Hicksville High School - Comet Yearbook (Hicksville, NY)

Text from Pages 1 - 40 of the 1940 volume:

THE COMET 1915-1940 SILVER ANNIVERSARY PUBLISHED BY THE SENIOR CLASS Hicksville High School THE COMET of 1940 Printed by the Students in the HICKSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL PRINT SHOP 19 4 0 Alumni Class Leaders DEDICATION To the Hicks ville Alumni Association, whose constant efforts toward achievements have made Hicksville High School outstanding in educational fields, and in the business and industrial world, the class of 1940 dedicates this anniversary issue of the “Comet”- The Alumni wishes to express its gratitude to the class of 1940 for this splendid dedication. It was most thoughtful ot you to honor us in this manner. We, who have gone before you, congratulate you on your new achievement. It is our hope that success, happiness, and eood health be yours in your future undertakings. William H. McCabe ADMINISTRATION Faculty . ADMINISTRATION Charles Colthurst Treas. Henry Brengel Gustave Wennegel BOARD OF EDUCATION E H. LeBarron Supt. Frank Chlumsky Andrew Heberer Clerk Otto Janke John Herzog Heading the Procession E. A. Van Slyke Superintendent, 1925 1936 Principal, 1923 - 1925 L. L. Brennerman Principal. 1915 Roscoe C. Craft Principal, 1915-1918 E. H. Le Barr on Superintendent 1936 - F. S. Van De Water Piinc.pal 1918 1923 Mabel R. Farley Principal, 1925- The “Comet Staff of 1940 ABRAMS, Raymond Ray President Foreign Relations Club (3) Track (1, 2, 3) Hnorav for Youth” ALSHEIMER, Charles Red Grange Basketball (3 4) Football (4) Vice-President Home Room 3) APPLETON, Harold Baseball 2, 3, 4) BADE, Use Dutchie Glee Club (1, 2, 3. Pres. 4) Orchestra (1, 2, 3, 4) Ping Pong (2) BEAN. Edith Jelly Basketball (1, 2, 3. 4) Hockey (1, 2. 3, 4) Soccer (1. 2. 3. 4) BECAN, Violet Vi Honor Society (1. 2. 3, 4) Cheerleader (4) “Hooray for Youth” BfcRfcSNICK, Rose President Library Club Captain Gym Squad Honor Society (1, 2, 3, 4) BICKFORD. Allan '‘Biclc Ticket Committee (4) BLASHCHUK, Charles Ike Scrapbook Club Radio Club Bookkeeping Club BRENDEL. Robert ' Bob” Honor Society, Treasurer (4) President of Chess Club Band 2 years BRENGEL, Frederick Fritz Hooray for Youth” Honor Society (1, 4) Legion Oratorical Contest (4) C 4 I BRENGEL, Henry C.. Jr. Henny Fire Squad “Chain Lightning (4) Hooray for Youth” (4) SToAAG.� . ufoH FATHC JS . BROWN, Betty Babs Vice-President Home Room (3, 4) ’‘Hooray for Youth” Basketball 4 years CARACIOLO, Marianne “Hooray for Youth” (4) Red Cross Council (4) Franklin Shop Sewing Club (3) CHAYKA, Anthony '•Tony Football (2, 3) Basketball (2, 3) Track 13, 4) CIVILETTI, Antoinette Toni Home Room President (1) Basketball (1. 2. 3, 4) Volley Ball (1. 2. 3. 4) COLTHURST. Dorothy “Hooray lor Youth” (4) Chairman of Candy Committee Glee Club CONRAD. Christine Tiny” Glee Club xlonor Society (1. 2, 3, 4) Secretary (4) CONRAD, Mary Red Cross (1, 2, 3, 4) President (4) President Honor Society CORNWELL, Russell “Russ i.ome Room President (1, 2) Footba.l (1. 2, 3, 4) Fi,e Squad CRAWFORD, Elwood Lank Basketball (3, 4) Track (3, 4) Cross Country (4) CULLEN, Albert Fuzzy Class President (3) Editor of “Comet” Track DIVAN, Robert Foo Fire Squad (4) Chess Club DUDA, Muriel Honor Society (4) ‘Tfoorav for Youth” Committee Ping Pong. Manager (4) FCH. EiSEMANN, Irene “Renie Basketball 3 years Hockey Bed Cross Council EISEMANN, Norman Norm Glee Club (1, 2. 3. 4) Football (2. 3. 4) Hooray for Youth” ERB, William Erbie FOLEY, Elwood Foo Won Certificate of Achievement” (1938) Hooray for Youth Committee FRANCKE, Harriet Shorty Comet , Feature Editor (4) Honor Society Hooray for Youth” GIESE, Alton Bernard Hooray for Youth” Football (4) Basketball (2. 3. 4) Duck 6 A GRAEBER, Fred Editor of Comet (3) “Hooray for Youth” “Comet Staff (4) HACKMACK, Edna Basketball (1, 2, 3, 4) Hockey (1, 2, 3, 4) Volley Ball (1, 2. 3. 4) HANNIGAN, John Irish Football (3, 4) Traffic Squad (4) Vice-President Home Room (4) HAUGHEY. John HEBERER, Florence Flo Band Orchestra Hooray for Youth AT- t At A T� Q - nr rtAGL. p£ c. + ) HEBERER, Margery Band (1, 2, 3. Pres. 4) Musical Comedy (1, 4) Orchestra (1, 2, 3, 4) HEIM, Paul Heimy Hooray for Youth Fire Squad Christinas Play (4) HENNE, Lorraine Honey Manager of Archery (2) Manager of Basketball (4) Home Room Presided (3) MEINTZ, Blanche Basketball (2, 3, 4) Volley Ball (2, 3, 4) Honor Society HEILIG, i o, Kitty News r on Comet Staff (4) “Hoorc ior Youth” Committee Basebai (1. 2) , , n t ) o k fu. cau. 1 n i p - rwe k Tj c. ■ H£X.f Hb .AOi 1 1 flGrH Hi � w- ro HNATUK, Madeline HOLDER, Elaine -U Archery Hooray for Youth” Committee HUTTON, Gertrude Gertie Basketball (4) Volleyball (2. 3) Soccer (2, 3) KAPPSTATTER. Arthur Putch Track (1, 2. 3, 4) Football (1, 2. 3. 4) Treasurer of Senior Class KESSLER, Althea Tricky President o; Library C'.ub Publicity Committee KOJI, Olga KUBERNACH, Marie Kuby Basketball (2, 4) Home Room President 2) Tennis (2) LE DOUX, Margaret Margie Basketball (1. 2. 3, 4) 1st Prize In Poster Contest (4) Member of Honor Society (4) LEHMANN, Shirley “Hooray for Youth” Junior Prom Committee Home Room Vice-President (2) LIEBLING, Sylvia Skinny Basketball (3, 4) Hooray for Youth Committee Junior Prom Committee LINNEKIN, Norman Lin Track (2 3, 4) President of Home Room (4) President of class (4) LOVETT, Norman Tennessee Football (1, 2, 3, 4) Alpha Society, President Hooray for Youth LOVETT. Robert Oklahoma Home Room president (4) Football (2, 3, 4) Baseball (2) MAGGIO, Nina Toni Archery (2, 3, 4) Archery Manager Hooray for Youth Committee MANELSKI, Mary Vice-President of Honor Society Hooray for Youth Member of L. I. Field Hockey Team MARCINKOWSKI, Irene Marcy “Hooray for Youth Basketball, 1 year Hockey, 2 years McCAFFREY, Edmund McGurk Basketball (3, 4) Reporter for Alpha Society Reporter for Senior Class McDONALD, Johnnie Mac Hooray for Youth Football (2) Golf (2) McNAMEE, James Mac McNUTT, Jean Vice-President Senior Class Honor Society Hooray for Youth N '6 A O g£ ir)£ A -1 METZGER, Arline Chic Basketball, 4 years Baseball, 4 years Honor Society (1. 2, 3. 4) METZGER, Matthew Mat “Hooray for Youth “Chain Lightning” Track (3, 4) NASO, Madeline Shorty 1 “Hooray for Youth” (4) Basketball (2, 3, 4) Hockey (2, 3. 4) NEEMS, Harold Butch Traffic Squad (4) Fire Squad (4) Honor Society (3, 4) NELSON, Gladys Glady Musical Comedy (4) Badminton “Hooray for Youth” NIKON, John Mad Russian Intra-mural Basketball (1, 2, 3, 4) Football (3. 4) “Hooray for Youth” NOWIENSKI, George R. Moe Baseball (1, 2, 3, 4) Football (3, 4) Honor Society (1. 2) O'BRIEN, Thomas Home Room President (2, 4) Track (2, 3. 4) Glee Club (1. 2, 3. 41 3A O'CONNOR, Leo Okie1 Music (2) OLIVERI, Madeline Dutch Volley Ball Basketball Archery O'NEILL. Marion Sis Basketball (1, 2, 3. 4) Honor Society (1, 2, 4) Home Room President (2) O'NEILL. James Jimmy tfftS0%. , pA.C . Football (3, 4) U .S . FeA. t, Glee Club 11. 2) NJCTiC K Vd-W-lT Basketball (3' CP ’ W F-Eja.l«?6S OWEN, Edward Teddy Baseball (1. 2, 3, 4) PAULEY. William Fire Squad (4) Secretary of Hobby Club (4) Usher for Senior Plays (4) PETRI, Madeline Peachy Basketball (4) Baseball (2) Hockey (3) PODOLSKI, John W. Monk Football 2. 3, 4) Honor Society (1) Home Room President (3) POLMAN, John PURNHAGEN, Henry Hooray for Youth Track (3. 4) Fire Squad PUVOGEL. John Pookey Traffic Squad Fire Squad President of Dramatic Club (41 QUINN, Dorothy Quinnie Honor Society Baseball (1, 2, 3) Hooray for Youth Committee ROHBACK, Jeannette Glee Club (1, 2, 3. 4) Honor Society (1. 2, 3, 4) Home Room Secretary (3) RYDBERG, Norma Hockey (1) Basketball (1) Baseball (1) SARLI, Lydia Publicity Committee Dramatic Club Library Club SCHAAL, Catherine Kay Badminton (3 yrs.) Basketball (1, 2, 3, 4) Hockey (1, 2, 3, 4) ¥ SCHAEFER, Wallace Band (2, 3, 4) Orchestra (3, 4) Chess Club (4) X- ... SCHLICK, Joseph Joe SCHLITZ, Francis Fran Won Letter In Track- -Iiigh Art Club (2. 3, 4) Fire Squad (4) SCHLUTER. Harvey Managing Editor of “Comet” Home Room President Dramatic Club (1) Secretary (4) SCHNEPF, Clifford Track (3, 4) Footba. 3, 4) SHAVITZ, Doris MDobbyaa ‘Hooray for Youth” Basketball (4) Honor Society (1. 2, 3) SIELAFF, Dorofhy Dotty Basketball (4) Volley Ball (4) Hockey 4) SMITH, Bernard Bunny Fire Squad “Hooray for Youth” Committee Decorating Committee SMITH, John Snuffy Football (2, 4) Baseball (3. 4) Track (2, 3, 4) SMITH, Leonard Smiffy Basketball . c a Honor Society SMITH, Lester Smitty Basketball (3, 4) Baseball (1, 2, 3, 4) Football (2. 3) j SMOLIK, Joseph Joe Fire Squad 'Hooray for Youth Committee “Comet” Staff STAMOS, Nicholas “Carbon Home Room President (2) Treasurer of Junior Class Band (1, 2, 3, 4) STOFFEL. Irene Stuffy President Art Club (3) Badminton (1, 2, 3) Pint; Pong Manager (3) SUMMERS, Bob “Lobber Basketball (3, 4) Home Room President (1, 2) Traffic Squad co f USC - SUMNER, Marion I iockey Basketball “Hooray for Youth” Surr.ner TAYLOR, Edwin Eddie THEIM, Genevieve “Gen “Hooray for Youth” Basketball (1, 2, 3, 4) Baseball (1, 2, 3, 4) TITUS, Eleanor S-gar“ Basketball (1. 2. 3. 4) Soccer (1, 2, 3, 4) Baseba’l (1 2. 3. 4) TITUS, Gerald “Sam“ Chain Lightning” URE, Shirley Basketball (2, 4) Baseball (2, 3) VALENTINE, Dorothea “Dottle Basketball (1, 2, 3, 4) Traffic Squad Treasurer of Junior Class VOORHEST, William B1!“ Camera Club Vice-President “Hooray for Youth” Committee Fire Squad VOTYPKA, Josephine “Hooray for Youth Hockey (1) WAY. William Willie Home Room Vice-President Sports Editor For “Comet Manager of Basketball WETTERAU. Wilbur Biff Band (1. 2, 3. 4) School Plays (1. 2. 3. 4) Home Room President (3) WILLIAMS, Norma ‘ Hooray for Youth Committee Badminton Member of Bowling Club WRIGHT, Frederick Fritz President of Math Club loo ray for Youth Committee Fire Squad 7EBERTOVICH, Lydia Lid Member of Typing Club “Hooray for Youth Comm.i tee ZGLIESEKY, Lottie, ,,Bingo Typing Club Vice-President Basketball (1. 2, 3, 4) ZIRK, Walter Casanova Football (4) Intra-Mural Basketball (4) ZUKOWSKI, Casimer Hobby Club Vice-President � 4) Hooray for Youth Committee V Students All Local Honor Society National Honor Society A 25 YEAR SAIL ON THE SEA OF SUCCESS 1915 1917 1919 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1933 1935 1936 1939 1940 Name of Ship: Hicksville High School Dock: Hicksville, New Yor ? Log: We leave the home harbor to gain access to greater lands. Brilliancy of the sun is expected to shine eternally. Class of ’17 begi is Hicksville Scholarship Fund. We go ashore on an educa ional tour. Class of 1919 goes on the first Washington trip. Rooming houses, budgeted meals, no buses -sore feet. Sailors learn writing as THE COMET begins. When the expense be- comes too great for outside printing, the magazine is mimeographed. Reporters and editors alike go around and around the table making over 150 copies. Gobs become musical as the musical department is added. They be- come commercially minded. With five typewriters, and two saw horses, and three boards, the commercial department commences. We set sail into larger waters as the ground is broken for our present building. From here we are to cross great depths Craft changes hands. Mr. Van S yke becomes superintendent of schools. Captain is changed. Miss Parley becomes principal. Athletes preside. The first basketball and baseball teams are organized To emphasize the liner things of life, the home economics department is begun. From brig to beam we are athletes. Th- first football team is organized. We become champions ! Our baseball team becomes the champions of Long Island. The track team is organized. A cafeteria is crowded into the one room home economics department. In football we are the North Shore Champs Canvas is let out. We are gaining speed. The new wing is built which includes the auditorium, the library, and the shops. Appetites increase. The cafeteria is also added. We sight Africa! Class of 30, using shop tools, organize one of the great- est circuses of all time. Oh, if the class a decade later could have seen Howard Darling (the hind-legs of the elephant) Everett Lehman, Charles Stoltz, Theodore Aubertel, and the other circus enthusiasts perform ! Coming upon a sunken vessel, we salvage much booty. Tuesday Bank- Days commence as the Thrift Service Incorporation is installed. Knowledge falls upon us as National Honor Society Charter is granted to Hicksville High. Over the waves we go. Ihe high school band is organized. Craft again changes hands. Mr. LeBarron becomes superintendent. Cen tennial celebration pictures our town as it was in 1836. Twelve episodes are given-Quaker wedding included. Officers steer new courses. New York University establishes center at Hicksville High School. Land Ho! We put in port to give an account of the sail, and to lay in supplies for another sail in the future. Tnrough The Years So We Went To Washington The Play's The Thing Juniors JUNIOR HOME ROOM OFFICERS Home Room 214 President - Raymond Braun Vice President - Irene Manelski Secretary - Jean Ruppel Reporter Evelyn Karman Home Room 258 President - Bertha Zulkofske Vice President - Rita Lapid Secretary - Olga Sitnik Reporter - Stella Bailey Home room 253 President - Dorothy French Vice President - «Joseph) e Challan Secretary - Sarah Huttner Reborter Evelyn McCabe Home room 260 President - Lorraine Henne Vice President - Dillard Weyei Secretary - Marie Kubernack Reporter - Dorothy Carney SOPHOMORE Home room 207 President-Glen Wennagel Vice President-Samuel Levitt Secretary-All an Hoftman Reporter James Brown Home room 103 President-Jean Heberer Vice Presi lent-Cnarle Van Wicklsr Secretarv-Nicholas Econopouly Reporter-Mimi Mclntosch i HOME ROOM OFFICERS Home room 109 President-Dorothy Reinard Vice President-Ebba Johnson Secretary-Adrian Post Reoorter Audrey Wallace Home room 201 Presidei'.t-Jean Burns Vice President Mary Owczar Secretary-Liilian Mitchell Reporter-Howard Finnegan Horn? oom 224 President-Carmine Pepe Vice President Neal Costello Secretary-John Heliz Reporter-Ernest Rutijhausjr Freshmen FRESHMAN HOME ROOM OFFICERS Home room 220 President • E ba Johnson Vice president - Bela Koji Secretary - Vera Shlonsky Reporter - James Wilson Home room 218 President — Evelyn Gabarino Vice President - James McCue Secretary - Stephen Gun- Reporter - J. Buetow Home room 153 President - Ian McKenzie Vice President - Mary Kwiecien Secretary - Helen Hoc's Reporter - Mary Puccio Home room 210 President - Thomas Cullen Vice president - Harold Johnston Secretary - Florence Mi hlenbruck Reporter ■ Alice Jones Home room 250 President - William Striker Vice president - Rose Masi Secretary - Irwin Goldman Home room 111 «President - Robert Amdrom , Vice president - Charles Arnone «« Secretary - Marie Mack Reporter - Harold Cook Music Hath Charms T. Glee Club Girls Sports Ping Pong bowling Badminton A Cheer for Clubs Learning by Doing Clubs Fire Squad Clubs Social Usage H.E. for Girls Social Dancing After Hours