Johnstown High School - Baronet Yearbook (Johnstown, NY)

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BOARD OF EDUCATION SEATED, left to right: Mrs. Helen Eckler; Mr. Paul Hermon, President; Mr. Alton Swears; Mr. William Schrei- vogl; Mrs. Margaret Grimes. STANDING: Mr. Eugene Conant, Superintendent of Schools; Mr. William Lampe; Mr. Frederick Barter; Dr. Robert Smith; Mr. John Ahearn; Mr. John Synal, Clerk. Composed of nine members, the Johnstown Board of Education has direct responsibility for the educational policies of our public schools. Serving without compensation, this elected group of citizens makes every effort to provide the best possible education for the youth of our city. In doing so, the members of the Board of Educa- tion sincerely attempt to carry out what they discern to be for the best interests of our city. 5

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IN MEMORIAM CHARLES A. AHEARN CHUCK” The time you won your town race We chaired you through die market place, Man and boy stood cheering by, And home we brought you, shoulder high. Today the road all runners come, Shoulder high, we bring you home. And set you at your threshold down, Towns man of a stiller town. Eyes the shady night has shut Cannot see the record cut— Now you will not swell the rout Of lad that wore their honours out- So set before its echoes fade. The fleet foot on the sill of shade And hold, to the low lintel up The still defended challenge cup! 4 (Excerpts from To An Athlete Dying Young” by A. E. Housman)

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SUPERINTENDENT’S MESSAGE Congratulations to the Class of 1960. We are proud of your achievements in Johnstown High School and wish you every success in your future careers. If I were to offer just one bit of advice to the graduating class, it would be this: Do just a little bit more than you think is expected of you. This applies to those of you who are going on to institutions of higher learning, to the ones who will be entering the business world, and to those who will be becoming homemakers. In college you will find that devoting the same amount of time to your studies that you have been accustomed to spending in high school will probably not be enough. You are older, you are more mat- ure, and the colleges require a higher degree of application than can be expected of younger persons. When business firms find fault with high school graduates it is usually because the individuals they employ are not sincerely interested in doing the best work of which they are capable. The valuable employee and the one who climbs to the top is the one who has the habit of doing more than he thinks is necessary to hold his job. To the graduates who will become homemakers in the near future the same principle applies. The successful homemaker and the one whose family life will be the most rewarding is the one who gives more than he expects. Each of you will find many opportunities for becoming important and valuable members of our society. We are confident that you will make the most of these opportunities. Eugene F. Conant Superintendent of Schools