Meriden High School - Annual Yearbook (Meriden, CT)

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X wr Shirley OH'- Shirl , lhe young-i V esr member ol her class, has .uffg seen much ol lhis globe. We 1 Q Y i'-ff '-1 . Y are all glad lhar she lell Pearl - Q f 15?-Si l-larbor a monlh before ii was -' f bombed and came lo M.l-l.S. ' Did lhe Pennanl sell aller she camel . s l XY 5 Elizabeih Oliogfk combinalion of slyle in prelly clolhes and beauly in lovely blonde hair re- sulled in our lriencl Belly. She was always one lo brighlen your lile wilh a broad smile and a llallering commenl. s U . i '3 .a Q . ,rx Edward Papandrea--This iiller- bugging experl ol 205 could always- be recognized by lhe musical horn on his car. Ed lound rhylhm, bul he found lhal harmony was hard lo lind in school, even in a vagabond ialopy. r i Kaihryn Parker- Kalhryn was an- olher one ol lhose sludenls who was guier in school. Whenever called upon lor help, she was ready lo respond wholehearled- ly. l-ler lovely red hair was ad- mired by many classmales. L w...- ff M . , .uri 1 ' if f i Charles Parmalee- Charlie , Tall Frances Ozyck E 1iran'5 egg W H and blonde, could be spoiled shampoos were well-lcnown rg 1 ' 'W anywhere in school. l-le gol all 15,-Oughoui me SCMOOI and her ,eil Gy ' QL- , wer on The swimming leam, bul soll blonde hair proved They .cd il 'sf lfepl on 5Pl65lT l9 QlOn9 QVWWGY- musl be goodl Fran had a 2. , f ' V ' AllllOUQll flU'9'li Cl'la'l'e WQS lean Sansa Of humor' which V- lriendly, which accounrs lor his made a corny iolce lerrilicl V- 5, .,.. ,,,, l3Ol9Ul5'lllY' M r 9 . r-r 1 in , ' f Barbara Perlin - Bob was always Mary Palumbohmafy, Wan urea 'i f X s it fvlflfri.TOOla'lhZlO?Q2rlQjghn'El'l . - ,,, A, , - - I U g . e- and well lcnown, wasyalways pre- T 6. . I .S ,N A I' fore. She IS planning +0 go +0 pared lor a place in a lashion I v , 1 - I- it I - i d H y 4 s U 9, Q, a s ic co lege in lhe Soulh. l-ler para e. er sol' eyes and . , 3. ,ex i ambmon - I . I, A A D , .V is lo ead an all-girl -.ovely sn.ile were Two valuable . I 3, n F K . f E , , - , ,A.... , , Orcheslra. Baller warch our you assels lor which she shall long , , , f - ,'1, - - . ' LR ,U . Q, , , , M Q, ,. . N masculine musicians! ie remembered. N ,I -, g 1 Q K ' i. i 35 ll ' in if. .Big . i 5.1 sig, -meg f is X A y .-rig, JJ Yolanda Peririo-Blaclc hair' plus X bangs, plus sparkling smile, plus Theresa PaneHa-For her size, g super slyle, plus a winning per- Terry has really goilen around Ax- sonalily all added up 'ro and and -done much 'rraveling in her egualed ihal popular swing lan, life. She lakes lhe unpleasanr 5 ,ig N f'Yo-Yo Perino. ll al firsr you lhings in her slride, lelling nolh- -'gf' didn r nolice her, you had only ing worry her. Roberf Papallo - Georges Sina4 fra appearanceiwowed lhe fairsex, and ihe local maidens ap'preciaJred himl wilh lhe, cus- romary hearr llurlrerings and swoons. l-le enjoyed all lcinds ol sporlrs buf was especially rarin' 'lo go when he heard ' Baller up. ' P .a io lower your gaze aboul e inches. ight Margaret Peierson- Pe'rie's soil Z.. ,R brown curly hair, sky blue eyes. .wife , 1 ,ge- li. 3' 2 pleasing smile, line clolhes, and magneric personalily made her well liked. Pe+ie had an open love 'lor chernislry, bur Thai familiar boolcwby Jarle was usu- i ally closed. '

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Shirley Myers-AlThough guieT in school, Shirl could always be relied on To rooT Tor Meriden High aT baskeTball games. We wonder iT Shirl will ever make uipiher rnind whaT college she wanTs To aTTendf7 Maricirie Nankervis - Marge was The Tall girl who was always bubbling over wiTh enThusiasm. l-ler ready laughTer could be counTed on To give evidence oi her whereabouTs. Marge had her serious side also, as proved byiher good marks! Frances Naples- Fran was a serious, shy girl, who, neverThe- less, had a hosT oT Triends. Al- Though she worked in a local sTore, her main inTeresT was in keeping up The morale of her broTher in The service. Mary NaTi-Mary was neiTher quieT nor TalkaTive, iusT a happy medium. She was a True Triend and could be depended upon To lead a sympaTheTic ear To any- 'one's Troubles. Her hobby was wriTing leTTers - 'nuTi said! Richard Nauman - Rich was really a good skaTe, especially on The ice aT Mirror Lake where he could Turn ouT a Tancy Tigure eigh+ wiThouT a crash landing, Perhaps The Air Corps could use hirnl John Nessing- Joe was The mosT up-To-daTe baskeTball auThoriTy in M.T-l.S. l-le esTablished his repuTaTion as The referee who Threw Karsmarski ollf The Tloor in a posT'season game wiTh The Willows. Only a greaT man cfould silence Karsmarski. . T i ' i. als ,ch , rf-,..,. A' 19? .was .l ':.7' HJQLX , 'x.- 5 'KL-3' ' , 1, s 4, ,' l , 'M i rss, , Nr. ' fre . A KN ?i7fY3i.ziii' fs ' i is ':'Qi 4a. i Y'f5i?E1 4. 65 Q., 1 lass. 'Y- f 1 X T' 7 ' mT Q ' ,. Harold Neun-Years oT service in The family grocery sTore have made Harold an auThoriTy on bookkeeping, accounTing, and 'The income Tax. l-le'll answer a quesTion on i anyThing ,excepT poeTry, and he can ,sell any- Thing. - John Neun-A raTher quieT Tel- low, John spenT mosT oT his Time and energy in The conTines of The machine deparTmenT. Upon graduaTion he hopes To con- Tinue his work as a machinisT. LeoneTTa Niemiec-Qddly enough B NeTTy's main inTeresTs were boTh in SouTh Meriden. Al- Though she was kepT busy bee Tween a defense planT'and The airporT, she sTill had Time To be The able represenTaTive ol Room lO2. arbara NorclsTrom-You were assured of a good Time whenf ever Barbara was in The crowd. She was a whiTe collar girl who was waiTing paTienTly Tor a cerTain blueeeyed- sailor To ref Turn. SrnooTh sailing ahead, Babs l 'rginia Olivier - The PersonaliTy Vi r we. Q 1 Q ,ii , . if l lx Xia Qtnv Kid. Jean's viTaliTy, sinceriTy in acTions and words, considera' Tion Tor oThers, and good na- Ture, made her one oi The mosT popular sTudenTs. l-ler slick looks were an asseT, Tool A VicToria Olschefske - Vicky was ThaT peTiTe French girl wiTh' The Tricky laugh. She could usuallly be seen abouT The school wiT- her inseparable pal, STreTch MillingTon.

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, . Muriel PeTerson- lvluriel's blonde hair and dimples were The env of many girls around schooll She liked dancing, especially iiTjTerbugging, and provided her own music by wearing an arm- ful of bracelefs ThaT iingle, ian- gle, iingle. Jeanne Phillips- Dicky came To usduring our senior year. l-ler friendliness and good disposiTion made her well known and well liked. We accepTed her as The -good nafured Type wiTh The broad grin. Elaine Picard-Elaine was The blonde half of an inseparable pair l of girls She loved sporTs, especially bowling and skaTing. To, look aT her, you would never guless ThaT 'her favoriTe pasTime was eaTing! Wladimir Piccoli - Pic was ,aT one Time or anoTher capTain of The soccer Team, manager of The baskeTball Team, chief boosTer for The Boys' Club, and aTiall Times a solid ciTizen of lv1.l-l.S. l-lis happy-go-lucky smile wals- a welcome addiTion To any gaThering. Eudokia Pogrebniak - Ducky land we assure, you she wasn'T all weT l belonged To and was acTive in many school clubs. She was an ambiTious girl and could really play The piano, once you go'T her sTa-rTed. Dorin Polvani-If Dorryi' could' see The joke, iT was There. l-lis snicker was The buglei'call.ThaT led The charge of unrvege'neraTe classroom guffaws. And The Toc- sirT ,usually sounded for The Teacher. I Y ' . f?557ifl .yy-' .ef- .. ...me ff 'J 1f':9iTT:Hi1--- L 44-!aJ.f'E , 7:- Pf. Q. . 3, , Tiny... ' ii' .Ii , fr T 4 an ii! ii 1 I ef 5 er:-'v i was L 1 Ki Tm- 'f . if g fi 3 vii w , ' K cs. T fl 'T K A K , A ILUQJIE, - i is. , . f . i i Alix.. 'Iii 'vwe -'fy - ln, 1 . , , .. x rf , ,cf . .N ' Q ,- 1 x . , wa 5 - . - 4 l l T Q. l - .- 1 4, us. .y , Marcia PqrT-lf you saw a Tall, slim girl rush pasT you wiTh a chuckle and a l-lya, Kid, iT was The one and only Marcia PorT. She could be found aT every baske'Tball game and proved herself a good all-round sTudenT. i May Puffe- May, whose poise - and self-composure we admired, was ouTsTanding in aThleTics. She was also well known for coming Through wiTh Those generous purchases of war bonds, much To The saTisfacTi.on of Room lOl. HenrieTTa Rakowski- l-lank was if a born leader and a whiz when iT came To her sTudies. l-ler populariTy was based on her abiliry To geT along wiTh anyone. She was iusT loTs of fun. especially because she would Take almosf any dare! William Ricee- Bill was ThaT good-nafured fellow who, when asked a simple guesTion, always replied, Are you kiddin'? Bashful Bill won his leTTer on lasT year's fooTball Team. l-lere's hoping he makes good on Uncle Sam's Team in The Air Corps. 4 ' ' gg Q T i2'i Vada Ridgeway-Vada is well ' Lx' 'H liked because of her frankness, I-.GQ ,Q -Q., as well as her carefree philos- ' riiyii ' 5:5 ophy of life. She has one hor- ' - ' 'if K. ' ' -T rible weakness - she can'T i T -., 2 ' ' walk pasT a bakery wiThouT goe . . ' - 0 - i Lf ing ing however, if doesn'T show g f ' I firm any resulTs lThank goodness ll f 3 . ff f i i -w ' Gloria Rischall- Oh gee! was -13 A- Y' The inTeriecTion mosT frequenTly jf fi .35 .N T uTTered by Gloria. She will al- 'l ' A ways be remembered as The 'T ,i A lovable miss wiTh The beaufiful , . As: V, . fred hair and cheery greeTing. , H g i g, ' g -:,' Afloyal supporTer of our baskef- ' ' l AV1f her Oh gee's! came .iii if 'f:f' ff mil' A 1 'iig' ' . S xi i i rie' rsr. fr T T '