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

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RICHARD O'NEILL Dick Quiet can best describe him . . . there's a future Tommy Dorsey in our midst . . . dark curly hair atop sparkling blue eyes . . . constant member of Mc- Gowan's black list . . . conservative . . . dapper devil . . . delightful . . . Dick. NANCY LOU PALERMO Nan Impertinent angel . . . disciplined dyn- amo . . . refugee from the routine . . . dreams under lock and key . . . whistlcbait on the gridiron . . . a storm followed by sudden sunshine . . . an unpredictable miniature . . . nonsensi- cal . . .nonchalant . . . naive . . . Nan. WARREN PAYNE Wink Varsity dreamboat . . . restless feet on a polished floor . . . devilish nonsense . . . another casanova . . . flirtatious glances . . . tux or jeans . . . win- ning wrestler . . . Oooh! . . . clown- ish typist . . . unassuming charm . . . Hey, Broody, Hi! with an irrepressible air . . . wishful . . . willing . . . wonderful . . . Warren. CAROL PHILLIPS Carol Demureness with a dash of humor . . . duo of blushcs and enthusiasm . . . as beaming as sunshine . . . as cheerful as the sight of good food . . . a welcomed asset to the class . . . confidence on an Underwood . . . charming . . . cute . . . colorful . . . Carol. MARGARET PHILLIPS Maggic A load of fun wearing a shy smile . . . complimentary remarks . . . pretty brown hair . . . a paragon of neatness . . . Hey Maggie, have you got your Chem done? . . . one of the friendliest kids in the world , . . magical . . . matchless . . . Maggie. PEARL PHILLISTINE Pearl Mona Lisa in her teens . . . angel cake with pink frosting . . . portrait in pas- tels . . . Shalimar perfume and corn on the cob . . . a queen with a black crown . . . an alluring statue . . . pert . . . . picturesque . . . precious . . Pearl. MINA POLGLASE Miriam Our choice for Miss Friendship of the senior class . . . a Hi and a smile for everyone . . . not a worry showing . . . wonderful lass . . . the makings of an efficient secretary . . . marvelous . . . merry . . . Mina. CHARLES POST nPOS!ie Perpetual wisecracks . . . Poison Pen . . . Blonde-haired, cherub-faced Satan . . . quite the maker-outer with the gals . . . teacher's terror . . . incessant chattering . . . wise guy of the year . . . peppy . . . prankish . . . Postie. MARYAN POWELL Maryann Mephistopholes at Meyers . . . handful of tricks . . . moonlight on a restless sea . . . excitement in the social regis- ter . . . frat pin on a cashmere sweater . . . gridiron dazzler . . . magic . . . mystical . . . mischievous . . . Mary- an. IRWIN PRIPSTEIN HP, ips Conscientious student . . . elfish smiles . . . quick quips with a big grin . . . college bound . . . subtle humor . . . friends galore . . . constantly in mo- tion . . . promising future . . . loads of favors and heaps of advice . . . impsih . . . ingenious . . . Irwin. LILLIAN PUNSHON Lee Springy blonde hair . . . streamlined shape . . . sweet soprano in Modern Choir . . . Elmprint . . . flirtatious eyes behind blue rimmed specs... Donnie . . . devilish stunts with mild motives . . . likeable . . . lilting . . . Lee. SHIRLEY RAKALISKAS Shirl A commercial cutie . . . a blonde bun- dle of bountiful mirth . . . sometimes quiet but seldom silent . . . A picture is a poem without words . . . from seriousness to laughter and back again . . . a' sparkling-eyed doll . . . sweet . . . supple . . . Shirl.

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CONSTANCE MILLER Connie Little girl with a big heart and smile . . . perseverance unsurpassed . . . friend to all who know her . . . always looking forward to new opportunities . . . future undecided . . . sure to suc- ceed . . . cute . . . capricious. . . calm . . . Connie. ROBERT MORROW HBO bl! Enthusiasm on the gridiron . . . ami- able charm . . . subtle wit . . . Cue lines with a twist . . . Luther', . . . renowned nonsense . . . a distinctive smile . . . careful yet capricious . . . a dramatic delight . . . colossal Clyde . . . mischievous smile . . . momentous mirth . . . blithe . . . brisk . . . Bob. MARILYN MOYER rrslimsr I-Ii Slim! . . . a grin from ear to ear . . . personality with that certain zing . . . Y-Teens Officer . . . But I want to be the maid! . . . Senior Play mem- ber . . . antics in the auditorium . . . That gal's got something! . . snappy . . . swell . . . Slim. WILLIAM MUSHINSKI -'Misha Short bushy hair . . . small in stature . . . football manager . . . jolly and jovial . . . girls, girls, girls . . . pals galore . . . always around when you need him . . . forever joking in some way . . . magnificent . . . marvelous . . . Mush. IOAN MYERS Ioanie Swims like the Million Dollar Mer- maid . . . blonde, blonde tresses . . . athletic-minded . . .tricks in girl's tum- bling . . . a quiet package of fun . . . makes friends as easily as sliding down the sliding-board . . . jaunty . . . jolly . . . Ioanie. MARIE NEEDHAM M innie Picturesque prize in disguise . . . a fan- tasy in reality . . . miniature China Doll . . . Sunbonnet Sue with a dash of quaintness . . . bitter-sweet . . . contagious charm . . . magnetism to popularity . . . melodious . . . mis- chievous . . . Minnie, HARRY NELSON lfHarryH Determination on the basketball court . . . fuzzy blonde crew cut . . . great on the baseball diamond . . . serious good looks masking a mass of humor . . . a proud member of the M Club . . . helpful advice to all his pals . . . husky . . . handsome . . . Harry. LESLIE N ICHOLSON 1. L E sa Short tresses around a beautiful counte- nance . . . , pixie princess . . . devilish mixture of pleasant things . . . Les 'n jeff . . . rose petal complexion . . . a bright star in a hazy sky . . . brains interwoven in a dreamboat . . . luring . . . lilting . . . loveable . . . Les. HARRY NORTON Harry A laughing, loping load of fun... more friends than stars in the sky . . . a sure shot on the rifle range loves to tease . . . light hair topping a joking smile . . . dee harmony in Modern Choir . . . heljpful . . . happy . . . Harry. CHARLES OBEID ffpeepn Tarzan at the Tri . . . grease paint on the gridiron . . . strength and sen- timent . . . Casanova in blue jeans . . . chivalry in a football jersey . . . sporting trophies with modesty... practical . . . popular . . . Peep , CHARLES O'CONNELL Chuck Brilliance disguised as a clown... Chuck, what happened to your hair? . . . terrific jokes told with a straight face . . . a slippery scholar . . . dis- tinctive blonde haircut . . . center nf every crowd . . . carefree . . . cau- tious . . . clever . . . Chuck. KATHERINE O'DEA f:Kayx1 Popularity unsurpassed . . . home town girl with a party line . . . red roses in full bloom . . . undaunted vitality . . . bright as early morning sunshine . . . a classic example of casualness . . . devil- ishness behind a mask of innocence ...cute...keen.,.kind... Kay.

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RONALD REED Ronnie Angelic face with the devil underneath . . . a tuft of dark, shiny hair droop- ing over his forehead . . . Get off my back! with a fierce look in his eyes . . . Modern choir and music festival . . . reckless . . . restless . . . ricochet romance . . . Ronnie. DAWN RIZZO Dawn Hair dark as midnight.. .eyes as bright as stars . . .tiny bundle of sweetness . . . little package of charm . . . loveable lass . . . perpetually smif ling . . . tremendous personality . . , adored by all . . . great dancer . . . dimpled . . . darling . . . Dawn. GAIL ROMAN 'foam More friends in a year than some make in a lifetime . . . a new face at MHS . . . dark, dark hair . . . Pavlova in her teens . . . versatility in the dance . . . C'mon Gail, show us that step once more! . . . gracious . . . gen- erous . . . graceful . . . Gail. IOAN MARIE ROSE Ioan iel' Rare as an imported delicacy . . . soft and captivating as a snowflake... pretty as a picture . . . spirited mis- chievousness . . . a bright-eyed blonde . . . a sweet secretary to be . . . an abundance of humor . . . a beauty . . . jolly . . . joyous . . . jubilant . . . Ioanie. BETTY IANE ROWAN UB. IU!! Eyes as bright as the dipper . . . per- sonality plus . . . long, dark hair . . . full of life . . . a sparkling smile with giggles galore . . . a guy named Eddie Brennan . . . future bride to be . . . beaming . . . brown-eyed . . . B. j. ROBERT SABA HBOb7J Well known clown in our class . . . always joking . . . hangs out at the Tri talking about sports . . . can be seen cruising around in his car... friendly to all . . . future is bound to be fruitful . . . black-haired . . . bash- ful . . . Bob. CARL SANFILIPPO KfFlipU Iet black hair and snapping dark eyes . . . a movie-star grin . . . quite the guy in Modern Choir . . . subtle wit in a quiet classroom . . . our version of the Latin Lover ibut not the lan- guagej . . . funny . . . friendly . . . Flip. IESSE SAVITZ rrjessn A distinctive character . . , fluffy, black hair . . . capable basketball manager . . . flashy red convertible and flashing white smiles . . . tons of friends . . . C'mon less, take us for a ride! , . . diversified antics and perpetual pranks . . . jaunty . . . jivey . . . jess. WILLIAM SCHLINGMAN Bill A master behind the baton . . . curly hair and prankish eyes . . . elh- ciency on a Remington . . . subtleness on a clarinet . . . Kegian's unpredict- able personage . . . janet . . . ingen- ious suggestions . . . comely humor . . . miniature maestro . . . benellcent . . . baffling . . . Bill. THOMAS SCHWARTZ To m Handsome features with a captivating smile . . . blond unruly hair . . . Hey Mountain Boy, weren't you snowed under last night? . . . hard time with Trig and Algebra . . . gray slacks with a red corduroy shirt . . . teasing . . . tantalizing . . . terrific . . . Tom. BARBARA SHAPIRO rrBab5u Associate Editor of Colophon Contagious efhciency . . . brains inter- woven with a fashion plate . . . like a chapter plucked from the center of a book . . . determined individualist with an unlimited aptitude for friendliness . . . brilliant . . . benevalent . . . blithe . . . Barbara. CAROL SMITH Carol A Botticelli elf . . . white violets in an earthenware pitcher . . . dynamite in dungarees . . . a tiny package of pleas- antness . . . home sweet home in swingtime . . . pleated pink chiffon . . . ambition with its lighter side . . . charming . . . cute . . . captivating . . . Carol.