Mamaroneck High School - Mahiscan Yearbook (Mamaroneck, NY)

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MR. T. JAMES AHERN Superlnfendenl of Schools and MISS MAY HELLWIG his Secrelar On fhis page we wish lo pay Trilvule To our genial Superinlerdenl, To his assislanl' and his secrelary. Mr. Ahern, for The pasl six years, has clevoled his energies lo The cryslallizalion and implimenlalion ol our school syslemls philosophy ol learning. This he has done wilh spiril, zesf and success. As presidenl oi lhe Melropolilan School Sludy Council, Mr. Ahern has made a suloslanlial conlrif bulion lo eolucalion in lhe New Yorlc area. This summer, while leaching al lhe Universily ol Denver, he will supervise lhe organizalion ol a similar group in Colorado. To him and his able assislanls we are largely indebled for lhe eminenl posilion Mamaroneclc schools occupy in The melropolilan area. MR. A. E. TUTTLE, Assis+an+ lo +he Superinfendenl'

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l l Mr. T. Alfuncs Ahern, Sulicrililumlrnt nf-Sclmulsg Hr. XY:ilu-1' lf. llrzuly. Mr, lluuh liiflilllilll. Hr. Ktlllllilll li. X':inScivrr. lilvrlx, Nlr. -lnscpli lf. Liurrcn, .Xllmwivyg Mr. l'lmrlus l'euse-. l'x'L-siili-nl: Hrs.. Iilzi- li. llugqlnsl Mr. Q. l'l'fi11lx jnlisull. Xlr. Lulllur Xr-lawn, Nlr. .Xlln-V1 lx. lutilcf. .Xssisizult Ui tllr Nulucrllncmlcllt ut Schools. we BW We appreciafe our ieachers, admire our princi- pal and respeci our superinlendenl. l-lowever, we wonder whelher we have herelolore given sulllicieni credil' 'ro The devoled and sincere members ol our BOARD OF EDUCATION who have labored so dili- genlly in our behalf and in lhe inleresfs ol educa- lion in our comnnuniiy. Each member of our Board is possessed of spec- ialized +alen+s, Jrraining and experience which he and when joined wilh +he educalional experience con+ribu+es io The common cause. ln lhe aggreqale 'afi- 4 Qing: l of iicluca fion ol our Superinlendenl ol Schools, lhis resulls 'in a splendid school syslem ol which we may all of us be iuslly proud. The members oi The Board who give so freely oi iheir lime and ellorl, meril lhe gralilude ol every cilizen ol our communily. We are happy lor Jrhis opporlunily To express publicly our apprecialion lor fhe resulls of 'rheir un- sellish eliorls which we, during lhe pasl lwelve years, have enjoyed. ,ea-safe' X'--Y' c'lr f2- 4I- 71:51-f:.g-Q-rw -- I-fee-.. v i,q.,A. Qj' -'flax Igiprfgke lil- 5 , N f.: . ..

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l MR. JOSEPH C. McLAlN, Principal VVe have been TorTunaTe To aTTe-nd a school The principal oT which is our Triend and your Triend, Mr. Joseph C. McLain. l-le possesses many virTues, chieT among which, perhaps, Trom our poinT of view, is his accessibiliTy. Besides aTTending To The mulTiTude OT duTies devolv- ing on The principal oT a large, modern high school, lvlr. lVlcl.ain spends a goodly porTion oT his Time inTerviewing sTudenTs and parenTs concerning The Tormers' plans and The laTTers' hopes, Vlfe are convinced ThaT our welTare, our success and our happiness are very close To Mr, lvlcl.ain's hearT. ll we won a prize: if we perTormed well in an assembly program or a play - he was always among The TirsT To congraTulaTe us. When our Team won, he seldom Tailed To greeT us in The dressing room aTTer The game, when we losT, he always had a pleasanT word To cheer us. We shall noT soon TorgeT his many ThoughTTul words and deeds. A Torward looking educaror oT sTaTe-wide ref nown, Mr. McLain musT iusTly accepT considerable crediT Tor The splendid repuTaTion our school enioys among secondary insTiTuTions in The EasT, We saluTe a genial Triend, able adminisTraTor and excellenT ciTizen.