Panzer College - Olympia Yearbook (East Orange, NJ)

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THE SENIOR CLASS H, WELL do we all remember that day three years ago when the Newark Normal School of Physical Education opened its doors to allow en- . trance to a group of green, timid yet peppy freshmen. Through these three years of happy friendships the class of ' 3 1 has plodded, trying to uphold as an ideal the Winged Victory, which as Bliss Carman says, is an incentive to that dignity of bearing which we behold only in the rarest of personalities. The freshman year of the Class of ' 31 was one of beginnings and, in many aspects, it was one of great beginnings. To be sure we little insignifi- cants did think we were the whole show. But then, didn ' t we have some- thing to be proud of? In the first place when we were still in the park our girls tied the junior girls in Soccer and beat them by a score of 3 to 1 in Hockey. The boys ' track team of which the freshman class was well represented received second place in the Penn Relays. It was the first year that Soccer was a major sport for the men. What a team we had; they won every game they played! Probably the most important event of all that year was the changing of the name of the school from Newark Normal S chool of Physical Education to Panzer College of Physical Education. Suddenly, before we realized it, we were juniors. This, too, was a year of unusual occurrences. A most outstanding one was the demonstration of folk dancing and Eurythmics at Overbrook. During this year the gymnastic team also became quite famous. Oh, yes, I ' d never be forgiven if I ' d forgotten to tell you how a group of our Swedish folk-dancers went down to Newark and competed in an International Folk Dancing Contest and won a beautiful silver loving cup. In what seemed to be a surprisingly short time, the second year of our adventurous journey had come to a close and the Class of ' 31 had again entered Panzer, but this time with an irresistibly sad tugging at the heart. We were seniors. Deep in the hearts of all the membrs of the class was the de- termination to make this, the final year, one of bigger and better accomplish- ments. Therefore we, especially the members of the staff, bent our efforts to make our year book a huge success. As you notice, we ' ve called it the Olym- pia, trying to impress upon the minds of the readers our Greek theme. The Greeks held the ideal of beauty of bodily form and the Romans expressed their idea in the phrase mens sana in san corpore or a sound mind in a sound body. We, too, have tried to develop this in our short stay at Panzer. Our class has been ably guided during its last voyage by the pilot, Dinny Sullivan, and has reached its sound financial status through the efforts of Louis Katz. Soon the Class of ' 31 will have gone forth, but we hope that we will leave behind many worthwhile traditions. As we go onward into the field of true service, we hope to make Panzer College stand out as the school of Physical Education and to really and truly Guicle mankind to health and cheer. Twenty-six

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RUTH E. BOGERT Bugs Allentown High School Delta Psi Kappa: Intramural Hockey, Soc- cer, Track. Basketball: Class Secretary (2) ; Year Book (3) : Freshman Dance Com- mittee. The woman of thought strikes deep- est, and strikes safely. JIl I)uth is one of those people whose unfailing knowledge on all subjects is a constant source of wonder to us. Her natural ability plus earnest application produce a student with a praiseworthy record. Despite these handicaps one cannot help but like Ruth for she is always gay and possesses a smile and flashing black eyes that bewitch many. Endowed with a wonderful memory, our only wish is that she will not for- get her friends or college days at Panzer. I JOSEPH COMBA Nigger Combs Carteret High School Intramural Champs Basketball, Soccer: Year Book Staff: Initiation Committee: Varsity Soccer, (1, 2. 3) : Social Com- mittee, Advance in learning as you advance in life. WONDER how many saw the head- line ' ALUMNAE BEAT CARTERET H. S.: COMBA STARS. ' This is only one of the many headlines about him that we would like to see. Joe is continually reading, coming in on the train, on the bus, in fact in any spare moment. Strange to say, he really ab- sorbs it and can spout it at any time. Joe is also a well-known history wiz- ard. Besides this literary ability he is a star soccer player, being the only fel- low to make his gold soccer-ball. Twenly-seijen