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

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WARREN J. McBIRNEY November Sixth ‘'Mac'' . . . Aquabeau from Momauguin . . . cheers for his cheerleader . . . luscious blushes . . . gleaming loafers and yellow socks . . . girls admire his smooth waves, and ways . . . trum-peteer . . slick with a pen- cil .. . air of quiet confidence . . . forward march to the Army. ETHEL TRESSA MEEKER March First Tressa . . . blushing redhead . . . maid of the surf . . . compatible and consenting . . . dependability plus . . . Oh, Johnny . . . It's the logical thing . . . librarian's right hand girl . . . her eyes are on a nursing cap. Glee Club (2); Bookworms (2,3,4); International Club (3). FAY E. MELE May Thirtieth Fay” . . . quaintly petite, daintily sweet. . . big brown eyes . . . future Hattie Carnegie . . . lucky pen pals . . . loves kittens . . . neat as a pin and very nice to know . . . swoons for the Crooner . . . skilled with the brush. Home Nursing (2); Art Club (2,4). GLADYS H. MELILLO July Nineteenth Gladdie . . . oh, those brown eyes . . . strictly for Billy ... a business career for her . . . looks super in yellow . . . Oh, Miss Galin, I don't understand! . . . blow that bugle, blow. Varsity Show (1); Junior Red Cross (2,3); Leadership Club LEDA M. MILCHERT November Fifth Lee . . . clothes perfectly matched . . . glider of the ice . . . hails from Laurel way . . . How-do-dooty to you too . . . Interior Decorating for me. Rifle Club (1); Homeroom Secretary (1,2); Sports Club (2); Dance Club (2); Junior Council (3); Traffic Squad (4); Pioneer (4); Art Club (4). MARY-JANE MILLER May Thirty-first Pid . . . flirtatious . . . Grannis Corner M.P. . . . Uh, huh . . . neat ... 3 musketeers . . . short, sweet, snappy . . . nose turned up, hair turned under. Homeroom Secretary (1); Pep Club (1); Swimming Club (1); Student Council (1); Dance Club (2); International Club (3); Homeroom Treasurer (3); Glee Club (3, 4). ELSIE CLAIRE MORSE July Fifteenth Red . . . eyes that change with every color . . . stunning red hair . .. Holcombe's pride and joy . . . You make me feel awful . . . sews like a million . . aquamarine strikes the bell . . . Bob's candid model. .. Together . Homeroom Secretary (3); Sports Club (2); Prom (3); Swimming Club (4). PETER F. MULLEN March Eighth Pete . . . eyes of blue, hair of red . . . Good morning, lean . . . those were the days with Mr. Mayo . . . that All-American cafe hash-slinger . . . his bridges will span the world ... he weren't no saint. Pep Club (4). 25 1945

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CHARLOTTE E. KELSEY February Seventeenth Chick . . . posture, poise, pep . . . switchboard operator .. . one of the quieter Foxonites . . . Yes, Mr Mayo . . . Fiddlesticks . . . giggles and giggles, but otherwise peacefully calm . . . always does her homework . . . It Had To Be You ... a whiz at monologues. Glee Club (1). CHARLES KYLE March Seventeenth Chazz . . . the Thin Man . . . If I don't get there today, I'll get there tomorrow . . . Mrs. Peck's clientele . . . time has fallen asleep in the school day sunshine . . . a friend in need is a friend indeed . . . Campbell Soup's potential advertising artist. Swimming Team (4). GLORIA RITA LAMB November Sixteenth Lambie . . . she's little but she's wise, she's a corker for her size . . . That I like . . . Dick Haymes Miss . . . swing your partner . . . A'la Florence Nightingale . . . Spent Sophomore year at Commercial High. Dance Club (1); Pep Club (2); Bookworms (3, 4); Traffic Squad (4); Comet (4). HENRY P. LEEPER JR. October Sixteenth Hank . . . how strange these women be? . . . I'll Walk Alone ... an Ipana smile . . . What's the price of eggs? ... a little nonsense now and then is relished by the best of men. Swimming Club (1); Chess and Checkers Club (2). ROBERT J. LEONA September Twenty-third Jiglow . . . Hi, Honey . . . weakness for the fairer sex . . . none so busy as those who do nothing . . . How Many Hearts Have You Broken . . . curly top . . . a quiet man — but, oh sometimes! . . . a good prospect for M.I.T. Pep Club (4); Intramurals Basketball (4). JUNE ANNE LIPS June Twenty-eighth Lippie . . . consistent gum chewer — advertiser for Beech-Nut . . . loquacious and jovial . . . nothing ever bothers her . . . centipede for putting her foot in it . . . road to Business College. Photography Club (1); Dance Club (1,2); Sports Club (2); Home Nursing (2); Athletic Association (2,3). ARLENE I. LOFQUIST July Thirty-first Miss . . . nurse to be . . . cool and limpid green eyes . . . Oh, shoot! . . . collector of records . . . barrel of fun. Frolic (1); Dance Club (1,2); Intramurals (1, 2); Hostess Club (1,2); Pep Club (1,2. 3); Hop (2); Junior USO (2); Sports Club (3);TrafficSquad (3. 4), Comet (4); Glee Club (4). ROBERT LEROY MARCOTTE January Nineteenth Bob . . . easy come, easy go . . . likeable as he is lookable . . . My Ford causeth me no trouble . . . Anybody seen a car fender? . . . one of Foxon's most popular chauffeurs . . . a variety of girls is the highlight in his life . . . well-groomed and always shiny as a new penny. Sesuofui

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WALTER E. MULLEN February Third ' Red . . . versatility he is . . . popular with the fairer sex . . . quite a sport in his convertible . . . has a fondness for dogs and hayrides . . . he's going to soar the blue . . Comet's man power. Prom (3); Student Council President (4); Comet Sports Editor (4). BARBARA A. NELSON November Sixteenth Bobby . . . everybody's pal . . . teaser extraordinaire . . . authority on records . . . anything blue a must . . Vanilla coke, not too much vanilla. Dance Club (1,2, 3); Pep Club (1,2, 3,4); Swimming Club (1, 4)-President (4); Student Council (2); Leadership Club (2, 3, 4); Vice-president (2)-President (3); Prom (3); Glee Club (3,4); Traffic Squad (4). BETTY J. NELSON November Sixteenth Bet . . . oh, those blue eyes! . . . You're not just kidding . . . unlimited pep . . . drums a'la Munch .. . jiving jitterburg of boogie woogie . Homeroom Secretary (1); Swimming Club (1); Cheerleaders (1,2); Dance Club (1,2,3); Pep Club (1,2,3,4); Traffic Squad (4). GUSTAV J. OSWALD September Sixteenth Blimp . . . eating is a bad habit, but a nice one to grow with ... a host of friends . . . cheerfulness and good cheer make labor light . . . if girls occupy his life, you'd never know it . . . mechanically inclined—but definitely. Boys' Cooking Club (1); Photography Club (1). VERONICA PAGANO September First Ronnie . . . oh, for hair like hers, up or down, fashion bound . . . weakness for the stronger sex ... in thy dark eyes sparkling spell, mystery and mischief dwell . . . type a letter. Blue and Gold Varsity Show (1); Dance Club (1,2); Glee Club (2,3,4). ROSE M. PAPALE January Fifteenth Rose ... a quiet reserve not to be mistaken for haughtiness . . . one of the Comet's enquiring reporters . . . her letters keep her in contact with both hemispheres . . . she loves vast libraries and a librarian she will be. Comet (3, 4)-Associate Editor (4); Hostess Club (3); Swimming Club (4); Bookworms (4). VIRGINIA A. PARILLA September Twenty-sixth Ginny . . . the flicker of the cinema catches her eye . . . enviable reDort cards . . . eye-opening lapel pins add charm. Hostess Club (1); Glee Club (1,2); Dancing Club (1,2); Class Treasurer (3); Traffic Squad (3,4); National Honor Society (3,4); Leadership Club (4); Swimming Club (4). JAMES H. PARSONS May Eighteenth Jimmie . . . quiet blue eyes . . . talks little, learns much . . . anything yellow . . . ultra neat . . . Glee Club's prize bass . . . future draftsman . . . that wave is not a permanent — it's permanent. Homeroom President (1); Boys' Cooking Club (1); Glee Club (1,2,4); Intramural Basketball (2); Comet (4). 26 Sestiosul