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

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ROBERT ROCCO PETRUCELLI i 4-29 Brooks Street Bridgeport Meet capable, generous, studious Bob . . . combines popu- larity with high marks . . . has been a consistent class oflicer . . . member of the Senior Council and Senior-Junior Sodality Prefect . . . Secretary of the Class of 194-9 . . . Bob spends his spare time reading plays and doing jigsaw puzzles . . has high hopes of becoming an eminent surgeon. Soalality 3,4 tljrefectl 5 Room President 1, Secretary 3,4-3 Senior Class Secretaryg Debating Society 1,3,4-3 German Club 4. l DAVID MICHAEL PHELAN 766 North Benson Road Fairfield Calm, friendly Dave . . . has a good word for everyone . . . obtained the highest mark in the Scholarship exam four years ago . . . had his own by-line in the Herald sport section for the last two years . . . capable basketball and track man . . . was born in New York City . . . St. Thomas graduate . . . Dave aspires to a career in journalism. Sodality 1,2,4g K.B.S. 1,2,3,4g Debating Society Secretary lg Dramatic Society 2g Bellarmine Quarterly 25 Athletic Association 1,2g funior Varsity Basketball 2,35 Intramural Football, Baseball, Basketball 1,2,3,4g Assistant Manager of Varsity Football 1,2g Track 1,2,3,4-. CHARLES JOHN PLASKY, JR. 135 Sage Avenue Bridgeport Contentcd Charlie . . . a regular fellow in anyonels book . . . often seen behind the wheel of a sporty Dodge car . . . a roller-skating enthusiast . . . and an active member of his parish C. Y. 0 .... Charlie confesses that model airplanes take up much of his leisure . . . says that he is thinking of joining the Navy when Prep days are over. K.B.S. lg Intramural Football ana' Baseball 1. s ADOLPH HERMAN PLENEFISCH, JR. 63 JlldS0l1 Place Devon Tall, dashing Dolph . . . a lad with a long name . . . an alumnus of the Devon Grammar School . . . was born in Trenton, New Jersey . . . a member of Fr. Pollardis German Club . . . in fact its first Recording Secretary this year . . . reports that he has no hobbies . . . was interested in the Radio Playshop in second and third years . . . aspires to be a business man. i Debating Society Ig Radio Playshop 2,3g Camera Club 15 German Club 4-g Intramural Football ana' Baseball 15 Track 3. M ,c , .lk . 51 it Q23

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RAYMOND BLISS PARKER 10 Ferris Drive Old Greenwich Ray is an Old Greenwichite . . . though Stamford born . . . has a diploma from the Riverside Convent School in River- side . . . possesses a lively disposition . . . Ray tells us that his favorite hobby is photography . . . hopes to attend some unnamed college . . . from here it looks as though Ray plans on taking a Pre-medical course . . . we wish him luck. ANTHONY FRANCIS PATERNA 127 South Main Street Norwalk A Tony traveled daily to school on the Merritt Parkway in his familiar Packard . . . all the way from Norwalk . . . tells us that he attended St. Joseph School in South Norwalk . . . was treasurer of his section in Junior and Senior . . . has partaken in intramural athletics . . . is silent about his hobbies . . . would like to take up dentistry. Sodality 1,2g Room Treasurer 3,4g Debating Society 1g Camera Club 15 Intramural Football 1,25 Baseball 1,2g Basketball l,2,3. JOSEPH WILLIAM PEKAR 1466 Pembroke Street Bridgeport g jf, Soft-spoken, retiring Joe . . . St. John Nepomucene School gave him his early instruction . . . was never seen in an argu- ment . . . is mildly interested in cameras . . . but Joe's first aim is to get his lessons . . . is always neatly groomed and pleasant . . . Joe reveals to us that his ambition is to join the priesthood . . . may your wish come true. Camera Club 1, Intramural Football 1. LOUIS JOSEPH PELLEGRINO 52 Beecher Place New Haven Intelligent, quick-witted Lou . . . is very popular among his classmates . . . a graduate of the Nathan Hale School in New Haven . . . consistent Honor Roll member . . . was President of his section in Sophomore . . . is a shutter-bug fan . . . plays a hot sax in a local band . . . Lou leans towards a course in dentistry, preferably at Yale. Soolality 4, K.B.S. 1,2,3g Room President 23 Camera Club 1,33 Intramural Football 1,2. i ,- '

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GEORGE MOORE POILLON, JR. 5 Sachem Road Greenwich Serious and friendly is George,,the man we all must look up to . . . well over six feet tall . . . was a faithful and keenly-interested HEARTHSTONE worker . . . commuted daily from Riverside, where he attended the Convent School . . . has been active in many extracurricular activities . . . music, mechanics, reading are his hobbies . . . the adver- tising game calls. Sodality 2,3g K.B.S. lg Debating Society 1,35 Dramatic Society 4, Bellarmine Quarterly 2,3,4-g Hearthstone Literary Stag 43 Glee Club 1, Camera Club lg Spanish Honor Society 4. GEORGE EDWIN PULLEY, JR. 330 Allyndale Drive Sil'8if0l'd Another George . . . quiet, mild-mannered is George Pulley . . . got his diploma at the Wilcoxson School . . . a firm defender of Stratford's honor W. . . lists two hobbies: making model airplanes and collecting different types of guns . . . in a harmless way, though . . . George is college-bound . . . right now it's a tossup between Yale and Brown, he says. Spanish Honor Society 4, Intramural Baseball 1,2,3,4. ALAN JOHN QUICK Route 7 Ridgefield Meet reserved, affable, diligent Alan . . . the first alphabet- ically of the almost indistinguishable Quick twins . . . his grammar school diploma, like Dick's, is signed by Ridgefield High . . . likes a fast game of ping-pong . . . member of the Spanish Club and diligent HEARTHSTONE business man . . . faithful Sodalist and K.B.S. member . . . Fairfield U. calls. Sodality 1,2,3,4, K.B.S. l,2,3,4-5 Co-Manager Hearthstone Business Stag 4, Intramural Football 1,2,3,4g Spanish Honor Society 4. RICHARD FRANCIS QUICK Route 7 Ridgefield Honestly, folks, this is Dick . . . notice the slightly fuller face, which has been a help to teachers . . . good-natured, amiable, studious . . . says that, like Alan, he was born in Floral Park, N. Y .... we believe it . . . is inseparable from Al . . . notice their identical list of activities . . . a credit to the Prep . . . Fairfield U. next. Sodality 1,2,3,4g K.B.S. 1,2,3,4g Co-Manager Hearthstone Business Staff 4, Intramural Football 1,2,3,4g Spanish Honor Society 4. 52