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

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rw-J. .Q DEN! BARTLETT Prom Program Cc-mmittee 1315 Senior Play Committees 1415 Senior Day Committee 1415 Weather Vane 12, 415 Annual 1415 Art Club 12, 315 French Club 1315 Photoplay Club 141. Dene is rather diminutive but has ways of making her presence felt. Artist, student, and business woman, Dene is one of the influential members of our class. Even physics does not terrify her. RAMON BATIATO Finance Committee 12, 315 Senior Play Tickets 1415 Mask and Mime 12, 31. Whether Ray is nominating people from the floor or selling tickets at the door, he always has that pleasing smile and may be thinking of Anne. Be tactful and avoid arguments when talking with him about those General tires he sells. Ray needs no hair tonic for that mop of black wavy hair. NANCY BAYLIS Program Committee 1215 Latin Club 1215 French Club 12, 315 Spanish Club 1415 G. A. C. 13, 415 Red Cross Council 13, 415 Senior Play Committee 1415 Community Fair 1315 Annual 1415 Girls Gym Program 141. Nance excels in almost anything, whether it be hockey, basketball, or Spanish. Winter sports are her pet passion, but sunny California seems to have some charms. CLIFTON BEARDSLEE Usher Committee 1415 Junior Prom Ccmmittee 1315 Publicity Committee 1315 Senior Day Ccmmittee 1415 Catalyst Club 1315 Football 12, 3, 415 Golf 12, 315 Track 13, 415 Swimming 1315 Band 121. With a bow tie around his neck and a sophomore on his arm, this super- senior has gone places this year. Dit, our football co-captain, is a skiing enthusiast who expects to perfect his art at Bowdoin. MARGARET BELCHER Class Song Committee 1215 Weather Vane 12, 3, 415 Annual 1415 French Club 12, 3, 415 Latin Club 12, 3, 415 Mixed Chorus 13, 415 Christmas Program 12, 31. Stories, as well as musical notes, flow easily from Margaret's versatile pen. She is an accomplished pianist and is making progress in music composition. In spite of numerous activities she has managed to maintain a splendid record. BETTY BEYER Class Secretary 1315 Latin Club 1215 French Club 1315 Cheer Squad 12, 3, 415 G. A. C. 12, 3, 415 A. A. 12, 31, Vice President 1415 Hockey 12, 315 Tennis 12, 315 Basketball 12, 3, 415 Girls Gym Program 12, 3, 41. The peppiest cheer leader is one reason why our football players can't keep their minds on the ball. Betty is a smoothie' liked by all and excels in basketball. seventeen

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sixteen IACK ACKERSON Slide Rule Club C41g Weather Vane C413 Football C413 Track C413 Baseball C41. Long John, the boy with the prep-school manner, is the willing crrand boy for anyone in need and is particularly fond of picking up weary sophomore girls in his ever-present car. He might be called the heavy-humor editor of the Weather Vane. SAMUEL ARBES Baseball C2, 3, 41. This arch cutter has tormented a number of teachers in his time, but he is the soul of reliability on the diamond. Sam, who works at a local diner, throws the pots and pans around with gusto and also argues vociferously with Mr. Rope, especially in Battiato's defense. CHARLES BAAKE French Club C5, 413 Community Fair C313 Senior Play Usher C41. Despite the omnipresent brief case, suggestive of studiousness, there is a sense of humor and a geniality which makes this modest lad a friend to all who know him. Chester', divides his time between Boy Scout work and the DeMolay. His chief joy is derived from expounding his conception of Utopia as he found it last year in Florida. HELEN BACKUS Nominating Committee C413 Mask and Mime C413 Latin Club C2, 313 Spanish Club C413 Photoplay Club C41. When Helen does her daily sight translation in Latin IV, we are at once :aware of her New England origin. If Princeton were co-ed, Helen would not bc going to Elmira next year. She is very fastidious in her choice of drivers and stays at home on rainy days. BRUCE BAGGER B. A. C. C355 Junior Prom Decorations C313 Community Fair C313 Senior Play Committee C413 Nominating Committee C313 Annual C413 Slide Rule Club CS, 413 Catalyst Club C313 German Evening C2, 3, 413 Golf Cum. Tall, serious C?1 Bruce takes a lot of ribbing from his Hi-Y mates and bears up well under it. A conscientious co-operator once pinned down, Bruce is a big man in class affairs. A DOROTHY BARNES Annual Strange to say, everybody seems to know that this reserved blonde has interests in Roselle. Dorothy is a knitter par excellence, having achieved a sweater in 365 days, but she still persists and says she likes it. She is very dependable and efficient and will make some one a capable secretary.

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If . 5 Q .3452 -,LkW,.va-.4-asia . . ,-Vw-ll Mk M 4. ARMANDO BIAZ10 Orchestra 12, 315 Band 12, 3, 41. When dressed in his band uniform, Beal is the object of many girls' affections. Perhaps his winning ways make him the crack candy seller of Pecan Feasts. This curly-haired little clarinet player has won the hearts of many students as he is one of the peppiest and most active in the class. WILLIAM C. BLOUNT Civic Committee 12, 3, 41g Athletic Council 1313 Hi's Eye 1313 Forum 12, 3, 41g Spanish Club 3, 41, Football 1315 Track 12, 315 Senior Play 141. Big Bill stepped out as a rising young journalist in the Senior Play. An ardent lover of the great out- doors, Bill keeps in the van on every hike with his lengthy stride. He adds much to the spice of a campfire with his droll reminiscences. ' RUTH BLAUVELT Weather Vane 12, 3, Editor-in Chief 41, Annual 131, Senior Day Committee 141 3 Nominating Committee 121, Latin Club 121, Girls' Gym Program 12, 3, 41. Interviewer, poet, teller of tales, Ruth so deftly handles words that we won- der why we hadnit thought of them. Sagamore and Weather Vane preserve her masterpieces for posterity and even the printer reads her humorous essays. RICHARD BOETTGER Junior Prcm Decoration Committee 1313 Academic Committee 1415 Slide Rule Club 141, Swimming Team 13, 41. Dick is that good-looking boy seen around school wearing the letter he received for swimming. We hear he is a Romeo with the girls of the Sophomore Class. Dick's hobby is col- lecting trinkets from his affairs His likable personality and willingness to help others make him popular. eighteen WILLIAM C. BLOUNT Art Club 1413 Football 12, 31, Track Manager 12, 3, W41g Senior Play Committees 141. Bill is the happy-go-lucky fellow of our class. As he is a skillful designer of posters, we predict for him a future in the field of commercial art. When it comes to women, Bill is quite Sullen. He is found frequently in the main hall looking them over. THOMPSON BOCCS Finance Committee 1413 Annual 1415 t French Club 13, 413 Slide Rule Club 1413 Tennis 13, 413 Band 13, 41, Orchestra 131. Humorous Andrew Thompson Boggs III, Don Juan on and off the stage, blew in from Pennsylvania with his dynamic personality, brief case, hair comb, and suspenders. Tan, terrific Tommy really experiments in Chem. Lab. Although he swings in many instruments, it is his clarinet playing that will be missed.