Panzer College - Olympia Yearbook (East Orange, NJ)

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PROPHECY In the office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Chief Investigator Tyron Findus was pacing pack and forth, muttering, — This is the biggest job in the history of the department. They can ' t possibly be that clever. We ' ve got to get something on them. But, these reports? My best men are baffled. He sat down at his desk and began to pour through a voluminous folder. Hmm — organized in 1934 — operated in small territory. Hmm — look at this! In 1938 they expanded. Here it is 1948 — ten years — Heaven knows!! They ' re probably running this country by now. Yet, these reports — what fronts? what alibis? It ' s finally boiled down to this: how can we break them? With these words, he took out a report sheet, entitled, Panzer Gang 1934-38 (small territory), 1938-48 (world). As he scanned the sheet, he could not suppress a groan of perplexity, for this is what he read: Ruth Ades, giving reducing exercises to Y. W. H. A. pachyderms. Eli Brody, introducing a new philosophy to the master-minds of Harvard. Charles Boutsikaris, top ranking fencer — sideline, sandwich man in restaurant. John Detels, writing feature articles on How to Force Heavy ' App ' on Children. Irving Fass, song writer. Latest hit: Crying the Blues All Day. Joe Ferrara, editor of Advice to the Forlorn column. ' Nuf Sed. Mary Franciose, coaching the Panzer Girls ' Basketball team. Selma Gerber, trying to introduce a play program into the Newark System. Robert Giraldi, instructing the boys in The Proper Way to Hold a Baby. Joseph Link, announcing to a national hook-up that W A B C is signing off. Helen Matty, contacting the class of ' 3 8 to pay their Alumni dues. Marie Meyer, swimming her way to fame, while hubby washes dishes at home. Marion Nigreen, admiring the way her husband explains it to the boys. Clifford North, teaching Junior the advantages of going with one girl. Anita Oertzen, setting the social standards for South Orange Women ' s Club. Alphonse Pascarella, writing mellerdrammers for Wild West Pictures, Inc. George Pisano, operating a chain of gas stations with dance-hall facilities. Fred Schwarz, director of Tired Business Men ' s Athletic Club in South Orange. Sol Schwartzstein, doing graduate work at Panzer, majoring in tap dancing. Marie Weidenbacher, personal and private secretary to M. C. B. Frank Wells, working day and night to bring up a family of acrobats. Rae Wolf, teacher of social dancing to freshmen in Seton Hall Prep. Louisa Wood, learning the Morse Code so she can contact all ships at sea. Jack Wright, cigarette salesman and retailer of fancy shirts. As he placed the sheet back in the folder, he ran his hands over his head in the familiar gesture of pulling his hair — a habit he could not shake, though the last hair had departed many years ago. He picked up his brown coat and left the room, mutter- ing, — Mighty, mighty, — we ' ll get them yet — what alibis — they can ' t lick us. We ' ll try it once more. ■ 21

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HISTORY OF THE CLASS OF 1938 Just as a great symphony is composed, cautiously and with concern for detail, so was the class of 1938 molded. Each individual note was blended into harmony, discords were transposed to form melodious chords, and now, after four years of careful tuning, this symphony is ready for its audition in the world. Each note will go its own way, bringing back to the composer either reward and deserved success, or will be forgotten and replaced by more harmonious ones. We feel, that Panzer, our composer, will not be disappointed, but will find that each note will stay on pitch and will be harmonious with the ideals we have followed thus far. In September 1934, thirty-two minor notes, ready to be tuned, entered Panzer College. Miss Brown, our class adviser, and Ernest Burton, our class president, started this task by leading us through our first simple melody, The Freshman Year. The sophomores tried to start a discord in our scale but we managed to stay in tune during our first composition. These notes on the scale above gave a dance in our honor. We had opportunity to return the courtesy by our first social affair, a Hallowe ' en Dance. This and other events helped us to become an important part of the whole concert. Although Frank Wells may have introduced a slight variation in the melody by finding it necessary to resign, Fred Schwarz took up the baton and led us through our second success. The music had hit a high note by the time we sponsored the Leap Year Dance. The fame which was gained by our vitality and spirit in sports created another pleasant refrain in the college. The prelude to our third recital was improved by the fact that each member of the class had begun to think himself an exalted personage. Can we ever forget those after- noons at clinic, or can we forget that memorable Junior Prom at the Hotel Lincoln in New York? The thought will linger in our minds for a long time. Fred Schwarz remained our president and before we knew it we had completed our third success. The symphony was well under way. We were no longer individual notes. The concluding bars were conducted by Eli Brody. The music which was composed of ten stanzas of student teaching had a very lively tempo. The remaining measure will reach a grand crescendo with the conferring of degrees in June. Eli Brody Fred Schwarz Rae Wolf - 20 ■■ '

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CLASS WILL Everyone knows by this time that the world has been in a constant state of depression. We, the senior class, have suffered with the rest, but we have been led, by that spirit of giving, to carry on, and so this document marks our last will and testament. We hereby revoke all other wills and bequests that might have been made before the setting down of these momentous bequests. As a class we bequeath: To the freshmen that quiet nook behind the barn. May your stay there be unmolested. To the sophomores the permission to use any of our wisecracks and boners (if any of the latter can be found) that we have hurled at the profs for the last four years. To the juniors the rear seats in chapel which have been molded by us to just the right position for forty winks. To Mr. and Mrs. Engels the senior girls donate their maroon dance dresses — you may do dust what you want with them. Individually we bequeath: I, Ruth Ades, bequeath my coquettishness to Myra Linder. I, Charles Boutsikaris, bequeath my alibis for tardiness to Joe Huemer. I, Eli Brody, bequeath my self-assuredness to Edward Smith. I, John Detels, bequeath my girlish figure to Louis Chieffo. I, Irving Fass, bequeath my singing voice to Mr. Gorton. I, Josephine Ferrara, beqtieath my lustrous, wavy tresses to Betty Altenhofen. We, Mary Franciose and Helen Matty, bequeath our co-captaincy to the basketball team. I, Selma Gerber, bequeath my drag with the faculty to Gert Dolan. I, Robert Giraldi, bequeath my popularity to Larry Hedges. I, Joseph Link, bequeath my knack for bowling over the fair damsels to Ray Peccatiello. I, Marie Meyer, bequeath my effervescence to Betty Donnelly. I, Marion Nigreen, bequeath my gift of gab to Doris Ebner. I, Clifford North, bequeath my determination to Phil Cummings. I, Anita Oertzen, bequeath my versatility to anyone capable of handling it. I, Alphonse Pascarella, bequeath my south-paw pitching to Bernard Halperin. I, George Pisano, bequeath my good position to Victor Palven. I, Sol Schwartzstein, bequeath my well worn tap shoes to Sam Steinberg. I, Fred Schwarz, bequea th my faithfulness to one girl, Herman Knuppel. I, Marie Weidenbacher, bequeath my calm and undramatic manner to Madeline Eager. I, Frank Wells, bequeath my flip-flops to Hyman Mopsick. I, Rae Wolf, bequeath my blushes to Elaine Robinson. I, Louise Wood, bequeath my Navy — Blue and Gold to Virginia San Filippo. I, Jack Wright, bequeath my ability to toss the Tauras to Howard Gorman. In witness whereof, we hereby subscribe our name and seal, and publish and decree this to be our last will and testament on this fourth day of June, in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-eight. The Class of 1938. Executors of the will: Ruth Ades and Anita Oertzen 22 }S -