East Hampton High School - Oracle Yearbook (East Hampton, CT)

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ref st.. S 5 .ttltwbt 3 .wma wrt un The Iunior Prom proved to be the most outstanding scene in the many memorable ones of our lunior Year. As the end of the school year drew near we looked forward with courage and hope to the numerous tasks ahead of us, and the praise- worthy position of full-fledged stars-Dignified Seniors. SENIOR YEAR The highest rung of the ladder had been reached: we now received top billing as Seniors and we bravely undertook all the duties and re- sponsibilities accredited to Seniors. The annual Senior Tea was held following an assembly in which the incoming Freshmen, the future stars, were welcomed and introduced to the various activities of the school. Refreshments were served and the preview was terminated by dancing. Under the competent leadership of Mr. Ferrigno and Miss Higgins, our directors, we shouldered what no other class had ever undertaken-a class trip to Canada. We immediately planned numerous activities for the tremendous task of raising money for the trip. We began the year with a record dance to which both the Senior and Junior High were invited. This was followed by other activities, the most outstanding being the Christmas Formal, which was preceeded by a dinner at Marlborough Tavern. Everyone agreed that it was one of the best performances of the year. In Ianuary a card party and raffle were held. Charles O'Neil, after three previous years of leadership, again ap- peared in the leading role of class president, with the supporting cast of Carol Rudolph as Vice President, Shirley Burnham as Treasurer, and Florence Oliver as Secretary. With Milton Nichols and Richard Wilkes serving as President and Vice President of the Student Association, we elected Roger Clark, Eliza- beth lsleib and Arthur Iohnson as members of the Student Council and Ioseph Banning, Eleanor Blish and Harriet Berlage as members of the Student Assembly. The long awaited Senior Day finally arrived with President Charles O'Neil directing as P rincipal. The traditional Class Night and banquet, at which we thanked all those who helped us in our four years of High School will never be forgotten. With the closing of the year the most important event of our high school career took place-commencement. We received our long coveted diplomas, passports to greater things in the future. Richard Wilkes Elizabeth lsleib . mf ...ibn

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.AP .NX K we . 1 . i sw .M W.. mf 1+- v: ' ps Re: History of Class of l947 FRESHMAN YEAR ln September 1943, we entered E. H. H. S. as greenhorns, extras, cmd were dramatically welcomed by the seasoned players, the Seniors of '44. During our first year, we played no major roles, but merely learned the ropes and the gentle art of acting like high school students. Our first production Freshman Year was directed by Mr. Amejko and Mrs. Hughes, co-starring Sonny O'Neil as President, with Virginia Meagher as Vice President, Ioan O'Neill as Treasurer, Corinne Moard as Secretary, in the supporting roles. The rest of us put in a good per- formance and many showed promise of becoming good actors in the great drama of E. H. H. S. The main sequence in Freshman Year was the Freshman-Sopho- more Hop which brought out our best talent. As the year came to a close and the curtain rang down on another performance completed, we looked forward to producing a bigger, better performance in Sophomore Year. SOPHOMORE YEAR ' Sophomore Year, our second production will always be remem- bered for its excellent acting and scenes. It was directed by Mrs. Remy and starred Sonny O'Neil as President, Corinne Moard as Vice Presi- dent, Florence Oliver as Secretary, and Louise Keefe as Treasurer. The most beautiful scene was the Sophomore Hop which will long be remembered for its Spring decorations and splendid acting. We began to take more important roles and proved our worth in starring in the cast of the Powder and Puff Play, Tiger House. The second most important section of our Sophomore drama was the successful operation of penny-dancing. As Sophomore Year closed we looked forward to producing Iunior Year in which we would begin to major in the drama of E. H. H. S. IUNIOR YEAR At last, the chance we have been waiting for, a major role in our high school career-Upper Classmen. The stars of our show were Charles O'Neil, Milton Nichols, Florence Oliver and Louise Keefe. Our directors were Miss Garland and Miss Bell. We were represented in the Student Council by Harriet Berlage, M.il- ton Nichols and Richard Wilkes. They contributed to the formation of a new Student Govemment and Student Constitution. In the first election of the new govemment, Milton Nichols was elected President and Richard Wilkes Vice President for the following year.

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XXX ' BNN Propertres Whlch Can Be Used In Other Productlons We the theatrrcal stars of E H H S rn 1947 do hereby present the 1948 propertres for the oncomrng productron The followrng actors and actresses have won many an Oscar for therr own partrcular roles They wrsh to leave therr specral talents so that more Oscars may be won and perhaps someday the Academy Award wrll be attarned Sonny O Nerl wrshes to leave hrs punctualrty record to Harvey Rob- rnson who wrll make good use of rt Lourse Keele leaves her dramatrc abrlrtres to Ioan Cobley to add to the ones she already has Now that Arthur Iohnson rs graduatrng he regretfully turns over all the East Hampton Hrgh grrls to Casanova Smrth who we feel sure wrll take good care of them Eleanor Blrsh wrlls her patrence and fortrtude to Rrchard Wall al though he IS garnrng both so successfully he may not need them by 948 Ronnre Carlson wrlls hrs car to Herb Strong feelrng sure he could stand a new one as he drrves to and from the E H H S studro Roger Clark leaves hrs dreams rn Amerrcan Hrstory to Mrss Hrggrns to frgure out Wanda Pasternak wrlls her mrschref and humor to Elarne Lanen to be put to use rn Mrss Grrmes class next year Harrret Berlage leaves her hrgh marks rn commercral subyects to Ieannette Hubbard Shrrley Burnham leaves some of her petrteness to Clrfford Turner Alvrn Srlverberg leaves hrs frne art of crltrcrsm to Brll O Nerl Rrchard Wrlkes leaves hrs photographrc rnterests to Robert Brxby rn order that there may be more movres for the Class of 1848 lean Peterson and Rosemary Zanlungo leave therr grggles to Dolly Coy Elsre Doberentz and Ruth Erlandson to be used at the scene of the Study Hall next year Ioan O Nerll leaves her trtle of best dancer to Marron Campbell Melvrn Segal adds hrs neatness to that of Bob Mrner Dot Wells leaves her frankness to Lennre Mrller so that he may over come a lrttle of hrs shyness Rosemary Robrnson wrlls her long harr to Ann Walsh Corrnne Moard leaves her pleasant ways and popularrty to Anrta Avery who already has a great deal of both Barbara Ackley and Ioe Bannrng leave therr trtle of Class Baby to Lourse Coleman Nomran lngraham leaves hrs quretness to Eunrce Brarnerd Carol Rudolph leaves her oratoncal talents to Donald Iaffe Mary Holmes leaves her srster Grace to follow rn her footsteps as an athlete both on the screen and off To Mr Mark we leave the hope for a good season rn sports next year and a note of thanks for all hrs help rn the past year Mrlton Nrchols leaves hrs splendrd basketball record and hrs appetrte to Claude Prrce so he wrll no longer play the role of The Thrn Man Mary Farley leaves her flarr for orrgrnal and new rdeas for the Class of 1948 to help them solve therr many problems that wrll come up Florence Olrver leaves her courtesy and polrteness to Bobby Bannrng rn hopes that he wrll use them wrsely Betty lslerb leaves her scholastrc talents to add to those of Lorrarne Schooner Mrla Kurrtz leaves a lrttle of her herght to Kenneth Anderson so he wont need to wear elevator shoes any longer Ruth Hanna wrshes to donate her freckles to Frank Pellettr as he has so few hoprng he wrll obtarn the role rn the famous movre Forever Freckles And so rn the year of Open the Door Rrchard and the Senror Canada Drrve we leave you the Class of 48 our specral talents and the startlrng role we have played so you may follow rn our footsteps to a newer and more successful year of fame and fortune Srgned sealed and attested rn the Year of Our Lord One thousand nrne hundred and forty seven loan O'Ne1ll Corrnne Moard W f, f if . . Re: 1 . H ' A ' ' ' . 26