Hempstead High School - Colonial Yearbook (Hempstead, NY)

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I ]QEE A HiBturtj nf thr (Cnlmital The Colonial. dating back eight years, has had starts of steadily increasing and competence, formed solely tor the pjupo-, - of giving to their -■•.1 a year book of which it can be duly proud. In 1923 the first staff was led by Renwick liurrv. supervised by Miss Ratellc and Miss Beattie. As the work had steadily increased in 1924. it was necessary to have live advisers and a staff of sixteen, headed by Ira Hansen. Mr. tinkly guided the sutfs of the two succeeding years. 192' and 1926. which were headed respectively I v F red Miller and Roger human. ithin these two issues was the history of the school tor tvventy-iive v-ar- back, T i s s Monger arc! Miss Kugenia Miller were thr dedicatees of these annua. nt.irke.fi advance was made by Sherwood Sithman n ' in- staff in 1927. This spk udid book was in charge of Hilda HoW.ts .. b m-d to Miss Powell. f'lie 1928 year book had for its adviser'»- Mis- Roberts the first half of the year, ami Miss Kastburn the second half. I'he annual was dedicated to Miss (Irace S. Reed. Miss McDermott was the honorary dedicatee in 1928 of a most unique volume This Colonial was guided by Miss Eastbum and edited by Duncan Ballamine During this year it vva, voted to date the Colonial in honor oi the graduating class, rather than to use the date of the junior class. James Hoyt i«-d a staff in 1929 directed by Mrs. Lyla Davis. 'I'he hook which followed tite ireek style was dedicated to Mr. Joseph F. Fay. A most remarkable book in southern colonial style vva- the result of the efforts of the staff led by William Peters, and directed bv Mrs. Lyla Davis. '1 lie honorary dedicatee of this Colonial was our principal, Mr. Raymond Maure. 'Phis year the staff is attempting to do the rather difficult feat oi combinding the old and the new. In the quaintness of the forget-me-not. we see a repre- sentation of the past, vve see loyalty to our companions, an'! memories of our school; in the modernistic treatment, vve see a representation of our own day. vve sec the spirit of progress th.it looks into the future.