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

Text from Pages 1 - 128 of the 1942 volume:

JOCL I l ntil a t I ait ure win tit • • • 3f7lfl}fU y J V 1 X o w s jy fwi,!w n OUll'filUOJ U3313UIU . :v‘ mm rr nvtt irvu DEDICATED TO MRS. ELIZABETH D. MacADAMS Dux Femina Facti It is a source of deep pleasure for us, the class of 1942, to honor one whom we regard with affection and admiration by dedicating our 1942 Legenda to Mrs. Elizabeth D. MacAdams, whose wide range of talents has enabled her to render our school many services. True, she has skillfully guided many students through the intricacies of the Latin language, but more than that, she serves as an admirable example of mature womanhood. The members of her class have respected her scholarship, but they have also enjoyed her sense of humor and keen wit. Those who have worked with her and cherished her friendship will long remember Mrs. MacAdams, for she will remain in our minds and hearts as a symbol of the place that a teacher may take in the hearts of those whom she instructs. 6 TRIBUTE TO MISS MABEL AUSTIN ’ . . . Your praise shall still find room Even in the eyes oI all posterity. During its formative, and thus most important, period, W.M.I. benefited from its association with Miss Mabel Austin, first in her attendance as a student, then as a member of the faculty. Throughout her long years of faithful service she was one of the most honored of its teachers, her intelligence and dignity commanding the highest respect. Ever eager to learn, she pursued the pathway of knowledge throughout her life-time, and possessed an amazing store of information. Her extensive travels abroad had fully equipped her with the rich lore of the old world and had given her conversation that wealth of knowledge at which so many marveled. Her whole being was alight with the buoyancy of living: living to give others the desire to explore the wonders of the world about them. There was no greater pleasure for her than to see her students respond to that urge; to see them discipline their minds as strictly as she did her own; to see them progress. Miss Austin had many great gifts but perhaps her greatest virtue was that of wanting to infuse in others that spirit which had impelled her to a life of so many fine achievements. Truly she was an unusual personality, excelling in nearly all she undertook, not only because of her superior mental capacity, but also because of her wholehearted interest and endeavor in behalf of duty. Miss Mabel Austin was an ardent scholar, a conscientious teacher, and a cultured gentlewoman. As such may she long be remembered in the annals of Williams Memorial Institute. So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see So long lives this, and this gives life to thee. 7 Jletjenda -f)lillt nts Constance Cheney Barbara Connor Advertising Mary Gaffney Mary Ryan Gladys Giri Valerie Sharaf Janice Mallove Art Marjorie Sismore Hinsley Bridgeman Suzanna Crowe Margaret Bcnney Mabel Brothwell Mary Francisconi Biography Mary Loughlin Circulation Norma Forsyth Dorothy Gadbois Jean Hislop Shirley Schwartz Shifro Traub Marilyn Meek Barbara Neville Mildred Robbins Club Jane Beckwith Felia Karamargin Marjorie Maclnnis Kathleen Crine Georgianna Crowe Kathleen Foss Feature Jane Meadnis Barbara Neville Photography Yolonde Anello Typing Marjorie Haynes Margaret Jezeski Ruth Slater Cecelia Massad Mildred Saunders Mary Whitmarsh IN GRATEFUL APPRECIATION The entire staff of the Legenda wishes to express its grateful appreciation to Miss Marion Bedell of the English department for the gracious help which she gave in the preparation of the material for our year book. 8 THE 1942 LEGENDA STAFF Barbara Thompson Estelle Nasser Editor-in-Chiei Business Managei Helen Aitner Literary Editor Anne Chandler Biography Editor Alice Dennison Circulation Manager Marcslle Dorsky Photography Editor Edith Glassenberg Advertising Manager Elmore Lundgren Helen Hollrieder Doris Sherman Faculty Business Adviser Club Editor Art Editor Claire Sullivan Hillis Idleman Feature Editor Faculty Literary Adviser 9 'Tiu.lteei William H. Reeves, President Ward T. Ailing Frederick W. Edgerton, ex officio Chairman of City Board of Education Allen B. Lambdin Frank L. McGuire Fred L. Newton Gertrude Noyes William Williams 10 I am writing this on the day that our country recognizes the existence of a state of war with Japan. The usual advice to graduates with wishes for success seems out of place at a time when war clouds are throwing lengthening shadows over our beloved land. Instead, a challenge seems to be in order. Because you live in a democratic country, dedicated to the proposition that every youth is entitled to free primary and secondary education, you have the opportunity of reaching graduation day. As evidence of this spirit of democracy you have been given opportunity for participation in school government, and you have been encouraged to discuss both sides of controversial subjects. Such participation in school affairs, and such freedom of discussion would be impossible in schools of a totalitarian state. You have heard much of the blessings of liberty, but perhaps not enough of its obligations. We tend to take lightly those things that come to us without effort on our part. Now, liberty and freedom are threatened from east and west. I challenge you to make sacrifices to retain these blessings. Participate in community enterprises where your help is needed. Assist in maintaining morale at home, and in the service. Let the communities from which you come know that you are now ready to make a return for the time and the money that have been invested in your schooling. If you do this, your school and your principal will be proud of you. 11 FACULTY JEROME BURTT, Yale University, Ph.B. Principal Teachers College, Columbia, M.A. E. MILDRED ABBOTT, Wheaton College, B.A. Science Simmons College, B.S. in Home Economics CATHERINE B. AVERY, Smith College, B.A. History MARION G. BEDELL, Connecticut College, B.A. English George Washington University, M.A. KATHERINE G. BUCKLEY, Connecticut College, B.A. History ISABEL COLBY, Connecticut College, B.A. English VIRGINIA A. DAIRE, Wellesley College, B.A. French, Spanish Middlebury College, M.A. ELEANOR B. DRISCOLL, Brown University, B.A. History MARION G. EARLE, Wellesley College, B.A. Science MARY EUSATANIA, New York University, B.S. Business Subjects Columbia University, M.A. RUTH G. HATHAWAY, North Adams Normal School Business Subjects LORETTA P. HIGGINS, Connecticut College, B.A. French, Journalism ELIZABETH S. HOLLISTER, Connecticut College, B.S. Science Teachers College, Columbia University, M.A. 12 HILLIS K. IDLEMAN, Brown University, Ph.B. English . Columbia University, M.A. MARY D. LEE, Smith College, B.A. History DOROTHY R. LOVE, New Jersey College for Women, B.A. English ELMORE D. LUNDGREN, Boston University, B.S. Mathematics Harvard University, M.A. ELIZABETH D. MacADAMS, Smith College, B.A. Latin JOSEPHINE A. MANSFIELD, University of Chicago, Ph.B. French Middlebury College, M.A. CATHERINE J. McEWEN, Oregon State College, B.S. Business Subjects Simmons College, B.S. AGATHA L. McGUIRE, Connecticut College, B.A. Science GERTRUDE MILLER, Boston University, B.S.S. Music DOROTHY M. MORTIMER, Radcliffe College, B.A. English DOROTHY PAGE, Smith College, B.A. German, Spanish CLARA W. POLINSKY Physical Education Sargent School of Physical Education LOUISE S. RAFFERTY, Boston University, B.A. English FRANCES SHARAF, Wellesley College, B.A. French E. ELIZABETH SPEIRS, Connecticut College, B.A., M.A. Mathematics ESTHER STENSBY, Framingham Teachers College, B.S.Ed. Homemaking NATALIE P. SWIFT, Goucher College, B.A. French Middlebury College, M.A. MARY T. TALCOTT English, Guidance Teachers College, Columbia, B.S., M.A. CATHERINE H. VARGAS, Saint Joseph College, B.S. Business Subjects VERA B. VROOMAN, Framingham Teachers College, B.S.Ed. Homemaking ELIZABETH F. WATERMAN, Brown University, B.A. Latin ELIZABETH H. WEEKS Librarian Colby College, B.S., Simmons College, B.S. in Library Science JANICE WIGHTMAN, Norwich Art School Art MARY JANE WILSON, Smith College, B.A. Mathematics MARGARET YOUNG, Connecticut College, B.A. Business Subjects New Britain Teachers College, B.E. ANNA F. HEWITT, New London Business College Secretary DOROTHY FOOTE Clerk MRS. M. J. CHANDLER Clerk 13 HELEN KATHERINE AITNER College And still the wonder grew That one small head could carry all she knew. Vigilance Department 2; Latin Club 2, 3; French Club 3, 4; Class Nominating Committee 3, 4; Class Secretary 3; Legenda Literary Editor 4; Descant Make-Up Editor 4; Departmental Honors 1, 2, 3, 4. If Helen succeeds in her ambition to be a dress designer as well as she has in her studies, she'll be called to Hollywood to design for future stars. YOLONDE MARIA ANELLO Yo College A steamer chair, a coat, a grip, A simple transatlantic ship. Latin Club 2; Vigilance Department 3; French Club 3, 4; Legenda Photography Staff 4; Descant Staff 4; Departmental Honors 2, 3, 4; Better Yet Club Council 4. Although seemingly quiet, we know Yo to be an enthusiastic participant in any activity. Good luck, Yo , in your ambition to travel and meet a millionaire! RITA ELIZABETH ANTONIAC Reet Commercial Employ the utmost of her art, To make a beauty. Committee for Imaginary Invalid 3. An ardent baseball fan, Reet is also fond of dancing. Her ambition to become a beautician indicates that she is one of those patient people who loves beauty and who will help others become more attractive. IRENE ELIZABETH BABCOCK Renie College A light heart lives long. French Club 3, 4; Advanced Biology Club 3; Departmental Honors 4. Renie has a passion for sports, enjoying swimming and bowling in particular. She should make a strike in life if she tackles her work as vigorously as she mows down the tenpins. VIOLA VERONICA BACHESE Cheesie Commercial Cheerlul and jolly. And ever a loyal friend. Drama Club 4; History Club 4; Glee Club 3, 4; Departmental Honors 4. With a lively exuberance far in excess of her size, Cheesie is more highly thought of than her nickname implies. If we ever find a little extra money in the china pig , we'll call in Viola and have our houses redecorated. They will surely look extra smart after one of her treatments. ,______________________________ 15 ELIZABETH MARYBAQUERO Bette General Healthy, free, the world before me. Departmental Honors 4. Forecast for Bette : Successful and happy future among good friends who will appreciate and enjoy her fun-loving nature. HELEN ELVIRA BARBERA Bobbie Commercial Dancing feet show a merry heart. French Club 2, 3; Choir 2, 3; Christmas Pageant 3; Field Day 2; Chairman Thanksgiving Dance 4. Bobbie has demonstrated to the satisfaction of all that efficiency and executive ability do not depend on size. Though petite, she has shown her ability by making our Thanksgiving Dance one of the most successful ever held at W.M.I. LUCILE HELENE BATCHKER Luce College Let knowledge grow from more to more. Forest Hills High School, N. Y.; Richmond Hill High School, N. Y.; Drama Club 4; French Club 4; Debating Club 4; Latin Club 4; Departmental Honors 4. Lucile came to us for her final year of high school and we soon realized our good fortune. Her linguistic and forensic ability will doubtless aid her to success in her chosen profession, law. BLANCHE MAE BEEBE Beeb Commercial Let me but continue on my way. General Science Club 1; Biology Club 2, 3; Music Festival 2; Descant Circulation Staff 1. Beeb , in her own quiet manner, is an outstanding senior who has made her mark, especially in athletics. We know she will make good in that field as a physical education instructor, for her heart is in her work. FLORENCE L. BEIT Flossy General Quietness is usually connected with good sense. Science Club 1; Biology Club 1, 2. One of our most chic seniors, Flossy makes many of the lovely silver bracelets, which make music wherever she goes. May the silver of your bracelets be reflected in all dark clouds! 17 JEAN ROSS BENNETT Benny College A laugh that is all my own. Glee Club 1, 3; Choir 2, 3; French Club 3, 4; Vigilance Department 3, 4; B.Y.C. Council 2; French Club Vice-President 3; Class Treasurer 4; Puzzles and Games Editor of Descant 4; Music Festival 3. Buck Benny rides again! Only our pal Jean doesn't long to lope across the prairies on a wild mustang, but only aspires to be a calm, perfectly dignified school teacher. We wish we might have learned our ABC's from you, Jean. MARGARET HOLLIS BONNEY Peggy College A smile is a great asset. Jefferson Jr. High, Long Beach, California; Woodrow Wilson High; Roosevelt High, Honolulu; Drama Club 4; French Club 4; Mathematics Club 4; English Club 4; Latin Club 4; Departmental Honors 4. Peggy personifies charm. A spontaneous conversationalist, she is noted as well for her dancing eyes and pleasing smile. She will be missed from the Drama Club where these qualities make her one of our most successful actresses. EVANGELINE BRACHAS Angel Commercial Her lriends know her true worth. French Club 3; Glee Club 3, 4; History Club 4; Circulation Board of Descant 4; Drama Club 4. A self-confessed collector of knick-knacks ranging in interest from football souvenirs to perfume bottles, Angel , who has domestic tendencies, can also bake a cake. But will she, with all those other outside interests? LAURICE ELIZABETH BRAX Laurie College Life is but a pleasant dream. French Club 3; Biology Club 2. Abounding with vitality and good nature, Laurie is one of our most vivacious seniors. The most lackadaisical ward will blossom into lively convalescence with her exuberant manner. GLADYS HINSLEY BRIDGEMAN Hins College A healthy hatred of scoundrels. French Club 3, 4; Legenda Biography Staff 4; Class Vice-President 2; Nominating Committee 2; Departmental Honors 1, 2, 3, 4; Latin Club 2; Drama Club 4; Thanksgiving Dance Committee 4. Calm, cool, and collected is Hinsley. During our first air raid alarm, she hied herself to the Mohican roof garden so that she would not miss a thing. Her poise and her flair for finding the right word should enable her to pick daisies in the field of journalism. 18 MABEL ELIZABETH BROTHWELL Commercial Matters will go swimminglyl Orchestra 1, 4; B.Y.C. Council 2; Descant Typist 4; Legenda Circulation Board 4; Departmental Honors 3, 4. It will undoubtedly be quite a while before Mabel can visit Hawaii, but she has already embarked on her secretarial career. Though lucky, Mabel's good fortune is not entirely due to luck as her charm, intelligence, and poise will surely win for her a comfortable niche in the secretarial corner. CLARA MILDRED BRUCE Brucie” General Her very foot hath music in it. Science Club 1; Orchestra 3, 4; Band 2, 3, 4; Choir 3, 4; Glee Club 3, 4; B.Y.C. Council Secretary 3; Descant Reporter 3; Junior Tea Committee 3; French Club 3; Legenda Feature Staff 4. Piano, organ, clarinet, bass violin, drums—is there any instrument Clara doesn't play? She is Miss Miller's ''gal Friday. Her hobby, she tells us, is collecting pennies. We expect that it will take quite a few for that new organ on which her heart is set. LUCILLE MAUD BURDICK Ciel General A kindly smile to all she lent. French Club 2, 3; Circulation Board of Descant 2; Glee Club 1. Ciel views the future with an unconcerned eye and is happy at present just dancing the hours away. As we, the staff, contemplate our weighty problems, we think perhaps she has something there. MARY JEAN BURGESS Burge Commercial Born beneath a lucky star. Drama Club 1; Spanish Club Treasurer 3; Christmas Pageant 3; Junior Prom Committee 3; Junior Tea Committee 3; Drama Club 4; Debating Club 4; Thanksgiving Dance Committee 4. Collegiate and neat, sweet and petite,—no, this isn't a limerick; it's just an apt description of Burge , one of our most enthusiastic jitterbugs and sport fans. CHARLOTTE MARY BYRNE Peaches Commercial Quiet, unruffled, always the same. Just give her a few yards of chintz, an objet d'art or two, together with carte blanche, and Peaches” will make home look like something else again. All this she accomplishes while she writes a poem or compounds a tasty recipe. BETTY EILEEN CADY Babs Commercial I do but sing because 1 must, And pipe but as the linnets sing. French Club 3; Glee Club 3; Descant Art Staff 2; Bulkeley Cheerleader 4; Descant Circulation Board 4; Descant Dance Committee 4. Babs is seldom late to school. You see she has so much to tell, so many friends to tell it to, that the school day is filled with accounts of exciting dates and games attended. DIANA S. CASTAGNA D General Mistress of her art. D is a tiny but very lively girl. It was she who was responsible for the original and appropriate decorations at this year's Thanksgiving Dance. We add her to our list of budding artists. ROSALIE JOAN CAVOLI Lee College Dancing eyes and dancing leet. Science Club 1; Soccer 3; Softball 3; Advanced Biology Club 4; Mathematics Club 4; French Club 3, 4. If Glenn Miller could play for Lee twenty-four hours a day, we do believe she would get along without sleep entirely. Through her terpsichorean ability she may yet make her fortune. ANNE HINSLEY CHANDLER College All in good time. Science Club 1; Drama Club 1, 2; Biology Club 2; Mathematics Club 2, 4; Latin Club 2; Descant Circulation Board 1, 2, 3; Class Ring Committee 3; French Club 3, 4; French Club Program Chairman 3; Legenda Biography Editor 4; Departmental Honors 1, 2, 3, 4; Folk Festival 2; Thanksgiving Dance Committee 4. We who have worked with Anne on the Legenda appreciate her quick wit; her wide range of interests; and her untiring willingness. We trust she will not bury herself permanently behind the test tubes as she takes her place as a research chemist. ELEANOR JUNE CHAPPELL El Commercial It is a friendly heart that has plenty of friends. Glee Club 1, 2; French Club 1, 2; Descant Typist 4; Debating Club 4. A pretty smile and perfect manners characterize El , who is one of our most sedate seniors. Her fondness for classical music and also for dancing shows her to be a person of many interests. 20 CONSTANCE MARIE CHENEY Connie College Personality is the road to success. Volley Ball 2, 3; Basketball 1, 3, 4; French Club 3, 4; Le-genda Advertising Staff 4; Field Day 3; History Club 4; Tennis 4. No wonder Connie has been an outstanding senior! She has the appearance, poise and personality to make her as much of a success everywhere as she has been at W.M.l. ROSE MARIE COLANDENE Collie Commercial Neat, not gaudy. French Club 3; Biology Club 2; Senior History Club 4. Wavy chestnut hair, framing pleasing features and augmented by a spontaneous, congenial grin characterize Collie , who is one of our most amiable schoolmates. An ardent football and basketball fan, we hope Collie's enthusiastic cheering will continue to make the rafters ring long after her departure from our Alma Mater. BARBARA JANE CONNOR Petey Business Her air, her manners, all who saw admired. Field Day 1, 2, 3; Debating Club 3; Vigilance Department 4; B.Y.C. Alternate 3; Class Treasurer 3; Field Ball 1, 2; Soccer 3, 4; History Club 4; Legenda Advertising Staff 4; Thanksgiving Dance Committee 4; Chairman Washington Trip 4; Departmental Honors 4. Here comes Petey , pert and pretty. Super alliteration for a super girl with a smile as spontaneous as combustion. BARBARA JANE CRANKER Bob College Gentle ol speech, beneficent of mind. Biology Club 2; Advanced Biology Club 3, 4; Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Spanish Club 2, 3, 4; B.Y.C. Cabinet 1, 3, 4; B.Y.C. Council 2; Biology Club President 2; Secretary-Treasurer of B.Y.C. Cabinet 3; B.Y.C. Cabinet President 4; Drama Club 4; Descant Reporter 1. Bob has proved the old adage that to lead others one must first govern one's self. Her leadership, her poise, and her unselfishness have left a permanent impression on old W.M.l. KATHLEEN MARIE CRINE Kacey Commercial Good hearted and agreeable to all. Glee Club 2; French Club 1, 2; Descant Typist 4; Folk Festival 2; Legenda Typist 4. Kacey says she loves to dance, which shows how well you can do a thing when you really like doing it. Who knows, she may be another Ginger Rogers! 21 NOLA JEAN DANZ College She was wont to speak plain and to the purpose. Departmental Honors 4. Nola is well known for, and proud of, her ability to be frank. No beating around the bush with her! If there's something to be said—she says it! We consider this a worthy attribute in anyone. ANNA FRANCES DARLING Ann Commercial So very quiet as if she were not here. Demure and quiet, Ann has a sweet personality. Although she is one of the silent partners of our senior class, we all feel that she is rooting for us just as we are for her. EMILY MARY DAVID College Impossible is a word I never pronounce. History Club 4; French Club 3, 4; Vigilance Department 2; B.Y.C. Council Representative 4. Emily is indeed a perfect example of a member of the profession she hopes to pursue. Intelligent, conscientious, accurate, neat, and well-poised—what other good qualities does she need to become an efficient nurse? GRACE MARY DAVIDSON Toots Commercial I believe in being alive, alert and energetic. Cheerleader 1; Basketball 1, 2, 4; French Club 3; Band 3, 4; Orchestra 3, 4; Descant Circulation Board 2; Glee Club 2; Senior History Club 4; Soccer 4; Band Stage Manager 4; Departmental Honors 4. A friendly handshake or hearty slap on the back from Toots indicates her jovial personality. Whether dancing or on the basketball court, her cheerful good will makes her a universal favorite. SHIRLEY ELAINE DAVIDSON Shirl Commercial Cheerful and jolly, and ever a loyal friend. Science Club 1, 2; Spanish Club 2, 3; Drama Club 2, 3, 4; Debating Club 3, 4; Mathematics Club 4; Stage Crew 2, 3, 4; Descant Circulation Board 1, 2. Shirl is as sweet and quiet as a senior could be, and a most conscientious worker. Outside of school it's riding that holds her interest. Lots of fun and good exercise, isn't it, Shirley? 22 FLORENCE RUTH DEMPSEY Floss College It is good to live and learn. Advanced Biology Club 4; Departmental Honors 4. ’’Floss is the kind of person, who, when there isn't a dance or a football game in progress, likes to curl up in a corner with a good book. We predict that there won't be much time for such pleasant pursuits until she earns her R.N. ALICE IRENE DENNISON College Who mix'd reason with pleasure. Class Vice-President 2; Honor Court Representative 3; Le-genda Circulation Editor 4; Legenda Circulation Board 3; Orchestra 2, 3, 4; Bulkeley-W.M.I. Orchestra 1, 2, 3; Orchestra President 3; Departmental Honors 1, 2, 3, 4; Mathematics Club 2, 4; French Club 2; History Club 4; B.Y.C. Council 2; Nominating Committee 2. Ambitious as she may be, it never hurts a girl to know how to dam a sock , says Alice, with one eye on a Bunsen burner and the other on the Coast Guard. As a cellist she and Oscar make quite a pair. FRANCES MARY DI POLLINA Dippy General Good nature spreads good will. French Club 1; Class Ring Committee 3; Cap and Gown Committee 4. Dippy , whose nickname is just one of those things and no reflection on her mentality, is ambitious to become a navy nurse. Her hobby is collecting pictures of her friends. Do some wear brass buttons by any chance? ROSEMARY DOLCE Butch College Active yet resigned. When she shoots B-B guns at targets, not windows, and plays baseball and football with the youngsters in her neighborhood, she's called Butch. (You really have to earn a name like that.) But when she reads and dances and ambitiously plans her future as a graduate nurse, then she's Rosemary, and a lovely name it is. MARJORIE ELIZABETH DONOVAN Margie General We like your style, your winning smile. Chairman of Junior Prom 3; Vigilance Department 3; Vigilance Chairman 4; Class Vice-President 4; Class Nominating Committee 4; Science Club 1. Everything about Margie is outstanding, especially her attractive appearance and sweet disposition. A hard worker, in and out of school, she has had successful experience in many fields. We know she will go on to further accomplishments. 23 MARCELLE PHYLLIS DORSKY Mara College Actions speak louder than words. Latin Club 2, 3, 4; French Club 3; Biology Club 2; Departmental Honors 1, 2, 3, 4; B.Y.C. Council 3; Legenda Photography Editor 4; Descant Circulation Board 3; History Club 4; Mathematics Club 4; Drama Club 4; Folk Festival 2. Here we find rare and spontaneous wit,—an idea-a-minute girl. We have ample proof that Mara's hustling usually gets things done. As a Latin prof, she should be tops. ROSALIE SALLY DRAGO Sally General Active as quicksilver. Science Club 1; Drama Club 1, 2; Cheerleader 1, 2; Biology Club 2; Biology Club Assembly 2; Glee Club 3; French Club 3; Junior Ring Committee 3; Descant Circulation Board 1; Descant Staff 4; Descant Dance Committee 4; Folk Festival 2; Bulkeley Cheerleader 3, 4. Sally is the dynamic little bundle of energy who for two years has been exhorting the Bulkeley rooters to do or die. If ever we are driven into a bomb shelter, we can count on her to keep our spirits up. ANTONETTE MARY FARINA Tony Commercial When my chance comes, I'll be ready for it. French Club 1, 4; Glee Club 1. Tony will have ample opportunity to use her diplomacy when she realizes her ambition to go into the department store field as a saleswoman. The customer may not be always right, but we're sure Tony with consummate tact, will keep her from ever finding it out. ISABEL ANN FERNANDES Izzy Commercial A kindly smile to all she lent. Glee Club 2; Biology Club 2, 3, 4; Departmental Honors 4. If Izzy manages the figures on a cash register as well as she cuts them on ice and in pastry dough, we know she will make a most successful sales clerk. HELEN KEENEY FLOYD College Behold her, single in her field. Latin Club 2; Glee Club 2; Biology Club 2; Folk Festival 2; B.Y.C. Council 2; Junior Tea Committee 3; Choir 3; Double Trio 3; School Reporter 3, 4; Departmental Honors 1, 2, 3, 4. We contend that it is possible to ask questions continually and still be a lady. As a case in point we present our inquiring reporter who lets us have no secrets from her, but who presents us to the public with our best feet forward and our faces well scrubbed. Miss Dorothy Thompson, move over! 24 NORMA ELLIOTT FORSYTH College Smile—it's becoming. French Club 1, 2; Choir 3, 4; Glee Club 3; Advanced Biology Club 3, 4; German Club 2, 3, President 4; B.Y.C. Council 3; Drama Club 4; Mathematics Club 4; Descant Dance Committee 4; Legenda Circulation Board 4. Scene: Twilight, a scraping noise, a lantern's eerie beam in the gloomy interior of some ancient's tomb. Our demure Norma is busily exhuming the skeletons of ancient man. With such ambition, Norma should prove a sure thing at any lecture on archeology. KATHLEEN TERESA FOSS Fossie Commercial We all know her as a grand person. Baseball 1, 2; Basketball 1, 2; Science Club 1; Biology Club 2; Advanced Biology Club 3, 4; Debating Club 4; Descant Typist 4; History Club 4; 50th Anniversary Committee 3; Departmental Honors 3. 'To be or not to be' is not the question, but what to be? says Fossie , whose interests during the four years have been quite well divided. Her enthusiasm for candid photography might be the answer. MARY LOUISE FRANCISCONI Mamie Commercial Ideas control the world. Drama Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Debating Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Advanced Biology Club President 3, Vice-President 4; Glee Club 2, 3, President 4; Nominating Committee 3; Legenda Circulation Board 4; French Club 2, 3; History Club 4; Soccer 3; Volley Ball 3; Biology Club Dance 2, 3; Commencement Committee 4. This is our Mamie ; this is she whom all her classmates really like. As a mirth-provoker she's second to none, but with a wit that is always kind. DOROTHY STARR GADBOIS Dottie College Sweet, grave aspect. Class Treasurer 2; Latin Club 2; Science Club Secretary 2; Descant Reporter 3; Mathematics Club 2, 3, 4, Secretary 3, 4; Choir 3, 4, Treasurer 4; Glee Club President 3; Vigilance Department 3; Legenda Circulation Staff 4; French Club 3, 4, Treasurer 4; Departmental Honors 1, 2, 3, 4; Chairman Bulkeley-W.M.I. Christmas Dance 4. One look at Dottie's activities shows the pait she plays in our school life. Her dignity and ever-present poise make it a pleasure to follow where she leads. MARY LOUISE GAFFNEY Gaff Commercial Ever in motion, blithesome, cheery. Biology Club 3; Debating Club 3; Field Day 2; Descant Staff 4; Legenda Advertising Staff 4; History Club 4; Descant Reporter 2. Gaff is a giggler—she says so herself. It's an infectious thing, giggling, like measles. It's a gloomy morning: breakfasts have been bolted or missed entirely (those homework assignments were too long, anyway). It's a sour world. Gaff giggles. You giggle. Everybody giggles. 25 PHEBIE ELIZABETH GARDNER Betty Commercial With sweetness fresh as any rose. Although Betty didn't join us until her senior year, she brought with her the qualities and talents that made her a valued member of our class, and will insure her as warm a welcome in the art school of her choice. JEAN EDITH GARIEPY College Thy modesty is a candle to thy spirit. Descant Circulation Board 1, 2; B.Y.C. Council 3; French Club 3, 4; History Club 4; Debating Club 4; Movie Committee 3; Departmental Honors 4. Jean has often amazed us with startling likenesses of her friends, drawn in her own style. That longed-for convertible coupe should enable her to scoot from art editor to art editor with the drawings we think will be famous. MARGARET ELIZABETH GAROFOL1 Meg Commercial With a smile on her lips. Vigilance Department 3. Dancing, fishing, swimming, singing, drawing, decorating, and selling—these are but a few of the many hobbies and outside interests which make up Meg's wide range of pursuits. We predict for her a complete and happy life. PATRICIA I. GARTY Pat Commercial When Irish eyes are smiling. General Science Club 1; Biology Club 2; Debating Club 4; History Club 1, 4; Mathematics Club 4. Pat is a true Irish belle with the traditional dark hair, blue eyes and lively spirit of all daughters of the Emerald Isle. Her spirit and keen interest in current events should make her a welcome addition to any business establishment. EILEEN MARY GAVITT I College Good nature is an element of success. Biology Club 2; Circulation Board Descant 2, 3; Glee Club 2; French Club 3, 4; Junior Movie Committee 3; Debating Club 4; History Club 4. This quiet miss is reticent as to her future plans, but a little bird told us that dietetics is her chosen field. An efficient girl, she can, and does, knit socks with and without heels. She's been fun to know. 26 GLADYS VIRGINIA GIRI ''Gege College Joy rises in me. Biology Club 2; Biology Club Dance 2; Glee Club 1, 2, 4; French Club 3; History Club 4; Legenda Circulation Board 3; Legenda Advertising Staff 4; Descant Circulation Board 4; Christmas Pageant 3; Descant Dance 4. Ready, willing, and able to contribute to any school activity, Gege is assured of success in her endeavors. Sociable and pleasant, she will continue throughout her life to make others as happy as she herself always appears to be. EDITH JOYCE GLASSENBERG Fuzzy College The heavens such grace did lend her. Glee Club 1, 2; Drama Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Latin Club 2, 3, 4; French Club 3; Mathematics Club 4; History Club 4; Debating Club 4; Descant Club Editor 4; Legenda Advertising Manager 4; Home Room Alternate 2; Biology Club 2; Departmental Honors 1, 2, 3, 4. Who hasn't heard of Fuzzy and her kitty talk ! What will happen when she goes off to Wellesley and has to leave that white cat behind? Anyway, we hope she fulfills her lifelong desire—to grow taller and taller. CHARLOTTE K. GLOTH College A companion that is cheerful is worth gold. Debating Club 4; Mathematics Club 4; Drama Club 4; Stage Crew 4; English Club 4. Lover of poetry, fiction, drama, music and other fine arts, Charlotte played an important role in the organization of the new English Club. ADRIANA LORETTA GRASSI College Honors come by diligence. Volley Ball 1; Biology Club 2; French Club 2; Latin Club 2, 3, 4; Debating Club 3; Junior Tea Committee 3; Legenda Circulation Staff 3; Publicity Chairman Advanced Biology Club 4; History Club 2; Departmental Honors 4. An avid lover of fiction, Adriana is a familiar figure in our Public Library. Her special passion, however, is for medical novels, and that is no small wonder as her greatest desire is to be a surgical nurse. CHARLOTTE ELAINE GREENFIELD College All in all, one to be liked. Biology Club 2; Advanced Biology Club 4; Mathematics Club 2, 4; Band 1, 2; Glee Club 4; French Club 3; Latin Club 4; Debating Club 4; B.Y.C. Council 3; General Science Club 1; Departmental Honors 1, 2, 3, 4; English Club 4. Charlotte tells us, in handwriting we wish you could see because it's really worth seeing, that she wants to be a dietitian. We know she'll be a good one and will line up every little vitamin in its proper place. We give her our blessing. 27 HELEN SELMA GRUSKIN Lynn General The secret of success is constancy of purpose. Drama Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Biology Club 2; Glee Club 1, 2. Lynn's husky rendition of the blues will surely win for her an audition, followed by a long contract with the radio networks, and fulfill her cherished ambition to sing over the airwaves. We'll be tuning in on Lynn. EDITH ARLENE HALL Hall Commercial That can sing both high and low. Glee Club 1; Band 1, 2; Choir 2, 3; Biology Club 2; Basketball 2, 3; Volley Ball 3; Softball 2, 3. If next year, when Western Union calls to say, Happy Birthday to you, with compliments of Aunt Mehitable, the voice seems surprisingly sweet, you'll know it's Hall, our Madrigal singer, back on the job again. EDNA HAMANAK College We shall call you soon to help and heal. Drama Club 1, 2, 3, 4; French Club 2; Advanced Biology Club 4. Calling Miss Hamanak—Miss Hamanak wanted in Room 201 . That call will be familiar, indeed, to Edna in a few years. We know the patient to whom Edna hurries will find her cheery nature and competence a great aid to recovery. JUNE MILDRED HARGROVE Junebug General Gentle words, quiet words, are after all, the most powerful words. History Club 4. Junebug is small and quiet, but she is full of energy. She wants to be a physical education director. We know she'll do well! MARJORIE CECELIA HAYNES Margie Commercial Ability and popularity are my virtues. Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4; Baseball 3; Biology Club 2; History Club 4; History Club Program Committee 4; Drama Club 4; Folk Festival 2; History Club Treasurer 4; B.Y.C. Council 1. With twinkling toes devising intricate new jitterbug steps, Margie surely merits the title of Best Dancer in the graduating class. If she can train her fingers to move as adroitly as her toes, she should be an ideal secretary. 28 VIRGINIA ROSE HEATH Ginnie Commercial A loving heart is the beginning of all knowledge. French Club 1; Biology Club 2; Senior History Club 4; Drama Club 4; Basketball 1; Vigilance Department 3. Draw near and we'll read the tea leaves for Ginnie. Ah, she leans toward social service work with children. That's commendable. She collects records and likes to dance (not solo). We see for her, in the future, a little house. After all, a girl has to have some place to keep her collections. MARJORIE FRANCES HERSTER Margey Commercial My heart is fixed. Advanced Biology Club 3, 4; History Club 4; Drama Club 4; Departmental Honors 4. What does Margey mean when she says she wants to be a private secretary and travel around the world ? That's just the old proverbial wool and it's not for our eyes. We know what goes on! We think it's pretty special. What relation will she be to Winnie Winkle? EMMA CHRISTIE HILL Sis College For she was just the quiet kind. When you see Emma with a far-away look in her eyes, she is no doubt picturing herself soaring above the clouds in the latest twin-motored plane. We surely hope she confines her daydreaming to the minutes before the take-off. Shall you call your silver ship the Spirit of New London, Sis ? MILDRED JANE HILL Millie Commercial Her ways are ways of pleasantness. French Club 1; Debating Club 4; History Club 4; Drama Club 4; Basketball 4; Junior Tea Committee 3; Junior Prom Committee. Interested in sports and an all round good sport herself, Millie” just can't decide whether to be a beautician or a stenographer. Will beauty lotions or the dictaphone win out, Millie ? JUNE ELIZABETH HISLOP College The difficulty in life is the choice. Bulkeley-W.M.I. Orchestra 1, 2, 3; Orchestra 2, 3; Choir 4; Spanish Club 3, 4; French Club 3; Drama Club 4; Vigilance Department 2; Departmental Honors 1. Fun loving and amiable, June is another of our ardent Billard enthusiasts. Her two ambitions, to become a teacher or an actress, indicate that she is adept in both fields. 29 HELEN AGNES HOLLRIEDER Hel Commercial Ambition has no rest. Legenda Club Editor 4; President Senior French Club 3; Advanced Biology Club Treasurer 3; Glee Club 3, 4; Senior History Club 4; Vigilance Department 4; B.Y.C. Council 3; Debating Club 3, 4; Drama Club 1, 2, 3; Descant Typist 4; Nominating Committee 2; French Club 3, 4; Potpourri 2; Departmental Honors 1, 2, 3, 4. On to Washington”, says Helen with grim determination, and it's not the Japanese cherry trees, nor the Easter egg rolling that lures her thence. Neither does she aspire to be a first lady —just the first gentleman's indispensable secretary. OLGA HOMOLA Ollie Commercial Sing away sorrow, cast away care. Science Club 1; History Club 2; French Club 1, 2; Debating Club 3; Debating Club Treasurer 4; B.Y.C. Council 2; Descant Typist 4; Descant Assistant Feature Editor 4. A collector of miscellanea is Ollie , movie stubs and pennies being among the items. How does she manage to save the latter when she has so many of the former? Or does she get took ? PHYLLIS CHADWICK HOUCK Phyl College Always willing help to lend. Advanced Biology Club Dance Chairman 3; Glee Club 4; Advanced Biology Club 3, 4; Drama Club 4; History Club 4; French Club 4; Descant Staff 4; English Club 4. Phyl , another ABC'er , aspires to become a medical secretary. When not taking dictation, or sterilizing instruments, no doubt she will still enjoy the boating, football games and movies which are her interests now. ANNA JESSIE WALSH HUNTER Nan College The pen is the tongue o 1 the mind. Mathematics Club 2, 4; Descant Staff 4; Nominating Committee 4; Departmental Honors 1, 3, 4. Nan is one of these inscrutable persons who says little and does much. Her determination and her love of the outdoors should sustain her as she makes her exhausting rounds as a cub reporter. PRISCILLA JANET HUNTINGTON Puck General Music is my real happiness. Choir 4. Puck in the Shakespearean play was a lively little fellow. Since this is Priscilla's nickname, it is easy to see the connection. We expect that her ambition, her love for music and her outstanding singing voice will send her voice swinging over the air waves, perhaps as a professional. 30 MARGARET MAGDALENE JEZESKI Margie Commercial Her hair is long, her loot is light. Biology Club 2; History Club 4; Drama Club 4; Departmental Honors 4. Margie states quite positively that she's going to be a secretary. We have no doubt of it either, for what prospective employer would hesitate to hire her once he had witnessed her ability and observed her willingness? ASP ASIA KANABIS Essy Commercial So quiet, but so nice. Biology Club 2; French Club 2; History Club 4; Departmental Honors 4. If you see a girl with a jaunty air striding briskly to work in an office, she may quite possibly be Essy . Not many of us enjoy walking as much as she does, but perhaps we shall be sorry that we don't when gas rationing comes. FELIA KARAMARGIN Fe Commercial The rule of my life is to make business a pleasure and pleasure my business. Drama Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Science Club 1; Biology Club 1, 2; History Club 1, 4; Descant Business Manager 4; Softball 3; Field Ball 3; Departmental Honors 4. Fe is the efficient business manager of the Descant. We are sure everybody has noticed a marked improvement this year in our school magazine. Take a bow, Felia! SOPHIE KASHANSKI Russ Commercial Perseverance conquers all things. If you’ve just washed your hair and you can't do a thing with it, and your nails are a mess, cheer up! In the future Russ” will change all that if you will drop in at her beauty parlor. Sophie has been collecting pictures of hair styles for a long time and can make your tangled locks a crowning glory. MARY MADELINE KELLEY Kel Commercial Thoughts are mightier than strength of hand. Mary is what one might call an all year 'round girl . In the summer she swims; in the winter she skates. We make a guess that in the spring and fall she occupies her time reading and sewing. She is adept at all her pursuits. 31 MARY JANE KING Commercial I have never sought the world. Band 1; French Club 2, 3; Advanced Biology Club 4; History Club 4. Here is a member of our class with varied interests. Debits and credits are no mystery to her. We know she'll always keep a neat set of books. May they always be out of the red. ALIDA ISABELLE KLUIS Izzy General Who loves a garden loves Hie. It looks as though Izzy will have to postpone her visit to Hawaii for the duration , but our bridle trails are still open and the lakes and Sound still furnish good swimming. Incidentally there are all sorts of weeds for her biological collection right close at home. VIRGINIA BURRE KNAPP Ginny General My toast to the girl with a heart and a smile. French Club 4. Hurrah for November 1941! It was then that we saw Ginny arrive from the Canal Zone, to become a popular member of the senior class. We were proud to gain such a charming and fun-loving classmate. YETTA KOSS General What sweet delight a quiet life affords. Band 1, 2, 3, 4; Orchestra 4; Biology Club 2; Spanish Club 2. Yetta has good taste in selecting her activities for leisure time. Whether it be music, books, or pictures, she makes a discriminating choice. BEATRICE IDA KOZLIN Beatie General Tis good nature wins us all. Glee Club 1, 2; French Club 1, 2, 3; Drama Club 2, 3, 4; History Club 4. Always smiling and never blue, Beaties lively interest in whatever is going on makes certain her welcome in any group. 32 RUTH KRAUSE Jinx Commercial When her laughter rings. Drama Club 1; Glee Club 2. Although she prefers to be called Jinx , you may be sure that Ruth’s life is not unlucky. The luck of Jinx will certainly run true to form after graduation when she takes up her stenographic duties in some busy office. LILLIAN BELLE KUMFERT Lilly Belle Commercial Her smile is sweetened by her gravity. How can you say much about anyone who makes so little noise? Still waters run deep , it is said, so we're sure you will make the grade, Lilly Belle . BARBARA BENNETT LAMBDIN Babs College Two eyes that make the heavens proud to be blue. Glee Club 1; Choir 2, 3, 4; Descant Staff 3, 4; Vigilance Department 2; French Club 3, 4; Latin Club 2; Christmas Dance Committee 3; Madrigal Group 2, 3, 4; String Quintet 3, 4; Choir Transportation Chairman 4; Departmental Honors 1, 2, 3, 4. Babs needs no introduction to girls around school, for who has not noticed her lovely red tresses nor heard her fine soprano voice in choir? Yes, Babs , your career in music ought to prove most successful! LUCIE LINNEA LILJENSTEIN Lu Commercial I notice one maid with golden hair. Basketball 1; Field Ball 1, 2; Glee Club 1, 2, 4; Field Day 3; History Club 4; Nominating Committee 3. Take a letter, please, Miss Liljenstein. Lu will be right there with her pencil sharpened. We expect she can even spell Schenectady . Her golden hair and merry laugh shouldn't be a handicap, either. VERNA LLOYD Vin Commercial Stately and tall she moves. History Club 1, 4; Biology Club 2; Circulation Board of Descant 2; B.Y.C. Council 2, 3. We are not sure whether it is Vin's passion for dancing which started her record collection, but we do know that, as one of our happiest seniors, she has enlivened our dull moments and will do the same for her patients when she's V. Lloyd, R.N. 33 MARY JULIA LOUGHLIN College Common sense is a rare quality. Band 1, 2, 3, 4; Orchestra 2, 3, 4; Bulkeley-W.M.I. Band 1, 2, 3; Bulkeley-W.M.I. Orchestra 2, 3; Vigilance Department 3; Spanish Club 4; Mathematics Club 4; B.Y.C. Council 4; Legenda Circulation Board 3; Legenda Biography Staff 4; Stage Manager Orchestra 4; Nominating Committee 2; Departmental Honors 2, 4; Volley Ball 2. So able is Mary with her clarinet that she makes a commonplace scale sound like something Jerome Kern might have played in his spare time. We fear there may be little time for your music, Mary, when you begin your work with the stethoscope. VERONICA ELIZABETH LYONS Ronnie Commercial A drop of ink may make a million think. Glee Club 3, 4; Soccer 3, 4; Departmental Honors 3, 4; Junior Prom Committee 3; Descant Typist 4; Drama Club 4; History Club 4; Advanced Biology Club 3. Serene, assured, yet always reticent about admitting her abilities, she faces all situations with equanimity. Neither fire, nor flood, nor storm will delay Ronnie in her quest for news. PATRICIA CLAY MacINNES Pat General Hail maiden, well met. Drama Club 1; Spanish Club 2, 3; History Club 4; Junior Tea Committee 3. Pat always reminds one of the description of the heroine in an old-fashioned melodrama, with her silky light blonde hair and shy mannerisms. However, her favorite pastimes reveal her as a different type, one who likes dancing, swimming, and fun. MARJORIE HELENE MacINNIS Mac General A familiar figure, fleet and nimble. Junior Prom Committee 3; Legenda Feature Staff 4. Mac is little, lithe and lively. An ardent swing fan, she is known for her jitterbugging . Going to make dancing your career, Mac ? ANNA MARTHA MAFFIOLI Ann Commercial I am ever merry when I hear sweet music. Drama Club 4; Biology Club 2; French Club 2; Glee Club 2; History Club 4; Basketball 1; Thanksgiving Dance Committee 4. We haven't noticed a down-hearted expression on Ann's face since we've known her. Constantly joking and chattering, Ann is the type of person we like to have around at a gathering to fill in the awkward lull in conversation. 34 EILEEN PATRICIA MAHER College So blithe and debonair. Drama Club 1, 2; Science Club 1; Descant Circulation Board 1, 2; Biology Club 2; Glee Club 2; B.Y.C. Council 2, 3; French Club 3, 4; Debating Club 3, 4; Mathematics Club 4; Folk Festival 2. It's a well-known fact, and admitted by Eileen, that her outside interest is the Coast Guard with no but's or if's about it. She has quite a collection of corsages and dance programs. It is her desire to live on a beach in Bermuda. It all ties up, doesn't it? ELIZABETH MARY MALLECK Mickey Commercial Full o cheer, and lull ol pep. Descant Typist 4; History Club 4; French Club 2; Glee Club 2; Biology Club 2. Mickey goes in for sports in a big way. As a lively participant in the cheering sections of basketball, football, or baseball games, she follows the plays with alert eyes. Perhaps that's what makes Mickey the interesting, well-liked girl she is. JANICE MALLOVE Jan College They who know you forget you not. Drama Club 1, 2, 4; French Club 2; Spanish Club 2, 3; Debating Club 3; B.Y.C. Council 4; Freshman Tea 2; History Club 4; Legenda Advertising Staff 4. Jan is a true pal and is known among her friends for her congenial disposition. Her sporty clothes mark her as one of the most collegiate girls in our class. MARY ELLEN MANICE Commercial I would help others out ol a iellow-ieeling. When you really know Mary Ellen, we think you will agree that her cry of What shall I do next? does not denote helplessness, but abounding willingness to help her fellow men. EDITH LOUISE MANNING Edie General V hy should lile all labor be? Glee Club 4; French Club 4. Nimble-footed, Edie is not only an accomplished dancer and skater, but also a girl with a philosophic turn of mind. She is one who is grateful for life as it is and wants nothing better than the chance to help a bit when the going gets rough. 35 CECELIA ROSE MASSAD Sis Commercial Quiet and earnest. Departmental Honors 4. When we think of Sis , we think of sports, not only because of her fondness for outdoor activity; but because she's an all 'round good sport herself. We trust that in between sessions of punching the keys of a typewriter there will be time to cut some fancy figures on the ice. HELEN AGNES MASSAD Hi College Of manners gentle. Mathematics Club 2; Nominating Committee 3; French Club 4, Departmental Honors 4. Hi is one of those indomitable individuals who won't admit defeat. Her perseverance has already begun to show results in her twin interests of stenography and music and should carry her on to further success. HELEN MAURODIS Commercial Just the type we like to meet. Helen came to our fair city from New York in the fall of 1941. With her she brought much of the atmosphere of the big city. She will fulfill her ambition to be a stenographer, we are sure, as she puts all of her energy into everything she starts. GERTRUDE MARY McBRIDE Mac Commercial She is looked upon with favor by her friends. History Club 4. After three years at Fitch, Mac decided to cross the river and finish high school with us. We're mighty glad she did, for knowing her has been a privilege. We'll come to the opening of your Beauty Salon, Mac and buy a chin lifter. BETTY JANE McGOWAN Ducky” Commercial Can we ever have too much of a good thing? History Club 4; Departmental Honors 4. Although Betty maintains she's quiet on the surface , we believe she's somewhat of an extrovert, her interests being movies, football, and basketball, with a dance or swimming meet thrown in for good measure. We think this is just Ducky. 36 RITA MARY McGUIRK Rit General Easily moved to gaiety or pleasure. General Science Club 1; Field Day 3; History Club 4. Independent and carefree, Rit is always surrounded by a host of friends. Popular with both sexes, she should make an ideal nurse. Going to develop a charming bedside manner, Rit ? JANE MORGAN MEADNIS Ducky College She who labors diligently never need despair. B.Y.C. Council 3; Vigilance Department 4; German Club 4; French Club 3, 4; Mathematics Club 2, 4; Legenda Feature Staff 4; Departmental Honors 1, 3, 4. If you will pardon some unsolicited advice, Ducky , we think the world will miss the services of an inspired mathematics teacher should you persist in your fondness for dietetics. SOPHIE MIKISKA Boots College Good nature, perfected. French Club 2, 3, 4; Biology Club 2; Advanced Biology Club 3, 4; French Club Vice-President 3; Vigilance Department 2, 4; Volley Ball 1; Field Day 1, 2; Folk Festival 2; Field Ball 2; Softball 3; Departmental Honors 1, 2, 3, 4; Movie Committee 2; Representative Honor Court 4. While some of us may joke about burning our books after graduation, Sophie has caught enough of the spirit of education to devote her life to teaching. If ever the day comes when we have children, we'll be glad to send them to your little red schoolhouse , Boots. MARY ELIZABETH MILLS Betty College Happy as the day is long. Orchestra 1, 2, 4; Band 1, 2, 4; Combined Orchestra 1. 2; Combined Band 1, 2; Orchestra Treasurer 4; Biology Club 2; New England Music Festival 2, 3; Folk Festival 2; French Club 2; Departmental Honors 4. Betty” may be found at any Coast Guard social affair. The cadets must have missed her as much as we did when she left for her junior year. However, she came back to help make our fourth year one of fun and pleasure. NANCY LYON MINSON Min General Laugh and the world laughs with you. Band 1; French Club 3, 4; History Club 4; Debating Club 4. A familiar f gure on our campus, Min is always one of the first upon the grounds each morning. Her good word for everyone she meets has made her acquainted with all. ■■■■ 37 JANICE ALLEN MONROE Jannie General Synonym lor a good sport. Honor Court Representative 1; B.Y.C. Cabinet 2, 4; Class President 2; Athletic Association President 4; Descant Reporter 3; Glee Club 1; Basketball 1, 2, 3; Baseball 1, 2, 3; Volley Ball 1, 3; Field Ball 1, 2; Junior Tea Committee 3; Field Day 3; Soccer 3; Fitch Play Day 3. Jannie is our outstanding athlete and deserves her position as president of the Athletic Association. She is a swell sport and always on the go—yes, usually in Rodney” her well known auto. Jannie's wit cannot be surpassed, nor her many friends enumerated! MARION MORGAN Commercial And looks on life with quiet eyes. Departmental Honors 1. Soft, skillfully blended organ tunes lure the passerby into Marion's sanctum much as sirens of former days lured their victims to destruction. But those who follow where Marion plays will experience that magic enchantment which is derived only from beautiful music exquisitely played. JEANNE MORRIS Jeannie College Her voice was ever soft. General Science Club 1; Biology Club 2; Spanish Club 1, 2; History Club 4; Debating Club 4; B.Y.C. Council 2; Choir 1, 3, 4; Junior Prom Committee 3. Hail to our Jeannie with the light brown hair , adorned with Coast Guard insignia. They say she has more mementos in her possession than any cadet. Jeannie , with her sweet ways, has made as much of a hit with us as she has with the Coast Guard. ESTELLE NASSER Stell Commercial There is always room at the top. General Science Club 1; Biology Club 2; Debating Club 3, 4; History Club 4; Legenda Business Manager 4; Departmental Honors 1, 2, 3, 4. Stell , our trusty business manager, has the wanderlust. Of course, like all patriotic Americans, she wants to see America first. When she decides to settle down, though, she wants to be a buyer. More power to you Stell ! ANGELINE NASSETTA Angie” Commercial Never an enemy in the world. Band 1; Biology Club 2; Spanish Club 3, 4; Debating Club 3, 4; History Club 4; Spanish Club Treasurer 4; Debating Club Dance Committee 3; History Club Secretary 4; Nominating Committee 4; Junior Prom Refreshment Committee 3. Angie is one of our happiest seniors, with an interest in everything. She has certainly proved during her four years to be a popular girl and a desirable friend. We have enjoyed our association with her. 38 BARBARA NEVILLE Bob College To be merry, to be wise. Folk Festival 2; Nominating Committee 2; Biology Club 2; Mathematics Club 2, 4, President 4; Descant Circulation Board 3; Class Secretary 4; French Club 3, 4; Spanish Club 4; Vigilance Department 3; Drama Club 2, 3, 4; Legenda Feature Staff 4; Departmental Honors 2, 3, 4; Field Day 2; Volley Ball 3; Basketball 3; Baseball 2, 3; Soccer 4; French Club Vice-President 4; French Club Secretary 3; Tennis 4. Sailing is her avocation and we hope a spanking breeze will carry our popular Bob straight toward her chosen vocation, that of personnel director. VIVIAN DOROTHY OLIVER Gadget General She has the spirit of friendliness. Spanish Club 2, 3, 4; General Science Club 1; Departmental Honors 4. Gadget , she's called, probably because of her propensity for collecting almost everything. She sews; she gardens; she loves to decorate houses. This all ought to add up to something in a domestic line. Three guesses as to her future. ANNE MARY OLSEN Olie College Always laughing, always gay. Spanish Club 3, 4; Spanish Club Vice-President 3; Spanish Club Secretary 4; Debating Club 3, 4; Program Chairman Debating Club 4; Junior Prom Committee 3; Christmas Pageant 3; Field Day 3; Junior Tea Committee 3; Thanksgiving Dance Committee 4; Departmental Honors 4. An impish daughter of our Alma Mater, Olie is always the center of a lively group. She can easily be recognized by her stylish clothes and pretty blonde hair. CONSTANCE MILLS PALMER Connie College The great objective ol lite is to turn knowledge into action. Biology Club 2; B.Y.C. Council 2; Spanish Club 2, 3; Descant Circulation Board 3; Vigilance Department 3, 4; President Spanish Club 4; Mathematics Club 4; Folk Festival 2; Departmental Honors 2, 3, 4. Connie is quiet and a willing worker. She is very much interested in sports, but is anxious to do specialized hospital work in the near future. RUTH MAE PENMAN Petite Commercial A touch ol sunshine. Biology Club 2; Debating Club 4; Departmental Honors 4. To make this world a better place in which to live , is the worthy ambition of Petite , who has quite a responsibility on her hands. However, as she is known for carrying out anything she begins, we need worry no longer. Good luck to you, Ruth; we're with you! 39 MARY PLOMARITIS Commercial A friend in need is a friend indeed. History Club 4. If a flying figure laden with knapsacks, races past your house some sunny day on a bicycle, it will probably be Mary, our great outdoor girl, on her way to commune with nature. She is good company indoors or out for she has real talent with the Hawaiian guitar. ROSALIE PLOSZAJ Shorty Commercial ft is good to live and learn. French Club 3; History Club 4; Mathematics Club 4; B.Y.C. Council 4; Knitting Club 4; Departmental Honors 4. There was a time when Shorty's desire was to listen to the languorous tropical music of Hawaii. That dream has been rudely shattered for the time being. We suppose a prosaic school job will have to do, instead. R. SHIRLEY POPE Popey College Imagination rules the world. Drama Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Descant Reporter 1, 2; Field Ball 1; Departmental Honors 1, 2, 3, 4; Biology Club Secretary 2; Basketball 2; Folk Festival 2; Descant Feature Editor 3; Volley Ball 3; Junior Tea Committee 3; Descant Editor-in-Chief 4; History Club 4; French Club 4; Debating Club 4; Hallowe'en Dance Committee 4. Vibrant with energy and bubbling over with school spirit, Popey's originality and individuality have provided her classmates with many an entertaining moment. Her amazing go-getting ability will surely bring her success in her journalistic career. LOUISE A. M. POSTOVOIT Post General A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance. Drama Club 1, 2; Vigilance Department 2; Descant Reporter 1, 2, 3; Biology Club 2; Descant Circulation Board 3; Glee Club 1, 2. If someone calls a hearty greeting to you across the lawn, you may be fairly sure it's Post , who can manage to be very cheerful even in the early morning. We are willing to bet she keeps her patients in the ward in a happy frame of mind. MARTHA PROKOP Mithy Commercial Content to live, this is my story. Soccer 1, 2; Softball 2, 3; History Club 4; French Club 4; Departmental Honors 4. Martha has distinguished herself in athletics. She is the typical outdoor girl, but she should shine inside as well, as a dancer or model. 40 HELEN I. PRZYBYLOWSKI ''Pryski General Who says in verse what others say in prose. Senior French Club 3. For a time she'll collect rejection slips, but someday her particular style of writing will click . As Pryski herself says, Anything is possible . She believes it and so do we. CONCETTA L. PURPORA Connie College It is a friendly heart that has plenty o 1 friends. French Club 2, 3, 4; History Club 4; Biology Club 2; Advanced Biology Club 3, 4; Debating Club 4; Biology Club Dance Committee 2, 3; Departmental Honors 4. Connie can, in all honesty, be called a dutiful, and faithful senior, but she takes time to enjoy an occasional spark of humor as well as the next person. LOLA G. OUINTIL1ANI Quint General I believe in having a good time, For I'll never be young but once. Glee Club 1, 2, 4; Drama Club 1; History Club 4; Spanish Club 4; Biology Club 2; Folk Festival 2. Seen at every social function and always surrounded by a large group of friends, Quint has a good word for everyone. We hope that her future career as a dress designer will be the envy of Adrian. MARY JEAN REGAN Reg College I love the rover's life And the oceans which I sail— French Club 3, 4; Debating Club 4; Tennis Tournament 4; Basketball 4. Reg has a special love for the sea, being an experienced swimmer and sailor. Her fondest ambition is to sail around the world by way of the South Seas in a three-masted schooner. She may need all her experience if she sails the sea these troubled days! AMELIA D. RENZONI Male General We all admire a worker. French Club 2; Drama Club 1, 2, 3; Junior Tea Committee 3; Debating Club 3, 4; Biology Club 2; Secretary Advanced Biology Club 3; President Advanced Biology Club 4; Glee Club 2, 4; Senior History Club 4; Debating Club Dance Committee 3; Basketball 3; Commencement Dance Committee 3; Descant Reporter 4. A charter member of the A.B.C.'s and one of those responsible for the planting of tulips in Mitchell's Woods, Male” is a zealous worker. She will make a valuable citizen of the community. 41 ANN S. RIBAUDO 'Squirt Commercial Happy as the day is long. Biology Club 1; Advanced Biology Club 3, 4; French Club 2; History Club 4; Mathematics Club 4; Debating Club 4; Departmental Honors 4. Ann is one of those versatile young ladies whose interests range all the way from following her favorite football and baseball teams, to photography, debating, and regular attendance at the movies. Apparently there is a serious side to her nature, too, for she plans to enter Uncle Sam's Civil Service army as an accountant. FRANCES JANET RICCARDO Fran Commercial The mildest manner with the bravest mind. Biology Club 2; Biology Club Dance Committee 2; Field Day 1, 2, 3; French Club 3; History Club 4; Nominating Committee 3; Christmas Pageant 3; Cap and Gown Committee 4. Fran is a versatile young lady with many accomplishments. She likes dancing, swimming, and skating. Her clever tricks with the knitting needles have started many fads. We know she will succeed in her ambition to be a good secretary. MILDRED L. ROBBINS Pinkie College A beautiful voice has she. Choir 3, 4; Choir President 4; Class Secretary 2; B.Y.C. Council 2, 3; Nominating Committee 3, 4; French Club 3, 4; Mathematics Club 2, 4; Folk Festival 2; Descant Circulation Board 1; Drama Club 4; Tennis 2, 3, 4; Volley Ball 2; Sub-Freshman Tea 2; French Club Secretary 4; Legenda Circulation Board 4; Tennis Finals 4. Poise, personality, pal!—Yes, that is Pinkie. She is all of these and more. Her tall, dignified figure, topped by her wavy red hair, identifies a familiar form in campus activities. MARIE MARGARET ROCHE Ree Commercial Her countenance and eyes radiate grace. Glee Club 1; Choir 2, 3; French Club 2, 3; Vice-Chairman of Vigilance Department 3; Vigilance Department 3, 4; Folk Festival 2. Sweetness to a T, Marie is a most sincere and reliable senior who co-operates in all she is asked to do. Her lovely singing reflects her pleasing nature. EVELYN ROGERS Evie Commercial A dinner lubricates business, Drama Club 4. Can she bake a cherry pie? We don't know about that but we dare say Evie could serve a dinner fit for a king! Another newcomer to our midst, she makes us really glad she has come. Perhaps some day she'll be running her own cooking institute. 42 HELYN ROSENBERG Commercial A kind heart is a fountain of gladness. Science Club 1; French Club 1, 2; Mathematics Club 1; Latin Club 1; Biology Club 2; Drama Club 1, 2; Glee Club 2; Departmental Honors 1, 2, 3; Thanksgiving Dance Committee 4. Popular and fun-loving, Helyn is welcome everywhere. She has given many enjoyable performances with her accordion throughout the city, and we believe that she will achieve greater fame as times goes on. If she is as good a stenographer as she is a musician, she should be a success indeed! MARY MARGARET RYAN Rye College What trusty treasure in the world can countervail a friend? Advanced Biology Club 3, 4; French Club 1, 2; History Club 1; General Science Club 1; B.Y.C. Council 2, 3, 4; Debating Club 4; History Club 4; Junior Prom Committee 3; Folk Festival 2; Legenda Advertising Staff 4. Always merry and active, Rye is one of our many lively seniors. A good sport during and after a game, she is one person who will always be liked by all who know her. VIRGINIA MILDRED SANTANGELO Vinnie Commercial A light heart lives long. Drama Club 1; Science Club 1; Biology Club 2; Choir 3, 4; Spanish Club 2, 3; History Club 1, 4. An ardent worker about the school, Vinnie may well be proud of her accomplishments as a member of the student choir. Her future career as a beautician will enable her to arrange the coiffures of others to match her own. MILDRED ELIZABETH SAUNDERS Millie Commercial What joy to see thee. Biology Club 2; Advanced Biology Club 3, 4; Descant Typist 4; History Club 4; Folk Festival 2. A typical W.M.I. girl is Millie, with a love of sports and an enthusiasm for hobbies. She's an expert with a crochet hook and knitting needles, creating beauty with her nimble fingers. RUTH MARIE SCARSDALE Scozzy College She has an air of vigor and vitality. French Club 3, 4; Spanish Club 4; Glee Club 2. Scozzy' joined us in her sophomore year and was soon known for her stature, long blonde hair and boyish traits. When you start your Dude Ranch, save a few slow nags for us, Scozzy. 43 SHIRLEY FANCHON SCHWARTZ Shirl College Hitch your wagon to a star. Drama Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Latin Club 2, 3, 4; French Club 3, 4; Biology Club 2; Debating Club 4; Student Leader 4; Folk Festival 2; Field Ball 1; Basketball 2, 4; Soccer 4; Legenda Biography Staff 4; Departmental Honors 1, 2, 3, 4. Dust off our best encomiums for our First Lady of the drama. Shirley's ambition, her interest in art, dramatics, and Dartmouth all sound regular to us. HELEN THERESA SEDLAK College Knowledge is more than equivalent to force. German Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Biology Club 3, 4; Drama Club 4; History Club 4. Helen may be tiny, but can't be missed, for she's always there with a mischievous smile and a good word for all. Don't fret, Helen, good things come in small packages. WANDA OLGA SEFCIK Wand College A smooth and steadlast mind. Advanced Biology Club 4; Advanced Biology Club Treasurer 4; French Club 3; Spanish Club 3, 4; Glee Club 4; Debating Club 4; Departmental Honors 4. Who doesn't know of Wanda's love for dancing, and especially of her passion for Spanish music? Less well known may be her ambition to enter the field of journalism. With her friendly personality and lively heart, we know she will do well. CONNIE THERESA SERRUTO Connie Commercial Brief let me be. French Club 2, 3; Field Day 2, 3; History Club 4; Advanced Biology Club 3; Drama Club 4. Connie has the wanderlust. Before she settles down, she's bound to see the world. But she does want to settle down—as a housewife. Good luck to you, Connie, in fulfilling both your ambitions. We hope the right man comes along after you've traveled far and wide. VALERIE BERNICE SHARAF Val College Blest with charm, the certainty to please. Biology Club 2; Debating Club 3, 4; Departmental Honors 1, 2, 3, 4; Descant Circulation Board 1; French Club 3, 4; Drama Club 2, 4; Latin Club 2, 3; Legenda Advertising Staff 4; Mathematics Club 4; Folk Festival 2. Val is as happy-go-lucky and as carefree as the breeze. Her sunny disposition has won her a host of friends. May all her skies be blue, and all her clouds have silver linings. 44 MARY JANE SHARP Janie College A poet could not but be gay in such a jocund company. Mary is an itinerant scholar, this being the fourth high school she has attended. However, she makes friends wherever she goes. She is shy and gentle-mannered, and has a soft and charming voice which earned her a place as a prominent member of the glee clubs. She may have come here late, but it wasn't too late to establish friendship and respect. NATALIE SHERIFF Nat General Frank in all she says or does. Vigilance Department 2; Junior Tea Committee 3; Play Day 1; Field Day 2, 3; Basketball 1, 2; Softball 1; Field Ball 1, 2; Volley Ball 1; General Science Club 1. Nat, for whom life is a whale of a good time, is known for her exuberant enthusiasm in everything which she undertakes. We have seen that she can play as hard as she can work, which should be an unbeatable combination. DORIS ANN SHERMAN Dot Commercial Art lor art's sake. Descant Art Editor 3, 4; Legenda Art Editor 4; Departmental Honors 4. Dot has certainly made her mark in our senior class as an outstanding artist. We all expect her drawings to add as much to nationally known magazines as they have to our school publications. GERTRUDE SHRAGOWITZ Gertie College The long path before me leading wherever 1 choose. Science Club Secretary 1; Biology Club Vice-President 2; Field Ball 2; Drama Club 2, 3; French Club 3; Debating Club 3; Class Ring Committee 3; History Club 4; Folk Festival 2. By now we are well acquainted with Gertie's sudden humorous outbursts. But there is another side to her character which is less well known; it is her willingness to put forth her best effort, which should make her tops in the nursing profession. IRENE GLADYS SILVA Renie Commercial Stick to your work and you'll succeed. Vice-President Biology Club 3; Junior Prom Committee 3; Vigilance Department 3; Folk Festival 2; Program Chairman Biology Club 4; B.Y.C. Council 4. Renie's varied activities prove that she is one girl who is not afraid of work. Apparently when there is a difficult job to do she is called upon to do it, for then we know it will be done well. 45 JENNIE TERESA SILVA ''Jen General Quiet and happy. Spanish Club 1; Glee Club 1. Although Jennie may seem bashful and quiet on the surface, it's a different matter when a football or baseball game is in progress. She plays the game from a spectator's seat with as much enthusiasm as any competitor on the field. EVELYN MARION SIMONCINI Simmy Commercial Fearless minds climb soonest into heights. Senior Class President; A.A. President 3; A.A. Business Manager 2; Vigilance Department 2; B.Y.C. Cabinet 3, 4; German Club 2, 3; Nominating Committee Chairman 4; Field Ball 1; Volley Ball 1, 2; Softball 1, 2, 3; Basketball 1, 2, 3; Soccer 3. Presenting Simmy, the popular president of the class of '42! Always a good sport, she will long be remembered by her fellow classmates for her outstanding record of leadership and athletic prowess. MARJORIE E. SISMORE Sissy General An athlete is she and a fine one. Descant Humor Co-Editor 4; French Club 2; Basketball 3; Volley Ball 3; Baseball 3, 4; Field Day 3; Winner of Field Ball Cup 3. Sissy is a lively, happy person, who has never been known to hold a grudge. She is always willing to oblige. Her pleasant manner and sense of humor have made her a welcome pal to all. Incidentally, she is a fine athlete and an artist, too. BETTY LOUISE SISTARE Bet General To know her well is to like her better. Band 1, 2, 3, 4; Orchestra 2, 3, 4; Choir 4; Glee Club 3; Drama Club 1; Bulkeley-W.M.I. Band 1, 2; Band Librarian 4; Departmental Honors 1, 2, 3. Bet would like everyone to know that although she is one of the natives from the wilds of Waterford, they are not still fighting the Indians and they don't travel in covered wagons. Some of us city slickers might take lessons from Betty, for she has a host of friends from Maine to Georgia with whom she corresponds. MARY G. SIZER Cy Commercial A little nonsense now and then, Is relished by the wisest men. History Club 1, 4; Biology Club 2; Vigilance Department 3; Drama Club 1; Basketball 1, 2; Legenda Circulation Board 3. If giggles are supposed to be outgrown, Cy forgot to grow up, but her smile is so contagious that we hope she'll always remain young in this respect. To Sizer up she's one grand person! 46 LILLIAN HELEN SKINNER Lily College Be glad and your friends are many. Softball 2; Senior History Club 4; Folk Festival 2; French Club 3; Departmental Honors 4. Lily is another of our potential nurses. If she continues to put the same earnest and willing effort into her training for this profession that she has put into her education here, we shall be duly proud of her, as will be the hospital which receives her. RUTH JANICE SLATER Slats College Wit is the salt oi conversation. Class Treasurer 1; President Science Club 1; Band 1, 2, 3, 4; Orchestra 1, 2; Choir 1; Bulkeley-W.M.I. Band 1, 2, 3; Bulkeley-W.M.I. Orchestra 1, 2; Debating Club 3, 4, President 4; French Club 3, 4; Biology Club 2; Mathematics Club 2, 3, 4; History Club 4; Field Ball 1, 2; Soccer 3, 4; Volley Ball 3, 4; Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4; Softball 1, 2, 3, 4; Latin Club 3; Legenda Feature Staff 4; Field Day 3; Departmental Honors 4. Slats has been one of our most popular swing fans and one of our mathematical whizzes, but her greatest ambition is to be an aviatrix. JANE MARION SMITH Smitty College A kind heart is a fountain of gladness. French Club 1, 4; Vigilance Department 3. Although quiet and reserved, Jane has a warm heart and takes a friendly interest in her schoolmates. Her unselfishness and sympathy will comfort others as she enters the nursing profession. R. HELENA SNYDER Lee College Nothing is impossible to a willing heart. Orchestra 2, 3, 4; Combined Orchestra 1; Biology Club 2; French Club 1; Christmas Toy Committee 3; Drama Club 1, 2; Junior Tea Program 3; Departmental Honors 4. Lee's willingness to serve makes her a true friend and welcome companion. She has been an active member of several orchestras, and her lively violin music has pleased us time and again. ELEANORA LAURA SOLECKI Ellie Commercial Making friends with every step. History Club 4; Basketball 1; English Club 4. Ellie's ambition to be a saleswoman has already been fulfilled to a degree. Her cheery smile and constant expression of pleasure will always attract customers to her counter. 47 SHIRLEY LOUISE SOLOMON Sandy College This world belongs to the energetic. Band 1, 2, 3, 4; Combined Band 1, 2, 3; Combined Orchestra 1, 2, 3; Orchestra 2, 3, 4; Nominating Committee 4; Descant Reporter 2, 3; French Club 3; Latin Club 3; Debating Club 3, 4; History Club 1, 4; Drama Club 4; Band Librarian 2; New England Music Festival 3; New England Band Festival 1; Connecticut Band Festival 1; Connecticut Music Festival 3; Departmental Honors 4. To pilot a plane, to drive a car, to dance well and to speak eloquently—these are among the ambitions of Sandy. Best of luck, Shirley, but keep one foot on the ground! JOSEPHINE ANN SPINNATO Jo Commercial Character is the cornerstone oI success. B.Y.C. Council 2; Nominating Committee 2; Class President 3; Chief Justice of Honor Court 4; French Club 1; Secretary of French Club 1; B.Y.C. Cabinet 3, 4; Assembly Committee 3; History Club 4; Descant Typist 4; Departmental Honors 1, 2, 3, 4. Our Jo is a person with such a sterling character that she rightfully deserved the coveted position of Chief Justice of The Honor Court. She has been wholly impartial and fair in her decisions. SANTA MARY SPINNATO Smiles General A better friend is hard to find. Biology Club 2; Advanced Biology Club 3; French Club 3, 4; History Club 4. Santa's nickname, Smiles, speaks for itself, as she is never seen without a broad, friendly grin. Nothing ever seems to lower her spirits. She is sure to go right on smiling through life as cheerfully as she has during her four years with us. FLORENCE STRAZZA General Always in such good humor. Biology Club 2; Advanced Biology Club 3; French Club 2, 4; History Club 4. We see her daily, but seldom hear her, unless there's something that needs saying. Although quiet and reserved, we know her many patients will find her a kind and sympathetic friend when she enters the nursing profession. BARBARA LORRAINE SULLIVAN Bobbie Commercial Service above self. Basketball 1, 2; Field Ball 1; French Club 1, 2; Advanced Biology Club 4; Glee Club 4; Knitting Club 4; Descant Typist 4; Descant Reporter 4; Departmental Honors 4. Bobbie is one of our shy, quiet students who is always willing to lend a helping hand whenever it is needed. One of the worthy projects she has promoted at W.M.I. is the famous Knittin' for Britain Club. 48 CLAIRE THERESE SULLIVAN College Mingle a little lolly with your wisdom. Choir 1; Class Secretary 1; Nominating Committee 2; Latin Club Secretary 2; Biology Club 2; Departmental Honors 1, 2, 3, 4; Descant News Editor 3; Debating Club 3, 4; French Club 3, 4; French Club President 4; Drama Club 1, 2, 4; Mathematics Club 4; Legenda Feature Editor 4; Descant Circulation Board 2, 3; Vigilance Department 2, 3; B.Y.C. Council 4; History Club 4. Claire is one of those fortunate people who successfully combines a quick, keen sense of humor with a natural aptitude for collecting and retaining facts. Her clever remarks keep us in stitches. PHYLLIS NOREEN TATE Congo” College Loyal in everything. French Club 2; Biology Club 2; Advanced Biology Club 3, 4; Glee Club 2, 3, 4; Descant Circulation Board 2, 3, 4; Drama Club 4; Basketball 2, 3, 4; Field Ball 2; Soccer 3, 4. Noreen has been an outstanding athlete in W.M.I. and a member of the school's swimming group at Ocean Beach Park. She would like to be secretary but only to a doctor! Is there anything in that besides your love of medicine, Noreen? ELEANOR IRENE THOMAS Tommie Commercial Charms strike the sight, but merit wins the soul. French Club 1; Biology Club 2; Glee Club 2, 3, 4; Drama Club 2. Although Tommie is one of the quietest girls in our class, she has made many staunch friends. She will fit well in any business house where her modesty and efficiency should win her a host of friends. BARBARA ELLEN THOMPSON College Wisdom and mirth. Legenda Editor-in-Chief 4; French Club President 3; French Club Program Chairman 4; Descant Circulation Manager 2, 3; Descant Circulation Board 1; B.Y.C. Council 2; B.Y.C. Cabinet 1; Honor Court 2; Latin Club 2, 3, 4; Mathematics Club 2; Biology Club 2; Science Club 1; Band 1, 2; Combined Band 2; Choir 1, 2, 3, 4; Christmas Dance Committee 3; Departmental Honors 1, 2, 3, 4; A Cappella Choir 2, 3, 4. Sometimes the good fairies grow weary of nicely calculated less or more as they bend over the cradle of a new arrival. At such times they cry Let's give her everything. This they did for Barbara. CLARA SHIRLEY TOURJEE Claire General Her height is an asset to her ability. Vigilance Department 4; Descant Humor Editor 4. She stands above the crowd —and this does not only refer to Claire's height, but also to her cheerful and pleasant ways. We can usually count on her timely quips to bring us through any dull moment. 49 MARJORIE FRANCES TOXEY Jr. College Her voice was ever soft. Softball 3; Basketball 4. An ardent dancer to the pipes of Pan, Marne has not been neglected by the other gods. Perhaps she will be able to repay them one day, with robes of her own designing. We hope so. SHIFRO CHARLOTTE TRAUB Shif College With woids we govern men. Latin Club 2, 3, 4; French Club 2; Debating Club Vice-President 4; Junior Ring Committee 3; History Club 4; Mathematics Club 2, 4; Legenda Biography Staff 4; Departmental Honors 1, 2, 3, 4; Descant Reporter 3; Folk Festival 2; English Club 4; Descant Staff 4. Shifro would make the ideal newspaper publisher. She gathers news; edits it; writes short stories; takes pictures; and for good measure, types. Although she plans to have a social service career, we trust she won't forget her first love, journalism. MILDRED ELIZABETH TRAVERS Mimi Commercial To live is to be happy. Biology Club 2, 3, 4; Descant Staff 4; History Club 4; Drama Club 4. You will have to curb your tendency to giggle at minor tragedies, Mimi, if you plan to be that successful business woman of whom you dream. Perhaps, however, dignity will come with the years and with the ownership of your own business. CRISTENZIA MARY TUDISCA Cris Commercial Either 1 will tind a way or I will make one. Glee Club 2. When you see Cris trip across the dance floor, bear in mind that she has taught herself to dance by watching others. This initiative should lead her far in any profession. Who knows what heights she will attain? GIOVINA JANE TURELLO Janey Commercial Happy am I; from care I'm free! Why weren't they all contented like me? Field Day 1; Program Chairman Senior History Club 4; Basketball 1, 2; Field Ball 1, 2; Volley Ball 1. Janey may always be found with an ingratiating smile, showing off her dimples to their best advantage. She says her outside interest, in all honesty, is boys. We hope that sometime in the future she will find someone extra special. 50 LORRAINE MARIE VALLEE Rainey Commercial She hath music in her soul. History Club 4. Rainey's hobby and favorite pastime is dancing. She and Margie are a familiar jitterbug team in the gym every noon. Too bad that her friend works on the night-shift at the Electric Boat so that she must practice alone. Here's hoping you go places, Rainey ! MARY ELIZABETH WHITMARSH Commercial A gay exuberance of ambition. French Club 2; History Club 4; Descant Typist 4. Mary's flaming red hair and giggles have been her trademarks throughout her four years at W.M.I. Her sense of humor and her pleasant manner have helped her to lasting friendships. These same qualities should help her to achieve the friendship of her colleagues in business. JUNE LYDIA WOOD Woody” Commercial In her voice there's a song. Volley Ball 1; B.Y.C. Council 3; French Club 3; History Club 4; Descant Typist 4; Knitting Club 4; History Club President 4. Woody has been a leader in school activities, climaxing her career by serving as president of the History Club. While her list of school activities and her ambition to be a secretary point toward a successful business career, it is difficult to imagine such an attractive young lady remaining single long. THEODORA JANE WOOD Teddy Commercial A pleasing countenance is no slight advantage. Choir 2, 3; Biology Club 2; History Club 4; Junior Prom Committee 3; New England Musical Festival 3; Debating Club 4; Christmas Pageant 4; Junior Tea Committee 3. Teddy has her heart set on being a secretary. But everyone knows what she will be doing when not seated at her desk, for it is a well-known fact how fond Teddy is of dancing and ping-pong. JANE HELEN ZABOHONSKI Commercial Rich prizes wait lor those who do not waver. French Club 3. If in the future, an extra special magazine cover catches your eye, very probably it may be one by Jane. We think her ambition alone will take her far, to say nothing of her pronounced ability. We expect to see you rank among the best, Jane. m 51 EVELYN JULIA ZUK Commercial Evie 'Quiet, but sociable. Biology Club 2; History Club 4; Drama Club 4. While many of us are searching for positions, Evie will be pounding the typewriter and taking a letter. She is already employed; her competence and efficiency should soon win her deserved advancement. IN MEMORIAM Lionarda L. Casimono Born: July 11, 1922 Died: May 1, 1940 (yde to the. Senior5 For four long years with brain and brawn We've showed our startling prowess. Our aim has been to make the grade; To seek the path to progress. And thus we've struggled, year by year, To store our minds with knowledge, To venture forth in business fields — In readiness for college. And yet we've had our share of fun Within these noble walls; The joys of youth and friendship true We'll e'er with joy recall. With such a record left behind We'll face the world sans fears. Where'er our fates do guide our course We'll ne'er forget these years. Helen Aitner 52 rtf V D s' y _ v. v. 'j ' Toon 2- yy n -rO' ,y „ ,or A JpH 1'wr ‘S —Wiiijj. o -- z f 7 v ' . £ ft (?Uu of 1943 Abrams, Selma Albano, Eleanore Aldrich, Estelle Allen, Mary R. Anderson, Barbara Atchales, Mary Auwood, Betty Avery, Helen Ballman, Phyllis Barry, Ann Barry, Barbara Beckwith, Jane Beebe, Joline Belgrade, Dorothy Beloff, Betty Bennett, Evelyn Benois, Theodora Beran, Barbara Bernstein, Zeldamae Bezanson, Eleanor Blonder, Bertha Bloomer, Bessie Brady, Rita Broske, Henrietta Brown, Dorothy Brown, Loretta Burgess, Alice June Burvett, Harriet Busca, Elia Butchka, Mary Capozza, Joan Care, Margaret Carlin, Geraldine Carpentier, Pearl Castagna, Virginia Cerreto, Phyllis Chabasinski, Helen Chappell, Anita Clare, Jeanne Conway, Joan Corrigan, Margaret Crowe, Georgianna Crowe, Suzanna Cuddy, Mary Cummings, Dorothy Decker, Norma Delatizky, Paula Dembek, Mary Ann Dempsey, Louise DeNoia, Rosalie D'Eufemia, Rose DeWolf, Marilyn DeWolfe, Beatrice DiPaulo, Marion Dodson, Grace Driscoll, Catherine Dunbar, Shirley Ebersole, Doris Eklund, June Enos, Marguerite Eppler, Betty Ersoff, Gladys Fanjoy, Dorothy Fargh, Doris Fenn, Elizabeth Ferro, Margaret Fiske, Geraldine Flynn, Catherine Francis, Anna Gaines, Evelyn Gaouette, Helen Geer, Ena Gerber, Virginia Gorman, Eleanor Gossett, Mildred Graham, Anne Gramberger, Marian Greenblatt, Jacquelyn Grimes, Gwendolyn Grubaugh, Joan Gustafson, Dorothy Halpern, Miriam Hamilton, Doris Hamm, Dorothy Hamm, Evelyn Hayes, Marjorie Healy, Prudence Hendel, Beatrice Hill, Dorothy Hislop, Jean Hislop, Nancy Hollrieder, Ruth Horowitz, Hulda Howard, Mary Howard, Ruth Irlandi, Josephine Killeen, Mary Knight, Marcia Kozlin, Marjorie Krupowski, Sophie Kurtz, Miriam LaBrie, Edna Lake, Audrey Lake, Jeannette Lang, Marjorie Lardieri, Helen Lear, Shirley Lee, Charlotte Linke, Emma Louden, Nellie I.ovitch, Arlene Lowe, Marilyn Lynch, Margaret Mai love, Ruth Mancini, Anna May Manheimer, Caroline Martinson, Betsy Mattson, Lillian May, Mary McGourty, Edna McGuirk, Letitia Menditto, Dorothy Meyer, Nessa Meyer, Sue Mingo, Muriel Miner, Nancy Mondelci, Marianna Moran, Margaret Morgan, Eleanor Mros, Virginia Nesbit, Jean Nichols, Ellen Norris, Evelyn Northway, Eileen O'Byrne, Mary Onuparik, Nadine Osborn, Marcia Parisi, Mary Patterson, Marguerite Peltier, Margaret Perkins, Barbara Perrone, Angeline Perry, Ann Louise Perry, Florence Pickhardt, Ruth Plouffe, Madelyn Polcaro, Amelia Polinsky, Rowena Pompea, Lillian Pond, Marion Poplawski, Helen Proffitt, Edyth Purpora, Anna Rainey, Jeanette Ribchinsky, Florence Roche, Helen Rogers, Ruth Rose, Elizabeth Ryan, Gloria Samuelson, Claire Santangelo, Viola Santaniello, Mary Sawicky, Julia Scacciaferro, Mary Seltzer, Helen Sharp, Helen Shea, Patricia Sheehan, Alma Skaling, Anna Mae Smith, Marion F. Smuckler, Mary Speaks, Eunice Starr, Naomi Starr, Ruth Stoner, Ethel Sullivan, Harriet Ann Sullivan, Marie Tallevi, Gilda Tarr, Daileen Tate, Betty Taylor, Elizabeth Testagrossa, Grace Thibodeau, Jean Thomas, Jeanne Treat, Penelope Tsesmelis, Mary Tytla, Elsie Underhill, Gene Velles, Eftima Vallee, Elaine Verenes, Catherine Williams, Ethel Wilson, Roselle Wool, Charlotte 54 junior President................. Vice-President . Secretary............... Treasurer................ Joan Conway . . Dorothy Fanjoy . Catherine Driscoll . . Marianna Mondelci Come, gather 'round you classmates dear, And hear our wondrous story— How we arose from ignominy To the pinnacle of glory! For we're those juniors once concealed By books—quite thick and ponderous, But our prom revealed our skill and charm, Of which you're now quite envious. We know our country's history,— Our knowledge you admire! We've genius, yet we've beauty, too— What more could you desire! (?Ln ofj Adel, Doris Affeldt, Cecelia Aldrich, Margaret Ammon, Barbara Atkinson, Doris Babcock, Betty Banas, Irene Barber, Betty Barone, Angeline Barnard, Ann Barnett, Joan Beckwith, Joan Beebe, Dorothy Benvenuti, Alberta Ercdshaw, Barbara Brayne, Mary Brody, Zelda Brooks, Loretta Brouwer, Flora Bruno, Genevieve Byrne, Ruth Cabral, Helen Cantone, Magda Cantone, Olga Carroll, Elsie Clark, Emma Coffey, Jane Cole, Alma Collins, Helen Connelli, Rose Connors, Bertha Conti, Marion Corcoran, Anne Marie Courtney, Mildred Cyphers, Dorothy D'Amico, Eleanor Danz, Helen Daren, Shirley DeMarco, Josephine D'Eufemia, Carmella DiMaggio, Anna Dipollina, Rose Dislo, Clara Donelan, Marie Donovan, Catherine Draycott, Shirley Driscoll, Grayce Duplice, Victoria Ewing, Dorothy Facas, Gloria Flannery, Carol Francis, Pauline Freitas, Lucy Gadbois, Ruth Gardner, Lois Gorra, Emilie Graves, Elizabeth Griffin, Jacqueline Hall, Martha Harman, Laura Harrington, Ruth Hartman, Marika Hebert, Pauline Hermanns, Barbara Herster, Jane Holthouse, Dorothy Hopkins, Joyce Horner, Shirley Johnson, Alice Joseph, Kathleen Joskiewich, Alice Kaika, Wanda Kaiser, Barbara Kantrowitz, Bernice Kashanski, Olga Kerr, Joan King, Barbara Korean, Helen Krajewski, Lucy Krasnow, Mildred LaBoue, Doris Lacroix, Ruth LaFrance, Stella Lak, Irene Latham, Doris Leary, Jane Levine, Dolores Levine, Marilyn Levinson, Minde Liss, Wanda Lowe, Ruth Lynch, Ruth Malleck, Angeline Mallove, Lillian Maloney, Elizabeth Manavas, Despena Mariani, Adeline Maryeski, Sophie May, Eleanor McCarthy, June Meek, Marilyn Menghi, Virginia Mikiska, Mary Millaras, Aspasia Minson, Gertrude Miranda, Mary Mondelci, Aida Montali, Elizabeth Moon, Mary Murphy, Ann Murray, Catherine Nichols, Una Noble, Amy Norton, Helen O'Connell, Marjorie O'Donnell, Margaret O'Grady, Patricia O'Neill, Claire Parker, Barbara Patterson, Nancy Pekalsky, Jeannette Perry, Dorothy Peters, Polly Petersen, Mary Pinkham, Clair Piscatella, Anne Pope, Marilyn Prentis, Audrey Purpora, Lucille Rambush, Barbara Reed, Crystal Richards, Roberta Richert, Dorothy Rossi, Thelma Ruddy, Katherine Saarinen, Hilja Sadinsky, Jeanne Sammataro, Teresa Seaberg, Bessie Seaberg, Estelle Seaberg, Mary Segleski, Wanda Seipel, Elaine Sension, Helen Shaughnessy, Louise Sheedy, Lucille Shepatin, Vivienne Sibree, Doris Silva, Patricia Simon, Alice Snooks, Margaret Sobczyk, Helen Spooner, Audrey St. Germain, Mary Starr, Dolores Staubley, Doris Strosberg, Irene Stuart, Shirley Sullivan, Ann Sullivan, Barbara Susi, Rose Sylvia, Elaine Tanner, Carley Telage, Rose Templeton, Jean Tracey, Carol Jean Tsiropoulos, Emily Tucker, Veda Wainwright, Joan Wheeler, Mary Whitney, Dorothy Wiercinski, Clara Wood, Dorothy Yuhas, Margaret Zuk, Barbara 56 Sophomore President...........................Dorothy Perry Vice-President..................Elizabeth Montali Secretary.......................Patricia O'Grady Treasurer.......................Virginia Menghi ★ ★ ★ ★ We're doughty sophs ,— wise-fools , they say; (Much to our chagrin!) But in our own sweet carefree way. We, too, will honors win! We've had a year's experience. We've learned a lot thereby; Our freshman traits are left behind,— On through the years we hie! And when our day comes round, we, too, Will be quite calm and cool; Of this you may assure yourself— We'll be more sage than fool! 57 2Ua oft Agrin, Barbara Aldrich, Jean Alexander, Ann Alexander, Dorothy Allen, Lucy Baier, Shirley Barnes, Muriel Beckwith, Doris Belanger, Cecelia Berntsen, Irene Bidwell, Beverly Biltcliffe, Doris Boone, Charlotte Botchis, Constance Brax, Lorraine Brayne, Jean Bruhns, Marion Bryden, Alison Burdsall, Lorna Burr, Anna Bushey, Constance Caldwell, Jean Carey, Mildred Carlson, Irene Cascio, Lucy Cascio, Rose Castagna, Leatrice Caswell, Edna Lou Chop, Adelia Cifizzari, Angelina Cinquegrani, Marion Clare, Mary Lou Cockell, Louise Colbeth, Hazel Cooper, Diana Coyne, Carol Cremins, Marjorie Cummings, Eleanor Danz, Joan Darling, Mary Dayton, Shirley DeBiasi, Norma DeGange, Angela Dembinski, Henrietta Deveau, Norma Dicero, Phyllis DiPollina, Juliet Dislo, Wanda Drew, E. Florence Edwards, Virginia Einhorn, Beatrice Elion, Sybil Epolito, Virginia Fabikiewicz, Ruth Farnsworth, Carol Federowitz, Irene Fergione, Mary Finn, Dorothy Flynn, Marguerite Foss, Rita Gately, Rosemarie Gerity, Mary Grassi, Silvana Gregg, Isabella Grimes, Marilyn Hagar, Lillian Hamilton, Doris Hampton, Margaret Hanson, Barbara Harrington, Alice Haven, Patricia Heaton, Carolyn Hedden, Edith Hegarty, Mary Hendel, Rose L. Hennessey, Patricia Hjortland, Marilyn Howard, Patricia Kearney, Barbara Keeney, Marilyn Kuehne, Lorraine Kushner, Honore Lakowsky, Agnes Leckey, Corinne Leiper, Mary LeZarde, Jeanne Lipton, Louise Lind, Dorothy Little, Dorothy Losacano, Elizabeth Loughlin, Catherine McCarthy, Betty McGrath, Joan McGuinness, May MacDonald, Mary Mahoney, Marion Maria, Mary Mariani, Gloria Marsters, Alice Matthews, Marilyn Mattson, Jean Matzul, Olga Meek, Mildred Mercuri, Anna Mercuri, Teresa Mikiska, Annie Miller, Catherine Miller, Mary Moran, Jean Mottier, Jacqueline Murray, Estelle Nigrelli, Jane Paige, Jean Pennella, Julia Perry, Elsie Petrosky, Anna Plona, Helen Poirier, Therese Portelance, Marilyn Proctor, Patricia Powell, Alice Purdy, Natalie Ransom, Emily Raymond, Eleanor Renzoni, Wilma Reynolds, Joan Rodenhiser, Alice Rotzko, Helen Ruggieri, Lucille Rutman, Shirley Ryan, Louise Salvagna, Rosalie Santaniello, Gloria Sargent, Eva Seaberg, Annie Laura Simons, Marion Sires, Jean Smeraldi, Pauline Solecki, Dorothy Stevens, Roberta Sullivan, Josephine Szablowski, Stella Tarnapol, Frances Tashash, Georgianna Tate, Gunda Traficonda, Patricia Tsesmelis, Victoria Ward, Eleanor Wargo, Elinor Weber, Clara Weinberg, Gloria Williams, Jane Willing, Muriel Wojcoski, Isabel Woolsey, Jacqualine Zabohonski, Mary Zilinski, Mary 58 rTtelhm in President..............................Charlotte Boone Vice-President...........................Doris Hamilton Secretary................................Estelle Murray Treasurer...............................Beatrice Einhorn ★ ★ ★ ★ We're fresh and new, quite young and sweet; We thought we'd made a hit— But they ignored us shamefully, Respect?—We've not a bit! They thought we were a feeble lot. We'd make them look our way! Then on the courts we saw our chance,— Our classmate won the day! Now full of hope with plans galore, We fight for forty-five; We'll work like mad until we win The goal for which we strive! 59 O'ut Student Better Yet Club Cabinet Upon entrance into every student, as well as every member of the faculty, becomes a member of the Better Yet Club. With the largest club enrollment in the school, the Better Yet Club, which is the student government organization, strives to promote better citizenship both in and out of school, to fit its members for life in society when they leave school, and to make W.M.I. better yet . The executive branch of the Better Yet Club is called the Better Yet Club Cabinet. It determines the policies of the organization and has the power to remove any girl from office who proves unworthy to hold her position. The judicial power of the club is vested in the Honor Court, which tries violators of its rules. The Vigilance Department is that branch of the Better Yet Club which takes care of enforcing the rules of the organization, for example, as they regard student use of the cafeteria, grounds, and control of traffic. Members are elected from all senior, junior, and sophomore homerooms. There are two elected representatives from each senior and junior homeroom and one elected representative from each sophomore homeroom. The department has as its chairman Marjorie Donovan and Barbara Barry as it vice-chairman. Each member wears an attractive blue and white arm band bearing the W.M.I. insignia. The Better Yet Club Council acts as a house of representatives by discussing and acting on various school problems. Three or four times during the past year the council members led their homerooms in discussing topics to discover the student opinion on conditions in the school and through that means to effect improvements to make W.M.I. better yet . This year, unlike other years, the Council has tried to work in small groups rather than in one body, as it was found more could be accomplished in this way. Meetings were held regularly on the second Tuesday of every month. Irene Silva and Nancy Miner served as chairman and vice-chairman, respectively. 62 (jovetnment Miss Dorothy Mortimer is faculty adviser to both the Vigilance Department and the Better Yet Club Council. The officers this year were as follows: president, Barbara Cranker; vice-president, Miss E. Elizabeth Speirs; secretary-treasurer, Betty Auwood. During the school year 1941-1942, the Better Yet Club Cabinet sponsored the Honor Study Hall. It collected toys at Christmas time and distributed them throughout the city to needy children; it sponsored Get-Acquainted-with-New-London trips; it served as hostess when the annual spring meeting of the Eastern Connecticut Federation of Student Councils was held at W.M.I.; in addition, the cabinet attended as a group two other out-of-school meetings; helped, through one of its members, to bring alumnae files up to date; and acted as adviser on matters brought to it by Mr. Burtt and various student organizations. We hope that in future years the Better Yet Club will continue to improve the school as much as it has in past years. 63 W. M. J7. Athletic Association Officers The Athletic Association has been in existence at W.M.I. since 1923. The aim of the organization is not only to encourage girls to participate in various sports, but also to promote sportsmanship and school spirit. Every girl upon entering school becomes a member of the A.A.; and, if she becomes a budgeteer, her dues are automatically paid. Monograms, numerals, A.A. pins, loving cups, transportation on buses, and gymnastic equipment are provided from the funds appropriated from the Budget Plan. Miss Clara Polinsky is the faculty adviser. The officers are as follows: president, Janice Monroe; vice-president, Marianna Mondelci; secretary and treasurer, Norma Decker; business manager, Ruth Lacroix. Bacon Academy, Norwich Free Academy, Stonington High School, Robert E. Fitch High School, Chapman Technical High School, and W.M.I., met here to hold their annual Play Day on February 14. This year, for the first time, there was a basketball game between the Norwich Free Academy team and the victorious senior team. The game was played on February 17, 1942, in Norwich, with W.M.I. winning 22 to 1. In a match between the second teams, W.M.I. won again, 22 to 2. The various sports of the year include field ball, soccer, volley ball, softball, and basketball. The basketball banner One-two-three — KICK! 64 i£)thletic5 was awarded to the senior class who received more points than any other team during the games played in the basketball season. Field Day, the main sporting event of each year, was held in June. A loving cup was awarded as top honor to the student who received the greatest number of points. A smaller cup was awarded for second honor. At the close of the school year, a large loving cup was awarded to the class who had received the greatest number of points for athletics during the year. It's in!! BASKETBALL TEAMS Senior First Team Senior Second Team Constance Cheney .... Center Forward....................Barbara Neville Janice Monroe..............Right Forward . . Grace Davidson (Capt.) Ruth Slater (Capt.).........Left Forward...........Felia Karamargin Evelyn Simoncini............Center Guard...........................June Hislop Marjorie Sismore............Right Guard.................Blanche Beebe Shirley Schwartz............Lett Guard...................Noreen Tate Hands Upward — Raise !! 65 AlutblC The Orchestra Probably no other activity has furnished more enjoyment to the student body than the orchestra of fifty students. For the past year and a half the orchestra has been under the direction of Miss Gertrude Miller, music instructor at W.M.I. Throughout the year musical programs have been presented both in school and at many New London functions, including the Rotary Club, the Alumnae Association, at churches, and at our own chapel and assembly programs. At Christmas time the orchestra worked in co-operation with the glee club in its presentation of the Christmas pageant. The purpose of the orchestra has been to allow students to gain a knowledge of good music, and to give them experience in playing such music through participation in a large group. To belong to the orchestra the student must be able to read music and play an instrument with the technique expected of all advanced students. This year the members voted that the uniform dress of white blouses and blue skirts should be worn for all public appearances. It is indeed evident that this organization is playing an increasingly important part in the musical activities of W.M.I. and of New London. Orchestra 66 • • • -L ath (?liGtm5 Band The Band Making their first appearance this fall in the Armistice Day parade held in the city, the W.M.I. band made a very neat and attractive showing in new uniforms of white flannel skirts, white sweaters, blue and white caps and capes, saddle shoes, and white socks. A new attraction was the addition of a drum majorette and three twirlers. Any girl may join the band who can play an instrument reasonably well. The purpose of the band is to provide further musical experience in playing and in appreciating music of a high standard. Choir 67 The Choir The choir has been an outstanding feature of student activity in W.M.I. The group is under the direction of Miss Gertrude Miller. At the first business meeting the following officers were chosen: president, Mildred Robbins; treasurer, Dorothy Gadbois; secretary, Edna LaBrie. The choir participates in every chapel service by leading in hymn singing, singing responses, and offering sacred anthems. The group began its fall season by singing for the Cohanzie Parent-Teachers' Association. On December 19 the choir met for a Christmas dinner and then went caroling at several institutions. The entire music department presented programs at the Huntington Street Baptist Church and the Rotary Club. The climax of the Christmas season came in assisting the glee club in The Shepherd's Christmas Eve . On February 9 the music department presented a program for the Alumnae Association. Later some members attended the New England Music Festival held in Keene, N. H., and sang at the Connecticut State Music Festival. The last performance was given at the Baccalaureate service. The Glee Club The outstanding feature of the Glee Club's work was its presentation of a Christmas pageant, A Shepherd's Christmas Eve”. The production was a great success. The Glee Club is open to any student of W.M.I. The club registration for 1941-1942 was one hundred members. The officers this year follow: president, Mary Francisconi; vice-president, Genevieve Bruno; secretary, Marcia Osborn; treasurer, Lois Gardner; assistant secretary, Barbara Cranker; assistant treasurer, Marie Donelan; librarian, Jane Beckwith; assistant librarian, Elizabeth Montali; assistant librarian, Joan McGrath; accompanists, Louise Cockell, Clara Bruce. The entire Glee Club concluded its year's program by singing with the choir at the W.M.I. Pop's Concert in the gymnasium on April 17. Pageant 68 0 ut @Lubl. Senior Group Le Cercle Francais This year, the customary program of games, plays, readings, folk songs, and dances was modified. At the November and December meetings, members contributed dimes to send to help in France. The refreshments were omitted and the money was added to the fund which will help feed French refugees. In January the club voted to start relief work for the Red Cross. Despite the fact that much of the club's time was devoted to war work, members brought to the meetings the spirit of a happy France by presenting several puppet shows in their tiny Guignol theater. A thoroughly enjoyable picnic, a l'americaine, brought the 1941-1942 season to a close. The senior group of Le Cercle Francais chose as its officers the following girls: presidente, Claire Sullivan; vice-presidente, Barbara Neville; secretaire, Mildred Robbins; tresoriere, Dorothy Gadbois; directrice du programme, Barbara Thompson. The junior group elected to the respective offices Virginia Menghi, Mary O'Byrne, Roberta Richards, Mary Mikiska, and Ruth Rogers. Directrices were Miss Daire, Miss Mansfield, Miss Sharaf, and Miss Swift. Junior Group 69 Las Alegres Senoiitas Las Alegres Senoritas Las Alegres Senoritas, the Spanish club of open to all students of Spanish, has this year been more popular than ever before in its history. The officers of the club are: president, Constance Palmer; vice-president, Jacquelyn Greenblatt; secretary, Anne Olsen; treasurer, Angeline Nassetta. The faculty advisers of the club are Miss Dorothy Page and Miss Virginia Daire. At the meetings, discussions about Spanish and South American life, history, and customs are enjoyed by the members. This year the monthly tertulias have been enlivened by talks and pictures by the faculty advisers who have spent their vacations in Spanish-speaking countries. The meetings have also included singing, plays, games, and poetry. The annual party of the club was held in January when gifts were exchanged, carols sung, and the Mexican game. La Pinata, was played. Through the programs, a better understanding and appreciation of the Spanish-speaking countries has been given to the students in Las Alegres Senoritas. Sorores Togatae The Latin Club continued this year under the direction of Mrs. Elizabeth MacAdams and Miss Elizabeth Waterman. Founded in 1930, the club serves to bring about a closer relationship and better understanding between the girls and their instructors and to increase their interest in this classical subject. At the first meeting, Jeanne Clare, '43, was elected president and Selma Abrams, '43, was elected secretary-treasurer. A committee was also elected to draw up a constitution. Marcelle Dorsky, '42, was chosen as chairman of this committee. The club concentrated this year on cataloguing all the visual aids which W.M.I. possesses. This meant taking a thorough inventory of all the pictures, statues, and maps in the three buildings, with the ultimate object of placing them where they will be most useful. Two outstanding events of the year were the Christmas program and the spring picnic. As usual, the Sorores Togatae enjoyed a very successful year. 70 Der Deutsche Verein Der Deutsche Verein The German Club this year, with the guidance of Miss Dorothy Page, faculty adviser, has had a most enjoyable and interesting year. All students who are taking German are eligible for membership. The officers for this year have been as follows: president, Norma Forsyth; vice-president, Marian Gramberger; secretary, Catherine Driscoll; treasurer, Dorothy Richert. At the meetings much has been learned about the life, customs and culture of the German people. Programs have included music by famous composers such as Strauss and Wagner, popular folk songs, folk dancing, and literary programs. As these meetings are conducted in German, they give the members additional practice in formal and informal use of the language, beyond that of the limited class period. The Christmas program, featuring Christmas customs and Christmas carols, was followed by an exchange of gifts. Refreshments in keeping with the season were served. The annual picnic in June brought to a close the season's activities. We feel that through our club meetings we have gained a better understanding of the spirit and culture of the German people. Soroies Toqatae 71 Advanced Biology and General Science Clubs Advanced Biology Club The work of the ABC’s has been admired by all. Each year they plant a number of trees to decorate the school campus and beautify the interior of Buell Hall with greens at Christmas time. This year members of the club set out trees and shrubs which would provide berries and seeds for birds. Other trees are to be presented by the club to the Mitchell's Woods Park Association to add to the natural beauty of our city parks. Two years ago a group of ambitious juniors formed the Advanced Biology Club because of their interest in continuing their regular biology club programs. The faculty advisers are Miss Mildred Abbott and Miss Marion Earle. The officers are as follows: president, Amelia Renzoni; vice-president, Mary Francisconi; secretary, Dorothy Gustafson; treasurer, Wanda Sefcik; publicity chairman, Adriana Grassi; program chairman, Irene Silva. At Christmas time toys are always given to the Learned Mission. The main event of the year takes place when the club sponsors its annual May informal dance. The object is to raise money for landscaping and tree conservation projects. General Science Club The General Science Club is open to all students interested in the sciences, including astronomy, as well as to those taking general science. Alice Rodenhiser was elected president and Angelina Cifizzari was chosen secretary. A committee, Marie Donelan and Jane Coffey, ordered all films used throughout the year. Miss Agatha L. McGuire acted as faculty adviser to the group. In addition to making a study of astronomy with the use of the school's telescope, this year the club members learned to run the school’s sixteen millimeter projector, and presented appropriate films for various clubs and classes. During the course of the school year they attended open house at Connecticut College and observed the stars and planets through the college telescope. At Christmas the members of the club decorated Williams Hall. The climax of activities was reached in the spring when, joining with the Freshman History Club, the girls enjoyed the sights of New York, including a visit to the American Museum of Natural History, the Hayden Planetarium, and Radio City. 72 Biology Club Biology Club The aim of the Sophomore Biology Club is to help the community, as well as to further the interests of the club members. The club is open to all girls studying biology. The following girls were elected to serve during 1941-1942: president, Mary St. Germain; secretary, Dorothy Whitney; treasurer, Dolores Starr; program chairman, Alma Cole. Miss Marion Earle and Miss Mildred Abbott acted as faculty advisers. Thirty members of the club visited the Peabody Museum in New Haven late in the fall. A talk, followed by a survey of the specimens, proved an excellent supplement to regular class work. As usual, the club sponsored the collection for the Learned Mission at Thanksgiving time. At Christmas time Palmer Hall was decorated with greens and a tree as part of the work of active club members. Plans for the remainder of the year included motion pictures, work periods to contribute to national defense, trips to the New London sewage disposal plant and the Connecticut College arboretum and greenhouse. English Clubs The English Clubs, the newest at W.M.I., were organized to enable their members to study those phases of literature, poetry, and speech for which there is not sufficient time in the classroom. Joining a book club was an important feature of the club's work, as the books were given to the school library when the members had read and enjoyed them. The study of Shakespearian plays, biographies, and books of other types became a part of every meeting. On February 7, a group of twenty-four students enjoyed seeing Macbeth,” starring Maurice Evans and Judith Anderson. While in New York, the girls visited Rockefeller Center and Radio City Music Hall. The trip was so successful that further trips were made. The faculty advisers are Miss Dorothy Love and Miss Louise Rafferty. The officers of the sophomore-freshman group are: Shirley Horner, chairman; Marilyn Keeney, vice-chairman; Irene Strosberg, secretary; Eleanor Raymond, refreshment chairman. Officers of the senior-junior group are as follows: Harriet Burvett, chairman; and Eleanora Solecki, treasurer. 73 Junior Citizen's Council Junior Citizen's Council This year, the fourth in the history of the W.M.I. Junior Citizen's Council, has been an interesting and profitable one for its members. Although one of W.M.I.'s youngest clubs, it is one of the most popular among the juniors and seniors. The purpose of the club is to promote better citizenship and to prepare the girls for the active life they will later share in their community by encouraging student opinion and active discussion of current problems. This year, the W.M.I. Debating Club, as it is familiarly known to the students, again collaborated with the Bulkeley Masque and Gavel Society in joint meetings and school assemblies. These were enthusiastically received by both the students and the faculty. Together with Bulkeley, the group sponsored some highly successful informal dances. One of these was the traditional St. Valentine's Dance. To conclude the year, the annual picnic was held. The officers for this year are as follows: president, Ruth Slater; vice-Dresident, Shifro Traub; secretary, Charlotte Lee; treasurer, Olga Homola; program chairman, Anne Olsen. Miss Katherine G. Buckley acted as faculty adviser to the group. Freshman History Club The Freshman History Club, composed of eighteen students of ancient history, was organized three years ago by Miss Eleanor Driscoll, who is now the faculty adviser of the club. Meetings are held twice a month, on alternate Tuesdays. The club's interests lie in making soap carvings pertaining to history, a scrap book contest, and in learning the little known facts about ancient history. In the spring, in conjunction with the Science Club, the members of the History Club made their annual trip to New York. The officers for 1941-1942 were: Marion Bruhns, president; Carol Farnsworth, vice-president; Mary Zilinski, secretary and treasurer; Jeanne Sadinsky, program chairman. 74 Senior History Club Senior History Club The Senior History Club, formed in 1931, was organized for students of fourth year history who are interested in the social, political, and economic problems of the world today, and wish to study them in detail. People prominent in the social and political life of the city delivered very interesting talks to the club members. At the January meeting, Mrs. Loretta P. Noonan, local policewoman, was guest speaker. In the spring, the club visited the Hillside Home, the city council, and the county courts and jails. Longer trips were made to the State Farm at Niantic and the State Hospital for the Insane at Norwich. The outstanding feature of the club activities was the trip to the state capitol in Hartford. The girls visited the State Legislature, Children's Village, and the State Prison at Wethersfield. The officers of the club are: president, June Wood; secretary, Angeline Nassetta; treasurer, Marjorie Haynes; program chairman, Jane Turello. With the helpful assistance of Mrs. Meredith Lee, the club enjoyed another successful year. Freshman History Club 75 Mathematics Clubs Senior Mathematics Club This club, founded in 1939 at the suggestion of Mr. Burtt, has become one of the most popular clubs in the school. Any girl may join who has successfully passed one year of algebra. At the meetings, held on the second Tuesday of the month, unusual problems were presented: interesting facts about numbers were told, mathematical tricks were shown, magic squares made, and members' fortunes were told through the use of numbers. At the January meeting a spelling bee, in which the entire club participated, was the main feature. All words were connected with mathematics. Dr. Julia Bowers of the mathematics department of Connecticut College was the guest speaker when the club met in February. The officers for this year are: president, Barbara Neville; secretary, Dorothy Gadbois. Mr. Burtt and Mr. Lundgren are the faculty advisers to the group. The Jagat Club The Freshman Mathematics Club, or Jagat Club, as it is called, was organized in 1939, and may almost be called the off-spring of the Senior Mathematics Club, because so many students responded when Mr. Burtt suggested the mathematics club, that it was necessary to organize a junior group. The officers for the present year are: president, Carol Coyne; secretary, Helen Plona. The faculty advisers are Miss E. Elizabeth Speirs and Miss Mary Jane Wilson. At the meetings, held on the second Tuesday of the month, unusual problems are solved, bits of mathematical plays are presented, and occasionally guest speakers are invited. Any student who is taking, or has taken, one year of math is eligible for membership. Not only is the club striving to provide a better understanding of mathematics to students interested in this subject, but also to provide fun for all. 76 Drama Club On October 14, 1941, the first meeting of the Drama Club was held. All girls interested in any field of stage work were invited to attend. It was then that the club was organized for the ensuing season. The plans made at that time were more ambitious than those of any Drama Club W.M.I. had previously known. The club was divided into three groups, according to the individual interests of the girls. Acting and directing were placed under the supervision of Miss Catherine Avery; the stage crew and scenery group were led by Miss Janice Wightman; and Miss Louise Rafferty was given charge of the properties and stage setting group. Thus organized, plans were made to present several one-act plays at the various meetings throughout the year and one three-act play in the middle of the school year before the entire student body. These dramatizations began with the production of a one-act play, under student direction, entitled, Seven To One . Another feature of the club's work was the part it played in the Glee Club's Christmas pageant. Scenery was made, properties were collected, and all speaking parts were placed under the supervision of the Drama Club advisers. In honor of Abraham Lincoln's birthday, the club presented an original sketch on February 13, as an assembly program. The play emphasized Lincoln's loyalty to the friends he had left behind in Illinois when he became president. The choir participated by singing three appropriate numbers; the cast included eleven members of the Drama Club. The play, broadcast from the back of the stage, intrigued the student audience as music and various voices were heard, yet not one person could be seen. This radio play was an innovation for the club and proved most successful. The Radio Group 77 ffelCGnt Editor-in-Chief . . . Shirley Pope Business Manager . . . Felia Karamargin 1942 marks the fifth birthday of the Descant, our monthly school newspaper. The editorial staff of eighteen girls has tried to make our paper live up to its name, Descant, which means to discourse fully. The most significant improvement this year has been the introduction of a four-page, printed paper to take the place of the mimeographed type used for four years. Three new departments have been added to the paper: Social and Personal, Puzzles and Games, and Library. Other notable improvements include a monthly literary contest with two prizes for the best contributions of the month; the use of advertising to help meet the expenses of printing; and two columns of general interest to the entire student body, one of the current fashions, and the other of popular records. Activities included the sponsoring of the first informal of the year, a very successful Halloween dance. In March, the editor-in-chief and a fellow editorial member, along with two faculty advisers, attended the Columbia Scholastic Press Association Convention in New York City, and returned full of exciting plans and ideas for improving the Descant. The Descant has improved during its five years of publication and has become an increasingly important part of every W.M.I. girl's school life. The Staff 78 a Landau — Unofficial! ' 'Highlights of the Half-year'' SEPTEMBER Back to the old grindl Streak of lightning zipping down the aisle at 8:40 proves to be Mr. Idleman, arriving from the wilds of Waterford, greeted by hearty applause from the student body! Mr. Burtt reminds freshmen of newly-painted, vivid green doors in Buell Hall. Painted in their honor, of course! First meeting of the new Legenda staff. Helen Hollrieder suggests Ex Libris for the class motto. Marjorie Maclnnis, typing student, wears out typewriter and Miss Young trying in vain to correct mistakes with a typewriter brush. Noon dancing begins. Shirley Schwartz and Fuzzy Glassenberg demonstrate their smooth conga. Piney Woods singers thrill us with their instrumental voices. Juniors partial to bass-violin effect. Sally Drago is apparently half-Dutch, half-Chinese. She wears one long, yellow braid attached to a beanie . OCTOBER Science department entertains faculty. Chem students obligingly chop strawberries for refreshments. Annual Coast Guard Band concert. Occasional instrument heard while audience enthusiastically hums the wonderful Deep Purple . Miss Baier takes a few days' vacation; returns with her new name, Mrs. Foote. Our new hero, Russ Cupid Hoogerhyde, rolls up his sleeves, makes passes at balloons, misses his voluntary helper, Jeanne Thomas, '43. Thursday morning singing period. Seniors feel powerful urge to throw Marianni into Bendemeer's Stream. Miss Bedell walks casually out of the Descant dance carrying a gallon of cider. Anonymous homemaking student tries to run sewing machine sans thread. Brilliant girl! NOVEMBER Marjorie Herster flashes telltale ring on the well-known finger, left hand. Soon following her are June Wood, Gertrude McBride, and Lorraine Vallee. From school-books to cookbooks! Enormous, gaily-colored Legenda sign is displayed in cafeteria. Intense circulation campaign is begun. A few courageous girls show up with Beat Bulkeley pins. Bulkeley-Tech grid clash. We Win! Beat Bulkeley pins are burned in the incinerator. Entirely a waste of money! Faculty and student body are utterly exhausted after the terrible hardships endured in film, Northwest Passage . Thanksgiving dance officially opens social season. Highlights include gorgeous posters, real fir trees, two long conga lines. DECEMBER Organization meeting of the annual Washington trip. Looks like a good one this year! Miss Miller decides Jim makes us too sad! Doesn't let us sing it. Our country declares war on Japan! An historic moment for all students, one which will be remembered by all of them. Sudden foreign element prevalent throughout W.M.I. as chapel announcements call for Russians, Czechs. Rumanians. Hungarians. Oh, yes! Rehearsals for Christmas play are started. New London's first air-raid warning. Eight hundred girls and forty teachers break all racing records. Buildings emptied in two minutes! Senior Cap and Gown committee is chosen. The Big Day draws nearer. Annual Christmas pageant is presented by Glee Club. Wonderful performances are given by every member of the cast! W.M.I.'s doors are locked officially for two weeks' holiday vacation. Students weep bitterly—with joy! JANUARY Reluctantly we return once again! Sophomores and frosh tell each other that they haven't met since last year. Still forgetting the new year, everyone writes 1941 on her papers. Majority of student body wears new jewelry, sweaters, mittens; all Christmas presents, of course. Legenda sample cover arrives and is displayed. Only two persons dared to disagree that it is the best yet. May they rest in peace. Frantic exchanges are begun for this year's early Junior Prom, to be held February sixth. Does anyone have the fourth dance open? Ideal ice-skating weather commences. Days drag; two o'clock seems ages away from 8:30 A. M. And so to press—with the month of January almost ended, the first semester almost ended, and the class calendar definitely ended! 80 ft This year we have added to our Features an entirely new section containing photographs of our seniors as they once were . Because a limited space was allowed, judges chose those pictures which were clearly printed. We think all these snaps'’ are excellent examples of the beautiful babies in the class of 42 . rri IfcCT 1ZLM 1. Belty Cady 2. Priscilla Huntington 3. Alice Dennison 4. Phyllis Houck 5. Margaret Bonney 6. Anne Chandler 7. Valerie Sharaf 8. Barbara Connor 9. Phebie Gardner 10. Snifro Traub 11. Helen Hollrieder 82 1. Sally Drago 2. Theodora Wood 3. Betty McGowan 4. Evelyn Zuk rj. Frances Riccardo 6. Ruth Slater 7. Marcelle Dorsky 8. Blanche Beebe 1. IN THE BEGIN- NING! 6. 7. 83 Most popular—Janice Monroe Most school spirit—Barbara Cranker Most ambitious—Barbara Thompson Most collegiate—Edith Glassenberg Most poise—Mildred Robbins Most dignified—Dorothy Gadbois Most bashful—Emma Hill Most courteous—Marie Roche Most energetic—Rosalie Cavoli Most intellectual- Helen Aitner Most natural—Josephine Spinnato Most original—Shirley Pope Most tactful—Helen Floyd Most likely to succeed—Barbara Thompson Most admired—Barbara Cranker Most reliable—Josephine Spinnato Best dancer—Marjorie Haynes Best athlete—Janice Monroe Best musician—Clara Bruce Best looking—Marie Roche Best dresser—Edith Glassenberg Best disposition—Marjorie Sismore Best actress—Shirley Schwartz Best vocabulary—Helen Aitner Best alibis—Natalie Sheriff Best sport—Marjorie Sismore Class giggler—Elizabeth Malleck Class shorty—Helen Sedlak Class glamour girl—Edith Glassenberg Class baby—Betty Cady Class cuties—Anne Olsen, Phebie Gardner, Theodora Wood Neatest—Barbara Connor Quietest—Emma Hill Wittiest—Janice Monroe Happiest—Betty Mills, Rosalie Cavoli Luckiest—Marjorie Herster Nicest smile—Marie Roche Nicest complexion—Helen Hollrieder Nicest figures—Anne Olsen, Evelyn Simon-cini Prettiest eyes—Claire Sullivan Prettiest hair—Lucie Liljenstein Favorite subject—English Favorite year—Senior Favorite pastime—Dancing Favorite sports—Football, Swimming Favorite actor—Clark Gable Favorite actress—Bette Davis Favorite car—Buick Favorite teacher—Miss Bedell Favorite hangout—Boston Candy Kitchen Favorite vocation—Housewife Favorite song— Piano Concerto in B Flat Favorite book— Gone With The Wind Did most for W.M.I.—Class of '42 “■find Aiemoty With Ttumpat i oica There will come a day, some warm, sunny day, perhaps during next July, when the reality will finally penetrate my mind. The excitement and wondrous sensations of commencement have now waned, and with it the safe, secure feeling of knowing what awaits me next fall. Yes, it is then that I at last will begin to realize that for the first time in four years I won't return again to all those familiar things I've taken for granted these past years. The newly-painted green doors, In honor, says Mr. Burtt, of the freshmen ; the soothing services on Monday morning, and the inevitable strains of Marianni or Bende-meer's Stream on Thursdays; the poor bedraggled old mutt that insists on stalking across the stage during the most solemn parts of the service; the thrill of Tuesday's frankfurters in cafeteria, so tasteless compared with the well-browned ones one gets at stands, and yet so eagerly sought for; the perfectly indescribable odors that emerge from mysterious and sinister-looking test tubes in the chemistry lab and from biology rooms, and slowly float down and fill the rest of Palmer with their pungent aromas; the frightening and forbidding attitude of many teachers, so good-humored and friendly 'neath their masks of discipline; the apropos but somewhat ancient jokes that Mr. Burtt finds for each occasion, at which we all groan and inwardly enjoy immensely; the sight of almost 800 pairs of rubber boots on rainy days; the familiar pictures, statues, faces, and rooms; the traditions such as Better Yet Club, Field Day, Christmas Dance, and Adam; and thousands of other things I saw and did .every day, I suddenly realize I won’t be doing again. Should someone ask, Oh, you went to W.M.I.! Did you like it? I would answer, Like it? I loved it! knowing in my heart that the reason was all those things I've mentioned, and the thousand others I didn't. 84 Edith Glassenberg. ftiojpltecij One warm, sunny day in the early part of June, 1952, the air was charged with excitement in the small but prosperous town of WIMville. This busy, buzzing little city was founded and inhabited exclusively by members of the class of 1942, graduates of Williams Memorial Institute. The city is run purely on a non-profit basis, and strange as it seems, every citizen is known the world over for the famous position which she holds! On this particular morning three famous alumnae were to return to their home town for a visit, and everyone was preparing to welcome them. The expected guests were Helen Floyd, brilliant foreign correspondent; Josephine Spinnato, Mayor of New York, and Barbara Thompson, Metropolitan Opera star. The welcoming committee, consisting of Chief of Police Olga Homola, Mayor Cecelia Massad, City Manager Estelle Nasser, and Yolonde Anello, President of the WIMville Chamber of Commerce, were at the station waiting to greet their former classmates. Among the many familiar faces which could be seen were those of June Hislop, Alice Dennison, Kathleen Foss, Eileen Maher, Lillian Skinner, Vivian Oliver, and Mildred Saunders. As the train drew in, an open air bus, which had been chartered for a tour of the city, was driven up to the station by Marjorie Donovan. A continual flashing of camera bulbs showed that Marjorie Maclnnis, photographer, and Martha Prokop, ace reporter for the local paper, were on hand. Sergeant Manice and Lieutenant June Hargrove kept back the crowds and allowed the party to enter the bus. The first place visited was the Municipal Airport, owned and run by Patricia Maclnnes. Here pilots Pat Garty, Phebie Gardner, Marjorie Sismore, Anna Maffioli, and Marion Morgan, famous for their air antics, presented an exhibition of stunt flying. After leaving the flying field, the guests spent a few minutes at Baquero's department store, said to be the most modern in all the state. Of special interest was the new escalator, equipped with all the comforts of home, including swivel chairs, and manipulated efficiently by Aspasia Kanabis, who, in no time at all, had them on the twentieth floor, where they visited the main office and had a short chat with Edith Hall, secretary to owner Baquero, and Mary Jean Regan, advertising manager. Buyer Mary Kelley insisted that they visit the fifteenth floor where the latest fashions from Helene's, exclusive dress shop owned by Helen Aitner, were being modeled by Barbara Connor, June Wood, Charlotte Byrne, and Rita Antoniac. Time was short and the group hurried on, for they wished to see the new city post office, designed by our rising young architect, Evelyn Simoncini, and constructed by Lucie Liljenstein. Adriana Grassi, the postmaster, was proud to conduct them through the new building and to point out the striking murals painted by Doris Sherman, Diana Cas-tagna, and Jean Gariepy. Upon crossing the street, they entered the office of the WIMville Times , where they were greeted by Editor-in-Chief Shifro Traub and her department editors, Veronica Lyons, Gertrude McBride, and Lorraine Vallee. They also talked briefly with Clara Tourjee, famed for her Advice to the Lovelorn column. Clara, profiting from her advice, was still a bachelor gal! After so much sightseeing, the group was glad to go to the Hotel Penman as luncheon guests of the Chamber of Commerce. Toastmistress Mary Gaffney introduced the Reverend Mabel Brothwell, who spoke on the excellent post-war work being accomplished by the Red Cross under the leadership of Barbara Neville and her able assistants, Norma Forsyth, Dorothy Gadbois, Jane Smith, Mildred Robbins, and Ann Ribaudo. 85 Prophecy Music for the luncheon was furnished by Clara Bruce and her orchestra, with Yetta Koss as clarinet soloist. Clara had become a musical genius and was now struggling to break her own record of playing twenty-eight instruments at one time. The party set out once more, going directly to the town orphanage. This is a private institution for the war orphans, built by Betty Mills, Connie Cheney, Peggy Bonney, and Virginia Knapp in memory of friends lost in the war. The matron, Anna Hunter, was in conference with Dr. Gertrude Shragowitz, but Nurse Mary Ryan made them welcome and a pleasant half-hour was spent at the institution. It was impossible to stay any longer, for they were scheduled to be at Ruth Scars-dale s Dude Ranch at three o'clock. The party set out gaily, but had scarcely gone a mile when they had a blowout! Luckily, Verna Lloyd, chief mechanic at Garofoli's Garage, drove by in her truck and she quickly repaired the tire. The bus continued and soon reached the ranch where the group was royally entertained by rancher Scarsdale and her hired-hand, Jean Tex Bennett. Splendid exhibitions of bareback riding, bronco-busting, and bull-fighting were enjoyed; and prizes were awarded to Noreen Tate, Helen Barbera, and Evelyn Zuk. When the rodeo was over they returned to WIMville at eight o'clock, where they all assembled at Club Cavoli for the real reunion of the class of '42. Secretary of State Barbara Cranker had just arrived from Washington with Helen Hollrieder, Secretary to the President, and Emily David, United States Ambassador to France. They were greeted by hostesses Frances DiPollina and Florence Dempsey. Records of class favorites were played throughout the evening by Sophie Kashanski. As soon as everyone was seated, Toastmistress Mary Sizer introduced the city clerk, Helen Sedlak, who read greetings from Val Sharaf, F.B.I. agent; Barbara Sullivan, head of the Red Cross Knitters, and Eleanor Thomas, R.N., who were unable to attend. Among others who sent their regrets were Hinsley Bridgeman, Marjorie Herster, Kathleen Crine, and Evangeline Brachas, all busy young housewives. Professor Anne Chandler of Columbia University was then introduced as the first speaker. In her talk she told of meeting, at a recent teachers' convention, Nola Danz, psychology professor, and Sophie Mikiska, who holds the distinction of being the only educator in the United States to teach all eight grades in a one-room schoolhouse. Between speeches, a wonderful floor show was presented by Slater's Sizzling Swing-sters, namely Sefcik, Snyder, Solomon, and Sistare. As the show ended, the toastmistress announced that word had just been received from the desk clerk, Rita McGuirk, that Beatrice Kozlin, Anna Darling, and Margaret Jezeski had met with an accident on their way to the banquet when their car had been struck by one driven by Janice Monroe. Although no one was seriously injured, they were all sped to the Malleck Private Hospital by the city s speedy ambulance driver, Claire Sullivan, where they were examined by Head Surgeon Mary Loughlin. These three victims joined the gay throng later in the evening A huge serving of tuna fish sandwiches, in memory of the good old cafeteria days, brought to a close the formal celebration of Class Day, and although some members of the party were obliged to leave WIMville the next morning, most of them remained to enjoy several happy weeks of reminiscence. However, they all pledged to attend the next class reunion, which would be held in 1957 to celebrate the fifteenth anniversary of the class of 1942, and even before the last guests had left Club Cavoli, those irrepressible classmates, Sally Drago, Louise Postovoit, Mary Whitmarsh, and Teddy Wood were already considering what entertainment could be given five years hence! 86 Jokes and cAduertisements THE MOHICAN HOTEL New London, Connecticut Frank B. Walker, Manager 300 Rooms and Baths Rates: From $2.50 Single; $4.00 Double EXCELLENT RESTAURANT PARKING PLACE AND GARAGE Unsurpassed Facilities for Banquets, Dances, or Conventions SPECIAL RATES TO PERMANENT GUESTS Compliments of MONTAUK PHARMACY 209 Montauk Ave. New London Compliments of . . . Richard H. Pugh REALTOR 327 State St. New London 87 88 ALL GROUPS and INDIVIDUAL PORTRAITS By LORINQ 10 Meridian St. NEW LONDON, CONN. “A Good Year Book Requires a Good Photographer” Where Next? Goodbyes are being said to good old W.M.I. Where will your future footsteps lead? To COLLEGE... BUSINESS... PROFESSION? Regardless of their destination The Day will be found available and indispensable — keeping you informed and entertained. Copies by mail daily while away at school 85c per month, $2.50 for three months. THE DAY Eastern Connecticut’s Leading Newspaper Established 1881 Circulation at 4c a copy The president of a aas company was making a stirring address. Think of the good the gas company has done, he said. If I were permitted a pun, I miaht say, 'Honor the Light Brigade'. And a customer who could quote poetry himself immediately shouted, Oh, what a charge they made! Ice Cream Sodas BUY THE BEST are now 20c AND GET Milk Shakes are also 20c THE BEST BUY OUR FAMOUS BUTTER SWEET PEPPERMINTS AT MODERN ARE NOW 39c EVERY DAY • Electric Company Everything Electrical PETERSON’S 153 Bank Street New London 90 FOR YOUR PARTY FROJOY ICE CREAM Compliments of . . . 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D E Whiton Machine Co 190 Howard Street New London, Conn. A tourist traveling through the Texas Panhandle started a conversation with an old settler and his son at a filling station. Looks as though we might have a little rain , he said. Shore hope so , replied the native. Not so much for myself as for my boy here. I've seen it rain! THE CABIN Compliments of . . . GRILL ANNEX and MEZZANINE 237-239 Bank Street Mr. and Mrs. New London Connecticut Leon B. Dors y New London Academy) of Hair and Beauty Culture o LICENSED TO TEACH THE MARINELLO SYSTEM MARY E. WALKER, Supervisor Tel. 8647 325 State St. 102 DANIEL GREEN SLIPPERS PEACOCK SHOES Compliments of .. . Walk-Over Boot Shop 237 State Street ANELLO TAILORING Phoenix Hosiery Goodrich Rubbers 84 Broad Street Moutran’s Specialty Putnam Furniture Shop Company LINENS, LINGERIE, ROBES and HOSIERY 44 Main St. FLOOR COVERINGS EXPERTLY INSTALLED Phone 2-3039 New London, Conn. 408 Bank St. New London, Conn. 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