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

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. . W., QM ies! LEO BONORDEN Track 121, Tennis 13, 41. Leo thinks that the best thing about playing tennis with a girl is the girl, but on the tennis team he offers real opposition. Making model airplanes and designing automobiles are, among the hobbies of our tall silent mathe- matician. Leo's quietness shrieks aloud in the setting provided by thc boys of 1938. IOSEPHINE BRAXTON Oliice 13, 41. Always full of fun and pep is jo, whose favorite diversion is dancing to the hottest swing music available. ,Her plurnpness, due to a hearty appe- tite, adds to her jolliness which is very apparent. Everyone is'aware of Jo's prowess in the field of sports. , . A as s, , a:g,vy7'1yL v'-frvyi:gg:+ ,- vm ..,,,,,:, ,wmv - ' IANE BQWDEN Latin Club 12, V315 French Club 12, Vice-President 3, Secretary 419 Athletics 12, 3, 413 All State Chorus 13, 41. Never too busy to talk--that's Jane! Miss Bible's choice for champion of chatterboxes, Jane usually announces her arrival with her infectious giggle. A whiz at chemistry and biology as well as hockey and basketball, piquant little Jane excels in all save balancing. CLARENCE BRIANT Academic Committee 131. If ever there was a teacher's head- ache, this senior may be termed as such. Miss Pelton has acquired a defi- nite gray in her hair since Clarence has entered her classes. All in all we think Clarence can be well termed a happy-go-lucky, likeable fellow. 2 MARY BOXILL Latin Club 12, 31g French Club 1413 Weather Vane 12, 3, 415 Hi's Eye 12, 31g Senior Play Committee 1415 Activity Tickets 131. Mary is in her glory when she is in her sailboat, Redwing, at the shore. However, since she can't sail in the winter, she spends this time reading the most intellectual books, writing rip-roaring adventure stories, and listening to opera. Mary Berenda rivals Mr. Rope in penmanship. SHIRLEY BUNCE Civic Committee 1215 Senior Play Committee 1413 Annual 1413 Library Council 12, 3, 415 French Club 12, 31, Latin Club 12, 315 Mask and Mime Club 1215 Literary Club 141: Gym Program 13, 41. We'll miss exuberant grey-eyed Shirley, who loves us all and spares no one. If you doubt anyone or anything, ask this combination of twinkling irony and kindness. Do you desire a new philosophy of life, curly hair, conver- sational ease? Go to Shirley. nineteen

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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.

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HARRY BURWELL ALFRED CIRALDO CONSTANCE CLARK twenty GEORGE BURKE Catalyst Club 13, 41, French Club 12, 31, Track 1415 German Evening 141. Joe Goon, Slurpy, Billie and a speeding Model A Ford coupe with an oversize horn identify a carefree youth, notorious for his aversion to the law. An obliging ent,' when asked for a lift, he is probably found not quite so helpful in Mr. W. E. Johnson's physics class. Mask and Mime 1415 Art Club 1413 Football 12, 31, Track 12, W3, 41g Senior Play Committee 141. Speedy is the tall handsome silent brute who has trouble with two things- Shakespeare and running into Walls, He makes a very good companion and loyal friend. He has a yen for hot music and Jimmie Lunceford is his man. Speedy is proud of the W on his sweater. DOROTHY CHRISTIANO Finance Committee 131. Although Dot is a demure, bashful girl, her friends find her jolly and full of fun. She is fond of Shakespeare, especially Lamb's Tales, and when Dot is not reading a book, she is to be found in the movies at Cranford. Her one desire is to travel to Hollywood to see a movie in the making. Indoor Track 12, 3, W41g Outdoor Track 12, 3, W41. Al is commonly known as Tinsel and Rag-face to his Arrow Club friends. He is an interested Detroit Tiger fan, hoping that some day he will fill the shoes of Hank Greenberg. Al was one of the stars of the track team until an appendectomy forced him to hang up his spikes. ANNE CLARK Civic Committee 1413 French Club 1413 Latin Club 1415 Junior Red Cross 1413 Senior Play Committee 141. A charming little figure, wearing orange pussy-wool scarf and mittens knitted by her own fingers and leading a little cocker named Bunky, took hearts by storm and wrested from us scholastic honors. This Illinois star has proved one of our most active seniors, having handled outside publicity for the play. Collectors Club 12, 31, Forum 12, 3, 419 Latin Club 12, 3, 41, Senior Play Committees 1415 Archaeological Club 12, 31. A born globe-trotter and as independent as the Eighth Avenue Subway, generous, ever-smiling Connie knows her Bermuda onions. Our Number One Nazi pedals her bicycle about Germany and Heils Hitler with gusto. Packing a dozen fairs in her Chevy, debating, and shopping in New York are her pet diversions.