General Douglas MacArthur High School - Commander Yearbook (Levittown, NY)

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Hippity-hip, IftOppfty’Jvop, come on Franke: get that jimp! Faculty Benefit Game During our four years at Salk and MocArthur, we have had many opportunities to see athletic competition of students,- but the times we saw our faculty perform were few. On May 20, 1961, however, twenty- five of our teachers braved the perils of physical contact to play for the Thomas Guarino benefit basketball game. The night was highlighted by two games: First, the men faculty with boxing gloves, and their female colleagues, in the second, the men teachers dominated the courts. The pushing and screaming by our tame faculty was enjoyed by all. All who attended the game contributed to a good cause. Mr. Guarino, a former art chairman was loved by everyone. We were all shocked by his sudden death. Watch ut behind you! Mr Orlan |ini tries to drive u pass to Ar. Jehelko. Mr Plesenf gets set 1o block o pass to Mr Katz. 20

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BACK ROW, standing left to right — Coach Joseph Pecoro. Jeff Heller. Eliot Golub, Preston Olgelsby, Lorry Davidson. Stu Leven- shus. Paul Wagner. Charles Bongiorno. Pete Brock, Jim Forrel, Lorry George. Harry Horlowe. Manager Gary Flormon. FRONT ROW — Ed Quist. Bob Suther. Jeff Loeb. Mark Levine, Ted Meyer. Steve Rothenberg, John Kohlman, Jeff Levine. Missing — Richie Bulow, Mike Heiermon, Nick Heinrich, Buddy Kitoy, Howie Leath, John Sierra. Tom Whitaker. Phil Sheridan, Mike Lynch, Assistant Coach Emonuel Plesent. To those who watched the Cavalier Varsity Track team in action, the 1961 season was one of team disappointment, but of individual excel- lence. It was a year that saw Juniors Bob Suther, Howie Leath, and Charlie Bongiorno pile up the points in the 220 and 100. Jeff Levine's 5:04 in the mile and John Sierra's success in the half mile were other highlights of the team. Tom Whitaker and Nick Heinrich, Lacrosse men by trade, came over to the cinderpath continually, to run for the team. Then there were the fieldmen — Al Weiler and Sierra on the high jump, John Kohlman vaulting to 9' 6 and Paul Wagner hop, skip, and jump- ing to a school record. But if these individual performances were the fuel for success, then Coach Pecora's patience was the spark. It was individual raw material to- gether with Mr. Pecora's advice that brought good inter-scholastic records to the team. Track and Field Cooch Pecoro checks statistics of meet with Long Beoch.

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MR JOHN HUDZIK Bucknell, B S.; Columbia, M.A MR WILLIAM RUTHIZER Hofstra. B.B.A. MR. CHARLES STEWART Indiana State B.S.; University of Pittsburgh, M.A.