East Rockaway High School - Rock Yearbook (East Rockaway, NY)

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ENGLISH DEPARTMENT Senior High MR. LUTHER H. KIRSCH junior English Mr, Bowtie - always teasing - teaches col- lege style - Lord High Executioner of Senior Papers - E.R.H.S.'s answer to David O. Selz- nick. MR. MARIO RUSSO Quiet-mannered - ably fills Mrs. I-Loward's Senior English shoes - football player-type build - great favorite with students - never says ain't. MISS MARTHA F7g5hman Engligh Patient and understanding - brilliant smile -- GULL advisor - pages army reporters and columnists to assignment sheets - excellent English teacher - humorous user of the beat language. MRS. CHARLES HALFORD Always has an amusing anecdote - respected both as a teacher and as an individual - has twinkle in her eye - ever ready to help -- likes Sophomore English her students. Junior High MR. JOSEPH E. DelGIORNO Teaches the King's Englishl' - always jok- Seventh Gff1d2E'1glifh ing-except about tests - giver of multitudin- ous notes - king pin of the Jr. High Gull. MRS. LEO MERSON Teacher of 8th grade English - believer in Eighrh Grade Engliyh class participation - another of our red-heads - expects work and gets it - perseverent.

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American Hixtory Social Studies HISTORY DEPARTMENT History and Social Studies MR. HOWARD POLLOCK Teller of corny jokes - owner of Pollock Is- land - makes geography come alive - hails from Pollock Louisiana - Czar of the bowl- ing alleys has friendly word for all. MR. WILLIS J. LARKIN Exponent of the essay - relater of interest- ingl' historical sidelights - renovator of bul- letin 'boards - thorough and competent teacher - saddle shoe fan. MR. EDWARD T. CROWLEY Advocate of progressive methods - business like manner - enthusiastic teacher - author- ity on matters concerning the track team - Herodotus of New York State History. MISS JUNE O'DEA Avid traveler - Social Studies scholar - just back from Ireland and England - has deep and dark secret desire - a redhead Colleen. GUIDANCE DEPARTMENT World History and Guidance l MR. M. DOUGLAS SACKMAN Guidance counsellor supreme - owner of cluttered desk - instructive college help classes - collector of rare books - unfailing good nature - boyish grin - a good friend to all - whiflle-ball champ - spare-C?jtime fireman. MR. WILLIAM T. PLUNKETT Founder of the Andiron Club - provocative and profound speaker - teaches students to think - unbiased referee of intellectual de- bates - knows history inside-out - active sense of humor. 9 World Economicx l l i Social Studies Guidance