Fredonia High School - Hilltopper Yearbook (Fredonia, NY)

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FREDONIA CENTRAL SCHOOL BOARD LRF? finest., 4 kvrkkkr T Howard Holliday, Loren Webster, George Grant, Leslie Straight, Florence Anderson, Glenn Hunter, Douglas Gormley. Education in Athens was not compulsory from a legal point of view, but public opinion insisted that all male citizens should be educated. The only edu- cational provision in our Athenian law was that any son to whom an education had been denied did not have to support his father in old age, as other sons did. We Greeks have set a high value on education. That is one reason we are so interested in touring Fredonia Central High School. We have just been introduced to the members of the Board of Education. They are: Mr. Glenn Hunter, a businessman, Mrs. Florence Anderson, a housewife and part time bookkeeper, Mr. Leslie Straight, a mink farmer, Mr. Howard Holliday, a iewelerp Mr. Loren Webster, an accountant, Mr. Douglas Gormley, a metallurgist, and Mr. George Grant, a farmer. This group is representative of the people in the surrounding area. These capable board members, we are told, work together with the principal and the superinten- dent of schools to see that there are sufficient building facilities, teaching personnel, and equip- ment. We understand that, due to the recent centralization, there will have to be a new school built. This project will require great cooperation among the board members, people of the school district, and administration of the school. Judging from what we have seen of these people and the reports of their good work in the past, we believe that they will do the job very competently. We congratulate the Board of Education at Fredonia Central High School on the fine work which they have been doing to promote the education of the younger generation.

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SUPERINTENDENT ,H tw J' m MR. ROBERT D. HELMER Mr. Linwood DeHond is the Principal of Fredonia Central Junior-Senior High School. As Principal, he is directly responsible for the educational program of the Junior- Senior High School, and works closely with Mr. Helmer in choosing new personnel for the high school. He presides at the frequent meetings, which help coordinate the efforts of the teachers to the program and which provide time for the discussion of common problems. In addition to these administra- tive duties, Mr. DeHond works closely with students through the Student Council and personal interviews which help the adminis- tration understand the problems of students. Mr. Robert Helmer is the Superintendent of Schools in Fredonia Central School Dis- trict 1. As Superintendent, Mr. Helmer is the executive officer of the Board of Educa- tion. He recommends educational policies to the Board and then carries out those policies which are recommended by the Board. Mr. Helmer proposes a budget which is presented to the Board for final analysis, then he carries out the final budg- et. Mr. Helmer also makes recommenda- tions about the hiring of new personnel, and the improvement of building facilities. Under his leadership many improvements have been made to the appearance of classrooms. PRINCIPAL MR. LINWOOD W. DE HOND