A B Davis High School - Maroon and White Yearbook (Mount Vernon, NY)

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WHO'S WHO Leonard Fagin Born: Brooklyn, May I9, I922. Class: Junior 2. Clubs: Dramalic Sociely, Hi- News, Marshal Squad, Band, G. O. Coun- cil. Favorile Sporls: Foolball, Ping-Pong. Hobby: Dramalics and collecling. Len didn'l lell us whal he collecls, bul we galher he collecls everylhing lrom hearls lo malchcovers. Ambilion: Oculisl. Col- lege: Columbia. Len came lo Davis in Seplember, lrom De Will Clinlon. He was elecled lo lhe G. O. Council lasl lerm and he also held lhe posilion ol drum maior. Len was lhal Tony lellow in lhe Dramalic Sociely produclion ol You Can'l Take ll Wilh You . Homer Schoen Born: Mounl Vernon, May 27, I'-723. Class: Junior 2. Clubs: Debaling Sociely, Marshal Squad, G. O. Council, lnlerna- lional Relalions. Favorile Sporls: Tennis, soccer. Hobby: Playing lhe cello. Ambi- lion: Aulomobile engineer. College: Le- high Universily or General Molors lnsli- lule. Homer has been on lhe hill since Seplember, I937. He is also a depuly marshal and a member ol lhe Inlerscholas- lic Debaling Squad. l-le carries a llag lor lhe band and does a righl good iob ol il. He doesn'l look hall-bad in lhal unilorm, eilher, does he girls? Rulh Chen Born: Mounl Vernon, December 2I, I922. Class: Junior 2. Clubs: Ca el La, G. O. Council, O. R. Reps., Sans Souci. Favorile Sporls: Baskelball, walking. Hob- by: Collecling. Rulh hasn'l made up her mind yel as lo whal she wanls lo do or whal college she wanls lo allend. She lells us lhal as lar as she knows she is lhe lirsl girl ol Chinese parenlage lo be born in Mounl Vernon. ln Davis Yvelle Molifall Born: Chicopee, Massachusells, Seplem- ber 5, I922. Class: Junior 2. Club: Arch- ery. Favorile Sporls: Sailing, lennis. Hobby: Working. Ambilion: Commercial arlisl. College: Prall lnslilule. Yvelle's iusl a mile ol a girl, bul here's where lhe old saying, Good lhings in small packages, come , proves ilsell lrue. She's aboul 5' 2 wilh black hair and eyes and a swell per- sonalily. Moll lher nicknamel is a good sporl, a swell sailor, and has lhe makings ol an arlisl. lncidenlally, don'l lel lhal hobby lool you: she only works when she is sup- posed lo and can be lull ol lun al all limes. Telephone number and address: We won'l lalk, you can'l make us. Lorenzo Thomas Born: News Ferry, Virginia, Augusl I6. I922. Class: Junior 2. Club: Marshal Squad. Favorile Sporl: Foolball. Hobby: Building airplanes. Ambilion: Policeman. College: Cornell. Lorenzo came lo Mounl Vernon in I926, aller which he moved lo Greenwich, Conneclicul lor lwo years and lhen came back lo Mounl Vernon. He played scrub loolball lasl year and is go- ing lo lry lo make lhe lirsl leam lhis year. Joan Mereine Born: London, England, November 20, l924. Class: Junior I. Club: Riding Club. Favorile Sporl: Swimming. Joan plans lo go lo college bul she hasn'l had a chance lo make up her mind yel as lo where she wanls lo go: however, she does know lhal she wanls lo be a leacher. Joan came here lasl Augusl and likes lhis counlry bel- ler lhan England. She doesn'l lhink lhal you learn as much in lhe schools over here bul she prelers lhe leaching syslem much more lhan lhal ol England. Conlinued on ne-xl page 0I350

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PeTer Bonofiglio Born: MounT Vernon, November 28, I92O. Class: Senior I. FavoriTe SporTs: BaskeTball, TooTball. Hobby: Building model aircraTT. AmbiTion: AviaTion mechanic. College: Parks Air School in ST. Louis, Mis- souri. TT any of you wanT To have an in- TeresTing discussion on model or real air- planes, sTrike up a conversaTion wiTh PeTe. He can usually be Tound in The oTTice, as he is one oT The Tellows who Takes care oT making ouT The absence sheeT. ConsTance Banning Born: MounT Vernon, OcTober 23, l923. Class: Junior l. Club: lnsTrucTress in The Dance Club. FavoriTe SporTs: Tennis, danc- ing. Hobby: Cooking. AmbiTion: To go Through college and geT married. College: Middlebury in VermonT. Connie is very small, 5' 2 , To be exacT, weighs IOO pounds, has gray-blue eyes and reddish-blonde hair. Those characTerisTics coupled wiTh a win- ning smile make her one swell liTTle girl. RoberT Clark Born: Brooklyn, AugusT l7, I922. Class: Junior 2. Clubs: Biology Club and Dance Club. Favorife SporTs: FooTball and danc- ing. Hobby: Plays around wiTh chemicals. AmbiTion: Surgeon. College: Pennsylvania STaTe. Bob is abouT 5' 9 wiTh brown eyes and black hair. He has a swell sense oT humor and can Tell a joke wiTh The besT oT Them. Monna Troub Born: BosTon, AugusT 30, l923. Class: Sophomore 2. Clubs: Riding, l-li-News. FavoriTe SporTs: Horseback-riding, swim- ming. Hobby: CollecTing small boTTles lempTy, oT coursel. She has quiTe a nice collecTion, Too. AmbiTion: PsychiaTrisT, or auThor. College: Duke or Wellesley. Monna wriTes a column Tor The Hi-News which is usually okay. She's abouT 5' 4 , buf looks much Taller: has very black hair, deep brown eyes and haTes people wiTh bad manners. Address: ConTidenTial. Tele- phone number: DiTTo. Phyllis Farago Born: New York, SepTember 30, I923. Class: Junior l. FavoriTe SporT: Swimming. Hobby: STamp collecTing. AmbiTion: Re- search worker. College: Cornell. Phyllis is a biT on The sTudious side, buT she's noT a book-worm. She's oT medium heighT and has a nice personaliTy. Joseph Spina Born: New York, AugusT I6, I922. Class: Junior 2. Clubs: PresidenT OT Ping-Pong Club, PresidenT oT O. R. Reps., Junior An- nual EdiTorial STaTT. FavoriTe SporT: Base- ball. Hobby: Coin and sTamp collecTing. AmbiTion: ReporTer. College: Colby, 'way up in Maine. Joe's average hangs around nineTy all The Time, buT he's noT a greasy- grind by any means. AT Nichols, Joe won a S5 prize Tor scholarship: besides, he has his TirsT year honor pin. Joe shamelacedly confesses ThaT he likes To acT The comic: as if we didn'T know ThaT already. A blue black gown, STudded wiTh silver sTars, A crescenT golden moon in her dark hair And The nighT descends. A paTTern oT lace and pink Tleecy clouds. AgainsT her lighT blue gown, A shining yellow sun encircling her Tair head, And The day arrives. Sheila Weber 0l360