Winchester High School - Aberjona Yearbook (Winchester, MA)

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ABERJOHA . 1949 25 HARRY JAMES MYERS Spark ' plug on the football team . . . hopes to read Jim Quine’s book (which is unintelligible) . . . dislikes open houses and basketball games . . . collects razor blades . . . has a winning smile and a way with the women. Red Cross; Traffic Squad; Science Club; Thrift Association; Vaudeville; Football; Baseball; Hockey; Co ' Captain, Track. WILLIAM EDWARD NASH Tending hens, keeping the company of girls, bowling, and playing cards seem to occupy most of Snatch’s time . . . guards the henhouse nights now, will be guarding the brig for the Marines next year. Boys’ Glee Club; Student Council; Aberjona. PHILLIP ERNEST NELSON Friendly and personable . . . carefree . . . member of the two ' wheel drivers association . . . likes winter sports, especially skiing . . . tooted in the band for four years . . . hopes to become a U. S. Forester. Band; Orchestra. ANN THERESA NOWELL Life of any party . . . good-natured . . . lots of fun . . . Cookie is famous for her infectious laughter . . . one of those gals who likes everything . . . the softball team will miss her next year. Softball. JOHN WILLIAM O’BRIEN, JR. Five IS a hockey enthusiast. . . likes skating, apples, and the Boston Bruins . . . dislikes sarcastic people, slowpokes, and the Chicago Blackhawks . . . hopes to find something interesting to do some day. Thrift Association; Traffic; Hockey. MARGARET ANN O’LEARY An all-round girl. . . tops in sports and studies . . . friendly . . . good-natured . . . graced with a sparkling smile • • • Peggy has impressed us all. . . lucky the man who gets her for his secretary. Red Cross; National Honor Society; Captain, Softball; Basketball. BARBARA ANN O’MELIA Friendly . . . good-natured . . . always seen dashing through the halls . . . Barb likes dancing and playing the piano . . . serious people rub her the wrong way . . . hopes to join the WAVES. Chorus; Glee Club; Library Club. THOMAS ROY O’NEIL A car man, loves them young, old or indifferent, if they can go, go, go! . . . staunch four-year supporter of the rifle club ... an expert authority on anything in the line of stock cars. Rifle Club.

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24 ABERJOMA . 1949 JOHN FRANCIS MORABITO Quiet... a sincere friend with a smile for all. . . vocalizer supreme . . . likes all sports . . . often found swishing a golf club around . . . finds history perplexing . . . has high hopes for Harvard. Science Club; Special Chorus; Golf. HAROLD JOSEPH MORAN Good-looking . . . friendly . . . gets a kick out of horse¬ back riding, hunting, and fishing ... is bothered by seventh- period study halls (aren’t we all!) . . . Harry’s hopes center about a trip around the world and a Harold Joseph Moran and Co. Red Cross; Thrift Association; Student Council. JOAN ELIZABETH MORGAN Joanie’s cuteness, personality, and brains have made her a class full of friends . . . she is “Harrised” by outside activities . . . goes for swimming . . . dependable, sincere, and full of fun. Student Council; A. A.; Red Cross; Thrift Association; Chorus; Rifle Club; Vaudeville; National Honor Society; Aberjona; Manager, Softball; Basketball; Hockey. RUTH MORSE Personality, dependability, originality, that’s Ruthie . . . lover of music, camping, and the big outdoors ... a real worker for the Red Cross ... a crack-shot on both the hockey field and the rifle range . . . Secretary, National Honor Society; Secretary, Red Cross; Secretary, Rifle Club; Chorus; Class Play Committee; Vaudeville; Hockey. PAUL JOSEPH MOTTOLO “Rock of Gibraltar” on the football team . . . extremely cheerful. . . modest. . . pet aversions are “dandies” (what¬ ever they are) . . . Mott likes to collect sport pictures . . . plans to enter B. U. next fall. National Honor Society; Thrift Association; Football. DAVID ADAMS MUNCASTER From Minneapolis, Dave joined us late in the sophomore year . . . good-natured . . . likes blondes; hobbies: girls; out¬ side activities: women — “What a man!” . . . wants to be a biochemist. . . Harvard, here he comes! Executive Board, Science Club; Chairman, Philosophy Club; Camera Club; Math Club; Dramatic Club; Red and Blac}{: Track. JOHN JOSEPH MURPHY Applejack spends most of his time taking in parties and dancing . . . tall . . . likeable .... dislikes English . . . gym class hero . . . looks as if Uncle Sam will have first say with Jack. Chorus; Thrift Association; Traffic. WILLIAM GERARD MURRAY Quiet? . . . Bill’s a demon on the open road . . . likes fast cars; hobby: Oldsmobiles; outside activities: driving... “Dauntless’s” ambition is to race, successfully, Roy O’Neil’s motorcycle . . . B. U.’s gain will be Winchester’s loss. Chorus; Manager, Track.

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26 ABERJOMA . 1949 MARY ANN O’ROURKE A smile for all. . . personality, pep, and popularity, that’s Nancy . . . infectious jolly laugh . . . loves those Holy Cross basketball games . . . hates exams and sarcastic people . . . a school club couldn’t get along without her. Vice- President, Red Cross; Executive Board, A. A.; Student Council; Captain, Cheerleader; Rifle Club; Chorus; Dra¬ matic Club; Radio Workshop; Class Picture Committee; Fall and Mid-Winter Dance Committee; Vaudeville; Editor, Red and BlacJ{; Hockey; Basketball; Tennis. ROBERT NEWELL OXFORD, JR. One of W. H. S.’s top sharpshooters . . . good-looking and well-dressed . . . Bob’s ambition is to be a success in whatever he attempts . . . likes outdoor hfe and girls (and vice versa)... a topnotch fellow. President, Rifle Club; Traffic Squad; Junior-Senior Class Play Committee; Prom committee; Stage Crew. KATHLEEN LOUISE PARLETT Sunny disposition . . . easy to get along with . . . Kay rates horseback riding, dancing, roller-kating tops. . . dislikes getting up early . . . aspires to be a ballet dancer . . . heads towards secretarial work next year. Rifle Club. FRED ALDEN PATTERSON Patty is a sports enthusiast. . . pet peeves are the Boston Red Sox and sophisticated girls . . . determined to beat Ed Roberts at checkers, and see Five O’Brien shave . . . still undecided about the future. Red Cross; Thrift Association; A. A.; Baseball. ANTHONY MICHAEL PELUSO Curly hair . . . brawny and intelligent. . . lists among his likes football, boxing, and wrestling . . . pet peeves are girls and dancing . . . photography intrigues Tony . . . aspires to B. U. and a career in the F. B. 1 . National Honor Society; Spanish Club; Football. ELEANOR MAE MARIE PETTENGER Tall. . . hates gum chewing . . . horseback riding is her favorite amusement. . . hopes for a career in a drafting room . . . El is a lively and sincere friend to all who know her. Rifle Club. JAMES HUGH PHILLIPS Red-headed . . . energetic . . . partial to dancing and basketball. . . New Hampshire holds a strange attraction for him . . . dislikes nothing . . . Red aspires to be a successful engineer, with Mr. Reed’s encouragement. Rifle Club. ROBERT WILLIAM POWERS Lover of good parties . . . enjoys hunting wild game . . . often found pumping gas, or at the Foley Beach Resort. . . will be sorely missed by the fellows on the second floor to whom he gave last minute instructions in the morning. Chorus; Math Club; Science Club; Aberjona.