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

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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

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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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RENCE were the only pupil additions to our group. What else would you want! Soon after the boys put their helmets and shoulder pads in moth balls, as if the moths would do much damage to steel helmets, some of the boys tried their luck at the game of, Well, somebody's got to lose, basketball. Those seniors making the grade were: Cap- tain PHIL KEMPF, JOE TATRO, WILLIE WILSON, BUNNY KERYLOW, and BOBBY WARWICK. They were tutored by Hawk Eyes Rounds in his first year at B.H.S. Although their record wasn't too im- pressive, they surely looked sharp in shorts. MARY- ANN I put the Jazz in JASIENOWSKI and GAIL FANNING, the lasses who worked themselves into such a frenzy that they yelled, jumped, and pounded away on the floor, were our. contribution to the cheer- ing squad. When champion hog caller Gates started yodeling from the door of the music room, MARYANN JASIE- NOWSKI, MARY ROONEY, ELOISE THURBER, JOE DYE, KEN ORNE, LEWIS YOUNG, MARCIA STONE, ADELE BAKER, NANCY MORRILL, BLANCHE NADEAU, BOB TUDOR, GAIL FAN- NING, JO BURACZYNSKA, KATIE JONES, SU- SAN HEBB, and PAUL MILLER came running or dragging as the case may be. To the disappointment of most PAUL DYE was the exception-as usual, we didn't get choir robes. What's this I heard? It must be a truckload of RALPH BOLSTER'S cows by the sound! No? Why! It's-It's the band! And look at the girls twirling the batons. They're ANN MALCOLM, MARILYN PAGE, and ANN HILSON. And there are JOHN HOPKINS, BEV ROBERTS, JOAN FRENCH and PETE ESTABROOK cheering them on! Boy! Those kids surely look experienced! Fuzzy Davis's frolicking cops were: RALPH BOLSTER, PHIL KEMPF, WILLIE WILSON, BILL EMERY, KEN ORNE, DAVE MILLER, HAROLD WRIGHT, RONNIE TIER, HAROLD DOMPIER, JOE TATRO, BOB WARWICK, ARNOLD BLACK- STONE, CHARLIE ROBB, ED GOODELL, PETE ESTABROOK, JOE DYE, PETE WILDE, LEWIS YOUNG, and PAUL MILLER. These boys were the privileged characters that legally left ten minutes early and returned fifteen minutes late. The eight who were selected to voice the students 24 opinion and spend their money were: DONNY OS- BORN, KATIE JONES, KEN ORNE, ANN MAL- COLM, JO BURACZYNSKA, JOE TATRO, JOAN STILLWELL, and PAUL MILLER. They did a good job too! Proof? You don't see any money with dust on it, do you? It seems that every class has to have a few who record and tattle on every little move that anyone makes. Since MARYANN JASIENOWSKI, BEV ROBERTS, and FREDA DILLBACK are so good at probing into everyone's personal business like little Joe McCar- thys , they joined the super-special Spotlight board. Every school seems to be in need of more money, Brattleboro is no exception. If the teachers didn't get paid so much, maybe there wouldn't be a need for our annual magazine drive. The seniors who were on the board were: FREDA DILLBACK, JOAN FRENCH, CONNIE POTASH, PETE WILDE, CHARLES ROBB, MARILYN PAGE, NANCY RICE, JO-ANN KEITH, NANCY MORRILL, SUE HEBB, JOHN HOPKINS, and PAUL MILLER. The incentive that pushed us to another New England Championship was the stiff competition from Spaulding High School of Barre. The small contribution to the ski team was DON OSBORN and RONNIE TIER, but don't forget, they take the place of several others. The boys who dared venture into the cold spring air just to see who could run the fastest, jump the highest, or throw the mostest the furthest were: KEN ORNE, JOE DYE, WILLIE WILSON, PHIL KEMPF, DON OSBORN, MIKE GIALLELLA, PETE ESTA- BROOK, STUB THOMAS, ARNOLD BLACKSTONE and BILL Apples EMERY. Captain PHIL KEMPF, BUNNY KERYLOW, and JOE TATRO attempted to see who could hit a base- ball the highest and still have it land in the infield. Don't ask me which is best. As we, the class of nineteen hundred and fifty-four, close the doors of our glorious high school days behind us, we find a deep desire to be lowly freshmen once again. Since this is impossible, we leave a challenge to all under-classmen to work hard, have fun, and up- hold the standards that have been set by their pred- ecessors of B.H.S. -Paul Emanuel Miller T H E C 0 L O N E L