Winchester High School - Aberjona Yearbook (Winchester, MA)

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ALFRED F. DEMINICO UAL.. Modest, happy, strong and silent, Al does not say much, but when he does talk, it means a great deal. He is outstanding in many sports, especially baseball, a field in which he shines, and his qualities of leadership, dependability, and ability have made him well-liked by everyone who knows him. Born in Winchester, Mass.. July 18, 1920. Hobbies: Sports. Activities: Baseball '37, '38, '39, Football '38: Bas- ketball '37, '38, A. A. Ambition: To play professional baseball. Height: 5 feet 6 inches: Weight: 141 pounds. EDYTHE DERBY DERB EDY A pair of twinkling, coquettish eyes, a lovely complexion, and gleaming white teeth form the eternal triangle and Edythe Derby, our pretty, dark- haired, glamour girl. To quote her favorite saying, s'he's going to dance her way to heaven, if that's the only way she can get there. Truck on down, Edy! Born in Winchester, Mass., February 25, 1921. Hobbies: Tennis, Swimming, Horseback Riding, Dancing. Scholastic Intentions: Undecided. Activities: Red Cross: Traffic: Dramaticsg Class Team Tennis '37 3 Chorus. Ambition: To travel around th-e world and meet my Waterloo. ELIZABETH ANN DFICKSON BETTE BAD We hereby testify that Bette Dickson possesses dependalbility, as proved by various executive pos- itions in the Red Cross, good sportsmanship as evidenced by athletic adventures at W. H S., per- sonality as characterized by apperances in the Vaudeville Show, and ability as 'shown by her prowess in managing a hard-to-handle P. G.. Also we avow that she possesses a good portion of dev- iltry which accounts partially for her questionable nickname. Wow, what a woman! Born in Cambridge, Mass., December 7, 1922. Hobbies: Walking in the rain, Riding on roller coasters. Activities: Dramatic Society '36, '37, '39, Repre- sentative A. A. '36g Hockey '36, '37, '38g Bas- ketlball '39g Class Tennis '36, '38, Traffic '38, '39g Red Cross Representative '37, Vice-Pres. '38, President '39, Vaudeville Show '38, '39, 'Class Night Committee, Cum Laude Occasion- ally. Ambition: To sing for Artie Shaw Cyou know how I sing-ij Height: 5 feet 5 inches: Weight: 114 pounds. Height: 5 ieet 6 1-2 inches, Weight 125 pounds

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GRACE CROUGHWELL CROAK When love, popularity and laughter were being handed out by the Norn mother, Gracie, was certainly on the right -end of the line. Just try to get her goat! She has that pleasing personality which, mixed with her snappy comebacks, makes her the one .Senior who can't help brightening up the class- room. Her favorite pastime is whizzing around town in that car of hers, dodging other vehicles. Born in West Medford, Mass., November 2, 1921. Hobbies: Driving, Sailing, aSkiing. Scholastic Intentions: Bradford Junior College. Activities: A. A. '36, '37, '38, '39, Dramatic Society '36, '37, '39, Ski Clmb '37, Secretary- of A. A. '39, Business Manager of Y. B. '39, Chorus '36, Baseball '37, '38, Thrift '36, '37. Ambition: That I never wreck the car. Height: 5 feet 6 3-4 inches, Weight: 124 pounds. LAWRENCE AUGUSTINE CULLEN LARRY Quiet, humorous, a good worker, serious at times, and at other times absolutely carefree is Larry, one of the most unassuming and at the same time well-liked members of our class. Interested in athletics of all sorts Kwith emphasis on base- ball and hockeyl he is a good all-around sport, a real friend, and a 'swell fellow. Born in .South Boston, Mass., August 14, 1921. Hobbies: Baseball, Hockey, Movies, Dating up sweet- looking girls. Intentions: Work. Activities: The Feather Club. Height: 5 feet 7 inches, Weight: 150 pounds. JOHN DELLA SVETURA DELLO Dello is a man of seasons - in the fall his time is mostly spent on the football field showing underclassmen how veterans play, in the winter, he gives the girls a break and swings and sways at the A. A. dances, in the spring the Winchester Highlands look good to him, but his summers-who can say? Slightly cynical, but a good companion, Dello rates with the 'best of them. Born in Winchester, Mass., December 31, 1921. Hobbies: Walking, Billiards, Movies, Dancing. Scholastic Intentions: Boston University Business Administration. Activities: Traffic Squad '38, '39, Interclass Basket- 'ball '37, '38, '39, Football Squad '36, '37, '38, Second Team Football Captain. Ambition: To be a success. Height: 5 feet 8 1-2 inches, Weight: ?????

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MARJORIE IIEIQEN DI'CKlSON MAIiDI From the time she gets up in the morning until sh-e's tucked into bed at night, Mardi's smiling face and happy giggle form adequate surroundings for her active day. Of all the seniors in the school, she certainly takes the prize for being 'the most vivacious, flirtatious and enthusiastic and 'she likes anything from hamburgers up to big blond Andover men. Born in Cambridge, Mass., December 7, 1922. Hobby: Riding in beach wagons. Scholastic Intentions: LaSalle Junior College. Activities: A. A. Representative '36, '37g Draimatic Society Representative '36g Vaudeville Show '37, '38, '39, Red Cross Representative '37: Year Book Advertising Staff '39, Ambition: Success and happiness and 'a' that. Height: 5 feet 5' inches: Weight: You guess - I'm tired. DANIEL FRANCIS DINEEN KI.NK A jack of' all trades, Kink runs, plays the piano, sings, and works with equal proficiency, and does them all well. Skilled as he is at track, Dan covers a lot of territory, ranging from Stoneham to Woburn inclusive - they say it's his speed that does it. A jovial, jolly fellow and a great runner, he should do a job on Cunningham. More power to you, Dan! Born in Winchester, Mass., August 10, 1920. Hobbies: Running, Piano Playing, Hockey. Scholastic Intentions: Wentworth. Activities: Track '38, '39: Cross Country '37, '38, '39. Ambitions: To run in a mile race with Glen Cunning- ham: to fly around the world in a plane of my own. Height: 5 feet 10 inches: Weight: 135 pounds. FRElJE'RlI'CK JOSEPH DONAHUE, JR. '-FR1c.D ':DUNNY That 'small bundle of speed that goes whizzing by in the corridors is none other than Fred Dona- hue, Dunny to you. Perhaps he gets his swiftness from keeping in trim for the track squad, where he is an important man. Who knows? He says he's not a woman hater but merely enjoys himself more without dates. If this is true, he must have a cute Sbilonde sister! Born in Somerville, Mass., December 17, 1921. Hobbies: Swimming, Pool, Cards, Listening to Draimaitizations and Traveling. Scholastic Intentions: B. U. .School oil' Business Administration, followed by B. U. School of Law. Activities: Cross Country '36, '37, '38g Track '37, '38, Co-Captain Second Team '39g Highlights Re-- porter '36, Cum Laude '35, '39, French Club '38: Class Night Committee '39g Year Book Staff '39: A. A. Representative '38g A. A. '35, '36, '37, '38. Ambition: U. S. Internal Revenue. Heigh-t: 5 feet 8 1-2 inches: Weight: 123 pounds.