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

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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 .

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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 CHARLES J. JUNG JOSEPH L. JEANSONNE GEORGE W. JOHNSTON EUGENE A. HONORE DONALD B. JACKSON ALLEN KU!-IN WALTER F. KIPPLE DONALD E. LAGARDE CLARENCE W. KERTH DONALD P. KELLEY LAWRENCE M. KRAMER, JR. BERT A. KEHL jack Benjamin was elected Governor, and E. Bradford Holbrook was chosen Lieutenant- Governor in September, 1943. The Kiwanis Key Club was installed in the school. Ted Weber became its first president. Harry Finklestein, a June '45 grad, was head cheerleader. Joseph La- France was chosen to lead the Military Unit. The Honor Society collected a list of former Fortier students who had given their lives in the service of theirlcountry. In February of 1944 Chuck Railey took over as Governor, and jerry Moden- bach as Lieutenant-Governor. The Fortier Band and the Co-Operative Club presented The Show- boat, one of the best variety shows ever staged by the school. joe Harris headed the june '44 grads as their president. On Tuesday, April 18, Page Twenty-two