Freeport High School - Voyageur Yearbook (Freeport, NY)

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 Cumberland The Hill Our former principal lias been active in the New York Association of Secondary School Principals as chairman of the planning board for three years, secretary for two years, and vice-president for two years. Last year he was co-chairman of the National Secondary School Principals’ Association Conference which was held at the Hotel Commodore in New York City. He was made a member of the Scholarship Board of the National Honor Society which passes on the worthiness of students for scholarships in all Honor Societies in this country and four foreign countries, lie has been President of the Freeport Exchange Club, the organizing president of the Sons of the American Revolution. Long Island Chapter. and was a member of the Executive Committee of the Empire State Society Sons of the American Revolution. Instead of a detailed list of his accomplishments in Freeport High School, let tin-following pages of the '52 Voyageur be a reminder of the friendly interest and kindly influence Mr. Mansperger has had on our clubs, our sports, our hand, our choruses, and our faculty and student body.

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Mr. Mansperger graduated from Ohio State University in June. 1921, after working his way through college. He was married one week after uwErigraduation to Lois Genevieve Clingan of Mansfield, Ohio. His first job jf WJ was as organizer of the Mansfield summer playgrounds. He did advanced graduate work at the University of Chicago and in 1931 received the Master of Arts degree from Teachers’ College. Columbia University. The fall of 1921 found him principal of the high school in Barnesville, Ohio, with his wife as his secretary. In the spring of 1922 lie was offered a job in a larger high school in Urbana, Ohio. From there lie went on to a high school of 1500 students in the city of Zanesville, Ohio, where he remained from 1923 to 1927. From 1927 to 1929 he was Supervising Principal at Mountain Lakes, New Jersey. In 1929 Mr. Mansperger accepted the prineipalship of Freeport High School. While in Ohio Mr. Mansperger had been a member of the State Athletic Board. President of the kiwanis Club, and Commander of the American Legion of Zanesville. During the two years in New Jersey lie was affiliated with the State Council of Religious Education. After coming to Nassau he became President of the Nassau County Council of Religious Education, a member of the Official Board of tin Methodist Church. Superintendent of the Methodist Sunday School for several years, and a member of the Board of Education of ♦lie Methodist Church. He is the founder and organizer of the Mansperger Families. Inc., a genealogical group tracing their families hack to early American and German ancestors. In 1939 a book on the Mansperger families was published by Mr. Mansperger. '

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RETIRED MISS ADELLA MATTSON ft TISS ADELLA MATTSON retired during the summer months after more than thirty years at Freeport High School where she had been our typing teacher and Chairman of the Business Department. Upon her arrival at Freeport in 1919, Miss Mattson took over many duties in addition to her regular teaching schedule. She was faculty treasurer of the G. 0. from 1924 until 1945, adviser to the senior class for fourteen years, and adviser to the junior class from 1947 to 1951, directing their many successful Proms and supervising the selection of their class jewelry. Her friendly smile, quick sympathy, and understanding heart make her a person to he long remembered. Above all. Miss Mattson has been a true friend to teachers and students. Vi e of the Voyageur staff, speaking for all who know her, wish her good health, much happiness, and many years of pleasant retirement. Page six