Croton Harmon High School - Tigers Tale Yearbook (Croton on Hudson, NY)

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V :., ' fam-G 'A W . . T tHgtd BOARL, OF Fl7UCATlONiFirst row, left to right: Ioseph E. Smith, Everett Ashworth, Charles P. Mutti, Ruth Heit, Ethelber un er o right: Bernard A. Kennedy, treasurer: Otis M. Barker, clerk, O. Wendell Haque, principal. Once a month, sometimes oftener, they gather in the Board Room, and out of the smoke come decisions ranging from the price of A-type luncheons to plans for post-war building. The Various committees that set forth all decrees are the Personnel, Finance, Health and Athletics, and Plant and Grounds. They are respectively headed by: Mrs. Heit, Mr. Hungerford, Mr. Smith, and Mr. Ashworth. The board has had to tackle particularly difficult problems this year. Outstanding among these were the congestion in the cafeteria and the fuel shortage. ln addition to the administration of the school, each mem- ber has his own vocation and hobbies. Mr. M utti is in the jewel- ry business, and Mr. Ashworth is with the N. Y. Telephone Company, but both of them consider fishing a pretty good oc- cupation, too. Gardening is the pet avocation of Mr. Smith and lVlr. Hungerford. The former is with the New York Central, and Mr. Hungerford is a member of a brokerage firm. Like most of our mothers, Mrs. Heit is a housewife. Her chief pastime is the School Board, which we think is a wonderful hobby for a mem- ber of our board.

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April 15, 1945 Dear Class of 1944: We dedicate this TIGER'S TALE, Croton-Harmon High's sec- ond yearbook, to you, because your generosity and forethought provided the financial impetus for our enterprise. We should like to include in this dedication all those former students who are now in the service Of Our country. I t has been our desire to produce a yearbook in a different style which will portray our school life as vividly and realistic- ally as possible. Wherever you are-in the colleges of America --in the foxholes of Germany-in ships advancing slowly to- wards Iapan-we hope that this T1GEn's TALE will bring you a breath of your old school days and will be a lasting souvenir of those pleasant years at C.H.H.S. First of all, we wish to thank james G. Zobian, for this book is mainly a result of his inspiration and able guidance. The yearbook staff is also indebted to the Commercial Club, under the direction of Miss lean Buckman, for soliciting the adver- tisements, the Projector Club for showing movies to help raise money, Louis H. Drinkwine for taking the Senior pictures, and Mr. Zobian for providing the other photographs. In particular, we appreciate the generosity of Mr. Albert Gerson in offering to lithograph our cover and cover-sheet and in presenting the cover-sheet to us as a gift. The personnel of the SCHOOL BOARD, that unseen hand that rules the school, has changed little since you left. Mrs. Ruth Heit has replaced Mr. Arthur Roberts, the other members being Mr. Charles M utti, Mr. Ioseph Smith, Mr. Everett Ashworth, and Mr. Ethelbert Hungerford.

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MR. 0. WENDELL HOGUE OUR PRINCIPAL, Mn. HocUE, is still bustling around with even more en- ergy than ever. When you meet him in the hall, he's always good for a smile and a cheerful word-unless, of course, you happen to be chewing gum-which is his pet peeve. Collecting epitaphs is one of Mr. Hogue's hobbies. He has picked one for himself when we prove too much for him. lt is: School is outi The principal has gone home. His other interests are fishing, hunting, and golfing--he confesses that the best he can do is in the low 90's. One of the main reasons Why we respect Mr. Hogue is for his demo- cratic theories and practices. We feel that few other principals can compare with him in this respect. MARY RENNA, Mr. Hogue's secre- tary, is back with us again after a year's leave of absence. It is rather confusing to outsiders that there should be a Mr. Henna and a Mrs. Henna and not a Mr. and Mrs. Henna, but we know that is because she is married to Mr. Henna's brother. So, each morning, Mary rushes in to see if there is a letter from China and then rushes home at noon to see if it might have been delivered there. Little Ann Henna, who has never seen her daddy, takes up much of Mary's thoughts and time, but still she patient- ly listens to our troubles and hands out pass keys to absent-minded pupils so that they may get their books out of their lockers. MARY RENNA