Suffield Academy - The Pioneer Yearbook (Suffield, CT)

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efddfi Jlalofuf A rumored gold rush m 1936 brought 'Vloneybags Prlce yamly scurrymg to Suffield mth hugh hopes he remamed to start that xyhlch ns known as the Class of 41 1938 found the class membershnp mcreased to tvso as Emstem Ellrs arrned to work out hrs lmproved theory of tlme lullmg As ve entered on the threshold of our hxgh school career m 1939 our ranks were swelled by the arrxval of Two Gun McG1ll1cuddy the Wlndsor Locks terror Stretch Graznam and Hartford s Ice Cream Kmg Swede Codnksen And not to be forgotten ns our Master of Ceremomes Louls F Haase whose grandxose mud year 1rr1y al ts saxd to haye melted the snov. In our sophomore year another member was added to our class as Glamour Boy Roclm ell deserted hrs harem to enter the portals of our alma mafrr Our Iurnor year started off mth a bang mth the arrnval of the two roommates Gangster Bob Coleman and Thursday Nnght Woodward At the same trme came The Br dgeport Heralds ace reporter Pretty Bov Dove that wlld Framlngham wrestler Mugger Howe and las but not le1st came Brooklme s matmee xdol Stern fresh from court agaln Durmg the last year our Academy was mvaded by thos two Torrmgton chonr bovs Moaner Garey and Jlnx Oneglla that renowned rabblt hunter Towtruck I tlnlash 1nd our All Amerlcan chess player Katne Schaffmt Along wlth these came our good luck ch rm Punchard Wnehr Hartfords red headed terror Jerry Ratner the vxolhsh all state vo yo champlon Roky Rozefsky Amherst s grft to Oneglta Bag Fd Crntchett and Hartford 5 mad screntxst Smulmg Randy Tompkms 20 I , ,, V ,, . V . V. . . . . . , , - V Y . , . . - . . ,, . , , . . v ' v . . V U . V, . ,, V . . x ' ll Y! ' ' ' It ll r Y V 1 D - - v - rv as - - , . l . . . , ' l . v v V u yn Y Y Y' - 7 -1 n tr V - n - , . . , . . ' n 1 an Y l 1 , Y .1 sy f - y - - . , . , . c . , . , , n . . c 1' yy u - 1, - , - u nv I 5 . ,, . , . . , . - , Y .. . . . . 1 u n - v V ' f- Q ' 1 - ff aa s - - u 4 r - - r . a y u - s v - u - - xr V ' 4 s .

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V I-IARRH XX OODXX ARD W Bu ll OOF!! ootball CCoC1pt-:mg Dnrettor of Rxcl s Home C omrmttc emau Wfzn Jfaue .feff The followmg scnlors left for the armed servlces durmg, then' semor year at Sufheld Neal Matzek left for the Army Rodney Fltleman left for the Navy Herbert Fxchtner left for the Marmes, Walter Iohnson took hx, leave to go lnto the Army Infantry, and Stephen Doran left for OfHecr's tramxng 1n the Merchant Marlnc. 19 V ,, FL.. ,, W -FH fx F . - Q. .V l 3, 4 E ' 4 il , Basketball 3, 4 Yearbook Staff V Q . ' C 4 o Y ' Y

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61444 WJ! Know all men by these presents that we the class of 1943 Suield Academy being aware of the certainty of future army induction do make and declare this to be our last will and testament in the manner following to wit To Mr and Mrs Hahn and the Sufheld faculty we leave our sincere appre ciation and profound gratitude for their helpful guldance which will make us better qualifled to meet the problems of this disrupted world Jinx Oneglla wills his basketball ability to Martin Wooden We bequeath Rod Price s genuine school spirit leadership friendliness and talent for saving money to any capable Republican m the umor class Guy Howe leaves only that which is nailed down Bud Woodward leaves Murph but he ll be back Ed lAmherst is the only place in the world to live Critchett wills his friendliness and yovial spirit to any worthy Irishman in the future Senior Class Bob Coleman bequeaths his brawmness to Captain William Martin Harold Rokv Rozefsky most willingly leaves his quiet manner and depend ability to Bob Smith We leave Murray Stern s shovel to the one who will move it over We bequeath Bob Ell1s sk1ll in cutting classes to future mailmen Jerome Ratner leaves for Hartford Emil fstudy this you can t missj Godiksen wills his abihty to prognosticate exams to Spxc Crosbie We leave Joe Wiehrs unfailmg spirit and old brown suit to future Suffield We bequeath Tom CRat a tat tat I got chaj McG1llicuddy s skill in shoot mg down airplanes to the coming ace J P Hanley Tracy ZSSQSL Garey leaxes on the first bus for Tornten and Evelyn We bequeath Bud fl got one in every cxtyj LaFlashs charm to Lady killer Ziff Frank Rockwell leaves one of his Boston Debs to Barry Eng We bequeath David Dowes ability to Pratt Institute We leave Rudolf Tomkins perpetual grin to the junior Class Did you make much mtrous oxide Randy 5 We set up Mal King as an Example of a regular Suffield man to any individual in the Junior Class Steve Doran Herb Fichtner Rod Extleman Neil Matzek and Walt Johnson left for Uncle Sam s Armed Service a bit earlier than the remamder of the class We leave Henry Graziani s Red Roadster to be used as tank maternal Louis Haase r hands down his den of iniquity to David Eddy We bequeath Rzck s Place to Mr Hahn it s his problem We the brilliant Senior Class of 1943 leave Proclaimed this twelfth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and forty three in the second year of America s War of Freedom to be our last will and testament and hereunto we affix our names on behalf of the stalwart Senior Class of 43 Bud Woodward Harold Rozefsky Witnesses Five guys named Moc l C 3 Q 'U 3 , : ,, . ,, . . . . . ' . 9 5 , ll Hi.. Y - . ,, . ,, . . . f u n ' ' ' ' ' - u n ' 3 ' ' ' ' l . - . - - , - . . . . . N . . ,,, . . , . . . . . teams, with the hope that his good luck charm will go with them. , . . , . , . . . , . - D 6 :g-:g- y fe in I I u an - - -' - - ' V 1 ez Y- . ,, . - .. ,, . , . . . ll ,I ' , ' ' ' ' ' ll U3 . , . ! I 7 0 Y ' U ' '1 u rs ' ' i . . N . . . ,, . . , J . . , -un . , . , . . . , . . . , - , ' 1 x V ' Y ' . YI Il 2