Plainfield High School - Hermiad Yearbook (Central Village, CT)

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their love of eggs, but have decided to keep the chickens . To Darlene Szeredy, Patricia Burton be- queaths her title of best looking of her class. P To Mary Nyszczy, Mary Butler bequeaths her manual on How To Release Unwilling Victims Locked in Closets. To Joseph Poremba, Howard Curry leaves his off-again on-again Groucho Marx soup- strainer. To Barbara Oates, Patricia Coffey wills her hobnail shoes that enabled her to reach the Coffey Grounds intact. To Ella Devolve, Lorraine Desaulniers be- queaths her attraction and loyalty to one mature beau. To next year's football manager, Law- rence Despathy leaves his privilege of for- getting the uniforms. To Frances Ravenelle, Pauline Ducat wills her adventures in a Kaiser on moonlight nights. To Pop Seney, Fred Dorr leaves his posi- tion as right guard on the football squad. To Alice Piolunek, Barbara Frink leaves her seat in the social corner of study hall to review Friday night adventures but in- sists on keeping her partner in the square dance set. To Patricia Haskell, Ruth Gallup be- queaths her ability to side-track issues in Current Problems. To Bobby Young, Henry Fillmore leaves his knack for getting a rise out of the cheerleaders. To Jean Paul Chabot, Alyce Gannon be- queaths her talent for getting every Fri- day off. To the town of Plainfield, Luc Gregoire wills his Rototiller, so Luc can get some sleep nights. To Lynn Campbell, Norma Gondela leaves her ability to keep her deep dark past a deep dark secret. To Bobby Knight, Jeannette Grenier be- queaths her love for living. Be careful, Bob- by, don't burn the candle at both ends. To the boys of Killingly High, Bob Gulino bequeaths his pessimistic attitude. To any boy who can capture the title, Bob Brodeur bequeaths his Oscar for being the idol of the Sophomore class. To Niece Claire Janetatos, aunty Lillian Grochkey leaves her season ticket to the Polish National Home. To any Junior with a rugged constitution, William Congdon, our gentleman farmer, bequeaths his good looks and ability to juggle figures. To all the underclassmen, Alice Harton leaves her Vera Ellen Technique . To Louisa Abadia, Mildred Ihloff leaves her fondness for the opposite sex. To Fred Baldwin, James Hawkins leaves his fondness for Harry James with this warning, He never attained his laurels by leaving his instrument at home. To Shirley Arcand, Lucille Jette leaves her ladylike ways and tact. To next year's Magazine Campaigners, Mary Lasnier leaves her power to talk any- body into anything at any time. To William Szeredy, Donald Holt wills his cherished captain stars. To Mr. Foy's Freshmen classes, Emily Lathrop wills her knowledge. To whoever acquires the student council post at the back of study hall, Pauline Marchesseault leaves the battle of keeping the Senior wise-guys from walking in back- wards to avoid going to the front door. To next year's A. A. Secretary, Phyllis Marchesseault bequeaths her troubles for keeping the A. A. records. To Michael Garvey, Donald Kivela leaves his blond hair. To Margaret Campbell, Pauline Martel bequeaths her in the swim capacity at the Town Hall swimming pool. To Patricia Rabbitt, Margaret McGee leaves her basketball skill. To George Dropo, David Osiper wills his high scoring both in basketball and in love. To Barbara Kelleher, Lauretta Messier bequeaths her ambitious nature. To Paul Ray, George Osiper leaves the best seat in the house as tirnekeeper at the basketball games. To all the girls in study hall, Bernice Mil- ler leaves her big desk mirror. To Vern Collins, Richard Rossi wills his used Toni Home permanent. To Patricia Lynch, Mae Nichols leaves the right to run up and down the one street in Sterling. To Gerald Carroll, Paul Salois bequeaths his shyness. To any one with the time and connec- tions, Lorraine Marcoux leaves -her love to spend weekends out of town. To Betty Stubbings, Phyllis Oates wills her luck at drawing the seat near the best- looking boys in study hall. To Roger Marchesseault, Edmond Seney bequeaths his right and privilege of being class president for four years. p 29-

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- CLASS It is a matter of course that when a man departs from this earth he writes a will be- queathing his property, estate, and belong- ings to his relatives. Now the Class of '49 is not singing a fun- eral dirge but we feel as if we have acquired some habits, characteristics and specialties during our years at P.H.S. that we are anx- ious to leave to the undergraduates.. Witness, then, we the Senior Class of 1949 of P. H. S. bequeath our perfectly human and we think lovable qualities to you, the undergraduates, to you, the faculty, and to you, the administration. To Mr. Murphy the class of 1949 extends its congratulations for the patience he has shown in dealing with the Seniors. To Mr. Osborne the class of 1949 leaves its thanks for a job well done. To Miss Goyette the Senior class be- queaths 310,000 so that she will have no financial worries as advisor of her, next Senior class. To Miss Baro we leave a box of rubber heels in order that her future classes will not hear her coming. To Mr. Foy we leave and hope he can now enjoy a little peace and quiet. To Mr. Bozoian we bequeath the right to adopt the name Smith. To Miss Babic we will a more appreciative class for Hamlet. To Miss Marchesseault we leave a com- forter to keep her warm in her cold home- room. To Mrs. Craig we leave the memory of our Home Economics Class in 1945 when as in- dustrious Freshmen we used soap-powder instead of flour in our culinary attempts. To Mrs. Delmonico we bequeath our thanks for the many times she has saved us from embarrassment with a stitch in time. To Mrs. Burke We Willa lab sink that does not leak. To Mrs. McKenna we leave a solid Jun- ior class with a solid ability to draw solid geometric figures on that solid blackboard in Room 10. To Mrs. Shippee we bequeath our worn out Senior bodies to be used for the wel- fare of mankind in biology experiments. To Mr. Denz we will a gross of dark glasses to distribute when he flashes those dazzling argoyle socks. WILL - To Mr. Delaney the class wills an inex- haustible supply of patience to be used in his girls' Industrial Arts Club. To Mr. Murray we leave more successes like this years' Glee Club Concert. To Mrs. Ramsey we bequeath a Yankee accent. To Mr. Eichner we bequeath a Mickey 'Mouse film to show on his home projector. To Mr. O'Shea we leave a list of all pupils with names spelled phonetically in order to help him call his difficult class roll. To Mr. Despathy we bequeath a set of golf clubs to be used on that close cropped lawn. To Mrs. Calvin we leave a request for more of her delicious apple brown betty. To the Class of 1950 we bequeath Mr. Foy and Room 11. To the Class of 1951 we will our empty bank book with the thought that it was once full to capacity. To the Class of 1952 we bequeath the right to throw away their knickers and their lolli- o s. p 'go Gerald Chenail, Louis Arsenault be- queaths his exalted position of courier for Mr. Foy. To Mae Goodridge, Lucille Beauregard bequeaths her Pepsodent smile. To Barbara Byles, Doris Beausoleil leaves her dignity-shattering sneeze. To Paul Credit, William Bellavance leaves his nearly successful explosions in chem- istry class. To Lena Gray, Cynthia Bessette wills her love for Killingly boys and her mysterious vocabulary-you'll need a large pocket to carry such a large dictionary. To Alma Brey, Fernande Bouthillier be- queaths her love for calisthenics in gym class. To any Cooperative Sophomore, Lionel Beauregard leaves his seat on the Trade School Bus. To Shirley Tomlin, Pauline Bowen leaves her ability to charm the sons of Uncle Sam. Don't let the housing shortage keep you from getting a gallery large enough to dis- play all your Photographs. To Pauline Baker, Clarissa Bullard wills her boots and saddle. To Edward Simmonds and Don Collins, Alfred Cilcius and Normand Jodoin leave their battle for chicken farmer of 1949 and -23-

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To David Covill, alias Skinhead, Beatriz Pedro leaves a small portion of her hair. To Ethel Reynolds, Alice Reynolds be- queaths her privilege for getting out of school at 2 o'clock. To Donald Johnson, Lucille Tetreault be- queaths her right to tease Miss Baro. We do declare this to be the last will and testament of the Class of 1949, of Plain- field High School of the city of Central Vil- lage of the town of Plainfield of the county of Windham of the State of Connecticut of the United States of America, and in Witness have hereunto set our hands and seals, this ninth day of April, 1949. William Bellavance George Csiper Signed, sealed, and declared to be the last will and testament of the above named Class of 1949, Plainfield High School, in the presence of us, who in their presence and at their request, and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses. Ima Schmoo Nature Boy A1 Capp -301