Belleville High School - Monad Yearbook (Belleville, NJ)

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r Dorothy L. Gemeinhardt 2l Prospect Street Commercial Course Gorgeous red hair is Dot's crowning beauty . , . better not call her 'red' or 'carrot top' though . . . wouldn't guess it, but her fingers fairly fly over those ivorles . . . bowls terribly, but thinks it's fun anyway... will probably go to business school after graduation couldn't ask for a better friend. Concetta Giannoti Sl Watsessing Avenue Commercial Course How about You . . . don't you think Connie is happy, lots of fun, and a good sport . . .brag- ging people are her pet aver- sion . . . liked seventh period history . . .an outdoor girl . . will attend Campbell's Business School . . . mastered the intri- cate art of bookbinding . . . her presence is welcomed wherever she does. Casper Gilbert ll3 Emmet Street Commercial Course A broad smile, slick black hair, neatly clad, a striking personality, plus a lot more describe Casper perfectly . . . an ace trombone player, pi- anist, and singer all go to make up a maestro himself.,.Se- nior Senate representative . , . a good sport.. .has plenty of pep, vim, and vigor which completes his picture. Virginia J. Giles 44 Linden Avenue Commercial Course A typical high school miss with a yen to travel . . . fond of ski- ing, dancing and good come- dies . . . spends most of her holidays in Philadelphia . . . quite natural since she came from Philly in her junior year .. .partial to blue. . . matches her eyes . . . revolving doors are her pet dislike . . . roots for the University of Pennsylvania teams. Frank J. Gingerelli 44 Mt. Prospect Avenue Commercial Course lt's mighty hard to catch Frank in a serious mood.. .al- ways ready with a wise crack ..,golf heads his list of pre- ferences with bowling and pool closely following . , . listens to Harry James when he gets the chance. . . noted for his excel- lent speeches. S. Joseph Glynn I2 Overlook Avenue College Course Known to all his friends as Big Sey . . . likes basketball, boxing and billiards. . .french fries and steaks too...his worst trouble of the year was getting out of homeroom on time...set on going to col- lege in New Hampshire after graduation . , . with his deter- mination we know he'll get there. Jean Goeke 53 Fairway Avenue College Course Squeak . . . that was Jean slic- ing a mouse . . . loves cutting capers . . . following through by heading for the East Orange General Hospital . . . Jean en- joys reading and is a great equestrian . . . is a good mixer, but victims beware . . .she loves anatomy . , . has a complexion that could boost Pond's smiles ...calling Nurse Jean. Emma Goldackor l70 Washington Avenue College Course Ray has ben active in many school affairs , . . belonged to the Riding, Latin, and Science Clubs. , . likes horseback riding and bowling . . .boys and read- ing occupy her spare time... acting is her favorite pastime . . .says reading and typing are fun . . . will be a success next year at Newark State Teach- ers' College. William Gray 69 Tiona Avenue College Course Tall and friendly. . . his friends call him Bill . ..fond of his- tory and math . . . a great sports enthusiast who haunts all our games . . .set on going to col- lege but, like most of us, his future is still undecided... whatever he does, he's bound to be a success . . . a conver- sation never lags when Bill's around. 29

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Shirley M. Fritsch 422 Washington Avenue General Course She broke the record . . . yes, she stood up for women's rights and became our fresh- man president . . . made a very good one at that . . .this girl has a flair for writing, dancing, and skating . . . member of the Secretarial Club and one of those dependable people who took part in one of their plays. Thomas J. Gallagher 34 Hornblower Avenue Commercial Course Tall, red-headed and Irish... Tom says he wants to be a cop . . . he'll make a perfect one, hates to study especially Eng- Iish...can be put in a good mood by the strains of Rose O'Day . . . likes senior science ...in sports likes especially basketball and football . . . nev- er misses Kay Kyser's program. Eleanor Galleri 248 Washington Avenue General Course A grand sport just bubbling over with vitality . . . yes, that's El. . .a whiz at making bas- kets but she would much rather play basketball the way the boys do...El is also one of the very capable assistant librarians our school has... conceited, l should say not... girls with her personality are rare. Virginia M. Gannon l30 Union Street College Course Always talking but we'll for- give her knowing what a lot of fun she is to have around ...manages to get in trouble all the time . , . a startling per- sonality and a nifty dresser describe her best . . . interested in dramatics and with good reason too having been an out- standing member of our Dra- matic Club. .loe Gardi 61 Little Street General Course A quiet fellow with a friendly disposition interested in swimming and basketball like most boys . . . movies keep him busy too. . . found law to be his most interesting subject during his senior year . . . hasn't decided about his future yet . . . doesn't mind going to school but is not fond of the home- work. 28 1?- Teresa Garruto I9 King Street Commercial Course Terry is crazy about seeing orchestra leaders in person . . . her favorite is Vaughn Monroe . . . loves to ice skate and goes whenever she gets the chance ...is a faithful rooter for our football eleven . . . Dear Mom is a song that sets her to humming . . .hopes to work in an office. Walter Garvey 39 Prospect Place General Course Jim . . . it's a mystery- to us too but that's what he's called ...we call him an easy-going fellow with a super talent for drawing . . . just to prove it he had the honor of receiving a Scholastic award in his junior year for one of his drawings . . . thinks he might like to be a draftsman . . . did drawings for the Monad. Theodore W. Geiser l4l Forest Street College Course Florence Gelok 23 Terrace Place Commercial Course Ted's a Dodger fan . . . also quite an actor . . . can't keep track of the number of school plays he's been in . . .says he likes dancing if he could only dance...will talk with any- body on any subject and all believe what he says . . . want to make him happy.. .just give him a dish of spaghetti and meat balls. Just give Flo a horse and sad- dle and she'll be happy . . . be- lieves in that old saying that a dog is man's best friend . . . hates to be called Red ... insists her hair is blonde... Glenn Miller takes first place on her list of bands.,.an- other baseball fan who roots for the Giants even if they don't win.

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l l Louise J. Gregor 79 Cortlandt Street Commercial Course Lou is an enthusiastic fan of dance bands . . . also likes to dance and is quite a traveler ...reads good books and cro- chets . . . likes badminton and bicycling . . . expects to go to Drake's Business School at night.. .a friendly, quiet, and unassuming girl . . . enjoys bas- ketball and football . . . hopes to be a secretary. Mary Ruth Gregor 79 Cortlandt Street Commercial Course Here is a girl of many hobbies . . . pets, stamps, reading, col- lecting pictures of dogs . . .a versatile personality and friend- ly manners have won her many friends . . . a former member of the Glee Club . . . indulges in badminton and roller skating . . . her future as an office worker looks bright. Roland Gregory l72 Belmont Avenue General Course Roland is a very personable fellow . . . president of the boys' club at the Silver Lake Com- munity House...-is a great sports fan of which football track and basketball are his favorites . . . but above his love for sports comes his love for good swing music. Alice M. Griffin 517 Union Avenue College Course There's a Song in the Air and Alice is singing it . . . is the girl with the sweet voice who's been singing in our Glee Club for four years . . . has an awful time trying to remem- ber names . . . enioys all kinds of music es ec'all d ...1 ,1- Leonora Groner 227 Holmes Street College Course Affectionately known as Lee ...has black hair, blue eyes, and fair skin . . . an extremely attractive combination a lover of roller coasters, the bigger the better, and good movies . . .simply cannot stand holly green.. .a Riding Club member and a homeroom banker . . . we shall remember her as our quiz kid on the radio. I D I Y Q operas. ..wants to go to Be keley Secretarial Sc ool. James P. Griffin 28l Hornblower Avenue General Course Anchors Aweigh . . . here's a navy-minded fellow who likes his sleep . . . favorite subjects in school were history and gym . . . doesn't care to watch sports but glad to take part in any basketball game . . . enjoys the movies too.. . likes to eat al- most anything so here's a hint to you girls who can cook. 30 Ruth Guldner 543 Union Avenue College Course Came to us from Number Five ...was in the Glee Club and often heard lending her voice to their vocal interpretations ...collects records and in her spare time does designing... main dislike is oranges . . .a sweet girl who's been quiet but well liked by all who know her . . . Newark State Teachers' College is her goal. Betty L. Gruman 235 Overlook Avenue College Course Who was that young lady knitting that pair of socks all those months . . . why Betty, of course . . . and besides her knit- ting she's been kept pretty busy in school . . . a senate member in her freshman and junior years . . . a faithful spec- tator at all our games . . . con- fidentially, she's a fiend about chow mein too. Dudley Hack 43 Preston Street College Course Biff, bang, boom . . .'that's Dud engineering mechanics . . . gets away from it all and goes hik- ing and camping . . . a pioneer ...has a liking for trombon- ing . . .singing might shed some light on the want-to-be-alone attitude . . . anyway he's fond of loud socks . . .will surely be a source of pride to his alma mater.