Weaver High School - Portal Yearbook (Hartford, CT)

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HENRY BERRY, JR. A simply fabulous personality . . . Hank is a serious minded guy with an unusual sense of humor . . . has a real weakness for a certain girl . . . college in the near future. Clubs: Boys’; Letter; Football Team. BENNIE BILLIE, III Takes life casually . . . the savior of our basketball team . . . never seems to get ruffled— even on the court ... a real charmer. Clubs: Boys’; Letter; Basketball Team (co-capt.). ROBERTA BLACKWELL Robbie ... a fine contribution to the class of ’64 . . . loves to attend Weaver’s games, espe¬ cially with that young man . . . a terrific dancer . . . plans to become a medical secretary. Booster Club; Choir; Girls’ League. KENNETH BERKOWITZ Berk . . . friendly and happy- go-lucky . . . enjoys athletics and the Jewish Community Center . . . usually seen driving around in his blue bomb . . . plans a career in business ad¬ ministration. Clubs: Boys’ Club, Letter, Photography; Soccer Team. NATHAN BERMAN Nate . . . always ready, willing and able to help Weaver pull through . . . Mr. Davis’ little helper . . . outside interests in¬ clude photography ... in the future—college. Clubs: Dramatic, Boys’, Photog¬ raphy, A.V.A., F.P.A.; Fire Squad. JOSEPH BERNESKI Joe . . . quiet, but girls—be¬ ware! . . . his smile grows on you . . . friendly to all . . . future plans include the Ma¬ rines ... a victim of Weaver- itis—hates to leave. Boys’ Club. STANLEY BERRY Stan . . . brainy and busy Weaverite . . . don’t get him mad!! . . . skilled in dealing the cards . . . sooo stubborn ... a victim of Miss Sawyer’s art—will be a chem major. Honor Society; Boys’ Club; ,Jr. Usher. ROBERT BLACK FRANK BIRCH, JR. Amiable, good-natured, thinks for himself . . . works hard but still finds time for the girls . . . crazy about chem . . . loves tic- tac-toe. Boys’ Club; Boys’ Leader Corps; F.P.A. Bobby . . . soft-spoken, sincere, fun-loving . . . rates high with the opposite sex . . . drawing and sports take a lot of this boys’ time . . . occupies that special spot in the hall with the Boys.” Clubs: Dramatic, Art-Crafts; Teams: Track, Cross-Country. BERTHA BLACKMAN Tina . . . the latest addition to room 102 .. . enjoys music and the fifteen minutes before first period . . . next year—the air force.

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FRANK BARROWS Athletically inclined from the top of his head to the tips of his toes . . . one of the best linemen and co-captains Weaver ever had . . . next stop—the U.S. Marines. Clubs: Boys’, Letter (pres.); Football Team (co-capt.). LEROY BAYLOR Lee ... a real friendly guy with a joke for everyone . . . prides himself on his dancing . . . scores high at forfeited basket¬ ball games . . . rarely seen with¬ out his plaid beret with the pompom. Clubs: Boys’, Booster; Teams: Football, Soccer. CHARLOTTE BELL Secretary to many teachers . . . full of life and fun . . . enjoys pulling practical jokes . . . loves to sew, dance, and collect rec¬ ords . . . that’s the nut . . . secretarial school in future plans. Girls’ League. MARK BENNETT Pudge ... a real barrel of fun . . . one of Weaver ' s best known seniors ... an enthusiastic hunter and fisherman . . . adds a spark of humor to all his classes. Clubs: Boys’ Letter, Photogra¬ phy; Soccer Team. LORRAINE BALLARD A comical kid who always has a joke or two . . conscientious in everything she does . . . be¬ ing studious in school, she should be successful in what¬ ever field she endeavors. Girls’ League. CHARLOTTE BAKER Chari . . . the girl with that shy but noticeable giggle . . . the ability to win many a friend with that energetic personality . . . wants to help people in nursing or social work. . . Girls’ League; Future Nurses’ Club. MICHAEL BALDASSARIO Mike . . . has it made with his lady friend in just about all of his classes . . . always smiling and full of fun . . . plans to be an accountant so that he can count all the money he’ll make. Boys’ Club. JOHNNY BALL A Johnny - come - lately but Weaver is so much the better . . . real intellectual but still not exactly a bookworm . . . enjoys sports and jazz. Boys’ Club; Jazz Band. EDWARD BAISDEN Wickie . . . sharp dresser, witty, loads of fun . . . enjoys jazz and a certain girl . . . Weaver’s own Perry Mason . . . future in¬ cludes law school. Boys’ Club. Charlie . . . the fella every girl dreams of taking home to show mother . . . broad, brilliant, and barrels of fun . . . enjoys sports, jazz, and man’s favorite sport” . . . always looks like he stepped out of Esquire. Clubs: Boys’, Letter; Portal Edi¬ torial Board; Teams: Basketball, Cross Country, Track, Tennis; Student Council (Sr. Class pres.); Male Cheerleader. CHARLES BARLOW

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RAYMOND BLANKS DIANE BOARD JOHN BOLOGNA VERNON BLACKWOOD, JR. One of Weaver’s more active members . . . always seen run¬ ning a movie projector or on the gridiron . . . also has an eager eye for the opposite sex . . . trade school next stop. Clubs: Photography, Boys’, Dramatic, Letter; Boys’ Leader Corps; A.V.A.; Teams: Foot¬ ball, Track. ADOLPH BOONE Guy . . . Daniel Boone, No, it’s Adolph! . . . sharp dresser, great personality . . . works hard for anything he wants .. . special interests—sports and music . . . a potential Mr. Novak. STEPHEN BOYNTON Personality plus humor are the words for Steve . . . loves a wild time, especially physics classes? ... an ardent sports fan (always at the bowling al¬ leys) . ' . . good luck to our own Mickey Mantle. Clubs: Boys,’ Letter; Baseball Team; Honor Society. Ray . . . parlez-vous francais? . . . a politician’s way with words ... an incurable Utopi¬ an .. . well-read and well-in¬ formed . . . and what’s your locker combination? . . . can really lead those freedom songs. Clubs: F.P.A., Boys’, French, Debating (v.p.); Portal Editor¬ ial Board. WILLIAM BRADLEY Bill ... a pleasant, easy-going guy . . . head is filled with all kinds of interesting facts . . . quite a basketball player . . . has a bright future ahead in some field of math. Boys’ Club. Dee ... a gal with a dynamic personality ... a great friend to many . . . noted for her pretty eyes . . . shows outstanding leadership qualities ... on to Ward Business School next year. Cheerleader; Girls’ Leader Corps; Girls ’ League (senior rep); Letter Club (sec.-treas.) RUBY BRANCH Has a sweet disposition and a personality to match . . . be¬ lieves in enjoying her leisure time to the fullest . . . plans to attend business school. Did anyone say masculine? . . . rare combination of intelligence and good looks . . . talented answer to a football coach’s prayer . . . college and engineer¬ ing next conquests. Clubs: Boys’ (pres.), Letter (v.p.); Teams: Football (co¬ cap.), Basketball; Student Coun¬ cil; Honor Society. LINDA BOYD Lin . . . bright smile and fan¬ tastic sense of humor . . . artis¬ tically inclined . . . one of Weaver’s best dressed . . . en¬ joys Baldwin, jazz, and that way- out art . . . future includes Bos¬ ton Museum of Fine Arts. Clubs: Art-crafts, Dramatic, Girls’ Business, Booster; Girls’ League. LINWOOD BRASWELL A winning smile and a friendly hello . . . Linwood is a fun- loving guy who will do anything for a laugh ... a great sports enthusiast. Boys’ Club; Soccer Team.