Meriden High School - Annual Yearbook (Meriden, CT)

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Clare Curry-CCC, in fhis case, signifies Clare Condon Curry. To carry if a bif farfher, we mighf also add: Cool, calm, and collecfedf' Nafhalie Czarnecki-Tiny Nab- by possessed a flexible fongue for wiffy remarks. Her abilify fo accepf life as if comes and her amiable nafure will cerfainly be an assef in her life. Jerry Daly- Silence is golden. Jerry firmly believed fhis. He carried if ouf in all his classes much againsf fhe wishes of his feachers who believed Jerry had hidden falenfs. Gloria Darin-Gloria was home room Pennanf represenfafive in IO6, buf before she had fime fo gef fhere fo disfribufe Pen- nanfs fhey had all disappeared. She liked all oufdoor sporfs, especially ice-skafing. John David- Jack was well known fhroughouf fhe school. He fakes pride in calling Soufh Meriden his home. Someday he ma become fhe mayor of fhe village. Who can fell? Lucy DelFavero-This argumenf- afive and voluble redhead was prominenf in many a school acfivify. She was known for abilif fo filibusfer successfully in cfassroom issues and her ready willingness fo supporf a good idea. Eleanor DeMaria - Blessed wifh a fine sense of humor and keen wisdom El was liked by all. Besides working and sfudying she found fime fo fake parf in many school acfivifies. El was a very dependable person and a fine honor sfudenf. Dorofhy Denison- Dof hardly uffered a word while she af- fended Meriden High School. However, she had a radianf smile and a wide range of knowledge for her courses. Dorofhy Dickinson-- Dof had many friends who admired her because of her pleasanf dispo- sifion. While Dof sfood high in all her sfudies, she always found fime fo have fun. Jack DiPersio-Jack was all wrapped up in sporfs. His one greaf inferesf in I942-43 was fhe baskefball feam which he managed. He had a fine sense of humor and was popular wifh his classmafes. Curfis Disbrow- Curf was very much inferesfed in science while in school. He combined fhis knowledge wifh his hobby, phofography, and produced some remarkable picfures. Roberf Diffman- Bob had fwo hobbies, model airplanes and phofography. In his cellar could be found all fhe maferials for prinfing and developing pic- fures.

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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

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Myrfle Dobrafz-i Myr+ was fhe indispensable homeroom repre- senfafive of Room I. She was very fond of good music and also played fhe piano. She did exfra work as a file clerk for fhe Rafioning Board. Anifa Dominello -- Anifa ap- peared fo be a very cool and quief pers-on. She was always neaf in appearance. She liked fo sing and was one of fhe faifhfuls of fhe school chorus. David Dossin- Dave's friendly spirif won him many friends among his classmafes. Always' an ambifious boy, Dave's ouf- side work prevenfed him from becoming acfive in many of fhe school organizafions. ln spife of fhis, he was an ardenf member of The Rifle Club. Lorraine Draper--Lorraine never lef a day go by wifhouf doing her homework even fhough drum corps and ofher inferesfs kepf her' busy. She knew how fo make friends and keep fhem as well. i Ann Duchnowski-A lover' of sporfs. especially baskefball, Ann wifh her friendly personal- ify won fhe friendship of her classmafes. Ann was an excel- lenf sales-clerk, and we hope she'll rank high in her fufure field of selling. Harold Dunlo - Hal played on fhe foofball and baskefball feams. Even fhough he was a bif shy, he was popular wifh his classmafes. Max Dybiec-Those who have associafed wifh Max Dybiec for many years know he is a sfudenf of greaf falenf and achievemenf. l-le was frusf- worfhy and loyal, and really deserves a successful and nofe- worfhy fufure. lvlax was presi- denf of fhe Afhlefic Associa- 'fion in his senior year. Roberf Early-Oh! Whaf an un- appropriafe name for a person whose moffo was l-low' l hafe fo gef up in fhe morning! Bob will be remembered as fhe boy who puffed up fhe hill af fwo minufes fo fhe fafal hour. l-lowever, he was always able fo slide info his seal' before fhe buzzer sounded. oseiph Egan- Joe was a happy-go-lucky person faking nofhing foo seriously. l-le was very popular wifh everyone who liked fun, and we all do. Edifh Ellis-Edifh was a quief girl, buf well-liked 'by all fhose who knew her. l-ler favorife pasfime was lisfening fo fhe radio and reading. We fhink fhaf Edirh has all fhe reguisifes fo affain success in whafever she aspires fo do. Paul Fagan-Paul was one of lvl.l-l.S.'s pafriofic defense work- ers who plans fo enfer Yale affer fhe war. We all knew him as fhe quief, conscienfious youfh who worked for a cerfain famous ice-cream shop, proving fhaf he could be a Jack-of-all- frades. i Barbara Fairchild- Bob was one of fhose sporf flashes who had endless energy on a bas- kefball courf or on a dodgeball field. I-ler endurance should be an assef in her chosen field of nursing.