Hoosac School - Owl Yearbook (Hoosick, NY)

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Mr. Walter C. Wood Although no one has ever learned what the C meant in the Mr. Walter C. Wood, most students have come to the reasonably well-justified conclu- sion that it stands for Chemistry, and, indeed, it well may, for Mr. Wood's knowledge of his field is nothing short of phenomonal. A quiet, unassuming sort of man with, nevertheless, a subtle sense of humor, Mr. Wood, our senior master, has taught the secrets of the sciences to the students of Hoosac School for the past thirteen years. The famous text- book entitled Chemistry Can Be Fun may well have a point if its author took Chemistry from Mr. Wood.

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Mrs. Peggy Ward There are times when each of us, during the school year, needs and appreciates an interested and considerate listener. Mrs. Ward came to us two years ago as a school nurse, but, since then, because of her seemingly illimitable compassion, she has won a firmer place in our hearts than a mere nurse of our physical ailments could ever have hoped to achieve. An ebullient, always entertaining woman when the occasion demands, Mrs. Ward has managed to amuse us as well as to comfort us. We came to Hoosac School for the things we have acquired in our classrooms, but without the inestim- able sympathy Mrs. Ward had for us and our more serious problems, school would indeed have been much more difficult. We of the graduating class of 1966 thank you, Mrs. Ward. Mr. Pierre Van Quickenborne Should the conversation ever turn upon the topic of Belgium in the presence of a member of the graduating class of 1966, he should be able to add some rather pertinent comments, if he has ever, in the past two years, had the opportunity to talk with that arch-patriot, Mr. Van Quickenborne. Mr. Van Quickenborne, our eternally smiling, ex- ceedingly tolerant French master, has worked with us and for us these past two years determinedly at- tempting to instill in our hearts a respect and under- standing for the cultural temper which is called French. Decidedly pro-Belgian, Mr. Van Quicken- borne may well change his mind should he find much else in this country of ours quite so satis- factory as a certain olive-green mustang. The class of 1966 extends its warmest best wishes to Mr. Van Quickenborne and hopes that he will find our coun- try a permanent home. No Picture Mr. John J. Wells Mr. Wells came to us this year directly from Ohio Wesleyan University, where he had majored in Latin, Greek and English. Although most of the members of the graduating class have not been very much in contact with him, information received from what we have considered reliable sources inform us that he enjoys reading, eating anyplace other than the Hoosac dining room, and spending money he doesn't have. Within the near future he hopes to re- turn to school for his Master's degree in Classical Languages. 13

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES The Right Reverend Allen W. Brown, D.D. Mrs. Hall Park McCullough E. George Lavino The Rev. Henery Brevoort Cannon Alton E. Peters William H. Areson The Right Reverend David E. Richards, S.T.D. Joel W. Egerer Mrs. Lincoln Ellsworth John F. Gane Donald C. Hagerman Thornton Hall John Davis Hatch, Jr. Edgar W. Hatfield Jan Juta The Reverend Darwin Kirby, Jr. Mrs. Henry O. Milliken Paul F. Nash Theodore T. Peck Robert L. Raclin John F. Roy David Van Pelt Tom S. Ward 15