Binghamton Central High School - Panorama Yearbook (Binghamton, NY)

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Broome County Court House the sight of Central’s Pep Rallies Binghamton Public Library Binghamton is primarily a manufacturing city, it is also the county seat of Broome County in this Empire State of New York and is located at the junction of the Susquehanna and Chenango Rivers with a population of 83,000. However, there ' s more to this town than these few premen¬ tioned statistics—much more than people actually realize or want to realize. Believe it or not we, like everyone and every¬ thing elsewhere, have a history. We were founded in 1798 by Joshua Whitney, land agent for William Bingham, and became incorporated into a city in 1867. We have sent our own boys off to every war in American history and have had our share of heroes as well as criminals, freak weather, philosophers, and philanthropists. We are distinguished throughout the state for our consideration and care of the blind and disabled. We possess, with pride, renowned landmarks, institutions, scenic spots found nowhere else. We ' re probably nothing more than an average small Ameri¬ can metropolis —but let ' s think and continue to think as we do—that we ' re more than just that. We ' re proud of our town and its people. We ' re proud of our accomplishments and equally sorry for our failures and disappointments. It ' s this pride that makes Binghamton what it was, is, and will be in the future. fcooif

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Hello.... MARTIN A. HELFER 1953 GRADUATES The future holds something for the man who keeps faith in it. Look forward with anticipation to tasks ahead of you. Keep faith with yourself, your fellow man, and with your God. It is the hope of everyone, particularly your teach¬ ers, that you do your job well and that in the years ahead the education you have received and the spirit of your school may cause you to think back and appreciate what is yours with real understand- ZjU, a SELECTION FOR JOBS Selection of the right people for the right jobs has always been important. During World War II the word selection had taken on added meaning. In the Army Air Forces, for instance, it was extremely vital to pick the right men for training as pilots, navigators, or bombardiers. What was the skill pattern needed for success in flying? How could these potential skills be measured before a man had ever ridden in, much less piloted a plane? These gualifications were found necessary for the job. The pilot who was successful was good EDWARD T. SPRINGMANN in problems involving mechanics, spatial relations, perception, and co-ordination. Such skills could be measured in the potential state by a battery of tests which indicated a man ' s aptitude for solving these problems. Such a battery of tests were developed, crew men receiving scores ranging from 1 (low) to 9 (high). If a candidate had a pilot score of 9 he was a good investment and chances were that only five in one hundred would fail in training. The application of this intensive research is ob¬ vious. Whether in industry, where selection involves hiring the three applicants out of ten who would be efficient and satisfied in a particular job, or in schools, where it means guiding the student into courses and occupational choices in which he will be successful, selection implies a dual knowledge. What skills are needed to carry out a task and what abilities does the individual possess who is to carry out the task? A certain pattern of intellectual, inter¬ est, and emotional aptitudes is demanded for any type of successful performance. The nearer the apti¬ tude pattern of the individual to the skill pattern re¬ quired on the job, the greater are his chances for efficient performing of the task. Page Six