Alcee Fortier High School - Tarpon Yearbook (New Orleans, LA)

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THE GRADUATES the icy waters of historic Lake Tahoe at Mather Field-Fortiei-'s first war casualty. Captain Bill Gaffney headed a luckless Tarp eleven which failed to win a single game. Clayton Timpken and Harold Whitey Peterson were chosen co- captains of the 1942 Fortier gridders. In Febru- ary, 1942, a Fortier Chapter of the National Honor Society was installed through the efforts of Mr. Karlem Riess, who left in March to work as a Navy chemist. The first Fortier Bicycle Brig- ade was organized in February of '42, the pur- pose of the club being to promote safety while riding a bicycle. The Fortier Funstival of '42 was a streamlined affair. One of its features was a full-length entertainment of vaudeville. James Blitch was elected president of the June '42 NORMAN J. BERGERON. JR. CLINTON F. COULON. JR. JOHN C. CLARK ELLIS E. DEAR LESLIE B. COCHRANE THOMAS J. COKER, JR. ROBERT J. DUNN RICHARD T. DESFORGES RICHARD J. DICHARRY ELWOOD J. CONRAD JOHN G. DANNER, JR. HARRY E. CONRAD Page Nineteen

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THE GRADUATES RAYMOND I. BRUBAKER, JR. BOBBY G. BROCKER PROSPER J. BROWER WADE J. BOLOTTE ROBERT H. ADOLPI-I HENRY B. BROADFOOT. JR. CHARLES F. BROWN PERRY H. BEALL , ALVIN W. CATOIRE MALCOLM C. CLOUKEY RONALD L. BLACK FRANK J. CLESI Miss Lilburn organized a Debating Club whose first president was Robert Moore. 50,000 signatures were gathered to petition the School Board for an auditorium and a gym. Because of a lack of funds in the School Board treasury, plans for the building of the auditorium and gym were dropped. Tom Ficken was then writ- ing Fish Tales for the Silver and Blue. Irving Klein was the president of the February '42 class. The Fourth Annual Civic Ball was held 'at the Municipal Auditorium in December of '4l. War clouds gathered on the horizonl Many Tarpons answered their country's call add en- listed in the armed forces. Albert Mason on a routine training flight plunged to his death in Page Eighteen

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X -I .tu tt .- .rstfg if is .Q s if HUBERT J. FROEBA FRANK R. GROVES, JR. DAMIAN W. FISCHER THE GRADUATES . N .5.:..,. -.X-iiiifix N- ggi. . :X i RX.. . nm. sz.. f M . K gf...-Q: it H - ut. .- S il--E .'1 lp iss: it sr -is -t . S s- A WILLIS R. FOSTER ' CHARLES D. DEES, JR. B1-:NEDICT J. CAMPBELL, Jn. graduating class by an overwhelming majority. Our first year at Fortier ended with the begin- ning of the summer vacation. In September, 1942, Torn Mclntosh and Dick Lotspeich were elected Governor and Lieutenant- Governor by a unanimous vote. The enrollment of students in the school fell off sharply to 1600. ISAAC D. S. FARRAR, JR. WILLIAM A. GAMBLE ALVIN ENGLAND JOHN M. FRAERINGX WILLIAM E. ECKENBRECHT, ALFRED W. EVANSQJR. jerry McIntosh was chosen head cheerleader for the '42 football season. Colonel Thomas Skip- py Awalt took over the position of ranking officer of the Military Unit. Lieutenant Louis Fox of the United States Army became Com- mandant of the greatly enlarged Fortier Military Unit. Fortier students collected 101 tons of scrap metal in the nationwide drive during the fall. Page Twenty 1