Belleville High School - Monad Yearbook (Belleville, NJ)

Text from Pages 1 - 118 of the 1939 volume:

WWW ' , . 4 526-ff-fi 'A . . ' 'All the woricfsa stage, Ano' all the men ancfvyomen. 'merely' piayers. They haye their' exits- ana' their entrancesg Ano' Qnekman in his tlnrei piays many parts, I-iisacts heing seven ages . . .e Q. . . . . . . . . P. the whining scheoighey, with his ' i L t t t t i Ano' mgihliflg facet Creeping liice fa snail . fi . - U X a I I ' in . ,L - 4 g-,JIg.- ..-5:43 ' -. ' . V - Z . - . '-if - -1 , F THE SEIXIICDR CLASS 1DrGSents vii, . .' BELLEVIL , BEL M M M 9 A DRAMA OF SCHOOL LIFE IN MANY SCENES EDWARD 0. GLASPEY Take your well-earned curtain calls, Mr. Glaspey, for your five years of supervising the production of The lVlonad , Your sympathetic guidance and earnest advice to seniors in helping us to put our show across is appreciatedg therefore, we respectfully dedicate this iVIonad of the class of 1939 to you. W A mom K 2 YYKYQNBG -Z we. TEE CAST Q CCLASSE55 mi caoxms ix HE ACROYSKYS UYIHIFTKL s 5 QCLUBSB X THE DIRECTOR HUGH D. KITTLE, M.A. Montclair State Teachers College Principal MARIORIE HASLAM Montclair State Teachers College Secretary to the Principal FLORA LONCCORE Belleville High School A Secretary THE PRQDUCE BOARD OF EDUCATION MR. HERBERT C. sci-irviurz President MR. CHARLES A. GEBHARDT Vice-President MR. WALTER CILBY MR. IAMES M. LYNCH MRS. HOMER C. ZINK 'A' 'A' 'A' MR. WAYNE R. PARMER Supervising Principal MR. RUEL E. DANIELS District Clerk'-E and Business Manager MEMBERS OF THE FACULTY 'A' MYRLE ALLEN, PH.B.. University of Wisconsin-English PENELOPE PATTISON ALLEN, A.B., , K, Rollins College-French tr . 1 INNEA ANDREE, A.B., FJVVLT Jfhyxawlison College-Commercial HERBERT BITTERMAN, A.B., ' Montclair State Teachers College-English SAMUEL. Y. BLAIR, B.S., Trenton Teachers College-Commercial PAUL A. BRENNAN, B.C.S., IM Rider College-Commercial REGINA I. BRENNAN, A.B. College of Saint Elizabeth-English , LOUISE R. CARRELL, B.S., New jersey College for Women-Clothing I WILLIAM CHAPMAN, PH.B., Muhlenberg College-Mathematics IOHN S. CHARLTON, M.A., Columbia University-Printing GREC-ORIA MARIE CONDON, A.B., College of Saint Elizabeth-English NORMAN H. COTTER, M.A., Columbia University-Biology CARL CRISWELL, M.A., New York University-English ESTHER IENNINGS DENISON, M.A., Columbia University-Mathematics P. WEBSTER DIEHL, M.ED., Pennsylvania State Colle e-Art S MARY DYE, M.A i1f1A1 A975 Columbia University-French HAROLD A. DUFFORD, B.S., Drexel University-Commercial L. HOWARD FOX, A.B., Temple University-Public Speaking DAVID S. FULCOMER, M.A., New York University-Commercial EDWARD O. GLASPEY, M.A., Tufts College-Head of the English Department ALMA B. CRAY, My-Plattsburg State Normal-Commercial 101-IN K. HEFFERMAN, M.A., f il- University of Pittsburg-Mathematics Miha tfffclnjg, SHELDON HENRY, M hanics Institute-Manual Training HELEN F. HOLLBERG, M.A., New York University--German BERTHA M. HUFF, B.S., New jersey College for Women-Cooking PAUL w. IONES, B.S., juanita College-History Q ETHEL G. KAPP, n Ceneseo Normal School-Latin ELIZABETH F. KELLEHER, M.A., ,9 J J-' Columbia University-English fl' . ftp. lg , L' mC THE COACHES MORE COACHES -Tim 1 ,,. -ml I -y MEMBERS OF THE FACULTY I 'lr ff Y sm . IETZMAN, A.B., Kans' s University-Mathematics MARGARET L. LEAHY, Sargent School of Physical Education-Physical Education MURIEL LOOSE, R.N., Allentown Hospital-School Nurse ALBERT K. MCBRIDE, B.S., Mt. Union-Head of the Physical Education Department BLANCHE MCDONALD, M.A., Columbia University-English HENRY MINASIAN, B.S., Columbia University-Commercial W OLGA NELSON, B.S. I Columbia University-History ROBERT B. PARKER, B.S. Bloomsburg State Teachers College-Chemistry ' EVAN C. RICHARDSON, M.ED., Massachussetts State College-General Science ELEANOR A. RUSH, A.B., University of Delaware-English ELSIE SANDFORD, M.ED., Rutgers University-History H. ROBLEY SAUNDERS, B.S. OF ARTS, University of Michigan-Mechanical Drawing CHARLES F. SCHULTZ, B.C.S., Rider College-Commercial DOROTHY L. SHANER, B.S., !. Pennsylvania State College-Dietitian ? I HORACE . SHEPPARD, M.A.,fJf106L i ' New York Llniversity-Commercial FRANK B. SMITH, B.S., Dartmouth College-History ANNE A. SNEDEKER, M.A., New York University-Commercial FRANK A. SPOTTS, M.A., Montclair State Teachers College-Science JOHN B. TAGGART, A.B., Maryville College-History OLEITA THORNE, B.S., Elmira College-C-eneral Science ANNA UNDERWOOD, A.B., Barnard College--English ff - ALICE M. WALTERS, I . Eastman School of Music-Mus: THELMA WEIDMAN, M.A., New .York University-English MURRAY H. WILCOX, M.A., Cornel University-Physics O4 W O' INIKA, B.S. niversity-Physical Education HERMAN WISCHE, B.S., Panzer College-Physical Education LUCY E. WISHART, B. LITT. New jersey College for Women-Librarian LYDIA M. WRIGHT, Sargent School of Physical Education-Physical Education STAGE MANAGERS AN D D 3DV.I.S W l'l1 SENIOR SENATE Officers President . . . . . jerry Ferrara Vice-president . . Patrick Tortorello Secretary . . . . . Alice Hart Treasurer ........ George McKay HOME-ROOM REPRESENTATIVES Marion Clarkson Helen Lowenberg Frank Bridge Robert Martin Marion lohnston Dorothy Newton Rita Kennedy Leo Scanlon Robert Kastner jean Robinson Constance Wascoe 1 I af Q at . CLASS C-UIDES General Chairman ...... Mr. Harold Dufford Co-Chairmen, All Dances . . Mr. Paul jones, Miss Elsie Sandford Co-Chairmen, Picnics and Movie Benefits . . . Mr. Robert Parker Mr. Murray Wilcox Co-Chairmen, Christmas Cards . Miss Alma C-ray, Miss Cregoria Condon Co-Chairmen, Programs and Candy Sales . . Mr. john Taggart Mr. Charles Schultz 9 0 QIO SYNOPSIS OF THE PLAY 'k 'A' 'A' THE SENIOR CLASS IN FOUR ACTS Attention all theatre Soersl A new play has just been nominated for the Pulitzer Prize of I939. Critics acclaim The History of the Senior Class as the most original play of its kind ever to play on a New jersey stage. It is for the benefit of those who were unfortunate enough to miss the premiere, that we attempt to familiarize them with some of the outstanding highlights of the spectacular story. Scores of dramatic scenes are scattered throughout four acts. First nighters, hurry to your seats now, for the first act has begun. Why, I recognize that building! lt's Belleville High School and the afternoon session has just started. See the Freshmen? They managed to find their classes all rightg that's half the battle won. I wonder how they like to walk home in the dark. Oh look! I just saw William Davis. Something tells me that he'II be elected president once they get organized. With that born politician Gerard Ferrara as vice-president, Shirley Bitz as treasurer, and Alyce Hart as secretary, that Freshman class ought to go far, especially when gheyj have such excellent class guides as Mr. Norman Cotter and Miss Rose rue man. I imagine this class will pick Christmas time for their social dance of the year, for they believe in celebrating the holidays. They know fairly well just what to do from now on, so we'll leave them on their own for the rest of the school year. There will be a brief intermission between the acts. You know even actors have to rest between performances. Here we are again, back in our seats, settling down to enjoy the second act of this delightful drama. Can this confident Sophomore class be the timid group of last year? That is what a year of experience does for a person. They intend to do big things this year. The first job they gave their approval to was the new modernistic addition to our High School. I see a strange figure in the seat of president. Why it's Nicholas Zuzzio! The offices are all changed this semester. Charles Feeney is vice-president, Shirley Bitz is secretary, and C-erard Ferrara is treasurer. There are even three class guides-Miss Blanche McDonald, Miss Regina Brennan, and Mr. George Reinke. This class has a knack for giving successful dances, judging from the favorable comment made after their Sophomore Hop. Intermission again. I can hardly wait to find out what happens in the next act. Curtain! Curtain! Third Act. There is a familiar face. It's Gerard Ferrara again, only this time he's president and has Norman Crowther by his side to lend support as vice-president. Patrick Tortorello has become secretary and Ralph Lilore is the treasurer. Mrs. Ethel Kapp, Miss Linnea Andrea, and Mr. Paul jones are active guides. In fact the whole class is active. They sold candy at the basket- ball and football games, sold pennants to loyal football fans, and sponsored the novelty dance of the year, The junior Big Apple . And to top off their activities, they gave the never- to-be-forgotten junior Prom. The fourth and final act is the most exciting one. Can I believe my eyes? ls that a Victory Dance that our Sen- iors are participating in? Now l know! lt's the dance we held in cele- bration of the Bloomfield-Belleville football game. Dances all seem to come one right after another. First the HaIlowe'en dance, then another football dance, and the Senior Var- sity dance in honor of the basketball team. Remember the Christmas card that l sent you? Well, it was one of the cards that the Seniors were selling at Christmas time. My, these Seniors are ambitious! They even undertook to present a play within a play entitled The Ghost Train . jerry as president deserves credit for inspiring and backing the class in its many ventures. Our Senior class was indeed lucky to have selected such cooperative persons to fill the offices this year. They were very good mana- gers-Patrick Tortorello, our vice- president, Alyce Hart, our secretary, and George McKay, treasurer. Our act wouldn't be complete with- out a bow from such notable producers as Miss Alma C-ray, Miss Elsie Sand- ford, Miss C-regoria Condon, Miss Thelma Wiedman, Mr. john Taggart, Mr. Paul jones, Mr. Charles Dufford, Mr. Edward Glaspey, and Mr. David Fulcomer. Now that our last act has ended, don't be afraid to let your tears fall. We all feel the same melancholy lone- liness. Confess, aren't you a wee bit sorry that it had to end? rf, K 94? SELECTED SHORT SU Bj ECTS 255, - ROBERT ALLAIRE 69 Floyd Street General Course His most puzzling questions of the year were how to keep out of trouble, prevent detention and pass in history . . . has been interested in the Rifle Club . . . his main ambition is to travel in strange lands in strange ways. GLADYS C. ANDERSON l29 Brighton Avenue Commercial Course Gladys is a blonde-haired girl . . . interested in secretarial work . . . she wishes to obtain a good position after graduation . . . was a Stu- dent Banker during her sophomore year . . . among her hobbies she enjoys roller skating most . . . her biggest worry was whether or not she would graduate. IOHN ANTONIK 133 Ralph Street General Course Often called Kazer by his friends . . . is an un- usual high school boy as he is rather quiet . . . has participated in the Senior Play and the Printing Club . . . his ambition is to become successful in aeronautics. GLORIA V. APICELLA 499 joralernon Street College Course More often called Glo . . . is one to whom you would say, Get up off your knees! . . . un- usually energetic and full of that which is known as vim . . . worked hard on the Senior Play Advertising Committee and likewise on her homework . . . intends to enroll at St. Elizabeth's College in the fall. gl2 LEONARD ATKINS 538 Washington Avenue College Course Likes to study but still has enough time left over to play a hot clarinet in Kreismer's Swing Band . . . belonged to the Chess Club, play- ing on its team against various schools . . . dur- ing the long four years, he has been a Student Banker and home-room representative. EUGENE F. BAENZIGER 3 Union Terrace Commercial Course His friends usually call him Benny . . . grad- uated from Number Eight School . . . has black hair, brown eyes and a very likable person- ality . . . in his junior year he was elected a home-room representative . . . his favorite sub- ject is bookkeeping . . . he plans to enter bus- iness this fall. HELEN BAER ll Magnolia Street Commercial Course During Helen's four years of school, she has been friendly with all her companions . . . she goes through school, day in and day out, with- out a thought of worry . . . Helen's most in- teresting subject is French . . . never has she taken books home for homework . . . her motto is All work must be done in school. IAMES H. BAIRD ll8 Tappan Avenue College Course james came to us from Number Three School . . . in his third and fourth years, he was a member of the Chess Club, and of the chess team in his fourth year . . . his other activities include Student Banker, member of the Stamp Club, and member of the Monad Club. ROBERT BANGERT l43 Cedar Hill Avenue General Course Usually called Bob . . . seldom seen without a smile except when studying German . . . was a member of the track team, running in the mile . . . a disturbance of any volume usually finds him in the middle of it . . . he is interested in nature, and his ambition is to be a forester. ROBERT BANTA, IR. 47 Campbell Avenue College Course One of the many who plays the piano . . . has the distinction of winning a prize for his ability at Atlantic City . . . for two years he was a member of the Chess Club, participating in many games . . . he is planning to be one of our future chemists. PAT I. BARBONE 6l Eugene Place Commercial Course During his four years' stay at this school, he played on the basketball team, making by far his share of the points . . . he was a member of the Sophomore Senate . . . is an ardent sports fan and plans to be connected in this field in later life. RUSSELL H. BATTYE 54 Overlook Avenue General Course Russell attended Number Three School, where he was a member of the junior Police Force . . . is a quiet sort of a fellow but is active in the Bowling Club . . . bowling is his favorite sport, and he devotes all his spare time to it . . . he is very much interested in dancing . . . that is because he is so good at it. MABEL BAUN 6l Ralph Street Commercial Course Mabel, though a quiet young lady, is actively engaged in sports such as skating and swim- ming . . . her main hobby is collecting pic- tures of movie stars . . . during her four years in school, she belonged to the Glee Club and Hostess Club . . . her one desire is to become a good stenographer. HUGH I. BENNETT 46 New Street Commercial Course Could be called Blondy . . . he has blue eyes and is hardly ever seen with a sober face . . . he has been a very active member of the Stamp Club for the past two years, during which time he exhibited several panels of stamps . . . likes basketball and English. BEATRICE BERKOWITZ 20 Essex Street General Course A vivacious and quite sophisticated young lady . . . with rare ability to get through German . an active member of both the Chess and Debate Clubs . . . has participated in the major events of the school year, the junior Prom and the Senior Play . . . her ambition is to become an aviatrix but her problem is how to get a plane. ELVIRA A. BIONDI 77 Holmes Street Commercial Course Dolly came from another school to Belleville High and made many friends . . . her ambition is to be a secretary . . . her hobby is sports . . . she goes in for them all and finds them very exciting . . . Dolly belonged to the Hostess and Secretarial Clubs and other school activities. l3g TONY BISSEL 42 Greylock Avenue Commercial Course He who laughs last, laughs best must be Tony's motto, as one will never find him with a solemn face . . . Tony's favorite subject is typewriting, which he does with great ease . . . Tony as Macbeth will never be forgotten by his classmates in Miss Underwo0d's first English period. SHIRLEE ROSE BITZ 43 Walnut Street Commercial Course Peppyl Diligentl Attractive! . . . this is Shirlee . . . she is one grand pal to have-but beware when she's angry . . . Shirl, too, has taken part in many school activities . . . she is best noted for her cheerleading and dancing . . . 'ls she good! CLAIRE M. BONIFACE 20 Park View Avenue Commercial Course lf you're her friend, good for you . . . if you're her enemy, beware . . . it's either one way or the other . . . who would think this energetic, peppy girl settled down to serious things like being a Student Banker in her freshman year . . . if you intend to be in her company, prepare for fun. MILDRED BOOTH IIS Overlook Avenue College Course Mildred is a blond-haired girl . . . is very stu- dious and always knows her work . . . her hobby is reading all types of books . . . has been assistant librarian during her senior year and is planning to become a librarian . . . her biggest worry of the moment is not realizing her ambition. QI4 WARREN BREEN l Essex Street College Course Warren's ambition is to become a sports col- umnist for a New York paper . . . his hobby is collecting swing records and he would like to have the largest collection in the world . . . his favorite orchestras are lan Savitt and C-len Cray . . . he is also an ardent Giant fan. FRANK H. BRIDGE 6 Division Avenue Commercial Course Personality plus . . . plus what? . . . well, first a list of activities too long to mention, but which includes cheer leading in his senior year . . . secondly, a dash of out-standing color in his collegiate clothes, particularly green . . . confidentially he wears those clothes well . . . lastly, determination that will carry him to success. IRMA M. BROUGH 302 Greylock Parkway Commercial Course Has been a true friend for four years . . . a Student Banker in her sophomore and senior years, also an active member in the Secretarial Club . . . Irma enjoys fun, dancing, and likes tb travel . . . she is a natural-born comedienne . . . Irma is very outstanding in her secretarial work. WILLIAM BUIST 4l7 loralemon Street General Course He is six feet tall and has brown hair and eyes . . . all sports appeal to him, but he es- pecially likes to play tennis . . . as a member of the track team he ran in the hurdle races . . . his favorite subject during his attendance at high school was printing. NICHOLAS BURDE 570 Union Avenue College Course Nick came to high school from School Number Five . . . his devotion to his piano. which he plays excellently, greatly curtailed his activities in high school . . . his grades have always been of the best, and he hopes to study law upon graduation . . . he'd like to go to the Univer- sity of Alabama. HOWARD BYLES 297 Union Avenue College Course He graduated from Number Three School . . . is five feet and eleven inches tall . . . has brown hair and blue eyes . . . a true sports fan, he likes to play basketball and baseball and played first base on Belleville's baseball team . . . his favorite subiect is geometry. MARTIN BYRNES ll8 Division Avenue General Course Marty, as he is usually called, is five and one- half feet tall, has brown eyes and red hair . . . he enjoys participating in and watching all sports . . . his favorite game is baseball . . . he was an active member in the Forensic League and had one of the leading parts in the Senior Play. DOLORES CADIZ l49 Floyd Street Commercial Course Dolores is a dark-haired girl with a dimple that adds to her smile . . . did her best in the Clee Club during her freshman and sophomore years . . . has taken a commercial course but does not care to enter into that field . . . wishes to become a nurse in the future. WILBUR GEORGE CAMERON 120 Hornblower Avenue College Course He is known to his friends as W. G .... he was in the Dramatic Club as a freshman and was on the Sophomore Hop and junior Prom Committees . . . in sports he was on the foot- ball squad in his third an:l fourth years . . . was on the bowling team in fourth year . . he hopes to be a successful business man. MARIE IACQUELINE CAPANEAR 34 Franklin Street Commercial Course Cappy, a lasting friend, likes good, clean fun . . . she likes jitter-bugs . . , she knows all her gym steps . . . she would like to become a journalist . . . she belonged to the Monad Club and was secretary of the Secretarial Club. MAMIE R. CARDULLO 65 Florence Avenue Commercial Course Mae is a talented girl who has the ability to write poetry . . . reading and collecting va- rious types of poetry is, of course, her hobby . . . she has not chosen her profession, but hopes that she may go far in the field of writ- ing. . . she belonged to the Secretarial Club. ASTRID L. CARLSON 22l Malone Avenue College Course Sassy is one of those quiet, bashful girls during class . . . when you get to know her she has a magnetic personality and a cheery sense of hu- mor . . . a better friend would be hard to find . . . Sassy has won a name for herself through her accomplishments in art and by becoming a member of the International High School Artists Society. ' 150 ADELAIDE CARUSO 2l8 Passaic Avenue Commercial Course Adelaide is a small girl with big, brown eyes and black hair . . . always greets one with a smile . . . has participated in the junior Prom and Senior Play . . . intends to enter a business office as a stenographer . . . her biggest during the school year was how to get out school. Course Hopalong the his third and assistant stage also helped out in his third year Banker the junior Prom . he was in Dramatic in his third and years. CARMEN CASTELLANO 24 King Street Commercial Course Carmen is a blond-haired boy who is always up on the latest events . . . his ambition is to become a personnel manager . . . he enjoys baseball and basketball, and like most other high school students, likes swing music . . . often called Red by his friends . . . has served as a Banker and a member of the track team. MARGARET M. CHIANGA 39 Memphis Avenue Commercial Course A girl who appears to worry much . . . worry about what? . . . homework? . . . no . . . often serious but more often gay . . . likes skating and tennis . . . considers bookkeeping her fa- vorite subject . . . Peg's pet expression is Comprenez-vous? Mais oui. Q16 IOHN ALOYSIUS CLARK 53 Smith Street Commercial Course As a contrast to his lightning motions on a basketball court is his indolent attitude toward his school work . . . he takes his work for granted but still this fellow manages to get by . . . he is unenthusiastic about school and would prefer to pass the time away by dancing to swing. MARION B. CLARKSON l24 Mt. Prospect Avenue Commercial Course A bonny, bonny lass straight from Scotland, that's Maisie . . . athletic . . . always ready, willing, and able . . . cooperative . . . joined in to decorate and make the junior Prom a smash hit . . . aristocratic . . . a born leader of the junior and Senior Senate . . . in and out of trouble, yet harms no one . . . quiet and fair, charming and square. SAMUEL W. COCKS l62 Hornblower Avenue College Course Sam is a graduate of School Number Three . . . he was a home-room representative in his freshman year, a member of the Rifle and Clee Clubs in his sophomore year, and of the Monad Club in his fourth year . . . he had a prominent role in the Senior Play . . . his am- bition is pointed . . , his goal, Annapolis. FRANCES M. COEYMAN 59 Rossmore Place Commercial Course Frances, often called Butch by her intimate classmates, is a tall girl with a mind of her own . . . she worked hard to be a cheerleader and was successful . . . she has participated in the Secretarial, Bowling and Glee Clubs, and as a member of the Monad executive staff was one of the girls who kept track of your pay- ments. DOLORES COLE 80 Fredericks Street General Course Dolores has been pretty quiet around the school for four years, but makes up for it in her sports outside of school, especially bicycle and horse- back riding . . . intends to be a popular singer when she graduates from high school . . . we know that that taking personality of hers will bring her success. CORA F. COLSTON 65 New Street Commercial Course Cora came to high school from Number Eight School . . . in her freshman year she was a member of a dramatic class which eventually evolved into the Dramatic Club, of which she remained a member during her sophomore and junior years . . . her greatest ambition is to become a fine dancer. CARMELLA A. COLUCCI 29 Franklin Street Commercial Course A jovial girl, whom no one can stop when it comes to fun . . . usually known as the life of the party . . . there is a streak of serious- ness in Carmella, for she intends to become a perfect secretary . . . Kolu's hobby is writing her own type of poetry. IOHN R. CONNELLY l73 Smallwood Avenue General Course Although john has not taken part in any school activities, he is greaty interested in basketball . . . he also enjoys swimming and golf . . . john is one of many amateur photographers to be found En Belleville High, lurking around corners trying to get a candid shot of you. MICHAEL COPPOLA l4 Columbus Avenue Commercial Course Mike, as he is called, has taken part in several activities since he came to Belleville High . . . did publicity work for his class on both the Senior Play and the junior Prom . . . among other things he is an active member of the Camera Club. MARIE ANNE CORDASCO 3Ol joralemon Street Commercial Course Marie is a very attractive little lady who loves music, dancing, hiking, and sports in general . . . Marie says she'd like to be an aviatrix . . . if this cannot be attained a secretarial job in an airport will do . . . she took active part in the Secretarial, News, Dramatic, and Glee Clubs. FRED SUQUINE CRABTREE 544 joralemon Street General Course Fred came to high school from Number Seven School . . . he did not enter into any of the activities of the school throughout his course because his extra time was more profitably spent working . . . his love of speed doubt- lessly influenced him in his ambition to take up aeronautics and become an aviator. WILLIAM E. CRISP 55 Bremond Street General Course Billy's enthusiasm has caused him to spend much time in the social activities of Belleville . . . he was a member of the Essex County Chorus, Dramatic, Debate, Press, Secretarial, and Glee Clubs . . . did much work in the ad- vertising of the spring concert . . . hopes to become a court stenographer. 17' NORMAN K. CROWTHER 27 Lincoln Terrace General Course lf you understand moods, you understand Iggy . . . changeable, carefree, curious . . . out to find bigger and better things . . . baseball took up a great part of his school life . . . was a very able vice-president of our iunior class . . . toiled for three years on the Senate , . . fun without harming, handsome and charming. ARNOLD S.QALZELL 56 Tiona Ave ue , College Course A graduate of hool ber Three . . . Dal was elected fresh and sophomore me- room sent tiv . . . a membe the lunior m Co ittee . . . belon to the Chess ub, of hich he s pre' nt in his senior year . . . also a m m er the Senior Play Publicity Committee . . he hopes to enter the ministry. I s DORIS DAVIS l ai f'g Avenue General Course Do duated from Public School Number Te d then entered high school . . . here she v ned the Science Club and the Monad . . . her hobby is designing, and her am- bi on is to become a designer when she finishes school . . . the sport she likes best to watch is football. EDITH ESTELLE DAW 44 Linden Avenue General Course Eadie is a dark-eyed girl with a winning per- sonality . . . her ambition is to become a com- mercial artist . . . her many posters have won recognition during her eventful school life . . . Eadie's favorite sport is swimming . . . she ex- cels in diving . . . she served on many com- mittees, one of which was the Freshman Senate. gl8 I SAL DE BARTOLA 78 Roosevelt Avenue College Course Sal came from School Number Seven . . . since his arrival he has shown interest in art and singing by joining the Art and C-lee Clubs . . . he prefers golf and tennis to all other sports . . . some of his numerous hobbies are sketch- ing and collecting pictures of aeroplanes. TEDDY DEBROWSKI I43 Garden Avenue College Course Teddy played baseball with the Belleville nine during his last two years in school . . . al- though he did not enter any other sports, this does not say he was not interested in them . . . he enjoyed sitting on the side lines taking it in with the other fans . . . golf is another favorite sport. ESTELLE DE LARKEY l28 William Street Commercial Course Known by her friends as Stelle . . . she was very active in school activities . . . Senior Play student coach . . . participated in dramatics and Glee Club . . . her ambition is to be a really good actress . . . she attended all high school affairs . . . her other activities are Sec- retarial, Monad and Newspaper Clubs. MARIE ANN DEL GUERCIO 48 Franklin Street General Course With no interest whatsoever in school work, Marie has been a perfect attendant at Belle- ville High School . . . she plays the violin with exquisite technique . . . lviarie's one ambition is to become the leader of her own swing band, disregarding her violin entirely . . . jitterbug dancing is her hobby, and she enioys it im- mensely. IOSEPHINE DEL TUFO 2ll Forest Street Commercial Course A very quiet girl until you become well ac- quainted with her . . . her hardy laugh coming right from her heart will win your attention . . . she makes the most of any situation that comes her way A . . she's interested in all types of sports . . . basketball is her favorite. CHANDLER DENNIS 25 Frederick Street College Course Chandler came to high school from Number Four School . . . in his sophomore year he tried out for baseball, but did not remain for the duration of the season because the field was too far from his home . . . he hopes to be- come a surgeon. LUCILLE DE TROLIO 360 Belleville Avenue Commercial Course Lucille is a dark-eyed brunette with a most pleasing personality . . . she participates in singing activities . . . she is intelligent and takes a great interest in her school work . . . her company is desired by everyone because of her humorous spirit. FILOMENA DONOFRIO 2 Cedar Hill Avenue Commercial Course This young lass is interested in music . . . she was active in the Glee Club for three years . . . her interest in music is not limited, for she en- joys dancing and attends most of our dances . . . in her junior year she was on the junior Prom Committee . . . also belongs to the Sec- retarial Club. ts ' i MARGE DOULL 70 Academy Street Commercial Course This happy-go-lucky girl enjoys both singing and dancing . . . her voice mingled with those in the Glee Club for three years . , . in her junior year she was a Student Banker . . . she has a very fine personality and seems to be smiling or laughing all the time . . . she is just like what we all want to be. ALEXANDER IOSEPH DUDUK 34 Newark Avenue Commercial Course Active in two of the school's sports, Al played baseball and football . . . he is quiet and con- servative, therefore he was chosen Student Banker . . . unfortunately he does not yet know his life's ambition, but we all know he will succeed in whatever he decides to attempt. LESTER F. DUNHAM l2O Mount Prospect Ave. Commercial Course Les, as his friends call him, played baseball . . . he belonged to the Band and Orchestra, was a Student Banker and joined the Biology Club . . . Les's ambition is to have his own orchestra some day, in which he will play the trumpet . . . he may be a second Ziggy Elman. HAZEL ELLSWORTH 337 DeWitt Avenue General Course If you know Hazel you know that in her four years in high school she has given much of her time and trouble to the music department . . . she has been in the Orchestra, Clee Club, Band, A Cappella Choir and lnternational Artists So- ciety . . . trans-Atlantic correspondence is her hobby. 195 I ,I , L A WILLIAM ENTREKIN 263 New Street College Course Bill is one of those fellows who doesn't suffer from stage fright . . . he stole the whole senior play with his acting . . . was in the Band and Orchestra . . . a member of the track team . . . favorite pastime is playing a saxophone . . . Bill's present ambition is to attend military col- lege and obtain an lVl.D. degree. ARTHUR EPPLER IOO William Street General Course A short, blond fellow . . . full of fun . . . Arthur's favorite sport in summer is swimming . . . in the fall he enjoys a peppy football game . . . graduated from School Number Three . . . his ambition throughout high school has been to become a mechanical engineer . . . model air- planes are his hobby. l CHARLES FRANCIS FEENEY 24 Prospect Street General Course Charles, better known as Feeney, has had an interestIng career in school . . . among the many activities he has taken part in, Feeney found being senior basketball manager the most exciting . . . his cheerful disposition is certainly an advantage-for he wishes to become an undertaker. EDYTHE FERN 148 Linden Avenue Commercial Course Edythe is another one of our graduates from School Number Five . . . she is deeply in- terested in basketball, both as a sport to watch and as one in which to participate . . . her hobby is going to parties . . . this may help her to carry out her intention of becoming a newspaper reporter. Q20 GERARD FERRARA Il2 William Street Commercial Course jerry, the fellow with the overflowing person- ality, has been president of our class for two years . . . one of our athletic moderns, having participated in basketball, football and track . . . an expert dancer . . . jerry was treasurer of the sophomore class and vice-president of our infantile freshman class. IOSEPH FILACI 6I Florence Avenue Commercial Course Graduating from School Number Four, joe en- tered the portals of Belleville High School . . . his hobby is participating in sports of all kinds, football rating highest with him . . . enjoys watching a good football game and also likes to dance . . . his ambition is to become a salesman. I l MARGARET FINDLAY 76 Tiona Avenue Commercial Course Muffy is Margaret's well-known nickname . . . she is the athletic type of girl and is interested in all sports . . . during her first year at Belle- ville High Margaret belonged to the Clee Club . . . in her senior year she was a member of the Chess, Secretarial, Newspaper and Bowling Clubs. ALICE ANN FISHER 36 Division Avenue Commercial Course A short, slim girl of charm and personality . . . Alice has dark wavy hair and the cutest dimples in her cheeks . . . a member of the committee for the junior Prom . . . Alice is another one of those hoppety jitter-bugs . . . it is said that she has something there. MARCELLA FISK I9 Hunkele Street Commercial Course Marcella is a very quiet person . . . has taken part in a number of school activities, some of which have been debating, the Senior Play, and art . . . art is her hobby . . . likes school, but the homework sometimes gets her down. MARIE FITZSIMMONS 29 Minker Place Commercial Course Her highest ambition is to meet lack Leonard and then sing with an orchestra . . . her hobby is saving pictures of Tommy and jimmy Dorsey and their orchestras , . . she is a member of the Secretarial Club and was a Student Banker in her third year. RICHARD IAMES FLANAGAN 25 De Witt Avenue College Course Richard came to Belleville High from Saint Peter's School . . . in high school he confined his activities to the C-lee Club which he sup- ported for three years . . . his talent in this field is shown by the fact that he sang over ,one of the large radio networks. VIRGINIA FLANNERY 2l2 Overlook Avenue Commercial Course Quiet and bashful during her first two years of high school . . . changed in her third and fourth year and became active in clubs . . . gained honorary membership to the lnterna- tional Artists Society . . , won second prize in a poster contest related to the senior play . . . in addition assisted on one of the committees. PASCAL GALLERANO 22 Elean Place College Course Pat, as he is called, goes in for sports of all kinds, especially football, and was a member of our squad . . . Pat is a very ambitious boy and intends to become a medical surgeon . . . to gain more knowledge of foreign languages he joined both the French and Latin Clubs. CLARENCE LEONARD CALVIN 22 Holmes Street General Course Clarence, better known as Sonny, is one of Belleville High School's iitterbugs . . . he has many friends, and is full of fun and spirit . . . Sonny likes all kinds of sports . . . his aim is to make a success of himself in the business world . . . Sonny's hobby is listening to the radio. MILDRED CANNON l3O Union Avenue General Course Millie was one reason for the Senior Play's being a success . . . she can put a part across . . . it is natural then for her to be elected to the International Artists Society . . . she was an enthusiastic debater a few years ago . . . a finer sense of humor cannot be found than hers. IOHN IOSEPH GARDELLA IO3 Washington Avenue College Course johnny, as he is called by his friends, grad- uated from School Number Ten and continued his education by coming to Belleville High School . . . here he belonged to the Latin Club and played football for three years . . . his hobby is aeroplanes . . . after finishing school, johnny's ambition is to become a lawyer. 21. DIVINA B. GARRUTO l7 King Street Commercial Course Dee is very active and likes sports, mainly basketball . . . she was a member of the Clee Club for three years and the French Club for two . . . her favorite subject is bookkeeping and she hopes to continue her education at a secretarial school . . . reading is Dee's favorite pastime. NORMA GENTILE 24l Linden Avenue Commercial Course A blond-haired girl noted for her many dif- ferent hair styles . . . the school activities she has taken part in are dramatics and student banking . . . Norma likes many sports, but her favorites are dancing, swimming and basketball . . . one thing Norma always has with her is a snapshot of her pet cat. VIOLET M. GENTILE 92 Roosevelt Avenue Commercial Course Violet is noted for her joking and can be de- scribed as Lots of fun . . . she has taken art in school and her hobby is drawing . . . she also likes to collect photographs . . . her fa- vorite saying is Oh, gee whiz! . . . Violet, too, has a pet hate and that is one who de- pends on someone else for homework. YOLANDA GESARIO 242 No. Belmont Avenue Commercial Course Yolanda's nickname is Yolo . . . likes short- hand better than any other subject . . . hopes to become a stenographer, and in her spare moments likes to practice typing . . . Yolo likes bicycle riding and considers football her fa- vorite sport. Q22 IOHNNY GIAMBRONE 59 Frederick Street General Course Gary has been very active during his four years in high school . . . he enjoys sports, so he became a member of the track, bowling, and baseball squads . . . he also belonged to the Orchestra, Band, and Essex County Or- chestra . . . his one desire is to play with a popular orchestra. MARY GIAMBRONE 59 Frederick Street Commercial Course Mary, a member of the Secretarial Club, con- siders shorthand and typing her favorite sub- jects and hopes some day to become a private secretary . . . her favorite pastime is dancing . . . she also enjoys tennis and swimming . . . basketball is her favorite sport . . . Mary col- lects old coins and also likes to read. ' ROBERT GIBLER 274 Ralph Street General Course Comes from a line of circus entertainers . . . that's why he comes through with flying colors . . . is quietiin a reserved sort of way . . . every inch of him spells good sport, clearly shown in his basketball playing . . . joined the track team . . . baseball and Bob have also come together. FRANCIS IOHN CILROY l26 Washington Avenue Commercial Course Francis enjoys many sports, mainly basketball, soccer, and baseball . . . his hobby is making airplanes . . . after graduating, Francis wants to be a shipping clerk . . . his favorite subject in school was bookkeeping. EDITH L. GIMBEL 373 loralemon Street Commercial Course What are little girls made of? . . . this one is made of pep, vim, and vigor . . . never a dull moment when Edith is around . . . one of her favorite sports is basketball . . . she joined the Hiking Club in her junior year . . . was a member of the German Club when she was a sophomore. KERMIT B. S. CIROWARD l38 Academy Street College Course Kerm came to Belleville High School after spending three and a half years at Rutherford . . . he was a student business chairman of The Ghost Train . . . he is interested in all sports and was on the baseball squad in his junior year . . . also in his junior year he was on the junior Prom Committee. KARL GOETTERT A 'l85 Cortlandt Street College, Course Karl came from Number One School . . . his high school activities were widely varied . . . they include Freshman Senate, Glee Club, two years in the Band, three years in'fl ie Orches- tra, four years in the Chess Club, and a repre- sentative of Belleville High in the Essex County Chorus in his last year. STANLEY GOGLIA 67 Harrison Street Commercial Course He is the leader of the band called the Rhy- thmaires that entertained his class-mates so well . . . he likes all outdoor sports . . . his fa- vorite indoor pastime is boxing . . . he likes to get a group of friends together and serenade people at night . . . he would like to study law. it K... X. .1 O O I U an I O I LLl .I .J D LLl .I lllgly Q. C ix K. li Of E ON F0 ON ..- LLI I l- IEAN A. GOSNINSKY 475 Washington Avenue General Course Known as leanie to all her friends . . . she spent her freshman year at Weequahic High School . . . being helpful and full of fun makes her easy to get along with . . . since coming here she has joined a number of clubs and was in the make-up division of the Senior Play . . . avoids people without a sense of humor. THOMAS GRAY 356 Stephens Street - Commercial Course Tom just doesn't know what he is going to do when he gets out of school, which isn't un- usual for many of us . . . is quite interested in football and basketball and is seen at most of our games . . . has been extremely quiet but has usually managed to be on hand when things were happening. CARMELLA MILDRED GRECCO 83 Carmer Avenue Commercial Course Here is a girl who does not like football games . . . on the other hand she enjoys basketball . . . goes to the movies quite often to see Richard Greene, but then who wouldn't . . . was a member of the Glee Club for three years . . . took part in an exhibition given by her gym class. THOMAS K. GROSCH 435 Cortlandt Street Commercial Course Tommy is recognized because of his small and squinty eyes . . . if you can think back three years, you will recognize him as a prominent Student Banker . .' . his favorite sport is basket- ball . . . it you want to find him just go push- ing thgough a crowd at a basketball game. There he'll e. 23g iv ANTHONY GUARDABASCIO 6l Magnolia Street Commercial Course Guardy, as he is called by his friends, wants to join the CCC's . . . in his spare time he finds time to collect foreign and old coins . . . he is fond of a great many sports, such as track, football, basketball, and wrestling. NICHOLAS GUARINO l9 Carmer Avenue General Course Nick has many friends because he is lively and full of fun . . . he is easy to get along with and is always smiling . . . model airplanes take a great deal of his time . . . Nick has plans of becoming an engineer and his pleasant dispo- sition is bound to help him in whatever he may undertake. l FRANK GUEST l8 Tremont Avenue College Course Frank's name may be well associated with roller skating, which is one of his favorite sports . . . his other favorite is basketball . . . his musical inclination was shown during his first two years, by belonging to the Band and Orchestra . . . Frank's name is one that is short enough not to warrant a nickname. DOROTHY E. GULDNER 52 De Witt Avenue General Course Dot, being interested in singing, joined the Glee Club . . . she excels in piano playing . . . intends to become a kindergarten teacher . . . her playing ability will help her very much . . . no matter what kind of a day it is, if there is a football game around Dot will always be there. Q24 ,. Aff!! .t lj ff, J If In :,1 V' . ,ff 2 yvtll ?,f'l'h ' . J ,Q LJOUISE I. HANCOCK Q96 Unioj Avenue Q Commercial Course Black wavy hair and big brown eyes . . . a smilethat makes frierids for Louise wherever sheygoes . . . in Asurxrner she loves to swim . . . in.ft e fall the'thi g she likes best to do is ,watch a good football game . . . her ambition is to become secretary to a good-looking man. FRANK HANLON I3 Bell Street Commercial Course He is a very quiet boy but can be very mis- chievous with very little incentive or on the spur of the moment . . . he has no special am- bition or plans for what he wants to do after he graduates, but he hopes whatever he does will be successful. RAYMOND V. HANRAHAN 337 Stephens Street General Course Ray is a quiet student, but not too quiet to make himself known, especially when he was in the Band in his freshman and sophomore years . . . we will remember when he played so ably at our football games . . . decided that he would like to print so he joined the Print- ing Club . . . played baseball and also joined the Taxidermy Club. ALICE IEAN HART 32 Fairview Place College Course A helpful and pleasing little miss . . . cheerful and always willing to lend a hand . . . she has been secretary of her freshman and senior classes . . . main interests run toward any- thing musical . . . she was a member of the International High School Artists Society . . . has won a woman's ping pong tournament . . . aspiration to be a teacher. ERNEST HANSELL 208 Holmes Street College Course Ernie is a fellow who gets a lot of fun out of life . . . he has that personality which appeals to everyone . . . Ernie's real ambition is to be an orchestra leader . . . he spends his leisure hours banging away on his drums in which he takes great interest . . . success is headed in his direction. ELEANORE MARIORIE HEIM IO Campbell Avenue Commercial Course Eleanore's middle name is Swing . she is iust c-r-a-z-y about Benny Goodman . . . her main hobby is collecting records of her fa- vorite orchestras . . . she has more Benny Goodman recordings than Benny himself . . . the Art Club has Eleanore for a member as well as the executive staff of the ivlonad. ROBERT I. HEIMRICH Sl Essex Street College C0uI'Se Robert seems to be shy, but don't let that fool you . . . the boy really is fun and has a sense of humor . . . he was a member of our Band and has shown interest in photography . . . Robert has his mind made up on being an elec- trician . . . you know, Robert, nothing succeeds like success. SHIRLEY HELLRING l6 May Street Commercial Course Shirley, known to her friends as Sherry, is tak- ing a commercial course . . . she attended Irvington and Weequahic High Schools for two years, and came to Belleville in her junior year . . . since coming to Belleville she has joined the Secretarial, German, and News Clubs . . . her pet worry is school, and her hobby is art. GRACE IUNE HILL 34l Little Street General Course Known as june to her friends, she moved from Roxbury High School of Succasunna, New jer- sey, in her senior year . . . she was Art Editor of their school newspaper for two years . . . her hobbies are art and music . . . Iune's plans for the future are unknown to us but we are sure she will make out well. MURIEL G. HIRSCH 539 loralemon Street General Course Muriel spent her first year in Evander Childs High School, coming to Belleville as a sopho- more . . . during her high school years, she be- longed to the German Club, Debate Club, Monad Club and Library Staff . . . upon finishf ing school she expects to take up business ad- ministration. KENNETH HOAGLAND 30 Garden Avenue General Course Ken, as his pals call him, is a rabid amateur radio fan and has been assigned his amateur radio station call by the Federal Radio Com- mission . . . this call is WZLMA . . . he was also on the Sound and Light Committee of the Senior Play as a technical adviser. ROBERT E. HODGSON 5l Essex Street College Course Hodge's favorite sports are football, swimming and outboard motoring . . . he claims women are fickle, but still-we wonder what he really thinks . . . his spare time is spent in his work- shop and driving an automobile . . . Hodge is planning to become a salesman and there is no doubt about his making the grade. 250 DOROTHEA M. HOLLAND I8 Bridge Street Commercial Course Dorothy came to Belleville High from St. Peter's Commercial in l937 . . . dancing is her fa- vorite sport, and she really can swing it . . , some of her school activities were belonging to the German Club and the Bowling Club . . . she is agreeable and quiet-but does have a mind of her own. CHARLES HOLLWEG l8 Hornblower Avenue General Course Bud, an outstanding football star, was co-cap- tain of the football team during his senior year . . . he has played on the varsity for three years . . . he also was outstanding on the track team . . . Bud wants to continue his football career in college and has the ambition of be- coming an All-American football player some day. IANE HORGAN l87 joralemon Street College Course lane, an attractive and very athletic girl, is called Porky by her friends . . . give lane a basketball and she's satisfied . . . lane can also handle a rifle and bowling ball well . . . she was associated with the German, Hostess, Cam- era and Monad Clubs . . . a member of the Monad executive staff. CLARA F. HORNAK 52 Fairview Place Commercial Course Clara is a good sport, and when it comes to fun, well, let it go at that . . . whenever Clara is not.at home you'lI find her sitting at the movies . . . she may someday be a second Lily Pons . . . tennis is her favorite sport . . . her name is often shortened to Clair. Q26 LORRAINE ROBERTA HOUSMAN 82 Malone Avenue College Course Lorraine may be listed with the most intelligent of her class . . . a likable girl who has taken part in all school activities, her favorites being dramatics and debating . . . her hatred for baseball is balanced by her enthusiasm for div- ing . . . Lorraine expects to enter a school for dietetics next year. FISCHER HUDSON 88 Magnolia Street General Course Fischer would like to follow in Doug Corriganls footsteps . . . he is very much interested in aviation and when he leaves school he would like to take up flying . . . for this reason his hobby is modeling airplanes . . . he also likes football and playing hockey. BLOSSOM HUIZER 239 joralemon Street College Course An unusual name for an unusual girl . . . a tall and languid typical Dutchman with a de- termined will of her own . . . a Student Banker in her freshman year . . . she ioined a number of clubs and was on the Property Com- mittee for the Senior Play . . . a member of the executive staff of the Monad. FRANK HUNTER 135 Bremond Street Commercial Course Frank graduated from Number Five School . . . when he came to the high school he was very quiet and reserved . . . he still is today . . . is interested in radio and aviation . . . he would like to study to be an aeronautical engineer . . . likes basketball and baseball, which he says are the best sports to watch. , I HELEN MARIE HURLEY 86 Malone Avenue Commercial Course Helen is an attractive lrish girl with laughing eyes and a friendly smile . . . if outbursts of temper cloud her cheerfulness, they are for- gotten iust as quickly as they were started . . . in her serious moments she is unable to con- quer her humorous attitude . . . a more agree- able companion would be hard to find. BERNICE DONNA HUYLER 64 Ligham Street Commercial Course Bunny does much and does it well . . . she is musically inclined, has a great liking for art, and wishes to become a bookkeeper . . . she is always ambitious . . . would like to visit Ohio again . . . likes to play ping-pong . . . considers dancing her best hobby . . . she is a member of the Hostess Club. MARIORIE E. INGS 467 Franklin Avenue Commercial Course Smart as a whip . . . gay as a mocking bird . . . happy as a lark . . . personality and then some . . . a president here and a secretary there . . . dancing is her idea of fun in one room and out the other . . . answers on the spur of the moment . . . she also has a nick- name, Margie. CLEM IPPOLITO 97 Magnolia Street General Course Clement graduated from Number Four School . . . he came to the high school, a quiet and serious young man . . . he is an ardent follower of photography, which he says is America's fastest growing hobby . . . taking pictures oc- cupies most of his spare time . . . after he leaves school he hopes to become a guitarist. DOROTHY WHEELER IRWIN 57 Division Avenue College Course Dot took part in the Glee Club during her first three years in high school . . . applied music the first and third years, and music theory and harmony the third year . . . al- together this goes to prove that Dot is a lover of music . . . her favorite sport is bicycling . . . her hobby is music . . . her desire is to succeed with her music. AGNES IACKSON 28 DeWitt Avenue Commercial Course Some call her Agnes and some call her Nancy . . . she is a tall, quiet girl whose constant dread is history, or so it seems . . . Nancy likes to go to football and basketball games, al- though her favorite sports are dancing and ice hockey . . . aims to be a good secretary. RONALD IACOMB 350 DeWitt Avenue College Course Ronald came from Number Three School after spending several years at Number Five School . . . in high school he was a member of the Camera, Radio, and Chess Clubs and a member of the chess team in his fourth year . . . he hopes to become a radio engineer. GEORGE IOHNSON 21 Stephens Street General Course Ceorge's favorite subject is printing . . . wants to become a butcher after graduating . . . likes basketball, swimming and skating best of all sports . . . he dislikes ladies' hats . . . he has- sudden bursts of wisdom after frequent quiet interludes. 27g PETER IOHNSON, IR. 29l Belleville Avenue Commercial Course ln the line of sports, basketball heads the list as far as Pete is concerned . . . after he grad- uates he wants to loin the Navy and see the world . . . his pet hate is teachers . . . belongs to the Secretarial Club and likes to build model airplanes in his spare time. , V 5 A ,Jwjf-2 MARIAN ,' -7 lO Brighton Avenuef N-ommerci Cour V V7 Marian has belonged to th iiiiytarx , lub, Glee Club,' appella Ch J the Jlnterna- I tional Artis cietyvy,-, . she has oy' amx bition: -toffn a success of her singing . . . AQ she is headed in she. ight eciion . . . likes-5-1,-be' dancing and Ser pet h l iwgr' ' ceited peopleg! N 'W' ' ARLINE ESTELLE IONES 49 Hornblower Avenue Commercial Course When it comes to sports, it's ice skating for Smiley . . . whenever she is not at home you will always find her in the movies . . . her great ambition is to become a bookkeeper . . . her spirits are always up, and a smile on her face tells us her nickname is Smiley. ELEANOR M. IONES 69 Honiss Street Commercial Course Eleanor-Ellen as she is known to most of her friends-is taking a commercial course . . . during her years in high school, she has been an active member of the Clee Club . . . her pet worry is history, which she just can't un- derstand . . . she enioys basketball, tennis, dancing and baseball . . . is a good athlete. g28 MARGARET IONES 40 Perry Street Commercial Course Peggy has a beautiful voice and will accomplish something in the near future . . . she was a member of the Glee Club for two years . . . ambition: to learn to pilot a plane . . . she likes ice skating and horses . . . enioys hiking and tennis . . . pet hate is people who talk a lot and don't say much. IRENE IORDAN 48 Walnut Street Commercial Course Happy as the day is long . . . merry as the time goes on . . . singing, singing all the while . , . doing much and doing it well . . . drawing is her favorite hobby . . . considers stenography her one ambition . . . Rene is a member of the Hostess Club. HERMAN E. KALUZER l89 Cortlandt Street General Course Herman's frankness has won him many friends . . . indulges in most sports and dancing once in awhile . . . main interest is playing the drums for the school band and orchestra . . . Dutch has blond hair and blue eyes . . . school days have been delightful ones for him. IOSEPH I. KAPLUS Zi Clinton Street Commercial Course joseph is a quiet boy and has a friendly, na- tural way . . . spends his spare time drawing and collecting stamps . . . all sports interest him and he backs up our teams very enthus- iastically . . . we don't know what he is going to do next year, but we wish him the best of luck. ROBERT KASTNER I89 joralemon Street College Course Bob, as he is called by his fellow Seniors, is quite active in the Bowling Club, where he is very often seen making strikes . . . in addition he! is a representative in the Senate . . . hopes to further his education in college taking up engineering. ' DANIEL I. KEATING 322 Stephens Street Commercial Course Dan is a quiet, unassuming person, but what a surprise he will give you . . . he is a very pop- ular, keen-witted fellow, a grand sport and full oflfun . . . everyone's friend . . . he likes all the sports and yet never forgets his books. 1 RITA VIRGINIA KENNEDY 63 De Witt Avenue College Course Rita graduated from School Number Eight . . . a member of the French and Dramatic Clubs in her sophomore year . . . the junior Prom Com- mittee in her third year . . . Camera Club, Senior Play Properties Committee, Dramatic Club and Senior Senate in her fourth year . . . she was also secretary of the Monad Club. SHIRLEY MAE KINTZING 43 Rossmore Place College Course Better known as Shirl . . . extremely well- dressed in the height of fashion . . . one of the leading characters in the Senior Play . . . Shirley takes part in many school activities, such as dramatics, art, Monad Club, Forensic League and Student Banking . . . likes sports, football and basketball particularly. I' LUCILLE M. KIRBY l8 Howard Place College Course For three years her voice mingled with those in the Glee Club . . . the Sophomore Senate will recognize her as one of its members . . . she also lent a helping hand to the Sophomore I'-lop . . . full of fun, fearless, and frank . . . behind the mask of deviltry, you'll find a girl who intends to become a doctor. ANDREW KLINKO 56 Wallace Street Course known is very work he has many friends and is very fond . Andrew will go far and our for success go with him. C DORIS W. KNAPP 168 Tappan Avenue Commercial Course Short and sweet, blond hair and hazel eyes . . . this is the way to describe Doris . . . loves football and is always ready to whirl around the dance floor . . . ambitious enough to join the Glee Club, Monad Club, Hostess Club and Costume Committee of the Senior Play. HELEN VIRGINIA KNOBEL 472 De Witt Avenue Commercial Course One swell girl with a smile for all . . . tall, with brown hair and brown eyes . . . an all- around pal and a dependable person . . . made a very capable Freshman representative , . . some call her Stony, but don't let the name deceive you . . . likes ice skating, golfing, bas- ketball games and knuckle-cracking. 29' I HORACE F. KNOX 266 De Witt Avenue College Course Horace is a very dashing fellow . . . full of tricks and pranks . . . he is a grand sport and has hosts of friends . . . he is extremely fond of sports, never missing a game . . . he takes part in all the activities of the school . . . when he finishes his schooling, Horace wants to go in for engineering KATHERINE KONDRECK l43 Ralph Street Commercial Course Katherine is a good-natured, quiet girl . . . known to her friends as Kay . . . for three years she has been a member of our Clee Club . . . her hobby is collecting old coins . . . Kay's ambition is to become a successful nurse, and we know she will make the grade. KONRAD ' Commercial Course enjoys sin 'ng an which has ent ta at the many' S. .t k n in the annual spring o t for our Wes wants to go to c e e and the ministry . . . he belon to the and International High School Artists l moms HARRIET KoPsKY 306 Washington Avenue Commercial Course Everyone should know Doris because her picture often graces the newspapers as a champion bicycle rider . . . being a very athletic girl, she enjoys swimming, horseback riding and danc- ing . . . nicknamed Ducky, she plans to further her education and then become a gym teacher. Q30 LOUIS M. KREISMER, IR. l35 Forest Street College Course This talented young lad is very musically inclined . . . belongs to the Glee Club, the Orchestra and the high school Band . . . besides that he has an orchestra all his own . . . l am sure we will all agree that this fellow will go far in the field of music. CHESTER KUCHINSKI 79 Ciless Avenue General Course Chet is one of our outstanding athletes . . . he played an important part in the success of last year's football team . . . he also participated in basketball, baseball and golf, and belonged to the various school teams . . . Chet's ambition is to go to college and prepare himself for business. IOHN KWATOSKY 76 Little Street College Course lohn is very ambitious . . . desires to become a Diesel engineer . . . hopes to be able to go to Georgia Tech after leaving high school . . . favorite pastime is photography and he has been successful in developing many of his own pictures . . . john is a member of the Drama- tics Club and worked on the Senior Play staff. LOUIS LA BADIA l42 Heckel Street Commercial Course Commonly called Louie, he is a very friendly fellow with dark hair and eyes . . . known among his fellow classmates as a good sport . . . a very fine conversationalist . . . hobbies include collecting rare coins and stamps and listening to Tommy Dorsey's Swing Band. FRED LANZA ll4 Brighton Avenue General Course Did you say quiet? . . . never . . . always full of fun . . . fond of all sports, especially football and basketball and may be seen sitting along the sidelines cheering at all games . . . is so inter- ested in printing that he's determined to con- tinue with it as his trade. DOROTHY ELEANOR LATERZA 747 Washington Avenue Commercial Course Dot is of medium height, has black hair, brown eyes, and loves to sing . . . for this reason she was in the Cilee Club for three years . . . her pet hate is history . . . she likes to play basketball, watch a football game, and go roller skating. IOHN I. LAWLOR li High Street Commercial Course john is a rather quiet boy, not heard from much, but-well, when he is heard from everybody knows it . . . he seems to do well and to take an interest in all activities of the school . . . his plans for the future are unknown to us . . . we are sure, however, that he will have the success he deserves. - IRENE S. LEININGER i65 Stephens Street Commercial Course A rather quiet girl with a subtle sense of humor . . . Irene is liked by many . . . she likes foot- ball and sports and especially enjoys basketball . . . Irene rates high in her studies . . . her hobby is collecting trinkets . . . her ambition is to be successful in designing clothes. THOMAS LEONARD 43 Wilson Place Commercial Course Tommy Leonard-a care-free, witty, friendly fellow-was president of the Bachelor's Club . . . in addition he was a member of the Fresh- man Senate, Secretarial Club, Clee Club, where he displayed his fine baritone voice, and was also a school banker in his junior year . . . his pet hobby is eating and Tom is mighty proud of it. IRVING LEVINE 64 Cortlandt Street College Course A tall, studious young man who keeps up with his studies and still finds time to take part in school activities . . . member of the Band and Orchestra during his freshman year . . . after graduating he hopes to become a cadet at West Point . . . in his spare time he likes a good game of basketball. l ELEANOR M. LEWIS 26 Academy Street General Course Eleanor is the poetess in our senior class, es- pecially in boring classes . . . active in school activities, particularly dances because El is really a great iitterbug . . . took part in the Monad Club . . . has one of the nicest personalities among us, which will aid her in her chosen profession of nursing. RALPH P. LILORE, IR. 22 King Street Commercial Course Ralph has shown us how to be a real classmate . . . was in the Photography Club, on the junior Prom Committee, and played baseball in the last three Years . . . was voted treasurer of the lunior Class . . . has been named on the Honor Roll and shows promise of his attaining his ambition to become a lawyer. 31g ALVIN W. LINKE l74 Linden Avenue College Course Meet Alvin Linke . . . takes pride in his flashy iand we do mean flashyl dress . . . has a passion for the art of conversation . . . Alvin is a member of the Camera Club . . . learned to like mechanical drawing so well that he may be teaching it soon . . . good luck. THOMAS H. LOCKWOOD 355 Stephens Street Commercial Course Tommy graduated from Number Nine School, and upon entering the portals of Belleville High School went in for freshman basketball . . . this is his favorite sport . . . when he is not participating, he enjoys watching a good, fast game of it . . . in his third year Tommy was on the junior Prom Committee . . . his hobby is photography. GLORIA ALBERTA LOESSER 26 Mertz Avenue College Course Gloria came from Glen Ridge to Belleville, where she attended Number Three School . . . from freshman to senior, she took part in many activities . . . a Banker for two years, assembly and Band color guard . . . later became one of our peppiest cheerleaders . . . her portrayal of Elsie Winthrop in the Senior Play had much to do with its success. CLARA C. LOMBARDI 96 Passaic Avenue General Course Claire to her friends . . . a girl very active in all kinds of sports . . . a grand cheerleader for two years . . . Claire took part in many of our school activities: dramatics, Hiking Club and junior Prom Committee . . . her favorite sports are football and basketball . . . she loves to dance and swim. Q32 GRACE F. LONIE 175 New Street Commercial Course Grace is very clever and full of fun, but there is some streak of seriousness in her . . . she would like to be a secretary . . . Grace was Freshman and Sophomore Class representative and in the Glee Club three years . . . she likes to go ice skating, bicycle riding and dancing. HELEN R. LOWENBERG l2l Smallwood Avenue Commercial Course Great things come in small packages . . . l4O words a minute is her speed achieved in short- hand . . . active Senate member and Student Banker . . . always to be relied upon . . . call her Raffles, and you will be taken by her approving grin . . . takes to people and they take to her . . . loves singing . . . eagerly joins as fourth in any quartet . . . obliging in every way . RUTH G. LUNDY 384 Stephens Street Commercial Course Musically inclined . . . Ruth was a member of our high school Glee Club for four years . . . her one ambition is to go farther into the field of music . . . Ruth was one of the students sent to represent Belleville in the Essex County Chorus . . . served on the junior Prom Re- freshment Committee. SADIE P. LYNAS 36 Oak Street Commercial Course Sadie wants to go to Europe in her later life and study singing . . . she has shown an interest in this work by belonging to the Glee Club for the past three years . . . she has sung for us during many of our assembly programs, and her voice is very pleasant to our ears. NAN M. MacBRAYNE 607 loralemon Street General Course Nan attended Kearny High School for three years, where she was active in school clubs and sports . . . in her senior year at Belleville High she was prominent on the Senior Play Commit- tee . . . upon graduating Nan is to enter a business field as a stenographer or tvoist . . . here's hoping her good spirit carries her through. EDWARD MacGREGOR 54 Wallace Street Commercial Course The boys call him Skeeball but the girls call him Eddie . . . he is a short, blond fellow with a quiet disposition and known to be fair and square at all times . . . his favorite pastime is bowling . . . Ed is good at all sports and belongs to the Emenons Baseball Club. EVELYN I. MAGUIRE l72 Holmes Street Commercial Course Evelyn is affectionately known as Mickey . . . she is taking a commercial course . . . her pet worry is school, and she will be very glad when she graduates . . . her favorite orchestra leader is Sammy Kaye . . . favorite screen stars are Alice Faye and Tyrone Power. MARGARET E. MALLINSON 5 Overlook Avenue General Course Marge has been an active girl during her four years in high school . . . served on the Iunior Prom, Sophomore Hop, and Senior Play Com- mittees . . . was a member of the Glee, Secre- tarial, Hiking, Monad, and Hostess Clubs . . . her main ambition is to be a journalist. IOHN MALLOY 262 Hornblower Avenue Commercial Course Mike, as his friends know him, was a graduate of School Number Three . . . in high school he participated in the Freshman Senate, Clee Club, football, basketball . . . was a Banker in his junior and senior years . . . favorite hobby is roller skating, at which he is better than average. ARTHUR HERBERT MARTIN 35 Van Reyper Place College Course He is popularly known as Hemmie . . . was a member of the Camera and Monad Clubs in his senior year . . . worked for the Senior Play as one of the Property Committee . . . is a cox- swain in the Nereid Boat Club of Belleville . . . intends studying engineering after gradua- tion. ROBERT MARTIN ZO5 DeWitt Avenue Commercial Course Robert, another sports fan, likes both to see and play several sports . . . he played on the football team in his first and second years, and on the baseball team in his third year . . . Bob wants to be a court reporter, toward which he hfas extended his best efforts in stenography c ass. FREDERICK FALLOWS MASE 3ll Washington Avenue College Course Fred came to Belleville High School in his junior year . he had formerly gone to Newark Academy . . . during his two years here he has ioined the Monad and Camera Clubs . . . Fred is a very studious and quiet fellow . . . is in- terested in the study of medicine . . . hopes to enter that field in later life. 335 DOLORES E. MAZZEO l35 Smallwood Avenue College Course A young lass interested in both music and foreign languages . . . these are her majors . . . her ambition is to be an interpreter . . . a mem- ber of the Glee Club . . . was a Senate repre- sentative in her sophomore year . . . we all ad- mire her ability and wish her good luck. ROSE M. MCCABE 220 Greylock Parkway General Course A quiet, demure girl . . . takes an interest in art and hopes to continue in this field after she leaves high school . . . has a great liking for dogs and owns one herself . . . in the sports field she enioys baseball and can be seen at all baseball games. MARGARET L. McCANN 136 Belleville Avenue Commercial Course They call her Peggy . . . a girl with personality and most everything that goes with it . . . Petite with short, dark, curly hair . . . Peggy likes to play basketball and dance . . . she was a member of the German and Secretarial Clubs . . . she intends to become a secretary. PAUL F. MCDONNELL, IR. 390 Cortlandt Street Commercial Course Known as Mac to his friends . . . he was in- terested in shop during his freshman year . . . while in the Dramatic Club he played Bergamin in the play called Romancers . . . he is of medium height, with blue eyes and brown hair . . . likes Camelot and is a great player. Q34 GEORGE I. McKAY 282 Ralph Street Commercial Course Sooky McKay wants to be a physical education instructor . . . his interests in basketball and track for the past four years proved that . . . has been in the class senate for the past two years, and this year became treasurer . . . was on the junior Prom Committee in his iunior year and a Student Banker as a Sophomore. GEORGE I. McNALLY I2 Howard Place College Course just like a boy . . . Casey is always cutting up in class . . . you chemistry people know what is meant . . . a good worker and a great friend to all . . . can always be found at basketball games . . . after furthering his education, George plans to become a chemist, and you will never find a better one. HENRY McNEAL 202 Greylock Parkway Commercial Course Bud, as he is known by his friends, was gradu- ated from Number Five School . . . Bud did not have much time to take part in our school activities because he was our clerk after school in the National . . . wherever you see Bud you will see his Plymouth coupe . . . even though it gets stuck every once in a while in the snow, he still wouldn't part with it. GRACE M. MEADE l24 Bell Street Commercial Course Gracie, a very gracious red-head, was excep- tionally smart in her four years of high school . . . made the Honor Roll continually . . . out- side activities included Hiking, Secretarial, Hos- tess Clubs, and junior Prom Committee . . . she would like to further her education by attending a commercial school. NANCY M. MECCIA 258 Mill Street Commercial Course Do you like friendly people? . . . if you do you'll like Nancy . '. . anyone with such a friendly personality is usually found well- weighted down with many school activities, and that is just the way we find Nancy . . . has participated in Glee Club, Hostess Club and many others . . . outstanding desire is to be a good secretary. BETTE MEMMOTT 56 Essex Street College Course Bette's favorite sport is football, even though she says she is unable to play it . . . in her sophomore year she was in the Senate and was on the committee for the Sophomore Hop . . . she is also interested in basketball . . . Bette belonged to the Dramatic Club and was a Stu- dent Banker. , LORRAINE MERCER 29 Ralph Street Commercial Course Reasoning deductively is usually a satisfactory method of thought and one way to begin on Lorraine . . . many girls have quiet, calm per- sonalities . . . personalities are always inter- esting . . . Lorraine is a girl of this type, there- fore interesting . . . her friendliness has bal- anced her school life with many social activities. ALICE E. MEYER l8l New Street Commercial Course This lovely, languid girl is fond of sports . . . plays tennis well and enjoys basketball . . . has done outstanding work in our art department . . . was an active member of our Monad Club . . . enjoys singing and so joined the Glee Club . . . ambition is to be a secretary. WILSON MILLER 337 Main Street General Course Wilson is a quiet sort of fellow who has proved himself a top-notcher among radio amateurs . . . he enjoys music and likes to beat out a catchy rhythm on a drum . . . he, like most boys, enjoys fishing . . , Wilson is headed for a very successful future and surely deserves it. ETHEL K. MILLWARD I9 Essex Street Commercial Course Ethel is a quiet, conservative, girl-one who, without fail, sticks to her own conclusions . . . an excellent artist . . . during her school years took art as an extra activity . . . Ethel has exquisite taste in dress . . . has hosts of friends . . . loves ice hockey as a sport. IOHN F. MONAGHAN 64 Union Avenue Commercial Course One of our football stars . . . known about town as lrish john or Big john . . . goes in for sports and a good time . . . very popular fellow . . . john played right guard on our football teams . . . favorite hobby is golfing . . . likes basket- ball too . . . he's a whiz at dancing, girls. LOYOLA E. MOORE 25 Beech Street General Course Has been in Belleville ever since she was a child . . . graduated from Number Five School . . . Loyola likes belonging to high school groups such as Latin and Monad Clubs . . . enjoys horseback riding . . . Loyola hopes to become a nurse when she graduates from. high school. 35' DONALD D. MORELAND 23 jefferson Street College Course Donald, known as Don, is taking a college course . . . his pet worry is book reports . . . in fact he hates them . . . his hobby is model building, at which he is very good and has finished several excellent models . . . has a sense of humor which belies his quiet looks. BETTY M. MORGAN l3O William Street Commercial Course Bet has musical inclinations . . . entering high school, she immediately took her talent to the Clee Club . . . was an active member there for three years . . . participated in the annual musi- cal shows and several assembly programs . . . in her junior year Betty served on the Prom Committee. HARRY A. MUELLER, IR. I89 Holmes Street College Course Nicknamed Ham as a youngster, the name stuck . . . a not very tall, blond-haired youth . . . was the able president of our lvlonad Club . . . has served on committees for the freshman dances . . . also helped out with the Senior Play. LIBBY A. NACCA 91 Ralph Street Commercial Course Libby is a quiet girl . . . she is a swell sport and likes social dancing and athletics . . . her pet dislike is homework . . . art work and the Senior Senate were the main activities in her senior year . . . she belongs to the Basketball Stars, a well-known team outside of school. Q36 CARMELA M. NARDI l5 Acme Street General Course She's called Millie . . . is reserved, but behind that front, she is the kind of girl we all like . . . she is fun to be with . . . her intention in life is to become a nurse, which is well suited to her . . . she is a member of the Sec- retarial Club. DOROTHY MAY NEWTON 35 Davidson Street Commercial Course Dot-our young bride in the Senior Play, The Ghost Train -is musically inclined . . . she was in the Glee Club, Band ond Orchestra . . . she was in the Senate during her sophomore and junior years . . . a well-known Banker for three years . . . she also was interested in dra- matics and public speaking. g l HELEN ELIZABETH NIED .A 277 Stephens Street College Course Helen is a quiet, friendly person with ambition to do school work . . . she entered Belleville High in her sophomore year after attending schools in Port lervis . . . Helen enjoys watching most sports, her favorite being baseball . . . an easy-going disposition with a sense of humor makes up her rsonalityf If 5 I E fl if ,Qfrxf will? a , ff-5161 j.,,w4 . . l 'rnzoookz A. NIEWIADINMS 35 Harrison Stree General Course Ted is a nser tive ,rt of fellow . . . he doesn't t unt' right time comes and then aw rd . . . his hobbies are music a sports . . . h likes good food, fun, and girls who do not wear a lot of war paint . . . he was a member of the Orchestra. ANTHONY NICRO 689 Mill Street Commercial Course Anthony, known as Tony, is taking a commer- cial course . . . his chief ambition is to go to business college and to become an executive later . . . his pet worry is English class . . . he likes to read all kinds of books and magazines . . . his hobby is basketball. ARTHUR NOBILE 70 Nolton Street College Course Arthur is a quiet type of fellow . . . never lets a chance for a pun slide by . . . is friendly and sociable . . . has won many friendships through his love of music iincidentally he plays a snappy saxl and his very pleasing personality . . . has been active in many school affairs. IOHN 0'GRADY l36 Hornblower Avenue College Course Tall, blond, and curly-haired . . . looking not at all like the Irishman his name indicates . . . but with a disposition and sense of humor that are completely typical . . . has succeeded in mystifying and entertaining his classmates with the extremely difficult throat-whistle . . . came to Belleville High from Port jervis High in New York. ' IOHN OLDHAM l32 William Street Commercial Course Chick, as his pals call him, shows the serious side of his nature when such is needed, but usually he is jolly,and cheerful, walking around with a smile . . . in his senior year he joined the Bachelor's Club . . . his favorite sport is basketball which he enjoys along with dancing on the social side. THOMAS W. OWENS 283 Little Street College Course Tommy is a conservative young fellow whose bright smile gives vitality to the person he greets . . . he takes a great interest in his school work . . . his intelligence, initiative and pleasant personality should help him accomplish his ambition of attaining his goal at Newark Technical College . . . Tom's favorite hobbies are all sports and photography. RALPH PALMISANO 73 Lake Street General Course lf Ralph had his way he would make school a place where dancing and newspaper reading are major subjects . . . he can always be seen with a newspaper in his hand, and he makes a thorough study of each day's news . . . is also an ardent baseball fan. l ALICE SYLVIA PAPARTIS 277' Stephens Street Commercial Course A very active girl who goes in for many sports . . . in the winter-time skiing and ice skating take up much of her time . . . in the summer Alice turns to swimming and other summer sports . . . she also likes to bowl . . . this year she is in the Camera Club. CHARLES PAPOLIC 2l Clinton Street College Course Charles is an ambitious young fellow who is contemplating entering college to further his education . . . just what one has not been de- cided upon yet . . . appearance is always neat and his tone of voice soft . . . main interest lies in music and not in sports, which is un- usual . . . he is a participant in the Latin Club activities. 37g -l 1 I-ui l VICTORIA PARILLO 423 loralemon Street Commercial Course A little bundle of pep and nerves whose energy never runs out . . . she has an attractive per- sonality . . . her popularity is great . . . school work has been an important part of her life . . . she has wavy, black hair and dark eyes . . . Vic's favorite activities are reading, dancing and hiking. CHRISTINA M. PARISE 357 Main Street Commercial Course An invigorating young miss, whose dark tresses and fingernails are her pride and ioy . . . her appearance is neat and she is the picture of health . , . there is a friendly greeting on her lips when you come in contact with Chris . . . her favorite enjoyments are dancing and movies. SARAH PASCAL 22 Prospect Street Commercial Course Sadie is a quiet, friendly girl who takes an active part in school activities . . .of these dramatics is the favorite . . . is also very in- terested in two hobbies, taking snapshots of people and dancing . . .her ambition for the future is to become a stenographer. BETTY PATRICK ' 45 Essex Street College Course Pat's ambition seems to be to spend the next six to eight years in college . . . first, she wants to go to Columbia University and then to the New York Conservatory of Music where she will continue her studies in music . . . Pat was a member of the Glee Club and Chess Club. Q38 ADOLPH PAUL 36 Columbus Avenue Commercial Course Adolph graduated from Number Eight and then came to Belleville High School where he was very active in baseball and basketball during his high school career . . . his hobby is ath- letics and his best enjoyment is found in being active in all sports . . . his ambition is to be- come a traveling salesman. BETTY PAUL 273 Ralph Street College Course Betty is interested in all sports and likes to participate in them . . . she appears to be a quiet but friendly person with an interest in everyone . . . Betty likes school and hopes to go on and study bookkeeping after graduation . . . too much homework is her pet hate at the present. THERESA I. PELOSI 45 Naples Avenue Commercial Course Tess likes to go swimming on hot summer days and likes to go bicycle riding on Saturdays or after school . . . she also likes to see well- known bands in person, then dance to their swing music , . . Tess wants to be a good sec- retary, and her perseverance gives good promise that she will. MARGARET A. PELZ 375 Union Avenue Commercial Course Peggy may be classed as one of the sweetest blondes in school . . . she has been active in both scholastic and social activities, such as Secretarial Club and dance committees . . . as a spectator, Peg prefers football . . . as a partic- ipant, it is dancing . . . her pet hate is bleached blondes, and it's no wonder! X 4- - r I ' 1 I ARTHUR I. PETERSON l Marion Place General Course Bebe is a very nonchalant fellow who does not worry too much about his school studies or marks . . . baseball and football, in which he likes to participate or watch, are his favorite sports . . . he proudly admits his pet hate is women. DONALD H. PETERSON I7 Van Houten Place College Course Donald came to us from Number Eight School . . . for three years he encouraged the thrifti- ness of his classmates by being Student Banker . . . in his senior year he joined the Stamp and Bowling Clubs . . . Don aided his class in mak- ing a success of The Ghost Train by partic- ipating on the Advertising Committee. ff 1 if i . cr: .ag.,A-f ' f-UO STEPHEN PETRO, IR. 298 Greylock Parkway College Course Steve is 39's contribution to the Actor's Guild . , , portraying in the Senior Play the part of Saul Hodgkins, the old station-master, he was exceptionally good . . . he is a very fine speaker and has on special occasions taken charge of an assembly program . . . in addition he is pres- ident of Home Room 307. FLORENCE PETTI 47 Mitchell Street General Course Short and sweet . . . dislikes science . . . fa- vorite subiect is French . . . great ambition is traveling . . . her years in Belleville High al- ways to be remembered . . . pet phrase is, Oh, my, all the homework l have . . . tennis and swimming are her favorite sports. MARGARET L. PFENNIG l74 Delavan Avenue Commercial Course Nicknamed Marge . . . likes skating and bas- ketball . . . considers science her favorite study and belongs to the Science Club . . . Marge's ambition is to be a stenographer . . . she is al- ways happy, very active, likes to sing and dance . . . belonged to the Glee Club for a year. MARGUERITE F. PICOTTA l54 Brighton Avenue General Course Marguerite is a small, dark-haired girl, known to her friends as jackie . . . her favorite sports include horseback riding, swimming and ice- skating . . . homework is lackie's pet dislike . . . she has a great ambition to become a nurse or an air-hostess after leaving high school. IAMES A. PITRELLI 44 May Street College Course lim came from Number Ten School . . . his hobby is magic . . . rifles interested him and he ioined the Rifle Club in his second year . . . his participation on the junior Senate and on the Advertising Committee of The Ghost Train, indicates an interest in the activities of the school. EDITH PLUNKETT l7 Terrace Place Commercial Course Snooks, a good-natured girl, is very nonchalant and always ready to burst into a hearty laugh with you . . . she loves to dance and is really a swing-loving jitterbug . . . besides this she is greatly interested in basketball and tennis . . . her gay personality makes you like her at once. 39g I ELEANOR L. PORCELLI 79 Heckel Street Commercial Course If the Seniors didn't know her, they would mistake Eleanor for a Freshman, as she is a very little girl, five feet in height . . . despite her petiteness, Eleanor is very enthusiastic . . . at present, nothing can stop her . . . she is a member of the Secretarial and Monad Clubs. NICHOLAS PORECCO 63 Sandford Place College Course A very handsome chap known as Nick . . . he has many, many friends and is well-known be- cause of his love of pranks, fun and the like . . . he takes part in all the school activities and goes in strongly for sports, especially for basketball and football. EDWARD POST l43 Forest Street General Course Eddie has been a working man ever since he graduated from School Number Five . . . he's a good driver and turned his skill into a profit- able enterprise . . . his marks have been con- sistent all through school, and he will make his way in whatever business he decides to enter. DOROTHY E. POWELL l58 Stephens Street Commercial Course Dot is a very lively and friendly girl who likes to chat with her friends . . . she enjoys all sports but prefers swimming, dancing, and tennis . . . she finds it hard to choose between her chief ambitions, to be a secretary or a tele- phone operator. g4O F3 WILLIAM F. PROPHET 306 Little Street College Course Bill has had a busy musical high school life . . . member of the Band and Orchestra as a Freshman, he remained a member of these or- ganizations for four years . . . sang in the Glee Club when a sophomore and later in the All- State Chorus . . . he also distinguished himself in the All-State Band when a senior. STANLEY ROBERT RADLER 74 DeWitt Avenue General Course Stan graduated to high school from School Number Eight . . . his greatest interest is in all kinds of sports, his favorite being swimming . . . he was a Student Banker during his last year . . . Stan graduates with a consistently good record behind him. LOIS P. RAFTER 93 Rossmore Place College Course Lois, our stunning drum-major, is known and admired by everyone . . . Skipper is her favorite nickname because, as she says, it has a boaty air about it . . . a member of the Riding, Camera, Monad and Glee Clubs . . . has a smile that charms and a dignity that wins. FRANK L. RANKIN 52 Harrison Street General Course Frank entered high school after graduating from School Number Seven . . . he has a keen in- terest in all sports . . . his favorites are base- ball and basketball . . . he also likes to bowl, so he was a member of the Bowling Club in his senior year. l .Q l .N 7 2' IOHN RAPP l7 Agnes Street Commercial Course johnny graduated from School Number Five . . . his high school activities include member- ship in the Science Club, the Sophomore Senate, Dramatic Club, and the Debate Club . . . he was also in the cast of the Senior Play and a member of the track team in his third year. LOUIS EVERETT RAU 135 New Street College Course Louis is a quiet unassuming person . . . how- ever, his actions speak louder than his words . . . during his high school career he has played on the baseball and bowling teams and been a member of Radio and Rifle Clubs and Or- chestra . . . Louis enioys all sports and dancing . . . he plans to become an electrical engineer. l GRACE RAWCLIFFE l2O Little Street General Course Grace is a short, slim, blond girl with blue eyes . . . a great talker . . . silence is never bliss with Grace around . . . she is frank and doesn't mind telling you to stop scratching your' nails on the blackboard, a thing she hates . . . she is especially fond of movies and equally fond of several referees. DORIS ARLINE REDFERN l9 Prospect Place Commercial Course A conservative young lady whose pert, little face tends to attract . . . she has always been earnest about her school work . . . she has a sweet personality . . . at times she is shy . . . her blond hair and blue eyes add iest to her person . . . Dot's main interests are basketball and dancing. GLADYS IRENE REDFERN l9 Prospect Place Commercial Course She is known as Irene . . . a girl with a pleasing personality . . . she would like to become a secretary . . . Irene likes being a spectator at football and basketball games . . . she also en- ioys dancing . . . Irene was a member of the Secretarial Club. IEAN L. REED lll Belleville Avenue College Course Supposed to be quiet at times, but we have yet to see one of those times . . . lean always has a responsive chuckle for everyone's quips and pranks . . . her calm personality is a great aid in her social program . . . some of her school activities were senate member and Stu- dent Banker. ROBERT REEVES 84 Belmohr Street General Course The love bug will get me is Robert's pet worry . . . known as Dreamy he likes dancing to the right music with the right girl . . . he prefers Sammy Kaye's Orchestra but doesn't commit himself as to his choice of girl . . . Robert enjoys all sports . . . his ambition is to become a certified public accountant. ROBERT REID 90 Van Houten Place Commercial Course Better known to his friends as lggy . . . he has developed a great hobby in radio . . . together with a comrade he has made a sound-and- service laboratory . . . he made the school bowling team and also is interested in the Camera Club . . . Benny Goodman is his fa- vorite band. 4-lg MARY A. REILLY 509 Washington Avenue Commercial Course A severe case of laryngitis would be the only way to keep Mary quiet . . . her pet delight seems to be annoying teachers . . . charming some new fellow is Mary's favorite pastime . . . she takes time out for clowning . . . an- other Mary or such beautiful red hair would be hard to find. DONATO j. RICCI 43 Belmont Avenue General Course His friends know him as Don . . . a quiet and conservative fellow . after he leaves Belle- ville High he intends to go to some good school to study to become a lawyer . , . we wish him all the success he deserves. jAMES j. RISOLI 42 jeraldo Street Commercial Course lt is claimed that james is giving Bob Taylor a close race for the girls' affections . . . just a jitterbug at heart . . . and can jimmy swing it . . , his life ambition is to work on the W. P. A .... until he gets a baseball job, girls now keep him well occupied. ANNA E. ROBERTS 42 Schuyler Street Commercial Course Ann, better known to her friends as Mugs, is an all-'round girl . . . she indulges in all ath- letics and is a good sport herself . . . she is a girl who is willing to share with anyone . . . her main interests are basketball and swim- ming in which she excels . . . she dislikes typing. Q42 'Q jEAN ALMA ROBINSON 40 Mertz Avenue College Course Bobbie is a nickname jean has had ever since she started school . . . all school activities found her right on the job . . . she is a regular sport and a welcome addition to any group . . . Bobbie is very partial to blue. therefore it is the predominant color in all her outfits. ETHEL M. ROHNSTOCK 39 Walnut Street Commercial Course Ronnie is a tall, slender girl with a friendly at- titude towards all . . . she is interested in all school activities and enjoys most sports, her fa- vorite being tennis . . . Ethel's company is en- joyed by all because of her grand sense of hu- mor . . . she admires style but despises bad table manners. HENRY R005 569 Washington Avenue General Course A diplomat at all times . . . his ways of per- forming tasks are surprising . . . he has a win- ning personality even though he is blunt . . . his marks in school are good, but classes don't seem of much interest to him . . . his brown hair is slick and well groomed . . . Hank's main interests are basketball and ping-pong. jEAN F. ROWLEY 75 Malone Avenue College Course Here's a girl with a taste for the social things in life . . . takes pride in her dancing . . . you'Il find her rug-cutting whenever possible . . . this interest led her to help with our freshman, sophomore, and junior dances . . . pert, poised, and peppy . . . when the gang gives a party, count jean in. E. THOMAS RUDY 8 Continental Avenue General Course He's blessed with blond curly hair, blue eyes, an engaging grin and a ruddy complexion . . . Tommie is a bashful boy . . . he prefers his middle name rather than his first . . . he en- joys ice skating and driving an automobile . . . his latest hobby is collecting girls' bobby pins, WARREN ARTHUR RUSSELL l I5 Malone Avenue College Course Warren is a quiet, unassuming fellow with a special following for good marks . . . he is an active member of the Stamp Club and was on the Property Committee for the Senior Play . . . his one ambition is to graduate from an engi- neering college and become a good engineer. CAROL ELAINE SANDERSON 73 Perry Street General Course Carol is a delicately built girl with a cute mischievous face . . . this friendly girl does not find school work hard . . . in Nutley High, which she attended for three years, she belonged to the Honor Society . . . her pet hate is beer jackets . . . she loves dogs. IOSEPHINE MARIE SANTASIERI ll6 Brighton Avenue Commercial Course josephine is a studious little girl, who always does her studies and then lends them to every- one else . . . she is a true friend . . . has the same pleasant disposition always . . . losephine likes to play basketball even though she is very small . . .she also likes to dance . . . the thing she dislikes most is history. VIOLA SASSO 503 joralemon Street Commercial Course Vi is very good-natured . . . has black hair which she wears in long pretty curls . . . she is a loyal follower of swing music and jitter- bug dancing . . . she has participated in school affairs and has also been an active member of many school clubs. - LEO PETER SCANLAN IOO Continental Avenue College Course Leo is another one of our football fans . . . he likes baseball a lot too . . . in fact he can swing a pretty mean bat himself . . . talking about swing, he goes in for dancing, especially with cute girls . . . this- year he was in the Senior Senate . . . his pet hate is young girls' smoking. DOROTHEA HELEN SCHETLICK IS4 Mill Street Commercial Course A tall, blond girl . . . Dorothea is known by her friends as Dot . . . her pet hate is a per- son who talks too much . . . her interests lie chiefly in sports and dancing . . . in her spare time she may be found window-shopping in Newark . . . her desire is to become a com- mercial artist. GLADYS SCHNEIDER 142 Linden Avenue College Course Called Horsie because of her passion for horses . . . president of the Riding Club . . . interested in her studies . . . active in school activities . . . she was on a committee for the Senior Play . . . Horsie is of medium height with dark blond hair . . . served energetically as a mem- ber of the Monad executive staff. 43g DOROTHY SCOTT 163 Valley Street Commercial Course Dorothy, or Scotty, is a quiet, shy girl, but she is nice to know and full of fun . . . every morning one finds Dorothy doing shorthand, which she detests . . . Dorothy likes movies and is a great fan . . . basketball is her favorite . . . she afso likes to see good football and baseball games. AMELIA MARIE SESSO 118 Heckel Street General Course Amelia is taking a general course, and her am- bition is to become a High School English and History teacher . . . her hobbies are tennis, swimming, reading, hiking and basketball . . . her pet hate is mustaches. N s 1 FRANCES MARY SHELDON 221 loralemon Street College Course She's Midgie . . . her sunny disposition is ever ready to bubble over . . . she always encour- ages would-be humorists by giggling . . . upon asking for her honest opinion one receives just that . . . she was a member of the Student Council in her freshman year . . . she hopes to become a home economics teacher . . . she was a Monad executive. FREDERICK W. SILBON 41 Clinton Street Commercial Course Fred was a shy fellow even before entering high school from School Number Five, and he hasn't changed much since . . . he goes in for ice skating and baseball and was a member of the track team in his third year . . . he is a hard worker and one who doesn't give up easily. Q44 F F- GERARD SIMEONE 113 Ralph Street General Course lerry, as he is called by his friends, is an active member of that respected athletic club The Pirates . . . although athletics are his first choice, he says that he likes to tinker with radios . . . he hopes to be a radio engineer. MARGUERITE LUCILLE SKINNER 503 Washington Avenue Commercial Course A petite, young miss whose vitality is over- whelming . . . her high school life has been a happy one . . . she has participated in many social activities . . . her personality is charming . . . Lue has a cute, turned-up nose, blond tresses and blue eyes. DAVID SMITH 362 De Witt Avenue General Course A tall blond-haired boy who came to Belle- ville High School from Sullivan High in Chica- go . . . he belonged to the Algebra, Projec- tion and Economics Clubs there . . . after he leaves school he would like to work himself up to a position as sales manager. EUGENE SMITH 26 Fairway Place General Course He is more alert in outdoor activities than in his school work . . . has no interest whatsoever in girls . . . because of this he has ioined the Bachelor's Club . . . takes life easy . . . has a pleasing personality , . . conversation with him is never dull . . . if you want to please him call him Gene. ll 7 WILLIAM SMITH 502 Washington Avenue Commercial Course Like many interested in accumulating stamps and coins, Bill is rarely heard from in public . . . he finds all subjects interesting with English slightly in the lead . . . has no special preferences or prejudices . . . plans to find work and continue his education in evening classes. EVELYN SQUIER 342 Little Street College Course Evelyn, known as Ev or Squi by her friends, has taken an active part in athletic and social functions connected with Belleville High . . . she is well liked and is very ambitious . . . she was a member of the Hostess, Riding, Hik- ing, and Monad Clubs . . . here's wishing her good luck in the future! S ,Wi if l flif' W D R STALTER 2l8 Ralph Stre t Commercial Course Doris is noted for her piano playing for all assembly programs . . . she is a vivacious per- son and a good sport at all times . . . swim- ming may be classed as her favorite pastime, while homework may be listed as her pet hate L . . her striking personality makes her your friend immediately. I LOUIS STEFANELLI, I 731 Washington Avenue General Course Lou, as he is known by his friends, has been mighty active during his four years in high school . . . in his first and second years he was a competing member of the gym team . . . later he was on the junior Prom Com- mittee and was a Student Banker. LOUIS STEFAN ELLI, II I9 Magnolia Street General Course A rather quiet fellow . . . he keeps his friends about him . . . he is witty, genial, fun-loving and sincere . . . he goes in for sports of all kinds, especially basketball . . . l wonder how is must feel to have a namesake in Belleville High . . . how about it, Louis? DANIEL STELLATELLA lO2 Passaic Avenue General Course Dan to his friends . . . one of our football players . . . Dan played, for the four years he was in school, the position of left end . . . he has a grand disposition and therefore many friends . . . he is full of fun and sincere . . . he helped on the junior Prom Committee and with many other activities. DRUCILLA STEWART 4l Forest Street Commercial Course Quiet and shy but with friendliness in her smile is your first impression of Dru . . . further investigation shows a talent for art and an active interest in basketball, swimming, and tennis . . . when among her closest friends, Dru forgets her shyness and becomes the girl the gang never forgets to include. WILLIAM STEWART 228 Stephens Street General Course Bill, as he is called by his fellow classmates, has been very interested in student activities. but he has made table tennis his first love . . . he has competed in many meets through- out the town and has won the respect of other paddle wielders. 455 ROBERT T. STIVERS 68 Campbell Avenue College Course Scotty was the bridegroom in our Senior Play and played the part extremely well . . . it was his umph that put the part over . . . he took dramatics in his sophomore year . . . he once wished to be a doctor . . . he may be assured that all the members of our senior class will be his patients. IOHN H. STOOTMAN 452 Cortlandt Street College Course johnny's nickname is Stupid, but don't let the name deceive you . . . johnny is friendly and quiet , . . enioys all kinds of sports and plays them exceptionally well . , . johnny has a dis- tinct dislike for banking and interviews . . . he is planning to enter college to further his education. GEORGE STOUT ll9 Harrison Street General Course All his friends call him Scratch . . . during his four years he entered the field of sports by offering his physical abilities for indoor and outdoor track . . . Scratch is a lover of swing music and dancing, iust another iitterbug . . . his ambition is to be well-educated and tal- ented. EDWIN W. SUMMERS l35 Chestnut Street General Course Eddie dislikes the change from street clothes into gym suits most of all . . . would like to own a new car and have some place to go . . . likes to listen to the music of Guy Lombardo's Orchestra . . . his favorite sport is football . . . was a member of the school team in his junior year. g46 MADELINE CAMPBELL TATZ 489 Franklin Avenue General Course Busy as a bee and always studying . . . wishes to continue her studies and become a gradu- ate nurse . . . considers drawing her favorite pastime . . . likes sports, especially ice skating and basketball, and is active in her gym class . . . she was a member of the German Club for a year. ROBERT TAYLOR 209 joralemon Street Commercial Course Bob is quiet and reserved . . . like all boys, he is fond of sports . . . bowling is his favorite pastime . . . Bob likes to watch a fast game of basketball or football . . . his pet hate is women's hats . . . Bob's main objective in life is to secure a steady position in an office. WILLIAM TAYLOR 79 Preston Street Commercial Course William, better known as Bill, is well liked but rather quiet . . . his favorite sports are football and basketball . . . Bill was on the track team for two years and played football for one year . . . his future aim is to be a business execu- tive . . . his pleasant personality is sure to help him achieve his goal. RAYMOND FRANCIS TENPENNY 8 Cedar Hill Avenue Commercial Course Ray was born in Newark but came to Belleville at an early age . . . he attended Number Three and Number Eight Schools . . . at the latter school he appeared in No, john, a graduation play . . . he is a member of the Glee Club . . . he has been a member of the football squad for two years . . . he likes fishing and ice skating. VICTOR TESONE 34 Frederick Street Commercial Course Vic, as he is known to all of his friends, is another of our football stars . . . he played left guard on the team . . . his harmonious voice blended with others of the Glee Club, of which he was a member for three years . . . he took part in many other school activities. ARNOLD THETING 60 Center Street General Course Yes, it's Arnold, who is always trying some- thing new in the laboratory . . . besides chem- istry, he likes 'rithmetic . . . Arnold declares English just too laborious . . . his favorite sports and pastimes are skiing, tobogganing, hiking, and swimming . . . his desire is to be a seaman or to study agriculture. X . l i in l KATHARINA THETING 60 Center Street Commercial Course Cute, carefree, capable . . . three adjectives that well describe Kitty . . . has blond hair, hazel eyes, and an accent that makes you enjoy listening to her . . . belonged to the Hiking, Chess, and Hostess Clubs . . . Saturday afternoons in the fall, she is sure to be found at the football field . . . likes dancing and swimming. IOHN THIERER 7 De Witt Avenue College Course john has a rather appropriate name, Red . . . his favorite hobby is to build model airplanes . . . his pet dislike is girls who paint their fingernails . . . in the future, john wants to become a draftsman . . . here's wishing him the luck that he would wish for himself. I' LAWRENCE THOMA 33 Garden Avenue General Course Lawrence was a member of the Bowling Club . . . he enjoys such other sports as football and baseball . . . his favorite pastime is the building of model airplanes . . . Lawrence claims his pet dislike to be English . . . he's a quiet fellow who reveals himself only to those who know him best. PAUL THOMPSON l85 Hornblower Avenue College Course Paul is better known by his friends as Tipsy . . . a jolly type of boy always ready to enter into a conversation . . . quite active in the Camera and Rifle Clubs . . . a member of the Band and Monad staff . . . participated in the Senior Play as director of lights and sound effects. LEON TIERNEY 32 Division Avenue Commercial Course Brud, as he is nicknamed, is slightly under six feet . . . has brown hair and blue eyes . . . he enjoys baseball and basketball and played on the high school basketball team . . . as a subject he likes office practice . . . he plans to become an accountant. GEORGE H. TIETZE l8 Cedar Hill Avenue General Course Dutch, a whiz at football, showed us how good he was while playing on the varsity squad for three years . . . he is interested in all kinds of sports . . . although he is rather quiet at times, he has taken part in some of the activi- ties in high school during his four years here. 47, A ' Q- IOHN R. TOPPING l9l Floyd Street General Course Iohn is very much interested in anything having to do with the construction of the radio . . . consequently, he belonged to the high school Radio Club . . . he is very quiet . . . neverthe- less, he is a jitterbug . . . john wants to be a speculator. PETER TORRE, IR. 38 Mt. Prospect Avenue General Course Nicknamed Terror, or Knees, because of his football technique . . . actively interested in all sports . . . besides being a letter man in football, the Terror is a iitterbug who picks Kay Kyser as his favorite band leader . . . his desire is to become a dentist or gym teacher. ADELE ANGELA TORTORELLO 28 Mount Prospect Avenue Commercial Course Adele is an attractive brunette with dark eyes . . . she is intelligent in her school work and has ambitions of becoming a private secretary . . . Dele has a pleasing personality and takes part in most sports . . , her work in the musical field has been wonderful . . . she possesses a beautiful soprano voice. PATRICK MICHAEL A. TORTORELLO 24 Mount Prospect Avenue Commercial Course A jitterbug what am a jitterbug . . . he is as nonchalant as they come . . . nothing worries or bothers him . . . school days have been happy ones for him . . . his personality is pleasing . . . his slick, dark hair is well kept, and the shirt, oh boy! . . . Sir Pat's hobbies are basket- ball and baseball. Q48 IDA P. TRIGNANO 77 Iannarone Street Commercial Course Eadie is everyone's pal . . . she has several hob- bies . . . her chief hobby is stamp collecting, but she also does some excellent art work . . . in the line of sports Eddie thinks basketball and bicycle riding are tops . . . on leaving school she would like to study to become an interior decorator. KATHLEEN TUCKER 3l Wilber Street Commercial Course To her schoolmates she is known as Tuck . . . is a slight bit of a girl who giggles inces- santly . . . came to Belleville three years ago from England . . . has participated in such clubs as the Camera, Secretarial, Dramatics, and Mo- nad Clubs . . . her ambition is to become a good secretary. ALBERT I. VADA 20 Heckel Street General Course Albert came to high school from Number Four School . . . his main interest is his accordion which he plays beautifully . . . this interest kept him in the school Orchestra for the first three years of his high school career . . . he hopes to become a concert accordionist. ROBERT I. VANDERHOFF, IR. 48 Garden Avenue Commercial Course Bob is a very likable chap . . . a newcomer to our midst he has created a very favorable im- pression on us . . . his favorite sport is baseball . . . Bob attended three other schools before he finally settled in Belleville . . . his ambition is to become a success in the business world. P RUTH LORRAINE VESSIE 7 Myrtle Avenue General Course Ruth's the girl with a cheery hello and a smile for everyone . . . a Student Banker and a mem- ber of the Riding Club . . . her favorite sport is swimming . . . she intends to be a nurse . . . with her pleasing way she should tend to speed her patients to recovery. ANGELINA D. VIZZONE 382 Lake Street Commercial Course An active young lady in the field of bicycle riding and tennis is Angelina . . . next in line to her main hobby which is dancing, she likes best to watch a rousing baseball game . . . graduated from School Number Four . . . her one ambition in high school has been to become a successful secretary. GLADYS VOULLAIRE l36 Mt. Prospect Avenue Commercial Course Gladys, better known as Happy, has a smile for everyone . . . in her junior year she was chosen Student Banker by her classmates . . . as a pastime Happy collects swing records, and she thinks nothing is as thrilling as an exciting football game . . . being a receptionist is her idea of the perfect position. MARY ROSEMARY VUONO l92 Passaic Avenue General Course She's lust a happy-go-lucky girl at heart . . . you will all find Mary a very entertaining per- son to associate with . . . never allowing a conversation to lack the necessary qualities to make it a success . . . Mary intends to go domestic as soon as her school days are over. ELIZABETH A. WALSH 30 Oak Street Commercial Course Betty has been in Belleville High only two years and in that short time has won many friends . . . she is fond of sports and was a strong supporter of our various high school teams . . . a member of the Secretarial Club, Monad Club, and Camera Club . . . her ambition is to be a secretary, IOHN E. W. WALSH l32 Rutgers Street Commercial Course lack took the part of a hen-pecked husband in our Senior Play, The Ghost Train, and he certainly made a good iob of it . . . his dignified manner was perfect . . . this year he represented Room 309 as Student Banker . . . lack loves swing music, and when he starts to swing he needs plenty of room! CONSTANCE WASCOE 94 Cedar Hill Avenue College Course Connie is an energetic girl who has participated in all school functions and helped to make her class a success . . . school teams never lacked her support . . . scholastically Connie is among the best . . . plus an amusing sense of humor and a spark of temper . . . it all adds up to make Connie a favorite among her classmates. GRACE EDITH WEISS 98 Malone Avenue College Course When it comes to clubs Mickey will inform you about them all . . . personality hard to beat . . . ambition always there . . . going every- where . . . dancing on the spur of the moment . . . winning new friends . . . always on time for every occasion and happy all the time. 49g HOPE WELLS lO Quinton Street Commercial Course She is known as Wellsy among her friends . . . makes good sportsmanship one part of a full and pleasing personality . . . as a freshman she was a member of the Glee Club . . . Wellsy's main ambition is to further her education and become a good horticulturist. EDWARD CHARLES WEST, IR. l43 Academy Street Commercial Course Ed, another follower of popular swing music, is an easy going fellow . . . he is a faithful follower of baseball schedules and is manager of the Bowling Club . . . a clogged pipe will send his temper raging as quickly as music sends his feet tapping. IUNE K. WESTON 30 Washington Avenue Commercial Course Tiny is an appropriate handle that june has carried for years . . . talking is her favorite pastime at which she is an expert with her witty remarks . . . spare moments find Tiny reviewing for classes in spite of constant in- terruptions and her attempts to keep in a con- versation . . . a welcomed addition to any circle. LEONARD ROBERT WILLETTE l37 Stephens Street College Course Len is a three-star quarter-miler of the Belle- ville High School track squad . . . besides this useful talent, Len is also a capable artist . . . he decorated some of the scenery for the Senior Play and in recognition Leonard was made a member of the International Artists Society. 050 MARIE WILLIAMS lO3 Washington Avenue College Course Marie, always good natured and cooperative in all she is asked to do, is noted for rolling up the scores on a basketball court . . . she is a loyal follower of all sports and has helped to make her class a success . . . through her win- ning personality she has many faithful friends. LOVERA WOLTERS 93 DeWitt Avenue Commercial Course She's the Elsa Maxwell of Belleville for she's always giving original parties, but then she's an original girl . . . any sort of an entertainment appeals to her, that's why she volunteered her services to the junior Prom and the Sophomore Hop . . . human is the word for her. CATHERINE WOOD 25 Lincoln Terrace Commercial Course Catherine likes sports very much but considers basketball her favorite . . . her hobby is dancing and she also likes to read in her spare moments . . . although she has no favorite subiect she likes typing . . . after graduating she wishes to become a stenographer. DOROTHY WORTS 46 Washington Avenue Commercial Course Dolly has had four active years in high school . . , being musically inclined she joined the C-lee Club . . . she is also a member of the Secretarial Club . . . basketball and swimming take up most of her spare time . . . her pet hate is catty girls . . . Dolly would like to take up the study of journalism. . Q. 11? DORIS WYNN l39 Main Street Commercial Course Doris is a jolly girl with a ready smile . . . she enjoys all sports in which she indulges . . . her favorite one is basketball . . . her chief pastime is cutting the rug . . . her ambition is to become the perfect private secretary. MARION C. ZACCONE 59 Naples Avenue General Course With one intention in mind, Marion intends to become a nurse in Saint Mary's Hospital . . . very petite, but not very quiet, Marion goes through her routine without a flaw . . . almost every other night Marion had to walk home, but she must admit she kept her girlish figure, IAMES YINGLING 88 Dow Street Commercial Course Ding is a great fan and sport, but then what boy isn't? . . . he has a soft spot for the vocalist, Bea Wain, but dislikes most girls in general . . . in school he enjoys economics classes, but doesn't know why . . . Ding hopes to be an accountant some day. DOROTHY R. ZINNA 25 Cedar Hill Avenue Commercial Course Dot is a sedate young lady who is shy and some- times hard to find because of her height . . . although she is small she can perform her share in sports . . . she is also talented in music . . . she has an intelligent mind and can solve prob- lems easily regardless of what they might be . . . hobbies are movies and dancing. ALBERT ALFRED ZUZZIO 531 joralemon Street College Course Another of our football heroes . . . better known as Al or Zu . . . following in the footsteps of his brothers . . . Al played the position of tackle on the football team . . . he goes in for other sports also . . . Al is rather quiet, very friendly, yet full of fun. IAMES SALMON 36 DeWitt Avenue Commercial Course jimmie is taking a commercial course . . . he graduated from St. Peter's Grammar School in l935 . . . his hobbies are travel and girls . . . at first glance, jimmie appears like a quiet person, but that's at the first glance . . . when you know him better, you know that he's talkative. ROBERT WARD 90 Belmohr Street General Course He enjoys all sports including baseball, football, and bowling . . . he was a member of the foot- ball team and for two years belonged to the Dramatic Club . . . he was one of the founders of the unique and profit-making business of minding babies . , . besides finding time to turn other opportunities into profits. ISADORE SELDIN 36 joralemon Street College Course 51' I' + H0 's H0 I U1 N IN THE CAST Edith Gimbel-because of her ability to entertain her friends and leave them in a fog as to her state of mind. Louis Stefanelli, l and ll-because of the trouble we had in distinguishing them. We solved this by tagging them with a number. Patrick Tortorello-because he can jitter not only on the dance floor but on the football field as wellg hence one wonders whether he will be in a position to catch the baton on its way down. Grace Meade-because she is the proud possessor of the brain that we all would like to have. james Salmon-because of the way that he manages to elude the women. The strain, how- ever, has been too much for him, so he is slowly giving way to a pert, blonde senior. john Monaghan-because of the perfected manner he has acquired in getting an invite, or in other words, crashing the gates of parties. Lois Rafter-because of the commotion she created when she first appeared on the field in that eye-catching attire. Dolores Mazzeo--because of her different voice which it seems has lingered from childhood. Ernest Hansell-because of the astounding results in drumming obtained by his Gene Krupa technique. Mildred Booth-because of her constant readiness for athletics by always having her gym suit very close at hand, Marie Fitzsimmons-because of the deep devotion felt by her for a certain male warbler with the initials I. L. George McKay-because of his inimitable style of taking the high jump. lane l-lorgan-because of those hair styles she occasionally creates. Dorothy Holland-because of the amazing effects she produces in her dancing. Raymond Tenpenny-because of the captivating smile which reveals those Tooth Paste Ad teeth. Eleanore Heim-because of the support and loyalty she has shown for her beloved orchestra of Benny Goodman. Frank Bridge-because of his gentlemanly conduct towards the women. May I borrow your jacket, Frankie? Doris Kopsky-because of the skillful way in which she handles a bike. William Crisp-because of his escorting the fair sex home at noon hour. Lucille Kirby-because of her saying the right thing at the wrong time and vice versa. Victor Tesone-because of his vivid impersonations, especially that of Coach Smith. Frances Sheldon-because of her increasing admiration towards Carl Hubbel. Clara Lombardi-because of the snappy animation she puts into cheerleading. Nicholas Burde-because of his hidden talent for playing the piano which he has concealed for ever-so-long. Helen Lowenberg-because she's everybody's friend. Ralph Lilore-because he is the living example of brains and athletic ability combined. Blossom Huizer-because of her cool headedness lin spite of being a Dutchmanl. Chester Kuchinski-because of his promptness in being at the corner when a certain Miss appears. Margaret Findlay-because of the form she displays when bowling. William Entrekin-because of his true-to-life portrayal of an Englishman. Helen Baer-because of her resemblance to a certain Broadway entertainer. Alice Fischer-because of those touching farewells. Parting is such sweet sorrow. Leonard Willette-because of the seven awards he captured in the Scholastic Art Competition. Gloria Apicella-because of just being herself. Robert Bangert--because of his swiftness of foot and remarkable record of running the mile. Margaret Pelz--because of her beautiful blond hair which is the envy of all of us. Quite a natural attitude. Norman Crowther-because of the way he manages to get around. Shirley Kintzingibecause of her versatile dramatic ability to tackle any part at any time. Lucille Skinner-because of her success in sticking to her one and only for over a year which is more than some of us can say. Wilbur Cameron-because he was responsible for that old adage coming true, Somebody took the shirt right off his back. Edith Daw-because she has helped to beat the old warpath nightly on Washington Avenue. Alice Hart-because she has excluded the male sex from her thoughts throughout high school. Good for you. Gunga Din-because he has constantly answered the call Water to the parched throats of our baseball team. john Gardella-because he wore an overcoat a few sizes too big for him and got away with it. Betty Morgan-because of that oomph she puts in her dance-floor capers. You've got something there, Betty. Estelle De Larkey-because we have yet to see her sweet disposition marred by anger. Thomas Gray-because you can't beat an lrishmang they know all the answers. Marion johnston-because of the outstanding style of blues singing that's all her own. Howard Byles-because of the number of girls who have become infatuated over him, despite the fact that he is shy. Gladys Schneider-because of her constant companionship with her Uncle Fritz . Robert Martin-because of the way he glides through his shorthand assignment in nothing flat. Mary Reilly-because of the publicity she has gained for Belleville. Who doesn't know Mary? jerry Ferrara-because of his convincing leadership of the Senior class. Robert Ward and Robert Reeves, incorporated-because of their new sensational baby-minding business. Robert Gibler-because he has the biggest heart in the world. Teddy Debrowski-because of accomplishing big things for such a little boy on the baseball team. Fischer Hudson-because he's Belleville High School's iitterbug. jean Rowley-because of her unsurpassable German translations. Robert Kastner-because of his screaming need for Gillette . Frederick Mase-because of those nifty clothes, especially the blue sweater! William Prophet-because of his hit-and-miss sense of humor. Mostly miss! Bette Memmott-because of her tricky way of wearing clothes. Charles Feeney-because of his many broken promises. How about it, Feeney? Albert Zuzzio-because he's last, but not least in the heart of a junior. 53, I SHOTS STILL FOR TH E BILLBOARD . PRE-VIEWS OF COMING CLASS OF l94O The show must go on! After the colossal i939 production, what of the future? Keep your seats, ladies and gentlemen, for the next big feature is soon to begin. lts stars have been rehearsing these past three years, and they are all ready to step into the leading roles -next September when they return as Seniors. As a matter of fact, we hear that they have been presenting a little drama all their own, off in the wings, but well within sight and hearing of a large and interested audience. They took over the new addition to the building for additional stage room, and the increased head room has given them ample opportunity to develop their skill. As officers for their Freshman year they chose Herbert Tolton as presi- dent, Edith Frey, vice-presidentg Frances Hoover, secretaryg and lean Payne, treasurer. Their special coaches that year were Miss Rose Friedman and Mr. Norman Cotter. The feature scene of their first performance was a Christ- mas dance that made class history. Came their Sophomore year and the Hop, which was their real bid for favorable press notices from the entire school. Their class officers that year were Darrell Zink, president: Edwin Gorman, vice-president: Edith Frey, secretaryg and Stanley Litts, treasurer. Their advisers were Misses Myrle Allen, Blanche McDonald, and Olga Nelson. This year has been the dress rehearsal for the big performance. They have become polished actors, ready to go on when the curtain is rung up. They have been coached for their parts by Miss Linnea Andree, Mrs. Ethel C. Kapp, and Mr. Carl Criswell. They have provided production funds by selling candy at football and basketball games. They staged a dance number i-n the early part of the year, which was a suitable preview of the junior Prom, held on May l9, which used the World's Fair effectively as its theme. All this, plus the leadership of a group of officers comprising Stanley Litts, presidentg Robert English, vice-president: Margaret Cocks, secretaryg and Lucille Gallagher, treasurer, forecasts a final performance next year that promises to be super-colossal. 4' ll.L.LV DV OI.I. SN U1 U1 0 I if RN? . I3 1 U N 1 i 2 1 . ko, iifiaff Q n Q 1 I f I M 1? fb QIASS or l94I A yegr agb last e tember an eager and ambitious group of youngsters entered the classrooms of Belleville High. Under the leadership of Miss 1 Allison and Mr. Cotter they staged a very successful Freshman dance, the ,A ,IW first and only affair put over in their first year of high school. The election I. L of officers turned out the following results: president, Harry Hannon, vice- - president, lack Malcolm, secretary, lean Peterson, and treasurer, Betty jane Fisher. Last September when the same group returned to high school, they were no longer Freshman youngsters, but rather a grown-up group of boys and girls of the Sophomore class. On the twenty-eighth of April they held the annual Sophomore Hop to the music of Hal Breeze and his Blue Horizon Orchestra. The very able and willing class advisers for the year were the Misses 5 Myrle Allen, Blanche McDonald and Olga Nelson. 0 New officers were chosen to fill the places so capably occupied the previous year. This new group are doing just as well, so we expect even bigger and better things when next year they enter high school as juniors. The four leaders of the class turned out to be: president, Ferdinand Wascoeg vice-president, Gwendolyn Schultzg secretary, Betty lane Fisher, and treasurer, Harold Ross. The president of the class Ferdinand Wascoe moved shortly after the president Gwendolyn Schultz cLAss or 1942 The l942 class arrived with a noise. They ran ' rom two to four feet in height and had all the fifty-seven varieties. After looking each other over they elected these officers: president, Shirley Fritschg vice-president, Donald Cocksg secretary, Doris Elederg and treasurer, june Skinner. The faculty members assisting the class are Miss Louise Carrell and Mr. Norman Cotter. One of the best represented dances of the year was the Freshmen Christ- mas dance. My what memories! Already this class is noted for advertising brief cases, getting gossip around the school, proving to outsiders that text books are in use in B.H.S., 1 starting crazy fads with no meaning, and just being natural Freshies. We hope that the ensuing years will be as successful and happy as this first one. CLASS GUIDES junior Advisers MISS LINNEA ANDREE MRS. ETHEL KAPP MR. CARL CRISWELL Sophomore Advisers MISS MYRLE ALLEN MISS BLANCHE MCDONALD MISS OLGA NELSON Freshman Advisers MISS LOUISE CARRELL MR. NORMAN COTVER election of officers, leaving the position to be filled by 3ge 1 I , S? ff ? 4 I L E CI-I SRU 'l h STIMULATION BY THE THE BAND Tune up, time! Everyone in position! Lois, are you ready? O. K., go! Rush, rush on down the field- Yes, you've guessed it. lt's Belleville's greatest high school band. New instruments, handsome uniforms, and a very attractive drum major -our own Lois Rafter. What outfits! They consist of caps, capes, white pants for the boys and skirts for the girls. The caps are blue with a gold braided cord while the capes are blue and gold. It has often been said that clothes do not make the man, but these uniforms certainly do help to create atmosphere. Lois had a very appealing outfit, consisting of white boots, a perfect swing skirt, a white satin blouse, and a good looking cape. All in all our band is a mass of beauty when marching down our own Clearman Field or any field. The band got off to a good start under the leadership of Mr. Rosenzweig. They played at all our football games, at various assembly programs, and other school affairs. We have always been proud of this organization, but this year we are more excited over it than ever. Their new songs are very melodious, and they hit them off at first start. Our twirlers, Pat Tortorello and his little brother, are quite a two- some. They have an act that holds the crowd's attention. You've got to hand it to them-they're great! EIS SSV A OHD HI U'I sl O 12 11, Ar E ' gflaffjf '54, ig INTERLUDES BY THE ORCHESTRA fm Cir if E if i 2,1 1 Q 'V U , , Ill 1 Q. X, Q 9' - '- To Q' ,S wjf T M W .pi Ig l - lv I ' Y 1 fx ,V , lt is b tfalllelfv rfnutes before the curtain goes upw Lglldjg-Farrar of hool life. The audien le is expectantly waiting, yet passingi ew remain: ' . g moments in renewing acquaintance or recounting bits of go ip. 'Some-,la where in the front of the assembly auditorium there is a,b1Jstl2,eCfy5wed' V by the vague tuning of violins, the murmur of a horn and a dgep rp ble. 73 of sound from the drum corner. Miss Walters, the orchestra l ader, C555 6' K into view. The audience relaxes, content to hear what the musicians andy, T the instruments have to say. There is a noticeable pause and in one accord N XX sound bursts forth. , I, I Q Thus it has been during assembly periods and the Senior Play: thus it J ,X I was during the spring festival in celebration of National Music Weekg and ' N55 T Q thus it was at the commencement prog, m. , lf the audience were to look closerwt y would note Carol Carswell and, A ' X ,Y il her clarinet, both of which have beeqspf ent at the four big county and 1 Q state functions sometime during theXbasi three years. There is William f n , 1 Q Prophet, an outstanding player on the tlumpet, who has performed at several tg , county and state programs. Lillie Albe Geraldine Miller and Harold Kreis- X mer were selected to represent Bellev' l ,in the Essex County High School ' sm Orchestra. On closer inspection one anlobserve shining new instruments Q purchased from the proceeds from th usic Festival given on May lO by X , .l the music clubs of the high school.,i ., 5 . The music has ceased. Now su we were to come closer, ioin the t V If group while they are chattering, an lixg en in on individual conversations fx N U during the few minutes of intermiss' ...,XWe would find that this organiza- FN Q, T .tion has been meeting every Thursda an, Friday afternoon during the sixth f X X Tgnd seventh periods, that there are veh y-two members when all are as- N X Q58 sembled and collected from odd c ers of the building, that excitement runs high in the group. They are to ourney to the World's Fair on june 2, to give a concert there. Lillie Albert ecame concert mistress and has led the organization several times. There is a general feeling of friendship and cooperation which is the foundation of a unit giving not only the orchestra great pleasure, but those who listen. A-. ' .x .x. lliwff ix . L- . Ehpyf AL., II.. J if l l My U ' 7 ., J 1 i f' in .i iy.p.fri riii,-. AND INCIDENTAL soNcs BY THE C-LEE CLUB Not unlike other years, the Belleville High School C-lee Club got off to a good start for the i938-39 season. Because of the students' enthusiasm and the desire to become members, the C-lee Club became extra large. This made it necessary to continue the plan adopted by the preceding Clee Club. The organization would have to be divided into two groups: one to meet on Monday and Tuesday: the other on Wednesday and Thursday. Every member of the Clee Club had an opportunity to show his talent when a voice test was given. This was done, mainly, to see what kind of voice the student had, and it also gave the teacher a chance to see who was capable of doing solo work. Once organized, it wasn't long before the club was hard at work prac- ticing sight-reading, learning the various terms used in music and, most of all, how not to flat or sharp. Christmas was the first opportunity for the Glee Club to show us what they had really accomplished. At this time they presented The Alleluia Chorus from The Messiah and several other familiar Christmas carols. lt was at this time that the school had the pleasant surprise of hearing the C-lee' Club sing accompanied by a new Hammond Organ, which was played by a guest organist. This was a thrill which I am sure none of us has forgotten. The best girl singers of the C-lee Club formed a choir which has enter- tained at many assemblies and Parent-Teacher Association meetings. Several of the club's soloists have entertained at various assemblies and other school affairs. immediately after the Easter vacation, the students settled down to serious work on their Tenth Annual Spring Concert. This concert was the club's largest project of the year. The theme of the concert centered around the World's Fair, and was plainly of interest to everyone, for on this event- ful evening the auditorium was crowded. J. EH D 331 'ID Hn U1 N0 I Ql- i F O ERS RT EPO 3 R BACKSTAGE INTERVIEWS THE IVIONAD CLUB Early in November a group of ambitious, literary inclined boys and girls assembled in Belleville High School auditorium to discuss plans for the i939 version of the lvlonad. Thus the Monad Club came into being. The objectives of this embryo staff were to acquaint Mr. Cilaspey, Miss Weidman, and Mr. Fulcomer with those who were to become the future major staff of the lVlonad, and last but decidedly not least, to lay the first cornerstone in the building of the i939 year bookg in other words, start the wheels grinding and decide what was to be within the covers of our book before starting the actual work. lf by chance you happened to catch a glimpse of a Monad Club member secretly wending his way up to a senior to ask that senior mysterious ques- tions and you wondered what the member was up to, bear this in mind: this was the very first assignment of the club. The senior was being interviewed for a biography which now appears near his name in our yearbook. Miss Weidman and Mr. Claspey were fairly swamped with scattered bits of biographies and l do mean scattered, but after all is said and done, 'three hundred and twenty biographies have been safely printed in our book. Whewl Another one of our jqbs was to gather intimate snapshots from here and there. Well, evidently you boys and girls are camera shy or backward, for the pictures came in at first so slowly that we could count them on our fingers. Hurrah! Mr. Fox rushed to our aid with his ever faithful camera and thus came our flow of pictures. Have you seen yourself yet? This is the first year that a venture was taken to form a club which was to be a branch of the family tree, so to speak, that would work hand in hand with the Monad Staff and relieve the latter of a lot of work. Cooperative members are credited for this success. Now we can gaze upon our product, the i939 Monad, with pride. ,.,d I THE MONAD STAFF Eleanore Heim lane Horgan Gladys Schneider Frances Sheldon j .........Editorial Board Frances C0QY 1a 1l ..... ......... C irculation Managers Blossom Huizer l Grace Weiss ............ ...... A dvertising Manager Editor Leonard Willette .... Ronald lacomb I Alvin Linke S Photographers This seems to be the year for experiments. An editor-in-chief no longer reigns supreme on the Monad Staff. Instead, in her place rule four girls, Frances, Gladys, lane, and Eleanore, who compose the Editorial Board which in reality is four co-editors. The Monad advisers conceived the idea that four heads should be better than one, and since experience is the best teacher, they combined their wits and then things began to happen! Did you ever try to get four women to agree? We'll let the subject drop there. They really made it their business to pull together and they did. With Blossom and Frances 'as Circulation Managers and Grace Weiss at the head of our Advertising Department, our literary crew set to work. You can judge the results for yourself by glancing through our book from cover to cover. Once a month 'for four months our agents relieved students of twenty- five cents in cold cash, and believe me it was a job to get six hundred and sixty students to part with cherished earnings. Every afternoon found Blos-Q som and Frances, deep in silver, frantically endeavoring to keep records straight. Three rousing cheers are well deserved by our group of vigorous typists who struggled with our final papers. Thank you, Elvira Biondi, Michael Cop- pola, Margaret Findlay, Marie Fitzsimmons, Marion johnston, Robert Reid. Lucille Skinner, and Kathleen Tucker. Those attractive sketches throughout our book that you admired are from the pen of our talented artist, Leonard Willette. Yes, the very one who won first prize in the Scholastic National Art Contest. 615 Q62 ,IA . THE PLAY WITHIN THE PLAY THE GHOST TRAIN A hush falls over the audience, the lights dim, and the curtains part for the final performance of The Ghost Train . This, of course, is the best Senior Play yet to be produced by any Senior class. Backstage, the atmos- phere is tense, as members of the cast respond to their cues. After weeks of work by members and teachers of the Senior class, at last we're in the home stretch without having one serious mishap. On stage, the play progresses rapidly. ln quick succession, our friends out front marvel at john Walsh's self-control while arguing with his wife, played by Gloria Loesser with convincing realism, and smile in sympathy at the plight of Dot Newton and Bob Stivers, newlyweds who must soon part because of Bob's business. They gasp at Steve Petro's vivid description of the Ghost Train and roar with laughter at Bill Entrekin's truly funny por- trayal ofa vacuous, foppish Englishman. Shirley Kintzing receives her share of applause for her accurate, though untrue, picture of a fussy old maid. Swiftly the play reaches its climax as Sam Cocks and Martin Byrnes-the villains of the piece-plot dark and sinister misdeeds with their beautiful ac- complice, Mildred Gannon, and are foiled by Bill Entrekin, who is actually a Scotland Yard detective. john Rapp, jerry Ferrara, and Pat Tortorello with true official brusqueness aid in capturing the gang and the curtains close on the final scene with everyone, including the audience, in a happy frame of mind. No Senior Play would be complete without a bit of reminiscing, and we lost no time before doing our bit. This year, as usual, Miss Rush had to make the same oft-repeated and quite futile request to please stay in character, off-stage and on. Also as usual, we had our own scene stealer, this time Bill Entrekin, who had even Miss Rush puzzled how to be stern with him. Will you forget soon the time we had getting tuxedos for Sam and Martin? lWhy do villains seem always to be so well dressed?l All the boys envied Bob's part as Dot's husband. Some wondered audibly if those extra rehearsals were absolutely necessary. Remember the first night of the play, when johnny Rapp came back from Newark just in time to catch his cue? Oh, well. There's a serious side to our memories too. We can't forget that we owe the success of our play to Miss Rush, our director: to Mr. Chapman, in charge of the sound and lighting so vital to the play: and to Mr. Saunders, Mr. Henry, and Mr. Diehl, who designed and executed our scenery. Our sincere thanks go to all of these and to Miss Kietzman and Mr. Diehl, in charge of makeup: Miss Brennan and Miss Andree, who had charge of the costumes: Miss McDonald and Miss Kelleher, who secured properties: Mr. Bitterman and Mr. Fox, who supervised business activities and publicity: Miss C-ray, who provided ushers, and last but tar from least, our student di- rector, Estelle DeLarkey, and her assistants, Beatrice Berkowitz, Alice Hart and Doris Stalter. Cast Richard Winthrop . . Elsie Winthrop Saul Hodgkin . Charles Murdoch . Peggy Murdoch . Miss Bourne . Teddie Deakin . julia Price . Herbert Price . john Sterling . jackson . . , john Walsh Gloria Loesser Stephen Petro Robert Stivers Dorothy Newton Shirley Kintzi-ng . William Entrekin Mildred Gannon Martin Byrnes Samuel Cocks . john Rapp Officers . b Gerard Ferrara Patrick Tortorello 63g SPECIAL PERFORMANCES IN THE ARTS THAT GIVE OUR PLAY THE CLASSICAL TOUCH THE NEW jERSEY FORENSIC LEAGUE CLUB This national league, which has members all over the country, was or- ganized to give its participants practice in speaking before large audiences: by entering contests in debating or extemporaneous speaki-ng, and by taking active parts in plays. The members planned to meet every Wednesday and decided to have dues of five cents. The league members have been very active with Shirley Kintzing repre- senting Belleville High in a Humorous Declamation Contest: Beatrice Berko- witz speaking in an Extemporaneous Speech Contest: Lorraine Housman entering an Original Oratory Contest, and Tina Berliss sent to participate in a Dramatic Declamation Contest. Several of the members also had partsJin a play given in the Newark University. Bill Entrekin and Lorraine Housman were chosen for one team, while Daniel Keating and Beatrice Berkowitz were selected to be on a second team, to be sent to the Montclair State Teachers College to participate in a lively debate. The alert members of this league elected the following officers: presi- dent, Martin Byrnes: vice-president, jacqueline Snedeker: secretary, Alice Hart, and treasurer, Doris Stalter. THE DEBATI NG TEAM We, the Debate Club of Belleville High, are going to prove to you our worth. We are a group of fellows and girls with pep, vim and vigor, who think we know how to really win a debate and attract an audience. The debate club, under the direction of Mr. Fox has had varsity debates with Rutherford, Hillside, and Bayonne. They also debated four times in the state tournament. Members of the varsity team were Lorraine Housman, Beatrice Berko- witz and Daniel Keating. The alternates were joe Cassidy, Alice Hart, Doris Stalter and jean Gosninsky. The freshman squad consisted of Charlotte Bar- ber and Robert Boice. The subject that was debated for the season was Resolved: that the United States should form an alliance with Great Britain. One of the big- gest highlights of our season was an assembly debate between two young prospective lawyers from john Marshall College of Law in jersey City and two representatives from the Universities of Sydney and Melbourne, Australia. INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL ARTISTS' SOCIETY It is a mark of distinction and a great honor to be elected to this society which honors those people who work diligently and skillfully in their several fields. In order to be elected to membership, the candidate must fulfill the following requirements: first, achieve junior standing: second, earn a scho- lastic rating at the time of election in the upper third of the class: third, at- tain outstanding achievement or recognition in one of the four arts: music, drama, painting or sculpturing. The International High School Artists' Society was sponsored and founded by a group of outstanding artists as a means of creating interest in, stimulating appreciation for, and giving recognition for oustanding achieve-- ment in the fine arts. The officers are president, Edith Frey: vice-president, Wesley Konrad: secretary, Alice Hart, treasurer, Mildred Gannon. The present membership includes: music-Kenneth Chewey, Lucille De Trolio, Hazel Ellsworth, Edith Frey, Karl Goettert, Alice Hart, Marian john- ston, Wesley Konrad, Sadie Lynas, Herbert Mihlon, Theodore Niewiadomski, jeanne Shetlick, and Doris Stalter, art-Astrid Carlson, Virginia Flannery and Mildred Gannon, dramatics -- Harvey Fort, Shirley Kintzing, Estelle De Larkey and Mildred Gannon. 65. Q66 THE CAMERA CLUB The Camera Club was organized under the direction of Mr. Spotts with the assistance of Mr. Fox, a new member of the faculty this year. The pur- pose of the club is to instruct amateur photographers in the technique of photography, developing and printing of pictures, and ways of obtaining the best results from any camera at their disposal, using the many modern devices which change photography from a haphazard hobby to a science. To accomplish this the Camera Club met several times at night in the school and experimented with developing and printing to get practice in these fields. The club made and experimented with a pinhole camera to demonstrate exactly how a more complicated camera works. As encouragement for taking pictures around the school, the members were promised that the best candid shots were to be printed in The Monad. The more experienced members were allowed to take the pictures of the faculty for this Senior publication. The club felt that it needed only one officer, a treasurer, and elected Margaret Mcllvrid to that office. TH E STAM P CLU B Give me that stamp and l'll give you this one. That was the cry heard when the Belleville High School Stamp Club was first organized. s The weekly meetings are held under the capable guidance of Miss Sand- ford. Student officers are president, Eldon Kunzeg secretary and treasurer. Dorothy Hansen. For awhile a great deal of trading of stamps was carried on with the Chatham High School, New York. Many individual exhibits were displayed in the school library as well as a combined exhibit of European countries, showing by means of a map the countries from which the stamps came. The regular meetings were ended by a social meeting where refreshments were served and perhaps a few more stamps exchanged. The study and collection of stamps proves to be a very interesting hobby to all members of the Belleville High Stamp Club. There are many rare specimens from foreign countries among the collections of the members of this club. THE CHESS CLUB Another year has seen the Belleville Chess Club advance under the su- pervision of Mr. Norman H. Cotter, its sponsor. Much new blood had been added since the club's start last year. These beginners had to be taught the fundamentals of the game. A new experience to the members of the club was playing chess teams of other schools. These matches were apt to end at the appearance of a janitor's head in the door and the stentorian warning, lf you're not out of here in two minutes, off go the lights. But barring all incidents of this nature and various slips of the fingers while moving chessmen, the club fared very well in these contests. On every Monday and Thursday when there is a club meeting, a great deal of activity ensues because matches are arranged among the members- proficiency in the game largely depending upon practice. The following officers were elected: Arnold Dalzell, president, Leonard Atkins, vice-president, and james Baird, secretary-treasurer. NOVELTY INTERLUDES OF TIDIS :IO S.I.V3:l CINV DNIXSSOTASSOH DURING INTERMISSION-- f.2.,.i'y QJMJ., THE WAY TO A MAN'S HEART IS THROUGH HIS STOMACHI THE HOSTESS CLUB The Hostess Club consisted of about twenty girls who were interested in cooking, sewing, entertaining, and a number of other things. Under the very able guidance and supervision of Miss Huff and Miss Carrell, the club has achieved many things. As officers of the group, the members chose the following: president, Grace Weiss, vice-president, Grace Meadeg secretary, Marjorie lngsg and treasurer, Adele Kleinknecht. Blossom Huizer acted as chairman of a program committee which con-- sisted of Margaret Mallinson, Gwen Schultz, Doris Knapp, and jean Robin- son. The object of the committee was to outline the activities to take place at each meeting. Other members of the club were Bernice Huyler, jane Horgan, Evelyn Squier, Muriel Crowther, Mabel Baun, Elvira Biondi, Pat Neary, Kathleen Tucker and Adele Tortorello. The club has learned to make candy, cookies, and fancy sandwiches which they made for their Christmas party and for an afternoon tea. When the club was first organized, they undertook the study of introductions and later of serving. Other activities accomplished included decorating tables. making favors, sewing, having discussions, and serving tea to the faculty of the high school during a meeting. ' The main activity of the club was a fashion show held in the school auditorium. Members of the Hostess Club modeled the clothes with the aid of a few of the sewing students. The show was a success, and the girls that made up the audience enjoyed it very much. Two of the cIub's representatives attended the first conference for the Student Home Economics Clubs which was held in Bloomfield High School on April 22. THE BACHELORS' CLUB A certain group of boys visited the domestic science room after school one day and became so enthusiastic about the pots and pans that they de- cided to organize a Bachelors' Club. This organization elected the following officers: president, Thomas Leonard, vice-president, George McNally, secretary, john Rhodes: and treas- urer, john Oldham. The members are Charles Butler, jack Clark, Thomas Gray, Bob Kast- ner, Duke Lister, jack Malcolm, Dick Matt, Harry Mueller, Charles Schleckser, joe Sullivan and Leon Tierney. Under the expert guidance of Miss Huff these boys are learning evalua- tion of foods, selection of foods in restaurants, problems of etiquette and the actual making of candy, cakes, cookies and pastries. ln a few cases the cooking mastered by these boys is better than that of girls. We hope it will always be that way. In the event that the boys get married, of course, defeating the purpose of the Bachelors' Club, they will have the same knowledge of foods as their wives and be a great help to the latter. Boys, we'll wager you look prettier in your stiff aprons, puttering around in those little kitchens, than the girls. We hope that we'll have the op- portunity to taste this so-called delicious cooking before school closes. From the members we learned that Charles Schleckser said, We made fudge and cakes and roasted chicken. lf the food is burned we throw it out. but this happens very seldom. lBelieve it or notl. Then Duke Lister remarked, We learn all about the kitchen and how to do dishes. We also learned etiquette at the movies and in restaurants and the proper setting of tables. The boys, who will rejoin the club next year, hope it will increase and be better all around. We wish you the best of luck and lots of success. 69g Q70 SODALITAS LATINA The Latin Club was formed in january. It is made up of all the stu- dents from the Latin classes. It meets every two weeks from 2:50 to 3:30 in the afternoon. Its officers are consuls, Leonard Atkins and William Trierg quaestor, jacqueline Snedeker, scriba, Marion Butlerg and tribuni, joseph Triano, Howard Wilson and Isabelle Armstrong. . The club meetings are opened with the Lord's Prayer, the Salutation of the flag and Latin songs spoken and sung in Latin. The programs depicting Roman life and history are presented by stu- dents from different classes. These programs consist largely of dramatiza- tions and original papers. Students are assigned to look up certain material and then to report on it during the meetings. Some of these deal with the Roman family life, three periods of the Republic, the Age of Augustus, and the decline of Rome. Another was the study of a funeral ceremony in the Roman age. I THE NUCLEUS SCIENCE CLUB The Nucleus Science Club, under the direction of Mr. Norman Corter, has made rapid strides this past year. During the meetings they have used the microscopes to a great advantage. Many members have made reports of unlimited interest on various subjects. The most interesting of all their ac- tivities are the trips that they have taken. A field trip to Branch Brook Park afforded an experience directly within the realms of nature. They also visited the Newark Museum which had a special exhibition on insects. On january 28, they went to the Museum of Natural History in New York City, enjoying the interesting and educational exhibitions for a full day. During the year the special subjects and projects that they have devoted considerable time to dealt with the lives of great men of science, and the study of bacteria, foods, trees, leaves and fish. The object of this club is threefold: first, for the enjoyment of its membersg second, to further their interests in the most essential and the most fascinating subject of our day, and third, to extend their interests to friends and other people with whom they come in contact. THE SECRETARIAL CLUB The Secretarial Club consists of a brilliant group of forty-five students. each of whom has won at least one Gregg Award for shorthand. It is one of the most beneficialand active clubs in the school. The main purpose of the organization is to acquaint its members with the problems in the field of business and industry. Not content with regular meetings, the club serves refreshments in the domestic science room once a month. These meetings are especially well enjoyed by all, and the club turns out in full force. The officers of the club are president, Dorothea Schetlick, vice-presi- dent, Frank Bridgeg secretary, Marie Capanearg treasurer, Wesley Konrad. The club has sponsored two afternoon dances, has had debates on cur- rent problems, has entertained a speaker, and has done many other interest- ing things. One of the greatest accomplishments of the club was the pub-- lishing of the Secretarial Gazette. The staff consisted of Marjorie lngs, editor, assistant editor, Kathleen Tucker, poetry editor, Eleanor Lewis, sports editors, Estelle De Larkey and Frank Bridge: art editors, Dorothea Schetlick and jane Horvathg gossip editor, Margaret Pelzg business manager, Sadie Lynasg shorthand department, Grace Rawcliffe. Thanks to the great help and guidance received from Mrs. Snedeker, the members have really learned something while having fun. SPECIAL GROUPS OF PLAYERS S.l.llVd 2lI3H.I. NI .LS3lI3.l.NI 'IVDSDND ClNI:I OHM sl EST ER IAL INT EC SP OF I xl N . I it .i TO THE sox orrice 9,5li,ill,,O'f Qffl THE BANKERS Has everyone banked? Well, what are you waitin' for? This is the familiar Tuesday morning chant at Belleville High School. Tuesday morning is the time when the teachers and students bring their hard-earned pennies. Why? To march up to the banker and watch the old bank book balance grow. All the classes push and pull to make everyone bank. Then the class is presented with a lovely little banner with lOO0Z7 on it in big bold letters. Once they get those banners, why, there's no holding them, they keep it all year. l believe the school had to order some new ones this year because the banking has been so successful. The members of practically every class have been bursting with pride at one time or another because their class had reached the top. But, this is -not the most important thing! The students of Belleville High School are beginning to realize the value of banking their pennies, nickels, dimes and frequent dollars. The money banked always comes in handy to buy+but, why list the many things? A high school student can al- ways use the money so neatly tucked away in the bank. Mr. Blair has supervised the banking this year and certainly has made our campaigns successful. He has gained the full support of the faculty and the students. A grand and glorious spirit of competition has found a definite place in our school banking. Our homeroom bankers send the money and an accurate record to Mr. Blair and he, in turn, sends the deposits from the entire school to the First National Bank where it is kept for future needs. Our successful banking has made our Student Bankers very responsible. They must check and re-check the deposits, for it is necessary to be very ac- curate. Two Student Bankers are elected to represent each homeroom. Their job is to take the deposits, mark them in the bank books and make a record for the bank. MM TK' Haig HE ACROBAT 4 SPECIAL SOUND EFFECTS AND THE CHEERLEADERS lt was around September twelfth when a notice signed by Mr. Paul jones read: Anyone interested in cheerleading meet in the auditorium at 2:50 today. There were more students present than were expected. Mr. jones had a very hard time in choosing the most enthusiastic boys and girls to be this year's cheerleaders. So, the rehearsal began with Chich-a-laka and went through the cheers. When all was completed, Mr. jones made his choice. They included the old timers -Eddie Soleau, Clara Lombardi, and Margo Hyde-and Shirley Bitz, Frank Bridge, Harvey Fort, Frances Coeyman, and Gloria Loesser, who were new at the game. The new cheerleaders had good qualities, including vim, vigor, and grand voices. But, too, a couple of them needed a polishing-up. Either the voice was squeeky, motions too vigorous, or something else was the matter. ln spite of it all, Mr. jones turned out a great group of cheerleaders and a lot of noise, which is very important in this field of work. Well, our football season began on September 23 with Barringer as our visitors. lt was a great day and our cheerleaders, acting very energetically, went into their first day's work. Clara, their captain, began with Belleville says hello. It was grand to see cheerleaders with such enthusiasm. Shirley, being very natural and pert, was off to a good start. Our old-timers - Margo, Clara and Eddie-were at their best, Frank and Harvey had all their faith in good old vim and vigor--not girls-and Frances and Gloria were Com- ing along fine. All we can now say is, Congratulations to a grand troop of cheerlead- ers, and may Mr. jones turn out as nice and cooperative a group in the years to come. O :I -:I .I.S V JD SION SEI sl . ua O NG AZ AM TH I sl A PIGSKIN REVIEW l l a fl!! f P fr., 10 ' C, s1.Lkil ff I L2 I, pb rt- ' l ll l FOOTBALL Again this year Belleville High entered the football season with an un- usually light team. Belleville has finally arrived at the decision that the heavier and bigger their opponents are, the more points on the score board for the Belleville squad. This year Bud Hollweg and Al Zuzzio, as co-captains, proved a great asset to the team. Now for a little peek here and there into some of the outstanding games of the season. As an opener Barringer happened to be our opponent. Al- though Barringer outscored us by l4-O the team was not outplayed. lt seemed that they had one good man that Belleville couldn't get hold of, but outside of that the Bellboys did a fine job. This year Belleville played an excellent game against Bloomfield, our favorite opponent. Even though the outcome was O-O, the entire game was exciting. Every minute the spectators were on the edge of their seats, while the band played and the cheerleaders did their best to let the boys know that the entire town of Belleville was with them. Another outstanding game of the season was with Irvington. The boys on the squad had not forgotten what Irvington did to us the year before and thus made up for it this year. The two most impressive moments came when Bud Hollweg grabbed the ball in mid-air and ran ninety yards for our first touchdown. ln the fourth quarter came the other jolting surprise when right halfback, Ed Slavin, ran off for sixty yards behind the most brilliant blocking by the other members of the squad that any Belleville spectator has ever seen. Two weeks later Belleville went over to West Orange and lost by 13-12, a game that was outstanding in performance even though the score board was against us. They say that there are many queer things in the world, but l don't believe any one could have seen anything queerer than when Belleville played Good Counsel. Do you remember how it poured that day and all the Zebra fans donned their raincoats and rubbers and brought out the old umbrella and slid down to Clearman Field to watch their team with mud-packed faces and soaked jerseys slide over the goal line into a puddle to win by a score of 25-O? lt seemed that every time the Bellboys scored, the rain would come down harder than ever. Wet weather was a signal for team work and when team work is needed, Belleville is johnny on the spot. To end the football season Belleville met South Side on Thanksgiving morning and played to a scoreless tie. The Belleville spirit was willing but the weather was against us. Thus we came to the close of a great football season with a grand foot- ball squad. Everyone likes to watch an honest and clean-cut team, and Belle- ville l-Hgh School gives us just that. Much credit for the team's good work must be given to our coach, Frank Smith, and assistants, Herman Wische and Wilho Winika. Another mem- ber of the coaching staff was john Daly, a former graduate of Belleville High School, who proved to be a great aid. At the All-Sports Dinner in April sweaters were awarded to Edward Hollweg, Lawrence Thoma, Philip Bruno, Thomas Whittemore, Donald Mc- Aleese and joseph Frunzi. 'A' 'lr 'k i938 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE OF BELLEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL Opponent Belleville Barringer, Newark .... ......... l 4 O Bloomfield ........... O O Bayonne ....................... ...,.. O I9 West Side, Newark ...... 9 6 Irvington ................. ,..... O l3 Kearny ,..........,... ,,.... 6 ' I3 West Orange ...... ...... l 3 l2 Good Counsel ............ ...... O l 25 South Side, Newark ..... O O 75g TH F 0 ES O ER 2 H COURT SCENES BASKETBALL The Belleville High School basketball squad enjoyed an excellent season this year, winning thirteen ball games and losing only four. Coaches A. K. Mac Bride and H. Wische are to be congratulated for their fine work. Serving as managers were Charles Feeney and William Smith. Hugh Kittle, jr. piloted the freshman team to a successful year. Coach Mac Bride brought the boys out early this year and had them practice hard the extra weeks. This was to compensate for the handicap in height which the coach knew he had to make up. Fans can tell you that this certainly met with success as the team didn't lose a game played on the home court. One game that all Bellevillltes were glad to see won was against our traditional rival, Bloomfield, lt was a close game all the way but Belleville pulled out in front far enough to wi-n by 30-29. Adolph Paul and jack Clark were co-captains this year. Paul put in a good season, and when all the scores were piled together he came out second highest in Essex County at basket shooting. Paul Hannon and Pat Tortorello gained recognition in the All-State choices. . The local junior Varsity aggregation, although they did not come through with as many victories as the Varsity, had many players that promise to show first team talent next year, The junior Varsity received, for the first time, recognition in the form of j. V. letters. SUMMARY OF SCORES Opponent Belleville 32 49 Opponent Belleville 34 Paterson Central ................ - Irvington ------- --------- 3 3 DiCKll'1SOr1 ............... ........ 2 6 29 West Orange .,,,. ltllll 3 3 31 Tl'1f-'mas leffefson ------ -'--- f 2 34 Orange ........... ...... 2 I 24 Kearny .................. ..... 4 5 - Y west orange ..... ..... 2 2 36 lfl g'0n ' f 3 gg orange ............ ..... 4 2 35 eafmf -'------'-'-'- ----'- Q r Bloomfield '.'-A. ....t 2 9 30 Good Counsel .................... 27 LU Hillside ....,,,,,,... ,,.., 2 9 52 Phlllnpsburg ...................... 43 38 Good Counsel ..... ..... l 9 37 Weequahic, lState Tourn.i 29 2l .,.-Ami. -,r 1. INTRAIVIURAL BASKETBALL Did you by any chance listen in to a homeroom conversation before school or during cafeteria periods and overhear a group of boys arguing about who was the best shot they had or the best guard? Whom were they talking about? No one else but that homeroom's basketball team. These boys were side-liners expressing-their opinion over who might be the champion players in that particular homeroom. This is but one of the episodes that occurred during the intramural basketball matches which were held after school. g Only boys who had not received a Varsity or junior Varsity basketball 'letter were allowed to participate. Altogether forty teams with ten players on each were entered in the tournament. Finally, after weeks of eliminat- ing for class champ, the winners were: Freshmen, Room lOg Sophomores, Room lO9g juniors, Room 202, Seniors, Room 302. A new idea was worked out for the final tournament, called a handicap championship. The Freshmen and Seniors played. The former had an eight- point handicap and won. Then the Sophomores and juniors played. The Sophomores with a five-point lead won. Finally the last battle came up. The Freshmen and Sophomores played, the Freshmen having a three-point handicap. The Freshmen won, becoming the school champs by a score of eleven to eight. ' i Q78 WHERE EVERY SCENE IS A HIT BASEBALL Take me out to the ball gameg take me out with the crowd .... No wonder the crowds have been packing the stands at Clearman Field when Belleville High School has such a remarkable baseball team that it started off the season with three victories out of four starts. Good hard hitters with plenty of baseball knowledge are responsible for our team's record. Bob Gibler with those three-base hits is one of our outstanding stars. Other thrills are provided when Ralph Lilore, George McKay, and Pat Tortorella come up to bat. Peter Torre may make a four- base error and Stanley Litts may be bumped on the head, yet the game goes on just the same. Our pitching has been well taken care of by Lester Dunham, Norman Crowther, Russell McDermott, and lack Avazier. Howard Byles-the cap- tain-loseph Sullivan, Peter Torre and john Clark all did their part to assist the Bellboys whenever needed. Undoubtedly the man behind the baseball team whose supervision has led our team to victory is Coach Smith, a man who knows everything there is to know about baseball. Boys will be boys, so you'll never fail to find one or two of the baseball players having a little fun in the locker room by tying up their mate's clothes with strings before or after a game. If a fellow finds his shirt or tie missing, nine times out of ten it can be found under the shower. Good clean fun of this kind, cooperation, determined spirit and quick thinking have done a lot to make our baseball team of l939 what it is today. Belleville played with the following in this order: Central, South Side, West Side, Garfield. Hillside, Kearny, Good Counsel, Thomas jefferson. Clifton, Barringer, Bloomfield, Irvington, East Orange, Good Counsel. AND A LONG, SUCCESSFUL RUN TRACK Easter vacation had come and gone, and close on its heels came spring and its attendant sports. Among them was track, a sport which each year is receiving more and more attention. Coaches Wilho Winika and john Taggart sent out a call for material and received it in large quantities. Alack and alas, this material had a decided greenish tinge, -s it was composed largely of boys who had yet to feel the cinders beneath their feet. However, our coaches. assisted by several forrner Belleville High track luminaries, set out to build a team that would make up in effort what it lacked in experi- ence. Among the veterans whom they planned to use as a nucleus were Bob Bangert, a miler whose time is rapidly improvingg Ed Hollweg and Howard .i .L 1 -. Cullen, star dash men: and Harry Mueller, a quarter miler. Some of the new boys shaped up surprisingly well. A few of these were jerry Breininger and Bob McLaughlin, milersg Ed Dyson, a half milerg and Wally Elliott, hurdles. That these boys were well on their way to, at least, a moderately successful season was shown by the easy manner in which they won an early meet with Arts High of Newark. The squad had a hard schedule facing it, but all the boys were out to win. SCHEDULE April 28 Arts High School lNewarkl Weequahic Park May l2 East Side lNewarkl Brookdale Park l6 Clifton Brookdale Park 25 Hillside Brookdale Park lune 3 State Meet Montclair 6 Irvington Irvington 799 LS HICH BOW W UP R0 A 'STRIKINC- G '4 OVER THE AUDIENCE BOYS' BOWLING TEAM Let's get going fellas. We'll take care of them just like we took care of the others. That was most likely the main idea that ran through this high-spirited group of fellows as they went out to win their last bowling match before closing the season. But the truth is stranger than fiction, for the odd part of this is that they came through as they prophesied-yes, they were victorious. The team has remained undefeated in all inter-scholastic competitions since its origin last year. lncidentally, it is the only athletic organization in the school that has never been faced with defeat. How's that for a record? Don't you think they deserve a hand? This club consisting of ten members has forced its way to the top entirely on its own. lt is not recognized by the Athletic Council as an official sporty therefore, they have financed all expenses with the aid of the school. Our bowling team has found it rather difficult to arrange matches with other schools. You ask why. Well, it's as plain as can be. Other teams are afraid of our mighty five. To determine who was to occupy a position on the Bowling Team, the candidates held an elimination contest among themselves. The. winners received the honor of being on the first team. Their excellent record is undoubtedly due to the fact that they have such a splendid coach as Mr. Paul jones and Manager Edward West. Cil RLS' BOWLI NC CLUB A call for Bowling Club members was sent out early in the new year. This notice was answered by as many girls as boys so two separate clubs were formed. Never before in Belleville High has there been an organiza- tion of bowling for girls. - The girls' club started late in january and bowled every Tuesday after- noon for a while at the Grace Baptist Church in Belleville but later shifted their locale to Ferrara's in North Newark. The girls' club members who took an active part are Clara Boniface, Frances Coeyman, Margaret Findlay, Alice Hart, jane Horgan, Helen Lowen- berg, jean Robinson, and Miss Margaret Leahy. They were aided by Mr. Paul jones. ' The girls had no previous experience and so anything could be expected to happen. Sometimes it was rather dangerous to be near them as the ball would just as well go backwards as roll down the alley. Of course, too, the gutter got plenty of use. Also a couple of them dug the skin off their hands from holding the ball with the wrong fingers. lt was a trifle hard to get accustomed to holding such a heavy ball with two fingers. lt is needless to say that a good time was enjoyed by all. 81' M D0 NG 'MY KI ,K 0 J X Q82 f Fon A HORSE 1 'lp lt THE RIDING CLUB Through winter's cold and summer's heat one can always find the mem- bers of the Riding Club along the canal path which leads from the Pearlbrook Riding Academy. Neither rain nor snow can stop these girls. We find buck- ing broncos or school-horses--anything that is a horse. Our experienced riders can do anything with either type. And l must say that the girls have done wonderfully well under the supervision of Miss Leahy and other members of the faculty. Giddap! Whoa! Hi Yo, Silver! Oh l'm scared! are a few of the sounds coming from our riders. Some of you girls surely did take a beat- ing. Now, don't be embarrassed. Admit it. - The club has many active members, and then, of course, there are some who are inactive through no fault of their own. How many of you had to eat from the mantelpiece or be excused from gym work because you were too stiff to move? And remember the first ride? Thrilling, wasn't it? The horse walked practically all the way and if he did start up-Whoa! Whom should we feel sorry for? The girl or the horse? Well, anyhow, we all had loads of fun and won't ever forget our trips to Garret Mountain even if some of us were afraid to ride in the dark. The president of the Riding Club is Gladys Schneider. Under her we have Ruth Dettlebach as vice-president, Constance Hamilton as treasurer, and lacqueline Snedeker as secretary. . Riding keeps one physically fit and, weather permitting, the girls ride once or twice a week. Our thanks go out to Miss Leahy for her supervision and to Mr. Mitton for his assistance in teaching the girls the art of horsemanship. THE PLAY'S uDNlH.L 3H.I. Q84 ACKNOWLEDGIVI ENT The production of this record of the drama of life at Belleville High School could not have occurred without the assistance that has come to us from many sources. We wish to extend our appreciation to all who have helped in any wayg in particular we acknowledge the assistance given us by our patrons and advertisersg by the management and staff of Lorstan Studiosg by Mr. Edward B. Rae of Progress Pub- lishing Companyg by Mr. Bruce Kamp of Phototype Engraving Companyg and by the faculty advisers of the Monad Staff. PATRCNS Mr. and Mrs. joseph Bagnale Mr. and Mrs. james M. Baird Mr. and Mrs Mr. and Mrs . George F. Baurhenn . Michael Capanear Mrs. F. M. Coeyman Mrs. A. A. Dalzell Rev. and Mrs. Peter R. Deckenbach Mrs. R. Del Guercio Mrs. George Fitzsimmons Mr. and Mrs. George Fralley Mrs. E. George Mr. Louis Gintelli Mr. and Mrs Dr. and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. Dr. and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs Mr. and Mrs Mr. and Mrs Mr. and Mrs. William j. Horgan Mr. and Mrs. . john Huizer james R. lrwin joseph Kaden D. Kavanaugh Lawrence E. Keenan Edward C. Kennedy . Horace B. Knox Alvin Linke Mrs. H. C. Mackey Mr. and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs Dr. and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs Mr. and Mrs Mr. and Mrs A. Markowsky William McNair, jr. Martin Meehan George E. Mertz . George Muller Harry C. Naylor The Robin's Club Mr. and Mrs. Furman L. Robinson Mr. and Mrs. F. j. Rowley Dr. and Mrs. Barney Schaffer Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Schultz Mr. and Mrs. Porter F. Sheldon Miss Helen Penny Simpson Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Stivers Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Strumolo Dr. W. T. Sullivan Miss jane B. 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Compliments of ClBSON'S SHOE STORE 1 I9 Washington Avenue Phone: BElleville 2-2657 Home Made Candy and Ice Cream HAFFNER'S 448 WASHINGTON AVENUE BELLEVILLE, N. 1. O Phone: BElleville 2-2389 ALBERT H. BORIVIANN Plumbing - Heating Sheet Metal Work Cas and Oil Burners - 45 MERTZ AVENUE Phone: BElleville 2-3247 A. G. Lloyd BE 2-2079 UNITED CROCERY Co. Groceries and Delicatessen O FREE DELIVERY 'N 445 WASHINGTON AVENUE BELLEVILLE, N. I. There's nothing much finer Than a bite at CLlFF'S DINER 218 WASHINGTON AVENUE BELLEVILLE, N. 1. Good Food at Reasonable Prices BeIleville's Most Modern Diner Q 100 Phone BEIleville 2-2136 W. BRAND SMITH QUALITY PLUMBING There is no substitute for quality 82 Rutgers St. Belleville C-REYLOCK PHARMACY los. G. Laterza, Ph.G. 528 UNION AVENUE BELLEVILLE, N. I. I Like Middletown Cremi Rich Milk The Best Distributed By FRlEDRlCH'S DAIRY, Inc. Telephone Belleville 2-1359 Established 1918 WILLIAM V. 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Phone: BEIleville 2-l664 Telephone BEIleviIle 2-3528 Michael's Barber Shop AND GLAMOUR BEAUTY STUDIO Specialists in Permanent Waving and Hair Coloring 307 UNION AVE. BELLEVILLE, N. I. Near joralemon Street GEO. H. COX FLORIST Flowers by Wire 4I8 Union Ave. Phone BEIleville 2-2490-I BELLEVILLE, NEW IERSEY BEIIeviIle 2-1689 IAMES I. REILLY REAL ESTATE - INSURANCE 523 Washington Ave. A Belleville, N. I. Compliments of MlNGLE'S DAIRY 48 ROSSIVIORE PLACE BELLEVILLE, N. I. Phone Belleville 2-lO8l-2-2994 BELLEVI LLE PHARMACY THE REXALL STORE Wm. E. Rivola, Ph.G. Union Ave., Cor. Ioralemon St., Belleville, N. I X Cara Nome and Adrienne Beauty Aids A full line of Rexall and Puretest products WE DELIVER Q lO2 ,Q BElleville 2-2585 Nathan Weinberg, Prop. Union Tailors 6' Furriers Cleaning, Dyeing, Pressing and Fur Remodeling 253 JORALEMON ST. BELLEVILLE, N. I. Near Union Avenue DAVIDSON AND KING REAL ESTATE - INSURANCE BUY AT THE ESSO SIGN Franklin Service Station Ernest Stefanelli FRANKLIN STREET Cor. Belmont Avenue Tel. BElleville 2-4000 Silver Lake, N. I. ESsex2-lOll Duke Construction Co. N. Concillo 249 WEST END AVENUE NEWARK, N. 1. 4l4 Washington Ave. Belleville, N. I. Phone BElleville 2-3896 FREE DELIVERY FRESH FISH GARDEN MEAT MARKET A. Vuono, Prop. Prime Meats, Fruits G Vegetables l56 Garden Ave. Belleville, N. 1. Telephone BElleville 2-4295 THE MODE HAT SHOP Edna C. Brunner, Prop. MISSES' and WOMEN'S HATS AND ACCESSORIES KOPSKY'S BICYCLES Iver johnson - Hercules - Shelby Schwin - Columbia - Lightweights 306 WASHINGTON AVE., BELLEVILLE Our New Bicycle Renting Station 9 FRANKLIN STREET Entrance of Branch Brook Park and Silver Lake Phone BE 2-3224 for Reservations 547 Washington Avenue Belleville, N. I. 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