Elmira Free Academy - Torch / Sagoyawatha Yearbook (Elmira, NY)

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The Senior Annual commemorates the activities of the past four years of schooling. For the most part, these years have been joy- ous and carefree. They have been a gift to you by parents who have provided for your needs, so that the days of your youthn might be happy ones. They have been a time of opportunity provided by a democratic society that desires each individual to develop his potentialities to the full. In this sense, you have had the time of your livesf' But the good things of life do not come to a close with graduation from high school. DR. HELMKA P Throughout our high school years, Dr. Albert Helmkamp has been not only the ad- ministrator directing the school as a whole, but also a personal friend promoting the best interests of the members of the class of '52, As an educational adviser in our senior year, and a counselor in all of our social affairs, Dr. Helmkamp has contributed much toward making these four memorable years thc time of our lives. True, responsibilitieswill increase with ma- turity, and life will show some of its sterner aspects. But the opportunity to grow and to share in an ever-widening vista will remain. If you face the future with zest and hope, if you play your part bravely, the great adven- ture of living will provide in new and unex- pectedrways the joy of achievement. In this sense, may you often experience the time of your lives. 1416011 E. J!

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ALMA Dear to us always, This school and all its walls, Thou'lt ever with us stay, Fair E. F. A. When we are gone from thee, Still thou shalt ever be, Fairest on land and sea, Dear E. F. A. 4 ATER Our hearts may well grieve, So soon to part from thee, But dear old school, believe, We're true always. True hearts and friends well-met Thy charms are with us yet, Nor can we e'er forget Fair E. F. A.

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DIRECTORS Many of our students wonder at the sight of the frequent visitors who appar- ently know their way through our halls and to our classrooms. Chances are that it is either Mr. Osmond Wall, Academic Director of the high schools, Mr. Wil- liam Dobberstein, Director of Guidance, Mr. Elbert Ryerson, Art Director, Gerald Loughlin, Director of Audio- Visual Education, Mr. Glilford Hard- ing, Commercial Director in the high schools, Miss Kathryn Pollock, Home Economics Director, Mr. Roscoe Tar- bell, Industrial Arts and Vocational Education Director, Mr. George Ab- bott, Director of Music, or Mr. Roland George, Director of Physical Education and Health Instruction. Each in his specialized Held serves as a city co- ordinator who helps keep our courses unified, and our school running smooth- ly. ,lack-of-all-Hades fjak'-ov-ol' t'radz',,l iz. one zeho ran do any kind of work or business. Syn. Silas Parry. Yes, Mr. Parry is the jack-of-all-trades described by IfVr'bste'r,s Collegiate Dic- tionary. Students think of him chiefly as the man who patrols the halls and watches attendance, but these are only two of his many duties. He is also the man who takes care of the lockers and conducts the lost-and-found depart- ment. Excuses ure his major headache. Least known of his activities is teaching, which brings out his subtle humor and keeps his pupils on their toes. Surely both students and teachers of the Academy are greatly indebted to this dynamo of energy and helpfulness. MR. P RRY Standing7Harding, Tarbell, Loughlin, Abbott. Sealed-Pollock, Ryerson, Wall, George.