Millburn High School - Millwheel Yearbook (Millburn, NJ)

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RAY BOEDECKER Rays enthusiastic and intelligent interest in school affairs gave him ready access to material for his yournalistic work as assistant edi tor and editor in chief of the Miller during his junior and senior years His musical and dramatic abilities also found expression he sang in All State chorus and turned in a convincing interpretation of ona than in the junior play Etcurslon Besides he found time for sports mainly baseball and intramural basketball In all his activities Ray was distinguished by a critical awareness an honest searching and an eager ness to assume responsibility To help him keep up with his busy round young Botdecker pressed into service that beautiful Q9 maroon Model A Ufaywgflgononcxan genui and p r ggd ,interest in world affairs was the basis HW tiv forum and international relations clubs Y Thisggsst ycf e W t presiding officer in the latter organization obt med a f ation for this years work from his attendance at t e mer Le ership Institute on International Problems and was a f r ey Model Legislature His perceptive mterpre of Van or was indicative of Bobs innate sincerity and was the pt is dramatic program which included also tht junior play and t e Kris Krmgle play From his position as service chairman of I-I !Bob directed Kits from Home the March of Dimes and o er service projects his is the ability to combine an idealist s plan with practical action a 3 A v L M 4 DONALD H BOOTHBY l I Whenever a class gave a play whenever a teacher needed someone to show a film in the classroom or wherever there was an entertainment of any kind in the school there you found him As a member of the visual aid club and the stage technicians club he was always on the job. For advice on almost anything back stage in any school pro- duction Don was definitely the one to see. Nor was his ability limited to work behind the scenes but in both junior and senior dramatic productions he presented interesting characterizations. JIM BOWN Another one of the stalwart heroes in Millburn im will long be remembered as one who tried to push over the athletic victories needed so much in the past year. In addition to his brawn he also rated very high scholastically in the class of 42. His club interests were varied as he was in forum club math club varsity club junior dramatics elected to student council where he served as secretary, and was membership-chairman in Hi-Y. As a representative of this latter organization, he was elected president of the Northern New Jersey District Council KNO. 35. In his remaining spare time he could be found working on his car-another of the famed Model-A's. 0 Page 27

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Page ELIZABETH J BARNARD If anvone needs a clue to one of Betts s speclal talents he need only uramme her books which would yleld sheawes of dress designs all hnghly professnonal m execution Nor are Bettys abnlntxes llmlted to sartorlal matters she IS a capable pxamst a skrlled skater and an enter tammg member of any group An engagmg mnschlevous streak known to her close friends belles the completely angelic nature vshlch her face suggests Her frnends stxll remember that occaslon when young etty took matters mto her own hands and cut those long Pl talls wxthout benefit of parental permxsslon or approval fyb 1 ov , My vfsjj WMA 'ff 'JJ -yy E-lixltynfn Klip 5 Vela Becktes grace and attractiveness may well lndxcate her terpsl chorean abnlxty not only nn school but m professional fields as well Always wlllmg to lend GSSISIQDCC when needed she captamed one of the teams for tncket sales for the semor play and helped out 1n some of the back stage work In H1 Trl Beckne was ln charge of organlzlng the programs and recrultmg glrls for work at the Nengh borhood House on Saturday mormngs and under her dxrectnon the plan was acclaimed a success Her lnvely personallty and cheerful manner have made her an entertammg person wnth whom to associate HAROLD BENNETT Here was one of the classs best trouble shooters An assembly program featurmg a film or a play where electrlcal equipment had to be employed seldom was presented without the capable and efflclent assxstance of Harold s electrical knowledge and skull He wt an actxve member of the vxsual md club 'where he found opportumty for practncal apphczltpqn of hns eleptncal knowledge He IS very generous wnth hi' time and abnlxiy and rarely refused a request for hns assistance JUNE BERSTLER Oh' I had somethmg ln my eye agann No member of Room 200 would have to thxnk twxce to recall that explanatnon as the usual rejolner to Mxss Webbs Good mornmg June' Tardy again fT1me 8 30 AMJ Howexer after june Hnally arrned she made up for lost tame She was an excellent tenms player a fine basket shooter and a member of the All State gurls hockey team This tall glrl wnth a sy mpathetle ear for lm body s xexmg problems was often found nn the center of a group and xf not offering eonsolatlon entertaining wnth stones of her adventures nn the country One of the out door gxrls une loves art and nature nn the springtime

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lv? MX X Page 28 4, If vw 4fvV' 4.4 c :fy WILLIAM BRADNER The owner of the smooth green Cadillac Q 36j 4 door sedan which unloaded a harem of high school beauties on Haddonfield Road at 8 15 every morning was Bill One who possessed many talents besides a connoisseurs judgment of feminine pulchritude Bill play ed the violin in the orchestra for five years received his varsity football letter and was one of the rich baritones of the school choir Also fascinated by the mysteries of the laboratory this lad was knovsn as the waxy haired boy chemist of the senior class JUNE BROWN Out of breath just having finished one job and rushing on to the next one June was never idle Her willingness to help kept her in constant demand often in several quarters at the same time Brownie was often seen in the office helping in an emergency fall the while getting good experiencej or domg Red Cross vsork or some sery ice project for Hi Tri Besides all her voluntary service work June some how found time to do her regular class work and maintain a good scholastic average She looks forward to a busmess career as the per feet secretary after a course in a commercial school STEVEN BRUSH Steve s interests center mainly in science and its practical applica tion to autos and radios he has also designed manv useful household gadgets He is spends endless parts He is a as well as the willingly lends having the ab and patxence the proud possessor of a tan Ford V 8 on which he hours tmkermg with the engine and its complicated varsity football man and a member of the varsity club Latin and math clubs Steie is a helpful fellow who assistance to other car owners not so fortunate as he in ility to repair their jalopxes with ll minimum of time DON BUHRER Order please' Hey' Dim those footlights' The first of these ejaculations could have been heard as Don picked up the gavel to pre side at the weekly open forum meetings the second from the light gallery at any of the school performances as stage technician Besides being president of forum club and speaking eloquently on many of the clubs programs. Don was junior president of international rela- tions club and active in the class dramatic productions. He supplied the romantic element in E.x'e'ursim1 and the philosophical element as the wise old Indian in High Tor. ' I , 6 , e' ' 'SJ'