Meriden High School - Annual Yearbook (Meriden, CT)

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Mary Ann Piccolo-Mary Ann was a very serene person. She said only whaf was necessar , buf, neverfheless, she was wen- liked. Richard Pinkevich- Pinky was offen seen walking around fhe corridors wifh his camera look- ing for maferial for fhe Annual. He was head of fhe Sea Ser- vice divison of 'rhe Vicfory Corps, and Vice-Presidenf of fhe Washingfon l-lisforical So- ciefy. Alfhough quief, he was well known and well-liked around M.l-l.S. Janef Pinks-Her obedience fo law, her respecf for ofhers, her masfery of self, her ioy in ser- vice - fhese qualifies have made Janef one of 'rhe mosf cherished members of lvl.l-l.S. Anfhonyg Piuonia-NA cheerful smile and a very neaf appear- ance were fwo of Tony's assefs fhaf made him well-liked by his fellow classmafes. l-le was always willing fo' cooper- afe and his friends will always remember him as Tony, a swell QUY- Mary Powers- Mary, who moved here from Wallingford, was pe- fife and charming. Everyone admires her good nafure and sense. ln her spare hours she was a willing and able helper af fhe hospifal. To be a nurse was 'her desfinafion. ancy Powers- Nan was rominenl' in any group wifh her winning personalify and her abilify fo wield a pun. l-ler main ambifion was fo sing on key! l-ler work as Club Edifor of fhe Annual was well done. I Roberf Powers- Bob came fo us during his iunior year from Lewis High School in Soufhing- fon. l-le was a greaf one for sporfs, especially baseball. Look for Bob in fhe fufure in fhe field of refail selling as he likes fhis Type of work. Blanche Premo-Blanche, wifh her cheery smile which she al- wa s flashed af everyone, was a hne girl af lvl.l-l.S. Though dancing was her favorife, she had a yen for sporfs of all kinds. Jacqueline Prifchard - Jackie who possessed a grand disposi- fion and a fine sense of humor, made a name forlherself wifh her wiffy remarks. Jackie , as one of our cheerleaders, did a greal' job in giving our feam enfhusiasfic and rousing cheers. Elizabefh Quinn- Beffe was good-nafured and full of pep from dawn fo dusk, and her sparkling manner has gained for her heaps of friends. She was forever busy and flying from one place fo anofher, a facf which was especially ap- propriafe because of her infer- esf in fhe Air Corps. ' Roberf Raigue- Bob was one of fhe quiefesf fellows in fhe class. A diligenf worker, fhere were few words fhaf his feach- ers said fhaf could nof be found in one of his liffle nofef books. Walfer Raiewski- Walf was one of fhe quiel boys of room six. Alfhough he was a sfudi- ous looking fellow, he was a swing fan and played fhe drums very well.

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Richard OTis-- Dick was one of The all-around swell Tellows in M.l-l.S. His ouTsTanding Tea- Ture, his haircuT, gained him ElenTy of recogniTion. A mem- er of many exTra-curricular groups, This popular young Tel- low would be our choice as The boy mosT likely To succeed. Howard Parker- Howie was a well-known sTudenT wiTh many admirers. He' always managed To have plenTy of Tun in school. Howie was an all-around aTh- leTe, especially in baskeTball. NeTTie Pease-NeTTie's pleasanT personaliTy has won The friend- shi of all her classmaTes. WEaT would The PennanT have done wiThouT all Those ads she collecTed-and The Annual? Edward Peikoske- Ed is noTed Tor his friendly buT deTermined dis- cussions wiTh The Teachers aT The Annex. Never To be saTis- Tied wiTh a plain yes or no Tor an answer, Ed musT know how, where, why, and when. All kidding aside, Ed is very acTive in sporTs as well as his sTudies. Sybil Penfield-Blonde, blue- eyed Sybil wiTh her quieT dis- posiTion and likeable manner was popular aT M.l-l.S. Sib's hobby seems To be fishing and obviously her TavoriTe fish was TrouT. Helena Perino--Helena was The Tiny girl who consTanTly was seen TliTTing around The halls wiTh GveTTa . Her beauTiTul cloThes were The envy of her classmaTes. Aldo PerloT-Aldo was The Tel- low who puT all his ideas across in a genTlemanly manner. I-lis ambiTion as a soda clerk was haITed abrupTIy when one of The local ice cream shops closed. Beverl Perry-Beverly was cer- Tainlly a good looking young lady whose dis osiTion well maTches her lookus. AlThough she worked ouTside of school, slfre was always prepared. ' JeanneHe PeTiT-JeanneTTe was The capTain Tor many girls' sporT Teams and was enThusi- asTic abouT all sporTs. AT graduaTion Time she was work- ing in a defense TacTory. Red hoped To become a WAAC. Jenny PeTroski-Jenny was an all-round sporT and always had a ready smile Tor her Tellow sTudenTs. Always eager To Take parT in school acTiviTies, Jenny became one oT our cheer-lead- ers and an annual sTaTT mem- ber. Carmela PeTrucelli-- PeT was ThaT cool-Tempered girl of Room I. She was always look- ing Tor good qualiTies in a per- son. and made friends wher- ever she wenT. Frances Pefrucelli - PeTTy was acTive in a number of clubs. She had a charming personaliTy and a winning way. IT has been said ThaT a woman's hair is her crowning glory: we all agree ThaT This was quiTe True of Pe++y.

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Rudolph Ravasio- Rudy was fremendously inferesfed in fhe field of mechanics. He ma- jored in mechanics and sfudied an aeronaufics correspondence course fo beffer himself. Rudy was an honor sfudenf for fhe lasf fwo years. Roberf Rehm - Bob was one of fhe commercial sfudenfs work- ing af Cuno's. Liked by all, Bob planned fo affencl business college, so wafch for Bob in fhe business field. Jane Riccio-Jane was faking fhe college course af M.H.S. Her fendency fo sfudy should cerfainly bring her fufure suc- cess. Wifh a pleasing person- alify and a smile for everyone, Jane was a welcome member fo any group. Frank Ridley-Frank was a quief sorf of a fellow: we only wish fhaf he could have been here for graduafion. The army called him for service in fhe spring. Miriam Ridley-Miriam, a fall, affracfive, and very ambifious blonde, helped make fhe morn- ings in room IOS more cheerful for everyone. She alwa s had a happy smile and a pleasanf good morning for all her classmafes, and one could al- ways rely on her fo brighfen a dull day. Walfer Riss-Walfer was cer- fainly a regular fellow. His rafher serious a pearance hid a keen sense of humor. His fa- vorife sporf was baseball. Walf was well-known among arf sfudenfs for his carfoons. He won several prizes in fhe arf field. .fg. s 4 TT' X Anneffe Roberge -Anneffe was fhe happy-go-lucky girl whose affenfion was divided befween M.H.S. and fhe Columbia Uni- versify foofball feam. She wanfed fo be an Army nurse - more power fo fhe Army. William Roberfs- Bill was one of fhe sfudenfs helping ouf fhe war cause by working a shiff af N.D. He was a sfudious, energefic fellow, buf in fhe middle of his senior year he enlisfed in fhe Navy. Good luck, Bill. Roberf Robinson - Bob was one of fhe beffer singers of M.H.S. He also played frombone in 'rhe band. Bob had a cheerful smile fhaf always made him sfand ouf in any group. Joseph Roccapriore - Rock was a faifhful member of fhe ivi.H.S. baseball feam. His smile and friendly personalif made him popular wifh his fellow sfudenfs. Anna Rolf- Ann was anofher one of lv1.H.S.'s help ouf in fhe war girls. Working in a local sfore, she wrapped your package, counfed back your change accurafely, and bril- lianfly flashed one of fhose famous fhings people are sup- posed fo give service wifh. Joyce Ruede-Joyce was a good-nafured girl and always had a smile. She ranked high in her sfudies and was fond of chemisfry. Joyce was always willing fo lend a helping hand, parficularly in homeroom acfivi- fies.