The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-22

School doors open outward today
for hundreds Of young pupils OF the
city's many grammar schools-out-
ward for the long anticipated sum-
mer vacation, the prelude to high
schools days in September.
Attended by parents, relatives and
friends the various schools held ap-
proproate exercises today in their
school halls and clasSroomS. A
patriotic theme permeated the COM
mencement day ceremonies OF the
city'S war classes"
Two local high schools will COM
plete their year tonight, with pro-
grams being presented for the
students of the Leavenworth and
Sacred Heart High schools The
graduation exercises of st. Francis
Xaviers school completes the year
for the various parochial schools OF
the city.
Principals officiated in some in
stances today in the presentation OF
diplomas and awards. In others,
invited guests, performed the hon.
ors. Notwithstanding the seriousness
of the times and the curtailment of
activitie the young graduates made
their appearance in the traditional
summer apparel.
Barnard School
DR.. Francis P. Barnes, COM
missioner of the Board of Education
presented diplomas to the following
Do rG
Honor Pupils-Yolando T. Denzio
Bernard R. Sherwill and Thomas ".
McLennan.
Business and High School Certi-
cate in Penmanship-Rose Alternate,
Claire Lepon, Lucille Cianciuli and
Loretta Stallone.
Perfect Attendance-Car Cicchet-
tt, Stephen Perrone, Antoinette Da-
lesio, Lucy Russo and John Valente.
Class of 1943
Rose Marie Abbenante, Rita Ruth
Balchunas, Shirley Dawn Beck, Lu-
ellie Marie Cianciulli, Antoinette
Angelina Dalesio, Concetta Angelina
DeFilio, Yolanda Theresa Denzio,
Olive Bernice Harversat, Mary Ann
Kotcho, Claire Patricia Lepon, Ruth
Marie Neubert, Antoinette Marie
Petit, Lucy Camilla Russo, Loretta
Yolanda Stallone, Nancy Marie Vi
tarelli;
Joseph Anthony Arcovio, David
Patrick Bergin, Carl Albert Cicchet-
ii, Hugo Frank Davino, Cation
Kenneth Gensler, Joseph Henry
Crosse, Arthur Joseph Leary, Albert
Richard Mastropietro, Thomas Vic
tor McLennan, Stephen Dennis Per-
rome, Romeo James Ricciardi, Will
liam Neville Richmeyer, Bernard
Raymond Sherwill, John Michael
Valente, Joseph Thomas Zarrella.
Washington School
Washington school held its annual
exercises at 10 o'clock this morning.
! Miss Jane E. Murray, principal, pre-
scented the diplomas. Elmira Pau
lone and Lorraine MERCER shared
first honors. Yvonne Matney, Mary
Herman, Louis Jabren, Patricia
Moore, Russell Hansen, Marie Per-
rome, James Ward and Ruth Bur
mop, second honors.
| Va VIC I4coo 1AASANAtCAs
Joseph AMIGO, Elmer Archam-
bault, Mario Bernabe, Mildred Ber-
trand, Paul Bonaldi, Ruth Burnop
Raymond Carrah, Marie Cipriano
Fred Coughlan, Shirley Cyr, Ange-
line D'Abramo, Josephine Dente
Mildred DiDomizio, Patricia Dris-
coll, Ralph Ferraro, Jeanette
Franceschini, Eugene Gilhooly
Homer Hallock, Russell Hansen.
Mary Herman, Louis Jabren, Eliza
beth Keyser, Mae King, Harris
Knight, Yvonne Matney, David
McGrath, Lorraine MERCER, Patricia
Moore. Elmira Paulone. Marie Per-
rome, Peter Perugini, Diana Promo
vost, Roger Pronovost. Alfred Ron
CART, Jean Shaker, William Soden
Robert Veillette, James Ward.
| Merriman School
A varied program of entertain
ment, music and patriotic recita-
tons, preceded the presentation OF
| diplomas at the Merriman Schoo!