Gloversville High School - Oracle Yearbook (Gloversville, NY)

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GROWTH OF GLOVERSVILLE Up to T828 there was no place called Gloversville. In the course of the last quarter of the l8th century, there appeared three centers of settlement in what one day would make up the city of Gloversville. The first of these was Kings- borough. lt was settled by New Englanders whose ingenuity for selling and quest for knowledge and culture brought fame to the settlement. The second settlement was made along what today is referred to as East Fulton Street and Kingsboro Avenue. Although no definite name was assigned to this settlement, a number of homes were built within the vicinity. The third settlement was made along what today is called West Fulton Street in the section above Orchard Street. Again no definite name was assigned by its occupants. However, as more and more settlers erected homes within this third region, the more land was taken for settlement to the extent that eventually the first Store was built on Main Street in TBT 8. The tremendous transaction made by Elisha Judson convinced the settlers along the west branch of the Cayadutta Creek that they had an important industry in their area. In T825 he loaded a wagon with gloves and traveled to Boston. Within two months he had returned with S600 dollars in silver. This trip is said to have been the start of the large sale of gloves throughout the United States. As the glove industry progressed, naturally many allied industries sprang up along the Cayadutta Creek and its feeders. Since this was outside the Kingsborough region, it was natural to call the village after the many stumps that were found on its outskirts. However, Stump City was never an officially recognized name. The postmaster of the region in T828 decided to call the area Gloversville, but it wasn't until T851 that the village was incorporated. At that time Gloversville had a little over one hundred homes and a population nearly 3,000. Finally in T890 the state legislature passed an act to incorporate the City of Gloversville with Kingsborough as part of Gloversville. With the establishment of the F.J.8QG. Railroad in l87O, Gloversville continued to make great strides, ever increasing its factories and population to the extent where today it can point with pride to its handicraft trade and its population of 23,000. P .1 -

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The Gloversville Board of Education is an elec- tive body of nine members. The members serve for a term of five years without salary. To pro- vide continuity in membership an election is held every year. The Board meets on the second Monday of each month to transact business required by state edu- cational statutes and local board by-laws. These duties include authorization for payment of all bills, appointments to the teaching and non-teach- ing staff, consideration of contracts, and other similar actions. Special meetings can be called for particular problems. Each year a president is elected from the board members and standing committees are appointed by the president. The Superintendent of Schools is the chief administrative school officer, but he does not have a vote in board deliberations. During the 1955-56 school year Mrs. Martha Kunkel served as president, Mr. William Male as Superintendent of Schools, and Mr. Lewis Theurer as Clerk of the Board of Education and as an as- sistant to the Superintendent. BOARD OF EDUCATION First row, left to right: Mr. Thomas Randall, Mrs. John Wood, President, Mrs. Rob- ert Kunkel, Mrs. Cecil Brooks, Mr. G. Alan Rothschild. Second row: Mr. Ralph Balzano, Superintendent of Schools, William E. Male, Mr. Donald W. Fox, Mr. Fred Huntermark, Clerk of Board, Mr. Lewis O. Theurer, Mr. Philip Goodheim. Gloversville Public Schools BOARD OF EDUCATION COMMlTTEES-1955-56 Buildings and Grounds Thomas Randall, Chairman Fred Hundertmark Donald Fox Philip Goodheim Finance and Audits G. Alan Rothschild, Chairman Donald Fox Mrs. Cecil Brooks Philip Goodheim Schools and Teachers Fred Hundertmark, Chairman Ralph Balzano Thomas Randall Mrs. John Wood Welfare and Guidance Ralph Balzano, Chairman Mrs. John Wood G. Alan Rothschild Mrs. Cecil Brooks