Somerset High School - Raider / Memoirs Yearbook (Somerset, MA)

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MIRROR Most Athletic Gildanna Wallace Bob O ' Connell Most Studious Marilyn Jackson John Pavao Did Most for S. H.S. Kathleen Perry Bob O ' Connell Changed Most Since Freshman Year Beverly Singleton John Guyer Best Looking Carolese Burbage Chet Lynch Biggest Appetite Claire Bienvenue Chet Lynch Most Talkative Muriel Harrison Acacio Oliveira Most Attractive Marilyn Mendillo Damon Rivard Easy to Get Along With Dot Lee Adrien Bienvenue Most Efficient Phyllis Gell Dick Worton Sharp Car Barbara Wilson Curt Robinson Most Brilliant Joan Murphy Martin Buote Best Personality Nancy George Jake Lee

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SENIOR Arthur Murray ' s Protege Beverly Hibbert Donald Simon Best Dressed Beverly Hibbert Damon Rivard Most Popular Marilyn Mendillo George Lee Most Interesting Claire Bienvenue Jerry Kadin Class Musician Barbara Barnett Acacio Oliveira Most Likely to Succeed Joan Murphy Martin Buote Quietest Marilyn Rego Fred Barlow Heartbreaker Yvette Bienvenue Ray Fitzsimmons Class Wit Helen Shutt Jay Cuttle Class Flirt Yvette Bienvenue Leo Guertin Cutest Dot Lee Richard Fletcher Best Driver Phyllis Gell James Mello Did Most for Class of ' 51 Barbara Barnett Jay Cuttle

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CLASS PROPHECY One evening in June, 1965, I was pleasantly surprised to receive a phone call from my old friend and classmate, Acacio Oliveira, who was now owner of the Statler Hotel Chain. He invited me to come to New York to witness the first demonstration of a television innovation which was invented by Dennis Pereira. I quickly packed my bags and was whisked to the airport by one of Barbara Wilson ' s Crash-Proof Taxis. I was met at the airport by Jerry Kadin, owner of Kadin Airlines. The pilots, Roland Demers and Raymond Fitzsimmons, together with hostess Louise Golz, provided a most enjoyable trip, and before I knew it, we had landed at La Guardia Airport in New York City . As I alighted from the plane, my gaze wandered to the opposite runway. There, struggling to unload two ferocious tigers from a cargo plane were the two famous big game hunters, Robert Ferreira and Donald Simon. Making my way out of the airport, I ran into Jay Cuttle, the news commentator. He offered to take me on a tour of the big town. As most visitors do, I asked to be taken to the United Nations Headquarters at Lake Success. Joan Butler, receptionist, greeted us cordially and told us to go right into the Assembly Hall, as the Security Council was about to convene. As we walked down the hall, we saw Barbara Barnett, French interpreter, busily at work. Dr. Martin Buote, chief atomic scientist at Los Alamos, was addressing the Council on ways to harness the atom for peacetime use. I was introduced to John Pavao, the science editor of Time magazine. He was sitting with John O. Guyer, Rand-McNally map maker, and Alton Broadhurst, roving editor of the Readers Digest. Departing from the UN, we went to the Fifth Avenue Tearoom, owned and operated by Marilyn Mendillo. Marilyn Rego, hostess, showed us to our table. After having a hearty meal, we stopped next door so that I could purchase souvenirs from Marion Biello ' s gift shop. Radio City Music Hall was the next stop, and I looked forward eagerly to meeting former Somerset High graduates. Robert Bibeau, famed gunsmith, was standing in line as we approached the ticket office, which was under the management of Helene Ober- man. As we entered the theater, Ralph Cross, famous floral designer, rushed by with set decorations. We reached our seats just as the spotlight fell on Claire Bienvenue, concert soprano, who offered three selections. Then the Rockettes, led by Beverly Hibbert, came on stage to put on their famous precision dance routine. Following the crowds out of the lobby, we ran into Lts. Warren Midwood and Curtis Robinson, of the. U. S. N., who were renewing old acquaintances with Yvette Bienvenue and Helen Shutt of the Waves. I asked to be taken to a night club, so my genial host promptly brought me to the Stork Club, now owned by Tommy Porter. Richard Fletcher and his Be Bop Five were making one of their rare personal appearances. As we looked around, we saw Phyllis Gell, General Manager of Chevrolet Division of General Motors, and Damon Rivard, leading men ' s fashion designer, closing a business deal. Leaving the Stork Club, we hopped a cab for Greenwich Village. The studio of Bob O ' Connell was our first stop. He was getting ready to leave for Paris in order to further 26