Panzer College - Olympia Yearbook (East Orange, NJ)

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THE CLASS OF 1939 FRANK MULVIHILL President MADELINE EAGER .... Vice-President DORIS DRELICH Secretary SAM SLINGERLAND Treasurer In contrast with that memorable day in September 1936, when we entered the portals of Panzer and were greeted by strange faces, side glances and snickers from the upper-classmen, our freshman year was a success even to our escapades with the sopho- mores. Early in the year we chose Vincent Brown, President; Betty Altenhofen, Vice-Presi- dent; Eileen O ' Connor, Secretary; and Rolland Hill, Treasurer, and decided that united we would stand and divided we would fall — or else! In October, the sophs honored us with a masquerade Hallowe ' en Dance. We returned the courtesy with a Yuletide Dance and entertainment. The climax of the season was reached when St. Patrick ' s day was ushered in with true color and all the fixin ' s. Needless to say the job was well done. With the fleeting of the summer months we wasted little time in welcoming the freshmen. We started our social season with a dance for the freshmen. Then com- menced the hustle, humiliation, and initiation of sorority and fraternity rushees. Dances and more dances — class picnics to Denville and the ole swimmin ' hole and another year was gone. The opening of our junior year found us indifferent to the freshman antics. The ' ' ighlight of social events was the Junior Prom which was held at the Hotel Biltmore ' turing Horace Heidt. Classmates, schoolmates, faculty, alumni and friends attended i gala affair. 27

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THE CLASS OF 1940 FRANCIS BOCCIA President GERTRUDE DOLAN Vice-President FLORENCE McDERMOTT .... Secretary PAUL RILEY Treasurer The class of 1940 was started by electing class officers for the freshman year. They were as follows: Joseph Huemer, President; Gertrude Dolan, Vice-president; Florence McDermott, Secretary; Francis Boccia, Treasurer. At the close of park session, we, as freshmen, were on top with Harold Wickholm leading the victories. When the annual initiation was over we gave the sophomores their dance. It was on St. Patrick ' s day that the freshman boys arose as one to prevent the sophomores from painting a fellow classmate. From this incident on, we started and are still continuing as a united class. In May, we took an active part in the archery meet which was held at Verona Park. All members of the class went on an educational trip which was sponsored by Miss Burnham. Our journey to the Ford Plant in Edgewater, N. J., was followed by a picnic, which brought our first semester to a close. Although commencement preparations caused a temporary lull in the social activities of the class, friendships were again resumed at aquatic school. During the summer vacation the Freshman Folk Dance Group represented Panzer College at the National Federation of Business and Professional Women ' s Convention at Atlantic City, N. J. The freshmen were initiated at a sophomore trial conducted by Michael Grossman and Harold Wickholm. Due to the success of the Sophomore-Freshman dance, the freshmen were inspired to give a complimentary dance which was enjoyed by all. It was due to the efforts of the sophomore men that Panzer ' s first weight lifti ' club was organized in the fall of 1938. Following an old tradition the sophomores did a thorough job of painting freshmen on St. Patrick ' s day. 28