Falconer High School - Falconaire / Corridor Yearbook (Falconer, NY)

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QA, E6Zl:C6lil:0IfL O Coach Maben C. Cameron Who will never be forgotten by the Class of l945 as a sincere teacher and a loyal friend. In the year of l936, When Cam first entered upon his teaching career in Falconer a majority of the Class of '45 Was attending fourth grade. Thus, for eight years, Coach Cameron faithfully taught us good sportsmanship and kept us physically fit. It was Cam Who trained the undefeated football team of 1944, Cam Who taught us to be good losers when our basket- ball team lost the Championship by a few points. The Class of '45 thinks of you often, Cam , and Wishes you all the luck in the World. ' 8

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PERPETUAL INTEREST OF PRINCIPAL IN F. H. S. Falconer, New York Dear Falconer Students, Past and Present: April 10, 1945 HIS message to you bids well to be a final one from me in the official capacity of your principal. It is always difficult to express one's feelings by little black and white marks on paper but it seems to be the custom to do so. The period from 1930 through 1945 has been a decade and a half in which the Falconer schools have gone through the period of growing up and have now reached their majority. After the opening of the new high school in 1930 there was quite a lot of discussion about dropping athletics particularly foot- ball. That hardly seems possible now but it was seriously considered in those days. In music, the band, choir and orchestra were just starting and having a rather rugged time getting instruments and uniforms. Shop and home economics were infants and just be- ginning to attract students to their courses. During the years we have had excellent teachers in Falconer. The success of the schools has been largely tied up with the successful efforts of this staff. These teachers have been your friends and have given of their best efforts in an attempt to develop the best possible type of citizenship in you boys and girls. That they have been successful, is evident by the long list of scholarship winners, athletic team winners, music group winners and last but not least, the unsullied records of all of our young men and women in the war. We are extremely proud of the achievements of all these young enlisted men and officers and, regardless of rank, everyone has done his or her part in the best possible way. All of these good things have been accomplished by perfect cooperation between the administrative officers of your schools, the board of education, the faculty and you students. If any one of these groups had been recalcitrant, it would have shown up by lowered standards somewhere along the line. This same team work must prevail in the future. In the very near future you young folks will be the leaders in Falconer and it will be your civic duty to see that the same relationship continues to exist in your schools then. Your new principal will do a good job. I have every confidence in Mr. Fenner and I assure you that he is the man for this place. He knows all of your faults and foibles and will start out with a wide knowledge of local conditions. Perhaps he, too, will perpetuate the type of general school organization under which you have lived all your school lives. There will be many changes, of course, but I am sure that Mr. Fenner is imbued with the philosophy of good school administration. His most difficult task will be the organization of a new staff of teachers next September to take over the duties relinquished by those leaving this Iune. You students can help him here and remember that all of these things will be new to him and to your new teachers. So be patient and the details will work out just fine. For Mrs. Wilber and me a new type of life looms ahead. We are looking forward to it with keen interest since we feel that the challenge it offers will add the spice and adven- ture which all of us seek. We know that you young folks will carry on, and do so in the best possible way. We shall return to visit you and shall be pleased by your successes and rejoice with you in your conquests. The standards of the schools are high but they can always be improved upon. There is always room for change and opportunity for revising and refining of our ways of life. Falconer schools have come of age and we shall look forward to their doing great things in the days of peace ahead. May the best of all good things be ever yoursl In classroom, study, field and track, may you excell You have definite civic and social responsibilities. Be sure to accept theml May God bless your every effort both as a school and as individuals! Your friend, 190. I -v I

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JPL il!J!9'C6Cl:dtl.0lfl 0 MARY IANE BUSCH NEWCOMER, both in Falconer High and in the field of teaching, Miss Busch has done much toward the furthering of our Physical Educa- tion Program. Her cooperative spirit and democratic ideas are disclosed in her willingness to talk things over. With her patient attitude, Miss Busch has carried out a schedule of events, bringing all the students into participation, making sure that they understood fully the rules and practices of the game. We, of the Corridor Staff, appreciate very much, the cooperation and help that Miss Busch has given us in working out the theme of this book. In her original ideas, which were unseliishly shared with us, we have found many improvements and additions to our own. Q,, CGACI-I BRADLEY BISHOP N his own silent way, Brad carried on where Cam left off, taking the foot- ball team through, undefeated, and successfully training our basketball and baseball teams. Although this has been his first year at Falconer, Coach Brad has made many friends among the students and faculty. ln his practice of good sports- manship, Brad has been an example in teaching the students that to be good sports, regardless of the circumstances, is most important. Since Coach specializes in Physical Education, he has been able to give us a great deal of aid in the make-up and planning of this year's book. There- fore, we wish to take this opportunity to show our appreciation for his wil- lingness to help. 9