East Rockaway High School - Rock Yearbook (East Rockaway, NY)

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DARNLEY EVERSLEY It is not so much the size of the dog in the fight, as the size of the fight in the dog. Tut is our B-man . The B stands for boxer, banjo-player, and Boy Scout. Boxing 3: Glee Club 3 4; Gym Team 3; Orchestra 2 3 4; Soccer 4; Football 2 3; Track 3. DOROTHY GOSHEN Dorothy, our brown-eyed librarian, patiently answers our impatient and indefinite requests for the smallest biography you have or that crazy magazine we have to read for history” with amused endurance. Glee Club 2; Senior Play 2 3; Basketball 2 3; Soccer 2; Art Club 3 4: French 3 4; Hockey 3; Basketball 3; Track 3: Rock Rivalry 4; The Rock 4. HENRY GUTERDING Henry is as restless as a windshield wiper except when he's enticing melody from the piano keys and rowing the middle-aged whaleboat, Admiral Sims, down the canal. Senior Play 2 3: Courier 2: Football 3; Track 3 4; Boys’ Hi-Y 3. WINIFRED HAGGARD Popular, pretty, and petite —Winifred is a clever conversationalist and a charming companion. Student Council 2 3: Courier 2 3 4; Hi-Y Vice-President 2: Latin Club 3 4; French Club 3 4; Corresponding Secretary 3; Riding Club 4; Rock Rivalry 4; The Rock 4; Hall Monitor 4. HERBERT HOWELL The bounding main will capture our helpful Herbert. His friends will miss his droll humor and ready advice when he goes to the New York Merchant Marine School. Courier 2 3; Hi-Y 3 4; Soccer 3; Latin Club 3; Rock Rivalry 4. EDITH JUNGMEIER Having first taken careful aim, Edie throws herself wholeheartedly into a thing; talented and traveled, she is a valuable addition to any art group or club as official, member, or critic. Hi-Y 2 3 4, Recording Secretary 2, President 3, Area Council 4; Courier 2 3 4; French Club 3 4; Play Scenery 2 3 4; Gallery Club 3 4, President 3; Student Council 2 3, Secretary 2; Riding Club 2 3; Rock Rivalry 4; Basketball 2; Hall Monitor 3 4; Hockey 3; Athletic Council, Secretary 3' The Rock 4; Baseball 2 3; Swimming, Manager 2; Tennis 4; Soccer 2. JOSEPHINE KELLER Will someone please tell us why Josephine, the damsel with the German correspondent, is late to school every day, when her hair does not need curling and her house isn't across the bay??? Dramatic Club 2; The Rock 4; Rock R ivalry 4. 16

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WALTER CASPER Wally combines the versatile qualities of a vaudeville comedian and a one-man-band. Wherever he is, Wally always drives away our troubles with his matchless wit. Basketball 2 3 4; Football 2 3 4: Courier 2 3 4; Dramatic Club 2 3; Hi-Y 2 3 4; Senior Play 2; Varsity R 3 4; Traffic Patrol 4. ALMA CRAIG Although one of the two girls in the masculine chemistry class, Alma has carried herself with honors through the intricacies of lab experiments; maybe her blue eyes help! Riding Club 3 4: Hockey 3 4; Hi-Y 3 4; Latin Club 3; Rock Rivalry 4. 15 MARY CRONIN Mary is one of the late starters in East Rockaway's first Senior Class. We would heartily recommend her as a model for the famous slogan, Ipana for the smile of beauty. Dramatic Club 3: Glee Club 3; Secretarial Club 2 3; Spanish Club 2 3. VIRGINIA DAVIS Interested in the whole world of school life, Ginnie is a rare person who can wield a presidential gavel, make 90 in all her subjects, and fill her other waking hours with good fun in sports and social life. Hi-Y 2 3 4; Basketball 2; Courier 2 3; Soccer 2; Senior Play 2 3; Riding Club 3 4; Latin Club 3 4; French Club 3 4; Dramatic Club 3 4; Table Tennis 4; The Rock, Business Manager 4. JAMES DENNIS Our famous Doughnut King , the Senator, is noted for his fine parties, atrocious automobiles, and bizarre haberdashery. Courier 2 3 4; Dramatic Club 4; Traffic Patrol 4; Rock Rivalry 4; Senior Play 4. RODNEY DIRKES Give Rodney a ticket for a railroad trip and a camera and you will make him supremely happy. Our only hope is that he isn't given a ticket to California before June or the various clubs whose money he is so efficiently handling will be in distress. Courier 2 3 4; Boys' Hi-Y 3 4; Traffic Patrol 4; Rock Rivalry 4. ALBERT DOXSEY Al can solve the most intricate chemistry problems, speak fluently on anything from the New Deal to Nebuchadnezzar, support the Republican Party with ardor, and yet remain thoroughly human, witty, and likeable. Student Council 2 3 4; Courier 2 3; French Club 3 4; Rock Rivalry 4: The Rock 4: President Junior Class 3; Hi-Y 3 4.

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'7 MARTIN KILCOMMONS Lefty is an able person. For three years he has held the position of star basketball guard, slugging first baseman, and ground-gaining fullback, and he has held them with ease. His popularity was attested to by the Courier poll early last year. Football 2 3 4, Captain 3; Basketball 2 3 4, Captain 3; Baseball 2 3, Captain 3; Hi-Y 4; Varsity R 3 4; Athletic Council 3: Traffic Patrol 4: Courier 2 3 4: Gym Team 3: Boxing Team 3: All-Scholastic Basketball, Class B, 3. VERNON KIPP Vernon is the Rembrandt of East Rockaway. He has proved that the best way to get back at an enemy is to draw his caricature, as Erick will testify. Football 2 3: Basketball 2 3: Baseball 2: Dramatic Club 2 3: Gym Team 3 4: Wrestling 3: Courier 2 3: Varsity R 3 4: Track 2 3 4; Rock Rivalry 4: The Rock 4. JACK KLIPPEL Jack's impeccable appearance is always refreshing. When there is work to be done, he leans forward and seems seriously to have his shoulder always against an imaginary wheel. Baseball 2 3 4: Basketball 2 3 4: Courier 3: Hall Monitor 4: Hi-Y 3 4: The Rock 4: Soccer 3. ERICK LASS Trustworthy Erick is the baby tank we have so successfully used at guard for two years. His vicious chalk and blackboard feud with Kipp has caused much merriment throughout the year. Football 2 3 4: Varsity R 3 4: Baseball 2: Courier 2; Hi-Y 4: Rock Rivalry 4. EVERETT LITTLEFIELD If Everett's rather antiquated vehicle should suddenly succumb to wear and tear, we feel sure that he would be delighted at the opportunity to tinker with it. EILEEN McGOVERN We don't hear Eileen very often, but when we do manage to catch her soft voice, we are generally listening to something more than chatter. Hi-Y 2 3 4: Courier 2; Dramatic Club 2: French Club 3 4: Latin Club 3 4; Ping Pong 4: Rock Rivalry 4: The Rock 4. ADELE MULLIGAN Adele is the girl who has supplied Wally Phillips with paper all year. Incidentally we wish we had her knack of looking angelic whiie muttering appropriate witticisms. Dramatic Club 2- French Club 2 3 4- Rock Rivalry 4- The Rock 4: Latin Club 2: Tennis 4.