Northport High School - Tiger Tales Yearbook (Northport, NY)

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attitude in all situations, should be an example for girls who desire to be outstanding athletes. Dorothy Nleyer is known for her ability on the hockey field, tennis and basketball courts. Dot has already received her athletic letter. In 1939 North- port had the honor of having Dorothy Meyer selected for the all Long Island Hockey Team at the Suffolk County Girl Tournament. In 1940 Northport again received this honor when Connie Cavanagh, Edith Ketcham and Valera Janes were chosen for the Tournament. Now turning to boys' sports we find that the class of ,41 had two out- standing performers, Pat Bruen and Gordon Swezey. Randall t'Patrick Bruen is chiefly noted for his football prowess. When the pigskin parade was inaugurated in Northport High School in the fall of '38, Pat was an enthusiastic member of the group that turned out for prac- tice sessions. Pat has played football for three years, V. basketball and is an outfielder on the baseball team. He has also received honorable mention as an all Suffolk guard. Gordon Swezey, the other outstanding athlete of the class of ,4I, has played football since its inception at Northport High School. Swezey has been a member of the V. basketball squad, captained the jay Vee,s in the past season, and has been a member of the baseball team for three years. Other members of the class of '41 who have done their share in sports for Tiger Teams are Jerry Terry, Bob Sims, Alan Lustig, Werner Dangle- maier, Bob Cannon and Charles Weeks. These boys have played football, baseball and basketball. Two members of the class of '41 that Father Time forced out of action in their Senior year were Leroy Scudder and John Dickerson. Scudder was crack center in the basketball team while Dickerson played two years of football and V. basketball. Stephen Nemeth and Bill Lazell represented our class on the Tennis Courts. Bill has played for three years and Steve for two. Both have been coached by Mr. Messmer. The members of the class of '41 that have participated in sports will al- ways remember Coach Tiffany for his guidance, aid and advice. Those boys who played football had the added pleasure of working with general assistant, Coach Collister. An Interview with Our Advisor.: KATHLEEN OIROURKE: Tall, blonde Kathleen O'Rourke hails from the state of Iowa. There she attended Grinnell and received an A.B. degree. She was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and Mortar Board, a national honor society for college women. Con- tinuing her studies at Columbia she was given an A.M. degree in French. Later the French Government offered her a scholarship to study at the Sor- bonne, one of the most famous universities in the world. Again she returned to Columbia to start work for her Ph.D. in French l15l

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However, the business world beckoned and there she spent the next few years. Three years later Northport added lVIiss O'Rourke to its faculty. Five years have gone by and Miss O'Rourke has continued to win new laurels. Many of her spare moments are spent at the piano where she Hnds special enjoyment in Spanish and South American music. For the future she hopes there will be more time for the study of music. GORDON IZ. COLLISTIERZ Mr. Collistcfs statement udid almost everything from A to Z at collegen is typical of his activities at Northport. Born in Utica, New York, he received his schooling at the Utica Free Academy and Baldwin High School on Long Island. Mr. Gollister chose Princeton to work for his A.B. and N. Y. U. for his M.A. degree. While at Princeton he belonged to the Gateway Club. He is a member of the Kappa Delta Pi and of the National Honor Society. He is active in sports, finds time for symphonic music and is classed as a rabid camera L'Fiend. Mr. Gollister has been at Northport for six years as teacher of General Science, Physics and 7th grade science. ERNA KAROLYII Charming and petite Erna Karolyi, born in Hungary, came to America in 1930. Her art training began in high school in Budapest. In America she con- tinued her training at Pratt Institute, where she took a course in Art Teach- ers' training, and at New York University, where she received her B.S. degree. For her outstanding work at art school she was presented with the Bronze Medal. At Pratt she received the Blue Ribbon award and a Gold key from N. Y. U. She is also a member of the Professional National Honor Society and a member of Kappa Delta Pi. Before coming to Northport, Miss Karolyi supervised elementary grades, the art department of Y. VV. G. A. in Brooklyn and Newark and taught at the Brooklyn Academy of Science and Music, She is a lover of folk dancing and enjoys numerous outdoor sports. Ii6l