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

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Mrs. Hoover and Miss Collins. Mr. Kellerhals, Mr. Parow, Mr. VanPatten, and Miss Adamkoski. Mrs. Valentine, Mrs. Scott, Mrs. Duggan, and Mr. O'Bryan. To those who might want to claim that our faculty thinks of little else than homework, we offer these few candids to prove otherwise. Mr. VanPatten (below) seems to be saying that, he, for one, has little time for refreshments. Mr. VanPatten.

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MRS. FULLER AND MRS. CLARKE RETIRE Early in the spring of 1973 Mrs. Marjo- rie Fuller announced her retirement from the Harrisville Central School faculty. She had served as junior high social studies teacher in the system for the last twenty-four years. She had previously taught in St. Lawrence County schools for almost eighteen years. Mrs. Fuller was a graduate of the State University College at Potsdam. Throughout her teaching career she had continued to take in-service courses. She was especially interested in and well-versed in local Harrisville history and had innumerable facts and anecdotes at her ready command concerning county and area lore. As a teacher, Mrs. Fuller's quiet ways were admired by her colleagues. Also known were her undying interest in educa- tion and her genuine concern for all students. Very often, former students would stop to chat with her, to reminisce, or to settle some point in dispute. Mrs. Fuller is the wife of Kenneth Fuller. The Fullers have a son, Donald. Just recently they have moved to a new home on the Harrisville-Fine Road. Mrs. Fuller was recognized several years ago for her devotion to the school and the students when the PIRATES LOG was dedicated to her. During the summer of 1973 Mrs. Helen Clarke, an elementary teacher, also retired from the staff of Harrisville Central School after twenty years of service locally. After completing her teacher-training schooling at what was then Potsdam Normal, Mrs. Clarke, in 1931, accepted her first teaching position in Champion, New York. It is interesting to note that she was invited as an honored guest recently when the old school house where she first taught was dedicated after being restored to its original state. After leaving Champion, Mrs. Clarke taught for a few years in the Carroll District on the Croghan Road and then at the Stern- becker School near Lake Bonaparte. Mrs. Clarke has six children, two of whom have followed in her footsteps and are now teaching. At latest count she had nine grandchildren. Mrs. Clarke has had little difficulty keeping herself occupied since her retire- ment. In addition to the many enjoyable hours spent with her children and grand- children, she devotes considerable time to reading by the fireplace, knitting, crocheting, and needle point. The 1973 PIRATES LOG was dedicated to Mrs. Clarke. Mrs. Fuller cuts first piece of the happy retirement cake presented to her by the Teachers' Association. Mrs. Clarke helps herself to a serving of fruit salad. In the background are Mrs. Hoover, Mrs. and Mr. Kellerhals.

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STAFF SECRETARIES: Mrs. Pearl Blundon (left); Mrs. Jackie Vallencour, Miss Barbara Man- chester (right). MAINTENANCE: Mrs. Doris Bancroft, Wilfrid Fenton, Mrs. Janet Ward; (right) Francis Luther, Mrs. Theda LaPlatney, Mrs. Janice Chartrand, George Pierce. Mrs. Evelyn Hunter was still convalescing when we went to press. CAFETERIA COOKS: Mrs. Gladys Young, Mrs. Loretta Ledger, Mrs. Rachel Hooper, Mrs. Helen Burke (left); Mrs. Helen Frank and Mrs. Dolores Young.