Hempstead High School - Colonial Yearbook (Hempstead, NY)

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the student, with the best in new educational ideas so that you may be better equipped to take part in the world of tomorrow. The whole faculty of over eighty teachers and the staffs in the of- fices give the students of H. H. S. the best help possible. The four guidance counselors and their sec- retaries help the students select their courses and colleges. They always have on hand a ready sup- Miss Gunther uses a spare moment to study as -',, YV -' .V 1 Q 5' . s MAP Left to right, Row If Virginia Best, School Nurse, Imogene Boyle, Chairman, Music Department, Alice Bringhurst, Business, Paul Brown, Business, Anna Cartabuke, Secretary. Row ll: Thomas Chambers, Art, Muriel Chapman, Homemaking, Mary Church, English, Dr. Smith A. Combes, School Doctor, Pauline Cullen, ply of college pamphlets and lists of available schools. Their assist- ance is of inestimable help to the students of H. H. S. in helping them to establish themselves in various vocations. There are also the staffs that help Hempstead students to find part or full-time iobs appropriate for their training in a specific field. Miss Boyle conducts early morning sectionals s 6'

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EACHING is a full time iob. A teacher's day does not start with the first class and end with the last one. Every teacher takes a personal interest in each one of his students. Just about every night most teachers have a stack of homework or test papers to take home and correct. Most of the teachers at H. H. S. are also advisors to an extra- curricular club. Besides giving the student all the knowledge he has to give, the teacher tries to pro- vide his students with the incentive to learn so that the students may broaden their scope of learning. The teachers' duties never let up. They take extra courses during va- cation and summer to provide you, Mrs. Cullen helping Harvey Cohen with research work. v 3 i r y l -.1 ' r' v g J 1 1' L' his l ifvl JPLH luwnx A . 'L' i . , J. ' 4 5. 1 wk' at Left to right, Row l: Florence Abbott, Citizenship Education, Alyce Adolph, Physical Education, Kazmier Albinski, Music, Row ll: Robert Ayres, Mathematics, Robert Baker, English, Rupert Barber, Jr., Speech and Drama. Faculty and Staff Left to right, Row lr May Barth, Chairman, English Department, To.'d Beck, Core Curriculum, Daniel Beckett, Science. Row ll: Margaret Beighley, Science, Royal Benner, Science, Marion Bennett, Homemaking. ':'-if

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'S fl ,. 'fn ,' ' ', M, Q ' -' .,,. M . ' . :- jf ' ' Wx' ' l U If ,IIA Q L Left to right: Stuart Dale, Industrial Arts, A. Barrett Dcvidson, Chair- man, Business Department, Catherine Degenhardt, Business. AQ' ' iii The whole faculty is divided by subjects. The English department, headed by Miss Barth, gives each and every student a better back- ground for the study of other sub- iects. They expose their students to the better forms of literature and try to create in them a liking for it. There are also speech and drama classes provided for stu- dents interested in the arts and the theater. The math department, under Mr. Hayes' direction, makes avail- Aida E Left to right, Row I: Viola Dendy, Science, Sonia Dorwin, English, May Duryea, Secretary, Mi:s Fallis points out th in Cornelia Fallis, Art, Row ll: A. Franklin Faust, Chairman, Science Department, Frank Fish, points of art ts Karen Balacc Citizenship Education, Marion Fish, Music, Bernice Ford, English. Mr. Baker inquires who, what, where and when of Terry Waddy. able better and higher math courses for those who have inter- est and ability. The math teach- ers try to bring out and build up this ability in their students so that there will be more capable mathematicians for a growing America. The science department, headed by Mr. Faust, also provides ad- vanced courses for the interested student. The science teachers try to create an inquisitive mind for