Meriden High School - Annual Yearbook (Meriden, CT)

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.....FF,- .. .. . Vlncenf Barfelmo- Vin was a good sporl' and an indusfrious worker. l-le was nol' fhe fype fo give up easily. l-le could usually be found in fhe library reading advenfure books. Mary Alice Becker-Alice ap- peared fo be very quief and reserved. lr-lowever, in fhe compan of her friends, she was fulf of fun. She appre- ciafed a good joke and was especially fond of hof fudge sundaes. Roberf Beierle- Bob was effi- cienf in his work. l-le progressed rapidl in draffing af fhe Trade Schooll During his spare fime Bob worked af one of fhe chain sfores. Edward Bender-- Ed was a new member of fhe class of '43, Alfhough he was 'rhe silenf, un- known member of l-l.R. II3, he was a very familiar sighf fo members of firsf period English in ll3. Despife his belafed morning appearances, Ed man- aged fo hold his pleasanf seaf in fhe rear of fhe room. Arfhur Benoif- Arf was fhaf well known college sfudenf from room six, whose greafesf infer- esf was aviafion. l-le was an acfive member of fhe Air Ser- vice Division of fhe Vicfory Corps. Arf was enrolled in fhe Air Corps Reserve and in fhe middle of his senior year was called fo acfive dufy. Jeanne Bergeron - Wh e n e v e r fhere was any work fo be done, Jeannie was sure fo be on hand. She was uncerfain abouf her fufure plans, buf, whafever she chooses, we know fhaf she will be a greaf success. l 46 12 f. I ff 1 1 il-as IJ 3 I r .lr ,PW Af, Marie Bergeron- Marie, wifh her pleasanf voice and manners, Truly symbolizes sweefness af ifs besf. When she breaks forfh wifh fhaf charming smile, she wins everyone's affenfion and admirafion. Gerfrude Besek- Gerf was fhe smallesf girl in fhe school, buf whaf she lacked in heighf she more fhan made up for in friendliness. A quief and sfu- dious girl by nafure, she was always ready fo lend a friend a helping hand. Lucille Bilger-Lucille was a fall girl wifh soff brown hair and blue eyes. Her sfenographic course should lead fo a success- ful career, we are sure. l-ler fingers nimbly skip over piano keys, and she fakes ice-skafing in her sfride. Alfred Billings-Alfred was a gay and smoofh going fellow, well-liked by his schoolrnafes and always willing fo give a helping hand. l-lis ambifion was fo be a pharmacisl' mafe in fhe U.S. Navy. Georgia Birdsey-Georgia, a quief, sfudious, and seemingly fimid lass, was underneafh her shy reserve, a pleasing miss. l-ler falenf in acrobafics won her fhe acclaim and affenfion of many. Agnes Blachufa-If you had a problem and wished if solved, you relied on Blackie fo help you ouf. She was an enfhusi- asfic bowler af lvl.l-l.S. X i

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T John Adamik-John. a quieT buT popular member of our class, was well-known as a musician. T-le was The pianisT wiTh a local dance orchesTra. John was also a follower of all Red and Blue aThleTic evenTs. l. T l Raymond Adduci--Raymond is an inTelligenT sTudenT wiTh greaT abilify as an elecfrician. l-le is following his Trade by working nighTs aT one of The defense planTs. Ray's inTeresT in maTh and science will help him a greaT deal. Charles Aichler- MJ-l.S. can well be proud of The boy in T-l.R. l II3 who was helping The war efforT as an air-raid spoTTer, besides holding his posiTion as paper boy on a Sunday rouTe. We all remember him as The i quieT member of The Washing- Ton l-lisTorical SocieTy. D MilTon Alfredson- Milky , as he was known To all of his friends, worked ouTside of school aT a local prinTing com- pany. Andrew Allis-Andrew was The very essence of gaieTy and sponTaneiTy. gl-lis populariTy wiTh sTudenTs and faculTy can be aTTribuTed To his good na- Ture and generosify. One of Andy's chief inTeresTs was in The agriculTural field. BeaTrice Amann- Bea was a quieT, -unassuming, wing-fooTed speed skaTer whose finesse on The ice won 'her numerous Tro- phies. Being a person of Tew words. Bea rarely discussed her noTable successes. .--Q' n Frank AugusTyn-Frank finished MJ-l.S. wiTh The pleasanT mem- ory of Two years on The foof- ball Team and Three years on The honor roll. l-le enTered The service upon graduaTion, follow- ing in The fooTsTeps of his Two older broThers. STanley Bakai- Baher , as he is known To his friends. was a good sporT. l-lis ouTlo-ok was The happy-go-lucky Type. The only Thing he Took seriously was The Selecfive Service ACT, and who didn'T? Barbara Baldwin- Bob was a friend in need, always willing To help oThers. She was an ideal sTudenT, quieT and con- scienTious. Her fav-o'riTe pas- Time was phofography. KenneTh Balkow-KenneTh was a quieT fellow who was popular among his classmaTes. l-lis hobby was phoTography. If drafTed for The Army, he would like To do phoTographic work wiTh The Signal Corps. Irene Banaszewski-Irene was an example of a perfecT all-around sTudenT. She was The winner of The American Legion speak- ing conTesT aT M.l-l.S. and placed second in The sTaTe finals. Roberi' BarnharT- Bob was an all-around good sTudenT who was a greaT admirer of Alexis Smifh, movie queen, whose pic- Ture was delighTfully hung on his locker door.

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Jeanelle Bober- Jane was an excellenl bowlerand was always willing lo leach any newcomer. She was sludying arl and some- day we may lind her skelches in a newspaper or magazine. Lois Boehle-Lois was lhe sludi- ous lype who worked hard al l her subiecls. A good speaker, l she was quile aclive in lhe de- ' baling leam. She aspired lo become a lawyer. l l Norman Bogalz- Norm was a greal assel lo lhe sludenls ol 1 M.l-l.S. Al inlermission he l l ' could be seen in lronl of Room 7 changing lhe sludenls' money inlo nickels so lhal lhey could salisly lheir hunger al one ol lhe candy machines. Marguerile Bogucki-- Blonde, pe- lile Marguerile was more ollen lhan nol enlerlaining lhe peo- ple who sal aboul her wilh her umerous quips. She is crediled wilh having a perlecl allend- ance record lhroughoul her lhree years al Meriden High School. Mark Bollman-Mark always had i a ready smile and a pal on lhe back lor you. Mark loved bas- kelball and was on lhose line squads in '4l and '42. Al gradualion lime Mark was plan- ning on service in lhe Navy. Eleanor Borsl-Because of her quiel nalure lhe class as a whole very seldom heard Eleanor's ideas and viewpoinls. Yel, her friends remember her I as a real classmale. I Lawrence Borsl - Buck was always lound in some hilarious silualion. l-le showed high scholaslic abilily in lhe college course and good sporlsmanship in all olher aclivilies. Possess- ing a good nalure and a per- sonalily all his own, he was well liked. Elsie Bolleon-Elsie is lhe girl who was seen whizzing lo her locker al l2:25. For lwo years she succeeded in holding a place on lhe girls' baskelball learn. She was a good player. Thomas Braheny- Noled lor vol- ubilily and lack ol punclualily, Tom was a likeable, easy-go- ing fellow, seeking a maximum ol enioymenl belore lhe inevil- able enlrance inlo lhe armed forces. Gerda Bremer-Gerda was lisled among lhe lop-llighl ol M.l-l.S. l-ler many assels plus her rare personalily proved a magnel lo friends. Wilh a lwinkle in her eye and dimple in her cheek, she belied lhe lacl lhal she had many a serious momenl. Shirley Brilney- Shirl was one ol our promising young arl sludenls. Quile clever wilh painls and a brush, she lound employmenl in lhe arl deparl- menl ol a local slore. Shirley had a sweel lemper. Jane Brodeur-Jane, who always greeled everyone wilh a sweel smile, had a very prelly voice, allhough she hesilaled lo admil il hersell. She liked music and admired red hair.