A B Davis High School - Maroon and White Yearbook (Mount Vernon, NY)

IT HAPPENED THEN September 7--l.600 students return to Hilltop: F. Gordon Lindsey, teacher in Physics, joins teaching staff. September 24-Cheerleading Squad chosen! Cap- tained by Bob McDonnell and consisting of Leola Andrew. Marilyn Beacom, Ncllie Jane Gal- igher. Doris Innecken, Eleanor Meyer, Gloria Orsenigo. Dot Re- naud, Bob Guizzetti, Jimmy Mc- Intyre, George O'Brien, Gene Or- senigo. Don Shaw and Van Stith. October l-O. R. Reps. convene-elect Gloria Orsenigo. President: Robert Mc- Kean. Vice-President: Marjory Diemer. Secretary: Audrey Fajans, Lewin Vinton and Gene Orsenigo. O. R. Reps. to G. O. Council. October 2-Davis gridmen defeat Roosevelt High, 6-0, as Carl North, for- mer Roosevelt player. scores tally for Hilltop. October 9-DIoyle's men tie Gorton. October I6-Hilltop conquers a strong Yonkers Central team, 21-0. October 22-Davis Cross-Country squad de- October 23- feated by Gorton. Harvest Moon Festival in gym- Student-Faculty Barber Shop Quartet featured-John Jaye and band. Davis Eleven falters against Port Chester's squad. 7-0. Mr. Sundermann and Miss Nourse take over the Yearbook with Thomas Zekov. Gloria Burke and Marion Season as Editors. October 30-Pelham Pelicans defeat Davis Eleven, 6-0. November 3-Robert Jaeger elected President of January Senior graduating class: Anne Liccione, Vice-President: Robert Sherding. Secrktiary, and Ruth Hovey, Treasurer. November 6-Davis ties Edison gridmen in action-packed-thriller, 6-6. November 9-Forty-two boys take A-12 and V- l 2 examinations. November I2-Fourteen new members added to Hi-News Editorial Staff as a re- sulf of tryouts. November l3-Nellie Jane Galigher elected Foot- ball Queen at the Football Dance with Johnny Jaye's Band. Davis loses to New Rochelle Eleven. November 15-History Club formed under spon- November l 7 sorship of Mrs. Hiller-32 mem- bers-Stewart Marshall elected President. -Lee Fichtner and Thomas Zekov win first prize in Senior Ext'em- poraneous Speaking Contest. November November December December December December January January January January January January January February March March March March April April April May I8 30 3 10 ll 12 4 7.. 14 15- 20 24 25 -Fifteen June Seniors and Nineteen January Seniors elected to Na- tional Honor Society as forty-nine take Tau Epsilon Pi Honors. -Air Corps exhibit at Nichols High School for all 'boys-lecture as- tounds students with the many opportunities the Air Corps offers. -Big turnout at Daviskate! -Walter Brockway elected President of the G. O. for the Spring term: Marilyn Beacom, Vice-President: Joan Repath, Monroe Freedman, Sobert Kingston, Council Mem- ers. -Subchaser, christened by Elaine Wolf last May, is commissioned. -Scrap Paper Drive, run 'by the Marshals for the Victory Corps. gets under way with goal of 15 tons. -Davis Cagemen lose first contest to Yonkers, 33-22. Hilltop Quintet bows to superior Albert Leonard team. 40-34. -Barbara Neuner wins Hi-News Short St'ory contest. REGENTS WEEK BEGINS I l l -44 Fling held in Davis Gym with Sonny Martin and band. -192 students graduate at the Joseph Wood Auditorium-Lois Miller and Robert McKean, student speakers. -Spring term begins. 4-O. R. Reps. re-elect Gloria Or- senigo as their President: Lorraine Grant, Vice-President, and Joan Englebright, Secretary. Phyllis Esser, Rose Marie Greenwald. and Harold Herz elected' Representa- t'ves to the G. O. Council. 8-June Senior Class officers elected. including Edward Laraja, Presi- dent: Gloria Orsenigo, Vtice-Presi- dent: Lorraine Grant, Secretary: and Nancy Rhoades, Treasurer. I0-Out of fifty-six students taking 15- radio technician test, 41'Za passed. Davis getting the highest percent- age in Westchester. V-12 tests given to boys of 17 or over. l7-Davis wins Westchester County Inter-Scholastic meet with swim- ming team participating. 5-Easter recess is ushered in with the winter's fiercest snow storm. 17-Sound proofing of lunch rooms. 28-Leap Year Hop. semi-formal. 1... Annual goes to press ! ! ! l