Meriden High School - Annual Yearbook (Meriden, CT)

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GeorgeTTe Lombardo -- GeTTa's musical laughTer was well known To many sTudenTs, Tor her merri- menT oTTen woke up a class ThaT was half asleep. We oTTen wondered if our iolly Triend ever experienced momenTs of depression. Eleanor LuTT- Lucky was an- oTher oT our class inTellecTs. She was good aT sporTs and Tops aT sTud ing. We are s+iII Trying To ligure ouT how she could do so much Trig homework and sfill keep acTive in clubs and VolunTeer War work. WalTer Makowsky-WalTer was a well-liked sTudenT. l-le has progressed rapidly in The Tield oT draTTing aT The Trade School. ln his spare Time, WalTer is a genTleman Tarmer. ConsolaTo Malavenda - Conso- laTo liked To play The TrumpeT. l-le was a very likeable sorT oT Tellow wiTh an enviable per- sonaliTy. l-le had many nick- names: The besT known were Tino or lvlolly . Marie Maniscalco- Marie, a live- ly, peTiTe girl, was popular among her classmaTes. Al- Though very sTudious, she was invariably surrounded by groups of laughing sTudenTs. Judson Marble- Jud was a well-known chap around, school who was noTed Tor his sunny disposiTion and generosiT . T-lis hobbies were record colkeding, golTing, and bowling. l-lis am- biTion was To enTer The Army Air Corps aTTer graduaTion. LoTs of luck, Jud . EdiTh MarcanTonio-Some mighT have called her a quieT girl, buT aT The library Table she was The cenTer aTTracTion of humor. Friends will always remember EdiTh as The beTTer Iafe Than never girl. ' Dolores MarTancik -- Do-Do had many admirers among lvl.l-l.S. sTudenTs. l-ler sTylish cloThes and aTTracTive smile and per- sonaliTy boosTed her populariTy To The Top. ' Edward Mason- Ed was a co- operaTive, quieT member of The Class oT '43 who was well known Tor his wiT and depend- abiliTy. A swell pal, we'd choose him as an ideal com- panion in a Tox-hole. Wayne McDermoTT- Mac was quiTe a comedian. l-lis likes Turned Toward swimming and dancing, alThough These acTivi- Ties were hampered by working aT a gas sTaTion. John McGoldrick - This enTerpris- ing young Tellow was The cenTer of wiT and knowledge in II3 A.-lvl. A member of The Sen- aTe and NaTional l-lonor Soci- eTy, Mac was known Tor his scholasTic abiliTy and leadership, plus his Tine ediTorship oT This Annual. Edward McLaughlin- Ted was one of The many sTudenTs work- ing on The Tour To Twelve nighT shiTT aT ND. WiTh his likeable personaliTy, Ted was popular wiTh his classmaTes.

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i A Ellioff LaMon+agne--Ellioff's habif i . of always geffing his fwo cenfs' Q worfh cerfainly wroughf havoc I in several -of his classrooms. , His effervescenf spirif and , smarf quips won many friends i af M.l-LS. Donald Lamofhe- Don was a quief sfudenf, buf popular. Affer school hours he could be seen riding around in a Ford fruck. Louise Lam hier- Wee-wee was a goodinafured, wiffy girl whose presence of mind and quickness of wif were always appreciafed. Helen Landry-Helen was a happy-go-lucky girl. Alfhough quief among unfamiliar persons, she's companionable and falka- five among friends. You could always find her af her favorife swimming hole or skafing place. Yolande Lanoue-Yolande was one of fhose individuals who seldom was sad or gloomy. Possessed wifh a cheerful dispo- sifion, she could always appre- Ciafe a good ioke, and seemed fo have fun doing almosf any- fhing. . Lucille Lapuc - Though Lu seemed fo mosf of her friends a quief girl, she, neverfheless, had a grand, sense of humor and l-oved a good laugh. Lu was quife a movie fan. Theresa LaRosa-Theresa was never af a loss for words and was always read when volun- feers were needled fo recife. If you've wondered fo whom fhaf close harmony lfrom fhe lower hall locker rooml belongs, ask Theresa. John Lauder- Jack was fhe lad responsible for sfarfing a carrof eafing fad during infer- mission in room lll. He was inferesfed in a variefy of sporfs, baseball being his favorife. oberf Le-ary- Tex was a builder of model airplanes, and also proved fhaf he was an arfisf. Tex was a very quief and conscienfious sfudenf. Mildred Levine- Milly was one of fhose girls who, because of a love for humor, found a friend in everyone she mef. She was never foo busy fo help a fellow classmafe. Eclifh Leviff-Eclifh was one of our more quief girls. However, fhose who knew her more infi- mafely remarked fhaf she was quife an elocufionisf. She was nofed for her falenfs on fhe piano, foo. Harvey Limon- Harv is fhe shorf fellow who was invariably seen eifher in Mr. Churchill's room or in fhe corridors carry- ing a case of empfy boffles from room 8. His willingness fo help ofhers made him a mosf dependable sfudenf.

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Alice McMahon-An all-around good sporf, Alice wifh her happy disposifion loved a good fime. Affer graduafion she planned fo ioin fhe WAACS. Roberf Melmer- Bob , a blond- headed lad, was very skillful af painfing houses, garages, efc. l-le was enrolled in fhe aero- naufics course af lvl.l-l.S. Laura Melnick-Laura was fhe fall, dark girlfin room 203, who was a pal and real friend fo everyone who knew her. Al- fhough she was diligenf and ambifious in her sfudies, Laura spenf much of her fime oufside of school working. So hie Mendyka-Sophie's amia- ble smile and dimples were al- ways evidenf. Sophie offered helpful advice wifhouf sfinf. We feel fhaf Sophie has all fhe requisifes of a perfecf secre- fary. Theresa Mesife -- Though Theresa possessed a rafher quief manner in school, she was really quife a sporf and a regular girl. She was a bowling enfhusiasf and one could well undersfand fhe reason in seeing her make fhose pins hop. Walfer Mianecke-Walfer was a uief person who did lofs of linking. l-lis hobbies were bowling and playing fhe snare drums. Nafalie Mikisko - Nafalie's greaf- esf aim in school was fo be puncfual. One of lvl.l-l.S.'s besf dressed girls, she said her am- bifion was fo become an in- ferior decorafor. We hope she'll be a greaf success. Wasil Milculich-Wasil has a quief nafure. Af Trade School he was a good machinisf and we expecf he will be a big help fo fhe war efforf affer gradua- fion. ' Faifh Julia Miller- Judy is a falkafive and pleasanf person. She was inferesfed in a course in Liberal Arfs af Bucknell. Pos- sibly, she will become a secre- fary. Charles Monfagnon - Charlie was quief buf observing. He had many friends, and affer school could be seen driving home wifh a crowd of easf side boys. John Morley-John, a quief fel- low, was one of fhe few weighf liffers in fhe class of '43, Thaf pair of broad shoulders you used fo see in fhe halls of lvl.l-l.S. probably belonged fo John. Margaref Morris-- Sis could be seen rushing down fhe halls af 8:03 frying fo reach home- room and her seaf before fhe bell beaf her fo if. She w-asn'f seen much around school as she spenf her spare momenfs working in a bank.