Waltham High School - Mirror Yearbook (Waltham, MA)

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-:---- ---- -- ---' --H--'Class of 1942 -0--'-0-f- -'- - -'-'--'-'2' ARLINE RUTH FOSTER College Course Fossie wants to be a successful secretary, but at present spends her spare time collecting snapshots. lo! whom'?J Her destination is Fisher's Business School. She likes Mr. Hodge's apples and York Beach, but dislikes early rising and waiting. She admits her- worst fault is impatience and her best virtue being on time. A mannerism is moving her fingers in air when memorizing. Activites are: field hockey, l, 2, 3: basketball, l, 2, 3g bowling, l, 2, 3, volley ball, l. 2, 35 baseball, l, 2, 33 archery, l. 2. 3: Honor Roll, l, 2, 3. Her fa- vorite expression is What goes to- night, Shenna? BARBARA JEAN FRASER College Course Why sure says Barbs as she happily chews her perpetual wad of gum. Our future nurse likes driving Marg and Nick to Weston for hamburgers, but dislikes getting up at 6:30 and waiting for meals. Am- bition is to own a Great Dane. Des- tination is nurses' training school. Ac- tiviities are basketball, 2, 33 Honor Roll, 2, 3: and undoubtedly her best virtue is smiling and laughing. Special mannerism is eating toothpicks. Weak- ness is Jack Benny, WORL fall dayl, WCOP Call nightj. Shame! KATHERINE ELIZABETH GALLAGHER College Course 1 Kay is often heard to exclaim Honest or So what! She is an- other who dislikes the advertising on the 9:20 Club. Her pet like is hos- pitals, which may account for her desire to be a nurse. Kay's hobby is sports and her activities include basketball, volley.ball, and archery. Glenn Miller's Moonlight1'Serenade is her favorite radio program. HELEN MAY GARBER Practical Arts Course Puss or f'Shorty as she is called, is often heard exclaiming, Hey, kids! Wait for me! Her hobby is writing letters and following the Harry Lee wherever it goes. She likes hot fudge sundaes, the 9:20 Club and receiving letters. The Alpineers is her favorite radio program and she says that being slow is her worst fault. Patience is her best virtue. JOHN RICHARD GARRIGAN Business Course To be successful in anything he does is A. G.'s ambition. He wants to join the army, so we hope he'll get his wish. He often says What do you know, Joe and admits that being late to class is a hobby. Read- ing and the 9:20 Club are among his likes and so is raising the devil with his pals. ,M BARBARA ANN FOSTER Business Course Red's hobby is gardening, but her ambition is to be a private secre- tary! Activities are Commercial Club, Honor Roll, 23 basketball, 1, 2, 33 archery, 2. A 9:20 Club fan she appreciates good dance music and likes sundaes. Dislikes stuck-up peo- ple and admits habit of losing tem- per. Strives always to do my best. DORIS CAROLINE FRYE Business Course Sympathetic Ditto wants to travel and at the right moment get mar- ried, but while at home prefers danc- ing. bowling or ping pong. Ambition is to change his mind, but while wait- ing listens to I Love a Mystery. Likes classical music but would spend her last cent on the movies. Activ- ities include Mirror room agent-1940, Glee Club, '41, Commercial Club '42. Holy Cow! is most favorite ex- pression. ROBERT H. GALLAGHER Hya kid is Gal's stock phrase and he likes tennis and Glenn Mil- 1er's music. He wants to become a pilot. His worst fault is lending money to Mac and he is another who has a dislike for the fair sex in slacks. His best virtue is getting to school on time. RICHARD JOHN GARDINER Accounting Course Dick's ambition is to make a big salary. When he's saved enough he wants to travel. He is often heard saying, Is that so? His favorite radio program is Truth or Conse- quences and his best virtue is not wasting money. He often scratches his head and blushes, which he says is his worst fault. MARIE E. GEISLER Stenographic Course Twin's ambition is to become a private secretary but while waiting she collects pins and gadgets as a hobby. She likes walking, dancing, and vanilla frappes but dislikes be- ing called by the wrong name. CCan we help it?J Her pet expression is Christopher and she likes to listen to We, the People. Her special man- nerism is scufling her feet. Activities include Mirror room agent l94l, Ex- change editor l942, Commercial Club. :School Sports, and Honor Roll, l. 2,

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.2--1--y-1-'---v-4-U-Q----w-c12.55 of 1942----Iv----1i-1--b-v-if-----1-Q ELEANOR C. EDWARDSON Technical Course Q Eleanor's destination after high school is M. I. T. Her pet peeve is giggling girls but she likes boys with their hair combed. Her activites include Vice President of the IV-B Clubg Dramatic Club, the Senior Dance, Junior Prom, and Sophomore Social Committees. Her virtue is having been able to stand the Tech boys for three years. PHYLLIS MARIE ERICKSON Special Course Phili's ambition is to make everyone -happy. Her hobbies are singing, whistling, and driving. Her dislikes are our short lunch periods, and carryng books. She often says Get my lunch or Hurry up. Phill was in the Dramatic Club 1941-'-42. Her best virtue is making people laugh. EDWARD FRANCIS FENNELL Practical Arts Course Buddy is heard saying Hi kid. Likes Red Skelton, movies, athletics. His main ambition is to join the navy or go to California or maybe both. Hobbies are sports and reading and worst fault is said to be bashfulness. ELAINE FITZGERALD Business Course Meet Gerry of the individual ex- pression eela m'est egal. Ambition - private secretary, destination - Kismet, hobby - collecting boats. She dislikes serial programs and nar- row-minded people but likes reading and debating along with Red Skelton. Her worst fault is being a bad spel- ler but she makes up for it in vari- ous other ways. Her activities are: Commercial Club, Dramatic Club, Senior Play Committee, field hockey, basketball, volley ball, baseball, l, 2, 3, Tennis. AGNES DOROTHY FOLEY Business Course Hi hon' is one of Aggie's pet expressions, and having a good time and uniforms are her pet likes. Ag- gie wants to see the world, dance, and some day be a good private sec- retary, but she never wants to wait for any one. Activities are: High School reporter. N. J. H. Alumni Committee. She considers her worst fault to be having too much fun and modestly claims no best virtue. Her special mannerisms are winking and lifting her eyebrows. GWENDOLYN ELROY ' College Course Gwennie's ambition is to go to Hawaii and her distination after high school is the Bouve Boston School of Physical Education. Her activities were figure skating, dancing, hockey, and horseback riding. Her pet likes are hula-hula dancing, and boogie- woogie music. JOHN ROBERT ERICKSON College Course Eric's ambition is to sell- electric fans to the Eskimos. His pet peeves are neckties, homework and working days, and his likes are short pencils and days when Littlewood is absent. His activities include Hockey, lg Vice President of the Dramatic Club, 3: Chairman of Literary Committee on Mirror, 33 Senior Play Committee, 3: Honor Roll, 1, 25 Dramatic Club Plays, 25 and Graduation Usher, 2. LAURA FISH Practical Arts Course When not knitting for the Red Cross Fishy likes candy and cake, Jack Benny, and Baby Snooks. Dis- likes unavoidable homework and early rising, Hobby is reading but would like to work and establish a home of her own. Only fault is temper but best virtues include punctuality, and good behavior. Favorite expression is Don't mind me, I just live here. HELEN JUDITH FITZGERALD College Course Nellie frequently queries What's on the fire? Hobbies are swimming and dancing perhaps because she wants to be a navy nurse. Fitzie's worst fault is just beating the bells, while her best virtue is patience. Likes Fred Waring and Bing Crosby, and activities include Sophomore Nom- inating Committee and all sports. Destination is Mass General Nurses' Training School. MARY I. FOLEY Business Course Activities include Sophomore and Junior sports and Commercial Club. Mary wants to work for a living, but likes skating and hiking. Dislikes loud people and considers her worst fault is being too quiet. Enjoys Lux Radio and Bing Crosby. Can be fre- quently heard saying Oh you kid!

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OFYQUQUQCDQ!illYQ!DQUQIIQOQOQUQUQDZQ 90302034Yi1PilY1fP14YifPif'ifPi49i4Yi10:0 MURIEL S. GEISLER Stenographic Course Twiny often' says Guess what! She likes swimming, chocolate sun- daes, and'skating. She hopes to be- sbme' a' private secretary and then to see fthe world' and not on a globe. She- dislikes being eallen Marie and her worst fault is getting into trouble. Henry Aldrich is her fa- vorite' 'radio ' program and being on time' is her best virtue. Activities en- cludef school sports. Commercial Club, and Honor Roll, l, 2, 3. JEANNETTE MERILDA ' GOGUEN 'Business Machines Course Jan 'likes 'movies and plays and hopes to get a good job after grad- uating. She often says It's amaz- ing' and her hobby is dancing. She dislikes loud people and says that being slow'is her worst fault. She is a- member of the Commercial Club. A special mannerism is raising her eyebrow. ARTHUR LESLIE GOODWIN Practical Arts Course Slim ,likes to read but dislikes homework fHo'w oddll Telling big stories and sleeping in Democracy are his worst faults. His hobby is making model airplanes and he wants to ,work out West on a farm some dayf .He is a member of the Dra- matic' Club.and enjoys listening to Death Valley Days. He dislikes tapggng pencils and week end home- wor . ug .nj 3' . MERRILL GRAPES 'Pi'altical'Arts Course 1 Wlpi'tey ' likes to spend money and 'raise Cain and his ambition is to' fbe another Rockefeller. His pet expression' is 'Please and he does not like fancy shirts or women Itch, tchl. ' He,hbpes to end up in the Marihes. ' PAUL A. GREEN College Course Take it easy says Paul. Known to all as Pea , he likes tall girls, Bob 'Hopef and all kinds of music. 19120 Club, Paul?J He's keeping his destination a secret but we do know that his hobby is horseback riding and that movies take up an evening now and then. Paul doesnit like talk- ative people and says that although his worst fault is being lazy, his best virtue is being on time. Ac- tivities ihclude Mirror room agent, Sophomore Dance Committee, Senior play usher. CATHERINE ROSE GIROLAMO Business Course Kay's ambition is to become a good housekeeper or a good account- ant. She -spends her time reading, dancing, and bowling. Often she says Jeepers or'f'Gosh . She loves tuna sandwiches, fudge, and Mr. I-Iodge's apples. CWho doesn't?J Her favorite program is Red Skelton and her vir- tue is being frank. She 'dislikes snob- bish people and says her' worst fault is criticizing. Activities include Com- mercal Cluband Honor Roll, l, 2, 3. SUMNER JACOBS GOLDMAN Technical Course - Are you kiddin'? says Goldie as he is informed of his loud snores in class. Our brawny football player's ambition is to be vice president in charge of presidents of the IV B Club . He won't commit himself concerning his virtues fBashful, Sum?J As for his hobby, yes we know, and if she's as nice as you say, well, she must be nice. Jakie likes Bob Hope's program and chop sueyf'.',fActiyities include Varsity foot- balll l, Z. 313. and Senior play. HELEN GERTRUDE GRANT Business Course , I Feddle faddleuesays f'Peanuts as she goes about collecting her tie pins and trinkets. Jimmy Dorsey's theme song gets 'me every time she says and she' thinks Bob Hope and Jack Benny are the' tops. Peanuts wants to 'leave Waltham on the first train and sing on Broadway. Some ambition! Blushing is her worst fault and activities include Sophomore Nomnating Committee, Commercial Club, Naughty Marietta and Ra- dio Club. ' ROBERT MCLEAN GRAY ,Technical Course Bob is the strong silent type of the'Tech class. He doesn't seem to know what he likes or dislikes but we' all like him. ' PAU LINE GREEN WOOD