Cradock High School - Admiral Yearbook (Portsmouth, VA)

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Theme INCE We live in a locality in which the third largest Navy Yard in the United States is established, and as approximately two-thirds of our parents are engaged in some type of Naval Work, we have chosen for the theme of The '49 Admiral, The Construction ol' a Ship. Most ol' us have grown up in the shadow of the Navy. Tn our families there are seamen, oliicers, or civilians, who either build or maintain ships. At some time or other, we have Watched the con- struction of a ship. Wle have seen the small, yet essential parts added to the framework in the drydock. The keel is layed. Then in order, the hull sides, the bulk-heads, and boulders are placed in their proper positions. The superstructure and quarters are among the elements to till the interior. Then, We may have seen the process of radar-power to see obstacles before reaching them. As We observe this ship being assembled, we notice how each Worker plays an important part. W'hether pipefitters, sheet metal workers, mechanics, electricians, or some other type of worker, the skill from each is necessary in perfecting a vessel capable of con- quering any adversary it may meet. In simple simile our lives are like the construction of that ship. In our first years of high school, we lay our foundation, We begin work on the ship We shall build as We pass through the ports of high school. Then comes our Junior year. As we inspect our ship We can see progress-progress on our ship's construction, andaprogress on our road of education. This is the time in which we must perfect the interior and mechanism on our still uncompleted vessel. Then, in the last year, our Senior year ol' high school, we paint, polish, and complete this Work which We have so nobly begun in earlier years. ,lune will bring forth the launching of our ship from the quiet of high school drydock into the troubled waters of the world outside. XVhether We will sink or Hoat depends greatly on our accomplish- ments during high schoolshow well We prepared ourselves-how We constructed our ship.

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DEDICATIO Mr. A. M. Stenzel, Guidance Director of Cradock High School, spent his early years in Monroe junior and Senior High School in Rochester, New York. He then attended Brock- port State Teachers' College and later received his B.S. degree from the Buffalo State Teachers' College, Buffalo, New York. ln 1936 he began his teaching career in a Long Island Elementary and Junior High School where he taught for five years. He moved to the principalship of a Sixth Grade School for a period of one year prior to his enlistment in the United States Navy in June of 1942. Mr. Stenzel's experience and qualifications rated the position of fitting experienced men to navy jobs under the navy classification program. In March 1946 he went to the Norfolk Division of Vllilliam and Mary and worked as a counsellor for college students and veterans. ln July of the same year he was married to Mildred Flemming, a graduate of Mary XVashington College and a teacher at Granby High School, Norfolk, Virginia. He went to Buffalo State Teachers' Colle e in the summer of 19-L7 for futher trainin . g g ln September 1947, he joined the faculty of Cradock High School. Since he has been in Cradock, he has helped many teachers and pupils with their various problems. This has brought about a better understanding and has drawn them closer together. ln his two years at Cradock High School he has been a great asset to the school and the faculty. He arranged the scheduling of all students to classes at the beginning ofthe year. His understanding manner has enabled students to solve educational, occupational, and personal problems. He has ordered catalogues from colleges for students and has checked their grades to see if they are good college material. During his two years on the faculty he has given mental maturity tests to the Seniors and for the First time, this year he gave these tests to the Juniors. Mr. Stenzel has scheduled and planned a Baby Sitting Course for the girls who were interested 111 the subject which turned out to be profitable to those who participated. He has scheduled many persons to give talks on after-school careers, in the field of Nursing and C alleges. In Mr. Stenzel's office, there is a complete library and file on every. kind of education than can be obtained and information concerning colleges and business schools. It is only possible to show a few of the highlights in Mr. StenZel's Cradock High School career. His past actions promise even greater achievements in the future. We, the Seniors ofthe 1949 Graduating Class, take pleasure in dedicating this edition of the annual to Mr. Alvin Milton Stenzel, Guidance Director of Cradock High School. K. ... H' f T Y Si' ri ' 1 r W .M.M ,wa . .'a as 2 x off- Wg ,Z 2

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