Higgins Junior High School - Tatler Yearbook (Thompsonville, CT)

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A. D. Higgins Junior High School laoa (Compiled FrOxM A Recent Survey) F ifteen years have passed since the class of 1951 graduated from the A. D, Higgins. What has happened to our classmates, and where are they? A list of their whereabouts has been compiled which we thought might in- terest you. Flora Albano — Touring Europe. Singing with the Metropolitan Opera. Beverly Anderson and Betty Leland — Fort Worth, Texas. Nurses at a veteran’s hospital. Lillian Arcadipane — Boston Massa- chusetts. Teaching Ted Williams to play the piano. Jennie Arnone — Hollywood, Cal- ifornia. Secretary to Farley Granger, the big movie executive. Barbara Bak — London, England. Painting a portrait of Princess Anne Elizabeth. Brenda Balke — Thompsonville, Con- necticut. Bat girl for the Thompsonville Rookies. Dorothy Bascom — Albany, New York. Attempting to sell clothes to the firm of Lord Taylor. Carmen Bennett — Arizona Desert. Star of the famous picture, “Gone with the Sand.” Celeste Bottone — Great Lakes. Sun bathing on the deck of the Queen Mary. Barbara Bourgeoise — Riviera, France. Modeling two handkerchiefs, (a new ' French bathing suit.) Eileen Bourque — Mennenger Clinic. Caring for Elizabeth Taylor. Kenneth Brodeur — Brodeur Field, Venus. Taking off for Mars. (Zoom!) Joan Burgess — Hollywood, California. M.G.M. Studio. Starring in the new picture “Get Your Man If You Can.” Arthur Butler — Butlerville. Butler of James Butler of Butlerville. Patricia Butler — Paris, France. A fashion designer w orking with Madamme Sophie. Eugene Calcasola — United States. He’s here today — gone tomorrow, (he’s a pilot.) Louis Cardalico — Paris-Berlin. Mov- ing the Eiffel Tower. Maryann Carenza — Lake Success. A United Nations secretary. Phyllis Carrieri — Hollywood, Califor- nia. Anthony Dexter’s private nurse. Gerald Carzello — Providence, Rhode Island. Arthor of the famous book, “The Origin of the Teacher.” Santa Cassotta — London, England. Private nurse to the king of England. Joanne Colletti — North Pole. Mar- ried a famous explorer. Now doing housework in an igloo. Robert Contois — Hollywood, Califor- nia. M.G.M. Studio. Painting scenery for the movie, “Get Your Man If You Can.” Janice DeLorge — Thompsonville, Connecticut. Dietician for the the Fluffy Fruit Cup Restaurant. the dangers w ' hich threaten from with- in. That Connecticut is alive to these dangers is demonstrated by the interest which her young men and women are taking in government affairs. School and study groups have shown an in- creased interest in how government is carried on in town, state and nation. Willingness to sacrifice private interests to serve in public office has been demon- strated by competent citizens. We may ask how we, as individuals, can contribute to our country’s welfare. Let us remember that a nation’s greatest asset is her people. The achievements of Connecticut’s sons and daughters have helped to shape our national des- tiny and have been felt in all parts of the world. We can help by serving our government w ' henever possible and by lighting little candles of faith and hope in our particular spheres. May we always cherish the words of the Rever- end Thomas Hooker, our first Connecti- cut Yankee: “As God has given us liberty, let us take it.” Classmates, the time has come for us to say farewell. As we pass this mile- stone in our education, it is fitting for us to recognize those who have contri- buted to our welfare; namely: our parents, the Superintendent of Schools, Karl D. Lee, our Principal, Ernest K. White, our teachers, and the Enfield Board of Education. It is my privilege to express the gratitude of the Class of 1951 to these persons who have marched together in our behalf. Anne Williams

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The Tatler ' ' iMarrl|in5 Valedictory T here is widespread evidence in the United States today that if our country is to preserve its ideals and unity we must march together against the threatening forces which abound throughout the world. These conditions prompted this graduating class in the selection of its motto. Tonight we have heard with pride a recital of the achievements of our state. Was it Yankee ingenuity and determina- tion alone which gave us this glorious heritage? No, from the Colonial Era to the present, the citizens of Connecti- cut have forgotten self in the interest of their state and nation. Come, turn the pages of history with me and see them “Marching Together!” Perhaps this marching together began more than three hundred years ago when the Reverend Thomas Hooker and his congregation left Newtown, now Cambridge, Massachusetts, and set out for the Connecticut Valley, locating on the land now known as Hartford. Democracy owes more to the Reverend Thomas Hooker than to any other one man. It was under his guidance that the people of Connecticut established the first written constitution in history. Only a few years after settlements were made at Windsor, Wethersfield, and Hartford, representatives from each of these towns met with Thomas Hooker to draw up rules by which the Connecti- cut towns would be governed. At this meeting were drafted the famous Fund- amental Orders, marking the beginning of state government in Connecticut, which gave the right to vote to all free- men. The towns represented at this meeting will be remembered as the birth- place of “government of the people, by the people, and for the people.” A grateful state has immortalized these program and the receipt of our diplo- mas. The exercises were over all too soon and we parted with mingled feel- ings of pride and sadness. “Thank you one and all” are the clos- ing words of the Class of 1951 as we “march together” towards the next milestone. Class Historians Edith Williams Brenda Balke towns in its State Flag where they are represented by the three grape vines. In 1776 the colonies declared them- selves independent. Among the five men who drafted the Declaration of Inde- pendence was Roger Sherman of Connec- ticut who was an able thinker and an impressive speaker. The stirring words of this cherished document of American history proclaim freedom, equality and justice and are an inspiration to every patriotic American. The time had come for the thirteen colonies to unite under one central government. More than a century un- der the Fundamental Orders had given the people of Connecticut ex perience in government. As a result, when the time for unity came, the representatives from Connecticut were able and ex- perienced men. Roger Sherman was again called upon to represent his state. His voice and that of William Johnson carried much weight and their work was of great importance in the framing of the new Constitution. On January 9, 1788 Sherman and Johnson inscribed their signatures on this historic domu- ment. It can be said of Roger Sherman that he served his country with honor and was a true and firm patriot. Thus from its earliest history the people of Connecticut have marched to- gether in the interest of their state and nation. Connecticut has played a glor- ious part in the Revolutionary War,, the Mexican War, the Civil War, the Spanish-American War, and the con- flicts of the twentieth century. Her deeds are recorded on the eternal pages of history by the blood of her sons who have fought and died at hom.e and across the seas, and by the deeds of those who labored at home for over three hundred years in war and peace. The pages of history glow with the national record of accomplishment that has been made by our Connecticut citi- zens — men, women, and children. Dur- ing these centuries her people have learned the truth of Connecticut’s State Motto — “He who transplants continues to sustain.” Connecticut is now in its fourth century of achievement. There are unlimited material and spiritual possi- bilities ahead for her citizens. Through- out history they have met heroically all challenges to the security of state and country from without. As a nation’s greatest menace to freedom is an inert people, we must be on guard against

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The Tatler CLASS OFFICERS Secretary Iris Kamaros Vice-President James Viola President Edward Hoginski STUDENT COUNCIL — Photo by Brown