Smith Academy - Echo Yearbook (Hatfield, MA)

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SMITH ACADEMY 17 She wanted to get rid of her books in May, Because she couldn ' t wait until this day. Has anyone ever heard of Jimmy ? Ask Carolyn and she ' ll say By Jimminy! In Washington was where they met; It ' s Carolyn Kosior who ' s still in that net. Our tallest senior, otherwise known as Dream, For Agnes his eyes hold a certain gleam. In basketball he certainly raised the score; For Billy Mullins— can I say more. Our peppy salutatorian, known as Emma, By Bob is always kept in a dilemma. Her duties as co-editor-in-chief kept her in a tizzy ; Her peppiness in basketball always made her quite dizzy. — Marie Korza. Lieutenant Hamilton he was known as in the play; His dark brown eyes hold the girls in their sway. In Aggie, and in every sport, he does excel, For Robert Pelc is one known as swell. From Shirley Labbee, this I quote, On sailors, letters and dancing I dote. For two years as cheer leader she did her bit; As Pickles in the school play she scored a hit. Our third student, by name of Evelyn, For boys it seems she doesn ' t care a fin. In the play as Miss Dibble she did very well, Her typing and bookkeeping is done extra well. Pauline, our only senior from Valley Street, Thinks square dancing and sailors are quite all reet. As assistant manager of the Girls ' Basketball Team, The players still hold her in their highest esteem. She also has interest in a handsome senior. How could she ever forget those trips to the Valley Arena? — Pauline Widelo. Her laugh follows her wherever she goes, For Nellie Korza is really on her toes. For Household Arts is her joy and pride And interior decorating falls into her stride. Her talk about New Hampshire is something killing; The nights in Washington she thought were thrilling. SHIRLEY EBERLEIN, VELMA OMASTA, PAULINE WIDELO.

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16 PURPLE AND WHITE ECHO On the basketball floor Bernie can ' t be beat. And he has looks and personality, our great athlete. When you hear the freshmen girls all swoon, You will know its Bernie walking in the room. He was always prepared on oral day, And we were always anxious to hear what he had to say. — Bernard Kacinski. Joseph Blyda, our Student Council President, so loyal and true. When Joe has no date he surely is blue. As a basketball guard he was speedy and great, But when he came to school he was always late. He sure gets peeved when his brother takes the car, Because by foot he can ' t get very far. As president of our class he did excel; Those geometry problems he did very well. Was navigator for the Webster convention, Which proved to him that Wiggles wasn ' t a new invention. The colored fountains he ' ll never forget. Over Laurence Stoddard we ' ll never fret. As girls ' basketball manager, she kept the books, And as a girl, she sure has looks. A petite senior girl so sweet Is Shirley Eberlein, she can ' t be beat. The Washington trip was interesting to her. Ask her about Dick and she ' ll begin to stir. If bookkeeping and dancing just don ' t mix, Ask Vicky, for she has all the tricks. A black-haired girl with eyes so brown; When seen with a sailor never has a frown. It ' s Vicky and Bob you see so happy, When Bob ' s not around she just goes wacky. — Vicky Zawicki. Our valedictorian so small Is Joan Bangs, she knows all. Her main topic is square dancing and Kicky; She thinks gobs are just too tricky. Her report card is filled with A ' s. It ' s Joan Bangs you ' ll usually find in a daze. Now Jennie ' s the girl who sure likes Hadley. Could it be Iggie she loves so badly? In bookkeeping class she did well Her uproarious laugh sure does excel. Small, neat and full of pep Was Jennie Cackowski on the Washington trip.

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18 PURPLE AND WHITE ECHO Class Prophecy Ou relders have always told us to prophet by experience; so we shall now prophesize. Sitting here in our little tent, may we in- troduce ourselves? Madame Gypsy Zam- bini, Madame Lazonga and Madame Salome. And now, as we gaze into our little crystal ball, it is still cloudy. It begins to clear, and the year 1956 appears. With the year comes the name of Joan Bangs. We see that she is now a very suc- cessful chemist in the Stinko Blowout Chemical Plant in Dogpatch Country, Ken- tucky. With her is her husband, Eddie — who was a former sailor in ' 46. She mar- ried seven years ago, on her saddest day. But what are those little atoms we see? Those must be her three little chemicals, or children, as they were called back in 1946. If you wish to know more about her chemical existence — that will be just one dollar more. Into the ball now appear two figures. One, a dark-haired, peppy woman, walks briskly along, followed by her slow-motioned, wan- looking husband. Of his eight years of happy marriage seven and one-half have been spent in the dog house. Evidently the housing shortage of 1946 has not let up. Mr. Blyda and Mrs. Blyda (the former Vel- raa Omasta, cheer leader of S. A. in ' 46) have now taken over the J. C. Ryan estate. Mr. and Mrs. Blyda are still quite promi- nent in their social activities and are mem- bers of the Black Owl Club, formerly the White Eagle of Northampton. The ball is becoming clouded again. Out of the mist and into the clear — a church. Going up the aisle is a slight- looking woman of twenty-eight. As the vows begin, we hear the name of Jennie Cackowski. Was this the girl destined to be the first one married in the Class of ' 46 at Smith Academy? Ten years, yes — ten long years it took Miss Cackowski to cross the small, deep river separating her from her beloved Ignatz and Hadley. During her ten years, Jennie attended the College of Hard Knocks at General Cigars. The scene changes. We are now at the Palladium in New York City. The featured attraction is Miss Shirley Eberlein and her Roller Skating Vanities of ' 56. While in high school we see in our crystal ball, Miss Eberlein at the Gables in South Deer- field, struggling, fighting, up again, down again, and never giving up. Her everlasting courage and patience finally rewarded her; to make her known all over the world as the Queen on Wheels. She is the only queen who ever sat down on the floor while on wheels. Flash! Around a curve in the crystal ball comes a dashing young motorcycle racer. His face is covered with dust and grime; we are unable to tell who he is. But by over- hearing remarks, we learn that this hand- some young man has been the champion cyclist of the world for five years. He now resides at Riverside Drive in Chicago and is the owner of several motorcycle plants all over the country. The young man sur- rounded by admiring women we see is Ber- nard Kacenski, former athlete of S. A. in ' 46. A switchboard is seen in the crystal ball. Behind this switchboard is a blonde-haired girl with a keen interest in her work. She is sitting there with a contented look on her face. This face we recognize as Miss Nellie Korza whose one ambition is now fulfilled. We see on Miss Korza ' s left hand a very beautiful diamond presented to her by John Jacob Jinky Jones, the president of the company. The wedding will be a June event, after which they will reside in Greenfield. Soft music and low lights feature the next picture in the crystal ball. The scene is the Stork Club in New York, where all celebrities are often seen. While we are sitting there a very familiar girl approaches our table. She stops at our table and her face lights up with recognition. We find that Miss Carlyn Kosior has been employed at the Stork Club ever since ' 46 as a host- ess. The featured orchestra is the McCor- mack Rhythm Boys, of Braintree, Mass. During the evening Miss Kosior ' s engage- ment is announced to the leader of the McCormack band, Mr. James McCormack. Mr. and Mrs. McCormack will make their home in Los Angeles, California, where the