Attica High School - Torch Yearbook (Attica, NY)

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SENIOR CLASS HISTORY The first two years that our superior Class of 1941 spent in High School were of mediocre importance. Contrary to our present policy, we spent all of our time studying and had little time for extra-curricular activities. As Freshmen we elected George Spears, President, with Kenneth Clement doing his duty as Vice-President. Elsie Volk was Treasurer; Arthur Golombek, Secretary, and Deanna Nowak our Class Representative. Young and innocent, we contributed a school room scene to Stunt Night. But with our meager intelligence we couldn’t put it across. How times have changed. We had learned a lot by the time we beecame Sophomores but we still earned the title Silly Sophs.” Our mock-wedding went over well at Stunt Night however, and we won second prize. This year we showed great wisdom and elected Alfred Wise, President; Nick Radice, Vice-President; Elsie Volk, Secretary and Treasurer, and Carl Clor, Class Representative. Selling candy was added to our activities, and it was thus we started in our Jolly-Junior year. It was during our Junior year that our A.H.S. students began to notice our outstanding ability. Our Junior Play Second Fiddle” went over with a bang. We cleaned up a tidy sum and felt jolly indeed. A Halloween Dance seemed appropriate so we staged an informal Fall Hop. This was also successful. Our good luck continued all year and we backed our Junior Prom. By this time we found that we had quite a bit of money on our hands. This allowed us to finance the Junior-Senior banquet with nary a worry about funds. This exceptional year we had as officers: Harrison Stortz, President; Betty Barnes, Vice-President; Jack Egan, Secretary; Madeline Frisbee, Treasurer, and Paul Flick, Class Representative. And finally, after three long years of gradually bettering ourselves we became Sophisticated Seniors. We’ve had a wonderful year! I’m sure you’ll never forget our comedy Tish” or our highly successful Ball with the strains of Bob Armstrong’s music filling the gym. Perhaps you remember our informal Welcome Back” dance. It was an asset both socially and financially. Speaking of financial assets, we hope our 1941 Torch starts a precedent with its many snap-shots, stiff covers, etc., as an ultra modern masterpiece. Our rings too were flashed around before Christmas. Of course we had an excellent choice of rings—so good in fact that part of the class purchased one ring and the remainder one with a slightly different setting! Our final social function will be the J unior-Senior Banquet. How all Seniors look forward to this event! And how the Juniors enjoy seeing our intelligent faces adorning their humble table! Our four years have been well filled with fun and study. Our only hope is that this, our Senior year, will terminate as successfully as our first three.

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CHARLES WHEATLEY Chuckie” Vocational Agriculture ELMER WICKSTROM Emil” Science ALBERT WIECJOREK ”Al” Science MALCOLM WILLARD Mac Business Course BETTY ZAHLER Liz” Business Course KATHERINE ZIEWERS Katie” Latin CLASS POEM Loyal Seniors tried and true All our hopes are pinned on you. The Torch held high will help you to March on to Victory! Though the going may be rough, You can prove that you are tough. Never say you’ve tried enough March on to Victory! Show the world that you can fight For the weak, the poor, the right. The Torch will furnish all your light, March on to Victory! Always have a higher aim, Find the straight and narrow lane. The world will long recall your name, And you'll March on to Victory! —Dawn Fox SENIORS

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SENIOR ACHIEVEMENTS MARGARET BAETZOLD — Junior and Senior Plays; Glee Club; Commercial Club; Dramatic Club; Eagle Staff; Recorder of G. A.A.;Intra-murals 3, 4: Historical Play Comm. BETTY BARNES—President Senior Class; Vice-President Junior Class; Cheerleader; Treasurer and President Library Club; Intramurals 1, 2, 3, 4; Stunt Night 1, 3; G.A.A.; Junior-Senior Banquet Comm.; Secretary Student Council 4; Senior Ball; Junior Play; Senior Play; Historical Play and Senior Ring Comms.; Legenda Staff 3; Eagle Staff, Dramatic Club 2, 3; Operetta 1; Torch Staff. RAYMOND BECKER — Intramurals: Basketball, Volleyball, Softball, Ping Pong 2, 3, 4. JAMES BENDER — Junior Prom Committee. MILES BONNEY — Varsity Soccer; Track 3, 4; Intramural Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4. FRANCIS BOTTONE — Varsity Tennis, 1, 3, 4; Varsity Soccer, 2, 3, 4; Interclass Basketball, Volleyball 1, 2, 3; Senior Ball, Junior Play, Junior Prom, and Senior Play Comms; Boys Glee Club. MICHAEL CARNEVALE — Varsity Tennis 3, 4; Intramurals 1, 2, 3, 4; Orchestra 1, 2, 3, 4; Dance Orchestra 3, 4; Senior Ball and Junior Prom Comms.; Library Club 4; Chef Club 4; Torch Staff, Music Night, 1, 2, 3, 4; Interclass Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4. KENNETH CLEMENT — Vice-President Freshman Class; School Orchestra, 1. ZETTA COE—Intramurals 1, 2, 3, 4; G.A.A., 2, 3, 4; Dramatic Club 3, 4; French Club 2, 3, 4; G.A.A. Officer 3; Junior Play, Athletic Banquet, Junior Prom and Junior-Senior Banquet Comms.; Stunt Night 2, 3. BETTY DURKEE — Senior Play; Dramatic Club; Senior Ball Committee. JOYCE DUSING—Junior and Senior Plays; Stunt Night 2, 3; French Club 2, 3, 4; Dramatic Club 2, 3, 4; Junior-Senior Banquet, Junior Prom, Senior Ball, Historical Play and Senior Ring Comms.; Legenda Staff 3; Eagle Staff 4; Torch Staff; Operetta 1, 2, 3. JACK EGAN—Editor of Eagle, 4; Junior Class Secretary; Sec. of Commercial Club, 2, 3; Stunt Night, 1, 3; Junior and Senior Plays, Dramatic Club. 2, 3, 4; Chef Club; Torch Staff; Operetta, 3; Legenda Staff, 3; Junior-Senior Banquet, Historical Play and Senior Ring Comms.; Student Council, 4; American Legion Oratorical Contest, 4. RICHARD FARGO — Vice-President Senior Class; Fire Chief, 4; Intramurals, 2, 3; Dance Band, 3; Junior and Senior Plays; Junior Prom and Senior Ball Comms.; Torch Staff; Stunt Night, 3; Movie Benefit, 4; Dramatic Club .4; Chef Club, 4. PAUL FLICK—President Student Council; Cheerleader, 2, 3, 4; Senior Play and Junior Prom Comms., 2, 3, 4; Senior and Junior Class Representative; Historical Play Comm.. 3, 4; Dramatic Club; Chef Club; Library Club; Stunt Night, Junior Prom and Senior Ball Comms., 2, 3, 4. FLORENCE FOSTER — Junior and Senior Plays; Orchestra, 1, 2, 3, 4; Glee Club, 1, 2, 4; Operetta, 1, 3; Historical Play Comm.; Music Night, 1, 2, 3, 4. DAWN FOX—Oratorical Contest, 2, 4; Torch Staff; Junior and Senior Plays; Junior Play, 4; Senior Ball, Junior Prom. Stunt Night Comms.; Intra-murals, 1, 2, 3, 4; Stunt Night, 2, 3; Library Club, 3, 4; Operetta, 1; Dramatic Club, 3, 4; Secretary G.A.A., 2. WARREN FOX—Intramurals, 1, 2. 3, 4; Senior Play, Junior Play and Junior-Senior Banquet Committees. MADELINE FRISBEE — Junior and Senior Class Treasurer; President French Club; Torch Staff; Intramurals 1, 2, 3, 4; Junior Play, Junior Prom, Senior Play, Senior Movie Benefit, Senior Ring and Senior Ball Committees. DOROTHY GEORGE—Historical Play, Senior Play, Junior Prom Comms.; Eagle Staff. MARCELLA GEORGE—Senior Play and Historical Play Comms.; Intramurals 1, 4; Eagle Staff. ARTHUR GOLOMBEK—Orchestra 1, 2, 3, 4; Glee Club 2, 3, 4; Dance Orchestra 3, 4; Torch Staff; Dramatic Club 4; Operetta 1, 2, 3; Junior Operetta 1, 2; Music Night 1, 2, 3, 4; Track 1, 2; Senior Play; Senior Ring Comm. NORMA GREEN — Intramural Basketball, Volleyball and Soccer 4. CARL HANLEY—Intramural Sports 1, 2, 3, 4. RITA HANLEY—Intramural Sports 1, 2, 3, 4. NANCY HARRINGTON—Secretary Senior Class; Senior Play; Orchestra, 4; Glee Club; President Little Valley Freshman Class; Vice-President Little Valley Sophomore Class; Secretary Student Council Little Valley; G.A.A.; Dramatic Club, 1, 2, 3. 4; French Club, 3, 4; Eagle Staff, 4; Senior Ball Committee. CORNELIUS HARTRICK—Intramural Volleyball, 1, 2; Junior Play, Junior Prom, Senior Play, Senior Ball Comms.; Chef Club; Torch Staff. JUSTINE HAWKINS—Junior Prom Committee. VIRGIL HAWKINS—Intramurals, 3; Stunt Night, 3; Senior Ball, Junior Prom, Junior Play, Senior Play. Historical Play Comms.; Stunt Night Comm., 1, 2, 3, 4; Glee Club, 1, 3, 4; Operetta Comm., 3. JANE HETTLER—Intramurals, 1. 2, 3, 4; President G.A.A., 4; Stunt Night, 2, 3; Junior Play and Senior Play, Historical Play, Junior-Senior Banquet Comms.; Torch Staff; Dramatic Club, 4; Student Council, 4; French Club, 2, 3, 4; Orchestra, 1, 2; Glee Club, 1. VERNA HODGE—Glee Club, 1; Senior Play, Historical Play Comms.; Torch Staff. CLYDE HUBBARD—Intramurals; F.F.A.; Cornell Trip, 1941. ALENE INGERSOLL—Senior Play Committee. JOSEPH JOLLER—Senior Play, Senior Ball, Junior-Senior Banquet Comms.; Intramurals 3, 4. CORNELIUS KIBLER—Intramurals, 2, 3, 4; F.F.A. Vice-President, 2; F.F.A. Secretary, 4. PAUL KIRKPATRICK—Boys’ Athletic Association Secretary-Treasurer, 3, 4; Intramurals, 1, 2, 3, 4; Varsity Soccer, 2, 3, 4; Varsity Basketball, 3, 4; Varsity Track, 1, 2, 3, 4; Captain Varsity Track, 4; Volleyball, 3, 4; Stunt Night, 2, 3; Chef Club, 4; Library Club, 3, 4; Interclass Basketball, 1, 2, 3, 4. 24