Poughkeepsie High School - Phois Yearbook (Poughkeepsie, NY)

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Fox D. Holden, our Superintendent, is no stranger to us. We are glad to have him with us again ere we leave and thank him for the many favors bestowed upon us this year. J. Schuyler Fox, our Principal, has been more to us than our friend and adviser. For his patience, good-natured encouragement, and sympathetic humor, we, the students, owe him a lasting debt. He is assisted by Max A. Reutershan, Who, through his friendship, congeniality, and good ad- vice, has become almost indispensable to us. We like his keen interest in all our activities. Harry R. Myers, principal of the Poughkeepsie Freshman High School since January 1932. This . friendly adviser has become a popular, well-known, and well-liked member of our faculty. One of his joys is teaching when any member of his fac- ulty is absent.

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LEFT T0 RIGHT: Homer W. Guernsey, Charles A. Hupkins, VVillinm A. Mulvuy, Howard B. Coleman, Joseph A. McCube, Miss Mary M. Hinkley, Henry Daniels. Board Of Education YOUTH is so apt to accept favors as a matter of fact ofttimes forgetting those to whom they are deeply indebted. That is apt to be so with us concerning those members of the Board of Education who willingly give up their time in planning for the smooth-run- Hing wheels of our educational machinery. Here it might be interesting to stop for a moment to acquaint ourselves with a little of the hist01y of our school system. An act to establish free schools 111 the V illage of Pough- keepsie was passed by the State Legislature April 18, 1843. The hrst Board of Educa- tion, under this act, was elected at a special meeting held on June 13, 184.3, and this Board met for organization June 20, 1843. When the city was incorporated in 1854., the NCom- missioners: convened in the Library room. During a regular meeting of the Board 011 April 4., 1877, a resolution was drawn up authorizing the Senator from this district and the member of Assembly from this city, to obtain the passage of an act, granting this Board authority to employ and appoint a superintendent of the Schools, in charge of this Board, with an annual salaiy of $800. This was apparently accomplished, for 111 the secreta1ys1'ecords of a regular meeting held on NOV- 7, T 877, Mr. Edward R. Burgess was appointed as the first Superintendent of Schools in the City of Poughkeepsie, and serVed until Jan. 1,1898. Then followed Edwin S. Harris, 'Wm. A. Smith, S. R. Shear, and Ward C. Moon, who took up the work 111 August, 1919. On August I, 1938, Mr. Holden, our present Superintendent, began his work. It was a long step from the organization of the Board of Education on that memorable evening of June 20, I 843, to the present day committee, so adept in dealing with the educa- tional problems of Young America. We are more than fortunate in possessing such an 6H3- Cient body of educational executives whose endeavors have enriched the tradition of Pough- keepsie High School. We wish, therefore, to express our sincere appreciation for the many favors bestowed upon. us by our present Board.

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A 11mm istration Mr. Myers, Mr. Fox, Mr. Reutershan Miss Maguirc, Miss Schlude, NIrs. Flog, Miss Hnight Ellglixb Niiss Balogh, Mrs. Conycrs, NIL Long, Miss Gourley, Mrs. Kang, Mrs. Lockhurt Miss Torgesen, NIiss Shipman, Miss Schmuth, Miss Quick, Miss Colc IVIiss Graham, Miss Canter, Miss Stephens, Miss Stibbs, Miss Cotter Fore i g1; Language Nliss Sullivan, Miss Jackman, Nliss Stockcr, Miss Cornell, Nliss Ovcrockcr Nliss Hanr, Miss Azzolina, Miss Herrick, Miss Keller