Smith Academy - Echo Yearbook (Hatfield, MA)

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SMITH ACADEMY 13 Address of Welcome We, the class of ' 47, bid you, our parents, teachers, friends and schoolmates, a most hearty welcome to this exercise, which marks another milestone in the lives of us graduates. Now that the long-awaited day has come, we look back over the days that we have spent in school. We realize that in completing our high school course we have achieved a stepping stone toward the fu- ture. We know that the education we have received here will serve us well in the years to come. We shall always remember that our first two years in Smith Academy were war years; and we are grateful, today, to be graduating in a peace-time year. We want to express gratitude to our parents for the opportunity we have had, and to the faculty for having assisted us during the four years that we have spent in Smith Academy. As we open these exercises it gives me great pleasure, in behalf of the class of ' 47, to bid you all a hearty WEL- COME! LEONARD KARPINSKI Class Statistics Stacia Kostek, the D. A. R. student of our class In studies never came last. In bookkeeping she always rated an A, She was Pro Merito, a prize speaker and took part in the play Dining at Toto ' s with her favorite date, You ' ll find Stacia entering Saturday night at eight. John Fortsch, a chemist would like to be, A prize winning speaker, and stage technician was he. In chemistry he always did his experiments well As manager of the basketball team he did excel. As a trumpet player, he sure knows how to blow, He joined the union to make more dough. Bernard Sawicki, tall, dark-haired lad is he, An actor is what he plans to be. In our school plays he has shown great skill, And as a public speaker he fills the bill. Good marks put him in the Pro Merito class, And made him salutatorian, second honors of our class. Leonard Karpinski, the Romeo of our class, Has an eye on a certain Junior lass, Bookeeping ' s my favorite subject, he ' d always say But when a test came, we ' d find Lenny absent that day! As president of our class he let us each have our say As an actor he did well in the senior play And we all know he is quite a friend to Jay. Helen Michalowski, the busy girl at Terry ' s, Stands behind the counter and flirts with all the Jerrys. She waits every morning for that certain letter, Because with it she certainly feels better. In shorthand and as typist for the school paper, she did excel, But about U. S. History, Helen just loves to tell.

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12 i PURPLEANDWHITEECHO Class Night Program Wednesday, June 18, 1947 THE NATIONAL ANTHEM ADDRESS OF WELCOME LEONARD KARPINSKI, Class President CLASS STATISTICS STACIA KOSTEK, HELEN MICHALOWSKI. LUCY SZYCH CLASS PROPHECY JOANNE HOWARD ANNETTE KEMPISTY JOHN FORTSCH DANIEL FUSEK SELECTION Girls ' Glee Club The Lass With the Delicate Air English Air CLASS GIFTS IRENE KRAULIS JENNIE MAIEWSKI GERTRUDE PETRIKOSKI JANET ZUCHOWSM CLASS WILL BERNICE BUCKOWSRI, BERNARD SAWICKI, MARGARET VACHULA PIANO DUET Victor Herbert Favorites MARY BELDEN DOROTHEA FORTSCH ADDRESS TO UNDERGRADUATES STANLEY KIREJCZYK PRESENTATION OF GIFT TO SCHOOL ALEX WIDELO ACCEPTANCE OF GIFT CHARLES LABBEE, Junior Class President CLASS SONG Senior Class Commencement SCHOOL SONG

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14 PURPLE AND WHITE ECHO Gertrude Petrikoskj, who has beautiful blonde hair, In the future plans to be a millionaire. She ' s always seen in a blue sedan car, With Charlie, she ' s recognized from afar. In typing and bookkeeping she had great skill The Washington trip she thought was a thrill. Jennie Maiewski, our Elm Street lass, Rated A ' s in every class, Our valedictorian she did become, But at Mt. Park with Nuka she has fun. As editor of the school paper she did her part. She and Janet are never seen apart. Danny Fusek, the tallest of all of us, Is never seen riding a bus. For his motorcycle will take him afar, But to see that certain girl he takes his car. As a public speaker he talked with great ease, And between classes, the girls he found time to tease. Lucy Szych. the dark-haired girl of our class, Has quite an interest in Hadley, Mass. On Monday morning she complains of a headache. Was it Mike that kept her out Sunday night so late? She likes to type and did her shorthand well, On the basketball team and in the play she did excel This Valley Street girl, known to us as Benny, Is usually seen with her friend Rennie. From across the river she came full of joy, Leaving Hadley, she said, Boy! Oh, Boy! In prize speaking and the play, well did she do her part. from S. A. Bernice Buchowski hates to depart. Joanne Howard, so sweet and petite is she. In Burgy is where she ' d like to be. English is a subject she studied so hard, But she always found time to write Roger a card. As Myra in the play she made a hit, As editor-in-chief she did quite a bit. She ' s seen at the square dance every Saturday night To Corky ' s music she dances with delight. Annette Kempisty, who hails from N. Main Street Thinks a certain Freddie is quite sweet. Basketball and science to her were really thrilling, Chemistry and problems are what she calls killing. As a Thespian and prize speaker she did very well Coming back from Washington, she had much to tell.