Westfield High School - Gammadian Yearbook (Westfield, MA)

Text from Pages 1 - 134 of the 1949 volume:

GAMMADIGN 1949 meaning of gammaclion . . . Gamma is the third letter of the Greek alphabet. Among early Christians this letter symbolized a Cornerstone . . . hence Christ as the cornerstone of the church. flannnadion is a cross forrned of four caphal Canunag and HgniHes'TIood Lucku or HHenedRiionu. xD H100 N Q l 4- rg 5 O ,PNQNXN 1855 4' tv 5 it 226475 ed, westfield high school - Westfield, massachusetts five-day home of 757 students brick, green lawns, pine Trees .... OVERTURE . . Foreword . . Half in fun. and half in fantasy, we, the Camrnadion Staff of 1949, offer you this book. We have pictured for you here. both in words and drawings, the stage of a minstrel show-while we ourselves are preparing for the responsibilities to face us on the stage of life. ln these pages we are comparing our lives to those of imaginary players in the cast of a minstrel-myet we are trying underneath this false exterior to symbolize the hopes and dreams in our hearts and minds. However, the serious note in our hook cannot be overlooked. Traveling along with the fun is the knowledge we have gained, the friendships we have made, and, most of all. the memories we will never forget. Now we set forth to play a more serious part in life. So into the future goes the Class of 1949 - not to forget 1 and not to be forgotten W- we hope but to put into practice what we have learned in and out of the class- room. W'e go forth into life with a desire --- the desire that what we have learned we may bring to the world. and so make it a better and happier place for those who follow f Not good-by 1 but so-long for a while. MARION SK ERKER Editor-1'lL-Chief 42 -JX X f 1 1 miroducm WWE Hfnclmen HE F O TOWORROW ll - ll ol thee we sung To Eliza beth Cutler Our Direcior As our friendly and gracious counselor throughout our four happy years at WHS, you have won from us our deep respect and admiration. Not only have you kept extensive records of our progress to deter- mine our abilities, but also through your personal conferences with each member of our class, you have enabled us to discover our true interests. Whether we enter college or find ourselves in some niche in the world of Work, we shall always remember your invaluable assistance in enabling us to pursue our desired vocations. In grateful recognition of these invaluable services to us, we, the Class of 1949, wish to dedicate our Gammadion to you, Miss Cutler. NX Speclalfles Q X X X f' Xi A L E 6 no 10 'A y,o'N5wo'K X 5. THE ADMINISTRATION.. RALPH W. HASKINS . . . BS., M.A. Spotlight Catches . . . HAII right, move along! Routine . . . Massachusetts State College, Columbia University Teacher of Mathematics, Amherst High School Principal, Amherst High School Headmaster, Brockton High School Principal, Westfield High School sv Specialty Number . . . l'Songof India Encore . . . Fishing, Hunting, Farming, Camping, Photography, Chess our interlocutor speaks . . . As we approach hasta la vista , may I propose an idea, not for a moment's consideration but to hang onto, ponder, develop over a period of years. The world needs you. Who? The world- people folks lct's make it folks. Folks like the ,loneses and the Smiths and the Browns, folks ld in Massachusetts or Michigan, Manitoba or Madagascar, Mongolia or Mexico. That's all the wor is - folks. Folks need you. No, it's your idea now, so 1t becomes: folks need me. Maybe they need me as a merchant, maybe as an accountant, auto mechanic, teacher, foreman, minister or priest. What am I going to do? What I can do best that folks need most. Will I like it? Prob- ably, if I feel needed f- useful - worthwhile. Money? It's amazing how little we have to worry about money. if we start with folks' needs. CERTRUIJE Il. SWOLIIIAK . . Spotlight Catches . . . Anything I can do for yon? Mr. Haskins is busy right non. Routine . . . Vllestlicld High School, l939 Westfield Commercial School, 1940 Specialty Number . . . Maybe You'll He Thereu Encore . . llancing. Sewing I.: .,-- izp im 'L' i-- - in f i MHS. WIALTER KAMINSKI . . . Spotlight Catches . . . Good Morning - is Routine . . . Westfield High School. 1939 -if 1, Y Specialty Number . . . Jealousie I I ' Ezu - :' I I Encore . . . Entertaining, Sewing res ce I at e varied class activities combine work and fun MUSIC... MECHANICAL DRAWING MRS. CECILIA C. SEYMOUR . . . B.S., Spotlight Catches . . . L011dCT, Please' Routine . . . Westfield State Teachers College, Skidmore, Smith, Springfield College Supervisor of Music Specialty Number . . . I'Wishin' Encore . . . Operetta, Glee Clubs, Ensemble, Music Festival DOUGLAS R. WARD . . . B.M., M.M. Spotlight Catches . . . Quiet'i Routine . . . Eastman School of Music Instructor in Instrumental Music Specialty Number . . . HI Love a Parade Encore . . . Springfield Symphony Orchestra GORDON D. SPENCE . . . B.S. Spotlight Catches . . . Just a few suckers get caught Routine . . . American International College, Springfield College Mechanical Drawing and Industrial Arts Specialty Number . . . My Happiness Encore . . . Member of Curriculum Committee FRANCES M. MCMAHON . . . A.B. Spotlight Catches . . . Bring it down to a dull roar, pleasei' Routine , . . College of St. Elizabeth, Boston University, Springfield College World History Specialty Number . . . Danny Boy Encore . . Music Committee, Junior-Senior Prom MARY A. COFFEY . . . B.S., M.Ed. Spotlight Catches . . . Why don't you be a nurse?', Routine . . . Bay Path Normal, Springfield College, American International College Geography, World History Specialty Number . . . Danny Roy Encore . . . Member of Records and Report Card Committee DONALD E. MARSHALL . . . B.A. Spotlight Catches . . . It would gladden the heart of an old mann Routine . . . Amherst, Graduate Courses Harvard, Boston University Problems of Democracy, World Geography Specialty Number . . Gypsy Love Song Encore . . Debating Coach MARY M. KEEFE . . . B.A., M.A. Spotlight Catches . . . You cynical seniors! Routine . . . University of Massachusetts, Boston University Problems of Democracy, U. S. History D i Specialty Number . . , i'Night and Day Encore . . . Service NWI, Adviser, Music Committee, SOCIAL STUDIES . H. NORTON JONES . . . B.S., M.A. Spotlight Catches . . . Waal, if you want to get into a first class institution . . . Routine . . . Boston University, Wesleyan University, University of Pennsylvania, Springfield College, University of Massachusetts U. S. History, World Geography Specialty Number . . . Sweet Adeline Encore . . . Ticket Committee, Freshman-Sophomore Party ..we remember globes, I LIBRARIANHTEACHING AIDS.. . .AGRICULTURE . . ETHELYN M. PERCIVAI. . . . B.A. Spotlight Catches . . . If you're not quiet, you'll have to sit at another table Routine . . . Normal School, Farmington, Me., University of Maine Librarian at W. H. S. Specialty Number . . God Bless America 1 Encore . . Library Club, Class Dramatics l LAUOYT K. TEUBNER . . . I. Ch. E., B.S. Spotlight Catches . . . All books and papers on the floor Routine . . . University of North Carolina, Pratt Institute, Northeastern University, Boston University, Springfield College Supervisor of Audio-Visual Aids Specialty Number . . . 'LBlue Skies Encore . . . Teaching Aids Group ARTHUR L. FRELLICK . . . B.S., M.S. Spotlight Catches . . . How do you do! ln Routine . . . Massachusetts Agriculture College, University of Massachusetts, Harvard, Boston University Agriculture Specialty Number . . . The End of a Perfect Day Encore . . . Member of Records and Report Card Committee, Coach of Agricultural Department Judging Teams MARGARET SHEPARIJ . . . A.B., Ed.M. Spotlight Catches . . . Volunteers to the board, please Routine . . . Boston University, Harvard Summer School, Clark University Summer School English Specialty Number . . . i'Wh0?,' Encore . . Adviscr of Herald Literary Magazine ANNA E. KEEFE . . . Spotlight Catches . . . 'gBe Quietlw Routine . . . College of Mount St. Vincent, Das Deutche Institute fuer Auslander der Universitat Berlin English Specialty Number . . . Rumanian Rhapsody No. I, Enesco Encore . . . Sponsor of Class of 1949: Student Council Adviser MARGARET E. LEARY . . . B.S., lVI.A. Spotlight Catches . . . These are my SENIORSV' Routine . . . Westfield State Teachers College, Boston University, Columbia University English Specialty Number . . '6Stardust Encore . . . Invitations, ,lunior-Senior Prom, Gammadion Adviser, League Adviser, W.M.I..S.P. AGNES I. ENGLISH . . . B.S., M.Ed. Spotlight Catches . . . l'I shall not sign any passes until this room is QUIETIV' Routine . . . Westfield State Teachers College, Boston University, Harvard Summer School, Columbia University English Specialty Number . . . 'aLondonderry Air Encore . Red Cross Club Adviser GI I ENGLISH .... CARLTON GUILD . A.B., A.M., Ed.M. Spotlight Catches . . . 6'OH!t't?V'H SIl8t??! Routine . . . Bowdoin College, Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Harvard Graduate School of Education English Specialty Number . . . Jeannie With the Light Brown Hairv Encore . . . Press Club Adviser term papers, absence slips, MATHEMATICS. G. FRED ENSWORTH . . . M.E. Spotlight Catches . . Put all the facts down firsti' Routine . . . Cornell University Algebra, Solid Geometry, Trigonometry Specialty Numbe r...' 'Garden of Rosesi' Encore . Sponsor of Class of 1950 GEORGE E. ALDRICH . . . B.S. Spotlight Catches . . . Listen-will you 'kids' please be quiet for about two seconds? Routine . . . University of Massachusetts, Brown University Algebra, Plane Geometry Specialty Number . . . Only a Rose Encore . . . Sponsor of Class of 1952 DONALD W. HATCH . . . B.S. Spotlight Catches . . . Throw your gum away and report to detentionli' Routine . . . American International College, Trinity College, Springfield College General Math., General Science, Geometry Encore . . . Entertainment Committee, Freshman-Sophomore Party GUIDANCE ELIZABETH CUTLER . . . B.A., M.Ed. Spotlight Catches . . . Holy Cowli' Routine . . Wellesley, Boston University Guidance Specialty Number . . . Night and Day' Encore . . . Member of Records and Report Card Committee HOMER P. GAMMONS . . . - A.B. Spotlight Catches . . Did you have fun today? Routine . . Harvard, Tufts Guidance, Biology Specialty Number , HC001 Water', ' Encore . . . Coach of Tennis and Skiing HOME ECONOMICS. . .ART . . . J. AMELIA GUINASSO Spotlight Catches . . . L'Now listen here! Keep your feet off those stoolsn Routine . . . Westfield State Teachers College, Simmons College, Columbia Summer School, Boston University Summer School Royal University of Perugia, Italy Clothing, Home Management Specialty Number . . . 'iMy Bonnie Lies Over the Oceani' Encore . . . Decorating Committee, Freshman-Sophomore Party MADELEINE LAMY . . . B.S. Spotlight Catches . . . Come in out of those windows, girls! Routine . . . Framingham State Teachers College Foods, General Home Economics Specialty Number . . . Begin the Beguinev Encore . . . Refreshment Committee, Freshman-Sophomore Party JAMES F. MCDOWELI ,... B.S. Spotlight Catches . . What do you want to do today? Routing . . Massachusetts School of Art fl Specialty Number . . . 'ilt Had To Be You Encore . . . Instructor of Colonial Stenciling, Evening Course, Westlield Trade School Shakespeare, Poe, Iogarithms, graphs, theorems, Compasses, MYRTLE I. PUSHOR Spotlight llatvhes . . . Wat4'h your talking, please Miss Push-or speaking lloutine . . . Shan Business llollege. Maine. Si-hool of llommeree. Boston University Shorthand, Typeisritingl Speeialty Numlrer . . , Beyond the Blue Horizon Eneore . . Student fiounril Soeial Committee ANTOINETTE B. .ll-1'l l'E Spotlight Clatelies . . . All right, non. Youll take an E for t0Llay's ElSSlg.IllITlffllll li' Routine . . . Hay Path lristitute. Simmons College. Boston University Olliee l raetir'e. Stenogrraphy Specially Number . . . Until Eneore . . . General lioniniittee ol' Stuilent ffouneil l'lfXRHlET M. HOFFMAN Spotlight Catehes . . . All right. pe . . pull Routine . . . Bay l'ath Institute, Simmons llollegze. Boston University Typewritingx, Business Training Spevialty Numlmer . . . lt's Magieu Ent-ore . . . Member of Revorcls and Report Card Comniittee Merry Secretary Waltz Oliice Practice l4J. BUSINESS ERNEST I . MORRILI. . B.B.A. Spotlight Catehes . . . LO. K., 'kids'l Routine . . . Boston University, College of Business Administration Bookkeeping, Business Law SpeeialtyNuml1er . . . l'ni Forever Blowing Bubbles Encore . Cheerleaders. Traek Coat-ll -uir ...aww v. cHcking keys, FOREIGN LANGUAGE . . HELEN I.. KITTREIJGE . . B.A Spotlight Catches . . . Herr llirevtor is fomingll' AIR RAID! Bitte? Routine . . . Wellesley, National German-Ameriean Teaehers' Seminary, Milwaukee, Wis. German Spevialty Number . Du Kannst Nivht 'lireu Sein Eneore . . Adviser of .Iunior Woman's Club ..declensions, coniugations, Mamma Du, Du Liegst Mir Im Herzen Spanish l4R. German 33K. RACHEL L. RIPLEY . . . B.A. Spotlight Catches . . . Did I ever tell you about the time ml'1en...,' Routine . . . Rates College, Columbia University, The Sorbonne, llliddlebury College Spanish, English Speeialty Number . . . Spirit Flower Em-ore . . . Adviser of Junior Womans Club, Flower and Card Committee of Sophomore Class LOUISE F. SAWYER . . . A.B. Spotlight Catches . . . N'est-ee-Pas? Routine . . . Bates College, lllidmllebury College, The Sorlronne Frenvh, English ' Specialty Number . . . Ave Mariav lfnvore . . . Sponsor of ,lunior Womarfs Club THOMAS W. BOWLER . . . AB. Spotlight Catehes . . . For the luva l'etel A-Chooln My Pu Says Solv Routine . . llowtloin College Latin and Geography Spec-ialty Number . . . i'Ave Maria Rm-ore . . . Refreshment Committee, Junior-Senior Prom Apple Pan Dowdy lt's Magic Foods l4L. Biology 2lG. .l. LUWFLI. WILLIAMS . . B.S. Spotlight Catches . . . It's not a hard test Routine . . . University of lilassachusetts General Science, Industrial Arts Specialty Numlicr . . . St'illlllf'l'l.5 Serenade Encore . . Sponsore of Class of 1951 MABCUEBITE A. MURPHY . . . B.S., M.Ecl. Spotlight Catches . . . Keep your eyes on your own paper Routine . . . University of Massachusetts. Springfield .lunlor College. Boston University. Harvard, Springfield College, Yale Biology. General Science Specialty Numher . . . Uh. What a Beautiful Morning' Encore . . . Decorating and Housing Committee, Freshman-Sophomore Party DIETICIAPI . MRS. .IOSEPHINE DELL OLIVER Spotlight Catches . . . Who vsants to take this money downstairs? Boutine . . . Viforcester Trade Slimmer School. Sprintrfielml Hospital School for Nurses Dietician, Head of Cafeteria Staff Specialty Number . . . My Happiness Encore . . , Hostess for Senior Class Banquet. Kiwanis Luncheon, Get-Together Cl uh liuncheon SCIENCE RAYMOND li. lllA11NUl.'l'Y . . B.S., M.Bd. Spotlight Catches . . . Teed-.lus, isn't it? Boutine . . . University of lllassachusetts. Teachers College. Columlria University. Boston University. Springfield College Chemistry, Physics Specialty Number . . . Oh, What a Beautiful Morning Encore . . . Faculty Business Manager of Athletics, Pro Merito Adviser Test Tubes. .sHdes, PHYSICAL EDUCATION . . ROBICRT W. VlNlIliN'l' . BS., M5- Spotlight liatclies . . . Pay attention! Routine . , . Springfield College. University of lNlassar'husctts Health, Physical Education Sperialty Number . . . Upai Supai Polka Envore . . . Grammar and ,lunior High Svhool Athletic Coach WILLIAM B. MOCK . . . 1'h.B. Spotlight liatvlies . . . When a king speaks, his subjects listen. Routine . . . St. Anselnfs Preparatory, llroxirlenve College Coavh of Football, Basketball, Baseball Speeialty Number . . . 'Starrlustv Encore , . . Peanut Bowl, lfolumbus, Georgia FRANCIS .l. ROSSO Spotlight Catches . . RS. 0. K., Fellasln Routine . . . Dartmouth College, Anieruan International College Physim-al Education Spevialty Number . . lfnvore . . NANl1YM.ll0Wl'ER . . White liliristniasil Assistant Athletic Director . B.S. Spotlight Catches . . . lf you van get enough kids . . . ' 1 '- ytlt Routine . . . Sarge.: Specialty Number . lfinvore . Hands, Knees, and Bonmps' A Daisy Phys. Ed. 21VB. College of Physical Pitluvation --1-11 cet Ryu After-sehool Sports calisfhenics . . in classes gl ak. . QW 595 X Yrobxems exxfixc' of 'b A59 W XNWSY sw efw swf' -s vooasxo CWKRQ 613 Q30 QQOQ' XXJoq02 KN07'xe',b9.A'A' .1 Oqgixe' NX3 T-squares, color, news discussions . . grammar . W-N ' M wen fi do ff ,ZH wig: XX , Q ? 5 a wmv QQ . . 5 U N .XFX 3 ,xx Avis, x R .x N, I f X -. xx x x X QSXYX I5 ' N 556 Mx ' 1 1 xx O' Y 1 , I, ' X I wx, XV 421 , X, , , f C X cf X , , 4527 f 4 if 7 . 'MZ' A , at Z JEAN MACCREEDIE ANDERSON S'Thafs My Desirei' RICHARD FERRIN ACKERMANN Dick This is the Army, Mr. Jones Band 1, 2. 3. 4: Orchestra 2. Ambition: To be a success in any venture that I undertake. DOLORES CATHERINE ALREN Lorrie,' Dolores Ambition: Ask Babe. HENRIETTA RUTH ALTOBELLO 6'Hennie Dark Eyes Basketball 1, 2, 3: Tri-Hi 1, 2, 3, 4: Volley Ball 2: Athletic Award 2, 3: Archery 3: Press Club Exchange Ed. 3, 4: Usher Graduation 3: School Days Revue 3: Delegate W. M. L. S. P. Convention 3: Tri-Hi Hist. 3: Tri-Hi Vice-Pres. 4: Gammadion Picture Ed. 4: Gym Basketball Team 4. Ambition: Ask Pendochios! ELEANOR RUTH ANDERSON Andy,' You,d Be So Nice to Come Home to? Home Room Lieut. l: Home Room Capt. 2: Interclass Basketball 2: Intramural Basketball 2, 3: Athletic Award 2: Entertainment Com. 2: Prom Music Com. 3: Prom Usher 3: Junior Woman's Club 4: Glee Club Sec. 4: Pro Merito Sec. 4: Flower and Card Com. 4: Class Vice-Pres. 4: D. A. R. Pilgrim 4: Prom Invitation Com. 4: Basketball 4: Bronze Tablet Candidate 4. Ambition: To be a nurse. . , V njeanas Tri-Hi 1, 2, 3, 4: Basketball 1, 2, 3: Nom. Com. 1: Athletic Award 2, 3: Tennis 2: Volley Ball 2: Refresh. Com. Fresh.-Soph. Party 2: Hist. 3: Prom Usher 3: Swimming 3: Prom Dec. Com. 3: Tri-Hi Sec. 3: School Days Revue 3: Tri-H1 Pres. 4: Pro Merito 4: Cheerleader 4: Jr. Woman's Club 4: Gammadion Staff 4: Varsity Basketball Team 4: Interelass Basketball 4: W. M. L. S. P. Convention 4: D. A. R. Candidate 4: Bronze Tablet Candidate 4. Ambition: Ask Pendochios! ROBERT l.OUIS ANDREWS Buff My Blldlllhtf, Hockey 1. Ambition: To be a first class hobo. BARBARA ANNE RALCH Baby Hair of Coldn Jr. Red Cross 1, 2, 3, 4: Glee Club 1: Cantata 1: Press Club 1: Usher and Make-up Com. Hollywood Extra 1: Tri-Hi 2. 3, 4: Make-up and Cast The Night of January 16 2: Basketball 2: Softball 2: Red Cross Sec. 3: Make-up Com. and Cast Little Red Schoolhouse 3: Debating Club 3: Red Cross Assembly 3: Swimming 3: Archery 4: Field Hockey 4: Bowling 4: Cap and Gown Com. 4. Ambition: Try everything daring. HAROLD MICHAEL BANNISH Body I Cotta Crush on Youi' Flower and Card Com. 1, 2: Usher Graduation 3: Home Room Capt. 3: Debat- ing Club 4. Ambition: To be a hermit and live a free life. Ambition: To leave school. our first year . . . new BETTY ANNE BARNES Belty,' Good Night. Sweetheart Ambition: Secretary or model. DONALD LLOYD BARNES Tex Ragtime Cowboy Home Room Recorder 1, 2. 3, 4: Dec. Com. Fresh.-Soph. Party 1: Class Pres. 2: Home Room Lieut. 4: Canteen Com. 4. Ambition: Wine, women, and song. MARY LOU BAYETTE Louie M11ry Louf' Glee Club 2, 3, 4: Christmas Assembly 2, 3: Spring Concert 2, 3: Press Club 4. Ambition: Motorcycle business with Janie. ROGER IRVINC BEACH Beacher', '6Lo11c is just Around the Corner Service W Recorder 1, 2, 3: Hi-Y 1, 2, 3, 4: Home Room Capt. 2: Football 2, 3, 4: Hockey 2, 3: Track 3: Canteen Com. 4: Home Room Recorder 4. friendships . . . fresh-soph party CAROLYN FLORENCE BECKWITH Sis Put That Ring on My Fingcrv Ambition: To leave school. RONALD WELLS BEIN Rocky', My Baby .lust Cares for Mc Football 1, 2. Ambition: To work for New England Tel. and Tcl. PHILIP JOSEPH BERRY Pbil'i 'SSbycsl Guy in T0wIl,, Football 2, 3. Ambition: To make millions. DONALD WILLIAM BLAIR Donn Two Guitars' Home Room Lieut. 1, 2: Home Room Capt. 1: Cast, Hollywood Extra 1: Class Color Com. 1: Student Council 1, 2, 3, 4: Mixed Glee Club 1, 2: Banker 2, 3, 4: Class Pres. 2: Fact Finding Com. 2: Delegate to Student Council Convention 2: Chairman Fact Finding Com. 3: Red Cross Rep. 3: Marshall, Graduation 3: Boys' State 3: Track 3: Delegate Student Council State Con- vention 3: Pres. Student Council 4: Budget Com. 4: Music Com. 4, Banquet Com. 4: Pro Merito 4: Bronze Tablet Candidate 4. Ambition: A trio like the Three Sons. ii' ii F BRUCE BARTON RODENDORF '6BruCe', Ia My Merry Oldsmobile Ambition: To be a chemist. SALLY JEAN BODURTHA 'iB00ts,' My Gal, Sala Interclass Basketball 1, 2, 3: Capt. Interclass Basketball 2: Hist. 2: Red Cross Alt. 2: Home Room Lieut. 2: Tri-Hi 2, 3: Tennis 3: Home Room Capt. 3: Athletic Award 3: Pro Merito Pres. 4: Jr. Woman's Club 4: Basketball 4: Banquet Com. 4: Talent Show Judge 4: Tri-Hi Membership Chairman 4: Bronze Tablet Candidate 4. Ambition: To travel through the country. KATHERINE MAE BONYEAU Kaya Kate Basketball 2, 3: Volley Ball 2, 3: Athletic Award 2, 3: Tennis 2: Herald Typist 4: Varsity Basketball Team 4: Interclass Basketball 4: Red Cross Alt. 4. Ambition: Ask Jean! BARBARA ALICE BROWN ffgmwnier 'flu Spain They say fsi, sf 'A Tri-Hi 1, 2, 3, 4: Delegate W. M. L. S. P. Convention 1, 2, 3, 4: Press Club 1, 2, 3, 4: Spelling Bee Assembly 1: Delegate Older Girls' Conference 1, 2, 3: Dramatic Club 1. 2: Girls' Glee Club 2: Cast Youth and Uncle Sam 2: Debating Club 2, 3, 4: Cast of Little Red Schoolhouse 3: Jr. 'Editor Press Club 3: Upper Class Glee Club 3, 4: Second Prize, Herbert W. Kittredge Poetry Contest 3: First Prize, American Legion Oratorical Contest 3, 4: Pres. Debating Club 4: Operetta Rio Rico 4: Editor-in-Chief Herald W I 5- ' M CHARLES SPENCER BROWN Chuck,' You Call Everybody Darling Hi-Y 1, 2, 3. 4: Basketball 1. 2: Band 1. 2: Orchestra 1: Glee Club 1: Holly- wood Extra 1: Cantata 1: Entertainment Com. 1: Football 3, 4 Track 3, 43 Junior Ring Com. 3: Canteen Com. 4: Home Room Capt. 4. Ambition: To be an accountant. MARILYN RUTH BROWN LJ H1C,, Dance Ballcrirz a. Danrcu Fresh.-Soph. Party Entertainment 1, 2: Fresh.-Soph. Party Entertainment Com. 1: Archery 2, 3: Swimming 2, 3: Basketball 3: Red Cross Rep. 4: Herald Typist 4. Ambition: Ask Jean! JOANE MARIE BROZ Brozzic', S'Naugbly Eyess' Press Club 1, 2, 3, 4: Library Club 1, 2, 3: Canteen Com. 1, 2: Glee Club 1: Hollywood Extra 1: Chorus Christmas Cantata 1: Interclass Basketball 2. 3, 4: Tennis 2, 3: Archery 2, 3: Softball 2: Tri-Hi 3, 4: Moderator Town Meeting of the Air 3: Prom Bid Com. 3: Delegate W. M. L. S. P. Conven- tion 3, 4: Older Girls' Conference 3: Swimming 3: Pro Merito 4: Jr. Wo- man's Club 4: Red Cross 4: Co-Editor Assemblies, Press Club 4. Ambition: V. I. P. LORRAINE AGNES BRUENO Shorty Ya ta ta, ya ta ta, ya ta tai' Fresh.-Soph. Entertainment 1, 2: Refreshment Com. Fresh.-Soph. Party 1: Girls' Basketball Team 1, 3. Ambition: To get married. first assembly. . . dr. abernefhy . . Newspaper 4: Bronze Tablet Candidate 4. Ambition: To win a Pulitzer prize in literature. r dictionaries . . . lockers LAURENCE RICHARD BURKE StrirLly' on the Curny Sidci' Home Room Capt. 2, 4. Ambition: Professional loafer. ELAINE ROSALIE BURKOTT i'Happy Cu Luvky in l.ure', Lieut. 3: Prom Usher 3: Tri-H1 4: Press Club 4: He 4: Prom Dec. Com. 4. Ambition: Ask Bert! ROBERT BURRILL l'll Get By , Home Room Lieut. 4: Prom Printing Com. 4. Ambition: To do nothing. JOYCE ELENA CADY s'MlllIllliglZl Becomes You Fresh.-Soph. Party Dec. Com. 1: Flower and Card Com. 2: Tri-Hi 2, 3. 4: Tennis 3, 4: Press Club 3, 4: Archery 3: Delegate W. M. L. S. P. Conventign 3, 4: Co-Editor Assemblies, Press Club 4: Red Cross 4: Ski Club, Assistant Treas. 4: Legion Show Colonial Capers 4. Ambition: Ask Nance! Red Cross 1, 2: Glee Club 1: Dramatic Club 1: Opervtta Chorus 1: Home Room raid Newspaper Typist Ncurnyss Elain ci' 4 ..BUb,, ..j0y,, RUTH PATRICIA CAMPBELL Rutlne S'Yau Must Have Been a Beautiful Babyi' Tri-Hi 1, 2, 3, 4: Tri-Hi Sec. 1: Class Hist. 1: Library Club 1: Dramatic Club 1: Choral Reading Assembly 1: Interclass Basketball 2: Canteen Com. 2: Athletic Award 2: Press Club 3, 4: Herald Staff 3, 4: Delegate W. M. L. S. P. Convention 3, 4: Prom Music Com. 3: Intramural Basketball 3: Tennis 3: Cast School Days Revue 3: Service W Rec. 4: Pro Merito 4: Jr. Woman's Club 4: Picture Manager Cammadion 4: D. A. R. Candidate 4: Chairman, Talent Show 4: Bronze Tablet Candidate 4. Ambition: Ask Pendochios! GRACE ELIZABETH CARR ' Craven Every Day I Lore You just a Little Biz More Tri-Hi 1, 2, 3, 4: Flower and Card Com. 1: Tri-Hi Treas. 2: Glee Club 2, 3: Spring Concert 2, 3: Athletic Award 2: Basketball 2, 3: Volley Ball 2, 3: Softball 3: Music Festival 3: Christmas Concert 3: Faculty Editor Gam- madinn 4. Ambition: Ask Pendochios! JUNE LOUISE CARR Poncho,, '6Slecpy Time Cali' Library Club 3. Ambition: General oiiice work. PAUL GEORGE CLINE Bull,' Cl1ir:kery Chieku Hockey 1, 2, 3, 4: Football 1, 2, 3, 4: Athletic Award, Hockey 1, 2, 3, 4: Baseball 3, 4: Athletic Award, Football 3, 4: Flower and Card Com. 4: Home Room Lieut. 4. Ambition: To change the school week to one day. MARION PATRICIA COACII Coat-lziea' Do I Worry L'b Club 3 Junior Woman's Dramatic Club 1, 2: Properties Com. 2: 1 rary 1 I 1 Club 4: Pro Merito 4: Home Room Banker 4: Herald Literary Staff 4. Ambition: To be a good teacher. .IENNIE PAULINE COMINCIOLI Sl1urty,, I Cflllvf Begin To Tell Illlllfn Fl -- dc--dc 'tt 3. ' Asraaoz? mme- un- New-N , G xg UNQDNWSQVQ Qfys-lv, IJOA-'K SALLY ENSIGN CONNER lqskvtwb' Sal-Cali' '11 CIHZIZ Circ You Alzytlzing But l,o1,-nf' Home Room Capt. 1: Gammadion 1, 2, 3, 4: Basketball 1, 2, 3: Softball 1, 2 3 4' Dramatic Club 1: Dramatic Club Make-up Com. 13 Dec. Com. Fresh- Soph. Party 1: Tri-Hi 1, 2, 3, 4: Athletic Award 1: Tri-Hi Sec. 2: Cheerleader 2. 3, 4: Swimming 2, 3, 4: Home Room Banker 2: Waitress Sr. Banquet 2: Glee Club 3, 4: Jr. Ring Com. 3: Lead in Jr. Play Little Red Schoolhouse 3: Co-Capt. Cheerleaders 4: Service W Recorder 4: Pro Merito 4: Jr. Woman's Club 4: Lead in Rio Rico 4: Prophecy on Prophets 4: Interclass Basket- ball 4: Varsity Basketball Team 4: Bronze Tablet Candidate 4. Ambition: To graduate from Colby Junior and live in California. CAROL XAVIER CONRAD Hyou Were Meant for Men Class Play 3: Home Room Banker 3: Herald Literary Staff 4: Author of Class Poem 4. Ambition: To be successful. Carol 'lwhere's The elevator? . . basketball Tournaments . .usee l NANCY LOUISE DEVENO nCflV1flll',, Teaching: Aids 1, 2, 3, 4: Glee Club 1, 2: Entertainment Com. 1: Press Club 1: Red Cross 1, 2, 4: Operetta 1: Basketball 1: Baseball 1: Photography Clllb l: Usher 1. 2: Refresh. Com. 2: Designer of Class Banner 3: Prom Printing Com. 3: Ring Com. 4. Ambition: Ask Sandy. BERTHA EDWINA DIETZ 6'3l'ffl,, It Dnesrft Cost Anything to Dreami' Home Room Capt, 1: Service W Recorder 2: Tri-Hi 4. Ambition: Ask Ann! DONALD JOSEPH DOUGENIK 01101189 Nom. Com. 1: Home Room Lieut. 2: Prom Usher 3: Banquet Com. 4. Ambition: Navy. JUNE PEARL DUKESHIRE Duchess,' Home Room Lieut. 1: Home Room Cant. 1: Motto Com. 1: Interclass Basket- ball 2, 3: Pro Merito 4: Tri-Hi 4: Junior Womans Club 4: Assembly, Talent Show 4. Ambition: Ask Rita! 4 CAROLINA PAULINE CRESSOTTI 6'Lcma,' i'Carolina Moonv Library Club 3, 4: Red Cross 3: Interclass Basketball 4: Debating Club 4. Ambition: To be a nurse. JAMES JOSEPH CURRAN Hlimi' 1t,s My Lazy Dayi' Hi-Y 1: Operetta 1: Volley Ball 1: Glee Club 1, 2: French Relief 2, 3, 4. Ambition: Travel. college. more travel? RITA ELIZABETH CIURRAN Rit HRiu Ritau Home Room Recorder 1: Nominating Com. 2: Tri-Hi 4: Cap and Gown Com. 4 Ambition: Ask Junie! UNA IIERNADETTE DAICNEAULT Un1f' nMy Favorite Brunette Ambition: Same as Maher and Quimp l l I THOMAS EDWARD DVORCHAK Dvorch. i'An Apple for the Teacher Christmas Operetta 1: Interclass Basketball 2: Baseball 2, 3, 4: Home Room Lieut. 3, 4: Basketball 4. Ambition: To start a poolroom with Cline and Harris. MAUREEN CATHERINE EGAN Mon She's Irish and Sheis Beautiful Transferred from Rogers High, Newport, R. I.. January, 1946. Home Room Lieut. 1: Spelling' Bee Assembly 1: Dramatic Club 2: Cast of The Night of January 16 2: Class Sec. 2: Refresh. Com. 2: Red Cross Rep. 2: Athletic Award 2, 3: Girls' Basketball 2, 3, 4: Tri-Hi 2, 3, 4: Tri-Hi Treas. 3: Press Club 3, 4: Herald Staff 3, 4: Herald Literary Magazine Staff 3, 4: W. M. L. S. P. Convention 3, 4: History Award 3: Current Events Award 3: Cast of School Days Revue 3: Tennis 3: Senior Editor, Herald 4: Pro Merito 4: Junior Woman's Club 4: Associate Editor, Gammadion 4: Home Room Capt. 4: D. A. R. Candidate 4: Talent Show Com. 4: Bronze Tablet Can- didate 4: Third Honor. Ambition: Ask Pendochios! FRANCES OTTO ELANDER i'Fmnnie,, '6The Little Man Who W'asn't Therev Ambition: To be a druggist. WILLIAM PAUL ENGLISH Ein,5fein,' 'iAlexunder's Rag Time Bundy Band 1, 2. 3, 4: OrCheStra 1, 3, 4: Glee Club 1: Red Cross Alt. 1: Orchestra 1, 2, 3: Orchestra for Hollywood Extra 1: Christmas , Music Com. Fresh.-Soph. Party 1, 2: Service W Recorder 2, 3: Graduation Pianist 3: Boys' State 3: Town Meeting Assembly 3: Massachusetts All-State Orchestra 3: Pro Merito 4: Class Will 4: Debating Club, Forensic League 4: Boys' State Assembly 4: Representative, Cood Government Day 4: Bronze Tablet Candidate 4: Third Honor, Ambition: To :zo to the moon. Graduation Cantata 1 ' 'ya in boston . . . on The busses . . . mass. champs. . JEAN MAE ENKO ' Jeannie HCOHII' to Me. My Honey , Dramatic Club 1: Glee Club 1: Fresh. Nom. Com. 1: Athletic Award 1: Inter- class Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4: Glee Club Assembly 1: Hollywood Extra 1: Home Room Recorder 2, 3, 4: Graduation Usher 3: Herald Typist 3, 4: Press Club 4: Tri-Hi 4: Red Cross 4: Coach of Fresh. Basketball 4: Varsity Basketball Team 4. Ambition: To become a nurse. JOAN NATALIE ENKO IUC ' PcrsmmliLy', Glee Club 1: Dramatic Club 1: Flower and Card Com. 1: Glee Club Assembly 1: Hollywood Extra 1: Home Room Lieut. 2: Interclass Basketball 3, 4: Press Club 4: Red Cross Rep. 4: Press Club Typist 4: Tri-I-Ii 4: Varsity Basket- 'il Walk Alon cf' CLIFTON WARREN GAMBLE 'gffliffi Lucky in Love Transferred from Huntington High. 1947. Football 3. 4: Basketball 3: Track 3: Class I-Iist. 4: Home Room Capt. 4: Cap and Gown Com. 4. Ambition: Coach football and baseball. HENRY GARDIKIS 'iflankv 'iTramp, Trump, Tramp Returned Army Veteran: Member of Class of 1946. Intramural Basketball 3: Red Cross Rep. 3. Ambition: To be a first class chef. EVA MARY CARLO Eve 'sIVhn? Red Cross Alt. 1, 2: Fresh.-Soph. Refresh. Com. 1: Banker 2. Ambition: To be a secretary. NEIL MURRAY GOODWIN S'Neil S'Don,t Fence Me lui' Football 1, 2: Basketball Manager 1, 2: Fresh.-Soph. Dec. Com, 1: Red Cr-055 Alt. 1, 3: Interclass Basketball 2, 4: Interclass Volley Ball 3, Ambition: Navy 01' Diesel operation. ball Team 4: Coach of Fresh. Basketball 4. Ambition: To become a secretary. WILLIAM HOLLAND ENSICN Bill 'Wly Best tn Ytlllu Glee Club 1, 2: Quintet 1, 2: Hollywood Extra 1: Band 2, 3, 4. Ambition: Electrical engineering. VINCENT K. FLOREK S'Vin Down By the Statimf' Ambition: Join the Navy. A CHARLES RICHARD CORHAM Chunf' Ton Many Irons in the Fire Football 1, 2, 3, 4: Hi-Y 1, 2: Home Room Recorder 1: Basketball 2, 3, 4: Track 2, 3, 4: Home Room Capt. 3. Ambition: Eat, drink, and be merry! ELWIN CALVIN HALL Milonic NTU Earh His Own Band 1, 2, 4: Glee Club 1: Glee Club Play 1. Ambition: Join the Navy and see the women. PHILIP HERBERT HALL 'iPhil', sophs . . .our part sun Stamp Club 1: Service W Recorder 2: Interclass Basketball 2: Glee Club 3, 4: Home Room Capt. 3: Red Cross Alt. 4: Ensemble 4: Lead in Operetta Rio Rico 4. Ambition: To be a County Agent. l JEAN MARIE HANNUM ffpmnu,-' iiLo1ve Sonzebodyi' Fresh.-Soph. Dec. Com. 2: Home Room Recorder 2: Archery 3: Basketball 3: Swimming 3. Ambition: Join the WAAF. homework. ..weekly assemblies .. SARAH HOUGHTON HARDING Sal Meet Me Tonight in Dreamlandn D Tri-Hi 1, 2, 3, 4: Class Sec. 1: Fresh.-Soph. Entertainment Com..1: Tri-Hi Pres. 2: Cheerleader 2, 3, 4: Prom Refresh. Com. 3: Softball 3: Swimming 3: Co-Capt. Cheerleaders 4: Glee Club 4: Gammadion Staff 4: Jr. Womans Club 4: Basketball 4: Sr. Banquet Com. 4. Ambition :To travel. CAROL EDITH HARDY 'SCUFUIU i'Pleuse Dorff Say No Ambition: Join the WAAF. CHARLES EDWARD HARRIS Hank', 'igomehody Lows Men Transferred from Holyoke High, 1948. Ambition: To outdo Cline. HILTON DWIGHT HART 'Wilton' 6'Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries Mixed Glee Club 1, 4: Operetta Hollywood Extra 1: Cast of Little Red Schoolhouse 3: Operetta Lead in Rio Rico 4. Ambition: To be a chef in a large hotel. BARBARA LUANE HATCH Berlin i'Makin' Whoopiefv Glee Club 1: Hollywood Extra 1: Dramatic Club 1: Music Com. 1: Nom. Com. 1: Photography Club 1: Pres. Photography Club 1: Red Cross Alt. 1: Tri-Hi 2, 3, 4: Vice-Pres. Tri-Hi 2: Tri-Hi Minstrel 2: Class Sec, 2: Band 2: Band W 2: Tri-Hi Scribe 3: Jr. Ring Com. 3: Class Basketball 3: Canteen Com. 3: Press Club 4: Feature Ed. Gammadion Staff 4: W. M. L. S. P. Convention 4: Gift Com. 4: Art Ed. Gammadion 4. Ambition: Ask Pendochios! BERNARD FRANCIS HILLS Bernie Sunny Side of the Street' Hi-Y 1, 2, 3. 4: Home Room Lieut, 1, 2, 3: Hockey 2, 3, 4. Ambition: To be the Maharajah of Magadore. JOHN EDWARD HINMAN, JR. 'iRed Darktown Strutters, Ballv Band 1, 2, 3, 4: Orchestra 1, 2, 3: Home Room Capt. 1, 2, 3, 4: Glee Club 1: Lead in Hollywood Extra 1: Christmas Cantata 1: Class Vice-Pres. 2: Red Cross Rep. 2: Home Room Lieut. 2: Town Meeting Assembly 3: Pro Merito 4: Orchestra for Operetta 4. Ambition: To be a great musician. l.0RRAINE MARIE HOLCOMB i'I1oney sccandyss I Ambition: To do office work. 1 , f MELBERT KARL JOHNSON Murphy Down on the Farm? Home Room Lieut. 1: Home Room Capt. 2: Baseball 3. Ambition: Eat, sleep, and enjoy life. RALPH EDWARD JUKNEVICZ Ukie,' S'It's A Good Dayi' Glee Club 1, 2: Operetta 1: Football 2, 3, 4: Flower and Card Com. 3: Track 3, 4: Class Play Little Red Schoolhouse 3: School Days Revue 3, Inter- class Volley Ball 3: Teen Canteen 4: Hockey 4. Ambition: To be a hustler with Hack. JOHN FREDERICK KAPUSCINSKI Kap Smoke Gets in Your Eyes Returned Veteran of World War II. Ambition: To continue my education. CLADYS ANN KAZLAUSKAS 'iKuzy,' Petite and Sweets Glee Club 1: Hollywood Extra 1: Fresh.-Soph. Refresh. Com. 1: Tri-Hi 2, 3: Home Room Rec. 2, 3: Jr. Prom Hostess 3: Class Sec. 4: Sr. Prom Com. , 4: Cap and Gown Com. 4. l Ambition: To be a secretary. l , vacations . . iuniors . . football championship . . bombers NANCY ALICE KELLER Dimples Bluebird of Happiness .f ' Swimming Club 2: Graduation Usher 3. Ambition: To be a stenographer. g ARNOLD LAWRENCE KIMMELL Arnie,' 7,3 i'Take Me Out to the Ball Carrie ' '1'eaChing Aids 1, 2, 3, 4: Glee Club 1, 2: Fresh.-Soph. Refreshment com. 1: Hi-Y 1: Tennis 3. Ambition: To be an electrical engineer. e gi if: IRENE STACIA KLIM 6'Ike Af 575 'This ls the Momentn Red Cross Alt. 1, 2: Glee Club 1, 2: Hollywood Extra 1: Basketball 1, 2: Home Room Lieut. 2, 3: Red Cross Ren. 3: Home Room Rec. 4: Prom Com. 4: Home Room Sec. 4. Ambition: To be a secretary. DOROTHY ANN KNAPP 'illotn Somewhere Over the Rainhowl' Intramural Basketball 1, 2, 3: Volley Ball 1, 2, 3: Softball 1, 2: Field Hockey 2, 3, 4: Athletic Award 2, 3: Varsity Softball Team 3: Tri-Hi 3, 4: Tri-Hi Minstrel 3: Canteen Com. 3: Jr. Prom Com. 3: Archery 3: Varsity Basketball 4: Sr. Prom Com. 4. Ambition: To be a telephone operator. ' V- .. ..Q ELLEN BARNES KNOX Lv '6Pow1ler Your Fare With Sztrislzinev Fresh.-Soph. Dec. Com. 1, 2: Dramatic Club 1. 2: Red Cross Rep. 1, 2: March- ing Club 1: Press Club 1, 4: Sr. Banquet Worker 1: Tri-Hi 3, 4: Make-up for Interclass Plays 3: Library Club 3: Cashier in Cafeteria 4: Gammadion Staff 4. Ambition: To be a nurse. GLORIA ROSE KOPATZ WGlory', Little Lady Make-belieue', Glee Club 1, 2, 3: Library Club 1, 2, 3: Nom. Com. 1: Lead in Hollywood Extra 1: Class Color Com. 2: Lead in The Night of January 16 2: Red Cross Rep. 3: Red Cross Sec. 3: Christmas Cantata 3: Red Cross Alt. 4. Ambition: To be an airline hostess. ALFRED WILLIAM KOUSCH 'SAF' 'iSmolce Rings,' Returned Veteran of World War II. Ambition: To be an air-conditioning engineer. HAROLD SAMUEL KRAMM I-larryv I Wish, I Were Aladdin Teaching Aids 1, 2, 3, 4: Hi-Y 1, 2: Flower Com. 1: Press Club 2, 3: Camera Club 2, 4: Service W Rec. 3: Gammadion Staff 4. Ambition: To be an engineer. KENDALL RICE LAMB 'SKen, 'SCM a Date With An Angel Hi-Y 1, 2, 3, 4: Music Com. Fresh.-Soph. Party 1: Band 2, 3, 4: Orchestra 2: Banquet Com. 4. Ambition: To be a draftsman. EDWIN ANTHONY LASZCZYK Eddie,, I'The Love Bug Will Bite You If You. Dorft Wateh Out Ambition: To join the Navy. THERESA CAROL LENCICKI Tomi, With a Song in My Heart Basketball 1, 2, 3: Archery 1, 2, 3, 4: Tennis 1, 2, 3. 4: Nom. Com. 1: Glee Club 1: Dramatic Club 1: Photography Club 1: Operetta 1: Tri-Hi 2, 3, 4: Softball 2, 3, 4: Volley Ball 2, 3, 4: Athletic Award 2, 3: Service W Rec. 2, 4: Band 2: Band Letter 2: Capt. Basketball Team 3: Basketball Team 3: Hockey 3, 4: Varsity Basketball Team 4. Ambition: Ask Pendochios! RICHARD PAUL LIPTAK '6Dirk 'iltis My Happy Day Flower and Card Com. 1: Band 2, 3. 4: Graduation Orchestra 3. Ambition: To bc a dairymaid. 'rriumph . . . heralds . . . our prom . . . service . . . honors ' f RICHARD' .JOSEPH LOREDA Diclf' Fella With an Umbrcllaw Track 2, 3, 4: Football 3: Flower and Card Com. 4. Ambition: To be a dairymaid. DONALD ALBERT MACLEAN A MDOIV, Money Is thc Root of All Lvzlu Intramural Basketball 1, 2: Nom. Com. 1: Home Room Capt. 2, 3: Home Room Lieut. 2, 3: Tennis 3: Intramural Volley Ball 3: Sports Ed. Gammadion 4: Delegate W. M. L. S. P. Convention 4: Cap and Gown Com. 4. Ambition: To own the Chase National Bank. JEAN AGNES MAHER 4 .l01lI1iC', '6When My Baby .Smiles At Men Fresh.-Soph. Entertainment Com. 1: Interclass Basketball 2, 3: Athletic Award 2. Ambition: Ask Quimp. VICTOR HAROLD MARCOTTE 4'Vic,' iSMliS.S8d the Saturday Dances' Dramatic Club 1, 2: Cast Tomorrow the World 1: Home Room Capt. 1, 2, 3: Nom. Com. 1, 2: Fresh.-Soph, Entertainment Com. 2: Cast The Night of January 16 2: Cast Little Red Schoolhouse 3: Student Council 3, 4: Social Com. Student Council 3: Delegate Student Council Convention 3, 4: Class Vice- Pres. 3: Tennis 3, 4: Prom Host 3: Graduation Marshall 3: Refresh. Com. 3: Vice-Pres. Student Council 4: Chairman Publicity Com. Student Council 4: Business Manager Gammadion 4: Vice-Pres. Pro Merito 4: Music Com. 4: Chairman Cafeteria Com. 4: Chairman Student Council Program Com. 4: Bronze Tablet Candidate 4: Salutato1'ian. l Ambition: To be a docto1'. By the way, I'll need a nurse. .JOSEPH ROBERT MARTIN 'i.l0-.lfln V Song of tlie Open Roazln Transferred from Hartford High School, Hartford, Conn., 1947. Ambition: To own my own business. BETTY LOU MATTHEWS l,'orky 'iln tlze Still of the Niglztv Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4: Glee Club Lib. 1: Red Cross Rep. 1. 3, 4: Usher for School Concert 1: Home Room Rec. 2: Christmas Concert 3: Prom Corsage Com. 3: Usher Graduation 3: Tri-Hi 4: Operetta 4. Ambition: To be a secretary to a tall, dark, and handsome millionaire. .lOHN .JAMES MAVROMAITIS lo1znie,' 'iFu,n11y What Money Can Do Red Cross Alt. 1: Current Events Award 3: Home Room Capt. 4: Banquet Com. 4. Ambition: To be a millionaire. GERALD RAYMOND MCGOWAN Jcrry,, Cl1attcrboA , Home Room Capt. 1: Snelling Bee Assembly 1: Christmas Cantata 1: Student Council 2, 3, 4: Delegate Student Council Convention 2, 3: Chairman Gift Com. 2: Herald Literary Magazine 2, 3, 4: Service W Com. 2, 3: Service W Rec. 2: Banker 2: Chairman Lost and Found Com. 3: Chairman Service W Com. 3: Prom Usher 3: Cast Little Red Schoolhouse 3: Chairman Social Com. 4: Jambo1'ee Com. 4: Editor-in-Chief Herald Literary Magazine 4: Music Com. Graduation 4: Pro Merito 4: School Budget Com. 4: Gammadion Staff 4: Bronze Tablet Candidate 4. Ambition: To be a writer and a rich man. ' ARTHUR JOSEPH MELANSON 66AI'l,, i'The Lady's in Love Witlz Yuan Hi-Y 1, 3, 4: Cafeteria 1, 3, 4: Tennis 1: Cast The Night of January 16 2: Debating Club 2, 3, 4: Hockey 3, 4: Home Room Lieut. 3: Red Cross Alt. 3: Model Congress 3: Graduation Usher 3: Banker 3: Prom Refresh Com. 3: Forensic League 3: Interclass Volley Ball 3: Financial Com. 4. Ambition: Rackboy in a pool hall. DORIS PEARL MESSENGER 6'Do The Music Stoppcdi' Ambition: To do oflice work. CAROLYN HOWE MILLER Carrot,' My Pretty Cirlv Dramatic Club 1. Ambition: To be a nurse. WILLIAM JOSEPH MIl.LER Bills Slow Boat to Clzinai' Red Cross Alt. 1. 2: Perfect Attendance 1. 2: Home Room Capt. 1: Sr. Ban- quet Worker 1: Interclass Basketball 1, 2: Baseball 2, 3, 4: Fresh,-Sgph, En- tertainment Com. 2: Basketball 3, 4: Home Room Lieut. 3, 4: Prom Usher 3: Pro Merito 4. Ambition: To own a harem. clubs . . final year . . happy seniors now . .we reached E V .l EAN ANN MONCZKA iSJE'llfL,, Jeanie With the Light Brown Hair Library Club 2, 3: Junior Woman's Club 4: Pro Merito 4: Gammadion Typist 4: Assistant Business Manaprer Gammadion 4. Ambition: To find High Barbareef' LORRAINE BESSIE MOON 'SLourie', Pm in the Mood for Loren Red Cross Rep. 2: Photography Club 2. Ambition: To be a telephone operator. HELEN LOUISE MORIARTY 'iFrenChie,, S'Faitliful Forcvern Service W Recorder 3: Home Room Lieut. 4. Ambition: To have fun. ROBERT JOHN MORRIS Bob How Soonv Football l. 2, 3, 4: Interclass Basketball 1, 2: Hockey 2, 3, 4: Volley Ball 3: Track 3, 4: Home Room Capt. 4. Ambition: To play pro football. l l FRANCIS EDWARD MURPHY uFfflVl,, NA Song Was Born Christmas Cantata 1: Hollywood Extra 1: Library Club 1: Home Room Lieut, 1: Dramatic Club 2: The Night of January 16 2: Orchestra for Graduation 2, 3: Bronson Award 3: Band 3, 4: Music Festival 3, 4: Talent Show 3, 4: Orchestra 4: Board of Directors, Budget Com. 4: Gammadion Staff 4: Orchestra for Operetta Rio Rico 4: Music for Class Song 4: Pianist, Graduation 4: Bronze Tablet Candidate 4. Ambition: To play first flute in the Boston Symphony. BARBARA ANNE NEW 'SBerkic,, Huyhffll the Lights Arc Lowi' Fresh.-Soph. Entertainment Com. 1: Class Color Com. 1: Press Club 1, 2: Fresh.-Soph. Music Com. 2: Dramatic Club 2: Home Room Recorder 3. Ambition: To join the Waves and see the world. I BARBARA THEODORA NIZNIK Nickie,' ul Never Knewv Red Cross Rep. 4: Herald Typist 4: Press Club 4. Ambition: To get that certain man. PAUI. CUNNINCHAM NOBBS. .lR. NubbSie mln the Middle of Nowherrw Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4: Quintet 1: Hollywood Extra l: Petit Noel 1: Spring Conceit 2, 3, 4: Sextet 2: Christmas Program 2: Christmas Festival 2, 3: Octet 3: Ensemble 4: Operetta Rio Rico 4: Cap and Gown Com, 4, Ambition: To he a singer and composer. V ..,. I , BERNADINE FRANCIS NOYES 'cBerniev lf I Didrft Care Glee Club 1: Hollywood Extra 1: Invitation Com. Jr. Prom 3: Flower and Card Com. 4. Ambition: To become an eflicient housewife. JOAN AIIELE NYE nfoanien Stay As Sweet As You Arei' Flower and Card Com. 1, 2: Dramatic Club 1: Photography Club 1: Motto Com. 1: Jr. Ring Com. 3: Herald Personals Reporter 3: Press Club 3: Service W Com. 4: Tri-Hi 4: Homeroom Rec. 4. Ambition: To be a secretary. BRUCE ROBERTS OLDERSHAW Bruce 6'I'm a Dreamer. Aren't We Alf, Debating Club 1, Motto Com. 1: Home Room Lieut. 1: Nom. Com. 2: 'f'ammadion Staff 4. Ambition: To be successful in college. JOSEPH JOHN OLINSKI Joe Can't Cot Uut of This Moodv Home Room Capt. 2, 3: Hockey 2, 3, 4: Track 2, 3, 4. Ambition: To join the Marines. 'rop . . gavel wielclers . . peanut bowl champions . . . mr. CORWIN ROY PACKARD Corky A Little Bit Independent Home Room Lieut. 1: Band 1: Sr. Banquet Worker 1: Teaching Aids 2, 3, 4: Press Club 2: Fresh.-Soph. Entertainment Com. 2: Hockey 2, 4: Interclass Basketball 2, 3: Invitation Com. Jr. Prom 3: Dec. Com. Jr. Prom 3: Gam- madion Staff 4: Banquet Com. 4. Ambition: To go to college- -to be a good husband? MICHAEL PAPANTONES Miken 4'Ain't Misbehavin. ass Football Manager 1: Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4: Football 2, 3, 4: Home Room Capt. 2: Red Cross Rep. 2, 3,: Jr. Prom Usher 3: Class Pres. 4: Co-Capt. Football 4: Co-Capt. Basketball 4: Bronze Tablet Candidate 4. Ambition: Give some of my height to Bobbie LaBombard. SHIRLEY .I EANETTE PA RADYSZ A Little Bird Told Me Glee Club 1: Fresh.-Sonh. Entertainment Com. 1, 2: Nom. Com. I: Orchestra 1: Hollywood Extra 1: Home Room Rec. 2: Banker 2, 3: Tri-Hi 3: Jr. Ring Com. 3: Home Room Lieut. 4. Ambition: To go to college. ERICH O. PAVEL 'iDisk Jockey Serenudei' Teaching Aids 2. 3, 4. Ambition: To be a radio engineer. MURIEL GENEVIEVE PIERCE i'She Shall Have Music Ski Club 1: Band 1, 2, 3, 4: Swimming 1, 2, 4: First Aid 4. Ambition: To join the W. A. F.'s-the Women's Air Force, that is. .IEANNE LORRAINE OUIMPER Say Something Sweet to Your Sweetheart 'ishirln 6'Erich', JOHN JOSEPH PELLAN Jack jack, Jack, Jack Transferred from Torrington, Conn. 4. Ambition: To be a hotel manager. NATALIE JUNE PENDLETON .lune', Whispering, Library Club 1, 2: Tri-Hi 1, 2, 3, 4: Dramatic Club 1, 2: Fresh.-Soph. Refresh Com. 1: Red Cross Alt. 1: Fresh.-Soph. Dec. Com. 2: Usher Club 2, 3. Ambition: To be a nurse. DOROTHY MAE PFERSICK Dot '6Smile,, Flower and Card Com. 1: Music Com. Fresh.-Soph. Party 1. Ambition: To go dancing every night. BESSIE PHILLIPS '6Bess 'Tar Away Placesl' Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4: Baseball 3, 4: Banquet Com. 4. Ambition: To spend my winters in Honolulu. acMergss ssouimpva Intramural Basketball 1, 4: Tomorrow the World 1: Dramatic Club 1: Photography Club 1: Fresh.-Soph. Music Com. 1: Sr. Banquet Worker 1: Swimming 2: Home Room Lieut. 3: Gammadion 3, 4: Press Club 3. 4: Class Play 3: W. M. L. S. P. Convention 3, 4. Ambition: Ask Maher ! TIIERIESA ROSE RENAUII S'Terry,' 'iMy Dreams Are Getting Better All the Time Glee Club 1: Jr. Tri-Hi 1: Hollywood Extra 1: Fresh.-Soph. Refresh. Com. 1: Basketball 3: Cafeteria Staff 4. Ambition: To be a dietician or get married. NIARIAN K'Mflrian,, 6'Y01t Were Only Foolingn Housekeeping Com. 1: Fresh.-Soph. Dec. Com. 2: Tri-Hi 2: Baton Twirling 2: Cap and Gown Com. 4. Ambition: To be a steno-typist. haskins . . . formals . . . final exams . . . banquet NANCY EVELYN RICHMOND 'SNance 'Wanry With the Smiling Eyesv Dramatic Club 1, 2: Home Room Lieut. 1. 2, 3: Photography Club 1: Jr. Prom Usher 3: Graduation Usher 3: Sr. Tri-Hi 4: Prom Music Com. 4: Ski Club 4. Ambition: Ask Joyce! .IOHN HOPKINS RILEY Hop Eleven-Thirty Saturday Nighf' Press Club 1: Press Club Convention 1: Red Cross Rep. 1: Hi-Y 1: Nom. Com. 1, 2: Business Manager Press Club 2: Class Vice-Pres. 2: Class Pres. 3: Student Council 3: Student Council Convention 3: Prom Music Com. 4: Pro- gram Prom Com. 4. Ambition: Eat. sleep, and stay out of trouble. GERTRUDE MAY RING Trudy The Alphabet Song Tri-Hi 1, 2, 3, 4: Fresh.-Soph. Refresh. Com. 1: Home Room Lieut. 1: Service W Recorder 3: Home Room Recorder 4: Banker 4. Ambition: To be a bookkeeper. ROBERT P. ROBINSON :'Robhy', Scatter Brain Baseball 1: Press Club 1. 2: Service W Recorder 1: Motto Com. 1: Flower H-Hd Qiffd Com- 2: Hi-Y 2, 3, 4: Band 3, 4: Graduation Orchestra 3. Ambition: Navy first, and later, photography school. CLARA ALICE ROUSSEAU '6Dirr1plf'S Hella Beautifulv Library Club 1: Press Club 1: Housekeeping Com. 1: Jr. Tri-Hi 1, 2: Fresh.- Soph. Refresh. Com. 2: Flower and Card Com. 3: School Days Revue 3: Sr. Tri-Hi 4: Prom Dec. Com. 4: Tennis 4. Ambition: To be an old maid. VICTOR THOMAS ST. PETER i'Vi1 ' 'iTimc on My 1111111133 Ambition: Join the Navy. WILI.IAM THOMAS SALTUS Hark,' Lazy,H0n es Football 1, 2, 3, 4: Fresh.-Soph, Entertainment Com. 1: Nom. Com. 1: Class Vice-Pres. 1: Interclass Basketball 2: Hockey 3, 4: Basketball 3, 4: Interclass Volley Ball 3: Class Play 3: School Days Revue 3: Teen Canteen Com. 3: Teen Canteen Chairman 4: Gift Com. 4: C0-Capt. Hockey 4. Ambition: To slice fish at Cline's Fish Market. V -'-': WILMA CATHERINE SAMPLATSKY Willie, i'Far Away Looks Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4: Home Room Sec. 1, 2: Dramatic Club 1: Petit Noel 1: Usher, Hollywood Extra lg Red Cross 2: Christmas Rose Cantata 2: De- bating Club 3: Refresh. Com. Jr. Prom 3: Red Cross Assembly 4: Ensemble 4: Red Cross Council Treas. 4: Gammadion Staff Typist 4: Solo, Rio Rico 4. . Ambition: To be a receptionist. RAMON CARLFRED SCOTT S'-qf 'llY,, Them That Has, Gets Flower and Card Com. 1: Band 2, 3, 4: Orchestra 3, 4. Ambition: Meteorologist. HELEN FRANCES SCZUCZYNSKI Suzie i'Stars In Your Eyesv Red Cross 3, 4: Field Hockey 3: Basketball 3. Ambition: Secretary. QUENTIN WINFIELD SIZER HQU My Old Flamen Dec. Com. 1: Whip City Aeronautic Club 1: Band 2: Teaching Aids 2: Home Room Capt. 3: Graduation Usher 3: Civic Air Patrol, Private Pilot 4. Ambition: Architect. MARION SKERKER Squeeks S'Little Girli' Press Club 1, 2, 3. 4: Reporter, Herald Staff 1: Tri-Hi 1, 2, 3, 4: Delegate W. M. L. S. P, Convention 1, 2, 3, 4: Interclass Basketball 1, 2: Marching Club 1: Color Com. 1: Business Manager, Herald Staff 2: Canteen Com. 2, 3: Tennis 2: Volley Ball 2: Archery 2: Home Room Lieut. 2: Clubs Editor, Herald Staff 3: Gammadion Staff 3, 4: Jr. Editor, Gammadion Staff 3: Graduation Usher 3: Cast of Little Red Schoolhouse 3: Debating Club 3: Home Room Capt. 3: American Legion Auxiliary Award to Girls' State 3: Managing Editor, Herald Staff 4: Sr. Tri-Hi Scribe 4: Executive Com. Tri- Hi 4: Editor-in-Chief, t'Gammadion Staff 4: Girls' State Assembly 4: Jr. Woman's Club 4: Pro Merito 4: Home Room Sec. 4: Banker 4: D. A. R. Candidate 4: Service W Award 4: Delegate Older Girls' Conference 4: Bronze Tablet Candidate 4: Valedictorian. Ambition: Ask Pendochios! gammadions . . . caps and gowns . . . senior day . . . PHYLLIS SLATER Oh, Jolzlznyn Tri-Hi 1, 4. Ambition: Same as Corky. JOYCE ELAINE SMITH HThat,s For Men Glee Club 3, 4: Library Club 4: Rio Rico 4. Ambition: To remain ambitious. MARY RUTH SULEK So Easy To Lures' Tri-Hi 1, 2, 3, 4: Glee Club 2: Basketball 2, 3: Softbal Field Hockey 3: Cap and Gown Com. 4. Ambition: To live in Suffield. GENE ALLEN STEINIERE That Certain Party , Tri-Hi 1, 2, 3, 4 ball 1, 2: Home Banquet Com. 4. Ambition: Same as Clara's. DONALD NICHOLAS SWANSON Sweden 6'Tl1e Old Lamplighter', Service W Recorder 1: Nom. Com. 2: Basketball 2, 3, 4: Baseball 3, 4: Red Cross Rep. 3: Prom Usher 3: Banquet Com. 4. Ambition: Ask Carol. She knows! MARILYN MAR'l'I'lA SYMANCYK '6Merry Secretary Song' Lynn Service W Recorder 2: Prom Com. 3: Junior Woman's Club 4: Pro Merito 4. Ambition: Private Secretary. EVERETT HENRY TALMAIJCE 1lermy', aplcasc Donft Say New Baseball 2, 3, 4: Nom. Com. 2: Red Cross Alt. 2: Gift Com. 4. Ambition: To be a bachelor. MARION ETHEL TEBO '7llariou,' '6Smz'le ln l'au.r Eyes Tri-Hi 1, 2, 3, 4: Press Club 1, 2, 3, 4: Delegate Older Girls' Conference 1, 2, 3, 4: Fresh.-Sonh. Entertainment Com. 1: Dramatic Club lg Nom. Com, Tri-Hi 2, 3: Devotion Chairman Tri-Hi 2: Jr. Play Com. 3: Tennis 3: Gammadion Staff 4. Ambition: To be a success in life. 'WW v 1 RUTH ELEANOR THAN ER I R . How Sweet You Arei' Glee Club 1, 2. , T22 K Ambition: A housekeeper. I LOUISE ANNE ToB1As I Buttons and Bows 1' Home Room Lieut. 1, 4: Flower and Card Com. 3: E- . Ti-i-Hi 4. z-i:i:?j?gg4:,i4gQ,,,,,1: Ambition: Hairdresser. CAROLYN NANCY VAIL The Very Thought uf Yuri? vention 4. Ambition: Ask Pendochiosl IJOLORES MARY WALKOWSKI She,s Quiet But Niven Nominating Com. 1. Ambition: Teacher of typing. graduation . . all l 2, 3: Volley : Press Club 1, 2: Library Club 1: Marching: Club 1: ..Hip,, Snzittyu Bailey Ball 3: Q4 Barlf, Basket- Room Lieut. 2: Fresh.-Soph. Refresh. Com. 2: Swimming 3: Home Room nRudyv 'llaiuv Rec. 3: 'SCarul,' Library Club 1: Marching: Club 1: Athletic Award 1, 2: Tri-Hi 1, 2, 3, 4: Fresh.-Sonh. Entertainment 2: Canteen Com. 2: Tri-Hi Minstrel 2, 3: Older Girls' Conference 2, 3: Canteen Com. Chairman 3: Prom Com. 3, 4: W Rec. 3, 4: Herald 3, 4: Gammadion Staff 4: W. M. L. S. 'rhese we will not forget, Service P. Con- fo r BEVERLY .I OAN WHITTINCHAM 'fl Wish lDia'n't Love You So Fresh.-Soph. Dec. Com. l: Glee Club 1: Dramatic Club 1, 2: Hollywood Extra 1: Christmas Cantata 1: Fresh.-Soph. Entertainment Com. 1: Make-up Com. 2. 3: Red Cross Rep. 3: Jr. Play 3: Red Cross Minstrel 3: Tri-Hi 42 Red Cross Sec. 4. Ambition: To buy a motorcycle--Why? See Freddie! FRED RICHARD WILLIAMS 0011, How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning Debating: Club 1: Home Room Recorder 1: Hi-Y 3. Ambition: To be a General! JANE ELIZABETH WILLIAMS 'gMy Sister and In Class Flower Com. 1: Red Cross Entertainment at Le Red Cross Minstrel 3: Rio Rico 4. Ambition: Ask Candy! ' JEAN ETHEI. WILLIAMS Blue Shadows on the Trailv Glee Club 2, 3, 4: Red Cross Minstrel 3: Rio Rico 4. Ambition: Ask Mary! CLAIRE JOSEPHINE WARCHOL Kiki,' How Many Hearts Have You Broken?,' Music Com. Fresh.-Soph. Party 1: Dramatic Club 1: Pro Merito 4: Junior Woman's Club 4. Ambition: To work in an oflice. ROGER REED WARNER 'SDoclger', Heartbreaker Football 1, 2, 3, 4: Class Pres. 1: Glee Club 1, 2, 4: Hollywood Extra 1: Christmas Cantata 1, 2: Home Room Capt. 1, 2, 3, 4: Basketball 2, 3, 4: Student Council 2, 3, 4: Track 3, 4: Prom Grand March Director 3: Memorial Day Assembly Chairman 3: General Com. Chairman 4: Lead, Rio Rico 42 Chairman Reception Com., Student Council Convention 4: Co-Capt. Football 4. Ambition: Six months' vacation twice a year with pay. GENE EDSON WASHBURN 'gllenev At Least You Could Say Hellov Class Color Com. 1: Red Cross Representative 2. Ambition: To be a farmer. GERALD ALBERT WASHBURN 6'Gerry Hfve Cot a Pocket Full of Sunshinen Ambition: To make money! ccBcUsa sclluckyaa casandyss eds 2: Glee Club 2, 4: CRCG Ge!! WALTER CHARLES WINGATE Walt You, Wonft Be Satisfiedu Home Room Lieut. 1, 2, 4: Fresh.-Soph. Dec. Com. 1: Home Room Capt. 2, 3, 4: Cap and Gown Com. 4. Ambition: To enlist with Swede! CAROL JEAN WOOD Woodie 6'Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue Tri-Hi 1, 2, 3, 4: Athletic Award 1, 2, 3: Library Club 1: Marching Club 1: Nom. Com. 1: Tri-I-Ii Minstrel 2, 3: Canteen Com. 2, 3: Basketball 2: Baton Twirling 2: Glee Club 3, 4: Home Room Rec. 3: Class Sec. 3: Home Room Lieut. 3: Prom Com. 3, 4: Older Girls' Conference 3, 4: Music Festival 3: Christmas Concert 3: Spring' Concert 8: Cheerleader 4: W. M. L. S. P. Con- vention 4: Girls' Sports Editor Gammadion Stall' 4: Rio Rico 4: Varsity Basketball 4. Ambition: Ask Pendochios! .IAMES PICKFORD WRIGHT '6Squeek', Fine and Dandyi' STX' 1, 2, 3: Fresh.-Soph. Dec. Com. 1: Fresh.-Soph. Refresh. Com. 2: Foot. a l 2. Ambition: See George! LOIS ANNE YEFKO Ready 'S0ld Devil Moflni' Home Room Lieutenant 3. Ambition: I don't know! they make whs great fo remember! ! ...... ANN Nliltlli Z.-'KWAIJA 'EAIIVICU Sweet and L0l,'t?lj'., Home Room Capt. lj Home Room Recorder 2: Jr. Ring Cum. 3g Press Club 3: Tri-Hi 3, 4. Ambition: Ask Bertha! Nlll,llRlClJ MARY ZUNIBIQIK Millie lllullfi11g In u ll inlvr lIV0lllll'l'lIlllll., Basketlmll l, 2. 3, 4: Gln-Ie Club l. 22 Christmas Concert 12 Flower and Card Com. 2: Touching 3: Tri-Hi 43 Art Editor MfiHfX1I'l'1?Il'll0Il', Staff 4: Delegate Older Girls' t'onforc-nbc 4: Varsity Basketball 4. Amliition: Ask Pendorhios! . . In ITIGITIOTIBITI . . We, fhe Class of I949 pause +o pay +ribu+e +o lhe memory of +wo boys, John MoH'le and David Palino, whose sudden deaths in I947 broughl' lo an end a few shorl' years a+ Westfield High. ln departing, John Mollie and David Palino have left +o us an inspiring spirit' of willing service and faifhful loyal+y +o fheir Alma Maler. prominent' endmen of The class of 1949 Aglow with enthusiasm, these seniors lmve at various times tlirougliout our four years played leading: roles in helping to plan and tlxt-'Hilti our many 3-40l'lill. lIll.6lltfl'l.llill, and tinam-ial activities. FRONT Row 1Left to Righty: Gladys Kaziauskas, sec. 4: Barhara Hatch, Sec. 2: Ruth Campbell, Hist. lg Maureen Egan, Sec. 2: Carol Wood, Sec. 33 Jean Anderson, l-list. 32 Sally Harding, Sec. lp Sally Bodurtha, Hist. 25 Eleanor Anderson, Vice- Pres. 4 .... BACK ROW: Clifton Gamble, Hist. 43 Donald Blair, Pres. 2: John Riley, Pres. 3: Michael Papantones, Pres. 4, Roger Warner, Pres. lg Victor Marcotte, Vice-Pres. 3: labsent from picturej William Saltus, Vice-Pres. 1. H H in ourselves our future lies at 3 o'clock in the morning .. i l The Big Nighl' From the Hrst swish of gowns in the grand march, until the last strains of music had faded away. the annual Junior-Senior Prom was a grand success. Dreamy music was provided by Al Strohmanls Orchestra, with vocals hy Benny Thomas. Soft lights and huhhling fountains also helped to make April 30 a memorable occasion. Evidently the prom is in full suing, and the happy vouples appear to he making the most of every precious mo- ment. Hundreds of teen - agers gracefully glided past the attrac- Dancing in +he Dark tively decorated foun- tain. Under the splen- dor of a rainbow light showered down from a large crystal hall, hoth seniors and juniors daneed together on this joyous occasion. keynotes of class of '49 On September 5, 1945, we climbed the seemingly never-ending steps to Westheld High. Proudly we entered her enormous halls and gazed, as all freshmen do, at our udream house , where we were to begin our four-year project. We had the pleasure of welcoming Dr. Thomas Abernethy back to his work as principal, after his five years of military service. One of the first tasks set before us was that of electing class olhcers for the first semester. Then, under the leadership of Miss Anna Keefe, our sponsor, we chose red and white as our colors, the gar- denia as our flower, and 'fin Ourselves Our Future Lies for our motto. On November 16, our first social event, the Freshman-Sophomore party, was held in the gym. After the entertainment by fellow classmen in the auditorium, we 'gtripped the light fantasticv to the music of Bay Sparrow's band, and made many new and lasting friends. Then came the mad rush for cider and doughnuts! That same year there occurred another event that will always remain in our book of memories - the three-day recess during which we journeyed to Boston with our HBaby Basketeersn, who were entered in the New England Basketball Tournament. As this year progressed, many members of our class became active in dramatics and musical productions, others were interested in athletics, and there were many potential Pro Merito aspirants. On September 4, 1946, we walked into the auditorium with our heads held high, for we were no longer freshmen. Class officers for the first semester were again elected, and for the second time Don- ald Blair was selected to serve on the Student Council, with two additional new members, Roger War- ner and Gerald McGowan. Soon we were electing Committees for our Sophomore-Freshman party. We had a wonderful time at this social, but were disappointed because the orchestra would not play Nledzie Boatnl At the end of the year we shared in the school gift to Dr. Abernethy, who was leaving W H S to become Superintendent of the Westfield Schools. September, 1947! At the beginning of this school year, we welcomed Mr. Ralph W. Haskins as our new principal. Un September 11, we held our first class meeting and shortly after elected our officers for the year. Days sped by, and it was time to order class rings that would distinguish us as members of W H S. We also selected our class banner, designed by Nancy Deveno. Our Junior-Senior prom was held at the Armory on April 30, and it proved to be a wonderful nighteone we shall never for- get. As this year drew to a close, we watched with great interest the senior activities, knowing that at long last, our turn was next. Returning to school on September 8, 1948, we walked Mon air , for now we were Seniors. Early in the year we not only chose our class officers, but also selected various committees for work on three great events of the future- the Senior-Junior Prom, Banquet, and Graduation. This year, as never before, seniors were busy in a variety of ways. Many had earned the right to belong to Pro Merito, others worked hard and long to make the 4'Gammadion,' the best ever, while the Press Club, Debating Club, Glee Club, Band, and Orchestra could never have functioned so well without our senior talent. Then, too, several of our athletes made history as members of the football team, returning vic- torious from the Peanut Bowl in Georgia. Though we thought this year never could end, these days raced by, and in May we had our Prom - another night long to remember! We were sentimental about our Senior Assembly, but Gradua- tion was our objective. How happy we were to march in as Seniors - and out as Alumni. Now we have enjoyed our last activity together - the Class Banquet. As a group, our history is written - as individuals. it is just beginning. Good luck, as you write yours. CLIFTON CAMBLR 349 'little white lies ..... We're OFF To Sniksah Or Swish Youive heard of the Gold Rush of 1849? Well, listenl We'll tell you about the Uradiator Rush of 2049, which involves the Mad Rush of 1949 -otherwise known as the Class of 1949. It all started with President Victor Marco'H'e issuing a tough assignment to the two Private Eyesii, Harold Kramm and Arnold Kimmell, who received their title because they constantly wore dark glasses. Unless Uradiator is transported to the Earth, the world will fall into the hands of the iTin Veil,' a branch of the ciron Curtain'l'7. Uradiator is a new metal composed of uranium, radium, radiators, corkscrews, bottle caps, and old Dewey buttons. This new compound was accidentally discovered on the new planet Sniksah lspelled sideways is Rufusl by Bruce Bodendorf on a trip to the moon. Uradiator can be found only with the aid of the Spink, the only living animal on Sniksah. The Spink is part mink, part rink, and part kitchen sink. When the talking animal was questioned by Philip Berry, owner of the G'Berry Good Transportation Companyf, it said, ui stinkli' Here, to make it easier, is the chronological record of wha' happenf, June l8, 2049 . . . Marion Tebo is an unwilling aid . . . seems she was lighting a rocket on the Fourth of July and forgot to let go. Since then, there has been terrific commotion in the general direction of the Milky Way. June 20, 2049 . . . President Marcotte has made the following appointment: Paul Nobbs, Bernard Hills, and Philip Hall are the designers of the plane, which will be produced by the James Wright Airplane Firm. Their motto is '4You'll Never See Light if You Don't Sit Tight on a Planet Flight with 4Buck Rogers' Wrightf' - Don Barnes and Jean Monczlca are the head mechanics and nut tighteners, Carol Hardy and Jean Hannum are to be the ofhcial designers of the uniforms to be used. They are the originators of the French Beret- an Adam hat that makes you look like Eve! Tommy Dvor- chair will make the outfits for the space travelers. Seams things aren't shaping up. Of cuff , with Tom doing the tailoring, anything can Hhem-penln The baste thing to do is waist and seel Bruce Oldershaw and Bud Bannish will lay out the route. Quipped Bud, uWe are going to plan it so as to have rotary traihc around Mars, and parking meters on Venusf, Charlie 'AI-like-the-middle-of-the road-so-what! Brown will be the pilot of the inter-planet ship. This is to give notice to jaywalkers on the Milky Way, MBEWAREV' Quentin Sizer and Erich Pavel along with John Pellan would supply mat- tresses for the ship, if we promised not to eat in bed. This was puzzling, so we asked them about it. It seems that the mattresses are really inflated Wallies stuffed with maple sugar. At least you can have sweet dreams! June 23, 2049 . . . The bids have been opened, and these organizations win the contract. Dolores Alben, hostess and owner of MDelightful Dolores' Delicious Dumpii chain eateries, is supplying the food for the trip to Sniksah at 99.44-W discount - you never usausagew a bargain! Dolores Walkowslci, Betty Ann Barnes. and Mary Lou Bayette are singing waitresses at the Dumpf' They are so successful that they've been auditioned by Bein's Beanery, proprietor Ronald Bein, where c'The Elite Meet to .Park Their Feet. Nancy Deveno and Robert Burrill will take care of the vegetable and fruit end of the supplies. The 4'Yonnies Yummiesn Restaurant will donate their two best cooks, Carolyn Beckwith and Theresa Re- naud. HBeets me how these ctomatoesi got into the 4stew'l uYonnies Yummiesw is owned by John Mavromatis of Coffee Den fame. t June 26, 2049 . . . Ralph Julmevicz and Hack Saltus, who operate the Green Drag lnn on 42nd Street, are supply- ing the refreshments. Speaking of the Green Drag lnn, many familiar faces were seen there. The man behind the counter, Bud Andrews and Busboy Francis Elander were the first two we saw. How- ever, the real treat came at the evening performance when the main act came on. The featured singers are June Nutty Natalie Pendleton, comedienne chanteuse, and Slinky Sal Conner, prominent vocalist. June sings nNever Give a Guy an Even Breakf' and Sally sings, uWhy Not? When ,lune's contract runs out, she plans to sign up with Art Melanson for a starring role in his new show, 4'Pingers Gam- myf' a sequel to HCharlie's Aunt. Here we wish to stop and let you hear a few lines of Art's cur- rent play, the co-stars of which are Barbara Niznilr and James Curran. Jimmy: 'il love theeng Barb: l love thoulwg Jimmy: ulim sure the four of us will be very happyli' Their accompanist is Francis Murphy on his off nights from the Boston Pops Orchestra. Four of his colleagues are Richard Lip- tak, Kendall Lamb, John Hinman, and William Ensign. June 28, 2049 . . The newspapers are certainly covering the rocket trip. The Brown Bear News, owned by Marilyn Brown, announces that Ramon Scott will be their otticial representative on the flight. The Kalamazoo Keyhole Peeper, the rival paper owned by Victor St. Peter, will send Barbara Brown, ace reporter and news commentator. Her weekly program, HGarlo Gossip, is sponsored by the Eva Garlo Typewriter Company. Also in the newspaper is an advertisement showing what is on at' the '6Kappo Garden to- night. John Kapuscinski, the owner, has booked Bessie Phillips and Maureen Egan for the feature event. They will wrestle 2 falls in 3, the winner to get a yearis supply of uCarol's Cavity Cleaners,'i tooth- picks manufactured by Carol Wood. Maureen, you know, graduated 'iCum Laude from Arnold Col- lege of Physical Education. Says 'cMoe,,' uThe course was a snap, and so was the instructor's back! Kappo told us that next week the attraction will be Tessie Lencicki's unbeaten Super Hoopers bas- ketball team. The girls on the team are Dot Knapp, Irene Klim, Katherine Bonyeau, and the Enkos, Jean and Joan. Their style of play is unique. The lively Enkos dazzle their male foes, Dot and Irene trampel them down, and then Kathie puts the ball in the basket without any trouble. Works well. Also on the coming program is the traveling square dancef' a Riley-Burke enterprise. Bolo and Cor- ney have made their act a successful one because of their experience in that field. June 20, 2049 . . While going about our business, we found time to drop in and see Eleanor Anderson, the Mayor of New York City. That didn't surprise us, for it's something you'd expect of Eleanor -ebut all the other ex-classmates we saw surprised us, for sure! Barbara New is Eleanor's appointee as Housing Commissioner. House things going, Barb?,' She replied, 'cEverything's building upli' Another An- derson appointee is Nancy Richmond, who is the Aeronautic Commission headl Her interest in the pilots under her direction is very cordial - platonic friendship. The Commissioner of Health is an- other VIP, Joan Nye. '4How do you like your job, Joan?,' we asked. Hltd like it better if it began with a WV, she replied. Sally Bodurtha, though not an official, is Eleanoris confidential adviser and personal secretary. Gee, she looks funny sitting on Elis knee! El also appointed Marian Reopel to the post of a Mounted Policeman. However, Eleanofs staff is not all feminine. Don Blair and Bill English are her political managers. Don was her campaign manager in the last election. They ran out of money, though. uSome fun-dl said Don. ln passing, Bill told us we were fools to be going on this trip. Thanks for the confidence, Bill. Next we visited the law ollices of Williams, Williams, Williams, and Sczuczynslti. From left to right, thatis Fred, Jean, Jane and Helen. Fred handles all arson cases- he has a mania for them! Right now, the other three are handling an odd case. It seems that while dancing one night, Lorraine Brueno tripped the light fantastic, and now Mr. Fantastic is suing for damages. July 2, 2049 . . . We took in a game this afternoon at Yankee Stadium - a football game. The hot weather didn't bother 'Chum Gorham and his Galveston Gushers, or Roger Warner and his Weehauken Wranglers. The players wore the extra-light, extra-tough, extra-expensive soybean-nylon jerseys and pants de- signed by Bob Morris and Cliff Gamble. Bob and Cliff are also Bowl Game Promoters, Incorporated, the firm that runs the Pizza Bowl. Mike Papanfones was at the game to scout both teams, as his Peoria Plowers play the two teams later in the season. Jean Anderson and Henrietta Altobello were there with Carolyn Vail and Millie Zombiclr. Jean and Henrietta had just returned from Paris after a stay of two years. They were there so long that they had established squatter's rights on the Left Bank. They're full-fledged '4Paris-ites now! Carolyn has just become Superintendent of Schools of New York. It was a close race between her and her rival, but Carolyn came out of it the vic-tor. Millie is Art Director for the New York schools. When we asked her how she got the job, she said, alt was easelln July 5, 2049 . . . Today we met Gladys Kazlauskas -M and was she mad! She sent her picture into a bathing-beauty contest sponsored by the f'Kousch Kuties at Kutrate Kostn model agency, owned by Alfred Kousch. Un thelback of her photo she wrote, f'Delar Judge: This picture shows me just as I came out of the water. Please donit be too criticalf, She got this answer: Dear Miss Kazlauskas: How long had you been in the water?,' The mainstay of Al's agency is Gloria Kopah, Al's wife. At a recent show, Gloria was parading in a luv-lee gown, when Charlie Harris jumped up and yelled, 'fDaddyl Buy me one of them! Corwin Packard, in charge of lights, setting and zipper fastening, promptly gave Hook,' the heav-o. Edwin 'fThe Lugv Laszcyk gave HCorky', some much-needed assistance. Elwin Hall, Neil Goodwin, and Hilton Hari' have also gone into business. Led by Neil, who worked at the Ford Agency in Westfield, the three of them now handle the Tucker car. They have a monopoly, since their model is the only one produced so farl July 7, 2049 . . . Two more donations for the expedition were announced today. Broganis Shoe Store will contrib- ute a pair of boots to each one of the party. Everett' Talmadge thought Brogan was a 'Lheelf' but not any more. He took a shine to Brogan the first time he met him. Walt Wingate, another employee, says, uHe's a guy with a solely' The other contribution came from the Library for the Bedridden, Busy, and Too-lazy-to-get-your- own, owned by Carolyn Miller, Ruth Campbell, Carolina Cressofti and Nancy Keller. They will donate books for amusements on the journey. Among the books we noticed a volume of poems by Carol Conrad, the Edna St. Vincent Millay of Westfield. Another donation was from the Lorraine Moon - Mary Solek firm of false Dentures, but it was politely refused. The slogan of this exquisite company is We build from ocean to ocean, river to river, puddle to puddle, and molar to molar! Yes, theyive bridged the world! We also went to the fortune telleris today, just for laughs. Geri' Ring and Marilyn Symancyk were the Voodoo Venders. They told us weid find wonderful things on Sniksah, and that the people there would be all very good-looking. 'They also told us to bring two of the best-looking men back! July lo, 2049 . . . This has nothing to do with Sniksah, but it is news. Grace Carr, Jennie Comincioli, and Don MacLean have perfected a new flower - the Carnorchidenia , a cross between a carnation, orchid and gardenia. ln the sporting world there is news in the hockey section. Joe Olinslci and Paul Cline have formed their own hockey club-the lce Spikels. The team is composed entirely of young fellows - gay blades, that is! The circus is in town, and with it are the 'fDaring Donsf' the sensational trapeze act. Don Swanson and Don Dougenik swing back and forth on their swings and, when they meet in the middle, Mswapl' chews of Sen-Sen in mid-air-it's breath taking! Henry Gardikis, Richard Loreda, and Joe Martin have patented their new toothpaste. lt's quite a noveltyhthe toothpaste contains starch to enable you to keep a stiff upper lip. There was a party at the HCreen Drag Inn the other night in honor of Marion Slcerlrer, the new editor of L'Forty-One,'i the magazine for middle-aged waistlines. Bill Miller was there as the editor of '4Sports Life. He was 3rd baseman for the Boston Red Sox for years, but decided to retire in favor of a steady job. While in town, Bill is staying at the Robinson Rat Roostf, swank hotel owned by Bob Robinson. Bob has posted signs in every room saying, 6'Keep your doors closed at all times. They hold up the wallsli' Muriel Pierce and her all-seal orchestra have been booked for next St. Patrickis Day at the irish theater called Car Ma Ceei' Hall. With the band are a trio of ex-WHS singers: Betty Lou Matthews, soprano, Wilma Samplatslcy, alto, and Shirley Paraclysz, baritone. Shirley's voice is so deep she's been auditioned for the opera to replace Lauritz Melchior, July ll, 2049 . .. Anne Zawada, Elaine Burlcott, and Bertha Dietz are the three hostesses for the rocket journey. They have their act all planned. Anne will go through the ship saying '4Cigars? Cigarettes? Almonds?,' She will be followed by Elaine, saying, G'Cigarettes? Almonds?',, and lastly, if no one buys, Bertha will follow up the two saying, HNutsl l Butts! l The almonds are supplied by the Beach- Nut company, owned by Sarah Harding and Roger Beach. Sarah has charge of the Beach, and Roger, the nut! July l3, 2049 . . . A bulletin has just been issued by President Marcotte stating that the three well-known explorers, Una Daigneault, Jean Maher, and Jeanne Quimper, will be aboard the rocket ship when it takes off. However, they will go only as far as Mars, where they will continue their search for the hole in the doughnut, a project that has occupied them for the last 16 years. They even have 88 barbers combing the city! We notice the typistis initials at the bottom of the bulletin, so we called the White House and inquired about them. Sure enough, it was Louise Tobias. She is the official typist for Victor, and June Dulteshire and Rita Curran are his private secretaries. ,lune and Rita have their job-besides having their own oltices, they also have their own Gallup polls! July l9, 2049 . . . Everything's all set now, and we leave in a few days. Since we had seen so many of our class- mates again, we decided to see if we could find the rest. With fate working with us, we did! The other five V. I. P.'s were easy to find. Joyce Cady, Barbara Balch, Ellen Knox, Joane Broz, and Beverly Whittingham have formed and are running a company that produces Molasses, Taffy, and Glue. How to stick together, girls! Joyce Smith and June 'Carr have invented a machine that solves the problem of left-over popcorn in theaters each night. This machine unpops the corn, drains off the butter, puts the kernels back into the drawer, and throws the salt over its left shoulder for good luck! Clara Rousseau, Helen Moriarty, and Gene Steiniere have consolidated their three former places of employment into one. Now Laundau's, McCanns, and MacLellan's are one big store, with these three girls in charge. Bernadine Noyes, Phyllis Slater, and Ruth Thayer, being happily married, decided that they would like to help other people to be the same way. So they have formed a Lonely Hearts Club and taken their last initials for a motto: NST, meaning, 6'Never Stop Tryingli' Claire Warchol and Lois Yeflco are hat designers. Their feature model is a plastic beanie with a steel feather projecting from it. When you get tired of it as a hat, simply punch holes in the hat and you have a sieve! July 2l, 2049 . . . We leave tomorrow, so we made today a day of leisure. The race-track looked like a good place to go, so off we went. However, Barb wanted to have her hair done, and she had heard that the Holcomb-Messenger beauty parlor was the place to go. Of course, Holcomb and Messenger turned out to be Lorraine and Doris. Their slogan is 'LYou too, can look like Gretchen Groot-Crindstone! If we canit wave your hair, we'll give you a flag! After the hair-do, we again started toward the race-track. When we arrived, we learned that the fameless Washburn twins, Gene and Gerald, were entering their horses in the races. One twin trains the horses, the other rides them. No one yet has found out which does which. All over the country, people are asking, Which twin rides the pony?,' July 25, 2049 . . . Today is the day! As a matter of fact, the send-off ceremonies are nearly over. Melber+ John- son and Vincent Florek, representing the Farmeris Progressive Party, have just finished their speeches. Their party opposed Victor in the last election. Now their cry is L'Cet out of olhce, Marcottel Youire going against the grainli' Marion Coach, official lnterspace Weather forecaster, says, 'iThe weather will be fine for the iirst six million miles -but after that - Hellzapoppin and so is Venusli' July 29, 2049 . . . As we soared through space, our minds were very busy. This journal of ours has told of 155 Class of '49ers, but there should be 156. Whom had we left out? We quickly forgot our problem, when we caught sight of Sniksah in the distance. We peered out of the window and looked this strange planet over. We landed and stepped gingerly to the ground. Then, almost in our ears, sounded the blast of a mighty tube. Looking up on a nearby hill, whom should we behold but - Richard Acltermann. It seems he'd played a sour note at a concert, and Petrillo bounced him out of the union so hard that he landed up here. Well -that makes it complete, and our job is done now. We have your records for posterity - if posterity wants them. And so, without further ado - we'll wheat it. See yez around! BARB HATCH JERRY MCGOWAN 11 ' H you were only fooling . . . Seated with my friend, Sain Harding, on the airliner MFlash , as we were going down to Cuba to join our husbands, who were there on business, 1 suggested that we turn on the radio. Since it was Sunday night flume 20, 19591 we agreed to turn in to Einstein Englishis Extra Ele- gant Program which was starting a new series sponsored by the Atomic cereal, Krumbly Crunchy Kris- pies. The name of the program was 'The Stormy Life of Jerry and His Girl Barb , starring Jerry McGowan and Barbara Hatch. We had known both of them - talented, witty, classmates and actors, who kept us laughing most of the time. They had composed the prophecy for our yearbook, and in addition to that, had written sports reviews and other articles for our school paper. The program began with a blood-curdling scream which tore through the airliner, forcing us to turn the volume down. Barb has just tripped and fallen down the stairway. Jerry calmly approaches to pick her up, as they are to start for the a'Collossali' to see the latest 'LHack Saltus movie. It seems that the two graduated in 1949, and both were determined to go into some field of journalism, 'Lby hook or by crook. Jerry went to New York and secured a position as copy boy on the Daily Listenerf' He submitted a few articles, many of which were published and received Hatter- ing notices. By chance, Barb charged into the ollice one day to place an Nad in the Lost-and-Found column, and she struck the copy boy like an atom bomb. As Jerry was about to let loose with a favorite expression popular in high school in his time, he took a second look. To make a long story short, they went out to dinner that night and happened to be encountered by the nlnquiring Reporter on the Airf, During the course of the conversation, these jokesters really popped witty remarks right and left, so that they had the other patrons of Rico's roaring and prac- tically crying into their shrimp cocktail. The gentleman who asked the questions for station H 1 U T directed them to go to the station for an interview the very next day. They dare one another to go, but finally, bidding goodnight, they declared their determination to ignore the offer. Bright and early 110:30 A. MJ Barb arose, put on a Kelly-green suit with dark brown accessories, combed out her perpetually shining short haircut and grabbed a taxi for the radio station. Brighter and later 110:35 A. MJ Jerry dragged himself out of bed, donned a tan gabardine suit, combed his now deep brown hair, and took a subway to R I 0 T, which was located on the corner of 21st Street and 7th Avenue. Both were quite surprised, but pleased, and after a brief rehearsal and a lengthy discussion of a financial nature, they accepted the job. Together they are now writing a novel called Chance Meeting, and doing this popular, hilarious program. Sally and 1 landed in Havana as the program ended, eager to tell our husbands how we happened to hear our old classmates on the air. SALLY CONNER '49 end song ..... Sfiiiilisilia. QMS wg xrxmm l'll'dVJ flJ1laflJll5 ami To Yiiglntas we lecivt clowvi This cevx-fer qisle Qur high gclwol damp have Pass-gd, Z' lfllwlllll 1lJJlaHWlfHlallJJ g HA but our mem-ovses like ct Kiwi- cllefl 5-time will ii- H- gg to ,M icsflromfgln as lliai Jlld-llJJ'i4 part- mg time draws meat in clwvus we sing qour Praises in Trib-ale ii, sing A ' . pl 4 l el .l ' 'l 'lla 'llal ,dsl 'l fl Quill- once lwe our V03-as 1-C, you we mise Yes fleqryl Sl-iiQlall'l'al,il, lineto ,M U5 TWH SM W, l like Haw Will? Q0 lates, hifi well Ylmfm- gel l-'mir 'lmcliingalrlimivi our selves Our Pal im ligg D Sour gglvesow fd ur? hes. 1 - YH'- class poem ..... In a still, dark room a candle glows And warms the hearts withing Shadows vanish, fears depart, And gladness enters in. Men may change, lives may change, Hopes and dreams may cease, And yet the candle still remains- A source of hope and peace. ln a still dark world some lives will glow Like candles, warm and bright, And lend to souls of other men Security and lightg So may we learn lifeas teachings well, And pray our lives may be As beacons in a shadowed world For all eternity. CAROL CONRAD '49 ll' lt's a pity to say goodbye . Be it remembered that upon this, the seventeenth day of June, in the year of our Lord, One Thou- sand Nine Hundred and Forty-Nine, and of the Independence of the United States of America, the One Hundred and Seventy-Third, Wle, the Senior Class of Westfield High School, City of Westfield, County of Hampden, State of Massachusetts, being of somewhat unsound mind, memory, and judgment, but imbued with a fine feeling of generosity toward the common cause, do hereby impose, publish, and declare this to be our last Will and Testament, and do hereby bequeath as follows: ' i 'i il 1. To our principal, Mr. Haskins, our counselor, Miss Cutler, our sponsor, Miss Keefta, and . , , , -4 'r uri mix. the members of the faculty, our most sincere appreciation for the help and guidance they have given us. ' ' ' ' 2. To Miss Leary and the 6'Cammadion'7 Staff, our thanks for this lasting record of four memor- able years. ' i ' To Coach Moge and the Team, our congratulations for capturing the Peanut Bowl Trophy, and to the athletes of succeeding classes, the duty of preserving the honorable position of Westfield High School in the field of sports. ' ' 4. To the Student Council Pro Merito Visual Aids and all the school or anizations, our dee est 7 7 g p gratitude for their' excellent contributions toward making our school a better institution in which to live and learn. . e 'i ..,g.w,, 5. To Mr. Ward, a ten-foot baton which will enable him to attract the attention of his, musicians Ui in a more striking manner. 6. To Mr. Jones, a copy of James Thurber's c'My Life and Hard Times , to consolehimmin his financial difhculties. 7. To Mr. Ensworth, ten easy lessons on HHOW to Co Crazy Withoiit Teaching Fourth Year Math . ' 3. To Miss English. a three-foot piggy bank for storing the penny-a-week collections. I 9. To Miss Kittredge, a copy of uThe Egg and ln, to assist her in finding some way of taking care of those sixty-five-cent-a-dozen eggs. . 1. i Y 10.-To the incoming freshmen, the duty of guarding the law while the seniors have theirafter luncheon smoke. 11. Last, but not' least. to the school, we leave . . . Executed on this, the seventeenth day of June, in the year of our Lord, One Thousand Nine Hun- dred and Forty-Nine. in witness whereof we have hereunto subscribed our hand and seal. CLASS OF,,1Q49 , William Paul English Signed, sealed, and declared by the Class of Nineteen Hundred and Forty-Nine as its last Will and Testament in the presence of us who, at the request and in the presence of each other, hereunto sub- scribe our signatures as witnesses thereunto. John Wright ,50 X Ruth Haskins '51 Mildred Spelman ,52 With ' H 9 Roger Warner Roger Warner Roger Warner Donald Blair . Francis Murphy Donald Blair . Roger Warner William Saltus Charles Gorham Charles Brown Donald Barnes William English . Paul Cline . . Michael Papantones William Saltus Gerald McGowan Richard Ackermann . Francis Murphy Gerald McGowan Miss ,Iette 'GYou Schmoe !', Football hit parade . . '4Palsy-Walsiew . . fMost Popularl . Lovely To Look Atv . . a'Raise Our Cheers lClass Athletesj . . You,re An Old Smoothie . . . . 'LWilh My Head ln The Cloudsi' . lMost Dignifiedj . . Personality,, . . '4That's My Desirew fldeal Datesj . . Heartbreaker . . . 6'0ld Folks At Homen . lSister and Brotherl . . It Only Happens When I Dance . . . . g'My Shining Hour fClass Flirtsj . . . They'll Get Byv . . . . HDoIWorry? . . . fDetention King and Queenl . 'Tor . . . Hlmaginationv fClass Blulifersl . . Chatterbox . . . HGood News? fClass Gossipsl . . Strange Music To Our Ears . Class Clown Lav Pass Grabber Favorite Teacher Favorite Hangout Favorite Expression Favorite Song With Youi' . They're Two Jolly Good Fellowsw . . . . Gladys Kazlauskas . . Ann Zawada . Theresa Lencicki . Ann Zawada . . Shirley Paradysz . . Gladys Kazlauskas . . Ann Zawada . Gloria Kopatz . Carolyn Vail , Sally Conner . . Jean Enko . Maureen Egan . June Pendleton Jean Anderson . . June Pendleton . Barbara Hatch . Barbara Niznik . Carol Wood Thomas Dvorchak Kane's Dairy Bar 6'Maybe You'll Re There . . Favorite Sport at WHS Favorite Band Vaughn Monroe if can'f happen here . . vow 5 of ' XXL-,G Qvj. 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'95 'O 9 qw 4' 'Q 9' -Lv 'V 39 song hit TITLE How I Hate to Get Up In the Morning That's My Desiren I'm Confessin, That I Love You Margie I Can't Begin to Tell Youw Tree in the Meadow It's a Pity to Say Goodbyen How Soonw Tell Me a Story You Canit Be True, Dear How Are Things in Glocca Mona? Alexandefs Rag Time Bandu 'Hut We lust Couldnit Say, Goodbye OCCASION Coming to school in cold NA. Mf, No school whistle Trip to the ofhce Gammadion Staff Meeting the Mr. Haskins speaking in assembly Smoking at noon German Problems 41K Hookey Player Cafeteria History 331 School Band Graduation - as 44 aa REASON Oh, how I hate to come here in the morning, Oh, how this visit fills me with dread To hear that whistle blow, When there is too much snow . . I,m confessin' that I did . . . Won't you tell me that I'm free?7' Margie. You're alwa's screaminff at us 23 f. N U Margiel I can't begin to tell you, Just what I mean to say. The words come up but can't get past, Hrrumphl l By that tree in the schoolyard, Will the smoke always curl? For if itis not a boy smoking, Itas bound to be a girlw Itis a pity to say so-long, To a class thatis so much fun! How soon, will I be out of here? Not soon, that's what I really fear. Give me your excuse, Tell me what's true. Cuz if you do lie It's 20 hours for youu The kids won't be still, They're noisier than Hheckw, lAnd when they get through,l The whole place is a wreck. How are things in third year histlry? Does H. Norton still say, 4Waal now, folks,?,' Come on 'n hear, come on in hear, Westfield High Schoolis growing bandf' Now we bid goodbye To teachers who all breathe a sigh. We thank them for the many laughs, Yet, some schmoes want their autographs And in the years that lie ahead, With work piled on our desks, YVe,ll look back and reminisce At all the fun we miss. 7 . X, if l xfwx, Q' 'Q 3+-'iijyg 3 --Mn 3 ' 4 4 an I , D ' 'af-K' . 0 I -5 ' FYOSYX Sophs 'kJuvnors 1' chorus 5 Q, ix 'ive S. Qoexmg- w. +9-10 qw goswi, Sew w4Ef4,-aviswwwgo. W. 609.0 ob kd 0 f N. 'ieelwko Qwnxq 5. 9c41'NXeN -a-Woqki S. Vofvgkei 'bosbzooe . QQQQGSQ. Q01 ik' W Aix. e,x5obz -,C QQQQQ, Kos 760 xx. M269 9-O1 ,959 Q, 963 so vi- 'bw ewwooi. qN,Qjj', N5 Yami S36bn9e4, 9 ee, 049 9 O vb xv, QQ, 0-rf. 6 6 -vgsk O xb.. Q-ogomi Gsesi. N5 6639 Y5um'?:o40zeoz,v3:. Nb Savoyoq, O4 yvfeotye,-ak 9? we like wes'rfielcl's friendliness . w already we are k nown for spirit sparkling class .... l I x stagehands our first rolls on whs stage . . . . FRESHMAN CLASS OFFICERS Left to Right: Robert Rice, Secretary: George Kelliher, Historian: Neil Keeney, Vice-President 4Absent from picturel, Michael Mor- ris, President. W H S Amateurs . . . Yes, the usual comments made about ufroshl' were expressed about us, as we wandered about in utter confusion on those early days in September. Soon, however, through the helpful guidance of Miss Cutler and Mr. Gammons, as well as our other teachers, a pattern began to emerge from this chaos. Gradually we were drawn into clubs and other school activities quite new to us. Nor were we lacking in good judgment when we chose 'lChamp,' Morris for class president, Neil Keeney as vice-president, MBob Rice as secretary, and George Kelliher, historian. To represent the Class of '52 on the Student Council, Arthur Mzanski, Richard English, and Fred Morris were chosen. Enthusiastically we amateurs supported our teams and showed that school spirit we did not lack. With three more years of high school life ahead, we have every reason to believe that we, too, like our professional seniors, will be happy and successful leaders in helping W. H. S. take top honors. sophomore l. Hail, Hail, the gang's all here! 3. Smiling at the Birdie 5. Nancy????'! 7. Loyal Supporters 2. Class Artist 4. Dancing is fun 6. Sail, Navy, Down the Bay S. We're practising for the Olympic I U ff were sophs . . we Were new . . the golden voices MUSIC T0 OUR EARS --Home Rooms 106, 206, 104 now we go for high school life . . . SOPHOMORE CLASS OFFICERS Left to Right: Walter Hagan, Historian: George Koufalexis, Vice-President: John Morrissey, President: Norman Blanchette, Sec retary. The Sophs Slip Into Line . . . September 8 . . . wise Hsophsn again mounted the steps of W. H. S. Then began our second year in dear old high. Before very long we began to show much promise, and already we are renowned for our spirit of cooperation and friendliness. Our first wise choice we made in selecting for our class ollicers: John Morrissey, President, George Koufalexis, Vice-President, Norman Blanchette, Sec- retary, Walter Hagan, Historian. Working together with the other Student Council members for the betterment of our school are these four representatives of the class of 1951: Carol Dele- hanty, Jack Robinson, Carol McLean, and Adele Ryan. In the athletic Held, too, working along with Mr. Moge, we can boast of such players as Lenny,' War- ner, ifliggsw Morrissey, and Bruno Fioroni-future outstanding athletes of WHS. Nor are we lacking in the social graces! On the eve of November 12, our classmates displayed un- usual vocal talent on the stage, while on the dance floor, we gaily tripped the light fantasticw. hi Grab' 6 or 'Q J' 0030 69 6? 'W' a.,fZQ 0' f ff, one 9,1 I I , r Y . rf' . - Sw 9 0'-f ,.pl?' 0 91' c I0 Qu: 60,50 Amt QI e 0159-1 es O I . ' 6:1126 9 60004 0.00 754 'be 91' QM63 '40 '41 o 'Z 9196 A 0 0a4wN6Z? 090,60 X fi n If Ib 40 ly,- lq ,Z ogy 16: 098.5 621' of Q Zig. hi' 010 Q14 Ga J' 0 0 2 ow -an PS QOH' l i I I we'reiuniors . . . growing up soon we will be mighty seniors the seniors of Tomorrow . . much talent found among us l Home Rooms 307. 308, 302 presenting the stars of 1950 . . . I Juniors Join 1-he Casl ' ' ' Our Sopli term ended . . . Juniors at lastl No longer were we to merely dream about a beautiful Make Believe prom, but we actually this year partici ated in th l ' d f l on that beautiful April evening, as did those mighty seniors. l i a JUNIOR CLASS OFFICERS Left to Right: Bruce Gage, President: Mary Lou Jarrett, Secretary: Wallace Hlava, Vice-President: Irene Kuznicki, Historian. P C ga 8. CVCIII HI! 8 I 3lIHOSlI HS HTOWII-Llp Throughout the year our class leaders, namely, President Bruce Gage. Vice-President Wallace Hlava, Secretary Mary Lou Jarrett, and Historian Irene Kuznicki represented us on all important occasions. Besides all the exclusively junior activities, most of us had some extra-curricular activity. Athletics of course . . . football, basketball . . . in fact, every kind of team could boast of our outstanding juniors. Girls and boys both deserve good shares of praise. ln all the glory of atheltics, we do not forget the other activities. There are juniors in debates, juniors in literary clubs, juniors in Student Council . . . JUNIORS EVERY- WHERE. M M, . .... - N1 M V, 1' W 'gzbqgwm my 'if 'fiw Jiwgwggiwzgzg x 'ffnw , mia' M1552 ' Qzw' xg' W zw gf 1 f if MQZZZQQBZW :sig ' V' f M mmm- ,,,. vim 2:52 . , ,M :- :- .. 1--:vis if:i.wq,gm,z,f'5 5.54, Q biz 3-7 W gi 41 2 Q, be If 4 4 MEM Lyn W . M, 'fn 1: 1 , , WM: 55 V-rfggfi Fm f' -Ui i -' w 6 af fi. S ff 3 ,- ,fvif memories . . . memories . . . Our Class Prompfer . . When in the years to eoine, ue rein- inisee ahout our high school tlays and think ahout all the exviting: ments whit-h oe- -urrefl during our li o u r years a t WHS. ue shall al- is a y s rernemher our sponsor. Nliss 'Xnna lf. Keele. whose tireless ef- forts eontrihutefl so nlueh touarfl in a la i n QL those years so pleasant for the Class ol' lfllll, Our Nliss Keele was always there when ne neeileil her. really with sounml aflxiee Rio Rico . . . Un e great IIILIS- terful prorluwtion nas thi- eolotlul. tunt liul operetta. Rio Rieof' This rnusieal lll'illlIIliIlQ.' with eau-hy tunes. gay settings. snappy eostumes. and sprigfhtly ilnnees. nas a llfllllillll sueeess. Uperetta leads ansuerefl many eurtziin mills, annl the east. so well flireetenl hy Xlrs. lfeeelia Seymour antl her faeulty assistants. pro- tlueeil a kintl ol linesse rare tunongt ama- teurs. The leafls were taken hw' Ruth lliekinson. 5ally Connor. linger Warner. llaul Nohhs. anil Philip llall. W Girls' and Boys' Stare Assembly ' ' ' For one of our weekly assenilrlies in ,lanuuryp the 1948 representatives of the annual Girls' State. helfl at Bridgewater. and Boys' State. helal at 'hll1llPl'SI, were Uinterxieisetlii hy two IIlf'lIllH'l'S of the .lunior fflass. The four Seniors interviewed were Marion Slierker, Eleanor Anderson. William ling- Iish, and llonalfl Blair. Nlargxaret Nlartin A50 and .lin-k vtvfigllll '50 took eare of the questions, The reason for the inquiries nas to tell the stutlent hotly ahout the purpose. loeation, anal meaning of these aetixities ishic-ll are annually sponsorefl hy the Xnieriean liegrion antl -Xnieriean l.eg1ion Auxiliary. nhenever a proh- W lem- arose. exer eornlortiug: when trouhle reared its ugly heafl. In any- thing: our Class undertook. is h e - ther it he plan- ning a soeial fune- tion. seeing that elass me e t i n gl s ix e re l'0INilli'lt'll smoothly. or help- ing us vondiiet an elevtion. Miss Keele nas there to l e n il at helping h a n rl. We. the elass ol' '49, ron- sitler ourselxes for- tunate to haxe hail so xxomlerful a person to guide us. and it is with exerlasting grati- Wii tude that ue ex- tenil to her our humhle thanks. do you remember? . . I ,' '5 I sax A x X ,ig R' 13 wx -X 5 'Mm l f . ' I , K , qui, 'i v - ' X V3 .Ge : . I clubs R ed Cross ' ' ' In service our ellorts are widespread . . . from sc-hool service to overseas relief. Our flying lingers not only add hriglit colors to tray-favors for the sick, but also help the great arms of Hed Cross carry through in clothes and toys for needy l'lllldl'0.l in European lands. FIRST ROW 4Left to Rightj: Wilma Samplatsky tTreas.J, Jack Gannon 1Pres.J, Beverly Whittingham tSec.J . . . SECOND ROW: Dorothy Wolfe, Helen Kmiecik, Phyllis Sampson, Lois Roberts, Jean Enko, Wilma Bein, Cornelia McAneany, Betty Lou Matthews Ruth Dickinson, Helen Aldrich, Madeline Nemec, Lyle Densmore, Cynthia Emard, Jane Zwiesele, Patricia Keough . . . THIRD ROW: Marilyn Brown, Carol Wood, Joan Piekarski, Lois Murphy, Nancy Simpson, Joan Enko, Gloria Kopatz, Constance Minalga Betty Ann Shea, Mildred LaBree, Marilyn Syriac, Mary Loe Jarrett, Joan Pearson, Jane Hogan, Ruth Iglesais, Marjorie Langill, Bruce Gage . . . FOURTH ROVV: John Little, Betty Eustis, Jean Johnson, Alfred LaValley, Marilyn Kellogg, Beverly Dickinson Kather ine Bonyeau, Barbara Niznik, Ruth Pilgrim, Jane Packard, Michael Papantones, Carolina Cressotti, Lavina Camp, Barbara Ander- son, Joan Broz, Joyce Cady, Ralph Eustis, Agnes English, Adviser. Teaching Aids U motion picture equipment. Mr. Teulmer spends many hours obtaining films and scheduling their use. ' ' ' Projerrtionists participate in the fast growing movement toward visual education by operatinff ln addition, this stage crew takes part in almost all student programs. This service ,fzroup is organized to operate all hack stage work for plays, assemblies, and other school productions. LEFT T0 RIGHT: LaDoyt Teuhner, Supervisor, Carol Wo od, Secretary, Richard West, Janet Burrows, Paul Paradysz, Arnold Kimmell, Harold Kramm, Paul Gannon. LEFT T0 RIGHT: Robert Freeman, Corwin Packard, Neil Keeney, Erich Pavel tseatedj, George Freeman, Richard Ackermann, Irving Barnes, Clara Rousseau, Secretary. after 2:18 here's what we do Gamrnadlon ' ' ' Since September, probably the busiest room in the school has been Room 303. Here were established the headquarters for all Gammadion activities. Any night after 2:18 a busy group of people could be found here pasting snaps,', thinking up captions, consulting the dummy, identifying pictures, writing copy, and doing the thousand and one other necessary tasks to be completed before the udeadlinef' Many consultations between the printer, Miss Leary, our Faculty Adviser, and Marion Skerker, our Editor-in-Chief, had to be held before final decisions were given. The only reward for the Staff will be the approval and enjoyment of this book through the years to come by the pupils of Westfield High School. LEFT T0 RIGHT QSeatedJ: Harold Kramm, Jean Monczka, Barbara Hatch, Feature Editor, Gerald McGowan, Maureen Egan, Asso- ciate Editor, Marion Skerker, Editor-in-Chief, Donald MacLean, Sports Editor, Victor Marcotte, Business Manager, Mildred Zombick, Art Editor, Carol Wood, Sports Editor. LEFT T0 RIGHT 4Standingj: James McDowell, Art Adviser, Wilma Samplatsky, Henrietta Altobello, Picture Manager, Marion Tebo, Sally Harding, Sally Conner, Grace Carr, Jeanne Quimper, Corwin Packard, Jean Anderson, Ellen Knox, Carolyn Vail, Mar. garet Leary, Gammadion Adviser. Absent from picture 4Ruth Campbell, Picture Mana er F Managenl E , l'3nCiS Murphy, Assistant Business some interests lie in writing.. Herald Newspaper Staff throbbing, pulsing voice of her press to build up spirit and inform students of her countless activities. ' ' ' WHS has reason to be proud of its Herald Newspaper, which uses the Due to the tireless efforts of Carlton Guild and his staff, our Herald radiates with up-to-the-minute news, sports, humor and gossip from our little friend, Boris. LEFT TO RIGHT fSeatedJ: Gerald McGowan, Margaret Martin, Henrietta Altobello, Maureen Egan, Marion Skerker, QManaging Editorj, Barbara Brown fEditor-in-Chiefj, Jeanne Quimper, Joan Pearson, Jane Hogan, Joyce Cady, Joan Broz, Margaret Car- michael. LEFT T0 RIGHT 4Standinub: Adele Ryan, Jane Zwiesele, Natalie Dickinson, Carol Delehanty, Geraldine Dickinson, Mary Lou Bay- ette, Carlton Guild, Adviser, Barbara Hatch, Elaine Burkott, Joan Enko, Evangeline Papantones, Jean Enko. 1 I Llbrary ' ' ' Perhaps the most well known and widely used room in our seliooluis the Kittredge Memorial Library, ln this interesting realm of knowledge, shelves are packed with fiction, nonfiction, and books for research and reference. Assisted by our professional librarian, Miss Percival, these young helpers not only work diligently to keep the library l d E l d loves our library. neat and in order, but also expertly aid the students in their search for necessary know e ge. very io y FRONT ROW tLeft to Righty: William Van Heynigan, Carol Naughton, Clayton Shipway, Jean Johnson, Joyce Smith, Carol Otis, Hilda Benda, Carolina Cressotti, Rosemary Bercier, Roberta Justin. BACK ROW: Mildred LaBree, Ethelyn Percival, Adviser: Mary Lou Jarrett, Florence Hall. 1 l Debahng ' ' ' Under the capable supervision of lVlr. Marshall, these aspiring young people have solved many problems and become successful debaters. One of the chief objectives of this club is to give students an opportunity to become capable speakers and to enable them to gain a more understanding knowledge of today's problems. Several of these talented orators have been placed in the Forensic and National Debating Leagues. FRONT ROW tLeft to Righty: Arthur Melanson, Denise Rzewski, Donald Marshall, Adviser, Barbara Brown, Margaret Carmichael, BACK ROW: Ruth Frellick, Clayton Shipway, Ruth Iglesias, Jane Zwiesele, Jane Kuznicki, Mary Palczynski, William English Betty Eustis, Ruth Brusco, Margaret Martin, Anne Dight, Harold Bannish, Evangeline Papantones. ' Upper Class Glee ' ' ' By presenting entertaining selevtions during special assemblies creatin an t V . . , . i, , g atmosphere of peace and joyfulness during the Christmas season, and lending their rich tones to the splendid production of Rio Ricofi these wide-awake songsters have been a source of constant satisfaotion to all who were privileged to enjoy their musical performances. FRONT ROW tLeft to Righty: Eleanor Anderson fSec.J, Jane Hogan 1Lib.j, Paul Nobbs tLib.J, Rohert Binder 1Pres.J, Roger Warner tVice-Pres.J . . . SECOND ROW: Lucille Dolinski, Drucylla Densmore, Adele Ryan, Carol Delehanty, Dorothy Beckwith, Natalie Dickinson, Ruth Dickinson, Ann Deveno, Jane Williams, Carol Wood, Jean Williams, Joyce Angell, Mary Lou Bayette, Joyce Smith, Robert Brinkman, Duane Wyman, Robert Wind, Walter Nadolski, Harland Thayer, Richard Rogers . . . THIRD ROW: Sally Conner, Mary Lou Jarrett, Mildred LaBree, Wilma Samplatsky, Sandra Griffin, Wanda Szubelick, Grace Juknevicz, Barbara Brown, Geraldine Dickinson, Sally Harding, Betty Ann Shea, Barbara Anderson, Robert Therrien, Philip Hall, Chapin Shaw, Jack Molten- brey, Hilton Hart, John Morrissey, Robert Humphrey. Freshman Glee Club . Fresh carolers who inspired us at the Yuletide season. By the time these amateurs reach 0 ' Especially impressive in their rendition of the age old Christmas carols were these the age of upperrlassmen, they will have greatly increased our appreciation for good Il'lllSll . FIRST ROW, Seated tLeft to Righty: Turid Rafos, Abelina Rodriguez, Marjorie Tobias, Joan Kondelka, Shirley Therrien, Joanne Tenero, Janet Thayer . . . SECOND ROW: Frances Grigalunas, Barbara Lent, Helen Cross, Jean Johnson, Diane Russell, Madeline Nemec, Dorothy Tebo, Lois Roberts, Lois Robinson, Arlene Porter, Louise Hill, Gloria Renaud, Mary Lou Kantnik THIRD ROW Standing' Richard Brown Neil Keene B tt A Sh . , y, e y nn ea CSeatedJ accompanist, Peter Williams, Robert Rice, Kenlieitli Pease, Donald Desebrais, George Fanion, Victor Krawczyk, James Sullivan, Joseph Ferreira. so-callecl brains of whs . . . Y ...lem l Pro Menlo ' ' ' One glance at the records of this honored group proves the point that brains, books, grades, and effort are the groundworks of greatness. Through their four years of high school, these seniors have obtained a blanket average of UB in all full time subjects. Their sponsor and encourager is our well-known chemistry teacher, Mr. MacNulty, while the officers are Sally Bodurtha, presidentg Victor Marcotte, vice-presidentg Eleanor Anderson, secretary: and Marilyn Symancyk, treasurer. All these useekers after knowledge are not only given life membership certificates, but gold pins designed exclusively for them. Next year we shall probably see many of them as freshmen in Yale, Dartmouth, Harvard, Smith, Vassar, and the Uni- versity of Massachusetts. Congratulations-nice going! LEFT T0 RIGHT fSeated3: Sally Conner, Ruth Campbell, Barbara Brown, Marilyn Symancyk, Victor Marcotte, Raymond Mac- Nulty. Adviser, Sally Bodurtha, Eleanor Anderson, Marion Coach, June Dukeshire, Joan Broz . . . 1StandingJ: Jean Monczka, Ger- ald McGowan, Claire Warchol, William Miller, Arthur Melanson, Jean Anderson, Donald Blair, William English, Maureen Egan, Marion Skerker. we preserve whs democracy l rrrer W . S+uden+ Councll ' ' ' This meeting will now come to order . Wham! goes the gavel, and Student Council swings into action once again. The Council is composed of four elected members from each class and the four class presidents-but the class presidents are strictly honorary members. They have voice, but no vote. The officers are president, who must be a senior, vice-president, secretary, and now a treasurer. The treasurer has been installed in order to relieve Miss Anna Keefe, the sponsor, of financial burden. Meetings are held on alternate Thursdays in the school library, where old and new business is threshed out and decisions are made. A powerful body, they are, nevertheless, a fair and just group to whom we have given the power of government in our school. AROUND TABLE: John Morrissey, Arthur Mszanski, William Nicoll, Frederick Morris, Richard English, Anna Keefe, Adviser, Carol Delehanty, Carol MacLean, Irene Gietek, Gerald McGowan, Roger Warner, Michael Pnpantones, Margaret Martin, Adele Ryan, Sec- retary, Donald Blair, President, Victor Marcotte Vice-President, Jennie Cressutti, Treasurer, Michael Morris, Jack Robinson, Bruce Gage, Jack Wright. Herald Llllerary ' ' ' These literary critics play an important part in our school publications. At their monthly round table discussions these students read and evaluate all literary manuscripts submitted in various forms such as poems, lxook reviews, df'Sl'l'lIlll0IlS. and narratives. From these choice selections, these judges cull the literary gems that will eventually form the content of our annual Herald Literary Magazine. LEFT T0 RIGHT: Ruth Dickinson, Marion Coach, Richard Stromgren, Carol Conrad, Margaret Shepard, Adviser, Gerald McGowan fEditor-in-Chiefj, Maureen Egan, Carol Delehanty. l Orcheslra ' ' ' Working in conjunction with other musical and dramatic groups in our schoolg these symphonic players directed by Mr. Ward. have appeared as part of our st-hool plays, operetta, and Commencement. R' h d A ' n, Douglas Ward, director, Leonard Kellogg, Marilyn Kellogg, Don- LEFT T0 RIGHT: Ruth Brusco, Ruth Frellick, xc ar zaria ald Chmura, Cynthia Karlstrom, Robert Ring, Richard Barry, Marilyn Syriac, accompanist, Qabsent from picturej Francis Murphy. - I JUUIOV Woman S ' ' ' Early in their senior year these girls were honored with a very special invitation to become members of the Junior Woman's Club. This privilege was extended to them becaus e they were either members of Pro Merito or daughters and granddaughters of the senior club women. As junior members, these debs attend the regular meeting of the club each th d ' h following each program. mon an enjoy t e tea and social hour Miss Louise Sawyer, Miss Helen Kittredge, and Miss Rachel Ripley are the advisers who assist with membership and other details connected with this honored group. KNEELING 1Left to Righty: Claire Warchol, Sally Conner, Sally Harding, Marion Coach, Marion Skerker, Maureen Egan, Ruth Campbell, Eleanor Anderson . . . STANDING: Marilyn Symanryk, Helen Kittredge, Adviser, Ellen Knox, Joan Broz, Sally Bodurtha, Louise Sawyer, Adviser, Barbara Brown, Jean Monczka, Jean Anderson, Rachel Ripley, Adviser. June Dukeshire. I teeeee so .,,. Ensemble ' - ' A vital part of the music department of Westfield High School is this ensemble, directed by Mrs. Cecilia Seymour. For their exvellent performances the ma' ro idl ' t k l ', '. h ' -h f ously to carry us off to the land of musical notes. y y p 1 y a e a rows as t eirr arming voices blend harmoni- LEFT TO RIGHT: Betty Ann Shea, Accompanist, Barbara Anderson, Wilma Samplatsky, Robert Wind, Robert Binder, Philip Hall, Paul Nobbs, Lucille Dolinski, Harland Thayer, and Drucylla Densmore. px AP f. r'- J :Mx UN A5 ,rg ,1 w M vifwq X www Q! 3 x N f . X W ,WLS Gorham C0 - Co. fit divx. x en Pmfavxtanes Cham co-cqymm.. Roger Warner 'He-.QKN So-bias Cuff Gamb L9 infroducing football B D Morris Paul. Clolvle did you ever Try To stop a J Eid ii ,Q , I bomber. . . Isis, FOOTBALL TEAM FIRST ROW lLeft to Rightj: Robert Freeman, Manager, Paul Meagher, Michael Morris, Arthur Mzanski, John Killips, Thomas B ll James Fitzgerald Kenneth Evans Francis Best, Manager . . . SECOND ROW: Irwin Treat, Leonard, Joseph Ferreira, Larry a , , , Francis Orena, Jack Robinson, Robert Ertel, John Cavanangh, Bruno Fioroni, Leonard Warner, Louis Gallo, George Koufalexis, John Taudel . . . THIRD ROW: Anthony Sugalski, Henry Wydra, John Morrissey, Vincent Ciancotti, Larry Morris, Danny Baldyga, Jack l-Iibert, .Ioe Wallbank, Bruce Rix, Kenneth Johnson, Donald Bartnicki, Donald LaBrecque . . . FOURTH ROW: Francis Rosso, Assistant Coach, Clifton Gamble, Cham Gorham, Roger Warner, Michael Papantones, Hack Saltus, Robert Morris, Ralph Jukne- vicz, Charles Brown, Roger Beach, Coach Moge. Q ,M O ,M .. fb , . 1 fi- ,L 4 , - ,, h ,.,,,L,: I , 'v5,,.-m.,,,,: w.. .1 ,Q . , L , on , J, Mt. 3532 -. 1? 9 ,V . .Z 1, , ' ,, 2 . 'fl ' . fgggwss, ., Q ' E ' -' 7 - QF .. ' ,:: .2:Z,.-, I. -.'Zzi'I 3-f1'S'. ,.. . L - ' I: ' iz, Ev .f .. 19 ' - 'Z -. -'- ' 5. :mia .,,.,5 IEE: -fi O , LM , M ,V z. ,. .:v jf' 'L'.', -2 .- ' 1 E4!-E':L .2.- Sf ',H',,5f ,ss-..i:-2- 57'w.f1. : '- if43Lf'-'- - ,L'1,,.,,:-if niifi' ,, 2 ' f l ff'-5:::':j1'f f.if-I-' , r - Q -' ., -' f . f V ' ' ' ' ' A . . - A , H f '- ., of si D , gm ,-, ,, ' XM- k f.. ,g.L,:.- 5-ar, -Ly. -1 , ,., uf . '- . , ., -rf . LINE AND BACKFIELD LINE 4Left to Righty: Jiggs Morris- sey, Vinny Ciancotti, Cliff Gamble, Mike Papantones, Hack Saltus, Jack Robinson, Cham Gorham . . . BACK- FIELD: Johnny Cavanaugh, Roger War- ner, Joe Wallbank, Larry Morris, Danny Baldyga, Uke Juknevicz, Robert Morris. 'ream work does ii! ..... The Foofball Jamboree We started off our 1948 Football season with a hard struggle with Agawam, only to emerge on the short end of a 6i0 score at the Sec-ond Annual Football ,I a m b 0 r e e . held at Mr'Kenzie Field in Holyoke. Both teams battled on even terms over the ground route, but Agawam's accurate passing set up the lone tally of the game. De- spite the defeat, our team made a good showing and displayed the power that they are ready to defend their 1947 Western Massa- chusetts Championship Make It Good! Crown. WESTFIELD 3I WEST SPRINGFIELD 0 In the opening 1-ontest of a nine game schedule, the Bombers easily vonquered the West Siders. In the first period, our boys tallied 4 points on two safeties, as our linemen displayed their great drive and strength. Roger Warner eame through with two touehdowns, while ' Chum Corham and .loe Wallbank eontributed one eavh. Gorham also tallied two extra points. WESTFIELD 25 ADAMS 0 For the second straight time this season, the Bombers landed on top, this time with a 25-0 deeision over Adams. Two touvhdowns were sr-ored by Roger the Dodger, and l.arry Morris passed to Chum Gorham and Ralph ,lukneviez in the final period for two more. Adams could not penetrate the strong forward wall of the Mogemen and never did threaten to score. WESTFIELD 33 NORTHAMPTON 6 Scoring twice in the first period, and om-e in each of the three following periods, our well-drilled grid machine rolled to an impressive 33-6 win over a scrappy Meadow City eleven. On their first play from scrimmage the Bombers scored as Roger Warner broke through the right side of the line and went all the way to pay dirt. Roger tallied twice more in the game. and Raldyga also scored twice. WESTFIELD I9 HOLYOKE 6 Before an enthusias- tic' vrowd of 4500, the Bombers turned back a 1 lm i g a n d aggressive I Paper Town array. Cli- maxing a 45 yard drive, ,I o h n n y Cavanaugh crashed through from ten yards Olll. ln the final period, Larry Morris passed twice to Roger Warner, e a c h aerial resulting in a svore. Holyoke tallied late in the fourth quar- ter on a pass. lIChum Gorham and Mike Pa- ' pantones starred bril- liantly on defense. -- - we wanf a Touchdown. . . WESTFIELD 28 CHICOPEE 7 Spotting the Chic- opee gridsters seven points early in the g a m e , the Bombers romped back to gain a 28-7 victory. Before the Skiptowners had scored their lone touch- down, however, the red and black picked up two points on a safety when our fast charging line broke through and tackled the ball carrier in the end zone. The Bomber scores were divided among Chum Gor- ham, Larry Morris, and Danny Baldyga, who scored twice. I-low To Fool 'Em! WESTFIELD 3I TURNERS FALLS I3 Racking up their sixth victory of the campaign, the Bombers swept to a 31-13 triumph over the Powertowners. Early in the contest a Morris to Gorham aerial, covering 37 yards, resulted in a Bomber score. Other scores were made by Roger Warner 2, Larry Morris, and Danny Baldyga. Highlighting the game was a 68 yard punt return by the Turners quarterback. WESTFIELD 40 TECH 6 Scoring on each of the first four times they got the ball, the fared and blacki' rode roughshod over a helpless and hapless Tech High team to the tune of 40-6. Warner, Baldyga, Cavanaugh, Juknevicz, and Larry Morris all tallied for the Bomb- ers. The features of the game were the towering kick-offs by Paul Cline and a 68 yard run through the center of the line by Bob Morris. Baldyga also kicked three extra points. GREENFIELD 6 WESTFIELD 0 ln a rough but clean, hard fought Armistice Day game, a big and powerful Greenfield team succeeded in downing the Bombers 670. A fifteen yard pass resulted in the lone tally of the game. In the final period the Bombers were stopped just inches short of the goal line. All of the 7500 fans and one oliicial thought that Westfield had scored, but the other olii- cial said no. This, by the way, was our only defeat of the season. WESTFIELD 3I CATHEDRAL 0 Following our defeat at the hands of Greenfield, a smoothly operating Westfield team bounded back with a decisive victory over Cathedral in the traditional 'Thanksgiving Day game. A crowd of 6500 was on hand to see the Bombers capture their se c o n d straight Western Massachusetts F o otb all Championship. Roger Warner ripped his way over the goal line three times, while Joe Wall- bank ran half the length of the field for another TD. The final score came when Larry Morris intercepted a pass and sprinted 72 yards unmolested to pay dirt. After the forward wall of the Bombers had performed bril- liantly all through the game in breaking up passes and making fine tackles, they were giv- en a chance to carry the pigskin. Mike Pa- pantones, Hack Saltus, and 4'Chum Gorham all carried the leather on plays which baffled the Cathedral defense. This game ended a very successful football sea- son, which was identi- cal with the season's record of a year ago, nine victories and a Tense Moment At Greenfield lone defeat. hold that line ...... with the crimson in triumph flashing . . . WE WON IT! Roger Warner and Michael Papantones with Western Mass. Trophy When the Westfield High football season officially ended on New Year's Day, the facts and figures came out showiny: who did what and how much. Here are the personal statistics of the Western-Mass. and Peanut Bowl Champs. As a team, the Bombers piled up a total of 263 points as against 51 for the opposition. The top scorer on the team, and the leading point gutter in Western-Mass. was Roger Warner, with 103 points. 'ADanny Baldyga followed with 41 points. Next came Chum Gorham with 38 points. Larry Morris had 30 points to his credit, while Ralph Juknevicz had 2 touchdowns and a lone convei'sion for 7 points. Joe Wallbank Crossed the goal line for 12 points, as did Johnnie Cavanaugrh. Bob Morris received T points to his credit, while Lenny Warner snagged a pass for an extra point to round out the team scoring: for the season. The above figures total 257 points, which is 6 points less than the actual team total. This is accounted for by the fact that 3 safeties were tallied by the Bombers this season, 2 of them coming in the West Springfield game, and the other against Chicopee. The Westfield football eleven also had many individual honors given to its stars. No less than eight members of the team were given All-Western Mass. recognition. Chum Gorham, Mike Papantones, Roger Warner, and A'Larry Morris were namefl on the All-Western Mass. first team. On the second team were Hack Saltus, and Vinnie Ciancotti. while Cliff Gamble and Danny Baldyga received honorable mention. So ended the most successful football season in Westfield High School history. Congratulations to the team and to the coaches, for a wonderful and successful season. we'll fight for the name of wesffield . . . . . 'mid the strains of victory . . Peanuf Bowl The Bombers were rewarded highly for their splendid record in Western Massa- chusetts, when they were invited to partici- pate in the Peanut Bowl in Columbus, Georgia. ln the only high school New Year's Day Bowl Game in the nation. the Red and Black Bombers defeated a three touchdown favorite, Fitzgerald team, by the score of 25-7. A rabid crowd of over 10,0004 mostly Fitzgerald fans-received the jolt of their lives, when the Red and Black from Westfield outran, outcharged, outblocked, outtackled and outplayed the Georgia boys from beginning to end. The Bombers received a lucky break when fIhum Gorham recovered a Fitz- gerald fumble on his own 15-yard line. The succession of plays following were beauti- fully mixed, and the Bombers were never stopped. The drive clirnaxed when Roger Warner crashed over from the two-yard line. Danny Baldyga, faking to kick, flipped to Chum for the extra point. catching XJ ol ., ke Q if .' ' In sw We Brought It Back! l i i R yyyy l He's Off! the Hurricane team Ilatfooted. Lauren Hargrove, talented Fitzgerald halfback, took it upon himself to even things upfand he did. On the receiving end of a Gene Pedrick pass, Hargrove raced thirty yards unmolested to score. He also dropped back and booted the extra point. Roger, the Dodger , soon showed his ability again, as he raced 47 yards for the second Bomber touchdown in the first play of the second quarter. He broke into the clear on the Fitzgerald 33 and outran the entire Purple Hurricane secondary and scored standing up. The kick for the extra point was wide to the left. The second Bomber touchdown of the period came on a drive starting on the Westfield 41. Line plunges put the ball on the Fitzgerald 40, from where Larry Morris pitched to liggs Mor- rissey on the 26. With seven seconds left to go, Larry passed again, this time to Chum', Gorham, who hung on to the leather to score and Westfield left the field, leading 19-7. The third period was scoreless, with both teams sharing possession of the ball. The battle continued to go up and down the field until midway in the final period, when Hargrove fumbled the ball on a kick from Baldyga, and Gorham recovered on the 9-yard line. The Bombers failed to score, however, until the next time they had the ball. Baldyga carried the ball 36 yards on three plays to the 2. There Larry Mor- ris plunged over for the final game. So ended the third Peanut Bowl contest, with the W. H. S. Bombers emerging as the triumphant winner, bringing great ac- claim for the brand of ball played up here. Congratulations to the team and Coach Moge for a wonderful game! . . . . 'Til The vic'r'ry's won at last! Co - Cq?'t.Q.LYLS Chun-'l Cvorhum ok M 5, H MKKQU Miller ND o rx EQVTMQKR. Don swam Sow 0 QV' Wownev- we present baskefball BASKETBALL SQUAD . . . FRONT ROW tLeft to Righty: William Kirby, John Killips, George 0'Brien, Arthur Mszanski, George Kelliher, Robert Agan, Toribio Uvelto . . . SECOND ROW: Robert Andras, Richard Baker, Raymond Dewey, David Gordon, James Zala, Michael Morris . . . THIRD ROW: Anthony Sugalski, Larry Morris, Daniel Baldyga, Wallace I-Ilava, Donald Bartnicki, Leonard Warner, Vincent Ciancotti . . . BACK ROW: Francis Rosso, Donald Swanson, Cham Gorham, Michael Papantones, Roger Warner, William Miller, Coach Moge. Basketball Season WESTFIELD 4I CLASSICAL 24 Opening their schedule on December 10, the Bombers staged a last-half Hurry to down last season's Western Mass. Champion 41-24, at the Springfield field house before 1000 fans. Led by acting captain Bill Miller with 11 points, the Bombers battled the Bulldogs evenly in the first half. In the final periods the Red and Black pulled steadily away, and the Classical quintet offered no serious threats. HOLYOKE CATHOLIC 27 WESTFIELD 24 City Hall in Holyoke was the scene of the B0mber's first regular season loss, since last year's team was upset by Greenfield. The Gaels defeated the Red and Black 27-24, due largely to their success from the foul line. Don Bartnicki and Bill Miller led the Bomber scoring with 6 points each. WORCESTER TRADE 26 WESTFIELD 20 Playing their third game away from home, the WHS quintet found the Worcester Trade floor a puzzle, and were beaten 26-20. The Bombers took an early lead, but a scrappy Trade team tied the score at half time and proceeded to win the contest. Once again Don Bartnicki and Bill Miller led the Westfield scoring, I Wonder What I-Ie's Saying with 7 and 6 p0iIllS respectively. WESTFIELD 42 CLASSICAL 30 Opening their home schedule in the school gym, the Bombers returned to the winning path, as they topped Classical 4-2-30. Again, Bartnicki and Miller led the Red and Black with 16 and 10 points, respectively. WESTFIELD 37 CHICOPEE 33 Playing their first Valley League game, the Bombers were forced to go into overtime to down the Skiptowners. With Don Swanson tossing 13 points, Westfield finally outpointed Chicopee, 37-33. Baskets by Don Bartnicki and Mike Papan- tones, plus a foul shot by Bartnicki gave the Westfield five the victory. WESTFIELD 43 SEARLES 39 Overcoming a half-time deficit, the WHS quintet went on to defeat a fighting Searles team 43-39. Don Bartnicki led the Bomber scoring with 14 points. Vinnie Ciancotti and Mike Papantones each tallied 8 markers. .......'rimeouf! a bomber born, a bomber bred . . . Get The Rebound! NORTHAMPTON 29 WESTFIELD 26 'Trailing all the way, the Bombers dropped their first Valley League game of the season to a scrappy Meadow City quintet. failure to make good on foul shots brought thc downfall of the Westfield five. Ilon Bartnicki led the Bomber scoring with 9 points. WESTFIELD 54 TURNERS FALLS 39 After fighting evenly through the first period, the WHS Bombers pulled away in the second period, and then routed the Powertowners over the final two sessions to a 54739 score. Don Bartnicki and Vinnie fliancotti, with lfi and 12 points respectively, led the Red and Black scoring. GREENFIELD 45 WESTFIELD 3I Suffering their second league defeat, the Bombers were overwhelmed by the Greenfield High basketball team, 45-31 at the Westfield State Armory. Don Bartnicki parted the hoop 7 times for a total of 14 points to lead the scoring for WHS. HOLYOKE 48 WESTFIELD 40 After a see-saw game for 3 periods, the Holyoke High Cagers emerged with a 4Hf-I0 verdict over the Red and Black, Again lion Bartnicki Ied the Westfield scoring column with ll points. WESTFIELD 36 CHICOPEE 26 The Bombers won their third league contest by downing Chicopee High for the second time this season, this time by the score of 36-26. Don Bartnicki, as usual, led the Red and Black in the point-getting department, with 14 points. WESTFIELD 49 NORTHAMPTON 40 Westfield High's Hoopsters gained revenge for a previous setback at the hands of Northampton High, when they defeated the Meadow City tossers by a score of 49-40. Don Bartnicki was again the top man with 20 points via I0 two-pointers. WESTFIELD SI TURNERS FALLS 28 Westfield High had little trouble in disposing of Turners in our eighth Valley League game. Led by Don Bartnicki, with li' points, the Bombers romped to an easy 51-28 victory over the Powertowners. WESTFIELD 54 WESTFIELD TRADE 26 The Bombers made Westfield Trade their ninth victim of the season by downing them 54-26. Don Bartnicki paced the Bed and Black with 15 points, while Sugalski and Miller broke even with 9 each. WESTFIELD 44 GREENFIELD 38 Westfield High avenged an earlier defeat at the hands of Greenfield High by downing the Green and White 44-38 in the Taptown. Don Bartnicki and Mike Papantones sparked the Bomber attack with I4 and ll points, respectively. toss 'em in the basket .... . . and when I die, I'm a bomber dead HQLYOKE 40 WESTFIELD 37 Holyoke High completed its first undefeated Valley League season since 1934 when they sneaked into a close 40--37 win over Westfield High. thus bringing to an end the Bombers' three year reign over the League. A feature of the game was the brilliant playing on the part of Don Bartnicki, who tallied I5 points along with garnering more than his share of the rebounds, and the great defensive play of Bill Miller, who also managed to tally 7 points. WESTFIELD 37 WESTFIELD TRADE 24 To assure ourselves of the city championship, the Bombers closed the regular season successfully, by defeating Westfield Trade 37-24. Ilon Bartnicki and Danny Baldyga shared scoring honors with 11 and 9 points respectively. ASSUMPTION COLLEGE INVITATION SCHOOLBOY TOURNAMENT WESTFIELD 58 BARTLETT 32 The Westfield High basketball team proved itself one of the strong teams in Assumption Tourney by easily trouneing Bart- lett High of Worcester in a Hrst round game, 58-32. The Whip City attack was featured by Don Bartnicki, who collected 18 markers, while Don Swanson picked up 14 in helping the winning cause. WESTFIELD 49 GARDNER 32 Hopping into a 12 to 3 lead at the close of the opening period, the Bomber quintet went on with apparent ease in defeat- ing Gardner High 49-32, in advancing to the finals of the tournament. Don Swanson paced the Red and Black with I4 markers, closely followed by Bartnicki with 10. Danny Baldygaand Wally Hlava also contributed 9 and 18 points respectively. WESTFIELD 46 ASSUMPTION 26 A crowd of 1200 fans sat in on the contest in which the Bombers of Westfield High captured the crown in the annual Assumption College Invitation High School Basketball Tournament. The Bombers took an early lead and were never headed, leading at half time, I3-11. They held Assumption, host team in the tourney and last year's winner, to five points over the middle two periods. Swanson and Bartnicki paced the Bomber attack with 16 and 11 points, respectively. Both Don Swanson and Don Bartnicki were named on the All-Tournament Team. Swanson also gained individual honors, being named the most outstanding player in the tournament. Baskefball Summary The WHS basketball team compiled an impressive record of I5 victories as against 6 defeats, during the 194-9 basket- ball season. For the first time in four years the Bombers failed to enter the Western Mass. Tournament. They did, however, gain glory for emerging victoriously in the Assumption College Invitation Tournament, held in Worcester. The leading scor- ers for the Red and Black during the season were: Don Bartnicki with 255 points, Don Swanson with 134 points, and Bill Miller with 92 points. Individual recognition was gained by Don Swanson, who was voted the most valuable player in the Assumption Tourney, and Don Bartnicki. who won a berth on the All-Western Mass. Team. Both boys were awarded berths on the Assumption All-Tournament Team. . . . spin 'em on the floor! HOCKEY SQUAD FRONT ROW 1Left to Rightj: Winthrop Van Heynigan, Bruce Rix, Neil Keeney, Donald Chmura, William Mahar, Walter Hagan, Harvey Collins, Arthur Melanson, Reign Rix, Corwin Packard . . . BACK ROW 1Left to Righty: Francis Rosso, Coach, William Burke, Roger Beach, Ralph Juknevicz, William Saltus, Paul Cline, Jack Hibert, Henry Wydra, Robert Morris, Bernard Hills, Joseph Olinski, Francis Best, Manager. Westfield's Pucksters What A Racquet! Keep II Out of There, Boys TENNIS TEAM FIRST ROW KLeft to Righty: Victor Marcotte, Jack Molten- brey, Francis Frellick, Jack Rob- inson, George I-Iaskins, Joseph Patrick . . . SECOND ROW: Edward Stockbridge, Robert Wind, Donald MacLean, Frank Pollard, Robert Brinkman, Rob- ert Ertcl, Harland Thayer . . . THIRD ROW: Homer Gammons, Coach, Fred Leopold, Jack Gan- non, Larry Ball, Henry Fournier, George Freeman, Manager. Tennis This year was the first time that tennis had been introduced as a varsity sport at Westfield High since the war. Our team, ably coached by Homer Gammons, par- ticipated in six matches during their '48 season. They played against Classical twice, Holyoke, Greenfield, Deer- field Academy, and Williston. Although the Bomber netmen failed to win a match, the contests were closer than the scores might indicate. Westfield now claims two legs on the Valley League Trophy, and when league play is again resumed, we can be sure that our boys will be fighting to maintain permanent possession of the trophy. Hockey Summary The Westfield High puck team, during the '49 season, racked up a record of l win, 2 ties, and 3 defeats in league competition. Under the coaching of Francis Rosso. Westfield joined the recently formed Western Mass. Schoolboy Hockey League, which also has Holyoke High and West Springfield High as members. The high- light of the season was the 4-2 victory over Holyoke, which enabled the Bombers to take second place in the league. The season was a successful one, when we real- ize that due to the inclement weather, our pucksters had only 5 days practice all year. the bombers are all out Today . . . Westfield's Speedsters BASEBALL TEAM FIRST ROW 1Left to Righty: Robert Freeman, Manager, James Fitzgerald, Paul Meagher, Len- ny' Melanson, David Gordon, Dick Berry, Walter Knapp, Robert Andras, Norman Cass, George Sherman, Managar . . . SECOND ROW: Robert Barden, Kenneth Johnson, Bruno Fioroni, Lenny Warner, Don Bart- nicki, Bill Miller, Jack Hibert, Everett Talmadge . . . THIRD ROW: Eddie Tenero. Fred Prystas, Paul Gallo, .lack War- ner, Bruno Chistolini, William Onofrey, Michael Welchek, Ber- nard Hagan, Coach Moge. Track To start the season, Westfield Track Team. ably coached by Ernie Morrill, took first place in the tri- angular meet held at Blunt Park. Classical provided the main opposition, losing to Westfield by only four points. Next, Westfield swamped West Side in a dual meet. In the Western Massachusetts Track Meet, Westfield found it rough going but placed well in its class. At the University of Massachusetts Relays, in which high schools from all over the state competed, Westfield's Johnny Horkun captured top honors in the pole vault. Baseball Summary The Westfield High baseball team played fifteen games during the '48 season. Of these, the Bombers won nine and dropped six. The pitching chores were handled mainly by two freshmen hurlers. Bob Andras and Bruno Fioroni, while the rest of the team was made up of veteran material. The 1948 Batting Average Award was won by Paul Gallo, who held the highest average for the season, barely nosing out Dave Laude by a few points. TRACK TEAM FIRST ROW 1Left to Rightj: Cliff Gamble, Ralph Juknevicz, Robert Morris, Frank Pollard. Reign Rix, Larry Morris, Wallace Hlava, Robert Wind, John Meyer. . . . SECOND ROW: Gene Rey- nolds, Charles Szuberla, Robert Seher, Robert Burt, Robert Holmes, Luman Wood, David Kelly, John I-Iorkun, Ray Bull, George Placzek . . . THIRD ROW: Ernie Morrill, Coach, John Bercier, Dana Morrill, Don- ald Blair, Carl Stenberg, Cham Gorham, Roger Warner, Mike Papantones, Roger Beach, Dick Loreda. Take Me Out To the Ball Game While I'm There . . . With My Head in the Air .ancl with this game we will walk away hats off to westfielcl high . marches, and hatons, on to victory they led our powerful teams. and ' ' ' Our school spirit at the games was highlighted hy the activities of our hand. With hlended voices, LEFT TO RIGHT: William English, Donald Lloyd, John Wright, Douglas Ward, Director, William Ensign, Richard Ackermann, Ruth I-Iannum, George Balbanis, Richard Enprlish, David Gordon, Clyde Jones, Ramon Scott, Richard Liptak, William Weber, John I-Iinman, Constance McAneany, Majorette. LEFT TO RIGHT: Jean Anderson '49, Marilyn Syriac '51, Mary Lou Jarret '50, Florence Webster l51 Sally Conner '49, Er: nie Morrill, Coach Sally Harding '49 Carol Delehanty '51 Carol Wood '49, Mil- dred LaBree '50, Nor- ma Blanchette '50. . . . If you peer into the gym on Tuesday or Friday afternoons from September to March, you will see your shorts and blouse clad cheerleaders working' out new cheers and perfecting the standard ones with all the vim and vitality they show on the football field or basketball floor. At frequent intervals, Ernie Morrill, loyal sponsor of this group, appears at practice with a new idea or complaint from one source or another. Without Ernie's ideas and criticism, these WHS yell leaders would feel quite lost, for his inspiration has spurred the cheerleaders on for many years. Do you also know that these ten gals in red and white are a self-supporting organization? They sell programs and pins in order to earn money for their uniforms and equipment. Like all athletes, they, too. are out in all kinds of weather, doing: their best to inspire the crowd to cheer our team on to and The boys out on The field If O l I n f porls angl ..... H Hit , LOW Em ve- A - . Love' be am Softbafmn Hard vig S 'tenths T2 I Team el' The Stars Will Remember Resistless, the Team Sweeps Forward Four Archery Stars Girls' Varsity Basketball Team B , g askefb flying 0 , au Kee? xt xx Team ur W'nHin Enthusilst volley Ba E 2 Gym renin fhe grand finale . ,1 1. 5: .154 f A 1 A ' af it f,.E-.31 E rf: E 1 5 5 , I rg: A Yr! 1 '?3 x ff ,- X , 17, .X HJ- 'I Wm A ivy i Jw lv X if pf' Nu 1--W -l -'jg-' , f 4 4' o 2 '6Auld Lang Syne We forty-niners gather ,round And bid a fond adieu To teachers, friends, and school alike. We hate to part from you. Refrain For old Westfield High, our friend, For old Wlestfield High, Weill cherish all our mem'ries dear Of old Westfield High. U ' H so long for a while award The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The . . ' . f 1949 Bronze Tablet Award..P..o..lrl..q,..l.3 ....... ..l..Q..l.YT ........ William Crane Scholarship and Athletics AwardTRlaq.Qlc .... XAl..a.Sc.n.E.!C.. 'f? Kiwanis Club Award...IAQlm..2t...l.sX..jrS..l..n.l.lf .... fri? ................... Herbert R. Thorpe Journalism Award..E.a,y..lo..e..Eca ..... .lf.o,uJ.XX...f.'b!9 Rensselaer Award .... N..l'..l.l..ll,zaym ...... E....n.Q,.l.l.sha .... f 51.21 ......... Harvard Book Prize ..... L1 .e-,.c..K. ..... W..lf.i.q,.Lt.Tl ..... f..5T..o ............................... Washington and Franklin Medal .... E..t:l..w..2t.M.A ...... lrl..u...via..6Q.kx.r.l.Q.5..fa'o Herbert W. Kittredge Poetry Award..Einarx.le.e..we..B..xt.o.uat.ki....f.'rl 9 Mary Clark Dickinson Prose Award ...... .l.hf.l-.0..l4.- ...... .... Girls' State Award ......, T i..l.lTllA....fl?..lll.et:r..l.km .... fs-:To ...................... American Agriculturist Foundation Award...Ti,..n3Q.exTfS ..... TB..Qll..S.5.6.6U ev nenald P. Frisbie Agricultural Award...l.a,za.l1lc..e..m..c..QR.utc..lC.e,,. -I7 r Business and Professional Woman's Club Award...xle.a.m...lYX..u.m..c..:.K5 QF? Burton K. Marsh Bookkeeping Award...C..l.a..l.mf.e, ..... fPt,.x..A.3 .... f5.a..... Good Citinensltip Certificate...E..l..f:'..Q.kL.0.5C ..... lll.ln.cXe..n.s.e.iat. ......... Becker Junior College Business Key .... ...... Reader's Digest Award to valedieterian...lFX.ay.l.Qg.n.. ..... 5...K..ix..K,..e.r.... f'f9ft Problems of Dem eerae y Award ..... Nka.'a'.lQ,ma ..... Westfield Nurses' Association sebelarsbip..TlEol.lla ..... f.,ta.rx.i.f:t.lQ.a...l.l,...fH..i Louise Sawyer French Award .... N.Q.k1..C.5 .... llEl.iltt...lart..o.n..A .... ffrg.2.... David Sayles Hockey Award ..... Wal.l.l.l.al..aa..ff.1fl..ala.K.' .'....... S..a.l..Ti..u.5...f+l if Batting Medal ......r Q .r.t..!1..K!-.LU ...... lM.8..Y..Klr.72.K ...... ff J ................................ The STERLING PRESS, Inc. 22 Main Sfreef, Wesffield, Massachuseffs 2 Compdfe iZ5e5igning ana! ninfing Lgzruice Printers of the Gammadion HERB THORPE HOWARD RYAN Ph 1424 HALLBOURG'S, INC. 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Complimenfs of Meafgl Grogerieg L. Suzio Trap Rock Quarry and General Merchandise TEL. I80 Congamond Rd. Soufhwick, Mass. SOUIIIWICIK. MOSS- Complimenls of I THE FOSTER MACHINE COMPANY C m 'l 'en's Springfield Daily News Wes+lield Office A' B' C' CO' Professional Building Tel- 62 0' 2556 so Elm she Tel. iso-1 I Comp,imen,s of Enclico'r'r .lohnson FoRTE's AUTO SALES, INC. '04 Em SM Shoes for fhe En+ire Family Complimen+s of THE ROTARY CLUB HAMPDEN NATIONAL BANK 81 TRUST CO. of Wesffield THE OLDEST BANK IN WESTFIELD Member of Ihe F.D.I.C. CongraI'uIa+ions HA Sack 0' a Snack and Piggy Wiggy Lodge Bes'I Wishes 'Io The Class of I949 Easf Main Sfreef prom English I5L Wes+fieId, Mass. JAC KIS L. F. BURKE 8m SONS Exfend Their Hearfiesf Congra+uIa+ions and Besf Wishes for Ihe Fufure General Truckmg 'Io 'Ihe OF I949 Tel. 2222 Wesifieid, Mass. Complimenfs of STRATHMORE PAPER CO. Westfield Lodge No. 1481 B. P. O. E. WESTFIELD BOX 81 LUMBER C0. Complimenfs of AMERICAN ABRASIVE COMPANY Wesffield, Mass. NCBLE AND COOLEY COMPANY Granville, Mass. TOY DRU M MANU FACTU RERS S I854 BABB'S On Lake Congamond Sou+hwick, M RURAL GAS SERVICE, INC. Gas Service for Homes Beyond flue Gas Mains BOTTLED ANDES, BENGAL METERED SERVICE AND GLENWOOD RANGES SERVICE Servel Refrigeralors - Aulomalic Waler Healers 3 Cross S+. Tel. I736 Wesifielcl, Mass. Complimenfs of Elecfrical Appliances 24 Norih Elm Sfreef C O R Dr. Donald G. Buckley Op+omel'ris+ 200 E. Main S+. Weslfield, Mass. ROYAL SERVICE, Inc. R. A. Prince, Treas. A. J. Koziol, Manager General Trucking - Craling - Slorage Local and Long Dislance Moving If you have Moving or Trucking Problems CALL 4l5 Royal Service will solve +I1em PROMPTLY - SAFELY - ECONOMICALLY CompIimenI's of WESTFIELD GRINDING WHEEL CO. Complimenfs of WESTFIELD POLICE ASSOCIATION SMITH'S, INC Ladies' Wearing Appare Dry Goods and Furnishing HE RELIAB M. N. LANDAU CO. Wesffield' M +DisI I SI I GIFTS - GAMES DECORATIONS ADVANCE WHIP AND NOVELTY CO., INC. McLELLAN'S The home of quaIi+y merchandise 330 Elm S+reeI' Wes'rfieIcI, Mass. where varieI'y is J. BILODEAU AND SONS unsurpassed FLORIST Flowers for AII Occasions 84 Elm S'IreeI' Wes'HieId Tel. 455 65 Monfgomery S+. CompIimenIs Complimenfs of of I- R- KING C0-, IHC BRYAN HARDWARE CO 266-268 Elm S+reeI Tel. 4I 59 Elm Sh-eei ROGER E. BUTLER Insurance 8: Real Es+aI'e 90 Elm SIree+ WesHieId, Mass. Telephone 270 Woronoco Savings Bank WesI'fieIcI Co-operafive Bank Wes'rfieId Savings Bank I WHITE'S INDUSTRIES, INC U A WesI'fieIcI, M I1 The First National Bank of Westfield Oldest National Bank in Massachusetts Accessories Dry Goods BRUNDAGES Mighty Good Values 94 Elm Street Westfield ARCHIE J. AGAN All forms ot Insurance 80 Elm Street Tel. 575 Lambson Furniture Company Complete House Furnishers TELEPHONE 22 89 Elm Street Westfield, Mass ROBINSON REMINDERS 1 We liHIe Frosh , Oh how we pine! 'Cuz you Seniors Are leaving fhis '49 English I6L xii f '-ii -in Complimenis of .loseph C. Placek For BeH'er Class Picfures BOSWORTH STUDIO Official Phofographer for Gammadion HENRY S. WRIGHT, Propridor Compliments of Dr. G. F. Norris Westfield Clay Products, Inc. Westfield, Mass. P MANUFACTURERS OF FACE AND COMMON BRICK The Saffer Co., lnc. 3 DEPOT SQUARE Scrap lron and Metal WESTFIELD, MASS. Mill End Store Tel. 2938 Berkshire Linoleum Co. Floor Coverings of All Kinds Installed and Maintained l59 Elm Street Westfield. Massachusetts L. C. Damkauskas R. E. Day Westfield News Advertiser INC. Publishers and Quality Job Printers Westfield, Massachusetts Tel. 2l75 Subscription Sl.5O per year by mail Compliments Silks, Woolens, Rayons and Of Cotton Dress Goods The O. B. Parks Co. Z7I Elm St. Westfield, Mass. Dealers in Michno's Bakery Pmfrafming E ' t Bread 8: Pastry qulpmen Westfield Mass. I23 Meadow St. Westfield, Mass. Compliments ot Councilman ERNEST F. HATCH Hamilton and Atwater, Inc The Old Reliable Hardware Store Sporting Goods Gitts Toys Shovel and Crane Rentals - Heavy Trucking W M. E. M O O R E Excavating Contractor Bulldozers tor Rent I6 NOBLE AVE. 2024- Ilbl WESTFIELD, MASS. Best Wishes to the Graduates Councilman JAMES A. ATWATER Compliments ot Ed,clie's 40 S-chool Street Westtielcl, Mass. Compliments of Southwick Grocery Store College Highway Southwiclr Depping 81 Moore, Inc. General Hardware Painfs and Gifrs Phone I7 I26 Elm Sfreei Wes+field, Mass. Westfield Mutual INSURANCE AGENCY R. V. Wilcox Wesifield, Massachusells Complimenfs of Sherman's Jewelry Store GriHon's Marker Meals, Groceries and Provisions Fruirs and Vegefables 40 Monfgomery S+. Wesrfield, Mass. Phone 55l Sears, Roebuck Co. Your one srop shopping sfore 44 Main Sfreef W9Slll9ld PARKVIEW RESTAURANT WesHield's Finesi' Ealing Place Boo+h Service Phone 557 3 Main Srreef Wesifield, Mass. Helen's Dress Shop Bridal Gowns Dresses 36 Whife S+. Mrs. Helen Sadowski, Prop. M090 WESTFIELD TYPEWRITER EXCHANGE OFFICE EQUIPMENT Sales - Service - Renfals Adding Machines Sianley L. Plaice I8 School Sf. Weslfield 7 Complimenls of S . W ll P d P ' 1' Cargill, Cleveland 8: Co., Inc. a ape' an am 87 Meadow Sfreef Phone 608 360 Elm Sr. Wesifield, Mass. Wesffield, Mass. Compliments of STANLEY HOME PRODUCTS INC. Wesffield, MassacI1useHs wifh disfribufing sfahons aI' EASTHAMPTON, MASS. KALAMAZOO, MICH. TULSA, OKLAHOMA ATLANTA, GEORGIA OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA ZANESVILLE. OHIO DUBUOUE, IOWA SEATTLE, WASHINGTON TRENTON, NEW JERSEY FORMAL CLOTHES ai +he MEN'S SHOP Cor. Elm 8: School Sireefs Phone 206I Security Shoe Co. Ib0 ELM STREET Wiih sincere bes+ wishes 'io Graduaies To Graduaies ELM CYCLE 81 AUTO SUPPLY CO. Wishes you success in your fuiure endeavors Headquariers 'For Spor'l'ing Goods, Columbia Bicycles and Accessories .Ioseph R. Kvifsky Wm. H. Yelinek Tel. 772 Wi+h Besi Wishes To 'rhe Graduaies of '49 Pioneer Loan 8m Finance Corp. 5 Main Sireef License I08 EATON'S Men's and Boy's Ou+fiH'ers Wes+fieId, Mass. Esfablished I890 BEMBEN'S GREENHOUSES Flowers for All Occasions I7 Brookline Ave. Westfield, Ave. Tel. 749 Compliments of Saykin Furniture Company Fine Furniture for your Home A Complete Line ot Electrical Appliances Depot Square Westfield, Mass Phone 645 Compliments of Dr. Roger L. Ruggles Compliments of CHET'S SNACK SHOP Sandwiches LaSalle lce Cream 8I N. Elm Street Telephone 908 Ray L. Bartlett Real Estate - Insurance l02 Elm Street Westfield, Mass. Emard's Shoe Service l48 Elm Street Westtield, Mass. OPTICIAN Sadie C. Barnes The O. K. Market W. J. FARRELL, Prop. Meats, Groceries, and Provisions Fruit, Vegetables, Soda and lce Cream Cor. Orange and Kellogg Sts. BEST OF LUCK - THE STOCKING SHOP to The G'FT5 Graduates 4th Floor - Professional Building I SWEENEY'S SUPER MARKET Andrews Dress SHOP 55 North Elm Street Westfield, Mass. Tel. l3l3 79 N. ELM STREET Over the North Side Bridge For Dependable Cooking Choose H O M G A S Sloves - Refrigeralors - Waler Healers, elc. Again i+'s SERVICE +ha+ counls as wiih anyfhing else. ThaI s where we come in GLADWIN AND LANE Weslfielcl Telephone 70 GRIFFIN'S NURSERIES Landscape Service College Highway Souihwiclx. Mass. Tel. I03 MAURICE CASEY, Inc. Wholesale and Retail Milk, Cream and Ice Cream Complimenls of Joi-:N T. ovoRcHAK, g TAILOR We Have Been Compounding Prescripiions For Over Sixfy Years T. I. DEWEY, IR. and CO I24 Elm Sfreel Westfield, Mass. MILTON H. PLUMMER, Prop. WILLIAMS AUTO CO. Hudson Sales and Service ESTABLISHED I908 Telephone 997 I9 Dubois S+ Tel. 205 ESTABLISHED I896 Wesflield, Mass, 35-37 Franklin SI. Wesifield, Mass. CANTELL'S FOODS, Inc. I66 Elm Sfreei' Tel. 2320 FOOD AT ITS BEST I I THE FLOWER SHOP C 'n men's of 30 Main Sf. Phone I94 . . Walch and Clock Repairing A Me+ropoli+an Floral Service I in 'rhe Weslfield Valley '32 Elm Sfreef I I ROMANI'S, Inc. MARCOULLIER BROS. l Fancy Fruil' Baslxefs Made Up I To Suil' Every Occasion I RESTAURANT SERVICE 44 Broad S+. ' Fresh Vegefables Daily I I 56 Elm 5+,.ee+ Tel. 1390 Phone l82 Wes'Hield, Mass. I .. . .. . l Y Bes+ Wishes To 'Ihe Class of I949 DAVID C. COLTON I02 Elm S+ree'r Wesffielcl, Mass I1- Besf Wishes +o fhe GracIua+es of Ihe CLASS OF I949 from THE PRESCRIPTION STORE EDWARD G. CROTTY Prescripfion Druggis+ 40 Elm Sfreef WesHTeId, Mass W, : :S r ,qi V . vi- 2355-. ,. 5 .:-Sgylseg V, ' L -15:-v:n,,,'il 'i5-fs,-V255 -A-iigvig 1 . 13,-:,2:fj.Q2?,q,,.vfV'r S V diff-3-:-iffkggg -:,4'f-- if 51.-V-bw -pg 7220- fs-.gg V 1' A. - W ' ,iff gf,-A 5 ,fi-Q. 5, :5,V, . ,V ' Vf, ,M Ek ,ir r-,KV 2 -:xii-2 - +-fx . 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