Classical High School - Blue and White Yearbook (Springfield, MA)

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and Mr. Andrewes. BOY: Who were the new teachers, Ming Foo? MING FOO; Ah, four formidable teachers added to Classical faculty, Miss Mills, Mrs. Cobb, Mr. Black, and Mr. Girr. BOY: Ah so, Yeah swell. MING FOO; But terrible misfortune occurred in Senior year, honorable Miss Stone, school secretary, retired from faculty. ‘Students showed their appreciation of her work by presenting her with beautiful bouquet of Lotus Buds. BOY; What about student activities in the senior year, Mingie? MING FOO: Ah, yes, my son, velly velly suc- cessful student teacher volley ball game pre- sented in Autumn of senior year to raise money for Senior Prom. One thing we cannot overlook, formation of two new clubs, most gracious Japanese Hebrew club and informative Spanish Club, a fine start for senior year. BOY: Japanese Hebrew Club, Ha, Ha, Ha, Ha. MING FOO; Velly commendable literary awards bring much honor to class. Poetry awards presented to a ee Soo Zen Grodin and Purple Passion Murray. Honors also presented to Dragon Lilly Anop and Show Boat Shelasky for short story writing. Merit Scholarship semi-finalists and finalists were: Tokyo Rose Taft, Hung Ming Marion, Soo Zen Lysik, and Tung Lung Delizia. BOY: Seniors very good scholastically, mh, Ming Foo? But tell me about

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Shang-lo Crane, Fungus Fountain, Chip Chop Chmura, Chinese Cooley. The tennis team remained undefeated due to the valiant efforts of Confucius Shapiro. Lamb Chop Landis, and Ting Tong Tillman. Such worthy athletes as Chuch Roast Hulton, Cut Ting Scheer, Rice Patty O'Connor, Chip Chop Chmura, and Sing Sing Sims were members of Egg Foo Young's championship baseball team. BOY: Didn't they have no brains? MING FOO: Hold your thundering horses there, number one sonny boy! Many, many, many, fine scholars in fine class. At final assembly, Harvard Book Prize was awarded to Rangoon Lasky, Radcliffe Book Prize to Lilly Bud Best, and Williams Book Prize to Lamb Chop Landis. Morning Glory Brown received Third Year French Prize, while Certificates of Merit from University of Massachusetts Math Contest were presented to Lilly Bud Best, Slide-Rule Smith, Shang Haw Askinas, and So Sally Sack. BOY: I guess these kics aren't so bad after all. What else did they do? MING FOO; Many happy activities in happy junior year. Modeling kimonas and latest fashions in March Fashion Show were many happy students. Also, Pandemonium Carousel 1959, featured large amount of Junior people such as directors, Soo Zen Lysik, and Robert Gootzit, and thespians Matsu Posnick, Show Boat Shelasky, Pagoda Posnick, and Mau Mau McIntosh. At the Junior Prom, Drifting And Dreaming , dancing to sweet strains of They Try To Tell Us We're Foo Yung , the Junior Class marvelled at dazzling beauty of queen, Sal Li Heggie and her court, Shintu Mayer, Purple Passion Murray, Lilly Bud Best, and Iris Root Carabbetta. BOY; Yeah, but what happened when they finally became formidable seniors? MING FOO; Class officers remain same except one change, Tokyo Rose Taft as Member-At-Large. Most honorable advisors were Mrs. Conniff, Miss Dean,Mr. Girr,

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the sports in that year. MING FOO; Of course, my son, of course. Generally, a velly velly, success- ful year for sports. Flaying pretty good football were, Orin King Glass, Zen O'Neill, Fungus Fountain, Foo Cho Rubin, and Evening Glory MacDonald. In hockey, members remain same as junior year. Cut Ting Sheer, Rik Shaw Callahan, and Shi-Chang Abrams were members of our near-championship basket- ball team. In tennis Lamb Chop Landis and Ting Tong Tillman played with pro- ficiency. Egg Foo Yung's baseball team retains juniors from year previous, enjoying velly successful season. Oh yes, I must not forget our energetic Cheerleaders. Sal Li Heggi, Hung Chang Curri, Tong-Li Betmark, Tulip Bulb Creanza, and Shansi Sullivan cheered out teams to victory on many occasions. BOY; (enthusiastically) Boy, those seniors sure were active! What seniors participated in Carousel '60? MING FOO; Many seniors, Many seniors. Let me think. Ah, yes, Carousel '60, Look Back In Laughter , velly successful musical about high school life in the 20's. Script writers were honorable seniors, So Sally Sack and Goo Fee Grady. Stars included, Showboat Shelasky, Pagoda Posnick, Loo Choo Lomax, Goo Fee Grady, and Confucius Shapiro. Directing the production was Zoo Zen Lysik and Ching Fang Bruce. Most able producer was Chop Stick Anderson, Look Back In Laughter was a highlight of senior year. BOY: Hey, this school business doesn't sound too bad. MING FOO: You'll learn, kid. I mean, Ah So, Ah So. BOY: Come on! What else did they do? MING FOO: Ah, let me think. Yes, yes, it is coming to mee. Yes, the basketball game between members of the hockey and basketball teams to raise money for most important senior banquet, and certainly we must not forget a senior won the D.A.R. award, Begonia Izenstein.