Putnam High School - Clipper Yearbook (Putnam, CT)

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Juniors the privilege of being called Seniors, the broken juke-box, the Senior bench, Room 3, Comus to the college English division and the privilege of doing the typing work to the commercial divi- sion. A. Tetreault: mls that the end now, Miss Smith? E. Smith: Yes, sir, it is. W. Plantier: Would you please turn your notes over to Miss Roy so that she can incorporate them in what she has? fExit Esther Smithj M, Maki: Mr. Vadnais, tomorrow the will Cl..-XSS PROIJHICCY TIME: Far into the future Q1968J Jean: This is the year 1968 in the court of the omniscient and honorable judge St. Joe Bonin. The happenings which will follow directly are the results of constant and vigilant keeping of the royal records of these people, Anyone wishing information about any friend, foe, or folk, is encour- aged to come to this reliable source of in- formation. Please begin. fRoy enters with othersj Roy: We have been sent from above and be- low. We seem to have lost track of these people. Could you give us some informa- tion as to their whereabouts? Jean: I should be honored to help you in any possible way. Please begin, Roy: Your honor, would you kindly tell me what is the occupation of Stanley Shel- don? Jean: Let me see. According to my latest re- cords, Stanley is now the back stop for the New York Yankees. Does that supply the necessary information? Roy: Thank you, your honor. Vera: Do you have any information concern- shall be all typed. Would you please be kind enough to drop into our office with two witnesses and sign it? J. Vadnais: Yes, certainly, I'll be here promptly at 10 o'clock. I must go now. It was pleasant to meet you, Miss Maki and Mr. Tetreaultf' A. Tetreault: Thank you, Mr. Vadnais. Weill see you tomorrow then. QExit J. Vadnaisj W. Plantier: It's time to go to lunch now. I'll meet you at the elevatorf' THE END ing Miss Shirley Bradway, or is it Mrs? Jean: Letls see. Under the B's, we have Brad- way, who is the big wheel-ahem-beg your pardon-Hhead nurse at the New England Deaconess Hospital. Shirley: What's that old Sea Dog , Peter Serafin, doing now? Jean: Well, according to my records, Mr. Seraiin is now an Admiral in the U.S. Navy. Shirley: Well, that's a relief. Jean: And now, Miss McKenna, what's on your mind? Ann: I'm looking for some reliable informa- tion concerning Connie Johnson? Jean: Why she's a buyer for Macy's in New York. She has been quite successful. Roy: What's the story on C. Whittemore? Jean: Why, I understand he has a fine practice in dentistry in New York. Vera: What ever happened to Lucille Cham- peau? Jean: I hear she is a private secretary for Ernest Laurion, who is the new owner of a big clothing store on Fifth Avenue.

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Roy Nutter leaves his brush cut to Walter McNally. Esther Smith leaves her ready answer for every question to that quiet little Priscilla Aubin. Wilfred Maynard leaves his control over women to Stanley Mullet. Shirley Roy: Victor Janzyk wills some of his loudness to John Macdonaldf' A. Tetreault: l'm not sure anyone would want that sort of loudnessf' W. Plantier: Oh, I think Macdonald can take care of that, so let's not argue over it. S. Roy: Roger Lajeunesse leaves his com- plexion to Barbara Bonneville. Charles Ayers leaves his baseball ability to Ron- nie Lowe. Susan Rogers wills her variety of hair-do's to Nancy Buck. Jack Frost leaves his dates with Mary Ryan to his brother who will carry on next year. R. Harris wills his shoes to Jimmy Alvord. L. Gothreau wills his dancing ability to Hugo Laime. W. Plantier: Hugo certainly can use it. S. Roy: That's all I have down for yester- day's dictation, sir. M, Maki: All right, thank you, Miss Roy. Do you have time to type some of that now? S. Roy: Yes, I have. I'll start on it right awayf, M. Maki: That would be very nice. Would you please ask Miss Smith, our file clerk, to bring in from the files the part of the will that is typed? fEnter E. Smith with remainder of will all typed-J W. Plantier: Miss Smith, would you be kind enough to read the remainder of the will and testament of the Class of '48? E. Smith: Yes, certainly. Richard Beaudet leaves his curly hair to Buddy Godley. Ann McKenna leaves six inches of her tallness to Beany', Chenail, which would have otherwise made it impossible for her to enter nursing school. Walter Plantier leaves his backfield ability on the gridiron to Bobby A.tkins. Mabel Slye leaves her red hair to Calvin Gudmunsonf' Vadnais: Hey, wait a minute, Calvin's al- ready got red hair. A. Tetreault: Yes, but we thought he might like a darker shade because his is very bright and then, at a distance, we could tell him apart from his twin brother. J. Vadnais: Okay.', E. Smith: Robert Bovia leaves his driver's license to anyone who wants to take a chance with it. June Page leaves her map of Dayville to anyone who will need it. Bart Blasetti l-eaves basketball jersey to John Mansfield. Loretta Tetreault leaves her talking ability to Marjorie Byers. Ro- bert Perrin wills his old-rose colored sox to Archie Bourque. Edward Pitkin leaves his trumpet to Alphonse Mayhew. Dorothy Danielson leaves her voice to next year's Glee Club. J. Vadnais: Let's hope it encourages more students of Putnam High to join the Glee Club. E. Smith: Roxanne Byrnes leaves her knit- ting ability to anyone who can knit a sweater within three years' time. Evelyn Courtemanche wills her ability to do cartwheels to all, not just one, but all, the Junior cheerleaders. Shirley Roy leaves her nice teeth as an extra set for Harrison Gibson when he Wears his out by chewing gum. Russell Burgess wills his basketball ability to Joe Vandi. Elvira McGovern is leaving her speedy walk, which she has used frequently in catching her train and her boy friend, to H-elen Winslow. Jean Vadnais leaves his seat in Room 3 to Tommy Rondeau. J. Vadnais: Well, I don't know that Tommy would like that seat. It's very close to the front desk. In fact, too close. He'll have to be very careful about what he does. W. Plantier: You'd better leave it to him. He'll probably be put there anyway. E. Smith: Marguerite Leasca leaves her philo- sophy of life to Susan Angell. Mary Maki leaves her parking place in the school yard, where she installs her blue car, to Paul Richards. Peter Seraiin wills his manly physique to Howard Donovan. Shirley Bradway leaves part of her ce- ment business to Dolores LaPierre. Lucy Regas leaves the corner booth down at the Crown to anyone who wants a quiet place to think. Gertrude Baker leaves her quietness to her sister, Marie. Ernest Laurion leaves his ability to tie a windsor knot to Robert DeSantis. Connie Johnson leaves her high-pitched voice to Ann Wade. Ernest Chapdelaine leaves his French to Hugh Wilde. Robert Lurie leaves his cheer to Stoyan Rosenthal. The senior class as a whole leaves to the

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Roger: Whatever happened to Gert Baker? Jean: She is head of the Research Dept. at the Canier Institute in Brooklyn, New York. Shirley: Who is that new expert on air condi- tioning? Jean: My latest records point that John Vad- nais is now the head of the National Oil Business Union. Vera: Now that is interesting. Ann: VVhat is new with Evelyn Courte- manche? Jean: According to the latest headline she is now chief secretary to Dr. P. Lewis Rodensky. Vera: What is new in the Science depart- ment? Jean: Why, isn't E. Thaddeus Pitkin the great scientist who recently developed the new compound H2 Da Na4 Pb Cn 06? Shirley: Have you anything on Alfred Tet- reault? Jean: My assistant just brought in a notice that he has settled down to a dental prac- tice in a Clinic in New York City. Roger: Do we have any big league stars from our class? Jean: W'hy, yes, Charles Ayers has the new record for strike outs in the Yankees. He hit the all time record of 540 strike outs. Russ Burgess is playing a hot corner right next to Charlie, He has quite a re- cord too-523 consecutive games without error. Ann: I understand we have some top musical stars who came out of the class of 1948. Who are they? Jean: Why, yes. I understand that Dorothy Danielson has just finished an engagement at the Metropolitan Opera House. Georgi- anna Proulx and Mabel Slye are in the supporting cast of the current Broadway stage hit. They named it The Three Colored Rainbow, and Ernest Chapdelaine is the owner of that theater in which it is now playing. Roy: What is new with our class artist, Bob Perrin? Jean: Why isn't he that talented international artist who has just won recognition for his latest painting, The Aurora Borealisn? Roy: Say, that is right, and what is his bro- ther Dick doing now? Jean: He is the owner of the newly incorpor- ated motorcycle plant making the sensa- tional six-cylinder job. Vera: The last I heard from Ramona Peppin was that she was in Art School. Do you know anything about her present position? Jean: Why, yes. She is now the head of the Rom Pep Art School doing research on tri-dimensional painting. Vera: Thank you. Roger: What is Bartley Blasetti doing now? Jean: I understand he is with Bob Lurieg they are prominent engineers. Ann: VVho are the married girls in our class? Jean: Let me see. Under married we have Theresa LeClair and Shirley Roy who are now the mothers of three and five respec- tively. Roy: Well, since we are on the subject of marriage, who are the married boys in the class? Jean: Ha! Ha! Let me see. Robert Bovia, R. Beaud-et, and W. Robbins seem to enjoy married life more than anything else. Roy: So I see! Vera: There was a time when I knew every- thing-well practically everything -that Loretta Boudreau did. It seems that I haven't heard from her in years. What is she doing now? Jean: Well, she is another of the married girls, married to George Sherwood and living in Saybrook, Conn. Vera: It seems we had a brother and a sister in our class, There names were Celia and Ray Harris. Do you know what they are doing? Jean: Ray Harris owns the Plaid Necktie night club in down town Abington. His sister Celia is really the brains behind it, but she works there as a hat-check girl. Vera: Thank you, your Honor. Now do you have any information corning Jean Nelson. Jean: Why, I think so. Just one moment please. Ah-here we are, Jean Nelson, Class of 1948 P.H.S. is now secretary to the President of the United States. Roy: Say, whatever happened to that ambi- tious young photographer Flash Dick Nelson? Jean: Well, according to my statistics he is now the chief photographer for the Con- sc lidat-ed Studios in Hollywood. Roy: Gee, he really climbed the ladder of success.