Meriden High School - Annual Yearbook (Meriden, CT)

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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.

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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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Lorraine KeaTing- KeaTer al- ways had a good word Tor everyone and consequenTly made Triends very easily. She was one who TaiThTully followed The baske+baII squad. Phyllis Kenny - Phyl , happiesT when surrounded by a group oT her many Triends, was a sTickler Tor iokes. Phyl was consTanTly skeTching and The resulTs oT her work are really .someThing To wriTe home abouT. John Kibner-John, known To mosT of his friends as Jack , was acTive on The swimming Team in his sophomore year. During The soccer season of his senior year he played on The Team and won his HM . David Kiernan- Dave was a mild and pleasan+ Tellow who was well liked. NOT a greaT aTh- leTe buT a lover of baskeTball and TooTball, he did preTTy well on The gym floor. Marvin Kirschman- Marv was well liked by all his associaTes because OT his pleasing person- aliTy and his aThleTic abiliTies. He was capTain of our soccer Team and was inTeresTecl in all oTher sporTs. His hobby was raising chickens and iT proved verys proTiTable. Elaine Klenk-Elaine was a Triendly girl and popular wiTh everybody in The commercial class. A whiz aT The Type- wriTer, Elaine was secreTary To one of our sTaTe senaTors. WhaT parTy did you Tavor, Elaine? Lois KnighT-Because of work ouTside of school, Lois had liTTle Time Tor exTra-curricular acTivi- Ties. We all- remember ThaT Triendly smile and paT on The back. Paul Koeller-Paul was good na- Tured, indusTrious, and popular wiTh his many friends. He was a good sTudenT and liked sporTs. parTicularly baseball and baskeTball. Joseph Konski- Joe was an all-around aThleTe. He liked To play golf and hockey. His Trips To New Haven To see pro- fessional games were many. His hobby was sTamp collecTing and he had a wide varieTy of sTamps Trom all over The world. Mary KouTsopoulos-Mary pos- sessed a charming personaliTy and presenTed a preTTy pic- Ture in her pigTalis and bangs. Business Law was an easy course Tor her. ElizabeTh Kubek- BeTTy was one of our quieTer sTudenTs. Her greaTesT inTeresT was being prepared Tor The day, buT ouT- side of school she was an ar- denT bowling Tan. Ann Lagocki-Ready To lend a hand was Ann. We all liked her neaT appearance and Tine hair-do.