Wilbraham and Monson Academy - Hill Yearbook (Wilbraham, MA)

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HOWARD HANDY 40 Revere Sl., Springlield, lvlass. Howie will be remembered al Wilbraham lor his pleasanl smile and his willy iokes. When he enlered Wilbraham as a senior, he plunged righl inlo exlra-curricular aclivilies by ioin- ing lhe Varsily Foolball squad, and lighling long and hard lor lhe wreslling leam. Howie was lhe lype ol person who would lislen lo anybody's lroubles and be very sympalhelic loward lhal person. As a consequence, Howie was ollen soughl aller when somebody wished lo gel somelhing oll his chesl. Having rounded up his spring aclivilies by being on lhe lrack leam, Howie now plans lo enler Babson lnslilule. LAWRIE HIBBARD 5 Greenock Ave., lvlonlpelier, Vermonl ll was in his iunior year lhal Hayseed look lhe weekly slage lrom lvlonlpelier lo ioin Wilbraham's Class ol l952. Be- ing used lo lhe lasl and busy lile ol Vermonl, il was only na- lural lhal he should delve so deeply inlo aclivilies here. He played bearcal soccer as a iunior and Junior Varsily as a senior. ln lhe Bunion Derby he became a Russian Slave Driver. This love lor lhe mililary led him lo join lhe rille leam as bolh marksman and manager. Supplemenling lhis, he allended lhe daily meel- ings ol lhe condilioning group. As lurlher lraining lor Russian service, Lawrie plans lo allend R. P. l. DAVlD B. HINTZE 383 Mounlain Rd., Wilbraham, lvlass. A Wilbraham sludenl lor six years Hinlz has acquired bolh physical and menlal slalure plus a record lo be proud ol. Dave has played lwo years ol Junior Varsily Soccer and lwo as a valuable lell wing on lhe Varsily Team. On lhe baskelball courl Dave became a Bearcal as a lreshman and linally made lhe Junior Varsily in his senior year. Playing lwo oul ol lhree baseball seasons wilh lhe varsily Dave showed himsell lo be a line moundsman. The Fishing, Tennis, and Rille Clubs have all been included in Dave's curriculum. The Universily ol Massa- chusells has accepled Hinlz lor nexl lall. NICHOLAS l., HOLT 47 Douglas Rd., Delmar, New York One ol lhe lew who were able lo live on lhe lourlh lloor and slay oul ol lrouble was our new class-male, Nick Holl. As well as playing on lhe J. V. soccer leam lhis lall, played his clarinel al lhe Salurday allernoon loolball games. During lhe winler, Nick was a member ol lhe rille club, and he linally proved himsell lo be good enough lor lhe leam. This spring he look up lennis and showed some ol us sullerers ol Spring Fever how lo work. Now lhal Nick has gradualed lrom Wil- loraham, he hopes lo allend Anlioch. I 8

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ROBERT B. ElSKE I5 MiddleTield Dr.. WesT HarTTord, Conn. A newcomer To Wilbraham This year, Bob was quick To enTer inTo various Torms OT exTra-curricular acTiviTies. On The varsiTy soccer Team he alTernaTed, ThroughouT The season. wiTh John McKenna, aT The inside-leTT posiTion. During The winTer his TorT in sporTs was indoor Track. The choir and glee club were ThankTul Tor The supporT he gave To The Tenor sec- Tions. This spring, as well as being a member oT The Tishermen's group, he Tried his hand aT a Third varsiTy sporT, baseball. ATTer graduaTion Trom Wilbraham, Bob hopes To enTer The UniversiTy oT Maine. EREDERIC ELEMINGS, JR. 63 HampTon ST., Auburn, Mass. Ered enTered Wilbraham as a senior, and gained im- mediaTe respecT Tor being an oTTicer in The A.R.O.T.C. He is aiming Tor VVesT PoinT, and we are proud knowing ThaT here is a Tellow who is really worThy oT such an honor. Fred was a member oT The Smoking Room CommiTTee and OT The Condi- Tioning Club. He was also a member oT The J. V. soccer Team and The baseball Team, and was a sTalwarT on The rifle squad. This spring he played Tennis. Because of his Tine qualiTies oT leadership, we know ThaT he will be a Tine oTTicer in The U. S. armed services. DWIGHT W. GAMMONS 45 Trin1Ty Terrace Springheld Mass Since Gambo's Treshman year, he has had someThing To do wiTh iusT abouT every acTiviTy aT Wilbraham. ln his Treshman year he played bearcaT soccer, Tennis, and golT and was in The riTle club. As a sophomore, he Took up J. V. soccer Tennis, golT, and wresTling, and ran in The Bunion Derby. D Willard played J. V. soccer again in his iunior year, as well as spring Track. This year, however, was The greaTesT OT all in Terms oT his acTiviTies. He now made The VarsiTy soccer Team spring Track Team, Glee Club, sTage crew oT The DramaTic Club and The business sTaTT oT sTudenT publicaTions. His College choice is The UniversiTy oT Pennsylvania EDWARD HAMMOND, JR. Hanover ST., WesT Hanover, Mass. EnTering Wilbraham as a senior, Ed proved To be an ouT- sTanding lineman on The VarsiTy FooTball Team. Since he was parTicularly a sTar on The deTense, he made many a hard and vicious Tackle. Ed also proved his worTh on The varsiTy baskeT- ball and baseball Teams. IT is only naTural ThaT such an aThleTe as Ed would wanT To go To Springifield College. WiTh Ed's personaliTy and characTer, we predicT a greaT TuTure Tor him. We know ThaT SpringTield College will be very TorTunaTe in having Ed as one of Their sTudenTs. I7

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FREDERICK W. JACK 3I SpringTield ST., Wilbraham, Mass. For six years Fred Jaclcs TeaTs on varsiTy aThleTic Tields have assured many a Wilbraham vicTory. EnTering as a sevenTh grader, Fred's populariTy and good sporlsmanship broughT him The honor oT being elecTed SecreTary oT his Freshman Class and Treasurer oT The Senior Class. Four years oT VarsiTy Soccer and Two oT boTh Junior VarsiTy and VarsiTy BaslceTball have added To his achievemenTs. Fred is besT Icnown, however, as an exceIlenT souThpaw, Toiling brillianTly on The varsiTy mound Tor The IasT Three years. To wind up an amazing record he placed in The Bunion Derby during his senior year. Dulce UniversiTy is Fred's TirsT choice. RICHARDSON M. JOHNSON I5 Thomas Ave., SciTuaTe, Mass. AlThough This is DicIc's TirsT year aT Wilbraham, he has become Icnown as one oT The besT-naTured and mosT popular members oT The Class oT I952. He had raTher bad luclc on The varsiTy soccer Team: in his TirsT game as goalie, he was puT ouT oT commission Tor The resT oT The season. However, he was back in condiTion in Time To enTer The Bunion Derby. Since his TavoriTe sporT, hoclcey, was noT on This year's sporT schedule. Diclc joined The riTle club. This spring he conTribuTed his services To The VarsiTy baseball Team. ST. Lawrence is Diclc's TirsT choice Tor college. NORITSUG KABAYAMA Oiso Konagawa-Ken, Japan 'I'sugu is The second generalion oT his Tamily To come To Wilbraham. Hearing oT The diTTicuITies which his grand- TaTher, The Tormer Wilbraham sTudenT, had concurred in aT- TennpTing To averT The IasT war, The sTudenT council, IasT year, sponsored a proiecT To raise money To bring 'I'sugu here. By his inTeresT in sporTs and his conTribuTions To The A+Ias, he has proved To us ThaT we chose well. In The Tall he Took up soccer Tor The TirsT Time. ATTer running in The Bunion Derby, he decided upon shorT dashes Tor winTer Track, buT probably his gre-aTesT conTrilouTion was To The Tennis Team. If all goes well, Tsugu wishes To enTer PrinceTon. JOSEPH KOCHANOWICZ 303 SpringTieId ST.. Springifield, Mass. Joe enTered Wilbraham as a sophomore, during which year, he was a member oT The J. V. TooTball Team, The Tishing club and The CondiTioning Club. Joe sTayed in The IaTTer righT on Through his senior year. During These same Three years, he was one oT The hardesT worlcing men on The sTage crew oT The DramaTic Club. As a iunior and senior he was a Tine deifensive Taclcle on The VarsiTy FooTball Team, and an avid angler in The springTime. We Teel sure ThaT Joe will be iusl as acTive aT The college oT his choice, New Yorlc MariTime College.