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

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a 1st Row: R. Alsdorf, D. Anderson, A. Averin, A. Benjomin, J. Benjamin, D. Brooks, I. Burden, J. Burns, J. Cacioppo, D. Caram, J. Chamberlain, B. Clineman, S. Decker. 2nd Row: F. Diliberto, M. Dodd, A. Elliott,. R. Gardner, D. Garlick. D. Harp, A. Havlina, L. Hayes, P. Herrling, A. Hoffman, D. Keator, B. Klein, M. Krom. 3rd Row: A. LaGattuta, C. Lasher, D. LeFevre, E. Majestic, D. McCrory, M. McCrory, G. McElree, J. McGivern, A. Miller, J. Moriello, W. Northrup, P. Osterhoudt, M. Ostermeier. 4th Row: R. Palermo, R. Petrizzo, A. Place, G. Power, J. Pritchet, P. Purcell, P. Quick, W. Quick, C. Rausch, L. Rausch, D. Romer, N. Ronk, E. Schmedes. 5th Row: W. Seitz, C. Sherman, L. Struber, P. Tantillo, S. VqnGonsic, R. Van-Nostrand, M. Watson, B. Wendover, A. Whalen, C. Winfield. F. FREDENBURGH President J. RASMUSSEN Vice-President E. MURPHY Secretary-Treasurer Dick Carem gives his Student Council campaign speech. Christmas Party,

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When we first stepped into the halls of New Paltz High as the class of 1956 we had a feeling of uncertainty similar.to that which the Huguenots must have felt when they first arrived. But, like these early patentees, we soon adapted ourselves to our new life and by the time of our class and council elections the greenness had been replaced by ease and confidence under the guidance of our advisors Mrs. McKenna and Mrs. McMurray. After electing Frank Fredenburg, Jack Rasmussen, and Betty Murphy as our class jlredlimen officers, we nominated three of our group for council positions, but in spite of our heated election campaign we were unable to vote them into office. We will never forget our thrill at the interclass track meet when in the tug-of-war we first defeated the Juniors and then pulled the mighty Seniors all over the lot. And now as we look forward to next year we have confidence that the Class of 1956 will make its mark as one of the outstanding classes in New Paltz History.

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Our f arents Ottentied Classes for the adults of New Paltz and vicinity got under way this school year on October 20 with a larger program of courses offered than at any other time. As in the past, one of the most popular classes was the Driver Education Course which was offered this year in two divisions, one in the fall and one in the spring. This gave a large number of adults an opportunity to benefit by our dual control car. The Oil Painting and Water Color classes held at the Teacher's College but under the jurisdiction of the High School Adult program were also very well attended as in the past. Among the new courses introduced this year was a class in Piano Instruction with Mrs. Olga Kost as instructor which was very well received as was a course led by Mr. Harper, known as Great Books of the Western World, in which the members spent their time reading and discussing books by such authors as Homer, Virgil, Dante, St. Augustine, etc.