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

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CLASS PROPI-IECY l HE other day, we heard that GUY DAVIS, while tinkering with his car, had accidentally invented a time machine, so we decided to give it a try. We got in, and then got out into the world of the future. Sure enough, there was faithful old GUY-he'd been wait- ing all that time! The following narrative is com- posed of the notes that we took. As we are interested in seeing how the class of '54 has fared in life, we decided to look up our friends of the past. A newspaper headline jumps out at us fit is a 3D newspaperj : Rocket Reaches Moon I We start to investigate further, but because of a dirty look from the newsstand proprietor, BOB TUDOR, we first dig down for a nickel with which to buy the yellowing tabloid. We find that LEWIS YOUNG, President of the Science-Fiction Club of America, has issued an an- nouncement to the effect that We told you so! Our investment proves sound, for upon careful ex- amination we notice many other items concerning our classmates at B.H.S. One of the first is a picture of Senator ERWIN FLEWELLING welcoming a group of his agricultural constituents from Vermont. Among them we recognize CHUCK LACLAIF., KENNY FISHER, RALPH BOLSTER, and TERRY GROVER. We hope that the boys remember to wipe their feet before entering ERWIN'S office. One note which brings us joy is the news of the acquittal of JOE DYE, who was being tried for at- tempted murder. It seems that someone called him Paul once too often. Further along in the paper is an advertisement which states that a new night club is opening in our fair city, and many old friends are involved. The proprie- tor is ALBERT MIKUSKI, always a skillful rifle shot, who now handles a different kind of shot. He suffers OJ with the job of managing the torrid line of chorus girls which includes DOROTHY CRIPPS, BEULAH HOWELL, SHIRLEY GALLUP, and EVELYN BROWN. With the kind of show those girls put on, a fire extinguisher is placed at every table! The bar- tender is, of course, ED UNAITIS. We hope that he doesn't sample more than he sells! It is rumored that a well-equipped gambling room is out back, being run by that notorious pair, GRACE HECTOR and ELEANOR BULLOCK. They're big wheels, now-roulette wheels, that is. Another item of interest is a picture of a bridge un- der construction. Sure enough, the massive project was designed by TATRO 8: WILSON, Engineers De- luxe . QJOE and WILLIE seem to have done a good job, but we would just as soon not be the first to cross the river by means of their structure.J The Sports Section abounds in mention of old 1954 YEARIOOK 0 school chums. The Hrst thing that we notice is a pic- ture ofthe new professional football team that is win- ning games at the drop of a pigskin. Going under the novel name of the ALL-STARS , the group features BUNNY KERYLOW, PHIL KEMPF, and BOB WARWICK, the expert coaching is attended to by BLACKIE BLACKSTONE. In the background may be seen a bevy of beautiful female admirers, and among them we recognize BEVERLEY ROBERTS, ANN MALCOLM, NANCY MORRILL and BLANCHE NADEAU. QNO wonder the boys win all their games with that quartet cheering them onlj Another item involving members of the class of '54 is the write-up of a recent automobile race. JOAN FRENCH, driving a souped-up Austin, managed to sneak into first place. JOAN HEWITT was also a close contender, but she lost much time when she noticed the beautiful scenery and stopped to paint a picture of it. It seems that KATIE JONES has gone into show business . She is doing well as a lady midget wrestler. Also in this field are ANN HILSON and JEAN GRASSI. Long noted for their fiery tempers, they now settle their differences in the ring. But every time an eligible bachelor comes upon the scene, the fight stops. We guess that the girls would be quite willing to ex- change the fight ring for another kind! Turning the pages, we find a lengthy gossip column by MARYANN JASIENOWSKI. If she is as good at reporting it as she is at causing it, the article must be quite interesting , We see that TERRY LAWTON is still in the hos- pital. He is merely suffering from a sprained toe, but look at those nurses-MARILYN PAGE, MARCIA STONE, NANCY RICE, and BETTY DEGREE! Wow! He'll be in there for months! Also enjoying the scenery at the place of healing is PETE ESTABROOK. He took a bad spill when try- ing to ski and play his sousaphone at the same time. ADELE BAKER is also a nurse, and she never gets a complaint from her patients. That's fairly reason- able, for she's a veterinarian's assistant. A loud clamoring draws our attention from the news, and we look up to see a terrific crowd outside a movie theatre where the Great Lover himself, STEVE PLATA, is putting in a personal appearance. Several of those fighting for a glimpse of their idol and an autograph are SHERRY BARTON, EVELYN CLARK, CAROL SPECTOR, and GLORIA DOM- PIER. Fortunately, STEVE has musclemen HAROLD SNOW and BRAD SARGENT for bodyguards. HAR- OLD developed his muscles shaking sodas, while BRAD got his testing easy chairs at Chromec's. 25

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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

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Looking around, we notice that SUE HEBB has car- ried on her study of languages and is now doing very well in that field. She is an interpreter in a Chinese laundry. It's a good, clean job anyway. We next see PATTY BICKFORD, JOAN STILL- WELL, CONNIE POTASH, JOYCE AUSTIN, and FREDA DILLBACK staring out of an office window and making good use of the training they received at B.H.S. They may be seen there all day long, sharpen- ing pencils to perfection. JO-ANN KEITH is there, too, but her day is spent with the duplicator .... S.W., S.W., S.W! We then notice, much to our surprise, that GERRY RICHARDS and CYNTHIA MARTIN have opened -of all things-a library! Lined up outside are BOB COLBURN, NORMAN JOHNSON, ED KENNEY, and PHIL BACON. We never knew the boys were so interested in literature, but you can't tell a book by its cover. Just in case anyone should want to take out a book, they've employed DORIS COTA as a li- brarian. We meet PAUL MILLER, and, after he sells us a magazine subscription, we pump him for news con- cerning our old buddies. ' He tells us of the sad fate which befell MIKE GIALLELLA at the last alumni parade. MIKE had been celebrating a little too much, went through an open manhole, and hasn't been heard from since. No one went swimming in the Connecticut all summer. PAUL also informs us that WESLEY PHILLIPS and BOB AVERY are cleaning up in the world of finance. They are janitors in a local bank. One puz- zling feature of this situation is that their clothes have extremely large pockets which are invariably empty when they come to work in the morning and full when they leave at night. We hear that JO BURACZYNSKA and MARY ROONEY, somewhat power-mad after their reign as class ofiicers, ran for President and Vice-President, respectively, but were unsuccessful. The primary rea-- son for their failure was probably that no radio sta- tion would accept their advertising. None of the an- nouncers could pronounce JOZEFA'S name. QA nar- row escape for America.J The sounds of marching feet and crisp commands come to our ears, and we turn to see the local Na- tional Guard unit, led by Sergeant EDDY GOODELL, coming down the street. EDDY seems slightly power- mad, he has Privates CURT and MERT HIGLEY carrying him. His other slaves include RONNIE TIER, EDDY WHALEN, BILL TRACY, and HAROLD WRIGHT. For some reason they are accompanied by CORINTHA DOYLE, SYLVIA DAVIS, SALLY LAWRENCE, ELOISE THURBER, and LUCY LEARY. We didn't know that the Guard accepted 26 girls, but if it's all right with the boys, it's all right with us. Another odd noise grates upon us, and we find BERT BALDWIN, a pipe protruding from his mouth, pounding a piano on the sidewalk for a Salvation Army band. fHe has been having trouble getting a job, and this one has certainly been lair salvation.J Another member of the class of '54 lending his ability f?J to the group is DAVE MILLER. He now pushes his hot air through a horn, and it sounds much better that way. A fairly new establishment in our town is that of BENWARE 8z BEDARD-Booze and Beer . The boys seem to have found a way to get their refresh- ments wholesale. flt's rumored that they're trying to join Alcoholics Unanimous .J The earth trembles as STUBBY THOMAS has given up the childish habit of driving around in a jeep, and does his hotlrodding in a Sherman tank. STUBBY'S silhouette is about the same in or out of his vehicle. FRIEDA PETRIE and VIRGINIA BRISTOL are doing well in the Brattleboro branch of the I.G.A. Of course, I.G.A. stands for International Girdle Agency. Modeling for them are SUSAN COLE, SHIRLEY WOOD, and BEVERLY WEATHERHEAD. Their business is making figures lie. We hear that PETE WILDE is especially interested in pick-ups these days. We mean pick-up trucks, of course. fAt least, I think we do.J It seems that KENNY ORNE has joined the Fire Department. His car finally broke down for good, and he felt lost without something of a colorful nature to drive around in. He's really having a hot time of it now. We decide to make a brief trip to the high school before we return to 1954, when we arrive there, we are surprised to find GAIL FANNING teaching English. Well, that's just proof that truth is stranger than fiction. DON OSBORN has replaced Mr. Parry, we notice. OZZIE may not be as good a principal, but he does look better on skis. Wandering through the halls, we notice that an F.F.A. meeting is in progress, with guest speakers KEN JOHNSON, CHARLIE ROBB, BILL EMERY, and HAROLD DOMPIER. We listen for a while and de- cide that those four can certainly handle the bull, any- way. One of the last sights that we see before returning to our own time is a plaque placed in the auditorium in memory of JOAN BENDER and JOHN HOP- KINS: They both succumbed to a bad case of mortifica- tion shortly after the final assembly in June, 1954. -Joan Tuttle Bender --John Bradford Hopkinr THE COLONEL