Fitch High School - Tantara Yearbook (Groton, CT)

Text from Pages 1 - 168 of the 1959 volume:

’59 senior high groton, conn. today we follow; tomorrow we lead FITCH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 3 dedication with fond pride, the class of 1959 of robert e. fitch senior high school pledges this, its second edition of the tantara, to mr. harry w. nelson for the years of dedicated teaching that he has contributed to hundreds of students, both during and after school hours, always ready to help, his services can he willingly prevailed upon whenever needed. 4 to the class of 59 nineteen hundred and fifty-nine marks a very special year for you. it is the year you are about to step over the threshold into a new realm of responsibility, your education and your activities have all been directed towards training you to be able to override the barriers of birth, wealth, and social status, with the development of your talents and the knowledge that you have acquired, you have the potential to achieve great heights; but more important than this ability to achieve is the sense of values that you have acquired, the values which have lighted the pages of history: the pursuit and love of truth, the passion for justice, the love of beauty in all its forms, the intelligent use of human freedom, the respect for the dignity of the individual person, the capacity for sacrifice, and the reverence for things spiritual, these are the values, or among the values, which you must personify, practice, and cherish if you are to fulfill your obliga- tions and responsibilities, in the words of horace mann. “no man should leave the world without having contributed something to his family, neighborhood, country and nation.” let us hold steadfast to this conception of the school and of our mission. principal peter e. nikula to the members of the class of 1959: as you assume greater responsibilities you will become increasingly aware of the extraordinary needs of the age in which we live; needs for things material, needs for the thoughtful intelligence, and above all. needs for greatness of the human spirit, millions of humans live on the numbing edge of starvation, terrifying physical forces, unleashed on earth in the name of war. and yet little tamed, and man stands poised for his inevitable leap, to the stars, hatreds still blight men’s hearts, and for it people are crushed, no generation has had placed before it a world as crowded with imperative needs as has yours, and no generation has ever had placed before it such an opportunity for greatness as has yours. greatness only comes with struggle—only when people face mountainous challenges and then stretch themselves to reach above, the picture of Washington our hearts cherish is not that of a man receiving the presidency of the young republic, but that of the man who was confronted by an agonizing winter at valley forge and who stood strong before it and achieved greatness. do not be frightened or made timid by what you see before you. but be happy in the knowledge that you have a magnificent opportunity to achieve greatness. knowr that our prayers and blessings go with you and that we shall watch you with pride. w. robert gaines superintendent left to right: marion w. lebuis, jay s. buckley, robert macgregor, jessie c. plumstead, freeman r. hathaway, warren 1. molton, ralph o. lewis. board of education to the class of 1959: the class of 1958 graduated one year ago; at that time the hope was expressed that its members would recognize the vast changes being wrought in the world, today—the tempo, has increased, and the in- ternational situation continues to develop into a crisis, how soon this crisis will require decisive answers, depends upon the actions of our country.. our leadership has grown through education of the people in its broad phase, not the education of the dictator type, where the individual learns very little of the art of living with his fellow man. education is knowledge, we, who have followed the passage of you, the class of 1959. as your members have been with us, have full confidence that you will pursue your education to your fullest abilities, and in this way help to sustain our country in its efforts to have a better world in which to live. may every success go with you. freeman r. hathaway, chairman groton board of education 8 a c u I t 9 mrs. claire w. anderson homemaking framingham state teach- ers college, b.a. mr. john beach united states history, world history georgetown university, b.s; Columbia university, m.a.; university of berlin mr. george in. tyler assistant principal university of rhode is- land; b.s., m.s.; univer- sity of Connecticut miss betty wheeler guidance director boston university; har- vard university; univer- sity of Connecticut; Con- necticut college, a.b.; university of new Hamp- shire; m.ed. mr. robert anderson world history duke university, a.b., michigan state univer- sity, m.a. miss kay andrew applied geometry, senior math, algebra II, senior math. occidental college, b.a.; university of California, m.a. mrs. jeanette beach algebra, plane geometry, trigonometry, solid ge- ometry Connecticut college, b.a. mrs. dorothy c. bergeron clerical practice, typing, stenography new york university, b.s. mr. charles d. bird algebra, plane geometry, business math fitchburg teachers col- lege. b.s. mr. richard boyce problems of democracy, world history university of Connecticut, b.a.; university of Con- necticut, m.a. mr. george butcher physical education ohio state university, b.s.; Columbia univer- sity, m.a. mrs. lois brophy english rhode island college of education, b.a.; univer- sity of rhode island, m.a. mr. lawrence e. chick miss margaret r. english, journalism cunningham tufts college, a.b.; bos- typing, stenography, ton university, m.a. transcription, secretarial practice bryant college, b.s. mr. louis caouette problems of democracy bates college, a.b.; bos- ton university, a.m. miss charlotte finkenthal english, german western reserve univer- sity, a.b., m.a.; bryn mawr college; Columbia university; university of Connecticut miss eleanor marie guse physical education university of Wisconsin, b.s.; university of mich- igan, m.a. mr. waiter s. hanover physics, meteorology dark university, a.b., a.m.; harvard university mrs. julia greenleaf librarian new haven teachers col lege; willimantic teach- ers college mr. edward karoll biology, anatomy, physi- ology- teachers college of Con- necticut, b.s.; university of Connecticut, m.a. mr. robert m. levenson history american college, b.a.; international college mr. waiter w. hunsinger english, public speaking university of Vermont, b.s., m.a. mr. john t. johannessen industrial arts boston university, b.s., oswego college, Cornell college mrs. blanche 1. kayrukstis stenography, typing, bookkeeping boston university, b.s. mr. john kelly english, remedial read- ing boston university, b.s. ed.; university of Con- necticut toward m.a. mr. harry e. lancaster bookkeeping I, typewrit- ing II, typewriting I, business math university of rhode is- land. b.s. mr. david w. lupien chemistry dark university, a.b., a.m. mr. clayton d. meehan algebra, general mathe- matics university of maine, b.s.; university of Connecticut mr. william miller art Cornell college, a.b.; es- cuela universitaria de bellas artes, m.f.a. mr. carl nygren industrial arts teachers college of Con- necticut, b.s.; university of Connecticut, m.a. mr. harry w. nelson english yale university, a.b. mrs. frances s. norman french wellesley college, b.a.; university of nancy, france; sorbonne (uni- versity of paris); Colum- bia university mr. robert d. paul band and chorus university of new Hamp- shire, b.s. mr. philip perkins united states history university of maine, b.s. mr. raymond portelance business mathematics, bookkeeping university of Connecti- cut, b.s. mr. verne e. reynolds english colby college, b.a.; bos- ton university, m.a. mr. mayo tripp drafting fitchburg teachers col- lege, b.s.; Columbia un- iversity, m.a. burton f. turner a.b.; university of Con- necticut mrs. Stephanie blecharzyk b.s.; university of rhode island (the new homemaking teacher who arrived at midterm) . a 17 priscilla carol abbey “sonny” groton commercial “she may be little, hut she's fierce ’ gaa 2, 3; twirling corps 1, 2, 3 james anthony abbiati “abby” poquonnock bridge general “wine, women, and song, i guess i’ll have to give up singing.” track 1; football 2, 3; basketball 2 robert william ackley “bob” poquonnock bridge general “me thinks i’ll grow potatoes.” harry frank adamek jr. groton college “beware of this quiet guy.” f club 2. 3; student council 2, 3; key club 2, 3; basketball 1, 2. 3: cross-country 1. 2, co-captain 3; track 1, 2, 3 . helen marie adamek groton college “the better you know her, the more you like her.” dramatics 1. 2. 3; gaa 1; french club 2, 3; student council 3; band 1, 2, 3; as- sistant drum majorette 2; drum majorette 3; tantara circulation manager 3 florence emma affeldt groton commercial “the will to do, the soul to dare.” richard charles alien “dick” groton college “when work and pleasure clash—let work go to smash.” football 1; key club 2, 3; rifle club 2; tantara 3 edwin Sidney allin iii “ed” groton college “this guy is sometimes quiet and yet, the way he’ll stick up for fitch, we’li never forget.” chorus 3; football 1, 2, 3; key club 1, 2; f club 2, 3 adrianne joanne alves “ade” groton college “she’s good to look upon, and better yet to know.” gaa 1, 2, 3; dramatics 1, 2, 3; tantara advertising manager 3; cheerleading 2, 3; Spanish club 1; gym leader 2; f club 3; rifle club 2, vice-president 3; senior execu- tive board 3 george anderson “andy” mystic general “homework and girls don't mix. i guess i’ll have to give up homework.” band 1, 2, 3; rifle club 1, 2 robert me kay anderson “bob” groton college “i may not be handsome, but some say i look distinguished.” football 1, 2, 3; stage crew 1. 2. manager 3; track 1. 3; projection club 1, 2. 3; key club 1, 2. 3 donna lee andrews groton commercial “quiet and sweet, just the type you’d like to meet.” dramatics 1; gaa 1 judith ann apicelli “apple” groton commercial “a quiet girl, but quite a girl.” william fred applequist “bill” noank general “who says little has little to answer for.” football 1 jacqueline atwood “jackie” groton general “a sunny girl makes a cloudy day seem short.” chorus 3 barbara ann bailey “bobs” groton college “her frowns are fairer far than smiles of other maidens are.” dramatics 1. 2, thespian 3: tanager, alumni editor, assistant feature editor 2, co-feature editor 3; Spanish club 1, secretary 2. presi- dent 3; ushers guild 1. 2. 3; student coun- cil 3 phyllis anne bailey “phi ” mystic commercial “north, south, east, west, which boy does phyllis like best.” chorus 1, 2, all-state 3 carol evelyn baker “smiley” poquonnock bridge commercial “born with a sense of laughter.” dramatics 2, 3; tantara 3; projection 3 alan bames “aV groton general “life is just a jest and all things show it.” football 1, 2, 3; “f” club 2, 3; track 1, 2, 3 john jerry bassett “jack” poquonnock bridge general “basketball is to jack as air is to life.” baseball 1; track 2, 3; basketball 1, 2, 3; “f” club 2, 3 sandra ann beauchamp “sandy” mystic general “it’s better to be small and shine than to be large and cast a shadow.” tantara 3; dramatics 1, 2, 3; gaa 1; ushers guild 1 sylvia ida benvenuti “syl” groton business “laughter makes the world go round.” tanager 1; dramatics 2 alfred roderick bernard “ar poquonnock bridge general “the ladies divide our sorrows, double our joys and triple our expenses.” band 1, 2, 3; rifle 1 nancy jane bernier “nance” groton general “it is not that i love work less; but that i love fun more.” gaa 1, 2, 3; tantara 3; dramatics 3 richard albert bobinski “dick” mystic college “his mischief he does quietly.” class treasurer 2; band 1, 2, 3; chess 1; dramatics 2, 3; rifle 2; office 3 elizabeth ann bowen “bctsy” groton college “her manners are gentle.” french club 2, 3; latin club 1; tanager 2, 3; dramatics 2, 3 rosalind brindle “roz” groton general “her good nature like the sunshine—shed- ding happiness everywhere.” dramatics 3; student council 3; gaa 2 joan irene brodasky “joanie” groton business “talk it must, talk it will; the little tongue is never still.” tanager 1; chcerleading 2, 3; dramatics 1,2,3; gaa 1,2.3 joann lucille brodasky poquonnock bridge business “worthy of all that might be said of her.” dramatics 1; gaa 1 terry brown noank general “every inch a good fellow . . . and oh! so many inches.” football 1. 2. co-captain 3; basketball 1, 2. co-captain 3; track 1, 2, 3; f club 1, 2, 3; student council 3; traffic squad 3 helmut karl-heinz buchholz “fritz” mystic general “his laughter will never be forgotten ” german club 1, vice-president 3 michael andrew buonano “andy” groton general “any job looks easier when someone else is doing it.” chess club 1; track 1, 2, 3; football 1 thomas hewey burbine “tom” noank college “a quiet man shows a wise head.” latin 1; boys’ state brace burrows mystic college “if having fun were a crime, he would be serving a life sentence.” band 1, 2, 3; rifle club 1, 2; track 1; baseball 2; french club 2; key club 3 Virginia evelyn burrows “ginny” groton business “she knows her mind and speaks it.” band 1, 2; dramatics 3 beatrice ruth bushey “tootie” groton business “happiness is a perfume you can’t sprinkle on others without getting some on yourself.” dramatics 1, 2, 3; gaa 1, vice-president 2, president 3; cheerleading 2, 3; “f” club 3; tantara 3; traffic squad 3, executive board 3 john thomas carney poquonnock bridge general “and he will have friends wherever he goes.” football 1. 2, co-captain 3; basketball 1, 2. 3; track 2, 3; f club 1, 2, 3; student council 3; all-conference football 2, 3; all-conference track 2; tantara 3 jane bernice carson “beezie” noank college “always full of fun you bet—just the girl you can’t forget.” band 1, 2. 3; gaa 1. 2, 3; dramatics 1, 2, 3; latin 1; tantara 3; tanager 3 rosemary teresa casey “case” poquonnock bridge business “be gone dull days, you and i will never agree.” dramatics 1; projection club 2 muriel mary cathcart “moo” groton commercial “she may be little but my, oh my, she’ll do great things by and by.” dramatics 2, 3 robert andrew champagne “champ” groton commercial “men of few words are the best of men.” office worker 3 michael bruce chapman “mickey” poquonnock bridge general “as the world rolls on, i roll along with it.” penelope jean chapman “penny” poquonnock bridge business “she smiles for the sake of smiling, and laughs for no reason at all.” projection club 2, 3; library 2, 3; gaa 2 susan jane Chester “sue” groton business “imagination was the ruling power of her mind.” gaa 1, 2, 3; tantara 3; dramatics 2 betty jean christensen “bet” poquonnock bridge business “her tongue is the law of kindness, dramatics 1; gaa 1 janice ireka collins “janie” mystic general “life is short so live it up.” chorus 3 edward Stephen comrie “ed” mystic college “he has an educated paint brush.” stage crew 1, 2, co-manager 3 ' sandra jean cook “sandy” groton college “it’s not what you do, it’s what you’re caught doing.’ Spanish club 1; dramatics 1, 2. 3; rifle club 2; chorus 3 donna marie cornel] “don” groton general “i love the life i live.” gaa 2, 3 robert lee covert “bob” groton general “courtesy is the mark of a gentleman.” archery 1; radio club 1, 2, 3 elaine alice cote poquonnock bridge business “her eyes—their sparkle reflects the hap- piness in her heart.” dramatics 1, committee head 3, executive board 3; gaa 1, 2. 3; lanager 1, 3. assistant sports editor 2; cheerleader 2, 3; f club 3; tantara 3; student council 1, 2; class vice-president 1, secretary 3; senior execu- tive board 3 hi Ilia re sylvai cote “6 7 ” groton general center “happily he goes his way.” stage crew 2, 3 margaret ann courchaine “marge” noank college “for her heart is like the sea, ever open, brave and free.” french club 3 mary helen davenport groton college “she has the will to like and be liked.” student council 1; dramatics 2; ushers guild 3; tantara 3; chorus 1, 2 % william frederick davis “ red groton general “dispatch the soul of business.” track 1, 2; basketball manager 3 emil dempsky poquonnock bridge general “merrily, merrily, i shall live.” ■ phillip louis deschamps “phil” groton general “he is always willing to help.” football 1, 2; basketball 1, 2, 3; base- ball 1, 2, 3 robert armand deveau “smoky” mystic general “rest comes first,—then work!” raymond edward dows “ray poquonnock bridge general “worry little, study less—that’s my idea of happiness.” band 1, 2, 3 diane elaine dubreuil “dee” groton “as carefree as a summer day.” chorus 3 david harold durr “dave” poquonnock bridge general “his school spirit can be equalled by no one.” football i, 2, 3; baseball 1, 3; stage crew 1, 2. manager 3; “f” club 2, 3 daniel frederick duryea “dan” college groton “the wildest colts make the best horses.” photography club 2, 3; tantara 3 josephine gail emery “yo” groton general “let me tell the world.” chorus 1, 2, 3; rifle club 1, 2; library 2 shirley elizabeth finlayson “shirt mystic general “distance makes the heart grow fonder.” chorus 1, 2; dramatics 1, 2, 3; gaa 1; tantara 3 william dubois fisher “bill” poquonnock bridge general “whenever i feel the urge to exercise com- ing on, i rest till it passes.” basketball 1 thomas e. foote “capt. tom” groton general “Jive today and let tomorrow take care of itself.” stage crew 2, 3 jean hazel frazee “jeanie” groton business “she may be little but my oh my, she’ll do great things by and by.” tanager 3; ushers guild 3; dramatics 3 carl edward freeman “carl” groton college “one could mark his nature by the look in his eyes.” french club 2; radio club 3 ronald lawrence fusaro “fuzzy” mystic business “a happy go lucky fellow always up to mischief.” football 1, 2; dramatics 2, 3; tantara 3; german club 2; chorus 1, 3; baseball man- ager 1 archie main gallup “arch” groton college “crosley hot shot today; tomorrow mister jaguar.” band 1, 2, 3; dramatics 2, 3; projection club 1; key club 3; chorus 3 robert maurice garcia “garcia” groton business “he loves a good time.” f club 3; football 2, 3; projection club 1; rifle club 1; dramatics 1, 2, 3; class treasurer 1, 3 patricia aim gardner pat” groton business “the blue of the skies is the blue of her eyes.” band 1, 2; dramatics 1; gaa 1 ruth ann gaskell “gus-gus” mystic business “she has a warm and friendly nature.' arthur geyer “art” mystic general “i would rather listen than talk.” robert dennis geising “bob” groton general “life is what you make it.” robert r. gilman “bob” mystic general “loafing is a science.” henry vemon goodell noank general “there is a time and a place for all things.” track 2, 3; f club 2, 3 billy ann gray “billy groton commercial “a twinkle of mischief appears in the eyes of every redhead. margaret ann halligan “margo noank commercial “a mild boldness ever meets with friends.” band 1, 2, 3; science club 1; radio club 2, 3 judith anne haynes “judie noank college “as goes the style of fashion—so goes judie.” dramatics 1, 2, 3; art cub 3; ushers guild 2, 3; french club 2, 3; photography club 2; gaa 1; rifle club 3: tanager 3 john d. green “johnny groton general “the secret of happiness lies not in doing what you like, but in liking what you do.” john ross haley, ii center groton general “opportunity knocks more, but temptation knocks often.” chorus 2 0 carole ann hayward “bobbie” groton general “few things matter and nothing matters very much.” faith ann hess “ ay” groton business “always happy, never sad, sometimes naughty, never bad.” gaa 1 dana h. hill “dust” mystic college “the strong silent type.” french club 2, 3 gerald guy hinman “jerry” mystic “with other charming qualities, he can afford to be quiet.” baseball 3; office linda faye hoinsky mystic college “silence is golden but who am i to make money.” latin club 1; dramatics 1, 2, 3; gaa 1, 2, 3; tantara 3 helen marion holland “heF groton business “her sunny locks resemble a golden fleece.” twirling corps 1, 2; leader 3; tumbling club 3; gaa 2, 3 thomas Clifford howard “how” groton business “a little nonsense now and then is rel- ished by the best of men.” baseball 1; golf 1, 2, 3; key club 2, treas- urer 3; f club 3 sharron isabel hurtt “shay” groton college “she’s a tall stalk of loveliness.” tanager 1; business manager 2, 3; cheering 2. 3: f club 3; student council 2, 3, secretary-treasurer 3, class secretary 2; rifle club 1; honor society 2, 3; dra- matics 1 patricia ann hylen “pat” groton business “i’m very fond of the company of boys.” dramatics 1, 2, executive board 3; gaa 1, 3; tantara 3; rifle club 1; photography 3; library 3; ushers guild 3 sandra lee jackson “sandy” poquonnock bridge commercial “the best way to have a friend is to be one.” gaa 1 rowena jones “rena” mystic college “the blush is beautiful, but sometimes inconvenient.” band 1, 2, 3; dramatics 1; tanager 3; gaa 2; Spanish club 1 wayne roland jordan groton general “some say he is bashful, others doubt it.” baseball 1 richard 1. joseph “little richard” mystic general “be p'one dull days, you and i will never agree.” ralph mayo keel groton “quiet but not shy, a real nice guy.” cross country’ 2, co-captain 3; track 2, 3; f club 2, 3; traffic squad 3 perley kent, jr. groton general “never do today what can be done to- morrow'.” football 2; band 1, 2. 3; cross country' 1 ronald frank kiely “woe” groton college “worry could kill a man—why die?” Spanish club 1. 2; key club 2, 3; rifle club 2, 3; student council 1; projection club 3 curtis albert kilpatrick “curt” mystic college “live today and let tomorrow take care of itself.” baseball 1; rifle club 2; tantara 3 sandra lee kilpatrick “sandy” groton business “a good disposition is universally ad- mired.” band 1; ushers guild 3 manon ann king “cookie” groton college “she's fitch’s answer to silence.” radio club 3; tanager 1; dramatics 1, 2, 3, thespian 3; chorus 2; gaa 1; german 3 eleanor mary kirkup “susie” poquonnock bridge business “as merry as the day is long.” projection club 2; library 3 Stephen anthony kozlicky “kosmo” groton college “funful and serious, talkative and quiet— just the type that can start a riot.” basketball 1; key club 3 donald louis labombard “don” groton “time has no meaning.” football 2, 3, all-state 3; baseball 1, 2, 3 andrea leighton “andie” groton general “sweet and lovely, nice and petite, just to know her is a treat.” Spanish club 2; tanager 2, 3; dramatics 3 35 anita louise levesque “nita” groton business “her personality and happiness give many friends.” dramatics 1, 2; executive hoard 3; 1, 3; french club 2; traffic squad 3 joanne angeline levesque “ o” groton business “good things come in small packages.” her gaa pamela jeannette lithgow “penny” noank college “what sweet delight a quiet life affords.” tanager 2. 3; dramatics 1. 2, 3; band 1, 2. 3 david alien livermore “dnre” groton college “he who wishes to avoid women, let him.” tanager 1. 2. 3; Spanish club 2, 3 john alan livermore “monk” groton general “u good sport is ulways in demand.” basketball 1, 2. co-captain 3; baseball 1, 2, 3; student council 3; f club 1, 2, 3 eleanor vesteh locke “e ” groton general “never worries, never will.” gaa 1. 2. 3: dramatics 1 ellen louise ludwig noank college “to have a friend is to be one.” band 1, 2, 3; french club 2; tantara 3 nancy macgregor mystic commercial “as pure in thought as angels are.” student council 2; dramatics 2, 3 Stephen robert macht “steve” mystic college “he may be stubborn, but as an after- thought, he’s the type that’s often sought.’’ student council 1, 2, 3; honor society, treasurer 3; tantara, sports editor 3; tan- ager 1, assistant sports editor 2; president of class 1, 2; band 1, 2, 3; baseball 1, 2, captain 3; basketball 1, 2, 3; key club 2, 3; f club 1, 2, 3; dramatics 1, senior executive board 3 david glenn mackin “pesky” groton college “work?—i’d rather watch someone else do it.” golf 1, 2, 3; key club 2, 3; chess 1; rifle club 1 donald gray macphail “don” groton general “speech is silver, but silence is golden.” harry leo mantzariz groton general “whenever i have something to say i just say it.” football 2, 3; track 1, 2, 3 george arthur mclaughlin poquonnock bridge general “he is as restless as a windshield wiper.” football 1, 2, 3; track 1, 2, 3; “f” club 3 robert mcnamara “mac” groton college “once man made manners, now manners make the man.” baseball 2, 3; Spanish club 2; french club 3 frances crawford menzie “Iran” mystic college “the sweetest garland to the sweetest maid.” latin club 1, president; dramatics 2, 3; tanager advertisement staff 1, manager 2, 3; traffic squad 3; gaa 1; honor society 2, secretary 3; tantara 3 patricia elaine michaud “pat” groton commercial “love, like a cough, cannot be hidden.” gaa 1 robert edward michaud groton general “a gentleman who can disagree without being disagreeable.” joseph francis miklojcik “joe groton college “a pinch of mischief, a dash of pep, and a cupful of merriment.” tanager 1; dramatics 1, 2, president 3; honor society 2, 3; tantara 3; traffic squad 3; french club 3; thespian 1, honor mem- ber 2, 3; science club 1; key club 3 susan miller “sue” noank college “who can resist her quiet charm.” chorus 1, 2; tanager 2, exchange editor, news editor 3; dramatics 2, 3; thespian 3; french club 3; honor society 2, 3; traffic squad 3 anthony michael morano groton general “better to be happy than wise.” football 1, 2. 3; track 1, 2 patricia ann morgan “pa ” groton commercial “curiosity killed the cat but satisfaction brought it back.” gaa 2; office helper 2 douglas paul morrissette “dong” west mystic college “quiet and shy, doug’s a likeable guy.” track 1, 2, 3; cross country 3; photography club 2; chorus 2; tantara 3 james everett munro “ 7m” mystic college “all great men are dead and i don’t feel so well myself.” rifle club 1, 2, 3; Spanish club 2, 3; dramatics club 2, 3 jimmy alien nichols “ 7m” poquonnock bridge general “good humor is the health of the soul.” Christian tage nielsen “c iris” groton college “life is too short to waste any time worry- ing.” traffic squad 2, 3; junior class vice presi- dent; Spanish club 1, 2, 3; rifle club 1, 2; dramatics club 2, treasurer 3, thespian 3; tantara, business manager 3; student council 3; senior class president karl anders bertil nordwall “andy noank college “sometimes serious, sometimes gay, people like him either way.” executive hoard 3; french club president 3; track 3; foreign student committee 3: photography club 3 diana patricia noyce “pa ” groton business “she smiles because she’s happy and laughs for no reason at all.” dramatics 1, 3; tanager 1; band 1, 2, 3 willamary noyes “will-will” poquonnock bridge college “a daughter of the gods—divinely tall and most divinely fair.” dramatics 1. 2, 3; art club 1, 2, 3; tantara 3; ushers 1 judith Caroline olsen judjf poquonnock bridge commercial “laugh and be merry.” chorus 1; dramatics 2 mary kathryn o’reilly “irish” mystic commercial “when irish eyes are smiling.’ tantara 3; dramatics 2, 3 claire ruth Orkney groton commercial “a good sight for any eyes.” tanager 3 donna rose owen “friendly” montville commercial “a light heart lives long.” dramatics 2. 3: photography 2, 3; tantara 3; projection club 3 william henry page “bilF9 groton college “contentment is better than wisdom.’ radio club vice-president 1, 2, president 3; stage crew 2, 3; dramatics 3; fitch hi-lites radio club 2, 3 betty louise paige groton business “silence never loses, speech always re- grets.” dramatics 3 carole ann palm “sam” groton college “a kind heart is like a fountain of glad- ness, causing everything in its vicinity to freshen into smiles.” senior executive board; gym leader 2; thespian 2. honor thespian 3; traffic squad 2, 3; national honor society 2, 3, vice- president 3; tanager 1, 2; dramatics 1, 2, 3, secretary 3; student council 3; french club 3; gaa 1, 2; yearbook literary editor 3; secretary of class 2; laurel girls state 3; science club sandra jean parke “sorn y” groton college “there’s as much kindness in her heart as there is red in her hair.” dramatics 1; tanager 2, 3, circulation; french 2, 3 luke godfrey parker groton college “silence is the most perfect expression of scorn.” key club 3; baseball 1, 2 philip john partridge “ohi!” groton general “why should one study and drive himself mad. thomas arthur patsiga “tom” groton commercial “there must be a method in his madness.” track 1, 2, 3; golf 3; chess club 1; key club 2, secretary 3; senior executive lioard linda phelps “bizzie” noank college “she is little, but she’s wise — she’s a corker for her size.” cheering 2, 3; dramatics 2, 3; phorus 3; gaa 1, 2, 3; french club 2; tantara 3; art club 3 bette jeanne phinney groton business “athletic things are her delight.” gaa 1, 3; tantara 3: Spanish 2; dramatics 3; tumbling club 1, 3 linda ann playdon “tin” groton college “she is the salt of conversation.” tanager 1, alumni editor 2, co-feature ed- itor 3; rifle club 1, 2; gaa 1, 2, 3; tantara 3; dramatics 1, 2. 3; senior executive board; traffic squad 3; fitch hi-lites 3 Howard waiter post “howie” groton commercial “loafing is a science.” 3 carol ann profetti groton commercial “it’s tranquil people who accomplish much.” dramatics 2, 3; french club 3 richard roger provencher “pro” groton general “a small package of sparkling vitality.” football 1, 2, 3; baseball 1, 2, 3; basket- ball 1; “f” club 1,2,3 joyce marie prygocki “joy groton general “who could ask for anything more.” robert peter racich “bob” groton college “he need not search his pockets for words.” dramatics 2, 3; tanager 1, 2, 3; Spanish club 1, 2, 3; art club 2, 3; tantara 2, art editor 3 robert edward rathbun “jelly bean” noank general “they say he’s the cause of the teachers’ turning gray.” barbara reeves “bunnie” groton college “not flashy, but always glowing.” dramatics 1, 2, 3; gaa 1, 2; cheering 2, 3; tantara 3; french club 3; “f” club 3; rifle club 2 patricia gayle reid mystic commercial “her manner and character well become her.” band 1, 3; gaa 1, 3; dramatics 1, 3 daniel robertson “dan” groton general “better three hours too late than a minute too soon.” football 2, 3; track 2, 3; basketball 1 carrie ann saunders old mystic college “this one seems quiet to those who don’t know her.” dramatics 1, 2, 3; gaa 1, 2, 3; latin club 1; tantara 3 bernd waiter schaumburg groton college “most of us know how to say nothing, few of us know when.” baseball 2, 3; foreign student 2, 3; tanager 3; french club 2; radio club 3 dana thedora schramm mystic college “her friendly manner is sure to bring her success.” latin club secretary 1; french club 3; tantara 3; gaa 1. 2, 3 douglas mebean scott “scotty” groton general “like a Cheshire cat, he’s one big grin.” football 2, 3; baseball 2, 3; tanager 3; “f” club 2. 3 Wallace phillip scrapchansky “tvally” poquonnock bridge general “i’ll take the bachelor’s life.” projection club 1, 2, 3; after school shop 1, 2, 3; stagecrew 1, 2, 3 gail carolyn seipel “se d” poquonnock bridge general “what she does is done in a burst of energy.” chorus 1, 2; dramatics 1, 2, 3; tanager 1; gaa 1, 2, 3 ■ kay skaggs groton commercial “happiness is the harvest of the quiet eye.” ushers guild 3 barbara ellen sloan “bonnie” groton commercial “politeness is a good nature regulated by a good sense.” dramatics 1, 2, 3; tantara 3; photography club 2 46 ■■ irene deanna slocum poquonnock bridge commercial “she may be a half pint but she’s a barrel of fun.” cheerlcading 2, 3; chorus 3; gaa 1, 2, 3; “f” club 3; dramatics 2, 3; tantara 3 daniel gyger snyder “dan” groton college “what is worth doing at all, is worth doing well.” dramatics 1, 2, 3; student council 3; traf- fic squad 3; track 1, 2, 3; tantara editor- in-chief 3; honor society 2, president 3; foreign student committee 2, 3 alvin wilbur starkweather “al” groton general “the unspoken word, never does harm.” david hall stiles “date” old mystic college “things don’t turn up in this world unless someone turns them up.” band 1, 2, 3; rifle club 1, 2; Spanish club 2, 3; radio club 2, 3; honor society 2, 3 dorothy marie Streeter “dottie” groton general “my opinion is not a silent one.” tanager 3 james bernard stuart “ 7m” noank general “a good worker will go far in this world.” projection club 1, 2, 3; after school shop 1, 2,3 judith roseann Sylvester “judy” mystic general “her ways are ways of friendliness.” chorus 3; tanager 1; dramatics 2, 3; library club 3 francis waiter tashea “punky” poquonnock bridge general “God made me small so he could do a better job of it.” football 2, 3: baseball 2, 3; f club 3 william robert taylor “6 7 ” west mystic college “well done is better than well said.” tanager 1, 2, 3; photography 2; chorus 2 james warren thompson “y m” groton general. “genius is the superior aptitude for pa- tience.” tanager 1. 2. photo editor 3; tantara 2. photo editor 3; track club 1: photography club 2. 3; latin .club 1; student council 1. 3: honor society 2, 3; band 1, 2, 3; traffic squad 3. captain 3: key club 2, vice-president 3; boys state 3 barry lyndon thorp noank college “with that kind of twinkle in bis eye, there must be some mischief in this guy.” james livingstone traphagen “char ey ’ poquonnock bridge general “he has his silent way.” track 1. 2, 3 shirley fiances ullrich “s6 r ” poquonnock bridge commercial “her sense of humor is something no one forgets.” gaa 1, 2 kirsten marie wallgren “kris” groton college “silence in woman is like speech in man; deny it, who can?” hand 2, 3; chorus 2, 3; dramatics 3; tantara 3: all-state chorus 2 ruth dorothy watrous old mystic college “good as gold, true as steel, a real nice person with whom to deal.” latin club 1; chorus 3 arm whittle old mystic college “always ready for a hearty laugh or a good argument.” gaa 1, 2, treasurer 3; dramatics 1, 2, 3; tantara 3; latin club 1 gary john willner groton general “work is work and must be done, but while i work i must have fun.” rifle club 1 gloria marie wilson “ o” mystic college “it’s nice to be natural, when you’re naturally nice.” latin club 1; traffic squad 3; radio club 3; tantara 3; tanager 1, 2. 3 janice althea wolff Hjan” mystic college “her future is secure, it’s in her hands.” band 1, 2, 3; tanager 3; french club 3; dramatics 3 sandra elaine wright “sandy” groton college “silence is more eloquent than words.” james albin weeks “jim” groton general “in his heart is his singing, and in his singing is his heart.” chorus 2, 3; projection club 2, 3; football 2; baseball 1; science club 1 linda jean zeppieri “zip” groton commercial “a smile is enough to drive away many shadows.” chorus 2, 3; tanager 1; “f” club 3; gaa 1, 3; cheering 2, 3; student council 1, 2; projection club 1, 2, 3 albert taft khoury “al” groton general “ambition is no risk.” louise brown groton general “she’s new but what we’ve seen of her is nice.” gary effman general mystic “he doesn’t blush, he just turns red.” blaine merrill fernald poquonnock bridge college “politeness costs so little and yields so much.” lorraine alice leonard “nancy” poquonnock bridge business “blessed are the little, for they shall be- come no smaller.” no pictures available william henry mattern “bill” montville college “men of few words arc the best of men.” jerome mclaughlin “jerry” poquonnock bridge general “this kid is full of fun, from morning till the day is done.” hence sweeten moore groton general “all this mental toil, i’m bushed.” jack tliomas smith “smiles” mystic general “happy am i, from care i am free; why aren’t they all contented like me.” senior class officers first row: chris neilsen, president; adrianne alves, vice- president; elaine cote, secretary; bob garcia, treasurer. senior executive board first row: bcatrice bushey, robcrt garcia, elaine cote, chris nielsen, adrianne alves, linda playdon. second row: mr. tyler, carole palm, tom patsiga, anders nordwall, harry adarnek, steve macht, helen adamek. 51 52 53 most popular left to right: terry brown, lootie bushey, adrianne alves, john carney. most likely to succeed left to right: Steve macht, frances menzie, carolc palm, dan snyder. best all-around left to right: adrianne alves, tootie bushey, terry brown, Steve macht, sharon hurtt. quietest left to right: robert mcnamara, ruth watrous, john green. cutest couples beatrice bushey and steve koslicky, frances menzie and barry thorp. most serious left to-right: barry thorp, susan miller, janice wolff, david livermore. best sense of humor kneeling: Joseph miklojcik. sitting: jerome mclaughlin. hack row: rosemary casey, jane carson. left to right: claire Orkney, terry brown, john carney, alan barnes, adriannc awes, ellen ludwig, nancy macgrcgor. best dressed left to right: adrianne alves, frances menzie, harry throp, daniel snyder. best actors left to right: joseph miklojcik, daniel snyder, rosalind brindle, carole palm. best artists left to right: linda phelps, willa noyes, james abbiati, ed comrie. best dancers left to right: joan broadasky, robert racich, john camey, harry adamek. sharron hurtt. favorite class singers left to right: eleanor locke, james weeks, robert Streeter, josephine emery. girls’ and boys' state d.a.r. award first row: helen adamek, carole palm, susan miller, barry frances menzie thorpe, joseph mikiojcik. 60 homeroom front rote: mr. levenson, barbara bracci, carline berry, nancy bilecki, dorothy arsenault, bon- nie banks, marjoric apicelli, bonnie bishop, second row: peter anderson, raalcolm adkins, Stephen bishop, peter bartinik, allyn bolz, william beebe, Stefan bankel, howard adelman. third row: beck anderson, dean barrett, denzel andrews, robert bialey. front row: eva cedio, sandra coll ins, rose ceravolo, wendy collamore, vivien christensen, joan chrissos, frances burbine, sandra bradshaw. second row: tanya cambell, addie bryant, david carroll, john brinkman, david burghardt, duncan carson, Stephen clemmons, carl burdick, carolyn chapman, carol castagna. homer 34 oom 62 front row: gail crumb, joyce eastly, sandra gregg, linda syre, lynn conwell, eleanor fowler, marjorie cusati, barbara dober. second row: miss brown, mildred ferris, priscilla fish, david duranti, richard denning, phil davis, bruce graham, kathlecn driscoll, germaine gibbons. third row: donald farquar, robert eishert, roy elswick, gerald eckstein. front row: anne horner, Catherine hewitt, louise hayden, barbara james, Caroline haddon, lorraine king, ellen kennedy, janis hillary. second row: marjorie kelley, marilyn kraj, david jacobsen, jax jacot, david heivley, george hammcll, jean grondzik, lily gurhing. third row: frank horan, william hulsizer, kenneth james, jae janeiro, inr. meehan. homeroom 44 front row: susan meek, margaret minson, alma mann, irene levesque, carol madec, barbara mulier, everlene mcdaniel, carole locke, eleanor leandri. second row: carol magtio, Helen mattson, robert maxwell, cugcnc netze, ronald leuchner, jerry molonson, louis miller, rose- marie meenach, ann lawton. third row: glenn miller, albert luzietti, donald macdougall, roderick mackin, mr. bird. 64 front row: bette paulson, clara rogers, carol peters, carolyn parker, gail pisapia, cynthia rosie, marie rinda, elayne riley. second row: mrs. beach, robert reed-hill, lincoln rowley, Howard robinson, leon roarty, robert partridge, wayne pickup, william Orkney, joan newbury. third row: richard pratt, warren nilsson, richard robertson. homeroom 45 front row: marjorie souza, agnes scott, helen sharp, marie snow, barbara steward, rosemary shinn, april «chramm, donna skaggs. second row: miss andrews, elaine sehran, joan spencer, gary stewart, paul spinner, paul smith, peter Stanton, paid stanton, paid shinn, janet schaefer, carole schwartz. third row: arthur saxton, Stanley smith, raymond saxton. front row: carol trail, joanne vangould, joanne wing, phamenlia wilcox, lynn wdkinson, wilhelma wedel, ruth vandenbree, joan watrous. second row: mr. chick, judith thayer, george worrall, anthony timpano, louis taylor, arthur tourville, gordon ultsch, douglas trevett, carolyn thiebault, sylvia webb. second row: burton wilbur, robert wydler, charles swanson, paul twing, Chester thompson, robert vanbebber, richard waligursky, philip watrous. homeroom 51 65 homeroom 4 front row: sandra austin, kathy atkins, beverly affeldt, jeanette bauer, nancy bancroft, sharon barstow, patty beauchamp. second row: mr. miller, robert blocker, robert barren, william allison, charles alger, edward bartick, diaries anderson. third row: charles barber, micliael anderson, john ashton. 66 homeroom r D first row: diane bouche, mary jane burge, sandra conwell, donna bumett, sandra booth, nancy corea, linda chapman, mary ann castagna. second row: barbara carroll, susan burgess, robert cafaro, john carroll, richard branch, donna burrows, patricia carroll, mr. paul. third row: everett church, david brinkman, robert brennan, max bushey, kay costdlo. first rou, Helen crandall, mary elements, cccile duerr, sharon edgecomb, jackie dewy, patncia decker, elizabeth edward, jean crow, second row: mr. rinoski, michael dayle, bill gra , billy ellis, david effman, anthony dinovelli, john donnee, jay denoia, richard drolet, kenneth cote, leroy dufresne. third row: ronald decarolis, james doyle, arthur dimmock, Stephen crosby, alan durr, john Cunningham galen durham, leroy dolan. first row: patricia hamilton, josephinc groppelli, linda feraald, joan frazee, gcorgiana hansley, gail fenton, carol friske, cynthia goodman. second row: mr. tripp, susan gillis, victor halligan, lawrence hathaway, raymond farwell, Stephen harriman, kenneth fairman, Sidney gardner, ella frist, linda gatcheck. 67 first row: Christine jensen, pat himan, bevcrly jcnnings, juanita johnson, cassandra holby, maureen bolt, joann jenkins, barbara bibbard. second row: mr. lancaster, bruce hayes, james kane, william johnson, lawrence heaslip, william hayward. homeroom first row: gail mackin, carmella koslicky, pamela macdonald, mary louise macdonald, lynda lawton, billie lovine, joyce maine, elaine kuhn. second row: james lubitz, victor leandri, linda leger, jane lapointe, Catherine macnair, bonnie litchman, rose marie lunny, louis labombard, robert lewis, third row: roland lefebre, theodore lovendosky, brian mahoney, warren lewis. homeroom 68 first row: joan miller, patricia molonson, carolyn monte, joann mandra, gail mcgrath, donna mazella, barbara michaud, beverly michaud. second row: judith mather, robcrta meek, muriel mckenna, sharion may, judy maxson, dorothy mckenney, Constance maxwell, janet miller, gail mcgraff. third row: nicholas mantzaris, jimmy millner, david miller, edward mark, gerald metzger, joe millani, ed mather. first row: jean phillips, margarie moral, valerie paige, peggy pearson, pat olcott, janet nasiatka, andrea murray, donna newman. second row: mrs. kay, denise nicolas, robert parcells, edward perkins, gary peterson, david pescatello, peter moshier, janice panciera, aggie olson. third row: pete morgan, phillip morris, guy murphy, john morrison, phillip nahas. 69 first row: patricia sexton, janet schoemaker, alice royce, carol ruark, louisc russo, frances piver, gail schrapchamsky, joan richards. second row: alan robcrtson, charles sadler, frank Procter, gary pisapia, benedict renski, robert schramm, roger ryley, laurence ryan, peter robinoan, mrs. blecharczyk. first row: willie suarez, shirley tubbs, marianne tanajewski, marilyn tucker, delaine small, ruth ezlemko, bruce stevens, richard tashea. second row: mr. karroll, harold Stoddard, gerald steel, jeffery smith, neil Stanley, frank Stanford, brian thorp, steven trudelle, bretton sullivan. third row: angelo ucci, philip taber, worley smith, dennis walsh, roger teske, richard stiles. homeroom 70 homeroom first rote: carolyn white, joyce wilkens, carole wydler, patricia willard, anne wcdel, lenny whitham, sally whitney, jean whitney. second row: anne wessel, jean wright, beverly wright, milo williams, william waiter, joseph zeppieri, richard ware, robert w’hite, judith williams, mary elizabeth watrous. third row: donald walsh, james wells, carl willis, anthony wayne, william zeppieri, kenneth wheeler, robert wolfskehl. junior class officers first row: earline berry, roderick mackin. second first row: michael anderson, cecile duerr. second row: row: carol peters, helen sharp. lennie whitham. 71 first row: helen adamek, adrianne alves, chris nielsen, carole palm, dan snyder, bob racich, irene slocum, bunnie reeves, second row: mary o’reilly, bonnie sloan, nancy macgregor, carrie saunders, barry thorp, stove macht, joseph miklojcik, ann whittle, willa noyes, beatrice bushey. IMiMHHIIIIIII first row: chris nielsen, business editor; carole palm, literary editor; dan snyder, editor-in chief; robert ra- cich, art editor. second row: helen adamek, circula- tion manager; ad- rianne alves, adver- tising manager; steve macht, sports editor; barry thorpe, photography editor. first row: joseph miklojcik, harry thorp, helen adamek, chris nielsen, carole palm, dan snyder, steve macht, adrianne alves, robert racich, john camy. second row: mr. hunsinger, irene slocum, sandra beauchamp, mary davenport, frances menzie, jane carson, kirsten wallgren, claine cote, mary orielly, pat hylen, barbara bailey, bonnie sloan. third row: bunnie reeves, linda zeppieri, bette phinney, carrie saunders, willa noyes, gloria wilson, ann whittle, beatrice bushey, nancy macgregor. 74 - :— ■——— first row: susan miller, sharron hunt, david liver- more, barbara bailey, linda playdon, barry thorp, francos menzie, sandra parke. second row: gail crumb, andrea leighton, jane carson, elaine cote, claire Orkney, gloria wilson, ellen kennedy, alma mann, susan meek, gail pisapia. third row: peter herford, ann lawton, ruth vanderbee, joan miller, cynthia goodman, susan holby, ann stuntz, marie snow, frances burbine, helma wedel, robert eisert, mr. chick. first row: ellen kennedy, susan meek, barbara bailey, linda playdon, gail crumb, alma mann. second row: Stephen crosby, william taylor, ann stuntz. 75 first row: Joseph miklojcik, john carney, dan snyder, sharron hurtt, Steve macht, stan smith, harry adamek, chns melsen, Steve harriaman. second row: mr. beach, helen sharp, eleanor leandri carole palm, marcie stalter, beatrice bushey, ann stuntz, judith williams, helen adamek, cynthia good man, barbara bailey. mr. nikula, mr. beach, mrs. playdop, anders nordwall, mrs. morrison, mr. goodman, miss wheeler, mr. kendall. second row: patricia olcott, bernd shaumburg, harry adamek, dan snyder, mike anderson, helen sharp, marcie stalter. foreign fables from a foreign friend 76 national honor society first row: steve nacht, carole palm, daniel snyder, frances menzie. second row: susan miller, joseph miklojcik, barry thorp, sharron hurtt, mr. harry nelson. steve macht, joseph miklojcik, susan miller, sharron hurtt, carole palm, frances menzie, harry thorp, david stiles, daniel snyder. 77, front row: paul stanton, joan newbury, joan chrissos, barbara bailey, peter stanton, Stanley smith. second row: miss gcrtrudc brown, wayne pickup, david livermore, Stephen harriman, james munro, david stiles. front row: gail mcgrath, milo williams, judith williams, muriel mckenna, Stephen crosby, cynthia goodman. second row: miss brown, joyce kirkup, janet shoemaker, robert beocker, angelo ucci, mary elizabeth watrous, dorothy mckenney. 78 first row: joseph miklojcik, vivien cliristensen, charles parker, ann stuntx, anders nordwall, dan nilson, carole palm, barry thorp, second row: mrs. norman, susan holby, judy thayer, margaret minson, wendy collamore, janicc wolff, carol madec, carol peters, clara rogers, susan miller, third row: barbara reeves, carole locke, jay jacot, roy elswick, howard adelman, archibald gallup, ruth watrous, helma wedel. first row: susan holby, james munro, helmit buchholz, wendy collamore, roger riley, helma wedel, jean whitney, sally whitney. second row: vivian christensen, carole schwartz, joan miller, pat hylen, barbara james, carol madec, kirsten wallgren, gail fcnton, susan burgess, christine jcnsen, miss findenthal. third row: louise hayden, charles parker, barry thorp, anders nordwall, david burk hardt, marion king. 79 dancing group first row: ellen kennedy, lorraine king, marie snow, willa noyes. second row: robert racich, joseph miklojcik, harry adamek, daniel snyder, william allison. 80 first row: andrea leighton, nancy bemier, adrianne alves, robert racich, linda phelps, barbara bailey, willa noyes. second row: dan snyder, james abbiati, edwin allin, robert garcia, beck anderson, john basseett. first row: mary elizabeth watrous, kirsten wallgren, patricia hylen, carol schwartz, josepliine emery, judy Sylvester, second row: patricia michaud, penny chapman, andy huanano, robert anderson, addie bryant, mrs. greenleaf. first row: carole palm, chris nielsen. linda pi ay don, harry thorp, frances menzie. anita levesque. second row: gloria wilson, joseph niiklojcik, dan snyder. susan miller. 81 first row: andrea leighton, Virginia burrows, barbara sloan, linda phelps, gail pisapia, sandra cook, irenc levcsque, lynn conwell, barbara reeves, judy Sylvester, lorraine king, maureen holt, second row: janice hillery, helma wedel, shirley finlayson, helen sharp, carol bakef, irene slocum, gail crumb, jane carson, margo halligan, eleanor leandri, joan brodasky, susan miller, elaine schron, mary o’rielly, mary jane burge, linda lawton, sandra bcauchamp, viven christensen, joan chrissos. third row: william page, robert anderson, barbara bailey, pat hylen, barbara james, elaine cote, carole palm, earline berry, joe miklojcik, chris nielsen, robert racich, marion king, anita levesgue, helen adamek, susan hoi by, rosalind brindle, james munro. fourth row: mrs. brophy, kirsten wallgren, ann whittle, adrianne alvcs, delaine small, marie snow, ellen kennedy, rosemary casey, bette phinney, linda hoinsky, wendy collamore, carol madec, willa noyes, susan meek, linda playdon, diane noyce, jeanette bauer, judy haynes, carrie saunders, beatrice bushey, nancy bemier, joan la blanc, alma mann, marcie stalter, linda carpenter, carolyn chapman, fifth row: ronald fusaro, richard bobinski, bill ellis, steve friedlander, robert garcia, bruce burrows, dan snyder, stefan bankel, curtis kilpatrick. phi delta mrs. brophy executive board first row: barbara james, elaine cote, carole palm, earlinc berry, joseph miklojcik, chris nielsen, robert racich, niarion king, second row: pat hylen, barbara bailey, rosalind brindle, robert anderson, james munro, helen adamek, susan hoi by, anita levesque. mrs. lois brophy. national thespian society first row: pat hylen, barbara james, beatrice bushey, elaine cote, carole palm, marion king, anita levesque, ann whittle, second row: adrianne alves, joan la blanc, joan brodasky, shirley finlayson, sandy beauchamp, wendy collamore, barbara bailey, rosalind brindle, helen adamek, susan miller, jane carson, alma mann. carol madcc, bunny reeves, third row: ronald fusaro, chris nielsen, joe miklojcik, bob garcia, james munro, daniel snyder, richard bobinski, robert racich. twirlers: lyncla lawlon. louise lawton. helen holland. priscilla abbey, lorraine king. chorus first rou: usun liolby, ruth watrous, shirley finlayson. sandra cook, wendy col la more, jackic at wood, carol welder, irene slocum. patricia kent, maureen holt, mr. paul. second row: beverly affcldt. loui.se brown, barbara hibbard, bonnie bishop, phyllis bailey, bonnic ferris, jose- phine emery, donna burrows, linda phelps. third row: robert Streeter, steve trudell, louie taylor, robert garcia. lienee moore. blaine fern a Id, james weeks, ed allin. hand kneeling: david brinkman, Steve trudell. first row: richard bobinski, janice wolff, ellen ludwig, robert pralt. inaijorie moral!, archie gallop, denis bacchiocci, jean phillips. steve maeht. jean wright. joan newbury, helen adamek. second row: pamela lithgow, roena jones, carolyn parker, gail mccraff, kris wallgren, harry thorp, donald macdougal. gary peterson, margo halligan. victory halligan, donna burrows, gayle reid, lillian johnson. jane carson. third rwo: peter anderson. james milner, ken fairman, joann jenkins, dianna noyce, sandra wright, al bernard, roger ryley, brian thorp, chester thompson, donald wycoff, perley kent, mr. paul, louis taylor. bruce burrows, marjoric kelley, david stiles, richard stiles, gary peterson, priscilla fish. 84 first row: arthur saxion, james abbiali, william puige, cd conirie, david durr, robcrt undcrson, hillaire cote, thomas roote, eugene netze. second row: mr. tripp, ed mather, robert wydler, beck anderson, donald macdougall, earl willis, steve trudell, theodore lovensky, gareth antes. first row: jean {razee, sylvia benvenuti, donna fill ton, lynn wilinson, marie renda, rosemary casey, Virginia burrows, sandra kilpatrick. second row: robcrt champagne, gary willner, thomas howard, james thompson, charles swanson, richard bobinski, frances tashea. third row: ralph keel, bernd Schaumburg, james abbiati. harry adamek, william beebe, ronald fusaro. 86 fitch highlights first row: margo halligan, he Innit huckholz, william page, carl freeman, bemd Schaumburg. second row: mr. hanover. victor halligan, brian thorp, robert covert, robert lewis. 87 projection club front row: nancy rnacgregor, mary o’rielly, rosemary casey, shirley ullrich, patricia hylen, irene Slocum, linda zeppieri. second row: patricia willard, sandra kilpatrick, joan bradasky, Virginia burrows, robert anderson. elaine cote, beatrice bushey, francis tasliea. third row: mr. portelancc, advisor; beck anderson, james thompson, robert champagne, thomas howard, robert garcia, arthur dimmock, james abbiatti, james weeks. usher s guild front row: Virginia burrows, sandra kilpatrick, sandra beauchamp, donna owen, carole baker, mary davenport, lielen sharp, shirley finlayson. second row: frances mcnzie, barbara bailey, pat hylen, sylvia benvenuti, helen mattson, rosemary shinn, marie rendo, barbara mulier, third row: betty christensen, diane noyce, dona fulton. 88 key club first row: roderick nmckin, paid stanton, Steve maclit, harry adamck. second row: peter stanton, robert garcia, ed allin, harry thorp, chris nielscn, thomas patsiga, thomas howard, david mackin, robcrt anderson. third row: mr. peter nikula, arthur dimmock, rohert eisert. michael anderson. richard alien, john cunningham. fourth row: Stephen koslicky, ronald kiely, andrew buonano, joseph miklojcik. first row: mr. rinoski, barbara reeves, irene slocum, linda zcppieri, adriannc alves, sharron hurtt, beatrice bushey, elaine cote, joan brodasky, linda phelps. second row: stevc maclit, harry niant- zaris, anthony morano, bruce stevens, peter bartnik, ralph keel, thomas williams, dennis walsh, michael anderson, jay jacot, dan robertson, douglas morrisettc. third row: robert reed-hill, robert garcia, henry goodell, stan smith, james abbiati, jerome mclaughlin, david durr, francis tashca, george mclaughlin, alan durr, arthur dimmock. fourth row: ed allin, robert Streeter, Stephen bankel, denzel andrews, roderick mackin, dan nilsson, robert anderson, donald labombard, anthony timpano, duncan carson, paul twing. fifth row: robert eisert, philip deschamps, peter stanton, andrew' buonano, harry adamek, john carney, john bassett, douglas scott, robert bailey, raymond saxton, glenn miller, richard branch. 89 first row, left to right: j. phillips, d. bumctt, b. phinney, n. bernier, b. bushey, e. berry, j. chrissos, g. pisapia, 1. conwell. second row: i. levesque, j. hillery, a. alves, 1. king, e. kennedy, h. sharp, 1. hoinsky, j. carson, a. whittle, j. watrous. row 3: 1. carpenter, j. bauer, a. lawton, m. snow, m. stalter, j. maxson, m. rcnda, m. watrous, j. williams p. olcott, b. michaud. row 4: d. small, i. slocum. 1. phelps, e. cote, j. brodasky, b. affeldt, m. burge, 1. witham, s. conwell. nimble nancy bunny reeves, irene slocum, linda zeppieri, adrianne alves, sliarron hum, bcalrice bushey claine cote, joan brodasky, linda phelps. bugs in a rug? bunny, irene, linda, adrianne. sharon, tootie. elaine, joan, linda. center: lynn con- well. next row: joan chrissos, elea- nor leandri, agnes scott, marcie stalt- er, marie snow, ear- line berry, janice hillery, irene lcves- que, gail pisapia. what's the matter? 93 94 tanager harriers left to right: sieve bankel, ’60; rusty crothers, ’60; paul stanton, ’60; harry adamek, ’59, co-captain; jay jacot. ’60: ralph keel, ’59, co-captain; doug morrisette, ’59; mike anderson, 61; john kelley— coach. 96 nice race, harry! that a hoy, ralph! after taking its first meet of the season with waterford high, the tanager cross-countrymen copped a second place in a quadrangular meet at norwich free academy, a second against med- ium size schools in the state, a second in a triangular meet at westerly, and an eighth at the state meet. congratulations are in order for senior co-cap- tains harry adamek and ralph keel for their outstanding leadership displayed throughout the season. good luck to next year’s squad and Steve bankel, jay jacot, and rusty carothers, promising jun- iors. front row: d. robinson, r. provencher, b. anderson, co-captains; b. mattem (t. brown—missing), j. carney, d. durr, j. abbiati, h. mantzaris, hear coach butcher, assistant coach anderson. second row: a. barnes, a. morano, f. tashca, d. scott, b. baucr, d. la bombard, g. mclaughlin, r. garcia. third row: p. stanton, p. bartnik, t. williams, a. saxton, d. carson, r. brouillette, s. clemens, p. davi, b. bailey, j. spicer, r. saxton. fourth row: a. timpano, s. smith, a. durr, a. dimmock, t. eames, b. white, r. sawyer, p. morgan, j. cunningham, w. zcppieri, g, durham, p. twing. fifth row: r. roane, r. teske, j. zeppieri, d. branch. 98 what’s it say, huh? after dropping its first three games to Warwick 20-0, new britain 30-8, and hartford public 22-14, the tanager machinery slipped into high gear, led by backfield co-captains, john carney, terry brown, and bill mattern, the tanagers won the eastern Connecticut conference by defeat- ing stonington 30-8, and killingly 30-20. in their next two tilts the butchermen went on to triumph over their two opponents, woodrow wilson high 24-12, and west haven 36-10. coming down the homestretch in mid-november, the red birds chalked up another sparkling victory, again spurred on by the backfield terry, a touch of a star eat 'em alive aerial king combination, the butchermen shattered a two-year winning stretch of putnam high with a 16-8 setback, on a frigid thanksgiving day, the redmen ended their football season by dropping a heart breaker to new london. getting off to a brilliant start, the fitchmen looked as though they would be in for an easy win. with a surprising attack the new london whalers shot into an unconquerable lead of 19-14. leading to the final gun. the tanagers couldn’t make up this deficit, and as the closing minutes ticked away, the 1958 football season drew to a close. master jerome 99 concluding a successful grid season, john camey and donald labombard received coveted awards for their brilliance and leadership exhibited throughout the season. camey, co-captain and fullback of the football squad, was elected by area sports writers and coaches, athlete of the year for the new london area, competing with all athletes of the varying sports, camey was singled out as the best all-round player. labombard, varsity football center, also brought recognition to himself and fitch with his election to the all-state football squad, competing with many talented centers on squads all over the state, don was picked on the class m, all-state team. 101 front row: manager—f. davis, coach—w. hunsinger, co-captain—j. livermore, manager—j. me laughlin. second row: r. provencher, r. mackin, s. macht, b. baily, j. bassett, d. nilsson, k. jones, j. carncy, g. miller, p. dcschamps, co-captain t. brown. basketball seasons come and go, but very few incite remembrance and remain distinguished from other seasons, in the minds of coach hunsinger and his squad, this season can be looked upon as one of the rarities, in defeat as well as in victory. with the finest team spirit and drive ever displayed on a tanager basketball squad, the cagers racked up twelve wins as opposed to their eight defeats, with a minute and a half left in the ball game, the redbirds achieved a ten- point lead over rhode island champions, westerly, then, in a final outburst of scoring, westerly netted eleven straight points to set the tanagers back 53-52. history repeated itself in their next contest, the hoopmen again lost a ter- rifically clQse battle to new london by a score of 53-52. suffering its third most disheartening defeat, the hunsinger-men went down once again to new london 83-82. leading by a full twenty points at the start of the fourth quarter, the redbirds ceased scoring, new london proceeded to thunder with a game winning twenty-one points. during their winter vacation and with the advent of an invitation to a basketball jamboree in berlin. new hampshire. the squad departed for the white mountains, two games, and a three-da overnight road trip, defeating woodsville, n.h.. 52-47. but losing 6’8” dan nilsson with a sprained ankle, the redbirds went on to lose to berlin 69-56. tthus terminating a colorful tournament. traveling to gilbert and housatonic valley, the tanagers came up with two brilliant victories, after a game tying tip-in with one second to go by dan nilsson. the squad went into overtime play, displaying perfect basketball, co-captain, john livermore dumped in 14 consecutive points to give his team a 71-64 w'in. 102 livermore scores again the big man comes down get that ball! watch that tongue, butch john gives ’im the bump where’d it go? varsity form jack comes down with it butch, the butcher versatile instrument yes sirree roger, brian oops! 105 Watch that elbow, john too many hands spoil the shot once again, this time with 50 seconds remaining in the game, livermore and butch miller spearheaded the drive to defeat housatonic 64-62. with these two victories, gilbert and housatonic, under their belts, the tanagers qualified for c.i.a.c medium schools tournament play only to learn that they had been barred from entering, the c.i.a.c. stated that fitch had broken a tournament rule by playing two non-adjacent state teams, woodsville and berlin, n. h. following an appeal session, on the grounds that the berlin tournament had been sanc- tioned by the new england council of secondary school principals, advocates of the c.i.a.c tournament, fitch received its final negative answer from the c.i.a.c administration board. on this sour note, the 1958-59 season drew to a close. watch us next year, coach! track predominantly a sophomore and junior squad, with senior strength in the field events, the cindermen have the potential to develop into a strong unit. even with dashman terry brown and distance man ralph keel out with bad legs, coach george butcher sincerely believes that his squad, although not possessing many individual stars, can muster enough second and third place positions to come up with a successful season. the hutchermen in past seasons have controlled the class “b” indoor meet as they have completed four victorious years in that event, with the overall team strength they should cop this year’s trophy at yale. besides attending invitational meets at hartford. fairfield. and brown university, the trackmen will hold all their home meets at home for the first time since moving into the new school. relayers 107 diamond men first row, francis tashea, phil dcschamps, donald farquhar, james abbiatti, Steve macht, david farquhar, richard provencher, john livermore, douglas scott. second row: mr. pontelance, joe milani, william hulsizcr, doug moore, alan boltz, mickey chapman, duncan carson, alan durr, william johnson, raymond saxton, arthur saxton, richard branch, robert maxwell, mr. meehan. this year’s diamond men, fortified with the nucleus of eleven returning lettermen, prom- ise to come through with a winning season, pending on the advent of a new baseball field, the squad will play all its home games here at 'school. coach clayton meehan feels that for the first time in his coaching career he has the right depth in his players enabling him to ob- tain the maximum strength from his squad, he also feels that this year’s schedule is the team’s most challenging, since we are playing a majority of class “a” schools, nevertheless, he feels that his boys can, and will, arise to the occasion. ‘a battery of co-captains” junior varsity first row: frank suarez, victor leandri, john morrisson, hen renski, stewart gary, michael proctor, richard tashea, Harold Stoddard, robert cafaro. second row: mr. portelance, roger ryley, mickey chapman, david carroll, ronald milet, robert macnamara, anthony wayne, dean barrett, alan robcrtson, ted leoindowsky, john donne, david pescatello, mr. median. Ill s-t-r-e-t c-h eyes glued wrists of power come on, throw it around comes the big right arm. double play combination easy . . . easy golf team left to right: coach perkins, david mackin, roderick mackin, kenneth jones, thomas howard, thomas patsiga. at the time of going to press, the golf team had just started to practice, with the return of veterans rod and dave mackin, and tom howard, the team is looking forward to another successful season. Plenty of help is expected from ken jones and tom patsiga. the big matches looked forward to this year as in the past are the new london meets and, of course, the state tournament, an event that the divotmen hope to win, a tradition established by gary peckham in 1956. 113 coach perkins and his fourteen favorite friends. «wr Rodaers and Hammerstein’s 114 115 ‘coke we hope' “swing your partner “all smiles reserved for player� ” “watch out, you’ll melt the ice” the pause that refreshes” just a fad” what was in the punch?” 118 top right: “we all have to have a nip now an then” below: “what’s the method of their madness?” top left: “got a match? 120 ‘roundup time” they still cheer on” “who’s off key??? 121 ‘joy to the world ‘if it isn’t mr. webster” “where’s our lawyer?” “aloha” “trick or treat “where’s the bleachers? 123 ‘grease monkeys” homecoming” ‘surprise!!!’ ‘monday for tuesday’ “bookworm” 1 + 1=2 ‘cheese’ “now i ought to put a piece of tape across my mouth . . “will he eat it?” 125 ‘correct change, please! ‘tummy aches tomorrow “heap big pow-wow student government day first row: adriannc alves, sharron hurtt, linda playdon, marion king, diane noyce. second row: ellcn ludwig, gloria wilson, jane carson, elaine cote, beatrice bushey, nancy bernier, joan brod- asky. third row: ronald fusaro, donald labombard, jack bassett, robert garcia, bruce burrows, david durr, steven macht, robert anderson. betty phinney gary willner david mackin dick bobinski linda zeppieri bob garcia tootie bushey jean frazee tony morano phil deschamps sandra parks faith hess elaine cote steve kozliky joe mikolojick judy apicelli carol profetti phil partridge bunnie reeves wayne jordan betty page anita levesque bob champagne david livermore james weeks i sue Chester luke parker rosalind brindle betty christensen robert anderson carol baker barbara bailey barbara sloan don mac phail don la bombard jimmy thompson sandra cook claire Orkney jim abbiatti tom howard willa noyes 128 bob ackley diane noyes judy Sylvester punky tashea john livermore howard post diane dubriel judy apicelli betty christensen bob covert george mclaughlin • - _ -- j betty paige donna Cornell carol baker joanne levesque penny chapman bob garcia sandra kilpatrick bonnie sloan kris wallgren tom patsiga richie joseph bemd schaumburg bruce burrows bunnie reeves jack bassett pat gardner helen holland pat michaud steve macht chris nielsen sandra beauchamp donald la bombard carol profetti elainc cote curtis kilpatrick 129 donna owen Virginia burrows james munro joe mikloj'cik dorothy Streeter ruth watrous sue miller mcnamara andres leighton david vermore ronald kiely john green janice wolff carne saundcrs richard provencher Joyce prygocki nancy bernier phyllis bailey sharron hurtt mickey chapman Joyce molonson barbara bailey Steve koslicky £ dianc noyce 130 ann whittle muriel cathcart willa noyes 131 1 m gay nineties bedtime stories” “dreaming” “lazy man’s way' “what do you mean mow the lawn? ‘are you struck? ‘miss pin curl of ’59!” “what’s his name?” robert racich and linda phelps junior prom 1958 bearrice bushey, irene slocum, robert garcia. 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Compliments of Compliments of ARROW PAPER SUPPLY RADWAY'S DAIRY ROBERTS ELECTRIC SHOP Hi-Fi—TV—Records Gl. 2-5314 90 Bank St. GOODMAN'S Outfitters to Men 112-114 Bank Street New London, Connecticut The Class of '59 Compliments to CLYDE AND RAY Compliments of N. J. 0ORRA BRO. NEW LONDON, CONNECTICUT Compliments of SPICER FUEL COMPANY Compliments of MONTE'S LAUNDROMAT Compliments of Compliments of MORT'S CALSO STATION CHARLIE'S BARBER SHOP FUSCONI CLEANERS TAILORS Plant—Crystal Lake Rd. GIBSON 3-3972 Branch—512 Thames St. HILLTOP 5-0095 (Office (Supply Printing—Office Supplies—Office Furniture 787 Long Hill Road Groton, Conn. Rubber Stamps—Mimeographing—Decorations Ed Allin Tel. Hilltop 5-9756 Magnavox—Motorola—Zenith Tel. HI. 5-9761 TAYLOR RADIO TELEVISION BOB TAYLOR. Prop. Sales—Service—Installations Member of Telsa and Local Association Groton Shopping Plaza Groton, Conn. TeL HL 5-3007 MITCHELL STREET CITIES SERVICE Complete Automotive Service 331 Mitchell St. Groton, Conn. M. COSTA SON Lobsters and Sea Foods HI 5-9749 440 Thames Street GROTON, CONN. Wholesale Retail HEWES OIL COMPANY Fuel Oils Petroleum Products PHONE HI 5-0765 181 THAMES ST. Groton's Complete Men's Shop HEWITT WOODCRAFTERS, INC. Early American House Antique Reproductions Custom Built Furniture Repairing and Refinishing Showroom and Shop, Route 95 OLD MYSTIC, CONN. Telephone JEFFERSON 6-3722 CADY MOTORS 215 New London Rd. MYSTIC, CONN. Compliments of SANTIN CHEVROLET MYSTIC, CONNECTICUT jj UgfRA] QUALITY STORES M Trails Corner GROTON, CONN. PICCADILLY RESTAURANT Charcoal Broiling Is Our Specialty 247 State St. Gl 2-8362 JUVENILE SHOPPE AND KAYE'S State Street New London, Conn. JEfferson 6-9048 Philco, R.C.A. Television Sales P. S. BARBER Service West Mystic, Connecticut Hotpoint Appliances Refrigerators — Radios LAMPERELLI'S BARBER SHOP 23 Bank Street Phone Gl 3-8120 One of Connecticut's foremost hair cut- ting experts for men, women, and children of all ages. WESTERN AUTO STORE Groton Shopping Plaza 71 State Street FASHION FABRIC CENTER Gibson 2-3597 The H. R. HILLERY COMPANY Sheet Metal and Roofing GROTON, CONNECTICUT [none Cl.21776 GROTON, CONN. SALES • SERVICE Complete Automotive Service Used Cars Bought and Sold Body and Fender Work Painting—Wrecker Service Telephone New London Hilltop 5-4435 Route 84 Center Groton, Connecticut PFAFF SEWING MACHINES Since 1862 • Automatic Needle Threader • Automatic Dial-a-Stitch • Exclusive Slide-on-Arm There's a Pfaff for Every Purse and Purpose Over 6,000.000 Completely Satisfied Users Service Guaranteed by Over 2,000 Dealers We Repair and Service All Makes of Sewing Machines BASE CITY SEWING MACHINE CO. Hilltop 5-0203 WHIPPLE PIANO ORGAN CO. Sales and Sevice ROUTE 95 GROTON THE STYLE SHOP NEW LONDON GROTON Serving fashion-wise co-eds on both sides of the river. Visit our new style shop in the Groton Shopping Plaza. For Tours of All Descriptions Your Agent Should Be KAPLANS 123 State Street Gl 3-4311 Serving This Area Since 1890 BAILEY INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE All Forms of Personal and Business Insurance Including LIFE • HEALTH • FIRE • AUTO BOATS • BONDS 178 Bridge St., Groton 13 Masonic St., New London Hilltop 5-9745 Gibson 3-6545 GROTON Dancing Saturday Evenings to Charlie Holland's Music Dinners From $2.50 Luncheons From $ 1.50 MOTOR INN RESTAURANT COCKTAIL LOUNGE WEDDING AND BANOUET FACILITIES For Reservations Call HI 5-9784 Hnmiifl Congratulations and the best of luck! We ot loring are proud of the part we have hod in helping to moke your classbook a permanent reminder of your school years, recording with photo- graphs one of the happiest and most exciting times of your life! We hope that, just os you hove chosen us os your class photographer, you will continue to think of Loring Studios when you want photographs to help you remember other momentous days to come! When you choose Loring portraits, you are w V.WI my SVSll«UIO, JSJU J ttf of the finest craftsmanship at the most moderate prices! sure LORING 0 STUDIOS New England's Largest School Photographers Compliments of GALES FERRY SHEET METAL CO. GALES FERRY, CONNECTICUT Phone Hilltop 5-9868 154 Bridge Street GROTON SUNOCO General Repairing—Tires and Tubes Road Service Batteries—Lubrication Wrecker Service Proprietors LAURENCE PATTON, CHARLES WEBSTER Work for the Future and Save Systematically at the GROTON SAVINGS BANK MYSTIC, CONNECTICUT Mortgages to Meet Your Requirements Savings Bank Life Insurance • TRAVELERS CHEQUES • BANK MONEY ORDERS • SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES Compliments of HEWITT WOODCRAFTERS, INC. OLD MYSTIC Jeff. 6-3722 In Furniture, as in Education, It's the Quality That Counts. SILBERMAN'S SUBURBAN GROTON SHOPPING PLAZA Best Wishes to the Class of '59 From BILL BARTINIK BORO FOOD CENTER 124 POQUONNOCK ROAD—GROTON Moore's Paint for Inside and Out Shopsmith Power Tools Revere Housewares Electric Appliances GROTON HARDWARE HI. 5-1331 GROTON Compliments of H. O. WILLIAMS CO. OLD MYSTIC Compliments of J- J- FRANCIS AL'S RADIO TELEVISION CO. 171 Thames Street I ( -) f GROTON, CONN. IJpfpg} For Smart Apparel BENDETTS SPECIALTY SHOP 28 WEST MAIN ST. MYSTIC CHOW LINE GROTON. CONN. KRIEGERS GROTON PHARMACY That's All HARTFORD NATIONAL BANK AND TRUST COMPANY Established 1792 MYSTIC BRANCH MYSTIC, CONNECTICUT Member F.D.I.C. When Good Taste Counts, Count on GULINO'S Delicatessen Dairy Bar Coffee Shop 505 Long Hill Road GROTON MYSTIC MOTORS, INC. Chrysler—Plymouth ROUTE 1 MYSTIC GIVE TO THE SALVATION ARMY THE LITTLE CARD HOUSE Mystic By the Bridge Greeting Cards for Remembrance Gifts That Delight THE ADAMSONS The Fabric Shop GINGHAM GATE, INC. 58 Greenmanville Avenue Opposite Entrance to the Marine Museum THE CHRISTIE PLATING CO. GROTON, CONNECTICUT Mill Priced Yard Goods Fine Woolens and Worsteds ASHAWOG RIVER MILLS, INC. Rte. 1—Groton, Conn. Compliments of LONG HILL GROCERY 505 Long Hill Road HI 5-2636 Compliments of JOHN AND PAUL—BARBERS 171 Bridge Street Groton, Connecticut Compliments of JOHNSONS HARDWARE AND GENERAL FOOD STORES POQUONNOCK BRIDGE Compliments of NUTMEG CLUB BEVERAGE Gl 2-4317 23 Hamilton Street New London Compliments of PURITAN TEA ROOM AND RESTAURANT 235 STATE STREET NEW LONDON Compliments of BESS EATON DONUTS GROTON, CONNECTICUT Compliments of JOHN ELION SHOES Shoes for All Occasions Long Hill Shopping Center Visit Our New TEEN COLONY Lower Floor of Youth Colony 770 Long Hill Road Groton, Connecticut MYSTIC PHARMACY 11 East Main Street Mystic, Connecticut Prescriptions Our Specialty M. J. BERRY. Prop. KINNEY'S Mystic, Connecticut Diamonds China Watches Silverware Gifts Jewelers Since 1909 Compliments of K. N. BARBER Route 95 Mystic, Connecticut UNIVERSAL FOOD STORES ROEBUCK'S GROCERY AND MARKET Old Mystic Telephone jefferson 6-2420 Compliments of LONG HILL DRUG STORE 750 LONS HILL ROAD HI 5-2481 Best Wishes MURRAY C. BARNES Photographer GALES FERRY, CONN, Phone IN 4-7258 117 Bridge St., Groton I rC flW Tel. HI 5-3100 GROTON HOMEMAKER'S SHOP APPROVED DEALER SINGER SEWING _ . . _ . bales and bervice MACHINES ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES PHONOGRAPHS TAPE RECORDERS Compliments of SON ECO SOUTH ROAD GROTON, CONNECTICUT Your Aim in Life Will Be Fulfilled Through Diligence! Remember That Word, and Every 6 Months, TRY IT ON FOR SIZE! THE GROTON BANK AND TRUST COMPANY GROTON SHOPPING PLAZA Your Family Bank Compliments of THAMES RIVER PRESS COMPANY 334 THAMES STREET HI 5-1434 PALAU REXALL STORE Mystic, Connecticut Number I in Local News Coverage Top Local Program WNLC For Over 20 Years a Greater New London Listening Habit MYSTIC FURNITURE COMPANY MAC ARTHUR'S SALEM'S BEAUTY PARLOR SLEFKIN'S G. M. WILLIAM'S CARDELL'S BARSTOWS MEATS AND GROCERIES RAY'S DRIVE-IN WILLES GARAGE CHAMPION SHOE REPAIR THAMES BARBERS MOONEY'S GRANN'S SOLOMAN'S BERNARD T. HENDEL VICTORIA BROTHERS ESSO STATION ART'S TYDOL STATION SANTACROCE'S PIZZA Congratulations to the Fitch Graduating Class of 1959 CHAS. PFIZER CO., INC. World's Largest Manufacturers of —ANTIBIOTICS— Eastern Point Road—Groton autographs autographs TAYLOR PUBLISHING COMPANY ' • Wofltfl ki VrvbMki Aft Iti o '•'•St robert e ’59 senior high groton, conn.