Fulton High School - Fultonian Yearbook (Fulton, NY)

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W 4 .,,, 771 THE FACULTY Back Row--Miss Johnston, Mrs. Clark, Misses Achilli, Dickernian, Mr. Fairgrieve fSuperintendentJ, Misses Rice, Lowerre, Kimber, Wells. Sitting-Misses Edwards, Billings, Thomas, Mr. Wilcox fPrincipalJ, Misses Austen, Waugh, Roherty. Bottom-Miss Cook, Messrs. Darby, King, Lawton.

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FULTON HIGH SCHOOL YEAR BOOK O R PRI CIPAL PROF. L. DUDLEY WILCOX has held the prineipalship of Fulton High School for eleven years. His early home was in Bergen, N. Y., a. small town near Rochester. After leaving Bergen High School he entered Brockport Normal and was graduated from there in 1892. Upon leaving Normal he taught for a time at Mehegan Lake Military School. In 1895 he entered Am- herst College and was graduated from that institution in 1899 with the A. B. degree. Prof. Wilcox then accepted a position as supervising principal of the schools of Canaserago, N. Y., where he remained for two years. Before coming to Fulton he acted as the principal of the Penn Yan High School for four years. While acting as Principal of Fulton High School he has been an effi- cient instructor in Mathematics and Science. L During his stay in Fulton, Prof. Wilcox has gained innumerable friends. Everyone who comes in contact with him, either in the class room or outside seems to gain something just from meeting him. The past year has been per- haps the most trying in the history of Fulton High School but during it all, Prof. XVilcoX has not lost his personal interest in every student or his willing- ness to aid each one. He has ,used his superior judgment, based on his yearsof experience, to the best of advantage in straightening out the difficulties. VVe I'ecl that we owe to him our unlimited thanks for the successful year which now draws to an end. ,

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FULTON HIGH SCHOOL YEAR BOOK 9 THE FACULTY PROF. J. R. FAIRGRIEVE, A. M., graduated from Union Classical Insti- tute of Schenectady in 1878. He then entered Union College and was grad- uated in 1882. Principal of Schaghticoke Union School from 1882 to 1885. In 1885 he came to Fulton, and was Editor of The Fulton Times for five years. For fourteen years he was supervising principal of NValton Public Schools. When Fulton became a city, Mr. Fairgrieve assumed tl1e position of Superin- tendent of the Fulton Public Schools. MISS MARY NVELLS, instructor in English, graduated from Baldwins- ville High School. She entered the University of Maine and then took up special work i11 Boston. She was graduated from there in 1909. Before coming to F. H. S. she taught at Hasting-on-Hudson, at Baldwinsville and at Johnstown. Everyone is pleased to know that Miss 'Wells will return. MISS M. GERTRUDE JOHNSTON, instructor in English, graduated from Fulton High School in 1904. The following year she took a post grad- uate course. In 1905 she entered Smith and came to Fulton High, two years after her graduation in 1909. Miss Johnston will continue to enlighten the students in English. MISS MARIAN EDWARDS, instructor in English and Elementary Algebra, was graduated from Central High School at Syracuse in 1903. She entered Syracuse University the same year, but left to teach on Long Island, where she remained for three years. She later came back and was graduated from Syracuse in 19123. Before coming to F. H. S., in 1915, Miss Edwards taught one year at Ogdensburg. Next year she will teach at the Goodyear- Burlingame School, Syracuse. MISS ETHEL L. AUSTEN, Eloeution Instructor, was graduated from Auburn Academic High School in 1907. She then entered Syracuse Univer- sity and studied music for a year. She left Syracuse and entered Emerson College of Oratory, from which she graduated in 1911. After her graduation, she again studied music- at the New England Conservatory. Before coming to Fulton in 1918 she taught at Weedsport, N. Y., and also at Millbrook, N. Y. All prospective prize speakers will be pleased at her return. MR. ELBERT KING, instructor in Latin, a graduate from Frankfort High School, afterwards completed a P. Gr. course at Central High, Syracuse. He entered Syracuse University, graduating in 1910, after which he came to F. H. S. We are fortunate in having him back next year. MISS MARIAN DICKERMAN graduated from Westfield High School. For two years she attended Wellesley and then entered Syracuse University, graduating in 1911. Miss Dickerman spent a year teaching in Canstillo before coming to F. H. S. in 1913. Miss Dickerman leaves to enter the Endall Street Hospital at London. We regret very much to lose Miss Dickerman for she has been an excellent teacher.