Saugerties High School - Sawyer Yearbook (Saugerties, NY)

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DAVID GOBLE Oneonta State Tcaclicrs Collage, B.S.g Major in Educationg Instructor in Social Studios. ROBERT M. MOSER New Paltz State Teachers College, IIS. in Eduactiong Instructor in English. I mi KAY SNYDER Birds Business College, N.Y.C., Of- fice Assistant to Superintendent of Schools.

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WILl-IAM STRAITB Niagara Universityg Ithaca College, B.S. in Physical Iiducationg Albany State Teachers Collcgeg Instructor in Physical Education. MARILYN SLADE Ohio XX'esleyan University, B.S. in Music: Instructrcss in Vocal Blusic. gg IXIARJORIE GIBSON Cortland State Teachers College, 13.5.3 Instructress in Physical Education for Girls. wi CHARLES H. LYONS Oberlin College, B,A.1 St. Lawrence University, M.Etl., Instructor in English. PATRICK VU. RODDEN Rider College, ILS. in Business litlu- cationg Albany State Teachers Col- lege, Graduate XX'orkg Instructor in Commerce,

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5 ... ,U. The Majestic Many travelers do not realize that Saugerties lies so tlose to the west bank of the Hudson. Streams play. and have always played, a large part in the lives ot' lotal residents both Indian and white men: the union locally of the Hudson and the Esopus brought the Indians luere tor travel, commerce, and tioodg they brought the white man here for water power and tommerce. The history of the Hudson always relates its distovery by Henry Hudson in 1609. He sailed into it on the Halt' Moon, a comparatively tiny ship manned by eighteen sailors, Wfe like to emphasize its discovery, rather, by those who lived before, and who have lived since his time. They know it to be about 500 miles longg it rises in the Adirondacks, l Hudson River one thief sourte being lake Tear ot' the C Iouds, I, S if feet above the sea. Saugerties is almost exattly ltttl miles north of its mouth. Sea going vessels tollou the Hudson another titty miles north ol' here. Yet the Hudson is not very wide at this place. It appears to us to be a gentle tlowing stream rather than .1 navigable river, Although the Hudson tan kitk up quite disturbing white Caps in a breeze. it is rather placidg it never overflows its banks hereabouts to any great degree. lts placidity can be judged by the fact that three weeks are required for a single drop of water to make the trip from Albany to New York. a distance ot' about 140 miles. Two ebb tides every 2-i hours contribute to this tardiness ol' arrival at the sea. The fall from Albany to New York is only about tive feet. lil