Port Jervis High School - Victor Yearbook (Port Jervis, NY)

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MR. LOUIS C. HORSMAN Principal Dear Seniors, Congratulations upon your graduation from high school. I feel that the confidence placed in you by your parents, the school and faculty has been iustified and amply rewarded. lt is my hope that as citizens of this great country, you will continue to accept your full measure of responsibility and direct your best efforts toward preserving our liberties and promoting the general welfare. lt has been a pleasure working with you. Your achievements and successful living will give us much satisfaction and pleasure and inspire us to greater effort. Sincerely, Louis C. Horsman principal Page Nine

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February IB, i955 The Class of i955 has 'lhe disiinciion of being fh lirsi' one io graduaie from 'lhe Pori Jervis High Schoc under ihe new Ceniral School Organizaiion of ihe CH' School Disfricf of ihe Ciiy of Perf Jervis. While you may noi have been aware of ih changes ihaf have ialren place in fhe schools of ihi communify and vicinify during fhis pas+ year, l ar sure you realize fhaf ihe foundaiion has been laid fc an era in ihe educaiional opporiuniiies 'for ihe youn- people of fhis area in fhe years io come. li is irue ihai our high school ihis year and pen haps in fhe years +o come will be serving ihis are as if has for many years in lhe pasi, since mos! c ihe young people from all of ihe disirici involved i fhis ceniralizaiion have aH'ended ihe Por? Jervis Hig School. We used lo call fhem non-residenis. Now lhe are no longer non-residenis bur residenrs of our dis frici, enioying The sam.e privileges, ihe same righh ihe same opporfunifies and ihe same responsibiliiief With cenlralizafion of our schools will come new MR. ERVIN R. FLETCHER facilifies, a broader educalional program, increase enrollmenis and greafer respeci and deeper pride fc +his communify and, due io fhese condiiions, if ' more ihan lilrely fhaf we will see a growih in om populalion and our economic opporiuniiies for al You probably have noi fhoughf of ihese ihings in fhis way, buf in fhe years fo come if is my belief fha? fhey will mean a greai deal mol io you ihan rhey do now. As you leave high school ihis June fo ialre up ofher faslrs as siudenfs, business men, housewives or iusi plain cil xens, you will be assuming parr of ihe obligafion which is due fhose who have siriven to provide for you. li will now be your lurn fo pu your share of ihe load and fo assure ihose who are +o come affer you even greater opporiuniiies educafionally fhan perhaps ihose which yo have had. Su periniendeni of Schools We hope ihai you will come back io your school offen and ihaf your inieres-I' in iis welfare and progress will coniinue 'For we lrnow fha you will be worlhy of our expecfafions. , Superinrendenl' of Schools Ervin R. Flefcher BOARD OF EDUCATION Lefi io righlz Mr. Gray, Mr. Monahan. Mr. Sfraifon, Mr. Flelcher, Mr. Pafferson, Mr. Cuddebaclc, Mr. Wylie, Mrs. Quacltenbush, Mr. Bush- weller, Mr. Aliion, Mr. Banlrs.

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l Science and Mathematics Left to right, sitting: Mr. Lloyd, Mr. Howard, Miss Wennersten, Mr. Chase. Standing: Mr. Baller, Mr. Knapp, Mr. Franlr. Social Studies Left to right, sitting: Mr. Diclzinson. Mrs. Carlton Standing: Mr. TriPP. Mr. Baggot, Mr. Wilsay. Business, Vocation. and Home Economics Left to right sitting: Miss Richards Mr. Archer Miss Coyne: Mrs. McNaughton. Standing: Mr: Brozy, Mr. Goewey, Mr. Lathrop. Page Ten