New Paltz High School - Huguenot Yearbook (New Paltz, NY)

Page 32 text:

Photography. Several vocational courses such as Farming, Typing, and Shorthand were also well received. The twenty weekly classes in each group w'ere completed on March 24 w'ith the graduation exercises and exhibits at which time the adults were addressed by Dr. Paul Essert, of Columbia University, a nationally known authority in this field. Adult Education courses at New Paltz started this year on October 15 under the direction of Mr. Brereton. Over 300 interested grownups registered in the fifteen different courses which were offered. With the exception of the always popular Driver Education Class most of the interest seemed to be in the hobby-type courses such as the Hobby Shop, Ceramics, Arts and Crafts, Art Association, Stenciling, and Mr. Udvari inspects a project in his ceramics class with a critical eye. Mr. MacDonald assists an enthust astic adult in the shop. Miss Barhydt’s Sewing Group hurry to finish their projects.

Page 31 text:

The Class of 1955 entered New Paltz High School in the fall and quickly became an active part of the school routine. We chose our leaders early in the year electing Fred Ott as our President, Roger Thorpe as Vice-President, Andrea deOnis as Secretary-Treasurer and Laura Wilson as our Class Historian. An enthusiastic freshman campaign during the Student Council elections succeeded in getting Domonick Sfregola elected to the office of Treasurer of that organization. With the help of our Guidance Counselor, Miss Aldous, and our homeroom teachers, Mrs. LaFalce and Mrs. McKenna, we selected the courses we would follow for our remaining years in high school. We have been very active in school activities with a large percentage of our class participating in the music organizations, including the band, orchestra, and the boy's and girl’s choruses. Two of our most musically talented boys, Roger and Richard Thorpe, became members of the Rhythmaires. The Freshman Class was also well represented in the athletic organizations with five freshmen gaining positions on the J. V. Basketball team. Another coin drops into Mrs. LaFalce’s chewing gum box as Richard pays his fine. Domonick Sfregola delivers the campaign speech which helped elect him as Treasurer of the Student Council. LAURA WILSON Historian ...FRESHMEN 29

Page 33 text:

The country schoolhcuse has been an important part of our American way of life and New Paltz is no exception. At Gardiner, Mrs. Janet Bracken and Mr. Robert Lynch help shape the lives of 30 children. Mrs. Vera Atkins at Tuthilltown has 8 pupils under her care and out at Plutarch 12 boys and girls learn their three R’s from Mrs. Frances Sutherland. Though the numbers of these groups are small the work that they accomplish is great and the record that some of them make when they reach New Paltz speaks well for the place of the “Little Red Schoolhouse. PLUTARCH TUTTLETOWN ...RURAL SCHOOLS 31 I