Fairfield College Preparatory School - Hearthstone Yearbook (Fairfield, CT)

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-Qi. e S, Y' si? ,, as L..,L . .L N, -In 'slug fs ' mmifi K . mug, GERALD LEO GARAVEL 55 Washington Avenue Danbury Tall, calm Gerry . . . rode the bus daily from distant Danbury . . . likes to enter a serious discussion about anything . . . speaks French like a native . . . spreads joy wherever he is . . . enjoys classical music . . . collects records as a hobby . . . was overjoyed when the ban on records was lifted this year . . . Gerry tells us that college beckons. Intramural Baseball 2. JOHN MICHAEL GEBERT 28 Mountainville Avenue Danbury Quiet, soft-spoken John . . . another Danburyite . . . trans- ferred to Prep from Danbury High . . . attended St. Peter's School in the city renowned for hat making . . . tells us that he was born in Brooklyn, N. Y .... a Dodger fan? . . . sold quite a few chances for the Building Drive Fund . . . John is an avid stamp collector . . . college life beckons. EDWARD CHARLES GERNAT 277 Kent Avenue Bl'idEeP0l'l Quiet, reserved Ed . . . the Hall School in Bridgeport taught Ed his A B C's . . . a regular participant in intramural sports . . . lists stamp collecting as his favorite hobby 1. . . also plays a good game of chess . . . Ed looks forward to being a doctor some day fFree service for us, perhaps?J . . . first steps in attaining his ambition will be taken at Fairfield U. K.B.S. 13 German Club 4-5 Intramural Football 1,2,3,4-g Intramural Basketball 3g Intramural Baseball 1,2,3,41g Chess Club 2. JAMES NEAL GILSON 14 Nolan Street Norwalk Jim is the spirit and life behind the famous Norwalk singing quartet . . . remember the Christmas entertainment in Senior? . . . also proved himself to be a Hne actor . . . recipient of several curtain calls after his fine performance in the '47 school play . . . Jim's real hobby, though, is flying . . . a course in Business Administration appeals. Room Treasurer 2, Secretary 4-5 Dramatic Society 2,4-g Student Council 4g Bellarmine Quarterly 3g Intramural Foot- ball 1,2,4-. 33 . is .iilff-3? sg 683 E 0 x ' We

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VINCENT TIMOTHY FOLEY 194 Pauline Street Stratford Quiet, soft-spoken, dependable Tim . . . has an eflervescent sense of humor . . . plays a capable trumpet in both the Orchestra and the Band . . . attended the Lordship Grammar School in Stratford . . . Tim spends his spare time tinkering with boats . . . quite naturally, then, he tells us on the quiet that he plans to study naval architecture after Diploma Day. Sodality 2,3,4g K.B.S. lg Orchestra 2,3,4g Band 3,4-g Intra- mural Football 1,3g Intramural Baseball 3. JAMES WILLIAM FOSTER, JR. 165 Placid Avenue Stratford Lighthearted, happy Jim . . . always carried a bright smile to school with him . . . owes his early education to the Center School in Stratford . . . has nothing to say about himself except that he's interested in flying . . . could we call him a HFlying Fostern? . . . Jim does say that college halls loom large in his future . . . High flying, lim. WILLIAM LLOYD FRIER 449 Mill Plain Road Fairfield Good-natured, intelligent Bill . . . born in Flushing, Long Island, Bill received his first diploma from the Calvert School in Washington, D.C .... attended another Jesuit High School, Gonzaga in the Capital . . . before coming to Prep . . . Bill spoke in Latin one year at Parents' Night, in Spanish the next. year . . . a true blue lad . . . hopes to enter West Point. Debating Society 1,23 Dramatic Society 13 Bellarrnine Quarterly 3,43 Radio Playshop Ig Band 1,2,3g Spanish Honor Society 4. HAROLD PERRY GAETZ Laurel Heights Shelton Popular, friendly 'fRusty', . . . claims New Haven- as the place of his birth . . . is an alumnus, though, of the Ferry School in Shelton . . . likes to take a walk every weekend over to Stony Creek . . . he has a friend there . . . was a member of the German Club in Senior year . . . 'fRusty', tells us that he plans a career in medicine . . . a Laurel Heights booster. Room Vice-President lg Student Council 2g German Club 4, funior Varsity Football 2g Intramural Football l,3,4. 32

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JOHN RAYMOND GONZALEZ 1031 Success Avenue Stratford Generous, vivacious, artistic John . . . talented HEARTH- STONE artist . . . claims Central Falls, R. 'I., as his birth- place . . . attended Sacred Heart School in Sharon, Mass. . . . capable pianist, orator, artist, actor Csee belowj, and, to show his versatility, ping-pong stylist . . . college life appeals. 5 Sodality 45 K.B.S. 1,25 Debating Society 1,2,45 Dramatic Society 3, President 45 Bellarmine Quarterly 2,3,45 Hearth- stone Literary Stag 45 Radio Playshop 2,3,4 fVice-Presi- dentJ5 Orchestra 45 Glee Club 1,25 French Club 45 Cheer- leader 45 Intramural Sports 1,2,3,45 Oratorical Contest 1,3,4. FRANCIS CYRIL GRICH 254- Bunnell Street Bridgeport J ovial, friendly Creek', . . . carries -a smile for all . . . came to us from Sts. Cyril and Methodius School fnotice the middle namej . . . finds a basketball easy to handle . . . one of the sport's keenest admirers and participants . . . can be counted on to say a good word about everyone . . . Frank would like to be a big league ballplayer . . . another Lou Boudreau? Sodality 25 K.B.S. 15 Junior Varsity Basketball 2,35 Intra- murals-Basketball 2,3,45 Football 15 Baseball 1,2. JAMES JOSEPH GROSSO 561 Beechmont Avenue Bridgeport Good-natured Jim . . . claims that he is not on speaking terms with a fellow Roman, Cicero . . . plays a sizzling saxophone and is often heard talking about Bop music . . . his ambi- tion is to have his own orchestra . . . attended the Sheridan School in Bridgeport . . . collects records and is a fine ap- praiser of them . . . Jim plans to study music at Bridgeport University. K.B.S. 15 Intramural Football 15 Intramural Baseball 1. JOHN JOSEPH HARDIMAN 71 Warren Street Stamford Quiet, suave, debonair John . . . a graduate of St. John's School in his native Stamford . . . a member of the Bellarmine Quarterly staff for two years and a faithful HEARTHSTONE worker . . . often made the Honor Roll . . . loves to do Physics and Trig problems . . . John is also a fine golfer . . . he tells us that he hopes to take a course in college chemistry. Sodality 45 K.B.S. 1,2,3,45 Bellarmine Quarterly 3,4-5 H earthstone Literary Stag 4. 34