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

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wx fJ 'i if. 7 u - J C s- ' k iln ri --5 Pav' te' 'emi -,xii Nga M X 'C ' C NORTH CANAAN NORTH CANAAN's rich limestone deposits pro- vided its first industry and were used in the eighteenth century in the development of iron forging . . . From Canaan Mountain came the Red Eye Infantry in the Revolutionary War, while Hessian soldiers were im- prisoned in the cellar of Douglas Tavern, built in 1762 . . . Today Canaan Mountain looms over a busy shop- ping district, a dusty magnesium plant, still active limestone quarries, and the lovely octagonal spire of East Canaan's Congregational Church . . .

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Back Row, Left to Right: Oliver, McCabe, Barratt, Kenny, Gobillot, Beeman, Massini. Seated: Jansen, Winn, Paquette, Mr. Kohler, Hanf, Smith, Kelsey. THE 1952 WHITE OAK STAFF LAURENCE SMITH ........................................... DAVID WINN ,... . ......................................................... .. Edztor Bminerrv Manager ROBERT OLIVER FREDERICK GOBILLOT SALLY MASSINI PETER KENNY PATRICIA KELSEY GERTRUDE PAQUETTE LAWRENCE MCCABE BRIGITIE HANF STUART BARRATT JEAN BEEMAN INGRID JANSEN MR. KOBLER, Aalvirer ACKNOWEEDGMENT We, the graduating class of 1952, wish to express our deepest appreciation for the untiring efforts of Mr. Donald G. Kobler, the adviser to THE WHITE OAK, who helped to make this book a successful publication. We are indebted to the art department, especially to Miss Ruth Judson for her guidance, to Stuart Barratt for the cartoons, to Joan Johnson for the lettering on the division pages, and to Ingrid Jansen for the map on the inside cover. Our thanks also go to T. O'Toole 8: Sons, our pub- lishers, and to the Loring Studios, our photographer, for their cooperation. We are particularly grateful to Mrs. Frances Kelsey for some of the special photo- graphs that appear in this issue. THE STAFF.

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ORVILLE A. ANDREWS, III Kent VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE COURSE Ditto Activities: Intramural Basketball 1, 43 Intramural Softball lg FFA 2, Treasurer 3, 43 Baseball 23 Chess Club 23 Intramu- ral Football 3, 4. He war probably fond of tcbool but always able to conceal iz. RICHARD ALAN ARNOFF Salisbury GENERAL COURSE Dick Activities: AVA I3 Civics Club I3 Intra- mural Football and Basketball I, 23 Intra- mural Softball I3 Allied Youth 2, 3, 4g Dramatic Club 3, 4g Airplane Club 33 junior Varsity Baseball Manager 23 FHA 33 Varsity Baseball Manager 33 Junior Assembly Committeeg Varsity Club 4. A rnan who want: to conquer the world - at timer. CYNTHIA GARDNER BARNETT Salisbury GENERAL COURSE Cynnie Activities: Mixed Chorus I, 2, 3, 43 Girls' Glee Club 33 Dramatic Club 3, 43 Nos Septem Collium 3, 43 Roman Banquet 3g Junior Assembly3 Band 43 Christmas As- sembly 4. Don'z worry until rometbing happenrf' STUART RAY BARRATT, JR. North Canaan GENERAL COURSE Barrucb Activities: Intramural Softball I, 23 In- tramural Football and Basketball I, 2, 3, 43 Sophomore Corridor Dance Commit- E663 Varsity Football 3, 43 Homeroom President 33 Junior Assembly, Chairmang Boys' State 33 Varsity Basketball, Man- ager 43 Varsity Club 4g Senior Class Vice- presidentg Senior Ball Committeeg Varsity Baseball Manager 43 WHITE OAK Staff. Don't lake life loo reriomlyx you never get out of iz alive. JEAN MARY BEEMAN Sharon GENERAL COURSE Activities: Homeroom Treasurer I3 Intra- mural Softball and Basketball I, 2, 33 Homeroom Secretary 33 junior Assembly Committee3 Junior Prom Committeeg Class Secretary 43 Intramurals 43 WHITE OAK Staff. I have newer .teen anything in the world to get angry at. 12 PATRICIA ANN BENEDICT Cornwall SECRETARIAI. COURSE Pat Activities: Glee Club lg Intramural Soft- ball 3, 43 Intramural Basketball 33 junior Prom Committeeg Junior Assembly Com- mittee. A quiet Iarr with an unarruming way.' I