Housatonic Valley Regional High School - White Oak Yearbook (Falls Village, CT)

Text from Pages 1 - 104 of the 1950 volume:

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DEDICATION We the class of 1950 dedrcate THE WHITE OAK to Miss Mae Gesell In domg so we hope to show our heartfelt appreclanon for the many services she has rendered m the past years It ns evxdent that we have accepted sacrnflces and prompt attentnon for our own problems and demands wxthout reahzrng how co operatlve she has always been We take this opportumty to bring about a full reahzatnon m ourselves of the very complete job she has done m assemblmg comprlmg and completmg the maternal we have con Truly there ns not one school orgamzatnon whlch has not taken advantage of Miss Gesells prompt servxce She has m the past years prepared materxal for THE WHITE OAK NORTHWEST CORNER school evaluatnon commnttee reports tests programs for our varlous actnvmes and more We would be at a loss Wtthout her consclentnous support and dependabxltty We thank her for all these servxces and for her accomphshrnents nn our behalf whxch wrll serve to recall fond memorxes of our hngh school days 3 ! 3 . D ' . 3 stantly taken to her, and to thank her. . . . , . , . 1 9 7 ! D WILMER L SHULTZ EDWARD C DORSETT DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT VICE PRINCIPAL Stare Teachers College BS Mansfield Pennsylvanna Bloomsburg Pennsylvama 1920 Stare Teachers College 1929 BA Susquehanna 1928 MA Duke 1936 M A New York Unrversnty 1942 Marhemaucs PAUL W STODDARD PRINCIPAL B A Yale 1924 M A Columbia 1928 M A Yale 1929 Ph D Yale 1947 Contemporary Problems MARY M. MEEHAN MRS. MAY A. CAMP DEAN OF GIRLS B.A., Smith, 1910 B.A., Alberrus Magnus, 1937 Latin' English Social Studies 4 FRANK B RICHARDSON B A Bates 191 I Science Mathemarrcs BS Agr Ed Unrversrty of Connecticut 1934 MS HAROLD M SMITH Commercral Srudxes CLARKE B WOOD Cornell 1947 Vocatronal Agrrculture MRS CARMELA D SEGALLA BS State Teachers College East Stroudsburg Pa 1944 Socral Studres MAE E GESELL BS Connecucut College New London 1930 MA Columbia 1942 Commercral Studres JOHN F JUST BS U S Naval Academy 1931 Mathematrcs .-, AMBLER R TRAVIS BS Sprmglield 1933 MA New York Umversrty 1948 Drrector df Audro Vrsual Aids Brology WILHEMINE E ALLYN BS New York Unrversrty 1931 Englrsh Bay Path Institute, .1930 . ., U ' ' , 5 WARREN C CLARK BA Dartmouth 1928 M Unrv of New Hampshire 1933 Social Studies BERNICE M BAMYORTH BS Umversrty of Connectlmt 1943 Home Economxcs CORA E KINGSBURY BS University of Connecticut 1936 Home Economlcs EVELYN M ESTEY BA Colby 1927 MA Mrddlebury 1945 French Latin MRS ELAINE C SCRIBER BA Houghton College 1939 Socral Studxes OLIVER F ELDRIDGE BA Umversrty of Marne 1937 M A Boston Unrverslty 1940 English AMERICO BEDINI BS Sprlngheld 1943 Physrcal Education SHIRLEY WEIR Packard School 1949 Secretary to Prmclpal 1 1 . ., , . ., -n - a . ., v G Q , . ., , 1 I a v. gt' . . . W , I ,I , . ., ' , a . ., , - -x n a .Q . LEOPOLD C. TAPPEY HOWARD W. BROERE ARTHUR W. MILLER B.S. in Education B-S- 5010 TCGCIICYS' College B.S. Keene Teachers College Boston University 1940 OSWCEO New York 1947 1946 Science MA- SYFHFUSC 1948 M.A. New York University 1948 Ifldusmal Arts Industrial Arts Driver Education MARIANNE A BARTRAM AMELIA ST JAMES R N WILLIAM J MEDER LIBRARIAN NURSE Mus B Yale 1941 Institute of Musical Art of the Muslc City of New York 19181920 HERBERT C JACKSON BA Wfilliam Jewell College M A Egglih 1944 Custodian Assistant Custodian 7 ' I 1939 JOHN B. DuBois WALTER Dow fi' X S ICRS LOIS J AAKJAR Sharon Favorxte Saymg OH my gosh' Joyce Glee Club 12 3 4 Gxrls Intra murals 2 Nos Septem Collxum 3 4 secretary 3 4 Artcraft I Jumor Prom Attendant 3 Stud ent Councxl 34 secretary 34 Junxor Assembly Cast 3 Prop Commnttee for Senior Play 4 Alumni Assoclatxon Committee 4 Natxonal Honor Socnety 4 Does good and asks not for whom LOIS G BARRATT North Canaan Favorlte Saying Ya l1ke that huh? Lo Geer Glee Club 2 3 4 All State Chorus 3 Nos Septem Colltum 2 34 Le Cercle Francais 3 4 Football Cheerleader 4 Sennor Play Cast 3 Plcture Commnttee 4 All I wan! 1: a .rbzp and a :tar to .steer it by THELMA B BAIRD Cornwall Favortte Sayxng Oh dear' De De Glee Club l 2 3 4 Boots and Saddles I FFA Banquet Com mnttee 3 4 Anmversary Tea 4 Parents Nl1L,hI Hostess 4 Silence :J golden BARBARA M BARRETT Sharon Favonte Saying Golly Ned' Barb Athlenc Banquet Commlttee 2 Annnversary Tea Commnttee 4 Parents Night Hostess 4 FFA Banquet Commxttee 4 Evalua non Dmner Commnttee 4 A :mall mzte with plenty of mzgbt 1950 DONALD F BERGENTY North Canaan Favorlre Saymg Hey Swrsh' Don Intramural Softball 12 3 4 I tramural Football 1 Intramural Basketball 14 junior Varslty Basketball 2 3 Junior Assembly Cast 3 Varsxty Football 2 34 Prcrure Committee 4 Semor Ball Commmee 4 That: not the wmd whistling DOROTHY M BOIBEAUX Salusbury Favorxte Saying Darn If all anyhow' Dot Intramurals l Artcraft Club I Jumor Assembly 3 Glee Club 4 Nos Septem Colllum 4 I d rather he .rflent and remembered than loud and forgotten S IRS NORMA 1 BIERCE Canaan Favorxte Saymg Well see Norm Glee Club 12 Intramural Soft ball 1 Nos Septem Colhum 2 3 State Latm Contest 2 junmor Assembly Cast 3 Jumor Prom Commrttee 3 Sophxsts 3 4 Latm Banquet Commxttee 3 NORTH WEST CORNER Busmess Board 34 Semor Play Commrttee 4 WHITE OAK Edxtonal Board 4 New Mrlford Forum Delegate 4 Chess Club 4 Semor Ball Com mittee 4 Valechctorlan 4 Innocence? Yes? No' BEI I Y J BOTACCHI North Canaan Favorite Saylng What a kid' Dancmg Club l Homeroom Vrce Presxdent I Intramural Softball 1 Intramural Soccer 1 Intra mural Basketball 1 Glee Club 24 Chrxstmas Assembly Com mittee 3 ,Iumor Assembly Cast 3 Junxor Prom Commlttee 3 Junior Prom Crown Bearer 3 Semor Play Commnttee 4 Semor Play Usherette 4 The rhythm ol lwmkhng feet 1950 10 DAVID C BREAKELI. Goshen Favorlte Sayxng Could be Herk FFA 1 2 3 4 Track 2 3 AVA 2 3 4 Allred Youth 4 Chess Club 4 Shy wztb ur but we couldnt do without htm JOAN M CANTWELL Favonte Saying Honestly Glee Clu b4 Chairman Semor Play Committee 4 Chess Club 4 NORTHWEST CORNER rep orter 4 Sophlsts 4 Smzles and bnun: and wow' SEBUIIR CHARLES E BUCKLEY Sharon Favorxte Saymg You wan ta get wrecked? Buck Intramural Basketball 1 2 I tramural Football 1 2 More men are killed by overwork ro uby work? ELEANOR M CASTAGNA Canaan Favorxte Saymg., Hey knds wanta heat a ,good yoke? Cass Dancing., Club 1 Intramural Soft Economtcs Club l Semor Chap ter FHA vlce presndent 3 World Chnstmas Festnval 34 Jumor Assembly Cast 5 Carntval Ball Commxttee 3 Semor Chapter FHA presxdent 4 Sophnsts 4 Semor Play Cast 4 Semor Play Txcket Commxttee 4 A witty woman 1: a tfearure 1950 , A x . , A 4 . . - 1 H- ' ' S Z . I , , . , . 4 . . V . - , , . , ' 4 I I Y 2 . Sherman ball lg Glee Club 1-2g Home . . I ' . - v Y . I . JO . - 2 . I - I . 2 1 . 4 H 1 - H , Q U 9 S - Q l . ' x A - MARGARET B CASTEEL Sharon Favornte Saynng Oh peaches' PCI-HY junxor Assembly Cast 3 Glee Club 3 Junior Prom Commnttee 3 Intramural Softball 4 Intra mural Basketball 4 Chrrstmas Assembly 3 Le Cercle Francaxs 4 WHITE OAK Busmess Board 4 Senior Play Committee 4 NORTHWEST CORNER news edntor 4 New Mnlford Forum Delegate 4 Semor Play Trcket Commxtree 4 Sophnsts 4 Sal vatorlan 4 She look: at lhe moon because there! a man rn 11 ELSIE N COLLI North Canaan Favorxte Saying Oh nuts' s Homeroom Secretary I Intra mural Softball 12 Intramural Basketball 12 Dancxng Club 1 FHA secretary 1 World Chrlst mas Festxval Commrttee 2 4 Car mval Ball Committee 3 Jumor Assembly Cast 3 Jumor Prom Commlttee 3 Junlor Prom At tendant 3 Semor Play Commnttee 4 FHA 4 Shy and demure with a heart that: pure SENIORS DOREEN E CLARK Salxsbury Clarkue Intramural Softball l 2 In a mural Basketball 1 2 4 Glee Club 3 Iunxor Assembly Cast 3 Sen nor Play Txcket Commxttee 4 Anylhmg for 4 qzuet life ALAN L CURTIS Sharon I'avor1te Saymg What' Re Cwlcs Club l presxdent 2 In tramural Baseball I Intramural Basketball 123 Arrcraft Club l NORTHWEST CORNER fea ture edxtor 4 NORTHWEST CORNER Busmess Board 2 3 4 Homeroom Secretary 2 Track 2 3 Football 3 Sophlsts 3 4 Chess Club 4 junior Assembly Cast 3 Allred Youth 4 Could he rucceed Emrtem9 Yehf 1950 O , , , ', U'- H 7 - --3 Y Y -9 ' , . , , , , , , 9 ! - ' ' U. . . 9 1 - ' 1 --7 . .G 3 , El ' --L , ' g - Q w v 'Q 'v f Q Z I 7 - . , , , . . , . , SENIORS ELEANOR M DELSKEY North Canaan Favorrte Saymg., Thats rrght' Intramural Basketball I 2 Intra mural Softball I2 Nos Septem Collrum 2 Homeroom Presxdent 2 jumor Rnng Commrttee 3 junxor Assembly Cast 3 NORTHWEST CORNER rep orter 4 Semor Play Program Commnttee 4 The girl uho rr uorth whsle II the grrl uzth 4 Jrmle WILLIAM J EGAN Sharon Favornte Saying I dunno Bl Cnvxcs Club I Intramural Foot ball 12 Intramural Basketball 124 Intramural Softball I2 Varslty Football 3 4 junxor Var stty Basketball 3 junior Prom Commrttee 3 junior Assembly Cast 3 NORTHWEST COR NER sports echtor 4 Semor Play Commrttee 4 Class Presrdent 4 Sophrsts 4 Semor Ball Com mlttee 4 Dertmed for great herghtr THEODORE N DRUMM Sharon Favorite Saymg Matter of opmron Te Intramural Softball I2 In a mural Basketball I 2 3 4 Intra mural Football 2 Varsrty Track 2 3 4 junior Prom Commrttee 3 junior Assembly Cast 3 Semor Play Committee 4 Semor Ball Commnttee 4 Semor Play Cast 4 Opportumty sooner or later comer to all who wart and uuh BETTY j FITCH Canaan Favonte Sayrng You wouldnt krd me now Intramural Softball 1 2 In ra mural Basketball I 2 Nos Septem Collmm 1 2 Homeroom Vrce Presrdent 2 Le Cercle Francaxs 3 secretary 4 NORTHWEST COR NER exchange edxtor 4 Semor Prcture Commxttee 4 junror As sembly Cast 3 Semor Play Com mrttee 4 A taper ,falerwoman with a lme of chatter 1950 l MARY E FOLEY North Canaan Favorrte Saying Oh dear' Irrsh Dancrng Club 1 Sophomore Par ty Commrttee 2 Intramural Bas ketball I 2 3 4 Intramural Soft ball 12 34 junior Class Sec retary 3 Junior Assembly Cast 3 ,Iumor Prom Commrttee 3 WHITE OAK Business Board 4 NORTHWEST CORNER Bus mess Board reporter 4 Senlor Usherette 4 Whether half or uhole I rn utlty ALEC C FROST Cornwall Inkre Intramural Football I Intramur al Basketball I Intramural Base b ll I Homeroom Vxce Pres :dent 2 Homeroom Presxdent 3 Class Presrdent 3 Student Coun cl 3 4 NORTHWEST COR NER co edntor 4 Sophxsts 3 4 A man rr not quiet hecaure he rr ahrorhea' in thought SENIORS ROSALIE FREUND North Canaan Favorite Saying., H1 Schmoo' Freuney Nos Septem Collrum 34 Glee Club 3 Junror Assembly Cast 3 Latm Banquet 3 Le Cercle Fran cars presrdenr 4 NORTHWEST CORNER reporter 4 WHITE OAK eclrtor 4 Latnn Assembly Commrttee 4 Latm Play Com mnttee 4 Carmval Ball Com mxrtee 3 Her frzendly rmrle zr known hy a BARBARA A GARRITY Salxsbury Favorrte Saymg Cmon kxds lets go' Barb Homeroom Secretary l Intramur al Softball 1 2 3 Intramural Bas ketball and Football Cheerleader 2 3 Jumor Prom Commrttee 3 jumor Assembly Commlttee 3 NORTHWEST CORNER re porter 4 Sophlsts secretary 4 WHITE OAK busmess ed1tor 4 Senror Play Committee 4 Semor Play Usherette The world always derrrer an ardent worker 1950 . . I . 3: It ' . , . ' , ' 1 . - ' - 1 2 1 - g - . ' I ' ' . I . , U Q K Q - Q 5 v, ' 5 - , fff' - . . l JL K K1 ' X kkgr I ii K . . . Play Committee 43 Semor Play ' pi ': , V ll 1 , ' 1' : ' ' , ' I ' 1 . I . ' , , 2 - a 3 - 1 4 I . 5 ' ' Q . 1 ' ' ' 9 1 - 1 - . . . , U D- -y ' .I L I ' L ' . , - . 3 , ' f 4 JOAN GOTTSCHALK Sharon Favonte Saynng Here comes t e State truck' Butch Homeroom Vrce Presldent 1 Dancmg Club 1 Homeroom sec retary 3 Cnvrcs Club 1 Intra mural Basketball 124 Inrra mural Softball 124 Nos Sep tem Collrum 1234 Roman Banquet 3 Carnival Ball Com mrttee 12 Glee Club 34 NORTHWEST CORNER re Semor Play Commnttee 4 Class Hlstorxan 4 A grand .rport and a grand pal CLIFFORD C GUSTAFSON Kent Curly Artcraft Club 1 AVA 12 34 Intramural Football 1 2 3 4 In tramural Basketball 1 2 3 4 In tramural Softball 1 2 3 4 Senror Ball Charrman 4 Varsrty Foot ball 4 He doemt have to act Sbakerpeare to be a Romeo SENIORS ERICH A GERTSCH Sharon Favorite Saymg Towards Wrlcoxs Sleepy Intramural Basketball 2 3 4 In tramural Football 2 3 4 Intra mural Softball 12 3 4 Junror Assembly Cast 3 Senror Play Cast 4 An average person spends esgbt boar: 4 day sleeping but I .rpend esghteen PATTYE L HANSELL Sharon Favonte Saying Holy cow' at Crvrcs Club 1 Nos Septem Col hum 1 treasurer 2 Intramural Basketball 1 2 3 4 Intramural Softball 1 2 3 4 Homeroom Treasurer 2 Le Cercle Francaxs 3 Sophrsts 3 Junior Rmg Com mittee 3 ,Iunlor Prom Commrt tee 3 Student Councrl 4 Chess Club 4 NORTHWEST COR NER sports edrtor 4 jumor As sembly Cast 3 Football Hop Commnttee 4 Senror Play Com mrttee 4 Natxonal Honor Socrety A good rmdent 4 wsllmg worker and a real friend 1950 x Ja! . fel? . ..s- ' ' 3 h ' I' Z U ' ' Q - -9 - . . 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I I U w 'I5 JAMES HERD Salusbury Favorite Saying., Why7 Thundernng Herd Intramural Softball I Nutmeg Boys State 2 Nos Septem Col hum 2 3 jumor Assembly Cast 3 jumor Prom Committee 3 Graduation Usher 3 Junior Ring, Commxttee 3 Harvard Book Award 3 Natnonal Honor So cnety 34 Orchestra 4 Semor Play Committee 4 WHITE OAK Edntonal Board 4 The Spmners presxdent 4 Allred Youth 4 A une man ulll make more opportunity than bu family uzll predzctmnr GARY C HONOUR Wassalc New York Favornte Sayxng It may be true ur Sunshine Intramural Basketball I 7 3 4 In tramural Football I Z 3 4 Glee Club 2 The Spinners 4 I take my fun ubere I End It SENIORS MARY S HOFFMAN Kent Favorite Sayxng Oh gosh yes' Susie Cxvxcs Club I Intramural Soft ball I 2 3 4 Intramural Basket ball 134 Intramural Soccer 1 Nos Septem Colhum 23 JV Basketball Cheerleader 2 junior Prom Commnttee 3 Sophxsts 3 4 Regxonal Forum Committee 3 Le Cercle Francaxs 3 Roman Ban quet 3 Junior Assembly Cast 3 Football Cheerleader 4 Semor Play Commxttee 4 NORTH WEST CORNER reporter 4 Semor Ball Commnttee 4 H orrer preferred f j HENRY HONOUR Wassanc New York Favonte Saymg A ,ob worth domg IS worth doing well Harb Artcraft Club I Varsity Track Z Glee Club 2 Intramural Softball 34 The Spinners 4 Why dont mmebody tell me there lblflgip 1950 PATRICIA A I-IOOVER North Canaan Favorxte Saymg Thank you senator' at junror Chapter FHA 2 reporter 2 Intramural Softball 2 Intra mural Basketball 2 Intramural Soccer 2 Homeroom Secretary 3 Junror Prom Attendant 3 Jumor Assembly Cast 3 junror Prom Commrttee 3 Semor Play Com mrttee 4 Semor Play Usherette 4 Gentlemen prefer blonde: SUSAN W JANES Salrsbury Favorxte Sayrng Oh my gosh' ue Intramural Basketball 2 Intra Cheerleader 3 4 Le Cercle Fran cars 3 4 Nos Septem Collrum 3 Natronal Honor Socrety 3 4 Sophrsts vrce presrdent 3 4 Housatonrc Forum 3 Junror As sembly Cast 3 Carnrval Ball Commrttee 3 New Mrlford For um 4 NORTHWEST CORNER Busmess Board 4 WHITE OAK Edrtorral Board 4 Senior Ball Commrttee 4 Godr gzft to men E IIIR SHIRLEY A IRWIN North Canaan Favorrte Saying Anybody seen Arlene? Shrrl Homeroom Treasurer 1 Jumor Chapter FHA vrce presrdent I Dancing Club l Intramural Bas ketball l 2 3 Intramural Softball 1 3 Junror Assembly Cast 3 jumor Prom Committee 3 Foot ball Cheerleader 3 Basketball Cheerleader 4 NORTHWEST CORNER reporter 4 Semor Play Commrttee 4 Sensor Play Usher ette 4 Senror Ball Commrttee 4 It.r a gift to be rule and merry STEVEN L KALLSTROM Kent Favorrte Sayxng Oh' Lets go Intramural Softball 1 Band 1 Washmgton Concert l Glee Club l 2 3 4 jumor Assembly Cast 3 Sprmg Concert 2 3 4 Nutmeg Boys State 3 All State Chorus 4 Allred Youth 4 Senror Play Com mrttee 4 Quiet and zndusinous not like mort of ur 1950 I 1 7 I, -' f I 5 , P . . , . I I ' Z ' I Z ' - - , 9 - - 1 . '. ' S Q n ' ' ' ' . 3 . . 1 ' - , . S mural Softball 2-3g Basketball - , , ' I - 5 ' g Lee . . . ' 9 L L r - V ' Q ' Q . I - ' ' 1 ' 4 9 - ' ' I - Q I S . , , 9 - r , f J , . . Y . , . 1 , fn Y,- . . 1 'Q MARY E KILLAWEE North Canaan Favorite Saying What cha lookm for' Bedbugs7 Knller Dancmg Club I Intramural Bas ketball I 2 4 Intramural Softball 123 jumor Assembly Cast 3 Sophxsts 4 Semor Play Com mlttee 4 No carer no 1l orrze: lzfe :J uonderlul' FLORA J LOVETT Salxsbury I'avor1te Saymg Prove rt Babe Dancing Club 1 Cxvlcs Club 1 Intramural Basketball 12 3 In tramural Soccer 12 Intramural Softball I2 3 Glee Club I3 Home Nutsmg Club 2 junlor Assembly Cast 3 Semor Chap ter FHA 3 4 A friend to all who know her SENIORS ANNE E KNIBLOE Saltsbury Favornte Saymg I dunno bout that N1 Intramural Soccer 1 Intramural Basketball I 3 4 Intramural Soft ball 1234 Homeroom Vxce Prestdent 2 Student Council 2 3 4 vrce president 4 Football Cheerleader 2 3 4 captam 3 4 JV Basketball Cheerleader 2 Nos Septem Collxum 2 3 4 presndent 4 NORTHWEST CORNER sembly Cast 3 Junxor Prom Queen 3 Carntval Ball Com mtttee 3 Nauonal Honor So clety 3 4 Latm Banquet 3 Mag azme campangn captam 4 Soph :sts 4 Larm Club Assembly 4 WHITE OAK Busmess Board 4 Sennor Play Commrttee 4 Loved by one and admired by many RICHARD F MASSINI North Canaan Favornte Saymg Come here I wanna talk to ya Dxck Crvlcs Club 1 Varsrty Baseball 1 Band 1 jumor Prom Committee 3 Varsity Football 234 co captain 4 Jumor Assembly Cast 3 Class Treasurer 3 WHITE OAK Edltorlal Board 4 Semor Ball 4 Charm and pizlyfulnerr of bu I 1950 . , U, f 'b .' h 5 . . 1 . l S ' ' ' - Z . - - . . , A , , 1 ' ' ' Y ' 5 ' - , 27' s , I - . gf V- Bus1ness Board 3-4g juruor As- 5 . 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' ' 1 ' Z I . - Q . 1 k g I SENIORS JAMES F McGUIRE North Canaan Favorxte Saynng Hello Baby Jlmmv Cxvncs Club 1 2 vlce president 2 Varsity Track 3 4 The Spmners 14 vlce presldent 4 Senior Chapter FHA 4 Junior Prom Commnttee 3 Senxor Ball Com mtttee 4 With a :male each morning VIRGINIA MERCER Salusbury Favorite Saymg Can you 1maglne7 Gnnger Homeroom Treasurer 1 Intra mural Softball 1 2 3 4 NORTH WEST CORNER 1 news edntor 3 cofdntor 4 Nos Septem Col hum 2 3 JV Cheerleader 2 Var sxty Basketball 3 Varsnty Foot ball 4 Natxonal Honor Society 3 4 Student Councrl 2 3 4 jun lor Prom Commxttee 3 Sophlsts 3 4 Washxngton Forum 3 New Mllford Forum 4 Semor Play Cast 4 Allred Youth 4 Sbe take: life at it comer 1950 CATHERINE M McKIE Sainsbury Favonte Saymg Godfrey' Kay Nos Septem Colhum 34 Glee Club 34 jumor Assembly Cast 3 Semor Play Commnttee Speech 1: great but .nlence :J greater BERNARD FRANCIS MILLER North Canaan Favornte Saymg Geeee' I-Iomeroom Prestdent 1 Intra mural Football 1234 In ra mural Basketball 12 Intramural Softball 12 Varsrty Basketball 3-4 Varsnty Baseball 3-4 ca tan 4 Student Councxl 4 WHITE OAK Busmess Board 4 Supenor albletsc ability rr bertowed on a few l P -J' ' . L . - S U , G 4. mural Basketball 1-2-3-4,3 Intra- Befflle , ' ' - - - S f f I . ' ' . ' .5 I 1 P' 1 1 I Q I I SENIOR LOIS P MILLER Kent Favorrte Saymg Oh' You know Glee Club 123 Intramural Softball I Nos Septem Collnum 2 3 Vrce Presrdent of Class 3 NORTHWEST CORNER Sta 3 Student Council 3 4 Secretary of Class 4 Natronal Honor So clety 4 Shes a true friend like a diamond scarce and rare CATHERINE P MISSAGGIA North Canaan Favorlte Saymg lll hold the lantern and you shovel awhrle Shorty Dancmg Club l Intramural Bas ketball 1 2 3 Intramural Softball l 2 3 4 junror Assembly Cast 3 Senror Play Usherette 4 Semor Play Commrttee 4 Small but not mvufble LOUIS J MINATTI North Canaan Favorlte Saying Who? Babe Student Councll 12 3 president 4 Varslty Track 12 3 Intra mural Football 12 34 In ra mural Basketball 1 Homeroom Vrce Presldent I Chrnstmas As sembly Cast 1 Carnrval Ball Commrrtee 12 3 Homeroom Presrdent 2 3 JV Basketball 2 Autumn Hop Commrttee 2 3 4 Junror Assembly Commrttee 3 Chalrman of Junior Prom 3 NORTHWEST CORNER re NER busmess manager 4 Senlor Play Commrttee 4 Semot Ball Commxttee 4 With ayfectzon beaming m one eye and calculatzon .rbmmg out of the other MARY ANN MOESLEY North Canaan Favotrte Sayxng You betcha' Homeroom Secretary 1 Sopho more Dance Commxttee 2 Nos Septem Colhum 2 Le Cercle Francars 2 Regronal Forum Com mlttee 3 Sophrsts 3 4 Class Rmg Commrttee 3 Junior Prom Com mlrtee 3 junior Assembly Com mlttee 3 Senior Ball Commrttee 4 Semor Play Usherette 4 Vars rty Basketball Cheerleader 1 2 3 4 captain 4 Intramural Softball 1 2 3 4 Natronal Honor Socrety 1950 ' ' I . ! . u ' ' ' I L0 e -555 t 3 . , H fi . L ' porter 3g.NORTHWEST Conf 43 ' ' ' l SE IORS LOIS I. MOSELEY North Canaan Favorite Saytng Let: go .fchrnoe Dancing Club 1 Glee Club I pxamst 2 34 jumor Assembly Pramst 3 Semor Play Commxttee Carnegie Hall PATRICIA A ONGLEY Salusbury Favorlte Saying Oh' Go get lost' at Dancing Club 1 FHA jumor Chapter 12 Intramural Basket ball l 2 3 Intramural Softball 1 2 3 Washxngton Play Day 3 Junnor Assembly Cast 3 FHA Semor Chapter secretary 4 Sen lor Play Committee 4 Stzll water run: deep ANN E NeJAME North Canaan Favonte Saymg Holy Toledo Dancmg Club l Sophnsts 34 Nos Septem Colhum 3 4 Intra mural Basketball 2 3 4 Junlor Assembly Cast 3 Senior Play Commrttee 4 Bzg argument: from a little lady who Jpeak: ber mind freely PHYLLIS V OPLEY Canaan Favorxte Saymg Who me7 Phyl Glee Club 12 Intramural Bas ketball 1 FHA Senior Chapter Treasurer 3 4 NORTHWEST CORNER cub reporter 4 Blonde and blase 1950 ANNA M PEDERSEN Sharon Favorxte Saymg Isnt that cute? Anna Glee Club l 2 3 4 Dancmg Club 1 junlor Assembly Cast 3 Sen lor Play Commrttee 4 Senior Play Prompter 4 NORTHWEST CORNER 4 So cheerful ro patient .fo peaceful JULIANA PETERSEN Sharon Favorrte Saying Holy cow' uhe Intramural Softball 12 Intra mural Basketball 2 Homeroom Treasurer 2 junior Assembly Cast 3 junror Prom Attendant 3 jumor Prom Commnttee 3 Le Cercle Francans 3 treasurer 4 Allred Youth 4 Semor Play Cast 4 Sophxsts 4 NORTHWEST CORNER reporter 4 Semor Ball Commxttee 4 Her eye: are ber beauty and her .mule 1.r her future SENIORS ANN L PEROTTI East Canaan Favorlte Saymg Oh' jeekers Ann Homeroom Treasurer I Intra mural Softball 1 Dancmg Club 1 junior Chapter FHA president 2 junior Assembly Cast 3 Sop hrsts 4 Semor Chapter FHA 4 Prcture Commxttee 4 Allred Youth NORTWEST CORNER reporter 4 Magazrne Campalgn captam 4 Senror Play Committee I d rather argue than breathe JOAN L PEYRON Sharon Favorite Sayxng Oh I dont know about that Joanne Glee Club 1 2 3 4 Dancing Club I Homeroom Secretary 1 Home room Secretary 1 Homeroom Treasurer 2 junxor Assembly Cast 3 Junxor Assembly Com mnttee 3 Jumor Prom Commnttee 3 Semor Play Commnrtee 4 Happy wnth a brush and easel 1950 Y' lf , . ..., , , 1 ' l , 3 , , - 9 , , . , l I 9 . , h . . , , , , 'n ' - -. - . . , ! , , , , .-.Q . 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' ' , , I g , , g - ' v , . l ' MARY F PITCHER Sharon Favorxte Saymg Oh cheese and crackers' Nay Nay Dancing Club 1 Intramural Soft ball 12 3 4 Intramural Basket ball 12 JV Basketball Cheer leader 2 Baseketball Cheerleader 34 jumor Assembly Cast 3 junror Prom Commrrtee 3 porter 4 Semor Play Commnttee 4 Semor Play Usherette 4 A demon to those who know her FRANK E ROSSETER Salxsbury Favorite Saymg H1 fellows Frank FFA 1 2 secretary 3 presxdent 4 AVA 2 3 4 Varsrry Track 34 He that bulb knowledge Jparetb hu word: E IORS Xi JO ANN M REMER North Canaan Favorite Saying Now nsnt that awful Speed Dancmg Club 1 Intramural Soft ball l Homeroom Vrce Presxdent l 2 Football Cheerleader 3 Jun ror Assembly Cast 3 jumor Prom Commnttee 3 junxor Prom Attendant 3 Bakserball Cheer leader 4 NORTHWEST COR Commrttee 4 Semor Play Usher ette 4 Semor Play Commlttee 4 Her heart II young and gay GEORGE W SCI-IAEFER North Canaan Favorlte Saymg Oh' Schaef Crvncs Club 1 Intramural Foot ball 12 3 Intramural Basketball I 2 3 Jumor Prom Committee 3 Semor Play Committee 4 Semor Ball Commrttee 4 Basketball Manager 4 A fnendly nmle :J more preczour than word! 1950 I -a NOIQTHWEST CORIQER ref NER, .reporter 4'g Senior Ball Y' I 4 SALLY F SMITH Cornwall Favorrte Sayrng Heres your hat Whats your hurry? Come back when you can t stay so long' Smrthy junror Assembly Cast 3 FHA Senror Chapter 4 Senror Play Usherette 4 Cbeerfulnerr xr ber avocanon ELIZABETH E STACKELBERG Lakevrlle Favonre Sayrng What ll I do nowww Betsy Football Cheerleader 3 Glee Club 3 4 Sophxsts 3 4 Nos Sep rem Collrum 3 Le Cercle Francars 4 Allred Youth 4 Chess Club secretary 4 NORTHWEST COR NER Staff 4 Senlor Play Cast 4 Narronal Honor Society 4 SENIOR JOSEPH N. SILVERNALE Salrsbury Mandy Senror Play Cast 4 Life 15 not loo .rhort but that there 1: tzme for courtesy ETHEL L STANTON Salusbury Favorrte Sayxng Hes a good guy as good guys go But as good guys go went' Perch Dancnng Club I Homeroom Vrce Presxdent 1 FHA junror Chapter I Intramural Basketball 12 3 Intramural Softball 1 234 JV Basketball Cheerleader 2 NORTHWEST CORNER Busl ness Board 3 Washrngton Play Day 3 Homeroom President 3 junror Prom Commxttee 3 Jun lor Assembly Commrttee 3 jun nor Assembly Cast 3 NORTH WEST CORNER reporter 4 Semor Play Commrttee 4 Vars 1ty Football Cheerleader 4 Sen nor Usherette 4 Senxor Ball Com mlttee 4 Quset like n pea! of thunder 1950 , . I A - - , 5 , . . . he 1 - Z I ' ' 2 . . , . . . - . , , I U 1 Q Q 1 - L - 5 - 5 - . 5 5 ' 1 1 , Q - v A ' y 1 , 3 9 9 - . y 5 - , . 2 . me we 2, ' En-g a, if Q 2 1 2 ' 1 f ies 1 J 3, I ff DONALD R VAILI. Goshen Favortte Sayrng Really? Don FFA 12 34 reporter 2 vrce presrdent 3 Intramural Basket ball I 2 JV Basketball 3 Varsrty Basketball 4 Vrce President of class 4 Senror Play Cast 4 Sentor Play Commrttee 4 With the dewl m hu heart FREDA M WHITE Kent Favorrte Sayrng Gee Whrz' Dancxng Club I Homeroom Vnce Presrdent 2 FHA Senror Chagter 3 Senror Play Commlt tee Quset but SENIORS 'Q-v JOAN A VOSBURGH North Canaan Favorite Saymg I dont know' Vosste Glee Club 1 2 3 Homeroom Sec retary 3 Junror Prom Commrttee 3 NORTHWEST CORNER 3 4 Jumor Assembly Cast 3 FHA Senror Chapter reporter 4 Senror Play charrman of Publrcrty Com mrttee 4 School Reporter for the HARTFORD COURANT and TORRINGTON REGISTER 4 Natronal Honor Society 4 Sunlxght that could never have the heart to bum WILLIAM L WILSON Saltsbury Favonre Saymg What ya want trouble? B1 FFA I 2 3 4 reporter 3 vrce presrdent 4 Too many :peak too much at not Bzll 1950 25 'S.. BEVERLEY W. WYMAN Salisbury Favorite Saying: Drop dead! Bev Dancing Club lg Intramural Bas kerball l-2-3-45 Intramural Soft- ball l-2-3-4g Junior Prom Atten dan! 31 junior Assembly Cast 3 Sophisrs 43 Senior Play Com mittee 45 Senior Play Ushererre 4. A mile of dynamite QrRCL,us9 0 r1,,W7o,0 ' CL 'W-jg: i L ,, S 'Rv- 111 4' 5Hd'4l , I R b X 71 1. 44 , N i Jani: 'fl 'neun .',3..I:i3 , 2-4J::'3l,' T f . K ,..,?,,' I , - I I - , .1 l M' Qgx Qga wr M355 7, E3 f L AXQQN if XV Q? 5 XSS f 63 I 'X .fb , cj 5 m.qf ': ,A H15 P 'I Q, X 1 fx U U 5,7 J QL' X N X I . I l, X 7' ,XX X ff' 6' ffqx 'XXX XR P' Na 'I . XXX il boufv' UQ K , ,Xb W q,f1f rYChp'-K I ,P- uilnllgok O c, Olaf Stackelberg Presldenr Alfred V1ola V1Ce Presldent Barbara FIIIS Secretary ack SOUCIIIHI Treasurer Z' Wllllam Egan Presldent Domld Vull Vue President Ioxs Mlller Secretary SENIOR OFFICERS JUNIOR OFFICERS sl ' bf Wy , w o Y D. I , ' R , ,, Q 7 I I . I ' K L. 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'iw ' ln- Y , I X-W1 , J A 5, w 4. c. f ,,-'Sf' in SENIGR PLAY The class of 50 presented Dear Ruth a comedy nn two acts by Norman Krasna IS thelr senior play Ellzabeth Sttckelberg Clrfford Gustafson Vnrgrnxa Mercer Iols Blrrltt 1nd Theodore Drumm were cast rn the leadmg roles They were supported by Mrss Gesell dlrected the entrre producuon Mr Muller helped vuth the hghts and the stage MISS Bamforth helped wrth the props Mlss Klngsbury vuth the settmg and Mrs Camp wrth the Pllblltlly The plly was presented IH the gym on March 24 and March 75 ,vo 32 ' 1 gy . 7 00 C225 1 K QF! J' joseph Silvernale, Erich Gertsch, Juliana Peterson, Eleanor Castagna, and Donald Vaill. ,l .f gil . V , W , SENIOR PLAY 99 vip Q wr Sv SENIOR PLAY 25 fx X,- vf X X 2' .xx F- N A 'x 4 9,. . -, W, J , X K 1 2 1 J xx .X I BAS KETBALL S QUAD Seated Left mR1Lhr P Kenny j Snnirmn CoCapta1ns F Mnller R Thurston R McGu1re T Gohnllot Suon1Rovx D Raynari Manager D Grossman W Dufour P Fallon BCdlfll Coach D V.ull B Mxller j Schaefer Manager Thurston Mlller F NhHer B YVILGUIYS Kenny Sondnnl Vadl c3fOSSH1lU Gob1llor IDufour Ploble INDIVIDUA L SCORING 36 F.G. F. Pts. 78 42 198 ' , . 60 61 181 ' , . 48 48 144 1 ' ' 43 55 119 24 10 58 12 16 40 ' 8 6 22 1 2 8 12 ' 4 1 9 2 1 5 2 1 5 RESUME OF THE BASKETBALL SEASON Reg1on1l eompleted nts regu11r sehedule wnth 21 nme 1nd nnne record whneh qtnlxhed t11em for the Cltss C tourmment II New Brntun Regnoml w1s defetted ln the openlng round of the tourney by 1 mueh f1ster NX!1ndsor Ioelcs te1m the seore bemg 67 51 Tl1e Wtmlfp 1ek opened the 361500 on the wrong foot wtth 1 defe1t tt the h1nds of Slmsbury by a seore of 49 no Regxontls next gtme w1s wtth mueh stronger te 1m Prttsfield MlSSJChUSCIIS whom they lost by 1 seore of 59 79 'Ihe Reggnes then pltyed Wtterttwwn rn thetr flrst lexgue gtme of the se tson md tgun went down to defett by tl1e slum mtrgln of one polnt 41 40 'Ihe te 1m fm 1lly broke into the wlnmng eolumn nn the fourth gtme wnth 1 smtshnng uetory ower Wlbl1lDgIKJD Hugh by 1 seore of 48 14 The Blue 1nd bold went down to defe1t In their fifth gtme of the se1son thls tlme to the shupshoottng Mtllbrook New York teftm Reglon 11 found Terryvllle 1nv1d1ng t11e Hous11 tome gym for thetr next gtme but when t11e hml gun wts sounded Reg1on1l w1s tl1e vretor by 1 17 37 seore In the next gtme of the setson the Wt11fp1ek found themselxes up tgunst the defendtng eh1mp tons '1l1OfI1lSfOl1 p11y1ng lllee e11 1mplons throughout conquered the Plele by 1 seore of 56 50 RCEIODI1 returmng from Qhrtstmts v1e1t1on found the toughest week of the sertson before them wtth Lee I-Irgh of M1ss1ehusetts IS the opponent for Tuesd1y night nd Ll1swortl1 High of South Wlndstmr on Fr1d1y mght And tough rt proved to be wtth Lee bettnng the Reggtes by 1 no nl seore md Ellsworth defemng them by 1 18 17 seore The RCglKDU1llICS tl1en st trted pltyxng tl1e type of b11l th1t they were e1p1ble of p11y1ng .Ill se tson by winning therr next hte g1mes lneluded tn this stre1k were uetornes oxer Iltehheld W1tertown Lee Wlslmlngttmn 1nd Terryxtlle The next gftme on the Blue 1nd Cfolds tough schedule w IS 1nother meeting with thelr number one r111l -1l10IT1lSl0I'l Thom1ston 1g11n conquered the Vlfolfpxek bt 1 57 79 seorf Reglontl then defetted Ohxer Wfoleott Tech bx 1n oxerwhelmnng seore of 4 70 Then e1me t11e re turn gtme tgunst the Mtllbrook New York tetm whneh 1g11n posted 1nother uetory over Coteh Bed mrs ehftrges thxs tnme by .1 57 41 score Lrtchfield w1s the only grtme left to be pl1yed and Regxoml needed thus glme tn order to qu 111fy for the stftte tourmment Irtehheld WIS leftdlng Regtontl If the h1lfw1y m1rlt but 1 spxrlted Regroml te1m c1me btele to conquer Ittehheld by 1 55 51 seore At the end of the regu11r se 1son Frftnk Muller 1nd Rtehtrd Thurston were re elected coetpmlns for next yetr Record Stmsbury Regxoml Ptttsheld Reglonal Watertown Regional WlSl1lHbIKDD Reg1on11I Mtllbrook Regtonal Terryvtlle Regxoml '11lOl'T1lSf0I1 Regtoml ee Regroml Tllsworth Regxonal I ttehfield Reglonal Watertown Regtonal W1sh1ngtt1n Regroml ee Regional Terryvxlle Regxonal Thom1ston Regtonal Olner Wolcott Regxonal Mtllbrook Regxon 11 I ltehheld Regxonal St 1te Tournament Wxndsor Locks Regnonal ,, .,' 1 - 1 ' 1, 4 1 ' t , 1 A 1 I1 , ' ' 1 'YA 1 '1 1 . 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A 43 . u - , .1 . .. ,L .l . - - - 47 ' 'Z ' A' .A ' A' , 1 , , 15. 1 52 - A Y . 2 ' ' 'A . A 39 Y. ' ' 1 ' ' 16. A' 20 - . .L A . , .- ' Y 47 A '1 , 1 1 . LA 1Y1A ' 17, A 52 1' 1' 1 --7 :. YA 1 45 YA 1 ' ' a ' ' -' 'Y 18, .A ' 51 L 1. 1 1 ' , - . fr.- ' , .L - - 55 ra - A vt' K 1 ' v 1 1 v 15 . L Y ' A' 1 Y1A ' 1 ' 1 ' - A 62 A AA ' 1 Y , A A ' 1 ..- 7 , A A . .. 51 FOOTB LL Seatel Left to Rlghl J Stackelherl., R johnson Managers Second Row F Lawrenz T Solan W Egan C Gustafson CoCapta1ns R McGulre R Massxnl D Bergenty j Silfldflfll D Grossman Thml Rovx Bedmn Coach R Egan I Riley G Washlngton W Goulburn S Macfar land l' Gobxllor J Eggleston P Fallon H Noble Mr Clark Assxsrant Coach Thurston McGu1re Sonclrnm Bef enty Bellml Grossm ln MHSSIHI INDIVIDUAL SCORING PAT 38 PTS UA 4- gy .,'- I I fl I ' gi l TD . . . . . 14 - 84 ' 11 ' - 66 ' ' 2 26 38 g 1 - 6 ' ' 1 - 6 1 1 - 6 ' ' 0 I 1 RESUME OF THE FOOTBALL SEASON S1x man football was agam resumed at Regrontl tn the fall of 1949 The fourth football season proved to be qutte successful although the Blue and Gold lost three and t1ed for second place wrth Bethel The Blue and Gold ushered ln the 1949 season by playmg host to a strong Bethel team who suf fered a defeat by a score of 78 to 8 The Wolfpack played a much superror game showmg that Coach Bedrnt had the boys rn excellent condttron In the second game Regtonal ventured to New town where our team proved to be rn comm md by trouncmg the Hawley Htgh boys 57 76 Thus score of 57 pomts set a new scornng record tt Reglontl topptng the prevnous by two pomts much weaker opponent Washtngtcan Hrgh The Blue and Gold came through wtth an overwhelmmg vrctory of v6 2 Regronal experienced tts first defeat of the sea son from a much heavrer New Mrlford team The game was a heart breaker to lose because lf the boys had won that game If would probably have meant thc champronshrp or at lc tst 1 tte wlth New Mtlford The opponents greatly outwenghed the Regtonal grnd boys and the game ended with a final score of 71 14 The next contest was played on the home held agamst a once defeated Newtown team The Wolf pack bounced back from thetr New Mtlford defeat by trounclng Newtown agarn al 17 Wtth the new record of four and one the Regton al boys played Washtngton a very much underrated team on the field of the Blue and Wlatte Th1s game proved to be a very bltter one for although the boys played a hard fought game rt ended tn a 17 17 t1e Th1s rs the first tie ever encountered by a Regxon al football team In the final two games of the season Regronal was defeated by both New Mrlford and Bethel rn success1on The Green and Whlte agatn proved fatal to Regtontl by beattng us 7818 The unexpected defeat by Bethel by a score of 70 16 ended the Wtalf packs season wrth four wms three defeats md one tte Regronal scored 207 pomts to 129 for thenr op ed co captatns of the 1950 team at the close of the year FOOTBALL SCHEDULE 1949 Regtonal Opponents Bethel home Newtown away Washtngton home New Mllford away Newtown home Washnngton away New Mtlford home Bethel away ' - ' . 4 . .' 1' 1 ' ' - t ' ' 1 f -' - ' 7 ' ' I - U - ., L , L . - For the seasons third game Regional played a ponents. jack Sondrini and Bob McGuire were elect- 1 .L Y. L h 7 . ' ' f ' w ' , 28 8 L E Al A1 l A , . I , 52 26 ' K. . . ' 1 ' , 36 2 - , . A Ln . Q ' , 14 21 Q V , 31 12 K - A . 8 , L h - ' , 12 12 A - , - ' ' ' , 18 28 'V ' 2 - ... , 16 20 39 50 1 ray 0 wg mum 4 JZ' BASEBALL TEAM Back Row Left to Mght Coach Bedtnl J Rrley R Egan R Matson P Kenny H Belllnl W Grossman W Egan Front Row R McGu1re J Sondrlnx B Mnller F Mlller R Thurston L Cathcart TRACK TEAM Left to Rlght, Back Row A Herd, L Mmattn, H Noble, F Rosseter, J Ghr, A Curtrs, Coach Travls Front Row D Wrnn, T Drumm, A VIOIZ, E Karan, J MCGUIIC Track IS one of the four varslty sports offered at the Regronal Hrgh School Boys rn all four classes may try out for the team as long as they meet the state el1g1b1l1ty requlrements In the sprlng the team competes rn dual and trl angular track meets wrth other schools ln th1s area It also takes part rn the League meet and the State meet at Yale Untverslty The events whrch make up the track program are as follows 100, 220, 440 yard dashes, 880, and m1le The Held events rnclucle the shotput, dlscus, javelm, broad jump, hrgh Jump, and pole vault A 4 C F7 'C ' X, t its A t ,px , 15 ' t p gp 2 f y T . f fy it X ' I 3 A VI, 1 , at h Q, A - f at I 1 xwf thu l , , H ,Q kia . ft l s A A A , jj ' A- 1 A L V 2 5. 5 4, N 1 , E i A Nt rf ' ' , X t hr A , mfg? U f als H n 6 wg? . A 1 'A ,og 1 - Y .ha , 'wh ' 4.2 Pm M5 xfj ., . y oo ,f X if L-f X f --- ' ' 47 kxwf X' Q , f , ,V ' . I K - Mg- f .X ' i 1 ff lg, A lx . l ill! li P ., X M K fIfK'i'.f 1 f J lfi .f ffif' fi l XX 'fl . ,1 I 'YL U . fr fl- ' Ks' 5 ffl' I l' Q 1 f 'S f x X A Co Edxtors Gmger Mercer Alec Frost Exchange Editor Betty Fltch News Edrtors Peggy Casteel john Stackelberg Humor Edrtor Mary Ann Moesley Headline Edltors eannme Pekrul Lee Fuller Poetry Edltor Lois Barratt Features Edrtor Alan Curtls Sports Ldxtors Wnlllam Egm Pmttye lou Hxnsell THE NORTHWEST CORNER The NORTHWEST CORNER has had a suc cessful year Each rssue has consrsted of four pages recordxng the news of the prevxous weeks and commg events lt has been prxnted by The Lakeville journal over S450 1n advertxsrng was sold Thls helped keep down the cost of the paper to the students Thls year the staff members came from the three upper classes Some of them had gamed experrence 9 0.4 ,.' vs. Y last year and th1s helped a great deal ln gettmg the paper started The persons at the head of the ed1tor1al board were edltors ln ch1ef V1rg1n1a Mercer and Alec Frost Lours Mrnattr was the competent business manager who successfully gurded the fmances of the paper For the hrst tlme 1 record h is been kept of the number of nnehes of news LUI lIflbLlIC.Ll by the porters with the lelei of tdunelnkt, those who lHLlLlSU'l0LlS K . I. I J . . , Y - Q '. :I .. A Financially, the business board did very well, as- U . l h 'H Ll V' ' are 9' 5 . ' A o ., 0 Y -N 7. '5 f 43 OFFICERS Presrdent L Mrnattx Vrce Pres1dent A Knrbloe Secretary J Afiklql' AdV1SE1'S Mlss Meehan and Mr Travrs THE STUDENT COUNCIL The prrmary purpose of the student councll ts to promote a better student body The councrl does th1s by helplng to enforce the school rules and by sponsormg socral programs The counc1l cons1sts of twenty representatlves who are under the gu1dance of Mlss Meehan and Mr 'lravrs These representatrves are elected from the student body by the students There are erght councrl members from the senxor class SIX from the junror class four from the sophomore class and two from the freshman class Thls year the councrl sponsored the annual Au tumn Hop at whlch there were both round and square dancmg The pupxls who attended wore blue jeans and peasant skrrts The Hop proved to be a success both financrally and socxally The annual carnrval ball was not held th1s year but a sprmg formal Aprll Showers was gxven rn IIS place Thls lrke the Autumn Hop proved to be a great success Q6-'F 41: 0 p f, l l . 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Q S 9 O , a 44 'Q OFFICERS President A Kmbloe Vice President J Snyder Secretary Aakytr Treasurer B Frns Adviser Mrs Camp NOS SEPTEM COLLIUM The membership of the Latin Club under the leadership of Mrs Camp has increased and the club has had an enjoyable and busy year At the first meeting the following officers were elected for the year Anne Knibloe president ohn Snyder vice president oyce Aakjar secretary Barbara Frns treasurer Meetings were held on the first and third Mondays of every month and each time a program committee was chosen Nos Septem Collium has muntuned its purpose of learning and understanding many ficts about the Roman w ry of life At the beginning of every meet mg each member recited 1 Iitm motto which he had memorized The club his kept in contact with other latin associations through the affilratlon f several of our members with the junior Classical League a national organization We have subscribed to other Latm magazines such as the Auxilzum Lazznum the Clarxzcal journal and the Clarncal Ollllflflk Plans were made to compete in a nationwide Latin examination sponsored by the Auxdzum Lalmum In the spring a state wide exam is held and two students are selected from each year to take part in it Our winter theme was the preparition of a Latin Assembly which was held in April A great deal of re seirch was needed for this progrim and everyone was kept busy studying different phases of Roman life This increased our knowledge and fulfilled our pur ose AL I , , . . . .. . 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OFFICERS Presrdent Ros xlre Freund Vrce Presrdent Betsy Staclcelberg Secretary Betty Frtch Treasurer ull ma Petersen LE CERCLE FRANCAIS Le Cercle Francars was orgmrzed rn 1947 by Mrss Gr tce Crofton for the purpose of rmprovmg and ex tendrng our speakrng knowledge of the French language For the past three years the club hls been super vrsed ably by Mrss Estey Only students rn the French 1 and 2 classes vuth a mrnrmum avenge of erghty five are elrgrble to jorn Each meetrng commences mth the srngrng of La Marserllarse the French mtroml mthem lowed by the busxness meetrng When he yorns e cu member must take a pledge to speak only French After the meenngs we haxe been mtlcmg puppets Wlmen the puppets lre completed we planned to grve 1 puppet show Le Cercle Francfus has presented two movres thrs year The Blrber of Sevrlle and Les Mrser ables the proceeds of whlch nent rnto the clubs treasury At Chrrstmxs trme the mnull program was en Brble and the scene was complete mth a creche lrghted candles and the srngrng of French carols The officers for thc year were as follows Rosalre Freund presrdent Betsy Stackelberg uce presrdent Betty Frtch secretary md ulrmt Petersen treasurer P ily 17 2 5 I 7 n ' 4 l. , S L ' ' a N V I I - acted. The Christmas Story was read from the French , . . . . T A E V' L ' Y 1 9 A ' ' 4 ' 1 L , fol- S' ' K 7 ' ' ' ' . ' I ' A , nel ' I f . ' f ' : . ' 0. fl ea I 46 I Seated Left to Rteht A Kmbloe V Mereer L Mnller j Aakyar C Slexehter B Baetlasarmn Seeontl Row Voshureh I' Stdeltelberg. 9 anes M Moesley B lrns P llansell Back Row D Raynartl I Herl W Platt NATIONAL HO OR SOCIETY The N1t1on11 Honor Soe1ety IS sponsored by the NJIIOI1 ll ASSOCIIIIOU of Seeondlry School Prrnerpals Students 1re eleeted to the Soelety by the f1eultx of tl1e sehool xxhreh btses nts judgment upon tl1e sehollr shlp le 1dersh1p serxlee 1nd el11r1eter of the student Empl11s1s 1s pl1eed upon tl1e l1st two qu1l1l1e1t1ons ln this mtnner the Soelety Lllllrlfi from PI1 Bern Ktppl 1nd Cum Ixude tvxo s1m1l1r 0I'KL,1I1lLlllOl lS 1r e tss t ver eent f th sen e eletx :se ILI mr e er exenth f tl e r lxs ,SQ l J 18 IDL 3 fourth eleeted to 1 r1 lst st 1nd rn 1e seholtrshlp xxhlle L 1 the L15 Il1e students of tl11s sehool are wmrded a gold p1n 1 membershlp e1rd 1nd 21 eertrhmte of member shxp The purpose of the Nat1on1l Honor Soelety IS to nnduee better entlzenshup wtthxn the sehool Ihe members of tl11s yetrs senlor el1ss who were eleeted 1n thelr lunnor yur were QLISIH mes Anne lxnnbloe VlfgIDIl Mereer 1nd tmes Herd Those ltr ke Hmse lo1s Muller Mlfy n Moesley I-llLlbCflI Sueleelberg 1nd om Vosburgh 'Ihe members of tl1e rumor eltss elceted ID 1930 were Bexerly Btgjdlsxrrxn Blfblfl Frns CUFI Slerghter W1ll11m Plttt Ind Dontld R1yn.1rd ku- .I be ,Y 1. . ,'UJ .v ' . 1 V n ,. h . . : . ' f , k. ' A , . ' . ' ' 1 'L A 1 l ' . l , L l 'L , L ' l K ' 1 1 1 l .4 ', ' 4. Y. 1 I ,. ' ' .Q ' ' 'R . -. , 2 Ji . I , whneh b.1sc mcmbcrshlp upon sehol.1rsh1p alone, du-ted from the Swim dass this yen, were Joyce Ifneh ye. hve per ee-nt of the junior l. unl A.1lc'1 , P11tt'- I.. . ull, . f ' -, 4 ' A n ten If '- o e ,- ior l.1ss .tre 'f ' tlc .- ., . , L J. - ' So ' 'I4l115- ot the ' 1111 l.1ss TLT 5. ' tl A 4 I l I A- - ,X A h l - - Y upp' s ' o 1'l e'.,s ln, .,', A 4 M ,A , thc A ul the senic r el.5s 1 t st.1nl ir - Iper A A ' Y 'K ' ' ' ' ' ' ' A ' 47 OFFICERS Presldent D Raynard Vxee Presrdent S anes Seeremry B Garrrty Advrser Mr Clark THE SOPHISTS The Sophnsts better known ts the debttmg club wus orgwmzed ln 1944 for the purpose of Lonslderlng 1nd drstussmg the Y'1l'lOLlS problems of the day whnth ire tonfrontmg the people not only of Amerlu but ftlso of the entlre world The 1950 membershxp retehed 1 hlgh of thrrty two Donald Rqyntrd 1s presldent Susm mes IS VILC presldent and Bfrrbfrrfr Glfflfy ts secretary were the oflicers B1 weekly meetmgs were held on the setond 1nd fourth Tuesdlys of every month A short busnness meetrng vw IS held prlor to the m11n deb rte scheduled EFlLll yelr tvxo lnnutl forums ire held for the member sthools of the Housitonlt Vxlley ICISLIC The ftll forum thus yelr vt IS held qt New Milford rn November The subyett dxstussed was World Gov ernment mth reference to need vnhlt pattern t would follovs 1nd Russms p1rt1c1pat1on The sprmg forum vms held it Newtown IH Aprll In order that we mrght be prepared for the ffxll forum Rev Francrs Cotter 1 member of the World Fedemhsts was our guest 1nd told us the prrnclples of World Federalrsm The debaters ln the forum rn return presented 1 debate nn Sharon for the World Fedemlrsts ln thrs vrumty When we were dnscussmg the questron of d1S guests 1 number of DP s who were studyxng at Tacomt School They were 1 great help rn under stlndmg th1s problem Other dlscussxons mtluded Should Euthanasra Be Leg1l1zed9 The Foreign Polrcy 1nd The Wel frxre St lte The debating club his provided gre it enyoyment to rts members and an opportunrty to become better acquunted wlth current problems Much gratntude IS grven to Mr Clark our 1dv1ser for h1s helpful gu1d ance rnterest and help rn drrectmg our club l Q L , . , . . I ' , 1 1 ' Y , , . ' , L 't t ' , C U V 1. I , L h ' 4 C h 1 V C1 1 a 4 . L I . I . .g .... Q. . U 1 ' t ' ' - . . 1 . U U U . A , ' 2 J. 1 ' , . t . h D ' , - , , , , placed persons, we were fortunate IU havmg, as our I D , L . . . L ' 7 'Z t 1 W . lt S 1 ' 1 1 4 I - I 1 ' ' ' . ' ' 1 ' - L Y . ' ' ' ' ' ' f V Y f vv 1 A I l 2' ' ' ' , V L 1 . . ', L 't' t ' ' ' . ' - - - - 'Z K I . . . . . , . , - ' L , , ' . 48 OFFICERS Presxdent ohn St lckelberf., Vnte Presndent Prrsu 111 Casey Secret try Patrlua Smedlck 'I rg 15urer M try 5651111 Adviser Mrss Meehan CIVICS CLUB Founded rn 1943 the CIXICS Club IS an organ xzatron of freshmen and sophomore students d voted to the study of parliamentary procedure cur rent events and crvlc affalrs Prnel dlscussrons de hates and soclal aetrvxtles are 1 mayor part of the club program Officers for the present year mclude presrdent ohn Stackelberg vlce president Prrscrlla Casey secretary Patrrcla Smedxck treasurer Mary Segalla program charrman ohn Snyder 4, iw-R ,ff-f ., . , .,,,, 1' ' Y ' xl t 'L 2 744 C- ,J . , A 7 - 1 I V Y y ' ' ' 1 l 4' w. ' .ll OFFICERS Prestdent Frank Rosseter Vree Presrdent Wrllram Wrlson Segfefqfy Kenneth Fellows Tre 1surer Reporter THE HI TORY Courses nn voutnonal qgrlculture were first est 1b hshed rn 1917 Wrthrn a few ye1rs, almost every st1te ln the unlon had so C1lled lgI'lLLllfLlf1l elubs whreh were eomposed of the boys t1k1ng vot ttron 11 1gr1eulture These orgmrzatrons were largely soelal 1nd reereat1on1l lll mture, but certam educatronal rmprovement 1nd eo operatrve features were usually rneluded as well As the number of organrzmons grew the rdea of orgmlzmg the 1nd1v1du1l elubs mto 1 st lte orgmzt t1on resulted ID the Future Flrmers of Amerlet s 1ele Sturt th me lA hrs stenhly 1 t rtpldly LXplIlLl6.Ll extendlng to Htwful md Puerto Rleo There 1re even s1m1l1r orgmlzltlons IU l:UI'LlQI1 Lounfrles The nltlontl emblem of the FFA whleh IS used by Ill members of FFA orgrnnrmons h1s 1 dehnnte memmg It rs eomposed of hye symbols the owl whreh IS symbolre of knowledge md wlsdom the plow symbol of l1bor and t1ll1ge of the sorl the rrsrng sun emblemrtre of progress 1nd the new d1y that wrll dawn when all farmers are tramed and have Burton Lefhngwell Paul johnson OF THE FFA learned to co operate the cross sectnon of an ear of eorn represents eommon agrrculture mterests, be e1use eorn IS natrve to Amerrca and IS grown rn every st 1te, 1nd the e1gle symbolxc of the mtronal scope of the org IHIZAIIOH The Housatonre Valley Chapter FFA xs Composed of 1bout thrrty five members and meets twrce month ly for busmess meetlngs Officers are as follows pres udent Frmle Rosseter vrte presrdent Wrllram Wrl son seeretlry Kenny Fellows, trersurer Burton leffxngwell reporter P1ul ohnson tdvrser, M A budget and progrtm of work wts dr1wn up The lltter envlsloned rbout one hundred go1ls of whrth the most lmportmt 1re 1s followsfto have dury herd lmprovement work for flrmers enter yo rg d1y eompetltron If Storrs to ruse 1 C1sh Crop md to h ye 1 flfllil' and son banquet These are only 1 few of the m1yor goals whtch the FFA carrres out The members of thrs school al ways try to do therr best They hope that tradrtron wnll be earned out ' 2 . , . O O O '. ' D ' ' 2 K s 1 - 1 I A . ' ' ' ' L ' '1 A 2 2 1' 2 1 , ' . ' Q ' ' 1 ' . ' ' . . , 2 ' - ' 2 . . . 1 1 A 2 2 ' 2 2 2 '2- . . , , . , ' ' ll - vl , A ' K , ' Q' . 1 , 1 J . Q 2 ' r. In November l928, the frrst national convention Qlufkc Wlood. w'.1: l ' l. Q '- at ti -, the F: Lf xt' 'rnl 2 ' ' ' 2 ' , ' ' 2 'r U 2 ' 'A V ' ' ' ' I ..1 Any. K. L, , , l , , VL? . -I ' K f 2 1 2. . , . . 1' ' A I 1 1 ' t K 2 L1 ' 2 2 ' . . 1 U - U , i ,Q ' ' F ' 1 'l L 2 L 1' ' '. 2 r ' 1 ' 3 , ' , ' . . 2 2 ' 2 ' ' A ' ' ' V 5. 4 Y. lt h v OFFICERS Presldent Richard Thurston Secretary Alec Herd Adv1ser Mr Travls AUDIO VISUAL AIDS CLUB The Audxo Vlsual Alds Club IS made up of boys lnterested tn operaung the audxo vrsual equtpment The members of the Club recelve tralnxng 10 the care and operatnon of the movmg pncture projectors record players opaque propector tape recorder and slxde fxlm projector After a penod of tralnnng the members are scheduled to operate the audlo vrsual equtpment ln the vanous classes and to ass1st 1n the monthly movmg plcture programs The Club was formed 1n the fall of 1946 by Mr Wlnter The foreman 15 Rxchard Thurston and the secretary IS Alec Herd u , . 9 x s ' . , . 51 THE GLEE CLUB The enrollment of the Glee Club conrnnued to rn crease thxs year under the dnrectlon of Mr Wxllnam Meder The meetmgs of the m1xed Chorus were held every Tuesday and Thursday durxng the act1v1ty perlod The Glee Club presented an enjoyable and var1ed program of Chnstmas musnc for the Chrnsrmas As sembly thls year The rest of the Wlnter and early sprlng were devoted to the preparatlon for the an nual sprmg concert Reg1onal Hlgh was agaln represented by four Bushnell Memorlal ln Hartford They were oan An derson Lols Moseley Thomas Gh1 and Lee Kallstrom .iff I ' Glee Club members at rhe All-State Chorus, held ar . . . . ' J - 5 s I . 52 OFFICERS President J Herd Vice President J MLGUIW AdV1S9f Mr Broere THE SPINNERS racing car club that was organized in the latter months of 1949 Regular meetings are held during seventh period every Tuesday in the shop and model flying, md racing, is dont during, other sucnth periods throughout the vucclc When the wclthcr is not favor are conducted by the various members james Herd was elected president and James McGuire was elec ted vice president for the 19491950 school year The club Ldvistr is Mr Broere The Spinners is a model airplane, boat, and able for flying, work periods and instruction periods ' ' . ' 1 , 1 ' ' . - . fi y 1 k -' y ' - . ' y . . V . . ' . - K ' . ' l I 53 E ff? ir is E OFFICERS Presldent O Stackelberg Vlct Prcsldcnr C Slelghter Secretary I Mlllcr Treasurer L Smxth Advnser Mr ackson ALLIED YOUTH POST Allred Youth wh1ch xs a club for students who are Interested 1n the problem of alcohollsm IH con nectron wrth youth IS open to young people over RCg1OH1l 1n December of 1949 and ns the hrst rn Connecncut It has as 1ts purpose thc study of the scxenuhc facts about alcohol and the crertron of mn opmxon among the young people thu they do not need alcohol1c beverages rn order to be popular or to haue a good tame It was started wrrh forty four charter members and Mr ackson as advlser The frrst club officers were pres1dent Olaf Stackelberg vrce pres1dent ence Smlth The club wh1ch met every second md fourth Frrday mcluded xmong nts actnmes the char terrng ceremony held on March I7 1950 The speak ers were Dr Stoddrrd Dr Wleler of Hotchkrss School md 1 state trooper from the Hartford head quarters The club also held two panel drscussmons by the members 1 . . . . ., . . . 4- 2 , - fourteen years of age. The Post was organized at Cora Sleighterg secretary, Lois Millerg treasurer, Laur- L , t ' ' . , ' ' L K a I l I h Q a A 9 - I ' ' ' L ' , L L ' A 55 IM EDITORIAL BOARD OF WHITE OAK Let to Rrghr Iamee Herd Rnhari Massmx Norma Blerce Rosalne Ireund ELIIIOI' Susan anes Mrs Camp Advrser Clxfford Cusrafson BUSINESS BOARD OF XVHITE OAK Lex ro Right Peggy Casteel Mary Ioley Bernnrl Mnllcr Barbara Gamry Buemnss Managcr Anne lxmbloe YJ Auv, O FICERS Presrdent Olaf Stlekelberg Vlee Pres1denr john Stlckelberg Secremry Advrser CHESS The Chess Club IS the newest orgtnrzanon of the sehool up to lblllly 'Ih havrng been started Februxry 17 1950 determine where 1 person stlnds rn ehess The fum of elch member I9 to get to the top e club eleeted the follomng ofheers presrdent Ilhz rbeth Smckelberg Mr Eldrldge CLUB O11fSr1ekelber5 trefnsurer ohn Stackelberg secre tary Betsx Strekelberg The gjoml of the elub ns to get more students mterested rn ehess lt IS memnt for those people who enjoy Z1 qulet etme F A Y. ' . ' . 1 ' 'Q . , J Q - ' , ' 1 , . r ', 4' 1 ' . Thirty members have joined. A ladder has been set , . A V . . L 1 1 A - . y L - ' ' 4 . . - . V' - . -4 . -' , ' . y .A SENIOR PLAY COMMITTEE Bitk Row fLeft to Righty Catherine MtKie Donald Vfnll Henry Honour Ann Perotti Front Row fLeft to Righty om Cantwell Chairmm o1n Vosburgh Miss Gesell Adviser Peggy Casteel Merry Ann Moesley JUNIOR PROM COMMITTEE Back Row fLeft to Righty: Pattye Han- sell, James Herd, Clifford Gustafson, Louis Minatti, Thomas Ghi, Peggy Casteel. Front Row fLeft to Righty : Mary Foley, Mr. Dorsett, Miss Meehan, Shirley Irwin. SENIOR BALL COMMITTEE Bitlc Row Cleft to Righty Theodore Drumm Clifford QJL15l'll:SOII Clnirmxn Henry Honour Front Row Cleft Righty Louis Minirti Lois Miller Nor ma Bierce Miss Bimforth Adxiser Miry Ann Moesley George Schaefer si ' 'A LS X WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF? We drdnt have gUldHl'lCCD oan Cantwell Came mto homeroom on t1me? Anna Perottr agreed wrth anyone? Mlry Klllavxce wlsnt Wltty? Mary Foley hated basketball? Susan hadnt met Don? Coach Bedrnr taught Englxsh? We drdn t have psychology five trmes a week? We drdnt get report cards? Bernre Mrller dldnt play basketball? We had a qulet l1brary? All seniors remarned 1n homeroom for seventh perrod? We got out of school at l 50 lncludrng Canaan? We beat Thomaston every tlme we played them? All the senror boys had butch ha1rcuts? Catherme Mrssaggra was 5 6 ? Eleanor Castagna dldn t grggle? We had no class bluffers? Pat Ongley got a feathercut ? We dldnt have so mlny sennor cheerleaders? Mr Rrchardson had to lssuc .1 pass everytime 1 semor left homeroom? Anne Knlbloe had remembered her speech at the un1or Prom? Louls Mrnattl drdnt s1t wrth Drck George Bernxe and 1mmy rn homeroom? Mrss Gesell wasnt always so wrllmg to help? We ever dld all our homework? No one sang Happy Bnrthday durlng lunch? Ethel Stanton and Mary Foley ever dxd all the tumblmg stunts? fPoor Coach'J Room ll? drdn t grve ol? an odd odor after second perlod? Pattye Lou hated baseball? All the cast showed up for play rehearsals? Joan Vosburgh hated men? Teddy Drumm had a car that would go???? Coach dldnt hlve the famous fourth pcrxod gym class on Monday md Wednesday? All senlors made hrgh honors cxcludlng ames Herd? Mlss Cescll drdnt have such up and comnng secretaries? KNO REMARKSJ Shrrley lrwrn could skr? oAnn were a junior? CHmmmmmmml Thls crazy column had newer been wrrtten by us mo rclazzophfemcr 59 7 I s X 2 V 4 7 ' 1 ' I . K A l 1 I , C a 3 , ' ' ' . K. Y . . I I H N. . l ? 1 4 l ' ' 1 Q 2 l . Lois Mosele didn't la the iano? Y Y . . ..,. . . , 7 . y J. . I U K . L H ' . - ' 2 ' , I ' ' 1 jr f !. fl CLASS HISTORY As the Prlgrrms came to Plymouth Massachusetts rn srxteen hundred and twenty so the freshmen to Regronal rn September nrneteen hundred and forty srx Lrke them we were unsure of the events that were to befall us rn our next four years Our first weeks as freshmen found class and Student Councrl electrons takrng place Those elected to represent the freshmen rn the Student Councrl were Allyn Fenn and Lours Mrnattr Thrs year was also the first for some of the mem bers of the faculty Those were Mrss Harrrngton who was to teach sophomore Englrsh Mr Bedrnr the new physrcal educatron rnstructor Mr Meder drrector of musrc Mr Kellogg our new scrence teacher and Mr Dorsett who was reappornted and became vrce prrncrpal Among other flrsts for thrs year was the Carnrval Ball vthrch was sponsored by the Student Councrl The theme was the New Orleans Mardr Gras and the event rtself a frnrncral success served to rntro duce the freshmen to one of the many socral actrvr tres of the school That Chrrstmas a very effectrve assembly was pre sented by the Future Homemakers of Amerrcfr lt was entrtled World Chrrstmas Festrval The pro gram was planned and drrected by Mrs Graham and the costumes were created by Mrss Krngsbury The Glee Club under the drrectron of Mr Meder sang Chrrstmas carols For the first trme rn our sports actrvrtres a srx man football team appeared It was started by our new coach and took second place rn the league In the wrnter season the basketball team rose to the top takrng second place rn the league after wrnnrng Hfteen games out of twenty That sprrng our baseball team won the champronshrp and our track team placed thrrd rn the state track meet When we returned to good old HVRHS rn the fall of 1947 we were placed on the second floor and grven the royal trtle of sophomores Srx new teachers had been added to the faculty Mrss Meehan returned as dean of grrls Mrss Fstey to teach French Englrsh and Latrn Mr Wogan for scrence Mr Eldrrdge who was to teach Englrsh and become faculty advrser for the school paper Mr Broere for rndustrral arts and Mr Just who was to teach mathematrcs Student Councrl electrons rn our sophomore year gave us Grnger Mercer and Anne Knrbloe as our two new representatrves In October our frrst chance to put on somethrng really brg was at hand It was decrded that a corrrdor party whrch had been started by the sophomores of the last year was to be held rn the form of a Halloween party We all enjoyed dancrng rn the hall and playrng games rn the rndrvrdual homerooms That fall after school actrvrtres were started we learned that our small football team had edged rts way rnto thrrd place Our basketball team that wmter of 1947 48 won thrrteen out of nrneteen games play ed placrng second whrle the baseball team was agarn rst The second annual Carnrval Ball was held rn the theme of a crrcus trarn A new attractron was also added that year a shower of balloons from the cerlrng at exactly mrdnrght 1 1 s a , - . f 9 , s a 1 s s 1 s ' 1 a ' - . , ' ' , . , . . a ' a x 1 - a . , . a ' a , . , 1 r ' ' ' a . . . ' 1' . - - K- . s 1 ' a ' . . .. 9 L . , . . . 4, - , .. s A, . - .Q . . ,, 4 , - . . . 4 ' ' ' . . . , - r , . . . 1 1 1 . . - . , H r lt . a ' . 1 . 4 1 t . , The juniors rn the sprmg presented the annual unlor Prom ln the form of a Crnderella Ball As II was nearlng the end of our sophomore year we all antrcrpated bemg upper classmen provlded we passed our hnal exams We entered school rn September 1948 wnth the noble tltle of junxors and found Ourselves scattered rn three homerooms All together we totaled seventy five students Our faculty we dlscovered had mother member Mr Mlller He was to teach 1ndustr1al arts and also the new subject of drlver educatlon Student Councll electrons were held agaln and Lors Mrller Alec Frost and Joyce Allqar were chosen to represent us as jumors At Chrlstmas the Future Homemakers of Amer rca agarn presented the World Chrrstmas Festrval under the drrectron of Mrs Graham and Mrss Kmgs bury Mr Meders glee club sang Chrrstmas carols and a few Christmas selectrons at the assembly the theme of whrch was The Arrrval of the Three Krngs The costumes were artfully desrgned and beautrfully made by Mlss Kmgsbury Thrs year our football team emerged vxctorrous rn second place and I thmk therr success was due rn part to the new cheerleadmg system There were two cheerleadmg squads one for football and one for basketball Thrs helped rarse the boys morale Our basketball team thls wmter captured second place after losing a heartbreaker rn the tournament Thenr record was nrne wms out of mneteen games played As the year drew to a close our famous baseball team agam won the champronshlp and first place The NORTHWEST CORNER our school news paper recorgamzed xts edntmg staff so that rts mem bers crme from all four classes mstead of the sennor class as formerly It proved to be 1 successful arrange ment as rt enabled all classes to provlde mdlvldual materral for the paper Mr Broere and hrs advanced mdustrral arts class surprrsed us all when we returned from vacation Each boy made a brass letter whlch when all were completed would help form the words Housatonrc Valley Regronal Hrgh School They were placed above the portrco of the school to rdentrfy the buxld mg to all passersby In March the Latm Club presented a Roman banquet complete ab ovo usque ad mala Everyone was dressed ln Roman costumes and Roman customs were followed For entertamment there were tumb lmg by two members of the club and the tradxtronal drce rollmg to choose the Rex Brbendr CKmg of Drrnkrngj That spring our jumor class presented the junxor assembly under the drrectron of Mr Broere wrth Mary Ann Moesley as charrman The cast included everyone rn the juntor class and the theme was 1 mmstrel show Clnfford Gustafson was the rnter locutor We w1ll never forget Mary Klllawee and her specral song All I Want for Chrnstmas IS My Two Front Teeth Thls year on Aprrl 12 the tenth anntversary of the laymg of the cornerstone of the Regional Hlgh School was observed Celebratlon of the event was to be held sometrme durlng the next school year The Jumor Prom hrghlrghted our jumor year rn May Anne Knlbloe was chosen queen to rergn dur mg the event the theme of which was Enchanted Evenrng September I949' We were at last rn Room 106 the Jemor homeroom This rs what we had been wartmg for and worklng toward To add to our en thuslasm at becommg semors we drscovered that Mr Rlchardson was once agam the homeroom teacher Pattye Lou Hansell and Bernard Mrller were s J - - 4. - H . . 4 . , . s . ' a x . ' ' a a v 4 . 1 1 1 ' 1 .Y ,. . . 4 . . . 7 9 9 1 ' 1 9 . i . . . - l K I . 4 ' ' 4 4 . . 4 4 1 . ,, . . ,, . . . ,, . . x H . . . , , 1 . - 1 . 4 . - . - -- . . . , ' 1 ' 1 4 . , 1 ' . . , . . . . . . a ' 2 ' . c 4 ' chosen to represent the semors on the Student Councrl Three new teachers were present on the faculty Mr Tappey, teacher of sclence Mr ackson, mstruc tor of Engltsh, and Mrss Bamforth teacher of home economrcs Thts year a course entrtled Home and Famrly Lrvmg was added to the currrculum, and was open to the boys ln athletrcs this year both the football and basket ball teams hmshed therr seasons ln second place The latter team played one game rn the state contest In October we were proud to have Mrs Franklrn Delano Roosevelt speak at the tenth anmversary cele bratxon of the school It was very thrrllmg too for most of us as lf was the first trme we had really had a chance to see her m person After the program the home economxcs class served tea whrle Mrs Roosevelt greeted guests Durmg the evenmg of October 27 Parents Nrght was held at school It was the second one during our four years Boys from the home and famtly llvrng class prepared and served cookres and punch to the parents and guests Another 1mportant event was held on December 6 and 7 Our school was evaluated for the first ttme srnce 1941 The evaluators ln the1r final reports mdlcated that our bulldmg faculty and student body rated very htgh among schools m Connectrcut and the Unrted States Thls pleased us very much and we, the present semor class, are proud to be among those who helped to brlng thts ratrng to the school We were Informed too at thrs trme that addrttonal class rooms and the long awarted audrtornum were to be started soon At Chrtstmas trme a Christmas party was held rn our semor room Duck Masslnn was chatrman Mr Meder presented a Chrlstmas assembly wh1ch aroused our Chrrstmas sprrnt before we left for our vacatron As the new year started, electrons were begun lmmedtately for varrous HCIIVIIICS Rosalle Freund was elected yearbook charrman and Barbara Garrnty, busmess manager Mrs Camp was asked to advlse the staff on the materxal oan Cantwell was chosen charrman of the semor play and announced that the play thrs year would be Dear Ruth and that Mrss Gesell would drrect rt It was presented March 24 and 25 and was a huge success Cllfford Gustafson was elected chairman of the semor ball commrttee and plans were set forth for the ball to be held March ll wh1ch developed lnto drgmfred and beautrful dance Trme for magazlne sales was agarn at hand and everyone set out to sell subscrrtrons and break last be the extent of our sellrng abrlrty thrs year In keepmg w1th the p1oneer spmt of our school, the first Post of Allred Youth ln Connectrcut was organrzed durtng our semor year under the drrectron of Mr jackson As our semor year draws to a close we wrsh to thank each and every teacher mdrvrdually who has rn any way helped our sentor class to nts success To our gurdance teachers and other faculty members we wnsh to express our thanks and appreclatxon for thexr never endlng rnterest rn us Thanks also go to the tom nspeople who made lf posslble for us to have th1s beautrful school and the fine equrpment wh1ch has launched us on our careers To Regronal we say goodby and good luck to all the students who wtll have the honor and prlvllege to say that Housatonrc Valley Regronal was therr hrgh school . : ' D s 1 , D 1 h . . A L I L Q - . , , l 1 . t I I ' A - r . . . , . , ' Y 7 V . V A C ' ' ' . ' year's record of 32,000 However, S1600 proved to , . . . . - . D K I . L l q 1 , 1 ' . . ' . . K W K. K 1 . C I . I l 1 Q , . 4 l . 62 , THINGS WE,LL NEVER FORGET Our first cl 15 If Regioml Those freshmin pirtles Those ersser fights Our first Fricliy movies fdark too' Our sophomore corridor dance D Petch and Pit fone crazier thin the orherj Our quiet library immy 1nd George fgrowing upj Our cliss rings mmm George Wishington s wi Anne 1nd Louie Cloversy The unior Assembly The clowns Mlry 1nd Petch The drunks o Ann rmd Shirley Mlfy Futh s ciclcle Annl Perotti incl the mrigszine s1le oem Cintwcll incl Donme Vsill Mlwiys lite? Rotten eg,5.,s in llw Our comediin Mr Richirclson Miry Anns school spirit Senior pliy rchelrsils M in lxillmcc s scrztches 'lhc Icnth Annixcrsirx Cclcbruion Duicl Brcilcell s blush Dincinf., ln The Dirk Rumors of Fimins hning to stu until w wO 7 X Io Ann s love for Bob No lipstick clsy Ros ilie incl Betsy Erich Gerrsch s short mps in English 4 Queen Ann her sttenclints and the unior Prom Our wonderful senior cliss meetings ulmm Peterson incl Lois Miller Our four Mirys Betty Bomechi sncl Cslifornm Bssketbill gfimes Going to the Tourn mment for four mes 'Six mein footbill A swell p ll Colch Bechni Anne s forgetting, her speech it the junior Prom Iois Moseleys I'I1LlSlL'll sbiliry Donnie Bergentys fllshy tics Dick Msssinis flncy speeches The l Q test lfter H illovxc cn nieht I 1Llf,lllI1f., 515 in llv Susm mes jeep snow plovt Uur swell clxss ' R H fllss D15 Criclultion Your hlppx yelrs of eclucirion L 'L I . 27. N - l . 29. 1 V . ' ' 1' A ' , . 50. ' ' ' . i ' ' ' ' ' 4 31. , . . , J ' . . ' . 32. V ' '. ' ' ' 33. J '. . . 1 ' ' J. I . 344 L . 'L A A . . ' ' Vg 55. K - L K ' '. L ' 36. t L . . J ' 37. N ' 1 ga - ' , - 1 A ' 58. ci - t . . t'1 R9. .' z,fz' g ' 'Q' 'K X ' i 7 I ' Dear Ruth 42. Cliff Gustrifsons sunny disposition J . L H 1 ' .4 . 'z 1 45. i ' 1 V TX ' T 44. . ' 1 ' ' - 'g , , 4 45. ' . . 1 z z 'Y gr 47..1Vv1. f t, , L in 464 J K , , ' 51- J tw, Hx. . .s. V. . 50, 1' H L A Y . il. 11 A ' . ... .L V . 'i Lt' i Tin 52. ' 4 i' L . GL 1 63 Susan anes V1rg1n1a Mercer Ann Knlbloe Elizabeth Stackelberg Betty Botacchr Mary Moesley Peggy Casteel Mary Knllawee Pattye Lou Hansell Ann Perottr Doreen Clark oan Cantwell Lols Mrller Susan anes Ethel Stanton Lors Mrller Rosalxe Freund Elrzabeth Stackelberg Shrrley Irwrn Betty Fltch Mary Moesley oan Cantwell Vrrgrnra Mercer oan Peyron l o1s Moseley Mary Moesley Iors Mlller Mlry Krllawee Joyce Aakjar Anna Pedersen Peggy Casteel Rosalie Freund Betty Frtch Barbara Garrxty Sllly Smith Ann Ne ame lols Muller Pttrlcu Ongley Anne Kmbloe WHO'S WHO Most Ltkely to Succeed Done Most For School Most Popular Best Lookmg Best Dresser Best Dancer Most Sophrstrcated Wrttrest Best Athlete Most Argumentanve Least Argumentatrve Most Cheerful Best All Around Most Romantxc Most Orlgrnal Most Smcere Best Drsposrtroned Actress Best Actor Cutest Expert Gum Chewer Best Lrne Class Orator Changed Most Slnce Freshman Year Class Arnst Class Musrcran Most Class Sp1r1t Best Mrxer Gtrls Chorce of a Brother Most Carefree Typical Student Class Class Most Class Most Most Most Most Most Most Favor1te Favor1te Favor1te Favor1te Favorrte Favorrte Blusher Bluffer Attractxve Smrle G ggler Busmess Lrke Optrmrstrc Pessrmlstrc Relrable Modest Co operanve Song There s No Tomorrow Teacher Mrs Camp Sport Basketball Movre olson Sings Again Actress June Allyson Actor Robert Mrtchum 6 J ' l J . J ' 1 1 1 . 1 . J - A ' 1 ' JOYCE Affkjilf Boy's Choice of a Sister . i 4 .N J . . . t . . . u . . I J . . 4 ames Herd Lours Mmattr Louis Mnnattx George Schaefer Donald Bergenty Donald Bergenty ames Herd Donald Valll Bernard Muller Alan Curns james McGu1re Donald Va1ll Wrllram Egan Don rld Bergenty Al tn Curtrs oseph Srlvernale Bernard Mrller Clxflford Gustafson james McGu1re Rrchard Massml Rlchlrd MTSSIHI Frank Rosseter Bernard Mrller james McGu1re ames Herd Lours Mrnattr Donald Vaxll Donald Varll Ertch Gertsch Theodore Drumm Davtd Breakell Rnchard Massrnr David Breakell Ertch Gertsch louts Mmattr Don lld Varll Alan Curtls Louis Mrnattx George Schaefer XV1ll1am Egan Most Xlxkew 10 Succeed Most P Opular Mo SI R Olflantic Q1 'mxesi C1 ass O I' 31-or X663 BKQCYXCY TWA SSW! 65 Be SI 4 rhlete 'Y 1 V CLASS WILL We the class of nrneteen hundred and fifty of the Housatonrc Valley Regronal Hrgh School rn the town of Falls Vrllage rn the state of Connectrcut berng rn our rrght mrnds and of good standrng do hereby declare thrs to be our last wrll and testament To the junror class we leave the thought of graduatron after a year together rn 106 wrth rts garety and serrousness To the sophomores we leave a lunror year wrth the thrrll of becomrng upper class men the freshman class we leave the joy of berng on the second floor above every one else Dr Stoddard we leave a whole new set of rndrvrduals to whom he may tell lokes rn psychology class Mrss Meehan and Mr Dorsett who so ably gurded us toward our future and also wrth our unror Prom we leave our srncere apprecratron We leave Mr Rrchardson some asprrrn to relreve hrm of the headaches of 106 We leave Mrss Gesell and Mrss Bamforth thanks from the bottom of our hearts for makrng the rmportant events of the senror year the senror play and the senror ball so successful To Mr Broere we leave many thanks for advrsrng us wrth the junror assembly To Mrss Estey we leave thanks for havrng patrence wrth us rn class and advrsrng Le Cercle Francarse We leave Mr Eldrrdge our srncere apprecratron for helprng us wrth the school a er P P We leave Mrss Allyn and Mrss Bartram many thanks for helprng us wrth our Eng lrsh and rn the lrbraty respectrvely To Mr Travrs Mr Wood and Mrs Segalla we leave much gratrtude for gurdrng We leave Mr Mrller the starsfactron of havrng made us better drrvers To Mr Clark we leave our thanks for helprng us wrth Debatrng Club and helprng us to keep better rnformed wrth current events We leave Mr Smrth the satrsfactron of havrng made better people of us To Mrss Krngsbury we leave many thanks for makrng the athletrc banquets FFA banquets Mrs Roosevelt s tea and many other events so very successful To Mrs Camp we leave our srncere apprecratron for helprng to make thrs year book one of whrch to be very proud oyce Aakyar leaves her rob as secretary of the Student Councrl to a capable mem ber of next year s councrl Thelma Barrd leaves her srster Marretta to carry on Lors Barratt leaves her srngrng abrlrty to Vrrgrnra Eaton To Marran Matson Barbara Barrett leaves her domestrc abrlrtres learned rn home economrcs Donald Bergenty leaves takrng Susan wrth hrm Norma Brerce leaves her dret to Deborah McGraw To John Sondrrnr Davrd Breakell leaves hrs quret ways Dorothy Borbeaux leaves her yob of collectrng slrps to anyone rn next years frrst perrod study To Rodman Bartlett Alan Curtrs leaves hrs habrt of askrng questrons rn class Betty Botacchr leaves for sunny Calrfornra We wrsh we could go wrth you Betty Theodore Drumm leaves hrs actrng abrlrty to Bob McGurre To Marjorre Andrus Joan Cantwell leaves her bubblrng over ambrtron To Allen Rundall Brll Egan leaves hrs herght Eleanor Castagna leaves her poke tellrng knack to Beverly Bagdasarran To Frank Lunrng Alec Frost leaves hrs skrs hoprng Frank can use them next wrnter to get out of Cornwall Peggy Casteel leaves her hauntrng ways to joan Anderson To Stubby Sherwood Errch Gertsch leaves hrs seat rn 202 for hrs after lunch nap Doreen Clark leaves her lady lrke ways to joan Bell 66 4 ll' , P 1 'rl DJ 5 . ' . A . . ' Q. . . I I A ' 7 I - 7 D 7 X 7 y - - To 9 I - s ' To . , ' ' ' To ' . , ' J , - . , . 7 . ' . . 7 . . . . . ' 7 ' 7 ' 7 us when we were freshmen and helprng us rn numerous Ways. ' 1 . . , . . , 7 ' 7 ' . , ' Y 7 ' 7 , . , . , . . , . , b .. . . . , . 7 7 , ' . To Al Vrola Clrfford Gustafson leaves has blond curly harr Elsre Collr leaves her sparklrng radrance to Alrce Chesebrough james Herd leaves hrs arrplane models to Bobby Soule hoprng the wtll not land tees across the Housatonrc Eleanor Delskey leaves jane Place her seat on the Canaan bus Henry Honour leaves hopmg Irene Tobnn enjoys gum chewrng rn class as much as he has Lee Kallstrom leaves hrs croonxng power to Bob Johnson who also trres Mary Foley leaves her school SPIIII to Grace Barney To Drck Thurston Rrchard Massrnr leaves hrs grrl troubles Rosalre Freund leaves havmg made the song Rosalre My Darlrng famous among the senrors Bernard Mrller leaves Frank to keep the name Mrller on the basketball lrneup To Nancy Burke Barbara Garrrty leaves As rn gym To Tommy Ghr James McGu1re leaves hrs artrstrc abrlrty Lours Mrnattr leaves John Eggleston to take over oan Gottschalk leaves her love for Sharon to anet Grbson but not for the same reason To Bob Breakell Frank Rosseter leaves hrs hrgh standmgs rn agriculture to whrch Bob may asprre George Schaefer leaves Don Raynard wrth penctl 1n hand to record the hrgh Regronal scores To Dot Eaton Mary Sue Hoffman leaves her love of horses oseph Srlvernale leaves but does not go too far for sentrmental reasons Patrrcra Hoover leaves her habrt of speaking twenty words a second to Ruth Stoddard To Samuel Bartholomew Donald Varll leaves the long trrp to far off Goshen every a To Thora Whrtman Shrrley Irwrn leaves her happy days at Regronal Wrllram Wrlson leaves a better man' To Mary Stoddard Mary Krllawee leaves her witty remarks Flora Lovett leaves her untrrrng love of Salisbury wrth us knowmg she will have no competrtron at home Catherrne McKre leaves her srster Vrolet to keep her posted To eanne Adotte Gmger Mercer leaves her fondness for teachers Lors Mrller leaves Annre ennrngs to hold down the Kent bus Catherine Mrssaggra leaves her school sprrrt to June Lavrgne Mary Ann Moesley leaves for a career of nursrng Those lucky patrents' Lots Moseley leaves takrng a great deal of Cnow do not get us wrongj musrcal talent wrth her Ann Nejame leaves happy and hungry as usual Patrrcra Ongley leaves her ambrtron to Chrrs Schlock Phyllrs Opley leaves strummmg her gurtar Anna Pedersen leaves for the wrlds of Lrme Rock Cand rn a hurry'J To Verness Anna Perottx leaves happy cookrng and sewrng rn home economrcs wrth the understandrng that she wrll help the boys some To Dorothy Ives julrana Petersen leaves her love of Cornwall joan Peyton leaves hoping that Peggy can get along wrthout her next year We know she can Mary F Prtcher leaves expectrng to see a great deal of Pattye Lou Hansell o Ann Remer leaves but rs rather hesrtant rn dorng so Sally Smrth rs gorng to jorn the WACS leavrng Maureen Cole to keep her tnformed Ethel Stanton leaves typrng addresses To joan Teeple Betsy Stackelberg leaves her modest ways oan Vosburgh leaves her athletrc abrlrty to Sally enkms To Eleanor Hall Freda Whrte leaves rnterestrng specrmens at South Kent School To Cora Slerghter Beverly Wyman leaves her honor pass IN WITNESS WHEREOF we have declared thus to be our last wrll and testament delrvered on thrs memorable day rn une nmeteen hundred and fifty at Housatonrc Valley Regronal Hugh School Lots and Bernard Mtller 67 in t I ' , l I J ' , I . . ' ' . . - ' - d Y' 4 ., . . Ann Knibloe leaves her quiet gentle ways to Paddy Anderson. J D . . J - . . . D . . . J , . . Cs 0 Y--sv -hmm! x-A' ' mmwuwu' 'K-Zi is 4i'?L1'f-gig R3 in :nmmj 113 F JoAN G. SRU. 4 Yggfa -'K I , 4, Anne N- E I AMRCL' ?,...... --z.:-- 'H X-JEAN we Harm V , Gift Flor-XR g4mjXg,,: fg,3h 'Q , D 4 Q 5- 4 V. B , if 9 9 ' Ei an Z , A g? 'wr 'Ros RLx RRS pn 'BQQ NBR 3-,A Bl ll sus 3. 'BETSH 3 AL A ETHEL BMILAMK 1 . - Rl-E6 L ami- R C 5 if I lg., 1, qvvjy. ' U in QJ 'Hr 4 mx? iii J'o9fN'P Pnrfqc Lou Ele0-N09-ND. l Nj xi-NA T BE RN! E Ann ERIC. Hfil Q 0,5 1-0,58 ma Hun ...ja--Q it . Rm , ,, MC' ' . -' I 5 U! l - v E' 1 9 cfs., . LEE NJTJAN ., V -ur: M Lo LU C, 'PATH 'SHIRL- 'W-'W' 54 JS v I ko Q' S My 2' W1 'in-as 1 - 'a FREN K ll' V. , , CLASS SONG 4... K JSI-JJol.fo-fikcj l-Mug he 14. xmonl :ASF y, l ljgue our 'hunk cmhrs eau' Mdfltwig JJJJSJJSL, -w,m-f-251 Q57 4' 'Un-'N' l,,Udmr.-VMI 4-,Tamb csfctihil W-Pl-l 'J-fl.f '!-ll-Af-f YC osx lf HN-L 3 4 Uh kk ,gl'C. fo X JO WQLV :fax LKQK EEYVHFFFPLEEEEEFEEK W 44,4 JJJJ Wa J Y-wi' Q. w EFF F as Ellllllllbt 'mm We have been through twelve long years of school We ve loved friends and teachers clear But the ttme has come for us to part And we thrnk of happy moments weve spent here Fare well to thee Fare well to thee We are gomg to leave these frlendly walls of hlgh school And now we leave wnth memories tn our hearts Untxl we meet agam f . t S j K hang, A, , wg in 1-aaa and 5 r as no ' x GIG . 3 4 -RW. 5:11:15 li N Ibvrg, vga' J.. --X9 J I . h' 13 A mn 'Jo ' 15' A 0 ' - if w dsx lv ac. ' C' ' 'iid I ' ll AQ 033 JL lr. . Ms vw.:-nnrnih nh YH-I-'J 'Q lf! ' hx Q - ni 'lux' 'q 71 U . ,. 'R , 5.7 'L ' Lge 2, -,', A 3,4 ,, if ' 2 ,-fm .. ,AL Uiiffv W 2 - Lunch Time Heroes Our Car ..-m-- -- Tea m the Library The Students? Future Housewnves 73 Whnch one IS The in Qi Eager Beavers Baby s Class Miss St. james WSW we We BOYS 6 Four LO Our Hearts Were Young and Gay V31-S is ww The Editors CLASS PROPHECY ftfx Time l960 Alumn1 Blnquct Ciff Pllcc I-Iousrtonic Vlllcj, Rcgionll High School Chirictcrs Bcxcrlcy Wymin Ind Clifford C usttf son cx C ill CN Cliff ev Cifl CV C il cx You must bc C lifl C ustafson Xcs I rm you look like Bev Wyrnxii 'lhits right IIIIS blnquet in this building ccrtunly brings bick memories of our high school days here doesnt it? By the way I hear you are making out qLl1t6 well with your g1r1ge Charles Buckley is your head mechanic 1snt he? Yes Charlie knows his stufir But I havent made my millions yet though business 15 rather good Iouie Minatti and Don Bergenty or so it IS reported The report IS probably true but some people dont go in for money they go in for glory Catherine Mrssaggia and Mary Killawee have been with thc WACS until they are both captains Arent Pat Ongley and Sally Smith in the WACS too? Ycs I think they are and I saw in Herds newspaper that they are home on leave Gm ger Mercer IS quite 1 competent assistant edi tor on that world famous newspaper jimmy ct its I gct 1 rc 11 ktck out of Phyllis Opleys Time For A I tugh in th it paper Bill Egan writes thc sports news Nts I know thc I-Icrd p rpcr quite well It was hu I rctd ibout Anne Ixnibloc rn Irt ll XX hitc who mct on 1 ship suling lrouncl xxorlt 'Ihu irc luckx girls to be lbe to c 1 world crt s Bev C15 Bev C xff Bev C iff ev I should say they are I srw that in the paper too Across from it was an ad for o Ann and Bevs Beauty Shoppe I guess Bcv must be you How do you stand creating so much beauty all the time? Oh' thats easy since we have Anne Perott1s dressmaker shop on the same floor with us to help finish the job By the way I saw Petch Stanton the other day and she said she was a secretary in Salis bury She also told me that joan Vosburgh does secretarial work for a dentist in Canaan Our third secretary IS Norma Bierce who has a job 1n the big city of Falls Village Do you remember Catherine MCKIED I went to an all American glrls basketball game with her the other night in New York and guess who was captain no one but Mary Faith P1tcher Yes I knew she was Now who else was there in our class? The Vo Ag boys seem to be working in this v1c1n1ty Remember B1ll Wd son? He IS manager of David Breakells huge modern farm 1n Goshen I hear that Henry Honour has 1 trucking business he really keeps brother Gary and Erich Gertsch stepping They cant sleep on the job as they used to 1n English I saw them the other day trucking cows for Don Vaills farm which also is in Goshen I guess all the good farms are in Goshen I un derstand Frank Rosseter IS his manager Good old HVRHS itself has profited by our class Tleinor Delskey has taken over senior Engltsh in Mrs Camps place and Betty Fitch is the sophomore English teacher instead of Mxss Allyn r , K 6 1 2' 'f 5 1 ' 1 Q Z I, 1 H4 X' v ,fe X Q A j ' 1 ' I 1 1 1 1 I r , Li'I '1 1 'V 1 i' ' . i - J :1l ff R1 lil l'2' L I 1 - I A- ISI ': ' ' - I' I 1 . ' fli H2 'xg 1 Q ' 1' 1 . I ' L BH: 'Y . 1 ' ' ' ' 1 ' ' I 2. . ,X 2- . . 1 . l : , K l ' L 7 . . . 71 1 '. 1 4. 1 1 i, ' 1 . 1 L 7 - 4 I . 1 I L : . are the ones who are going to be millionaires, ' Q ' ' ' I T I B 1 1 , , I I Q I 1 , I . ' K . - K . ' - I. I , . . . 1 a - i . - - 1 : 1 1 ' Y B' . 1, 1 L A L . 'I ' Q K I f r K v ' 4 . D - 'I l' : 1 ' 1 Il'I1 1' 1 11 ' ' ' 1 ' 1 ' ' . 1 f 1 1 . A 1 1 ' i - - B.11 . 1 . . A 1 ' 1 I L B 3 - in it 1 1 '1 1 ' ' ' - 1 d '1 . 1 1 1 1 ' 'K1 ' 1 1 A 4 , , the l, ' 1 ' 1 I ' ' ' t.1k -1 ' rife. ' , 75 Clff Bev C lff Bev C lff Bev C 1 Bev You know I went to see Ted Drumm 1n the hosprtal the other mght Che fell off a roof where he was dorng some shrnglrng and broke h1s legj and what a team of nurses there lS down there' There are Pattye Lou Hansell oan Gottschalk Barbara Garrrty Rosalte Freund and Mary Sue Hoffman What a trme that bunch has' Thats not all' oyce Aaklar and Mary Ann Moesley are nurses down there too Our class should be qurte proud of our two chrld nurses Pat Hoover and Eleanor Castagna also of Flora Lovett our maternnty nurse There are also two grrls rn our class that are happrly marr1ed and lrve ln Sharon They are oan Peyron and Anna Pedersen I called Anna the other mght and Shnrley Irw1n was the telephone operator She sa1d somethlng about Mary Foleys berng 1 secre tary to some b1g executrve rn Washmgton D C who rates hrgh 1n telev1s1on Speaktng of telev1s1on I saw Lots Moseley on telev1s1on the other n1ght She IS a p1an1st and had as her guests oan Cantwell and Betsy Stackelberg The latter IS a famous act ress who got her start 1n Dear Ruth I saw the same telev1s1on program at Ann Ne ames house she IS a dental hygemst you know She was tell1ng me Jlm McGu1re IS manager at Harts five and ten cent store wxth Els1e C0111 as head saleslady D1dn t she tell you that Thelma Balrd Dorothy Borbeaux and Doreen Clark are salesladles there too? No she d1dnt mentnon them but she d1d speak of Betty Botaccht Remember how well she could tap dance? What a cute performer she was IH our 1un1or assembly program' Now she IS danc1ng for the world for she IS a pro fessronal dancer So IS Lons Barratt a profes C 1fT Bev Clff ex C 1ff CV C lg Bev C lff Bev C1ff sxonal for that matter she IS a smger at the Metropolrtan Opera Speaktng of Barrett what became of Barbara? Oh Barbara has settled down as a farmers wrfe 1n Amenra New York But do you know what happened to Loxs M1ller and jul rana Petersen? I understand they both are work1ng 1n the d1et k1tchen tn a b1g hospttal 1n New York Have you see Drck Massxnr as a professronal football player? No but I saw Bernle M1ller 1n b1g league basketball wtth George Schaefer as manager That rem1nds me about the acc1dent 1n Alan Curns chemrstry shop You know he was tryrng to find out how the H Bomb works The resultmg explosron almost took h1s as srstant Alec Frost wrth rt It dug such a hole ln that v1c1n1ty that the state l1ne has never been found but gold was drscovered Oh' gold rem1nds me of oe Srlvernale who has a lob rn the Unrted States m1nt He never grumbles about h1s homework as he used to because he can take h1s work home by the bag I wonder what happened to Peggy Casteel and Susan anes? Peggy IS a first grade teacher as Sharon Center School and Susan IS marr1ed to our mrllron a1re Don Bergenty What ever happened to Lee Kallstrom? Lee has gone over to Frnland to VISII h1s rela tnves and by the way he lS a great magaz1ne salesman over there Well I guess we had better get down to the banquet hall If our classmates st1ll rush for food the way they used to rush to the lunch l1ne there wont be anythrng left I guess you re rrght Its been n1ce talk1ng to you and 1 hope we meet agam soon 1, I , , . 1 . . h . . . ' ll Z i , l I ' ' J A ' 1' i . .... . l 1 , ' . B ,Z , 1' 1 ' ' ' l ' . . C . . r In I . r . l V ' . 1. Z . . . , . B 3 p ' J ' , , ,J . ' U Y H l' 1 : . . J I J ' Q - U , j ' l'lf. ' ' ' , l' 3 ' ' ' ' - l U , I - .lf 2 ' ' . ' ' ' 76 NAME J Aakjar 'I Barrd I Barratt B Barrett N Brercc D Borbeaux B Botacchr Cantwell E Castagna P Casteel D Clark E Colln F Delskey B Fltch R Freund B Garrrty 1 Gottschalk P Hansell M Hoffman P Hoover S Irwm S anes M Klllawee A Kmbloe F Lovett C McK1e V Mercer L Muller C Mrssaggla WEAKNESS Muslc Polkas 3 guesses ohnny Opposrte sex Never dolng homework Musrc Don Men Cuess who Sports :mmy Vrttmlns Chocolate cake Male athletes Slck mcn ohn Tommy Banana splits Anrmals joe C Food Donnre Mlllbrook grrls Lou1s Bu Sailors Food Food Foollng DIRECTORY ALWAYS FOUND Wnth joycc M arston Somewhere Sleeprng or eatmg At local square dances fwlill ohnnyj Between here and there Collectmg absence slaps At Kauttu s Talklng Wrth Elsre and Mary Wrth Lo1s Not home Hart s store Around Wlth Norma Chasmg Mary Foley down the hall at 3 OJ Slttmg on the wmdow sr Wxth Tommy In Sharon In South Kent Talkrng on the telephone Wrth Arlene In Canaan the offlce Barbara Garrlty s Sahsbury drugstore home Around Baby srtnng At ohnnys 77 FAVORITE PASTIME Dancing Danclng Srngmg hlllbllly songs Knrttmg Guess Walkmg rn halls Lrstemng to the radno Loafing Tellrng yokes and dancmg Lrstenrng to Vaughn Monroe Rrdmg horseback D ntrng rmmy Lrstenmg to popular musnc Talkrng on the phone F mng Swrmmrng Datmg Tommy Lrstenlng to Russ Morgan records Sports Readmg and movres Smokmg Dancmg Shootrng sprtwads Horseback rrdrng Sw1mm1ng and dancmg Drrvmg a 49 Plymouth Rrdrng Eatrng Bowllng AMBITION o be a nurse o be a baby nurse be a hxllb1lly o be a farmers wrfe Who knows To be a baby nurse To be a tap dancer None To be a nurse To see the world To travel Wouldn t you lake know To travel To see the world To be a nurse To be a nurse To be a nurse for Tommy To be a nurse wife and mother success b baby specralrst to Europe a WAC colonel saxl around the world be a nurse 1 be a dretrcran rn RCAF To walk across the Atlantnc Ocean To be a teacher To be a WAC captam . 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M Moesley L Moseley A NeJame P Ongley P Opley A Pedersen J Petersen J Peyton M Pltcher J Remer S Smnth II Stanton E Stackelberg J Vosburgh F Whrte B Wyman D Bergenty D Breakell A Curtls T Drumm W Egan A Frost E Gertsch C Gustafson J Herd G Honour H Honour L Kallstrom R Mass1n1 J McGu1re B Muller L Mmattn F Rosseter G Schaefer Srlvernale D Varll W Wrlson C Buckley House partres Musrc Ar urng Tumblmg erry Teddy Johnson Men Vrnny Older fellows Bo Pau I arnt tellrn Men and food Tall Blondes Basketball players Men players Susan Food Women Women None Tennls at None Songs Women ean Mrlk shakes Admlrln bachelors Elsre None Anne Women Women Grace Oilfl Blondes Women On the telephone On the prano bench Copying At the drugstore West Cornwall Llme Rock my skm Torrrngton Salusbury Wlth Bob Iookxng for letters from Alaska At Whrtbeck s Talklng At Kauttu s At home Around On Turkey H1ll Sleepmg Nowhere Any place Around In Cornwall Wnth Pat Under a car At home In Kent Wlth Jean At home In the v1c1n1ty of Canaan Anywhere Depends on the trme Talkmg Never In Lakevllle Workrng Around Most any place Under a car 78 Baby srttnng falonej Playing the pnano Talkmg Loafing Bowlrng Cwrth Jerryb Bowlrng Drrvrng lessons OJ Drawlng Sports Televrslon and Bob Sleepmg Dancing and sports Takmg off shoes Daydreammg Daydreammg Men Dancrng Sleepmg Scrences Dreamlng Sleepmg Movres Pat and the car Try to find ou Dr1v1ng Clara ean S1n mg Huntmg Datmg Els1e None Frshlng Women Drrvxng hrs car Readmg Behrnd the wheel Sleep1ng Hot rods be a nurse be a pxanrst be a dental hygemst swrm the Engllsh channel be errys wrfe be a housewrfe work rn a Lab be a housewrfe Allstar basketball player To be Bobs wrfe To JOIH the WAVES Wade across the Atlantnc Ocean To be an MD To be a medlcal secretary To be an axr hostess Beautrcran have a mnllnon dollars be a ve o be a success o be a husband None pass French 2 be Pats husband be a mrllronarre be an orchestra leader be a truck drrver be Jeans husband be a busrness execunve Some great career To l1ve' Who knows To be a mrllronarre Not much Not much Maknng money Retrrement To get a good mghts sleep To be a truck drrver v ' ' ' To . . . . . 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Q 0 g A 1 Q N gffw lfvpg PROGRAMOF EXERCISES AT THE ELEVENTH ANNUAL COMMI NCEMENT A S S OI 9 FRIDAY JUNL 16 l950 S 15 OCIOCK MARCH OF 'IHI PRII SIS FCIIX Mcndchsohn Blrtholdy THF NATIONAI AINTHFN INVOCATION Rc-xercnd ohn Clsteel 11' m, .1 nil fhurcm HYMN O C off Um Help 172 Agar Part Isun Wltts 'lunc Sr Anne SAI L I A1 ORY M lrg, xref Bell Cxsreel Sem Jr Ummi Sturm Sumror fr mm C onmumut VAIIDICIORY Norml mc Blercc PRESLNTATION OF DIPLOINIAS Bfr Lv Edward By6rS Chairman ot thc Rcuonal Hngh Schnl Burl AWARD OF GOOD CITIZENSHIP AND SPORTSINTANISHIP MEDAIS HX MN flmcm 1 Ibf 13411121 fx! lx lrlmcrlnc Inc B MLS lung Xi num BI 'XII DIC IIOIN Rucrcnd Mr C BILLI RYCISSIONIAI MARCH fOpu5 by Frm XX Bxrnxrd 85 C L 7 I 5 U . . ' ' J ' Sh. un C41 jrcg rm k I Y COMMENCEMENTR ADDRESS The Honorable Brien McMahon .2 ,M :JL ' ' ' A'- Vu ' ff H H '. -A ' La Adam XV' f 0 3 BOOSTERS Stuart Hansell Jean Beeman Jerry Pitcher Sajay Hansell Mrs H R Hansell Tom and Joan in Sharon Mr and Mrs Harold Gottschalk Jane Gottschalk Eleanor Delskey Barbara Hamlin Lone Oak Farms Rocky from Canaan Valley Al Viola Fredine Brooks Sally Brooks Mr and Mrs Fred Brooks Charlotte Brooks Robert G Hanson Bill Tompkins Frog Duplessis Maryorie Andrus Lois Syogren Barbara A Harvey Katherine Palmer Jean Peterson Nancy Drumm Joan Bejean Peggy A Peyron Beverly Bagdasarian Frances Gawel Bucky Sondrim Lee Fuller Alice Chesebrough Lorraine Gawel Elsie Col Bob Johnson Joyce Marston Dorinda Cobb Barbara Frus Irene Tobin Janet Glbson Eleanor Hall Deborah McGraw Sally Jenkins Cora Sleighter Maureen Cole Betty Crawford Anne NeJame Frank Miller Marietta Baird Jeanne Adotte Richard Arnoff Anderson and Bell Inc Paddy Anderson Mary Barton Ted Don Bill Alec D Winnie and Ralph Rosemary and Dick Eleanor Carpenter Elizabeth Kutney Margaret Hutchins Rosemary Winter Mary L Segalla Eleanor M Sprague Smokey Stover oan Vaill Margie Wehmeyer Violet McK1e ave Luther Jo Ann Remer and Bob McGuire Pat Smedick Grace Stanton John K Snyder Barbara Trotta Arthur Taylor Jeanne Speciol Elaine Seeley Anna Perotti 6x Anna Pedersen Mrs Hans O Pedersen Catherine McK1e Susan Janes and Don Bergenty Joan Vosburgh Eddie Masters Iois Moseley Bev Wyman Sally Smith Betty Fitch Peggy Casteel Joyce Aalqar Mary Egan Joan Teeple Peggy Thomas Perch and Pat Polly Ann Miller Betty Ann Pidgeon Donna Palmer Sina Morgan Mr Oliver Eldridge Joan Olson Mary Russell Marilyn Pond Joan Crosbie Kathleen Bartone Margaret Baker Anne Clyburn Joan Barnett Jane Barney Clarence Currier Kenneth Beckley Anthony Deak Dorothy Austin Wanda Bathrick Rosalie Freund Mae Gesell Chrys Schlock : 1 - i ' 6 -5 , o 9 y J, A J 9 lx! 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