Yonkers High School - Blackboard Yearbook (Yonkers, NY)

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EDITH BRONOCK' HELEN BBENISH 21 Becky is that delightful mischievous blonde whom we see laughing while she is passing to her classes. Her cur- ious laughs are heard, especially dur- ing her lunch period. G. O. 1, 2, 45 Health Council 3, 4g Social English Club 4. 22 A swish of skirts! A click of high heels! Edith is hurrying to help some- one again. Her charming dignity and willing smile will Win her true friends 1 wherever she goes. ABRAHAM BRUSTOWSKY fi 4 i A ' ,ff .-.- ' 1- .vl ' f 1 ' ff JAMES Bnooics 5 I 4 za Not knowing lim' is as unfortunate as not knowing enjoyment. His personality plus his snappy dancing has gained him many friends in both sexes. Golf Team 3, 43 Basketball 25 Cabinet 43 Social Committee 4. 24 J, .. Brewster is well known for his keen interest in dramatics. He has shown this when he was made president oi the 4 ' ' T3 ,M 'E ' alfa! 1 Dramatic Club. His acting ability was dy' displayed .when he portrayed the char- Q ,wif , f acter of Mr. Donovan in the school ox 5' play, It Never Rains. , Punch and Judy Players 2, 3, 4. I it f- A f . , -' r 1' '. ' . if-n'ff.f-' ,Q if 4 2- -FHANCES BUoNo 25 V , fl ' .' , ' ,f l She's at it again! Of course, it's Frances , ... . .. . .-.s ' I7 4' ff ,? ., G 1 .,I.f' . 'nf VF' 'RAY BURGHARD1: at her favorite hobby, which is reading Ilapfks in her spare time. Among those she has read are such mystery books as The House Without a Key and The Seven Keys to Baldpatef' I 26 Bugs Burghardt in his funny own way has..become a popular fellow. lf it 't for Bugs, the students would 1 funylsgighter and noise he makes in rooms an halls. His po frity A hy ny friends school. K. G. O. 1, 2, 3, 4g President tudent Health Council 3, 43 Commart 3, 43 Ledger and Argonaut Photographer , 45 Inter-Club Council 45 Senior Social Committee 4g Hi-Y 4. VERONICA BURGHARDT 27 Stop that giggling! The young lady with the huge curl atop her head sup- presses her mirth and tries in vain to look demurc and innocent. Nine times out of ten we find that Ronnie is the mischievous ringleader of a band of female pranksters. Triphi 1, 2. 3g G. O. 1, 2,3, 4g Argo- naut Representative 3g Basketball. IOHN BYRNES 28 lohnny is a quiet fellow, but has won many friends while at school. He is an ambitious and capable worker, and we are sure he will succeed in the business world. Argonaut 3g G. O. 4. FANNY CAIONE 29 CATHERINE CALLAN Faye is our second-period leader of the Big Apple in the gym class. For her size she is very active and can manage to do most any kind of dance. Triphi 2, 33 Social English 4g G. O. 2, 3. 30 Straighten those lines. Single tile and a little faster, please. Believe it or not, that s giggling Kay, acting as one of the patrolmen who direct traffic in Commerce! G. O. 43 Student Health Council 3, 43 Student Service 45 Cheering Squad 4. Ji

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JOSEPH AUGUSTINE 11 f A thunderous crash! Another strike! Augie, one of Commerce's leading 'f' bowlers, can be seen chalking up one W. tx more perfect strike bringing him nearer X ' ' to winning another bowling tournament. G. O. 43 Student Service 45 Commerce Bowling Team. M ROSE B K 12 SPLAS . PLAS ' re g es se again. o e t a eat tere ' swim in dev mo r spare time to it. Sh is 'T n her swimming as well a i studies. Triphi 2, 33 Argona , G. O. 4. ALMA BALLAS 13 Whenever Mr. Florey exclaims, Now here's a report that W s written accord- ing to plan, you can' be very sure that that report is Al a' , f r Alma is our at-' nti s ' k how to plan A r an W o carr es out those pla s eificie l Alpha Beta ' 3, 4:.!,,. ADELINE BARRON 14 X Adeline, an accurate and efficient filer, was awarded two filing certificates on November l9, l938. She received a mark of 90'Xa on both filing examina- tions and finished them in 45 minutes. Alpha Beta Pi 2. 3, 49 Triphi 2, 39 G. O. 2, 3, 4. f DAVID BASS 15 '. ' Af .1 Dave excels in sports. He has play- -ff if It ed on the Commerce Basketball an 5' Baseball teams. fljom G. O. lg Baseball 33 Basketball 4. IOSEPH BEDNAR 16 loe is that tall, serious fellow who A wrote his own high school column in e Yonkers Daily Times. He has proved his ability in newspaper Work. G. O. 2, 3, 4. ANITA BERARDI 17 Anita is one of our sports-loving sen- iors. Although she is small, she can play a good game of baseball. This was proved by her winning a place on Miss Cushman's Baseball Honor Team. Triphi 2, 3, 43 G. O. 2, 3, 4, Rep. 2, 33 Argonaut Rep. 2, 3, 45 Leaders Club 2, 3, 4g Student Health Council 3, 45 Basket- ball, Volleyball and Baseball Honor Teams 3, 4. Emc BLOMGREN is l l000 pounds, l500 pounds, 2000 pounds . and still going up. Eric is one of the l strongest fellows in Commerce. He has l proved his strength by regis ering over 2000 pounds on a weight ifting Ina- chine in a gymnastic exami ation given in school. G. O. 2, 3, 43 R. R. Base :ball 2, 3, 43 Student Service 4. IAMES BLOSE , 19 One of our witty boys in Commerce is Iarnes Red Blose. His quick and snap- py answers have given us many laughs 'and endeared him to us all. l Th t red hair and infectious smile of hi will carry him a long Way both in social and in business activities. 1 ,N fir' 1 FLORENCE no AS zo I.. Flo possess a keen sense of humor. A V This, plus y other good qualities, pl N makes pleasant companion and . a real r' . -X A, G. O, ' , 4g Triphi 45 Argonaut 3, 4.

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LARRY CANTY 31 Whenever you went down to Mr. Whalen's office, you would always see Larry looking through the files. He was Mr. Whalen's right-hand man. Basketball 3, 45 R. R. Basketball 3, 4. GRACE CARDAMONE 32 ap Who is that quiet girl over there? That's Grace. Grace is a girl who goes about her own affairs an d s not bother with anyone. GERTRUDE CARROLL 33 Gert is our Deanna Durbin of Corn- merce. She is cz regular girl and a real friend. Her neatness, friendliness, and attractiveness have made her one of the best liked girls in Commerce. Triphi 2, 35 Swimming Club 45 Volley- ball 45 Ping Pong 45 Argonaut Represen- tative 25 Ar onautf3, 45 G. O. 3, 4. 5. V..ff,f .p ,rf f ' I V, RUTH CASSEL 34 Ouch! Oh, Ruth!! It's Ruth at her fav- orite trick. She enioys immensely the reactions she observes when tickling a 1 , ,fl ux person unexpectedly. 1, uf ,I 5 J 1 , 1 ?j.l,,'y I f ' mm CATANIA as , ,bg 9' f jf Rat-a-tap, tapg Rat-a-tap, tap. Rita's P' , ,s nimble feet can be heard clicking out I f ' - a martial tap dance at almost every . I , .f ' party she attends. Her willingness to 4' ' display her talent has won her much ,f , popularity. - ' ll xG. O. 4. V' V, 45 , Jlfbjtjl v.,.fv,f Q t FRANK CHARTOE 36 'ff , yu, - ,, 'J f yfvw A -.1 IN, I Although he doesn't appear to be an athlete, Frank is a very enthusiastic golfer. He can be seen many a sunny, summer day with a bag of clubs slung over his shoulder, striding through the if Grassy Sprain Golf Links. G. O. 3, 45 Argonaut Representative. PAULINE CHELCHOWSKI 37 Hark! A laughing voice is heard. Yes, it is Pauline. While munching on her favorite chocolate cake in the cafeteria, she may be seen entertaining her friends with her humorous remarks. R. R. Basketball 1, 25 Triphi 35 G. O. 2. 'g ISABELLA CHESNEY 38 Honor Roll again! Even the High Hon- or Roll isn't too high for you, exclaims one of lsabella's friends. Isabella, our Scotch girl, has been an outstanding honor student since she came to Com- TIIGTCG. Ledger Staff 45 G. O. 3. DOLORES CHINNERY 39 Dolores's ability is evidenced by the fact that she has secured a job in a millinery store in Yj9ul6rs alth she graduated in Yonkers. We ya args did like your hats Dolores. .74 ' .. V qw, - it If . V PLA' ' .zf 'v,,' A - ,,, f ,. ' jx., WILLIAM CHOLOWSKY 40 Whatta Man! Bill is that fellow with the marvelous physique and snappy walk, He develops these assets by swimming and canoeing and prefers these to the other more popular sports. gwigming 2, 3, 45 Beta Alpha Chi 45 . . 4. l l H'