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

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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

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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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 ROBERT CARR Little Truck I always have a picture in my mind of what 1 am composing, and I follow its outlines. Boys’ League 1, 2, 3, 4; Varsity' Baseball 2; A. A. 2, 3, 4; Conservation Club 3, 4; Prom Comm. 3; Dance Comm. 4 — General Arts Course FRANCIS CHARETTE Frenchy In the art of design, color is to form what verse is to prose, a more harmonious and luminous vehicle of thought. The painter is, as to the execution of his work, a mechanic. Boys' League 1, 2, 3, 4 — General Arts Course JANET BROWN Jan Well dost thou thy talent display. Halloween Party Comm. 1; G. C. Pres. 1; G. L. I, 2, 3, 4; A. A. 1, 2, 3, 4; S. C. 1, 2, 3, 4; Chronicle 1, 2, 3, 4; Band 1, 2, 3, 4; Orch. 1,2, 3, 4; Formal Comm. 1, 2, 3, 4; G. L. P. M. Treas. 2; Choir 2, 3, 4; All-State Orch. 2, 4; All-State Band 3; Play Cast 3; Radio Choir 3; Orch. Pres. 3; Choir V. P. 3; M. C. Treas. 3; M. C. Pres. 4; Magazine Drive Ch. 4; Band Sec.-Treas. 4; Picture Chairman 4 — College Preparatory Course RICHARD CENTNER Dick” Firmness of purpose is one of the most necessary sinews of character and one of the best instruments of success. Without it. genius wastes its efforts in a maze of inconsistencies. Boys’ League 1, 2, 3, 4; A. A. 2, 4 — General Arts Course BARBARA BROWNELL Bobbie There was a soft and pensive grace, A cast of thought upon her face, Which suited well the forehead high. The eyelash dark, and downcast eye. Girls’ League 1, 2, 3, 4; A. A. 1, 4; Prom Comm. 3; Dance Comm. 4 — General Arts Course STEPHANIE CERRI Steffi'’ Happy am I; from care I’m free. Why aren’t they all contented like me? Class Homeroom Collector 1; A. A. 1; Girls’ League 1, 2, 3, 4; Art Posters 2; Yearbook Associate Art Editor 3; Formal Comm. 3 — General Arts Course EUGENE CATALA Gene” It is not only fine feathers that make line birds. J. V. Football 1, 2; Boys’ League 1, 2, 3, 4; A. A. 1, 2, 3, 4; Prom Comm. 3; Conservation Club Secretary-Treasurer 3; Boys’ League Dance Comm. 3, 4; Conservation Club 4; Dance Comm. 4 — General Arts Course JOSEPH CICHOWSKI Joe The first duty of man is to speak; that is his chief business in this world. I always sec both points of view, the one that’s w-rong and mine. Boys’ League 1, 2, 3, 4; Latin Club 3, 4 — College Preparatory Course 25