Valley Central High School - Viking Log Yearbook (Montgomery, NY)

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QRightj The Senior-Faculty Tea not only allows for student-faculty interminglin, but for conversation among the teachers. Mr. Derek Taylor expresses his approval ofthe cuisine and good company to Mr. Ioseph Dilaorenzo. fBelowJ ln addition to practices, the basketball cheerleading advisor must attend all games. Mrs. Linde Heitmonn dragged her husband of one year, Walter, to the game against Cornwall. 3 Q E E S E S 1 X Q35 a F l s E 5 L t fAbovej The custodial staff consists of eight people under the direction of Mr. Robert Aidala. Mr. jock McCarthy repairs the door to the wrestling room. 174 FACULTY

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tBelowj Driver Education combines hookwork with whocl class ancl, it' thc student passcs thc course, a promise of reduced insurance ratcs Mr, Robert Zifchak, in his first year of tcaching rewinds a film showing the horror of acciclcnts. .AQ 'Ns-... 'mi' . 1 -.1 v YB fir in tAlJ0veJ Business courses are a practical prolutic or would-hc collage business majors. Mr. Douglas Icssap gives somc pointers to jonny Beecham. tLeftj A major part of teaching is making abstract concepts concrete. Mr, William Tucci and his slinky demonstrate wave motion. FACULTY 1 73

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Faculty: Newman-shafer i ff 1 ji XE it ,J . . i -1 Je K . X 'me Mr. Marc Newman Social Studies Mr. john Olsen Mathematics Mrs. Alice Panaro Cafeteria Miss Lois Pasquale Business Volleyball coach Mr. Edward Phillips Custodian Mr. Frederick Radl English Mr. Albertus Paules Social Studies Mrs. Barbara Reid Custodian Mrs. Doris Reiss Secretary Mr. Donald Romme Music Mr. Eldred Ross Science, Enrichment Program advisor Mrs. Helen Rumsey Cafeteria Mrs. Ida Ruscitti Board of Education Mr. Thomas Saxton Science Mrs. jean Schmidt Nurse, Health Miss Arline Schnee Social Studies Mrs. Estelle Schoonmaker Secretary Mrs. Helen Schoonmaker Secretary Mr. Orin Segal Business Mr. Phillip Shafer Mathematics . N ' 'if-i SN E if W K ni. 5 f J gs at xx! Romme hobnobs with Indians Continued from p. 172 Navajo Indians are craftsmen and they sell their pottery and tradition- ally woven and dyed rugs as souve- nirs. Those people unfamiliar with the Indian lifestyle are apt to make state- ments such as, Look, they don't have a nice house .. . that hogan is made of mud. Mr. Romme explains the reason for mud hogans is that the Navajos are nomadic, constantly traveling with their sheep. There is no permanent house for the Navajo, but this is what the Na- vajo wants. He doesn't feel unfortu- nate, Mr. Romme said. S'They're in harmony with their environment. Not only do people place their own values on the Indians, but they ster- eotype his image. just as white men differ, and blacks, so do Indians. For instance, no Navajo owns anything personally. The Navajo Indians share as a tribe. But the Pueblo Indians, says Mr. Romme, are just as material- istic as the white man. They have accepted all sorts of things like refrig- erators, washing machines, brand new cars. Most people have the vague idea that Indians are uneducated. It is true Continued on p. 176 L FACULTY 175