Somerville High School - Radiator Yearbook (Somerville, MA)

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SENIOR CLASS CHATTER At last we are seniors and have lots to tell you, so here goes! ! ! ! Looking into the future of the occupants of 247 you will find John Piccardi’s ambition is to become a cowboy; Paul Gosdigan, a bookkeeper; Gerry Deegan, a nurse; Ray Antetomaso, the first man to reach the moon; Joe O’Brien, a soda jerk. 244 boasts of Ron D’Onofrio, the gridiron star, and hula-hoopin’ cheerleaders, Janice Nissenbaum and Louise Fortune. “Those Wedding Bells are Breaking up That old Gang of Ours.” Four girls from 241 have received their hope chests over the summer months. They have stars in their eyes and they are; Helen Brown, Barbara Strangmen, Jeanette Miele, and Mary Shan- non. Congratulations to Karen McDonald who made cheering! ! ! If you have homework problems, David Daley is the one to see! Congratulations to Robert Doherty from 143. Robert is one of the finalists in the Na- tional Merit Scholarship exams. Good luck, Robert. A cheer for Ernie Duarte! Ernie is co-captain of the football and baseball teams. Room 143 is well represented in activities at S. H. S. Some of our officers are: Gino Di Sarcina, president of the senior class, and co-captain cf the basketball team. Players’ Club: vice-president Concetta Tenaglia; cor- responding secretary, Charles Anderson; representative to the Student Council, Rose Bracci. Room 254 would like to know why Wil- iam Curren looks at Patricia Tildsely with starry eyes? Why Lois Whitcomb’s motto is Semper Fidelis???? Why Jean Di Mita finds college men, especially those with red hair, so fascinatng??? Bring all replies to 254. Room 245 would like to introduce you to some of their heroes. David Pignone is co- captain of the football team and Vinny Piro, John Christopher, Richard Muccini, and Wil- liam Del Vecchio (the touchdown kid) are right behind him to offer their support. To cheer them on we have Jean Campagnone and Jeanne Capabianco. One of the many activities which 245 represents is the Glee Club. Wiliam Cutts, A1 Deluca, Salvatore Caruso and Cynthia Smith are active mem- bers. We seniors of 151 decided to give you a preview of our pet peeves: Joanne Robello, Elvis Presley type boys; Anita D’Onifrio, moody people; Janice Baratta, nicknames given by homeroom teachers; Connie Briand, Drive-Ins; John Kappos, kneesocks. Two of our big questions are: Why is Carol Carlson so anxious to get to Law? Why Mary Jane Kelly Lingers after Special? Anybody got any answers ? Twenty-two

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The members of the Girls’ Glee Club re- cently elected their officers. Phyllis Oates will preside as president; Maryann Amadeo, vice-president; Vivian Santos, secretary; and Sandra Dmiterko, treasurer; librarians Rosemary Wray, Dorothy Mooney, and Dolores Forsberg; Alberta Powell Junior vice-president; and Nancy Swett, secretary. The theme of the Student Council’s dance was “Victory”, held Friday evening, October 10 in the school gym. The gym was filled to capacity and everyone had a good time danc- ing to the records spun by disk jockey, Tom Evans. The members of the Student Council re- cently elected officers: Barbara Murray, president; Nancy Noble, vice-president; Louise Kinsley, secretary; and Albert Bowen, treasurer; Ann Zaya is junior presi- dent. Congratulations to George Catino on hav- ing been awarded the Harvard Book Prize. The officers of Portia for the year 1958- 1959 are: Vivian Santos, president; Edna Sullivan, vice-president; Joanne Kotell, secre- tary; Eileen DiCiaccio, treasurer; and Phyllis Oates, student council representative. A Hallowe’en Hop which is a recent event, was held by the Players’ Club on October 30. Popular Dave Maynard spun the platters. The club is now planning their annual play. Nancy Bernard was elected president of the Players’ Club; Miriam Cooper, vice- president; Tina Tenaglia, secretary; and Frances Sarno, treasurer. Officers of the Art Club are: Sandra Cap- pucci, president; Karen Jones, recording secretary; Anne DeCosta, corresponding sec- retary; Sandra Dmiterko, treasurer; and Evelyn Ince, student council representative. On October 17, Janet Resteghini and Dorothy Thorne attended the New England Scholastic Press Conference at Boston Uni- versity. Janet was one of the ten semi-final- ists to participate for the Editorial Scholar- ship in January, 1959. The 1958 Radiator won the Highest Achievement Award and the 1958 Yearbook “Superior” Rating. On Thursday evening, October 23, Somer- ville High’s annual Talent Night was pre- sented under the guidance of Miss Sweet and Miss McGann. Many fine acts were presented by cur able students including comedy, danc- ing, singing, violin and piano solos. Phillis Forget represented Somerville High School this past summer at Girls’ State. On October 21, 1958 a Scholarship Qualify- ing Examination was given to those students who wished to participate. Senator John F. Kennedy visited SHS on October 21. The student body listened to a talk given by Senator Kennedy on the school campus. The Yearbook staff presented their dance in the high school gym on November 10. The (turn to page 34) Twenty-ono

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Room 243 extends pood luck to Carol Tay- lor, Janice Rogers, Lillian Reilly, and Phyllis Jackson at Pre-I)rivng. Some of the ques- tions for the month are: What would Claire Talbot do without Rita Sparanges??? Why does Janice Ricci always comb her hair dur- ing special?? Why do Elaine Peak and Irene Tassy have so much to talk about? How does Marcia Di Silva manage to doze in most of her classes? Are some of the girls planning to change their hair styles? Why are the boys so out-numbered? Here we are again, but this year we are seniore. Have you ever been to 149 to meet some of the class? Well, we’ll describe a few to you. The quietest is Janet Birkemose; Cutest Girl, Jean Delaney; Handsomest Boy, John Vidkofsky. Our real hep rulers are— Carmen Gailey and Pat Flynn. These are only a few. Look for 149 in the next issue to meet more of our interesting class. One cool September morning, spaceship S-147 landed on a planet called Earth. It car- ried on board a group of touring space visitors who had come on a good will tour. The first traveler to come out of the ship was the pilot, Miss Ayers; the second was the newly elected executive of the group, Student Coun- cil President Barbara Murray; the next-in- line was the travel agent, selling book- covers and second-hand tickets to the moon, Louise Kinsley. The Big Bopper, Charlie Wil- kins, cheerfully hopped off the ship sing- ing “Chantilly Lace”, while Karen Kelly cheered for her out-of-this-world football hero. The space people and the Earthlings began an exchange program. Regina Ma- honey decided to trade in her old Alaskan Husky, Lobo, for the new 1958 space travel- ing dog, Mutnik, while the Purple People Eater, Dave Spurio and the Earthling’s Witch Doctor, Alan Stanford struck up a conversation with the fast growing popular “Blob” which did not last very long because the good will space ambassador Joanne Naimo, called them all to return to the ship and as they once more prepared to blast off into space, the Rockin’ Rockets under the direction of Margaret Haddock gave their own rendition of the ever-popular “Now is the Hour that We Must Say Good-Bye”. Yak! Yak! Yak! Wow! Have we got news. Now read carefully so that you won’t miss anything. Help! Legitimate Problem-Solvers wanted! The occupants of 25 would like to know why Pamela Capuano is suddenly so inter- ested in football books, especially “Quarter- back All-American” ? Does anyone know who has been braiding Marie Micelli’s hair in English class? For whose telephone number is John Mclsaac searching desperately? Might it be Virginia Lepore’s? 330 is glad to announce the winners of the poll taken for 1958. They are as follows: the prettiest girl, Dorothy Pickles; best dressed boy, Ronald De Torte; smartest and most likely to succeed, Theresa Rei; and most cooperative in school affaire, Loretta Chandler. The top tune on 33’s record list is “It’s all in the Game,” and our favorite vocalist is Johnny Mathis. Welcome to 321. At this, the begining of our junior year, we would like to intro- duce you to a few of our class personalities. They are: Lorraine Rose and Henry Beers, the prettiest girl and handsomest boy; Mil- dred Allen and William Grassia, the best- dressed girl and boy; Tina Simone and James Green, the class flirts; and Eleanor Buono and Vincent Mega, the most popular girl and boy. Vincent Mega is also our class clown. Twenty-three