Brookline High School - Murivian Yearbook (Brookline, MA)

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MIRIAM L. BARAP Nickname: Mimi. Suppressed Desire: To fly an airplane. Favorite Quotation: Better late than never. My Idol: My sister. What B.H.S. Needs: Fountains with cold water. Girls’ League 1, 2, 3, 4; Camera Club 2, 3; English Club 3, 4; Spanish Club 3, 4; Student Forum 4; Science Club 4; Horse- back Riding 1; Tennis 2, 3, 4; Swimming 4; Marsha! 1, 3, 4; Class Day Com. 4. DAVID BAYE Ambition: Aeronautical engineer. Future Plans: To fly alone in a plane. Chief Failing: Chuck Bemis. Most Amusing Thing About B.H.S. : The girls. Entered from Weeks Jr. High School, Newton 2. Boys’ Club 2 ; Basketball 2 ; Commandos 2, 3. ' SUE BELLOFF Ambition: College and dietetics. Future Plans: To receive my M.R.S. de- gree. Pet Passion: Men over six feet tall. Favorite Song: Fred Waring’s Blues in the Night. My Idol: Mimi. Entered from Taylor-Allderdice High School, Pittsburgh, Pa. 2. Girls’ League 3, 4; Girls’ Foods Club 3, 4; Election Com. 4; Murivian Bus. Staff 4. LOIS H. BERNSON Ambition: M.R.S. degree in the not too distant future. Future Plans: College. Suppressed Desire: To find a hair-dresser who gives a permanent permanent. Favorite Song: Green Eyes. My Idol: A combination of my father and Mr. Kepner. ALPHA PI Girls’ League 1, 2, 3, 4, Executive Board 1, Chm., Packard House Reps. 2; Girls’ Auxiliary 3, 4; Senior Advisor 4; Class Day Aide 3; Choral Society 1, 2, 3, 4; Girls ' Vocal Ensemble 1, 2, 3, 4; Taming of the Shrew Chorus 2 ; Dramatic Society 1, 2, 3, 4, Ticket Com. 4; Student Forum 3, 4, Program Com. 4; Debating Societv 1, 2, 4; Sagamore Circulation Staff 1, 2, 3, 4; English Club 3, 4; Murivian Rep. 1, 2, 3, Jr. Apprentice 3; Marshal 1; Junior Prom Com. 3; Bank Cashier 1, 2, Messenger 3, 4 ; Library Staff 3, 4; Science Club 3, 4 • Mercureans 1; Tennis 1, 2, 3, 4; Basketball 1, 2, 3; Golf 1; Handbook Com. 3; H.R. Sec. 1, 2; Sec. to Mr. Holland 4; Ring and Pin Com. 4. HOWARD A. BIEGEL Ambition: To become a good pediatrician. Future Plans: The medical profession — Tufts. Nickname: Buddy. My Idols: My Mother and Father. What B.H.S. Needs: A good nickel sand- wich. Entered from Park Falls, Wisconsin 2. Band 2 ; Orchestra 2 ; Commandos 3, 4; Jr. Prom Com. 3; Electrical Staff 4; Red Cross Rep. 2; Science Club 3; Jr. Social Com. 3; H.R. Treas. 3, 4, Class Day Com. 4. BARBARA L. BINES Ambition: To achieve my future plans. Future Plans: College, etc. Nicknames: Bobby, Babs, Begy, and Binsey. Pet Passion : A certain midshipman. Advice to Freshmen: Take the opposite path from what I did. Library Staff 1, 2, 3; Sec. to Mr. Hol- land 1, 2; Bank Teller 1; Red Cross 1; Dramatic Society 4 ; Golf 1 ; Hockey 4 ; Basketball 4; Girls’ League 1, 2, 3, 4. LAURENCE D. BERGHEIM Ambition: Engineer. Future Plans: Northeastern. Nickname: Bergy. Suppressed Desire: To get on some Honor Roll once. Advice to Freshmen: Enlist. Boys’ Club 1, 2; Track 1; Spanish Club 4; Bank Teller 4. PAUL K. BLANCHARD, JR. Ambition: To marry Kitty Deperon. Future Plans: Photography. Suppressed Desire: To have school on Saturday. My Idols: All people who aren’t boys. Pastime: Trying to marry Kitty Deperon. Bank Teller 1, 2, 3; Boys’ Club Sec. 1, 2; Sagamore 3, 4; Library Staff 3, 4; Camera Club 4; Murivian Com. 4, Chm.. Candids 4. MIRIAM BERKMAN Ambition: To make my parents proud of me. Future Plans: Junior college and marriage. Pet Peeve: Smith House. Pet Passion: Eating Chinese food. Chief Failing: Walking on my toes. Library Staff 1; Varsity Swimming 1, 2, 3, 4; Archery 1; Horseback Riding 1; Ten- nis 2; Girls’ League 1, 2, 3, 4; Student Forum 4; Social Customs Club 4; Old English B” 4: Handbook Com. 3; English Club 3, 4; Murivian Jr. Apprentice, 3. ALBERT J. BOUCHARD Ambition: Science. Future Plans: Army, College. Nickname: B-B-B-B O O chard. Pastimes: Ice skating, roller skating, and just plain strutting. Advice To Freshmen: The road to suc- cess is not in knowing the work, but knowing the teacher. Boys’ Club 1, 2; Football 2; Track 3; Library Staff 4, H.R. Rep. 5; Last Will and Testament Com. 4. 21

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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

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W. MITCHELL BRADFORD Ambition: Radio technician. Future Plans: The Navy. Nicknames: Brad, Mitch, Mike. Suppressed Desire: To be able to roller- skate from room 204 to 235. My Idol: The Unknown Soldier. Boys’ Foods Club 1, Vice-Pres. 2 ; Boys’ Club 1 ; Young Men’s Police 1, 2 ; Assistant Stage Manager 4. JAMES F. BRENNAN Future Plans: B. C. and service, or service and B. C. Nicknames: Blood and Guts, Big Jim. Suppressed Desire: To make Harry Downes lead the lap. Chief Failing: Newton in every field — track, football, etc. My Idol: H. D. Football 1, 2, 3, 4, Captain 4; Touch- down Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Track 1, 2, 3, 4; H. R. Chm. 2, Vice-Chm. 4; Usher, Junior Prom 2; Class Day Relays 1, 2, 3, 4; Boys’ Club 1 ; Class Day Com. 4. RUTH DEENA BRODER Ambition: To be a good journalist. Nickname: Winkie. Future Plans: Jackson College. Pet Passion: Greek statues. Advice to Freshmen: Keep out of the seniors’ way. Entered from Girls’ Latin School 4. English Club 4 ; Library Staff 4 ; Murivian Com. 4, H.R. Rep. 4. HERBERT J. BRONER Future Plans: Harvard. Suppressed Desire: To take life easy. Favorite Quotation: Do unto others as you wish them to do to you. My Idol: Dad. Advice to Freshmen: Aim High. ALPHA PI Track Squad 1, 2, 3, Track Mgr. 1; Class Day Relay 1, Alternate 3; Class Day Aide to Miss Poland 3; Marshal 1, 2, 3, 4, Floor Captain 3, Captain of Marshals 4 ; Activity Rep. 1, Sec., Activity Reps. 1 ; Bank Teller 1; Library Staff 1, 2; Usher, Prize Speaking 2, 3; Debating Society 3, 4; Dramatic Society 4, Richard II 4 ; Usher, Junior Prom 2; Co-chm. of Ushers, Senior Prom 3 ; Head Usher, Graduation 3 ; Har- vard Book Prize 3; House Treas. 1, 2, 3, 4; Grad. Class Treas. 4; School Council 4, Pres. 4; Student Forum 4; Boys’ Club Rep. 2, Treas. 3; Prosecuting Attorney, Court of Justice 4; Head of United War Fund 2; Chm., Packard House Finance Com. 3, 4; Delegate, Suburban High School Meeting 4; Student Aide, Parents’ Night 3, Head Aide 4; Usher, Newton game 3; Baseball 1, 3. LOIS A. BRONSTEIN Future Plans: To major in radio at col- lege. Pet Peeve: Is this the baby ? My Idol: O’Henry. What B.H.S. Needs: A complete course in poetry. Most Amusing Thing About B.H.S. : Mr. Williams’ tests. Girls’ League 1, 2, 3, 4; Badminton 1; Spanish Club 3, 4, Refreshment Com. 4; H. R. Vice-Chm. 2 ; Girls’ League Rep. I, 2; Radio Club 3, 4; Dramatic Society 3, 4, Ticket Com. 3 ; Choral Reading 3 ; H.R. Sec. 4; Social Customs Club 4, Treas- urer 4 ; Senior Advisor 4 ; Banner Bearer 3 ; English Club 4; Murivian Jr. Apprentice 3; Junior Prom Com. 3; Senior Prom Com. 4; Murivian Com. 4. THOMAS STUART BROWN Ambition : Engineering. Future Plans: Navy, College. Nicknames: Tee, T.B. Suppressed Desire: To see Brookline win the Eastern Mass. Hockey Title. My Idol: Dit Clapper. Red Cross 2, 3; Baseball 1, 2; Track 2, 3; Hockey 3, 4, 5 ; Football 5. FRANCES MARIE BUCKLEY Future Plans: Business school. Nickname: Frannie. Pet Passion: Eating sundaes at Howard Johnson’s. Favorite Song: Flamingo. Chief Failing: Always saying the wrong thing. DOROTHY M. BURKE Ambition: Nurse. Favorite Songs: Stardust, Cherokee. Chief Failing: Carrying one subject and dragging three. My Idol: My Mother. Pastimes: Dancing, horseback riding, talk- ing on the telephone, and riding around in Fords. Basketball 1, 2; Girls’ League 1, 2, 3; Swimming 3; Cheerleader 4; Pep Club 2, 3, 4; Sports Dance Com. 3, 4; Library Staff 2, 3 ; Lunchroom Staff 2. BARBARA BRONSTEIN Nicknames: Barbs, Barbie. Pet Peeve: People who call me Lois. Pet Passion: Smith House. Favorite Song: I’ll Remember April. My Idol: Lochinvar. Girls’ League 1, 2, 3, 4; H.R. Chairman 3; Student Forum 3, 4; Dramatic Society 4; English Club 4; Senior Prom Com. 4. DAVID RANDELL BURNHAM Ambition: Pilot. Pet Peeve: Long fingernails. Suppressed Desire: To live on a tropical island. Favorite Song: Dll Be Seeing You. What B.H.S. Needs: Soda fountains. 22