Clinton High School - Memorabilia Yearbook (Clinton, MA)

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...CLASS As we circle the hamlet of Clinton, Massachusetts, U. S. A., in our atomic-powered helicopter, on a crisp Autumn afternoon in 1976, the sight and sound of festivities greet us. We fly a little lower to see what ' s going on. A magnificent edifice looms up before us. A skyscraper in this tiny metropolis? As we buzz lower, we are even more amazed to see the true nature of the building. Lo and behold, it is the dedication of a new high school! Approach- ing as closely as we can, and lowering the hum of the motor, we attune our ears to the ceremonies. A bellowing roar greets us. Who else could be heard over the din of our motor and the tumult of the crowd with his shrieking Hi ' ' and his bone- crushing handshake? None other than our illustrious native son, Senator Andrew J. Friedrich, Jr., Esq., as he accompanies his equally famous wife, the former Margaret Truman, down the aisle to the platform where he is to deliver the dedication address. But the building itself, the essence of ultra- modern architecture, stands as a credit to the tire- less efforts of the renowned Dankiewicz, Densmore and Backlund Architectural Firm. The decorations for this happy day are artistically designed by none other than those famous commercial artists. Jack Downing, Jeanette Kelly, and Bette Hoffman. To record the many events of the celebration, three of our luminaries are present: Pete Preston, ace photographer for Life ; Ed Mahan, digging up a scoop for the New York Times, and Chris Dionis, noted television technician for CBS. Who do these men pick out as they scan the crowd? First of all, the people who have made this day possible, with their generous contributions: Arlene Noon, newly elected President of the Shawmut Bank; Paul Lowe, Vice-President of the A P Chain; Risty Biskaduros, the famous Bon-Bon queen; Bar- bara Hutton” Duchnowski, heiress to the Wool- worth millions; Don Lipka, famous Hollywood pro- ducer, and Gordon Graham, press agent for many noted theater performers. Following the crowd, we see the banquet tables laden with delicacies prepared by connoisseurs of fine food, the Cogswell, Ciciotte and Arsenault Caterer ' s Firm, The race for the food is on. To care for those who lie prostrate under the stampede, a first aid station is situated on the grounds, manned by Doctors Nick Polymeros and Dave Kirk, two bright lights of the ever advancing medical pro- fession, and assisted by the Florence Nightingales of Clinton, Rita Lizak, Pat Ward, and Connie Rice. At the souvenir booth, stand Betty Moran and the Doyle twins hawking the wares of their novelty factories. At the neighboring hot dog stand, James Ford, John Cannon and Julie Burke, controllers of much of the Chicago livestock, sweat over their griddles. Seated around the banquet table are stage, screen, and television personalities, among them Lois French, winner of the Academy Award for two successive years; Adrianne Cooper, leading lady in the brilliant stage musicale, Gentlemen Prefer Brunettes ; and Elaine Maitland, weekly star on the Kraft Television Theater. Another outstand- ing performer in this group is Jerry Cafarelli, who is known the world over for his famous impersona- tions. Gracing the stage this evening, and opening the program with the Star Spangled Banner, will be the prima donna of the opera, Louise Briden, ac- companied by the equally brilliant band, The Warblers, led by Ivan Reed, the Swing King. Noted members of this musical organization are Bill Kennedy, Walter Burke, Walter Gorski, Marcel Kennedy, George Thompson, and the Mistress of the Ivories, Mary Joyce. Over in one corner are grouped the sports luminaries, talking shop. Doing most of the talking is Dave Murphy, coach of the Missouri Redheads ' Basketball team. He is ably assisted in this depart- ment by Jack and Ron Davidson, coaches of the New York Giants ' Pro Football aggregation; Brendon Bailey, Baseball Commissioner; Jim Donohue, head football coach at Notre Dame; and Joe Garofoli, centerfielder and player-manager of the Red Sox. Among the distinguished guests are Miss Mary Lou McLaughlin, a celebrity ever since writing a saga of Clinton and its people; Mario Caiazzi, com- poser of the Unfinished Concerto in A Minor ; Patricia O ' Malley, horticulturist, noted for her de- velopment of the thornless rose; and Bill Sonia, owner of the only Fly-In movie theater in the country. Off in a corner of the spacious lawn an intellec- tual circle is comparing notes. Mary Patrinos, world-toured lecturer, is telling of her travels in Greece where she has been doing research on her planned publication, A History of Greece ; Dr. Walter Fallon, archaeologist, holds the interest of his friends by relating the tale of his discovery of the ancient underseas city of Atlantis. Jacqueline Kowalik, head of the Kowalik Secretarial School, chats busily about the new efficiency methods which she has recently brought to light for the American businessman. Lastly, Daniel Murphy, noted sci- entist, who was responsible for the development of Atomic power to the extent of propelling this

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. . . JUNIORS The Junior year is always a red- letter period in the annals of school life. Graduation is beginning to ap- pear on the horizon, and all the activi- ties leading to it are begun. In the middle of a brilliant athletic season we elected as officers: President, Walter Fallon; Vice-President, Mary Jaguith; Treasurer, Thomas McEvilly; Secretary, Lois French. Immediately a program of dances was started, the object of course being to secure funds to defray the expenses of the Junior Prom. Selection of our class rings and im- patient waiting for their arrival also marked our important third year. We need not linger long on ' ' Mid-years ' ' as, by this time, we found them com- monplace. When the Interclass Dramatics Com- petition came around, we chose our play and cast with the confidence born of experience. Our hopes were justi- fied. We won again. About this time our second annual Talent Show was held and our prestige was again augmented as well as our treasury. This being Centennial Year, we de- cided to publish, as our contribution to the gala celebrations being held at this time, a newspaper, The Cen- turian, ' ' which was a great success. The final event of the year, our Prom, will go down through the years as one of the most memorable events of our lives. With moonlight and roses as our foreground theme, and Paul Redmond ' s orchestra in the back- ground, we surely set a high standard for the coming year. And again, va- cation was upon us. ...SENIORS At last we are Seniors! The capping- climax to our high school career has arrived! We consider C. H. S. our second home, and act accordingly. We plunged ahead, full force, into the hustle and bustle of many activities, and elected Walter Fallon, President; Ann Kittredge, Vice-President; Andy Friedrich, Treasurer; Lois French, Sec- retary. Determined to surpass all pre- vious books in accuracy and novelty, we soon began work on our Class Book. Christmas time came, and we pro- vided gala holiday entertainment, at the same time fattening our treasury, by sponsoring a Novelty Talent Show in the Town Hall, with contestants from several other towns competing with our local talent. “Mid-years came and went, and immediately afterward the photogra- phers arrived and started taking pic- tures, showing how rapidly The Day was approaching. In February, and again in March, we brought to Clinton audiences for the first time the hilarious game of Donkey Basketball”, the profit from which, together with the proceeds of a movie at the Strand, a food sale, and a Tag Day were to be used to defray expenses of the class trip to New York, during the Easter vacation. On and on the year goes towards its culmination. All paths have led this way, and all roads have turned in this direction, until now, at last, the beacon shines clearly before us down the trail to Graduation.

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PECPHECy helicopter, is reporting on his newest discovery. But where are the rest of the one hundred-thirty- odd graduates of ' 51? Oh, there they are. First we can see James Collins, new world billiard champ; Alan Cooperman, co-owner of the Blackstone Plush; Anne O ' Donnell, new Supervisor of Nurses at Clin- ton Hospital; Domenico Rich, leading stock car racer at the Westboro Stadium; and Sandra Sivert, Dean of Home Economics at Colby College. Difficult as it is to distinguish individuals in the crowd, we spot Sally McGinley and Marlene Crow- ley, founders of the most modern and well-known finishing school for girls in Paris. Not far from them, Frances Ferland, popular French torch singer, is seated. Chatting together are five members of the all-girl swimming frolics, The Aqua-Maids — Julie Elia, Elie Mahan, Alice Flannagan, Anne Lynch, and Cathy Murphy. More of the notables are distinguishable as they circulate among the throng. Still inseparable are Barbara Antonio and Margaret Baum, largest stock- holders of General Motors ' auto plants; Rose David- ites, first woman editor of the New York Times; and Barbara Duffy and Anne Gavin, revivers of the Andrew Carnegie speaking course. To think that such a list of outstanding citizens would arise from one high school class!! We notice Phyllis Mangan, head laboratory technician for the Mayo Clinic; James Packard, fireball director of Packard Motorcycle Sales; Arthur Mudgett, Presi- dent of the New England Farmers Association; Mary Weymouth, Baptist missionary just returned from the Orient; Pat Nugent, head of the Baby Sitters Union; and June Morton, world lecturer on The Secrets of Marionettes. An open field looms up, and we take the oppor- tunity to land, giving us a much better chance to complete our visit in Clinton. Now we can mingle with the crowd and recognize the visitors much more easily. We catch a glimpse of Gensie An- gelini, first woman partner of the famous Wall Street firm of J. Pierpont Morgan and Co.; Joan Gorman, Tel. Tel. executive; Mary Jaquith, or- ganizer of Jaquith ' s Reducing Course; Ellen Mait- land, soloist with Ralph Flanagan ' s orchestra; Anne Kittredge, internationally known hair stylist; and Pauline Shea, buyer for Hattie Carnegie. The men, as usual, are grouped together. We find Syd Schanberg, noted Chief Justice of the Supreme Court; William Watson, President of the Window Washers ' Association of America; Donald Rauscher, noted coal baron; Fran O ' Donnell, de- signer of modern home furnishings; Tom McLaugh- lin, head of the wine-tasting department of Petri Wines; Curtis Kennedy, pinball machine manufac- turer; and Barry Matthew, inventor of the new rocket-motivated car engine. We ' re still wading through the crowd as we come upon Barbara Broman, star of the Roller Derby; Barbara Karras, dietician for the Waldorf Astoria Hotel; Dorothy Laskowski, trainer of Arthur Murray ' s dance instructors; Janice Miskiewicz, assistant to the great Foudini; Etta Schott, editor of the Ameri- can Home Magazine; and Mary Reddy, successful social worker in the Harlem area for many years. Evening shadows are just beginning to fall when we sight the remaining members of the hallowed C. H. S. class of ' 51 — James Tagg, designer of the only all-automatic super-market in the world; Claire Nosek, leading ballerina in the Ballet RUsse de Monte Car lo; Helen Hatstat, women ' s Olympic skiing champion; Marjorie Burgwinkle, woman executive of the world ' s best sound-proofing firm; Paul McLean, head of the Ford Motors ' Sales ' De- partment in Detroit, Fred Terrio, developer of the latest theory on atomic relativity, and Robert Sar- gent, owner of the Sargent Elevated Shoe Corpora- tion. Approaching the last contingent of guests, we notice that the fireflies have just begun their nightly rounds. It is composed of Marlene Merrill, head beauty consultant for the Richard Hudnut cosmetic firm; Beverly Mahon, recipe advisor for Betty Crocker; Stanley Sablack, leading camera- man for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios; James Weeks, President of the nationwide Stork Diaper Service; Geraldine Peto, one of John Roberts Pow- ers ' bewitching models; Carolyn Valeri, secretary to the President of the United States, and Joan Wilson, star of the radio series, My Friend, Joan. Suddenly a myriad of gleaming spotlights centers upon the most colorful and impressive spectacle of this memorable occasion as the band strikes up in a fanfare. This is the honor guard, those who have served in defense of our country, and those who have devoted their lives to bettering our standard of education, the faculty. First the military — John Mitchell, Robert Gannon, Donald Hayes, Gerald Joyce, James Sargent; and the nurses — Barbara Burke, Carole Nordstrom, Beverly Pfeiffer, and Lorraine Wright. Bringing to an end this won- derful day of reunion, the new Principal, Charles Moran, and some of the teachers in the new high school, Rose Marie Connelly, Phyllis Healey, Caro- line Keiger, and Florene Vattes walk solemnly through the portals of a building unsurpassed in the tradition with which it has been endowed by the loyal classmates of 1951.