Weaver High School - Portal Yearbook (Hartford, CT)

Text from Pages 1 - 152 of the 1942 volume:

i v ■ ' t Life Foreword Hush! Hush! Whisper who dares; The Portal Board is saying its prayers. Thus with fear and trepidation We present our publication! Fun galore has it been To call it work would be a sin. Thanks, and thanks we now do give To all of those who helped us live, During the months so long and trying, When at 2 A. M. we were sighing, Features, features, finish that copy, No, not that—-it ' s much too sloppy! As a theme, we feel it fitting Things we defend has been so gripping, Issues not only of the present time, But those all America calls sublime. Pardon the digs, the corn and such, But please don ' t say it ' s not worth much! We did our best. Now it ' s up to you. May we present —Portal ' 42. —D. F. S. Any disaster or great upheaval always carries in its wake a spiritual and mental re-evaluation in the minds of thinking people. September, 1939, saw the beginnings of a cataclysmic earthquake whose disturbing rumbles were distinctly audible in Weaver ' s cor¬ ridors. A few days before the class of 1942 entered the portals of Weaver High School, the world had embarked upon a new war which came increasingly closer to our shores until on December 8th, 1941, America declared war upon the aggressor Japan. The disaster had occurred! During the three years that we have spent at Weaver, we have been experiencing this re-examination of our cherished beliefs. No longer have such things as life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness been taken for granted. We find that the singing of America” stirs our deepest souls, and we have discovered that American air tastes better when we stop for comparison. This is what all America has been doing. This is what the class of ' 42 has been doing. We have paused to review our America! We have stopped for a moment to discover what we are defending. We have decided that the war and all its undertones cannot be overlooked. We have resolved that the American ideals are worth defending, not only in this war but throughout our lives. We dedicate our yearbook to America and the rights for which, now and forever, she stands. We dedicate our lives and our spirits to the great task that she has undertaken in preserving forever the American ideals. Victory is our aim! We, the class of 1942, do dedicate The Portal of ' 42 to the victory of the things America defends. ★ ★ ★ — MR. FRANK H. BURKE And now I send you to your first recitation—. Can ' t you just picture Mr. Burke standing on the auditorium stage booming forth these famous last words in his deep, bass voice, and accompanying his assembly conclusion with a quick grin? Remember his de¬ lighted chuckle and deep blush as he received the Weaver champion gold fooball? Does F. H. B. bring to mind that call slip written in Greek shorthand with the K cipher inscrip¬ tion? Or when you think of F. H. B., ' ' do you remember the games, both football and basketball, that he always attended cheering as lustily as the student body? Frank H. Burke, the principal of Weaver High School, is a sincere believer in progress, patriotism, and people. Tolerant and patient, Mr. Burke is an outstanding educator, alive with school spirit, always working with and for the student body. His administrative ability and understanding have made Weaver a fine place to work in and a school to be proud of. Express it as an inspiring leader , a sincere friend , a loyal and honest man , or strictly okay , a real pal , a grand guy —but it still boils down to F. H. B. —Mr. Frank H. Burke. Solving School Problems! MISS FAITH H. TALCOTT F. T. . . . slow, sweet smile . . . that gracious lady . . . retiring, yet oh, so effi¬ cient! . . . Exemplifies dignity, refinement, and conscientiousness . . . untiring devotion to principle . . . ardent lover of flowers and horticulturist superb . . . she lives the Girls ' League pledge— friendship, loyalty, and service. THE FACULTY Among the necessities for a fine and alive democracy, an intelligent citizenry ranks highest. The American teachers— our Weaver teachers— strive to encourage tolerance, to instill a love of learning, to inspire a sense of leadership in the students—all fundamentals of intelligence. In no other land on the earth is a school permitted to incorporate 1 within its curriculum such aims. The Weaver faculty has always recognized that freedom, com¬ radeship, and intelligence are inseparable. The Weaver teachers have at¬ tempted to ingrain in their pupils a recognition of these foundations of democracy. Things we defend?—the faculty?—Democracy! CHARLES A. ANDREWS, B.S. Mechanical Drawing Fitchburg Teachers ' College HARRIET D. BEST, M.A. History and Guidance Mt. Holyoke College CATHERINE S. BAILEY, B.A. English and History Albertus Magnus College MIRETTA L. BICKFORD, B.A. History University of Maine RUSSELL D. BAKER, B.S. Biology Mass. State College JENNETTE BODURTHA, B.A. Biology Mt. Holyoke College ELIZABETH E. BEAN, B.A. Librarian Middlebury College EDGAR A. CARRIER, B.A. Mathematics Middlebury College CHARLOTTE A. BEATTY, B.S. Home Economics Univ. of Vermont MARION A. CASE Commercial Subjects Chandler Normal School We ' ll Always Remember . . . Mr. Andrews Miss Bailey Mr. Baker Miss Bean Miss Best Miss Bickford Miss Bodurtha Mr. Carrier Miss Case Miss Chapman How many lunches do you have? Friendliness and popularity . It has a tendency. Bring your slips up to the desk. Very pleasing and likable personality. You act just like kindergarten children. I might show you one example. . . . That ' s exactly — wrong! .Sincerity in teaching. We ' re losing a minute. 12 We ' ll Always Remember . . . Mr. Clapp . . You must have the definition word for word or else the exact equivalent of it. Miss Clough . . . This is the quietest class I have. Miss Conklin. All right, Class. Miss Craig . . In the last war I had many boys knit- ing for me, including athletes. Mr. Crowell. This modern generation. Mr. Cunningham . . Quietness, reserve, and efficiency. Mr. Darling. It ' s amazing! Mr. Dooey. Not necessarily so. Mr. Dow. Here, now— Miss Drescher . . Go to the map and indicate—! LYDIA M. CHAPMAN Stenography and Typewriting Chandler Normal School ROBERT P. CUNNINGHAM, B.B.A. Bookkeeping and Commercial Law Northeastern University HAROLD B. CLAPP, M.A. Mathematics Bates College MILLARD S. DARLING, M.Ed. Guidance Amherst College PORTIA E. CLOUGH Home Economics Framingham Teachers ' College • MERRILL H. DOOEY, M.A. Democracy University of Maine GENEVIEVE W. CONKLIN, B.A. Latin College of St. Elizabeth PHILIP H. DOW, M.A. Astronomy and Geology Bates College MELVIN G. CROWELL, M.A. English Cornell University MAE DRESCHER, M.A. History Mt. Holyoke College 13 ALICE C. ERICKSON, B.S. Home Economics Framingham Teachers ' College KATHERINE R. GOODWIN, B.S. Commercial Subjects Boston University MARGARET A. FRASER, B.S. Home Economics University of Connecticut GEORGE F. HALFORD, M.B.A. Commercial Subjects Boston University LEONARD I. FRENCH Mechanical Drawing Pratt Institute WILLIAM L. HALL Shopwork Pratt Institute CHARLES F. GIPSON, M.Ed. Physical Education University of Illinois HENRY A. HANSON Shopwork Pratt Institute MABEL E. HANKS, B.A. French Mt. Holyoke College GRETCHEN B. HARPER, B.A. Latin Wellesley College We ' ll Always Remember . . . Miss Erickson . . . Hurry and get into your seats. Miss Fraser . Attractiveness and cheerful personality. Mr. French . . Now, boys, let ' s have a little quiet. Mr. Gipson. All right! All right !— Miss Goodwin . Push your chairs under the table. Mr. Halford. Sure—Sure—Sure. Mr. Hall. Get to work, boys. Miss Hanks . . . Faites attention, s ' il vous plait. Mr. Hanson .... Wasting wood is sabotage. Miss Harper . And here ' s a little gem for your notebook. 14 We ' ll Always Remember . . . Miss Hartin . Happy disposition and engaging chatter. Miss E. Haselton . Has anyone had permission to talk? Miss H. Haselton .... Happy-go-lucky nature. Miss Hinkleman . Eyes on the chart! with a toss of her attractive head. Miss Hogan .... Haven ' t you got a head? Miss Hood . This test is so easy I ' m almost ashamed to give it. Miss Hubbard . Conscientious attention to her laboratory specimens. Miss Johnston .... When I was in France— Mr. Larrabee. Shall we say? Miss Levy . Helpful and sound advice. A sweet person. NINA L. HARTIN, M.A. English Mt. Holyoke College DOROTHY E. HOOD, M.A. English Mt. Holyoke College ELIZABETH B. HASELTON Librarian Rockford College CATHERINE E. HUBBARD, M.A. Biology and Physiology Mt. Holyoke College HELEN A. HASELTON Art Milwaukee-Downer College MARIE A. JOHNSTON, B.A. French Radcliffe College ADELE D. HINKLEMAN, B.Ed. Commercial Subjects State Teachers ' College F. ELIOT LARRABEE, M.A. English Wesleyan University AGNES N. HOGAN, B.A. Mathematics Wesleyan University MARY G. LEVY, M.A. Geography and Guidance New York University 15 ELVIRA M. LORD, M.A. English Moravian College MONA O ' HARA, M.A. English Smith College RALPH D. LUND, M.Ed. Biology and Physiology University of Vermont M. NELSON OWEN, M.A. English Lehigh University E. ALLAN MAINES, B.A. Physics and Chemistry University of Maine G. HAPGOOD PARKS, M.Ed. Biology, Physics and Chemistry Clark University LILLIAN MANSFIELD, M.A. History Mt. Holyoke College JOHN D. PREU Art Pratt Institute ELINOR MOSES, M.A. English Columbia University ESTHER PHILLIPS, M.A. French Bates College We ' ll Always Remember . . . Miss Lord . One fourth of an inch between each word. Mr. Lund . Let ' s have it quiet, boys —with sound effects. Mr. Maines.Snapping of his fingers. Miss Mansfield . I want you all to pay strict attention. Miss Moses . . You ' ve got ears, haven ' t you?—or have you! Miss O ' Hara . . Take two demerits —with a smile. Mr. Owen .... Democratic and friendly spirit. Mr. Parks . . You should have studied Physics! Miss Phillips. Vite au tableau! Mr. Preu .... Now, take this for example. 16 We ' ll Always Remember . . . Miss Regan . . . How many get what I mean? Mr. Robins .... Now I remember when— Miss Sheehan . Competent assistance to the Dramatic Club. Miss Small .... Now, class, that isn ' t funny! Miss Squarey . Do you understand what Miss Squarey means? Mr. Stanley . . . Business and executive ability. Miss Stephan . When I blow the whistle, that means to keep quiet. Mr. Sweeney . Artistic ability and handsome appearance. Miss Taft.Demure and cultured air. Miss A. S. Talcott . Unswerving devotion to principles. JOSHUA L. ROBINS, M.Ed. Mathematics Wesleyan University MARION TAFT, M.A. English Mt. Holyoke College FLORENCE M. SHEEHAN, B.A. History and English Smith College ARLINE S. TALCOTT, M.A. History Wellesley College MILDRED G. SMALL, B.A. English and German Mt. Holyoke College MARION VAN DEUSEN, B.A. Stenography and Typing Post Business College GERALDINE SQUAREY, B.S. Art Mass. School of Art FRANK M. VAN SCHAACK, M.A. English Lebanon Valley College DOROTHEA A. STEPHAN, M.A. Physical Education Teachers ' College of Columbia WAYLAND F. WALCH, B.A. Chemistry and Physics Middlebury College 17 WILLIAM R. WARING, B.B.A. Bookkeeping Boston University ARTHUR F. WINSLOW, M.A. Democracy Boston University JOHN SWEENEY, B.F.A. Art Temple University CATHERINE L. SULLIVAN Bookroom Librarian Mt. St. Joseph Academy ELIZABETH H. CRAIG, M.A. English Mt. Holyoke College MARY FLEMING, R.N. Nurse Si. Francis Hospital NORMA K. REGAN, B.A. English Cornell University RODERIC K. STANLEY Commercial Subjects Shaw Business College We ' ll Always Remember . . . Miss Van Deusen Mr. Van Schaack Mr. Walch Mr. Waring Mr. Winslow Miss Fleming office? . No talking in the back of the room. . Is your theme book on the table? We ' ll come back to that later. Friendly and jovial disposition. Have you heard the story— Has your excuse been checked by the 18 Mr. Parks at ease — Amazing! Mr. Andrews checks Cross Country man Andy DiBella ' s blue prints—a new route, Andy? Mr. Dow cooking a quiz. Those test answers seem to be weird, eh, Mr. Larrabee? Band Business — Herman and Mr. Kenny. Hope springs eternal in the human breast. We ' ll understand it some day, Mr. Walch. 19 Mr. Green jives T schaikowsky! Mr. Gipson ' s awful pleased. Salesmanship class with Mr. Halford, ready to buy. Hey, Miss Talcott, the game ' s the other way! Miss Mansfield and Miss Hood in stitches. Miss Bickford ' s kinda discouraged. Click — a picture of Mr. Stanley balancing some¬ thing. Are we in the red, sir? Literature can be beautiful —Mr. Crowell reading aloud. Hartford shall be proud of you —his pride and joy ---the football team —- pleases Mr. Burke. 20 OFFICE STAFF Honest, I was awiul sick! Miss Fleming looks disbelieving while Miss Sullivan agrees. Miss Sinnott and Miss Sexton tak¬ ing it easy, a stone ' s throw Irom Mr. Burke ' s private room—the dread¬ ed chamber! The swell gang — Misses Preston, Kaprove, and Hogan — who really sympathize with our lot. Scene: Lobby Time: 8:31 People: Jasper and Bill Duncan. Late, Bill? Mr. Fox, guardian of the building, without the keys and six battery flash light. 21 We, the Weaver Class of ' 42, have had ample opportunity to appreciate and evaluate the American way of life which has permitted us individual liberty. We have always been allowed—and even more, encouraged to act and think at Weaver as individuals—as free folk. Weaver ' s faculty, its clubs, and its classrooms have all afforded instruction with the emphasis on origin¬ ality and liberal thought. Taught to assume responsibility, to think logically, and to judge fairly, we have been forced to be masters of ourselves and never to be mastered. The Pilgrim spirit of individual liberty has been strong in us. We of the Class of 1942, Weaver—place high among the Things We Defend —individual liberty. CLASS OF 1942 President John LaRocque Treasurer Hugh Carpenter Chairman oi Reception Seymour Rothstein Essayist Sara Wolfson CLASS OFFICERS Prophet Edward Smith Prophetess Dorothy Bonadies Historians Richard Kupperstein Mary Doyle Testator Frank Carabillo Testatrix Palmy Cannistraro Orator Arthur Lewis Marshal Robert Christino Richard Lorber SENIOR RECEPTION COMMITTEE Seymour Rothstein Morris Frederick Stanley Sack Chairman loseph Herman Edward Melley Sara Wolfson Helen Davis Betty Lopez Dorothea Whitman Dorothy Bonadies CLASS COLORS Cadet Blue and Gold CLASS MOTTO Res, non verba (Deeds, not words) 24 MOTTO COMMITTEE C hairman —Selma Mag Eugene Solon Jeanne McCarthy William Kavanek Rose Pizzoli Arnold Maislen Mae Rivkin COLOR COMMITTEE Chairman —William Duncan Milton Brand Geraldine Duffy Edythe Greenberg Rosemarie Bergstrom Franklin Gross Barbara Newton TIE COMMITTEE Chairman —Charles Merlet Paul Deubel Harvey Schulman John Gray Ralph Wentworth Norman Levin MATINEE DANCE COMMITTEE ' Seated, left to right: Bevivino, Wolfson, Christino, Darling, Barschak, Silver. Standing: D. Cohen, Lewis, Winick, Whit¬ man. 25 lllii LENORE AARONS Lenny ... a tall, striking creature . . . more glamourish than less . . . with a deep, throaty voice ... an amazing vocabulary . . . epicurean taste for best-sellers . . . plus the social whirl . . . jokester superb! FAITH APTER Faith . . . charming and winsome . . . sparkling eyes . . . poised and well- groomed . . . listening is an art of Faith ' s . . . interested in dental hy¬ giene . . . alert mind . . . everybody ' s pal. Clubs: Camera, Chem¬ istry. FRANK ADLER Frank . . . Glasses pro¬ vide his serious, intel¬ lectual look . . . fun- loving and Satan-rais- ing with ready, cheerful smile . . . outstanding bass voice . . . ardent Mr. Crowell fan . . . hardworking chap. A C a p p e 11 a; Choir; Clubs: Aviation (Pres.), Dramatic, Glee; Honor Society; Track Team. JOHN ARMENTANO Vince . . . always on the go . . . not exactly girl-shy . . . nonchalance personi¬ fied . . . friendly dis¬ position . . . ambitious . . . fond of active sports . . . small in stature but not in pop¬ ularity. EVELYN ALBERTS Evie . . . short and round . . . has a con¬ tinuous air of bustling . . . helpful to faculty . . . cheerful and friend¬ ly toward all . . . ac¬ tive Weaverite in spirit. Ingleside Club. RHODA ARONSON Scotty . . . ever-pres¬ ent with her cheery smile and excellent dis¬ position . . . other tal¬ ents — singing, office work, dancing . . . pro¬ ficient at all . . . amic¬ able ... a favorite with the males. A Cappella; Choir; Clubs: Business, Glee. LOIS ANDERSON Swede . . . graces the band . . . good dan¬ cer ... an expert swimmer .. . cuts quite a figure on the rink . . . Weaver ' s skylark . . . aviatrix in the bud. Band. WILLIAM ANDERSON Bill ... as quiet as a fox following his prey . . . light hair with a slight curl . . . out¬ standing facial features . . . aspires to be a mechanic. MEYER ARREN His friends call him Duke . . . dark hair . . . carefree attitude knows all the answers . . . future business¬ man . . . likes swim¬ ming and basketball. . . feels quite at home with the opposite sex. ARLEEN ASCHER Are . . . fascinating personality . . . keen sense of humor . . . frank, outspoken . . . fearless of man or beast . . . jolly com¬ pany . . . hopes to teach, then write as a sideline. Choir; Clubs: Biology, Chemistry, Glee; Look¬ out Editorial Board. ★ ★ W E AV E R ★ 26 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ PORTAL ’42 SYLVIA ASCHER Sybbie . . . sweet and extremely likable . . . beautilul brown eyes . . . tall and slim . . . cordial manner . . . neat appearance . . . industrious ... a loyal friend . . . desires to become a dental hy¬ gienist. Chemistry Club; Choir. RITA BARACCHI Re ... an ardent Weaver rooter ... a skilled hairdresser . . . a talented addition to the art . . . possesses a sincere, hearty chuckle . . . pleasant, modest, and sympa¬ thetic. WALTER ASKINAS A capital fellow . . . fine musician . . .lover of Mozart . . . hard worker . . . pleasing wit . . . serious on oc¬ casions . . . good mind . . . understanding and determined. A Cappella; Clubs: Bi¬ ology, Chemistry, Lat¬ in; Honor Society; Jr. Usher. HELEN BARON Tiny . . . petitie lady . . . guiet, cheerful disposition . . . depend¬ able worker . . . friend¬ ly personality . . . gent¬ ly sweet . . . looks forward to business ca¬ reer . . . delightful to know. Choir. MARTIN AZARIAN Mart . . . Weaver ' s conception of a Johnny Weismueller . . . walks only in mirror - like shoes . . . carries a comb Just for a curly crop of hair . . . may you go far over those waves! Basketball Team. REBECCA BARSCHAK Rusty . . . envied for her beautiful head of red hair . . . slim, poised, well-dressed . . . possesses an aristo¬ cratic charm . . . very favorably regarded by the male species . . . elegant and engaging mannerisms. Cheerleader; Choir; Lookout Editorial Board, Matinee Dance Committee. SYLVIA BACHNER Syl . . . calm and capable . . . works with fruitful results . . . great lover of literature . . . delights in collect¬ ing records ... a co¬ operative classmate . . . apparently quiet until you know her . . . will succeed in business field. C.H.L.S.; Choir. BERNICE BASCH Bern” . . . popular young miss . . . friend¬ ly smile . . . neat figure . . . excels in all sports especially ping pong . . . amiable disposi¬ tion . . . plans to be secretary . . . high ranking student. Business Club; Honor Society. MARYLOUISE BALDWIN Marylou . . . pretty and cheerful . . . care¬ free and fun-loving . . . sincere, good pal . . . soothing personality . .. witty . . . loves Bing Crosby records ... in¬ terested in interior dec¬ oration. RHODA BEINSTEIN Rho . . . sweet, pe¬ tite, and demure . . . holder of definite opin¬ ions . . . mind of her own . . . leans towards music and dancing . .. cheerful eyeful. Chemistry Club. 27 GLORIA BENMAOR Glor . . . tall, slen¬ der, black-haired lass . . . flashing eyes . . . lively and vivacious . . . spirited disposition . . . always either smil¬ ing gaily or giggling happily . . . person¬ able and competent. LAWRENCE BERMAN Larry . . . stunning dimples . . . sharpy clothes . . . swing fan . . . zest for life . . . a way with the women . . . an all-around Hail fellow, well met. GOLDEY BERGEN Cross-section of happi¬ ness . . . that catching personality . . . inter¬ ested in photography, bowling, reading . . . either smiling or wor¬ rying . . . report card pessimist . . . always something to say. Business Club. CORRINNE BEVIVINO Corky . . . songbird of great talent . . . faith¬ ful attendant and per¬ former at all Girls ' League events . . . pert and vivacious . . . pop¬ ular . . . happy-go- lucky spirited disposi¬ tion . . . has secretarial ambitions. Business Club (Pres.). HAROLD BERGER Small fellow . . . sel¬ dom speaks much . . . sincere in his actions . . . expert checker player . . . wonderful disposition . . . enjoys football and tennis . . . expects to enter col¬ lege. Astronomy Club. DOROTHY BIEDERMAN Dot . . . tall and stately . . . ping pong wiz . . . live, magnetic busy soul . . . expo¬ nent of charm and cul¬ ture . . . intelligent and talented . . . well-liked by all who know her. Clubs: Business (Sec.), Leaders ' Corps (Treas.) ROSEMARIE BERGSTROM Rhapsody in blond ... timid . . . typical Amer¬ ican girl . . . likes dancing and sports . . . interested in nursing . . . quiet, amiable manners . . . lives for the joy of living. Leaders ' Corps. HERBERT BIERKAN Herb . . . well-poised . . . blond hair and blue eyes which have made many lassies ' hearts flutter . . . inter¬ ested in everything or¬ iginating in music . . . exhibits fine leadership . . . a fine future citi¬ zen. Inter-High Orchestra; Band (Bandmaster); Or¬ chestra. ALAN BERMAN The Politician ... a page from Esquire . . . full of original theories, presented with a win¬ ning smile . . . keenly aware of international situation . . . Have you heard Berman ' s latest? Choir; Clubs: German, Glee. WILLIAM BLINDER A tall, serious lad . . . reserved and dignified . . . possessing a quiet, individual humor . . . a lover of the sciences . . . a prospective en¬ gineer with a seeming¬ ly bright future. Clubs: French, Chem¬ istry; Honor Society. ★ ★★ — WEAVER ★★★ — 28 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ — PORTAL ’42 ESTHER BLOOM Bet” . . . hair of crim¬ son hue . . . smile for all . . . one of the re¬ ally sincere and con¬ scientious workers . . . all wrapped up in her favorite hobby, dress designing. LEON BLOOM Professor type . . . awarded degree of M. R.H. —- Master of Red Hair . . . subtle humor . . . interested in air¬ plane . . . intends to follow up hobby of ra¬ dio at Port Arthur. Clubs: Model Airplane, Radio. DOROTHY BONADIES Bonnie ... a dim¬ inutive lass . . . loads of fun . . . refreshing sense of humor . . . sympathetic, intelligent, unassuming . . . fairly teeming with enthusi¬ asm ... a great favor¬ ite and a completely fine individual. Cheerleader; French Club; Girls ' League, (Pres.); Honor Society; Prophetess. RAOUL BONVOULOIR Bammer Raoul . . . well-constructed blond . . . perpetual crew cut . . . that glad-to- know-you grin . . . slow soft drawl . . . part of Big Green for¬ ward wall . . . should be welcome addition to any drafting room. Football Team. LAURA BRAINARD Lolly . . . winning smile and friendly manner . . . welcome addition from Oxford School . . . meticulous dresser . . . always cheerful . . . witty . . . interested in music . . . well-liked by her asso¬ ciates. Girls ' League, (Treas.). MILTON BRAND Familiarly known as Milt ... an avid sci¬ ence student . . . keen mind . . . rare wit . . . a turn for dramatics often deeply plunged in philosophical depths . . . enthusiastic and ambitious. A Cappella (Choir¬ master); Ass ' t Cheer¬ leader; Clubs: Chem¬ istry, Glee, Radio; Honor Society; Jr. Ush¬ er; Portal Board; Pro¬ jection Sguad. RAYMOND BROWN Ray . . . divides his time between sports and dancing . . . pos¬ sesses musical ability and sense of humor . . . managed to enjoy school without too much emphasis on the study angle. Choir; Glee Club; Cross Country; Track. BERNICE BRYLLE Bernie ... an Emily Post fan . . . Weaver ' s conception of Yehoo- di . . . possesses curly locks of school-wide fame . . . newcomer from H.P.H.S. . . . glad to have known you. JOSEPH BURGESS Whitey . . . display¬ ing a shiny crop of platinum blond hair . . . collecting antique pipes his specialty . . . plans to become a bookkeep¬ er .. . best of figures to you! Commercial Club. ELEANORE BURNS Ellie ... a gay and carefree miss . . . en¬ joys dancing, roller skating, and bowling . . . not fond of home¬ work! . . . photog¬ raphy fan . . . very handy with a needle and thread. 29 HELEN BUTLER Take a letter . . . out¬ standing in stenogra¬ phy . . . neat and con¬ scientious concerning school work . . . high student . . . reading and sewing, favorite leisure activities. Business Club; Honor Society. PALMY CANNISTRARO Palmy . . . ready chuckle . . . long, flow¬ ing black locks . . . generous and loyal . . . sincerely intellec¬ tual . . . loves music . . . competent, consci¬ entious, and extremely capable . . . talented writer . . . constant in¬ spiration. Clubs: C.H.L.S., Dra¬ matic (Sec.), French (Pres.); Honor Society; Portal Board; Testatrix. MARIE CACASE Little Marie . . . Wea¬ ver ' s own Grade Allen . . . a walking micro¬ organism— she ' s tiny! . . . oceanlike hair . . . it ' s got waves . . . another future in¬ surance employee. Business Club. FRANK CARABILLO Kid . . . what a kid! . . . the wise-crack- ingest, s 1 a p-happiest, broad-shouldered foot¬ ball hero . . . jutting jaw, piercing eyes, curly black hair, Har¬ ris tweeds, — pipe, and all . . . he ' s right in the groove! Football Team; Testa¬ tor. JANET CAFFREY Janet ... a sweet, guiet, soft-i spoken young lady . . . model of deportment . . . al- days pleasant to look at . . . excellent work¬ er .. . friendly dispo¬ sition . . . plans to be¬ come a secretary. HUGH CARPENTER Recognized by flame- of-blush cheeks . . . answers to Carp or Swifty . . . plans to study chemistry . . . Hi-Y man . . . lady- killer ... a flash on the track . . . able and merry. Chemistry Club; Portal Business Board; Track Team; Treasurer. ANNE CALLAN Anne . . . charming personality . . . popu¬ lar with everyone . . . interested and active in girls ' sports . . . sin¬ cere . . . dresses col- legiately . . . never fails in a pleasant hello for all ac¬ quaintances . . . loads of fun . . . budding nurse. Leaders ' Corps. JOHN CARSON John . . . studious and serious type . . . plans to be a physi¬ cian and exodontist. . . rather quiet in school . . . his transfer from New Haven Weaver ' s gain. Clubs; French, Chem¬ istry. MARY CANALI Literally, a shining light . . . blessed with an abundance of kind¬ ness and generosity . . . an optimist by all means ... a fine stu¬ dent ... a dear friend. CHARLES CARTER Happy participant in the game of life . . . devotee of King Swing . . . interested in social and educa¬ tional problems . . . bears a smile from ear to ear. ★ ★★ — WEAVER ★★★ 30 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ — PORTAL ’42 ARNOLD CARTIN Am . . . tall, hand¬ some, and what a phy¬ sique! . . . witty and self-assured . . . fa¬ mous for his butch . . . excels on the dance floor . . . foot¬ ball enthusiast . . . smooth dresser . . . be¬ loved of blondes. Teams: Swimming, Football. BERTHA CHRISTENSEN Bert ... a blonde miss famous for her quietness . . . she skates and skates and skates some more! . . . future plans, business school and then the world is hers. ANNA CAVALERI Tiny ... a dainty, petite demoiselle . . . always bubbling with laughter ... an up- and-coming secretary . . . vivacious . . . brainy . . . designs and sews beautifully . . . in a word, swell. ROBERT CHRISTINO Comet . . . the foot¬ ball star of any girl ' s blue heaven . . . Gre¬ cian features . . . rug¬ ged black hair ... as fleet-footed as a race¬ horse . . . the Casano¬ va of Weaver! Marshal; Teams: Foot¬ ball, Basketball (Capt.), Baseball. VIVIAN CHANNIN Viv . . . newcomer from Bristol . . . shin¬ ing example of a warm, friendly nature . . . captivating man¬ nerisms . . . beautiful complexion . . . inter¬ esting companion . . . aims to be a social worker. LUCILLE CIERI Lou . . . tall, striking brunette . . . graceful as a willow . . . loads of fun . . . crazy about dancing and singing . . . gifted with dra¬ matic ability . . . plan¬ ning for a business ca¬ reer. Clubs: Dramatic, Ingle- side. HELEN CHASE Mad,” for short . . . tall and slim . . . quiet appearance but lots of vim and vigor bub¬ bling beneath . . . plea sant companion with neat characteris¬ tics . . . secretarial ambitions. EDWARD CLYMER The persecuted type! . . . quite a grind in woodworking . . . stamp fiend . . . quiet stu¬ dent . . . touch of sub¬ tle humor . . . the kind that books are written about. JAMES CHESNEY Jim . . . quiet . . . medium build . . . flashy baseball and basket- bailer . . . looks down on women! . . . speaks when spoken to except with the fellows ... a good friend to those he knows. LUCY COBISI Lu . . . reserved little Miss . . . transferee from Hartford High . . . loves Weaver . . . sparkling blue eyes . . . sweet smile . . . as¬ pires to enter the busi¬ ness world. 31 ANNETTE COHEN Those cool and limpid green eyes! . . . beau¬ tiful complexion . . . high ranking in class . . . conscientious stu¬ dent . . . interested in all sports . . . sincere friend. Honor Society. ALBERT COLANDRO Babe . . . ardent golfer . . . blond wavy hair . . . always sur¬ rounded by a group of friends . . . cordial manner . . . plans to follow in the footsteps of Bobby Jones. DAVID COHEN Dave . . . handsome chap . . . generous personality . . . infec¬ tious grin . . . deep love for animals . . . plans career as veter¬ inarian . . . honestly sincere . . . reliable . . . attractive to oppo¬ site sex—but definitely. Clubs: Biology, Cam¬ era, Chemistry; Com¬ mittees: Jr. Prom, Mat¬ inee Dance. HELEN COLAVECCHIA A cheerful miss ... a flair for crocheting and embroidery . . . spends spare time roller-skat¬ ing . . . possesses a slow, whimsical smile . . . an instinct for un¬ derstanding ... an asset to the business world. Ingleside Club. RUTH COHEN Ruth . . . attractive . . . good sport . . . sympa¬ thetic, generous, eager, and determined . . . good sense of humor . . . sincere and last¬ ing friend . . . well- liked by all . . . pos¬ sesses keen interest in nursing. Chemistry Club. BARBARA CONNER Bobby . . . tall and slim . . . flaming red hair . . . often referred to as Red or Cocoa . . . sports minded . . . good-humored and so¬ ciable . . . always has a cheery greeting. SAMUEL COHEN Man-about-Weaver . . . good sport . . . aviation bug . . . grade-A Boy Scout . . . sports lover . . . authority on tennis and swimming . . . plans future in aero¬ nautical engineering. Chemistry Club. MARJORIE CONNERS Margie . . . Wea¬ ver ' s portrait of Kath¬ leen Mavourneen . . . interested in the clas¬ sics—all types! . . . setting our world on fire with her flaming waves . . . another Travelers ' P r e s i dent coming up! SAUL COHEN Zush . . . tall and dark . . . moderately quiet! . . . talks a blue streak about airplanes, planning to be a mech¬ anic . . . always has a good word for a friend. Band. ELIZABETH CONNOLLY Betty . . . amiable disposition . . . interest lies in the commercial field . . . desires to at- t e n d business school . . . liked by all . . . swell dancer . . . often seen at Skating Pal¬ ace. Biology Club. ★ ★ ★ — WEAVER ★ ★ ★ — 32 ★ ★ ★ PORTAL ' 42 ★ MATILDA CORDILIKO Tootsie” . . . popular with both sexes . . . gets a big kick out of collecting pictures of guys and gals ... in¬ tends to make some man happy . . . and that ' s really some¬ thing! MARIA D ' AMATO Mary ... a sincere friend and industrious worker . . . one of Weaver ' s best look¬ ers . . . blessed with a radiant personality . . . popular with both guys and gals. Model Airplane Club. FRANCES COSGROVE Frankie . . . inces¬ sant gossiper . . . such a swell sport ... al¬ ways neat and pretty . . . loves to roller skate and read . . . de¬ sire to work. PAUL DANCE Jitterbug . . . dark, wiry, and peppy . . . devilish glint in his eyes! . . . a real smoothie . . . wild about moving objects: cars, horses, planes . . . planning to be a test pilot! ROSE CROVO Corky ... a fair miss who must be cat¬ alogued exotic . . . hair and eyes a blend of perfection ... an enthusiastic Weaver rooter. PETER DANGONA Pete . . . wants to be edgicated! . . . that dark snappy complex¬ ion catches their eye . . . Weaver ' s own Pepsodent kid! . . . pigeon raising, a favor¬ ite hobby . . . hope they carry good luck to you! GERTRUDE D ' ABATO Gertie . . . well- mannered and out¬ spoken . . . pretty, well- kept hair . . . continu¬ ous smile, conveying friendliness toward all, a great asset. . . proud of Weaver. Badminton Club. HELEN DAVIS Untiring punster . . . smooth dresser . . . small but sharp . . . poise and personality personified . . . cease¬ less in attracting the male eye . . . well- liked by everyone . . . always sparkling with vivid enthusiasm . . . I ' ve got an ' idear ' . Clubs: Camera, Lead¬ ers ' ; Girls ' Sports; Lookout Business Board. CONSTANTINOS DADISKOS Seidlitz powder and water . . . absence of humor would prove Custy ' s last stand . . . spend an hour with sleek-tongued Cus- ty; then your thoughts will ne ' er go rusty. Band; Clubs: Astrono¬ my, Glee; Inter-High Orchestra; Orchestra. THEODORE DAVIS Ted . . . whatta way with the women! . . . tall, dark, and cute . . . active in sports, especially foot¬ ball . . . delightful grin and fascinating eyes . . . square and fair! M WM 33 SHHHiiW WILLIAM DAWKINS Bill . . . soft drawl . . . ardent sports en¬ thusiast . . . likable and amiable character . . . possessor of keen sense of humor . . . straight-forward . . . carefree and easy go¬ ing . . . one grand fel¬ low. PAUL DEUBEL Crusher . . . noted for his athletic prowess . . . all around great chap . . . tall, blond, good - looking -— a smoothie . . . ap¬ pears very shy. Teams: Baseball, Bas¬ ketball, Football. MARGARET DAWSON Peggy . . . curly hair for which the men long . . . strictly a Keney Park Pond en¬ thusiast . . . big town girl with small town ideas, especially New Britain! JOHN DIAKUN Johnnie . . . tall, blond, happy, carefree, and lazy . . . continu¬ ous talker . . . his inter¬ ests outside of school . . . great sports en¬ thusiast . . . plans to be a machinist. ANNA DeFRINO Anna . . . demure but not easily over¬ looked . . . quiet as the mouse . . . strives for best work at every¬ thing . . . plans to be a secretary. MARY DIAKUN Virgi . . . resembles brother John . . . con¬ scientious worker . . . warm nature ... af¬ fectionate . . . giggler at times . . . honest friend . . . collects pho¬ tographs . . . aspires towards dress design¬ ing . . . dates occupy much of her time! GLORIA DeGOSTIN Glor . . . possessor of a delightful singing voice . . . likable per¬ sonality . . . enjoys in¬ door sports, roller skat¬ ing, and bowling . . . wants to be a commer¬ cial artist. Business Club. HELEN DIAMOND Blonde inspiration . . . female Don Juan . . . essence of sophistica¬ tion . . . harmonious symphony of hair, eyes, and clothes . . . high among competi¬ tors for Venus ' crown. Choir. STEPHANIE DERLYCIA Steph . . . reserved sweetness and refine¬ ment . . . friendship forming personality . . . diligent lass ... a yen for cooking . . . plans home economy future . . . a wisp of nicety. Choir; Clubs: Astrono¬ my, Ingleside. TERESA DiCORLETO Terry . . . petite, vi¬ vacious, sweet-faced brunette with dark, laughing eyes . . . dim¬ pled smile . . . witty and ever-appreciative . . . athletically and socially superior . . . pretty addition to a hospital. ★ ★ ★ — WEAVER 34 ★ ★ ★ PORTA L ’42 ★ ★ ★ CATHERINE DiTOMMASO Cathy . . . petite, black-eyed nightingale . . . loads of good spir¬ its .. . beautiful sopra¬ no voice . . . dreams of being a singer but will be satisfied as a sec¬ retary! Choir. PHILLIP DOBRUCK Phil . . . short and stocky ... no fancy- pants but quite studi¬ ous . . . horses are his first love . . . always has a good word for his many friends. Honor Society. DONALD DOHM Quiet chap with the stuff it takes to get ahead . . . experiences everything philosophi¬ cally . . . silence blan¬ kets potential brilliance . . . mathematical wiz . . . type that deserves every kind of good luck. HOWARD DOHM Howie ... a wom¬ an ' s man . . . the sweater boy . . . typi¬ cal high school student . . . sometimes very serious, then a brilliant smile . . . In the Navy is his plan. ALBERT DOLGIN Al . . . intelligent with subtle characteris¬ tics . . . has acting ex¬ perience . . . ardent camera bug . . . curly haired Adonis ... a maiden ' s m i d summer night ' s dream. Camera Club. MORRIS DOL GORUCK Doggie . . . friendly companionable person¬ ality . . . neat dresser . . . intelligent mind and reserved charac¬ ter until intimately ac¬ quainted . . . well- liked . . . informal sports fan . . . plans to become an optometrist. NATALIE DONATELLI Nattie . . . with that definite swag and smile . . . often seen knocking down the duckpins . . . oh, those long waving tresses! . . . intends to balance someone ' s books. RICHARD DORAN Dick . . . tall, lean, individual . . . curly, black hair and deep brown eyes . . . quiet, intelligent, and serious looking but fun-loving at heart . . . you de¬ serve the best, Dick. SHIRLEY DORFMAN Shirl ... an attrac¬ tive miss . . . loads of personality ... an ac¬ complished dancer . . . witty . . . wears clothes with a flair . . . adds a gay element to any company . . . popular. Astronomy Club; Choir. RUTH DOTEN Blondie . . . that ' s no lie! ... hope you find your Dagwood! . . . ice-skating, a spe¬ cialty . . . charming and companionable . . . insurance field, her aim . . . that is a good policy. 35 MARY DOYLE Bett . . . alternately calm and excited . . . twinkling eyes . . . scatters many a clever pun . . . straightfor¬ ward, frank, yet under¬ standing . . . apprecia¬ tive of others ' efforts . . . draws beauty from any piano . . . invalu¬ able as friend and con¬ fidante. Clubs: French, Glee (Accompanist), Latin; Portal Board; Historian. GLORIA EDLIN Eddy . . . petite Miss with long brown hair . . . amicable and ob¬ liging . . . irrepressible giggle . . . witty, talk¬ ative, and always on the go . . . evidenced by love of sports. Clubs: Chemistry, Lat¬ in, French. MIRIAM DRAIZEN Mick . . . soft, black- lashed green eyes . . . quiet industrious type with a gay-hearted soul . . . collects stamps, old coins, and boy¬ friends . . . fears final marking period slump! . . . likes outdoor sports, especially hand¬ ball. Honor Society; Lookout Editorial Board. CATHERINE EGAN Babe . . . Number Pa-leese her future battlecry ... an ardent swing fan . . . really outstanding . . . one foot above everyone else . . . hope that your number is called. GERALDINE DUFFY Gerrie . . . pretty as a picture . . . baby blue eyes . . . honey- blonde hair . . . well- moulded physiognomy . . . takes life with a grain of salt. . . charm¬ ing ways . . . delight¬ ful companion . . . quietly capable. Leaders ' Corps. FRANCES ELLARD Franny ... a sprout¬ ing Sonya Henie! . . . always has some greet¬ ing and salutation for everyone . . . graduat¬ ing right into a sten¬ ography school . . . here ' s to good busi¬ ness! WILLIAM DUNCAN Li ' l Bill ... a mile¬ wide smile . . . neat dresser and smooth dancer . . . full of life . . . wanna hear a joke (any kind) ... no slouch with the girls . . . Weaver ' s sports prognosticator. A Cappella; Choir; Clubs: Commercial, Glee; Honor Society; Lookout Editorial Board, Portal Board. EDWARD EMMONS Ed . . . long, lean, and lanky . . . good humor is his watch¬ word . . . enlivens many an otherwise dull class by ready wit . . . p e r s i stent philatelist (stamp collector to you). CAROL EDGECOMB Stretch . . . rich, quick-witted, and al¬ luring personality . . . goes in for all sports . . . skillful in art work . . . aims to be a com¬ mercial artist. Art-Crafts Club. ELEANOR EPSTEIN Ellie . . . calm and sweet . . . has a knack for styling popular songs on piano ... a girl with many and varied outside activ¬ ities . . . original think¬ er. Clubs: Business, Ingle- side. ★ — WEAVER 36 ★ ★ ★ — PORTAL ' 42 ★ ★ ★ BENJAMIN ERTMAN Benny . . . pleasure and action make the hours seem short . . . a man of the outdoors and the late hours . . . striving to be an archi¬ tectural draftsman. GILBERT EVANS Red . . . mass of flaming, red hair tops quiet, thoughtful face . . . friendly, cheerful smile . . . serious- minded . . . great foot¬ ball enthusiast, both as participant and specta¬ tor . . . best of every¬ thing to you, Red. PAUL FASI Paul ... a big W is always on his chest . . . with his curly hair and Hercules build, he wows the women . . . assuredly he will al¬ ways be successful. Teams: Football, Track. LAURA FATT Lollie . . . shorthands, skates, and smiles . . . those 32 pearls just gleam . . . the quiet little miss who brings results . . . looks to the typewriter for her fu¬ ture. ELIZABETH FELDMAN Liz . . . stately fig¬ ure . . . curly brown hair . . . retiring ways . . . devoted friend . . . earnest worker . . . possesses a rare streak of gayety . . . inesti- m a b 1 e potentialities for greater things. Business Club; Typist for Portal. MARILYN FELDMAN Mary . . . enthusi¬ astic . . . effervescent giggle . . . swinging stride . . . enjoys work¬ ing and works well. . . possesses stacks of friends . . . loyal and honest . . . very good company. Ingleside Club. OLIVETT FERGUSON Ollie . . . tall, en¬ ergetic, and really witty . . . reserved mysteriousness . . . sym¬ pathetic nature . . . enjoys all sports, par¬ ticularly skating and tennis ... on the quiet side . . . avid photo¬ graph collector. ANNA FIORITA Ann . . . silent atti¬ tude . . . streamlined figure . . . modest na¬ ture . . . has own group of intimate friends . . . roller skat¬ ing best loved sport . . . desires to become a secretary. EDWARD FISHMAN Evas” . . . tosses the ole toothpick (jave¬ lin) around . . . hobby is art . . . likes to draw pictures and cartoons . . . ever ready wink and smile . . . intelli¬ gent and sincere friend. Clubs: Biology (Pres.), Chess, German; Honor Society; Jr. Usher; Track Team. FRANCES FISHMAN Fran or Veronica . . . long, golden locks . . . nonchalant . . . great swing addict . . . wants to travel . . . covers the military an¬ gle with great profici¬ ency . . . loves to write letters and gets plenty. C.H.L.S.; Choir. mmt. 37 : EUGENE FLYNN Gene” ... a finished gentleman from top to toe ... a follower of the drama . . . Bush- nell playgoer when¬ ever possible . . . striv¬ ing for future in news¬ paper field ... a re¬ sourceful and diligent worker and student. MARION FREEDMAN Marion . . . rather tall . . . delightful grin and giggle . . . knows all the answers . . . has made many friends . . . always busy . . . enjoys movies and dancing . . . good sport . . . conscientious and dependable . . . ideal commercial teacher. Clubs: Biology, Busi¬ ness; Honor Society; Typist for Portal. JEAN FOLEY Jean . . . bewitch- i n g combination of green eyes and brown hair ... a quiet miss in school . . . one of Weaver ' s sweetest . . . a girl other girls never pan! JACOB FREIMAN Gentleman with ambi¬ tion plus . . . plans to succeed in aviation or bust! . . . model air¬ plane enthusiast . . . rabid golfer . . . husky athletic type. ROBERT FRANK Bob . . . small and wiry ... all around athlete . . . good stu- d e n t . . . practical thinker . . . jovial . . . A-l citizen . . . cau¬ tious nature . . . ever- ready punster . . . busi¬ ness will be his career. Commercial Club (Sec.). ROSLYN FRUCHTMAN Ros . . . dark-haired attractive lass . . . very good-natured and un¬ assuming . . . has a flair for dramatics . . . earnest collector of pho¬ tographs and stamps . . . headed for business school. Astronomy Club. MORRIS FREDERICK Moe . . . very friend¬ ly .. . and always the gentleman ... an intel¬ ligent and hard worker . . . a hearty singer . . . Gene Krupa drummer man . . . interested in track ... to be a Doc his ambition. Choir; Glee Club; Teams: Track, Basket¬ ball. SHIRLEY FURSHPAN Shirl . . . soft, silky, blonde hair . . . deli¬ cate hands . . . hers, a feminine nature embroi- dered with quiet strength . . . infectious giggle combined with zest for living . . . Gee, kids, isn ' t this fun! Clubs: Camera, C.H. L.S. LESTER FREEDMAN Les . . . his hobby— to get good marks! . . . known for his numer¬ ous freckles . . . enthu¬ siastic sportster . . . avidly collects pictures ot outstanding person¬ alities . . . considerate and friendly. WILFRED GADSDEN Call him Scabby ... a very quiet and mod¬ est young man . . . main interest is active sports, especially foot¬ ball, basketball, and baseball. ★ ★ — WEAVER ★★★ 28 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ PORTAL JOSEPH GAGLIARDI Gag . . . quiet, mod¬ est fellow . . . sun-tan¬ ned complexion . . . generous and sincere . . . industrious enjoy¬ able companion . . . wanderlust is in his blood . . . skilled wood¬ worker. LEON GAGLIARDO O young Lee will have a farm . . . Ee yi Ee yi O! ... the tall, conventional fellow with the rosy cheeks . . . saluting an ever¬ lasting necessity — the egg man! VICTOR GALLICCHIO Vic . . . dark and dauntless ... a tall, slender woman-killer . . . pearly white teeth set off by dark hair and eyes . . -. one of the Regular Fellas. Football Sguad. MARGARET GATES Peggy . . . with the blazing red hair . . . guiet as a mouse but smart as a whip . . . interested in the front page news business . . . Many scoops to you! Honor Society. JACQUELINE GAUDREAU Jacky . . . recent ad¬ dition to Weaver . . . tall, quiet, and attrac¬ tive . . . long, dark hair . . . twinkling brown eyes ... a rare, but bright smile . . . gay and fun loving. CHARLOTTE GEORGE Charlotte . . . tall and blonde . . . stun¬ ning dresser . . . easy to know and look at . . . varied interests including sports and art ... an agreeable companion on any oc- casior. . . . future fashion designer. ISADORE GERSHMAN Stooge . . . mental Titan . . . mathematical wiz who perpetually hits top honors . . . un¬ assuming, yet capable manner . . . sports en¬ thusiast ... a good companion. Clubs: French, Debat¬ ing; Harvard Book Prize; Honor Society; Jr. Usher; Lookout Edi¬ tor; Portal Business Manager; Nominating Committee; Quill and Scroll; Valedictorian. JOSEPH GESUALDI Joe . . . picture of ambition (?)... hopes that clarinet playing will lead to band lead¬ ership ... a fervent model-airplane builder . . . versatile . . . quiet chap . . . warm smile . . . well-liked. FRANCES GIACHELLO Blondie . . . striking¬ ly beautiful blonde hair, accompanied by enchanting blue eyes . . . has an unusually brilliant voice, striving for the opera ... a de¬ lightful personality . . . just a swell pal! JULIA GIACHELLO Blimp . . . easy to get along with . . . swell sport . . . grand sense of humor . . . helpful and generous . . . ardent music com¬ poser . . . appreci¬ ates her teachers! . . . sincere. 39 j gj MURIEL GILBERT Muriel . . . dark, flowing hair ... a quiet, gracious smile . . . equally adept on skates and a tennis court . . . tomorrow ' s hairdresser . . . I ' ve just washed my hair and I . . . ! SELMA GLAZER A soft-voiced miss with high ideals . . . jolly good company . . . bubbling over with real hearty laughter . . . vehement in her likes and dislikes . . . rabid sports fan . . . enthusi¬ astic playgoer ... an individualist! Clubs: C.H.L.S., Chem¬ istry; Girls ' Sports. SALVATORE GIOVANNETTI Sol . . . Weaver ' s great trombone player . . . a self-made musi¬ cian . . . dark, happy fellow with an all-en¬ compassing smile . . . powerfully built . . . Green rooter whose studies ran their own way . . . plays with outside band. Band; Inter-High Or¬ chestra; Orchestra. DOROTHY GOGGIN Dodo . . . raven tresses accented by fair skin . . . definite¬ ly the outdoor girl . . . embodiment of efful¬ gence ... a bit of Killarney . . . always on her toes . . . we ' ll miss her! BERTHA GITSON Bert . . . hard-worker . . . always as busy as a honey-bee ... a real honey in all respects . . . true friend . . . quiet, intelligent man¬ ners . . . ardent sou¬ venir collector. Clubs: Business, Ingle- side; Honor Society. EVELYN GOLDBERG Evie . . . tiny in stature . . . happy as a lark . . . always optimistic . . . collects records . . . dances . . . simple in her tastes . . . always nice to everyone. Business Club. ALYCE GLAUBINGER Shirley . . . neat as a pin, sharp as a whistle ... a deluxe male charmer . . . stands out as a rose among budding flow¬ ers . . . typifies unity of poise and sophisti¬ cation. Business Club; Honor Society. JOHN GOLDEN The suave monsieur of ' 42 . . . claims no lease on any miss . . . interests lie in basket¬ ball, bowling, and books . . . his future undecided. SHIRLEY GLAUBINGER Alyce . . . peaches and cream complexion . . . sweet and serene . . . that dazzling young secretary of the Business Board. . . . personality plus sweet¬ ness equal popularity and Shirley. Business Club; Honor Society; Portal Busi¬ ness Board, Secretary. FRANCES GOLDENBERG Fran . . . bundle of joy ... a favorite partner of the opposite sex . . . Junior Col¬ lege a future plan . . . a bit on the merry side . . . pursues her stud¬ ies with diligence and some success. C.H.L.S. (Sec.). ★ ★ ★ — WEAVER ★★★ 40 ★ ★ ★ — PORTAL 42 ★ ★ ★ — HEREERT GOLDFIELD Herbie . . . be still my fluttering heart type . . . exaggeration complex . . . collects war and female maps . . . plans to be a geographer in the future. DONALD GORMAN Don . . . ace athlete . . . excels in baseball, basketball, and foot¬ ball . . . cheerful per¬ son . . . serious, retir ing chap . . . work, a very diverse activity, takes up his spare time . . . quiet, atten¬ tive air. LEONARD GOLDMAN Len . . . tall, broad- shouldered good-look¬ er . . . swell fellow . . . intelligent, sincere, and capable . . . re¬ freshing sense of hu mor ... a rare, fine friend . . . executive ability. Chemistry Club (Pres.); Portal Business Board. SHIRLEY GRABOWSKY Shirl . . . popular with the males . . . a verbal terror in all her classes, especially English . . . journa¬ lism in the future . . . blond, blue-eyed, and vivacious. JOHN GONDEK Big John . . . beau¬ tifully built blond . . . amicable per sonality . . . continuous grin at- t r a c t i n g numerous friends . . . stalwart end of Green wave enviable track ability . . . best sort of swell sport. Teams: Basketball, Football, Track. MARGARET GRANT Peggy . . . dreamily thoughtful . . . musi¬ cally talented ... a grand gal with many a pal ... a keen movie goer ... a de¬ lightful companion . . . loyal Weaver fan. CHARLOTTE GORBAN C h i k e . . . all- around good sport . . . revels in jitterbug dancing . . . hopes to be a successful vocal¬ ist .. . avid swing fan . . . earnest and sincere classmate. DOROTHY GRAY Dot . . . Little for the art side of things . . . not heard but known ... an ambu¬ lating Camay com¬ plexion ad! ... a graduating Adrian . . . will read of her in Hoi lywood! Art-Crafts Club. HARRY GORBAN Curly . . . straight and tall in stature . . . curly brown locks and flashing smile . . . quietly powerful with a great deal of execu¬ tive ability . . . females are his problem! Commercial Club (Pres.). JOHN GRAY Jack . . . intellectual looking blond . . . quiet likable chap with a pleasant personality . . . builder of model airplanes . . . intense¬ ly interested in chem¬ istry and enthusiastic about Weaver science department . . . re¬ freshing sense of hu¬ mor. Clubs: Aviation, Chem¬ istry; Honor Society. 41 EDYTHE GREENBERG Edie . . . the Twins ' Triplet . . . pretty and petite . . . cute, auburn¬ haired lass . . . high ranking student . . . likes outside work . . . collects soldier boy pictures . . . plans ei- t h e r secretarial o r nursing career. HAROLD HANOVER Hal . . . noted for his musical ability . . . intellectually keen . . . guiet but a real go- getter . . . worthy ambition to enter Bos¬ ton U. music school.. . good student . . . bon chance, Hal. Orchestras: Inter-High, Weaver. SHIRLEY GREENBERG Shirl . . . exuberant joker . . . easy on the eyes . . . posse ssor of a pleasant, winning smile . . . Well, I don ' t know now! . . . but really a grand gal! . . . exemplifies merrily we go along. BARBARA HARRIS Babs . . . just as cute as a button . . . sunny disposition . . . candid camera fiend often seen skating at Keney . . . modern de¬ sign on ice! DORIS GRODY Dodo . . . black, glowing hair framing oval, vivacious face . . . a lover of the beautiful . . . deep core of authenticity mingling with warm enthusiasm . . . demo¬ cratic, fun-loving, and refreshing . . . avid swingster. Lookout Editorial Board; Portal Board. DANIEL HARRIS Dan . . . dry, pro¬ vocative wit ... a scientifically-m i n d e d person . . . can delve deep into the mysteries of chemistry . . . makes models and sleds . . . ardent stampster. Chemistry Club. FRANKLIN GROSS Quiet — some of the time . . . bustling with energy . . . always rushing around with camera . . . special¬ izes in sports photog¬ raphy . . . active scout . . . aiming at commer¬ cial photography. Camera Club (Pres.); Portal Photography Board; Economic Con¬ test, 1st Prize. LAWRENCE HARRIS Lo Babe . . . happy is he who is content . . . Don ' t bother me . . . I ' m tired. . . . training for a trade . . . from him, many guot- able guotes. MILDRED GROSS Mickey . . . great¬ hearted gal . . . keen swingster ... an ath¬ letic miss who cooks— but good! . . . spark¬ ling sense of fun . . . belies her quiet man¬ ner and poker face . . . universally pronounced tops. LEROY HARRIS Leroy . . . tall and slim . . . likable chap . . . neat appearance plays a nice game of basketball and base¬ ball . . . plans to study medicine . . . calling Dr. Harris! Chemistry Club. ★ ★★ — WEAVER ★★★ — 42 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ — PORTAL ’42 BEATRICE HARRISON Bea ... a sweet young mademoiselle . . . unassuming man¬ ner . . . hidden depths of character . . . spon¬ taneous wit . . . good- hearted soul ... a true friend . . . warm, un¬ derstanding nature. Business Club (Pres.). ELIZABETH HENNESSY Betty . . . tall, blond babe . . . ardent Girls ' Leaguer . . . good athlete . . . hard¬ working girl . . . loads of real school spirit . . . well-liked . . . wants to attend Bryant Business College. Ingleside Club. MAY HATTEN Energetic lass with many interests . . . loves dancing, skating, and bicycling . . . should make a fine salesgirl—her ambition . . . dark and vivacious . . . unassuming, steady worker. JOSEPHINE HEPP Jolly Jo with a con¬ genial smile . . . pos¬ sessor of long-waving tresses . . . walk is the West Point type . . . headed for the type¬ writer keys. Business Club. ALBERT HAYES Al . . . head of the Neptune sguad at W. H. S. . . . a model Bob Hope . . . never let a dull moment live . . . a Casanova — Wea¬ ver ' s version. Swimming Team (Capt.). JOSEPH HERMAN Tall, dark, and hand¬ some . . . sports an ear to ear grin . . . mischievous dancing eyes . . . smooth dancer . . . perpetual¬ ly seen with his Ko¬ dak. Band; Clubs: Camera (Pres.), Chemistry (Treas.); Portal Photog¬ raphy Board; Swim¬ ming Team. JOHNNIE HEAD Johnnie . . . ringing giggle . . . chewing- gum fan . . . wears Egyptian bangs . . . has a bubbling and vi¬ vacious personality ... motion picture fan . . . number one wise- cracker . . . pleasant¬ ly commanding. MORTON HERMAN Mort ... a lady- killer, and how! . . . handsome and smooth . . . has many friends because of pleasing personality . . . flighty fun-loving and oh, so swell! Basketball Team. SAMUEL HELLERMAN Sam . . . straight¬ bodied, military stride . . . friendly ... al¬ ways ready with a bit of humor . . . proficient in both studies, espe¬ cial 1 y chem., and sports . . . practical joker —who can take it! French Club; Lookout Editorial Board; Quill and Scroll. STEDMAN HERMAN Steamboat ... a stalwart member of the football squad . . . a whiz in chemistry and history . . . well- liked . . . guiet . . . hopes to attend college . . . introduced humor in all of his classes. Football Team. 43 JOYCE HERSHKOVITZ Murky tresses and marvelous eyes . . . popular, pretty, poised . . . such vitality and k e e p- ' e m-o n-t ;h e-go- ability . . . always the lady . . . amuses and amazes . . . Joyce, genuinely grand. ELIZABETH HOPKINS Bets . . . twirls a tiny comb around some big golden locks . . . Weaver ' s blooming Pasteur . . . strictly a vegetable fiend at lunch . . . never a hello but always a hi! JOHN HIGGINS Jack . . . former Hart¬ ford High student . . . acquired many new friends . . . short stat¬ ure . . . restless na¬ ture . . . expects to travel . . . plays good football for outside ball club. MARVIN HORN Marv . . . has a smile as big as a cres¬ cent moon . . . well- liked and fun to be with . . . strictly a sports fan . . . doesn ' t care a wrap for any¬ thing in a skirt — teachers included . . . will make a million! LEATRICE HOFFMAN Lee . . . possesses a well - modulated speaking voice—when she speaks! . . . home loving and quiet . . . loves to collect unusu¬ al pictures . . . gentle nature and sweet dis¬ position. Chemistry Club. RUTH HOWELL Torchy . . . ' 42 ' s real flame . . . How well we know it! ... her freckles and fun make her one grand person . . . a Miss Fleming successor on the way. DOROTHY HOLLEMAN Hap . . . rather si¬ lent in her work but enjoys it . . . always busy and industrious . . . a real Southern belle . . . corresponds with many friends in other states . . . devot¬ ed companion. FRANCIS HUGHES Charlie . . . spark¬ ling eyes and freckles . . . often that 2 A. M. look ... a neat dres¬ ser . . . definite ath¬ letic ability . . . true friend . . . loyal rooter for his blessed Alma Mater. DONALD HOLTON Mike ... a power¬ house of wit . . . has that Emerald Island grin . . . one of the mob . . . longed for that 2:05 smoke from 8:30 on! . . . machine shop expert. JESSIE JACKSON Jess . . . the Colgate kid ... a class cut-up . . . dutch long hair¬ do .. . collects stamps as a hobby ... is a slick mixture of per¬ sonality and voice. ★ ★ ★ — WEAVER ★ ★ ★ 44 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ — PORTAL ’42 LEWIS JAIVEN Lew . . . deep-set blue eyes . . . dry witted . . . brilliant mental capacity . . . light and serious veins . . . poise of an an¬ cient feudal lord . . . delver into that mys¬ terious science of deep sea fishing. Clubs: Camera, Chem¬ istry, Latin. ELEANOR JOHNSON Ellie or Johnnie . . . tall, slender miss possessing a darling profile and vivacious smile . . . dependable, honest, and hard working . . . easy to converse with, yet shy¬ ly retiring. ELIZABETH JANKUS Tall figure and a pleasing attitude . . . lovely smile . . . hair in boyish bob . . . quiet . . . sometimes indulges in o u t d o or sports ... a book- lover . . . scientifically inclined ... a perfect peach. WALTER JOHNSON Walter . . . tall, slim, and a hapy smile . . . a watch-the-birdie man . . . intensely sports-minded a future aeronautical engineer . . . Keep ' em Flying, Walt . TATIANA JARLMKO Tessie ... a study in refinement . . . lis¬ som comeliness . . . always impeccably at¬ tired . . . passionately devoted to music and ballet . . . fiery tem¬ per! . . . gifted as an artist . . . sports a streak of silliness. Clubs: Art-Crafts, As¬ tronomy, Dramatic. LENORE JOSEPH A tall, charming young lady . . . dignied and stately . . . over¬ whelmed with outside activities . . . known to everyone as Joe . . . well-liked . . . makes friends easily . . . distinguished for her soft, dark hair. PEARL JENKINS Duchess . . . digni¬ fied and dainty . . . symbolic of loveliness . . . plenty of life and laughability ... a matin g-and-keeping friends instinct . . . lives up to her lovely name. ADDIE JOWERS Sweet - voiced, slim sportswoman . . . re¬ fined and lady-like . . . a priceless friend . . . long black hair and expressive eyes . . . leadership personified even to ambition, so¬ cial work. Choir; Leaders ' Corps; Girls ' Sports. EVELYN JENSEN Jen . . . short and blond, set off by spark¬ ling blue eyes ... a girl whose foolish pranks make her pop¬ ular ... a quiet but outstanding personali¬ ty. RICHARD JULIAN Dick . . . the world does not measure men by inches! . . . always snappy, always smil¬ ing . . . ambitious to work in defense in¬ dustry at Pratt and Whitney . . . musical¬ ly and athletically in¬ clined. Biology Club. pill 45 ROBERTA KAMINS Burt . . . sophisti¬ cated, sweet, and striking . . . impatient¬ ly alert . . . powerful attraction for male eyes . . . delightful ad¬ dition to any group . . . persevering in all her pursuits . . . one grand gal! Cheerleader; Clubs: Chemistry, Leaders ' Corps; Girls ' Sports; Lookout Business Board; Nominating Committee. SHIRLIE KAUFMAN Shirl . . . ambitious and conscientious . . . friendly and affable nature . . . had num¬ erous outside interests which she pursued dil¬ igently . . . twinkling eyes . . . engaging smile. Ingleside Club. STANLEY KANARE Stan . . . the little man who ' s always there ... a large ra¬ diant smile, chest high . . . a camera for his right eye . . . big bus¬ inessman . . . personi¬ fication of activity . . . wonderful friend. Portal Photographer. WILLIAM KAVANEK Bill . . . drawling voice . . . slender fig¬ ure . . . study a pas¬ time — why overdo it? ... at home en¬ gages in mock war campaigns with hand- built models . . . the army seems to be the next step. ARTHUR KATZ Art ... of Falstaff- ish countenance but quiet of humor . . . heavy lidded eyes of dreamy depths ... a slow, engaging drawl . . . ponderous soul . . . cheered by our beauties . . . oh, the envious males! Clubs: Chemistry, Dra¬ matic. , HENRY KAY Jovial Henry devil-may-care member of the Con¬ necticut State Naval Guard . . . likes to play football . . . think¬ ing of Navy as career. Football Team. BERNICE KAUFMAN Bunny . . . bright eyed . . . close- cropped, curly black hair . . . has a charm¬ ing giggle . . . holds an animated conversa¬ tion . . . never seen si¬ lent . . . plenty of pep and personality . . . loyal and hard work¬ ing. Dramatic Club; Look¬ out Editorial Board. THOMAS KEANE Tommy . . . Keane about hiking and model airplane build¬ ing, but Keane plus about a certain little junior lass! . . . joined us from H. P. H. S. . . . glad to have known you! MOLLIE KAUFMAN Mollie . . . whole¬ some outdoor girl . . . very curly hair and starry eyes . . . wind¬ blown beauty . . . one of Weaver ' s musicians . . . studious and sweet ... a fine per¬ son. Inter-High Orchestra. HENRY KEENEY Blond and energetic . . . collects stamps . . . an active scout and Hi-Y-er . . . spends spare time chasing butterflies . . . will take up bacteriology. ★ ★★ — WEAVER 46 ★ ★ ★ — ★ ★ ★ — PORTAL ' 4 2 ★ ★ ★ IRVING KELMAN Irv . . . slick dresser . . . possesses unusual¬ ly fine vocal talent . . . quite a killer with the fairer sex . . . suave and debonair . . . ex¬ cellent rhumba and conga dancer . . . ideal date. LAWRENCE KERBS Larry . . . easy-go¬ ing, good-natured chap . . . perpetual grin . . . newcomer who has readily adapted him¬ self to Weaver . . . loves all sports . . . has a host of friends . . . wanders with women! Teams: Cross Country, Track. ROSALIE KEYSER Roe ... a Vogue model in miniature . . . gay, irresistible, keen¬ ly alive . . . luxurious¬ ly lovely hair . . . ap¬ pealing dark eyes . . . sharp-witted and in¬ sistent . . . of course! . . . a radiant charmer, always in the lime¬ light. C. H. L. S.; Lookout Circulation Board. JOHN KILLEN John . . . his car¬ toons a real treat . . . willing to study when nothing better offers it¬ self . . . sincere . . . women, beware! . . . his friends are many, his foes, few. DAVID KINSLER Dave . . . jitterbug, and how! . . . philo¬ sophical thinker . . . watch those fingers fly over the keys! . . . adept in both photog¬ raphy and music . . . a swell fella . . . well-known and well- liked. Band; Clubs: Camera, Chemistry, Debating. EDITH KLEINMAN Edie . . . well- groomed blonde . . . luminous lamps de¬ scribe her big ex¬ pressive eyes . . . con¬ scientious student . . . interesting, live con¬ glomeration of what it takes. Latin Club. BARBARA KLINE Bobbe . . . Oh, the lady in red . . . yes, a real, live, carrot top . . . rare, good spirits . . . ready for anything . . . smart dresser . . . she strives to conquer! Business Club; Choir MELVIN KOSOVSKY Mel . . . tease by in¬ tention, and how! . . . considers life a serious prospect . . . hopes there ' ll be no disappointments ... a logical conclusioner . . . muses aloud . . . pals pronounce him tops. Clubs: Astronomy (Pres.), German. MYRON KOSTIN Mike ... a con¬ tagious grin . . . oh, such curly hair! . . . all the girls think he is cute! ... a recent ad¬ dition to Weaver . . . New York ' s loss is Weaver ' s gain. SHIRLEY KOSTIN Shirl . . . reserved . . . never out-spoken . . . likes to read . . . a sports fan at heart . . . conscientious in her work . . . carries on in silent determina¬ tion ... a nice per¬ son . . . surrounded by loyal pals. Ingleside Club. HHI 47 j ggigggg SYLVIA KOTOFSKY Sylvia” . . . immacu¬ late and methodical . . . appears quiet in school but outside! . . . collects snapshots . . . quick at repartee . . . will be the super secretary of some busi¬ ness tycoon. RICHARD KUPPER- STEIN Slender, handsome Koop . . . constant¬ ly surrounded . bevies of babes won by his wit or gangs of guys allured by his jokes ... a Weaver smoothie . . . strict¬ ly a leader. Band; Clubs: Astrono¬ my, Biology, Chemis¬ try; Teams: Golf, Track; Portal Board; Histor¬ ian. MIRIAM KRAUSKOPF Those tantalizing eyes, that Betty Grable fig¬ ure, Brenda Frazier ' s social whirl, a little of Einstein ' s brains . . . Yum! Ain ' t we got somethin ' here! . . . Mim ' s phone is No. 2-5801. Clubs: Chemistry, Lat¬ in; Cheerleader; Girls ' Sports; Honor Society. ELEANOR LABB Ellie displaying that sleek black hair . . . a really smooth dress¬ er ... an absolute swing record fiend . . . appointment in the future with Miss Labb, dental department. RUTH KRONENBERG Ruth . . . pearly Ipana teeth . . . flash¬ ing black hair . . . ever smiling . . . def¬ initely Spanish type . . . a dancer to the nth degree . . . lots of friends. Latin Club. EUGENE LA FLEUR Gene . . . the enthus¬ iastic, fiery French¬ man . . . oh, mais oui! . . . likes to ex¬ pound his cherished theories . . . rather in¬ tolerant of females . . . has a musical giggle . . . a business-before- pleasure young man. Clubs: C h e m i s t r y, French (Pres.); Honor Society. ESMOND KRONICK Ezzie . . . respected for being a gentleman in the true sense of the word . . . his fair judgment and good nature are unparal¬ leled . . . staunch ath¬ letic fan . . . an asset to any group. JUDITH LAPUK Judy . . . wonderful pianist . . . enthusias¬ tically acclaimed for trim figure and blue eyes . . . indulges in tennis and ice-skating . . . not bashful but just thoughtful . . . swell to know. Honor Society. ALFRED KROOPNECK Al ... an 8:40 boy! . . . works from 2:05 on . . . believes loaf¬ ing is half the fun in life . . . a prominent addition to any basket¬ ball team . . . has an eye like an eagle . . . good guy. Commercial Club. JOHN LA ROCQUE Jack Spratt could eat no fat . ,. . depend¬ able . . . really ma¬ ture! . . . slyly hu¬ morous ... an avid photography fan . . . one of that elite pro¬ jection gang . . . ex¬ cellent taste in fe¬ males! Clubs: Camera, Chem¬ istry; Portal Photog¬ raphy Board; Projec¬ tion Squad; Track Team; President. ★ ★ ★ — WEAVER ★ ★ ★ — 48 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ PORTAL ‘42 FLORENCE LASSOFF Faye ... a favorite with those who know her . . . athletically and socially minded . . . so cheerful, gay, and happy ... as con¬ stant as the northern star . . . ping pong- ster. Clubs: Biology, French, Latin; Honor Society. LEWIS LEVIN Lew . . . slow win¬ ning grin . . . variety ' s the very spice of life . . . dabbles in both sides of the radio— inside and out . . . up¬ standing and firm. Clubs: Chemistry, Radio. SAUL LASSOFF Sol ... a rabid swing maniac . thrives on Goodman and Basie . . . regards his years at Weaver as tops . . . will find employment after grad¬ uation. Clubs: Biology, French, German. NORMAN LEVIN Sense of humor but dudk if you see it coming . . . musician and scout . . . Daniel Boone when it comes to camping . . . hard worker and a super swell guy. Band; Clubs: Astrono¬ my, Biology, Chemis¬ try, Latin. CLIFFORD LAWSON Bud . . . athletic type with smooth curly hair . . . attracted by opposite sex and vice versa . . . everybody ' s pal . . . has a singing voice like a chicken without a head. S IDNEY LEVIN Sid ... a tall, mighty Hercules . . . quiet and good-heart¬ ed ... an ardent fish¬ erman and bowler . . . slow ambling gait . . . always in that blue vehicle . . . what ' s your hurry? WILLIAM LAZENBY Known as Chink to friends . . . tall and speedy . . . truly a handsome Dan ... a model airplane en¬ thusiast . . . chief in¬ terest is all kinds of sports. Track Team. EVELYN LEVINE Ev . . . enormous dimples . . . soft, curly brown tresses . . . sparkling brown eyes . . . added up,—a lass who charms with her warm endearing smile . . . one of those re¬ port-card worriers too! Clubs: Chemistry, In- gleside; Honor Society. WILLIAM LEAHY Bill . . . possesses a grand sense of hu¬ mor hidden by a thoughtful and guiet exterior ... a real witty fella . . . de¬ lightful drawl and shy grin . . . intelligent and mischievous. Astronomy Club. LAWRENCE LEVINE Laurie ... a tennis player of the first water — manages to keep one eye open for les femmes ... a superb mathematical mind ... a swell guy with the right ideas . . . bound to succeed. Clubs: German, Debat¬ ing, Biology; Tennis Team. 49 MARTIN LEVINE Fluffy ... a well- upholstered lad . . . crinkled blond hair . . . possessor of a devilish sense of h umor . . . spirited and loquacious . . . effer¬ vescent personality . . . builds model airplanes as a hobby. Astronomy Club. HAROLD LIEBER Harold ... a quiet reserved fellow . . . follows the President ' s hobby—stamp collect¬ ing . . . will design Hartford ' s future sky¬ scrapers . . . maker of everlasting friend¬ ships. Clubs: Astronomy, Bi¬ ology. MIRIAM LEVINE Mickie . . . one of Weaver ' s glitter girls . . . swims better than a fish . . . the reason males wail This Love of Mine . . . wears clothes like a duchess. BENJAMIN LIEBER- MAN Zeke . . . once back¬ wards when it came to women—ah! but now! . . . music still first real love ... an authority on hot discs . . . often chews the licorice stick at local hops . . . clever and fun loving. Band; Clubs: German, Latin; Inter-High Or¬ chestra; Orchestra. PEARL LEVINE Princess . . . fair as the day and sweet as May ... a quiet lass whom none can hate . . . at dances a social success . . . music and an athlete occupy her spare time ... a pros¬ pective dental hygien¬ ist. Chemistry Club. NEAL LITWIN Lit . . . tall, dark, and—(aw, you know) . . . laughing brown eyes . , . bang up wit . . . the dry sort of humorist . . . fourth dimension fiend . . hates long hikes . . . you capitalist, you! Clubs: Astronomy, Avi¬ ation, Camera. ARTHUR LEWIS Art, our King Size comrade—noted for his democratic views and mercuric speed on the cinders . . . women like his manner ... a Thespian of note . . . born a leader of men. Clubs: Biology, Cam¬ era, Debating, Drama¬ tic; Cheerleader; Mat¬ inee Dance Commit¬ tee; Track; A. A. (Sec.); Orator. ATTELEO LOMBARDO Joe . . . possesses a Herculean physique . . . reserved yet cor¬ dial manner school did not in¬ trigue him broad smile and twink¬ ling eyes . . . hearty laugh. HELEN LEWONUCK Helen ... a blonde with a business head! . . . forget-me-not blue eyes . . . flaxen locks . . . strong, capable nature . . . quiet, re¬ fined manners . . . sketches for relaxation. Choir; Clubs: Astrono¬ my, Ingleside. BETTY LOPEZ Betty ... a charm¬ ing bit of loveliness . . . soft, friendly eyes . . . subdued, gentle voice . . . constantly seeks out best books . . . ap¬ preciative ... a face that artists want to paint. Clubs: Biology (Treas.), Camera; Girls ' League (Sec.); Honor Society; Lookout Business Board; Portal Board. ★ — WEAVER ★ ★ — 50 ★ ★ ★ — PORTAL ’42 ★ ★ ★ RICHARD LORBER Dick ... a dynamo of scientific energy . . . a stalwart debater . . . possesses a roaring sense of humor ... in¬ clined to favor liberal views . . . broad-mind¬ ed boy with athletic ability ... a good egg. Clubs: Chemistry, Bi¬ ology, Debating; Jr. Usher; Portal Business Board. HELEN MacDONALD Mac . . . short ' n sweet . . . blonde Bundle from Britain . . . racquet girl . . . lambent loquacity . . . as Scotch as heather . . . emits charm . . . has an attentive air. MARION LOWRY Tarzan . . . one of 42 ' s real bareback rid¬ ers . . . interests lie in natural things! . . . possessor of some shiny locks that really wave . . . plans include a future in the business world. CYNTHIA MacGRATH Cyn . . . musically- minded — both sweet and swing! . . . phono¬ graph fiend . . . girls ' sports queen . . . never worries . . . livewire . . . grand gal . . . keeps herself and her pals happy ... a fu¬ ture secretary. Leaders ' Corps. MILTON LUBIN Mickey . . . still waters runneth deep . . . quieter than a mouse ... a practical thinker . . . confides in a few trusted com¬ panions ... a great sports fan . . . collects stamps of all countries. Chemistry Club. BETTY MACK Boots . . . has a sweet smile ... as alert as a fawn . . . has plenty of energy . . . dashes around the building . . . interests are in the business field. LURANA LURK Banny . . . golden personality . . . has a kind of inner glow . . . sparkles with fresh¬ ness . . . her blue eyes add another link to her chain of loveliness . . . gay, vivacious, and beautiful. Cheerleader; Clubs: Bi¬ ology, C. H. L. S. BARBARA MacLACHLAN Bobby ... a little Scotch but you would never know it . . . in¬ terests vary from Henry to homework! . . . a datable deb . . . intends to do a little business. THELMA LUTIN Thelma . . . winning young lady . . . quiet refined temperament . . long glamour tresses . . . looks like a Mademoiselle fashion plate . . . hot platter collector . . . swims when it ' s hot . . . skates when it ' s cold. Clubs: Astronomy, Bi¬ ology. NEIL MACY Bud . . . his only la¬ bor was to kill time . . . in spite of this, a good record is his . . . ath¬ letically - minded . . . Weaver enthusiast . . . appreciated faculty! Chess Club. 51 mmi SELMA MAG Semie . . . trim, pe¬ tite Spartan with soft brown eyes ... so ' ' simple and sweet, yet capable, too . . . wonderful depth of character . . . intense¬ ly loyal . . . certainly can take it and ' s got what it takes! Clubs: Camera, C.H. L.S., Latin, (Sec.); Lead¬ ers ' Corps; Lookout Business Manager; Honor Society. SAMUEL MALONE Youngster ... sports lubricate the body and the mind . . . he ' s hap¬ py, he ' s merry, in foot¬ ball, he ' s wary ... a loyal fellow ... a good friend . . . this life ' s most jolly. Football Team. MARIE MAGISTRI Marie . . . petite, with hair that didn ' t leave the Gold Standard . . . loads of that likeable- ness stuff . . . all-out Weaver football fan . . . egually rabid about other sports . . . gay, good scout. Clubs: Camera, Chem¬ istry, Ingleside. WINIFRED MANNING Wynne . . . stun¬ ning figure . . . makes many a male head turn . . . fond of a good time . . . all-around sportswoman . . . danc¬ ing and ice-skating oc¬ cupy her time. MILLICENT MAGUIRE Millie . . . Weaver ' s Blond Beauty — and how! . . . draws pic¬ tures and dates . . . fashion designing a famous fad . . . ;lkj her future battlecry . . . Take a letter. Miss Maguire. Business Club. ANGELO MARALDI Mike . . . loves the liberty of free speech . . . and employs it fully . . . rabid sports enthusiast . . . can ' t fool him about the rules . . . diligent work¬ er. RUTH MAINES Ruthie . . . possesses an outstanding quality of initiative . . . tall, graceful miss astounds teachers with detailed information . . . admired by new and old friends ... a flash of warm sincerity in every smile. Clubs: Biology, Chem¬ istry; Honor Society; Portal Board. ESTHER MARCHUCK Chuck . . . tall and slender miss ... a wearer of striking out¬ fits ... a study in sub¬ dued sophistication . . . has a million ideas and a fund of energy. Choir; Glee Club. ARNOLD MAISLEN Am . . . scientist, scholar, philosopher, and friend ... a chem¬ istry - and- quips-combin- er . . . marvelous per¬ ception . . . sensitively aware ... a sparkling boyish streak that ' s re¬ freshing . . . the amaz¬ ing Mr. Maislen. A Cappella; Choir; Clubs: Chemistry, Glee, Latin (Censor); Honor Society; Jr. Prom Com¬ mittee; Jr. Usher; Or¬ chestra; Portal Board. ELI MARGOLIN Eli ... a happy me¬ dium of seriousness and boyish wiles . . . bombastic on occasions . . . a generous smile and stride ... a throaty laugh ... at home among intellectuals . . . never daunted . . . Jawohl! Choir; Honor Society, (Pres.); Jr. Usher; Latin Club; Lookout News Editor; Portal Board; Quill and Scroll. ★ ★ ★ — WEAVER ★ ★ ★ — 52 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ — PORTAL ’42 MORRIS MARGOLIS Maish ... a member of the 8:31 club . . . athletically inclined as shown by his prowess at basketball, baseball, football, and swimming . . . quiet and unassum¬ ing . . . tried not to let his studies worry him. THOMAS MATERA Tommy ' ' . . . the little man who ' s always there . . . dark com¬ plexion . . . flashing eyes . . . brilliant smile . . . sometimes a wee bit shy, but he ' s no woman hater! Easketball and Football Manager. ELAINE MARTIN Elaine . . . short and sweet . . . vivacious blonde . . . blue eyes dance in an ever- pleasant face ... a lasting smile and a sparkling personality make her well-liked . . . wonderful dancer! Leaders ' Corps. JOSEPH MATTEIS His whole life centers about music . . . not¬ able clarinet and saxo¬ phone player . . . will take part in any po¬ litical argument . . . sober face expressions . . . noticeable and notable hands. JAMES MARTIN Bull . . . tall and broad-shouldered . . . straight black hair to contrast the pearly teeth . . . shy but only in the classrooms . . . school— boring. HENRY MAZZEI Henrietta ... an elastic personality that covers ground . . . am¬ bitious for anything in¬ teresting . . . average in stature but possessor of gigantic interests and enthusiasms . . . □ cross-section of Benny and Lahr . . . welcome toujours. ANN MARTINELLI Plenty of personality . . . vivacious . . . brainy . . . dancing and skating are her inter¬ ests . . . taking pictures of novel things, a hobby ... a future of¬ fice-worker . . . loyal and sincere friend. ELIZABETH McCALL Betty . . . long wavy blonde tresses . . . ex¬ tremely friendly ... a record collector ... all medical work has her interest . . . ardent equestrienne and ten¬ pin toppler ... a fu¬ ture nurse. BENJAMIN MATASSA Ben . . . his recita¬ tions remind one of Quebec, founded on a high bluff! ... a steady worker outside of school ... a future air¬ plane master mechanic . . . happy - go - lucky . . . nicest sort of guy! jeanne McCarthy Mac . . . always groomed to perfection . . . amiable . . . crisp and immaculate as por¬ celain . . . always dressed in the smartest fashion . . . both pretty and chic . . . never un¬ decided ... a perfec¬ tionist about details. Girls ' League, (Sec.). 53 HOWARD McCORMACK Perpetual state of piti¬ ful woe . . . finds hu¬ mor in the most morbid things . . . robe of slap-happiness cov¬ ers inner intelligence unconventional type. German Club; Honor Society; Jr. Usher. THOMAS McNALLY Tommy . . . with a hearty laugh and a Hi-Yo women, that ' s Tom . . . stocky and tall ... a pleasant guy to be with . . . For he ' s a jolly good fel¬ low.” Teams: Football, Swim¬ ming. jean McDonald Mac . . . Jeannie with the light blonde hair . . . bubbling over with energy . . .al¬ ways hustling . . . re¬ liable, able, and indus¬ trious . . . pretty, poised, and personable. Clubs: Biology; Lead¬ ers ' Corps. EDWARD MELLEY Eddie ... a snub¬ nosed lad with the mellow Melley voice . . . a devilish glint in guileless eyes . . . oozes with talent and likeability . . . healthy- headed and trusting ... a he ' ll-sweep-you- off-your-feeter. Choir; Clubs: German, Glee. DOROTHY McGINN Dot” . . . debby look¬ ing . . . smooth figure . . . a relatively new member of Weaver, but not unknown . . . good gossiper . . . loves the life of Riley . . . should have been the drum-majorette instead of just one of the band! Band; Girls ' Sports. SHIRLEY MELLMAN Quiet attentive kind of girl . . . movie enthus¬ iast . . . likes to mingle . . . belongs to many outside clubs ... al¬ ways a reliable friend. Choir; Clubs: Biology, Chemistry. DOROTHY McKENZIE Dot . . . picture pro¬ moter . . . entrancing combination of ebulli¬ tion and efficiency . . . Silence is Golden . . . always has a smile in the offing ... a busi¬ ness position for her. MARCELINO MENDES Muzzy . . . noncha¬ lantly humorous . . . quiet and amicable . . . hard worker . . . foot¬ ball and baseball lover . . . demerit collector extraordinary. Football Squad. LILLIAN McKEOUGH Lily ... a lily girl . . . thin pale face . . . silent person . . . truly conscientious worker . . . participator in many church activities . . . has won loads of friends at Weaver . . . business will be her career. CHARLES MERLET Chuck . . . admired for his good acting, school loyalty, and swell sportsmanship . . . his fetching profile wreaks disaster on feminine hearts . . . an accomplished golfer . . . a flawless friend. Clubs: Dramatic, Debat¬ ing; Honor Society; Portal Board. ★ ★★ — WEAVER ★★★ 54 ★ ★ ★ PORTAL 42 ★ ★ ★ FLORENCE MILLER Flo . . . the sweet¬ heart of Weaver High . . . cute with a lovely complexion and dim¬ pled cheeks ... a de¬ lightful conversational¬ ist ... a glowing per¬ sonality and an ever¬ present smile . . . one of the genuinely sweet. Clubs: Biology; French. WALTER MILLER Walt . . . tree-bark brown, wavy hair . . . flashing blue eyes . . . ever-present smile and a gag . . . serious- minded, however, about studies . . . base¬ ball super fan . . . good luck, Walt. LEON MILLROD Slim . . . bashful to the extremity yet a friend-winning attitude . . . likes all sports and indulges actively in them . . . his school work was often left for the last! ROSLYN MILLSTEIN Ros ... an ambitious miss . . . varied ac¬ tivities include the sav¬ ing of letters and post¬ cards, work, and sor¬ ority ... a future child psychologist . . . able to stand up to the best of them. Ingleside Club. JACK MISHKIN Jack . . . might be a quiz kid but he has a voice that almost reaches China in depths . . . dark-com¬ plexioned with straight hair ... a big help to him is his willingness to work . . . the total— a swell kid. Astronomy Club. DOROTHY MONAHAN Dutchy ... a set of smiling Irish eyes ... a big laugh for every one . . . plays basketball for a girls ' team . . . her interests went beyond her school work. NICHOLAS MONTANO Blackie . . . lover of the beautiful, femmes included . . . delights in relating windy stories ... an outdoor man ... no books for him . . . keenly en¬ thusiastic ... a heap of fun. Biology Club. EVERETT MONTGOMERY Monty ... a loyal friend, a good fellow . . . his prowess in the running line won ac¬ claim . . . member of the only Weaver team to win a state cham¬ pionship — the cross¬ country squad 1940. Choir; Glee Club; Jr. Prom Committee; State Champion Cross-Coun¬ try Team; Track Team. CELIA MORELAND She” . . . Hail to thee, blithe spirit . . . livewire ... a fan of the light fantastic . . . contagious chuckle . . . great school loyalty . . . gay countenance . . future coiffure creator. Choir. MARGARET MORGAN Margo . . . rather tall . . . piquant smile . . . gay countenance cam¬ ouflages serious nature . . . lively conversa¬ tionalist . . . extremely enjoyable and enter¬ taining ... no grind . . . dancing devotee . . . an office job for her. i 55 CLAIRE MOSES Claire . . exotic as an orchid . . . sets us all agog . . . alive to the fingertips ... an honor student in glamor tech¬ nique . . . laughs heart¬ ily and long . . . cap¬ tivating, especially on skates. Cheerleader. ROBERT NICHOLS Nick . . . one of our broader, blonder, and more silent men ... an ardent baseball player of decided ability . . . always has everything under control. AGNES MURPHY Weaver ' s S.S.S. girl— smooth, sophisticated, and streamlined . . . wondrously soft golden hair . . . athletically tops and socially high¬ er .. . swell company . . . dynamic, living personality. Leaders ' Corps; Girls ' S p o r ts ; Nominating Committee. DOROTHY NORDSTROM Dot . . . four dream alarm . . . autograph addict . . . pep - and personality plus . . . smile that ' s beguiling . . . an amicable nature . . . always in a hurry . . . ooh—did you hear that? ANNE NARGI Ann . . . jubilant jiver . . . blazing burnished locks . . . appears shy—to those who don ' t know her! . . . bowling is right up her alley . . . admired for her enthusiastic in¬ terest in everything. Ingleside Club. MADELINE O ' BRIEN Mady ... an out¬ standing personage . . . a contagious personal¬ ity . . . conversation never lacking ... a true friend to those who know her . . . never forgetful of studies. Ingleside Club; Look¬ out Business Board. CYNTHIA NASHNER Cyn . . . one of the hi-de-ho fans . . . myriads of hot swing records ... a square from Delaware . . . really in the groove . . . always well-dated. Choir. SHELIA O ' BRIEN Shelia . . . sparkling and full of fun ... a Coleen from the Em¬ erald Isle . . . has de¬ cided opinions and is not averse to defending them . . . tennis her hobby. BARBARA NEWTON Bobbie ... as gra¬ cious as a princess . . . engaging personality . . . angelic face . . . sweet disposition . . . often cuts the ice at Keney . . . horseback riding enthusiast . . . headed for business field. JOHN O ' CONNOR Oke ... no better friend to be found . . . truly intelligent fellow . . . his school tasks were left for the bell period . . . soortsman. ★ ★ ★ — WEAVER ★★★ 56 . ★ ★ ★ — PORTAL 42 ★ ★ ★ CLIFFORD O ' LOUGHLIN Bud” . . . quiet fellow . . . no slouch with the weaker sex . . . build¬ er of model-craft . . . future draftsman or aviator . . . athletically built . . . enjoyed his days at Weaver. JEANNETTE OVITT Jannie ... a win¬ some miss . . . the Green Mountain State ' s welcome gift to Weav¬ er .. . extremely soft and pleasant voice . . . physiology shark . . . devoted to dancing. LESTER PAHUSKIN Les ... of the rose- colored cheeks . . . cheery smile and friendly hello . . . bud¬ ding business man . . . enterprising mind . . . regular fellow and a true sportsman. Astronomy Club. ANGELO PARANDES Andy ... a Colum¬ bus of Long Island Sound! . . . Drafting, especially the ladies, a favorite pastime . . . his dark, wavy hair— O! . . . a future execu¬ tive for Pratt Whit¬ ney. EDITH PASQUARETTA Edie ... a quiet little miss . . . sugar and spice and all that ' s nice . . . hopes to enter the business field . . . liked by those who know her. ARDEN PASSARO Dondo . . . size 92 . . . one of the sturdy rocks on our football team . . . curly hair . . . always smiling . . . as kind as he is large . . . boy! how girls fall for him. Football Team. JOYCE PASTERNACK Joy . . . charming and winsome manner . . . her husky voice lends enchantment to her diminutive dainti¬ ness . . . happy-go- lucky, but serious at the right moments. Business Club. ROBERT PASTERNACK Pasty ... a man of many sports . . . first class hacker on the golf links . . . plays a good brand of baseball . . . rather shy with the girls but manages to keep busy at any rate. Projection Squad. PHYLLIS PEARL Phyl . . . much mirth and no madness . . . all good and no bad¬ ness ... a fan of Miller ' s, Dorsey ' s, and Garfield ' s . . . delight¬ ful chuckle . . . devas¬ tating eyes. Clubs: Chemistry, French; Jr. Prom Com¬ mittee. MARIE PENSIERO Marie . . . the budding artist . . . extraordinar¬ ily quiet air ... at peace with the world . . . does her work un¬ obtrusively but well . . . indulges in the more strenuous outdoor sports . . . signs of a much concealed char¬ acter. 57 RUSSELL PERRONE Russy . . . speaks un- hesitantly, continually, and convincingly . . . good companion . . . he ' s a good guy . . . athletics his first love . . . life ' s all play any¬ how! ROSE PIZZOLI Rose . . . quiet but oh, so attractive! . . . a cheery smile and well-kept hair . . . sweet, capable, grand gal . . . studies are no problem . . . smooth dresser. Cl ubs: Biology, Busi ness; Honor Society. CLARENCE PERRY So full of energy that he ' s Sparkie ... a virtual cowboy . . . not of the drugstore variety either . . . partakes of the many arts of foot¬ ball and swimming . . . shy humorist. Chemistry Club. MARVIN PLATT A gratifying total of wonders . . . humor¬ ist, satirist, philosopher, tease . . . impressive of mind and muscle . . . tousled hair and ringing voice . . . un- predictably depressed or gayly devil-may-care . . . Marv, subtle and swell. Clubs: Biology, Ger¬ man, Latin. PHILIP PERRY A most quiet young man, Phil —in school! . . . forever building some sort of flying crate . . . plans to enter some phase of military aviation. HELEN POIROT Helen ... a spontan¬ eous laugh . . . heart¬ ily welcomed . . . vi¬ vacity that ' s Fr-r-ench . . . a Jack-of-all-sports . . . a real trouper, a rare girl ... a see-it- through-er . . . peachy Poirot. ROSALYN PERSKY Rozzie . . . deep, blue eyes . . . lusciously long lashes ... an ath¬ letics enthusiast but dainty and effeminate . . . so? ... a con¬ tinual chuckler . . . among other assets, gay, charming, alive. Choir. RUTH POLINSKY Ruth . . a petite, indus¬ trious, and capable worker . . . many out¬ side activities interest her . . . energetic and reliable . . . enjoyed t h e friendliness o f Weaver. ELENA PICCOLO As gentle and welcome as soft rain . . . deli¬ cate features ... a smile that ' s genuine, congenial . . . modu¬ lated, musical intona¬ tions . . . loses herself in a good book ... a pretty brown head of grey matter. Clubs: Biology, French. MARVIN POLLACK Marv . . . the artiste and a good one at that . . . thin, wiry guy . . . a certain way with the women . . . laugh¬ ing green eyes ... a big tease! Clubs: Art-Crafts, As¬ tronomy. ★ ★ — WEAVER ★★★ 58 ★ ★ ★ — PORTAL ’4 2 ★ ★ ★ DOROTHY POSNER Intelligent conversation¬ alist . . . hobbies have intellectual phases . . . follower of the Muse Calliope . . . extremely fascinated by sym¬ phonic music . . known as a pretty swell kid. Eiology Club; Choir. SHIRLIE RAVISH Babs . . . newcomer to our classrooms . . . delightful Bostonian ac¬ cent . . . beaming smile often in evidence . . . admired for her astounding enthusiasm . . . goes in for bowling and roller skating . . . a would-be Florence Nightingale. MARGARET PREMO Peg . . . usually seen in the center of a group . . . lively and alert . . . charming and tal¬ ented actress . . . avid¬ ly interested in dra¬ matics . . . winsome ways. ALYCE RECHTSCHAFER Al . . . nice things come in small pack¬ ages . . . serene and sensible . . . musically- inclined . . . possesses a quiet charm and de¬ lightful personality . . . has a pleasing voice and a cheerful smile. Business Club; Lookout Eusiness Board. ADELE PURZYCKI Adele . . . lovely to look at—delightful to know! . . . magical dancing feet . . . long blonde tresses, sur¬ rounding a very pi¬ quant face . . . lithe and graceful form . . . quietly well-mannered. ALBERT REGISTER Al ... a pleasant smile that lifts you out of the dumps . . . all- around man on the sports field . . . out¬ standing on basketball floor . . . quietly fun- loving. Astronomy Club; Teams; Baseball, Bas¬ ketball, Cross-Country, Track. MARIETTA RANDAZZO Marietta . . . with those snappy eyes, peaches and cream complexion, and shiny long tresses . . . do you blame the men? . . . schoolwide fame for her sewing arts. CAROLYN RENK Carol . . . numerous friends ' cause she ' s a grand sport . . . light¬ haired and blue-eyed prettiness . . . intent in her desire to become an army nurse . . . tickles the keys for amusement. Lookout Circulation Board. NATALIE RATNER Neddie . . . tousled head and orderly brain . . . relishes a dainty bit of humor . . . reserved, but friendly and eager . . . a smile that thaws through anything . . . Cicero ' s supporter . . . soft, gentle eyes . . , gee! Clubs: Biology, Chem¬ istry, Dramatic, Latin; Honor Society. ROBERT REYNOLDS Bob ... of the beam¬ ing smile . . . lover of music — not to mention photography . . . plans a civil service career for the years to come. 59 MAE RIVKIN Mazie . . , sweetly charming and gracious¬ ly poised . . . soft voiced cuteness ... as popular as ice cream . . . friendly intelligence . . . a famous rosy blush ... no pokerpuss is Mae . . . what ' s new? Clubs: Camera, Chem¬ istry, C.H.L.S., Latin (Pres. Treas.); Honor Society; Portal Board; Nominating Committee. IRVING ROCK Itz . . . shy grin . . . walking encyclopedia on any subject . . . sincere friend . . . stinging punster . . . woman shy . . . plays with photography . . . continually assisted ac¬ quaintances. Clubs: Biology, Camera (Pres.), Dramatic; Hon¬ or Society; Jr. Usher; Portal Board; Track Squad. EDNA ROBERTS Eddie ... a fun-lov¬ ing prankster . . . ex¬ tremely popular with her pals . . . master of the keys . . . peppy, energetic, and lively . . . flashing smile. ERMINIA ROLANDO Duley . . . good-na tured disposition back¬ ed by extreme friendli¬ ness . . . blond hair, blue eyes, and fair coloring . . . her chief desire is to become a good bookkeeper. Business Club. RICHARD ROBINSON Dick ... a lazy lover of the life he leads . . . always ready with a spasm sender wise¬ crack ... he worked hard when he did . . . a budding Casanova . . . D ' yuh ever hear the one about? Biology Club. DOROTHY ROOT Dotty . . . fancy free . . . diligent student . . . great favorite with those who know her . . . numismatist (coin col¬ lector, to you) . . . her stature tall, her indivi¬ duality refreshing. EDA ROBUCCI Eda . . . charming, sweet, and refreshing to know . . . possesses keen insight on human nature . . . dark, short, and active . . . adds interest to any group. ELAINE ROSE Lanie . . . vividly alive from her laugh¬ ing eyes to her danc¬ ing feet . . . possesses a matchless wit . . . human and ever-sym- pathetic ... a treasure trove of fun and ex¬ citement. Cheerleader; Clubs: Bi¬ ology, Camera, Latin (Treas.); Lookout Circu¬ lation Manager; Girls ' Sports. TERESA ROCCONELLA Teddy . . . one of Weaver ' s glamour girls . . . dark-haired, attractive features and a striking figure . . . delights in song, dance, and men . . . fascinat¬ ing and bewitching smile. LEO ROSEN Some call him Red , but his teachers called him down! . . . member of the Boy Scouts . . . ambitious artist - to - be . . . perpetual chatterer . . . witty, and how! Art-Crafts Club. — WEAVER 60 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ — PORTAL ’4 2 ALLEN ROSENBERG Al ... a realist with a gift for humor . . . black, curly hair . . . keen, questioning eyes . . . provokingly skepti¬ cal . . . immovable in his beliefs ... an answer - for-every-prob- lemer . . . witty, wise, and warm-hearted. Choir; Cross - Country; Clubs: Biology, Chem istry, Dramatic, Latin. SEYMOUR ROTHSTEIN Fat ... a smile for all . . . an accomplish¬ ed dancer . . . has set many a heart on fire and that is no wonder! . . . planning to be an ace window trimmer— will undoubtedly suc¬ ceed . . . good athlete. Chairman Reception Committee. GEORGE ROSENBLITT Blitz . . . brown- haired, of skeptical eyebrow . . . relaxes with formulas, solu¬ tions . . . bookshop haunter ... a many- sided nature of deter¬ mination, geniality, un¬ derstanding . . . keen to sense life ' s lighter side . . . well, how d ' y—! Clubs: Biology (Pres.); Latin; Radio; Lookout, Editor-in-Chief; Quill and Scroll. SHIRLEY ROZINSKY Shirl . . . the gal with the ooh! so curly black hair . . . fairer than fair complexion . . . the classical music- lover type . . . talented housekeeper (hear! hear! you males—) . . . but, plans a college career. Clubs: Biology, Chem¬ istry. ALVIN ROSENTHAL Full of latent powers . . . a sleeper . . . his one developed hobby is reading . . . like many of us he ' s unde¬ cided about future . . good luck, Al . MINNA ROZINSKY Mi ... as different as her tilted nose! . . . fertile brain . . . mis¬ chievous laughter . . . a great hand at teas¬ ing . . . collects all kinds of odd spoons . . . anticipates art school for the heck of it! Art-Crafts Club. ESTHER ROSKER Esther . . . sincere in her efforts for self-im¬ provement . . . abound¬ ing with friendliness and willingness ... a cooperative girl who possesses a keen mind . . . petite but never overlooked. Chemistry Club. JUNE RUBENSTEIN June ... a little girl with a neat figure . . . high-pitched voice . . . has the cutest line . . . romance-language major . . . plans to be a dietitian. Chemistry Club. FRANCIS ROSSI Frank . . . draws, dates, and Duchins the keys a bit . . . plans to do a little drafting soon at Hill- yer . . . hope you draw something nice! SYLVIA RUBENSTEIN Sybil ... a college rooter . . . velvety com¬ plexion . . . full, clear voice . . . laughs de¬ lightfully . . . dances, sings, makes friends . . . irresistibly likeable . . . well, no! . . . gay and pleasing personal¬ ity. 61 SHERI RUBIN Sheri . . . possesses exotic charm . . . sparkling personality . . . coal black hair . . . baby face . . . one of our mermaids . . . ex¬ pert on latest fashions . . . a dancing darling. Choir; Glee Club. NORMA SAFFIR Norm” . . . peaches and cream complexion . . . beautifully-groomed jet-black hair ... al¬ ways something to say . . . souvenir saver . . . easy-going, gracious manner . . . aspires to become a dental hy¬ gienist. Chemistry Club. TULLIO RUSSO Red ... a smile sur¬ rounded by a pleasing, freckled face . . . hap¬ py - go - lucky about homework . . . main outside interest, sports of all kinds ... at¬ tractive male animal.” ESTHER SALES Sporty . . . dresses like the typical college girl ... a very sweet lass . . . one of the 8:29 gang . . . quiet in school . . . shines on the dance floor . . . her hobby — meeting new boys! Choir. HARVEY SABOL Lanky, loose-jointed, and linguistical . . . leans toward the girls but hasn ' t fallen yet . . . secondary interest is sports ... a staunch upholder of the Green and White. Choir. EZRA SAUL Uncle Ezra . . . straight from Rosedale . . . very conscientious . . . dynamo of energy . . . enthusiastic scout . . . lord high master of the print shop . . . intends to be a saw¬ bones. Clubs: Debating, Ger¬ man (Treas.); Honor So¬ ciety. ALAN SACK A beacon of light in a world of darkness . . . a happy person . . . carefree ways . . . one of our good basketball players . . . will give a friend his last dime with a smile. Basketball Squad. IRENE SCAVETTA Irene ... all friendli¬ ness and warmth . . . prompt and capable sweetness genuinely personified . . . inter¬ esting, well-liked, sym¬ pathetic ... a well- appreciated asset in our midst. STANLEY SACK Handsome redhead . . . sleek, smooth dresser . . . Slapsy gets around . . . lover of wine and women and sports ... an excellent dancer ... a delightful laugh . . . explosive. Squads; Basketball, Baseball. DAVIDA SCHATZ Deeda . . . strong, brilliant mind . . . logic and imagination com¬ bined . . . eyes of un¬ fathomable blue depths . . . orator, scholar, tempered with a dash of girlish ingenuity . . . intensely human. Clubs: Camera (Sec.), C. H.L.S., Girls ' League (V i c e - P r e s.), Latin (Pres.), Leaders ' Corps; D. A.R. Representative; Honor Society; Nomi¬ nating Committee; Por¬ tal Board, Editor; Amer. Legion Oratorical Con¬ test; Salutatorian. ★ ★★ — WEAVER ★★★ — 62 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ PORTAL ' 42 BEATRICE SCHNEIDER Bea . . . charming and gracious . . . un¬ disputed number one glamour girl . . . re¬ sponsible for many crosses in Cupid ' s graveyard . . . long satiny hair . . . tall and willow-slim ... as a model, she ' s a nat¬ ural. Art-Crafts Club. WILLIAM SCOTT Scotty ... of the swift grin . . . goes she-ing-er- skiing every winter . . . not only a Hi-Y-er but also a De Molay-er . . . plans go¬ ing to Bowman Institute in Penn. EDYTHE SCHOOLNICK Edie . . . jovial, hearty, always enthusi¬ astic . . . nary an ounce of feminine wiles but grand in every sense . . . feeds on tennis and golf . . . relishes non¬ sensical chit-chat . . . an inimitable person¬ ality. Ingleside Club. ERVIN SCREEN Slick dancer ... at¬ tends Hartford School of Commerical Art . . . Makes jewelry in spare time . . . hopes to work at some phase of art. Art-Crafts Club; Mat¬ inee Dance Committee. HARVEY SCHULMA.N Slimey . . . prognosti¬ cator of weather fore¬ casts, baseball games, and chem tests . . . hu¬ mor as sour and clean as a bowl of sulphuric acid . . . the man in front of the eight ball. Clubs: Biology, Camera, Chemistry; Track Man¬ ager. WILLIAM SEYMOUR Tate . . . the Weaver nightingale ... let him loose in a quartet and hear him go to town . . . builds model air¬ planes . . . not slack on the track. Choir; Track Team. LEONARD SCHUL.MAN Leonard . . . Weaver ' s outstanding male dress¬ er ... a Lucius Beebe . . . likes his women short and otherwise . . . suave, subtle personal¬ ity .. . studies diligent¬ ly, but not a grind. Band; Clubs: Chemistry, Dramatic, French; Mat¬ inee Dance Committee. PAUL SHAFER Beats it out on the drum skins . . . has enough rhythm to make Satin do the Rhumba . . . drinks, eats, sleeps, music . . . school desks excellent to practice drumming . . . jam addict . . . shy sense of humor. Band; Clubs: Astrono¬ my, Camera. ELSIE SCOTT Scotty . . . statuesque blonde . . . always bubbling over with pep and exuberance . . . known throughout Weaver for her spark¬ ling wit . . . steady worker ... a follower of Sonja Henie . . . Well, girls, ... BEATRICE SHAFMAN Bea . . . beautiful dark hair . . . disc devotee . . . has decid¬ ed opinions and is quick to defend them . . . gifted with a low, soft voice . . . jitterbug par excellence. 63 PAUL SHAPIRO Paul . . . long live the ladies . . . possesses honesty, manhood, and good fellowship . . . spent best years of life at Weaver (so he states!) . . . bound to succeed at U. of Conn., his next stopping point. Chemistry Club (Sec.). MAXINE SCHECHTMAN Mac . . . an Ad liner special fan with plenty to show for it . . . never knits on Sat. nite . . . intends to en¬ ter the nursing profes¬ sion. SHIRLEY SHAPIRO Lee . . . petite bundle of charm . . . shines on the dance floor . . . punster of note . . . good listener ... a strong link in the Girls ' League chain . . . everybody ' s pal and a grand gal. Business Club. MORRIS SHERRY Louie . . . deep bass voice . . . good looker . . . I wanna sleep . . . a good sport . . . takes his troubles and his fun standing up . .. wants to acquire a Ph.D. . . . Unique! any¬ how. Choir; Clubs; Astrono¬ my, Commercial, Glee. ELIZABETH SHAW Betty . . . debby in clothes, feature, and manner . . . smooth looker with blonde, me¬ ticulous hair, sparkling blue eyes, and a perky grin . . . more enter¬ taining than a Thin Man movie . . . sym¬ pathetic, understanding, and capable. A Cappella; Choir; Glee Club; Lookout Business Board; Or¬ chestra. FAYE SHLOMBERG Shrimp . . . laughing black eyes . . . gads about like a flitter-bug . . . habitually accom¬ panied by a crowd . . . life of the party . . . record-collector supreme . good tonic to keep handy. SYLVIA SHEAR Syl . . . sweetly shy . . . silently super . . . quiet and unassuming . . . her achievements were the envy of her classmates . . . thal curly, blonde hair—you can ' t miss it! Business Club; Honor Society. MURIEL SIDRANE Merle . . . eyes like limpid pools of sap¬ phire blue . . . soft, sculptured brown locks . . . silhouette figure . . . musical talents ga¬ lore . . . violinist and vocalist ... a man ' s dream come true! A Cappella; Choir; Clubs: Astronomy, Glee; Orchestras; Inter-High, Weaver (Concert Mis¬ tress). HERBERT SCHECHTMAN Weird sort of individual . . . relishes intellec¬ tual German discus¬ sions with Miss Small . . . for hobby he wrig¬ gles his body in the waters of Neptune . . . has every complex known to man — and yet all pronounce him swell. CONSTANCE SILVER Connie ... as gra¬ cious as a goddess . . . soft-spoken and sincere . . . loveliness that ' s deep and touching . . . accomplishes wonders with unceasing energy . . . eager to serve . . . intelligent, dignified, and admired. Clubs: Business, C.II. L.S. (Sec.); Honor So¬ ciety (Sec.); Lookout Editorial Board. ★ — WEAVER ★ ★ ★ — 64 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ — PORTAL ‘4 2 ROSLYN SILVER Roz . . . limber on the dance floor . . . has very good spirits . . . on the go at all times . . . a popular Miss with everyone . . . likely to go far in future life. ELEANOR SIMONS Dark-haired, blue-eyed miss . . . cheerful, sun¬ ny Ellie . . . giggle as contagious as a yawn . . . beaming grin . . . devoted friend . . . her shoulder ' s been wept on ... as wel¬ come as the dawn. Clubs: Biology, Chem¬ istry, C.H.L.S.; Honor Society. RUTH SILVER Ruthie . . . cute ways . . . friendly nature . . . stands out in a crowd . . . ready to please . . . well-liked by the male species . . . effi¬ cient, bustling worker . . . smooth dancer. Clubs: Business, Ingle- side; Committees: Jr. Prom, Matinee Dance; Typist for Portal. DAVID SKLAR Dave . . . tall, dark, with black curly hair . . . a slow-spreading, infectious smile, which you instantaneously like . . . devil-may-care attitude towards school . . . has delved deep into art, especially oil- painting. PEARL SILVERSMITH Pearl ... a girl with a golden voice . . . had more fun at Weav¬ er than any other place . . . possesses a friend¬ ly personality and a winning smile . . . will attend some music school. Choir; Glee Club. ROSE SLITT Slitt . . . formerly identified by her soft brown tresses of ex¬ ceptional length . . . Modest and quiet in the classroom . . . flash¬ ing smile often in evi¬ dence ... a Miss Tal- cott fan . . . quietly capable. SHIRLEY SILVESTER Honey . . . provoca¬ tive and streamlined... epitomizes charm blend¬ ed with a flair of youth¬ ful sophistication . . . wears beautiful clothes —beautifully . . . has an exotic air . . . mod¬ ern design on land! EDWARD SMITH Smitty” . . . Holly¬ wood, here I come!” . . aspires to the operator side of the movies . . . one of Weaver ' s sheiks with women . . . intends to join the Navy to see the world! Prophet. MILDRED SIMON Millie . . . that gal with a swish footloose and fancy free . . . poise with perfume and personal¬ ity ... a lover of good music . . . seldom with¬ out her constant com¬ panion, that convert¬ ible! TYRON SMITH Ty ... a grinning, good-natured guy . . . an ace drummer and hockey player . . . nev¬ er quibbles over his few demerits (a few?) . . . liked by all. 65 ISAAC SNYDER Izzy ... a man ot cheerful yesterdays and confident tomor¬ rows . . . stamps and postcards occupy him outside of school ... a potential drugstore or luncheonette owner . . . save a soda for me, huh, Izzy. Band. ALBERT SPELA.NSKY Famous Little Man of Weaver High . . . snap¬ py remarks always on eloquent tongue . . . interested in finer things of life (e. g. mo¬ tors, drafting, women, drugstores). Nominating committee. EUGENE SOLON Gene . . . journalisti¬ cally ambitious . . . zealous energy . . . pursues all activities conscientiously combines intellect with whimsy . . . pleasant, winning smile, shows remarkable persever¬ ance . . . will never be a forgotten man. Clubs: Chemistry, Radio (Treas.); Honor Society; Lookout Editor-in-Chief; Projection Squad; Quill and Scroll. GEORGE SPELLMAN Blondie . . . fun- loving and enthusiastic . . . didn ' t like school work . . . the rest of Weaver was dandy . . . his hobby is shooting . . . nice to know nowadays! LILLIAN SOLOW Libby . . . slim young thing with the cutest lisp . . . not quite the scholarly type, but a loyal member of Weav¬ er .. . expects to be¬ come a telephone op¬ erator. Ingleside Club. ALICE SPERINI Alice . . . she ' ll make a wonderful wife . . . actually likes to cook and sew . . . lots of patience . . . plans to be another Florence Nightingale . . . good luck, in your worthy ambition. ISABEL SOUSA Over the seas went Susie a little time ago! ... a Beethoven, Bing Crosby, and Ben Bernie fan . . . she likes music! . . . has glued a nice stamp for herself at Weaver. Choir. MARY SPUNGIN A quiet, a polite, a roguish sort of girl . . . a favorite with those who know her . . . energetic and persistent . . . swell, smooth hu¬ mor ... a future Clara Earton. Clubs: Biology, Ingle¬ side. HELEN SPEIRS Helen . . . industrious and alert . . . aware of current events . . . good-natured . . . dances like a dream ... a beautiful lady in blue . . . swimming is her hobby. KENNETH STAPLES Responds to appellation of Bonehead! . . . invariably wearing a blond butch . . . care¬ free ... a hot hockey player . . . frequents the trout brooks ... a true gent . . . intends to major in chemistry. ★★★ — WEAVER ★★★ 66 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ — PORTAL ’42 RUBY STEVENS Dynamite . . . dyna¬ mo of energy . . . regu¬ lar cut-up . . . person¬ ality plus . . . number one jitterbug . . . giggle girl . . . very sporty dresser . . . has loads of friends. Choir; Glee Club. RAYMOND THOMAS Weaver ' s Ray of sunshine . . . always laughing . . . one of the aces in the javelin toss ... a lockerroom baritone . . . will be a hair dresser, sez he. Choir; Teams; Cross Country; Swimming, Track. THOMAS STRANO Blackie . . . hep-cat with the best of them . . . drumming is his love . . . aims to be another Gene Krupa . . . quippy comebacks . . . paradoxically, I ' m a poet! RUTH THOMAS Blondie . . . that cute kid! . . . warm-hearted . . . will do anything for a friend . . . cheers a group with her bub¬ bling spirits . . . she gets around! Business Club. WILLIAM TABATSKY Fast worker . . . handle is Tibby . . . main¬ stay of any choir . . . greatest interest is sports . . . future plans include going to work! Choir; Glee Club. RACHEL THOMPSON Rae ... an up-and- coming young lady . . . a voice that ' s soothing to any ear . . . yeah!” humor and friendliness personified . . . wants a career ... an ivories tickler . . . these tal¬ ented people! JEAN TAYLOR Betty ... a slender, graceful member of Weaver ' s fairer sex . . . always ready to flash a beautiful, wholesome smile . . . interested in the other person ' s wel¬ fare ... a good-natured soul. CHARLOTTE TICOTSKY Chick . . . abounding with vim, vigor, and vitality . . . keen and alert in every activity . . . full of personality and good looks . . . never failing in expres¬ sive ejaculations . . . ardent date specialist . . . a grand acquaint¬ ance. Choir; Clubs: Astrono¬ my, Biology (Pres.), Glee; Girls ' Sports. ALICE TCHAIKOW Alice . . . owns a port¬ folio of photographs . . . has that schoolgirl complexion . . . dances well and often ... at¬ tractive to the opposite sex. FRANK TIETZE Frank ... a mighty brain topped by a crop of curly, reddish-brown hair . . . unassuming personality . . . sly humorous twist . . . shy smile . . . Weaver ' s Kreisler. French Club; Inter-High Orchestra. 67 AMELIA TIMINSKAS Timmy . . . the lighi blonde hair . . . tliat honey-throated baby voice . . . always smil¬ ing . . . has a turn for domesticity ... an all- around girl—no mistak¬ ing! LOIS TITLEBAUM Lo . . . vivaciously alive . . . eyes of cool¬ est green . . . knits, dances, swims . . . [lashes a dazzling smile and personality . . . always beautifully dressed ... an inescap¬ able charmer who is tops! Biology Club; Lookout Business Board. ANTHONY TOCE Toby . . . didn ' t show favoritism to English teachers . . . his silence is of that friendly type . . . well-liked . . . be¬ lieves this is strictly a man ' s world. FRANCIS TONE Blackie ... a diminu¬ tive figure full of zest and vitality ... a crop of short black hair and bushy eyebrows . . . an imaginative mind which produces big ideas. OLGA URCINOLI Olga . . . continually alert . . . collects and appreciates Tschaikow- sky ' s records . . . bright blue eyes . . . winsome charm . . . tends toward the fine arts . . . heart¬ warming . . . dimpled smile. Clubs: Biology, Chemis¬ try, C.H.L.S., Latin. PAUL VACCARI Bud . . . outstanding personage with broad shoulders and heavy build ... a typical Irishman with curly hair and smiling face . . . females are his Waterloo ... a whiz on the gridiron. Teams: Football, Track. ROBERT VAIL Bobby ... an enthu¬ siastic grin . . . has an unmatched way with the women . . . nick¬ named wobbly woc- kel by the girls . . . where there ' s a will there ' s a way, says Bobby. CHRISTINE VIGNONE Chris . . . collecting actors and actresses— their pictures? . . . ab¬ solutely a Lady Esther ad . . . had a great passion for the library . . . made manya man ' s little red book! MARY VIGNONE Mary ... a vigorous miss ... of the blonde tresses . . . she mows ' em down . . . full of the devil . . . out for fun; has it . . . spif- fy dresser. DAVID WALD Oh mama, that butch¬ er boy for me . . . tall and blond . . . wow! . . . Sunny likes to enjoy himself . . . not a person to argue with . . . plays a good chess game . . . here ' s to nary a checkmate! Astronomy Club. ★ ★ ★ — WEAVER ★ ★ ★ — 68 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ — PORTAL ’42 ★ MARJORIE WALLACE Marge . . . lanky and loveable ... an ex¬ uberant young lady . . . simply adores football and all its complica¬ tions . . . always chuckling . . . unrivaled for her sense of sports¬ manship . . . adds a pleasant touch . . . okay! Clubs: Astronomy, Busi¬ ness, Ingleside. ANNE WEINBERG Anne ... an ardent giggler . . . character¬ ized by an exuberance of charm and vivacity . . . finesse and en¬ chanting personality . . . numerous friends and popular with all . . . an All-American girl. Clubs: Biology, C.H.L.S., Ingleside. HELEN WARD Ozzie . . . slimly tall . . . athletic interests . . . dry wit . . . gen¬ erally calm, cool, and collected . . . and has red hair! . . . quite a dressmaker . . . headed for an insurance posi¬ tion. Clubs: Eusiness, Lead¬ ers ' . FRANCES WEINSTEIN Frannie . . . pleasant¬ ly intellectual . . . has worked diligently in striving to carry out her greatest ambitions . . . has a soft, smooth, stimulating voice . . . wonderful disposition . . . one who deserves the best. Clubs: Chemistry, C.H L.S., Latin; Honor So¬ ciety. BEATRICE WASSERMAN Eea ... of the infec¬ tious giggle . . . bright disposition . . . fair- complexioned . . . mel¬ low, enchanting sing¬ ing voice . . . sweet face . . . the good- humor gal! A Cappella; Choir; Clubs: Business, C.H. L.S., Glee. ROBERT WEINTRAUB Stretch . . . long, lean, lanky, and blue¬ eyed . . . takes life as it comes . . . accom¬ plished saxophonist . . . friendliness personified . . . has a humorous streak . . . wireless whiz . . . may you al¬ ways get good recep¬ tion, ' Stretch ' . Clubs: Chemistry, Ra¬ dio. SARA WAX Cissy . . . 20th cen¬ tury product . . . best drag, with the males . . . ambition: keep ' em young and beautiful (women) . . . practices on herself — good job too! . . . areal smoothie. ROBERT WELK Bob ... a smile that turns to laughter at the slightest provocation . . . a way with chemistry . . . perpetual plaid shirt . . . smooth man on the dance floor. WILLIAM WEIL The color of a carrot and twice as healthy . . . lunchroom nuisance with his twin Gitlin . . . slapstick humor . . . in general, studi¬ ous (seldom in gen¬ eral! ). RHODA WENICK Madie . . . infinitesi¬ mal bundle of cheery good humor . . . laugh¬ ing black eyes . . . sunny complexion . . . unaccountably with¬ drawn at times; boo¬ gie woogie exponent royale, at others! Business Club. 69 RALPH WENTWORTH Archie . . . the great profile! . . . snub nose . . . friendly eyes . . . unruly brown waves . . . rapturous feminine sighs follow in his wake . . . outdoor fiend . . . football hero . . . whatta man! MELVIN WINICK Mel . . . school girls ' delight! . . . the fair¬ haired but rugged type . . . tweeds and arrow collars . . . takes every¬ thing in his stride, a long one at that . . . mania for making things with his hands. Clubs: Eiology, Camera. Model Airplane: Mat¬ inee Dance Committee. CONRAD WERTHEIM Connie . . . that downright handsome bruiser . . . blond, blue-eyes, and all that . . . the hero of the female sex (and not the teachers!) . . . unoffi¬ cial bench-warmer for the football team . . . good boy, Connie ! Football Team. SARA WOLFSON Sari . . . strikingly vivacious artist . . . won galaxy of pals and admirers by brew¬ ing the little-used for¬ mula of knowledge, understanding, ability . . . thespian and writer . . . a must on every¬ body ' s friend list. Choir; Clubs: Art-Crafts. C.H.L.S. (Pres.), Dra¬ matic, Glee; Honor So¬ ciety; Nominating Com¬ mittee; Portal Board; Essayist. BEATRICE WHIDDEN Bea ... a lovely wisp of a miss . . . blue eyes, brown hair, sun¬ ny disposition . wears tricky jewelry with an enviable air . . . loves people . . . esteemed in turn . . . ah, that lovely French touch! MORTON WORSHOUFSKY Wcrsh . . . spent years studying, apply¬ ing, and practicing the art of studious loafing . . . enjoys displace¬ ment of sea water by his massive body (i.e., he swims) . . . camp¬ ing trips frequently. DOROTHEA WHITMAN Dot . . . tiny blonde . . . dancing feet . . . always in a happy-go- lucky mood . . . never lacks companions . . . a reading enthusiast . . . headed for a re¬ ceptionist career . . . her smile won ' t hinder her! Business Club (Treas.); Matinee Dance Com¬ mittee. LOUOPHELIA WORTHY Lou ... a ready smile . . . bright-eyed . . . one of the most talented art students . . . modest . . . rabid tennis fan . . . pleas¬ ing personality . . . handy with a needle and thread. ALLEN WIDEM The whirlwind of Weaver . . . always busy with something, no matter what . . . foreign correspondent —Weaver to Courant ... a future publicity plugger. ROBERT YELLIN Green-clad scientist who sends pigskin rockets to the heavens . . . right on the ball in all sports . . . Pegasus of the gridiron, Apollo of the diamond, Flash Gordon with the wom¬ en! A.A. (Pres.); Teams: Baseball, Basketball, Football. ★ ★★ — WEAVER ★ ★ ★ 70 RUDOLPH YOUNG Rudy ' ' ... a gleam in his eyes . . . grin on his face . . . has a winning personality . . . a smoothie . . . irresistible to the girls . . . flying high is his favorite activity. Band. PAUL BRADLEY Lazy Brad . . . that tall, handsome fellow who is so shy . . . nothing ever bothers him . . . takes things as they come ... no one has seen him with a girl—yet! Teams: Baseball, Basketball. RICHARD COLBERT Congenial chap ... an elusive, dashing young man ... a natural instinct for humor and wit . . . acclaimed a gentleman by all means . . . likeability with a capital L . . . Colbert the capricious. ANTHONY DICORLETO Nicholas . . . tall and dark . . . black wavy hair . . . bright and cheerful in his own quiet way ... a philatelist of the better kind . . . insurance is getting a good man. HERBERT FARBER Foggy . . . lived up to nickname during class recita¬ tions! . . . carefree and easy going ... he jives by night . . . ever ready with some corny wisecrack. BERNARD FISHER Ham . . . those tantalizing green eyes . . . vigorous shunner of female idolatry in preference to boys and sports . . . always carefree and sociable ... a neat guy! . . . hoopster superb! RAYMOND LAMOUREUX Ray . . . The Skeezix Wallet hair of Weaver . . . tall and lanky . . . very shy when near opposite sex . . . an ace at basketball and right at home on the court. Basketball Team. JACK MITCHELL Jack . . . sober, steadfast, and sincere ... a jolly and truly happy fellow . . . quiet manners are a mark of good breeding . . . photography and work his main attractions. LEST WE FORGET BARBARA BEVIVINO Born: April 16, 1924 Died: January 22, 1941 Babs ... as sparkling as champagne . . . singing her specialty . . . dancer divine . . . ardent Girls ' Leaguer . . . entertained at all the events . . . sincere, reliable, and lovable. Many of the pals that joined the class of ' 42 on that sunny September morn in ' 39 will not be with us as we go forth from the Weaver portals. They have left our crowded corridors to work, to attend other schools, or to don the uniforms of the United States fighting forces. To all those classmates, whose shadows are present and to all the others whose absence we feel, we solemnly dedicate this page. 71 CLASS LIFE As we rushed through the crowded corridors to attend the social events, participate in classes, take part in athletics, and go about our daily business, Weaver ' 42 has discovered its most honored possession to be — tolerance. Tolerance in the Weaver sense does not mean the mere act of enduring all types, religions, and racial groups, but rather of appreciating and under¬ standing the other fellow ' s viewpoint, his way of life, and his aspirations. Weaver tolerance has meant fair play, for Weaver — cosmopolitan as it is — has always given equal opportunities to us all. Whether on the football field, on the track cinders, in the chem lab, or in the machine shop, the American square deal has always been evident. To the world of ' 42 where tolerance is synonymous with democracy, is it any wonder that we love our class life — with its vital prize of tolerance? BEST and MOST Dorothy Bonadies Sara Wolfson Madeline O ' Brien Lucille Cieri Rose Pizzoli Charlotte George S elma Mag Miriam Krauskopf Rosalie Keyser Charlotte George Frances Weinstein Elena Piccolo Charlotte Ticotsky Shirley Grabowsky Miriam Levine Geraldine Duffy Selma Mag Palmy Cannistraro Mary Doyle Elizabeth Shaw Most Popular Best Dispositions Best Looking Best Athletes Best Dressed Most Serious Most Bombastic Cutest Most Capable Most Entertaining Robert Christino Frank Carabillo Leo Rosen Lewis Jaiven Ralph Wentworth David Cohen Robert Yellin Paul Deubel Leonard Schulman Arnold Cartin Irving Rock Frank Tietze Milton Brand Richard Lorber Charles Merlet Theodore Davis Richard Lorber Eli Margolin William Duncan Richard Kupperstein 74 IN OUR OPINION Most Mischievous Johnnie May Head Jessie Jackson Herbert Farber Lawrence Berman Best Dancers Elaine Martin Sara Wax Thomas Strano Robert Christino Frankest Claire Moses Constance Silver Richard Robinson Allen Rosenberg Most Nonchalant Winifred Manning Esther Sales Lawrence Levine Neal Litwin Best Blow Helen Diamond Charlotte Ticotsky Arthur Lewis Frank Carabillo Most Studious Palmy Cannistraro Marion Freedman Walter Askinas William Blinder Most Artistic Sara Wolfson Jacqueline Gaudreau Marvin Pollack Francis Tone Quietest Bernice Brylle Geraldine Duffy Most Lenore Aarons Rosalie Keyser Donald Dohm Milton Lubin Talkative Allen Rosenberg Lester Pahuskin Most Service to Weaver Davida Schatz Sara Wolfson Eugene Solon George Rosenblitt 75 IDEAL GIRL She should have: Rusty Barschak ' s HAIR Ann Weinberg ' s COMPLEXION Deeda Schatz ' s EYES Charlotte George ' s NOSE Edie Greenberg ' s MOUTH Elaine Rose ' s TEETH Flossie Miller ' s DIMPLES Rose Pizzoli ' s CHIN Corrinne Bevivino ' s VOICE Claire Moses ' FIGURE Cissie Wax ' s DANCING ABILITY Dot Biederman ' s ATHLETIC ABILITY Bainie Lurk ' s POISE Ro Keyser ' s CLOTHES Lolly Brainard ' s TACT Sara Wolfson ' s ARTISTIC ABILITY Lenore Aarons ' VOCABULARY Dodo Grody ' s INDIVIDUALITY Shirley Grabowsky ' s ENTHUSIASM Connie Silver ' s ALTRUISM Betty Lopez ' s SINCERITY Frances Weinstein ' s CONSCIENTIOU SNESS Roberta Kamins ' CONGENIALITY Dot Bonadies ' LOYALTY Bunny Kaufman ' s GOOD NATURE Betty Shaw ' s PERSONALITY Helen Butler ' s BUSINESS ABILITY 76 IDEAL BOY He should have: Ralph Wentworth ' s HAIR Ray Lamoureux ' s COMPLEXION Lew laiven ' s EYES Will Dawkins ' NOSE Art Katz ' s MOUTH Angelo Maraldi ' s TEETH Dick Kupperstein ' s CHIN Bob Christino ' s ATHLETIC ABILITY Blackie Strano ' s DANCING ABILITY Lennie Goldman ' s POISE Eddie Melley ' s VOICE Leonard Schulman ' s CLOTHES Arny Maislen ' s TACT Marvin Pollack ' s ARTISTIC ABILITY Irv Rock ' s VOCABULARY Dick Lorber ' s ENTHUSIASM Jim Chesney ' s ALTRUISM Hugh Carpenter ' s SINCERITY Richard Robinson ' s WIT John LaRocque ' s CONSCIENTIOUSNESS George Wald ' s CONGENIALITY Morty Herman ' s LOYALTY Jim Martin ' s GOOD NATURE ?7 Class History . . September . . . On an Indian Summer day in Sept. ' 39, we enter Weaver High School and as Sophs, we search in vain for 346 in the annex where many an obliging (?) senior directs us . . . The introduction to the war becomes more personal as Jessie and Helen Macdonald survive the Athenia disaster . . . October . . . The seniors continue their sincerity (?) and ex¬ tend to us girls their signatures, songs, and snacks at their annual Senior-Soph party . . . The Herculeses display their talents in triumphing over West Hartford in their initial victory of the season . . . Gershman proves kinship to Einstein as his report card shows . . . McCormick is labeled toughboy in first Scoop . . . Leo Red Rosen, too, is called thug . . . SOPH istication list appears with Cissie Wax, Rosemarie Bergstrom, and Rhoda Aronson heading the list . . . The bashful babes of our freshman year become Juliets as Fritz Gold ' 40 acts as Romeo to Helen Davis . . . November . . . Inspired by Bill Dubey ' s band and Ted Gold¬ stein with his rah-rah kids, Weaver ' s Pigskin Power¬ house triumphs over Bulkeley 12-6 and H.P.H.S. 7-0, to re¬ tain the city title for the third time . . . Billy Duncan be¬ comes Walter Winchell and sees all, knows all, and talks plenty, too . . . Maria D ' Amato achieves fame by ranking as the first girl president of Aviation Club . . . Arty Katz started his weekly wolfing escapades—(now he ' s just a drizzle — a drip going steady) . . . Dickie O ' Neil grows enough to be visible . . . December . . . Middletown seems to be minus inmates as Weaver held its Gala Bazaar . . . Miss Conklin ' s fudge gained school wide-fame and the Biology Club goes into competition with Morganthau as the Bazacrr hits a howling success . . . Honor Roll published—Gershman included . . . Students depart for Christmas holiday with lending library of textbooks . . . Grinding was in order (yeah!) . . . January . . . Jasper ' s late slip business zooms high as a three year lease is signed by Laurie Levine . . . Winter weather brings epidemic of scarlet fever—high socks in red . . . Casualty list headed by Helen Davis . . . Longest name in the school uncovered as Constantinos Christopher Dadiskos . . . Lookout dance finds no bashful beaus in ' 42 class . . . Deubel appears in all his blond splendor . . . Betty Shaw ' s New Year ' s resolution broken as she makes Weaver history by her demerit collection . . . Projection squad makes first appearance as Weaver is recipient of mike system . . . Brand, Solon, Ed Smith, and J. LaRocque become Parks ' men . . . Weaver beats Bulkeley on the courts . . . 78 Bewildered . . . 1939 -1940 February . . . Valentine ' s day keeps to its word as Saturday nite dates see Connie Wertheim and Millie Simon still dating . . . Esther Sales becomes a charter member of Laurie Le¬ vine ' s gang, famous for its 8:31 appearance . . . The Dramatic Club ' s success inspires the future K. Cornell—Palmy Cannistraro and future Maurice Evans—Chuck Merlet . . . The audience was studded with such people as Harold Swallow and Betty Doyle, Char¬ lotte Ticotsky, and the rest of the Sophs . . . March . . . The winds blow in the many romances and social engagements of the season . . . Profs ' humanness revealed by their sitting on park benches and so forth at Amateur Night . . . The guilty ones include Queen Harper, and King Dooey, plus 52 others. Honor roll published — Gershman included . . . Davey Cohen starts — No. 1 Mae Rivkin . . . Girls ' Leaders ' Corps reports reveal their Hoopsters ' Ball a tremendous success . . . April . . . Amidst a broad expanse of the softly lighted Weaver gym under an arch, adorned with dogwood, azaleas, and tulip blossoms, resembling a spring garden, the shy sweet sophs with their gallant junior escorts, lilt to the music of the Farmington Valley Orchestra . . . The sophs present include Shirley Grabowsky, Ruth Silver, Dodo Grody, Faith Apter . . . The soph ushers are Mim Draizen, Rose Pizzoli, Sara Wolfson, Ruth Maines, Dottie Bonadies, Bertha Gitson, and Marion Freedman . . . Bea Schneider appears in the Lookout with two athletes to her credit . . . Gene Solon took over the Notes to you column for 2 issues ... It was sufficient!!! May . . . Two ' 42ers fare well at the Fair as Mayor Spellacy sponsored a trip for the highest standing Weaver students . . . Betty Lopez was chosen League secretary . . . Tennis team begins successful season. Keney Park benches become new Winchell territory . . . Orchestra and Choir give Concerts . . . Miss Talcott honored at tea . . . The Hobby Lobby hits Weaver ' s lobby as Selma Mag is listed as Sheketoff ' s hobby . . . Biology Club holds that picnic that caused many present Senior pairs . . . State Latin Contests are held . . . June . . . All the girls are approaching sixteen, and the men now drive their own jalopies (Art Katz still pushes his Maxwell) . . . The gals look to the Junior class for next year ' s insurance . . . Solon and Duncan receive Look¬ out honors . . . Tennis team wins more victories as Daylight Saving Time prolongs the date time . . . Keney still ranks tops as coupling ground and the class of ' 40 leaves . . . Honor roll published—Gershman included ! ! ! ! 79 Class History . . . September . . . We finally crossed the bar . . . we give the new sophomore cuties the once over . . . decide that this year we are going to make a name for ourselves among the socially elite at the institution . ! . Gershman getting ready for a big year . . . we dis¬ cover that we don ' t take things as seriously as we did in our prehistoric sophomore days . . . October . . . Bull Yellin endorses the Dutch Treat . . . Hugh Carpenter and .22 rifle start home-defense unit . . . watch out, bombers and tanks, or you ' ll see red . . . we choose up sides for the Roosevelt-Wilkie campaign . . . pun fads for both parties breeze around the halls . . . the gridders start a brilliant season . . . Ruth Silver adds that dancing makes the man . . . now that the senior soph-snatchers are gone, our boys are begin¬ ning to feel solid ground beneath them—watch out, you Junior women . . . November . . . News—news—news . . . Weaver damsels spread their influence country-wide and begin sporting college beaus . . . the honor roll, and Gershman carries on the tradition . . . we have a new fad (making cracks about Herby Schechtman) . . . who ' s going to be Fuhrer , Margolin or Lieberman . . . these German Club troubles . . . Arnold Maislen roughs it”— ' tsk, ' tsk, imagine no ice cream, vege¬ tables, or whipped cream for a whole day! . . . Ruth Maines philosophizes on the sophomore situation . . . beginning to feel our stride! December . . . Weaver lassies swing their chassis at the dances . . . the ideal couples are made and broken weekly . . . the farce of high school steadies going strong . . . the popular girls looking for the bigger cars and not the bigger heart . . . Frankie Carabillo in quest of a girl with a true heart . . . Charlotte Ticotsky wants her food and wants it on time . . . Happy Christmas! Don Dohm almost wins the printing essay contest . . . January . . . The untouchable Alan Berman is seen dancing the light fantastic with Ada Maislen . . . big time cinema comes to Weaver . . . Errol Flynn ' s Robin Hood shown at Weaver auditorium . . . we do our best for Weaver ' s first Service Week . . . Dave Cohen sporting another fraulein —Shirley Furshpan . . . following a victorious football season, Weaver starts basketball with only three wins out of eight games . . . when winter comes can spring be far behind? February . . . Alan Berman elected chairman of the junior prom . . . Bobby Christino pointing out Jones Junior High School to Cupid . . . Frankie Carabillo knows that there are women existing in this world too-—viz. Mary Flanagan . . . we turn out at the Dramatic Club play and see Charley Merlet a promising newcomer on Weaver ' s killer-diller parade . . . Sara Wolfson, a thespian who ' ll get somewhere . . . Allan Rosenberg shows possibilities of becoming a subtle wit—or maybe nit !!! . . . Weaver ' s honor roll has been graced the whole year with the name of the remarkable Gersh¬ man . . . 80 Awakening . . . 1940-1941 March . . . Chic little Alyce Glaubinger stepped into the couple limelight . . . Dick Lorber and Dave Kinsler decide to prove that Aristotle was wrong . . . they plan to write the proof that an angle can be trisected . . . with the course of world events we turn a bit serious . . . maybe we too will become entangled in that mass of torn hearts, mangled bodies, and corrupted morals . . . we breed embryonic senior wowers . . . April . . . Lorber and Kinsler decided that this guy Aristotle wasn ' t so dumb after all . . . Shirley Glaubinger stepping out . . . we had a swell time at the Junior Prom . . . Marv Platt comes out from a year and a half of hiding into the public eye ... he emerges the one, the only, Yogi of Paskoodnyak . . . the musician ' s clan takes over Weaver . . . these boys who play in swing orchestras will talk swing at the drop of a bass viol . . . Faye Schlomberg calls Shakespeare a dead-pan . . . May . . . We scan the list to see if we make the honor society—oh well, maybe next year ... an A assembly hears the semi-finals of the Northeastern Division of the American Legion Oratorical Contest . . . junior ushers are announced—what no general ' s uni¬ form! . . . Helen Butler averse to girls peeling off nail polish . . . Marv Platt warns us all not to catch cold . . . Mr. Cohen ' s death shocks us . . . yeah, Gershman again . . . another month and we ' re seniors! June ... We are greatly grieved at Coach-friend Fred Stone ' s untimely death . . . every Weaver guy has got a gal for himself and every Weaver gal likewise . . . Dot Bona- dies elected president of the Girls ' League . . . we are complimented and yelled at for our year ' s work . . . we take second place to the seniors now, but we bide our time . . . Gene Solon and George Rosenblitt are co-editors of the school sheet next year . . . many look forward to the summer post cards from the school telling us that we have not as yet paid for a lost book . . . but anyway it ' s goodbye until next September . . . 81 Class History . . Communique No. 1 . . . September Weaver ' s bureau of Vital Statistics (but Vital) reports Senior girls ' hair, Ocean Beach tans, and summer romances hav e faded with the result that 459 emperors ascend the throne of Seniority ' ' (the second floor) to rule now after two years under the yoke . . . Homework assignments however take no notice of this superiority as the 69th division— the slave drivers—add Misses Stephan, Hinkleman, Sullivan, Beatty, Erickson, Squarey, Baron, and Mr. Kenny to their ranks. Rumors of chorus girls limbering up on the foot¬ ball field denied . . . ' Twas only the pigskin players practicing . . . Championship ma¬ terial quotes new Coach Gipson. Communique No. 2 .. . October Behind locked doors the Senior Nominating committee approves election of Schatz and Gershman as Portal officials . . . Politics charges a meek member of ' 42 . . . Mae Rivkin and Joe Herman seem in a fog —love? Football (Victory No. 1) Hall High retreats—one casualty Pete Quinn . . . Sidrane bows well with her fiddle in appointment to choirmaster position in Orchestra . . . Weaver yodels, I don ' t wanna set the world on fire, but La Rocque and Dot Whitman resemble a blaze . . . Margolin— general of Honor Society as all clubs reorganize . . . Paul Deubel announces his choice of Book of the Century— 5 Little Peppers Grow Up. Communique No. 3 . . . November First Aid Fatal? Miss Lord still carries a sling. The slave drivers drop their whips and present howling comedy suc¬ cess— Sparkin ' Peggy Jane . . . Sadie Hawkins Day re¬ veals Weaver girls knitting for the Red Cross . . . Levine purls her way to Bob Eisenberg . . . Ruth Maines turning Gray . .. Ruth Cohen strings her 36 pearls all over the floor . . . Mr. Fox resorts to Fire Department when Bulkeley game eve is celebrated by a Victory rally . . . Weaver triumphs 7-0 . . . Ma and Pa put on their shoes and see teacher about Junior at Weaver Open House . . . Ellie Simons ' pet peeve, Why doesn ' t he call on week-ends ? Dave? . . . Girls ' Biology Club find new interests in Extinct Animals—males? . . . Doris Foster and Isabel Sousa planning for the future . . . They sew and can ... With the Bierkan men banding, flags wavin ' , Mr. Burke smilin ' , Krauskopf, Bonadies, Lurk, and Kamins cheering, Weaver completed its undefeated season with 10-7 score. Yellin ' s toe walks him into U-Conn. scholar¬ ship. Communique No. 4 .. . December Flash! Flash! Flash! December 3, 1941—2nd period 10:15— Gershman flunks French quiz . . . December 8th Flash!! Flash! War declared on Japan . . . Mazzei and Purzycki combine first noticed. Whitman and La Rocque still going strong. Goldman plays Santa to Ann Weinberg . . . Paul Dance knits for Red Cross. Whatta man! . . . Good Will Formal sees Dot Bonadies and Harry Dobrowolsky, Bobby Christino and Elaine Martin . . . Florence Lassoff ping pongs well as Weaver belles ding-dong to vacation. Communique No. 5 .. . January, 1942 January 1 Resolutions include: off demerit list, on honor roll, no detentions, fireside activities shall be only homework . . . January 3, 1 cipher. Detention hall overcrowded. I haven ' t done a stitch of homework. Stirling Hayden was divine last nite. . . . Elaine Rose invents new one—seperia derm- 82 Sophisticated . . . 1941-1942 ititis and stays home for 2 weeks. Communique No. 6 .. . February Valentine ' s day reveals Cohen and Simons, Krauskopf and Litwin on the opposite sides of Cupid ' s arrow . . . Katz, too, resumes his wolfing raids as even blackouts hide no ro¬ mance . . . Jewelry tax notwithstanding, football men present fair damsels with their 2-hour-old hard-earned gold footballs . . . The basketball team is dying with their boots on, but Dawkins, Fischer, and Chesney take theirs off . . . Stenography department stars Bea Harrison—president of Business Club . . . Doris Baron ' s ambition of moving Hart¬ ford nearer to Philadelphia and Cissy Wax ' s disdain of milkmen are just a matter of men . . . Lookout dance sees Editor and Business Manager jiving as Solon and Mag couple . . . Seniors bid farewell—enviously! ... La Rocque elected Class President. Politics” meek member of ' 42 charges . . . Oratorically yours, (signed Schatz). Communique No. 7 . . . March First anniversary for Rivkin and Herman. Then why the silver bracelet? . . . Gershman wins Valedictorianship with 106 average. Salutatorian is Deeda Schatz . . . Sara Wolf- son draws fame to Weaver . . . Bill Duncan ' s dating void—so ' s his pocketbook; in¬ come tax returns filed March 15th ... 4 one-act plays bring Dramatic Clubsters near Broadway . . . Marv Platt still robbing the cradle—with his Sophomore babe . . . Grad¬ uation date set— Koop starts morning prayers . . . Carpenter is suddenly wealthy. $4.50 per. Communique No. 8 .. . April Monday ' s drooping Easter corsages sported by Magistri, Doyle, Lurk, Maines, George, and Marchuck . . . After the April 11th College Entrance Exams, we all decided to go to Fox ' s ... A snowstorm causes temporary glee. No soap! Still school the next day . . . Dick Robinson, Helen Lewonuck, Tessie Jarlmko, and Bunny Kaufman take us South of the Border at the Pan-American assembly. Bataan surrendered! . . . Portal goes to press. Communique No. 9 .. . May General Headquarters removed to Keney Park. Spring fever peoples room 240 after 2 P. M. . . . Homework on the decrease, romance on the increase ... La Rocque-Dot Whit¬ man must be love! They still go together . . . Measles epidemic hits Selma Mag, Milli- cent Maguire, Arnold Maislen, and John Gondek—just children? . . . Sugar rationing and Victory Parade cut school time to minimum as 2 days go the way of vacations . . . Teachers quote priority ratings rather than marks on report cards. Communique No. 10 .. . June At last the glorious time approaches—we graduate. And that ' s history itself!!! 83 Of Air Raid Drills (With apologies to Francis Bacon and his Ot Studies.. 1 ' ) Air raid drills serve for ornament, for delight, and for ability. Their main service as ornament is to fill up the corridors so that visitors may be shown how many students attend dear old Weaver. It is indeed an impressive sight to see thousands of quiet, intelligent humans compressed in a sardine can. Why, as one visitor remarked, I believe you could shut off all the lights and still see by the light of their shining faces. See? As delight, they allow weary students to exercise their vocal chords for a while and relax. After they drag themselves out of their classrooms in silence, and are settled in their places, they may cast off the chains of dictatorship. Just how long must they wait before talking, you may ask. Our agents have made a thorough investigation of this problem, the report of which reads as follows: About one-half minute before the air raid warning rings, classroom doors burst open and students pour out and silently dash to their appointed spots. Exactly three and five-eights minutes after the alarm, a slight murmur¬ ing can be heard at the south end of the hall. This murmuring swells and gradually grows to a roar by the time it has reached the north end of the hall. Before this happens, a tension is noticed among the students who keep guessing as to when the wave will come. After enough false alarms and wild guessing, the hall is in an uproar anyway, so it doesn ' t matter. It serves as ability in enabling students to get out of tests when the alarm rings just after the paper has been passed out and there seems to be no hope left. It also gives them the opportunity of doing a little last-minute study¬ ing. As a last statement, it gives us the ability of determining how many gentlemen there actually are in Weaver. So far we have discovered none who would give even the wall to a girl during a twenty minute drill! —I. J- Ft.— 84 The Pair Tree Weinberg Rivkin and Herman Purzycki and Mazzei and Goldman Whitman and LaRocque Gray and Maines Hyman and Slitt 85 Credit Where It Is Due A salute to A1 Sack ' s hearty laugh Tommy Matera ' s sportsmanship Eugene Solon ' s writing ability Laurie Levine ' s big grin Jim Chesney ' s alertness on the baseball diamond Herbie Schectman ' s good-naturedness A1 Kroopneck ' s big heart Bobby Lrank ' s precision on the basketball court Lennie Goldman ' s mathematical mind Lew Jaivin ' s keen sense of humor Lew Levin ' s reasons for ' ' in the chem lab Don Gorman ' s non-partiality Jimmy Martin ' s unusual ideas Muzzy Mendes ' s silentness (sometimes) Connie Wertheim ' s knowledge of how to dress George Wald ' s faithfulness to friends Larry Berman ' s ability to break hearts Morty Herman ' s crescent smile Paul Shafer ' s hide beating Ed Melly ' s swell voice Dick Robinson ' s subtle humor Sam Cohen ' s likeability Will Dawkins ' s high athletic standards Ray Lamoureux ' s ability to swish ' em in Ken Staples s , ™ ,, TT . , wisecracks Charlie Hughes s Pete Quinn ' s geniality Marv Platt ' s gentlemanship Stan Sack ' s way with the babes Mel Winick ' s smoothness Dick Kupperstein ' s graduation 86 Credit Where It Is Due A salute to Carolyn Renk ' s earnestness Natalie Ratner ' s sincerity Madeline O ' Brien ' s smile Peggy Premo ' s good nature Jean MacDonald ' s nonchalance Elaine Martin ' s vivacity Margaret Morgan ' s sportsmanship Evelyn Levine ' s giggle Micky Levine ' s mirthfulness Cynthia MacGrath ' s initiative Marjorie Wallace ' s competence Mary Spungin ' s enthusiasm Beatrice Harrison ' s modesty Dot Goggin ' s ingenuity Terry DiCorleto ' s delectableness Ruth Howell ' s friendliness Barbara Kline ' s conversation Shirley Kostin ' s calmness Gerry Duffy ' s pulchritude Addie Jowers ' s deviltry Shirley Rozinsky ' s shyness Ruth Doten ' s way with the men Carol Edgecomb ' s artistry Beatrice Shapiro ' s generosity Esther Marchuk ' s clothes Betty Hopkins ' s independence Mollie Kaufman ' s intelligence Olga Urcinoli ' s neatness Faith Apter ' s charm Olivett Ferguson ' s nonchalance —R. K.— 87 Prelude To A Nervous Breakdown Or — God Bless The Faculty Miss Ardent Weaverite ... of the famous 8:29 appearance . . . trips up the stairs. (Note: Expression of semi-happiness is complete mis¬ representation of student body ' s attitude!) Typing class . . . the gentleman on his feet shouldn ' t be! Weaver ' s rooms 135 and 136 are definitely NOT casual . . . BUSINESS is the war cry. Morning, accompanied by rain, came. Miss Ardent Weaverite awoke, greeted by the numerical face of her clock, which read 8:10, and the pitter pat of the rain drops beating outside. (Heavens, 8:10! I ' ll never make school on time. I ' ll tell Mother I ' m sick and can ' t go to school. No, that ' s no good. She ' s keen these days. One never knows what my illness” might lead her to do. I ' ll play hookey. Yeah, that ' s a good idea. I haven ' t done any homework and besides there are some good movies in town. But wait, that idea is off, but definitely! What if the office should check my absence? Horrors, I ' ll have to resort to going to school.—) Twenty minutes later she rushed into her homeroom, breathless, shoes untied, hair strewn, and skirt twisted. As soon as she settled in her seat, she fully realized her predicament. A whole day at school to endure with not a stitch of homework done! Fervently during the opening exercises she prayed for a Tue sday schedule. Tuesday schedule there was—with an assembly! (Now, I ' m sunk!) Assembly over, she found herself sitting in History class, earnestly opening her textbook and skim¬ ming through the assigned pages. Her legs crossed, fingers crossed, (also head crossed) she patiently awaited her turn at reciting. Finally, at five minutes before the end of the period, Mr. Admiral called her name. Well,-er, hrmf— 88 (Will that bell never ring?) Uh, it was like this— (Bell, please ring!) I can ' t seem-er-to recall just exactly what the situation was. Let me see now— (The bell at last!! Whew! that was a narrow escape! Now comes English class.) Mechanically, she sat down. (Yes, one thing always works in this class. Whenever Miss Cover asks a question, I ' ll frown. Then, seeing my bewilderment, she won ' t call on me.) Time passed on and every time Miss Cover asked a question, Ardent Weaverite ' s countenance became distorted with a sickly expression. All went well until the teacher inquired, sweetly, ' ' Did Ardent feel ill? Eagerly seizing her chance, Ardent said that as a matter of fact she didn ' t feel well. She was sent to the nurse. However, by the time she had failed to convince the nurse that she had a fever with all the trimmings, and that a dismissal from school was the only cure, her mental rest class, gym, was over. So, despairingly, she marched into Latin class where in silence she thought of how wonderful a trot would be to her at that moment. Recitation began (Why does Miss Fiddler persist in using those cards?) The very noise of their innocent shuffling seemed to warrant the cold chills that run up and down the backs of those unprepared. Ardent thought that puzzled looks and stuttering wouldn ' t do her any good in that class. (What to do?) Numerous ways and means of bluffing ran through her mind. None of them were logical. (Why don ' t they ask her questions? Keep her talking—That horrible shuffling again! Miss Fiddler won ' t call on me. Ooh! there she goes again, shuffling the cards. She won ' t call on me, she won ' t—!) Ardent, translate the lesson for us and apply the rules you studied last night. Let-up . . . thru the halls with the gang . . . there should be six more books and eight plaid shirts. Oops . . . skirt slipping? Ardent eats on however. Correction . . . she ' s reading during lunch! Oh well, the two slices of bread call¬ ed sandwich do inspire study — for escape. 69 (If I had the wings of an angel!—) Er-icio sub-um est et-us—-— e- Ardent, I ' m afraid you haven ' t prepared your lesson. See me after school. (Oh well, it ' s all in a day ' s work, and can I help it if the law of averages doesn ' t work for me?) Then there was lunch during which a desper¬ ate attempt to memorize the geometry proposition was made but in vain. That ghastly geometry was at hand. Mr. A ' Plause, with unsual speed today, went through the preliminary explanation of the next assignment. Finishing, he uttered the daily statement, We ' ll go back now to the lessons we were working on yesterday. His words drifted through the room as if they were the devil ' s call itself. Mr. A ' Plause put the figure for the problem in ques¬ tion on the board. He then picked up his record book, his eyes traveling up and down the list of names. Meanwhile, for what seemed like an eternity, a long and penetrating silence prevailed. The clock, unnervingly and un¬ dauntedly, ticked on. The student body, one by one, shifted their positions. Somebody coughed. Finally, Mr. A ' Plause said a name. All but the un¬ fortunate victim sighed happily. Ardent was only aware that her name hadn ' t been called. Vigorously, she turned to her neighbor. How do you do the next one? Help me. I know he ' s going to call on me next. It ' s simple. Yes, but how do you do it. Tell me quickly! Well, just make a proportion. Oh, I see. No, I don ' t either. C ' mon, be a sport. Explain it. Shh! He ' s looking at us. Another long silence! (Whew! missed again. Will this period never end?) Hey, how d ' yuh do the next one? Which one? The seventh. Oh, that one. I didn ' t get that either. — (Spooks, this is the finish) Ardent was called upon. Slowly she walked to the board. She balanced herself first on one leg, then on the other. (One minute to go ' til the end of the period!) She tugged at her ring, while en¬ deavoring to analyze the problem. (C ' mon, bell, ring!) tick tock! (At last!! I ' ll have till tomorrow to figure that problem out.) —D.G.— The libe end Ardent are good friends . . . maybe it ' s the physiology re¬ port Ardent discusses . with Mr. Baker. Why call attention to those horrible likenesses of our grinds, Mr. Baker? . . . Home at last . . . Who ' s walking with you, Ardent? . . . Hey, wait for me! 90 A Typical Date—1942 Hello, Elaine? Whatta night! . . . All right, be pa¬ tient, I ' ll start from the beginning. . . . Well, he called for me about 8:30 and as usual, Mother offered a great deal of competition. You know, Elaine, it ' s a funny thing but I always get the feeling that my dates enjoy Mother ' s company as much as mine. To get on . . . we went out to the car, and I of course directed my steps toward a ' 34 Chevy parked in front of the house. (Maybe it ' s just a natural reaction—no cracks, please!) Was I shocked when Ray helped me toward a ' 42 Cadillac! ... I would have been content to just ride around and have people see me in that stunning convertible, but the gang had other plans! Sooooo . . . the next half hour was spent in the usual quibbling . . . Let ' s see Claude Thornhill . . . No, the girls are wearing heels . . . We finally settled for How Green Was My Valley with promises of Puritan Maid or the Bond afterwards. After finding a parking space, we hoofed the other three blocks to the movies. During the movies, Ray reached over and put his arm around me—most confoosin . . . What did I do? Well, I didn ' t want to make an issue of it, so I just let it stay there, and sort of stiffened up in my seat . . . He took the hint. Now began the business . . . Bond versus Puritan? Aw, let ' s not go to Puritan . . . did they give us an ad for our class book? . . . Well, neither did the Bond! A coin settled it and Puritan it was. (Per usual.) What did I wear? . . . oh, my black taffeta . . . let ' s see, where was I? . . . oh, yes, on the way to Puritan. The place looked like a Weaver reunion and it was very crowded. The records were swell though, and you know how smooth a dancer Ray is . . . Oh, there was the usual gang . . . Ellie Simons and Neal Litwin, Anne Weinberg and Lennie Goldman, John LaRocque and Dot- tie Whitman, and John Gray and Ruth Maines. And guess who asked me to dance, Elaine! Arnold Cartin! Yep, he came right over as soon as he saw me and was very friendly . . . I don ' t know whom he was with . . . Well, we stayed for about an hour after devouring hot fudge sundaes . . . yes, I know, there goes my diet! But I promise faithfully that . . . oh, all right, you win ... We left Puritan at about 12:30 and while nobody was looking, I slipped off my shoes in the car . . . wow, whatta relief! All the rest of the way home, we entertained ourselves by giving the radio competition—with songs like Blues in the Night, Chattanooga Choo-Choo and White Cliffs of Dover. We took Shirl home first and the rarest thing happened. The horn suddenly began to toot . . . and when I say toot, I do mean blow! As fast as he could, Ray stepped on the gas and raced through the streets to the nearest gas station. (Even a smooth convertible can go on the blink once in a while.) We got to a gasoline station all right . . . but pas de garcons . . . so . . . Ray and Bob got out and began tinkering with the motor. I just watched and roared! They shut it off for good . . . They couldn ' t toot the horn again even if they wanted to! Next they brought me home immediately because it was rather late . . . (You know, I had a 1:00 curfew.) He walked me to the door, and I gave him my key. He opened it and then . . . use your imag¬ ination . . . Gee, he ' s nice! . . . Oh, you got to get off? . . . O. K. Call me later . . . Bye! —M. L. R.— 91 I Wake Up Screaming Flash: Schatz elected Editor-in-Chief of Portal. Co-Flash: Schatz chooses editorial board and holds first meeting. Portal reported well or¬ ganized. Commotion and hubbub. Voices heard out of the din: Come on! Let ' s get going! What ' s holding up the woiks-er-works? Let ' s get organized! The Leader rises: Heil! All: Heil! Leader: I have here the information slips from every senior in the school. (Cheers) We will divide them up. First, how many do you think you can do per week? Clamor: Twenty! Toity-er-thirty-five! Fifty! Leader: O. K. We ' ll take seven. Now I ' ll read some names and if you know him, call out and you may have his slip. Joe Gunk. Cries: I ' ll take him ... I want him . . . He ' s my second cousin on third cousin Ebeneez- er ' s side so I want him ... I raised my hand foist-er-first. Leader: Quiet. I ' ll take him. Next. Erasmus Jones. Mixed Remarks: Who? .... What? . . . Repeat please . . . Never hoid-er-heard of him. Leader: Doesn ' t anyone know him? Here, Eli, you take him. You bumped into him through a swinging door last week. Remember? No? Great big tall guy with the heart-shaped ears? Still don ' t? Sure you do. Here take it. Next . . . Flash: Report from second Portal meeting states things under control and on schedule. Slight murmuring. Leader enters at right. Leader: (cheerily) Well, here we are again. Now, if you ' ll just hand me your write-ups . . . Odd Remarks: Well, you see . . . Unexpected company ... I had a test . . . Meeting . . . Leader: (not so cheerily) I see. Well, just hand in the ones that are done, and you ' ll be sure to get the others done by next week? Remarks: (enthusiastically) Sure! . . . You bet! . . . No doubt . . . Coiten-er-certainly. Leader: (brightening) Good! Now I got some more new ones for you which I ' ll hand out . . . Followers start putting on coats, picking up books. Remarks: I just remembered I gotta see my doctor ... I haven ' t been to the dentist in a long time; guess I ' ll drop in . . . I ' m gonna give myself up to the bulls-er-police. (Followers walk out.) Leader: Wait . . . but . . . say . . . oh-h-h-h-h! Curtain Flash: All Portal write-ups now completed. Mixed conversation: Boy, sure glad we ' re through with that . . . What a relief . . . Coiten- er-certainly is a load off my mind . . . Leader enters at right. All: Cheers. Leader: Well, I guess I might as well hand out the information slips now and get it over with. Mixed Protests: What slips? . . . We finished them . . . What ' s she talking about . . . Say, the seniors are all done, aren ' t they? Leader: Why yes. That is, the seniors in senior session rooms are all done, but the ones in the Junior rooms aren ' t. See? All: (long and drawn out) Oy-y-y-y-y-y. Curtain Board assembled and talking happily. Remarks: Whew, at least we ' re really finished . . . No hitches this time . . . Yup, posolutely and absitively done . . . Leader enters at right. All: Cheers. Leader: (Maliciously) I heard what you said. Yes, you finished all the write-ups . . . but— I got a few rejects. Doyle, this one is putrid, not up to par. Margolin, this smells; do it over. Merlet, this one . . . (low) hmmmm, wellllll, yesssss (coughs aloud) Rock . . . Rock wake up . . . wake up! (wakes up) How ' d this one ever get in here? Lopez . . . Curtain Flash: Portal Board to dedicate classbook. Business board to be consulted. 92 Board and Leader assembled. Leader: Well, today we vote on the dedication. Before the business board comes in, let ' s get organized. You all know what my choice is, so let ' s go in with one mind . . . Protests: But . . . Say . . . we ' ll . . . see here . . . don ' t you think . . . Leader: QUIET. Remarks: (heard outside of door) Well, let ' s get this farce over with . . . Quiet, don ' t say that so loud . . . O. K. Let ' s go. Enter Business Board. Leader: Oh, hello. All set? Hmm? That ' s fine. Are there any nominations for the dedica¬ tion? Member of Ed. Board: Yes, I suggest . . . Representative of Business Bd.: (lumping to feet) I knew it! This election was fixed! There was no need of our coming here in the first place. I knew what the results would be before I ever came here. Music: Tramp, Tramp, Tramp, the Boys are Marching. Exit Business Board. Leader: Well-1-1-1-1. Curtain Flash: See later broadcast. Board assembled. Leader: (cheerily) Now, kids, we have only the features left. Isn ' t that wonderful? I have a list of all the different features we need, and in order to make sure everyone gets the type of thing he can do best, I ' ll tear the list up, put the pieces in a hat, and you ' ll draw for them. Curtain 3 weeks later. Leader is alone. Leader: I can ' t understand it. I handed out the features, gave them the deadline, which I ad¬ vanced two months in order not to have them in more than one month late, and I haven ' t seen hide nor hair of anyone since. (Head of board member appears at doorway and is quickly withdrawn.) Come back here. I saw you. (Member comes in.) My, wasn ' t it nice of you to drop in. Did you bring me your feature? Member: No . . . but it ' s practically all done. I ' ll have it in Monday. Leader: But that ' s what you said the last two times. Member: I did? Well, this time I ' ll have it for sure on . . . Friday. Yeah, that ' s it—Friday . . . sure, sure—Friday . . . That ' s what I said—Friday . . . Leader: Well, all right, but be sure about that. Member: Yeah, yeah, sure. (Exit.) Second Member: (Rushing into room) Here it is. Boy, what a lot of work that was, but I finally finished it for you. Gosh, I was up till three in the morning all week doing this. Here, I hope it ' s what you wanted. Leader: Oh, that . . . yes, of course . . . thanks . . . sorry to have troubled you. Second Member: What ' s the matter? Leader: Well, you see, we decided that this article would take up too much room, so we ' re dropping it altogether. Second Member: (slowly) Give . . . me . . . strength. Curtain Flash: Rumor has it that Portal is finally completed. Leader and Board, very happily chatting and playing with their dolls. Leader: Attention, please. I wish to announce officially that the Portal is totally washed up ... I mean finished, and mailed to the printers five minutes ago. (Pause for effect.) Leader: Now, as you all know . . . Mr. Larrabee: (Dashing wildly into room) Stop the presses . . . rob the mail man ... do anything . . . get that package back! All: Why? (No reply.) Leader: Tell us, why must we get the package back? Mr. Larrabee: (Pauses . . . then) I could answer that, but it would only lead to bloodshed! (Exit laughing madly.) (Stunned silence.) The End I.J.R. 93 The Third Triumvirate They met in the palace of Versailles, Just three guys and a bottle of rye. They wept out their worries—Benito first! I am slipping in Greece, but that ' s not the worst! My soldiers are dying, not from bullets but thirst. And my campaign in Africa seems at its end Unless you, Adolph, some munitions would lend — Me! Why, Benito, I ' m surprised at you! Don ' t you know Churchill ' s got me too? Keep it quiet but back home food prices are soaring, In fact, I just made out a diet for Goering! Truly, gentlemen, said Emperor, your troubles aren ' t much. Just look at the ships I ' ve lost to the Dutch! Five hundred troops I sent for a seize I ' ve lost them all, that ' s hardly a tease! Suddenly over the three there was quiet, For out in the street there took place a riot! Those murderers are in there; paste them with tar. Furiously Benito puffed on his cigar. Again the voices called out, Make them pay for their sin. So long, said Adolph, my train leaves for Berlin. You ' re staying here, cried the Jap in fret. Oh how he scorned the day they had met! Open that door, Adolph cried out with a rap. Nothing doing, replied the mad Jap. Benito called out, Stop, stop! The streets are full. Here come the boys of old John Bull! Carefully they aimed their guns at each ot her, And quickly said, See you later, Brother. Don ' t think of angels and harps and the lot. Just bring an icepack— ' cause it ' s gonna be hot! —R.K. 94 For whom the bauble, John Gondek? Mort Herman turns from apple-polishing to silver polishing! It ain ' t there, Anne. Try the ' phone book. Charlotte George hits the ether. Shh . . . It ' s hot from the presses!! Eddie Johnson supervises a windy job . . . Queen Sara I holds court; Hugh looks on What ' s blowing, kids? as Gene Solon is chastised severely! 95 ACTIVITIES America, ' ' it has so often been said, is the land of opportunities. True indeed is this, for America . . . our United States . . . fosters oppor¬ tunities by granting to each of her people the right of free enterprise. Free enterprise means not only freedom in business life and commercial endeavors, but even more important . . . freedom for the Americans in choosing leisure time activities, hobbies, and interests. Weaver has clubs which vary from Latin to Ingleside, Model Airplane to Chess. Wea ver ' s extra-curricular activi¬ ties embrace numerous fields, and at Weaver, freedom is encouraged with the ideal of free enterprise foremost. PORTAL BOARD PORTAL EDITORIAL BOARD Seated, left to right: Doyle, Margolin, Rivkin, Schatz, Lopez, Maislen, Maines. Standing: Duncan, Grody, Brand, Merlet, Freedman, Kupperstein, Wolfson, Cannistraro, Silver. EDITORIAL BOARD Editor Davida Schatz Associates Milton Brand Palmy Cannistraro Mary Doyle William Duncan Doris Grody Richard Kupperstein Betty Lopez Ruth Maines Arnold Maislen Eli Margolin Charles Merlet Mae Rivkin Irving Rock Sara Wolfson TYPISTS FACULTY ADVISERS Elizabeth Feldman Editorial — F. Eliot Larrabee Marion Freedman Business — Robert P. Cunningham Ruth Silver Franklin Gross BUSINESS BOARD Business Manager Isadore Gershman Assistants Hugh Carpenter Leonard Goldman Richard Lorber Secretary Shirley Glaubinger PHOTOGRAPHERS Joseph Herman Stanley Kanare John LaRocque BUSINESS BOARD Left to right: S. Glaubinger, Goldman, Lorber, Carpenter, Gershman. 98 GAME GOSSIP That silent prayer as the whistle blows . . . ooooh Weaver ' s got the ball ' ' . . . the proud feeling of belonging . . . the wholesale ' ' Hi ' s ' ' . . . ' ' Hit ' em again — harder . . . those beautiful Weaver colors . . . that tingling cold . . . The Weaver Stutter!” . . . Nappier pulls the end around . . . Yellin kicks a field goal . . . Bobby ' s got the ball ... a swell pass . . . Deubel ' s made a touchdown . . . Dobrowolski recovered for Weaver . . . wonder what ' ll be done ' bout the rallies . . . the band ' s not so bad — good formation today . . . Hold that line . . . Who ' s going in? . . . It ' s a first down . . . Have a peanut? . . . Gee, it ' s cold . . . Whadda yuh do last nite?” . . . Wasn ' t the bonfire swell? . . . We can ' t lose . . . The cheers ' re smooth today! . . . Have you heard the latest? . . . Yellin plunges over . . . undefeated team . . . Weaver ' s rated tops by the Times turkey this after? ... a loud scream . . . we fumbled . . . Keep ' em back . . kick!” . . . Tackled for a loss . . . Record crowd . . . Two minutes more . ' em score . . . We won! ... no homework for Monday! . . . Our team is red hot We ' re champs! . . Havin ' Block that . don ' t let 99 FOOTBALL FOOTBALL TEAM Front row, left to right: Christino, Passaro, Gondek, Bonvouloir, Yellin (captain), Deubel, Malone, Fasi. Second row: Dawkins, Herman, Nappier, Kaufman, Lorber, Vaccari, Arrone, Dobrowolski, Carabillc, Mr. Burke. Back row: Ferrigno, Quinn, Davis, Wentworth, Brink, Cartin, Jeffries, McNally, Coach Gipson, Schusterman. Weaver to victory . . . three cheers tor Weaver and three more for Charlie Gipson! He put out the 1941 Weaver champion team. But then, Weaver ' s been tops for all our three years within her portals. We ' ve never seen a H.P.H.S. pigskin victory! As good as our past record ' s been, this year ' s was spectacular. Tied only by West Haven and victorious over H.P.H.S., Bulkeley, East Hartford, Manchester, and West Hartford, the school was justly proud of its Green and White warriors. Roused to fever pitch on the eve of the Bulkeley game, students held their first rally, strictly sub rosa but strictly swell as well. Cheers, singing, and a huge bon¬ fire, climaxed by the screaming sirens of the fire department, were the ingredients put forth by the student body for the Weaver victory over a strong Bulkeley team. Always superb in sportsmanship, at the West Haven game Weaver displayed its best sense of fun with the lusty carolling of Happy Birthday to Mr. Burke, by the entire bleachers gang. As the reports continued to pour forth extolling our football heroes, the fever pitch was capped b y the defeat of H.P.H.S. on Thanksgiving. Mr. Gipson, in his first year, moulded a group, captained by sturdy Bob Yellin, that was accorded the very highest praise from the opposing teams, coaches, and game officials for its outstanding sportsmanship and sense of fair play. Bonvouloir, Passaro, Vaccari, Fasi, Arnone and Malone gained state-wide fame as an impenetra¬ ble line, while Nappier and Gondek pulled some sweet end-arounds. Christino, Captain Bull Yellin, Deubel and Dobrowolski backed up the Weaver team—1941 District Champions. 100 First game . . . ragged showing . . . started with a win tho ' . . . Weaver .... 6 West Haven . . 6 Only tie . . . only home game . . . huge crowd . . . Yellin, Christino, Dobrowol- ski starred . . . Mr. Burke ' s birthday . . . 3rd year tie with W. Haven . . . scrappy team battling all the way. Weaver 6 W. Hartford 0 H 101 Weaver 19 East Hartford 7 Weaver 12 Manchester 0 Nappier and Christino scoring . . , pass attack again featured . . . powerhouse . . . unbeatable com¬ bine. Well organized . . . pass attack superior . . . really a landslide . . . still undefeated. 102 Weaver 7 Bulkeley 0 Close contest ... no let¬ up ' til the final gun . . . Bul¬ keley battled bravely . . . Weaver—enthusiastic, en¬ ergetic, and earnest elev¬ en .. . Deubel scored . . . one more game for city championship. Weaver 10 Hartford 7 Splendid team . . . unde¬ feated . . . Yellin ' s ffeld goal turned the trick . . . hard fought contest . . . rec¬ ord crowd . . . last game . . . undefeated season maintained . . . thrills ga¬ lore! ... a game to be remembered! 103 Seated, left to Tight: Colello, Azarian, Deubel, Christino (captain), Yellin, Lamoureux, Coons. Standing, leit to right: Ferrigno, Hughes, Herbert, Coach Gipson, Sack, Kishbauch, Pappalardo. BASKETBALL None-too-good . .. illness and marks dogged team ' s trail . . . Bob Christino, star and captain ... Yel¬ lin, Sack, Deubel, Lamour¬ eux formed team . . . Fish¬ er, Dawkins, Bradley too— until the half! . . . hard¬ working gang nonetheless. 104 SEASON SUMMARY Weaver . . . 38 East Hartford . . . 23 Manchester . . 36 Weaver . . . . . . 26 Weaver . . . 58 Alumni. . . 56 Meriden . . . 38 Weaver . . . . . . 19 West Hartford . . . 32 Weaver . . . . . . 29 Weaver . . . 30 Bulkeley . . . 19 Bristol. . . 43 Weaver . . . . . . 38 H.P.H.S. . . 40 Weaver . . . . . . 38 New Britain . . 39 Weaver . . . . . . 31 Weaver .... . . 20 West Hartford . . . 16 W eaver .... . . 39 New Britain . . 36 Bristol. . . 46 Weaver . . . . . . 37 Weaver .... . . 44 East Hartford . . . 41 Bulkeley .... . . 39 Weaver . . . . . . 31 Meriden .... . . 29 Weaver .... . . 26 H.P.H.S. . . 47 Weaver . . . . . . 36 Manchester . . 41 Weaver .... . . 27 iC5 CROSS-COUNTRY Seated, leit to right: Standing: Mr. Kenny, Gordon. Kerbs, Pellet, Moritstream, DiBella (captain), Prince. Fenton, Julian, Krazsow, Mr. Burke, Morris, Maurev, Cross Country . . . Short¬ age of men . . . fleet-footed Andy Di Bella, captain . . . fought in 7 meets — the best teams in the state. Weaver 35 N. Britain 20 Weaver 38 H.P.H.S. 17 Weaver 31 Middlet ' n 24 The Connecticut State Meet at Storrs. Weaver 34, Manchester 21 Wesleyan Interscholas¬ tic Meet at Middletown. SWIMMING Swimming . .. A1 Hayes, merman No. 1; McNally, star No. 2 . . . Mr. Preu worked with crew . . . Bris¬ tol, Manchester, and Meri¬ den all victorious . . . not too super a season. First row, leit to right: Calabro, Dewey, Bennett, White. Second row: Fienman, DeLucco, Appleton, Ford, Goldfarb, McNally, Hayes (captain). Standing: Mr. Preu, Thomas, Titlebaum, Dubinsky, Siegal, Bedford, Magro, Mr. Burke. 106 SENIOR LETTERMEN V- A „ Ik, ,,a. CROSS COUNTRY — MAJOR LETTER Lawrence Kerbs, Manager CROSS COUNTRY — MINOR LETTER Richard Julian FOOTBALL Arden Robert Yellin Robert Christino Paul Deubel Samuel Malone Raoul Bonvouloir John Gondek Paul Fasi Frank Carabillo Paul Vaccari Passaro Richard Lorber William Dawkin s Stedman Herman Ralph Wentworth Thomas McNally Thomas Strano Henry Kay Arnold Cartin Theodore Davis BASKETBALL Christino Lamoureux Yellin Azarian Deubel BASEBALL Yellin Christino TRACK Gondek Lewis A few others will win letters in the spring sports of 1942. 107 Spring Sports In the Spring, a young man ' s fancy ... Yeah, the girls play second fiddle to the baseball bat, the tennis racquet, and the training table. Weaver holds high hopes for baseball this year, our tennis has always been excellent, and track our strong point. All signs for Spring indicate swell seasons. Tennis Tennis ball scarcity only bad sign . . . good team, quote Coach Carrier. Baseball Waring, Parks coaching . . . more than 70 candidates . . . lack of field caused early inconvenience. Here ' s 1 hoping. Track Gipson coaching . . . usually a good season . . . good luck, boys! 108 llfete. 109 GIRLS ' GIRLS ' LEADERS ' CORPS Seated, left to right: Davis, Duffy, Callan, Biederman, Christino. Second row: Lowe, Curry, Kamins, Kenny, MacGrath, Martin, Mascolo, Jeffers, J. Kaufman. Back row: Harding, Carpentiere, Azarian, McDonald, Calusine, Mayoros, Nolan. SOCCER LEAGUE Soccer was the first of all the sports to be organized this season. There were two Senior teams, the green team led by Anne Callan, and Selma Glazer captained the Reds. Seniors on the teams included Selma Glazer, Rita Baracchi, Madeline O ' Brien, Anne Callan, Helen Davis, Florence Lassoff, Selma Mag, Marie Magistri, Florence Miller. ICE SKATING Two classes met in Keney for skating every week. The beginners learned to skate using correct form. The figure skating class learned to dance the fourteen step on skates. When there was no skating, the classes met in the gym. SWIMMING Two groups of swimmers were formed. The beginners learned to swim while the intermediates learned strokes and diving. Later they learned to swim to music. Everyone had a splashing good time at the Y.W.C.A. where the classes met. Seniors participating were Lucille Cieri, Janet Caffrey, Ruth Kronenberg, Marie Magistri, Florence Miller, Madeline O ' Brien, Sylvia Shear, Jean McDonald, Miriam Krauskopf, Lurana Lurk, Ruth Cohen, Roslyn Silver, Stephanie Derlycia, Helen Baron and Muriel Sidrane. 110 SPORTS PING PONG The annual pingpong tournament was held,- and Florence Lassoff proved champ of the Seniors. Among those who figured prominently in the tourna¬ ment were Addie lowers, Bernice Kaufman, Natalie Ratner, Rita Baracchi and Miriam Krauskopf. BASKETBALL This year only nine Seniors showed up for this sport. The reason was that many of the girls were working after school. The participants were Helen Davis, Ruth Kronenberg, Roslyn Silver, Selma Mag, Anne Callan, Elizabeth Jankus, Betty Hopkins, Teresa DiCorleto and Addie lowers. Anne Callan captained the Senior team. BADMINTON Under the chairmanship of lean Kaufman badminton was organized. Two classes met regularly every week, one at 2:15 and one at 3:00. Thirty- three girls took the course. Of these, five were Seniors: Anne Callan, Elizabeth lankus, Cynthia MacGrath, Marjorie Wallace and Shirley Ravish. VOLLEYBALL Since the Seniors have joined ranks with the working girls in such large numbers, there were not enough to form an eight-man volleyball team. Elizabeth fankus, Lois Titleba um, Helen Davis and Selma Mag strengthened the Sophomore teams to meet the invincible funiors. In the spring sports being organized as we go to press, Softball, Tennis, Archery and Badminton are in the limelight. Ill Ever seen the Weaver seal before? Here ' s hopin ' it ' ll be on a sheepskin next!! Our folks ' ll think they ' re getting their taxes worth. Lookit those books at lunch! Bull’s Yellin ' , Hope I missed the first period! Grub ... the bread lino . . . whatta risk! Look out for the hammers, Ed! Where you going anyway! Quiz kids? 112 The Lookout A hard-working gang . . . tales of toil till two A.M. seep out . . . has changed in our three years . . . now magazine form . . . has been greaf help in class hisfory . . . All the news that ' s fit to print —in the faculty ' s opinion! . . . Gene Solon and George Rosenblitt twin Simon Legrees .. . But all in all, theirs was a hard job . . . well done! EDITORIAL BOARD Front row, left to right: Smith, Shafer, Heilman. Seated: Margolin, Rosenblitt, Solon, Hellerman. Standing: Brody, Galinsky, Finkelstein, Freedman, B. Kaufman, Gershman, Bied- erman, A. Ascher, Cohen, Meister. BUSINESS BOARD Front, left to right: Keyser, Davis. Seated: Levy, Greenberg, Goldenthal, Rose. Standing: Silverstein, Fursh- pan, Darefsky, Lawler, Renk, Urcinoli. Not in picture: Selma Mag, Business Manager. 113 Two-Ten Tea As the stubborn bell finally rings afier five hours of blank faces and hor¬ rible torfure, when the Lookout is distributed, the Art-Crafts Dance announced, when you have finally discovered your coat doing a supreme janitor job opposite 240, you proceed with your lending library via up-stair case No. 2 down to Grand Central locally—the lobby. The receptionists include Dorothy Dixes of Hometown, Walter Winchells, and the Literary kids who have amassed in the greatest conflagration of humans possible. Jasper ' s desk becomes our chaise lounge and Weaver presents the news of the week. Will you buy a Dramatic Club ticket from me? Escorted huh—It ' s cheaper! Mr. Green has announced the Glee Club and Choir Concert. Classical stuff blah! but the Band jives it solid every Thursday morning. 240 bound? Compliments of the French teacher! How we slay the francais! 25c? What Latin Club dues? Better pay ' em. I am no longer a member of the Chemistry Club, financial difficulties, right! One of the Bachelors—a Chess Club whiz is attending the Girls ' League Formal. Gee, that ' s history! Paging Miss Bick¬ ford! I got a tip that one of the Hams ' ' is dating with some PBX station every night. Instead of another woman Uncle Sam stepped in. McCormick is a real Feuhrer in Miss Small ' s mind. Did you hear about those German classes? 50 men and a girl! Did you make the Honor Society? Are you kidding? That ' s a tough society to get into. You have to do your homework? Oh! Now I understand! Those Camera Club fiends again. They don ' t even give you a chance to comb your hair! Did you hear about the convenient flat that one of the cars acquired when some members of the Astronomy Club were coming back from Springfield? Would you girls be interested in purchasing a Boys ' Commercial Club football ticket for the game with West Haven tomorrow? Can ' t go? Oh, field trip with Combined Biology Clubs. Keep your mind on the fur-covered animals. C.H.L.S. banquet next week, eh? Sounds swell. That reminds me. I have a book report due. Maybe we should have joined that Club instead of Ingleside. We do make swell cookies though! Do you hear the typewriters? Girls ' Business Club balancing the books. Gee, do I need that course! Did you see the Girls ' Leaders ' vying with the boys on the volley ball court? That game never really ends. Ouch! Girls ' League presenting a faculty tea Thursday. Think I ' ll take that teacher who keeps flunking me. League is supposed to promote friendliness. Maybe I can get friendly enough for a 50. 2:30, gee, gotta go. Exams, and all I know could be written on a stamp. M. E. D. 114 A Cappella Choir Choirmaster — Milton Brand Art-Crafts Club Miss Helen Haselton— Adviser President .... Dorothy Gray Vice-President . . . Tessie larlmko Secretary .lane Noble Treasurer . . . Roger Jeanfaivre Astronomy Club Mr. Dow— Adviser President . . . Melvin Kosovsky Vice-President . . . Martin Levine Treasurer . . Constantinos Dadiskos Secretary .Paul Shafer Biology Club (Boys) Girls ' League Misses F. Talcott, Hood, Bailey, Mansfield, Hartin, Fraser, Taft— Advisers Mr. Baker President Vice-President . Secretary . Treasurer . Adviser Edward Fishman Myron Shafer Harold Greenberg Sheldon Steinhaus President First Vice-President Second Vice-President Secretary Treasurer Junior Member Sophomore Member Dorothy Bonadies Davida Schatz Marie Moriarty Jeanne McCarthy Laura Brainard Jeanette Brody Jean Kearney 115 Honor Society Mr. Burke —Adviser Latin Club Miss Conklin— Adviser President Vice-President Secretary- Treasurer Eli Margolin Consuls . Mae Rivkin and Ruth Tuck Palmy Cannistraro Treasurer .Elaine Rose Constance Silver Quaetor . .Selma Mag Mr. Stanley Censor Arnold Maislen Ingleside Club Miss Clough— Adviser President . . Elizabeth Hennessey Vice-Pres. and Treas. . Roslyn Millstein Secretary . . . Stephanie Derlycia Biology Club (Girls) Misses Hubbard and Bodurtha Advisers President .... Charlotte Ticotsky Vice-President . . Beatrice Weinberg Secretary .... Pauline Malone Treasurer .... Muriel Calloway Model Airplane Mr. French— Adviser President V ice-President Sec.-Treas. Frank Adler Francis Rossi John Pappalardo 116 Boys ' Commercial Club Mr. Waring— Adviser President .... Harry Gorban Vice-President . . William Duncan Treasurer . . . Harold Zuckerman Secretary .... George Wald Camera Club Mr. Van Schaack— Adviser President .... Franklin Gross Vice-President . . . Paul Shafer Secretary .... David Kinsler Treasurer . . . Harvey Schulman Chemistry Club Mr. Parks— Adviser President . . . Leonard Goldman Vice-President . . Harvey Schulman Secretary .... Lewis Jaivin Treasurer .John Gray Chess Club Mr. Clapp— Adviser President .Alex Berman Secretary .Jay Raeben Vice-President . . . Sidney Bogin Treasurer .Neil Macy C.H.L.S. Miss Bean— Adviser President .Sara Wolfson Vice-President . . Frances Weinstein Sec. and Treasurer . Frances Goldenberg 117 Dramatic Club Mr. Crowell and Miss Sheehan— Advisers . President .Sara Wolfson Vice-Pres. and Treasurer . Frank Adler Secretary . . . Palmy Cannistraro French Club Miss Phillips— Adviser President .... Eugene LaFleur Vice-President .... Ruth Tuck Secretary .... Lillian Kamins Treasurer . . . Carmelo Partesano German Club Miss Small— Adviser President . . . Howard McCormick Vice-President . . . Marvin Platt Secretary .Cyril Smith Treasurer .Ezra Saul Girls ' Business Club Miss VanDeusen --Adviser President . . . Beatrice Harrison Vice-President . . Dorothea Whitman Sec. and Treas. . Dorothy Biederman Girls ' Leaders Corps Miss Stephan— Adviser President .Anne Callan Treasurer . . . Dorothy Biederman Secretary .Geraldine Duffy 118 Smile pretty lor the Latin guests, Mae, but lor whom is Arnold Maislen ' s grin? Paul Deubel studies books!! Other articles interest this 3 letterman, too. Bierkan and Young, celebrity colleagues. A little bit ol a lot ol us- ... To what lair damsel belongs that claw? Gargle 3 times alter that one, Dot. Ezra and the print presses! Siamese twins. What — no Esquire! The Green Wave is red hot. Acknowledgments Behind any publication stand endless hours of endeavor and faithful work on the part of many. Too often this backstage work goes unnoticed and unappreciated. Too often, he who has silently striven is forgotten in the mad rush and excitement of going to press. Behind Portal ' 42, lies much work that ordinarily would go unsung except as we stop to acknowledge it. This is our only way of saying thanks to all the folks behind scenes, who have made this book what it is. To Mr. Larrabee and Mr. Cunningham, both boards of the Portal ' 42 earnestly pay tribute,—for patience, untiring work, and above all, for the sense of humor both these men have displayed lightening so many otherwise routine jobs. To Miss Hazelton and her Art Department, including Francis Rossi, Sara Wolfson, Donald Vaccari, Betty Lopez, Lenore Joseph, Tessie Jarlmko, Evelyn Carabillo, William Kavanek, Eunice Montstream, Adele Dressier, Irene Banowich, Hermance Carbonneau, James Byrne, Margaret Gates, Carol Edgecomb, Fred Bloom, Elizabeth Skripol, Myron Kostin, Irene Kowalski, Dorothy Gray, Francis Tone, and Jacqueline Gaudreau, we of the Portal say a sincere thanks. We also acknowledge the faithful John Gray, who, though no member of the board, attended many a meeting. Thanks, earnestly, Morton Stone, for your invaluable help in first planning this book. 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West Hartford Center OPEN EVERY NITE ’TIL 9:00 THE HARTFORD BUILDERS’ FINISH CO. “Ricketson” Woodwork 34 Potter Street Hartford, Conn. Ken Davis Clothes Llndergrad Wear Distinctive Styling 14 State Street over Loft’s Hartford Cinema Highlights Birth of the Blues—Sophomore year. Design ' for Scandal—Class elections. They Drive By Night—Weaver’s Wolves. To Be or Not I o Be—Graduated. Shanghai Gesture—Report a cipher! Nothing but the Truth—Interview with F.H.B. Hellzapoppin—After Report Cards! Gone with the Wind—Our Stay at Weaver. Joe Smith, American—All Weaver boys. The Lady Has Plans—All Weaver girls. ART CLOTHES SHOP Men’s Clothing and Furnishings MEN ' S WEAR WITH AN ART SPECIALIZING IN FORMAL CLOTHES RENTING FOR STUDENTS Phone 7-2023 1069 Main St. Silhouette Beauty Salon Oi’hn Tuesday, Thursday and Friday Evenings 1468 Albany Avenue Tel. 2-5510 Hartford, Conn. McIntosh shoes Alden’s 901 Main Street Corner Pratt SPORTSWEAR COATS SUITS DRESSES LINGERIE SLACKS CAPEN FOOD STORE A. SPUN GIN, Prop. 233 Capen St. Tel. 5-9997 Compliments of Mr. Mrs. CHARLES BASCH SOBOL’S SPORT SHOP QUALITY SPORTING GOODS REASONABLE PRICES Tel 2-4891 38 Allyn St. Hartford, Conn. PACKARD BOOT SHOP SMART SHOES FOR YOUNG MEN On Asylum Street Near Allyn Theatre M S FRUIT SHOPPE FRUIT—VEGETABLES AND GROCERIES 1008 Main Street Make a Date to ROLLER SKATE . . . “EVERY DAY IS WEAVER DAY at the PALACE!” New England’s Largest and Finest Roller Skating Rink • At Left: The championship Weaver football team roller skating at the Hartford Skating Palace. WHERE GOOD SKATESMEET SKATING EVERY EVENING Caroline Hevvins Literary Society Sara Wol.fson, Pres. Frances Weinstein, Vice-Pres. and Treas. Frances Goldenberg, Secy. Tis the mind that makes the body rich.” The Weaver Girls’ League WEAVER WEAVER BOYS’ COMMERCIAL ART-CRAFTS CLUB CLUB Boys’ and Girls’ CLUB FRANCAIS b President .PALMY CANNISTRARO BIOLOGY CLUB EUGENE LaFLEUR Vice-President .... EUGENE LaFLEUR of lBeaver High School RUTH TUCK Secretaire .ALTHEA GREENWALD LILLIAN KAMINS Tresorier .SAMUEL HELLERMAN CARMELO PARTESANO MATINEE DANCE COMMITTEE Chem. Club The If cover High School DRAMATIC CLUB The Travis Dress Shop 78 Pratt Street Hartford Girls of JVeaver : Keep Young and Beautiful in Frenchies WILBARS .34 Pratt St. Hartford THE WEAVER GIRLS’ BUSINESS CLUB Extends its Best Wishes to the Members of the 1942 GRADUATING CLASS Compliments of .. . WEAVER HAM RADIO CLUB CODE:. Eli Margolin, President Palmy Cannistraro, Pice-president Connie Silver, Secretary The Weaver Chapter of the National Honor Society HAMMERSMITH-KORTMEYER CO. Engravers Printers Milwaukee, Wisconsin ■