Attica High School - Torch Yearbook (Attica, NY)

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TERESA VICTOR Tee” Teresa Victor is her name. She lives for fun and not for fame.” PATSY VITAGLIANO Patsy” I never feel that I can afford to miss school. RUTH WELLMAN Ruthie” ' There is no wisdom like frankness.” ROGER WEST Westie” Water is wet, dust is dry. Life is short and so am I.” JOHN WILSON Red” All his faults are such that one likes him all the better. ROYMOND GEORGE Red” A hasty man is seldom out of trouble. ARTHUR GERHARDT Art” Blessed be agriculture but not too much of it. STANLEY SCHRINER Butterfly” T love work. I could sit and watch it all day.” DONALD WEHNER Don” My idea of an agreeable man is a man who agrees with me. Page 17

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JOHN OSTERTAG Poodle” To make a fine gentleman several trades are required, but chiefly a barber. BEATRICE SCHALLERT Bea” The mildest manners and the most peaceful countenance.” VELMA SNYDER Velm” Be silent and safe . . Silence never betrays you.” HELEN SQUIRES Patsy” Quiet but not idle.” FRED STRYKER Fritz” It matters not how a man lives, but how he dies.” JEAN STANGROVER Jeannie” There is no royal road to Tngonomctry.” RICHARD TALLMAN Dick” An independent piece of boyhood.” MERRILL TOOLEY Mac” You can never plan the future by the RITA TRETTER Shortie” I know it is a sin for me to sit here and grin.” LORETTA TREZCIESKI Teda” Lord, what fools these mortals be!” Page 16

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SENIOR CLASS HISTORY We, the class of ’44, started out in our freshman year with great hopes for the future. As we now look back, we see Mr. Van de Mark as our class advisor and William Denault as president. Our activities were very limited during our first year, and our only great achievement was the winning of first prize for Stunt Night. With Mrs. Sands, Miss Feeley and Mr. Cogger as advisors, and Victor Jensen as president of our sophomore class, we participated in more of the school activities. Being distinguished sophomores we were allowed two dances for the year; they proved to be very successful. We sophomores gave an all out effort toward the sale of defense stamps and bonds and at the end of the first contest ranked second to the seniors. As we now look back we regard our Junior year as almost our busiest year. Under the direction of Mrs. Ranger as advisor, we elected the following officers: James Hyland, president; Ralph Bottone, secretary; Robert Hutchings, vice-pres.; Jack Ostertag, treasurer, and Jean Stangrover and William Denault as class representatives. We were the first class to purchase our senior class rings in our junior year. Our junior play, Meet the Folks,” under the direction of Mr. Cogge was a superb production. Warren Fargo’s orchestra of Batavia provided the music for our major event of the year, our Junior Prom. In June we toasted farewell to the seniors by entertaining them at the Junior-Senior Banquet. Finally, after three years of bettering ourselves we became sophisticated seniors. We again welcomed back Mrs. Ranger as class advisor and James Hyland as president of the senior class. Other officers included: Ralph Bottone, vice-president; Ruth Lippold, secretary; Helen Squires, treasurer; Phyllis Lippold and William Denault as representatives of the Student Council. William Denault left us to join the armed forces at the middle of the year. Richard Jasnau was elected to take his place as student council representative. Hubert Hopfinger left the class in March to join the armed forces. We began our senior year with a Welcome Back Dance which was a great success. Our senoir play, So Help Me, Hannah!,” again under the direction of Mr. Cogger was even a greater success than our Junior Play. Our Senior Ball, which was a huge success, was held in May. After four short years of study and fun we are now looking foreward to Baccalureate, Class Night, and to the final day of departure, Graduation Day. In the future we will remember the new friends we made, and the fine teachers who made our Attica High School days enjoyable. Page 18