Hempstead High School - Colonial Yearbook (Hempstead, NY)

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DEDICATION “|” WENTY-FIVE years ago, Miss Nell Foster stepped through the faculty entrance of the little white school- house as a commercial teacher. Gentle and softspoken, she gained the respect and admiration of her students by her enthusiasm and cheerful, quiet humor. Here, at Hemp- stead High, she devoted herself wholeheartedly to the busy world of clubs and classes, becoming the advisor to the Student Council, advisor to the Colonial Business Staff, and this year, head of the Commercial Department. Now, after years of outstanding service, she plans to retire to a life of travel and leisure. We, the staff of the 1952 Colonial, are proud to dedi- cate our book to this fine teacher and personality, as a token of our thanks and appreciation for her loyal and outstanding service to Hempstead High. We wish her Godspeed.

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FORE WORD A FEW decades ago there stood, in a small, thriving town seventeen miles from Manhattan, a little white schoolhouse. Two hundred boys and girls from five to eighteen came reluctantly, philosophically, and even gaily to this hall o' lamin'. Pupils of the elementary school romped through the lower halls while those of higher rank romped, more sedately perhaps, through the upper cor- ridors. Then a familiar ring echoed through the building. Slowly the chatter abated as seats were taken and books opened. The five brilliant and courageous members of the faculty steeled themselves for another hectic day of drills, lectures and examinations. But tempus fugit and as the years passed many changes were made. As the student body grew, so did the faculty, until the upper classmen occupied their own build- ing. School spirit reached its peak, clubs were organized, the football eleven was rivaled by baseball and basket- ball teams, musical societies were formed, student privi- leges increased and new subjects swamped the curriculum. But these changes did not go unnoticed for the school yearbook recorded them faithfully. And like the Colonial of old, we, the staff of '52, present this year's edition for your enjoyment. For although it may change outwardly, inwardly Hempstead High will always remain the same in the heart of all its alumni as it will in the memories of future graduates.