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

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Larry, ' guess who has gone back to W.S.T.C. to take over as Director of Laboratory Experiences. Astrid Tollefsen. Remember how Dr. Foster used The Guid- ance of Learning Activities by Burton? Well, Astrid is using a book written by Ann Garrity. Carol Bagdonovich and Anne Dunphy have left teaching and have started a school of their own, four children each. Two more of our classmates have established their own school. Sylvia Cornacchia and Eleanor Sullivan are supervising a nursery school. Maureen Cusson and Jean Guibord have made use of their athletic abilities in the teaching profession. At present they are giving swimming instructions at the ' Y, and among their star pupils are Mary LeBlanc and Sheila Morrissey. Jack ' Carey has left teaching to become the Director of Education for the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health. Rosemary Carroll has been studying at Harvard for her doctorate. Peggy ' Handfield is currently heading the list of prospective principals. Maureen Fitzpatrick and Carolyn Kemp are still interested in the fine arts, and are active members in the Worcester Art Museum. So you see, Larry, ' Worcester was a Utopia for many. Dick Pleshaw is coaching the Boston Bruins and is doing a very fine job. He has led them to three consecutive titles. Barbara Oswell so enjoyed her summer work in Mexico that she has settled there permanently. Elaine Kirby, who is still in Alaska, has developed a way to shut off the Northern Lights. Ben ' DeVries recently received the Congressional Medal of Honor for valiant service in the Marine Corps. You see, ' Larry, ' the class of ' 58 ' are doing their part in the demanding world. Each one, those of us on earth and those of you in space, in his own small way, has con- tributed his share in making this a better world. Say hello to the rest of the class for me. As for us, well, maybe you and I can run a telephone service between the Beetle and Earth someday. In closing, let me leave with you the following quote by Henry Harland: Youth faces forward, impatient of the present, panting to anticipate the future. But we who have crossed a certain sad meridian, we turn our gaze backward and tell the relentless gods what we would sacrifice to recover a little of the past, maybe one of those shining days when to us also it was given to sojourn among the halls of. . . Well, fortunately for us, it was the halls of W.S.T.C. Mary Laverdiere Richard Roy 20

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Don ' Kaminski ' s main duty as captain of the Space Patrol is to supervise and control all our social functions which are sponsored by Tom ' McGrain and Mary Lee. One of the more active groups in our society is the Inter-Planetary Ping-Pong League under the leadership of ' Frank ' Schlosser and ' Jack ' Murray, who, believe it or not, are still fighting for the position of ' Mr. Ping Pong.’ Last but not least along the domestic line, we have an unusual composite dis- covery through the efforts of Loretta Beringer, Betty ' Belanger, Arlene Horvath, and Carol Bibber — a liquid vaporizer which places a negative valence on the dust molecules in the air, and a dust cloth which leaves a negative valence on the furniture. And as we all k now, like valences repel; therefore, the chore of dusting is no longer necessary. In closing, I would like to make one plea to our classmates on Earth. Don ' t forget us; remember that we are very anxious to hear news from you. Goodnight Mr. McGrail. I hope you and your listeners have enjoyed this broadcast. Thank you, Mr. Moran. Well, ladies and gentlemen, this concludes the program for this evening. I hope you will join me in next week ' s broadcast which will feature our guest speaker and Good Will Ambassador to France, Miss Eugenia Pepi. See you then. Goodnight. Several years later in compliance with the request Mickey ' Moran made on the broadcast, ' Jim ' Murphy, on a cold, clear night in 1975, tries to connect his self-made radio set with the station on the Green Beetle. The weather conditions being perfect, ' Jim ' finally hears the voice of ' Larry ' Faron, a radio electrician on the space station. Larry ' is quite startled when he hears the voice of his S.T.C. pal, and insists that ' Jim ' immediately tell all the news before they lose the connection. So ' Jim ' starts his story. Well, Larry, ' ' Bob ' Hennigan is the proud father of eight children, three more sets of twins. Carol Roseen is married and the principal of P.S. 53 in the New York City Public School System. Alma DerKazarian is the wealthy owner of Mademoiselle ' s Dress Shop, a 5th Avenue establishment. Joan Cuddy and Nancy Pearsall are among the five leading fashion models. Betty ' Ohman and Helen Such have combined their literary talents and have two plays on Broadway. ' Ronnie ' Herrick has just finished his tenth straight week as featured vocalist at Birdland in the heart of Times Square. Fran ' McDevitt has accepted the position as head coach at C.C.N.Y. Grace Trainor has just returned from her yearly trip to Europe. At this point, Larry ' broke into the conversation and asked what happened to those people that stayed in Worcester. Well, ' Larry, ' Maryan Poskus is in charge of the newly-developed research center for science work in the primary grades; and Joyce Jones, after studying abroad, has recently written a book entitled The World Is One Happy Family. ' Dotty ' Sullivan is the assistant principal at Clark Street School; Dotty ' Kane is in charge of the guidance department for the city; and Kay ' Bergstrom is now a supervisor of elementary education. 19

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