Pratt High School - Osage Yearbook (Essex, CT)

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OSAGE o .1936 HELEN LOUISE MARKHAM Orchestra 1, 2, 3, 4g Student Council 35 Secretary 4, Chorus 3, 43 Pi Club 39 School Play 2, 4, Senior Play: junior Exhi- bitiong Osage Board 3, 4g Secretary Class 2. Everyone in the school will miss I-Ielen's willingness to play the piano upon all occassions. Helen's love of music is seconded only by her love of acting. We have heard that you wish to be a playwright, so here's to seeing your plays on Broadway. VIRGINIA LILLIAN MARSEILLE C'JINNIE J Home Economics. Jinnie is our Home Economic's whiz, but all the same she can dance with the best of them. Her infectious laugh has carried many a dull day to a happy end. A ETHEL GENEVA MORRISSEY C'SPUDS Chorus 3, 4, Osage 45 Senior Play. Ethel is a happy-go-lucky girl who possessef a generous amount of dry humor which makes her exce' :nt company. You never see Ethel without Hazel, but we do fish they would let us in on the joke once in a A .1ile. EVELYN PETEF JN C EVVIE J Basketball 3, 45 Chorus 3, f 1peretta 3, 45 School Play 2. Evelyn is the traveler of 01' with a trip to Sweden already to her credit, and accorr' to her, she was not seasick. In spite of her travels Ev' s non-committal to the nth degree. ..12

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OSAGE o 1936 MICHAEL HMIELEWSKI C'MIKE J Operetta 43 Chorus 3, 45 Soccer 43 Baseball 2, 3, 4g Basketball 3, 4. Although Mike likes to tease the girls, when it comes to sports he is not fooling. His fast hard drive in soccer has made many an opponent think twice before getting in his way. He has also added speed to the varsity basketball and baseball squads. WOODROW RICHARD JACOBSON Honor Essay, Pi Club 25 Student Council 3, 43 Osage 45 Operetta 3, 4g Chorus 3, 43 Senior Play: School Play 2, 43 Basketball 2, 3, 45 Baseball 2, 3, Track 4, Soccer 2, 3, Captain 4. Woodrow is a conscientious worker as may be seen by the above activities, nevertheless, he never neglects his studies or Catharine. We have found Woodrow a sincere thinker, a lively comrade, and a good friend. ELEANOR JOHNSON C'QUEENIE J Field Hockey 4g Baseball 49 School Play 43 Senior Playg Osage Board 43 Dramatic Club 4. Eleanor is a cute, happy-go-lucky little Miss who never takes anything seriously except Guido. We are sure that Eleanor will go a long way up the ladder of fame if she can keep her mind off the Centerbrook Alumni baseball team. THOMAS MARTIN MACWHINNEY C'MART J Soccer 3, 4: Basketball 2, Captain 3, 4g Baseball 3, 4: School Play 45 Senior Playg Dramatic Club 43 Class President' 33 Vice-President 4, Osage Board 1, 4g Junior Exhibitiong Student Council Vice-President 33 President 4. One of the most outstanding boys in the class, Martin has participated in practically every extra-curricula activity. In athletic and social activities as well as in scholastic work, he has shown unusual ability and good sportsmanship. ll

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OSAGE o 1936 RUTH PETERSON School Play 1, 2, 43 Senior Playg Dramatic Club 45 Basketball 3, Manager 4. Ruth is the super-hostess, whose pet hobby is taking charge of c-ur school' parties and dances. As a side line Ruth likes to teach dancing, especially to certain teachers. GUIDO PIANTA C'GUIDE J ' Soccer 3, 43 Basketball 43 Current Events Club 4. Guido is the most talkative member of our class. His pet hobby seems to be spending his time after school in Room Eleven as companion to Mrs. Wright, or traveling to the oflice. Even though small of stature, Guide is one of our foremost soccer players. HAZEL ELIZABETH POWERS Operetta 3, 45 Chorus 3, 45 Junior Exhibitiong Senior Play. Hazel is a Fine actress as well as a delightful singer. Her vcice with its birdlike quality has been in great demand for High School Exhibitions and we hope it will Find the same reception in the future. We wish you luck, Hazel. CLINTON SCHOLES, JR. C'SQUINT D Science Club 5. Slow, rambling and tardy describe Clinton perfectly. If you are in doubt about a problem in either chemistry or physics, just consult Squint. He has hoarded quantities of valuable information as a result of the many hours he has spent in the lab. Clinton hopes to become a mechanical engineer and with an ounce of ambition he should be successful. 13 4 l 1