Madison High School - Alembic Yearbook (Madison, NJ)

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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

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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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FACULTY The foundahon of every sfafe IS fhe educahon of nfs you'l'h This quofahon of Dlogenes fhe greal' Greek phll osopher us mscrlbed above lhe sl'age In our high school audllorlum Surely as lrue as lhese meanlngful words IS 'lhe facl' lhal 'lhe real slrenglh of 'lhe foundahon of any hugh school as rls Faculfy The Slaff of Madison Hugh as excephonally able and nfs slrengfh IS deruved from many sources The key lo nfs greal' ness IS a harmonious blend of leachers wvlh fhe wisdom of years and recenl' graduales from lhe nahon s besl' colleges Our lns'l'rucl'ors are lruly speclalasls IH 'lhelr respechve sublecls and drawn from all sechons of our greal' counfry Many of lhem have nol' slapped al' 'lh Bachelors Degree level They have done much lravelmg and conhnue 'lo do so ln order lo widen 'lhelr horizons They have spenl' many summers working m 'fields allied fo 'lhelr sublecls A very lmporianf facfor IS fhe keen mferesl' all of 'lhem have in young people and unllke large impersonal school sysfems sludenls of Madlson Hugh ind nfs Faculfy sympalhehc friends and counselors as well as able 'lu-lors Even in umly 'lhere as greal' dnverslficahon and our feachers have alfalned greafer sl-alure because of 'lhelr sincere lnleresl In and financial supporl' of many profes sional organlzahons and allied causes all conlrnbuhng lo bel l'er undersfandmg of lhe American Youfh of ioday and 'lhelr educahonal needs We of Madison Hugh shall always remember and be ever grafeful fo our ine Faculfy I ' I fields, having been exlensively educafed in lheir parlicular . e ' I I I . . . I . ' - . . . . ' .