Perry Central High School - Periscope Yearbook (Perry, NY)

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we ,M NIISS ALILP, DOXV This page closes 1 Slglllllkilll' chlpter m the hlstorx of Perrx Hugh behool Bliss Allce Dow s reslgnatlon on December 19 I9-H marked the end of 1 career of 36 sears of KOIIUIIUOLIS serxxce on the Pelrx facults At the time of her retlrement 'llrss Dow was umor Hush School prlnupal and teuher of jumor Hlgh bchool mathematlcs A natrve of Peru A1188 Dow w IN tloselx assoclated w nth the school from htr earliest dass btsmrtmg ln the first grade, she contmued through the Ptrrx school w as gY1dl1'ltCCl and then attended Geneseo Normal After graduation there she taught fourth grade for one sear at Bax bhore L l and two xcars at Englewood 'N before acceptmg a posltlon m tuthtr of slxth grade ln Perrx Ill 1908 From that tnne untxl her retlrement she was a member of our tuultx the dean or facults members ln pomt of servlce Startmg wlth the late YV H lXIeClelland llllss Dow served under bupermtendents Charles D Fausold Irrmlt P Page and the late Rax mond D Rlchardson prlor to tht present 'ldll1lIlliIl'itl0I1 of bupermtendent Alden l Stuart VVhen Junior Hlgh School was e tlbllshed ln 1973 lllxss Dow was made prmupal and LOllfll'll1Cd m that capacltx untll her retnrement Her knowledge of school affans and her talent for wtll regulated dlsuplme were potent factors rn achxexement of the hlgh standard of the Perm school A tower of strength and frlendls as slstance to the facultx members who serx ed under her admlnlstratlon 'Hass Dow also w on the frlendshlp and hrgh regard of the thousands of students who came and went durlng her tenure of serslce She gaxe dlgmts, tone and personalltx to our alma mater 48 f , e E . er- , . rf., ., 1 1,5 J I is ily 1 Q1 V .2 Q51 .1 rip s s I - , 1 1 1 1 . - - 1 1 s ' . W x, v 1 I . ' ' - . Q s ' - . w l ' ' . 1 l 1 K K s Y 1 s 1 1 - C , , , , s . . - s s ' - 1 1' ., . . ' . , , , 1 1 . ' 1 1 I - . 1 A , .K J , . 1 , , ' . 1 ' - - , ., - . . Y s - . , ' , . . 1 ' ' - , 1 1 1 . . D 1 . 1 1 1 - 1 . 1 1 . 1 , , , . . 1 , . X H 1 , 1 1 1 , , . s Y 7 1 , , 1 - -1 ' ' 1 1 ' , 1 . J., 1' I S 'Z ' x 1' 1' 1 ' . 1 ' 1 2 ' '. ' 1 D ' . 1 1 ' . 1 1 ' i 1 V s - 1 1 s - , , . , 1, . . . 1 , 1 . , . . . . I . , . , , , Y u I is 9 L f . L a 1 ' '15 s 2 . ... , ' : ' ' 1 ' . ' 1 ' . 1 - Y ' K 1 1 - - 1 ' s' ' 1 g D V Y .Q K K Y s Q v 1 w 1 D I . 1 1 , 1 1 1 1 . . 1 . , . 1 s .', , ' ' . -1 . 1 . . 1 , Y 1 .