Smith Academy - Echo Yearbook (Hatfield, MA)

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SMITH ACADEMY 17 for the Pan-American Airways, but de- cided that she would rather be in business for herself. As a result, she now owns How- ard Field and one hundred and fifty planes. When I looked out of the window of the office I noticed that the plane for Hatfield was getting ready to leave, so I had to conclude my chat with Joanne Howard, a classmate in ' 47 at Smith Academy. Empire State Building- New York City June 15, 1957 Dear Classmates: I received your invitation to the class reunion today and am happy to announce that I will attend. I will arrive on the 10:30 train at the Hatfield Station. I shall leave my photography shop in the care of my five able assistants, who are now busily engaged with the photos of stu- dents on their class trips. Do you recollect our class trip, when I took three good pic- tures from two rolls of film? Well! I have improved, and now get five good pictures from two rolls of film. Be seeing you soon, Bernard Sawicki. Fenway Park Boston Red Sox June 14, 1957 Dear Chairman: With deepest regret I inform you that I will not be able to attend the reunion of the class of ' 47. As you probably know, I am busily engaged in my position as right fielder for the Red Sox. Tell my classmates that they are cordi- ally invited to be guests of my wife and me at my summer home on Martha ' s Vine- yard during the week of June 25. Yours truly, Alexander Cupie Widelo. New York Tribune June 7, 1957 Flash — Famous Woman Detective Breaks Up Deadliest Spy Ring In History. At twelve o ' clock last night along the New York waterfront a submarine was waiting. Out of the dark alley came four men ready to shoot at anything. Then, out of nowhere a woman ' s voice yelled, Halt, or we ' ll shoot! The spies found themselves surrounded by the police, headed by Bernice Buckowski. ... It goes on to say, Miss Buckowski, in her gun battle with the leader of the saboteurs, the much heard of Hawknose Kerchkilloff, was seriously wounded. She is now confined to the Curlup and Dye hospital on Zombie Boulevard, New York City, N. Y. . . . That means she certainly won ' t be here at the reunion. We must send her a card. Hey, Fortschie and Annette, did you hear about Dan Fusek winning the motorcycle race at the Nutsville Speedway last week? I also heard that he had invented a new kind of motorcycle which has a speed of 150 miles an hour. This is a big difference from the time when he first learned to ride a motorbike, and tried to put it in reverse. Those were the days, huh, Dan? Here ' s a letter from Helen Michalowski Thibault. Did you know that her husband is the new swoon king of the teen-agers ? He is on a tour now and Helen says here that she plans to attend the reunion. Oh, listen to this! She ' s got a helicopter and will land right on the roof of the Waldorf! Happy landing, Helen. Park Avenue New York City Dear Classmates: Just a few words to say I ' m sorry that I won ' t be able to come to the reunion June 19. I know you will think it strange, my being in New York and not coming, but it is quite impossible. You see, my two daugh- ters, Lucy I and Lucy II, my son Lucien and I are making our debut at Carnegie Hall the very night of the reunion. Lucy I, who is nine years old, plays the piano and she really does a wonderful job. Lucy II, just eight years old, plays the violin; and Lucien, who is five, does a nice job on the bass fiddle. Of course you know that I am going to sing. I have another son, Mike Jr.,

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16 PURPLE AND WHITE ECHO Class Prophecy Dear Classmates: The other day, while passing through Shutesbury, I noticed Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Kirejczyk walking along the Bentley Park- way. They look like the typical American family, children and all. He is employed by the Jay Engineering Co., mining Stupium, which you know propels the new cars which not only go backwards and forward, but also sideways. Stanley is getting slight- ly grey-haired, and the reason is that family life is getting the best of him. Stanley also believes that the housing shortage is still acute, for he has to spend so much time in the DOGHOUSE! Last week I met one of my former school- mates, Annette Kempisty. We all know that Annette has always had a keen interest in dancing. She is now employed by the Higby Huxley Dancing School of New York. We have heard that she is going to be the bride of Mr. Huxley. They expect to go on a world tour after their marriage and especially to visit some of the Parisian dance halls to pick up a few tips. They are going to make the trip in a new FORTO-MILE-EATER rocket Ship. An- nette says that she likes to manipulate the rocket ship, for t here are no telephone poles or trees to be moving in the skyways. Leonard Karpinski is the only member of our class who is a politician. Our distin- guished classmate is the governor of Ken- tucky. He received some valuable experi- ence for this work while he was a student in Smith Academy, for he was always one of the administrators of our class, but he finds it very hard dealing with the back- woodsmen of Kentucky because the only law that they know is, Do what we want or you ' ll get slugged. He has the whole state militia as his body guards, for he is trying to educate and reform the ignorant backwoodsmen. He has been elected for a three-year term, and after that period he is sure that he will be run out of the state, if not the country, because of the reaction to his manner of conducting his reforms. We all wish Leonard the best of luck and we are sure that he will need it. You have all undoubtedly seen The Mod- erne Fashion Shop on Fifth Avenue. The lucky owner and proprietor is Miss Jennie Maiewski. Jennie is using all the skill and knowledge that she attained at Smith Acad- emy, in operating her business so success- fully. She has ten fashion designers work- ing for her, and her business is steadily improving. One of the reasons that her business is such a success is that fashions change weekly instead of yearly, as they did in ' 47. Miss Maiewski is living the life of a queen, for she owns a large new home in Long Island. Her new home is made of the new Fortsch-perfected plastic that changes from clear in the day time to dark brown in the evening. By the way, last week I was in New York when a peculiar thing happened. As I was standing on the platform, the New York Bus pulled up with a jerk. I boarded the bus, glanced at the driver, and to my surprise, who was driving it but Rene Kraulis! Still, with these new Fusek Model Busses featuring the Scotch Gear Shift which makes the car shiftless, ANYONE can drive. As the bus became more crowded, her sweet feminine voice came floating down the aisle, Corner of Toid and Toidy- toid, all joiks out! Saying good-by to Irene Kraulis. I got off at the next stop, which was Jo Howard Field. As I entered the ticket office and administration building of the Howard Fly- ing Service, the first thing I noticed was a large sign which read, Howard Flying Service, Joanne Howard, Manager. When I saw the name Joanne Howard. I wondered whether this was the same Howard that had graduated from S. A. in 1947. Curi- osity got the better of me, so I knocked on the large, oak door of the office. Present- ly I heard a familiar voice say. Come in. Sure enough, it was Joanne Howard. Miss Howard started out in ' 47 as a stewardess

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18 PURPLE AND WHITE ECHO who much against my will insists upon mas- tering the harmonica instead of the harp. The twins, Maggie and Trudy, who are just two years old, I know will be musically inclined just as I am, for already they are humming little tunes. You must come down and visit us some time, for you have never met my husband Mike, have you? My friends all say that only Mike Jr. takes after his father, for he certainly isn ' t a bit interested in music. Please come any time. Your classmate, Lucille. Joanne, you remember Jack Fortsch, that scientific genius who was in our class? If you recall, when we were about juniors in high school he used to experiment with a chemistry set, doing quite a job on his fingers. At least, he told everyone he was only experimenting with his set. But yes- terday I came upon the most interesting article about him. He was one of the men who was on the committee working on the atomb bomb eleven years ago. And his poor, poor family! Jack finally succeeded in making a rocket ship, which incidentally he has named the S. A. So, with the aid of this new ship, he has made numerous trips to the moon and — of all things — has built his new home there! And speaking of a scienti- fic way of thinking, he refers to his children as his five little elements. And the names they have: Arsenic, Atom Manganese, Uranium, Europeum, Chlorine! Wonder where Atom comes in? Janets Hills Janetsville, Hollywood Dear Friends: I ' m so truly, truly sorry, but I ' m afraid it ' ll be quite impossible for me to come to the reunion. It ' s so truly, truly excit- ing, for today is my wedding day! The lucky man is Peter Lorre, my dancing part- ner. Darling Peter insists on adopting the most darling children you ' ve ever seen. I think their names are the Katzinjamer Kids. They ' re such two darling boys. Abso- lute Angels! I suppose you ' ve heard that Beverly Hills has been renamed. They insist on naming them after me, so now It ' s Janets Hills, Janetsville, Hollywood. Bother, bother to have such great fame! I must be closing now, for I ' m truly, truly such a busy little girl. Always, Janet Zuchowski Lorre. 1 will read you this letter from Gertie Petrikoski. I believe that she ' s married now. Oh, yes! Dear Classmates: I am planning to attend the reunion at the Waldorf, June 19th. My daughter Annie and I are modeling for the Hies Model Agency here in Hics- ville. Charlie Jr. is taking over the tobacco ranch in South Deerfield, Massachusetts, while my husband is visiting in the South Seas Islands. I go under the name of Blondie June Glamourette while modeling. I can ' t wait to see you all at the reunion. Sincerely, Gertrude Petrikoski Bohonowicz. River Drive Hadley, Mass. Dear Friends: Only a few lines about our reunion. I hope you ' ll all forgive me for not coming, but I know you ' ll understand. I must stay home and help my hubbie pick asparagus, apples and strawberries. Also, there is sim- ply no one to work in that darn old post office. And why does Junior always have hallucinations when there is so much work to be done? Oh yes, I didn ' t tell you that we have a daughter Roberta, Jr., named after her father. I knew we should have named her after me, for then she might have taken after me in all her ways, in- stead of her father. It would help so much. Of course, I can ' t put all the blame of spoiling our daughter on my husband, for I certainly didn ' t help in bringing her up to be a good little girl. My husband is try- ing to make this up to me now by getting me a nurse, but I simply refuse to have