Warwick Veterans Memorial High School - Gryphon Yearbook (Warwick, RI)

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Charlet B. MacKay Superintendent, Warwick School! Seen frequently in the corridors of Warwick Veterans.Memorial High School is Mr. Charles B. MacKay, Superintendent of Schools. He gives a friendly greet- ing to manyg furthermore, he prides himself on knowing the names of the members of his large teaching staff. Mr. MacKay became affiliated with the Warwick school system in 1948 as superintendent. Prior to this, he had gained much experience in dealing with various types of people-working as an in- surance salesman, serving on the Rhode Island Board of Agriculture, and handling public relations for the New Haven Railroad. After receiving his masters degree, Mr. MacKay taught in several Providence schools and served as principal in three. Throughout this time, he did some coaching in football, basketball, hockey, and baseball, in fact, he refereed high school and college football until 1954. No one has greater interest in promoting the welfare of the teaching personnel and student body than does Mr. MacKay. Horace E. Hobby Arrixtant S uperintendent, Warufick S cboolr A frequent and interested classroom visitor is Mr. Hobbs, Assistant Superintendent in charge of secondary education. His friendly smile and warm hello elicit the respect and admiration of students and faculty alike. Mr. Hobbs, who assumed his present position in 1945, has been active in the Held of education for 36 years, having begun his teaching career in New Hampshire. Extensive travel throughout the United States and Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean, along with a variety of teaching experiences in several different states have com- bined to give Mr. Hobbs an invaluable combination of an under- standing of educational problems and an insight into the many prob- lems confronting a school administrator. I1 Clarence S. Taylor Deputy S uperintendent, Warrtfick School! Mr. Clarence S. Taylor has fulfilled the difhcult and demanding position of Assistant Superintendent of Warwick Schools since 1952 and was appointed Deputy Superintendent in january, l958. He came to Rhode Island in l929 from a teaching position in Connecticut and served as coach and assistant principal at Hope and Mount Pleasant High Schools in Providence. Mr. Taylor has gained much experience and a knowledge of people in the armed forces, in which he served as Lieutenant Commander in the Navy in Worltl War ll, and in his 25 years as athletic coach and ofhcial in football, basketball, and hockey, As he states, his hope for the future is to help Warwick to maintain first-class schools in a very difficult period of expansion.

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I. Irving Mournighan Assistant Principal J. Irving Mournighan, in his position as vice-principal of Warwick Veterans Memorial High School, is constantly en- deavoring to promote and perfect the various activities and tasks assigned to him. Now completing his 20th year in the Warwick school system, Mr. Mournighan has previously taught in the Aldrich junior-Senior High School, where he served as hockey coach and athletic director. His present duties are many and varied, besides assisting Mr. Scott in the tasks necessary to make our school outstanding, Mr. Mournighan maintains discipline and has charge of student attendance. His optimistic and challenging outlook is well expressed when he says: We are the keepers of a sacred place. Our graduates and students are living images of those for whom it was dedicated. We shall strive to honor the trust placed in us and are determined that the Warwick Veterans Memorial High School will be second to none. Harold F. S cot! Principal Since his graduation from the University of Rhode Island in 1929, Harold F. Scott has been affiliated with the Warwick school system. Because of his desire to do administrative work, Mr. Scott wanted to learn about the various phases of teaching, consequently, he gained experience in several subject areas, including business and history. He assumed the role of principal with the opening of Aldrich High School five years later. Named principal of Warwick Veterans Memorial High School early in 1954, Mr. Scott began working strenuously to perfect the goal he had won. Having coached baseball and football in previous years, Mr. Scott felt qualified to cope with the problems faced by the Secondary School Principals' Athletic Committee, and for three of his eleven-year mem- bership, he has served as the chairman of the committee. Mr. Scott has received recognition from the New England Associa- tion of Colleges and Secondary Schoolsg he was elected first Vice-Presi- dent in 1957. Also consuming much of his time are the New England Association of Colleges and Secondary School Principals and the Na- tional Secondary School Principals. Membership in such organizations gives Mr. Scott a deeper insight into the problems and responsibilities encountered by school principals. 10 H,

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Talking in the doorway of one of the several guidance oflices are Esther Con- lin and john Salesses. Perhaps they are comparing notes on a student. I l r the l Found in the business ofiice for a meet- ing are Shirley Bourbeau, jerry DeLuca, Lucy Bottone, Francis Corcoran, and Delores Wilson. H sm -s at 'mv ',,,'r W f ' 1 I W wkE,.,s fm .5215 in-A W-va-f 1 ve- ,Mx 'V --! +n-wana ,. ww -f 'fm Allen Swann, john McGiveney, and john Venditto appear very interested in contents of joseph McKeon's mail box. As Mary Petrella and Linda jonassen count ticket sales for a coming event, Michael Morry and Carmela Santoro dis- cus the schedule of activities with Mari- anna Willard, Social Coordinator. .-.W ,,.. .,.,.....a, ... ....wQ.,,-W..a .4 t WM., . a,..ae..t ..s,s.' r ,I ,Q -..M M .W .. HL .., M... mm A .s .. Z Q 2.1.5 J, l :..,.,.gI W f6ni '-1- 'Cl Q 15.-t