Mepham High School - Treasure Chest Yearbook (Bellmore, NY)

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MR. SANFORD H. CALHOUN From its beginning in 1935 our school has been under the leadership of Mr. Calhoun as supervising principal. Its solid accomplishments have gained the respect of the community, the state, and institutions of higher learning. These have resulted in good part from the untiring efforts of our principal who has encouraged and attended virtually every school function. Mr. Calhoun has cooperated fully with the Board in attacking the problem of increased enrollment and has assumed a full share of the burden of planning the additional buildings and supervising the innumerable details attendant upon the project. Our principal was born and attended high school in Troy, New York. Mr. Calhoun was particularly interested in baseball, basketball and music. He earned his B.S. degree at St. Lawrence University and his M.A. at Columbia University. Except for the war years, when he served as Captain in the United States Army Air Forces, Mr. Calhoun has filled the position of supervising principal over and beyond the call of duty. Mr. Hallenbcck, our assistant principal, who received his B.A. from St. Lawrence University and later his M.A. from Columbia University, attends to the intricate details of administering a modern high school. He acted as principal during Mr. Calhoun’s absence for military service, maintaining the high standards of the school during the trying war years. Mr. Hallenbeck’s hobby is bowling and, we suspect, making even more perfect the school’s numerous records and accounts. MR. EUGENE E. HALLENBECK Page nine

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BOARD OF EDUCATION—Standin : Mr. Theodore B. Wolf, Mr. Frank W. McCarthy, Mr. Reid A. Curtis, Mr. J. Henry Buterweek. Sitting: Mr. Charles A. Reinhard; Mr. William A. Clukics; Vice-President, Mr. John B. King: President, Mr. Jacob Gunther. The members of our Board of Education have an important job. Not only are they concerned with the education of our young people, but their success in solving the problems they meet confirms the value of our local self-government. Therein Americans gain the skills and experience that make democracy work in larger scenes. BOARD OFFICERS—Mrs. Violet Ridky, District Clerk; Mrs. Evelyn Baldwin, Treasurer; Mr. Bernard Morris, Counsel. In addition to the issues that arise in the course of developing policy for a modern high school, our Board has had to struggle with the ever-increasing pressure of rising cost, of scarcity of competent personnel and material. The conclusion of the war also brought an upsurge in the population of our communities. The Board acted promptly to meet the threat of an overcrowded school system and developed a comprehensive program for expansion. Part of this plan calls for the building of two Junior High Schools and it is with the bringing into being of this project that the Board has been greatly concerned. There have resulted almost limitless demands upon their time and these they have met, giving unstintingly of their efforts and hours. These added cares have not subtracted from the attention given existing facilities. For instance, this year the high school foyer has been redecorated, two handsome trophy cases have been added, and there has been a continuing program of painting. The Board also stands responsible for our progressing standards of academic excellence. We at Mcpham wish these unselfish people to realize that the students appreciate their efforts. Page eight

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ENGLISH: Miss Boken, Mrs. Stern, Mr. Alger, Miss Fanning, Miss Shaver. ENGLISH: Miss Ramcl, Mrs. Rouse, Miss Watson, Miss Ball, Miss Corcoran, Miss Allen. H. WALTON ALDERFER, B.A., B.S., M. M.; Northwestern University; Vocal Music; Choir; Glee Clubs. Home town: Souder-ton, Pa. RALPH K. ALGER, B.A., M.A.; Northwestern University; Chairman of English Department; Press Club. Home town: Otego, N. Y. MARGARET L. ALLEN, B.A., M.A.; Cornell University; English. Home town: Hones-dale, Pa. ROBERT F. BAKER, E.E., M.A.; Cornell University; Mathematics. Home town: Tona-wanda, N. Y. ALICE B. BALL, A.B.; Harvard University; English. Home town: Scituate, Mass. HILDA B. BARTELS, R.N., B.S.; Massachusetts General Hospital; Nurse-teacher. Home town: Boston. AGNES M. BERWIND, B.S., M.A.; St. Lawrence University; Chairman of Citizenship Education Department. Home town: Coytesville, N. J. LOIS I. BOHRINGER, B.S.; Syracuse University; Commercial. Home town: Rochester, N. Y. JULIA B. BOKEN, B.A., M.S.; Columbia University; English. Home town: Orient Point, N. Y. BURTON R. CADRO, B.S., M.A.; New York University; Chairman of Industrial Arts Department; Graphic Arts; Buccaneer. Home town: Buffalo, N. Y. JOHN W. CARR, B.S. M.A., New York University; Chairman of Science Department; Director of Adult Education. Home town: Punxsutawney, Pa. Page ten