Verona High School - Shadows Yearbook (Verona, NJ)

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The Class of 1948i We made that class somethzng to be proud of and to be remembered From the hrst frlghtenmg daze of our freshman year r1ght up to the last remarkable days as sen 1ors our challenges and c fly apt 1 Kitt' comphshments were many and great In 1944 the halls of Verona Hlgh School held a sort of un known fasclnatlon for all of us but when we became senxors we looked back w1th conhdent pleasure on these happy happy years Let us recall some 1nc1 dents Wxth such people as Gordon Brown as pres1dent Roy Wag ner v1cepres1dent Sue SIl'11l.l'l secretary and Pete lelstrom treasurer chosen as leaders for our freshman year we proceeded cautlously w1th the plans for our future The greatest deed dur mg th1s year was the produchon ot the Freshman Frohc our very flrst dance Wmth a t1dy protlt tucked m our back I2 amor Class History pockets we advanced to the Soph omore classes As tmme went by such sports enthuslasts as llm Br1ghton llm Burns Donald Carroll Art Cas t1llo lohn G1bSOU Graham In gold Pete lelstrom Paul Kest ner Ralph North Pop Abram son Gordon Brown Walt Chea tle Dxck Da1ly D1Ck Edelhauser Lloyd Hadaway hm K1ngham .lack Kmgham Max Pelka Ray Rmne and many others were contnbutmg the1r talents to ath track Band members from our class helped boost the school morale almost a hundred per cent CWe1l pretty nearl These fme lads and ldSS1eS were Howard Bogert Stanley Connor and Bob Edwards As tw1rlers we had M1ll1e P1gnatello Manlyn Holderheld Myrna Roblnson and Marne Boch1cch1o Other muslc cats who made the as sembhes a better place ln whxch to march were Elame Barren V1olet Schuham Ruth Shaw Slurley Van Brunt Nan vonder Hyde and Pat Wamer Three of our Jeune fllles Estnd Paulsen Clau'e Schmick 9. ff ll Q r A QAM f all the games as cheerleaders for the maroon and wh1te Pres1dent for tl'1lS 1946 year was Ray R1nne v1ce prestdent lxm Bnghton secretary Nan vonder Hyde w1th Don Foss treasurer As secretary treas urer of the Student Councml Sue Slfllth d1d a f1ne yob Represen tahves thls year for student counc1l were Ruth Shaw Don Foss and Gordon Brown Almost every sophomore put h1s or her head and hands to work for the success ot Barnhouse Boogle the dance of the year One of the largest crowds ever to attend a Verona Hlgh School dance showed up at thxs affdll' and we st1ll remember xt as one of our best endeavors Stlll there and chmbmg hlgher yet we reached upperclass manshxp and w1th It came many responslbxlzhes For some reason our class shpped along wlthout gettmg down to work or acceptlng any of these responsl b1l1t1es I.rnmed1ately Mr Samp bombarded us with shghtly exaggerated admomhons and I O . l 1 D - 9. . ' - 't 5, a I I I - CA C I ' 1 1 ' I ' X I 1 a ' I 1 ' x H u 11 - I I I Ax I 3 I . . I . ' X f,,,,,,,1r111ylh v' xt 1 I ' ' jtlllv, ,... ,L Q gl ' sf , I A a . 0 ,W ,sl ,sg . ' ' il Q fl td ' 'V fl! , .ss.,s' li Z5 ' ' ' - Z? X letics on the court, field, or and Violet Schuham, were out at S AMI' , ' ' l I I ' . I , E W . H . , n , lm. I I I - ' ' . Z - I u 1 I' I 1 x M H ' ' ' 'n jg 1 ' . ,, . . ' 1 W : I . u . - J ,R ,ff ' '

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JUNE BESSWENGER Bessie, a serene and tranquil girl, is usually seen with her sister Dotty. But she is not always serene! She often has much fun on skates, and also fun knitting. Iune is noted for her curly hair and twinkling eyes. Lost and Found Commit- tee I-IVg Traffic Patrol II-IVg I. S. S. II, Cabi- net IV. 1 MARIE D BOCHICCHIO Did you hear the one about and Mac is off again laughing at corny Jokes This tall black haired senior who IS usually seen throwing that baton around would love to own a race horse as good as Man O War and the odds are 2 to l that some day she will twhinny or neighll Glee Club I III Home Ec Club III Shadows III IV Whitehornet III Red Cross Committee IV Bulletin Board Committee IV Girls A A III Band IV Student Court Clerk IV J AMES BRIGHTON To be a polygamist who mames at twenty four is Lover Boys ambition If you have two cents left over from lunch look out' Moocher Brighton is sure to be there His smiling tDawh h h hh face is usually seen on the football field or on the track Student Court Iudge IV V106 President of Class II Student Council III Foot balll IV Trackl IV FLORA BIGGS Flo is a quiet and mod- est student whose name may usually be seen at the top of the honor roll in case she is not seen personally lhow truel. Her secret ambition is to own her own nursery school tmaybe. .two or even threel. Entered Verona High School in Senior Year. , Z H411 HOWARD F BOGERT All those who frequent the White Castle are quite accustomed to seeing Howie flying around there He will bring fame to our fair town it he realizes his ambition to tour the United States Canada and Alaska by air Howie is another boy mechanic Tennis Team I faggx GORDON B BROWN Gordy is a fine up standing the stands upl boy He is noted for his griping But then he smiles when he gripes so everyone likes him Gordy wants to go to Alaska and take care of sick animals Csea lions and walruses no doubtl Intramurals President I Vice President III Student Council Representative I III Track III Baseball I III Soccerl IV I I tn 1 11 V, it 11 . . . ' 1 . , ' 1 5 IT, I 1 tt 1 11 - 1 I u 11 K tt . 11 1 1 1 1 . I . 1 . 1 - - 1 1 ' I . K it . 11 . . 1 . . it . 11 , 1 ' I . - - ff. , 4 1 n 11 . . U 1 11 . - . - 1 1 - ' u 11 . , V M . W n 11 . , , . , 1 1 1 , . ' 1 ' 1 1 I - ' - ' 1 ' , . . ' . I 1 1 4 1 . - . - I ' , .

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scoldmgs The effect on our class was great At once the a1r we breathed was electrlc Wlfh altematmg and d1rect exclte ment and the Class of 1948 tore through another year of marked achzevement One of the memorable days was the t1me Verona H1gh School s soccer team tackled the Army plebes and came home wzth a 1-O vlctoryl Max Pelka was the hero of the day W111 you ever forget the rush we had w1th the prom and what a beauttful formal 1t proved to be? The lovely fountaln enor itas and all the restl' The year flew by and we all worked to learn thoroughly the IDS and outs of clubs commlttees and every other organ1zat1on of the school for we were go1ng to become Semors' And then the day arrwed' September 1947 found looklng stra1ght at the top rung of the ladderll Football had as 11S co captams Muggsey and Inky and fr tl lm! 0 ' x what a wonderful 1ob they d1d' The team that year had what they call sp1r1t plus The soccer team found l1m Kmgham at the head post and the basketball team was expertly gulded by Inky Ingold Track 1n the spnng had many enthuslasts out there work1ng very hard I1m Br1ghton Ralph North Don Car roll Dlck Da1ley Bob Edwards and so on ad 1nf1n1tum Base- ball had a bang up season prob ably w1th EdAllen Iohn Gnbson Inky Ingold hm K1ngham Paul Kestner and Tom Wallace g1v1ng the1r all The clubs and patrols were led by capable members of the X, null. N x lei: I I 'i KILCFOY KUTS IN you will nofmcc that hu, arm IS out aflofnlj Class of 1948 Roz Sachs kept the Dramahc Club rolllng Shlrl W1llldmSOD was head Cop the Traff1c Patrol D1ck Da1ley could be seen watch1ng over the Hall Patrol and Annette La Stella was 1n charge of Cafeter1a Pa trol Our Student Counc1l was ably conducted by Presxdent Bob Edwards and the hard work 1ng and results-gett1ng student court had stra1ght p1lot1ng Wllll Iudge I1m Br1ghton and As s1stant Iudge Ray Rmne at the helm The Wlntehornet covered every lunch lme and homeroom wlth lssue after lssue of top news The staff was headed by senlors and led by Estnd Paulsen through an extremely success ful year Of course the Shad ows of 1948 under the dlrec t1on of Don Foss put out the best yearbook of all t1me Padded cover colors and all ht says herel For the soc1al wh1rl you wxll never forget the Chrlstmas for mal' Bob Heffley as sen1or class presmdent d1d a marvelous Job 1n the Semors mayor presenta t1on to the school Bobs as s1stants were Inky Ingold as vlce presldent and Ed1th Crofut as secretary It has been too good to ever be forgotten hasnt 1t k1ds'P All the fun games part1es and the hke all the work Ccause they 1ns1st on QIVIHQ us workl all the plans and accompllshments and even the mlstakes have been worth every mtnute of the t1me And now 1I1S the last of our h1gh school days Look toward the future and towards success but dont ever forget our wonderful Verona H1gh School CLASS OFFICERS President Robert Heffley Vmce Pres ldent Graham Ingold and Secretary Treasurer Edxth Crotut 13 . n . . . 11 . . - . . , 1 1 1- 1 D A 1 Bl Il - I - . . ' 1 1 1 . . 1 . I - . . . . 1 I . ll ll ' 1 1 K ' xt Q A I I I . X f. x LA 1 1 . . w - - -I 1 1 1 1 . f . 1 . 94 I ' ' , X 1 I ...tt . . 9 ll ' ' 1 -by 1 . . 'I .K ' . , S - Q - I . . . , .. . '1 . 5:1 U I 1 1 f ' 'lv f ' 'I : . . . V I , , l :G I 0 ' 5 'X - n v ll . -,I - 0 ' If I , us , . , . ff . . K D , X .. I ' . . , j 1 v - . X I Il 11 n 11 ' ' - ' 1 , f v n ll ll . ' I ln 4, - . - - f' I 1 NYQIQN , X . ,-my I YQ, lv ' W uv SA- I . life Q. ' .-,FQ 'X . qx I - R il x I , . xuxx f ' X Y xmwh 'KAN 5 . . . . v 'A ' , - I-zen, - ' - . I - . . , 2 xx . 11 I ' ' ll n I ' Q1 ll n ll a . , ' I 1 1 ' 1 1 1 1 1 '