Newington High School - Sequin Yearbook (Newington, CT)

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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.

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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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Frances Ambot. . . Phyllis Andrews. . Christine Bengtson Robert Bieri. . . Steven Blasek. . . Eleanor Casey. . . Irene Chalko. . . Carolyn Corson. . Dorothy Doolittle. Dorothy Finn. . . Robert Fitzell. . Catherine Ginn. . Harold Grant. . . Earl Gronback. . . Margaret'Guptill. Vinthrop Guptill. Kaoma Harlow. . . Ted Holden. . . .; Clifford Hollings. Richard Holmberg. Charlena Holt. . . Peg Hurley. . . . Gordon Keleher. . Rosemary Klecman. Irene Koczera. . . Carl Larson. . . . Frances Lazaris. . Alice Leckovicz. . Genevieve Lenczyk. Shirley Lindgren. Rachel Lumpkin. . Eleanor Mackin. . Orr.an Harsh. . . . Marian Miller. . . Gloria Kinagil. . Honey Moody. . . . Pearl Morrison. . Ellamay Nyquist. . Dorothy Ostrowski. Skippy Pape. . . . Barbara Parker. . Carol Pasco. . . . Ruth Plttsinger. . Emma Lou Phipps. Betty Rowley. . . Paul Salstead. . . Veronica Sinkus. . Fred Waring s Glee Club. . Kew York................... •Rides in Jalopeys......... •Baseball.................. Dancing.................... Potato chips............... •Ice skating............... •Concerts.................. Girl Reserves.............. Blue eyes.................. Milx. .«.. . ...... Dancing.................... Walking.................... All sports................. Red hair................... History.................... Marines.................... Principals like C.. A. Bowes Mathematics................ Problems of Democracy. . . Sports..................... Dane ing................... Sports..................... Red hair................... Jimmy Dorsey............... Sports..................... Frank Sinatra.............. Opera music. . ............ Latin-American music. . . . •Harry James. ........... •Dancing................... •Music..................... Airplanes.................• George Montgomery.......... •Movies.................... Havy blue.................. •Fencing................... Soldiers............. . . Frank Sinatra. . . . . . Classmates. ... ........... •Basketball................ Ice cream.................. Hot dogs................... •Skiing.................... •Butterscotch sundaes. . . . Sports..................... Chocolate cake............. .........Sloppy people .............Hypocrites .......... Gold diggers . . . Women in politics One-track-minded people ............... Violins . ...............School ..................French .... English themes ..............Braggarts . . . Week-end homework . ........ .Show-offs ...........Silly girls . . . Glamour (?) girls . Superiority complexes ................ Sewing . Cars that won't work ................English ...................Work ...............Flirts .............. Homework ........... Wise guys ........Koisy people ............. Kibitzers ........ Poor sports .............. Snoopers ................ Flirts .................Jazz .............. Homework . . . . Giggling girls ...................Work ......... Poor drivers ..............Housework .... First tee-off ......... Wearing hats •Boys that don't dance .............Homework ................ School ..............English ................Exams . . . . Washing dishes People who don't cheer . . .Mercenary people ...............Themes . Sophisticated women ........... Silliness William Splaine Aviation Unrefined people Martha Turley. Victoria Urban. Betty Varney. . Richard Whitney Irene Winters. Harry James. Dancing. . . Padiddles. . Out-door life Bill......... ............Heat Conceited people . . Book reports . . .Bad weather . . .Getting up