Hempstead High School - Colonial Yearbook (Hempstead, NY)

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Bonn Observes Centennial THE Hempstead public school system is now in its hundredth year. Records indicate there has always been a five-man Board of Education. As established by the laws of 1863, this body was given entire control and management of all the common schools within the district. Operating with this power, the Board has fostered the growth of Hempstead s Schools into the system of six elementary schools and one high school we now have. The five-member board, not restricted as to membership except for residence in the district, includes a president, vice-president, secretary, and treasurer. These officers arc- elected for a term of one year. Each board position stands for election once every five years, each member taking office a different year. This general election of school board members is the prime opportunity for the electorate of Union Free School District 1, Hempstead, to exercise its democratic rights, maintaining the high standards of education in our area. Our school board meets each month in public session, generally in the High School. Three members constitute a business quorum. At these meetings, school activities arc set up, money appropriated, and a tax rate set. One of the primary duties of the board is to collect the yearly district school tax, which incidentally, is one of the lowest in our area, thanks to prudent spending and planning. Although this year marked the passing of Mr. Emil Bejsovec, a past school board president, the Hempstead Board of Education, served by able men. can be depended upon to maintain its splendid record. Standing, left to right—Mathias C. Helbach; John M. Serenei; Russell G. Booth. Vice President; C. H. I unnicliffc Jones. School Attorney. Seated—Margaret E. Duty. Clerk of the Board; Emil J. Bejsovec. Treasurer; Hyman Geller. President; William Urquhart. Jr.. Secretary: Dr. W. Amos Kincaid. Superintendent of Schools.