Freeport High School - Voyageur Yearbook (Freeport, NY)

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DR. JOHN W. DODD SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM IS HEADED by a man who has been honored by the State Teachers' Association in being elected its president. This superintendent, DR. JOHN W. DODD, is highly responsible for the annual town-Wide Community Christmas program. He signifies the spark that lights the flame that stands for all the work the Board does. Dr. Dodd is also interested in many civic organizations other than just being head of the school system. He is very active in service clubs and fraternal organ- izations. These men take care of the running of the school, but there have to be directors more closely related to the students. Mr. Martin M. Mansperger is Principal of the high school. Along with many of his duties, MR. MANSPERGER is sponsor of Freeport's chapter of the National Honor Society. MISS RUTH E. COCHRAN, and MR. CECIL M. MAHOOD are Vice-principals. They have somewhat similar duties, both being advisers for Girls' Week and Boys' Week, respectively. Miss Cochran is dean of girls and sponsor of the junior National Honor Society. Mr. Mahood is dean of boys and one of the advisers of the G. O. Coun- cil. Perhaps the two men most closely re- lated to the students are MR. C. O. TREMPER, and MR. FRANK PIERSON, the guidance counsellors of the Junior and Senior high schools. With such fine people as these at the head of the school system, there's no wonder that Freeport's so proud of its educational opportunities. 9

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Mr. Leo F. Giblyn, Pres. Mr. George E. Williamson Mr. Clifton B. Smith Mr. Otto Jensen Mr. Harold Pearson BOARD OF EDUCATION BUT THERE'S MORE THAN THAT, over on Pine Street there,s the Junior-Senior I-Iigh School. That's kind of a nice looking place. It started out to be a little brick building beside the cemetery, but ended taking up the whole block and they had to move the cemetery to do it. Now again, there are so many students that the officials are looking around for a site for a larger school. Yes, it's a little crowded, but they have two sessions now-a-days and, of course, that makes it more convenient. It would be largely due to the efforts of the energetic Board of Education if a new school were built. The board is very, very progressive. They are anxious to provide all the additional facilities that are found in any other community. In addition to the 8 regular class work, they have introduced such things as all the shop and domestic science courses such as sewing and cooking. There are defense classes held in the evening in our high school, turning out many trained workmen to represent Freeport in American industry. The BOARD OF EDUCATION under the leadership of Mr. Leo F. Giblyn also make it possible for all the sports and extra-curricular activities and programs to be carried through by providing for the fur- nishing of the necessary facilities for proper physical and social education. They give long hours of time to school problems in our town.

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MARTIN M. MANSPERGER PRINCIPAL Freeport, as you know, is situated along the water front, and you can see some mighty picturesque sights down there along the canals. In the summer, you can see the fishing boats going and coming all day long in a continual stream. Freeport is noted all over the eastern seaboard for the opportunity it offers for the ardent sports- man or tired business man who finds great diversion and relaxation in spending ga quiet day out in the great open air. Aside from the many pleasure cruises, there is also a great variety of commercial fishing boats, daily leaving the docks of Freeport during the fishing season, and returning with an abundant supply of the many different kinds of fish that so delight the palates of the Long Island residents. Freeport also IO helps to supply Long Island with all sorts of shell fish. The many fishing shacks and seafood grills along the shore are well known to summer visitors as well as native Freeporters. And over on the other side of the village there's Sterns Park, and the Freeport Oaks, where some of the loveliest homes on Long Island can be seen. In the business section along Main Street and Merrick Road are many, many stores, where you could buy anything at all you'd like--and people come from villages all over the county to trade in the Freeport shopping center. Freeport is ideally located for any num- ber of things. It is only 24 miles from New York City, where one may easily go in an hour to seek higher for lowerj class enter-