Conshohocken High School - Echo Yearbook (Conshohocken, PA)

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WHO MOST AMBITIOUS: Carmella De Santis Leroy Schlagei. furniture Builders—Edgar De Haven Casmir Grayauskie Herbert McCurdy Last 1.an ( her—Nancy Guarino Harry James’ Jan—Bertha Hall Class Typists-—Elizabeth Patzuk Jennie Sacks Class Bowler—Joseph Jaworski MOST HUMOROUS: Lillian Matteucci Raymond Matricardi Work Done Promptly—Margaret Vandegrift Iams Clark Artistic Ability—Mario Martinclli Class Superman John Krcasky Youngest Boy—Jerome Kopensky Hair-do—Marjorie Brown Unofficial Basketball Playa—Edmond Opclski Tallest Student-- Charles Pet tine BEST DANCERS: Lois Moore Stephen Jablonski Carefree Manner - Sylvia Cardaiuone Elizabeth Hastings Determined Students - Betty Vagnoni John La Penta The Average Girl Student Eva VV’eidner Class Skater—-Lois Frith BEST ATHLETES: Phyllis Fabrize Paul I’ilecki Quiet Girls - -Evelyn N i. on Clotilda Peltinc Class Villain— Lewis Isaacson frank Sinatra of 1944 — Kenneth Eastlack Baseball Player Joseph Nanasko Easy To Get Along With Rose Sutera Anna Zocco Homeroom Helpei— Frances 1 liggs MOST HELPFUL: Virginia Parker Julius Dachino

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MOST POPULAR: Alice Grain Joseph Bate Commuters—i Jelen McQuims Abbie Vinson Frank Smith Pretty Hair -Mary Marcucci Constance Rykowski Part-time Student Charlotte Filanovvicz Mimeograph Expert—Joseph Camaioni Sleepiest Hoy—Donald Champagne BEST ACTRESS AND ACTOR: Marjorie Herron Russell O’Neil Class Fiends—Francis Desimone Eugene Perloff Sailors—Donald Farle George llilt Anthony Pagliaro Bernard Solonika Charles Wojciechowski .Host Cooperative- Hedwig Hylinski BEST DRESSED: Anna Lincul William Mitchell Friendly— Rosly n 1 )u broil' Elizabeth Dougherty Reserved Manner Constance Raymond Jean Redington Thinnest Roy Roy Cassey Class Hillbilly—William Hartsell Plaid Shirt Girl Alice Shaw Most Talkative—Arthur Weiss Gregory Mazzochetti MOST CHEERFUL: Stella Sikorski Bernard Solonika Cheerleaders—Eileen Fluck Norma Rein Soldiers—James Gunning Raymond Matricardi Salesgirl—Mary Himes Class Pianist—Miriam McCarney Class Reader—Olive Minnick 7he .Had Scientist Samuel Hiltner BEST STUDENTS: Vivian Hiltner George Webber Uniform Rove —Helen Nase Class Redhead-—-Marion McLean Class Physique—John O’Donnell Slim Figure Girl—June French Three-letter Athlete I larrv Ellam Quiet Boys—Nicholas Lannutti Nunzio Giandonato John Gambone

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TIIK clay of tile class reunion had finally arrived. The date was June 2, 1959. Fifteen years ago, back in the year 1944, the senior class of Consho-hocken High School handed down their upperclassmen honors to the succeeding junior class. Amid tears and heartbreak each member of the senior class vowed to meet fifteen years later in a class reunion at Matricar-di’s,” one of our school-day haunts. Raymond Matricardi, our popular humorist in the Class of ’44,” has developed his father’s business from a drug store to a leading night club (now known as “Club La Zonga”) in Chonshohocken City. Matt’s pleasing personality and assumed Spanish accent add an air of Latin-American splendor to the club. Strolling down Fayette Boulevard on my way to the office that morning, I recalled the days when Conshohocken City was a small, typical town, unlike the busy city that it is today, with its tall skyscrapers that seem to merge with the heavenly bodies above it. In this leading metropolis, I am a moderately successful newspaperman. My offices are located in the Herb-Gregorv Institute, named after those two great architects and engineers, Herbert McCurdy and Gregory Mazzochetti. This building is a tall, magnificent structure about twenty feet high and looks more like the leaning tower of Pisa. Similar shacks like this one have been built throughout the country. As I entered the building, I was happy, for alter fifteen years, I would again see all my fellow classmates that night. Dame Nature carved Norma Rein into such a fascinating character that I engaged her as my private secretary. As I seated myself behind my desk, Norma informed me of a tough, impudent, young man waiting for me in my outer office. I immediately summoned him to come in. I beheld William Hart-sell. the wandering cowboy. 1 knew William was in town because I had seen him the week before riding through the streets on a horse shouting, “High Ho, Silver.” William immediately asked for refuge from the officers of the law, who were hot on his trail for disturbing the peace. Before I could utter a word, an energetic young man burst into the room. It was none other than “ Elementary Cassev,” the great criminologist. Roy had put on some weight since I had last seen him, and it was now possible to see him without the aid of high-powered binoculars. He took us to the courthouse, and as we went through the rogues’ gallery trying to find illiam’s police record, I recognized a picture of Nunzio Giandonato. He wore a plaited white beard and a slick mustache and was wanted for throwing the overalls into Mrs. Murphy’s chowder. We finally found illiam’s criminal record. I le was indeed a menace to humanity. Aside from taking lollipops from children, he was also wanted for shooting peas at the mayor of Conshohocken City. As we proceeded I tripped over a bewildered looking chap who was being dragged by a tall brunette, whom I recognized as Lillian Matteucci. They stopped at the marriage license bureau; and, as the young man arose, I recognized him as Casimir Grayaus-kie. My companions and I immediately congratulated them, but they only blushed and said they were employed at this bureau. Casimir was always late for work, and Lillian, fearing Casimir would lose his job, dragged him to work every morning so that he would be on time. A kind woman. G£a A Jixap lecy, By Edmond Opelski 26