Newington High School - Sequin Yearbook (Newington, CT)

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Eleanor Casey. Down the hall is Barbara Parker tutoring one of her Latin students, who is ill. Outside the window we see Betty Rowley driving up in a shiny new red milk truck, which bears the legend, Rowley and Daughter. Another truck flashes by bearing Joe Bray, second-hand dealer. Seated beside him are Senator Robert Keleher (Filibusters while you wait.') and Paul Salstead, husband of a noted Hollywood columnist. They are on their way to visit Peg Hurley, who seems to get prettier and more popular every day. Perhaps they'll pass that adorable little tea shop which Alice Leckowicz and Pearl Morrison designed and now run at a tremendous profit. Their patronesses are Frances Ambot, the social leader, and dancer, Frances Lazaris. Out in the corridor again we encounter Richard Whitney. He is smuggling in a snack for Earl Gron-back. He says that Earl fainted last week after speaking to a girl. Maybe it was Dorothy Finn, who once won an eye-winking contest! As we leave the building we are greeted by Ellamay Nyquist, carrying a huge armful of letters from soldiers, and Rachel Lumpkin, wearing a happy smile. We ask why she is so happy, and she replies that her book on the life of Doctor Carver has just been published. As she walks away we suddenly realize that we are alone except for a smiling surgeon. He stares at us and thoughtfully fingers his scalpel. We decide that if we are to see ten more years we should leave immediately. Off we go to celebrate with Newington's favorite drink-------- a coke.

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C LASS 1 U O P II K C Y Ten Years Later, Or Dumas Didn't Write This.' Well, ten years have gone by, and the Class of '43 has scattered thither and yon. It's too far to go to yon, so let’s go to thither, where there is a big city hospital. Here is Carolyn Corson sitting at the desk of the head nurse. Above her hangs a picture of the founder, a handsome millionaire who married Carol Pasco five years ago. On the desk is a list of incoming patients. We recognize the names of a few: Irene Chalko, who fractured her Jaw on a piece of chewing gum; Dorothy Doolittle, suffering from a nervous breakdown because she still can't decide on a career; and Robert Bieri, who has at last raised an English bulldog that acts Just the way it looks. Politicians Splaine and Larson are here to visit Clifford Hollings and Richard Holmberg, the discoverers of a new explosive. Let's see what is in the newspaper they are reading. It's The Daily Blow, edited by Miss Koczera. We read that Ruth Pittsinger and Ted Holden are starring in a play written by Betty Varney; Gloria Kinagil's basketball team expects a full season; Genevieve Lenczyk and Gordon Keleher have won the mixed golf finals; inventor Paul Hammerer has designed a memory machine for Bill Ryan. On the Society Page we learn that Tena Bengtson and Margaret Guptill are planning a double wedding; Martha Turley and Phyllis Andrews are visiting New York again; a party is being held by Shirley Lindgren for Nancy Moody, who has just learned how to roller skate. We would like to read more, but there is an entertainment being held for the convalescing patients, and we don't want to miss it! As we enter the auditorium, Rosemary Klecman has just finished a piano concerto, and Irene Winters is beginning a melody on the violin. Now Charles Metropolis tells some Jokes that were funny way back in 1943, and he is rushed off the stage to make way for the polished dancing of Steven Blasek. We are hailed by the cute little usherette, Viccy Urban, who points out dress designer, Jane Smolak, in the visitor's gallery. Next to Jane is Marion Miller, who is trying to wake up Eleanor Mackin with the help of Naoma Harlow. These girls, along with Dorothy Ostrowski and Frances Lazaris, are all successful secretaries, engaged to marry their respective bosses. Chris Burr is hissing the performers, and we take advantage of this noise to leave the show. We still have lots to see.' In fact, we immediately bump into Harold Grant and Robert Fitzell. Find these boys, and you find girls. This time the girls are Charlena Holt, the hospital's dietitian, and Kay Gimm, the head dodtor's private secretary. The lads run a lovelorn oolumn with the aid of Winthrop Guptill and Skippy Pape. Their motto is Love makes the paycheck go 'round.' They tell us that their greatest correspondents are Emma Lou Phipps and

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C LASS C A L 15 X D A 11 September 9—We begin an exciting year. October 5—Led by 12 General, the school goes all out for victory by collecting a record amount of scrap. October 12—The tables are turned, and we idle while the teachers attend the convention. October 18— Anchors Aweigh becomes Clifford LaBonte’s song for the duration. October 23—One of our most outstanding class members, John McCarthy, Joins the Army. November 5—With little cost and much effort, the Athletic Council sponsors the first dance of the year. November 22--The Seniors start their funds rolling by giving a roller skating party. November 25—Thanksgiving—and we give thanks for lull from school work. December 7—The first anniversary of Pearl Harbor and the American people renew their pledge for victory. December 15—Our basketball team starts the home season by a surprise upset over Class B Wethersfield. December 16—Ted Holden sports his pajamas in Jonesy , another Dramatic Club success. December 22—We really feel the war v hen the Honor Society cancels their Christmas formal. December 23—Vacation for some of us—work for more of us. January 8—The Seniors start posing for the birdie. January 25—Bring on the aspirin! Exams are here! February 2—The cheerleaders sport their new outfits at the Windsor Locks game and are tagged the Buttercups. February 15—We lose a staunch friend to the WAVES when Miss Kreske leaves. February 22--School spirit runs high when we play our rivals, Bloomfield. February 24—Conrose's floor gets a lasting polish when the Seniors roller skate again. March 1—We knew about our test blackout in advance and everyone had a date. March 2—Newington plays in the C-D Tournament for the first tine in three years. Mur—der! March 19—First the Navy, then the Army, and now Jimmy Waterman departs for the Coast Guard. March 25— Peck's Bad Boy comes to Newington High in a movie sponsored by the Seniors. April 8—We adopt a new tradition and have Senior Class Night at the Newington theater. April 16—V-A-C-A-T-I-O-N spells well-earned fun for us. The Juniors start it off by having a hay ride. April 29—Everyone's hopes are fulfilled when the Seniors come through with a May Day dance. June 1—Our final finals at Newington High School. June 14— Bring the car around, Janes. The Seniors are dining and dancing out tonight. June 16— We dood it! It took us four years, but we have our diplomas to prove it.