Columbia High School - Mirror Yearbook (Maplewood, NJ)

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DICK BOHNKfSBERGER “Bonny” 371 Boydcn Avenue, Maplewood Traffic Coiiiinittee (2): Fire Committee (2); Home Koom Properties Committee (4); Victory Corps, Air Service Division. FRED BOHR MAN 53 Schaefer Road, Maplewood Fire Committee (3. 4); Home Room Opening Exercise (ann- ul it tee (4). BERNARD BORRUS 36 Burroughs W ay, Maplewood Fire Committee (2, 3) ; Table Tennis Club (2. 3) : Track Team (2. 3, 4); Traffic Committee (2, 3, 4); House and Grounds Com- mittee (2. 3. 4) : Senior Play Committee (4) ; ictory Corps, Land Service Division. JEANE T. BRADSHAW 22 Broadview Avenue, Maplewood Table Tennis Club (3): English Club (3); Civics Committee (4) : Traffic Committee (4) ; G. A. A. (2. 3, 4). MARGARET A. BRADY “Midge” 58 Salter Place, Maplewood Sophomore Dramatic Club (2i : Junior Night Cast (3) ; Traffic Committee (4); Senior Play Property Committee (4); Columbian Staff 12. 31: G. A. A. (2. 3, 4); ictory Corps, General Division. JACQUELINE BRAUER “Jackie 388 Beech Spring Road, South Orange Sophomore Dramatic Cluh (21 : G. A. A. (2, 3 I : English Club (3); Civics Committee (4) ; French Club (4). ROBERT BRITTLE “Bob” 35 Suffolk Avenue, Maplewood LOUISE BROWN “Louie” 52 Courier Avenue, Maplewood Sophomore Dramatic Cluh (2); Junior Night Cast (3); G. A. A. (2, 3) ; Spanish Cluh (3. 4) ; Personality Club (4); Senior Play Scenery Painting Committee (4) ; Victory Corps, Community Service. Hoffman portrayed Richard’s erring Uncle Sid. in love for sixteen years with Lilly Miller. Jeanne Grant. Ruth Jacoby played the mother of Richard and Sid’s sister. Don Davis was the understanding father facing the many unusual problems of a man with an adolescent son. The remainder of the Miller household becomes complete with Dick Yorkcy, Barbara Houseman, Todd Grant, and Julie Mcnzic. Trudy Tu .ik, Dick Stryker, and John Horton were the forces of good and evil which complicated the lives of the Millers. During the first semester of the year. Senior Play is the most important indoor event; but outside, football reigns supreme. This year Columbia’s football team won eight out of nine games. Of this record we arc justly proud because every player to make the first team was from our senior class, 'flic three hoys from this school to be chosen for all-state were Bob Weir, left end; Captain Henry Pryor, — 16 —

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J. ROY BERGEN IT Evergreen Place, Maplewood Band (2, 3); House and Ground Committee (2, 3); Junior Night Ticket Committee (3); Traffic Committee (4); Swimming Team (2, 3,4) ; Track Team (2, 3,4I. VIVIAN BERLIN “Fit;” 54 Burnett Terrace, Maplewood Columbian (2): G. A. A. (2»; Junior Night Usherette (3); English Club (2. 3); French Club (3,4); Lyceum (4). ELIZABETH BERNHARDT ‘'Hetty'' 134 Roland Avenue, South Orange G. A. A. (2,3) : Junior Night Costume Committee (3) : Lyceum (4); First Aid Squad (4); Senior IMa Costume Committee (4); Home Room Bible Reading Chairman (4). GRACE BETTS iwracic 85 Midland Boulevard, Maplewood Civics Committee (2); Soeial Committee (2); Sophomore Dramatic Club (2): Pre-Junior Night Committee (3); G. A. A. (2. 3, 4 I : Lunchroom Control Committee (4) : iotory Corps, Gen- eral Division. CHARLES II. BIPPART “Chirk 155 May hew Drive, South Orange Latin (dub (2. 3» : Junior Color Guard (3 I : Junior Night (3) : Glee Club (3. 4); Fire Committee (2. 3. 4); Swimming Team (2. 3,4). PHYLLIS H. BISSELL “Pliyr 50 South Crescent. Maplewood Sophomore Dramatic Club (2 : Junior Night Costume Com- mittee (3); English Club (3): Traffic Committee (4) : Civics Com- mittee (2, 3, 4) : G. A. A. 12. 3, 4) : Victory Corps, General Division. INEZ BLIW ISE “Inie” 199 Sterling Drive, Orange Orange High. Orange, New Jersey: Sewing Club (2); Junior Night (3); .Masque and Mantel. CATHERINE BOBBY 41 Meadowbrook Road. South Orange worked incessantly to bring forth a presentation dealing with fantasy, big business, petty theft, qui , programs, dances, songs, a large sum of money, a small friendly man. and lastly, a repenting thief trans formed into a proud soldier. Included in the cast were Don Davis, the business man; Dick Yorkey, the reformed gangster; and Don Hcrt .berg, the money-winning little old man. Hit of the show was the Sadie Hawkin' Da Dance, exploiting the principles of November seventh in Dogpatch. irginia I.ueddekc and W alter Crouch danced Daisy Mae and Li I Abner, while Ruth Sly and Jim Fitzsimmons were respectively a pipe-smoking grandmannny and a rambunctious grand- pappy. Eugene O'Neil's “Ah, ilderness was chosen for our Senior Play. Phil Lindcman played Richard, an adolescent with the growing pains and rude awakenings common to young men of pre-college age. Bob — 15 —

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NORMA BROWN “Norm 41 Courier Avenue, Maplewood Sophomore Dramatic Club (2); Home Room Chairman (3); Glee Cluh (3); Finance Committee (4); Lunchroom Committee (4) ; G. A. A. (2, 3, 4); Victory Corps, General Division. HELEN BROWNE “Brownie 21 HofTman Street. Maplewood Sophomore Dramatic Cluh (2) : Junior Night Cast (3 I ; Home Room Secretary (2. 3); Civics Committee (4); Social Committee (4) ; G. A. A. 12. 3, 4) : Victory Corps, Community Service Division. ANNE M. BRUCKMAN “Bruckie 33 Rcmlall Avenue, Maplewood Sophomore Dramatic Cluh (2); Home Room Chairman (2); G. A. . 2, 3, 4); Junior Night Costume and Program Committee (3) ; Civics Committee (3, 4); Parnassian (3, 4). RICHARD F. BRUECKNKR “Dick 134 Parker Avenue, Maplewood Intramural Football (2, 3). ROBERT II. BRUNDAGE “Bob” 11 Evergreen Place, Maplewood Squad hoot hall (2) : Chemistry Cluh (21 ; House and Grounds Committee (3) ; Varsity Track Team (2. 3. 4) : Senior Night Ticket Committee (4); Intramural Basketball (4). JEANNE M. BUCKINGHAM 2073 Ostwood Terrace, Maplewood Commercial Cluh (2); G. A. A. (2, 3, 4); Junior Night (3); Spanish Cluh (3,4) ; Senior Night Costume Committee (4) ; Home Room Secretary ( 4l: Victory Corps, General Division. DORIS BUDINGTON “Buddy ' 85 Plymouth Avenue, Maplewood G. A. A. (2. 3. 4) ; Home Room Basketball (Captain 3). JUNE M. BURKE 624 Irvington Avenue, Maplewood Sophomore Dramatic Cluh (2); Glee Club (2 : G. A. A. (2, 3): Home Room Basketball (2, 3): Monitor (3); Table Tennis Club (3). left halfback, letter-man for three years; and Ed Polnick, right tackle. Bohhv Weir was unanimously elected to the first all-state team. Harry Zu .zero and Tommy W illiams received well-deserved honorable men- tion. Incidentally, it is important to note that Tommy is one of the few hoys ever in Columbia capable of being both a good president of Student Council and a fine football player. To arouse a fighting football spirit in the school itself, Diek Novak's Pep Committee successfully planned and carried out Pep Assemblies on the Friday afternoons before home games. 'Flic all-too- few gatherings proved very enjoyable, exciting, noisy, and hilarious. W e hope they will he the predecessors of a Pep-Rally tradition in Columbia. Changing from one popular part of school life to another, we approach the field of music. Those who attended the Glee Cluh and — 17 —