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

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THE EY CLUB HE Fortier Key Club, or- ganized in the Fall of 1943, is fundamentally a serv- ice organization for the school, started by, but not de- pendent on, the New Orleans Kiwanis Clubs. The Fortier Chapter consists of thirty-six members--nine ix lf: '-tx L , ' sophomores, nine juniors, and eighteen seniors. New members are selected once every term on the basis of scholarship and activities in the school. This year's activities have been numerous, in- cluding a dance on the steamer President. When the Sixth War-Loan Drive started, the Tarp club easily won in city Key Club competition by sell- ing 540,000 worth of bonds. Present officers are Alfred Evans, president, Hill Bonin, vice-president, Andrew Mays, secre- tary and Leonard Harmeyer, treasurer. The Club put over the March of Dimes Campaign and the Easter Seals drive. With the returns from a dance given on May 14, the Key Clubbers had a very nice banquet. Several boys attended a Dis- trict Key Club Convention in Rustong an Inter- national Convention in Florida was cancelled due to war conditions. Two district officers are members of The Tarp Chapter. They are Bill Gamble, vice-pres- ident, and Sidney Vail, historian. Left to right, first row: Joseph Caleyo, Chris Bosch, Todd Carroll, Stephen Ackerman, Alan Felger, Royce Fernandez, Beale Minturn, Leonard Harmeyerf second row: Julian Sims, Frank Groves, George Foerster, Richard Mills Sidney Vail, Walter Ascherg third row: Robert Pfister, Alan MclVhor-ter, Raymond Brubaker, Warren Brennen, William Hiller, Andrew Mays, Hill Boning fourth row: Edmund Pixhurg, Alvaro Hunt, Willis Foster, John Clark, Clinton Coulon, Bill Holley, Alfred Evans, president. Missing from picture are William Gamble, Ralph Wfashofsky, Simon Ball, Robert Collins, and Bolyn Wolf. Page Forty-seven

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Member: of the General Staff of the Military Unit are, left to right: 2nd Lieut. Richard Dicbarry, 2nd Lieut. Robert Belotte, Capz. IVallace Olivier, 2nd Lieut. john Webb, Colonel Hill Bonin, 2nd Lieul. Alan Bosworth, Capt. lVilliam Trapp, 2nd Lieut. Glen Bonin, and Zml Lieul. Willianz Snow. ILITARY UNIT HIS past year has seen the Fortier Military Unit take long strides in the direction of greater development. Upon appointment as Cadet Colonel, Hill Bonin confronted the diffi- cult task of revitalizing the corps. The task was not a simple one. With interest on the wane, many of the staff officers gone, and a deceased student body to recruit from, the unit stood pitifully small. In October, 1944, R. O. T. C. recognition was sought, but as the government was not estab- lishing any more units of this type, the attempt was unsuccessful. Soon the unit was built up to 250 cadets and special classes were begun under the direction of Instructor Colonel jack Pizzano. A review of the unit by Major Roberts of the Army's Eighth Service Command was reported favorable, and hope is held that next term will see the Fortier Military Unit a C55 unit under army supervision. . An obstacle course, lockers and showers, and special classes on combat tactics now supplement the actual drill. C. Page Forty-six

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NTERNATIONAL RELATIONS CLUB HE PURPOSE of the International Rela- tions Club is to foster a better understand- ing of the problems of peace and of foreign nations, thus bringing about friendly interna- tional relations. Twice a year the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, which sponi sors the club, sends free a supply of pamphlets concerning international problems. Meetings are held after school on every other Monday. At each meeting a member gives a report on one of these pamphlets, then general discussion of the subject of the pamphlet takes place. The International Relations Club was or- ganized at Fortier by Miss Olive MacKnight in the spring of 1943. Members are mainly from her history classes. Miss MacKnight succeeded in obtaining several distinguished guest speakers. Mr. Wang of the Chinese Consulate, Mr. Werner of the Norwegian Consulate, and Mr. Creighton of the British Consulate spoke to the club at three special meetings. At 'the last meeting in 1944, the present officers, Bill Holley, president, Alfred Mouledous, vice-president and james Hai- ley, secretary, were elected. This year several new members have been taken into the club. World peace has been the subject of discussion at most of the meetings held this year. A special meeting was held at which Walter Ascher, a native of Switzerland, now a student at Fortier, gave an interesting talk on Switzerland. Left to right, first row: Bill Holley, president, Stephen Ackerman, Todd Cm-roll, Perry Eckman, Weller Ascher, Meyer Kaplang second row: Jobn Clerk, Willianz Hiller, Julian Sims, Willis Foster, lVilliam Gemble, 'Frank Groves, George Foersler. Page Forty-eight