Hempstead High School - Colonial Yearbook (Hempstead, NY)

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1 4 mf yi Qi 1 F- RV 10,111 ,ffdw , fa , f...4.fu.-MW Lett to right, seated: Margaret E. Doty, District Clerk, Robert J. Hartnett, President, Russell G. Booth, Secretary. Standing: Dr. Hyman Geller, Treasurer, Leonard S. Welsing, Superintendent ot Buildings, Emil J. Beisovec, John J. Feldis, Dr. W. A. Kincaid, Superintendent of Schools, C. H. Tunniclifte Jones, School Attorney. The foundation of every state is the education of its youth. -Diogenes AR from being bored of education, the tive persons who comprise the Hempstead Board of Education give unceasingly of their time and elTort in order to serve the community. Each member serves for a period of five years, K with one newly elected member each year. They meet regu- Ofll' larly once a month, and hold special meetings when neces- sary. 0 Their work is aided by the services ot the Superintendent of Schools, who is responsible for the administration of all policies adopted by the Board, and by the assistance of a E llc-flfion clerk and an attorney. The Board of Education believes that schools of this com- munity should be used to their fullest extent. They have made it possible to establish a complete adult school, which now offers eighty-three courses to all residents ot the district. 10

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nw .Q x Principal We may personally be defeated, but our 'principles' never. -Garrison HETHER principles, or the principals of our schools, their ideals and their work cannot be defeated if they are as dedicated to their iob as is our own prin- ciple, l mean principal, Mr. Beddow, who took the posftion in l95l. Last year at this time he was agog with plans for this year's new schedule. He's now working on various other improvements which will soon be possible with a smaller enrollment. His special likes are people, teenagers especially. His pet peeve is generalizations by the public such as, All teenagers are hoodlums and bad drivers. Many people think that the principle, I mean principal thing a principal, principle, principal! does is sit in an office a few hours daily. Far from it! The principal's, principles don't allow it! Mr. Beddow's school hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. He divides his spare time among faculty meetings, G. O. activities, football games, con- certs, dances, Community Chest, Kiwanis, professional groups, trout fishing, bowling, tennis, and badminton! Busy as he is, our principal assures us that he wouldn't trade iobs with anyone! 12 WILLIAM D. BEDDOW 'T