Riverhead High School - Blue Peconic Yearbook (Riverhead, NY)

Text from Pages 1 - 64 of the 1940 volume:

RIVLRUf D UMO SCHOOL PUBLISHED BY THE SENIOR CLASS FUVERHEAD HIGH SCHOOL RIVERHEAD, LONG ISIAMD FOREWORD Between these covers, we have traced for our readers the ac- tivities, sports and studies of our senior year so that they may know us as we were — purposefully yet cheerfully pre- paring for the future. DEDICATION To the people of this com- munity who throughout suc- cessive years have with broad under- standing provided edu- cational facilities for their youth, we gratefully dedicate this book, hoping that we may, in this manner, acknowledge our indebtedness. ■itetiWib v.v.y.; . •� v ss 8SS ■KJi'y HmIv) RE® wS i -. • ki ADMINISTRATION John B. Thomas, Supervising Principal Harry B. Ward, Vice Principal High School LANGUAGES Lizette F. Hand, Delia M. Brown, Annette Tuthill, Dora L. Mason, Ethel M. Remsen, Albertine Gagnier HOME ECONOMICS AND INDUSTRIAL ARTS Julia E. Sarles, Mary E. Hummel Anthony J. Braun, Andrew H. Coukos HISTORY AND SOCIAL STUDIES Elizabeth M. Blue, Mary T. Buflum, John B. McElderry m ART AND MUSIC Arlouine L. Spahner, Howard P. Hovey, Isabel T. Davis, also Harriet Sparrow HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION Dr. Arnold M. Wiesen, Gerald S. Johnson, Lura E. Rich, Chester McBride, Edith V. Iones, Marion Bowman. SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS BUSINESS Douglas MacDougall, Dorothy A. Souhan, Thomas M Fell, Marjorie S. Irvin Charles E. Lawrence, Harry B. Ward Marielle S. Woodward School Calender ’39 - ’40 1939 SEPTEMBER Sept. 6th—School opens. Distinguished Seniors are we About time, too. Sept. 7th—The new Frosh still don't know what it's all about. OCTOBER Oct. 14th—We play Bay Shore. The score is a tie and don't wear it around your neck. Oct. 28th—East Hampton comes over to our gridiron. The score was too high for our minds to comprehend. NOVEMBER Nov. 3rd—Sophomore live. We couldn't get into this shindig. Nov. 7th—George Elias in chapel. A welcome friend anytime. Nov. 18th—Southampton comes over to play football. Even our water boys got a chance against the Smithmen. Nov. 21st—Thanksgiving Vacation begins. Turkey, here we come. Nov. 23rd—Roosevelt's Thanksgiving Day. Indigestion reigns supreme. Nov. 30th—Thanksgiving Day. Indigestion again. DECEMBER Dec. 9th—Board of Education holds first dance. A really nice affair. Dec. 15th—First Basketball Game with Patchogue. New Intramural System inaugurated. Panthers and Ramblers walk off with B. B. Championship while the Mudcats become ping-pong cham- pions. Wilson Tooker takes oratorical contest. Big day, today. Dec. 21st—Christmas Vacation begins Large hurrah from student body and teachers. JANUARY, 1940 Jan. 3rd—Vacation over. Jan. 21st—Exams commence. Why is everyone so nervous? Jan. 26th—Exams are over. We know why, now. Jan. 26th—Juniors hold prom. For the Juniors it wasn't bad. FEBRUARY Feb. 17th—Wrestling with Westhampton. A breeze, just a breeze. Feb. 23rd—Second Board of Education Dance. Even better than the first one and that's saying something. Feb. 29th—Leap Year Day. Confucius say boys go into hiding for 24 hours. MARCH Mar. 2nd—East End Wrestling Tourney held here. Goodale went from this to the County Cham- pionship in the 105-lb. class. Mar. 8th -B. B. game with Easthampton. 40-i7. We end season with a bang. Mar. 20th—Easter Vacation starts. Cheers. Mar. 27th—Bertha, Norma, Beity, Charlotte and Matilda take N. Y. by storm. City reported to be in fair condition. APRIL April 1st—April Fools Day. Jokes. No joke about school reopening, however. April 2nd—Senior pictures arrive. Wow I April 4th—Tryouts for Senior Play. Tomatoes barred from Room 211. April 26th—Baseball with Westhampton. Big Leagues Scout Louis Bush. MAY May lst-2nd—Senior Play, It Pays to Advertise ' May 4th—Track season opens against Sayville. May 6th—World's Fair opens. Attendance drops alarmingly during the next week. May 18th—Triangular meet held here. Ah, the eternal triangle. Participants — Southampton, Pat- chogue and Riverhead. May 25th—County track meet. Great season for us as Capt. Scudder sets new record. JUNE June 7th—Press Club Dinner. Oh boy, we eat. June 22nd—Things start to happen. Alumni Banquet held. June 23rd—Baccalaureate Services held. June 24th—Class Night. June 25th—THE BIGGEST DAY IN OUR YOUNG LIVES TO DATE.—We've made the grade, for to- night is Graduation Night. Everyone says— Congratulations, Senior Class of 1940 ' Page Ten FRED ALEXANDER Harmonica Club 3; Varsity Club 2. 3; Football 2. 3; Track 1, 2; Captain of Intra- mural Basketball 3, 4. HAROLD W. BARTLETT, Bittles r tc Dramatic Club 1, 2, 3; Band 2, 3, 4; Glee Club 3, 4, Track Manager 3, 4 EDWARD BENKO, Bushy Su Lm Apparatus Club 3. 4; Photography Club 3; Wrestling 3; Basketball 2, 3 4; Football 1, 2, 3, 4; Baseball 2, 3, 4. ANNETTE BERDINKER Glee Club 2, 3, 4; Vice President of Secre- tarial Club 3. DORIS E. BERG «CD Secretarial Club 3; Dramatic Club 4; Glee Club 2, 3 4; Oratorical Contest 4. BRADFORD A. BOARDMAN, Braddy Glee Club 1, 2, 3; Band 1, 2, 3, 4, Orchestra 2, 3, 4. Track Team 1, 2, 3. MAXIM J. BOBINSKI, “Maxie Football 3, 4; Wrestling 2; Art Editor of Year Book 4; Intramural Football 2; Intra- mural Basketball 2, 3; Intramural Softball 2, 3, 4; Intramural Wrestling 4. THEODORA A. BOBINSKI, 'Theo Glee Club 2, 3, 4; Mixed Choir 2, 3, 4: D. A R. Clothing Contest 4. Page Twelve CHESTER BORAWA, Drake Varsity Club 1. 2, 3; Track 1, 2, 3. 4; Deco- rating Committee for Junior Prom; Intra- mural Football 2. 3. 4, Interclass Basketball 2; Interclass Volley Ball 3; Intramural Soft- ball 2. 3, 4. MARION P. BRODSKY, ‘'Zippy Secretarial Club 3. NORMA BURGESS, Burge Vice President of Class 1, 2, 3. 4; Press Club 3; Vice President of Secretarial Club 4, Field Hockey 4, Assistant Manager of Bas- ketball 3; Manager of Basketball 4; Candy Chairman 4, Junior Prom Committee 3; Edi- tor-in-Chief of Year Book. LOUIS BUSH President of Class 4; Varsity Club 1, 2, 3; Baseball 1, 2, 3, 4; Track 3. MYRON CANTIN Harmonica Club 2, 3, 4; Radio Club 3. JOHN CAREY WALTER CAREY Varsity Club 3; Assistant Manager of Bas- ketball 1, 2, 3; Manager of Basketball 4; In- tramural Basketball 2, 3, 4; Intramural Base- ball 1, 2, 3; Intramural Football 1, 2, 3; Ten- nis 3; Track 4. JOSEPH M. CHLPATY Wrestling 2, 3; Radio Club 3, 4. Pane Thirteen MARY J. CHARKOW, Chink Secretarial Club 3; Varsity Club 3; Pr ss Club 3. 4; Manager of Intramural Basket- ball 3; Soccer 3; Sophomore Party Commit- tee 2; Junior Prom Ticket Committee Chair- man 3 JUNE COOKE Secretary of Class 4; Press Club 4; Dram- atic Club 2; Varsity Club 2, 3; Basketball 3, 4. SALLY W. CORWIN, ”Sal Home Economics Club 3; Band 1, 2, 3, 4. GEORGE CUSHMAN JR., Cushie Press Club 2, 3. 4, Orchestra 1, 2, 3, 4; State and National Music Contests '38, '39, '40; Riverhead Rotary Club Oratorical Con- test 4. WILLIAM DANOWSKI, MD” Intramural Leader 4; Varsity Club 1; Glee Club 2; Baseball 1, 3, 4, Basketball 2, 3, 4; Vice President of F. F. A. 3, 4, Manager of Football Team 1, 2, 3, Head Manager 4. MARION KATHRYN DEMCHUK, “Me-Me Art Club 4; Baseball 1. WILLIAM ROBERT DEMETRIOU. Bull'' President of Class 2; Treasurer of Class 1; Varsity Club 2, 3; Glee Club 2; Band 2, 3; Harmonica Club 1, 2, 3. 4; Ping Pong 2, 3. 4, Cross Country 3, 4, Tennis 3, 4; Basket- ball 1; President of Room 210, 4; Junior Prom Committee 3; Intramural Committee 4. WILLIAM H. DOWNS, Bill Radio Club 3, 4; Harmonica Club 3, 4. Page Fourteen OLIVER DUSENBURY, Duse Press Club 2, 3, 4; Literary Staff of Year Book 4. CHRISTINE MARIAN DUVALL, Chrissy Dramatic Club 3; Band 1, 2, 3, 4; Orchestra 3, 4, Glee Club 2, 3, 4, Typist for Year Book 4 EVERETT W. ERDOESY Football 2, 3, 4; Baseball 2. 3; Track 3. GLADYS FANNING, 'Tan Home Economics 4; Daughters of American Revolution Contest 4. CHRISTINA FEBRICATORE, Chris Press Club 4; Varsity Club 3; Soccer 3; Bas- ketball 3; Baseball 3; Tennis 3; Interclass Ping Pong 3. MATILDA FILMANSKI Photography Club 3; Hockey Club 3; Press Club 4; Varsity Club 3; Basketball 3, 4. RICHARD FLEISCHMAN, ' Dick Harmonica Club 3; Intramural Football 1, 2. 3; Intramural Baseball 1, 2, 3; Interclass wrestling 3. BENJAMIN FOSTER Radio Club 3. Page Fifteen A DOROTHY FOX, “Biff Varsity Club 2, 3; Basketball 3, 4; Junior Prom Committee 3. MARY THERESA GANCARZ Secretarial Club 4. JACK BERNARD GREEN Varsity Club 3; Ping Pong 3, 4 WILLIAM HALLOCK, Bucky” Photography Club 3; Band 1; Football 2, 3, 4; Ping Pong 3, 4; Tennis 3. CORWIN HARRIS NOVELLA THELMA HARRIS, Vella LOUISE HATCHER, Slim Home Economics 4. JOSEPH HICKMAN, Joe , Reggy Photography Club 3, 4; Art Club 3; Giee Club 3, 4, Track 1, 2, 3, 4,- Cross Country 4 Page Sixteen HAROLD H. HICKS Dramatic Club 1, 2; Photography Club 3,- Art Club 2; Book Club 2; Glee Club 3, 4, Mixed Choir 3, 4. STANLEY A. HODUKAVICH, Happy Varsity Club 3; Assistant Manager Base- ball 2, 3; Manager Baseball 4. LURA HOMAN, Lulu Dramatic Club 3; Band 1, 2, 3, 4; Glee Club 2, 3 4; Intramural Basketball Manager 4; D. A. R. Foods Contest 4. WALTER HOMAN IAMES JEROME HUBBARD JR., Jimmie Photography Club 3; Varsity Club 3; Band 1. 2, 3, 4. BERTHA KELLY, Buttons Press Club 3; Secretary of Secretarial Club 4; Glee Club 2, 3, 4; Basketball 3, 4, Inter- class Hockey 4; Inter-class Soccer 4; Junior Prom Committee 3; Junior Ring Committee 3; Assistant Candy Chairman 4; Activities Chairman of Year Book 4 JOHN KOBYLENSKI, Koby Basketball 3, 4, Manager of Football 4. HELEN KRAJEWSKI, Sparky Varsity Club 3; Basketball 3. Page Seventeen SHIRLEY MAE KRATOVILLE. Krctt Library Club 4, Varsity Club 1, 2, 3; Or- chestra 1, 2, 3, 4; Soccer 1, 2, 3; Baseball 1, 2, 4; Tennis 3. 4; Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4; Inter-class Hockey 4 EDWARD KREMEN Track 3. 4; Football 3. 4; Islip High School 1, 2; Business Manager of Year Book 4 ANN KULESA, ' Annie” Dramatic Club 3, 4; Junior Prom Decorating Committee 3; Freshman Party Committee 1; D. A. R. Contest, Sewing 4 ROSEANNA LAYMEN Home Economics Club 3, Secretarial Club 3, 4. CEDRIC MONROE LUCE JR., ”Ced” Press Club 3; Production Manager 4; Junior Ring Committee 3,- Riverhead Rotary Club Oratorical Contest 3,- Literary Editor of Year Book 4; Member of Quill and Scroll Organization 3. CHRISTINE MADZELLAN, Butch” RAYMOND MAPES Apparatus Club 4; Varsity Club 1, 2, 3; Wrestling 3, 4. ANTOINETTE F. C. MAZURA, Toni Glee Club 2, 3; Secretary 4; Mixed Choir 3, 4; Soccer 3, 4; Basketball 3, 4; Field Hockey 4; Interclass Softball 1. Page Eighteen AGNES McKAY, “Aggie Home Economics 3; Inter-Class Basket- ball 1. FLORENCE McKAY, “Flossie Glee Club 2, 3, 4; Band 1. 2, 3, 4; Orchestra 2, 3. 4; Assistant Art Editor of Year Book 4. BEATRICE L McKENNEY, “Bea Home Economics Club 3; Glee Club 2. 3, 4; Typist of Year Book 4. MICHAEL MICHAELSON, “Mickey President of Class 3; Press Club 1, 2; Sports Editor Blue and White'' 3; Editor 4, Band 1, 2, 3. 4; Junior Prom Committee 3; River- head Rotary Club Oratorical Contest 3, 4; Sports Editor of Year Book 4; Intramural Football 1, 3; Intramural Basketball 1, 2, 3; Inter-Class Football 1, 2; Sports Reporter Brooklyn Daily Eagle 3; School Sports An- nouncer 3, 4, Member of Quill and Scroll 3 ALYCE MILOSKI, Babe- Dramatic Club 4; Soccer 4; Eastport High School 1. IRENE MOTT, “Red Dramatic Club 2; Secretarial Club 3; Press Club 4. DORIS B. NIENSTEDT, “Dot- Press Club 3, 4; Dramatic Club 4, Glee Club 2. 3 IDA OSTROFSKY, “Smallfry Secretarial Club 3; Intramural Basketball 2; Soccer 1; Intramural Ping Pong 4. Page Nineteen ARLENE H. OSTROSKI Press Club 3; Dramatic Club 4; Library Club 4; Riverhead Rotary Club Oratorical Contest 2, 3, 4. KATHRYN PALMER, Kathy Press Club 4; Glee Club 2, 3, 4; Basketball 3, 4; Interclass Hockey 4 MURIEL A. PALMER, Butch Secretary of Class 1; Dramatic Club 2, 3; Band 1, 2, 3, 4; Orchestra 1, 2, 3, 4; Glee Club 2, 3, 4; Soccer 4; Freshman Party Com- mittee 1. GEORGE PATTON, Drake President of Class 1; Publicity Agent of Class 4, Varsity Club 2, 3. 4, Cross Coun- try 3, 4; Track 3. 4, Assistant Manager Bas- ketball 1. 2, 3; Manager Basketball 4; Intra- mural Club Leader 2. 3, 4, Freshman Party Committee 1; President of Room 211, 4; School Sport's Reporter for town newspa- pers 2, 3, 4, School Sport's Reporter for Brooklyn Daily Eagle 2, 4; School Football Reporter for New York Telegram 3, 4; School Sport's Announcer 4; Intramural Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4; Intramural Baseball L 2. ROSE E. REEVE Book Club 3. ANTONE JOHN REGULA, Tony Glee Club 2, 3; Mixed Choir 3. 4; Dramatic Club 4, Varsity Club 2, 3; Football 3, 4; Basketball 3, 4; Assistant Baseball Man- ager 2; Intramural Leader 2, 3, 4. HAROLD F. ROBINSON CHARLES ROESLIN, Charlie Page Twenty LEONARD E. ROLAND, Len Photography Club 3; Dramatic Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Press Club 4; Book Club 2; Senior Edi- tor of Year Book 4. FLORENCE C. RUTKOWSKI, Flossie Glee Club 2, 3, 4; Mixed Choir 3. LAWRENCE SCUDDER, Larry- Varsity Club 2, 3; Cross Country 3; Foot- ball 4; Track 2, 3, 4, Basketball 2; Ping Pong Manager 3; Sophomore Party Committee 2; Junior Prom Committee 3; Intramural Ex- ecutive Committee 4, Intramural Club Leader 3; American Legion Oratorical Con- test 3; Riverhead Garden Club Essay Con- test 1. BERTHA MARIE SEAY, Shorty Varsity Club 3; Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4, Mixed Choir 3, 4; Baseball 2, 3, 4; Soccer 4; Bas- ketball 3, 4, Riverhead Rotary Club Ora- torical Contest 4; American Legion Ora- torical Contest 4. LOUIS SETEK, Mafoo Radio Club 3, Press Club 4; Varsity Club 2, 3; Football 1, 2. 3, 4 JOHN H. SKINKAYTIS, Skink ' Harmonica Club 3. 4, Photography Club 4, Cross Country 3, Intramural Baseball 1, 2; Intramural Basketball 2. ANNE MARIA SLIVONIK, Ann Secretary of Class 2; Photography Club 3; Secretarial Club 3; Dramatic Club 4, Var- sity Basketball 2. BETTY SMITH, Bets Home Economics Club 3; Glee Club 2, 3, 4; Mixed Choir 3, 4; Junior Prom Committee 3; Junior Ring Committee 3; Secretary of Room 210 4 Page Twenty-one CLIFFORD SMITH Radio Club 3, 4; Glee Club 3; Apparatus Club 4. WALTER A. SMITH JR., Smitty Treasurer of Class 2, 3. 4, Photography Club 3; Agricultural Club 4; Band 1, 2; Baseball 1, 2; Wrestling 2, 3, 4. CARL E. SORENSON, Swede'' Intramural Baseball 3; Intramural Basket- ball 4; Intramural Football 2. THEODOSIA SYNAKOWSKI, “Teddy Glee Club 2, 3, 4; President of Glee Club 4; Mixed Choir 2, 3, 4, Assistant Business Manager of Year Book 4 WILLIAM SZABAT, “Bill Senior Manager Baseball Team 4 RICHARD THURM Radio Club 3, 4. STANLEY TROJANOWSKI, Chink Varsity Club 3; Cross Country 3; Baseball 2, 3, 4,- Track 4; Intramural Leader 4. VIRGINIA TUTHILL, Tut Page Twenty-two JANET E. TUTHILL, Tut Art Club 3, 4; Varsity Club 2, 3; Hockey Club 4; Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Mixed Choir 3; Varsity Tennis 1. 2, 3, 4; Interclass Basket- ball 3; Intramural Ping Pong 3, 4; Junior Prom Decorating Committee 3; D. A. R. Clothing Contest 4; Art Editor of Year Book 4. CHRIS TWOMEY Future Farmers 3, 4; Football 4, Wrestlinq 1. 2. 3. ROSE N. TYSH, Pippie Press Club 4; Art Club 4; Field Hockey 4. LOIS ETHEL TYTE, Lo Orchestra 1, 2, 3. 4; Tennis 3, 4. SUSIE VALEK Vice President of Secretarial Club 3, 4; D. A. R. Clothing Contest, First Prize 3; Vice President of Room 211 4; Typist of Year Book 4. SELINA M. WALKER. Tina BETTY WARNER. Bets Secretary of Class 3; Band 1, 2, 3, 4; Or- chestra 1, 2, 3, 4; Glee Club 2; Vice Presi- dent 3; Interclass Hockey 4; Junior Prom Chairman 3; Freshman Party Committee 1; Junior Ring Committee 3; Riverhead Rotary Club Oratorical Contest 4; Senior Editor of Year Book 4. EUNICE V. WELLS. Eunie Secretarial Club 3; Dramatic Club 4; Deco- rating Committee for Junior Prom 3. € Page Twenty-three GEORGE ROBERT WELLS, Grandpa Dramatic Club 1, 2, 3; Band 1, 2, 3, 4; Mixed Choir 3, 4; Baseball 3, 4. HENRIETTA WELLS, Hennie Glee Club 2, 3, 4; Junior Card Party Com- mittee 3; Literary Editor of Year Book 4 GEORGE S. WHITE, Cluekey Radio Club 3; Photography Club 3; Art Club 3. MARIAN WHITE Photography Club 3; Secretarial Club 3; Press Club 4; Hockey Club 4. ZAHN WILLIAMSON, Wink Varsity Club 3; Baseball 2, 3. 4; Intramural Basketball 2, 3, 4. MILDRED BERNICE WOODSON, Millie Varsity Club 3; Orchestra 1, 2, 3, 4; Soccer 2. 3, 4; Softball 2, 3, 4; Basketball 3, 4; Girls' Sports of Year Book 4. CHARLOTTE C. WOWAK Photography Club 3; Press Club 1, 2, 4; Secretarial Club 3; Hockey 4; Activities Staff of Year Book; Secretary of 211; Inter- class Basketball 2, 3; Interclass Soccer 3. LUCY H. YOUNG, Lu Page Twenty-four EDWARD ZABRISKI, ' Zeeb Varsity Club 3; Dramatic Club 4; Appa- ratus Club 3, 4; Mixed Choir 4; Football 4. Track 3. 4, Chairman of Junior Ring Com- mittee 3; Vice Chairman of 210 4, Intra- mural Basketball 3. 4; Intramural Softball 3. 4; Intramural Hardball 3, 4 LOTTIE ZILNICKI Art Club 1, 2; Press Club 3; Home Econ- omics Club 1, 2; Intramural Basketball 2, 3. 3n fttemortam CHARLES BLYDENBURGH Member of the Class of 1939 Schoolmate and friend of all of us Page Twenty-five Page Twen tysix Page Tweniy-teven Class History As we entered Riverhead High Scnool in the fall of '36, we looked both admiringly and humbly at those tall sophisticated walking dic- tionaries, the seniors. We observed the peculiar strutting air they affected as they walked, but we did not envy them, for we were too proud and excited. What if we were wearing last year's plaid knickersl What if our hands and feet were two to six sizes larger than the rest of us! Some- where, either in the shiny new notebook, or mingled with our first lipstick, was that precious schedule card which told us when and where to go to get to — now what was it — some erudite course the name of which we could hardly spell, let alone pronounce. Seniors! Of course some day we would belong to the gradu- ating class, but who could think of the future when the present seemed so bright. As is customary, early in the year we elected cur class officers: President, the capable George Patton; Vice President, Norma Burgess; Secretary, Muriel Palmer, and treasurer, William Deme- triou. Then came the gayest, most stupendous event of the year — the Freshman Party. Here we found our timid boys too shy to ask the girls to dance. Perhaps the reason was, though we hesitate to say, they preferred playing with the cakes and lemonade to entertaining the girls. However, those few brave couples who found courage to stand the glare of the spectators, enjoyed dancing to the strains of the then popular Lights Out'' or When My Dream Boat Comes Home'' expertly played by George Demetriou's Orchestra. We had every reason to be proud of our school that year. On the championship football team were Mike McKillop, Walt Hogan, and Tuesday Boardman. We were also extremely proud of our” classmate, Louis Bush whose pitching won us six of the seven baseball games. Speaking of old times — remember the senior play of that year? A spooky murder mystery — The Leavenworth Case. When in June we left for les grandes vacan- ces, we left for all time the Roanoke Avenue Building. Never again would we be compelled to sit in the Gym balcony on rainy days, there to pass the time away with no amusements. Never again would we have to climb those three flights of stairs to arrive breathless at Miss Mac- Gillivrays Algebra class or was it Mr Millers General Science Lab? Willingly we left old R H. S. where we had so dilligently chewed, if not digested, our first bite of higher education. When in September of our Sophomore year we returned “as eager and ambitious as ever,” we saw before us a new R. H. S. standing majes- tically in all its splendor and immensity. We had come back — we thought — adjusted to High School, but here we were lost again in a maze of rooms and corridors. Where was that study hall anyway; where was the library? — By the way, we heard it took one of us two weeks to answer the latter question. We were a green group of Sophomores as we stood in the middle of the hall examining our schedule card or studying our hand made plans of this building. Gone indeed was any veneer we had acquired during our freshman year. Page Ticenty-eight But what luxury we were surrounded oy, radios and telephones at every turn! Our schedules listed new subjects and new clubs which would prepare us more adequately for our future life, be it further education, employ- ment or marriage: Radio, Science, Art, Math, Home Economics, Farming. Literature, Dramatics, Secretarial work, the Press, Choirs, Choruses, Bands, or Orchestras. Then of course there were ♦he sports: Football, baseball, track, tennis, vol- ley ball, basketball, field hockey, ping pong, etc. It was all very wonderful — this new school; yet it was surprising how soon we grew accustomed to our new environment and began to take our advantages for granted. We were soon sufficiently acclimated to elect William Demetriou as Sophomore President, and our ever faithful Norma as the Vice; Ann Slivonik as Secretary, and Walter Smith as Treasurer. Our Sophomore party was a memorable affair—punch spilled liberally. This year those at the party were tripping to the current hits— Harbor Lights, Lambeth Walk and Rosalie , played by Don Jackson's Orchestra Remember the Paul Jones Mr. Ward called, after which cne girl found herself minus a shoe? Of course you recall the first senior play to be sponsored in our new school, namely— Big Hearted Herbert' in which Bill Emerson played the part of the hero, and on three days' notice, Mrs. Irvin became the heroine. (Beverly Osborn had caught the measles). Next came our Junior year which literally flew by in spite of all its harrowing events, one the destructive hurricane. How well our school protec ed us through the raging tempest! The main feature—so to speak—of the year was the very successful and sophisticated Prom. Here the girls looked so quaint and dainty in their wasp waisted, full skirt gowns, as they danced to the tunes of Deep Purple. You’re a Sweet Little Headache or perhaps Alexander's Ragtime Band, which were played by Bob Dennis' Orchestra. This year the all important positions were held by the following: President, Michael Michaelson; Vice President, Norma Burgess; Secretary, Betty Warner, and Treasurer, Walter Smith. We all remember, with a smile, Benny Kar- lin as Andy Hardy in that comical comedy Skidding . At this time, as upperclassmen, we could wear our class rings with their traditional school seal. This emblem is appropriate for Riverhead in that it includes the plow at the top represent- ing the intensive agricultural districts in the township of Riverhead — the radio tower of the largest radio receiving station in the world— and the scales of justice of our county court. And now that we are Seniors, we have placed it with pride upon the cover of this book. It was hard to realize that so soon we had reached the pinnacle of our high school career. For the last time new officers were elected: Louis Bush. President; Norma Burgess. Vice President; June Cooke. Secretary, and Walter Smith, Treas- urer. What have we become? Just plain day dreaming, pleasure seeking seniors! Yes, but we hope too, that there are among us young men and women capable of assuming respon- sibility and leadership in the adult community of which they are to become a part. Page Twenty •nine CLASS Junior Girls Benjamin, Claire Bevis, Lydia Bokinz, Mary . Booker, Vivian Brown, Susie Buniski, Harriet Carlucci, Helen «Cichanowicz, Albertine Clark, Virginia r i Corwin, Barbara n Danowski, Anna Demchuk, Eleanor Fedun, Helen 1 Gatz, ReaintSVo . % Golden, Jessie 9 Goodale, Dorothy Goozda, Helen Hackal, Dorothy Hallock, Ann L nVlV..AiPawIoski, Stella Hawkes, Alice. , Perry, Stella Hulse, Lois ' Polecki, Helen Kimond, Jennie Rothman, Hilda Kneski, Florence • Lt j- -. 'Ruland. Joyce -C ____, Kowalski, Rose Marion Schmersal, Marjorie 0 � -vo JoV- Kozak, Helen Setek, Jennie Krajewski, Florence Shubert, Anna Lescenski, FJelene'ffi � . nyder, Anna Maks, Irene' ff., Sobocinski, Elizabeth Maxson, Jane Soyars, Joyce Mayo, Stella , Stevens, Dorothy McKay, Josephine Thompson Pauline Meyer, AnneYSaJ - o Truskolaski. leaned Meyer, Beatrice 'VXU-L Turner, ElizabeLi Mickaliger. Marion Murray, Louise Nienstedt, Regina Panewich, Elizabeth Parker, June� — Patrick, Anne 1 1 Tuthill, Beverly Twomey, Claire CJU Vail, Hope Van Middelem, Mary Vetter, Genevieve Wanat, Julia Wells, Mildred Wienski, Mary Young, Ida C Zeh, Marion Page Thirty OF 19 4 0 Junior Boys Anzorowski, Marin Allen, Donald Bucholz, Edward Bullock, William y s. . Burns, Gene Alex Case, Robert Claxton, George Conklin, Marshall Corwin, Arden Courtenay, William Creighton, George Czerianowski, John DeFriest, Lloyd. Downs, Leslie Downs, Willard Drozd, Edward Duerschmidt, Rudolph Edwards, George Enstine, Everett Fleischman, John Foster, Daniel Frizolowski, Cheste: Gondolan, William Goodale, Harold Guy, Allen Harris, Wesley Hochheiser, Morton Hohulski, Zigmund Huntington, Dwight Jendeyeski, Sylvester Johnsen, Henry . Peterson, James A Przyborowski, Stanley Reeve, Frederick Reeve, George Rhodes, Frederick Roberts, Lester Ruke, Stanley Ruskowski, Edward - • q t Schattman, Alexanderttc- - •• Shableski, Joseph Smith, Joseph a -J Tennenberg, Robert Kart, Robert Tuthill, Henry Konchalski, Fra- Warner, De Witt Johnson, John. mi Kozenka, Wesley Latney, William Mapes, Gerald azgulski, Raymond cKay, Henrv- Mott, Paul Okula, Ant e Osip, Walter Wells, Donald Wells, Horace Wells, Philip Whyard, Clyde Woodson, Armstead Woodson, George Young, Hallock f V Zaneski, Steven Page Thirty-one Sophomore Class President, Stanley lohnson; Vice President, Julia Swiatocha; Secretary, Jean Nienstedt; Treasurer, Frank Bagshaw; Adviser, Miss Buffum. Freshman Class Presidents: Room 109, Stella Kruel; Room 108, Tom Roche; Room 107, John Stravinske; Room 106, David Green; Room 105, Eleanore Edwards; Adviser, Miss Blue. Page Thirty-four The Staff 1940 Blue Peconic EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Norma Burgess BUSINESS MANAGERS Edward Kremen Theodosia Synakowski SENIOR EDITORS Betty Warner Leonard Roland ART EDITORS Janet Tuthill Florence McKay Maxim Bobinski SPORTS Mildred Woodson Michael Michaelson LITERARY EDITORS Henrietta Wells Oliver Dusenbury Cedric Luce ACTIVITIES STAFF Bertha Kelly Charlotte Wowak TYPISTS Susie Valek Christine Duvall Beatrice McKenney ADVISER Lizette F. Hand Page Thirty six Mixed Choir Back row: Vetter, Zabriski, Shablaski, Wells, Hicks, Murray, Tucker, Seay. Middle row: Reeve, Regula, Wollslager, Synakowski, Bobinski, Hodukavich, Lucas, Mazura. Seated: Smith, Miss Davis, Booker. Freshman Ensemble Standing: Boardman, Meras, Hobson, Arlt, Pierce, Nelson, Hunter, Bell Floeqe Wells. Seated: Lynch, Miss Davis, Gee. Page Thirty-seven Orchestra Mr. Hovey, Director; George Cushman, Manager. Boys' Glee Club Front row: Klodaski, Hickman, Mitzen, Bartlett, Mr. Hovey Second row: Case, Synakowski, Hicks, Shableski, Edwards Third row: Reeve, Reeve, Guy, Guy, Boardman. Page Thirty-eight Band Mr. Hovey, Director; George Wells, Manager; Russell Losee and Frank Bagshaw, Assistant Managers. Girls' Glee Club front row: Booker, Winters, Schmersal, Booker, Truskolaski, Wells, Mayo, Murray, Seay Second row: Berdinker, Berg, Tuthill, Rutkowski, Lucas, Benjamin, Bobinski, Synakowski, Palmer, Smith, Kelly, Palmer, Mazura, McKay Third row: Homan, Duvall, McKenney, Hodukavich, Wollslager, Winans, Sobocinski, Golden, Ruland, Maxson, Hulse, Billauer, Sandstrom Hackal, Zeh Fourth row: Borowetz, Grey, Doroski, Kobylenski, Pelis, Deneseski, Kruszeski Kobylenski, Mickaliger, Twomey, Corwin, Meyers, Thompson Tuthill. Page Thirty-nine Harmonica Club Back row: Myron Cantin, John Flynn, Aaron Bell, William Downs, Pete Sneed. Front row: John Skinkaytis, George Kirk, Joe Troyan, Walter Borowitz. Not photographed — Miss Buffum, Adviser. Book Club Front row: Keleski, Fischer, Haupt, Trojanowski, Magee, Kratoville, Homan, Corwin, Carr, Meyers, Ziemacki, Miss Brown Second row: Polecki, Wells, Tuthill, Sypher, Turner, Prusinowski, Edwards, Dabrowski, Ostroski, Guyer, Carlin, Lewin, Polecki, Wemikow- ski. Green, Green. Page Forty Art Club Secretarial Club Front row: Gancarz, Laymen, Bokinz, Burgess Second row: Kowalski, Maks, Demchuk, Polecki Third row: Valek, Mickaliger, Kelly, Miss Woodward Page Forty-one Front row: Webb, Thurm, Tuthill, Karzenski, Podlasenski, Bechtal, Sneed, Palmer Second row: Mrs, Spahner, Roeslin, Oliver, Oliver, Gancarz, Brzozowski, Case, Mayo, Mackno, Flynn, Bugdin, Brzozowski, Kominski, Tysh, Tysh, Demchuk, Lonski, Tobin. Dramatic Club Front row: Goroleski, Bugdin, Lane, Floege, Lewin, Wells, Slivonik, Corwin Maxson, Davis Second row: Holeston, Oliver, Wells. Oliver. Oppenheimer, Arlt, Meras, Sypher, Green, Case, Schofield, Berg, Wells, Jackson, La Pointe. Third row: Miss Tuthill, Roche. Sadowski, Maxson. La Porta. Frank, Synakowski, Thompson, Doroski, Magee, Peterson, Corwin, Kruszeski, Borowetz, Miss Fitzgerald. Fourth row: Regula, Krajewski, Lasikewicz, Drozd, Kobylenski, Grabowski, Shubert, Kru- szeski Buniski, Cariucci, Ambrose, Tuthill, Benjamin, Jennings, Palmer. Fifth row: Worm, Frank, Downs, Stravinski, Warner, Johnson, Zabriskie, Roland, Roche, Klodaski, Twomey, Maks, Perry, Kulesa. Miloski, Ostroski, Bechtal. Press Club Front row: Schmersal, Young, Blasl, Van Brunt, Smith, Soyars, Hallock, Fedun, Naber, Turner Second row: Miss Mason, Mundo, Truskolaski, Charkow, Walters, Michaelson, Dusenbury, Thurm, Husted, Rhodes Third row: Scudder, Nienstedt, Sydlowski. Tysh, White, Corwin, Kobylenski, Wowak, Filmanski, Mott, Graff, Kneski Fourth row: Benjamin, Becheld, Setek, Mazura, Cushman, Luce, Roland, Case, Harris, McCauley, Young. Page Forty-two Home Economics Club Front row: Patton, Terry, Mayo, Bell, Hunter, Rothman, Naber Second row: Miss Hummel, Sydlowski, Carr, Green, Lane, Prusinowski, Ambrose, Wernikowski, Patton, Miss Sarles Third row: Parker, Geneski, Kruel, Harris, Boden, Brown, Pierce, Hatcher, Wells, Turner. Future Farmers Standing: Tuthill, Mr. Coukos, Warner, Zeh, Kukla, Smith, Kozenka, Reeve, DeFriest, Goodale, Tworney, Downs, Wells, Tueber, Doroski, Donahue, Reeve, O'Kula. First row: Danowski, Woodhull, Wells, Truskowski, Mapes, Woodson. Page Forty-three Radio Club First row: Hunter, Vetter, Hickman, Smith, Kremen, Roberts, Richards, Cush- man, Geneski, Ambrose, Marrin, Lapinski, Kruel, Gondolan, Laird, Corwin, Mr. Fell. Page Forty-four Photography Club Front row: Robinson, Corwin Second row: Schefchick, Mayerson, Peterson Third row: Smith, Drevas, Moore, Corwin, Robinson Fourth row: Mr. Braun, Harris, Tuthill, Greenberg, Kozenka, Sinclair, Kar- pinski, Lee, Sammis, Paulaski, Guyer. Football Top row: Bill Dctnowski, Mgr., John Fleischman. Lloyd De Friest, Thomas Sendlewski, Phil Wells. Tom Cheshire, Bill Kelly, Adam Karzenski, Coach Johnson Middle row: William Hallock, Ed. Kremen, Lou Selek, Max Bobinski, Ed. Drozd, Ed. Za- briski, Tony Regula, Alex Washick, Alex Buttonow Chris Twomey, Kalix Synakowski. Bottom row: Stan Ruke, Marin Anzorowski, Wes Harris, Bill Bullock, Herman Lewin, Cap- tain Ed Yousik, Bill Edwards, Philip Robinson, Stan Block, Ev Erdoesy, Ben Karlin. The Season From the sixty men who reported for the first practice session. Coach Johnson molded his 1939 team, a team which became the Champions of Suf- folk County. Thoroughly grounded in the fundamentals of the game, each member of the squad played with a confidence born of complete assurance in his team- mates. The handicap of lack of weight became negligible balanced against the devastating blocking system perfected by Coach Johnson. Captained by Ed Yousik, twice All-Suffolk guard, the Blue Wave hung up an enviable record—6 wins, 1 tie, and no losses. The Blue Wave amassed a total of 127 points to their opponents' 31, while Everett Erdoesy tallied 36 points to be Riverhead's leading scorer. Wesley Harris ran up 20 points, and Bill Bullock with 19 followed close behind. The first game of the season was probably the most thrilling as River- head nosed out a fighting Greenport team 7—6. Everett Erdoesy scored River- head's touchdown when he climaxed a 21-yard drive by going over from the 6-yard marker. Stan Block then booted the extra point to put Riverhead 7 points ahead. In the last quarter a sensational 20-yard pass from Messoline to Buckin brought Greenport their lone score as Messoline failed inches short of the goal line to make good the try for the extra point. In the next game against Bay Shore, Riverhead suffered a definite let down and was held to a 12—12 tie; the only mar on their record. Everett Er- Page Forty-six doesy was once more the big gun of the Riverhead attack when he set up one score by a run of 54 yards and tallied the other on a gallop of 52 yards after intercepting a Bay Shore pass. In the Patchogue contest, which Riverhead won 6—0, Bill Bullock estab- lished himself as a regular starter, when he picked up a Patchogue punt and dashed 68 yards to make the only score of the day. On this run, Bill had blocking, such as is seldom seen on a high school gridiron, when four of his teammates broke into the clear and led him all the way to the goal line. Against a helpless East Hampton eleven, the Blue Wave unleashed a terrific attack which completely befuddled their heavier opponents to net a 40- 0 win. Ev Erdoesy added two more touchdowns to his record. Hunter, An- zorowski, Swiatocha and Karzenski each made one. In the game against Westhampton, Riverhead thumped their bitterest rivals 13—0 to avenge last year's 14—6 defeat. Westhampton, constantly out- played in every department of the game, failed to put on one serious scoring threat. Erdoesy and Washick marked up Riverhead's two touchdowns while Harris booted the extra point. Ever gaining in momentum the Blue Wave next beached Amityville 19—13 in one of the surprises of the year. In the opening quarter, before the game was fairly started, Bill Bullock caught an Amityville kick and uncorked an 82-yard touchdown run. Again beautiful blocking paved the wav to the score. Riverhead scored once more in the first half on a pass from Edwards to Harris. Block made good the try for the extra point. In the last half, Amity- ville, with Laddie Drew leading the attack, scored two touchdowns, but Turk Edwards plunged for a Riverhead score and the Blue Wave was again vic- torious. Facing their traditional rivals, Riverhead opened up their full bag of tricks and swamped Southampton 30—0. An indication of the onesidedness of the affair is that the Riverhead third team played for almost an entire quarter. Ev Erdoesy, with one touchdown, Harris with two, and Bullock and Washick with one apiece, scored Riverhead's points. Captain Ed Yousik completed four years of service, while Ev Erdoesy and Phil Robinson wound up their careers having completed three years each of meritorious service. Antone Regula, Ed Kremen, Lou Setek, Ben Karlin, Alex Washick. Max Bobinski and Bill Hallock wrote finis to two years of activity on the gridiron. The record of the 1939 football team is enough to make any Riverheader proud. Brooklyn Eagle Photo Page Forty-seven Track Back row: Latney, Kelly. Drozd, Ruskowski, Cheshire. Third row: Norklun, Hickman. Palmer, Downs, Shableski, Mott, Burns. Frizlowski. Schofield, Rhodes, Karzenski, Robinson, Mapes, Downs. Mazura, Coach McBride, Mapes. Second row Boardman, Kremen. Bell, Woodson, Czerinawski, Patton, Johnson, Kremen. First Row: Courtenay. Bullock, Howell, Walker, Borawa, Scudder, Zabriski, Hunter. Hunter, Burns. Track—1940 Led by Captain Larry Scudder. Riverhead's Track Team closed its most successful season in recent years with a record of two wins and one loss. In the County Meet River- head tallied 21 points to finish a strong third behind Port Jefferson and Say ville, while in the Long Island meet Captain Scudder was the only Riverheader to place In the first meet of the year Riverhead faced Port Jefferson, the squad that went on to become County champions, and iost by the score of 62—47. In spite of the loss. River- head's fans were highly encouraged as several of the younger members of the squad turned in excellent performances. In the hurdles Paul Mott, a first year man. placed a fast third after hitting a hurdle. Dick Hunter won the hundred yard dash with Jimmy Walker, another newcomer, placing third. The big thrill of the day came in the 880 when Scudder, in a terrific stretch drive, beat out Marr of Port Jefferson in the fast time of 2:04. The other big win of the day was the stunning victory of the 880 yard relay team which completely outclassed their rivals. In the Greenport meet the Blue Wave unleashed all its power and smothered their rivals by the score of 77—32. Everything went right for the Blue Wave as Riverhead snared ten out of 13 events. Facing Patchogue and Southampton in the historic triangular meet, Riverhead pulled the surprise of the season by exceeding the total number of points scored by the two other squads. The big event of the day for Riverhead was the half mile race in which Captain Larry Scudder led the five men entered by the Blue Wave to the first five places. The final point score was Riverhead 17 1 3; Southampton 32V2; Patchogue 34 1 6. Facing their sternest test of the year in the County Meet the Riverhead gladiators came through with flying colors as they totaled the fine score of 21V2 points. The Blue Wave snared first places in the half mile and the 880 yard relay; seconds in the broad jump and 220 yard dash; thirds in the medley relay and hurdles; fourth in the pole vault. The outstanding performance of the day for Riverhead was the record breaking half mile of Larry Scudder. Scudder, pressed all the way, put on the pressure in the stretch drive to win by ten yards. His time for the event was 2:01:1. In the Long Island Meet Larry Scudder was the only Riverhead man to place, as he took a brilliant victory from under the nose of Bill Marr. Coach McBride deserves a great deal of praise for the way in which he has handled his team, not only has he developed several coming stars, but he has also improved the veterans. The prospects for next year's team are excellent. Page Forty-eight Baseball Top row: Woodson, Szabat, Hodukavich, Managers; Coach Johnson, Case, Roberts, Managers. Middle row: Zelenski, Buttonow, Jermusyk, Trojanowski, Harris, Klodaski, Booker, Bullock, Borowitz. Bottom row: Danowski, Bucholz, Kobylenski, Mazgulski, Williamson, Bush, Swiatocha, Smith, Anzorowski, Block, Duerschmidt. Baseball— 1940 With the mighty arm of Lou Bush mowing down all opposition, the Riverhead Baseball Team of 1940, in its first eleven games compiled a record of 9 wins and 2 losses. In the first game of the season Riverhead triumphed over their bitterest rivals, West- hampton by a score of 8 to 1. While Bush and Stan Block held Westhampton at bay with a total of three hits the Riverhead sluggers smashed out a total of 8 base knocks. Facing Southampton, after losing to Southold. the Riverhead squad once more hit its winning stride by clipping the Smithmen for a 4—1 victory. Paced by Ray Mazgulski, who weighed in with a prodigious home run, and by Lou Bush's one hit pitching, the Blue Wave bagged their second victory of the year Facina last year's champions the Blue Wave smashed out their most impressive triumph of the year. Lou Bush, by allowing no hits, striking out 16 men, walking none, facing only 23 batters, and getting two hits turned in the most brilliant performance of his career. With Bush twirling another spectacular no-hitter the Blue Wave washed over the East Hampton Bonackers by a 5—0 score. The Riverhead attack was led by Anzorowski, Ruke and Danowski who each blasted two hits. Af‘er an exhibition game with Hampton Bays, which the Riverhead warriors won by a 14—2 score, the Blue Wave continued to walk the victory path with an 8—4 triumph over Sag Harbor. Stan Block was the big gun in the Riverhead attack as he smashed out a home run as well as carried out the pitching assignment. Playing against Sag Harbor three days later, the Blue Wave suffered its sec- ond defeat of the year 19—2. Striking hard and often the Harbor nine cracked out 11 hits as compared to Riverhead's two. This was Riverhead's first league defeat of the season. In a closely contested game the Blue Wave eked out a 2—0 win over Westhampton. Although it was a close game. Lou Bush kept Westhampton well checked by sending 15 batters back to the bench via the strikeout route and allowing only two hits. Riverhead 10, Southampton 0, for Lou Bush whiffed 14 Smithmen and allowed 3 hits. The Wave hitting attack was led by Anzorowski and Block. There is no need to praise Lou Bush, for his record speaks for itself. In his first three years as a varsity pitcher he twirled a total of 177 innings, allowed the opposition 120 hits, struck out 221 batters, and won 22 games as against 3 lost. A truly great record. In the background of this team's success stands Coach Johnson. In the words of his own teams— He's a swell coach.'' Page Forty-nine as? Cheerleaders Back row: Helen Goozda, Ann Danowski, Genevieve Vetter, Ed Benko, Betty Turner, Erna Floege. Front row: Adelard Lessard. Intramural Club Leaders Back row: Roberts, Rhodes, Alexander. Third row: Goodale, Burns, Hunter, Scudder, Coach McBride. Second row: Danowski, Swiatocha, Patton, Trojanowski, Kobylenski, Coach Johnson. First row: Drozd, Ruskowski, Smith, Burns. Page Fifty Wrestling Top row: Walter Smith, Raymond Mapes, William Kelly, Fred Reeve, John Schofield, Walter Teuber, George Palmer, Alexander Schatt- man, George Woodson. Middle row: Armstead Woodson, Frank Bagshaw, Forrest Downs, Tommy Lee, Milton Demetriou, Gerald Mapes. Boitom row: Coach McBride, Leslie Downs, County Champion Harold Good- ale, Ben Karlin, Shep Rhodes, Robert Kart. Apparatus Club Top row: Harold Goodale, Adam Karzenski, Ed Zabriski, Philip Robinson, Ed Ruskowski, John Welch. Middle row: Thomas Lee, Tony Regula, Fred Wegert, Ray Mapes, Ed Bucholz Front row: Coach McBride, Armstead Woodson, Clifford Smith, Adelard Lessard, William Malcolm, Milton Demetriou, Leslie Downs Gerald Mapes. Page Fifty-one Cross Country- Top row: Johnson, Mapes, Friszolowski, Hickman, Palmer. Middle row: Woodson, Patton, Rhodes, Mapes. Bottom row: Mazura, Manager; Wegert, Coach McBride, Lee, Burns, Manager. Ping Pong David Green, Jack Green, William Demetriou, Tom Demkin, Eugene Warner, Richard Young, Clilford Smith, Mr. Hovey. I Page Fifty-two Basketball Top row: Clyde Whyard, John Kobylenski, Steve Zaneski, Morton Hochheiser, Stan Block, Stanley Ruke, Adam Karzenski, Lester Roberts. Middle row: Ernest Rosset, Raymond Mazgulski, Jack Burns, William Danow- ski, Coach Johnson, John Czerinawski, Tony Regula, Marin Anzorowski, Alex Buttonow. Bottom row: Walter Carey, Wesley Harris, Ed Drozd, Stanley Kobylenski, Alex Washick, Marshall Conklin, Ed Bucholz, Tom Cheshire, George Patton. Tennis Goodale, Schmersal, Tyte, Young, Carey, Thompson, Vetter, Carlucci, Hawkes, Young, Tuthill, Hodukavich, Wollslager, Wells, George, Danowski, Van Middelem, Tooker, Wells. � Page Fifty-three Girls’ Sports The girls' 1939-40 sport season was indeed a busy one. In the latter part of September, practice began for soccer. Except for five girls, there was an entirely new team, six of the players being out and out novices. However, out of four games two against Southampton were won; one was lost to Port Jefferson, and one with Westhampton ended in a tie. Such a record is an obvious testimony of the quality of Miss Rich's coaching and the girls' playing. The season ended with a playday held at Riverhead on Saturday, October 21. Field hockey, a sport new to Riverhead. was introduced last year. After the girls be- came fairly expert, they challenged the faculty. These games proved highly amusing. Many of the faculty members had completely forgotten the rules, but Mrs. Spahner and the Misses Tuthill, Jackson, Sarles, Hummel, Wright, Vojvoda. Buffum, Gagnier, Rich, Burgess, and Bowman seemed to enjoy scramoling around ‘he field. Out of three games the girls won one, lost one, and tied one. Such players as Amanda Hobson, Katherine Gee, Dorothy Carey, Julia Ambrose, and Rose Ambrose form a worthy foundation for the 1940 squad Basketball season opened with about ninety girls out to the first practice. Sixty were eliminated, leaving a squad of thirty. To the surprise of everyone, except probably Miss hich, the girls defeated Bndgehampton by 32—27. However, at the return game Riverhead received its only defeat of the season, having won seven out of its eight games played. At the Suffolk County playday, the Riverhead girls ere listed among the high scorers. The snowy season ended in March when the giris defeated Port Jefferson by 24—16. In the two ping pong tournaments, Mildred Woodson and Lois Tyte won the doubles conteot; and Genevieve Vetter, with Helen Carlucci runner up, the singles. These girls also won against Southampton and Bridgehampton at a playday held in Riverhead. So ended the fall and winter sports. Our attention is now focused on spring sports. About sixty-five girls signed up for girls' softball. Intramural leagues are to be played, and the squad will be chosen lrom these games. There are six intramural teams headed by Ann Patton, Rose Ambrose, Mary Wienski, Helen Hanko, and Mildred Woodson. No games have been scheduled as yet. Last year the archery team had a very successful season. It is believed that such veterans as Regina Sadowski, Polly Thompson, Anna Schubert and June Tobin will lead the team to victory. While the boys have been leading the Blue Wave to victory, the girls too have made their mark. Girls' Basketball Top row; Burgess. Carey, Hawks. Palmer, Fox, Kelly, Miss Rich, Kratoville, Filmanski, Cooke, Woodson, Schmersal, Thompson Middle row: Seay, Hodukavicn Ambrose, Carey, Murray, Kobylenski, Mazura, Twomey, Mickaliger, Turner, Young. Front row: LaPorta, Ambrose, Wollslager, Wells, Vetter, Lapinski, Jackson, Maks, Panewich, Sadowski. Page Fifty-four Soccer Back row: Miloski, Meyer. Corwin, Blasl, Hunter. Mazura, Vetter. Third row: Konchalski, Carey, Wollslager, Miss Rich, R. Ambrose, J Ambrose, Meyer. Second row: Thompson, Sadowski, Kruel. Tyte, Hobson, Woodson, Sydlouski. First row: Brown, Kobylenski, Meyer, Hodukavich, Schmersal, Seay, Jackson. Girls' Softball Back row: Roche, Oliver. McKay, Lewin, Lynch. Edwards, Polecki, Hunter. Fourth row: Brown, Brozowski, Rutkowski, Anderson, Seay. Third row: Schofield, Homan, Dabrowski, Lapinski, Krajeski, Brozowski, Podlasenski, Kruel. Patton. Tyte, Hanko, Pawloski. Second row: Walters, Homan, Kratoville, Duerschmidt, Ambrose, Miss Bowman, Ambrose, Sobocinski, Sydlowski Konchalski, Sadowski, Panowich. Fisher First row: Oliver, Carey, Hobson, Blasl, Woodson, Polecki, Bokinz, Krajeski, Murray. Pa fie Fifty-five Top row: Lapinski, Winans, Roche. Second row: Thompson, Wollslager, Schmersal, Mazura, Carey, Pierce, Gee, Patton. Third row: Scudder, Filmanski, Bloomingburg, Wells, Holeston, Maks, Ambrose, Nesbitt, Wells, White. Front row: Schmersal, Sandstrom, Twomey, Sadowski, Schubert, Kruel, Hobson, Mickaliger, Murray, Miss Rich. Archery Top row: Mazura, Kobylenski. Golden, Filmanski, White, Thompson, Tobin, Wollslager, Schmersal, Carey, Sadowski, Miss Rich. Bottom row: Schubert, Bensieski, Kobylenski, Sandstrom, Clark, Winters. Wowak, Burgess, Kelly, Twomey, Grabowski, Schmersal, Mayo, Fleischman. HARRY LEE PUB. CO., INC., RlVERHEAD, N.Y.