Simsbury High School - Yearbook (Simsbury, CT)

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CLASS HISTORY I am the bust of Teddy Roosevelt. For many years I have lived on the corner next to the office in Simsbury High School. Below me hundreds of students have passed every year, and I know many secrets. But the students about which I would like to tell you now are those of the class of I95O. This story begins on a September morning in I946. For weeks I had rested in silence upon my perch, then one day many boys and girls burst into my home. I recognized most of them, but there were several new faces - 79 in all. These were the new freshmen - scared and confused. For the first few days I saw more than one freshman go into the office with the familiar complaint, I'm lost. Gradually they gained confidence, and one day they all filed into Study Hall, where they elected class officers, under the guidance of Mr. Henebry who proved during his four years as their class advisor to be an able organ- izer and a real friend to them. They closed the door so I couIcln't hear what was said, but I heard the news later. Norman Mainville was chosen to be president, Paul Stumpf, vice-president, Harriet Dunning, secre- tary, and Chester Miskill, treasurer. They started right to work, too, giving a food sale in January, and a dance in April, and sponsoring the Red Cross drive in March. Filled with sorrow at the thought of coming back in the fall they left for the summer vacation. School had started again and I noticed a group of students who looked vaguely familiar. Well! It was those freshmen of the year before, but looking so much more confident and at home that I hardly recognized them. Having chosen their class officers the year before, with Tom Clark as president, Tom Berberich, vice- president, Janet Decker, secretary, and Michael Dlubac, treasurer, they were ready for their first class meeting. The year started with the ordering of class rings and the sponsoring of a food sale. Among other activities, they gave a St. VaIentine's Day Dance, and conducted another Red Cross drive. At the last meet- ing, class officers were chosen as usual, and everyone was prepared for a vacation. There was something for them to look forward to now, however, and this was the fact that from now on, they would be upper- classmenl Spending two and one half months on a pedestal with nothing to look at is very dull, but September came, and there among the happy students was the class of '50 looking very ambitious. James Temperilli was president, Henry Kane, vice- president, Janet Scheidel, secretary, and Mike Dlubac, treasurer. There was a lot of talking among the iuniors and I overheard them voicing their intention to win the plaque. They gave a Thanksgiving Dance, and tried a new idea, selling Simsbury High Hats. I didn't see the Variety Show they gave for the Mile of Dimes drive fwhich incidentally broke all records as they collected nearly Sl6Ol but according to all reports it was en- thusiastic if not refined. Having made the year a financial success they gave the Junior Prom as a treat to the school. They went into the red, but it was a glorious social suc- cess with a magnificent orchestra and extravagant decorations. It was agreed by all but a prejudiced few fthe other three classesl that it was the best dance ever given at Simsbury High School. Summer was nearing and they voted to send Frank Passini, Henry Kane, and Bruce Weston to Boys' State. To Girls' State they chose to send Harriet Dunning, Janet Collier, and Diana Martin. Losing the plaque by one point was disappointing, but after choosing class officers and the yearbook staff they were hopeful that next year would be their big year. It wasn't until late June that school closed for the summer, and the future senior class members left for what would be their last high school summer vacation. Only a few months ago I remember them filing enthusiastically into the study hall for their first time as bona-fide Seniors, and it was impossible not to notice the changes they had undergone. I could tell by their determination and spirit of cooperation that they would have a successful year. Because of the exceptional job he had done, James Temperilli was re-elected class president. Raymond Fraser had be- come vice-president and Dorothy Hall was elected secretary. Michael Dlubac was again put in charge of their fabulous treasury. Henry Kane was made chairman of their Harvest Dance which featured among the decorations a Scarecrow smoking a cigar, and also at this meeting they chose Alice Babbitt to plan the social hour. Helen Kelly and her committee ran a Christmas card sale to defray expenses on the year-book. This proved to be a big financial boost to the class, largely due to the effort of the committee. The Senior Play, Honor Bright , with Mr. Miele directing, and Miss Covert supervising make-up, was a big hit. From my perch I have heard tentative plans for the Senior Prom and Banquet after which the class of I950 will be iust one of the many to have graduated from Simsbury High School. The Yearbook which they edited and called The Half Century was bigger, better, and less expen- sive, than the yearbooks of any previous classes. This may be attributed to the cooperation of the class of T950 as a group, the yearbook staff with Janet Collier and Henry Kane as editors, and the able advice of Mrs. Beechinor. Although it causes little plaster-of-Paris tears to flow down my cold cheeks and over my moustache when I think that I will never see the 1950 Seniors again, I feel proud knowing that later in lite they will think sometimes of Simsbury High and me. THE END Bruce Weston Marilyn Toof Harriet Dunning Barbara Nielson

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J f I 'E I7 -J DORIS MAE VIOLETTE ' 64 r hair, dark as night, her smile, oh so bright! I lu amati Club 3 Christmas Seals 3 Christmas Carcl Committee 4. b 2 'QV 2 ' 2 ' ' . .vlggyery sm-ile plus carefree waysbest describe her . . . one of Doris' I lt uts ndin eatures is er beautiful dark hair . . . came to us in her Junior year . . . t ' ' is very attrdctive, we know that she will go far in her modeling career. JA, iffy iff ' BRUC LOUIS NIIESTON ' nowle Varsity Track , , ntrigmur ootballf 4 Dance Committee 4 Senior Pl y 4 Glee Club 3, Boys' State 3, Mile O' 'Dimes 3, Honor Society 3, 4, Varsity Football 2 ' 2 ' .9 2 - f Bruce . . . an able controverseri. . . try and name a book he hasn't read . . . his M memory and eye brows amaze us . . . dry humor is one of his outstanding features . . . Because Bruce is intelligent and has an affable personality, we may expect great things from him. MU' fide I 55 1 D T NS -sk EDWARD RICHARD WIMPFHEIMER Tw' .JL Sgt lt's so tiring - how these teac Intramural Basketball 2, 3, 4, lntramu Intramural Football 3, 4, Intramural Soccer 4, Track 3, Glee Club 4. W' . . . farmer to be . . . always will be .remembered by his quick answers Impy in English Class . . . Oh, that red hdirl I I I X ' Nj I M j7f7W dge that is not power. f 3, Intramural Softball 4, Dramatic Yearbook Staff 4 ELIZABETH MOIR WILSON A sweet attractive kind of grace. Dramatic Club 2, 3, Food Sale Committee 2, Art Club 2, Glee Club 3, Dance Committee 3, Sage 4, Christmas Card Committee 4, Senior Play 4, Shorthand Certificate 4, Yearbook Staff 4. Betty . . . always looks so nice . . . her dreams are so amusing . . . dancing Scottish eyes . . . is one of our busy Sage typists . . . getting those blushes is fun . . . has a sweet smile for everyone and vice versa. ,S n xii' 64 J if X 73-7xds0 i W ff 0' hers insist on having their own way. Xb' f ral Softball 3, 4, Intramural Volleyball 3, 4, I 25

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CLASS WILL AND PROPHECY Be it known to all persons, that we, the class of T950 of the Town of Simsbury, in the County of Hart- ford, in the State of Connecticut, do hereby make, publish, and declare this will and testament, combined with the optimistic and unrealistic prophecy of our class in years to come, to be the last and final state- ment of the class of 1950. All the knowledge that we didn't absorb we leave to the teachers to use again in their future classes. To Mr. Dodge we bequeath our file of forged ex- cuses, a box of hair rinse to cover the gray hairs that we caused, and an electric eye to catch all the little dears who attempt to skip. To the ianitors we leave all the scuffed and worn spots that were made by our class to patch up to the best of their ability. Oliver Dewey, our potential bookie, bequeaths his lifetime subscription to the Police Gazette to Phil Martinelli, who we hope knows how to tead. Marilyn Denalsky leaves her knack for getting boy friends to Dorothy McKinnie, so that Marilyn can keep her mind completely on her nursing vocation. Janet Saunders leaves her height to Norman Granger so she can play basketball with the New York Knickerbockers. Harriet Dunning bestows her Charles Atlas course upon Robert Gilbert. Harriet intends to be a jockey at all the better race tracks and to help Oliver by fixing races. Alice Babbitt leaves John Grishky Bogus? ln the future we will see Alice a prominent sportswriter. Lucy Laughlin, Helen Kelly and Shirley Seymour leave a quantity of their hostess abilities to the under- graduate girls who need them. These girls intend to go as a group to Washington, D. C., to become party- givers for the government, who will use them to promote a more friendly relationship between Harry and Joe. Arlene Cleary leaves with her memory of Mr. James Gilland still aflame. We are all anxiously waiting to see Arlene in her new army outfit. To Pierre Balch, Jack Mirick leaves his violent cravates, and we hope he knows what to do with them. When he grows up, John intends to be an engineer-choo-choo-that is. Barbara Nielson leaves her neat clothes to Lloyd Temple, but he'll be forced to goto Scotland if he is going to wear them. Bob's future ambition is to be a Hot Rod Driver. Nancy Stevens leaves her gay but refined person- ality to Eric Hellwig so that she can be head sour puss in the pickle-tasting department at Heinz. Bob Pierce leaves his poor excuses for not doing homework to Orin Stacy. Bob intends to be a genius in the fields of medicine and athletics by the age of 24. Donn Laughlin, who is planning to be an infer- ior decorator at Gimble's Department Store, leaves his paint brushes to anyone with a bottle of turpen- tine. Marilyn Mather leaves her ease and experience with the mysteries of English Grammar to Joan Welter. She won't be needing it for soon she will be flying with Allan. Henry Cummings leaves with burning thoughts of Janet. Henry will be made the world's famous pilot by flying around the world in 24 hours. Grace Little leaves her optimistic views to any pessimistic underclassman, to become a make-up artist in Max Factor's Hollywood. Paul Koistinen leaves his cheery smile to Diana Strider. We are sure Paul will own all the First Na- tional Stores in the country. Fred Hall leaves his beautiful brown wavy hair to Charles Messenger, so he can go on to wrestle Gorgeous George without a worry in the world. Dorothy Hall leaves all the Seniors' unused crepe paper to the Juniors so she can assist Donn Laughlin with his decorating. Beverly and Barbara Hoffert leave their calm, philosophical attitude toward life to Peggy Floyd so they can achieve their life-long ambition to become night-club entertainers. Henry Beans Kane bequeaths his athletic abili- ties to Kenneth Loveioy before he departs to become assistant dress designer to Lilly Dache. Ruth Kliorkaitis leaves her assumed innocent' ways to Jean Despard. Ruthy plans to give correspondence courses on How to Get Your Man in 5 Easy Lessons. Diana Martin bestows upon John Raskauskas her ability to concentrate. Diana will run a fashionable girls' school to be known as The Primrose Academy for Young Maidens. Bruce Weston leaves by the back door to go into the counterfeiting profession without any qualms. Frank Passini leaves his unused text books to Whitey Krasnoger. Frank expects to run the exclusive casino in the back room of the Simsbury House. Lea Roy Hutchinson bestows his baby blue eyes upon anyone who can put them to such good advan- tage. Lea Roy plans to pull the switch at Wethersfield and give people the shock of their lives. Jean Gietek leaves her heart-breaking ability to Lorraine Vincent so she can take care of her one and only. Elaine Cashman leaves her complete homework to Billy Balch. We are sure that her future medical secretary position will prove favorable. Alice Banning leaves her personality to Danny Ross. She plans to write a manual on marriage. Barbara Benoit leaves her charms to any desirable junior in order to devote all her time to her fish market motto: If it floats, we have it. Janet Decker, the future star of Young Widow Brown leaves her quiet and reserved manner to Esther Passini. Ruth DeGray leaves her place by the radiator to Margie Ostop to become a disc-jockey over WSHS. Bobby Domin leaves his smile to Diana Strider before becoming a commercial artist.