Smith Academy - Echo Yearbook (Hatfield, MA)

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16 PURPLE AND WHITE ECHO Class Prophecy CHIEF: Henry Betsold REPORTERS: Helen Kochan, Janet Moskowicz Helen and Janet: Hello, Chief. Henry: Well, did you cover that story in Hatfield, Massachusetts: The disappearance of many Smith Academy graduates of 1944 has been a mystery to the public. Janet: The first thing this morning, I interviewed the parents of Mary Majeski. Mary is now living in Hollywood, California, and is a stenographer to Errol Flynn. With all Flynn ' s publicity, hot on the daily news, he couldn ' t ask for a more competent stenographer to keep track of his records than Miss Majeski. I had no trouble in finding out Clara Toczydlowski ' s location. Clara is an Army Nurse serving in the South Pacific. Major Edward Zima, who met her there, is home on furlough. He spoke highly of the sooth- ing effect she has on many homesick sol- diers. Clara Toczydlowski is doing a wonder- ful job. I did have some difficulty in finding out the whereabouts of Edith Filipek, now that she ' s under another name. Living in Dogpatch County, Kentucky, she is the happy wife of Mr. Henry Peter Betsold. Now, with Henry Jr., Peter, Frank, Edith and Suzie, oops! The former Miss Filipek has lost track of time. I didn ' t have to look very hard for Charles Drake. Walking along Fifth Ave- nue here in New York City, I glanced up to see a great big sign advertising, Drake ' s Cakes, Big and Small. Inside, I couldn ' t miss seeing a jolly young man mixing cake batter. How ' s business, Charles? I asked. The successful Charles Drake replied with a smile, Couldn ' t be better; have a Drake ' s cake. Vera Mielesko ' s name was found acci- dently in the advertising column. It read as follows: If you want a home done right, come to Vera ' s Interior Decorating Shop, at 2 Main Street, Northampton, Mass. Ex- cellent service — no waiting, Vera Mielesko, Proprietor. Driving through Texas, I honked my horn at a cowgirl who was taking up plenty of the road while singing a melody and strumming a guitar. To my surprise, it was Laura Bielecki. Laura is the proud owner of a cattle ranch with fifty dashing cow- hands to help her. Helen: Sophy Cackowski is well situated as a secretary to the president of the Mc- Gurgle, McGurgle and McGurgle Co. For this handsome man, Miss Cackowski has proved to be an efficient overtime worker. Upon entering the Holy Trinity Church in Hatfield, I was delighted to notice that a wedding was going to take place. After the familiar tune of Here Comes the Bride, I cast my eyes on two known faces. The marriage vows were beginning: Do you, Edward Malinowski, take Anna to be thy lawful wedded wife? These words were being spoken by another whose face was familiar — Reverend Edward Paszek. Men were flocking to Arthur Murray Dancing School in New York. My curiosity was so great that I walked inside to find a most luscious blonde, Sophie Pinkoski, saying to one of her pupils, a teacher of History in ' 44, One, two, glide, one, cwo, glide. With Miss Pinkcski as instructor, every- one is having an enjoyable time learning to dance. A trip to Washington, D. C, brought me in contact with Helen Serowick. now a typist for President Roosevelt, After re- ceiving a 70 and 80-word pin in S. A. she is doing 90 words a minute on her new job. Miss Serowick ' s career is in the best of hands. Entering the Valley Arena, I was all set to see the great magician, Okas Pokas, who was none other than Albert Vachula saying, Now you see it and now you don ' t. Next came a rabbit out of his hat, after the mysterious words, Abraka Dabraka. Then this fantastic turbaned creature left the amazed audience. Up went the sign, 50c if you want to see more. Mr. Vachula doesn ' t have to work very hard for a living, does he?!!

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SMITH ACADEMY 15 Edith Filipek, neat and rather tall, Didn ' t want to come back from New York at all. As our class treasurer she always did well, And at White Eagle dances is quite a belle. This dark-haired girl — Laura Bielecki A cowgirl would like to be She is small and full of fun And her guitar music pleases everyone. Sophy Cackowski, our small quiet classmate, To English class is almost always late. When she smiles she sure is sweet, And her dancing is hard to beat. Here comes the class president with his stunning good looks, The business manager of the school papers and the yearbook. He manages athletics, and as King in the play, Ed Paszek ' s famous line was, Put that night gown away. Irene Zelewicz, the class Salutatorian, is a cheer leader by trade, Also on the basketball team a snappy guard she made. In the senior play she did excel As Mary Jane, a charming Southern Belle. Albert Vachula played sports 1, 2, and 4, - On the basketball team he had a regular score, And on the baseball team a catcher was he, And as soccer captain he lead his team to victory. Mary Majeski, the manager of the girls ' basketball team, Is the valedictorian of our class. In the play, she was right on the beam Matilda and Tom made a very good team. Sophie Pinkoski, the blond of our class, As a pastime she leads the babies across the grass. With Vera Mielesko you always see her, And the S. A. boys like to tease her. Henry Betsold, the prize speaker of our class, Is a whiz at the score board, everyone can tell For four years not a home game did he miss In the senior play he did extremely well. CLARA TOCZYDLOWSKI ' 44 CHARLES DRAKE ' 44 ALBERT VACHULA ' 44

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SMITH ACADEMY 17 I found Irene Zelewicz working for Frank Sinatra. Taking care of his business seems to be a side line with her. Sitting on his knees and listening to his enchanting voice is hardly the job of a private secretary. Personally, Miss Zelewicz doesn ' t have any objections. Verna Skorupski can be found at any time working as a saleswoman in Fibsey Wibsey ' s bargain basement. As I was ap- proaching her counter, I overheard Verna saying to a Mr. Five by Five, Size 54? Why I think size 24 would fit you perfectly. Whatever happened to Miss Skorupski ' s business career cannot be explained. Henry: Well, does that take care of all the graduates in the class of ' 44? Janet: Chief, I couldn ' t find the where- abouts of Helen Kochan. Helen: There is one I couldn ' t find either. Her name is Janet Moskowicz. Henry: Well, it ' s just lucky that I happen to know the whereabouts of those two girls. If I recall, they ' re both married, but I quite can ' t recall how many chi ldren each has. 1 recall when I was in high school how they always stuck together and they ' re the same now. They have a two apartment house — one family upstairs and one family downstairs. By the way, I hear there is quite a little noise when all their youngsters gets started. Boy, I pitv their husbands! Janet: What are their married names, and what do their husbands do? Henry: One name is Mr. and Mrs. Ishka Bible. Her maiden name was Janet Mos- kowicz. Do you know her, Janet? Janet: No. Henry: You lucky kid. The other couple ' s name, I think, is Mr. and Mrs. Raski Waski. They live on the bottom floor. They get all the racket from the upstairs. The girl ' s maiden name was Miss Helen Kochan. Well, that ' s all for today, I guess. So till we get another hot story, I ' ll be saying, goodbye. Class Will We, the Class of 1944 of Smith Academy, being about to leave this sphere, in full possession of a sound mind, memory and understanding, do hereby make and publish this, our last will and testament, hereby revoking and making void all former wills by us at any time heretofore made. To MR. LARKIN . . . our worthy prin- cipal, we leave the memory of the many harrowing problems that we as a class pre- sented him. We also leave the extreme pleasure of getting rid of us. To MISS CONNELLY ... we leave a stapler, a supply of ink, scotch tape, glue, and a puncher, so that the H. A. girls won ' t have to wear out their precious shoe cou- pons going away up to the third floor, into the office to get them. To MISS RYAN ... we leave the me- mory of the almost fatal mistake she made the night of the senior play. (Remember, Miss Ryan, the butcher knife — not the ham- mer?) To MR. BART ... we leave a beautiful photograph of the class of 1944, in order that he may familiarize himself with us, since we are leaving so soon after his ar- rival, and two tire certificates which we obtained from the rationing board, after much hard work, to be used for the sole purpose of driving the aggie boys back and forth from Luther Belden ' s farm. To MRS. MULLER . . . whose musical talent has pleased us greatly, we leave all the music books in order that she may help the students obtain such a beautiful voice as the one she possesses. To MR. JAKOBEK ... we leave a new hat, to distinguish him from the players. We also leave him a long list of words to be used for arguing with the umpire. To MR. BRISTOL ... we leave a new desk complete with telephone, typewriter, adding machine and all the paper needed to keep the Hatfield schools going. P. S. Also a wastepaper basket. To MRS. O ' NEILL ... we leave an eleva- tor to eliminate the necessity of having to walk up and down the stairs to her classes. To MISS STODDARD ... we leave a supply of new records for the typing room victrola. We know she must be weary of listening to the old tunes.