Wheeler High School - Wheelerite Yearbook (North Stonington, CT)

Text from Pages 1 - 40 of the 1957 volume:

NORTH STQNINGTON, CONN. 1 Wheeler School and Library Wheelei High our Alma Mater, with your ivied walls North Stonington High School We will carry with us ever, memories of you DEDICATION It is with deepest gratitude that we, the class ot 1957, dedicate our yearbook, THE LION'S TALE, to our senior class advisor, Mr. Attilio Gizzarelli. His encouragement has been inspirational; he has given us unfailing support, and his warm friendliness has brightened our memorable days at Wheeler High School. ' 3 EMERY BLANCHARD Principal B.S. University of New Hampshire M.A. University of Connecticut EUGENE DiORIO Assistant Principal AJ3. Providence College M.A. Boston College Social Studies HOWARD HELVESTON B.S. Millersville State Teachers College Pennsylvania Industrial Arts THOMAS DiCANDIA B.S. Providence College Math, Sciences 5 Yearbook Staff Editor Sports Layout Editor William McGowan Business Arthur Holman Sally Brown Art Photography Advertising John Gagne Jon Bayer Judy Bliven r College AUDREY MAIN Audie Life is too short to worry about your books, grades, and such. Class Treasurer 1; Glee Club 1,2,3,4; President of Class 2,3,4; Audio-Visual Club 1; Sports Club 2; Softball 1,2; Intramurals 1,2; Co-Manager Magazine Drive 1; Manager Magazine Drive 2; Social Activity Committee 1,2,3.4; School Spirit Award 1; Home Economics Club 3; Driver Education 3; Junior Prom Court 3; Yearbook Editor 4; Washington Club 4. Class Secretary-Treasurer 2,3.4; Glee Club 1,2,3; Dramatics 1,2; Cheerleaders 1,2,3; Audio Visual Club 1; Wheeler-ite 1,2,3,4; Softball 1,2; Junior Prom Court 3; Social Activities Committee 1,2,3,4; Home Economics Club 3; Drivers College ARTHUR HOLMAN Art He's just the quiet type whose nature never varies. President of Class 1; Vice-President of Class 3,4; Varsity Club 4; Audio-Visual Club 1; Student Council 2; Sports Club Secretary 2; Wheelerite Sports Editor 4; Basketball 2,3,4; Baseball 3,4; Drivers Education 3; Nature Club 4; Chorus 1,2, 3; Yearbook Staff 4; Washington Club 4. Commercial JUDITH STEWART II Judy I want what I want, when I want it. Education 3; Yearbook Staff 4; Washington Club 4. PAUL AMES General Paul Men of few words are the best of men Sports Club 1,2; Dramatics Club 1,2; Audio-Visual Club 1; Firearms Club 4; Driver Education 3; Student Council 3,4; Nature Club 4; Boys State 3; Projector Operator 1,2,3,4; Yearbook Staff 4; Washington Club 4. JUDY BLIVEN College JuJu Silence is more eloquent than words Washington Club Treasurer 1,2,3,4; Glee Club 1,2,3,4; Audio-Visual Club 1; Twirlers 1; Student Council 1; Driver Education 3; Home Economics Club 3; Intramurals 1,4; Social Activities Committee 1,2,3,4; Yearbook Staff 4. SALLY BROWN Commercial Sal Don't judge me by the noise I make Glee Club 1,2,3,4; Student Council Secretary 1,4; Student Council 1,2,3,4; Softball 1,2; Intramurals 1,4; Co-Captain 1; Driver Education 3; Junior Prom Queen 3; Social Activity Committees 1,2,3,4; Secretary-Treasurer Home Economics Club 2; Home Economics Club 2,3; President 3; Yearbook Staff 4; Washington Club 4. Babe in the best of health 1,2; Varsity Club 4; Firearms 4; Nature Club 4; Co-Captain Basketball 3,4; Vice-President Student Council 3; President of Student Council 4; Yearbook Staff 4; Washington Club 4. H. JON BAYER General ' Worry kills men, he's Sports Club 1,2,3,4; Audio-Visual Club 9 JOHN GAGNE General Jack I don't know what it's all about, but I'll argue anyway Music 1,2; Sports Club 1,2; Dramatics Club 1,2; Student Council Treasurer 1; Audio-Visual Club President 1; Basketball 3; Baseball 1; School Projector Operator 1,2; Yearbook Staff 4; Washington Club 4. RUBY WEST Commercial Rube Life without a giggle was never worth living [Secretary of Class 1; Glee Club 1,2,3,4; Student Council 2,3,4; Home Economics NClub 2,3; Softball 1,2; Intramurals 1,4; Captain 1; Social Activity Committees 1,2,3,4; Junior Prom Court 3; Yearbook Staff 4; Washington Club Secretary 4. WILLIAM McGOWAN General Billy Half a loaf is better than no chance to loaf at all Vice-President Class 2; Chorus 1,2; Sports Club 1,2,4; Dramatics Club 1,2; Firearms Club 4; Audio-Visual Club 1,2; Student Council 2; Baseball 1,2,3,4; Basketb-Tl 2,3,4; Co-Captain of Basketball 2; Yearbook Staff 4; Washington Club 4. FREDERICK ROBERTS General Freddie An athlete that scores in more ways than one Chorus 1; Sports Club 1,2,3,4; Audio-Visual Club 1; Baseball 1,2,3,4; Co-Captam of Baseball 1,2,3; Vice-President Class 2; Sports Club President 3; Firearms Club 4; Nature Club 4; Varsity Club 4; Basketball 3,4; Co-Captain Basketball 4; Yearbook Staff 4; Washington Club 4. 10 Our four years at Wheeler High School are among our most memorable. In this short time we have found many new friends and acquired new accomplishments. In order to make it easier for us to recall our four years of study, we shall now present the highlights to you: We started our freshman year at full speed with Mr. Fabian as class supervisor. We elected as class officers Arthur Holman, president; Ruby West, secretary; and treasurer, Audrey Main. The events of the year were a highly successful movie and an Alumni Dance. The auditorium was beautifully decorated with revolving mirrors and colored flood lights; invitations were sent to all the graduates of Wheeler, since its very beginning. When we were sophomores, Mr. Spilecki was our class advisor, with Audrey Main, president; Freddie Roberts, vice president; Judy Stewart, secretary; Judy Bliven, Washington Club Treasurer. The event of the year for most of us was the Sophomore Hop; the theme. Winter Wonderland Prom, was carried out in white. During our junior year, Miss Weir was our advisor, with Audrey Main, president; Arthur Holman, vice president; Judy Stewart, secretary; Judy Bliven, Washington Club Treasurer. The big event of the year was the Junior Prom, Carousel . Sally Brown was our Queen with Judy Stewart, Audrey Main, Ruby West, her Court; Judy Bliven was unable to attend. The auditorium was decorated as a large tent in blue and white streamers. After three years of waiting, we, the Class of 1957 emerged as seniors. Our class supervisor was Mr. Gizzarelli, with Audrey Main, president; Arthur Holman, vice president; Judy Stewart, secretary; Judy Bliven, Washington Club Treasurer. The class really showed what they could do for our Washington Club treasury. We sponsored a series of movies, dances, paper drives, card sales, food sales, and sold refreshments at home basketball games. Our yearbook, The Lion's Tale , proved to be a great success, with Mrs. Whelan as the advisor. We never thought we'd make it but we finally embarked on our long awaited trip to Washington. And speaking of dreams that come true, graduation for the eleven members of the senior class of 1957, was here at last. Our Wheeler High School careers are now written and locked in the pages of its history. The future is before us. We, the Class of 1957 shall proceed along our destined paths. 11 A TRIP INTO TIME We stare in amazement at the North Stonington Parkway and the plastic automobiles coasting through the city. We find Arthur Holman, the eminent engineer, has turned our district into a booming city. Look at that first new brick building! It's the Jacquard Hospital. Judith Stewart is employed as an X-ray technician, and look across the corrider--why there's little Judy Bliven making use of her physical therapist degree. Next block down we find the ABC Film Company owned and operated by Paul Ames. I guess running the projector finally paid off. We find Betty Crocker’s new homemaking laboratory round a corner in North Stonington and there's Sally Brown sampling that new chocolate fudge cake mix. That's what I call living! In the eastern suburbs we see a monstrous construction. Let's take a closer gander--it's the new Whitney Stadium, erected in honor of our famous Coach. Sounds as though someone just hit a home run. Coach Jon Bayer is out on the mound arguing with the umpire. It seems he claims that the Route 84 Pirates pitcher, Fred Roberts, balked on the pitch. We hear Bayer's Lantern Hill Indians have quite a record--all losses. John Gagne is in the spectators' choice seats. He really rates with that new monkey suit , and take a look at those bars, stripes and medals. The next block down, we find an ultra-modern shopping center. The Debuteen Fashion Shoppe has fashions created by Audrey Main. We used to think Dior liked to be different! Those new Marine Uniforms in the Army and Navy Shop are really causing a commotion. William McGowan is just signing up again for another hitch in the Marines--that uniform must have caught his eye. That Ruby West is really living. She works as a secretary in the sign-up office for all of Uncle Sam's Boys. Well it surely was a wonderful but short vacation into 1967. Cheer up, only ten short years--isn't it worth waiting for? CLASSES Washington Bound The Seniors--All members of the Washington Club. FIRST ROW: Left to Right; Judy Bliven, Audrey Main, Judith Stewart, Sally Brown. SECOND ROW: Mr. Giz-zarelli, Class Advisor; William McGowan, Fred Roberts, Jon Bayer, Paul Ames, John Gagne, Arthur Holman. MISSING: Ruby West. FIRST ROW: Virginia Birkbeck, Nancy Hayes, Marilyn Main, Susan Brown, Christina Danko, Beverly Wilcox, Philemena Greene, Jacquelyn Taylor. SECOND ROW: Mr. DiOrio, Class Advisor; Roy Lee, David Champagne, Robert Banning, Robert Boissevain, James Smith, Ronald Stedman. THIRD ROW: Winfield Stedman, Donald Hayes, Donald Graichen, Robert Adams, Robert Hauptmann, John Scott, Douglas Bassett. FIRST ROW: Left to Right, Anita Watious, Jean Miner, Billie Platt, Joan Falck, Romelia Boissevain, Francis Smith, Elaine Bellanger, Millie Montgomery. SECOND ROW: Mrs. Whelan, Class Advisor; Brian Hill, Wayne Walters, Raymond Gould, Richard Geer, Thomas Knight, Charles Bliven, Harold Stedman. THIRD ROW: Martin Schoomann, Hollis Scott, Joseph Moran, Robert Nagle, Thurlow Coats, Thomas Umphlett. FIRST ROW: Left to Right, Susan Gould, Louise Henry, Sanna Kallen, Marilyn Holman, Gail Penfield, Joyce Stone, Ruth McGuire, Jane Lewis, Elizabeth Birk-beck, Sandra Gould. SECOND ROW: Mr. Whitney, Class Advisor; Harold Teague, Gayle Main, Carolyn Maine, Carol Johnson, Judith Zeller, Irene Fortin, Jacquelyn Cooper, Paul Romano. THIRD ROW: Wayne Wilkinson, Jessie Hill, Fred Ellis, Peter Oeltgen, Joseph Nagle, Merrill White, Robert Mitchel, Emery Blanchard, Royden Wilkinson. Class Will I, Paul Ames, will my six feet, three inches to James Smith. I, Jon Bayer, will my inability in following out teachers' commands to anyone who can get away with it as long as I did. I, Judy Bliven, after racking my brain without success do hereby leave. . . I, Sally Brown, do will my standing as Junior Prom Queen to the junior who will be as onored as I was. I, John Gagne, do hereby will all of my school books to whomever wants' them. I, Arthur Holman, will my thoughts in class to Douglas Bassett. I, Audrey Main, do will my seat as President of the Senior Class to Marilyn Main. I, William McGowan, do will my perfected ability to clowning around to Ronald Stedman. I, Fred Roberts, do will my athletic ability to Robert Hauptmann. I, Judith Stewart, do will my ability to upset study halls to Christina Danko. I, Ruby West, do will to Jackie Taylor, my love for dancing. WLM : i Varsity Basketball Team FRONT ROW: Robert Adams, Freddie Roberts, William McGowan, Douglas Bassett, Robert Hauptmann, Raymond Gould, Thomas Umphlett, John Scott. MIDDLE ROW: Robert Boissevain, Arthur Holman, Hollis Scott, Thurlow Coats, Coach Whitney. LAST ROW: Wayne Walters, Jon Bayer, Harold Stedman. Junior Varsity Basketball Team FRONT ROW: Wayne Wilkinson, Peter Oeltgen, Winfield Stedman, Harold Teague, Paul Romano, Raymond Gould, Harold Stedman. MIDDLE ROW: Thurlow Coats, Brian Hill, Douglas Bassett, Robert Hauptmann, Thomas Umphlett, Wayne Walters, Coach Whitney. LAST ROW: Robert Nagle, Robert Boissevain, Joseph Nagle. JON BAYER, Captain WILLIAM McGOWAN FRED ROBERTS ARTHUR HOLMAN HOLLIS SCOTT Senior Cheerleaders FRONT ROW: Nancy Hayes, Jacquelyn Taylor, Captain Marilyn Main. LAST ROW: RomeliaBoisse-vain, Billie Platt, Elaine Belanger. Junior Cheerleaders FRONT ROW: Sanna Kallen, Captain, Carolyn Maine, Carol Johnson, Marilyn Holman. LAST ROW: Sandra Gould, Susan Gould. Classical Club SITTING: Jean Miner, Susan Brown, Douglas Bassett, Gail Penfield, James Smith, Donald Hayes, Emery Blanchard. STANDING: Judith Zeller, Louise Henry, Ruth McGuire, Harold Teague, Mr. Gizzarelli, Advisor; Paul Romano, Sanna Kallen, Carol Johnson, Gayle Main. Wheeler-ite Staff SITTING: Jacquelyn Taylor, Sally Brown, Douglas Bassett, Susan Brown, Donald Hayes, Arthur Holman, Mrs. Whelan, Advisor. STANDING: Raymond Mitchel, Lorraine Burdick, Carole Main, Heather Mitchel, Royden Wilkinson, Carolyn Louise Henry, Joseph Nagle, Fred Ellis, Romelia Boissevain, Billie Platt, Elaine Belanger, Emery Blanchard, Millie Montgomery, Walter Taylor, Kathy Hill. SEATED: Gail Penfield, Romelia Boissevain, Marilyn Main, Nancy Hayes, Gayle Coats, Lorraine Leacraft; Elizabeth Coats, Susan Brown, Emery Blanchard, Hollis Scott, James Smith, Thurlow Coats, George Brown. STANDING: John Scott, Barbara Banning, Nadeane Coats, Harold Stedman, Arthur Holman, Ellen Tough, Pamela Dubuque, Allan Coats, Susan Hayes, Mr. Hayes, Instructor. BAND GIRL’S GLEE CLUB FRONT ROW: Jane Lewis, Susan Gould, Judy Bliven, Sandra Gould, Anita Watrous, Philemena Greene, Nancy Hayes, Millie Montgomery. MIDDLE ROW: Betty Birkbeck, Marilyn Holman, Carolyn Maine, Judith Zeller, Jean Miner, Elaine Belanger, Ruth McGuire, Sanna Kallen, Joyce Stone. LAST ROW: Romelia Boissevain, Carol Johnson, Irene Fortin, Sally Brown, Jackie Cooper, Gail Penfield, Susan Brown, Audrey Main, Gail Main, Billie Platt, Miss Barret, Instructor. MOMENTS TO REMEMBER ... or to forget x'ML V The Class of 1957 wishes to thank its many ad Patrons and Patronesses Mr. and Mrs. Harold Bliven Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Brown Mr. and Mrs. Leonard R. Main Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Stewart, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Earl West Ellis McGowan Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Brown Mr. and Mrs. John Slyvia Mr. and Mrs. George Stone A Friend The Shoe Box 24 iniHiiiir? loimuui m, Congratulotions ond the best of luck1 We at lormg ore proud of the port we have hod in helping to moke your classbook a permanent reminder of your school years, recording with photo graphs one of the happiest ond most ewciting times of your life! 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