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

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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

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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

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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