Grover Cleveland High School - Clevelander Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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The enior Glass History Army Life Ai' Grover I-I938-39 INFANTRY There was a clarion call for voluniee rs io ioin 'rhe infan+ -ry, lrypical fresh- menl, and The large group of e-ager recruirs enrered rhe porrals of Grover Cleveland l-ligh School for The firsl' 'rim e. This band of The Clevelandiies s'rar'red on i'rs four-year rraining course ar Fori lnexperience. The eniire lnfanrry, sup- plied wirh weapons, lbooksl climbed inro +he barracks lhome-roomsl and made ready for acrion. Milirary orders were given by Commanding Officers, lMr. Devine and +he faculiyl, direcied by The General, lMr. Kennedyl. Suddenly rhere was a 'rerrific explosion of bombs. several were prosrrafedz orhers were wounded. lFirs'r mon+h's repori' cards.l Firsr aid was immediarely applied +o rhe wounded. lWhi1'e cards.l Among The prominenr rookies was Sandy Anselmo, who wi'rh his mellow golden voice, became popular in recrearion halls. Salvarore Aquilina, Marie Lombardo, Pauline Gallagher, and Rosalie Lo Manro were ci'red for good work. li-lonor roll cards.l Frances Scire, Margaref Vaccaro, Jennie Vasile, and Phyllis Thomas were awarded al'hle+ic honors. lFour-inch ler'rer.l Inger Olsen, a noled beauiy al'- 'rracred arrenrion in camp. lBeau'ry con+esr.l All of rhe rookies were impressed by 'rhe arrogance of 'rheir superiors, lupper classmenl - +ha'r is, all exce-pr l-lelen Charles, who iusr accepred life as if came. June, I939 - Fierce aHack from Regenrs Force. Many succumbed. lnfanrry exhausredg dire need fora resi. Shorr furlough granred 'ro all. lSummer vacal'ion.l II-I939-40 ARTILLERY FORCE Back 'ro 'rhe old grind again. Drills became harder and more severe. ll-lome-work.l Now we revelled in rhe noisy bangbangs of Jrhe machine guns. lSopho- mores are The noisy ones.l Occasional volleys of bullers were received from officers. lBlue slips.l We had +o +oe ihe mark for formidable guards were on duly in all 'rhe cor- ridors and in rhe Mess l-lall. lMoni+ors.l This year, Joe Sacco, pianisr, enreriained 'rhe groups orfdury. Peiire Marie Coniglio and Daring Jo Sinaira led cheers. Gumps Duminuco siarred in baskerball. and George Sawyer, in baseball: while Joe Marino, qualified as run- ner for all-high honors. ln a surprise aHack several Tell from Their horses and were seized by rheir old enemy. lRegen+s.l Many rallied. Anorher furlough was granred. III-I94O-4I CAVALRY OFFICERS Trot +ro'r, 'rrol', 'rhe Juniors were riding, riding along To vic+ory. Yes, riding along in unison, we are cer'I'ain 'ro prove 'ro ihe new rookieswand in- berweens whai leadership really is. Taking an acrive pari in rhe ptublishing gf l!Campus Topics and The Clevelander, were Laura O'Brien, and lrene uc er. 24

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Last Will and Testament We, The Class oT i942 oT Grover Cleveland l-ligh School, in accordance wiTh The laws oT The CiTy oT BuTTalo, and The STaTe oT New York, do hereby make and declare This To be our lasT will and TesTamenT. The Tew remaining boys we lovingly leave To The TaculTy, ThaT They may have The pleasure oT conTending wiTh Them in The TuTure. We hope They appre- ciaTe These boys, because according To The laTesT survey, Grover Cleveland is desTined To become a Girls' Seminary. To The Junior Class we lovingly bequeaTh our reserved secTion oT The audiTorium where They may be admired by all. To The Sophomore Class we le-ave The preparaTions and suspense oT Junior Day, and also our box oT viTamin pills leTT over Trom Senior Day so ThaT They may be able To sTand The sTrain. We congraTulaTe The Freshman Class Tor Their splendid inTeresT in school acTiviTies, and we leave Them some oT The perseverance and experience oT The Seniors - To be used only in case oT emergency. The Tollowing personal bequesTs are also made: DoroThy Fiorella leaves her virTues oT TimidiTy and obedience To RiTa Car- darella . . . John VolTz, his alooTness To l-luberT King . . . Orlo Secord leaves her sweeT manner To Marian lraci . . . Kay ConoscenTi, her TalkaTiveness and sTick oT gum To Gloria Concialdi . . . Phyllis Thomas enTrusTs her cherished memories oT Mr. Dressler To Angeline Siracuse . . . ViTo Rinaldo bequeaThs his English noTes, lovingly wriTTen in Chinese, To Mike Piddisi . . . Dick Swanson Talls heir To Dick Possee's greaT proTile . . . Sarah GaeTa leaves her puncTu- aliTy To Ann Bulone . . . AnThony Flaminio weepingly leaves Daisy June To Carl Traina . . . and adds his box oT cough drops, which may come in handy while pracTicing . . . To Lucien PoTenza, Marino DiCarlo wills his zooT suiT wiTh The drape shape . . . Evelyn Thom leaves her drawl To Marge Conly . . . Leonard Zaccagnino, his piggy bank To Louis Calabrese . . . SalvaTore Aquilina, his oraTorical abiliTy To Larry Del Priore . . . Mary Jane Gill Talls heir To The brilliance and originaliTy oT Delphine Beauchamp . . . Michael Murphy leaves his aTTendance record, wiTh a sigh oT relieT, To Bob Conk . . . To Joe Daniels, Joe Anselmo wills his boTTle oT niTro-glycerine lmay he resT in peacel . . . George Palamio leaves his deTense bond posTer oT Miss America To Frannie Marion. The Senior Class, being oT sound mind, herein inscribes iTs name To The above documenT, in The year oT our Lord one Thousand nine hundred and TorTy-Two. ' -The GraduaTing Class oT '42, 23

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The girls Took on a sudden youThTul appearance. Was iT ThaT knee socks became The laTesT Tad? Socks oT various colors were worn, and The young ladies sTarTed Their campaign Tor saving silk Tor deTense. Then The exciTing day arrived when, The Juniors were allowed To elecT oTTicers. Teddy GeTman, The PresidenT and Laura O'Brien, The vice presidenT, were eIecTed by an overwhelming maioriTy. Also emerging vicTorious in These elecTions were Colleen Carey, Barbara lncorvaia, Josephine Callea, Basil Elle- menT, and George Palamio. The commanding oTTicers, decoraTed Tor valor, led our colorTul parade. lJunior Day CelebraTion.l - One hardy oTTicer ISarah GaeTaI remarked, Boyl Am I Thrilled: inspe-cTion is coming. lExaminaTions.I Oh! Well, ThaT's one in a million Tor you. IV-l94I-42 AIR FORCE Now came promoTions To The Air Force ISeniors are high TIyers.l The highesT rank in The Army was now besTowed upon us. A greaT vicTory was won by a volley oT words. IDebaTe-s.I Reveille caused disconTenTmenT among all. There was a greaT deal oT sleeping in The barracks. Many had To go To The Guard I-louse. ITardy slips.l In every camp could Ice heard: I can'T geT em up, The Freshman's worse Than his Teacher lcan'T geT'em up, The Sophomore's worse Than The Fresh- I can'T geT 'em up, I Tell you: man, I can'T geT em up, The Junior's worse Than The Sophomore: I can'T geT em up, BuT The Senior's The worsT oT Them all. I can'T geT em up aT all. I can'T geT 'em up. I can'T geT 'em up. ' ,This morning I can'T geT em I can'T geT 'em , I can'T geT 'em up, . I can'T geT 'em up, Today. UP UP IEasTern Wa r-Time.l -Everybody became exciTed over our new weapons. lDeTense STamps and Bonds.I Wi+h The assisTance oT The SergeanTs in command, ITeachers in charge oT The PosTer CommiTTee,I These sales were boosTed sky high. Those disTinguished Tor leadership were-given high commissions. Those pro- moTed To senior oTFicers were: George Palamio, preside-nT: Laura O'Brien. vice- presidenT: ViTo Rinaldo, boys' Treasurer: Jane Taylor, girls' Treasurer: Edward CasTeIIano, boys' marshal: Orlo Secord, girls' marshal: Pauline Gallagher, sec- reTary: SalvaTore Aguilina, vaIedicTorian: Delphine Beauchamp, class propheT: Rasalie Lo lv1anTo, class poeT: and Carrie Tiranno, class hisTorian. There was a greaT dress parade and all were- ouT Tor inspecTion. lClass Day.I Now wiTh Tlying banners oT green and whiTe They arrived aT The CiTy oT CommencemenT where The heroe-s were honored by rewards oT meriT, ldiplomasl, which were presenTed by The I-ligh Command, Ilvlr. Kennedyl. The happy regi- menT pledged allegiance To our counTry and now sTood ready To do iTs parT in The War or Freedom. H' Carrie A. Tiranno, Class I-lisTorian. 25