Mineola High School - Signet Yearbook (Mineola, NY)

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BOARD OF EDUCATION IN giving the Board of Education a spotlight in our book, we delved deep into the actual business and accom- plishments of this important group. To our surprise, we found their responsi- bilities to be far graver and more nu- merous than we had previously ima- gined they could be. The Board of Education, composed of five members, is to the school district as a board of directors is to a large cor- poration or bank. They have control of drafting the annual budget, which must be expended on salaries, fuel, up- keep of the grounds and interest on the bonded indebtedness. All bills must be passed by the board and paid with their consent. Dr. Frank E. Barnes, Mr. William T. Hicks, Mr. Simon E. Hunt, Mr. Chester R. Painter and Mr. Harry A. Schmidt, the present members of the board, have had wide experience in the business and professional worlds. Their knowl- edge of the various activities which come under the board's supervision is of inestimable value. All in all, the Board of Education has striven to give us the best teaching staff, school buildings, and equipment available, and they justly deserve all the appreciation and thanks we can possibly give them. Dr. Barnes Mr. Hunt Mr. Painter Mr. Schmidt 6

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 A lone cannon mounted reverently upon a field of peace and security, becoming in its years of idleness merely a vague recollection of bloodshed in the past. One day there came a call to arms. No longer does this veteran stand symbolically upon his field of false security. Pounded, molded and reshaped, he has been embodied in the intric- ate mechanism of a formidable descendant. With the wisdom of the ages and the vitality of youth, he will arise once more to defend the liberty of the world against the elements of animosity, tyranny, and destruction. This is the story of a cannon; it is the story too, of the armed forces of the United States of America. We dedicate this book to all our boys now in the service and those yet to go. In doing so we also dedicate this book to the future, for it is they who shall determine the future. Today they make the history; tomorrow, the country! ★ ★ ★ ¥

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Dr. Allen Mr. Sloat Mr. Terry ADMINISTRATION Affecting the lives of the students more directly than the Board of Educa- tion are Dr. Allen, Mr. Sloat and Mr. Terry our captain, helmsman, and first mate. They are the ones who really guide our ship into the right channels. Dr. Harlan B. Allen, a Ph.D. and superintendent of the Mineola school system, has become in the eyes of the passing high school generations, a veri- table institution. His sincerity and friendliness have gained him the re- spect of every student. It is these quali- ties which enable him to fulfill his posi- tion to such perfection, and to set the standard upon which our school system is maintained. Our pal, kind, understanding—that's Mr. Ralph L. Sloat, the principal of M. H. S. and helmsman of our ship. Per- sonally, though, we think the nicest thing about Mr. Sloat is his sense of fair play, closely seconded by his staunch friendliness and loyalty. He may usually be found buried under papers and surrounded by teen-age girls and fellows, for it is in his office that the business of the average school day takes place. Mr. Kenneth Terry, a tall man with a merry twinkle in his eye and a genial disposition, makes a fine first-mate. He is assistant principal of M. H. S., princi- pal of Junior High, director of the N. Y. A., and head of the Hall Patrol. He also has a finger in the operation of the Projection Squad and Candy Counter. It is rather strange to see Mr. Terry when he isn't working on something, and yet, he always has time to talk with you when your route is obscured by a heavy fog. And so you have seen the three chiefs of M. H. S. Is it any wonder that Mineola goes down year after year as tops in this, that, and the other thing? Any ship is a good ship when she has an able captain, a skilled helmsman, and a first-class first mate. Sail on, O Ship of State, Sail on! 7