outstanding work in typing. (Enter Ghost of Junior Year) I am the ghost of the most eventful of the three years—your Junior Year. What do you remember about that year? Mitchell Zielinski was again chosen President, with Sabatina DePalma, Vice-President, Alice Kennedy, Secretary, and Romeo Borgatti, Treas- urer. Miss Dickerman was class adviser. In November you had your Junior Cabaret with A1 Strohman, who furnished you with an evening of delightful music. Members of your class contributed their talent to the entertainment. The decorations were college penants and footballs. This was your first social event of the year. Miss Perry directed a Maytime Concert that year which was a grand success. Oh, yes, who were the girls who received A’s in our Junior Year? They were Ruth Babcock, Margaret Deloghia, Lillian Rossi, Elsie Men- carelli, Zoafia Subotin, Fannie Rossini, and Dorothy Brady. Oh, but then came the most exciting night of our high school career— the Junior Promenade. Eddie Abrahamson furnished the music. The auditorium was decorated like a Dutch Garden. Punch was served from a windmill on the stage by two Dutch girls, Martha Tarnuzzer and Fannie Rossini. Gosh! I’d love to live that night over again just to see who attended the Prom and see how everyone has changed. I see you are improving. As a reward your wish shall be granted. (Lights turn off, and movie is shown.) That was perfect. I think that was all that happened during our Junior year, w’asn’t it? Yes. The Junior Promenade brought your social activities to a close for that year. (Enter Ghost of Senior Year) Do you remember who your class officers were in 1939? We could never forget those energetic leaders we had during our Senior Y ear. Mitchell Zielinski was our President, Sabatina DePalma our Vice- Pres- ident, Alice Kennedy, Secretary, and Roy Anderson, Treasurer, and Miss Dickerman was once more our adviser. I believe your Senior Year was the most eventful of your four years in high school. Oh, I'll never forget the Kid Party. Wasn’t Joseph Guy the most picturesque Santa Claus you ever saw? Evelyn Newcomb received a prize for the cutest girl, and James Massa for the cutest boy. Yes, and Sabatina DePalma and Richard Eagan got prizes for the fun- niest dressed girl and boy at the party. The Senior Class was well represented in the Student Council by Roy Anderson, president. Lino Gatti, Alice Kennedy, Neil Wilson, Sabatina DePalma, Roland Perusse, Mitchell Zielinski, and David Brockett. Mr. Harris was made Student Council Adviser this year. Didn’t we have quite a few Pro Meritos in our class? Yes. After interviewing the entire Senior Class, Mr. Dacey, our new principal, found that there were nine Pro Merito members. They were Roy Anderson, Gloria Brown, Norma Colli, Wilbert Humphlett, Henri-

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The Sophomore Class