Belleville High School - Monad Yearbook (Belleville, NJ)

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Elizabeth Apgar 23 Mt. Prospect Avenue Commercial Course Betty wants to specialize in operating office machines . . . she was in the Glee Club dur- ing her first year of high school, on the Junior Prom Committee, and also a member of the Secretarial Club . . . she enjoys playing basketball and roller skating, and she likes to iitterbug with the rest of the Wigvggfygftfs ci Mugler-?'Hf if , f'zM-afyizf I ' QQ 'X W U fr C X ace if 2- lg William H. Austin 426 Cortlandt Street Commercial Course Red Austin made quite a name for himself on the Belle- ville High School basketball team . . . besides basketball, he collects stamps and listens to the radio . . . you'd never guess it, but Red is inter- ested in being a dentist . . . he intends to go to Blair Acad- cmy but does not know yet to crowd. ao, I i W ' what gollege he's going. . r ,. . o . 'x . ' 1. I , l , . r I g,' ., fig, 4 f . ,. ' I ly, S ' f 'l v, .f ,ly f I ' i :ge r Begg Dorothy Esther Banta 47 Campbell Avenue College Course Dot has many enviable quali- ties . . . she's studious, pro- gressive yet full of fun . . . likes dancing, and sweet swing . . . intensely dislikes people who insist upon cracking gum . . . plans to make her way in the field of teaching . . . took part in the senior play . . . also excels in parling en fran- cais. Gertrude Catherine Barnett 63l Mill Street Commercial Course Known as Trudy to her friends . . . is exceptionally agreeable and is the possessor of an in- fectious grin . . . likes to listen to a good orchestra . . . is partial to winter sports and loves to play badminton . . . has been an active participant in the Secretarial Club . . . she would like to work on a news- paper. 1 Natalie Virginia Baker 543 Washington Avenue Commercial Course Oh-h-! What time is it? . . . you've guessed it . . . Nan lnates to get up in the morn- in , but worse than that, she tes conceited people . . . ould like to be a model and looks like a good subject . . . belongs to Secretarial and Nu- cleus Science Clubs . . . she's forever saying, Hotcha! and likes ice skating. Dorothy M. Barrett 307 Greylock Parkway General Course Dot collects bowling pins . . . membership in the club has stimulated her interest . . . a plunge in a pool at least once a week is her favorite pastime . . . belonged to the Riding Club for two years . . . keeps all her letters tied up in the traditional blue ribbon . . . aiming to be a receptionist in a big office. Dorothy Banks 32 Belmohr Street General Course Dot is the typical outdoor girl . . . likes to play baseball . . . can't tolerate people who brag . . . enjoys traveling which is evident in the number of places she has visited . . . plays the piano very well and would like to become a professional ac- companist . . . her next best ambition is to work on a news- paper. Mildred Bashford 297 Stephens Street General Course l-lere's a girl who has a dif- ferent hobby . . . writes let- ters to people in foreign coun- tries or tar-off states . . . hopes to meet them some day . . . Millie belonged to Home Eckers Club . . . wants to be a dietitian or social service worker . . . enioys reading tic- tion . . . likes all sports, espe- cially swimming and ice skat- ing.

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K E 5- U A! 1i:'rcN'rioN n il X- f' U- 5 . 1 1 . ya . . r , -,in -l . ' X s i ' , . .t , . . . I 1 1 1 , X ' A i ' 1 'Q V K i' 1 J J' i it ll P K ! L 'IL I , ,ig .f kv, .gf V If :iii wil I i ,Atl ' I. Q in if K .UI N xi ,Ki fi. lax Q. I, S. .k mi.. hi. gl l . S ' 'I' i X ' tl ll l , 6 I ll, i All 0 ,ff Il , X ly lg I it 1 f Il l Mary Ahern S09 Washington Avenue General Course When you hear the lilt of Irish laughter, sure it's Mary . . her golden voice has made her an outstanding member of our senior class . . . she is presi- dent of the music clubs . . . has been an ardent member of the Glee Club for four years . . . pert, pretty, and pleasant . . . as a nurse Mary will light up any sick room. Lucy Alden 58 Prospect Street Commercial Course A number one iitterbug who would rather dance than eat lall except ginger breadl . . . a banker for two years, mem- ber of the Bowling and Riding Clubs . . . one of our attrac- tive color guards in the assem- bly . . . abhors conceited boys but likes the other kind . . . Lu wants to go down Hawaii way . . . frank yet friendly. 4 Lillie Albert 475 Washington Avenue College Course Gay, lively, and irresistible are the best words to describe this lovable girl . . . Lollie came to B. H. S. in her second year... joined the International Artists' Society, the Latin, French, and Bowling Clubs . . . was a mem- ber of the senate for two years . . . she is an accomplished violinist . . . is bound for N, Y. U. after graduation. Virginia May Ackerman l4l Linden Avenue Commercial Course Ginny with the auburn hair. .. a parcel of pep . . . in Home Eckers, Science and Secretarial Clubs . . . wants to be a really good secretary . . . loves to read mystery stories . . . likes to sew and draw . . . on the Junior Prom and Senior Play Committees . . . cheers herself hoarse at almost all the bas- ketball and football games. Adrienne Elnor Adler 6l Forest Street General Course Adrienne is very different from most of us because she is fond of fishing . . . hopes to engage herself in occupational therapy . . . she intensely dislikes nag- ging people, household duties and homework . . . was a past member of the Glee Club, Band and Orchestra . . . also joined Latin, Bowling and Hiking Clubs. iiamn we -in 0,11 LAN 1 Ruth Allen ' Samuel L. Alvino Samuel T. Alvino 567 Washington Avenue Commercial Course Meow! . . . no, Ruth isn't catty, but that gives you a hint that she doesn't like catty girls and, you might remember, she dislikes blondes . . . her hob- bies are dancing, football and ice skating . . . is uncertain about the future, but we hope that she succeeds in whatever she does. 288 North Belmont Avenue Commercial Course Sam came to Belleville High from Number Four . . . his fa- vorite sports are football and baseball . . . in his spare time he likes to tinker with radio . . . he is very interested in the study of sciences . . . after graduation he hopes to get a skilled office position. 59 Smallwood Avenue College Course Sam came to Belleville from Barringer High in Newark . . . he held an important role in the senior play . . . in his iunior year he was a class senator... he plans to be an actuary . . . he served on the Junior Prom Ccmmittee . . . may continue his education at Michigan . . . one of his hobbies is dancing . . . specialized in mathema- tics.

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X fw 54 e ook Aven ia El is a od- ured girl likes I and en'o s :--P 5 l Y a room n n . . . cooking is one o her any hobbies.. . strongly di ikes catty people . . . w t o become a steno- grapher . . . very active in school activities . . . a member of the Glee, Riding, and Secre- tarial Clubs antl was an apt cheerleader. ,I I X .- August Bechtoldt 369 Joralemon Street College Course He likes Gus better than August . . . during his fresh- man year he was a class repre- sentative . . . for one year Gus was on the baseball and toot- ball varsity . . . you have prob- ably seen him riding around town in his i928 Chevrolet.. . during high school he played a lot of club basketball . . . won his letter in baseball as catcher. i CY L l if M ll .X Andrew Beck 57 Wilber Street General Course Beck likes all sports . . . ice skates like a professional . . . plays and watches football games . . . builds model air- planes that really fly . . . in- terested in motors and wants to become a machinist . . . full of fun, always ioking . . . played the trombone in the Band... would like to travel and even- tually live in the South. Q l8 Joseph Becker 464 Cortlandt Street General Course Joe believes in seeing America first . . . if he inherited lots of money he would buy a car and travel through the states . . . likes all sports particular- ly football . . . was on the Zebra squad . . . likes to come to school because it gives him something to do . . . goes bowl- ing . . . says he will be a bachelor . . . we wonder. George M. Baurhenn 3Ol Union Avenue College Course ln his first, second, and fourth years George was a class bank- er . . . while a iunior he was a member of the senate . . . also served on the Prom Committee . . . in the fall he hopes to go to Franklin and Marshall . . . member of Glee Club . . . wishes to become an accom- plished pianist . . . enjoys play- ing ping pong in his leisure time. Elizabeth 'Baxter ' 143 'Linden Avenue , Commercial Course Gerry doesn't nk! to be called Elizabeth . she wants to be a medical secretary and go to a special school for her train- ing . . . Betty belongs to the Bowling Club, but her real hob- bies are swimming and basket- ball . . . her pet aversion is conceited people . . . she has an excellent sense of humor and a winning smile. MONAD Anthony Robert Bergamini 249 Linden Avenue General Course Did anyone mention dancing? . . . Anthony's burning desire is to tap dance on the stage or in the movies . . . listens to swing orchestras . . . mem- ber of the Bowling and Glee Clubs . . . shoots billiards... likes to drive at night on long trips . . . will head for Florida some day . . . frequents skat- ing rinks . . . quick, quiet, and friendly. Irving Berkowitz 20 Essex Street College Course One of the most ambitious stu- dents in the senior class . . . he belonged to the Bowling, Chess, Latin, and Debating Clubs and Monad Staff . . . this lucky lad has a brain we may all envy . . . was a whiz at math and history . . . his ambition is to be a successful lawyer . . . with his talents we know that he'll come out 'way on top.