Meriden High School - Annual Yearbook (Meriden, CT)

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aymond SylvesTer- Ray , al- Though narurally quieT and godd-naTured, had such a Tal- enT,Tor prolonged oraTory ThaT onelTeacher ThreaTened To shooT him- To geT him OTT The sTage. Thisl is only one example oT The energy he has sTored away. ' JohnlTaylor-Wavy hair and an ehgagihg laugh plus This seven word descripTion l-landsome To i looxlc aT, beTTer To know com- pleTe The picTure oT Jaclc, We hope Jaclc clidn'T wear ouT The TrohT hallf oThers mighT wahT To sTahd There nexT year. Anna Tella4Anna was a liITle Spanish sehor'iTa who had The mosT amazing green eyes. She musT have lilced school because she, cerTainly goT There early enough in The morning. We oTTen wondered whose para- Trooper wings she wore. HerberT 'l'empelhoT -- Herbie , iusT whaT The docTor ordered ' lor, a dull Monday, was always ready wiTh a iolce or pranlcf l-ie hasn'T decided on a career yeT, buT aTTer YgraduaTion he'll head ToriThe Air Force and sTay There Tori The duraTion. l Louis iferriciano - The perTessor hinisehf, Louis was always Tound wiTh his nose immersed in a boolc. l-le varied his sTudying wiTh some mighTy blasTs on The school band Tuba. He enjoyed - leTTing OTT sTeam which explains his llove Tor physics. Marilyin Thompson-- ShorT and sweleT were The words ThaT perTecTly described Lynn . Th,bmmy , who was recognized by yheri' original lTo' say The F A leasTl giggle, was alwaysiialk- ing French. A snappy dresser, 1 she was,ouTsTanding in her crea- Tive abiliTy,in Ei9SfQV1',UQ aClO+heSi--sei., i , Ck. A iiiii - ,z A Ka ,T 'Q si l ,iv ,X :si X if ii iilx oi' 'fam , i,,.- ,ly T 9 1 l A- rg as w bl A s. . Tai... 1 rwffi-'H 'xii-1 i, P' ' -Aw' ' , T , ag 'Mila' ' ' liilfkfibig iw if-rs as . at , , I 'Ri ii 3,-ffuff r w V T ,,, . 79k :wk , i H, 1. l'A X V, . 'rx 'bs A, W, , , ,P f 'pf lim. Y ness.: sf' ,f F . I N A2- i V , -21 ik T. WS-37 i127f:Fx 'f . F321 xr. F ,Mfdll BeTTe Timek- BeT was one oT Those girls who enioyed pracTi- 'cally gall sporTs, especially bowl- ing, and who was an enThusiasTic clan'ce :Tan. AlThough Tiny, she aTTacl4ed a TypewriTer wiTh asTo,unding energy. , gGerTrude Tonge--Meriden High won'T possess 'haIT :Ts zesT when Hlrudy s radlahT vlTaIi1y -and charming personaIiTy are re- moved. Ther pep, vim, and 'VIgOF, GSpGClEilly CIS ul CHEST'- leader, will never be iorgorren. WiTh her inihahve shes bound To be a greaT success! Jennie Trangese - Jennie was one oT Those girls usually described as a 'iswell kid. Full OT Tun, she never Tailed To have The laT- esT quip on The Tip oi her Tongue. l-ler plain cropped curls and ready :mile will be long remembered. CharloTTe Urgo-CharloTTe was noTed Tor her cheery mefhod oT dispensing sodas aT The drug sTore. Service wiTh a smile seemed To be her moTTo. In her spare Time she enjoyed. ouT- door sporis, especially horse- bacla riding. Edward Van Almkerlc- Van , one oT Meriden T-ligh's besT all- round aThleTes, lilced iusT abouT any sporT you could menTion. W en asked whaT his chieT in- TeresT ouTside oT sporTs was, he replied, Girls, buT don'T puT 'ThaT in The 'Annual' Olga VecchiTTo - W h i I e s Ii e wasnr'T on duTy Talcing aTTen- dance aT lOl, Olga was cone sTanTly wondering why .There was such a Thing as Trig. Inde- pendenT and energeTic, Olga conTribuTeol many good ideas To , gschoelf ,aciTiviTies. . .i . i f f.f1-fifrmi W V U T i i ' T' --QUE. is I '

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Theodore Sobieski- R.S.'-' was an all-round aThleTe who en- ioyed TooTball, baskeTball, and baseball. T-le made several Trips To New York To see proTessional games, buT his real hobby was Tinkering ,wiTh'moTors and en- gines. Edwin STachowicz- Eddie was The indusTrious and hard-working 5Type who slaved halT The day aT Ml-l.S., and Then Turned To his daily Task on The swing shiTT. l-lis ambiTion was To ioin The Army Air Corps. Emma STagon- Emma, who came To us Trom Pennsylvania, soon disproved Th.e Theory ThaT she was quieT. Emma was a whiz in maTh, a book lover, and a good baskeTball player. Barbara STeTson- Bobb Lou , The girl who could make even The darkesT day seem brighT, was equally aT home wiTh Bach or boogie-woogie . l-ler easy- going, Triendly manner will be missed aT lvl.l-l.S., Tor To know her is To love her. Barbara STiles - STilsey 3 was known Tor her readiness' To laugh and her all-round good ' sp.orTsmanship. She and Shirl could always be Tound pouring over college caTalogues in Room 8. lT was a sTanding joke, ThaT They chose a diTTerenT one every day. BeTTy STonee STonie gaThered no moss, buT her sinceriTy, pleasing manner, and amusing sense oT humor' loh, Those --punsll jgaThered many friends. BeTTy'S T silver Tongue and 'Tlashin en cil alon wiTh . 1 'LU , v Q' , 45. ni, 3. ' 'f'i?'f 75? 1. Ie? , x - -, . ,3fvf.i:. 5 .X iss? ' X , A x gg ' ,yk A. s 1 .r i f . 1 '4 5 ' 'THQ To 5- C' i . .w,,.' fu - af ' 'MF 1 .1 4 X- i f T.: -. N' JSM .f Q.. Ts l Q 1 . Q T9 ' - 9 , . . -,her Time. sense oT..responsi1b-ilwifry, gl is XX ' X ke'pT herzrolling,,a'lls,TTh.ei,Tifmeijfj'g'isv'f9iK ' 535 .ear 1 .zfilfisrf V ' ,. . . ' Rss. Q f ' ' I, ik ',,,, JA., .- - r-w5jv...V.M Ti ri , . 5 vs: , Frank STopa-Frank, one OT Meriden. l-ligh's mosT popular sTudenTs, was class presiclenT Tor Two years. T-le was promi- nenT in many school acTiviTies, including The SenaTe, and The Tennis Team, buT Tound Time To work and play in a local orches- Tra besides. Those blushes are becoming, Frankie . Neil Sullivan - Neil always looked aT The sunny side oT Things. l-lis quick Irish wiT could be de- pended upon To bring TorTh a perTinenT remark. l-Tis TavoriTe pasTime was-skipping homework. Leonard Suzio-AlThough he was comparaTively quieT, Legs was Tollowed everywhere in school by ladies' sighs and palpiTaTions. l-le TreaTed everybody alike, paid aTTenTion To books, sporTs, and kids, and received The sin- cere acclaim he deserved. Carol ne Surowicki - Carol was Y The slim girl wiTh an inTecTious smile. She was a loyal supf porTer OT The -baskelball Team, and iT was only when cheering ThaT she raised her voice. l-Ter beauTiTul cloThes made her The envy oT her classmaTes. V 1 John Swenson- Ranny was al- ways spreading cheer and he was especially appreciaTe'd on 1-'gloomy' Monday mornings. His ',Trequ,enTlyi recurring blushes were,gsubsequenT prooT oT his bashTul naTure. T 5JeanneTTe SwiaTek - JeanneTTe never Trowned, and she always looked as Tresh as an adder's Tongue -T-To 'non-boTQnisTs,s-,ai spring Tlowerl. Her-T-:Tongue c.. ,..musT1.havel movedsas' TasT as a snake s' To produce ThaT never Ending nsT'ream oT words Thal' rom her ps' H afifb' ,jigs .P Jaffe ii, 'jii f:Q.:i,.s,f' ' -' ' ' , ' ,. .. 2 'FS .,:: 1: 42 . 5 Tlfts ld!! 'f' ', 1f.s . - at - ' ai, Jia ', gs.: 1eK:jLxG5'E, i.. . ,.:.- my ,... 'vi .' Y ' ff--.fri-V f..- 1514. 5,-af? H - -, . . 1.--S' . -' gap ' V'-f s.,'-7:5 ,fs-nf..-ip. ' Q I, N... - .4 ,, , , . I -1 .5,g9.,f.s:s-raw.,--4.5.7,-, fig-,Q E' 'F '1vf-sa, -afar. -' 1 .' '-ri f ' ' .Qi - r f ' sh r HS' TT 5-fic' 1' j ,3i:9::.m -.13-A-, ggj'.,g,.g,- 2Si :'-':'1. - Q-.1 Q i .'-4'f:w+ '?L-f'. I ' ix' 5.3 . -. .fm , .1-F' F2-1 .

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Daniel Verselli- Flash galloped Through The corridors manuTace Turing slick excuses which he presenTed To The Teachers wiTh a grin. l-lis,collecTion oT wise cracks enlivened many painful classroom momenTs. Helene Wagenknigld - So peTiTe and ver sweeT- ThaT's Helene A'success aT whaTever she aT- TempTed, l-Telene's abundance OT gray maTTer kepT her aT The Top oT every class, while her charm made her a popular sTu- denT aT lvl.l-l.S. KaThleen WalTer-KaThleen had an endless supply oT energy on The 'baskeTball Tloor, buT she saved some To comTorT The cry- ing babies in a local sTore. l.ov- able and sincere, KaTh was our choice Tor The ideal ouTs door girl. ' Audrey Ward-H Besides being an all-round sTudenT and lover oT sporTs, Audrey could Tell you anyThing you wanTed To know abouT almosT every movie. Audrey loved non-TicTion and will argue wiTh anyone who dares speak againsT iT. Doris Ward - An earl inTeresT in journalism gave Doris The name oT Scoop , l-ler crowning glory was her beauTiTul golden hair, which seT OTT her lighT blue eyes. T-ler pleasing personaliTy made her a mosT beloved class- maTe. Charles WaTrous - Well known as a member of a 'Tamily of Tly- ing Tarmers , Ch'arlie f concen- TraTed in his own quieT way on baskeTball and Tinkering wiTh radios. . s , . z c -. 4 gun- ikgkn ggi-.L V guy- i 4 4, .v ,+-- U 1 - :ull 'T v Ik in -. v if A... -. .9 ,i .V . mu , 1 'f11'r':1'i2i ' li 5 ' 7' gl 5317 ls, 451 a .s..i' i. 2, S -f.i'i?.i . . ff. ii.-Q ,Q fi X1 Q. 4' - X ri- .:f ir. ev- h .ii .T r-i4 4 i- i ,I c . . i .L- iffqi. V ig - Wi.. V .1 ilfiliratsi. T all f' Q- 05 if ...vf T j ..,. .f1i I i -is 'Efsl ,1fsiL.,.., - ,. .5 j .,'. A, ! iiiiiia' K I . 4 , ,IM I ,X , A -ar .gl .wif T A f y f 'iii :wi T f A - F 1 .53 .... . , .425 as Q , -, , . ,, ,.,... . , . ,-f . , -wr. . ,,u7. , i -' ',,i'iiif .2 'Iii , - n-,ii.'.i.. fi ' ' i. i:'.. . iailuil if . l ' . Q- X . . .,JFQMTUW,ilu i i ' f' g , 1 -!Fli55ll'.' iff. Shirley Weber-Though Shirl was one oT The smaller members oT The class, her Trim cloThes and appropriaTe accessories made her ouTsTanding. Shirley was a gem To her TaTher, as she spenT much oT her Time helping him in The sTore. l Jean WebsTer- RusTy is Tull oT pep and energy. She especially likes To skaTe, bowl, and dance, buT she can have Tun doing anyi Thing. We'dr -all like To know The source oT her viTamin supply, The home economics classes could use some. , Rodney Weeda ParT-Time works er, Hllodf' became known as The hanging 'uror aT Charlie l-loll- man's Trial, and his conTesT wiTh l3eTTy Ruede nearly reached The hair-pulling sTage. Rod is like The Book oT Knowledge in mechanical drawing. T DoroThy WeigerT-- Doi , Wiili her careiree manner, was an- oTher one who never seemed To have a worry. l-ler Tiny waisT- line was much envied. We Think ThaT, insTead oT being a phO- lographer, Doi should have her picTure Taken! i Wal+on Weiner- WalT .was 'ThaT Tall, handsome Romeo who was one oT our besT sTudenTs, especially in English. He was a personable, well-liked Tellow, and his Triendly naTure was one oT his major asseTs. Marian WesTermeyer-lvl a rian was The home room represenTaTive oT 203 and kepT everyone well inTormed on The Tolly of absen- Teeism. l-ler acTiviTies in school clubs invariably included The re- TreshmenT commiTTees.