Notre Dame Bishop Gibbons High School - Knight Yearbook (Schenectady, NY)

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Administration BR. LAWRENCE P. QUIGLEY, Principal As the students travel from class to class during the school day, very few ever stop to think of what is going on in the office. Few ever stop to consider the work being done by the Principal and his staff. As the students are the heart and life of the school, the administration is the head. The office phase ar- ranges, creates, guides and directs in areas concerning the school. With the general welfare of the students in mind it speaks, it listens, it acts, it waits, but always it works for the Student Body. And certainly every Senior knows of the vast work of the Guidance Department. As he faces the problems of college and is confronted by a wall of baffling questions concerning his future, the Gibbons student knows that he only has to ask and he will receive all the help he needs. There are two secretaries who carry the load of the paper work which necessarily surrounds the office. They are constantly involved with letters, phone calls, busi- nessmen, forms in triplicate, bewildered freshmen and a million other things that always manage to appear as impediments to a smooth running business. The nurse can be found in her office with the school medical records of the students. In the passing of the day she can be found handing out band-aids or test- ing eyes, and keeping watch over the general health of the students. Every student knows he can obtain all the help he needs from the librarian who is always willing to take time from her duties in order to aid one of the boys. There are many things around school that are seen but not really noticed. The services of the office staff are taken for granted by some students, for few realize the extent and nature of their task. It is the administration, the office, that makes.the school what it is, and it is to the administration that each student, every Gibbons man, owes a great deal. 12

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Dedication Brother James C. O’Neill As their Senior year approaches, students begin to spend more time in the vicinity of the guidance office. It becomes a forum for discussion of the merits and qualities of various colleges and universities. Here can be found men with one eye on the future—dreaming, hoping, preparing for tomorrow. It is to this same office that Seniors come when facing the problems of today. College applications in hand, they seek someone a little older, quite a bit wiser, with a sincere interest in them and an infinite amount of patience. They come looking for Brother O'Neill. Since the school opened, Brother James C. O'Neill has headed the guidance department and has seen a vast majority of the Gibbons' students matriculate in colleges across the country. The work of Br. O'Neill and the guidance department is immeasurable. Beside this task, Brother also teaches history, carrying the responsibilities of preparing classes and correcting papers. Add to these his duties as assistant Principal and one will have a burden that could be carried only by an exceptional man. It is this man we wish to honor. In deep appreciation for his innumerable contributions to the men of Bishop Gibbons we dedicate the 1967 KNIGHT to Brother James C. O'Neill. 11

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BR. J. C. O'NEILL Assistant Principal; Guidance Counselor BR. M. HURLEY 13