Brookline High School - Murivian Yearbook (Brookline, MA)

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SENIORS 19

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Mary C. Finnegan Secretary to Director of Physical Education. Mrs. Mary McManus Secretary-Bookeeper Lunchroom. Mary A. Nil and Registrar. Nora F. O ' Leary Secretary to the Headmaster. Vera H. Soderberg Secretary to Housemasters and Department Heads. Helen Cleary School Nurse 18

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ROBERT T. ABRAMS Ambition: To be successful in all future endeavors. Future Plans: College, Law school. Nicknames: Bob, Bobby, Red. Suppressed Desire: To see a B.H.S. band cf 75. What B.H.S. Needs: More student interest and participation in student government. ALPHA PI Band 3, 4; Orchestra 4; Marshal 4; H R. Chm. 4; French Club 3, 4; Student Forum 4; Stamp Club 1, 2, 3, 4, Pres. 3, 4; Boys ' Club 1, 2, 3, H.R. Rep. 1 ; H.R. Sec.-Treas 2 ; Basketball 1 ; Chm., Packard House Audi- torium Com. 4: Young Men’s Police 1, 2; Senior Prom Com. 4. ROBERTA R. ALKON Ambition: To be useful in this world. Future Plans: Modeling school. Nickname: Bobby. Favorite Song: Always. My Idol: H. G., V-12. Girls’ League 2,3,4; Radio Club 3 ; Social Customs Club 3; Lost and Found 4; Murivian Rep. 2, 3; Dramatic Society 2; Lunchroom Staff 3. MARY L. ADAMS Ambition: To live a life of happiness. Suppressed Desire: To see some school spirit at B.H.S. Favorite Song: I’ll Walk Alone. My Idols: My Mother and Dad. Pastime: Sports. Hockey 1, 3, 4; Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4; Swimming 2; Gym Team 2, 3, 4; Softball 2, 3, 4; Tennis 1; Bank Teller 4; Girls’ League 1, 2, 3; Class Day Marshal 3; Pep Club 4; Senior Advisor 4; Old English B” 2. EVELYN S. ARNOLD Entered from Scituate High School 2. Field Hockey 2, 3, 4, Captain 4; Basket- ball 2, 4; Tennis 2, 3, 4; Gym Team 3, 4; Red Cross Rep. 2. ALICE AHRAMJIAN Ambition: To be a very successful concert pianist. Pet Passion: The music of Johann Se- bastian Bach. Suppressed Desire: To appear as a soloist with the Boston Svmnhony Orchestra. Favorite Quotation: This above all; to thine own self be true. — Hamlet. Pastimes: Classical music, literature, movies. Girls’ League 1, 2, 3, 4; Girls’ Foods Club 1; Choral Society 3, 4; French Club 4; English Club 4; Lost and Found 4. ELAINE G. ARONSON Ambition: To be an aid to humanity. Future Plans: College and a social service worker. Pet Peeve: Gym and bow ties. Suppressed Desire: To travel around the world. My Idols: The best in the world — my parents. Marshal 2, 4; H.R. Vice-Chm. 3; Tennis ’ • Basketball 1; Spanish Club 3, 4, Sec. 4; French Club 4; Student Forum 4; English Club 3, 4; Girls ' League 1, 2, 3, 4; Saga- more Reporter 2, 3, Exchange Editor 3, 4: Junior Prom Com. 3; Senior Advisor 4; Sec. to Mr. Holland 2, 3; Class Day Com. 4. SALLY M. AITKEN Ambition: To have many friends. Nicknames: Sal, Hi. Suppressed Desire: To learn to jitterbug. Chief Failing: Shorthand — and did I fail! My Idol: My Mother. Banking 2, 3, 4. SAUL D. ARVEDON Ambition: Officer in the U.S. Navy. Pet Passion: Women. Favorite Song: Temp and Swing by Lionel Hampton. My Idol: My Father. Advice to Freshmen: First five years are the hardest. Swimming 2, 3, 4; Football 1. 3; Track 1, 3; Bank Teller 3, 5; Boys’ Club 1; Touchdown Club 1 ; Senior Prom Com. 4. ANN H. ALBERTS Ambition: To sell straw hats in Alaska. Pet Passion: Picking pickled peppers. Suppressed Desire: Throwing snowballs in a heat wave. Chief Failing: Prunes, peaches, and alfalfa. What B.H.S. Needs: A good five-cent cigar. Entered from Newton High School 3. Girls’ League 3, 4; Library Rep. 3; Red Cross Rep. 4; Handbook Com. 4; English Club 4; Social Customs Club 4. CORAL B. BACKMAN Ambition: To live in Mexico, marry, and write books. Pet Peeves: Disappointment and snow. Pet Passions: M. G. and caviar. Most Amusing Thing About B.H.S.: Mr. Williams (this remark is not intended as derogatory). Advice to Freshmen: Make out your gyp notes with an Eversharp Repeater Pencil. Entered from Chapel Hill, Waltham 2. Girls’ League 3, 4, H.R. Rep. 3, 4; B.H.S. Choral Society 3; English Club 3; Debating Society 3 ; Library Rep. 3. 20