East Henderson High School - Highlander Yearbook (Flat Rock, NC)

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41% LIAS AT? UlITLe .. ING Af; Al, AIL: fy ORTH CAROLINA | Capacity crowd fills gym for the Chamber of Commerce banquet. The Hendersonville Chamber of Commerce held its annual dinner meeting at East Henderson High on February 24, 1961. Governor Terry Sanford was the guest of honor and featured speaker at a program honoring General Electric’s Fifth Anniversary. Approx- imately six hundred persons from Henderson County and the neighboring areas attended this dinner meet- ing. East Henderson High was honored to be host to the Governor and our many friends. East Henderson is therefore doubly appreciative to the Chamber of Commerce and General Electric for selecting East High. Through this meeting, persons who might never have seen the quality of our school were able to become acquainted with our plant and its facilities. Preparations fill every part of the gym as the banquet time nears. Flags beside him and a huge audience before him, Governor San- ford delivers his speech.

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Realizing th e urgent need for the improvement of her public schools, North Carolina searched for a leader who could light the lamp of knowledge and point the way. She found such a one in Terry Sanford. Through our yearbook we show our appreciation for his dedication to education. We can only hope that his successors will continue this good work and that the people of North Carolina will co-operate, combining their efforts for the development and support of quality education.

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Fi Mr. Hazeltine, a top geometry teacher, is a fa- miliar figure on the East High campus. His warm personality has made him a favorite in the classroom, yet how many students realize his true worth? He has been teaching and administrating for more than 40 years. Schools in Pennsylvania, Florida, and North Carolina have known his leading and teaching skills. He was head of his department for 3 years at Lee Edwards of Asheville, head master of the Asheville Country Day School for 4 years, taught at Dana and Flat Rock, and conducted his own school at Asheville for 16 years. That is proof enough of his patience and devotion. In his informal class sessions we have learned to think, to reason, to form ideas and express them to others. He has made geometry live for us, and we in turn have learned to live for geometry!! If a student is to learn, he must want to learn. He must be encouraged. Mr. Hazeltine’s enthusiasm and interest in geometry are sufficient to arouse a stu- dent’s curiosity and efforts. Mr. Hazeltine has the art of encouragement. A special twinkle in his eye, a triumphant smile, a reassuring nod congratulate you for a job well done. Who can resist such an invitation to learn? Our gratitude to him is great, yet the debt we owe to him as students is greater. It shall be paid perhaps not to him, but to the world. His students will soon be scattered throughout the world, paying their debt through useful application of what they have learned. We shall never forget you, Mr. Hazeltine, for you have left your mark on our minds and characters.