**1952-53 Nathaniel White Teachers, Basketball Team, and Cheerleaders** These photos are pages 9 and 10 of what appears to be some sort of yearbook that was printed in B&W on not-so-great 8 1/2 by 11 paper. Ellen had one two-siided page but did not have the rest. If anyone has the rest of this booklet, or remembers what it was, please let us know. This is one of those forgotten gems as far as school history. The names were suggested by Ellen (Ranger), Sally, and Willa Eckersley and myself and we need help with the rest. Is there anyone from MHS 57 or 58 who knows these folks? (Dick Nixon)



~~Row 1~~
1. Rose Perrucchio [Secretary[ 2. Florence Ostergren 3. Sarah Kotok 4. Edna Stevens 5. Simon Moore [superintendant] 6. John Denz
~~Row 2~~
1. Mafalda Shekosky, 2. ______ ______, 3. Barbara Ruggles??, 4. Flora Eisenstein, 5. Betty Henderson, 6. Olive Kendall, 7. Shirley Ahlberg, 8. Veronica Frank, 9. ______ Goodwin??, 10. Madeline Anderson, 11. Doris Johnson,
[note- there were only 5 names before Shirley Ahlberg, so I am not sure where is the missing name actually is.]
~~Row 3~~
1. Lillian Adams, 2. ______ ______, 3. Margaret Foster??, 4. Lucille Brinck, 5. Odelie Gibbons, 6. ______ Phern??, 7. ______ ______, 8. Irene Egan, 9. ______ ______, 10, Donald Garde,
~~Top Row~~
1. Dan Lord??, 2, Ray Greene, 3. Joe Stroneski, 4. Ray Trabold, 5. Mildred Fisher, 6. ______ Reil??, 7, ______ Palmer??, 8. Sally Rooslund?? , 9. Marlow Pierce,


From Dick Nixon:
There are 36 people in the photo. In the June 1951 Highlights there is a staff list of 32 for '51-'52. (The list seems to leave out the cafeteria people except Mrs. Fisher)

So, except for those that came or went in one year, some possible names are:
Betty Jane Basile - grade k, Ruth Flaherty -grade 1/2, Annette DiMauro -grade 2, Madeline Ferriter -grade 3, Oscar Auer -grade 3/4, Delores DeToro -grade 4, Richard Irwin -grade 7, Constance Olson - art, Ruth Garde - nurse.

Miss. Stevens is not listed as principal.

No Goodwin or Lord in 51-52 but I remember a Dan Lord sometime in that era.

From Eileen Geer Branciforte:

I was looking at the R. Nixon's photo of NWS teachers, B 1952-1953 Basketball Team, and cheerleaders. If some of the people were still there 10-12 yrs later, I have a few guesses:

row 2: #4-Mrs. Cherlin(?)-music;

row 3 #2 - Josephine Planeteau(?)- English; #7 Regina Lee- English?; #9-Edna Ward?- English

row 4 #1 - John Traska (?) Science



Basketball Team Photo
The eighth graders here would be MHS '57 the 7th graders MHS '58


~~Front Row~~
Jim Rose, Buddy Spada, Fred Duval, Claude Adams, BobbyShea, ______? ______.
~~Back Row~~
Ernie Erdman, Alex Philipchik, ?Robert Davidson, ?George Yule, James McDougal, David Dittman, ______? ______.


Cheerleader Team Photo
All are eighth graders, MHS 57,


~~Front Row~~
Anita Drouin, ______?______, Suzan Eckersley, ______?______, ______?______.
~~Back Row~~
Pearl Kendall ??, Joan Robbins ??, Connie Sequenzia, Jeanne Branciforte