Meriden High School - Annual Yearbook (Meriden, CT)

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ArThur Gordon-AnoTher sup- porTer of The WashingTon His- Torical SocieTy. ArT was a very quieT Tellow and much in- TeresTed in his work. WalTer GosTyla - IT There was an elecTion going on you could beT your lasT dollar Thar The good- naTured PersonaliTy Kid would be The boy wiTh The highesT number oT voTes. His having 'been class presidenT Tor Two years and presidenT of The SenaTe Tor Three years only Tur- Ther proves This sTaTemenT. Joseph Grainger- Joe's ambi- Tion aT M.l-LS. was To enTer WesT PoinT. This Don Juan oT H3 A.Tv1. was known Tor his ambiTion, perseverance, and his progressive ideas. Donald Gray-Nicknamed Duck by his classmaTes, Don always had a warm smile and a joke aT The Tip of his Tongue. Lois Greenhouse-Lois. beTTer known as Speed , was a real ouTdoor girl. Probably you saw her scooTing around on her bike. delivering Telegrams. Speed Took greaT pride in The TacT ThaT she is TwenTy min- uTes older Than her Twin sisTer. Muriel Greenhouse- Muriel was never exciTed or ruTTled by The many Things ThaT happened. You could always depend on her To help ouT when help was needed. Francis Grieco- Fran was one oT Those quieT Tellows. His TavoriTe sporT was baskeTball and in This respecT he showed his supporT oT The Team by aT- Tending all The games. RoberT Griffin- Bob was one oT M.H.S.'s TuTure engineers, who planned To enTer V.M.l. aTTer' graduaTion. The class oT '43 will remember This popular sTudenT who was presidenT oT The,RiTle Club and a member oT The NaTional Honor SocieTy. Edward Grimes-- Eddie was in- variably in good humor, come whaT may. and always willing To speak oT his experiences in hunTing, fishing, and skiing. 1 Roman Gromala- Ray , as he was known by his inTimaTes, be- sides being a candid-camera bug , Took special pride in doing his work wiTh perTecTion. He had no Trouble geTTing good marks, even Though he was working. Anne Guidace-Anne was pre- paring Tor a career in The Tield oT nursing. She was a diligenT worker wiTh a manner oT quieT unaTTecTed assurance. Marion Gusiine - T h e r e w a s never a dull momenT when Gus was around. The only Time she'd really be serious was when a TesT was due. Because oT her everlasTing cheerTulness, Marion had a large circle oT Triends.

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John Fries-During his years ar M.H.S. Johnny played lull- baclc on 'rhe soccer squad. 3He was fall, dark and his hobbies were hunring and slcaling. Barbara Frobel- Bob was an ariracrive girl of quiet unal- fecred assurance. Nor many are gifred wi'rh a pug nose and a smile as cure as hers. Richard Gaines- Rich found ir very clifficull ro gel 'ro school on Time lhe pasi few years, bul 'rhis was due +o his working lare hours. l-le is a good siudeni and is very in+eres+ed in his lrade. Rose Galluzzo-Rose liked all kinds of people, buf her besi friends ourside lhe human race were horses, for she was some- ihing of an equeslrienne. Rose lilces lo dream of pleasani bridle parhs during class. Mary Galvin-Mary was lhe 'fall blond who possessed a swell sense of humor. She planned 'lo become a nurse and we all lgnpw +ha+ Mary will be success- u. Ann Gambino-Ann. seen much buf heard lirrle, had an excel- lenl' sense ofhumor. We are sure lhar her charm and good sense will help her when she is a nurse. l Al ' John Geary- Big Jim , iugger- nau'r of The foofball field, was liked by all in M.l-LS. He was very aclive in sp-orrs and was a member of The Senaie. His favorife hobby was going wirh- ou'r sleep. Rober+ Gendron -This fellow dis- played a lceen wir and was well- lilced by his classmales. Bob was al' his besi' in Problems. l-le loved 'ro argue. BeH'y Gerschefski-Berry was one of our five fool' one graduales. She was lcnown for her beauriliul cosrume jewelry which always adorns her many ourfirs. Be'r's main inieresls are our of school. Joseph Giacco - Joe was rhe ambirious 'rype of sludenl' who pui all his effori info his sludies and always had his home-work done on lime. Joe weni all- our for fooiball in his Junior year. Alberf Giancola -Albert known +0 his friends as AI , hopes 'ro be a drummer in a hor orchesrra afrer graduarion. ln school he was helpful and quier. Amelia Giordano-','Millie pos- sessed a rare qualify - an amiable nafure. Her good loolcs and good sense will cer- 'rainly be an asser in her career as she was anorher who planned on being a nurse.

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Sh Mildred Hansen - A n o + h e r s'rrikel This is heard con- s'ran+ly when Milly displayed her skill in bowling. She was always lull of lun and ready io share a joke. William Harris- Bill had a fine sense of humor which he used al lhe slighlesl provocalion. He played baskelloall for M.H.S. during his lasl lwo years here. He was a greai admirer ol lhe opposile sex, buf his social life did noi' keep him from working for good grades. Waller Ha+ch- Wall spenl' his spare hours working al a war job. ln school Waller spenl his Jrime on his school work. We know he will be a success. Paul Hayes- Paul is a very good sludenl' and is easy +0 gel along wilh. Being inieresled in his work, he made lhe Honor Roll al every marking period. Paul has noi only a brillianl record al' lhe Annex, bul' is also recognized for his exceplional work in lhe drailing deparl- menl in lhe Trade School. Edward Hedberg-Ed is siudy- ing prinling al lhe Trade School. He expecls lo be called inlo ihe service as soon as he graduaies. One of his ouislanding characlerislics is his quielness. May you ad- vance rapidly in The service, Ed! irley Hess- Shirl's long golden hair was 'rhe envy oi all girls. Her amloilion was lo become a dancer. Knowing Shirl , she should never lack ailraclive pariners. Rhoda Hurwilz-Rhoda was a fine combinalion of a good sec- reiary, excellenl dancer. and en- ioyable companion. Everyone iked Rhoda and was her friend. As Business-Manager of lhis Annual she did a fine fob. Jean Johnson - Jean's l I v e l y spiril made her very popular among her fellow sludenls. Her arlislic flair for fashion and her good marks made her a promising candidaie for lvlounl' Holyoke. Jean was our idea of a lypical high school girl. Roy Johnson-Roy, Swede io his friends, was an air-minded young man and served ai l'he Spolrlers Observalion Posl. Al- ihough he had a reily lull schedule he always ilound iime lor ice-skaiing al lvlirror Lake. William Jones- Bill had a greal inleresl for airplanes and hoped he may ily one for Uncle Sam. Emilia Jurelc-Her nickname, lvlicia, hinled al her size bul noi al her concenlraled energy. She had a line sense of humor and a lypical laugh by which she could be immedialely rec- ognized. Eslher Kalz-- Essie can well loe proud oi her alhlelic prowess ai lvl.H.S., as her inleresl was along lhe line of sporis.