Winchester High School - Aberjona Yearbook (Winchester, MA)

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ANN LOUISE CLAIRE NAHIGIAN Cheerful . . . energetic . . . attracted by older men” and blue eyes . . . Annie’s only regret is that she doesn’t have a sister . . . likes to listen to music and eat blueberry pie with ice cream ... to own an English M. G. sports car would be heav¬ en to her . . . aims for Kathleen Dell Secretarial School . . . wants to become a medical secretary. Curtain and Cue; Philosophy Club; Mixed Glee Club; French Club. CARY JOSEPH NELSON Often seen walking along the street carrying a baseball bat and glove, Gary is an ardent baseball fan . . . quiet . . . friendly . . . he regrets that he never saw Babe Ruth play . . . his fa¬ vorite food is steak (broiled) . . . bookkeeping is his favorite subject, and Mr. Bartlett his favorite teacher . . . Gary’s future plans include the Bentley School of Accounting. Baseball. MADELON ELIZABETH NELSON Quiet, good-natured . . . Lonnie likes steak and french fries, bowling, skating . . . but nosey people annoy her . . . fears that Judy will never stop laughing . . . her idea of heaven is anywhere that Julius La Rosa is . . . confused by Tom Cahill . . . if she had a million dollars she’d do a very practical thing, spend it. Philosophy Club. FLORENCE WADHAMS NEWTON Florence can usually be found tumbling on a muddy football field or racking up points on the basketball court . . . one of Winchester’s better artists . . . steak and boiled lobster are her order of the day . . . plans after school include Sweet Briar College. Varsity Basketball; Tumblettes; Softball; Volleyball; Badmin¬ ton; Tennis; Tumbling Club; Rifle Club; French Club; Math Club; Science Club; Student Council; Philosophy Club; Cur¬ tain and Cue; GIC; Aberjona; Vaudeville. PAUL FRANCIS O’BRIEN Quiet . . . hard working . . . friendly ... all explain that fine end on our football team . . . one of the four seniors to make the basketball team . . . O. B.” is one of our best athletes . . . future includes becoming an engineer. Varsity Football; Varsity Basketball; Track; Treasurer, Science Club; Treasurer, Student Council; Philosophy Club; Varsity Club; Math Club; Curtain and Cue; Red and Black. NANCY ELIZABETH OEXLE Smiling . . . friendly . . . attractive ... if you see someone dashing to catch a train, it’s Nancy . . . traveling, Florida beaches, and water-skiing rate high with her, but New England winters and late trains sare out . . . amazes us by her ability to get good marks . . . attracted by the Navy Blue and Gold . . . plans to attend Duke University. National Honor Society; Curtain and Cue; Fortune Teller; Philosophy Club; Mixed Glee Club; Thrift Association. THOMAS ORDWAY Tall . . . energetic . . . Tom is one of The Hill’s contribu¬ tions to WHS . . . caviar and champagne are his favorite foods, while physics is his favorite subject . . . Cornell and then a career as a nuclear physicist seem to satisfy Tom’s hunger for higher education. Football; Basketball; Baseball; Cross Country; Co-Captain, Ten¬ nis; President, Red Cross; Thrift Club; Math Club; Science Club; Philosophy Club; Rifle Club; AA; Varsity Club. LOUISE ANN ORCETTAS Pretty . . . friendly . . . Louise is bubbling over with talent . . . starred in the Operetta . . . her ambition and dream is becoming a Broadway star . . . enjoys sociable people . . . dis¬ likes snobs and rainy Monday mornings . . . after her first million she’ll tour Europe . . . regrets leaving W.H.S. . . . plans to attend a college of music, and pursue a musical career. Vaudeville; Spanish Club; Octette; Operetta; Aberjona; Mixed Glee Club; Girls ' Glee Club. . 29

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DOROTHY ELEANOR MINCINS Quiet . . . agreeable . . . Dotty rates swimming, summer, no school, spaghetti and tall men tops, but mad-drivers bother her . . . after Dotty attains her real ambition, becoming the first lady president, she plans to spend part of her fortune on a jaguar ... an indefinite college is next for Dotty, and a career in art or home economics after that. Red and Black-, French Club; Curtain and Cue; Science Club; Tr. Red Cross; Philosophy Club; Mixed Glee Club. JOHN THOMAS MOONEY Full of fun, nicedooking . . . Weasel” loves a good time, hockey and girls . . . but snobs and homework rate low in his book . . . you may hear him say Get your scrogs Bob” al¬ most anytime . . . often seen around the Town Line or the Immacs Drum Corps . . . afraid that he’ll have to work for a living . . . plans on business school after high school. Mixed Glee Club; Operetta; Football. HENRY ANTHONY MORG AN, JR. Energetic . . . always joking . . . attracted by the junior class . . . likes cross country, track, girls, steak, and potatoes, but busy-bodies peeve him . . . wildest dream is to be a space-man and go to the moon, but will be satisfied to go to West Point or M. I. T. as an electrical engineer. Varsity Cross Country; Varsity -Track; Red and Black; Math Club; Science Club; Varsity Club; Red Cross; National Quill and Scroll. NANCY RACHEL MORSE Nancy can be found wherever fun is . . . famous for her shrill screams which may come at any time, anywhere . . . attracted by Concord, N. FI. and brown eyes . . . her likes include a tomato soup car” and hotrodding with Janet . . . ambition, guess? Secretary, Freshman Class; Aberjona; Red and Black; Red Cross; Math Club; French Club; Varsity Tennis; Varsity Field Ffockey; Basketball; Vaudeville; Volleyball; Thrift Club; Cur¬ tain and Cue. PRUDENCE GOODRICH MORTON Prudy is one of WHS’s friendliest Seniors . . . skating, skiing, tennis, reading, and music are tops with her, but not warm winters ... no school is her idea of heaven, but she admits that traveling around Europe would be nice . . . heads for Wellesley, Pembroke, or Middlebury. Captain, Varsity Tennis; Varsity Basketball; Volleyball; Aber¬ jona: Philosophy Club; Vaudeville; AA; Curtain and Cue; Math Club; French Club; Thrift Club; Girls’ and Mixed Glee Clubs. JAMES HARVEY MOULTON Dependable . . . intelligent . . . quiet in a very nice way . . . Moldy prefers money, a warm climate, baseball, and tennis over homework and cold weather . . . afraid that he will for¬ get all he learned in high school . . . regrets that he always has to run to make the 8:30 bell . . . heads for Yale and a scientific course. Co-Captain, Tennis; Football; Science Club; Math Club; Var¬ sity Club; Red Cross; Red and Black. HERBERT STANLEY MULLEN, JR. Friendly . . . quick-witted . . . victim to the rubdown,” dreams of wearing shoulder pads to English . . . usually found in or under the Chevy, or up at Swazey’s eating pizza . . . likes foot¬ ball, bowling, dogs and girls, but is confused by Dr. Alley’s homemade formulas . . . Stan heads for Colby and a career in chemical engineering. Secretary, Math Club; Science Club; Junior Rotarian; Spanish Club; Curtain and Cue; AA; Ring Committee; Vaudeville; Operetta; Traffic Squad. CRAIG TENNEY MUNCASTER Sincere . . . likeable . . . likes cruising in the Oldsy,” basket¬ ball, swimming, skiing, and chemistry . . . dislikes source pa¬ pers . . . spends most of his time in Alaska or down at Ginnf?) . . . attracted by blondes . . . Monk” plans on Harvard or M. I. T. and an engineering career. Varsity Track; Football; Basketball; President, Science Club; Varsity Club; Math Club; Philosophy Club; Curtain and Cue- Rifle Club; AA; Red Cross; Red and Black; Secretary; Fresh¬ man Class; Traffic Squad; Ski Club. 28 •

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PATRICIA LOUISE PACE Always on the go . . . Patty never lacks for words . . . usually heard saying Red and Black deadline Monday” . . . likes England, music, Dalmatians, and food, but people who don’t get their copy in on time irritate her . . . her plans include Bryn Mawr College. National Honor Society; Quill and Scroll; Field Hockey; Bad¬ minton; Rifle Club; Senior-Junior Class Play; Aberjona: Vaude¬ ville; Curtain and Cue; Co-Editor, Red and Black. ROBERT STEVEN PAINE Good-natured . . . friendly . . . energetic . . . Bob is most often seen behind the wheel of a ’35 Ford . . . hopes to race at Indianapolis some day . . . dogs and physics with Doc Alley rate pretty high with Bob, but he is confused with the physics problems at times . . . next year he will attend B. U. and then go on to a career in airplane mechanics. Varsity Hockey; Baseball; Football; AA. DONALD JOSEPH PALLADINO Popular, good-natured, nice-looking, dependable ... a good example of versatility . . . Pally’s pet peeves are rainy week¬ ends and Stan’s sideburns . . . his greatest regret is that he doesn’t have enough time to study his favorite” subject, Eng¬ lish . . . plans on studying to be a civil engineer at Harvard. Varsity Cross Country; Track; President, Student Council; Vice- President, Red Cross; Band; President, Orchestra; Aberjona; «Class Play Committee; Traffic Squad; Math Club; Philosophy Club. RALPH FRANCIS PAONESSA Whoosh! Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s Ralph dashing to make that 8:30 bell . . . traveling and money are Ralph’s pet likes . . . snobs and that 8:30 bell don’t go over . . . pizza his ideal dish . . . confused by Republicans and girls ... to tour Italy is this boy’s ambition (if he’d make the boat on time) . . . B.C. will get Ralph after WHS. Spanish Club; Curtain and Cue; Philosophy Club. DAVID DARIUS PRATT Tall, dark, handsome, sincere . . . outstanding as a class lead¬ er and athlete ... a good sport in every sense of the word . . . liked by all . . . Dave likes sports, good food, and week-ends without homework . . . plans on going to an engineering col¬ lege. Varsity Football; Varsity Baseball; Co-Capt., Basketball; Class President, 3 years; Treasurer, Vice-President, Student Council; Executive Board, AA; Vice-President, President, Varsity Club; Science Club, Executive Board; Math Club. ERNEST EUCENE REARDON, JR. Reserved . . . easy-going . . . quiet . . . take it easy” is Ernie’s favorite expression . . . stuck-up people are his pet peeves . . . Ernie enjoys working at the Post Office and the gas station (Texaco we hope) . . . history and Mr. Finigan are held high in Ernie’s esteem . . . heaven to this kid is driving along Route 128 in a new yellow Pontiac convertible . . . always orders lobster salad . . . after finishing school Ernie plans to manage a gas station. MARYALYCE REHM Diminutive . . . blonde . . . blue eyes . . . Mary likes the Ford” and the class of ’52, that’s for sure” . . . confused by men . . . heaven would be school minus homework . . . one of our peppy cheerleaders ... at Wheelock College she hopes to become an elementary school teacher. Varsity Cheerleader; Badminton; Girls’ Glee Club; French Club; Philosophy Club; Red and Black; Secretary, Senior Class. DAVID KEVIN RICHARDSON Can be seen towering over all the seniors as he walks down the hall . . . attracted to anything on wheels . . . regrets having to leave all his teachers . . . confused by books . . . intends to be the first president of the Moon . . . always seen driving in a different car with a different girl . . . good luck to you in your spaceship. • 30 •