Harrisville Central School - Pirates Log Yearbook (Harrisville, NY)

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BOARD OF EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION From left, front: Mrs. Dorothy Wheeler, clerk of the board; Mr. Frederick. Wheeler, Vice-President; Dr. Kenneth Ford, district superintendent of schools for Lewis County; standing: Mr. Peter Betrus, Supervising Principal; Mr. Arthur Dooley; Mr. Gerald Baker; Mr. Robert Hooper; Mr. Glenn Backus. Inset, left: Mr. Carl Ripley, President; inset, right: Mr. David Campbell. Mr. Ripley was first elected to the Board of Education in 1954. He has served as president for more than a decade. He is employed by Jones Laughlin. Mr. Wheel- er, elected in 1955, is president and manager of the Viking Snow Plow Corporation. Mr. Hooper, also elected in 1955, works for Jones Laughlin. Mr. Dooley, a pharmacist, was first elected in 1959. Mr. Backus, head cashier at the Harrisvil- le branch of the St. Lawrence County National Bank, was elected in 1968. Mr. Baker, an employee of Niagara Mohawk, was appointed to the board in 1968 and elected for a full term in 1972. Mr. David Campbell, elected in 1971, is the Guidance Counselor at Case Junior High School. Mr. Lawrence Frank, B.A. (SUC, Albany), M.S. (SUC, Albany), a na- tive of GloversviIle, New York, is the new guidance counselor and Vice-Principal. Mr. Frank first entered the teaching profession as a social studies teacher in the Berlin school system. Single, he enjoys traveling, reading and music. In addition to his duties as guidance counselor and V ice-Principa I , Mr. Frank also serves as co-adviser to the Senior Class. We wish him luck in Harrisville.

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1973 DEDICATION 3y majority vote of the members of the yearbook staff and of the Harrisvi I le Teachers' Association, this twentieth edition of the PIRATES LOG is proudly dedicated to Mrs. Helen Clarke. This honor is especially meaningful as there were several deserving candidates nominated from the ranks of both the teaching and the non-teaching personnel. Mrs. Clarke, widow of the late Arthur Clarke, began her teaching career in 1931. She joined the H.C.S. staff in 1953. Her patient understanding of chil- dren and her willingness to listen to their disappointments of the present or their hopes of the future are due, in great part, to her experiences as the mother of six chi Idren. Quiet, reserved, and rarely in the heat of controversy, she has, nevertheless, always cheerfully volunteered the fruits of her long and vast ex- perience when convinced that these could contribute positively to a cause. Faithful to her tasks, loyal to her school, and devoted to her students, she has brought credit and honor to herself and her colleagues. We are sure that all join us in extending to her our most sincere congratulations and our best wishes for many more meaningful years in service to her school or in retirement.

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IN MEMORIAM The following tribute was paid to Mr. Smith. We believe that it expresses our feelings more than adequately. A man, yet full of boyish thoughts. A teacher, but always the teen-ager's friend. A strict disciplinarian, but with a dash of humor. Will power and self-control, with the ability to take criticism. Honesty, sincerity, frankness, a man who kept his word. Always a sprinkling of humor, he inspired in his students a spirit of loyalty and friendship. Possessed of a driving personality, a ready wit, he was a familiar figure in all affairs concerning our youth, our school, and our community. Seldom did the fire siren blow or the need for an ambulance arise that he was not ready. No cal I for help, night or day, went unanswered. Much, if not all of his free time, was spent serving the needs of his fellow man and neighbor. No parents ever had a better son. No woman, a better husband. No daughters, a better father. No student, a better teacher. No organization, a better member. No man, a better friend. We, of the PIRATES LOG, also wish to add our words of tribute to his memory. We will always remember Mr. Smith as a man who served his school as teacher and administrator with firmness without domination, with genuine sincerity and love.