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

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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

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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 H, BRYAN, Jr. Class President (3); Catalyst Club (3, 4); Slide Rule Club (3, 4) { Photography Club (3); Football Manager (2, 3, W4) ; Track (2, 3); German Evening (3, 4). This loquacious bluffer lias a winning snnle always and charming manners when he w'ants to. His hobo outfits, we hope, are not indicative of hi$ future. BENSON BUFFHAM Program Committee (2); Hi’s Eye (3, 4); Annual (4); Football (2, 3); Outdoor Track (2, 3); Indoor Track (2). Probably Benny” is the nearest you will ever come to seeing perpetual motion. Always clowning, this teacher’s problem nevertheless amuses junior girls and finds time to read all the latest books. JAMES BUSH Baseball (2, 3); Hi’s Eye (2, 3); Civic Committee (3). Dizzy Dean of baseball fame has nothing on Jim Bush, our mighty Goliath of the diamond. He is an accomplished sports writer for the Hi’s Eye. Jim is also well on his way to becoming Master Councillor of the DcMolay, BETTY CAMP Junior Prom Committee (3); Senior Play Committee (4); Annual (4); French Club (2, 3, 4); Spanish Club (3, 4); Glee Club (3); Red Cross Council (4); Soccer (2); G. A. C. (4); Gym Program (4). This lovely blonde has a toothpaste smile and quite a reputation as a swimmer. A girl with plenty of personality, Betts” is deservedly popular. JENNIE CARDILLO Academic Committee (4); Weather Vane Staff (4); Typewriting Club (3); Senior Play (4). A little girl willing to undertake big things is this considerate and helpful senior who aids underclass- men in shorthand. Having dramatic talent, Jennie took part in The Lady of the Lake” and The Fool. Have you observed Jennie's twinkling eyes? CARL CHRISTENSEN Community Fair (4); English Play (3). Collie,” skater and hog caller extraordinary, is a famous singer of Shortenin’ Bread.” Wool worth's and Warden’s Delicatessen occupy Carl's fret' hours every day, so he is a busy man. During school he is frequently seen with his pal, Batiato, who always looks as if he’s going places. eighteen