Meriden High School - Annual Yearbook (Meriden, CT)

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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

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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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William Casey-- Bill was one of' Those happy-go-lucky Tel- lows. l-lis carefree spiriT en- abled him To geT along wiTh all his classmaTes. You may expecT To see Bill advance ra- pidly because of his iniTiaTive and good sporTsmanship. Phyllis CawThray - Phyl wiTh her ready smile Tor everyone was Tamed Tor her jokes Though she doesn'T drop her h's . Phyl is English and has already made one visiT To England and was planning anoTher Trip aTTer The war. Clara CeruTi-Clara was anoTher oT our silenT parTners. Never- Theless, she was a popular one. To Clara dancing and skaTing were Tops as sporTs. June Clark- Take a leTTer, Miss Clark. This was The one Thing June wanTed To hear aTTer graduaTion. June also enjoyed swimming and bowling, ThaT broad smile you saw coming down The hall mosT likely be- longed To June. CharloTTe Coe- Cozie was Tops as a sTudenT, Triend, and PennanT EdiTor. To enumeraTe her many acTiviTies and achieve- menTs would usurp The space we mighT use To beTTer advan- Tage by claiming her an admir- able, individualisTic, charming person. Jane Colle-Jane had a pleasing and friendly personaliTy. Her main inTeresT seemed To be chasing down To The gym To have a TeTe-a-TeTe wiTh her TavoriTe Teacher. William Comiskey-M.l-l.S. will be proud of This TuTure LaTin Teacher. Bill was one of The supporTers 'of The lvl.l-l.S. soc- cer and Tennis Teams. He was very popular wiTh his college- course schoolmaTes. Rodney Cone- Rod was a quieT likeable chap who was very popular among his Tellow sTudenTs. l-le was always in There piTching, boTh in school and ouT. James Conklin -There will always be an England. buT never an- oTher James. l-le had quiTe a sense oT hum-or which was appreciaTed by his classmaTes. DoroThy Coo er- DoTTie was popular wiTh her classmaTes be- cause oT her Tine personaliTy. She was inTeresTed in The work oT The Marine Corps. How'- ever, she hopes To join The WAACS. Roberl' Crosson- Bob was a well-known sTudenT of lv1.l-l.S., whose jokes were oTTen heard in room six. His hobby was model railroads, buT we 'in room six oTTen ThoughT ThaT in- Termission every clay was his real hobby. BesT of luck, Bob. Arline Cunneen-Arline was a vivacious young lady whose achievemenTs on The piano were known by her many Triends. Her well dressed and poised figure could be disTinguished in any crowd. T T .T