Hempstead High School - Colonial Yearbook (Hempstead, NY)

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,J M Hard Business Manager- Margaret E, Doty, Clerk, Left to right, Row lf Hilda . y, , ' t tt Secretary. Row ll: Leonard Welsing, Russell G. Booth, President, Robert J. Har ne , ' ' - C kling Dr. Hyman Geller, d t of Buildings- John J Feldis, Arnold A. on Superinten en , . Treasurer, Dr. W. A. Kincaid, Superintendent, C. H. Tunniclifie Jones, Attorney. BOARD OF EDUCATION N the third Thursday of each month and when- ever a problem arises which requires immediate attention, our Board of Education is hard at work in rintendent's office now located in the newest the Supe addition to the school. There, after much discussion and debate, the Board arrives at decisions which it b t for all concerned. s of thousands believes will prove to be the es Each year it is entrusted with hundred of dollars to be used for the upkeep of the schools w extensions and build- of the Board is to decide or for the construction of ne ings. Another important duty ll the schools within the limit policies under which a of the town shall be run. There are tive members of the board, one being elected each year for a term of tive years. Their positions are entrusted to them by the tax payers of the Village of Hempstead. Many times a member of the Board is re-elected because the voters in the township realize whqf gn outstanding job he is doing. The people of Hempstead rr,-, Q ,much faith and iustly so, in the final governing .M H of O hoo' r PU' ur sc system, the Board of Educatiqm, TO

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DR. W. AMOS KINCAID f ' rf.-ssh.. 5 . X, f K A 5 10, A - ss? A 4 X ' A ' Q - , iii 1 ' . Q A ' i g ,fe ge i . .- wx .. , , L fig? i gd E . .iftin xl Ib., ,Iii g i Superintendent NATIVE Ohioan, Dr. Kincaid became Superintendent of Schools in l947. Since that time, he has advocated numerous improvements for the schools in this district. Dr. Kincaid has many responsibilities. They include: selecting personnel, planning and supervising in-service training, and preparing the district budget. He also plans for the future growth and development of the schools. Dr. Kincaid attended school and college in Ohio, but he earned his Masters and Doctor of Education degrees at Columbia University in New York. At the present time he is President of the Nassau County Schoolmen's Association and of the Met- ropolitan School Study Council. He is o member ot the Hempstead Rotary Club. Hobbies are also of great interest to him. Badminton and fishing are his favorites. He also likes music, golf, and a good game of bridge. The Dr.'s ambition is to be able to pass through the halls of Hempstead High during period changes without thinking of the corner of 42nd St. and Broadway! ll