North Carolina School for the Deaf - Clock Tower Yearbook (Morganton, NC)

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The History of 75 Years at N.C.S.D. The Shree Superintendents Dr. E. McK. Goodwin ’ Dr. Carl E. Rankin Dr. Ben E. Hoffmeyer 1894-1937 1937-1955 1955-1970 Our school is unique in having had only three superintendents in its long history. The caliber of these men, however, accounts for the fact that the school has advanced steadily and has con- tinued to maintain its excellent reputation among schools for the deaf in our country. Each super- intendent has made his own valuable contributions. We deeply regret having to lose Dr. Hoffmeyer at the end of this school year. He is a man with foresight who has kept our school apace with the fast-moving innovations in the field of the education of the deaf. We shall sorely miss him but we know that, no matter where he is, he will continue to adhere to the dictates of his mind and heart aimed toward the betterment of the deaf of all ages. Main Building, as it originally looked before remodeling.

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Dedication The Class of 1970 broke a tradition of many years’ standing in selecting Mr. Fred Rusmisell as one of the people to whom this 75th edition of the annual is dedicated. Heretofore only administrative and instructional personnel and people who were retiring were the recip- ients of this honor. We wonder how a person of Mr. Rusmisell’s stature and remarkable efficiency could have been overlooked. No task has ever been assigned to him and the fine, experienced members of the maintenance staff under his excellent direction, that was not done exceedingly well and with incomprehensible speed. It makes one dizzy to think of all the varied and complicated jobs which must be done every day of the school year and during the summer to keep a place as large as NCSD in such an enviable condition. Nothing seems to cause this man and his staff any noticeable problem, however pressing or difficult. There must have been many times when they have said to themselves that an assignment was not impossible—only that it might take a little more time to accomplish. What more can be said? The Class of 1970 takes great pride in dedicating this 75th Anni- versary Edition of The Clock Tower to Mr. Fred Rusmisell. Because he is such a modest man, we feel sure that he would like to have his staff included in this dedication. Mr. Fred F. Rusmisell Mr. Paul B. Crutchfield was graduated from NCSD in 1938. Unfortunately for him, that was the year in which the former upper school building burned and the Gallaudet entrance examinations were destroyed along with many other valuable records. He and others of his classmates were, as was the custom, never given another chance to take the examinations. Thus, his opportunity to get a degree from Gallaudet College could never be realized. This, however, was no deterrent to Mr. Crutchfield’s ambition nor to his subsequent accom- ‘plishments. He spent one summer at, what was then, N.C. State Col- lege in preparation for teaching general shop and another summer at the Mergenthaler Printing School in New York City to further his education in the teaching of printing at which he became quite adept. He taught general shop to young boys and later taught printing for many years. The state is replete with deaf linotype operators, who were instructed by Mr. Crutchfield. He has also been an academic teacher and this year has taught a class in health and a number of classes in communication. His greatest contribution to young deaf males, most people feel, is in the field of scouting. In this field he is without peer. There is not enough space here nor are there adequate words to describe his accomplishments along this line. In one of the graduating classes this year all of the boys are Eagle Scouts. With much affection and boundless respect we dedicate this special annual to you, Mr. Paul B. Crutchfield. Mr. Paul Crutchfield

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