Smith Academy - Echo Yearbook (Hatfield, MA)

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SMITH ACADEMY 23 Address to Undergraduates It is a great privilege and honor to ad- dress you, undergraduates, in behalf of the class of ' 47. When Smith Academy welcomed us, back in 1943, as freshmen, the world was engaged in a bitter struggle that pitted all free men against the cruel forces of fascism. As we progressed in years, the world shook off the clutches of fascism to restore peace. Now, it is up to us, as Amer- icans, to keep the peace of the future. Smith Academy has helped prepare us for this future. The teachers have helped us lay the foundation of our lives, which must be planned as the erection of a great build- ing is planned. They have shown us that our foundation must rest upon eight pillars, important in attaining success whether in the problem of making a living, or serving the community, or keeping world peace. These pillars are energy, economy, inte- grity, sympathy, impartiality, system, sin- cerity, and self-reliance. Now that these are cemented together, we have a solid foundation for the life we shall continue to build as we go forth into the future. Tomorrow, we shall be on our own. No more shall we be able to rely on our teach- ers to help us in our problems. Since Smith Academy has given us our foundation, it is up to every individual who is graduating today and to every one of you who will graduate in the near future to make what he wishes of himself. We all probably shall scatter to the four corners of the earth and may not see each other for a long time, or even forever. As the future citizens of this great democracy, it is up to us and to you, undergraduates, to take a hand in helping preserve peace for our country and for the world. Why, even now, we are trou- bled within our borders by a new threat, Communism. Smith Academy will help pre- pare you, as it has prepared us, to battle this threat and any other threat which tries to upset our freedom, whether it is from an external or from an internal source. So, undergraduates, don ' t waste your time in school; and make the most of your oppor- tunities. Juniors — You have but one more year to complete your high school education. Make the most of that year. Get a good founda- tion for your future years. Develop your capacities to their fullest extent. Set your goal and drive with all your might for it. Lay well the foundations. Sophomores — Half of your high school life is completed. Now is the time to decide what course you wish to take and stick to it. Do not waste a single moment, for you will find later that you will be sorry. Freshmen — You have the longest road to travel. Since peace is here again, you can lead a normal life. But life will be difficult, as you will discover. Take courses to suit your needs and then bear down and follow them through. Always remember that suc- cess is not achieved easily, but with much labor. To all of you, the class of ' 47 extends loads of luck and best wishes. We hope that you will enjoy school life as much as we have. We hope that the future will hold in store many good things for you. STANLEY F. KIREJCZYK, Third Honor Student. Presentation of Gift to School With the passing of tomorrow, the mem- bers of the class of 1947 will join the ranks of alumni. We are leaving Smith Academy at a time when education is of great importance. The education that we have received here will help us greatly in the years to come. In grateful appreciation, we leave this gift, a sum of money, to be used for the school library. We hope this gift will not only serve to keep alive our memory, but will also serve as a token of our appreciation of the vital education that Smith Academy has given us. ALEX WIDELO

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22 PURPLE AND WHITE ECHO emergency arise! Here is a bottle opener, just in case the one at Terry ' s goes on strike. GERTRUDE PETRIKOSKI— It seems that Gertrude has been walking around in a trance ever since the Washington trip. A closer investigation revealed to us that she has lost her heart in Washington. So, for Gertrude, we have here an airplane to take her back to dreamland, deep in the heart of Washington. BERNARD SAWICKI— A nice row boat is your gift, Bernie. When your car is rest- ing from the night before, you may use this row boat to cross the Conecticut River and see the blond model from Had- ley, whom you met while on the class trip. LUCY SZYCH— We know it ' s hard for Lucy to make dates, over the neighbor ' s tele- phone, with that celebrated personage from Hadley. So to you, Lucy, we give this telephone, so that you may enjoy hour-long chats with that certain man, instead of having to hang up in just twenty minutes. MARGARET VACHULA— Since it looks as if Peg is going to follow in her sister ' s footsteps, we want to present her with this J. R. Wood art-carved diamond ring, to help matters a bit, since that North Hadley lad is so shy. Good luck, Peg! ALEX WIDELO— As many of you know. Alex was heard uttering some of the queerest noises during the study periods, and it grot so that uttering them became a favorite pastime with him. Therefore, in order that he may never fail to be a noise-maker, we present him with this brand new rattle. JANET ZUCHOWSKI— During her Senior year. Janet has been seen in and out of town in some of the latest model cars such as the Studebaker, the Oldsmobile, or the Pontiac. Therefore, to refresh her memory when she is at home, we jrive to Janet this beautiful new Studebaker. JENNIE MAIEWSKI IRENE KRAULIS JANET ZUCHOWSKI CKRTRUDE PETKIKOWSKI

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24 PURPLEANDWHITEECHO They ll Never Forget Bernice Buchowski coming to school three days in a row John Fortsch his exploding experiments Danny Fusek correcting the instructor in chemistry Joanne Howard having fun at the square dances Leonard Karpinski getting a long distance call from Vanties ' in Boston Annette Kempisty coming to school at nine Stanley Kirejczyk . . on the chemistry class tour of the Pi ' o-phy-lac-tic Brush Co. Stacia Kostek picked as D.A.R. girl Irene Kraulis eating in H. A. Jennie Maiewski the many hours of endless study Helen Michalowski working in the shop after school Gertrude Petrikoski the many moonlight nights Bernard Sawicki Lola on the Washington trip Lucy Szych wearing pig-tails to school Peggy Vachula moonlight rides on N. Hadley Pond Alex Widelo making gruesome noises in study hall Janet Zuchowski South Deerhcld (men) Senior Auto Headlights JENNIE MAIEWSKI. BERNARD SAWICKI Extra Bright Rear Light BERNICE BUCKOWSKI Always Out Wheels STACIA KOSTEK, LUCY SZYCH Lively People HELEN MICHALOWSKI. JOANNE HOWARD Spotlight PEGGY VACHULA On the beam Gas GERTRUDE PETRIKOSKI Always burned up Spare Tire JANET ZUCHOWSKI Comes in handy Engine JOHN FORTSCH Forever blowing up Roof DANNY FUSEK Way above Windshield Wiper ANNETTE KEMPISTY Never works Horn LENNY KARPINSKI Always blowing Seat STANLEY KIREJCZYK Always getting sat on (By a blonde) Siren ALEX WIDELO Makes unheard of noises Gas Tank IRENE KRAULIS Consumes in quantities Body - Students Brakes Don ' t know what they are Choke Faculty Driver Mr. Jakobek — tries to steer