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

Text from Pages 1 - 80 of the 1948 volume:

ex Libris . i, fx ,I Y XXXXXXXXXXXXNXW 3 THE BLUE PECONIC The Class of 1948 RIVERHEAD HIGH SCHOOL R h d N Y k FORE WORD As we, the Class of 1948, complete our high school years, we recall special memories that we hope al- ways to cherish. Our yearbook recaptures these good times for all who scan its pages. 4 815 Open Doon Laws stop f RBS 'W onde KuXeSa. Magee s Say! Theres ii his Xodce: XQOYS hke dosec. .,,,.1 ,X-H1 e beginning of another day. Prondw we enter the Seniot Doors. Thar obyecc 1 Oh, yes, Yreddwfs with CaroX ahghting. CB! OFFICERS r Senior Calendar SEPTEMBER 3 - We proudly, yet reluctantly, made our entrance through the front door, a privilege reserved especially for seniors. Out summer vacation was over, we had attained the long sought after senior privileges, and we were back to the old grind again. SEPTEMBER 10 - As is the custom, Mr. Thomas addressed incom- ing seniors. Inspired by his talk on the values of good marks and good citizenship, all felt that our senior year would be our best and most profitable. SEPTEMBER 17 - Our first chapel program Crather late in begin- ning because the seniors hadnt found the right seatsj, was led by Mr. Kaufman. lt gave all of us a chance to sing such favorites as Daniel in the Lions Den and john jacob jinglebeimer Schmidt. SEPTEMBER 25 - One of the most important events to us seniors is electing from our fellow classmates, those who are to guide us through our senior year. john Talmage, our all-round man and co- captain of the football team, was wholeheartedly supported as class president. To aid him in carrying out his duties, Anne Kruszon was selected as vice-president with Carol Medsger and Harry Kratoville as secretary and treasurer respectively. Good selections we all agree. SEPTEMBER 50 - We were musically entertained by the Andrew's Trio consisting of a pianist, a violinist and a marimba player. OCTOBER 4 - A green Blue Wave opposed the unscored upon Central High of Valley Stream, we were brought down to the tune of 27-13. OCTOBER 6 - Mr. A. G. johnson, representing the Curtis Publish- ing Company, helped us launch our ten day magazine campaign which netted S2,039.00, a total higher than that of last year's class. For selling the most the first day, Vera Celic won the camera, in addition, two other days she won movie tickets. Altogether she contributed 311065. The proud owner of a Bulova watch and winner, also, of movie tickets, Nancy Backora brought in the grand total of 3231.90 Gloria Warner, another winner of movie tickets, brought in the second largest amount 3156.00 Others who earned tickets were: Theodore Breitenbach, Mary Lou Corwin, Eugenia Dabrowski, Carol Medsger, Helen Ogeka and Marilyn Warner. OCTOBER 8 - With one eye open and one curl combed the senior girls succumbed to Mr. Dormand's charm at snapping the shutter. The boys, lucky fellows that they are, weren't shot until afternoon. My don't we wish that the fellows would wear ties and suits every day! OCTOBER 11 - Confidently we rode to Greenport with almost posi- tive faith that we would win. But, alas, our first league game ended in a 6-6 tie with Atomic Breeze from Greenport blocking all attempts to bypass him. fContinued on page 201 6 QREUFOR 830 A ttenda me 'QU' 94355 we X W 5 St! ik h e I9-igets Legal excuse? The 1950 XQSXCIS ers The NANCY BACKORA - Party, Hop, Prom, Ball, Pho- tography, 2, Winner Magazine Campaign, 4, Hockey, 1-3, Volleyball, Basketball, Soft- ball, Sportsnite, Cheerleading, 1-4, Oratorical Contest, 2nd Prize, 4. ALAN BENJAMIN Movie Operator, 3,4, Glee Club-All-State Choir, 4, Track, 3,4, Cross-Country, lnt.Wrest- ling, 3, Int. Basketball, 2-4, Volleyball, 4. CONSTAN CE BOBINSKI Sec., 103-1, Prom, Latin Club, 1-3, Yearbook, 4, Tennis, 1,2 Archery, 4, Press Club, 4, Bas ketball, 4, Folk Dancing, 4 Sportsnite, 4, Ball. WILLIAM BARNES Vice-Pres., 204-3, Movie Op- erator, 1-3, Captain '46 Foot- ball, 1-4, Basketball, 2-4, Base- ball, Track, 1-4, Int. Basket- ball, 1. CONRAD BEHRLE Orchestra, I-4, Cross-Country Mgr. 3,4, Basketball, 3, I t Football, 1. ELIZABETH BESS Hop, Prom, Glee Club, Latin Club, 1-3, Mixed Choir, Year- book, 4, Press, 4, Honor Soc., Modern Dance, 3,4, Leaders' Club, 1, Orchestra, Sportsnite, 1-4, Sectional All-State Choir, 1-3, Archery, 1,2, Basketball, 2,3, Ping-Pong, 2, Tennis, 3. RUTHMARY BIGGS Hop, Prom, Press, 2-4, Pho- tography, Tumbling, Hockey, 1, Press Rep. to N.Y.U., 2, Cheerleading, Basketball, 2-4, Tennis, 1-4, Ping-Pong, 1,2, Sportsnite, l,2,4, Archery, 1. 4 f E MARY BONKOSKI Hop, Basketball, 1, Tennis, l, Hockey, 1, Sportsnite, 1. CARL BOOKER Band, 1-4, Orchestra, Track 2-4, Mixed Choir, Glee Club 3,4, Int. Basketball, l,2,4 2 5 A f HILDRETH BOOKER Glee Club, Mixed Choir, 3-4, All-Star Football Selection, Football, Baseball, Track, 1-4, lnt. Wrestling, 2, Int. Basket- ball, 1-4, Wrestling, 3,4, Ping- Pong, 3-4. THEODORE A. BREITENBACH Band, 1-4. RICHARD COBEY Int. Track, 33 Track, 3, lnt. Basketball, 3,4. RUTH BOOKER Library Club, 1-4, Archery, 1-33 Softball, 2-35 Hockey, 2. THADDEUS BRANDT CONSTANCE BROOKS Prom, Softball, 1-4, Tennis, lg Volleyball, 1-4, Sportsnite, 4. SOPHIE CON STANTIN I Party, Hop, Prom, Ball, Pres. 206-2, Pres. 105-1, Dramatics, 4, Cheerleading, 3,4g Student Council, 1,25 Yearbook, 3,4, Basketball, Volleyball, Soft- ball, 1-4, Tumbling, lg Sports- nite, 1-4, Hockey, 1, Folk Dancing, 4. VERA CELIC Party, Hop, Prom, Band, 1-4, Frosh Choir, Mixed Choir, Orchestra, 3, Press, 3,4g Stu- dent Council, 1, Latin Club, 1-3, Archery, 1,23 Softball, 1- 4, Basketball, 2-43 Sportsnite, Volleyball, 1-4, Ping Pong, 2. ANNE CORWIN Latin Club, 1-34 Band, 23 Tennis, 1-4, Ping-Pong, 13 Folk Dancing, 4. MARYLOU CORWIN Class Pres., 13 Class Vice-Pres., 23 Pres. 106-1, Partyg Hop3 Prom3 Ballg Press, 13 Band, 1-33 Yearbook, 43 Student Council, 43 Leaders' Club, lg Hockey, 1-33 Ping-Pong, 23 Softball, 1-33 Basketball, 1-43 Volleyball, 2-43 Tennisg Sports- ball, 33 Folk Dancing, 3,43 nite, 1-4. REGINA DOLAN ' Partyg Hopg Prom3 Ba1l3 Dra- matics, 2,33 Glee Club, 43 Mixed Choir, 43 Press, 43 Ping- Pong, 13 Archery, 1,23 Tennis, 1-33 Basketball, 1-43 Sports- nite, 2-43 Softball, 13 Volley- Modern Dance, 4. WENDELL DOWNS Band, 1-43 Orchestra, 1-43 Sec- tional All-State Band, 2-43 Solo and Ensemble Contests, 2-43 Brass Sextette, 2-4. HELEN COZINE Archery, 1,23 Volleyball, 13 Basketball, 1,2Q Sportsnite, 1,23 Softball, 1,2. KONRAD DOROSKI HOP, Movie Club, 3,43 F.F.A. 1,3,43 Dramatics, 43 Int. Ping- Pong, 3. EUGENIA DABROWSKI Party3 Hop3 Student Council, 33 Band, 1-43 Orchestra, 1-43 Woodwind Trio, 3,43 Section- al-All State Band, 23 Orches- tra, 3,43 Solo and Ensemble Contests, 2-43 Frosh Chorus3 Latin Club, 1-33 Archery, 1-33 Basketball, 1-43 Volleyball, 1, 23 Sportsnite, 1-43 Tennis, 1,2. LILLIAN DOWNS Prom3 Frosh Chorus3 Archery 1,23 Ping-Pong, 1,23 Softball 23 Tennis, 2. FLORA DUERSCHMIDT Vice-Pres., 210-43 Partyg HOP, Prom' Press 2 43 Po y Pos- , y - PP ter Contest, 2nd Prize, 1,2. 'IO NANCY EDWARDS Sec., 109-13 Treas., 211-2, Partyg Hopg Prom3 Frosh Chor- us3 Volleyball, 1-43 Softball, 1-43 Tennis, lg Sportsnite, 1,43 Basketball, 4. THOMAS ENTWISTLE Band, 1-4, Orchestra, 2-4, Boys' Chorus, Mixed Choir, 3-4, Brass Sextette, 2-4, Sec- tional All-State Band, Solo and Ensemble Contests, 1-4, Track, EDWARD FISCHER Sec., 206-2, Class Treas., 3, Radio Club, 3, Baseball, 2-4, Int. Basketball, 3,4, Int. Bad- minton, 4. 4932 -v 'fy .W , p LOUISE FUNN Girls' Glee Club, 3, Softball, Volleyball, Sportsnite, 1-4, Basketball, 2-4. ALICE F EDUN Hop, Prom, Ball, Dramatics, 1, Press Club, 1,3,4, Softball, 1-4, Folk Dancing, 4, Tennis, 1,4Volleyball, 1,2, Sportsnite, 1- . JOYCE FRANK Chairman, 105-1, Ball, Mixed Choir, 4, Library Club, 2, Poppy Poster Contest, 1, Hockey, 1,3, Sportsnite, 1-4, Ping-Pong, 2, Softball, 1,2,4, Tennis, 1,2, Basketball, Mod- ern Dance, 4. STELLA GANCARZ Frosh Chorus, Mixed Choir, 4. '11 JEAN F ILMANSKI Prom, Basketball, 3-4, Volley- ball, 1-4, Tennis, 1, Sportsnite, 1-3. wr , if li . ll g f if , , ., if S . ' JOAN FRASER Press, 2, Frosh Chorus, Mixed Choir, 4, Softball, 1-4, Volley- ball, 2-4, Hockey, 1, Tennis, 2, Sportsnite, 2-4. ELEANOR GATZ Cirls' Glee Club, 2,3, Softball SOPHIE GATZ Softball, 1-45 Sporrsnite, 2-4. WILLIAM HOBSON Movie Club, 2-45 Boys' Chorus, 3,45 Mixed Choir, 5,4. ANN HUBBARD Prom, Ball5 Frosh Chorus, Latin Club, 3,45 Archery, 15 Softball, 1-45 Basketball, 3,45 Volleyball, 2-45 Sportsnite, 1-4. LLOYD GOLDSTEIN Latin Club, 2-4. JANE HOMAN Class Sec., 33 Sec., 206-25 Treas., 204-35 Promg Band, 1-45 Orchestra, 2-45 Dramatics, 15 Clarinet Quartette, 25Wood- wind Trio, 3,45 Sectional All- State Bandg Solo and Ensemble Contests, 2-45 Softball5 Basket- ball5 Volleyball5 Sportsnite, 1-45 Archery, l. ELEANOR HUBBARD Prom5 Yearbook, 45 Archery, 1,25 Softball, 1,25 Sportsnite 1-4. I2 MARY GRAY Tennis, 1-45 Archery, 1,25 Volleyball, l,5,45 Softball, 25 Hockey, 25 Basketball, 15 Sportsnite, 1-45 Ping-Pong, 3, 45 leaders' Club, 15 Modern Dance, 45 Folk Dance, 4. EDMUND HOPKINS Movie Club, 3,45 Press, 45 Var Track, 1,2,3,45 Reds-lnt., 2,5. ALLEN JACKSON Band, 1-45 Orchestra, 2-45 Mixed Choir5 Boys' Chorus 5,45 Sectional All-State Choir 3,45 Track, 2-45 Int. Basket- ball, 3,4. 'L 3? N ' la y , MAYME JACKSON Girls' Glee Club, 2,33 Softball, l-4, Basketball, 2-4, Volley- ball, 2-4, Sportsnite, 3.4. PEGGY KLODASKI Party, Hop, Twirling, l,2, Poppy Poster Contest, 2, Sportsnite, l,2, Softball, l,2. RALPH JEFFRIES Radio Club, 3, Yearbook, 4. GORDON KOOPS Party, Hop, Prom, Ball, Stu- dent Council, 3, Movie Club, 2-4, Yearbook, 4, Press, 4' Basketball Mgr., 2-4, Track 3,43 Ping-Pong, 3,4, lnt. Bas- ketball, 3,4, lnt. Volleyball, 3-4. y 1 FRANCES KARPINSKI Frosh Chorus. FRANK KOWALSKI MARCELLA KRAJEWSKI Softball 2-4, Tennis, 1. HARRY KRATOVILLE Class Pres., 3, Class Treas., 4, Pres., 2ll-2, Prom-Chairman, Student Council, 3, lnt. Bas- ketball, Baseball, Track, 2-4, Football, Volleyball, 3,4. 13 ANNE KRUSZON Class Vice-Pres.. 4, Pres., 103 1: Sec., 203-3: Student Coun cil, I, Yearbook, 4, Hop Prom: Ball, Ping-Pong, 1, Vol leyball, 3, Sportsnite, 2-4. JOHN KULESA Pres., 105-1, Football, 2-4, Baseball, 5,4, Int. Basketball, 2,5, Basketball, 4. ROSCOE LENT Boys' Chorus, 4, Student Coun- cil, 4, Radio Club, Int. Bad- minton, 3. PETER MACLEAN Party, Hop, Latin Club, 1-3, Orchestra, 1,2, Chorus, 3,4, Choir, 4, Sectional All-State Orchestra, 2, Honor Soc., Bad- minton, 3,4, Track, Football, 2-4, Int. Basketball, Int. Bad- minton, 1-4. WILLIAM MARTZ GERTRUDE MAYO Girls' Glee Club, 2,33 Volley- ball, 2. CHARLES MCCABE Pres., 104-1, 203-3, Band, 1-4, Mgr., 3,4, Orchestra, 4, Brass Sextette, 3,4, Sectional All- Srate Band, 2-4, Solo and En- semble Contests, 2-4. CAROL MEDSGER Class Vice-Pres., 1,35 Sec., 4, Pres., 105-1, 216-2, Sec., 201- 3, Party, Hop, Prom, Ball, Band, Sporrsnite, 1-4, Latin Club, Solo and Ensemble Con- tests, Sectional All-State Band, 1-3, Chorus, 1-4, Leaders' Club, Archery, Ping-Pong, 1, Student Council, 2,4, Pres., 4, Softball, 1,2, Basketball, 2-4. JANE MEYERS Party, Hop, Prom, Dramatics, Oratorical Contest, winner of school, Eastern Suffolk and County, 4, Press, l,2,4, Latin Club, 1-5, Essay Contest, 3, Ping-Pong, 2, Archery, 1,2, Cheerleading, Volleyball, Soft- ball, Hockey, Sportsnite, l-4. FRANS MEYJES Prom, Ball, Photography, 1 F.F.A., 1, Yearbook, 4, Int Wrestling, 2, Wrestling, 3. MARION MORAN Sportsnite, 1-4. JOHN MURPHY Treas., 208-45 Photography Club, 15 Baseball, 3,45 Foot- ball, 3,45 Basketball, 3,4. ANNA O'KULA Frosh Chorus, Softball, 1. WILLIAM MORELL, III Boys' Glee Club, 3,45 Latin Club, 1,2. EUGENE NELSON Baseball, 2-45 Int. Basketball, 2-215 Wrestling, 3,45 Football, 3, - JOSEPH PFLIEGER I5 CHARLOTTE MUCHOWSKI Basketball, 1-45 Softball, 1-4 Volleyball, 3,4. HELEN OGEKA I-Iopg Promg Ball5 Library Club, 3,43 Latin Club, 1,25 Leaders' Club, 15 Volleyball, 3,45 Basketball, 1-45 Sports- nite, 1-45 Hockey, 1,25 Ping- Pong, 15 Softball, 1-4. PAUL PODLAS Yearbook, 45 Photography, 2. MARTIN RAFTERY Mixed Choir, 4, 1944-46, Brookl n Tech Int Swim y ., . - ming team, 2, 1946-48, River- head High. RITA REEVE WILLIAM RUPPERT Movie Operator, 2-4. ELEANOR RANDALL Sec., 104-1, Prom, Ball, Band, 1,2, Library Club, 1,2, Cheer- leader, 1-4, Sportsnite, 1-4, Basketball, 1-4, Volleyball, 1- 4, Softball, 2-4, Tennis, 3, Hockey, 2. LOUISE REEVE Press, 1, Int. Basketball, 1-4, Softball, 1-4, Volleyball, 2, Sportsnite, 1,2. LILLIAN ROESLIN Press, 4, Ping-Pong, 4. JAN ET RYKER Frosh Chorus, Band, Orches- tra, 1-4, Yearbook, 4, Latin Club, 1-3, Woodwind Trio, Honor Soc., 5,4, Solo and En- semble Contests, 1-4, Sectional All-State Band, 1, Orchestra, 2-4, Archery, 1-4, Sportsnite, 1,3,4, Tennis, 1, Leaders' Club, 1. ALTHEA ROSSET Band, 1-3. NANCY SANFORD Party, Hop, Prom, Ball, Latin Club, Band, 1-4, Orchestra, 4, Student Council, 3, Leaders' Club, 1, Yearbook, 4, Sec- tional All-State Band, 3,43 Honor Soc. 3,4, Softball, 1-4, Tennis, 1,2,4, Hockey, 1,3, Basketball, 1-4, Ping-Pong, 1, 2, Volleyball, 1, Sportsnite, 1-4. OLGA SHEFCHICK Latin Club, l,2, Leaders' Club, 1, Tumbling, 1,2, Tennis, 1-4, Softball, Archery, l,2, Basket- ball, 2-4, Volleyball, I-4, Hockey, 1, Sportsnite, 1-4, Ping-Pong, 1,4, Modern Dance, Folk Dance, 4. WILLIAM SPITZER Haverling High School, Bath, New York, 1, Teen Age Club, Southern Pines, N. C., 2. ALICE TRINOWSKI EDWARD SKIPKA Int. Softball, 3,4. HELEN SUJECKI Pres., 208-4, Hop, Prom, Ball Captain Magazine Campaign: 4, Frosh Chorus, Mixed Choir 4, Volleyball, Softball, 3,4, Folk Dance, 4, Sportsnite, 2-4, Dramatics, 4. t .,. W -is km- Y' .. ,.., CHARLES SMITH Band, 1-4, Orchestra 3-4 Boys' Chorus Accom 54 Latin Club, 2-4, Empire Boys State Rep., 3, Sectional All State Band, 3,4, Honor Soc 4 myw Q' 2' . c ., J JOHN TALMAGE Class Sec., Treas., 1, Class Pres., 2,4, Yearbook, 4, Hon- or Soc., 3,4, Empire Boy's State Rep., 3, Football, I-4, Basketball, 2-4, Track, 1-4. LUCILLB TROYAN Party, Prom, Student Council, 3, Frosh Chorus, Mixed Choir, 4, Press, 2, Band, 1, Softball, Volleyball, Basketball, 1-4, Hockey, 1, Sportsnite, 1-4, Cheerleader, 4, Ping-Pong, 1,2. 17 VIRGINIA TUTHILL Sec., 109-1, Prom, Ball, Soft ball, 2, Sportsnite, 3. GLORIA WARNER Ball, Photography, 1, Library Club, 4, Latin Club, l-3, Arch- ery, 3,45 Volleyball, 4, Ora- torical Contest, 4. THEODORE WHITE MARILYN WARNER Prom, Frosh Chorus, Dramat- ics, 4, Volleyball, 3,4, Sports- nite, 2-4, Folk Dancing, 4. OLIVER WILLIAMSON Baseball, 3,4, Football, 4, Int. Basketball, 3,45 Int. Track, 3,4. STANLEY WOWAK DORIS ZAMBRYSKI Student Council, 2, Dramat- Sec., 211-2, Softball, 2-4, Ten- Radio Club, 3,4, Movie Club ics, 4, Int. Football, 1, Foot- nis, 2, Sportsnite, Volleyball, 34 ball, 2, Basketball. 1-4, Basketball, 4. 'IB VERNON WELLS Vice-Pres., 211-2, Ball, F.F.A 1-4, Mixed Choir, 4, Football 2-4, Wrestling, 3, Glee Club 4. SHIRLEY WORTHINGTON Softball, 1-4, Tennis, 1,25 Folk Dancing, 3,4, Sportsnite, 2-4, Volleyball, 3,4. ISADORE ZANESKI Lorraine Adams Richard Been Edith Bess Elizabeth Bess Constance Bobinski Pauline Brooks Carol Burns Vera Celic Sophie Consranrini Norman Corwin Helen Cozine Robert Crohan Geraldine Crowley Robert Crowley Eugenia Dabrowski Flora Duerschmidt jean Filmanski Irene Fisher Mary Gray Barbara Greenberg Robert Heckathorne jane Homan HELEN ZILNICKI Photography, lg Softball, 1-4g Basketball, 1,3,4g Volleyball, 1-4g Sportsnite, 3,45 Tennis, 1,23 Folk Dancing, 43 Modern Dance 4. Honor Students of the Class of 1948 Janet Ryker Elizabeth Bess john Talmage Nancy Sanford Gloria Warner Peter MacLean Helen Cozine Eugenia Dabrowski Carol Medsger Helen Sujecki Honor Roll 1947-1948 Ann Hubbard Frances Jermusyk Elizabeth Kaminski Sheldon Katz Dorothy Klimajeski Carolyn Krajewski Alice Kruszon Barbara Leavitt Judith MacLean Peter MacLean Carol McKenny Carol Medsger Ruth Moran Leonard Nedosik Betsy Nelson jane Nugent Kathleen O'Hara Eleanor Osip Gayla Perkins Richard Perkins Marie Pflieger 19 Albertine Quidas Alice Radjeski Ruth Rundquest janet Ryker Nancy Sanford Madeline Sendlewski Olga Shefchick Charles Smith Douglas Smith Helen Sujecki Rhoda Spitzer June Srakey Marion Stakey Wilson Stout John Talmage Eugenia Victoria Gloria Warner Marilyn Warner Barbara Wolins Eugenia Young Edward Zaweski kt 'C nl -1 C rf' 'fri ffl flflll, fir will 'L X ill r A, I H 1 To swf 5 l'm, M CContinued from page 63 OCTOBER - One noon about this time Miss Pennell was locked in the library. How lucky that Mr. Fairley went past and heard her pound- ing on the door. Such wonderful powers of concentration! Doesn't her stomach tell her what time it is? OCTOBER 15 - Smile now. Yes, Mr. Dormand is at it again. This time the Yearbook Staff and Senior officers, among others, had their pictures taken. This was the day, also, for us to fill out our data sheets. Gosh, I can't remember much about my freshman year. OCTOBER 18 - Where is Mepham? Well, ask Mary Lou's father, he finally found out after going to Lynbrook first. Another loss, this time 54-0. OCTOBER 20 - The Community Singers, whose backgrounds in- clude operatic work, gave us the history of American songs by singing many of our favorites. We especially liked Ole Man River. OCTOBER 25 - Our second league game and our first win. We sure toppled over the overconfident Westhampton team 30-12. OCTOBER 28 - All juniors and seniors were excused to hear Mr. Raye Conrad speak about school teaching. A representative of Brockport State Teacher's College, he told us some interesting facts such as that by 1952 there will be a shortage of 5,000 teachers and that one out of eight school teachers is, at present, uncertified. OCTOBER 29-30 - Our big chance to show how much lung power we could muster up came during Pep Chapel. Our Mistress of Cere- monies, Sophie Constantini, and the other cheerleaders officiatedg the band accompanied the school songs. Our team came along also to dem- onstrate some of its tactics-we girls might even be able to make the team next year, so some fellows say. John Talmage and Hilly Booker, our co-captains, spoke, john, about the line and Hilly, about the back- field. John stated that in his freshman year he played left on the bench. Coaches Johnson and Matolla also gave due credit to our teams. Ollie Brown, our cross-country captain, concluded by stating that only the county meet at Port jefferson would tell how good we were. Incidentally, we retained the county championship the following day. OCTOBER 51 - Where was everyone Halloween? Having a swell time at school, naturally. Plenty of hay C God Bless You D, plenty of fun with doughnuts and coke for all. NOVEMBER 1 - Our first, second and third teams scored against Seton Hall to the tune of 46-7. We were really on the beam that day. NOVEMBER 11 - If we could Beat Southampton, as we promised at the burning of the dummy, then we would be section champs. No such luck, we were downed, 19-12. And to get the last six points we had to make the touchdown three times. Oh, yes, we even tried to get the Riverhead dummy away from Southampton-almost succeeded, too. 20 NOVEMBER 14 - We were honored in a Chapel program to hear from Mr. Gwenn, on What is Right About America. When some of the fellows heard that women control most of our country's insur- ance and real estate, maybe they weren't embarrassed. NOVEMBER 19 - What noise in 208 and 210 when we saw our senior pictures! Everyone elre seemed photogenic. Nevertheless we gave them for Christmas presents. NOVEMBER 21-22 - This was the day when five seniors found out that they weren't so smart after all. Ask those who took the Pepsi-Cola exam all about it. This same day about twenty from Riverhead went to Huntington to participate in the Music Festival. The concert was a successg everyone had a good time. Ask Charlie McCabe how to open a storm window without pushing it out, and also, how to walk the floor with a young child. How about it, Charlie? NOVEMBER 25 - Annually the football team goes in to watch a pro- fessional football game. This year they saw the Cleveland Browns vs. the New York Yankees-the score, 28-28. P.S. Our fellows provided a cheering section in itself-almost started a riot, so we hear-to liven up the game. NOVEMBER 26 - Our Famouf Ancerlorr was the Thanksgiving play presented by the Dramatic Club. All agree that Aunt Hattie fMari- lyn Warnerj was super-and how about Skelly and Sophie as husband and wife? DECEMBER 10 - From our senior class Charles Smith was the only one tapped in the fall elections to the National Honor Society, making the membership now three boys, Ca record for the sexi, and three girls. Our program previous to the more serious part was Wm. Shakespeares The Taming of the Shrew. Katharina, the shrew, was played Cover- convincingly from Bianca's point of viewb by janet Ryker. Everyone ducked when Petruchio MacLean smashed a few dishes. DECEMBER 12 - Our foes in the hrst basketball game were the Bayport team, last year's Class B champs. We were defeated 41-28. DECEMBER 18 - The annual Christmas party found 208 and 210 with more food than they needed. All had fun, even Santa fMurphD who had several pretty girls seated on his lap. We were host to Bay Shore that evening at a wrestling match pre- vious to the basketball game with Southold. The wrestling match was lost 26-8g and game, won 40-28. DECEMBER 19 - O Holy Night one of the most impressive Christ- mas plays seen in R.H.S. was presented. It was a pantomime, backed by the combined choirs. Vocal solos by james Miller, Nancy Wilcox, Joyce Frank, Bernard Bechtal, Elizabeth Bess, Elizabeth Kaminski, Allen jackson, Carol Medsger, and Muriel Crowley, added to the beauty of the enacted Christmas story .... 21 L. JANUARY 5 - Laden with Twentieth Century's big snow and optimistic resolutions for the coming year, we returned from Christmas vacation. JANUARY 9 - We took over Easthampton in our first league bas- ketball game. JANUARY 16 - Riverheaders participated in the Eleventh Annual American Legion Oratorical Contest. Of the ive who competed, Jane Meyers placed first, Nancy Backora, second and Sheldon Katz, third. Mr. J. Wilson Stout made the awards to the winners and expressed his gratitude to the others who did not place. The evening of January sixteenth brought the near defeat of the Blue Wave in a 30 to 28 game on Westhampton's basketball court. Because We came from behind to win, the game became all the more exciting. The conclusion found us weary but happy. JANUARY 20 - The Eastern Suffolk American Legion Oratorical Contest, held in Riverhead was won by Jane Meyers, Beth Harrer of Greenport placed second, and Alice Beck of Center Moriches, third. JANUARY 22-29 - Exams! The week began with social studies in the morning followed by English the next afternoon. Brains sure were wracked Cor wreckedl. Enough said! Let us forget! JANUARY 23 - We were host to Greenport in another basketball game. Naturally, we're still undefeated. - JANUARY 24 - Let those who think that they might be geniuses take College Board Exams. Pray excuse the rest of us. JANUARY 29 - The Suffolk County Oratorical Contest was held at 8: 15 in the high school. Again our own Jane Meyers won firstg Susan Quinn of Huntington, second. Orchestral selections, including Victor Herbert Favorite: and Rachmaninoyfi Piano Concerto, filled in between the speeches. JANUARY 50 - The Riverhead wrestling team again was brought to its knees, this time by Farmingdale. While several were recuperating from the wrestling match, others were keeping rhythm to Howard Hoveyis Orchestra. Stepping in from the snow outside, we found ourselves in a Winter Wonderland, the theme for the Junior Prom. Overall concession, the prom was a success. FEBRUARY 4 - Mr. Kaufman led us in community singing. Bernard Becthal's singing Wonderful, The Serenade of the Bell: and other num- bers brought an extra round of applause. FEBRUARY 6 - Southampton bowed to the mighty Blue Wave in a rather one-sided game. FEBRUARY 11 - Seniors gathered in 210 to plan for their senior trip, a most-looked-forward-to occasion. JUNE - Our own Senior Ball-We know that it will be a huge SUCCESS. JUNE 26 JUNE 27 JUNE 28 JUNE 29 but we will superb high Alumnae Banquet. - Baccalaureate Service. Class Night. Graduation-At last we will be walking our own road, pause often to peer over shoulders and remember our school years. 22 Cfzlrr of 1949 1 'rx 0- C2-is jUN IOR OFFICERS President LARRY KUKLA Vice-President WALTER MORAN Secretary SHEILA STARK Treasurer ROSCOE PALMER 204 - MR. BROWN President MILTON WARNER Vice-President SHIRLEY GRIFFING Secretary and Treasurer MARY STELZER 1 201 - MRS. IRVIN President .. .,... I ...., FRANK DENSIESKI Vice-President .... MARILYN MILLER Secretary and Treasurer JOSEPH BONKOSKI -si 2 203 - MISS SPANN President ...,,,, .... . ,. ANTHONY ZAWESKI Vice-President. , ,,,.s. ,RUTH RUNDQUIST Secretary and Treasurer DOROTHY KLIMAJESKI Clem of 1950 216 - MR. I.AWRENCE Prcsiaicrmt WILSON STOIIT Vice-President IELLIEN JEAN ISOTTORFF Secretary and Treasurer ROISIERT WOODSON 211 - MRS. SPAHNER President PATRICIA HOWELL Vice-President RICHARD HARRISON Secretary and Treasurer MARILYN BACKORA wg. 217 - MR. DIAMOND President JAMES GLENN Vice-President JANE NUGENT Secretary and Treasurer EDWARD WORTH 103 - MR. CURTIS President SHIRLEY SANFORD Vice-President BETSY NELSON Secretary and Treasurer TED WEGERT 106 - MISS CLARK President IRENE FISCHER Vice-President STEPHEN CYBULSKI Secretary and Treasurer FRANCES ROGERS Clam of 1951 1 I Ill I ll I 105 - MISS CRANE President ALICE KRUSZON Vice-President HENRY SCHEINBORG Secretary and Treasurer WILBUR VAIL 107 - MR. STEVENS President NORMAN CORWIN Vice-President GEORGE CAFFERY Secretary and Treasurer DOROTHY SOBOTKA 109 - MR. ASKIN President R EGINALD UNDERWOOD Vice-President JOSEPH WALSH Secretary and Treasurer DORIS LESSARD Clam of 1951 H' 108 - MISS PETERS President RUTH MORAN Vice-President LAWYER JACKSON Secretary and Treasurer JUDITH MACLEAN Clms of 1952 104 - MR. BROWER President ...............,.,.,...,......,.. BRUNO BOBINSKI Vice-President .,.....,,,,AA., NANCY NIENSTEDT Secretary-Treasurer ......,...., RICHARD WALSH fum- Pemba' I eiauing Classes n is aisef 900 The triahgompasss ful ical d es' lllst err T-3 rawing rumems ofqlare and . ecb ve retahefs xeabegin- io! wotk H515 tee . absen . Cutie' ecariax pta SCC' ,king- in 'he m all. Desi eil tognxlouise 1 e . 3 nlasfeply ctggng her pen ti01l. The Latin Club If Mr. Thomas had wandered into Room 217 one afternoon in February he would have been aghast: the desks were pushed into the corners, and in the middle of the floor was a group of students playing what looked suspiciously like craps , others were throwing nuts across the room. It was quite natural for 217, for they were only members of the Latin Club ar the Roman version of rolling the bones, pitching pennies, and playing marbles. Anything can happen in the Latin Club! But seriously . . . from year to year the activities of the Latin Club are widening and becoming most popular. This year a project program is in full swingg students prepared elaborate drawings on Roman themes, others made models of objects in daily use by Caesar and his contemporaries, still another wrote to the various states' oflicials for copies of state seals Cwith Latin mottoesb to be mounted and framed. The Latin Club now has the honor of possessing a seemingly Roman sword which was donated by a member. On March 15th came the climax of the year's activities, the anniversary of Caesar's death. Were he alive, Caesar, the oflicial hero of the Latin Club, would receive the solid support of the Club for any office he wished. If you study Latin, and hope to pass, you must worship him. This year we held an elaborate, two day program in celebration of his death. The room was draped in black and all the members wore the doleful color. On the front wall was a huge picture of Our Hero with the words We Mourn Our Loss. There were funeral games, a banquet, speeches, eulogies, etc., all in approved Roman style. Finally a half-hour radio program transcribed for the occasion from the CBS is there program entitled The Ides of March. There is always something going on in Room 217. Never a dull moment! 30 133140611 2 . uf W smnevf we 0 .K-1 Ch' zest in spec ggh Your Problem: The distance between Tokyo and Wake Island. Future housewive e0 0 Newspaperm s Ieamin cook and g how sew. 'bi , I ww, I Vi Q f A? V' if - 1 ,,, , . 4 1 4 qv if W Ui Www Q' m A ,fx '- 45'5'Y XE FQ is 'paw Mk A Sf ifyfy S395 49 Y M M Q6 X A Q ffygfff.--: x 1 - 2 . .A eff ' NU M, X W 4 5: ,Yi 1 an 3.5, P ' . fw A342 ' ' w 'w Af P 2+ Q 4 4 ' fa.. 4 , Girls' Athletic Honor Society Girls' Athletic Honor Society, established March 1948. In this picture are the charter members of this honor society: Seated-Louise Funn, Ruthmary Biggs, Mary Lou Corwin, jane Homan. Standing-Miss Claire Isicson, Gloria Boardman, Charlotte Muchowski, Elizabeth Bess. Under the guidance of Miss Isicson the policy of this new organization has been out- lined. Its purpose is to stimulate honor work among the girls in their sports, their health program and their regular studies. Movie Operators The following boys offer Service not Sociability : Frank Densieski, Richard Harrison, William Hobson, Edmund Hodun, Edmund, Hopkins, William Martz, Anthony Meras, Sylvester Rusewicz, Robert Brooks, LeRoy Brown, Ollie Brown, james Deegan, Peter DiPierro, Konrad Doroski, Isadore Zaneski. Pefiood 4 f Physics La KE. -5 V2 b.V4Xf mv 1 22153 Horticuiture p strawberries. roiecrfpia ming Shiiriess Ecifg once 100 oiren. round his gears agsidkiig,hJfypingfrh perfect copiesl ose fatai Blue Peconic Staff-19 8 A MARY LOU CORWIN JOHN TALMAGE Editor-in-Chief Buxinen Manager NANCY SANFORD Literary Editor ELEANOR HUBBARD Activitief Editor GORDON KOOPS Boyf' Sporty RALPH JEFFERIES Candidf CONSTANCE BOBINSKI SOPHIE CONSTANTINI Art Editor JANET RYKER Senior Editor ELIZABETH BESS Girly' Sportf ANNE KRUSZON Typift 36 Actioitiex Editor FRANZ MEYJES Senior Editor PAUL PODLAS Candid: CAROL MCKENNEY junior Editor Mixed C boir Approximately 70 students are registered in this year's mixed choir. During the Christ- mas program, the group sang the Christmas Cantata, Childe Jesus by Clokey and Kirk while the Dramatic Club created the various tableaux. james Miller, Nancy Wilcox, Joyce Frank, Bernard Bechtal, Elizabeth Bess, Elizabeth Kaminski, Allan Jackson, Carol Medsger and Muriel Crowley sang solos. The group meets under the direction of Mr. Kaufman. we-W Pewod 5 Nov, good ajmgesmkon vm: on Se honlol' P. W ar lctute D ay- He wee die. e .Vo uf s 9 . y, V el-n Lei s ceawy give out vlkxh it, kKds'. Pep Chapd vlixh our unique team. ,IJ X Sharp Bmova watch Nan Backoca I ,fa- ' has! xo' dog OF Tvs gt Qsgli xFT6v1Hgov6H me ff 1' xeef Q of VI,-tEN 5HgLL W NEET H 5 r,, 5 JO 'HW 'ff Q 3 '-710 p O M :UO W 1- ,A V , -1, , ' M1212 rNQ,.C,LQDi100Y'E 30,4-208 CONME HBRRQ JUNE nwauneo cr? K ' 6 T5 wgu W SOME Cans, KHNDWRN 6? 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I W f j X : uk .1 X ., X N X sv nl ,. L -5 THR7- gl CLU9 Fur X LHWE ED LmnfmD,ffEnsNr nigh 'WEOOTBHLL 520504, ZF EF' wferefsmv H , I 'ff JXMN 1 C7 Sklf fi Bflvg. awmfg-5m-fe , 1 55 Pemba' 6 y s 5-K N 1 l- H MurPh, does i' '? ey, H k Week brought a we gzgorated librafY' O.K., gals, hurry up! mn11 1 E sl111, - O pl ' tal talk anes by John Heli.: model It's almost 12:51. Twirlers The so called Glamour Department of the Riverhead High School Band has been busy all year perfecting methods of tossing those slippery sticks around. In September, they worked hard on routines, at football games, they froze on the bleachers to help make our season successful. A few of the girls, having experimented with two barons at one time, are, at last, becoming quite adept. The rest of the year further practice prepared them for the annual band concert and the Memorial Day Parade. The strutter out in front was Ruth Rundquist. Mr. Hovey has suggested that they take up Hag twirlingg perhaps, we shall see this later in the year. Band This year Riverhead was host to the Port Washington Band and Orchestra. Several band members participated in the all state festival which was held at Huntington. The New York State Musical Association Festival will be held in Malverne on May lst, the solo and ensemble contest, at Riverhead on May 8th. Nineteen members belong to the All Thirteen Club which Mr. Hovey says, Is not like any other club. The band hopes to get new uniforms! Wei ww wi f 9 'v 5 . L. . A 'Q 1' 3 in T: 5 35 2 ' L -E-' ' 1 'L' 'V ' Q ggi 'O -mf . 's ' .Vu ,W ,, , .ra gl A , - I A - f 335 f 7 ' K m, Q ...Nb ai 4 9 , 'Q , 5 ,. A , 9 ' ' '11::.: 1 lv K gl 1:,,., -. 1 L, 11. 3, L. I 4 A Q ,yew 'W f 'Navi' , x - has pf uh y I w N ' f ' , X A N , ' 'V , , I- fill ' 571 R X N li Y ra L' egiiix '3:3p:f,ifLS5w fx f ++q-+ ' -f 1' fra - .- fi: -14 A - 113 'Z . b, 'pf' ,' PQI-Ag . 1 ' Q,-81+ a 1 ,. W. Ls Q rw' 1141 utu re Farmers This year the Future Farmers are bringing in machinery to work on in class. So far, twelve tractors have been their victims, although they have operated on numerous cars. The class studies progressive farming. It has been rumored that certain boys from Laurel, namely joe Rutkowski and Stan Zaweski, disagree with the so-called modern methods of farming. They still believe that hsh makes better fertilizer than lime. During the summer, the boys work on their projects, growing potatoes, cauliflower and sproutsg others raise chickens and ducks. The chickens numbered only 200, but the ducks were out in front with 5,000. PROJECTS OF FUTURE FARMERS Ducks - William Hubbard 1,000 Raising Dairy Heifer - john Wanat Raising Steer - Wilbur Lorenz Chickens - Herman Danielowich 100, Fred Kart 50 Anthony Zaweski 150 POTATOES Anthony Zaweski, 3 acres Robert Young, 2 acres Edmund Hodun, 1 acre joe Rutkowski, 2 acres Frank Gatz, 2 acres Dean Lewin, 1 acre john Anderson, 1 acre Konrad Doroski, 3 acres Stanley Zaweski, 1 acre john Krajewski, 4 acres Elmer Zeh, 2 acres Frank Ruskowski, 3 acres Vernon Wells, 10 acres CAULIFLOWER Vernon Wells, 2 acres Frank Ruskowski, 2 acres If the boys keep the good records up, we need not . worry about food in the future. 1 for cred Business Hama at White fig Period 7 Whafys the ioke, kids? A cartoon m art class? gi ' ture chem. Lab. A MurPhY 'mx the Blue ht hete- Foul ball right along the rhird base line. C9 45' Honor Society For the Hrst time in its history the Riverhead Chapter of the National Honor Society has an equal number of boys and girls. At the fall election Charles Smith was chosen as a member. At that time Shakespeare's renowned The Taming of the Shrew was presented as part of the program. Officers for the society are: Elizabeth Bess, Presidentg Peter MacLean, Vice-presidentg and Nancy Sanford, Secretary and Treasurer. e Library Club Library Club members keep busy. They shelve returned books, keep shelves in good order, prepare new books for circulation, and do necessary typing. Many odd jobs, such as writing cards for reserved books, delivering overdue notices, keeping the vertical files in order and mounting pictures made the library more efficient and teach the members many skills. This year the library club brought us Pokey Huntus and Captain john Smith. Period 8 Lea rn Your lines now k. ' ldsl musde men. mnascic L00 GY the dance you saw 590:15 Nite. S tudy U, . hal I kS hke 49 Dramatic Club President, HELEN SUJECKI Vice-president, KONRAD DOROSKI Secretary-Treasurer, SOPHIE CONSTANTINI On November 26, the Dramatic Club presented its first project, a Thanksgiving play entitled Our Famour Ancertorr. Sophie Constantini, Konrad Doroski, and Marilyn Warner played the leading roles. They were supported by a four star cast: Stanley Wowak, Jane Meyers, jackie Yousik and Shirley Grifling. Though it honored Washington's birthday, the second production was presented on St. Patrick's Day. It was a comedy entitled Tlmnkr to George Warbington. For the final event of the year, the club presented their annual Dramatic Club Play. The play, MISS JIMMY, was a comedy about college life. The art of acting is not merely speaking, it is to a great extent movement. The club was taught how to faint, to walk across the stage, to walk down steps, and fall down stairs. CWhi1e demonstrating how to fall down steps, Miss Peters fell and got a beauti- ful run in her best pair of ny1ons.J Mats were brought in from the gym, because Miss Peters feared someone might hurt himself while fainting. Members were taught, also, how to fall while walking in a group. Three or four of the group showed how they would fall if they were being machine gunned. It was very effective, but Stanley Wowak was a little too long for the mats, his head hit the floor, but fortunately he lived. The year proved to be entertaining for both the thespians and the audience. 50 315 A fter School M. was v gov , .Nu LQQ5 lv 1-W' e 'usb' Don't be late for pracuce, fellows hae S th 'I WU .... Cp, 006 UAS' N011 X Orly.: 00' 51 Board of Education MEMBERS OF BOARD GEORGE HILDRETH ----- President JOHN STARK - - - Vice-Prexident AMY L. TOOKER - - Second Vice-Prefident ALDEN W. YOUNG - - - - Treasurer EMILY A. L'HOMMEDIEU - - - Clerk FRANK J. YoUs1K STEWART BATCHELDER 52 PHYSICAL EDUCATION MATHEMATICS ' SCIENCE Charles E. Lawrence, Ernest M. Brown, Vivian L. Pennell, Lester D. Brower, Augustus Askin, Gerard L. johnson, Nicholas Mattola, Claire Isicson, Marian Bowman. ADMINISTRATION john B. Thomas Stanton H. Miller LANGUAGE AND ARTS Lizette F. Hand, Barbara L. Peters, Elsie L. West, Alice H. Spann, Delia M. Brown, Howard I-Iovey, Arlouine L. Spahner, Anthony Braun, Miriam Conrad, Ed- mund B. Robertson, Chester W. Curtis, Morris Diamond, Robert Stevens. COMMERCIAL SOCIAL STUDIES Elizabeth Blue, Ruby Crane, Virginia Clark, Marjorie S. Irvin, Katherine D. D'lhy, William Mason. 53 Football CO-CAPTAINS HILLY AND JOHN This year's squad elected from their number two who rank with the best who have ever been honored with the co-captaincies of the Blue Wave teams. COACH JOHNSON Keep your eye on themg they are sportsmen. Again jerry Johnson has performed marvels with a football team. Careful guidance produced an out- standing team from inexperienced men. When he is the man behind our team, we automatically begin with the advantage on our side. First Line-John Talmage, Vern Wells, Pete MacLean, Milt Warner, Henry Danowski, Roy Stakey, john Murphy. Backfield-Hal Mason, Hilly Booker, john Kulesa, Ed Boden. .L el M i V - ' all 'QQ ,W .. . , - - Football The 1947 team, coached by jerry Johnson and headed by john Talmadge and Hilly Booker, belied the predictions of sports critics and home fans. The varsity, having only three experienced men from last year, opened the calendar by being the first team to score on the mighty Valley Stream eleven, several tries by more experienced teams having failed. Even though we lost 27-13, a moral victory initated the season. We were slated to take over Greenport in our sec- ond game, but with quarterback john Kulesa and tackle Elmer Zeh on the side lines, and Hilly Booker in for only about three minutes of the entire game because of a bad ankle, we scored an exciting tie. The score was 0-0 until the last quarterg then Dick Boden uncoiled a pass to Talmage in the end zone for our nrst touchdown. Greenport rallied to a 6-6 tie. During the three minutes left to play we marched sixty yards to the one foot line, but the game was over just in time to save Greenport. The third game we suffered the worst defeat of the year, a 34-0 trouncing by a powerful Mepham High School team. Kulesa and Zeh were still out, and Booker still had a bad leg, finally, when he did enter, he made 40 yards in the two plays he took the ball. We breezed through the third and fourth games, Westhampton and Seton Hall respectively, rallying up a 30-12 score over Westamptom and a 46-7 over Seton Hall. Almost all of our spirited backfield reached pay dirt. Finally, November 11, came the championship game with Southampton. We received the opening kick-off and worked back to the twenty-yard line only to fumble on the second scrimmage play of the game. We stopped the Smith men, only to fumble again, this time Southampton capitalizing on our blunder, completed the first touchdown of the game. Again they kicked to us, With a long sustained drive termi- nated by a beautiful catch by Talmage on the eight- yard line and an eight-yard plunge by Hilly Booker, we made a first touchdown. But then Southampton, with a long drive and without loosing the ball, made their second which totaled 13 to 6 at the half. In the third quarter we went the length of the field to raise the total 13 to 12 on a pass from Kulesa to Ed Boden. Southampton scored one more. The game ended 19 to 12, it was one of our most heart break- ing games, but we had played our best. Crorr Country Upholding our traditions, this year's cross country squad took the County Champion- ship for the second straight year by nosing out its nearest contender, Port jeiferson by six points. Its fleet-footed captain, Ollie Brown, covered the 2.2 mile course in the record time of 11 minutes and 30.4 seconds. Unlike the rest of the season, we lost our first and only losing meet to Mepham High School, which later became the Long Island Champion. In the run Ollie took second, Don Nelson was close behind in sixth place. We also took the eighth, the eleventh, the twelfth, the thirteenth, and the twenty-fourth places. Next we started our winning streak by actually running away with our old rivals, Southampton, when we took first, second and third places on their two and a quarter course. High honors went to Don Nelson, Ollie Brown, and Allen jackson. Bill Hubbard, Marshall Nash, Wilson Stout, and Walker Turner finished sixth, seventh, ninth and twelfth respectively. With this under our belts we took the county wide meet to become one of the leading contenders in the annual Long Island meet held at Bethpage on November 8th. Here we placed third. Scoring for us were: Don Nelson, fourth, Ollie, seventh, Allen Jackson, twenty-fourth, Bill Hubbard, thirty-sixth, and Roscoe Palmer, forty-second. Thus ended a very successful season. 56 ?'f2. 544 nu , L. U 2 ,. if f s MW ,i Y 1- k 'H-it x g ll L ,LAW gg s I . 5 Q 3 ' L ' A K 1 ...MM .-..,.... l Genial Coach Mottola- He's a right good coach. The fellers like him an awful lot. He knows how to kid, but he means business, too. Basketball We entered this year's season with little hope of the Blue Wave Basketball Squad's retaining the title of Eastern Suffolk Champions. As if to confirm this supposition we lost our first game to Bayport High School 47 to 26 on our own court. However, after this demoralizing loss, we really demonstrated our worth against Southold with whom we ran away to the tune of 42 to 25 when Harry Kratoville sank 6 out of 8 set shots from the middle of our gym. After two weeks we lit into East Hampton, our first league opponent, with the score of 39 to 30. Then unjustificably assured, we ventured into Western Suffolk again only to be beaten by Patchogue 38 to 18 on her own court. In this game only three of our players scored: Frank Harris who totaled up 10, John Kulesa who added 6, and john Murphy who rounded the evening off with 2. Eager for victory, we next went to Westhampton to take our second league game of the season 50 to 28 in a rough tussle against a seasoned team. In this encounter Captain john Talmage, John Murphy, and Bill Budaj rated honors with six points apiece. A week later our old rivals, Greenport, ventured to our court only to get nipped 33 to 56. Frank Harris sank ten points worth of baskets. By the winning of this game we assumed undisputed first place in our league. The next two games were pushovers. On our own court, we trounced Center Moriches 57 to 31 and nearly whitewashed Southampton on their home territory 42 to 23. Frank Harris again led in the scoring honors by totaling up 21 points for both gamesg john Murphy followed with 18. Again we made a futile attempt to beat another west end team when we played Mepham High School here. At the half, we had the better end of an 18 to 17 score, but, as the game progressed, we were sadly outplayed by a superior team and finally defeated by 54 to 32. ' With a Hve-win and no-loss record in league encounters, we boldly marched to East- hampton for a second time only to be stopped to the tune of 43 to 32-even though Bill Budaj made 14 points. With the count five wins and one loss, we were now tied with Westhampton for first place. As fate would have it, we had to play our next game with Westhampton. Having been defeated on her own court by us, Westhampton came over, determined to win. We were 58 determined, too, for we finally nosed them out 38 to 32 in the last quarter as Ed Boden led the team with 12 points and Frank Harris edged close behind with 11. Once again in first place, we enjoyed the luxury of a feeling of relief until we looked at the schedule and realized we were in a very ticklish position. Our next two games were with Greenport and Center Moriches on their own courts. Both were reported to be deadly on home courts. We managed to defeat Greenport 42 to 31 when Harry Kratoville took top position by making 10 points. Close behind him was john Kulesa who, even with two sprained ankles, racked up 9 points. At Center Moriches we were less fortunate. As the game progressed we found they could set shoot from almost any spot of their home court. They just nosed us out 49 to 48 although Frank Harris racked up 15 points. Losing this game would have put us back in tie for first place had Westhampton, the same night, not lost to Greenportg thus we remained in first place. We had only to play our last game with Southampton who was in last place. The jay-Vee's lost the first game 32 to 12. Tension was high as the varsity game progressed and the score at the half was only one point in our favor. In the third quarter john Talmage and john Murphy lead the devastating attack which finally ended in a 33 to 18 defeat for Southampton. The winning of this game gave us the East End Championship. Next, we were sched- uled to play off the County Championship with Huntington at Mattituck on the 12th of March. During the first half of the game we were behind by only 4 points. In the third quarter we made only one measly point, a foul shot by John Murphy. The last quarter became a basket for basket fight. As the final buzzer sounded, we were on the tail end of a 38 to 25 score. Thus ended a basketball season for an unseasoned team. 59 restlin This year's wrestling squad represented us well. Our success was due to two factors: Jerry johnson's excellent coaching and the return to the squad of experienced men like Hilly Booker, Vernon Wells, and Richard Terry. i December 18, 1947 we lost to Bay Shore 8 to 26 in our own gym. Our eight points consisted of a pin by Richard Terry and a decision by Mike DeNicolo. Another good bout was the one in which Hilly Booker lost a decision 1 to 0. Amityville came to River- head to take our second meet 24 to 12. Again Richard Terry won a decision-a 10 to 3. In the bouts following Ollie Brown won on a decision 5 to 2, in the 154 pound class Hal Mason took his man 2 to 1, Hilly Booker won his match on a 6 to 0 decision. Our fourth meet was with Farmingdale. We lost in everything but the 120, 127, 144, and the 165 pound classes. In the 120 pound class, Terry won his third straight match on a 3-0 decision. In the 127 pound class Ollie Brown scored a 7 to 5. The one sided 144 and 165 pound classes Leroy Brown and Hilly Booker won on pins. Next the powerful Mepham grapplers came to Riverhead. Although they won the meet, we gave them a shocking surprise when they saw more men than they had thought go down to defeat. Hilly and Ollie Brown won on a pin and a 7 to 2 decision respectively, while Richie Terry came to a tie with his man after an overtime bout. Our second meet with Stony Brook was lost 26 to 16. Wilson Stout made his first win by rating a 4 to 2 decision in the 112 pound class. Richard Terry pinned his opponent. Other victories were an 8 to 0 decision for Russ Fleischman and a pin for Vernon Wells in one minute fifty-eight seconds in the first period. In the Long Island meet held at Mepham, 4 of the boys from Riverhead did all our scoring: Old Reliable Richard Terry, Mike DeNicolo, Leroy Brown, and Louis Crump. Richard Terry and Mike DeNicolo pinned their first opponents, Louis Crump and Leroy Brown did almost as well by winning on decisions. In the second round Richard Terry lost on a 1 to 0 decision. Mike DeNicolo and Louis Crump were defeated 6 to 2 and 7 to 6 respectivelyg Leroy Brown was pinned. This meet ended our 1948 wrestling season. We evidenced such improvement that there is justifiable hope for better work in the future. 60 Q l A Baseball-1947 The 1947 baseball team, lead by Captain Walt Zaweski and coached by Nick Motolla, completed a highly successful season with nine victories and a lone loss, the latter to Babylon High School, 2 to 1 for the Suffolk County championship. ln its non-league encounters, Riverhead defeated Eastport 10-0 and Westhampton Beach 11-0. In the league games Riverhead defeated Southold, Mattituck, and Greenport twice to win the North Shore Baseball League without suffering a defeat. Southampton, the South Shore Champion, was Riverhead's opponent for the east end supremacy. jim Richards, Rive-rhead's ace pitcher, quelled the South Shorers 3-O, giving one lone hit in administering the whitewash. There were two highlights of the season, the defeat of Southampton, and the shellack- ing of Southold 15-l, its worst defeat in years. The hitting was led by Oliver Wink Williamson whose batting average of .400, was followed closely by Bill Barnes' .382 and Captain Walt Zaweski's 345. The ball pitched by jim Richards, john Murphy and Walter Shorty Moran was undoubtedly the best in the east end. jim Richards received credit for 6 of the 10 games, his lone loss being to Babylon. He was followed closely by john Murphy who had 3 wins. Shorty Moran, a promising sophomore at the time, had little opportunity to work this year, but he is a lad who will bear watching in '48 and '49. We might mention as incidental statistics that Riverhead stole 49 bases, an average of almost 5 a game, and that also in the 10 games the entire team made only ll errors, an average of only a little more than one per game. Truly, a remarkable team. 61 PING PONG Donald Gee, Avery Young, Gordon Koops, Nat Talmage, Coach Hovey, Sheldon Katz, Bill Entwistle and Tom Randolph. BASKETBALL CHAMPS, THE PACKERS Back row: Lloyd Goldstein, Richard Donges, Tom Entwistleg Sitting: Ted Wegert, james McMasrers, Joe Rutkowski, Stan Zaweski, Ed Fisher. i X, RHS RHS BADMINTON Standing: Pete MacLean, Roscoe Lent, Robert Taylor,Walker Turner: Bottom row: Bill Hubbard, Eugene Robinson, Robert Heckathorne. VOLLEYBALL Standing: Richard Terry, Roscoe Palmer, Roy Stakey, Bill Gee, Con- rad Behrle, Leroy Brown, Kneeling: Frank Gatz, Larry Kukla, joseph Bonkoski, Nat Talmage, Milton Warner, Richard Evans. A h H Q ' !-m-. Track -1947 Again Coach johnson produced an outstanding track team that did not lose until the Long Island meet where they succumbed to the teams from the larger schools. We started the season with a meet against Stony Brook in which we took first place in every event except the shot put and the 100-yard dash, and a slew of seconds and thirds. Almost immediately after this encounter, River- head played host to the first Suffolk County Relay Meet. As you know, a relay meet is judged on the individual merits of a relay team rather than those of a school. Riverhead took the opening relay, the shuttle hurdles, by a very close margin, close because inches behind James Love came a Bay Shore man intent on not losing. However, Donald Schweimler, Shine and Ed Boden were running too. Ethan Miller lived up to our expectations as he paced Ollie Brown, Roscoe Palmer and William Hub- bard of the four mile medley to an astounding victory. The upset of the day occurred when Riverhead's one mile relay squad spanked Sayville's highly rated med- ley of quarter milers. Due to the spectacular 0:53 440 of Carl Mohns and the individual efforts of Barney Barnes, John Talmage and Peter MacLean, Riverhead set a record that is not likely to be touched for some time. The Long Island Meet, held a week and a half later at Patchogue, was slightly discouraging, only the four mile group showing. Up that way the competi- tion is certainly rugged. If you were one who said that the East End Meet was -an indication of what the County Track and Field Meet would be, you were right. On that warm after- noon in Westhampton it was Riverhead all the way with Love and Schweimler commanding the hurdles, Mohns and Booker holding their own on the 100 and 220 yard dashes and john Talmage taking both high jump and discus events. With Don Nelson pacing the 880 all the way and Ethan Miller literally running off with the mile, one can understand quite readily why we amazed the crowd with eight first places and an equal number of seconds. Of course, the County Meet brought little variation, but it was not so easy. Even to run in the Long Island Meet one had to be a first or second winner in his respective county. Thus, it is no small wonder that Riverhead had to be satisfied with fourth and fifth places, for Long Island times are, in many instances, better than average college times. But we had a Bob Palmer on our squad and the many who come out each year to run though their names may never reach the headlines. Fellows like Eddie Hopkins, Frank Harris, Don Ashmore, and Tom Entwistle who stick out the season earned the distinction of helping a team become, for four con- secutive years, the East End and County Champs. Miss Isicson i ARCHERY Connie Bobinski Helen Case Barbara Greenberg Elizabeth Kaminski Kathleen O'Hara Eleanor Osip Alice Radjeski janet Ryker Helen Tyre Gloria Warner Dorothy White jean Worthington CHEERLEADERS Anyone who followed the athletic meets during football, basketball and wrestling seasons will remember the cheerleaders. Not only do their outfits have that new look, but the girls themselves have put new spirit into our old favorite cheers. Pic- tured here are: Marilyn Backora, Nancy Backora, Sophie Constan- tini, Ruthmary Biggs, Eleanor Randall, Helen Ogeka, Lucille Troyan, Theresa Troyan, and Lorraine Troyan. , 1-. 3' I -V - ' ' m b if 'N X K - ,KIKW Avg' if VX ' ,E fi ' ,za .,.., E1,r G 'W1' v- 1 . : fm II Q. 6 X 1 8 fl' 4? .Q , ll la ,mwgt-snwae ' f y N 1 124 . ' A t a t 4 l trss C M y -,-. ' H v , f ,L'. a A, ., Outdoor Gym On a gay jaunt to Manorville Miss Isicson and two of the girls bought some sorely needed new equipment. Of course the weather kept the girls from a lot of practice time, but memories of Junior columbia achievements and the little things like finger tabs and toe markers will make Archery club a bright spot in our year. Miss Bowm Girly' Bmleetbd ll There are eight intramural basketball teams. Above we see the teams with their captains Ruthmary Biggs, Gloria Boardman, Mary Lou Corwin, Mary Gray, jane Homan, Ann Hubbard, Carol Medsger and Nancy Sanford. The final tally of the contests between the teams proved that Nancy Sanford's girls were the champions, having won six games and lost only one. In addition to the regular teams, the selected few pictured below have formed our varsity squad that represented us on March 6 in the playday tournament with other local schools. Gloria Boardman, Vera Celic, Louise Funn, Ellen Jean Bottorff, Doris johnson, Charlotte Muchowski held forward positions. Ann Hubbard, Alice Grodski, Mary Arm Magee, Helen Ogeka, Alice Terry, Lucille Troyan were guards. 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Their work is rewarded by the rich understanding the dancers have derived from acting out the meanings of such poetical works as The Congo, by Vachel Lindsay, I Walked With God Today, and a folk tune, Sweet Betsy From Pike. The officers are Elizabeth Bess and Elizabeth Kaminski, co- managers. Folk 617166 In gayly hued peasant cos- tumes, such as these, the Folk Dance Club has performed dances of Swedish, Danish, Nor- wegian, Swiss, Italian and Rus' sian origin. The repertoire grows rapidly because the group is both apt ahd talented. The co-man- agers are Helen Sujecki and Elizabeth Bess. 0 SH E'-a igiw 'Y Q SSW - . E . E i 54. Q S fm xl X , Y R .fi OH! in-. ,HIM x'-MQ 27 34132-x 1 1 1 1: pi-'Rl-f .4 47 +A I-'I ,Q .Q rl A X . if if A ' gvy. f -k', v? ww by 'E Ac ,iw an , . Pg Q N Hx, MS Q , A4, , I' K ' 5,5 . . X . '67 . . fil igflg 'Rf .. ' 4' 1 W I af! X .xg fi- Qksij 'J' K in S g it 'Q T be day lil' over: T. 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