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

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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

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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

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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