Mattituck High School - Reflector Yearbook (Mattituck, NY)

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 Ten years ago tonight, in ninteen forty-one The Senior Class of Mattituck knew that they had won. T wa8 graduation night, and, although it was raining The Seniors were through with there long-served training. But today it is all a different 3tory For not one Senior has a care or worry: Willie is a pitcher on the great Yankee team, Eddie Slaga a movie actor, they say he 8 keen, Irene’s singing in some gay cafe While Dore's designing for a Walt Disney. Moe is in the navy, not afraid of a storm; Antone's playing basketball, say, he s quite a form. Frank B. is the manager of the great Bohack store. From Mattituck High School the typist are galore: Wanda, Mary, Celia and Anna T. Can type on any note or key. Anna D. a private secretary, is struggling away. Typing for some nice boss, they say. Frances plays the piano in Carnegie Hall, While Victor is managing the Giants in baseball. Teddy’s a Senator in Washington, D. C., Pinga's playing ball with the Boston Bees. Chubby collects tickets on a railway train, Frances B. works in a store out of the rain, Tootsie and Olga are beauticians far away In Hollywood, trying to make faces look okay . Coszett8 now lives in a house down the lane. While Bob's teaching school, still rattling his brain. Betty and Hope are now nurses in white, Ed Ramik an announcer at a prize fight, Arthur O'Brien an acrobat in a show. Dean Tuthill a farmer without any hoe, Charlie Glover an actor on Broadway, Helen and Grade are modeling today. Francis Okula a business man, trying to be, Walter in opera trying to hit high C. From rollicking students to actors and pros, Stenographers, nurses, designers of clothes; How far they've all come since that far-away night When parents and friends sat admiring the sight: Of the Eds and the Annas, the Franceses too With all of the others, in costume of blue: The Tuthills, and Charlie and Antone and Moe; Grace and Helen, Irene, the Franks, Arthur, Walter, Vic, Teddy, the Gildersleeve's three; Wanda, Mary, and Celia, the typists to be; Dore and Betty; all walked on the stage. In the great book of life they were turning one page. Now, ten years later, through all their ambitions We see that the Seniors have found their positions. C L A S S P R □ P H E C Y 11

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—ODO—ILO—ZE LOC l r—n Oh dear! I guess I must be dreaming, for it seems to me that i’m ’way beck in 1937 A. D., and forty greenhorn freshman have Just entered into room 31 to embark on the first of four of the best and unforgettable years of their lives. After a week or so, the new position we had acquired became familiar and so we settled down, with Mr. Lindsay presiding as the faithful listener to all our pro- blems. Eddie Ramik became president with William Demchuk as secretary, and Antone Mileska was chosen to be guardian angel over our newly-started fortune. On October 12 we enjoyed the first of our social events, a Halloween party, which was followed by our first assembly program on January 12th entitled Taking Father’s Place . Before we realized it, the term had passed, and Mary Ambroski succeeded Eddie Ramik as president, Violet Fisher was elected secretary, and Antone Mileska continued to be treasurer. June finally saw, a happy group finishing the first year of high school with a gay picnic at the bay. An eventful sophomore year then followed and, after losing some of our green- ness, we bagan a second year in room 26 with Miss Payne as our advisor. Walter Wells became president, Dic Stack, Vice-President and Theodore Grohoski, treasurer. Home- room periods when everyone talked at once, humorous assembly programs, and a June pic- nic at which many of the teachers indulged in games of baseball, tag and riotious fun made it an unforgetable year. It was a sunny day in September when we filed into room 26 to become studious and serious-minded juniors. Miss Parrish now became our companion as well as a help- ful teacher, and Walter Wells held the presidential seat for a second term, with Mary Ambroski, treasurer and Anna Demchuk secretary. Our thoughts were ever turned to as- sembly programs. Junior rings, and the gayest event of the year. Junior Prom. After much deliberation we finally decided that May 29 was to be the date, and the setting would be based around Hawaii. With a successful Junior Prom now only a happy memory, we began our last year as uristocratic Seniors. With many important problems facing us, we chose for presi- dent Anna Demchuk, Mary Ambroski as treasurer and Dean Tutnill, keeper of the high fi- nancial records. With the help of Miss Hoyt, our new senior teacher, and with Miss Arndt as director, we began plans for the first big event, the senior play, entitled It Runs In The Family , which was followed by a successful minstrel show. As Easter vacation drew near, none too soon, we were off on our New York-Washington trip. 10

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We, the Senior Class of 1941, being in a happy frame of mind and feeling that we owe the best years of our ethereal lives to Mattituck High School, do give and be- queath to her and her inhabitants the following: To M. H. S. - Our honor and admiration. To the Class of 42 - Our honorable reputation. To Mr. Garelle - A vote of thanks for making our Senior Trip and all of our other activities possible. To Miss Bums - A shiny pair of roller skates to aid you in your daily trips through the halls. To Miss Arndt - Some future H. G. Wells for her History Classes. To Miss Bonney - Our thanks for your kind help with the Senior Play and the Min- strel 8 how. To Miss Hoyt - Our appreciation for your leadership and helping hand (we did need it), also a more sophisticated Senior Class. To Miss Davidge - A crank for Tilly (just in case). To Miss Wood - A two-foot long, red marking pencil to check the mistakes of future typing classes. To Miss Homan - Some cafeteria helpers for next year. To Mr. Williams - A bundle of thank-you notes for your help with our Senior activities. To Mr. Muir - A new basketball whistle tied with a red ribbon to replace the shoe string that you used to wear. To Mr. Heller - A new camera to replace the one we broke, having our yearbook pictures taken. To Mr. McCaw - A math class that understands the meaning of snap . To Mr. Kewin - A large assortment of reporters who will get their press assignments in on time. To Mr. Cunningham - A large can of polishing wax to be used by next year s auto mechanics class. Vic Kander leaves his Dynamic Tension to Billy McNulty. Betty Clar leaves the editor s chair filled with undone assignments to Barbara Bergmann. Charlie Glover leaves his acting talent to Chester Sawastynowicz. Helen Lenceski leaves her giggle to Doris LaPointe. Robert Gildersleeve leaves his History C answers to Red Grohoski. Antone Mileska leaves his sketching ability to Eddie Jazombek. Teddy Grohoski leaves his blush to Ralph Christian. Tootsie Wolgo leaves her tatting shuttle to Regina Comiskey. Ed Raraik leaves his short shots on the basketball floor to Fat Mileska. Mary Ambroski leaves her athletic ability to Myrne Dennis. Arthur 0 Brien leaves his double-jointed knees to Robert Emery. Pinga and Gracie leave their adjoining seats in History C class to Barbara and Jazz . Lloyd Lindsay leaves his Tarzan physique to Johnny Bermingham. Ed Slaga leaves his model A Ford along with his best wishes to Miss Davidge. Walter Wells leaves his wit to Leon Milowski. Francis Okula leaves his widow s peak to Dick Price. Olga Lomaga leaves her chatter to Lois Tuthill. Willie Demchuk leaves his pitching arm to Sidney Tuthill. Hope Gildersleeve leaves her auburn curls to Margaret Robinson. Charles Gildersleeve leaves his mustache to the highest bidder. Doris Jones leaves her smile and dimples to Lillian Jernick. Frank Berdinka leaves his winning way with the jeunes filles to Walter Krupski. Coszette Tuthill leaves her petiteness to Stretch. Frances Bialeski leaves Miss Homan a battle of Rosax to replace the one she broke in the cafeteria. Dean Tuthill leaves his clarinet music to Austin Tuthill, to keep it in the family. Irene Herman leaves her singing voice to Ann Lein. Frank Sawastynowicz leaves his crew haircut to Felix Orlowski. Anna Teresko leaves her quiet manner to Anne Lipnicki. Celia Deerkoski leaves her shyness to Minnie Dodd. Frances Xoleski leaves her black and white keys to Marilyn Jones. Grace Horton leaves her twinkling eyes to Alice Boutcher. In witness whereof, the Class of 41 do set hand and affix our seal and do appoint Edward Browne as sole executor. 12