Meyers High School - Colophon Yearbook (Wilkes Barre, PA)

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IOI-IN BROODY fflohnnyll Terrific hit, Iohnnyl' '. . . a flash of white teeth, a cloud of dust, another run . . . swell second baseman . . . a fun-loving clown hiding beneath a serious exterior . . . Mac's pal . . . snapping dark eyes . . . jaunty . . . jolly . . . johnny. IOSEPH BROODY Ujoeil Blonde crew-cut topping off a burly build . . . fast in football . . . magic on the accordian . . . Play that one again, joel . . . Amateur Night . . . aways ready with a comeback . . . flare for acting . . . appealing blue eyes . . . Senior Play lover . . . jovial . . .jolly . . . Ioe. DOROTHY BROWN Dottie Artistry on the keyboard . . . eyes that twinkle like stars . . . pink chiffon or jeans . . . friendly Hi' .... future Paderewski ffemale, that isj . . . a rose waking to the misty dew... Wonderful Aunt Kate . . . a hearty Yea! Team! . . . demure . . . darling . . . Dottie. IAMES BROWN Brownie jimmy where did you get that hair- cut? . . . Jaime Moreno Cin Spanishj . . . great on the gridiron . . . an Edi- son Street Tiger, and proud of it . . . the right remark at the right time . . big-bodied . . . big-hearted . . Brownie. ANTHONY BROZOSKI B uzz Girls, don't you love a tall boy? l-lere's Buzz! . . . quiet with the devil in his eyes . . . tall, blonde, and terrihc . . . distinctive gait . . . hero of the hilltop . . . silence wearing a crooked grin . . . big . . . blonde . . . blithe . . . Buzz. MARCELLA CARR crMarCys1 Magnificent majorette . . . a figure easy on the eyes . . . sugary sweet . . . a glorious Gladys' in the Senior Play . . . coyness with a sweep of her lashes . . . an alluring enchantress. . .mirth- ful . . . mischievous . . . Marcy. NANCY CASTERLIN Nance Associate Editor of Colophon Brilliantly blonde . . . intelli ence with a giggle . . . snappy comeiacks with perfect poise . . . brains without bragging . . . Ask Nance, she'll know. . . . Modern Choir . . . sings and looks like a gay canary . . . neat . . . nice . . . nifty . . . Nance. VERA CHARLES rrverasx Stare-stopping, shiny, black hair . . . snapping, dark eyes . . . compliment- catching clothes . . . a beautifully mel- odious singing voice . . . Modern Choir member . . . as friendly as a bouncy puppy . . . always eager to please . . . versatile . . . vivacious . . . Vera. IAMES CHUDY ffl i mi! Courtesy personified . . . manners of distinction . . . steady attendance at Modern Choir . . . animal lover . . . immaculate appearance . . . big Hi for everyone . . . Everybody's pal . . . shy humor . . . constant compliments . . . the blonde professor . . . jolly . . . jaunty . . . Iim. IOHN CIESLIN SKI usonnyu A tall, quiet comedian . . . divine on the dance floor . . . the center of every crowd . . . cuts a dashing figure in his classy shirts . . . serious eyes behind sparkling specs . . . always on hand to hear of your troubles . . . shy . . . swell . . . Sonny. GERTRUDE CLAYWORTH B ill ie Who's' the tiny majorette? She can certainly strut! . . . terrific in tum- bling . . . always ready to listen to your troubles and tell you some of her own . . . Billie and Lou . . . blue- eyed . . . best-liked . . . Billie. ARTHUR CLEMM ffArt3J Oh Art, where do you get those jokes? . . . constant puns with an apologetic tone . . . quite a ladies man . . . terrific disposition . . . teasing taken with a grin . . . big smile for the world itself . . . hilariously happy . . . always laughing . . . always jok- ing . . . Art.

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CHARLES ABOD Charlie What's the riot? Oh, Charlie's here! . . . Dapper Dan guised as Classy Charlie . . . distinctive D. A. . . . But Miss Trimmer, we have to go to Lunch Patrol! . . . stinging sarcasm with a just kidding air . . . Look at that hair! . . . cool . . . clownish . . . Charlie. IOAN ABRAHAM Ioanie Loads of fun . . . efficiency plus as an office assistant . . . a dark-haired dy- namo . . . diabolical grins when cook- ing up a new scheme . . . Be merry if you are wise . Her motto . . . eager friendliness . . . jaunty . . . joculant . . . loanie. DORIS ALLEN Tookie A strawberry blonde poodle . . . queen- ly stance with a down-to-earth air . . . marvelous memory Cask Mr. D.!J . . . precision ersonified . . . a gal of many moods . . . She'll make a nifty nurse . . . tall . . . tricky . . . terrific . . . Tookie. KATHERINE AMOS K a y-el Shining brown pageboy . . . whistle- worthy figure . . . boyfriends by the bunch . . . Hey Kay-el, who's your latest? . . . flirtatious glances with roguish-green eyes . . . wonderful dan- cer . . . Y-Teens . . . cute . . . clas- sy...keen...Kay. RICHARD ASTON Richie Redheaded devil . . . Ruthie's twin . . perpetual prankster wearing an air of innocence . . . A friend in need is a friend indeed. . . . a real pal . . . full of bricklayer's lore. . . a pocket book of funny jokes . . . rip-roaring . . . rambunctious . . . Richie. RUTH ASTON Ruthie,' The typical redhead . . . serious and understanding or gay and giddy . .. freckles peppered lavishly upon an an- gelic face . . . always getting her- self into or out of trouble . . . every- one's friend . . . Richie's twin . . . Elmprint typist . . . Kegian Society . . . rintnnc for-lclncc Rnfltip ROBERT AYERS Ayc'rsi1 ' Typical Meyers devil . . . evcrything's a joke . . . gobs of girl friends . . . anything for a laugh . . . lunch patrol . . . Modern Choir . . . Tell us an- other, Bob! from his female fan club . . . music festival . . . Always leave them laughing. . . . amiable . . . nr- dcnt . . . adorable . . . Aycrsie. IOSEPH BERTON uloen Dark-haired devil . . . always in a wonderful mood . . . Did you say you hear your jokes in the barber shop, joe? . . . built like Abe Lincoln but three times as good, looking . . . hilari- ous jokes with a straight face . . . jolly . . . joking . . . Ioe. IAMES BETTS Bettsey A dark-haired, hazel-eyed joker.. . deep bass in Modern Choir . . . a working guy . . . pranks in commercial classes . . . a sharpie when it comes to grooming . . . an unmalicious funny man . . . brainy . . . benign , . .Bet- tsey. EDWARD BIRNBAUM Eddie Mr. Basketball of Meyers High . . . everyone's pal . . . perpetual brown crewcut . .. 'Swish it Ed, let's win this one! . . . compliments received with modesty . . . followed by flocks of females . . . Birnbaum rahl Birn- baum rahl Rah, rah, Birnbaum! . . . . . . an all-around guy . . . ever-emi- nent . . . ever-popular . . . Eddie. ROBERTA BLAKESLEE Bobbie Tall, blonde angel . . . the picture of innocence with mischief in her heart . . . sympathy with an encouraging air . . . Modern Choir . . . high-jumping cheerleader . . . I'm all mixed up! with a downhearted wail . . . Who's the blonde? . . . near-future nurse . . . blonde . . . beautiful . . . bewitch- ing . . . Bobbie. EDWARD BRELSFORD UEdH A confirmed woman-hater . . . a curly- haired, freckle-faced carrot top... But honest, my eye's black because I bumped into a door! . . . an asset to the Kegians . . . a learned librarian . . efficient . . . ever liked . . . Ed.

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IOANNE CONWELL Ioanne Speech is silver but silence is golden. ...swcet smiles for the world itself . . . close friends a specialty . . . a helping hand whenever one is needed . . . short in stature, hut huge in char- acter . . . judicious . . . jewcl-like . . . loanne. HELENA COURY Helena Darling dimples . . . shiny jet hair styled distinctively . . . stunning clothes worn with class . . . outwardly quiet, but oh boy! . . . She's really got a flair for wearing clothes! . . . even- tempered . . . beautiful speaking voice ...high-fashioned . . . high-spirited . . . Helena. KAY CUNNINGHAM NKay!Y Opinions staunchly upheld . . . dark, dark hair . . . enchanting eyes . . . Don't call me Katherine! . . . a pint- sized package of fun . . . some lucky guy's future secretary . . . witty re- marks with deflnite meaning . . . cute . . . carefree . . . Kay. CLAIRE CURLEY Claire Mischievous trick wearing an air of in- nocence . . . shiny brown tresses . . tiny ton of T.N.T .... gay giggles with a toss of the head . . . cute commedi- enne . . . often quiet but never dull . . .cute . . . clever . . . captivating . . . Claire. IANET DANIELS ujann Very quiet . . . shy smile . . . a nose- wrinkling pixie . .. The Future Private Secretary . . . tons of trickery con- trived by super-pep . . . a wealthy wardrobe . . . laughter wearing a cloak of shyness . . . jolly . . . jocular . . , ...Ian. WILLIAM DECKER UBHIYI Tall guy with bright ideas . . .the most carefree guy ol' '54 . . . a reper- toire of jokes to fit any occassion . . . class clown . . . makes friends with the greatest of ease . . . always ready for a laugh . . . brisk . . . bantering . . . Bill. DONALD DEFINA flDonll Laughs by the load . . . Who's bark- ing? . . . dark curly hair . . . carefree customs . . . the wrath of many a teacher, but the joy of many a class . . . eyes sparkling with Satanic mis- chief . . . hot-rod on the highway . . . devilish . . . delightful . . . Don. IOHN DiMAGGlO rrDiMagn A tough guy wearing a dimple . . . Oooh Iohnny! from his female fan club . . . thick black curly hair . . . hilarious quips in a deep undertone . . . good fun and plenty of it . . . daring . . . determined . . . delightful . . . DiMag! THELMA DONGAS Thelma A walking encyclopedia with a down-to- earth air . . . enviable complexion . . . a future Florence Nightingale . . . a Modern Choir miss . . . hall-roamer and Thelma . . . serious to gay in the flick of a whip . . . tiny . . . terrific . . . Thelma. BARBARA DONLIN Barbara,' Hoo-rah-ray-rye . . . vivacious little number . . . cheerleading squad . . . popular senior who got her man in the play . . . sowing seeds of kindness . . . sweeter than sweet . . . definitely an asset . . . a fascinating touch of my- stery . . . a teacher of history . . . like father like daughter . . . bashful . . . bright-eyed . . . Barb. IAMES DOWNEY III Y! Terrific in track . . . quiet intellegence under a brown crewcut . . . shy where girls are concerned, but girls aren't shy where Jim is . . . expressive brown eyes . . . Meyers' version of tall, dark and handsome . . . generous . . . genial . . .I1m. MARLOWE DREY Marlowe A pint-sized package of nitro . . . ath- letically terrific . . . basketball, hockey, water ballet, and tumbling . . . engaged to a navy man . . . sweetheart of the hi h seas , . . queenly quietness . . . hefpful advice with a big smile . . . future Mrs, . . . marvelous . . . Mar- lowe.