East Haven High School - Pioneer Yearbook (East Haven, CT)

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4-jl- (Jlnli ftoll-i- Ticl± Astrid Johannesen . Bettie Green . . . Muriel Cook . . . Mary Bunnell . . Genoefa Szuszkiewicz Bettie Green . . . Claire McCartin . . Agnes Peterson . . Astrid Johannesen . Charlotte Gallo . . Susanne Aitro . . Elizabeth Gillis . . Esther Harrison . . Carmella Castellon . Helen Paris Agnes Peterson Mildred DuMonde Geraldine Warner Muriel Cook . . Of Greatest Service Most Popular Best Looking . . . Best Dressed Best Athlete Best Dancer . . Wittiest . . . . . Cutest . . . Most Likely to Succeed Most Extra-Curricularistic . Most Courteous . . Most Dignitied . Most Independent Most Talkative Biggest Eater Best Smile . . Nicest Eyes Most Musical Best Artist . . . Gordon Mead Joseph Biondi George Weber Herman Johns William Spencer Herman Johns . Thomas Friscoe Ray Alderman Gordon Mead . . Gordon Mead . . Leverett Clark Leverett Clark Luke Bowman . Thomas Friscoe Joseph Steiner . . John Brereton James MacKinnel James Minahan Gerald Leavstrom 28

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T. GENOEFA SZUSZKIEWICZ January Twenty fourth Genny . . . super sportster . . . Austria's contribution . . . pedagogue-to-be. Varsity Shew (1, 2); Dance Club (1, 2, 3); Hostess Club (1. 2, 3)-Secretary (3); Intramurals (1, 2, 3); Glee Club (1. 2. 3); Pep Club (1, 2, 3. 4); Ping-pong. Badminton Champ (2, 3); Basketball Champions (3); Junior Thespians (3); Junior U.S.O. (3); Prom (3); Traffic Squad (3. 4); Pioneer (4). KATHERINE ANN TOLENTO February Sixth Kay . . . she roots for Bing . . . pretty as a picture . . . loves light blue . . . makes a strike with some to spare . . . future secretary ... a dependable sort of a lass. Homeroom Treasurer (1); Hostess Club (1); Dancing Club (1.2. 3); Homeroom Secretary (2. 3); Junior U.S.O. (3); Traffic Squad (4). MARION ELIZABETH TOWER April Twentieth Min . . . Foxon Femme . . . seen at the games . . . oh nuts . . . sweet, n9at, petite, all reet ... an impish smile, back of a glance so demure . . . speedy typist . . . dainty dancer in the gym ... an eye f r business—school. Dancing Club (1); Junior U. S. O. (3); Comet Typist (4). GERALDINE G. WARNER July Twenty-first Jerrie . . . toy dog warden . . . problems' class genius! . . . barrister's aid . . . do or die for Foxon . . . silly boy . . . gay. good natured . . . swing your partner ... a beauty in blue . . . future news commentator for the networks. Orchestra (1, 2. 3); Dance Club (1, 3); Glee Club (1, 3); Thespians (2, 3. 4); Traffic Squad (4). GEORGE H. WEBER February Nineteenth Pope . . . Oh. those light brunettes! . . . chickens and football . . . Willis Willet— but what looks! . . . sports sparkplug . . . unconscious wit. Basketball Intramurals (1, 2); Hi-Y President (2); Spanish Club (2); Prom (3); Varsity Easketball (3, 4); A.A. Dance (4); Glee Club (4); Language Club President (4). FRANCES J. WILLIAMS April Seventh Fran . . . popcorn at the diamond ... a sincere friend frem 307 . . . we go for ash blondes ... a good skate on skates ... to her disposition our hats are off . . . white collar girl of '54. Glee Club (1); Dance Club (1. 2. 3); Intramurals (1, 2, 3); Homeroom President (3). RECIPIENTS OF HONOR DIPLOMAS Muriel Cook Elizabeth Gillis Jean Gino Mary Gino Astrid Johannesen Gordon Mead Mary Pommer Mary Powell Lois Simmonds 944

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ft alt • • cTzeihman Q eat It was with eagerness and knocking knees that 177 of us put in our bids for East Haven High School's Hall of Fame, as freshmen. We first gathered in the auditorium, from the shores of Momauguin, the hills of Foxon and the center of town. During September we bewildered freshmen were to be seen wandering through the halls trying to learn the up” and down stairways and strange classrooms. By the time October had come and gone, we were well on the road to success in new friendships and activities. Ten freshmen girls began high school by active membership in the Swimming Club. They were: Hazel Bell, Ruth Brockett, Jean Donahue, Barbara Dudley, Shirley Fairchild, Charlotte Gallo, Elizabeth Gillis, Evelyn Gould, Bettie Green, and Helen Paris. Our modesty decreased and talent shone, as Jimmy Minahan, Jerrie Warner, and Robert Heffernan played violin, clarinet and trumpet, respectively, became charter members of our music masters. Barbara Dudley of homeroom 209, Thomas Friscoe, representing 207, Dorothy Fasig, of 103, and Lois Simmonds, from 201, participated in a quiz at an assembly, sponsored by the language department in November. Charlotte Gallo starred in the Junior Thespians' production of Mimi Lights the Candle. Our first class election was held in December, when the freshmen students chose as their leaders, Walter Smith, East Haven High's Henry Aldrich , president; Muriel Cook, vice-president; Elizabeth Gillis, secretary; and Gordon Mead, treasurer, all of homeroom 207. Student Council members were also elected. Marion Shore and Thomas Hanley represented 103; Florence Niedzwicki and Bill Walsh were chosen by 201; 205 sent Helen Kawra and Michael Grasso; Charlotte Gallo and Walter Smith represented 207; and 209 sent Barbara Dudley and Chester Bombriant. It was in January that Astrid Johannesen and Elizabeth Gillis shot past upperclass « 1 CLASS ' = HI STORY m-f £ . vC competition to win the annual spelling bee held in the auditorium. The girls in the Commercial Department chose February as the month for their project of visiting various factories and companies. Alice Averill, Angela Albano, Rachel Myers, Mary Powell and Frances Williams were among the group. With the arrival of June came those dreaded exams—the first in our high school careers. When we had come through this ordeal, feeling as green as our first day, we looked forward to a pleasant summer and then to September and the start of our sophomore year. Sojahomote Ifaat ' When, we, the members of the class of '44, minus our air of uncertainty, gathered again in September to renew friendships and continue our studies as sophomores, v e numbered only 125. The school year was in full swing when Elizabeth Gillis and Astrid Johannesen represented the sophomore class in a spelling bee sponsored by the Community Chest over New Haven's station WELL Homeroom 207 won recognition when election time came 'round. William Norton, president; Claire McCartin, vice-president; Bettie Green, secretary; and Charlotte Gallo, treasurer; all of 207, were chosen by their classmates as leaders. The Comet masthead now boasted such names as Ruth Brockett, Mary Bunnell, Lev-erett Clark, Muriel Cook, Thomas Friscoe, 29