Harrison High School - Reminiscence Yearbook (Harrison, NY)

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The brain is the master control of the body Education is the process of training and developing it. Just as a stone wall which is missing two or three stones is weak, the human being without knowledge is incomplete Education is not just facts; it is the sum of all life's experiences . . . reading a book, talk- ing to people, learning a new sport, challenging an answer . . . And the complete individual is the product of all these experiences. 10

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The Policy To The Closs of 1966: The purpose of educotion is not so much the occumulotion of knowledge os it is an attitude of mind ond o familiarity with the process of thought in all areas of life. Each of you has had on opportunity to develop your mind through your high school educotion. However, this is but a start. The mind must be continuously cultivated for it is something like a wild horse; it must be conquered. A tight reign is necessary or it will run away from you, always seeking the path of least resistance, pursuing pleasant thoughts, never quite willing of its own accord to buckle down and work. To get the best out of your mind, willpower ond concentration must be thoroughly cultivated so that the mind shuts out oil outside noises, at- tractions, and distractions ond thinks only ond completely of the subject at hand. May eoch of you, as you go beyond high school, give your mind count- less opportunities to grow so thot your success as a humon being may be more firmly assured. Cordially, Louis M. Klein Superintendent Board of Education This year Mr. Fleder was elected Presi- dent of the Board of Education. A long resident of Harrison, he has been a mem- ber of the Board for the past four years. The other members of the Board include Vice-President Antonio Carpinello, Mr Francis Carpenter, Mr. John Drew and Dr. Anthony Sisca. With the constant increase in enroll- ment throughout the district and especial- ly in the high school, the Board has been planning a number of necessary renova- tions such as new science laboratories. Among other educational improvements instituted by our School Board has been the beginning of our own summer school for grades five through twelve. During our first summer session approximately six hundred students attended, taking both remedial and advanced courses. Further- more, arrangements made by the Board enabled a greater number of students to participate in the BOCES program this year. The program has been highly suc- cessful in preparing students for their fu- ture, especially in the technical fields. Mr. Louis M. Klein Superintendent of Schools 12