Iroquois Central High School - Iroquoian Yearbook (Elma, NY)

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Twelve-year period sees enrollment triple at ICS With a total enrollment of 777 students crowding the halls in the past year, the ICS student body has more than tripled in the school ' s twelve-year history. Senior high corridors saw just 246 students in 1956. Some 229 seniors will graduate in the June commence- ment exercises. In 1956, only 63 seniors marched across the stage to receive diplomas. To suit the needs of the ever- increasing enrollment, the school built the 1200 wing and 300 wing in 1958. While the number of students at Iroquois has been increasing, so have their teachers. In 1956 there were only 32 teachers. Now the faculty consists of 51 teachers. Of the 1956 faculty only these teachers continue to teach senior high students: Mrs. Dorothy Seileman, James McCready, Elwood Eaton, Donald Lamp, Clifford Luders, and Robert Manchester. Maureen Steinhilber is one of many new students at Iroquois. Duane Patterson, physical education Mrs. Dorothy Piepke, music Robert Ping, industrial arts Mrs. Annette Ross, librarian Donald Ross, music Daniel Roth, business John Rothrock, social studies Robert Rubeck, science Mrs. Margaret Sanborn, social studies Daniel Scanlon, English Mrs. Dorothy Seileman, homemaking Robert Steislinger, social studies 20 Academics

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Plan your memories, advises Mr. Hickey Memories can be beautiful, pleasant and satisfying. They are vital to the well-being of any person. I like to believe that, as bread is to flesh and blood, so also are memories to the soul. If we investigate the reasons for derelicts, both young and old, existing in our society, we find that they have been overwhelmed by unpleasant memories. Memory of unfortunate associations, if nurtured by constant recall, has been observed to warp the mind and life of him who will not forgive. Please allow me to counsel that memories can be plan- ned. When you have been wronged, the act of commiting a kindness in return for harsh or inhuman treatment will live in your memory as an experience. By planning, you can prevent the storing of unhappy memories. I hope that your association with Iroquois Central has provided you with pleasant memories. Congratulations. — Robert J. Hickey Robert Manchester, mathematics and data processing James McCready, science Miss Barbara Millar, physical education Mrs. Thelma Neidig, nurse-teacher Mrs. Lila Nevergold, English Deon Nielson, mathematics Carl Norberg, mathematics Robert Hickey, administrative assistant

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Mr. Corser views education as more than facts I do hope that your years at Iroquois have helped you: (1) to have a set of values and convictions which are worthwhile and which you will have the courage to defend; (2) to be able to communicate— to speak and write clearly and correctly; (3) to realize that education is more than an accumulation of memorized facts— to know that education is what you have left after you have forgotten what you have learned; (4) to understand the necessity of being good citizens of our country but also able to respect and appreciate other nations and their cultures; (5) to help to make this world a better place in which to live. Your happiness and success lie within you. External conditions are the accidents of life, its outer trappings. The great, enduring realities are love and service. I will always remember with fondness the largest class ever to graduate from our school. Don ' t forget to come back to your Alma Mater at any time. We will be happy to see you. —Russell E. Corser Miss Jane Swackhamer, business William Sweet, science Paul VanOrnum, mathematics Robert Wainman, physical education Robert Waterman, English Charles Yale, German Russell Corser, Senior High Principal