Glens Falls High School - Red and Black Yearbook (Glens Falls, NY)

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'Mm Sewanee J. Ward Russell was graduated from Glens Falls High School in 1898. He served on the Board of Education from 1912 until the end of 1951, a period of 4-0 years, when he resigned to become Mayor of Glens Falls. Judge Russell was Chairman of the Building Committee for the new Senior High School. ALEXANDER W MILLER 1. WARD RUSSELL Superintendent of Schools Mayor of Glens Falls Zedlcbatckwz pwgfaam A selection played by the Glens Falls High School Band. Invocation by Rabbi Kurt L. Metzger of Temple Beth-El. Singing of the High School Alma Mater. Reading of the list of contents of the sealed copper box by Judge Russell, Chair- --....,, man of the Building Committee. Remarks and laying of the cornerstone by the President of the Board, Dr. Canaday. Singing of the Star Spangled Banner. Benediction by the Rev. Gary E. Germann, pastor of the Lutheran Church of the y V- f Good Shepherd. if .

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JOHN W. CANADAY President Board of Education 01 74602 A 4 I I and FRANK A. CONLIN Clerk of the Board .laying af 6 e Glens Falls, new high school, the product of more than a decade of planning, was officially dedicated Saturday afternoon, September 29, 1951, at brief but impressive ceremonies conducted at the cornerstone of the structure at Sherman Avenue and Quade Street. Dr. John W. Canaday, president of the Board of Education, officiated at the laying of the cornerstone and placed a 12 by 6 by 9 inch sealed copper box containing items of historical and educational interest in the block ijust to the left of the main entrance to the building. Dr. Canaday paid tribute to the interest and far-sightedness of Robert S. Buddy, former president of the Board of Education, who served during the time when most of the groundwork and planning for the new build- ing was taking place. The new high school will be open for instruction in September, 1952. Ground was broken for the building on May 1, 1950. RUSSELL M. L. CARSON JOHN W. GLASS MRS. ALFRED E. VAN WIRT FABIAN O. DUCHARME J. CARLETON LIDDLE FRANCIS W. McGINLEY DOUGLASS CROCKWELL C. SHERMAN WILLMOTT

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TO THE CLASS OF 1952: Greetings and best wishes to the Class of 1952 as you approach the time of graduation. Your career, as a class and as individuals, has added to and en- riched the history and traditions of Glens Falls High School. As you take your place in the un- broken line of classes that started in 1891, you can have a sense of satisfaction and pride in being' part of an honored company. Loyalty to good traditions has long been a notable trait in this school. It is a good hing, for with it goes a sense of history which helps us to see what progress has been made and is being made. It also makes us aware of the possibilities in the future l DELLA MCALLEY Secretary to the Superintendent ,Kits DOROTHY F. HUGHES Assistant Secretary zo the Superintendent 660 A 1-fad daice WILLIAM H. BROWN Principal for ourselves and for our school. As loyalties are considered, 1 am sure you will not feel that it is a different school when we move into our new home, for the character of a school, like thatgof a home, depends on the people in the family and not on the roof which shelters them. You are members of the family of Glens Falls High School, and as such we shall want your continued interest and support for the classes which follow you. We, in turn, will welcome you in the new home and will want you to feel as much a part of the school on Sherman Avenue as you have on Glen Street. MRS. VIOLA B. KELLEY JANICE SELLINGHAM Books and Supplies Secretary to the Principal