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1944 Ardsleyan Yearbook
FOREWORD
Since the beginning of time, men have always been looking
forward to the future. We, not being different, are looking
forward to a free and properous world. Articles, such as, “A
Plane in Every Garage,” and “New Homes for Everyone” have
been written on this subject.
The barns for the horses of yesterday were changed to garages
for the cars of today. Similarly, things in the world of today will
be changed to make room for the improvements of tomorrow.
Even today men are planning rooftops that can be used for
helicopter traffic.
Since we shall be the citizens of the future world, we, natural-
ly, are very interested in any and all new developments that may
affect us. Developments, such as jet-propelled airships, heli-
copters, new style abodes, and visual education will change
our way of living.
Please journey through this yearbook with us as we show you
our ideas of this future world and how we, through education,
are preparing for it.
BOARD OF EDITORS
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Elizabeth Ann Hatfield
ASSISTANT EDITORS
Florence Contant-John Hackett-William Blasberg, Jr.
CIRCULATION MANAGER TYPING EDITOR ART EDITOR PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR
Jean McGregor Beatrice Caporale Warren Bauliieu Richard Dunbar
BUSINESS MANAGER ADVERTISING MANAGER PUBLICITY MANAGER
Frances Erickson Frank Young Esther DeNardo
ADVISERS
Miss Helen G. Robbie Literary
Mrs. Constance E. Parsons . General
Miss Eleanor Davis Art
Mr. William Duke III Technical
To Miss Robbie, Mrs. Parsons, Miss Davis, Mr. Duke, typists, and others who so willingly
gave of their time and efforts to make this Ardsleyan a success we, of the Junior Class, extend
our sincere appreciation.
Anna J. Flint
To you we dedicate this
ARDSLEYAN of 1944
Your interest and understanding which surrounded us while we were
under your instruction, which has followed us through our years of high
school, and which, we know, will extend even as it has extended to our
Ardsley boys on the battlefields of today, we sincerely appreciate.
Your high ideals that you lived as well as taught to others, we greatly
admire.
Your belief in the dignity of faith and the power of good, we heartily
esteem.
As you retire from the profession of teaching to which you have given
so much of yourself and as you leave the halls of Ardsley High School,
we wish the best of luck and happiness for the years to come.
FACULTY
Miss Rosa M. Peters
Mrs. Frances C. Ferguson
Miss Eleanor Davis
Miss Margaret Wesp
Miss Emily E. DeMeo
Miss Gertrude Lauterwasser
Miss Grace Roll
Mrs. Louise K. Hatfield
Mrs. Ethel J. Farnham
Miss Harriett Edwards .
Mrs. Emily E. Ehler_______
Mrs. Anna J. Flint________
Mrs. Constance E. Parsons .
Miss Celia P. Conklin
Miss Ethel Tryon
Mrs. Jeannette Campbell .....
Miss Muriel E. Jones
Miss Helen G. Robbie
Miss Elinor C. Buell
Mr. William Duke HI . .. .
Miss Helen E. Berthelson .....
Mr. Willard H. Mann, Jr. . .
Mr. Charles W. Horend
Mr. Arthur W. Silliman . *. .
Mr. Harlan A. Thomas
Miss Florence Egbertson . . .
Ed. M., Harvard University
B. S., New York University
Potsdam Normal
B. Pd., New York Training School
M. A., Columbia University
B. S., New York University
M. A., Columbia University
B. A., University of California
Plattsburgh Normal
New Paltz Normal . .........
B. S., New York University ......
B. S., New York University
M. A., Columbia University ....
R. N., Albany Hospital...................
Potsdam Normal .........................
B. A., Beaver College ......
M. A., New York University . .
M. A., New York University . . .
M. A., New York University ....
B. S., New York University ....
M. A., Columbia University
B. S., Cornell University ........
M. A., Columbia University
B. S., New York University
New Paltz Normal .......
Mathematics
Grade 1
Drawing
Grade 7W
Household Arts
Music
Physical Education
Elementary Science
Grade 2
Grade 4
Grade 3
Grade 6
Commerce
Nurse
Grade 5
Beginners’ First
Modern Languages
Latin, English
English, Librarian
Industrial Arts
Secretary
Guidance, Social Science
Science
Principal
Grade 8
Grade 7E
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EDITORIAL
We are tomorrow’s generation. The future is ours.
could possibly be more fitting than to choose as our
Peace to Come” and “The World of Tomorrow”?
When the lights go on again, when nylon stockings,
gasoline and all those pleasantries of the pre-war American
again become part of our daily lives, we shall be the guardians of
the new peace. Helicopters and jet planes will whir through clear
blue skies, conquering distance and unveiling mysteries of the uni-
verse hitherto revealed only to “Flash Gordon and Co.” Plastics,
plywood, soybean products, synthetics of all types, magnesium and
aluminum, revolutionary medicine and facilities unimaginable will
take shape in a world in which the progress of science is dedicated
only to the betterment of humanity. Disease and pain will join the
list of forgotten words; fear, doubt, and insecurity will become mem-
ories of a world of long ago.
Our world, dedicated to the proposition that all men are created
equal, will be based upon the four freedoms: freedom of speech and
expression, where free men enjoy free enterprise, ruled by a govern
ment of the people, by the people and for the people; freedom of
religion, the right to believe as we choose and to love high ideals;
freedom from
children.
want; and freedom from fear in a world for little
When the horrors of war fade into oblivion, shall we
win “The Peace We Seek”? WE MUST!! For if
we allow man’s greed to overcome his love of human
kindness, the forces of evil will overcome the powers
of good, and another greater holocaust will result to
wipe civilization from the surface of
the earth.
So that “those who gave the last
full measure of devotion shall not
have died in vain” we will not fail.
With faith in the forward progress
of humanity and in the assurance
that optimism is justified we, tomor-
row's generation, confident of a just
peace, will preserve that peace for all
tomorrows.
IN MEMORIAM
MAY A. HALSTED
“I have everything to live for; I love my work, the people I
work with; my home and my friends.” This was one of the last
expressions of our teacher and colleague, May A. Halsted. It
indicates in some degree her zest for life and the philosophy
that prompted the many services she rendered.
She strove to widen her social relationships and enjoyed the
fellowship of her friends and associates. Because of her fondness
for young people, she was interested in trying to help them solve
their problems, through friendly discussion or advice.
It was like her to surround herself with beauty — little things
to brighten a dark corner, to cheer a dreary day. This search
for and appreciation of loveliness and graciousness was an
attitude she endeavored to develop and instill in her pupils.
The memory of a life filled with the urge to live can never die.
IN MEMORIAM
HELENE FLUCK
Wherever she was, there was ease and
warmth. A party, a basketball game, the Senior
prom—because she enjoyed all these so much
they gained new sparkle for those about her.
Whatever she did was done with a certain
originality all her own that brightened each
accomplishment.
Whomever “Froshie” knew felt the glowing
friendliness of her every word, her smile that
cheered the dreary days and made the hours
fly. Because we knew her for a day, there’s a
new fullness in our souls, the memory of a
young and vibrant heart.
IN MEMORIAM
LEONARD ENGLEMAN
An earnest thoughtful young man, Leonard
Engelman, AHS ’36, lived a full life within the
span of a few years. Service to others was ever
a guiding principle in his life. At the Albany
College of Pharmacy, from which he was gradu-
ated in 1941, as well as at Ardsley High School,
Lenny’s friendship was cherished by faculty and
students alike. His passing on August 21, 1943
was a community bereavement.
.As one of his classmates said, “To me, Lenny
has always represented a way of life, honest,
industrious and unselfish; cheerful, friendly and
thoughtful. He was always a comfortingly
capable person to have around, a ray of sunshine
in any situation.”
DANIEL R. GEIS
HOWARD RUSSELL SECOR
DANIEL R. GEIS — CLASS OF 1937
Staff Sergeant, Field Artillery, killed in action on the Italian Front, De-
cember 21, 1943, after participating in the first four major campaigns of the
A.E.F., North Africa, Tunisia, Sicily and Italy.
Stalwart, lovable Danny! He never shirked a duty or failed a friend.
Snowbound in January, 1936 in the Fishkill Mountains with the Outdoor Club,
he volunteered to accompany the leader down the mountain and back through
a raging blizzard to find a telephone to reassure the parents back home. That
same spirit of unselfish devotion to duty endured until he gave the last full
measure to his country — which means to you and to me!
GEORGE H. HAUPTMAN, JR. — CLASS OF ’41
George H. Hauptman, Jr., Class of of 1941, Private, U.S. Army, died of
meningitis on November 12, 1943, at Camp Cook, California, where he had been
stationed for nearly a year. George attended Ardsley High School until June,
1940 and had left school for employment with the North American Phillips
Company.
Quiet and sincere, George had many friends among the teachers and
students of Ardsley High School. Essentially a home boy, he willingly entered
the service of his country and made the supreme sacrifice far from his loved home.
ARDSLEY'S FIRST GOLD STAR
HOWARD RUSSELL SECOR — CLASS OF ’41
Howard Russell Secor, 2nd Class Radioman; Submarine Service; Missing
—June 12, 1943. He lost his life in the service of his country in the performance
of his duty.
He lives on in our memories . . .
His soft brown eyes, a sunny disposition, his shy smile, a certain bash-
fulness, his modesty, his sense of fairness, an unruly lock of hair, a shirt-tail
forever out, a little black and white dog at his master’s heels, a path over Sugar
Loaf worn down by his footsteps, his music, his love of science, radio, and
photography, his passion for Kenneth Roberts’ books, his dry humor, his am-
bition to be a Navy man like his father, his characteristic “Hi Mom,” his courage
and stoicism in the face of stark tragedy — these simple things shall live forever
in the hearts of those who knew and loved him.
RADUATEE
SENIOR REPORT
For eight trying years, the Class of 1944 had
looked forward with e.ager anticipation to the
day they would enter the door of the “High
School.” After stepping into this strange new
place, we found ourselves in an entirely new
environment, but without much difficulty, we
became fully acquainted with the new life and
immediately set out to attain success.
Our Freshman and Sophomore years passed
by rather quickly with the usual cake sales and
movies conducted in order to enlarge our Wash-
ington Trip Fund.
Our Junior year was a busy one. Besides
the presentation of a talkie movie, the Class of
’44 undertook the publication of the ARDS-
LEY AN which proved successful due to the
untiring efforts of Mrs. Parsons and other
members of the faculty who gave so generously
of their time to this project. The profits from
the ARDSLEYAN added a good deal to our
Washington Trip Fund which we anxiously
watched grow during those three years in high
school.
The Senior year began prosperously for the
Class of 1944 with an exceptionally successful
subscription campaign. Because of their ex-
cellent cooperation, the high school was re-
warded with a Barn Dance given by the Seniors.
The winning class and students were presented
with individual prizes. Thus, we saw our big
dream “Washington” coming closer each day.
After Christmas vacation our attention was
drawn to the big event of the year, the Senior
Play.
Plans were made for our trip to Washington
beginning on April 7 and extending to the 12th.
After eagerly waiting for this trip, we are cer-
tain that we will have a wonderful time.
Altogether, our Senior year has been a most
successful one, and we extend our most hearty
appreciation and thanks to our adviser, Miss
Buell, for her understanding advice throughout
this year.
As we approach Graduation Day, we cannot
help but look back upon our four years in high
school with many memories that will live long
in our hearts.
Dorothea Frischmann
RHODA BUSER
“She strives for learning and
wisdom’s lore
We wish her these and a great
deal more.”
WARREN BROWN
“Nothing is impossible to a
willing heait.”
ROSINA MANTELLO
“She’s willing to help you—
she never offends,
And what’s best of all,
she’s truest of friends.”
PAULINE LUTZ
“Her disposition’s sunny,
She’s everybody’s friend,
Her faults are mighty limited.
Her virtues have no end.”
MARION CIMINO
DOROTHEA FRISCHMANN
“A winning smile and a help-
ing hand,
A real good sport—we think
she’s grand.”
“She’s neither shy, nor is she
bold,
She’s just a girl as good as
goLd”^Hrr
EARL JOHNSON
“I hurry not—neither do 1
“Sometimes serious, some-
times gay.
In a different mood every
day”
VICTORIA DeNARDO
MADELINE DeROSA
“Ever quiet but always there.”
“A sweet attractive kind of
grace.”
GERALDINE GORMAN
“Well-timed silence hath more
eloquence than speech.”
DORIS MUNCK
“Small in size, but—oh my!”
BEATRICE SCHMIDT
"Laughter ripples from her
eyes,
And jollity which loves sur-
prise.” t >
GEORGE FURILLA
"Plays basketball just like a
major,
He’ll make the Garden we
can wager.”
MARTIN ENGLEMAN
“A quiet fellow liked by all."
"Hail to thee, blithe spirit."
WILLIAM GROTH
"With generous good nature
blest,
s f "Always willing to help
, rest.”
DONALD THOMAS
Much ado about nothing.
wants.”
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• SENIOR ACTIVITIES
RHODA BUSER: Honor Society 7 years;
Third Degree '43, ’44; Class President ’43, ’44;
Secretary of Student Council '43; Editor 1943
ARDSLEYAN; G.A.A. '43, '44; French Club
^member ’42, ’43, Vice-president '43.
WARREN BROWN: Honor Society 4 years;
Third Degree ’43; President of Freshman Class;
Vice-president Junior Class; Advertising Man-
ager of 1943 ARDSLEYAN; Vice-president of
Senior Class; Assistant Business Manager 1942,
Business Manager 1943, Senior Subscription
Campaign: Railroad Club ’43; English II Radio
Play Cast ’42; Ticket Committee Subscription
Party ’43; Student Council ’40, ’42, ’43; Assem-
bly Programs ’43; Usher Graduation Exercises
’43.
DOROTHEA FRISCHMANN: Class Secretary
4 years; Honor Society 10 years; Third Degree
2 years; Secretary Third Degree ’44; Typing
Editor of 1943 ARDSLEYAN; Senior Chorus 3
years; Band 2 years; Orchestra 5 years; Girl
Scouts 2 years; State Piano Competition 2 years;
National Chorus Competition 3 years; National
Orchestra Competition 2 years; Usher for
Graduation '43.
PAULINE LUTZ: Honor Society 10 years;
Class Treasurer ’41, ’42, ’43; ARDSLEYAN
Business Manager ’43; Subscription Manager
"44; Third Degree ’44; G.A.A. President ’43;
G.A.A. ’42, ’43, ’44; Sports Club ’42, ’43, ’44;
Third Degree Treasurer ’43, ’44; Senior Chorus
'41, ’42.
ROSINA MANTELLO: Secretary Student
Council ’41, '42; Senior Chorus ’40, ’41, ’42;
President Freshman Class; President Sophomore
Class; Honor Society President ’42, ’43, ’44;
Class Reporter ’43. ’44; ARDSLEYAN, Assist-
ant Editor ’43; Third Degree ’41, ’42, ’43, ’44;
Dramatic Club ’41, ’42; Honor Society 10 years.
LEROY AITKEN: J. V. Basketball 2 years;
Varsity Basketball 1 year; Orchestra 1 year;
Decoration and Cleanup Committee for senior
Subscription Party; Social Club; Intra-mural
Soft Ball; Interclass Basketball 1 year.
DORIS MUNCK: Honor Society 9 years;
Senior Chorus 3 years; Orchestra 1 year; Com-
petition 3 years; Class reporter ’43.
MARION CIMINO: Honor Society 10 years;
Second Degree 5 years; Senior Chorus 2 years;
ARDSLEYAN Advertising Committee ’43; Re-
freshment Committee Subscription Party ’43;
Outdoor Club ’43; G.A.A. 2 years.
MARY D ANGELO: Orchestra ’41, '42, ’43, '44;
Senior Chorus '40. '41, '42, ’43; Ballad for Ameri-
cans '41, '42: Honor Society nine years; Varsity
Cheerleader ’41, ’42. 43, 44; G.A.A. 41. 42, 43,
’44; Vice-president '41; String Trio '43; Second
Degree ’42, ’43, ’44; State Orchestra, Chorus
Competition ’40, '41; National Orchestra Com-
petition '41.
EARL JOHNSON: Honor Society 10 years;
Third Degree 3 years; Vice-president Honor
Society ’44; Vice-president Sophomore Class;
Varsity Basketball '44; Assistant Manager Bas-
ketball ’43; J. V. Basketball ’42; Boy Scouts 7
years; Band 4 years; Orchestra 3 years; Outdoor
Club 3 years; Boys’ Chorus ’42; French Club
’42; Music Competition ’41, ’42.
VICTORIA DENARDO: Candy Salesman Bas-
ketball games ’41, ’42; Refreshment Chairman
Hallowe’en Subscription Party ’43; Foul Shoot-
ing Champion ’43.
MADELINE DEROSA: Committee for Sub-
scription Campaign Hallowe’en Party ’43; Honor
Society ’42.
MARTIN ENGLEMAN: Photography Club
’41; Outdoor Club ’42, ’43, ’44; J. V. Basketball
’42, ’43; Varsity Basketball ’44; Boy Scouts 5
years; Publicity chairman of 1943 ARDS-
LEYAN.
GEORGE FURILLA: J. V. Basketball ’40. ’41;
Varsity Basketball ’41, ’42, ’43, ’44; Boys’ Chorus
’42.
GERALDINE GORMAN: Senior Chorus 2
years; Typing Committee of ARDSLEYAN ’43;
Intra-mural Hockey 1 year; Intra-mural Basket-
ball 3 years; Intra-mural Baseball 3 years.
BEATRICE SCHMIDT: Honor Society 10
years; Art Editor of ARDSLEYAN ’43; G.A.A.
'42, ’43, ’44; Sports Club ’43, ’44; Senior Chorus
2 years.
LEWIS WADDELL: Boys’ Chorus ’41, ’42, '43,
’44; President of Freshman Photo Club '41;
Baseball Club; Circulation Manager of 1943
ARDSLEYAN.
DONALD THOMAS: Honor Society 8 years;
Second Degree 2 years; Boy Scouts 5 years; Out-
door Club 3 years; Vice-president Outdoor Club
’43; Ballad for Americans 2 years; French Club
2 years; Boys’ Chorus 3 years; Photography
Editor of 1943 ARDSLEYAN.
JUNIOR P
Top Row: John Baverstock. Gustav Groth, Richard
Allen, Christopher DeFeo, Warren Baulieu. Sec-
ond Row: Dorothy Smythe, Janet Riordan, Laurel
Struckman, Ruth Virden, Doris Park. Third Row:
Marion Wright, Edith Aitken, Claire Speicher. Louise
Behlen, Mary Lou Wilmoth, Rose Perillo, Dorothy
Wheeler. Front Row: Nettie Cimino, Joseph Frisch-
mann, Treasurer; John Hackett, President; Barbara
Boice, Secretary; Mary Lou Neylan, Vice-president;
Marie DeLuca. Absent: William Bagge, Beatrice
Caporale, Frances Erickson, Anthony Moretti, Patricia
Rooney, Virginia Secor.
SOPHOMORE
Top Row: Robert Cammack, Richard Fuchs, Chris
Muller, Joseph Palermo, William King. Second Row.
George Keehan, George DeGuisto, Louis Eisenhauer,
Alfred Palermo, Robert Arone, Richard Heller, Third
Row: Katherine Zangari, Stella Signoretta, Grace
Mannuccia, Allison Reid, Doris Pearce, Dorothy Mul-
ler. Katherine Derhoff, Marie Baverstock. Bottom
Row: Joan Rooney, Joann McHenry, Joseph Calace-
Mottola, Vice-president; Barbara Horend, Secretary;
Edith Gimbel, Domenica DeNardo, Josephine
O'Leary. Absent: Helene Fluck, President; Agnes
Arone, Treasurer; Olga Raab, John Papovitch.
JUNIOR R
Top Row: Harold Carpenter, Frank Conover, Stanley
Benedict, Treasurer; Joseph Cleary, Dick Dunbar,
Geoffrey Pollock, Robert Edmunds, Vice-president;
William Blasberg, Jr. Second Row: Francis Young,
Virginia Brown, Ruth Agnano, Jean Garthwaite, June
Brinkerhoff. Carol Meyer. Third Row: William Bor-
chers, Edith Holscher, Anna Fatone, Florence Con-
tant, Jean McGregor, Bernice Crowley, Mary Ann
Cimino, Ethel Yottes,' Eugene Grandolfi. Bottom
Row: Patricia Launer, Betty Hatfield, Secretary; Lila
MacLeod, President; Virgina Lynn, Esther DeNardo.
FRESHMEN
Top Row: John Crisi, John Cimino, William Keehan,
Ernest Johnson, George McCormack, Edgar Bunch,
Richard Walker, William Lefurgy. Second Row:
Theodore Schmidt, John Hogan, President; William
Hauptman, Basil Spano, Peter Emerick, William
Brennen, Louis Pascone, Biagio De Astis, Robert
White. Third Row: Robert Carpenter, John De
Rocha, Evelyn Meenen, Mayo French, Edwin Stone,
Gerald Maloney, Carl Montaruli, Robert Fuchs, Jo-
seph Petruzzi. Fourth Row: Joyce Petrone, Elinor
Speicher, Vice-president. Front Row: Constance Cal-
tabellotta, Carolyn Stohr, Frances Nannariello, Marie
Raab, Lester MacLeod, Treasurer; Carmine Mobilia,
Reporter; Albert Garthwaite, Barbara Cleary, Sec-
retary; Margaret Williamson, Bernice Boice.
JUNIOR P
From perhaps the very first day of school
this year, we all seemed a little older, more
quiet and resolute, for we at last realized the
grave seriousness of this terrible war we are
fighting. But in spite of war, school has not
really changed much, except that we do miss
the familiar faces of so many of our friends
now fighting in all the far corners of. the earth
for what we believe is right.
We here at school are doing our very best
to help in our country’s war effort. We are
taking all kinds of special courses such as
Aeronautics, Home Nursing, Induction Physics,
First Aid, Physical Fitness, and many others to
help us to do our part on the home front and to
prepare us for the mighty job of rebuilding
America, returning it to its pre-war peace and
security, wresting it from the difficulties which
war has brought upon our fair land. And it will
be we of this younger generation who will have
the major part in the forging of this new Ameri-
ca, for out of this dreadful war will come the
hopes, the plans and the ideals for an utterly
new country.
Yes, we are growing up now, perhaps a little
faster than we might have in peace times, but
we are learning fast and well and will be able to
take our share of work and responsibility in
the mighty job ahead of us. Let’s all hope that
a glorious Victory will come soon so that we may
get started.
Mary Lou Neylan
JUNIOR R
Another year has sped by in modern tempo.
We of Junior R. while enjoying another year
with Miss Robbie, went all out for victory. We
were proud but secretly sorry when Raymond
Pearce left us for the Navy. Several members
of the class worked on farms during the sum-
mer, and as a whole we retain 100rr member-
ship in the Victory Corps and wholeheartedly
support the war stamp booth on Wednesdays
with members of the class occasionally taking
charge.
In September we commenced work on the
ARDSLEYAN, the year’s project, appropriately
choosing as the theme, the topic uppermost in
all our minds, “The Peace to Come and the
World of Tomorrow.”
A large percentage of the class took part in
musical organizations, scouts, clubs and sport
activities with six of our boys on the Varsity
and Junior Varsity basketball teams.
Another successful year has passed — but
unlike last year, one filled with renewed hope
and dreams of a brighter future to come.
Betty Hatfield
SOPHOMORE
Our class is a group of average American boys
and girls. This is a brief outline of what we are
doing in school so that we may help to build
a better America.
Most of us attend classes in some branch of
science every day. Here we are acquainting our-
selves with many new discoveries. We study
and discuss matters relating to aviation, radio,
and electricity.
Some pupils enjoy mastering Latin, Spanish
or mathematics. Others go in for typing, short-
hand, and bookkeeping or operating machines
such as the lathe.
Participating in sport activities helps to de-
velop leadership and fair play. In our school
we are taught to play fair and always do our
best at all times.
We are working and preparing so that when
the day of peace dawns, we shall be ready to
help in the reorganization of a new world where
peace will be everlasting.
Robert Cammack
FRESHMAN
In September, forty eager, anxious Freshmen
entered the confines of Ardsley High School.
Early in the year we welcomed Evelyn Meenen
to our class.
Although busy with school work, we have
found time to win five dollars in the subscrip-
tion campaign, have a boys’ interclass basketball
team, and have seven representatives playing
Junior Varsity basketball.
At the start of our high school careers, we
herein resolve to make the most of the oppor-
tunities offered to us and hope its benefits will
lead to a full and useful life ahead.
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JUNIOR VARSITY
Top Row: Robert Carpenter, Jack Hackett, Robert
Fuchs, Richard Dunbar, Biagio De Astis, William
Keehan. Second Row: John Delmerico, Basil Spano,
Robert Cammack, John Cimino, Carmine Mobilia,
John Hogan, Alfred Palermo. Bottom Row: Eugene
Grandolfi, Joe Frischmann, Christopher De Feo,
Joseph Calace-Mottola, Stanley Benedict.
BOYS' ATHLETICS
In September, Coach Ken Brown organized
a softball league in the high school. The boys
were divided into four teams: Companies A, B
and C and Company D being represented by
the eighth grade. The final league standings
found Company C and Company B locked in
a tie. Thus a play-off between the two teams
was necessary. Company B came out on top
by trouncing the “C” boys, 7-3.
Mr. Brown left Ardsley in November to join
the Navy. Mr. Horend, who capably coached
Ardsley’s basketball teams a number of years
ago, generously consented to take the team over
this year. Practice began in the latter part of
November, with about thirty-five boys turning
out for the first practice. The squad was cut to
twenty-five boys, fifteen on the J.V. and ten
on the varsity. Early season games included
victories by the varsity over Bronxville, Elms-
ford and Briarcliff and victories over Elmsford
and Briarcliff by the J.V.
Mr. Horend also organized an interclass
basketball league for the high school and eighth
grade boys. In the first few games the Fresh-
men beat the eighth grade but lost to the Sopho-
mores, while the Juniors took the Sophomores
over. Bob Edmunds
CHEERLEADERS
Top Row: Rose Perillo, Betty Hatfield, Bernice Boice,
Doris Park. Third Row: June Brinkerhoff, Louisa
Behlen. Second Row: Barbara Boice, Claire
Speicher, J. V. Captain; Virginia Lynn. Bottom
Row: Mary D’Angelo, Varsity Captain; Bernice
Crowley.
G.A.A.
The second week of September found the girls’ intramural
program under way. This athletic board has been confronted
with many problems regarding points to be given for different
sports. They considered all problems carefully and gave the
full measure of credit where it was due.
Volleyball was the first headliner in sports with forty-three
participants ready to go to meet their foes. Bitter battles
raged with five teams competing and fighting until the finish
with such spectacular technique that there was a play-off at
the end with Lila MacLeod’s team capturing the crown.
The girls started out with hockey, later changed to speed-
ball, a combination of soccer and basketball, because it proved
to be the more popular of the two. After some fine competi-
tion, Beatrice Schmidt’s team were declared the victors.
The long-awaited season of basketball arrived with five
teams also in competition and forty-one girls eager to get into
tip-top shape to display their ability in future games. Proposed
plans are to have two playdays-
the other ’ '
to display our excellent teamwork and cooperation.
competing with other schools in this vicinity, we are to have
interclass meets which will, no doubt, prove exciting.
The main thing accomplished this year, in addition to keep-
ing the G.A.A. cards straight and settling various problems,
was the establishment of a Girls’ Association Constitution by
Miss Roll with the assistance of the G.A.A. Board. We hope
all the girl athletes will observe the rules laid down in the
Constitution as well as in the individual sports in order to be
better players and leaders.
me with Ossining and
with Elmsford. This will afford us opportunities
Besides
Esther DeNardo
Top Row: William Blasberg, Jr., Vice-president; Warren Bau-
lieu, Robert Edmunds. Second Row: Edith Aitken, Carol
Meyer, Virginia Lynn, Edith Gimbel, Domenica DeNardo,
Miss Jones. Bottom Row: Mary Lou Neylan, President;
Patricia Launer, Agnes Arone, Josephine O’Leary, Dorothy
Muller, Secretary.
G.A.A.
Top Row: Lila Mac Leod, President; Ruth Virden, Claire
Speicher, Secretary and Treasurer; Marie Raab, Rhoda Buser,
Joyce Petrone, Mary Ann Cimino, Janet Riordan. Second
Row: Betty Hatfield, Edith Aitken, Pauline Lutz, Virginia
Lynn, Laurel Struckman, Rose Perillo, June Brinkerhoff, Jean
McGregor, Louise Behlen, Miss Roll. Bottom Row: Esther
De Nardo, Vice-president; Doris Pearce, Joann McHenry,
Katherine Zangari, Nettie Cimino, Patricia Launer, Elinor
Speicher, Mary D'Angelo.
Sports Club
Miss Roll, Adviser. Starting from the rear: Ruthven
Virden, Claire Speicher, Secretary and Treasurer; Pau-
line Lutz, Lila MacLeod, President; Beatrice Schmidt,
Louisa Behlen, Marie DeLuca, Esther DeNardo, Vice-
president.
At the election meeting held last June the Sports
Club welcomed Ruth Virden, Claire Speicher, Louise
Behlen and Beatrice Schmidt as new members. Good
sportmanship, interest and participation in sports are
the basis on which these girls were admitted.
The members are given the special privilege of officiat-
ing at games and of assisting Miss Roll in her classes.
Thus the qualities of leadership are stressed and re-
warded by advancement in the high school Victory Corps.
During the year the girls attended the Rodeo in Madi-
son Square Garden. Horseback riding was an added
attraction. Additional events are planned with the ad-
vent of warm weather.
El Circulo Espanol
In order to make Spanish more interesting we organ-
ized El Circulo Espanol at our first meeting on November
19, 1943: At that meeting we planned several prdjects,
most of which have been carried out at subsequent meet-
ings. We have played games, sung songs and put on
skits all in Spanish. At Christmas time we enjoyed a
Christmas party. We all hope to learn many interesting
facts about Spain and our South American neighbors
during club meetings. “Adios”.
BAND
Trumpet
George Bagge
Richard Dunbar
Crane Hackett
Ernest Johnson
French Porn
Joe Frischmann
Saxophone
Frank Conover
George Keehan
Percussion
ORCHESTRA
Top Row: William Keehan, Frank Con-
over, Ronald Paulson, Louise Behlen,
Joseph Palermo, Miss Lauterwasser,
Joseph Frischmann, John Hackett, Er-
nest Johnson. Second Row: Dorothy
Wheeler, Donald Struckman, George De
Guisto, John Crisi, Claire Speicher, Ruth
Virden, Charles De Guisto, Joseph Mur-
ray. Front Row: William Blasberg,
Betty Hatfield, George Keehan, Mary
D’Angelo.
Clarinet
William Bagge
Billy Cook
Charles DeGuisto
Joseph Murray
William Keehan
T rombone
John Hackett
Lester MacLeod
Flute
Claire Speicher
Louisa Behlen
Joseph Palermo
Ronald Paulson
ORCHESTRA
Many obstacles hindered the progress of the
orchestra at the beginning of the year, but
through earnest practice we overcame them.
During the past term, the directorship has
changed hands three times. Nevertheless, we
have performed for P.T.A., assemblies, and the
annual Spring Concert.
All during the year we have been playing the
music of China, Mexico, and South America.
Playing this music has helped us to understand
more thoroughly the culture of other countries
with which we shall be more closely connected
after the war.
The personnel includes: Piano Dorothea
Frischmann, Flutes — Ruth Virden, Claire
Speicher, Violins — Betty Hatfield, John Crisi,
William Blasberg, Jr., Donald Struckman,
Dorothy Wheeler, George DeGuisto, Cello —
Mary D’Angelo, Clarinets — William Bagge,
George Keehan, Robert Ullrich, Joseph Murray,
Charles DeGuisto, Saxophones — William Kee-
han, Frank Conover, Horn — Joseph Frisch-
mann, Trombone — John Hackett, Trumpets —
Ernest Johnson, George Bagge, Drums — Louisa
Behlen, Joseph Palermo, Ronald Paulson.
organized as usual in September
BAND
Instrumentation is
under the direction of Mr. Harry Taylor. We
found that last June’s graduation had taken
more than its usual heavy toll of experienced
players.
Trumpet
George Bagge
Richard Dunbar
Crane Hackett
Early in the term, Mr. Taylor, who had been
our director for two years, accepted another
position in the South. The directorship was
then assumed by Mr. Arthur Murphy, who in
January went to California.
Miss Gertrude Lauterwasser now has charge.
New music has been added to our repertoire,
junior members have been added, and we are
looking forward to bigger and better things to
come.
Ernest Johnson
Clarinet
William Bagge
Billy Cook
Charles DeGuisto
Joseph Murray
William Keehan
T rombone
John Hackett
Lester MacLeod
as follows:
French Horn
Joe Frischmann
Saxophone
Frank Conover
George Keehan
Flute
Claire Speicher
Percussion
Louisa Behlen
Joseph Palermo
Ronald Paulson
CHORUS
Top Row: Joseph Cleary, Eugene Grandolfi, Marion Wright, Mary Ann Cimino, Lewis
Waddell, Robert Arone. Second Row: Betty Hatfield, Mary D’Angelo, Jeary-Garthwaite.
Third Row: Frank Conover, Nettie Cimino, Grace Mannuccia, Miss Lauterwasser, Katherine
Derhoff, Joe Palermo. Bottom Row: Dorothy Smythe, Dorothy Muller.
STUDENT COUNCIL
The continuance of the sale of War Stamps and Bonds
this year by the Student Council has met with whole-
hearted support by the student body, and the members
of the council have regarded their turn at the booth as
a high privilege. With the aid of student volunteers,
an amount of $297 has been sold, and we are now cam-
paigning for “A Jeep by June.” We have also instituted
a program of moving pictures and have aided the P.T.A.
with their high school dances. A collection of costume
jewelry has been started; the trinkets gained are to be
sent to the Army to be used for trading with the natives
of the South Pacific islands. All this work, contributing
quite definitely to a better world of the future, has been
done under the leadership of Miss Buell, our adviser,
Lila MacLeod, President, and Robert Edmunds, Vice-
president.
Rhoda Buser, Secretary
Back: Joseph Calace-Mottola, Barbara Cleary, Jack Hackett,
Mary Lou Neylan, Warren Brown. Front: Rhoda Buser, Lila
MacLeod, Miss Buell, Robert Edmunds
HONOR SOCIETY
The Third Degree consists of ten members who in the opin-
ion of the faculty and Honor Society members are capable
of leading the organization
At our First Degree Initiation held on December 3, thirty
new members were received. At that time, the Honorable
Walter G. Seely gave his customary address to the candidates.
In addition, the Second Degree Initiation was held in the
spring, and the Third Degree Initiation in June at which time
new members were elected to take the place of those who had
graduated.
The Third Degree has assisted Mr. Silliman in his work
with the Service News Supplement by obtaining pictures of
the Alumni in the service, and by addressing envelopes.
Today, the characteristics that the Honor Society strives
to instill in us—leadership, good conduct, and service—are of
more importance than ever before. The key word of this
organization, cooperation, is helping those former members,
now in the armed forces, to fight more earnestly for ultimate
victory and a lasting peace which we know shall be ours. In
the World of Tomorrow, it is such qualities that will determine
the kind of world we shall live in. To accomplish all this and
to stir up that vital spirit of unity in us, there could be no
better organization than our own Honor Society.
To our adviser, Miss Robbie, we should like to extend our
most sincere thanks and appreciation for her unceasing efforts
and kind assistance.
THIRD DEGREE
Back: Warren Brown, Pauline Lutz, Treasurer; Rhoda
Buser, Miss Robbie, Adviser; Lila MacLeod, Robert
Aaone. Front: Dorothea Frischmann, Secretary; Rosina
Mantello, President; Betty Hatfield, Jean McGregor.
Absent: Earl Johnson, Vice-president.
The Ardsley High School
"TORCH"
Sponsored by the Honor Society
and published for the students of
Ardsley High School.
STAFF
Editor
Assistant Editor
Material
J. Garthwaite
C. Speicher
R. Agnano
H. Fluck
R. Virden
Bob Edmunds
Bill Blasberg
Production
M. Neylan
C. Meyer
J. Brinkerhoff
F. Young
Top Row: Ruloff Muller, Richard Nolan; Patrol Leader
John Crisi; Patrol Leader George McCormack; David
Brendel. Second Row: Patrol Leader Edwin Stone;
Herbert Karl, Robert Burks; Scoutmaster Charles Buckes,
Skipper White, Charles Buckes, Jr., Bob White. Front
Row: Senior Patrol Leader (2) Robert Cammack; Rob-
ert Patterson, Wallace Hennessy, Theodore Steenwerth;
Senior Patrol Leader (1) Geoffrey Pollock.
BOY
Top Row: John Yottes, William Flanigan, Donald Raab,
Thomas Marzella, Ronald Barrett. Second Row: Mr.
Duke, Henry Greiner, Dan Gorman, James Lawler.
Harold Carpenter. Third Row: George DeFeo, Richard
Moore, John Cowley, Lester Riordan, Donald Pasquini,
Robert Kamke, Edwin Gawer. Bottom Row: Salvatore
Cimino, Jack Olt, William Woessner, Melvin Redmond,
Joe McCormack,
SCOUTS
Ardsley Troop No. 3 under the leadership of Scout-
master Charles Buckes organized September 30, with
an enrollment of twenty-two scouts, many of whom are
new members.
Mr. Arthur W. Silliman was appointed Chairman of
the Troop Committee. The American Legion sponsored
the troop.
Scout officers were appointed as follows: Senior Patrol
Leaders—Geoffrey Pollock and Robert Cammack. Pa-
trol leaders—George McCormack—John Crisi—Edwin
Stone.
GIRL SCOUTS
Parents’ Night was held December 8. At this time
new tenderfoot scouts were welcomed into the troop.
In place of the annual scout circus this year, a radio
program arranged by Mr. R. White was presented for
the benefit of the scout troop.
The Father and Son Dinner this year'was held Feb-
ruary 12 at the Roman Catholic Church.
This year more than ever we hope to do bigger and
better things.
Geoffrey Pollock
Standing before you are the future Americans of to-
morrow. They are the Girl Scouts of America—ten to
sixteen years of age. Bound together by experiences,
companionship, work, and play, they will look back, in
future years, to the many happy and worthwhile hours
spent together. The “Little Scouts” or Bluebird Troop
are rtiade stronger in body by swimming and hiking,
made stronger in spirit and mind by work on merit
badges, songs, and games that are a help to them in
everyday life. The Senior Scouts or "Quimby Memorial
Troop” have been busy girls. They collected jokes,
puzzles and stories to be bound into scrapbooks and re-
paired toys at Christmas for those less fortunate. The
Senior Scouts have looked into the future by taking up
a new phase of Scouting called “Wing Scouting.” This
deals with airplanes and the part they will play in the
World of Tomorrow. No doubt many of us will own
planes of our own and will use them much as we use
cars today.
Every Girl Scout proudly wears her Girl Scout pin
and is faithfully doing her “duty to God and Country”—
Leaders: Mrs. Wm. Eansor, Miss G. Lauterwasser. As-
sistants: Mrs. W. C. Emerick, Jr., Miss Rosa Peters,
Miss Dorothea Edwards. Scribes: Dorothy Denari, Jean
McGregor.
Top Row: Joan DeGuisto, Doris Pearce, Betty Hatfield, Mayo French, Jean McGregor, Mary
Lou Neylan, Barbara Horend, Carol Meyer, Virginia Lynn, Louisa Behlen. Second Row: Bar-
bara Woessner, Leonore Kenny, Kathleen Strachan, Nancy Jane Shultz, Suzanne Recca, Jose-
phine Caltabellotta, Patricia Hotahng. Third Row: Barbara Slaybaugh, Jacqueline Blasberg,
Mary McGregor, Gloria Petruzzi, Claire Buckes, Nino Jo Miller, Joan Garnier, Dorothy Denari.
Bottom Row: Lillian Papovitch, Joan Meyers, Miss Rosa Peters, Assistant Leader; Miss
Gertrude Lauterwasser, Leader; Grace Behlen, Jean Thomas.
I
A ADELS'
Top Row: Caleb Ward, George Papovitch, Donald
Fatone, Steven Pannick, Alexander Reid. Second
Row: John Cimino, Umberto Paolucci, Henry Groth,
Alfred Costantini, Joseph Murray. Third Row:
Arthur Egloff, Robert Van Dusen, Herbert Karl,
Willard Benedict, Myles Ferris, Donald Wahlquist.
Fourth Row: Jean De Muro, Florence De Feo, Vir-
ginia Macdonnald, Diane Horend, Ann Borchers, Jean
De Luca, Frances Mannuccia. Fifth Row: Louis Ad-
dorisio, Joan Carson, Jean Van Brunt, Ellen Mc-
Cormick, Marion Barkis, Edelgard Jantzen, Rosina
Lancellotti, Mary Mantello, Roy Nannariello. Front
Row: Evelyn Kamke, Marianne Meier, Secretary-
Treasurer; Crane Hackett, President; Jennie Renda,
Vice-president; Patricia Lawlor, Joan Emerick.
GRADE 8
Our class started this year with forty-three
pupils. Marion Barkis and Miles Ferris joined
the group.
This year we have taken part in many school
activities and organizations. We have nineteen
members in the Honor Society. Two of our
girls, Florence DeFeo and Joan Carson, are in
the Junior Chorus. Two boys, Crane Hackett
and Joseph Murray, are in the band. Crane is
also a member of the orchestra. We have nine
girls who are members of the Girl Scouts. Sev-
eral pupils participate in the Junior Red Cross
projects.
Evelyn Kamke, Marianne Meier, Edelgard
Jantzen, Virginia MacDonald and Jennie Renda
took part.
We had a combined Parents’ Meeting with
the Seventh Grades, which sixteen of our par-
ents attended.
We enjoyed a skating party, a picnic, and a
Christmas party so far this year and are looking
forward to many more good times together.
All of these activities combined equal a suc-
cessful year from both an educational and a
social standpoint.
We had a girls’ Color Guard this year in which
Joan Carson
Top Row: Charles De Guisto, Michael Wilmoth,
Martin Erickson, David Brendel, Ronald Paulsen,
Henry Cockefur. Second Row: Dorothy Denari, Bar-
bara Slaybaugh, Marie Moretti, Joan Myers, Lillian
Papovitch. Third Row: Leonore Kenny, Geraldine
Pruett, Virginia Grandolfi, Nancy Schultz, Eleanor
Weiner. Front Row: Mary McGregor, Angela Ruti-
glan, Vice-president; Skipper White, Treasurer; Vic-
tor Arone, President; Margaret Young, Secretary;
Jean Thomas.
GRADE 7E
We started the school year with an enroll-
ment of twenty-one pupils. We welcomed a new
pupil, Eleanor Weiner. Many members of our
class belong to different organizations. There
are nine Girl Scouts, two Boy Scouts, eleven
Honor Society members, thirteen Junior Cho-
rus members, two Senior Band members, and
100% membership in the Junior Red Cross.
We won two P.T.A. prizes this year; we gave
our first two dollars to the National War Fund.
The class entered the paper drive under the
leadership of Dorothy Denari. The amount our
Victory Club brought in, from September to
January, was $361.45. Members of the club
were responsible for a stamp booth in the hall
each Wednesday.
projects this year. We sent twenty-five gifts to
Kentucky, collected eighteen items of food for
the Dobbs Ferry Hospital, and made fifteen
large colored posters for other hospitals.
We have a boys’ Color Guard consisting of
Michael Wilmoth, Skipper White, Victor Arone,
Martin Erickson, and Charles DeGuisto and a
girls’ Color Guard consisting of Leonore Kenny,
Mary McGregor, Virginia Grandolfi, Margaret
Young, and Lillian Papovitch.
Through our foreign correspondence with
boys and girls in England, we have become bet-
ter acquainted with one of our allies in this war.
We feel that this new understanding of foreign
people will be of great importance in the "World
of Tomorrow.”
We completed successfully several Red Cross
Margaret Young
Top Row. William Wilson, James Horend, Dominick
Fatone, Robert Burks, Wallace Hennessy, Second
Row. Raymond Jaeger, George Bagge, Donald
Struckman, William Cook, Frank Eisenhauer, Robert
Ullrich, Roul Muller, James Wright. Third Row:
Charles Buckes, Marie Ragone, Joanne Groth,
Jacqueline Rooney, Grace Cartwright, Harold Cun-
noff. Front Row: Grace Behlen, Bessie Pannick,
Donald Brennen, Secretary; Patsy DeNardo, Treas-
urer; Vito Pasquale, President; Patricia Hotaling,
Vice-president; Anna Signoretta.
GRADE 7W
This year our grade has participated in many
activities. We had a very enjoyable Hallowe’en
party, including games, prizes and refreshments.
At Christmas time we had our usual gift ex-
change, and everyone seemed very happy with
his present. We were fortunate in being able to
make some pottery out of clay under Miss Davis’
direction. Everyone of the twenty-five pieces
fired at the County Center kiln turned out well.
We were pleased with the fine glaze and pretty
colors of our ornaments, ash trays and small
vases. All this cost each of us only ten cents.
Our plaster of Paris wall plaques and hot plates
painted with water colors and then varnished
were both useful and ornamental. These made
appropriate gifts for our mothers.
We are all members of the Junior Red Cross,
and in that connection sent gifts to the Kentucky
mountain children at Caney Creek. So far this
year our War Saving total is $168.50, and we
continue to help the war effort by buying stamps
and bonds. During the Paper Salvage Cam-
paign our boys and girls took an active part,
bringing in about seven hundred pounds.
The girls have been making luncheon sets
and pajamas in Home Economics, and the boys,
who have done some metal work and woodwork-
ing, are now intensely interested in the loom and
weaving.
Our Color Guards are: Color Sergeants—
Marie Ragone and Frank Eisenhauer and flag
bearers—B. Pannick, P. Hotaling, J. Groth, G.
Cartwright, P. DeNardo, J. Horend, B. Wilson
and W. Hennessy.
Many of us are still corresponding with the
boys in the service that we chose last year in the
A.E.S.S.S.
Top Row: Lawrence Willard, Frank Fraietta, Vito De
Nardo, Second Row: Charles Dahl, Arthur Jackson,
Henry Woessner, Vice-president; Rudolf Rosier,
Thomas Marzella, Warren Maloney, Richard Bren-
nen, Richard Ward. Third Row: Joe McCormack,
Attendance Chairman; Charles Dupras, Patricia
Cleary, Rose Spano, Rose Ann Berryman, Treasurer
of War Savings Club; Suzanne Recca, Health Chair-
man; Kathleen Strachan, Leonard Gaarder, Teddy
Steenwerth. President of War Savings Club. Fourth
Row: Edwin Gawer, Marilyn Schneider, Secretary
of War Savings Club; Alvera Mannuccia, Betty Ann
Stone, Secretary; Dorothy Hotaling, Patricia Cris-
tello. Front Row: Claire Buckes, Joan Lutz, Donald
Paterson, Gerald Bostock, Treasurer; Frances Pan-
nick, Room Chairman; Gloria Petruzzi, Nina Jo
Miller, President; Josephine Caltabellotta, Librarian.
Absent: Beverly Cristiano.
GRADE 6
“We want a lasting peace in our World of
Tomorrow where all peoples and nations shall be
assured freedom of thought, freedom of wor-
ship, freedom from want and freedom from fear.
It must be founded upon the Golden Rule—
‘Do ye unto others as ye would have them do
unto you.’” Gerald Bostock
“The girls and boys of today will be the wo-
men and men of tomorrow. It will be their re-
sponsibility to see that America accepts her
role and does her part.” Rose Ann Berryman
“We should be preparing today" for the World
of Tomorrow. First we must do our part to
help win the war. We must save our money for
stamps and bonds, take care of our clothes and
school supplies, be careful of food. Let us also
help in the collection of scrap paper and fat.”
Arthur Jackson
“We can keep healthy by learning to eat, rest,
and exercise properly. Learn and practice rules
for safety. If we do these things, we shall not
worry our parents or take the time of busy
doctors and nurses.” Suzanne Recca
“Give all we can to the Red Cross and the
U.S.O. Write cheerful, newsy letters to our boys
in the service. Do not believe or pass on to
others war secrets or gossip.” Kathleen Strachan
“The Golden Rule means better living. Learn
to treat each other with respect and considera-
tion. Be patient, thoughtful, kind and fair toward
all. Be loyal, honest and reliable, — above all
develop good sportsmanship.” Alvera Mannuccia
“Scouting and Honor Society encourage good
living and provide training in leadership besides
giving an opportunity for service. The World
of Tomorrow will need wise leaders and the un-
selfish service of those who follow.” Frances
Pannick
“We should get the best education possible.
The knowledge of geography helps us to under-
stand the people of the world; history tells us
the story of the struggle of mankind; science ex-
plains the wonders and workings of nature, while
music, art and the love of good reading give the
deeper satisfaction of living. Educated citizens
are intelligent citizens.” Henry Woessner
Top Row: Daniel Gormgn, Richard Moore, Treas-
urer; Henry Greiner, John Jones, Russell Brown,
James Lawlor, Gregory Scallero. Second Row:
James Welsford, James Juillerat, Patrick Cristello,
Melville Redmond, Robert Kamke, Alan Walker,
Fred Ernst. Harold Kamke. Third Row: Helen Jack-
son, Carole Buese, Mary Costantini, Geraldine Cart-
wright, Barbara Wuestner, Eleanor Wahlquist, Jose-
phine DeRocha, Joan Stohr. Bottom Row: Ann
Marie Sullivan, Jacqueline Blasberg, Lois Carson,
Betty Willard, Anita Burks, Vice-president; Trudy
Seeger, Barbara Edelman. Absent: Ellen McPhee,
Joan Koster, Walter Schmidt, John Yottes, President;
Ralph Hallin, Margaret Avery, Virginia Brennan,
Vice-president; Julia Montaruli, Josephine Palermo,
Joan Garnier.
GRADE 5
Even in the fifth grade pupils can prepare
now to make better citizens in the post-war
world.
This year, for the first time, we have learned
to accept responsibility through the handling of
money in ticket sales and during the School
News and ARDSLEYAN campaigns. We sold
one hundred twenty-three copies of the Ardsley
High School News this year, setting a new
goal for next year’s class.
Among the several class organizations which
further leadership, one of the most important
is our class organization in which we hold dis-
cussions and set forth our opinions on various
matters.
In the Honor Society, good class citizenship
is stressed. Each pupil has the opportunity to
earn awards for scholarship, effort and conduct.
During the year we have spent many enjoy-
able hours in club periods. The War Savings
Club and Junior Red Cross are probably the
most timely and worthwhile of these. We have
100% membership in the latter club, and for a
class project have contributed to the welfare of
poor families in the Kentucky mountains.
In all of our class activities, we are developing
leadership and character and being trained for
the day when we shall take our places in the
“World of Tomorrow..”
Top Row: George Defeo, Frank Noviello, Donald
Raab. William Flanigan, Robert Bell, Ronald Barrett.
Second Row: Lester Riordan, Edward Miller, Prest-
bury Hackett, Robert Cook, Jack Olt, Donald Pas-
quini, John Cawley, Salvatore Cimino. Third Row:
Barbara Brennen, Concetta Staglian, Marjorie Acker,
Marguarite Ryan, Dorothy Eiling, Theresa Curtin,
Carol Lawlor, Mary Fraitta. Fourth Row: Barbara
Dupras, Patricia Cheslack, Eleanor Slaybaugh, Lillian
Jackson, Bernadette Kinney, Dolores Gamier, Ann
Yottes, Janet Calace-Mottola. Front Row: Annette
Gimbel, Kathleen Gauthier, Patricia Frischmann,
Claudia Speicher, President; Pauline Calace-Mottola,
Lois Nannariello, Dorothy Young.
GRADE 4
On the first day of school Miss Edwards
welcomed thirty-eight boys and girls eager to
start their fourth year at Ardsley High School.
In September we concluded a successful vic-
tory campaign and started collecting waste
paper to aid the war effort. During the Christ-
mas season we sent toys to Kentucky mountain
children as a Red Cross project, contributed
foodstuffs to the Dobbs Ferry Hospital and made
bell and basket table decorations for boys in
the service of our country. In such activities we
are learning the importance of service to others.
When our turn came to take charge of the
school grounds, we did our best to improve the
general appearance of the campus.
Twenty-four members of our class became
proud and enthusiastic members of the Honor
Society.
Thus we have concluded another successful
year, another step in our education along the
road to the future.
Top Row. Allen Hallett, Barty DeRocha, Barry
Coggins, Dominick Pasquale, Paul Roberts, Robert
Wilson, Frank Jazzo, Richard Dupras, Dominick
DeLuca. Second Row. Larry Lasko, Kenneth Cauvet,
Roberta McGregor, Evelyn Schmidt, Anne Huesgen,
Patricia Nardecchia, Robert Schleipman, David
Pollock. Third Row. Barbara Rutiglan, Helga
Nordin, Mary Murray, Helene Ryan, Patricia
Gaarder, Patricia Gauthier, Jean Brennan. Bottom
Row. Pauline Lawlor, Carol Manchester, Betty Ann
Brennen, Anna Gorman, Margaret Flanigan, LaVerne
Ward, Barbara O’Leary. Absent: John Koster,
Richard Arone, Anthony D’Angelo, Rosina Mobilia,
Dolores Stohr.
GRADE 3
The Third Grade is still doing business in
the same room. This year the class consists of
thirty-six children. The president is Jean Bren-
nan and the Vice-president, Kenneth Cauvet.
Mrs. Frank Coggins is our class mother and Mrs.
Robert McGregor, our assistant mother.
Most of our time is spent in drilling on read-
ing, ’riting, and ’rithmetic. Other subjects studied
are spelling, drawing, music, science, and geog-
raphy.
The Third Grade has done its part in the Red
Cross Drive and Hospital Collection. We also
filled a Christmas box for the Red Cross, made
decorations for soldiers’ camps, helped to keep
the school grounds clean and bought War
Stamps.
This Third Grade is really doing its best to
carry on in “The World of Today” and will so
continue in “The World of Tomorrow.”
Top Row: Michael Cawley, Peter Connolly, Richard
Frischmann, Robert Paquette, David Woodbury,
Francis Yozzo, William Bell, Joseph Leach, Michael
Grandolfi, Walter Edelman. Second Row: Louise
Quist, Dorothy McPhee. Armand Faltori, Matthew
Strachan, Douglas Boyd, Robert French, Duncan Wil-
son, Ann Wilmoth, Judith Jackson. Third Row:
Florence Jackson, Alberta Denari, Alice Cartwright,
Gertrude Rosier, Ruth Seeler, Peggy Jaeger, Carol
Riordan. Front Row: Heidi Meier, Enid Gensler,
Beverly Graziani, Ruby Moretti, Nancy Dunbar,
Maureen Gauthier, Marion Eisenhauer, Mildred
Eisenhauer.
GRADE 2
The children in Grade Two, today,
Will be the people in “Tomorrow’s World.”
Their task will be to carry on
When the flags of peace are unfurled.
To be ready for this place in the sun
They must learn the Golden Rule,
To treat others as they wish to be treated
And they must do it, now, in school.
That others must be considered
And a tolerance of race and creed
That no happiness can be found in a life
If it’s founded on lies or greed.
So along with Reading and Writing,
Science, Arithmetic and Music, it’s clear
That the Second Grade must work at these
things,
To be ready when “The World of Tomorrow”
is here.
Top Row: Fred Lawlor, Tommy Eiling, Jay Mayer,
Franklin Cimino, Robert McKirgan, Evan White,
Kenneth Acker, John Miller, Robert Brennen. Sec-
ond Row: Hope Machina, Ann Barber, Thomas
Taaffe, Jr., Franklin Schmidt, Joseph Perillo, Dar-
win Brown, Dorene Suthergreen, Elizabeth Flanigan.
Third Row: Lynn Olt, Judy Baker, Annette Scott,
Jeannette Burks, Karen Bell, Joyce Bloomfield, Ann
Dahlgard. Front Row: Barbara Nardecchia, Lor-
raine Paquette, Margaret Fitzgerald, Frances Brown,
Ceryl Huesgen, Katherine Schoenstein, Carol Bostock.
GRADE 1
We want to be good American citizens. Being
good classroom citizens is one step in the right
direction. The following rules of conduct and
desirable work habits help us along the way:
1. Share responsi-
bility.
2. Consider rights of
others.
3. Practice self-con-
troL
4. Be courteous,
cheerful and
agreeable,
5. Do not disturb
others.
6. Think clearly
about what we
are going to do.
7. Begin work
promptly.
8. Work thoughtfully
and neatly.
9. Finish work.
10. Waste no materials.
We buy War Saving Stamps and Bonds. We
contribute to almost all of the drives for funds;
such as, the March of Dimes, Junior Red Cross,
etc.
Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic keep us
busy. We dramatize, illustrate or reproduce
stories we read in various ways. We enjoy
Science, Music and Drawing with the special
teachers.
We shall continue to work, play and do our
small share in making this world a better place
in which to live.
Top Row. Joseph Murray, James Sellick, Joseph
Cawley, Frederick Arone, Richard Bell. Second
Row. Dolores Ankhelen, Margery McConnell, Eliza-
beth Waldemar, Rachel Mainelli, Margaret Spork-
man, Barbara Thomson. Bottom Row. Peter
Schleipman, John Lawlor, Peter Ledwith, Edward
Bramble, Philip Cimino, Joseph Rooney.
Beginners' First
In the “World of Tomorrow” we may find
material changes in the school realm of the five
year old, but the five year old himself will
remain very much the same. School equip-
ment may be different. New educational toys
may appear and books may be improved, but
the child himself will, no doubt, feel and act
the same as he did on the first day of school
this September.
At Thanksgiving we started our first lessons
in history with stories of the Pilgrims and In-
dians. This year we drew some turkeys, fierce
Indians and dignified Pilgrims to illustrate our
learnings.
Santa, I believe, will always appear in the
Beginners’ Class as he did this year, after our
annual show. Catherine Santore, leader of the
band, opened the performance with a few words
of welcome. Then we sang “Christmas Is Here.”
Next the “Rhythm Band” played such selections
as: Our Band, The Busy Clock, March of the
Toys, and Away in a Manger.
We then presented a Musical Play entitled
“Colonial Christmas.” Jane Shurtliff portrayed
a little colonial girl and Andrew Kalmykow, the
boy. A chorus of girls sang appropriate words
set to Beethoven’s “Minuet in G.” The colonial
boy and girl then danced the minuet just as
they did long ago. Words of farewell were
spoken to parents and friends by Peter Ledwith.
Since school began, we have been carrying on
pre-reading activities, and very soon now we
shall be ready to begin actual reading in our
first Pre-Primer. Every year we are striving
to bring reading down to the level of the five
and six year old, and so we hope the young child
may be even happier in his learning in the
“World of Tomorrow.”
Top Row. David Purdy, Samuel Scott, Bruce Boyd,
Ellen Donohue, Jean Seeler, William Lecount, Bruce
Burgess, Andrew Kelmykaw. Second Row Catherine
Santore, Judith Riordan, Cristie Bradley, Angela
Pasquini, Margot Moore, Judith Goodwin. Bottom
Row: John Canning, William Hoffman, John Man-
chester, Garry Ragone, Warren Townsend.
. vS,r,alP'S
COMPLIMENTS
of the
BOARD OF EDUCATION
COLUMBUS F. ARONE, President
CLARENCE J. WEUSTNER, Trustee ERNEST E. HELLER, Trustee
W ILLIAM C. LAWRENCE, Clerk FRED S. SUTHERGREEN, Trustee
FRANK J. NOLAN, Trustee CHARLES DUDA, Treasurer
INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF
ARDSLEY
Mayor:
AUGUST SEITZ
Trustees:
ROBERT W. STRACHAN, JR.
MICHAEL W. WILMOTH
C. WILLIAM BORCHERS
FRANCIS J. McCORMACK
Counsel:
ANGELO E. ZINGARO
Police Justice:
b. wilbur McDowell
Clerk:
FLORENCE M. VREDENBURGH
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Repairing and Overhauling
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CHECKING ACCOUNTS
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\\ itli so much emphasis on rationed foods, we may forget that there are
plenty of nourishing, non-rationed foods . . . and that many are real
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foods at your A & P “Super”. (Many of them are both made and sold
by A & P, so they come to you at extra savings!) You'll find delicious,
smooth-textured Ann Page Macaroni and Spaghetti, top-quality foods
made from Fancy Semolina . . . flavorful Ann Page Egg Noodles, those
‘'■homemade” tasting noodles that are made with real egg yolks . . . Sunny-
field Pancake Flour for light, golden, melt-in-your-mouth pancakes . . .
and many other thrifty foods!
A & P FOOD STORES
Compliments of
KIPP BROTHERS
MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT CO.
“CONTRACTORS”
ARDSLEY, N. Y.
PITTSBURGH, PA.
RENATO CRISI
Certified Public Accountant
99 HUDSON STREET
NEW YORK 13, N. Y.
THE ARDSLEY CHOCOLATERIA
Extends its best wishes for future suceess to the
Ardsley High School Class of 1945
WE SERVE CARPENTER’S ICE CREAM EXCLUSIVELY
Compliments of
EMBASSY THEATRE
DOBBS FERRY, N. Y.
One of Westchester s Finest Theatres
ARDSLEY LIONS CLUB
ARDSLEY, NEW YORK
COMPLIMENTS
of
The Parent-Teachers’ Association
Day Camp and School
For Boys, 7 to 18
JULY 3 to AUGUST 26
For the second summer, Hackley will conduct an
8 weeks day camp and a summer school, utilizing
all the winter school facilities. The camp program
includes all athletics, nature study, gardening, over-
night camping. The equipment includes an excel-
lent swimming pool, gymnasium, 6 tennis courts,
football and baseball fields, and 6 shops for art,
printing, photography, woodworking, and science
projects.
The summer school offers accelerated, full year’s
courses in most high school subjects.
A special bus is operated by Hackley, through
Ardsley. For information, contact Mr. Duke, or
telephone Tarrytown 129.
HACKLEY SCHOOL
T A R R Y T O W N, NEW YORK
Mitchell Gratwick, M.D., Headmaster
COMPLIMENTS
of
The Senior Class
BEST WISHES
Church of Our Lady
of
Perpetual Help
Compliments of
BOY SCOUTS
and
CUBS
Compliments of
ARDSLEY HOSE CO. NO. 1
ALL FIRES ARE DANGEROUS
BE CAREFUL!
ALPHA AND BETA CHAPTERS
of
SIGMA DELTA RHO SORORITY
Where Your Patronage is Appreciated
ARDSLEY CHEMIST SHOPPE
Prescription Specialists
C. Engleman, Ph.G.
ASHFORD AVENUE & ELM STREET
Phones: Dobbs Ferry 512-525
ARDSLEY, N. Y.
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WE SERVE BORDEN'S ICE CREAM
You Know It's Pure
F. J. McCORMACK
Insurance
Compliments of
J. E. BRENNAN CORP.
5 JUDSON AVE.
ARDSLEY
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Dobbs Ferry 433
41 EAST 42nd ST.
NEW YORK CITY
Phone:
MUrray Hill 2-6611
480 LEXINGTON AVENUE
NEW YORK, N. Y.
BEN COHEN
ATHLETIC GOODS CO.
Compliments of
BLUEBIRD TROOP I
Athletic Teams Outfitted
2 NORTH STONE AVE., ELMSFORD, N. Y.
Phone: Elmsford 1886
and
MARY E. M. QUIMBY
MEMORIAL TROOP II
ARDSLEY, N. Y.
Compliments of
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J. N. RASBACH PHOTO SERVICE
TOMMY and THE BUS
Compliments of
H. HECHT & SON, Inc.
HEATHER DELL FARM
WHOLESALE FLORISTS
HARDWARE DEALERS
Ardsley, New York
John Canning, Jr.
Phone 557
11 South Lexington Avenue
WHITE PLAINS
READER’S VARIETY STORE
Hardware, Toys, Paints
Electrical Supplies
and
Complete Housefurnishings
133 MAIN STREET DOBBS FERRY
Telephone 427
H. B. WILLIAMS, INC.
14 CEDAR STREET, DOBBS FERRY, N. Y.
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Telephone: Dobbs Ferry 1130
PIANO ORGAN
HARRISON E. WOOD
Teacher of Music
9 FRANKLIN AVENUE
YONKERS 5, N. Y.
Teiphone: YOnkers 3-3652
THEORY PEDAGOGY
Compliments of
THE OLD MILL
Compliments of
GWEN AND WALTER REINHARDT
Compliments of
METHODIST CHURCH
Telephone: Dobbs Ferry 2670
CENTRAL LUNCH & RESTAURANT
“Home Cooked Foods”
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456 ASHFORD AVENUE ARDSLEY, N. Y.
ARDSLEY FRUIT & VEGETABLE MARKET
Italian-American Groceries
LOUIS’S MARKET
Best Quality Meats and Lowest Prices
Phone: D. F. 1120-1121
476 ASHFORD AVENUE ARDSLEY, N. Y.
Miss Jones: (In English Class) Order, Order!
D. Fuchs: Egg sandwich, please.
ATTENTION FACULTY
We have just learned of a teacher who started
out poor twenty years ago, and retired with a
comfortable sum of $50,000. This was acquired
through industry, economy, effort, perseverance,
and the death of an uncle who left her an
estate valued at $48,999.01.
Compliments of
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Compliments of
R. S. A. CORPORATION
BACK SEAT DRIVER
There was a terrible crash as the train struck
the car. A few seconds later, Mr. and Mrs.
Parsons crawled out of the wreckage. Mrs.
Parsons opened her mouth to say something,
but her husband stopped her.
“Don’t say a word,” he said. “I got my end
of the car across. You were driving the back
seat and if you let it get hit, it’s no fault of mine.”
NO FUN AT ALL
Street Car Conductor: Pardon me, madam,
are all those your children, or is it a picnic?
Mrs. Brennen: They’re all mine and I’ll have
you know it’s no picnic.
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Cedar at Broadway
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ARDSLEY SQUARE
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Children s Hairbobbing
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OF DOBBS FERRY, N. Y.
CLEANART
Laundering — Dry Cleaning
COLD FUR STORAGE
Rug Shampooing — Cobbling
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SERVICE UNEXCELLED
Telephone: Dobbs Ferry 181
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ROSEWOOD BARBER SHOP
Special Chair for Babies
459 Ashford Avenue
Compliments of
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ARDSLEY POST, 458
Compliments of
ELMWOOD COUNTRY CLUB
Dr. Ralph Zolan
Dobbs Ferry
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FEELING FINE
G. Groth: Didn’t you say that if I got sort
of sociable to the judge, that he’d fix matters
up for me?
W. Groth: Sure—how did he react?
G. Groth: Yea—he reacted all right. I said:
“Good morning, Judge—how’s the old boy
today?”
W. Groth: Didnt he take kindly to that?
G. Groth: Why, the old codger said: “Fine,
ten dollars!”
A STUDENT, INDEED
H. Carpenter: I want to be procastinated at
the next corner.
Bus driver: You want to be what?
Carpenter: Don’t lose your temper. I had
to look in the dictionary before I found out
that “procrastinate” means “put off.”
BUT WOULD IT GO AROUND IF EATEN?
Miss Roll: I want to rent a horse.
Livery Stable Proprietor: How long?
Miss Roll: Longest you have. Five of us
are going.
COMPLIMENTS OF
Elinor C. Buell
Celia Conklin
Emily DeMeo
Harriett Edwards
Emily Ehler
Frances C. Ferguson
Louise K. Hatfield
Constance E. Parsons
Helen G. Robbie
Arthur W. Silliman
Ethel Tryon
Helen Silliman
Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Aitken
A Friend
Edwin Braem
Private Ned Boice
Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Corey
Frank Coggins
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Contant
L. F. Delmerico
Dobbs Ferry Library
Mr. and Mrs. John M. Dunbar
Mrs. William Emerick, Jr.
A Friend
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Frischmann
Mr. and Mrs. A. K. Geisel
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Hering
Eleanor Immediate
Lambert’s Cleaners
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Miller
B. Wilbur McDowell
Mr. J. Murray
Mr. L. Nelson
Nancy’s Beauty Salon
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Paterson
Richard’s Beauty Salon
Lt. Annette B. Rosenstiel
Grade 6F
Nancy and Gordon Schultz
Harry F. Taylor
Major and Mrs. E. H. Virden
The Wardens
Mr. Joseph Contant
Gordon Kreutz
, Jr.
Helen E. Berthelson
Jeannette Campbell
Eleanor Davis
William Duke III
Florence Egbertson
Ethel J. Farnham
Anna J. Flint
Muriel E. Jones
Rosa Peters
Grace Roll
Harlan Thomas
Margaret A. Wesp
Benjamin H. Adler
Mr. and Mrs. R. Arone
Mr. and Mrs. Harry J. Barbett
Theodora Brown
Joan Carson
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Cauvet
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Connolly
Miss F. C. D’Angelo
Harry DeNike
Don’s Beauty Studio
J. Egloff
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Erickson
M. Frasca
Janice B. Fritche
William Groth
Charlie Huesgen
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Johnson
Tessie Macri
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mitchell
A. P. Moccia
Alexander Mussa
Mr. and Mrs. William Neylan
Everett A. Parsons
Ravekes Tailor Shop
Bert Riedel’s Auto Repairs
Grade 7E
Jack, Your Roslyn Tailor
Mrs. C. A. Slocum
Mr. and Mrs. R. Ullrich
Mr. and Mrs. Weiner
Mr. and Mrs. Harry F. Young
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Muller
Williard H. Mann
The pictures in this 1944 ARDSLEYAN — with the exception of the senior
portraits — were taken by Mr. Duke. To him the ARDSLEYAN staff extends
its deep and sincere gratitude for his generous contribution of time and labor.
The Senior pictures were taken by the J. N. Rasbach Photo Service of
Ogdensburg, New York, whose advertisement you will find in these pages.
To all advertisers — whether new or of long standing — the ARDSLEYAN
says “Thank You Again” and urges its readers to patronize these loyal friends.