Panzer College - Olympia Yearbook (East Orange, NJ)

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Junior Class History In September of 1943, the present Junior Class entered Panzer for the first time. It was not long before we found ourselves tangled in what is commonly known as Freshmen Initiation. After surviving the ordeal we soon settled down to our work and to the traditions and customs that govern Panzer. It was then that we became part of the College. Paul Kelley, now second class seaman in the Navy, was our president, Doris Graham, vice-president, and Dolores Cordisco, secretary-treasurer. Allan Beaman and Marjorie Corisse were elected to the Athletic Association and Claire Meyers to the Student Council. When Marjorie Gorisse left the College, Annette Petrillo became the class representative to the Athletic Association. That summer under the guidance of the present senior class we packed our gear and headed for Aquatic School. Ten days of rain and cold were quite enough for us, and we were glad to return to Panzer once again. This time we registered as sophomores for the summer term. Renard Rossi became our president, William Hafer, our vice-president, Dolores Cordisco, secretary-treasurer. Annette Petrillo and Allan Beaman were elected to the Athletic Association, and Claire Meyers to the Student Council. When Allan left for the navy, Horace Roden became the A. A. representative for the class. As sophomores it was our turn to do the initiating, and our famous statement, some freshmen will pay for this will long be an initiating slogan. Now, as Juniors, we take a moment to look soberly to the future. We fully reaHze how lucky we are to be here, and we hope that we are able to assume the responsibility of being seniors. This will soon be our heritage. Our hopes for the future are centered around a prayer for victory and peace; also the safe return of our classmates who have gone into the service of our country.

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Sports Activities Bataan, Corregidor, Guam, Iwo Jima, yes, this is war! We at Panzer know this fact only too well. It is impressed upo n us daily when alumni and former students now in service return to the college for a visit, as they so often do. Our students in service are doing their part and doing it well. Many are teaching others how to fight; many are fighting the enemy; and others have fought their fight to a finish. This is the Panzer spirit, the spirit which still predominates despite the many changes in college life brought about by the war. The student enrollment may have decreased but the spirit is there and so is the program of sports for both men and women. We, the students of today, have the spirit to carry on under difficulty, and so will all future students as long as there is an institution such as Panzer. The fall of this year was devoted to soccer for the men and field hockey for the women. The men ' s team consisted mainly of freshmen and sopho- mores, but what they lacked in experience they made up for in skill. The women ' s hockey team, on the other hand, consisted mainly of seniors with some representation from the sophomore and junior classes. The women engaged in a number of playdays and outplayed all opposition. All too soon, though, the cold weather brought our outdoor activities to a close. Fencing foils were uncovered and dusted, basketballs were inflated, parallel bars were shakily mounted, and we were off to a grand start with soccer and hockey only pleasant memories. En garde, step back, fence! Yes, our fencing team had started their season. With the inter-collegiate meet as their ultimate goal, the team had meets with various Eastern colleges. Jersey City State Teachers, Brooklyn, Hunter, Newark State Teachers, St. Elizabeths, and New York University all engaged in friendly battle with our excellent women fencers. Meanwhile the folk and modern dance groups had commenced their meetings and were preparmg for various recitals. On December 15th at the Christmas Festival, groups proved that their long hours of practice were not in vain, for their performances will long be remembered. The folk dance group has also given performances for the Servicemen ' s Social Center, for women ' s clubs and in various schools in Northern New Jersey. On Monday evenings the gymnastic group practices under the skillful teaching of Miss Helen Schifano and James Dow. This activity met with high enthusiasm this year. With the increased enrollment of men in February, a larger number of men attended the meetings. The women, who had a year ' s start, continued to learn new activities with even greater enjoyment and skill. Yes, we are at war, our enrollment has decreased, many sacrifices are being made, but Panzer ' s activities and traditions continue.

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Freshman Class History In September 1944, the Freshmen embarked upon their career at Panzer. Our entrance began with an orientation program, which enlightened us on the course of study we were to follow and the laws and traditions of the college. Our official welcome was the Freshman Reception which was the first social gathering we attended. Our unofficial welcome from the upperclassmen in the form of an initiation, can well be classed as very cordial. Having survived the hardships of court night we were revived by a big sister tea. We held our election of officers in October and chose Robert O ' Connell as president; Lois McCarthy, vice-president; Fiarold Lefkowitz, treasurer; Lena D ' Alessio, secretary; and Virginia Cemarada, student council representative. We gave our first tea in November for the faculty and students. Our class was greatly enlarged in January with the enrollment of the Freshmen registered for the spring term. We were sorry to loose Robert O ' Connell and we elected Louis Peragallo to fill the president ' s office. Our first year has been a new and exciting experience and we sincerely hope to be able to continue our progress during the following years at Panzer.