Ford City High School - Trireme Yearbook (Ford City, PA)

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enior Cfdifif Adfory 1939-40-As freshmen of 1940 we began to strive for our goal-to be seniors. Big shots now, we strutted about the lower halls defying anyone to seem superior to us. We had few social activities, but, through the management of our home- room chairmen and class sponsors, we arranged a get- acquainted dance of our own. The crowning glory came when we were promoted into Senior High. 1940-41-Being one step closer to our destination we enthusiastic- ally opened our sophomore year. The noise and clatter increased on the upper floor, and we were not so childish as we had been only a year before. We elected officers: President, Anne Ortmanp Vice-President, Raymond Pechang Treasurer, Robert Holleyp and Secretary, Delores Sanko. Through their able leadership we sponsored an important and gala soiree-the Sophomore Hop. We were blossom- ing out socially and gaining more sophisticated personali- ties. Each had begun to feel l am a part of all that I have met. l94l-42-We were definitely older-much different from our THE TRIREME Page 26 green freshmen stage. We got off to a snappy start by celebrating Ford City High School's first undefeated and untied football season with a Victory Dance featuring Francis Patt's Crchestra. Now Iuniors, we were very much in favor of an extensive social program. We sponsored the Valentine Dance, the usual Iunior Play, and climaxed the season with the traditional Iunior-Senior Prom. Officers for this year were: President, Raymond Pechany Vice-Presi- dent, Anne Ortmany Secretary, Meade Klingensmith: and Treasurer, Madeline I-lnatiow. 1942-43-We have reached our goal, but we will not stop reaching until We achieve still greater accomplishments in the future. Boys are beginning to look at girls with more interest, and girls are definitely interested in the boys. With the aid of the class officers and co-operation of Mr. Marsh, our social calendar is filled to the brim with events. Class officers elected are: President, Meade Klingensmithg Vice-President, Anne Ortmany Secretary, Frances Volekg and Treasurer. Teddy lablonski. We hold the annual Hallowe'en Dance followed up by several smaller dances and skates. Not to be forgotten are the Senior Play, another success, and a jolly Sadie Hawkins Dance. Spring arrives, and with it comes, not love, but Baccalaureate and Commencement. A feeling of emptiness and sadness enters each Senior's heart-a feeling we try to drown with gaiety. Graduation, the climax of twelve glorious years, comes and is gone. We aren't Seniors now, but young men and women of America, and so we take leave of our dear Alma Mater and say, So Long from the class of 1943.

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P. film R. - - - - eniom IAMES WALKER-Snooks or Rizzo . . . a quiet lad . . . always finds time to laugh . . . gets notes from M. M. . . . bashful . . . one of our hilltoppers . . . always interrupts by saying Tilt . . . possesses a lazy streak, maybe LEONARD WALLECK-Len . . . Mushead . . . got that from Senior Play . . . radio expert , . . a blond . . . thinks he's never wrong in solid . . . enjoys anything about science . . . played in Iunior play . . . tears around in a Buick . . . he's bashful . . . a nice kid to know RAYMOND WINTGENS-Ramie . . . a very good student, especially solid . . . quiet . . . pals with Farmer and Ralph . . . in summer could be found on Seventh Avenue play- ground . . . isn't interested in the fairer sex . . . sure to suc- ceed in anything he plans to do . . . belongs to I-li-Y ARTHUR WOLFE-Art . . . a quiet, studious boy who both- ers nobody and wants no one to bother him . . . bright in all his classes, especially the sciences. . .hobbies are 'adio and model airplane building . . . definitely a lone Wolfe RUSSELL WRIGHT-Russ . . . from way up the hill . . . knows how to keep his hair in place . . . carries his lunch since rationing has started . . . future is unknown, but he says you can never tell what will happen GLBDYS WYANT-Comes from Cadogan . . . her main pastime-driving her car . . . matrimonially inclined . . . likes school except for the studies . . . future undecided SHIRLEY YATES-Shirley . . , has been Mrs. Bob Rupert in private life since May 2, 1942 . . . possesses a lovely soprano voice . . . had an important role in the operetta in her lunior year . . . will make a good housewife PAUL ZUBIC-Zuba . . . another future Marine . . . loves basketball . . . allergic to girls . . . likes to be alone . . . slides through his classes . . . quiet in classes but not in study halls pesters Anna in Economics ...gets that guilty look in his eyes . . . enioys all outdoor sports THE TRIREME Page 25

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