Mattituck High School - Reflector Yearbook (Mattituck, NY)

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h: THE LIBRARY Deep in the heart of our small country town, Stands a rustic old building, with shingles of brown, With knowledge lining its every wall, A challenge to some: a joy to all.

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(2 SM4. PiofoAecy (as lived by Eddie Decker) If was midnight as I slowly walked along the dark and empty streets of Mattituck. My thoughts reflected to my latest expedition on the Amazon. A glimmer of light from an open window caught my attention, my curiosity got the best of me and I proceeded to investigate. I knocked on the door and to my surprise it was opened by Wilma Gordon, Secretary to the famous research chemist Bev Nine. I found out that Bev, along with her assistant, Ronnie Reeve, was putting the finishing touches on a top secret project. This top secret was the latest model of a super powered space ship, which was to make the first known trip to the moon. In just one short hour the passengers would begin to arrive. Upon inquiry I found that since Dotty Hannabury would not be able to go, there was a seat left ... so I decided to go along. The hour had passed and the people began coming in. First came the pilot and the co-pilot, Phil Dickerson and Eddie Haupt with their space suits on. Next came a very attractive stewardess, none other than our old classmate Nancy Audioun. Nancy took her place by the aperture of the ship and began checking in Colleen Browne, now a teacher in a reformatory elementary school, Liz Corcoran, a teacher of exceptional children, and Mary Marcus, a medical secretary for Gene Chituk. Others in the check list were, Jack Duryee, now a successful businessman, followed by his two secretar. ies, Sylvia Konchalski, and Marilyn Hamilton. As it grew nearer to blast off, Russell Bird, our space mechanic, was making a last minute check. As the mighty ship leaped up and up through the atmosphere, Brady Funn, our radio operator, received the all-clear signal from Helen Shalvey, chief tele-operator at the spaceport. We approached the moon and landed on a smooth plateau behind a bluff. After filing out, one by one, we saw to our surprise, a huge city before us. Upon closer investigation we found out that we were not the first earth creatures on the moon. For lo and behold, we found the rest of our class of 55 . We were greeted by Cliff Tyler now a mem- ber of the space troopers who took us to the school. Here we found Shirley Corwin, secretary to the principal, James Neefus, who told us that two of the teachers were also from our class. As we walked through the school we saw Eleanor Wamback, teaching a roomful of space brats. After talking with her, she told us that we could find Shirley Downs teach, ing her gym class how to execute the plays for space hockey. After watching the escapade, we said goodby and walked out the door. As we walked down the street we met the former Thelma Young with her family decked out in their space suits. She told us we would find James Grathwohl, the architect who designed the whole town, in a luxurious office two blocks down. When we entered his plush office, his secretary,Amelia Kneski, announced us. We decided to have a class re- union and found out from Jim where the remaining classmates were. Betty Naugles was a practical nurse for the Mayor of Moonville, and Richard Gutierrez, a famous artist had just gotten back from a tour of the planets. As we were plan- ing the time and the place, Don Sabat, now a distinguished marine engineer, called in to say that his new space sub had been a failure. We had Jim's secretary send out invitations and started preparations. While purchasing some clothes suitable for moon parties we came upon a top-notch model, none other than Ho Scheuerman, who modeled the latest fashions for us that had been designed by Patty Walgo. The next day was full of excitement, and long before dark, noise and laughter filled the atmosphere. The doors of Joe's Cafe were constantly swinging. Inside another classmate, Joe Pace, combination proprietor and Chef, was greeting guests as they arrived. This closed the search for our class and Moonville knew it.

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lit. Row: Edward Woessner( James Funn, Edward Adams, Frank Saunders, Ronald Pascale. 2nd. Row: Elizabeth Kouros, MaryAnn Berdinka, Barbara Johnson, Wendy Smith, Sheila Doyle, Ann McDonnell Carol Kirchgessner, Maureen Terpening. 3rd. Row: Joan Mather. Amy Penny( Susan Young. Valerie Decker, Stacia Zimnoski, Carol Block, Barbara Wells. Jane Kochendorfer, Beverly Fleishman, Benjamin Brumskill, Donald Reiter, Edward Schiller, Fred Mechinchick( Thomas Linder, Donald Sherwood, Herbert Gunther, Ralph Armbrust. 1st. Row: Fred Kraus, Bruce Carmthers, Conrad Bagenski, Laurie Breaker, George Swahnf Harry Pumilio, John Niven, Henry Lutz, James McNeil, Robert Zajic. 2nd Row; Ruth Young. Genevieve Jazombok, Constance Hewitt, Joan Sledjeski( June Mather. Mary Bates. Mamie Funn, Rose Mary Klum- beck, Barbara Florence, Marie Siemerling. 3rd. Row: Ben Roache, Bill Jackowski, Edward Parrish, Barbara Ciaglo, Dorohy Zaweski, Pauline Wick, Diane Marcus, Patricia Simchick, John Chituk, John Kauneckas, Bruno McKay. 4th Row: Robert Colbert, Bill Lindsay, Donald Hildesheim, Edward Sidor, James Goode, Thomas Wickham, Frederick Stelzer, John Frazee, Richard Florence, Charles Pospisrl, Clarence Booker, Millard Northridge. Donald Milowski.