Shelton High School - Argus Yearbook (Shelton, CT)

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Class Wzll We the Class of 1942 of the Shelton H1gh School C1ty of Shelton County of Farrfreld State of Connect1cut Unlted States of Amerrca be1ng of sound mrnd and body do make pubhsh and declare th1s to be our last W1ll and Testament hereby revok1ng all other and former Wrlls by us at any tlme made We the Senzor Class remorsefully leave to our faculty the peace and quret wh1ch they have farled to enloy dur1ng our bnef solourn I George Ryan do leave my bed of roses rn B2 to D1Ck1e Iefferson provrded that he l1ves up to the standards of that noble pos1t1on We Mary Mrtel and Marguerlte Tonuccl w1ll our art1st1c ab1l1ty to Norma Goad and Helen Manna It IS our w1ll that Nancy Schmldt leave her constant use of the addlng machme to Elrzabeth Zaskal1cky We Cork Tlerney and Bob Menustrk bestow upon Freddle and Lou1se our grand romance I Alrce Fortrer do hereby w1ll my t1tle of Wolfess to Glorra Walsh May she enyoy taklng up where I left off' I Irene Zlmolag cheerfully grant my deep 1nterest IH the Glee Club to V1rg1n1a P1sacane I W1ll1am West leave my unusual style of wearmg unl1ke socks to any Iun1or who w1ll have the nerve to don flashrer ones than I drd We Sh1rley Place and Anna Walsh rellnqulsh the second table 1n the chem lab to any young Iumors w1ll1ng to take up the task of calhng the fue department every Wednesday Just 1n case' It has also been decrded that Arthur Petnllo much deservlng of the honor w1ll be the he1r to the p1ano accomplrshments of Douglas Whlttaker I Marlon Gooley present my unusual glggle to R1ta Albery I Helen Zaskahcky leave my typmg abrllty and afternoon sesslons to Herman Pastore hopmg that he too may occaslonally flnd tlme for drnner I Mlchael Casso hand down my toupee of curls to Iames Beatrrce and guarantee that he w1ll never have to use curlers I Don Cocks unw1ll1ngly leave Betsy 1n the hands of some other Romeo but hope he wont be so farthful as I am I Dorothy Heusser bestow upon Bermce Loper my unruffled and trdy harr do and pray that she w1ll be as farthful as I have been to hours of ted1ous work rn front of the mrrror I Angel DeMarco submlt my bookkeeplng wornes to Eleanor Drxon and remlnd her that there are very many of them before the end of the year arrrves We Iean Stockmal and Helen DuBrava w1ll our up to date wardrobes to Chrrstme Smlth and Babe DeMarco I Dorothy Anderson w1ll my good nature and sweet smlle to Barbara Perry I Elrzabeth Ioc1tus w1ll my naturally blonde tresses to Gladys Kudej I Iamce McLean grant anybody the use of my newly acqulred spec tacles rf he needs help 1n f1nd1ng h1s way through the fog A peaches and cream complexxon has been donated to Tommy Ryan by that sweetheart of the senior class Iack Dalton I Iulra Wa ecke bestow my 1nterest 1n the Unknown Boys Athletrc Club upon two capable sophomores Rlta Rrbas and lane Ef1metz I Tom Savarese permrt the use of my m1ll1on excus s for be1ng late or for go1ng to see the coach to Ray Ott I Rose ChUp1Ck leave my tranqurlhty to Clara Canganelll We Frank Horvath and Frank Kosewskl mournfully QIVG up our posr t1ons as tlcket collectors at all the games to any Iunrors who w1ll be falthful to the task and w1ll enloy 1t . 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 11 . . . . 1 1 . . . . ,, ,, . 1 1 - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 , . 1 1 - 1 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 1 1 , . 1 1 11 11 - - - - 1 1 1 1 ' ' 1 1 ' 1 1 . 1 1 ' . I. . . 1 . , I ., , , . Q 1 1 v 1 1 - 1 1 '

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Class P1 ophecy LANDONA LILLIAN YOIA emrnent chrld psychologrst who was vrsrtmg wrth her felt th1s to be an rdeal spot for a summer camp for underprlvrleged crty ch1ldren A good rdea and worth rnvestrgatrng As we neared our destrnatron I notrced a placard 1nv1t1ng attendance to a fashron show to be presented by ANGELINE DE MARCO rnternatronally known modrste Out of sheer cur1os1ty I dropped rn for a few moments and found department store magnate RICHARD NOWAKOWSKI rn con sultatron wrth NANCY SCHMIDT general manager of the show MAR GUERITE TONUCCIS models seemed to make the greatest lmpressron on them They were rdeal 1n style for the modern young busmess woman At the hotel I found ANN DZWONCZYK well known av1atr1x stranded by lack of funds Her ab1l1ty was unmrstakable so I had her fly me to Borse Idaho Here I made arrangements whlch entered her rn the Flyrng Races and provrded enough funds to carry her comfortably untrl then She rmmedrately contacted the best mechanrc she knew IOHN MUCHISKY and asked hrm to tune her shrp for the test When the news began to spread HELEN ZASKALICKY feature Wrrter for the Chrcago Sun called for an mtervrew VIG telephone lust before we left the f1eld RAY STOCKMAL the lone flyer came rn from a secret mrssron on whlch he sard he had been successful As long as I was here I felt I mrght as well V1S1I some of the lead mrnes Not far from them I saw a cluster of cottages wh1ch proved to be a nursery marntarned by PEGGY BASSETT for ch1ldren whose mothers were the communrty I assured her these would be provrded by the fund and left The next morn1ng I drove on to Butte Montana On the outskrrts of the crty I stopped for lunch At the tea room I met IANICE MCLEAN who was dean of a school for rncorrrgrble boys She was returnmg to the school wrth one of the rnstructors ROSE CHUPICK and a group of her charges The work of rehabrlrtatron whrch they were dorng was excellent and I found that wh1le funds were suffrclent an endowment to msure 1ts cont1nuat1on was necessary Here rndeed was a worthwhrle cause On through the Dakotas and rnto Mmnesota I drove A cloud of steam brought me to a halt rn a heavlly wooded area The radrator needed water I Walked a short drstance to a lumber camp where the foreman FRANCIS HEIM had rt attended to He sard they had stopped for the day 1n order not to drsturb FRANK KOSEWSKI the dlrector who was f1lm1ng some of the scenes for hrs prcture Call of the Trmberland Thrs was an adaptatron of NELLO CRASILLIS real l1fe experrences as a hermrt rn the wrlds GENEVIEVE POWELL sard she found the scrrpt easy to wnte for the story ltself was so lucrdly presented After a late lunch I journeyed on I had a report to make to my em ployers and must get to Chrcago by noon of the next day I totaled my expendrtures checked my notes and decrded that 1f ever another such opportumty came my way, I should accept 1t for after more than twenty years I had seen all of my classmates agarn RUTH GILL Charrman MARIAN GOOLEY ELIZABETH IOCITUS MARY TALCIK ALICE FORTIER IAMES SHANLEY I working. She said she needed larger quarters in order to meet the needs of

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Class MGI! I Wmona T1ce offer my sweet and cheerful d1spos1t1on to Bette Ledger I Frances Wxllrams leave my Shelton shyness and my Mxlford affalrs to any deservmg underclassman who flnds the r1de to M11ford as enyoyable as I have I Angelo Cots do bequeath my southern tr1ps to any Iumor who needs the sunsh1ne and the ducks I Ray B1enkowsk1 g1ve Frances lrchy my place as Shelton H1gh School serenader and hope she w1ll f1ll all her encores w1th polkas We Helen Pecylak and Iames Shanley do hereby w1ll our s1lence to Clare Shanley and Paul Kasshe1mer who need a l1ttle ton1ng down I Irene Hush leave my Bette Davls ab1l1ty to Ioan Hogan I Anna Walsh should hke to leave my damty walk to Sally Perry We thmk 1t f1tt1ng that Ioseph Hopkms should w1ll1ngly surrender h1S romantlc moods unto George Glover I Donald B1ess1ng reserve my parklng space on H111 Street for any I amor who may deslre a good place to get a car rollmg when 1t wont start I Rose Mas contnbute my g1ft of gab to R1ta O Br1en I Count Stockmal leave my re1gn over volumes of books to Wlllldm Stone I Teddy Fredencks hereby bestow a few 1nches of my manly he1ght upon Henry F1tol who certamly needs them I Pete Roog leave my or1g1nal ptterbug steps to Roland Page who doesnt seem to be do1ng too badly for h1mse1f I Walt Hylwa leave my angellc expresslon to anyone who can bluff as well as I can I Chub Domurad do mournfully leave to the pho ography chalrman of the 43 Argus my zoot su1t my flash camera wh1ch IS always located 1n the left h1p pocket and a few new bulbs 1n the other pocket I Carol1ne Keneston present my techmque on the dance floor to Eleanor Thornfeldt and hope that she may be able to dodge b1g out of town feet as well as I have I Dorothy D1dsbury g1ve my pos1t1on as OII1C1Gl poster maker for the Current Events Club to anyone as ongxnal as I have been We Ruth G1ll and Dot Rogowsk1 w1ll our sk1ll on the basketball court to Lorrame Warren and Dorothy Padla regrett1ng that we cant g1ve them a httle of our extra helght We the s1x semor glrls of the fourth per1od study do mournfully leave and bequeath our hbrary table near the door to any deservmg group of jumor g1r1s and hope that they w1ll enjoy refreshments there as much as we have We the Sen1or Class leave to those who f1ll our shoes our mlghty re1gn over the underclassmen We the Sen1or Class sympathencally donate to our falthful jamtors new brooms dustpans wastepaper baskets non breakable keys and a blow torch for the locks In Wmtness Whereof We Iamce McLean Nancy Schm1dt Helen DuBrava Kenneth Kraemer Douglas Wh1ttaker duly authorlzed agents and representa t1ves of the sa1d class of 1942 of the Shelton H1gh School have hereunto subscr1bed our names and afhxed the seal of the sa1d class thls flfteenth day of Iune ln the year of our Lord one thousand nme hundred and forty two Slgned publ1shed and declared by the above named agents and repre sentatlves as and for the last W1ll and Testament of the sa1d class of 1942 of the Shelton H1gh School 1n the presence of us who 1n thelr presence and at thelr request have hereunto subscr1bed our names as attestlng wltnesses EDWARD FINN S1gned VINCENT MURRAY KARL TARBELL 19 1 1 1 ' , 1 11 - 11 - 1 1 . . . 1. . 1 1 1 1 , . 1 1 ' 1 1 ' 1 1 , . . . 1 1 . . . . , . 1 1 - 11 11 .- - - 1 1 1 1 , . 1 1 1 , . . 1 1 5 . 1 1 1 11 11 11 11 - - - 1 1 , . 1 1 1 1 1 1 . . , . 1 1 1 1 1 . 1 1 1 1 A 1 1 1 1 ' - 1 1 1 1 1 1 ' 1 H 1 1 , ' . I - 1 1 1 , .