Binghamton North High School - Wampum Yearbook (Binghamton, NY)

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Coumelom Mr. George S. Tate Mr. George S. Tate, boys' academic counselor and Vice-Principal, received nis A. B. degree from Colgate University and an A. M. degree from the University of California. He received teaching experi- ence at East Junior High School and Ben- jamin Franklin Junior High School. Jour- nalism strangely interested him while in high school and college. His principal hobbies are: Tennis, Scouting, fishing and sailing. In the field of scouting he is a Camp Director and Scoutmaster. Mr. Tate's special likes include cream pie with chocolate merangue, red striped neckties and hunting and lishing gadgets. He dislikes crowded buses or theatres. Mr. Tate has two children, a boy and a girl. namley, Robert and Eleanor. Miss Leta Plunkett The girls' counselor at North High School is Miss Leta Plunkett. As a child, her desire was always to teach. She was graduated from Oneonta Normal Schoolg received her M,A. degree from Albany State Teachers College, and her Ph.D from New York University. Following her educa- tional training, she taught Social Studies in Hamilton School and in Binghamton East Junior High School. Later she became the seventh and eighth grade counselor at East Junior High School. Knitting, crocheting, and reading oc- cupy Miss Plunkett's spare time, and she en,,oys good mystery stories. Mr. Ronald L. Johnston Mr. Ronald L. Johnston is counselor of Technical and Vocational boys. In addi- tion to experience in teaching technical mathematics, he has had twelve years' experience in industry with the General Electric Company. With G. E. one of his duties was the x-raying of vacuum tubes. Mr. Johnson attended high school in Scranton, Pennsylvania. From there he went to Union College in Schenectady where he received his Bachelor's Degree of Science in Chemistry. His hobbies are miniature railroads. camping and fishing fespecially fishingJ. He also likes to deal with young people. Mr. Johnston has one child, a son eight years old.

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Adm in zlvtmtion LEE J. MCEWAN, Superintendent Mr. H. Earle Weaver H. Earle Weaver, principal of North High for the five years of its existence, has been connected with more than ten schools during his life. Graduating and receiving his Bachelor of Arts Degree from Colgate, Mr. Weaver has attended three other uni- versities. A graduate of Central High, Mr. Weaver has held several positions in local schools including the vice-principalship of Central and principalship of East Junior. Mr. Weaver has two children, Betty Mae and Richard. Betty is now enrolled at Buffalo State Teachers College, in the Home Economics Course. Richard, the younger of the two, has just entered North High in the Technical Machine Course. Although his early ambitions followed medical lines, Mr. Weaver's choices were altered by the First World War and his realization of the importance of education. Now Mr. Weaver is concluding his twenty- first year as an educator. Mr. Lee J. McEwan Mr. Lee J. McEwan, Superintendent of Binghamton schools since September, 1941, is a cheerful, friendly man. He is espe- cially interested in gardening and likes most things connected with the out-of- doors. He likes to bowl and play golf. Recently, however, he has been engaged in a Red Cross First Aid Course. Mr. Mc- Ewan has a son, Donald, in Central High Schoolg and a daughter, Nancy, in Ran- dolph Macon College. Mr. McEwan acted as assistant superin- tendent for about four and one-half years. He was previously principal at Central High. Before this, he was principal in Hornell, and taught at Elmira and Roches- ter. He prepared for teaching at Syracuse University and Columbia University. Mr. McEwan wishes to pass this mes- sage on, not only to graduates. but to all Binghamton High School students, that certain conditions may arise in future years so that some pupils may not be able to com- plete their school education. Consequently, he urges, that each make the most of the time he has for education. H. EARLE WEAVER, Principal

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f , . .. ,ik Teacher! Active in Civilian e eme Faculty and Staff of North High School have been all-out for Vic- tory for some time. All teachers have given several hours to the difiicult tasks of rationingg the great majority are buying Defense Stamps regu- larly under a voluntary payroll deduction plang and practically all demon- strate positive patriotic, citizenship by active participation in various units of Civilian Defense. More than half of the faculty have had training in Red Cross first aidg a score have had the advanced courseg several instruct first aid classes. Many are enrolled as air raid wardens. Knitting and training in nutrition claim the out-of-school hours of many more. Many of the technical and vocational teachers work twelve or more extra hours a week teaching de- fense classes. Following are some of the teachers and some of their Defense roles. The list cannot be complete with many teachers joining new groups almost daily. Miss Mara Burke and Miss Josephine Donley have had a special training in nutrition. Miss Camilla Carter specializes in Red Cross First Aid. Miss Mary Conole knits for the Red Cross. Mr. Daniel Dressler is on Medical Reserve responsible for a large section of' the North Side. Besides instructing in First Aid Mr. Dressler has taken a defense machine course. Miss Dorothy Dyer, librarian, has had first aid instruction. Miss Olive Earle concentrates on knitting and Mr. Charles Ellis, Commercial Department head, instructs a first aid class. Miss Gertrude Foley and Miss Katherine Fassett of the homemaking department are both engaged in Red Cross sewing projects. The former also teaches a canteen classg the latter, a nutrition class. 14