Thomaston High School - Owl Yearbook (Thomaston, CT)

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15 JUNIOR CLASS HISTORY There are sixty members in the Junior Class, twenty-eight girls and thirty-two boys. The Junior Class held its first meeting on September 20, 1940. Miss Florian and Mrs. Bailey are our class advisors. We elected the following class officers: President— Floyd Johnston; Vice-President—George McAdam; Secretary — Grace Reardon; Treasurer — Irene Rayder. The President and Secretary arc also our representatives in the Student Council. The matter of dues was discussed and we also decided to give a Junior Prom. A second Junior Class meeting was held in October to plan for a class party. However, no definite plans were decided upon. Our class is well represented in the various school activities. Members of the girls' varsity basketball team arc Lorraine Kelley, Betty Winters, Irene Rayder, Kay Wisneski, and Betty Reynolds. Members of the boys' varsity team are Bill Thomson, Bill Lumpkin, Bill Nyerick, Dick Roberts, and Cal Foster. Our high school orchestra is pepped up by Betty Bidwell, Betty Reynolds, Charlotte Guertin, Marjorie North, and Anthony Lauretano. Cecelia Kakowski is our charming contralto. Two of the cheer leaders are Helen Budney and Cecelia Kakowski. Junior members of the Dramatic Club are Helen Budney, Doris Ncddermann, and John Sorenson. Members of the varsity soccer team are Bill Thomson, Bill Lumpkin, Irwin Tanski, and Bill Mushlook. James Peanuts Wilson is the manager of the boys' basketball team. Betty Bidwell won first prize for selling the most tickets for a lecture given by James R. Young, foreign correspondent, for which she received a lovely bracelet. The members of the Owl Staff are Jean Wood, Phyllis Lamb, Cecelia Kakowski, Betty Bidwell, Evelyn Thomson, and George Innes. — EVELYN THOMSON.

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14 Seth Thomas factory of which he is general manager. “The arresting personality leaning against the ceremonial stand is none other than Phyllis Platts, proprietor of the Chez La Platts Dress Shop. With her is her famous sports clothes model, Lillian Petke. (It is rumored that these two young ladies are the two reasons why La Platts will receive the bid to supply the First Lady’s wardrobe for the next four years.) At their side is Benedict Grohoski, experienced trapper and exclusive purveyor of furs for Chez La Platts. “The Grand March has now begun. Following closely behind President Mar' tin is Otto Vogt, polarized glass manu' facturer, with Miss Lillian Melvin, his personal secretary, on his arm. Swing' ing around the far end of the ballroom coming to the front is poetess Jule Bar' rett, who recently brought out a new book of verse called ‘Rose Petals.’ This is said to be the best work in that line since Millay's ‘Renascence.’ Closing in behind Jule is Sylvia Carr, the daring young aviatrix who was responsible for the magnificent skywriting at the inau' gural ceremonies this noon. Next in line is Douglass Coy, outstanding aeronau' tical engineer, side by side with Milcha Czyz who has promoted some of Wash' ington’s most successful hobby shows. “Alongside of the ceremonial stand are two of the nations most outstanding sets of partners, Bruno DePecol and Clem-ents Hodkoski of the huge DePecol and Hodkoski Contracting Firm. They are reminiscing with Walter Daras and Roy Dilger of the D D Chain Food Stores. “The grand march has come to a halt now. The crowd is seating themselves and the spotlight is thrown on Peg Kipp who has consented to dance at the re' quest of Raymond Johnston, whose Sight-Seeing Buses Inc. transported thousands of visitors to the Capital this week. “Departing now to the banquet room are two of the country’s leading women physicians, Dr. Grace Noack and her assistant, Dr. Doris Lord who are in Washington to convene with the Presi' dent in regard to the United States Public Health Service. Behind them are Cameron Smith and John Dodd, joint winners of the Nobel Prize in Chemical Research. These two noted scientists are talking to Miss Nancy Stoddard, resident nurse at the White House, and Dorothy Wayner, editor of the fashion magazine, ‘Senorita.’ “Jack Torrence, a draftsman for Fack' ler and DePecol on the N.V.A. project, is getting a little advice on delicate drawing from Commercial Artist Phyllis Lumbard. Phyllis did the invitations for the inaugural ball. “As you see, the stage and radio are ably represented here tonight by Gloria Sciarra, exhibition skater and queen of the Dartmouth winter carnival, and Mildred Skerstonas, famed singer whose daily program of folk songs was voted the most popular by radio writers. These two are evidently obtaining a few tips on how to keep in trim from Mary Conaghan, Athletic Director at Vassar College. “You may have observed the gentle' man in the far corner of the banquet room. He is Kenneth Sheldon, whose tool factory supplies tools for federal projects. He is evidently pleased with what Robert Johnson is saying to him, if one may judge by his smile. Robert, by the way, is electrical engineer on various federal works. “Delphine Ciafardone, head of the huge Suburban Insurance Company, is comfortably seated under the portrait of Martha Washington. With her is Rose Holicki, in charge of files in the Department of the Interior. “We have endeavored to point out to you some of the personages present here tonight. And now as the crowd is drift' ing from this huge room of the White House, we would like to take this op' portunity of thanking those persons who relinquished their radio time that you might see and hear this great event. Now until the eve of January 20, four years hence, we bid you good'evening and thank you for listening.”

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16 SOPHOMORE CLASS HISTORY On September 20, 1940, our first class meeting was held. We elected our class officers for the year. Robert Robinson was elected President. Other officers elected were William Burns, Vice-President; Marion Innes, Secretary; and Evelyn Lundberg, Treasurer. At a meeting in October plans for a class party were discussed. It was decided to hold it November 1, 1940. The class officers arranged all entertainment. The subject of class dues was also discussed and fifteen cents was agreed upon. It was to be paid to the treasurer the first of each month. The office of Vice-President was left vacant in November, when William Burns left school. At a meeting in February, Dorothy Blanchard was chosen as our new Vice-President. The two representatives of the Sophomore class to the newly organized Student Council are Robert Robinson and Marion Innes. There arc very few organizations throughout the school in which Sophomores do not take part.—ROBERT AXELBY. FRESHMAN CLASS HISTORY The Freshman class started the year with an enrollment of 63 pupils; thirty-two boys and thirty-one girls. At our first class meeting in September we elected class officers as follows: President, Malcolm Aldrich; Vice-President, Richard Wallace; Secretary, Kay Latimer; Treasurer, Mary Piazza. At this same meeting we decided to hold our class party on October 18, 1940. We are well represented in all school activities with 9 members on the Varsity basket-ball teams, 10 in the Dramatic Club, 2 in the Orchestra, and 2 on the Owl Staff. We also have 4 girls of the class on the Cheerleading Squad.—KAY LATIMER.