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

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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

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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 The total proceeds obtained from the sale of the metal amounted to 3831.64 Disregarding some slight expendituresg the money, eight hundred dollars, was' divided between three war agencies. The annual Civic Ball was replaced by a stage production entitled A Night of Stars. Dr. Hamil Cupero, director of Fortier's Senior Band, left to become Specialist in Instrumental Music for the School Board. Coach Jack Pizzano ended a decade as head Tarp gridiron mentor. john Treen became president of the February '43 grads. In january '45 Fred Fritzie Eagan, dy- namic guard, was chosen captain of the Tarpon football team. The Governor of Louisiana, Sam Jones, spoke at a general assembly of-the school in March, 1943. Vacation time arrived, and another year at Fortier ended. ELROY D. GEISENHEIMER JOHN W. GOEDDERTZ EDWIN R. HEBERT JOHN A. GREEN VICTOR GOLD EMANUEL J. GLINKY FRANCIS W. I-IUETE JAMES W. HOPKINS JOHN H. HAROLD, JR. WILLIAM E. I-IILLER WILLIAM A. I-IOLLEY WALTER F, HILL Page Twenty-one .