Freeport High School - Voyageur Yearbook (Freeport, NY)

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YOUTH IN AN I-IE youlh ol Ihe world sland al Ihe cross- roads. One palh goes forward Io enlighlen- menl, cooperalion, underslanding, securily, and lasling peace. The olher poinls back Io ignorance, inlolerance, fear, halred. Tyranny, aggression, and war. As world cilizens, you share wilh lhe youlh ol olher lands a responsibilily never belore as- sumed by Ihe youlh ol any previous generalion. You can besl' share in lhis responsibilily by lalc- ing invenlory of yourself. I. I-Iave I made lhe besl' use of my Ialenls in Ihe years Ihal I have spenl in high school? I-Iave I prepared myself lor living or have I iusl fril- 'rered away my lime gelling only lhe necessary credils lor gradualion? 2. Do I have an open mind? Can I see beyond my own environmenl? 3. Do I comprehend Ihe deep underlying currenls and lrends in world alllairs and lhe needs oi a suffering humanily? 4. I-low sincerely do I 'fry Io undersland lhe minds and hearls of lhose of olher' races, creeds, and color? MARTIN M. MANSPERC-EER ATOMIC AGE You have reason Io Ihanlc God lor your American cilizenship. America srands lorlh as a beacon of hope lo lhe peoples of olher lands. The youlh of Ihe world is Ioolcing lo you for leadership. In Ihis, you dare nor fail. Class ol I946, Ihe high school has given you lhe besl in Iraining and equipmenl. You have been acquainled wilh every greal ellorl' which has been advanced by nalions lor Ihe building ol a peaceful world. Your class rooms have served as forums in which you have been able Io discuss problems conlronling you as cilizens ol America and ol Ihe world. As you slep across Ihe Ihreshold, by gradua- Iion from Freeporl I-Iigh School, Ihe prayers and hopes ol your Ieachers and your fellow-sludenls go wilh you. God bless and slrenglhen you for lhe greal and glorious Iaslcs before you. MARTIN M. MANSPERGER Principal

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JOHN W. DODD GREETINGS TO THE CLASS OF I946 O chronicle The acTiviTies oT FreeporT High School, To capTure someThing oT iTs spiriT, and To esTablish a means oT recalling To The sTudenTs Their IiTe in FreeporT High School is The purpose oT The year book. No oTher acTiviTy is more deTiniTe or more worThy in iTs aim. To every sTudenT in high school There is an irresisTible ap- peal abouT The sTory which These pages Tell: The sTory oT achievemenT, abiliTy, iniTiaTive, indusTry, and knowledge: The sTory oT a group inTensely in earnesT abouT puTTing The besT ThoughT inTo work: The sTory oT all phases oT school liTe - aThleTic, social, and scholasTic. The Voyageur presenTs a word and picTure accounT oT your service To FreeporT High and is desTined, ThereTore, To become one of your mosT Treasured possessions. ln a happy liTe, as in a happy school, There is always an abundance oT service. The class oT 1946 - The TirsT peace-Time graduaTing class Tollowing World War ll, has a greaT opporTuniTy Tor service - service which requires sTraighT Thinking, The capaciTy Tor criTical Thinking, and undersTanding oT uniTed and cooperaTive eTTorT, good work habiTs, respecT Tor The abiliTy and righTs oT oThers, and The capaciTy Tor adulT living which will yield The maximum oT saTisTacTion. Think Tor yourselT, exhorTs PresidenT ConanT, and lisTen To The opinion oT Those who are more experienced Than yourselT. Think Tor yourselT, advises PresidenT HuTchins, and Take parT in The worThwhile acTiviTies abouT you. No Two words are oTTener on our lips Than The Two words, Thinking and ThoughT. IT you would experience your TondesT hopes and greaTesT amloi- Tions, puT your besT ThoughT inTo your work and aim To develop an orderly mind. BesT wishes To The class oT I946. JOHN W. DODD SuperinTendenT oT Schools 9

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CONGRATULATIONS TO MISS COCHRAN! O us, The Seniors, I946 is an all-imporTanT year. iT is none The less imporTanT To FreeporT High School, Tor This year marlcs a milesTone in The eTTicienT devoTed service oT FreeporT's rnosT gracious lady, Miss RuTh E. Cochran. TwenTy-Tive years ago, The liTTle red school- house welcomed a Teacher Trom The mission Tields oT lndia. MaTh was her subiecT, and Tor seven periods a day she TaughT iT paTienTly, in- spiraTionally - elemenTary alegbra, plane geom- eTry, inTermediaTe alegbra, TrigonomeTry, solid geomeTry, and advanced algebra. As The sTudenT body increased Trom Tour hun- dred To Tive hundred and upwards, a new school was builT. WiTh The new school came new Teach- ers, and Miss Cochran was relieved oT some oT her classes so ThaT she mighT assume The respon- sibiliTies oT a new posiTion, Vice-Principal and Dean oT Girls. We lcnow her as a Trig Teacher whose maThe- maTical deTTness is a consTanT source oT admira- Tion, as a Dean oT Girls who is always ready To help wiTh lcindly inTelligenT advice, and as a Vice-Principal who is lceenly inTeresTed in us, our problems, and our progress. We shall remember her Twinlcling eyes, her ready smile, and her warm voice reading The ChrisTmas STory Trom The Bible aT each ChrisT- mas Assembly. We shall remember her Tor her compassion, her sTeadTasTness oT purpose, and her devoTion To duTy. Her example will serve as a guide Tor us and, we sincerely hope To many many TuTure gradu- aTing classes. Guidance DeparTmenT HE Junior-Senior Guidance DeparTmenT plays an imporTanT parT in The liTe oT every sTudenT in The school, since in iTs TuncTions oT boTh voca- Tional and personal guidance iT comes inTo con- TacT wiTh everyone. Few realize The Tremendous job oT planning period Tor period, hundreds oT schedules each semesTer. Besides This service To The school, Mr. Tremper advises The Seniors on colleges suiTed To each one's chosen Tield and Tries To obTain as many scholarships as possible Tor ambiTious graduaTes. Once a monTh Mr. Tremper holds guidance classes Tor Seniors where The Kuder PreTerence TesT is given To discover The ouTsTand- ing inTeresTs oT each parTicipanT. For Those who do noT inTend To go To college, Mr. Tremper helps To Tind well-suiTed iobs. Miss Virginia Rapp plans The schedules Tor The Junior High, where sevenTh and eighTh graders carry as many as eighT subiecTs. Her duTies also include The all-imporTanT Task oT aTTendance checking, which plays such a viTal parT in any scholasTic-conscious school. ln order To help The newly-arrived sevenTh graders, Miss Rapp holds orienTaTion classes To accusTom The boys and girls To high school liTe. Mr. Trernper Miss Cochran Miss Rapp