Sheffield High School - Sentinel Pines Yearbook (Sheffield, MA)

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Evelyn Winters — Evelyn — the quietest of all. It must be that Evelyn believes that silence is golden. She agrees with the majority, which is a step in mixing with society. Now we have unveiled our accomplishments and hopes for the future and this is the proof of what has made us such outstanding students of Sheffield High School. Arthur Coons Evelyn Winters ■G )» ' (§ £ ■ Class Prophecy Time : Summer of 1956, ten years after graduation of the class of ' 46. Several members are back to Sheffield to attend the dedication of the new Sheffield High School, a beautiful one-story brick colonial style structure, with gymnasium, swimming pool, and athletic field. Elaine speaks as they stand on the lawn, watching Mr. Hartley cut the ribbon that will open the new building. Elaine: Remember our class president, Erma Funk? What happened to her, Ann? Ann : She always wanted to be a nurse. She is now school nurse and has taken the pulse and temperature of many a sick kid, in the teachers ' room. Speaking of Erma, what happened to her chum, Sophia? Hattie : She went to college and became a physical education director. According to headlines she is still a star of basket ball. Yes, she is still putting them through the ring, and I understand she put her finger through one about a year ago. Elaine: Her sister Helen always liked to travel. What is she doing now? She was last seen passing through South Dakota on the back of her sister Nadia ' s trailer. I guess Helen still hasn ' t found a place to settle down. Hattie: Remember bashful Pete Pshenishny? Do you know what he has been doing? Upon graduation Peter went into the army. He stayed in for a while. I thought he ' d work on the farm when he got out, but he didn ' t. He is now salesman for Goo, Goo and Goo baby foods. Elaine: Imagine that! A baby-food salesman from the class of ' 46. What happened to his sister, Anne? Ann : She went to modeling school in New York. She modelled at Russeks and Saks and is now strutting across the covers of Vogue, Mademoiselle and Montgomery Ward ' s Catalogue. Hattie : Why, look, isn ' t that Betty Geer over there? You know that Betty attended Berkshire Business College but her heart never was in bookkeeping. That certain sailor returned and now she is raising a family garbed in sailors ' dungarees. Elaine: Jean Armstrong always wanted to be a great singer. She was training her voice while in school and kept on with it for a while after graduating. She is now a member of the vocal quartet made up of Cass Daley, Judy Canova, Jerry Colonna and Jean. Ann: Who is that man over there with all those dogs on one leash? Why, I do be- lieve it is Peter Malnati. Did I ever tell you girls what happened to Peter?

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Statistics Nineteen hundred and forty-five will always be remembered as the year the war ended peace followed and we, the great class of 1946, became lords and masters of Sheffield High School. (Listen to our tall tales.) Ira Markham — Bucky was our class heart-throb until Uncle Sam called him. Don ' t worry, girls, we have another one. Mildred Tatsapaugh — Mil is one of those telephone operators. Someday Mil will connect herself with a certain Sailor from East Canaan. Peter Malnati — Pete is our Valedictorian and brains. Pete has his heart set on going to Cornell — don ' t let the lassies keep you from your homework, Pete Dorothy Orcutt — Dot ' s ability in commercial work will get her far. Watch out for the business men, Dot. Arthur Coons — Art, the company enjoyed by all. He is very well liked and manages to make use of his Art in teasing. Your fields are broad, Artie, make use of them. Natalie Hall — Nat is our class baby-tender. She gets the pay for watching the small fry, but we hear the small fry take their turn in watching. Peter Pshenishny — Pete is our other class heart-throb. Prettysoon UncleSamwill have you too, Pete. What will the girls do then? Especially the blonde from East Canaan? Elaine Samuels — Elaine is building up hopes of living in a trailer and someday going out west to buy a ranch. Hope you succeed, Elaine. Anne Pshenishny — Anne ' s big blue eyes and blonde hair will get her to New York — or any where for that matter. Jean Armstrong — Jean, beware of those boys. After all, you want to go to college, don ' t you? Betty Geer — Betty is planning on going to Business School. Will you still go if a certain Sailor comes home? Erma Funk — Erma strove during her high school years to get a good foundation for nursing. Now she is all set and we ' ll soon have another Florence Nightingale. Helen Shmulsky — Helen wants to travel and we know she will. She ' s planning to go to Boston but we hear her destination is Denver. Cece Small — Cece is our other Florence Nightingale. Watch the internes at St, Francis, Cece. Margie Curtiss — Margie is the smallest by far but don ' t judge by size. Her road is long and narrow but she manages to get around — the west coast is her limit. Hattie Pixley — Hattie is an all ' round girl who belongs to the whole class. Hattie manages her affairs without difficulty and though some hurdles be high, she will do her best to clear them. Ann Small — Ann is a timid type of girl but did well through these past four years. But behind the switch board with plenty of numbers, she ' ll make a strike. Sophia Shmulsky — Sophia spends her spare time in playing cards and window gazing at the boys ' baseball games. Sheffield has much in store when Sophia returns as their Physical Education teacher.

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f 6 }: No, What? Hattie I Ann : Well, he was so fond of studying, that upon graduating he went to college. He studied to become a veterinarian, and is now well-known as Dr. Peter Malnati, Jr., the man who will cure your kittens. Hattie : Well, we always knew he ' d make a name for himself. Let ' s see now, who else was in our class? Oh, yes, what ever happened to our little typist, Dorothy Orcutt? Elaine: Remember how we all thought Dot would be an old-maid secretary at Wheeler and Taylor ' s? Well, one day a good-looking salesman came in and as he left, Dot was seen breezing out behind him and she hasn ' t been heard of since. Ann: Yes, and her pal Mildred hasn ' t been doing so bad for herself either. She got tired of saying Number please and has anchored the Navy down in a sweet little home in East Canaan. She has also written a book on How to be the Domineering and Force- ful Type in Ten Easy Lessons. Hattie: Well, those commercial gals really knew their business. What ever hap- pened to Evelyn Winters? Elaine: I received a letter from her the other day and she is her husband ' s private secretary. I guess she wouldn ' t trust anyone else with the job. Ann: I don ' t blame her. There is Natalie over there in a sunbonnet. She looks like a farmerette. Hattie : Well, she went to Russell Sage for a year but some unknown force drew her home again. They say she makes a pretty good farmerette on Brush Hill. Elaine: Natalie, a farmerette? What a surprise. Where ' s our little class actress, Margie? Ann: Oh, she attended dramatic school and is about ready to make a picture in Hollywood. She has had parts in several radio programs. She has played Mrs. Noose- baum in Allen ' s Alley, John ' s Other Wife from the program of the same name, and appeared as a guest star on People are Funny. Hattie: Yes, Margie, always did have talent. Remember her in our class play, Mr. Beane from Lima? I think that ' s what really started her on her way. Elaine: By the way, has anyone heard from Arthur Coons since he graduated? Ann: Why yes, didn ' t you know? He is now co-owner of the Coons ' Mow ' em and Rake ' em, Lawn Mowing Service. Hattie: The last male member of our class was Bucky Markham. Uncle Sam called him before graduation. He served his two-year term with the Navy and now he is serving a life term with Joan. Elaine: Cece went into training after graduating, didn ' t she, Ann? What is she doing now? Ann: Cece practiced her profession for a few years, but soon took on a new ambition. She married an electrician and is now raising little Watts and Kilowatts. Hattie : What have you been doing, Ann? We haven ' t heard a thing about you so far. Ann: Well, as you know, I was telephone operator when I graduated and Elaine: Yes, we know. Now you are a home operator and your line is busy with the family wash.