Meriden High School - Annual Yearbook (Meriden, CT)

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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.

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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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Alfred MoTzer- Al gave venT To his someTimes inopporTune loquaciousness by playing ThaT well-known woodwind insTrumenT, The clarineT, in The lv1.l-l.S. band. AlTred's indulgence in The arT oT phoTography sup- plied The PennanT wiTh many illusTraTions oT school acTiviTies and personaliTies. Gregory Murphy- Greg was a Tormer New Yorker -- any- one could Tell by his accenT. l-le was always alerT in class, and his knowledge oT airplanes indicaTed a TuTure as a piloT. Laura Ness- Laura's hearT was in her dancing. She was quieT in her classes. Her preTTy hair was The envy oT classmaTes. Mary Nessing-Mary was The girl whose hair always looked so neaT. She was one of our early birds . Be quiet buT keep your eyes open was her moTTo. Shirley NeTTleTon-Shirley was The girl who sporTed The beau- TiTul nails. How she kepT Them from breaking is a mysTery To us. Rings always looked be- coming on Those well-kepT hands. Gloria Niemiec-Gloria could be TrequenTly heard singing in The basemenT near her locker. She was a Tall, aTTracTive person who could noT be riled by any- Thing.. Barbara Nold- Bob was a Typical Meriden High sTudenT. Popular wiTh her Tellow sTu- denTs, Bob sTill liked To dabble wirh arT. She worked wiTh The Annual in This capaciTy. BeTTy O'Brien- BeTTy's jolly per- sonaliTy broughT her populariTy. Liz never sTudied arT in school, as a subiecT. However, she enioyecl iT as a hobby ouT- side. l-ler smile is sure To carry her Through liTe successfully. Joseph O'Brien-BeTTer known T as Red , The layboy o M.H.S. was well-likyed by all. Red was an ardenT sporTs Tan. His TavoriTe subiecT was English. Marion O'Loughlin - Marion, one of lO6's liTTle girls, was good- naTured and always ready To help. She liked ouTdoor sporTs and always had a grand Time. One OT Marion's ambiTions was To Travel. We hope ThaT she received her wish. Jean O'ReiIIy- Jeannie wiTh The lighT brown hair possessed a sTriking personaliTy and a spark- ling wiT. Her love Tor Tun made her a popular Tigure. Jean, no doubt will make her mark in The world. ChesTer Orrill- ClTeT is The big boy of room 6. Many a day was saved by his perTorm- ance as goalie on The soccer Tield. buT we musT noT TorgeT his all around pla wiTh' The Tennis and baskeTball Teams Tor Two years.