Meriden High School - Annual Yearbook (Meriden, CT)

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June Flechlner-June, ol lhe green eyes and blond hair, was especialy celebraled as a pia- nisl and was always willing lo give her lime and lalenl lor any ol Meriden l-ligh's aclivi- lies. She supporls lhe lheory lhal classics can be lun! ane FI nn-Jane was lhe irl Y Q whose Colgale smile and ex' pressive eyes made many a male look lwice. Fler craving lor chocolale walnul sundaes was her only wealcness. klizabelh Foeclish-Belly came lrom New Hampshire, and lhough al' lirsl she appeared shy, her mischievous eyes soon igave her away. She was a vale uable addilion lo lhe Glee Club. l-ler privale lile? She liked lhe Navy and was also a good allilele, Elizabelh Foell-Belly was lhe owner ol lhal oulslanding laugh. which resounded daily lhrough lhe halls ol lvl.l-l.S. Al every game l.elly supporled lhe leam by cheering luslily. Gordon Fournier - Flash was one boy who lilred school so well lhal he liclced his lips over ioinf ing lhe Army, nolhing could be worse lo him lhan some ol his ' classes. A Flash Gordon is whal lhe Army really needs! Roberl Fournier - Known as Weed , Bob ,wouldn'l lollow his lwin inlo lhe Army, bul chose 'lhe Navy -iusl lo be dil- , lerenl. l-lard worlqinggin school, he should progress in navy blue. Weeds usually grow on land, Iaul Bob is iusl dillerenl, -V-.lhal's all. 8 7 ' x Q rf 1 xi, ,W ,V Q ll ,wr 4 IQ 3 exrgrc-B li 'fr ,H f X , .Sf 'f f ,' figs , fr. 5 f fav 'i XQN ' XA Q V X A. v,.v 4 I,.4'4 ' SQ, Lam.. 4 gr gl 1 Q' F 1 i ii L ' if sf 5 N l . 4- l e3jf:.- 'i i f , 'i , VV' 'ii' xl- J 4-. -Qu Edward Fox+ Ed's broad smile iam' ' galhered unlo him many lriends. ' l-le look his lun where he lound il, and made a lillle exlra lo help his pals. They apprecialed lhe lavor. ' Marion Frederick-Marion seemed lo lil in everywhere - perhaps her small size had somelhing lo do wilh il. She was a iailhlul member ol lhe Cheerleaders' Club, where her corny iolces were heard in nevereending slreams. Where lhere's some- lhing doing - lhere's Marion. Mariorie French- Marge's lal- enl lor wriling did nol go un- heeded by her leachers nor were her clever and humorous remarlcs ioverloolced by her classmales. Marge would have been a nalural lor lhe Pen- nanl if she hadn'l been so busy shorl-shilling al lhe Planlf' Edward Friedman- Eddie was a serious, courleous chap who would ralher ligure oul a come plicaled malh problem lhan sleep. Fle was a quiclc lhinlcer, and lilced lo analyze his lellow sludenls and leachers. He plans lo allend M.l.T. belore enlering lhe service. Carl Fries-Drallsman and col- league ol Mr. Beeson, Carl could be depended upon lo voice his opinion on any sub- iecl. l-le's a real sharpie , wilh lhose blaring lies and iazz records. Rulh Froggall-Rulh had a re- lreshing laugh in reserve lor any bil ol humor lossed her way, and her cheerlulness was never dimmed, even in prob- lems . ll's beyond us how she gol such good marlcs and worlced, loo.

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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.

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Teresa Fuda-AlThough her friends were chosen carefully, and her speech was raTher con- servaTive, Terry was well liked by everyone. Teresa developed The knack of always looking as fresh as a daisy, which made mosT of us feel raTher droopy . KaTherine Furman- Kay never changed, buT was always her same happy self. The opTimisTic Type, she raised her brave so- prano voice on The rainiesT days, singing, Oh, whaT a bee-ouTiful morning! T-ler rnosT admirable' qualiTy was her willingness To help anyone, anyTime. Joseph Garvey- l-lonesT Joe, The periurors' pride, disTin- guished himself on The wiTness sTand when, as a characTer wiT- ness in The mock Trial of Charlie l-Tollman, he was proved a liar by his own words. l-lonesT Joe Took iT wiTh a smile and gave a glib explanafion. Eleanor Gabriel- Gabby had a hidden TalenT for making peo- le laugh, as all Those who fieard her English oral Themes will TesTify. Gabson was al- ways on The go and especially loved Those Trips To The Yale Bowl. lnTeresTed in fooTball, eh, Gab ? Pafricia Galvin-iQur Irish col- leen, PaTT was impish and full of pep. Always ready wiTh a joke, she could keep a crowd in sTiTches. Who will TorgeT PaTT's brighT ideas for The Props and PainTs iniTiaTionf7 EllzabeTh GauThier - BeTTy V lived up To The expression,, 6ood Things come in small packages, because she was a wondVerful'IiT- Tle person To know. Sliexalways looked neaT as a pin which ' preTTy sharp Her cloThes re flecTecl her gay personaliTy it rThur Gibney - l-T a n d s o m e l-larry, our gifT To The ladies, senT all The fairer sex inTo The clouds. Never mind, girls, he hopes To be up There wiTh you aTTer he graduaTes if The Air Corps accepTs him. I I' A, . 0 4 I A , ul...- T Awe if 'Ss gm T 3 ri . Y 9 , , . if A '1i,.iq.'.-gl-...,.,i 0 if fbi T ni., . 1 'Q x f , me fi as . 1,1 . ,ofa , -. fn A . Ji. 'ilk' 'R ' 4 ,f 1, 's' 4.,s 'V T 'Q---' . Y vfg0 5 if s Julia Greenbacker H- Julia was gf. X, 5, , well known for her parT in ThaT 3 much repeaTed skiT, and also X G1 A because she worked in The 1 A school oTTice. We'd -all live on f-f-,TWV a farm if we could have her i healThy appearance. i KT -Ss 1 L I ii.. , E , in fi' -un... Mary Jane Grieco- lvl.J. had beauTifully kniTTed sporT socks To maTch every ensemble. lghe made 'em herself.l She looked slick, cheering for our Team aT The baskeTball games. A Tough maTh problem was a pushover for her. Flora Grillo - Allhough loving and undersTanding, Flora saw The humorous,side of everyThing, and her sincere laughTer bursT ouT aT The n'iosT unexpecTed l is ' s l- ' .7 s .. T i 1 . ' ., . f J . ' V. :viii - iz.. 5- as Q 4 1 ' momenfs. As a sTudenT, she was The besT, buf as a friend she was even beTTer. Gloria Grillo-A Tiny figure plus a ready smile plus a gay per- sonalify plus a neaT, business- like naTure all adds up To a de- scripTion of Glo , She was a firsT-raTe TypisT whose abiliTies were puT To good use for The PennanT and The Annual . David Grossman- Dave Took everyThing in his sTride, and ThaT was a loT! l-Te was equally aT home wiTh his prinTing press or ia Tough maTh problem. Dave liked To wear his hair in The i 'iii ', Veronica Lake sTyle. . i