Shelton High School - Argus Yearbook (Shelton, CT)

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Honor Students Christine Agnes Smith, Albert Joseph Walcek Valedictorian Salutatorian Barbara Mary Perry Elizabeth Eloise Zaskalicky Virginia Lee Peterson Herman Michael Pastore William Edward Stone 23

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RICHARD E. W. VARGOSHE Somehow he never has his as- signments done on time. When Dick calls the Square Sets, the rafters ring and the couples swing. He'll go to college on the profits from the chicken farm. FRANCES ELIZABETH VOLLARO Fran helps out in the store during the recess rush. What causes that twinkle in her eyes? She isn't always so quiet as she seems. ALBERT IOSEPH WALCEK Al is the president of the French Club. That brief case is full of books that are really studied. Einstein, beware! - here is your rival! LORRAINE BETTY WARREN Peanuts is a V girl - V for vim, vigor, and vitality. She gets all her energy from pea- nuts. Her interests lie in out- of-town boys. WILLIAM DAZZE WEIMANN Look for Butch either at Smarz's or the Community Cen- ter. He is interesting to talk to. Butch has that certain something which makes him popular with everyone. RICHARD THEODORE WELLS Archie is one of the few that really try. Life had no troubles for him. He joined the Navy to see the world. MARSHALL WILDE WILLIAMS Oats is very much interested in airplanes. Girls don't seem to interest him much. I-Ie's always deep in a dream. I-IANFORD WILSON Hanford is a faithful member of the State Guard. Silence us- ually reigns. When he speaks. he does so in a deep, low voice. IOSEPH WYSOWSKI Wis has the nicest white teeth you've ever seen. He is rarely seen at school affairs. Can he play a harmonica! ELIZABETH E. ZASKALICKY Liz is a whiz in her commer- cial studies. Her many duties include being business manager for the FOCUS and bookkeeper for the war stamp sales. She never rests until her tasks are done.

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Class History Prologue: The Class of 1943-the fourth class of its kind in almost fifty years. We have the unique distinction, if you please, of being the fourth class to graduate from the Shelton High School during wartime in almost half a century. Being the product of a country at war, we have a feeling of kin- ship to that other great graduating class of this warring nation-the United States Army. We have, therefore, taken the liberty of comparing our four years of study at this institution to the life of an American soldier from his induction into the army until he receives the stripes of a sergeant. September l, 1939-Nazi Blitzkreig into Poland! A week later an official notice appeared to the effect that all candidates for Camp Shelton should appear for induction on September seventh. When we were all accounted for on that first big day, we were ushered into the large auditorium. The meeting was presided over by Lieutenant Colonel Karl K. Tarbell. commander of the camp. He assigned us to our barracks known as home rooms. Then started our long period of studying and training that would eventually make us First Class Privates, or Sophomores. There were many fields of service and each trainee signed for the course that in the next four years at camp would bring him to his goal. Some, not very many, wanted to enter the Offi- cers' Training School, or college, when graduated: so they took the College Course that required long hours of studying. Others wished to become engi- neers and they embarked on the course that included mathematics, a very necessary subject in determining how to build a bridge that will permit a thirty-two ton tank to cross it. A larger group were more interested in the financial and commercial fields and their needs were provided for in the Commercial Course that would eventually make them Technical Corporals and Sergeants in the Bookkeeping and Paymasters' Department. Others took a more general course to train them for the field units. To lead us through this initial year of our training, George Fette was made Acting Corporal. There were numerous assemblies during the year, but the two most important were: the pep assembly before the Thanksgiving Day game in which Captain Eddie Finn, coach of the football team, gave a stirring talk, as did also the co-captains of the team: and a Christmas assembly in which we heard from the verse choir, the Glee Club and the Dramatics Club. Being only yard- birds in This Man's Army , we weren't allowed to participate in football or track events, but we sent a fine array of cagers for the basketball team. We also had an equally large group representing us on the baseball team. On May twenty-first some of the musical members of Camp Shelton put on a music festival. It was under the able supervision of Lieutenant Hames of the W.A.A.C.s and Captain DeMarco, one of our instructors. On Iune seventh we helped the U.S.O. put on the first dance we were permitted to attend. It was a big party with plenty of games, food and dancing. One popular club of our first year at camp was the handicraft club. There were eighteen U.S.O. members in it. They made mittens, dresses, scarfs, handkerchief edges: and learned to crochet. Virginia Pisacane was President: Norma Goad was Vice-President: and the Treasurer was Louise Bennati. And so ended our first year in the Army. With our basic training completed, it was on the nineteenth of Iune that we all were advanced to the rank of First Class Pri- 24