New Rochelle High School - Rochellean Yearbook (New Rochelle, NY)

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IACK COTTER Football seems to be Iack's interest since he spent two years on the I.V. team. and two years on the Varsity squad. Last year he was a member of the W.I.A.A. Cham- pionship Team at Isaac Young. His ambition is to attend Brockport State Teachers College. GLAIDYS MAY CRAXVFORI-7 Blond and bouncy Puddy's am- bition is to make a million dollars. and we hope she'll get her wish. Her hobbies are sewing. cooking and arts and crafts. and she's fond of the expression. Ahl for I'ete's sake. IOHN LEWIS CRONSON Iohn's ambition is to live a full life. and lie is well started towards this goal. ln high school he was a member of National Thespians. Current Iivents, Student Federalists and Scholarship Clubs. Iohn was active as circulation manager of the Herald. and also participated in the Tower Players. GLORIA CUCULLO Bobbie, former Albert Leonard student, was a member of the chorus and the G.A.A. Her favorite subiects were art and dress design- ing. Future plans include getting a iob--and a husband. GRACE CURTIS Vivacious Gracie is admired for her agile feet and her fun-loving personality. In addition to her fine dancing. f'Gracie showed remark- able versatility in Girls Athletics. Attentionl is probably what Curt will be saying in the years to come, since she plans to be a physical education teacher. RITA-Llili IIANIFRIIJGE A future of writing seems to be in store for capable 'ARee. She was on the Huguenot Herald Literary Staff and on the Rochellean Liter- ary Stai'I. Aside from writing, she finds time to be the president of the Youth Interracial Club. a Student Federalist, and to be on the Schol- arship Club. Out of school, she likes baseball. collecting records, and dancing. SALVATORE DANIELS Cheap played football and is interested in almost all sports. I-Ie enjoys listening to records. His fa- vorite subiect was radio shop. In the future. he hopes to work in the electrical field. BARBARA DAVIES Vivacious Bobbie can always be seen backstage. She has been in the National Thespians since tl'e eleventh grade. Bobbie's favorite subiect was art. and she wants to be a designer. She dislikes matli - and mad drivers4and likes men. IOSFPH DE MASI Ioe's favorite subiect is Commercial Art: his ambition. to attend the Iluguenot School of Commercial Art and become a portrait artist. settling down in Texas. His pet peeve is stuck-up girls: his hobbies are drawing movie person- ages. and sports, in which he re- ceivetl a baseball letter. SUSAN RACHEL IJIQMBY Sue was very active in school activities, including Modern Dance. l'ersonality Club, and Current liients Club and shone especially in the Tower Players. Talented Sue was elected 11 member of the National Thespians. and became vice-president. Sue would like to go to Bard College. Among her many interests are playing the piano and the guitar, and listening to music. FRANK DE RAFFFLE A member of the Roche'lean Art Staff and art editor of the Albert Leonard 'iHigh Lights last year, Frank intends to follow up his Commercial Art at the Huguenot School of Art. Since his hobbies arc sports and girls. he later plans to operate a model agency. AIJIQLE IJIZRECKTOR 'Peppyu and pretty Tex is quite .i busy girl around school. Besides being secretary of the GO. she was a cheerleader, vice-president of the Spanish Club, chairman of the Ten- nis Club and a member of the Personality and Conversation Clubs. She wants to go to Illinois and be- come an occupation therapist.

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CHARLES COLLINS A life on the ocean wave, is Rip's aspiration as he dreams of becoming the captain of a commer- cial freighter. Fishing also interests him as do the mechanics of auto- mobiles and ships. American his- tory is Rip's favorite academic subiect. ISAAC COLLINS Kiss was active as a member of a number of activities including baseball. Varsity Club, Youth In- terracial Club. and the Ping Pong Club. He also earned awards in track and football. He hopes to get into Howard University and l'et'ome a football coach. CARMELA COLUMBO Petite Carmela will lend her viva- ciousness to the nursing profession after graduation. A candidate for Grassland's Training School, she is sure to receive expert training, Carmela proved her efiiciency by being one of our most dependable bankers and Red Cross representa- tives. IAMES CONNELL Iames came to this school from Blessed Sacrament. Since he was one of the more athletic members of New Rochelle High School, he ioined Intramural Basketball, Ping Pong Club, and the Official's Club. After completing high school, he plans to join the service. EVIQLYN FRANCES CONNOLLY Evie is particularly interested in keeping up with the latest hit tunes. golf, knitting, and bridge. President of the Tuesday Spanish Club, a G.A.A. award winner, and member of the Social Service Club. Erie hopes to attend either Con- necticut College for Women, or Regis College. IAMES CONSADENE Iim is heading for a port in the maritime service. He will accom- plish his goal by entering Fort Schuyler fNew York State Mari- time Academyj after graduation. In high school he was in the band in his senior year. and won a letter in baseball at l.E.Y. PHYLLIS ROSE CONTR Possessing great talent in the fields of music, art, and dramatics, Phyl devoted much of her time to activities which center around those fields. She was a member of the Sub-debs, Rochellean Art Staff, A Choir, Tower Players, and Scholarship Club. Phyllis plans to study dress-designing at the Mc- Dowell School of Fashion. ROBERT CONTINELLO Bob. formerly of Young, played baseball for a short while. and spent the rest of the season in the hos- pital. He earned a letter in music, and hopes to be a musician or vratchmaker. He likes music-and girls. CECFLIA ELLEN CONTRATA Capable C.C.. whose favorite sub- ject is chemistry, intends to study pharmacy at college. She was a member of A Cappella A , Social Service and several other clubs, and took part in the C.A.A. Cecilia's main interests are knitting. playing bridge and dogs. DOLORES CORIGLIANO Dee , who has expressed a desire to be a good secretary, was quite busy in A.L.H.S. and N.R.H.S. by participating in the various activ- ities of the C.A.A. and dance com- mittees in both schools: modern dancing group, Library Council Cin which she received an awardi, and the Red Cross Council. CHARLES HARRY CORNELL Our tall, lanky golf pro, Chick, does many other things besides swinging a golf club. He was captain of the l.V. basketball team, played Varsity basketball, was in the Scholarship and Varsity Clubs, and vice-president of his sophomore class. Chick wants to attend William and Mary College, and live in the South. MARY COSTA Mary, who enioys English, dancing. reading. swimming, good music and books, hopes to fulfill her ambition to become a really good secretary. ln addition. she took part in the activities of the G.O.. G.A.A., bank- ing, Library Council, Italian Club. dance committee. and the chorus.

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TONY DE RENZIS Deacon played baseball at Leon- ard High School, enjoys all sports, and is interested in electronics. He likes Hot Music, but has no de- nnite plans for the future-except to get rich. OBELIA IACQUELINE DERRY Beers was very active in sports during high school. She was on a number of honor teams and was also captain of some of them. At Isaac Young, she received some athletic awards. Art is the Field she hopes to enter. ROSE DETRIS To become a registered nurse is Rose's immediate goal after gradua- tion. A member of the G.A.A., Art Club, Photography Club. advertis- ing staff of various school dances, Tennis Club, and Honor Society, Rose was kept pretty busy. Her hobbies are Bible study, photogra- phy, and travel. BARBARA DIAMOND Bobbie was on the art staff of the Rochellean. a twirler, in the French and Spanish Clubs, and in after- school sports. She was also art editor of Merry Melodies. Bobbie would like to go to Pratt Institute or Syracuse, and become a commer- cial artist. IOHN DI NAPOLI Oratorical Bo-Bo who made many of campaign speeches at I.E.Y., was a member of the S.O. board for three years. He plans to attend St. Lawrence University, and hopes to become a manager of farm machinery. His interests are all sports. psychology and 7:3o. NANCY DIRKSE Nancy's favorite subject is Spanish, and after going to college she wants to do something in which she uses that language. Versatile Nance was in the scholarship Club 9-12, National Honor Society, Tower Players. Chemistry Club and the Huguenot Hi-Y. She likes smooth music and dislikes pink skirts. VICTOR DOLCETTO Collecting popular records by such stylists as Frankie Laine is Vic's main interest besides Chorus and Hi-Y activities. Homework can be listed as his pet peeye. while wood- shop is his favorite subiect. To marry and raise a large family is Vic's goal after graduation. MARY CLAIRE IJONNELLY That was iust luck. says Claire. who plans to attend Packard Col- lege after graduation. for she hopes to be successful in all her under- takings. Besides receiving a letter for cheerleading, she belonged to the National Honor Society, Tennis Club. and A Cappella Chorus, and was a GD. representative. She likes history, sports. and good talent. PHII. IJOPOULOS Tall, good-looking Phil, Adonis of N.R.H.S., played football, bas- ketball, and hockey. A member of Tau Pi fraternity, Phil plans to enter the business field after attend- ing Rutgers Univcrsity. Amusing people interest Phil when he has time off from his favorite subiect. history. GRACE DORME Gra. formerly of Leonard, was a member of the G.A.A.. the Hi-Y, the G.O.. and the Chorus. Her am- bition is to become an expert beau- tician. Gran enioys bowling and dancing. fAnd what a good dancer she isll IQMBELINA DOS RIQIS Babs led an active school life as a banking alternate, year book re- presentative, and member of the advertising committees for various school dances. To attend the New Rochelle School of Nursing is Bab's immediate goal after graduation. MAGGIE LOUISE DRAKEFORD Sherry, a sport-conscious girl, was active in the Ping Pong Club, Games Club, Personality Club, and was captain of the girls' basketball and baseball teams. Her hobbies are sewing and dating I.eon : her favorite subiect, math, She plans to become a seamstress.