Winchester High School - Aberjona Yearbook (Winchester, MA)

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CLAIRE NOONAN Cadet Nurse Corps A cheery little eyeful . . . proves good th ngs come in small packages . . . Library Club ... A. A. . . Chorus . . . one of the memorable bunnies of the 1940 Vaudeville . . . ambition is to keep us all healthy. JOSEPH O’BRIEN Podnah” College Quiet and unassuming ... a leading Math and Science Club member . . . Track enthusiast . . . honor roll throughout high school . . . looks forward to the day when he can get me a hoss, a six-shooter and a ten- gallon hat, and roam the prairie . KATHLEEN O’MALLEY Casie” i ■ i Quiet . . . dreamy . . . occasionally ex¬ plodes with a prize piece of wit . . . dotes on arguments with Carrey,” or anyone else as long as she wins . . . Chorus . . . Thrift Association . . . Red and Black . . . Student Council. THERESA O’MELIA Terry” Spanish School Tall . . . quiet . . . always smiling . . . distinguished by her auburn colored hair . . . smartly dressed . . . likes Spanish very much . . . hopes to be¬ come an interpreter in Mexico. LARRY NORTON Snort” Kings College Good looking . . . romantic . . . friend¬ ly .. . our class treasurer . . . Student Council, Junior Red Cross . . . Traffic Squad . . . Red and Black . . . Vaude¬ ville . . . Ice hockey regular . . . plays a jazzy guitar . . . would like to be an elevator man in a one story building. VIRGINIA OLIVIER Ginny” College Blond . . . short . . . actress superb . . . stole the show in ’44 Class Play as a memorable maid . . . Dramatic Club enthusiast all the way ... to complete the story — she wants to become an actress. RUTH O’MELIA The girl who’s in Miss Bronson’s room every night after school . . . blue eyes’ . . . blushes furiously . . . friendly to everyone ... we all hope she gets to be that very private secre¬ tary. GERALD O’NEIL Gerry’’ Cury hair . . . good natured . . . ag¬ gressive in gym, but otherwise . . . freshman football . . . loves to raise cain . . . likes the girls and they return the affection ... a swell fellow and a dependable friend . . . will satisfy his ambition if he passes Spanish.

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RALPH MUEHLIG JANICE MORTENSON Morty” Junior College Blond and beautiful ... an eyeful for a king . . . attracts and is attracted by the opposite sex . . . played basket¬ ball . . . energetic cheerleader . . . Traffic Squad . . . Dramatic Club . . . Vaudeville . . . specializes in ath¬ letes — here and in Marblehead . . . expects a degree from B.C. Night School. RUTH MURPHY Yo-Ho” Flowing blond hair . . . always smil¬ ing . . . bubbling over with mischief . . . favorite pastimes are eating, sleep¬ ing and dancing . . . secret ambition: to sit on top of the eight ball. ALICE NEILEY Allie” Emma Willard Amazingly blond and pretty . . . rather bashful . . . gave publicity to the Vaudeville shows . . . collected props for the Dramatic Club . . - Science Club . . . class basketball . . . likes the Navy, knitting, and records . . . pet peeve is homework . . . would love to travel abroad. VIRGINIA NELSON Ginger” Nurse Cadet Carefree . . . good natured . . . talka¬ tive . . . enthusiastic supporter of the cafeteria . . . tireless cheerleader . . . solicited ads for Aberjona. . . Chorus . . . Red Cross . . . Vaudeville . . . basketball . . . looks forward to being a Navy nurse. King’’ Strong and good-looking . . . not so quiet . . . King of Sarcasm . . . standout defensive football guard . . . Thrift, Traffic . . . Baseball and Bask¬ etball . . . Student Council . . . rough and ready” exterior stuff is cast off for the weaker sex. MARY MURRAY Mary Lou” A Convent Athletic . . . witty . . . quiet . . . great addition to field hockey and softball teams . . . penned for Red and Black . . . lends a lusty alto to Chorus . . . friendly disposition . . . wants to be a nun. ELINOR NELSON Work With us but two years . . . acquires friends easily . . . intelligent . . . appears shy . . . He” could tell us more about that . . . plans to be a secretary — and a good one, too. RICHARD NIHAN Dinkey” Army Air Corps Tall . . . dark . . . humorous . . . second floor Traffic Squad Lieutenant . . . Varsity football end . . . varsity baseball . . . varsity ice hockey . . . lowest bars in Chorus and Glee Club . . . wants to ride a roller coaster.

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PHILIP O’ROURKE Phil” Holy Cross Enthusiastic . . . popular . . . cute . . . full of that Irish wit . . . here as a frosh and senior — commuted to Florida in other years . . . fast left end on the grid team . . . varsity baseball . . . basketball . . . Vaudeville . . . Chorus ... a sport in everything he does . . . wants to ride a roller coaster with Dink”. KATHERINE PALUMBO Tink” Typist Grand disposition . . . sunny smile . . . combines a sense of humor and a brain . . . Thrift Association . . . faithful Library Club supporter . . . dreams of a visit to Argentina with Kay S. EARL PARKER Slim” Navy Air Corps Lean and keen . . . second only to Doc” on the subject of autos . . . ex¬ celled in fourth period football . . . Science Club . . . Traffic Squad . . . banker . . . Track . . . heart belongs in last year’s class . . . lives for the day he’ll receive his wings. MICHAEL PENTA Mike” Roy” Springfield College Happy-go-lucky . . . possesses a great knowledge of sports . . . athletically inclined . . . tackle in football . . . pitcher in baseball . . . plays both with determination, and good sports¬ manship . . . wants life work to be connected with sports. JOHN OTTIANO Otty” U. S. Navy Good looking . . . industrious . . . gifted . . . hard working Art Ed tor of Aberjotia . . . co-captained tr. ' ck team from which he earned four let ers . . . Student Council ... a faith ul banker . . . A. A. . . . Traffic . Class Play and Vaudeville . . . vicv president of Boys’ Chorus . . . secret ambition: Oh, Johnny. ROSE PANTALEO Shortie” Beauty School Blond . . . hops, skips, and jumps down the halls . . . keeps everyone in a good humor with her bright sayings . . . knows all the answers outside of school . . . known for the way she wears her hair . . . ambition is to own a beauty parlor. ANNE PENNIMAN Penny” Smith Tall and blond . . . loads of fun . . . supreme conversationalist . . . captained Girls’ Tennis team . . . playing-manager of field hockey . . . first string swisher of hoop champs . . . Red Cross . . . Red and Black . . . Science Club . . . Chorus. LOUISE PERKINS Lou’’ Green Mountain Junior College Good natured and dependable — what more could you ask for . . . enjoyed Mr. Hayward’s English classes . . . played basketball . . . believes actions speak louder than words.