Williams Memorial Institute High School - Legenda Yearbook (New London, CT)

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MARY CATTON Mac General Tennis 3 ; French Club 4; Drama Club 3, 4; History Club 2, 3; Latin Club 4; Legend a Picture Committee 4; Christmas Play 4. We shall remember Mary as the lovely Madonna in our Senior Christmas play. Because of her high color, pretty blue eyes and nice complexion, Mary is prettier off the stage than on. The lunch room is her favorite haunt sixth period, where she can be seen talking and laughing with her many friends who enjoy being with her. JUNE CAVANAUGH Junie General History Club 4; Legend a Picture Editor 4 ;• Descant Typist 4. Junie” is another of our quieter members of the class, with a retiring personality, but she has a legion of friends. Her blue eyes and wavy black hair have made a lasting impression on us. She joyfully anticipates the day when she'll join the ranks of the first June brides. DOROTHY CHAPIN Dorsey College French Club 3. 4; History Club 2, 3; Science Club 1 ; Legenda Circulation Staff 4; Christmas Play 4. Dorsey is an ardent supporter of all our school dances, as well as those of the Hi I lard and Coast Guard academies. She enjoys a good time and good companionship. She is studious and reserved, and she is a girl of fine character. ALICE CHRISTOPHERSON Chris General Chris” came to us from Fitch last year but has still retained her modest shyness. Her serious green eyes give hint to her earnest efforts in her studies. Although Chris” is less talkative than some of her classmates, she has made numerous friends at W.M.I. HAZEL CLARK Haze Commercial Drama Club 1; Descant Business Manager 4. Hazel is number one on Tommy Dorsey's jitterbug parade. Wherever there's swing, there’s Hazel. She has her more serious side too, and stands well in her studies. With that combination anything can happen. Perhaps some day she may be leading an orchestra of her own. LEGENDA Page Tti er?ty- four 1939

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MARGARET BURROWS Peggy Commercial French Club 2; History Club 1. Peggy” is a serious, thoughtful senior with a pleasant disposition. A sense of responsibility is part of her character, as we wish it were of all of us. Since they are inseparable friends, where you find ”Lo,” you can usually find Peggy. TESSIE BUTCHKA Butch General Although she arrived from Tech only this year, Tessie has already become an established member of the class. Although we don't know her very well, if first impressions are reliable, she’s all right. LILLIAN BYCHICH Chee Commercial Although Chee” has only recently joined us from New Jersey, her pretty blue eyes and dancing feet are already a tradition here at school. In the short time we knew her we felt that wre wished we could have known her longer because of her interesting personality. RUTH CALDWELL Rut hie General Band 2, 3, 4. Ruthie has taken the phrase girls should be seen and not heard” so to heart that now as a senior the most noise she ever makes is in the band where her clarinet makes sweet music. In class, she is quiet, but her alert mind is on the job and she learns a lot. JEANNE CARON Jeanne General Science Club 1; History Club 1; French Club 4. Although Jeanne has tried our neighboring school for part of her senior year, she has returned to W.M.I. to graduate with the rest of her colleagues. This is indeed a credit to our school for one so pretty and vivacious as Jeanne adds luster to us, the fairer sex. LEGENDA 1939 Tage Twenty-three

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JOSEPHINE COE Jo General French Club 4; Christmas Dance Committee 4; Descant Staff 3; Reporter 4; Glee Club 3, 4; Choir 3, 4; Potpourri 4; Christmas Play 4. Crash! Bang! Sliding into home room comes Jo,'' barely beat ing the bell. Photo-finish-— Whew! Good Morning Miss Austin.” Jo” left the warm sun of California to come to hardy New England to W.M.I. We are glad to know Jo” with her dark hair and olive skin, and hope she’ll stay with us in New London a long time . NORMA COLBY Normie College Drama Club 3, 4; French Club 3, 4; Legenda Advertising Staff 4; Descant Typist 4; Glee Club 1.2; Freshman Play 1. With her head and heart of gold, Norma is certainly a shining example of how to be good and attractive at the same time. She's conscientious and reliable and in her quiet but efficient way she does her work well. When we leave something up to Norma, we know it will be well done. AGNES CONSTANTINE Aggie College Soccer 3, 4; Field ball 1, 2; Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4; Freshman Vice-President; Chairman Nominating Committee 4; Drama Club 2, 3, 4; French Club 2 ; History Club 1 ; Science Club 1,2; Thanksgiving Dance Committee 4 ; Descant Staff 4; Grounds Committee 4 ; Cotillion 1 ; Junior Play 3; Junior Tea 3 ; Legenda Biography Staff 4 ; Commencement Ball Chairman. For such a small girl Aggie” has a lot of pep and personality. She keeps us entertained by her amusing antics in the lunch room, as well as by her fine acting on the stage. The gym sixth period is Aggie’s favorite stamping ground, where she and Beryl make all watch with envy at their jitterbuggin'. DORIS COOGAN Blue Eyes Commercial Spanish Club 3, 4; Band 3, 4. Doris is an ardent supporter of a load of school books and is generally acclaimed a good student, reliable and capable. Such a name is worth more than any empty flatten'. Doris, and we know you will do whatever comes to you later in life in the same manner. JANE CREIGHTON Beans College Baseball 1, 2, 3. 4; Soccer 3, 4 ; Basketball 1, 3. 4 ; Tennis 1, 2, 3; Latin Club 4; French Club 2. 3, 4; Science Club 1,2; History Club 1, 3; Thanksgiving Dance Committee 4; Senior Play 4; Field Day 3; Field ball 1, 2; Chairman Senior Drama Club 4; Banquet Committee 4. Beans” has an athlete’s foot in a certain sense, which has made her excel I in skating, basketball and tennis. Dancing is another of her accomplishments and we owe part of the success of Thanksgiving to Beans’ ” engineering. LEGENDA 1939 Pa£e Twen ty-five