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ZIbc JEnftelfc Ecbo Published at intervals during the school year by the members of the Enfield Public High School, Thompsonville, Conn. Entered as second-class matter February 21, 1917, at the Post Office at Thompsonville, Conn., under the Act of March 3. 1879. VOL. 32 THOMPSONVILLE, CONN., JUNE, 1945 NO. 1 ADDRESS OF WELCOME (By Raymond Keller) As president of the class of 1945, I welcome you, our parents and friends, to our class night exercises. It has not been an easy task for a wartime class, such as ours, to secure an education. But in securing this education we have prepared ourselves, we hope, to preserve peace in the world of the future. Tonight we should like to take you with us as we review our four happy years at Enfield. Again in behalf of the class of 1945, I extend to you a hearty welcome to our class night exercises. CLASS HISTORY (By John M. Holland) Historians have said that history is the chronological record of civilized men. The history of the class of 1945 could scarcely be so comprehensive as this, but as we look over the past four years we find that they have been filled with many joys, few sor- rows, good friendships, hard work, and pleasant memories. All of us here will never forget that September day of 1941 when we first entered the doors of Enfield. This, we thought, is what we had worked so hard for the previous eight years. As everything must have a name we were classified as “Freshmen.” To start us off right on our high school careers, the annual Senior-Freshman Reception was held. This affair was arranged by the Seniors as a means of welcoming us into the school and left us with a greater assurance and a warmer feeling toward Enfield. It was a huge success and a delightful time was had by all. Later on in the year when we felt that we were well enough acquainted with our fellow students we held class elections. We
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6 The Enfield Echo chose Samuel Scavotto as President, Corinne Mercik as Vice-Presi- dent, Irene Whitely as Secretary and Thomas Secondo as Treasurer to lead us. An event which thrilled all those that partook was the “Ballad For Americans” Concert in which the Glee Club accompanied Paul Robeson. The rest of the year seemed to pass very quickly and we found ourselves entering Enfield again, this time as Sophomores. This year we found to be filled with many changes. We were welcomed back by Mr. Hassett who succeeded Mr. Langford. Getting down to business we soon elected Thomas Secondo, President; Corinne Mercik, Vice-President; Irene Whitely, Secre- tary, and Louise Egan, Treasurer. Under the capable direction of Mr. Tatoian, the annual Hi-Y Minstrel, “Victory Review,” was the first big social success of the year. Our class was well represented both in soloists and also in the chorus. The annual school play “Sky Roads,” coached by Miss Javorski was a huge success socially and financially. During the year three members of the faculty, Miss Simon ton, Miss Crombie, and Mr. Fowler left us to join the armed services of our country. Although we had known them for only a short time we felt their absence keenly. Because of the war three new courses of study were added to our curriculum. They were First Aid, War Economics, and Air Raid Precaution. Again another June rolled around and we found ourselves on the threshold of our Junior year. The class, as a whole, was greatly saddened during our sum- mer vacation by the fact that one of its members Anthony Ruggerio had passed on. “Tony” was a good athlete and greatly respected by all. We again chose Thomas Secondo as President; Irene Whiteley, as Vice-President; Louise Egan, Secretary; and Marjorie Sauer, Treasurer. In November the annual Hi-Y Minstrel “Southland Review” under the direction of Mr. Tatoian was the first social success of the year. Ernestine Bourque and Jean Francis represented our class as soloists. Later in the year the annual school play “What a Life” was presented. The class of 1945 was well represented in this affair also. Miss Carey and Miss Townsend turned in laudable jobs of directing. With the coming of April came the long-awaited Junior “Old Dutch Garden” Prom. Hostess Irene Whiteley and Host Thomas Secondo were on hand to welcome the joyous couples. In May of this year the school as a whole turned out for an
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