Killingly High School - Killonian Yearbook (Danielson, CT)

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i' 1 l ,l:Wl R, I Wlll We the Senlor Class meetlng as a cor porate body of hlgh school students for the last tlme and claxmlng to be of sound m1nd and Judgment do draw up and ac clalm th1s document to be our final w1ll and testament Vlolators of the condl tlons of th1s document shall henceforth be haunted forever To all who see that the provlsxons are duly fulfilled the Sen 1or Class glves 1tS most envled blesslng To Mlss Prest the Senlors leave one autographed Joe D1 Magglo baseball bat To Mr Payne we all express our sm cerest thanks for h1S untlrlng patlence and helpfulness durmg our all too short stay wlth hlm For Mr Hays the Semors supply three bottles of asp1r1n tablets to take after the off1ce IS finally cleared of endless tales of woe and trouble To MISS Chartler IS left a fund to h1re a secretary for taking care of her respon s1b1l1t1es 1n soclal entertalnments To Mlss McGlynn we bequeath Wlth deepest sympathy a new flexlble ruler to shake at the poor xnnocent Juruors next year and also a recordlng machine so that she may never agaln be rms quoted To Mxss Maynard we leave an eco nomlcs course for lt seems she IS badly 1n need of one To Mlss Danlelson we leave an unllm 1ted supply of gas To Mlss Bake we leave another Teddv Bear to add to her collectlon To Mlss Swan we leave an endless free pass to Provldence To Paul Barbeau Ray LaFave quxetly surrenders hls 1A class1f'1cat1on effectlve lmmedlately To Joslyn Fleld Robert T1ll1nghast leaves a complete 11st of 1944 debutante poss1b1l1t1es To Fred Sh1ppee and Carlton Bab cock Charley Beretsos and M1ke Pappas leaxe thelr great comedy team capers To Ray Harrlngton Bxrger Hurme Page 28 transfers h1s ab1l1ty to repalr anythmg and h1s sk1ll to run the school s electrlcal equlpment AVIS Brlere leaves her musxcal abxllty to Myrtle Stone Jeannette Hubert Kather1ne Keenan Marguerlte Mallloux and Bertha Sroka leave thelr cooperatlve sp1r1t on the bas ket ball floor to Mlldred Whltman Rita Marrotte Elsxe Smalley and Barbara Madden To Ralph Young Paul I aBoss1ere transfers h1s orator1cal ab1l1ty fourteen sllghtly used megaphones so that they may be heard above the d1n of the Senlors To Jlmmy Howell Bernard Raclne leaves h1S power to concentrate on one of the falr sex at a t1me To Ruth J1llou Marjorle Hurlbutt be queathes her ablllty to hate men Barbara House leaves to Barbara Malo her sweaters hlgh heels make up slacks and all other vampmg HCCGSSOFIES To the school Bob Bruce leaves the makmgs of a great dance band Eustatxa Sarantopoulos challenges Elsle L3F8Ht3Sl9 to outdo her Senlor scholas t1c stand1ng To Louls WO1SaTd the Senlor Class fby request of MIS Swanj leaves a toy rattle Elalne Wood Leon Gauthler and Elea nor Mathieu donate the1r red ha1r to Louls Mlsto Irene Gregolre and Wllllam N ESb1t To Babe EHDIS we leave a year and a half deferment because of essentlal bas ketball requlrements To Davld Patterson Gerrv Page leaves h1s towerlng helghts a handy thlng to have so the glrls say To Stella Panteleakos Malv Bradley bequeathes the tltle of the quxetest glrl 1n the class To Maulyn Jasmin remalns the honor of carrymg on the example set by Loulse Melanson on the dance floor 4C0I'ltlI'lU6d on Page 50 F -5 -.W It , W ,,,,,,,,,,-..-1i fag ,, . so MMMM MT H . ma - I M- -If to control next year's class meetings. To the Traffic Squad, we. bequeath

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T1ll1Dgh3St Bernard Rac1ne Ann lVIorr son Russell Cogan Marlon JWTVIS VV1l ham Tsakonas and Elalne Wood These plays were all under the able d1rect1on of MISS Florence Belknap The class of 43 presented a mo t suc' cessful Prom on May 10 1942 featurmg mus1c by Jxmmy Warburton and h1s orch estra The gy mnas um was h1ghl1ghteo by pastel streamers centered around a May Pole reachmg to the ce1l1ng Fur n1sh1ng a cllmax to ths annual sprlng eyent was the crownmg of the Prom Queen Marguerlte Ma1lloux The Junlors were represented m the band 1n 1942 by Robert Bruce Ve kko Jappmen and Stanley Chandler The Junlor members of the orchestra were Ve1kko Jappmen Esther P1erce Robert Bruce Stanley Chandler and Bernard Rac1ne For the first tlme 1n the hlstory of K1ll1ngly Hlgh School the students real the dlrectlon of Robert Bruce an organ 1zat1on called The KlllOH13Ha was formed Its members 1ncluded Rlta Nash Loulse Spauld1ng Wallace Peabody Paul Gxguere Herbert Oatley Nelson Spauld 1n0 Myrtle Stone and the Junlor mem bers Robert Bruce Ve kko .Iappmen Bernard Rac1ne Frank Harr1ngton and Lucxlle Wakefield The three Junlor cheer leaders chosen were Dorothy P0ltTHS Ann MOFTISOH and MBTIOH JBTVIS Semor Year On October 1 1942 the Sen1ors held the1r I-lrst class meet1ng n Room 14 The o f1cers of the prev1ous year were aga1n chosen presldent Frank Harr1ngton v1ce presldent Eu tat1a Sarantopoulos secretary Rlta Phoenlx and treasurer Bernard Rac1ne For the second year 1n success1on the class of 43 won the K A A banner ln the annual dr1ve In the begmnlng of the Sen1or year Mr Sears who had taught most of the Page 27 Sen1ors when they were ln the elghth grade Jolned the Navy A gxft from the Sen1ors was presented Mr Sears by Frank Harr1ngton presldent On December 11 1942 the class of 43 held 1tS first soc1al affalr of the year the Sen1or Informal Because Chr1stmas was the theme of the dance Chrlstmas trees were placed throughout the gym T ward the end of the evenmg art1Hc1al snow fell from concealed contalners on the celllng The danc1ng to Jlmmy Whlt man s orchestra was enjoyed by all The Sen1or Class held 1ts annual Sen lor Play November 20 1942 It was a comedy 1n three acts A COHH6Ct1CUt Yankee 1n K1ng Arthurs Court The cast 1ncluded Ted Maynard Barbara Brunell Hllda Anderson Bernard R c1ne Anne Strunk Paul LaBoss1ere Robert T1ll1nghast Dorothy Poltras Bar bara Vett Ned Howell Ann Morr1son and Joyce Roberts The play was a great Because of gas ratlomng the patr1ot1c Sen1ors dec1ded to have the1r Sen1or Hop mformal whlch was held February 1943 The Valentlne theme was carrled out wlth whlte curtalns red hearts sllhou ettes and CUp1dS The Colleglans from the Unlverslty of Connectxcut furmshed the mus1c for danc1ng Durmg the four years of troubles and tr1bulat1ons of hlgh school the Sen1ors were well represented ID all sports Some of the outstandmg athletes of the class of 43 are Frank Harrmgton Gerald Page Russell Cogan Leonard Page Charles Beretsos and W1ll1am Tsakonas Four members of the Sen1or class are already among the armed forces Ronald LaBoss1ere Paul LaBoss1ere Allan Ryysyla1nen and Russell Cogan The class of 43 salutes them Now at the partxng of the ways on graduatlon we are resolved to follow our several paths wlth the thought of our motto as our gulde He Who Toxls Shall Conquer n L u . C D u I - , I l v. I v , ' I - . 7 ' 5 - .. v v U . . I , ' . y' , l ' ' 1 , 0- v 1 - V- - - . . . . . . - I . , . . . . ,., . 9 - ' . 7 - Y gt . .5 . . ' - - a an ' , . , ' , a- ' ' Y Y 7 I . . 1 I I - . . . A F l 7 I ized their wish for a swing band. Under success. Q - . y . . ' - sl - - A xv . . . . , I . ' . , , , , 7 Y 9 ' - 1 7 ' ' ' ' Cl ' 77 ov ' - Z 1 I ' . . . . . , . 4 , . D V . . A . ' Y 7 . I , . H . . l . I . l Q 7 1 . , . . I if . A . . , 1 3 , I I . . S . . l l D . , . Y . . . , L V . I 56 ' 77

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H- mlm T1me 1963 Scene Ed1tors Off1C6 of the Tran scr1pt oettmg Ed1tor SIIS 1n arm chaxr beh1nd desk l1ttered w1th paper feet on table half asleep w1th hat over eves Phone rmgs Ed1tor fp1CkS up phonel Hello tgruf HV? Ed1tor s Off1C9 of the Transcr1pt Oh Its you Plnky IS lt Well IIS about t1me' I almost went to sleep wa1t1ng for vou to call Wheres Buggsy Dont you know that both of you have to scrape together enough news for our column on Whats Cookmg for the Class of 1943 9 Holy mackerel we have just two hours to go to press Get the d1ct1onarv or Whos Who but get some mater1al and hurry 1t No you cant stop at Elalne Woods soda fountam on the way even 1f she just h1red Barbara Brunelle B s1des I just phoned M155 Macomber at the l1brary to help you One th1ng more Get 1n touch Wlth MISS MOTTISOH Pres1 dent of the Nat1onal F9d9f8t10H of Wo men s Clubs She should have plenty of 1nformat1on Now find Buggsy and haxe that column ready fSlarns down re CGIVGPE My that reporter IS gettlng laz 1er and laz1er News t1cker breaks 1n Last m1nute flash' Sh1ek Ned Hou ell was severely 1nJured when h1s camel rode under a palm tree Ned s turban catch mg 1n a branch tw1rled h1m around and around l1ke a top He was rescued by sev eral loyal tr1besmen He IS suffermg from acute d1zz1ness Keep t1cker on for more last m1nute news S1gn1ng off Ed1tor leans back 1n cha1r and gets comfortable Enter Japp1nen Ed1tor speaks Edltor Well Where have vou been Buggsy Hello boss been XVO1k11'lg on that column L1sten to th1s Bernard RHCIHG that d1st1ngu1shed x1ol1n art1st w1ll make h1s first appearance IH Boston Saturday n1ght Some b1g celebret1es uh Ann Strunk IS one are DOING to be Page 29 there And heres another one fPhone r1ngs J Ed1tor Hello- who-oh P1nky Any th1ng yet IOIIICG boy br1ngs copy to deskj Well IIS about t1me Lets have lt Uh huh yeah I always knew Szar kOW1Z and Sh1ppee would get to be heads of the DHyV1ll6 Truck Farm fPauseJ fL1stens to phone and wr1tes notes at the same t1mej Yeah O K' Get some more fThen turns to Buggsy and saysj Some b1g trans cont1nental plane just been reported m1ss1ng Among the per sons on board were MISSIOHHTV lVIar1or1e Hurlbutt who was gomg to Borneo to convert some Ind1ans and Robert Lewls our fore1gn correspondent to the Land of the Sett1ng Sun Well Buggsy you d better get out and see lf you can help P1nky gather some more news fEx1t Buggsyj fEd1t0T p1CkS copy of paper that an of IICG boy dropped on h1s desk readsl Ed1tOT Dot Po1tras and Joyce Roberts starrlng ID the new Broadway h1t How Grandma Lost Her Eye Teeth have been presented w1th a s1lver cup for the1r fine work Lt Marlon Jarv1s of the VVAACS made the presentat1on at gathermg 1n M3d1SOn Square Garden An added feature of the evenlng was the parachute Jump from a 400 foot pole by Russell Cogan Daredev1l Ace of the A1r Luc1lle Wakefield head nurse of You Bneak um We FIX um Hosp1tal ports Cogans cond1t on sl1ghtly m proved fEd1tor looks up from paperj Well well I havent heard of those folks for years tThumbs through pages comes to ads J Reads one off Leonard Pages Danc1ng School Opens FP1daV N1te Features Bob Bruces Bounc1ng Band and whats tl11S9 VOC3l1St Es ther P1erce I never knew T1Ck9l breaks 1n Flash from West Coast Prom1nent Banker Ve1kkO Jap p1nen of Los Angeles was robbed last n1ght Pollce force under Chlef George Gardner are comb1ng countrv for the f - A ,,,,, X - 1 , D 0, YA ,L H, . ' cffa ' ' W -A L1 Y , ,L A -,-,- , . w . . . . ' ' - A ' 1- , . - -- ,-, . . . . . . . . - 7 . , ' , . Q . , 1 , . . , ' l V 1 ' - . , . . , . ' ' ' , . . . . , - a - . . , ' 'P ' . . ' O . ca s - va ' l I . ' . a - 5 . . . s st 1 av - ' ' Y Q . , . 1 s .. , ' ' s f I l . . . 9- A - . . , - - Q ' I . ' - 'P - . . . H 1 7 av ' . Q 7 . . . ' v ' a ' .Y ' 1 ' - Y .. v ' v - . U . - , , . . . . , , H 1 - ' 1 ' 1 , TB- - , . . . . . - 1 1 - . . . , ' Q I v - . 1 . ' Y I N ' . I 9 1 I ' ' L - . . . . Y. . . - - - a . W x. WC 3 y 4 .