Worcester State University - Oak Leaf Yearbook (Worcester, MA)

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FUTURAMA Outer Space Station to Earth . . . Come in, Earth . . . Station GB calling Worcester, Massachusetts. . . . Earth to GB . . . Come in . . . Station WRED is ready to receive reports from the spacemen. . . . ' Ladies and gentlemen of our listening audience, this is Dominick McGrail, the commentator on Planet to Earth, ' bringing to you, this fifth day of September, 1970, the first true-life report on the happenings in outer space. It was twelve years ago today that volunteer members of the Class of 58 ' from W.S.T.C. decided to establish life on the first stopping station in space. Tonight we shall hear from Mickey ' Moran, the keeper and guardian of the landing platform on the station, the Green Beetle. ' Bob ' O ' Brien, the technician, has just given me the signal. In sixty seconds we shall hear from the spaceship ... 25 seconds ... 10 seconds ... 5 seconds . . . 3 . . . 2 . . . I ... Come in, Beetle. . . . Hello, Mr. McGrail, this is your old classmate speaking. As you have said, we left our native land on a cold morning twelve years ago at 0-600. Ninety seconds later, we reached our destination quite pale and fatigued despite the efforts of our competent stewardesses, Jean Chauvin, Judith Kane, and Alice Guzik. As we climbed out of the ship into the vast wilderness, many of us wondered what the future would bring. Our first project was to further organize our group. Our president was, of course, Paul E. Sullivan, who, we think, should be recorded in history as the first president of outer space. Wanting to be recognized as people rather than as spacemen, we called our- selves the Green Beetles, which title seemed appropriate because, for the first few weeks, everything, including our own skin, appeared green. This condition, we later found out through the efforts of the scientist, Richard Terry, was due to the gravita- tional pull on the nervous system. To remedy this situation, Noreen Arnberg, head of our medical center, invented the quick-working non-analgesic vitamin, ' null-G, 1 guaran- teed to restore man ' s natural pallor. Along with this vitamin, an excellent carbon-dioxide reduction system, a green- house, has been established by our expert botanists, Helen Espanet and Dorothy Sea hill. Some of the other emporiums located along our main thoroughfare are: the Fairbrook Meat Market of ' Nick ' Pacella and Phil ' Anastas; the Specialty Shop of 17

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Joan Thornton and Mary Lee, their worried attitudes. Barbara Oswell, her memories of Mexico. Grace Trainor, tales of Disneyland. Barbara Saunders and Barbara Seale leave their fond memories of the good times had in the lounge. Maryan Poskus and Nancy Pearsall forego their friendly arguments. Ann Garrity wills her choice collection of earrings. Jean Frost, her inquisitive mind. Bob ' O ' Brien, his furthermores, on the other hands, and but definitelys. Janet Judge and Joyce Jones leave name tags for those who confuse their identity. Jack Murray wills his second-class engineer ' s license to Lord North. Mary LeBlanc bequeathes a treasured family recipe for Italian club sandwiches. Dee McGrail bequeaths his ability to interpret new sounds in jazz. Betty Ohman leaves her pleasing personality. Ed McGinn bestows his stories of Army life to lounge lizards. Faith Douglas leaves the veterans at Commerce Ffigh. Carol LaFontaine, her coon coat. Donald Kaminski and Joe FHamelin leave their benevolent despotism in the classroom. Mary Laverdiere and Arlene Mazurkiewicz leave their love of a good time. Aidan McSherry leaves his outstanding sense of humor to any faculty member in need of it. Fran McDevitt leaves his sneakers to be filled by Freddie Randall. Paul Sullivan and Eugenia Pepi grant their outstanding qualities of leadership to Brian Sullivan and Malcolm Kilborn. In conclusion, we, the class of 1958, with the best interest of underclassmen in mind, do hereby pass on to them our college’s traditions and high standards which we have tried persistently to uphold. Nancy Forsberg Aidan McSherry Donald Moran 16

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Jane Vecchione, Lois Wennerstrand, and Mary Laverdiere; the Spectacular Appliance Center of John Allega; the Happy Time Coffee Shop of Jean Schreifer; and the Sky-Light Dance Land of Pat ' Greenhalgh and Dick ' Roy. Of course, none of these establishments would have been possible without the able assistance of Ed ' McGinn, president of the famous Space Construction Company. His motto is Come to us; our wood upholds through cloud dust, jet propelled motion, and vibrations, and is guaranteed to be the lightest, yet strongest substance in space. ' In our first memorable year of 1959, the company ' s best project was the construction of our new modern elementary school, which is now headed by William Owens. His faculty includes Marilyn Goddard, Mary Breen, Jean Collaro, Jean Frost, Patricia McCourt, Patricia Moynihan, and Patricia Nelson. One of the new facilities included in the school was the electrified green board proposed by our research team, Mary Garvey and Elaine Davis. These boards when exposed to an ultra-violet ray erase themselves. Several years later, Carole Flynn, Superintendent of the Space School System, set up a secondary school with Cornelius Doherty as principal. His staff includes Harold Beane, Anthony Cimino, Warren Hayden, Francis MacGrory, Phillip Reis, and Kath- leen Desy. The language department in this system offered courses in the Marsian and Jupitan languages, as well as in French and Latin. Our specialists in this field were Richard Tyburski, Barbara Saunders, and Roland Remillard. ' Ronnie ' Aromando and Theresa Dowgielewicz combined their musical talents with the teaching profession. Theresa was appointed the director of music in our schools, and ' Ronnie ' was assigned as conductor of the senior-high band and the Inter-Planetary Orchestra. Bob ' Fougere and Jeane Allen organized their own physical education program. Last night, Bob ' s ' team, made up of the sons of the class of ' 58, won the championship game in cloud bouncing. Jeane ' s team, consisting of Peggy ' Ransom, Charlotte Spinney, Nancy Forsberg, Barbara Seale, and Dotty ' Lambert, scored the highest number. . . . We interrupt this program to bring you an important news flash! William Belanger and John Dowling, scientists from the Naval Research Laboratory, have just sent up another rocket to the moon. This time, however, Francis Crimmins, a laboratory technician, is a passenger on the flight. Please stay tuned to this station, for Anne Marie Fizgibbons will bring you more information on the eleven o ' clock news. Now let ' s return to Mr. Moran with his interesting news. ' John Bullard and Faith Douglas have founded the first Geophysical Space Foundation and are busy with their co-workers, Pete ' Trainor, Marie Meloche, and Janet Judge, in determining the exact nature of the ionosphere. James Halliday, editor-in-chief of the Duster, ' our local paper, appointed the following people to his staff: ' Joe ' Sarli, sports editor; Maureen Hayes, fashion editor; Carol LaFontaine, literary critic; Joe Hamelin, chief photographer; and Aidan McSherry, managing editor. Others on his staff include .loan Thornton, Lenore Lopriore, Arlene Mazurkiewicz, Tom’ Fitzgerald, and Rose D ' Elia. 18