Meriden High School - Annual Yearbook (Meriden, CT)

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Dorolhy Robinson- Dol was a' vivacious cheerleader, never able lo sil slill a minule. ll's a wonder she sal slill long enough lo be a number, pul- eeze girl. lnciclenlally, her la- vorile color cornbinalion was-red hair and navy blue. Florence Rocco- Jackie , wilh her broad smile, made many lriends in. high school - and elsewhere. Judging by lhose lellers in her pockelbook, she cerlainly kepl up lhe morale ol lhe service boys. Sophie Roselle-W Sophie was 6 sludenl who look advanlage Ol an Qpporlunilyl We all admired her ,dark beauly, bul she wenl on being her modesl, sweel sell. She worked induslriously and had lhe gualilies ol a good secrelary. ' Wilbur Ross-VVilbur, who liked lo be called iusl Bud , was Ei- guiel, good-nalured lellow. l-lis main inleresl was in radio and eleclronics, and his chiel ambi- lion was lo be an engineer. Irene Rosloclc - l?.enee's persua- rsive manner will help her in her ambilion lo become a lawyer. lller dancing abilily gave her lhe opporlunily lo lour wilh Mayor Bowes and gave a scoop lo lhe Pennanl . Jane Rowe-Jane was one ol lhose lorlunale lew endowed 'iwilh brains plus! 'Nul sai She had a line chara ler cheerlul disposilion, and hearly laugh which accounled lor her popularily Q .L vi, ! fx K iii? - . ii- . A-ff Q. .5 fiwf .l,? ' 'vu . ' v ty- . Xl ' A 1, 1UN , 4. -I-. vo ff .4 -L.. H 1'-S. 2, X ix '- N X X X i if 5 I ...- . ,. ,, . ff- -fe CQ. 'Q' 1:1 as ,.f- -- .- kg 1 11115 .S -1 ' iii ' .zitifi-5:55.52 g ',.5-.,g- r'-.v ph 5:1-1-4:-I-2-217-3::: 2255: T. Jv:,-,- 4-.3.--3:-1-1-if :: , M- fzz. 'fw Jvf,'f'!f':- 4144.1-I-.resin-MQL1. p ' agamif X. 1 i l H- ', V14 1 HR 5 i ls F p X 'if A ii 'il ll K aa.. ' , .4 ---,i'-.fiafm .. ' 'iv ri X' l 5 Q.. JYFN , ,-5 gm- 9 51. X g on PVS is 1 ii' F d I are - fr . C . 5 .' V ' ,Ka h -51: 1 - , 5 -- f a . 'M X ec m- ,. . ' ' plz , 'jwfv ,- .g V - ,Q-ef fax, ' 1 f- vpn., A wi-Q-5'1'l.r, ' ' . .Q U, -1 s fx fl - i 2 ' ' .Eff -riflis' ,E -, -sw F f ll in ' i - - - ,ip 1 .E , gk, NCQ bldg wh ,fgpfi-lfzbf sf' 2 I 1- if . -, gag jgggi. 4-'-'Zgj 11, ii ,R ,. , Ulf' ig-J' ' 'h'iF1i'52.53lfx'-lr nf -sau? iw, 1 l . A ' .lfrszraalfiel-riff lv lsr ', 'Lil ?3'1'f -. 15,1 il. ra.. Q - -:- ,-1-is-'ive .i 'Q S. 1 fl Belly Ruede-Belly was lhal Ja Jo popular girl in lhe commercial coursewho was especially inler- esled in a marine. She inlro- duced lo lvi.l-l.S. many new hair-dos. The odd lhing aboul Belly was lhal she didn'l like lo dance! ne Ryan-Seemingly guiel bul delinilely a ball ol lire, Jane made many a lriend wilh her willy remarks and magnelic personalily. She endured much kidding in her- English class bul can be complimenled on lhe swell way she-received il. an Sl. Arnauld-Joan's bril- lianl remarks in Chemislry came as lillle explosions. Though usu- all quiel, she had lhe qualilies oza swell kid. Her kindness and sincerily were oulslanding. Gladys Sandusky- Sandy had R E a neal appearance and a lik- able manner. l-ler wavy blonde hair and her blue eyes added lo her allracliveness. l-ler am- bilions are lo learn how lo ski and lo become ra commercial arlisl. csa Sasso-Roses shy ways made her very likable. Her conslanl willingness lo help made us sure lhal she will be successlul. Aller working in a bakery, she oughl lo make a wonderful wilel velyn Schee-Evelyn's abilily lo cook and sew lhence lhose S marks in Home Economicsl, her dimples, smarl clolhes, and her neal coillure were envied by all. Sounds like lhe ideal .wile, doesn'l she, boys?

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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 '

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Frederick SchmidT-Knowing all The answers on aviaTion, Fred was a member of The Civil Air Pafrol and looked forward To joining The Air Corps. l-le Il enjoy flying much beTTer Than sfore work. Elsie Schmiff -- Elsie was The Model wiTh The beaufiful long wavy hair. A pile of books suddenly dropped, a loud T-lil and a mad race down The hall - Thaf was Elsie recognizing one of her friends. Eleanor Schoenfield - If YOUIVG ever seen Eleanor's address book you know Thaf The man shorfage cerfainly doesn'T affecf her. lT isn'T sfrange, Though. for she's goT whaT'iT Takes. No wonder she's nicknamed 'i'l.ucky . . Janice Schuelkee- Jan had a pleasanT manner and was willing To help everyone. Sympafhe-TIC and undersfanding, she gained The confidence of her class- mafes. She hoped To become a cosfume designer, and judging by The clofhes she's made al- ready, we see a brighf fufure ahead. Norma ScoTT- ScoTTy was well known around lv1.T-l,S. She had a leasing smile and a erson p - Eilii! To mafch. l-ler favorife haunT affer classes was Room 8 where her gay chaTTer helped everyone Torgef homework - for a while. A . Eileen Shea - Happy-go-lucky, carefree Eileen was a familiar figure around The school. A very enferfaining person, 'Eileen was always good companyl She was an enfhusiasfic school sup- porfer and especially enjoyed Those informal chaTs in Room 8. 1' jj ' 62 2, aa I f tc 15211-,as T sf-if W fr- gi gy' ,ily Q . Zin TL ,U Lai, QL . Y ' i V .L . 1 jf, ' ' I ,R 'al jj 2 ' A xxx i 1 YT T l faq m .,.,, , -if-'V ' 'pw' .,, 1-f re. ix' ' To-i I -Q' nigcgfi T ' qw , Q , N V ' V ' I 512 j A A i rvT'ff 1 1 ll .fi i liiiix if hw S 5 fy , I I j p . SM 1 K S X.- Q3 . .. ' .,..,. es I .Q F.. 1 jf 'Va-. - 's 1 . V .. ui , j.. ,N ,H . , , , , . j .1 , pix ig.: T 1, . V P . s Q. I Ni j f ' .in T Wi., , I R , .I fi 'S' A,,., I ' if , . T, I 1. J T J sg ill 1, riff T T .. Lai L ' I W T Leeef shefiei- ies aaa his sn on The baskefballffeam, 'and addedsfofhe class morale by inse'rTing:.j dry andifimely com- srnenfsgin Those Tense momenfs bjeforef-gfTesTs. Who will ever ':'4fQjQgeTSrQTjhaT flashy purple sporf 'jackeT?l, , swf. , FQ' iw. f .. Anne ,Shirley 4 Anne's'capTivaTing smile revealed her very un- assuming personalify and made one.wanT To know her. l-ler 7 Veronica Lake sfyled, blonde hair Q broughf l-lollywood To M.l-l.S. lT didn'T keep The boys away eiTherl . Gloria Shosfalcf-We didn'T won- der Thaf Gloria was somefimes called l-loney -'she cerfainly was one. She Talks Russian flu- enTly and her hands speak a language all Their own. l-ler nafurally brighf disposifion .T 'made her well liked by every- 'Gr19. T Ellen Smifh--A -,winning -smile, f soff brown eyes, and wavy hair, all 'wenf To make up The aTTrac- Tiveness lof Ellen's liTTle .figure ..-Yififfhrough The 'years aT A her infermissionsf and affer school hours were occupied wifh. The presence of her oneland only. ' -Frances SmiTh - SmiTTy was The beaufy of The crowd wherever she wenT. l-ler dark hair and E A flashing eyes were her oufsfand- ing feaTures. A John Sargalslci-Somefhing new has been addedlf Johnn joined us in The middle of The year, affer serving in The armed forces. l-lis , cheerful, friendly manner made him a welcome member of The class of '44,