Fair Lawn High School - Crimson and Gray Yearbook (Fair Lawn, NJ)

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ann BBHY Augie. r ..4'x ,f- ' 'eil' Q' S --pp., R. G. EDWARD MCCOMSEY has already proved himselt to be a wel- come addition to Fair l.awn's public school system, although he came to us only this year. From his high school days, Mr. McComsey has been interested in sports as well as music and iournalistic work and he did not drop these activities when he studied at Franklin and Marshall and at the Uni- versity ot Pennsylvania where he earned his BA, and MA. degrees. These wide interests together with a triendly personality convince us that Millville's loss was our gain, when he came to us trom that community, where he had been superintendent ot schools tor eight years, The Class ot l9-46 herewith extends to him a very hearty welcomel f fl Jil-Q

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. a 4 , ,, . BMW gcdacaffzw Lett to Right: Mr. Henry F. Scarr, Mr. Harry R, Muse, Mr, F. Coolidge Hastings, Miss Mary M. McAvoy,I Mr. Owen Gunderson, Mr. Harry Barr, Jr., Dr. Allan Y. Gurney, President, Mr. Edward G, McComsey, Supervising Principal, Mr, Maurice D. Emont, Mr. William Kirkham, Mr. John A. Studt, Mr. Archie W. Aitchison. Not Pictured: Mr. Thomas C. Browne. GREETINGS FROM THE BOARD OF EDUCATION GAIN, it is with a profound feeling of pride and pleasure that we of your Board of Education extend our sincere congratulations to the gradu- ating class of I946. We of the Board have been conscious of all your activi- ties, and have appraised with great satisfaction the progress you have made, the intellectual and moral development you have shown. We feel that you are unusually well equipped to pursue your chosen field of endeavor, and to contribute constructively to society. As you know, your High School has been evaluated and accredited by the Middle States Association. All of us can be justly proud of this outstand- ing achievement in the very short time since the school opened its doors in September l943. May you achieve success in whatever you undertake, for you carry with you the affection and good wishes of the entire community. I I 1' ..t,, I ,,r..l . . . . g ,,,,

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ADMINIS' Ma. 4wnM fiwwqwl HE strength of cooperation during the time of war is unlimited because both young and old rally with enthusiasm to uphold patriotism and to protect democracy, During times of peace, however, the urgent need for cooperation, though apparently not as critical, is just as great. You of the class of l946, and similar classes this transitional problem. You entered high school under the cloud of war and you responded immediately and whole-heartedly to the personal, local, and national need of cooperation. During this, your last year of high school, you have been faced with the change to immediate, post-war, peacetime prob- lems and have had to plan your careers and future citizenship accordingly. To maintain a spirit of continued cooperation will be your greatest problem. But we have confidence in you as a result of the splendid cooperation you have displayed in the past. 'Ne know you will have the courage and per- severance to maintain a strong spirit of loyalty and cooperation, a spirit future, peacetime life for all much better and much richer, MILFORD FRANKS elsewhere, are faced with that will make the