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

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LOIS CORKE Class Secretary (3); Civic Committee (2); Red Cross (2, 3); French Club (2, 3); G. A. C, (2, 3, 4); Hockey (2, 3, 4); Soccer (2, 3, 4); Baseball (2, 3); Basketball (2, 3); Senior Play (4), Swinging a mean hockey stick, playing popular songs, acting, knitting in spare moments, and special- iicing in A’s are all part of Loie's program. If you want a thing done well, go to Lois. KENNETH CORNELL We have in our midst a man of great genius, by name Ken. Cornell. He has delved into the depths of chemistry, geology, astronomy, and radio. This last seems to be his major hobby. If you hear the call number W 2 JMB—that’s Ken. He goes coast- ward in the summer and amuses himself with the rhythm of Clyde McCoy all year round. IRENE COX Flay Committee (2); Annual (4); Collectors’ Club (2, 3, 4); Library Council (3); Baseball (2, 3); Hockey (3). Irene's sparkling sense of humor helps her tolerate the eternal command to speak louder.” Watching athletics, collecting scamps, and appreciating good cooking are her hobbies. The soft voice may prove an asset at Muhlenburg where she will matriculate. PATRICIA CUMMING Junior Prom Committee (3); Program Committee (3); French Club (2, 3, 4); Tennis (2, 3, 4); Hockey (3); Soccer (3); Baseball (3). Pat, an excellent tennis player from whom wc expect great things, is an artist as well as a sportswoman. A lover of bridge, movie heroes (Fredric March is tops”) and Benny Goodman's Orchestra is she. ROBERT CURRIER Swimming Team {2, 3, 4); Orchestra {2, 3, 4), Always an original thinker, Bob can hold his own in the classroom, for he has the courage to defend his views. He also has the courage to swim in icy brooks. Bink,” as he is called by his intimates, has a rare appreciation and love of music. LEWELLYN CURTIS French Club (3, Pres. 4); German Evening (3); Orchestra (2, 3, 4). Mere hard work means nothing to Lew. Whether he's on a hike, studying his lessons, presiding at French Club, or occupying the concert master’s chair in the orchestra, he is always slaving and enjoying it. His enthusiasm for music knows no bounds. twenty

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MARJORIE CHRISTIANSEN Senior Play (4); Annual (4): Mask and Mime {3, 4); Glee Club (3, 4); Soccer (4); Hotkey (4); Basket ball (4); Gym Program (2). Mac's aspirations run to operating the comptom- eter, an unknown quantity. The inspiration for her constant singing comes from Arizona, but Europe seems to be the choice for her first vacation, RUBY E. CHURCH Civic Committee (3); Junior Prom Committee (3); Latin Club (2); French Club (3, 4); Library Council (3, 4); Hockey (2, 3); Community Fair (4). Ruby has been invaluable in the Library Council for several years. She is among the courageous few who have elected to become teachers, and expects to attend Trenton State Teachers College, MARJORIE CLUNAN French Club (2, 3); Spanish Club (4); Collector’s Club (4); Glee Club (4); Senior Play Com- mittee. Marjorie is an interested member of the Spanish Club. She is both athletic and musical, and lias Jrt ardent liking for Fords, preferably 1937 Y-S‘$. If there is any talk about Bermuda, you can be sure chat Marjorie is right there, RICHARD E. COLLINS Annual (Chairman of Photographic Committee 4). Dick, the hard-boiled G-man of Senior Day, is one of the expert photographers of our class and is a cartoonist. Dick likes nothing better than to heckle Miss Bible who is more than a match for this natty-looking 3ad. JANET E CONDIT French Club (2, 3); Tennis (4); Community Fair (4); Band (2, 3, 4); Orchestra (2, 3, 4), Connie, the flute player, certainly enjoys playing in the band, on the football field, and in concerts. Always ready to laugh, she is often seen passing a Drexel magazine around to induce chuckles in the classroom. French Club has attractions for Connie. PHILIP F COOK Correspondence Committee (4); Finance Committee (2); Forum (2. 3). Cookie” isn’t as quiet and unprepossessing as he sometimes seems. To see him burning up gas all over town is really to know Phil, His sense of humor is really outstanding and his loyalty as a friend hard to match. nineteen

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HARRIET DECKER Civic Committee (3); Prom Committee (3); Prop- erty Committee (4); Literary Club (3, Pres. 4); french Club (3, 4); Red Cross Council (2, 3); G, A. C (Vic-Pres. 4); Hockey (2, 3» 4); Soccer (2, 3, 4). A flashy blue Ford, loaded with pals, indicates Decker riding again—-possibly for hamburgers which with Guy Lombardo have a strange attraction for this winsome senior. ROBERT DERCE Treasurer (2, 3, 4); Catalyst Club (3, 4); Forum (4); Basketball {2, 3, 4). The cute, diminutive Derg,” one of our mighty basketball managers, also has been a most efficient class treasurer for three years. Noted for a high academic standing and a swell disposition Bob also has his eccentricities. See Miss Bible. IRENE DIEFENBACH French Club {3, 4); Red Cross Council (2, 3, 4); Hockey (2, 3, 4); Soccer (2, 3, 4); Tennis (3, 4); Basketball (J, 4); G. A. C. (2, 3). I is one of those few people on whom you can really and truly depend. Her scholarship, personality, and patriotism were recognized in her selection as our representative for the D, A. R. Pilgrimage. FELIX Dl FRANCISCO Junior Prom (3); Slide Rule Club (4); Football (4); Basketball (2, 3, W4); Baseball (3, 4). The prowess of this diminutive but speedy athlete has been proved upon the gridiron and upon the basketball courts of the High School and Y. M. C. A. He is usually seen in the company of his two pals, Mert and “Joe.” JACK DONAHUE Finance Committee (3, 4); A. A. Council (2); French Club (3); Slide Rule Club (4); Mask and Mime (4); Indoor Track (2, 3); Outdoor Track {W2, 3); Senior Play (4); Golf (4). Jack is the only track man who looks dignified in a sweat suit. His contagious smile and hearty laughter have won him many friends. FRIEDA DRYSON Art Club (3); Soccer (4). Frieda’s a reliable person who sticks to a job once she undertakes it. She enjoys playing the piano, especially popular music. Although she misses about three out of every five school days, her average doesn’t suffer ostensibly. twenty-one