Hicksville High School - Comet Yearbook (Hicksville, NY)

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BOARD OF EDUCATION Seated, left to right: Cornelius J. McCormack, Robert D.P. Eaton. President, David Jurwitt, Standing, left to right: Herbert H. Johnson, George A. Jackson, D.F. Sabateila, Jerone Zettler. Donald F. ABt Superintendent of Schools H. Theordore Scholefield Assistant Superintendent 7

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As you come to the end of your high school ca- reer, it is only natural that your first desire will be to avail yourself of every experience and opportunity of life. To achieve this it is essential that you build strong bodies, sound minds, well-balanced personal- ities, and that you adjust yourself well emotionally. Strive to maintain tranquillity and serenity of mind and soul as you pursue happiness. You may seek this happiness in many ways—in study, in duty, in work, in recreation, and in your dreams and hopes. If you would gain success, ambition must be closely followed by perseverance. In life, there is only one real failure, and that is the failure of not rising every time you fall. You need only to remind your- self of those, who, through sheer perseverance, have overcome far greater obstacles than I hope you will ever have to face. Success is always just ahead, but it does not come at your command. Deserve it! Try to under- stand its secret. With the assets and talents you pos- sess, seek further prosperity and security. As you go forth to see new experiences and opportunities, get from life all you can. Face your challenges courage- ously and may your lives be happy, constructive, and useful. yVL Assistant Principal “Give me where to stand, and I will move the earth. So said Archimedes two thousand years ago. The reference is to the potential of the lever, but leaves much room for interpretation. The force, the fulcrum, the lever, the resistance, all parts of a mechanical device, can be thought of in different lights. The effort one applies to any task, one’s native inherited characteristics, the education and preparation for life, and the job to be done are all factors in a broader “lever system. You are now faced, on graduation, with the problem of finding ‘where to stand.” The determination of the position you must take depends on how large a world you wish to move. It depends on how well prepared you are to accomplish your chosen goal and whether you are to continue to lengthen your lever through fur- ther education. There must be a balanced situation in order for one to achieve success. Carefully analyze the world you must move. Objectively judge your abilities. Prepare yourself with the proper sized lever then push. If the platform you work from is the correct one, the earth will move. f JZ— ■ Assistant Principal 6

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DEDICATION Miss Nina Plantz, principal of East Street School, will retire from the Hicksville School system at the end of this school year. Miss Plantz came to Hicksville in 1922 as teacher of the sixth grade. Later she became the first school librarian in the junior-senior high school on Jerusalem Avenue. She was also in charge of testing and visual instruc- tion. In 1927 she became principal and has since served in that capacity. She will continue to reside in Hicksville and plans to enjoy intervals of travel. Miss Plantz attended the Oswego Normal School, later receiving the degree of Bachelor of Science from Columbia and the degree of Master of Arts from the New York University. She also studied at Syracuse and Ohio State. She became a member of two honorary societies, Pi Lambda and Kappa Delta Pi, both at New York University. Miss Plantz has made a host of friends in our community w ho w ill long remember her devoted and efficient service. Many in our senior class re- member her as principal in East Street School. The Class of 1962, in token of their affection and high esteem, dedicate this volume to Miss Nina Plantz, a kindly counselor, administrator and friend. s