Shelton High School - Argus Yearbook (Shelton, CT)

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Gir Irene Husti Mildred Landona Dorothy Anderson Helen Zaskalicky Helen Zaskalicky lean Stockmal Helen DuBrava lean Stockmal Irene Husti Stella Comcowich aroline Keneston Nancy Cawthra Ruth Gill Hclen Zaskalicky Frances Williams Nancy Cawthra Helen Zaskalicky Anna Walsh Alice Fortier - - Irene Husti - - Alice Fortier - - Rose Chupik - - Nancy Schmidt - Cora lVI. Tierney Irene Husti - - Ruth Gill - - - Franc s Williams lrcne Husti - - Irene Husti - - Rose Mas - - - Most Popular Best Looking Most Charming Smlle Most Likely to Succeed Did Most for the Class Best Dressed Most Trim Most Collegiate Best Figure Build Iitterbug Best Dancer Wzttiest Best Sense of Humor Champzon Hustler B st Disposition Most Carefree Most Scholarly Most Dignified - Most Versatile - V Most Sociablo - - - Class Flirt - - V - Shyest - e - - Blusher - - Best Looking Couplc f Most Romantic - - - Optimist - - - Class Diplomat - - Most Outspoken - - Actress-Actor - - Class Songbird - Boy Emil Walcek Donald Cocks X Donald Cocks l Iohn Muchisky Emil Walcek Emil Walcek Iohn Dalton Iohn Dalton Henry Domurad Robert Menustik Peter Roog Richard Nowakowski Douglas Whittaker Henry Domurad Emil Walcek lames Shanley Ioseph Hopkins Kenneth Kraemer Donald Cocks - - Robert Menustik - - - Emil Walcek - - Frank Horvath - - Robert Stockmal - A - Iohn Dalton - - Robert Menustik A A - Iohn Dalton - - Ioseph Hopkins - f - Emil Walcck - - - Emil Walcek Raymond Bienkowski Raymond Bienkowski Class Directory ' l Alice Fortier ---- Best All-Round Athlete - - - Robert Menustik

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Class HISLOIY Flash The school newspaper nam1ng contest results 1n the select1on of the name Focus Flash September 3 1941 They are now near1ng the clrmax of the1r great adventure The historical record of the class of 42 has thus far been one of remarkable achievements Attention September 15 1941 The Last Class Elect1on Large Malority elects Emil Walcek for h1s second term as President of the Class H1s assistants are A11ce Fort1er Secretary and Treasurer Frank Horvath Vice President Flash October l 1941 Freshman Welcome Dance under the auspices of the Senior Class At this dance the members of the class of 45 are becom1ng acquamted with the upper classrnen Flash November 20 1941 Thanksgivmg Day Football Game The S H S Football team IS playing 1n Coon Hollow Park Their m1ss1on to this field IS to avenge the defeat handed them by Derby last year Led by the1r CoCapta1ns Menustik and Nowakowski the Galloplng Gaels smash through to the final victory Wllh a score of 27 to 0 For SIX of the players It IS their last game and they are making th1s a grand c11max These players are Menust1k Nowalcowsk1 B1enkowsk1 Stockmal Spey and Dalton Flash December 16 1941 B111 of H1ghts Day The Presidents Proclama students evaluate their privileges as American c1t1zens and pay honor to the1r Amerlcan heritage Flash March 9 1942 Basketball v1ctor1es Coupled Wllh this excellent football season 1S one of basketball Winning 15 out of 20 games they automatlcally qualify to enter the tournament for the state champ1onsh1p 1n basketball Th ir hopes are h1gh for they have defeated Watertown and are now in the semi finals Flash March ll 1942 This is the n1ght of the fateful game with Woodrow W1lson H1gh The result a Shelton defeat But they st1l1 retain the Housaton1c League Champ1onsh1p even though they have missed the state t1tle Flash Nat1onal Defense A Iun1or Red Cross un1t enrolls all the students as members Knltllng groups are meeting to do the1r b1t wh1le many students are enro1l1ng 1n First A1d classes A1r Ra1d Drills Bomb squads first a1ders and a1r raid wardens are on duty at S H S Flash April An interested crowd of parents and students w1tness the per formance of the play Stage Door presented by the outstand1ng dramatic stars of the class of 1942 Flash We regret to 1nform you that due to circumstances over wh1ch we have no control the remainder of th1s program can not be broadcast at th1s time Consult your newspaper for further 1nformat1on Slgnlng off Wllh oceans of love 1 remain your correspondent W1lber P1nshall DONALD BLESSING MARGARET SAVIGNANO lEAN STOCKMAL 14 1 I- - . I R I - . : . . : ' ' , : , 'A 1 - 1 D 3 1 . .1 I 1, . , tion inspires a student panel discussion at an assembly in which the . 1 9. . I - , , I I

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Class Prophecy Good day I am one of the army of bellnngers but my task IS a pleas ant one Today Iune 20th 1965 sees my start on an 1nvest1gat1on for the IOCIIUS Pungent Cheese Factory whrch plans to spend a m11l1on dollars helplng worthwhlle people and organ1zat1ons The 1dea was the bra1n chlld of ROBERT STOGKMAL who made so much money from h1s 1nvent1on of the rat proof trap that he felt 1t hs c1v1c duty to do somethmg for h1s country MARIAN GOOLEY chtef taster for the plant suggested th1s method to ELIZABETH IOCITUS the owner Overloyed at the opportun1ty offered me I determlned to do my best to fulflll the W1Sh9S of my employers Slgndlllng a cab was my f1rst thought although I was later to regret lt for who should come along but ANDREW HITCHKO 1n h1s dtlaptdated 1936 Dodge How he has managed to keep 1t runmng all these years IS a questlon no one has been able to answer The very thought of r1d1ng 1n 1t was nerve wrackmg but makmg the best of 1t I sa1d To the Westmore Arrport I arrlved 1n one p1eC9 although a l1ttle shaken up by the harrowlng r1de on but two wheels Th1s alrport was named for WILLIAM WEST the hero of World War II I hopped 1nto a sleek stream llned plane des1gned by FRANK HORVATH and headed toward San Franc1sco However when the plane was n ar1ng Ryansvxlle I1l1no1s the hostess MARY TALCIK asked us to fasten our b lts for a forced landmg It was the bumptest forced landtnq I ever expect to take What more could I expect though w1th IACK DALTON and KENNETH KRAEMER at the controls Fmdxng Ryansvllle to be a typical small town I dec1ded to statt my 1nvest1gat1on there My f1rst VISII was to the home of the founder and mayor of the communlty GEORGE RYAN who promlsed to show me the htgh llghts and g1ve me all posslble asststance Shash s C1'1ll was our ftrst stop LEY who mslsted that we be h1s dtnner guests Ther was but one brlef 1nterrupt1on WALT HYLWA off1c1al bouncer had to attend to some press mg busmess but the no1se soon subsxded I know the steak was tender but somethmq happened My host took me to the towns leadtng dentlst GLORIA CAIRONE the OIIICG nurs dtd not keep me wa1t1ng but took me dlrectly to DR HENRY DOMURAD who swrftly attended to me He certamly 15 a patnless extractor W1th a few words he extracted from my wallet twenty f1ve dollars He s wasted 1n a small town I scrlbbled a memorandum on my pad for future reference and left I started ln a southerly d1rect1on wlth no lmrnedlate objectlve 1n v1ew After walk1ng for mtles I was offered a lift on a Western Unlon b1cycle as far as Argusv Kentucky by PETE ROOG Here I dec1ded to VISII the Benevolent Hosp1tal for Mental Def ct1ves RUTH GILL the supenntendent of the 1nst1tute welcomed me and was mv gu1de Almost hldden by test tubes 1n the laboratory we found DOUGLAS WHITTAKER so hard at work he was obl1v1ous of our presence In a large sunny room CAROLINE KENESTON was teach1ng a group of 1nmates slmple yet useful arts Here lndeed was an organ1zat1on do1ng 1ts b1t for manklnd wh1ch would be glad to recetve any ass1sta'1ce poss1ble A w1re was all that was necessary Trave11na down the MISSISSIPPI on a r1ver boat I stopped at Memphls Tennessee The stralns of muslc could be heard as I neared the Opera House The brllboard revealed that RAY BIENKOWSKI and h1s Accordtons were presenttng a program of Strauss Waltzes Across the street a glrttenng nlght club ent1ced the populace w1th EMIL TURECEK and h1s Itve band who had as add1t1onal attract1ons BOSE MAS soprano and STELLA ld V I . . . ' . . .. . e ' Here I found our genial host to be my old-time schoolmate, IIMMY SHAN- . . . . e . I . el . . . . 9 . I I .