The April 1963 Chronicle hyped as lead article on page one the upcoming Minstrel Revue, to open the following Tuesday.

Rita Arsenault was early in the lineup, offering “It’s a Big, Wide, Wonderful World.” Also on the card was the “Sinner Man” quartet that included classmates Bill Danoff and Larry Dempsey.  Among the dancers were Reid Oslin, Dan Cotter, and Peggy Morneau. Other vocalists were Pat Raimondi (“Little Things Mean a Lot”), Robert Fitzgerald (“Dear Old Donegal”), Frances Hull (“Mr. Wonderful”), Suzanne Tokarski (“Climb Every Mountain”), Paul Poirier (“Stage Door Canteen”), and Mary Lou Lattinville (“Eileen”) (photo right).

Classmates who directed groups included Suzanne Rouillard (“Please Don’t Eat the Daisies”), Linda Nickerson (“Barefoot Days”), Rosemary Lyons (“Tico-Tico”), and Elaine Ambrose (“Alley Cat”). Appearing in “Alley Cat” were Josie Albano and Mark Rivest, photo left.

Page one also reported several classmates were about to head out to Orleans, Mass., for the state student council conference. Slated for fun on the Cape were Kathy Modry, Mike Reavey, Dianne Dillon, and Jim Montanari. No funny ideas. Accompanying the contingent were Sr. Marie de Lourdes and Sr. James Martin.

Classmates John Dubiel and John Trudeau (photo above), whose projects won awards of “superior” at the CHS Junior Engineering Technological Society (JETS) fair, were to be showcased at the East Coast JETS science fair at Cathedral May 10-12. Bill Devlin, Richard Bonneau, and Fran Liro were also to show projects at the event.

Also on page one was notice that our class came in third in raising funds for the Catholic Bishops Relief Fund. We gave $2,348.67 to the total of $9,505.66, with Homeroom 314 leading the way.

Ed Callahan wrote an article on page three about Mechanical Drawing courses available at CHS. Kathy Williams, as the caption to the photo of her (at left) said, was one of only a few girls to take any of the courses. Charlotte Chartier wrote a paean to the many celebrities from the fair city of Springfield. Another brief item on students with names of famous people included only John Marshall from our class, namesake of a former US Supreme Court Justice. Rosemary Hickey was in a photo (right) probably used to fill some space.

Page four offered an article about the trials and tribulations of directors of student groups to appear in the upcoming Minstrel Revue. Suzanne Rouillard was quoted.

Dianne Kruger had a leg up, actually both of them, in this photo from page five, linked to an article about upcoming programs in tennis and gymnastics for the girls. Among boys in gym classes, the article reported, James Webb was tabbed best gymnast and Dennis Trelease best basketball player. James Webb and Joseph Marino were named most improved wrestlers. Paul Rieker was also cited for excellence on the parallel bars.

A preview of the baseball team mentioned Gene Ryzewicz, Bob Fitzgerald, Bernie Cavanaugh, Tom Nolan, Don Chase, and John Stocks. Spring drills for football were also taking place and mentioned in that article were Dan O’Malley, Denny Finnerty, Fran Stachowicz, Gene Ryzewicz, and Ed Crowley.

The track preview cited Bill Fleming, Bill Armstrong, Paul Rieker, Ronnie Sommers, John Collins, Mark Roberts, and Dennis Trelease, while Rich Murphy was listed in the golf article and tennis coverage mentioned Bill Wood and Gaetan Pelletier.

Marilyn McCarthy and Carol Horr (photo, right) were featured in a page six article. The Mu Alpha Theta National Math Honor Society inducted 13 classmates: Alexander Aiken, Ray Brassard, Sally Conklin, Tom Counos, Judith Cross, Robert Green, Richard Grout, Richard Kielbania, Bill Liquori, Bob McCann, Jim Montanari, John Murtaugh, and Connie Spring.

Page six also reported on the Junior Prom to take place that same evening. Nancy Thompson and Maureen Pollard were co-chairs of the decorating committee (theme was “Oriental Garden”), while Donna Roy was in charge of the photo area. Bill Danoff headed up the entertainment committee and others involved were Joe Gelinas, dinner; Patricia Ryba, tickets; Marilyn Stowe, programs; and Bob Cardone, refreshments.

Suzanne Babineau (photo, left) and Donald McCormick were mentioned in an article about those behind the scenes who prepare the scenes that are the backdrops in the Minstrel Revue. Cadet Master Sergeant Robert Burati, an item reported, had been selected by the Civil Air Patrol for an exchange program with a similar cadet in Chile. Bob was to spend time in Chile that summer.

 

The April 26, 1963, Cathedral Chronicle