Bridgeport Central High School - Criterion Yearbook (Bridgeport, CT)

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DIRECTCRS MISS AGNES E. COLLINS Miss Agnes Collins fills the important position of vicefprincipal of Congress High School, which is the headquarters for the extras of the Central Studio. A graduate of Central herself, Miss Coll-ins has done a creditable job in preparing the freshmen for their transfer to this building. The students of Central owe a great deal to her work. MISS JULIA C. FARNAM A graduate of Central and of Bridgeport Normal School, Miss Julia C. Farnam received her B. A. and M. A. degrees at Columbia Uni' versity. She is also a for-mer student off Lasalle Seminary and of the Central School of Speech Training at London. Besides serving so ably as Dean of Girls and as adviser for the Girls' Student League, Miss Farnam is an active participant in civic affairs. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the American Red Cross, and she was chairman of the Black Rock Auxiliary during the War. Miss Farnam is also a member of the Connecticut Association of Deans and the president of the Connecticut Association of Speech Teachers. Since her appointment to the position of Dean of Girls of Central High School in 1942, Miss Farnam has devoted a tremendous amount of time and effort to the welfare of the girls. MR. FRANK PIAZZA Mr. Frank Piazza was aippointed a director of the Central Studio in 1945. 'Since that time he has acquired the added responsibility of serving as principal of the Veteran's High School. Mr. Piazza is -generally extremely active in the field of education. His professional aiiiliations include the fields of guidance, business education, adult education, and educational administration. He has been principal of the General Evening School since 1940. Mr. Piazza is a graduate of 'Central and of Columbia University, where he obtained his B.A. with honors in French. He also attended the N. Y. U. Graduate School of Education. It was here that he obtained his M.A. degree. I 8 iii , ww

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FOREWORD Recollections of these past four years will doubtless race tihrough your minds as you scan this book. Some of them will be pleasant- others painful, perhaps. If we, the editors, have presented a true picture of 1947 in Central, we shall feel that our .task has been well done. We have tried to make this record an accurate one, constantly bearing in mind the importance of our four high school years and knowing that our memories of school days will never grow old. U3

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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DR. ARTHUR C. SIDES While every motion picture requires good casting and performance, it is obvious that the successful execution of a til-rn depends primarily upon its direction. It is the responsibility of our principal, Dr. Arthur C. Sides, to take charge of all productions at .the Central Studio and to see that all goes well within its walls. Dr. Sides has al-ways guided his fourteen hundred students with the utmost wisdom, understanding, and calmness. When necessary, he applies firmness, but it is always tempered with his sulhtle and ref laxing sense of humor. Dr, Sides, a native of Massachusetts, was gradu- ated from Dartmouth College. He received his Doctor's degree in pedagogy from New York University in 1914. Two years after his arrival in Bridgeport in 1916, he was teaching mathef matics and history at C. H. S. i91 After having returned from World War I, in which he served with a Psychological Company, Dr. Sides assumed the position of assistant prinf cipal of Central. He filled this position from 1918 to 1940. At tihat time he became acting principal ta-king over the post vacated by Mr. James C. Moore. In 1942 he reached his present status of principal of Central High School. Dr. Sides' constant interest in the personal wellfbeing of each of hi-s students and his generous advice and assistance have won him t-he gratitude of the entire student body. We of the 1947 graduating class wish to take this opportunity to thank Dr. Sides for his brilliant and sincere efforts in -training us to be the citizens we should be. His leadership has been invaluable to us.