Meriden High School - Annual Yearbook (Meriden, CT)

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a,Li.,. . .f-wx,-. - - -my 'X Phyllis BuTcka 4 'wr' '4 Q, 52 Talker and one who 'knew all 'The answers. Shefwas well lilcediand. is sure To be a successnin. Th'ef-iq secreTarial Tieldg ThaT is, :'u'nl'essfiiiiiiy 'she' decides!-To enTer anoTher'Q,f5i Tield. - if 4 ,, iiiffg l LV K I ..,: r s1E'E1f!.l . .af.,s.:.?if'T' Gwendolyn Campbell--Soon iT will be 'Gwen Campbellg'-iMlig.N,., ,:,.Kyl -Tor iT is her ambiTionliTog.5rHegQQ4-f-i-lg nurse. Her TirsT gqbalf cepTed aT Svimmons, has? been reached. Becausei oflher deTerminaTion' and 'undersTand- ing naTure, Gwen was dess Tined To succeed tiiflf her chosen Tield. 'xi' V li 1 Li arion Carey f- The- halls of V, ' Meriden l-ligh will miss Marion's '.'X X unTorgeTTables-'laugh'Ter. Mariorijl loved Toi wriTe, noT leTTers To The Safvitel boys course, only To keep up Theiry755'i morale land hers Whiiich branch do ydu prefer, lVlario'n:7.P1 i. l Norman Carey-An s c h o o l supporTer,g i ranked high on populaHiTy'YlisTs.fQQfQ He was prominenT ingall scfhoolgfssii acl'iviTies and had4Ta7kn'aek geTTing alongfM7iTh'5fpeQple. 'We1'saT'iT liked L' -his T' iokfes.-Q, ayndfi b,ashTul fblushesp Y.,A ,,.f..-5 , Y V A ' . . f rira Earl Carroll-The Fred AsTemel.o'i M.H.S. displayed his TooTwork Tor The local maidens on' many .a Terpsichorean- occasions., To and his superman 'ip'hyisiiq,uei'i ' T jgiil . 1 1 TranslaTe, he .was a 'solid dancerriffi ,,, M.- riuiier. D f T made many ,a Temale,,:gheia'!iT,.-' -rt.. fv- ' 'Mary Casey4- Mary was one oT -, 'WF 5 I . ,wx an 1 giw 'gg ff I' ' 1 - -- 7. aa. .f , 'ififriisi .X flg aifgi ' E7 , Pfg 3 T fl 4 7 as as ,7 I ,,,. as ii -,uw miie-a 0 Q fir 1 our shorTies buT whaT she lacked in heighT was made up by her cheerful disposiTion. Casey's one desire is To join The Nurses' Air CadeT Corps. MusT we Tell you why? Jean Cassidy-WiTl1 Jean every- Thing had To be iusT so. This accounTs ,Tor her neaT appear- ance. She was The shy, reserved Type who, above all, haTed oral Themes! DoroThea Cavano - DoTTie's cheerTul personaliTy plus her wiTTy jokes always kepT The home room in smiles. Her class- maTes admired her gracious poise and her enviable inTellif gence. DoT's main inTeresT ouTside of school was bowling. She was Tops on her Team. .Rosemarie Cessario - T h o u g h 5 .AM - ffl f TK . 347' -Z' , . V X iv ' QT' T '14-.Q ' i U i ii V K I ii fi N355- f l iii Richard Carroll- Dick '- 1 1'i' 1 k'li T . good-naTured, red-heialdgdsjiilgldjgfg 1 U gg 1, 4 5: . 2 wiTh an almo,sT ., 5 He could bOasT ThaT L ,Q 'V 5 iff. 'boy in M.H.s.jWhOlaevaawaffagig 'F' T .. ,A ia Tie. l-leres hoping 'h'e'll fsoofrf '5i'i f'Si4sh- f ' have a Docfrorr' inii'TrQ!'1l'f fn! gi gi X fi A ki yr-:iss 'ir K L I A -as - : ' . 'Q5'lQr 'c '- 1 if ' fi. X '51 Q? Q. in in fi- , HT . 'cl..!-J .. fi 1 - 'T T 5 '4 ff s'5T.'4-,fi-,Q.. - ' ' ' V ' viyl ,y in :' TS Up' f . '. . T . ff 5.2, ' ' - , n f - -r ,if ,Q . ' - sz: A ' ' f : fv:5i5L.- fag Tai. gf- 1- - - , ir. , 4-or ,-1 .'4 .aw ' V: A ., ye. T- , jj '. ' , ,Q : ,sq A- ,,..1',rfg .af-ge , ., name.- T . , . 1 X ' wi - ' we S 31 1-T . .. -fr 'V'-1 - . . . .., .1 qs 'Q' ' ', 1,-,' ' T 1 frm 'f -Gi T 'L Wil ' ' ii:7'J'2 lL' W fx L 'Q?Ja55'97'-I .5 lE' ' V -1 -we v. 1'-Mi r. .W . 1 1 - sf Q 144 .. .W --. - LW .ic .i-L-HA fx .Q ,.f,.H,-mf . -- V - , -iv. -. ... ,.,v..., - , . A - f . ll . .A ..,, fd . Q. sg: I , ...s-,T . s T .4 ,.f ,,.,L,.,, --, . , , . . -- f, f- A' .' ,,'- 'n f .:.s,,:i ,,.-. 1- .ef-, .rs T sf Af ,X i ,- . , -- , e 1 . ws W , J . , . .yn pffgul Tl., I ,. Ja, i s .- as mb x , y 1 T Jfrf ',1,....f11:if . 'g-fe' -- 1,1 .T A. QV If , . -V 'rf' ' ',- H 5-:,ee.i.f,., 5 ' V a . .1 Age-if , nf f -' f. . ,, 1 , Q .. 5 .,, V , I . years may come and go, Dolly will always be remem- bered ,as a charming bruneTTe surrounded wiTh The TainT scenT OT a delicaTe perfume. l-ler sweeT hello won many Triends. lT seems ThaT Dolly liked noisy people, especially drummers. Veronica CeTnarski-Vera was a jovial person who made Triends easily. l-ler hilarious laughTer has made many a peaceTul book in -The library Tremble. OT course, she had loTs oT reTer- ence work! A .QJames Chagnon- Bib seemed To obTain suTTicienT gas To aT- .Tend ouT-of-Town games where he' upheld' The honor oT MJ-l.S. 'wiTh,all y ,opposing damsels. 'Bib's careTree manner is in keeping wiTh his iolly opTimism.

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Barbara Bohack- Bob wenl lor long, red fingernails and dan- glin bracelels in a big way. , 9 Laugh or smile, she could do specially was bolh, bul her giggling. Cheer up, Bob , you worry aboul won'l have lo business law any more. Edilh Bonlalli-- Edie divided her energy belween her war work and school. She doesn'l say much, bul perhaps lhal is why she is so well liked. l-ler one-and-only is overseas wilh our Army. Slella Bozenlka - Slell pos- sessed a pleasing voice which she pul lo good use as a lele- phone operalor. She, could play almosl any modern song and her soprano voice was a lil accom' panimenl. l-ler keen sense ol humor won her many lriends. rene Brechlin-lrene, a Well- liked classmale, was a heallhy ouldoor individual who lived on a bus! larm. lr-ler allernoons were evoled lo slore work, buf lhal didn'l mean she lel her school work lapse. x el, li xg lk f K 1 ,, QFQTN if N . . 1 f, iff si,-Eff?-.2.39 -fs , W 1 l ' . X My .1474 i 3' .1 4. 5' Eg ,, as - i' 1 , iii, - s -, 4... . if . gi A 3' if, ng, , A - - fig- f -' . i flili fi Mi, iiiilqlggy ki 4 1 I 0 s, , . ax iivl NFA A 1 1: 'vs rf ,JM QT' Helen Buczek- l-lelen was usually E quiel, bul in spile ol her silence' lor because ol ill she had many lriends among her classmales. Her grealesl pride and joy was lhalf soldier brolher ol hers - or was il 'his lriends, Helen? mily Budnick-Tiny, gay. and read lo lake a dare, lvlilz was liked by all who knew her. She was an aclive sporls lan and displayed her super swimming abilily during lhe surn- mer. She hopes lo allend an advanced business school. John Bulluss-We all knew JOhn and we all liked him, or was il his iokes we liked? As class comedian he was always lhrow- ing lhe Bull-al-us. l-le was an experl on mililary as well as lemale laclics. ' John Burke-The lvlack lruck ol lhe loolball leam divided his powerhouse ellorls belween war work, gas slalion allenolance, and escorling iunior girls in his ialopy, Nobody underslood how he managed nol lo beglardy so ollen. fp Barbara Briggs- Briggsie was R5Yl'f10nCl li:-lrke- Roy is lhal Qne of Hqe privileged pggple of t t v massive unk ol humanily WllO Ml-l.S. who waschaulleured lo if A played lirsl-Slring guard on lhe school each day by none olher . 'gg l-'- A I, 'Ki' loolball leagn and bendeared his lhan Mr. lr-lunl. l-ler sense ol . K4 i,,,, aSSOCialeS y a one-crushing humor lqepl everygng - V slyle ol WlllCl I V5VlqUlSl1ECl l-lere's hoping lhe kindergarlen .rl -V ' 3, al opposilion. Will lhe Army she wanls lo leach will appre- gl? -7 . SA EM , have a place lor him! Jungle Clase mis quamyl Hgsgly 'E 4 ' warlare, perhaps. ' . -- i s X- '73 3 , X 115: - ii. 1:5144 1 ll 12. f 4- 1 Jack Bryan--Jack's shy, convinc- A Y Rufh Bufklflshaw ' Alfhou Qll ing manner and ready solulion . Rulllle 5lT,FEe'3VeCl Clweg' Slfle lo problems won him deep ad- 'Q - WQ5 'V' 'ea' Y' Qalf an mls' miralion and respecl lrom all , ,. 452' , il 3' ,im Cl 'eVOL'fBI H? arllsllc llzld Wig his classmales. l-le look an ac- ' . J '- VGSPOUS' e O' manl' ee'U live parl in exlra-curricular 7,5 ii lull' 9 lS llial Wwe lqlddef' mn aclivilies and was classilied as e,,, W t Q her' noljlfoll- per , Wmsome an all-round sludenl b h's ,.-. X ' 'STWIQGU Pea55n manner Com' friends. V Y I i, A ' 3 plelely, charmed her classmales A 5 i E ' ,especially lhe boys. .

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Donald Champion+AT hearf a' comedian, and a reall friend, Don is noT loaTh To Take ad- vanTage of any promising siT- uaTion. T-lis smile was always 'pres'enT aT any prospecTive cor- ridor fracas or classroom conTre- Temps. T P Alice ChriSTian-AlThough a 'con- scienTious sTudenT, Alice be- lieved in making a loT of noise when iT came To supporfing school acTiviTies. l-ler booming voice could be heard- aT every baskeTball,game, and she kepT up our spiriTs by playing in The band. f May Clark-lvlay, wiTh her ex- plosive naTure and indomiTable sense of humor. was well known and liked around lvl.l-l.S. May, - and The inseparable Olga were Two of The manywho were'car- riedy ouT1of,Th'is world wiTh l:rarikASihaTrai.- A 1 ,K j John ClemenTs- Babe gained his aThleTic fame playing base- ball. l-le really knew his iewelry business and enioyed noThing beTTer Than repairing waTches. We wonder if he will make everyThing in This life Tick. Elaine Cohen- Elaine The fair was found almosf every morning good-naTuredly TranslaTing' LaTin for her classmaTes. She was The girl who had us gaping aT Those mulTi-syllabled words. For some unknown reason. Elaine favors New York and plans To aTTend Columbia. D Geraldine Colangelo - Gerry , The girl wiTh The Twinkle in her eye and ThaT funny liTTle giggle, could always be found in The library. She was happy-go-luck and could always be seen wiTh a candy bar. , 5 ' f K W T. E, 5 1 . 5 T. .f. -iii X .439-fe.-Q4 X 4 .- V if his ,..w- ff: l, K T M, 715 ag .er ffm ff' '91 'ST' E 1 , X 'V lr 1 T ,F ii ss. f n H A 4 T .QA f -' KT' fvb . Q X, ,iss if if ,... +,ff 4: F- 4-, if i F 7,3 if -F I gliifk Us .-eg -'IK -grace ,Q Z' ' Q., - , 1 - - . 5 li-- , .T I ,, 'U' , , X i.Q.,l ' ii? fi . id V :-Q 1 .JT 15 i 1 ASF :rw . iw I u TE: , i i , -if - '14 . 4 - s r'J xxx A J i X 4 N. T A. x.,,y ,A T ilk' 'Z . 4 M, 'l 'H T. . as -..,.. , wwqf 1. T 5 - T . . .'fS..f-i' ' fi-' -Lai. 1 , '. 'riff qs i T-,ff I rt: E Q 2 V, . ft f , . 3 . . 'iyiiyi s wwf: K' T A 1 li , 4 f f Wil 3- ,.-, ,,.-.. K 35 :sag ' i 3 T tl f A Q 8' 3, T Yi f.. if I 'hs ' ms' , c' 5 ,. ri ..... . ly, 1 I EThel ColleTT+ EThel's flaming red hair and classic feaTures com- bined wiTh a pleasanT disposi- Tion and ouTsTanding poise gave her a marked, air of disTincTion. lmagine giving dicTaTion wiTh Red on your knee! A Barbara Comerford- Barbara, a- newcomer, Through her pleasing ways, was quick To make friends, and, alThough she previously aT- Tended our rival school, Lyman l-lall, she became a very loyal supporTer of good old M.l-l.S. Elphy Conklin-Ever Time Elphy opened her moufh someThing funny slipped ouT accidenTly. She was The girl who deserved much crediT for spending her afTernoons in The Thankless iob of prompTing The CasT. V RoberT CosseTTe,- Bob Threw The enTire school inTo confusion when he became a parTner in a Mike and lke acT wiTh a iunior of The same name. BoTh boys worked aT war planTs, buT Bob pushed a Truck, and his double worked in The cafeTeria. William CoTTer- Bill was Thaf smoofh-Talking fellow who could ad lib on almosT 'any subiecT, especially in hisToryl l-le had The habif of referring To every- Thing as she . Who's influenc- ing you, Bill ? i Audrey Cox-Audrey was a dar- ing person who made iT her duTy To wish The Teachers a happy birThday, especially Mr. Churchill. She always looked neaT and well dressed and her individualisfic characTer was sfriking. N