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

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Profession: Eluding staring females. Peculiarities: Heart fluttering grin, soft, western drawl, ability to catch hot ones on first, rank as an Eagle Scout. Destination: A Success (he hopes) Highland Park High School Boys' Club 1, Representative 2 3, Vice-president 4; Class Vice-president 4; H Club 4; Student Council 3; Baseball 3. Profession: Mastering the intricacies of shorthand. East Rockaway Baseball 4; Bowling 4; Rock Rivalry 4. Peculiarities: Willowy height, interest in the name Whitlock, liking for children, and similarity to Virginia Bruce. JIRAH COLE Destination jealous. Rock Rivalry 3; Rock 4; Courier 4, Library Club 1 2 3. Profession: Polishing fire trucks. Peculiarities: Taking charge of the bonfire at pep rallies, driving carefully, being pleasant, ready and willing. LORETTA CONKLIN Lorett Destination: Fire-chief Profession: Frightening girls in chemistry, Peculiarities: Haircuts by Walter Kirch, flashy footwear, amiability, ingenious inventions. GEORGE COMBS Smokey Destination: Co-owner of Furey-Conning ton Allied Industries. Profession: Singing duets with Norman Yeakey. Bachelor's Club 4; Rock Rivalry 3 4. Golf 3 4; Courier 4. Peculiarities: Looking like a Dresden doll, proving that women can be beautiful land bright, reforming Bev. Boes, and foing homework with the radio on. RUSSELL CONNINGTON Wuff 'estination: Reviving patients. ,tin c,«b 1 2 3 4; French club 3 4; borus 1 2 3 4; Mikado 1; Pinafore I Pirates of Penzance 3; Gondoliers I Library Club 4; Nationol Honor So-P Hockey Honor Team 4; Class Iretary i; C|QJS Vice-president 4; |k Rivalry 1 4; Rock Staff 4; Courier 4. MURIEL COMBS Dutch

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Profession: Locker leaning Peculiarities: Driving o model A cor, owning wavy dark hoir, acting like Mr. Sophistication and getting fierce when he's annoyed. Destination: Chemical engineer or a deb's escort. Orchestra 1; Rock Rivalry 2; Latin Club 2; Student Leader 3; Chorus 2 3 4; Boys' Glee Club 4; Operetta 2 3 4; String Quartet 1; Little Women 4; Bachelors' Club 4; Junior Varsity Basketball 3; Varsity 4; Riding Club 2; Track 3 4. 'rofession: Receiving mysterious corsages. [Peculiarities: Designing and making her [clothes, dancing the rhumba, arranging her hair in a sophisticated halo and od-miring Xavier Cugat. CHARLES CASTAGNINO Casey Destination: Starring in o Pulitzer Prize Play. Girls' Commercial High: Girls' Commercial 1; Leaders' Club 3; Class Basketball 3; Tennis 2 3; Swimming 2 3; Softball 2 3; Class Secretary 2; Cheering 2. East Rockaway High School: Dramatic Club 4; Little Women 4; Riding 3 4; Tennis 4; The Happy Journey, 4. Profession: Keeping track of her dates. Peculiarities: Acting witty and wise, keeping a Debby Date List, having friends soooo loyal that they hitch-hike to Vt. to see her, worrying about her Brenda Frazier hair style. DORIS CARON Destination: Superman's wife. Hockey Honor Team 4; Volley Ball Honor Team 3 4; Basketball 3 4; Rock Staff, Business and Literary 4; Library Club 1 2 3 4, President 3 4, Vice-president 2; Student Leader 4; Captain 4; Rho Gamma 3 4, Secretary 4; Hi-Y 3 4, Treasurer 4, Craft Club 4; Little Women properties 4; Rock Rivalry 1 2 3 4; Junior Prom 3. comfortable in Profession classes. Peculiarities: Wearing a red, green, and beige striped blazer, blushing quite often and blowing the horn on his Ford while Edith is driving with him. BARBARA CLEMENTE Cobena Destination: Palm Springs cabana owner Profession: Silencing the library talkers Varsity Baseball 2 3 4; Varsity Basketball 3 4; Varsity Football 3 4; Bachelors' Club 3 4; Band 1 2 3; Hi-Y 3 4; Rock Rivalry 2 3 4. Peculiarities: Mona Lisa smile, quiet efficiency, devotion to library work, engage ment ring for Christmas. LESLIE CARTER Elsie Destination: Cooking breakfast nest. Library Club 2 3 4; Courier 4; KATHLEEN CLEMENTE Kitty

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Profession: Destruction engineer Peculiarities: Writing poetry; wearing bow ties; opposing girls at meetings (but not outside), and being the Lone Ranger. Destination: Einstein's lab Rock 4; Literary and Business 4; Band 1 2 3 4; Chorus 3 4; Boys' Glee Club 4; Operetta 2 3 4; Clarinet Quartet 3 4; Dramatic Club 1 2 3 4; Growing Pains 3; Little Women Committee 4; Latin Club 2 3 4; Courier 1 2 3 4; Stamp Club 2 3; Riding Club 2 3; Orchestra 1 4; Rock Rivalry 1 2 3 4; The Happy Journey 4. Profession: A talkative caddy. Peculiarities: Scoring in the 80's in golf, looking like a Vitalis ad with his carefully set hair, smiling in that winning way and glorying in a good argument. IRWIN DEUTSCHER Irbie Derbie Destination: Gigolo Lynbrook High School Wrestling 1 2; Basketball 3, Manager 1 2; Football Manager 1 2 3; Golf 3; Class-nite 1 2 3; Softball 2 3. Profession: Getting personals (slams) for the Courier. Peculiarities: Keeping hair and nails in order, drawing amusing caricatures, being an outstanding athlete, good naturedly banging people's elbows on desks. East Rockaway Student Leader 3; Basket ball 3 4; Baseball 3 4; Rock Rivalry 3 4; HOWARD COOK Howie Destination: Following family custom of going to Tennessee. Library Club 1 2 3 4; Latin Club 2 3 4; French Club 2 3 4; Courier 1 2 3 4; Rock, Art Literary 4; National Honor Society 3 4; Rho Gamma 3 4; Student Leader 4; Craft Club 4; Basketball 1 2 3 4; Hockey 1 2 3 4; Honor team 3 4; Volley ball 3 4; Honor team 4; Riding 1; Baseball Honor team 2 3 4; Bowling 4; Chorus 1; Mikado 1. Profession: Being sweet. Peculiarities: Dimpled smile, artistic ability, skill in making her own smart clothes, sunny disposition and correspondence with out-of-town boys. BETTY DONALDSON Dink Destination: Interior decorator for Sloan's. Profession: Singing I only want a buddy not a sweetheart . Library Club 2; Gallery Club 2; Hi-Y 4; Rock Rivalry 1 2 4; Girls' Craft Club 4. Peculiarities: Successfully selling candy for the Senior Class, giving an amusing monologue, harboring dogs and making her round-shouldered classmates feel self-conscious. GENEVIEVE DECKER Gen Destination: Juggling calories as a Diet! tian. Choral Club 1 2 3; Mikado 1; Pina fore 2; Pirates of Peniance 3; Rock Rivalry 1 2 3 4; Courier 4; Rock 4; Girls' Craft Club 4; President 4.