Mineola High School - Signet Yearbook (Mineola, NY)

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ing the instruction necessary tor the various victory courses given after school. Yes. the teachers did all this, and much more- too. The Red Cross and American Women's Voluntary Ser- vices each claim their share of the faculty. Mineola is represented by its teach- ers on the battlefront as well as on the home front. So far the following mem- bers of the faculty have left for the armed forces: Miss Luyster, Mr. Ben- jamin, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Flesch, Mr. Zaiser, Mr. Heath, Mr. Baltzell, Mr. Simonson, Mr. Wright and Mr. Connors. Whether it be tor victory or tor the general education of the men and worn en of tomorrow, all that the faculty does, it does willingly and enthusias- tically. It is no wonder then that with such an excellent teaching staff. Mineola High School retains its high scholastic rating and fine reputation. 11

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CLASSES JANUARY CLASS, 1943 mE's over for another touchdown H — The Question Mark's gone to bed — Another School Play — 1942 Radio Revue — Mineola champs win another debate — The June Prom—the school's greatest —and finally, The Signet, ours! The above? Just a short summary of the stupendous activities of the one and only class of January 1943. Never be- fore and never again, has a class guite like this one invaded the halls of dear old M. H. S. (Whether for better or worse, we do not dare say!) Before school opened in January, 1939, many an anxious freshman lay awake part of the night unable to sleep because of what to him was a ter- rifically exciting day ahead. Morning finally arrived, and this day they were up bright and early. They scrubbed hard, dressed their best, and tried to look mature. We see them next bewildered and worried searching for their rooms and expressing opinions about their new teachers, one saying, Oh, I hear she's terrible, another, No, she ain't, she's just a low marker. Of course they knew all about the teachers without even having spent a moment in their presence! They soon got into the swing of it all, became less critical, and began to enjoy extra-curricular activities which M. H. S. has to offer. The upperclassmen, however, eyed these ninety freshmen with despair. It certainly didn't look as if these green- horns would ever successfully follow in the eminent footsteps of their elders. And yet, in October, 1940, this class The Big Three was the first in the history of Mineola High to organize in their sophomore year. Under the capable direction of Mrs. Connors, their advisor, they held a movie benefit and several afternoon dances all in quick succession. None of the affairs given by this amazing class failed to be successful. Then came that wonderful senior year, when officers were chosen. The victors were James Gilroy, president; Joan Berbrich, vice- president; and Elwyn Walshe, secre- tary-treasurer. In June, they launched the last formal prom for the duration. January, 1943, found this class deep in the throes of Class Night and Com- mencement. Their class night was unanimously conceded to be the most rollicking ever, and Commencement proved to be every bit as breath-taking and awe-inspiring as the seniors had dreamed it would. Their careers are still vague and uncertain, but if these graduates are half as ambitious and successful in later life as they were as students, their names will be written permanently in the annals of the world, just as the place they made in Mineola High is eternally and irrevocably theirs. 13