Wethersfield High School - Elm Yearbook (Wethersfield, CT)

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EMERSON KELLOG Emerson .ls a tall, quiet, and amiable fellow, always ready to stop and talk . With his sincere and attentive manner, we are sure he will be a success ln any- thing he attempts. Class Soccer 1. 2: Track l. FRANCIS S. LaCAVA Quiet, honest, sincere. that's Frank . He ls respected by all and he deserves ot be, for he is a boy with strong character and a desire to do what is right. His few words are words of wisdom and good will. Good luck, Frank , in your carpentry work. Student Council 4: Senior Plays Staff 4. EBNA IOAN LITTLE lf you're looking for an argument, Ioanle will oblige you. She al- ways has something to say about any controversial question. How- ever. she is one of the friendliest girls in the class. Her qualities of leadership will bring her right up to the top. Dramatic Club Z: Girls Sports 2. 3. 4: Ir. Prom Comm. 3: Student Council 3, 4: Girls Glee Club 3, 4: Debating Club 4: Traffic Squad 4: Senior Plays 4: Girls Leaders Club 4. LORRAINE BEVERLY MAIRSON Rainy ls a lively girl who's always ready for a good time and lots of laughs. Her friends will always be close ones, be- cause she treats them so well. Cooking and collecting recipes are her two most interesting pastimes. We wish Rainy luck in whatever she undertakes. Girls Sports 1, 2. 3, 4: Senior Plays Staff 4: Leader's Club 3. 4. N IOHN LOUIS KING Wahoo's War Whoop along with his feats in three sports, his car, his cheerful and lively man- ner, and his hundred-and-one mischievous ideas will be re- membered by all in our class. Whether or not he succeeds in convincing everyone he meets that he is a full-blooded Ameri- can Indian, we don't know. but we are sure he will make many new friends and find success. Class Team Soccer 1. 2: Class Team Basketball 1: Varsity Track 1: Varsity Soccer 3, 4: Varsity Baseball 3, 4: Varsity Basket- ball 2, 3, 4: Ring Committee 3: Iunior Prom Comm. 3: Varsity Club 3, 4. NOEL WILSON LAYMAN Noel is a practical, fun-loving, sort of fellow. His pleasant grin and sharp wit identify him wherever he goes. He ls one of our mathemagicians and shows he is very sure of himself at all times. Noel will surely have little to worry about in college. Senior Plays Staff 4. WILLIAM S. MAHONEY Whether it be art or music. Bill can be counted on to do a great job, for he is a boy of many talents. Whenever the crowd sees a piano. they say. Where's Bill? Good luck in college, Bill, and thanks for all you've dons for W.H.S. Elm Leaves 2, 3: National Honor Society 3, 4: Fire Squad 3, 4: Traffic Squad 4: Tennis 3, 4: Student Council 1: Orchestra 2, 3, 4: Elm Staff 4. ROBERT ALLEN MARINO Italy cries. Give him to Ireland. as Hank flies into one of his intermittent fiery tempers which produces some of the most droll actions and iacetious remarks ever witnessed in or out of W.H.S. Not only known forhls comic and unpredicted wise cracks, but also for his natural power with his dark, husky phy- sique as he performs on the ath- letic field. Class Basketball 3: Varsity Base- ball 3: Varsity Soccer 4.

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THOMAS GWOREI 'l'om's natural. friendly. and sincere manner has made him our most popular student. His scholastic work. athletic abil- ity. and leadership have been matched by few- He has cap- tained our basketball team to many victories. Seldom do we see so many fine characteristics in one person as we find In Tom. Wherever we find him next year we know that Tom will be get- ting things done in the right way ln his own easy deliberate man- ner. Class Soccer 1. 2. 3: Class Bas- ketball 1: Prom King 3: Varsity Basketball 2. 3. 4: Student Coun- cil 2: Boys State 2: Sophomore Hop Comm. 2: Traffic Squad 2. 3, 4: Class Pres. 3: Youth Gov't 3: Freshman Reception 4: Senior Plays 4: Elm Staff 4: Cap and Gown Comm. 4: Athletic Coun- cil 4. PRISCILLA ANNE HAYNES Pris will forever come to mind as a bundle of charm and per- sonality. Her ready jokes and striking smile have always brought a chuckle to the lips of her classmates. We know that she will become a success in her career as a dental hygienist. Cheerleader l: Student Council 1. 2: Glee Club 1: Pres. of Class 1: Operetta 1. 2: Choir 2. 3: Dramatic Club 2. 3. 4: Elm Leaves Staff 3: Swimming 3: Elm Staff 4: Foreign Policy Club 4. IRENE THERESA HYLAND Mickey seems to be shy. but once opened up she is very talkative and always ready for a joke. Also she is very gener- ous with her classmates and is always ready to give a helping hand. Good luck, Mickey. in your future of office work. Operetta 1: Iunior Prom Comm. 3: Glee Club 3. HOPE XEELER Learn the sweet magic of a cheerful face. Hopper always has a smile for everyone. Her modesty. charming manner. and her concern for others endear her to all who know her. Her co- operativeness and fun-loving na- ture plus her scholastic ability will carry her far in this world. Hope plans to further her educa- tion at the University of Ver- mont. Success to you always. Hopper . Girls Sports 1, Z. 3. 4: Latin Club 1: Dramatic Club 2, 3: Youth Gov't Day 3: Iunior Prom 3: Class Treasurer 3: Senior Plays Staff 4: Traffic Squad 4: Leaders Club 3. 4: Recreational Council 4: Elm Staff 4. SHIRLEY ANNE HALLISEY Usually seen with a smile in her big Irish eyes and always ready for a laugh to cheer others ls our Shirl . Her natural and cheerful manner has gained many friends. If the future brings nothing but a ranch and horses Shirl will be happy. Her efficiency and ability to get along with people will bring her success in the business world. Business Club 2: Badminton 2: Swimming 2. 3: Girls Sports 2. 3. 4: Bank Teller 4: Senior Plays Staff 4: Elm Staff 4. GLORIA MAE HOWESON A sweet face set in a frame of shining. golden hair - Glo is pleasant and friendly to us all in her own manner. With her agreeable ways, we are sure that she will find happiness in anything that she undertakes. Dramatic Club 3: Iunior Prom Comm. 3: Girl's Sports 1, 2: Glee Club 2. RAYMOND JOSEPH KALBER He who speaks the least sees the most, may well be attributed to quiet. nonchalant Ray . He's silent rnost of the time. but he usually comes through with the right answer when in the class- room or just in a friendly chat. Ray. noted for bis all around steadiness. is sure to do well in whatever he undertakes. Nutmeg Boy's State 3: Traffic Squad 4. BARBARA IEAN KELLOGG Barb is sweet and quiet with a hidden flair for fun. She's a cute kid- noted for her artistic ability. After graduation she is going to train to be a nurse. Best of everything. Barb! Elm Leaves Staff 3: Tennis l: Senior Play Staff 4. .

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BARBARA McGII.L Bobbie is just a package full of joy. She is constantly seen bounding around radiating her happiness. Her inexhaustible vigor and vitality plus her well- known musical abilities will be remembered by all of us. Glee Club 2, 3, 4: Choir 2. 3, 4: Operetta 2: Dramatic Club 2: All State 3, 4: Senior Plays 4. PATRICIA RUTH MELLEN From her pen floweth words of beauty. Pat is the writer of the class and is known for her swell job as editor of the Elm Leaves in her junior year. Not only good at writing, she achieves high marks in her other subjects. also, and was one of the first students at W.H.S. to be inducted into the National Honor Society. With this behind her, she is sure to be a success at college. Latin Club 1: Girl's Sports l, 2, 3, 4: Dramatic Club 1, 2, 3, 4: Foreign Policy 2, 4: National Honor Society 3, 4: Elm Leaves 3, 4: St! .dent Council 3: Ski Club 3: Elm Staff 4: Senior Plays Staff 4: Recreational Council 4. IANE ANN MILLMAN Ianie is quiet, but only during classes. After school she really goes all out for fun. She always has a friendly greeting for her friends. Ianie wants to work in an insurance company. and we wish her lots of success. Glee Club 1. WILLIAM CHURCHILL MORRIS Iug is very quiet in school, but his friends testify that he is really the life of the party, and takes his part in life very seriously. We are sure he will make out well in the future with his very admirable trait of such sincerity of purpose. Class Soccer. 1-dh gt, BARBARA IOAN MCKEON Bobbie is one of the quietest members in our class-that is, quiet at school. We hear from the outside world that she is quite a different person after school hours. After graduation Bobbie wants to become a mem- ber of the business world. Glee Club l. DONALD MICHAEL MESSINA Don , with his mastery of the keyboard, won't soon be forgot- ten hy the Class of '51, He has a warm, likeable disposition, and is a true friend. He plans to enter the University of Connecti- cut in the fall, and to go on into pharmacy. Orchestra 3: Choir 3, 4-. IOSEPH WILLIAM MOORE Ice is tall and blond and could very well represent the quiet, easy-going, well-reserved type. Yet as one really gets to know him, he will find Ioe on the ball and headed in the right direction. His ways will certainly grant him success in junior col- lege where he plans to take up joumalism. Traffic Squad 4. SUSAN MAY MURRAY Sue , a dominant personality known to all. Our attractive, freckled faced classmate is sure to go for in her chosen field with her wide range of interests. apt- ness at conversation and her ability to make friends. Sue's versatile personality enables her to cope with any situation. Her interests lie in books, sports and traveling. Best of luck, Sue, in your chosen profession. Latin Club 1: Dramatic Club l, 2: Girls Sports 1, 2, 3. 4: Sophomore Hop Comm. 2: Youth Gov't Day 3: Senior Plays 4: Recreational Council 4: Elm Staff 4: Class Treas. 4: Choir 4: Elm Leaves 2. 3, 4.