Attica High School - Torch Yearbook (Attica, NY)

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EDUCATION for ADJUSTMENT To be able to adjust oneself to new situations as they arise every day in our busy life is certainly one worthy aim of education. Attica High has been practicing to some extent this phase of development. In the early fall cur school was closed for four weeks as a precaution against polio. In mid-winter we lost fourteen more days with bad roads caused by adverse weather conditions. Next the acute coal shortage curtailed the use of the school building for extra-curricular activities. Some planning and courage by the administration and faculty was required to maintain and develope the well-rounded program planned for. Teaching programs were revised; mid-year exams re-scheduled, techniques in teaching procedures were changed, accelerated and streamlined. Out of all this came a new relationship between teacher and pupil based upon the importance of the common problem. This new spirit of close cooperation now vibrates through halls and class rooms of our friendly school. It is in evidence in assemblies, class meetings and faculty gatherings. The so-called pep and general morale of our school has never been higher. D. B. HARRINGTON 3 ft, M The emergency which gave birth to this new spirit will soon be forgotten. May the worthwhile results continue to grow into tradition. Not an important school activity has been sacrificed. The Student Council is responsible for the purchasing of a much needed new sound projector. Miss Kennedy and Miss Eichhorn headed a hard working student committee, who sold $6,080 in stamps and bonds to students. This brings the grand total of Attica High School student sales to $41,280 since Pearl Harbor. Mr. Hall and his Future Farmers sponsored an unusual and interesting Poultry Show in the gymnasium. Our library obtained a larger and more attractive home on the third floor (room 303). Miss Neild, our talented librarian has spent long hours completing the transfer. Our grade school is growing. The first of a series of divisions started this year in Grade three which now has two sections. The total school registration is 650 with 23 8 non-residents coming from 3 8 outlying school districts. The area serviced by our High School covers approximately one - quarter of Wyoming County and a small section of Genesee County. We are greatly indebted to the various school districts in this area and to the loyalty of the many trustees who help to make possible the educational opportuntiies that we are able to offer. Attica is a friendly, Christian community; a good place to raise children and possessing a modern school system to train them in. The third year of this terrible war finds us looking hopefully forward to a successful end with confidence in our selves and faith in our foundations. —D. B. Harrington Page 9

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BOARD of EDUCATION 1944-1945 Roy K. French, President W J- Hea|y Mrs. Manetta Gramm Leo Squires Mrs. Mary Gaffney Park Bateman Burt F. Disbrow. Clerk Edward F. Ostertag, Treasurer Mrs. Marian Ryan, Collector Dr. J. Kneiler, School Physician Mrs. Edna Runvik, School Nurse and Truant Officer Page 8

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Faculty MRS. MABEL WRATTEN UJ tZuL) Potsdam Norma! Ml GLADYS AU£HN „ - —State Teachers College MRS DOROTHY SCHAEFER V xjutLcA. Buffalo State Teachers College MISS DOROTHY STRANG ' f Va, '- r Tjeneseo State Teachers College, B E. Junior High School Junior High School Sixth Grade Fifth Grade MISS MARIAN SMITH , » £ Lguffa|0 5tate Teachers College Geneseo State Normal MRl MYRA WATSON uMaMf 6608560 s,ateNo,mal t ockport State Teachers College MRS. ALTHEA COWLES Buffalo State Normal Fourth Grade Third Grade Third Grade Second Grade First Grade Kindergarten MRS. EDNA RUNVIK Social Hygiene £ Syracuse Homeopathic Hospital C . C 9l