Chester High School - Blue Print Yearbook (Chester, MA)

Text from Pages 1 - 62 of the 1956 volume:

Blue Print aa HIGH C I sv 653 1456 OF w My Waxman We dedicate our 1956 Blue Print to Miss Marion Felton in appreciation of her enthusiastic work for Chester High School and especially for our class Although Miss Felton, who is now employed by the United Christian Foundation and is active in other religious organizations at the Unlversity of Massachusetts, on ly taught in Chester from l95Il to 1955, she proved one of the most popular, ambitious, and sincere teachers to come to our school N M .. Jn emaff iam the memory of IT5ert W Hanninen, an alumnus of Chester High School While a student at Chester High, Hr Hanninen took an active part in baseball, basketball, and other extra curricular activities He will long be remembered for the valuable ser vices he rendered his community and respected by the students of Chester High School as a symbol of good citizenship In this 1956 Blue Print we wish to pay tribute to HJMIHIKWEQGN E Z WELCOME We welcome our new superintendent of schools, Mr Gordon Fitzpatrick We appreciate the interest Mr Fitzpatrick has taken in our classes, activities, and problems, and we hope that he will enjoy Chester. U I U , N' I ,Q V .x A ff f Q. Q5 5, ' Q f SH pf' ,I 1 A e V ' 1 T r I C I fgfue pun! Lgfd! BLUE PRINT STAFF George Morey Vivian McCaul Nancy Blanchard Pauline Avery Joan Besancon Evelyn Dean Mary Leo Eugene Libardi Richard Mitchell John Tomkins Tony Piergiovanni Editor in Chief Assistant Secretary and Feature Editor Production Manager Assistant Assistant Assistant Feature Editor Photography Editor Photography Editor Sports Editor Patricia Ann Nickerson '59 Christin McQua1d '59 Bonnie Jean Kaste '60 George James Art Editor Priscilla Haskins Assistant UNDERCLASS MEMBERS Barbara Leighton '57 Jacquelyn Lafond 'S Judy Oppenheimer '28 I Mary Ann Tomkins Russell Philbrook '60 f a ,5 Pauline Julia Avery April 20, 1939 E Class secretary u Pro Merito 3 Blue Print M, Granite Chi s M, Glee Club 1 2 3' tees Dance l,2,3 Sho Biziness Revue 3 Senior play M Pet peeve Girls who smoke on the street Secret ambition Tb be a professional ballet dancer Joan Claire Besancon March 9 1938 Blue Print A Granite Chips A Variety Show l,2, Sho Bizfness Revue 3 Basketball l,2,3,h, All Star game 3, Cheerleader l,2, 3,u, Magazine campaign 3, Junior Red Cross L Escort 2,3, Glee Club l,2,3,u Chorus l 2,3, Queen's court l,2,3, Committees Dance 1,2,3,l4 JW Pet peeve Moody people Secret ambition To take Marilyn Monroe's vpdwx place Nancy Louise Blanchard October 28, 1938 Class treasurer M, Pro Merito 3, Blue Print 3,h, Granite Chips 1,2,3 A Senior play U Variety Show l,2, Sho Biziness Revue 3 4:2 Cheerleader 1,ug Basketball l,2,3,h' Maga- zine campaign 2,3,uQ Junior Red Cross 3 1' Escort 25 Glee Club l,2,3,ug Chorus 1,2,3g Queen's court 33 Committees: Dance l,2,3,Mg Sho Biziness Revue 35 Senior play M. Pet peeve--Class meetings Secret ambition--To meet a football captain . 3 O 3 .I K'- hs Ch0PuS I,2,5,E3 Prom queen 33 Commit: QQESQ J ' 3 3 'xx 3 .... ...g a s r,fe ' 5 -w . . 3 ' 3 , lu ' 2 3 . i S QL L S , 1. iv O G ' -,..,-.....,. 3 3 31 N s ' s p 5 , C . :is W Bertha Pearl Brown February 20, 1937 Glee Club 2,3,h, Chorus 2,3,h, Committees Dance 2,3, Senior play A Pet peeve People who throw my scarf on the floor and then walk on it Secret ambition To be an artist wif' Peter James Davenport January 18, 1937 Q EWR gm? Basketball l,2,3,h, All Star game 3 Base mittees Dance l,2,3,h, Sho Biziness Revue 3, Senior play A Pet peeve dork Secret ambition To own a red Jaguar Evelyn Lucille Dean July lh, 1938 Pro Merito 3, Blue Print M Basketball 1, 2,3,h, Cheerleaaer E, Escort 2 Glee Club l,2,3 Chorus 1 2,3,h Com ittees Dance 1,2,3,h, Sho Biziness Revue 3, Senior play Pet peeve Block spacing Secret ambition To succeed Esther Williams Priscilla Jean Haskins April 3 1937 Blue Print M, Usher 2,3,h, Glee Club l 2,3, g Chorus l,2,3,hg Com ittees: Dance l,2,3, Mg Sho Biziness Revue 33 Senior play M. Pet peeve--People who don't 'act their agen Secret ambition--To be an artist LAM K Q 0 : ? O . B 0 - 3 - V ? '3 ball l,2,3,hg Usher 35 Escort 1,2,33 Com- f Q33 P Q it J X We ' 5 O O 3 3 9 3 : M. ' 9 F 1--1 .9 HW 5 SSWNMQIQ AE 31, gf, , ,,. fi, may 13 5 X 1 N65 George Thomas James February 11, 1939 Pro Merito 33 Blue Print ng Granite Chips 3,hg Sho Biziness Revue 33 Glee Club l,2, 3,hg Chorus l,2,3,hg Committees: Dance l, 2,33 Sho Biziness Revue 33 Senior play M. Pet peeve--People who can't wait for the first coat to dry before applying the second Secret ambition--To be a trapeze artist in the circus Mary Louise Leo July 12, 1938 Blue Print M Granite Chips M Stationery campaign E Glee Club 1, Chorus 1 2,3,U Committees Dance l 2,3,h Pet peeve Girls without lipstick Secret ambition To be a hot rod driver Eugene Carl Libardi March 22, 1939 Class vice president 1,2,3, Pro Merito 3 Blue Print h, Good Government delegate M Basketball 1, Baseball l 2,3 h Athletic council M, Usher l, Escort 2 3 Glee Club 1 2,3,h Chorus l,2,3,h Committees Dance l,2,3,h, Sho Biziness Revue 3 Senior play Pet peeve Girls who smoke cigars Secret ambition To load sixteen tons Vivian Ann McCaul February 13, 1939 Class secretary l,2,3, Pro Merito 3 C H S Betty Crocker Homemaker of Tomorrow, Blue Print 3 h Granite Chl s h Senior lay I 2 3 h Variety Show I Sho Biziness Revue 3 Cheerleader 1 2,3 M Athletic council 2 Usher l Escort 2,3, Flower girl 1, Glee Club l,2,3,M Chorus l 2,3, Prom queen 1, Committees Dance l,2,3 h Sho Biziness Revue 3, Senior play A Pet peeve Eugene's singing Secret ambition To be a private secretary to Rock Hudson 4' Ek SQ? George Albert Morey, Jr October 30, 1938 Class president M Class treasurer 1,2,3 Richard John Mitchell February 15, 1939 Blue Print L Boy's State 3 Eastern S ates host h, Senior play M, Sho Biziness Revue 3 Basketball l,2,3,u, Baseball l 2 3,h All Star game 3 Escort 2,3 Glee Club l 2,3,h Chorus l,2,3,h, K1ng's court 3, Committees Dance l,2,3,h Pet peeve Sakor Secret ambition To see Tony buy a Ford Blue Print 3,h, Granite Chips 2,3,h, Boy's State 3 Eastern States host h Senior play 3 L Variety Show l,2, Sho Biziness Revue 3 Basketball 1 Manager 2 3,h Baseball l Manager 2,3,h, Magazine cam paign 1,2,3,h, Athletic council 3, Junior Red Cross 3 Usher 2, Escort l,2,3 Glee Club 1,2,3,h, Chorus l,2,3,h, King's court 3, Committees Dance 1,2,3,h, Sho Biziness Revue 3, Senior play M Pet peeve Back biting Secret ambition To be President Antonio Joseph Piergiovanni July 6, 1938 Class resident l 2,35 Class vice-pres- gdent 3 Pro Marita 3' Blue Print E' ranite Chips 2,3, 3 Senior play l,2,3 V fety how 23 Sho Biziness Revue 35 Bas- ketball l,2,3,hg All-Star game 3' Baseball l,2,3,hg Magazine campaign l,2,h3 Station- ery campaign hy Athletic council 3,hg - cort 2,3g Glee Club l,2,3,Qg Chorus l,2,3, My K1ng's court 33 Committees: Dance 1,2 3,hg Sho Biziness Revue 3g Senior play M. Pet peeve--Girls Secret ambition--To marry Vivian Marion Louise Pease February 2, 1936 Variety Show 2, Sho Biziness Revue Glee Club l,2,3,h, Chorus l,2,3,h Commit tees Dance l,2,3 M Sho Biziness Revue 3 Senior play M Pet peeve Homework Secret ambition To be a hillbilly singer Senior play h Cynthia Bowman Smith October 13, 1938 Sho Biziness Revue 3 Basketball 3 A Glee Club 3,h, Chorus 3,h Queen's court 3, Com mittees Dance 3,h, Sho Biziness Revue 3 Senior play h Freshman and sophomore years spent at West Springfield High School Pet peeve Gorge Secret ambition To climb Mt Everest Dance 1,2,3 h Pet peeve Hungriness fifth period Pet peeve Lack of ice to skate on Secret ambition To be an actor Oliver Bruce Scott December 17, 1937 Variety Show l,2, Basketball 2, Baseball 1 2, Usher h, Escort 3 All State Orchestra h, Glee Club l,2,3,h, Chorus l 2,3,h Com mittees Dance 3, Sho Biziness Revue qw John Tomkins, Jr November 9, 1938 Pro Merito 3 Blue Print h Granite Chip 2,3,h, Senior play 2,3,H, Sho Biziness Revue 3, Escort 1,2,3, Glee Club l 2,3,h Chorus l,2,3 Prom king 3 Committees Secret ambition To go to Smith College We have learned with great regret that Mrs Ruth Howard, who has taught in Chester High School for nine years and who has been our class adviser for four years, is retiring at the end of this year. We are sincerely grateful to her for her tolerance, coopera- tion, generosity, and helpfulness in all of our class projects as well as our personal problems. We wish her the best of happi- ness and success in the future years. 6711015 as 5155 Wm GOD'S LOVE FOR EARTH Soft snow that drifts from heaven Resembles God s love, Cleaning men's souls of all Thoughts of crime and evil Gentle rain that sprinkles the flowers With refreshing life, Is the holy bath that washes The world of all traces of Man's foolish errors on earth Brilliant rays of sun that light The world to illumined splendor, Shine like the beauty of God's Loving care as He watches over all. --Evelyn Dean M-lv mf aww Mf- in Q Fm! 'PU' 1409 'ilv 35 fhcwfs 5 I - x Y Y g,,:a gi -x.f.-.M--eau MH ,, 'f V335 - gm :fe 14 if 'f 1360! 62055 r. T- P- fi , 5. . ,QM emi' Myrtle Peaee Richard Mitchell George Morey Vivian HoCau1 Eugene Libardi Eastern Statee Repreeen tative Eastern States Repreeen tative and Boys' State Delegate Eastern Statee Repreeen tative and Boye' State Delegate D A R Good Citizen Good Government Delegate Cabeent when photograph was taken! l We ffziffe Zag fauynfel M X1 , ,wi W-lm,km 2 Q m A W ,mx . ln, ' :Q W 35,1 L, I z, R' ix ,JY e Q Fl! , Q yi li 1 . . f Y , 1-1 54 f P F44 fe f . , u I-A , ' . , .-1 . J l V.. jfkgazzkze Q77l!4d!'yII5' We H! Rdjfkdf Q2 Mfkdzanefk 5 ff! 525151 has We, the class of 1956, being slightly confused but fun damentally sane, carefully, lovingly, wholeheartedly, and honestly draw up this, our Last Will and Testament ARTICLE I To Mr Simmons, we leave an automatic absentee machine for the girls To Miss McQueston, we leave the hope of a semester with English classes every day To Mrs Howard, we leave many pleasant memories, we hope, of her last class To Mr Rokas, we leave a set of printed notebooks for his classes, in order to save the time and energy of his students To Mrs Tossavainen, we leave a year's supply of Singer To Mrs Katsoulis, we leave a room full of broken type writers To Mr Streeter, although we take most of his best players we leave a new gym for basketball practice and games To Mr Roberts, we leave anticipation of a larger and very attentive music class To Mrs McQuaid, we leave a fully equipped and chauffeured panel truck to transport the marionette shew ARTICLE II Pauline Avery, leave the job of typing lunch menus Curtis Bush I, Joan Besancon, leave Donald Smith with no one to whistle at during school Sewing Machine needles. I, to Nancy Blanchard, leave my height to Joan Caldon Bertha Brown, leave my ability to get along with Mr Rokas to Joanne Tufts Peter Davenport, leave my ability to play basketball to Whitney Philbrook Evelyn Dean, leave my sister Marian with a bottle of ink, all her own Priscilla Haskins, leave my artistic ability to Patricia Nickerson George James, leave the job of organizing assemblies to anyone who is alert enough to realize what fun it is Mary Leo, leave my glasses to all the blind referees and umpires in Berkshire County Elizabeth Leo Vivian McCaul, leave C H S and head for Salem State Teachers College Richard Mitchell, leave the campaign for Volkswagen to Walter Piispanen George Morey, leave Hr Rokas with no one to get his lunch Antonio Piergiovanni, leave my Chevrolet to all Ford lovers Oliver Scott, leave my skill and wind as a tuba player to Michael Tracey I, Cynthia Smith, leave, hoping that C H S will thereby have quieter main room study halls I, John Tomkins, just leave Did I hear a sigh of relief from the teachers? I, . I, . I, . . I, . I, . I, . I, U . I, Eugene Libardi, leave my .quietness in study hall to I, . . . . I, . I, . . 1 I, . I, . has fm My Quiet, please I am sending brain waves into the future to the year 1966 I am receiving 5,ooo Acres I can see Oliver in a streamlined John Deere now the most famous ballet dancer N signs Scott Farm, Inc the distance, plowing with in the world 'Jeanie Bea Torch Singer' This sign is in front of the Cafe de la Fountain Bleu, but Joan's real reason for being i France is to write poetry 'New York Daily News Nancy Blanchard, Nancy has also published several books 'George James and his Friends' George cret method of making his marionettes tic, and people come from miles around Foreign Correspondent' has developed a se exceptionally realis to see them 'I pull teeth of movie stars only' reads the business card of Eugene, who is now a well known dentist in Beverly Hills Is that Lassie I see in the anteroom? I! I! Mother of the Year That tag belongs to Bertha, who now has twelve children 'Prisc1lla's Baby Sitting Company, Inc Situated on Russell Road in Huntington' 'We Paint Anything k Everything Reasonable Prices, Richard J Mitchell, prop ' H 'Madame Butterfly--World Renowned Ballet Dancer' Pauline is n 'You are now viewing the construction of one of the most modern skyscrapers in the world We build only the best Piergiovanni Construction Company, Antonio Piergiovauni, foremost engineer in the world' Tony is building a new ed ifice for the Crandall Hicks Davenport Company There goes Peter now in his red Jaguar Mary 'How to be a Successful Waitress' Salon, Main Street, Chester' Mary is talking on the phone a vision to Evelyn, who is explaining that her shorthand and bookkeeping haven't gone to waste, since she uses them for such house ho i chores as grocery listing and budgeting Com ercial Department Head' It's too bad the entire sign is not visible 'When you reel low, give me your measurements Be prepared Morey Funeral Home 'Carpenter Building Jewelry Shops Our Specialty Tomkins, Junior, Esquire, I' 'Yankee Stadium' There's Cynthia in a special box, cheering as loudly as she can In fact, she's yelling so loud that I can hear, 'He's the best shortstop in the worldl' The brain waves are getting weaker now, and I am unable to see any more details about the present seniors I, the great swami, verify that all these predictions are true I! ga 'Berkshire Valley Regional High School Mrs. Vivian ........ 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