Gloucester High School - Flicker Yearbook (Gloucester, MA)

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Midge’ HELEN L. ABBOTT 88 Eastern Avenue General. Characteristic Interest: Mansfield Acade- my. Activities : Softball 2, 3 ; Championship team 2; Volleyball 3, championship team 3; teacher’s secretary 4. Ambition: To grow at least 5 feet 2 inches. LOIS ABRAHANSON “Blondie” 125 Maplewood Avenue General. Characteristic Interest : Dancing and Hair- dressing. Activities: Honors; Bank Collector 1, 2, 3; Girls’ Drill Team 1, 2, 3, 4; Teacher’s Secretary 4 ; Glee Club 2 ; Perfect Attendance 3. Ambition : To enjoy life and be a successful hairdresser. SALVATORE J. AIELLO “Sam, Sonny” 42 Summer Street Vocational - Electrical. Characteristic Interest : Sports. Activities : Prize Squad 2, 3 ; Company Basketball 2, 3, 4 ; R.O.T.C. Corporal 4. Ambition : Congress will decide and electricity. SHIRLEY ALLEN “Shirl” 82 Cherry Street Fine Arts. Characteristic Interest : Classical and its athletics. Activities: ’Glee Club 3, 4; Waltz Dream” 3 ; Christmas Concerts 3, 4 ; Spring Review 4; New England and State Festivals 3, 4; Art Club 2; Vice President 3, President 4. Ambition: To be- come successful in the field of commercial art. CONSTANCE CLAIR AMERO “Connie” 47 Bass Avenue State Teachers. Characteristic Interest : Lake Atti- tash. Activities : “The Waltz Dream 3 ; Girls’ Drill Team 3, 4 ; Glee Club 2, 3, 4 ; Roosevelt Club 4 ; Latin Club 2; Service Club 1, 2, 3, Award 4; French Club 3. 4; Girls’ Rifle Team 4; Class Roll Committee 4; Ambition: To go back to Presson’s Point. BARBARA JEAN ANDERSON “Barb” 171 Western Avenue College. Characteristic Interest : Air Corps. Activ- ities: Class Roll Committee; Women’s Roosevelt Memorial Association Book Prize 3 ; Spanish Club 2, 3; Camera Club 3. Ambition: To be accepted at Bridgewater State Teachers College. DOROTHY ANDERSON “Dolly” 40 Derby Street College. Characteristic Interest : Natale or M.N.F. Activities: Glee Club 2, 3; Science Club 3; French Club 2, 3, 4; “The Dream Waltz” 3; State and New England Music Festivals 2, 3; Roosevelt Club 4. Ambition: To see fulfilled my own great dream of music. VERONICA F. ARVILLA “Ronnie” 52 Taylor Street Commercial Stenographic. Characteristic Interest: The gang and that certain someone in the U. S. N. Activities: Flash Typist 4; Teacher’s Secretary 4; Perfect Attendance 1, 2. Ambition : To convince my mother to let me travel to Georgia with two girl friends.

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SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS President GILBERT W. O’NEIL “Gil” 34 Beacon Street College. Characteristic Interest : Sports, The Quartet. Activities: R.O.T.C. Major, 4; Class President 4; Win- ning prize squad 2; Sgt. Gardner Medal 2; Sawyer medal 1 ; Basketball 1, 2, 3; Captain 4; Football 1, 2, 3, 4; Base- ball 1, 2, 3, 4; National Honor Society 3, 4; Latin Club 1, 3, President 2; A. A. Council 1, 2; Representative to Mass. Boys’ State, 3; Junior Rotarian, 4; Senator, Good Gov- ernment Day 4 ; Roosevelt Club, Homeroom spelling winner 1. Ambition: To go to- college. Secretary MARJORIE A. MERCHANT “Margie” 128 Centennial Avenue Commercial Stenographic. Characteristic Interest : Blue eyes, sports, the gang, and week-ends. Activities: Cla s Sec.; Class Calendar 4; Intramural Sports, Basketball 2, 3, Capt. 4; Softball 2; 50-word Typing Award; Bank 2, 3; Girls’ Club Cabinet 3, Sec. 4; Girls’ Drill Team 3, 4; Nat’l. Honor Soc. 3, 4; Glee Club 2, Sec. 3, V-Pres. 4; Honor Bus. Club 3, 4; Teacher’s Sec. 3, 4; Roosevelt Club 4, Service Club Award 4 ; Art Club 1 ; Perfect At- tendance 1 ; Chm. of Clothing Drive 3 ; Girls’ Rifle Team 4; Junior Senior Tea-Dance Com. 3 ; Highest Honors 1, 2, 3, 4; Music Festivals 2, 3, 4 ; Mother Daughter Banquet 4. Ambition : Someday, somewhere, somehow — what ? Vice-President JAMES W. McCOMISKEY “Jim” 3 Marsh Street Scientific. Characteristic Interest : Sports, music and beautiful women. Activities: Class Vice- Pres., 4; Chm. — Class Calendar ; R.O.T.C. Plat. Sgt. 3 ; Captain 4 ; Ice Hockey 3, Capt. 4; No. Shore Hockey All-Stars 4; Base- ball, 3, 4; R.O.T.C. Basketball, volleyball, football; Flash staff 2, asst, editor 3; Jr, Haskell medal 2 — Winning Co. 1, 2, 3; Winning Platoon 2, 3; Band 1, 2, 3, 4 ; Orchestra 2, 3, 4; Latin Club 1, 2; German Club treas. 2, 3; Chm. Class Ring Com. 3 ; Nat’l. Honor Society 4. Ambition : to be the man my father is. RALPH GARDNER BURKE 200- A Washington Street Scientific. Characteristic Interest : “Kosmic Kids,” “Red Comet,” Reading. Activities: Class Treasurer 4; Flicker Co-Editor 4; R.O.T.C. second place prize squad 3; R.O. T.C. Second Lieutenant 4; Sawyer medal 2; Spanish Book Prize 2, 3; Jeremy Ingalls Poetry Award 3; Beacon ' Staff 3, Co- Editor 4; National Honor Society 3, 4; Round Table 3; Camera Club 3, 4; Science Club-treasurer 3; Spanish Club Executive Board 2, 3, President 4. Ambi- tion : To be a writer and travel in Harvey’s “Red Comet.” Treasurer

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SORINE F. ASK “Siren” 7 Chestnut Street Commercial Stenographic. Characteristic Interest : Music, Sports, and F. J. P. Activities: Chairman, Flicker Cuts 4; Flicker typist 4; Softball 2; Type- writing Award 50, 4; Shorthand Award 100, 4; Honor Business Club 3, 4; Spanish Club 2, 3; Teach- er’s Secretary 4; Honors 1, 2, 3, 4; Perfect Atten- dance 4; Theodore Roosevelt Club 4; All Star Softball Team 2; National Honor Society 4. Ambi- tion: To set the world on fire with twenty dollar bills. MILTON ATKINS “Milt” 88 Western Avenue Vocational - Electrical. Characteristic Interest : Hunting and fishing. Activities : Perfect attendance 1, 2. Ambition : To become a master electrician. SALVATORE AUDITORE 10 Gould Court Scientific. Characteristic Interest: “Red Comet.” Activities : Chairman Flicker Sports Committee ; In- dividual Drill 3, 4; Color Guard 3; Corporal 3; Football Mgr, 2, 3, 4; Basketball Mgr. 2, 3, 4; Track 2 ; Camera Club Pres. 3, 4 ; German Club 1, 2, 3 ; Am- bition : To tour the country in the “Red Comet.” WINNIFRED L. BAKER “Winnie” 7 Wesley Street Commercial Stenographic. Characteristic Interest : ? ? ?; Typewriting Award 50, 3; Teacher’s Secre- tary 4; Service Club Award 4. Ambition: To see the Lanesville bus on time once in a while. CAROLYN J. BICKNELL “Bicky” “Cal” 7 Hillside Court General. Characteristic Interest : Not working. Ac- tivities: Class Roll Committee 4; Latin Club 2; Camera Club 3 ; German Club 3 ; Class Ring Com- mittee 4. Ambition: To be a successful dental hygienist. WILLIAM P. BORGE “Bill” 154 Prospect Street General. Characteristic Interest: Eating, L.O.S.B. club, Maplewood Avenue. Activities : Football 3, 4 ; Volley Ball 3, 4; R.O.T.C. Corporal 4. Ambition: To prolong the life of the L.O.S. Band; to study more closely the opposite sex. MADELINE A. BOTELHO “Madie” 26 Bass Avenue Commercial Bookkeeping. Characteristic Interest : Fashions, Horsebackriding, Business. Activities : Class Prophecy Committee 4; Roosevelt Club 4; Service Club Award 4; Honor Business Club 3, 4; Teacher’s Secretary 4; Honors 1, 2, 3, 4; Mother and Daughter Banquet Committee 4 ; Flicker Distri- bution Manager 4. Ambition: To stay young and happy. RICHARD A. BOUDREAU “Dick” “Boudy” 92 4 Centennial Avenue General. Characteristic Interest: Y.M.C.A. Activ- ities: Spelling Medal 2; R.O.T.C. Corporal 4. Ambition : The U. S. Army.