Hempstead High School - Colonial Yearbook (Hempstead, NY)

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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

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ALFRED P. WINDT Assistant to the Principal Absent he is a character understood, but present he is a force respected. -Santayana REDICTIONS seldom come true, but one seems to have in the case of our competent Assistant to the Principal. In his high school's yearbook, the editor predicted that Mr. Windt would someday be- come a teacher of mathematics. His ambition was to become an engineer, for which he has his degree. During the depression he took up teaching, and since that time he has been in the field of education. Mr. Windt came to Hempstead High to teach math until he was oFfered his present job as assist- ant to the Principal. In this position, Mr. Windt supervises the extra-curricular activities, is in charge of all the attendance and discipline in our school, and performs various other iobs. Besides all his activities, Mr. Windt is co-author of an elementary algebra book, Everyday Algebra. Outside of school, Mr. Windt and his family en- ioy their semi-classical record collection, and are ardent sports fans who root for the Yankees. 13 FRANK PILL, JR. Director of Guidance E. CARLETON MOCRE Curriculum Coordinator