Hilton Central School - Hilltorial Yearbook (Hilton, NY)

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UEUIEATIU ,EH- -'U' AW' MR CECIL LUFFMAN S we flmsh our fmal year m high school we pause to rermmsce over our school days Outstandmg m our memorles IS our prm clpal Mr Luffman Throughout hls twenty one years nn the pr1nc1pa1 s offlce, Mr Luffman s able admlmstratlon and personal mterest 1n mdwldual students have endeared hun to the Class of 51, along wxth all the other classes Durmg h1s admlmstratlon Prof ' has always glven unselflshly of h1s tlme and efforts toward the betterment of condltlons wlthm the school and ln more recent months he has been especlally concerned wlth the planmng and preparatlon mvolved m the constructlon of a new bulldmg Therefore we respectfully and wlth slncere gratltude dedlcate thls, the H11tor1al' for 1951, to Mr Luffman 4

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FUHEWUHU g 'X ig.. MRS HAZEL R IENKINS S the 15th H11tor1al goes to press we fmd our country faclng the most serlous mternatlonal cr1s1s ln the hlstory of c1v111zat1on a COI1f1lCt that w1ll test to the l1m1t those baslc 1nd1v1dual and natlonal character qual1f1cat1ons that are lndlspensable to the mamtenance and perpetuatlon of the Amer1can Way of Llfe Yours Class of 51 IS a class of testmg destmed to meet head on the challenge that comes from the lmpact of th1s natlonal emergency As you members of the Class of 51 face these new sltuatlons and adjustments and sacrlflces may you be able to evaluate your trammg at Hrlton Hlgh w1th the lmes from your Alma Mater We w1ll never fall to honor The school that has made us true In thls annual you are p1ctur1ng H1ltomans who ln add1t1on to the serlous work of classrooms and laboratorles keep physically f1t and also fmd tlme to play You are recreatlng ln plcture the slgn for more complete l1v1ng that has been the alm of educatlon at Hxlton Hlgh and whlch wlll be stepped up to hlgher levels of accomphshment at the 'provmg grounds are shlfted to the new home across the way under the name of Hllton Central Iunlor Semor Hlgh School Modern equlp ment adequate space a currlculum embraclng anclent culture and modern practlcablhty and a program of extra currlcular aCtlVltleS to develop the 1nd1v1dual bent are antlclpated ln the new quarters These new assets together wlth an ex1st1ng Board of Educatlon admlmstratlve staff captamed by Mr Luffman and mstructors quallfled to transmlt the best of the present because they understand the past and envxsxon the future wlll enrlch the program for the development of worthy cxtlzens Through the medlum of these pages as you are graduated 1nto a world awry ' at work or play or pleasure may pleasant memorles of dear old Hllton Hlgh ' be brlght and may you fmd new values m these treasured assoclatlons of thls plctured record of the school world protected and secure, whlch has shaped your l1ves for four years 3 d fix? , , gg Y N F X I yy f g K ' ,, xy C , -XX K .N 25. g - . . 7 ! . . ,, , . . . ' 1 J , . . . .. 7 ii . 7 , . - - r - H ' ! 7 . , ' J ' 1 7 . . . , 7 7 ,, , H . . , . . 7 7

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Z-XPPHECIATIU E fl! MR WRIGHT AND MISS DURRANT AST fall, when we entered these portals we were Semors at last We walked a l1tt1e more erect and our hats mlght have f1t a httle tlght for here we were at the top of our hlgh school life, the ldols of the underclass men But then we were struck w1th the startlmg reallzatlon that th1s year would have much to do w1th the moldlng of our lwes and we were a llttle skept1cal of the results lf we were to tackle the Job alone Then to our a1d came our two capable and competent advxsors, Mlss Durrant and Mr Wrlght a progresswe and umted class of graduates who would look to the future mth confldence Olwe and Len were always cooperatlve and not afrald of work especlally for the betterment of the class and lts functlons We could always depend on them for a1d and advlce concermng school work and act1v1t1es both were actlve and msplrlng ln the presentatlon of the semor play, the year book, and the Ball and were lndispenslble ln the planning of the class trlp and finally graduatlon Thus we seek to express our smcere gratltude and appreclatlon to Mlss Durrant and Mr Wrlght for thelr a1d 1n makmg our semor year a happy and successful one 5 Q., Y V L - I , . . . . y . They tackled and accomplished the task of turning a group of seniors. into . , . . . . . , . . . . .