Stonington High School - Pawmystonian Yearbook (Pawcatuck, CT)

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CLASS PROPHECY Introduction Ten years have passed. It is April, 1961, and the members of the class of 1951 are in Washington to attend a class reunion aboard the Chesapeake Bay Liner. The leading characters are: Josephine Dinoto-A graduate of Smith Col- lege, with a master's degree in Longhand. Barbara Powers-Vassar College was proud to present her with a Sc.D. in Chemistry. Ronald Brown-A graduate of Egypt's School of Archeology. I-Ie was presented with a skele- ton degree. ACT I SCENE: Rtzilroazd Slrzfion ,zt U 'e.tfe1'lJ, R. I. TIME: Nine o'clock in the morning. Amos Banks: fC0nd1zr10rj -All aboard that's going aboard. Barbara Powers: Roy. we'll see you in Washington, won't we? Roy Smith: flI effer1J'.r f1'fElIdf'J' Imderfakerj Yes, I had to meet a body at the station today, but I'll meet you tonight in Washington. So long. Have a good trip! Barbara Powers: Goodbye, Roy, COn board trainj I can't wait to see all the classmates again at our an- nual reception. Wfell. I guess I'll take a nap. fTbree 1701111 bare elapfed and Ibe Hum if Nou' entering P57111 Station! in New York! Amos Banks: Penn Station is the next stop. Barbara Powers: I wonder where Ronnie Brown and Josephine Dinoto are. They're supposed to meet me here. Oh, here they are. Ronnie! Josephine! Over here! Ronnie Brown: Well, let's get aboard the train and get on our way. Josephine Dinoto: Yes, we have very little time be- fore the train leaves. Amos Banks: Train leaving on track five for Phila- delphia, Dover, Baltimore, and points south. KA f6ll' I1ljf6.ffl'0IlI New Yorkj Barbara Powers: There is Michelle Fitts' place of es- tablishment, The Lonely Hearts Bureau. Michelle is president of the corporation. Josephine Dinoto: She has brought together many prominent citizens of New York. Some famous couples whom you remember from our high school days are: Mildred Souza and James DeMarco, Nancy Albro and Lawrence Delaney, and Elizabeth Mush and Paul Huard. Ronnie Brown: Are you girls hungry? Let's go eat. fTlJey einer a diuerj Richard Dell: fzmiierj May I take your order? Josephine Dinoto: What is the special today? Richard Dell: American chop suey and string beans fOr 32.50. All: Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh ! ! Y ! Richard Dell: We have a new cook, Kenneth Cran- dall. Kenny has to do something to support his wife, Jean Barnes, a leading actress on Broadway. IA ftfll' 1701111 lmre lihzffed. and fbe Iruiu if Nou' entering Balfimorej Wilfred Vars: frozzdfzrforj Baltimore, train now en- tering Baltimore, Barbara Powers: Hfeppjzzg off five mziuj Theres the bus to Washington City. I wonder who that is driving the bus? Ronnie Brown: That's Ronald LaGrua. How long has he been driving a bus? fB0m'di11g bmi Eleanor Caswell! Where are you going? Eleanor Caswell: I'm starting on my new job today as the Presidents private secretary. KAI the bm' ptzrrer fl7l'0llgl7 the 0llf.fkfl'1'J' of ll zz.ffJj11gl011 five grolfp zmtirei' a fI'.?Ill67Il1J0ll.1' biUb0.11'd.l Josephine Dinoto: Look at the billboard! Whitney Carpenters Terre a Pouletu f CfJicke11 fdfllln for More mlm dolff fake Frezlrlvj. Barbara Powers: Milton Banker is the foreman, and he has forty other men to help run the farm. Josephine Dinoto: Look at that place over there! How to make a success of marriage, Mary Dur- ham, proprietor. page twenty-live

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fNmz' 211 five bear! of flie cilyj Eleanor Caswell: Well, here is where I leave you. See you at the reception Friday night. Barbara Powers: Were getting off here too. We have rooms reserved at the Lafayette Hotel, Eleanor Caswell: That's just around the corner from the White House. Barbara Powers: Yes. fT!Jey get aff five bm' and ml! back 10 fbe bm tfl'fZf67 j See you at the reception, Ronnie. KAJ they zwzlla np fbe .vfreef ffl?-Ji' do 01 liffle zvindou' rlvoppjzigj Josephine: Isn't that gown beautiful? Eleanor: That's Washington's leading dress shop, The dress for every occasion. Anita DiCesare opened this shop with Florence Luzzi as advertising manager and Audrey Ames as the seamstress. Over there Barbara Brunke is autographing her new book of the year, My English Themes. There is the Washington city hospital with Anne Kiddy, Janet Stanton, and Elizabeth Peabody as head nurses. Here is where I leave you. The hotel is just a block from here. Ronnie: So long. fTbey ezzfef' lfae bore!! Barbara: Well, here we are! Isn't that Gerard Noel over there? Ronnie: Yes. Gerard, what are you doing behind a desk? Gerard: I'm manager of the hotel. Here are the keys for the rooms you had reserved. The bell boy will take you to your rooms. Josephine: That's Margaret Holliday at the switch- board, and Domenic Vennari is the bell boy. Barbara: Here we are once more to relive all over again an exciting trip. ACT II SCENE: Wfezfbizzgfwl. Barbara: Why don't we get started touring the city. Where will we go first? Ronnie: Why not the Lincoln and Jefferson Me- morials? ' Barbara: O.K. fB0ardj1zg bnrj Look who's guest solo- ist at the theatre? Why it's Galeana Franco of the Washington Philharmonic Orchestra. fTbey d1'1'fl'6 az! the fejfermfz Menmrjrzlj Josephine: Roy Smith, Baxter Gray, and Anthony Cataffe! When did you arrive? Roy: Baxter and Anthony brought me down in their airplane after the funeral. They own the Clipper Plane Service in Stonington. Josephine: Will you boys come along with us? Roy: No. Before we attend the reception we have to attend a meeting. We'll meet you Thursday at the Washington Airport. fTbey refzfrfz fo ffye fmfelj fTbe Hex! irfowzjfigj Ronnie: This morning we could take a trip to the Smithsonian Institute. Josephine: What are we waiting for? fTfJey d7'7'jZ'6 az! fhe Slwilfymlziafz Izzfliffzfej Barbara: KAJ they enter the lobbyj Look at all the animal heads Ronald McKie and Andrew Matarese shot while hunting in the jungles of South Africa. fflfter they fam' fbe cilyj Ronnie: What's Donald Truss doing in Washington? Josephine: Didn't you know that he is editor-in-chief of the Headline News and Donald Graff is his capable foreign news correspondent? fTfJey approach the Capiiolj Barbara: fE1zz'e1'i1zgj Why, if that isn't Russell Stew- art addressing Congress! I've heard that he is a very good politician. David Dunn won for the second time as representative from Connecticut. He's waving to us. fTl1ey efzfer the Bzzreazlz of Primizzg and Efzgrarifzgj Ronnie: Look at all the money and if it isn't Joanne Fontanella counting it! Joanne was treasurer of our class. Remember? fN01zf flae three clarrzmzfei' z1'riz'e I0 Glen Erbo Amlzrezzzeni Pure! Josephine: Doesn't this place bring back memories? There are Audrey Santos and Bruce Morgan, Joyce Geyer and Joe Adams going through the tunnel of love .... How about a ride on the roller coaster? Frances Lenzzo, the famous interior dec- orator, and- Esther Grills and Ruth Saunders, the leading hairdressers ot New York, are enjoying page twenty-six