Enfield High School - Echo Yearbook (Enfield, CT)

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14 THE ENFIELD ECHO days of the week, he devotes to the Salvation Army. Kenneth Cordner has charge of his father’s estate. He has remodeled the old home and turned the parking lot at Springfield into a public free park- ing place. Eileen—Well, here I see Carl White up in Springfield. He is head me- chanic or what have you, at the air- port. He has made several inven- tions. Among them, a collapsible propeller which can be folded when not in use. Here’s a funny one. Herbie Taylor is bugologist at the University of Michigan. I see him out in the prairies just now, looking for a long extinct species of mosquito, a kind that actually barks, according to the classics! And see here—can you believe it? Here’s Myron Potter doing mission- ary work among the Pygmies of the Congo. Noble work, indeed, Myron! but treat them gently! Leroy—Look! Here's Lillian Cope. She is acting as Wardrobe Mistress for Fanchon Marco Vaudeville. She keeps the costumes in very good condition. Well, Eddie Jacobs has attained his ambition to get into the bright lights of New York. He has just scored a big hit on Broadway in the New Follies of 1945. Thomas Murray is another chip off the old block. He has just been elected Mayor of the City of Thompsonville by a large majority. Marinaccio is travelling salesman with the Fuller Brush Co. of Hart- ford, Conn. He is trying to make enough money to take him to South America to continue his study of rub- ber trees. Well, I guess that’s all. These other pictures do not apply to our class. Stanley—This certainly has been fun. I guess I’ll have to make use of you and your ring in my new novel, Jeanne. Jeanne—Go ahead! The more pub- licity I get the more money it means for me. Eileen—I’m sorry to break up the party, but I have a performance at 3 o’clock. I’ve just got time for a short spin before it’s time to start. Anyone want to go up with me? Everyone—Yes. We’d love to. Is there room? Eileen—Of course there is. C’mon, let’s go! “CLASS HISTORY OF 1930” (By George Donlon Smith) History—not a large word in itself, but what a wealth of meaning behind it! Not every person can be an historical figure, not every class can be prominent in history, but certainly the Class of 1930 has made a name for itself in the history of Enfield. Now let us turn back to that memorable day in September when we entered the doors of Enfield as poor, little, verdant fresh- men. To our elementary school pals we were fine grown-up boys and girls, but to the dignified Seniors of Enfield, we were but mere children. We freshmen, true to form were excited and anxious, lost in the rush and asking the upperclassmen all kinds of questions. After much confusion, we assembled in the school auditorium, where Principal Karl D. Lee gave us a never-to-be-forgotten dissertation on the essentials of a good beginning. At last we were dismissed to our home rooms where we waited patiently for the bell which would dismiss us to our first-period class. The time came and we

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THE ENFIELD ECHO 13 the teachers at the end of the mark- ing period. We used to do it, too. Portenski has been admitted to the bar in Ludlow, Mass. He has founded a school for backward children, es- pecially high school students. Why, here’s Katherine Simons! She has given up a position as sten- ographer because of the pesty men and has decided to be a nurse in a Veteran’s Hospital at Springfield! Eileen—Who would have thought that our Hilda would become a teacher? I see she’s dean of a girl’s school in Korea where no eating and whispering are allowed during school hours. Can you imagine it? Here’s Margaret Oliver running a beauty shop here in New York. This is only one of a chain of which How- ard Pease is the head. You’ll prob- ably be quite surprised when I tell you that he has invented a sure-cure for freckles and for love-sickness. Let’s hope it never fails! Have you heard about Nellie Sam- borski? I see she is running a truck garden which supplies the entire city of New York with fresh fruits and vegetables. She has John Norian as foreman but he does more talking than working. Smitty is running a “dude ranch” out in California. Imagine it! You know what a snappy dresser he was in E. H. S. He still is as quiet and bashful as formerly. If he keeps up his private lessons, he’ll soon be Hoot Gibson’s chief rival in the movies. You see, George still has a secret am- bition to get into the movies, though he won’t admit it! Leroy—Poor Norbert is having bad luck. He married a six-footer and is leading a dog’s life. When he isn’t taking care of the Mrs. the Little Gills keep him busy. John Baiek seems to have had a hard time landing a woman so he has decided to try landing an airplane. If he needs any lessons he can find Eileen here at any time during the next two weeks. Well, will wonders never cease. Here are Fannie Sharapan and Catherine Egan. They have both be- come famous tennis players. Cathe- rine no longer is afraid of freckles for she uses Howard Pease’ Marvel- ous Cream. I see Albert Novak is before a judge—and—why the judge is Alec Tenero. Albert is being tried for sell- ing real estate in Alaska where the land is so hard foundations for a school cannot be built! Edward Pluto is the accuser. You see he always loved school so he wants all the chil- dren throughout the world to benefit by the schools he is building. Jeanne—Bernice Dzirkall was al- ways a mystery to me. I used to wonder in those olden days just what her secret hope was. And now—why —yes she, too, has become manager of a shop in “Gay Paree” called “ZEE MODERNE”. She certainly knows her styles. And inside the shop is Sally Naylor—our cutest girl. There are so many small women now that Sally is helping womankind— AND HOW! Ruth Woodward is chief candy tester in that famous company, Kibbe’s. Now you know who you can thank (or not thank) for the Kibbe candy you eat! Oland Prior has become a very successful real estate agent in Scitico, and because of the worrying he has to do, is almost bald! We sure miss his famous curls. Ethel Price and Catherine Reilly are very competent stenographers in the firm of Gilbert and Barker’s in West Springfield. They certainly didn’t wander very far from home. Slavinsky has recently completed a course in the New York Secret Serv- ice School and is now employed by the Town of Enfield as a patrol officer for the E. H. S. Stan—Now Joe Tortorich — why she’s about to marry a fine young gentleman from Wallop. This is the result of ten year’s hard work, she says. Kabeski has obtained a position with the Somersville Mfg. Co. He hopes to own one of his own some day—and then he intends to manu- facture unbreakable pencils for high school students. Remember Turgeon, thp boy who was alwavs so quiet and liked the women folks? Well, he is playing the piccolo with Bert Dolan’s Orchestra at the Crystal Lake Ballroom every Wednesday and Saturday. The other

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THE ENFIELD ECHO 15 started. It was much harder to find our class rooms than we thought it would be. Such long halls! What big statues! Remem- ber the time when we left 26, and went off looking for 17? We scampered all over the building only to find ourselves lost in the crowd. We were treated well by all, even by the seniors until lunch time came, and then we had to reluctantly submit to their pushing and crowding through the halls. The rest of the day ran smoothly enough, and we returned home at night thoroughly exhausted after a day of exciting exper- iences. We did not go home alone, however, for an armful of books accompanied us, or, in other words, our friend, homework. Now that we had become familiar with the class rooms, there was the first social to be given, which was for our benefit, the Hallowe’en or get acquainted dance. That’s where the freshman girls went over big, not mentioning the freshman boys. At the close of the freshman year we went on a class picnic to Riverside, and spent a very enjoyable day together. Swiftly, as if on wings, the short summer months sped by and September came bringing with it the return of school, the dawn of another school year. What was in store for us we would not know but we entered once more into school life with admirable spirit and determination, having adapted ourselves remarkably well to the new routine. Resolutely we put behind us the folly and the carefree atti- tude of our freshman year. We were now Sophomores and fully realized, as only Sophomores can, just what a serious proposition life was after all. With grim perseverance and resolution we settled down to the chief purpose of school life. What I mean is, that as Sophomores, we did something unheard of in our freshman days, we actually concentrated on our studies. It was then through the untiring and sympathetic interest and encouragement of our faith- ful faculty that we advanced with boundless strides along the path of knowledge. Mere words are indeed feeble and lacking in power to adequately express the sincere gratitude and appreciation we owe to them. During our Sophomore year, however, despite an absorbing interest in the scholastic curriculum we managed to gain recogni- tion in other activities. Already Enfield was beginning to realize how talented a group it harbored. They now sensed that here was a class that would make history. Thus it was with the future loom- ing brightly before us we went forth into our Junior year to suc- cessfully fulfill the promise it held. The present Senior Stars shone bright in all the four years of our school career. In the nlav Jacobs and Miss O’Brien had the lead, even though they were only Juniors. The Junior Assembly surprised the school with its abundance of talent. The Stars of Athletics wer many. Tenero, Taylor, Underwood, Gwozdz, Bania, Tat, Murray and (Continued on Page 50)