Meriden High School - Annual Yearbook (Meriden, CT)

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Roberl' Crovo- Pumpkin , The mighTy miTe of The AgriculTure uniT, never Tound hirnselT aT a loss Tor a job. l-le did his biT daily wiTh a quieT. undersTand- ing smile. As a TuTure Tarmer, we beT his l:JesT crop will be pumpkins. Helen Cuccaro-The ever-pres- enT Twinkle in Cookies eye gave away' her happy-go-lucky naTure. She always had Time' Tor Tun,.and even The ToughesT TesT couldn'T geT her down'. Beware oT her gay naTure,c iT's caTchii-ag! Marion Cumberlidge - Marion was The maior key oT The music deparTmenT. She liked To spend spare hours working in The oTTice. Among oTher sporTs, lvlarion was inTeresTed in bowl- ing. Edna CuTler- Cuddles was an aTTracTive miss, and we all en- vied her winning personaliTy and curly lorown hair. She'll look mighTy sweeT wiTh ThaT nurse's cap perched on her curly Top. The boys will be singing, l don'T wanT To geT well. CaTherine Daley - CaThy's pleasing happy-go-lucky disposi- Tion made her well liked by all who associaTed wiTh her. She was ThaT gusT oT wind who came puTTin' inTo The room a minuTe or so before The Tinal bell. Mary Daley- Mary was never aT a loss Tor smiles or words. ThaT Twinkle in her eye and The 'dim- ple in her cheek ,belied The'TaCT ThaT she did haveseriousgflmo- menTs. Dancing and1,.skaTing ay ' L Arline D'Apice - Many have Tound ouiT ThaT sTill waTers run deepulwhen They Tried To de- baTe .wiTh Arlinel To TuTure housewives lor loachelorsl: go To Arline in a local sTore when you wanT any new-Tangled household conTrapTions ex- plainedl DoroThy Darrow- DOT , Though mx Y quier aT Times, was a very l pleasanT person To Talk To. l-Ter ' sweeT voice, pleasing smile, and neaT appearancewill win her many friends and help her as a Sc secreTar . ' ,z f x Si l Y 4 l T f,,. ii' l A , i??V 'wi54i'lT4u,y JaneT David-JaneT, who would W' I ' like To aTTend music school, ,QR 'P 27 'Zia A pracTiced' every morning on The i ' V '- .--,kk way To school. You know, To E s is 6' - Q if' loolsTerd up he! spiriTs. Jan 3, fg,r'- ' .- I , enioye a goo Time, buT had J .1 serious momenTs when she I' wroTe very good poeTry. lil ,e,1r4Q' L llllllif f xllll.NXl' ' ilfl Lillian DeCanTillon-Joyce was one ol: our many indusTrious war F , workers, who deserved much 5 -1crediT Tor The job she was do- 'T T l ing. l-ler cheerful manner won Rf' ,, , 47 X.-. her many Triends looTh in school 'XX ,,,i '5 and aT work. 1' 15' L.. -.N gf . fvsy 63' C' 1 Jane Doalc--Jane was a member oT-The college course, and, since she was acTive in many ' f clubs, ' she made many Triends. -Her neaTness and her Trim 'cloThes indicaTe success in her -inTended career as a secreTary. Lucillec Dolce- l.ucille's love oT 'Tair play 'showed in her willing- ness To cooperaTeL Her sincer- iTy and opTimism made her a cheerTul companion. She had a kneclc 'Tor 'wriTing3QfQ-ipoeTry and in ll , , K I :Q I , A , . We MPS P , - ,ga,lwS-ysflseaifiyc 'Wh ca W-'TTY SPQNLS' ' W -pi ff' , I V9 , as T r c c , s is i ' f -mn: sg.-.un-v-. FR- -me A- -.n-,,,, .-1 . 3 . . -- .5 ,eq-,W-..,s,-,,..,.-. - A , , Y ,,,, , -?Z3 'N i

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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

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SalvaTore Dominello - Small in sTaTure, large in hearT, Sal was always smiling. He was The happy-go-lucky Type. The girls mighT be inTeresTed To know ThaT Sal -was a bond-buyer oT renown. NoThing like saving Tor a rainy day! Mary Donahue - Dunn was noTed Tor cheerTulness, neaTness, and good TasTe in cloThes. ln her always perTecT school aTTire she would have made a TIT model Tor The cover OT Made- moiselle . Beverly Draper- Bev was The ambiTious girl who worked a Tull shiTT aT The shop. She was cor1sideraTe and unaTTecTed and was a shark aT making up work. Alvin DuBrow- Al was a hard- working member oT The grave- yard shiTT as well as a sporTs Tan, inTeresTed chie-Tly in big league baseball and college TooTball. LasT year he managed The baseball Team ThaT won The ciTy championship. Arline Dunlop- Arline had a very individual manner, which made her well known and well liked. The careTree Type, she always had an endless supply OT jokes Tucked away. The onl Thing ThaT wasn'T a ioke To her was chemisTry. Helen Duszak- Helen was one OT our ladies OT leisure whose inTer- esTs were cenTered on school acTiviTies. She was'a quieT, in- dusTrious worker, buT once in a while she had her devilish ouT- bursTs. Don'T we all? 3 4 A, '.f,',f A .T . T fi, sf' fb- X 1- 'W T K , K. . 5' .. f ., , i, . , ,- 47-3 - E' 2 TEN fi .f' ww , -A s- T Lia, A , x R A K Pin . 9 1 I 5 T' i ' 3- .A N1 , H..- . in ,-w1'.i'k-T, 21: . . -' .I QE QTT3 'A i - ' 1 u f ,1irSf,k' ' L- '- i,.. ..p ,' 2 ,I -.sf N- - ,.-.- f 9 i Fi 2221 If ,. M ?.v' .ff ' . ,-15 , 1 . . 1 g 3 fa m . . . Q, , 1- J . 5 L ,fi , 'T , :ri .V.g,, Y N 1 if ' ' 'i T' 6 v J' i l - Qs. 2- , 6 Las.. .gs . ,A . 4-1 ii ' 1-2 - - ' I , 'jp 'lv wre- Tsu 'rn . - f . W7 .Q - T , ' .. - Af , yr Q g -4 T W . f'-..--. 1 E531- 1, Ar.-'L - Q 'y.:. wr-fi we f J, . -Q.-ici S- T i . .. .rl--wi. -s, e..Xi.1-'if i fl nf 'ifzrlg-, gmefifi ei-rf. lm f . M 1-,-. , , len ef f. . .., X rg. , hfiakz '11-4 . ..,. V . 4 J 52 5 2 T 134, 4 A' fag E ' fa - .- D' ,vs 'Qs . ii i li L T A arie Emerling--A snappy, lov- able, blue-eyed beauTy. Marie was always ouT in TronT when her Triends needed a helping hand. Whenever Things seemed dull, all we needed was To hear her Tamiliar giggle. Dancing and doodling are her TavoriTe pasTimes. RoberT Falk- Bob was a big blond boy wiTh a broad smile and broader shoulders. You don'T caTch him popping oTT Too oTTen, b,uT maybe you have To be quieT To be a sTeamTiTTer. Be'l l'y Femlel-BS-'fiy was a rea sporT and had a super sense OT humor. ATTer graduaTion she hopes To join The CadeT Nurse Corps, buT her secreT ambiTion lwhich is no longer a secreTl is To be a wriTer. Hamlin Fenn - l-lam was a smil- ,ing Tellow Tamous as a woods- man. Never aT a loss Tor words, in class or ouT, he really knew how To revise a reporT in his noTebook. He shone in The mechanical drawing class as Mr. Reeds pride and joy. Be-aTrice Figlioli - Bea's manner in class was quieT and reserved, buT she was only sToring up en- ergy Tor ouTside acTiviTies. She divided her Time equally among school clubs, war work, home- work, and baskeTball games. ois Flanigan - Lois was The quiet agreeable girl usually seen in The company OT Emily Budnick. l-ler TavoriTe subiecT was arT, buT The diamond she wore on- her leTT hand proved she had anoTher career in mind.