Union Endicott High School - Thesaurus Yearbook (Endicott, NY)

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9 TIIE UNION-ENDICOTT TIGER Lillian had her violin now, the title would be quite appropriate here tonight!'’ “Are there any more of the class in your orchestra?” inquires Ellen. “Oh, sure.” Lillian grows enthusiastic. “Why. it’s made up entirely of ’39’ers. There’s VanNess Buckley, Ann Gordon, Laura Haskins, Lloyd Jacquay, Francesca LaSorte, Garth Milim, Peter Theodore. John Warski and Mike Boris. Teresa McDonald, our feature vocalist, has grown amazingly . . . cute since gradua- tion.” While this group recovers from the surprise of having so many celebreties among their classmates, let s search through the crowd and find others of the class of ’39. By the time we have reached a group of three which we had already spied near the familiar Main Street Lunch, a drizzling rain has begun that is helping the firemen quench the flames as wTell as wetting us to the bone. Donald Pickering, Bruce Flaherty and Gregory Gianakouros stand shivering in the wet, their collars turned up and their hats pulled over their eyes. As we walk nearer, Gregory is speaking. “I’ve seen so many of our old friends at this fire. I wonder how it happens that they’re all hack in Endicott at the same time!” “Maybe they had a premonition that there was going to be a beautiful fire in the high school!” Bruce ventures. “Nonsense!” exclaims Don. “What makes you think of such silly things?” And you call this fire beautiful! Think of the money this fire is costing the school taxpayers!” “Maybe it is expensive. But it’s beautiful nevertheless. “Look, let’s stop this squabbling, even if it is in fun,” interrupts Don. “Listen! Do you hear a familiar voice?” “Sounds like our beloved president’s. There he is!” and Bruce points his finger over the heads of the crowd. “Class of ’39! Where are you?” “It’s John Kvasny!” And Ralph Warner’s with him!” exclaims Gregory. “Pauline Tras too!” The voice comes more clearly through the rising fog. “If you graduated from TJ-E in June, 1939, be at the American Legion Club House at seven tomorrow morning” The voice grows fainter as the owner moves on through the crowd to attract more attention from other ’39’ers. It is a reunion! The entire class of ’39, by some touch of a magic wand, were in town this memorable week-end. What's more, they were all at the fire watching these flames attempt to destroy their alma mater. Even tho’ the flames might have entirely destroyed all traces of the school, in the mem- ory of every alumnus, there would have remained forever not a picture of a brick building but a structure of past immortal dreams, hopes and fears. SENIORS ELECT KVASNY PRESIDENT The largest graduation of the Union-Endi- cott High School will take place this year when 280 seniors will receive their diplomas on June twenty-eighth, The officers chosen by the class are as follows: President ................... John Kvasny Vice-President ........... Ralph Warner Secretary .............. Beverly Warfield Treasurer .................. Pauline Tras The June class this year can be as prouxi of their honor students as they are of theil organization. In January there weer sixteen honor students with an average of 90 per cent or above. Norma Brown, Muriel Cameron. Herbert Crumb, Cecelia Early, Boyd Harned. Lucille German, Alma Johnson, William John- son, Claire Miller, Garth Miller, Ruth Morris, Anna Rando, Antoinette Saraceno, Miriam Treaster, Helen Twining, and Grace Zanni. Class Day program is in charge of Mr. Hagerty with Leda Hrincka as chairman. Other members of the committee are Teresa MacDonald, Jual Wilce, Hazel LaBarr, Louis Bertoni, Boyd Harned, Edison Lockwood, and Donald Pickering. “WINGS OF THE MORNING” STAGED BY SENIORS The senior play, entitled “Wings of the Morning,” by Charles Quimby Burdette, was presented May 12. The underlying theme is that every individual has a place in society, about which he would have a clearer under- standing if he were to be involved in a difficult situation. The cast, of characters included Love Woloshuk as Joyce Calvert, a young business woman; Irene Brain, Loa, maid to Joyce; Bruce Flaherty as Adrian Powell, a poet; Jack Bartlow as David Banning, a surgeon: Elwin Midgley, as Eben Forthright, an emis- sary of Peter Iannou, who played Master Geoffrey, a strange host; James Lambrinos as Tonio Di Silvistri, a fruit seller; Dorothy Closs and Janet Shearer, Cariotta and Bene- detta, Tonio’s wife and daughter. Ann Komar portrayed the character of Miss Wanley, matron of an old ladies' home; Alma Johnson as Effie, a student nurse; Barbam Johnson, Mrs. Ellis, an inmate in the home. Ruby Merrit, Trudy, Mrs. Ellis’ companion; Ralph Warner, Stanley Gordon, an aviator; Mary Valenta, Ellen, the twin sister of Geoffrey. “Wings of the Morning” was directed by- Gilbert Hagerty and Alma Johnson, student director. The staff in charge of stage man- agement was Stage Manager, Garth Miller; Assistant Stage Managers, Donald Frederick, Francis Freundorfer, Edward Makowsky, Ter- esa Macdonald. Jane McMullen, Charles Spalding, Betty Foreman, Alan Shepard.

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