Plainfield High School - Milestone Yearbook (Plainfield, NJ)

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ELIZABETH BAKER Classical College “Bette” Archery 1; Tennis 2; Chemistry Club 4, Bette has a strong will of her 9wn which she will find very use- ful in the field of chemistry. Bette is one of our well known brilliant scholars, too. “Work's Work VIRGINIA BALDWIN Secretarial Pace “Ginny” Entree 1, 2, 3, 4; Archery 2; Town Hall Club, Sec’y 4; Patrol 2; Usher 4. Home Room Chairman 1, 2; Knitting Club 3; Yearbook Board 4. Germani Concert Chairman 4. Ginny is a swell specimen of ev- erything a good secretary should be, charm, beauty, brain, etc., and if she gets the luck that is com- ing to her, we'll hear from Ginny when she’s riding high. “So Rare” JANE D. BARNES Classical Undecided “Barney” Archery 1, 2) Hi-im 1, 2, 3, 47 En= tree 2; Knitting Club 2; Social Service Club 2, 3; Swimming Team 3; Life Saving 3; Greek Club, Sec’y 4; Ushering Squad 4. Barney is known around P. H. S. for her good nature, but that hasn't stopped her from being one of our most active girls and popu- lar misses. “Away From It All” MARY H. BARON Classical Cooper Union “Pat” Basketball 1; Glee Club 2; Knitting Club 4; Poetry Club 4. Pat's wit conceals a serious mind. She had better keep her thoughts away from a certain tall, blond person if she wants to keep serious. “My One and Only” [19] ADELLA BATZ Secretarial Drake Business College “Dell” Basketball 1; Knitting Club 2; Transcript Club 3, 4; Archery 4. Adella is rather a conservative young lady, but we know she will add to the pleasantness of an office and be an excellent business woman. “Sugar’s Sweet and So Are You’ HELEN BECK General Academic Montclair State Teachers “Becky’’ Archery 1, 4; Knitting Club 2; Stu- dent Patrol 3; Dramatic Society 4. Becky is one of these girls who is intelligent and humorous at the same time, and combining these two, she is going to teach some lucky kiddies. “Live and Learn’’ WARREN BEEBE Scientific Undecided “Beeb” Rifle 2, 3, 4; Biology Club 3; Glee Club 4; Football 4. Although Beeb plans to go to col- lege, he hasn't decided which one it shall be. We wish him as much good fun and fortune as he has had here in the heart of P. H. S. “Twinkle in My Eye’ REGINA BENNETT General Academic Teachers College “Jean” Basketball 1; Knitting Club 2; Ju- nior Play 3; Student Patrol 3; Dra- matic Club 4; Senior Play 4. Although Jean gives up her spare time to a certain young man, she insists that she will be an old maid because she is going to be g echpel teacher. How about it, Bill? “You're a Sweetheart’’

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LEONTINE BARBARA ADAMS General Art School “Bar” “Babs” Archery 1, 2; Hi-Tri 1, 2, 3, 4; Pos- ter Club 2; Home Room Banker 3; Entree Advertising Staff 3, 4; Sec- retary Dramatic Club 4. What will the sacred halls of P. H. S. do next year without Bar's ringing laughter? Her artistic tal- ents stamp her for success in her chosen career. “Sing and Be Happy” JENE ALEXANDER General B Interior Decorating OAM Dramatics 2; Tap Class 3; Special Dancing 4; World Friendship 4. Jene is a great lover of music, especially swing; so we are quite sure her interior decorating will have plenty of rhythm. “Heart Full of Rhythm” CHARLES G. ALLEN General A Art School “Chuck” Junior Play 3; Christmas Carol Play 3; Glee Club 3, 4; Usher 4; Yearbook Board 4. Charlie used to be a boy soprano, but today—today he is a man. “Sing, Baby, Sing” FRANCES ANDERSON General Academic Teaching “Frankie” Rae Team 1; World Friendship Whenever we see a tall, quiet, blonde with a big smile coming, we know it’s Frankie. We know, too, those kiddies she is going to teach will love her just as much as we do. “Frankie and Johnny” [18] MARGARET PAULINE ANDREASEN General Academic Undecided “Paul” This little touch of quietness has added rather than detracted from our years at Plainfield High. “Like the Still of the Night’’ MARY JANE ANDY Secretarial Business Library Council Secretary 2; Vice- President Library Council 3, Presi- dent 4; Secretary of Library Coun- cil 4. Here is Mary Jane Andy, diligent, gentle, and a mingling of all traits. Mary Jane has spent four profit- able years with us, and we are sure she will have many more profitable years in her business career. “Whistle While You Work ’ DONALD APGAR Classical Rutgers Dud same seas Baseball 3. Donald is our modest, blushing, little lamb who is a little terror when he gets started. “Is My Face Red?’’ LILLIAN BARBARA ARGIRO General Academic C Beauty Culture School “Snooks”’ Basketball Club 1; Special Dan- cing Club 4; Vice-President of Lost and Found 3. Lillian is so small and quiet that you hardly know that she’s around, but then, it is a pleasant surprise when these small things blossom into big things right be- fore your eyes. “Gone With the Wind”

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MARIE CAROLINE A. BERTRAM General Academic Nurse Marie’s ever present smile speaks volumes where her tongue is si- lent. What a sweet, pleasant, comforting nurse to have around you. Good luck, Marie. “Golden Silence’’ BURT BICKNELL General Academic Culver, Ind., and Alabama Polytechnic “Bick” Member Basketball amps 1; Football Manager V) 4, 3; Varsity Football Manage ; Basketball Manager ‘)} ,Va@fsity Basketball Manager ; Baseball Mana- ger 1; Va Baseball Manager 2, 3, 4)i) Science Club 2, 3; Year- b ept ping-pong (he'd be manager oftthat if Pi Hy S. shad tit). “Life Is a Song’’ MELVIN BOGAS Scientific Undecided “Mel” Band Twirler 3, 4; Chemistry Club 4; Tennis Team 2, 3, 4, 5. What will P. H. S. do next year without Mel’s well-known wise- cracks? Mel, you really slayed us with your cracks, and we hope you will do as well in the future you choose. “It's the Gypsy in My Soul” BEATRICE BOLTAS Secretarial Undecided “Bea” Home Room Chairman 2; Knitting Clube ct Bea's charming and ever-present smile has won her many friends in Pa H. S. Dale Carnegie says that this is an important asset in the business world, Bea. “Lovely to Look At'’ ROSALYN BOSEKER Classical Undecided ‘“Rody”’ Rody seems to be a quiet person, but you should hear her laugh, always with you, though, never at you. She’s one of these rare per- sons who is a very good listener. “Sees All Knows All Tells Nothing’ ESTELLE D. BOYD General Academic Virginia State College “Stellie”’ Moorland Hi-Tri 2, 3, 4; Girl Re- serves 8; Girls’ Athletic Associa- tion 4. Third period lunch will not be the same without Stellie’s talk and gay laughter. “Happy Am I” MURVILLE BOYLAN General Academic Undecided ‘““Murv’”’ Murville must have a lot on his mind judging from the far-away look on his face. 1 “Dreamy Eyes’ JACK BRONSTON Classical Harvard Entree 1; Latin Play 1; Dramatics 1, 2; Junior Play 3; Intramural Football 1, 2; Chess 1, 2; Town Hall 3, 4 (Pres.); Track 3, Chair- man 4; Soccer 4; Editor-in-Chief of Milestone 4; Senior Play 4. Jack has been very active here at our Alma Mater, especially as the editor-in-chief of our Milestone. He’s the possessor of dramatic and athletic ability, and we know he’ll succeed no matter what he does. So here’s to you, Jack. “You've Got Everything”’