East Hartford High School - Janus Yearbook (East Hartford, CT)

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Superintendent Promotes School Advancement During his eleven years as Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Langford has seen East Hartford's school population skyrocket - a growth in numbers not equaled in any other eleven-year period. . While planning for necessary physical accomodations, Dr. Lang- ford has never lost sight of the quality of instruction necessary for the individual to work up to his fullest capacity. This is manifest in the democratic educational opportunities offered to East Hartford's youth regardless of the student's innate ability. Classes are now offered to the mentally retarded trainable and mentally retarded educable as well as added opportunities to the accelerated child. The addition, during Dr. Langford's superintendency, of a summer school and an adult evening school have made education a year-round program in East Hartford. To increase the efiiciency of the East Hartford educational system, a school social worker, a reading consultant, an assistant director of ele- mentary instruction, a senior nurse, and other personnel in special areas have been added. Eighty per cent of our existing classrooms are new and an additional ten percent have been modernized since Dr. Langford has been with us. With gratitude and admiration we speak of the many educational accomplishments of Dr. Langford, but most outstanding and inspiring to all of us are the warmth and kindness which Dr. Langford, midst his busy schedule, reveals to all who work with him. He has earned the deepest respect and love of us all. DR. JOHNA. LANGFORD Superintendent of Schools A Part of Good Education When a school program reaches the magnitude of East Hartford's, many hours of planning and work must be added to adequately accomodate and implement the actual classroom instruction of the student. The comforts and physical accessibility of our education play a large part in the quality of our education. Our clean, well- equiped, comfortable building, our transportation of hundreds of students by bus, the enlarged office staff are all a result of the careful planning and supervision of Mr. Paquette, our Administrative Assistant to Dr. Langford. MR. FRANCIS L. PAQUETTE Administrative Assistant Dr. Langford visited by students. joel Diemond, President of the Na- tional Honor Society and valedic- torian of the Class of '60 and Patricia Sullivan, Secretary of Hon- or Society, visit Dr. Langford to invite him to speak at the Honor Society Induction.

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BOARD OF EDUCATION Left to right, seated: Mrs. Elizabeth K. Butler, Mr. William F. Blake, Donovan, Mr. Morris N. Zaur, Mr. William J. Murphy, Mrs. Louise Mrs. Marion F. Piller. Standing: Mr. Paul F. Maynard, Mr. Raymond N. Shea. With Forest' hz Board Plans or Growth With foresight to the resultant needs placed by our grow- ing student body upon the school plant, the curriculum, and the personnel, the Board of Education was prepared to meet the change with deeds rather than words. With the addition of the new wing and with added personnel, teachers and stu- dents were little aware that our student numbers had increased from 1495 in 1954 to 2096 in the Fall of 1959, exactly 600 more. Since the strain of added numbers was minimized by the action of the Board, we are more aware of our numbers from statistics than from stress. As students we felt lucky not to be a part ofa two-shift day so prevalent among growing schools who had not foreseen their need with action. Board members, working closely with Dr. Langford and Mr. Paquette, strive to give East Hartford's youth the finest educational opportunities with the best teaching personnel, the latest in equipment, and modern buildings. Faculty and students alike are grateful to the Board of Education for their keen interest and concern for the quality of the education of East Hartford's future citizens. it it f ? placement chemistry class Board members visit school Mrs. Piller and Mrs. Butler observe progress of advanced

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,wi wx Qgf MISS LUCY M. CHAMBERLAIN Dean of Girls Principal Edward Dillon welcomes Mr. and Mrs. James Kilry to the P.T.A.'s annual Back-To-School Night. Administration and Departmer MRS. MAE B. GAINES MISS ELIZABETH B. LARRABEE MISS HELEN F. MCCLELLAN Guidance English Q3 Q I-if MRS. OLGA G. HAMLIN MRS. HELEN D. BURRILL MRS. NANCY S. DINNEEN MISS DORIS RAYNER Science Business Hornemaking Music