Watervliet High School - Spectator Yearbook (Watervliet, NY)

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741,44 ' doa We, The members of The Senior Class, wish To express our heartfelt Thanks and sincere graTiTude To MR. GERALD F. THOMPSON, who has for The pasT Three years been our class advisor. He has never losT pa- Tience wiTh us nor has his enThusiasm for our acTiviTies been diminished by The passing of Time. His knowledge and skill have been of incal- culable value To us in making our class proiecfs complefe successes. Through all our Troubles, he has been consTanTly ready To offer a helping hand. For The opporTuniTy To work wiTh him, we shall remain always grafeful. Thank you, Mr. Thompson. A ea 77Zewafzchm Early This year, deaTh Took from us MISS CATHERINE HALPIN. Miss Halpin had for many years been an imporTanT parT of Mr. Sanders' office force. She execuTed her duTies proficienTly. All who knew her remember well The congenial aTTiTude which marked her every conTacT, iT was a genuine pleasure To be near her. AlThough she is gone, she will noT be soon forgoTTen.

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. . . The reason firm, the temperate will, Endurance, foresight, strength, and skill, A perfect Woman, nobly planned, To warn, to comfort, and command . . . In recognition of her many years of devoted service to our school, we dedicate this book to MRS. MAE K. GRADY.

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SINK OR SWIM The teacher is trying to show you how to master the rough waters you will sometimes meet in life. lt might be necessary for you to know how to swim iust once to save your life. lt might be necessary for you to show just once that youlare the possessor of a high school di- ploma. If you can't, what then? What about the rough waters your teacher is fighting, to con- vince you of the need of readiness for a chal- lenge? Are you making the struggle easier, or are you the cause of her wondering whether the whole thing is worth the effort? What's the answer? l EDWARD J. SANDERS Principal l 2 J' l .Mil yi, i ,X If . if Hi! if I J A TRIBUTE June of 1952 marks the conclusion of Mr. Sanders' twenty-fifth year as Principal of Watervliet High School. That the well-rounded graduate is a combination of both scholastic achievement and character development is his basic philosophy. Through his sense of fair play, Mr. Sanders gained in the old building the respect of both faculty and student body, he has held it in the new one. All know him for his iust solutions to student problems. His measurement of the place of the school in the community is accurate, and he is vigilant in seeing the proper balance main- tained between the two. On this, the occasion of his twenty-fifth anniversary, we pay tribute to him and wish him many more years of success in his efforts to serve the youth of our community, and, as a natural consequence, the community itself. THE STAFF