Wilby High School - Wilby Yearbook (Waterbury, CT)

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HELENE ANN FEEST Butch” September 23, 1940 Sprague Cheerful, Frank and Free.” Activities: C.Y.O. 1, 2, 3, 4; Delante; Senior Bowling League 4. Helene came to us from Sprague and her cheerfull manner will long be remembered by her friends. Butch’s special interests and hobbies are swimming, listening to records and dancing. Her favorite subject is book- keeping. Her greatest gain at Wilby was knowledge and friends. Butch will long remember the Christmas Assembly. She’ll be going into the secretarial field and has thoughts of becoming an Air Line Hostess. MARY ANN FERRUCC1 Ferruch February 28, 1941 Middlebury Memorial Short, sweet, and always neat” Activities: Room Representative 1; Amiki 2, 3; Banking Chairman 3, 4; History Club 4, Treasurer 4; Italian Club 4. Mary Ann, a future receptionist has a part in many activities. Dancing is one of her favorite hobbies. She is a lot of fun, and has a pleasing personality. ARMAND FICETO ’Tootsy” November 10, 1941 Duggan A sound mind and body make a man.” Activities: Key Club 1, 2, 3; Secretary of Key Club 3; Italian Club 2, 3, 4; President Italian Club 3, Vice President 4; Baseball 1,2, 3, 4; Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4; Junior Class President. Duggan’s loss was Wilby’s gain when Armand entered our school four years ago. A top-notch baseball and basketball player, Footsy also enjoys hunting and swimming. He will long remember our Junior Prom, and we will long remember his efforts to make it a success. Footsy’s ambition is to be a coach. JANET FLORENCE FITZGERALD Jan” January 12, 1942 Mary Abbott Quiet, but yet nice to know.” Activities: Local Advent Christian Youth Fellowship, President 3, Vice President 4; District Local Advent Christian Youth Fel- lowship, Secretary 4; Spanish Club 4; Glee Club 3; Chemistry Club 3; Sunday School Teacher 3, 4; High School Bible Club 3; Choir 1, 2, 3, 4; Grammar School Secretary 4; Y.W.C.A. President 4; Class Book Staff 4. Jan, a quiet and charming girl, has made many friends during her years at Wilby. Her special interests include music, art and creative writing. Jan plans to become a successful child welfare social worker in the future. ROSELLA FREEDO Ro” January 8, 1942 Barnard Sober, but not serious — quiet, but not idle.” Activities: Public Speaking 4; C.Y.O. A kind disposition and a pleasing per- sonality arc some of Ro’s assets. Ro’s” hobbies include dancing, cooking, sewing, and listening to records. Her future lies in the field of hair dressing.

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VALERIE RAE DUVAL Val” March 2, 1941 Mary Abbott Her sunny smiles, her winsome ways, will gain her friends, wherever she strays.” Activities: Immaculate Conception C.Y.O. 2, 3, 4; Secretary of C.Y.O. 4; Room Rep- resentative 2; Y.W.C.A. Amiki” 4; C.Y.O. Bowling 2, 3; Senior Bowling 4; District Council Representative C.Y.O. 4. A friendly smile and a nice disposition can best describe Val. She enjoys dancing, bowling, ice skating and traveling. She’ll long remember her school activities and her school friends. Val’s pet peeve is too much homework. She considers typing and short- hand her greatest gains at Wilby. Some lucky executive will have Val as his secre- tary. RONALD JAMES EDMONDS Ronnie” January 15, 1942 Barnard All work and no fun is no life for me.” Activities: Basketball 2; Class Book Staff; Saint Patricks C.Y.O.; Boys Club. Ronnie” as most of his friends call him is one of Wilby’s most versatile young stu- dents. Playing basketball, golf, baseball and working with mechanical devices are some of his many interests. Even though Ronnie hasn't decided on his future ambition, we’re sure he will succeed in whatever he chooses. THOMAS JAMES DWYER Tucker” July 1, 1941 Slocum «i His tongue is never still — talk it must and talk it will.” Activities: C.Y.O. District Council; Ac- counting Club 4; Basketball 3, 4; Baseball 3, 4; Bowling 3, 4. Tucker” can be seen around the halls almost anytime, especially running errands. His desire is to become a sales manager and with his gift of gab he is sure to be a success. GAYLE MARGARET EVERETT Gay” June 8, 1941 Woodrow Wilson Eat, drink, and he merry, for tomorrow we die!” Activities: Balance Sheet Representative 1, 2, 3; Bowling League 3, 4; Junior Prom Committee 3; Balance Sheet Staff 4; Room Representative 3; St. Lucy's C.Y.O. 1, 2, 3, 4. An easy smile and a good sense of humor are two of Gayle’s outstanding traits. Her hobbies include singing, dancing, and eat- ing pizza. A future as a stenographer will put to use the shorthand she enjoyed in Mr. Skehan’s room. MAURICE ETERGINIO Moe” October 30, 1941 B. W. Tinker '71 work and no fun is no life for me.” Activities: Key Club 2, 3, 4; C.Y.O. 1, 2, 3, 4; Swimming Team 1, 2, (Crosby); School Page-2 (Crosby). Moe” hails from Tinker School and finds enjoyment in fixing cars and skin diving. He dislikes Wilby’s crowded cafeteria tables and lists English as his favorite subject. His greatest ambition is to become an electrical engineer.

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JANICE GAGNON Jan” February 25, 1942 Chase Softly speaks and softly smiles.” Activities: Y.W.C.A.; Miss Hutchinson’s Office 4; Library 4. Jan enjoys roller skating, dancing and collecting records. Since her favorite sub- ject has been shorthand, we feel certain that Jan will be successful as she pursues her ambition to become a secretary. CAROL ANITA FRINK - Frinkie” November 27, 1941 Bucks Hill Quiet first but look again” Activities: Y.W.C.A. 2; Glee Club 3; Chemistry Club 4. Carol appears to be one of our quiet seniors but her friends know different. She enjoys art, jazz, and sports. Carol hopes to spend her future years teaching. GAYLE JEANETTE FRITZ Fritzie” January 1, 1942 Prospect Community Her little tongue was never still — talk it must and talk it will.” Activities: Junior Red Cross 2; Spanish Club 3; Banking Representative 3; Baptist Youth Fellowship. Fritzie's hobbies are dancing and archi- tecture. She will long remember the bas- ketball games and cheering. Gayle feels her greatest good gained at Wilby was the ex- perience she acquired in secretarial work. Her big ambition in life is to get married. RITA MARGARET GALLUCCI Rita” September 16, 1941 Sacred Heart Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.” Activities: History Club 3; Bookkeeping Club 4; Italian Club 3; President 4; Balance Sheet Staff 1, 2, 3, 4; Banking Representa- tive 3; Kappa Tau Club 3, 4; Treasurer 4; Editor of Class Book; Senior Bowling League, Junior Bowling League; Pep Squad; Italian Newspaper. Rita has been very active in her four years at Wilby. Her friendly ''Hi'’ has won her many friends here. Her main interests lie in bowling, swimming and basketball. Rita plans to become a C. P. A. Wilby’s loss will become UConn’s gain in the fall of ’59. SHIRLEY ANN GAUDIOSI Shirl” January 15, 1942 Slocum Quiet first but look again.” Activities: I.C.C. 3; Secretary Kappa Tau 4; Kappa Tau 1, 2, 3, 4. Bright, peppy, and understanding is Shirl”. These qualities will make her an efficient secretary. Shirl’s hobbies are golf, dancing, and eating pizza. She is friendly, helpful, and courteous. Her favorite sub- ject is shorthand, which will enable her to go on in her chosen field of secretarial work.