Hempstead High School - Colonial Yearbook (Hempstead, NY)

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IN MEMORIAM DR. rl. T. P. CALKINS, AB., MS., Pd.D. 11877-19423 f NE of the guiding powers behind Hempsteacts Puhlic School system for a long period of time was Dr. .lohn T. P. Callcins. He was instrumental in the construction of Hempstead High and furnished the plan lor the modern one story grade schools where education gets its lirsl start. After the huildings had lmeen created, he next proceeded to install the super- visory system lo malae them worlc. But some ot his hest accomplishments were yet to come. ln 1935 he helped the dream of Hofstra Col- lege lmecome a reality. He had concrete plans that would enahle those eager to learn to olntain college level instruction in high school. This is important to every high school student, for it goes a long way to- ward solving the problem of college expenses. The tact that Dr, Callcins considered education a tremendously important factor in the progress of a nation may he seen from his dedication of our school: . . to the unnumhered throng of children who here will gather lcnowledge, virtue, lcindness. reverence, and hope-this house is dedicatedf'

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A speciat feature has heen intro- ctuceci in this year,s Colonial to show the important part which the memhers of our faculty are playing in the war effort. In the following pages we present the pictures of people who are playing dual, it not triple, rotes in their daily tives. 'At- reacty familiar to us as our teachers, the faculty memhers are also air- raicet warctens, htooct ctonors, Red Cross workers, and the performers of multiple other ctuties hoth in school anct at home. The recogni- tion which they deserve shalt he theirs in the following pages. This is their section, ciecticatect to them with rightfut respect hy att the memhers of the student hocty. Meet them nowwthey who are not only teachers, hut good citiziens f-J our faculty.