Winchester High School - Aberjona Yearbook (Winchester, MA)

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12 ABERJOKA . 1948 GEORGIANNA ALBREE Known to some as George, to most as Ann . . . pretty as a picture — nice frame too . . . count on Ann to keep things moving . . . makes good in any sport . . . her plans include going abroad with Judy. Tennis; Thrift Association; Red and Blacl{; Dramatic Club; Field Hockey; Basket- ball; Prom Committee; Rifle Club; Radio Workshop; Camera Club; Cheerleader; Math Club; Chorus; Aberjona. JOSEPH AMICO Give me that football talk!” . . . quarterback on our 1947 football team, Joe wants to be quarterback on the Chicago Bears . . . intelligent . . . a smoothie . . . popular. Student Council; Basketball; Football; Vaudeville; Chorus; Class Vice-President, 1948. LOUISE MARIE ANDERSON Every Little Breeze Seems to Whisper ‘Louise,’ ”... pleasant . . . nice to have around . . . enjoys dancing and swimming . . . Career Girl IS Louise’s future title . . . among the few to enter the National Honor Society in our junior year. Traffic Squad; Drum Majorette; Spanish Club; National Honor Society; Aberjona. GERALD ANTIPPAS Gerry is the fellow who is always buzzing around the corridors . . . personality plus . . . winning smile . . . one of Aberjona’s great tackles . . . aiming for Boston University . . . pastime is collecting stamps and making boats . . . we’ll be thumbing through the papers for news of Gerry’s rowboat crossing the Atlantic. Football; Track; Chorus; Math Club; Aberjona. CYNTHIA BABCOCK Blonde . . . attractive . . . friendly . . . lent her voice to the Chorus for four full years . . . Cyn likes dogs and horses . . . enjoys music and hopes to sing professionally. Dramatic Club; Chorus; Orchestra. GIUSTINO BALDACCI Saxophonist of both the band and the orchestra . . . decidedly dynamic . . . informality always . . . frequent habitant of Wonderland, Revere . . . Gus’s pet peeve is people who make plans too far in advance. Selected Chorus; Band; Orchestra. EDWARD BALL A fellow strictly on the ball . . . favorite kind of tree, Lynden . . . favorite author, Izaak Walton . . . also likes sports (particularly tennis), week-ends, and applesauce . . . descriptive adjectives: tall, dark and dash¬ ing. Tennis; Red and Blac ; Dramatic Club. GEORGE BARBARO History to the contrary, the automobile was invented for him to tinker with . . . likes anything with wheels and a motor . . . never a dull moment with George . . . D. H. wants to own a Cadillac and see Jack Kitko return to Ohio. Orchestra; Rifle Club.

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ABERJOKA 1948 11 teachers, and diligently studied batting averages and football scores . . . the Red Sox pennant . . . the class “C” crown . . . A1 Switzer, Sam Beh lino, Joan Harris, and Joe Harris, our class officers . . . J. D.— “Get out and stay out! “ . . . hen parties every Friday night . . . the A. A. Banquet . . . Bellino, Covert, and Luitwieler new captains . . . cigarette butts at the bottom of the hill . . . the knitting epidemic . . . “Hank” Butters — “Present, but not voting, eh?” . . . we took over the Red arid Blac}{ . . . scuffed loafers and ski sweaters . . . the Hoyas took their first hook shots . . . “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.” . . . evenings at Lou Goddu’s . . . Mary “Mac” - “Bonne vieille, que fais tu la?” . . . fried clams at the Duchess . . . the Jr.-Sr. Class Play — “Stage Door” . . . “To Each His Own” . . . our third Vaudeville . . . Mai Smith, A. A. President . . . Ned Moore heading the Student Council . . . our first prom - the Mardi Gras . . . The seniors graduated, and suddenly, after eleven years, we were “it” — the eldest and the ablest. We settled down to the serious business of being seniors. Reminiscing . . . auto races on Border Road . . . quivering in front of “Ma” Stacy -- “You haven’t got the whole story.” . . . Butler’s Taxi Service . . . Dick Kugler and Ned Moore in for second terms as President and Treasurer . . .Joe Amico and Norma Bergquist filling the other offices ... a sevenffiour wait for the Freedom Train . . . Bellino leading the football team to a seven-three record . . . home games on the new field . . . cheerleaders Bob McGrath and Don Berridge, plus little Carolyn Switzer . . . “Bart’s” home room sponsored the first of the popular Stag Dances with a record attendance . . . “Now is the Hour” . . . shoulder massages by “Tex” Keeney . . . “B” lunch — “Happy Birthday to Shovels” . . . the stopped clock in Room 13 . . . ABERJOR[A got underway . . . Switty leading the basket¬ ball team to its best record in years . . . the girls in there pitching under “George” Albree . . . Hoyas “Humiliate” Second Team . . . hockey games at 6:30 a.m. ... we frequented the water tower . . . the Jr.-Sr. Class Play, “Brother Rat,” the best yet . . . cramming for College Boards . . . Ford’s at 2.30 clouds of smoke . . . “Doc” Alley Man of Distinction . . . Matinee with Bob and Ray . . . Rosie McPeake bringing down the house as A1 Jolson . . . Beach Combers . . . Smith and Weidman . . . the Charleston — Buttons and Ann . . . Frank Weidman’s open house after the Vaudeville . . . Smedley and Sedley - “Bully, bully” ... a prom that compared with the best in history ... a whirl of open houses afterwards . . . breakfast at Jane Begg’s . . . Rev. Clippah Harvey’s sunrise service at the water tower. We, Lois Hottel and Dick Kugler, hope that in future years this brief history of the Class of 1948 will bring back happy memories. Jean and Sam, our Mansfield-Wheeler Cup winners . . . Oh, for a bottle of Whiting’s Grade-A Pasteurized milk . . . The wolves refuel . . . Our thanks to H. Ford.

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ABERJOMA . 1948 13 MARIE BATES Blonde, wavy hair . . . good looks . . . quiet . . . tnendly, that ' s Mane . . . likes dancing, football and basketball games, typing, and driving cars . . . plans to attend Mount Ida Junior College. Choius; Spanish Club; Library Club. JANE BEGGS Nice looks . . . nice clothes . . . nice personality . . . that’s Jane . . an honor roll student ... at home behind the footlights . . . Jane would like to knit a sweater that would fit . . . future plans center a round Mt. Holyoke. Red Cross; Dramatic Club; Vaudeville; Chorus; Octette; Math Club; Red and Blad ;Cheerleader; Rifle Club; Basketball; A. A., Executive Board. SAMUEL BELLING Winchester ' s own scale model of Charles Trippi . . . Berlin likes every lady and dislikes no one ... is always admired by everyone for his ability and courage on the athletic field ... a guy who can’t be stopped . . . a WHS gridiron great. Traffic Squad; Captain, Football; Basketball; Captain, Baseball; Vaudeville; A. A.; Chorus; Class Vice-President, 1947- NORMA ANN BERGQUIST Doc calls her “Normie” . . . sweet and lovely . . . shiny as a sunrise and popular with everyone ... a staunch hockey and basketball player . . . Norma plans a trip to California and Illinois this summer. Thrift Association; Traffic Squad; Student Council; Chorus; Hockey; Cheer- leading; Red and Blacl{; Aberjona; A. A., Secretary; Class Secretary, 1948; National Honor Society. DONALD BERRIDGE One of the best trackmen in WHS . . . can run anything from the 100-yard dash to Cross Country . . . he’s already achieved his ambition of winning a medal, now he’s after a cup . . . Don’s an all-around good fellow. Track; Traffic Squad; Cheerleading; Football. JANET MARGARET BLACKHAM Hair that curls all by itself . . . flashing blue eyes . . . “Lois, where’s that article on - ’’ . . . “Now, Mr. Keeney ——’’ . . . Janet is an ardent Red Sox fan . . . once a friend, always a friend . . . plenty of gray matter. Editor, Red and Blacl{; National Honor Society; Basketball; Chorus; Math Club; Student Council; Permanent Honor Roll; Traffic Squad; Aberjona; Science Club. RALPH HOLBROOK BONNELL, JR. Fords, naturally, play a big part in Bunny’s life . . . nothing irks him more than a Cadillac convertible ... an expert divot digger . . . last of the notorious U-Bangies ... in ten years we’ll be around for a new Ford, Bunny. Abertona; Vaudeville; Golf, Captain; Football. MARGARET BOYLE Petite, friendly . . . quiet until you know her . . . good-natured . . . a wonderful sense of humor . . . Peggy is peeved by catty girls . . . aspires to write a novel.