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

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THE GRADUATES i LAWRENCE C. ALLEN TAZEWELL W. BAIRD ROBERT L. DOMBOURIAN ' DONALD R. WADE mittee, james Track Star Wright, speedy sprinter of the track squadg Sid Opotowsky, like- wise a very speedy gent, Hubie Froeba, diminu- tive basketball sharpshooterg Ray Brubaker, al- ternate-captain of the swimming teamg gangling Paul Planchet, prominent in the Honor Society and bull-session enthusiastg Richard Mills, the character who almost always ad journs the Honor Society meetings, Gene' Little Giant Honore, pint-sized cheerleaderg james QWesley or Whitt- ney D Hopkins, who grows a bumper crop of corn each year with his jokes O93 and last and definitely least, ye writer of this supposed his- SIDNEY YONKELOWITZ tory, Bill Modest Gene Hiller, whose jokes are even cornier than Hopkins's, if that is pos- sible. Q We, the members of the june '45 Class, wish to express our sincere thanks to Principal Con- niff and the faculty for the help they have given us along the way. We earnestly hope that by the time the next graduation comes around, the clouds of war will have entirely disappeared. up It is with a mixture of regret and joy to be going oh to other fields that we say our last goodbye to our revered Alma Mater, Alcee Fortier High. i Page Twenty-eight

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memorial cruise iff ORTIER'S custom of honoring her heroes of war in a Memorial Service was begun last year. On April 18, 1944, forty-four students, who had made the supreme sacrifice in this war were especially remembered and honored. Their names were engraved upon plates of silver and placed on a beautiful plaque which hangs in the entrance hall of the school. Since that day fifty-three more have died for their country. Fortier paid respect to these last at a solemn service on April 20, 1945. Three men of different faiths offered prayers for them and the things they died to preserve. In the presence of their loved ones and of the students these men of God brought home to us the mag- nitude of their sacrifice and the great responsi- bility which they bequeathed to the living. This service was made practical through the efforts of the Honor Society, which adopted the Memorial Plaque as a project last year. The plaque itself was a gift of the Cooperative Club. Following the playing of The Star-Spangled Banner by the Fortier Band, the Reverend john Curley, S. J., delivered the invocation. The band played a hymn and this was followed by a prayer by the Reverend Robert Manning. Mr. Conniff then read the names from the Memorial Plaque and led the entire gathering in the Pledge to the Flag. At the conclusion of the ceremonies Rabbi julian Feibleman delivered the benediction and the exercises ended with the sounding of Taps. Page Thirty