Madison High School - Alembic Yearbook (Madison, NJ)

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ASSISTANT SUPEHIN TEN UENT Une ot' the rarest pleasures and satisfactions which lite otitis is the opportunity to create something gimotl. As .1 comp.1r.1t1vely new memlwer of the Maeli- son Sthool Atlininistrative Staff it is .1 privilege in Ll very real sense to be on the te.1m realizing this s.1tist.1crion. Institutions, like people. have person.1lities'-- anti just as no two ineiividuals are ielentical, no two schools are alike. In a large measure. the personality of a school reflects the things for which its com- munity and leaders stand, Students come to school to be siigtessfiil. The people ot' Maclison. the Boarci Ot, lfelutation, .intl the Fatulty memhers are proviclinyu young people with the tacilities anti leadership which they neetl to .gain the success to which they are entitleti. W11.1.1AM lf. Hiioxviv .469 'Sf .v. . 6' 1 VVILLIAM F. BROWN BS., Springhelcl College, BI. Eel., University of Maine, Studying for Doctorate at University of Maine, A-.riifizfzf Sll17e7'1ll1fe'7Ilf62If of Schools 1 5 +V , y ' K 1 f ,yys i i it V ,va f o,s,, . 1 ' We E rf.. lfclucation tor the sake of the in1livi1iu.1l anti of society h.1s always heen important. But the neeei is in pressing LIS for an increased emphasis on laoth quantity and quality of education, This h.1s lween hrought into particular focus by the events of IQS7- 1958. The Class of 1958 recognizes this in its selection of etlueation .15 .1 yearhool-5 theme. The Class is using the theme also to express appre- ciation for their own educational opportunities. This should be gratifying to 1 community that over the years has believed in 11ncl supyortetl .1 strong, sounil educational program. WARD Suomrmcran

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SUPEHINTENDENT , The youth of lXl1CllSOII we fortunate to lne In a community where the people the Board of Educa hon 1nd the stat? of the schools 1re wrllmg to sup port and to proude an educatlonal program of hrcch order The currrculum rs desrgned to meet the needs of rll students whether the goal lfter completxon of Inch school rs further formal education busrness or general employment and the teachers are deyoted to the task of preparmg each student to reahze hrs fullest potentral The class sxzes are such that those vyho vush to learn may do so the facrlrtres and equrpment haye kept pace mth the requlrements of our grovsrng population In a few short years I 011 who are produclng thrs Yearbook mll be responslble for supportmg a school system rn thls or another community We hope that you mll meet the challenge of proyrdmg a hugh t rlxlnre of educatron as vs ell as lf not better than the cltlzens of Madlson haye done for you David S McLean BU!-XRD UF EUUEATIUN ,-2 'Swv' DAVID S McLEAN MA Columbn Lnryersnty BS Columbra Unnersrty Graduate yxorls lt Hlryard Sfzpefzfzfefzdezzl 0 56110011 We shall always be grateful to thrs fine group of CIXIC minded crtrzens of the highest order who haxe so unselfishly devoted rncalculable hours of thelr yaluable t1me to provrde Madison mth rts excellent system of educatron and fine schools - p 15- Mr Torey J Sabatmr, Vrcc Presrdent, Mr John W Wrght, Mrs Johanna Wrllnams, Secretary to the Board, Mr Rrchard R Hough, Presrdent, Mr Davxd S McLean, Mrs Beatnce S Meyer, Mr Clark B Tower

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ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS f 351255 ' W., W' ., ,. et ,Z , if - , Q , 7 i A I ' f 55:2-121, -if ' ' , , . , .muy I r , 5 ,. .vt it f if f ' MARY ANDREWS ACKERMAN, B.A. Dean of Girls, Latin , . . has done graduate work at Columbia University . . . taught previously at Pemberton and Morris Plains High Schools . , . enjoys music, New York City, and reading . . . likes cooking and is a cookie baker par excellence . . . traveled abroad extensively . . . is Public Rela- tions Director of the League of Women Voters . . . a member of the Girls' Committee in the local Y.M.C.A .... serves as a nurses aide in the Civil De- fense Corps . . . Handbook Adviser . . . and works with the Dodger . . . rates Madison High excellent. CHARLES L. PENNEY Director of Guidance W. CHARLES WILSON Director of Athlezirr JOSEPH F. FRANCIS, B.A., M.A. Dean of Boys, Head of the English Department . . . has taken additional work at Columbia University , . . has taught at Metucheon High School and Paterson State Teachers College . . . works closely with the Y.M.C.A .... Civil Defense volunteer in Clifton . . . also interested in the community music program . . . bowling, golf, music, and reading are among his interests . has an outstanding tenor voice . . . and is tenor soloist at one of the local churches . . . enjoys guiding students through Alhando . . . finds great satis- faction in working with young people and seeing them grow up, and bring- ing students and faculty together. 'v 'EQ' 3' MARY A ACKERMAN JOSEPH F FRANCIS 8 Dean: CHARLES LOWELL PENNEY, A.B., M.A. Director of Guidance . . . Springfield, Nebraska High School, and Lincoln High School, Vanton, Iowa before Madi- son . . . past president of the Morris County Guidance Association . . . now President of the local Kiwanis Club . . . part' of the observer corps of Civil Defense . . . has been chairman of a Troop Committee for the Boy Scouts . . . Little League worker . . . his hobbies include sports, home repairs, and travel in the United States . . , Key Club Adviser . . . likes M.H.S.'s friendly atmosphere and fine relation- ships existing between students and faculty . . . calls our student body loyal and intelligent. W. CHARLES WILSON, B.S. Director of Athletics . . . graduate courses at Northeastern and Rutgers Universities . . . Past President of Rotary Club . . . was local Civil De- fense Director . . . member of N. J. Inter-Scholastic Athletic Association's Executive Committee . . . Drew Uni- versity's first Varsity Basketball Coach . . . nrst Suburban Conference Presi- dentg later served four more terms . . . First Executive Secretary of the Suburban Conference . . . Madison Teacher's Association's first President, served two more terms . . . directed Veteran Housing Development . . . former President, Morris County Inter- Scholastic Athletic Association . . . for a number of years a member of the Independence Day Committee Chair man of the Sixtieth Anniversary Parade Committee an associate of a local realtor developer of Wilson Lane a Building and Loan director