Elmira Catholic High School - Victorian Yearbook (Elmira, NY)

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STANLEY E. WINIECKI 356 Millard Street St. Casimiris 1 t'Sta - - - part of Louie Lisi'S band - - - avia- tion enthusiast - - - goes to ground school - - - Y fa only boy in biology class - - - art editor on Clarion - - - guitar artist - - - fisherman - - - always halt' hour early for school - - - shortest boy in class - - - UYeah-ll' - - - guim chewer - - - Oh those girls are always talkin' - - - tickles the unaware - - - sings - - - Will Succeed, Glam .Jliatafuf CHAPTER I: FRESHMAN YEAR It seems not very long agro since we, the class of 743, arrived at Catholic High for the first time. YVe were young, confused, little Freshies at first but after a few weeks of going into the wrong classes and climbing' three flights of stairs, we became acquainted enough to elect our class officers. They were: Thomas Connelly .. ....... President VVilliam Henry . . . .... Vice-President Francis Doran . . . ....... Secretary Robert, Barnes ...... .... . . .'l reasurer This was the year that Father Risky organized the school orchestra and called it the 'tEchoes.'l Our class also eagerly responded to the call for singers in the Glee Club as this was also its first year. Our one and only party of the year was a Freshman Frolic' held on April 4. Page Twenty-five

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Dutch - - - chatters glibly - - - studies dili- . ...xl I - .X MARY CATHERINE WHEELAND 456 E. Church Street SS. Peter and Paulls Sis - - - ardent baseball fan - - - always a dif- ferent hair-do - - - Got a mirror? - - - lim- erick writer - - - likes hot-dogg and pepsi-cola - - - never neglects her homework - - - lovely blond hair - - - talkative on the telephone - - - pensive - - - errand girl to the library - - - lots of fun - - - three nice brothers - - - everybody's friend. 1 I S S X lv.. ! ,A K 5 f X ' JOHN B. WILMOT XJ 806 Grove Street St. Patrick's gently - - - finishing in three years - - - another of the A Sz P boys - - - football casualty - - - nf xg S. T. A. man - - - likes to argue with teachers 1 - - - good driver - - - Hey you guys - - - likes little kids and double dates - - - will be Ford- ham's outstanding water boy - - - Can't Miss. Page Twenty-four

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CHAPTER II: SOPHOMORE YEAR I VVe felt very important taking' over the Sophomore homeroom. Our first. act as Sophomores was to elect our officers: Jean Nolan ...............,....... , .... President Vllilliam Connelly . .... Vice-President Robert Barnes .................. ..... S ecretary Mary Schaefer ........................ Treasurer TVe had four successful events that year. Un November 29, Father Bisky held a HSignature Daneel' for the Freshmen and Sophonioresg a class party was held in the Scout Rooms on February l-1. and the traditional St. Patricks Assembly on March 17. 'l he silent movies thai took place in the As- sembly Rooms, proved to be most enjoyable to the whole school as something new and entertaining. Two of our star bowlers, Regina Schneck and Bolton T'e1'williger, won the matches that year. I Our second year came to a pleasant' close with a class picnic at Enfield Hen. unica- Senioa fbadltquei if 4- an X -4- Y , CHAPTER III: JUNIOR YEAR As We entered our third year at Catholic High. as upper-classnien. we grained a new classmate. Peggy Seroslcy. XYe started the year' off right with the election of our officers: Claire McC'arthy .. ......, President James Flynn ...... .... X 'ice-President William Thomas . . . ........ Secretary Jeanette Manocchio .................... Treasurer . Our first triumph as juniors was a panel discussion on Inter-American relations which took place on April 1. Then on April 29, we successfully turned out the junior issue of the 'tClarion.'l The junior girls organized a Library Council with Mary Margaret Ylfeingart as president. Our orator, Lois Basler, won first place in the American Legion Oratorical Contest, This was the first time in the history of Catholic High that a girl achieved that honor But our junior year was successful in money-making' activities, too. On April 22, the annual carnival was held in the Scout Rooms. Also we had a coat-hanger campaign. The proceeds from these two events provided for a Junior-Senior Banquet on May 26 which ended our third year at Catholic High. Mary Schaefer, '43 Page 7'i.'1enIysiaq