Weaver High School - Portal Yearbook (Hartford, CT)

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DONALD BERMAN Don” . . . 100% Red Sox rooter! . . . loves a good joke (usually making them himself!) . . . an amateur Longfellow . . . give him the easy life! . . . Mr. Business Man in the future. Boys’ Club. BEVERLY BERNSTEIN Bev” . . . enthusiastic Eddie Fisher fan . . . has outstanding blue eyes . . . mad” driver of a green Chevy” . . . serious out¬ look on life . . . plans foresee office work and night school. Business Club; Girls’ League. DOROTHY BILLINGTON Dot . . . always around when it comes to sports . . . keen sense of humor . . . happiness” girl! . . . carefree and friendly . . . hopes to enter music school. Booster Club; Girls’ League. LEON BIVINS, JR. Lee” . . . Michelangelo has nothing on this talented fellow! . . . popularity plus personality, intelligence, and reliability . . . every ounce the gentleman! . . . his patience will be rewarded with success! Clubs: Art-Crafts (Pres.), Boys’; Jr. Red Cross; Boys’ State; Jr. Prom Committee; Jr. Usher; Stu¬ dent Council; Testator; Trinity Book Prize; Honor Society; Por¬ tal Board. WALTER BLAKE, JR. Wally” . . . personality plus a smile that wins . . . has a way with the ladies! ... a tall, cute athlete . . . Gone fishin’!” . . . future D. D. S. Basketball Team; Boys’ Club; Leader Corps. GEORGANNE BLOCK Georgi” . . . and giggles go together! ... a fun-loving gal who likes to take things easy . . . the Wrigley” kid! . . . always ready with a quip! . . . Broad¬ way, here I come! Girls’ League. DAVID BORDEN Dave” . . . versatility plus popularity ... a whiz at sports . . . looks, brains, and personali¬ ty .. . subtle humor keeps friends in constant uproar . . . modest fellow . . . lets his ac¬ tions speak for themselves . . . a future Connecticut se nator. Clubs: Boys’ (Pres.), Letter; Boys’ State; F. P. A. (Treas.); Honor Society; Teams: Football, Track; Class Treasurer; Student Council; Portal Board. JULIE BORICHEWSKY Julie” . . . model proportions arrayed in stunning clothes . . . long strawberry blonde hair . . . full of pep and always hep . . . never a care and forever a smile . . . third finger sparkle” reveals future with Mike! Business Club; Girls’ League. JAMES BRAZEL Jim” . . . always ready with a smile . . . tall and good-look¬ ing . . . the outdoor type . . . quite a lunchroom mathemati¬ cian! . . . full of energetic and useful ideas . . . hopes to be a metallurgist (?!) Boys’ Club; Leader Corps (Treas.); Jr. Prom Committee. JAMES BROADEN Jim” ... a happy-go-lucky fellow . . . usually scheduling a good time . . . known for the fancy dance steps, especially the mambo! . . . future in Air Force. Boys’ Club; Football Team.

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JOYCE ALEKSON Joy” . . . quiet and shy . . . neat appearance . . . strawberry blonde curls and a sweet smile . . . blended in well with all the colors of high school days! Business Club; Girls’ League. JOSEPH ALEXANDER Joe” ... a fellow with the name of a champion! . . . not interested in boxing, but really tears up the track field . . . plans to enter Ward School of Electronics after graduation. Boys’ Club; Teams: Cross-Coun¬ try, Track. JOHN ALLEN Prez” . . . graceful and agile in both gymnastics and dancing . . . sincere manner tops off warm friendliness . . . chief occupation: watching the ' green stuff roll in!” Clubs: Boys’, Letter; Cross-Coun¬ try Team; Leader Corps. BURTON AZIA Burt” . . . robust and roguish . . . always the practical joker . . . intrigued by the opposite sex ... a real camera bug . . . will leave his mark in the busi¬ ness world. Boys’ Club. CRYSTAL BACHAND Chris” or Red” . . . Titian- colored hair her crowning glory . . . independent, nonchalant, easy-going . . . slender figure and coy smile . . . the bright spot in Weaver’s library. Girls’ League. PATRICIA BAKER Pat” ... a wide and winsome smile . . . wings on her dancing feet . . . lives by the adage: Si¬ lence is golden!” . . . female Robin Hood!” . . . amicable and sweet . . . marked intelligence. Clubs: Archery (Pres.), Dra¬ matic; Cheerleader; Leader Corps; Girls’ League; Honor Society; Portal Board; Student Council. ARTHUR BARLOW Sonny . . . packed with pep and personality ... a good-look¬ ing guy with a pleasant disposi¬ tion . . . greatest desire: a new car! . . . cuts a cra-a-z-zy car¬ pet!!” . . . future with the Air Force. Clubs: Boys’, Letter; Leader Corps; Teams: Basketball, Track. CHARLOTTE BARLOW Boo-Boo” . . . mellifluous, fun-loving, friendly . . . dabbles in the arts in her spare time . . . always seen supporting Weaver’s teams ... a knack of making friends . . . the envy of many. Clubs: Art-Crafts, Booster; Girls’ League. ROBERT BARRETT Bob” . . . famous for his Cadillac . . . likes to drive and travel ... a studious lad and an ardent camera fan ... a mathematical brain! ... to be a college graduate tops his am¬ bitions! Boys’ Club. SUSAN BARRON Sue” ... an attractive pack¬ age wrapped with smart clothes and tied with sex appeal ... a go-getter” . . . plenty of school spirit . . . her driving ambition will lead her to success. Art-Crafts Club; F. P. A. (Ex. Board); Leader Corps; Girls’ League; J. C. C. Ex. Sec.; Jr. Prom Committee; Lookout Edi¬ torial Staff; Portal Board; Student Council. 23

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BRUCE CAGENELLO HENRY BROWN Beans” . . . one of Weaver’s unbeatable wits ... what a bas¬ ketball player! . . . who can ever forget his part in the 54” sea¬ son? ... a sincere and friendly guy! Basketball Team; Boys’ Club. LOIS BURKE Lo” . . . strictly slick, smooth, and sophisticated . . . expres¬ sive eyebrows worth a million words! . . . Weaver’s gifted songbird . . . music and males always on the agenda . . . charming and attractive . . . she’ll reach her star”! Choirs: All-State, Choraliers; Clubs: Glee, Spanish; Girls’ League; Student Council. DOROTHY BURRES Ginger and pep . . . that’s Dubby”! . . . fun-loving gal . . . enjoys dancing, singing, and es¬ pecially the masculine gender! , . . noted for fascinating cliches” and a Lauren Bacall slink . . . best of luck, Dub”! Business Club; Girls’ League; Lookout Typist. Cagg” . . . good-looking and good-natured ... no foreigner to the femmes . . . known for little excursions” during band rehears¬ als .. . Weaver’s answer to Har¬ ry James . . . winning smile . . . plans include Uncle Sam” and college. Bands: All-City, All-State, Wea¬ ver; Boys’ Club. BRUNO CANTAFI Brun” . . . tall, dark, and handsome . . . snapping, brown eyes . . . black, curly hair . . . real sharp dresser! . . . one-third of th e King Trio . . . rich laugh . . . big plans for future — pho¬ tography and Marilyn! Clubs: Boys’, Camera. DIVA CARBONI D” . . . good-natured . . . pleasant smile and lots of friends . . . enjoys pounding the type¬ writer keys (ooh, those mis¬ takes! ) . . . has eye on office work and husband in future. Booster Club; Girls’ League. ROBERT BURSTEIN Known as quiet Bob” . . . friendly . . . flashes a ready smile . . . photography his specialty . . . picks bikes over hot-rods! . . . plans for future include col¬ lege. Boys’ Club. BRADLEY CAGENELLO Senor Brad”, the Spanish brain . . . handsome and dark . . . a popular guy . . . talented fingers tickle the eighty-eight” . . . will work with figures as C. P. A. . . . strange gleam in his eye (watch out, girls!) Choirs: All-State, Inter-High (V.-Pres.), Choraliers; Clubs: Boys’, Glee, Spanish (Pres.); Portal Business Board. ROBERT CASHMAN Bob” or Cash” ... a soft- spoken individual . . . interested in sports . . . baseball, his spe¬ cialty ... a friendly and well liked guy . . . future ambitions include college life. Boys’ Club. GLORIA CHRISTIAN Glo” . . . had a swell time at Weaver . . . enthusiastic about tennis and volleyball . . . loves to hoof it” . . likes listening to records and the radio ... fu¬ ture medical secretary. Business Club; Girls’ League; Jr. Red Cross.