Panzer College - Olympia Yearbook (East Orange, NJ)

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Accelerated Class, September 1943 The accelerated class of 1943 includes those students who finished eight college terms in three years. Practically all their classmates entered military service. The men in this class were accepted for officers training in the Marines and deferred until graduation. Our kind thoughts and best wishes are with them all. LEO PEARL STEPHEN J. HORASCO R. DUDLEY MEIERS JAMES F. HERDIC, JR. ANTHONY E. ANDRIATE MARY JEAN KING LOUIS S. FREZZA, JR. GRACE V. WAKE Page Thirteen

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w jf A Tr is a i i y or Pf RAPHAEL REGINA RIGGIO Effie Franklin High School 155 Main Street, Franklin, N. J. Olympia Staff, Literary Committee; Springboard Staff 2, 3, 4; ' Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Dramatic Club 3, 4; Fencing Club 3; Badminton Club 4. Bursting with enthusia sm. . .vitality plus. . .pretentious. . . aggressive. . .possessed with inborn acting ability. . .wit adds season to all her undertakings. Wit makes its own welcome. RUTH HARRIET SHLEIFSTEIN Buby Weequahic High School 260 Schley Street, Newark, N. J. Pi Eta Sigma 1, 2, 3, 4, Secretary 3, 4; Who ' s Who in Amer- ican Colleges and Universities 4; Student Council 4; Class President 4; Inter-Sorority Council 2, 3, 4, Secretary 2; Olym- pia Staff, Photography Editor; Folk Dance Group 1, 2, 3, 4, President 3; Modern Dance Group 1, 2, 3, 4; Dramatic Club 2, 4. Vivacious. . .spirited. . .confident. . .social -minded. . .a leader in style with a will and a way about shopping. . .holds rhythm at her finger tips. Grace was in her every step. C ) ANTHONY TORTORETI Tony Tort West Side High School 237 Littleton Avenue, Newark, N. J. Phi Epsilon Kappa 2, 3, 4, Treasurer 3; Student Council 2, 3, 4, Treasurer 2, 3, President 4; Class President 2, 3; Glee Club 3; Athletic Association Vice-President 4; Basketball Team 4. Fashion at its band box best ... carefree ... a good sport... ready, willing, and definitely able. . .elegance in manners al- ways evident. . .the man of the hour. Who mixed reason with pleasure and wisdom, with Truth. Page Twelve

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Class Prophecy On the twentieth day of May, 1969, there was a triumphal march to the little Ver- mont hermitage of Bert Mellen. The marchers were the graduating classmates of 1944 and the occasion was the graduation of Bert from Panzer College with her B. S. degree. Who are the gala participants in this triumphal march? Why, they, of course, are all successful figures in their respective worlds. We will begin with the familiar first name of the roll call, Allen. Did you know that Dotty has spent the greater part of her time since graduation studying primitive dances? Just this morning she returned from hobnobbing with snake priests in an effort to discover why it is that they are not bitten during their rit- uals. Helen Moore is going to accompany her on her next trip, hoping to acquire new ideas for the Parisian gym suits she is designing for Tony Tort ' s reducing class. It is really not fair to call his harem his reducing class, is it? Having developed a fixed idea as to his preferred type of beauty during his senior year at Panzer, Tony has hired Shirley Hoyt to keep them trim. Shirley ' s activities are not limited to this, but include demonstrating advanced gymnastics to students of the Horace Mann School. We know that Charlotte is now basking in public acclaim for her latest book, My Small Life and Large Experiences . Part credit of course goes to Jean Frazier, illustra- tor. Is it true, Jean that you got your first start way back in 1944 as Vargo ' s assistant in drawing pin-up boys for the women ' s armed forces? Charlotte had other help, too. Her publicity woman was the ever capable and enthusiastic Marge Levy, and her publisher was Althea Jones. Jonesy writes a bit on her own but she does not write novels. The work which she is now doing deals with theraputic manipulations. But wait! Who is this ' familiar person walking toward us ? Why, of course, it is none other than Jane Joyce, We hear that Jane is the famous basketball coach of an undefeated team. Stars of the team are three of Helen Coyle ' s Hooper Doopers, who are also ardent baseball heroes. Peg Kerrigan, according to Helen, is enjoying a sedentary life on her famous flea farm. Ruthie Shleifstein is with us in part, television. She at this moment is delivering her first guidance talk dealing with the problems that will arise for our over-indulged youth. Her qualifications are right beside her, three fine up-and-coming young Bergers. The third absentee is inflicting upon us only a momentary absence. Florence Ciccone just rushed out to telephone her grandchildren, the quiz kids who are taking the accelerated program Pan- zer College still offers, the whereabouts of the Swedish chart that she copied from Grace Wake who copied from Joe Brownlee who copied from Lish Philipps. The Panzer lounge is thriving annually, and now occupies the entire second floor. Jeanne Neubauer is in charge of entertainment to amuse the girls during their leisure .time. Jeanne sings while Muriel Fecher dances her own creations, accompanied by Helen Bren- nan ' who has recently been elected Marine Mascot. Also in the entertainment limelight is Effie Riggio. She is in great demand as master of ceremonies at all important functions, and incidentally, we hear her heart still belongs to La Esposito. And this, my indulged, concludes the knowledge in ' 69 of the class of ' 44. Are we not a successful group? Page Fourteen BERT MELLEN, Class Prophet.