Meriden High School - Annual Yearbook (Meriden, CT)

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Frances Kelly -i Jea'i'i .ri .Tas 'she H prefers To be known, isias -fair a colleen as ever enTered dear old M.H.S. She likes'To'ldowl and YskaTe as does anyiiiihigh school imiss. buT unlike rnosT modern' girls, she 'does blush'-ni occasionally. . 1 elen Kidder--l-lelen, Mr. Chur- chill's cynic, was The- gal To be Tound whenever. There 'was an argumenT - or a liTTle gos- sip. AlThough Tull OT Tun, l-lelen had her serious momenTs when' she wroTe very good poeTry. ' Bernard Kielbasinski - On The honor roll in his junior year, and playing ouTside baskeTball, The 'smiling wonder oT Room 7 gave' everybody i a consTanT reassur- ance oT his sTeadiness and smil- ing Triendliness. . Mary Kiely- Ky was Tamous Tor her remarks in a cerTain English class. Mary didn'T argue, oT course: she iusT sTood up Tor The sTudenTs' righTs. Ky had her own opinion on everyThing and made a Tine de- baTer. Francis Kiernan-AnoTher war planT maTerial handler, Bud knew his separaTors very well. fl-le knew beTTer whaT To do abouT Tardiness, especially wiTh eighT consecuTive appearances before l-l.C.l-l. aT 7:45. Oh, well, iusT blame iT on The warl Joseph Klenk-Easy-going and jovial by naTure, Joe Took everyThing in his sTride, making plans Tor TuTure work in draTT- ing: and considering The Navy, ,when his Time arrived. loo bad, Joe , governmenT 'draTTing musT be more imporTanT Than yours. g-.M 1 5 g , F xv? L- sg ,Q ' ' ' A T,QrI'1SX - -4 S: , '- N 'Wi' 5. -. ,neg I . - A- ' s as s . T AJ ffwfx I ,,, .4 V ,xi ,lo . Q-I-X 'R .im M6 3 Pg ' .rfb x .ff A an - N i . .eil a, XS f Xl., k 'F ' a T N' . is 4 ' ' 1 5- .' ix . ': ,. z2l'gg.3f 3 ,T . I -1-5 -FSI-ljfi ' af. . . X x iii? ii. .5'f-ffgev' . T, T' 'fi M ITS? A il ii iilmsk Hkfii. f'iiiIfi-wff'eQ-wt- , , ' 'ii ij 'jyafsi , W.: gr.. ' i re- i ' 2 ' , T if 'fr T ' Ei-T. ? G 5 .E A .sl 4 K . E ' -sf r N do 2 ,LI .VA .r A p . Q If I...-.Xe i 'TJ' . Q i X 1 T. 'V -4 E ' 1 ' 1 J I , K' u G.- .' is 5 ', if? , Q TW-Q , ' 1. A . -ak f . 'L' '37 T 1- . L'V : , 1 ' 4 ' -. , . 1 31 if T as 4 r Ui u X Y 'fd -irq l f H it A, . I , 1 .- . ., .,:, 1, . fa rt. . 'ws x 4 me E Y - G ix s-- Ni! svlififis 2, ' .f ? Zgggyiii 1 , I T 1 . T , T - i i Edward Knell+ Swede's perpeT- ual smile and sharp wiT. enliv- -, ened all-his classes. Ed usually T rose above- any Task and could always be 'Found presenTing The A brighTer side of liTe's daily drearyiproblems. ' T Eleanor Kopacz-Take consider- able Talk, considerable laugh- Ter, considerable gab, and con- siderable giggle,ipuT Them in a V human body, and you haveiThe essence oT Eleanor Kopacz. Because ol: This,- El was wel- come everywhere. Edwin Kopp - Besides winning The war aT a war planT, Ed had 5 way. wiTh The local -ladies. Ap- parenTly guieT, he more Than managed his side oT piquan+ conversaTional duels, and could always be counTed on Tor a good laugh. 7 Florence KoryTko-'fl-lave you read any good books laTel-y? was a guesTion oTTen asked b Korky , who loved To readi She was always willing To lend a helping hand To anyone and was especially helpful in The oTlice. STephen Korzenko-A TirsT class sTudenT in The cooperaTive Trade course, STeve is well on his way To becoming a TirsT class carpenTer. Calling Them as he saw Them in The capaciTy oT a sporTs oTlicial was anoTher diffi- culT iob ThaT he handled well.. Edward Kosinski-MainsTay oT a local TacTor, Eddie was an experT aT clocking ouT on The doT oT 8.00 P. M. l-le knew a loT oT The answers in school, someTimes Too many. OuTside he was a iovial fellow, buT in school iT was sTricTly business. T l

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.- r .x i ' - ElizabeTh Hogan- Your.eyes5have' V f Mary Ann. larusso-Mary Ann Told me so. One oT The come- , , T T ce'rTainly proved ThaT old .sal - . . ,fs . , - Y ly misses of The sTenographuc ,A H 3. . Q 451 l ing ThaT good Things come in course, 'BeTTy was always Tull is , Q A f ' small epackages. YeT, small ,as ol: pep .and enThusnasm. S e ex- -' T she was, her smile included celled in sporTs, as shown by , l . everyone. ThaT indusTrious TraiT The Tresh ouTdoor look on her , , jin her ,characTer should help her TGCS- l ' gpyin success aT'whaTever she a e'mpTs. ' Charles Hollman-ExperT drum- mer, and hyypoTriTical believer in -A 4 oeTr, C arie had uiTe a T T W lrene Jankowski- Minn , The - Hair Tlor The girls. This Crip-and 5, T Q 'W energeTic Type, liked iTo Touri Coming H6909 KVUPGH- bGSlCl9S ,i 3 ' The counTryside on her bike. l99'nQ 5 Pflpular .member of gl. 1, Besides This .pasTime, she en- lVl'l'l-S-' l3l5Yed WITT1 la well- i ioyed music, reading, and'swim- known orchesTra and sTill Tound 2, g V X ming- HOW tmugh Spare H,-ne Time To help ouT aT his dad's Tr' TX' did yan have, Min ? service sTaTion. X - 1 George Hollman-No one in . Q i' lvl.l-l.S. enioys resTing in The ,gg , T CaTherine Jones- Jonsie was arms oT Morpheus more Than --T rm The possessor oT one oT 'The George. .No wonder, besides ,mfg - V cheeriesT grins in The school, and working, he enjoys many exTra- A' my she was noT aTraid To use iT. curricular acTiviTies including ' As a prospecTive Teacher, 'This TooTball. baskeTball, and mash- ,T ,',, T' ' lovable lirrle ray oT sunshine will ing! , K surely be on The beam. - ' it X' BeTTyf Huber - Even WebsTei' ,ff M A wofuld have Trouble describing ' N . A I . 1 ' - ' - - 1 -. . nn J - ma r s B'eTTy,I whose brisTling wiT, explos ig Q Q!! T was uqslefl inAm b5+ H:2U'n:We fm! sive aughTer, and conTagIous 41 y my . Y 9' U 9 U - hul'nor made her The mosT pop- f-is ',4, Q '4 is ' maY have walked around W'll ulalr girl aT Tvl.l-l.S. She was The si' 5 2 .,,. A , her hea-d in The clouds,-' she - Superlayive of me C1655 of '44 , , -' D is l.A,,., l could sTill Top any -OT The lokes and has 5 personamy HIM will 7. 2 y , her TaTher cracked in chem1sTry. carry her Through liTe on Top all if :A , ' The way. X X X 1 y , l 1 l l , . l ' l l is l Paul Karsmarski - l-ligh school allas HunT- Dal , wiTh her T ,, T - ' hearT-beaT 'Dunnie was unsur- relady smile, was Tamed Tor her ' E ,F 'Q 3 2 passed aT TooTball, baskeTbal.l, iokes in Chemggfry, She did a fl 'V' gflglrl A hu ' y and broken-down oraTory. His . greaT iob giving our Team en- 3 in 12 ' i sunny naTure wenT well wiTh The ThusiasTic supporT. l-ler enviable Al ' - ' V curl in his hair. We really need isdcial liTe sTill leTT her Time To . j,Tg,g ,i,.. , : ynrjyl g A a go-od lawyer. like Dunnie, To keep on The l-lonor Roll. - ll. improve The relaTionship bee sie, Tween cerTain sTudenTs. . , N l T A Il T Leona KaTz Ever Thin ou o Mmlwln Hupfer-f HMSVH had GU V f ' li ,Ido well was The ghilosgpyhy Tl'iaTi V uhassuming. quieT manner..TDuT Ty R Q, , . le T -,,T, F-gusiderd ILeona-Towards,no+ew.arQ ll? was alW5Y5 feadl' iamckwllllng f , T ,f H by 1Thy , accomplishmenTs. Q'-She1,,puAT T' To'cooperaTe. IT you-.asked him.. iv, ' R Ei.,,?iQ,,,,beri.'whpIe heawf and'gClljl'ii-11-b bjoys, he could Tel-.you5The?2b,esTF2: yw g- T' r. gf ' A If QQ V',' f'QQeve,ry' Task she performed. lfler 1 ldlace U TQWUQ iq 'l9PlTf1ff:XQ9sE4r.QlQ iis. ' 4, ia's T ii5TTf.iifEfQf9a+lVeir- COmF4QSiTiOnSf fared .fA.. T i'r-K e. - .ss ,,.. s 4 A' 7 ?- i 1 ,441 fr H ' '.-T, rsff-

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Lorraine KosTlca-Lorraine is a Typical Ml-l.S. sTudenT who al- ways greeTs acquainTances wiTh a cheery smile and a pleasanT l-li . l-ler appearance was al- ways one oT neaTness and she can be described as being iusi swell ! JeanneTTe Kowalski - JeanneTTe was a business-minded girl who could be seen in The halls, her arms Tull oT books. l-lowever, she had a sunny smile Tor every- one and was never Too busy To give her asisTance wherever iT was needed. ' Joseph Kowalski- Crow lcnew The inside business oi a sTore. l-le hopes To be a Diesel engi- neer, and iudging by his m6Fl4S. This will be easy Tor him, Mary Koziol-Mary was semie guieT in class, buT a popular 'miss ouTside school. She always had a ready smile lprovided The iolqe was good T-ler ambiTion was To become a model in New Yorlc. She cerTainly had ,The qualiTicaTions! William Kumnick- Bill was well ldnown aT M.l-LS. Tor his unfail- ing Triendliness. l-le is one oT 1 our besf aThleTes, his chieT pas- sions being soccer and baslceT- ball, lncidenTally, Bill claims To have The besT legs on The soccer Team! Beryl Kupfer-Beryl, always a help in relieving The monoTony oT a dull class, dealT wiTh her many worries, especially in chem- isTry, in a gay nonchalanT way. We loved To lisTen' To 'Be'ryl's humorous accounTs oT liTe and iTs various problems. ' l fi . l if Q I 'PX Y'- J' 1 T -i-. A Wi i if..- -Q B ik . X. ST 6- 14 gif. 7 36 .. 'hi . ,, ff? lt 1 sg 3 .- 'Wh WEE' we if ll? 4 fills 1 If Y' 3 -1 .1 Alfreda Kuras- AlTreda was Tha Tall, aTTracTive blonde, who al ways' seemed To Take every Thing in her sTride and leT noT T ing ruTTle her ever calm and ser- ene spiriTs. l-ler guieT unassum 'ing manner appealed To.all oT US. Phyllis Kurcon- Phyl had a re- marlcable abiliTy Tor gabbing, which helped To relieve The mo- noTony, and made her welcome lamong The sTudenTsl. She spenT mosT OT her sTudy periods convincing Miss Dicl4erman she had reTerence work To do. Jean LaBissoniere - Vivacious and smiling, Jean was always ready To help everyone. She was a whiz in hisTory and English, and her Triendly spiriT made her popular wiTh everyone. By The way, you'd have a Tough iob Trying To ouT-Tallc her. Dennis Lamb-The problem child oT Room 7, Dennis spenT so much Time wiTh Mr. l-lunT ThaT he TelT like applying Tor an assisTanT principalship. Dennis did noT enjoy his early morn- ing appoinTmenTs in iVl.l-LS., much preierring a game oT TooTball To a siesTa in The oTTice. E VincenT LamberTi- Vinnie was one OT Those quieT, well-man- nered Tellows, whose abiliTies were varied. AlThough he ex-1 celled in all his subiecTs. his ,TavoriTe by Tar was chemisTry. Good luck To a TuTure Nobel Prize winner! Barbara Lambson - Quiet blonde, bluejeyed Bob ' was all ouT Tor Vicory. She worked 'and , A i U'tfsl'feered. up The service boys ' iii-fgwiVTh many leTTers. Her clever ' 'abiliTy in handicraTTs showed a promising TalenT Tor The TuTure. 3 1, f. 'fi.L,i-.j