Columbia High School - Mirror Yearbook (Maplewood, NJ)

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MARILYN BINNS 34 Midland Blvd. Maplewood English Guild 4; Music Box 2; Parnassian Society 3,4; Per- sonality Club 2,3, Vice-President 4; G.A.A. 2,3; Sophomore Dramatic Club 2; Fire Committee 4; Junior Night Chorus 3; Senior Play Usher 4; Weequahic High All-State Orchestra; Columbian Distribution 3. Remembered for: her musical cello, her infectious smile, and her petiteness. ROBERT BARRETT BIRKENMEIER 451 Prospect Street South Orange Forum Romanum 2, 3; Sophomore Dramatic Club 2; Social Chairman 4; Fire Committee 4; Lunchroom Control Com- mittee 4; Plouse and Grounds Committee 4; Intramural Basketball 2; Junior Night Ticket Committee 3. Remembered for: his riotous sense of humor, his way with the women, and really being a swell person to know. NANCY C. BLAKE 30 Collinwood Road Maplewood Personality Club 2,3; G.A.A. 2,3,4; Sophomore Dramatic Club 2; Eligibility Committee 2; Junior Night Chorus 3; Senior Play Advertising Committee 4; Mirror Personals Com- mittee 4. Remembered for: her natural blondness, her neat appear- ance, and her peaches and cream complexion. JUNE C. BLECHMANN 35 Essex Avenue Maplewood Art Service Club 4; Le Cercle Fran ais 3; Deutscher Verein 3,4; Personality Club 4; G.A.A. 2,3,4; Sophomore Dramatic Club 2; Homeroom Secretary 2, Fire Committee 2,3; Pep Committee 4; Nominating Committee 3; Junior Night Chorus 3; Senior Play Scenery Painting 4. Remembered for: her fabulous Sun Valley summers, being short and sweet, and her abundance of pep. JUDITH BLOCH 17 De Hart Road Maplewood Art Service Club 2; Future Teachers of America 3; Pan American Club 2,3,4; Parnassian Society 3,4; Platform Club 3,4; Sophomore Dramatic Club 2; Junior Night Chorus 3; Senior Play Usher 4; Columbian Reporter 2,3,4; Columbian Cartoonist 2,3,4. Remembered for: her artistic and literary ability, her bub- bling laughter, and naturally curly hair. JOYCE ILENE BLUM 164 Garfield Place Maplewood Pan American Club 4; Personality Club 4; G.A.A. 2,3,4; Sophomore Dramatic Club 2; Homeroom Treasurer 4; Junior Night Chorus 3; Senior Play Advertising Committee 4; Mir- ror Personals Committee 4. Remembered for: her neat-as-a-p':n” appearance, her glow- ing smile, and her constant willingness to Don” her hat whenever possible. ANN BODNER 15 Burr Road Maplewood Chess Club 2,3; English Guild 4; Pan American Club 2; Personality Club 2,3; Sophomore Dramatic Club 2; Fire Committee 4; Junior Night Usher 3. Remembered for: her tardiness to homeroom, her big blue eyes, and her quiet manner. FRANCES BOICE 12 Parker Avenue Maplewood Future Teachers of America 2,3; Pan American Club 3,4; G.A.A. 2,3,4; Sophomore Dramatic Club 2; Junior Night Usher 3. Remembered for: her attractive personality, her beautiful eyes, and being able to leave for school at 8:15.

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JOAN ANN BENDER 35 Meadowbrook Road Maplewood G.A.A. 3; Sophomore Dramatic Club 2; Fire Committee 3; Lunchroom Control Committee 4; Junior Night Usher 3; Senior Play Usher 4. Remembered for: her tall, slender appearance, her many boy friends, and her pretty blond hair. ROGER W. BENNETT 174 South Orange Avenue South Orange Platform Club 4; House and Grounds Committee 4. West Orange High School: Chess Club 2; Auto Mechanics Club 3; International Relations Club 2,3- Remembered for: coming into C.H.S. in his senior year, taking things as they come, and his enthusiasm for every- thing he does. JAMES E. BETSCH 198 Sagamore Road Millburn Homeroom Chairman 4; Vice-Chairman 2,3; Fire Commit- tee 4; Intramural Basketball 2,3; Junior Night Properties Committee 3. Remembered for: his easy-going manner, his soft drawl, and his lopsided smile. THELMA L. BIENSTOCK 470 Richmond Avenue Maplewood Art Service Club 3; Le Cercle Fran ais 3; English Guild 3,4; Future Teachers of America 4; Deutscher Verein 3; G.A.A. 3; Sophomore Dramatic Club 2; Fire Committee 3, Secretary 4; Elections Committee 2,3,4; Junior Night Chorus 3; Mirror Advertising Committee 4; Columbian Subscrip- tions and Collections 3. Remembered for: her terrific selection of clothes, her deep voice, and her Penn pal. YONA BARBARA BERK 43 Burroughs Way Maplewood .Library Council 3,4; Pan American Club 3; G.A.A. 4; Sophomore Dramatic Club 2; Fire Committee 4; Lunchroom Control Committee 4; Junior Night Costume Committee 3; Columbian Subscriptions and Collections 2. Remembered for: her ceaseless chatter about her brother, riding around in her blue convertible, and being an ardent Eddie Fisher fan. BRUCE I. BERKOW 71 Van Ness Court Maplewood Chemistry Club 4; Sophomore Dramatic Club 2; Homeroom Secretary 3; Swimming Team 2; Senior Play Advertising Committee 4. Remembered for: his jolly disposition, ivearing sharp” shirts, and his friendliness. SIDNEY BERMAN 219 Ward Place South Orange Homeroom Vice-Chairman 3; Football 2,3,4; Baseball Team 2,3; J.V. Football 2; J.V. Baseball 2. Remembered for: his warm personality, being a big part of Columbia’s football team, and being an avid fan of Dem Bums'” LYNN ELLEN BERMAN 321 Scotland Road South Orange Le Cercle Fran ais 2,3; English Guild 2; Music Box 4; G.A.A. 2,3; Sophomore Dramatic Club 2; Pep Committee 2,3,4; Junior Night Cast 3, Chorus 3, Advertising Commit- tee 3; Junior Night Writing Committee 3; Senior Play Usher 4. Remembered for: her blue, blue eyes, her love of music, and thinking everything just George.”

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CAROL MARGARET BOPP 133 Oakland Road Maplewood Pan American Club 4; Parnassian Society 3,4; Personality Club 3,4; G.A.A. 2,3; Sophomore Dramatic Club 2; Home- room Secretary 3,4; Junior Night Chorus 3; Junior Night Costume Committee 3; Dance Club 2. Remembered for: her sparkling personality, her contagious laughter, and her sensational dancing. ERIC BRATTSTROM 26 Boyden Avenue Maplewood J.V. Football 2; House and Grounds Committee 4; Football Team 3; Baseball Team 2,3,4; Intramural Basketball 4. Remembered for: his tall, lean frame, hurling the ball so well for Columbia’s baseball team, and always borrowing someone’s homework during homeroom period. MICHAL BREIDENSTEIN 3 Washington Park Maplewood Washington-Lee High School: Chorus, Speakers’ Bureau. South High School: Junior Show, Southern Masqueraders, National Thespian Honor Society, Junior Escort for Gradua- tion, Senior Show, South Scholastic Society. Remembered for: being a valuable addition to our senior class, her interest in dramatics, and her skill in designing fashions. DAVID MICHAEL BROMER 321 Glenside Road Maplewood Le Cercle Frangais 3; Forum Romanum 2; Mathematics Club 2. Remembered for: his avid reading of Spillane novels, his timely wit, and for being a little guy who is making the big time. ARTHUR V. BROOKS 37 Lancaster Avenue Maplewood Sophomore Dramatic Club President 2; Homeroom Chairman 2,3; Football Team 3; Track Team 3,4; Basketball Team 3,4; J.V. Baseball 2; J.V. Basketball 2; Intramural Basketball 2,4; Air Raid First Aid Squad 3,4; Junior Night Cast 3; Junior Night Chorus 3; Senior Play Cast 4; President Student Council 4; Chairman Parent-Student Relations Committee 3; Chairman Control Organization 4. Remembered for: being a wonderful school President, his all-round popularity, and his versatility. BETSY BROOKS 16 Oakview Avenue Maplewood Pan American Club 3,4; Personality Club 3,4; G.A.A. 3,4. Remembered for: her love for swimming and being a good- natured girl who is always willing to lend a helping hand. BETSY C. BUECHER 27 Rutgers Street Maplewood Personality Club 3,4; G.A.A. 2,3; Junior Night Chorus 3; Senior Play Properties Committee 4. Remembered for: her red hair, her tailored clothes, and her ability to keep everybody laughing. LAWRENCE BURGER 270 Tillou Road South Orange Camera Club 2,3, Secretary-Treasurer 4; Chess Club 3,4; (Mathematics Club 2,3; Pep Committee 4; Elections Com- mittee 3,4; Track Team 2,4; Air Raid Rescue Squad 4; Junior Night Properties Committee 3; Senior Play Properties Committee 4. [Remembered for: his dark wavy hair, his congenial manner, and for being an avid Gin player.