Poughkeepsie High School - Phois Yearbook (Poughkeepsie, NY)

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ANNA BA'roR IO Bain Avenue G. A. A. 2, 3- There is a sa in , It takes hve years to learn to talk, and at Y S least fifty to learn to keep still. Well, Anna, you have learned that silence is golden in only seventeen years, haven't you? WILLIAM G. BEAL 23 Lincoln Avenue G, O. Representative 35 G. O. Alternate 2, 45 A. A. I, 2, 3, 45 junior Usher 35 Basketball, Interclass I5 Varsity 2, 3, 45 Captain 45 Baseball I5 Varsity 2, 3, 4- Three cheers for a star basketball player, who plays for sheer love of the game, not for the game of lovel ll Why don't you give us girls a break, Bill ? CHARLES FABECK MHHChCSfCf Road G. O. Alternate 45 Football 3. Blond, handsome Becky is one of our best dressers and a very popular lad, too. His favorite sport, it seems, is sliding down banisters at the Grand Central Station. ALICE E. BECKER 699 Main Street Deliso 35 A. A. 3, 45 G. A. A. 2, 3, 45 Girls, Glee Club I, 2, 3, 45 Plzois Staff 2, 45 jr. Red Cross Representative 45 Basketball 2, 3, 45 Bowling 3, 45 Volley Ball 2, 45 Hockey 2, 3, 45 Badminton 3, 4. You always seem happy, Alice5 what's the secret? Can it be because one of our most intelligent seniors ranks you first in his heart? He'll stand Buy fsj you, Alicel MARION BEDELL 298 Mill Street How do you like P. H. S., Marion? You've been with us only a short time, but already we've learned to like you. Mill- brook's loss was our gain! MARGUERITE BLOCH Aff 27 May Street Honor Society 2, 3, 45 N. F. L. 2, 3, 45 Deliso 2, 3, 45 Treasurer 45 A. A. 1, 2, 35 G. A. A. 2, 35 Debating 2, 3, 45 Varsity 2, 45 High Times Staff I, 25 Plzois Staff 45 First Aid I5 Poughkeepsie History Committee of Tenl' 45 Class Night Play-writing Committee 45 Dramatic Declama- tion 45 Basketball 35 Baseball 25 Hockey 2. Daisy, Daisy, give us your promise true, We,re half crazy all for the love of you. We admire Marguerite's intellectual powers, but we like her for her own gracious self. Bon chance! HELEN M. BLOOMER 5 WO1'1'au Avenue A. A. 2, 3, 43 G. A. A. 1, 2, 3. When in doubt, ask Helenl She always knows. lt must be those snappy brown eyes of hers that keep her so well informed. HELEN V. BOCCHINO 35 Chu,-Ch St,-get Dramatic Club 45 N. F. L. 45 Deliso 3, 45 A. A. 35 G. A, A, 2, Debat- ing 3, 4-i.B2lHkCr 35 Bank Clerk 35 Dramatic Declamation 35 Oratorical Declamation 45 Second, State Tournament 4. Hail to Cicero in skirts!! Like that great orator, Helen spoke, and everyone listened, amazed. But we hear that you turn listener when Bill is around, 72, ext-ce par? ELAINE BOHNSACK Germantown, New York G- 'A- A- 2, 3, 45 German Club 35 Basketball 2, 3, 45 Ping Pong 2, 3. ls It true you hail from the Wild and Woolly West, Elaine? lt must be, for where else could you have learned to ride so expertly? MARIE E. BOSHART 186 Union Street A- A- I, 2, 3, 43 G- A- A- 2, 3, 45 PFCSidCnt 45 Jr. Red Cross Representa- tive 45 Basketball 2, 3, 45 Baseball 2, 3, 4, Bowling 2, 3, Vouey Ball Z, 31 43 Hockey 2, 3, 4-5 Badminton 2 3 4- Shuffleboard 2 - P' Pong 2, 314-' i i , r3, 4-,. lrlg C - Charm, she possesses it. H- Happiness, she spreads it. A - Ability, she has it. I M-Modesty, she retains it. P - Pulchritude, we've all noticed it.

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HARRY W. ACKERT 577 Main Street Harmonica Band I, 2, 3, 43 Crzuftwork Club 1. If brief we must, then brief we will, And on this lad make' comments lil'- He's conscientious, and he's short, He's bound to bring his ship to port. DONALD H. ANDERSON 94 North Hamilton Street We hear that Donn is quite a trumpet player. He does an excellent job on Sugar Blues, so we're told. EMILY MAE ANDERSON Q4 North Hamilton Street G. A. A. 2, 3, 454 Girls' Glee Club 45 First Aid I, Basketball 2, 3, 4, Baseball 2, 3, 4, Volley Ball 4.5 Hockey 2, 4.5 Badminton 2. Please tell us, Em, how you, being a fem, can keep so silent. It's a mystery to us, but there's an exception to every rule, and, in this case, you seem to be it. STEWART E. ARTERS 20 Cottage Street Baseball 1. Syracuse, here he comes to take a course in forestry. Since the wild woods is No Woman's Land, Stew took up cooking and caused quite a stir among our girls. BRUCE L. AUWATER 65 Main Street G. O. Representative 4.3 G. O. Alternate 23 A. A. 3, 4.. His dark brow, o'ershadowed with its wavy locks, is remark- able. Add to this his Mary disposition and hearty laugh, and you have a swell fellow. Have a glass au-water, Bruce? A. FRANKLIN AVALEAR 27 Cottage Street Frank is the loquacious Lancelot and garrulous Galahad of P. H. S. It's a lucky girl who gets a ride to school each day in your little coupe, Frank. FRANK F. BADGER, JR. I4 North Randolph Avenue Dramatic Club 33 Monitor 25 Debating 25 First Aid 1, Role in Big Hearted Herbert 3, Dramatic Declamation I, Humorous Declamation 3, Original Oratorical Declamation 1. Hail to our Leslie Howard-Badger! He specializes in Dra- matics, but his outstanding role is that of a fine, friendly moni- tor on D floor. JOHN A. BAIN 8 Worrall Avenue Student Council I, Football 2, 3, Track 2, 3, 4.. John has all the silent men of P. H. S. beaten badly-but John is a thorough, business-like young man and cares little for the frivolous things of life. JosEPH L. BALASSONE 109 Mill Street Joe can be found on the bridge at noon, talking with his friends, but they're all boys. He is one of the very few woman haters of P. H. S. We wonder why? RITA A. BARONE 2 Delalield Street G. A. A. 2, 3. We like her eyes, we like her nose, We like her ways, we like her clothes. Harm!

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'N '3 -r rg.. 'vs he w i I :ff -2. -4-1 fl MADALENA H. BOZSIK I7 Conklin Street Madalena believes that woman's place is in the home, and a swell home it will be when this quiet miss adorns it with her needle-craft. WILLIAM F. BRANDS 71 Delafield Street A. A. I, 2, 35 Orchestra I, 2, 3, 4, Band I, 2, 3, 4, Jr. Red Cross Rep- resentative I3 First Aid lg Interior Decorating Club I. No P. H. S. student could help knowing Bill. He gets around, and we like him. The story goesfthat he always likes the girl who sits behind him. Is that true? ERNA G. BRENNER - Salt Point Road Commercial Club 2, 3, 4. When you see Erna quietly studying in school, yOu'd never suspect how she enjoys those Triangle dances and meetings. You like your escorts tall and dark, don't you, Erna? CLINTON A. BREVVSTER 4 Center Street A. A. 4, Extemporaneous Declamation 4. With your 'Cgift of gabn and novel ideas, QSee his senior essay on hiking, Tramp, Tramp, Trampnj youire on second base. .Continue playing well, and you're sure to reach your home plate, Journalism. VIRGINIA BROCK ACP I2 Hanscom Avenue G. O. 3, G. O. Representative 33 Honor Society 2, 3, 45 A. A. 2, 3, 4, Girls' Glee Club 23 German Club 35 Plzois Staff 45 Assembly Program Committee 3. For four years we've been trying to decide the color of Gin- ny's hair-a little red, a little blond, and-well a little of everything. Gin, our literary editor, is a .most popular and vivacious senior, whose weakness is Art.,' A. MARGARET BROWN SI Lent Street Deliso 3, 45 A. A. 3, 4.5 G. A. A. 25 Debating 2. After all those courses in home making, Marge, don't be con- fused by Bills and Brands, We know that because of your gay chatter and bursts of song, the Brown-Lown corpora- tion, after graduation, will still flourish. JOHN BROWIT 24 Conklin Street G. O. Alternate 23 Banker 3, First Aid I. John believes in the Old adages, Children should be seen and not heard, and Silence is golden. Step out of this belief Once in a while, though, and show us your real self. ELIZABETH F. BRUNDAGE 5 Irving Place A. A. 3, 4, Debating I3 Banker 25 Home Hygiene 3. Betty wants to be a nurse, and a line one she'd make, too, with her sympathetic manner and her quick, hearty laugh. EARL T. BRUNO I04 Thompson Street. A. A. I, 2, Basketball I, 2, 3, 4, Interclass -15 Baseball 2, 3, 4. Jesse is one of our great basketball stars, who seems to care more for atheltics than for anything else. We hear that among his many fans is a saucy little redhead. JOHN BUNDY 149 Academy Street Class Officer 3, G. O. Representative I, 2, 35 Track 2, 3. Our John will continue his work with the Merchant Marines, so we hear. We wonder what yOu'll be thinking of while on the deep Green seas!