Oceanside High School - Spindrift Yearbook (Oceanside, NY)

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THOMAS C. FETHERSTON, President ADMIRALS ALL Once every month the Admirals of our argosy assemble to direct the general course of our fleet. Capable and energetic, they are faced with noeasy task in the direction of the Oceanside schools. Among the many problemsconfronting the Board is the establishment of school policies, the supervision of all the educational activities of the grade and high schools, as well as the Adult Night School. Within scope of their work falls the employment of capable administrative officials and faculty members tocarry out these activities and policies. They are also charged with the task of providing for the maintenance, both financial and structural, of our school system, and for ordering all the supplies needed in the seven schools of the Oceanside District. The members of the Board are as smiling and friendly as our own classmates; they are more like our friends than our board of directors. Most of them are known to us as the parents of our friends, president Thomas C. Fetherston claims two members of the June graduating class, Jean and Tom. Andrew Fritz's daughter is 0. H. S. junior Elsa, and Henry Hoffman has a son, William, in the sophomore class. Charles Goldie's son, Charles, Jr., and William Syrett's son, William, Jr., are also members of the sophomore class. Andrew Southard's son, Andrew, Jr., attends Oceanside Grammar School 4. LEFT TO RIGHT WILLIAM H. STRETT CHARLES H. GOLDIE ANDREW S. SOUTHARD ANDREW R. FRITZ HENRY L. HOFFMAN. Treasurer

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TO THE STUDENTS OF 0. H. S.: In this war-torn world of today, we all need Guidance. We need to be helped to understand ourselves--our assets and our liabilities—so that we may find our proper places in American life. No one wants to be a square peg in a round hole. We can all play some part in National Defense. Some of us will be in the Army, the Navy or the Marines. Still others will work in Defense Industries while the rest of us will have some part in Civilian Defense. Cur first job is to win this war. However, with this done each one of us must find some definite place in our nation. Only a few will be retained in the Army, Navy, Marines or in these various Defense Industries. We must look ahead so that we will have some place to fill when peace comes. We must follow our President's advice for he says that we, the youth of today, must continue our education looking forward to the day when the war is over and we are the people who must carry on the government and the business of the U. S. A. Sincerely 5

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indication of their character. Publicity manager of an industrial corporation, Mr. Fetherston, who has served on the Board for four years, lists boating, navigation, and a home workshop as his hobbies. Mr. Hoffman, who has been a member of the Board for eleven years, is another boating enthusiast, when free from his duties in the U. S. Internal Revenue Department. Mr. Syrett, a member for the past three years, is connected with the New York Telephone Company, and lists bowling, baseball, and tennis as his hobbies. Architect Andrew Fritz, a Board member for the past four years, likes fishing and bowling, while four-year member Andrew Southard, who is connected with the Tax office, Town of Hempstead, includes all sports as his special favorites. This year new problems confront our Board of Education. The problem of providing safety for the school children during an air raid adds to their burden, with the addition of special boys' training courses, in preparation for defense work, still another load on their shoulders. Even now, several of the schools under their jurisdiction are overcrowded, and demands for a solution will undoubtedly increase as time goes on. We Sailors are proud, however, that our Admirals are at the helm, able and ready to solve any problems facing our argosy. OCEANSIDE ROAD SCHOOL, No. 4 TERRELL AVENUE SCHOOL, No. 2