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

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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.

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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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Mrs. St.Law rence I 946 Mrs. Fuller 1949 Mr. LeBIanc 1953 Mrs. Dashnaw I 959 I Mr. Parow 1965 Mrs. Virginia St. Lawrence, B.S. (SUC, Pots- dam), M.S. (SUC, Potsdam), is the dean of the Junior-Senior High faculty. She is a native of Canton. She is the vocal music teacher for both schools. She spent much of last summer painting their house addition. Mrs. Avis Cring, B.A. (SUC, Albany), M. Ed. (St. Lawrence), heads the mathematics de- partment and teaches ninth grade math, basic and elementary algebra, tenth and eleventh year math. She hails from Watertown and enjoys sewing, knitting, bowling. Mrs. Marjorie Fuller, B.S. (SUC, Potsdam), is a lifelong resident of Harrisville. She teaches Junior High English and social studies. Mrs. Fuller has been active in the teaching profession since 1931. She has one son , Dona I d. Mrs. Mary LaDuc, (Eastman Dental Dispensary), has done postgraduate work at Cortland and Syracuse University. A native of Lowville, Mrs. LaDuc has three children. She is an avid bowling and skiing fan in addition to her proficiency in sewing and knitting. Mr. Marcel LeBlanc, B.A. (St. Michael's), M.A. (MiddIebury), has done additional post- graduate work, including a summer at the University of Besancon in France. He teaches French, levels one through four, and Latin. He hails from Winooski, Vermont. Mr. George MacDonald, B.S. (Ohio Northern), is a native of Conifer. Mr. MacDonald can be seen, calm and unflustered, behind the wheel of the driver education car twice a week. His skill as a bowler is legendary in the area . Mrs. Joan Dashnaw, B.S. (SUC, Plattsburgh), serves as nurse-teacher in both the Elemen- tary and the Junior-Senior High schools. She came to Harrisville from the Gouverneur sys- tem and is herself a native of Chateaugay. She is the mother of three. Mrs. Shirley Dusharm, B.S. (SUC, Albany), is also a native of Harrisville. She teaches introduction to typing, business math, sales and business management, rapid writing, con- sumer education, general business, and type- writing one. She has done postgraduate work. Mr. Stewart Parow, B.A. (St. Bon aventure), M.S. (SUC, Potsdam) is another alumnus of Harrisville Central. He teaches European culture studies, American studies, and English ten. Father of three children, Mr. Parow enjoys hunting, bowling, and fishing. Mr. Thomas Mulligan, B.S. (Utica College of Syracuse University), hails from Herkimer. He teaches general science, biology, and chemistry. Mr. Mulligan has done graduate work at Potsdam. He has many interests. Mrs. Cring I 947 Mrs. LaDuc I 952 Mrs. Dusharm I 964 Mr. Mulligan 1967