Smith Academy - Echo Yearbook (Hatfield, MA)

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Glee Club The S. A. Glee Club held a business meeting in September to elect the following officers: president, Rita Vollinger; vice president, Peter Backiel; secretary, Carol Breor; treasurer, Pauline Backiel, and book committee, Wallace Gallant, Jessie Maiew- ski, Jean Connor, Stanley Slysz, and Carol Ziezulewicz. Several freshmen, this year, helped to bring the total number of choral members to thirty-four. Under the capable direction of Miss Maude E. Boyle, the Glee Club did commend- able work by their participation in school activities, which included the senior play, nrize speaking, and graduation. This year the club was unable to attend the annual Music Festival held in Pitts- field, Mass., because of lack of transportation.

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During the last four years, the Smith Academy Chapter of the Pro Merito Society has been steadily increasing in membership, due to the fact that sophomores are, at present, eligible for Pro Merito rating. Thus, there are three groups, the senior, junior, and sophomore Pro Merito. The senior group consists of Pauline Backiel, Susanne Day, Joan Kalentek, Robert Kowalski, Patrician Novak, and Rita Vollinger. The junior members include Phyllis Baceski, Jean Klocko, Stephanie Majeski, Lorraine Woloss, Jane Romanowski, Joan Romanowski, and Charles Sadoski. The sophomore members are Robert Betsold, Lawrence Goller, and Carol Ziezulewicz. All students are required to have an over-all average of eighty-five or better to be eligible for membership. The Smith Academy Chapter is a member of the Massachusetts Pro Merito So- ciety, which holds an annual meeting in the spring and arranges regional meetings in the fall in various schools. This year, no regional meeting was held, but the mem- bers of the Smith Academy Pro Merito Society are looking forward to attending the state convention.

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This publication of the 1954 ECHO was made possible only through the efficient staff maintained this year under the advice and direction of Mr. Russell W. Bastin, who unselfishly gave his time. Bernard Goclowski and Joseph Godzina, who were elected editor-in-chief and assistant editor-in-chief, respectively, with Robert Kowalski as business manager, dutifully filled their positions. The remainder of the staff, with members well-qualified for their positions, included Rita Vollinger, Teresa Brassord, Joan Kalentek, Robert Baye, Pauline Backiel, Patricia Novak, Susanne Day, Stepha- nie Majeski, Charles Sadoski, Patricia Zagrodnik, Jean Klocko, Lorraine Woloss, Margaret Start, Carol Breor, Carol Fill, Mary Ziezulewicz, Carol Ziezulewicz, Dorothy Cechvala, Humilia Stefancik, and Jessie Maiewski. The Senior class wishes to thank each and every one for their co-operation and the contributions which made this book possible.