Brattleboro Union High School - Colonel Yearbook (Brattleboro, VT)

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gleefully observed the poor little freshmen and fresh- girls go through the tortures and terrors of freshmen initiation which we had survived, by luck only, the year before. E We elected PAUL MILLER as our president. Shortly thereafter he became the first four-legged officer in the new high school by hopping around on crutches. Since he, being an invalid evidently needed help, JUDY COLE volunteered for the office of veep. ANN MALCOLM jotted down all the many millions of im- portant accomplishments that our classic class carried through. BOB WARWICK had a jolly time spending our hard-earned money. To make sure that the school affairs were run prop- erly, we elected BEV ROBERTS, BOB WARWICK and BOB TUDOR to the Student Council. With these three in there the sophomore class got off with just two years' hard labor and two years' class dues for bail. Several talented classmates made the beautiful music in choir and orchestra. In the former were DAVE MILLER, LEW YOUNG, JUDY COLE, MARY ROONEY, MARYANN JASIENOWSKI, CONNIE ALLEN, ADELE BAKER, KATIE JONES, and NANCY MORRILL. Orchestra members were MARY ROONEY, KENNY ORNE, JOHN HOPKINS, JOAN FRENCH, ADELE BAKER, PETE ESTA- BROOK, DON OSBORN, BERT BALDWIN and PAUL MILLER. In the spotlight for the Spotlight were PAUL MILLER, BERT BALDWIN, SUE HEBB, and FREDA DILLBACK, Miss Lord's best helpers. Were we on the spot! The mighty gladiators of the gridiron glorifying our class at football were BOB WARWICK, ARNIE BLACKSTONE, DON OSBORN, PHIL KEMPF, KEN ORNE, JOE DYE, ARNIE WILSON and BIG JOE TATRO. Backing up their terrific tackling with terrific band music were KATIE JONES, BRAD SARGENT, DON OSBORN, JOHN HOPKINS, BILL EMERY, ADELE BAKER, MARY ROONEY, BEV ROBERTS, JOAN FRENCH, WES PHILLIPS, DAVE MILLER and PETE ESTABROOK all under the able direction of Mr. Carville. Adding sugar, spice and everything nice to the games were ANN MALCOLM fShe's sugarj, ANN HILSON QShe's spicej and MARILYN PAGE QShe's everything nicej, ,cause that's what little girls are made of. GAIL FANNING was the girl with the cheering voice. Showing the opposing teams the techniques of bas- ketball, and doing a fine job, were, BOB WARWICK, PHIL KEMPF, JOE TATRO, and ARNIE WILSON. Down the slopes at speeding speeds, freezing their noses flashed FRED DALEM, DONNY OSBORN QDON, by the way, won a gold pin at Hogback for going down the trail in less than fifty seconds that 22 yearj and BERT BALDWIN, who, after pounding the slopes hurried home to pound the ivories on his piano. Spring sprang and with it came our superior base- ball team. Important players were ARNIE BLACK- STONE, JOE TATRO, and PHIL KEMPF, Displaying their terrific talents tearing around the track were DON OSBORN, WILLIE WILSON, BOB WARWICK, and JAMIE ORNE, Yes, Sophomores-Wise fools! We were the wisest fools ever to fool away a year in B.H.S. -Nancy Elaine Morrill Junior Year In September of 1952, a new era started for the class of '54. We were now upperclassmen! Coming to school that year with nothing but study and hard work in mind, we tried once again to prove to all that we were going to be the best class ever to graduate from B.H.S. Kicking up turf for Coach Andy Natowich in football were, PHIL KEMPF, BOB WARWICK, WILLIE WILSON, JOE TATRO, ARNOLD BLACK- STONE, BUNNY KERYLOW, KENNY ORNE, and PAUL A. DYE. Andy was trying desperately to show his boys the art of ballet. Out there to cheer them on were two of our own, MARYANN JASIENOWSKI and GAIL FANNING. Those seeking greener pastures in the fall of '52 were PAT BUEB, CONNIE ALLEN, DONALD UN- DERWOOD, and EDDIE HANNETT. Their places were filled by EDWARD KENNEY, ED GOODELL, BUNNY KERYLOW, and JO BURACZYNSKA. The weekly news-hunters from the Spotlight un- der boss Lord were ANN HILSON, SUE HEBB, BERT BALDWIN, MARYANN JASIENOWSKI, and FREDA DILLBACK. Snooping down halls, peeking through keyholes, these reporters were everywhere! The executive board consisted of BOB WARWICK as president, with secretary JOAN STILLWELL taking notes very carefully from his knee. BEV ROBERTS assisted the president to her full capacity as vice-presi- dent. Treasurer was JOE TATRO. That was the year I started driving the family car-provided that I put in the gas. Got around a lot that year! For the seventh time we were state champs in the annual magazine drive. Why not, with SUE HEBB and PAUL MILLER as assistant secretary and busi- ness manager, and BEV ROBERTS, JOAN FRENCH, ARNOLD BLACKSTONE, JO-ANN KEITH, and BOB WARWICK as home room lieutenants! When fall fell that year, out on the hardwood were WILLIE WILSON, PHIL KEMPF, BOB WAR- WICK, BUNNY KERYLOW, JOE TATRO, while THE COLONEL

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CLASS HISTORY ELL, we made it! We were Freshmen. Yes, sir, we felt proud that morning as we walked up the steps to the old fHa! Halj High School. Now I know that a lot has been said about the school, and I don't want you to get me wrong about this. It was an adequate school as far as it went. You've heard of Room 20, no doubt. That was the combination indoctrination center, testing grounds for the latest paper airplanes, meeting place, assembly hall, and casino. Oh, yes, it was used as a study hall also. It was this room that we, the class of 1954, were herded into like sardines that first day. In this room we were confronted with Carl f Peop.te, your dues are payable now J Miller, who meant to say, Peo- ple, your dues are payable now! After things were rolling smoothly--although we gathered no moss, we did collect a Stone-we elected as our class officers: JOHN NOYES, President, SU- SAN HEBB, Vice President, DONALD OSBORN, Treasurer, and FAYE JOHNSON, Secretary. Mondays were the days when we were forced to eat sog dogs or starve. Also upon the third floor was a very interesting machine. At first glance, it looked like a Coke dispenser, but actually this was a very cleverly disguised gambling device. Who will ever for- get the joy of getting from five to ten Cokes for the price of a nickel or the sorrow of getting nothing? When Andy Natowich came around singing his theme song, You, You, You , ROBERT WARWICK, PAUL DYE, JOE TATRO, ARNOLD WILSON, KENNETH BENSON, KENNETH ORNE, and PHIL KEMPF jumped into their pads a.nd could be seen every afternoon until dusk upon the hill playing pick up sticks. Also playing something were, KATIE JONES, ADELE BAKER, GLADYS FRINK, JOAN FRENCH, BEVERLEY ROBERTS, SUSAN HEBB, GERALDINE SEARLES, BRADFORD SARGENT, DAVID MIL- LER, JOHN NOYES, PETER ESTABROOK, DON OSBORN, and CLIFFORD MARTELLE. First period every Monday and Tuesday they made the rafters ring with sweet . . . er . . . ah.. . . ah . . .? Out in front of the tooting, squirming mob stumbled ANN HIL- SON, ANN MALCOLM, GAIL FANNING, and MARILYN PAGE with their dropless batons. That year the magazine drive took in 33,386.40 The homeroom lieutenants who helped to make the drive a success were KENNY ORNE, BERT BALDWIN, BEV WEATHERHEAD, and KATIE JONES. Freshmen initiation! Do you know the date when we were initiated? You guessed it! It was Friday the 13th. Freshman Year 1954 vnnsoox That winter we were represented on the slopes by FRED DALEM, JOHN NOYES, PETER ESTA- BROOK, BERT BALDWIN, GUY DAVIS, and BILL EMERY. Oh, yes, we don't want to forget DON stern turn OSBORN. In 1950 the school had two basketball teams, one for the girls and one for the boys-I mean men. They were JO-ANN KEITH, GAIL FANNING, and ANN MALCOLM for the girls, and JOE TATRO, PHIL KEMPF, ARNOLD WILSON, ROBERT WARWICK, and PAUL DYE for the boys-I mean men! Now don't get the impression that all the Freshmen had was brawn! No sir! We had brains also. There was the writing type like LEWIS YOUNG and GAIL FANNING, who won a Cheer Writing Contest. We had the reporting type-BERT BALDWIN on the Spotlight Board. There was the representative type like PAUL DYE and KATIE JONES who stood up for our rights on the Student Council. Spring rolled around before we knew it and JOE TATRO, PHIL KEMPF, RONNIE TIER, and JOHN KOSHINSKY voluntered to rake off the diamond. Also up on the hill we could see KEN ORNE and JOE DYE sacheting around the oval with PAUL ODLE managing them. It surely sounds as though we had a fine start on our high school career, doesn't it! Here's NANCY MORRILL to tell you more about it. -Peter Webrter Erlabrook Sophomore Year The town of Brattleboro had at last taken pity on us poor, little, studious students who had been gal- loping through the dismal, creaking halls of the an- cient dungeon-er-high school for centuries and had built us a new one. All summer long we watched with bated breath as the beautiful building grew. Finally, in September of 1951, to our bitter disappointment, this structure was ready to receive the joyfulf?J pupils who were dying to get back to their studies. We moved in-bag and baggage. No sooner were we all crushed inside when the floor sank about two inches and the walls cracked, to our horror! Our new home didn't collapse, however, and we were forced to come back the next day and re- sume the old routine of shooting spit balls--er- studying! Even in the new school, Uncle Carl Miller, our cherished relic of the old high and the good old days was standing at the door with outstretched palms, beg- ging for alms. We, now super-superior sophomores, sat back- and have been doing so ever since-er-sat back and 21

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BLACKIE BLACKSTONE washed anc' ironed the uniforms. High-stepping their way in front of the band were majorettes ANN MALCOLM, ANN HILSON, and MARILYN PAGE. Providing the beat for their steps were junior class members BEV ROBERTS, KATIE JONES, JOHN HOPKINS, JOAN FRENCH, MARY ROONEY, ADELE BAKER, DAVE MILLER, PETE ESTABROOK, and EDDIE GOODELL. Laws were made and enforced by student council members BEV ROBERTS, SUE HEBB, PAUL MIL- LER, BOB WARWICK, JOE TATRO, and DONNY OSBORN. During these months since school had started, the pocketpickers Qknown as homeroom treasurersj, by force of the iron hand of Carl Miller, were pleading, crying, and threatening in order to get us to pay our class dues. They were ANN HILSON, CONNIE POT- ASH, CONNIE ALLEN, CORINTHA DOYLE, and ROBERT TUDOR. Zooming down the slopes during the winter of '52- '53 was our own DON fScratch, scratch!J OSBORN. He also helped us win the crown in our annual win- ter carnival that year. Back in the music room on Wednesdays during third period and screeching-oh, sorry, Miss Gates- singing at the tops of their lungs, were MARY ROONEY, KATIE JONES, SUE HEBB, NANCY MORRILL, ADELE BAKER, MARYANN JASIE- NOWSKI, KEN ORNE, JOE DYE, DON OSBORN, PAUL MILLER, DAVID MILLER, LEWIS YOUNG, and JOAN FRENCH. Mr. Gregg showed CHARLES LACLAIR, PETE BENWARE, HAROLD DOMPIER, TERRY LAW- TON, PAUL MILLER, WILLIAM EMERY, PHIL BACON, KENNY ORNE and RALPH BOLSTER the art of spreading manure, it was dilieult to keep just mud on your shoes while doing it, huh, RALPH? Too quickly the winter months passed. One of the biggest problems facing the baseball team was how to get from the gym to the diamond without sinking in two feet of mud. The only three survivors of this feat were PHIL KEMPF, JOE TATRO, and BUNNY KERYLOW. Meanwhile, WILLIE WILSON, DONNY OS- BORN, KEN ORNE, MIKE GIALLELLA, JOE DYE, BILL EMERY, ALBERT MIKUSKI, PETE ESTA- BROOK, PHIL KEMPF, ARNOLD BLACKSTONE, and BOB WARWICK ran, jumped, and hurled the javelin on the track team. The Junior Prom was highly recommended as the most elaborate and successful in the history of B.H.S. Good planning and initiative were shown by the following committees: Decorations-PETE ESTA- BROOK, JOE DYE, JO-ANN KEITH, KEN ORNE, WILLIE WILSON, GUY DAVIS, MARYANN 'I954 YEARBOOK JASIENOWSKI, MARILYN PAGE, ANN MAL- COLM, ANN HILSON, DON OSBORN, PHIL KEMPF, JOAN HEWITT, and GAIL FANNING: Dance Program-BOB WARWICK, DON OSBORN, GAIL FANNING and MARYANN JASIENOWSKIQ Publicity-SUE HEBB, JOAN STILLWELL, JOE DYE, KEN ORNE, Refreshments-MARILYN PAGE, BEV ROBERTS, GRACE HECTOR, and NANCY RICE. Chosen by the class to attend Girls' State were MARY ROONEY, ANN MALCOLM, and JOZEFA BURACZYNSKA. Boys' State delegates were PHIL KEMPF, KEN ORNE, PAUL MILLER, BOB WAR- WICK, BUNNY KERYLOW, and JOE TATRO, At last our third year of high school came to a close. Joy and sorrow were mingled. We realized that only one more year lay ahead of us, but we realized also that when we next entered this building again, we would be SENIORSI -Joseph famer Tatro Senior Year It was an odd body that was herded into the rooms which were to be known as the Senior Sanctuariesf' Some were to feel the cold clammy hands of Crazy- legs Miller squeezing the gold out of their teeth, others the frigid, penetrating stare of Fuzzy, but still no hair, Davis, a few the warm motherly love of Miss Sweet Sixteen-Plus Lord, and the rest were to reside in the balmy atmosphere of-Wow!-Made moiselle Gres chic!J Baroudjian. Why do I say we were odd P Well-did you ever hear of a senior class having all girls for oiiicers, IOOW paid dues, such a high standard for future classes to meet, and with only such a small class as this? The lasses that manipulated our doings are: Presi- dent, JO BURACZYNSKA fYou have to spit that name.J Vice-President, MARY ROONEYQ Secretary, JOAN STILLWET-er--I mean STILLWELLg and Treasurer, KATIE JONES. Yes, we must be odd! When Coach, I eat Wheaties three meals a day, Natowich chore his zfolunteerr for the cleanup com- mittee or better known as the football squad, he se- lected eleven from the class of '54, They were DONNY OSBORN, JOE TATRO, WILLIE WILSON, BUNNY KERYLOW, BOBBY WARWICK, RONNIE TIER, CHUCK LACLAIR, ARNOLD BLACKSTONE, JOE DYE, and Co-Captains KEN ORNE and PHIL KEMPF. With an incomparable eight wins and no loss record, they wowed everyone except those selecting the state champs. The lucky members who joined our faculty this year were: COACH ROUNDS, MR. STRONG, MLLE. BAROUDJIAN, MR. WHITE and MR. 8: MRS. SCOTT. SHERRY BARTON and SALLY LAW- 23