Meriden High School - Annual Yearbook (Meriden, CT)

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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.

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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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i Gloria Brunelle-Very quiel' and shy, Gloria could always' be counled on. She was a slaunch supporrer of The Forum and Washinglon l-lisrorical Socie+y. Irene Buchko- Bu+ch was prob- ably lhe happiesi girl ai Meri- den High. Rarely was she seen wi'rhou+ a smile on her face. lrene was everyone's friend, and a good-hearled one ar 'rha'r. Barbara Ann Buenger-Work was Babs' joy and even wilh all she had lo do oufside of school she compiled a fine scho- laslic record while ailending lvl.l-l.S. ' Theodore Burdacki-- Ted , an all-around aihleie and line slu- denl, sludied 'ro be an eleciri- cian. l-le was conlemplaling enlisiing in 'rhe Navy and hoped his 'rrade would help him. Edward Burke-- Ed's favorile sporls, baskefball and hockey, were 'rhe basis oi' many an in- lermission argument We know he will do well in lhe armed forces. Carroll Caffrey-Carroll was well-liked because of his sense of humor and good naiure. No maH'er whal lhe queslion was, Carroll always had an answer ready. Esfelle Cameron--Three cheers for Red ! She has cheered for us, now we cheer for her. She made many friends in school. We all liked her bright sunny smile and her long auburn hair, buf she liked a bob. Anna Can+arini-- Ann , who be- lieved ihar silence is golden, was well-liked by everyone. ln her own way, Anna managed 'ro accomplish much. Louis Capaccio-l.ouis's main ambirion was To be an eleclri- cian. l-le was enlhusiaslic aboul lnlra-Mural Sporls allhough he did noi lake parr in lhe aclual playing. l-lis favorile hobby was 'rhe s+udy of repliles. Grover Carr-Grover was ever The rwinkle-foes of ihe dance floor. l-lowever, a word and a smile here, a joke lhere -- i'ha'r's Grover . Rira Carringfon-Rila liked 'ro sing and so she confined her acliviiies io lhe chorus while we were in school. Mary Carroll-lvlary, who had an imperrinenl smile, was ralher loquacious. She was con- slanfly worrying aboul' her homework. I