Austintown Fitch High School - Reflector Yearbook (Youngstown, OH)

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CLASS HISTORY In October, 1940, one hundred three freshmen entered the game against Knowledge. Our coaches for the first quarter were Mr. Stewart Wagner, Mr. C. F. Stone and Mr. Arthur Steiskal. The stars of this period were Frank Roberts, Mario Bertolini, Ruth Stegman and Iune Moan. We were sports-minded early in this battle against knowl- edge. We placed Frank Wagner, Albert Hess and George Raidel on the sub-string in football and Edward Davidson. Clifford Samuels, Walter Holbrook, Bill Griesser, Bill Artz and Richard Hendel on the reserve basketball squad. Little but mighty Frank Roberts was cheerleader. Twelve of our boys were in the Torch Club Mario Bertolini serving as president. Nineteen members of our team were in the band and seventeen in the orchestra. Letha Baker and Doris Fee were majorettes. Hans Thiel placed third in the county General Science Scholarship Test. In Iune the first quarter ended. We had a slight lead over Knowledge. The September whistle blew, the game was resumed. The struggle opened with only ninety-seven on our team. Our coaches for this quarter were Mr. Stewart Wagner. Mr. C. F. Stone and Miss Marietta Bagnall. The stars of this second quarter were Virginia Dalton, Robert Wooten, Mario Bertolini and Ruth Stegman. We placed eight on the football squad. Richard Davis and Albert Hess on the first string and George Raidel, Edward Davidson, lack and Bill Siersdorfer, Gerald Tibbitts, and Alfred Breckner on the sub-string. Basketball was one of the hi-lights during this second quar- ter. Bill Griesser and Richard Davis were on the first string. Bill was fourth highest point man, scoring 1006 of the total for the season. Ten of our team along with only one outsider composed the reserve basketball squad. Betty Kravec was one of the reserve cheerleaders and Chester Clarke a varsity cheerleader. The outstanding achievement of this quarter was made by Ruth Stegman who ranked first in the County and second in the State English Scholarship tests. Mario Bertolini ranked third in the County Latin test. Twenty of our team composed 4291: of the band and orches- tra. Letha Baker and Doris Fee were majorettes again. Seven- teen of the boys were in the Torch Club. Bill Artz was president. We were victorious against the other three classes in a Sales Tax Drive. and as our reward we took time out to enjoy a movie starring Kay Kyser. Page Twenty-six ,During the second quarter Pearl Harbor was attacked and the U. S. was officially at war. This brutal attack greatly changed our game of school. Walton Shively was the first member of the Fitch faculty to enter service. Early in September the team returned to the floor to continue the game against Knowledge. this time we were Iuniors. The game was half over. Now we were upper-classmen. There was much to accomplish in this quarter and as our able coaches we had Mr. A. Glen Snell, Miss Myrlleen Ha- backer and Miss Georgia Price. The game was tougher and we were only eight-one strong. Death had taken one of us, Helen Klein, during the half- time. Our team found it was in a greater fight, the fight for our country. Duty beckoned to Iohn Winfield, Richard Hawley, Albert Hess and Richard Dorman during the period, also to Mr. Ralph Weaver and Mr. Herman Iones of the faculty. The stars of this period were Virginia Dalton, Edward Davidson, Mario Bertolini and Dorothy Woodworth. Eleven of our men were on the football squad. Edward Davidson, Iames Alberter, Alfred Breckner, Albert Hess, George Rose, George Raidel. Iack Siersdorfer and Frank Wagner were lettermen. Glenn Boggs was assistant manager. Edward Davidson and Delbert Zimmerman were basketball stars. Walter Holbrook was reserve manager. The band came into the spotlight in this third quarter. There were fifteen Iuniors in the organization. Letha Baker and Doris Fee were again majorettes. A new organization, the Victory Corps, was unanimously adopted. The Hi-Y and Girl Reserves were open to us in this third quarter. Ten boys joined the Hi-Y and twenty-three girls joined the Girl Reserves. The school paper, Tattle-Tale, came in our charge the second half and we received an A rating. The third period was nearly over and victory was nearer. Virginia Dalton, Iune Moan, Helen Bougas, Ruth Stegman, Mario Bertolini and George Rose did the most to overcome our foe, Knowledge, this period. They were inducted into the National Honor Society. The period in the game had rolled around when we too. bought class rings. We took time-out in April for a grand and glorious Ir.-Sr. Prom. But now the whistle blew and we took three months off to rest for the final quarter. During this time-out Uncle Sam beckoned again and Edward Davidson, Frank Wagner, Frank Roberts, Robert Wooten and Richard Davis answered the call. Also our able coach for the first half, Mr. Stewart Wagner, enlisted in the Navy. Coming back on the floor in September 1943, our team now decreased to fifty-five, was ready to take up the game to raise the score for a Victory. Our coaches for this last quarter were Mrs. l. B. Boyer, Miss Bettimae Iones and Mr. Arthur Steiskal. The stars were Glenn Boggs, Letha Baker, Iack Siersdorfer and Faye Wagar. The story of this year's quarter in the game is clearly told in the Reflector. As a reward for endeavor in the P. T. A. Membership Drive, our team enjoyed a chili supper and dance in the assembly room. Uncle Sam beckoned again. This time five boys were called from the game. Mario Bertolini was the first to go. He was followed by Bill Bennet, Arnold Russel, George Raidel and Walter Holbrook. In April we had our last big get-together, the Ir.-Sr. Prom. The time had rolled around, it was May. The game was over. We were victorious. We had conquered Knowledge! EILEEN CHUM

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