Pratt High School - Osage Yearbook (Essex, CT)

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I OAN HOPE BURDICK nIoAnn11 Cheerleaders 1, 2, 3, 4: Chorus 1, 2. 3, 4: Forum 3, 4: Dramatics Club 2, 3, 4: Class President 1: Student Council 1, 2, 3, 4. President: School Play 2, 3: Basketball lL. ZL, 3L. 4L: Baseball 2, 3L, 4L: Dancing l, 2: Dancing Instructor 3, 4: Pi Club 2, 3. 4: Civilian Defense 1: Osage 4: Traffic Squad 3, 4. Imagine winning the scholarship plaque two successive years and then being tapped for Pi Club when only a sophomore! That's Ioan. She is a versatile miss and she doesn't miss a trick. Playing basketball, leading cheers, forum dis- cussions. and dancing are but few of her in- terests. With her sense of humor she will al- ways find friends, and we wish her the best of everything in college. ELBERT MILLER CLARK Bert Forum l: Civilian Defense 1: Basketball l, 2. 3L, 4L, Co-Captain: Track 2L, 3L. 4L. Things are never dull when Bert is around. That dry Yankee humor has been the despair of many teachers, for his remarks, though quiet. are practically always followed by a roar of laughter from the class. Bert is a whiz on the basketball team. Those playing against him find that he is right in there fighting, every minute of the game. He is also an essential member of the track squad. Those long legs of his certainly cover ground quickly. His snappy blue coupe has become a landmark at Pratt, We're betting on you, Bert! RUTH MARIE COOK Cookie orus 1, 2, 3: Hi-Y l. 2. Ruth certainly lives up to her name of Cook. Anything she whips up is delicious and her neat appearance shows us that she understands the art of dressmaking that she has practiced so diligently for four years. Ruth has a very pleasant manner and is an easy conversation- alist. Her hair-do fascinates us with never a hair out of place. Here's hoping that all your future aims and ambitions are fulfilled. Good luck, Ruth! RICHARD IRVING DUDLEY Stub Dramatics Club l, 2, 3, 4: School Play 2, 3, 4: Vice President 1: Student Council 3: Managers' Club 1. 2. 3, 4: Rifle Club 3: Glee Club l: Track Manager ll., ZL: Dancing Club 3, 4: Traffic Squad 3, 4. Captain 4: Civilian Defense 1: Senior Play 4: Declamations 1, 2. Would you care to subscribe to Life, Look, or Colliers? These familiar words come from our star senior salesman. He probably gets this line from being a soda-jerk at Hyde's! Acting means a lot to Stub and he has succeeded in this field four years by playing many leading roles. We don't say that Stub is fickle: a differ- ent girl at every dance is just because of his good looks and popularity. Here's to more variety! ! 13

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DAVID IRVING ADAMS IlDaVelI Art Club 1, 4: Managers Club 1: Civilian De- fense 1. It is hard to write of so quiet a person as Dave-we do know that his cousin, Addison, is his ideal and that he would like to follow him on the sea or under the sea. He is an ardent member of the Art Club and is often discovered in Study Hall practicing his talents. Dave spends much of his spare time modeling air planes and wandering through the woods communing with Nature. HESTER GLEASON ADAMS II Tad Dramatics Club 2, 4: Art Club 1, 3: Student Coun- cil 4: Civilian Defense 1: Photography 1. Secre- tary: Chorus 1, 2. 3, 4: Music Appreciation 1. 2. 3: Field Hockey 1, 2, 3, 4: School Play 4. Tad's easy-going manner and her good sense of humor have helped to brighten many dull moments for us. Her enthusiastic and witty answers just burst forth at the psychological moments. Her strong alto voice has held the altos in chorus together for tour years. It will be hard to forget Tad's portrayal of Miss Wheeler in the school play. We sincerely hope that your college days will be happy and we will be looking for your advancement in radio work. Best of luck! CARL EDWARD BOWIE Eddie Class President 3, 4: Student Council 1, 2, Vice President 4: School Play 2, 3, 4: Senior Play 2, 4: Dramatics Club 2. 3, 4: Forum 2, 3, 4: Boys' Glee Club Z. 3: Traflic Squad 4: Civilian Defense 1: Soccer l, 2L. 3L, 4L, Captain: Track IL, 2L, 3L, 41.: Basketball 4. For four years Eddie has lived and breathed for Pratt and what's more, without playing politics, he has been president during both his junior and senior years. He has been captain of the soccer team, an all-round athlete, also a very important member of the track squad. Never a play or an entertainment of any sort goes on at Pratt but that Eddie is out in front. Yes, he has been very popular with the boys and as for the weaker sex-well!! Good luck to you, Eddie! IOHN DAVID BOYLE Johnny Soccer 3, 4L: Traffic Squad 3. 4: Science Club 1: Boys' Glee Club 4. Iohn is the quiet, polite gentleman in our class. We are glad he decided not to leave school for he is an excellent scholar and we gladly welcomed him back into our class. He has a very charming smile and who could kick that soccer ball more accurately and farther than he? His desires for hunting and general love of nature will make him rich quick. We hope he will go in for dancing and give the girls a break. 12

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Dotty - a .,..-- ..,.. ,MN Q ROSE ANNE FAZZINO HFUZZYH Chorus l, 2, 3, 4: Pi Club 3, 4: Civilian Defense 1: Art Club 2: Forum 2, 3, 4: Dancing Instructor 3. 4: Dramatics Club 3, 4: Library 3: Baseball Manager 3: Basketball Manager 4: School Play 4: Hockey 1. 2, 3, 4. Always overflowing with energetic action or go when it comes to something that needs to be done, that's Rose. Her blood pressure rises. she stamps her foot and by then the problem is solved. Her many activities run irom managing sports to acting. She proved the latter in What A Life . Her rhythm on the dance floor is wonderful and that also applies to her singing. With her pretty dark hair and eyes and willingness to go ahead, we are sure that she will make a capable nurse. MARIE ANN FIELD K linker Chorus 1, 2, 3 and 4 President: Hi-Y 1. Z, Sec- retary: Forum I. 2, 3, 4: Civilian Defense 1: Dancing l: Class Secretary 3: Traffic Squad 3, Vice President 4: Hockey lL, 2L, 4L, Captain: Baseball IL: Student Council 4, Secretary and Treasurer. Marie is easily recognized in our class by her warm, friendly smile and her pretty blonde hair, During her four years at Pratt. she has helped on numerous committees and is at her best when managing dances. selling war stamps and as captain of the field hockey team. She and: Donny have done much to promote the good-neighbor policy between Deep River and Pratt. Happy landings, Marie! DOROTHY ANN FITZGERALD Cheerleaders 1, 2, 3L. 4, Treasurer: Hi-Y 1, 2, 3, 4, Vice President: Chorus 2, 3, 4: Art Club 1: Dancing 2, 3, 4: Dancing Instructor 3, 4: Base ball 1, 4: Field Hockey 1, 2L, 3L, 4L. Dotty is a typical Irish girl-green eyes and lots of pretty brown hair. She is short in struc- ture, but she can send that hockey ball rolling down the entire field from her position as full- back. Among her many activities, her cheer- leading and dancing ability are foremost, to say nothing oi the accuracy and speed of her typing. Dotty plans on going away to school, We wish her lots of luck and we know she'll keep on the beam. RHODA ARLENE FREED Rho Editor-in-Chief of Osage 4: Student Council 2. 3: School Play 4: Chorus l, 2, 3, 4: Prattler l: Dramatics Club 2. 3, 4: Art Club 4: Music Ap- preciation l, 2. 3: Field Hockey 1. 2: Bdskeibdll 3: Forum 1, 2, 3: Civilian Defense 1: Dancing Club Z, 3. To do Rhoda justice in these few lines would be impossible. She is a best scholar, pos- sesses good acting ability, and her readiness to serve on Student Council and other committees is admirable. Rhoda has radiant brown eyes and long lashes which are envied by many girls. Sense of humor, well-her remarks are always up to par. Rhoda will definitely go to college but which one is puzzling her now. Good luck-Rho! 14