Palmyra High School - Tillicum Yearbook (Palmyra, NJ)

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n appreciation Robert E. Old John E. Kratcoski As Seniors at Palmyra We met times when we needed adviceg at these times we had many persons to whom we could turn. As members of the Tillicum staff, we needed not only advice, but encouragement, a little push, a lot of know-how, and a listening ear. These we found in the personages of Mr. Kratcoski and Mr. Old, our Tillicum advisors. Advis- ing does not begin to cover every- thing they did to help create our Tillicum this yearg and so to them we express our heartfelt gratitude.

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Q it f Y 1 Y ., , Mr. Tom Moltins, history teucha er, runs for office. Mr. Mullins Bows lnlo Politics Every year as November rolls around, Americans throughout the nation are given the opportunity to participate in the democracy which ts their heritage. Palmyra ts no exoeptlon, as students at Palmyra High School well know. This year, one of the faculty members of the school, Mr. Thomas Makin Jr., teacher of United States History I and Il, has been selected as can- didate for councilman of Palmyra. Running on the Democratic tick- et, Mr. Makin zlcvepted the nomina- tion by the local Democrats because he lms alwzijs felt that citizens should like .in active part in their government. .ls Mr.Makti1 explained, the job of touncllmun is not full-time, butittloes require 3 gout! deal of interest and energy since the council serves as the gov- erning body for the borough ofPal- myra. ln order t0 run for the office of councilman, a person must be a resident of Palmyra, able to read and write, of voting age, and most Important, interested tn the bet- terment of the town. Beingateach- er and therefore holding some tn- Iluence over students, Mr. Makin, at one tlme, believed that he should not actually enter into politics, as such. However, he has since then altered this view because he feels that teachers as well as any- body else, should take an active art l.n government. Iver since accepting the no- li, N 6 D mlnatlon for councilman, Mr. Ma- kin has learned a great deal about small town government, finding that many people derive great satisfaction in taking a part l.n behind-the-scenes politics. This year, it appears as lf the basic dispute ln the potttlcal campaigns of Palmyra is over whether or not the town should have a Planning Board. AP1annlng Board ls an organization which serves to improve conditions ln a town or city, mainly by being able to apply for lederal funds to he used ln this betterment program. Palmyra has no such Board as of now. According to Mr. Makin, the Democrat platform wishes to have a Planning Board lnPa1myra,whtle the Republicans see no need for one. Another point of concern to the citizens ot Palmyra ls the recent- ly announced apartment project on the river. The Republicans are completely ln favor of the project, but the Democmts are neither for nor against it. Instead, they feel more study ls needed to assure the people ot the complete facts and figures. One interesting fact about the voters of Palmyra, Mr. Makin added, was that the great ma- jority of them split their ballots. In this way, it is difficult to fore- see an election outcome slnce Palmyra citizens vote more forthe lndlvldual than for the party. Although each party wishes to gain a majority ofthe votes, Mr. Makin I-'ACUL ay' fx , t, opt believes that both are even mor-e3 V interested in seeing agreaterper- centage of the ctttzens appearing at the polls during elections. Throughout the entire campaign, Mr. Maktn has continually kept ln mind the fact that 'Ano matter Lf one wlns or loses an election, he should sttll keep his eyes open in watching for ways to help the com- munity. He always has the respons- lbility of taking an active part in doing his best for the town. The Palmyrian joins the school in wishing Mr. Makin good luck Ln his entrance into the politics ot Palmyra. CAt the time of Lhls interview, the outdome ofthe elec- tions was not knownj. Paulette Jones 1 . . 1 s xiii . f3fQ'7' .f t t V f ff 4, , V 1. , V, , 1 f l. Q r , guy, . , ., , , R 1 .ls x . K Weil 1, ttgjiiw-. awful ' ' ' 5?-all fav... t , 5,5 ,, ,,, V, ., t 1, T