Easthampton High School - Echo Yearbook (Easthampton, MA)

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Phyllis Waltz, that quiet little girl way back in 1934 is now quite successful as a radio star. She is known as Ed Wynn's wife. After Muriel Culver finished Smith College, she got an offer from Uncle Sam to act as chief librarian at the Library of Congress. She accepted, and there she is today. Walter Stasz, the prize fisherman of the high school in 1934, accepted a job recently as instructor in fly casting at Sucker University in Catcliafish, Maine. He's doing fine there, too. Leo Mackos, after his experience as assistant business manager of the Echo, went into big business. Last year his business went into the red so much that he had to find a new way of keeping his records. This year he has been using the blue ink for the red and the red for the blue, and so far he liasn't used any of the red. We have a new orchestra leader for the Glee Club in this year of 1954. In case you can't guess, it is none other than Anna Balciunas. Henry Czelusniak went to Harvard Medical School, and after an eight year struggle he got his D.M., Doctor of Meats. Alfons Prezkop and Myron Pugacz, the so-called Gold Dust Twins, have formed a winning partnership. Each one minds his own business when he isn't minding the other fellow's. Louis Tylczak, with his quiet ways, has built up a thriving business. In fact, people are just dying to get into his hands. It just so happens that Louis is in the undertaking business. A sad fate has befallen Joseph Adamski and Maxie Strycharz, the pin boys of the Colonial Bowling Alley. Congress passed a bill forbidding bowling in the United States. The congressmen claimed that the balls kept them awake while they were in session. Emil Banas, the hermit of Southampton, almost died of heart attack the other day. A car went through the town. Jean Johnston has followed in the footsteps of her father, a professor of biology at Williston Academy. Among her many discoveries, she has found that all brutes are imperfect animals. Man alone is the perfect beast. Madeline Tylczak is working the Loudville lead mine. She is throwing the lead away and selling the rocks for roads. Yvonne Doray, while traveling in France met a real duke and, of course, they became engaged and married. Yvonne now lives in a great chateau and it takes ten clerks two months to count her wealth. Walter Earus has had his one ambition granted. He is now sports writer for the Gazette. Stanley Grala and Benny Kuta have risen high in the political world. Re- cently they were appointed by Congress to investigate the records of a couple of capitalists. Janice McGowan, after receiving her diploma, took a tour around the world. She met George White and as a result she is to be starred in his next production. Twenty-three

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In the year 1954, Gladys Gagnon and Arlene Flint are still the belles of Westhampton. A little older perhaps, but they still ring out the same old glad cry. The two Gunns, Helen and Kenneth, are doing fine in the fireworks business. Whenever they come around things just seem to pop. Mary Cunningham and Constance Cullen now run a home for run down and overworked Student Council presidents, and of course, Stanley Bozek, the first president of the first Student Council was their first victim. He has also been the first so far to live after receiving the special treatment recommended by Cunningham and Cullen, Inc. Maybe the treatment wasn't radical enough for him. Bernice Niemiec has made a name, or rather, a figure for herself on Broad- way. She has now become the Mae West of the 1950's. You all remember Nora Cichon of 1934. Well, she hasn't changed much. Miss Cichon is now head of New York City's Social Welfare Agency, and of course, Alice Tolchinsky is her understudy. Clid Desmarais, after breaking all the world records in everything, has rc- tired and is now engaged in the rather peaceful pursuit of raising chickens on a fox farm. It's a draw so far as to who has gotten the more chickens, Clid or the foxes. Another of our number upon whom success has shone is Ellen Buckities. Ellen is now a famous star in Hollywood. Lottie Bugieda, Thelma Simpson, and Anna Novak are now quite successful in their own quaint way. They run a little establishment off Times Square for the so-called tired business man. Leona Grover and Ruth Sander have gone into business together. Monkey business, they sell peanuts to the zoo. Madeline Boucher and Lillian Drondoski have a flourishing concern. They work in the desert. Lillian sells potato chips, with lots of salt, to wayfarers and then, when they are about dead of thirst, Madeline comes along and asks them if they want a drink of Water. So far, they all have said yes. Jennie Clark and Ray Bolas have a nice partnership. They have tapped their way up the ladder of success, and no wonder, for they are both tap dancers. Joseph Derwiecki and Bronislaus Dobrydnio, commonly known as Dobg after passing chemistry with high honors, have settled down and become farmers. They find that their knowledge of Chemistry has come in quite handy. Robert Partridge turned over a new leaf in 1940, and he is now president of the New England Power Co. Irma Peloquin and Rita Laurion have formed a law partnership. Irma lures the customers into the office where Rita listens to their woes and then charges them 35. Leo Shepard and Louis Sudnick are now the country's leading coaches. Leo has succeeded to Coach Reed's place, and Louis is doing fine at Loudville Uni- versity. Twenty-two

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Olive Downey has become a famous author. Her last book, My High School Days reached the million mark. Edwin Gregory, after years of research, has come out with a new hair tonic that has proved to be a great success. ' - Q. 4 Stanley Kieszek and Walter Gula now form part of Uncle Sam's defenses. They both joined the Navy, and according to the latest reports they are doing fine. Ida Church still pursues her quiet Way, although she has changed her ad- dress. She is now secretary to the president. l J Stanley Podolak, after becoming a doctor, settled in this fair town. He has an office on Main St., and none other than Lena Konopka is his nurse. The three J osephines, Josephine Bozek, Josephine Drobnica, and Josephine Maziarz, after years of struggle have at last introduced girl sports into the high school again. s . 1 Leocadia Popielarezyk, after pursuing her quiet way at school, has become a speaker for a Women's club, and she now travels all over the country giving speeches. - Lydia Jarocka has had her wish to be an actress partly granted. She now teaches dramatics at Easthampton High School. She has as her assistants Mary Gutowski and Lucy Gzowski. They do the work while she Watches. Pauline Krawczyk is coming along in the world also. She is now engaged by the Metropolitan Opera House as a prima donna. Last but not least come Eleanor J akubasz and Anna Kozakiewicz. They still live in Easthampton. In fact, Eleanor is president of the Women's Club while Anna presides over the weekly meetings of the Helping Hand. Thus, you have heard what Time has in store for you. Of course, a great deal about your future rests with you, and so my parting advice to you is, No matter what you do or become be sure that it is the best. D JACOB K. FREDERICK J R. '34 ,.L...i11-- CLASS POEM The close of June will find them gone, As others went in years before- Their faces turned to face the dawn Of greater things in Life's vast store. But though their names no longer show On Honor Roll or Baseball Score, There's need of lots of vim and go To beat the mark of '34. Anybody's' Game, our annual play, Well earned its shower of acclaim, And' though We neither brag nor bray, The jolly thing was good, we claim. Twenty-f our