Verona High School - Shadows Yearbook (Verona, NJ)

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Z. Our Freshman stars in sports returned to greater glories. Other shining lights in the field were Bill Bruckmann, Ed Handville, Dave Wilson, George Bremser and Dick Wagner, on the gridiron, in soccer, Sven Peterson, George Penndorf and Pete Healyg in basketball, Sven Peterson, Bob Beaton and Ralph Richardson and Dick Gartley excelled, on the diamond, Bob Fox, Tucci and Beaton, and in track, Sven Peterson, Earle Courter, Paul Haberbush, jimmy Harris and jack Addis brought honors to our already distinguished class. Dave Wilson, Earle Courter, Ralph Richardson, and Bob Douglass showed great promise as actors and starred in The Monkey's Paw. In the Fall of '45 we returned -- upperclassmen at last able to cast disdainful glances at the small fry. An original event in the beginning of our junior Class was the election of class oflicers. After an energetic campaign, in which David Barnford was his chief booster, Ed Handville gained the Presidency. His able rival, George Bremser, was elected Vice-President, and Carol Knoderer Secretary-Treasurer. No third term for Pete, but he was Vice-President of the Student Council. In the '43-'44 season we were very well represented on varsity teams. Our contribution to the cheerleading squad was Mary Marfield while Margaret Peck and Mary McBratney did a fine job as clrum majorettes. Musical talent was found in Gladys Purdy, Earle Courter, Marjorie Peltz and Dorothy Boyle. In the literary world Dave Wilson and George Bremser gave the Seniors some stiff competition by serving on the editorial staffs of Shadows and the White Hornet, respectively. With a Prom, featuring a nautical motif, we gave the Seniors a royal sencloff. After a long, hard struggle, we're Seniors--coming down the home stretch towards our goal-graduation. This year, members of the class of '45 really walked away with top honors. Sven Peterson really earned his share of glories by being President of the Student Council and being captain of three teams: basketball, soccer, and track. George Bremser was President of our class, editor of the White Hornet and President of the Suburban Conference Council. Bill Bruckmann was class Vice-President and Doris Madsen Secretary-Treasurer. Dave Wilson ofliciated as editor of Shadows, President of the Dramatic Club, and sports editor of the White Hornet. jack Hardebeck was captain of our football and baseball teams. Not to be outshone by the fellows, some of the girls really boosted morale during the football season. Mary McBratney was a checrleaderg Peggy Peck was a drum majorette, and Gladys Purdy played in the band. On December 15 we gave our last dance-titled simply The Christmas Dance - judged by many as the best in years. Highly original decorations followed the Christ- mas theme. in

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261 OFFICERS President ..,............ ......... G eorge Bremser Vice-President ...A.,, ...,,.... B ill Bruckmann Secretary ...,..,.w.. ..,...... D oris Madsen September, 1941!! The old and worldly wise alumni of Verona Junior High School stalked into the halls of the Henry B. Whitehorne High School, looking forward to a prosperous career and improving the school. How self-confident we were! And how soon we changed. Confronted by the towering seniors, we didn't feel quite so big as we had in junior High. Their haughty stares soon shrank us to the status of the usual Freshmang however, we started our high school career in true blue by electing Sven Peterson as Presidentg jack Cougan as Vice-President, and as Secretary-Treasurer, Barbara Sniffen. In addition to many others, Sven Peterson, Jack Cougan and Bob Fox represented the class of '45 in the world of V.H.S, sports on the track, gridiron, and diamond respectively. George Bremser, our boy genius, brought us additional fame by appearing as a quiz kid on a radio program. Along with Spring came our record dance- The Jumpin' Jive. After taking a lot of hard knocks we finally rose to the rank of sophisticated Sophs. Sven Peterson ran for a second term and defeated all opponents! As Vice- President and Secretary we chose Bill Bruckmann and Norma Carmichael. Early in the year we put our heads together and came up with a purse-filling idea- the Harvest Hop-another record dance.

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281 Last Will and Testament We, the class of 1945, of the Henry B. Whitehorne High School, Borough of Verona, County of Essex and State of New Jersey, being of sound mind and of our own free will and accord, do hereby sign, seal and deliver our last will and testament as directed: C15 To the junior Class we give our dearly beloved teachers and their unique ways of teaching, our seats up in the front of the assembly-with the gum remaining-our sunny dispositions and sweet smiles in the face of excessive homework, a pair of legs as cute as Bobby Beaton's, our ability to eat in class and our ten-minute social period before and after each class. Q21 To our lovable faculty we leave: a homeroom that will observe the 8:20 bell for Mrs. Burton: a football team, loaded with fruits for Mr. Wermuthg a shiny, brass badge for Miss Ehrmann-symbolic of the crown of corny gagsterg a code class that will take 40 words a minute for Mr. Anderson, a Freshman more intelligent than Appius Claudius, ninety years old and blind, for Mr. Wilking a red and yellow gym suit for Mrs. Van Houten. GJ To that solid sender, Marv Wickham, we leave a solo spot in the Mel- odairs band. Q41 To our highly esteemed and deserving principal, Mr. Sampson, we leave our honor roll marks and exceptional good behavior. We do hereby nominate, constitute, and appoint Marion Kelly to be executor of this, our Last Will and Testament. May she treat us well! In witness whereof, we have hereunto subscribed our name on this first day of june in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-five. CLASS OF '45 Witnesses .' AN ORBIT GRAVEL GERTIE ONE MEAT BALL SAD SACK