Vestal High School - Den Yearbook (Vestal, NY)

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but a School Home Songwriters and poets find inspiration in old one-room school houses along country lanes. No great melodies or famous sonnets will ever be composed to honor V.C.H.S. But, we who have spent so many happy hours here will remember it sentimentally- crowded hallways, the good cafeteria aroma the end of third period, the FIGHT SONG in pep assemblies, report cards, study halls, labs, dancing in the gym, blue slips to be signed, bad-weather holidays, hurrying for the bus, the proms and plays-so many, many things to make a song poem in our memory. 3 .., is Qing 'Il Yngwie tst -V .c -- t . tif -- ,,, it s o is it -- ,W I H Bi During the year, our families visit our school for such events as the Senior Play, Concerts. Open House, and P.T.A. Parents are always welcome in our school as this picture of Mr. Salmon and Mr. Gimmie greeting open house visitors shows. Day alter day students crowd around their lockers talking about the dcry's events. Irene Breckner cmd Marilyn Ellis are shown chatting with Pat Cook. Pat is probably saying, Wow, I'll have to clear out this cubbyhole some time!

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A group ot- high school students climb the steps to learning as they start another day at V.C.S. Each morning at 8:30, groups such as this are seen enter- ing our doors. With the clcmging of tire bells, orderly groups ol students rush downstairs double tile and out into the school yard, evacuating Vestal School in about Zllz minutes. This picture shows some ol the 1500 students re-entering the building. nt a School, A lot can happen in eleven years. A lot has happened in the last eleven years in Vestal. Those who knew our school before 1939 can appreciate what has been done in the development of the educational privi- leges we now enjoy. With the centralization of the system and the erection of the new building in 1939, our school started down the road toward big things in education for Ves- tal. Our staff has increased from fifty-four members to ninety. The curriculum has been enlarged to in- clude more subjects and extra-curricular activities. Our sports program, music depart- ment, and virtually all phases of school life have made corresponding growths. And with the additions to the garage and plans for expansion of the out-of-town branches of the system, the Vestal Central School continues to grow. t N

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The Ilratt BOARD OF EDUCATION Our far-sighted Board of Education, chosen X by Vestal parents and taxpayers with the wel- X fare oi the student in mind, has done much this season. The dental clinic, the pastel shades it A to preserve eyesight in Classrooms, the build- fr ing program, the paid assemblies. the Syracuse workshop for teachers, and plans for a new , athletic field are just a few of the decisions ' for which students, teachers, and parents are grateful. Shown in the Library are Mr. L. A. Mason, Mrs. H. Dewey Noyes, Mr. Leon I. , Boland, President: Mrs. Agnes Pott, Clerk: Mr. Stephen O. Salmon, Principal: Mr. Iohn G. Fitzgerald, Sr: Mr. Claude S. Wilson, Ir.: and Mr. Mark I. Lyman. Not shown: Mr. Lewis P. Warner, Mr. Paul E. Mather, Mr. Herbert Stan- ton, and Mr. Frederic Wescott. AST:--L git-and ADMJNISTRATORS 'N We should be proud Of the four able and ener- getic educators who form the administrative staff of Vestal Central School. Mr. Raymond Leadbetter, assistant principal of the grade school: Mr. Glenn A. Slater. superintendent of schools: Mr. Stephen O. Salmon, supervising prin- cipal: and Mr. Arthur I. Peck, assistant principal Of the high school, have all helped to steer this grad- uating Class and will continue to guide future classes along the most rewarding paths ol learning. FACULTY LIST AGRICULTURE: L. Cook ART: I. Williams COMMERCIAL: C. Stahl, D. Lehman, B. Snyder DRIVER EDUCATION: L. Walker ENGLISH: E. Murphy, G. Burr, A. Dodge, B. El- lis, H. Fitzgerald, A. Purdy FOREIGN LANGUAGES: C. Baldwin, E. Behan HOME ECoNoMIcs: S. Blair, F. Goss INDUSTRIAL Anrs: L. Bundy, B. Fox, P. Persley, S. Stock LIDAAAIAN: R. Crowell MATHEMATICS: C. Kearney, H. Bond, W. Kint- ner, D. Roney MUSIC: L. MaCLOwry, W, Marvin, C. Eddy, C. Galough, E. Hodgkins. PHYSICAL EDUCATION: I. Pendlebury, G. Donlon, P. Hubbard, B, Mersereau, L. Pond SCIENCE: L. Genor, D. Callahan, H. Ransom SOCIAL STUDIES: D. Harder, H. Jacob, I. Ken- nedy, H. Reiter, H. Steck, A. Strong