Shelton High School - Argus Yearbook (Shelton, CT)

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Jlanaag Phyllis Saxton john Brewster Elizabeth Schmidt Aurelia Ballester Mary Trcka Beverly Brown 22

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ANITA MARIE WEBB Let me trip the light fan- tastic? Blondie - Tall and wil- lowy . . . former Milfordite . . . worker . . . Spanish Club . . . cheerful and friendly. JOSEPH WHITE He is well paid that is well satisfied. Joe - Something on his mind . . . we suspect it's a girl . . . quiet and friendly . . . Wetherby's right hand man . . . that complexion . . . tough little football player for three years . . . hey, Doris. WI LLIAM WHEATON WILSON Gravity holds me down. iors . . vociferous sports fan . . . ruddy complexion . . . famous for his ad-libbing. PATRICIA KATHRYN WOODS Calrnness is a great ad- vantage. Pat - Perfect smile . . . hard worker . . artistic ability . . . calm and con- siderate. ELLEN CHARLOTTE ZETTERSTROM Light hair and merry heart are pleasant com- panionsf' El - Platinum blonde . . . quiet in school but? . . . lmylj . . . can be found at the Ansonia Y on Sat- urday night. Glau Uffahm President - MILDRED KAI-ILER Secretary - MARY TAYLOR Treasurer - STEPHEN CHUCKTA Wheat - interest in jun-

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6244 The Class of 1948 aboard the S. S. Shelton began its voyage on the rough seas of sec- ondary education in September, 1944. All were ooking forward to the time when on the merit of our passport, Report Card, we would move to t e third-class deck, then to the second and finally within four years at- tain the prestige of first-class passengers. A As our leaders for this first year of the voyage we elected Robert Kopasz, presidentg Barbara Wakelee, vice-president, Vera Carl- son, secretary: and Alvin Bennati, treasurer. Doris Snedeker, Walter Piorkowski, and Rob- ert Penny were chosen to represent us on the Student Council. Both groups proved them- selves worthy of their appointments, and de- serve much credit for steadying us during this hectic period. The upper-class passengers, taking advantage of our uncertainty in navi- gating these strange waters, dubbed us The Comedy of Errors. Our social activities aboard ship consisted mainly of a Teen Town held every Monday night, where our clubs were organized and a dancing .session enjoyed afterwards. Under the direction of Mrs. Frager, the Freshman Dramatics Club presented several plays for the enjoyment of the fourth-class passengers. The main event of the year was the Freshman Social. For this occasion the deck was set aglow with lights and decorations depicting a spring scene. Why is he always looking out the win- dows? Why is he always walking in the hall? These questions were answered when it was revealed that Mr. Tyrrell had told Robert Merrill to wait in the passageway un- til he arrived. It' seems that Robert Merrill was the only boy in the junior Business Train- ing class and this was Mr. 'I'yrrell's way of preventing the blame for any talking from alling upon him. Many other unforgettable incidents occurred during our first year, in- cluding Mr. Esposito's colossal experiments performed for his third period science class. Poetry has been called the language of romance. Well, perhaps this is trueg how- ever, when Miss Farrell tried to create inter- est in the story, Ivanhoe, by having us write poems, we found that this is not always the case. A typical example of the results of this undertaking was: Bois Gilbert is dead, From a conk on the head. Time marched on, but not fast enough for Danny Simonetti. He appointed himself time-keeper. Then, it was simply a matter of setting the clock ahead a few minutes. lt's safe to say it now, Dan. You've made the grade! ln june we arrived at the Port of Summer Vacation, 1945. Here we put in for ten weeks to allow for much needed repairs. The following September, the S. S. Shel- ton set sail on the second phase of her event- ful journey. Shipmate guides were elected as follows: Charles Husti, president, Alvin Bennati, vice-president, Vera Carlson, sec- retaryg Robert Kopasz, treasurer. Under the capable guidance of our class adviser, Miss Tisi, we conducted a dance called The Harvest Hop. Streamers of yellow, brown, orange and black hung in swirls from the ceiling. Cornstalks, haystacks, cats and a huge harvest moon decorated the walls. The soft lights and the music of Frank Marti's orchestra created a truly en- chanting atmosphere. During this year we selected our class rings. Beverly Brown and our class officers were chosen to represent us on the committee for this selection. We spent many hours in our English class reciting poetry and all of us shall remember Harvey Marsan's excellent recitation of Da Besta Friend. Back on board were Mr. Tarbell, Mr. Finn, Mr. Murray, and Mr. Freiheit, who had been on a special mission during the war YCHFS. Mr. Finn, a great lover of poetry, believed our first year biology class was made up of many potential poets. Each time someone was caught chewing gum, the writing of a poem was in order. Only the class will re- member how many times the students showed their poetic ability! Members of the third class took advant- age of the many clubs available to them. Stu- dents of foreign languages spent many pleas- ant hours participating in the Spanish and French Clubs, while those interested in acting put their talents to use in the Dramatics Club. We all saw the many sweaters, skirts, and other articles that the ambitious Needlecraft Club members made. Some students joined the Philosophy Club. As the months slipped by, we assumed