North Tarrytown High School - Headless Horseman Yearbook (North Tarrytown, NY)

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BOARD OF EDUCATION Women: L. to R. Mrs. Edgar Greene, Miss Iulia Barron. Men: L. to R. Benjamin Larke, Frank Martin, clerk, Clittord V. Fisher, president, Ioseph Whittington, Daniel Chamberlain, Anthony Capossela, Robert A. Yerks, treasurer, Carl E. Nyman, acting superintendent. MAJOR DELBERT O. FULLER Superintendent of Schools That tower of strength Which stood four square to all Winds that blew. -TENNYSON ADMI lS'l'ltATl0l COACH in Ohio and New Iersey and principal at Alleghany, Painted Post, and Mount Morris, New York, Mr. Fuller became superintendent Iuly l, 1935. Maine born, disciplined by work on farm and in a little red school house, he divided his time be- tween high school studies, varsity sports and ern- ployment, to be graduated with honors. Aided by a scholarship he worked his way through Brown. His stay at Brown was interrupted by service in U. S. Army-14 months overseas and 5 months in the army of occupation across the Rhine. A graduate of the Saumur Artillery School in France, a student at an aviation school at Tours, France, he was an artillery officer in the St. Mihiel and Meuse Argonne oftensives. Member of all major varsity teams at Brown, member of professional football and baseball teams, he also played in the Grid-Grad, now the East-West football classic. He studied at Notre Dame, St. Benaventure, Columbia, and N. Y. . He is director of many local service organizations. 6

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wb- IM Z I SX ZF D '- MAJOR DELBERT O. FULLER United States Army Superintendent of Schools 2

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CARL E. NYMAN IN 1922 Mr. Nyman entered upon his duties as high school mathematics teacher in the present elementary school building, which at that time housed the whole school population, the YMCA serving as the gym- nasium. A double session plan was used in an effort to relieve the overcrowding. ln 1926: Mr. Nyman was appointed assistant high school principal: in 1932, high school principal, and in 1940, acting superintendent of schools. Mr. Nyman is a director of the Kiwanis Club, member of the Village Recreation Commission, and member of the YMCA Boys Work Committee. IN 1931, Mr. Turek was appointed teacher of business subjects in the North Tarry- town High School. Since 1935 he has been adviser to the Senior Class and the National Honor Society. He has served as adviser to the school annual staff, student patrol, Hi-Y, social dancing club, alumni association, and the junior class. He assisted coaching foot- ball and tennis. He was president ot the North Tarrytown Teachers Association and the Westchester County Teachers Associa- tion. ln November, 1940, Mr. Turek was appoint- ed Acting High School Principal, He is on the board of directors of the Kiwanis Club and chairman of the Resolutions Committee of the Westchester County Teachers Asso- ciation. IAMES TUREK High School Teacher High School Principal Acting Superintendent of Schools THE school year 1938-39 ushered Mr. Gor- man into the North Tarrytown Public Schools as principal of the Elementary School to fill the vacancy caused by the passing away of Iames E. Watson, principal of the Elementary School since 1925. In November, 1940, Mr. Gorman was appointed Acting Assistant Superintendent of Schools. Mr. Gorman is on the Board of Directors of the Rotary Club, Director of Training of the Hendrick Hudson Council of Boy Scouts of America, president of the North Tarrytown Teachers Association, Chairman Radio Com- mittee of the New York State School Super- intendents. Assists coaching football. EDWARD T. GORMAN Elementary School Principal Acting High School Principal Assistant Acting Superintendent ot Schools 7 .