Brookfield High School - Echo Yearbook (Brookfield, OH)

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THE SENIOR CLASS PROPHECY The scene is the beautiful dining room in the luxurious and mod- ernistic Brookfield Hotel. We, as graduates of '38, are all there. The surrounding walls are painted in bright color schemes of blue and gold. Many are the warm handclasps, as we soon recognize each other. Captivating music drifts to our ears, and we soon learn that it is the music of Frank Nosek and his Swingsters. Seated at a nearby table are Dr. Biondy, famous European heart specialist, and Dr. Gill, the noted eye specialist. They seem to be discussing politics with the mayor of Brookfield, Thomas Pillifant, and his wife, Florence Mc- Gowan. The next table is occupied by those star reporters, Helen Filipo- vich and Betty Marshall, who are listening to Mary Louise Louden re- late the life of a movie star. Walking toward their table to join them are Bill Pillifant and Edward Deichler, wealthy baseball magnates. They give the appearance of chatting business concerning their latest baseball stars, George Baran and Eugene Quartini. The latter are hailed as two more Joe DiMaggios. Mr. Bailey, manager of the Brookfield Hotel, and his secretary, Lois Coppage, are extending greetings to Rose Nicastro, buyer for the Sharon Store, and Julia Bobbie, manager of the ladies' department. Ruth Wellendorf, hair stylist, and Esther Voss, stunning model, appear to be reminiscing about the day's work to those fashionable dress de- signers, Helen Meyers and Kathryn DeMarco. Seated at a table, which seems to be an educational one, is Pro- fessor Cvelbar, renowned botanist and horticulturist, who is joking with co-professor George King. Listening attentively are Verna Bar- bour, English teacher at Brookfield, and Rose Szungyi, shorthand teacher. Huddled in a corner are James Ritch, captain of the New York Yankees, and Jule Poto, a scientific farmer. Jule's extensive wheat fields in the West are known as the Dinner-bucket of America. With them is John McFarland, the speed demon, who has broken the pre- vious records of Malcolm Campbell. Mike Hudavoni, chief electrician at the Westinghouse in Sharon, is listening to George Whitmore and Archie Manilla, a vaudeville team. A group have just entered the room and are merrily jesting about the good old days in school. Among them appear Ann Dacey, the great comedienne on the radio networksg Ingrid Persson, French teach- er at Yale, Hattie Hill, noted sculptress, and Barbara Pipich, famed artist. Taking part in this gala occasion are Paul Riley, the dignified lawyer, and Willard Suttles, justice of the peace. Silence, for a moment, falls over the crowd as Reverend Tescula enters the room, accompanied by Inez Gunsley and Pauline Snyder,

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FRA.NK NOSEK Radio Play 121 Orchestra 11-2-3-41 Band 11-2-3-41 Minstrel 13-41 Operetta 11-21 Ring Committee 141 LUCILLE NUNKOVICH Glee Club 12-31 Freshman Chorus 111 LYDIA ONDICH Interscholastic 13-41 Minstrel 131 Mixed Chorus 131 JOHN PATRICK Golf Team 121 NICK PEARMAN Echo Staff 141 Basketball 11-2-3-41 Football 13-41 Class Team 11-2-3-41 One Act Play 111 Radio Play 121 Minstrel 13-41 Basketball Captain 141 INGRID PERSSON Interscholastics 141 Echo Staff 141 Vice-President 131 Glee Club 121 Observer 141 THOMAS PILLIFANT Treasurer 131 Football Manager 12-31 Class Play Manager 141 Radio Play 121 Debate 111 Minstrel 131 Mixed Chorus 131 Hot Dog Committee 141 Invitation Committee 141 WILLIAM PILLIFANT Football 111 Class Team 131 BARBARA PIPICH Class Team 11-2-3-41 Mushball 131 Mixed Chorus 12-31 Freshman Chorus 111 JULE POTO Class Team 11-31 Radio Play 121 Freshman Chorus 111 BETTY REICHART Glee Club 121 Freshman Chorus 111 Invitation Committee 141 Observer 141 PAUL RILEY National Honor Society 141 Interscholastics 121 Echo Staff 141 Football 131 Class Play 13-41 One Act Play 141 Radio Play 121 Debate 11-3-41 Orchestra 11-2-3-41 Band 11-2-3-41 Glee Club 11-2-3-41 Minstrel 141 Mixed Chorus 11-2-3-41 Freshman Chorus 111 Observer 141 JAMES RITCH Class Team 13-41 Mushball 11-2-3-41 PAULINE SNYDER Class Play Manager 141 Glee Club 121 DOROTHY SCHRANTZ Class Play Manager 141 Glee Club 12-31 Minstrel 131 Mixed Chorus 131 MICHELINA SCUTILLO Glee Club 12-3-41 Minstrel 141 Mixed Chorus 141 Freshman Chorus 111 Librarian 141 RALPH SNYDER Football Manager 12-3-41 Track 121 Minstrel 13-41 Mixed Chorus 131 Freshman Chorus 111 Motion Picture Machine Operator 13-41 . .J- MICHAEL SUSZAN Interscholastics 131 Echo Staif 141 Class Play 131 Radio Play 121 Debate 141 Orchestra 13-41 Band 13-41 Minstrel 141 WILLARD SUTTLES Radio Play 121 ROSE SZUNGYI Interscholastics 121 Glee Club 121 Ring Committee 141 JOHN TESCULA Orchestra 11-2-3-41 Band 11-21 ESTHER VOSS Glee Club 121 Minstrel 131 Mixed Chorus 131 RUTH WELLENDORF Minstrel 131 Mixed Chorus 131 GEORGE WHITMORE Class Play Manager 131 Radio Play 121 DORIS WOMER Interscholastics 141 JOSEPH YOHMAN National Honor Society 13-41 Interscholastics 11-2-3-41 Echo Staff 141 Class Play 131 Debate 111 Orchestra 11-2-3-41 Band 11-2-3-41 Minstrel 141 Operetta 111 Mixed Chirus 131 Fresman Chorus 111 ANDY YURKO Basketball 141 Class Team 121 Mushball 11-21

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missionaries from China. Betty Reichart, who has fallen for that old line and is now keeping house for hubby, converses with that inter- nationally-known opera singer, Ruth Hurl. Who is that behind that large cigar? Why it's Clayton Led- better, pro-football player, talking about contracts to Andy Yurko, stellar basketball star. Also, near these athletes are Henry McBride, renowned scientist, and Eugene Davidson, manager of several chain stores. At a nearby table Ralph Snyder, real estate dealer, relates good times together with John Patrick, theatrical producer, and that tricky aviator, Herbert Jones. Grouped in another corner, we find Catherine Mishorich, movie commentator, Margaret Bachick, genial air-hostess, and Carmella Nicastro. operator of a large beauty parlor, commenting upon fashions with Doris Womer, owner of a dress shop in Paris, and Michelina Scutillo, owner of a large dancing school. Near them are Frances Hartsky, head nurse of Buhl Hospital, Kathryn Krempels, nurse from Pittsburgh, Lucille Nunkovich, Grove City nurse, and Ann Dekanich, head nurse from Cleveland. Inventors Harold Murdock and Ralph McFarland have built the better mouse trap, and the people have beaten a footpath to their door. They are seated with Elizabeth Mahanovic, wife of a stock-broker, and Lydia Ondich, wife of an automobile king. Dorothy Schrantz, column- ist for the Sharon Herald, and Paul Lees, editor of the Brookfield Gossiper, join Rosalie Billock, popular song-writer, and Eva Kubicheck, concert artist. Conversing in low tones, and noticing all the styles and fashions, are Joseph Yohman, a noted make-up artist, and Michael Suszan, dress designer from Paris. But it is time for the program. A hush steals over the crowd as Roy Johnson, the master of ceremonies, takes his position. He intro- duces radio's newest singing discoveries, Rosemary DeMay and William Addis Clark. Immediately after the song, the spotlight goes to that modern vaudeville team, Nick fPrancerJ Pearman and Ruth Helen lHooferJ Hosack. At the completion of the dance, Kathryn Hromyak, cooking expert gives a few recipes. With the strains of Cheer for the Blue and Gold, drifting to our ears, we close another chapter in our Time Book. -MICHAEL SUSZAN and JOSEPH YOHMAN