Metuchen High School - Blue Letter Yearbook (Metuchen, NJ)

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FLORENCE L. STOLL 'Lillian Life is real, life is earnest . . . a cheerful smile . . . always in a hurry . . . ami- able ways . . . bother me not. Blue Letter, Bullzlog's Bark, Canasta Club, Dances: jun- ior-Senior Prom, Senior, F.B.L.A., German Club, Host- ess Club, Tbe Hub, Music Appreciation C l u b , Senior Play. METU ELWOOD VAN SISE Elwood Honor is purchased by the deeds we do . . . friendly . . . talented in carving . . . philosophic . . . quaint mania for old-style automobiles . . . dependable . . . reserved. Baseball f4j, Carving Club, Cross Country, Patrol. GERTRUDE SWANSON Gertrude She is well paid that is satis- fied . . . ready to please . . . friendliness . . . twinkling eyes . . . gracious smiles and Inannerss Blue Letter, Bull:log's Bark, Canasta Club, Dances: Sen- ior, junior-Senior P r o nz g F.B.L.A., Hostess Club,-The Hub, Music Appreciation Club, Senior Play. RUTH A. TETSCHNER ' Tetscb Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability . . . happy, carefree, always gay . . . fair complexion . . . beautiful hands . . . Wind- blown look . . . wizard at German . . . sketching during class. Blue Letter, Canasta Club, Dances: junior, junior-Sen- ior Promg German Club, Hostess Club, Latin Club. SLLVIA J. TREMBLY rrsyln Blow, Gabriel, blow . . . roaring around in the jeep . . . devilish grins .'. . always out for sports . . . traveler in South America . . . fun forever. B a n d , Baseball, Basketball, Cabinet, Dance Band, Dances: Freshman, S o 11 b o - -more, junior, Senior, junior- Senior Prom, Frencb Club, G.A.A., Hockey, Latin Club, Legislature, Square-dancing, Volleyball. HE HIGH SCHCOL EUNICE E. WAGLE Eunice A face with gladness over- spread . . . wants to be a friend to all . . . that famous hello . . . twirling that flag . . . full of vim and vigor . . . winsome ways . . . peppy personality . . . flirting femme. Band, Blue Letter, Bulldog's Bark, Footligbters, Glee Club, Tbe Hub,,' Senior Play, Stu- dent Government, Twirlers. BRUCE E. WALLIS Bruce Fortune and Love befriend the bold . . . a wisecrack a day through life's merry way . . . one of the Jefferson Park fellas . . . My car needs a new . . . . . . found in the seat farthest back in the room. Creative Writing Club, Cross Country, Track. JAMES G. WILKINSON ffIim1ny,, And my name is Truthful James . . . oif into the wild blue yonder . Mr. Li- brarianl' . . . that Plymouth . . . Space Cadet . . . just ask me, I know. Carving Club, Hall Patrol, Library Council, Track.

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JOHN M. SEMONISH resonnyn Live and let live . . . shyness lends enchantment . . . love that Ford . . . New Mar- keteer through and through . . . with Elwood. 4 HARRY T. SMITH Horatio I myself am good fortune . . . let's have some fun . . . has so many clothes, he wears three shirts at once . . . friendly with all . . . serious moods . . . funny quips. Courtesy Patrol, Footlighters, Senior Play, G le e C l u b , French Club, Chemistry Club, Dances: Freshman, S o 11 h o - more, junior, Senior, Track. BEVERLY SHAVER ffnevf, Happiness is- a good nature that sells us . . . youth comes but once in a lifetime . . . witty remarks . . . mischiev- ous ideas . . . always laugh- ing. Dances: Freshman, Sopho- more, junior, The Hub, Senior Play. SHIRLEY A. SHAVER Shirl I'll live a life for all to envy . . . radiant red hair . . . gig- gles galore . . . sparkly smile . . . bluest of eyes . . . effer- vescent pleasantness. Freshman Dance. CLASS QF I953 JOHN J. SMITH, JR. Smitty I like everyone . . . one of Metuchen's greatest support- ers . . . good disposition, dis- played to all, not one . . . generous with money . . . healthy, free, the world he- fore me. Dances: Iunior, Seniorg Track manager. LUCILLE M. SORGENTO ffLul, ' The smiles that win . . . lilting laugh . . . shining halo of hair . . . sparkling blue eyes...neatasapin... frolicing fun. Blue Letter, Bullrlog's Bark, Cheerleading, Dances: Fresh- man, Sophomore, junior, lun- ior-Senior Prom, Seniorg F.T.A., G.A.A., The Hub, Senior Play. HELEN M. SHUSTER Helen The world is so full of a number of things . . . The devil in her eyes . . . bright blushes . . . radiant smiles. Band, Blue Letter, Bulldog's Bark, F.B.L.A., The Hub, Softball. PHYLLIS A. SORGENTO ffpbyzll Discretion in speech is more than eloquence . . . patience rules her ways . . . sincere friend . . . diligent worker . . . wide interests. Baseball, Basketball, Creative Writing Club, French Club, F.T.A., German Club, Glee Club, Latin Club, Tumbling Volleyball. '

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CHARLES S. WIWORSKI Charlie Good humor makes all things tolerable . . . all the World loves a clown . . . never si- lent . . . Mother Fletcher's pizza . . . loud shirts . . . Jackie Gleason the second. Bowling, Football, Footligbt- ers, German Club, Library Council, Senior Play, Student Government, Track. -e f GLORIA A. WOODCOCK ffGl0,J A graceful walk and felici- tous phrases . . . there is a time and a place for all things . . . quiet smiles . . . deep in the heart of Texas . . . with Bobby. Baseball, Dances: I u 11 1 o r , junior-Senior P r o m 5 The Hub,,' Senior Play. HAROLD E. YEATTS Harold Wisdom is not finally tested by the schools . . . never a worry . . . Red Skelton, be- ware! . . . with the pompa- dour . . . those big brown eyes . . . can make anyone laugh . . . harum-scarum escapades . . . living a life of laughter. Hilarious antics made for a highly en- tertaining performance in December, when Charles Wiworski, Jane Christensen and Art Kempf hit Van Kirk auditorium to star in Martens' Don't Take My Pennyf' Kerry fArtl masqueraded as a Hollywood author to dissuade Penny fjanej from going to Hollywood. Charlie brought down the house when he slinked in as a female model. Further love interest was lent by Sally Cook and Walter Holliday. SENIOR PLAY