New London High School - Whaler Yearbook (New London, CT)

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A Vrtal Cog ln Our Wheel of Progress Our present Superrntenclent of Schools was born rn Orange New jersey the son of a clergyman He later moved wrrh hrs famrly to Cumberland Mary land and finally completed hrgh school rn New York Crty Dr Albohm next enrolled at New York Unrver srty from whrch he was graduated rn 1933 He also recers ed hrs A M and Ed D degrees from New York Unrversrty He then became a lecturer at the School of Educatron of New York Unrversrty After com pletrng hrs graduate work Dr Albohm held the posr tron of Superrntendent of Schools at Rrdgefield New jersev prror to arrrvrng at New London Although he rs deeply engrossed rn hrs work he farrs he holds membershrp rn the Rotary and Arrston Clubs and rn several other local organrzatrons Berng the chref executrve of the Board of Educa tron and havrng general supervrsron and drrectron of all the publrc schools and of the personnel of the entrre school system rs no easy task The job requrres superror knowledge rn the field of educatron and a keen rnterest rn youth Therefore New London rs rndeed fortunate rn flndrng a man who has filled rhrs drflicult posrtron so capably that through hrs concentrated efforts the seeds of a more fully dex eloped educatronal system have been sowed DR JOHN C ALBOHM Superintendent MRS. EUNICE T. FLAHERTY MRS. MARY T. SHAY Secretary to the Superintendent Secretary of the of Schools School Board Office . . A 3 S ' , . I y . L . - r , . ' I . . . , has taken time to engage actively in community af- , r V . . . 0 O .

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IQDWARD P. NEILAN EREDI-'RICK XX , EDGERTON SIDNEY B. ALLING President St-tremry Our Advancements Furthered By EXICIISIVP Efforte of School Board The New Iondon Bmrd of Edumtlon IS f1ced 'mth the dlfhcult task of superusmg the general DOllCl6S for the control operatlon and mam temnte of our publxt schools In the pwst few setrs the Borrd hfls ftrrxwed at the concluslon that 1 mergmg of the C1135 hlgh schools would present to the youth of New London 1 hlgher fmd more fully developed educzmonal system Thrs progmm offers two d1st1nct ddwantages oxer the arrangement formerly 1n tflett Fxrst 1t offers 1 strlet economy of trme fmd money much to the bentht of student md tqxpqycr Secondly nt ut1l1zes the democratlc concept emphftsxzed so constantly by our countrys 1de1ls 'rs exempllfned by the optxon of PLIYSUIDQ cnrher Q xomtmoml or 1c1dem1c currrculum Thrs rmnsltron txprhes the supcrnor gurdance exerclsed by the Board rn 1ts proxmon of rudtmentxry and qdmnced educmon for the Amerlcan youth FRED L NEWTON K' by xv! fr f M4 Z' BRADFORD R FROST MRS HILTN E LFNJA DR JOQEPH N CANEX . t t, , . V. . . . t . V. . I . . . - K A 7 v 1 1 E E . v Y f ' 7 . t . . t 4 . . , . 1 K 1 t 4 . D v . h Y V . . 1 L A -. . L T K Y ' ' t 4 . . , . E , . . t. . . t t , t . . . Y , . . , t t t t . . . . . . Y . I . . . . . t t . t . t . .-35, , .yu 5 ,rw-.T v ,,.' ' .w-1 e - . 1 'LI' :' ,A Y 3'J gi 1, . Ib. - ,. r . -, f-' 'Z-,, Q- Y-,ip Vvlz, 1 ..f' -f ,r , , . ,112 Liv' ' -x'gr'fff , i .- Ui4. T E E 4 . 4 7 . 7 , - - , t. 1 . . .t , . t , 1 .

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l 79x CARLTON F SMALL Actmg Assnslanl Prlllflpql and Dean of Boys Thew Cuule Us Mr Small has ably admrmstered hls many dutles th1s year A grtcluate of the Unlverslty of Mxchrgan and holder of an AB from that school Mr Small was called to arms during the list two Vforld Wars He first appeared on the local scene as a member of the faculty of Bulkeley School vshere he taught hrstorv and cmcs durmg the years 1973 1947 Mr Small was appointed ASSISIWHI Headmaster of Bulkeley and held thts posttnon untrl 1951 when the local htgh schools were consohdited He vsas 'tppomted Dean of Boys for New London Hugh s first year Thls year ln addxtron to assummg hrs regular dunes as dean he has been ap pornted Actrng Assrstant Prmcrpal and has very adrottly helped ln the rromng out of school dtfiicultres Mr Foye 15 Asststmt Dean of Boys In adclltlon he teaches Mechimc tl Dravs mg and aduses the lumor class He spent the summer studytng rn the field of occu patxonology Mrs Cmheld ns indeed 1 frnend to each young lady her vnv to her xxirm and cozy office Yet for fifty mmutes each du Mrs Canfield stlll finds tlme to teach Latm Her summer vvts spent checking recommenda tlons for colleges ind work for graduates Mtss Dems ts co ordrmtor of the schools Guldance Program She ns responslble for student testlng and counselmg Mnss Davls also mtervlews students from mcommg states and idmmrsters Job placement for NLHS graduates Durmg the summer she d1d grad uate work at Bethel Mime toward the PhD WH LIAM I FOYE Alssrstant Dean of Boys PHYLLIS L CANFIELD Dean of Glrls ELEANOR M DAVIS Gu1dance Dlrector . . L C I I I l A O t . 1 r A l I U , - L ' VA . L Q., ' - 1 fs' ' . , V V rl L K Y f ' 1 i V . 1 I I L D of N,I..H.S. XVhen in trouble, every girl eventually finds f 1 'ta '. . ' . 1 1 7, . 1 . 1 , K . . . . . . . , Y A n X f. 1 . . . 1 A K. . ' ' ' l l l