Malverne High School - Oracle Yearbook (Malverne, NY)

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VIVIAN BRAUN Vivian's years at Malvcrne have been busy and well spent. She sang in the Chorus for two years and took part in all the concerts. Viv was active in girls' sports and participated in Sport Night. She has also lent a valuable hand to the business staffs of the Mule and Oracle. GILBERT BROWN His pleasing manner has made Gilbert well-liked in Malverne. This was proved by his being elected vice-presi- dent of his home room in his junior year. He has been a member of the Chorus and has participated in intra- mural sports. Gilbert plans to attend college after graduation. BEVERLEY BROWNE Beverley is best known around school for her terrific art work. She has held numerous offices and has received many honofeertificates. For four years she has been one of the most valuable members of the Oracle art staff, and this year was appointed art editor of the Oracle. CAROL BUCKLEY One of the best dressed seniors, Carol has many accomplishments to her credit. A member of the junior Hon- or Society, she holds six certificates for highest honors. Carol was active in girls' sports and the Oracle staff. Her favorite hobby is collecting menus. Carol plans to attend Oswego College after graduation. EILEEN BURKE Smiling, peppy Eileen could be seen twirling with the Band at all football games for the past two years. She also worked on the Oracle business staff, was a member of the Chorus, and participated in Sport Night. Eileen hopes to become a kindergarten teacher upon graduation. RUTH BURNS In her junior year Ruth came to Mal- verne and brought with her all her talents. Besides acting in the Intera Class plays, participating in girls' sports, singing in Chorus, and working on the Oracle, she is associate editor of the Mule. Ruth has proved her scholastic ability by earning numerous honor certificates. As a climax, Ruth was elected captain of the Blue Team. ANNA BURT Quiet, friendly Anna, possessing a re- markable talent for music, is a church organist and directs her church choir. She also devotes much of her time to softball and basketball. Anna is full of ambition and has high hopes of going to a teachers' college to become a kindergarten teacher. JOAN CAPPETTA An attractive brunette, -Ioan is well- known in Malverne for her lively cheerleading. Serving on both the Or- acle and Mule staffs, she also partici- pated in girls' sports and Sport Night. joan has been a member of the Chorus for two years. After graduation, she hopes to become a designer. MUR111 CARAKIANES Muriel, our modern Terpsichore, has a wealth of talent at her fingertips. In school she is an active member of the Mule literary staff, and is also .1 rep- resentative for the junior Red Cross. Outside of school, she is busily cn- gaged in giving dancing lessons to over one hundred pupils. PHYLLIS CARLSON This blonde lass has kept her warm personality while being busy with many activities. She worked on the Oracle business staff, the junior Pageant, sang in the Chorus at the Spring Concert and the Christmas Program, and par- ticipated in Sport Night. Phyll has her heart set on being a kindergarten teacher. Page seventeen

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Joyce BACKUS Joyce is a young lady of many ac- complishments. As secretary of the National Honor Society and a member of All-State Orchestra, Debate, Riding Club and Sport Night, she managed to keep quite busy. Joyce wants to become a language teacher and hopes to attend Middlebury College to realize her ambition. JOAN BARTH One of Malverne's prettiest senior girls, joan's good looks have already started her on a modeling career. Besides par- ticipating in several girls' sports, she has also been a member of the Chorus for the last two years. After gradua- tion she plans to continue her career in modeling. JOHN BATTER john has many outside activities and hobbies which include hunting, fishing, speed boat racing, and water skiing. In Malverne he gave much of his time to the Band and was on the Student Police for two years. He plans to study chemical engineering and would like to attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology. JOYCE BECKEL Joyce was an active girl at Malverne, being a cheerleader for two years, sec- retary of her junior class, organist, and an alto in the Chorus, Lyres Club, and Pirates of Penzance. She served on the Oracle and Mule staffs and par- ticipated in Sport Night. Her goal is Adelphi and nursing. CLARENCE BELL Did you ever hear that tremendous deep bass voice in Chorus? Well, that belongs to King Bell, a well-known personality in Malverne. He has earned letters in track, football, and wrestling, and was a member of the senior Riding Club. We all wish the best of luck to King at New York University. Page sixteen OOO 660 l FELICE BE RNSTEIN Flic has been a very busy miss, both in and out of school. She was associate editor of the Mule, a member of the Mule and Oracle staffs, Debate Squad, and a participant in girls' sports. Flic has earned highest honors for four years, and after graduation, hopes to attend Cornell University. FREDRICK BEYRER Fred is probably best known for the rich bass he has been singing for four years in the Chorus. The boy with the cheerful grin, Fred has soloed in many concerts and had a lead in The Pi- rates of Penzance. Intramural sports, the Mule, and dramatics have claimed the rest of Fred's time. BRUCE BLAGE Handsome Bruce's busiest chore was being a hall cop. He served as one for three years and this year was sergeant. Bruce participated in debating, basket- ball, Jayvee football, and worked on the Mule, besides being president of the youth group of his church. Bruce plans to become an industrial engineer. DONALD BOURKE Don, genial and mischievous, did the job of school printing and worked faithfully on the Stage Crew for two years. His hobbies, natural history, taxidermy, and printing, will surely help him to achieve one of his aims, either to own a printing shop, or to do conservation work in the national parks. ANN HRANDIS Petite Ann has been active in sports throughout her years at Malverne, tak- ing part in bowling, softball, hockey, and basketball. She was on the cir- culation and art staffs of the Oracle and spent her spare time singing in her church choir. She hopes to attend an interior decoration school after graduation.

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.. .a.4:,,iuP JEAN CARSON Jean is one of our prettier senior girls. She has served faithfully on the Oracle business staff and her enthusiasm has sparked the volleyball, hockey, basket- ball, and softball class teams. She was a member of the volleyball honor team and was elected secretary of her senior home room. JOANN COLWELL Cute Joann was a busy girl. She was typist for the Oracle and Mule, re- ceived a shield for girls' sports, partici- pated in Sport Night, and was elected to the Senior Honor Society and sever- al home room offices. She plans to attend college to become a private sec- retary. JOHN CONNORS Jack, a quick thinker on the wrestling mat, has utilized his time at Malverne High School in many ways. Although wrestling has taken up ITIOSI of his time, he has also lent a hand to the Visual Aids Service. After graduation he plans to enter the electrical field. JAMES COSTELLO Jolly is the word for Jimmy, who al- ways has an infectious grin on his face and a merry word on his tongue. Possessor of varsity letters in football and track, and jayvee letters in base- ball and basketball, Jimmy has been a credit to himself and to Malverne in the field of sports. JOHN CROWLEY Jack's friendly manner gained for him the admiration of his classmates, as shown by his being elected treasurer of his home room for three years. This may account for his dream of being a Wall Street financial wizard. Aside from this, Jack devoted two years to the wrestling squad. Page eighteen OOO OOO -H--um is . 5 JOHN CRUICKSHANK John has two great loves, baseball and eating, and his one wish is that he might pitch and munch a sandwich at the same time. He has two years of baseball and two years on the Student Police, and he has an ambition to pitch in Ebbets Field for the Dodgers. RICHARD DAVISON Winning the 1948 American Legion Oratorical Contest and some fine work in the Benjamin Franklin Oratorical Contests have taken up most of Dick's time. An asset to the football squad, he has also found time to take part in many plays. After college he plans to enter either dramatics or radio. . JOAN DOWN ER Snappy is the word for our blonde drum majorette. For two years Joan has been leading our Band, and in her spare time she has instructed Malverne's future twirlers. Girls' sports, Sport Night, and the Mule have taken up the rest of her time. Joan is heading to- ward a buying career. RICHARD EWING Malverne gained a great sport enthus- iast when Al came to Malverne from Lynbrook in his junior year. Al's friendliness is apparent by the large circle of pals he has in both Malverne and Lynbrook. Not certain of what he wants to study, Al nevertheless, wants to go to Farmingdale. x CHARLES FAASS Easy-going Charlie has an eye for business and holds a position after school. His job limits his time for extracurricular activities, but he has found time for outside organizations. After graduation, Charlie hopes to either continue in the business world or enter one of the services.