Westfield High School - Weather Vane Yearbook (Westfield, NJ)

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ROBERT WENDEL BENDER Finance Committ.ee (2); Academic Committee (4); Latin Club (2, 3, Pres. 4); Spanish Club (4); Football (2. 3); Golf (2, 3, 4 t Senior Play (4). Tliis is the remarkable Latin Club president who knows Latin from all angles and whose English bristles with polysyllabic Latin derivatives. Robbie” has the art of knitting down to a science; ask him, if you don’t believe us, BILL BEST French Club (2, 3); German Evening (2, 3); Band (2, 3); Slide Rule Club (3); Catalyst Club (3). Bill holds this year’s record for homeroom attendance -—-three times since September! He’s another haunter of the band-room, the band’s property manager to be precise, having the responsible job of transporting chairs from orchestra pit to band-room and back again. MARTIN BIAZZO Spanish Club (4); Collectors' Club (4); C immunity Fair (4); Easter Play (3); Christmas Play (4). Men,” as a member of the Spanish Club, helped to make the Mercado a huge success. The stocky young chip is drawn to a radio as steel to a magnet. Another hobby of his is experimentation with any- thing mechanical. DANIEL BLIWISE Baseball (2, 3, 4). Dan’s abilities as crack baseball pitcher have been well recognized and used by the Westfield team. We all hail him as a great ball player. Dan is one of W. H. S.’s few conscientious souls, and wc know he will succeed in whatever he undertakes, sixteen MADELAINE BATT Ring Committee (2); Mask and Mime (2, 3); Slide Rule Club (4); Catalyst Club (4); Spanish Club (4); Community Fair (4); Gym Program (2, 4); Band (2, 3, 4); Orchestra (2, 3, 4). She’s musically inclined, playing the cello and radio- phone. Her pleasant smile, long golden hair, and agreeable personality contributed the ideal Alice in Wonderland on Senior Day. CLIFTON BEARDSLEE Prom Committee (3); Catalyst Club (3); Football (2, 3, W4); Golf (2, 3); Track (3, 4); Swim- ming (2). Die” played a tough game at tackle this year and being an optimist he dashed home to wax his skis whenever a cloud appeared. This Flcischman’s Yeast boy enjoys sandlot football and a bevy of fair maidens.

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JOHN BADE Nomination Committee (3); Prom Decoration Com- mittet- (3); French Club {2); German Evening (2. 3, 4), e wish success to people like Johnny Bade. He’s honest, hard-working, and unofhcious—in fact, the only time we see him is when he’s tearing around in his Ford. ELSIE BAHR Glee Club (2, 3, 4); Music Festival (2, 3, 4); Gym Program (2); Christmas Choir (4); Lady of the Lake (3); Launcclot and Elaine (2), This diminutive, golden-haired, blue-eyed lass from the sunny hills of Mountainside is interested in sports, music and pictures of movie stars. She found Florida exciting during her Christmas vacation. HILDA BAHR Correspondence Committee (4); Typing Club (2); Soccer (2); Volley Balt (2); Glee Club (2); Music Festival (2); Gym Program (3); English Plays (2, 3). Hilda, one of our very blonde girls, has the patience to fix her hair in different styles every night. She likes both work and sports, RICHARD W. BALDWIN Football (3, W4); Outdoor Track (4); Senior Play (4). Dick played a fine game as center for the football team and packed plenty of wallop the whole sea- son, Besides this he is an expert at tower climbing, spaghetti eating, and dancing. A privileged character in 101, Dick keeps his suede jacket in Miss Bordner's bottom drawer. CARRIE LEE BARNARD Finance Committee (3); Weather Vane (4); Mask and Mime {2, 3); Hockey (3); Basketball (2, 3}; Tenniquoil 3, 4); Senior Play (4); Com- munity Fair (4); Senior Day (4). A smiling cheery girl is Carrie-Lee, one of our most energetic seniors whom wc expect to make a most efficient domestic science expert. PHILIP BAT1ATO As he has worked after school since sixth grade, Philip has no time for extra-curricular activities. He is interested, however, in aviation and longs to be i pilot. Every Sunday he goes on his motorcycle to one of the airports and chats with the employees. Neither Damon and Pythias nor David and Absalom were more intimate than Philip and his friend, Carl, who dubs him a good sport and a loyal pal. fifteen

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DOLORES BRANT Photoplay Club (Pres, 4); Forum (4); Mask and Mime Club ( , 4); Spanish Club (4)j Com- munity Fair (4); Senior Play Committee 4); Academic Committee (2); Civic Committee (4). Dee’s” faithful Pontiac horn proclaims her morning arrival, Working earnestly in school organizations has not prevented her from dancing the light fantastic at Princeton. ARLENE BREHM Program Committee (2); Baseball (2). Arlene, the patient and long-suffering recorder of at- tendance in 101» is an active participant in sports and a favorite with friends and teachers. Interested in sophomores, Arlene shows preference for a basketecr and swimmer. MARY JEAN BRICKER Red Cross Council (2, 3, 4); Typing Club (4); Girls Athletic Program (2, 3); English Play (3). Vivacious Mary Jean, office assistant and ping pong player of note, spins along in her tan Chevrolet coupe. All activities here at school, especially foot- ball games and band concerts, interest her. Mary Jean’s room is literally papered with movie stars. JOHN BROKAW Archaeological Society (2, 3); Spanish Club (4); A Tale of Two Cities” (2). Immaculate Jack is one of our most dependable boys. Although he is a very active member of his English class, it is said that he is particularly helpful in the Spanish Club. Have you seen Jack play basketball? He knows how. KEITH BRONSON Senior Play Committee (3, Chairman 4); Prom Com- mittee (3); Catalyst Club (3); Forum (4); Slide Rule Club (3); Literary Club (4); Foot- ball (2, 3, 4); Track (2, 3, 4); German Eve- ning (2, 3). Keith has the unusual facility of figuring out what makes the wheels go around. When it conics to members of the opposite sex he has a discretion all his own. DAVID BROWN Football (2, 4); Band (4); Catalyst Club (3, 4); Biology Club (Pres. 4); Photoplay Club (4); Correspondence Club (4); Civic Committee (2); German Evening (3, 4). Brown, one of the Helios” men, is strongly addicted to the tuba and amateur photography. He’s often seen with a certain sophomore, an old senior habit! seventeen