Goshen Central High School - Yearbook (Goshen, NY)

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4 Very rarely does a school principal make strong friends with his students. He is usually the object of derision, the recipient of animosity, and, at best, a necessary figure in the administration of the school from the standpoint of the students. Oftentimes the principal deserves a little better fate, but on many occasions principals have only administrative ability and lack warmth of personality, true concern for students, and admirable character. School spirit and the system itself often hinge upon the relationship between students and principal. Student bodies for the most part don't change drastically. Their reactions to faculty and administrators are alike from year to year. For the past twelve years Goshen's student body

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- TABLE OF CONTENTS - Administration--------- 8 Art---------------------22 Band....................71 Baseball--------- ------84 Basketball--------------58 Bowling-----------------67 Business Ed-------------21 Broadway Revue----------46 Carousel --------------74 Cheerleaders — ---------56 Dedication --- ----------4 Driver Ed. --- ---------20 Eighth Grade - - - - — 31 English-----------------12 Football----------------40 Freshmen----------------38 Future Farmers----------70 FHA.....................24 FTA.....................61 GAC.....................34 GO......................45 Graduation ------ 110 Home Economics----------24 Honor Society-----------80 Juniors------------64 Latin Club ------ 52 Languages............16 Math.................14 Moving-Up-----------108 Music----------------22 Our Town”-----------78 Prom --- ------------82 Science--------------18 Phys. Ed.............26 Seniors--------------88 Services----------- 27 Seventh Grade--------30 Soccer---------------32 Social Studies-------10 Sophomores-----------50 Spanish Club---------60 Spotlight------------53 Stage Crew-----------25 Tennis...............77 Track...............-76 Twirlers-------------57 Vocational Trng. - - 25 Wrestling------------66 Yearbook Staff-------81 Youth-in-Gov't.------44 r

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has shown tremendous respect and admiration for Mr. Oscar W. Gustafson, as principal, leader, and friend. Before that, for 21 years (interrupted only by military service in World War II), Mr. Gustafson was respected as gym teacher, baseball, basketball and football coach. The amount of respect and admiration showed him could not be greater. In return, Mr. Gustafson has contributed a great deal of effort and time into making Goshen's student body the best behaved and highest spirited in our county. Goshen has won athletic sportsmanship awards, sports championships, and accolades from different sources for fine work in academics, music, and countless other activities. Many of these things are taken for granted. If one thinks about the great number of praises given Goshen Central, one realizes that all of these things are a direct reflection on Mr. Gustafson's leadership. He has continually pulled the loose ends together and has kept Goshen's spirit at an enviable peak. This spirit, respect, and admiration were manifested on June 1, 1962 - Gus Day. On that day, after elaborate secret preparations, Mr. Gustafson was completely surprised by a party put on for him by the entire student body. Arrangements were made to have him called from the school and returned after lunch. At one o'clock the entire school jammed the auditorium to await his return. He entered the right rear door of the darkened auditorium, was spot-lighted, then escorted to the stage by Mr. Innocent as the high school band played For He's a Jolly Good Fellow. The ovation he received will probably never be equaled in our school. The student body proved its respect by coming to school in best clothes, presenting teachers with corsages or boutonnieres, and lavishing gifts on Mr. Gustafson. President Kennedy and our representative in the Congress, Mrs. Katherine St. George, helped us honor Mr. G. The President sent a letter of congratulations and best wishes and Mrs. St. George addressed the assembly. After the presentation of the gifts and Mr. G's heartfelt, yet lightly humorous, acknowledgement of them, all adjourned to the athletic field (now to bear his name) for refreshments and personal greetings. The Class of 1962 feels regret that Mr. Gustafson is leaving because the classes to come will not be able to benefit from his leadership and friendship. We are thankful, however, that we were able to work under him and feel proud when we say we were the last class at Goshen Central to have him as principal. For these reasons the Class of 1962 dedicates the 1962 yearbook, SATIO, to Mr. Oscar W. Gustafson in the hopes that he will never forget us because we will never forget him. . - :wt c „