Lyman Hall High school - Singer Chronicle Yearbook (Wallingford, CT)

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Before we realized, our impressive junior year rolled around and we were at last upper classmen. To start our year properly, we chose our class officers— Jim McCormack, president; Dick Dombroski, vice-president; Sue Mottram, secretary; and Kathleen Quigley, treasurer. Our first activity was the selection of a class ring. Our next exciting event after our reorientation to a smooth schedule of pencils and books was the junior play, Come Over to Our House. The proceeds of this three-act comedy, successfully staged under the chairmanship of Mary Elizabeth Gross, helped us to put on the junior prom in May. The high lights of this Moonlight Serenade” were the grand march led by our president and his partner, Judy Fay; the captivating music of Tiny Markle’s band; and the artistic decorations created by Carol Malaguti and her committee. Betsy Regan and John Bosnyak were the efficient co-chairmen of this dance. During our junior year three of our classmates were recognized for outstanding talents. Lynn Becroft, an aquatic enthusiast, won the Cross Harbor two-mile meet in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and placed sixth in the three-mile Amateur Athletic Union meet in Detroit, Michigan; Charles Martin was elected parliamentarian at the Connecticut State Junior Classical League convention; and Joyce Reig, the small voice with the well-chosen words, w'as the winner of the New Haven area American Legion Oratorical Contest. The turning of the leaves in the fall brought us tramping to school again. At our first class meeting we elected John Bosnyak, president; Donald Vachon, vice-president; Robert Lockert, secretary; and Kathleen Quigley, treasurer, to lead us through our senior year. As the year progressed, various activities dominated our minds. Cynthia Clark and Irving St. Arnold were chosen co-chairmen of our senior dance, at which Betsy Regan, attended by Evelyn Fernandes and Julie Murano, was crowned queen. All who attended this Autumn Moon” dance will remember the sensational bunny hop, led by our real live “Bunny Collett. In December we were inspired by the Christmas pageant, for which Betsy Regan was the chairman. During the same month Mary Elizabeth Gross was selected by her classmates and the faculty to receive the Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizenship Award for 1955. In January the cast was selected for the senior play, Curtain Going Up, which was successfully presented on March 24 and 25. Interviews with Miss Kennedy, as well as guidance programs, helped us to file applications to the schools and colleges of our choice. All too soon, graduation exercises brought our final year to a close. As we received our diplomas, the cherished memories and treasured experiences of our previous years drifted into our thoughts, and we fully came to appreciate the meaning of the words— Our fondest memories ere drift back to thee.” 23

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CLASS HISTORY Through your portals we may wander expressed our sentiments for the first few weeks of high school as we stumbled in and out of unfamiliar rooms, meeting unfamiliar teachers. It was quite an astounding feat to find oneself in the proper room at the indicated time. Gradually as the year progressed, we became friends as well as classmates. In October we held the most memorable event of our freshman year, the never-to-be-forgotten Halloween party with plenty of fun and frolic for all. From the unknown hoboes, clowns, glamour girls, and witches, who cavorted about to make a hilarious evening, Marge Jackson, Bill Howland, Patty Lewis, Jerry Hall, and Jane Wrinn were selected to receive prizes. The rest of the year found us concentrating on our studies until the approach of warm weather when we turned our eyes from books and blackboards to the scenes outside the windows. Dreams of summer activities filled our minds until the glorious day when school was out and these thoughts could become realities. The fall of our sophomore year arrived. We were sure the school doors were open in welcome but a little uncertain as to how the teachers would react, since during the previous year we had become somewhat prankish in our ways. We greeted our classmates with confident smiles, quite in contrast to the solemn faces of the incoming freshmen. As the football season rolled around, we chose Barbara Jean Foucault, Carol Malaguti, Gail Grasser, and Gail Kowalski to lead us in cheering our basketball team to success. After winning the state championship, the members of the Cinderella Team were honored at a victory dance and were given an appropriate send-off for their trip to Boston. 22 HISTORIANS Nancy Vollhardt Loy Lamb

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 GAIL BARTER Wee’ Unto the ground she cast her modest eye, and. ever and anon, with rosy red, the bashful blush her snowy cheeks did dye. Glee Club 1, 3; Girls' League 1, 2, 3, 4; Pageant Comm. 3; Formal Comm. 3; Prom Comm. 3; A. A. 3, 4; Choir 3, 4 — Commercial Course HELEN BORSCHT Helen” A faithful friend is a strong defense. And he that has found such a one has found a treasure. True happiness consists not in the multitude of friends, But in the worth and choice. Girls' League I, 2, 3, 4 — General Arts Course 24 RICHARD AMES ••Dick” A true friend is forever a friend.” J. V. Football 1, 2; Glee Club 1, 2, 3; A. A. 1, 3, 4; B. L. 1, 2, 3, 4; Choir 1, 2, 3, 4; Band 2, 3, 4; Student Council 2, 4; Memorial Day Program 3; Baseball Manager 3; Radio Choir 3; Robe Master 3; Honor Usher 3; Choir Pres. 4; Dance Comm. 4; Chronicle Business Manager 4; M. C. 3, 4; Varsity Football 3, 4 — College Preparatory Course BARBARA BAILEY Bobbie” In one s writings, the character of the writer lies recorded.” Glee Club 1, 2; Formal Comm. 1, 2, 3; G. L. Executive Board 1, 2, 3; Girls’ League 1, 2, 3, 4; Band 1, 2, 3, 4; Choir 2, 3, 4; Honor Usher 3; Play Usher 3; Prom Comm. 3; All-State Band 3, 4; A. A. 3, 4; Play Cast 3, 4; Compass 4; Chronicle Co-editor 4; Dance Comm. 4; Class Author 4; Concert Band 4 — College Preparatory Course I RONALD BISH Ron” Ir is nor what he has or even what he does that expresses the worth of a man, but what he is.” Entered from Maryknoll Seminary, Clark's Summit, Pennsylvania 4; Boys' League 4; Varsity Football 4; Varsity Baseball 4; Boys’ League Dance Comm. 4 — College Preparatory Course HENRY BONK Hank Nothing succeeds like success.” B. L. 1, 2, 3, 4; Band 1, 2, 3, 4, S. C. 1. 2, 3, 4; A. A. 1, 2, 3, 4; Choir 2; Glee Club 2; Boys' State 2; J. V. Basketball 2, 3; All-State Band 2,.3; Orch. 2, 3; Chronicle 2, 3, 4; B. L. Rep. 3; Prom Comm. 3; Honor Usher 3; Basketball Tournament 3; Latin Club 3, 4; Varsity Football and Baseball 3, 4; Dance Comm. 4; Football Co-capt. 4; Varsity Basketball 4; Compass Editor 4 — College Prepartory LYNN BECROFT Lynnie Some day the world will hear her name, Our classmate with swimming fame. A. A. 1, 2, 3, 4; Girls' League 1, 2, 3,4; Ring Comm. 3; Class Dues Collector 3; Play Comm. 3; Prom Comm. 3; Dance Comm. 4; Cheerleader 4; Chronicle Art Editor 4 — Teaching Preparatory Course JOHN BOSNYAK Buzz Let me live in a house by the side of the road and be a friend to man.” Boys’ League 1,2, 3, 4; Memorial Day Program 2; Prom Co-chairman 3; Boys’ State 3; A. A. 3, 4; Play Cast 3, 4; U. N. Panel 4; B. L. Sec.-Treas. 4; Student Council 4; Dance Comm. 4; Pageant 4; Class President 4 — General Arts Course