Smith Academy - Echo Yearbook (Hatfield, MA)

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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

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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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SMITH ACADEMY 19 a stranger bringing up my daughter. All of you must be simply bored listen- ing to my troubles, so I ' ll close now hoping that you will come down to visit us some- time. Please call or write before you come, for I might be out picking apples or straw- berries and might miss you. Have a good time at the reunion. Your classmate, Peggy. Flatbush Avenue, Hicksticks. Term. Dear Fellow Class Members: I received your kind invitation and was exceedingly overjoyed. Although the via mule mail is rather slow here, I received your special delivery air mail-collected letter in good time — two short months. My school ' s enrollment is rapidly in- creasing from last year ' s three up to a big five! Intellectual desires are rising too. From ancient Slang, to Moderne Slang, a streamlined- ' 57 hog-call, a new moonshine system which even the revenuers can ' t lo- cate, and of course — a revised crossticker course in Bookkeeping. I shall depart for New York City in my Atom Whizzer buggy, and be with you in time for the reunion. Stacia. ANNETTE KEMPISTY JOANNE HOWARD DANIEL FUSEK JOHN FORTSCH Class Will Be it remembered (as if we could be forgotten) that we, the Class of ' 47 of Smith Academy in the Commonwealth of Masscahusetts, being of sound mind and memory, but knowing the uncertainties of this life, do make this our LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT, hereby revoking all former wills by us at any time heretofore made. (Will all the Wills in the house please leave?) After the payment of our just debts and funeral charges — graduation, that is — we bequeath and devise as follows: Gertrude Petrikoski — leaves her now- needless bus tickets to Deerfield to Irene Maciorowski. who seems to have interests there. P.S. Rocket tickets to Hadley are now being sought by Gertie. Daniel Fusek — leaves a half pint bottle of kickapoo juice to Martin Holich, in order to run his jet-propelled motorcycle, while Danny is busy on the planet Venus, filling a mechanic ' s vacancy. Janet Zuchowski — leaves her sister Fran- ces her flirtatious smile and exclusive tech- nique of meeting so-o-o many boys during one Saturday night Square Dance. Stanley Kirejczyk — leaves Carole Howard all his chemistry and French papers, so, that she can spend her evenings with him instead of pondering over books. (We are all sure that Carole will take great advan- tage of this opportunity.) Margaret Vachula — leaves to the next chemistry class a one-hundred-pound bag of sodium chloride — salt to you — in payment for the apparatus that she so mysteriously demolished during experiment periods. (A one-pound box is the usual fee for breaking lab equipment.) Bernice Buckowski — leaves to Charles Labbee all her fatal excuses for being ab- sent, so that Coggy can better them and succeed more often in having his excuses accepted. Leonard Karpinski — Lenny bequeaths to his beloved brother Richard, his position as president of the class, and a most-needed photographer for class pictures to be taken, so there will be no question about where to go. Lucy Szych — leaves to Esther Carter her typing skills and the Royal typewriter lo- cated in Row 1, Seat 3, so Esther can do as well as Lou did on a good typewriter. Joanne Howard — leaves to her friend, Virginia Yarrows, all the fun and excite-