Enfield High School - Echo Yearbook (Enfield, CT)

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The Enfield Echo CLASS PROPHECY (By Alfreda Potwin, Dorothy Keller, Dwight Higley, Andrew Stroiney) Scene : Roof Garden—Waldorf-Astoria Hotel Andrew—Why, Jimmie Alaimo! What a surprise to see you here! Imagine you being the head waiter in the Roof Garden of the Waldorf-As- toria! Wouldn’t the other members of our class, who cannot come to this tenth reunion be glad to see you in this responsible position! I’m afraid not many are going to be able to get here, though a number have sent their re- grets. Alfreda—Well, Dot, I hear you’re a famous stylist now. Your gowns are lovely but my pocket-book has not stretched enough to include one. Dwight—Say, Andrew, what have you been doing these last ten years? Andrew—I’ve been working as an Electrical Engineer for the Powder Hollow Electric Company—it’s Haz- ardville’s newest enterprise. Well, Alfreda, you haven’t told us what you’ve been doing for the past few years. Alfreda—Oh, I’m teaching school in the metropolis of Scantic. Don’t you pity the children? Dot—Dwight, I hear you’re quite a physical director at the Bell School in Enfield, making big muscles out of small ones. You certainly can handle the dumb-bells. Dwight—If you’re referring to the pupils, I’ll say I can. Look! there’s Norma Vining directing the orches- tra. Why, she has just returned from Europe where she has been studying music. Now she’s going to take Ru- binoff’s place. Alfreda—Oh, look! there’s Virginia Vining playing in the orchestra too. Andrew — And there’s Richard Chmura blowing his sax. Dot.—One big reason for suggest- ing that the reunion be held here was because I knew that the food would be cooked by one of our old class- mates, John Glista. He is classed among the best chefs in New York. Andrew—The chickens served at this hotel are raised on Ainsworth’s poul- try farm. Dot.—Did you notice the draperies in the lobby? Phyllis Keeney did the interior decorating. She always did have a flare for that sort of work. They tell me that Edward Wojnar is Thompsonville’s leading baloney dispenser. He has the largest meat market east of the Connecticut River. Dot.—While walking down 50th Street last week I saw in headlights at the Radio City Theater, “Forgotten I oves,” starring “Nell Olsen’’ and “Olaf Swenson.” I went in to see the picture and found the stars to be none other than Helen Olschafskie and Richard Nye. Since Helen is playing with “Swede” she has ac- quired the Swedish accent. We often hear her say, “I tank I go home. I want to be alone.” Look, do you see that party coming in? The first couple looks like Leona Fuge and Thomas Wallace. He’s a big butter and egg man from Hazardville now. You know most butter and egg men do come to New York for a little ex- citement at sometime or other. Who are the other couples with them? One of them I’m sure is Caroline Jedziniak and Pete Frigon. Andrew—The other is Avis Bridge and Lauren Gemme. Dwight—Do you remember Lucy Birdsall? Well! she has just been ap- pointed the Wardeness of the Conn- ecticut State Penitentiary. I was reading an editorial the other day and whose name do you think was signed at the bottom? Floyd Bradish, the EHitor-in-Chief of the New York Times. Elizabeth Carey has sent her regrets that she could not attend our reunion but as you know she is a very busy Congresswoman in Washington. I received a letter from Elizabeth Carson and she is now teaching school in “good ole Scitico.” Some joke! eh boss! I can’t under- stand why Edward Crombie hasn’t arrived or sent his regrets. But then he is rich now and perhaps can’t be bothered. He is living on Long Island. Reverend Charles W. Crosby is now the leading pastor at John D. Rock- efeller’s new church on Riverside

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10 The Enfield Echo from the class of ’33 were as follows: Leila Fuge, Elizabeth Carey, Lucy Birdsall, Phyllis Keeney, Helen Muzyka, Joseph Javorski and Herbert Wells. Of course, we can not give a class history without reference to our athletic prowess. Our sophomore year, the class of 1933 won the interclass championship. A cup was the reward for fine work in the following sports: tennis, soccer, basketball, football and baseball. The interschool games saw many of our class carrying the colors to victory. The three outstanding stars were Silanski, Nosal and Wells, all of whom participated in every major high school sport. Another event in a person’s high school life is the graduation pictures. The girls fuss over their dresses and hair and the boys walk the corridors. But after the pictures are taken, the waiting for proofs is really the worst time of all. One morning, just before vacation, Mr. Lee told us when and where we could obtain our proofs and he added very kindly, “Other classes have been disap- pointed with their proofs as some of you will be, so remember this—you can’t all be Greta Garbos and Clark Gables no matter how much you wish and try to be.” The operetta, “Don Alonso’s Treasure,” was a very snappy event. Joseph Javorski and Margaret Holloran had the leading roles supported by the following members of the class of ’33 Lucy Birdsall, Genevieve Scavotto and Charles Mylek. The wearing of cap and gown by a graduating Enfield High class is history. It has never been done before, here, and may not be done again. The class of 1933 is appreciative of this honor con- ferred upon it by the Board of Education. Thus I have traced our History. I spoke of standing on a hill- top—how tragic it would be were there no heights for further climbing—if all that was left to us was to stand still or retrace our steps! But there are heights ahead, and we know that our attain- ment in life is not an end but the beginning of something bigger and better—a real commencement!

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The Enfield Echo Di'ive. I always knew he was intelli- gent. Alfreda—One day recently I saw in blazing letters outside of a Times Square Theater the names of Helen Muzyka and George Parakilas, fam- ous dramatic artists, at this same theater for 56 consecutive weeks. The next morning I read in the paper they were rivaling the fame of Al- fred Lunt and Lynn Fontaine. Just recently the name of another class- mate of mine came to my mind when I ate some potato chips Horn Ralph- inea Laino’s factory. I saw Ethel Stebbins the other day and she said she is a social secretary here in New York. She always was a good one on the date question, but she didn’t keep this one to-night. She told me that Annetta Turrin has been elected from Connecticut to the “United States Council of Hairdressers.” She also said that Stanley Silanski, the famous athlete has been appointed coach at Enfield. Andrew—Peter Skawrenski couldn’t come to the reunion. He’s trying to break the record for flag pole sitting. Helen Murawski told me the other day that Joseph Salva came into her drug store to get something to treat a black eye. She asked Joe how his wife was, and Joe replied, “My wife is all right, but look at me.” Did you hear that Anthony Scavotto broke the high jumping record in the Olympics? Walter Shlatz also made good. He won the diving contest. Dot.—Have you noticed Rita Cun- ningham’s picture in this week’s Lib- erty? She is displaying that charm- ing smile of hers and her white teeth made whiter by chewing Dentyne Gum. I understand that she gets $10,000 for posing for the e ads. Rita has certainly chewed enough gum to have the whitest teeth in America. She always was a gum chewer back in E. H. S. days. I heard that Ells- worth Hall is advertising Schaeffer Pens. He has only to hold the pen, and it does his writing for him. I met my old friend Mac Gray last Fri- day and asked him what he was do- ing these days. He told me he has formed a new Association in America called the Scotch Pladdies and he is giving the Y. M. C. A. competition. Their motto is, “A penny saved is worth two in the bush.” Did you no- tice the waiter, Dwight? He seems to have recognized us. Do we know him? Dwight — yes, that’s Patsy La- magna. We might have expected to see him wherever we see Alaimo. Dot.—I saw Marita Mitchell’s pic- ture in the society page, as the blush- ing bride of the Governor’s son. It’s funny, the blushes didn’t show in the picture. Say, talking about society I hear that Betty Spier is the champion bridge player. She is broadcasting over the Columbia Net-work every Wednesday afternoon. Culbertson, back in 1933, was not as famous as Betty is now. Dwight—Margaret DuPrey will play at the Waldorf Astoria on Tues- day in a benefit musical recital. She is probably practicing tonight. Jean Faiman is the authoress of about 20 well-known books thus far. Can she write? Is she romantic? Rose Cimino and Josephine Gannuscio have opened a commercial school in San Francisco. Their specialties are stenography and bookkeeping. Leila Fuge and Francis Gaudet are unable to attend tonight because they are in Europe getting ready to play in the mixed doubles tennis championship of the World. Lots of luck! Laura Gowdy has recently published 12 volumes of Encyclopedias. She claims that her knowledge was acquired in Miss Meyer’s class by asking questions. Alfreda—Janette Pomeroy writes that she is judge of the court for the Settlement of Lovers’ Quarrels in Somers. In the same letter I learned that Ernest Kibbe has opened the largest Dodge salesroom in the world. This salesroom in Somers indicates business is rushing. I wonder why? Two of our classmates have entered the farming line. Harriett Lovett and an old admirer are raising rabbits for a living. They are thinking of manufacturing rabbit coats, too. Edith Phelps is a great potato raiser at present, the hobby having been chosen for her by a young gentleman who showered atten- tion on her during her Senior year. You see I’ve learned quite a bit from Jan’s letter. Leo Nosal wrote that he now has dancing classes in the gym- nasium of the old high school. I won- der if the fair sex still flock to dance with Professor Nosal and his black curls. He says Charlie Mylek has written a book on “Debating to Win”