Winchester High School - Aberjona Yearbook (Winchester, MA)

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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.

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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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HELEN PERRY j Butch” Arthur Murray’s School | Always has a smile for everyone ... a i blond bombshell . . . wonderful per- I sonality . . . Secretatied Library Club I . . . devotes her spare time to picking I up new dance steps and to thinking about the certain ONE in Lowell . . . ; would like to dance like Ginger Rogers. JEAN POWER Jeanie” Arthur Murray’s School Cute ... a bundle of dynamite . . . adds something witty to every conver¬ sation . . . there’s never a dull moment with Jean around ... a certain person in Woburn keeps her outside life pretty occupied . . . would like to trip the light fantastic with Ceaser Romero. JUNE PRESTON Kathleen Dell Quiet and conservative ... an engaging smile for those who prompt . . . Junior Red Cross . . . Vaudeville . . . am¬ bition is to get enough sleep and also keep her mail (male?) answered. RUSSELL PYNN Russ” Navy Air Corps Flirtatious . . . impressive ... a grace¬ ful dancer . . . enthusiastic in every¬ thing he undertakes . . . member of Ice Hockey squad . . . supported Chorus . . . active in Vaudeville shows . . . wants his wings as soon as possible. MARGARET PHILBROOK Peggy” U. S. Cadet Nurse Corps Small . . . cute . . . her main interest is in the United States Navy, of which she some day hopes to become a mascot . . . meets surprising success in becom¬ ing a blond and a redhead in the same day. MARY POWER Boston University Popular . . . gifted with a keen sense of humor . . . active in almost every¬ thing ... A. A. and Red Cross execu¬ tive boards . . . secretary of Senior Class . . . Vaudeville . . . Traffic Squad, Science Club . . . Prom and Class Night Committees . . . Advisory Board as a senior . . . wants to learn to keep her mouth shut at the right time. MARIA PRIDHAM Sally’’ College Easy-going . . . slightly bashful . . . her mail to certain males keeps her busy, but she finds time for other ac¬ tivities, mainly swimming . . . looks forward to getting a pilot’s license. ELIZABETH REYNOLDS Betty” Middlebury College Lived in California in sophomore year, but here the rest . . . sparkling blue eyes and a ready smile ... a member of Chorus for three years and this year joined the newly formed Girls’ Choral Art Society . . . Orchestra . . . efficient candy co-chairman of Class Play . . . Library Club . . . Dramatic Club . . . plans on owning a heliocopter.