Panzer College - Olympia Yearbook (East Orange, NJ)

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li .;. ' ' :. . ' • ' i ■ ' !. .-. : i ! ' i JiJj ' ijJ; . ! ! i :)i ' i ' : :■■ ' ■ ' j ■ ' ■! ' ■■ -.■ ' Class History In 1941 the present classes at Panzer became involved in the accelerated program and since that time have encountered many worth-while experiences and problems. Many of our classmates stayed behind while we took the accelerated program with the class of 1940. Part of that class graduated in August, 1943, and the other members joined us in September, making a somewhat composite senior class. The war took many of our men out of school and by the time we reached our senior year all had entered various branches of the service. We continued as practically a women ' s college. In spite of the many changes that had taken place we were all together in September 1941 when, as bewildered freshmen, we entered Panzer College. As freshmen, our main event was the Fall Sport Dance and between times teas, theater parties, and other college affairs took care of our social life. During the summer we bid adieu to school for a month and were off to National Red Cross Aquatic School at Narrowsburg, New York, and in July returned and were ready for our first experience with the accelerated program. The following year as sophomores we played host to the freshmen through the fam- ous Initiation Court Night. The highlights of the year were the Hallowe ' en Dance and our Community Service work which was the real beginning of our teaching experiences. In May, while others went to Aquatic School, a few Panzer students dared the wilds of Sus- sex, New Jersey, and took a course in professional camping at National Life Camps, Inc. Our junior year carried us well into the summer and left no time for such an affair as a Junior Prom. But we were not to be defeated, for the class of 1940 gave us our last formal Junior Prom at the Greenbrook Country Club. At this time Anthony Tortoreti was president of the class and awaiting induction into national service. In September 1943 our class elected Ruth Shleif stein, president; Helen Moore, vice- president; Althea Jones, secretary-treasurer. In March our first real thrill came when we went out student teaching and this experience represented the application of all our education. Our thoughts and recollections at graduation time center around Class Dinner, Com- mencement Exercises, and those classmates who might have been with us but who are doing their duty in the service of our country; and. finally, our own professional future. Page Fifteen

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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.

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Class Will We, the class of 1944, being of sound mind and body and anticipating our departure from this noble institution, do heieby publish and declare this, our last will and testament. FIRST: To our highly esteemed and deserving faculty we leave a well earned vaca- tion to be spent at Saratoga Springs so that their recovery from our devastations may be hastened. SECOND: To all confused, puzzled and muddled underclassmen of accelerated classification we leave autographed copies of our newest publication entitled How to Get Through College in Three Years . It contains in accurate detail all knowledge, skills, habits, and attitudes acquired during the years spent at Panzer by the process of trial and error; and suggestions on how to conduct one ' s self in summer session, when thoughts are focused on camp. We hope that they may profit greatly from this anecdotal record of our experiences. We also make the following bequests, with our sincerest hopes that they will be ac- cepted in the spirit with which they are given. To Miss Burnham, we leave a promise that all knowledge acquired in her classes be remembered as well as we remember ululare. To Professor Gorton, we leave a compassionate soul for his unfortunate class which had nothing to do with the disappearance of a roll book. To Miss Wardell, we leave a sturdy pair of non-skid shoes so as to preserve her life in order that future Panzer students may benefit from her bibliographies. To Miss Whitehurst, we leave a book of social techniques to ease her work in break- ing in future Panzer freshmen. To Mr. Drumm, we leave our well-worn crib notes to supplement his next year ' s out- line. To Miss Brooks, we leave a complete collection of our excellent unit plans so that she may have samples to show her new classes just how it is done. To Mrs. Lynn, we leave a recording of her numerical repertoire, 1-2-3-4, 2-2-3-4, 3-2- 3-4, to protect her from a severe case of laryngitis. To Mrs. Brainen, we leave her memories of our melodious voices; we think that this is quite enough. To Miss Smith, we leave a carton of Johnson ' s Baby Powder to replace that which she has so generously allowed us to borrow. To Miss Girardot, we leave a dual personality, each independent of the other, so that Miss Brown ' s and Mr. Gorton ' s classes simultaneously may benefit by her accompaniment. To Miss Tanner and Mrs. Eaton we leave a chess board to amuse themselves during their spare time. To original owners we return all borrowed wearing apparel and implements of war. To those who indulge in frequent absences we leave all our original fictitious alibis knowing that they will be put to excellent use. To Miss Brown, we leave a promise that we will carry on the tradition of Panzer Col- lege, and that to the best of our ability we will fulfill all the duties of our chosen profession. The foregoing is the legal will and testament of the Class of 1944. In witness where- of, we hereby subscribe our name and seal on this twentieth day of May, in the year of our Lord One Thousand Nine Hundred and Forty-Four. Page Sixteen DOROTHY ALLEN, Executrix.