Scotia Glenville High School - Acropolis Yearbook (Scotia, NY)

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The Offzce Is zz Frzeizdly Place Mr. Donaltl l,c-tts, high sthool Princip.il, is .1 local hoy who inacle goovlf' Ciravluatecl liroiu Scotia High in 1951, the wresiclent ol' his class, he was awartlecl the Rotary fluv Prize lor service. Ile attenclecl Colgate llniversity where he ohtainecl his BA, in 1953. Seven years ol' junior high teaching in Scotia liollowecl. ln llI'l7. alter service in the Navy, he returnecl to teaching history at Scotia Iligh School tor tour years. Again alter another turn in the Serxice, he returnecl to Scotia .incl was .imsointecl the l,I'lI1LllMll ol' Scotia High School in May, 193-i. Mr. l,etts' service was with the Navy. He enterecl boot camp at Sampson in October, 19-12 iincl was com- niissioneil linsign in 1915. He was with the Lancling C'ral't Intantry in the Normantly Invasion. His shore cliity niacle use ot' his training antl hroaclenecl his ex- perienie in eilucation. Recallecl in 1051, he set up an Instructors school in Iiainhriilge, Marylancl .incl later servetl on the stall' ol' the Utlieers' Clanclivlate School at Newport. High school couples who go steaclyn will enjoy knowing that Mr. 1.etts inarriecl his high school class' mate, lilherta Drake, in 1955. They live with their three chiltlren, Sally, Susan ancl jay just two hloclis from school. The short walk isn't enough exercise lor the loriner letterinan in toothall, hasehall, and haskethall. Once it week, thereliore, he puts on his howling shoes :incl rolls an average ol' 190 in the Scotia Majors. llis consistency goes heyoncl his howling seore. Stu- tlents .intl teachers like his fairness, humor and genuine- ly lrientlly spirit. Clontrihuting to the lrienclly, lively tone ot' the otlice is another Scotia lligh gracluate, Marie Sarges Cooley ot' the class ol 112-10. Nlglffiecl to hlr. lftlmunil Cooley in 10112, she workecl as ii secretary fn the South gincl West while he was stationetl there in the Service. They have a cluughter, Sharon, 12 years oltl, who goes to New Lincoln School. Mrs. Cooley returnecl to Scotia High as lull-time secretary to the principal in September, 1955. XX'hen the stuilents aincl teach- ers leave :incl the offiee is quiet, Mrs, Cooley takes theta- tion at the entl of the after- noon ,- In the otitiee Mr. Letts aiititipgites the coming year.

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Ewi-yont crowds into the llllkllfiffllllll On the first day of school, September 4. 1957, Bill Hydon, president of National Honor Society, welcomes Tom Knoke in the Company of Csaba Csuti, Hungarian student who Came from Europe a year ahead of Tom. OLD FRIENDS and NEW Lynn O'Neal brought Tom up to school soon after his arrival in Scotia. Greet the First Day of School to X

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It was like this - THE LAST REPORT on SCIENCE and MATHEMATICS ENGLISH and LANGUAGES BUSINESS and GUIDANCE HEALTH and PHYSICAL EDUCATION CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION HOMEMAKING and SHOP DRIVER TRAINING ART and MECHANICAL DRAWING I4