Bethel High School - Wildcat Yearbook (Bethel, CT)

Text from Pages 1 - 116 of the 1950 volume:

Vot. 5 PulLleJ June 1950 by the Senior CfaiS of Sethel School $elbet, Connecticut lOOHDS HOI H 'I3H139 2) cclicali % on The Class of 1950 dedicates this yearbook to Mr. Oliver C. Mellen in grateful appreciation for his assis- tance, inspiration and patience in guiding us through our four years at Bethel High. Ftign jite on tent A Bethel High School Dedication Mr. Ralph M. T. Johnson Mr. Lionel A. Pechey . Mr. Oliver C. Mellen Faculty .... Yearbook Staff Senior Officers, Class of 1950 Seniors .... Snaps ..... Features .... Class Poem and Song . Class History Class Horoscope Class If's . Class Will Class Prophecy . Class Elections As Denny Sees Us . Activities .... Student Council Junior Minstrel Senior Play National Honor Society Class of 1951 Forum Club . Dramatic Club . Projection Club Glee Club Orchestra Sports .... Football Basketball Girls' Basketball Baseball Cross Country Track Girls' Softball Cheerleaders Advertisements 4 5 7 8 9 10-11 12-13 14 15-32 33-36 37 38-39 40-43 44-47 48-49 50-53 54-57 58 59-61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 7.3 74-75 76-77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84-105 MR. RALPH M. T. JOHNSON Superintendent of Schools To the Class of 1950: Will each member of the Class of Nineteen Fifty please accept this statement as a direct personal message. It has been fun to know you; to watch your growth; to see you in times of trouble and of triumph. You have carved for yourselves a place in my heart. From the bottom of that heart comes the wish that each of you, with the help of God, may have the strength to solve every problem which life sets before you. Sincerely, Pjgc seven Ralph M. T. Johnson MR. LIONEL A. PECHEY Principal To the Class of 1930: As you progress into the next chapter of the book of Life, we feel confident that you will meet the many challenges of adulthood with that assurance born of a solid foundation in the many aspects of living gained from your previous training. We know that you will bring to bear on those challenges all the character and knowledge which has resulted from the efforts of your parents, your faculty, and yourselves. We know too that the skills, the attitudes, the habits, and the ideals developed through the experience of the past four years will greatly affect the manner in which you approach the future. Congratulations and best wishes! Patic cigbl Lionel A. Pechey MR. OLIVER C. MELLEN Class Advisor To the Class of 1950: In our three years of close association we have come to know each other very well. They have been rewarding years, with a goodly share of hard work, satisfying accomplishment, and fun. You will find your future years very much the same if you carry on as citizens of the world as you have been citizens of our school. Keep your sights high! Oliver C. Mellen Page nine ' vj Mrs. E. P. Boice Miss M. G. Noble Mr. E. J. ODea Mr. L. A. Pechey Miss J. V. Carroll In recognition of their untiring efforts to guide us along the mys- terious paths of learning, tee. the Class of 1930. express our sincere thanks and affection to the faculty of B. H. S. Miss M. Dingwall Mr. F. T. Sehulster Miss A. Roach Mr. T. Doyle Miss M. C. Fisher Miss P. K. Stokes Mr. J. R. MacDonald YEARBOOK STAFF IfearU, Stuff Susan Johnson Betty Showalter Helen Lukesh Jean Walker Dorothy Woodin Carole Finger Barbara Thumann Jeanne Myers Eugene Jaynes Florence Aminti Dolores Tolbert Sally Banks Ingrid Johnson Dorothy Woodin Ingrid Johnson Thomas Mullaney, Editor Carole Finger, Jesse Dunlap, Co-Editors Joseph Mannion, Business Manager Class History Betty Rapp, Chairman Robert Chapman Harry Thomasson Class Will Mary Agnes Gii.martin, Chairman Thomas Mullaney Prophecy Theodore Voulgaris, Chairman Robert Angle Horoscope Roberta Chapman, Chairman Clifford Kayser Sports Jesse Dunlap, Chairman Class If's Richard Sherman, Chairman Ruth Taylor Art Mary Evelyn Drumm, Chairman Snaps Neii. Lamond, Chairman PersonaI Write-ups June Gilbride, Chairman John Main Thomas Mullaney Song and Poem Robert Chapman Judith Wanderer Roger Merritt Charles Simonsen Clifford Kayser Robert Angle Robert Ferguson Signe Traurig Irene Schulze Peter Gallagher Althea Ferry Robert Angle Theodore Voulgaris Typists June Gilbride, Althea Ferry, Co-Chairmen Ruth Taylor Irene Schulze Dolores Tolbert Jeanne Myers Margaret Brown Beverly Wu.dman Florence Aminti Betty Rapp Business Staff Joseph Mannion, Chairman Barbara Thumann John Main Susan Johnson June Gilbride Robert Angle Dorothy Woodin thirteen Ctm iccrS Joseph Mannion . . Treasurer Dorothy Woodin . . President Clifford Kayser . Vice-President Jean Walker Secretary Page fourteen ROBERT BRUCE ANGLE Bob Senior Play. Senior Prom. Dramatic Club 4, Orchestra 1. 2. Yearbook Staff. Baseball 2. Porum Club 4 Wit is a happy and striking way of expressing a thought” Ya like my socks?” . . . Loves all the girls . . . Bop fan . . . Whatta ya want on my salary-Mac?” . . . Always ready with a wise- crack . . . Spent Junior year at Wooster . . . What! a physique? FLORENCE MARCHER IT A AM INTI Flo” Junior Prom, Senior Prom, Yearbook Staff for she was jes' the quiet kind” Quiet till you get to know her . . . Pleas- ing personality . . . Good typist . . . Helps run her fathers fruit stand . . . Always will- ing to help . . . Drove a tractor before she could walk . . . Lovely black hair. SALLY ANN BANKS Sal” Junior Minstrel. Senior Play. Junior Prom, Senior Prom, Glee Club 1. Yearbook Staff Observe the maiden, innocently sweet” Full of good humor and likes ice cream, too . . . The domestic type . . . Always call- ing Bridgie” . . . Whips up a meal fit for a king . . . Didn’t go hungry during the Senior Play . . . We wouldn't know her without her bangs. Page sixteen 1950 MARGARET JEAN BROWN Margie” Junior Minstrel. Junior Prom. Senior Prom. Cheerleader 4. Yearbook Staff A mixture of innocence and wisdom makes her ever seriously cheerful'’ Shorthand fiend . . . Every body's friend . . . Jitterbugger . . . Dry sense of humor . . . Bugled her way to Texas . . . Puts her heart into her cheering, and it shows it . . . Her beaus come from Danbury. ROBERT WILLIAM CHAPMAN Bob Junior Minstrel. Junior Prom. Senior Prom. Yearhook Staff. Basketball 3. 4. Track 1 Wealth is largely a result of habit” Makes the Drug Store counter shine . . . Working on his first million . . . Perpetual blush . . . Keeps Chesterfield people in busi- ness . . . Petitioning for a subway between High Street and Fleetwood Avenue. ROBERTA NATALIE CHAPMAN Berta” Senior Play. Junior Minstrel. Junior Prom. Senior Prom. Science Club 3. Glee Club I, 2. 3, Yearbook Staff. Basketball 1, 4 Maiden with the meek brown eyes” Happiest when she outsmarts her twin. Bob . . . Always waiting for Carole . . . Livens up the back of Economics Class . . . Can she ever forget the Class of ’49? . . • Hopes to be M.D. (Mrs. of a Dentist). Page seventeen CL a AS MARY EVELYN DRUMM ''Mary' Junior Minstrel. Glee Club I. 2. 3. Junior Prom. Forum Club 3, 4. Vice President 3. Science Club 3, Dramatic Club 3, Yearbook Stall Art is Potter Artistic . . . Coffee ice cream's her weakness . . . Try not to notice it ... A swell friend to talk to . . . Lone French III student . . . Want to hear about my operations?” JESSE LaROY DUNLAP Roy” Class President .5. Class Treasurer 2. Student Council 3, 4, President 4, Junior Minstrel. Senior Play. Junior Prom. Yearbook Staff. Football 3, 4, Basketball 2. 3, 4, Captain 4, Baseball 1, 2, 3, 4 Fortune followed him faster than he ran away from her Phew ! ! ! . . . That pipe . . . Neat dresser . . . Don't worry about it . . . Miss Fisher and her minstrel ... A tall redhead needs a tall blonde . . . One of the top athletes in the class. ROBERT WARREN FERGUSON Ferg” Junior Minstrel. Junior Prom. Senior Prom, Yearbook Staff I loaf and invite my soul Proud possessor of Model A . . . Artistic ability ... A great robber of the cradle . . . Is quite the hunter . . . Always fighting for his women. Page eighteen of 1950 ALTHEA MARIE FERRY Al Junior Minstrel. Junior Prom. Senior Prom. Porum Club 3. Yearbook Staff. Basket- ball 4. Manager 3, Softball I, 2, 3 How brilliant ant! mirthful the light of her eye Quite the lover . . . Good basketball player . . . A jolly disposition . . . How are ya?” . . . She sings as often as she breathes — and she's good ... A standout in our Minstrel. CAROLYN LUCILLE FINGER Carole Junior Minstrel. Senior Play. Junior Prom, Senior Prom. Science Club 3. Forum Club 3, 4, Presi- dent 3. Clee Club 3. Orchestra 1. 2. Basket- ball 2. 3. 4. National Honor Society Kind words she had for all; she knew no base design” 'Berta’s side-kick . . . Loves to eat ... A good co-captain and clever guard on the basketball squad . . . Future Wimbledon tennis champion . . . Popular member of the Senior Class . . . Often finds herself without a voice. PETER KEVIN GALLAGHER Patter- Junior Minstrel. Junior Prom. Senior Prom, Forum Club 3, Yearbook Staff. Foot- ball 2. 3, 4, Cross Country 2 I wuv my wabbits, but Oh! you kid’’ A ladies' man but won't admit it . . . Keeps the football team going . . . Has a blush to match his flaming hair . . . Always in trouble . . . Two dates for the Junior Prom! . . . Everybody likes him. Page nineteen CL, i JUNE MARIE GILBRIDE Gnsley” Junior Minstrel. Senior Play. Junior Prom. Senior Prom. Glee Club 2. Yearbook StafJ Absence makes the heart grow fonder —for someone else” She’s all you’d want for Christmas . . . Quick comeback . . . Prettiest waitress in the business . . . Always alert—and devilish . . . Irish. MARY AGNES GILMARTIN Mary Agnes” Junior Minstrel. Junior Prom. Senior Prom. Science Club 3. Forum Club 3. 4. Glee Club I. 2. Yearbook Staff Something is in you that can smile at fate” Writes notes . . . Good sense of humor . . . Fighting with Richie . . . Happy-go- lucky ... I can't write a composition” . . . Looking for excuses to get out of Gym . . . Believes in Freedom of Speech. FRANK HARCOR Hare” Junior Minstrel Live your own life” He lives in the shop” ... A fisherman of no mean ability . . . He goes to dances but seldom gets on the floor ... We doubt if Frank is a complete woman-hater . . . What about Reservoir Street? Page twenty of 1950 EUGENE EDWARD JAYNES Count” Junior Minstrel. Junior Prom. Senior Prom, Yearbook Staff. Track 1, Read him for style” Snappy dresser . . . Hot man with a sax . . . Official ticket-taker for Class of ’50 . . . Spends spare time in Danbury. What s her name, Count? . . . Hard worker for the Class. INGRID MARIA JOHNSON Pet” Junior Minstrel, Senior Play, Junior Prom. Senior Prom. Science Club, Forum Club 3, 4. Secre- tary 3, Yearbook Staff. Glee Club 1, 2, National Honor Society Beauty and merit now are joined” Sense of humor . . . Oh! that smile . . . 'He didn't’’ . . . Prospective English ma- jor . . . Usually seen with Helen . . . Al- ways dreaming of faraway places. SUSAN SQUIRE JOHNSON Sue” Junior Minstrel. Junior Prom. Senior Prom. Science Club 3. Glee Club 1. 2. 3. 4. Forum Club 3• 4, Yearbook Staff. Basketball . 4, National Honor Society ”1 hare endeavored to remember that the object of life is to make good” Don't let the halo f(x l you . . . Two loves have I —Track and Hamilton . . . Studious . . . Oh, those weekend parties! . . . Hard worker . . . Sweet and well-liked . . . Great school spirit. Page twenty-one dl a add BERNARD HARVEY KAYSER Bemie Junior Minstrel. Junior Prom. Senior Prom. Science Club 3. Cross Country 3, Manager 4 Just a silent, shy. peace-loving man” Hard worker . . . Dodger fan . . . Quier as a church mouse . . . Always willing to help . . . Doesn’t like to dance . . . Man, how he can laugh! . . . Woman hater in Bethel —not in Danbury. CLIFFORD GEORGE KAYSER Clift' Vice President of Class 4. Junior Minstrel. Junior Prom. Senior Play. Senior Prom. Forum Club 3. Yearbook Staff. Cross Country 2, 3 4, Captain 3, 4. Track 2. 3- 4. Captain 4 He is thoroughly persuaded by the truths of arithmetic” A popular man in the Class of 50 . . . Best runner in B.H.S. . . . Possible Olympic en- trant . . . Interested in the girls in the 5 10's in Danbury . . . What about McCrory’s? NEIL JAMES LAMOND Professor Junior Minstrel. Junior Prom. Senior Prom. Basketball Manager 4 The whole tenor of his life uas quiet and inoffensive” The great sleeper . . . Strictly the shy type . . . Little boys are to be seen and not heard . . . Never misses a thing . . . Seldom has his homework . . . Owns a Chevrolet tractor. Page twenty-two of 19 JOAN BERNADETTE LUDWIG Joan Junior Minstrel. Junior Prom. Glee Club A still, small voicen Likes to play tennis . . . Quiet and pretty . . . Loves to dance, especially with Fred . . . Black hair that could compete with the best . . . Maybe one of the first brides in the Class of 50. HELEN JEAN LUKESH Helen Junior Minstrel. Junior Prom. Senior Prom. Glee Club I. 2. Science Club j. Porum Club 3. Year- book Staff. Cheerleader 2. J. 4. Captain 4 The most useless day of all is that in which ue have not laughed' Pixy grin . . . Snappy dresser and beautiful hair . . . Peppy captain of Cheerleaders . . . Happiness is always a habit . . . She and Ted, a steady twosome. JOHN MERWIN MAIN OToole” Junior Minstrel. Junior Prom. Senior Prom, Yearhook Staff. Football 2. Cross Country 2. Track 1. 2 '7 began to settle, as my custom is. to take repose” Walks in his sleep, or is it sleeps when he walks? . . . Let’s get some Abeets” . . . Love ’em and leave ’em . . . Get Mr. Mel- ien’s car keys.” Pane tn cHty-tbree CL add JOSEPH AMBROSE MANNION Joey Class Treasurer 4. Junior Minstrel. Junior Prom. Senior Prom. Science Club j. forum Club 4. Yearbook Staff. Cross Country 2. 3. 4, Track 4 My business is to pay bills ami keep in a good humor” Man about town . . . Future U.S. Treasurer . . . Has pull with everyone . . . Irish humor . . . Could sell an ice-box to an Eskimo . . . Well-liked by everyone. Roger” Junior Minstrel. Junior Prom. Senior Prom. Yearbook Staff. Track 2, 3, 4 He shrugged his shoulders, shook his head, cast up his eyes, but said nothing” Seldom heard from . . . Mac’s half-mile star . . . Never without his truck . . . Hunting enthusiast . . . It’s little known, but he likes country girls . . . Could knock out Joe Louis. THOMAS PHILIP MULLANEY Moo” Student Council 1. Class Secretary 3, Junior Min- strel. Senior Play. Junior Prom. Senior Prom, Science Club 3. Dramatic Club J. Yearbook Editor. Cross Country 3.4. Track 1, 2, 3, National Honor Society He is about as reserved and quiet as Niagara” Finger in every pie . . . Chic” and I get along swell . . . Ambitious ... I work for B. J.” . . . Talk about shirts! . . . Buying stock at Seniors’ . . . Loves to swim and play tennis . . . Never studies anything but figures . . . Irish and proud of it. MERRITT ROGER MERRITT Page tweni -tour of 1950 JEANNE CAROLYN MYERS Pee Wee Senior Prom. Yearbook Staff 'The longer I live, the more my mind dwellf upon the beauty and wonder of the world” A newcomer from Danbury . . . Feeley and Amblers right-hand man . . . Never gets up on time . . . Gabs and types 100 words per minute . . . Always with Birdie. ROBERT WILLIAM RANDALL Bob Junior Minstrel. Yearbook Staff Manners are the happy ways of doing things” He saves the Empress from total destruction . . . Is a more severe critic than Walter Winchell. . . . ‘Td recommend it to any- one” . . . Plans to take up television after he graduates . . . Look out for the chorus girls, Bob. MARY ELIZABETH RAPP Belly” Junior Minstrel, Senior Play, Junior Prom, Senior Prom. Yearbook Staff ”Go forth under the open sky and list to nature's teaching The quiet type . . . Red hair and freckles arc her weakness . . . Always knitting . . . 'John's coming home” . . . Future Uconn student. Pago iuenty-fuv IRENE M. SCHULZE Dke C Reetiic Junior Minstrel. Junior Prom. Senior Prom. Glee Club I. Yearbook Staff. Softball 2 A friend in need is a friend indeed Gum fiend . . . Has a laugh that would wake the dead . . . She prizes her record collection . . . Aw Gee”. JACK ALBERT SHEPPARD Sbep” '7 take mine ease today” At home with a pool cue . . . Trapping fiend . . . Class meeting! Whats that? . . . He’s around—just look . . . Never seen with the opposite sex . . . Schools w'ere never made for him. RICHARD LAURENCE SHERMAN Dick” Junior Minstrel. Junior Prom. Senior Prom, Cross Country 3 '7 make the widow's heart sing for joy” Wears flashy socks . . . Always talking . . . Loves to argue . . . Chartreuse Cadil- lacs . . . GIRLS . . . Voice is constantly cracking. Page twenty-six Dick of 1950 BETTY JANE SHOWALTER Bet Junior Minstrel. Junior Prow. Senior Prow. Glee Club 1. 2, 3. Treasurer 3. Forum Club, Science Club 3. Yearbook Staff. Basketball 1, 2. 4. Softball 1, 2. 3 ”Nonsense wakes the heart grow fonder” Here comes Betty—Oh! for peace and quiet . . . Hey kids, have you heard this one? . . . Always coming up with a toothache . . . Conscientious in spite of it all . . . Plays escapee in our operettas . . . Prize tardy student. CLARENCE CHARLES S1MONSEN Monk Junior Minstrel. Yearbook Staff. Foruw Club 4. Football 2, 3, 4, Captain 4, Track 1 I'd rather die than walk” Did ya’ see my new chariot? . . . Knows all the cops by name and siren . . . Con- noisseur of good brew . . . Knows Oxford Street up and down . . . Uncle Duff and r. RICHARD MILLER SHERWOOD rr Senior Prow. Yearbook Staff. Football 4, Basketball 4 '7 have seen many miracles in this world, but none like myself” Always telling jokes . . . Never has a pen- cil . . . In trouble with Miss Fisher . . . Newcomer from Gunnery . . . Perpetually broke . . . Seen in Danbury . . . Has a tough time getting the car. Page lucnty-seten JANET FRANCES STEVENS Jan Junior Minstrel. Junior Prom. Senior Prom Yearbook Staff She seemed no fiery partisan” Person of few words . . . Always worried about her shorthand . . . Neat dresser . . . She's slow—but sure ... Is wearing a diamond ... A friend to all . . . Never been known to be late for anything. RUTH MAY TAYLOR “Ruthie” Junior Minstrel. Senior Play. Junior Prom, Senior Prom. Yearbook Staff A form more fair, a smile more sweet. Ne'er hath it been my lot to meet” Makes most of her wardrobe . . . Talks about Bobby . . . Friendly smile . . . Tiny and Terrific . . . Knits . . . She packs a wicked wallop—and the boys love it. HARRY ROGER THOMASSON Duke” Student Council I. Class President I. Class Treasurer 3. Junior Minstrel. Junior Prom. Senior Prom. Dramatic Club 4. Porum Club 4. Yearbook Staff. Football 3. 4. Track 3 '7 meditate on interstellar spaces, and smoke a mild see gar” Skates like Dick Button . . . Flash in Prob- lems Class . . . Good at ’figures?’ . . . Happy- go-lucky . . . Me worry?” . . . Love thy neighbor . . . Flair for femmes . . . Big button. Page twenty-eight of 1950 DOROTHY BARBARA THUMANN ’'Bobbie Student Council 3. 4. Secretary 4. Treasurer 3, Class Secretary I, Junior Minstrel. Junior Prom. Senior Prom. Clee Club I. 2. Science Club 3. Yearbook Stall. Basketball 1, 2. 4. Softball I. 2. 4 Be ashamed to catch yourself idle” Always busy . . . Athletic . . . Baton twirling champion . . . Only male interest is Alfie ... A smile for everyone . . . Whiz in the commercial course . . . Star of basketball team. DOLORES IDA TOLBERT Dooly’’ Junior Minstrel. Junior Prom. Senior Prom. Glee Club 1, 2, 3, Yearbook Staff When looks were fond and words were few Lives for prep school dances . . . Has a secret passion . . . 'Don't hit that cat, Webbee! . . . Beautiful blusher . . . Has a fancy for Chevrolets . . . Home girl . . . Big eyes. SIGNE DAVIDA TRAURIG Sig” Junior Minstrel. Junior Prom. Senior Prom. Glee Club 1. 2. Basketball 1. Softball I AU I ask: the heaven above and the road below If we all had a smile like Sig's . . . Basket- ball fan . . . Goes in for bright colors . . . Hopes to go to Texas to see her sister . . . When she's at the wheel—watch out! Page twenty-nine a add THEODORE JOHN VOULGARIS Ted Student Council 1. 2. Class President 2. Junior Minstrel. Senior Play, Junior Prom, Senior Prom. Dramatic Club 3. Science Club 3, Yearbook Staff. Football 2. 3, 4. Basketball 3, 4. Baseball 1. 2. 3, 4. Captain 4. National Honor Society Let any man speak long enough, and be will have believers” Gregory Peck of B.H.S. . . . Ya wanna’ bet?” . . . Yankee fan . . . Could always hit—especially if Kerr was pitching . . . Throws a football as far as Mullaney exag- gerates, which is mighty far . . . His car without Helen is like a rowboat without oars. RUTH PRANCES VIBBERT Bridgie” Junior Minstrel. Junior Prom. Senior Prom, Yearbook Staff My calm was never ruffled, my smile never altered” Big tease . . . Roller-skating whiz . . . Will make a swell secretary . . . One of the inseparable two. JEAN ANN WALKER Martha Student Council 3. Class Secretary 4. Junior Minstrel. Senior Play, Junior Prom. Senior Prom. Science Club 3. Glee Club 1, 2. Secretary 2. Forum Club 4, Yearbook Staff ”She doeth little kindnesses which most leave undone” Never on time ... A Scottish lassie who loves the Irish . . . Dizzy fingers . . . Golden voice . . . Terrific actress. Page thirty of 1950 JUDITH WANDERER Judy” Vice-President of Class 2. junior Minstrel. Junior Prom. Senior Prom. Glee Club I. 2, Treasurer 2. Dramatic Club 2, 3, Yearbook Staff Re courteous to all. but intimate uitb feu ’’ Sweet and sophisticated . . . Her nose can usually be found in a b x)k . . . Hopes to earn a M.D. . . . Massachusetts ought to prove interesting. BEVERLY ALTA WILDMAN Bev” Class Treasurer 1. Junior Minstrel. Junior Prom. Senior Prom. Forum Club 3, Yearbook Staff. Basketball Manager 4 Glad that I live am 1” Always laughing . . . Loves a good game of basketball . . . Enjoys a g x d joke . . . Flirtatious eyes . . . Likes the boys and they like her . . . Stop taking those oranges. Dot Student Council 4. Class President 4, Class Vice-President 3. Junior Minstrel. Senior PI ). Junior Prom. Senior Prom. Yearbook Staff. Glee Club 1. Vice President 1. Basket- ball 1. Softball 1. National Honor Society The thing looks simple enough to me Beauty and brains . . . Coffee at Sam’s . . . Efficient manager of Magazine Campaign . . . Always waiting for John at noon . . . Wears a diamond on left hand . . . Future nurse. DOROTHY LOUISE WOODIN Page thirty-one Cia� „ ' 1950 JOHN JOSEPH ZIOLKOWSKI Zi We are always a little late The big fish and game man . . . Definitely a woman hater . . . Rarely seen in social circles. Page thirty-two Page thirty-three Pjgc thirty-six Page thirty-tet vn Up the steep steps of the world. Our shining goal, success. Will guide us through the coming years Of tears and happiness. When our desires have been fulfilled, And left for some other age; When tears have mellowed our wisdom And years have left us sage—then Out of the still of the evening, Out of the cool of the day, We’ll hear the sigh of days gone by. And as it fades away, A sound above, beyond all this, Arises from the calm, As years gone by come back again And mem’ries linger on. For what can take these years away? They’ll be with us always, Within our hearts,, within our thoughts, In all our coming days. Now that the days are over, And the parting hour is here, We hear the voice of years to come, Calling strong and clear. And as we rise to answer, A mem'ry holds us yet, Reminding us of years we’ve spent, The years we’ll not forget. Page thirty-eight Here’s to our High School Long may she live! Steadfast devotion To her we’ll give And for her glory and honor Ever we’ll sing Until the echoes around shall ring Rah! Rah! Rah! Fearless and strong We’ll fight for her fame! Sturdy and loyal Work for her name Never give in We’re here to win; With courage brave We push ahead to victory. Chorus Then ring out a cheer For the old Bethel High Every man will do his best; We’ll conquer or die! We fight for victory! We fight for victory! We fight for victory! And B. H. S. forever. When years speed us Far far away Loyal to High School Ever we’ll stay For we shall ever remember Friends staunch and true To Alma Mater all honor due! Rah! Rah! Rah! Long hours of pleasure we owe to thee Service unending our lives will be Song joining song, the cheers prolong! From strength to strength We follow on to victory. Words by Esther Garvin, B. H. S., 1911 Music to the tune of Wesleyan Victory” Psg thirty nine a Cl JJ Year: 2000 A. D. Scene: Park Bench. Enter Harry: Ah, a bench! Oh, my aching back! Enter Susan: Ah, a bench — just what I need. (They start to sit down but see each other.) Harry: Oh, excuse me — you sit down. Susan: Oh no, won't you sit down? Both: Let's both sit down. We’re both tired! (Both sit down at ends of bench. They put their packages on the bench between them. They look away, trying to act unconcerned about each other’s presence. They catch each other sneaking looks at each other’s package. During the following conversation both wonder what is in the other’s package, but are ashamed to be caught looking at it.) Both: Thats a pretty - - - Both: Ah—what a pretty package. Both: What’s in it? Susan: Why, it’s a graduation present for my granddaughter. She’s graduating from high school tonight. What’s in yours? Harry: Mine’s a graduation present, too — for my grandson. He goes to Bethel High. Susan: Bethel — Why, that’s where I went to school. Harry: Huh? So did I. (They look at one another searchingly.) Susan: Harry Thomasson! Harry: Susan Johnson! Well, I’ll be - - - ! Susan: Imagine, meeting the president of our Freshman Class after all these years! Harry: Ah, yes — I’d forgotten about that. I took over for Norman Thomas, huh? Susan: I guess you did — and wasn’t Bobby Thumann secretary? lorly Harry: Sure — and Bev Wildman handled the $100 when we got it. Susan: I can still see the boys trying to remove the makeup which they were very generously plastered with, and the girls attempting to curl their hair in time for the initiation reception. Harry: Do you remember all the advice Miss Carroll and Mr. Boice gave us, and how they helped make our first high school Christmas party such a success? Susan: Then we had a chance to prove ourselves by putting on our first barn dance. Remember how successful it was and what a lot of fun we all had? Harry: Sure do, Susan, and I bet we’ll never forget our class picnic that year. Remember among the faculty there was Mr. MacDonald, who was very much annoyed by the ants which inhabited Wildman’s Landing? I guess we were, too, but it didn’t spoil our fun. Susan: I guess we haven’t lost our minds in our old age because we seem to have covered everything in our first year. Now let’s see what we can do with our Sophomore year. We should do better. What do you remember, Harry? Harry: Well, I don’t know. I remember that we felt more superior than we did in our freshman year. I guess we really weren’t as great as we thought because we were always being set back a pace or two by some upper classmen. That must have been the year that we initiated Mr. Mellen as our class advisor? Mr. MacDonald assisted him. We started the year right by electing good officers and then got things off to a bang with a successful Hobo Hop”. Ted Voulgaris was our chief executive— Susan: I don’t know how a baseball man ever got to be president. Harry: Oh, you and your track! He did, and he was a good one, too. Judy Wanderer did an excellent job when Ted wasn’t there, and Pat Palmer was a cute little secretary. Susan: Yes, then she left us in our junior year. Harry: Barbara Thumann handled the large amount of money we didn’t have. Page forty-one CL ClAA It was Christmas before we knew it, and we had a party. The best part was the cakes because Mr. MacDonald and Mr. Mellen made them. Were they good! Then, when we all had spring-fever, it was time for a class picnic. This time we went to Quassapaug, and with a wonderful picnic we wound up our sophomore year. Susan: Gee, Harry, you seem to have summarized it pretty well, but I’m not to be outdone, so I'll tell you the story about our first year as upperclassmen. Stop me if I’m wrong. Harry: O. K. Susan: We welcomed Mr. Mellen back to our class with much zip for an even more successful year. By the way, who was our other homeroom teacher? Harry: Wasn’t it Mrs. Stokes? Susan: Oh yes, you’re right. Red Dunlap took the president’s chair, and Dot Woodin was our vice-president. You were treasurer, and Tom Mul- laney recorded our minutes on those scraps of paper he was always losing. We held our Football barn dance before the greatest hit of the year, The Mad Hatter’s Minstrel. Using this Alice in Wonderland version, we broke a tradition of B. H. S. Scotch tape came to our rescue again as we converted the gym into a grand ballroom beneath the stars and crescent moon. The Junior Prom wasn’t a financial success, but socially it was a terrific bang! Harry: Remember, Sue, playing London Bridge at our Christmas party and thus beginning what became known as our annual tug of war? Susan: Ah yes! Before the end of our third year, we had that wonderful barn dance, preceded by a home talent variety show. Harry: We ended our junior year with an interesting and amusing class picnic at Lake Quassapaug. We had a terrific time! Two days later we had a farewell picnic at Squantz Pond for John Kerr. Theresa Seritella also left at that time, and we gave them each an identification bracelet. Page forty-Iwo Susan: Mr. Melien again took the reins with the difficult task of advising our senior class, assisted that year by Miss Carroll. Harry: We elected Dot Woodin as president of our class, proving that you should never underestimate the power of a woman. Susan: Ah yes, and wasn’t Cliff Kayser vice-president, and Jean Walker secretary? Harry: That’s right. Joe Mannion did a bang-up job as Chancellor of the Exchequer, too. Susan: You know, we had such a wonderful senior year that it just sped by before we could catch up with it. It seems like yesterday that we entered the doors of B. H. S. and started working on our last year. Harry: First, we started out by having a fairly successful barn dance. Then there was the senior play. We had a lot of fun and really worked hard on it. Thanks to Mr. Mellen’s patience we got through it, and very nicely, too. Susan: Christmas rolled around once again, and since it was our last year in high school, we had a party to top all parties. How about it, Harry? Harry: You can say that again! Susan: We began work on our yearbook and toiled long and hard on it, but now we know what it means to have one. Harry: Remember the time the boys played the girls in a novelty basket- ball game? Susan: How could I forget? You fellows certainly looked funny wearing those boxing gloves! By the way, do you remember who won? Harry: Um-m-m! The entertainment afterwards was a small riot, and the platter dance was very successful. By the way, yes, I do. Susan: The big event of the year was our Senior Prom. We worked hard for its success, and everyone agreed that there wasn’t a better social event sponsored in the school that year. Harry: That June we tried not to get overly sunburned at the class picnic so as to be a little more comfortable for Class Night and Graduation. Susan: Just think, fifty years ago you and I were graduating, and tonight our grandchildren are! . . . Which reminds me, we’d better be going! I don’t know about you, Harry, but I’m not quite as spry as I used to be. Page forty-thru a a A A JJorc )AC( I oe Name Nickname Hobby Favorite Expression Florence Aminti Spaghett Photography 1 don't believe it! Robert Angle J g Photography 1 know, but— Sally Banks Sal Horseback riding Guess what! Margaret Brown Margie Rollerskating What’s the matt? Robert Chapman Bob Soda jerking Sheddap! Roberta Chapman Berta Talking on the phone Is that so? Mary Evelyn Drumm Mary Painting Try not to notice it. Jesse Dunlap Red Sports Don't worry about it. Robert Ferguson Fergie Hunting Let’s have a fight! Althea Ferry Al Boys Imagine that! Carolyn Finger Carole Worrying about marks You bother me. Peter Gallagher Pewter Trapping What a babe! June Gilbride Gusley Getting in trouble I'm not fickle. Mary Agnes Gilmartin Mary Agnes Cooking Everything happens for the best Frank Harcor Junior Being quiet Please, no women. Eugene Jaynes Houdini Playing the sax Hi, you boy! Ingrid Johnson Pet Writing poetry 1 didn’t Susan Johnson Sue Track Where's your school spirit? Bernard Kayser Bern Airplanes 1 don’t care. Clifford Kayser Cliff Track I'm going to see my girl Neil Lamond Neil Cars N. C. (no comment) Joan Ludwig Joan Going to the movies Sunday afternoons Goodness sakes! Helen Lukesh Helen Eating and talking 1 have to lake care of Karen. John Main Jack Using Mr. Melien's car during class Ya reckon? Pag forty-jour (L(aAS JJoroScope Most Prized Possession Greatest Ambition Most Embarrassing Moment Her pretty brown hair To be a secretary In typing class Himself To be an admiral When Mitch found his baseball glove Her bangs To become a nurse Loud yawn in quiet church '34 Ford sedan To be a secretary Down in Texas His left-handedness To learn to tap dance Trying to explain taking the same girl out twice Stony Hill Dist. To teach young children Fairfield U. Dance Collection of books Professional artist On the steps of St. Mary's His pipe To grow flowers At the freshman dance Thumb To be an artist Selling milk St. Mary's basketball team To get a call from Fairfield Prep Softball game '49 Basketball uniform Phys-Ed teacher Baseball game '49 Flaming red hair To go to New York When he had two dates for one Prom Her little red head To raise a dozen kids An unexpected furlough Her emerald ring To be a nurse One Friday afternoon at home Shot gun To get out of school Why not tell us, Frank? His clothes To learn to play the sax When he walked in the winning run English course To go to college When a few notes were pieced together Pete” To go to Hamilton When she fell off the Empire State Building Brooklyn Dtxlgers To get a girl When Mr. MacDonald caught him writing a story, on a wall Running ability To run in the Marathon Mr. MacDonald's study hall Chevvie truck To own a repair shop The first time he asked a girl to dance Fred To be a fashion designer Walking one afternoon Her bracelets To graduate from college New Year's Eve, '49 His father's car To stay awake a whole class When Miss Fisher caught him napping Page forty-five CL 33 Jloro3 cone Name Nickname Hobby Favorite Expression Joseph Mann ion Joe Taking pictures Cud' dout! Roger Merritt Rog Hunting Oh balony! Thomas Mullaney Moo Keeping on the right side of Joan Fair nuff! Jeanne Myers Pee Wee Swimming Oh, Birdie! Robert Randall Randy Movies Oh, my goodness! Betty Rapp Bet Knitting John's coming home this weekend Irene Schulze Reenie Skating Eli W hitney Jack Sheppard Shep Outdoors Ob heck! Richard Sherman Dick Model trains Oh yeah! Richard Sherwood Head Basketball Want a hear a joke? Betty Showalter Bet Dieting Gotta go to the Doughboy Charles Simonsen Monk Cars Me and Uncle Duff Janet Stevens Jan Being nice I don't care Ruth Taylor Rut hie Sewing Oh, go-on! Harry Thomasson King Fisher Women Orangutang Barbara Thumann Bobbie Twirling Forget it! Dolores Tolbert Dooly Sewing Oh Gee! Signe Traurig S‘g Photography Why is it that way? Ruth Vibbert Bridgie Rollerskating Guess what happened! Theodore Voulgaris Ted Athletics You crumb! Jean Walker Martha Writing letters My word! Judith Wanderer Judy Window shopping Honestly! Beverly Wildman Bet' Flirting Gee, 1 don't know. Dorothy Woodin Dot Dancing Gee, 1 don't know. John Ziolkowski Zi The great out-of-doors Hee! Pa%c forty-six Most Prized Possession Greatest Ambition Most Embarrassing Moment Candy Money To be a photographer When the Danbury girl caught him dressing His truck To graduate Oral talk in English His one-hand shot To make two foul shots in a row When he stole second with the bases loaded Signet ring bearing C.H.B. To type 100 wpm When her zipper broke Empress Theater To manage a theater When The Outlaw came to Danbury Guess Hare little redheads An unexpected kiss A certain college fellow To become a governess Selling tickets for the Senior Play Jack Sheppard To become a second Frank Buck When one of the girls spoke to him Driving license To become an architect What his father found in the back seat of the car Joannie To enter college He hasn’t any Her comb To get a letter from Joe When Cliff and Monk read her letters His truck To race at Indianapolis Speedway Ask Janet Her diamond To get married In commercial class Her beautiful hair To be a seamstress Riding with Bobby one night Tight pants To be a champion ice skater Loss of bathing suit at Wildman's Landing Her drummer boy To perfect her hook shot Competition, when not only her baton fell Her picture of Don To be a secretary When she went into the wrong rest room Bright clothes To take up nursing When her buttons popped Typing ability To get a job decorating Experience at Sally's house His crowning locks To outtalk Mr. MacDonald At a Sophomore dance Her eyes To do the Highland Fling on the Blarney Stone Skirt at Junior Prom The beach To he a doctor A fall on chapel steps Her green sweater To be an air hostess At Althea's party Her diamond Nursing (temporarily) When Johnny was early His shotgun To shoot two ducks with one shot Hunting one day Page forty-seven won Ut 7 7 pen Florence Aminti ever got as excited as Mr. Mellen? Robert Angle lost his technique in flirting with the girls? Sally Banks could learn to say shouldn’t”? Margaret Brown’s eyes ever danced? Robert Chapman weren’t so shy? Roberta Chapman didn’t always talk baby talk? Mary Evelyn Drumm didn’t always get herself into embarrassing situations? Jesse Dunlap ever agreed with the class? Robert Ferguson lost his artistic ability in drawing posters for the senior class? Althea Ferry didn't have Melvin to flirt with? Carole Finger weren’t so ambitious in working for the senior class? Peter Gallagher forgot how to giggle? June Gilbride didn’t always stop at Mullaney’s for a pack of gum? Mary Agnes Gilmartin didn’t always have to wait for Dot Woodin? Frank Harcor ever handed in his assignments within a week after they were due? Eugene Jaynes weren’t such a neat dresser? Ingrid Johnson were a red-head? There weren't a track team at B. H. S. for Susan Johnson to support? Bernard Kayser ever asked a girl out? Clifford Kayser dropped the shot on Mr. MacDonald’s foot? Neil Lamond broke his glasses? Joan Ludwig didn’t always appear to be so shy? Helen Lukesh didn’t have a baby sister to sit with? John Main ever spoke as vigorously in English class as Mr. MacDonald does? Page forty-eight Joseph Mannion couldn't handle money, receipts, and bills all at once? Roger Merritt ever high jumped without persuasion? Thomas Mullaney ever took over Bill Mullaney’s store? Jeanne Myers couldn’t use her hands to talk with? Robert Randall were short? Betty Rapp didn’t have her John to talk about? Irene Schulze were called Reenie” by everyone? Jack Sheppard ever finished a test in time? There were no girls for Dick Sherman to flirt with? Richard Sherwood didn’t have Richard Sherwood? Betty Showalter forgot to blush? There were no state line for Charlie Simonsen — Poor Charlie! Janet Stevens ever disagreed with anyone? Ruth Taylor didn’t have Bobby to knit socks for? Harry Thomasson didn’t have a new girl every fortnight? Barbara Thumann ever dropped her baton? Dolores Tolbert didn't have Wooster? Signe Traurig didn’t have any boyfriends? Ruth Vibbert’s first name were Frances? Ted Voulgaris’ pompadour ever fell? Jean Walker ever got to drive her mother’s car? Judy Wanderer didn’t have such a good disposition? Beverly Wildman didn’t have Althea to walk her home nights? Johnny were off schedule to pick up Dot Woodin at noontime? John Ziolkowski were ever on time for the tardy bell? Page forty-nine CL, Wilt We, THE Class oe 1950, of this fair hamlet of Bethel, being of rather sound and very disposing mind and memory, and considering the uncer- tainty of this life, do make, publish, and declare this to be our La st Will and Testament, hereby revoking all other wills by us made. To Mr. Johnson, we bequeath a pair of elevated shoes. To Mr. Pechey, we bequeath a class that will stay out of his office. To Mr. Mellen, we bequeath our appreciation for his untiring efforts and the long hours he spent making our last three years so successful. To Miss Fisher, we bequeath two extra hours in the day. To Miss Carroll, we bequeath a watering can for her plants. To Mrs. Boice, we bequeath a punching bag so she won't have to use the boys. To Miss Dingwall, we bequeath a bucket to catch her tears. To Mrs. Stokes, we bequeath a calculating machine that isn’t constantly in need of repair. To Miss Noble, we bequeath a private plane so Kenny can fly down. To Mr. Sehulster, we bequeath a pair of shoulder pads. To Mr. MacDonald, we bequeath a cowbell so we can hear him coming. To Miss Roach, we bequeath a year’s subscription to Square Dancing Techniques.” To Mr. Doyle, we bequeath a G. Man badge so he can be an official bouncer. I’.igc ally To Mr. Boice, we bequeath a muscle building set so he can hold his own. To Mr. Lynch and Mr. Mitchell, we bequeath as much vacation time as we have. Jesse Dunlap leaves his athletic ability to Charles Steck. Florence Aminti leaves her placidity to Richard Clausing. Robert Angle leaves his physique to Charles Hartman. Sally Banks leaves her naturalness to Geraldine lies. Margaret Brown leaves her sense of humor to Judy Silvia. Robert Chapman leaves his quietness to Christine Schulze. Roberta Chapman leaves her sarcasm to Myrtle Banks. Mary Evelyn Drumm leaves her artistic ability to Louis Parsons. Robert Ferguson leaves his well-groomed hair to Ed Brown. Althea Ferry leaves the boys to the Junior Girls. Carole Finger leaves her front seat in English Class with joy. Peter Gallagher leaves his giggles to Arved Plaks. June Gilbride leaves her clownish ways to Pat Thayer. Mary Agnes Gilmartin leaves her deep voice to Maureen Davey. Frank Harcor leaves his ability to get around without being seen to Elden Griswold. Page fifiy ofie CL, Will Eugene Jaynes leaves his snappy clothes to Don Rooney. Ingrid Johnson leaves her blonde hair to Anthony Chesto. Susan Johnson leaves her studiousness to Joe Piskura. Bernard Kayser leaves his two front teeth to Phil Stephany. Clifford Kayser leaves his curly hair to Shirley Clarke. Neil Lamond leaves his glasses to Jimmy Ryan. Joan Ludwig leaves her bewitching eyes to Mary Falls. Helen Lukesh leaves her sister to anyone who’ll take care of her. John Main leaves his job at Dolan's to Jimmie Main. Joe Mann ion leaves his salesmanship to Robert Nelson. Roger Merritt leaves his truck to Harold Rapp. Tom Mullaney leaves his ability to make faces at the girls to Bobby Keeler. Jeanne Myers leaves her job at Feeley and Ambler’s to Nancy Mitchell. Robert Randall leaves his height to Jerry Gilbert. Betty Rapp leaves to join John. Irene Schulze leaves her sister to Bethel High. Jack Sheppard leaves his bicycle to Faith Rubinow Pa£€ fifty-two Richard Sherman leaves his Neumann swing to Wilbur Erhardt. Richard Sherwood leaves his ability to get along with teachers to Betty Melody. Betty Showalter leaves her scatterbrains to Elinor Batterson. Charles Simonsen leaves his walk to Audrey Wildman. Janet Stevens leaves to get married. Ruth Taylor leaves her boyfriends to Vera Rockwell. Harry Thomasson leaves his nickname to Jack Dann. Barbara Thumann leaves her twirling ability to Lillian Clement. Dolores Tolbert leaves her blush to Richard Martin. Signe Traurig leaves her questions to Barbara Silvia. Ruth Vibbert leaves her shyness to Marilyn Lyons. Ted Voulgaris leaves his knee pads to any junior athlete who needs them. Jean Walker leaves her singing ability to Faith Delaney. Judy Wanderer leaves her subtle sophistication to Mary Ellen Dun- leavy. Beverly Wildman leaves her yen for mature boys to Grace Ludwig. Dorothy Woodin leaves her pack of cigarettes to Shirley Reed. John Ziolkowski leaves his skill in baking cookies to Don Roach. Pa e fifty-three Prophecy t i Ihat NOTED aviator and once prominent advisor of the Class of j 1950 at Bethel High School, Mr. Oliver C. Mellen, is zipping along in his brand-new, high-speed rocket ship 'Watermelon 11 . He has long since turned from the teaching profession, because in his last few years at B. H. S. the atomic spitballs had been coming dangerously close. He has now chosen the comparatively safe vocation of commercial avi- ation. (He always was a fast driver.) This is Mr. Mcllen’s day off, and he has decided to take a round-the- world trip to see if he can find any remnants of the best class (we can dream, can't we) he ever had, The Class of 1950! As he flashes over the state of Florida, he catches a fleeting glimpse of Bob Angle buying a ticket on Argyle Flash” in the third at the fifty dollar window at Hialeah. As Bob pushed his five thousand pennies through the window to the teller, Mr. Mellen is amazed to see Bob Chap- man and his right hand man, Bernard Kayser, taking bets on Red Hot Mamma”, who is to run in the fourth race. Suddenly the University of Miami focuses itself on the Water- melon II” viewing screen, and there is Tom Mullaney, who, after many hard years of work, is receiving his degree in basketweaving from the Dean. Right next to the University is Simonsen’s Saloon and Package Store, where Tom has done most of his studying. Here the viewing screen finds Charlie Simonsen, proprietor and sole owner, hiring a new enter- tainer, Althea Ferry. Mr. Mellen, who has now let the automatic pilot take over so that he can fully enjoy the show, suddenly finds himself looking at the Ever- glades, where he sees John Ziolkowski and Jack Sheppard, who have traded in their bicycles for the latest thing in swamp buggies, trapping water snakes and alligators. At a nearby Indian village, who should he Page hlly-loar ecy see but Berta Chapman teaching Seminoies the Birth and Breeding of William Shakespeare.” The automatic pilot next takes the Watermelon II” across the continent to northern Montana, where Robert Randall is providing Cecil B. DePill, the great Hollywood producer, serious competition. Irene Schulze has the leading role in Randall Productions latest movie, The Inlaw”. All the costumes for this production have been designed by the world famous designer Ruth Taylor. From Montana Mr. Mellen’s fleet ship brings him to his home state, Connecticut. At Fairfield State Hospital he sees Ted Voulgaris, the head psychiatrist, sterilizing the jackknife with which he performs his operations. Just across from the main hospital building Mr. Mellen sees a small shack, across the front of which is painted Betty and Beverly’s Campus Cosmetic Shop”—Betty Showalter and Beverly Wildman, proprietors. From Newtown the Watermelon II” proceeds to Bethel, where Jeanne Meyers, whose name is now Mrs. Clifford Banks, is instructing Clifford’s sister Sally in the gentle art of baby sitting. Suddenly the door- bell rings, and who should walk in but June Gilbride with her eight little boys, all red heads! At 68 Hoyt’s Hill he finds Helen Lukesh still taking care of her sister Karen. Then Mr. Mellen, deciding to pay a visit to Bethel High, finds Carole Finger, who has replaced the now-retired Mrs. Boice, breaking a poor freshman’s back on the parallel bars. Switching the viewing screen from the gym to physics class, he sees Miss Fisher (of course she’s still there; how could B. H. S. get along without her?) bawling out Jesse Dunlap, who is still a senior. In a nearby seat sits Ingrid Johnson, who has decided to wait for Jesse. Down in the banquet hall is Margaret Brown, who has been employed by the high school to coach the cheerleaders. Suddenly cu p rojihecij the viewing screen goes on the blink, and out of nowhere comes a picture of Peter Gallagher living in Bunnyland with his harem. After tinkering with a few knobs and dials, Mr. Mellen restores the set to working order and sees Mary Evelyn Drumm painting pictures on postcards for Bill Mullaney. In nearby Danbury Mr. Mellen sees Mary Agnes Gilmartin, who now owns the Snack Bar, telling John Main, owner of the next door gas station, to stop pestering her for free ice cream. Just then an old Ford pulls into John's service station, and out steps Susan Johnson, who has finally mastered the odd technique necessary to drive a Ford. Right behind Susan comes Florence Aminti, who is still trying to get her driving license. A little farther down the street Mr. Mellen sees Janet Stevens and Dorothy Woodin, each pushing her triplets along in the new style extra-wide baby carriage. At Woolworth’s 5c and l()c store the viewing screen picks up Ruth Vibbert, who is just receiving a five cent pay raise (five cents a week, that is.) Just across the street in the new professional building is located the private office of that world famous surgeon, Judy Wanderer. The viewing screen next picks up Barbara Thumann boarding a Flying Eagle Bus to Minneapolis to judge the National Baton Twirling Championship. Riding with Barbara is Eugene Jaynes, manager of the Hotel Green. He is going to the national hotel convention in Minneapolis. As Eugene takes a five hundred dollar bill from his wallet to pay his fare, Mr. Mellen notices Joseph Mannion’s name in the lower right hand corner of the bill. Joe is now the United States Treasurer. Just before the bus leaves, up runs Dolores Tolbert, now married to the headmaster of Wooster Prep School, furiously waving goodbye to Barbara and wishing her luck. Pjge fifty-iix CL, P, rojih ccij Suddenly the Watermelon II” picks up speed and wings its way across the Atlantic to Ireland, where Jean Walker is realizing her lifes ambition. She is doing the highland fling on the Blarney stone. In Scotland Mr. Mellen finds Robert Ferguson and Frank Harcor. They are joint owners of the Nifty Thrifty Repair Shop”. A little farther north in Sweden is Clifford Kayser running the four-minute mile, thus becoming the first human being ever to do so. The Watermelon II then reverses its direction and heads across Canada. Just below the Arctic Circle the viewing screen transmits the picture of a huge glacier, across the front of which is carved in large letters Sherman’s Fruit and Vegetable Market. Frozen Foods Our Spe- cialty”. Over Alaska Mr. Mellen sees the huge manufacturing plant where the world famous Lamond Tractors are built and assembled. Suddenly Japan comes into view. The viewing screen focuses on the University of Tokyo, where Dick Sherwood is head coach of the varsity ping pong team. A little farther on in China is Harry Thomasson, who has just won an international contest. He is now officially recognized as the world’s champion pin ball machine player. The Watermelon II” continues on its way and is soon over the Himalaya Mountains and Mt. Everest, where Merritt's Quality Poultry Farm” is located. Right next door is the only other civilized spot for miles, The Traurig Rest Home for Aged Couples”. As the Watermelon II” wings its way homeward, Mr. Mellen turns on his portable television set and tunes in his favorite program, Soothing Scintillating Songs of Surrender”, and finds that the show has been taken over by Joan Ludwig, who thus has become the only woman disc jockey in the world. Pag€ fifty-ttitn Well,” he sighs to himself, I hope they’re happy.” C (a 5$ Alleci i on3 J°,j (jirf Most Popular Thomas Mullaney Barbara Thumann Best All Around Thomas Mullaney Barbara Thumann Prettiest Ingrid Johnson Handsomest Clifford Kayser Best Line Robert Angle Betty Showalter Most Bashful Roger Merritt Ruth Vibbert Noisiest Richard Sherman Betty Showalter Best Athlete Theodore Voulgaris Barbara Thumann Best Dancer Richard Sherman Margaret Brown Biggest Flirt Richard Sherman Althea Ferry Alost Optimistic Peter Gallagher Sally Banks Most Pessimistic Robert Randall Mary Agnes Gilmartin Neatest Eugene Jaynes Judy Wanderer Biggest Grind Robert Angle Susan Johnson Greatest Nighlhatek Charles Simonsen Dorothy Wood in Best Drag with the Faculty Thomas Mullaney Susan Johnson Worst Drag with the Faculty Richard Sherwood Signe Traurig Biggest Bluff Robert Angle Dorothy Woodin Done Most for the Class Joseph Mannion Dorothy Woodin Best Sport Thomas Mullaney Carole Finger Most Dramatic Robert Angle June Gilbride Alost Conceited Theodore Voulgaris Roberta Chapman Alost Likely to Succeed Theodore Voulgaris Mary Evelyn Drumm Nerviest Harry Thomasson Beverly Wildman Alost Sarcastic Harry Thomasson Roberta Chapman Most Ambitious Joseph Mannion Susan Johnson First to Marry Clifford Kayser Janet Stevens Man Hater Ruth Vibbert Woman Hater Jack Sheppard Biggest Giggler Peter Gallagher Betty Showalter Class Baby Neil Lamond Joan Ludwig Easiest to Rattle Richard Sherwood Dolores Tolbert Alost Talkative Richard Sherman Betty Showalter Best Stage Actor Thomas Mullaney Jean Walker Biggest Showoff Robert Angle Roberta Chapman Book Worm Robert Angle Mary Evelyn Drumm Alost Artistic Robert Ferguson Mary Evelyn Drumm Detention Champion Richard Sherw'ood Betty Showalter Tardiness Champion Peter Gallagher Betty Showalter Best Dressed Eugene Jaynes Ruth Taylor Pjgt’ fifty eight Page fifty-nine Page uxiy iwo (L ounci ( With Miss Jennie V. Carroll acting as advisor, the council, presided over by President Roy Dunlap, sponsored the annual Fresman Day”, which was featured by a parade of the incoming class. The group was instrumental in having a Coke” machine installed and sponsored a money making cake sale which helped to defray the expenses of several bus rides to basketball games. The Council also promoted the sale of defense stamps to the students and as a whole was very active and effective. In addition to President Dunlap, Jack Dann held the office of vice- president, Barbara Thumann was secretary, and Juliette Ellis was the treasurer. sixty-throe unior One of the oldest traditions in Bethel High School was shattered when the Class of 1950 presented The Mad Hatter Minstrel”. Instead of the usual black-face show, the novel production, adapted from the fabulous story of Alice in Wonderland, was enacted in the setting of the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party. John Kerr, taking the part of the Mad Hatter, acted as interlocutor, and other characters portrayed were: the King of Hearts (Ted Voulgaris), Queen of Hearts (Jean Walker), Jack of Hearts (Tom Mullaney), Alice (Ingrid Johnson), the Cook (Barbara Webb), the Mouse (Neil Lamond), the March Hare (Harry Thomasson), the Duchess (Betty Showalter), and the Queen of Spades (June Gilbride). In addition, Althea Ferry, Theresa Serritclla, Barbara Thumann, Margie Brown, Helen Lukesh, Dorothy Woodin, Roberta Chapman and Mary Evelyn Drumm contributed specialties which contrasted with the end songs to produce a delightful and successful production. Page sixty-four The night of December 2, 1949, will long be remembered by all those who attended the annual senior play, which was a three-act mystery entitled Fog Island”. The setting for the story was a dreary mansion on a deserted island off the west coast of America. Mr. and Mrs. Williams (Roy Dunlap and Carole Finger), the caretakers, were in collaboration with a sinister spy, Brock (Bob Angle) who had succeeded in luring Jerry Martin (Ted Voulgaris, an atomic scientist, to the island, where Brock planned to force information from him. But his plans were thwarted when a group of girls from a summer drama camp, led by Priscilla Ralston (Ingrid Johnson), were trapped on the island, and Sheriff Doolittle (Tom Mul- laney) came to the island to rescue them. After a suspenseful cat and mouse game between the spies and the helpless girls, the alertness of Martin saved the group and brought the play to a successful close. The girls from the summer drama camp were portrayed by Jean Walker, June Gilbride, Sally Banks, Ruth Taylor, and Roberta Chapman. To the many people whose hard work on the play received little recognition we wish to express our thanks. They include Cliff Kayser, stage manager, and Joe Mannion, ticket chairman. Page sixty-file Each year, following directly on the heels of the midyear exams, the faculty meets to select from among the graduating class, a group of students to be elected to the National Honor Society. To be eligible for consideration a student must rank in the top quarter of his class. No more than fifteen percent of the class members may be chosen. We are proud of our classmates who, because of exceedingly high scholastic averages, character, leadership and faithful services, have been nominated for this honor. They are: Mary Evelyn Drumm, Carole Finger, Ingrid Johnson, Susan Johnson, Thomas Mullaney, Barbara Thumann, Theodore Voul- garis, and Dorothy Woodin. Page sixty six As we complete our senior year and look back over its many and varied experiences, we realize that all our hard work was more than com- pensated for by the fun we had. The thrill of having our play go so well made up for the everlasting hours of rehearsal. The prom was the crown- ing event of our social years, and The Half Century” is our pride and joy. We sincerely hope that the Class of 1951, our successors as seniors in Bethel High, will have the success and enjoyment in finishing out their high school days that we have had. The officers are: President, Jack Dann; Vice-President, Richard Haitsch; Secretary, Shirley Clarke; Treasurer, Mary Alice Hillcy. Page sixty-seven The basis of a democracy is equality for all, and the freedom of speech is essential to the preservation of our government. This freedom is clearly evident in the semi-annual forums held each year under the sponsorship of the H.V.S.L. In November a delegation of Bethel students traveled to New Mil- ford, where the topic Should the U.N. be Strengthened Into a World Government?” was debated. Susan Johnson and Bob Angle represented Bethel and made a favorable impression on the assembly. Then on April 17, Newtown played host to the Spring Forum, where Charles Simonsen, Eugene Jaynes, Harry Thomasson, Dick Sherwood, Bob Angle and Susan Johnson acted as official representatives for Bethel as the subject The America We Want” was discussed. Under the guidance of Miss Jennie V. Carroll, the club has helped many of our students to understand the problems which someday will be theirs to solve. Pune sixty-vinbt 2), 'ramalic tic Many times this year the familiar query, When arc you going to learn your lines? could be heard echoing from the doorway of Room 13, home of the Dramatic Club’s rehearsals. But these lines were learned, as evidenced by the fine performances which the Dramatic Club gave during the school year. Under the able direction of Miss Mildred G. Noble, the club pre- sented early in November a comedy entitled The Haunted Clothesline”. Then, at an assembly in February, they enacted a typical high school situation with an amusing farce entitled Junior Miss.” With the arrival of spring, the Dramatic Club combined with the Girls’ Glee Club to produce one of the social high-lights of the year, an operetta entitled The Sunbonnet Girl”, which was presented before an overflowing audience. Winding up their very successful year of activities, the young actors once more presented a play to the student body at an assembly in May. The actors included Vera Rockwell, Betty Melody, Joan Rubley, Annamarie Stathes, Eleanor Ellis, Clarice Shanley, Joan Chuvala, Marion Zusalock, Audrey Delaney, Joan Albert, Anna Mannion, Ann Durgy, Phil Stephany, Harry Thomasson, and Robert Angle. Page sixty-nine In its second year of activity, the Projector Club has served a dual purpose. In addition to instructing its members in the art of projectioning and affiliated skills, it has provided an educational value to the student body as a whole. Many enlightening and interesting pictures have been shown throughout the course of the school year, and the functioning of the club is a step forward in the modernizing of our school. Under the tutelage of Mr. Pechey, the members have acquired a substantial knowledge of their hobby, and next year should witness a considerable enlargement in the membership of the club, which this year consisted of Anthony Chesto, president, Bruno Goldschmidt, William Paige, Kenneth Thompson, Richard Nelson, and Andrew Scott. Page seventy After practicing faithfully each week, this large group has presented enjoyable music throughout the school year. They sang at the Christmas assembly and at the December meeting of the Parent Teachers Association. The club traveled to New York in March, where they attended the opera Aida” at the Metropolitan. The time for the group’s annual operetta was soon at hand and, after joining forces with the Dramatic Club, they presented The Sun- bonnet Girl” to a capacity audience. Miss Antrinett Roach, the director, was assisted by the following officers: Betty Rubley, president; Elaine Reynolds, vice president; Diane Hevia, secretary; Patricia Thayer, treasurer; and Joan Rubley, Nancy Johnson, and Bianka Seifert, librarians. Page seventy-one The high school orchestra has practiced diligently throughout the year and, despite its small size, has shown itself a capable and enthusiastic group which merits greater student participation and support. In addition to presenting an enjoyable program at an assembly in December, the orchestra added greatly to our graduation with its music. The members of the orchestra are: Joan Rublcy, Ronald Christopher, Joan Gereg, John Gaily, violins; Arved Plaks, Howard Harris, clarinets; Eugene Jaynes, Helen Bielaczyc, saxophones; Elizabeth Melody, pianist; Miss Antrinett Roach, director. Pa c seventy-two Page seventy-three VARSITY FOOTBALL Regional 28, Bethel 7 Bethel trailed 16-0 at the end of the first period. Midway through the second period Sherwood gailopped 25 yards to the Regional 5-yard line. Later he bucked over for the touchdown, and Ryan made the conversion. Washington 0, Bethel 20 In the first quarter Don Rooney scampered around right end for Bethel's first score. The local team scored again on a pass from Harry Thomasson to Dick Haitsch in the end zone. Joe Piskura obtained the last touchdown, and Jim Ryan made good the conversion. Newtown 6, Bethel 25 Bethel won its second decisive football game by drubbing Newtown 25-6. Dick Sherwood scored first on an intercepted pass. Two more touchdowns were scored by Sherwood following Dunlap's interception and Haitsch's recovery of a fumble. Behel's final score came when Don Rooney ran around right end from the Newtown 14-yard line. New Milford 12, Bethel 13 The high point of the season was Bethel’s victory over a highly favored New Milford team. In this game Bethel unleashed a powerful passing attack and, with Voulgaris throwing and Dunlap catching, twice drove the length of the field for touchdowns. Washington 10, Bethel 39 Bethel High School’s football team rolled over a weak Washington squad to win 39-10. The varsity struck early and often, piling up five touchdowns in the first half and letting the second string take over in the second half. Scoring for Bethel were Dick Sherwood, Don Rooney, and Joe Piskura. Newtown 0, Bethel 38 Bethel easily defeated Newtown in the only night game of the season. Bethel wasted no time breaking into the scoring column every period. Leading offensively were Dick Sherwood and Joe Piskura, each tallying three times. Sherwood ran 74 yards for his first touchdown. Another touchdown came when Voulgaris heaved a long pass 1 yard short of scoring, and Sherwood later carried the ball across for the score. New Milford 19, Bethel 0 A powerful New Milford team avenged an earlv season defeat by trouncing Bethel 19-0. Trailing 13-0 at the half and 19-0 midway in the last period, Bethel made its only serious offensive threat in the waning moments when Sherwood gailopped 43 yards to the New Milford 5-yard line, only to fumble and lose the ball. Regional 16, Bethel 20 Two buttonhook passes from Voulgaris to Simonsen netted 55 yards and led to Bethel's first touchdown. Joe Piskura reeled off 12, then 18 yards for the second Bethel score, and Voulgaris passed to Simonsen for the conversion. A pass of forty yards from Voulgaris to Dunlap was good for another tally, and a con- version pass from Voulgaris to Simonsen rounded off Bethel's final score. Pjse seventy-ftve VARSITY BASKETBALL With the return of four seasoned veterans, plus the added strength of five more experienced players to complete the roster, it was hard to understand the miserable start to which the Bethel team got off. After performing respectably at Darien in the season’s opener, the team took a terrific lacing from a good New Canaan team. In their first home game of the season the Wildcats looked better as they rolled over a tall but inaccurate Wood- bury squad 55-23, with Tom Mullaney leading the way by scoring 14 points. After being humbled by Staples, the squad traveled to New Milford and eked out a 48-41 win after spurting to an early lead. Another loss to Staples preceded a thorough beating at the hands of Henry Abbott to the tune of 56-30, as only the brilliant all-around play of Dick Sherwood saved the team from a tremendous swamping. In the annual alumni game the Varsity edged out a star-studded gradu- ate lineup 46-41 and in a return game fought New Canaan to a third period tie before succumbing 43-32. Starting a new year, the team sank to its lowest ebb as it was thoroughly outclassed and outhustled by Darien 50-25. Morris came to town, and with them came Lady Luck, for Bethel, in warping Morris, instituted a seven-game winning streak, which continued with a 10 point victory over Newtown as Ted Voulgaris turned in a superb floor game. Traveling to J. Wright Tech in Stamford, the hoopsters were engaged by a Golden Gloves type team who lost to B.H.S. by a 45-36 count. A low score featured the second Newtown game as Bethel, with the help of Joe Pisktira's 15 point performance, rallied to score a hard fought 40-30 victory, which followed on the heels of a substantial win over Ridgefield 5.3-35. With the team’s thoughts turned toward the impending battle with H. A. T. S., Bethel almost succumbed to a vastly improved Woodbury team, which for three quarters of the game threatened to dash Bethel’s title hopes against the walls of the flower box gym in which the game was played. Dick Sherwood’s hook shot and converted foul with less than 45 seconds remaining tied the game, and in the ensuing extra period the Wildcats pulled out in front to win a 47-42 thriller as Sherwood and Mullaney combined to score .32 points between them. Another thriller followed when a revenge-bent New Milford squad in an all-out attempt for victory rallied to within one point of tying the score, but the terrific all-around rebound strength of Bethel, spearheaded by Captain Roy Dunlap and Rich Melvin, plus the 18 point scoring of Dick Sherwood, enabled the team to win 47-41. The climax of the season followed shortly when Henry Abbott came to Bethel in an attempt to clinch the H.V.S.L. championship. The Bethel squad, a decided under- dog, went haywire right from the start, and Abbott built up a 20-4 lead from which point our boys rallied and had Tech on the run as the final buzzer sounded. The final score was 55-39. The squad ended its season in Morris the following week by beating the up- staters 42-29 as Captain Roy Dunlap, Tom Mullaney, Ted Voulgaris, Dick Sher- wood, and Bob Chapman ended their high school basketball careers. Coach Frank Sehulster will have experience and speed next year as Joe Piskura, Lou Parsons, Don Roach, and Rich Melvin will return to action. Page iCieMy-seien The ’49-’50 girls’ basketball season got under way successfully with a resounding victory over Woodbury. This was only the start. The team, with the aid of the high scoring of Althea Ferry, Betty Showalter, Barbara Thumann and Betty Rubley, plus the effective defensive play of Carole Finger, continued to produce a successful season for Bethel, which resulted in their garnering second place in the Southern Division of the H.V.S.L., trailing only Newtown, who has been unbeaten in the last three years of league competition. The team, coached by Mrs. E. C. Boice, will lose some of its most valuable players through graduation, but the returning members of the squad, with their fighting courage, should again pave the way for another winning team next year. The graduating team members are Co-captains Carole Finger and Barbara Thumann, Betty Showalter, Althea Ferry, Roberta Chapman, and Susan Johnson. Pagf svun y-fi hf Bethel High seems reasonably sure of being a top contender for the H.V.S.L. 1950 baseball championship, with Capt. Ted Voulgaris and four other veterans returning. Bethel will be given a hard battle for the crown by the always dangerous Abbott Tech and New Milford nines. Woodbury and Newtown are potentially powerful but are not expected to give the Wildcats too much trouble. Bethel won the title last year with a tight defense and a powerful hitting attack, and the students are looking for a repeat of the 1949 season. Those returning from last year’s starting lineup are: Capt. Ted Voulgaris, 2b; Jesse Dunlap, lb; Lou Parsons, ss; Joe Piskura, p; and Will Erhardt o.f. Those battling for the 3rd base spot will be Richard Erhardt and Rich Melvin. Melvin will also try his hand behind the plate with newcomer Lou Caraluzzi. The two remaining outfield positions are wide open, and it is reported that Coach Frank Sehulster has several likely-looking pros- pects. Remaining members of the team are Bob Angle, Frank Harcor, Neil Lamond, Ed Brown, Charlie Elsesser, Bob Grumman, A1 Moran, Don Taylor, Mike Zelinski, Tom Bergstrom, Harold Carlson, Ted Tay- lor and Ken Thompson. The Squad Manager is Phil Stephany. Piigc sci eniy-tiitic L rods The prospects of the Cross Country team this year were exceptionally good, with four letter men returning to form the nucleus of the squad. The MacDonaldmen started the season inauspiciously enough by bowing to Darien as they were severely handicapped because of injuries to Captain Cliff Kayser and Tom Mullaney, two of Bethel’s top men. Despite the fact that Kayser again was unable to run, Bethel, led by Acting-Captain Joe Mannion, bested their Class A neighbors from Dan- bury the following week. Journeying to Wesleyan for the annual C.I.A.C. State Meet, the Wildcats gave an impressive performance as they finished 13th in the state-wide competition. Graduating members of the squad are Captain Cliff Kayser, Joe Mannion, Tom Mullaney, and Mgr. Bernard Kayser. The team was coached by Mr. John R. MacDonald. Page eighty The 1950 edition of the B.H.S. track team is now well on its way to a successful season. In the State Indoor Meet, run in March at New Haven, Ed Gallagher captured the Class S mile run and Don Shail took third in the half mile, the two sophomores scoring seven points for Bethel. The mile-relay team, consisting of Don Shail, Bob Ferguson, Louis Van- zini, and Dick Hebert, scored Bethel's other two points by finishing third. With many more meets to come, Bethel should once more reign at the top. Coach John R. MacDonald's squad includes Captain Clifford Kayser, Bob Ferguson, Harry Thomasson, Roger Merritt, Peter Gallagher, Don Rooney, Jarvis Gilbert, Arved Plaks, Charles Hartman, John Fesh, Rich- ard Hebert, Louis Vanzini, Ed Gallagher, Peter Kehoe, Donald Shail, Kenneth Lyon, William McKay, William Brown, Andrew Scott and John Clement, Manager. Page eighty-one Early in April the first cry for candidates for the girls’ softball team was heard, and an enthusiastic but green” group of potential female Joe DiMaggio’s” reported to Coach Esther Boice. Bethel is a member of the H.V.S.L. softball league, and, although the strength of the team is unknown as we go to press, we are certain that the girls will keep up the honor of Bethel High. The candidates for the squad include Captain Peggy Sullivan, Bar- bara Andrews, Eleanor Beiermann, Nancy Mitchell, Joan Parsons, Mary Ellen Dunleavy, June Dunleavy, Althea Ferry, Shirley Main, Helen Dun- leavy, Adrienne Englund, Barbara Blauvelt, Nancy Johnson, Faith Rubi- now, Signe Traurig, Martha Wellings, Joan Gehrig, and Irene Schulze. Manager, Margaret Brown; Assistant Manager, Betty Rubley. Page eighty-two a eerfeach erd A team to be successful must have support, and this year the cheer- leaders outdid themselves in leading the student body to exhort our boys to fight harder for victory. Captain Helen Lukesh led the squad at all football and basketball games and in addition held pep rallies before the most important contests of the year. The attractive squad included Captain Helen Lukesh, Barbara Thu- mann, Margaret Brown, Shirley Clarke, Mary Alice Hilley, Judy Silvia, Juliette Ellis, Nancy Johnson, and Joan Rubley. Page eighty three Miss Mildred G. 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